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First EXCLUSIVE Author Interview with Lindsay Straube for Between to Kings is here!

Just a short year ago Kiss of the Basilisk (or Split or Swallow for those of you who’ve been here since the beginning 🙌) took the romance literature world by storm! Lindsay Straube, known to many as @oxfordlemon on Instagram went from a hilarious meme account to self published bestselling author of one of the most unique monster romances to date, to a bestselling traditionally published author with a three book deal with Bloom Books in record time. 

We are so lucky to say that we brought Lindsay on as our first author interview and her first podcast appearance to talk all about her debut, and now we’re back to chat all about her insanely anticipated sequel Between Two Kings, available everywhere on November 11th! We are just a week away from release date and we cannot wait for you all to read this book! It gets a five star, five spice rating from both of us, and as you know, that’s essentially a perfect book! 

Stick around for a spoiler free interview with the incredibly talented woman behind the Split or Swallow universe! Our conversation goes deep into what it’s like to go from self publishing to “trad,” what new works are coming down the pipeline, how Between Two Kings is different from Kiss of the Basilisk, and at the end of the day, why Lindsay is still team Leo. Oh, and we make sure to include an eff, marry, kill, and a segment on what Lindsay has to say to the snake sex haters! 

It feels surreal to officially have authors we consider “friends of the podcast” but here we are. So give it up for Lindsay, the genius behind “the ritual” and now, “the sex-tournament” heard ‘round the romance world. And make sure to preorder your books, follow @oxfordlemon, and keep an eye out for our Between Two Kings deep dive, coming soon! 

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Watch / Listen to our first official Author Interview with Lindsay Straube of Split or Swallow! Now a Barnes & Noble & Amazon best seller titled: Kiss of the Basilisk!  https://youtu.be/fknhocSNIKM

Kiss of the Basilisk FULL DEEP DIVE https://youtu.be/R-iw4Bznxw8?si=nC5dNRD3QVpMdgpx

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