This week on The Weekly MAsh, we’re joined by romance author Nina Marie, known for writing raw, emotional stories about love, loss, and starting over.

We talk about her upcoming release She Ran, a romantic suspense following a woman with a witchy background who escapes abuse, begins healing, and unexpectedly finds love while on the run.

We also revisit Unexpectedly Yours, discuss writing flawed but resilient characters, emotional healing, romantic suspense, and the stories that won’t let go—plus a mysterious muse we’re not naming 😅

✨ Available now wherever you stream podcasts.

🔗 Website: authorninamarie.square.site
📸 Instagram: @author_ninamarie

This week on The Weekly MAsh, we’re welcoming back fantasy and romance author Heather Malone Katicich to celebrate the upcoming release of Book 2 in The Mages of Elementia series, When Lightning Reveals—out January 21st, 2026 ⚡📖

Heather joins us to talk about:
✨ The vision behind When Lightning Reveals
✨ The evolution of the Mages of Elementia series
✨ Character growth, elemental magic, and emotional healing
✨ Writing epic romantic fantasy as “Fantasy as Therapy”

This series isn’t just about magic and romance—it’s about trauma, resilience, and watching characters heal over time while navigating a high-stakes fantasy world.

🔗 Follow Heather Malone Katicich & explore her books here:
👉 https://linktr.ee/heathermackenzieauthor

📚 When Lightning Reveals releases 1/21/26

Dark romance readers, this one is for you. 🖤🔥

In this episode of The Weekly MAsh, we’re joined by F.B. Cain, a dark reverse harem romance author who isn’t afraid to explore taboo themes, power dynamics, and morally gray characters who grow alongside their flaws.

We dive into:
✨ Three Psychos — a dark RH college bully romance that pulls no punches
🕸️ Web of Sins — her upcoming why-choose romance releasing February 5, 2026
🖤 Why dark romance is often misunderstood
🔥 Writing flawed characters, redemption, and desire in the shadows

If you love dark romance, why choose, and stories that live in the gray—this episode is a must-listen.

📚 Books Featured:
• Three Psychos 👉 https://www.amazon.com/Three-Psychos-Lockwood-Falls-Book-ebook/dp/B0F49P2N44
• Web of Sins (releases 2/5/26) 👉 https://www.amazon.com/Web-Sins-Why-Choose-Romance-Lockwood-ebook/dp/B0FG5THNSB

👤 Follow F.B. Cain:
Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/Fable.and.Cain

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