Authors on the Air

Jennifer McMahon is the author of twelve novels, including the New York Times bestsellers Promise Not to Tell and The Winter People. Her latest book, My Darling Girl, is out now. Jennifer lives in Florida with her partner, Drea.
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Welcome to the second episode of the Thought Garden - on Air! Host Alexis Quintal, CEO and Owner of Rosarium PR & Marketing Collective has invited entrepreneurs who have a story to tell to bring out their inner author on this show.

Today's guest is Brittany Ranew, Author of Lion of Fire: Riley Jordan and the Fire Prophecies and also a real estate agent with Premier Sotheby's Global Real Estate. She shares with us how she is working on a trilogy of books while also selling homes as a full-time realtor!

Connect with Alexis on LinkedIn here: www.linkedin.com/in/alexisrquintal/
Learn more about Rosarium at www.rosarium.work

Connect with Brittany on LinkedIn here: www.linkedin.com/in/brittanyranewrealtor/
Learn more about Brittany by visiting www.brittanyranew.com

With over 10,000 hours of onscreen and stage acting, the former star of Guiding Light and One
Life to Live and has recently guest-starred in an upcoming Netflix Mini-Series, Gretzky’s Office,
American Dynasty, and the Emmy-winning The Men Who Built America. A certified coach and NLP
(Neurolinguistic Programming) Practitioner, Sonia is also a holistic health coach and certified
fitness instructor. Formerly, the president of the National Speakers Association NYC, Sonia also
founded Women's Empowerment Adventures, a company that combines a coaching workshop with a physical challenge such as kayaking, trapeze, and rock-climbing. She continues to offer Adventures through Moticise, as well as keynotes,
break-out sessions, and corporate presentations.

Actor, director and author Jon Lindstrom discusses AI, its importance in the actors' strike negotiations, and what distinguishes man from the machine with Authors on the Air Guest Host Kathy A. Norris.

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A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
👋 Helloooo swoon squad! I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily — and every week, I'm bringing you the best contemporary romance novels of 2023. Today on While You Were Reading, we’re talking with New York Times bestselling author Beverly Jenkins about her inspiring holiday romance, A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER.
everly Jenkins is the recipient of  Romance Writers of America Lifetime Achievement Award, the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award, and was nominated for the NAACP Image Award in Literature. She was featured in the documentary Love Between the Covers. Since the publication of Night Song in 1994, she has been leading the charge for inclusive romance.Tropes for A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER
💬 Small town 
♻️ Second chance romance🎄The magic of Xmas to make you fall in love
💚 Found family
Book Boyfriend Keeper Rating:  💍💍💍💍💍
Note: So many books, so little time! We only review 5-star books we 💗 LOVE💗 on While You Were Reading. The book boyfriend keeper rating is Lisa's ranking based on her experience as a former dating guru on whether or not she would personally date our hero in real life.  (If she were single, which she's not.) 😂💙  

📚 Episode TBR Pile:
A Christmas to Remember by Beverly Jenkins: https://books2read.com/AChristmasToRememberThe Blessings Series by Beverly Jenkins: https://amzn.to/3FOfukQExodusters by Nell Irvin Painter: https://books2read.com/ExodustersThe Trouble They Seen by Dorothy Sterling: https://amzn.to/3QHbclQIt Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey https://books2read.com/ItHappenedOneSummer
Georgie All Along by Kate Clayborn https://books2read.com/Georgie-AllAlong
RAFE by Rebekah Weatherspoon https://books2read.com/RAFE-Nanny
The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan: https://books2read.com/Christmas-BookshopThe Bruno Johnson Series by David Putnam: https://amzn.to/3u5z6hM
Everything by Theodora Taylor: https://amzn.to/49iOrvIThe Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily: https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge
📖 About A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER by Beverly Jenkins
NAACP nominee and USA Today bestselling author Beverly Jenkins returns to her beloved Blessings series with a Christmas wedding in the town of Henry Adams, Kansas.

Ever since Bernadine Brown bought the town of Henry Adams, her relationship with diner owner Malachi “Mal” July has had its share of ups and downs. But now they’re finally ready to say “I do.”
Or are they? As wedding preparations go into full swing, and families both local and extended begin to gather for the festivities, that long awaited walk down the aisle hits a speed bump that may derail everything.
But Mal and Bernadine’s relationship isn’t the only one being tested.
Preston Mays aka Brain, loves his girlfriend as much as he does physics but when she decides being a couple is no longer a good thing, his heart is broken. Will connecting with his bio dad’s family ease his pain?
Reverend Paula Grant has been patiently waiting for God to send her someone to share her life. When the town’s charming new chef arrives in town, she wonders if he could be the one.
And then there’s former mayor Riley Curry who throws a parade with his hog Cletus! There’s always a lot going on in Henry Adams, and this will be a Christmas to remember.

