This episode is with my clients and authors, Khardine Gray / Faith Summers. We discuss her career, the evolution of her writing process, and making her dark romance her own.

About Khardine Gray

Khardine Gray is a USA Today Bestselling author who loves writing sizzling hot contemporary romance, romantic suspense, and paranormal romance. 
She also writes under the pen name Faith Summers for dark romance.

Her books have sexy, drool-worthy heroes who will make you melt and sassy, fun-loving, ambitious heroines. 

She simply adores her readers and loves spoiling them.

To learn more at https://www.khardinegray.com/.

About Romance by the Book

Romanced by the Book is a podcast for writers of happily ever afters and dream-worthy book boyfriends that put readers into a romance-induced hangover with host Dana Pittman, a USA Today Bestselling Author, developmental editor, and avid romance reader.

For more information and to leave questions, visit www.danjatales.com.

This episode is with my favorite author Beverly Jenkins. We discuss her career, writing, and the need for diversity in romance.

About Beverly Jenkins

Beverly Jenkins is the recipient of the 2017 Romance Writers of America Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as the 2016 Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award for historical romance.

She has been nominated for the NAACP Image Award in Literature, was featured both in the documentary “Love Between the Covers” and on CBS Sunday Morning.

Since the publication of Night Song in 1994, she has been leading the charge for multicultural romance, and has been a constant darling of reviewers, fans, and her peers alike, garnering accolades for her work from the likes of The Wall Street Journal, People Magazine, and NPR.

To learn more at www.beverlyjenkins.net.

About Romance by the Book

Romanced by the Book is a podcast for writers of happily ever afters and dream-worthy book boyfriends that put readers into a romance-induced hangover with host Dana Pittman, a USA Today Bestselling Author, developmental editor, and avid romance reader.

For more information and to leave questions, visit www.danjatales.com.

Romanced by the Book is a podcast for writers of happily ever afters and dream-worthy book boyfriends that put readers into a romance-induced hangover with host Dana Pittman, a USA Today Bestselling Author, developmental editor, and avid romance reader.

This episode is we discuss how tropes keep your reader up way past their bedtime because you’ve just given them that most delicious of all things---an unputdownable book. My guest today shares what makes tropes so addictive.

About Jennifer Hilt

Jennifer Hilt is a  USA Today Bestselling author with more than 24 romances published across four pen names.  She is the author of The Trope Thesaurus and Horror Trope Thesaurus.  Her latest book, The Trope Thesaurus Romance has an active Kickstarter campaign until February 26, 2023.

Jennifer is obsessed with tropes and story structure thanks to a background in linguistics, plotting, and concept creation. She loves empowering authors to create their best romance. 

From her Seattle home, Jennifer collects dictionaries in unfamiliar languages, binges Scandi-Noir series, and shouts out tropes from the comfort of her couch.

To learn more at www.jenniferhilt.com.

For more information and to leave questions, visit www.danjatales.com.