Instead of Becca being surrounded by authors, I was surrounded by bloggers in this episode. Becca and I talked with Leslie Murphy of the She Reads Romance Books blog. As Becca the Bibliophile herself said that the She Reads Romance Books blog is the "inspiration for bloggers." We started with: Becca was in LA for the book The Chameleon Effect by Joe Arden She was on a PRIDE reading kick… Marley Valentine’s What We Broke Bella (Annabella) Stone's MM Military Romances Annabeth Albert Kindle Alexander   Lissa Lynn Thomas' Hard to Love, Book 4 of the Renegade Series (Apologies for not having specific titles for Annabella, Annabeth, and Kindle. Becca usually does these show notes and would have put those in. Please check out these beloved authors of hers.)  I’m reading: Baking Me Crazy by Karla Sorensen And my Dream Series which I’m re-writing. If you’d like to read the series now, go right ahead. They'll be unpublished soon and republished starting in October - the 10 Year Publiversary of that first book in the series and the start of my author career. (Becca was so incredibly supportive of this entire endeavor. She was my friend before I wrote the series and yes, the character named Becca in the series is named after Becca Manuel.) We talked about BookBonanza which is June 23-24, 2023. Becca was so excited to the event and VERY MUCH looking forward to the author who brought US together - Raine Miller and her character Ethan Blackstone in the Blackstone Affair Series. Leslie Murphy of the She Reads Romance Books Blog. Becca and Leslie bonded over R.L. Mathewson historical romances. Izzy shared her favorite historicals: Sierra Simone’s Markham Hall Series and Raine Miller’s historicals (tho I forgot to mention the titles during the show. Anyway, those are: The Undoing of a Libertine and The Passions of Darius.) Leslie's current reads:  Rebecca Yarrow’s Fourth Wing (Becca was chomping at the bit to read it!) J T Geissinger’s Liars Like Us Alexis Hall’s Mortal Follies Becca was reading: Kelly Elliot’s Meet Me in Montana Olivia Michale’s More Than Rumors https://amzn.to/3Je3lb2  (Book 8 in the Watchdog Security Series https://amzn.to/42GO3Td Kris Michaels’ Declan https://amzn.to/3qO63hh, book 3 in the Hollister Book Series https://amzn.to/463XZsS And Anna Blakely’s Marked for Danger  https://amzn.to/3JkTVuv Book 5 in the Marked Series And re-reading ALL of Riley Edwards’ books for content for Riley to post - because, after all, Becca worked for Riley (or as Riley says, “I [Riley] work for Becca.”  Izzy had just finished reading:  Street Smart by Aly Stiles of the multi-author Work for It Series, and We’re Made of Moments by former guest, Molly McLain, a single dad small town romance DO NOT MISS stalking our Guest - Leslie Murphy Leslie's website, 2023 Most Anticipated Romance Books, her Favorite Authors, her Favorite Books, many of which were mentioned on the show, and more!  And DEFINITELY grab the AMAZING Reading Journal she created that I LOVE.  >>> And last - but NOT LEAST - Her Kid’s Tween Reading blog - We Read Tween Books  AND lastly, if you’d like to contribute to the fund for Becca’s family: here’s that GoFundMe link.  Donate, Share, or do both. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.  Our Facebook Page for comments, & another place where you can find the GoFundMe campaign and share.  If you’d like to join us (me) on Patreon, I’d love to hang with you.  And you can always email us (me) at ⁠[email protected]⁠  A HUGE THANK YOU TO RILEY EDWARDS WHO SAT WITH ME WHILE I RECORDED THAT ENDING. JUST HAVING HER THERE MADE IT SOMEHOW EASIER. AND I’M NOT SORRY FOR CRYING. I LOVED BECCA SO MUCH AND I MISS HER HEAPS. 🧡 Our Podcast Music is by Music Unlimited and was obtained through Pixabay dot com. (Disclosure: These show notes do contain Amazon Affiliate Links. If you purchase a book with these links, we will receive a few extra pennies for our Future Bestseller Grant at no additional cost to you.) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/romancereaderspodcast/message

