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Authors on the Air May 01, 2024
Author, Poet, Doctor of Emotions Portia "Absolute" Bryant
“My driving force is to help people become the best versions of themselves,” says Portia Bryant, Doctor of Emotions.
Portia Bryant specializes in emotional healing and has the gift of gently walking broken clients through the process of living free and whole. She has over 20 years of experience working in the community and uncovering the secrets of why children and adults with problematic behaviors think and behave the way they do. Portia has a passion for developing counseling interventions and facilitating impactful group sessions.
She gives engaging development seminars that inspire life, including Anger Management & Emotional Intelligence seminars. Besides working as a child and adolescent behavioral specialist, she is a Qualified Mental Health Provider and anger management facilitator for all ages. Portia is an inspirational speaker and founder of the non-profit Still I Rise Outreach, Inc.—a Youth Success Coach & Empowerment Organization.
“The quickest cure for depression is a meaningful conversation.”
Portia Bryant may be contacted via https://portiabryant.com/.
Braylon & Peyton Bryant: Brother and Sister Authors Extrodinare
Join Florenza on On the Air with guests Braylon and Peyton Bryant. Explore your inner superhero in "There is a Superhero in Every Kid." A group of friends embark on thrilling adventures, facing off against villains and unlocking hidden powers. Who will emerge as the hero? Could it be your best friend or even you? Join us on this captivating journey that proves every kid has superpowers waiting to be discovered.
In the sunny city of Norfolk, Isaac, Grayson, Nora, Derrick, Claire and Braylon discover their friendship is a superpower! Their adventures take an unexpected turn when Braylon transforms into a superhero to save the day at the carnival. With courage and kindness, they inspire others to stand up to bullies and be brave. Discover the magic of friendship and the superhero inside every kid in this heartwarming tale.
Prepare for a rollercoaster ride of fun and friendship because there's a superhero in YOU! Peyton's book "21 Moments That Matter" offers invaluable guidance and inspiration to parents of all backgrounds. Embark on a journey that unveils the essence of parenthood through relatable anecdotes and heartfelt reflections. Gain a deeper understanding of parents' profound impact on their children's lives and embrace the extraordinary moments that shape a family.
In "21 Moments That Matter," Peyton shares 21 heartfelt reflections on parenting done right, drawing from her experiences and observations. Her candid reflections inspire readers to build stronger, more meaningful relationships with their children. Don't miss your chance to experience the joy, laughter, tears, and triumphs within the pages of this exceptional book. For more information or to invite either author to speak at your event, contact Portia Bryant at https://portiabryant.com/.
One in the Chamber author, Robin Peguero joins Florenza
“One in the Chamber” by Robin Peguero is a gripping political mystery novel that combines personal dramas, political maneuverings, and a thrilling murder mystery. Let me give you an overview of the book:
On Capitol Hill, they work you to death. Cameron Leann is new to Washington, D.C. An Iowa farm boy without a penny to his name, Cam has joined a group of affluent junior staffers working for an influential cohort of U.S. Senators known as The Gang of Six. Liz Frost, the group’s charismatic leader, teases and strings Cam along as he grows increasingly infatuated with her. Heir to a political dynasty, Randy Lancaster pushes Cam to his limits with his penchant for booze, drugs, and meaningless flings. Charlie James, Liz’s linebacker boyfriend, keeps Cam at a distance, suspiciously eyeing the newcomer. All of them have one thing in common. They hate their bosses. As the Gang of Six takes up the rushed nomination of the first Black chief justice to the Supreme Court, Cam and his friends are plotting against them. But in the game of politics, one’s motivations are never as they seem—especially true for Cam, the enigmatic figure at the center of it all.When a bombshell revelation threatens to sink the President's Supreme Court pick, the Gang of Six fractures, pitting senator against senator in a confirmation battle for the ages. Alliances shift with the wind. Everyone is lying to everyone. And on Election Night, one senator will end up dead. You may catch Robin on all social media platforms or his website, www.robinpeguero.com.
The Kiss Countdown Author Etta Easton
Etta Easton joins Florenza on On the Air with Florenza to discuss her debut romance novel, The Kiss Countdown (release date April 9, 2024).
Etta Easton’s journey into romance began in middle school. Her best friend pulled a Tupperware bin full of Harlequin paperbacks from her mom’s closet, and Etta has never looked back. She is a certified hopeless romantic who now writes contemporary romance. Her stories are full of humor, relatable heroines, swoon-worthy heroes, and Black joy.
She lives in Central Texas with her husband and two young kids, who get all of their sweetness and attitude from their momma. When not reading or writing, Etta indulges in her obsession with s’mores and searches for her next favorite love song.
2023 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
Hosts Dan White and Pam Stack present the 2023 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR.
Finalists by category-
Ashley Winstead - Southern Gothic - MIDNIGHT IS THE DARKEST HOUR
Lev Rosen -Historical Fiction - THE BELL IN THE FOG
Kate Clayborn - Romance -GEORGIE ALL ALONG
Keith Bruton - Humorous Thriller - THE LEMON MAN
Reed Farrel Coleman - Police Procedural - SLEEPLESS CITY
Rebecca Yarros - Fantasy - FOURTH WING
Jim Fusilli - THE PRICE YOU PAY
Jim Fusilli is the author of multiple novels and has published many short stories that have appeared in a variety of magazines as well as anthologies edited by Lee Child, Dennis Lehane, Laura Lippman and other masters of the mystery genre.
The former Rock & Pop Critic of The Wall Street Journal and occasional contributor to National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered,” Jim is the author of two books of non-fiction, both related to popular music. PET SOUNDS is his tribute to Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys’ classic album. It was translated for a Japanese language edition by Haruki Murakami. www.jimfusilli.com
Jon Lindstrom - HOLLYWOOD HUSTLE
Jon Lindstrom is a 4-time Emmy© nominated actor, a published author, an award-winning filmmaker, and occasionally a drummer. By most accounts, he is also a pretty nice guy. He lives mostly in Los Angeles, which is what he mostly writes about: The good people, the bad people, the business of show and the experience of living in sunny, seductive, corrupt LA. Feel free to investigate his endeavors and/or subscribe to his newsletter at www.jonlindstrom.com. Buy the book here Hollywood Hustle by Jon Lindstom
Eriq LaSalle - Laws of Annihilation
Actor, director, producer, and masterful storyteller Eriq La Salle is best known to worldwide television audiences for his award-winning portrayal of Dr. Peter Benton on the medical drama ER. Educated at Juilliard and NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, his credits range from Broadway to film roles, starring alongside Eddie Murphy in Coming to America, Robin Williams in One Hour Photo, and Hugh Jackman in Logan. La Salle has maintained a prolific acting career while also taking the helm as director for HBO, Showtime, Netflix, Amazon Prime, ABC NBC, Fox and CBS productions. His craft as a crime writer was honed over his many seasons as a key member of the Dick Wolf Entertainment team, which include four years as executive producer and director on Chicago PD, in addition to directing episodes of Law & Order, Law and Order SVU and Law & Order: Organized Crime. He is also executive producer, director, and one of the lead actors of Dick Wolf's “On Call,” out in 2024 on Amazon Prime Video. As a writer, La Salle is the author of several critically-acclaimed thrillers published by Sourcebooks—Laws of Depravity (2022), Laws of Wrath (2023), and Laws of Annihilation (2023). His episode of The Twilight Zone recently made WGA’s list of 101 Best Written TV Series. He lives in Los Angeles, California.
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Thomas Kostigen - COOL FOOD (w/ Robert Downey Jr)
Thomas M. Kostigen is an award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author and journalist. He founded the Climate Survivalist column for USA Today and has written for numerous publications, including The Washington Post, National Geographic, Discover, Departures, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, and The Wall Street Journal, among others.
He is the coauthor with Robert Downey, Jr. of the forthcoming “Cool Food: How to Erase Your Carbon Footprint One Bite at a Time” (Blackstone). https://www.thomaskostigen.com/
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Laurie R. King - The Lantern's Dance
The Beekeeper's Apprentice In the Mary Russell series (first entry: The Beekeeper's Apprentice), fifteen-year-old Russell meets Sherlock Holmes on the Sussex Downs in 1915, becoming his apprentice, then his partner. The series follows their amiably contentious partnership into the 1920s as they challenge each other to ever greater feats of detection.King has won the Edgar and Creasey awards (for A Grave Talent), the Nero (for A Monstrous Regiment of Women) and the MacCavity (for Folly); her nominations include the Agatha, the Orange, the Barry, and two more Edgars. She was also given an honorary doctorate from the Church Divinity School of the Pacific. www.laurierking.com
Lisa Dodson, author of The Bodyguard's Deadly Mission
Author Lisa Dodson stops by to discuss her newest release, The Bodyguard's Deadly Mission.
