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Jenna Harte
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The good, the bad, and the naughty of romance fiction.

  1. 4D AGO

    Illicit Liaisons: MM Hockey Romance with Jason Wrench

    This week, our guest host is author Jason Wrench, and we discuss: * Face Off cover controversy * Jason's appearance at BookCon * Hockey romance and more! Jason Wrench writes. He writes a lot. With his publisher, Pride Publishing (now Totally Entwined) he’s the author of three different series: 12 Days of Murder & Till Death Do Us Wed, Up on the Farm (Finding a Farmer, Bewitched by the Barista, Sanctuary for the Surgeon, & Catching the Composer), and the Love and Liquidation Series (Boy Bands and Bullets, A Choreographed Coup, & Rhythmic Reclamation), and the standalone novella Wolf Island. As an Indy author, he’s published Life on the Naughty List, or What the Elf!, Jekyll/Hyde, and The Veil. His latest book, Shattering Securities, came out in Spring 2025. His day job is a college professor at SUNY New Paltz where he teaches in the Department of Communication. He’s a member of the Romance Writers of America, Rainbow Romance Writers, Text and Academic Authors Association, and The Authors Guild. Jason appears in our first summer anthology, Moonlight and Margaritas, with his gay enemies-to-lovers romance, “Ship Happens,” a contemporary story set on a cruise ship. LINKS TO JASON WRENCH Jason's Website: https://jasonwrench.com/ Jason's Amazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/42T2ZQw BOOKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW Goalie and the Geek by Jason Wrench https://amzn.to/4tgOnoW Moonlight & Margaritas https://amzn.to/4tNokqt Face Off by Chelsea Curto https://amzn.to/4eoTuzN Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid https://amzn.to/3QP9Jwo READING OR RECOMMENDED Playing Dirty by CE Ricci https://amzn.to/4d78f8c The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow https://amzn.to/42ffc20 Shadow of Betrayal by Eva LeClerc https://evaleclercauthor.substack.com/ Urna Semper on Substack https://urnasemper.substack.com/ 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/ 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

    1h 21m

  2. APR 28

    Illicit Liaisons: Sports Romance with Sierra Hill

    This week, our guest host is Sierra Hill, with whom we discuss the controversial attempt by Ivory Chapters to trademark "Blind Date with a Book," the impact of AI in publishing, sports romance, and more! Sierra Hill is a RONE Award-winning romance author of Game Changer and the award-winning college sports series Courting Love. She writes steamy new adult and sports romances, including the Vancouver Vikings hockey series, the Puget Sound Pilots, and the Clearview Falls University football series with her co-writing partner, S.E. Rose. She also writes award-winning LGBTQ+ romance under the pen name, K.C. Kassidy. SIERRA'S LINKS Website: https://www.sierrahillbooks.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sierrahillbooks Amazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/4twzU9o READING & RECOMMENDED We All Live Here by JoJo Moyes https://amzn.to/4cDPoma The Other Bennett Sister by Janice Hadlow https://amzn.to/4tqPiUD Shadow of Betrayal by Eva LeClerc https://evaleclercauthor.substack.com/ Urna Semper on Substack https://urnasemper.substack.com/ 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/ 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

    1h 11m

  3. APR 22

    Illicit Liaisons: Mariah Ankeman & Disability Representation in Romance

    This week, our guest host is author Mariah Ankenman. We discuss hot takes around the author ARCs, disability representation in romance fiction, #authorapril, and book adaptations we'd love to watch. Mariah Ankeman is a bestselling  romance author living in the beautiful Rocky Mountains with her two rambunctious children and loving spouse, who is her own personal spell checker when her dyslexia gets the best of her. Mariah loves to lose herself in a world of words. Her favorite thing about writing is when she can make someone’s day a little brighter with one of her books. MARIAH'S LINKS Website: https://mariahankenman.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariahankenman/ Mariah's Amazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/4t84Rjr Backstage Night with the Billionaire by Mariah Ankenman https://amzn.to/3OIyk50 AUTHORS & BOOKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW Talia Hibbert https://amzn.to/48hKiJB E.V. Mitchell https://amzn.to/4tX0HLN In Death Books by J.D. Robb https://amzn.to/3Owa32f Fox & O'Hare books by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg https://amzn.to/4mGckEw Evelina by Frances Burney https://amzn.to/4cEfyUx READING & RECOMMENDED Lore Olympus Vol 9 by Rachel Smythe https://amzn.to/4tVxsZQ The Other Bennett Sister by Janice Hadlow https://amzn.to/4tqPiUD Jane Austen at Home by Lucy Worsley https://amzn.to/4cFOhRs Shadow of Betrayal by Eva LeClerc https://evaleclercauthor.substack.com/ 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/ 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