We sat down with Molly McLain, the Maven of Small Town Romances and we talk about the series we love and she has a special announcement for her fans she can't wait to share with you! Hot Topic: Romance BookBox Reveal Join the Protector Romance Talk Channel on Discord Some of our Favorite Molly Reads: Rush Bend The McMurray’s of Mason Creek Our Reads for May Izzy's Books: We’re Made of Moments by Molly McLain Street Smarts by Aly Stiles Becca’s Books:  One & Only by Karla Sorenson   Good as Gold by Sarina Bowen The Pilot and the Puck Up by Pippa Grant  Cherished Enough by Kelly Elliott Where to Stalk Molly: Mailing List: http://smarturl.it/MMMlngLst Reader Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1445076695726129 Website: http://www.mollymclain.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mollymclainauthor Email: [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/romancereaderspodcast/message

She started reading clean romances by Nora Robert and Julie Garwood, but when she read the Maya Banks Sweet Series, it was a whole new game for bestselling author Evan Grace. Learn even more like how she wrote her first novel and where that inspiration came from and everything up to her upcoming release on today's episode. Be sure to check out the anthology she's a part of - The Kissing Games https://amzn.to/3Mxkij1 You can find all of Evan's books on Amazon at https://amzn.to/41LvbSu Head on over to Evan's website to learn more! https://www.authorevangrace.com She loves Instagram and can be found at... https://www.instagram.com/authorevangrace/ Or if Facebook is more your thing... https://www.facebook.com/evan76grace Becca's reading... Chapel Bend by Kristen Proby - https://amzn.to/3Mwreg8 and Rush by Molly McLain (who will be on the next episode!)  https://amzn.to/41IQ2pN Don't miss special content from Evan Grace like her 3 Rapid Fire Questions, as well as hear her answer to "What do you wish readers knew about you?" over on Patreon! Just $3 to join which also helps fund the Future Bestseller Grant. Also on Patreon - Our Book Club selection this month is Street Smarts by Aly Stiles... https://amzn.to/432BsKy Grab your copy and join us over on Patreon to chat about this one on May 25th at 8pm eastern. And - Oops! We dropped the ball on getting a sponsor signed up. Spots can be booked from the For Author's tab on our website - www.romancereaderspodcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/romancereaderspodcast/message

Today we got to talk to the amazing M.E. Carter, talking about her books, her other author hat, and Hermione FanFic! Check out ME's website and get her Social Media Links and sign up for her newsletter. Pick up Speed Dating by M.E. Carter - her first in Series Box Set Our next Patreon Book Club read is Street Smarts by Aly Stiles. Join us on Patreon on May 25th to talk about all the things! If you listen on Spotify, answer our question! We'll read your responses on the next episode. Thank you to our Sponsor, NC Ross. Check out her website and her book Two Dukes in Denmark. Becca's Reads this Week: Melissa Foster: For the Love of Whiskey Mariah Dietz: The Fake Zone Riley Edwards: Fractured Izzy's Reads this Week: She's in a book slump - so send us your recommendations! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/romancereaderspodcast/message

