Episodes

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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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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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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June 8, 2022

Flogging with Mia Michele

Buckle up friends, this is one a wild ride! The brilliant Mia Michele is this week’s guest and this one is a doozy! Our totally 80s conversation spans soap opera tropes and Greek shipping tycoons and we both fangirl over …

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May 25, 2022

RomanticConn-ing with Kitty Berry

Contemporary romance author Kitty Berry manages to release three to four books a year even with a full time job, a family, and running RomanticConn, Connecticut’s premiere romance author signing event. Hear how 50 Shades turn...

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May 11, 2022

Vocalizing pleasure with Julie Hamilton

Julie Hamilton is on the Steam Seat this week! From plotting and pantsing, to fake dates and fake kissing, to the importance of reading women vocalize what gives them pleasure, Julie and I dig deep to mine the elements that …

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April 27, 2022

Writing love songs with Katy Oberle

I know just enough about music to be dangerous (and write rock star romances!). So I am super excited to branch out on the podcast with singer-songwriter Katy Oberle. Katy also worked as a couples therapist before transitioni...

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April 13, 2022

Reading filthy books with Sarah Burnard

Amish porn led Sarah Burnard to romancelandia and she hasn’t looked back. But, Amish porn aside, she struggled with writing the naughty bits. To get comfortable, she wrote a “dirty, sexy, filthy” book, which got her into Pitc...

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March 30, 2022

Sensuality vs Steam with Nan Reinhardt

Nan Reinhardt pivoted her career from copy editing and proofreading computer manuals (sexy, right?) to writing romance. Nan and I swoon over the beta hero, discuss how an industry pro told her romances with older MCs weren’t ...

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March 16, 2022

Rewriting Cinderella with Kelle Z. Riley

Kelle Z. Riley is in the Steam Seat! In this episode, we talk about how she’s a sucker for a Cinderella story, how her writing process includes interviewing her characters, and how she battles the beauty standards society set...

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March 2, 2022

Wine and sweet romance with Eliana West

Eliana West is in the Steam Seat! Eliana never imagined being a writer. Originally, she was in retail. But when the economic collapse in 2008 shuttered her clothing boutique, she decided to do NaNoWriMo to “feed her soul” and...

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Feb. 16, 2022

Expanding romance with Rien Gray

A trope-alicious episode!

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Feb. 2, 2022

Talking Dirty with Michelle McLean

Save a horse, ride a cowboy.

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Jan. 19, 2022

Sweet, sweet kissing books with Jody Holford

Is a kiss really just a kiss?

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Dec. 1, 2021

Robust Sex with Tricia Lynne

Slippery When Wet

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Nov. 17, 2021

Is This Smut? with Katie Frey

Is that so wrong?

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Nov. 3, 2021

Torturing characters with CJ Warrant

Make it hurt so good.

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Oct. 20, 2021

Could-be kissing with Paris Wynters

Highway to the danger zone

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Oct. 6, 2021

Winning Good Sex Awards with Christina Berry

Writing polyamory, menage, and kink.

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Sept. 22, 2021

Plotting heists with Sloane Steele

Come for the capers, stay for the steam

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Sept. 8, 2021

Pet squirrels and phantom mares with Claire Marti

Horny horses and other research notes

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Aug. 25, 2021

First Times with Kilby Blades

Popping cherries!

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