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  • Illicit Liaisons: Fireworks & Spice Levels with Lynne Solisse and Miranda Tamrakar
    2026/06/02

    This week, we're still celebrating the release of Fireworks & Flirtation by chatting with Lynne Solisse and Miranda Tamrakar, where we discuss:

    - Spice levels in romance and what each chili pepper means

    - Plus we learn about Lynn and Miranda's stories in Fireworks & Flirtation, other books they have coming up, and more!

    Lynne Intro: Writing found Lynne Solisse later in life, and never let go. She writes romance that doesn’t flinch, centering on women who are fierce, loyal, and unafraid to demand more out of life. Women who want to reclaim passion on their own terms. Whether contemporary, fantasy, or even proving that love can still burn bright in a gritty post-apocalyptic world, her stories are raw but sweet, fun and emotionally charged, threaded with just enough tension to keep your heart racing. She lives in the Southern US with her three boys and two spoiled cats, and she believes it’s never too late for a second chance. Or a plot twist.

    Links to Lynne


    Lynne's website https://lynnesolisse.com/

    Lynne's Substack https://lynnesolisse.substack.com/

    Miranda Intro: Miranda Tamrakar was raised in SoCal on a steady diet of books and musicals. She finds joy in creating worlds that chase the same sense of sweeping romance and wonder, sometimes with dragons and sometimes with spies, but always telling a tale of how the right people can change a life. She is inspired by looking at relationships in real life and asking herself, "what if?" When she's not writing, she is winning at cards, losing at elaborate board games, or finding inspiration out in the wild with her husband and two daughters, all of whom are delightfully weird.

    Links to Miranda:
    Miranda Instagram https://www.instagram.com/miranda_writes_author/

    BOOKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW

    Fireworks & Flirtation https://amzn.to/4uacLtQ

    CURRENTLY READING & RECOMMENDATIONS

    McRae Bodyguards by Jolie Vines https://amzn.to/4dY9l6C
    Green Rider Series by Kristen Britain https://amzn.to/4a8VNUx
    Lane Sanders Mysteries (Art Deco) by L.A. Chandlar https://amzn.to/4aq5Zbk
    Dark and Shallow Lies by Ginny Myers Sain https://amzn.to/43vxBrL
    The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer https://amzn.to/4uH2Lsd
    Our Perfect Storm by Carly Fortune https://amzn.to/4x5wXyP
    The Shippers by Katherine Center https://amzn.to/4o6YwDQ
    Urna Semper at Substack https://urnasemper.substack.com/

    The Book Witch, Our Perfect Storm, and The Shippers, Jenna picked up through Book of the Month (BOM). BOM is a fun way to get great new books at great prices. Don't see a book you like for a month? That's okay, you can skip that month. Get your first book for only $5 here. https://www.mybotm.com/yoljbhec8pc


    TENDER & TEMPTING TALES

    Tender and Tempting Tales Substack: Subscribe and get a FREE story! https://tenderandtemptingtales.substack.com/

    Tender and Tempting Tales on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tendertemptingtales/

    Tender and Tempting Tales ARC Team: https://booksprout.co/reviewer/team/56782/tender-and-tempting-tales

    Calls for Submissions: https://tenderandtemptingtales.substack.com/p/write-for-tender-and-tempting-tales

    ILLICIT LIAISONS PRODUCED & HOSTED BY


    Tara Leederman Substack: https://taleederman.substack.com/


    Jenna Harte: https://jennaharte.com/

    Outline and Show Notes: T.A. Leederman
    Editing: Jenna Harte

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  • Illicit Liaisons: Fireworks & Flirtation with Aline Francoure and Jenna Harte
    2026/05/26

    This week, we're celebrating the upcoming release of Fireworks & Flirtation by chatting with Aline Francoure and Jenna Harte. We discuss:

    - The Romancestasy controversy

    - What inspired Aline's story, Back to Us, a second chance romance with a singing telegram

    - Factoids about the mafia and New Orleans, and Blackbeard folklore, and a whole lot more!

    Aline Francoure is a passionate romance writer hailing from the picturesque countryside of Spotsylvania County, Virginia. When she's not crafting tales of love and passion, she enjoys the company of her two loyal dogs and my supportive husband. A lover of all things Scotland, she's enchanted by the rugged beauty of the Highlands and the iconic Highland cows. She also has a passion for crime TV, and you can often find her glued to the screen, unraveling thrilling mysteries.

    LINKS TO ALINE

    Aline's Website: https://alinefrancoure.com/
    Aline's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alinefrancoure/

    Jenna Harte is a die-hard romantic who writes with heat, heart, and always an HEA. She's the author of the Southern Heat contemporary romance series and the sexy Valentine Mysteries. She's also the managing editor of Tender & Tempting Tales, a romance anthology for readers who like romantic quickies.

