Love Letters and Books

Love Letters and Books
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 Welcome to Love Letters and Books, a podcast for anyone who loves a good story. This is a soft space to explore romance and books, where no topic is too taboo. Join me for weekly conversations where we'll drop between the pages of everyone's favorite fiction, nonfiction, short stories, essays, and novellas to talk plot twists, real-life inspiration, and the craft of storytelling. Follow this podcast for candid conversations with your favorite authors and creatives. TikTok: @lovelettersandbooks Instagram: @lovelettersandbooks Write me a love letter: lovelettersandbookspodcast@gmail.com

  1. 3d ago

    60: Bailey Hannah on Love Wells Kept: Trust, Resilience, and Cowboy Romance

    Author Bailey Hannah returns to the Love Letters and Books podcast to discuss Love Wells Kept, the fifth and final book in her Wells Ranch series, an interconnected set of cowboy romance standalones about three brothers and ranch hands finding love. The new book follows Jackson, the middle brother, and his wife Kate—an established couple seen throughout the first four books—after Jackson suffers a horse accident, traumatic brain injury, and memory loss, forcing them to rebuild their marriage as he falls in love with his wife and kids again. We talk about choosing a marriage-in-crisis story, themes of trust, resilience, caretaking, and invisible grief, plus balancing heavy topics with humor, spice, and small romantic moments. Bailey also previews a surprise later this year, the October re-release of Christmas at Fox Ridge, and the Echo Lake series next spring. Love Wells Kept releases July 7 (US) and July 9 (UK). Connect with Love Letters and Books TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lovelettersandbooks Threads: https://www.threads.com/@lovelettersandbooks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovelettersandbooks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovelettersandbookspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveLettersandBooksPodcast Write me a love letter: lovelettersandbookspodcast@gmail.com Connect with Bailey Hannah TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@baileyhannahwrites Threads: https://www.threads.com/@baileyhannahwrites Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baileyhannahwrites Website: https://www.baileyhannahwrites.com/

    43 min

  2. Jun 22

    59: Small-Town Romance Author Katherine Bitner on Between the Lines, Summer Nostalgia, and Navigating Pride in Relationships

    Small-town romance author Katherine Bitner returns to the Love Letters and Books podcast to discuss Between the Lines, the third and final standalone contemporary romance in her Hometown series, releasing June 24, 2026. Set by the beach in Wilmington, North Carolina, the book delivers immersive East Coast summer nostalgia while following Fia, a 22-year-old single mom, and Caden Brooks, her wealthy boss, whose “grumpy” exterior shields a quiet, introverted, and misunderstood inner sadness. We discuss opposites attract, healing romance, and a grumpy/sunshine twist—alongside deeper themes of being seen, accepting help, and the vulnerability of receiving care. Katherine reflects on endings, growth as a self-published author, the value of developmental edits (in real life and in books), and creating for personal joy. Connect with Love Letters and Books TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lovelettersandbooks Threads: https://www.threads.com/@lovelettersandbooks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovelettersandbooks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovelettersandbookspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveLettersandBooksPodcast Write me a love letter: lovelettersandbookspodcast@gmail.com Connect with Katherine Bitner TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@katherine.bitner.writes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekatherinebitner/ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@thekatherinebitner Website: https://katherinebitner.com/

    38 min

  3. Jun 15

    58: Raya Morris Edwards Talks Hit The Road Cowboy, West of Eden, and Jack from the Sovereign Mountain Series

