A Time to Thrill: Recent Episodes
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Anthea! I’m so excited to share my conversation with Anthea Sharp who also writes as Anthea Lawson. She is the USA Today bestselling author of Historical Romance, Fantasy, and her portmanteau, Romantacy! She’s not only a successful author, she’s also a trailblazer in the publishing space on the crowdfunding platform, Kickstarter. Let’s chat. I have […]
Welcome to The Murders Began hosted by Blake Hardin Tatum. Stay tuned to listen to the episodes recorded as featured in the Aime Austin legal thriller novel of the same title. Fictional host, Tatum, brings a true crime investigation to her readers and listeners in the third book in the Nicole Long Legal Thriller series. […]
Welcome to The Murders Began hosted by Blake Hardin Tatum. Stay tuned to listen to the episodes recorded as featured in the Aime Austin legal thriller novel of the same title. Fictional host, Tatum, brings a true crime investigation to her readers and listeners in the third book in the Nicole Long Legal Thriller series. […]
I love that every month I get to share my conversations with brilliant women creators. This month is no exception. You’re in for a treat with New York Times bestselling author Toni Anderson. She’s the only author I know who did not start with romance. Toni jumped into the deep end with romantic suspense. Tune […]
2024 starts off with a bang! This month I have a wonderful chat with USA Today bestselling author Renee Rose. Renee was early to the independent publishing game. She’s a generous soul in the romance community and believes in the power of abundance. Let’s chat. I have so many questions. You can find Renee: Website: […]
Retired educator and author Sara E. Johnson is this month’s guest. A long-time Durham, North Carolina resident, Johnson took a year off to live and travel in New Zealand. It inspired her Alexa Glock series. She published her first book at sixty and with six books slated in the series, her forensic odontologist protagonist is […]
Christine Cunningham Ashworth is a genre author with a unique background. Her father was a very prolific genre author as was her brother Scott before he turned to metaphysical nonfiction. In this episode, we discuss Christine’s latest book, an autobiography of Scott Cunningham, what it was like growing up around authors, and her path from […]
Psychologist and New York Times bestselling author Debra Holland is one of the earliest indie authors I know. She came to independent publishing well before many of us, and she had a hand in changing not only my career but guiding others in Southern California. Like many of my guests, she’s not only a very […]
This encore presentation features romance author Synithia Williams whose newest book, The Secret to a Southern Wedding is out this month! It's an Amazon August 2023 Book of the Month! Throughout her writing career, Synithia has written twenty-five novels in several subgenres including category romance, single-title romance, and even women's fiction under the pen name Nita Brooks.
You can find Synithia:Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/@SynithiaW Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@SynithiaW Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/synithiarwilliams TikTok: https://www.ticktock.com/@SynithiaW Website: http://www.synithiawilliams.com/ as Nita Brooks: Website: https://nitabrooks.com/ Show Notes Synithia's books in the podcast: You Can't Plan Love Worth the Wait Guarding His Heart His Pick for Passion (sister's best friend) Heart & Soul Series (ghost hunters) as Nita Brooks: Redesigning Happiness The Essence of Perfection Authors mentioned in the podcast: Brenda Jackson Jasmine Guillory
Award-winning and USA Today bestselling author Delilah Marvelle is one of my favorite people. She's super smart and funny. We laughed so much before recording that it was hard to stop. You have to listen to this one to hear how Jane Eyre changed her relationship with books and writing.She's also the first writer I've interviewed who is writing in her second language. It's a fascinating discussion of writing influences, growing up as a survivor of trauma, and what it takes to tell stories that resonate with readers.Let's chat. I have so many questions.You can find Delilah:Website: DelilahMarvelle.comFacebook: delilah.marvelleInstagram: DelilahMarvelleShow Notes & books we discuss:Reborn by Delilah Marvelle (forthcoming)Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëCues & Captivate author Vanessa Van EdwardsMistress of Pleasure by Delilah MarvelleThose Who Remain by G. Michael Hopf (origin of the quote, "Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times.”)
