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Elle, AR, Paulina, and Ishabelle talk about inspiration and how its factors into different stages of creativity. Focus On Fantasy Romance RSS

Join Elle, AR, Paulina, and Electra as we chat with Stacy Reddy, fantasy romance author. Find out more about Stacy on her website: https://www.stacyreddy.com/ **For a chance to win an ebook copy of Oni Shiro: The White Witch, ask Stacy a question in the comments. Ends Oct 30, 2017.**

Join Elle, AR, Paulina, and Electra as we interview Carol Van Natta, author of science fiction romance and paranormal romance. Find out more about Carol here: http://www.carolvannatta.com/ **Ask a question for Carol in the comments for a chance to win an ebook of your choice. Ends Oct 23, 2017**

Join Elle, AR, Ishabelle, Paulina and Electra as they interview Nicola Cameron. Find out more by visiting one of Nicola’s social media connections: * Website: http://www.nicolacameronwrites.com * Blog: http://www.nicolacameronwrites.com/blog * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nicola.cameron.1460 * Facebook Reader Group: http://www.facebook.com/nicolacameronwrites * Twitter: https://twitter.com/YesItsNicolaC * Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6623791.Nicola_Cameron *Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicolacameronwrites/ **Ask Nicola a question for a chance to win one of two ebooks! Ends 10/15/2017**

Join Elle, AR, and Paulina as they discuss Knight of Stone: Mason by Lisa Carlisle. Amazon Link: http://amzn.to/2faJziE

Elle, AR, Electra, and Paulina talk best seller lists. http://www.pajiba.com/book_reviews/did-this-book-buy-its-way-onto-the-new-york-times-bestseller-list.php

Join Elle, AR, Paulina, and Ishabelle as we interview Electra Gajdos, sci-fi romance author. Find out more at http://www.electragajdos.com/ **Win an ebook copy of Ambushing Malachi by asking Electra a question in the comments below. Ends Sept 25th.**

Episode 041: Interview with Camryn Rhys & Krystal Shannon Join Elle, AR, and Paulina as we interview Camryn Rhys and Krystal Shannon, authors in the Moonbound world. http://moonboundbooks.com http://twitter.com/camrynrhys http://facebook.com/krystalshannan https://www.facebook.com/groups/Moonbound/ https://www.facebook.com/MeantToBeRomance/ https://www.facebook.com/camrynrhys/ https://www.facebook.com/TheMoonboundPacks/ **Ask Camryn or Krysta

Join Elle, AR, & Paulina as they discuss the movie I am Dragon. Princess Miroslava is kidnapped by a dragon and carried away into his castle on the remote island. Now the only things she has are a stone cage and a mysterious young man named Arman … but who is he and what is he doing on that island? Find the movie here: http://amzn.to/2vrDvLd

Join Elle & AR as they discuss their writing habits.

Elle, AR, Ishabelle, and Paulina interview award winning author Renea Mason.Find out more about Renea by visiting her website at http://reneamason.com**Renea has a giveaway for the podcast, tune in to find out how to enter** Focus On Fantasy Romance RSS

Join Elle, AR, Ishabelle, and Paulina as we interview narrator Hollie Jackson. **Hollie offers a giveaway, listen for details** Find out more about Hollie at http://hrjackson.com/

oin Elle, AR, and Paulina as they discuss Kate Corcino’s Spark Rising, book 1 in The Progenitor Saga.**THERE ARE SPOILERS.**BLURB: All that’s required to ignite a revolution is a single spark rising.Two hundred years after the cataclysm that annihilated fossil fuels, Sparks keep electricity flowing through their control of energy-giving Dust. The Council of Nine rebuilt civilization on the backs of Sparks, offering citizens a comfortable life in a relo-city in exchange for power, particularly over the children able to fuel the future. The strongest of the boys are taken as Wards and raised to become elite agents, the Council’s enforcers and spies. Strong girls—those who could advance the rapidly-evolving matrilineal power—don’t exist. Not according to the Council.Lena Gracey died as a child, mourned publicly by parents desperate to keep her from the Council. She was raised in hiding until she fled the relo-city for solitary freedom in the desert. Lena lives off the grid, selling her power on the black market.Agent Alex Reyes was honed into a calculating weapon at the Ward School to do the Council’s dirty work. But Alex lives a double life. He’s leading the next generation of agents in a secret revolution to destroy those in power from within.The life Lena built to escape her past ends the day Alex arrives looking for a renegade Spark.Book Link: http://amzn.to/2uxaNtc 

Join Elle, AR, Ishabelle, and Paulina as we discuss book covers.

