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#1 New York Times-bestselling author Tricia Levenseller makes her adult debut in WHAT FURY BRINGS, a sexy, empowering romantasy featuring a warrior general who must kidnap and train a husband in order to take her rightful place as queen. Featuring enemies to lovers, captor x captive, and a… penis guillotine? Tricia and Krystle talk about writing inspirations, trigger warnings, and taking the leap...

Today is my birthday and we talk about cheese! Jayci Lee, author of GIVE ME A REASON and KING FORETOLD, joins the podcast to talk about writing, cheese, found family, and a great Korean fantasy series to read after K Pop Demon Hunters! 📌 Important Links 📌 Instagram: @authorjaycilee Threads: @authorjaycilee Website: www.jaycilee.com   Must Love Books on Instagram and Facebook: @MustLoveBooksPodca...

Britney S Lewis joins Krystle Hope on Must Love Books Podcast as part of the BLOOD MOON pre-order campaign and talks about diversity and fair representation in media, our love for Supernatural, and how Bonnie Bennett deserved SO much better! 📌 Important Links 📌 Instagram: @britney.s.lewis Threads: @britney.s.lewis TikTok: @britneyslewis Website:  www.britneyslewis.com   Must Love Books Podcast:...

Krystle Hope and Amanda (“Reverse Harem BB” from the Something Smutty Book Club) dive into over 100 new and upcoming releases for September 2025 in this new monthly segment of Must Love Books. Stay tuned every month for a listing of new indie and trad titles to look out for! 📌 Important Links 📌 Must Love Books on Instagram and Facebook: @MustLoveBooksPodcast Krystle Hope on Instagram:  @KrystleH...

Hello Darlings! Celebrate World Book Lovers Day (August 9 th ) AND Romance Bookstore Day with a special LIVE RECORDING of Must Love Books Podcast! Featuring Tina Bree, radio host at Star 105.5 and owner of local romance bookstore Hello Darling Books & Beyond. We talk about opening an indie romance store, some of our favorite books and tropes, and play a pod-favorite game – 54321! Hello Darling...

Are books political? Is reading smut and spice political? Special guest Briana N Cox joins Krystle Hope to discuss the historical, cultural, and political significance of the freedom to read what we want – including smut! Welcome to Books Are Political 101. Stay tuned for Briana Cox’s debut novel INDIGENT, releasing March 2026 by Graveside Press. Pre-orders available October 2025. https://gravesid...

Hannah Nicole Maehrer joins Krystle Hope on Must Love Books Podcast to celebrate the release day of ACCOMPLICE TO THE VILLAIN, the highly-anticipated third novel in the Assistant to the Villain series. Once Upon a Time meets The Office in the laugh-out-loud viral TikTok series turned novel, about the sunshine assistant to an Evil Villain…and their unexpected romance. 📌 Important Links 📌 Instagra...

Krystle Hope dives into almost 70 new and upcoming releases for August 2025 in this new monthly segment of Must Love Books. Stay tuned every month for a listing of new indie and trad titles to look out for! 📌 Important Links 📌 Must Love Books on Instagram and Facebook: @MustLoveBooksPodcast Krystle Hope on Instagram:  @KrystleHope Threads: @krystlehope TikTok:  @Huttslayer_Hope GoodReads:  https...

Elise Kova joins Krystle Hope for the release of the first book in her latest fantasy series, ARCANA ACADEMY. We talk about slow burn enemies to lovers and do a live Tarot reading – complete with tie-ins and sneak peeks into the book (spoiler-free!) In this romantic fantasy, Clara Graysword has survived the underworld of Eclipse City through thievery, luck, and a whole lot of illegal magic. After...

Lenora Woods joins Krystle Hope to celebrate the release of ROLL FOR ROMANCE and dish on all things Dungeons & Dragons. We also chat about World of Warcraft, our own gaming experiences and roleplaying origins (shout out to the Neopets RPG boards!), and plan a D&D one-shot for the Something Smutty Book Club. Listen to the full episode for info on the Smooch Pit Mentorship Program for romanc...

Krystle Hope and Stephanie (“Daddy Zeus” from the Something Smutty Book Club) dive into new and upcoming releases for July 2025 in this new monthly segment of Must Love Books. Stay tuned every month for a listing of new indie and trad titles to look out for! 📌 Important Links 📌 Must Love Books on Instagram and Facebook: @MustLoveBooksPodcast Krystle Hope on Instagram:  @KrystleHope Threads: @kry...

May the odds be ever in your favor, listeners! In this three-part series, we are diving into the complex world of the heartbreaking prequel of The Hunger Games Series By Suzanne Collins. There will be spoilers, as we are breaking down the novel scene by scene! In this episode of Must Love Books host, Krystle and Kaylee (Slowburn and DNF from the Something Smutty Book Club) discuss PART THREE of SU...

