Successful Witches: Spice + Smut + HEA's
Join indie romance author Elliott Rose for all things witchy-author life, swooning over morally grey fictional characters, recommending your next spicy read, and chatting about smutty books with the must-have accessory of a happily ever after.
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Author Interview | ELLE M DREW
09/22/2023
Author Interview | ELLE M DREW
Elle M Drew is an avid writer and reader of spicy fantasy and paranormal romance. Her career began with fanfiction and took off from there. Elle infuses a touch of magic into all of her work. When she isn’t busy writing, Elle lives with her husband and two children in Okinawa, Japan. She always has iced coffee and a stack of bullet journals on hand for impromptu writing and plotting sessions, and she always has instrumental music playing. After twenty steamy and extraordinary years of writing fanfiction, she’s finally publishing her own books where a magical blend of fantasy and the paranormal mix with dark romance… with an adult, sexy spin, of course. CONNECT WITH ELLE ONLINE: READ NOW: AUTHOR BLOG:
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Author Interview | EMILY RATH
09/01/2023
Author Interview | EMILY RATH
Hear that sound? It's me squealing and swooning over the opportunity to sit down with the one and only Emily Rath! Fresh off the release of PUCKING WILD - the latest in her Jacksonville Rays Hockey series - and the follow up to the viral sensation (and straight up deliciousness) that is Pucking Around... I'm so grateful to Emily for coming to hang out and have a fireside - well, oceanside in both our cases - chat about all things Indie Romance, becoming a number one bestselling author, the learnings of rapid expansion, and of course we swooned over Tess & Ryan in PUCKING WILD, which is out now! 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 Emily Rath is an international bestselling author of fantasy and romance. Born in Florida and raised in Kentucky, she is a former university professor, holding PhDs in Political Science and Peace Studies. Her works include the Amazon Charts bestselling Jacksonville Rays Hockey romance series and the Second Sons Regency romance series. She currently lives in Florida with her husband, son, and cat. They regularly comb the local beaches looking for shark teeth. Author Photo Credit: Jennifer Catherine Photography START READING PUCKING WILD: My name is Tess Owens and my life is officially on fire. I never thought dancing at my best friend’s wedding would be the match to light the flames. But with one lingering touch, one longing look…and one sneaky caterer holding a camera phone, my almost ex-husband is ready to torch my entire life. Unwilling to face the heat, I do what I do best: I run. Straight into the arms of Rachel and her team of NHL hockey players. One player stands apart from the rest. Jacksonville Rays star forward Ryan Langley is out with an injury. I get the surprise of my life when he shows up at my door, declaring himself my roommate. Now I have six weeks to launch a new business. Six weeks to fight for my freedom…all while fighting my growing attraction to this All-American sweetheart with a charming smile and a career on the rise. Did I mention he’s ten years younger than me? Ryan doesn’t need my drama. And we have nothing in common. But it’s getting harder to deny the way he makes me feel. Wild. Fun. Free. I want to believe him when he says age is just a number. I want to believe that our pasts don’t define us forever. But first I have to stop running. I have to face my fears. With one innocent dance, Ryan Langley helped me start this fire. What if we’re meant to fan these flames? What if, together, we’re meant to burn? PUCKING WILD is a spicy MF reverse age gap hockey romance with positive plus size and bisexual representation. This is Book Two in the international bestselling Jacksonville Rays Hockey series. The series starts with Rachel’s story, which begins in the spicy prequel novella THAT ONE NIGHT. LINKS + WHERE TO CONNECT WITH EMILY RATH:
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Author Interview | JULIETTE CROSS
08/11/2023
Author Interview | JULIETTE CROSS
I'm so excited to bring you the WONDERFUL Juliette Cross in this episode - she is a multi-published author of fantasy, paranormal, and contemporary romance. We're grabbing a cuppa and chatting about Juliette's career, indie romance author life, her incredible (and recently completed STAY A SPELL series) and so much more... Instagram: TT: Reader Group: Pinterest: Start reading here: From STAY A SPELL Book 1: What's the worst thing that can happen to a werewolf? Unable to shift for three months, Mateo Cruz knows all too well. His wolf has taken up residence in his head, taunting him night and day with vividly violent and carnal thoughts. Convinced he's cursed, he needs the help of a powerful witch before he literally goes insane. Evie Savoie has always obeyed the house rules of her coven--no werewolves. They're known for being moody and volatile. So, when a distempered, dangerous werewolf strolls in the bar and almost strangles one of her late-night customers, she's ready to bounce him through the door. But the desperation in his eyes when he begs her to help him softens her heart and convinces her to bend the rules. What Evie doesn't know is that Mateo's wolf has a mind of his own. And now that she's in his sights, he wants only one thing. Her.
