Love Letters and Books

Episodes

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  79: Marriage-in-Crisis Romance with Ambar Cordova's New Book Until We Break 02.11.2026 1h 16m

  Romance author Ambar Cordova returns to the Love Letters and Books podcast to discuss sharing her vulnerable “Behind the Pages” journey of reconnecting with herself, motivated by therapy, reader encouragement, and hopes of reviving her writing spark after an incredibly challenging year. She introduces her new book, Until We Break, a dual-timeline romance about a decade-long marriage that fractures under external stressors. This book is a journey of rebuilding through communication, couples therapy, and “dating” again. Ambar answers reader questions about legacy, navigating people committed to misunderstanding you, and her well-being amid separation and divorce. She reads a thank-you love letter to the bookish community and shares that Until We Break releases November 3 in ebook, paperback, and Audible-exclusive audio.Connect with Love Letters and BooksTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lovelettersandbooks Threads: https://www.threads.com/@lovelettersandbooksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovelettersandbooks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovelettersandbookspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveLettersandBooksPodcast Write me a love letter: lovelettersandbookspodcast@gmail.comConnect with Ambar CordovaTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@authorambarcordova Threads: https://www.threads.com/@acordovabooks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acordovabooks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556977405552 Website: https://www.acordovabooks.com/
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  78: Nicole Nash on Writing Her Spicy Small-Town Lumberjack Romance While Living with MS 26.10.2026 1h 1m

  Canadian contemporary romance author Nicole Nash joins the Love Letters and Books podcast to share her path toward publication, writing high-spice small-town romances about lumberjacks while navigating postpartum identity shifts, querying, and a chronic illness. Nicole discusses how Tessa Bailey’s Fangirl Down and Bailey Hannah’s Wells Ranch Series influenced her reading life and writing, including the role of intimacy and communication in romance. She then recounts her long road to a multiple sclerosis diagnosis, the medical dismissal she faced, and the ongoing uncertainty of symptoms and caregiving. Nicole closes with a love letter to herself eight months after her diagnosis, honoring grief, support, and resilience.Connect with Love Letters and BooksTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lovelettersandbooks        Threads: https://www.threads.com/@lovelettersandbooksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovelettersandbooks/    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovelettersandbookspodcast      YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveLettersandBooksPodcast    Write me a love letter: lovelettersandbookspodcast@gmail.comConnect with Nicole NashTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nicolenashwrites Threads: https://www.threads.com/@nicolenashwrites Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicolenashwrites/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61594189085925Website: https://www.nicolenashwrites.com/
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  77: Ventura Baddies Book Club: Building Community Through Dark Romance 19.10.2026 43m

  Suzy, one of the founders of VTA (Ventura) Baddies Book Club, joins the Love Letters and Books podcast to discuss creating an in-person community for women who love dark, “unhinged” romance and “highlight red flags and call it romance.” Suzy shares her journey of going from not being a reader to founding the club with four attendees, growing it into weekly (now at capacity) and monthly meetups, and expanding into markets and “blind date with a book.” We discuss stigma around dark romance, using trigger warnings, how group discussion shifts perspectives, and how fiction can help readers process trauma without judgment. Suzy reads a love letter to her younger self about finding books, pouring back into herself, finding confidence, and building community after years focused on motherhood.Connect with Love Letters and BooksTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lovelettersandbooks Threads: https://www.threads.com/@lovelettersandbooksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovelettersandbooks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovelettersandbookspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveLettersandBooksPodcast Write me a love letter: lovelettersandbookspodcast@gmail.comConnect with Ventura Baddies Book ClubTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@vta.baddies.bookThreads: https://www.threads.com/@vta_baddiesbookclubInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/vta_baddiesbookclub/
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  76: Survivorship, Stigma, Hope, and Healing: A Love Letter From Me to You 14.10.2026 32m