📖 About The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily
A laugh-out-loud hockey romantic comedy perfect for fans of Helena Hunting and Pippa Grant!
Buy The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy here.
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Welcome to the first episode of the Thought Garden - on Air! Host Alexis Quintal, CEO and Owner of Rosarium PR & Marketing Collective has invited entrepreneurs who have a story to tell come to bring out their inner author on this show. Our first guest is Mandy Schulis, Story and Mindset Strategist, Author, and Speaker. She shares with us her journey as an entrepreneur and the next book she is working on now. Connect with Alexis on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexisrquintal/
Learn more about Rosarium at www.rosarium.work
Connect with Mandy on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mandyschulis/
Learn more about Mandy's company at www.mandyschulis.com

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MIDNIGHT AT THE CHRISTMAS BOOKSHOP ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

👋 Helloooo swoon squad! I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily — and every week, I'm bringing you the best contemporary romance novels of 2023. Today on While You Were Reading, we’re talking with New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan about her charming holiday romance, MIDNIGHT AT THE CHRISTMAS BOOKSHOP.

Jenny Colgan is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous novels, including The Christmas Bookshop, The Bookshop on the Corner, Little Beach Street Bakery, and Christmas at the Cupcake Café. Jenny, her husband, and three children live in a genuine castle in Scotland.

Tropes for MIDNIGHT AT THE CHRISTMAS BOOKSHOP
💬 Small town 
♻️ Second chance romance📸 Tacky Americans in a foreign land🎄The magic of Xmas to make you fall in love

Book Boyfriend Keeper Rating:  💍💍💍💍
Note: So many books, so little time! We only review 5-star books we 💗 LOVE💗 on While You Were Reading. The book boyfriend keeper rating is Lisa's ranking based on her experience as a former dating guru on whether or not she would personally date our hero in real life.  (If she were single, which she's not.) 😂💙  
📚 Episode TBR Pile:
Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan: https://books2read.com/MidnightatXmasBookshopThe Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan: https://books2read.com/Christmas-Bookshop
The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan: https://books2read.com/BookshopOnTheCorner
The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan: https://books2read.com/BookshopOntheShore
The Little Beach Street Bakery by Jenny Colgan: https://books2read.com/Little-Beach-Street-BakerySpill the Sweet Tea by Lyra Parish: https://books2read.com/SpillSweetTeaEverything's Fine by Cecelia Rabess: https://books2read.com/EverythingsFine
The Guest Emma Cline: https://books2read.com/TheGuestThe Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily: https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge

📖 About MIDNIGHT AT THE CHRISTMAS BOOKSHOP by Jenny Colgan
Christmas comes early—far too early—to McCredie’s little Old Town bookshop in Edinburgh. It’s summer, but an American production company has decided that McCredie’s is the perfect location to film a very cheesy Christmas movie. After all, who can resist the charmingly narrow historic street with its Victorian grey stone buildings and warmly lit shop windows?
Carmen Hogan, the bookshop’s manager, is amused and a bit horrified by the goings-on, but the money the studio is paying is too good to pass up. She uses the little windfall from filming to create new displays and fend off a buyout offer from an obnoxious millionaire who wants to turn McCredie’s into a souvenir shop selling kilts made in China and plastic Nessies. Still reeling slightly from a breakup, Carmen’s not particularly looking forward to the holidays. But just as snow begins to fall and the lights of Christmas blink on, all sorts of lovely new possibilities present themselves…for McCredie’s bookstore, and for Carmen herself. 

📖 About The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily
A laugh-out-loud hockey romantic comedy perfect for fans of Helena Hunting and Pippa Grant!

Buy The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy here.

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Thanks for listening, subscribing and reviewing!

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SPILL THE SWEET TEA: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
👋 Helloooo swoon squad! Welcome to Season 2 of WHILE YOU WERE READING: a podcast for contemporary romance readers.
I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily — and every week, I'm bringing you the best contemporary romance novels of 2023. Today on While You Were Reading, we’ll be talking with the incredible Lyra Parish, about her brand new small town, second chance romance, SPILL THE SWEET TEA.
Lyra Parish is a hopeless romantic who enjoys creating characters who eventually find love. She likes to write Texas small-town romances (because she’s a fifth-generation Texan) along with action-packed romantic suspense. When she isn’t immersed in fictional worlds, you can find her on YouTube chatting about her self-publishing journey (The Courtney Project) or podcasting (Spread Those Pages) about romance books. Lyra is a Virgo who loves coffee, the great outdoors, authentic people, and living her best life with her hubby. You may or may not know her from when she co-wrote under the USA Today Bestselling pen name Kennedy Fox.
Tropes for SPILL THE SWEET TEA
💬 Small town romance
♻️ Second chance romance
💘 Enemies to lovers☀️ Grumpy sunshine
🚗 My boyfriend’s back 🕊️ The One Who Got Away🤫 Baby mama drama 
Book Boyfriend Keeper Rating: 5 💍💍💍💍💍
Note: So many books, so little time! We only review 5-star books we 💗 LOVE💗 on While You Were Reading. The book boyfriend keeper rating is Lisa's ranking based on her experience as a former dating guru on whether or not she would personally date our hero in real life.  (If she were single, which she's not.) 😂💙  