Reading diversely is important, especially if you want to be well-read. In this episode, Krystle Hope is joined by Bookstagrammer and diversity advocate Marcela Baugh (known as @atemarcelareads__ and Ate’ Marcela on Instagram) to discuss reading outside of your perspective and diversifying your shelves with some book recommendations! If you agree that diverse reading is important, please subscribe...

May the odds be ever in your favor, listeners! In this three-part series, we are diving into the complex world of the heartbreaking prequel of The Hunger Games Series By Suzanne Collins. There will be spoilers, as we are breaking down the novel scene by scene! In this episode of Must Love Books host, Krystle and Kaylee (Slowburn and DNF from the Something Smutty Book Club) discuss PART TWO of SUNR...

EL Starling joins Krystle Hope to celebrate the release date of BOUND BY STARS, sci-fi gender-bent retelling of Titanic…in space! We talk all about why we still love YA Dystopia, the parallels between science fiction and contemporary issues, and how dystopian stories can teach us to find hope in even the darkest of times. 📌 Important Links 📌 Instagram: @e_l_starling Threads: @e_l_starling TikTok...

Lyndall Clipstone joins Krystle Hope to celebrate the release date of TENDERLY I AM DEVOURED, a gothic horror romantasy for fans of Saltburn and House of Hollow. We talk about dark romantasy, the importance of perseverance, and some favorite gothic book recs! 📌 Important Links 📌 Instagram: @lkclipstone Threads: @lkclipstone TikTok: @lkclipstone Website: www.lyndallclipstone.com   Must Love Books...

May the odds be ever in your favor, listeners! In this three-part series, we are diving into the complex world of the heartbreaking prequel of The Hunger Games Series By Suzanne Collins. There will be spoilers, as we are breaking down the novel scene by scene! In this episode of Must Love Books host, Krystle and Kaylee (Slowburn and DNF from the Something Smutty Book Club) discuss part one of SUNR...

CW Rose, author of OCEANSONG, joins Krystle Hope to discuss how her passion for environmentalism inspired her Asian Romeo & Juliet meets The Little Mermaid contemporary fantasy. We also dive into defining romantasy – is it fantasy romance? Is it romantic fantasy? Let us know in the comments or on social media! And yes, this does get political. Books are political. Existence is political. There...

Bookstagrammer Shae Reads is BACK on Must Love Books Podcast to share some of her favorite tips, tools, and tricks that have helped her go viral on Bookstagram and grow over 40,000 followers. Shae and Krystle also answer questions from our listeners and shout out a few Bookstagrammars. Shae's Instagram:  @shae.reads Must Love Books on Instagram and Facebook: @MustLoveBooksPodcast Krystle Hope...

Debut author & friend of the podcast, Brittney Arena joins Krystle Hope to celebrate the release of A DANCE OF LIES. Do you love villains, spies, fantasy romance, and the morals of complex characters? In this episode of Must Love Books, Brittney and Krystle dance into this romantasy full of twists and turns! We also discuss villain redemption arcs, writing mentorship programs, and our dreams f...

Buckle up for a thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat, it’s time for MURDER LAND. Carlyn Greenwald joins Krystle Hope to talk about how a background in screenwriting influenced her writing process and style and making the leap from romance to thriller. Instagram: @carlyn_gee Website: www.carlyngreenwald.com Must Love Books on Instagram and Facebook: @MustLoveBooksPodcast Krystle Hop...

This week I went to the launch party for COLD ETERNITY by SA Barnes, hosted by Read Between the Lynes in Woodstock, IL. We had themed drinks at Stage Left Café, followed by a Q&A, live reading of chapter one, and a book signing.  This is the second time SA Barnes/Stacey Kade has appeared on Must Love Books Podcast – check out Episode 45, featuring her second space horror novel GHOST STATION. I...

Sister publishing duo Kyera and Nicole from Golden Scales Publishing join Krystle Hope to dive inside the world of indie publishing: from the challenges to the fun stuff. We go over submission guidelines for aspiring authors and Kyera and Nicole do a live critique of Krystle’s query letter for her work in progress BLOOD AND LIES, a paranormal romance. Kyera and Nicole also talk about LIAR QUEEN by...

I’m making waffles! Join the Something Smutty Book Club for brunch as we talk about GET IN MY SWAMP An Ogre Love Story by GM Fairy and our experience at the Get Shrek’d Burlesque show by Haus A'Blaze Burlesque and Heart Throb Productions. Stay until the end for a little APRIL FOOL’S prank! Something Smutty Book Club is a monthly book club featuring a group of cousins (sort of), cheese, and sev...

Krystle Hope and author MJ Etkind celebrate the release day of THE WITCH OF WALL STREET and talk about supporting indie authors, how indie authors are leading publishing trends, and how indie authors can diversify from Amazon. Instagram: @mjetkindauthor TikTok: @mjetkind Website: MJEtkind.substack.com Must Love Books on Instagram and Facebook: @MustLoveBooksPodcast Krystle Hope on Instagram: @Krys...