While You Were Reading: A podcast for contemporary romance readers

About While You Were Reading: A podcast for contemporary romance readers

Helena Hunting is our last episode for Season 1 -- We'll return with more awesome contemporary romance on Friday, Sept 29! 💗 Hello Swoon Squad! 💗 Bestselling romance author Lisa Daily here to help you find your next favorite romance book! I'll be chatting with all your favorite "must-read" rom-com and contemporary romance authors every Friday to talk about their favorite tropes, newest romance books, and what they're reading now. A must-listen for anyone who loves kissing books with swoony heroes and awesome heroines. 👉 Enter to win this week's WYWR romance book giveaway at www.whileyouwerereading.com or below! ⬇️

Publisher

Lisa Daily

Category

arts · fiction

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 May 2023

Latest episode

3 Nov 2023

Latest episodes

16 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Nov 2023

   🎄If you love small town Christmas romances, you’ll want to ask Santa for A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER by Beverly Jenkins

   ➡️ Enter below or click to win this week's WYWR romance giveaway (https://www.subscribepage.com/wywr-romance-giveaway) for A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER 📚💗 or at www.WhileYouWereReading.com (http://www.whileyouwerereading.com/) A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER (https://books2read.com/AChristmasToRemember) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 👋 Helloooo swoon squad! I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily (http://www.lisadailybooks.com/) — and every week, I'm bringing you the best contemporary romance novels of 2023. Today on While You Were Reading, we’re talking with New York Times bestselling author Beverly Jenkins about her inspiring holiday romance, A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER. everly Jenkins is the recipient of  Romance Writers of America Lifetime Achievement Award, the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award, and was nominated for the NAACP Image Award in Literature. She was featured in the documentary Love Between the Covers. Since the publication of Night Song in 1994, she has been leading the charge for inclusive romance. Tropes for A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER 💬 Small town ♻️ Second chance romance 🎄The magic of Xmas to make you fall in love 💚 Found family Book Boyfriend Keeper Rating:  💍💍💍💍💍 Note: So many books, so little time! We only review 5-star books we 💗 LOVE💗 on While You Were Reading. The book boyfriend keeper rating is Lisa's ranking based on her experience as a former dating guru on whether or not she would personally date our hero in real life.  (If she were single, which she's not.) 😂💙 📚 Episode TBR Pile: A Christmas to Remember by Beverly Jenkins: https://books2read.com/AChristmasToRemember (https://books2read.com/AChristmasToRemember) The Blessings Series by Beverly Jenkins: https://amzn.to/3FOfukQ (https://amzn.to/3FOfukQ) Exodusters by Nell Irvin Painter: https://books2read.com/Exodusters (https://books2read.com/Exodusters) The Trouble They Seen by Dorothy Sterling: https://amzn.to/3QHbclQ (https://amzn.to/3QHbclQ) It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey https://books2read.com/ItHappenedOneSummer (https://books2read.com/ItHappenedOneSummer) Georgie All Along by Kate Clayborn https://books2read.com/Georgie-AllAlong (https://books2read.com/Georgie-AllAlong) RAFE by Rebekah Weatherspoon https://books2read.com/RAFE-Nanny (https://books2read.com/RAFE-Nanny) The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan: https://books2read.com/Christmas-Bookshop (https://books2read.com/Little-Beach-Street-Bakery) The Bruno Johnson Series by David Putnam: https://amzn.to/3u5z6hM (https://amzn.to/3u5z6hM) Everything by Theodora Taylor: https://amzn.to/49iOrvI (https://amzn.to/49iOrvI) The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily: https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge (https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge) 📖 About A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER by Beverly Jenkins NAACP nominee and USA Today bestselling author Beverly Jenkins returns to her beloved Blessings series with a Christmas wedding in the town of Henry Adams, Kansas. Ever since Bernadine Brown bought the town of Henry Adams, her relationship with diner owner Malachi “Mal” July has had its share of ups and downs. But now they’re finally ready to say “I do.” Or are they? As wedding preparations go into full swing, and families both local and extended begin to gather for the festivities, that long awaited walk down the aisle hits a speed bump that may derail everything. But Mal and Bernadine’s relationship isn’t the only one being tested. Preston Mays aka Brain, loves his girlfriend as much as he does physics but when she decides being a couple is no longer a good thing, his heart is broken. Will connecting with his bio dad’s family ease his pain? Reverend Paula Grant has been patiently waiting for God to send her someone to share her life. When the town’s charming new chef arrives in town, she wonders if he could be the one. And then there’s former mayor Riley Curry who throws a parade with his hog Cletus! There’s always a lot going on in Henry Adams, and this will be a Christmas to remember. 📖 About The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy (https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge) by Lisa Daily A laugh-out-loud hockey romantic comedy perfect for fans of Helena Hunting and Pippa Grant! Logan Rivers is a star pro hockey player for the St. Pete Slashers -- and he's in a slump. He hasn’t scored in 3 games and it’s starting to freak him out. Enter Coco, who strikes a deal with an assistant coach to be Logan's lucky charm to pay off her training expenses as an Olympic figure skater. Everything is looking up for both of them. She’s almost got her debt paid off and the Slashers are on a winning streak. There's only one problem: she doesn’t know how to tell Logan she’s been lying to him the whole time. If she can just keep her secret until the playoffs are over… Buy The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy here (https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge). ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Thanks for listening, subscribing and reviewing! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ (http://www.patreon.com/LisaDailyRomance)

2. 

   13 Oct 2023

   🎄Get into the Holiday Spirit with MIDNIGHT AT THE CHRISTMAS BOOKSHOP by Jenny Colgan

