Media From the Heart by Ruth Hill

In my humble opinion, this season of Good Witch (season four) on the Hallmark Channel has been the best season for the show thus far. Also, the guest stars have been spectacular, whether new to viewers or not. In the case of Nisa Gunduz, she caught my eye this season early on in Episode 3 entitled “Daddy’s Home.” She portrayed Erica […]

BATISTE New York Times Bestselling Author Victoria Danann Series: Cajun Devils Book 1 Genre: Contemporary Romance, New Adult Publisher: dba 7th House, Imprint of Andromeda LLC Publication Date: June 24, 2018 What would he do to get her back? Anything. Ça va mal. Ça va pas bien. New York Times bestselling author, Victoria Danann, begins a HOT new MC romance […]

Of course, my regular readers are well aware of my propensity to highlight the people working behind-the-scenes in film and television, and in this interview, that is exactly what I am doing. You may never have heard of Joel and Lisa Canfield, but many Hallmark viewers will remember relishing the Jen Lilley/Jason Cermak film Eat, Pray, Love last summer, and that […]

If you’ve been following my blog over the past couple of months, you may have noticed that I have been highlighting some of the “family members” from Hallmark’s Home & Family show. I am incredibly excited to share the last of this series (for now) in today’s post in which I am featuring garden lifestyle expert Shirley Bovshow. I only minimally […]

As my loyal readers know, one of my all-time favorite things to do is highlight those actors that are flourishing just beneath the radar, especially in Hallmark movies. In the case of Rhonda Dent, she has been in a few well-known Hallmark movies, and her extraordinary talent is one that is sometimes inadvertently overlooked. Recently, she and I had a […]

Yet again, I regularly cannot tell you where or when I happened upon a certain actor in the business, but I am invariably drawn to young people who have a drive and a passion for what they do. In the case of Jenna Berman, I contacted her agent well over a year ago and then promptly neglected to follow up […]

I regularly follow a significant number of accounts on social media who identify themselves as actors, but all too often, I don’t even know how I “discovered” them. Invariably, there is a Hallmark connection in some way, and in the cast of Karis Cameron, that is absolutely true. I spotted her through my Vancouver friends and my Signed, Sealed, Delivered passion, and […]

Once in a while, I am contacted about a show with which I am only vaguely familiar, but when asked to do an interview, I consistently seize the opportunity. In the case of Dennis Pittsenbarger, host of Discovery Channel’s Sticker Shock, I agreed to chat with him almost immediately for two reasons–I had heard of the show Sticker Shock, and he […]

UNTAMED HEARTS Colleen O’Connell Genre: Historical Romance Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Publication Date: June 4, 2018 Two destinations lead to one destiny Fleeing her wavering feelings for her fiancé, Taryn Ashford boards a westbound train to visit relatives. Her journey awakens unbridled passion with the dangerously handsome, Jared King. When Jared is accused of murder, she is faced with […]

GIDEON AND THE CRIMSON SAMURAI R.L. Baxter Series: Gideon and the Crimson Samurai Book 1 Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Ricky Lee Baxter Publication Date: December 1, 2014 A timeless tale about friendship, family and betrayal Gideon Joust is your average twelve-year-old boy, with all the growing insecurities one would expect, following the mysterious disappearance of his father. On one fateful day, […]