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Author Interview | J A Jude
08/03/2023
Author Interview | J A Jude
Witches, I have a gorgeous guest to share with you on this episode - who is fresh off the release of her debut romance novel: Supernova We had the BEST time chatting about everything from balancing creativity as an author, an artist, and a new self-employed business owner... through to writing spicy romance with fade to black or closed door scenes... sharing your creative vision... and so much more! 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 J.A. Jude is an author from Melbourne, Australia. An avid reader from childhood who refound her love for reading in her adult years, Jude is an artistic soul at heart, obsessed with the escapism that comes from a good book. A pisces dreamer, she spends most of her free time deep in the flow state of creating art—when she’s not binge watching a new TV show with her husband or curled up in bed delving into a new book; an ambience video in the background (of-course). Sick of wondering ‘what if’, Jude began putting her love for writing and creating into writing her own book. A sucker for love, her stories are centered around romance with strong elements of the supernatural or fantasy worlds that shaped much of her life. Supernova, Book 1 in the Gray Knights Series is her debut novel. INSTAGRAM: TIKTOK: @authorjajude
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Author Interview | LANA PECHERCZYK
07/20/2023
Author Interview | LANA PECHERCZYK
Pinch me! LANA PECHERCZYK is on the podcast in this episode … and when I say I couldn’t stop smiling when I finished this chat (my cheeks literally ached from so much smiling!) Lana Pecherczyk is a neurodivergent paranormal and fantasy romance author from Australia. Two-time winner of the RWA Prism Award. She makes a mean chocolate cake and enjoys 'pro-caffeinating.' Basically, if it's got flawed, swoon-worthy men, strong women, spice, and page-turning action, then she'll write it because she loves to read it. She also wins love by daylight and fights evil by moonlight. After a crazy busy schedule of attending BABE Melbourne and RARE London, alongside the release of her latest in the Sinner Sisterhood series - The Sinner and the Gunslinger - I am so grateful to Lana for making the time to come and hang out! You can check out the links to Lana's books below, including her Fae Guardians series, the Deadly 7, and The Sinner Sisterhood 💜💜💜 CONNECT WITH LANA HERE: https://lanapecherczyk.com/ Start reading THE SINNER & THE GUNSLINGER right now: https://a.co/d/8bxsdan 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 The age of sin is here… Chased by evil her whole life, Leila was accused of lighting the fire that killed her beloved foster brother Zeke. Now she’s one of the badass assassins fated to wield holy relics that will stop the apocalypse. But when Zeke turns up alive, handsome as the devil and working for her rivals, she’s forced to confront her worst fear… is she evil? Why else would he fake his death and abandon her? Burdened by guilt, Zeke joined Team Saint as a gunslinging demon hunter to pursue a path of redemption. He failed everyone in his life… including the only girl he ever loved, his foster sister Leila. When an ancient prophecy drops him back into her life, he realizes he has a second chance at making things right. Easier said than done when she would rather he stayed dead. As Lilith’s dark plan unfolds, Zeke and Leila are forced together on a desperate quest for a weapon that will stop the Horseman of War. Past wounds reopen, sins are confronted, trust is shattered, and passions ignite. And when lies are circling like sharks, their newly forged love could be the salvation the world needs… or the downfall of them all. For fans of Buffy and Supernatural, this spicy paranormal romance weaves a tale of second chances, foster sibling bonds, and the struggle to reconcile secrets and lies. If you're drawn to stories of forbidden love, ancient prophecies, demon-hunting road trips, and the power of trust, immerse yourself in this captivating series about bad girls saving the world and the tortured heroes who captivate their hearts. **Please Note: This series touches on taboo and dark topics, has explicit sexual content, demon-hunting-violence, and is unsuitable for the very young or those sensitive about religion, horror, and demons. HEA guaranteed. ***** CATCH THE PODCAST ON APPLE, SPOTIFY + YOUTUBE Connect with @elliottroseauthor on Bookstagram and Booktok
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Author Interview | Rory Scott
07/13/2023
Author Interview | Rory Scott
I had the most incredible time chatting with the delightful Rory Scott for this episode! Where we dive into her world of Gods and Legends in For the Love of the Gods (Tempt the Gods book 1) This was SUCH a fun episode, I hope you love listening in Start Reading Now: Connect with Rory: BOOK BLURB 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 For the Love of the Gods is a forced marriage of convenience, fantasy romance novel, the first in a series about the gods navigating love and politics in a modern setting. The plot will continue through the trilogy, but each book is a standalone romance. Hades and Pluto. Husband and Wife. The Underworld is inevitable. No matter your status as a human, everyone ends up there eventually. For two millennium, souls would pray for safe passage from House Hades or House Pluto. But when an unexpected birth forces the houses into competition, the already tense relationship between Lady Hades and Lord Pluto will come to a head. Dominic wants revenge. Rose wants solace from Dominic's prying eyes and thinly veiled contempt. When marriage between their two houses is the only option to keep the Upperworld from turning their decades-old anger toward them, they are forced together. The longer they spend in each other's presence, the more unlikely achieving those goals become. As lies between the two of them and between the humans and gods themselves unravel, only one of them comes out victorious.