   ➡️ Enter below or click to win this week's WYWR romance giveaway (https://www.subscribepage.com/wywr-romance-giveaway) for MIDNIGHT AT THE CHRISTMAS BOOKSHOP 📚💗 or at www.WhileYouWereReading.com (http://www.whileyouwerereading.com/) MIDNIGHT AT THE CHRISTMAS BOOKSHOP (https://books2read.com/MidnightatXmasBookshop) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 👋 Helloooo swoon squad! I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily (http://www.lisadailybooks.com/) — and every week, I'm bringing you the best contemporary romance novels of 2023. Today on While You Were Reading, we’re talking with New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan about her charming holiday romance, MIDNIGHT AT THE CHRISTMAS BOOKSHOP. Jenny Colgan is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous novels, including The Christmas Bookshop, The Bookshop on the Corner, Little Beach Street Bakery, and Christmas at the Cupcake Café. Jenny, her husband, and three children live in a genuine castle in Scotland. Tropes for MIDNIGHT AT THE CHRISTMAS BOOKSHOP 💬 Small town ♻️ Second chance romance 📸 Tacky Americans in a foreign land 🎄The magic of Xmas to make you fall in love Book Boyfriend Keeper Rating:  💍💍💍💍 Note: So many books, so little time! We only review 5-star books we 💗 LOVE💗 on While You Were Reading. The book boyfriend keeper rating is Lisa's ranking based on her experience as a former dating guru on whether or not she would personally date our hero in real life.  (If she were single, which she's not.) 😂💙 📚 Episode TBR Pile: Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan: https://books2read.com/MidnightatXmasBookshop (https://books2read.com/MidnightatXmasBookshop) The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan: https://books2read.com/Christmas-Bookshop (https://books2read.com/Little-Beach-Street-Bakery) The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan: https://books2read.com/BookshopOnTheCorner (https://books2read.com/Little-Beach-Street-Bakery) The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan: https://books2read.com/BookshopOntheShore (https://books2read.com/Little-Beach-Street-Bakery) The Little Beach Street Bakery by Jenny Colgan: https://books2read.com/Little-Beach-Street-Bakery (https://books2read.com/Little-Beach-Street-Bakery) Spill the Sweet Tea by Lyra Parish: https://books2read.com/SpillSweetTea (https://books2read.com/SpillSweetTea) Everything's Fine by Cecelia Rabess: https://books2read.com/EverythingsFine (https://books2read.com/EverythingsFine) The Guest Emma Cline: https://books2read.com/TheGuest (https://books2read.com/TheGuest) The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily: https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge (https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge) 📖 About MIDNIGHT AT THE CHRISTMAS BOOKSHOP by Jenny Colgan Christmas comes early—far too early—to McCredie’s little Old Town bookshop in Edinburgh. It’s summer, but an American production company has decided that McCredie’s is the perfect location to film a very cheesy Christmas movie. After all, who can resist the charmingly narrow historic street with its Victorian grey stone buildings and warmly lit shop windows? Carmen Hogan, the bookshop’s manager, is amused and a bit horrified by the goings-on, but the money the studio is paying is too good to pass up. She uses the little windfall from filming to create new displays and fend off a buyout offer from an obnoxious millionaire who wants to turn McCredie’s into a souvenir shop selling kilts made in China and plastic Nessies. Still reeling slightly from a breakup, Carmen’s not particularly looking forward to the holidays. But just as snow begins to fall and the lights of Christmas blink on, all sorts of lovely new possibilities present themselves…for McCredie’s bookstore, and for Carmen herself. 📖 About The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy (https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge) by Lisa Daily A laugh-out-loud hockey romantic comedy perfect for fans of Helena Hunting and Pippa Grant! Logan Rivers is a star pro hockey player for the St. Pete Slashers -- and he's in a slump. He hasn’t scored in 3 games and it’s starting to freak him out. Enter Coco, who strikes a deal with an assistant coach to be Logan's lucky charm to pay off her training expenses as an Olympic figure skater. Everything is looking up for both of them. She’s almost got her debt paid off and the Slashers are on a winning streak. There's only one problem: she doesn’t know how to tell Logan she’s been lying to him the whole time. If she can just keep her secret until the playoffs are over… Buy The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy here (https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge). ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Thanks for listening, subscribing and reviewing! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ (http://www.patreon.com/LisaDailyRomance)

3. 

   6 Oct 2023

   👭If you love sapphic, fake dating romcoms, you'll 🩷 IRIS KELLY DOESN'T DATE by Ashley Herring Blake

   ➡️ Enter below or click to win this week's WYWR romance giveaway (https://www.subscribepage.com/wywr-romance-giveaway) for Iris Kelly Doesn't Date  📚💗 or at www.WhileYouWereReading.com (http://www.whileyouwerereading.com/) IRIS KELLY DOESN'T DATE (https://books2read.com/IrisKellyDoesntDate) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 👋 Helloooo swoon squad! Welcome to Season 2 of WHILE YOU WERE READING: a podcast for contemporary romance readers. I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily (http://www.lisadailybooks.com/) — and every week, I'm bringing you the best contemporary romance novels of 2023. Today on While You Were Reading, we’ll be talking with the fascinating Ashley Herring Blake, about her brand new sapphic fake dating rom-com, Iris Kelly Doesn't Date. Ashley Herring Blake is an award-winning author. She holds a master’s degree in teaching and loves coffee, arranging her books by color, and cold weather. She is the author of romance novels, young adult novels, and middle grade novels. She’s also a coeditor on the young adult romance anthology Fools in Love. She lives on a very tiny island off the coast of Georgia with her family. Tropes for Iris Kelly Doesn't Date 💙 Fake dating 🛌 Only one bed 🎓 Sex lessons Book Girlfriend Keeper Rating: 5 💍💍💍💍💍 Note: So many books, so little time! We only review 5-star books we 💗 LOVE💗 on While You Were Reading. The keeper rating is Lisa's ranking based on her experience as a former dating guru on whether or not she would personally date our hero in real life.  (If she were single, which she's not.) 😂💙 📚 Episode TBR Pile: Iris Kelly Doesn't Date by Ashley Herring Blake: https://books2read.com/IrisKellyDoesntDate (https://books2read.com/IrisKellyDoesntDate) Astrid Parker Doesn't  Fail by Ashley Herring Blake: https://books2read.com/AstridParkerDoesntFail (https://books2read.com/AstridParkerDoesntFail) (and Lisa Daily Apparently Doesn't Read because I totally mispronounced this book title in the podcast. 😛) Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake: https://books2read.com/DelilahGreenDoesntCare (https://books2read.com/DelilahGreenDoesntCare) D'Vaughn and Kis Plan a Wedding by Chencia C. Higgins: https://books2read.com/DVaughnAndKris (https://books2read.com/DVaughnAndKris) Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner: https://books2read.com/CleatCute (https://books2read.com/CleatCute) The Art of Scandal by Regina Black: https://books2read.com/TheArtOfScandal (https://books2read.com/TheArtOfScandal) The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily: https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge (https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge) Romancing the Stone (movie): https://amzn.to/3F3PnX5 (https://amzn.to/3F3PnX5) 📖 About Iris Kelly Doesn't Date by Ashley Herring Blake A fake relationship after a horrible one-night stand is anything but an act in this witty and heartfelt new romantic comedy by Ashley Herring Blake. Everyone around Iris Kelly is in love. Her best friends are all coupled up, her siblings have partners that are perfect for them, and her parents are still blissfully married. And she’s happy for all of them, truly. Iris doesn’t want any of that—dating, love, romance. She’ll stick to her commitment-free hookups, thanks very much, except no one in her life will just let her be. Everyone wants to see her settled down, but she holds firmly to her no dating rule. There’s only one problem—Iris is a romance author facing an imminent deadline for her second book, and she’s completely out of ideas. Perfectly happy to ignore her problems as per usual, Iris goes to a bar in Portland and meets a sexy stranger, Stefania, and a night of dancing and making out turns into the worst one-night stand Iris has had in her life. To get her mind off everything, Iris tries out for the lead role in a local play, a queer retelling of Much Ado About Nothing, but comes face-to-face with Stefania, whose real name turns out to be Stevie. Desperate to save face in front of her friends, Stevie asks Iris to play along as her girlfriend. Iris is shocked, but when she realizes the arrangement might provide her with some much-needed romantic content for her book, she agrees. As the two women play the part of a happy couple, lines start to blur, and they’re left wondering who will make the real first move.... 📖 About The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy (https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge) by Lisa Daily A laugh-out-loud hockey romantic comedy perfect for fans of Helena Hunting and Pippa Grant! Logan Rivers is a star pro hockey player for the St. Pete Slashers -- and he's in a slump. He hasn’t scored in 3 games and it’s starting to freak him out. Enter Coco, who strikes a deal with an assistant coach to be Logan's lucky charm to pay off her training expenses as an Olympic figure skater. Everything is looking up for both of them. She’s almost got her debt paid off and the Slashers are on a winning streak. There's only one problem: she doesn’t know how to tell Logan she’s been lying to him the whole time. If she can just keep her secret until the playoffs are over… Buy The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy here (https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge). ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Thanks for listening, subscribing and reviewing! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ (http://www.patreon.com/LisaDailyRomance)

4. 

