Guest host Nikki from Nikkis Book Nook is here to talk about Cross the Line by Julie Johnson . We're hitting the brother's best friend trope with this one, and had some differing opinions on our hero and the overall views of the book. When Fate Breaks - Nikki’s debut novel on Kindle Unlimited! Jump on our Patreon for a free exclusive chat with Nikki about writing her debut novel! Check out Nikki's YouTube channel. Other books Nikki recommends: Ugly Love by Colleen H oover To Love Jason Thorne by...
Oct 07, 2022•56 min•Season 12Ep. 10
We had author E.F. Dodd on the podcast and chatted about how second-chance romance makes it difficult to do a meet-cute. How the cast of characters and female friendships is important to the characters and to the creation of the romance and you rooting for the romance. Writing a contemporary second chance romance, where the main female character maintains her career and falls in love, doesn't require them to give it up, or move home to a small town for a 'simpler life. Also, I feel that we are n...
Oct 04, 2022•53 min•Season 12Ep. 9
Welcome Kara from MzKaraReads to the podcast to talk about early CLo book Beautiful Bastard! We specifically picked this book because we thought it would get Kara in her feelings and we were right! This episode is hysterical and Kara was a delightful guest host! Books we mentioned during the episode! A Thorn in the Saddle by Rebekah Weatherspoo n Rock Hard Nalini Singh Wild Seasons series by Christina Lauren Honeymooners by Christina Lauren Tessa Bailey Reverse Harem RomC om Your Dad Will Do by ...
Sep 30, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 12Ep. 8
Shanora Williams came on the podcast to laugh with us, and talk about her writing, Home Body business, indie publishing, and her own HS Sweethearts romance. Shanora talks about writing in two different genres, Romance and thrillers. We also talk about how mansions are ripe for thrillers and creepy things. EEK! The Wife Before (THRILLER!) Wanting Mr. Cane (AGE GAP ROMANCE) Check out our review of Wanting Mr. Cane with guest host Cameron from thechamberofsecrets Check out Shanora on her website fo...
Sep 29, 2022•43 min
What makes you DNF a book? We had a fun crossover series with Summer and Kelsey from the HEA Bookclub Podcast! Bridget guested on their podcast to talk about ALL manner of things, we covered the gambit and rambled in the most fun way possible. You can check that episode out here ! And they came on to talk about why we DNF books, at what point we DNF books, and dropped some recommendations. Check out the HEA Bookclub Books we talked about The Never King Series by Nikki St. Crowne Royals of Forsyt...
Sep 23, 2022•34 min
Join our September Giveaway and get a chance to win Jasmine Guillory's book Drunk on Love. This is exclusive to our newsletter subscribers only but not to worry! Click here to sign up for our mailing list (below Bookish Merch section) and we'll send you the mechanics! And who knows? You might be our lucky winner! PSSTT our newsletter audience is new and growing, so the odds are ever in your favor 😉 Bridget is a lover of Jasmine Guillory books and was so excited to chat with her on our podcast. ...
Sep 20, 2022•38 min
Is there anything more solid than a Penny Reid book?! This week we are reading Marriage of Inconvenience by Penny Reid. We are deep in the billionaire trope and we wanted to make sure the female billionaire was represented! We really enjoyed this romp into the knitting circle friendship, the slow burn of the physical relationship giving us all the good foreplay and tension, and of course, the HEA. This is book #7 of the Knitting in the City series, and definitely can be read as a standalone. You...
Sep 16, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 12Ep. 7
Historical romance author Erica Ridley hung out with us all the way from Costa Rica! We found this out live on the podcast and Shani was leaving for Costa Rica the next week, so it was meant to be! Our conversation ranged from how historical romance has changed throughout her career, to how to incorporates diversity into her romance more and more now, to how writing and living in Costa Rica works as an author. If you've been thinking of living abroad, this interview may be your push! Check out E...
Aug 17, 2022•56 min
Trope season continues with A Nordic King. This book revolved around " A widowed father of two little girls and the beautiful nanny he's hired to raise them." Nanny/Single Dad/Royalty Tropes Shani and Bridget are joined by Juliet a dear friend and cohort in crime to discuss the ins and outs of romance, relationships, and sex. Stick around! Check out The Nordic King on Amazon! *** Get 30 days free on Kindle Unlimited just for our listeners! Or listen on Audible like Shani and get up to two free e...
Aug 12, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 12Ep. 6
Best-selling author Karina Halle shares her love for intense, wicked romance! We talked about everything from moving to a new place, writing reverse harem and polyamory, the Do's and Don't of Romance and her curiosity-driven writing style. Listen to A Nordic King on Amazon ! Check out her Instagram , Website , and Twitter . *** Get 30 days free on Kindle Unlimited just for our listeners! Or listen on Audible like Shani and get up to two free ebooks when you try Audible Premium Plus . *** Leave u...