Lisa is a National Bestselling Author and an Amazon #1 bestselling author with a remarkable portfolio of over nineteen novels. Her extensive work covers various genres, from Multicultural to Contemporary, Romantic Suspense to Sweet Romance, and Clean Read. Lisa, a hybrid author, has her novels published by both Harlequin and Kensington publishing houses and independently. She strives to create positive and relatable characters that readers can connect with.
Lisa has functioned as a publicist and radio talk show host in the literary community. She has also worked with aspiring and published authors in marketing and content editing.
Lisa lives in Raleigh, NC, is a Business Development Manager at a technology consulting firm, and is the mother of two adult children and a Maltipoo, Brinkley. Connect with Lisa on Social Media: https://sociatap.com/LisaDodson
Thought Garden on Air with Alexandra Chan - Turning Creativity into Purpose
Welcome to the Thought Garden - on Air! Host Alexis Quintal, CEO and Owner of Rosarium PR & Marketing Collective has invited entrepreneurs who have a story to tell come to bring out their inner author on this show.
Today, we’re excited to talk with Alexandra Chan, who likes to go by Alexka, she is an archeologist, author, and artist. Alexandra has successfully launched two small businesseses in her career —an award-winning family, lifestyle, and business branding photography business, and a Chinese brush painting business—and recently completed writing her second book, In the Garden Behind the Moon: A Memoir of Loss, Myth, and Magic, which is illustrated with her own Chinese brush paintings.
Connect with Alexis on LinkedIn here: www.linkedin.com/in/alexisrquintal/
Learn more about Rosarium at www.rosarium.work
Learn more about Alexandra's upcoming book launch at alexandrachan.combusinesses
Suzy-Woo, author, spiritual healer, astrologer
Welcome to On the Air with Florenza, your podcast destination for authentic conversations with a twist. On this episode, Florenza sits down to interview Suzy Woo, a visionary in the realm of life, purpose, and fulfillment. Suzy is not just a guide; she's a compassionate soul dedicated to helping you rediscover your core self and teaching you to embrace and love that person wholeheartedly. Join Suzy on a journey of self-discovery guided by her caring and fun approach as she empowers you to unlock your true potential. With a bright and uplifting energy, Suzy is a powerful healer that people adore being around.
Connect with Suzy at www.suzy-woo.com and embark on the path toward a more fulfilling and purpose-driven life.
Rhonda Crowder joins On the Air with Florenza
Join Florenza in a captivating episode of Words to Ponder as she welcomes the multi-talented Rhonda Crowder. With a Bachelor of Arts in English and a 2019 Cleveland Champion, Rhonda is a journalist, manuscript editor, entrepreneur, and author of the debut novel Riddles. Beyond her literary achievements, Rhonda is a dedicated advocate for literacy and humanitarian causes. Connect with her and explore her literary world at https://www.rhondacrowder.com/index.html.
Don't miss this episode filled with literary insights, community impact, and a celebration of the beautiful world of words!
Tracy Clark & Cheryl Head discuss FALL
Tracy Clark, a native Chicagoan, is the author of the Cass Raines Chicago Mystery series, featuring ex-cop turned PaI Cassandra Raines. Tracy, a proud member of Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America, is a lifelong South-Sider and roots for every Chicago team with equal enthusiasm. She is currently busy writing her next book. visit www.tracyclarkbooks.com
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Guest host Chery Head www.cherylhead.com
Robb Frostbyte King joins On the Air with Florenza
Robb FrostByte King joins Florenza on this episode of On the Air with Florenza.
Embark on a thought-provoking episode of Words to Ponder with Florenza as she welcomes the incredibly talented author Robb Frostbyte King. Known for his eclectic writing style that seamlessly blends humor and contemplation, Robb is more than just an artist; he's a driving force in Cleveland's vibrant artistic community.
Join Florenza and Robb as they delve into his mission of keeping the Cleveland arts alive through dedicated networking and support for various venues and events. Robb passionately encourages everyone to contribute to the flourishing arts scene in Cleveland.
Beyond the written word, catch Robb at an open mic venue near you, where he might share his talents through soulful singing or captivating poetry recitations. As the founder of "Syre Grafix," his own Freelance Graphic Design company, Robb is also making waves in the visual arts.
With a long-term goal of becoming a college professor, Robb Frostbyte King is not just crafting words; he's shaping the future of artistic minds. Please stay connected with Robb on his Facebook page (www.facebook.com/people/Robb-Fros…00067148227790/) and explore his books, available at https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2FWww.lulu.com%2Fspotlight%2Frobbking76%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0KeHFEipl0-1zAq9rPtF_J06AjxIcV2zyTIgyrGlRAk0t3ncH9ZWiM_Bw&h=AT25pOKaOj9fVJwnfx89wvniqMGlqsgef_6gQlvTEj2xqYP-3zetIZoSjf35ZVlo8y8Yt6cMLiggMR30hlOXRpzExjy_-Vgzepn6a1J4NoadFjMTgkd01rxu15i8epzjeX8
Take advantage of this engaging episode of On the Air with Florenza that promises laughter, introspection, and insight into the multifaceted world of Robb Frostbyte King!
Pulpwood Queens Micki Browning and Pamela Fagan Hutchins
Micki Browning and Pamela Fagan Hutchins discuss writing series characters and introducing new series to their audience.
M.E. Browning – Writer of Wrongs (mebrowning.com) Mystery, thriller, & suspense from Pamela Fagan Hutchins
Richard North Patterson : New Book TRIAL
Richard North Patterson is an American fiction writer, attorney and political commentator. His new legal thriller is TRIAL.
Patterson graduated in 1968 from Ohio Wesleyan University and has been awarded that school's Distinguished Achievement Citation and his national fraternity's Alumni Achievement Award. He is a 1971 graduate of the Case Western Reserve University School of Law, and a recipient of that University's President's Award for Distinguished Alumni and its President's Award for Excellence. He has served as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Ohio; a trial attorney for the Securities & Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C.; and was the SEC's liaison to the Watergate Special Prosecutor. More recently, Patterson was a partner in the San Francisco office of McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen before retiring from practice in 1993. He has served on the boards of his undergraduate and law schools, the National Partnership for Women and Families, the Family Violence Prevention Fund, PEN Center West, the Regional Panel For The Selection of White House Fellows, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, and the Renew Democracy Initiative, and was Chairman of Common Cause, the grassroots citizens lobby founded by John W. Gardner. He now serves on the Advisory Council of J Street, the pro-Israel, pro-peace advocacy group, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Pamela Fagan Hutchins - the Delaney Pace Mysteries
Award-winning authors Pamela Fagan Hutchins discussed the release of the first 3 Delaney Pace Mystery books.
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Book 1 Her Silent Bones here: https://ow.ly/ANTX50QaHwpBook 2 Her Hidden Grave: https://geni.us/B0CNTG9NHRcoverBook 3 Her Last Cry: https://geni.us/B0CNTG15KDcover
Shakir Rashaan joins On the Air with Florenza
Shakir Rashaan joins Florenza.
Join Florenza on an enthralling episode of Words to Ponder as she dives into the vibrant literary universe of Shakir Rashaan, a true legend in the world of storytelling. Recognized as a conjurer of worlds and acclaimed author, Rashaan made a powerful entrance onto the literary scene in 2012 with his contribution to Z-Rated: Chocolate Flava 3.
Acknowledged by the Queen of Erotica, Zane, for his raw and vivid writing style, Rashaan's debut novel, The Awakening, marked the inception of his successful Nubian Underworld series. The journey continued with the best-selling Kink, P.I. series, drawing comparisons to the great Walter Mosley's Easy Rawlins.