   29 Sept 2023

   🤠If you love small town romances SPILL THE SWEET TEA by Lyra Parish will make you YEEHAW!

   ➡️ Enter below or click to win this week's WYWR romance giveaway (https://www.subscribepage.com/wywr-romance-giveaway) for SPILL THE SWEET TEA 📚💗 or at www.WhileYouWereReading.com (http://www.whileyouwerereading.com/) SPILL THE SWEET TEA (https://books2read.com/SpillSweetTea): ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 👋 Helloooo swoon squad! Welcome to Season 2 of WHILE YOU WERE READING: a podcast for contemporary romance readers. I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily (http://www.lisadailybooks.com/) — and every week, I'm bringing you the best contemporary romance novels of 2023. Today on While You Were Reading, we’ll be talking with the incredible Lyra Parish, about her brand new small town, second chance romance, SPILL THE SWEET TEA. Lyra Parish is a hopeless romantic who enjoys creating characters who eventually find love. She likes to write Texas small-town romances (because she’s a fifth-generation Texan) along with action-packed romantic suspense. When she isn’t immersed in fictional worlds, you can find her on YouTube chatting about her self-publishing journey (The Courtney Project) or podcasting (Spread Those Pages) about romance books. Lyra is a Virgo who loves coffee, the great outdoors, authentic people, and living her best life with her hubby. You may or may not know her from when she co-wrote under the USA Today Bestselling pen name Kennedy Fox. Tropes for SPILL THE SWEET TEA 💬 Small town romance ♻️ Second chance romance 💘 Enemies to lovers ☀️ Grumpy sunshine 🚗 My boyfriend’s back 🕊️ The One Who Got Away 🤫 Baby mama drama Book Boyfriend Keeper Rating: 5 💍💍💍💍💍 Note: So many books, so little time! We only review 5-star books we 💗 LOVE💗 on While You Were Reading. The book boyfriend keeper rating is Lisa's ranking based on her experience as a former dating guru on whether or not she would personally date our hero in real life.  (If she were single, which she's not.) 😂💙 📚 Episode TBR Pile: Spill the Sweet Tea by Lyra Parish: https://books2read.com/SpillSweetTea (https://books2read.com/SpillSweetTea) The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily: https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge (https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge) Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan (23:23): https://books2read.com/MidnightatXmasBookshop (https://books2read.com/MidnightatXmasBookshop) The Trial of the Sun Queen by Nisha J. Tuli: https://books2read.com/TrialofSunQueen (https://books2read.com/TrialofSunQueen) Fearless Tarot: How to Give a Positive Reading in Any Situation by Elliot Adam: https://books2read.com/FearlessTarot (https://books2read.com/FearlessTarot) Modern Witch Tarot Deck: https://amzn.to/3PDidCg (https://amzn.to/3PDidCg) Nanowrimo is coming this November! https://nanowrimo.org/ (https://nanowrimo.org/) 📖 About SPILL THE SWEET TEA by Lyra Parish Some describe me as a quirky, free-spirited journalist who charges her crystals by moonlight. They’re not wrong. My instincts ensure I know everything that goes on in my small town. And not much surprises me. But when the man who destroyed my heart returns to care for his family’s business, I’m shaken to the core. After our messy breakup, Hayden Shaw swore he’d never come back to Valentine, Texas. Years later, I’m still trying to forget we ever existed. Damn near impossible when he’s now everywhere. A constant reminder of what could have been. Rumors swirl about his true intentions, but a little gossip has never bothered me. However, if winning over my heart is his end game, he can hang up his spurs because I won’t make the same mistake twice—or will I? Warning: this romance book contains tons of southern sass, lots of woo-woo, and small-town gossip! Fade to black and cheating are not included. Spill the Sweet Tea is a second chance, hate-to-love you, grumpy/sunshine contemporary small-town southern romance with rom-com vibes and a happily ever after. 📖 About The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy (https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge) by Lisa Daily A laugh-out-loud hockey romantic comedy perfect for fans of Helena Hunting and Pippa Grant! Logan Rivers is a star pro hockey player for the St. Pete Slashers -- and he's in a slump. He hasn’t scored in 3 games and it’s starting to freak him out. Enter Coco, who strikes a deal with an assistant coach to be Logan's lucky charm to pay off her training expenses as an Olympic figure skater. Everything is looking up for both of them. She’s almost got her debt paid off and the Slashers are on a winning streak. There's only one problem: she doesn’t know how to tell Logan she’s been lying to him the whole time. If she can just keep her secret until the playoffs are over… Buy The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy here (https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge). ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Thanks for listening, subscribing and reviewing! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ (http://www.patreon.com/LisaDailyRomance)

5. 

   4 Aug 2023

   🐈‍⬛Helena Hunting's A Love Catastrophe will have you purring with delight if you love data nerds, awkward meet-cutes & cat lovers!