This week we got to hang out with Hollis Wynn (aka Heather White) We talk with her about her journey to becoming an author and what's on the horizon for her in the upcoming year. Authors Hollis Thinks you should check out these amazing authors: ALL ARE FREE TO READ IN KINDLE UNLIMITED C.M. Albert - The Truth About Love Duet  https://amzn.to/3A3QQde Siena Snow - Gods of Vegas.   https://amzn.to/43xn8ep Andrea Johnston Pursued https://amzn.to/3UN9Bve AC Wilds - Marked Witch  https://amzn.to/40cru7x You can find Hollis on Social Media Here: Website: HollisWynn.com Author Page —> https://amzn.to/2kUoP58 Goodreads Page —> http://bit.ly/GR-HollisWynn FB —> www.facebook.com/authorholliswynn FB Author -> http://bit.ly/FB-author IG —> www.instagram.com/authorholliswynn FB Group —> https://bit.ly/HSHGroup BookBub —> http://bit.ly/2VAajNs Newsletter Signup —> http://eepurl.com/dj_Sb9 *Book links to Amazon are affiliate links. This means that at no extra charge to you, we earn a few pennies on those sales. Those funds go toward running the podcast and into our Future Bestseller Grant fund. Thank you in advance. Our Music is by Music Unlimited found on Pixabay ⁠https://pixabay.com/music/id-111863/⁠ Our Patreon Book Club Read: Bound by Amanda Faye ⁠https://amzn.to/3TvCj30 Come see us - the Romance Readers Seeking Bestsellers podcast at ⁠www.romancereaderspodcast.com⁠, on Facebook at ⁠https://www.facebook.com/romancereaderspodcast⁠ Our Facebook group at ⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/romancereaderspodcast⁠ or email us at [email protected]. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/romancereaderspodcast/message

We are thrilled to welcome Samantha Chase to this week/s episode. Becca goes all fan girl over Samantha and talks about her memories and favorites from the Samantha Chase Backlist! Plus we talk all things Donovans and Band on the Run. You can find Samantha’s Amazon Page HERE The Donovans - Book One is currently FREE - Grab your copy HERE Band on the Run - Book Four releases next week! The entire series is on sale this week - So make sure you grab them HERE before One More Chance releases on March 28th.  Find Samantha on Social Media! Facebook Fan Group: https://www.facebook.com/SamanthaChaseFanClub Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samanthachaseromance/ Newsletter: https://www.chasing-romance.com/newsletter Website: https://www.chasing-romance.com Becca’s Reads this Week: Dissolution by Rachel Van Dyken:  https://amzn.to/3FAkUAk. Mafia Romance Protecting Sylvie by Olivia Michaels  https://amzn.to/3YZvlUY  Protector Romance Stay Together by Kaylee Ryan  https://amzn.to/3TrrleG Contemporary Romance The Long Way Home by Harper Sloan  https://amzn.to/3n6HQkw  Protector Romance Garrett by Riley Edwards https://amzn.to/3Z5Jfot Protector Romance Izzy's Reads this week: Bound by Amanda Faye https://amzn.to/3TvCj30 Auld Lang Mine by Teagan Hart  https://amzn.to/3JQiMXU Ulwich Preparatory Academy by S Bolanos/Lauren Edwards  https://amzn.to/3JxsDk0 Running from the Law (Book 3 in the Brides on the Run series) by Jami Albright https://amzn.to/3lqikGe *Book links to Amazon are affiliate links. This means that at no extra charge to you, we earn a few pennies on those sales. Those funds go toward running the podcast and into our Future Bestseller Grant fund. Thank you in advance. Our Music is by Music Unlimited found on Pixabay https://pixabay.com/music/id-111863/ Come see us - the Romance Readers Seeking Bestsellers podcast at www.romancereaderspodcast.com, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/romancereaderspodcast Our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/romancereaderspodcast or email us at [email protected]. Cheers! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/romancereaderspodcast/message

