It’s time to get a little honest with ourselves, friends, and take the Can You Live Without Your Cell Phone Quiz in honor of my new book, Just Look Up. To spice things up a little (and make learning that you’re addicted to your cell phone a little more fun) I’m going to giveaway an e-book copy of Just Look Up to one quiz-taker who comes… Read More

You know how some people take their life experiences and turn them in to self-help sort of non-fiction books? Inspiring stories of the way they triumphed over adversity or the way they turned lemons into lemonade or something of the sort… Those stories are often inspiring to read. They make us want to get up and do something. But then you’ve got… Read More

    I am enthralled by art. All different forms of creative expression intrigue me as I am a firm believer that we are all creative beings, made in the image of our Creator. If he’s creative, we’re creative. Even when we think we aren’t. In Change of Heart, I knew I wanted to create a character who was inherently creative, but… Read More

It’s not just a line from my book. It’s a line from my life. People often ask me if there is any of me in my characters, and while I like to let my imagination run wild with them (it’s the only time I seem to seek adventure) there is definitely a part of me in these books. Over and… Read More

My two latest novels, Paper Hearts and Change of Heart were both largely inspired by the time we lived in Loveland, Colorado.  This town is ridiculously adorable and it’s known as “The Sweetheart City.” I mean, what better place to set a whimsical, small-town contemporary romance? In Paper Hearts, I sort of invented the idea of stringing up hearts as a way to profess one’s… Read More