In Conversation with Tamara Lush

The girls talk to Katie Wicks about her new book, Hazel Fine Sings Along, available wherever you buy your books!

Happy New Year! Join Piper & Taylor as they speak to author Tamara Lush about her journalist-turned-romance-author career, writing Italian men, and much more! This is one of our favorites yet, so we are so excited to share it with you!

Crystal and Felicity are Wattpad Stars and Wattpad Editor Choice authors. They are best friends who have a shared love for writing. Their experience writing their stories has been unique due to living on opposite sides of the United States, but it is one of their very favorite things to do. Crystal is from Phoenix, Arizona and is the author of the Affliction Series and Staged on Wattpad. She has an obsession with the infectious music of boy bands and Ben and Jerry’s ice cream.Learn more about Crystal at CrystalJJohnson.com and connect with her on social media!Felicity is from Nashville, Tennessee and is the author of the Four of Us Trilogy and Trust. She is obsessed with rose gold and has a major Dr. Pepper addiction.Learn more about Felicity at FelicityVaughn.com and connect with her on social media!Read Spellbound!

In this week’s author interview, Taylor and Piper sit down to chat with Claudia Tan, author of the wildly popular Wattpad book, PERFECT ADDICTION. Join us as we discuss female rage, cheating, and how to write manipulative men among many other things! Claudia Links! https://www.wattpad.com/user/claudiaoverherehttps://www.instagram.com/claudiaaatan/?hl=enBuy her Books: Here!

What do fae and cannibalistic octopi have in common?? They’re both covered in this week’s episode of L&D. Taylor and Piper interview the wonderful Sabrina Blackburry, author of DIRTY LYING FAERIES and discuss Blackburry’s fun and steamy novel, her writing process, and what’s coming up next for her.Links for more Sabrina!https://www.instagram.com/sabrinablackburry/?hl=enhttps://www.wattpad.com/user/SabrinaBlackburryBuy her Books:Here

Join Piper and Taylor as they speak with New York Times International Bestselling author Anna Todd about her novel THE FALLING and what's next!

Join Piper and Taylor as they discuss the hottest club in town: longing. From the smuttiest books to the truest love stories, catch their biggest recs for the pining and longing trope!

Episode DescriptionHave you ever asked yourself “WTF is an HEA?!” If you answered yes, you’re in luck! Learn all about the romance genre with this crash course from Taylor and Piper. They’ll help you break down the tropes you love (or hate) and learn all the hip ~lingo~ that comes with being a romance reader. For more information about the episode and the books, head to laceadpodcast.com.This podcast episode discusses sexual assault and rape. Please use discretion when listening!Books in Order MentionedRipped Bodice LinksThe Dead Romantics - Ashley PostonLa Petit MortThe Duke and I (Bridgerton #1) - Julia QuinnThe Viscount who Loved Me (Bridgerton #2) - Julia QuinnThe Dragon’s Bride - Katee RobertThe Love Hypothesis - Ali HazelwoodThe Unhoneymooners - Christina LaurenPeople We Meet on Vacation - Emily HenryThe Kiss Quotient - Helen HoangFunny You Should Ask - Elissa SussmanFrom Blood and Ash - Jennifer L. ArmentroutCrazy Rich Asians - Kevin KwanBeautiful Bastard - Christina LaurenMischief: A Halloween Novella - Tiffany ReiszFierce King - Sadie KincaidThere are no Saints - Sophie LarkAddicted to You - Krista and Becca RitchieBirthday Girl - Penelope Douglas

Learn about the characters who love to hate and hate to love. Join Piper and Taylor as they navigate the world of angry pining...and some light kidnapping. See a longer list with our mentioned books at our website laceadpodcast.com. A03The Auction - LovesBitca8After - Anna ToddBook Links - Ripped BodiceWeek to be Wicked - T. DareTryst Six Venom - P. DouglasFrom Blood and Ash - J. L. ArmentroutBeautiful Bastard - Christina LaurenAccomplished - A. QuainA Reckless Match - K. BatemanShipped - A,. HockmanCharm Offensive - A CochrunDelilah Green Doesn’t Care - A. Herring BlakeWrath and the Dawn- R AhdiehCompass Rose - A BurkeHunt the Stars - J MihalikThis Is How You Lose the Time War - A El-Mohtar, M GladstoneA Promise of Fire - A BouchetPhoenix Unbound - G DravenWorst Best Man - MSosaBeach Read - E HenryBy the Book - J GuilloryHate to Want You - A RaiPayback’s a Witch - L Harper

This week Piper and Taylor take on Tessa Bailey's new novel My Killer Vacation, breaking down all the tropes and spice in this action-packed mystery romance! See below for details on tropes featured in this novel as well as books we mentioned.Tropes in My Killer Vacation |Age GapGrumpy Sunshine"Touch Her and I'll Kill You"Time is of the EssenceDominance/SubmissiveForced ProximityBooks Mentioned This Episode |My Killer Vacation by Tessa BaileyFix Her Up by Tessa BaileyFollow by Tessa BaileyA Reckless Match by Kate BatemanDeal with the Devil by Meghan March(And a note from Taylor: Hi everyone, if you notice the sound is funny, please ignore it because I promise I have it fixed for next time (Yes I spent all night trying to fix it. No, it did not work.) Thank you for your understanding!!)For next episode, look forward to a deep dive of the universally loved trope...can you guess?