Book Talk: BTS: Lethal Intent Listen to the Behind the Scenes episode for Lethal Intent. Do you ever wonder why an author writes the story they do? Caroline’s story was a long time coming. Originally I thought, her book would be book 3 in the Hidden Justice series. Then book four. Then it ended up being this novel, Lethal Intent. …
Book Talk: J’Nell Ciesielski
Book Talk: J’Nell Ciesielski Listen to the episode with J’Nell Ciesielski I had so much fun talking books and Captain America with my friend J’Nell Ciesielski and think you’ll enjoy meeting her and learning more about her early 20th-century novels. I adored her latest novel Brilliance of Stars which reminds me of Marvel movies that center on Captain America. There’s …
Book Talk: Action-Packed Romance
Book Talk: Action-Packed Romance Listen to the episode with Lynette Eason, Lynn H. Blackburn, and Natalie Walters Y’all, I always have way too much fun with these romantic suspense-writing friends. Today is no exception. Lynette Eason, Lynn H. Blackburn, and Natalie Walters are authors whose books are those I preorder and read the moment they land on my Kindle or …
Book Talk: Melanie Dobson
Book Talk: Melanie Dobson Listen to the episode with Melanie Dobson Do you love slip-time novels? Adore World War II fiction? Love a book that can sweep you into the time and place in a way that makes you feel part of the action and story? Then you will love Melanie Dobson‘s books. It was a joy to connect with …
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 …
Book Talk: Romantic Suspense
Book Talk: Romantic Suspense Listen to the episode with authors Patricia Bradley, Hallee Bridgeman, and Melissa Koslin here. I know it’s going to be a good day when I get to talk Romantic Suspense with some of my favorite authors. Today I chatted with Hallee Bridgeman, Patricia Bradley, and Melissa Koslin about their upcoming releases. We also chatted about writing …
Book Talk: Romantic Suspense
Book Talk: Romantic Suspense Listen to the summer special episode with authors Mary Alford, Elizabeth Goddard, and Natalie Walters here. Y’all, I had so much fun hanging out with my romantic suspense writing friends Mary Alford, Elizabeth Goddard, and Natalie Walters. We chatted about writing, plotting and pantsing, how ideas come to life, and much more. Did you know two …
Book Talk: Sami A. Abrams
Book Talk: Sami A. Abrams Listen to Sami’s episode here. If you love romantic suspense, you are going to love this conversation with author Sami Abrams. We talked about her journey to reading and writing, and what it’s been like to write with Lynette Eason. She also gave great advice to aspiring writers about writing books she keeps close as …
Sweet Contemporary Romance Giveaway
Today I’m delighted to host a special edition of Book Talk with four guests: Melody Carlson, Irene Hannon, Liz Johnson and Suzanne Woods Fisher. Their publisher has graciously agreed to giveaway a copy of each of their most recent books. Entering is simple. Just use the form below. Here’s more about their most recent sweet contemporary romance novels: Join @cara_putman …
Book Talk with Cara: have you listened?
In January 2021, I started what I thought would be a short lived experiment. I missed my writing friends and decided to host a handful of Facebook lives where I could reconnect with some. I’ve had so much fun chatting with authors like Bethany Turner and Becky Wade. Katherine Reay and Sarah Sundin. Rachel McMillan and Toni Shiloh. Rachel Hauck …