A prolific blogger for USA Today's Happy Ever After, Rashaan shared his "Manly Musings" on books, TV shows, and movies, offering a unique perspective. With a string of best-selling novels like In Service to the Senator, The Devil's All-American, Unthinkable, Love, Lust & Beautiful Liars, and Queen of Cambridge, Rashaan's literary prowess knows no bounds.
Venturing into new territories, Rashaan has recently launched the ambitious Neverwraith series, a YA paranormal fantasy for Entangled Teen. He also explores the NEBU universe with the South Hampton series, among other captivating YA and New Adult projects.
Residing in suburban Atlanta, Rashaan is a literary maestro and a devoted family man with a wife, a soon-to-be college graduate daughter, and a Jack-Chi named Teddy. Don't miss this captivating episode as Florenza unravels the layers of Shakir Rashaan's remarkable journey on Words to Ponder! You may follow Shakir via his website, https://www.shakirrashaan.com/
Jackie Kenner joins On the Air with Florenza
Jackie Kenner sits down with Florenza on Words to Ponder.
Join Florenza in a captivating episode of Words to Ponder as she sits down with the remarkable Jackie Kenner, the visionary behind Connecting with Jackie. Jackie, a psychic medium, mentor, accomplished author, and the charismatic host of the Connections with Jackie Podcast, shares her extraordinary authorship journey. Despite graduating with honors at the young age of 22 and starting her corporate career in management consulting, Jackie pivoted to the operational side of technology start-ups in the bustling City of New York.
In 2018, she fearlessly embraced a new chapter, taking the "effing scary leap" to pursue her calling as a medium on a full-time basis. Jackie's expertise extends beyond the spiritual realm as she offers six-week online courses tailored for women seeking polished offerings and effective online systems.
Connect with her through her website at https://jackiekenner.com/ to delve deeper into Jackie's world. Don't miss this insightful conversation on Words to Ponder!
Write what scares you: Jennifer McMahon chats with Allison Brennan about My Darling Girl
Jennifer McMahon is the author of twelve novels, including the New York Times bestsellers Promise Not to Tell and The Winter People. Her latest book, My Darling Girl, is out now. Jennifer lives in Florida with her partner, Drea.
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Thought Garden on Air with Brittany Ranew - From Selling Homes to Signing Books
Welcome to the second episode of the Thought Garden - on Air! Host Alexis Quintal, CEO and Owner of Rosarium PR & Marketing Collective has invited entrepreneurs who have a story to tell to bring out their inner author on this show.
Today's guest is Brittany Ranew, Author of Lion of Fire: Riley Jordan and the Fire Prophecies and also a real estate agent with Premier Sotheby's Global Real Estate. She shares with us how she is working on a trilogy of books while also selling homes as a full-time realtor!
Connect with Alexis on LinkedIn here: www.linkedin.com/in/alexisrquintal/
Learn more about Rosarium at www.rosarium.work
Connect with Brittany on LinkedIn here: www.linkedin.com/in/brittanyranewrealtor/
Learn more about Brittany by visiting www.brittanyranew.com
SONIA SATRA - Soap Star & Personal Empowerment Guide
SONIA SATRA IS A MINDSET AND FITNESS THOUGHT LEADER WHO SPECIALIZES IN PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION BY
INTEGRATING THE MIND, BODY, AND EMOTION TO CREATE LASTING CHANGE. AS THE FOUNDER &CEO OF MOTICISE, AN AWARD-WINNING LIFESTYLE WELLNESS PROGRAM THAT COMBINES MOVEMENT WITH MINDSET, SONIA TRAVELS THE WORLD HELPING PEOPLE REACH THEIR OWN PERSONAL GREATNESS.
With over 10,000 hours of onscreen and stage acting, the former star of Guiding Light and One
Life to Live and has recently guest-starred in an upcoming Netflix Mini-Series, Gretzky’s Office,
American Dynasty, and the Emmy-winning The Men Who Built America. A certified coach and NLP
(Neurolinguistic Programming) Practitioner, Sonia is also a holistic health coach and certified
fitness instructor. Formerly, the president of the National Speakers Association NYC, Sonia also
founded Women's Empowerment Adventures, a company that combines a coaching workshop with a physical challenge such as kayaking, trapeze, and rock-climbing. She continues to offer Adventures through Moticise, as well as keynotes,
break-out sessions, and corporate presentations.
The Quill & The Quantum: AI & Writing Craft w/ Guest Jon Lindstrom
Actor, director and author Jon Lindstrom discusses AI, its importance in the actors' strike negotiations, and what distinguishes man from the machine with Authors on the Air Guest Host Kathy A. Norris.
🎄If You Love Small Town Christmas Romance, Ask Santa For A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER By Beverly Jenkins
➡️ Enter below or click to win this week's WYWR romance giveaway for A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER 📚💗 or at www.WhileYouWereReading.com
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👋 Helloooo swoon squad! I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily — and every week, I'm bringing you the best contemporary romance novels of 2023. Today on While You Were Reading, we’re talking with New York Times bestselling author Beverly Jenkins about her inspiring holiday romance, A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER.
everly Jenkins is the recipient of Romance Writers of America Lifetime Achievement Award, the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award, and was nominated for the NAACP Image Award in Literature. She was featured in the documentary Love Between the Covers. Since the publication of Night Song in 1994, she has been leading the charge for inclusive romance.Tropes for A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER
💬 Small town
♻️ Second chance romance🎄The magic of Xmas to make you fall in love
💚 Found family
Book Boyfriend Keeper Rating: 💍💍💍💍💍
Note: So many books, so little time! We only review 5-star books we 💗 LOVE💗 on While You Were Reading. The book boyfriend keeper rating is Lisa's ranking based on her experience as a former dating guru on whether or not she would personally date our hero in real life. (If she were single, which she's not.) 😂💙
📚 Episode TBR Pile:
A Christmas to Remember by Beverly Jenkins: https://books2read.com/AChristmasToRememberThe Blessings Series by Beverly Jenkins: https://amzn.to/3FOfukQExodusters by Nell Irvin Painter: https://books2read.com/ExodustersThe Trouble They Seen by Dorothy Sterling: https://amzn.to/3QHbclQIt Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey https://books2read.com/ItHappenedOneSummer
Georgie All Along by Kate Clayborn https://books2read.com/Georgie-AllAlong
RAFE by Rebekah Weatherspoon https://books2read.com/RAFE-Nanny
The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan: https://books2read.com/Christmas-BookshopThe Bruno Johnson Series by David Putnam: https://amzn.to/3u5z6hM
Everything by Theodora Taylor: https://amzn.to/49iOrvIThe Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily: https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge
📖 About A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER by Beverly Jenkins
NAACP nominee and USA Today bestselling author Beverly Jenkins returns to her beloved Blessings series with a Christmas wedding in the town of Henry Adams, Kansas.
Ever since Bernadine Brown bought the town of Henry Adams, her relationship with diner owner Malachi “Mal” July has had its share of ups and downs. But now they’re finally ready to say “I do.”
Or are they? As wedding preparations go into full swing, and families both local and extended begin to gather for the festivities, that long awaited walk down the aisle hits a speed bump that may derail everything.
But Mal and Bernadine’s relationship isn’t the only one being tested.
Preston Mays aka Brain, loves his girlfriend as much as he does physics but when she decides being a couple is no longer a good thing, his heart is broken. Will connecting with his bio dad’s family ease his pain?
Reverend Paula Grant has been patiently waiting for God to send her someone to share her life. When the town’s charming new chef arrives in town, she wonders if he could be the one.
And then there’s former mayor Riley Curry who throws a parade with his hog Cletus! There’s always a lot going on in Henry Adams, and this will be a Christmas to remember.
📖 About The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily
A laugh-out-loud hockey romantic comedy perfect for fans of Helena Hunting and Pippa Grant!
Buy The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy here.
