Story Behind the Story: Margaret Brownley

  The idea for my September 2010 release, A Suitor for Jenny, the 2nd book in my Rocky Creek series, lurked in a dusty Kansas museum. While rifling through old newspaper clippings I came across a meeting notice for “The Society for the Protection and Preservation...

Story Behind the Story: Amanda Cabot

  Inspiration. In my experience it can strike anywhere, anytime. I got the idea for one story from a song that was being piped into a restaurant. Another one came from the tourist information room in a highway rest area, still another from a nightmare. As I said,...

Story Behind the Story: K.Dawn Byrd

Thanks for hosting me on your blog! You asked about the history behind my novel. My first novel, Killing Time, is actually my second release. Somehow, my second novel, Queen of Hearts came out first. Actually, it occurred because my publisher had a spot for a...

Story Behind the Story: Jessica Johnson

    I am currently writing a fantasy trilogy, called The Cascadian Chronicles. In it, an American college graduate travels through a portal to the mythological world of Auberon. Miriam Aguilar was brought to her foster family as an infant by her mysterious...

Story Behind the Story: Sarah Sundin

    What would happen if a poor girl made a shameful decision to feed her family? What would the consequences be? What would she be like when she grew up? That series of questions was the inspiration for Lt. Ruth Doherty, an Army nurse during World War II,...

Story Behind the Story: Edwina Cowgill

    Finally, the talented Edwina Cowgill joins us! See her website and blog here! From Edwina: My husband, Dave, and I went on a “mini-vacation” over the Memorial Day weekend. We drove to Savannah, Georgia, which is about a four hour ride from where we live....