Podcasts about Ally Carter

This post contains affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.What happens when a journalist with a nose for a story, a caterer with a glow-up, and a Jersey Shore murder collide? Enemies-to-lovers chaos — and we are here for it.In this episode, I'm chatting with Liz Lawson, author of the adult debut It Happened One Murder — a mystery rom-com packed with second-chance romance, a murder that needs solving, and all the messy feelings of your mid-20s. We talk about Liz's journey from writing emotional YA to crafting this genre-mashup mystery, why the "millennial mystery" is having such a moment, and what it really feels like to move back home in your 20s when life doesn't go according to plan. Plus, Liz shares what she's been reading lately — including a buzzy weird-girl lit pick and a memoir about rich people behaving very badly.

Is there any place more magical in the summer than the public library? In Episode 46, "Stacked for Summer: Library Picks & Programs," Lit Gals Anna, Morgan, and Martie are showing some major love to our favorite community hubs. Before heading out on their summer hiatus, the trio is sharing their favorite tips for diving into library programs and curating the perfect warm-weather reading stacks for everyone from preschoolers to adults. Tune in, get inspired to visit your local branch, and load up on great stories to carry you through the sunny months until the Gals return in the fall!The Lit Gals are proud to be part of the Keep Indiana Learning network and are excited to also be airing on the KINL Podcast network this season!Books Shared - Young Readers:Danny Go's Volcano Adventure (Danny Go!) Just One More Sleep (Jamie Lee Curtis & Laura Cornell)Middle Grade & YA:The Unlikely Tale of Chase and Finnegan (Jasmine Warga)Authors: Kwame Alexander,  Ally Carter, John Feinstein, Jason Reynolds Adult:The Blue Book (Elin Hilderbrand)House of Flame and Shadow, Crescent City #3 (Sarah J. Maas)The God of the Woods (Liz Moore) My Name Is Emilia del Valle (Isabel Allende) 

Judy Gette and her daughters discuss “It’s the Most Wonderful Crime of the Year” by Ally Carter.

Looking for the perfect cozy Christmas mystery? In this episode of the So Can I podcast, I dive into The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter, which was our December Book Club pick! It is a festive whodunit inspired by classics like Knives Out and Clue.Set in a snowy English manor at Christmastime, this cozy mystery features secret tunnels, a suspicious cast of charecters, a locked-room disappearance, and a slow-burn romance. As always, I break down the plot, what I loved about the book, and why I gave it 4.5-stars!I also go over holiday book recommendations, a reveal of January's Book Club pick (Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid), and reflections on wrapping up the podcast year and heading into 2026. I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year! 

This week's episode is the Betches discussing the highly requested Christmas thriller? Murder mystery? Our second Christmas episode of the season! Find us on social media and let us know what you think of the episode! @books_n_betchesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Welcome back to The So Can I Podcast! Today's episode is all about our November Book Club pick: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman. It is a cozy mystery set in an English retirement village—complete with quirky characters, unexpected twists, and more suspects than you can count.I share my honest thoughts (a solid 3.5 stars!), my favorite details about the book's structure and characters, and how the Netflix adaptation compares. I also reveal December's pick — The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter!✨ In This EpisodeWhy The Thursday Murder Club was a like, not a love for meWhat makes this book a great cozy mystery for fall and winterThe movie adaptationHow the book's multiple POVs and quirky characters bring charmDecember's Book Club pick: The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally CarterSneak peek at upcoming episodes, including interviews with Mallory Killingstad of Pavilion Paper, Mariah from Old Soul Etiquette, and Crystal Moore of Garden & Grace!If you love The So Can I Podcast, please rate and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify — it helps others discover the show!

Ready to level up your reading life? Join Anna, Morgan, and Martie for episode 39 of Season 5 as they dive into a topic near and dear to their hearts: the immense importance and wonderful impact of book clubs! Tune in to hear why starting or joining a book club can be the best next step for your reading journey... regardless of your age. The Lit Gals are proud to be part of the Keep Indiana Learning network and are excited to also be airing on the KINL Podcast network this season! Books Shared: For Young Readers Dolly Parton's Imagination Library "The Little Engine That Could" (Watty Piper) "Shake Dem Halloween Bones" () For Middle Schoolers: Fire Keeper's Daughter (A. Boulley) "Refugee" (A. Gratz) "Lions of Little Rock" (K. Levine) "Proud" (I. Muhammad) "Life in Motion" (M. Copeland) For Adults: "The Woman They Could Not Silence" (K. Moore) "Listening to the Law" (A.Coney Barrett) "We Are All Guilty Here" (Karin Slaughter) "Witchcraft for Wayward Girls" (Grady Hendrix) "Jump and Find Joy" (Hoda Kotb) "Atmosphere" (Taylor Jenkins Reid) "The Briar Club" (Kate Quinn) "The Blonde Who Came in from the Cold" (Ally Carter)

Y'all, there are rare moments when I read a book and think, "I wish I'd written this one." Connie Mann's book that comes out in the spring is one of those (spoiler alert: I endorsed it!). But her current book, The Liar's Treasure is soooo good. That's why when I was planning this season of Book Talk I had to invite her to be a guest. This current series makes me think of Ally Carter books all grown up, or Oceans 8, or something else equally fun yet filled with so much fun.I really enjoy them (as you'll notice as I gush--I do book gush from time to time and this is such a time.). In this episode, Connie discusses having a group cast. Bringing together so many elements that she loves in one novel and other elements that are just plain fun. She also talks about all the jobs in and around publishing and writing that she took on her way to being a novelist. She'd tell aspiring writers to be more confident and chase that dream. I know you're going to enjoy this chat.Connect with Connie MannFacebook | InstagramWant to watch this interview? You can see this episode as well as multiple others on YouTube! Enjoy!If you enjoyed this conversation, I would be thrilled if you left a rating and review on your favorite podcast app and leave me a note below letting me know who you would love to see on the show!

Ally Carter's novels are infused with excitement and Mr. and Mrs. Smith level romantic intrigue. Crafting them is not as easy as some might assume. Ally peels back the curtain and shares unvarnished accountings of the heartache that comes with creating electric jaunts for her characters. Ally is the bestselling author of novels that have epitomized action-adventure YA romance for more than a decade. From the spy-centric humor of I'd Tell You I Love You, but Then I'd Have to Kill You to the globe-trotting glamour of Heist Society, Embassy Row, and Not If I Save You First, the name Ally Carter is synonymous with hilarious action and heart-pounding romance. She is also the author of The Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor and The Winterborne Home for Mayhem and Mystery for younger readers. Her first original screenplay, A Castle for Christmas, was recently #1 on Netflix. Ally lives within an easy drive of her home farm in Oklahoma and encourages you to follow her online if you love bad pictures and typo-filled tweets that she sends out when she really should be writing. Today, we'll chat about her latest, THE BLONDE WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD. Learn more at allycarter.com Special thanks to Net Galley for a preview of Ally's latest novel. Intro reel, Writing Table Podcast 2024 Outro RecordingFollow the Writing Table:On Twitter/X: @writingtablepcEverywhere else: @writingtablepodcastEmail questions or tell us who you'd like us to invite to the Writing Table: writingtablepodcast@gmail.com.

