Dan Kolbet
The best and worst Hallmark holiday movies of ...

This is my definitive ranking of the 27 Hallmark Channel movies I reviewed in 2023. From the “Holly Hallmark Best Movies” to the “Coal in your Stocking” worst.

The best and worst Hallmark holiday movies of 2023
books, novels
Dan Kolbet
Video: Preview of Big Sky Lake

Big Sky Lake will be released in one week. In this video I give you a little preview of the story and what to expect.

Video: Preview of Big Sky Lake
novels
Dan Kolbet
How I wrote the novel Big Sky Lake: A peak ...

In this blog post I’m going to share how I wrote and published my novel Big Sky Lake and what tools I used including Scrivener, ProWritingAid, Canva, Booksprout and Kindle Direct Publishing.

How I wrote the novel Big Sky Lake: A peak inside the process
reviews, Christmas
Dan Kolbet
2023 Holiday Movie Rankings

I love a holiday movie, no matter the season. So I decided to share my personal rankings of this year’s movies in this post. (updated regularly)

2023 Holiday Movie Rankings
novels, books
Dan Kolbet
Playing with gender norms

I played with gender stereotypes with my lead character because obviously when you think of a parent staying home and running the house, it’s almost always a woman. A man can be a stay-at-home parent? Gasp, the horror! Clutches pearls…

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New novel coming June 2, 2021

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I’m very excited to announce that on June 2, 2021, I will release my fifth novel, An Agreement We Made. This family life fiction novel has been in the works for nearly three years, and I’m overjoyed to release it on paperback and ebook this summer. Kindle pre-orders are up now on Amazon.

An Agreement We Made
James is a stay-at-home dad, with a comfortable life of dance recitals and school volunteer work, despite his complicated marriage to workaholic Tina. When Tina suddenly dies, James struggles as a single parent to his three children, without the safety net and sizable income his wife once provided. For the sake of his family, he’s forced to return to a past he’d much rather leave alone.

As James’ world crumbles, he begins to question if he ever really knew his wife. Why did she want him to be the primary parent, while she stayed on the fringe of their marriage? And now that she’s gone, will he ever learn why she drained their bank accounts before her death? 

An Agreement We Made is an examination of a modern marriage, the lies we tell ourselves to get through the day, and the secrets we keep from everyone.