This week, our guest host is author Mariah Ankenman. We discuss hot takes around the author ARCs, disability representation in romance fiction, #authorapril, and book adaptations we'd love to watch.

Mariah Ankeman is a bestselling romance author living in the beautiful Rocky Mountains with her two rambunctious children and loving spouse, who is her own personal spell checker when her dyslexia gets the best of her. Mariah loves to lose herself in a world of words. Her favorite thing about writing is when she can make someone’s day a little brighter with one of her books.

MARIAH'S LINKS

Website: https://mariahankenman.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariahankenman/
Mariah's Amazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/4t84Rjr

Backstage Night with the Billionaire by Mariah Ankenman https://amzn.to/3OIyk50

AUTHORS & BOOKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW

Talia Hibbert https://amzn.to/48hKiJB
E.V. Mitchell https://amzn.to/4tX0HLN
In Death Books by J.D. Robb https://amzn.to/3Owa32f
Fox & O'Hare books by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg https://amzn.to/4mGckEw
Evelina by Frances Burney https://amzn.to/4cEfyUx

READING & RECOMMENDED

Lore Olympus Vol 9 by Rachel Smythe https://amzn.to/4tVxsZQ
The Other Bennett Sister by Janice Hadlow https://amzn.to/4tqPiUD
Jane Austen at Home by Lucy Worsley https://amzn.to/4cFOhRs
Shadow of Betrayal by Eva LeClerc https://evaleclercauthor.substack.com/

TENDER & TEMPTING TALES

Tender and Tempting Tales Substack: Subscribe and get a FREE story! https://tenderandtemptingtales.substack.com/

Tender and Tempting Tales on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tendertemptingtales/

Calls for Submissions: https://tenderandtemptingtales.substack.com/p/write-for-tender-and-tempting-tales

ILLICIT LIAISONS PRODUCED & HOSTED BY

Tara Leederman Substack: https://taleederman.substack.com/

Jenna Harte: https://jennaharte.com/

Outline and Show Notes: T.A. Leederman
Editing: Jenna Harte

This week, Tara and I share the tea, hot takes, and news from the romance book world, including Shy Girl drama, worst spicy writing, and more.

AUTHORS & BOOKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW

The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow
An Offer from a Gentleman by Julia Quinn
Paws & Peril from Tender & Tempting Tales

READING & RECOMMENDED

Shadow of Betrayal by Eva LeClerc
Urna Semper on Substack

TENDER & TEMPTING TALES

Tender and Tempting Tales Substack: Subscribe and get a FREE story!

Tender and Tempting Tales on Instagram

Tender and Tempting Tales Calls for Submissions:

ILLICIT LIAISONS PRODUCED & HOSTED BY

Tara Leederman Website

Jenna Harte Website

Outline and Show Notes: T.A. Leederman
Editing: Jenna Harte

This week, we talk with book influencer Bea from Mama Needs to Read Romance about the state of historical romance, being a booktuber, and more.

LINKS TO BEA

Mama Needs to Read Romance YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mamaneedstoreadromance
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mama.needs.to.read.romance/
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/75674482-mama-needs-to-read-romance

AUTHORS & BOOKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW

Joanna Shupe https://amzn.to/4m9lOYA
Kate Bateman https://amzn.to/4mb9qHE
Teresa Medeiros https://amzn.to/4sZ264y
Lindz McLeod https://amzn.to/4txFW9n
Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon https://amzn.to/3PSOBom
Bridgerton Series by Julia Quinn https://amzn.to/41h9BHS

NOW READING & RECOMMENDED

Once Smitten, Twice Shy by Chloe Liese https://amzn.to/4c8PPDc
With This Ring I Thee Kill by Jenna Harte https://amzn.to/4vtSUa6
Thessaly Affair by Urna Semper https://urnasemper.substack.com/s/the-thessaly-affair
Shadow of Betrayal Eva LeClerc https://evaleclercauthor.substack.com/s/shadow-of-betrayal

TENDER & TEMPTING TALES

Tender and Tempting Tales Substack: Subscribe and get a FREE story! https://tenderandtemptingtales.substack.com/

Tender and Tempting Tales on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tendertemptingtales/

ILLICIT LIAISONS PRODUCED & HOSTED BY

Tara Leederman: https://taleederman.substack.com/
Jenna Harte: https://jennaharte.com/

Outline and Show Notes: T.A. Leederman
Editing: Jenna Harte