Reading Schedule
Want to read Nalini Singh's Psy-Changeling Series along with us? Here are the dates we'll be discussing the books:
Collection: Wild Invitation - May 3, 2024
Book 13: Shield of Winter - May 17, 2024
Book 14: Shards of Hope - May 31, 2024
Book 15: Allegiance of Honor - June 14, 2024
After book 15, we'll be on a brief season break. Stay tuned for Season 2 reading dates!
Episodes
Friday Mar 08, 2024
Ep 17: Play of Passion by Nalini Singh
Friday Mar 08, 2024
Friday Mar 08, 2024
Ready to play? We’re back in the SnowDancer wolf pack with Play of Passion. The dominance challenge is on when the budding romance between Indigo Riviere, a high-ranking and fiercely independent wolf lieutenant, and Andrew Kincaid, a charismatic and playful tracker, challenges pack dynamics and their own deeply ingrained beliefs about hierarchy and strength.
Grab your copy of Play of Passion here: https://amzn.to/3Hrh113
Sign up for author Nalini Singh’s newsletter to receive fan service here: https://nalinisingh.com/
Want the official Psy-Changeling Reading Order? Click here: https://nalinisingh.com/books/psychangeling-series/
BOOKS MENTIONED
Wrong by Jana Aston: https://amzn.to/49I9Xt8
White Out by Adrianna Anders: https://amzn.to/49MzYYp
Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison: https://amzn.to/49tw2vP
Leslye is currently watching Peaky Blinders which is currently streaming on Netflix.
Leslye also watched The Other Zoe which is currently streaming on Amazon Prime.
Ines watched Leap Year which is currently streaming on Amazon Prime.
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Get ready for Kiss of Snow, coming in 2 weeks! Grab your copy to read along: https://amzn.to/47w2tbe
Find the hosts online at:
L. Penelope: https://lpenelope.com/
Ines Johnson: https://ineswrites.com/
Credits: "Moonlight Hall" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.
Friday Mar 01, 2024
Ep 16: Plotting with the Plot Fairy Becca Mysoor
Friday Mar 01, 2024
Friday Mar 01, 2024
Leslye and Ines talk about unconventional plotting, 150 word blurbs, and television versus novel structure across all genres with the Fairy Plot Mother. In this magical conversation, you’ll see how Becca Mysoor earned her storytelling wand by helping to craft some of today’s best selling stories!
Need some Plot Fairy dust sprinkled on your manuscript or want to go on a writing retreat with Becca? Check out her offerings here: https://www.fairyplotmother.me/services
Theodora Taylor’s Universal Fantasy: https://amzn.to/3Ht9L4U
Jennifer Lynn Barnes’ talk on the Id List can be found on the RWA website: https://www.rwa.org/ItemDetail?iProductCode=AUDIO18WTYI&Category=RECORDINGS&WebsiteKey=c531524b-2ea0-41e7-a099-7e5a27062137
Big Bad Boss by Lee Savino and Renee Rose is the book Becca blurbed: https://amzn.to/3OC1kZ7
Becca’s reading Caressed by Ice by Nalni Singh: https://amzn.to/3UB6qZj, Wreck My Plans by Jillian Meadows: https://amzn.to/3OG5xuW and The Favor by Suzanne Wright: https://amzn.to/3SxMljV
Ines is reading Noelle Adams’ Trophy Wife Series: https://amzn.to/4bxd5cX
Leslye is reading Kelley Armstrong’s A Rip Through Time: https://amzn.to/3HW61JE
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Want the official Psy-Changeling Reading Order? Click here: https://nalinisingh.com/books/psychangeling-series/
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Get ready for Play of Passion, coming up next! Grab your copy to read along: https://amzn.to/3Hrh113
Find the hosts online at:
L. Penelope: https://lpenelope.com/
Ines Johnson: https://ineswrites.com/
Credits: "Moonlight Hall" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.
Friday Feb 23, 2024
Ep 15: Bonds of Justice by Nalini Singh
Friday Feb 23, 2024
Friday Feb 23, 2024
Bonds of Justice, book 8 in Psy-Changeling, introduces us to a dedicated New York police detective with a natural shield against psychic powers and a Justice-Psy with the rare ability to retrieve memories.
