Episode 238 Turning #Romance on Its Head with Lyssa Kay Adams

Every writer craves that high concept idea that leads to the breakout book, or in this case breakout series. For Lyssa Kay Adams, it came from that joke women often make about wishing their male partners read romance&#8212;and a moment in 2016 when she &#8220;just wanted to live in a world full of men who get it.&#8221; She created <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9781984806093">The Bromance Book Club</a>, about a group of men who read romance to understand their relationships and their partners. That became her first novel, quickly followed by <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9781984806116">Undercover Bromance</a> and <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9781984806130">Crazy Stupid Bromance</a>, and we three have read and loved them all. We talk indie v. trad, breaking out, building a series, writing diverse worlds and more.<br/><br/>Links from the Pod<br/><br/><a href="https://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/a27255036/jason-rogers-olympics-fencing-performance-anxiety/">Jason Rogers&#8217; Men&#8217;s Health article</a><br/><br/><a href="https://www.carinapress.com/shop/books/9781488051241_heated-rivalry.html">Heated Rivalry</a> by Rachel Reid<br/><br/><a href="https://us.kobobooks.com/products/kobo-libra-h2o">Kobo Libra</a><br/><br/><a href="https://www.overdrive.com/">Overdrive</a><br/><br/>#AmReading<br/><br/>Lyssa: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9781335045379">Just a Heartbeat Away</a> by Cara Bastone<br/><br/><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9780593102503">Snapped</a> by Alexa Martin<br/><br/>Sarina: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9780380811083">Again the Magic</a> by Lisa Kleypas<br/><br/>Jess: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9780060757502">The Bridge of San Luis Rey</a> by Thornton Wilder<br/><br/><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9781984806130">Crazy Stupid Bromance</a><br/><br/>KJ: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9780593101940">Ties That Tether</a> by Jane Igharo<br/><br/><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9781643855318">All Stirred Up</a> by Brianne Moore<br/><br/>Sp