Podcast appearances and mentions of karen marie moning

Hey HBs! Naima Simone is back with Mel for part 2 of the movie Your Fault! When we left off yesterday, Nick has an internship with a super hot smart lawyer lady who their parents want to marry off to each other, Noah is roommates with a mysterious woman who scares the absolute stuffing out of Nick, Jenna and Lion are still navigating class issues, and Noah doesn't want a pity suggestion to live with Nick. That's where we jump back in! Make sure to pre-order Naima's new release HUNTSMAN. It's a dark mafia romance based on the Snow White and the Huntsman fairytale! Want more of us? Check out our PATREON! This Friday Patrons and Apple Podcast subscribers are getting a recap of DREAMFEVER by Karen Marie Moning with bff of the pod Rebekah (AKA Lynn Camden)!  Credits: Theme Music: Brittany Pfantz  Art: Author Kate Prior Want to tell us a story, ask about advertising, or anything else? Email: heavingbosomspodcast (at) gmail  Follow our socials:  Instagram @heavingbosoms Tiktok @heaving_bosoms  Facebook group: the Heaving Bosoms Geriatric Friendship Cult The above contains affiliate links, which means that when purchasing through them, the podcast gets a small percentage without costing you a penny more.

Hey HBs! Naima Simone is back with Mel to recap the movie Your Fault! It's based on book 2 (with the same name) of the Culpable series by Mercedes Ron. We recapped the first movie in episodes 284 and 285, so go check that out if you missed it! This Spanish franchise has quickly become an HB classic and we can't get enough of these messy step siblings. Make sure to pre-order Naima's new release HUNTSMAN. It's a dark mafia romance based on the Snow White and the Huntsman fairytale! Want more of us? Check out our PATREON! This Friday Patrons and Apple Podcast subscribers are getting a recap of DREAMFEVER by Karen Marie Moning with bff of the pod Rebekah (AKA Lynn Camden)!  Credits: Theme Music: Brittany Pfantz  Art: Author Kate Prior Want to tell us a story, ask about advertising, or anything else? Email: heavingbosomspodcast (at) gmail  Follow our socials:  Instagram @heavingbosoms Tiktok @heaving_bosoms  Facebook group: the Heaving Bosoms Geriatric Friendship Cult The above contains affiliate links, which means that when purchasing through them, the podcast gets a small percentage without costing you a penny more.

Hey HBs! We're here part 1 of with LOVE FOR THE COLD-BLOODED, OR THE PART-TIME EVIL MINION'S GUIDE TO ACCIDENTALLY DATING A SUPERHERO by Alex Gabriel! Boy, oh boy, this MM superhero fantasy novel is fan-damn-tastic; the voice is SO UNIQUE, the world-building is incredible, and the romance is SMOKING HOT. There's accidental sex work, it highlights the power of perspective, and someone puts quail eggs on pizza. Plus, FORCE FIELD S*X! Bonus Content: rich boy pizzas, force field condoms, telling your employer to get better at dirty talk, frat house libraries, and so much more! Want more of us? Check out our PATREON! This Friday, Mel's giving Sabrina a Quickie on FAEFEVER by Karen Marie Moning!! Credits: Theme Music: Brittany Pfantz  Art: Author Kate Prior Want to tell us a story, ask about advertising, or anything else? Email: heavingbosomspodcast (at) gmail  Follow our socials:  Instagram @heavingbosoms Tiktok @heaving_bosoms  Facebook group: the Heaving Bosoms Geriatric Friendship Cult The above contains affiliate links, which means that when purchasing through them, the podcast gets a small percentage without costing you a penny more.

Hey HBs! We're here with part 2 of LICK by Kylie Scott! Lady Loves: Sabrina: finally getting your car fixed for long drives! Mel: using walks as a time killer. Get your steps in when the DMV tells you that your appointment isn't your appointment time, it's your check in time to wait until you can join the first of 3 different lines before you finally get the nicest DMV photo lady who coaches you so you only have 1 chin in your photo. Episode Sponsor: MARIN IN THE MOONLIGHT by AE Merriweather! Imagine Succession as a Little Mermaid retelling and set the whole thing in a theme park. AE is a group of THREE BFFs who all write together. What's more HB than that?!?! Get your copy ASAP at B&N or Amazon. Want more of us? Check out our PATREON! This Friday, Mel's giving Sabrina a Quickie on FAEFEVER by Karen Marie Moning!! Credits: Theme Music: Brittany Pfantz  Art: Author Kate Prior Want to tell us a story, ask about advertising, or anything else? Email: heavingbosomspodcast (at) gmail  Follow our socials:  Instagram @heavingbosoms Tiktok @heaving_bosoms  Facebook group: the Heaving Bosoms Geriatric Friendship Cult The above contains affiliate links, which means that when purchasing through them, the podcast gets a small percentage without costing you a penny more.

Hey HBs! It's time for a rockstar romance! And we're doing it right with one of the most rec'd series when it comes to this subgenre. Is it unhinged? Perfectly yes. Is it great advice IRL? For sure not. Was it COMPULSIVELY READABLE? Oh golly, we couldn't put it down. Episode Sponsor: MARIN IN THE MOONLIGHT by AE Merriweather! Imagine Succession as a Little Mermaid retelling and set the whole thing in a theme park. AE is a group of THREE BFFs who all write together. What's more HB than that?!?! Get your copy ASAP at B&N or Amazon. Want more of us? Check out our PATREON! This Friday, Mel's giving Sabrina a Quickie on FAEFEVER by Karen Marie Moning!! Credits: Theme Music: Brittany Pfantz  Art: Author Kate Prior Want to tell us a story, ask about advertising, or anything else? Email: heavingbosomspodcast (at) gmail  Follow our socials:  Instagram @heavingbosoms Tiktok @heaving_bosoms  Facebook group: the Heaving Bosoms Geriatric Friendship Cult The above contains affiliate links, which means that when purchasing through them, the podcast gets a small percentage without costing you a penny more.

HBs, it's the fourth and final part of DEVIL IN SPRING by Lisa Kleypas! Gabriel, the next St. Vincent is married to his neurodivergent queen Pandora, but they've been pulled into a big intrigue and Pandora might not make it! Bonus Content: don't call HBHQ for bomb disposal and so much more! Lady Loves: Sabrina: Be a little extra. She and Haley made a video to announce that the whole TBR crew are going to a Hozier show and it was THE BEST! Mel: Be a little extra!!! Have a whole truckload of dirt delivered to your house and spend all day happy as a pig in slop topping up your garden beds and creating a cutting garden! Episode Sponsor: MARIN IN THE MOONLIGHT by AE Merriweather! Imagine Succession as a Little Mermaid retelling and set the whole thing in a theme park. AE is a group of THREE BFFs who all write together. What's more HB than that?!?! Get your copy ASAP at B&N or Amazon. Want more of us? Check out our PATREON! This Friday, we're doing a roundup episode that includes a Quickie on the Human Pets of Talin series by RK Munin and BLOODFEVER by Karen Marie Moning!! Credits: Theme Music: Brittany Pfantz  Art: Author Kate Prior Want to tell us a story, ask about advertising, or anything else? Email: heavingbosomspodcast (at) gmail  Follow our socials:  Instagram @heavingbosoms Tiktok @heaving_bosoms  Facebook group: the Heaving Bosoms Geriatric Friendship Cult The above contains affiliate links, which means that when purchasing through them, the podcast gets a small percentage without costing you a penny more.

