Get Lit With Lianna: The Podcast

Today I’m joined by debut romance author, Melissa Baron, who wrote the imaginative romance novel, "Twice In A Lifetime".  This book is one of the most underrated books of 2022 - and is also one of my favourite books of the year! It tackles so many challenging topics, so I would certainly recommend checking out the trigger/content warnings prior to picking this one up. I absolutely LOVED...

Today I’m joined by romance author, Chloe Liese, who makes her traditional publishing debut with her romcom re-telling of Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing", one of Amazon's top romances, "Two Wrongs Make a Right".  Many people know Chloe as the author of the beloved Bergman Brothers series, which she has been self-publishing over the last few years. Today,  I sit...

Today I’m joined by RITA award-winning and bestselling romance author, Kennedy Ryan, who wrote the new romance/women's fiction love story, "Before I Let Go".   Kennedy has been one of my favourite authors for the longest time, so having the chance to sit down with her to chat about some of her most beloved stories was such an honour.  This conversation is jam packed! We get to chatt...

Today I’m joined by the creators and executive team behind one of the best TV shows of our generation, Degrassi! Linda Schuyler, the co-creator of the series, wrote the new memoir "The Mother of all Degrassi", out everywhere today!  This chat is a serious "pinch me" moment. I got the chance to speak with 2 of the masterminds behind one of my favourite TV shows, which has majorl...

Today I’m joined by one of today’s leading LGBTQ2+ romance authors, Alison Cochrun, who wrote the new holiday romcom “Kiss Her Once For Me”.  Alison’s debut novel, “The Charm Offensive”, made waves upon its debut, as one of the top M/M romances released that year. In her sophomore novel, Cochrun has taken a spin on the beloved 90s romcom “While You Were Sleeping”, and completely transformed the st...

Today I’m joined by New York Times best-selling romance author, Allison Winn Scotch, who wrote the new romance, “The Rewind”!  Allison is widely known for her novels “The Theory of Opposites”, “Time of My Life”, as well as “Between Me and You”, which is currently in development as a podcast/audio series for audible, produced by the one and only Kerry Washington! In fact, in this episode, Allison a...

Today I’m joined by Canadian romance author, Jackie Lau who wrote the new romcom “The Stand-Up Groomsman”.  You may recognize Jackie as the author of “Donut Fall In Love”, a sweet romcom that made its debut last year. Though this story is a continuation of her previous work, both can be read as stand alones, which I particularly love.  This book was so much fun for me, as it incorporated my love f...

Today I’m joined by indie romance author, Tarah Dewitt who wrote the new romcom, "The Co-op"! Tarah's books have been on the up and up lately, with previous releases including "Rootbound", and "Funny Feelings". Having self-published 3 books in under 2 years, I loved getting to connect with Tarah about her writing experiences, decision to remain an indie author (f...

Today I’m joined by UK romance author, Emily Stone who wrote the new holiday romance, "One Last Gift".  Last winter, Emily took over romance book readers hearts with her debut, "Always In December", so I am so excited to chat with her about her newest release!  It seems as though Emily has mastered the art of creating sad, yet hopeful holiday romances - and she's done just...

Today I’m joined by indie romance author, B.K. (Becs) Borison, who wrote the beloved small-town romance series, “Lovelight Farms”! Her 2 other books, “In The Weeds” and “Mixed Signals” are some of the most beloved romance books on the market right now - so I am so excited to chat with her about these stories!  We got into how Becs became an author, what fans can expect from her upcoming books, how...

Today I’m joined by Toni Sevdalis, one of my favourite YouTube content creators and Instagram influencers!  In this very special bonus episode, Toni and I sit down to chat about our fave romance books including Anna Todd’s “After” series, Elle Kennedy’s “Off Campus” books, every and any Colleen Hoover love story, the tropes we love (and the tropes we hate!), what books help stimulate our brains an...

Today I’m joined by USA Today bestselling romance author Sally Thorne, who wrote the new spooky and historical romcom, “Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match”!  Sally is also the author of one of my favourite enemies to lovers books, “The Hating Game” - so it was such a treat to get to chat with her about both of these (very, very different!) books! Our chat touched upon so many fun topics, from w...

Today I’m joined by romance author Denise Williams, who wrote the new romcom, enemies to benefits, steammmmmy love story, “Do You Take This Man”!  Denise has been one of my favourite romance writers over the past few years. I loved her 2 previous novels “How To Fail at Flirting” and “The Fastest Way To Fall” so much - so I couldn’t wait to have her on the show to chat about how she creates such re...

