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In today’s episode, we are discussing Hammered by Lindsay Buroker. This is a fantasy book about a home renovator who happens to buy a house that gets a lot of attention and it’s not the attention you would want. This leads her down a road of mystery along with the help of an elf-assassin. She works to clear her name while trying to find out the elf-assassin’s agenda.

We discuss the main character and her family, the threats to her home, side characters, the portals, a little about the author and more.

Welcome to A Reader's Book Corner! In today’s episode we are discussing Smoke & Light by Kristin Ardis, this is a debut fantasy novel about a kingdom at war while a princess tries to remember what happened to her in the middle of a web of love and lies.

We discuss how the book will keep you reading, trying to see if the main character will get her memory back, will some characters come clean, will the main character get caught sneaking out, who will she believe, a little about the author and more.

Connect with Kristin on IG @kristinardisbooks.

Welcome to A Reader's Book Corner! I’m excited to have joining me today, Regina Duke is a USA TODAY Bestselling Author who writes sweet romance, cozy mystery, and paranormal. She lives in the High Desert with her three dogs, and when she is not writing she’s playing the piano and enjoying her friends.

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In today’s episode, we are discussing Deadly Lies by Julie M. Scott. This is book two in the Murderside High about everyone trying to move on from the murder in Deadly Game until another student is found dead.

We discuss characters and their idea of being a friend, some secrets with spoilers, red herrings, a little about the author and more.

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In today’s episode we are discussing Tell City by Kaylin R. Boyd, this is a urban fantasy book about a man who leaves his life in Houston to pursue his prophetic dream. His dream is leading him to Tell City, Indiana where he hopes to prove he is not crazy and that his dream has meaning.

We discuss the characters and how they are connected, misunderstanding the bad guy, location, a little about the author and more.

Welcome to A Reader's Book Corner! In today’s episode, we are discussing My Vampire Wedding by Regina Duke. This is a paranormal romance about an apartment owner who wants to find her Mr. Right but is hoping she is looking in the right spot.

We discuss the main characters dilemma, character snooping, the unique vampire agency task and its enemies, portals, a little about the author and more.

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In today’s episode we are discussing Dream Born by Michael La Ronn. Dream Born is a urban fantasy novel about a dream mage who can control dreams. She protects innocent people from demons who feast on dreams along with her two cousins.

We discuss the main character being a dream mage, powers of characters, order of the vampires, hell gates, unusual creatures, a little about the author and more.

Welcome to A Reader's Book Corner! I’m really excited about today’s episode because one of my favorite mystery writer, Tyora Moody is joining us today to discuss her new releases and starting a new series.

Tyora is the author of Soul-Searching Mysteries which includes cozy mystery, women sleuth mystery, and mystery romance under the Christian Fiction genre. Her books include the Eugeena Patterson Mysteries, Joss Miller Mysteries, Serena Manchester Mysteries, the Reed Family Mysteries and the Victory Gospel Mysteries.

In 2022, she began writing books for children under her pen name, T.M. Moody. Check out the African American History for Kids series. I will put a link in the show notes. When Tyora isn’t writing or working for a literary client, she's either loving on her cats, listening to an audiobook or podcast, binge-watching crime shows or Marvel movies, and of course, thinking about the next book.

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In today’s episode we are discussing the second chance romance, Kiss You Back by Mel Walker. It is about a ten-year high school reunion that brings two friends back together but their lives are totally different and the things they couldn’t say to each back in high school, may not get in the way now as adults.

We discuss second chance romance, supporting a sibling, what causes things to unravel, a little about the author, question of the week and more.

Welcome to A Reader's Book Corner! In today’s episode we are discussing, a new book and author to me and I am so happy I picked it for the podcast.  Kill Three Birds by Nicole Givens Kurtz is a mystery about a girl found dead in her small mountain village and the investigator assigned to find out what happened.

We discuss the case, the investigator, what makes the story unique, a little about the author and more.

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In today’s episode, visiting with us is Contemporary Fiction author, Desiree M. Adams. Desiree is a Christian, Afro-Latina artist. She has always had a passion for art, culture, life, expression, and creativity, which shows in her books.

We discuss some serious topics that where present in her book, how she creates her characters, tips on writing compelling characters, her upcoming projects and more.

Connect with Desiree M. Adams on Instagram @desireemadams.

Welcome to A Reader's Book Corner! In today’s episode we are discussing Plot Twist by Danielle Allen, a contemporary romance book about Kendra who broke up with the love of her life and has been trying to fill the void of his absence.

We discuss the wedding activities, challenges, surprise wedding guest, what leads up to the twist in the story and more.

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*The Winner of the Episode 128 Blind Date with a Book Boyfriend Collection by Lucy Eden Giveaway is Eb. Scott. DM @areadersbc on Instagram to claim your prize.

In today’s episode we are discussing a new title by one of my favorite mystery writers and one whom I’ve learn a lot from reading her work. Double Mocha Blues by Tyora Moody is the first book in her new series Joss Miller Mystery series.

Double Mocha Blues features a podcast for justice that ruffles a particular woman’s feathers who ends up dead and Joss is a suspect.