Hey HBs! It's time to finish up our St. Vincent Day celebration with part 3 of DEVIL IN SPRING by Lisa Kleypas! We jump in in the middle of their illicit rendezvous and it doesn't slow down from there! Bonus content: It's been two weeks since we recorded the last episode, Mel has now read almost all the books in the Ravenels series, the Duke who takes your silly nickname because YOU started it, all the swoony quotes, and so much more! Episode Sponsor: MARIN IN THE MOONLIGHT by AE Merriweather! Imagine Succession as a Little Mermaid retelling and set the whole thing in a theme park. AE is a group of THREE BFFs who all write together. What's more HB than that?!?! Get your copy ASAP at B&N or Amazon. Want more of us? Check out our PATREON! This Friday, we're doing a roundup episode that includes a Quickie on the Human Pets of Talin series by RK Munin and BLOODFEVER by Karen Marie Moning!! Credits: Theme Music: Brittany Pfantz  Art: Author Kate Prior Want to tell us a story, ask about advertising, or anything else? Email: heavingbosomspodcast (at) gmail  Follow our socials:  Instagram @heavingbosoms Tiktok @heaving_bosoms  Facebook group: the Heaving Bosoms Geriatric Friendship Cult The above contains affiliate links, which means that when purchasing through them, the podcast gets a small percentage without costing you a penny more.

Hey HBs! It's part 2 of DARKFEVER by Karen Marie Moning with bff of the pod Rebecca! Bonus Content: double bucket syndrome, no sneaky leakage, why has no one gotten Mel a Conservatory?, MAYBE a forehead kiss, being muzzled about glitter dragons, and so much more! Don't miss Rebecca's cozy, steamy contemporary romances! She writes as Lynn Camden and she's not to be missed! Want to support the show? Rate and review us on your favorite podcast app! It super helps the algorithm connect us to new listeners.  Want more of us? Check out our PATREON! This Friday, we're doing a Quickie on the next few books in the Sea Sand Warlords series by Ursa Dax!! Credits: Theme Music: Brittany Pfantz  Art: Author Kate Prior Want to tell us a story, ask about advertising, or anything else? Email: heavingbosomspodcast (at) gmail  Follow our socials:  Instagram @heavingbosoms Tiktok @heaving_bosoms  Facebook group: the Heaving Bosoms Geriatric Friendship Cult The above contains affiliate links, which means that when purchasing through them, the podcast gets a small percentage without costing you a penny more.

Hey HBs! We're here with bff of the pod Rebecca to recap DARKFEVER by Karen Marie Moning! Bonus Content: Sabrina doesn't know how to feel about Mac, Rebecca will NOT share with the class (until she does!), fashion times with the pals, and so much more! SPOILER WARNING: Rebecca shares a BIG spoiler about the series starting at 56:54 and ending at 1:00:49. Don't miss Rebecca's cozy, steamy contemporary romances! She writes as Lynn Camden and she's not to be missed! Want to support the show? Rate and review us on your favorite podcast app! It super helps the algorithm connect us to new listeners.  Want more of us? Check out our PATREON! This Friday, we're doing a Quickie on the next few books in the Sea Sand Warlords series by Ursa Dax!! Credits: Theme Music: Brittany Pfantz  Art: Author Kate Prior Want to tell us a story, ask about advertising, or anything else? Email: heavingbosomspodcast (at) gmail  Follow our socials:  Instagram @heavingbosoms Tiktok @heaving_bosoms  Facebook group: the Heaving Bosoms Geriatric Friendship Cult The above contains affiliate links, which means that when purchasing through them, the podcast gets a small percentage without costing you a penny more.

Dive into the first installment in Karen Marie Moning's Fever series, Darkfever, with Ewa Mykytyn in Armchair Chat No. 4!Support Film Literate on Patreon!Host: Ewa Mykytyn (Goodreads)

Send us a textWe continue our Throne of Glass deep dive with Heir of Fire chapters 17-24.Intro: 00:00Book Rec: 00:00:28Deep Dive: 00:15:17This week's book rec was The Highlander Series by Karen Marie Moning.Next week: Heir of Fire chapters 25-32. Summon us @DTFaePodcast We like our coffee icy and our books spicy! Oh, and we're totally Down To Fae. A podcast for fantasy romance readers and fans of authors like Sarah J. Maas, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Rebecca Yarros and Carissa Broadbent. Follow along as your delulu hosts discuss your favorite romantasy books in a chapter-by-chapter read, re-read or refresher.

Send us a textWe continue our Throne of Glass deep dive with Heir of Fire chapters 9-16.Intro: 00:00Book Rec: 00:00:25Deep Dive: 00:09:32This week's book rec was the Fever Series by Karen Marie Moning.Next week: Heir of Fire chapters 17-32. Summon us @DTFaePodcast We like our coffee icy and our books spicy! Oh, and we're totally Down To Fae. A podcast for fantasy romance readers and fans of authors like Sarah J. Maas, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Rebecca Yarros and Carissa Broadbent. Follow along as your delulu hosts discuss your favorite romantasy books in a chapter-by-chapter read, re-read or refresher.

Ewa Mykytyn returns to the first chair for another thoroughly engrossing Armchair/Fireside Chat, this time about Karen Marie Moning's The House at Watch Hill.Support Film Literate on Patreon!Host: Ewa Mykytyn (Goodreads)

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 back to the What to Read Next podcast! In this episode of our Novel Nights series, we dive into dark fantasy romances perfect for the fall season. Join Francesca as she shares her top recommendations featuring gothic vibes, dragons, and more. If you're in the mood for a mix of fantasy and romance, this episode is for you!Books Mentioned in this Episode:A Fire in the Sky by Sophie Jordan https://amzn.to/47SAcgF- A dragon romance with a Game of Thrones feel, featuring an arranged marriage and a medieval setting. The Darkest Walz by Ashley R. King https://amzn.to/3Bn5Cja A gothic historical romance set in the 1920s prohibition era with a smuggler heroine and a haunted, secluded island. The House at Watch Hill by Karen Marie Moning https://amzn.to/4duUtKv - A southern gothic urban fantasy with a mysterious inheritance, a haunted mansion, and supernatural elements.The Wraith King by Juliette Cross - https://amzn.to/4dtQ4rq A romantasy featuring a fae world with light and dark fae characters, fate, and dragons. Described as a sweet story with a dark gothic vibe. Anathema by Keri Lake https://amzn.to/47SK0Hx- A dark gothic fantasy romance about a mortal woman thrown into an enchanted forest, an assassin lord, and an arcane prophecy. Available on Kindle Unlimited.About this Episode:This episode was recorded as part of our live show, Novel Nights, every Thursday night from 7 to 8 PM Eastern Standard Time on YouTube, Twitch, Instagram, Facebook, and more. If you missed it, you can catch the replay on our YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/@WhattoReadNextBlog)Want to check out more book recommendations?Visit What to Read Next Blog for reader tips, popular books like recommendations, and many more posts. Join our What to Read Next Blog Community to get bonus book recommendations, listen to podcasts, and connect with other readers. As a podcast listener, you'll get 20% off your membership forever. Click here to sign up. (https://wtrnblog.substack.com/e3630d38) Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetterLicense code: IP29FC0QKB6DV2UE

Medieval ladies kicking butt and taking names? YES PLEASE!Scarred Earth Saga by G.A. AikenNimona by N.D. StevensonThe Rebel Nun by Marj CharlierJoan by Katherine J ChenHighlander In Her Bed by Allie McKaySon of the Morning by Linda HowardSpell of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning

Romance author Margot Radcliffe and friends Maura and Sara discuss the Darkfever podcast episode of Guys Read Romance.

Romance author Margot Radcliffe chats with guy friend Ben Sgroi about Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning.

This week, we're discussing Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning! MacKayla Lane was just a young woman living her best life, when a devastating phone call has her leaving behind all that she's ever known to go to Dublin to discover the culprit behind her sister's death. She quickly learns that her sister Alina was keeping secrets from her. A chance run-in with Barrons, a man who screams danger, gives Mac a clue about a mysterious book that her sister was hunting for, but also puts Mac on Barrons radar. Between discovering that the fae folk are real, putting herself in danger but running into Unseelie monsters and trying to hunt for fae objects of power with Barron's, Mac is given little choice but to stay close to Barrons, or risk ending up dead while hunting for Alina's murderer. Join us this week!

