Today’s #IndieApril interview is with Joel Spriggs, an architect, software engineer, and father along with being an indie writer. Welcome to Lover’s Quarrel, Joel! LQ: Tell me a little bit about yourself. JS: I’m Joel Spriggs, I am a software engineer/architect and writer, native and living in Indiana. I graduated from Franklin College of Indiana in 2004 with…
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How to Be an Avid Reader When You’re a College Student
College years are supposedly the best years of our lives. But between classes, extracurriculars, and working a part-time or even full-time job, the “best years of our lives” dissolve into a huge pile of stress and exhaustion. In fact, 45 percent of college students feel more than average stress, according to The American Institute of…
Hall of Fame Round-Up 2019
2019 is drawing to a close and I hope it’s been as great of a year for everyone as it has for me. This year I’ve had the honor of welcoming Vicki Lesage and Zelly Jordan into the Read for a Better World Hall of Fame. This hall of fame is dedicated to authors who…
Secret Book Deals To Scoop Up This Cyber Monday
Today is Cyber Monday and the internet is full of sales that will let you do some holiday shopping without breaking the bank (hopefully). But some of these deals you don’t know about, like these ebooks on sale at Smashwords. So take a break from buying presents for your family members and treat yourself to…
Help Lover’s Quarrel Plant 500 Trees in 2019
All of us have causes that we wish we could support more, whether it’s fighting climate change, world poverty, or supporting local businesses. Usually, time and money get in the way of this. Despite our best efforts, the most convenient and cheapest products win out. However, Americans spend more than 1 trillion dollars annually while shopping for…
Willa Gets Wild in Wilde in Love
Genre: Historical My rating: 3 out of 5 stars Miss Willa Ffynche is a master at navigating English high society in the Regency era. Keeping her vivacious personality and love of bawdy jokes to herself, she makes herself one of the most refined, desirable ladies of the Season, along with her best friend Lavinia. What…
Support Your Local Bookstore with The Kiss Club
Enjoy reasonably priced romance novels? If so then you might enjoy Libro.fm’s Kiss Club, which features romance novels for 3.99 every month. The Kiss Club is one of three audiobook clubs Libro.fm has, which will give you plenty of listening material. Even better is you don’t need a paid subscription to access books from Libro.fm…
12 Romance Novels for 12 Disney Princesses
I can’t help but be a huge Disney junkie. It goes with the territory of living in Orlando, having cast members in the family, and living in an age of Marvel superheroes, Star Wars movies, and of course live action Disney classics. Disney princesses are the first romance stories most children learn about and even…
5 Featured New Releases on Smashwords
Smashwords’ Featured New Releases list is a gold mine for those looking for an awesome indie read, including these five romance novels. The Viking’s Consort by Quinn Loftis Genre: Teen, Historical Allete Auvray isn’t just heir to the English throne. Since marrying her beloved Viking fiancé, Jarl Torben, she’s also the new queen of his…
5 Romance Novels to Read if You Like Stranger Things
Like millions of other people, I’m a huge fan of Stranger Things, a Netflix original series that takes place the 1980s in rural Indiana. Nothing ever happens in the quiet town of Hawkins. Until kids inexplicably go missing, a girl with superhuman abilities shows up out of nowhere and Hawkin Lab, a nearby secretive science facility is…