If you are new to the Historical Romance genre and are looking for book recommendations to add to your TBR, then tune into this episode. 

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#399 Book Recommendation: Historical Romance Tag

In this episode, my guest Kini Allen shares her love for Kristen Ashley. We chat about Kristen's backlist and what books you should add to your TBR. 

#398: Author Spotlight: Kristen Ashley

Today I have a podcast recommendation for you to listen at your leisurely. Consensual Podcast is a romance fiction podcast with two fun seasons that are complete so you can binge on.

#397 Podcast Recommendation: Consensual Podcast

Today’s guest is Alison Cochrun. Alison is a debut author who recently published The Charm Offensive. The Charm Offensive is a Queer Bachelor-esque reality TV, where the Bachelor falls in love with his producer. There is great representation of mental health and sexual identity spectrum. This book is a must read and you should add it to your TBR. In this interview, Alison and I chat about her book writing process, dating shows and some fun book recommendations. BOOKS RECOMMENDED: The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun  The Guncle by Steven Rowley Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon  CONNECT WITH ALISON COCHRUN Instagram Website  Twitter  SUPPORT THE WHAT TO READ NEXT PODCAST! If you’re enjoying the show, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts.  Or you can subscribe to the show on Spotify. Spread the love. And if you liked this episode, share it with your friends   FROLIC PODCAST NETWORK  What to Read Next Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!    CONNECT WITH LAURA YAMIN  WhattoReadNextBlog.com

Author Interview: The Charm Offensive with Alison Cochrun

#398 Book Recommendations: Boobies & Noobies Autobuy Authors

#400 Author Interview: Stefanie London

Today our podcast guest is Tessa Bailey,  Tessa Bailey writes high heat romance. Her latest is It Happened One Summer, which is an Alexis Rose (Schitt’s Creek) re-imagining set in a fishing town in the Pacific Northwest. In this interview, we chat about the next book in the series and our shared love for Tessa’s book recommendation.   BOOKS RECOMMENDED: It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey  The Sweetest Fix by Tessa Bailey  Love at First by Kate Clayborn   CONNECT WITH TESSA BAILEY  Website  Instagram  TikTok  SUPPORT THE WHAT TO READ NEXT PODCAST! If you’re enjoying the show, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts.  Or you can subscribe to the show on Spotify. Spread the love. And if you liked this episode, share it with your friends   FROLIC PODCAST NETWORK  What to Read Next Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!    CONNECT WITH LAURA YAMIN  WhattoReadNextBlog.com

#393 Author Interview: It Happened One Summer, by Tessa Bailey

Today’s guest is Sophia Benoit. Sophia is a sex and relationship columnist at GQ. In this interview, we chat about her collection of essays Well, This is Exhausting.  We also dive deep in our shared passion for historical romance.    BOOKS RECOMMENDED Well, This is Exhausting by Sophia Benoit Cat Sebastian Tessa Dare The Bridgerton by Julia Quinn If I Only Had a Duke by Lenora Bell Stacey Reid The Wllde series Eloisa James Elizabeth Hoyt Love is a Rogue by Lenora Bell Vivienne Lorret Her Night with a Duke by Diana Quincy The Viscount Made Me Do It by Diana Quincy CONNECT WITH SOPHIA BENOIT Twitter Newsletter  Website   SUPPORT THE WHAT TO READ NEXT PODCAST! If you’re enjoying the show, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts.  Or you can subscribe to the show on Spotify. Spread the love. And if you liked this episode, share it with your friends   FROLIC PODCAST NETWORK  What to Read Next Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!    CONNECT WITH LAURA YAMIN  WhattoReadNextBlog.com