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Author Interview | Trilina Pucci
07/05/2023
Author Interview | Trilina Pucci
I have the most incredible guest on this episode, Trilina Pucci herself … not only a #1 Amazon and USA TODAY Bestselling Author but a bad-ss writer of incredibly steamy love stories, with everything from mafia to smutcom to stock your bookshelves You will find yourself falling in love with a whole host of book boyfriends worth binging and let me tell you this woman writes smutty goodness that will live RENT FREE in your brain. We're talking about everything from following your heart into writing stories, hitting #1 (after an 18 month hiatus from writing) and of course... her highly anticipated new release KNOT SO LUCKY I laughed so hard during this chat, and have to give an especially big virtual hug to Trilina for being able to come hang out with us on the podcast despite falling sick straight on the back of attending Book Bonanza! 💜💜💜 CONNECT WITH TRILINA PUCCI HERE: Start reading KNOT SO LUCKY right now: 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 Me: Ask me what happens in Vegas… Samantha: What happens in Vegas? Me: Let me tell you. What happens is that you get “make out with strangers and pee in a parking lot” drunk. TIE THE KNOT WITH A GUY YOU JUST MET. Then *allegedly* participate in depraved group activities with him and his friends in the honeymoon suite of a five-star hotel. But that’s not even the worst part. Because after an epic walk of shame, you find out he’s some insanely famous bad-boy quarterback who’s in the midst of cleaning up his act. So now, you have to pretend to like him… sober…until you can skip town with an annulment and a shirt that reads, “I’d hit that.” Except for bam—tiny hiccup, his personality cancels out his hot AF face. And let’s not mention how you definitely took a trip to pound town with his friends. So, yeah. That’s what happens in Vegas. You get Knot so Lucky even when you think you hit the jackpot. ***** CATCH THE PODCAST ON APPLE, SPOTIFY + YOUTUBE Connect with @elliottroseauthor on Bookstagram and Booktok
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Author Interview | Avina St Graves
06/28/2023
Author Interview | Avina St Graves
Hear that sound? It’s me screaming that this week’s guest on the podcast is Avina St Graves her mother-fkn-self We’re talking all about her new release: DEATH’S OBSESSION Which is also going to be YOUR new stalker-shadow-daddy obsession From an early age, romance author Avina St. Graves spent her days imagining fantasy worlds and dreamy fictional men, which spurred on from her introverted tendencies. In all her day dreaming, there seemed to be a reoccurring theme of morally grey female characters, love interests that belong in prison, and unnecessary trauma and bloodshed. Much to everyone's misfortune, she now spends her days in a white collar job praying to every god known to man that she might be able to write full time and give the world more red flags to froth over. I knew this episode was going to be something extra special when the first thing we got to swoon over was Avina’s “Daddy Pedro” mug (you’ll have to watch the episode on YT to see what all the fuss is about 👀) Check out the blurb for Death’s Obsession here 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 He’s coming for you. Death is meant to come on a chariot of broken dreams or in the dark trenches of a storm, not in love letters and gifts. He did not take my soul when I was meant to die. He did not want it all the other times that I’ve offered it to him on a silver platter. Yet, time and time again, he reminds me that I am his: His night monster, his dark love, his perfect other. Death was the only thing keeping me alive. He watches me from his corner, taunts me with sweet messages, marks my body with his touch as I sleep. He took the people that I love away from me. Still, no one believed me when I said that I saw the faceless man on the night of the accident. No one can escape death. Me? I’m chasing it. CONNECT WITH AVINA ST GRAVES: IG: https://www.instagram.com/avina.stgraves/ TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@avina.stgraves Start reading Death's Obsession: CATCH THE PODCAST ON APPLE, SPOTIFY + YOUTUBE Connect with @elliottroseauthor on Bookstagram and Booktok
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Author Interview | Sarah Blue
06/21/2023
Author Interview | Sarah Blue
