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2 episodes with kylie scott
2 episodes with kylie scott
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.
It's the day after the night before where Colin Bridgerton unexpectedly gave Penelope Featherington everything (tonight) and now they're engaged. But this is no simple slide into bliss: secrets still stand between them. Speaking of secrets, Eloise knows too many and Cressida is keeping a few herself. There's nothing like romance and intrigue, and this episode is brimming with both! Also, Kate and Adele squabble. A lot. Don't forget you can find us on facebook as @bridgertonpod and instagram as @wwddpod and we'd love for you to keep us in your online conversation using the hashtag WWDDpod. Featuring: - A Bridgerton inquisition - The Penelope/Lady Whistledown dichotomy - Mirrors/Clocks - In-depth chest analysis - Main character energy - Oppressive interior decorating - A midnight deadline - A surprising amount of mud - One big pronouncement Here are is the media we talk about in this episode: - Bridgerton, Season One - Bridgerton, Season Two - The Bridgerton books, a series by Julia Quinn - Romancing Mr Bridgerton, a novel by Julia Quinn ‘- POV', a song by Ariana Grande - Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women, a book edited by Jayne Ann Krentz and Linda Barlow - ‘Give Me Everything', a song by Pitbull - Don Quixote, a novel by Miguel de Cervantes - The Bible, a religious text - An Offer from a Gentlemen, a novel by Julia Quinn - It's in His Kiss, a novel by Julia Quinn - Anne of Green Gables, a novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery - Cinderella, a fairy tale We were joined for this episode by the wonderful, wry Kylie Scott. You can hear more from Kylie by visiting her website and reading her books, including her new one Text Appeal. Kylie brought along Beauty by Robin McKinley as her recommendation, which kicked off a comfort read discussion. Kate likes Red, White and Royal Blue, What Happens in London, and Slave to Sensation. Adele likes The Wall of Winnipeg and Me, Elle Kennedy's hockey romances, and Ali Hazelwood's The Love Hypothesis. We all recommend Mimi Grace. Kylie also liked Stacey Reid's The Wolf and the Wallflower. Buy copies from your favourite independent bookstore. Don't forget you can find us on facebook @bridgertonpod and instagram @wwddpod and join the conversation using the hashtag #WWDDpod. You can also leave us a rating or review on your favourite podcast provider. Leaving a review ups your chance of a memorable carriage ride. This episode was recorded on the traditional and unceded land of the Jagera, Wurundjeri, and Boonwurrung people. Our editor is Ben McKenzie of Splendid Chaps Productions. If you need production work completed, you can find them here: splendidchaps.com
In this episode, Ines and Leslye reveal their favorite books of 2024 plus a few honorable mentions. Gird your wallet as they unapologetically aim for your TBR's expansion. Sign up for author Nalini Singh's newsletter to receive fan service here: https://nalinisingh.com/ Want the official Psy-Changeling Reading Order? Click here: https://nalinisingh.com/books/psychangeling-series/ THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Ines' Favorites Marrying Winterbourne by Lisa Kleypas https://amzn.to/4h3CI7A Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey https://amzn.to/4ga8f6O The Midwinter Mail Order Bride by Kati Wilde https://amzn.to/3PJTcpv Bound to the Battle God by Ruby Dixon https://amzn.to/40FOTBL Bewitched by Lara Thalassa https://amzn.to/4arz7Oe Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood https://amzn.to/4apmXFy Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yaros https://amzn.to/3Wu9SFo Burn For Me by Ilonna Andrews https://amzn.to/4g9fewT Ines' Honorable Mentions The Phoenix Pack by Suzanne Wright https://amzn.to/40IubkQ Sins for All Seasons by Lorraine Heath https://amzn.to/4ho42gS The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen https://amzn.to/3C8UxmO Raiders of the Lost Heart by Jo Seguro https://amzn.to/3Cjo3WU The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon https://amzn.to/40GahqB Leslye's Favorites A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams Quiet Types by L.H. Cosway When Grumpy Met Sunshine by Charlotte Stein A Rip Through Time by Kelley Armstrong The Neighbor Favor by Kristina Forest Heart of Obsidian by Nalini Singh - (I limited myself to one Psy-Changeling book for the purposes of this list) Vicious by VE Schwab Leslye's Honorable Mentions End of Story by Kylie Scott - https://amzn.to/40KZL1p Lies by Kylie Sacott - https://amzn.to/4h7LuSh Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo - https://amzn.to/4jsE6T4 The Wishing Game by Meg Schaffer - https://amzn.to/4geTBLA Grump Gone Wild by Cassie Mint - https://amzn.to/40xI18k Get ready for Resonance Surge, coming in 1 week! Grab your copy to read along: https://amzn.to/3C5XPqJ Want to learn worldbuilding from Leslye? Sign up here: https://learn.myimaginaryfriends.net/ Want to learn story structure from Ines? Sign up here: https://ineswrites.com/PTP Find the hosts online at: Leslye Penelope: https://lpenelope.com/ Ines Johnson: https://ineswrites.com/ Credits: "Moonlight Hall" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.
In today's episode, I'm going to be filling up your to be read list by sharing my top 10 most anticipated new romance book releases for September 2024. These are the new romance book releases dropping this September that I cannot wait to read and suggest that you read as well. I wade through all the new romance book releases to choose from each and every month to help you pick the ones that you absolutely don't want to miss.SPONSOR: Star Maker by Jessa Nevins. Available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited: https://amzn.to/4fhcSwCBOOKS MENTIONED:No One Does It Like You by Katie Shepard: https://amzn.to/3SCeSFUWild Eyes by Elsie Silver: https://amzn.to/3LQvB4GRight Kiss Wrong Man by Stacey Kennedy: https://amzn.to/3YCFVonEmbracing the Change by Kristen Ashley: https://amzn.to/3AcI9AVMy Rules by TJ Swan: https://amzn.to/4ddn1JbTwisted Knight by K. Bromberg: https://amzn.to/4fwjmrzAll I Want is You by Falon Ballard: https://amzn.to/4dyknNSA Jingle Bell Mingle by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone: https://amzn.to/3LVd7QvBeg for Me by J.T. Geissinger: https://amzn.to/4fK6OgqSunday Morning by Jewel E. Ann: https://amzn.to/4fK6RJ8Bulldozer by P. Dangelico: https://amzn.to/4cs52h6Dirty by Kylie Scott: https://amzn.to/4fJP2K7LINKS: She Reads Romance Books Book Club: https://www.shereadsromancebooks.com/bookclubRomance Journal: https://www.shereadsromancebooks.com/romance-book-journal/A Year of Reading Romance Card Deck: https://www.shereadsromancebooks.com/a-year-of-reading-romance/FOLLOW! Web FacebookInstagram Join My ListPlease leave a review on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast platform if you loved this episode. Thanks!This post may include affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week on the She Made Me Read It Pod, Gracie and Lydia discuss Will They or Won't They by Ava Wilder and Lick by Kylie Scott. Spoilers? Will They or Won't They = Spoiler Free! Lick = Spoiler Free!
This week on Smut Club Chelsea and Hannah are reviewing Pause by Kylie Scott.You can find every episode of Smut Club at www.smutclubpodcast.com
Today, we're welcoming KJ Charles to Fated Mates for our next Trailblazer episode! Known for her work helping to bring queer historical romance to the modern genre, KJ joins us to discuss historical romance, how it remains relevant in the modern world, her work centering queer characters and communities in romance, and the start of her romance career as an editor of Mills & Boon medical romances. We also talk about the arc of her career through early small press publishing, indie publishing, and now, as a traditionally published author. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did, and we are so grateful to KJ Charles for joining us.Thanks to Kylie Scott, author of End of Story, and Lumi Labs, creators of Microdose Gummies, for sponsoring the episode. Visit microdose.com and use the code FATEDMATES for 30% off and free shipping on your first order.Show NotesK.J. Charles is a RITA nominated author of over 25 historical romance novels. You can preorder her upcoming novel, The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen, which will be released on March 7, 2023. KJ worked as an editor at Mills and Boon, and her blog is an excellent source for romance readers and writers.If you're looking for the "romance with a body count" infographics, click here.Authors mentioned: Mills & Boon author Alison Roberts, Mills & Boon author Marion Lennox, author Jordan L. Hawk, author Alexis Hall, author Talia Hibbert, author May Peterson, author Jackie Lau, author EE Ottoman, author Penny Aimes, author Kris Ripper, author Therese Beharrie, author Jeannie Lin, editor Anne Scott.Don't miss our Band Sinister episode from last December.