  I sat down today with no script, no notes, just wanting to share from my heart. This is an episode about trauma survivorship. Some of it might be relatable, some of it may not resonate, but it is raw, vulnerable, and very much an honest share about disclosure, harm, trauma, healing, grace, forgiveness, and most of all, hope. I’m not speaking to you as an expert—I’m sharing from my soul. Wherever this episode finds you, my intention is that you feel safe, seen, and heard, and that my words, however lacking in eloquence, remind you that there is a space in the world that is meant to hold all of you and your story, and that you are not alone.Connect with Love Letters and BooksTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lovelettersandbooks Threads: https://www.threads.com/@lovelettersandbooksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovelettersandbooks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovelettersandbookspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveLettersandBooksPodcast Write me a love letter: lovelettersandbookspodcast@gmail.com
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  75: K. Webster on Taboo Storytelling, Reader Trust, The Wild and The Otherverse 12.10.2026 50m

  USA Today bestselling author K. Webster returns to the podcast to talk candidly about creative exploration alongside real-life expectations, caregiving, and burnout. She shares some of her simple self-care practices as well as reflections on finding small moments of joy in unexpected places. Kristi explains her method of building long-term reader loyalty by consistently delivering on promises, engaging with readers, and being open to challenging herself as a writer. We talked about some reader favorites like Devon and Reed from The Wild, as well as Hale and Whispers and Roars. Kristi explains the perks of the K. Webster online bookstore and the K Club on Patreon, where she introduces monthly 10,000-word Forbidden Flings and the bite-sized Otherverse multiverse stories voted on by fans. She also teases an upcoming dark fantasy duet and another Wild-world book, and shares what she’s reading and what genres she hopes to write next.Connect with Love Letters and BooksTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lovelettersandbooks Threads: https://www.threads.com/@lovelettersandbooksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovelettersandbooks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovelettersandbookspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveLettersandBooksPodcast Write me a love letter: lovelettersandbookspodcast@gmail.comConnect with K. WebsterTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@authorkwebster Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorkwebster/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorkwebster Website: https://authorkwebster.com/
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  74: Tylor Paige on Camera Stays On: Found Footage and Horror Romance 05.10.2026 48m

  USA Today best-selling author Tylor Paige is back to discuss her horror romance novel Camera Stays On, releasing October 6! Tylor and I discuss common themes throughout her books, but we also talk about how she's been experimenting creatively. She explains how Camera Stays On differs from Good For Her despite both being set on movie sets. Camera Stays On is heavier horror with no comedy. Tylor shares her personal experience with anxiety-related stuttering that informed Andy’s stutter, her transition from working in a factory to traditional publishing, lessons about trusting readers, and her upcoming 1980s trilogy pitched as “John Hughes meets Satanic Panic.”Connect with Love Letters and BooksTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lovelettersandbooks Threads: https://www.threads.com/@lovelettersandbooksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovelettersandbooks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovelettersandbookspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveLettersandBooksPodcast Write me a love letter: lovelettersandbookspodcast@gmail.comConnect with Tylor PaigeTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tylorpaige Threads: https://www.threads.com/@tylorpaige_author Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tylorpaige_author/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/376190999768893/ Website: https://www.tylorpaige.com/
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  73: Our Favorite Audiobook Recs and The Unseen by Ali Roberts Comes to Audiobook 28.09.2026 41m

  Author Ali Roberts returns to share major news: her book The Unseen (first released June 2025) is becoming an audiobook, with After Hours and After A Killer also planned for audio! We talk about what we’re most excited to hear—especially Austin’s unhinged internal monologues and his interactions with Olivia and Dr. Alfie. We also have a sneak peek clip of The Unseen audiobook, which releases on October 1, 2026, on all platforms (Audible, Apple, Spotify, etc.), with pre-orders available now, while the ebook and print are available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. We also talk about some of our favorite audiobooks, including L.J. Shen’s Bad Bishop (and Twisted Pawn), Claire Kent’s post-apocalyptic Last Light, and Amy Daws’ rom-com Wait With Me, with shout-outs to standout narrators and listener recommendations.Connect with Love Letters and BooksTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lovelettersandbooks Threads: https://www.threads.com/@lovelettersandbooksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovelettersandbooks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovelettersandbookspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveLettersandBooksPodcast Write me a love letter: lovelettersandbookspodcast@gmail.comConnect with Ali RobertsTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@authoraliroberts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authoraliroberts/Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/authoraliroberts/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AuthorAliRoberts
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  72: Kate Cole, Her New Book High Voltage, Women in the Trades Romance, and Redefining HEAs 21.09.2026 59m

