Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Contemporary”
Book Talk: Nancy Naigle Listen to the episode with Nancy Naigle Cara welcomes author Nancy Naigle to Book Talk to discuss her upcoming novel Home No Matter Where, the third of the Shell Collector books that can be read as standalones. Nancy shares how her career as a Bank of America senior vice president and a difficult season inspired her …
Book Talk: T.I. Lowe Listen to the episode with T.I. Lowe On Book Talk with Cara, Cara interviews author T.I. Lowe about her new novel South of Somewhere, a redemption story following Juniper as she starts over and takes small, realistic steps through addiction recovery and rehabilitation. Lowe discusses the responsibility of researching addiction, including reading memoirs and working through …
Book Talk: Susan Tuttle Listen to the episode with Susan Tuttle In this episode of Book Talk, Cara Putman welcomes author Susan Tuttle to discuss her latest book, The Hidden Key of Brooke Sumner. Susan, a seasoned writer of clean contemporary romance with historical touches, shares insights into the book’s character development, plot intricacies, and the challenges she faced while …
Book Talk: Emily Conrad Listen to the episode with Emily Conrad In today’s episode of Book Talk, I get to introduce you to my friend Emily Conrad who writes wonderful contemporary romance filled with depth, faith, and small town. In Risking His Heart, she’s woven together tropes like best friends to love with a small town setting. But Emily’s also …
Book Talk: Sheila Roberts Listen to the episode with Sheila Roberts Do you ever meet someone and just click? That’s what happened when I hopped on the call with Sheila Roberts. She writes novels that are contemporary mysteries set in a larger community. You can tell from the cover that they have humor and fun. It only takes a few …
Book Talk: Amanda Wen Listen to the episode with Amanda Wen Some people are such fun to have a conversation with, and today’s Book Talk guest is one of those. Amanda Wen is the author of multiple books, and today we’re talking about her latest novel, Echoes of a Silent Song. What I love is that she brings elements of …
Book Talk: Robin W. Pearson Listen to the episode with Robin W. Pearson Robin Pearson is one busy woman, as you’ll quickly learn in today’s episode of Book Talk. An author who writes in North Carolina, she incorporates her southern roots into her stories. In our conversation, we got to talk about our shared love of bookstores and dream of …
Book Talk: Robin Jones Gunn Listen to the episode with Robin Jones Gunn In this episode of Book Talk, I have the pleasure of introducing you to my friend Robin Jones Gunn. Robin is such a light — I adore spending time with her even if it’s constrained to Zoom. Today we’re talking about her brand new novel Tea with …
Book Talk: Holly Varni Listen to the episode with Holli Varni On this episode of Book Talk, I have the pleasure of introducing you to author Holly Varni. She carries a joy that is effervescent and carries through in our conversation. Holly writes books that might remind you of Jan Karon’s Mitford series because of the small-town setting and strong …
Book Talk: Kit Tosello Listen to the episode with Kit Tosello I love celebrating, and today we’re celebrating Kit Tosello’s debut release The Color of Home. While we initially bonded over the teas we were each sipping, what we really connected about was the way that home and its theme resonated for each of us. Kit uses the power of …