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Digging Deep into your Story for Business Growth with Mandy Schulis
Welcome to the first episode of the Thought Garden - on Air! Host Alexis Quintal, CEO and Owner of Rosarium PR & Marketing Collective has invited entrepreneurs who have a story to tell come to bring out their inner author on this show. Our first guest is Mandy Schulis, Story and Mindset Strategist, Author, and Speaker. She shares with us her journey as an entrepreneur and the next book she is working on now. Connect with Alexis on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexisrquintal/
Learn more about Rosarium at www.rosarium.work
Connect with Mandy on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mandyschulis/
Learn more about Mandy's company at www.mandyschulis.com
🎄Get into the Holiday Spirit with MIDNIGHT AT THE CHRISTMAS BOOKSHOP by Jenny Colgan
➡️ Enter below or click to win this week's WYWR romance giveaway for MIDNIGHT AT THE CHRISTMAS BOOKSHOP 📚💗 or at www.WhileYouWereReading.com
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👋 Helloooo swoon squad! I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily — and every week, I'm bringing you the best contemporary romance novels of 2023. Today on While You Were Reading, we’re talking with New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan about her charming holiday romance, MIDNIGHT AT THE CHRISTMAS BOOKSHOP.
Jenny Colgan is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous novels, including The Christmas Bookshop, The Bookshop on the Corner, Little Beach Street Bakery, and Christmas at the Cupcake Café. Jenny, her husband, and three children live in a genuine castle in Scotland.
Tropes for MIDNIGHT AT THE CHRISTMAS BOOKSHOP
💬 Small town
♻️ Second chance romance📸 Tacky Americans in a foreign land🎄The magic of Xmas to make you fall in love
Book Boyfriend Keeper Rating: 💍💍💍💍
Note: So many books, so little time! We only review 5-star books we 💗 LOVE💗 on While You Were Reading. The book boyfriend keeper rating is Lisa's ranking based on her experience as a former dating guru on whether or not she would personally date our hero in real life. (If she were single, which she's not.) 😂💙
📚 Episode TBR Pile:
Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan: https://books2read.com/MidnightatXmasBookshopThe Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan: https://books2read.com/Christmas-Bookshop
The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan: https://books2read.com/BookshopOnTheCorner
The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan: https://books2read.com/BookshopOntheShore
The Little Beach Street Bakery by Jenny Colgan: https://books2read.com/Little-Beach-Street-BakerySpill the Sweet Tea by Lyra Parish: https://books2read.com/SpillSweetTeaEverything's Fine by Cecelia Rabess: https://books2read.com/EverythingsFine
The Guest Emma Cline: https://books2read.com/TheGuestThe Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily: https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge
📖 About MIDNIGHT AT THE CHRISTMAS BOOKSHOP by Jenny Colgan
Christmas comes early—far too early—to McCredie’s little Old Town bookshop in Edinburgh. It’s summer, but an American production company has decided that McCredie’s is the perfect location to film a very cheesy Christmas movie. After all, who can resist the charmingly narrow historic street with its Victorian grey stone buildings and warmly lit shop windows?
Carmen Hogan, the bookshop’s manager, is amused and a bit horrified by the goings-on, but the money the studio is paying is too good to pass up. She uses the little windfall from filming to create new displays and fend off a buyout offer from an obnoxious millionaire who wants to turn McCredie’s into a souvenir shop selling kilts made in China and plastic Nessies. Still reeling slightly from a breakup, Carmen’s not particularly looking forward to the holidays. But just as snow begins to fall and the lights of Christmas blink on, all sorts of lovely new possibilities present themselves…for McCredie’s bookstore, and for Carmen herself.
📖 About The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily
A laugh-out-loud hockey romantic comedy perfect for fans of Helena Hunting and Pippa Grant!
Buy The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy here.
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🤠If you love small town romances SPILL THE SWEET TEA by Lyra Parish will make you YEEHAW!
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👋 Helloooo swoon squad! Welcome to Season 2 of WHILE YOU WERE READING: a podcast for contemporary romance readers.
I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily — and every week, I'm bringing you the best contemporary romance novels of 2023. Today on While You Were Reading, we’ll be talking with the incredible Lyra Parish, about her brand new small town, second chance romance, SPILL THE SWEET TEA.
Lyra Parish is a hopeless romantic who enjoys creating characters who eventually find love. She likes to write Texas small-town romances (because she’s a fifth-generation Texan) along with action-packed romantic suspense. When she isn’t immersed in fictional worlds, you can find her on YouTube chatting about her self-publishing journey (The Courtney Project) or podcasting (Spread Those Pages) about romance books. Lyra is a Virgo who loves coffee, the great outdoors, authentic people, and living her best life with her hubby. You may or may not know her from when she co-wrote under the USA Today Bestselling pen name Kennedy Fox.
Tropes for SPILL THE SWEET TEA
💬 Small town romance
♻️ Second chance romance
💘 Enemies to lovers☀️ Grumpy sunshine
🚗 My boyfriend’s back 🕊️ The One Who Got Away🤫 Baby mama drama
Book Boyfriend Keeper Rating: 5 💍💍💍💍💍
Note: So many books, so little time! We only review 5-star books we 💗 LOVE💗 on While You Were Reading. The book boyfriend keeper rating is Lisa's ranking based on her experience as a former dating guru on whether or not she would personally date our hero in real life. (If she were single, which she's not.) 😂💙
📚 Episode TBR Pile:Spill the Sweet Tea by Lyra Parish: https://books2read.com/SpillSweetTea
The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily: https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge
Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan (23:23): https://books2read.com/MidnightatXmasBookshop
The Trial of the Sun Queen by Nisha J. Tuli: https://books2read.com/TrialofSunQueenFearless Tarot: How to Give a Positive Reading in Any Situation by Elliot Adam: https://books2read.com/FearlessTarot
Modern Witch Tarot Deck: https://amzn.to/3PDidCg
Nanowrimo is coming this November! https://nanowrimo.org/
📖 About SPILL THE SWEET TEA by Lyra Parish
Some describe me as a quirky, free-spirited journalist who charges her crystals by moonlight.
They’re not wrong.
My instincts ensure I know everything that goes on in my small town. And not much surprises me. But when the man who destroyed my heart returns to care for his family’s business, I’m shaken to the core.
After our messy breakup, Hayden Shaw swore he’d never come back to Valentine, Texas.
Years later, I’m still trying to forget we ever existed.
Damn near impossible when he’s now everywhere.
A constant reminder of what could have been.
Rumors swirl about his true intentions, but a little gossip has never bothered me.
However, if winning over my heart is his end game, he can hang up his spurs because I won’t make the same mistake twice—or will I?
Warning: this romance book contains tons of southern sass, lots of woo-woo, and small-town gossip! Fade to black and cheating are not included.
Spill the Sweet Tea is a second chance, hate-to-love you, grumpy/sunshine contemporary small-town southern romance with rom-com vibes and a happily ever after.
📖 About The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily
A laugh-out-loud hockey romantic comedy perfect for fans of Helena Hunting and Pippa Grant!
Buy The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy here.
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Thanks for listening, subscribing and reviewing!
If you 💗 Letters to Juliet, YOU WITH A VIEW is just the rom-com road trip you’ve been looking for 🚗
➡️ Enter below or click to win this week's WYWR romance giveaway for YOU WITH A VIEW 📚💗 or at www.WhileYouWereReading.com
YOU WITH A VIEW: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
👋 Helloooo swoon squad!
Welcome to While You Were Reading — a podcast for contemporary romance readers.
I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily — and every week, I'm bringing you the best contemporary romance novels of 2023. Today we’re talking with debut romantic comedy author Jessica Joyce about her fun new rom-com YOU WITH A VIEW. Jessica lives happily-ever-ongoing with her husband and son in the Bay Area. When she’s not writing character-driven, realistic and relatable tales of millennials who are just Doing Their Best while falling in love, you can find her listening to one of her dozens of chaotically curated Spotify playlists, trying out a new skincare face mask, crying over cute animal TikToks, or watching the 2005 version of Pride & Prejudice.
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Tropes for YOU WITH A VIEW
♻️ Second chance romance
🧳 Forced proximity🚗 Romantic road trip
🥰 Enemies to lovers🛌 Only one bed
Book Boyfriend Keeper Rating: 4 1/2 💍💍💍💍
Note: So many books, so little time! We only review 5-star books we 💗 LOVE💗 on While You Were Reading. The book boyfriend keeper rating is Lisa's ranking based on her experience as a former dating guru on whether or not she would personally date our hero in real life. (If she were single, which she's not.) 😂💙
📚 Episode TBR Pile:
You With a View by Jessica Joyce: https://books2read.com/YouWithAViewThe Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily: https://books2read.com/CuttingEdgeThe Nanny by Lana Ferguson: https://books2read.com/TheNanny
Planes, Trains & All the Feels by Livy Hart: https://books2read.com/PlanesTrainsAllTheFeels
Something Wild and Wonderful by Anita Kelly: https://books2read.com/SomethingWildAndWonderful
Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren: https://books2read.com/TwiceInABlueMoon
The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren: https://books2read.com/TrueLoveExperiment
📺 To Watch Pile!