In this interview, I chat with Ally Carter about ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Blonde Who Came in From the Cold, how this is a companion novel versus a sequel, why light mysteries are having a moment, watching spy movies as research, writing realistic dialogue, her title and cover, and much more. Ally's recommended reads are: Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood All Superheroes Need PR by Elizabeth Stephens Looking for some great summer reads? Check out my printable 18-page Summer Reading Guide ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a tip of your choice or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for a set price here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ via credit card with over 60 new titles vetted by me that will provide great entertainment this summer - books you will not see on other guides. I also include mystery series recommendations, new releases in a next-in-the-series section and fiction and nonfiction pairings. Donate to the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on Venmo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Want to know which new titles are publishing in June - October of 2025? Check out our fourth ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Literary Lookbook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead.     The Blonde Who Came in From the Cold⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.  Looking for something new to read? Here is my monthly ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buzz Reads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ column with five new recommendations each month. Link to my article about ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠older protagonists in fiction⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.     Connect with me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How dare you? That's the first question KJ asked Ally Carter, whose name is “synonymous with hilarious action and heart-pounding romance” (TRUE). Is KJ outraged? Hell no. It's a legit question. Ally's books are so so much fun, with wild action scenes befitting a Bond movie (or a Jason Bourne, OBVIOUSLY) and plots that trot the globe while dancing backwards in high heels and KJ really wants to know—how did Ally give herself permission to just go there? To write the dreamy, wild, sure it could happen but also we don't even care because we're so in it story that scares many of us (especially ex-journo KJ, who wastes far far too much time on such non dramatic questions as “but how would someone with that job pay for health insurance? and “technically, how much snow could that unit make in one night?). Also asked: how did you learn to write action so well? Do you take all kinds of crazy self defense classes? Or dissect movie fight scenes in slo-mo? Are you fun to watch a spy movie with, or terrible?I would have asked her if she used to BE a spy…but then she would have had to kill me.LINKSNational Spy MuseumThe Blonde Who Came In from the ColdThe Most Wonderful Crime of the YearThe Blonde IdentityAlly CarterAlly's rec: Netflix: The ResidenceInstagram @theallycarter The newsletterHey everyone, it's Jenny Nash. This episode happens to feature an Author Accelerator book coach. Author Accelerator is the company I founded more than 10 years ago to lead the emerging book coaching industry. If you've been curious about what it takes to become a successful book coach, which is to say, someone who makes money, meaning, and joy out of serving writers, I've just created a bunch of great content to help you learn more. You can access it all by going to bookcoaches.com/waitlist. We'll be enrolling a new cohort of students in our certification program in October, so now's a perfect time to learn more and start making plans for a whole new career.Transcript below!EPISODE 460 - TRANSCRIPTJennie NashHey everyone, it's Jennie Nash, founder and CEO of Author Accelerator, the company I started more than 10 years ago to lead the emerging book coaching industry. In October, we'll be enrolling a new cohort of certification students who will be going through programs in either fiction, nonfiction, or memoir, and learning the editorial, emotional and entrepreneurial skills that you need to be a successful book coach. If you've been curious about book coaching and thinking that it might be something you want to do for your next career move, I'd love to teach you more about it, you can go to bookcoaches.com/waitlist to check out a free training I have—that's bookcoaches.com/waitlist. The training is all about how to make money, meaning and joy out of serving writers. Fall is always a great time to start something new. So if you're feeling called to do this, go check out our training and see if this might be right for you. We'd love to have you join us.Multiple SpeakersIs it recording? Now it's recording. Yay! Go ahead. This is the part where I stare blankly at the microphone. Try to remember what I'm supposed to be doing. All right, let's start over. Awkward pause. I'm going to rustle some papers. Okay. Now, one, two, three.KJ Dell'AntoniaHey, I'm KJ Dell'Antonia, and this is Hashtag AmWriting the weekly podcast about writing all the things—short things, long things, pitches, proposals, fiction, nonfiction. We're the podcast about getting things done. And I'm going to be solo this week because I am interviewing, and I'm so excited to interview one Ally Carter, whose name, I'm stealing this from her bio, because it was such a great line—is synonymous with hilarious action and heart-pounding romance. And as someone who's read much of it, I can vouch kids. So Ally's most recent big book that you've probably seen around was The Blonde Identity . Her current book that you're going to want to go straight out and grab is The Blonde Who Came In from the Cold, and her other book that she wrote just for me—because it was like exactly what I needed in a book in that moment and I really appreciate it. I'm glad other people got to read it, but it was really, for me— The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year those are her adult books. She's got a ton of young-adult books, also with heart pounding action and hilarious...wait, heart-pounding romance, hilarious action. I feel those are exchangeable. And even some middle grade if you've got some kids who might be reading in those lines. So Ally does all the things, and we're going to find out how, and immediately be able to do it ourselves. Ha! Ally, thanks for coming.Ally CarterThank you so much for having me, KJ. I appreciate it.KJ Dell'AntoniaWe are super excited.Ally CarterI also wrote The Most Wonderful Crime [The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year] just for me, because it's— that's like, I love a mystery, and I pick them up, and I'm like, this would be great. Where's the romance? And then I love a romance, and I pick it up, and I'm like, where's the mystery? And so that's, that's how Most Wonderful Crime [The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year ] came to be. It is two great genres better together.KJ Dell'AntoniaAlso, it's writers in a—like writers in a mansion, with secrets and surprise identities, and things people can do that no one knows they can do, which is my jam. Yeah, really enjoyed it.Ally CarterThank you.KJ Dell'AntoniaThank you for that. Not that I didn't I love The Blonde Identity. My daughter has it right now, and she's super excited, because I can give her The Blonde Who Came In from the Cold, early, because I might have gotten an early copy. So she'll be reading that on the beach next week after she finishes the first one.Ally CarterThat is some good cool mom points right there.KJ Dell'AntoniaWell, it is, yeah, and they're rare. But that is a great thing about your—I mean, my daughters are 21 and 19, so they're older, but I would have given the blonde books and The Most Wonderful Crime to, you know, a 16... ?... like, they're not—not that I don't actually give some pretty steamy stuff to my kids, but if you're not somebody who does that, they're steamy, but they're not—anyway...Ally CarterYeah, there are books that, like, grandma and mom and daughter can all read togetherKJ Dell'AntoniaYeah, I was just going to say I would give them to my mom too. Yeah. I mean, they're just super fun. Because sometimes the better test is not “Would I give it to my daughter?” It's “Would I give it to my mom?”Ally CarterYou're exactly right. Agreed, agreed.KJ Dell'AntoniaSo my first question is this: how dare you?! Okay, and now you're like, wait, what?! No, seriously, like, your books are—the plots are so out there, and glorious, and outrageous, and the action scenes are wild, and they're sort of everything you fantasize about in a spy romance novel. And as a former journalist, I spend a lot of time sitting around staring at my plot thinking things like, yes, but how would this person have health insurance? And I feel like you've transcended that. So can you talk to me and all of us about how you've, you know, embraced this world of the wild, glorious, fun, and outrageous in your plotting?Ally CarterYou know, that's a—thank you. First of all, that's a lovely compliment. I really credit it toward, you know, how most things are in my life and my career—it was total accident and sheer dumb luck. So 20 years ago—I realized not long ago—like, literally 20 years ago this spring, I saw it. I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You. And I was, you know, big dumb kid, didn't know what I was doing, sheer dumb luck, had this amazing idea. And most of all, I had an amazing idea at a time when the YA [young adult] genre was just expanding exponentially—like the shelves of shelf space at Barnes and Noble was getting bigger and bigger and bigger. And so it was a big tent, and there was room for everybody. And so I was lucky in that I got in there. I was especially lucky because I had a brilliant editor named Donna Bray. And Donna could see, like the shift coming—like, she could see Twilight and the, like, the move to paranormal, and the move to, you know, moving away from contemporary fiction to genre fiction. And she was like, we have to get this out fast. And so we crashed it. And so I sold it in, like, April or May of 2005, and then I had to go to copy editing in October, and I had—I had 32 pages.KJ Dell'AntoniaSorry, (laughing)Ally CarterAnd a day job!KJ Dell'AntoniaOh, my goodness!Ally CarterSo I had the summer of absolute deadline. I would come home from my day job, I would eat a fast dinner, and I would write till midnight. But this was also back, like, before we really had smartphones in our pockets all the time—definitely pre, like, social media—and so that's what you did. And I'm like, man, if I did that every day, think about how much writing I would get done today.KJ Dell'AntoniaYeah.Ally CarterBut because I was so fast, the turnaround there was so fast, I didn't have time to, like, go down a rabbit hole of, well, exactly what type of nylon cord would they use to rappel into such and such—you know, I just got—I made it up, and I got away with it. And so I realized that, you know, I would—I did do a lot of research on actual tradecraft.KJ Dell'AntoniaRight.Ally CarterSo the things like the girl—there's a scene where the girls have to go through the boy's garbage. And there's this—you know, there are scenes where they're, you know, planting bugs and those types of things. Those—I watched documentaries, I read a lot of, like, actual decommissioned, sort of old CIA handbooks and things.. The International Spy Museum has a wonderful reference section, and you can actually order...KJ Dell'AntoniaOh, that's cool.Ally CarterOld, like, World War Two training manuals and things. It's really greatKJ Dell'AntoniaI did not know that.Ally CarterSo I did do that. What I did not do was I didn't worry about, like, the brand name of what you might call it. So as a general rule, I tell my readers, like, the more specific something is in the book, the more likely it is I made it up. So when I'm like, well, then she did the one death ski maneuver—and, like, I don't know what the one death ski maneuver is, but they don't either—I made it up. But the actual sort of bones of what the school would teach and how they would teach, it was very accurate.KJ Dell'AntoniaWell, it must have come in handy because you have another school in the current book.Ally CarterYeah. And it's—it was a little harder, because it is, you know, it's not for kids, and so it has to have a little bit more of an air of sophistication. And I wanted to base it off of the actual CIA training facility, “The Farm,” which is at Camp Peary—which is in the book, what I couldn't figure out were things like, do they sleep in apartments? Do they have a dorm? Is there a are there barracks? Are there, you know, is there, like, a big cafeteria? Are they?KJ Dell'AntoniaVery few people will know what's real, and they can't tell you, right?Ally CarterThey can't tell me. And so I actually, when I was on tour for The Blonde Identity, I was in D.C., and I did a wonderful event, had hundreds of readers there, and they were like my Gallagher Girls who had grown up and now they all are spies. I mean, they like, literally work for the CIA. They're literally with, you know, "I'm with Homeland Security." You know, several of them were like, I can't actually tell you where I work, but you were very popular there and so, and I actually did a like, show of hands, like, if you can say so, how many of you have been to The Farm and, like, multiple hands went up.KJ Dell'AntoniaOh, wow!Ally CarterAnd I'm like we're talking when this is finished. So I got a little bit, but not very much, you know. And I guess the thing also with “The Farm” is, you know, they bring in, like, their actual undercover operatives to train there, but there are a lot of different groups that also use that facility. So, for example, I think I'm not dreaming this. I think this is true. Like, if you are an ambassador or an ambassador's family, and you and you are going, maybe not like the ambassador to London, but if you're going to, like, you know, someplace that could be a little bit dangerous, they'll send you there for, like, evasive driving training and things like that. So you get a little bit of training. So it's not just spies who train at Camp Peary, it's multiple groups.KJ Dell'AntoniaI have a new life goal now, which is to never need evasive driving training.Ally CarterRight?! And see, I kind of want to learn how to do it. I don't want to need it…KJ Dell'AntoniaYeah no, no but no, it's not to need it. I don't want to need it.Ally CarterI want to know how to do it.KJ Dell'AntoniaYeah. Well, yeah, you could, you could use it. Yeah, I just—it. I miss—your books inspire the writer in me to remember, like you said, that very few people care what brand of nylon rope you would use to repel, and from there, it's a pretty short step to, you know, whether or not you can really stop a cable car halfway.Ally CarterYeah.KJ Dell'AntoniaYeah, we're and we're not going to but.. It's just...Ally CarterAnd the way I see it is, if you are the person who knows what brand of rope it is... even if i get the rope right, i could get everything else wrong.KJ Dell'AntoniaYou're either not reading this, or you don't care.Ally CarterYeah. There... This is, this is not for them, probably.KJ Dell'AntoniaOr if it is, it they've they're there, like...Ally CarterThey're there.KJ Dell'AntoniaThat's fine.Ally CarterYou either buying in or you're out. And that's fine. And I—and nothing but respect to the people who do know that? Because now, I grew up on a farm, and so I can't read, like, cowboy books, because I'm like, oh gosh, geez Louise, of course, your barn burned down. You put that hay in there way too soon—you are you really baling green hay?KJ Dell'AntoniaThey're literally haying in my field right now.Ally CarterRight. You know, I'm like, seriously, seriously. This is, you know, you're, you're, you're not. You didn't do a semen test on your bull? Like—you know?"KJ Dell'Antonia"You are not milking that cow. I know how you're supposed to hold your hands."Ally CarterExactly!KJ Dell'AntoniaSee I did.Ally CarterYeah, I'm, I'm not, I'm not here for and so I'm, like, this is the same thing. Like spies have no reason be reading me. I have no reason reading the things that I do know about. Because it's, you know, it's, it's just, you're also, it's not exciting to me. And so I'm sure most spies, you know, there's a line in...KJ Dell'AntoniaYeah it's not a fantasy.Ally CarterYeah, so…KJ Dell'AntoniaIt can't be a fantasy, because you're too stuck on, you know, the...Ally CarterExactly, and so...KJ Dell'AntoniaThe reality that our hay baling chute is broken, and therefore we will need multiple people tomorrow to go around and pick up each individual bale…Ally CarterYeah.KJ Dell'AntoniaAnd put it on a flatbed truck, and drive to the barn, and take each individual bale off the flatbed truck, and then stack them in the barn. Y'all are missing my arm gestures, but Ally knows of which I speak.Ally CarterI know, I know those gestures. You got to buck it up with your knee. It's a whole—it's—it is not easy work. It is very hard work. And so…KJ Dell'AntoniaYeah, I'm hoping not to go out there, but I know I will.Ally CarterOh no, you don't want to do that, and you will itch for days.KJ Dell'AntoniaI've done it. I've done it for years and I know I'm going to end up there. It's my birthday tomorrow too.Ally CarterOh no, that's not the…Yeah, so it's the reality. I think it's very easy—also, when reading, as a reader—I hate it when it's very clear that an author has done a ton of research and they're not going to let it go to waste. Yeah. And so there's like, you know, they'll introduce the thing, and then they'll have, like, a paragraph explaining all of the things that they have learned. I'm like, this serves no purpose whatsoever.KJ Dell'AntoniaI also thank my editor for my leaving out the entire history of Prohibition-era alcohol rules between Kansas and Missouri in The Chicken Sisters.Ally CarterYep. See, if you, if you want to write that, the nonfiction is right there, you can— you've got it. So I like to do enough research to inform the story. And, you know, there are definitely things, you know, scenes and lines and wonderful things that have come from the research. But I never do research just so I know, like, what kind of rope it is.KJ Dell'AntoniaRight.Ally CarterI—you know, that's that I think then, then, then also, are you doing research, or are you procrastinating?KJ Dell'AntoniaWell...Ally CarterBecause I think most people are just procrastinating.KJ Dell'AntoniaWe all know the answer to that. So how about the action scenes? You