    Author Raya Morris Edwards returns to the Love Letters and Books podcast to discuss her July 3 release, Hit the Road, Cowboy: A Cowboy Romance About Country Music. This is a cowboy romance centered on creative burnout: a country songwriter-producer, a workaholic “Jack Antonoff of country,” is sent by his agent to a remote Wyoming ranch where he meets a caretaker-turned-ranch manager. The conversation explores burnout, loss of identity, retracing artistic roots, and road-trip storytelling. We also talk about her upcoming book, West of Eden,  a why choose MFM with an HEA. It is dark, gritty, high-spice, with heavy Southern Gothic vibes. And Raya gives us an update on Jack, the final book in the Sovereign Mountain series. Connect with Love Letters and Books TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lovelettersandbooks Threads: https://www.threads.com/@lovelettersandbooks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovelettersandbooks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovelettersandbookspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveLettersandBooksPodcast Write me a love letter: lovelettersandbookspodcast@gmail.com Connect with Raya Morris Edwards TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rayamorrisedwardsauthor Threads: https://www.threads.com/@rayamorrisedwards Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rayamorrisedwards/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61566070091251 Website: https://rayamorrisedwards.com/

    44 min

  4. Jun 8

    57: Ballet Romance Author Ellie Mack Talks About Make It Nice, Hurt/Comfort Dynamics, and NYC Love Stories

    Author Ellie Mack returns to discuss her contemporary ballet romance book Make It Nice, set in New York City on a concurrent timeline with her book Kiss Me Thrice. Bailey and Sean spend a summer repairing their relationship and exploring hurt/comfort dynamics on a journey toward trust and self-confidence. We also talk about Ellie’s next project, an untitled grief-focused, brother’s-best-friend road trip romance. Connect with Love Letters and Books TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lovelettersandbooks Threads: https://www.threads.com/@lovelettersandbooks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovelettersandbooks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovelettersandbookspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveLettersandBooksPodcast Write me a love letter: lovelettersandbookspodcast@gmail.com Connect with Ellie Mack TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@elliemackbooks Threads: https://www.threads.com/@elliemackbooks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elliemackbooks/ Newsletter: https://subscribepage.io/ODllnd

    41 min

  5. Jun 1

    56: Diet Dark Rom-Coms and Safe Kink Exploration with Author Ali Roberts

    Author Ali Roberts (and sometimes co-host of this podcast), known for her diet dark rom-coms, returns to discuss After a Killer, the second book in the Dinner Club series of interconnected standalones. This is the much-anticipated story of Katie and Jonesy’s frenemies-to-lovers, second-chance romance. Today, we’re talking about captivating first chapters, excellent pacing, delicious banter, and how this book offers a clear, intimate, and non-shaming portrayal of fantasy kink and role-play as a source of relief and connection. We discuss why we both love writing secure, communicative partnerships, the impact of rejection sensitivity, and how our years of “chasing rejection” have worked out for us. After a Killer by Ali Roberts is available now on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. Connect with Love Letters and Books TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lovelettersandbooks Threads: https://www.threads.com/@lovelettersandbooks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovelettersandbooks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovelettersandbookspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveLettersandBooksPodcast Write me a love letter: lovelettersandbookspodcast@gmail.com Connect with Ali Roberts TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@authoraliroberts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authoraliroberts/ Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/Ali-Roberts/author/B0F8WVQN4M?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=11b47175-7339-4aba-83d1-20f42c0cdfa1

    51 min

  6. May 25

    55: The Discomfort of Being Seen and Loved (by a Protective Kidnapper): Good Hands by Author Maggie Gates

    Author Maggie Gates returns to Love Letters and Books to introduce Good Hands, a morally gray (ish) romance about a grumpy casino bouncer, a stats professor turned card counter, and what happens when “stealing from Peter to pay Paul” goes very, very wrong. Amelia has spent her whole life cleaning up her brother Joel’s messes, and starts counting cards to pay off his debt (at the exact casino owned by the man who holds that debt) while Jude, a former Navy SEAL and bouncer ordered to kill her, kidnaps her instead and drags them both into a dangerous mission to bring down the house. We explore the emotional heart of the story: paying someone else’s debt while resenting them, the complicated love between siblings who are stuck in old roles, and what it’s like to go from being everyone’s last priority to being one man’s first and only thought, and how uncomfortable it can feel to be cared for when self-reliance has always been your armor. Good Hands is the perfect book if you love morally gray protectors, kidnapping that turns into romance, and secret identities. Good Hands asks the question: How do you learn to receive when all you know how to do is give? If you’ve ever felt like everyone else’s safety net but nobody’s first choice, you’re going to love this love story. Connect with Love Letters and Books TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lovelettersandbooks Threads: https://www.threads.com/@lovelettersandbooks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovelettersandbookspodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovelettersandbooks/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveLettersandBooksPodcast Write me a love letter: lovelettersandbookspodcast@gmail.com Connect with Maggie Gates TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@authormaggiegates Threads: https://www.threads.com/@authormaggiegates Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authormaggiegates Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/authormaggiegates/ Website: https://maggiegates.com/