Hey romance nerds; join us for this quick episode where we talk romantic suspense! For a genre that is so widely popular and well-known, there's not that much to talk about with it. Do you have feelings/thoughts/opinions on romance books that feature suspenseful plotlines? Email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org!Don't forget to go check out our Tessa Bailey interview! Books/authors we mention:Madame Will You Talk by Mary StewartMy Killer Vacation by Tessa BaileyNightwork by Nora RobertsLegacy by Nora RobertsUnder Currents by Nora RobertsShelter in Place by Nora RobertsColorado High Country series by Pamela ClareJackie AshendenThe Hellbound Brotherhood by Shannon McKennaStillhouse Lake by Rachel CaineAmerican Queen by Sierra SimoneFever series by Karen Marie Moning

In This Episode We'll Discuss:Being your own biggest fanTrusting Big BrotherJournaling, pros and consDream Men... who needs 'em?!Stolen in the Dark by Scarlett West!Blurb-He forced me into their world. Now dark enemies want me dead.When an attempted kidnapping leads me to be rescued by a dark and sexy Fae, I assume life can't be any stranger… Until I discover I'm his fated mate, and that he needs my help to stop a ruthless enemy from kidnapping his kind.If someone doesn't stop the brutal attacks, it could lead to earth's ultimate destruction, so if I want to survive, I have to join the Fae Bureau of Investigation, with Damien as my superior.But while Damien may be both hot as hell and my one-time hero, my unearthly ability to sense things through my hair is telling me to run: Damien can't be trusted, and I would hate him as my boss.With the enemy closing in, though, time is running out for me to make my choice: join the Bureau…or return home to my death.Readers who enjoy Karen Marie Moning, Laurell K. Hamilton, Amelia Hutchins, and Lindsay Hall, will love this dangerous and sexy urban fantasy.Stolen in the Dark is a steamy, urban fantasy romance that is book one out of five. Scroll Up and One Click to start reading this hot paranormal romance today!https://linktr.ee/BondedBooksPodcastIf you'd like to email questions, comments or book suggestions you can do so at BondedBooksPodcast@gmail.com

The ladies get together for a bonus episode continuing their discussion on the Fever Series by KMM. This Episode features the third book of the series, a few drinks, and a whole lotta nonsense.

Join Z, Ash, Berry, and Solie as we discuss DarkFever by Karen Marie Moning. DarkFever is the first of the Dark series.

Colors of Life – Confusion This week on Poetic Resurrection we discuss confusion. Sometimes I wonder why we go through experiences and maybe read too much into it and then we're confused. This month didn't get off to a great start for me. My computer crashed and I'm still recovering my info. I usually have an episode ready each Monday but that hasn't happened this month. One of the pluses so far this month is that I visited my family in Chicago and I'm blessed to have my parents in good health. What is confusion? Dictionary's definition is lack of understanding or uncertainty; the state of being bewildered or unclear in one's mind about something. Why do we feel this way? Is it because our heart/soul wants us to change? I've noticed when I feel confused is when my heart and my mind are at odds. “Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you.” Roger Ebert. I feel I should go one way in a situation but my mind disagrees. “The most confused we ever get is when we're trying to convince our heads of something our heart knows is a lie.” Karen Marie Moning.  “Your eyes may mislead you sometimes. So don't be serious in observing, listen to your heart at times when you are confused.” Giridhar Alwar. (gi rid te) Is it fear? Most likely what stops us from going forward is fear. Do we have the finances to change? Will I lose my home? Is my family okay if I decide to move on? Are you ruled by possessions? At times our financial burdens are because we give our power away to possessions. We have to have the latest electronics, fashions, cars, appliances, etc. It's one thing if your employment requires equipment, it's your livelihood, or if you have the cash to buy the items. Another is if you're getting into debt for them. I have in the past, bought items because I thought I would be perceived as well to do. I wasn't. I lived from paycheck to paycheck, many of us do. This isn't how I want to live. It's stressful not to have your rent, mortgage, money to pay bills and I have been guilty of using my credit cards to survive in times of unemployment. “No matter how confused or deluded we may be at the moment, the underlying and essential nature of our being is clear and pure.”  Lama Yeshe. During the pandemic, many of us learned what's important, and surprisingly I saw many who refuse to change and blamed the pandemic, politics, and companies for their problems. This is known as one aspect in psychology as psychological projection Psychological projection is the process of misinterpreting what is "inside" as coming from "outside". It forms the basis of empathy by the projection of personal experiences to understand someone else's subjective world. In its malignant forms, it is a defense mechanism in which the ego defends itself against disowned and highly negative parts of the self by denying their existence in themselves and attributing them to others, breeding misunderstanding and causing untold interpersonal damage. A bully may project their own feelings of vulnerability onto the target, or a person who is confused may project feelings of confusion and inadequacy onto other people. Projection incorporates blame-shifting and can manifest as shame dumping. Projection has been described as an early phase of introjection.  Wikipedia  “Seek first to understand, then to be understood.” – Stephen Covey.   The poem for this week is Same from Inspire Me: Raw   Contemplating Day after day Wonders of fate   Searching for work Organizing Wondering what I'll do today   Decorating Writing this Not knowing the end   At this point in life I thought I'd succeed By this time -   A house, a car Children, husband None of these   Strange thing - Content I think?   So much, so little Overwhelmed Organize Decorate   Write Stability? Day after day I do the same   Many blessings.   If the feelings are overwhelming there are several organizations listed here that can help. https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disaster-distress-helpline/warning-signs-risk-factors   Poetic Resurrection is part of the Amazon Associates program the following is a list of equipment and links to what we use: Your purchase helps support our podcast. Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Studio https://amzn.to/3EYaIPv USB Microphone, FIFINE Metal Condenser Recording Mic https://amzn.to/3BXksaW Angetube Streaming 1080P HD Webcam Built in Adjustable Ring Light https://amzn.to/3EZcDTT MIFA True Wireless Earbuds https://amzn.to/3wq8aGQ Sonia Iris Lozada Books https://amzn.to/3C8baJf   Music by: Relaxing Meditation by Liron Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7891-relaxing-meditation License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

We're joined by Adriana Herrera to recap https://amzn.to/3kpXRh4 (Beyond the Highland Mist) by Karen Marie Moning! We talk about why we're Moning Maniacs, why this was the Golden Age of paranormal romance, and why falconer dirty talk is so sexy. This book has it all...time travel, a heroine fleeing a dark secret in her past, meddling fae, a murderous ex girlfriend, not one but two near death sick bed scenes, sensory deprivation, Highlander Times viagra, an accidental aphrodisiac scene, light kidnapping, and one swaggering Highlander who's so generously hung that comparisons to actual horses are made. Be sure to check out Adriana's latest book, https://amzn.to/3qxzceB (Just for the Holidays)! You also won't want to miss https://amzn.to/3qw5cQ2 (Rake I'd Like to F)! CW: there's mention of various threats of sexual assault and some actual sexual assault in a few different scenes. There is also nervous/uncomfortable laughter from the hosts while trying to navigate these descriptions. For links to all the books we mentioned, https://www.bonkersromance.com/episodes/9 (see the show notes on our website)! If you're reading ahead, here are the upcoming books we'll be recapping: 11/18 https://amzn.to/3HcAb9J (Alien Quarantine Rescue) by Robin Lovett 11/25 https://amzn.to/3kse8Ce (Sing Me to Sleep) by RM Virtues 12/2 https://amzn.to/3ktfcWp (A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor) by Katherine Moon We'll be on hiatus the rest of December, but back with more shenanigans in January!

