How to Write and Sell Your Romantic Suspense

By Angela Ruth Strong I have three friends here in Idaho who all sold books to Love Inspired Suspense. We’d get together to write every week, and they’d be talking about their editor or sharing covers, and I’d feel a little left out. So I decided to try to write for...

Following the Story Trail by Ann H. Gabhart

In one of my books, I included this dedication. “To my readers who have followed my story trail from Hollyhill to Harmony Hill to Rosey Corner and now…Louisville.” I have the best readers in the world. They are willing to try all kinds of genres, and that’s good...

Blessed by Friendship by Shannon Brown

I wasn’t blessed with a sister, but I have a friend who’s as close to that as possible. Sometimes friends are meant to be. You can move across town, and you’ll find her again. You can move across the country, and she’ll still be there for you. My friend Katie...

Ice Cream, Jane Austen Style By Susanne Dietze

The first published English recipe for ice cream (or, as it was simply called then, ice) was published in 1718 in Mrs. Eale’s Reciepts, so it had been around for several decades by Jane Austen’s day—but it’s likely ices were enjoyed mainly by the wealthy....

Friendship, Faith, & Sisterhood

By Jessica R. Patch When I think of sisters, I should immediately think of me and my older sister, but actually the Haynes sisters from White Christmas come to mind along with their signature song: “Sisters”. Maybe it’s because Christmas recently passed or it could...

Love Your Enemies

By Krista Phillips A long time ago, there was this girl. We’ll call her—Minnie Mouse. That’s not really her name of course. I’m disguising it to protect the innocent—er—guilty—er—whatever. I’m keeping her identity hidden because she would probably hate everything...