  Romance author Kate Cole joins the Love Letters and Books podcast to discuss her unapologetically feminist Women in Trades romance series, which centers women in male-dominated professions and gently challenges stereotypes about tradespeople, gender roles, and sexuality. We talk about Kate’s lyrical, music-infused novel High Voltage—featuring electrician Greta and professor Ellis—as an opposites-attract romance with letter writing, a mid-to-late-30s crossroads, and a focus on intimacy, communication, and the orgasm gap. Cole shares real workplace experiences of being the only woman on a crew, as well as themes such as reproductive autonomy and broader misconceptions about blue-collar work, money, and intellect. She also reflects on starting to publish at 48, making space for creativity, and offering HEAs that don’t require marriage or babies. Cole reads a love letter about purpose, resilience, and living by kindness. Her new book High Voltage releases on September 26th!Connect with Love Letters and BooksTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lovelettersandbooks Threads: https://www.threads.com/@lovelettersandbooksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovelettersandbooks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovelettersandbookspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveLettersandBooksPodcast Write me a love letter: lovelettersandbookspodcast@gmail.comConnect with Kate ColeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/katecoleauthor/ Website: https://www.katecoleauthor.com/
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  71: Transactional Dark Romance: Author CJ North and Her New Book What’s Beneath 14.09.2026 44m

  Author CJ North returns to Love Letters and Books to discuss What’s Beneath, a post-apocalyptic transactional dark romance set years after a world-ending pandemic. CJ introduces Nyx and her sister Skye, who survive in a remote cabin while managing Skye’s hypothyroidism with scarce, improvised medicine, forcing Nyx into increasingly compromising choices to keep them alive. Inspired by The Walking Dead and a desire to portray chronic illness in a post-medicine world, CJ explores vulnerability, survival, and what happens when people hide their pain “beneath the surface.” The conversation dives into Nyx’s secrecy, the morally gray dynamic with masked MMC Rattle, and the book’s spiritual, mythic elements tied to obsession, ritual, and identity. They also discuss the cultish settlement Bright Meadow’s takeover, shifting power dynamics, women’s agency, and the consequences men fail to anticipate. What’s Beneath releases September 24 on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited.Connect with Love Letters and BooksTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lovelettersandbooks Threads: https://www.threads.com/@lovelettersandbooksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovelettersandbooks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovelettersandbookspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveLettersandBooksPodcast Write me a love letter: lovelettersandbookspodcast@gmail.comConnect with CJ NorthTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cj_north_writes Threads: https://www.threads.com/@cj_north_writesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575075535014# Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cj_north_writes/
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  70: Blue Jean Summer with Maggie Gates: Marriage of Convenience, Found Family, and Learning to Receive 07.09.2026 36m

  Author Maggie Gates joins Love Letters and Books to discuss Blue Jean Summer, a cowboy marriage-of-convenience romance set on the Wilder Estate in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. Hayes Wilder must marry to inherit his grandfather’s land and protect it from his half-brother, so he strikes a deal with childhood friend Katherine, the current Miss Virginia. Follow their journey of falling in love one summer as they navigate grief, abandonment, and the masks they wear to get through the world. Gates highlights themes of being held (physically and emotionally), partnership, trust, and learning to accept care—as shown in Hayes’s protective “my wife” moments and Katherine’s struggle to believe she deserves care. The episode teases the next Wilder Estate book, Steel-Toed Slow Dance, and shares release dates and upcoming events for Blue Jean Summer and Smoke Ring.Connect with Love Letters and BooksTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lovelettersandbooks Threads: https://www.threads.com/@lovelettersandbooksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovelettersandbooks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovelettersandbookspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveLettersandBooksPodcast Write me a love letter: lovelettersandbookspodcast@gmail.comConnect with Maggie GatesTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@authormaggiegates Threads: https://www.threads.com/@authormaggiegates Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authormaggiegates Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/authormaggiegates/Website: https://maggiegates.com/
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  69: Wild With You: Romanticizing Your Life and Starting Over with Your Hopeful Romantic 31.08.2026 40m