For a genre that seems all hunky dory, there is certainly a lot of drama in Romancelandia. Especially when it comes to issues of authorship and publishing! This month, Jackie and Jen dish on some of the most notorious controversies, dramas, and petty squabbles (including heir own) that have rocked the steady ship of romance. Buckle in sparkly nerds. It's gonna be a bumpy ride.Let us know what your favorite scandal was at the end of the month! There's no reward...but if you email us we might remember to give you a shout out in the next episode...maybe. We forget a lot of things.Christiane SerruyaAfter 22 years of practicing law, Rio de Janeiro-based Serruya decided to become an author. After 6-7 years of writing, she had churned out more than 30 works and had one of her short stories was published in a best-selling collection.In Feb 2019 news broke that this "author" had blatantly plagiarized Courtney Milan and others. Soon authors like Tessa Dare, Lisa Kleypas, Kresley Cole, Karen Marie Moning, and over 40 others found their work copied into Serruya's. These passages ranged from short sentences with moderate rewriting to whole multi-paragraph sections that were near verbatim.Tessa Dare started a whole hashtag: “#copypasteCris”In short, Serruya says that she was not responsible for the plagiarism. Instead, she put the blame on an unnamed ghostwriter she hired from the site Fiverr..."ghostwriter" - writers for hire who are paid but receive none of the credit for the work produced.The Stratemeyer SyndicateThen she goes and plagiarizes the queen herself, Nora Roberts. Nora retaliates and takes her to international court (because Queen Nora has the powers to do so), and an injunction goes through which bars the physical or electronic sale of Serruya's books which were involved in the lawsuit, as well as barring Serruya from receiving royalties from those books. Roberts also won a monetary settlement, which she donated to literary charities.#CockyGateBasically, indie author Falena Hopkins tried to copyright the word "cocky" then tried to go back on what she said that she was trying to stop other authors from using cover designs similar to hersShe's written her Cocker Brother series since 2016. The series concerns 6 brothers and extends onto stories about their children and holidays.According to the court documents Jen went through, Hopkins was worried that there were too many other “cocky” titles out there, and readers were getting confused about which books to buy. She showed the court a few messages from people confused because they had bought the wrong books. Hopkins claimed that a lot of readers messaged her being “wait...this has a cocky word in it too but it's not you??” or “Wait, this is the same model you used!!!”Hopkins filed for trademark protection on May 1, 2018It starts devolving into a twitter battle, and Hopkins sues three people; Tara Crescent, a man who protested the lawsuit, and a publicist (on accident). Hopkins tries to argue that the use of Cocky in the title should be limited to her books only because she's got the most notoriety or something like that (read Jen's articles for more detail). The judge doesn't agree with Hopkins' argument, since "cocky" is a common-use word. The injunction is thrown out, the restraining order against the use of "cocky" is denied, and the trademark registration is cancelled.Alexa Riley...a scandal?Alexa Riley (AR) is a team of best-friend indie authors known for their spicy quick reads. At one time they were publishing on Kindle Unlimited at a rate of almost 2-3 books per month between ~2016-2018.News started coming out though that AR was not only stuffing pages (including extra blank pages in their ebooks for extra page turns and therefore more money), but also of plagiarizing, using ghostwriters, and paying for click farms"click farms" - any kind of operation intended to fraudulently interact with a website. In order to appear more legitimate, the clicks come from real people using mostly mobile devices (cheaper, smaller in size, easier to arrange).Amazon took them down almost immediately...and then nothing...else...happened?Now you can find AR's books through the library (some of them), AR's website, Eden books, iBooks, Kobo, Nook, and Scribd...The Syndicate of James PattersonPatterson uses multiple coauthors when publishing "his" books. He then publishes these books under his name and brand.Instead of being the sole author, Patterson works with lesser-known writers, providing, according to him, extensive outlines, plots, characters and notes to help drive his coauthor through the story. Patterson then, again according to him, goes through upon receipt of the manuscripts and extensively edits. Patterson does his revisions, and rewrites as necessary before sending it back to the coauthor for the next written draft. Over time the number of rewrites goes down for each new collaborator. These co-authors are paid by Patterson. Patterson then takes over the publishing process.Perceived issues with Patterson's publicationsHe calls himself the #1 bestseller...and yet...he's not?Patterson isn't completely writing his own books, and we don't know for sure the writing process with coauthors, beyond his own testimony. So can he fully call himself a bestselling author?Also, as it pertains to romancelandia...there are romance authors (and other authors out there) who have published way more books than Patterson under their own name...so what gives Patterson the right to call himself the #1 bestseller?So...Many...LinksMore on the Stratemeyer SyndicateMore on Sue GraftonChristiane Serruya:"Cristiane Serruya: Alleged Plagiarist" (SB Sarah, 2019)"Cristiane Serruya is a copyright infringer, a plagiarist, and an idiot" (Milan, 2019)"Romance novelist Cristiane Serruya accused of plagiarism" (Flood, 2019a)"The Cristiane Serruya Plagiarism Scandal" (Bailey, 2019a)Lucas Morta blog post "I've never earned any penny with any book in all these years, says Cristiane Serruya, acussed of plagiarizing more than 30 authors" (Morta, 2019)"Nora Roberts Sues Cristiane Serruya, Wins Injunction" (Bailey, 2019b)"Nora Roberts files ‘multi-plagiarism' lawsuit alleging writer copied more than 40 authors" (Flood, 2019b)"Janet Dailey and the Curious Case of the Missing Author" (Hobbs, 2021)"#CopyPasteCris: Romance Novelist Cristiane Serruya Caught in Plagiarizing Scandal" (Fernandes, 2019)"Plagiarism, then and now" (Reeth, 2019a)"Not a rant, but a promise" (Reeth, 2019b)"Let me address this" (Reeth, 2019c)"Blowback" (Reeth, 2019d)"Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" (Reeth, 2019e)"To Sum Up- Sort of" (Reeth, 2019f)"Update" (Reeth, 2019g)"Here's How I work" (Reeth, 2019h)"Readers are Amazing" (Reeth, 2019i)"Breaking news 2" (Reeth, 2019j)"Brazilian romance writer accused of plagiarizing from Courtney Milan, other novelists" (Schaub, 2019)#Cockygate"Cleaning Up the Cocky Cock-Up" (SB Sarah, 2018)"Don't Do This, Ever: Faleena Hopkins Cocks The Whole Entire ****Up" (Trout, 2018)"Trademark Case: Authors Guild Wins ‘CockyGate' Court Ruling" (Anderson, 2018)"Romance Author gets unduly cocky over registered trademark " (Whipple, 2018)"'Cockygate' Author Faleena Hopkins Backs Down From Trademark Dispute After A Settlement Is Reached" (Tsoumbakos, 2018)"How an author trademarking the word “cocky” turned the romance novel industry inside out" (Grady, 2018)"Cockygate: Faleena Hopkins Has Registered a Trademark on Cocky, and is Using it to Threaten Other Romance Authors" (Hoffelder, 2018)"Chance Carter And #Cockygate Collide" (Gaughran, 2021)"Re: Cockygate" (Hopkins, 2019)US Patent and Trademark Office status of "cocky""A cocky Lawyer Reviews #cockygate" (Youtube video, French, 2018)Alexa RileyTwitter thread by @Jenny_Trout (2019)Reddit Thread "Alexa Riley is banned from Amazon"James Patterson"James Patterson mostly doesn't write his books. And his new readers mostly don't read — yet" (Heller, 2016)"The Patterson Problem" (De Maria, 2016)"James Patterson: Author or Brand Manager" (Kelber, 2020)"The James Patterson Book Farm Must be Stopped" (Sizemore, 2021)"Stephen King mocks James Patterson for self-written blurb — and writers loved it" (Heching, 2017)"How Many Books Has James Patterson Written? Best Update [2021]" (Penn Book Center, July 2021)"Ten of the Most Prolific Authors of All Time" (Irisreading.com, 2020)

The ladies get together in a special bonus episode to discuss the second book of the Fever series. The first book as discussed in July 2021 in the episode called Darkfever. Bloodfever is a continuation of the journey MacKayla Lane finds herself on while investigating her sister's murder in Dublin.

Time-traveling Highlander!Dageus is an ancient Highlander living in the 21st century. After breaking an ancient compact with the Tuatha De Danan in order to save his brother, Dageus is now a cursed man. He's searching for a way to get rid of the thirteen dark druids that currently possess him. Enter Chloe, a woman in love with history and its preservation, who becomes entangled in Dageus' search for any way to purge The Dragar from his body. She is whisked on the adventure of a lifetime! They travel to Scotland (both present and past) and fall in love in the process. WHERE TO FIND US:► Email:  swreadromance@gmail.com ► Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/swreadrom► Goodreads:  https://www.goodreads.com/swreadrom► Instagram:  http://www.instagram.com/swreadrom► Twitter:  https://twitter.com/swreadrom► FB Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/swreadrom.theswoonzone/► Juliette's Books: https://www.juliettecross.com/   ► Etsy Store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/swreadrom/► Discord: https://discord.gg/ptJr3yvFhW► Podcast:  http://www.buzzsprout.com/230454Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/swreadrom)

We discuss "Darkfever" by Karen Marie Moning.  We have more questions than answers.  We reminisce about early 2000s fashion.  We have no idea how to pronounce "sinsar dubh."  Plus, does this book even count as romance?