Aug 09, 2022•1 hr 8 min
We took our fake dating trope back in time with Megan Frampton's Four Weeks of Scandal! Color us very happy to find this historical romance novel filled with charm, great writing, foreplay, and character growth! If you didn't catch out the interview with author Megan Frampton, make sure you check it out here We chatted all about how she still loves reading and writing while holding a full-time job, and her writing process in subverting the typical historical damsel with little agency. You can gr...
Aug 05, 2022•56 min•Season 12Ep. 5
We chatted with debut romance author Erin La Rosa about her novel For Butter or Worse. Erin talked about how she went from a staff writer at Buzzfeed to writing 2 nonfiction comedic books before pitching a romance! We talked about closed-door vs open door romance, how to build an enemies-to-lovers romance, and why she chose the chef scene as her setting. Buy For Butter or Worse on Amazon Thank you to Harlequin and Spark Point Studio for our copy and for setting this interview up! Check out her I...
Aug 02, 2022•56 min
Trope season continues in Fake Dating. This book revolved around Maddox and Damon who start fake dating because Maddox told his hometown HS girlfriend he was gay, rather than just telling her he wanted to break up. Fast forward, and he needs a fake boyfriend to attend her wedding. Damon does it to get a connection for his career, but it confused when the straight guy is kissing him. Shani and Bridget had a very polarizing reaction to this book, due in large part to Shani's deep deep dislike of t...
Jul 27, 2022•45 min•Season 12Ep. 4
Historical romance author Megan Frampton loves the color black, gin, dark-haired British men, and huge earrings! She is here with us to chitchat and share more about her sparkling and steamy romances that give more agency and the first kiss to the female MCs. Megan and Bridget chatted about reasons to get out of the house, writing with a full-time job, traditional publishing marketing resources, and traveling for "research". Read Four Weeks of Scandal on Kindle Unlimited! Check out her Website ,...
Jul 19, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Melanie Harlow, author of Ignite, starts writing her books by thinking about the tropes that she will include. It helps her write a great-selling book! Listen as she shares how she picks her sexy covers, her views on how to keep your relationship alive, and how she strategizes on making her books feel sexy -Bridget loved her! Read Ignite for free on Kindle Unlimited! Check out her Website and Instagram. *** Get 30 days free on Kindle Unlimited just for our listeners! Or listen on Audible like Sh...
Jul 15, 2022•52 min
Jamie Wesley joins us to talk about her new book, Fake It Till You Bake It - and there’s loads to talk about. We discuss choosing book titles and covers, book contracts, writing as a second career, and how Jamie structures her stories. Speaking of structure, she also tells us how to plan a love scene the Jamie way. Jamie tells us about her dialogue, work ethic as a writer, future books, and her love for sports translating to the page. Read Fake It Till You Bake It here . Check out her Website , ...
Jul 12, 2022•53 min
It happens on occasion that Bridget and Shani will disagree about a book! It is the format, it is the content, is it all of the above? You all will definitely love this one, especially since it starts with Bridget demanding Shani pay attention to her!! 😉 We're reviewing Ignite by Melanie Harlow. Part of our trope season, this is our single dad trope, coming in hot with a firefighter next door. Read Ignite for free on Kindle Unlimited here Guess what? We've just started sending newsletters again...
Jul 08, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 12Ep. 3
Onto our next taboo dads book, Wanting Mr. Cane was definitely a ride. Cameron from chamberofsecretbooks on tiktok joins us this week to read her first age gap taboo book. She shares her first thoughts and reactions as well as questions and we go through the dad’s best friend trope, our preferences when it comes to age gaps, plot twists, surprise villains, and the shock of that opening line. We also get to discuss the perfect degree of public for public sex, who should be initiating when, and th...
Jun 24, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 12Ep. 2
Kat Blackthorne writes from a place of inclusivity and awareness while being kinky af. She writes non-stereotypical heroines who embrace their sexualities and heroes who worship their ladies. Listen in to hear how she became a writer, her relationship with readers, content warnings, and spicing up marriages. We also talk about her BEAUTIFUL covers - Bridget is obsessed. Read Hot Wife for free on Kindle Unlimited! Check out her website , Instagram and Tiktok . *** Get 30 days free on Kindle Unlim...
Jun 22, 2022•45 min
Join us as we dive into our trope season, ready to go with a super steamy one right away! Bridget and Shani are excited to get into the dad trope with a kinky tale of revenge and taboo romance. They talk about this “masturbators’ masterpiece,” sexy mind games, first crushes, and, of course, daddy kinks. Who could do it better than Katee? This season is just getting started and we've got plenty of surprises in store. *** Read Your Dad Will Do by Katee Robert here . Get 30 days free on Kindle Unli...
