Podcasts about Darynda Jones

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. In this episode of What to Read Next, Laura is joined by returning guest Francesca from Under the Covers Book Blog to explore urban fantasy series that are fully finished and ready to binge. If you're looking to escape into magical worlds with action, mystery, and just the right touch of romance, this conversation is for you. We break down what makes urban fantasy different from high fantasy and paranormal romance, and we share our favorite completed series featuring vampires, shifters, grim reapers, and more.Whether you're a longtime fantasy reader or just dipping your toe in, you'll walk away with a reading list that blends fast-paced stories, subtle romantic tension, and immersive worldbuilding.⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 – Intro: Escaping reality through otherworldly fiction 01:15 – What is urban fantasy and how is it different from high fantasy? 03:00 – Urban fantasy vs. paranormal romance: Managing expectations 04:45 – Why romance in urban fantasy is often a slow burn 05:20 –

March is another month that got away from me. Maybe April will turn out better. I need to work on the “daily” part of my “daily practice.” I talked about Darynda Jones’s Betwixt and Between series, a little bit about … Continue reading →

Thoughts on story, character, agenda - what is the story trying to do? What do WE want to do as creators? Also, is using someone else's characters and world "cheating"? Does filing off the serial numbers transform a work?RELUCTANT WIZARD is out now and audiobook is live!! https://www.jeffekennedy.com/reluctant-wizardYou can preorder STRANGE FAMILIAR at https://www.jeffekennedy.com/strange-familiar and MAGIC REBORN at https://www.jeffekennedy.com/magic-rebornThe posture-correcting sports bra I love almost more than life itself is here https://forme.therave.co/37FY6Z5MTJAUKQGAJoin my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, and conversation with me! Find it at https://www.patreon.com/JeffesClosetYou can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy).Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9)You can watch this podcast on video via YouTube https://youtu.be/gwV7xjjNjQwSupport the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBubSign up for my Newsletter!Find me on Instagram and TikTok!Thanks for listening!

Why I'm participating in VOW for Girls to stop child marriage, thoughts on donating (& why you don't have to), joy, best ways to build and refine craft, why I don't journal, and how I'm a Swiftie forever. The VOW for Girls donation link is here: vowforgirls.org/jeffe-kennedy Darynda Jones's Kickstarter is here https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darynda/the-beep-and-osh-trilogy-exclusive-collectors-editionsVisit JenniferKLambert.comRELUCTANT WIZARD is out now and audiobook is live!! https://www.jeffekennedy.com/reluctant-wizardYou can preorder STRANGE FAMILIAR at https://www.jeffekennedy.com/strange-familiar and MAGIC REBORN at https://www.jeffekennedy.com/magic-rebornThe posture-correcting sports bra I love almost more than life itself is here https://forme.therave.co/37FY6Z5MTJAUKQGAJoin my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, and conversation with me! Find it at https://www.patreon.com/JeffesClosetYou can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy).Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9)You can watch this podcast on video via YouTube https://youtu.be/Rao8sUb1V_MSupport the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBubSign up for my Newsletter!Find me on Instagram and TikTok!Thanks for listening!

My weekend with Darynda and a report on her and thoughts on the joy of writing and living life the way we want to. Also a special FaRoFeb present! And listening to audiobooks at higher speeds - why is Audible against it?Everything FaRoFeb 2025 is here! https://farofeb.com/farofeb-2025/Darynda Jones's Kickstarter is here https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darynda/the-beep-and-osh-trilogy-exclusive-collectors-editionsVisit JenniferKLambert.comRELUCTANT WIZARD is out now and audiobook is live!! https://www.jeffekennedy.com/reluctant-wizardYou can preorder STRANGE FAMILIAR at https://www.jeffekennedy.com/strange-familiar and MAGIC REBORN at https://www.jeffekennedy.com/magic-rebornThe posture-correcting sports bra I love almost more than life itself is here https://forme.therave.co/37FY6Z5MTJAUKQGAJoin my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, and conversation with me! Find it at https://www.patreon.com/JeffesClosetYou can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy).Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9)You can watch this podcast on video via YouTube https://youtu.be/_RSZv0RuEL0Support the showContact Jeffe!Find me on Threads Visit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBubSign up for my Newsletter!Find me on Instagram and TikTok!Thanks for listening!

Why I fell off the face of the earth (or at least, the internet) this week and what I've been doing. Also a peek at the gorgeous box and hardcover edition of BENEATH THESE CURSED STARS by Lexi Ryan!The preorder links for RELUCTANT WIZARD, out August 27, are here https://www.jeffekennedy.com/reluctant-wizardThe posture-correcting sports bra I love almost more than life itself is here https://forme.therave.co/37FY6Z5MTJAUKQGAYou can buy tickets for Wild & Windy in Phoenix (February 2025) here https://www.wildandwindybookevent.com/phoenix-authorsJoin my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, and conversation with me! Find it at https://www.patreon.com/JeffesClosetYou can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy).Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9)You can watch this podcast on video via YouTube https://youtu.be/dre_-yH49vcSupport the Show.Contact Jeffe!Tweet me at @JeffeKennedyVisit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBubSign up for my Newsletter!Find me on Instagram and TikTok!Thanks for listening!

Finally, the cover reveal for RELUCTANT WIZARD, along with the preorder links!! Also, some updates on Darynda Jones and her surgery, and thoughts on the six-figure book deal discourse and why traditional publishing isn't the enemy.The preorder links for RELUCTANT WIZARD, out August 27, are here https://www.jeffekennedy.com/reluctant-wizardThe posture-correcting sports bra I love almost more than life itself is here https://forme.therave.co/37FY6Z5MTJAUKQGAYou can buy tickets for Wild & Windy in Phoenix (February 2025) here https://www.wildandwindybookevent.com/phoenix-authorsJoin my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, and conversation with me! Find it at https://www.patreon.com/JeffesClosetYou can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy).Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9)You can watch this podcast on video via YouTube https://youtu.be/_HSkkJ9uQhQSupport the Show.Contact Jeffe!Tweet me at @JeffeKennedyVisit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBubSign up for my Newsletter!Find me on Instagram and TikTok!Thanks for listening!

A round-up of the wonderful weekend at the Jack Williamson Lectureship, including connecting with other authors, sharing advice and stories, and how all of that refills the creative well. The sports bra I rave about is here https://forme.therave.co/37FY6Z5MTJAUKQGAYou can buy tickets for Wild & Windy in Phoenix (February 2025) here https://www.wildandwindybookevent.com/phoenix-authorsJoin my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, and conversation with me! Find it at https://www.patreon.com/JeffesClosetYou can always buy print copies of my books from my local indie, Beastly Books! https://www.beastlybooks.com/If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy).Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9)You can watch this podcast on video via YouTube https://youtu.be/UQCnSqhl6WwSupport the showContact Jeffe!Tweet me at @JeffeKennedyVisit my website https://jeffekennedy.comFollow me on Amazon or BookBubSign up for my Newsletter!Find me on Instagram and TikTok!Thanks for listening!