    1h 2m

  4. APR 14

    Illicit Liaisons: Bookish Tea, Hot takes, News and More in the Romance World

    This week, Tara and I share the tea, hot takes, and news from the romance book world, including Shy Girl drama, worst spicy writing, and more. AUTHORS & BOOKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow An Offer from a Gentleman by Julia Quinn Paws & Peril from Tender & Tempting Tales READING & RECOMMENDED Shadow of Betrayal by Eva LeClerc Urna Semper on Substack TENDER & TEMPTING TALES Tender and Tempting Tales Substack: Subscribe and get a FREE story! Tender and Tempting Tales on Instagram Tender and Tempting Tales Calls for Submissions: ILLICIT LIAISONS PRODUCED & HOSTED BY Tara Leederman Website Jenna Harte Website  Outline and Show Notes: T.A. Leederman Editing: Jenna Harte

    1h 17m

  5. APR 7

    Illicit Liaisons: Bea from Mama Needs to Read Romance

    This week, we talk with book influencer Bea from Mama Needs to Read Romance about the state of historical romance, being a booktuber, and more. LINKS TO BEA Mama Needs to Read Romance YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mamaneedstoreadromance Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mama.needs.to.read.romance/ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/75674482-mama-needs-to-read-romance AUTHORS & BOOKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW Joanna Shupe https://amzn.to/4m9lOYA Kate Bateman https://amzn.to/4mb9qHE Teresa Medeiros https://amzn.to/4sZ264y Lindz McLeod https://amzn.to/4txFW9n Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon https://amzn.to/3PSOBom Bridgerton Series by Julia Quinn https://amzn.to/41h9BHS NOW READING & RECOMMENDED Once Smitten, Twice Shy by Chloe Liese https://amzn.to/4c8PPDc With This Ring I Thee Kill by Jenna Harte https://amzn.to/4vtSUa6 Thessaly Affair by Urna Semper https://urnasemper.substack.com/s/the-thessaly-affair Shadow of Betrayal Eva LeClerc https://evaleclercauthor.substack.com/s/shadow-of-betrayal 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/ ILLICIT LIAISONS PRODUCED & HOSTED BY Tara Leederman: https://taleederman.substack.com/ Jenna Harte: https://jennaharte.com/ Outline and Show Notes: T.A. Leederman Editing: Jenna Harte

    1h 3m

  6. MAR 30

    Illicit Liaisons: Paws & Peril - Romantic suspense with a dog

    This week, we celebrate the release of Paws & Peril, a romance zine with stories, articles, games, and more around romantic suspense that include a dog. We discuss romantic suspense and why dogs make a perfect side character, and more. Hosts this week include zine editor Rachel Young; zine copyeditor, social media manager, and contributor Tara Leederman; author Marissa Marinello; and managing editor and contributor Jenna Harte. LINKS TO PAWS & PERIL Paws & Peril (in KU): https://amzn.to/3NYe9j8 Rachel Young: https://www.facebook.com/rachel.young.1023 Marissa Marinello: https://marissamarinello.com/ Tara Leederman: https://taleederman.substack.com/ Jenna Harte: https://jennaharte.com/ 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/ ILLICIT LIAISONS PRODUCED & HOSTED BY Tara Leederman: https://taleederman.substack.com/ Jenna Harte: https://jennaharte.com/ Outline and Shownotes: T.A. Leederman Editing: Jenna Harte

