The Historical Romance Sampler

Update: The Historical Romance Sampler is Going on Hiatus

18 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Samplers, I'm here to share that I have to put the podcast on hiatus for the foreseeable future while I recover my health. Picture me like a Regency h...

Logan Sage Adams Samples From The Ashes

11 Mar 2026

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Logan Sage Adams joins the podcast to read FROM THE ASHES, a queer historical romance set during the Chicago World's Fair of 1893! We talk about how t...

Andie James Samples Beguiled

04 Mar 2026

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Andie James returns to the podcast to read from her new release, BEGUILED! We talk about the theme of beauty versus function, how she explores classis...

Jennie L Spohr Samples Heirs and Spares (Betwixt the Sheets)

25 Feb 2026

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Jennie L Spohr reads from her reformation era court romance, HEIRS AND SPARES. She talks about why she wrote two versions of each book in this series ...

R. K. Harrington Samples Kindred Schemes

18 Feb 2026

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Debut author R. K. Harrington reads from her Regency romance, KINDRED SCHEMES. We talk about what it is like to transition from reader to writer, why ...

TJ Alexander Samples A Lady for All Seasons

11 Feb 2026

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Lambda Literary Award finalist TJ Alexander returns to the podcast to read from their upcoming Regency romance, A LADY FOR ALL SEASONS! They talk abou...

Season 3 of the Historical Romance Sampler: What to Expect

31 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As we head into the new year, I'm sharing a little of what you can expect from the Historical Romance Sampler! Look forward to new episodes starting i...

Charlie Lane Samples Naughty for Sir Nicholas

17 Dec 2025

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Charlie Lane returns to the podcast to finish out the year with a holiday romance, NAUGHTY FOR SIR NICHOLAS! We talk about why historical romance read...

TJ Alexander Talks Commercial Censorship of Queer Romances

10 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Award-winning author TJ Alexander comes on the podcast today for a special edition about book bans and censorship. We take a look at how bookstores an...

Kathy L Wheeler Samples The Duke's Detour

03 Dec 2025

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Kathy L Wheeler joins the podcast to read from THE DUKE'S DETOUR. We talk about how she uses humor to investigate darker themes in historical romance,...

Kate Hershberger Samples Blackpoint

26 Nov 2025

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Kate Hershberger comes on to read from her American West historical romance, BLACKPOINT. She shares the books that inspired her to write a historical ...

Jeanine Englert Samples Cinderella's Charade With The Duke

19 Nov 2025

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Jeanine Englert joins the podcast to read from CINDERELLA'S CHARADE WITH THE DUKE. She talks about foraying into the Regency world after writing Scott...

Will Forrest Samples An Inconvenient Earl

12 Nov 2025

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Will Forrest joins the podcast to read from AN INCONVENIENT EARL. We talk about chapter titles, why they decided to write a Regency romance, and why f...

Ramona Elmes Samples A Woman's Prerogative

05 Nov 2025

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Ramona Elmes joins the podcast to read from her latest novella, A WOMAN'S PREROGATIVE, the latest entry in our collaborative series, "Suffragette Upri...

Charis Michaels Samples You May Kiss The Duke

29 Oct 2025

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Charis Michaels joins the podcast to read from YOU MAY KISS THE DUKE, one of her favorite books to read aloud! We talk about her commitment to explori...

Katherine Grant Samples The Widower Without a Will with Guest Host Mary Lynne Nielsen

22 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's a special episode with guest host Mary Lynne Nielsen reporting for duty to interview me about The Widower Without a Will! We talk about why Lord ...

Nola Saint James Samples Curse of the Ravenscrofft Brides

15 Oct 2025

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Nola Saint James joins the podcast to read from CURSE OF THE RAVENSCROFFT BRIDES. She shares a scene from a key secondary character, talks about why s...

Hillary Bowen Samples Out With Lanterns

08 Oct 2025

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Hillary Bowen joins the podcast to read from her debut historical romance, OUT WITH LANTERNS. She shares why she decided to write a WWI story, her res...

Debra Parmley Samples Trapping the Butterfly

01 Oct 2025

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Debra Parmley joins the podcast to read from her flapper romance, TRAPPING THE BUTTERFLY. She shares about writing a story at the hotel Al Capone actu...

Abigail Aaronson Samples Lavender & Gin

24 Sep 2025

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Abigail Aaronson joins the podcast to read from her debut historical romance, LAVENDER & GIN! She talks about her inspiration for setting the story in...

