Episodes

Low Angst with Lee Blair
May 31, 2023

Low Angst with Lee Blair

Lee Blair is on the Steam Seat this week and this is an awesome conversation. We drill down into what makes a book low angst, why she prefers writing low angst to high, and what drew her to writing in …

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Getting kinky with Maggie Sims
May 17, 2023

Getting kinky with Maggie Sims

Maggie Sims went from romance addict to romance author when she was laid off from her tech job. She scratched her author itch by penning a contemporary romance. But when the pay phones in the novel dated it real quick, …

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Vintage steam with Sandra Young
May 3, 2023

Vintage steam with Sandra Young

Slow-burn romance author Sandra Young joins me on the latest episode of Steam Scenes! Find out how vintage fashion inspires her writing, learn about her wild background as an actor and rock and roll frontwoman, and how her di...

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Jumping Down Rabbit Holes with Kelly Ohlert
April 5, 2023

Jumping Down Rabbit Holes with Kelly Ohlert

It's time for a new episode of Steam Scenes and Kelly Ohlert is this week’s guest! We talk about her debut rom com To Get to the Other Side and, of course, writing the naughty bits. It’s a great conversation …

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Steaming up Stars Hallow with Meredith Schorr
March 22, 2023

Steaming up Stars Hallow with Meredith Schorr

Meredith Schorr is on the steam seat this week and all cheer for the single pov writers! We talk about writing Big City settings, getting inspo from our fave TV series, and how to write naughty bits using less naughty …

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Giggling over sixes and nines with Erin La Rosa
March 8, 2023

Giggling over sixes and nines with Erin La Rosa

Erin La Rosa is on the Steam Seat and this is a fun one! This episode is all about one number and it starts with a 6, and ends with a 9. And yes, feel free to giggle! Erin and …

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Talking about tough topics (and aliens!) with AC James
Feb. 22, 2023

Talking about tough topics (and aliens!) with AC James

AC James is on the Steam Seat this week and we need to start this with a content warning. We have that conversation about the Amber Heard/Johnny Depp trial and the troubling things we noticed around romancelandia and society ...

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All things dark and dirty with Ashlyn Drewek
Feb. 8, 2023

All things dark and dirty with Ashlyn Drewek

Ashlyn Drewek writes dark, gritty MM romance but after her characters slay their demons (personal or otherwise) they always have a happily ever after. Ashlyn joins me on this episode to talk about writing in the dark space –...

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Shopping at Hustler Hollywood with Jess Everlee
Jan. 25, 2023

Shopping at Hustler Hollywood with Jess Everlee

Jess Everlee had rejection after rejection before she submitted for A Gentleman’s Book of Vices and got her first book deal. It’s a story of perseverance, not paying attention to market forces, and researching those naughty V...

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Bookstagramming the naughty bits with Laura Nelson
Jan. 11, 2023

Bookstagramming the naughty bits with Laura Nelson

New year, new episode! This week, I chat with book blogger Laura Nelson, also known as Tangents and Tissues. Laura and I dig into how she ended up as a book blogger and bookstagrammer, her fave tropes and heat levels, …

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It's a Steam Scenes solocast! Here’s to a steam filled 2023
Dec. 30, 2022

It's a Steam Scenes solocast! Here’s to a steam filled 2023

Happy New Year and good riddance 2022! This is a special Steam Scenes solocast where I get very, very real about 2022, share my word for 2023, and read a naughty bit from Free Falling , the fifth book in …

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Short and steamy with Tarin Lex
Dec. 14, 2022

Short and steamy with Tarin Lex

Tarin Lex writes short-form steamy romance – think under 10,000 words. How do you get a full story told in such a compressed story? Tarin explains her process. Plus we talk about what makes forbidden romance so sexy and how …

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Spicing up the holidays with Samantha Chase
Nov. 30, 2022

Spicing up the holidays with Samantha Chase

The Queen of Christmas Romance Samantha Chase joins this very special holiday episode! This one is filled with a ton of laughs and we go there! How we both feel about aging in the TikTok era, writing naughty but not …

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Vulnerable conversations with Harper Michaels
Nov. 16, 2022

Vulnerable conversations with Harper Michaels

An unexpected conversation with author Carol Shaughnessy at DragonCon propelled Harper Michaels into finishing “ the damn thing.” She ended up releasing eight books (eight!) in a year! In this Steam Scenes episode, Harper and...

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Chasing Pirates with Lisa Olech LIVE at Fall In Love New England
Nov. 2, 2022

Chasing Pirates with Lisa Olech LIVE at Fall In Love New England

You are in for a treat this episode! I hosted Steam Scenes for the first time ever live at the Fall In Love New England conference and Lisa Olech was my guest. We’re talking pirate sex and sexy pirates, erotica …

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Getting Uncomfortable with Bethany Bennett
Oct. 19, 2022

Getting Uncomfortable with Bethany Bennett

Bethany Bennett has returned to the Steam Seat and I am HERE for it! Ever wonder why we have billionaires and dukes and all manner of wealthy men in our romance novels? Escapism and fun, sure, but our brains are …

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Feeling all the feels with Jo Wilde
Sept. 28, 2022

Feeling all the feels with Jo Wilde

Jo Wilde is on the Steam Seat this week and I loved this conversation. We’re talking about writing a romance between married couples, keeping the romance alive in a long-term relationship, and how sexual tension is a big part...

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Finding solace in romance with Michelle Major
Sept. 14, 2022

Finding solace in romance with Michelle Major

Michelle Major wrote 40 books in 10 years. Forty books! Ten years! We dig into a lot of stuff in this episode, including how she was 30 when she read her first romance and she turned to the genre as …

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Catching sparks with Jo McNally
Aug. 31, 2022

Catching sparks with Jo McNally

Jo McNally is on the Steam Seat this week and we’re talking about her book When Sparks Fly , which is part of her Rendezvous Falls series. Jo and I discuss why it’s vital to write older characters finding love, …

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Safe spaces with S.J. Tilly
Aug. 17, 2022

Safe spaces with S.J. Tilly

We have S.J. Tilly’s day job to thank for her books. While she was on the road for work, she conjured stories in her head. By the time she wrote them all down, she had five books ready for rapid …

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Delivering the goods with Cat Wynn
Aug. 3, 2022

Delivering the goods with Cat Wynn

Cat Wynn joins me on the steam seat this week! We’re talking about achieving the perfect snack, what makes alpha males alpha (it’s not what you think!), and why Partner Track was the first book she ever finished. Come for …

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Naked Roomba with Jenni Bara
July 20, 2022

Naked Roomba with Jenni Bara

Jenni Bara’s day job as a paralegal in family law (“writing real life unhappily ever afters”) made her an avid romance reader turned writer. We talk about character compatibility, second chance romances, and how her job help...

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Up late with Charlie Beauvoir
July 6, 2022

Up late with Charlie Beauvoir

Charlie Beauvoir is on this week’s Steam Seat and it’s another epic conversation. When Charlie considered writing romance, they wanted to write emotionally aware men and strong women as well as add to the queer romance canon....

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The Pleasure Principle with Evie Alexander
June 22, 2022

The Pleasure Principle with Evie Alexander

Would you consider having a male crime writer Beta read your steamy romance book? That’s exactly what Evie Alexander does! In this Steam Scenes episode, Evie shares the madness to her writing method, how her career as a filmm...

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