    LINKS TO JENNA

    Jenna's Website https://jennaharte.com
    Jenna's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jennaharteauthor

    Jenna's Page on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4x9ZweH

    BOOKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW

    Fireworks & Flirtation https://amzn.to/4uacLtQ
    It's About Damn Time (free short story) Subscribe: https://tenderandtemptingtales.substack.com/

    CURRENTLY READING & RECOMMENDATIONS

    Poison Ivy by Misty Simon https://amzn.to/4uBF1pt
    Dark and Shallow Lies by Ginny Myers Sain https://amzn.to/43vxBrL
    Disability in Romance (article by Mariah Ankenman) https://tenderandtemptingtales.substack.com/p/disability-in-romance

    TENDER & TEMPTING TALES

    Tender and Tempting Tales Substack: Subscribe and get a FREE story! https://tenderandtemptingtales.substack.com/

    Tender and Tempting Tales on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tendertemptingtales/

    Calls for Submissions: https://tenderandtemptingtales.substack.com/p/write-for-tender-and-tempting-tales

    ILLICIT LIAISONS PRODUCED & HOSTED BY

    Tara Leederman Substack: https://taleederman.substack.com/

    Jenna Harte: https://jennaharte.com/

    Outline and Show Notes: T.A. Leederman
    Editing: Jenna Harte

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    1 時間 5 分
  • Illicit Liaisons: Fireworks & Guy Fawkes with Annie R McEwen
    2026/05/19

    This week, we're celebrating the upcoming release of Fireworks & Flirtation by chatting with Annie R McEwen. We discuss:

    - Publishers ending their historical romance lines

    - The future of publishing

    - Plus, we learn how Guy Fawkes inspired Annie's story in Fireworks & Flirtation, share book recommendations, and more.

    A career historian, Annie R McEwen has lived in six countries and under every roof from a canvas tent to a Georgian Era manor house. She writes historical romantic suspense, paranormal romance, and historical fiction. Annie is published by Bloodhound Books (UK), Harbor Lane Books (US), The Wild Rose Press, and Rowan Prose Publishing. She lives in both the UK and US.

    Winner of the 2022 Page Turners Writing Award (Romance Category), Annie garnered both a First and Second Place 2022 RTTA (Romance Through the Ages Award), the 2023 MAGGIE Award, and Finalist Status in the 2023 Daphne du Maurier Award. She was a Finalist for the 2024 Page Turners Writing Award and Shortlisted for a Writer’s Mentorship Award. Annie’s short fiction appears in numerous anthologies.

    LINKS TO ANNIE


    Annie's Website https://www.anniermcewen.com
    Annie's Books https://amzn.to/4dwetyr
    Annie on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/anniermcewen/

    FIREWORKS & FLIRTATION

    Fireworks & Flirtation https://amzn.to/4uacLtQ

    Available in print, ebook, and in KU.


    CURRENTLY READING & RECOMMENDATIONS

    Austen at Sea by Natalie Jenner https://amzn.to/42G2gT1
    Fantastical Foes...coming in July from Tender & Tempting Tales
    The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow https://amzn.to/4wCQwhF
    Dark and Shallow Lies by Ginny Myers Sain https://amzn.to/43mDZkU
    Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery (Bryant & May) by Christopher Fowler https://amzn.to/4v1ayB1
    British Library Crime Classics https://amzn.to/4tMd8K3

    TENDER & TEMPTING TALES

    Tender and Tempting Tales Substack: Subscribe and get a FREE story! https://tenderandtemptingtales.substack.com/

    Tender and Tempting Tales on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tendertemptingtales/

    Calls for Submissions: https://tenderandtemptingtales.substack.com/p/write-for-tender-and-tempting-tales

    ILLICIT LIAISONS PRODUCED & HOSTED BY

    Tara Leederman Substack: https://taleederman.substack.com/

    Jenna Harte: https://jennaharte.com/

    Outline and Show Notes: T.A. Leederman
    Editing: Jenna Harte

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  • Illicit Liaisons: Celebrating Summer Romance with Suzy Langevin and Marissa Marinello
    2026/05/12

    This week, we're celebrating the upcoming release of Fireworks & Flirtation with our authors, Suzy Langevin and Marissa Marinello. We discuss:

    • Bookish drama over an editor asking an author to remove similes and other metaphorical language from their story to avoid being accused of using AI
    • With the popularity of MM romance, where is the love for sapphic romance?
    • Plus a whole lot more.

    Suzy Langevin writes happily ever afters where people are loved because of, not in spite of, the things they see as their flaws. She is the winner of the 2024 RWA Golden Heart Award, and her short fiction appears in anthologies and magazines. Suzy lives in Massachusetts, and does, in fact, run on Dunkin'.