Addy Du Lac Samples Miss Mason's Secret Baron

17 Sep 2025

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Addy Du Lac joins the podcast to read a sample from MISS MASON'S SECRET BARON. She shares how Bollywood and Asian dramas influence her, her approach t...

Anne Knight Talks Book Bans and Growing Up With Censorship

10 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode of the Historical Romance Sampler, we return to the topic of book bans with guest Anne Knight. Anne gives an overview of libra...

Annie R McEwen Samples The Corset Girls: Unbound

03 Sep 2025

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Annie R McEwen returns to the podcast to read from her latest release, THE CORSET GIRLS: UNBOUND. We talk about why romance goes so well with suspense...

Ella Dawson Samples What A Wallflower Wants by Maya Rodale

27 Aug 2025

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Ella Dawson, host of REBEL EVER AFTER podcast and author of BUT HOW ARE YOU, REALLY, joins the podcast to sample one of her favorite historical romanc...

Alivia Fleur Samples Blueprints, Battlelines and Ballrooms

20 Aug 2025

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Alivia Fleur returns to the podcast to read a sample of her latest Victorian romance, BLUEPRINTS, BATTLELINES AND BALLROOMS. We talk about how her bac...

Ava Bond Samples The Lady

13 Aug 2025

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Ava Bond reads from her upcoming Regency romance, THE LADY! We talk about her love of class differences, the momentum created by a meet cute, and how ...

Alison Mckenzie Samples The Blacksmith's Bride

06 Aug 2025

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Alison Mckenzie joins the podcast to read from her debut historical romance, THE BLACKSMITH'S BRIDE! We talk about her inspiration for the book (a rol...

Kasia Alba Samples The Bride Goes Rogue by Joanna Shupe

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's a special episode on the Historical Romance Sampler this week! Kasia Alba, host of the Raising Baby Authors podcast, joins me to read from Joanna...

Lindsay Barrett Samples Savannah Royals

23 Jul 2025

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Lindsay Barrett comes on to read SAVANNAH ROYALS, her debut historical romance inspired by the fantasy novel Six of Crows. She shares how was inspired...

Cathy Maxwell Samples A Touch of Steele

16 Jul 2025

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The legendary Cathy Maxwell joins the podcast to read from her latest Regency romance, A Touch of Steele! We talk about her journey to writing books, ...

Edie Cay Samples Into The Breach With You

09 Jul 2025

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Edie Cay joins the podcast to read from INTO THE BREACH WITH YOU. Edie tells us more about 'Golden Age of Mountaineering', what inspired her to write ...

Jane Hadley Samples A Fine Looking Soldier

02 Jul 2025

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Jane Hadley joins the podcast to read from A FINE LOOKING SOLDIER (Volume 1 of her serialized SECRET SOLDIER series)! We talk about the real-life insp...

Harper St. George Samples Eliza and The Duke

25 Jun 2025

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Harper St. George joins the podcast to read from her new release, ELIZA AND THE DUKE!  Hear about Harper's inspiration, her research adventures in Lo...

Blair Fell Samples Disco Witches of Fire Island

18 Jun 2025

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Blair Fell joins the podcast to read DISCO WITCHES OF FIRE ISLAND. A multi-hyphenate writer of TV, theater, and novels, Blair set this story during th...

Olivia Waite Talks Book Bans

11 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode of the Historical Romance Sampler podcast, Olivia Waite joins to discuss the issue of book bans in the United States and their...

Misty Urban Samples Miss Gregoire's Beginning

04 Jun 2025

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Misty Urban returns to the podcast to read from MISS GREGOIRE'S BEGINNING, her entry in the SUFFRAGETTE UPRISING series. We talk about themes of indep...

Ally Hudson Samples The Scottish Scheme

28 May 2025

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Ally Hudson joins the podcast to read from her latest release, THE SCOTTISH SCHEME. Hudson discusses her unique entry point to writing historical roma...

Faye Delacour Samples A Lady's Guide to London

21 May 2025

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Faye Delacour joins the podcast to read from A LADY'S GUIDE TO LONDON, her latest Regency romance! We talk about the themes of passion versus money, t...

Alice Murphy Samples A Showgirl's Rules For Falling In Love

14 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alice Murphy joins the podcast to read from her hot new release, 'A Showgirl's Rules for Falling in Love.' We talk about the book's dual timeline narr...

Katherine Grant Samples In The Wide Open Light with Guest Host Andrea Jenelle

07 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this special episode of the Historical Romance Sampler podcast! This week, I (Katherine Grant) celebrate my latest release, IN THE WIDE OPE...