WWAR October 2023Show NotesToday is WWAR for October and our theme is Horror or Spooky reads.Tracey reported on Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey. Just Like Home is a darkly gothic thriller perfect forfans of Netflix's The Haunting of Hill House as well as HBO's true crime masterpiece I'll Be Gone in the Dark.“Come home.” Vera's mother called and Vera obeyed. In spite of their long estrangement, in spite of thememories ― she's come back to the home of a serial killer. Back to face the love she had for her father andthe bodies he buried there, beneath the house he'd built for his family.Coming home is hard enough for Vera, and to make things worse, she and her mother aren't alone. Aparasitic artist has moved into the guest house out back and is slowly stripping Vera's childhood for spareparts. He insists that he isn't the one leaving notes around the house in her father's handwriting... but whoelse could it possibly be?There are secrets yet undiscovered in the foundations of the notorious Crowder House. Vera must face themand find out for herself just how deep the rot goes.She then touched on Mary by Nat Cassidy (Tor Nightfire 7/22). Mary is a quiet, middle-aged woman doingher best to blend into the background. Unremarkable. Invisible. Unknown even to herself.But lately, things have been changing inside Mary. Along with the hot flashes and body aches, she can't lookin a mirror without passing out, and the voices in her head have been urging her to do unspeakable things.Fired from her job in New York, she moves back to her hometown, hoping to reconnect with her past andinner self. Instead, visions of terrifying, mutilated specters overwhelm her with increasing regularity and shebegins auto-writing strange thoughts and phrases. Mary discovers that these experiences are echoes of aninfamous serial killer.Then the killings begin again.Mary's definitely going to find herself.Ann reported on the book Holly by Stephen King (Scribner 9/5/23). It really isn't a horror novel but itdoes have a very spooky vibe.Stephen King's Holly marks the triumphant return of beloved King character Holly Gibney. Readers havewitnessed Holly's gradual transformation from a shy (but also brave and ethical) recluse in Mr. Mercedes toBill Hodges's partner in Finders Keepers to a full-fledged, smart, and occasionally tough private detectivein The Outsider. In King's new novel, Holly is on her own, and up against a pair of unimaginably depraved andbrilliantly disguised adversaries.When Penny Dahl calls the Finders Keepers detective agency hoping for help locating her missing daughter,Holly is reluctant to accept the case. Her partner, Pete, has Covid. Her (very complicated) mother has justdied. And Holly is meant to be on leave. But something in Penny Dahl's desperate voice makes it impossiblefor Holly to turn her down.Mere blocks from where Bonnie Dahl disappeared live Professors Rodney and Emily Harris. They are thepicture of bourgeois respectability: married octogenarians, devoted to each other, and semi-retired lifelongacademics. But they are harboring an unholy secret in the basement of their well-kept, book-lined home, onethat may be related to Bonnie's disappearance. And it will prove nearly impossible to discover what they areup to: they are savvy, they are patient, and they are ruthless.Holly must summon all her formidable talents to outthink and outmaneuver the shockingly twisted professorsin this chilling new masterwork from Stephen King.Her second book is much more or a horror novel. She reported on the book Knock, Knock, Open Wide byNeil Sharpson. (Tor Nightfire 10/3/23)Knock Knock, Open Wide weaves horror and Celtic myth into a terrifying, heartbreaking supernatural tale offractured family bonds, the secrets we carry, and the veiled forces that guide Irish life.Driving home late one night, Etain Larkin finds a corpse on a pitch-black country road deep in the Irishcountryside. She takes the corpse to a remote farmhouse. So begins a night of unspeakable horror that willtake her to the very brink of sanity.She will never speak of it again.Two decades later, Betty Fitzpatrick, newly arrived at college in Dublin, has already fallen in love with thedrama society, and the beautiful but troubled Ashling Mallen. As their relationship blossoms, Ashling goes togreat lengths to keep Betty away from her family, especially her alcoholic mother, Etain.As their relationship blossoms, Betty learns her lover's terrifying family history, and Ashling's secret obsession.Ashling has become convinced that the horrors inflicted on her family are connected to a seemingly innocentchildren's TV show. Everyone in Ireland watched this show in their youth, but Ash soon discovers that no oneremembers it quite the same way. And only Ashling seems to remember its star: a small black goat puppetwho lives in a box and only comes out if you don't behave. They say he's never come out.Misty reported on the book “The 2ndGrave On the Left” by Darynda Jones. It is the second book in theCharley Davidson Mystery series. (St. Martins 8/2011)When Charley Davidson and Cookie (her best friend/receptionist) have to track down a missing woman, thecase is not quite as open and shut as they anticipate. A friend of Cookie's named Mimi disappeared five daysearlier. This friend then sends Cookie a cryptic message telling them to meet her at a nearby coffee shop. Thecoffee is brewing, but Mimi's still missing. There is, however, a clue left on the bathroom wall: a woman'sname, scribbled by Mimi. Mimi's husband explains that his wife had been acting strange since she found outan old friend of hers from high school had been murdered a couple weeks prior. The same woman Mimi hadnamed in her message.Meanwhile, Reyes Alexander Farrow (otherwise known as the Son of Satan. Yes. Literally) has left hiscorporeal body and is haunting Charley. He's left his body because he's being tortured by demons who wantto lure Charley closer. But Reyes can't let that happen. Because if the demons get to Charley, they'll have aportal to heaven. And if they have a portal to heaven...well, let's just say it wouldn't be pretty. Can Charleyhandle hot nights with Reyes and even hotter days tracking down a missing woman? Can she keep those sheloves out of harm's way? And is there enough coffee and chocolate in the world to fuel her as she does?Here is your signpost for the most hilarious read of the summer: Second Grave On The Left.TRIVIALast week's question was:Author Stephen King has become well known for appearing in film adaptations of his ownbooks. What made his first appearance in a movie notable?a. He was just passing byb. He wrote himself into the storyc. the movie was not from one of his booksd. He was highThe answer is c. The movie was not from one of his books. King appeared in George ARomero's “Knightriders”. He played Hoagie Man and would go on to appear in the adaptation ofCreepshow in 1982.This week's question is:Which mystery author was born with the name Howard Allen Frances O'Brien?a. Dick Francisb. Ann Ricec. Maureen Jenningsd. Harold PinterTune in next week for4 the answer

