The Unending TBR

Amber Kirkpatrick joins me and we chat about her writing journey and how she crafted the world of her latest duology.
We dive into the main characters of the story and had a ton of fun along the way.

Emily Conrad shares about her special brand of contemporary romance and how she approaches serious topics and faith in her stories.
Emily shares insight into her upcoming novel and what readers can look forward to.

Alissa and Nicole chat with the fantastic Michelle Griep as they discuss her upcoming books!

Jessica Kate returns with a brand new novel and gives some insight into this newest rom com!

Dani returns to the podcast with an in depth look into her new series. Tune in to listen to her stories behind how she crafted the world of Jeopardy Falls,
what this series meant to her as a writer, and what readers can look forward to!

Are you on the lookout for children's books that bring the truth of God's word to life for little ones?
Today Rebecca and I share some of the books we remember making an impact in our childhood and ones that we recommend.
Special announcement at the end!

Author Jamie Ogle joins me on this episode and she gives a behind the scenes look into her writing story and her book Of Love And Treason.
Fascinating insight into the real historical character of St. Valentine and what Jamie has in store for her next project!

The conversation continues of books that made our year a reading year to remember and books we are eagerly awaiting!

So many great reads in 2024!
Alissa, Kelly and I share the books that stood out to us this year and what we are looking forward to in the new year!

Do you enjoy your Christmas reads when they have a good dash of suspense?
On this episode I got to hear from the ladies of the Elite Guardian series through Sunrise publishing as they shared how they cam about creating a Christmas novella collection full of danger, action and romance.

Kelly, Carrie and I chat about her approach to writing, research and how her books reflect her faith and unique storytelling style.

The amazing Emilie Haney joined me on this episode and she shared her very unique writing story that includes her writing for years as a ghostwriter.
We talk cover design behind the scenes and trends, as well as her upcoming Scifi Fantasy Suspended in the Stars.

Rachel D Russell joined me once again with her latest book that brings us back to Deep Haven.
She gives insight into how this story came about, what it means to her and the encouragement and enjoyment that she hopes readers discover about this chapter of the Fox Family in her installment through Sunrise publishing.

The one and only Ronie Kendig joined me to talk about her story telling style, character development, and a look into her mentoring experience through Sunrise publishing.
We discuss her upcoming release Havoc , what we can expect from the other books in "Breed Apart Legacy " and a glimpse into her future writing projects.

Fans of the "the Fake Dating " trope tune in! Jordan Milsaps joined me today as we chat about why we enjoy this trope a few of the books we love, and her new book "the Wedding Date Deal."

As someone who has never read an Amish book. I had questions. Three gracious women who are writing in this genre joined me in this episode to answer questions I had and hopefully answered questions you might have about this sub-genre of Christian fiction.

Are you interested in becoming someone who promotes books on a social media platform?
In this episode Alissa and I discuss some of the mistakes we learned from, guidelines that are useful to know and some tips we have collected while being a part of the bookish community on Instagram.

Kristi Ann Hunter returns and gives insight into her latest release, thoughts on humor in fiction and self publishing.

Are you or someone you know a reader of YA (young adult)?
Moriah Chavis joins me to tackle topics that come up in the YA world and a sneak peek into her Ya Fantasy adventure.

Rachel Scott McDaniel is back with giving us a "behind the scenes " look into her upcoming release and a future sneak peak into what is coming next!

Alissa joins me as we tackle 25 + book recommendations based off listener suggested Movies and TV shows.

Kelly and I are back with another deep dive into a Susan May Warren series!
In this episode we are discussing what we have enjoyed in the first three books of the series and what we are looking forward to for the next two installments!

Listen in on all things romantic suspense with author Dani Pettrey and find out what is in store for her readers.

Continuing the conversation Kelly and I had of characters we didn't love at first and ended up loving.

Kelly and I chat in this episode about the characters we DIDN'T love in the beginning and how they worked their own way into our hearts to be some uniquely memorable fictional personalities!

I am interviewing an author whose identity will not be revealed right away. Sound interesting? Care to make any guesses? She was a great guest that took this all in stride and gave some great responses to my random questions.

Being a part of the bookish community is a beautiful thing. Sometimes our own perception of how to be successful can get in the way of our enjoyment of reading. In today's episode Alissa and I chat about how we recommend keeping the enjoyment in reading and about balance in the bookish community.

In this discussion I am joined by author Jodi Basye and we define what fluff is to us and what books stand out to us as stories that go beyond the fluff stigma of fiction.

Taking a page from book tube, Joanna from the Well Read Coffee Addict podcast and I teamed up to create a list of prompts that we answer individually with the books or fictional characters. These are my answers from villains to heroes, to questionable tastes.

Alissa and I share the books we are looking forward to the most in the new year.

Alissa and I share and talk a bit about the books we loved this year.

Carmen Schober shares her story of being a writer and her path towards publishing and gives interesting insights into the publishing world. She shares a inside look into both of her books and her signature style.

Jessica Kate is the author of two books several short stories and the creator of Hey There Single Lady on Instagram. Tune in to hear our conversation about singleness, church and of course books!

Pepper has been very busy bringing us some truly delightful books. In this episode we discuss her 2022 releases and what we can look forward to in 2023!

Joanne joined me as we talked about the world war 2 genre and a few of our favorites from this time period!

Kelly joins me as we discuss a big release that came out this summer. If you haven't already discovered the Montana Marshalls from the world of Susan May Warren this episode may sound a little crazy. We are both huge fans of the world of Susan May Warren and we discuss part of why, and why we are really looking forward to what is coming next!

Joanne from bookstagram (@thewellreadcoffeadict) joins me to talk about character and personality traits we love to see in our heroes!

This episode Sami joined me as we discussed, romantic suspense and a few of her books including the new installment of the Elite Guardians, Impending Strike!

Alissa and I are back at talking about our top tier Book Boyfriends! Cinnamon roll heroes, proposals, and more!

Alyssa and Nicole share some of their favorite heroes from different books and what category they do best in. Ever wonder who we feel we would want to rescue us if kidnapped? We discussed that and much more

Sara Blackard a novelist of some fantastic romantic suspense and rom coms is the special guest on this episode. We talk about her books, what she is working on and what she likes to read.

In today's episode I had the pleasure of talking with an independent author that I have been enjoying since 2019, and she lets us in on what is coming out next with two new series!

Alissa joins me in this conversation as we talk about the musicians in stories we have loved and books were music is a big part of the book.

This episode I had the pleasure of talking with Kate Angelo. She is a draft author in a new series through Sunrise Media and she shares how she came upon the chance to be mentored by Lynette Eason, and a bit about her upcoming book!

As readers we hate being in a reading slump. It can be so frustrating, and so difficult to work through. In today's episode I talk about what has brought reading slumps on and tips on what to do when you feel stuck.

Today Laura joined Rebecca, Alissa and myself as we talked about her latest book A Heart Adrift!

Join Alissa and I once again as we chat about the books releasing in the year 2022!

This week you don't just get to hear what books made it to my top 2021 reads, but Alissa is back and she shares her best reads this year too!

On this passport episode I am joined by a travel partner! Alissa has come on board to chat about books set in Ireland and Scotland.

Looking for a Rom Com that makes you hungry for tacos? This week I had the pleasure of talking with author Betsy St. Amant, and we chatted about her latest book Tacos for Two that is full of so many fun elements and interesting characters.