We're so excited for this episode!  Listen in as we announce our first Future Bestseller Grant recipient - plus updates on us and Books we are LOVING right now. Links and More are just a quick scroll down… 01:00m BECCA & IZZY PERSONAL & BOOK BUSINESS UPDATES 09:25m BECCA IS READING… Olivia Michael's Watch Dog Security Series More Than Love More Than Family More Than Puppy Love 11:35m ISABELLE IS READING… P*rn Stars Falling in Love - Book 4 - Hayden & Santino by HB Lin (BREAKING NEWS: Izzy just got a Newsletter from the author. They are rebranding for various reasons. They’ll be under the name Linden Bell in the future, so if you’re listening to this episode/reading these notes in future times - it could be a different name and that is correct! ;) Ulwich Preparatory Academy:Fall by S. Bolanos (aka Lauren Edwards - another rebranding author thing) Hope Island Holiday Romances, Book 5 - Cupid Can Suck it! by Teagan Hart Not All Chocolate and Cuckoo Clocks by Rebecca Cohen Running with a SWEET TALKER by Jami Albright (Izzy apologizes for calling it Running with a Rock Star. She’s tired y’all. LOL) Other book Mentions from the above segments: Isabelle’s own - Penelope’s Paths. A Choose Your Own Romance, and adult version of the fun kids books but written for TODAY’s romance reader (written in 1st person - “I/Me” POV, not “You” voice”), and the reader’s choices bring Penelope on dating adventures with, due to those choices, have her meeting 9 potential heroes and there are 10 unique endings. The Keatyn Chronicles ® by Jillian Dodd 18:28m Start of PODCAST NEWS 18:39M PATREON updates and Questions What nights work for you to hang out for a Zoom Book Club? What else is holding you back from joining us on Patreon? Spotify Listeners - See the Q&A Discussion below Thanks to Kim Steele for your support! >> We’re SO close to hitting 10 Patrons and we’ll have our FIRST giveaway then! 💕 23:35m FACEBOOK GROUP & TALKING ABOUT DISCORD Spotify Listeners - See the POLL below! 30:09m Book World Talk - Why we have our Future Bestseller Grant… The cost of publishing a book. From Covers to Editing to Launching, there are so many expenses! It’s not FREE to put out a quality book. 39:54m  THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT (Part 1) - The Winner of the first ever Future Bestseller Grant: Santana Blair Check her out at https://linktr.ee/authorsantanablair Check out our website to learn about all the Applicants. 42:58m THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT (Part 2)  44:54m EPISODE SPONSOR - The Protector Romance Discord Server Connect with us on our website www.romancereaderspodcast.com In our Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/romancereaderspodcast Send us an email at [email protected] Our Podcast Music and sound effects are from pixabay.com. Music is by Music Unlimited The drum roll is by kevinsticks & applause is by nc3studios08 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/romancereaderspodcast/message

We are so excited to welcome Bestselling Author Kindle Alexander to the show. We talk about her newest release and how she started in the book world. Plus she gives us a list of LGBTQ Romance Authors that she really loves and thinks everyone should be reading!! Current Reads: Becca More than Love by Olivia Michaels - Romantic Suspense (KU) https://amzn.to/3IBwVYl My (Mostly) Secret Baby by Penelope Bloom - RomCom (KU) https://amzn.to/3ICt90H Listening to FLAWED by Riley Edwards - Romantic Suspense Audio - On PreOrder - releases March 1st on Audible, Amazon and iTunes Izzy Forty and Fabulous Fae by Melinda Cross - Magical Realism (KU) https://amzn.to/3YKRCqf Ladies of the Links by Haley Rhodes - Golf Sports Romance (KU) https://amzn.to/3Z66zmq Find Kindle Alexander on Social Media Here: Website: https://www.kindlealexander.com/ FB Fan Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/568194533229098 Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Iziiom Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6421828.Kindle_Alexander Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kindlealexander2.0/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kindlealexander Start the Tattoos and Ties Series by Kindle Alexander here:  https://amzn.to/3lKP8JY Authors Kindle mentions in our episode: Riley Raquel https://amzn.to/3Is4uvU Alex J Adams https://amzn.to/3YWTcVL Andi Jaxon https://amzn.to/3xritvo Finn Dixon https://amzn.to/3YzOz4n TS McKinney https://amzn.to/3IvCJT4 Duckie Mack https://amzn.to/3xwoMy1 And don't forget our second book club read:  Running from a Rock Star by Jamie Albright - RomCom (KU) https://amzn.to/3SkpDLJ And Jamie will be joining us for our book club meet up February 24th 9 PM EST on Patreon Want to join us on Patreon for only $3 a month? We have book club meetings, early access to episodes plus special giveaways for our members only! Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/romancereaderspodcast You can find us on Social Media Here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/romancereaderspodcast Our Private Group on FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/romancereaderspodcast IG: https://www.instagram.com/romancereaderspodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/romancereaderspodcast/message