Join Elle, AR, and Paulina as we interview J Ellen Ross, author of “The Remembered Queen.”

Join Elle, AR, and Paulina as we interview Noelle Riches, author of “The Queen’s Training.”

Elle, AR, and Paulina discuss reader expectations

Join Elle, AR, Ishabelle, and Paulina as we interview authors from the Crazy Little Spring Called Love anthology. Blurb: This delightful fantasy romance anthology features eight magical stories inspired by the awakenings and renewal of springtime. If you love gods and goddesses, fairies, djinn, druids, mermaids, sirens, and magic of all varieties, this is the anthology for you! Find out more here: http://amzn.to/2rJmcEr and https://starsandstonebooks.com/romance-anthologies/crazy-little-spring-called-love/ Discover more about the authors on the podcast by visiting their websites: Traci Douglass @ http://tracidouglass.net/ Sheri Queen @ https://sheriqueen.com/ Cara McKinnon @ https://caramckinnon.com/ LJ Longo @ https://gracefulindecency.wordpress.com/ A.E. Hayes @ https://aehayes.com/

Join Elle, AR, Ishabelle, and Paulina as we interview USA Today Best Selling Author Nicole Zoltack. Find out more here: Website: www.NicoleZoltack.com Author newsletter: http://www.subscribepage.com/m0k3l8 Amazon: http://amzn.to/2rDGCLF FB Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/authorNicoleZoltack

Elle, AR, Ishabelle, and Paulina talk about a romance character trope, the alpha male and the alphahole. Mentioned in the podcast: Kresley Cole’s Hunger like no Other: http://amzn.to/2pRnEkN Celia Kyle’s Howl My Name: http://amzn.to/2qaFzWL Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Were Hunter Series: http://amzn.to/2qarubA Jennifer Ashley’s Shifters Unbound Series: http://amzn.to/2qNG6KD

Join Elle, AR, and Paulina as we interview Urban Fantasy Author Haven Cage. Mentioned in this podcast: Twilight by Stephanie Meyer: http://amzn.to/2qsgClx Meghan March’s Dirty Billionaire Trology: http://amzn.to/2oZbSUo Rissa Blakeley’s Shattered Lives Series: http://amzn.to/2qst1Wz Renea Mason’s Sympony of Light Series: http://amzn.to/2qst5Wp Find more about Haven and her work at her website: http://www.authorhavencage.com/

Join Elle, AR, Ishabelle, and Paulina as we interview Chris Allen-Riley from Round Table Author Services. Discover how an editor helps an author create the best possible book and how to avoid certain pitfalls. Mentioned in this podcast: Writing Slices; Reading the Books that Teach You to Write https://writingslices.wordpress.com/ Find out more about Chris’ writing as Bronwyn Green here: http://www.bronwyngreen.com/ And check out Round Table Author Services here: https://roundtableauthorservices.wordpress.com/

Elle, AR, Ishabelle, and Paulina discuss Jo-ann Carson’s A Viking Ghost for Valentine’s Day (Book 2 Gambling Ghosts Series). **THERE ARE SPOILERS.** To feed her three children, Widow Abigail Jenkins takes the only job available in Sunset Cove: night cleaner in the notorious, haunted tea-house. She figures the wild, supernatural rumors about the place are pure fiction. After all, ghosts don’t exist. Eric Eklund a sexy spirit from Sweden is over a thousand years old. Having missed his chance at Valhalla, the Viking spends his time roaming the world and gambling. That is until he sees Abby whose feisty earthly-spirit turns his ghostly world upside down. When the two meet sparks fly, but their romance is interrupted by a poltergeist hunting children. What happens when you mix a naughty, Viking ghost built like a Norse god, a strong woman who suffers no fools and a nasty poltergeist? Answer: another fun, Gambling Ghost story. A Viking Ghost for Valentine’s is a lighthearted novella filled with love, laughter and just enough ghouliness to thrill and chill you to the bone. Buy the book here: http://amzn.to/2nOMVhJ

Elle, AR, Ishabelle, and Paulina share news and discuss the use of non human heros in romance and where the line is between sexy hero and no go animal. Books discussed in this episode: Marjorie M. Liu – http://amzn.to/2ojLaYP Shelly Laurenston – http://amzn.to/2ociror Kresley Cole – http://amzn.to/2ocdjAT

Elle, AR, Ishabelle and Paulina discuss writers block and how we each cope with it.