This week, Stacy, Brooke, Shannon, and Natalia discuss books dealing with fresh starts or second chances. Titles mentioned include: Lucy Score, Rock Bottom Girl Andrea Dunlop, We Came Here To Forget Jay Hogan, Off Balance (Painted Bay #1) Kylie Scott, Repeat (Larsen Brothers #1) Naima Simone, The Road To Rose Bend (Rose Bend #1) Katherine Center, Things You Save In a Fire Candice Carty-Williams, People Person Emily Henry, People We Meet On Vacation Kate Clayborn, Luck of the Draw (Chance of a Lifetime #2) Allie Larkin, Swimming for Sunlight Chanel Cleeton, Next Year In Havana (Perez Family #1) Brittainy C. Cherry, Disgrace 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
Harlequin Special Edition Author, Laurel Greer joins us today to chat book 9 in her Sutter Creek, Montana series, Light, Camera...Wedding? You can find Author Laurel Greer's website here. You can find Author Laurel Greer on Instagram here. Keep up with her on Facebook here. You can find her on Twitter here. Book by Kylie Scott mentioned, Fake, which you can find on Goodreads here. Patreon page is linked here ♡♡If you enjoyed today's episode and listen via Apple Podcast, please consider rating and leaving the podcast a review. This is the easiest way to support us and will help other Category Romance readers find us ♡ For a list of all the places where you can find the podcast along with where you can find us on social media, click here for our linktree! Our Email is thecategoricallyromancepod@gmail.com ♡ This podcast is engineered by Sincere Alexander and contains music from Lukrembo
De internationaal succesvolle Stagedive-serie van Kylie Scott bestaat uit los te lezen boeken over de knappe muzikanten van de rockband Stagedive.Uitgegeven door Love BooksSpreker(s): Isabel Commandeur
On This episode of a Quick Shot of Romance Lindsey and Becky are reviewing Fake by Kylie Scott. This is a standalone Hollywood Norm-Fake Relationship Romance.
This week's BONUS episode brought to you by... you! We asked you on Instagram, "What's your biggest concern when it comes to making friends?" We're joined again by friend-making expert, Kylie Scott. Together, we brainstorm wisdom to help you answer these questions. Listen to the whole episode for GOLD MINE answers, or skip around by going to the time stamps below! Go find the discussion on Instagram to ask one of your own questions! We can brainstorm together! Hang in there sister, you've got this! love, Kaitlyn & Brittany 1:01 I have a small social battery life. I can only do so much and then I feel like I'm letting new friends down. 4:19 I don't know how to start a conversation. 6:05 How do you start? Where do you find friends and how do you initiate a friendship? 8:05 What if I'm not ‘outgoing' or am too shy to make the first move. 9:21 I struggle with keeping friends. I'm the worst at staying in touch. 11:08 How do I connect with someone who has different hobbies than me? 13:50 My struggle is, they already have friends. Or they have different parenting styles. Our kids aren't the same age. I honestly just want a best mom friend to come over & hang out, run errands with, go on fun play dates, but feel like others don't want that. OR they already have a friend they are like that with. 16:33 How do I find someone who is willing and wants to put in mutual effort? 17:42 How do I find someone who is in a similar life status? 18:56 What if our husbands don't get along? 19:51 I am shy at first. I have trouble getting out of my shell unless someone drags it out. 25:32 Getting to know anything about another person when you are constantly distracted by your kids' needs – hungry, thirsty, don't want to share, crying, etc. Hanging out with friends feels so much more exhausting now because you have to manage your kids and their interactions with your friends kids, and struggling to engage in a conversation what seems to trigger your kids want for more attention. 2:15 My biggest struggle is I get too anxious... 1) Because when talking to adults after just being with little kids, I feel like I am always saying the wrong thing or unable to hold relevant conversations. 2) my 3 year old has some hyperactivity/attention issues. It causes him be overwhelmed and, as sweet as he is, he quickly becomes the "wild" kid and I am the only mom constantly redirecting my child. It's not his fault-- he is doing his best but it makes me feel self conscious about what other moms are thinking. 32:50 Finding someone with kids close in age, hard to have friends that aren't multipurpose. Ie. Family friends. 27:21 Finding friends that don't judge my beliefs or convictions. 31:30 Not wanting to bother other people! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/themamaretreat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themamaretreat/support
One of the most common questions we hear is, "How can I find a friendship like yours?" It's true, we are BFF's... but it didn't start that way, and it could easily fizzle away. Making friends is hard, and it seems like making mom friends is even harder! We invited Kylie Scott as a guest on our podcast this week because she is the QUEEN of making friends. God has blessed her with a gift, and we wanted to share it with you! Join us as we have a discussion on how to approach new people, make friends, and most importantly, how to keep them! As a BONUS, there will be a second episode on this topic later this week, where we answered YOUR questions on what is the hardest part when making friends. Don't forget to tune in! Thinking of supporting this podcast? We would be more than happy to give you a shout out on our podcast when you support us with a donation. A small donation will help this podcast reach more women like you, and bring YOU more episodes. Can't support monetarily? That's ok! Leaving a review helps tremendously. Thank you again, and hang in there, sister! You've got this! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/themamaretreat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themamaretreat/support
Lead by Kylie Scott ch2https://amzn.to/3k63DBGStay up all night with the sexy rockers in Stage Dive, the epic new adult series from New York Times best-selling author Kylie Scott, author of Lick and Play.Can rock 'n' roll's most notorious bad boy be tamed by love?As the lead singer of Stage Dive, Jimmy is used to getting whatever he wants whenever he wants it - now he's caught up in a life of hard partying and fast women. When a PR disaster serves as a wake-up call and lands him in rehab, he finds himself with Lena, a new assistant hired to keep him out of trouble.Lena's not willing to take any crap from her sexy boss and is determined to keep their relationship completely professional, despite their sizzling chemistry. But when Jimmy pushes her too far, he just might lose the best thing that's ever happened to him. Can he convince his stubborn assistant to risk it all and let her heart take the lead?https://amzn.to/3k63DBG
Lead by Kylie Scotthttps://amzn.to/3k63DBGStay up all night with the sexy rockers in Stage Dive, the epic new adult series from New York Times best-selling author Kylie Scott, author of Lick and Play.Can rock 'n' roll's most notorious bad boy be tamed by love?As the lead singer of Stage Dive, Jimmy is used to getting whatever he wants whenever he wants it - now he's caught up in a life of hard partying and fast women. When a PR disaster serves as a wake-up call and lands him in rehab, he finds himself with Lena, a new assistant hired to keep him out of trouble.Lena's not willing to take any crap from her sexy boss and is determined to keep their relationship completely professional, despite their sizzling chemistry. But when Jimmy pushes her too far, he just might lose the best thing that's ever happened to him. Can he convince his stubborn assistant to risk it all and let her heart take the lead?https://amzn.to/3k63DBG
Deep by Kylie Scotthttps://amzn.to/3ezcESDDon't miss a beat with the fourth and final novel in the New York Times and USA Today best-selling Stage Dive series from Kylie Scott.One by one the members of Stage Dive are falling in love. David, Mal, and Jimmy have all taken the plunge, and now it's Ben's turn - only he refuses to fall into that trap. The sexy bassist enjoys his no-strings-attached lifestyle. But when Ben is forced to keep the one girl he's always had a weakness for out of trouble in Sin City, he quickly learns that what happens in Vegas doesn't always stay there.https://amzn.to/3ezcESD
Deep by Kylie Scotthttps://amzn.to/3ezcESDDon't miss a beat with the fourth and final novel in the New York Times and USA Today best-selling Stage Dive series from Kylie Scott.One by one the members of Stage Dive are falling in love. David, Mal, and Jimmy have all taken the plunge, and now it's Ben's turn - only he refuses to fall into that trap. The sexy bassist enjoys his no-strings-attached lifestyle. But when Ben is forced to keep the one girl he's always had a weakness for out of trouble in Sin City, he quickly learns that what happens in Vegas doesn't always stay there.https://amzn.to/3ezcESD
On This episode of a Quick Shot of Romance Becky and Leah are reviewing Dirty by Kylie Scott. This is book one in the Dive Bar Series.
We're back to read alongs this week! We're big Kylie Scott fans here at Fated Mates, and we talked about her Stage Dive series all the way back in Season One on our very first interstitial, and now we're doing a deep dive. We'd intended to do book three, Lead, but we ended up talking about all four, and honestly, rereading this was pretty great for us. We hope it was great for you, too. Our next read along, sometime in July, is Cat Sebastian's wonderful Unmasked by the Marquess. Get it at Amazon, Apple Books, B&N, Kobo, or Bookshop.org.Thank you, as always, for listening! Please follow us on your favorite podcasting app, and if you are up for leaving a rating or review there, we would be very grateful!Show NotesSarah has a book coming on August 24th! Preorder Bombshell now. You won't regret it.Everyone is struggling with getting dressed again. It's a 1001 in the 1001 Dark Nights series as an homage and allusion to Scheherazade, the story-teller of the Arabian Nights. We also love the VIP series by Kristen Callihan, and the 4th book in that series, Exposed, comes out next month, July 2021.On our upcoming episode with Susan Elizabeth Phillips, where she told us that back in the day, “rock stars, actors, and athletes” were not allowed in the early days of romance. We aren't sure why, but we speculate that it was fear of putting “sex, drugs, and rock and roll” and other high roller lifestyles on page. If you want to join the OSRBC group (Old School Romance Book Club) on Facebook, make sure to answer the three questions if you want to be admitted.Beverly Jenkins liked the Stage Dive series, too.Andi Arndt is the narrator of all Kylie's books, including the entire Stage Dive series, and Jen thinks she is terrific. The Captains' Vegas Vows has a similar set up to Lick: waking up married in Vegas, and only one of them remembered what happened. “Retcon” is a word that started out as shorthand for retroactive continuity, and here's a piece from Merriam-Webster explaining its remarkable elasticity.Hyperemesis gravidarum is the medical term for severe morning sickness, which affects about one percent of pregnant people. DC comics claims that Batman doesn't go down, but the internet and everyone else on twitter and even Zach Snyder disagred. But in all seriousness, maybe it's just another interesting data point about America turning back towards the Hays Code and continuing to remove sex from all kinds of media.Thelma and Louise does have a great ending, you can't argue with that. And since 2021 is the 30th anniversary of the film's release, there are lots of interesting retrospectives on the movie.Desmond Morris is an English zoologist who outlined the 12 stages of intimacy -- hey, humans are animals, too! Our July interviews will be with Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Nicola Yoon, and Nikki Sloane. Our July read-along is Unmasked by the Marquess by Cat Sebastian.