Today I am joined by New York Times bestselling author, the internationally beloved Elena Armas, author of “The American Roommate Experiment”! Elena is a bookstagrammer turned author, who took bookstagram, booktok, and social media by storm last year with her debut romance novel, “The Spanish Love Deception”! Nobody writes male characters like her (Aaron Blackford & Lucas Martin are *the BEST*...

PLEASE WELCOME BACK, MY FIRST EVER REPEAT GUEST, DEBUT ROMANCE AUTHOR, CHIP PONS!!!!  Chip was one of the first guests on my podcast. We chatted all about being bookstagram creators, and at the time, Chip was in the late editing stages of his debut MM workplace romance novel, “You & I, Rewritten”! We promised to do a deep dive episode on this book once it was live…. and we never under deliver!...

In this episode, I’m joined by one of my favourite romance authors, Ali Hazelwood, who wrote the new *highly anticipated* romance book, “Love On The Brain”!  Ali rose to superstardom as a romance author last year, with her debut book “The Love Hypothesis”! Today, she joins me to chat about all things romance - from books, to movies, and everything in between! We got to chat about the success of TL...

In this episode, I’m joined by a very special guest… Ivy Owens, AKA Lauren “Lo” Billings of Christina Lauren! Yes, you heard that write! Lo wrote her own steamy celebrity romance book under the penname Ivy Owens, and stops by our podcast today to chat about her decision in doing so, her inspiration behind “Scandalized”, and do a DEEP dive on this epic and SPICY romance book taking over romanceland...

In this episode I’m joined by my dear friend and one of my favourite romance authors ever, ever, ever, Allison Ashley, who wrote the new romance "Would You Rather".  I met Allison via Instagram back in 2020, when I read her debut book, "Perfect Distraction". Since then, I've become the BIGGEST fan of her work. Nobody writes closed door romances like Allison can... and her...

In this episode I’m joined by debut romance author, Jen Devon,  who wrote the beautiful and captivating new romance novel “Bend Toward the Sun".    If you're looking to itch that classic romance scratch - look no further than this book! I have been craving a classic romance and Jen Devon's book hit ALL the spots!    I loved having the opportunity to connect with Jen to learn more ab...

In this episode I’m joined by author, Award-winning audiobook narrator and actor, Julia Whelan, who wrote the new romance book, “Thank You For Listening".    I first heard of Julia when she narrated "Gone Girl" in 2012 - but she later went on to win multiple Audie Awards for her narrations of "Educated", "The Witness", "My Year of Rest and Relaxation" a...

In this episode I’m joined by debut romance author, Holly James, who wrote the new women’s fiction/romance book, “Nothing But The Truth". As a publicist approaching her 30s, I really resonated with many of the themes in this book - and was so excited to chat with Holly about how she came up with the idea (it’s definitely a play on Jim Carrey’s iconic movie “Liar Liar”), why it was so importan...

In this episode, I am joined by romance author Jodie Slaughter, who is making her traditional publishing debut with her spicy romcom, “Bet On It”.   Special thank you to this episode's sponsor, Probably Smut, the best one stop shop for romance book merch. Visit www.probablysmut.com , and use my code GETLIT10 for 10% off!  Jodie could be my personality soul mate. This podcast recording was ini...

In this episode, I am joined by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Tia Williams, who has written two of my all-time favourite romance books, “The Perfect Find” and “Seven Days in June”.  Tia Williams is a force. Having her on the podcast is something beyond my wildest dreams. Today we sit down to chat about her bestseller “Seven Days In June”, which rose to spectacular fame after bei...

In this episode, I am joined by USA Today bestselling romance author, Andie J. Christopher, author of the new romcom “Thank You, Next”. Her work has been featured in NPR, Cosmopolitan , The Washington Post , Entertainment Weekly , and The New York Post . Special thank you to this episode's sponsor, Probably Smut, the best one stop shop for romance book merch. Visit www.probablysmut.com , and...

In this episode, I am joined by romance author and Deputy Editor of Dating at Elite Daily, Hannah Orenstein, whose latest romcom "Meant To Be Mine" is out now! Hannah is the author of "Head Over Heels", "Love at First Like" and "Playing With Matches" - with her books having been featured in several magazines including The Oprah Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Washin...