Novel Culture

Colette Rhodes is a paranormal reverse harem romance novelist who writes stories with supernatural creatures hiding in the real world as well as full fantasy novels with magic and angst. Her stories take place in various different places with various different types of creatures. What Influenced Colette to create the stories she did? How did she decide to write paranormal reverse haram stories? Has modern pop culture influenced the way she creates her stories? Here, we talk to Colette and ask her questions about her background, pop-culture, and how she created the stories her fans love to read! Dive with us into the worlds created by Colette Rhodes!

Carly Marie is a gay romance author who writes contemporary romance stories with a bit of Kink. Most of her books take place in Tennessee, with a few in Oklahoma and San Diego, and are filled with accepting characters and various members of the LGBTQIA+ community. What influenced Carly to create the stories she does? How did she decide to write gay romance? Has modern pop culture influenced the way she creates her stories? Here, we talk to Carly and ask her questions about her background, pop culture, and how she created the stories here fans love so much! Join us as we dive into the life and career of Carly Marie!

Aspen Black is a paranormal reverse harem romance novelist who writes stories with supernatural creatures hiding in the real world. Her stories take place in various different places with various different types of creatures. What Influenced Aspen to create the stories she did? How did she decide to write paranormal reverse haram stories? Has modern pop culture influenced the say she creates her stories? Here, we talk to Aspen and ask her questions about her background, pop-culture, and hw she created the stories her fans love to read! Dive with us into the worlds created by Aspen Black! 

Mia Monroe is a gay romance novelist who writes exclusively contemporary romance focusing on stories about friends who later become lovers, and other relatively low angst stories. With stories taking place in New York, Miami, and LA, Mia's stories are filled with diversity and acceptance while showcasing various members of the LGBTQIA+ community. What influenced Mia to create the stories she does? How did she decide to write gay romance? Has modern pop culture influence the way she creates her stories? Here, we talk to Mia and ask her questions about her background, pop culture, and how she created the stories here fans love so much! Come and explore the relationships created by Mia Monroe! 

Olivia Wildenstein is a romance author who writes primarily urban fantasy and paranormal romance mixes. She is a USA Today's Bestselling Author with 17 published books and one set to be released in August of 2021. Her stories focus on creating fantasy worlds and looking at the real world through a paranormal lens. How does she create faerie worlds so different from those in other books? What Native American Tribe influenced the way she created her own in her stories? How did gender equality in the real world influence her creation of a series about one woman in an all-male pack? Did the movies and TV shows she grew up watching influence the worlds she decided to create? Dive into the fantasy worlds of The Lost Clan and the Boulder Wolves and find out. 

Mental Illness is a massive problem in the United States and throughout the world. However, it is a topic that has been stigmatized and left out of romance novels in the past. With the shift in American culture that has pushed for a destigmatization of mental illness, we have started to see more heroes and heroines in our romance novels struggling with some form of mental illness. The Ruthless Underworld is a universe that encompasses 6 interconnected series with a collection of heroes and heroines who struggle with trauma and various forms of mental illnesses. What encouraged this writing duo to create stories which portray so many types of mental illnesses? Why was it important to address the possibility of abuse inside mental institutions as well as rehabilitation centers? Was there always a plan to create so many books and so many spin-off series? Here, one half of the duo that is KL Savage answers some questions about portraying mental illness in the Ruthless Underworld books. Come join us as we dive into the dark world of The Ruthless Underworld.

K.K. Heuser is a romance writer with a paranormal romance series about werewolves and their fated mates and a contemporary suspense book about a stalker. With characters who are all extremely different from each other because of size, color, ethnicity, or sexual orientation, these stories are filled with acceptance - both of oneself and of those around you. What influences K.K. to create a story so different from the classic fated mates' stories we see everywhere else? Have the cultures she has been exposed to in her life influenced the way she decided to create specific characters? Will we see more books with LGBT+ characters in her future? Here we talk to K.K. and ask her questions about culture, pop culture, and how she created the stories that her fans love so very much! Come explore the world of Winter Valley and the characters that populate it with us!