📚 Episode TBR Pile:Spill the Sweet Tea by Lyra Parish: https://books2read.com/SpillSweetTea
The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily: https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge
Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan (23:23): https://books2read.com/MidnightatXmasBookshop
The Trial of the Sun Queen by Nisha J. Tuli: https://books2read.com/TrialofSunQueenFearless Tarot: How to Give a Positive Reading in Any Situation by Elliot Adam: https://books2read.com/FearlessTarot
Modern Witch Tarot Deck: https://amzn.to/3PDidCg
Nanowrimo is coming this November! https://nanowrimo.org/
📖 About SPILL THE SWEET TEA by Lyra Parish
Some describe me as a quirky, free-spirited journalist who charges her crystals by moonlight.
They’re not wrong.
My instincts ensure I know everything that goes on in my small town. And not much surprises me. But when the man who destroyed my heart returns to care for his family’s business, I’m shaken to the core.
After our messy breakup, Hayden Shaw swore he’d never come back to Valentine, Texas.
Years later, I’m still trying to forget we ever existed.
Damn near impossible when he’s now everywhere.
A constant reminder of what could have been.
Rumors swirl about his true intentions, but a little gossip has never bothered me.
However, if winning over my heart is his end game, he can hang up his spurs because I won’t make the same mistake twice—or will I?
Warning: this romance book contains tons of southern sass, lots of woo-woo, and small-town gossip! Fade to black and cheating are not included.
Spill the Sweet Tea is a second chance, hate-to-love you, grumpy/sunshine contemporary small-town southern romance with rom-com vibes and a happily ever after.
📖 About The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily
A laugh-out-loud hockey romantic comedy perfect for fans of Helena Hunting and Pippa Grant!
Buy The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy here.
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Thanks for listening, subscribing and reviewing!

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YOU WITH A VIEW: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
👋 Helloooo swoon squad!
Welcome to While You Were Reading — a podcast for contemporary romance readers.
I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily — and every week, I'm bringing you the best contemporary romance novels of 2023. Today we’re talking with debut romantic comedy author Jessica Joyce about her fun new rom-com YOU WITH A VIEW.  Jessica lives happily-ever-ongoing with her husband and son in the Bay Area. When she’s not writing character-driven, realistic and relatable tales of millennials who are just Doing Their Best while falling in love, you can find her listening to one of her dozens of chaotically curated Spotify playlists, trying out a new skincare face mask, crying over cute animal TikToks, or watching the 2005 version of Pride & Prejudice.
YOU WITH A VIEW: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Tropes for YOU WITH A VIEW

♻️ Second chance romance
🧳 Forced proximity🚗 Romantic road trip
🥰 Enemies to lovers🛌 Only one bed
Book Boyfriend Keeper Rating: 4 1/2 💍💍💍💍
Note: So many books, so little time! We only review 5-star books we 💗 LOVE💗 on While You Were Reading. The book boyfriend keeper rating is Lisa's ranking based on her experience as a former dating guru on whether or not she would personally date our hero in real life.  (If she were single, which she's not.) 😂💙  

📚 Episode TBR Pile:
You With a View by Jessica Joyce: https://books2read.com/YouWithAViewThe Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily: https://books2read.com/CuttingEdgeThe Nanny by Lana Ferguson: https://books2read.com/TheNanny
Planes, Trains & All the Feels by Livy Hart: https://books2read.com/PlanesTrainsAllTheFeels
Something Wild and Wonderful by Anita Kelly: https://books2read.com/SomethingWildAndWonderful
Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren: https://books2read.com/TwiceInABlueMoon
The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren:  https://books2read.com/TrueLoveExperiment
📺 To Watch Pile!
Pride & Prejudice 2005: https://amzn.to/3O0eS0E
Letters to Juliet 2010: https://amzn.to/3PO25j4
📖 About YOU WITH A VIEW by Jessica Joyce
"Jessica Joyce is a new and forever fave!"—Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author of Love, Theoretically
Two high school enemies must reunite for a road trip inspired by their grandparents’ broken engagement in this electric debut romance.
Noelle Shepard is unemployed, living with her parents, and grieving the loss of her beloved grandmother when she discovers decades-old photos of Gram and a smitten man, tucked alongside a love letter. She creates a TikTok to search for the mystery man, which goes viral, and she’s shocked when his grandson responds—a man who happens to be her high school nemesis, Theo Spencer.
Noelle refuses to let Theo’s annoying accomplishments in adulthood—or his sexy smirk—stand in the way of meeting his grandfather and unlocking the secrets he knew about her gram as a young woman. When she learns that their plans to elope were thwarted, Noelle decides to take the honeymoon road trip they planned but never got to carry out. There’s a catch, though: Paul, Theo's grandfather, asks to come with her, and he insists that Theo join them.
It’ll be a miracle if they make it through the trip without Noelle throwing Theo out of the moving car—or the bed they end up sharing. As the miles tick by, the tension simmers hotter between them...until she discovers that Theo’s hiding a secret that could cause their tenuous relationship to end before it can restart.
About The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily
A laugh-out-loud hockey romantic comedy perfect for fans of Helena Hunting and Pippa Grant!
Buy The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy here.
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