You've heard our favorite reads for this year but what about our favorite books of all time? Listen in as Victoria, Kiara, and Katalyn talk about the books (and fics) that hve just stuck with them through the years and in some ways altered some brain chemistry. Is the list comprehensive - gods no, but if you haven't read these already you should probably add them to your list. What are some of your all time favorite books? We would love to know!Books/fics mentioned: Perception/Silver Lining (Cynchick); The Mediator series (Meg Cabot); The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins); The Ember Quartet (Sabaa Tahir); Charley Davidson series (Darynda Jones); Parasol Protectorate (Gail Carriger); Virals (Kathy Reichs); Blood and Chocolate (Annette Curtis Klause) A Court of Thorns and Roses series (Sarah J. Maas); Manacled (Senlinyu); Twilight series (Stephanie Meyers); Harry Potter series; Vampire Academy series (Rachel Mead); Red, White, and Royal Blue (Casey McQuiston); From Lukov with Love (Mariana Zapata); Fourth Wing (Rebecca Yaros); Howl's Moving Castle; Divine Rivals (Rebecca Ross); One Dark Window (Rachel Gillig); The Right Thing To Do (Lovesbitca8); This Savage Song/Our Dark Duet (V.E. Schwab); Always, in December (Emily Stone); Crescent City series (Sarah J. Maas) Please be sure to check for any trigger warnings you may have with the recommendations made. Please be sure to rate us and leave a review! It helps us across the platforms in more ways than you know! Ready to shop better hydration with Liquid IV? Use our special link https://zen.ai/zT6AhM0LFlPhyQwxShiEESXxsUNS2A5NbTFGiabeSWw to save 20% off anything you order!Want to reach out to us other than on social media? Send us an e-mail at tbp.staythirsty@gmail.comMake sure to check out our linktree!thirstybitchespodcast - Listen on YouTube, Spotify - LinktreeJoin us every Tasty Tuesday and Thirsty Thursday for a new episode and be sure to follow us on our socialsTiktok: thirstybitchespodcastInstagram: thirstybitchespodcastTwitter: TheThirstyCollective (thirsty_co) Or join the conversation in our discord!

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 & you can read our affiliate disclosure here. When life throws a curveball, what do you do? Jessica Lemmon, a successful author, decided to turn her pandemic-cancelled vacation into an opportunity to write her first novel. In this captivating conversation, she shares her incredible journey from working in sales to becoming a published author, the different generations' experiences, and the hard work she put into making her dream come true.Not only will you be inspired by Jessica's story, but we also have a special guest joining us to share some fantastic book recommendations for you to check out right away. From Kristen Ashley's Law Man to Colleen Hoover's It Ends With Us, and Darynda Jones' Charley Davidson Series, we explore the world of writing novels and the experience of reading out of order. So sit back, relax, and get ready to add some new titles to your reading list while hearing an inspiring story of turning passion into a career.BOOKS BY JESSICA LEMMONAmerica's Sweetheart by Jessica LemmonSHOWNOTES AND BOOK LINKShttp://WhattoReadNextBlog.comCheck out our YouTube Channel;https://www.whattoreadnextblog.com/youtubeMusic from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/sunnyLicense code: 0RDRBKGH6NGQCAXR

A special guest on the show today! Multi-bestselling author Darynda Jones and I discuss ideas, how to know which ones are good and have staying power, and how to continue to grow as writers.  You can find Darynda here https://darynda.com/ The photo (not discussed during the podcast) is Darynda's extensive wardrobe of jackets. Notice a theme?Read the Falling Under books  in Kindle Unlimited! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C1ZMDW1YJoin my Patreon and Discord for mentoring, coaching, and conversation with me! Find it at https://www.patreon.com/JeffesClosetPreorder ROGUE FAMILIAR here https://jeffekennedy.com/rogue-familiarRUBY is out now! https://jeffekennedy.com/ruby FIVE GOLDEN RINGS is now available here: https://jeffekennedy.com/five-golden-rings SAPPHIRE is available here: https://jeffekennedy.com/sapphire and PLATINUM is available here https://jeffekennedy.com/platinum.THE LONG NIGHT OF THE RADIANT STAR, a midwinter holiday fantasy romance in the Heirs of Magic series, now available!! https://jeffekennedy.com/the-long-night-of-the-radiant-starSHADOW WIZARD, Book One in Renegades of Magic, continuing the epic tale begun in DARK WIZARD. https://jeffekennedy.com/shadow-wizard is out now! Including in audiobook!Interested in Author Coaching from me? Information here: https://jeffekennedy.com/author-coachingROGUE'S PARADISE is out (https://jeffekennedy.com/rogue-s-paradise). Buy book 1, ROGUE'S PAWN, here! (https://jeffekennedy.com/rogue-s-pawn) and book 2, ROGUE'S POSSESSION, here! (https://jeffekennedy.com/rogue-s-possession).If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy).You can watch this podcast on YouTube here https://youtu.be/llOi5WMudmkSupport the show

The challenges of building a secondary fantasy world while still keeping the pace moving along.  Also, the plum blossom rule and how it applies to people always finding something to critique in your work.You can find all the FaRoFeb events here https://farofeb.com/events-and-giveaways/ and the giveaway I mention is here  https://kingsumo.com/g/pujmm3/farofeb-2023-week-one-giveawayPreorder ROGUE FAMILIAR here https://jeffekennedy.com/rogue-familiarRUBY is out now! https://jeffekennedy.com/ruby FIVE GOLDEN RINGS is now available here: https://jeffekennedy.com/five-golden-rings SAPPHIRE is available here: https://jeffekennedy.com/sapphire and PLATINUM is available here https://jeffekennedy.com/platinum.THE LONG NIGHT OF THE RADIANT STAR, a midwinter holiday fantasy romance in the Heirs of Magic series, now available!! https://jeffekennedy.com/the-long-night-of-the-radiant-starSHADOW WIZARD, Book One in Renegades of Magic, continuing the epic tale begun in DARK WIZARD. https://jeffekennedy.com/shadow-wizard is out now! Including in audiobook!Interested in Author Coaching from me? Information here: https://jeffekennedy.com/author-coachingROGUE'S PARADISE is out (https://jeffekennedy.com/rogue-s-paradise). Buy book 1, ROGUE'S PAWN, here! (https://jeffekennedy.com/rogue-s-pawn) and book 2, ROGUE'S POSSESSION, here! (https://jeffekennedy.com/rogue-s-possession).If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy).You can watch this podcast on YouTube here https://youtu.be/Gosbeqc7NH0Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9)Support the show

