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Jennifer Carr Confesses to Being a Romance Junkie (Episode 133)

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On this episode of “The Romantic Side of Suspense,” my guest is Jennifer Carr, who’s a wife, homeschooling mom, baker, part-time farmer, social media addict, and an avid reader. She also loves coffee, music, learning, animals, and writing. Jennifer has a degree in psychology, a master’s in marriage and family counseling, and certifications in life coaching, health and wellness coaching, and am a certified brain health professional. She also taught high school AP psychology for several years. Then she wrote a book… and her world shifted on its axis.

In March 2023, she launched a podcast in hopes of cultivating a community geared toward creatives—authors, musicians, artists, etc. Her goal has been to foster a platform where they can share ideas, support one another’s work, and create a network of resources creatives need along their journey. She writes new adult clean contemporary romance and romantic suspense.

“I am a romance junkie—any kind of romance,” Jennifer said. “But if I’m going to sit down and watch a show, it’s always been a mystery, a murder, a crime. There’s going to be something that needs solving. So when I started writing, … I realized writing romantic suspense is just as fun as watching it on TV.”

Connect w/Jennifer
Website: jcarrwrites.com
Facebook: Facebook.com/jcarrwrites
TikTok: TikTok.com/@jcarrwrites
Instagram: Instagram.com/jcarrwrites

Listen to the podcast for more from our interview, plus an excerpt from No Matter What by Jennifer Carr. Excerpt and back cover copy read by Janda Sample of Janda Sample Storytelling.

 

 

December 2024 Quick Takes in Christian Romantic Suspense (Episode 132)

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During this episode of “The Romantic Side of Suspense” podcast, you’ll hear from five authors about their romantic suspense books available this month. Here’s the list of authors and books for December 2024, with the book’s release date if not available now.

  • Cate Nolan/Colorado Christmas Survival
  • Penny Zeller/Unexpected Witness
  • Jodie Bailey/Taken at Christmas
  • Rebecca Lake/His Last Text
  • Tina Wheeler/Ambush on the Ranch (12/24)

 

Jessica West Shares How She Writes With Kids (Episode 131)

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On this episode of “The Romantic Side of Suspense,” I’m chatting with Jessica West, who lives in east Tennessee with her husband and eight children. She is a stay-at-home mom who homeschools her kids. She loves the Lord and believes her life wouldn’t be possible without God. Jessica is also an indie author with five books published. Currently, she is working on the third book in her East Tennessee Mystery Series.

“I have a one-year-old in one hand and type with [the other] hand, and then I have a three-year-old next to me on the couch,” Jessica said. “They can be kind of tricky but it works for me. … I try to [write for] two, two-and-a-half hours but sometimes the baby tries to delete with his feet what I’m writing because he wiggles in his sleep.”

Connect w/Jessica
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theaspiringwriter/

Listen to the podcast for more from our interview, plus an excerpt from Fleeing From Danger by Jessica West. Excerpt and back cover copy read by Janda Sample of Janda Sample Storytelling.

November 2024 Quick Takes in Christian Romantic Suspense (Episode 130)

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During this episode of “The Romantic Side of Suspense” podcast, you’ll hear from five authors about their romantic suspense books available this month. Here’s the list of authors and books for November 2024, with the book’s release date if not available now.

  • Terri Reed/Search and Detect
  • Jaime Jo Wright/Specters in the Glass House
  • Katy Lee/K-9 Christmas Guardians (11/27)
  • Danielle Grandinetti/Investigation of a Journalist (11/19)
  • Patricia Bradley/Deadly Revenge

Sipping Tea With Angela Carlisle (Episode 129)

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On this episode of “The Romantic Side of Suspense,” my guest is Angela Carlisle, who is a writer and editor by day. She prefers to spend her free time reading, baking, and drinking ridiculous quantities of properly steeped hot tea. Whether reading or writing, she loves stories with heart-pounding suspense, permeated with the hope found in Christ. She resides in the hills of northern Kentucky with her family and preschool-age sourdough starter.

“I hardly will ever order hot tea when I’m out because I know it won’t be good enough. … I worked in a tea room and that kind of spoiled me for properly brewed tea,” she said. As for writing romantic suspense, “ultimately it’s because that’s what I most love to read. So I already loved the genre, and when I had an idea for my first book, that’s what I naturally gravitated to.”

Connect w/Angela
Website: https://angelacarlisle.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angelacarlislewriter
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AngelaCarlisle.Writer
BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/475268326

Listen to the podcast for more from our interview, plus an excerpt from Secondary Target by Angela Carlisle. Excerpt and back cover copy read by Janda Sample of Janda Sample Storytelling.

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