In today's episode, Lucy Eden, romance author comes to the podcast to share her journey and tips for writing realistic characters to get readers to connect with your books. We also discuss her novella, Blind Date with a Book Boyfriend and the romance trope she likes to write.

Lucy Eden is the nom de plume of a romance-obsessed author who writes the kind of romance she loves to read. She’s a sucker for alphas with a soft gooey center, over the top romantic gestures, strong & smart MCs, humor, love at first sight (or pretty damn close), happily ever after & of course, dirty & steamy love scenes.

When Lucy isn’t writing, she’s busy reading—or listening to—every book she can get her hands on— romance or otherwise.

She lives & loves in New York with her husband, two children, a turtle & a Yorkshire Terrier.

Welcome to A Reader’s Book Corner, the podcast that showcases indie books and the talented authors who write them. I’m your host Teresa Beasley, a thriller author and founder of A Reader’s Book Corner, the blog and podcast of the same name.

In 2023 we discussed a lot of good books and had conversations with some very talented authors. In this episode I just wanted to do a little end of the year review and share some of my favorite books and top episodes.

Top Episodes

#1 Epi 118 Soapy Romances and Thrillers with Shelly Ellis

#2 Epi 76 Interview with Poetry Arthur Smith II

#3 We have two episodes that made the third spot

100th episode Run on Red by Noelle W. Ihli

Epi 121 Then She Lived Even After by Desiree M. Adams

Genres Discussed

Christian Fiction-1, Coming of Age-2, Thriller-8, Romantic Suspense Thriller –2, Paranormal Thriller-1, Mystery-3, Romance-5, College Romance-2, Christmas Romance-3, Historical-1, Fantasy-3, Cozy Fantasy-1

Favorite Five Episodes-in no particular order

Epi 77 Day Not Promised by Pat Simmons

-This was the right book to start 2023. A Christian Fiction book about when the Lord fights our battles the bad guys don’t always win.

Epi 98 Save Her by Chris Patchell

-This was a novella that pacts a punch with suspenseful high-stakes and anticipation of if any of these characters would survive.

Epi 80 The Butcher’s Daughter by Parker J. Cole

-This book was full of history with issues of race, class, rejection and families in the 1846 even discriminated against their own kind.

Epi 119 All I’ve Wanted All I’ve Needed by A. E Valdez

- This is a contemporary romance book about a woman tired of hoping for a traditional happily ever after. She wants to explore life in a different way to find a love that fully completes her. It was well written with characters you can’t help invest in

Epi 110 Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

- It shares themes of overcoming and beating the odds, even when Viv wanted to give up the encouragement she receives is remarkable. The characters are wonderful in this book.

I did interview some talented authors but I can’t pick out one or two that were my favorites because I enjoyed speaking with them and learning about their journey’s in becoming writers.

Welcome to A Reader's Book Corner! Happy Holiday Listeners, hope you had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Welcome to 2024! I can’t believe we are already in a new year and I appreciate everyone whose tuned in to any or all of the episodes. We discussed a lot of good books and learned about a lot of new authors, ones I hadn’t read their books and some I always read their books.  

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In today's episode we discuss Christmas at Karnack by CaSandra McLaughlin. This is a heartwarming story about two parents dealing with a loss while trying to make sure their children have the best time at Christmas.

We discuss family, location setting, characters, hint to the twist, a little about the author and more.

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In today's episode we are discussing The Worst Christmas Wife by Katie Bachand. This is a sweet holiday romance novel about a designer in between jobs who gets hired to be an assistant to an architect and ends up being his fake wife.

We discuss how the job came about, who decided on the fake wife ideal, who is the grinch and who loves Christmas and more.

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In today's episode I had the pleasure of speaking with Paranormal Author Moriah Jane. Moriah Jane strives to fill bookshelves with clean, high quality, and immersive stories for young adult and middle-grade readers. Ever since she was old enough to hold a Barbie in her hand, Jane has been creating fantastical adventures ranging from magical fantasies to thrilling science fiction. As a notoriously picky reader, Jane struggled to find what she wanted to read as a child, so she set out to fill bookshelves with the tales permeating her wildest dreams.

We discuss what drew her to becoming a writer, her paranormal book, Rogue, writing non-romantic paranormal that still has characters readers can invest in, upcoming projects and more.

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In today’s episode we are discussing The Mistletoe Motive by Chloe Liese. This is a Christmas romance story about two co-workers who can’t stand each other and who are thrown into a competition for one of them to win to keep their job at a bookstore.

We discuss the two main characters, a competition, enemies to lover trope, one of the main character’s traits that brings something to extra to the story, a little about the author and more.

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In today’s episode we are discussing All I’ve Wanted All I’ve Needed by A. E. Valdez. This is a contemporary romance novel about a woman tired of hoping for a traditional happily ever after. She wants to explore life in a different way to find a love that fully completes her.

We discuss a break up, traveling to find ones self, relocating and learning a lot about oneself, a little about the author and more.

