Backstage With The Book Babes

Summary: Author NJ Rodman writes fantasy romance as well as dark contemporary romance under the name Amara Rose. Listen as she gets cozy with the Book Babes to get into a great conversation about writing in multiple subgenres, the difference between fantasy romance and romantasy, and the joys of selling at in person events. She starts out sharing about her the two different genres she writes in an...

Summary: Sports Romance author Brittany Arreguin chats with the Book Babes about writing about sports she’s interested in, adding a hint of nerdiness, and the importance of diversity in sports romance books. She starts off telling us a little bit about the sports she has currently written including hockey, baseball, golf and esports. And she shares her research methods before delving into a story....

Summary: Fantasy Romance author CW Rose chats with the Book Babes about writing merfolk romance, her early love of fantasy romance before it was a thing, and some future projects she’s working on that include Chinese mythology. First we learn about her Oceansong duet Ocean Song and Midnight Song. She describes it as an Asian Romeo meets Juliet meets The Little Mermaid set in the grittiness of the...

Summary: Sci Fi romance author Jessica Ferguson goes Backstage with the Book Babes for a fantastic conversation about balancing sci fi and romance elements, cultural influences in a futuristic world, and what she learned from attending her first in person book signing events.. Jessica starts out telling us about her sci fi romance series Cosmic Cupid. It follows a group of siblings discovering lov...

Summary: Sports Romance Author Allie Lasky goes Backstage with the Book Babes for a fantastic conversation about neurodivergent and disability rep in sports romance, her journey to sports fandom, and making live events a major part of her author business. Allie starts off telling us about her sports romance books and how she incorporates neurodivergent characters and disability rep into all her bo...

Summary: Rockstar Romance author Hailey Klier Decker gets cozy with the Book Babes to chat about rockstars meeting regular people, finding the perfect writing spot, and balancing her day job at a winery with her author life. First we learn about her inspiration for the first book in her When the Lights Go Down series, Pretty When it Burns. She tells us about attending her first concert at 13. This...

Summary: Romantic Suspense author Ally Bloom goes Backstage with the Book Babes to talk about publishing her debut romance book, her experience with traditional publishing, and learning the ropes of indie publishing for her next release. Ally tells us all about her debut romantic suspense novel Love Struck. She shares how it’s loosely based on the TV show Dead to Me and how she put a lot of her ow...

Summary: Sports Romance author CL Rose goes Backstage with the Book Babes to chat about her love of football and baseball, experiences in sports communication, and her unique journey to a trad publishing deal. CL starts out sharing some information about her three current series: the Boston Blizzard, Daytona Fury, and Rock City Renegades. Her books feature football and baseball and all take place...

Summary: Canadian Romance Author Cheryl Terra goes Backstage with the Book Babes for a great conversation about writing bisexual characters, body positivity in romance, and planning book signing events. Cheryl starts out telling us about her books which she likes to call Happily Ever Afters for Bisexual Disasters. She aims to write books that are like having coffee with your hot mess best friend w...

Canadian Why Choose Romance Author Cora Flynn goes Backstage with the Book Babes for a great conversation about writing why choose, getting deep in the research weeds, and of course coining the term muscle sock. To kick off the show Nikki shares about her recent experience with Tea on the Train at the Hamilton Prop House while Alby talks about her latest read for her Pages and Grapes Book Club. Tu...

Summary: Paranormal Romance Author Faye Knightly goes Backstage with the Book Babes live at Rose City Romance 2026 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. We had a fun time recording this with her and the event itself was amazing. Faye tells us about her paranormal romance books and how they're inspired by her love of Buffy. Her most popular series is a post-apocalyptic story featuring werewolves. She loves...

Summary: Romantasy and Sci-Fi Author Letizia Firmani goes Backstage with the Book Babes for a fun conversation about writing Spike & Buffy inspired vampire romance, Sci-fi horrormance, and maintaining an author career while traveling between Italy and Canada. Letizia tells us about her debut romantasy book, The Crown’s Soul Prophecy which is set in the Italian town where she grew up. And her n...

