This week my guest is Eva Leigh, the author of My Fake Rake, Scandal Takes the Stage, Forever Your Earl, and many more historical romances. Her new romantasy The Sea Witch publishes this August with Canary Street Press.

Eva writes fantastically bold heroines who find freedom and power despite the patriarchy. We talked about sustaining a career in the romance genre, why pirates should be your next obsession, and embracing female rage. Plus, Eva’s decision to write a happily-ever-after for a sex worker in Dare to Love a Duke.

Follow Eva on Instagram as @evaleighauthor and on BlueSky as @evaleigh.bsky.social‬, or visit her website, evaleighauthor.com

Learn more about the pre-order campaign for The Sea Witch on Eva's Instagram here!

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Books and authors mentioned this episode include:

• Judith McNaught
• Jude Deveraux
• Johanna Lindsey
• Eva’s earlier work as Zoe Archer
• Lady Viper and The Bastard, Eva Leigh
• Dare to Love a Duke, Eva Leigh
• The work of Cat Sebastian
• The work of KJ Charles
• The Blades of the Rose, Zoe Archer
• To Catch a Raven, Beverly Jenkins

(Btw, Eva looked into the source of "Comparison is the thief of joy" and most folks do attribute it to Theodore Roosevelt. Still a mystery when/where he said it!)

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This week my guest is Olivia Dade, the author of Spoiler Alert, All The Feels, At First Spite, 40-Love and many others. She has two books coming out this year, ZOMROMCOM in August and Second Chance Romance in November. We had a sprawling conversation about her dive into paranormal romance, writing fat heroines who are older than 27 years old, and the unique challenges of editing sex scenes.

Follow Olivia Dade on Bluesky as @oliviawrites.bsky.social‬, and sign up for her newsletter at go.oliviadade.com/Newsletter.

Pre-order ZOMROMCOM, SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE and other romance novels featured on Rebel Ever After in my affiliate bookstore at bookshop.org/lists/rebel-ever-after

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Books mentioned this episode include:

• The Flesh Series, Kylie Scott
• Reawakening, Charlotte Stein
• Last Light, Claire Kent
• Hold, Claire Kent
• The Spoiler Alert series, Olivia Dade
• Cover Me, Olivia Dade
• But How Are You, Really, Ella Dawson (that's me!)
• The Hating Game, Sally Thorne
• The work of Emma Barry

My guest for Pride month's premium episode is Nina Haines, the founder of the virtual sapphic book club Sapph-Lit and the brand new publishing imprint of the same name. Nina is an advocate for queer authors and a community builder both online and offline. I asked her about her career as a bookish content creator, her thoughts on sapphic representation, and her decision to partner with Bindery to publish sapphic romance novels. Yes, you will hear the word “sapphic” a million times in this episode! We also gossiped about brands turning their backs on the LGBTQ community, and why book reviewers are so hard on lesbian characters.

Listen to the full episode at patreon.com/brosandprose !

Rebel Ever After be back on July 14th. If you miss me, get on the Rebel ever After Discord and chat with me and fellow listeners! Patreon subscribers have access.

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