Send us a textContinuing with Non-Fiction Week!Ways to tap into the beautiful thing that is your brain - what a fun topic to discuss. with Dr Helen McKibben, the author of Drop: Making Great Decisions. Just listening to her talk. about how we all can simply be better mentally and physically is pretty much what we all need right now. About the book:Your brain is already equipped with everything you need to identify and make excellent decisions for yourself. If only you’ll learn how to let...

Send us a textWelcome to Non-Fiction Week!An incredible journey has been told in Mansur Nurdel's book One More Mountain and I was honored to discuss the book with him in our episode. And what a journey he'd endured, as well as the journey of writing the book. Definitely an autobiography to check out!About the book:This book is the inspirational true story of young man willing to risk it all.Since the Islamic Revolution began in 1979, millions of Iranians have fled to Turkey seeking refuge fro...

Send us a textContinuing with Women in Fiction Week!Author Deborah Swenson not only writes a romance, there's also time travel in her Desert Hills Trilogy. Yes, you read that right, time travel! Yet she is able to capture those two. tropes into a great Western Romance trilogy. We discussed her shift from writing nonfiction to the series full of great characters. About Till My Last Day, Book Two of the trilogy:Rebecca Young Ackerman was raised to be a prominent lady in Boston society in t...

Send us a textWelcome to another Women in Fiction Week!Calling herself an accidental author, Jeanne Cooney has been penning out two different cozy mystery series and nothing is stopping her for doing more and more! We discussed her journey to writing and some tips for new authors. About the book:Retired farmer Doris Day Anderson Connor and her quirky friends and relatives are solving crime in the Scandinavian-Lutheran farming community of Hallock, in the northwest corner of Minnesota.&nb...

Send us a textContinuing with Women in Fiction Week!Author Candace Simar expertly weaves a fictional story into actual historical events and I'm so excited for you listeners to get to know her work! With her Abercrombie series and Sister Lumberjack being the fifth book, Candace discusses her start in writing and her future works. About the book:Bottle fever has Nels Jensen by the throat. Swindled out of his summer’ s pay, he heads to the logging camps of Northern Minnesota, only to disco...

Send us a textWelcome to Women in Fiction Week!Author Deborah Wilde is such a beautiful and brilliant force of an author! I had a great time talking to her about her work and her approach with Big Demon Energy, an enemies-to-lovers urban fantasy that's sure to jump start with love for her work. Don't miss our episode!About the book:Aviva Fleischer hides a dangerous secret. She’s carefully concealing her infernal heritage, a.k.a. Cherry Bomb. Maybe it’s weird naming her demon side and referrin...

Send us a textAs part of the Rodeo in the Blood Series, author Jim Overstreet discusses the second book A Montana Inheritance and his plans for the rest of the series. A lifelong cowboy who knows all the absolute ins and outs of the rodeo life has given his writing talents into this fantastic series that you don't want to miss. About the book:A Montana Inheritance brings back all the rugged and passionate characters of the Rodeo in the Blood series for another drama-filled adventure. Fan...

Send us a textWhen PhD physicist W. Michael Farmer wanted to know more about one of biggest mysteries in the Southwest, he turned truths and facts into a book, thus starting his writing career into just what Western literature needed. Discussing his first in the two-book series Desperate Warrior, he discussed his approach in writing about history's fascinating character Chato, as well as his other works. About the book:In the untamed pages of history, the saga of Pedes-klinje-known to th...

Send us a textAuthor Valentina Cano Repetto, dialing in from her mill (yes, her mill!) in Italy and the inspiration behind her historical horror Sanctuary. We discussed her writing process with this incredible book as well as her upcoming works.About the book:Grief leaves a stain.Sibilla Fenoglio wants nothing more than to live with her husband in this run-down, derelict watermill. Uninhabited since the Renaissance after a mysterious disaster befell the previous owners, the mill requires exte...

Send us a textAuthor William Klem and his very interesting take on immortality gets explored in his novel Magglio Cervantes. We discussed his journey in writing this and future works. About the book:After the demise of his family he is destined to spend centuries traveling the earth. The cruel circumstances that leave him alone in the world also render him immortal. Struggling with internal turmoil he must find a way to go on . . . because anything is now possible.Adventuring and death-d...