Join Elle, AR, Ishabelle, and Paulina as we interview Karri @ Art by Karri. Karri is a cover art designer who’s worked in the industry for over 5 years and has designed award-winning covers for best selling authors. Find out more at http://artbykarri.com/ Books mentioned in the podcast include: Unyielding by Robert J Crane, Echelon by KKJacobs, & Rebirth by Skye Malone

Join Elle, AR, Ishabelle, and Paulina as they discuss Rescued by Tordin by Mychal Daniels. **THERE ARE SPOILERS.** BLURB: Curvy, intelligent and focused, Kyra Simmons has her eye on the prize. She’s locked her sights on becoming the top technical engineer for the most prestigious space program back on Earth. That is, until her life and plans are turned upside down in an instant on board a maintenance Space Station. Stranded on the now failing Space station, Kyra needs a miracle to survive. She has no idea that the ‘foreign’ astronauts who show up to rescue her are out of this world—literally. Warrior Lord Tordin, Crown Prince of Olodia, knows he’s outside of the Mandates of the Intergalactic Alliance when he intercedes to rescue the survivors of the Earth space station. But there’s something or someone pulling him in. He’s not prepared for what he finds in the unassuming Earth female. Try as he might to stay away, the pull grows stronger and stronger to be with her. His mission depends on his ability to stay focused and be prepared, but that’s almost impossible with Kyra in his thoughts and dreams. On the alien mother ship speeding away from Earth forever, Kyra’s biggest problem is not getting back to Earth; it’s how not to fall for this alien Warrior Lord whose the actual man of her dreams. Can she find a way to realize her dreams of power and recognition now that she’s been rescued by Tordin? Find the book here: http://amzn.to/2md67B3

Elle, AR, and Paulina discuss a Kboards thread and an Amazon category restriction regarding no romance novels in the sci-fi and fantasy sections. Read the post here: https://www.kboards.com/index.php/topic,247857.0.html

Elle, AR, Ishabelle, and Paulina interview Kim from Paranormaly Yours book blog and get the scoop on how a book blog works. Visit Kim @ http://www.paranormalyyours.com/ and join her Facebook group @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/ParanormalyYours/

**THERE ARE SPOILERS.** ***WE GET OFF TOPIC*** BLURB: Can love take root in the cracks of time? Air Force pilot Andromeda “Andie” Kim dreams of being chosen to join NASA so she can go to space. Instead, she’s stolen by savage kidnappers from a dystopian future where fertile women are needed for breeding purposes. One of her kidnappers, a man named Mace, goes out of his way to protect her from the other slavers, but she’s not about to trust him. All she wants is to escape and find a way back to her time before she’s sold as broodstock and stuck in this ruined world forever. Colonel Aloysius “Mace” Theron of the Cascadian Alliance is a battlefield commander, not a spy, but after twenty years of service, he’s also trusted by his superiors. That’s why they choose him for a top-secret mission: to infiltrate an organization of thieves using a time machine to plunder the past. He’s supposed to find and destroy the machine, not fall in love with one of the captives, but Andie is as much of a fighter as he is, and he’s drawn to her from the beginning. Yet if he fights too hard to protect her, his identity will be discovered and his mission will fail, leaving criminals to terrorize the past, perhaps irrevocably changing history and endangering everyone he knows and loves. Link to the book on Amazon: http://amzn.to/2kJLuuz Posted in BookChat | Tagged AR DeClerck, Book Chat, BookChat, Elle Clo

Elle, AR, Paulina, and Ishabelle talk about our busy lives and how we take care of ourselves through the week.

**THERE ARE SPOILERS.** ***WE GET OFF TOPIC*** BLURB: For some, rebirth is not a reward. Centuries ago the gods demanded Ashayna Stonemantle sacrifice her demon-tainted lover. She did, and then ended her own life, but it didn’t fulfill her obligations to the gods. Reborn into a new body, Ashayna has no awareness of her former life until her sentient magic manipulates her into seeking out Sorntar, Crown Prince of the Phoenix. The majestic and charismatic Sorntar reveals that she is host to a Larnkin—a spirit creature of vast power. If she can trust the word of a man who is part avian, he is host to her Larnkin’s other half. When their Larnkins awaken early and force them into an unbreakable bond, Ashayna and Sorntar are accused of being corrupted by an ancient evil. To prove their innocence, they must discover what happened in the past to pit bondmate against bondmate. As the search for the truth draws them closer together, Ashayna realizes she’s falling in love with Sorntar. But before she can tell him, his tainted Larnkin enslaves him. The gods demand she kill her beloved, as she did once before, but she will not do it, even if it’s the only thing that will keep her soul safe from his darkness. Check out the series here: http://amzn.to/2jB9pgK

Elle, AR, and Paulina discuss what we want to get accomplished this year and some of the things that distract us from accomplishing them.