Sebastian Nothwell Samples Mr. Warren's Profession

30 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sebastian Nothwell, author and co-host of the Right Here, Write Queer podcast, joins the podcast to read from MR. WARREN'S PROFESSION! Sebastian talks...

Golden Angel Samples A Season For Treason

23 Apr 2025

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USA Today Bestselling Author Golden Angel joins the podcast to read a sample from A SEASON FOR TREASON! She talks about writing power dynamics in hist...

Kat Sterling Samples Winnie West Has An Agenda

16 Apr 2025

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Kat Sterling joins the podcast to sample WINNIE WEST HAS AN AGENDA. She shares the inspiration behind setting her historical romances in early 20th ce...

Andrea Jenelle Samples Spine of Steel

09 Apr 2025

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Andrea Jenelle, HRS's first-ever returning guest, comes on to sample SPINE OF STEEL, the first installment of the Suffragette Uprising series. Andrea ...

Carol Coventry Samples Counting On Love

02 Apr 2025

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Carol Coventry joins the podcast to read from COUNTING ON LOVE. Carol, who transitioned from a career in the medical field to writing historical ficti...

Ella Leon Samples The Sapphire Heiress

26 Mar 2025

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Ella Leon joins the podcast to read from her first novel, THE SAPPHIRE HEIRESS. Ella talks about the intricacies of writing historical romantasy fille...

Anastasia Hayward Samples Sophia White and Her Seven Promises

19 Mar 2025

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Anastasia Hayward joins the podcast to sample SOPHIA WHITE AND HER SEVEN PROMISES, a unique Regency-era retelling of 'Snow White.' Anastasia shares th...

An Interview With Beverly Jenkins

12 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode of the Historical Romance Sampler podcast, trailblazer, icon, and bestselling author Beverly Jenkins sits down for an intervie...

Jenna Bigelow Samples The Tribune Temptation

05 Mar 2025

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Debut author Jenna Bigelow joins the podcast to sample THE TRIBUNE TEMPTATION, set during the Roman Republic. Hear an excerpt of this marriage of conv...

Sylvie Sinclair Samples This Marquess of Mine

26 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sylvie Sinclair joins the podcast to read a sample of her Regency romance, THIS MARQUESS OF MINE. We talk about Sylvie's writing process, her love for...

Plot Trysts Reads Mr. Impossible by Loretta Chase

19 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this special edition of the Historical Romance Sampler, Meg and Laine from Plot Trysts read an excerpt from 'Mr. Impossible' by Loretta Chase and d...

Eliana Piers Samples Good Duke Gone Wild

12 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Award-winning and international bestselling author Eliana Piers joins the podcast to read from her Regency romance, GOOD DUKE GONE WILD. She talks abo...

Ellie St. Clair Samples Her Runaway Duke

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ellie St. Clair joins the podcast to read a sample of HER RUNAWAY DUKE, a Beauty and the Beast-inspired historical romance. Ellie shares her approach ...

Julie Johnstone Samples The Heart of the Highlander

29 Jan 2025

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USA Today Bestselling Author Julie Johnstone reads a sample of THE HEART OF THE HIGHLANDER and we discuss the inspiration behind her writing, her rese...

Emily EK Murdoch Samples A Fighting Chance

22 Jan 2025

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USA Today bestselling author Emily EK Murdoch joins the podcast to read from her humorous Regency romance, A FIGHTING CHANCE. We discuss the craft of ...

Louise Mayberry Samples The Song of the Magpie

15 Jan 2025

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Louise Mayberry joins the podcast to read from her latest release, THE SONG OF THE MAGPIE, set in early industrial-age Australia. She discuss the nuan...

Annabelle Anders Samples Hell's Belles

08 Jan 2025

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Annabelle Anders joins the podcast to read a sample of her RITA-nominated novel, HELL'S BELLES! A prolific Regency romance author who began her publis...

End of Year Raffle and January Sneak Peek!

24 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this bonus episode, I've got BIG NEWS about a fun raffle running through the end of this month, plus a sneak peek of January's episodes!   Enter t...

Annie R McEwen Samples The Chelsea Milliner

18 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Award-winning author Annie R. McEwen joins the podcast to read her holiday novella, THE CHELSEA MILLINER. Then she shares about the Twelfth Night trad...

Christina Diane Samples The Earl and the Vixen

11 Dec 2024

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Christina Diane joins the podcast with THE EARL AND THE VIXEN! She reads a scene from this second-chance romance, and then we discuss her vision for t...