   ➡️ Enter below or click to win this week's WYWR romance giveaway (https://www.subscribepage.com/wywr-romance-giveaway) for A LOVE CATASTROPHE 📚💗 or at www.WhileYouWereReading.com (http://www.whileyouwerereading.com/) A LOVE CATASTROPHE: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 👋 Helloooo swoon squad! Welcome to While You Were Reading — a podcast for contemporary romance readers. I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily (http://www.lisadailybooks.com/) — and every week, I'm bringing you the best contemporary romance novels of 2023. Today on While You Were Reading, we’ll be talking with one of my favorite authors, Helena Hunting, about her new romantic comedy, A LOVE CATASTROPHE. Helena is the author of some epic contemporary romances you know and love. She’s the NYT and USA Today bestselling author of MEET CUTE, GOOD LUCK CHARM, and KISS MY CUPCAKE, and my favorite hockey rom-com series ever, PUCKED. Helena Hunting lives outside of Toronto with her amazing family and her two awesome cats, who think the best place to sleep is her keyboard. Helena writes everything from contemporary romance with all the feels to romantic comedies that will have you laughing until you cry. This is our last episode for Season 1 -- We'll return with more awesome contemporary romance on Friday Sept 29! Tropes for A LOVE CATASTROPHE 💗 Friends to lovers 👨👩👧👦 Family ties 🐈⬛ Cat lovers and dog lovers falling in love ☀️ Grumpy sunshine 💥 Characters stuck in old trauma help each other to move forward Book Boyfriend Keeper Rating: 5 💍💍💍💍💍 Note: So many books, so little time! We only review 5-star books we 💗 LOVE💗 on While You Were Reading. The book boyfriend keeper rating is Lisa's ranking based on her experience as a former dating guru on whether or not she would personally date our hero in real life.  (If she were single, which she's not.) 😂💙 📚 Episode TBR Pile: A Love Catastrophe by Helena Hunting: https://books2read.com/ALoveCatastrophe (https://books2read.com/ALoveCatastrophe) Pucked by Helena Hunting: https://books2read.com/Pucked (https://books2read.com/Pucked) Meet Cute by Helena Hunting: https://books2read.com/Meet-Cute (https://books2read.com/Meet-Cute) Kiss My Cupcake by Helena Hunting: https://books2read.com/KissMyCupcake (https://books2read.com/KissMyCupcake) You With A View by Jessica Joyce: books2read.com/YouWithAView (https://books2read.com/YouWithAView) Rules for Second Chances by Maggie North (Coming 2024 from St. Martins Press) The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily: https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge (https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge) 📖 About A LOVE CATASTROPHE by Helena Hunting The fur is about to fly between a cheerful cat sitter and a grumpy hockey nerd in this hilarious and charming rom-com by the New York Times bestselling author of Meet Cute. Kitty Hart has become internet famous as the Kitty Whisperer for her expertise on all things feline, and as a result, her cat-sitting business is booming. But lately, she has a terrible feeling that maybe her life isn’t quite going where it’s supposed to—especially after falling face-first into her newest client. Not exactly the best first impression. Fortunately, Miles Thorn is just as bad at first impressions. Strike one: he doesn’t like cats, especially Prince Francis, the haughty and mischievous Sphynx his mom left in his care. Strike two: tackling Kitty to the floor in a misguided attempt to save the pet he continually calls “the gremlin.” As awkwardness slides into attraction and things start to turn purr-sonal, will these two complete opposites ever be able to find their furry-tail ending? 📖 About The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy (https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge) by Lisa Daily A laugh-out-loud hockey romantic comedy perfect for fans of Helena Hunting and Pippa Grant! Logan Rivers is a star pro hockey player for the St. Pete Slashers -- and he's in a slump. He hasn’t scored in 3 games and it’s starting to freak him out. Enter Coco, who strikes a deal with an assistant coach to be Logan's lucky charm to pay off her training expenses as an Olympic figure skater. Everything is looking up for both of them. She’s almost got her debt paid off and the Slashers are on a winning streak. There's only one problem: she doesn’t know how to tell Logan she’s been lying to him the whole time. If she can just keep her secret until the playoffs are over… Buy The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy here (https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge). ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Thanks for subscribing and reviewing! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ (http://www.patreon.com/LisaDailyRomance)

6. 

   28 Jul 2023

   🏍️ DANGEROUS CURVES: If you love motorcycle bad boys & billionaires with daddy issues, this contemporary romance will make you go vroom vroom.

   ➡️ Enter below or click to win this week's WYWR romance giveaway (https://www.subscribepage.com/wywr-romance-giveaway) for DANGEROUS CURVES 📚💗 or at www.WhileYouWereReading.com (http://www.whileyouwerereading.com/) DANGEROUS CURVES: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 👋 Helloooo swoon squad! Welcome to While You Were Reading — a podcast for contemporary romance readers. I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily (http://www.lisadailybooks.com/) — and every week, I'm bringing you the best contemporary romance novels of 2023. Today on While You Were Reading, we’ll be talking about Mia Augustine's new contemporary romance novellas, DANGEROUS CURVES. Mia loves rainy days, hot chocolate, her dog, and movies with happy endings. Her contemporary stories are edgy, passionate, and sometimes dark, but always compelling! Tropes for Dangerous Curves 🏍️ Bad boy 💰 Rich girl/ poor boy 🏦 Billionaire heiress 🎁 Forced proximity 🐠 Fish out of water 👩🏻⚕️ Florence Nightengale 🧲 Opposites attract Book Boyfriend Keeper Rating: 3.5 💍💍💍💍 Note: So many books, so little time! We only review 5-star books we 💗 LOVE💗 on While You Were Reading. The book boyfriend keeper rating is Lisa's ranking based on her experience as a former dating guru on whether or not she would personally date our hero in real life.  (If she were single, which she's not.) 😂💙 📚 Episode TBR Pile: Dangerous Curves by Mia Augustine: https://books2read.com/DangerousCurves-MiaAugustine (https://books2read.com/DangerousCurves-MiaAugustine) The Nanny by Lana Ferguson: books2read.com/TheNanny (https://books2read.com/TheNanny) Just the Sexiest Man Alive by Julie James: https://books2read.com/JustTheSexiestManAlive (https://books2read.com/JustTheSexiestManAlive) The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily: https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge (https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge) 📖 About DANGEROUS CURVES by Mia Augustine Sometimes the person you're looking for is the one you least expect. In supermodel Catalina Locatelli’s fury with her father, she finds herself lost in Vegas somewhere off the Strip with no idea how to get back to her hotel. Yes, in the height of her pique, she’s forgotten her cell phone. At first glance, her rescuer-motorcycle-maniac seems like your typical bad boy. He's got the duds, the motorcycle, and the attitude. Survivalist Persus Phuckzer is stymied by the beauty he stops to assist. Unfortunately, she isn't the only one in need of help. 📖 About The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy (https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge) by Lisa Daily A laugh-out-loud hockey romantic comedy perfect for fans of Helena Hunting and Pippa Grant! Logan Rivers is a star pro hockey player for the St. Pete Slashers -- and he's in a slump. He hasn’t scored in 3 games and it’s starting to freak him out. Enter Coco, who strikes a deal with an assistant coach to be Logan's lucky charm to pay off her training expenses as an Olympic figure skater. Everything is looking up for both of them. She’s almost got her debt paid off and the Slashers are on a winning streak. There's only one problem: she doesn’t know how to tell Logan she’s been lying to him the whole time. If she can just keep her secret until the playoffs are over… Buy The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy here (https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge). ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Thanks for subscribing and reviewing! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ (http://www.patreon.com/LisaDailyRomance)

7. 

   21 Jul 2023

   🌿Love opposites attract & (maybe) bad boys? Sara Desai's TO HAVE AND TO HEIST will steal your heart