About the evolution of recognizing oneself as a writer, claiming the name, and other steps newbies can take to move from the furtive phase of writing to feeling confident in that skin. Also, it's FaRoFeb!You can find all the FaRoFeb events here https://farofeb.com/events-and-giveaways/ and the giveaway I mention is here  https://kingsumo.com/g/pujmm3/farofeb-2023-week-one-giveawayPreorder ROGUE FAMILIAR here https://jeffekennedy.com/rogue-familiarRUBY is out now! https://jeffekennedy.com/ruby FIVE GOLDEN RINGS is now available here: https://jeffekennedy.com/five-golden-rings SAPPHIRE is available here: https://jeffekennedy.com/sapphire and PLATINUM is available here https://jeffekennedy.com/platinum.THE LONG NIGHT OF THE RADIANT STAR, a midwinter holiday fantasy romance in the Heirs of Magic series, now available!! https://jeffekennedy.com/the-long-night-of-the-radiant-starSHADOW WIZARD, Book One in Renegades of Magic, continuing the epic tale begun in DARK WIZARD. https://jeffekennedy.com/shadow-wizard is out now! Including in audiobook!Interested in Author Coaching from me? Information here: https://jeffekennedy.com/author-coachingROGUE'S PARADISE is out (https://jeffekennedy.com/rogue-s-paradise). Buy book 1, ROGUE'S PAWN, here! (https://jeffekennedy.com/rogue-s-pawn) and book 2, ROGUE'S POSSESSION, here! (https://jeffekennedy.com/rogue-s-possession).If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy).You can watch this podcast on YouTube here https://youtu.be/8zJAmqLkK1MSign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9)Support the show

I'm back! Talking about the amazing VIP tour of NASA's JPL facility, the visit from Darynda and our upcoming talk on Twilight, plus reflections on how my business and leisure travel are so intertwined now. Preorder ROGUE FAMILIAR here https://jeffekennedy.com/rogue-familiarRUBY is out now! https://jeffekennedy.com/ruby FIVE GOLDEN RINGS is now available here: https://jeffekennedy.com/five-golden-rings SAPPHIRE is available here: https://jeffekennedy.com/sapphire and PLATINUM is available here https://jeffekennedy.com/platinum.THE LONG NIGHT OF THE RADIANT STAR, a midwinter holiday fantasy romance in the Heirs of Magic series, now available!! https://jeffekennedy.com/the-long-night-of-the-radiant-starSHADOW WIZARD, Book One in Renegades of Magic, continuing the epic tale begun in DARK WIZARD. https://jeffekennedy.com/shadow-wizard is out now! Including in audiobook!Interested in Author Coaching from me? Information here: https://jeffekennedy.com/author-coachingROGUE'S PARADISE is out (https://jeffekennedy.com/rogue-s-paradise). Buy book 1, ROGUE'S PAWN, here! (https://jeffekennedy.com/rogue-s-pawn) and book 2, ROGUE'S POSSESSION, here! (https://jeffekennedy.com/rogue-s-possession).If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy).You can watch this podcast on YouTube here https://youtu.be/8zJAmqLkK1MSign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9)Support the show

Celebrating the release today of WINGS UNFURLED by Rebecca Gomez Farrell and A HARD DAY FOR A HANGOVER by Miss Darynda Jones! Otherwise I'm talking about being gentle with ourselves and what that means.You can find WINGS UNFURLED by Rebecca Gomez Farrell here (https://rebeccagomezfarrell.com/2022/12/06/wings-unfurled-blog-tour/) and A HARD DAY FOR A HANGOVER by Miss Darynda Jones here (https://darynda.com/books/a-hard-day-for-a-hangover).FIVE GOLDEN RINGS is now available here: https://jeffekennedy.com/five-golden-ringsTHE LONG NIGHT OF THE RADIANT STAR, a midwinter holiday fantasy romance in the Heirs of Magic series, now available!! https://jeffekennedy.com/the-long-night-of-the-radiant-starSHADOW WIZARD, Book One in Renegades of Magic, continuing the epic tale begun in DARK WIZARD. https://jeffekennedy.com/shadow-wizard is out now! Including in audiobook!Interested in Author Coaching from me? Information here: https://jeffekennedy.com/author-coachingROGUE'S PARADISE is out (https://jeffekennedy.com/rogue-s-paradise). Buy book 1, ROGUE'S PAWN, here! (https://jeffekennedy.com/rogue-s-pawn) and book 2, ROGUE'S POSSESSION, here! (https://jeffekennedy.com/rogue-s-possession).If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy).You can watch this podcast on YouTube here https://youtu.be/F2Z1-BkuUxcSign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9)Support the show

We are excited to read another book by Darynda Jones after a much too long break. Betwixt gives us another story with a protagonist who has lost everything and is trying to rebuild her life. Defiance Dayne has inherited a mysterious house from an unknown lady who turns out to be her grandmother whose ghost is using a website for communication from beyond the grave.  Defiance discovers her magic powers that have been hidden for 40 years and begins to find the person she thought was lost. Luckily a smoking hot handyman in a kilt lives in her new house and is around to give her a hand. Unfortunately, like in Midlife Bounty Hunter, our heroine doesn't get the super sexy time we are hoping for but there is promise of some to come in the steamy, tense scenes between Defiance and Roan. We appreciate the way Darynda approached her ‘older' (ha! she is only 44) main character. Unlike Brina in Midlife Bounty Hunter, Defiance does not harp on being too old or her body not working like it used to. Defiance is beaten down by what she sees as all her ‘failures' especially her divorce, but as she starts to develop her powers and the people in her life continue to stand by her side she gains confidence and strength.  We enjoyed this book and look forward to following Defiance and Roan as the series continues. ***We would love and appreciate it if you could Subscribe then Rate & Review us on iTunes! Follow us @ShhhDirtyBooks on FB, IG, Twitter as well as on our website at ShhhDirtyBooks.com. Thank you for joining us!*** Music by Jim Townsend

First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones is a fever dream of a book. It's two separate books mashed together with little to no link between them. The idea of a grim reaper/private investigator who sees ghosts, solves crimes, and also seduces ghosts is not a bad one. The execution however is infuriating and confusing. Please join Chelsea and Cristina as they recount this strange tale! Thanks for listening and remember to like, rate, review, and email us at: cultscryptidsconspiracies@gmail.com or tweet us at @C3Podcast. Also check out our Patreon: www.patreon.com/cultscryptidsconspiracies. Thank you to T.J. Shirley for our theme.

