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Book Talk: Mary Connealy

Book Talk: Mary Connealy Listen to the episode with Mary Connealy When you meet Mary Connealy you meet an author who cares deeply about creating characters who resonate with readers. She wants to entertain while also toiuching people’s hearts. Her stories do that for me every time and I love how her most recent stories are a combination of strong ... Read More

The Story Behind Love Along the Shores

In April I have a novella Love Along the Shores releasing in a new collection Across the Shores. But the germ of this story came to me years ago. I was trying to find the original proposal idea and I’m going to guess it was about 2011 or 2012. I’d written two series of WWII novels for Barbour — Cornhusker ... Read More

Book Talk: Kristy Cambron

Book Talk: Kristy Cambron Listen to the episode with Kristy Cambron There are few people I adore more in the writing world than Kristy Cambron, and you’ll understand after listening (or watching) a few minutes of this Book Talk with Cara. Kristy is one of the warmest people I know and she is passionate about books. Her books have a ... Read More

Book Talk: Jill Eileen Smith

Book Talk: Jill Eileen Smith Listen to the episode with Jill Eileen Smith On this episode of Book Talk, I get to introduce you to my friend Jill Eileen Smith. Jill is the author of twenty Biblical fiction novels. If there’s a woman in the Old Testament, then she has probably written a novel bringing that woman’s story to life. ... Read More

Book Talk: Historical Romance with an International Twist

Book Talk: Historical Romance with an International Twist Listen to the episode with Laura Frantz, Sarah Sundin, & Jennifer Deibel In this episode, my good writing friends Jennifer Deibel, Laura Frantz, and Sarah Sundin join me as we talk about their upcoming books. We also dive into what it’s like to write historical fiction. How do you know what to ... Read More

Cold Light of Day Giveaway

Happy book birthday to my friend Elizabeth Goddard for the release of her latest novel Cold Light of Day. Police Chief Autumn Long is fighting to keep her job in the quiet Alaska town of Shadow Gap when an unexpected string of criminal activity leaves her with a wounded officer, unexplained murders, and even an attack on her own father. ... Read More

Book Talk: Lisa Phillips and the Authors of Last Chance Fire and Rescue Series

Book Talk: Lisa Phillips and the Authors of the Last Chance Fire and Rescue Series Listen to the episode with Lisa Phillips, Megan Besing, Emilie Haney, & Laura Conaway What happens when you get five writers on a call talking about books, suspense, and more? A really fun call. Lisa Phillips, Megan Besing, Emilie Haney, Laura Conaway, and I talked ... Read More

Chatting with my friends and writing quotes for you

The last two weeks I’ve been chatting with many of my writing friends as I’ve been recording new episodes of Book Talk. It has been such fun! Two weeks ago I chatted with Kristy Cambron and Jill Eileen Smith. Last week it was Lisa Phillips and her team of authors as well as Mary Connealy. And this week I had ... Read More

Book Talk: Deborah Raney & Tamera Alexander

Book Talk: Deborah Raney & Tamera Alexander Listen to the episode with authors Deborah Raney & Tamera Alexander here. You asked for it, and we put together a great Book Talk with Deborah Raney and Tamera Alexander about their writing relationship. They have been critique partners for years and attribute much of their success to that shared brainstorming and more. ... Read More

Book Talk: Erin Bartels

Book Talk: Erin Bartels Listen to the episode with author Erin Bartels here. Y’all, I had so much fun chatting with my friend Erin Bartels. We talked about ideas, how she finds time to write, and so much more. Connect with Erin Bartels Facebook | Instagram Connect with Cara Putman Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | BookBub All episodes of Book ... Read More