    Marissa Marinello writes urban, high fantasy, and cozy-romantasy. A TTRPG nerd who grew up on Tolkien, musical theater & comics, she's inspired by finding the fantastical in the mundane. Her work can be found in several anthologies, and she is an active participant in fandom and her writing group in Southern California.

    LINKS TO SUZY AND MARISSA

    Suzy's Website https://www.suzylangevin.com/
    Suzy's Books https://www.suzylangevin.com/team-3
    Suzy on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/suzylangevinwrites/

    Marissa's Website https://marissamarinello.com/
    Marissa's Books https://marissamarinello.com/books/
    Marissa on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mmarinello_author/

    BOOKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW

    Fireworks & Flirtation https://amzn.to/4uacLtQ

    BEACH READ RECOMMENDATIONS

    Moonlight & Margaritas: Steamy Romance Anthology https://amzn.to/4tNokqt
    Summer Sisters by Judy Blume https://amzn.to/4u7XuJO
    Chesapeake Bay Series by Nora Roberts https://amzn.to/42tZksA
    Persuasion by Jane Austen
    It's About Damn Time (Skullhaven Bay) Free at https://tenderandtemptingtales.com/free-romance-story/ or https://tenderandtemptingtales.substack.com/
    Urna Semper on Substack https://urnasemper.substack.com/
    Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson https://amzn.to/49GJsGQ
    Paws & Peril: Steamy Romantic Suspense Stories with a Dog (Tender & Tempting Tales Magazine) https://amzn.to/4nmxg3M

    TENDER & TEMPTING TALES

    Tender and Tempting Tales Substack: Subscribe and get a FREE story! https://tenderandtemptingtales.substack.com/

    Tender and Tempting Tales on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tendertemptingtales/

    Calls for Submissions: https://tenderandtemptingtales.substack.com/p/write-for-tender-and-tempting-tales

    ILLICIT LIAISONS PRODUCED & HOSTED BY

    Tara Leederman Substack: https://taleederman.substack.com/

    Jenna Harte: https://jennaharte.com/

    Outline and Show Notes: T.A. Leederman
    Editing: Jenna Harte

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  • Illicit Liaisons: MM Hockey Romance with Jason Wrench
    2026/05/05

    This week, our guest host is author Jason Wrench, and we discuss:
    * Face Off cover controversy
    * Jason's appearance at BookCon
    * Hockey romance
    and more!

    Jason Wrench writes. He writes a lot. With his publisher, Pride Publishing (now Totally Entwined) he’s the author of three different series: 12 Days of Murder & Till Death Do Us Wed, Up on the Farm (Finding a Farmer, Bewitched by the Barista, Sanctuary for the Surgeon, & Catching the Composer), and the Love and Liquidation Series (Boy Bands and Bullets, A Choreographed Coup, & Rhythmic Reclamation), and the standalone novella Wolf Island. As an Indy author, he’s published Life on the Naughty List, or What the Elf!, Jekyll/Hyde, and The Veil. His latest book, Shattering Securities, came out in Spring 2025. His day job is a college professor at SUNY New Paltz where he teaches in the Department of Communication. He’s a member of the Romance Writers of America, Rainbow Romance Writers, Text and Academic Authors Association, and The Authors Guild.

    Jason appears in our first summer anthology, Moonlight and Margaritas, with his gay enemies-to-lovers romance, “Ship Happens,” a contemporary story set on a cruise ship.

    LINKS TO JASON WRENCH

    Jason's Website: https://jasonwrench.com/

    Jason's Amazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/42T2ZQw

    BOOKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW


    Goalie and the Geek by Jason Wrench https://amzn.to/4tgOnoW
    Moonlight & Margaritas https://amzn.to/4tNokqt
    Face Off by Chelsea Curto https://amzn.to/4eoTuzN
    Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid https://amzn.to/3QP9Jwo

    READING OR RECOMMENDED

    Playing Dirty by CE Ricci https://amzn.to/4d78f8c
    The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow https://amzn.to/42ffc20
    Shadow of Betrayal by Eva LeClerc https://evaleclercauthor.substack.com/
    Urna Semper on Substack https://urnasemper.substack.com/

    TENDER & TEMPTING TALES

    Tender and Tempting Tales Substack: Subscribe and get a FREE story! https://tenderandtemptingtales.substack.com/

    Tender and Tempting Tales on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tendertemptingtales/

    Calls for Submissions: https://tenderandtemptingtales.substack.com/p/write-for-tender-and-tempting-tales

    ILLICIT LIAISONS PRODUCED & HOSTED BY

    Tara Leederman Substack: https://taleederman.substack.com/

    Jenna Harte: https://jennaharte.com/

    Outline and Show Notes: T.A. Leederman
    Editing: Jenna Harte

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    1 時間 21 分
  • Illicit Liaisons: Sports Romance with Sierra Hill
    2026/04/28

    This week, our guest host is Sierra Hill, with whom we discuss the controversial attempt by Ivory Chapters to trademark "Blind Date with a Book," the impact of AI in publishing, sports romance, and more!

