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Books mentioned in this episode:

• Well Actually by Mazey Eddings
• The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides 
• The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
• The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware
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Thanks to Author James Ponti and the team at Simon & Schuster. In this episode, we talk about the newest release The Sherlock Society series, Hurricane Heist. 

Connect with James:

• Pre-order Hurricane Heist (Book Two)
• Purchase The Sherlock Society (Book One)
• Visit James's website
• James's Instagram

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Thanks to author Cassandra Moll for coming back to talk about her newest release, a hockey romance called The Boards Between Us.

• Purchase The Boards Between Us (on KU).
• Purchase Daring Destiny (on KU).
• Purchase Beautifully Broken (on KU).
• Follow Cassandra on Instagram.
• Cassandra's Website.

For links to the books discussed in this episode, click the link here to take you to the Google Doc to view the list.

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Thanks to author Noel Stark for joining me to talk about her debut novel Love, Camera, Action.

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• Purchase Love, Camera, Action
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• TikTok
• Website
• Newsletter

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Shout-Outs:

 @Soarinwithsarah and @Makslibrary

Books:

• Fortunate Misfortune 
• Chasing Headlines 
• Stick to Me 
• The Trouble with Love and Coaches 
• Tied Together 
• The Infinite Infinite 
• Liar Land 
• Wild and Wrangled 

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Thanks to author Sue Hincenbergs for joining me to talk about her debut, The Retirement Plan. 

Follow Sue Hincenbergs:

• Purchase The Retirement Plan
• Sue's Website
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Books discussed in the episode:

• My Darkest Prayer by SA Cosby
• Blacktop Wasteland by SA Cosby
• Get Shorty by Elmore Leonard
• Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter

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Thanks to Author Neal Lipschutz for coming on the podcast to talk about his debut thriller, No Write Way to Die, available anywhere books are sold July 8, 2025. 

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Thanks to author Sarah Blair for joining me to talk about open door sport's romance. Find her books here. 

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Thanks to MaKayla, known as @Makslibrary for joining me to talk about sport's romance.

Kristen's Picks:

• Desire or Defense by Leah Brunner 
• The Cheat Sheet by Sarah Adams
• The Fake Out Flex by Ash Kelly 
• Best Friend Power Play by Ash Kelly 
• The Crossover by Sarah Ward 
• The One with the Kiss Cam by Cindy Steel 

Mak's Picks:

• The Hard Way Home by CW Farnsworth and The Easy Way Out CW Farnsworth (open doo...

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Thanks to author Cassandra Moll for talking to me about her debut novel, Beautifully Broken.

Follow Cassandra:

• Purchase Beautifully Broken (On KU)
• Purchase Daring Destiny (On KU)
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• Website

Books mentioned in this episode:

• Lights Out by Navessa Allen
• Saving 6 by Chloe Walsh
• Binding 13 by Chloe Walsh
• The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah 

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Thank you to author Sasa Hawk for joining me to talk about her debut young adult romantasy novel Unlock the Dark. 

Links:

• Purchase Unlock the Dark
• Listen to the Unlock the Dark audiobook
• Follow Sasa on Instagram 
• Follow Sasa on Threads
• Sasa's website

Books mentioned:

• Road of Bones by Demi Winters
• Girl who fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh
• Sorcery of Thrones by Margaret Rogerson

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• Desperate Haste by Rebecca Wrights
• Secret or Shutout by Leah Brunner
• Love in the Time of Conversation Hearts by Allie Samberts and Hannah Bird
• Rachel Lewis Release 
• Love Creek by Sarah Blair
• Natalia Williams 
• The Trouble With Love and Coaches by Harriet Ashford
• Holiday Love by Dr. Melissa Dymond
• Deeply Examined by Lexi Davis
• Please Be Mine by K. Sinko
• Unloved by Peyton Corinne
• Beg, Borrow, or Steal by Sarah Adams
• The Lov...

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Thanks to Paige Woodrow who you may know as  @lostinthepaigeofabook and @maasbluey on Instagram. 

We break down the fantasy novel Quicksilver by Callie Hart. This is a spoiler filled episode! 

Books mentioned in this episode:

• Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
• Stephanie Plum Series - One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
• Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
• A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
• Hannah Swensen series -...

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Thanks to Author Natalia Williams for joining me to talk about her latest release, Two to Tango.

Natalia's Books:

• Two to Tango (available on KU)
• Taking the Cake (available on KU)

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• Instagram
• Threads

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Thanks to author Bethany Rosa for joining me to talk about her books and writing process. 

Bethany's Books:

• Pursuit of Innocence (available on KU)
• Holidate Pursuit (available on KU)
• Dangerous Pursuit (available on KU)

Follow Bethany:

• Instagram
• Website
• Newsletter

**Note - I read Pursuit of Innocence, but Dangerous Pursuit was too spicy for me and I didn't finish the novel. **

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Books mentioned in this episode:

• A Flicker in the Dark by Staci Willingham
• The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena
• Only if You're Lucky by Staci Willingham
• All the Dangerous Things by Staci Willingham
• The Temporary Roomie by Sarah Adams
• The Off Limits Rule by Sarah Adams
• The Ex-Vows by Jessica Joyce
• The It Girl by Ruth Ware
• Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
• Midnight is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead

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Thanks to author Rachel Lewis for talking about her debut Yours, Unexpectedly and her new holiday novella, out now - Merrily Yours.

Follow Rachel:

• Yours, Unexpectedly (available on KU)
• Merrily Yours (available on KU)
• Website
• Follow Rachel on Instagram

Books Mentioned in this episode:

• Unsteady by Peyton Corinne
• Unloved by Peyton Corinne
• Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood
• The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
• The Rom-...

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Holiday Picks:

• Christmas Presents by Lisa Unger
• The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter
• Faking Christmas by Cindy Steel
• Emergency Contact by Lauren Layne and Anthony LeDonne
• Cabin Mate by Leah Brunner
• Season's Schemings by Katie Bailey
• Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borison
• All I Want is You by Falon Ballard
• A Risk Worth Taking by Jessica Joyce
• Merrily Yours by Rachel Lewis
• Christmas by Design by Allie Samberts

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Thanks to young adult author Kort Combe for joining me to talk about Calm Before the Score. We cover all things Ryan and Violet, her plans for the series as a whole, what she's reading, and more!

Stay in touch with Kort:

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A special thanks to our sponsor, Aliah Wright, the author of Now You Owe Me.

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