This month I have an interesting conversation with NAACP Image Award Winner, Pamela Samuels Young. She writes thrillers that are heavy on suspense. A retired attorney, like many of my guests, she made the transition from practicing law to writing full-time. Now her career is on a new trajectory with co-authoring in the mix. Let's chat. I have so many questions.You can find Pamela:Tiktok: @authorpsyTwitter: AuthorPSYFacebook: pamelasamuelsyoungInstagram: AuthorPSYShow Notes & books we discuss:Crime Writers of Color @YouTubeKinky Coily by Pamela Samuels YoungEvery Reasonable Doubt by Pamela Samuels YoungAnybody's Daughter by Pamela Samuels YoungFailure to Protect by Pamela Samuels YoungTowne Street Theatre GroupNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literature - FictionDwayne Alexander SmithMiracle Morning by Hal ElrodThe Crown ActSounds Like a Plan by Smith & Young (forthcoming)
OMG this episode is epic! This month I have a super interesting conversation with USA Today bestselling author Blair Babylon. Blair is another author I haven't seen in some time (damned COVID). Also, admittedly I tried not to talk to her too much about the pandemic as she's an expert Ph.D. in microbiology and virology. I was too afraid that the truth of what was happening in 2020 was heavy. On the other hand, is one of a few people I know who completed the Iowa Writer's Workshop. In the writing community that MFA is like sprinkling magical fairy dust of legitimate literary writership on someone. Let's chat. I have so many questions!You can find Blair:Website: https://blairbabylon.com/Free books every month!—https://blairbabylon.com/book-boyfriends-bulletin/Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/blair-babylonTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@blairbabylonbooksBlair's Facebook Chat Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BlairBabylonBooksShow Notes & books we discuss:Whiplash (2014 film)Author Frank Conroy (Iowa Writer's Workshop)Author Thom Jones (Iowa Writer's Workshop)Author Marilynne Robinson (Iowa Writer's Workshop)Outliers by Malcolm GladwellUniversity of Pennsylvania Center for Neurodegenerative Disease ResearchMany Women at Elite Colleges Set Career Path to Motherhood (New York Times, September 20, 2005)The Writer's Retreat by Julia BartzAuthor Bharati MukherjeeThe Lottery by Shirley Jackson (short story published in the New Yorker on June 18, 1948)Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellForever Amber by Kathleen WinsorThe Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert HeinleinA Billionaire in Disguise by Blair BabylonDragon's Egg by Robert L. FowardRed Shirts by John ScalziOld Man's War by John ScalziSpare by Prince HarryEvery Breath You Take by Blair BabylonMafia Bride by CD Reiss
A prosecutor fighting for sobriety, an abuse victim in denial, and the reporter who wants to expose it all. ⚖️This is a special bonus episode of A Time to Thrill! I'm so excited that Without Consent is out today! This is the third title in the Niciole Long series and it's a good one.To prosecute a priest, Nicole Long will have to sell her soul to the devil…On the brink of solidifying her place as the head of Major Crimes, prosecutor Nicole Long is struggling to stay sober. At the same time, she’s tasked with indicting a Catholic priest for decades-old sex abuse.His conviction would vindicate dozens of victims and could heal the wounds of her past. But when witnesses to the priest’s crimes start to die off, Nicole must decide if prosecutorial misconduct is a worthwhile trade-off to get justice.Without Consent is the next smart crime fiction novel in the Nicole Long legal thriller series.Amazon: http://ebooks.buzz/wcamzKobo: http://ebooks.buzz/wckoboNook: http://ebooks.buzz/wcnookApple: http://ebooks.buzz/wcapplePlay: http://ebooks.buzz/wcplay
This month I have a great talk with USA Today bestselling author Pamela DuMond. Pamela has had the most varied career. From 'discovering' Erin Brockovich to writing for storytelling game apps, she'd done a lot.You can find Pamela:Website: pameladumond.comFB: facebook.com/PamelaDuMondAuthorIG: instagram.com/pameladumond.storytellerAmazon: amazon.com/PamelaDumondBookBub: bookbub.com/pamela-dumondShow Notes & books we discuss:Erin BrockovichTom's River by Dan FaginA Civil Action by Jonathan HarrPoisoned by Aime AustinDissent: A Charity Romance AnthologyTracy McMillan (relationship expert, author, and television writer)The Courtesan series by Pamela DuMondOn Writing by Stephen KingBird by Bird by Anne LamottThe Writer's Journey by Chris VoglerSave the Cat by Blake SnyderWhite Lotus (created by Mike White)Chapters by Crazy Maple StudiosStoryloom by Pixelberry