write such great action scenes, but I am also not a reader who's like picturing, well, clearly at this point, he's upside down and her hand. You know, that's not how I read anything. I just kind of go (shwoop) through that. So how do you handle writing them? Are you like slowing down action films so you can dissect the movies?Ally CarterNo, I really don't like writing action scenes. They are hard, and it feels like I've done everything, like they're okay. Well, hey, here we are. We're doing that again, but there. They are. They come with the job. And so I think most of all, you just have to remember, sort of the blocking of it. Like, okay, who is where? The other hard thing that that comes and, you know, movies have it so much easier. Like, you don't need a name for the for the six bad guys, that black Willow...KJ Dell'AntoniaRight,, the one on the right, and the one behind... Yeah, yeah, no.Ally CarterAnd so I'm like, Okay, but how is the reader keeping these different so, you know, like, well, one of them has a has glasses, and the other one has a goatee. Okay, well, then from that point forward, I the author just call them glasses...KJ Dell'AntoniaGlasses and goatee. Right.Ally CarterAnd so you have to remember, like, okay, glasses is down. Goatees still at large, you know, or whatever.KJ Dell'AntoniaIs there a special copy editor for that?Ally CarterThey're not special, but that is definitely can fall into a copy editor's purview, especially things like during that fight sequence. Okay, well, it was 100 pages ago, but it was also yesterday that your heroine got shocked. Is she really fighting at full strength? Oh, ouch, you know. So that type of thing, because, again, reader wise, that's, that was, I've, that was the midpoint. I'm to the climax now. But timeline wise, no, that was yesterday.KJ Dell'AntoniaRight.Ally CarterAnd so the...KJ Dell'AntoniaAnd probably with some readers, reader wise, that was an hour ago.Ally CarterYeah! So...KJ Dell'AntoniaI mean you know, we're eating this up.Ally CarterExactly.KJ Dell'AntoniaSo much faster to read than to write.Ally CarterSo you have to think about those types of things. Like I wrote that two months ago, but nope, it's still right there.KJ Dell'AntoniaYeah.Ally CarterSo that's the kind of thing that, you know, again, you can't really worry about in a first draft. Like, let that. That's future-use problem.KJ Dell'AntoniaYeah. Now, in contrast to, you know, the wild plotting and the crazy, enjoyable, delicious action, your people feel, you know super, super real. They have, ah, big reasons for being the way that they are, but the feelings feel real. I think that is an amazing um, contrast. Do you start with the, do you start with, like, you know, the person's flaw, or what it would there's some term of art for this which I have forgotten. Or do you start with, I need a person who, or does it vary book by book?Ally CarterThank you. I, you know, it's I spend a lot of time with that.KJ Dell'AntoniaThat's why they work.Ally CarterThank you.KJ Dell'AntoniaNo, seriously, no one. I mean, The Blonde Identity would maybe be fun if it wasn't also, like, you really want her to figure out who she is, and you really want to know why is this happening, and what is up with and like, you want all that for the character you believe in, in her.Ally CarterAnd that's always I find as much about tone as anything, this particular sub- genre, it can go wacky or kooky really fast, like it's very easy. You know, I like to say that spy movies exist on a spectrum that range from get smart to Zero Dark Thirty.KJ Dell'AntoniaYeah.Ally CarterAnything along that spectrum is a spy movie. But those could not be more different. And so are we? Are we doing like James Bond, like he's cool and suave, but he also has gadgets, or are we doing like he's, you know, kind of bumbling with gadgets? Or are we doing it's very realistic?KJ Dell'AntoniaWell are we doing Roger Moore James Bond, or are we doing … um…guy who now models for…Ally CarterDaniel Craig?KJ Dell'AntoniaThank you—oy vey—Daniel Craig, which are very different. James Bonds really…Ally CarterVery different James Bonds, because I've heard people the James Bond people talk about the Daniel Craig, James Bond doesn't exist without Jason Bourne.KJ Dell'AntoniaYeah.Ally CarterThat's who they looked at and so all of these things, you know. And so when I'm trying to figure it out, and I think that's one of the hardest things about genre bending romance, whether you're bending fantasy and romance or horror and romance, or romance and mystery or romance and action, or whatever, you could only really write in the Venn diagram space, where there's overlap. And so I couldn't, you know, the realistic version of this is not something where people are falling in love, like it's, you know, it's too dark. And it's definitely not a comedy, definitely not a comedy. So you're, you have to find the place where, no, they're in real, actual peril. This is really terrible. This is... they really might dieKJ Dell'AntoniaAnd they understand that.Ally CarterAnd they understand that they get that and also, but they still have time to, you know, okay, well, now I'm going to, you know, now we're going to slow dance, you know, you still have to find those times. And the other thing is, you know, you have to figure out just where on the spectrum you want to be and lean into that. Like, if you want to write, like, the kooky, sort of Agent Cody Banks of it all, then you have to do that. But then you have to realize the other parts of the spy kind of world that you can't touch. And so it's—you're just—you're always threading needles. It's, it is a, it is a task of, of absolutely threading needles all the time.KJ Dell'AntoniaI think that, yeah, when it comes to tone, where on the spectrum do you want to be, is like, like maybe one of the greatest questions that I have heard. And it's just one that, you know, I think we all wrestle with.Ally CarterWell, and I've had people that really don't—people who should get it—who don't get it. So, you know, I was in a meeting one time with some Hollywood producers who were looking at some of my stuff, and I said, “Well, tonally, where do you want it to be?” And they were like, “What do you mean?” I said, “Well, do you want it to be like, you know, Mr. and Mrs. Smith or Bourne Identity?” And they said, “Well, those are the same thing.” And I was like…KJ Dell'AntoniaNo, no, no, no!Ally Carter“This meeting is over. Thank you very much”.KJ Dell'AntoniaYeah.Ally CarterIt's... I don't understand how people don't get that, but to me, I spend 90% of my time worried about it. Oh, I remember now what I was going to say earlier. I got my start—and I'm never going to be, like, a full-time or big-time of this—but I've done some screenwriting. . And so there's a screenwriting podcast [Scriptnotes] by two guys who are very big, very dominant—dominant—screenwriter. One of them did, like, the Charlie's Angels movies and the Aladdin remake and all those. The other one does The Last of Us and a bunch of big, like, HBO shows. And, um, they always talk about "the Want song". So in every Disney musical, the first—the first song—sets up the world. It's "Belle," you know, like, you know, wandering through town. The second song is the "whatever she wants." And so, you know Moana, you know, "See the line where the sky and the sea meet, it calls me"—like, Moana wants to travel. She wants adventure. And so I spend a lot of time, when I'm setting up these characters, thinking about what their "Want song" would be. And so, like, for The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year, her "Want song" is, "I want to be Eleanor."KJ Dell'AntoniaRight.Ally CarterYou know she wants to be Eleanor Ashley [from The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year], who is my, like, fake off-brand Agatha Christie, and so that's, that's what you have to think about a lot like, you know, what Alex [from The Blonde Who Came in from the Cold] wants is to sort of be free like she wants, she wants to be enough. She wants to pay her—you know? She has paid her debt for—you know, sort of having been born strong and healthy, where her identical twin has been born very, very sick. And so she, she wants—and she wants to never lay eyes on Michael Kingsley [also from The Blonde Who Came in from the Cold], ever again, who was her, you know, on again, off again, partner, slash love interest. And so that's—you know, that I always start with that, what is their wound? What is the thing that hurt them in the past that they're trying to get over? And what is their want?KJ Dell'AntoniaYeah.Ally CarterAnd almost always, what would they realize over the course of the book is that the thing that they want is not the thing that they need.KJ Dell'AntoniaYeah.Ally CarterAnd so that's, that's an Ally Carter book. That's an Ally Carter character progress.KJ Dell'AntoniaThat's it. Now everyone can do it.Ally CarterYeah.KJ Dell'AntoniaYeah. Oh, but if it were that easy, everyone would do it, right? Um, no, this... this is amazing and delightful. I hope really helpful for people. I got distracted by taking some notes on what you just said. So, people—for me, for the Post-its on my computer, as well as, oh my gosh, so many Post-its, so many Post-its—let's talk just a little bit about the difference between YA [young adult] and adult when you're—fundamentally—I mean, some people sort of switch genres entirely. You were writing very similarly toned books for different audiences. How? How do you think of that evolution?Ally CarterThat's—in a way—yes, I did switch audiences. In another way, they're the exact same readers. And so that's—that's an interesting and weird thing about YA is, about every three years, you have to make all new readers because they have grown up and they've aged out of you. And even if they haven't aged out of you, they have what I call "cooled out of you."KJ Dell'AntoniaYeah, yeah.Ally CarterAnd they're like, I liked those books when I was a little kid, and so current me can't possibly like those books, because those are little kid books. And so I was on the phone during the pandemic with my friend Rachel Hawkins and Rachel had written YA for a long time, and then she switched to adult. And I was talking about... do I...? What do I...? I need to sell something. Do I sell another middle grade? Do I sell a YA [young adult]? Like, what do I sell? And she says, you sell an adult. You sell an adult book that appeals to your Gallagher Girl readers. And I, I said, oh, Rachel, I've spent, you know, 15 years building a career in YA, I've got, you know... And she said, your readers aren't there anymore. They are the girls who read you when they were 12, ten years ago, and are 22 now. And I'm like, oh, that's right, they are. They've grown up. And so I—and I had the idea for “the spy twins” and had tried to do it as YA, and then at one point I even tried to do it as middle grade, and I could never make it work. And the problem wasn't, one of the twins wakes up with amnesia and somebody's trying to kill her—that I could pull off. The problem was, how and why is her identical twin on the run? And what does she have? And, like, you know, she...KJ Dell'AntoniaShe needs a longer history than you can have as a teenager.Ally CarterYeah, exactly. Like, is she actually working for the CIA, like, because then again, we get into Agent Cody Banks territory, then it's, you know, well, we've got a super-secret branch of the CIA who recruits kids. I'm like, no, you don't that's stupid. Like so...KJ Dell'AntoniaAnd she's been there since she was 10, and now she's on the lam.Ally CarterExactly.KJ Dell'AntoniaYou know, and then at age 12, she went rogue.Ally CarterYeah. And then you've got, like, well, no, you know, it's a Parent Trap situation, and one of them was raised by a spy and one of them was raised by ordinary people. I'm like, oh, maybe... I don't know, but, you know, I just couldn't quite make it work. And so I was talking to Rachel, and I said, what am I supposed to do? Just dust off that old spy twin idea, except now, instead of a super-secret organization, she's just on the run from the CIA? And then I was like, wait a second.KJ Dell'AntoniaWell yes!Ally CarterIf she's 30... she can—so every single problem and logic challenge that I had with that premise went away once those characters became 30. And so I just—and it was the easiest writing I've ever done. I feel almost guilty about how easy that book was to write; because I'd been, I'd been working at it and hammering at that idea for so long. And so it was almost like, instead of starting it at the beginning, I started it at the end of the writing process, where you have that one, like, little linchpin thing that you think, oh, but what if I do this? And then the whole plot just...KJ Dell'AntoniaRight.Ally CarterSo I started it there. I started at the...KJ Dell'AntoniaWow!Ally CarterDomino moment. And I'm spoiled, because it'll never be that easy again. But that's, that's how the transition went. And, you know, it's been great because my readers, they're so excited to see me. It's like, they're, I hear from readers all the time, they're like, you know, it feels like you wrote this just for me. I grew up with you, and now you're writing books for me again, and that has been very full circle and very, very fulfilling.KJ Dell'AntoniaThat, that's great. Well, you're writing them for me too. So, love that, and I think for a lot of our listeners—who I really think are going to enjoy this episode.Ally CarterThank you.KJ Dell'AntoniaSo before I let you go, can I ask you what you have read and loved lately?Ally CarterOh, sweet mercy. I have been so underwater, on a—on a book, and it's been the kind of—it's been the kind of deadline and the kind of book... You know how the old adage is so true that you never learn how to write a book—you just learn how to write the book you're writing right now. And so this one has just... and when I get that way, I don't enjoy reading because my inner critic can't turn off. But I will share a show that I loved, and I—they just announced that they're not doing a season two, and I'm heartbroken over it. And that is, on Netflix, there's a Shonda Rhimes show called The Residence, and it's a murder mystery set at the White House. You know, somebody drops dead during a state dinner. And it's got kind of a kooky detective and a wonderful, colorful cast, and it's very, very funny, but it also—it threads that tonal needle, where, like, no, no, there was a murder. This is still serious, but, oh, by the way, I'm going to go look at the body, but first I saw a bird I want to check out, you know. And so it's just—tonally and voice-wise—it does really amazing things. And so if any of your listeners are looking for a really great, like, eight-episode series, it's great. I could not recommend it more—The Residence on Netflix.KJ Dell'AntoniaThat sounds super fun. Well, I am in the midst of The Blonde Who Came In from the Cold. So, you know, I don't normally recommend a book until I know if the writer is going to stick a landing. But I feel quite confident in this one, and have enjoyed—as you can obviously hear from the podcast—the rest of Ally's work. So I am going to just push all of you listeners to, you know, head out there, grab the new one, grab the old one, and have a good time with them.Ally CarterAww, thank you.KJ Dell'AntoniaYou're welcome. Thanks so much for being here. Oh, should people follow you on social media? Do you do anything fun? Are you...?Ally CarterI do nothing fun. I'm not fun at all. I'm mostly on Instagram; I guess at this point I'm the Ally Carter over there. I have a couple of kind of defunct Facebook pages that I update occasionally. I just updated it for the first time, evidently, in two years. So that was fun. I'm on Threads very seldom. I used to be on Twitter and I still have that account I don't update it very often. Um, but yeah—and of course, my newsletter, like the newsletter is—I think we need to come back. We all need to get back to the newsletter, because it will deliver the news directly to your inbox. And so if you want to make sure you don't miss any like, you know, tour events, which, by the way, I'm coming to Boston on tour in a couple of weeks. So looking forward to that a lot. I think its Lovestruck Books? Is that Boston?KJ Dell'AntoniaProbably yeah.Ally CarterYeah.KJ Dell'AntoniaThat's the new romance bookstore there. I've been with Sarina a couple of times, and yeah, it's a great—it is a beautiful store. Like, every detail. Their bathrooms are phenomenal. That's how wonderful this store is. So, very cool. All right, I will link up the newsletter in the show notes, and yeah, about, you know, once every week, I decide to just cancel all the rest of my social media and only do my AmReading email. And then I imagine what my agent would say. And yeah, I don't do it, but...Ally CarterIt's, you know, and I feel like I'm such a broken record, like, oh, you know, go buy my book. Oh, go, you know, I'm going to be here on tour. Oh, this is how you get signed books. But—and I just say over and over and over again—and then inevitably, and this really happened to me one time, I was sitting at the LAX Airport waiting on a flight home, and I got an irate message from a reader that I never come to LA. And I was like, I did an event here last night—like, I was at the Barnes and Noble at The Grove or wherever—last night. And so we said, we—it feels like we are just beating a dead horse letting people know about these things, but it's so easy for things to get lost. And so...KJ Dell'AntoniaYeah! Jess tells the story—that's one of my other co-hosts—about, you know, someone who had come up to her, really one of her biggest fans, “Good new book.” And, “I get your idea, I love this, and I love that you wrote, like, knew a lot.” And then she said, “Oh, well, did you enjoy my latest book?” And they're like, “You have a new book?!”Ally CarterIt happens every time. And so, you know, it's—it's just part of the business at this point.KJ Dell'AntoniaYou've got to do it—it's just part of the business. All right. Well, thank you again...Ally CarterThank you.KJ Dell'AntoniaAnd as always, listeners until next week keep your butt in the chair and your head in the game.Jess LaheyThe Hashtag AmWriting Podcast is produced by Andrew Perella. Our intro music, aptly titled Unemployed Monday, was written and played by Max Cohen. Andrew and Max were paid for their time and their creative output, because everyone deserves to be paid for their work. This is a public episode. 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Beth Golay recently spoke with Ally Carter about her love of all things spy, how her books have evolved, and what's next for her.