Witches, please welcome our incredible guest this week… Sarah Blue! Sarah writes contemporary sweet omegaverse, erotic, paranormal, why choose romances. She loves romance in nearly any genre. When she isn’t writing you can find her nose buried in a book or lit up from her kindle. She loves the sweeter side of romance and creating interesting characters while adding adventure and spice. Writing strong female characters and male characters willing to show weakness is something that makes her gooey on the inside. We're talking all about her Indie Romance author journey, writing across a diverse range of genres, how to work with inspiration striking in the most *unique* of moments 😉, Sarah gives her ultimate guide to omegaverse for the uninitiated… and the masterclass in all things DADDY that we have all been ‘good girls’ waiting for Oh, and this episode is brought to you by our collective swooning over Daddy Pedro 😈 CONNECT WITH SARAH BLUE: Website: Shop/Merch: Start Reading SWALLOW YOUR PRIDE: IG: TT: ***TWs: As with any book discussed or recommend on the Podcast, please make sure to check any content warnings beforehand - books are typically hella spicy romance with lots of explicit s-x, MMC unalivers you’ll grow to love, and in many cases there will be dark elements explored such as dubious consent, power dynamics, k!nk exploration and more. Find the podcast everywhere on socials: @successful.witches Elliott Rose is on Booktok and Bookstagram @elliottroseauthor
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GIVE ME MORE by Sara Cate
06/20/2023
GIVE ME MORE by Sara Cate
Happy PRIDE beauties... 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈 We're celebrating #loveislove here on the podcast with our spicy book recommendation this week coming from the queen behind the Salacious Players' Club - book three in the series - GIVE ME MORE Welcome to Successful Witches … a podcast for Indie Romance lovers and writers where we’re obsessed with Spice + Smut + Happily Ever Afters This is our regular 'After Dark' segment where we’ll be coming in with our spiiicccyyyyy book recommendations, with us essentially raving about a book we’ve both loved! Please welcome in to the podcast my dear friend and fellow smutty-book-witch, Nicole Middleton ... We decided our chaotic WhatsApp messages to each other screaming about the books we were both reading should really be recorded… and now we’re here gracing you all with our obsession for indie romance… you’re welcome 😉 ***OUR RECOMMENDED SPICY READ THIS WEEK*** GIVE ME MORE by Sara Cate This is book number three in the Salacious Players' Club series... these are interconnected-standalones, that you CAN absolutely enjoy individually, however as you'll hear us talk about during this episode we both HIGHLY recommend reading all of them What to expect: - Throuple/Poly dynamic between a married couple and their BFF for life who joins to form the third member in the relationship - Bi awakening - Exploring K!nks - Asking for what you want - S%x Club(s) - A K!nky Air BnB - Demonstrations on stage 👀 - Unpacking childhood prejudice & trauma BOOK BLURB 👇🏼 I’m a scoundrel Playboy. Man wh*re. Basically, I get around, and I’m not afraid to admit it. So when my best friend opens up Salacious Players’ Club and asks me to head the construction, how could I say no? Now we’re on a cross-country road trip touring other k-nk clubs, and I couldn’t be happier. Life is good. Then Hunter suddenly asks me to sleep with his wife…while he watches. I’ll do anything for my best friend, but this is the one request I should say no to. Isabel is the woman of my dreams, but she’s his. And the exact reason I should say no is the one reason I say yes. Because it’s not only Isabel I want. These are the two most important people in my life, and if we go down this path, how will I ever be able to walk away? I’m not sure my best friend understands just how much I’m willing to do for him—and why. ***** Find Sara Cate online: Grab your copy here: Goodreads: ***TWs: As with any book we recommend on the Podcast, please make sure to check any content warnings beforehand - books we recommend on the show are Indies Romances with lots of explicit s-x, featuring (sometimes, but not always) MMC unalivers you’ll grow to love, and in many cases there will be dark elements explored such as dubious consent, power dynamics, k!nk exploration and more. FYI, witches - these are not reviews or book ratings! So don’t expect us to give you a ‘scale’ or anything like that. Everyone’s book rating system is subjective and we’re just here to share our love of Indie Romance. Any book we recommend on Successful Witches is one we have both read, loved, and want to rave about endlessly. Contents will most definitely be HOT. They are all extra spiccyyyyyyyyy with wide open door explicit 🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶 Find the podcast everywhere on socials: @successful.witches Elliott Rose is on Booktok and Bookstagram @elliottroseauthor Nicole Middleton is on IG & TT @nicolefuckingmiddleton