We're welcoming Tia Williams, author of the wonderful Seven Days in June, to talk about her delicious book, about writing writers, about romances set in New York City, about her youth as a romance reader, and about Drew Barrymore as inspiration, and about The Joan Wilder?!. Our next read along is Kylie Scott's Lead, one of our longtime favorites. Get it at Amazon, Apple Books, B&N, Kobo, or Bookshop.org! Get the others in the series, too, while you're at it, because you'll probably want to read the whole thing. Thank you, as always, for listening! Please follow us on your favorite podcasting app, and if you are up for leaving a rating or review there, we would be very grateful! Show NotesIf you want a signed copy of Bombshell along with a Fated Mates sticker, preorder from Word Bookstore in Brooklyn. Welcome Tia Williams! Her new release, Seven Days in June, is Reese's Book Club pick for June. In this article in Ebony, Tia talks about her commitment to putting Black love on page and creating rich, interesting lives for Shane and Eva. Eva's website is EvaMercyMe, and her vampire hero is Sebastian. And according to Twitter, all romance Sebastians are good Sebatians. Slow Heat in Heaven by Sandra Brown is quite the read, and we talked about it on the Texas!Chase episode.The question of “what if Romeo and Juliet met as grown-ups” was also the idea behind Kate Clayborn's Love at First, and we talked about it with Kate on an episode about retellings in romance. Drew Barrymore's memoir Little Girl Lost is the story of her childhood in Hollywood, and definitely was hugely influential and shocking, and it still is worth a read if you can find a copy. It hasn't been digitized! Jen talked to Adriana Herrera about how people might self-harm, cut, and use other extreme coping mechanisms if they have experienced trauma. The Brooklyn Book Festival is not for the faint of heart. More about the quote “Easy reading is damn hard writing.”The Argeneau series by Lynsay Sands started with started with A Quick Bite in 2005, and book 33, Mile High with a Vampire comes out in Sept of 2021. Want to watch that TikTok about The Unhoneymooners? Romancing the Stone is a great movie from the 80s, and “The Joan Wilder!?” is a line from the movie. And, friend of the pod Linda has a t-shirt you might like. What's looking like a great movie with a similar set up is The Lost City of D with Channing Tatum and Sandra Bullock. Next week, we'll be discussing Lead (and the other books in the Stage Dive series) by Kylie Scott.
This week, Zoraida Córdova (aka Zoey Castille) joins us to talk about fantasy romance and why it is so hard to find it in the romance pool. We talk about speculative fiction, high fantasy, low fantasy, urban fantasy, contemporary fantasy, paranormal romance and more, all while trying to figure out just what makes something fantasy and not paranormal (we think we've cracked the code). We also talk world building, about maps, and about merman junk.Our next read along is Kylie Scott's Lead, one of our longtime favorites. Get it at Amazon, Apple Books, B&N, Kobo, or Bookshop.org! Get the others in the series, too, while you're at it, because you'll probably want to read the whole thing. Thank you, as always, for listening! Please follow us on your favorite podcasting app, and if you are up for leaving a rating or review there, we would be very grateful! Show NotesWelcome Zoraida Córdova! Zoraida writes MG, YA, and adult speculative fiction, and also romance under the name Zoey Castile. Puerto Rico is a US territory and residents of the island are American citizens.Why Moscow Mules are served in copper mugs.We love Norma Perez-Hernandez who is an amazing, exuberant editor at Kensington, and if you don't follow her on Twitter she should. Norma also was on the 2020 Publisher's Weekly Star Watch List. Zoraida's book The Vicious Deep answers the age-old question of “where does it go,” a similar answer is in Guillermo del Toro's movie The Shape of Water. Speculative fiction asks the question “what if” and is the big umbrella category for science fiction, fantasy, urban fantasy (now Black authors in particular suggest we rename this contemporary fantasy), and paranormal. Reading strategies are for everyone: We love maps in fantasy, so why not in contemporary fiction?Victoria Avyeard was on Sarah Enni's First Draft podcast talking about world building.The Hero's Journey, or maybe the heroine's journey. NK Jemisin's lecture about the cultural iceberg shows writers how to build a world that goes beyond what's on the surface. An interesting thread from a YA librarian, and another from author Elizabeth May, about why and how romance plots in SFF are pushed into YA. Zoraida hosts a writing podcast with Dhonielle Clayton called Deadline City.Relevant music perormed by: Twin Temple, Marike van Dijk + Katell Keineg, King Missile, Dr. Octagon, and Led Zeppelin. Listen to the full Fated Music playlist on Spotify.
Play by Kylie Scotthttps://amzn.to/2IfJ0WcKylie Scott returns with the highly anticipated follow-up to international best seller Lick.Mal Ericson, drummer for the world-famous rock band Stage Dive, needs to clean up his image fast - at least for a little while. Having a good girl on his arm should do the job just fine. Mal doesn't plan on this temporary fix becoming permanent, but he didn't count on finding the one right girl.Anne Rollins never thought she'd ever meet the rock god who plastered her teenage bedroom walls - especially not under these circumstances. Anne has money problems. Big ones. But being paid to play the pretend girlfriend to a wild life-of-the-party drummer couldn't end well. No matter how hot he is. Or could it?https://amzn.to/2IfJ0Wc
You are in the right place! Your eyes do not deceive you! We're actually talking about spy romances this week and no Sarahs were harmed during the discussion, but that's probably because it was a discussion with one of her favorite people, the fantastic Nana Malone! We talk about Nana's immense career, about how she took matters into her own hands and started making the covers she wished to see in the world, about her Brown Nipple reading challenge, about her latest book, a Kobo original, The Spy in 3B, and about porny ferris wheels. Real ordinary stuff. We also get to the bottom of why Sarah doesn't like spy romances generally, but why she can't get enough of Mr. & Mrs. Smith retellings. Our next read along in some number of weeks (three? four?) is Kylie Scott's Lead, one of our longtime favorites. Get it at Amazon, Apple Books, B&N, Kobo, or Bookshop.org! Thank you, as always, for listening! Please follow us on your favorite podcasting app, and if you are up for leaving a rating or review there, we would be very grateful! Show NotesWelcome Nana Malone back to the pod, and if you want to hear more about the Brown Nipple Challenge, check out her Instagram. She is an amazing author and recently became her own cover model after failing to find good stock photos for her books.If you don't know how stock photography works, here's a brief primer on how they can be used to make book covers and teasers. The problems with finding stock photography that is truly diverse is a well-known problem. For most authors, custom photography is cost-prohibitive. Nana's favorite photographer is Wander Aguiar. If you want to hear more about romance covers and their history, Sarah was interviewed on an episode of the 99% Invisible podcast about covers this week. Head over and have a listen after you listen to this! Just in case you need a quick review, there are currently three paths in publishing: self-published, indie, and traditional. It's common to use “indie” and “self-published” interchangeably, which why Nana described an author as “their own business.” Strictly speaking, Indie means small, independent presses, such as Violet Gaze Press. And Trad, or traditional publishing, refers to the Big Five (Big Four?) New York publishing houses: Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster. A little about the history of Kobo and why it's worth supporting them. No one likes it when the Mary Sue character has no idea what's going on. Turns out that Ferris Wheel sex is a real thing at Coachella. And Myrtle Beach. And Vegas. And Kindle Unlimited.Daniel Craig jumps on a train. Pierce Brosnon catches a plane.Faberge Eggs have a storied history and are very fancy. The hero of Night Magic is not that John McClane. If you like a Cold War thriller, you might enjoy a bonkers 80s spy thriller, The Charm School by Nelson DeMille. Jen did love Lies, but had some thoughts about the ending and unreliable narrators that you can read after you finish the book. Miss Moneypenny.We also mentioned some movies and TV shows about spies: Mr. and Mrs. Smith, La Femme Nikita, Spy, James Bond, True Lies, The Americans, Kingsman, and The Scarlet Pimpernel.