Shhh! A Library Podcast is back at last with “Robots vs. Romance, Part 2”! Jenna and Morgan celebrate all things romance this month with a quiz, book discussion, and more. This month's title is Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning.Next month's title is The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett. 

The ladies get together to discuss DarkFever by Karen Marie Moning, an urban fantasy, mystery, romance hybrid and the first book of the fever series.

Join Garland librarians Jenna and Morgan as they discuss graduate school, the Summer Reading Program, and reading books outside of their preferred genres. Morgan gives an honest review of this month’s challenge: All Systems Red by Martha Wells.Next month’s challenge is Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning. 

cw: Sexual assault, dub-con Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware! This week, we're kicking off a new unit on Highland time slip romances with Beyond the Highland Mist. Is this one of the most offensive books we've read? Yes. We've got yucky consent issues, overly-domineering men, and a female protagonist with no personality (other than her hatred of beautiful men). Will Em be able to redeem the genre for Anna? It's a tall order. Join us next week for another Morph Monday! Recommended Reading: Grumpy Fake Boyfriend by Jackie Lau Accidentally in Love The Tartans and Titans by Amalie Howard and Angie Morgan The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his YouTube channel: youtube.com/fretwiz. Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Instagram: @shelfawarecast Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail

In this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson looks at the mining industry in Canada with Josée Methot, Pam Schwann, and Pierre Gratton. Participants Bio: Josée Méthot is the President and CEO of l'Association minière du Québec Pamela Schwann is the President of the Saskatchewan Mining Association Pierre Gratton was appointed President and CEO of the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) on June 1, 2011. Prior to his appointment to MAC, Pierre was President and CEO of the Mining Association of British Columbia (MABC). Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat, and Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, https://www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson Read more about mining: Stratégie québécoise de développement de la filière batterie: https://www.economie.gouv.qc.ca/bibliotheques/strategies/strategie-quebecoise-de-developpement-de-la-filiere-batterie/ Saskatchewan Mining Association's website: http://saskmining.ca/ The Mining Association of Canada's “Toward Sustainable Mining”: https://mining.ca/towards-sustainable-mining/ What the guests are enjoying right now: Jesse Thistle, From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way – https://www.simonandschuster.ca/books/From-the-Ashes/Jesse-Thistle/9781982101213 Andrzej (Andre) Bohomolec, Voyage of the Yacht, Dal – https://octopusbooks.ca/book/the-voyage-of-the-yacht-dal-0 Karen Marie Moning, Fever series –https://karenmoning.com/fever-series Sarah J. Mass, A Court of Thorns and Roses – https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16096824-a-court-of-thorns-and-roses Recording Date: 16 April 2021. Give 'The Global Exchange' a review on iTunes! Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on Linkedin. Head over to our website www.cgai.ca for more commentary. Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

Hey HBs! We have a special guest to recap The Highlander's Touch by Karen Marie Moning. It's a paranormal historical that is delightfully bonkers in all the best ways. Time travel! Immortality! Faeries! Virgins! Monster dicks! Medieval sex positivity! Throwing poop out windows! See? All the best ways.  Lauren joins us as part of the Romancing the Runoff fundraiser and we are OVER THE MOON that she has graced us with her wit and excellent reading taste. She's such a joy!  Lady Loves:  Lauren: Be a gracious loser and the podcast Threedom. It's helped get her through the pandemic. Melody: Bend the rules for a good cause! Lauren was technically the runner up for our entry in the Romancing the Runoff auction, but we reached out to her to see if she wanted to match the donation and come on anyway. And WHAT A TREAT!  Episode Sponsor: LOVE LETTER PAST - a monthly subscription that sends you real love letters between famous historical couples every month. Along with the letters you get additional notes that fill you in on the couple's background and history that impacted them. Sign up with the code HEAVING to get 20% off your first month!  Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :) Get more content on PATREON MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, Redbubble And follow our socials:  Instagram: @heavingbosoms Twitter: @heaving_bosoms Facebook Patreon Shout Out:  Winnie L, you are an Undine, an ancient Greek water nymph who inspired the story of The Little Mermaid. You hang out in waterfalls and pools, and you are inextricably linked to water, which was believed to be a female element. You have a beautiful singing voice that is said to sound like moving water. Undines are inherently immortal, but they are born without a soul. An Undine can only acquire a soul by falling in love with a human, but to find her soul, she must sacrifice her immortality. If that isn't fodder for an epic fantasy romance, we don't know what is!

In this episode, your hosts discuss Kingdom of Shadow and Light, the last book in the Fever series, by Karen Marie Moning. Mackayla Lane has gone from just a girl from the South to sidhe seer to semi-immortal, to Seelie Queen. In the final installment in this series, she must learn to access her power as Queen to manage the light Fae, while also keeping those she loves safe. When threats seem to come from all sides, and those she loves begin to disappear, will Mac and her companions be able to find and save them before it’s too late?

Today on the show, author Jim Heskett and copywriting guru Abigail Dunard tackle an author-submitted blurb to dissect it and understand how to write killer sales copy.  To watch video of this episode, view it on Facebook at Best Page Forward. Here are this episode’s read-along selections: --Blurb: Author: Holly Roberds Title: Prophecy Girl (The Five Orders Series Book 1)   Loving her is not only forbidden, it could bring about the end of the world.  I am not a man. I am a weapon that fights the forces of darkness. The desire to make Emma mine goes against everything I’ve been trained to do. Yet she’s all I want.  When a demon from hell crashes into the liquor store where Emma works, we find ourselves caught in an ancient prophecy that has been set into motion, and it may bring about the end of the world.  Emma may appear to be a civilian who’s spent most of her life with her nose stuck in a book, but there is more to her than anyone knows. And I can’t stop Emma from turning my world inside out.  Dark secrets are spilling out, destroying everything I once believed, and bloodthirsty monsters are climbing out from every corner. They must kill the chosen one, and I will do everything to stop it.   But as the hell beasts begin to close in, I am left with one impossible choice.   Save the girl, or save the world.   Prophecy Girl is a gripping, slow burn, urban fantasy romance perfect for fans of Ilona Andrews and Karen Marie Moning.   "Prophecy Girl is a fast paced, exciting novel that left me wanting more!" - Alicia ★★★★★ "I really couldn't put the story down. The fast-paced, action-packed story took turn after turn and the bright descriptions were impossible not to get lost in." - Julia ★★★★★ Download and start binging this hot paranormal romance that will have you clutching your ereader! ***COMPLETE SERIES***       --Abigail's Targeted Tip: What’s at stake in your story? How can you communicate that?         --Other Stuff:   Want to submit your own blurb for consideration? Fill out the form at www.bestpageforward.net/podcast or send an email to BlurbsSellBooks@gmail.com

In this super-sized second part of the Fae Fiction episodes, Abigail and Kat get real deep in the paint. They dive into the explosion of YA romance, Abigail’s middle school makeup routine, bookselling to impressionable young minds, and why small superpowers are better than big ones. Also, Abigail accidentally says Dragonpound instead of Drgaonbound, so that’s fun.WICKED LOVELY by MELISSA MARR: https://bookshop.org/a/17342/9780061214677WINGS by APRILYNNE PIKE: https://bookshop.org/a/17342/9780061668050TITHE by HOLLY BLACK: https://bookshop.org/a/17342/9781534484511A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES by SARAH J. MAAS: https://bookshop.org/a/17342/9781635575569WICKED ABYSS by KRESLEY COLE: https://bookshop.org/a/17342/9781501120381STORM’S HEART by THEA HARRISON: https://bookshop.org/a/17342/9780425242667THE BARGAINER SERIES by LAURA THALASSA: https://bookshop.org/a/17342/9798698734734DARKFEVER by KAREN MARIE MONING: https://bookshop.org/a/17342/9780440240983TWITTER, FACEBOOK, & INSTAGRAM: @kingdomthirstKoT’S BOOKSHOP: bookshop.org/shop/kingdomthirstEMAIL: kingdomofthirst@gmail.com

David is forced into child-labor at Mr. Murdstones liquor factory. He's set up to live in a house with a sweet family who have no money and have to sell everything they have because they're in debt. THEN they all get to live together for free in 'debtors jail'. Why bother owning a house you can't afford if you can just go live for free in this 'debtors jail'?