Pride & Prejudice 2005: https://amzn.to/3O0eS0E
Letters to Juliet 2010: https://amzn.to/3PO25j4
📖 About YOU WITH A VIEW by Jessica Joyce
"Jessica Joyce is a new and forever fave!"—Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author of Love, Theoretically
Two high school enemies must reunite for a road trip inspired by their grandparents’ broken engagement in this electric debut romance.
Noelle Shepard is unemployed, living with her parents, and grieving the loss of her beloved grandmother when she discovers decades-old photos of Gram and a smitten man, tucked alongside a love letter. She creates a TikTok to search for the mystery man, which goes viral, and she’s shocked when his grandson responds—a man who happens to be her high school nemesis, Theo Spencer.
Noelle refuses to let Theo’s annoying accomplishments in adulthood—or his sexy smirk—stand in the way of meeting his grandfather and unlocking the secrets he knew about her gram as a young woman. When she learns that their plans to elope were thwarted, Noelle decides to take the honeymoon road trip they planned but never got to carry out. There’s a catch, though: Paul, Theo's grandfather, asks to come with her, and he insists that Theo join them.
It’ll be a miracle if they make it through the trip without Noelle throwing Theo out of the moving car—or the bed they end up sharing. As the miles tick by, the tension simmers hotter between them...until she discovers that Theo’s hiding a secret that could cause their tenuous relationship to end before it can restart.
About The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily
A laugh-out-loud hockey romantic comedy perfect for fans of Helena Hunting and Pippa Grant!
Buy The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy here.
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Thanks for subscribing and reviewing!
🐈⬛Helena Hunting's A Love Catastrophe will have you purring with delight if you love data nerds, awkward meet-cutes & cat lovers!
➡️ Enter below or click to win this week's WYWR romance giveaway for A LOVE CATASTROPHE 📚💗 or at www.WhileYouWereReading.com
A LOVE CATASTROPHE: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
👋 Helloooo swoon squad!
Welcome to While You Were Reading — a podcast for contemporary romance readers.
I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily — and every week, I'm bringing you the best contemporary romance novels of 2023. Today on While You Were Reading, we’ll be talking with one of my favorite authors, Helena Hunting, about her new romantic comedy, A LOVE CATASTROPHE.
Helena is the author of some epic contemporary romances you know and love. She’s the NYT and USA Today bestselling author of MEET CUTE, GOOD LUCK CHARM, and KISS MY CUPCAKE, and my favorite hockey rom-com series ever, PUCKED.Helena Hunting lives outside of Toronto with her amazing family and her two awesome cats, who think the best place to sleep is her keyboard. Helena writes everything from contemporary romance with all the feels to romantic comedies that will have you laughing until you cry.
Tropes for A LOVE CATASTROPHE
💗 Friends to lovers👨👩👧👦 Family ties🐈⬛ Cat lovers and dog lovers falling in love☀️ Grumpy sunshine💥 Characters stuck in old trauma help each other to move forward
Book Boyfriend Keeper Rating: 5 💍💍💍💍
Note: So many books, so little time! We only review 5-star books we 💗 LOVE💗 on While You Were Reading. The book boyfriend keeper rating is Lisa's ranking based on her experience as a former dating guru on whether or not she would personally date our hero in real life. (If she were single, which she's not.) 😂💙
📚 Episode TBR Pile:
A Love Catastrophe by Helena Hunting: https://books2read.com/ALoveCatastrophe
Pucked by Helena Hunting: https://books2read.com/Pucked
Meet Cute by Helena Hunting: https://books2read.com/Meet-Cute
Kiss My Cupcake by Helena Hunting: https://books2read.com/KissMyCupcake
You With A View by Jessica Joyce: books2read.com/YouWithAView
Rules for Second Chances by Maggie North (Coming 2024 from St. Martins Press)
The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily: https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge
📖 About A LOVE CATASTROPHE by Helena Hunting
The fur is about to fly between a cheerful cat sitter and a grumpy hockey nerd in this hilarious and charming rom-com by the New York Times bestselling author of Meet Cute.
Kitty Hart has become internet famous as the Kitty Whisperer for her expertise on all things feline, and as a result, her cat-sitting business is booming. But lately, she has a terrible feeling that maybe her life isn’t quite going where it’s supposed to—especially after falling face-first into her newest client. Not exactly the best first impression.
Fortunately, Miles Thorn is just as bad at first impressions. Strike one: he doesn’t like cats, especially Prince Francis, the haughty and mischievous Sphynx his mom left in his care. Strike two: tackling Kitty to the floor in a misguided attempt to save the pet he continually calls “the gremlin.”
As awkwardness slides into attraction and things start to turn purr-sonal, will these two complete opposites ever be able to find their furry-tail ending?
📖 About The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily
A laugh-out-loud hockey romantic comedy perfect for fans of Helena Hunting and Pippa Grant!
Logan Rivers is a star pro hockey player for the St. Pete Slashers -- and he's in a slump.
He hasn’t scored in 3 games and it’s starting to freak him out. Enter Coco, who strikes a deal with an assistant coach to be Logan's lucky charm to pay off her training expenses as an Olympic figure skater. Everything is looking up for both of them.
She’s almost got her debt paid off and the Slashers are on a winning streak. There's only one problem: she doesn’t know how to tell Logan she’s been lying to him the whole time.
If she can just keep her secret until the playoffs are over…
Buy The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy here.
Longmire's CRAIG JOHNSON & Bruce Coffin discuss The Longmore Defense.
Sheriff Walt Longmire uncovers a cold case that hits very close to home and forces him to put his life on the line with implications that some people would kill to keep buried forever.
Craig and Bruce discuss storytelling, Longmire style.
Craig Johnson on tour: www.craigallenjohnson.com/tour-of-duty.htm
Bruce Robert Coffin: www.brucerobertcoffin.com/
CARL VONDERAU - new book SAVING MYLES
Highly accliamed and awarded author Carl Vonderau talks to Matt Coyle about his basis for writing SAVING MYLES. Find his book on Amazon or your favorite retailer.
www.carlvonderau.com
Sara Paretsky, recipient of the David Thompson Special Service Award
The Bouchercon Board announced that SARA PARETSKY is this year's recipient of the David Thompson Special Service Award!
The award is given by the Bouchercon Board to honor the memory and contributions to the crime fiction community of David Thompson, a beloved Houston bookseller who passed away in 2010. Recipients are recognized for their extraordinary efforts to develop and promote the crime fiction field.
Sara's contributions as a founder of Sisters In Crime; as a leader in helping to lay the publishing groundwork for women authors of mystery and crime fiction, and as an ongoing literacy activist, have been phenomenal.
#bouchercon #authorsontheair #davidthompsonaward #authorinterview
SONS AND BROTHERS: Novelist Kim Hays
KIM HAYS has made her home in Bern since she married a Swiss. Pesticide, the first novel in the Polizei Bern series, was shortlisted for the 2020 Debut Dagger award by the Crime Writers’ Association. New York Times bestselling mystery author Deborah Crombie called it “a standout debut for 2022!” Kirkus Reviews says Sons and Brothers, the second book in the series, is “a smart Swiss procedural that keeps its mystery ticking.” www.kimhaysbern.com
#authorinterview #authorsontheair #daggerawardwinner #policeprocedural
Kim Keeline -- Bouchercon Updates
Kim Keeline, Location Coordinator for Bouchercon 2023 San Diego provides updates to the conference schedule.
FRIENDLY FIRE: a tale of greed, revenge, treason & murder by Mark Pawlowski
Mark Pawlosky is an award-winning reporter, editor, and media executive. A graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism at the University of Missouri, Pawlosky and his family spent the past twenty years living on an island in Washington state before relocating to the Midwest.
#authorinterview #authorsontheair #markpawlosky #friendlyfire #thrillerbooks #politicalthriller
🏍️Dangerous Curves: Love motorcycle bad boys & billionaires w/ daddy issues? This episode's for you!
