Romance Roundup

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In Romance Roundup's Not Just Book Recs Ep, hosts Liz Donatelli & romance author Libby Kay (Buckeye Falls series) chat about:

⭐grief trending in romance

⭐a coal miner romance Liz LOVED

⭐are the hallmarks of romance fiction changing?

⭐the origin story of the show's mascot, Jimmy, the boy coal miner

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Hosts Liz Donatelli & romance author Libby Kay (Buckeye Falls series) share the best romances they read in summer 2024.

In this episode:

⭐mood reading

⭐Liz's cowboy summer

⭐#emilyhenry BOOK LOVERS curse??!!

⭐Libby digs unhoused protagonists

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Hosts Liz Donatelli & romance author Libby Kay (Buckeye Falls series) share the upcoming 2025 romance releases on their TBR lists.

In this episode:

⭐lengthy back-cover book descriptions

⭐the historical romance without a title or cover that Liz can't wait to read

⭐Libby's favorite romance book cover of 2025 (so far)

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Hosts Liz Donatelli & romance author Libby Kay (Buckeye Falls series) share the fall 2024 romance releases on their TBR lists.

In this episode:

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Gramercy Books (Columbus, OH) bookseller & co-manager Nikki Synder joins Liz Donatelli & romance author Libby Kay (Buckeye Falls series) to share upcoming fall 2024 romance releases.

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Liz Donatelli & romance author Libby Kay (Buckeye Falls series) chat about romance book covers, as per the request of Romance Roundup’s #1 fan, Emily!

The hosts share the romance book covers they adore, break down cover design trends, and answer hard-hitting questions, "Do we truly judge books by their covers?" and "Are book cover designs purposely marketed to deceive readers?"

In this episode:

* "cover confusion"

* the applelicious cover art of Libby's Kay romance Forever to Fall

* scratch 'n' sniff book covers

* alternate cover design ideas for Rachel Reid's Heated Rivalry

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Liz & Libby commemorate  by sharing their fave Jane Austen-inspired romance books. AND, Libby & Liz chat with Christina Hwang Dudley, author of PRIDE AND PRESTON LIN, a modern-day reimagining of Pride and Prejudice set in the San Francisco Bay Area’s Chinese American community. 

To commemorate the 207th anniversary of Jane Austen's death on July 18, 1817, hosts Liz Donatelli & romance author Libby Kay (Buckeye Falls series) share their fave Jane Austen-inspired romance books AND chat with Christina Hwang Dudley, author of Pride and Preston Lin, a modern-day reimagining of Pride and Prejudice set in San Francisco's Chinese American community.

Christina also talks about...

* an anachronistic possum 

* her Jane Austen "desert island keeper"

* appearing as a game show contestant on Jeopardy!

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Liz & Libby are obsessed with A.J.'s Single Dads Club series!

In celebration of Pride Month, hosts Liz Donatelli & romance author Libby Kay (Buckeye Falls series) chat with A.J. Truman, author of spicy gay rom-coms with humor, heart, and hot guys. And, A.J., Libby, & Liz share must-read LGBTQ+ romance books recs and their TBRs.

Also in this episode:

*Only One Coffin, a paranormal romance & trope

*Marshmallow Mountain teaser

*A.J.'s genius book cover strategy

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Liz Donatelli & romance author Libby Kay (Buckeye Falls series) host a Zoom Call-Ins ROMANCE AUTHOR SPECTACULAR! 

Karelia & Fay Stetz-Waters, Eva Leigh, Merry Farmer, Emma Barry, Farah Heron, Emma R. Alban, & Penelope Holt call in to share their current and upcoming romance book releases and their romance book recs! AND, #1 fan Emily stops by the Zoom room!

Also, Libby reads fan mail from UK romance author Isobel Reed & gives shout-outs to romance titles of her fellow Inkspell Publishing romance authors! AND, Libby shares her own book release news!!

Learn more about the titles and authors in this episode:

libbykayauthor.com

kareliastetzwaters.com

evaleighauthor.com/zoearcherbooks.com

merryfarmer.net

authoremmabarry.com

farahheron.com

emmaralban.com

penelopeholt.com

isobelreed.net

motownmysteries.com (Mark Love, romantic suspense)

kelliewallacebooks.wordpress.com

jenniferrainesauthor.com

catsebastian.com

lianadelarosa.com

fayedelacour.com

carlyngreenwald.com

virginiablackwrites.com

saradesai.com

alliandasha.com

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In celebration of Pride Month, hosts Liz Donatelli & romance author Libby Kay (Buckeye Falls series) chat with Amy Spalding, author of sapphic rom-com At Her Service and recipient of the 2023 Human Rights Campaign Visibility Award for authentic, funny, and diverse representation of the LGBTQ+ community in her books.

And, Amy, Liz, & Libby share must-read LGBTQ+ romance books recs & TBRs.

Also in this episode:

* renaming the "celebrity/normie" trope

* Liz is done with event planner protagonists!

* how to smuggle In-N-Out Burger onto a plane

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