Welcome back to Talk Spicy to Me: The podcast where two bestselling romance authors go rogue and talk all things romance: the good, the bad, the unbearably hot, and everything in between.

In Season 2, Episode 2, hosts Giana Darling and Kandi Steiner are back for a full solo episode covering real-life updates, spicy media recommendations, and a deep-dive discussion on building an author team as an indie author.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 – Welcome to Talk Spicy to Me

07:13 – Season Sponsors Shoutouts

07:34 – The Spice Report

08:35 – Heated Rivalry adaptation discussion

23:39 – Building an author team as an indie author

28:30 – Why delegation is necessary to scale

29:07 – Finding editors & designers

46:53 – The importance of a personal assistant

52:27 – Kandi's PA story & long-term growth

50:10 – Backlist Deep Dive: Jillian Dodd

01:09:57 – Book Club: A.L. Jackson

01:11:06 – Red & Green Flag

01:14:49 – Reader Question

BACKLIST DEEP DIVE

Author: Jillian Dodd

Series: The Keatyn Chronicles

Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0753CT91Q

BOOK CLUB PICK

A.L. Jackson

From Here to Eternity (Moonlit Ridge, Book 1)

Link: https://geni.us/FHTEAmznOP

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aljacksonig

Website: https://www.aljacksonauthor.com/

Join us for the From Here to Eternity discussion on February 18th.

SEASON SPONSORS

Lena Hendrix

Chasing the Sun (Star Harbor, Book 1)

Link: https://geni.us/chasingthesun1

Website: https://www.lenahendrix.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorlenahendrix

Willow Aster

What It Takes (Windy Harbor Series, Book 2)

Link: https://geni.us/WhatItTakes

Website: https://www.willowaster.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/willowaster/

WHERE TO FIND EVERYONE

Talk Spicy to Me

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkspicytomepodcast

Spotify/Apple: @talkspicytomepodcast

Youtube: @talkspicytomepodcast

Hosts

Giana Darling

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gianadarlingauthor

Website: https://gianadarling.com/

Kandi Steiner

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kandisteiner

Website: https://kandisteiner.com/

AFTER DARK (Patreon Exclusive)

Want the uncensored conversation?

This week's After Dark episode dives into our Spring TBR's!

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