  Ceilidh returns to Love Letters and Books direct from the Bailey Hannah headquarters to talk about Wild With You by Lynsey Harper. This is a Canadian ranch romance about Josie who wrestles with belonging and choosing a relationship that supports adventure. Lynsey shares a love letter about worthiness, hope, and love in all its forms. Ceilidh and I discuss her recent experience moderating an in-person author event in Alberta—hosted by romance author Lynsey Harper—alongside Canadian authors C.N. Rudy, Tamara Rene, Tanisha Headley, and Kylie Waechter. We cover a lot of ground in this episode, including speaking our dreams out loud and showing up when opportunities arise, romanticizing your life through presence, and slowing down.Connect with Love Letters and BooksTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lovelettersandbooks Threads: https://www.threads.com/@lovelettersandbooksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovelettersandbooks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovelettersandbookspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveLettersandBooksPodcast Write me a love letter: lovelettersandbookspodcast@gmail.comConnect with Ceilidh aka @yourhopefulromanticTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yourhopefulromantic Threads: https://www.threads.com/@yourhopefulromantic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourhopefulromantic/
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  68: She’s the Stalker Romance Books with Tawnya Torres: Writing Women Who Break the Rules 24.08.2026 39m

  Romance author Tawnya Torres returns to the Love Letters and Books podcast to discuss all of our favorite books where SHE is the stalker! Tawnya’s book, A Taste of Candy, was my introduction to this sub-genre. Her book flipped the Haunting Adeline-style dynamic, making the woman the stalker. We discuss how FMC stalkers challenge restrictive gender roles and relationship dynamics. I share my “She’s the Stalker” reading list, including Cracked Ice by K.D. Cureton, The Wrong Catch by C.R. Jane, The Blood We Crave by Monty Jay, and Empire of Hate by Rina Kent. Tawnya also talks about leaving a toxic job that crushed her creativity, regaining her writing spark, and teasing her upcoming Halloween release, The Patience of Alligator Teeth, a New Orleans-set literary horror/Gothic romance about a kidnapped cook caring for a criminal family’s ill daughter in the bayou.Connect with Love Letters and BooksTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lovelettersandbooks Threads: https://www.threads.com/@lovelettersandbooksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovelettersandbooks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovelettersandbookspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveLettersandBooksPodcast Write me a love letter: lovelettersandbookspodcast@gmail.comConnect with Tawnya TorresTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tawnyewestwriter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tawnye_westwriter/
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  67: Allie Lasky Returns to Talk Instigator: ADHD, Caretaking, Trust, and an Online Friendship Turned Romance 17.08.2026 42m

  Sports romance author Allie Lasky joins the Love Letters and Books podcast to discuss Instigator, book six in the Boston Grizzlies Hockey Club series, centered on a grumpy, misunderstood team captain and longtime caretaker who discovers he’s autistic while confronting years of romantic relationship trauma and learning to receive support. The FMC is a 43-year-old billionaire tech genius with ADHD navigating perimenopause and a lifelong pattern of seeking validation through work and attention. Today we’re touching on joy, therapy, disability representation, and the book’s heightened spice, plus Lasky’s busy release and event schedule, with Instigator out August 14, followed by One Timer in September and Delay of Game in December to finish the series.Connect with Love Letters and BooksTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lovelettersandbooks Threads: https://www.threads.com/@lovelettersandbooksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovelettersandbooks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovelettersandbookspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveLettersandBooksPodcast Write me a love letter: lovelettersandbookspodcast@gmail.comConnect with Allie LaskyTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@allielasky Threads: https://www.threads.com/@allielaskyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/allielasky/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allielasky/ Website: https://www.allielasky.com
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  66: Allie Martina on Zipless and Romance Without Shame 10.08.2026 50m

