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.
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78: Nicole Nash on Writing Her Spicy Small-Town Lumberjack Romance While Living with MS
Canadian contemporary romance author Nicole Nash joins the Love Letters and Books podcast to share her path toward publication, writing high-spice small-town romances about lumberjacks while navigating postpartum identity shifts, querying, and a chronic illness. Nicole discusses how Tessa Bailey’s Fangirl Down and Bailey Hannah’s Wells Ranch Series influenced her reading life and writing, including the role of intimacy and communication in romance. She then recounts her long road to a multiple sclerosis diagnosis, the medical dismissal she faced, and the ongoing uncertainty of symptoms and caregiving. Nicole closes with a love letter to herself eight months after her diagnosis, honoring grief, support, and resilience.
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19 Oct 2026
77: Ventura Baddies Book Club: Building Community Through Dark Romance
Suzy, one of the founders of VTA (Ventura) Baddies Book Club, joins the Love Letters and Books podcast to discuss creating an in-person community for women who love dark, “unhinged” romance and “highlight red flags and call it romance.” Suzy shares her journey of going from not being a reader to founding the club with four attendees, growing it into weekly (now at capacity) and monthly meetups, and expanding into markets and “blind date with a book.” We discuss stigma around dark romance, using trigger warnings, how group discussion shifts perspectives, and how fiction can help readers process trauma without judgment. Suzy reads a love letter to her younger self about finding books, pouring back into herself, finding confidence, and building community after years focused on motherhood.
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14 Oct 2026
76: Survivorship, Stigma, Hope, and Healing: A Love Letter From Me to You
I sat down today with no script, no notes, just wanting to share from my heart. This is an episode about trauma survivorship. Some of it might be relatable, some of it may not resonate, but it is raw, vulnerable, and very much an honest share about disclosure, harm, trauma, healing, grace, forgiveness, and most of all, hope. I’m not speaking to you as an expert—I’m sharing from my soul. Wherever this episode finds you, my intention is that you feel safe, seen, and heard, and that my words, however lacking in eloquence, remind you that there is a space in the world that is meant to hold all of you and your story, and that you are not alone.
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Who has been a guest on Love Letters and Books
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Albany Archer
Alina May
Summer Riley
Katherine Bitner
Amy Gurley
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YouTube views
6,413
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
4 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
7 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100
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71
Social presence
0
YouTube
68
Engagement
32
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