Skip to the Good Part

By Cara Tanamachi and PJ Benoit

We interview your favorite romance authors! Join your co-hosts, Cara Lockwood/Cara Tanamachi, a USA Today bestselling author of more than 35 books whose first novel, I Do (But I Don't) was made int

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April 28, 2026 Rebecca Hunter returns with Heir to Italian Altar!
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The amazing Rebecca Hunter returns to talk about Heir to Italian Altar, her new Harlequin Presents!
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33min
April 21, 2026 We talk about romantasy AND fire-breathing chickens with Taylor Epperson
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Taylor Epperson is a writer, lover of all things fantastical. Her debut novel, Second Time's a Charm is OUT NOW!
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22min
April 14, 2026 KT Bond Talks about Ghostwriting, Raising Money for Charity and How Love, Does Indeed, Win
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Eight years ago, Emma-award-winning author K.T. Bond began her second career as a ghostwriter. K.T. wrote almost forty sweet and steamy contemporary romances for her clients. Now, continuing in that trend, her own stories feature men and women from many walks of life, different races and cultural heritages, ranging in age from mid-twenties to over fifty, all embracing a second chance for love and passion.
Her latest, an anthology, Love Wins, was written in honor of her friend and fellow author who passed from pancreatic cancer. Proceeds from the book benefit pancreatic cancer research.
Turn the page, and save a life!
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April 07, 2026 The Lori Gold Interview: Let's Be Collaborators Instead of Competitors, Part 1
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As reported in People Magazine, Cara Tanamachi is not the only one with a book called Kiss, Marry, Kill out in 2026! Lori Gold's book, Kiss, Marry, Kill, is out today! Same title, but different premise. In Gold's Kiss, Marry, Kill, three women play the Kiss, Marry, Kill game at a company outing only to wake up the next day in an alternate dimension where this "wishes" came true.
Lori Gold is also the author of Romantic Friction, one of Zibby Media's "Most Anticipated Books of 2025." She is also the author of an adult historical and four novels for young adults (all under Lori Goldstein). She currently lives outside of Boston.
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33min
March 31, 2026 We talk category romance with the fantastic Rebecca Hunter!
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Rebecca Hunter is an award-winning author, reader, traveler, former English teacher, chocolate lover, and keeper of a very messy desk. She writes witty, sexy stories about complex characters and intriguing destinations. Her latest, Convenient Wife Conditions (The Carandini Legacy Book 1) is out TODAY!
It's an engagement of convenience, runaway fiancée, snowbound romance. What more do you want?!
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30min
March 24, 2026 (Recorded) LIVE! at Toledo Library's Romance Con
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Couldn't make it to Toledo Library's Romance Con in the City of Glass? Well, we'll bring the Con to you with a line-up of amazing authors like: Terreece M. Clarke, Trinity Lemm, Lauren Kiser, KM Neuhold, Kelly Ohlert, Ellie Palmer, Kate Robb, M. Sinclair and more!
Don't miss out next year, plan on going in in November 2026!
Find out more by visiting the Toledo Public Library!
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March 17, 2026 We Play Flirty with Shameez Patel!
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Shameez Patel was born and raised in South Africa. She lives there with her husband, child and four cats.
Shameez fell in love with fiction at a young age. Her parents fondly recall receiving her first handwritten story before the age of ten, titled The Treasures of Zombie Island, which surprisingly featured no zombies at all. She has been writing ever since.
Her new release, Playing Flirty, is available now!
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February 24, 2026 We talk about storytelling, service, and romance with the amazing, Harper Black!
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Harper Black’s love of reading and curiosity about the world was stirred at an early age. That curiosity, a desire to get a college education, and a sense of adventure, led Harper to enlist in the U.S. Navy. Harper’s military career took her to destinations that were both intrepid and romantic, embarking on a journey to achieve her professional goals while navigating the ebbs and flows of international romance.
Her new books, Caleb's Love, and A Dance of the Heart are out now!
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36min
February 17, 2026 Still Into You Author Erin Connor talks about rock and roll and second chance romance!
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Erin Connor, author of Unromance and Still Into You, has been telling herself stories for as long as she can remember, and once she realized she could write them down and share them with others, there was no going back. She loves writing about messy women, platonic and romantic love, and happily ever afters.
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28min
February 10, 2026 Sabina Nordquist talks about her debut, It's All In Your Head
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Sabina Nordqvist began writing as a way to distract herself from chronic pain and illness, and before long, she couldn’t stop creating imaginary worlds and swoony book boyfriends. When not immersed in her latest project, she’s likely doing physical therapy, reading, or searching for answers to her latest mystery symptom.
A polyglot with three nationalities, she’s spent many years abroad and loves nerding out over intercultural communication and the languages she’s picked up along the way. IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD is her debut novel.
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FAQs about Skip to the Good Part:

How many episodes does Skip to the Good Part have?

The podcast currently has 86 episodes available.