    Sierra Hill is a RONE Award-winning romance author of Game Changer and the award-winning college sports series Courting Love. She writes steamy new adult and sports romances, including the Vancouver Vikings hockey series, the Puget Sound Pilots, and the Clearview Falls University football series with her co-writing partner, S.E. Rose. She also writes award-winning LGBTQ+ romance under the pen name, K.C. Kassidy.

    SIERRA'S LINKS

    Website: https://www.sierrahillbooks.com/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sierrahillbooks
    Amazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/4twzU9o

    READING & RECOMMENDED

    We All Live Here by JoJo Moyes https://amzn.to/4cDPoma
    The Other Bennett Sister by Janice Hadlow https://amzn.to/4tqPiUD
    Shadow of Betrayal by Eva LeClerc https://evaleclercauthor.substack.com/
    Urna Semper on Substack https://urnasemper.substack.com/

    TENDER & TEMPTING TALES

    Tender and Tempting Tales Substack: Subscribe and get a FREE story! https://tenderandtemptingtales.substack.com/

    Tender and Tempting Tales on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tendertemptingtales/

    Calls for Submissions: https://tenderandtemptingtales.substack.com/p/write-for-tender-and-tempting-tales

    ILLICIT LIAISONS PRODUCED & HOSTED BY

    Tara Leederman Substack: https://taleederman.substack.com/

    Jenna Harte: https://jennaharte.com/

    Outline and Show Notes: T.A. Leederman
    Editing: Jenna Harte

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    1 時間 11 分
  • Illicit Liaisons: Mariah Ankeman & Disability Representation in Romance
    2026/04/22

    This week, our guest host is author Mariah Ankenman. We discuss hot takes around the author ARCs, disability representation in romance fiction, #authorapril, and book adaptations we'd love to watch.

    Mariah Ankeman is a bestselling romance author living in the beautiful Rocky Mountains with her two rambunctious children and loving spouse, who is her own personal spell checker when her dyslexia gets the best of her. Mariah loves to lose herself in a world of words. Her favorite thing about writing is when she can make someone’s day a little brighter with one of her books.

    MARIAH'S LINKS

    Website: https://mariahankenman.com
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariahankenman/
    Mariah's Amazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/4t84Rjr

    Backstage Night with the Billionaire by Mariah Ankenman https://amzn.to/3OIyk50

    AUTHORS & BOOKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW

    Talia Hibbert https://amzn.to/48hKiJB
    E.V. Mitchell https://amzn.to/4tX0HLN
    In Death Books by J.D. Robb https://amzn.to/3Owa32f
    Fox & O'Hare books by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg https://amzn.to/4mGckEw
    Evelina by Frances Burney https://amzn.to/4cEfyUx

    READING & RECOMMENDED

    Lore Olympus Vol 9 by Rachel Smythe https://amzn.to/4tVxsZQ
    The Other Bennett Sister by Janice Hadlow https://amzn.to/4tqPiUD
    Jane Austen at Home by Lucy Worsley https://amzn.to/4cFOhRs
    Shadow of Betrayal by Eva LeClerc https://evaleclercauthor.substack.com/

    TENDER & TEMPTING TALES

    Tender and Tempting Tales Substack: Subscribe and get a FREE story! https://tenderandtemptingtales.substack.com/

    Tender and Tempting Tales on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tendertemptingtales/

    Calls for Submissions: https://tenderandtemptingtales.substack.com/p/write-for-tender-and-tempting-tales

    ILLICIT LIAISONS PRODUCED & HOSTED BY

    Tara Leederman Substack: https://taleederman.substack.com/

    Jenna Harte: https://jennaharte.com/

    Outline and Show Notes: T.A. Leederman
    Editing: Jenna Harte

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    1 時間 2 分
  • Illicit Liaisons: Bookish Tea, Hot takes, News and More in the Romance World
    2026/04/14

    This week, Tara and I share the tea, hot takes, and news from the romance book world, including Shy Girl drama, worst spicy writing, and more.

    AUTHORS & BOOKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW

    The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow
    An Offer from a Gentleman by Julia Quinn
    Paws & Peril from Tender & Tempting Tales

    READING & RECOMMENDED

    Shadow of Betrayal by Eva LeClerc
    Urna Semper on Substack

    TENDER & TEMPTING TALES

    Tender and Tempting Tales Substack: Subscribe and get a FREE story!

    Tender and Tempting Tales on Instagram

    Tender and Tempting Tales Calls for Submissions:

    ILLICIT LIAISONS PRODUCED & HOSTED BY

    Tara Leederman Website

    Jenna Harte Website

    Outline and Show Notes: T.A. Leederman
    Editing: Jenna Harte

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    1 時間 17 分