In a very exciting episode, the girls sit down to chat with lifelong favorite author, Ally Carter. Ally shares her journey moving from YA to new adult books, why she loves writing spy romances, how her brain works to piece everything together, and more. Whether you grew up reading The Gallagher Girls, are now starting with The Blonde Identity, or are just getting introduced to Ally, this episode is one for everyone. Tune in to listen to Ally's brilliant mind and to hear what makes her books stand out amongst all the others. FOLLOW ALLY & PRE-ORDER: https://allycarter.com/ For ad inquires, please email partnerships@58ember.com Please note this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services referred to in this episode. ⁠SHOP OUR MERCH⁠ -⁠ ⁠www.illreadwhatshesreading.com⁠ ⁠Follow us on Instagram: ⁠ ⁠Follow us on TikTok: ⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode I'm sharing my top 10 most anticipated new romance books releasing in August 2025 that you don't want to miss. From second chance romance to forced proximity, friends to lovers and billionaire romance, there is something for everyone no matter which trope you love most.BOOKS MENTIONED:Holiday Headlock by Terry Armstrong: https://amzn.to/46yYnlKWell, Actually by Mazey Eddings: https://amzn.to/4fOOXohThe Blonde Who Came in From the Cold by Ally Carter: https://amzn.to/3FYayxjHe Falls First by Jill Shalvis: https://amzn.to/4lrkLBXAnywhere With You by Ellie Palmer: https://amzn.to/3Gt2l4NHandsome Devil by L.J. Shen: https://amzn.to/4kq4EDHFalling Into Place by Allison Ashley: https://amzn.to/3ZKzOhzLove Arranged by Lauren Asher: https://amzn.to/45MtwSvThe Entanglement of Rival Wizards by Sara Raasch: https://amzn.to/3TNim8JSaving Rain by Elliott Rose: https://amzn.to/4lDqox2Unnatural by Mia Sheridan: https://amzn.to/4ezgI4nLINKS: She Reads Romance Books Book Club: https://www.shereadsromancebooks.com/bookclubA Year of Reading Romance Card Deck: https://www.shereadsromancebooks.com/a-year-of-reading-romance/Romance Book Reading Journal: https://www.shereadsromancebooks.com/romance-book-journal/FOLLOW ME! Join My Email List: https://www.shereadsromancebooks.com/joinBlog: https://www.shereadsromancebooks.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shereadsromancebooks Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shereadsromancebooks Instagram https://www.instagram.com/shereadsromancebooksblog/LEAVE A REVIEW!If you liked this episode, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast platform. Thanks!This post may include affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I'm sharing mini book reviews of ALL the romance books that I read in the months of May and June 2025. It's quite a lot with many new releases and I won't hold back in sharing whether I think these are romance books that you should read and add to your TBR list or if they might be a book you want to skip.BOOKS MENTIONED: Holiday Headlock by Terry Armstrong: https://amzn.to/4lyN4y9Sounds Like Love by Ashley Poston: https://amzn.to/3GbEjuuWell, Actually by Mazey Eddings: https://amzn.to/4fOOXohThe Love Haters by Katherine Center: https://amzn.to/3AFizVvThe Blonde Identity by Ally Carter: https://amzn.to/44K0G41The Blonde Who Came in From the Cold by Ally Carter: https://amzn.to/3FYayxjMagical Meet Cute by Jean Meltzer: https://amzn.to/3TnIjvCThese Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean: https://amzn.to/3YOcRcZEvery Summer After by Carley Fortune: https://amzn.to/44K0CkNOne Golden Summer by Carley Fortune: https://amzn.to/4ezeK3ULessons in Heartbreak by Karla Sorenson: https://amzn.to/3I5uPlNRewind It Back by Liz Tomforde: https://amzn.to/4krTm1RThe Austen Affair by Madeline Bell: https://amzn.to/3TUUcsYSeeing Red by Bailey Hannah: https://amzn.to/4ld3LzHChange of Hart by Bailey Hannah: https://amzn.to/400vomUQuicksilver by Callie Hart: https://amzn.to/4lGMdvISeven Year Itch by Amy Daws: https://amzn.to/3ZfdtJlRevive Me by Nikki Castle: https://amzn.to/3GqxOVjProblematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood: https://amzn.to/3G8FyeDAnne of Avenue A by Audrey Bellezza and Emily Harding: https://amzn.to/4lDhXSrFalling Into Place by Allison Ashley: https://amzn.to/3ZKzOhzHe Falls First by Jill Shalvis: https://amzn.to/4lrkLBXAs an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Raise Your Words Host Amani sits down with BookTok creator Ashley from @wickedreads on IG/TikTok to chat about their mutual love of reading, Ally Carter books, writing, and Ashley's content creation advice. Ashley also shares news about her podcast, If It Was a Book.