Send us a textContinuing with Men in Fiction Week!Author Jaurice Smiley and his short story collection The Royal Gray Box is bound to have you intrigued by his work. And I hope our talk gets you excited to know about this amazing author!About the book:Another powerful, cultural pillar of work from author Jaurice Smiley — the creative mind behind the sensational superheroine tale, “Tourian.” This collection of short stories, however, is unlike any other… You’ll just have to read it to find out...

Send us a textWelcome to Men in Fiction Week!Author Jim Plath and I discuss his two main guardian angels being challenged in his novel The Descriers and his writing process for this book. He's an absolutely amazing author to watch out for!About the book:Powerful beings live among us. They have witnessed our past, and they can see the possibilities for our future.SPARROW knows THEO is a harsh judge of people. It has always been that way. Sparrow has never liked it, but it has made sense before...

Send us a textContinuing with Sci Fi Romance Week!Melissa Algood (a local to me author!) and I discussed writing characters and writing her Enhanced Being series that is sure to excite your reading journey! I had a great time just listening to her talk about her process and upcoming projects. About the book:Talitha is a twenty-five-year-old telepath that can read your mind, erase your memory, see your aura-and she's been on the run from the lab that created and continues to torture her f...

Send us a textWelcome to Sci Fi Romance Week!I had a great time recording with author Crystal Rose as we discussed her work Tarak's Torment, the first book in the Shifters of Valo Prime Series. We also talked about her writing process and journey, as well as the importance of cultural representation in her books. About the book:GabbyShould I be thankful about crash-landing on an alien planet? Probably not, but when the alternative was being abducted and sold as a slave, I'll take my chan...

Send us a textContinuing with Men in Fiction Week!Set during the Klondike gold rush of the 1900s, author J.P. Linde interweaves a couple of historical figures alongside a boy looking for his father in the book Fool's Gold. I had such a great time discussing his work in our episode! Please check out his book as well as our talk!About the book:J.P. Linde’s Fool’s Gold is a sweeping adventure story set in the wild days of the Yukon Gold Rush, as a desperate Wyatt Earp pursues author Jack London,...

Send us a textWelcome to Men in Fiction Week!Live Green or Die Hard. Author Don Carr's message through his environmental thriller The Midnight Rambler. We recorded at the beginning of this year and I was finally able to get our discussion through now! We talked about his inspiration to write this riveting thriller as well as his writing process. About the book:EPA Special Agent Sophie Grant’s pursuit of a toxic waste dumping cartel leads her to Italy’s Amalfi Coast and into the crosshair...

Send us a textContinuing with Women in Fiction Week!There's something about a place that holds so much history about family that makes you get so sunk in with author Helen Wand's book Echoes of Forgotten Places. We talked back in April and I'm still reeling in of how excited I was to meet and get to know Helen. Enjoy our talk, everyone!About the book:Follow the Lampert family and their neighbors into the twentieth century, amidst a tragic drowning, disastrous blizzard, and a fire that demolis...

Send us a textWelcome to Women in Fiction Week!Chasing your dreams is a mantra for sure while discussing author Rita Banks' writing and about her book Time to Lose. I had a great time talking about the romance genre and her journey to becoming an author.About the book:Time to Lose tells the story of Leanna Martinez and Damien Reed, whose paths unexpectedly intersect. As they navigate changing desires for career, family, friends, relationships, and unexpected love, you'll discover both these c...

Send us a textI had a great time discussing her work and writing process with author J.C. Murphey! Pulling elements of grief as well as dark fantasy, Don't Fear the Reaper is a book not to be missed. I hope you check out this episode as well as her book!About the book:For fans of the anime/manga Bleach, and dark fantasy works by Neil Gaiman, this one is for you…Life as a college student is hard. It’s even harder for Victor Rexford when a cult brings about the end of days via a botched summoni...

Send us a textAuthor of queer historical fiction and fantasy books Sebastian Nothwell carved out time to discuss the brilliant book that is Oak King Holly King. We had a blast discussing all things surrounding it and all things surrounding his works. About the book:Shrike, the Butcher of Blackthorn, is a legendary warrior of the fae realms. When he wins a tournament in the Court of the Silver Wheel, its queen names him her Oak King – a figurehead destined to die in a ritual duel to ...