#391 Author Interview: Well, This is Exhausting by Sophia Benoit

Today’s author interview is contemporary romance author Melonie Johnson. In this interview, we chat about all things romance, romcom’s meet-cutes, and her latest release Too Good to Be Real. Tune in to hearing Melonie’s romance recommendations.   BOOKS  RECOMMENDED Johanna Lindsey Nancy Drew Sweet Valley High by Francine Pascal Tessa Dare Evie Dunmore Laura Kinsale Lenora Bell Too Good To  Be Real by Melonie Johnson Hang the Moon by Alexandria Bellefleur Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert CONNECT WITH MELONIE JOHNSON The Writing Lush Instagram Instagram Website   SUPPORT THE WHAT TO READ NEXT PODCAST! If you’re enjoying the show, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts.  Or you can subscribe to the show on Spotify. Spread the love. And if you liked this episode, share it with your friends   FROLIC PODCAST NETWORK  What to Read Next Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!    CONNECT WITH LAURA YAMIN  WhattoReadNextBlog.com

Author Interview: Too Good to Be Real by Melonie Johnson

Today’s guest is author Suzanne Park. In this interview, Suzanne Park shares her journey as a stand-up comedian, what led her to fiction writing and some great book recommendations to add to your TBR.   BOOKS RECOMMENDED: So We Meet Again by Suzanne Park Sunny Song will Never Be Famous by Suzanne Park Loathe at First Sight by Suzanne Park The Perfect Escape by Suzanne Park  The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan  The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren  People We  Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry  The  Heart Principle by Helen Hoang The Rehearsals by Annette Christie Mom Jeans and Other Mistakes by Alexa Martin    CONNECT WITH SUZANNE PARK Instagram Twitter Website  SUPPORT THE WHAT TO READ NEXT PODCAST! If you’re enjoying the show, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts.  Or you can subscribe to the show on Spotify. Spread the love. And if you liked this episode, share it with your friends   FROLIC PODCAST NETWORK  What to Read Next Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!    CONNECT WITH LAURA YAMIN  WhattoReadNextBlog.com

#389 Author Interview: So We Meet Again by Suzanne Park

Today’s guest is Thriller Author Samantha Downing. In this interview, we chat about how reading Gone Girl led her to start writing thrillers. Her latest For Your Own Good is out and it is a thrilling ride that you should add to your TBR. In this interview, Samantha recommends the latest thrillers that you should add to your TBR.    BOOKS RECOMMENDED: For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing You Love Me by Caroline Kepnes  Local Women Missing by Mary Kubica Her Perfect Life by Hank Phillipi Ryan  The Stranger in the Mirror by Liv Constantine  CONNECT WITH SAMANTHA DOWNING Website  Instagram Facebook    SUPPORT THE WHAT TO READ NEXT PODCAST! If you’re enjoying the show, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts.  Or you can subscribe to the show on Spotify. Spread the love. And if you liked this episode, share it with your friends   FROLIC PODCAST NETWORK  What to Read Next Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!    CONNECT WITH LAURA YAMIN  WhattoReadNextBlog.com

#388: Samantha Downing Recommends the Latest Thriller Books to Add to Your TBR

Today on the podcast, our guest is Historical Romance author Sophie Jordan. This summer, Sophie released two books: YA Historical Romance novel Sixteen Scandals and her new adult Historical Romance series with  The Duke Goes Down. In this interview, we chat about historical romance, some banana plots, and some awesome book recommendations.    BOOKS RECOMMENDED: Sixteen Scandals by Sophie Jordan  The Duke Goes Down by Sophie Jordan  The Scandal of it All by Sophie Jordan  The Rogue Files by Sophie Jordan  Johanna Lindsey The Viscount Made Me Do it by Diana Quincy  The Pool Boy by Nikki Sloane  Last Light by Claire Kent  Robin Lovett Alien Quarantine Rescue by Robin Lovett   CONNECT WITH SOPHIE JORDAN  Instagram Twitter Website   SUPPORT THE WHAT TO READ NEXT PODCAST! If you’re enjoying the show, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts.  Or you can subscribe to the show on Spotify. Spread the love. And if you liked this episode, share it with your friends   FROLIC PODCAST NETWORK  What to Read Next Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!    CONNECT WITH LAURA YAMIN  WhattoReadNextBlog.com

