Interview with Author Sofie Darling

Let bliss steal upon you.

Today I’m talking to writer Sofie Darling, the author of Three Lessons in Seduction and Tempted by the Viscount, her latest book, which will be released on June 27th.

We talk about what it’s like to be a newly published author, the weather in Iceland, and how a Krispy Kreme donut can bring on a moment of bliss.

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Notes

• Three Lessons in Seduction by Sofie Darling
• Tempted By the Viscount by Sofie Darling
• Love's Hidden Treasure by Carol Finch
• Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
• Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
• Thunder and Roses by Mary Jo Putney
• Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
• Longbourne by Jo Baker (I love this book. here's a review I wrote a few years ago.)
• Beverly Jenkins
• Master of None, “New York, I Love You,” season 2, episode 6

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Thanks for listening!

What's your idea of bliss?

Worldbuilding with Author Vivien Jackson

In this episode, I’m talking to RITA FINALIST Vivien Jackson author of Wanted and Wired which is, you guessed it, a finalist for the RITA Award in Paranormal Romance, the Romance Writers of America’s highest honor for a published novel.

Perfect Gravity, the second book in the Wanted and Wired series is out and the audiobook for Perfect Gravity was released yesterday. Yay!

Viv and I talk about what it takes to make a world feel lived in, the increasing popularity of science fiction romance, and how great it is that Vivien is a RITA FINALIST.

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Stuff We Discussed

• Find Vivien here and on the twitter @Vivien_Jackson
• Wanted and Wired by Vivien Jackson
• Perfect Gravity by Vivien Jackson (the audiobook is out!)
• Forbidden by Beverly Jenkins
• For Real by Alexis Hall
• Beyond Series by Kit Rocha 
• Ghost Planet by Sharon Lynn Fisher
• Echo 8 by Sharon Lynn Fisher
• Psy/Changeling Series by Nalini Singh
• Rule of Luck by Catherine Cerveny
• Chaos of Luck by Catherine Cerveny
• The Silmarillion by J.R.R Tolkien
• Earth Don roleplaying (Leave a comment if you know where I can find this!)
• GraveTells' Podcast Infatuated: S0E4: Gamer Girls in Romance
• Seanan McGuire's righteous defense of fanfic: Fanfic is beautiful.
• The Silent Corner by Dean Koontz

This interview is available on iTunes! Please leave a review. And don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast.

The music you are listening to was provided by Jamendo and this is Ambient-M by Antony Raijekov.

Thanks for listening! And let me know: What's your idea of bliss?

P.S. Vivien Jackson is a RITA FINALIST, y'all!!

Interview with Jay of Joyfully Jay

Hello! I'm so excited about my interview with Jay of Joyfully Jay!

I picked Jay's brain about the growing popularity of gay (m/m) romance, why I can't stop reading m/m novels, and my slight obsession with Alexis Hall's For Real.

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Links to authors we chatted about

• Bad Company by K.A. Mitchell
• Wake Up Married series by Leta Blake and Alice Griffiths
• Jordan L. Hawk
• Jordan Castillo Price
• T.J. Klune
• J.A. Rock
• N.R. Walker
• By the Currawong's Call by Welton B. Marsland
• Rule Breaker by Lily Morton (I started reading this one last night and it is good!)
• For Real by Alexis Hall (seriously, I still can't get over how good this book is)
• and, don't forget to stop by Joyfully Jay for all the favorites, including marriage of convenience/fake relationships!

The music you are listening to was provided by Jamendo and this is Ambient-M by Antony Raijekov.

I've gone bigtime! This interview is available on iTunes!

Again, a big THANK YOU to Jay of Joyfully Jay!

What's your idea of bliss?

ETA: link to iTunes!