Play by Kylie Scotthttps://amzn.to/2IfJ0WcKylie Scott returns with the highly anticipated follow-up to international best seller Lick.Mal Ericson, drummer for the world-famous rock band Stage Dive, needs to clean up his image fast - at least for a little while. Having a good girl on his arm should do the job just fine. Mal doesn't plan on this temporary fix becoming permanent, but he didn't count on finding the one right girl.Anne Rollins never thought she'd ever meet the rock god who plastered her teenage bedroom walls - especially not under these circumstances. Anne has money problems. Big ones. But being paid to play the pretend girlfriend to a wild life-of-the-party drummer couldn't end well. No matter how hot he is. Or could it?https://amzn.to/2IfJ0Wc
Continuing our conversation about Bright Bananas on the Romance Tree — this week we're reading an extreme oldie, Anne Stuart's Tangled Lies, famous for being a story about a heroine falling for her brother…except he's not really her brother! It's a RIDE. We talk about just how odd romance could be back in the day, about how this book might be an ancestor to dark romance, and about how alpha alpha heroes could really get. And then we talk about modern contemporary romance and how things are changing in traditional publishing. Our next read along in some number of weeks (three? four?) is Kylie Scott's Lead, one of our longtime favorites. Get it at Amazon, Apple Books, B&N, Kobo, or Bookshop.org! Thank you, as always, for listening! Please follow us on your favorite podcasting app, and if you are up for leaving a rating or review there, we would be very grateful! Show NotesBombshell comes out on Aug 24th. You should preorder it from WORD in Brooklyn, which will for sure come with some cool swag, including a special edition Fated Mates sticker. Best Friend Kelly did a Twitter poll asking people about their experiences ordering books + swag from Indie bookstores. Speaking of which, the art by Liz Parkes for The Soulmate Equation is the cutest! You might need this page as you are reading Tangled Lies.Speaking of books from your grandma's attic, look at what HEAapologist found this week! If you want this feeling without having relatives cool enough to leave them lying around, just order a big lot of random romances from eBay. For individual titles, Jen thinks Thrift Books is better than Amazon because you don't pay shipping for each individual title.Rob Imes has a page on his blog where he keeps track of all the category lines through 1989. In the case of Tangled Lies, it was first published as Harlequin Intrigue #5, then it was rebranded in the Men Made in America series, and finally part of the Famous Firsts Collection that celebrated Harlequin's 60th anniversary. Fiction DB is the place to do if you're looking for an author's backlist. Here is Anne Stuart's page, the one where the soldier and the nun have a baby together. Also, Catspaw.Check out Adriana's Instagram Live Series about telenovelas. Sarah was on to talk about Falcon Crest, because she imprinted on Lorenzo Llamas in his swim suit. His character's name was Lance Cumson. Sure.Speaking of Adriana, now is the time to preorder One Week to Claim it All. Jen and her brother Mike will be on to talk about Santa Barbara.In case you don't remember the movie Sneakers a very similar situation happens when Robert Redford is out for pizza in the 60s. And it looks like Jen & Sarah aren't the only ones who love this movie. Why we were all afraid of piranhas and quicksand in the 80s. I don't know why.The Pondering Padre (from the original cover) looks like Friar Lawrence, but not like Friar Tuck. Please note: not that kind of Priest.In the introduction, Anne Stuart mentioned being inspired by an old movie called Miss Tatlock's Millions (1948) but when it comes to "ope, maybe we're related" in pop culture, it seems hard not to talk about the influence of Flowers in the Attic and its famous incestual relationship. More recently, it was the Lannister twins in Game of Thrones or the folks in this Slate column.In romance, it was more common that these attractions were the mark of villainous men lusting after their sisters, such as Prisoner of My Desire by Johanna Lindsey, and others by Bertrice Small and Stella Cameron. A more updated story is Mister Moneybags by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward.In film, along with Miss Tatlock's Millions, Sarah metioned Crimson Peak (2015), and Jen is kicking herself for not bringing up the terrific movie movie Lone Star (1996).Jen wrote about paratext on Twitter, which of course turned into a cover conversation. We have a lot of fun interviews with authors coming up in June, and our next read along (in a couple of weeks) will be Lead by Kylie Scott. Vulture TV Critic Angelica Jade Bastién wrote a thread asking why she's bored, and wondering what happend to interesting failures. Donald Glover returned to Twitter to blame cancel culture for boring art, but then he canceled his own tweets later. A few think pieces about why sexual content is being deplatformed on the: who is doing it, and who it impacts. I bet you're shocked to learn its about capitalism and right-wing politics. Why Sarah's Facebook group OSRBC keeps getting dragged into the net.We have a lot of really fun guests coming up in the next few weeks: Tia Williams, Zoraida Cordova, and Nana Malone. Our next read along (at some point in June) will be Lead by Kylie Scott.
Indian American writer, Jhumpa Lahiri, has made her name writing fiction in English, but in recent years she has been writing in Italian including her latest, Whereabouts, which she also translated into English. Also, Ella Baxter on how her writing relates to her artistic practice making death shrouds and philosopher Hugh Breakey on his philosophical romance The Beautiful Fall.
Indian American writer, Jhumpa Lahiri, has made her name writing fiction in English, but in recent years she has been writing in Italian including her latest, Whereabouts, which she also translated into English. Also, Ella Baxter on how her writing relates to her artistic practice making death shrouds and philosopher Hugh Breakey on his philosophical romance The Beautiful Fall.
The Insiders: Book By Tijan "Tijan delivers on the fun, edge, and angst. Her books never fail to please!" --Kylie Scott, New York Times bestseller "Obsessed from page one! The Insiders is yet another addicting read from Tijan." -- Jennifer L. Armentrout, #1 New York Times bestselling author "A whirlwind of high-stakes suspense." - Publishers Weekly Website: https://gobookmart.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gobookmart-review/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gobookmart-review/support
Books and music are two of the best things in life, and this week, Meka, Shannon, Stacy, and Natalia are combining them. Listen in as they discuss twelve of their favorite books that center around music. Titles mentioned include: Christine Feehan, After the Music Lyla Lee, I'll Be the One L.H. Cosway, Painted Faces (Painted Faces #1) Kylie Scott, Lick (Stage Dive #1) Angie Martinez, My Voice: A Memoir Jessye Norman, Stand Up Straight and Sing Kristen Callihan, Managed (VIP #2) Carian Cole, Storm (Ashes & Embers #1) Nora Roberts, Public Secrets Dawnie Walton, The Final Revival of Opal & Nev Karina Bliss, Rise (Rock Solid #1) Nalini Singh, Rock Addiction (Rock Kiss #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
Jami Albright is a born and raised Texas girl and is the multiple award-winning author of the “Brides on the Run” series and the “Small Town Royalty” series, which are fun, sexy, snarky, laugh-out-loud rom-coms. She is also a wife, mother, an actress, comedian, and a devout fan of something called the Houston Texans. I’m not sure what that is, but I always love hanging out with Jami anyway. She makes me laugh and she absolutely blew up my TBR list with her “Best Of” Trope recommendations. Support the Best Book Ever Podcast on Patreon Follow the Best Book Ever Podcast on Instagram or on the Best Book Ever Website Host: Julie Strauss Website/Instagram/Facebook Guest: Jami Albright Website/Instagram/Facebook/TikTok Episode Sponsor: Books2Read Pocket Garden Books2Read has curated a selection of feel-good springtime reads from across the publishing spectrum. From humorous fiction to romantic comedies, heart-warming literature, to feel-good nonfiction. There's even a selection of "happy pocket garden covers" because just looking at those beautiful covers will make you feel the spring sunshine on your face. Discussed in this episode: The Hating Game by Sally Thorne (Jami recommends this one in audio) Outlander by Diana Gabaldon Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston Wild Sign by Patricia Briggs Junkyard Cats by Faith Hunter Faith Hunter Patricia Briggs Ilona Andrews Locked in Love: A Quarantine Novella by Jami Albright Lightning Round: Jami’s Favorite Romances by Trope Enemies to Lovers: The Worst Best Man by Lucy Score It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas Wounded Heroes Look the Part by Jewel E. Ann Secret Baby Nobody’s Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips Opposites Attract Natural Born Charmer by Susan Elizabeth Phillips Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas Time Travel Parallel by Elizabeth O’Roarke Intersect by Elizabeth O’Roarke Over 40 Aftercare by L.B. Dunbar Male-Male Him by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy Understatement of the Year by Sarina Bowen Paranormal Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward Billionaire Tangled by Emma Chase Rock Star Romance Running From a Rockstar by Jami Albright Lick by Kylie Scott (Note: Some of the above links are affiliate links. If you shop using my affiliate link on Bookshop, a portion of your purchase will go to me, at no extra expense to you. Thank you for supporting indie bookstores and for helping to keep the Best Book Ever Podcast in business!)
Jami Albright is a born and raised Texas girl and is the multiple award-winning author of the “Brides on the Run” series and the “Small Town Royalty” series, which are fun, sexy, snarky, laugh-out-loud rom-coms. She is also a wife, mother, an actress, comedian, and a devout fan of something called the Houston Texans. I'm not sure what that is, but I always love hanging out with Jami anyway. She makes me laugh and she absolutely blew up my TBR list with her “Best Of” Trope recommendations. Support the Best Book Ever Podcast on Patreon Follow the Best Book Ever Podcast on Instagram or on the Best Book Ever Website Host: Julie Strauss Website/Instagram/Facebook Guest: Jami Albright Website/Instagram/Facebook/TikTok Episode Sponsor: Books2Read Pocket Garden Books2Read has curated a selection of feel-good springtime reads from across the publishing spectrum. From humorous fiction to romantic comedies, heart-warming literature, to feel-good nonfiction. There's even a selection of "happy pocket garden covers" because just looking at those beautiful covers will make you feel the spring sunshine on your face. Discussed in this episode: The Hating Game by Sally Thorne (Jami recommends this one in audio) Outlander by Diana Gabaldon Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston Wild Sign by Patricia Briggs Junkyard Cats by Faith Hunter Faith Hunter Patricia Briggs Ilona Andrews Locked in Love: A Quarantine Novella by Jami Albright Lightning Round: Jami's Favorite Romances by Trope Enemies to Lovers: The Worst Best Man by Lucy Score It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas Wounded Heroes Look the Part by Jewel E. Ann Secret Baby Nobody's Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips Opposites Attract Natural Born Charmer by Susan Elizabeth Phillips Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas Time Travel Parallel by Elizabeth O'Roarke Intersect by Elizabeth O'Roarke Over 40 Aftercare by L.B. Dunbar Male-Male Him by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy Understatement of the Year by Sarina Bowen Paranormal Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward Billionaire Tangled by Emma Chase Rock Star Romance Running From a Rockstar by Jami Albright Lick by Kylie Scott (Note: Some of the above links are affiliate links. If you shop using my affiliate link on Bookshop, a portion of your purchase will go to me, at no extra expense to you. Thank you for supporting indie bookstores and for helping to keep the Best Book Ever Podcast in business!)