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Interview with Indie Romance Author PA + Graphic Designer | Naomi Lane @frenchnbookish
06/14/2023
Interview with Indie Romance Author PA + Graphic Designer | Naomi Lane @frenchnbookish
Join me and our special guest on this episode, Naomi Lane - a superstar supporting two Queens of Paranormal Romance BTS as their PA extraordinaire - we talk about everything from first getting into the bookish community online, plucking up the courage to go all-in on your creative dream, what it is like to help Indie Authors run their businesses, advice for new (and old) Authors on navigating social media.... and so much more! Naomi is a passionate romance reader and through that love for the world of Indie Romance and photoshop, began her career designing everything from book teasers to book covers. In 2019, Naomi was able to combine her love for reading and her graphic skills when she started working as a social media manager for author Gena Showalter, and a little while later, in 2021, for Kresley Cole. Now, in addition to living the dream working for two of her favorite authors, Naomi designs teasers, covers, graphics, and merch. CONNECT WITH NAOMI: Find the podcast everywhere on socials: @successful.witches Elliott Rose is on Booktok and Bookstagram @elliottroseauthor
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THE NEVER KING (Vicious Lost Boys #1) by Nikki St Crowe
06/12/2023
THE NEVER KING (Vicious Lost Boys #1) by Nikki St Crowe
What happens when you combine a spicy af peter pan retelling with 4 x 🍆 ... a fierce heroine... villainous anti-heros... and two readers who can't stop screaming about a book series? This chaotic adventure of an episode! Strap in and join us for the ride Happy PRIDE beauties... we kick off by sharing our favourite Why Choose/Polyamorous recs with bi/MM representation (7:34) If you want to skip straight to it (17:12) Welcome to Successful Witches … a podcast for Indie Romance lovers and writers where we’re obsessed with Spice + Smut + Happily Ever Afters This is our regular 'After Dark' segment where we’ll be coming in with our spiiicccyyyyy book recommendations, with us essentially raving about a book we’ve both loved! Please welcome in to the podcast my dear friend and fellow smutty-book-witch, Nicole Middleton ... We decided our chaotic WhatsApp messages to each other screaming about the books we were both reading should really be recorded… and now we’re here gracing you all with our obsession for indie romance… you’re welcome 😉 ***OUR RECOMMENDED SPICY READ THIS WEEK*** THE NEVER KING by Nikki St Crowe This is book number one in the Vicious Lost Boys series - there are 4 books in the (now complete!) series and with each being very short reads, highly recommend treating them as if you're reading one book and just roll on from one to the next... trust me you won't be able to put these down! What to expect: - A dark romance Peter Pan retelling (all characters are aged up and this is DARK) - Why Choose (aka ... she gets all 4 🍆) - "Don't touch the Darling" - Villainous/Morally Grey MMCs galore - Fae Princes and Lost Boys - Dub Con - Hotttt kitchen times - Fighting with pirates - Searching for Pan's shadow BOOK BLURB 👇🏼 The stories were all wrong — Hook was never the villain. For two centuries, all of the Darling women have disappeared on their 18th birthday. Sometimes they’re gone for only a day, some a week or a month. But they always return broken. Now, on the afternoon of my 18th birthday, my mother is running around the house making sure all the windows are barred and the doors locked. But it’s pointless. Because when night falls, he comes for me. And this time, the Never King and the Lost Boys aren’t willing to let me go. NOTE: The Never King is a reimagining of Peter and Wendy. Characters have been aged up for this darker, grittier version. If you like your enemies to lovers romance with hot, ruthless, morally gray love interests, you’ll enjoy The Never King and the Lost Boys. You can expect hate kissing, fighting, bickering, and ‘touch her and I’ll unalive you’ vibes. Book one ends on a cliff. ***** Find Nikki St Crowe online: Grab your copy here: Goodreads: ***TWs: As with any book we recommend on the Podcast, please make sure to check any content warnings beforehand - books we recommend