I spoke with Kitty King, a dark romance author, who writes unforgettable stories with blazing spice where flawed characters, making mistakes, deconstructing shame, exploring kink, and sexual trauma survivorship take center stage. We discuss the electric relationship between Xavier and Marissa, the fan-favorite couple from Red Night, and the exploration of male sexual assault and survivorship from her book White Hole. Plus, Kitty generously offers exclusive intel on her July launch of Cult Campus, a seven-book, second-generation college saga complete with primal hunts, horror escape rooms, and Greek-house cult games that overlap almost every series in the Kitty-verse. If you crave lovable anti-heroes who do not grovel, taboo spice, and HEAs that make you question everything, this conversation is for you! Stay with us to the end to hear Kitty’s heartfelt love letter to her readers.

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I spoke with Albany Archer, an indie country romance author known for her “Hallmark-After-Dark” blend of heart, heat, and happily-ever-afters. In this episode, we drop into her wilderness romance, Roughing It (a 30-day wilderness challenge that pairs an Austin influencer with a gruff mountain man), her first book, Keep This Between Us, and her novella Wild Horses. Albany reveals why she writes about 30-something protagonists, the power of found family, the importance of communication, connection, and consent-driven spice, and crafting flawed heroines readers love to debate. She discusses world-building a fictional small-town universe in New Mexico, her own “Southwestern Stars Hollow,” balancing heat with emotional depth, her voracious reading habit, and what’s next for her characters. We also shared our mutual love for Ruby Dixon! This episode is perfect for fans of small-town, sweet-and-spicy contemporary country romance looking for strong female leads, cinnamon-roll heroes, and guaranteed HEAs.

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I spoke with Alina May, a bestselling indie author of dark romance thrillers. Alina shares her experience going from voracious reader to international hit author with her why-choose, captive, dark romance book, Better Run. We dig into Alina’s real-life inspirations, her craft secrets, and the compelling characters she creates, including her resilient heroines who reclaim their agency after experiencing PTSD, miscarriage, and abuse. We also explored the stigma around the dark romance genre, discussing consent, why readers feel safe processing real-world pain inside a guaranteed HEA, and the catharsis of Alina’s latest release, Make Me. Plus we'll touch on her other books, Better HIde, Ready or Not, and Wanna Play A Game, what it's like to write a book that shares a world with her friend and author, Alexandra St. Pierre, a TBR of must-read books, and Alina’s tear-jerking love letter to readers where she reminds all of us, “You are loved and worthy, no matter how comfortable the darkness feels.”

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