Singh skillfully weaves a narrative that is as much about solving a crime as it is about exploring the depths of human emotion and connection.
Join us as we unpack the layers of this multifaceted story, examining how love and duty intersect in a world where justice and passion form an unbreakable bond.
Grab your copy of Bonds of Justice here: https://amzn.to/3SfEJDP
Sign up for author Nalini Singh’s newsletter to receive fan service here: https://nalinisingh.com/
Want the official Psy-Changeling Reading Order? Click here: https://nalinisingh.com/books/psychangeling-series/
Want to learn worldbuilding from Leslye? Sign up here: https://learn.myimaginaryfriends.net/
Want to learn story structure from Ines? Sign up here: https://ineswrites.com/PTP
Get ready for Play of Passion, coming in 2 weeks! Grab your copy to read along: https://amzn.to/3Hrh113
Find the hosts online at:
L. Penelope: https://lpenelope.com/
Ines Johnson: https://ineswrites.com/
Credits: "Moonlight Hall" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.
Friday Feb 16, 2024
Ep 14: Endings & Cliffhangers with Sarra Cannon
Friday Feb 16, 2024
Friday Feb 16, 2024
In this week’s episode, Leslye and Ines have a chat with bestselling author Sarra Cannon, who is famous for her twists and turns between chapters and at the ends of her paranormal books. Explore the craft of endings through music composition, TV breaks, and cliffhangers.
Wanna experience Sarra’s world for yourself? Try out her Shadow Demons Saga: https://amzn.to/49oChkN
Need help organizing your life? Check out Sarra’s ninety day planning method in the HB90 Course: http://lpen.co/hb90
Check out serialized stories on REAM: https://reamstories.com/
Sign up for author Nalini Singh’s newsletter to receive fan service here: https://nalinisingh.com/
Want the official Psy-Changeling Reading Order? Click here: https://nalinisingh.com/books/psychangeling-series/
Want to learn worldbuilding from Leslye? Sign up here: https://learn.myimaginaryfriends.net/
Want to learn story structure from Ines? Sign up here: https://ineswrites.com/PTP
Get ready for Bonds of Justice, coming up next! Grab your copy to read along: https://amzn.to/3SfEJDP
Find the hosts online at:
L. Penelope: https://lpenelope.com/
Ines Johnson: https://ineswrites.com/
Friday Feb 09, 2024
Ep: 13 Blaze of Memory by Nalini Singh
Friday Feb 09, 2024
Friday Feb 09, 2024
In Blaze of Memory, we leave the Changeling world for the cities of the humans where a Psy has been dumped on the Shine Foundation's doorstep. Dev Santos has to uncover who Katya is but with her memory loss she might not only be a danger to herself, she might be a danger to everything he’s built... including his heart.
Grab your copy of Blaze of Memory here: https://amzn.to/3RwMynb
Sign up for author Nalini Singh’s newsletter to receive fan service here: https://nalinisingh.com/
Want the official Psy-Changeling Reading Order? Click here: https://nalinisingh.com/books/psychangeling-series/
BOOKS MENTIONED
The Human Animal featuring the Twelve Stages of Intimacy by Desmond Morris: https://amzn.to/3udhLE2
Want to learn worldbuilding from Leslye? Sign up here: https://learn.myimaginaryfriends.net/
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Get ready for Bonds of Justice, coming in 2 weeks! Grab your copy to read along: https://amzn.to/3SfEJDP
Find the hosts online at:
L. Penelope: https://lpenelope.com/
Ines Johnson: https://ineswrites.com/
Credits: "Moonlight Hall" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.
Friday Feb 02, 2024
Ep 12: Butter & Big Misunderstandings with Theodora Taylor
Friday Feb 02, 2024
Friday Feb 02, 2024
In this week’s episode we talk with fellow craft enthusiast and master story baker Theodora Taylor. Her book 7 FIGURE FICTION: How to Use Universal Fantasy to SELL Your Books to ANYONE took the author world by fire as she taught us all how to baste our stories in butter to make them universally fantastic.
Theodora discusses how to steep your stories in Universal Fantasies TM which keep readers hungry for more, as well as how to effectively use a Big Misunderstanding in your romance for maximum comprehension!