   ➡️ Enter below or click to win this week's WYWR romance giveaway (https://www.subscribepage.com/wywr-romance-giveaway) for TO HAVE AND TO HEIST 📚💗 or at www.WhileYouWereReading.com (http://www.whileyouwerereading.com/) TO HAVE AND TO HEIST: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 👋 Helloooo swoon squad! Welcome to While You Were Reading — a podcast for contemporary romance readers. I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily (http://www.lisadailybooks.com/) — and every week, I'm bringing you the best contemporary romance novels of 2023. Today on While You Were Reading, we’ll be talking TO HAVE AND TO HEIST with rom-com rock star Sara Desai. Sara has been a lawyer, radio DJ, marathon runner, historian, bouncer and librarian. She lives on Vancouver Island with her husband, kids and an assortment of forest creatures who think they are pets. Sara's diverse romantic comedy books have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, People, Oprah Magazine, Marie Claire, The Washington Post, Pop Sugar, Bustle, USA Today, Woman's World, Hello! Canada and many more. When not laughing at her own jokes, Sara can be found eating nachos. TO HAVE AND TO HEIST: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Tropes for To Have and To Heist 🏠 Found family 🧲 Opposites attract 🕵🏻 Secret identity 🎁 Forced proximity 💗 Small town romance vibe 😇 Bad boy and good girl Book Boyfriend Keeper Rating: 4.5 💍💍💍💍 Note: So many books, so little time! We only review 5-star books we 💗 LOVE💗 on While You Were Reading. The book boyfriend keeper rating is Lisa's ranking based on her experience as a former dating guru on whether or not she would personally date our hero in real life.  (If she were single, which she's not.) 😂💙 📚 Episode TBR Pile: To Have and To Heist by Sara Desai: https://books2read.com/ToHaveAndToHeist  (https://books2read.com/ToHaveAndToHeist) The Singles Table by Sara Desai: https://books2read.com/TheSinglesTable (https://books2read.com/TheSinglesTable) The Dating Plan by Sara Desai: https://books2read.com/TheDatingPlan (https://books2read.com/TheDatingPlan) The Marriage Game by Sara Desai: https://books2read.com/The-Marriage-Game (https://books2read.com/The-Marriage-Game) The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily: https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge (https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge) Dating Dr. Dil: https://books2read.com/DatingDrDil (https://books2read.com/DatingDrDil) How to Marry Keanu Reeves in 90 Days: https://books2read.com/HowtoMarryKeanuReevesin90Days (https://books2read.com/HowtoMarryKeanuReevesin90Days) True Love Experiment By Christina Lauren: https://books2read.com/TheTrueLoveExperiment (https://books2read.com/TheTrueLoveExperiment) 📖 About TO HAVE AND TO HEIST by Sara Desai Simi Chopra is on a bad-luck streak. She’s lost yet another job, her student loan debt won’t stop growing, her basement apartment is a certifiable flood zone, and now her best friend has been accused of stealing a multimillion-dollar diamond necklace. To put it lightly, she’s desperate for a break—that’s right when Jack waltzes out of the bushes and into her life. Jack is just as charming as he is mysterious. When he offers to help her find the missing necklace and steal it back, Simi jumps at the chance to clear her friend’s name and collect the substantial reward. But every good heist needs a crew. All she needs to do is transform a ragtag group of strangers into an elite heist crew, infiltrate a high-society wedding, and steal the necklace from a dangerous criminal before the happy couple say "I do." Meanwhile, the bride is keeping secrets, a detective with a slow-burn smile keeps showing up at her door, and the ultimate robbery might not be the wedding con, but the way Jack is stealing her heart. 📖 About The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy (https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge) by Lisa Daily A laugh-out-loud hockey romantic comedy perfect for fans of Helena Hunting and Pippa Grant! Logan Rivers is a star pro hockey player for the St. Pete Slashers -- and he's in a slump. He hasn’t scored in 3 games and it’s starting to freak him out. Enter Coco, who strikes a deal with an assistant coach to be Logan's lucky charm to pay off her training expenses as an Olympic figure skater. Everything is looking up for both of them. She’s almost got her debt paid off and the Slashers are on a winning streak. There's only one problem: she doesn’t know how to tell Logan she’s been lying to him the whole time. If she can just keep her secret until the playoffs are over… Buy The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy here (https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge). ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Thanks for subscribing and reviewing! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ (http://www.patreon.com/LisaDailyRomance)

8. 

   14 Jul 2023

   😍 If you love 90s rom-coms, I WANT IT THAT WAY by Karen Grey is all that and a bag of chips 🚗

   ➡️ Enter below or click to win this week's WYWR romance giveaway (https://www.subscribepage.com/wywr-romance-giveaway) for I WANT IT THAT WAY 📚💗 or at www.WhileYouWereReading.com (http://www.whileyouwerereading.com/) I WANT IT THAT WAY: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 👋 Helloooo swoon squad! Welcome to While You Were Reading — a podcast for contemporary romance readers. I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily (http://www.lisadailybooks.com/) — and every week, I'm bringing you the best contemporary romance novels of 2023. Today on While You Were Reading, we’ll be talking with I WANT IT THAT WAY with romantic comedy  author Karen Grey. She’s a USA Today bestselling and award-winning author of vintage romantic comedies with smart heroines and hunky heroes. Drawing on a long career as a performer, her retro 80's and 90's romances are populated with characters working both on- and off-stage in theater, TV and film. I WANT IT THAT WAY: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Tropes for I Want It That Way 💍 Fake fiancee 👉 Child actor trying to find his way as an adult 🤩 Hollywood star falls for a normal 🛌 Only one bed 🚗 Workplace romance 🤔 Figuring out who you are as a person Book Boyfriend Keeper Rating: 4 💍💍💍💍 Note: So many books, so little time! We only review 5-star books we 💗 LOVE💗 on While You Were Reading. The book boyfriend keeper rating is Lisa's ranking based on her experience as a former dating guru on whether or not she would personally date our hero in real life.  (If she were single, which she's not.) 😂💙 📚 Episode TBR Pile: I Want It That Way by Karen Grey: https://books2read.com/IWantItThatWay (https://books2read.com/IWantItThatWay) The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily: https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge (https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge) Island Affair by Priscilla Oliveras: https://books2read.com/IslandAffairRomCom (https://books2read.com/IslandAffairRomCom) Riesling with My Roommate by Liz Alden: https://books2read.com/RieslingWithMyRoommate (https://books2read.com/RieslingWithMyRoommate) 📖 About I WANT IT THAT WAY by Karen Grey Fake relationship? As if. I don't need a man to complete me, but to get my tubes tied before I turn thirty, I do need a husband. So when former child TV star Lukas Keith's desperate for a favor, the exchange of my services for his seems like a great idea. I help him relearn how to drive a car, and he acts as my fiancé for a few doctor's visits. What could go wrong? Bingeing 90's TV shows like Seinfeld and Ally McBeal have you jonesing for a time when email and cell phones were strange new things, and an app was something you ate before dinner? Then this steamy, slow burn, fake relationship, entertainment biz romantic comedy is just what the doctor ordered. 📖 About The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy (https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge) by Lisa Daily A laugh-out-loud hockey romantic comedy perfect for fans of Helena Hunting and Pippa Grant! Logan Rivers is a star pro hockey player for the St. Pete Slashers -- and he's in a slump. He hasn’t scored in 3 games and it’s starting to freak him out. Enter Coco, who strikes a deal with an assistant coach to be Logan's lucky charm to pay off her training expenses as an Olympic figure skater. Everything is looking up for both of them. She’s almost got her debt paid off and the Slashers are on a winning streak. There's only one problem: she doesn’t know how to tell Logan she’s been lying to him the whole time. If she can just keep her secret until the playoffs are over… Buy The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy here (https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge). ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Thanks for subscribing and reviewing! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ (http://www.patreon.com/LisaDailyRomance)

9. 

