Ambassadors of real-life happily-ever-after, Fay and Karelia Stetz-Waters have been together for twenty-three years. Their writing process involves many afternoons spent at local coffee shops and brewpubs outlining scenes, going over drafts, and high fiving each other. The process works beautifully. They wrote Second-Night Stand, a book about one hook-up that turns into a seriously hilarious situationship in this vibrant and lively romantic comedy about taking chances . . . and breaking...
May 21, 2024
36 min
Xio Axelrod is the USA Today bestselling author of The Girl with Stars in her Eyes, Girls with Bad Reputations, and Love on the Byline, among many others. When she isn’t behind the keyboard, Xio can be found behind the mic in a studio, writing songs or performing as her fictional band, The Lillys.Find out more about Xio:https://xioaxelrod.com/InstagramFacebook
May 15, 2024
33 min
Hannah Brown is a television personality, lifestyle expert, podcast host and New York Times bestselling author of God Bless This Mess. After winning Miss Alabama USA in 2018, she went on to star on season 15 of ABC’s hit reality series The Bachelorette, win season 28 of Dancing with the Stars, and compete on FOX’s Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test, where she ended up being one of two women who completed the course and outlasted the other 16 contestants, most of whom were professional athl...
May 7, 2024
34 min
Sonya Singh, a bestselling author, has ventured into the world of film and television writing after the success of her debut novel Sari, Not Sari. Sonya has also secured a deal with Crown Media/Hallmark to create a South Asian Christmas Movie.Find out more about Sonya:https://sonyasinghbooks.com/Show note: This interview was originally recorded in 2023, and was delayed due to technical difficulties!
Apr 23, 2024
45 min
Violet Marsh is a two-time Golden Heart finalist and a former lawyer who decided it was more fun to write witty banter than contractual terms. She writes historical romances filled with unconventional women – and the men strong enough to love them! Her new book, Lady Charlotte Always Gets Her Man is a combination of family secrets, a brother's best friend's romance, and a scandalous mystery. Perfect for fans of Evie Dunmore, Enola Holmes, and Netflix's Bridgerton!Find out more about Viol...
Apr 16, 2024
30 min
Sunday Times bestseller Kate Thompson talks about her latest book, The Wartime Book Club, based on the true story of the occupation of the Isle of Jersey during World War II. Nazis have ordered Grace La Mottée, the island's only librarian, to destroy books that threaten the new regime. Instead, she hides the stories away in secret. Along with her headstrong best friend, she wants to fight back. So she forms the Wartime Book Club: a lifeline, offering fearful islanders the joy and escapi...
Apr 9, 2024
38 min
Lizzie Damilola Blackburn is the best-selling author of Yinka, Where is Your Husband? which follows the story an Oxford-educated British Nigerian woman with a good-paying job, wonderful friends, and a family who continually prays that she be delivered from her singledom. Yinka, Where is Your Huzband? is a fresh, uplifting story of an unconventional heroine who bravely asks the questions we all have about love. Wry, moving, irresistible, this is a love story that makes ...
Dec 27, 2023
26 min
What would you do if you got to re-live the worst year of your life? Melissa Wiesner's new release, The Second Chance Year, answers this question in the most delightful of ways. In this unforgettable story full of charm, wit—and just a bit of magic—a woman down on her luck is given a second chance at fixing her life and trying one year all over again. Perfect for readers of Josie Silver and Rebecca Serle. Wiesner is also the author of It All Comes Back to You, His Secret Daughter...
Dec 5, 2023
47 min
Sara Sharaf Beg is a Pakistani-American Muslim author whose debut YA contemporary novel Salaam, with Love was released in 2022. This heartfelt and humorous YA contemporary novel follows 17 year-old Dua Sheikh, who spends the month of Ramadan making unexpected discoveries about family, faith, and first love. To order your copy of Salaam, with Love, click here!Follow her on Instagram: @chutneybinasamosa Twitter: @begssaCheck out her other links: https://linktr.ee/chutneybinasamosa
Nov 29, 2023
38 min
Stacey Ballis is the author of ten foodie novels, including Inappropriate Men, Sleeping Over, Room for Improvement, The Spinster Sisters, Good Enough to Eat, Off the Menu, Out to Lunch, Recipe for Disaster, Wedding Girl and How to Change a Life . Her first cookbook, Big Delicious Life, is out now in a digital edition. She is also a contributing author to the anthologies Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys, and Everything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned From Judy Blume, and Living ...
Nov 22, 2023
1 hr 8 min
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