    46 min

  7. May 18

    54: Surviving Alina May’s Lucky # 14: Kink, Trauma, and Healing Dark Romance

    Dark romance author Alina May returns to the podcast to talk about Lucky #14, the latest installment in her interconnected Hunter’s Club universe. This is a high-stakes thriller where people are hunted for sport, and survival is the only rule. We explore what happens when deeply traumatized people try to love each other, why real intimacy often looks like messing up and trying again rather than being the “perfect survivor,” and how kink, especially degradation and power exchange, can become a safer, embodied way to edge toward vulnerability when words feel impossible. We also talk about why Alina loves writing characters who are allowed to be messy and wrong, yet still worthy of healing. The conversation closes on boundaries as a form of freedom, how Alina protects her own mental health while writing dark, trigger-heavy stories, and her hope that readers can take a deep breath at the end of Lucky #14 and feel that it’s possible to walk through hell and still find a place to rest on the other side. Connect with Love Letters and Books TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lovelettersandbooks Threads: https://www.threads.com/@lovelettersandbooks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovelettersandbooks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovelettersandbookspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveLettersandBooksPodcast Write me a love letter: lovelettersandbookspodcast@gmail.com Connect with Alina May TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alina_may_author Threads: https://www.threads.com/@alina_may_author Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alina_may_author Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/133494816419422/ Website: https://www.alinamaybooks.com/

    37 min

  8. May 11

    53: Of Fate and Fortune: Legacy, Healing, and Romance with Erinn Maxwell

    Author Erinn Maxwell returns to talk about Of Fate and Fortune, the dual-timeline sequel to Of Heather and Thistle that follows Heather and Flynn in contemporary Scotland as they hunt for Jacobite gold while uncovering the 18th‑century love story of her ancestors, Harris and Fiona. We discuss how the novel uses history, hidden treasures, and parallel romances to examine legacy, cycle-breaking, and the long, non-linear journey from mere survival to genuine thriving. We also unpack one of my favorite lines from the book, “what cannot be buried must be carried,” and how it applies not just to gold, but to grief, family stories, and the parts of ourselves we can no longer pretend aren’t there.  Connect with Love Letters and Books TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lovelettersandbooks Threads: https://www.threads.com/@lovelettersandbooks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovelettersandbooks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovelettersandbookspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveLettersandBooksPodcast Write me a love letter: lovelettersandbookspodcast@gmail.com Connect with Erinn Maxwell TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@erinnmaxwellwrites Threads: https://www.threads.com/@erinnmaxwellwrites Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erinnmaxwellwrites Website: https://erinnmaxwell.com/

    49 min
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 Welcome to Love Letters and Books, a podcast for anyone who loves a good story. This is a soft space to explore romance and books, where no topic is too taboo. Join me for weekly conversations where we'll drop between the pages of everyone's favorite fiction, nonfiction, short stories, essays, and novellas to talk plot twists, real-life inspiration, and the craft of storytelling. Follow this podcast for candid conversations with your favorite authors and creatives. TikTok: @lovelettersandbooks Instagram: @lovelettersandbooks Write me a love letter: lovelettersandbookspodcast@gmail.com

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  • Creator
    Love Letters and Books
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    61
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Love Letters and Books
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