Get ready for summer with my list of the best, most anticipated new summer romance books of 2025! These are the new summer romance books that will make the perfect beach reads or poolside reads this summer. Fill up your TBR list with these new romance book releases that are dropping this summer.BOOKS MENTIONED:One Golden Summer by Carly Fortune: https://amzn.to/4ejLRXIThe Love Haters by Katherine Center: https://amzn.to/3AFizVvIt's a Love Story by Annabel Monaghan: https://amzn.to/3YEvi2KProblematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood: https://amzn.to/42uYHi2All's Fair in Love and Pickleball by Kate Spencer: https://amzn.to/4i4vBf7Til Summer Do Us Part by Meghan Quinn: https://amzn.to/4i2BVUdSlow Burn Summer by Josie Silver: https://amzn.to/3YoT4AqSounds Like Love by Ashley Poston: https://amzn.to/3GbEjuuThe Seven Year Itch by Amy Daws: https://amzn.to/3DY9R6IThe Ripple Effect by Maggie North: https://amzn.to/4cm6FOKCruel Summer by Maisey Yates: https://amzn.to/4jc6RTeAnywhere With You by Ellie Palmer: https://amzn.to/4lnUJjwWell, Actually by Mazey Eddings: https://amzn.to/3FZpZFAIf All Else Sails by Emma St. Clair: https://amzn.to/4ias5jjThe Blond Who Came in From the Cold by Ally Carter: https://amzn.to/3FYayxjJoin the She Reads Romance Books Book Club: https://www.shereadsromancebooks.com/bookclubFOLLOW ME! Join My Email List: https://www.shereadsromancebooks.com/joinFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shereadsromancebooks Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shereadsromancebooks Instagram https://www.instagram.com/shereadsromancebooksblog/LEAVE A REVIEW!Don't forget to leave a review on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast platform. Thanks!This post may include affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's not Christmastime anymore, but that's never stopped me from enjoying any story set during the most wonderful time of the year. This one is heavy on mystery, lightly romantic, deeply nostalgic, fully entrenched in the setting.