Kate Bateman Samples Second Duke's The Charm

04 Dec 2024

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Bestselling author Kate Bateman joins the podcast to read from SECOND DUKE'S THE CHARM, which kicks off her new series inspired by Charlie's Angels. W...

Steffy Smith Samples His Regency Goddess

27 Nov 2024

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Steffy Smith joins the podcast to read from her latest release, HIS REGENCY GODDESS, part of the Curves and Cravats series. She discusses the themes o...

Kelsey Painter Samples Ship of Dreams

20 Nov 2024

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Kelsey Painter takes us aboard the Titanic with a reading from her historical romance novel, SHIP OF DREAMS. Then we chat about the challenge of writi...

Katherine Grant Samples The Miss Without a Mister

13 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode, I am joined by my copyeditor, Sara Israel of Thimble Editorial, to celebrate the release of my latest novel, THE MISS WITHOUT...

Felicity Niven Samples Voluptuous

06 Nov 2024

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Felicity Niven, known for her Bed Me Books series and the Love Locks of London series, reads an excerpt from VOLUPTUOUS, a novella from the multi-auth...

Sri Savita Samples The Deed With The Duke

30 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sri Savita joins the podcast to read from her debut historical romance, THE DEED WITH THE DUKE. Then we talk about how Sri develops her characters, he...

Britt Belle Samples The Earl Was Wrong

23 Oct 2024

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Britt Belle joins the podcast to read a sample of her regency romance, THE EARL WAS WRONG! We talk about her experience writing historical versus cont...

Andrea Martucci Reads Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas

16 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Andrea Martucci, host of the Shelf Love podcast, joins the podcast for a deep dive into the world of historical romance through a close reading of 'Se...

Bliss Bennet Samples Not Quite a Marriage

09 Oct 2024

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Award-winning author Bliss Bennett reads from NOT QUITE A MARRIAGE, introducing us to the intriguing world of the Audacious Ladies of Audley series. T...

Giovanna Siniscalchi Samples The Taste of Light

02 Oct 2024

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Giovanna Siniscalchi joins the podcast to read a tantalizing excerpt from her second novel, THE TASTE OF LIGHT. We discuss what inspired her to write ...

Rose Prendeville Samples Maggie and the Pirate's Son

25 Sep 2024

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Rose Prendeville joins the podcast to read an excerpt from her latest release, MAGGIE AND THE PIRATE'S SON. We talk about Rose's inspiration for writi...

Nicki Pascarella Samples Charlotte's Kisses

18 Sep 2024

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Nicki Pascarella reads from her upcoming book 'Charlotte's Kisses,' part of her new series 'Rakes, Rogues, and Scoundrels.' We talk about the fairy ta...

Kelsey Swanson Samples A Most Unsuitable Lover

11 Sep 2024

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Kelsey Swanson samples a steamy scene from her latest release, A MOST UNSUITABLE LOVER, and shares how the story is inspired by her own childhood illn...

Daria Vernon Samples The Rogue's Last Letter

04 Sep 2024

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Daria Vernon joins the podcast to read a scintillating scene from her British Georgian-era romance, THE ROGUE'S LAST LETTER. Then we chat about balanc...

Emmaline Warden Samples The Seasonal Habits of Husbands and Honeybees

28 Aug 2024

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Emmaline Warden joins the podcast with a sample from THE SEASONAL HABITS OF HUSBANDS AND HONEYBEES, a part of The Genus of Gentlemen series. We discus...

Ginny B Moore Samples Ruin Me By Midnight

21 Aug 2024

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Ginny B. Moore joins the podcast to share her steamy historical romance that celebrates neurodiversity. Ginny reads an excerpt from her latest release...

Michelle Deerwester-Dalrymple Samples Maiden of the Storm

14 Aug 2024

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Michelle Deerwester-Dalrymple, an acclaimed author of various historical romances, including Scottish Highlanders and ancient Roman Celtic tales, join...

Elizabeth Everett Samples The Love Remedy

07 Aug 2024

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USA Today bestselling author Elizabeth Everett shares an engaging excerpt from her latest book, The Love Remedy, the first in her Damsels of Discovery...

Story Time: Regency Romances Part 2

31 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's our final summer vacation episode! Enjoy this last round-up of Regency romances, including sweet stories from Isabella Kamal and Bianca Blythe an...

Story Time: Regency Romance Round-Up Part 1

24 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's summer vacation, but you can keep enjoying historical romance with this round-up of Regency Romance story samples! This week, I've rounded up sto...