   7 Jul 2023

   If you 💗 Letters to Juliet, YOU WITH A VIEW is just the rom-com road trip you’ve been looking for 🚗

   ➡️ Enter below or click to win this week's WYWR romance giveaway (https://www.subscribepage.com/wywr-romance-giveaway) for YOU WITH A VIEW 📚💗 or at www.WhileYouWereReading.com (http://www.WhileYouWereReading.com) YOU WITH A VIEW: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 👋 Helloooo swoon squad! Welcome to While You Were Reading — a podcast for contemporary romance readers. I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily (http://www.lisadailybooks.com/) — and every week, I'm bringing you the best contemporary romance novels of 2023. Today we’re talking with debut romantic comedy author Jessica Joyce about her fun new rom-com YOU WITH A VIEW.  Jessica lives happily-ever-ongoing with her husband and son in the Bay Area. When she’s not writing character-driven, realistic and relatable tales of millennials who are just Doing Their Best while falling in love, you can find her listening to one of her dozens of chaotically curated Spotify playlists, trying out a new skincare face mask, crying over cute animal TikToks, or watching the 2005 version of Pride & Prejudice. YOU WITH A VIEW: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Tropes for YOU WITH A VIEW ♻️ Second chance romance 🧳 Forced proximity 🚗 Romantic road trip 🥰 Enemies to lovers 🛌 Only one bed Book Boyfriend Keeper Rating: 4 1/2 💍💍💍💍 Note: So many books, so little time! We only review 5-star books we 💗 LOVE💗 on While You Were Reading. The book boyfriend keeper rating is Lisa's ranking based on her experience as a former dating guru on whether or not she would personally date our hero in real life.  (If she were single, which she's not.) 😂💙 📚 Episode TBR Pile: You With a View by Jessica Joyce: https://books2read.com/YouWithAView (https://books2read.com/YouWithAView) The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily: https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge (https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge) The Nanny by Lana Ferguson: https://books2read.com/TheNanny (https://books2read.com/TheNanny) Planes, Trains & All the Feels by Livy Hart: https://books2read.com/PlanesTrainsAllTheFeels (https://books2read.com/PlanesTrainsAllTheFeels) Something Wild and Wonderful by Anita Kelly: https://books2read.com/SomethingWildAndWonderful (https://books2read.com/SomethingWildAndWonderful) Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren: https://books2read.com/TwiceInABlueMoon (https://books2read.com/TwiceInABlueMoon) The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren:  https://books2read.com/TrueLoveExperiment (https://books2read.com/TrueLoveExperiment) 📺 To Watch Pile! Pride & Prejudice 2005: https://amzn.to/3O0eS0E (https://amzn.to/3O0eS0E) Letters to Juliet 2010: https://amzn.to/3PO25j4 (https://amzn.to/3PO25j4) 📖 About YOU WITH A VIEW by Jessica Joyce "Jessica Joyce is a new and forever fave!"—Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author of Love, Theoretically Two high school enemies must reunite for a road trip inspired by their grandparents’ broken engagement in this electric debut romance. Noelle Shepard is unemployed, living with her parents, and grieving the loss of her beloved grandmother when she discovers decades-old photos of Gram and a smitten man, tucked alongside a love letter. She creates a TikTok to search for the mystery man, which goes viral, and she’s shocked when his grandson responds—a man who happens to be her high school nemesis, Theo Spencer. Noelle refuses to let Theo’s annoying accomplishments in adulthood—or his sexy smirk—stand in the way of meeting his grandfather and unlocking the secrets he knew about her gram as a young woman. When she learns that their plans to elope were thwarted, Noelle decides to take the honeymoon road trip they planned but never got to carry out. There’s a catch, though: Paul, Theo's grandfather, asks to come with her, and he insists that Theo join them. It’ll be a miracle if they make it through the trip without Noelle throwing Theo out of the moving car—or the bed they end up sharing. As the miles tick by, the tension simmers hotter between them...until she discovers that Theo’s hiding a secret that could cause their tenuous relationship to end before it can restart. About The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy (https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge) by Lisa Daily A laugh-out-loud hockey romantic comedy perfect for fans of Helena Hunting and Pippa Grant! Logan Rivers is a star pro hockey player for the St. Pete Slashers -- and he's in a slump. He hasn’t scored in 3 games and it’s starting to freak him out. Enter Coco, who strikes a deal with an assistant coach to be Logan's lucky charm to pay off her training expenses as an Olympic figure skater. Everything is looking up for both of them. She’s almost got her debt paid off and the Slashers are on a winning streak. There's only one problem: she doesn’t know how to tell Logan she’s been lying to him the whole time. If she can just keep her secret until the playoffs are over… Buy The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy here (https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge). ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Thanks for subscribing and reviewing! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ (http://www.patreon.com/LisaDailyRomance)

10. 

    30 Jun 2023

    ✍️🎥 In Rachel Lynn Solomon's BUSINESS OR PLEASURE Rom-Com, a Ghostwriter Gives 🌶️Spice🌶️ Lessons to a TV star

    ➡️ Enter below or click to win this week's WYWR romance giveaway (https://www.subscribepage.com/wywr-romance-giveaway) for BUSINESS OR PLEASURE 📚💗 or at www.WhileYouWereReading.com 👋 Helloooo swoon squad! Welcome to While You Were Reading — a podcast for contemporary romance readers. I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily (http://www.lisadailybooks.com/) — and every week, I'm bringing you the best contemporary romance novels of 2023. Today we’re talking with New York Times best-selling author of Weather Girl and The Ex Talk, Rachel Lynn Solomon, about her new romantic comedy BUSINESS OR PLEASURE, in stores July 4th. Tropes for BUSINESS OR PLEASURE 🐠 Fish out of water 😛 McDreamy Moment 🧳 Forced proximity 🛌 2nd chance with a one-night stand 🌶️ Sexy school 📎 Workplace romance 💗 Friends with benefits 🍆 Friends to lovers 📺 TV star falls for a normal Book Boyfriend Keeper Rating: 4 1/2 💍💍💍💍 Note: So many books, so little time! We only review 5-star books we 💗 LOVE💗 on While You Were Reading. The book boyfriend keeper rating is Lisa's ranking on whether or not she would personally date our hero in real life. (If she were single, which she's not.) 😂💙 📚 Episode TBR Pile: Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn Solomon: https://books2read.com/BusinessOrPleasure (https://books2read.com/BusinessOrPleasure) Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon: http://books2read.com/WeatherGirl (http://books2read.com/WeatherGirl) The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon: https://books2read.com/TheExTalk (https://books2read.com/TheExTalk) Meet Me at the Lake by Carly Fortune: https://books2read.com/MeetMeAtTheLake (https://books2read.com/MeetMeAtTheLake) The Nanny by Lana Ferguson: https://books2read.com/TheNanny (https://books2read.com/TheNanny) The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily: https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge (https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge) Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler: https://books2read.com/AdelaideBook (https://books2read.com/AdelaideBook) Plus One by Kelsey Rodkey: https://books2read.com/PlusOneBook (https://books2read.com/PlusOneBook) Ciao for Now by Kate Bromley: https://books2read.com/CiaoForNow (https://books2read.com/CiaoForNow) 📖 About Business or Pleasure An Indie Next Pick A LibraryReads Hall of Fame Pick Named a Most Anticipated Summer Read by Buzzfeed, Glamour, Town & Country, BookRiot, and more! A ghostwriter and a struggling actor help each other on the page and in the bedroom in this steamy romantic comedy from the New York Times bestselling author of The Ex Talk. Chandler Cohen has never felt more like the ghost in "ghostwriter" until she attends a signing for a book she wrote—and the author doesn’t even recognize her. The evening turns more promising when she meets a charming man at the bar and immediately connects with him. But when all their sexual tension culminates in a spectacularly awkward hookup, she decides this is one night better off forgotten. Unfortunately, that’s easier said than done. Her next project is ghostwriting a memoir for Finn Walsh, a C-list actor best known for playing a lovable nerd on a cult classic werewolf show who now makes a living appearing at fan conventions across the country. Chandler knows him better from their one-night stand of hilarious mishaps. Chandler’s determined to keep their partnership as professional as possible, but when she admits to Finn their night together wasn’t as mind-blowing as he thought it was, he’s distraught. He intrigues her enough that they strike a deal: when they’re not working on his book, Chandler will school Finn in the art of satisfaction. As they grow closer both in and out of the bedroom, they must figure out which is more important, business or pleasure—or if there's a way for them to have both. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Thanks for subscribing and rating! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ (http://www.patreon.com/LisaDailyRomance)

11. 

