Shameez Patel Papathanasiou is taking her writing in a new direction.

The author of the Selene Trilogy of fantasy novels, has gone back to her one true love - contemporary romance.

Shameez joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about what inspired this pivot and how much fun she had writing her new hit novel, PLAYING FLIRTY.

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