on the show are Indies Romances with lots of explicit s-x, featuring MMC unalivers you’ll grow to love, and in many cases there will be dark elements explored such as dubious consent, power dynamics, k!nk exploration and more. FYI, witches - these are not reviews or book ratings! So don’t expect us to give you a ‘scale’ or anything like that. Everyone’s book rating system is subjective and we’re just here to share our love of Indie Romance. Any book we recommend on Successful Witches is one we have both read, loved, and want to rave about endlessly. Contents will most definitely be HOT. They are all extra spiccyyyyyyyyy with wide open door explicit 🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶 Find the podcast everywhere on socials: @successful.witches Elliott Rose is on Booktok and Bookstagram @elliottroseauthor Nicole Middleton is on IG & TT @nicolefuckingmiddleton
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Author Interview | S. E. Wendel
06/07/2023
Author Interview | S. E. Wendel
Witches, our special guest this week on the podcast is none other than S.E Wendel SE is an Indie fantasy romance author who writes the most beautiful worlds, characters, and love stories you’ll ever have the privilege to dive into… We're talking all about her Indie Romance author journey, where it all started from picking up old-school bodice rippers, writing swoon worthy Romantasy, and the beautiful worlds of the Broken Wings duet + Stone Hearts prequel to SE's upcoming Underhill Series... and we get a sneak peek into Halfling, which is coming this 'Orctober' Is there anything sweeter than a cute pink gargoyle FMC?! I don't think so! And Carys is an absolute gem of a character in a world of fantasy novels where women are so often harsh and battle-worn, this is one cute as a button, gentle, dog-loving gargoyle you'll fall in love with -- oh, and her fae hottie Gavriel ain't too shabby himself *wink wink* CONNECT WITH S.E. WENDEL: IG: @se.wendel.author TT: @sewendelauthor email: Start Reading STONE HEARTS: Start Reading the BROKEN WINGS DUET: ***TWs: As with any book discussed or recommend on the Podcast, please make sure to check any content warnings beforehand - books are typically hella spicy romance with lots of explicit s-x, MMC unalivers you’ll grow to love, and in many cases there will be dark elements explored such as dubious consent, power dynamics, k!nk exploration and more. Find the podcast everywhere on socials: @successful.witches Elliott Rose is on Booktok and Bookstagram @elliottroseauthor
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FOR THE FANS by Nyla K
06/05/2023
FOR THE FANS by Nyla K
Welcome to Successful Witches … a podcast for Indie Romance lovers and writers where we’re obsessed with Spice + Smut + Happily Ever Afters This is our regular 'After Dark' segment where we’ll be coming in with our spiiicccyyyyy book recommendations, with us essentially raving about a book we’ve both loved! Please welcome in to the podcast my dear friend and fellow smutty-book-witch, Nicole Middleton ... We decided our chaotic WhatsApp messages to each other screaming about the books we were both reading should really be recorded… and now we’re here gracing you all with our obsession for indie romance… you’re welcome 😉 ***OUR RECOMMENDED SPICY READ THIS WEEK*** FOR THE FANS - by Nyla K This is a standalone, MM taboo step-brother romance... get ready to go on one heck of a sexxxy-swoony-funny-heartwrenching ride with these two boys! We honestly don't know what Nyla K sprinkled into this book, but it is addictive! What to expect: - MM taboo step-brother romance - Enemies to lovers - Grumpy/Sunshine - Angsty Jock in denial meets Gentle Artsy Emo in bi-awakening - "We need money, so let's start an Only Fans..... together" - Can't stay away from you - Opposites attract - So much character growth - Spiiiiiice.... this book is dripping with s-x and we're not mad about it one bit 😈 BOOK BLURB 👇🏼👇🏼 Kyran Harbor is everything I’m not. Rich. Popular. A superstar football player who’s awfully broody for someone who has it all. Basically, he’s a preppy jock who hates me. Oh, and he’s also my stepbrother. That’s right. We’re stuck together, sharing a school, a house… A bathroom. Honestly, I wouldn’t care… If he wasn’t such an uptight control-freak who messes with me just because we’re different. I had every intention of avoiding him when we got to college… Until abrupt misfortune forces us both into a compromising position. Now the grouchy jerk I was hoping to evade might be the only person who can help me out of it. Avi Vega is everything I despise. A