Books we reference in the episode:A Wish For Us - Tillie ColeBring Down the Stars - Emma ScottDrowning In Stars - Debra AnastasiaHeart Bones - Colleen HooverThe Silent Waters - Brittainy CherryHeartbreak Warfare - Heather Orgeron & Kate StewartCredence - Penelope DouglasRedeeming Love - Francine RiversClockwork Angel, Clockwork Prince, Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices Trilogy) - Cassandra ClareEnd of Day, Middle of Knight, Dawn of Forever (Jack & Jill Trilogy) - Jewel E AnnFirst Grave on the Right (Charley Davidson series) - Darynda JonesHarry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter series) - JK RowlingThe Help - Kathryn StockettCorrupt, Hideaway, Kill Switch, Nightfall (Devil's Night) - Penelope DouglasThe Boy & His Ribbon, The Girl & Her Ren - Pepper WintersWhere the Blame Lies, Where the Truth Lives - Mia SheridanSparrow & Hawke, Feather & Flame, Wishes & Wings (Birdsong Trilogy) - Nina LaneTikTok with expression examples - @periodotpages 

This week, Brooke, Shannon, Stacy, and Georgina discuss some of their favorite paranormal women's fiction titles. Books mention include: KF Breene, Magical Midlife Madness (Leveling Up #1) Yasmine Galenorn, Starlight Web (Moonshadow Bay #1) Meredith Carlisle, Midlife Magic & Magnolias (Magic At Midnight #1) Kristen Painter, Sucks To Be Me (First Fangs Club #1) Lisa Manifold, Hexes & Hotflashes (Oracle of Wynter #1) Kirsten Miller, The Change Shannon Mayer, Midlife Bounty Hunter (Forty Proof #1) Rebecca Regnier, Resting Witch Face (Widow's Bay #1) Robyn Peterman, It's a Wonderful Midlife Crisis (Good To the Last Death #1) Deborah Wilde, Throwing Shade (Magic After Midlife #1) Darynda Jones, Betwixt (Betwixt and Between #1) Annabel Chase, Magic Uncorked (Midlife Magic Cocktail Club #1) 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: http://anchor.fm/book-bistro

*36 counted them myself* Okay but really there are so many amazing books still waiting to come out this year. Join Victoria, Kiara, and Katalyn as they discuss some of the books they are most excited about that are going to be released in the later half of this year! Please be sure to check for any trigger warnings you may have with the recommendations made. Books discussed on this episode:-A Curse of Blood and Stone by K.A. Tucker (@katucker_)-Heat Wave by TJ Klune (@tjklunebooks)-The Door at the End of the Stars by KJ Sutton (@kjsuttonbooks)-The Unbelievable Misadventures of Olive Finch by Emma Steinbrecher (@esteinbrecherauthor)-Love in the Time of Murder by Elaine Spann-Lightlark by Alex Aster (@byalexaster)-Soul Taken by Patricia Briggs (@mercys.garage)-Ruby Fever by Ilona Andrews (@ilona_andrews)-Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid (@tjenkinsreid)-Defend the Dawn by Brigid Kimmerer (@brigidkemmerer)-Kingdom of the Feared by Kerri Maniscalco (@kerrimaniscalco)-Foul Lady Fortune by Chloe Gong (@thechloegong)-The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik (@naominovik)-It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover (@colleenhoover)-The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake (@olivieblake)-A Forbidden Fate by Kaven Hirning (@kaven_books)-The Raidan Awakening by by Emma Steinbrecher (@esteinbrecherauthor)-Bloodmarked  by Tracy Deonn (@tracydeonn)-The Wilder Women by Ruth Emmie Lang-Hard Day For a Hangover by Darynda Jones (@daryndajonesofficial)Tell us what books you are looking forward to either in the discord or on our socials!Join us every Tasty Tuesday and Thirsty Thursday for a new episode and be sure to follow us on our socialsTiktok: thethirstycollectiveInstagram: the.thirstycollectiveTwitter: TheThirstyCollective (thirsty_co) Or join the conversation in our discord!

Ever wonder how the grim reaper takes her coffee? This is an amazing mystery to solve that involves a private investigator who is also the grim reaper. Join us on this episode of the podcast where we discuss First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones. And don't forget to check out our merch store, the grand opening giveaway (where you can win a signed hardcopy of First Grave on the Right), and our digital bookstore where you can order your copy of First Grave on the Right while supporting our small business. Join our giveaway: https://dear-reader-grand-opening-giveaway.kickoffpages.com/ Order First Grave on the Right: https://bookshop.org/a/80821/9780312360801 Other Books we mention in today's discussion The Other Half of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost: https://bookshop.org/a/80821/9781641971980

All about the Jack Williamson Lectureship, peopleing, how utterly wonderful Connie Willis is, and how meaningful it can be, how we treat those we perceive as lesser than us, careerwise. Also, what I did to my laptop.The FIERCE HEARTS Anthology to benefit Ukraine is here (https://books2read.com/fiercehearts ).The treats for the Pixel Project Fundraising Campaign are here (https://thepixelproject.rallyup.com/read4pixelsiwd2022/Campaign/Details)GREY MAGIC is now available!  (https://jeffekennedy.com/grey-magic)The audiobook of DARK WIZARD is here (https://www.audible.com/pd/Dark-Wizard-Audiobook/B09QQRHTYZ?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-294201&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_294201_rh_us) and you can check out FaRoFeb here (https://farofeb.com/farofeb-2022/).You can order FIRE OF THE FROST here (https://jeffekennedy.com/fire-of-the-frost) and DARK WIZARD here (https://jeffekennedy.com/dark-wizard). Preorder THE STORM PRINCESS AND THE RAVEN KING here (https://jeffekennedy.com/the-storm-princess-and-the-raven-king).If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy).You can watch this podcast on YouTube here (https://youtu.be/2g2Szca8kN8).Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9)Support the show (http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy)

A Very Special Episode: I'm at the home of the fabulous Darynda Jones, chatting with her about her revision process, knowing what critiques to pay attention to, and how we're doing the author life all rong.The FIERCE HEARTS Anthology to benefit Ukraine is here (https://books2read.com/fiercehearts ).The treats for the Pixel Project Fundraising Campaign are here (https://thepixelproject.rallyup.com/read4pixelsiwd2022/Campaign/Details)GREY MAGIC is now available!  (https://jeffekennedy.com/grey-magic)The audiobook of DARK WIZARD is here (https://www.audible.com/pd/Dark-Wizard-Audiobook/B09QQRHTYZ?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-294201&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_294201_rh_us) and you can check out FaRoFeb here (https://farofeb.com/farofeb-2022/).You can order FIRE OF THE FROST here (https://jeffekennedy.com/fire-of-the-frost) and DARK WIZARD here (https://jeffekennedy.com/dark-wizard). Preorder THE STORM PRINCESS AND THE RAVEN KING here (https://jeffekennedy.com/the-storm-princess-and-the-raven-king).If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy).You can watch this podcast on YouTube here (https://youtu.be/_RCIiWcl90c).Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9)Support the show (http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy)

