Book Talk with Cara Putman

Do you love a novel that incorporates the Edwardian period, romance, and mystery? Then you will love the latest novel and series by Roseanna White . In this episode of Book Talk, I loved chatting with Roseanna about her latest novel A Noble Scheme , and her writing in general. Roseanna and her husband run a small publishing house while she also writes full-time, so Roseanna brings a unique perspec...

I've never considered myself a cowboy romance person, but I do consider myself an avid Karen Witemeyer book reader. Her books launch to the top of my TBR pile with each release, so it's a delight to welcome her back to Book Talk. Today we are chatting about where she found her inspiration for cowboy romance — and it goes deeper than living in Texas, y'all. I loved digging into her late...

From the moment I read my first Patrick Bowers novel, I've been a huge fan of Steven James ' books. Then I met him at ThrillerFest. Since then we've interacted through ACFW and other organizations, and I've come to admire Steven as a master writer and teacher of writing. That's why I'm excited to introduce you to Steven in this episode of Book Talk. In his latest novel, Bro...

Today it is such fun to introduce you to my friend and debut author Angela Bell . There is something so sweet about that first, full-length book, and when you tackle something that blends Around the World in 80 Days with Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies you get the wonder and magic of A Lady's Guide to Marvels and Misadventures . Y'all, I loved this novel. It was such fun with Victorian whi...

Do you love a novel that incorporates the Gilded Age, romance, and mystery? Then you will love reading novels by Elizabeth Camden . In this episode of Book Talk, I loved chatting with Elizabeth about her latest novel While the City Sleeps , and her writing in general. As a former university business librarian, Elizabeth brings a unique perspective to her research and books. She's incorporating...

Today it's a delight to introduce you to Mitch Albom . I have enjoyed each of his books that I have read including Tuesdays with Morrie and The Stranger in the Lifeboat , so I was intrigued by his latest novel The Little Liar . We live in a day where truth can feel so elusive and difficult to find, that the theme of truth is critically important. Then I saw that the book starts during World Wa...

It's always such fun to chat with my friend Mary Connealy . She's at 75 books, y'all. 75! Our careers have run on parallel tracks, so I am truly in awe of the way she writes so many books that are all so unique with strong heroines, and cowboys. The secrets to her success? One thousand words a day and research is one of her favorite things to do. The core research for her latest novel...

Who doesn't love a good romantic suspense? Especially when it blends romance with suspense in a way that welcomes the reader back to the pages again and again? That's why I love reading my friend Dani Pettrey's novels. It was such fun to welcome her back to Book Talk as we talked about the first book in her new Jeopardy Falls series. Set in New Mexico, One Wrong Move takes readers on a...

Today it's so much fun to introduce you to Sarah Sundin and Amanda Barratt . These two write amazing World War II fiction, the kind that pulls you in, yanks out your heart, and leaves you thinking hard about what you've read. They each illuminate different parts of the war and are meticulous at bringing the details of real stories to the page. In this episode, we discuss their newest books...

It's a delight to bring you this conversation with my new writing friend Jerry B. Jenkins . We've been in the same published writing group for years. But it was such fun to hop on Zoom and talk about his latest book, The Chosen Book Three . We talked about working with his son Dallas, writing the book after the production, which is the flip, and so much more. It was enlightening to hear hi...

Today it's so much fun to have my friend Amy Lynn Green . She writes beautiful stories set during WWII often in homefront settings. Today we're talking about her brand new release The Foxhole Victory Tour . Y'all, I adored this story set in a small USO tour — the ensemble tour is wonderful and the setting is unique with most of it being in North Africa. We had so much fun talking about...

Today it is such fun to introduce you to my friend Laura Frantz . She is an award-winning author of historical romances, and we're talking about her latest novel The Seamstress of Acadie . This book is set in Canada with the French Acadians and follows the story of people who are sent from their homes in Canada to Louisiana and beyond. It's a story that will pull at your heart. Because she...

Today it is such fun to introduce you to my friend Sara Brunsvold . She is an award-winning author of gripping stories that I'd call contemporary women's fiction or saga. They bend genres in the best possible way, and readers agree wholeheartedly. Her first novel The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip is finaling and winning all sorts of awards, and today we're talking about her second T...

It is a delight to have my friend Lynette Eason back to talk about her latest novel Double Take . I loved this novel. It's a bit of a departure for Lynette because it's more of a psychological suspense than her other books. It's all about the mind games. But that made it a fun, twisty read in a fresh way. Double Take does a beautiful job highlighting that we don't need to let the p...

In this episode of Book Talk with Cara, I wanted to do something fun and different. I thought I'd show you some of my favorite authors. These are the ones whose books I preorder so that going to my mailbox feels like Christmas year-round. These authors are from a variety of genres and I always enjoy their books. If you're looking for a book recommendation, these authors are a great place t...

Do you ever wonder why an author writes the story they do? Some books are a favorite, even though I really do hate to admit that. There's just something about them that makes them special and unique. Stars in the Night is one of those for me. This was the first full-length novel I got to write and it blended my love of WWII and suspense. I call this my 1942 Hollywood collides with Murder on th...

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 . It was well worth the wait. I had so much fun telling this friends-to-more love story between Caroline and Brandon. But like all of my romantic legal su...

Do you ever wonder why an author writes the story they do? Every once in a while as an author, you get to write a book that you know is going to be special. Flight Risk was one of those books. I knew that before it finaled in two major awards. Today I'm taking you behind the scenes of Flight Risk from the moment my editor told me that Savannah needed her own book to me figuring out what that c...

Do you ever wonder why an author writes the story they do? Today I want to take you behind the scenes of my book Delayed Justice. It's the only book that comes with a trigger warning. In fact, I wrote the prologue the way I did to quickly let readers know that this book deals with a sensitive issue that isn't for every reader. It was very important to me to deal with it in a careful way th...

Do you ever wonder why an author writes the story they do? Today I'm taking you behind the scenes of my story Imperfect Justice. In many ways, this is a very personal story for me. I had worked with domestic violence clients and walked friends through situations. Then I saw articles that put a spin on the story. Twist it up and I had so many layers coming together in my mind for this novel. It...

Do you ever wonder why an author writes the story they do? Today I'm taking you behind the scenes of my story Beyond Justice . There were so many layers coming together in my mind for this story. I love it in so many ways. It's an important one and not just because it's my first official legal suspense. Add in DC, a great hero, and so much of my early career, and it was a fun one to wr...

Do you ever wonder where authors get their ideas? Today I share the story behind the story for my novella Love Along the Shores in the Across the Shores collection that was released in April 2023. The authors for this collection were on the show earlier this summer, which was such fun, but now I wanted to give you more about why I wanted to dive into this particular story from WWII. This was a sto...

Do you ever wonder where authors get their ideas? Today I share the story behind the story for my novel The Art of Deception in the Come What May collection that was released in August 2023. It's a story that's unique for me because it's part of an indie collection, meaning I didn't have a contract with a traditional publisher but came together with many of my writer friends for th...

Do you ever wonder where authors get their ideas? Today I share the story behind the story for my novella Beauty Bright in the We Three Kings collection that releases in September 2023. It's a story that's near to my heart because it's set in the days after WWII in Germany and involves the Monuments Men. It also ties to my contemporary series that launches in April 2024. I loved writin...

It was so much fun to write a novella in this collection, and it was just as much fun to bring you this episode where we talk about our stories and how they connect. Across the Shores is a novella collection that has a cross necklace that connects four women across generations and continents. It was such a delight to write with Carolyn Miller , Angela Crouch , and Kelly Goshorn . In this episode w...