  Allie Martina, host of the Zipless podcast and an audiobook narrator of more than 75 novels, joins Love Letters and Books to share the origins of Zipless and how romance reading and narration helped her embrace women’s desire without shame, tracing the term “zipless” back to Erica Jong’s Fear of Flying and the “zipless” concept that shaped her understanding of women’s sexuality and feminism. The conversation explores curiosity, community, and how romance can be healing, especially for trauma survivors, through the promise of a happy ending and being seen and believed. Allie discusses her voice-acting background, including DC Universe Online roles under the name Kelly Houston. We perform a cold-read duet from When the Smoke Clears by Steffanie Blais, and Allie closes with a love letter to her younger self about self-worth, consent, and choosing joy.Connect with Love Letters and BooksTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lovelettersandbooks Threads: https://www.threads.com/@lovelettersandbooksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovelettersandbooks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovelettersandbookspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveLettersandBooksPodcast Write me a love letter: lovelettersandbookspodcast@gmail.comConnect with Allie Martina and Zipless PodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/allie.martina.narrator/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ziplesspodcastFacebook: https://www.instagram.com/ziplesspodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3lnlPYUm6cmzFnMIVn5R8T?si=2ef880d9747e4b8c Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/zipless/id1783404985 Website: https://www.ziplesspodcast.com/
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  65: Valentina Burns on The Rose City Series, Found Family, and Writing Our Own Happy Endings 03.08.2026 52m

  Romance author Valentina Burns joins the Love Letters and Books podcast to discuss her debut four-book Rose City series. She explores the romance genre’s healing promise of a happy ending as a way to challenge the belief that happiness is only for certain people, and explains how she writes messy, human characters navigating trauma, survivorship, fear, and the courage to believe you deserve more. Valentina describes the Rose City world—two “matchmaking” apartments above Bowie's bar in Portland—blending Friends-style banter with This Is Us emotional nuance through an interconnected found-family arc. She outlines the series (Finding Home, Finding Freedom, Finding Forever, and Finding Redemption) then reads a love letter to her younger self about surviving darkness, letting love in, and walking towards that happy ending she used to read about.Connect with Love Letters and BooksTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lovelettersandbooks Threads: https://www.threads.com/@lovelettersandbooksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovelettersandbooks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovelettersandbookspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveLettersandBooksPodcast Write me a love letter: lovelettersandbookspodcast@gmail.comConnect with Valentina BurnsTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@valentinaburnswrites Threads: https://www.threads.com/@valentinaburnswrites Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valentinaburnswrites Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/valentinaburnswrites Website: https://valentinaburns.com/
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  64: Hopecore and Romance Books: Exploring Regret, Starting Over, and One More Round with Amber Palmer 27.07.2026 41m

  Ceilidh of @Yourhopefulromantic is back for another Hopecore chat on regret—how it surfaces, changes with time, and can become a teacher rather than a life sentence. We’re discussing societal pressure, “shoulds,” identity shifts, and trusting intuition versus fear. The conversation pivots to Ceilidh’s book pick for this episode, One More Round by Amber Palmer, which explores grief, mental health, single parents, and a message that it’s never too late to start over. Amber also joins us with a love letter!Connect with Love Letters and BooksTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lovelettersandbooks Threads: https://www.threads.com/@lovelettersandbooksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovelettersandbooks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovelettersandbookspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveLettersandBooksPodcast Write me a love letter: lovelettersandbookspodcast@gmail.comConnect with Ceilidh aka @yourhopefulromanticTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yourhopefulromantic Threads: https://www.threads.com/@yourhopefulromantic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourhopefulromantic/
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  63: Ronnie Mathews on Melody Whispers: PTSD, Vulnerability, and Cozy Small-Town Romance 20.07.2026 45m

  Author Ronnie Matthews joins the Love Letters and Books podcast to discuss Melody Whispers and her approach to cozy, nostalgic small-town romance that balances witty banter with emotionally raw, character-driven healing arcs. Ronnie explains her “emotional damage” philosophy—taking readers from point A to point B by feeling every emotion with flawed characters—and pushes back on misconceptions that romance is poorly written or defined only by sex, emphasizing how the genre teaches empathy and connection. She unpacks Melody Whispers as a story of PTSD and accountability through Warren’s ongoing self-work and Harriet’s parallel journey through accidental pregnancy and holding onto her identity as a songwriter. Ronnie shares how her own mental health experiences and belief in vulnerability as bravery shape her books, reflects on debuting Those Two Words, previews a grittier secret project and her next book, Country Vows, and reads an emotional love letter to her younger self about surviving darkness, asking for help, and trusting your journey.Connect with Love Letters and BooksTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lovelettersandbooks Threads: https://www.threads.com/@lovelettersandbooksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovelettersandbooks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovelettersandbookspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveLettersandBooksPodcast Write me a love letter: lovelettersandbookspodcast@gmail.comConnect with Ronnie MathewsTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@author.ronniemathewsThreads: https://www.threads.com/@author.ronniemathewsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/author.ronniemathewsWebsite: https://www.ronniemathews.com/
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  62: Auto-Buy Authors: From Dark Romance Obsessions to Rom-Com Comfort Reads with Author Ali Roberts 13.07.2026 54m