Thoughts on life, the madwoman in the attic, and everything. Also predictions on where traditional publishing is going, continuing pandemic ripple effects, and how self-publishing can be the thing that saves us. You can order DARK WIZARD here (https://jeffekennedy.com/dark-wizard) and preorder FIRE OF THE FROST here (https://jeffekennedy.com/fire-of-the-frost), GREY MAGIC here (https://jeffekennedy.com/grey-magic), and THE STORM PRINCESS AND THE RAVEN KING here (https://jeffekennedy.com/the-storm-princess-and-the-raven-king).If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy).You can watch this podcast on YouTube here (https://youtu.be/K9JBa7Ar8N4).Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9)First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the show (http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy)

My crazy day yesterday - one where I don't think I ever got ON my pillow - and various publishing crises. Also how I'm a "red car" kind of gal married to a gearhead, and other life challenges.  The Lost City trailer is here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xohAPIRNzuo).You can order DARK WIZARD here (https://jeffekennedy.com/dark-wizard) and preorder FIRE OF THE FROST here (https://jeffekennedy.com/fire-of-the-frost), GREY MAGIC here (https://jeffekennedy.com/grey-magic), and THE STORM PRINCESS AND THE RAVEN KING here (https://jeffekennedy.com/the-storm-princess-and-the-raven-king).If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy).You can watch this podcast on YouTube here (https://youtu.be/Onr5PKzniTo).Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9)First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the show (http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy)

On writing out of order, using [insert sex scene here], and other thoughts on owning our writing process. Also dealing with chronic disease, abruptly disappearing spoons, and life in general.You can order DARK WIZARD here (https://jeffekennedy.com/dark-wizard) and preorder FIRE OF THE FROST here (https://jeffekennedy.com/fire-of-the-frost), GREY MAGIC here (https://jeffekennedy.com/grey-magic), and THE STORM PRINCESS AND THE RAVEN KING here (https://jeffekennedy.com/the-storm-princess-and-the-raven-king).If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy).You can watch this podcast on YouTube here (https://youtu.be/a4jP6gzEiTU).Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9)First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the show (http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy)

Happy holidays! Welcome to the first of our Christmas special episodes, where we discuss the SFF Festive romances we've found and put on our TBR's on the run up to Christmas. (You can find the full list below) These are adult romances, so warning for explicit language and please check content warnings for the book before listening if there are topics that you might find upsetting to hear about. You can find us on social media @SFFRomCast - we'd love to hear from you: https://linktr.ee/SFFRomCast Our intro and outro music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!) Walking in a Witchy Wonderland by Juliette Cross There Arose Such a Clatter (Tales from the Naughty List) by CM Nascosta The Dragon's Christmas Baby by Emmy Clark The Morge the Merrier Anthology by Karen Kelley, Dianne Castell, Rosemary Laurey The Yule Prince by Lauren Palphreyman All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire (Love at Stake Series – Book 5) by Kerrelyn Sparks In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren The Midwinter Mail Order Bride by Kati Wilde Descending into Madness by Stacey Marie Brown (Based on review by TikToker - Brittany+Audiobooks (@listenwithbritt) TikTok | Watch Brittany+Audiobooks's Newest TikTok Videos) Far Too Human by Anitra Lynn McLeod Fire of the Frost Anthology by Jeffe Kennedy, Grace Draven, Darynda Jones and Amanda Bouchet - out on 22nd December Dragon of Glass by Zoe Chant Be Terrible by Molly Likovich – out on 21st December

Down time and how access to the internet has changed that for me. Also thoughts on going pantsless, misogyny, and another subtrope of "not like other girls" that annoys me. You can order DARK WIZARD here (https://jeffekennedy.com/dark-wizard) and preorder FIRE OF THE FROST here (https://jeffekennedy.com/fire-of-the-frost) and GREY MAGIC here (https://jeffekennedy.com/grey-magic).If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy).You can watch this podcast on YouTube here (https://youtu.be/2ZxPc6kidpE).Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9)First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the show (http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy)

In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we play a fun game either shipping or ripping a lot of fictional couples. We put together characters from the books we've read in common and put them in a cup, pulled them out and had a great time talking about it they'd make a good romantic couple. Laughs definitely ensued. This Rip It or Ship It game was inspired by EmmmaBooks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dmbWgTgGRA Books we mention: Morning Glory Milking Farm by C.M. Nascosta, This Will Be Funny Someday by Katie Henry, The Dutch House by Ann Patchett, Get a Life Chloe Brown (The Brown Sisters #1) by Talia Hibbert, Take a Hint, Dani Brown (The Brown Sisters #2) by Talia Hibbert, Act Your Age, Eve Brown (The Brown Sisters #3) by Talia Hibbert, Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune, Yearbook by Seth Rogen, Lore Olympus: Volume One by Rachel Smythe, How to Marry Keanu Reeves in 90 days by K.M. Jackson, The Fastest Way to Fall by Denise Williams, How to Fail at Flirting by Denise Williams, A Certain Appeal by Vanessa King, The Song of Achilles by Madaline Miller, Gilded by Marissa Meyer. Rip It or Ship It Titles: Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin, The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee, Heartstopper by Alice Oseman, Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows Series by Leigh Bardugo, Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, Renegades by Marissa Meyer, Lunar Chronicles Series by Marissa Meyer, Harry Potter Series by (she who must not be named…), Twilight Series by Stephanie Meyer, Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas, The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue by V.E. Schwab, Charley Davidson Series by Darynda Jones, A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas, The Princess Bride by William Goldman, House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune, Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur, One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston, Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston, The Brown Sisters Series by Talia Hibbert, Warcross by Marie Lu, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Carry On by Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell, Take a Hint, Dani Brown (The Brown Sisters #2) by Talia Hibbert. Check out Pages n' Pages on Instagram. These opinions are entirely our own. Image by Kapona via Vector Stock.