dreamer. A flake. An artist who smokes too much weed and thinks aliens exist. And by some sick cosmic joke, he’s now my stepbrother, following me on what should’ve been my escape plan. It was already a disaster. Add a sudden financial disruption to the mix, and let’s just say my options are heavily limited. If I want to stay an all-star quarterback on the way to the NFL, I’ll need to do something drastic. Unfortunately for me, and my desperate desire for control, the perpetually smiling stoner has a plan. Maybe we can stop hating each other just enough to pull this off. As long as we remember we’re only doing it… for the fans. **For The Fans is a full-length standalone MM forbidden romance with an HEA. This book contains sensitive subject matter that could make some readers uncomfortable. Please heed foreword warnings and proceed with caution. ***** Find Nyla K online: Grab your copy here: Goodreads: ***TWs: As with any book we recommend on the Podcast, please make sure to check any content warnings beforehand - books we recommend on the show are Indies Romances with lots of explicit s-x, often (but not always) featuring MMC unalivers you’ll grow to love, and in many cases there will be dark elements explored such as dubious consent, power dynamics, k!nk exploration and more. FYI, witches - these are not reviews or book ratings! So don’t expect us to give you a ‘scale’ or anything like that. Everyone’s book rating system is subjective and we’re just here to share our love of Indie Romance. Any book we recommend on Successful Witches is one we have both read, loved, and want to rave about endlessly. Contents will most definitely be HOT. They are all extra spiccyyyyyyyyy with wide open door explicit 🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶 Find the podcast everywhere on socials: @successful.witches Elliott Rose is on Booktok and Bookstagram @elliottroseauthor Nicole Middleton is on IG & TT @nicolefuckingmiddleton
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Author Interview | Aurora Ascher
06/04/2023
Author Interview | Aurora Ascher
The Queen of Hell herself is gracing the podcast this week 😈 Aurora Ascher is a paranormal romance author and lover of misunderstood monsters, redeemable anti-heroes, and epic happily-ever-afters. We're talking all about Aurora's journey into Indie Romance, becoming a paranormal-fantasy romance Author, her trademark sense of humour that is just so addictive, and we OF COURSE talk all about the Hell Bent series and her Demon Boys. (Well, I gush endlessly about them and their fierce AF heroines in the series who you *definitely* want to be besties with) Oh, and how this woman can literally do anything - including taking a Necromancer Demon who looks like an undead elf and have you blushing and batting your eyelids 😈 Meet Murmur and Suyin... our delightfully grumpy/grumpy pairing... Here's a little sneak peak at Aurora's upcoming book release 'Beauty and the Demon' - Book 5 in the Hell Bent series - available June 6th: 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 In this story, he’s the villain, not the hero… Murmur, the nefarious Necromancer, is losing his mind. His army of souls screams in his head, and his dreams are filled with bone-chilling visions of his approaching death. But a villain always has a plan, and his will unleash a torrent of destruction unlike anything Hell has seen before… But for his plot to succeed, he requires one final ingredient: the blood of a certain headstrong witch, who quickly becomes a complication he never saw coming. This heroine can rescue herself… Suyin, leader of the Montreal coven, hides her dread beneath a tough exterior. Unusual abilities she can’t explain are taking over her life, and she’s haunted by ominous dreams. Her fears are realized when she’s captured by a demon with bloodshot eyes and a scorpion tail. Murmur plans to leave her in his dungeon, but Suyin has no intention of making this easy for him. Bargaining with demons is dangerous business, but she’ll do anything to survive. Enemies may become lovers, but fate has other plans. CONNECT WITH AURORA ASCHER: Grab your copy of BEAUTY AND THE DEMON: Instagram: Join Patreon: ***TWs: As with any book we discuss or recommend on the Podcast, please make sure to check any content warnings beforehand - books are typically hella spicy romance with lots of explicit s-x, MMC unalivers you’ll grow to love, and in many cases there will be dark elements explored such as dubious consent, power dynamics, k!nk exploration and more. Find the podcast everywhere on socials: @successful.witches Elliott Rose is on Booktok and Bookstagram @elliottroseauthor