Young Adult Literature is a genre that has been taking the world by storm since the release of Harry Potter in 1997. Although it was not the first book to be marketed as Young Adult Literature, it was the first to reach across age barriers and resonate with adults as well as children and teens. In the mid-to-late 2000s, Twilight swept in and made a space for Young Adult Paranormal Romances which has paved the way for the popularity of YA. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater is the first book of the Wolves of Mercy Falls Series is a book about a boy who is stuck as a wolf for the majority of the year and a girl who is obsessed with the wolves beyond the boundary of her backyard. It was created in the tidal wave of the Twilight obsession and built its own fanbase that has resulted in over 1.7 million copies of the series being sold to date. Here we discuss the book, what makes it different from other YA paranormal romance, Young Adult Literature as a genre, and how American Culture has caused it to become a super-genre. Listen and Find Out! 

Elicia Hyder is an urban fantasy and contemporary fiction writer with stories about everything ranging from angels and demons to characters with random powers, to women's roller derby. Although she has many stories, this episode will focus on her two urban fantasy series which are filled with strange powers and compelling twists on angels, demons, and what lies beyond the normal human world. What influenced Elicia to create these two stories? Why did she decide to change the classic angels versus demon's story the way that she did? How has modern-pop culture influenced the way she created these stories? Has her religious upbringing affected the way she chooses to create these stories? Here, we talk to Elicia and ask her questions about culture, pop culture, and how she created the stories her fans love so very much! Come join us in our deep dive into the world of The Soul Summoner and The Saphera Nyx Series! 

The war between Angels and Demons is something that has populated literature and popular culture since the creation of religion. As time has passed, these biblical creatures have seeped into our popular culture and changed in the way we as people are willing to portray them. The Demon's Muse Series by Auryn Hadley is a very different type of Angels and Demons story, causing readers to rethink how they perceive the world around them, religion, and death. What inspired Auryn Hadley to create a story so different from what we normally see? Was there a reason she decided to flip our ideas of good and evil on its head? Why did she choose now to write a story that challenges what many people believe about religion? What can we learn about current American culture by looking at these books? In this episode, we will discuss how the world's perception of Angels and Demons has changed over time and what this story can teach us about the culture we currently live in. Listen and Find out! 

Joely Sue Burkhart is an erotic romance novelist who writes stories that mostly focuses on why choose, ploy relationships. Her novels span genres, writing paranormal romance, urban fantasy, contemporary dark romance, and some science fiction-based romance. From vampires, zombies, and gargoyles to Jane Austin in Space, her stories have a way of connecting with readers and giving you something different. Joely's stories are filled with mythologies and folklore that do not normally mix, creating new and intriguing worlds you've never seen before. What influences Joely to create such different worlds from the ones we are used to? Why create so many characters with so many different backstories? Has modern pop-culture influenced the way she creates characters and storylines? Here, we talk to Joely and ask her questions about culture, pop-culture, and how she created the stories her fans love so very much! Come immerse yourself in the world of Their Vampire Queen with us! 

Sherlock Holmes is one of the most recognizable detectives of all time, becoming synonymous with the concept of observation. With a huge impact on modern popular culture, Sherlock has the most name recognition of almost any literary character ever created. Surprisingly, many of those people who know of or have watched Sherlock on screen have never read one of the stories he stars in with his narrating partner, John Watson. This dynamic duo is What can we learn about London in the late 1800s by analyzing these stories? What about your author's history has bled through into his stories? What is it about this character and his unlikely sidekick that has drawn so many people into those stories and has inspired over 250 screen adaptations, such as BBC's Sherlock Series and movies with stars like Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock and Jude Law as Watson? In this episode, we will discuss the impact Sherlock Holmes's stories have had on our modern popular culture and what we can learn about British Culture in the 1800s by looking at these stories. Listen and Find out! 

AJ Sherwood is a gay romance novelist with stories ranging from psychic mysteries, exciting ghost hunts, criminals who find love, and dragons who love mages. From Tongan characters and Creole characters to Italian American characters and various members of the LGBTQIA+ community, AJ's stories are filled with diversity and acceptance. What influenced AJ to create such a diverse cast of characters? Has modern pop-culture influenced the way she created her storylines? Here we talk to AJ and ask her questions about culture, pop-culture, and how she created the stories that her fans love so very much! Come dive into the world of Jon's Mysteries Series and Mac's Marvelous Manifestations Series with us!