This week, we're celebrating Fantastical Foes, an enemies-to-lovers romantasy zine. We're chatting with the editor, Parrish Baker, and contributing authors Marissa Marinello, Lynne Solisse, and Tara Leederman. Parrish Baker/Urna Semper Urna Semper is a romance author from Argoshaan, known for her books depicting passionate tales of forbidden love between clones and born-humans. Born to a family of scriveners, she learned the art of writing at her mother's side. Her breakthrough came with Olava: Fallen into Bondage, followed by Kyrie: Betrayed into Bondage, and Kingdom of Maids. Her most recent projects, The Pearl Crucible and Where All Past Years Are, are out on Amazon. She can be found at https://urnasemper.substack.com. Marissa Marinello Marissa Marinello is a SoCal native who writes urban, high fantasy, and cozy-romantasy. A TTRPG nerd who grew up on Tolkien, musical theater & comics, she's always been inspired by finding the fantastical in the mundane and building amazing worlds to tell rich stories in. Much of her work is inspired by real life moments that spark something more. Her work can be found in several anthologies, and she is an active participant in fandom and her writing group in Southern California. In Fantastical Foes, she did something new with Tender and Tempting Tales and wrote an epic romantasy story. https://marissamarinello.com/ Lynne Solisse Writing found Lynne Solisse later in life, and never let go. She writes romance that doesn’t flinch, centering on women who are fierce, loyal, and unafraid to demand more out of life. Women who want to reclaim passion on their own terms. Whether contemporary, fantasy, or even proving that love can still burn bright in a gritty post-apocalyptic world, her stories are raw but sweet, fun and emotionally charged, threaded with just enough tension to keep your heart racing. She lives in the Southern US with her three boys and two spoiled cats, and she believes it’s never too late for a second chance. Or a plot twist. https://lynnesolisse.com/ Tara Leederman Tara Leederman is the Social Media Manager here at Tender and Tempting Tales, and Lore Maven and main fiction writer for Starship Valkyrie, a science-fiction game and story universe. She writes science fiction stories, including romance, and you can often find her in our anthologies, including our upcoming zine, Fantastical Foes! https://taleederman.com/ CURRENTLY READING & RECOMMENDATIONS Fantastical Foes: A Steamy Romance (Print, ebook, KU) Zine https://amzn.to/3QWEe3S Princess Bride by William Goldman https://amzn.to/3QWEe3S A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas https://amzn.to/4gneFmR Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson https://amzn.to/44NG8a7 A Heroine of the World by Tanith Lee https://amzn.to/44NG8a7 Dresden Files by Jim Butcher https://amzn.to/4h1b0LD (TV Show: https://amzn.to/4aJ6Ynf) October Daye Series by Seanan McQuire https://amzn.to/4psgIZr Sookie Stackhouse Series by Charlaine Harris https://amzn.to/4eOYZYn In Death Series by JR Robb https://amzn.to/3RnMhGY The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer https://amzn.to/4vsyqgM TENDER & TEMPTING TALES Tender and Tempting Tales Substack Subscribe and get a FREE story! https://tenderandtemptingtales.substack.com/ Tender and Tempting Tales on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tendertemptingtales/ Tender and Tempting Tales ARC Team https://booksprout.co/reviewer/team/56782/tender-and-tempting-tales Calls for Submissions https://tenderandtemptingtales.substack.com/p/write-for-tender-and-tempting-tales ILLICIT LIAISONS PRODUCED & HOSTED BY Tara Leederman Substack: https://taleederman.substack.com/ Jenna Harte: https://jennaharte.com/ Outline and Show Notes: T.A. Leederman Editing: Jenna Harte
