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Guest interviews
English
United States
106 episodes
since June 10, 2020
episodic

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The Second Location Rule: Do Men Know It? Caged: When Telling the Truth Changes Everything | Chapters 1 & 2 We’re moving on to the third book in my Politics of Justice series: Caged. This time, the story begins in Cleveland in January 1999, with a funeral and a secret. Stephanie Wells has been…

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What if the entire thriller genre is built on one thing: the violence of men against women? I had a revelation this week while reading Ask for Andrea by Noelle W. Ihli. One chapter in, I put the book down, took a shower, and found myself asking a question I couldn’t shake: Would we even have thri…
There are two memories of Carol Ericson that stand out over the years. The first is her coming to Los Angeles Romance Author meetings with a Sam Browne belt. The second is Carol showing off her latest Harlequin Intrigue. (Of which I now know there were at least 65!) After a sort of retirement, Caro…
I loved getting the chance to talk with Shirley Hailstock, who has spent decades writing and championing Black romance. She was there when Black romance was still fighting for space on bookstore shelves—and later became an early indie author, long before independent publishing became the industry i…
In this final episode of the Ransomed deep dive on Politics of Justice, we close out Chapters 35–41, where the case against Judge Eamon Brody reaches a jury, and every character has to reckon with what a federal prosecution can and cannot deliver. The story widens beyond one judge. When evidence s…
In this episode of Politics of Justice, we dive into Chapters 32–34 of Ransomed, where the pursuit of justice enters its most public—and most personal—phase. As Judge Eamon Brody’s federal trial gets underway, we examine the extraordinary challenge of prosecuting abuses of power. These chapters sh…
In this episode of Politics of Justice, we dive into Chapters 26–31 of Ransomed, where private suspicions evolve into a federal investigation, forcing every character to confront the cost of loyalty, ambition, and justice. As Casey begins to connect troubling pieces of the puzzle surrounding Judge…
In this episode of Politics of Justice, we dive into Chapters 23–25 of Ransomed, where the hidden costs of power become impossible to ignore. View this on YouTube! Claire’s custody case reaches a dangerous turning point as Judge Eamon Brody’s influence extends well beyond the courtroom. What initi…
Today’s episode is a little different. Instead of interviewing a guest, I’m in the hot seat, answering 17 questions about my life, writing, favorite books, travel, advice, guilty pleasures, and more. Consider it a behind-the-scenes introduction to the person behind the stories. Show Notes: Video v…
In this episode of Politics of Justice, we dive into Chapters 19–22 of Ransomed, where family expectations, personal loyalties, and questions about power begin to intersect in increasingly complicated ways. Casey finds herself drawn further into the Brody family’s world when she attends a family d…
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