For the 10th(!) episode of The Nerd Tea, I'm joined by cozy fantasy author Maria A. Eden.

Maria is the independent author of The Elemental Realm. This witchy, cozy duology features "The Gray Prophecy" (which was my book club pick for January 2025) and "A Vision of Lights."

For the ninth episode of The Nerd Tea, I'm joined by contemporary author Terry J. Benton-Walker.

He’s the bestselling and award-winning author of the young adult contemporary fantasy series “Blood Debts,” the apocalyptic middle grade contemporary fantasy trilogy “Alex Wise vs the End of the World,” and editor and contributor of the young adult horror anthology “The White Guy Dies First”

For the eighth episode of The Nerd Tea, I'm joined by author Megan Scott, whose debut upper YA/lower NA supernatural fantasy story "The Temptation of Magic" blew me away with its excellent writing, dark academia aesthetic, and fun characters.

For the seventh episode of The Nerd Tea, I'm joined by YA author Hannah Parker, who wrote the series "Autumn's Tithe." She also started her own hybrid publishing company called "Counterpoise."

For the sixth episode of The Nerd Tea, I'm joined by author Brigid Kemmerer, who has written 17 books (so far) in the YA contemporary, paranormal romance, and fantasy romance space.

For the fifth episode of The Nerd Tea, I'm joined from the book festival YALLFest by fantasy author Victoria Aveyard, who wrote the popular series "Red Queen" and "Realm Breaker."

For the fourth episode of The Nerd Tea, I'm joined by New Adult fantasy author Sarah A. Parker, who started off as an indie author and is now re-releasing her popular "When The Moon Hatched" series as a trad published author.

For the third episode of The Nerd Tea, I'm joined by New Adult/Adult author Stacey McEwan to discuss her popular debut book series, The Glacians trilogy: "Ledge," "Chasm," and "Valley."