Mountain Brook Ink

Romantic Reads Blog Tour 2018

Jan 11, 2018Nikki Wright1 CommentAnnouncementscontemporary romance, free kindle, historical romance, janalyn voigt, kindle fire, mended hearts, montana gold, new authors, patricia lee, release party, reluctant brides, resort to love, romance, spring release, winter release

Hello Readers! We are excited to officially announce our Spring 2018 Romantic Reads Blog Tour! We haven’t done one of these in a few years, so we’re looking forward to giving this another try with new authors and some new blogger friends! When? Why join? The blog tour will last from February 23 – March 2. You…

Happy New Year from Mountain Brook Ink!

Jan 8, 2018Nikki WrightAnnouncementsnew year

Happy 2018 from Mountain Brook Ink, everyone! Hopefully everyone had a wonderful holiday season, even with the stress that sometimes accompanies it. 🙂 Mountain Brook Ink has some exciting new things we’re trying this year in our continued search for debut authors and fresh stories. New 2018 Release Authors Meet Barbara J. Scott, Taylor Bennett,…

[Richard Spillman] My Plans, God’s Plans

Dec 25, 2017Nikki WrightRichard Spillman, Story Behind the StoryDo What Jesus Did, god's sovereignty, international, loving like Jesus, ministry, Mozambique, nonfiction, Philippines, relationships, Speculative fiction author, Spiritual warfare author

In celebration of Christmas, we would like to introduce you to our newest author, Richard Spillman, who is here to discuss the difference between our plans and God’s plans. Merry Christmas to our entire Mountain Brook Ink family. May 2018 bring you the peace of God’s direction and provision, even if it doesn’t turn out…

[Mary Davis] 5 Reasons I Shouldn’t Be an Author

Dec 11, 2017Nikki Wright2 CommentsMary Davis, The Stories We Livecreative writing, donita kathleen paul, dyslexia, historical romance, imaginary friends, mary davis, romance

Introducing one of Mountain Brook Ink’s newest authors, Mary Davis! Mary will be debuting her first series with Mountain Brook Ink, THE QUIILTING CIRCLE series with The Widow’s Plight, releasing July 1, 2018. I had this stereotype of what made up an author. 5 Attributes of an Author: An author must have read veraciously when they…

[Linda Hanna] An Evening in Paris

Oct 30, 2017Nikki Wright3 CommentsLinda Hanna, Personal Stories, The Stories We Liveadventures, Flash Gordon, growing up, ladylike classiness, writing

People always ask when I first became interested in writing. That’s an easy question for me to answer. It was just after Easter when I was four-years-old. Mom worked in a hospital and my preacher dad became my evening caregiver. This meant long hours of trying to entertain myself while he prepared sermons or studied.…

[Gayla K. Hiss] Our Summer RV Blowout

Oct 2, 2017Nikki Wright4 CommentsGayla K. Hiss, The Stories We Liveadventures, Providence, Road Trip, RVing

[Guest Post by Gayla K. Hiss] During the summer of 2016, my husband Jeff and I embarked on our first cross-country road trip with our new truck and RV to attend his sister’s wedding in Florida. In retrospect, I should have suspected something was up when, after mentioning that we would be gone for 40…

[Christa MacDonald] Sharing Stories

Sep 25, 2017Christa MacDonaldChrista MacDonald, Thoughts & Thingscompassion, Culture war, diversity, empathy, grace, reading, stories, truth

[Guest Post by Christa MacDonald] In the last few months I’ve been thinking about what a privilege it is to have folks read my books. All writing is personal to some degree, but novels are different. They only start with the writer. They’re really finished, so to speak, by the reader. As an author I…

[Annette M. Irby] Why I Wrote Finding Love in Friday Harbor, Washington

Aug 21, 2017Nikki Wright3 CommentsAnnette M. Irby, Story Behind the Story

[Guest Post by Annette M. Irby] Have you ever walked into a bookstore and known the type of book you wanted to read but not a title? I did that about ten years ago. It was early summer, and I was interested in reading a compilation of four novels in one set on the Pacific…

[Angela Ruth Strong] A Love Letter to the Lonely

Aug 7, 2017MiraleeFerrell1 CommentAngela Ruth Strong, Encouragement, Real Life RomanceGod's Love Letters, grace, Psalms, real life romance, redemption, second chances

Guest Post by Angela Ruth Strong This month I’m celebrating my six year anniversary to Mr. Strong. He makes writing romance novels so easy. But there was actually a time when I quit writing romance. I didn’t believe in it anymore. It hurt too much to read about people in love when nobody loved me.…

[Kimberly Rose Johnson] No Pain No Gain

Jul 21, 2017MiraleeFerrell1 CommentEncouragement, Kimberly Rose Johnsonfaith, faithfulness, grace, hope, never give up, no pain no gain, perseverance, trials

Guest Post By Kimberly Rose Johnson It’s an old saying, but it still rings true. Not all pain is healthy or profitable, however, there are exceptions. For example, a painful experience can bring growth to our lives. I can’t tell you how many book proposal rejections I received early on in my career as a…