Elle, AR, Paulina, and Ishabelle talk about our accomplishments and missteps in 2016.

Tonight we have with us the cast from the upcoming web-series Alliance Chronicles which is based on characters and the world of School Nightz…a collection of three novellas from Author Michelle Cornwell-Jordan. This Independent video production comes from 4CWMedia and Under The Towers Productions. The web-series plotline follows the three main characters Angel (played by Brianna Jordan), Rafael (played by Angel Ray) and Elin (played by Allyson Womack) as they hunt the evil Wasiki and his rogue paranormals who escape at the end of novella three. The team is diverted to the 19th century where with the help of two new characters must face the their greatest enemy and stop him from bringing back an ancient enemy that would destroy the Human and Paranormal world. Read the books here: http://amzn.to/2idHuCz Check for updates here: https://www.facebook.com/pg/MCJordan-Books-288004677978367/videos/

Elle, AR, and Paulina discuss a recent trend in publishing eliminating some important steps in editing.

Author Mixer Discussing Stealing Books in the Age of Self-Publishing with Elle Clouse, AR DeClerck, and Paulina Woods. Links discussed in the show: Plagiarism in the age of Self Publishing: http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/06/plagiarism-in-the-age-of-self-publishing/485525/ Rachel Nunes Go Fund Me: https://www.gofundme.com/standingagainstplagiarism

Join Elle, A.R., and Paulina as they discuss Jessi Gage’s Wishing for a Highlander and various topics that come up. **THERE ARE SPOILERS.** Blurb: Single-and-pregnant museum worker Melanie voices an idle wish while examining a Scottish artifact, that a Highland warrior would sweep her off her feet and help her forget her cheating ex. The last thing she expects is for her wish to be granted. Magically transported to the middle of a clan skirmish in the sixteenth-century Highlands, she comes face to face with her kilted fantasy man. Tall, handsome, and heir to his uncle’s lairdship, Darcy Keith should be the most eligible bachelor in Ackergill. Instead, thanks to a prank played on him in his teenage years, he is known for being too large under his kilt to ever make a proper husband. “Big Darcy” runs his deceased father’s windmills and lives alone at his family manor, believing he will never marry. But a strangely-dressed woman he rescues from a clan skirmish makes him long for more. When the woman’s claims of coming to Ackergill by magic reach the laird’s ears, she is accused of witchcraft. Darcy determines to protect her any way he can, even if it means binding her to him forever. Jessi Gage’s author page: http://amzn.to/2eT2zmh

Elle, AR, and Paulina discuss our experience with National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and our plans for this November. NaNoWriMo.org Also mentioned in the podcast: Take Off Your Pants: http://amzn.to/2fgYCdq Romancing the Beat: http://amzn.to/2dXBVoz Don’t forget a thumbs up and subscribe!

Hosts Elle, AR, and Paulina discuss a blog post title “Death of an Author” by Vanessa Booke. Here is the post we are referencing: https://vanessabooke.com/2016/10/11/death-of-an-author/

Join Elle, A.R., and Paulina as they discuss Felicity Kate’s Project Hell and various topics that come up. **THERE ARE SPOILERS & TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES** Book page here: http://amzn.to/2dVplwc Also Mentioned in the Podcast: Dune (1984): http://amzn.to/2dVpm31 Dune (2003): http://amzn.to/2dVskVk