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In today’s episode we discuss Then She Lived Even After by Desiree M. Adams. This is a contemporary coming of age book about three young ladies dealing with some difficult situations in their lives.

*Please note there are some triggers in this story. If these are triggers for you, please be mental safe and at peace. If you can’t listen to the episode we all understand.

-sexual assault on page, child grooming and abuse on page, Alcoholism, and some verbal abuse.

We discuss the three different ladies in the story, difficulties in their lives, some of the triggers as they pertain to the story, a little about the author and more.

Desiree M. Adams books are available on Amazon.

Connect with Desiree on Instagram @desireemadams

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In today’s episode we are discussing Blind Date with A Book Boyfriend by Lucy Eden. This is a contemporary romance book about a woman going to a new city for an interview and meeting a guy at a bookstore that changes her life.

We discuss how the main characters meet and the decision one of them has to make, the twist and romance in the book, a little about the author and more.

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Side note: the audio at the beginning is a little shaky but does clear up.

In today's episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Romance, Women Fiction and Thriller writer Shelly Ellis. Shelly's fiction writing career began when she became one of four finalists in the BET Books First-Time Writers Contest when she was 19 years old. The prize was having her first short-story romance published in the book, All That and Then Some!

Her first novel, The Right Maneuver, debuted in April 2011. She has since published several novels and short stories under different pen names. She has been nominated for African American Literary Award, RT Reviewer's Choice award in Multicultural Romance, was named one of iBooks Rising Stars in Romance in 2015, and received a 46th annual NAACP Image award nomination for the third book in the Gibbons Gold Digger series, Another Woman's Man.

She is married and lives in Prince George's County, Maryland with her husband and their daughter. She loves to paint, read, and watch movies.

We discuss why she transitioned into writing thrillers, how she penned Soapy Romances, her book series, her decision about hybrid authoring, and more.

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In today's episode, we are discussing Unconditional by Shon. This is a romance book about two people with past history finding each other again. It is a slow burn romance that of course gives you the happily ever after.

We discuss the back and forth with the main characters, the lesson both main characters have to learn about themselves, a little about the author and more.

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In today’s episode we delve into Dead Leaves by Kealan Patrick Burke. This is a book of nine creepy stories perfect for the Halloween season or some would say the witching season. This book is the second seasonal collections by this author.

We discuss the introduction that makes a good point about Halloween, naming the nine tales, sharing favorites, a little about the author, and more.

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In today's episode I had the pleasure of speaking with Mystery and Crime Thriller Author David E. Feldman. David is a filmmaker, screenplay writer and a ghostwriter. He has written seven books which often include a social justice theme or a backdrop in his stories.

We discuss his thriller series, main character, filming and media, researching and outlining books, and more.

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In today's episode I had the pleasure of speaking with Mystery author, Christopher Clouser. Christopher is a finance professional who pursues a writing career in his free time. He has written ten books and contributed to several others that relate to golf and sports history, along with multiple articles. He resides in Indiana with his wife and two children.

We discuss his Marco Flynn series, how he went from working in finances to pursuing his writing, where he gets his inspiration, his biggest challenge as a author and more.

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In today's episode, we are speaking with returning Author Nick Haskins and his experience publishing with Kindle Vella, a service through Amazon and their KDP Publishing platform.

We also discuss his novella series, Dark Waters, what city it is based in, why he decided on the Kindle Vella route and why he then decided to pull it from the Kindle Vella platform and more.

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In today's episode I have the pleasure of having my second returning author to the podcast, Briuana Green. She recently released her coming of age title, Goodbye, Love and is here to speak all about it.

We discuss her new book, main characters, family drama, discovering who you are and what you want, and more.

Connect with Briuana on IG @briuanagreen

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In today's episode we are discussing the young adult mystery, They All Had A Secret by Michele Leathers. This is the sequel to They All Had A Reason and is book two in the They All Had A Reason series.

We discuss small town problems, a flood that causing a lot of issues, the main character's plans, mention of the first book in the series from a previous episode and more.

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In today's episode we discuss Save Her by Chris Patchell. This is a mystery about a woman going missing on a remote mountain road and what pursues when Officer Lacey James is tasked to find her.

We discuss the emotions the book evokes, the atmosphere, additional books in the Lacey James series, about the author and more.

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In today’s episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Historical Fiction Author Parker J. Cole. Parker J. Cole is an USA Today Bestselling author of historical romance, as well as a speaker, podcast host, and CEO of the podcast network PJC Media. As an author, Parker enjoys exploring history through the vehicle of romance. Her speaking topics focus on inspiration for aspiring authors. For nearly a decade, she has interviewed authors from all over the world via her podcast network. Consumed with a plethora of interests that keep her life busy, she lives in Detroit, Michigan.

We discuss her new series the Daughters of Black Gotham, the inspiration behind it, what drew her to writing historical fiction, switching genres, her podcasts and more.

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In today’s episode, we discuss Goodbye, Love by Briuana Green, a coming-of-age romance book about a teenager dealing with the death of her father while trying to pursue getting into the college of her dreams.

We discuss some themes in the book, characters evolving throughout the story, family drama, unsuspecting twists and more.