This month I have a great talk with New York Times bestselling author Sharon Hamilton. I met Sharon some years ago at a romance writer's meeting in Orange County, California. Writing is her second successful career. The first was in real estate. I was surprised that some of what it takes to sell a house transfers to marketing books. You'll get to hear about how her personal connection led her to write Navy SEALs."True love heals in the garden of the heart." —Sharon HamiltonYou can find Sharon:Website: authorsharonhamilton.comFB: facebook.com/SharonHamiltonAuthorIG: instagram.com/sharonhamiltonauthorAmazon: amazon.com/author/Sharon-HamiltonBookBub: bookbub.com/authors/sharon-hamiltonShow Notes:BUDS/Navy SEAL(s) explanationNavajo Code TalkersBooks mentioned in the podcast:Heavenly Lover by S. Hamil
This month I have a fun conversation is USA Today bestselling historical romance author Grace Callaway. Despite knowing Grace for years, in this interview I find out when it comes to books we have very little in common! Grace's books are known for three elements, historical family drama, mystery, and lots of spicy sex scenes. I know you'll enjoy listening to this interview as much as I enjoyed recording it.You can find Grace:NEWSLETTER: gracecallaway.com/newsletterWebsite: gracecallaway.comFB: facebook.com/gracecallawaybooksIG: instagram.com/gracecallawaybooksAmazon: amazon.com/author/gracecallawayBookBub: bookbub.com/authors/grace-callawayShow Notes:Where the Red Fern GrowsThe Bridge to TerabithiaIsland of the Blue DolphinsJane EyrePride and PrejudiceAnne of Green GablesFrancine Pascal's Sweet Valley High SeriesHistorical author Beatrice SmallTommy & Tuppence (Agatha Christie mysteries)Her Husband's Harlot (Grace's first published book and Golden Heart finalist)
This month I have a wide-ranging conversation is USA Today bestselling thriller author Melissa F. Miller.
You can find Melissa:Web: melissafmiller.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/authormelissafmiller Goodreads: goodreads.com/melissafmiller Show Notes: The Alchemist The Lincoln Lawyer Killing Floor The Westing Game Anne of Green Gables The Thorn Birds The Virals Series (Kathy & Brendan Reichs) Theodore Boone (Kid Lawyer) Series (John Grisham)
This month my guest is New York Times and USA Today bestselling romance author Cora Seton. Cora has written many romances set in the fictional town of Chance Creek which has been a reader favorite for years (with over a million copies sold). In this interview, we talk about Cora's beginnings and what the future holds.
You can find Cora:Web: www.coraseton.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/coraseton Show Notes: The Cowboy's E-Mail Order Bride The Beach House Trilogy
This month my guest is romance author Synithia Williams. Throughout her writing career, Synithia has written twenty-five novels in several subgenres including category romance, single-title romance, and even women's fiction under the pen name Nita Brooks.
You can find Synithia:Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/@SynithiaW Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@SynithiaW Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/synithiarwilliams TikTok: https://www.ticktock.com/@SynithiaW Website: http://www.synithiawilliams.com/ as Nita Brooks: Website: https://nitabrooks.com/ Show Notes Synithia's books in the podcast: You Can't Plan Love Worth the Wait Guarding His Heart His Pick for Passion (sister's best friend) Heart & Soul Series (ghost hunters) as Nita Brooks: Redesigning Happiness The Essence of PerfectionAuthors mentioned in the podcast: Brenda Jackson Jasmine Guillory
This month my guest is USA Today Bestselling Author and principal at Maggie Marr Legal, Maggie Marr. As a writer, Maggie is the bestselling author of over 25 contemporary romances. As the principal of Maggie Marr Legal, she's an entertainment attorney and former agent who ushers books to the screen among other work in that sphere.
You can find Maggie:Website: maggiemarrlegal.com Instagram: @Maggie_Marr_Legal_PC Twitter: @MaggieMarrLegal Facebook: Maggie Marr Legal PC LinkedIn: Margaret 'Maggie' Marr Author website: maggiemarr.net Show Notes Books & Authors mentioned in this podcast: Books To Film & TV: What Every Author Needs To Know Television is in a Showrunning Crisis Hollywood Girls Club Courting Trouble The Christmas Wish Authors Maggie loves: Julie Kenner Julia Kent Marie Force Jane Porter Sawyer Bennet Cathrine Bybee Milly Taiden Marina Maddix Celia Kyle Claire Cook Theodora Taylor Jana DeLeon Pamela DuMond Other mentions: Hannah Gadsby Ali Wong
This month my guest is co-author Natasha Marsiguerra. Natasha is the co-author of the Tommy Keane crime fiction series. She writes with her brother Travis Meyers.