Summary: Paranormal Romance Author Day S Grant goes Backstage with the Book Babes for an interesting chat about unique hybrid pet shifters, voyeuristic magical matchmakers, and making sure to avoid a routine at all costs. Day tells us all about her Mavens pet shifter series where her main characters shift into animals like Border Collies, turtles, and Pomeranians. She even has a freebie with a nur...

Summary: Hockey romance author TD Lua goes Backstage with the Book Babes for an amazing conversation about lumberjack competitions, sports romance, and finding a balance between work, author life, and parenthood. TD tells us about her Ballad U hockey romance series and her next project Ballad University Next Season. As an athlete for most of her life, sports romance was a natural fit for her, but...

Summary: This episode features your hosts Alby Blake and Nikki Jewell chatting about all things Found Family in real life as well as fiction. The book babes talk about their first time they met at the 20Books author convention and how these can be great places to find an amazing group of author friends. Nikki also shares her excitement about her soccer x hockey short story that’s going to be in th...

Summary: Small Town and Diet Dark Romance author Katharine Sweet goes Backstage with the Book Babes for a fun conversation about writing spicy romance books that she dubs rated R hallmark, planning our own events, and going on book tour adventures. Katharine tells us about how she fell into small town romance and shares all the details on her Windmill Creek Hearts Series. She also has two darker n...

Summary: Small town and why choose contemporary romance author Etta Lane goes Backstage with the Book Babes for a fantastic chat about learning as you go, switching up subgenres, and struggling with self care. Etta shares a little bit about her small town Wanderlust series with us as well as her first novel which is a why choose. She tells us all about how she was really winging it with her first...

Summary: Canadian contemporary romance author Madyn Rose goes Backstage with the Book Babes for a delightful conversation about writing messy love stories as well as baseball romance, and embracing the many story ideas competing to get written. Madyn shares her writing journey with us and how she learned about the process by doing. As an avid Blue Jays fan, she kind of fell into writing baseball r...

Summary: Hockey romance author Ellie K Drake goes Backstage with the Book Babes for a delightful conversation about writing sports romance, the parallels between being a singer and songwriter and an author, and working a day job in marketing. Happy Canada Day! Ellie tells us about her experience as a national anthem singer. And even though she’s American, she does have a special love for the Canad...

Summary: Queer romance author Alli Temple aka Allison Temple goes Backstage with the Book Babes for an insightful and fun conversation about leaving the publishing treadmill behind, the importance of noise cancelling headphones, and the Heated Rivalry effect. Special Guest: Mango, Alli’s shoulder cat. Alli tells us about the differences in spice levels between her two pen names and fills us in on...

Summary: Harlequin romance author Sera Taino goes Backstage with the Book Babes for a fantastic conversation about writing for Harlequin, her LatinX Characters, and writing queer normative worlds. Sera Taino tells us all about winning a Harlequin romance contest which resulted in her novel being edited and published and how that led to her ongoing relationship with the publisher. Her novels focus...

Summary: Queer romance author Kent Holland goes Backstage with the Book Babes for an insightful conversation about queer joy, making connections in the romance community, and the different subgenres he writes in. Turns out the book babes have a lot in common with Kent Holland. He grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan where Alby lives and he shares a birthday with Nikki. Just goes to show you how conne...

Summary: Sports Romance Author Eden Knox goes Backstage with the Book Babes for a fun, chaotic chat about her Sin Bin hockey romance series, Apollycon and other amazing book signing events, work life balance, and making connections with other authors. She tells us all about her green flag men and how her dom MMC just happened to be a Cinnamon Roll at heart. So she’d like to coin the term Cinnadom...

Summary: Contemporary & Sapphic Romance Author Maude Winters goes Backstage with the Book Babes for a fantastic conversation about switching between male female and sapphic romances, writing chaotic interconnected worlds and chasing plot bunnies Maude writes billionaire and royal romances as well as sapphic romances. She has too many ideas to contain and is constantly fighting off plot bunnies...

Summary: Canadian Romance Author Frances Everly goes Backstage with the Book Babes for a delightful chat about writing in multiple subgenres, the importance of a quality cover, and filling her well by meeting readers at book signing events. Frances writes contemporary romance in a variety of subgenres including rockstar, and sports romance under the name Frances Everly and she writes romantasy inc...