Bethany Bennett admitted that she collects best friends and now I count myself as one of them! We talk about how the writer of a leprechaun alien story turned into the author of these wonderful, steamy historical romances. She also shares novel ways to burying bodies and we talk about how romance books helped heal her after an abusive marriage. So this episode comes with a major content warning, so please take care. 

This episode comes with a Content Warning. If you can handle discussions around abuse, this is an epic conversation about women reclaiming their pleasure through romance novels and writing Regency romance. Plus I learn what a French letter is! (Hint: And it’s not a French person with something to say.)

Connect with Bethany online: 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/bethanyromance 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BethanyBennettHistoricalRomance 

Facebook reader group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bethanybennettshive 

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19789823.Bethany_Bennett 

Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/bethany-bennett 

And grab a copy of Any Rogue Will Do on Amazon! 

Want to know the Victorian cure for female hysteria? This week’s Steam Scenes guest Tabetha Waite tells us! Here’s a hint: it has to do with the way dildos were invented! Plus Tabetha fills me in on virginity and wife auctions. And I read steamy excerpts from “The Scot’s Bairn.” For more fun facts and loads of steam, listen in!

Connect with Tabetha online:

https://authortabethawaite.wixsite.com/romance 

https://www.facebook.com/TotallyTabetha/ 

http://www.twitter.com/@TotallyTabetha 

http://www.instagram.com/tabethawaite https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15485251.Tabetha_Waite https://www.bookbub.com/profile/tabetha-waite 

https://www.amazon.com/Tabetha-Waite/e/B01MS315YL 

https://www.tiktok.com/@tabethawaite 

http://www.linkedin.com/tabethawaite 

http://www.pinterest.com/tabethawaite

Grab a copy of The Scot’s Bairn

Or her latest release The Harlot’s Hero

Catherine Stein is this week’s guest on Steam Scenes! We nerd out on historical porn terminology, talk about how visual art inspires her writing (she even matches her character’s outfit color choices with their personality), and discuss how cos-play informs her steamy scenes. Plus, we discuss how happy endings in romance are subversive. And, I learn about Gaslamp fantasy!

Connect with Cat online:

Website: https://www.catsteinbooks.com/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/catsteinbooks/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/catsteinbooks/ 

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

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/catsteinbooks/ 

Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/catherine-stein 

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18369592.Catherine_Stein 

And grab her book A Shot to the Heart from her Sass and Steam series on Amazon.

This week, we welcome Tracy Brody to the show. The two-time Golden Heart Award-winner talks about writing steamy romantic suspense that features military heroes, how the TV show The Unit inspired her to write stories, and why inspirational romance shouldn’t omit the steam. We dig into a steamy scene from her book A Shot Worth Taking, from her Bad Karma Special Ops Series.

Connect with Tracy online:

https://www.amazon.com/Tracy-Brody/e/B083G9NHTL https://www.facebook.com/tracybrodyauthor 

https://www.instagram.com/tracybrodybooks/ 

https://www.bookbub.com/authors/tracy-brody 

https://www.tracybrody.com/ 

Dylann Crush is on this episode of Steam Scenes! When Dylann joined her local writer’s group, the pastor’s wife encouraged her to add some steam to her very first romance. The door’s been wide open ever since. We talk about old flames, first times, and tons of happily ever afters! 

Tons of places to connect with Dylann online:

https://www.facebook.com/dylanncrush 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/CrushinItCrew 

https://www.facebook.com/RomanceHappyHour https://www.facebook.com/groups/RomanceHappyHour https://www.facebook.com/RomanceChicks 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/romancechicks https://www.facebook.com/groups/2330868830503902 

https://www.instagram.com/dylanncrush/ 

https://twitter.com/DylannCrush 

https://www.bookbub.com/authors/dylann-crush https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14433970.Dylann_Crush https://www.amazon.com/Dylann-Crush/e/B015LYG5TO 

https://www.pinterest.com/dylanncrush/ 

https://www.tiktok.com/@dylanncrush 

https://dylanncrush.com

When Beth Bolden decided to write a sports romance without athletes as the main characters, she set her m/m romance career in motion. In this episode, Beth and I talk about transitioning genres within romance, the struggle of sticking to an outline, and writing a coming-out story. Then we get sexy with an excerpt from her rock star romance Hazardous Things.

Hazardous Things is part of her Star Shadow Box Set, which is available on Amazon.

Follow Beth online:
FB: https://www.facebook.com/bethboldenauthor 

FB Reader's Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bethsboldest 

Instagram: http://instagram.com/bethboldenauthor 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/beth_bolden

Isabel Jolie is on Steam Scenes! This episode is all about fumbling first times, multiple orgasms, and re-writing Stephen King to get Happily Ever Afters! Plus we take a nostalgia detour and talk about all those awesome 80s tween/teen romance novels. 

Connect with Isabel online: 

http://www.isabeljoliebooks.com 

https://www.instagram.com/isabeljoliebooks/ 

https://twitter.com/isabeljoliebook 

https://www.facebook.com/isabeljoliebooks

You can grab a copy of Chasing Frost and her latest release Rogue Wave on Amazon.

https://amzn.to/3dr0KeA

https://amzn.to/32qGaVe

LB Alexander is back for another go! This time we take a very deep dive into the BDSM world: the research, the specificity, the act of writing trauma, writing consent, and how to keep our characters safe. 

Are you begging for more? Join us this coming Friday on Clubhouse, when L.B. and I host a live conversation on writing the steam bits! That’s at 11 am EST on the Clubhouse app.

This week’s guest is Anna Bishop Barker! We’re digging into her steamy romantic suspense Faithful Peace. We talk about how romance books are a wonderful companion for happiness, why she wrote 5,000 words of foreplay, and the pressure of writing characters who have experienced severe trauma plus the fulfillment of giving those characters their happily ever after. 

Connect with Anna on:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/annabishopbarkerauthor/ 

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mamabear7158 

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16200327.Anna_Bishop_Barker 

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2ZKrmRl 

Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/anna-bishop-barker 

Newsletter: https://www.subscribepage.com/annabishopbarker 

Reader Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/RomanceWithAnEdge/ 

And grab your copy of Faithful Peace on Amazon 

Regency romance author K. C. Bateman is our guest! We talk about research rabbit holes, how every one of her books begins on her “wall of crazy,” and what to do when faced with shedding all those bloody layers. 

Find Kate online 

Author Website: https://www.kcbateman.com/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kcbatemanauthor/ 

Twitter: http://twitter.com/katebateman 

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

Join Kate’s FB reader Group 'Badasses In Bodices': http://bit.ly/JoinKatesBadasses 

Follow Kate Bateman on Bookbub: http://bit.ly/BookbubKateBateman 

Purchase The Princess and The Rogue: https://books2read.com/u/3GAl2a