Could Irish Flame pull off an extra special win in the Mornington Cup?
Mornington trainer Brett Scott is now awake and talking less than a week after being kicked in the head by a horse. Brett’s wife, Kylie Scott , with the latest
Lick by Kylie Scotthttps://amzn.to/3l8nmltWaking up in Vegas was never meant to be like this.Evelyn Thomas' plans for celebrating her 21st birthday in Las Vegas were big. Huge. But she sure never meant to wake up on the bathroom floor with a hangover to rival the black plague, a very attractive half-naked tattooed man in her room, and a diamond on her finger large enough to scare King Kong. Now if she could just remember how it all happened.In Kylie Scott's Lick, one thing is certain: Being married to one of the hottest rock stars on the planet is sure to be a wild ride.https://amzn.to/3l8nmlt
Lick by Kylie Scotthttps://amzn.to/3l8nmltWaking up in Vegas was never meant to be like this.Evelyn Thomas' plans for celebrating her 21st birthday in Las Vegas were big. Huge. But she sure never meant to wake up on the bathroom floor with a hangover to rival the black plague, a very attractive half-naked tattooed man in her room, and a diamond on her finger large enough to scare King Kong. Now if she could just remember how it all happened.In Kylie Scott's Lick, one thing is certain: Being married to one of the hottest rock stars on the planet is sure to be a wild ride.https://amzn.to/3l8nmlt
In this episode you hear Callan talking about the first two books of the three book series of Dive Bar by Kylie Scott and some embarrassing moments that she had. If you have any book recommendations please email them to notyournormalbooks@gmail.com and if you have read the books and you want to send Callan your thoughts on the books you can also send them to the email. We will be back next week with the remaining book and pick the book that is going to be covered in the next episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/callan-harrington/support
Welcome to the What to Read Next Podcast. Today’s guest is Odette from RomanceBookJunkie from Instagram. In this episode, we chat recommendations for historical and paranormal. We share a bit of Sexy Series Sunday with a few series for you to check out. BOOKS RECOMMENDED: Harry Potter by JK Rowling Nora Roberts Marriage of Convenience Kiss an Angel by Susan Elizabeth Phillips Beauty and the Beast Retelling The Dark One by Ronda Thompson (Historical/Paranormal) Historical Romance Authors Lisa Kleypas Julia Quinn Eloisa James Tessa Dare Medieval Romance The Bride by Julie Garwood Paranormal Romance Black Dagger Brotherhood by JR Ward Immortal After Dark by Kresley Cole Lords of Underworld by Gena Sholwalter ScI Fi Starbreaker by Amanda Bouchet Fantasy Romance Fantasyland by Kristen Ashley Anticipated New Releases Munro by Kresley Cole A Dark and Stormy Night by Kerrigan Byrne The Earl I Ruined by Scarlett Peckham Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase (Beauty and the Beast) Wolf Gone Wild by Juliette Cross (Great gateway Paranormal series) Barenuckle Bastards series by Sarah MacLean Heart of Blood and Ashes by Milla Vane The Rakess by Scarlett Peckham My Fake Rake by Eva Leigh Tools of Engagement by Tessa Bailey White Hot by Ilona Andrews Love under Quarantine by Kylie Scott and Audrey Carlan CONNECT WITH ODETTE Instagram Goodreads Sexy Series Sunday SUPPORT THE WHAT TO READ NEXT PODCAST! If you’re enjoying the show, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. Spread the love. And if you liked this episode, share it with your friends JOIN PATREON COMMUNITY Join the What to Read Next Podcast Patreon Romance Book Club. We are offering one tier Weekly Recommendation + Early Access to Author Interviews and other bonus podcast content + Access to Patron-only Facebook Group: + Twice a month Zoom meetups (Backlist Book Club & Author Q&A ) + Conversation with Publishers + Rolling IG Chat: $5 This is a great romance loving community where you will get book recommendations, make new friends and an opportunity to discover to new to you authors, series and genres to binge on. Want to join the fun? Sign up today; https://bit.ly/WTRNRomanceBookClub FROLIC PODCAST NETWORK What to Read Next Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts! CONNECT WITH LAURA YAMIN WhattoReadNextBlog.com Instagram Goodreads Twitter
This isn’t Batman… But it is our deep dive into The Duke and I (2000) by Julia Quinn! Join Lydia and Taylor for book 1 of the Bridgertons as we discuss tropes, patriarchy, consent, soap opera punches to the face, brothers, sassy butlers, and Regency sex ed. Plus: Lydia’s modern resetting of the book, and Taylor’s reading recommendations.The song Lydia definitely didn’t sing is “The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s in His Kiss)” by Betty Everett, popularized by Cher. CW: sexual assault, miscarriage Thanks for listening! Look out for part one of The Viscount Who Loved Me in two weeks. You can find us on Instagram and Facebook @callingcardspod, on Twitter @CardsCalling, on our website, callingcards.wixsite.com/callingcardspod, or by emailing us at callingcardspod@gmail.com. Original music by PASTACAT, @pastacatmusic on Instagram. Books quoted or mentioned:Jane Austen, Pride & Prejudice (1813)Kylie Scott, Repeat (2019) Lyssa Kay Adams, The Bromance Bookclub (2019)Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence (1920)What we’re reading:Jessie Mihalik, Polaris Rising (2019)Alisha Rai, Girl Gone Viral (Modern Love #2) (2019)Lisa Kleypas, Chasing Cassandra (The Ravenels #6) (2019)Rebecca Roanhorse, Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World) (2018) Recommendations based on The Duke and I:Dukes: [contemporary] Alyssa Cole, A Duke by Default (2018)[Regency] Courtney Milan, The Duchess War (Brothers Sinister #1) (2012Kelly Bowen, Duke of My Heart (2016)Tessa Dare, The Governess Game (2018)Sarah MacLean, The Day of the Duchess (2017), No Good Duke Goes Unpunished (2013) and The Rogue Not Taken (2015)Lisa Kleypas, The Devil in Winter (2006)BFF’s sibling trope: JQ, The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever (Bevelstoke #1) (2007) & Just Like Heaven (Smythe-Smith Quartet #1) (2011)Regency dukes plus British colonization of India: Meredith Duran, Duke of Shadows (2008)Regency dukes and the 99%: Elizabeth Hoyt’s “Maiden Lane” series (2010)Fake relationship trope [contemporary]:Talia Hibbert’s Ravenswood series (#3, That Kind of Guy, 2019)Lucy Parker’s London Celebrities series (#1, Act Like It, 2015)Alyssa Cole's A Prince on Paper (2019)Helen Hoang’s The Kiss Quotient (2018)
The topic of quarantine romance books, particularly those set during the coronavirus pandemic, has been a controversial one as of late. Is it too soon and too real? On this episode, Gabi and Kamrun dive into just that with an unfiltered review of new romance book LOVE UNDER QUARANTINE by Kylie Scott and Audrey Carlan, the criticism it has faced, and how it stands. Follow us at @literallyuspodcast: www.instagram.com/literallyuspodcast/ Rate, review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, GooglePlay, Stitcher and Spotify. LITerally Us Podcast is also part of the Frolic Podcast Network.
Today's guest is Lauren Blinn. In this episode, we chat about the best books in 2019 for YA, Romance and Thrillers. This episode is chock-of-full of recommendations. Hope you enjoy it! BOOKS MENTIONED Crown of Feathers by Nicki Pau Preto Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim To Best the Boys by Mary Weber Sick Kids in Love by Hannah Moscowitz Romanov by Nadine Brandes The Cruel Prince by Holly Black The Wicked King by Holly Black Queen of Nothing by Holly Black Vicious by L.J. Shen Three Dark Crown by Kendare Blake Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas Tessa Dare Shacking Up series by Helena Hunting Pucked series by Helena Hunting Fluffy by Julia Kent Romancing the Duke by Tessa Dare Girl Meets Duke series by Tessa Dare The Rogue King by Abigail Owen Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren Kingdom of Exile by Maxine Martineau Crazy Cupid Love by Amanda Heger Every Last Breath by Juno Rushdown Lock Every Door by Riley Sagar Final Girls by Riley Sagar Last Time I Lied by Riley Sagar Whisper Man by Alex North Thirteen by Steve Cavanaugh The Escape Room by Megan Goldin The Girl in Red by Christina Henry Severance by Ling Ma Lies by Kylie Scott Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren Beautiful Bastard series by Christina Lauren Bromance Book Club by Lissa Kay Adams The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez The Bangover by Lili Valente The Honey Don’t List by Christina Lauren Mangoes and Mistletoes by Adriana Herrera You are not alone by Greer Hendricks and Sara Pekkanen Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Serpent and Dove by Shelby Mahurin Faking Under the Mistletoe by Ashley Shepard Let it Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle Reindeer Falls series by Jana Aston Game Changer by Rachel Reid How to Bang a Billionaire by Alexis Hall The Kingmaker by Kennedy Ryan Faith and Fidelity by Tere Michaels PODCAST MENTIONED Steve Cavanaugh's Episode CONNECT WITH LAUREN Instagram SUPPORT THE WHAT TO READ NEXT PODCAST! If you’re enjoying the show, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. Spread the love. And if you liked this episode, share it with your friends CONNECT WITH LAURA YAMIN Blog Instagram Goodreads Twitter
Next week, we’re switching things up and running a full recommendation podcast! You asked us questions, and we’re recommending a metric romance ton of books! Don’t miss it!In two weeks, we’re going to a classic of classics! The read was on both Jen & Sarah’s list—Loretta Chase’s Lord of Scoundrels, which is on the lions’ share of Best Romance Novels Ever lists. We’ll get into why. Read Lord of Scoundrels at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Kobo or your local indie.Show Notes- Listen, it's Eric FONER. He's kind of a big deal.- More about how brains develop.- A twitter thread about Sarah's brain surgeon.- The kind of Amnesia in books and movies isn't real, but in case you were wondering, all about global amnesia and aphasia.- Jen & Sarah have seen the 80s version of Overboard 100 times, and the 2018 version no times.- Speaking of Pregneisa... on the podcast I Don't Even Own a Television, these two guys mostly read it to make fun of it, but then listen to just this snippet of Jeb Lund TOTALLY GETTING ROMANCE.- Kylie Scott does write about zombies, and threesomes, and rock stars, and getting with your Dad's best friend.- Jen did write about Lies as an example of an Unreliable Narrator, but she still enjoyed the book!- Jen couldn't locate the future/present/past thread on twitter, but this is a placeholder in case she ever does.- No one liked that Chris Pratt movie.- All about that incel bullshit.- The Silent Towns is a short story by Ray Bradbury in The Martian Chronicles---which Jen really liked for the most part! Try There will Come Soft Rains instead.- The Last Man on Earth is a TV show and While You Were Sleeping was a movie.- Jen likes the scummy, sexy white boy thing Matthew McConaughey has going on.- "Don't You Forget About Me" is the theme song to The Breakfast Club. No one had amnesia in the movie, they were just teenagers likely to be shitty to each other.- What's Fair Use?- Buy buttons from Kelly and shirts from Jordan.- Ashley from Southern California was blooded by The Duchess War by Courtney Milan- Next time on Fated Mates, we'll be reading Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase.