Hosts Elle, AR, and Paulina discuss their top 5 favorite books. Elle: A Hunger Like no Other by Kresley Cole: http://amzn.to/2di9hSs Alanna the First Adventure by Tamora Pierce: http://amzn.to/2dzs3qo The Last Unicorn by Peter S Beagle: http://amzn.to/2dkoII7 Radiance by Grace Draven: http://amzn.to/2dHUJcT Silver Metal Lover by Tanith Lee: http://amzn.to/2dzsEIB AR DeClerck Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L’Engle: http://amzn.to/2dzsU5U The Phantom Toll Booth by Norton Juster: http://amzn.to/2dfUbzb Lord of the Abyss by Nalini Singh: http://amzn.to/2di6RTR Born of Silence by Sherrilyn Kenyon: http://amzn.to/2dHRZfr Heart of Obsidian by Nalini Singh: http://amzn.to/2di89yd Paulina Woods: Wishing for a Highlander by Jessi Gage: http://amzn.to/2dECYik Pheonix Force – Ultimate Terror by Gar Wilson: http://amzn.to/2di8NLY Never Seduce a Scot by Maya Banks: http://amzn.to/2di75dM NIght Play by Sherrilyn Kenyon: http://amzn.to/2dzs1KI The Perfect Wife by Lynsay Sands: http://amzn.to/2dHSAOv Co-Hosts: Elle Clouse: http://elleclouse.com AR DeClerck: http://ardeclerck.com Paulina Woods: http://paulinawoods.com/

Elle has been writing fantasy and science fiction romance for years and an avid participant in the NaNoWriMo. Her first novel, Stealing the Wolf Prince, is a 2016 RONE Award finalist. Elle is happily married to a martial arts instructor. She’s also the mother of two small boys and is constantly talking her husband out of adopting a new pet. She knits and stamps in her spare time as well as feeds a latte addiction. Stealing the Wolf Prince: http://amzn.to/2d5Onnl Besotted, Chaos Factor Series: http://amzn.to/2cENYdr https://elleclouse.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Author.ElleClouse/ Also mentioned in the show: Alanna; The First Adventure: http://amzn.to/2cy9NdK Immortals After Dark: http://amzn.to/2d5Of7z Book Trailer Creator: http://socially-stunning.com/

We also discuss changes in publishing from 10 years ago to now, female video gamers, the affect of the internet on how readers consume content, and other things… Referenced in this podcast: Crochet snake pattern: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/snake-10 The Sims 4: http://amzn.to/2cLdKe9 Stardew Valley: http://stardewvalley.net/ Minecraft: http://amzn.to/2c5HfIJ Dragon Age: http://amzn.to/2ceNfh0 Co-Hosts: Elle Clouse: http://elleclouse.com AR DeClerck: http://ardeclerck.com Paulina Woods: http://paulinawoods.com/ Friend of the Show: Ishabelle Torry: https://authorishabelletorry.wordpress.com/

Join Elle, A.R., and Paulina as they discuss C.J. Archer’s The Last Necromancer and various topics that come up. **THERE ARE SPOILERS.** Series Page Here: http://amzn.to/2bo4ZKT Also Mentioned in the Podcast: I, Frankenstein: http://amzn.to/2bo5lAR Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: http://amzn.to/2boGjPe

Paulina is a small town girl with big dreams. She is the second oldest of three talented siblings. As early as three she was directing her family around acting out whatever current story was in her head. At four between her older brother and her, a whole universe was created which the younger siblings were introduced into as they were born. Her natural ability to tell a story took her down many paths. She wrote plays, poems, small children books and short stories all before she went to high school. When picking a career her councilor told her writing was a dying art and so she went to school for veterinarian science. Three years later she dropped out of university and went to a community college, picking up journalism like a pro. In 2008 she graduated with her BA in Communication/Journalism from Cal State Fullerton. Life got in the way but in 2013 she started a review blog and in 2014 she just released her first book. Stone Guardian: http://amzn.to/2buSjQ0 Captive Guardian: http://amzn.to/2b7WLTU http://www.paulinawoods.com/ https://www.facebook.com/authorpaulinawoods/ Download episode here. Next Week: Book Chat w The Last Necromancer by CJ Archer https://www.amazon.com/Last-Necromancer-Ministry-Curiosities-Book-ebook/dp/B00ZMVECQA/

Referenced in the podcast: https://twistedbitchesbookblog.com/2016/07/23/are-overused-romance-themes-walking-the-tight-trope/Books Mentioned in this podcast:Spark Rising by Kate Corcino: http://amzn.to/2b29wQnPsy/Changling Series by Nalini Singh: http://amzn.to/2b6ez1rSymphony of Light & Winter by Renea Mason: http://amzn.to/2aS7aTuCo-Host:Elle Clouse: http://elleclouse.comAR DeClerck: http://ardeclerck.comPaulina Woods: http://paulinawoods.com/ Focus On Fantasy Romance RSS