Meet Cute Summer Special with Adi Denner

Welcome to our second episode of Season 11, when we will be hosting monthly author panels!In this episode we spoke to ⁠Angela J Ford, CM Rosens and Jennifer Kennedy ⁠ about why they think the gothic endures with new audiences century after century, their favourite gothic tropes and of course, their fantastic books! We'd love to hear from you, whether you have comments about the episode or ideas about what other kinds of panels you'd love to see! You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SFFRomCast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, with the links to our social media and YouTube channel, where you can watch the episode with captions.All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

We are interrupting our regularly scheduled entertainment to bring you news!As of today, the recipes for all the cocktails we have discussed during our six degrees of separation seasons are now available in a fun little book!This bitesize recipe book matches delicious cocktails with sci-fi and fantasy romance titles as featured on the SFFRomCast - a podcast dedicated to celebrating SFF romance!Why not treat yourself to a new book and a fun beverage from the suggestions inside? Or plug into the podcast, put your feet up and indulge in a decadent drink while Emma and Jess convince you which romantasy title to read next.With four dedicated sections, covering seasonal and classic cocktail recipes you could host the perfect spooky party, plan your poolside reading for the summer or cosy up through the winter spending the whole time reading and savouring a new tasty drink, the choice is yours! It's available in eBook and on Kindle Unlimited now, with a paperback edition coming very, very soon! You can grab it here.If you try out a recipe we'd love you to tell us about it! (Remember drink responsibly!) You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SFFRomCast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, with the links to our social media and YouTube channel, where you can watch the episode with captions.All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

Welcome to our very first episode of Season 11, when we will be hosting monthly author panels!In this episode we spoke to Brigid Kemmerer, Kalynn Bayron, Ruth Frances Long and Sarah Raughley about how the romantasy boom has (or has not) changed the YA fantasy landscape, as well as how they tackle themes and world-building for either audience and of course, their fantastic books! We'd love to hear from you, whether you have comments about the episode or ideas about what other kinds of panels you'd love to see! You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SFFRomCast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, with the links to our social media and YouTube channel, where you can watch the episode with captions.All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

This year the SFFRomCast attended the Meet Cute Romance Festival to record flash interviews for a special summer season! This is the final of the bite-size chats we've released throughout July and August and we're ending with author E S Drake who was also running the archery on the day. You can find out more about Acts of Cupidity on E S Drake's website here.We'd love to hear from you, whether you made it to the festival, what you thought of our special season or just have thoughts about the books, authors and events discussed! You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SFFRomCast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, with the links to our social media and YouTube channel, where you can watch the episode with captions.All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

This year the SFFRomCast attended the Meet Cute Romance Festival to record flash interviews for a special summer season! These bite-size chats will release each week through July and August and this week we have author Jacqueline Silvester who co-writes paranormal romance with N J Simmonds, under the pen name Caedis Knight. You can find out more about Jacqueline's books⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Caedis Knight here, and listen to the episode, Milking It, where we featured their Christmas novella here. We'd love to hear from you, whether you made it to the festival or just have thoughts about the books, authors and events discussed! You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SFFRomCast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, with the links to our social media and YouTube channel, where you can watch the episode with captions.All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

This year the SFFRomCast attended the Meet Cute Romance Festival to record flash interviews for a special summer season! These bite-size chats will release each week through July and August and this week we have author Jennifer Page. You can find out more about Jennifers's books⁠ ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.And remember to stay tuned until the end for the answers to last week's quiz! How many did you get right? We'd love to hear from you, whether you made it to the festival or just have thoughts about the books, authors and events discussed! You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SFFRomCast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, with the links to our social media and YouTube channel, where you can watch the episode with captions.The books recommended by Jennifer in this episode were:The Love of my Afterlife by Kirsty GreenwoodResistance is Futile by Jenny ColganAll our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

This year the SFFRomCast attended the Meet Cute Romance Festival to record flash interviews for a special summer season! These bite-size chats will release each week through July and August and this week we have author Claire McCauley who also kindly put together a special SFF Romance quiz for us! (Tune in next week for the answers!) You can find out more about Claire's books⁠ ⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Did you attend? We'd love to hear from you whether you made it to the festival or just have thoughts about the books, authors and events discussed! You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠SFFRomCast⁠⁠⁠⁠, with the links to our social media and YouTube channel, where you can watch the episode with captions.The series rcommendation by Claire in this episode was:The Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster BujoldAll our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

This year the SFFRomCast attended the Meet Cute Romance Festival to record flash interviews for a special summer season! These bite-size chats will release each week through July and August and this week we have author Adi Denner! You can find more about Adi's work ⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ along with links to buy her romantasy Kiss of the Nightingale⁠⁠⁠.Did you attend? We'd love to hear from you whether you made it to the festival or just have thoughts about the books, authors and events discussed! You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠SFFRomCast⁠⁠⁠, with the links to our social media and YouTube channel, where you can watch the episode with captions!Character art work included in the slide show is the copyright of Abeer MalikSFF romances mentioned in the episode are:The Red Queen by Victoria AveyardTwilight by Stephanie MeyerThe Crimson Moth by Kristen CiccarelliOnce Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie GarberAll our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

This year the SFFRomCast attended the Meet Cute Romance Festival to record flash interviews for a special summer season! These bite-size chats will release each week through July and August and this week we have author Marvellous Michael Anson! You can find more about Marve's published works here⁠⁠⁠ along with links to pre-order her debut romantasy First Born of the Sun, out on 23rd October 2025⁠.Did you attend? We'd love to hear from you whether you made it to the festival or just have thoughts about the books, authors and events discussed! You can find us at ⁠⁠SFFRomCast⁠⁠, with the links to our social media and YouTube channel, where you can watch the episode with captions!Character art work included in the slide show is the copyright of David Anson.All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

This year the SFFRomCast attended the Meet Cute Romance Festival to record flash interviews for a special summer season! These bite-size chats will release each week through July and August and this week we have two for the price of one, with sports author, Tegan Phillips and booktoker/bookstagrammer Charlotte Reviews! You can find more about Tegan's published work ⁠here⁠ and the follow Charlotte on social media here.Did you attend? We'd love to hear from you whether you made it to the festival or just have thoughts about the books, authors and events discussed! You can find us at ⁠SFFRomCast⁠, with the links to our social media and YouTube channel, where you can watch the episode with captions!Books mentioned in this episode were:The Belgariad by David EddingsThe Trylle Trilogy by Amanda HockingLong Live Evil by Sarah Rees BrennanThe High Priestess by Michelle HeardAll our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)