Jeff talks about going to the reading and Q&A for Frederick Smith and Chaz Lamar's In Case You Forgot. The guys also talk about their recent trip to see the musical The Drowsy Chaperone starring Bruce Vilanch. It's a Heidi Cullinan double feature this week as Will reviews Nowhere Ranch and Jeff reviews The Doctor's Secret. Jeff talks with Jacqui Greig, the creator and editor of Blush magazine. Jacqui talks about why she created the magazine and what sparked her love of all things romance. We also find out about the books that she writes and how she encourages anyone who is interested to start an online magazine. Complete shownotes for episode 197 along with a transcript of the interview are at BigGayFictionPodcast.com. Interview Transcript – Jacqui Greig This transcript was made possible by our community on Patreon. You can get information on how to join them at patreon.com/biggayfictionpodcast. Jeff: Thanks for coming to the podcast Jacqui it is so great to have you here. Jacqui: My absolute pleasure. Jeff: So Will and I have loved “Blush” since the first issue came out and. Jacqui: Thank you. Jeff: I love what one of the things on the website that talks about you where it says “I may or may not have started this publication and in order to fangirl my favorite authors without getting slapped with a restraining order.” Jacqui: Pretty much. Jeff: Which sounds so awesome. It’s like a mission statement. Jacqui: But it’s so true. I used to finish reading a book and then I just I loved it so much that I wanted to be best friends with the author. I wanted to know everything about them. I just you know wanted to delve into their heads I guess. And that’s kind of what “Blush” lets me do. Yeah without getting hit with a restraining order. Jeff: We feel the same way about the podcast it’s so great to just dive in with these folks. Jacqui: Yeah absolutely. Jeff: Tell us a little bit for our listeners who may not have discovered blush yet. What is the magazine kind of all about besides obviously of course romance books? Jacqui: So essentially, it’s an online magazine for romance readers. So I just wanted something that was specific for people who read romance and there’s already so many amazing blogs and podcasts that I just thought a magazine would be a fun way of getting that information across. And yeah. So it’s kind of interviewing authors, looking at the different books that are coming out at the moment, the different trends in the industry. I’m calling it an online digital platform. There’s even things like I imagine what a particular heroine in a book would wear. And I based a fashion page on that. So it’s just kind of interpreting the romance genre in different ways. Jeff: It really is because you go so much further than a Book Review blog or like what we do on the podcast because you do have, as you mentioned, the fashion thing or I believe in June it was the ‘book crush’ with Jamie Frazier which everybody can have that crush, right? Jacqui: Right? Jeff: There are elements of reviews that work their way in, but then you do some dives on the industry too, or talking about tropes and such. Jacqui: Yeah. I think that’s probably my background in journalism as well. I used to work on magazine in Sydney. I worked in a travel magazine and on a hair magazine of all things. And then I started my own magazine, a women’s lifestyle magazine, which was print – that was more than 10 years ago now. So the industry has evolved so much since then and it’s so much easier to do a digital magazine than it is a print magazine. Yes. So I just thought I’d give it a go. Jeff: How do you decide what goes in to each issue. Because there’s so many things to pick from. Jacqui: I know there’s so many things to pick from and it’s actually been a little – it’s getting easier every month because the magazine is getting more widely known and people are actually messaging me, emailing me, then giving me content ideas, which is fantastic, but it’s just whatever I like. Yeah. I don’t know. Whatever I’ve been reading or what I’ve seen or I am quite big on Instagram I get a lot of inspiration there. Jeff: Yeah. And I enjoy watching your Instagram just because it’s so creative. Jacqui: I’m a graphic designer as well so I see lots of cheeky quotes and things like that and I just redesigned them for my own purposes which is fun. Jeff: Your July issue will have been out a short time by the time this episode airs. What can readers find in July? Jacqui: So I’m super excited. In July I have three authors that I definitely fangirl over. So I’ve got Eve Dangerfield. I’ve got an interview with her. I have an interview with Sarah MacLean and an interview with Abbi Glines. Jeff: Wow. Three of them are all in the same issue. Jacqui: Yeah, well in my very first issue I had Beverly Jenkins and Kylie Scott and I thought, “Right, I’m happy to finish this right now. I’ve reached my peak.” That was epic for me. I think romance authors are so generous with their time and knowledge and it’s just such a beautiful, interesting industry to be in. Jeff: Yeah, it really is because there’s so many warm people who are just happy to tell their story and tell everybody about their books. What are the regular sections that readers look for each month? Jacqui: So I generally start with a ‘Lust-Haves’, which is just kind of products/bookish things that basically I would like to be spending my money on. I think in one issue I had a pair of cashmere socks that were like one hundred and ten dollars and I had a girlfriend calling me, she said, “You didn’t buy those, did you?” I didn’t. I’d like to. So yeah, we did ‘Lust-Haves’, we do an IG profile. I pick an Instagram account that’s really inspiring and has gorgeous images and profile them. We’ve got our author interviews. I generally have a couple of features. So for example, in the current issue we did one on the rise of rural romance. So it’s basically Australian authors writing romance set in rural settings… on farms which is really lovely. I live in a small country town myself, so I can really identify with that. We do a ‘Book Crush’ every issue. So that’s just a hero that we’ve got a bit of a crush on at the time and it’s really fun to contact the author and find out what they had in mind when they were writing that character. I get them to share their Pinterest pages with inspiration that they drew when writing, which I love. And there’s a bookshelf at the back, which features a lot of books, and it’s a really great showcase for indie authors I think. So yeah, that’s kind of it. Jeff: You say that’s kind of it, but that’s a lot. I mean, there’s a lot of stuff that goes into these issues. What kind of overall timing and process goes into creating a single issue? Jacqui: Well, having done in my previous life the print lifestyle magazine that was a whole circus. So I had staff and we had an office and because that I was spending forty thousand dollars an issue just to print it. So it was big. Right. So because [Blush] is digital – it’s online – my overheads are tiny, it’s literally me sitting at my kitchen table and, I have I don’t have it here, but I literally designed up on an A3 bit of paper for weeks and split it into the days and split the jobs across it and I laminated it so that I can write over the top of it – every issue. And it’s actually not too involved I think because I know what I’m doing. And I love what I’m doing. And I think as a working mother you become… I just have to get shit done. Like I just, I’ve got no windows in between kids being at school or ballet lessons or you know all of that kind of jazz. I just have to really, really be productive with my time and bang it out. Jeff: And I think the online magazine in a lot of ways gives you a much broader design to work with than if you were locked in to any kind of website format. Jacqui: Yeah, I think it’s fun because you can flip through the pages. It kind of it feels interactive and you can, you know, I can put gifs onto the pages so there’s movement, there’s different animations that you can use. And it’s just readers really like the tactile experience of a physical magazine. And because I can’t do that, I think a digital magazine – it is still something different from a blog post and not to say that, you know, there’s some fantastic blogs out there, but this is just a different format. Jeff: Yeah, it’s a different medium, but it’s going to be interesting, I think to see if other people move in that direction. I think we’re all so used to seeing blogs that this is another similar but different way to go. Jacqui: Yeah, it’s just a bit fun, little bit different. Jeff: July is also kind of a milestone for you because it’s six months old for the magazine – issue number six. What’s your favorite thing to write about so far in those six months? Jacqui: I think the interview with Beverly Jenkins, that was kind of amazing. She’s an icon in the industry and she’s so generous and I couldn’t believe that she’s giving me the time of the day, especially because I hadn’t published a magazine by that stage. I literally had nothing to show her. She just kind of said, “Yeah sure.” So that was really incredible. I do freelance digital marketing, which I’ve just stopped, and I’m focusing all my energy on ‘Blush’ because I really want to give it a go. I felt like I was building other people’s dreams, helping them build their dreams and I wasn’t really putting any time into my own. So yeah, I’m kind of all in with this. I got skin in the game now. Jeff: That’s awesome. It’s a good feeling. Jacqui: Yeah, it really is. And I do need to say my husband is super supportive and I’m very lucky. But yeah, like this is my gig now. Jeff: What’s surprised you over the six months. Jacqui: I don’t know if it was surprise. It was probably just reinforced how wide and how deep this romance genre is and how amazing it is. I mean, if Alexa Riley can beat Michelle Obama in the rankings on Amazon, that’s huge. Jeff: And you’re right about the romance genre being so big. I have found, so far, that you try to cover seemingly all of it. You’ve featured all kinds of romance including LGBTQ romance. Jacqui: Well, that’s a that’s a big sector and it’s valid and I know that, especially in the states, you’ve been having a lot of diversity talk at the moment – and so you should. ‘Blush’ is a vehicle for the romance industry and I want it to encompass all aspects of that. Jeff: And we talked a little bit before we started recording that it was ‘Blush’ that first put ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ on our radar