Check out our sponsors! - Try audiobooks! **New customers get 3 FREE audiobooks comprised of 1 premium credit and 2 VIP titles! Use our promo code SHELFADDICTION (spelled as one word) when you sign up at audiobooks.com. - Get your bookish gear in the Shelf Addiction Merch store! http://bit.ly/ShelfAddictionMerchEp 351Join Tamara and Casey from Heart Full of Ink for this informative conversation on problematic authors.Find Tamara on Twitter | https://twitter.com/ShelfAddictionFind Casey on Twitter | https://twitter.com/DustMiteBunny***********************************Articles mentioned in this podcast:*JK Rowling https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7gDKbT_l2us&feature=youtu.be*AJ Finn https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/02/11/a-suspense-novelists-trail-of-deceptions*Karen Marie Moning https://www.jeanienefrost.com/2016/01/victim-blaming-and-phil-gigante/ | https://theguildedearlobe.wordpress.com/2016/01/22/why-i-wont-be-listening-to-phil-gigante-anymore/*Kathleen Hale https://www.bustle.com/p/author-kathleen-hale-admitted-to-stalking-a-goodreads-user-now-she-has-a-book-deal-about-it-15649240 | https://jezebel.com/author-stalks-anonymous-blogger-who-gave-her-a-1-star-r-1648545005 | https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/scaachikoul/kathleen-hale-goodreads-catfish-crazy-stalker*Jay Asher https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/02/thirteen-reasons-why-jay-asher-sexual-harassment-allegations*Authors on Parlor http://jennytrout.com/?p=13049&fbclid=IwAR3kjHOk-01OUvrR1vHV5UlPdF0HCtmQj8ALJwFbsUc85FqPTc5sBufdodE*Jeanine Cummings https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/clarissajanlim/american-dirt-jeanine-cummins-controversy-explained *Jamie McGuire http://jennytrout.com/?p=12926 ***********************************Connect with Tamara on social media:Website | shelfaddiction.comTwitter & Instagram | @ShelfAddiction (https://twitter.com/shelfaddiction / Instagram.com/shelfaddiction)Email me: info (at) shelfaddiction.comWant to share a comment? Have a question you'd like answered on air? Call into Shelf Addiction and leave a Speakpipe voicemail https://www.speakpipe.com/shelfaddiction***********************************Want to contribute to Book Chat? Help the Shelf Addiction Podcast pay for the hosting and editing of the podcast by becoming a patron! You can even see the video unedited version of this podcast. Learn more at https://www.patreon.com/shelfaddictionIf Patreon isn't your thing, you can also show your support by using our sponsored links or buying me a coffee (ko-fi.com/shelfaddiction) to help me with my early mornings and late nights spent editing.***********************************Blog Updates: Join the 3 book bloggers, 1 series read-along!! Get more info here: http://www.shelfaddiction.com/read-along.html**********************************Are you an author or audiobook narrator and would like to be featured on Book Chat? Apply here: http://www.shelfaddiction.com/author-feature-policy--request-form.htmlPodcast and Blog advertising opportunities available here: http://www.shelfaddiction.com/advertising.html***********************************Produced with GarageBandThis is a list of my frequently used music. Some or all may appear in this Shelf Addiction Podcast episode.-Ad Music | Sweet Success on Purple Planet is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://www.purple-planet.com/upbeat/4593380163-Ad Music | Beats Like Mine by Sugar Blizz - Royalty Free music via Epidemic Sound/Spreaker-Shelf Addiction Intro/Outro Music created by Samone Ward-Background Intro/Outro Music 1 |  From album Music for Podcasts 4, Southside by Lee Rosevere  and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) -Background Intro/Outro Music 2 | In Private by Gunner Johnsen - Royalty Free music via Epidemic Sound/Spreaker-Transition Music | From album Creative Commons Vol 2, Summers Coming by Dexter Britain and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licenseArtist: Artist: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_for_Podcasts_4/ -Lightning Round Music | Zencastr standard background music -- licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)FTC Disclaimer: The show notes may contain affiliate and/or referral links. I receive a small commission if you purchase using my link(s). If you purchase using my link(s), you will be supporting the Shelf Addiction website and podcast. This is NOT a sponsored podcast. All opinions are genuinely my own.**This audio podcast shall not be reproduced, sampled or uploaded elsewhere without my written consent.

This episode of A Real Bodice Ripper explores Beyond the Highland Mist, the first book in The Highlander series by Karen Marie Moning. After recording, we did additional research on the Romani and discovered that the label of "gypsy" is a slur. For more information, we recommend the following article https://now.org/blog/the-g-word-isnt-for-you-how-gypsy-erases-romani-women/ and apologize for not being aware of this prior to creating this episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/arealbodiceripper/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/arealbodiceripper/support

We love our stationery and we couldn't help but speculate about Macs journal (Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning) would look like. We talk stickers, washi, pens, and pink in this quickie! Follow us on Instagram or Facebook Music: www.hooksounds.com  

This week on What The Smut we talk about Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning. In this pod, we chat about being adventurous, consent and some new romance tropes. Join us! Karen's sex toy corner - Pastel Collection - Pink Rabbit Vibrator Follow us on Instagram or Facebook Music: www.hooksounds.com

The book that started it all! Darkfever was the catalyst that sparked our fangirly bookclub of two. Is this a romance? Why, yes...yes it is - even though the romance element is on the slowest of slowburns, we stan for Mac and Barrons! Before we go nuts on our obsession with this series, listen to a brief chit-chat/check-in with Jessen and Juliette as they talk about the Game of Thrones S8 teaser, upcoming minisodes, and John Bernthal (00:54). Get to know the characters, setting, and tropes during their spoiler-free discussion of Darkfever (7:11). Spoiler Section: Juliette and Jessen compete in a Showdown where they each offer up their favorite scene to see which one reigns supreme (13:15)! Then, take a deep dive into all the SPOILERY details of this compelling paranormal romance (16:28).Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/swreadrom)

Time-traveling Highlanders, oh my! The Keltar's will worm their way into your heart, but we've only got eyes for Cian in this book review. First, a brief chit-chat/check-in with Jessen and Juliette as they discuss a glittery car-catastrophe and Netflix's Daredevil (00:57). Get to know the characters, setting, and tropes during their spoiler-free discussion of Spell of the Highlander (3:05). Spoiler Section: Juliette and Jessen compete in a Showdown where they each offer up their favorite scene to see which one reigns supreme (8:28)! Then, take a deep dive into all of the book's full SPOILERY glory (11:00). Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/swreadrom)

Welcome to the very first episode of Learning the Tropes! In this episode hosts Erin Leafe and Clayton Gumbert discuss the bonkers Scottish, TimeTraveling, Cherry Picking Romance- KISS OF THE HIGHLANDER by Karen Marie Mooning. Veteran Romance Reader Erin also teaches Romance Novel Virgin Clayton how to spot a romance novel, and they finally settle the age old debate- is Clayton an Alpha?   Like what you hear? Make sure to also follow us on Instagram @learningthetropes, Twitter @learningtropes, facebook at Learning the Tropes Podcast and of course email us your thoughts at learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com. 

