What Is Romance?

Shai August
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It's me Shai August, your favorite cynical romance author and I am on a quest to find out; What is Romance? On this podcast, we attempt to answer the age old question: Is it grand gestures or small details that make up this oh-so-important facet of many of our lives? How do we define it, how to do know when we have it, and how do we keep it going? On WIR, I'm going to explore the big and small things... Join me and the other Soft Hearts as we explore the nebulous word ‘romance’ with tons of guests including your favorite and your next favorite romance authors.

Episodes

  1. 06/10/2022

    What Is Romance? with Tabitha Sharpe

    Soft Hearts, Join me as I chat with your next favorite romance author, the Queen of Ride or Die, Tabitha Sharpe! BIO: Tabitha Sharpe is a best-selling, multi-genre writing, author. She’s an editor, literary mentor, and writing coach. Born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, she seeks to help her readers escape in dire times of need through her books, funny confessions, and her transparency. With over 40 plus titles, her catalog is extensive, yet worthy of the read. She enjoys all things minion, cereal, and sunshine. Add her on Facebook to stay in touch and be the first to know about her upcoming releases: https://www.facebook.com/tabitha.sharpe.10 Subscribe to her website for exclusive sneak peeks and more: www.tabithasharpe.com

    What Is Romance? with Tabitha Sharpe

  2. 04/04/2022

    What is Romance? with Author Z. Knight

    Soft Hearts, Join me as I chat with your next favorite romance author, the Inspector Gadget of pen names, Z. Knight. BIO: Author Z. Knight is an award-winning editor, USA Today bestselling author, and mobile bookseller of diverse literature. She writes steamy and erotic romance for all orientations under the pen names Zelda and Zaria Knight, as well as sweet romance and more whimsical work as Zia. Keep in touch on social media @AuthorZKnight. Or visit www.authorzknight.com. You can also email z@authorzknight.com.

  3. 03/22/2022

    What is Romance? with Daniela Romero aka Danielle Annett

    Soft Hearts, Join me as I chat with your next favorite romance author, the most business savvy and busiest author I know, Daniela Romero aka Danielle Annett. She takes us on a deep-ish dive on what is bully romance, and why we should read it. BIO: Daniela Romero is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. She enjoys writing steamy, new-adult and paranormal romance that delivers an emotional roller coaster sure to take your breath away. Her books feature a diverse cast of characters with rich and vibrant cultures in an effort to effectively portray the world we all live in. One that is so beautifully colorful. Daniela is a Bay Area native though she currently lives in Washington State with her sarcastic husband and their three tiny terrors. In her free time, Daniela enjoys frequent naps, binge reading her favorite romance books, and is known to crochet while watching television because her ADHD brain can never do just one thing at a time. Stop by her website to find all the fun and unique ways you can stalk her. And while you’re there you can check out some free bonus scenes from your favorite books, learn about her Patreon, order signed copies of her books, and swoon over her gorgeous alternative cover editions. www.daniela-romero.com You can join her newsletter by visiting https://hi.switchy.io/VIP She also owns and operate bookish buys, a book lover shop and is the founder of the bully me book crate and the supernatural book crate Link to Amazon page and website www.romero-annett-books.com https://www.amazon.com/Daniela-Romero/e/B08CMJPFWX?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_3&qid=1632772929&sr=8-3 https://www.amazon.com/Danielle-Annett/e/B00TTG6NI4?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_5&qid=1632772943&sr=1-5

  4. 03/07/2022

    What Is Romance? with Jamilla Jasper

    Soft Hearts, Join me as I chat with your next favorite romance author, the quiet one Jamilla Jasper. She writes steamy, multicultural romance with black female main characters. We find out some surprising things about Jamilla in this episode. BIO: The hotter and darker the romance, the better. That's the Jamila Jasper promise. If you enjoy sizzling multicultural romance stories that dare to *go there* you'll enjoy any Jamila Jasper title you pick up. Open-minded readers who appreciate shamelessly sexy romance novels featuring black women of all shapes and sizes paired with smokin' hot white men are welcome. Sign up for her e-mail list here to receive one of these FREE hot stories, exclusive offers and an update of Jamila's publication schedule: Bit.ly/jamilajasperromance Get text message updates on new books: https://slkt.io/gxzM

  5. 02/13/2022

    What Is Romance? with Phoenix Williams

    Soft Hearts, Join me as I chat with your next favorite romance author, the genre hopping Phoenix Williams. We never know what Phoenix will say, and the two of us together. This is a warning in this episode that Phoenix and I are like two naughty children in the back of the classroom egging each other on.  BIO: Phoenix Williams is an award-nominated, best-selling author, screenwriter, and public speaker from Chicagoland. She credits her success to standing in her truth, obsessing over anime, and giving her fears the bird. In her own words, "I write books and talk sh*t." From erotic romance to paranormal, this self-proclaimed smutty, smutty princess has captured the attention of readers and industry leaders alike.

    What Is Romance? with Phoenix Williams

  6. 01/20/2022

    What Is Romance? with ND Jones

    Soft Hearts, Join me as I chat with your next favorite romance author, the USA Today best selling ND Jones. I tell ND that she is my logical sister from another mister and you'll that cerebral side of her emerge durng our chat. Bio: N.D. Jones, Ed.D. is a USA Today bestselling author who lives in Maryland with her husband and two children. In her desire to see more novels with positive, sexy, and three-dimensional Black/African American characters as soul mates, friends, and lovers, she took on that challenge herself. N.D. has authored several paranormal romance and fantasy series, as well as a coloring book and self-care journal series. Here website can be found here. N.D. is also the founder of Kuumba Publishing, an art, audiobook, eBook, and paperback company that is a forum for creativity, with a special commitment to promoting and encouraging creative works from authors and artists of African descent. Her teenage daughter created the image design for Kuumba Publishing, while her son has written a role-playing game using original characters from a new paranormal romance series and her husband manages the company—making Kuumba Publishing a true family affair.

    What Is Romance? with ND Jones

  7. 01/10/2022

    What Is Romance with Zoe Blake?

    Soft Hearts,  Join me as I chat with your next favorite romance author, the USA Today Best selling Zoe Blake. Zoe is delightful and we have a great time bonding over food, books, courtship, and more.  Bio: Zoe Blake, delights in writing Dark Romance books filled with overly-possessive Billionaires, Taboo scenes and Unexpected twists. She usually spends her ill-gotten gains on martinis, travel and red lipstick. Since she can barely boil water, she’s lucky enough to be married to a sexy Chef.

  8. Season 1 Trailer

    What Is Romance?

    Coming January 17th, Shai August and tons of romance authors will explore what is romance? ​Shai is the author of Lust, Love & Adventure filled epic paranormal fantasy romances​ published by Three Fortnights Press. Take a moment to read The Bachelor Series , Shai's take on a shifter reality dating show.

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It's me Shai August, your favorite cynical romance author and I am on a quest to find out; What is Romance? On this podcast, we attempt to answer the age old question: Is it grand gestures or small details that make up this oh-so-important facet of many of our lives? How do we define it, how to do know when we have it, and how do we keep it going? On WIR, I'm going to explore the big and small things... Join me and the other Soft Hearts as we explore the nebulous word ‘romance’ with tons of guests including your favorite and your next favorite romance authors.

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  • Creator
    Shai August
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Shai August
  • Show Website
    What Is Romance?