  We're talking about our favorite auto-buy authors—those authors whose books we pre-order even though there’s no title, no blurb, and we have no idea who the characters are (We’re looking at you, Shantel Tessier!) Whether we love their writing style, the characters they create, or the wild universe they drop us into, these authors are always at the top of our list. We also have a love letter from my number one, auto-buy author of all time, Jennifer Ivy! My co-host Ali Roberts also gives an update on her recent book, After a Killer, a dark-ish romcom you won’t want to miss.Connect with Love Letters and BooksTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lovelettersandbooks Threads: https://www.threads.com/@lovelettersandbooksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovelettersandbooks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovelettersandbookspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveLettersandBooksPodcast Write me a love letter: lovelettersandbookspodcast@gmail.comConnect with Ali RobertsTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@authoraliroberts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authoraliroberts/Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/authoraliroberts/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AuthorAliRobertsAmazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Ali-Roberts/author/B0F8WVQN4M?ccs_id=6835f2d1-e411-4f9c-97c4-3cf9181e5d0dAuthors included in this episode:Ali HazelwoodJennifer IvyTessa BaileyMeghan QuinnPenelope DouglasStephanie ArcherShantel Tessier
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  61: Author J.M. Zamudio on Promises Between Us, Second Chances, and Regency Romance Yearning 06.07.2026 43m

  Regency romance author J.M. Zamudio returns to the Love Letters and Books podcast to discuss Promises Between Us, book two in the Cooper Sibling Scandals trilogy, available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. Picking up directly after Memories of You, the story shifts to Matthew Cooper and Lady Jasmine, whose explosive second-chance romance explores shared power, trust, and agency amid restrictive societal expectations. We talk tropes, pacing, spice as “action scenes with poetry,” and why Regency settings heighten yearning and stakes, plus Zamudio’s reflections on fear, imposter syndrome, and the importance of community.Connect with Love Letters and BooksTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lovelettersandbooks Threads: https://www.threads.com/@lovelettersandbooksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovelettersandbooks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovelettersandbookspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveLettersandBooksPodcast Write me a love letter: lovelettersandbookspodcast@gmail.comConnect with J.M. ZamudioWebsite: https://jmzamudio.my.canva.site/ Goodreads: goodreads.com/jmzamudioauthorFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/j.m.zamudio.author/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jmzamudioauthor/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jmzamudioauthor
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  60: Bailey Hannah on Love Wells Kept: Trust, Resilience, and Cowboy Romance 29.06.2026 43m

  Author Bailey Hannah returns to the Love Letters and Books podcast to discuss Love Wells Kept, the fifth and final book in her Wells Ranch series, an interconnected set of cowboy romance standalones about three brothers and ranch hands finding love. The new book follows Jackson, the middle brother, and his wife Kate—an established couple seen throughout the first four books—after Jackson suffers a horse accident, traumatic brain injury, and memory loss, forcing them to rebuild their marriage as he falls in love with his wife and kids again. We talk about choosing a marriage-in-crisis story, themes of trust, resilience, caretaking, and invisible grief, plus balancing heavy topics with humor, spice, and small romantic moments. Bailey also previews a surprise later this year, the October re-release of Christmas at Fox Ridge, and the Echo Lake series next spring. Love Wells Kept releases July 7 (US) and July 9 (UK).Connect with Love Letters and BooksTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lovelettersandbooks Threads: https://www.threads.com/@lovelettersandbooksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovelettersandbooks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovelettersandbookspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveLettersandBooksPodcast Write me a love letter: lovelettersandbookspodcast@gmail.comConnect with Bailey HannahTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@baileyhannahwrites Threads: https://www.threads.com/@baileyhannahwrites Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baileyhannahwrites Website: https://www.baileyhannahwrites.com/