This week Jess Pryde joins Jenn for a special romance episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Engineering for Cats by Mac Delaney and our $500 YA Giveaway.   Questions   1. Hi Amanda and Jenn, Love the show! I've read so many great books based on your recommendations. I love to read romance novels, usually the steamier the better. But the thing I enjoy most about them is the sexual tension and building intimacy. I like to see that a couple actually cares for each other and it’s not just a one night stand. To give you an idea, some books that I've really enjoyed are Hold Me by Courtney Milan; Hate to Want You by Alisha Rai; Sarah J. Maas' Court of Thorns and Roses series; A Bollywood Affair by Sonali Dev; and The Hating Game by Sally Thorne. I know there's a ton more out there but would love to get your suggestions on some great ones. I'm open to pretty much anything. Thanks! --Becca   2. Hi ladies! I'm looking for a novel that contains a great love story. A lot of romances written today (both contemporary and historical) turn me off because it seems like the couple has an immediate attraction that results in inevitable sex scenes while complications still exist, and then the rest of the book is the main characters finding out how to have an actual relationship in addition to the sex, despite whatever plot devices are in their way. I think Jane Austen spoiled me. Call me old fashioned, but I want a couple that fall in love without having sex first! I especially like stories where the guy has been in love with the girl for a long time but doesn't think he has a chance for some reason. Think Molesley and Baxter from Downton Abbey (which I am STILL salty about not being resolved) or Professor Bhaer and Jo from Little Women. It doesn't have to be an old book and it doesn't have to be strictly romance; I'm perfectly willing to read any book as long as it makes me ACHE over several hundred pages for the prospective lovers to finally communicate their feelings! Thank you so much! P.S. I forgot to mention that I read A Distant Heart recently, and that's more in the realm of what I'm looking for since the sex came very late after the two had already had years of build up, but I'd still prefer a book where the profession of love comes before the sex! --Brannan   3. Dear Jenn and Amanda, I'm a huge fan of your show and Book Riot in general. I'm really looking forward to Book Riot Live! Thanks for being so amazing! I'm proudly a plus-sized/curvy (for lack of a better term) woman in her late twenties, and I was wondering if you had recommendations for books with female main characters who are also described this way. Growing up I really identified with Meg Murray because she felt out of place with her appearance like I did. Recently, I have loved reading Dumplin', Size 12 is Not Fat, Duff, and Bet Me because they featured characters I could relate to physically who were described positively and had a happy ending that didn't involve them losing a lot of weight. (I most recently read It Had To Be You, and didn't love it.) I loved the body positive message of each book, and I'm a sucker for a makeover sequence, but I have always hated reading books where the fat/chubby girl found happiness after losing a few pounds. I plan on reading Shrill and 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl, but I was wondering if you had any recommendations for fiction or romance books with more characters I could relate to that have enjoyable story lines. I have read too many non-fiction books and graphic novels, so I would prefer not to get books in those categories. I also have learned that I don't do well with reading books with unlikeable characters, for example, I struggled with Girl On the Train and Gone Girl. I'm sorry for this incredibly long email, but I would really appreciate any help that you could give me! Thank you so much! Sincerely, --M   4. Hi Amanda and Jenn! My TBR is getting ridiculous because of this podcast, but I still love it! I'm currently in grad school reading some very dry material about metadata, and I need something exciting to get me through this dull semester. Lately, I've been in the mood for some romance. Something non traditional like The Fever series by Karen Marie Moning. I love the slow and sexy build of the couple's relationship and how for the majority of the series they didn't trust each other, and fought all the time. However, they always had each other's back. I love how you never knew if they were going to kill or kiss each other. I haven't been able to find anything like this. I read all genres, so I'll take any recommendations you've got! Thanks! --Ana   5. Until listening to different book riot podcasts and reading this site I was prejudiced against romance novels. When I was in middle school and starting to explore adult literature, I was also curious about sex and found some romance books to read. My thirteen year old self however just picked whatever free ebook I could find so my parents wouldn't know what I was reading. Consequently I read some pretty bad novels, and have since considered romance "lesser literature" (yes yes I'm a bad person- but I'm trying to rectify the situation!). Also as I've gotten older I've found I find it harder and harder for a writer to convince me a romance is real, and I also enjoy a healthy dose of plot unrelated to romance. I fall on the snooty side of reading classics and literary fiction, but I want to expand my horizons. I love historical fiction so if you know of any good romance set it in the past that is a plus. But really I just want to know what you think are some good romance reads for beginners that will get me interested in the genre. Thanks! P.S. My favorite kinds of romance are the forbidden kind, and the love/hate thing (i.e. Han and Leia, or Starbuck and Apollo from Battlestar Galactica). Yes I'm a cliche. --Connie   6. Hello---I thought I was done with Romance (novels, not in real life, of course), but then I listened to your Podcast all about romance, decided to try a few you recommended and guess what? I am in love with Romance novels again! But--there are so many to choose from and I've been away from the genre for so long, I am hoping you can recommend some new ones for me. I am open to pretty much anything, but if you know of something kind of "Southern" and a bit more "intense" than some, that would be great. I'm also not adverse to same sex love stories --I read "Think of England" from your rec and loved it. Also Loved "Every Good Earl Deserves a Lover" and Julia Quinn's Bridgerton Series. Loved them, just looking for a little bit more intense (sex and story). Can you help me? Thanks so much. --Debbie in Nevada   7. After years of reading exclusively literary fiction or non-fiction, I stumbled upon the Romance genre and am finding it very interesting and, often, a lot of fun. I'd love to share this experience...perhaps even with my (adventurous) book club. Any recommendations for a book within the romance genre that would make a good book club pick? (Bonus if there is a reading guide available!) --BD   Books Discussed The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory After the Wedding by Courtney Milan A Girl Like Her by Talia Hibbert (tw: intimate partner violence) Under Her Skin by Adriana Anders (tw: flashbacks to domestic abuse) Dear Aaron by Mariana Zapata A Summer for Scandal by Lydia San Andres If the Dress Fits by Carla de Guzman The Heiress Effect by Courtney Milan Soulless by Gail Carriger Dating You / Hating You by Christina Lauren The Soldier’s Scoundrel by Cat Sebastian An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole Chasing Moonlight by Raven St. Pierre Looking For Trouble by Victoria Dahl The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev How the Duke Was Won by Lenora Bell

Your Daily Fuel – The Week That Was #6This week Coach Curl shared quotes from Howard Gardner, Karen Marie Moning, Suzy Kassem, and Tony Curl. This week's mindset hack is an absolute doozy, because you have to stop and smell the .......Your Daily Fuel is your way to start the day in a positive way, to build a better life for you and give you the courage to chase your dreams. You've got this and your fuel will support you on the journey.Check out Your Daily Fuel on the Coach Curl Facebook Page or at yourdailyfuel.comCoach Curl – coachcurl.com

It's our first Boozy Book Club chat of 2016!!! This month we're talking about Passenger by Alexandra Bracken and Feverborn by Karen Marie Moning. AND we discuss the *drama* surrounding some comments Karen Marie Moning made on Facebook, And if you can continue to be a fan of something, despite what an author may or may not do. And what if you hate some things about a character (ala Jericho Barrons) but... he's just so damn hot you make excuses for his behavior? What do YOU think? Don't forget to join us on Feburary 29th, 2016 for our next LIVE Boozy Book Club hangout where we discuss our favorite ROMANTIC books: Wicked Sexy Liar by Christina Lauren and The Rouge Not Taken by Sarah MacLean Join our Book Club on Goodreads: Boozy Book Club Watch us instead

