If you've ever been stuck in a metaphorical waiting room, please allow me to say, "Been there. Done that." Over and over, in fact. It seems like there's always something in life that's keeping us in a holding pattern. But there are things we can do to make the wait...

I signed into the live chat for the Selah Awards from my living room in Houston. It hadn't worked out for me to attend in person, but I watched with anticipation as the winners were called. Imagine my joyous surprise when they announced Love Overboard as the winner...

I know it's a cliche to say it's an honor just to be nominated, but it's true! I was watching the broadcast where the names of the 2025 Selah Awards finalists were read, and when I heard "Love Overboard by Shannon Sue Dunlap" . . . whew! I haven't felt my heart pound...

My new novella "The Marry Wives of Sweetheart" draws inspiration and a few pity quotes from the Bard as a meddling momma decides to help her daughter reconcile with the man that got away. It features the return of Sweetheart's hilarious Candy Hearts Festival and may...

My new novel Lone Star Sweetheart is coming soon! What's the story? Think The Taming of the Shrew meets small-town Texas. When local spitfire Katherine Bruno is drafted as the campaign manager for a small-town mayoral election, her opposition is big city political...

Do you love Jane Austen's hard-shelled, soft-hearted hero as much as me? Then check out the article I wrote for Just Between Us. It tells of the sometimes hilarious trip I took on a Pride and Prejudice bus tour and the valuable lesson I learned from it. You can find...

It's my favorite holiday. No, not Christmas. Thanksgiving! Let's not race past the fabulous time of family and feasting to get to the holly and ivy. Stay tuned at the end of this newsletter for my family's delicious cranberry salad recipe. Another thing I'm thankful...

The dark-haired man caught my attention as I left the supermarket. It wasn’t because he was so handsome. (Who can even tell with the masks these days?) No, despite the gray at his temples, he had one foot on the bottom of his shopping cart and scooted it along like a...