Ink and Magic

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.

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Credits: "Moonlight Hall" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.

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/ 

 

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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.

 

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BOOKS MENTIONED

The Human Animal featuring the Twelve Stages of Intimacy by Desmond Morris: https://amzn.to/3udhLE2 

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Credits: "Moonlight Hall" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.

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!

 

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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.

 

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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 

 

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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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Credits: "Moonlight Hall" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.

Though the cover to Hostage to Pleasure will mislead you about M-Psy Ashaya Aleine, leopard changeling Dorian Christensen is ready to set her straight. Their paths intertwine in a story of forbidden attraction and political intrigue against the backdrop of a society where emotions are suppressed, and shifting abilities are latent.

Ready to get lost in this gripping tale of love, rebellion, and the transformative power of emotional vulnerability?

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Ines Johnson: https://ineswrites.com/ 

Credits: "Moonlight Hall" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.

In this episode, Leslye and Ines break down the necessary elements of First Scenes and First Lines. Want to see how we cracked the code to awesome beginnings? Curl up and listen close!

 

Grab K.M. Weiland’s Structuring Your Novel for tips on crafting your first scenes here: https://amzn.to/3RXzad9

 

We love the movies too, but have you ever read Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice? Check it out: https://amzn.to/3TDRiKp

 

Check out Leslye’s voice with her masterful novels

• Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope - https://books2read.com/TheMonstersWeDefy
• Savage City by L. Penelope - https://books2read.com/savagecity
• Song of Blood and Stone by L. Penelope - https://books2read.com/earthsinger1
• Whispers of Shadow and Flame by L. Penelope - https://amzn.to/2SGZtmF

 

Great First Line Examples

• Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor - https://amzn.to/3H5YHKI

• Uprooted by Naomi Novik - https://amzn.to/3GXwt54

• Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover - https://amzn.to/3tC32T0

• Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay - https://amzn.to/3NMp4t8

• Paradise by Toni Morrison - https://amzn.to/3NMNoLw

• Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh - https://amzn.to/3vhCLtH

 

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Credits: "Moonlight Hall" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.