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Reader Seeks Romance channel’s Romance Roundup shares lists of current and upcoming must-read romance books curated by hosts Liz Donatelli and romance author Libby Kay.
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Wednesday May 22, 2024
Wednesday May 22, 2024
Romance Roundup on Reader Seeks Romance channel
In honor of Mother's & Father's Day holidays, hosts Liz Donatelli & romance author Libby Kay (Buckeye Falls series) share their lists of must-read single parent romance books.
Also in this episode:
*Libby & Liz love sea captains
*old-timey coal mine humor
*Oprah, Taylor Swift, Viggo Mortensen, Christopher Plummer, & Bea Arthur
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Thursday Jun 06, 2024
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
Romance Roundup on Reader Seeks Romance channel
In celebration of Pride Month, hosts Liz Donatelli & romance author Libby Kay (Buckeye Falls series) chat with Amy Spalding, author of sapphic rom-com At Her Service and recipient of the 2023 Human Rights Campaign Visibility Award for authentic, funny, and diverse representation of the LGBTQ+ community in her books.
And, Amy, Liz, & Libby share must-read LGBTQ+ romance books recs & TBRs.
Also in this episode:
* renaming the "celebrity/normie" trope
* Liz is done with event planner protagonists!
* how to smuggle In-N-Out Burger onto a plane
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Thursday Jun 20, 2024
Thursday Jun 20, 2024
Romance Roundup on Reader Seeks Romance channel
Liz Donatelli & romance author Libby Kay (Buckeye Falls series) host a Zoom Call-Ins ROMANCE AUTHOR SPECTACULAR!
Karelia & Fay Stetz-Waters, Eva Leigh, Merry Farmer, Emma Barry, Farah Heron, Emma R. Alban, & Penelope Holt call in to share their current and upcoming romance book releases and their romance book recs! AND, #1 fan Emily stops by the Zoom room!
Also, Libby reads fan mail from UK romance author Isobel Reed & gives shout-outs to romance titles of her fellow Inkspell Publishing romance authors! AND, Libby shares her own book release news!!
Learn more about the titles and authors in this episode:
libbykayauthor.com
kareliastetzwaters.com
evaleighauthor.com/zoearcherbooks.com
merryfarmer.net
authoremmabarry.com
farahheron.com
emmaralban.com
penelopeholt.com
isobelreed.net
motownmysteries.com (Mark Love, romantic suspense)
kelliewallacebooks.wordpress.com
jenniferrainesauthor.com
catsebastian.com
lianadelarosa.com
fayedelacour.com
carlyngreenwald.com
virginiablackwrites.com
saradesai.com
alliandasha.com
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Tuesday Jun 25, 2024
Tuesday Jun 25, 2024
Romance Roundup on Reader Seeks Romance channel
Liz & Libby are obsessed with A.J.'s Single Dads Club series!
In celebration of Pride Month, hosts Liz Donatelli & romance author Libby Kay (Buckeye Falls series) chat with A.J. Truman, author of spicy gay rom-coms with humor, heart, and hot guys. And, A.J., Libby, & Liz share must-read LGBTQ+ romance books recs and their TBRs.
Also in this episode:
*Only One Coffin, a paranormal romance & trope
*Marshmallow Mountain teaser
*A.J.'s genius book cover strategy
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Thursday Jul 18, 2024
Thursday Jul 18, 2024
Romance Roundup on Reader Seeks Romance channel
Liz & Libby commemorate by sharing their fave Jane Austen-inspired romance books. AND, Libby & Liz chat with Christina Hwang Dudley, author of PRIDE AND PRESTON LIN, a modern-day reimagining of Pride and Prejudice set in the San Francisco Bay Area’s Chinese American community.
To commemorate the 207th anniversary of Jane Austen's death on July 18, 1817, hosts Liz Donatelli & romance author Libby Kay (Buckeye Falls series) share their fave Jane Austen-inspired romance books AND chat with Christina Hwang Dudley, author of Pride and Preston Lin, a modern-day reimagining of Pride and Prejudice set in San Francisco's Chinese American community.
Christina also talks about...
* an anachronistic possum
* her Jane Austen "desert island keeper"
* appearing as a game show contestant on Jeopardy!
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Wednesday Jul 24, 2024
Wednesday Jul 24, 2024
Romance Roundup on Reader Seeks Romance channel
Liz Donatelli & romance author Libby Kay (Buckeye Falls series) chat about romance book covers, as per the request of Romance Roundup’s #1 fan, Emily!
The hosts share the romance book covers they adore, break down cover design trends, and answer hard-hitting questions, "Do we truly judge books by their covers?" and "Are book cover designs purposely marketed to deceive readers?"
In this episode:
* "cover confusion"
* the applelicious cover art of Libby's Kay romance Forever to Fall
* scratch 'n' sniff book covers
* alternate cover design ideas for Rachel Reid's Heated Rivalry
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Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
Romance Roundup on Reader Seeks Romance channel
Gramercy Books (Columbus, OH) bookseller & co-manager Nikki Synder joins Liz Donatelli & romance author Libby Kay (Buckeye Falls series) to share upcoming fall 2024 romance releases.
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Thursday Aug 22, 2024
Thursday Aug 22, 2024
Romance Roundup on Reader Seeks Romance channel
Hosts Liz Donatelli & romance author Libby Kay (Buckeye Falls series) share the fall 2024 romance releases on their TBR lists.
In this episode:
⭐enemas-to-lovers???
⭐park ranger protagonists
⭐bait shops over bakeries
⭐the upcoming romance that should have a scratch 'n' sniff book cover
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BONUS CONTENT
Watch ROMANCE ROUNDUP on READER SEEKS ROMANCE YouTube channel for bonus content, such as episode teasers, books and bookish giveaways, bonus book recs, and romance author guests.
About the Hosts
LIZ DONATELLI is founder of READER SEEKS ROMANCE YouTube channel on which she hosts interview and discussion shows READER SEEKS ROMANCE, FIRST DATE, UNCHAPERONED: HISTORICAL ROMANCE SALON, and ROMANCE RECAP. She also leads READER SEEKS ROMANCE BOOK CLUBS.
A native New Yorker and former Los Angeleno, Liz resides in the woods of Columbus, Ohio with her husband.
LIBBY KAY is the author of BUCKEYE FALLS small-town romance series published by Inkspell Publishing.
Libby lives in the city in the heart of the Midwest with her husband. When she’s not writing, Libby loves reading romance novels of any kind. Stories of people falling in love nourish her soul. Contemporary or Regency, sweet or hot, as long as there is a happily ever after—she’s in love!
When not surrounded by books, Libby can be found baking in her kitchen, binging true crime shows, or on the road with her husband, traveling as far as their bank account will allow.
Writing is a solitary job, and Libby loves to hear from readers. Reach out and review her stories anytime. She’d love to hear from you.