Sliding release dates (so sorry!) on GREY MAGIC and FIRE OF THE FROST, though everything is otherwise going well and on track. And some thoughts on community and people wanting to be good and right.You can order DARK WIZARD here (https://jeffekennedy.com/dark-wizard) and preorder FIRE OF THE FROST here (https://jeffekennedy.com/fire-of-the-frost) and GREY MAGIC here (https://jeffekennedy.com/grey-magic).If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy).You can watch this podcast on YouTube here (https://youtu.be/U4YLvjsUZAM).First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the show (http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy)

Why this has been a crazy week for me, more schedule disruptions, and how I'm not happy if I'm not actually producing words, even though I know that even when I'm not writing, I'm writing. Also: Mikhail BaryshnikovYou can order DARK WIZARD here (https://jeffekennedy.com/dark-wizard) and preorder FIRE OF THE FROST here (https://jeffekennedy.com/fire-of-the-frost).If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy).You can watch this podcast on YouTube here (https://youtu.be/m6b98pxOXG0).First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the show (http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy)

This week, Shannon, Kristin, Stacy, Brooke, Natalia, and Mariah discuss some of their most anticipated November releases. Books mentioned include: Elizabeth Weiss, The Sisters Sweet J.R. Ward, TheWolf (Black Dagger Brotherhood: Prison Camp #2) Nora Roberts, The Becoming (Dragon Heart Legacy #2) D K Hood, Fallen Angel (Detectives Kane and Alton #13) Jodi Picoult, Wish You Were Here Wanda M. Morris, All Her Little Secrets Sara Desai, The Singles Table (The Marriage Game #3) Darynda Jones, Moonlight and Magic (Betwixt and Between #4) Kyla Stone: Days of Ruin (Days of Ruin #1) Alice Henderson, A Blizzard of Polar Bears (Alex Carter #2) Marissa Meyer, Gilded (Untitled #1) Natasha Bowen, Skin of the Sea Alison Gaylin, The Collective Stephanie Gangi, Carry the Dog Laura Thalassa, Death (FourHorsemen #4) Rebecca Taylor, The Secret Next Door Karen M. McManus, You'll Be the Death of Me Rebecca Ross, Dreams Lie Beneath 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: http://anchor.fm/book-bistro

This week, Amber, Shannon, Brooke, and Natalia share some of their favorite books set in small towns. Books mentioned include: Mary Lawson, A Town Called Solace Brit Bennett, The Vanishing Half Dea Poirier, Next Girl To Die (Calderwood Cases #1) Heather Webber, South of the Buttonwood Tree Abe Streep, Brothers On Three Talia Hibbert, Act Your Age, Eve Brown (Brown Sisters #3) Rhonda Hopkins, A Witchy Mistake (Witches of Whispering Pines #.5) Julie Murphy, Dumplin' (Dumplin' #1) Louise Penny, Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #1) Darynda Jones, A Bad Day for Sunshine (Sunshine Vicram #1) Brooke Lauren Davis, The Hollow Inside Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Call Me Irresistible (Wynette, Texas #5) 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: http://anchor.fm/book-bistro

Understanding how programmed misogyny works in employing story tropes, how to weed those things out of our work, and understanding why we view something like gossip as negative. Also: celebrating!Cover Reveal for FIRE OF THE FROST! You can preorder it here (https://jeffekennedy.com/fire-of-the-frost).If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy).You can watch this podcast on YouTube here (https://youtu.be/4mczgdn1TTQ).First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the show (http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy)

On why we choose the genres we do as newbie writers and how that affects our careers. Also the lone female trope, aka Not Like Other Girls, and how that shows up in various stories and why we need to get rid of it.Cover Reveal for FIRE OF THE FROST! You can preorder it here (https://jeffekennedy.com/fire-of-the-frost).If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy).You can watch this podcast on YouTube here (https://youtu.be/AJsC2XFzwHU).First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the show (http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy)

In honor of the start of spooky season, Shannon, Kristin, Stacy, and Brooke are sharing some witchy recommendations. Titles mentioned include: Kalayna Price, Grave Witch (Alex Craft #1) Kim Harrison, Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows #1) Deanna Chase, Witching for Grace (Premonition Point #1) Liselle Sambury, Blood Like Magic (Blood Like Magic #1) Zoraida Cordova, Labyrinth Lost (Brooklyn Brujas #1) Luanne G. Smith, The Vine Witch (The Vine Witch #1) Juliet Dark, The Demon Lover (Fairwick #1) Annabel Chase, Magic Uncorked (Midlife Magic Cocktail Club #1) C.L. Polk, Witchmark (Kingston Cycle #1) Darynda Jones, Betwixt (Betwixt and Between #1) Ivy Asher, The Bone Witch (Osseous Chronicles #1) Hailey Edwards, Black Hat, White Witch (Black Hat Bureau #1) 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: http://anchor.fm/book-bistro

NYTimes and USA Today Bestselling Author Darynda Jones has won numerous awards for her work, including a prestigious Vivian, a RITA, a Golden Heart, and a Daphne du Maurier, and her books have been translated into 17 languages. As a born storyteller, Darynda grew up spinning tales of dashing damsels and heroes in distress for any unfortunate soul who happened by, certain they went away the better for it. She penned the international bestselling Charley Davidson series and is currently working on several beloved projects, most notably the Sunshine Vicram Mystery Series with St. Martin's Press and the Betwixt and Between Series of paranormal women's fiction. She lives in the Land of Enchantment, also known as New Mexico, with her husband and two beautiful sons, the Mighty, Mighty Jones Boys. Pulled from their episode on Bedside Reading's Authors That Thrive, Darynda shares with Lou her latest book, "A Bad Day for Sunshine" on Thrive LOUD with Lou Diamond.   *** CONNECT TO LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD

Where the backbeats meet the spirits. Episode #61.  On this podcast, I have the pleasure of talking with NY Times & USA Today bestseller, Darynda Jones. She's the author of the popular "Charley Davidson" and "Sunshine Vicram" series. During this podcast, we were live on FaceBook also taking questions from her fans know as the "grimlets"If you live this episode, please give us a 5-star rating and leave a review. ----------------------------------------------------------------------The opening track is  Once Upon a Bottle of Rum by Brad BrockCheck out Brad Brock's Jams ' N' Cocktails Podcast live every Wednesday at 8:pm EST----------------------------------------------------------------------Here are a few things you will hear in this episode of the Drums and Rums podcast.How she comes up with her t-shirt/chapter sayings Researching the  whiskey distillery business for the Sunshine seriesA post-apocalyptic story she wrote back in high school about a group of teens who bore a remarkable resemblance to the members of Van HalenMovie rights to the booksThe family and friends she has woven into her storiesTattoos and rocker lifeWe make the "Tropical Rum Splash Cocktail" inspired by her latest book "A Good Day for Chardonnay". Check our FaceBook page for the recipe.In Four Words/Pages or Less:Her favorite author that's not youWhat's your favorite paranormal book that's not your own?When I come and visit you and we all go out to the Cattle Baron, how are you ordering your steak?Red or Green (it's chili pepper reference)Visit Darynda's links: http://www.darynda.comhttps://www.facebook.com/darynda.jones.author/https://twitter.com/daryndaDon't forget to check out our site and linkshttp://www.drumsandrums.com/https://www.facebook.com/drumsandrums/https://www.instagram.com/drumsandrum/https://youtube.com/drumsandrumsSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/drumsandrums)