    23 Jun 2023

    👨🏼‍🍳 In Lana Ferguson's THE NANNY, Single Dad Chef and his Camgirl-Turned-Nanny are Extra Spicy!! 🌶️

    ➡️ Enter below or click to win this week's WYWR romance giveaway (https://www.subscribepage.com/wywr-romance-giveaway) for THE NANNY 📚💗 or at www.WhileYouWereReading.com 👋 Helloooo swoon squad! Welcome to While You Were Reading — a podcast for contemporary romance readers. I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily (http://www.lisadailybooks.com/) — and every week, I'm bringing you the best contemporary romance novels of 2023. Today we’re talking with debut romantic comedy author Lana Ferguson about her new spicy rom-com THE NANNY.  She's a sex-positive nerd whose work never shies from spice or sass. Her debut rom-com, THE NANNY, is on sale now and available everywhere. Tropes for THE NANNY ♻️ Second chance romance 👵🏽 Grandma Yoda 👨🏼🍳 Single dad falls for the nanny 👨👩👧 Instant family 🏃🏽♂️ The one who got away 🤫 Somebody's got a secret ⏲️ Forced proximity Book Boyfriend Keeper Rating: 3 1/2 💍💍💍💍 Note: So many books, so little time! We only review 5-star books we 💗 LOVE💗 on While You Were Reading. The book boyfriend keeper rating is Lisa's ranking on whether or not she would personally date our hero in real life. (If she were single, which she's not.) 😂💙 📚 Episode TBR Pile: The Nanny by Lana Ferguson: https://books2read.com/TheNanny (https://books2read.com/TheNanny) Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn Solomon: https://books2read.com/BusinessOrPleasure (https://books2read.com/BusinessOrPleasure) The Cutting Edge: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily: https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge (https://books2read.com/CuttingEdge) The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa: https://books2read.com/TheWorstBestMan (https://books2read.com/TheWorstBestMan) 📖 About The Nanny by Lana Ferguson A woman discovers the father of the child she is nannying may be her biggest (Only)Fan in this steamy contemporary romance by Lana Ferguson. After losing her job and being on the brink of eviction, Cassie Evans finds herself with two choices: get a new job (and fast) or fire up her long-untouched OnlyFans account. But there are no jobs to be found, and as for OnlyFans. . . . Well, there are reasons she can’t go back. Just when all hope seems lost, an ad for a live-in nanny position seems the solution to all her problems. It’s almost too perfect—until she meets her would-be employer. Aiden Reid, executive chef and DILF extraordinaire is far from the stuffy single dad Cassie was imagining. She is shocked when he tells her she’s the most qualified applicant he’s met in weeks, practically begging her to take the job. With hands that make her hindbrain howl and eyes that scream sex, the idea of living under the same roof as Aiden feels dangerous, but with no other option, she decides to stay with him and his adorably tenacious daughter, Sophie. Cassie soon discovers that Aiden is not a stranger at all, but instead someone who is very familiar with her—or at least, her body. She finds herself at a loss for what to do, given that he doesn’t remember her. As their relationship heats to temperatures hotter than any kitchen Aiden has ever worked in, Cassie struggles with telling Aiden the truth, and the more terrifying possibility—losing the best chance at happiness she’s ever had. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Thanks for subscribing and reviewing! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ (http://www.patreon.com/LisaDailyRomance)

12. 

    16 Jun 2023

    Lainey Davis' LAST CALL 🏉+🍸: What Happens When 2 Complete Strangers Get Married?

    ➡️ Enter below or click to win this week's WYWR romance giveaway (https://www.subscribepage.com/wywr-romance-giveaway) for LAST CALL 📚💗 or at www.WhileYouWereReading.com 👋 Helloooo swoon squad! Welcome to While You Were Reading — a podcast for contemporary romance readers. I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily (http://www.LisaDailyBooks.com) — and every week, I'm bringing you the best contemporary romance novels of 2023. Today we’re talking with USA Today bestselling author Lainey Davis about her new book LAST CALL: A marriage of Convenience Romance. Lainey lives in Pittsburgh with her 3 feral sons, 2 rescued rabbits, and 1 tired husband. Her books, including her wildly popular Stag Brothers series, feature brooding heroes, feisty heroines, steamy love scenes, and happily ever afters. Learn more at laineydavis.com Tropes for LAST CALL 💍 Marriage of convenience 😈 Grumpy-Sunshine 👨👩👧 Found family 🏉 Sports romance (Rugby) 🧲 Opposites attract 🚗 Road trip! (aka forced proximity) 🫵🏽 "Don't touch my wife" Book Boyfriend Keeper Rating: 💍💍💍💍 Note: So many books, so little time! We only review 5-star books we 💗 LOVE💗 on While You Were Reading. The book boyfriend keeper rating is Lisa's ranking on whether or not she would personally date our hero in real life. (If she were single, which she's not.) 😂💙 📚 Episode TBR Pile: Last Call: A marriage of convenience romance by Lainey Davis: https://books2read.com/LastCallLaineyDavis (https://books2read.com/LastCallLaineyDavis) The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren: https://books2read.com/TrueLoveExperiment (https://books2read.com/TrueLoveExperiment) Cold Feet: A steamy hockey romantic comedy by Lisa Daily: https://books2read.com/Cold-Feet-Rom-Com (https://books2read.com/Cold-Feet-Rom-Com) 📖 About Last Call: A marriage of convenience romance by Lainey Davis We struck a deal. All business. Now he's changing the rules. It was just supposed to be a marriage on paper. Koa needed a path to citizenship and I needed the money to open Bridges and Bitters. All I've ever wanted is to take care of my sisters and run my own bar, my way. What did I care if I had a technical husband? A husband with too many dimples and more charm than he should have... So when he rolled into town after five years to deal with some paperwork, he's turned everything upside-down. Sure, Koa is charismatic and fun, but he's also a nomad. I don't have time for vacations and I don't know how to play games. I'm not sure how I ended up hitched to a smoking hot rugby coach without a plan, but I need to sort this all out. Fast. If I can't figure out a way to slice through all this red tape, it could mean last call for Bridges and Bitters. Last Call is a sizzling marriage of convenience romance, the fourth stand-alone installment of the Bridges and Bitters series. If you love found family, witty banter, and heat that will curl your toes, you'll devour these sexy romantic comedies. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Thanks for subscribing and reviewing! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ (http://www.patreon.com/LisaDailyRomance)

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    9 Jun 2023

    🧁 In Jill Shalvis's THE SWEETHEART LIST, our hero is grumpy, sweet, and bakery-fresh💗 | New Romance!