➡️ Enter below or click to win this week's WYWR romance giveaway for DANGEROUS CURVES 📚💗 or at www.WhileYouWereReading.com
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👋 Helloooo swoon squad!
Welcome to While You Were Reading — a podcast for contemporary romance readers.
I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily — and every week, I'm bringing you the best contemporary romance novels of 2023. Today on While You Were Reading, we’ll be talking about Mia Augustine's new contemporary romance novellas, DANGEROUS CURVES.
Mia loves rainy days, hot chocolate, her dog, and movies with happy endings. Her contemporary stories are edgy, passionate, and sometimes dark, but always compelling!
Tropes for Dangerous Curves
🏍️ Bad boy
💰 Rich girl/ poor boy
🏦 Billionaire heiress
🎁 Forced proximity
🐠 Fish out of water
👩🏻⚕️ Florence Nightengale
🧲 Opposites attract
Book Boyfriend Keeper Rating: 3.5 💍💍💍💍
Note: So many books, so little time! We only review 5-star books we 💗 LOVE💗 on While You Were Reading. The book boyfriend keeper rating is Lisa's ranking based on her experience as a former dating guru on whether or not she would personally date our hero in real life. (If she were single, which she's not.) 😂💙
📚 Episode TBR Pile:
Dangerous Curves by Mia Augustine: https://books2read.com/DangerousCurves-MiaAugustine
The Nanny by Lana Ferguson: books2read.com/TheNanny
Just the Sexiest Man Alive by Julie James: https://books2read.com/JustTheSexiestManAlive
The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily: https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge
📖 About DANGEROUS CURVES by Mia Augustine
Sometimes the person you're looking for is the one you least expect.
In supermodel Catalina Locatelli’s fury with her father, she finds herself lost in Vegas somewhere off the Strip with no idea how to get back to her hotel. Yes, in the height of her pique, she’s forgotten her cell phone. At first glance, her rescuer-motorcycle-maniac seems like your typical bad boy. He's got the duds, the motorcycle, and the attitude.
Survivalist Persus Phuckzer is stymied by the beauty he stops to assist. Unfortunately, she isn't the only one in need of help.
📖 About The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily
A laugh-out-loud hockey romantic comedy perfect for fans of Helena Hunting and Pippa Grant!
Logan Rivers is a star pro hockey player for the St. Pete Slashers -- and he's in a slump.
He hasn’t scored in 3 games and it’s starting to freak him out. Enter Coco, who strikes a deal with an assistant coach to be Logan's lucky charm to pay off her training expenses as an Olympic figure skater. Everything is looking up for both of them.
She’s almost got her debt paid off and the Slashers are on a winning streak. There's only one problem: she doesn’t know how to tell Logan she’s been lying to him the whole time.
If she can just keep her secret until the playoffs are over…
Buy The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy here.
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Susan Furlong discusses THE KILLER'S WIFE
Susan Furlong is the author of several mysteries including WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW and SHATTERED JUSTICE, a New York Times Best Crime Novel of the Year. She also contributes, under a pen name, to the New York Times bestselling Novel Idea series. Her twelfth novel, THE KILLER'S WIFE, is now available. She resides in Illinois with her husband and children.
#authorsontheair #authorinterview #thrillerbooks #thrillerreads #susanfurlong #thekillerswife
Award winning author Reed Farrel Coleman on his new thriller SLEEPLESS CITY
Called a hard-boiled poet by NPR’s Maureen Corrigan and the noir poet laureate in the Huffington Post, Reed Farrel Coleman is the New York Times-bestselling author of thirty-one novels—including six in Robert B. Parker’s Jesse Stone series—short stories, poetry, and essays. Reed is a four time Edgar Award nominee in three different categories. He has also won the Audie, Macavity, Barry, and Anthony Awards.
Guest host Michael Wiley grew up in Chicago and lived and worked in the neighborhoods and on the streets where he sets his Kelson and Kozmarski mysteries. He teaches literature at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville—the setting of Monument Road and the Daniel Turner stories.
#authorinterview #authorsontheair #bookpodcast #thrillers #sleeplesscity #reedfarrelcoleman
David Baldacci - Bouchercon 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree
Bouchercon 2023 presents the Lifetime Achievement Award to International best-selling author DAVID BALDACCI.
Bruce Robert Coffin discusses Boucherson and David's stellar career.
🌿Love opposites attract & (maybe) bad boys? Sara Desai's To Have and To Heist will steal your heart
➡️ Enter below or click to win this week's WYWR romance giveaway for TO HAVE AND TO HEIST 📚💗 or at www.WhileYouWereReading.com
TO HAVE AND TO HEIST: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
👋 Helloooo swoon squad!
Welcome to While You Were Reading — a podcast for contemporary romance readers.
I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily — and every week, I'm bringing you the best contemporary romance novels of 2023. Today on While You Were Reading, we’ll be talking TO HAVE AND TO HEIST with rom-com rock star Sara Desai.
Sara has been a lawyer, radio DJ, marathon runner, historian, bouncer and librarian. She lives on Vancouver Island with her husband, kids and an assortment of forest creatures who think they are pets. Sara's diverse romantic comedy books have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, People, Oprah Magazine, Marie Claire, The Washington Post, Pop Sugar, Bustle, USA Today, Woman's World, Hello! Canada and many more. W
TO HAVE AND TO HEIST: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Tropes for To Have and To Heist
🏠 Found family🧲 Opposites attract🕵🏻 Secret identity🎁 Forced proximity💗 Small town romance vibe😇 Bad boy and good girl
Book Boyfriend Keeper Rating: 4.5 💍💍💍💍
Note: So many books, so little time! We only review 5-star books we 💗 LOVE💗 on While You Were Reading. The book boyfriend keeper rating is Lisa's ranking based on her experience as a former dating guru on whether or not she would personally date our hero in real life. (If she were single, which she's not.) 😂💙
📚 Episode TBR Pile:
To Have and To Heist by Sara Desai: https://books2read.com/ToHaveAndToHeist The Singles Table by Sara Desai: https://books2read.com/TheSinglesTableThe Dating Plan by Sara Desai: https://books2read.com/TheDatingPlan
The Marriage Game by Sara Desai: https://books2read.com/The-Marriage-GameThe Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily: https://books2read.com/CuttingEdgeDating Dr. Dil: https://books2read.com/DatingDrDilHow to Marry Keanu Reeves in 90 Days: https://books2read.com/HowtoMarryKeanuReevesin90DaysTrue Love Experiment By Christina Lauren: https://books2read.com/TheTrueLoveExperiment
📖 About TO HAVE AND TO HEIST by Sara Desai
Simi Chopra is on a bad-luck streak. She’s lost yet another job, her student loan debt won’t stop growing, her basement apartment is a certifiable flood zone, and now her best friend has been accused of stealing a multimillion-dollar diamond necklace. To put it lightly, she’s desperate for a break—that’s right when Jack waltzes out of the bushes and into her life.
Jack is just as charming as he is mysterious. When he offers to help her find the missing necklace and steal it back, Simi jumps at the chance to clear her friend’s name and collect the substantial reward. But every good heist needs a crew. All she needs to do is transform a ragtag group of strangers into an elite heist crew, infiltrate a high-society wedding, and steal the necklace from a dangerous criminal before the happy couple say "I do." Meanwhile, the bride is keeping secrets, a detective with a slow-burn smile keeps showing up at her door, and the ultimate robbery might not be the wedding con, but the way Jack is stealing her heart.
📖 About The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily
A laugh-out-loud hockey romantic comedy perfect for fans of Helena Hunting and Pippa Grant!
Logan Rivers is a star pro hockey player for the St. Pete Slashers -- and he's in a slump.
He hasn’t scored in 3 games and it’s starting to freak him out. Enter Coco, who strikes a deal with an assistant coach to be Logan's lucky charm to pay off her training expenses as an Olympic figure skater. Everything is looking up for both of them.
She’s almost got her debt paid off and the Slashers are on a winning streak. There's only one problem: she doesn’t know how to tell Logan she’s been lying to him the whole time.
If she can just keep her secret until the playoffs are over…
Buy The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy here.
😍 If you love 90s rom-coms, I WANT IT THAT WAY by Karen Grey is all that and a bag of chips 🚗
➡️ Enter below or click to win this week's WYWR romance giveaway for I WANT IT THAT WAY 📚💗 or at www.WhileYouWereReading.com
I WANT IT THAT WAY: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
👋 Helloooo swoon squad!