Dreams of houses and what they mean in subconscious imagery, and my own house dreams and a new development in them. Also decision energy, intense mental work, business, and our upcoming holiday fantasy romance anthology! You can preorder THE DRAGON'S DAUGHTER AND THE WINTER MAGE here (https://jeffekennedy.com/the-dragon-s-daughter-and-the-winter-mage).Find DARK WIZARD and BRIGHT FAMILIAR here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/bonds-of-magic), the Forgotten Empires trilogy here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/forgotten-empires), and the Heirs of Magic books here (https://jeffekennedy.com/series/heirs-of-magic).If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy).You can watch this podcast on YouTube here (https://youtu.be/5BnQUsVCz_w).First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the show (http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy)

NYTimes and USA Today Bestselling Author Darynda Jones has won numerous awards for her work, including a prestigious Vivian, a RITA, a Golden Heart, and a Daphne du Maurier, and her books have been translated into 17 languages. As a born storyteller, Darynda grew up spinning tales of dashing damsels and heroes in distress for any unfortunate soul who happened by, certain they went away the better for it. She penned the international bestselling Charley Davidson series and is currently working on several beloved projects, most notably the Sunshine Vicram Mystery Series with St. Martin's Press and the Betwixt and Between Series of paranormal women's fiction. She lives in the Land of Enchantment, also known as New Mexico, with her husband and two beautiful sons, the Mighty, Mighty Jones Boys. Listen in to this engaging conversation as Darynda talks about her latest book Bad Day for Sunshine on Bedside Readings Authors That Thrive.  

Listen Linda, audiobooks count as reading and if you don't think so, please exit. In this week's episode, we discuss all things audiobooks. Sophia comes prepared with a list of her favorite narrators and books, while Morgan entertains with stories of chicken juice and embarrassing moments in traffic. Just typical Pages n' Pages hijinks . Books we mention in this episode: The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager, Black out by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk and Nicola Yoon, Sadie by Courtney Summers, Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell, Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas Yearbook by Seth Rogen, The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens, Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich, Charley Davidson series by Darynda Jones, Illuminae Files by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman, One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston, Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo, Cemetery Boys and Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas, A Promised Land by Barack Obama, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot, Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey, Untamed by Glennon Doyle, Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer, Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado. Check out Pages n' Pages on Instagram. These opinions of the books are entirely our own and may not reflect the actual book. Image by Kapona via Vector Stock.

Examining the trope of the Reluctant King (are there ever Reluctant Queens??) and what we're really trying to show with that characterization. Also some interesting comments I've gotten on paying presenters.Happy Release Day to A GOOD DAY FOR CHARDONNAY by the fabulous Darynda Jones! Check it out here (https://darynda.com/books/a-good-day-for-chardonnay-sunshine-vicram-series-volume-2).You can learn more about the Surrey International Writers' Conference here (https://www.siwc.ca/).You can find WEDDED TO DARKNESS here (https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/product/B099BP5RC2).You can watch this podcast on YouTube here (https://youtu.be/meicocf6ZAs).First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the show (http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy)

This week, the Book Bistresses bring you a Friday night hangout episode. Brooke, Stacy, Shannon, Kristin, Sara, and Natalia discuss their most anticipated July releases, but some hilarity also ensues. Be sure to listen all the way to the end in order to hear a special message from Sara's oldest son. Titles mentioned include: K.F. Breene, Revealed In Fire (Demon Days & Vampire Nights #9) J.R. Ward, Claimed (Lair of the Wolven #1) Leah Johnson, Rise To the Sun Nalini Singh, Last Guard (Psy/Changeling Trinity #5) Roni Loren, What If You and Me (Say Everything #2) Lyssa Kay Adams, Isn't It Bromantic (Bromance Book Club #4) Darynda Jones, A Good Day for Chardonnay (Sunshine Vicram #2) Kristin Harmel, The Forest of Vanishing Stars Kelly Harms, The Seven Day Switch Rachel Vincent, Red Wolf Sonali Dev, Incense and Sensibility (Rajes #3) Samantha Downing, For Your Own Good Jennifer Estep, Capture the Crown (Gargoyle Queen #1) Heather Webber, The Lights of Sugarberry Cove Jennifer Chiaverini, The Women's March Elizabeth Lim, Six Crimson Cranes (Six Crimson Cranes #1) Brittainy C. Cherry, The Mixtape Emily Bleeker, What's Left Unsaid 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: http://anchor.fm/book-bistro

We couldn't narrow down what kind of mysteries we wanted to discuss so we've got a potpourri of awesome mysteries for you to try!

About choosing a "publishing company" name for your self-published work (or not), titanium jewelry in the 80s, my new secret project and how I'm going about trying to add to what I'm doing without overloading. THE PROMISED QUEEN is here (https://jeffekennedy.com/the-promised-queen).You can register - for FREE! - for my launch day conversation with Jennifer Estep here (https://www.therippedbodicela.com/events-and-tickets).You can watch the You Tube video of the podcast here (https://youtu.be/MHIUA_3KXo0).First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the show (http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy)

A shout out to Darynda Jones on the release of THE GRAVEDIGGER'S SON! Also on marketing techniques that try to trick readers, the use and misuse of subcategories, and why taxonomy can matter in the real world. You can see more about Darynda Jones's THE GRAVEDIGGER'S SON here (https://darynda.com/books/the-gravediggers-son-novella)You can watch the You Tube video of the podcast here (https://youtu.be/5egigfvdr8E).First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the show (http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy)

Happy Earth Day! I'm talking about why I don't believe in conspiracy theories (people just aren't that clever), getting into the rhythm of drafting again, how my views of travel have changed, and RWA's summer retreat.Find THE SORCERESS QUEEN AND THE PIRATE ROGUE here (https://jeffekennedy.com/the-sorceress-queen-and-the-pirate-rogue)You can watch the You Tube video of the podcast here (https://youtu.be/Mi0ygVbWVew).First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the show (http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy)

“I meant to behave.  There were just too many other options.” While this quote comes from paranormal romantic thriller writer Darynda Jones, it could easily be applied to British producer and rapper Tricky. An early pioneer of trip-hop, he’s never been afraid of pushing boundaries. Troy Nelson delves into Tricky’s musical and personal evolution over the past 25 years on this episode of Live on KEXP before the British icon delves into a stirring four-song set featuring Polish singer Marta. Recorded 11/23/2020. Thinking Of Chills Me to the Bones Fall Please Breathe Me Right In Watch the full Live on KEXP session on YouTube Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.