We're diving into something we recently found cozy this winter. Grab an extra blanket and get cozy as Joy talks about co-op board games. Then Larisa shares a cozy winter book: The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter. We hope these cozies help to keep away your winter blues.  You can also watch our podcast on YouTube.  Follow us on Instagram. Email us your 2% cozier or your cozy stories to blanketfortfiles@gmail.com for a chance to be featured in the blanket fort!

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Alleged Diddy victim's viral California fire prediction posts explored as conspiracy theories spread online https://www.soapcentral.com/human-interest/news-who-ally-carter-alleged-diddy-victim-s-viral-california-fire-prediction-posts-explained-conspiracy-theories-spread-online-amid-la-wildfire The Black Budget Of The United States https://www.jstor.org/stable/48504790 Catherine Austin Fitts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Austin_Fitts Video shows homeless man with ‘flamethrower' tackled by residents https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=915028467450990 Sean ‘Diddy' Combs was an untouchable mogul. 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In this episode I'm sharing the best romance books of 2024 that earned my elusive 5-star rating because they were just a cut above the rest from their writing quality, their storyline and pacing, the character development and the feelings that they evoked in me. If you're looking for the best romance novels of 2024 that dazzled last year, this is THE list!Books Mentioned: Bride by Ali Hazelwood: https://amzn.to/48HGLCVFangirl Down by Tessa Bailey: https://amzn.to/4cdVmHrThis Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan: https://amzn.to/3KZoztVJust for the Summer by Abby Jimenez: https://amzn.to/3DhlswXThe Rule Book by Sarah Adams: https://amzn.to/3BZvtOTHere We Go Again by Alison Cochrun: https://amzn.to/4cdSJpnNine Month Contract by Amy Daws: https://amzn.to/3VEDFdlSavor It by Tarah DeWitt: https://amzn.to/3KXnQt1This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune: https://amzn.to/3xzGJzkSummer Romance by Annabel Monaghan: https://amzn.to/3XAfJKvThe Rom-Commers by Katherine Center: https://amzn.to/3xcUxiyJust Some Stupid Love Story by Katelyn Doyle: https://amzn.to/4aTy0WaPlay Along by Liz Tomforde: https://amzn.to/3GOjrH7Business Casual by B.K. Borrison: https://amzn.to/3W1TxGTThe Games Gods Play by Abigail Owen: https://amzn.to/3ANjxyCFall With Me by Becka Mack: https://amzn.to/3BdQ0PvThe Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter: https://amzn.to/41soc4sLost and Lassoed by Lyla Sage: https://amzn.to/3ZuelbULinks:Best of the Year Hub: https://www.shereadsromancebooks.com/best-romance-books-of-the-year-lists/2025 Romance Book Reading Challenge: https://www.shereadsromancebooks.com/reading-challenge-2025/ Leave a Review: If you liked this episode, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast platform. Thanks!This post may include affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This week on the She Made Me Read It Pod, Gracie and Lydia discuss The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter and Trick Shot by Kayla Grosse. Spoilers? The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year = Spoiler Free! Trick Shot = Light Spoiler Warning!