You can find Natasha: Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20179509.Natasha_Myers_Marsiguerra Twitter: https://twitter.com/NMarsiguerra
Show Notes: Authors and books mentioned in the podcast: Outcry Witness by Aime Austin Major Crimes by Aime Austin Tommy Keane Series by Travis Meyers Author Maeve Binchy Author Tana French Author Philipa Gregory Author Gillian Flynn Author Nora Roberts/JD Robb Author Dennis Lehane
This month my guest is author and podcast host Julie Strauss. Julie is a contemporary romance author and host of the podcast the Best Book Ever. I love this podcast! I listen weekly usually when I ride my bike along the beach when I'm in Los Angeles.
You can find Julie: Website: JulieWroteABook.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliewroteabook/ IG Best Book Ever: https://www.instagram.com/bestbookeverpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JulieWroteABook/
Show Notes:
Authors and books mentioned in the podcast: Outcry Witness by Aime Austin Major Crimes by Aime Austin Lover's Moon by Mark Leslie & Julie Strauss Author Jenn LeBlanc Aime Austin episode of the Best Book Ever Podcast Author Maeve Binchy Author Tana French Karin Slaughter Author of the Grant County Series Howard's End by E,M. Forster Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery The Mothers by Brit Bennett 7 Figure Fiction by Theodora Taylor Theodora Taylor's episode of A Time to Thrill Podcast Theodora Taylor's episode of the Best Book Ever Podcast Author Emily Henry Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver The Stuff that Never Happened by Maddie Dawson (I bought this book 3 times before I read it) Rookie Move by Sarina Bowen Brick Lane by Monica Ali Jane Harper, author of The Dry, The Lost Man, and The Survivors The woman at 72 Derry Lane by Carmel Harrington Dirty Secret: A Daughter Comes Clean About Her Mother’s Compulsive Hoarding
This month my guest is author Tamara Gill. Tamara is the author of historical and time-travel romance. Yes, those often overlap. Tamara resides in Australia and is beloved by readers.
You can find Tamara: Website: TamaraGill.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tamaragillromance/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tamaragillauthor/ Show Notes: Authors mentioned in the podcast: Karen Marie Moning Diana Gabaldon Ivy Smoak Julia Quinn (author of the Bridgertons)
This month my guest is Gumball Love creator and relationship/dating coach, Melissa Leger. Creator of Gumball Love, the Back to You Academy, and Level Up for Love, Melissa is a relationship coach that changed my life, for the better. This is a long episode, but the information is so very important for those of you looking for a long-term partner in the Wild West of online dating in the modern era. You won't want to miss a single moment.
You can find Melissa: Podcast: Gumball Love Website: GumballLove.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coachmelissaleger Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themelissaleger/
This month my guest is fiction writer and coach, Becca Syme. Creator of Write Better Faster and The Better Faster Academy, Becca is a writing coach that changed not only my life but that of many of my friends/fellow authors. I hope you enjoy this wide-ranging conversation about strengths, weaknesses, and being the best we can be.
You can find Becca: Website: betterfasteracademy.com Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/betterfasteracademy/
Show Notes: QuitBooks for Writers Clifton Strengths
This month my guest is the multidimensional author and commercial pilot, Susan Grant. She's the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Sci-fi romance. She's also a multiple RITA finalist and RITA award winner. Whenever I see Susan in person, talk turns to travel as it does in this episode.
You can find Susan: Website: susangrant.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Author.Susan.Grant/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susan.grant/ Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/susan-grant Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/susangrant LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/author-pilot-susan-grant/ Twitter https://twitter.com/flyerdreamer
Show Notes: Susan's first book: Once a Pirate Sky Mates/Intergalactic Dating Agency Series The Last Hour of Gann by R. Lee Smith The Other Wife by Claire McGowan The Claire Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries by Julia Spencer-Fleming
This month my guest is the fabulous top 100 Amazon Author Deanna Roy! If a cat has nine lives, Deanna has had even more. Tune in to listen to her amazing moxie as she reinvents herself time and again. She has great stories to share.