Today we're talking business from a heartfelt post from Susan Stoker suggesting all the reasons authors experience burnout to chatting with Author Business Manager Megan Vernon.  What Izzy's reading: Christian and Sebastian (Porn Stars Falling in Love Series) by HN Lin  https://amzn.to/3HZkFRd.  FREE IN KU What Becca's reading: Save Me by Samantha Chase (The Donovan's Series) https://amzn.to/3wUMp2T The Seaside Chronicles Series by Kelly Elliott - https://amzn.to/3DGwpFx.  FREE IN KU PICK UP OUR SPONSOR - BELLA STONE'S BOOK - DALTON  - FREE FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY. https://amzn.to/3Yg660O Want to check out some of the Authors Magan Vernon works with? Check them out below! Melinda Chase: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Melinda-Chase/author/B08BBFHD6Y Penelope Bloom: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Penelope-Bloom/author/B01LWS0TG6 Our awesome show music is from Music Unlimited on Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/music/id-111863/  Please note, some links may be affiliate links. That means that at no additional cost to you, we earn a few pennies that goes toward our grant funding. Thank you in advance.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/romancereaderspodcast/message

Enjoy our chat with USA Today Bestselling Author - Blair Babylon.  You can learn more about Blair, all her books, and sign up for her Newsletter at https://blairbabylon.com  The books mentioned in this episode...  Her first bestseller - the Flicka Series (aka Her Royal Bodyguard) - starts with ONCE UPON A TIME.  https://amzn.to/3D6XIbS Blair's New Release TEMPTING THE BILLIONAIRE - https://amzn.to/3kC48tb - will be live January 24, 2023. This is the continuation of CONNING THE BILLIONAIRE https://amzn.to/3GWpbOB Her Rockers Series starts with the book EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE - and here's that link. https://amzn.to/3XMKwkm  The Not Yet Bestseller that we (well, Izzy) reviewed (LOL) is RUNNING FROM A ROCK STAR by Jami Albright. Grab your copy here... https://amzn.to/3QYmgte  And the other romance books Izzy is reading that she raved about at the top of the show - CHRISTIAN AND SEBASTIAN: MM Age Gap Romance (P*orn Stars Falling in Love, Book 1) - https://amzn.to/3Rjl5oB , and by Blair Babylon - MATCH PLAY - https://amzn.to/3WBtEfd  PATREON Details... You can join our Patreon for just $3 a month - head over to  patreon.com/romancereaderspodcast On January 27th at 9p eastern, we'll be talking about the book TRUSTING YOU by Daphne Elliott. If you don't have your copy yet... Here you go! https://amzn.to/3D3rjTq  The ROMANCE READERS SEEKING BESTSELLERS GRANT! If you're an author trying to get to that Bestseller status, but need a little financial help, fill out our application on our website - https://www.romancereaderspodcast.com/the-rrsb-grant--scholarship.html Applications close January 31, 2023 at 11:59pm. Winners will be announced on the first episode in March - March 6, 2023.  Email us at [email protected], check out our website, join us Facebook. Tell us what you're reading - especially if it's a not yet a bestseller! We LOVE those books! THIS EPISODE WAS SPONSORED BY LYNN STEVENS!  THANK YOU SO MUCH LYNN FOR SUPPORTING THE SHOW! Romance Readers - go and 1-click her book, One Night Only now! https://amzn.to/3GU1vKE   Happy Reading! Becca & Izzy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/romancereaderspodcast/message