Help support this podcast! >> Hey friends. Have you ever questioned your writer-ly destiny? Then Episode 022 of the Write Now podcast is for you. What if I simply wasn't meant to be a writer? I received a letter from a very bright, very talented young writer named Amanda who was wondering whether she was actually meant to be a writer. Her letter affected me so much that I decided to dedicate this episode to exploring the topic. Amanda writes, I'm not sure if I'm meant to be writing... I like coming up with characters and thinking about the situations they would get into. I like developing the characters. I love dialogue particularly. ...But I spend maybe 5% of my writing time actually writing. The rest of the time, I am in misery. I agonize over my faults until I can barely move, let alone be creative... I'm just wondering if I should even be writing at all. Can someone maybe have a passion for writing but then shouldn't do it anyway? Wow. It took me a while, but I was finally able to provide Amanda with an answer, and I'd like to share it with you. There is no "should". The first thing I would do is question your "shoulds" and "meant tos". When you wonder whether you were "meant" to be a writer, or whether you "should" be writing, whose mandate are you following? Who is imposing those "shoulds"? Fate? God or a higher power? A teacher, professor, or friend? Yourself? That feeling of enjoyment/satisfaction/joy when you're able to write? I went through a time when my own "shoulds" seriously conflicted with what I wanted and needed to do with my life. I would bet that you have been through something similar as well. What's hard to remember amidst all those "shoulds" is that your life is not just one pre-determined path. Your life isn't just point A to point B. It's point A to LITERALLY ANYWHERE. There are thousands of possibilities, and thousands of choices you make in any given day that will determine the course of your life. You were given (or have, depending on your perspective) a talent for writing. And it's up to you to decide what you want to do with that talent. Do you want to write as a hobby? As a career? Or do you not want to write at all? The only person who can make that choice is you. Have you ever asked yourself this question? Let me know what conclusion you came to, or what happened because of the choice you made, by sending an email to hello [at] sarahwerner.com or sharing your thoughts in the comments below! Book of the week. (Okay, books.) I got lost in not only a great book but a great series this week. Karen Marie Moning's excellent urban fantasy "Fever" pentalogy (like a trilogy, but with five parts!) begins with Darkfever and ends with Shadowfever and wow is it a wild, gripping, breathtaking ride. I read all five books in some sort of fever of my own, often staying up significantly past my bedtime to read just one more chapter. The premise? MacKayla Lane travels to Dublin, Ireland to identify the body of her sister and best friend, Alina. While she's there, she notices that things aren't quite right, and embarks on an adventure to not only identify her sister's killer but prevent the extinction of humanity at the hands of the warring Seelie and Unseelie Fae courts. Read this series if you love urban fantasy, mysterious strangers, Dublin, tightly knit plots, bookshops, self-aware heroines with swords and spears, saucy brooding heroes, and epic storytelling. Do not read this series if you are sensitive to foul language or graphically depicted adult situations. (Seriously. I'm not kidding. It's graphic.) Otherwise... I hope you don't have to get up early for work the next morning. Keep up-to-date with my book-related adventures on Goodreads. Talk to me! Submit your own thoughts or questions on my contact page,...

The title brings to mind the Bryan Adams song, "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman". What is it about the feminine mystic that draws so many in. We see ads and commercials of the perfect woman. So many women of all ages struggle with self-esteem. This week we have Phil Gigante, Audie Award Winning actor, director who will be telling us the things he loves about a woman. Erotic Author Shakir Rashann will also be joining us. I can't wait to ask him what it is about women that inspires his creations.  

Join Candi and special co-host Teresa Hardister Carawan as they discuss what it is to be an author. The creative process, and more. Author Monica Schroeder  will join the crew to talk about her latest book, Kiss and Tell. Releases on Friday Teresa is the author or Uniquely Nobody and The Random Society.  

Candi has always played Phil's original recording during a show. Now here is it upfront. Just a small intro and Phil Gigante doing Re-Birth by Candi Fox

Audie Award winning actor Phil Gigante will join Candi as co-host for an evening of fun and frivolity. Candi will be catching up with Phil finding out what his latest projects are and how he is doing in the new year. It's always a fun evening with Phil..7pm CT   Super speical guest Celerity Chef Blythe Beck is stopping by at 6:30 pm CT to talk about  her latest restuarant The Movie Lounge she will also share upcoming events.   Tun in to hear it here first.  

Join us for an evening with Phil Gigante!  An Audie award-winning actor who has recorded audio book narration for numerous New York Times Best Selling authors: Karen Marie Moning, M.J. Rose, Harry Harrison, Andrew Vachss, Ed Greenwood and  many more. Phil was born with a gift: a voice that is pure magic, from Scots brogue to trailer trash, it's rich, complex, clear, evocative, beautiful. Also an experienced stage and film actor, Phil will soon be appearing in Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy this May. "Narrator Phil Gigante’s skill and versatility are easily apparent in two very different Earphones Award-winning mysteries: He’s utterly believable as Texas sleuths (SAVAGE SEASON) and international spies (THE DEFECTOR)." “Gigante handles a smorgasbord of accents and intricate narrative with the same level of professionalism as the spies who are willing to kill and to die for their countries." -2009

Today's episode is all about the Druids!  Alright, so it's an introduction to modern Druidry, with an interview in “The Pagan Corner”.  Plus, a bodice-ripping good time that has the occasional Druid and Immortal thrown in for good measure.ShownotesHousekeeping:- winner of the Miso Crafty Knits project bag and a skein of yarn is: Anjanette (explodingpinecone on Ravelry)- new contest for April - see photos/details below. Eyes and Ears:Karen Marie Moning's Highlander Romance novels (the "bodice-rippers"!) (Wiki page) The Pagan Corner:An interview with modern-day Druid Teo Bishop.   Books & Authors recommended by Teo: Issac BonewitsBonewits's Essential Guide to DruidismJohn Michael Greer (not recommended directly on the podcast, but a great read)The Druidry Handbook: Spiritual Practice Rooted in the Living EarthPhillip Carr-Gomm (Chosen Chief Druid of OBOD)Druid Mysteries: Ancient Wisdom for the 21st CenturyLinks to Druid OrganizationsOBOD (Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids) ADF (Ár nDraíocht Féin: A Druid Fellowship) Bits I mentioned during/after the interview:- Knitted Morse code - a CBC radio interview with Kristin Haring on the show "Spark" (scroll down the the section called "The Beauty of Binary".- DJ Conway's book "Magick of the Gods & Goddesses"- Joseph Campbell, writer of books on myth, religion and archetype. Music:Green Druid, "Dignity", from MusicAlley.com Yarn to win this month - Springtree Road, Emeline sock (50% Merino/50% Silk, 434yards per 100grams) in "Anenome" colourway.Muscadine sock (75% SW Merino/25% Nylon, 460yards per 100grams) in "Bramble" colourway. To enter to win one of these lovely skeins, please leave a comment in the shownotes with a Ravelry ID or another way to contact you.  Deadline is Monday, April 30th, around 9pm Pacific, midnight Eastern time.

Best selling Author M.J Rose and Award winning Audio Actor Phil Gigante join us tonight. M.J. and Phil having been working on a three set book series along with Natalie Ross.  M.J. is an international best selling author. Her books include: Lip Service, InFidelity, The Halo Effect, Sheet Music, The Delilah Complex and more. Phil Gigante has won mutliple Audie Awards; reading for Authors such as M.J. Rose, Karen Marie Moning, Nora Roberts, Daniel Silva, Terry Brooks and More Tune in and join us for this fun and entertaining evening.

 A holiday fav. Phil Gigante's first and most infamous radio broadcast on Naughtilicious

The man of a million orgasms is back.. It's story time ladies!!!! Come and hear Phil read an original story. Of course that is just for starters. We will have a full hour of fun with Phil.. Call in.. oh.. and don't forget no panties.

 The man with the velvet tongue. Is coming back to give away prizes. We all got so caught up in Philmania we forgot!!!!! Join us for a 30min power packed fun session with Phil Gigante

Lunapic Photo Editing Phil Gigante is a hidden treasure, you may not know it, but you've probably heard his golden voice if you've ever listened to an audio book. Phil is well known for his Scottish brogue in Karen Marie Moning's Highlander series. He gives Adam Black and each of the MacKeltar brothers a signature sound, each one able to melt the panties off unsuspecting lasses at a meer whisper. In Karen's Fever series, he is the mysterious and incredibly sexy Jericho Barrons... still again melting the readers into submission. And finally, to my delight he is also Gabriel Allon, always undercover fine art restorer and assassin to Israel's government....ummmm still sexy. Well, Candi Fox & Kelly "DemonLover" Oakes have cornered him for the show and are keeping him captive to delight you. I wonder if he'll wear his kilt?