as the thing we needed to watch out for in the spring. Jacqui: Well, I’m sure you hadn’t seen it with me, you would have seen it very soon because it has been so well received and validly So like she’s amazing, Casey’s [McQuiston] she’s going places. Jeff: Yeah, absolutely. What got you into romance? Jacqui: So my parents owned a newsagent when I was younger. And romance novels were distributed by magazine companies, which meant that if they didn’t sell, it was cheaper to rip the cover off and throw it out than it was to send it back to the company. So I used to scavenge through the back bin and I just fell into it. I read to my heart’s content. The only problem was, that because it didn’t have a cover, I knew the title, but without that image on the top on the cover and the title, I can’t remember any of them. And probably I was reading so many of them, I was just kind of consuming them. But yes, so that’s how I got into it – scavenging. Jeff: That is awesome. What a great way to get books. Jacqui: I know right. I mean it’s so demoralizing and awful for an author to think about – that’s how some of your books may end up. I don’t know if that’s still the practice – I would hope not. But yeah, that’s back when I was 12 or 13. That’s how we did it. Jeff: On the other hand, I mean how terrific that it must be – Yes, they didn’t get paid for – but they inspired somebody to go out and create something like this later in life. Jacqui: Well that’s true. That’s a really nice way of looking at it. Oh, thank you. Jeff: You can’t remember some of the titles and authors obviously, but do you remember what tropes and what sort of elements of the story fueled your interest in the genre? Jacqui: I read a lot of the historicals, which I loved. But I kind of stopped reading for a while – going through high school and then university – and got back into it with Kylie Scott, who’s an Australian author who wrote a romance in a zombie apocalypse, which is very far removed from historical romance, but freaking awesome. She wrote two books and a novella and then found mainstream success with her Rockstar romances. But she kind of got me back into reading romance, her and Amy Andrews who is another Australian author. She’s got a ‘Sydney Smoke’ rugby series, which is a series of books set around a rugby team in Sydney and she just has the dialogue down pat, like she is so dynamic with her writing. Yeah, she is really, really incredible. I think those two got the ball rolling to get me back into it and now I don’t really have a favorite trope or a favorite genre. I will literally read anything you put in front of me. I will read it. Jeff: That’s awesome. I’m kind of the same way. Will has is his thing where he likes contemporary/low angst – may take a few diversions off that path… But if I like the blurb, I’m at least game to see where it goes. Jacqui: Exactly. Yep. I’m with you. Jeff: Now, since we are an LGBTQ romance podcast, what are some of your recent reads, kind of in that genre. Jacqui: So what I’ve really loved is that some of my favorite authors are diversifying. I guess they’re going into that queer space. So Kate Canterbury, she wrote The Walsh series – which I devoured I loved – and then it’s an offshoot. There’s a lobster fisherman who marries Aaron and Nick in book 6. And So the lobster fisherman he gets his own book and he falls in love with a tech tycoon. And honestly it was one of the hottest romances I’ve ever read. Like it was. She nailed it. And that was her first male/male book. And I just went, “Oh wow, you’ve done such a good job.” Also Tessa Bailey she wrote a male/male. What’s it called… I wrote it down. ‘Heat Stroke’. She wrote ‘Heat Stroke’ which is just really sweet. And the relationship between the two men, it was so believable and she’s really good at characterization. She’s fantastic, but my absolute favorite of mine is Sierra Simone, who wrote the ‘Camelot’ series. So it starts with ‘American Queen’ goes to ‘American Prince’ and I actually haven’t read the third one because I got a spoiler and I don’t have the emotional fortitude at the moment. Jeff: I understand how that it goes. Jacqui: But she just writes… So it’s a male/female/male, but the two guys, they’ve been in love for so long before Greer, the woman, actually comes into it and just the depth of their love for each other. And she’s, I mean, it’s kind of filthy – the writing, but awesome. It’s emotional and it’s just, yes, she’s fantastic. Jeff: Since you look at romance really from around the world for ‘Blush’, because you’re in Australia and have read so many Australian authors, do you see a difference of what romance is around the world – what gets written into the books from the native authors? Jacqui: I think that a lot of Australian authors are actually setting their books in the US. I don’t know if that’s a marketing thing or if that’s just what they read and that’s what they want to write, but then there’s a whole crop of Australian authors who are writing rural romance, which is set on an Australian farm as opposed to an American ranch. So you know there are differences in words I guess. I don’t know. Apart from that though, I kind of think everyone’s just writing their own happily ever after. And it’s and in different ways, using different tropes, different locations. I do wish that there were more Indigenous Australians writing romance novels. I think that would be amazing. There are some amazing Indigenous authors, just not so many writing romance, so that that would be really incredible to see. I actually am writing as well. I’m sure everyone who reads is trying to write as well. So I’ve just published my second book, but I would like to co-author a book with… I grew up in a small country town with a high indigenous Aboriginal population. So I went to school with all of these Aboriginal girls and I need to make contact with them and see if one of them will sit down with me and co-write a book, a romance from their point of view. I think that would be amazing. I don’t think that I would have the guts, I guess, to write from that point of view, even if I had a sensitivity reader come in and read it afterwards. I really do think that their issues and their worldviews and, you know, they have their differences and you’ve got to do justice to that. Jeff: So what do you write? Tell us a little bit about your books. Jacqui: Well my full name is Jacqueline, and my maiden name is Hayley, so they’ve written under Jacqueline Hayley. And second, which literally I published yesterday, it’s ‘Getting Under Her Skin’, and it’s set in Sydney. So they’re contemporary romances that are a little bit sexy, I don’t think I really want my mum reading them. Jeff: Yeah that’s awesome. Any chance of a male/male book in your future? Jacqui: Yeah, I think So but I think that, again, I would want to team up with a gay male author to help me do that. Like, I just I don’t want to presume that I would know their life experiences. So I think that would be super fun. Jeff: I hope you get to do that. We’d have to have you back on the show to talk about that when it comes out. Jacqui: Absolutely. Jeff: What can you tell us about upcoming issues [of ‘Blush’] for the rest of this year? Jacqui: Oh, the rest of this year. So I’m actually heading to the Australian Romance Writers Association, their annual conference is in Melbourne, and I have lined up some authors that I’m going to do video interviews with as bonus content for my readers. So we’re just finalizing the details of that, but I do think that video, which can be embedded into the magazine – in the magazine we also find YouTube clips and things as well, the digital magazine format allows for that, which I think is really fun. The video will start to become a little bit more of a thing with the magazine, as much as I don’t really want to see myself on video, I think that it would be really fun for authors, who are normally behind the pen – behind the computer – and you don’t see their faces or hear them. I think that that would be a really fun thing to do. Jeff: Very much looking forward to that. It’s great seeing how the video gets in there to really make this interactive magazine. What’s the best way for people to keep up with ‘Blush’ online and how do they get the subscription? Tell us all about that. Jacqui: So at the moment, to be able to read the magazine, you have to head to the website which is blushmagazine.com and sign up with your email address. So it’s free. And then the magazine gets emailed to you, well a link to the magazine gets sent to you, so that you can view the magazine. Previous issues are available on the website, so you can you can click through there, but probably I’ most prolific on Instagram. That’s kind of where that’s my jam. That’s what I like doing. So you know, for cheeky quotes and books that are coming up, all the behind the scenes of what I’m doing here, that’s Instagram, is where it’s at. Jeff: Very cool, and can readers of the magazine get in touch and suggest ideas? Jacqui: Absolutely. I love it. The interaction is one of the best things that I love about what I’m doing, so I get DMs on Facebook, Instagram, and my email is hello.BlushMagazine@gmail.com. Jeff: And what would you say to anybody who is like, “Gosh, I really like that. Maybe I should start my own.” Jacqui: Yeah. So I guess have a look at the different platforms that are out there to do a magazine on. I use readymag which I really love. But there’s also issu, which I’m kind of looking at as I get bigger. That might be where I go just because you can get more stats on what particular pages people are staying on longer. That kind of thing. So I guess just have a really clear view of what you want to put in your magazine, you’ve got to structure it like a real magazine. So go and get a physical magazine, you need a contents page and an editor’s letter and kind of build it from there, but just know that readers like continuity, so if you’re going to start a section, you’ve got to kind of continue it. So have a really clear idea of what kind of content you want to do. I haven’t done this and I probably should have build up content so that you’re an issue ahead of yourself so that, you know, just to for timing I guess, that would make life easier. I like making things hard for myself. Give it a go, like why not? Compared to the money that I used to put into print publishing, digital publishing… there’s barely any any cost. So yeah, give it a go. Jeff: Cool. Hopefully somebody will take up the inspiration because – at least the way we feel