Grab 7 Figure Fiction by T Taylor: https://amzn.to/3Ht9L4U
The Universal Fantasy List: Romance by T Taylor: https://amzn.to/48WIXGB
Take the Universal Fantasy’s course: https://universalfantasycourse.thinkific.com/?ref=c3a4b3
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Get ready for Blaze of Memory, coming in 1 week! Grab your copy to read along: https://amzn.to/47krsOQ
Find the hosts online at:
L. Penelope: https://lpenelope.com/
Ines Johnson: https://ineswrites.com/
Credits: "Moonlight Hall" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.
Friday Jan 26, 2024
Ep 11: Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh
Friday Jan 26, 2024
Friday Jan 26, 2024
This week it’s dominant versus dominant as we delve into the intense relationship between Mercy, a high-ranking leopard changeling, and Riley, a wolf changeling with an equally strong personality. Their romance is marked by a fierce, passionate dynamic that challenges both characters' deeply held beliefs and pack loyalties.
Grab your copy of Branded by Fire here: https://amzn.to/3RwMynb
Sign up for author Nalini Singh’s newsletter to receive fan service here: https://nalinisingh.com/
Want the official Psy-Changeling Reading Order? Click here: https://nalinisingh.com/books/psychangeling-series/
BOOKS MENTIONED:
Leslye is reading a Big D of a book called Passion by Lisa Valdez: https://amzn.to/42alZc4
Ines was finally in the mood to love The Spymaster’s Lady by Joanna Bourne: https://amzn.to/3u0LEaG
A Court of Thorn and Roses by Sarah J Maas has divided Ines and Leslye: https://amzn.to/3u0LEaG
Want to learn worldbuilding from Leslye? Sign up here: https://learn.myimaginaryfriends.net/
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Get ready for Blaze of Memory, coming in 2 weeks! Grab your copy to read along: https://amzn.to/47krsOQ
Find the hosts online at:
L. Penelope: https://lpenelope.com/
Ines Johnson: https://ineswrites.com/
Credits: "Moonlight Hall" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.
Friday Jan 19, 2024
Ep 10: Marriage of Convenience
Friday Jan 19, 2024
Friday Jan 19, 2024
This week, we breakdown Ines’s favorite trope to write: the Marriage of Convenience story (MoC), where characters marry for reasons other than love, such as financial gain or social necessity.
Forget something borrowed or blue, Ines presents her Seven Must-haves to Successfully Pull Off a MoC as she and Leslye explore this compelling romantic trope, its enduring appeal, and its reflection of changing societal views on relationships.
More info on The Twelve Stages of Intimacy- https://www.noblechoices.org/12-stages-of-intimacy/
BOOKS MENTIONED:
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me https://amzn.to/3vCmXlz
Noelle Adam’s MoC series:
- Convenient Marriages https://amzn.to/3O49IjN
- Trophy Wives https://amzn.to/48zqQ9m
- Beaufort Brides https://amzn.to/3vIwhEc
The Interstellar Brides series by Grace Goodwin https://amzn.to/4b1gPDB
Heroes of Chance Creek series by Cora Seton https://amzn.to/4b1gPDB
Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas (Derek Craven’s book) https://amzn.to/4b1gPDB
Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas (Lord St. Vincent’s book) https://amzn.to/48VYJRm
Marrying Winterbourne by Lisa Kleypas (Rhys Winterbourne’s book) https://amzn.to/3HgLgIh
The Governess Affair by Courtney Milan https://amzn.to/3vCuWPs
A Kiss for Midwinter by Courtney Milan https://amzn.to/421GWpM
Radiance by Grace Draven https://amzn.to/3HmudEK
The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare https://amzn.to/4aVjIFP
Liars Like Us by JT Geissinger https://amzn.to/41Yde54
The Mountain Man’s Mail Order Brides series by Frankie Love https://amzn.to/3Hm0Nqk
FILMS MENTIONED
The Magic of Ordinary Days https://amzn.to/3RXKJ2F
Green Card https://amzn.to/3HinWtJ
The Proposal https://amzn.to/48VV9qm
Purple Hearts on Netflix
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Get ready for Branded by Fire, coming in 1 week! Grab your copy to read along: https://amzn.to/3RyQALJ
Find the hosts online at:
L. Penelope: https://lpenelope.com/
Ines Johnson: https://ineswrites.com/
Credits: "Moonlight Hall" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.