The Novel: Naughty or NiceThe Author: Sophie SnowThe Guest: Leslie, of She Reads RomanceThe Synopsis:Santa Claus is coming... and so is his niece's best friend.Rora Stanley hates Christmas.But when her best friend needs a Santa photographer for her family's toy store, Rora is forced to return to her Christmas-obsessed hometown for the holidays.Henry Whitten loves Christmas.And a few weeks in Wintermore, Wyoming playing Santa is exactly what he needs as he stands at a career crossroads.Henry isn't prepared for the Christmas-hating photographer to consume his thoughts the second he lays eyes on her. And Rora isn't expecting to be so turned on by her best friend's uncle in his Santa suit…When “just this once” snowballs into something more, Rora and Henry scramble to make every second count before their time runs out. It'll take more than a Christmas miracle to turn this festive fling into forever.Show Notes:- The 7th annual 12 Days of Boobsmas- Holiday traditions, eats, and treats- Some Christmas movie faves- Introducing today's book pick, Naughty or Nice (00:10:28)- A brief synopsis for Naughty or Nice (00:11:53)- Holiday fling to lovers is perfect for novella length- So. Much. Lap. Sitting.- Age gap... but it's not creepy- A few steamy sexcerpts (00:23:31)- Lube lube lube- Supplemental Reading suggestions (00:30:55)- The 7th Day of Boobsmas jingle courtesy of Cooper BaldwinSupplemental Reading/Watching/Listening Suggestions:- Kelly's picks: Santa Claus is Going to Town on Me by M.L. Eliza (THE Santarotica romance that you HAVE to read), The Naughty List by Ellie Mae MacGregor, Dashing All the Way by Chelsea Curto- Leslie's picks: The Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sara Raasch, The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter, Santa Baby Maybe by S. Doyle- Find my Holidays in L.A. series on Leslie's "10 Christmas Romance Novella Series that are Naughty and Nice" list- "Klaus" (the animated movie with buff Santa Daddy)- "Dear Santa" (the Jack Black Santa movie we couldn't remember the name of)- "Violent Night" (starring David Harbour, the sexiest Santa ever)Other News: December 1st marks the start of The 12 Days of Boobsmas. Tune in for new podcast episodes, new giveaways, and more holiday romance recommendations, all month long!Purchase my Holidays in L.A. series: Meet Me in Los Feliz and Venice Actually, and Santa Monica BabyLinks: Follow Boobies & Noobies on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook @boobiespodcast, on TikTok @realkellyrey, and check out our blog, merch, and more on our brand new Boobies & Noobies website. 

Tune in as the merriment continues on this podcast for the third week of December! Andy (Fat Dude Digs Flicks Movie Podcasts) is jumping back onboard to talk all about The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year, the 2024 Christmas novel by Ally Carter that blends together romance with a cozy mystery in the mansion of a famed author who goes missing. The insidiousness of gaslighting, the comfy cheese of Christmas rom-com flicks like Hot Frosty and Love Hard, and the connections that both Arthur and Andy draw between this book and The Nightmare Before Christmas (which just got covered on 2CC this month) comprise a few of the talking points for this episode. TW: gaslighting (in the past), emotional abuse (in the past), infidelity (in the past), divorce (in the past), physical violence, gun violence, discussion of murder, medical injury, parent death (in the past), child abandonment (in the past), mention of past alcoholism, fire, and mention of past pregnancy Spoilers start at 24:35 Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr Here's how you can learn more about Palestine and Israel Here's how you can keep up-to-date on this genocide Here's how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected online Good Word: • Andy: From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough (audiobook form) and James by Percival Everett (audiobook form) • Arthur: Shoot ‘Em Up Reach out at email2centscritic@yahoo.com if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello! Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms! Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18 Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscritic Follow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpod Follow Arthur on Goodreads Check out 2 Cents Critic Linktree

It's TIIIIIIIMEEEEEEEEEE! That's right Christmas is back at My Take and we are kicking things off with a cozy blend of romance and mystery with The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter! Sierra Madre Golf https://sierramadregolf.com/?ref=mayag or use Code MAYAG Subscribe to the My Take newsletter that comes out every other friday: https://mytake.aweb.page/p/5c793f97-1177-42ff-a0a9-5c9f3b7313b1  My Take also has a Patreon, where every month there will be fun bonus content, including a book club, so it would mean the world if you could support us there!  Connect with Maya: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_mytake/?hl=en Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mytakepod Website: https://mytakepodcast.weebly.com/  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/my-take/support

Disclosure: We are part of the Amazon Affiliate/LTK Creator programs. We will receive a small commission at no cost if you purchase a book. This post may contain links to purchase books.Welcome to the What to Read Next Podcast! In this video, I'm sharing the 17 books I read in November 2024. This month's reading list features a festive mix of holiday romances, cozy mysteries, and a couple of fascinating nonfiction books about shopping culture. Most of these were audiobooks, perfect for the season's cozy vibes!

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Ally Carter, author of massive novels like The Gallagher Girls novels, The Blonde Identity, and most recently, The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year, joins to discuss the work of Agatha Christie. We discuss growing up on a farm, the first time Ally realized she could be a writer, and how Agatha Christie's mysteries provided a better fantasy than Science Fiction. Plus: how Ally became a writer in her own right, how her novels impacted me personally, and her newest novel, The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year. Tangents include: the necessity of longing in romance, the beauty of YA, and whether or not algorithms are ruining our ability to build our own taste.  Sign up for my newsletter at our website, tandonproductions.com, and let me know what you thought of the episode by finding me on Twitter, Instagram, and Tik Tok @marissakumari.  Interested in being a guest on You Are What You Love? Submit a request via the form on this page.  For the best listening experience and to get personalized podcast recommendations, find You Are What You Love on Heard.FM.  Download Heard.FM on iOS and Android now!

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It's been awhile, but CP Rewind is back! Lauren Pugh is joined by our own Stone and Ally Carter as we look back on our latest series, "Jesus and the Demons."

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SEND US A MESSAGE! We'd Love to Chat With you and Hear your thoughts! We'll read them on the next episode. In this patron only episode, we listen to the story of Ally Carter, an alleged sex-trafficking survivor and in this Instagram live, she tells her story. The point of sharing this story is to open the eyes of the Christian to the realities of evil in this world. Maybe Ally is lying. However, if she isn't, then we ought to repent for how many times we've scoffed at the idea of a dark world filled with debauchery and vile behavior. Sure, the Puff Daddy/P. Diddy news makes for good social media content. But, somewhere in the world...someone's child is being hunted. And this evil is proliferated through lies, schemes and a populace that scoffs at the notion. Support the showPlease Rate & Comment!Hosts: Brandon and Daren SmithWebsite: www.blackandblurred.comPatreon: www.patreon.com/blackandblurredPaypal: https://paypal.me/blackandblurredYouTube: Black and Blurred PodcastIG: @BlackandBlurredPodcastX: @Blurred_Podcast

I love celebrating Christmas in July and taking a look at all of the new Christmas romance books that are set to release in the coming months. This episode is going to get you in the holiday spirit just thinking about these new holiday romance books that I recommend you add to your reading list. In it, I'm sharing my top 10 must-read new Christmas romance books of 2024 to snuggle up with this season. BOOKS MENTIONED:A Jingle Bell Mingle by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone: https://amzn.to/4cN8FPiAll I Want is You by Fallon Ballard: https://amzn.to/3ShxI5hA Winter Wish by Emily Stone: https://amzn.to/3XQhHXoHow My Neighbor Stole Christmas by Meghan Quinn: https://amzn.to/3XK7U5bThe Fake Wedding Project by Pippa Grant: https://amzn.to/3W8bW61The Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sara Raasch: https://amzn.to/4bwobxGMake the Season Bright by Ashley Herring Blake: https://amzn.to/45O7Za3The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter: https://amzn.to/3XKzVcTThe Merriest Misters by Timothy Janovsky: https://amzn.to/3VQwgaXChristmas Sweater Weather by Jaqueline Snowe: https://amzn.to/4btBz5QSummer Romance by Annabel Monaghan: https://amzn.to/4cVEDZPHim by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy: https://amzn.to/4c3qA3jHeartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli: https://amzn.to/3zVOfFv LINKS MENTIONED: She Reads Romance Books Book Club: https://www.shereadsromancebooks.com/bookclubA Year of Reading Romance Card Deck: https://www.shereadsromancebooks.com/a-year-of-reading-romance/Join My List: https://www.shereadsromancebooks.com/joinFOLLOW ME! https://www.shereadsromancebooks.com/ https://www.facebook.com/shereadsromancebooks https://www.instagram.com/shereadsromancebooksblog/LEAVE A REVIEW!If you liked this episode, please give a star rating and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast platform. Thanks!This post may include affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey pals! Today, we're raving over THE BLONDE IDENTITY by Ally Carter, the romcomedy, sexy version of The Bourne Identity that we didn't know we needed until spy queen Ally Carter herself blessed us with this book. We pitch you a musical adaption, teach you how to survive falls off cliffs, and debate the merits of drawing bangs. Enjoy the show! Connect with Kathy: website; Insta: @kathyliu_ Brazen banter: Running in heels! Cat Scale: 1 Revolutionary Resources Funny Girl National Tour Testing pens Parisians laying a brick in the Seine Man who watched all the Barbie movies Cheese rolling competition 1923 (Yellowstone TV show)   Subscribe! Follow! Rate! Review! Tell your friends and family all about us! Support the podcast and buy us coffee WRION merch! Our feminist, sapphic, bookish Etsy shop! Instagram: @wereaditonenight Twitter: @wereaditpodcast Facebook: We Read It One Night TikTok: @wereaditonenight Email: wereaditonenight [at] gmail.com