    ➡️ Enter below to win this week's WYWR giveaway for THE SWEETHEART LIST 📚💗 or at www.WhileYouWereReading.com The Sweetheart List ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 👋 Helloooo swoon squad! Welcome to While You Were Reading — a podcast for contemporary romance readers. I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily and today we’re talking with JILL SHALVIS, the legendary author of more than 100 books, including THE FRIENDSHIP PACT and THE FAMILY YOU MAKE, THE TROUBLE WITH MISTLETOE, about her brand new book THE SWEETHEART LIST. Tropes for THE SWEETHEART LIST 🐻 Fish out of water - city girl in nature 😈 Grumpy-Sunshine ✨ It's never too late to chase your dreams 👨👩👧 Found family 🧁 Small-town bakery 📚 Bookstore bestie 🧲 Opposites attract 🤫 Dark Secret Book Boyfriend Keeper Rating: 💍💍💍💍 Note: So many books, so little time! We only review 5-star books we 💗 LOVE💗 on While You Were Reading. The book boyfriend keeper rating is Lisa's ranking on whether or not she would personally date our hero in real life. (If she were single, which she's not.) 😂💙 📚 Episode TBR Pile: The Sweetheart List by Jill Shalvis: https://books2read.com/The-Sweetheart-List (https://books2read.com/The-Sweetheart-List) The Trouble With Mistletoe by Jill Shalvis: https://books2read.com/TroubleWithMistletoe (https://books2read.com/TroubleWithMistletoe) Single-Minded by Lisa Daily: https://books2read.com/Single-Minded (https://books2read.com/Single-Minded) The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood: https://books2read.com/LoveHypothesis (https://books2read.com/LoveHypothesis) The Shopaholic Series by Sophie Kinsella: https://amzn.to/43PlBzt (https://amzn.to/43PlBzt) Ciao for Now by Kate Bromley: https://books2read.com/CiaoForNow (https://books2read.com/CiaoForNow) 🎙️Listen to Kate Bromley's WYWR episode here: https://www.whileyouwerereading.com/episodes/kate-bromleys-new-rom-com-ciao-for-now-lisa-confesses-a-secret (https://www.whileyouwerereading.com/episodes/kate-bromleys-new-rom-com-ciao-for-now-lisa-confesses-a-secret) ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Thanks for subscribing and reviewing! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ (http://www.patreon.com/LisaDailyRomance)

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    2 Jun 2023

    Kate Bromley's New Rom-Com CIAO FOR NOW & Lisa Confesses a Secret

    ➡️ Enter here to win this week's WYWR giveaway for CIAO FOR NOW 📚💗 : www.WhileYouWereReading.com CIAO FOR NOW: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 👋 Helloooo swoon squad! Welcome to While You Were Reading — a podcast for contemporary romance readers. I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily and today we’re talking with one of the rising stars of contemporary romance, Kate Bromley. I'll be talking with Kate about her latest contemporary romance novel, CIAO FOR NOW. Tropes for CIAO FOR NOW 🇮🇹 Hottie from a foreign land 👠 Fish out of water in the world of high fashion 😈 Grumpy-Sunshine ✨ It's never too late to chase your dreams ✅ A dash of forced proximity 💥 Enemies to lovers 🕺🏻 Boss's son 🧀🥂 Mozarella di bufala & Prosecco (a new trope co-created by Lisa & Kate!) Book Boyfriend Keeper Rating: 💍💍💍💍 Note: So many books, so little time! We only review 5-star books we 💗 LOVE💗 on While You Were Reading. The book boyfriend keeper rating is Lisa's ranking on whether or not she would personally date our hero in real life. (If she were single, which she's not.) 😂💙 📚 Episode TBR Pile: Ciao for Now by Kate Bromley: https://books2read.com/CiaoForNow Here for the Drama by Kate Bromley: https://books2read.com/HereForTheDrama Talk Bookish to Me by Kate Bromley: https://books2read.com/TalkBookishToMe The Hating Game by Sally Thorne: https://books2read.com/TheHatingGame Single-Minded by Lisa Daily: https://books2read.com/Single-Minded It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey: https://books2read.com/ItHappenedOneSummer Upsy Daisy by Chelsea Edwards: https://books2read.com/UpsyDaisy ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Thanks for subscribing and reviewing! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ (http://www.patreon.com/LisaDailyRomance)

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    26 May 2023

    Christina Lauren Reveals the Secret of Swoony Heroes in The True Love Experiment & Something Wilder

    ➡️ Enter here (http://whileyouwerereading.com/subscribe) to win this week's WYWR giveaway for both THE TRUE LOVE EXPERIMENT (https://books2read.com/TrueLoveExperiment) and SOMETHING WILDER (https://books2read.com/Something-Wilder-CL) 📚💗 : www.WhileYouWereReading.com (http://www.whileyouwerereading.com/subscribe) The True Love Experiment: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Something Wilder: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 👋 Helloooo swoon squad! Welcome to While You Were Reading — a podcast for contemporary romance readers. I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily and today we’re talking with the queens of contemporary romance -- Christina Lauren. I'll be diving into their latest book, THE TRUE LOVE EXPERIMENT (https://books2read.com/TrueLoveExperiment), and we’ll be hearing from the ladies themselves about an earlier book of theirs that I absolutely loved — SOMETHING WILDER (https://books2read.com/Something-Wilder-CL), now available in paperback. Tropes for The True Love Experiment 🥮 Cinnamon roll hero 🎥 A reality dating show starring our heroine 👩🏻💻 A sex-positive romance novelist who’s never been in love (Aw) 💔 Forbidden love ✅ A dash of forced proximity 👨👦A hot single dad 💈 A fella over there with the hella good hair 🔥 Insta-lust Book Boyfriend Keeper Rating: 💍💍💍💍 Note: So many books, so little time! We only review 5-star books we 💗 LOVE💗 on While You Were Reading. The book boyfriend keeper rating is Lisa's ranking on whether or not she would personally date our hero in real life. (If she were single, which she's not.) 😂💙 Tropes for Something Wilder 💙💗  Second chance romance ✅ Forced proximity 🤠 City slickers in the Wild West 🐴 Family ranch in jeopardy 🤞 Just one more time 🔑 Hunting for lost treasure Book Boyfriend Keeper Rating: 💍💍💍💍 📚 Episode TBR Pile: Book Lovers by Emily Henry Every Summer After by Carly Fortune A Hundred Other Girls by Iman Hariri-Kia Under One Roof by Ali Hazelwood Stuck With You by Ali Hazelwood Angelica Frankenstein Makes Her Match by Sally Thorne The Wedding Crasher by Mia Sosa ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ (http://www.patreon.com/LisaDailyRomance)

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    18 May 2023

    While You Were Reading - Coming May 26, 2023!

    Hello Swoon Squad! I'm so excited to bring you this podcast! Each week we'll be talking with our favorite contemporary romance authors about our new favorite books! Contemporary romance giveaways every week! See you Fridays starting this summer. 💙 xoLisa ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ (http://www.patreon.com/LisaDailyRomance)

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