Episodes
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Rhys Bowen - WHERE THE SKY BEGINS
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
In Rhys Bowen’s latest historical novel, WHERE THE SKY BEGINS, London during WWII is seen through the eyes of Josie Banks, and East Ender, a plain-spoken East Ender in a bad marriage, with no job, and one talent: making a decent cuppa.
Evacuated to the English countryside, Josie ends up on the estate of the aristocratic: Miss Harcourt, a reluctant host to the survivors of the Blitz.
Awed as she is by the magnificent landscape, Josie convinces Miss Harcourt to let her open a humble tea shop on the estate, seeing it as a chance for evacuees and villagers to begin again and possibly thrive.
When Josie meets Mike Johnson, a handsome Canadian pilot stationed at a neighboring bomber base, a growing intimacy brings her an inner peace she’s never felt before.
Then Stan returns from the war.
Now a threat looms larger than anyone imagined. And a dangerous secret is about to upend Josie’s life again. Her newfound courage will be tested if she is to emerge, like a survivor, triumphant.
Rhys and I discuss how and when this story came to her, the research that took her into one of England’s most devastating wars, and why she loves to pivot in and out of writing mysteries—all great stuff from this prolific writer.
You'll find WHERE THE SKY BEGINS on Amazon, or you can get it from your local bookstore now.
Friday Apr 20, 2018
Author Provocateur Interviews: Violet Howe
Friday Apr 20, 2018
Friday Apr 20, 2018
Violet's experience in the wedding planning industry was her inspiration for a heroine who creates Happily Ever Afters for brides and the grooms who love them. She also writes romantic suspense—with a paranormal twist. But Violet’s passion: research. Violet explains how research adds color to her novels. Interviewed by Josie Brown.
Friday Apr 20, 2018
Author Provocateur Interviews: Tina DeSalvo
Friday Apr 20, 2018
Friday Apr 20, 2018
Tina DeSalvo writes about and believes in Happily Ever Afters. She writes them beautifully, too—perhaps because of her keen observations of others, honed from her many years as a journalist. We have a wonderful discussion of her past, her journey as a cancer survivor, and her latest novel and series.
Friday Apr 20, 2018
Author Provocateur Interviews: Tara Taylor Quinn
Friday Apr 20, 2018
Friday Apr 20, 2018
Tara Taylor Quinn has penned 75 novels—and counting! She is a go-to read for any Harlequin SuperRomance reader. In her WHERE SECRETS ARE SAFE series, the plots revolve around members or supporters of the Lemonade Stand Women’s Shelter. Their second chances are true happily ever after—for not only the heroine and the heroine, but for those women who could use a helping hand.
Friday Apr 20, 2018
Author Provocateur Interviews: Susan Carlisle
Friday Apr 20, 2018
Friday Apr 20, 2018
Best-selling author Susan Carlisle finds the inspiration for her plots in the funniest places—and it shows. Having traveled to 49 of 50 states, she has a lot of wonderful material.We talk about plots, travel, and our home state of Georgia.
Friday Apr 20, 2018
Author Provocateur Interviews: Shirley Hailstock
Friday Apr 20, 2018
Friday Apr 20, 2018
Shirley Hailstock is a best-selling, award-winning novelist with over 30 books to her name. In fact, her novel, Legacy, is listed as one of the 100 Greatest Romance Novels of the 20th Century. Her series include the 6-novel Capitol Chronicles Romantic Suspense series and the four-book Blythe CoveContemporary Romance series. I talked to Shirley about how she wrote a book on a dare—and forged a best seller's career.
Friday Apr 20, 2018
Author Provocateur Interviews: Nancy Herkness
Friday Apr 20, 2018
Friday Apr 20, 2018
For this author, how to marry a billionaire is easy. Offer him something priceless: a heart of gold. She also discusses how growing up in West Virginia gave her the inspiration for her Horse Whispererseries.
Friday Apr 20, 2018
Author Provocateur Interviews: Nan Dixon
Friday Apr 20, 2018
Friday Apr 20, 2018
The love of travel and family is what inspired Nan Dixon's heartfelt contemporary romance series, Fitzgerald House, whose heroines are loosely based on her sisters. Nan and I talk about how travel inspires her plots.
Friday Apr 20, 2018
Author Provocateur Interviews: Mary Leo
Friday Apr 20, 2018
Friday Apr 20, 2018
If you love Magical Romances, Cowboy Romances, and Cozy Mysteries, then Mary Leo is the read for you! I talked to Mary—a Chicago gal—how she ended up in cowboy country, and what sang to her about it. We'll also talk about her heroine who comes from a long line of Cupids—and the fun of writing about everyone's wing girl.
Friday Apr 20, 2018
Author Provocateur Interviews: Maggie Marr
Friday Apr 20, 2018
Friday Apr 20, 2018
Maggie Marr writes smart, sexy romances. I talked to her about her contemporary romance glam lit novels, and how she made the transition from Hollywood talent agent to author in LaLa Land.
Friday Apr 20, 2018
Author Provocateur Interviews: Kelly Moran
Friday Apr 20, 2018
Friday Apr 20, 2018
Kelly's contemporary romances are sweet and yet spicy. Case in point: her Redwood Ridge series, in which a small town's matchmakers have been successful in arranging cute meets. I talked to Kelly about several of her series, including one revolving about (gulp!) ghosts! Find out why if Kelly's towns were real, we'd all want to live there.
Friday Apr 20, 2018
Author Provocateur Interviews: Elisabeth Barrett
Friday Apr 20, 2018
Friday Apr 20, 2018
Missing the East Coast's dramatic change of seasons was what inspired this California transplant's first novel. Her latest series is a great spin on the "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" story. Still set in the Pacific Northwest, it moves the story just down the road from Seattle—to Oregon. Elisabeth writes the sort of books that she'd want to read. She tells me why.
Friday Apr 20, 2018
Author Provocateur Interviews: Elaine Meece
Friday Apr 20, 2018
Friday Apr 20, 2018
Elaine Meece writes both romantic suspense and romantic comedies. In her FLIGHT FOR LIFE series, danger lurks in the air as well as on the ground. However, in Elaine’s Possum Creek Series (Love Shack) romance and comedy rule. And in LOVE SHACK, Elaine’s latest romcom, opposites attract tale in a way that is sure to have readers laughing out loud.