Heather and Jennifer return forMr. & Mrs. Smith, Part 2 to give  you the verdict on whether the show lived up to our shipping expectations. Donald Glover and Maya Erskine star as John and Jane Smith, two spies posing as a married couple for their mission, but is the chemistry enough to carry a full 8-episode season? What could the future hold of a potential season 2? Heather and Jennifer share their opinion on how the show handled the Mr. and Mrs. Smith dynamic and let viewers know if they should ship it or skip it. Show notes & recommendations discussed in the episode:Watch the trailer, here.Already caught up on the show and looking for more recommendations? Here's what Heather and Jennifer suggest as your next read or watch:Butcher and Blackbird by Brynne Weaver (book)The Blonde Identity by Ally Carter (book)The Bourne Identity (movie)The Spy Who Dumped Me (movie)FUBAR (TV series)Reacher (TV series)

In this episode Raise Your Words host Amani sits down to chat with NYT- Best Selling author Ally Carter to talk about her newest Adult rom com, The Blonde Identity. Thank you to Valerie on Twitter for coming up with the episode title. You can buy Ally's books wherever you by books and find her on IG @theallycarter. You can find Raise Your Words podcast on IG @raiseyourwordspod.

Ellen and Mom discuss the mayhem, muscle memory, and Mr. & Mrs. Michaelson in The Blonde Identity by Ally Carter.  Plus, a lot of coughing and whining on our end.  Come hang out with us! Twitter/Instagram: @notyourmomsromFacebook Group: Not Your Mom's Facebook GroupEmail: notyourmomsromancebookclub@gmail.comNot Your Mom's Romance Book Club is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcast

Tirzah and Erica discuss the state of YA cozy mysteries and mention a few to TBR. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What's Up in YA newsletter! It's happening, readers — we're bringing paperbacks! Whether you (or a reader you know and love) hate carrying around bulky hardcovers, you're on a budget, you want a wider range of recommendations, or all of the above, you can now get a paperback subscription from TBR, curated just for you by one of our Bibliologists. The holidays are here, and we've got three different levels for gifting to suit every budget. Get all the details at mytbr.co. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. News The best YA audiobooks of 2023 Books and Articles Discussed Diverse Cozy Mysteries Make Room for the New Cozy Mysteries— We Want More The Apothecary Diaries by Natsu Hyuuga and Nekokurage A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee Duels & Deception by Cindy Anstey The Marvelous by Claire Kann Goldie Vance by Hope Larson, illustrated by Brittney Williams Lucy Clark Will Not Apologize by Margot Rabb The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes The Secret Key by Lena Jones Pride and Premeditation by Tirzah Price Other authors mentioned: Ally Carter, Nancy Springer, Olivia Twist, Aya de León Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to HEAs & Heartbreaks, a podcast about all things books and romance. In this episode, we sat down with author Ally Carter to chat all things books and writing! We're so glad you're here! PODCAST INFO CONTACT: heasandheartbreaks@gmail.com INSTAGRAM: @heasandheartbreaks.pod GUEST INFO Ally's Instagram: @theallycarter HOSTS INFO Madison's Instagram: @authormadisonwright Amanda's Instagram: @achaperonwrites Kelsey's Instagram: @authorkelseywhitney Juliana's Instagram: @author.juliana.smith

In our first episode of season 4, we sit down with powerhouse YA and now Adult author, Ally Carter. Ally Carter is the bestselling author of novels that have epitomized action-adventure YA romance for more than a decade. From the spy-centric humor of I'd Tell You I Love You, but Then I'd Have to Kill You to the globe-trotting glamour of Heist Society and Not If I Save You First, the name Ally Carter is synonymous with hilarious action and heart-pounding romance.Listen as they discuss her decision to break into the adult rom-com space, how she won't be able to please everyone as a creative, her tips for writing page-turning novels, and who her favorite author is. Enjoy! Due to character limitations, please find a full version of our show notes and links on our website at: https://www.tarakross.com/podcast-1 Ally's books can be purchased from your local independent bookstore or online from the Hope Prose Podcast bookshop.org store (benefiting indie bookstores) at: https://bookshop.org/shop/thehopeprosepod The Hope Prose Podcast's InstagramRebekah's Instagram Tara's Instagram

This week, Brooke, Stacy, Kristeen, and Shannon are bringing back one of our favorite yearly episodes: road trips. Titles mentioned include: Ally Carter, The Blonde Identity Sarah Adler, Mrs. Nash's Ashes Dana L. Davis, The Voice In My Head Kristen Mei Chase, A Thousand Miles To Graceland Mazey Eddings, Tilly In Technicolor Elsie Silver, Powerless (Chestnut Springs #3) Natalie D. Richards, Five Total Strangers Colleen Oakley, The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise Nic Stone, Clean Getaway Jessica Joyce, You, with a View K. J. Reilly, Four for the Road Jade Chang, The Wangs vs. The World You can always contact the Book Bistro team by searching @BookBistroPodcast on facebook, or visiting: https://www.facebook.com/BookBistroPodcast/ You can also send an email to: TheBookBistroPodcast@gmail.com For more information on the podcast and the team behind it, please visit: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/book-bistro

This month, we are thrilled to share that we had THREE books make the LibraryReads list and TWO authors make the Hall of Fame! Elizabeth Acevedo's FAMILY LORE, Ally Carter's THE BLONDE IDENTITY, and Lucy Parker's CODENAME CHARMING made the list. Ann Patchett made the Hall of Fame with TOM LAKE and Sarah MacLean with KNOCKOUT. Congrats to all of the authors and their fantastic books! Listen to hear their acceptance speeches. You can find us on Facebook and Twitter @librarylovefest or on TikTok and Instagram @harperlibrary

Join me for a conversation with my bestie, Ally Carter! We talk about her story, God's healing power and so much more! Connect with Ally on her socials: Instagram: @_allycarter TikTok: @unapologetic.ally Facebook: Ally Carter --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/journeywithjanicepodcast/support

"Every decent con man knows that the simplest truth is more powerful than even the most elaborate lie." ― Ally Carter. And that's where it starts. It's easier to get conned than you think because kernels of truth envelop the con. Don't believe it? Look at the millions of people around the globe, some of which are told in three recent Netflix and Hulu streaming events. In this episode of Life, Lemons & LemonDrops, Greer and Whitnie discuss the experiences of some con artists and their victims highlighted in "The Tinder Swindler," "Inventing Anna," and "The Dropout." They also share their own experiences of getting swept into cons and some things you can do to avoid being a victim. #conartists #thetinderswindler #tinderswindler #inventinganna #thedropout #duediligence --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lifelemonslemondrops/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifelemonslemondrops/support

We are back with more (and better) Ally Carter! Renee takes Mary into her love of art heists with Heist Society which is essentially a crossover of Catch that Kid and Ocean's 11. This book follows a group of teen thieves who rack up quite the travel bills as they attempt to steal some art. Highlights of this episode include Haikyuu fanfiction, cockney slang trivia, and a horrible rendition of American Pie. Episode Source Material: Heist Society by Ally Carter