Welcome to While You Were Reading — a podcast for contemporary romance readers.
I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily — and every week, I'm bringing you the best contemporary romance novels of 2023. Today on While You Were Reading, we’ll be talking with I WANT IT THAT WAY with romantic comedy author Karen Grey. She’s a USA Today bestselling and award-winning author of vintage romantic comedies with smart heroines and hunky heroes. Drawing on a long career as a performer, her retro 80's and 90's romances are populated with characters working both on- and off-stage in theater, TV and film.
I WANT IT THAT WAY: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Tropes for I Want It That Way
💍 Fake fiancee👉 Child actor trying to find his way as an adult🤩 Hollywood star falls for a normal🛌 Only one bed🚗 Workplace romance🤔 Figuring out who you are as a person
Book Boyfriend Keeper Rating: 4 💍💍💍💍
Note: So many books, so little time! We only review 5-star books we 💗 LOVE💗 on While You Were Reading. The book boyfriend keeper rating is Lisa's ranking based on her experience as a former dating guru on whether or not she would personally date our hero in real life. (If she were single, which she's not.) 😂💙
📚 Episode TBR Pile:
I Want It That Way by Karen Grey: https://books2read.com/IWantItThatWayThe Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily: https://books2read.com/CuttingEdgeIsland Affair by Priscilla Oliveras: https://books2read.com/IslandAffairRomCom
Riesling with My Roommate by Liz Alden: https://books2read.com/RieslingWithMyRoommate
📖 About I WANT IT THAT WAY by Karen Grey
Fake relationship? As if.
I don't need a man to complete me, but to get my tubes tied before I turn thirty, I do need a husband. So when former child TV star Lukas Keith's desperate for a favor, the exchange of my services for his seems like a great idea.
I help him relearn how to drive a car, and he acts as my fiancé for a few doctor's visits.
What could go wrong?
Bingeing 90's TV shows like Seinfeld and Ally McBeal have you jonesing for a time when email and cell phones were strange new things, and an app was something you ate before dinner? Then this steamy, slow burn, fake relationship, entertainment biz romantic comedy is just what the doctor ordered.
📖 About The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily
A laugh-out-loud hockey romantic comedy perfect for fans of Helena Hunting and Pippa Grant!
Logan Rivers is a star pro hockey player for the St. Pete Slashers -- and he's in a slump.
He hasn’t scored in 3 games and it’s starting to freak him out. Enter Coco, who strikes a deal with an assistant coach to be Logan's lucky charm to pay off her training expenses as an Olympic figure skater. Everything is looking up for both of them.
She’s almost got her debt paid off and the Slashers are on a winning streak. There's only one problem: she doesn’t know how to tell Logan she’s been lying to him the whole time.
If she can just keep her secret until the playoffs are over…
Buy The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy here.
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Thanks for subscribing and reviewing! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Reed Farrel Coleman: SLEEPLESS CITY interview
Reed Farrel Coleman discusses his latest novel SLEEPLESS CITY.
If you 💗 Letters to Juliet, YOU WITH A VIEW is just the rom-com road trip you’ve been looking for 🚗
➡️ Enter below or click to win this week's WYWR romance giveaway for YOU WITH A VIEW 📚💗 or at www.WhileYouWereReading.com
YOU WITH A VIEW: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
👋 Helloooo swoon squad!
Welcome to While You Were Reading — a podcast for contemporary romance readers.
I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily — and every week, I'm bringing you the best contemporary romance novels of 2023. Today we’re talking with debut romantic comedy author Jessica Joyce about her fun new rom-com YOU WITH A VIEW. Jessica lives happily-ever-ongoing with her husband and son in the Bay Area. When she’s not writing character-driven, realistic and relatable tales of millennials who are just Doing Their Best while falling in love, you can find her listening to one of her dozens of chaotically curated Spotify playlists, trying out a new skincare face mask, crying over cute animal TikToks, or watching the 2005 version of Pride & Prejudice.
YOU WITH A VIEW: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Tropes for YOU WITH A VIEW
♻️ Second chance romance
🧳 Forced proximity🚗 Romantic road trip
🥰 Enemies to lovers🛌 Only one bed
Book Boyfriend Keeper Rating: 4 1/2 💍💍💍💍
Note: So many books, so little time! We only review 5-star books we 💗 LOVE💗 on While You Were Reading. The book boyfriend keeper rating is Lisa's ranking based on her experience as a former dating guru on whether or not she would personally date our hero in real life. (If she were single, which she's not.) 😂💙
📚 Episode TBR Pile:
You With a View by Jessica Joyce: https://books2read.com/YouWithAViewThe Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily: https://books2read.com/CuttingEdgeThe Nanny by Lana Ferguson: https://books2read.com/TheNanny
Planes, Trains & All the Feels by Livy Hart: https://books2read.com/PlanesTrainsAllTheFeels
Something Wild and Wonderful by Anita Kelly: https://books2read.com/SomethingWildAndWonderful
Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren: https://books2read.com/TwiceInABlueMoon
The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren: https://books2read.com/TrueLoveExperiment
📺 To Watch Pile!
Pride & Prejudice 2005: https://amzn.to/3O0eS0E
Letters to Juliet 2010: https://amzn.to/3PO25j4
📖 About YOU WITH A VIEW by Jessica Joyce
"Jessica Joyce is a new and forever fave!"—Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author of Love, Theoretically
Two high school enemies must reunite for a road trip inspired by their grandparents’ broken engagement in this electric debut romance.
Noelle Shepard is unemployed, living with her parents, and grieving the loss of her beloved grandmother when she discovers decades-old photos of Gram and a smitten man, tucked alongside a love letter. She creates a TikTok to search for the mystery man, which goes viral, and she’s shocked when his grandson responds—a man who happens to be her high school nemesis, Theo Spencer.
Noelle refuses to let Theo’s annoying accomplishments in adulthood—or his sexy smirk—stand in the way of meeting his grandfather and unlocking the secrets he knew about her gram as a young woman. When she learns that their plans to elope were thwarted, Noelle decides to take the honeymoon road trip they planned but never got to carry out. There’s a catch, though: Paul, Theo's grandfather, asks to come with her, and he insists that Theo join them.
It’ll be a miracle if they make it through the trip without Noelle throwing Theo out of the moving car—or the bed they end up sharing. As the miles tick by, the tension simmers hotter between them...until she discovers that Theo’s hiding a secret that could cause their tenuous relationship to end before it can restart.
About The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily
A laugh-out-loud hockey romantic comedy perfect for fans of Helena Hunting and Pippa Grant!
Buy The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy here.
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✍️🎥 In Rachel Lynn Solomon's BUSINESS OR PLEASURE Rom-Com, a Ghostwriter Gives 🌶️Spice🌶️ Lessons to a TV star
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👋 Helloooo swoon squad!
Welcome to While You Were Reading — a podcast for contemporary romance readers.
I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily — and every week, I'm bringing you the best contemporary romance novels of 2023. Today we’re talking with New York Times best-selling author of Weather Girl and The Ex Talk Rachel Lynn Solomon about her new romantoc comedy BUSINESS OR PLEASURE. Her new romantic comedy, BUSINESS OR PLEASURE is in stores July 4th.
Tropes for BUSINESS OR PLEASURE
🐠 Fish out of water😛 McDreamy Moment🧳 Forced proximity🛌 2nd chance with a one night stand🌶️ Sexy school📎 Workplace romance💗 Friends with benefits🍆 Friends to lovers📺 TV star falls for a normal
Book Boyfriend Keeper Rating: 4 1/2 💍💍💍💍
Note: So many books, so little time! We only review 5-star books we 💗 LOVE💗 on While You Were Reading. The book boyfriend keeper rating is Lisa's ranking on whether or not she would personally date our hero in real life. (If she were single, which she's not.) 😂💙
📚 Episode TBR Pile:
Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn Solomon: https://books2read.com/BusinessOrPleasure
Meet Me at the Lake by Carly Fortune: https://books2read.com/MeetMeAtTheLake
The Nanny by Lana Ferguson: https://books2read.com/TheNannyThe Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily: https://books2read.com/CuttingEdgeAdelaide by Genevieve Wheeler: https://books2read.com/AdelaideBook
Plus One by Kelsey Rodkey: https://books2read.com/PlusOneBook
Ciao for Now by Kate Bromley: https://books2read.com/CiaoForNow
📖 About Business or Pleasure
A woman discovers the father of the child she is nannying may be her biggest (Only)Fan in this steamy contemporary romance by Lana Ferguson.
