With all the fantastic content Hallmark and other networks are formulating for Christmas this year, I love the fact that I can highlight some of the phenomenal writers who work behind-the-scenes to bring us our favorite stories. Jay Cipriani is one such person, and I am honored to be able to share my recent chat with this writer whose new […]

I remember the first time I noticed Larissa Albuquerque in When Calls the Heart, and shortly thereafter, I interviewed her and featured her for the first time. Fast forward nearly three years later, and her career is continuing its upward spiral, and again, I am interviewing her (for the third time) in anticipation of her first standalone Hallmark Christmas movie tonight […]

Who doesn’t love Jen Lilley? I mean she is one of the indisputable, quickly rising queens of Hallmark, and we’re not talking just Christmas either! She is the very epitome of the network values in every aspect of her life, and I am thoroughly enraptured to be able to highlight so many of the talented people who teamed up with […]

I tell you, Hallmark is simply knocking it out of the park with their holiday movies this year, and in so doing, multiple roles have been available for supporting cast members (especially when you add in Lifetime and UP). I believe that this summer, during the Hailey Dean Mystery marathon, I noticed Jesse Arthur Carroll in one of the supporting roles. […]

If anyone remembers the Hallmark favorite movie, A Perfect Bride, from a couple of years ago, which starred the dynamic duo, Kavan Smith and Pascale Hutton, you just might remember Debs Howard. Whenever I rewatch that film, I always remember her as the one who yelled, “I like stomach crunches!”  And you just felt like turning to her and chiding, “Would […]

NEW RELEASE…. The small Montana town of Timberton has a way of bringing magic to the holidays, especially for guests of the local hotel. Resident artist and chef Mist has a way of touching people’s lives with exquisite cuisine, imaginative art, and her own ethereal nature.  When a nearby theatre burns down just before Christmas, cast members of The Nutcracker […]

I am always on the hunt for stand-out supporting characters, especially in Hallmark movies. When I watched Return To Christmas Creek earlier this month, I noticed the character, Nathan, who in some ways, was a bit of comic relief at times. I researched the talented actor who portrayed this role, and I immediately reached out to Byron Abalos for an interview. […]

Slay Bells (A Christmas Village Mystery) by T.C. Wescott About the Book Slay Bells (A Christmas Village Mystery) Cozy Mystery Brand New Series Better Mousetrap Books (November 23, 2018) Print Length: 273 pages Digital ASIN: B07HGG7ZFR Slay Bells by T.C. Wescott My rating: 5 of 5 stars I was sent a copy of the book in exchange for my honest […]

Tough and cynical New York celebrity novelist Dru Cassadine, known for her romance stories, is desperate for a breakthrough after a string of flops. Spurred on by brutal reviews and a not-so-subtle threat by her publisher to drop her, she is given just weeks to turn out a best seller. To get her creative juices flowing, Dru decides on a […]

Yet again, I find myself hearkening back to the phenomenal cast and crew that graced the screen in Hallmark Channel’s first original series, Cedar Cove. As I told Colin Ferguson in this interview, I was rather predisposed to not like him and find everything wrong with his character, Paul, when he showed up season three. However, I quickly discovered that his […]