Deanna writes as Deanna Roy, JJ Knight, Abby Tyler, and Annie Winters.
You can find Deanna: website: readlaughswoon.com Facebook: @DeannaRoyAuthor Instagram: @deannaroyauthor
Show Notes (books and movies mentioned in the podcast): The Forever Series JJ Knight's MMA Series JJ Knight's Pickle Family Series The Yodeling Pickle
Welcome to A Time to Thrill. In this episode, I have the great pleasure of talking with Patricia Krebs. I met Patricia many years ago at a joint gallery show she shared with Elizabeth Decker (Episode 9) and two other artists. My greatest regret was not buying a series Krebs displayed at that show. By the time I went back to get her work, red dots were everywhere. I did not make the mistake again. If you follow me on social media, you'll know that I use and have used an avatar for years. In the answer to one of the most asked questions about my avatars, she's the artist behind both.
Connect with Patricia Krebs: Website: www.patriciakrebs.com.ar Facebook: pkrebsart Instagram: @patriciakrebsart Repped by Cactus Gallery
Show notes (artwork we discussed during the show):
This month my guest is my dear friend and amazing author, Kathleen Bittner Roth. Kathleen lives in Budapest! She's an ex-pat who's fallen in love with the same city I have! As I mention in this episode, Kathleen's had at least four or five different lives. She's lived in many states and cities, and different countries. You'll be charmed by her love of words and sense of adventure.
Where you can connect with Kathleen: Facebook: kathleenbittner.roth Website: kathleenbittnerroth.com
Her books: A Duke's Wicked Kiss Where Hearts Dare Series Bayou Bad Boys
Show Notes: Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights Laura Ingalls Wilder - Little House on the Prairie National Geographic Life Magazine Elmore Leonard James Lee Burke Lady Hester Stanhope Stephen King - On Writing Giraffe Manor - Nairobi Kenya
This month my guest is the fabulous USA Today Bestselling Author Brenna Aubrey! Aubrey's Gaming the System series has been a blockbuster bestseller for years. She leapt onto the New Adult stage with all the fanfare. Listen as I catch up with Aubrey as her career and characters have matured. There were some hitches with recording, please bear with us. The internet isn't always as reliable as we'd like it to be, even in Southern California.
You can find Brenna: website: www.BrennaAubrey.com Facebook: @BrennaAubreyAuthor Instagram: @BrennaAubreyAuthor
Show Notes (books and movies mentioned in the podcast):
Gaming the System (series) Point of No Return (series) Love, Actually The Teenage Brain - Frances Jensen (Smith '78 - Smith Medal Winner) Jacke Diamond Pat Conroy
In this episode, I have a most lovely chat with bestselling author of romance and women's fiction, Jenny Gardiner. We talk about indie publishing as a kind of a feminist movement. The last ten years have been a watershed moment for women moving from publishing's pink ghetto to the top of the business' food chain.
Connect with Jenny: Pippa!! @thejennygardiner website: http://www.jennygardiner.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jennygardinerbooks Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jenny-gardiner
Show Notes: One More Page (our WF anthology) Tameri Etherton Sleeping with Ward Cleaver The Idea of You - Robinne Lee Harlequin Author lawsuit
This is a special bonus episode of A Time to Thrill! I'm so excited that Abused is out! This is the tenth title in the Casey Cort series and it's the best Casey Cort book I've ever written. Casey is out in uncharted territory. Not only is she facing her first murder case, but she's pregnant and as of right now...the father is unknown. This explosive series finale is available wherever you get your ebooks!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Intense, captivating, satisfying!" -Judith Collins ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Excellent writing, thrilling revelations and the mother of all twists at the end!" -S. McKenna
Amazon: http://ebooks.buzz/abusedamz Kobo: http://ebooks.buzz/abusedkobo Nook: http://ebooks.buzz/abusednook Apple: http://ebooks.buzz/abusedappl
Check out my special Q&A where I spill all. the. tea. Next up on the podcast I'll be featuring USA Today bestselling authors Jenny Gardiner and Brenna Aubrey. I can't wait for you to hear my conversations with these amazing women authors.