After losing her job and being on the brink of eviction, Cassie Evans finds herself with two choices: get a new job (and fast) or fire up her long-untouched OnlyFans account. But there are no jobs to be found, and as for OnlyFans. . . . Well, there are reasons she can’t go back. Just when all hope seems lost, an ad for a live-in nanny position seems the solution to all her problems. It’s almost too perfect—until she meets her would-be employer.
Aiden Reid, executive chef and DILF extraordinaire is far from the stuffy single dad Cassie was imagining. She is shocked when he tells her she’s the most qualified applicant he’s met in weeks, practically begging her to take the job. With hands that make her hindbrain howl and eyes that scream sex, the idea of living under the same roof as Aiden feels dangerous, but with no other option, she decides to stay with him and his adorably tenacious daughter, Sophie.
Cassie soon discovers that Aiden is not a stranger at all, but instead someone who is very familiar with her—or at least, her body. She finds herself at a loss for what to do, given that he doesn’t remember her. As their relationship heats to temperatures hotter than any kitchen Aiden has ever worked in, Cassie struggles with telling Aiden the truth, and the more terrifying possibility—losing the best chance at happiness she’s ever had.
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👨🏼🍳 In Lana Ferguson's THE NANNY, Single Dad Chef and his Camgirl-Turned-Nanny are Extra Spicy!! 🌶️
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👋 Helloooo swoon squad!
Welcome to While You Were Reading — a podcast for contemporary romance readers.
I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily — and every week, I'm bringing you the best contemporary romance novels of 2023. Today we’re talking with debut romantic comedy author Lana Ferguson about her new spicy rom-com THE NANNY. She's a sex-positive nerd whose work never shies from spice or sass. Her debut rom-com, THE NANNY, is on sale now and available everywhere.
Tropes for THE NANNY
♻️ Second chance romance
👵🏽 Grandma Yoda
👨🏼🍳 Single dad falls for the nanny
👨👩👧 Instant family
🏃🏽♂️ The one who got away
🤫 Somebody's got a secret
⏲️ Forced proximity
Book Boyfriend Keeper Rating: 3 1/2 💍💍💍💍
Note: So many books, so little time! We only review 5-star books we 💗 LOVE💗 on While You Were Reading. The book boyfriend keeper rating is Lisa's ranking on whether or not she would personally date our hero in real life. (If she were single, which she's not.) 😂💙
📚 Episode TBR Pile:
The Nanny by Lana Ferguson: https://books2read.com/TheNanny
Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn Solomon: https://books2read.com/BusinessOrPleasure
The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily: https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge
The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa: https://books2read.com/TheWorstBestMan
📖 About The Nanny by Lana Ferguson
A woman discovers the father of the child she is nannying may be her biggest (Only)Fan in this steamy contemporary romance by Lana Ferguson.
After losing her job and being on the brink of eviction, Cassie Evans finds herself with two choices: get a new job (and fast) or fire up her long-untouched OnlyFans account. But there are no jobs to be found, and as for OnlyFans. . . . Well, there are reasons she can’t go back. Just when all hope seems lost, an ad for a live-in nanny position seems the solution to all her problems. It’s almost too perfect—until she meets her would-be employer.
Aiden Reid, executive chef and DILF extraordinaire is far from the stuffy single dad Cassie was imagining. She is shocked when he tells her she’s the most qualified applicant he’s met in weeks, practically begging her to take the job. With hands that make her hindbrain howl and eyes that scream sex, the idea of living under the same roof as Aiden feels dangerous, but with no other option, she decides to stay with him and his adorably tenacious daughter, Sophie.
Cassie soon discovers that Aiden is not a stranger at all, but instead someone who is very familiar with her—or at least, her body. She finds herself at a loss for what to do, given that he doesn’t remember her. As their relationship heats to temperatures hotter than any kitchen Aiden has ever worked in, Cassie struggles with telling Aiden the truth, and the more terrifying possibility—losing the best chance at happiness she’s ever had.
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Lainey Davis' LAST CALL 🏉+🍸: What Happens When 2 Complete Strangers Get Married?
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👋 Helloooo swoon squad!
Welcome to While You Were Reading — a podcast for contemporary romance readers.
I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily — and every week, I'm bringing you the best contemporary romance novels of 2023. Today we’re talking with USA Today bestselling author Lainey Davis about her new book LAST CALL: A marriage of Convenience Romance. Lainey lives in Pittsburgh with her 3 feral sons, 2 rescued rabbits, and 1 tired husband. Her books, including her wildly popular Stag Brothers series, feature brooding heroes, feisty heroines, steamy love scenes, and happily ever afters. Learn more at laineydavis.com
Tropes for LAST CALL
💍 Marriage of convenience
😈 Grumpy-Sunshine👨👩👧 Found family
🏉 Sports romance (Rugby)
🧲 Opposites attract
🚗 Road trip! (aka forced proximity)
🫵🏽 "Don't touch my wife"
Book Boyfriend Keeper Rating: 💍💍💍💍
📚 Episode TBR Pile:
Last Call: A marriage of convenience romance by Lainey Davis: https://books2read.com/LastCallLaineyDavis
The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren: https://books2read.com/TrueLoveExperiment
Cold Feet: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily: https://books2read.com/Cold-Feet-Rom-Com
📖 About Last Call: A marriage of convenience romance by Lainey Davis
We struck a deal. All business. Now he's changing the rules.
It was just supposed to be a marriage on paper. Koa needed a path to citizenship and I needed the money to open Bridges and Bitters.
All I've ever wanted is to take care of my sisters and run my own bar, my way. What did I care if I had a technical husband? A husband with too many dimples and more charm than he should have...
So when he rolled into town after five years to deal with some paperwork, he's turned everything upside-down.
Sure, Koa is charismatic and fun, but he's also a nomad. I don't have time for vacations and I don't know how to play games.
I'm not sure how I ended up hitched to a smoking hot rugby coach without a plan, but I need to sort this all out. Fast.
If I can't figure out a way to slice through all this red tape, it could mean last call for Bridges and Bitters.
Last Call is a sizzling marriage of convenience romance, the fourth stand-alone installment of the Bridges and Bitters series. If you love found family, witty banter, and heat that will curl your toes, you'll devour these sexy romantic comedies.
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🧁 In Jill Shalvis's THE SWEETHEART LIST, our hero is grumpy, sweet, and bakery-fresh💗 | New Romance!
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👋 Helloooo swoon squad!
Welcome to While You Were Reading — a podcast for contemporary romance readers.
I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily and today we’re talking with JILL SHALVIS, the legendary author of more than 100 books, including THE FRIENDSHIP PACT and THE FAMILY YOU MAKE, THE TROUBLE WITH MISTLETOE, about her brand new book THE SWEETHEART LIST.
Tropes for THE SWEETHEART LIST
🐻 Fish out of water - city girl in nature
😈 Grumpy-Sunshine
✨ It's never too late to chase your dreams👨👩👧 Found family
🧁 Small-town bakery
📚 Bookstore bestie
Book Boyfriend Keeper Rating: 💍💍💍💍
📚 Episode TBR Pile:
The Sweetheart List by Jill Shalvis
The Trouble With Mistletoe by Jill Shalvis
Single-Minded by Lisa Daily
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
The Shopaholic Series by Sophie Kinsella
Ciao for Now by Kate Bromley
🎙️Listen to Kate Bromley's WYWR episode here
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THE TRUTH AGAINST THE WORLD: David Corbett in conversation with Rachel Howzell Hall
David Corbett is the author of seven critically acclaimed novels and has been nominated for numerous awards, including the Edgar. He is also a monthly contributor to Writer Unboxed, an award-winning blog dedicated to the craft and business of fiction. For more, go to davidcorbett.com
Guest host Rachel Howzell Hall is a New York Times bestselling author and Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist, as well as an Anthony, International Thriller Writers and Left Award nominee For more information, visit www.rachelhowzell.com
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