Story Time: Victorian Historical Romance Round-Up

17 Jul 2024

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In this summer vacation episode, enjoy a round-up of Victorian romance stories! Host You'll hear from Liana De la Rosa, Andie James, Ramona Elmes, And...

Story Time: Georgian Era Historical Romance Round-Up

10 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this summer vacation episode, host Katherine Grant rounds up excerpts from historical romance novels set in the Georgian era. First, hear Gina Conk...

Story Time: Scottish Historical Romance Round-Up

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Katherine Grant is on vacation, so enjoy a compilation of Scottish historical romance samples this week!   Hear from authors Lisa Rayne, Caroline Lee...

Maggie Sims Samples Charlotte's Control

26 Jun 2024

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Maggie Sims joins the podcast to discuss steamy romance and complex characters. Maggie reads a sample of her latest release, "Charlotte's Control,"and...

Evelin Laczi Samples The Rose of Granborough Park

19 Jun 2024

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Debut historical romance author Evelin Laczi joins the podcast to read from her Victorian novel, THE ROSE OF GRANBOROUGH PARK. Then we chat about how ...

Heba Helmy Samples The Earl's Egyptian Heiress

12 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heba Helmy reads from her debut novel, THE EARL'S EGYPTIAN HEIRESS, and teases her second novel, A VISCOUNT FOR THE EGYPTIAN PRINCESS. Plus, we discus...

Liana De la Rosa Samples Isabel and The Rogue

05 Jun 2024

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Liana De la Rosa joins the podcast to read from her latest release, Isabel and the Rogue, the second book in the Luna Sisters series! Plus, we discuss...

Alivia Fleur Samples A Song and A Snowflake

29 May 2024

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Award-winning author Alivia Fleur joins the podcast to read a sample of her free Victorian romance, A Song and a Snowflake! Then, we chat about the Au...

Misty Urban Samples The Forger and The Duke

22 May 2024

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Misty Urban reads a sample of her Georgian romance, THE FORGER AND THE DUKE, and we chat about medieval romances, overcoming the shame of writing roma...

Matilda Madison Samples A Duke Makes A Deal

15 May 2024

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Matilda Madison joins the podcast to read a sample of her latest regency romance, A Duke Makes A Deal! Then we discuss mental health in the regency pe...

Isabella Kamal Samples The Temple of Persephone

08 May 2024

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Isabella Kamal joins the podcast to read from her debut novel, The Temple of Persephone. Then, she chats with me about why she chose to write a regenc...

Bianca Blythe Samples All You Need Is A Duke

01 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

USA Today Bestselling author Bianca Blythe joins the podcast to read a sample of her comedic Regency romance, All You Need Is A Duke! Plus, she shares...

Katherine Grant Samples The Sailor Without a Sweetheart - with Special Guest Host!

24 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

To celebrate the release of my latest novel, The Sailor Without a Sweetheart, my big sister Sarah joins the podcast as a special guest host!   In thi...

Caroline Lee Samples Kilty By Association

17 Apr 2024

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USA Today Bestselling author Caroline Lee stops by to read a sample from her latest Scottish historical romance novel, Kilty By Association. Plus, we ...

Rebecca Paula Samples In Want of a Wife

10 Apr 2024

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USA Today-Bestselling Author Rebecca Paula joins the podcast to read a sample from her marriage-advertisement Regency romance, In Want of a Wife. Plus...

Tabetha Waite Samples A Duke, Love, and Sunshine

03 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tabetha Waite joins the podcast to read a sample from her seaside holiday regency romance: A Duke, Love, and Sunshine.  Plus, we discuss why it is so...

Lisa Rayne Samples Never Cross a Highlander

27 Mar 2024

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Bestselling author Lisa Rayne joins the podcast to read a sample from Never Cross a Highlander, her Scottish historical romance featuring (at last) a ...

Andie James Samples Bequeathed

20 Mar 2024

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Andie James joins me to read a sample of Bequeathed, the first book in the Beaumonts series and a new release this week! Plus, we talk about how she c...

Meara Platt Samples Marigold and the Marquess

13 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

USA Today-Bestselling Author Meara Platt joins the podcast to read a sample of Marigold and the Marquess. Plus, we chat about how her writing has chan...

Ramona Elmes Samples The Questionable Acts of an American Gentleman

06 Mar 2024

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Ramona Elmes joins the podcast to read a sample of her Victorian romance, The Questionable Acts of an American Gentleman. Plus, we chat about how she ...