Jun 17, 2022•47 min•Season 12Ep. 1
This week on Authors at a Glance we are all about Ashley M. Coleman, her take on romance, and all the jobs that have led her here. Ashley has been in music and writing for a long time, a part of a writing collective, a podcast, and author of three books. We also had discussions on the importance of mentors, the LA work lifestyle, and the kind of romance Ashley wants to write! Read Good Morning, Love here . Books mentioned: 50 Shades of Grey by E.L. James The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Shows men...
Jun 15, 2022•1 hr 5 min
As you know, Priceless has been a recent fav of ours and we are beyond excited to interview Miranda Silver. We had tons to talk about with Miranda, from her immaculate dirty talk technique and how she writes kink, to what makes up a dark romance and when to introduce smut into the plot. We also get into posting erotica online for free and how some romance authors get their start that way. Miranda was a blast to talk to and we will definitely be checking out her menage books. You know Shani will!...
May 31, 2022•56 min
RAAG Hags, we are SO excited to chat it up with Set on You’s debut author, Amy Lea. A very busy lady, she’s loved writing her whole life, but dipped her toes into it professionally very recently! We talk dealing with rejection, first books that will never see the light of day, body positivity, Asian representation, and writing what you know. Amy and Bridget also get into influencer culture and online trolls, but save room for sexy firefighters, vikings, and their favorite romcoms. Amy gave us a ...
May 11, 2022•50 min
One of the queens of monster romance joins us in another episode of Authors at a Glance! Lillian shares her writing process line by line, designing her own book cover with a graphic design background, going into writing via author groups on facebook, and leaving NASA to write romance novels. We also get into incorporating omegaverse aspects into different kinds of monster romance as well as how to write polyamory - and trust us, she does it well. Check Lillian out on Instagram , Tiktok , Faceboo...
May 04, 2022•41 min
***TW light discussions of sexual coercion We are moving through the season with Cait Jacobs , the "birth giver of booktok," reading Twisted Hate by Ana Huang. The third book of the Twisted Series , Twisted Hate brings back old favorites in a super steamy enemies-to-lovers romance. Cait and Bridget have a lot to say about this protagonists' bad attitude and crazy backstory - which seem to be a little controversial at the moment! There is also MUCH to say about the degradation kink and "Who Did T...
May 01, 2022•43 min•Season 11Ep. 5
Where to start with Delta James? We get a little bit of everything in this interview, RAAG Hags, and we will be coming back for more. A second chapter writer, she went all in with writing in a genre she had never tried before (while also showing champion basset hounds and horses in her free time.) Delta is full of surprises! We talk through strong heroines, shifter romance, reading and writing communities, delegating, and telling your friends and family about your career in erotica with the repe...
Apr 22, 2022•1 hr 22 min
We’re back with part 2 of our Bridgerton review and we are raring to go. We talk about the upcoming Bridgerton prequel, Penelope’s future, “My Lord” vs. “Daddy”, predictions for future seasons, THE MOM SCENE, and the questionable editing choices. There’s also much to get into with the, maybe, too slow slow burn? Though we may or may not giggle when it comes to Lord Bridgerton. He could get it regardless. Don’t even get us started on what he COULD have been doing in that bathtub scene. *** Get yo...
Apr 15, 2022•1 hr 13 min
People have been going CRAZY for Kate and Anthony, and we’ve been on the Bridgerton boat for quite some time, so it’s time to discuss. First on the list: sex scenes and lack thereof. We go through chemistry vs relationship between Kate and Anthony, wardrobe choices, soundtrack, the Edwina vs Kate debacle, season 2 glow ups, and Anthony’s MAJOR sex appeal this season. Oh, also - Eloise’s future husband?? We’re gonna need your input on this one, RAAG Hags. Don’t even get us started on Penelope. **...
Apr 12, 2022•1 hr 6 min
Bridget fills Shani in with the spicy news and reviews ;) We've got season 12 news for you as well - a season of tropes! Let us know on Insta , Tiktok , or romanceataglance.com/contact what you want to see us read 💖 *** Get 30 days free on Kindle Unlimited just for our listeners! Or listen on Audible like Shani and get up to two free ebooks when you try Audible Premium Plus . *** Leave us a rating and review on Itunes *** A lot of additional listening on Patreon ! 30 day free trial on Kindle Un...
Apr 08, 2022•17 min
Adam shares his writing process with us on another week's episode of Authors at a Glance! We chat Happily For Now instead of Happily Ever After, writing with your mood, writing a diverse cast of characters and relationships, and publishing journeys. He also shares his tips and tricks for sex scenes - giving context and characterization before focusing on the acts themselves. It was great getting to know a male romance author and talking about his journey into erotica! Adamstewartcharleston.com *...
Mar 30, 2022•40 min