    50 min

  7. MAR 24

    Illicit Liaisons: Wuthering Heights & Classic Romance Literature with author Annie R McEwen

    This week, our guest host is romance author Annie R McEwen where we discuss the hubbub around the new adaptation of Wuthering Heights, classic romance novels, and more. LINKS TO ANNIE R MCEWEN Annie's Website: https://www.anniermcewen.com/  Bound Across Time https://amzn.to/4bIJ9M9 The Corset Girls Unlaced https://amzn.to/4uPC84S Annie's Books on Amazon https://amzn.to/487lqnE BOOKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole: https://amzn.to/4tqzdOH The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson: https://amzn.to/47VhlTx Frankenstein by Mary Shelley: https://amzn.to/4c3ZYlS Wuthering Heights (2009 TV Serial): Masterpiece | Wuthering Heights | PBS https://amzn.to/4bMd5XI Carmilla by Joseph Le Fanu: https://amzn.to/4swAW4U Villette by Charlotte Brontë: https://amzn.to/4suNYjb The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë: https://amzn.to/4t3Qdd9 Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen: https://amzn.to/4t5ELxx Cecilia by Frances Burney: https://amzn.to/4t7r0i1 Evelina by Frances Burney: https://amzn.to/4lOWmYb A Simple Story by Elizabeth Inchbald: https://amzn.to/3PEec4c Pamela by Samuel Richardson: https://amzn.to/4buMKhZ Clarissa by Samuel Richardson: https://amzn.to/4bHNIpR Persuasion by Jane Austen: https://amzn.to/4bSpVUu Persuasion (2008) https://amzn.to/4dMEPxM Persuasion (1996) https://amzn.to/488c3Ef The Female Quixote by Charlotte Lennox: https://amzn.to/4dHVvqd The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry: https://amzn.to/4v79Wuz Castle Rackrent Maria Edgeworth: https://amzn.to/4bEE1sk Belinda by Maria Edgeworth: https://amzn.to/4svOa1P 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/ ILLICIT LIAISONS PRODUCED & HOSTED BY Tara Leederman: https://taleederman.substack.com/ Jenna Harte: https://jennaharte.com/ Outline and Shownotes: T.A. Leederman Editing: Jenna Harte

    1h 16m

  8. MAR 17

    Illicit Liaisons: Hockey Romance & Why Choose with author Aubree Valentine

    This week, our guest host is romance author Aubree Valentine where we discuss Heated Rivalry, hockey romance, the why-choose trope, and more. LINKS TO AUBREE VALENTINE Aubree's website: https://authoraubreevalentine.com/ Aubree's social links: https://authoraubreevalentine.com/social/ Aubree's author's page: https://amzn.to/4bglzHF Pucking Tangled: https://amzn.to/4uwdaY0 Christmas at Mistletoe Bay: https://amzn.to/4bgBWnz Saving Sadie (Police and Fire: Operation Alpha - Susan Stoker-verse): https://amzn.to/4dpM2nh BOOKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW Heated Rivalry by Rachel Ried(Game Changers Series): https://amzn.to/3NnhS9W Moonlight & Margaritas: https://amzn.to/4cXLa9z (Aubree's story - More Than a Margarita) Sweetest Lie (Duet) by Gwyn McNamee: https://amzn.to/47AvGVg Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser https://amzn.to/473UrZM With This Ring, I Thee Kill by Jenna Harte: https://amzn.to/4lC10J8 TENDER & TEMPTING TALES Tender and Tempting Tales Substack: Subscribe and get a FREE story! https://tenderandtemptingtales.substack.com/ Tender and Tempting Tales Submissions Information:  https://tenderandtemptingtales.substack.com/p/write-for-tender-and-tempting-tales Tender and Tempting Tales on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tendertemptingtales/ ILLICIT LIAISONS PRODUCED & HOSTED BY Tara Leederman: https://taleederman.substack.com/ Jenna Harte: https://jennaharte.com/

    1h 22m
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The good, the bad, and the naughty of romance fiction.

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  • Creator
    Jenna Harte
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    34
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    Explicit
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