concerning podcasts, the more podcasts the better, the more magazines the better, the more blogs the better. Jacqui: Built this industry! Jeff: Yes absolutely. Well Jacqui, thank you so much for telling us about ‘Blush’, we’re going to link up to everything we talked about- the authors and the magazine – in the show notes, and we look forward to see what comes out in future issues. Jacqui: Thank you so much for having me. It was just the highlight of my week. Thank you so much. Book Reviews Here’s the text of this week’s book reviews: Nowhere Ranch by Heidi Cullinan. Reviewed by Will. Admittedly, I’m a little late to the party when It comes to this book. When I posted online that I’d finished reading Nowhere Ranch, I got a slew of responses, “Isn’t it the best?”, “That’s my favorite Heidi book.” So, for the few that haven’t yet experienced the sexy wonder of this cowboy romance, Nowhere Ranch is about a young guy named Monroe, Roe for short. He’s the prototypical lone cowboy who’s just landed a job at Nowhere Ranch. On one of his free nights, Roe travels several hours away to the nearest gay bar. To his surprise he runs into his boss, Travis Loving. After some flirty banter and surmising that they are both definitely into each other, they spend one wild night together in Travis’s hotel room. Roe tries to keep things professional with his boss, but Travis is just too damn irresistible. After a trip to the rodeo, he gives into his desire yet again. His hook-ups with Travis are so amazing that he begins to reconsider his ‘no relationships’ policy. When it comes to the bedroom, Roe likes things a little kinky. Travis is more than willing to give him everything he wants. After a rough and raunchy tumble in a horse stall on his birthday, Roe is so turned on and turned around, that he just doesn’t know what to do. Guys, this book is incendiary. I’m no expert when it comes to Heidi Cullinan’s books, but the few that I have read, have ridden that delicious line between sweetly romantic and utterly filthy. The kink explored in Nowhere Ranch isn’t your mommas 50 Shades style slap ‘n tickle. This is hardcore stuff in the best possible way. Back to the story. Hailey, the daughter of the ranch foreman, becomes fast friends with Roe and it becomes her personal mission to tutor Roe so he can get his GED. After learning some English composition basics, Roe writes an essay especially for his boss entitled, “Why Travis Loving Should Fuck Me”. What’s wonderful is that the entire text of the essay is included as part of the story. It’s sweet, it’s funny, and it leads to some more smoking hot sex for our two heroes. Unfortunately, the course of true love never did run smooth. A letter from the family that rejected Roe years earlier, forces him to examine what “home” really means. Home is definitely Nowhere Ranch. Some drama eventually forces Roe to make an unwanted trip to deal with the backwards, judgmental people he once called his family. With Travis and Hailey by his side, he sets things to rights and accepts that he is, in fact, worthy of his very own happily-ever-after. There’s a brief time jump at the end of the story to show us just how happy the happily-ever-after is for Roe and Travis. It’s wonderfully schmoopy and surprisingly sweet for a story that is so dang filthy. It just goes to show, that in the hands of a skilled author, kink doesn’t have to equal dark or angsty. The story of two hot and horny cowboys can be just as swoon-worthy as the lightest of rom-coms. The Doctor’s Secret by Heidi Cullinan. Reviewed by Jeff. This book had me at its cover with its clean design, heartbeat along the top and the handsome doctor. And I snatched the audiobook out from under Will because Iggy Toma was doing the narration. As with my other experiences with Heidi and Iggy, this one was above and beyond. The Doctor’s Secret brings Dr Hong-Wei Wu, or Jack as he tells the staff to call him, to Copper Point, Wisconsin. Hong-Wei’s left a high powered residency and his family in Texas to re-locate to this tiny town that needs a surgeon. He also hopes to lead a quiet life here. That’s derailed almost as soon as he steps off the plane because he meets Simon Lane, the hospital’s surgical nurse and the person who was dispatched to pick him up. Simon wasn’t quite ready for the attraction either. He’s in Copper Point working alongside his two best friends who all wanted to stay and give back to their home town–a place so small Simon’s sure he’ll never find a man for him. Hong-Wei is torn from the beginning because he came to Copper Point to get away from complications, but he can’t deny the immediate attraction to Simon. He tends to put himself under a tremendous amount of pressure to always do the right thing, even if that means saying yes to things he doesn’t want. As Simon learns more about Hong-Wei–from his love of classical music as well as his dislike for most pop music, his love of Taiwanese food and even the meticulous way he wants his operating room set up–only made him fall for the man more. Simon’s incredible from the get go. Instead of using “Jack,” Simon wants to use Hong-Wei’s given name and takes the time to learn how to pronounce it. It’s super adorable too how Simon can’t believe Hong-Wei might be flirting with him–their interactions at the hospital are super cute as they both easily get flustered. Their potential relationship comes with great risk. Copper Point is a small town with small town drama and shenanigans. St. Ann’s Hospital has a stranglehold on its employees with a hospital board that attempts to rule with an iron fist. This includes a no-dating policy. As they grow closer though, Hong-Wei’s having none of it, insisting he’ll protect Simon. Simon’s friends Owen and Nick, also doctors at the hospital, help the two get together in secret. As you can imagine neither men want to live in secret, and the more they fall for each other it becomes more difficult to keep it. Beyond Simon catching Hong-Wei’s attention, he starts to fall for the entire town of Copper Point. From the owners of his favorite restaurant to his co-workers to the local orchestra. It’s far more than he ever planned for and he’s not quite sure how to manage all the feelings of peace and happiness he has here. When a medical emergency forces Hong-Wei to reveal more of himself than he planned, the major power struggle begins around the dating policy and the future of St. Ann’s. Heidi does a tremendous job about making us care not only for Hong-Wei and Simon, but for everything that’s at stake for the town. There’s so much to love in this book between Simon and Hong-Wei, their friends, the citizens of Copper Point. The book also has one of the best grand gestures ever. It gave me all the feels. Kudos to Iggy Toma for a brilliant performance, infusing everyone with strong emotions and rich personalities. The tender moments between Simon and Hong-Wei are perfection. I’m looking forward to Owen and Nick’s books in the series. Owen’s is already out but I’m hanging tight for the audio and Nick’s book releases in August.
Kylie Scott represented Australia by competing in the Special Olympics... TWICE. She won a silver medal in Dublin in 2003 and then went on to finish a course in Creative Arts at Sydney University. Her life motto is to “Keep Going” and to help people with disability break down barriers. Kylie lives with Down Syndrome.
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Book Hype hosts Karen, Kristen, and Brittany break down the perks and pitfalls of book clubs. Plus, they discuss the latest book news. You can find Book Hype on Twitter at @BookHype. Check us out on Facebook! What we’re reading: –Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling -“Dagon” by H.P. Lovecraft –The Impossible Vastness of Us by Samantha Young –Roar by Cora Carmack –UNSUB by Meg Gardiner –The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman Deal of the Day: –His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman –Rule: A Marked Man Novel by Jay Crownover Book Bites: -Who is your auto-buy author? Brittany: Sarah Dessen, Neil Gaiman, Don DeLillo, Philip Pullman, Brittany Cavallaro Karen: Rick Riordan, Lauren Layne, Alexandra Bracken, Chris Colfer Kristen: Cora Carmack, Kylie Scott, Lauren Layne, Sarina Bowen, Mariana Zapata Book Clubs: Join ’em or Ditch ’em -Oprah wields a ton of power over the book world; is that a good thing? -Some history about when things go wrong with recommendations -Do we like book clubs? -What about book clubs make them work? -How many Oprah books have you read? -Emma Watson has a very specific book club; is that better? -Our book club gets revived LIVE ON AIR! -Pick up Roar by Cora Carmack and read by the end of July! Book News: –Origin by Dan Brown sends Robert Langdon on another adventure –Holly Black has some adaptation news –Maureen Johnson‘s new series has Brittany skeptical about an older one –A new romance convention from Jennifer Armentrout What’s Next: -Pick up Roar by Cora Carmack and read by the end of July! -Please get into contact with us if there are any book/adaptation/author-related episodes you would like to hear!
So You Want To Be A Writer with Valerie Khoo and Allison Tait: Australian Writers' Centre podcast
Grammar mistakes you should correct, visit a book store with no books, and Chuck Palahniuk releases a colouring book for adults. Find out which six dialogue habits are killing your story and discover the meaning of milquetoast. Also: meet romance writer Kylie Scott, find out if it's worth pitching to overseas publishers, and discover how to make an editor happy. Read the show notes. Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com
In Episode 3 Sean talks to Erotic Romance author Kylie Scott about her post apocalyptic erotic romance line of books from Momentum publishing. So if you are intrigued about how one goes about writing erotic romance set in an Australia overrun by the walking dead - tune in. They also talk about the effect that Fifty Shades of Grey has had on the publisihing industry and the absence of non gender binary characters in post apocalyptic film and fiction Thankyou for listening, you may leave audio feedback at https://www.speakpipe.com/Bookonaut, or you may leave written feedback on Facebook, the Podomatic page, or at my blog. Music Music featured in this podcast is from the song Voodoo Machine by Lavoura downloaded from the Free Music Archive and Licensed under these conditions Voodoo Machine (Lavoura) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
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