We could not be more excited to be joined by Angelina M. Lopez to talk about her outstanding debut, Lush Money! Angelina was one of our earliest listeners when she was still prepublished and now her first book is out in the world! We also chat about Fated Mates, her twenty year path to publication, the upcoming books in her series, and the state of publishing.

We're joined once again by Leah Hultenschmidt who is the Editorial Director for Forever and Forever Yours at Grand Central Publishing. We chat about her recent trip to Scotland, the amazing books she has coming out, and her super cool hobby of hand making cards.

We're joined by editor Angela James! We discuss her departure from Harlequin, her work at Carina Press, her advice for writers, and her Before You Hit Send self editing workshop! She demonstrates how she does a Candid Cold Read to evaluate the first pages of Jenny's manuscript, giving us a fascinating glimpse into the way an editor's brain works.

We're joined once again by Sierra Fucking Simone with special guest cohost Maureen Lee Lenker! Human sacrifice, ritual sex, ancient religions, and more!

We're joined by an author editor duo for the first time! Historical romance author Maya Rodale and her editor at Avon, Tessa Woodward chat with us about what it's been like working together for 10 years, why Tessa won't let Maya make every cover pink, and why we're determined to talk Tessa into historical lady pirates.

We're joined by #1 New York Times Bestselling author of The Black Dagger Brotherhood Series, J.R. Ward. She's chats with us about her rocky path to publishing success, why it's her fault Jenny became a dominatrix, her advice for women, and her writing process. She's everything we dreamed she would be...and more!

We're joined by lesbian romance author Karelia Stetz-Waters who chats with us about her Out in Portland series, why she's on a quest to spread “cliteracy” across the country, and how she's using her work as a romance writer to teach readers about female sexual anatomy, desire, and pleasure.

We're joined by Nita Basu from Hachette Audio and Caro Perny from Tor (formerly Avon)!