#387 Sophie Jordan shares some Historical Romance and Post-Apocalyptic Romance Recommendations

Today’s interview is with Karin Slaughter. Karin writes page-turning, edge-of-your-seat books that will keep you guessing until the end. Growing up Karin was incentivized to write and even at the age of six, she was writing murder stories. In this interview, we chat about how Karin incorporated the pandemic in her latest False Witness. Tune in to hear Karin’s book recommendations. BOOKS RECOMMENDED: Blindsighted by Karin Slaughter  False Witness by Karin Slaughter  Last Girl Ghosted by Lisa Unger  Bailey Weggins Series by Kate White  Roar by Cecilia Ahern  P.S. I Love You by Cecilia Ahern How the Words is Passed by Clint Smith    CONNECT WITH KARIN SLAUGHTER Website  Instagram Facebook   SUPPORT THE WHAT TO READ NEXT PODCAST! If you’re enjoying the show, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts.  Or you can subscribe to the show on Spotify. Spread the love. And if you liked this episode, share it with your friends   FROLIC PODCAST NETWORK  What to Read Next Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!    CONNECT WITH LAURA YAMIN  WhattoReadNextBlog.com 

#386 How Karin Slaughter started writing murder stories when she was a child? Author Interview: Karin Slaughter.

Today I am chatting with my friend and author Chloe Liese.  If you have been on BookTok, you will see a surge of Spicy Romances. In this episode, we share our own recommendations of high-heat romances. These books are rated R or even NC-17. Feel free to add them to your TBR.    BOOKS RECOMMENDED: Only When It’s Us by Chloe Liese  Always Only You by Chloe Liese Ever After Always by Chloe Liese With You Forever by Chloe Liese People We Meet in Vacation by Emily Henry  Erin McLellan The Beast of Beswick by Amalie Howard  Neon Gods by Katee Robert For Real by Alexis Hall  The Professional by Kresley Cole Beautiful Player by Christina Lauren  The Idea of You by Robinne Lee The Pool Boy by Nikki Sloane  The Marriage Game by CD Reiss  Masters and Mercenaries by Lexi Blake The Boss by Abigail Barnette   CONNECT WITH CHLOE LIESE Instagram Website   SUPPORT THE WHAT TO READ NEXT PODCAST! If you’re enjoying the show, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts.  Or you can subscribe to the show on Spotify. Spread the love. And if you liked this episode, share it with your friends   FROLIC PODCAST NETWORK  What to Read Next Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!    CONNECT WITH LAURA YAMIN  WhattoReadNextBlog.com 

#385 Book Recommendations: High Heat Romance (SPICY ROMANCE)

Today’s author interview is with Lynn Constantine, one part of the writing duo of Liv Constantine. In this interview, we chat about how they landed their book deal which was the blockbuster The Last Mrs. Parrish. We also chat about their latest book The Stranger in the Mirror and how to use amnesia as a device plot.  Tune in to find out Lynne’s books recommendations.   BOOKS RECOMMENDED The Stranger in the Mirror by Liv Constantine  LC Shaw  Nancy Drew  Agatha Christie  Sydney Sheldon Dean Koontz  The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine  The Network by LC Shaw  Klara and the Sun by Kazou Ishiguro The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller  Local Girl Missing by Mary Kubica Survive the Night by Riley Sagar  CONNECT WITH LIV CONSTANTINE Website Instagram    SUPPORT THE WHAT TO READ NEXT PODCAST! If you’re enjoying the show, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts.  Or you can subscribe to the show on Spotify. Spread the love. And if you liked this episode, share it with your friends   FROLIC PODCAST NETWORK  What to Read Next Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!    CONNECT WITH LAURA YAMIN  WhattoReadNextBlog.com 

#384: What led Liv Constantine to get The Last Mrs. Parrish published? Author Interview: Lynne Constantine

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