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Author Interview | Summer O'Toole
05/31/2023
Author Interview | Summer O'Toole
Summer O'Toole is the bestselling Indie Romance author and mastermind behind the Fox Family Crime Syndicate series... with the latest in the holy f'n hella hot line of Fox brothers to get his story: #ruinmeroan We're talking all about Summer's author journey, writing dark crime romance, and I endlessly swoon over Daddy Cash (if you haven't checked out book 1 in the series - get onnnn ittttt! 'MAKE ME' is currently available for FREE for a limited time only https://a.co/d/0KG9QaP and is the perfect intro to the series before reading 'Keep Me') Here's a little preview of Roan's book - which I can already tell you (thanks to an early sneak peek), is going to have you 🥵🥵🥵 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 "I’m fascinated by the stories dead bodies tell. And murdered bodies tell the most interesting ones." When bodies start turning up with connections to her father’s cartel, Regenia Cortez is pulled back into the dangerous world she left behind years ago. She doesn’t know who she can trust, least of all Roan Fox—the man hired by her father to keep her safe. Forced into each other’s lives, Reggie and Roan find themselves tangled in a sinister plot that runs much deeper than they ever thought. Tensions rise, and the lines they swore not to cross start to blur. Their own demons threaten to tear them apart, but one thing is for certain—he will stop at nothing to keep her safe. CONNECT WITH SUMMER O'TOOLE: Grab your copy of KEEP ME: Merch: Instagram: Join Patreon: ***TWs: As with any book we discuss or recommend on the Podcast, please make sure to check any content warnings beforehand - books are typically hella spicy romance with lots of explicit s-x, MMC unalivers you’ll grow to love, and in many cases there will be dark elements explored such as dubious consent, power dynamics, k!nk exploration and more. Find the podcast everywhere on socials: @successful.witches Elliott Rose is on Booktok and Bookstagram @elliottroseauthor
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THE QUEEN'S TEMPTATION by Elliott Rose
05/29/2023
THE QUEEN'S TEMPTATION by Elliott Rose
Welcome to Successful Witches … a podcast for Indie Romance lovers and writers where we’re obsessed with Spice + Smut + Happily Ever Afters Please welcome in to the podcast my dear friend and fellow smutty-book-witch, Nicole Middleton PLUS our beloved Lazz @walnutwednesday who is my right hand woman slash PA and all round sanity keeper This is our regular segment where we’ll be coming in with our spiiicccyyyyy book recommendations, with us essentially raving about a book we’ve both loved! We decided our chaotic WhatsApp messages to each other screaming about the books we were both reading should really be recorded… and now we’re here gracing you all with our obsession for indie romance… you’re welcome 😉 ***OUR RECOMMENDED SPICY READ THIS WEEK*** THE QUEEN'S TEMPTATION - by Elliott Rose (oh, hey! That's me!) (Nocturnal Hearts series - Book Three) Each book in this paranormal-dark fantasy romance series is a standalone, but interconnected with characters popping up in each book. Book releases JUNE 4th! WHAT TO EXPECT: Witch MMC/Fae FMC Forbidden Romance Age gap He’s her Bodyguard/She’s the Queen Fated Mates Fake relationship (of sorts) Forced proximity This 'agreement' between us has an expiry date Ancient curse PRE-ORDER HERE: ADD TO GOODREADS: Find Elliott Rose online at ***TWs: As with any book we recommend on the Podcast, please make sure to check any content warnings beforehand - this book is a paranormal dark fantasy romance with lots of explicit s-x... as with all the books we rec, there will be usually be MMC unalivers you’ll grow to love, and in many cases there will be dark elements explored such as dubious consent, power dynamics, k!nk exploration and more. FYI, witches - these are not reviews or book ratings! So don’t expect us to give you a ‘scale’ or anything like that. Everyone’s book rating system is subjective and we’re just here to share our love of Indie Romance. Any book we recommend on Successful Witches is one we have both read, loved, and want to rave about endlessly. Contents will most definitely be HOT. They are all extra spiccyyyyyyyyy with wide open door explicit 🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶 Find the podcast everywhere on socials: @successful.witches Elliott Rose is on Booktok and Bookstagram @elliottroseauthor Nicole Middleton is on IG & TT @nicolefuckingmiddleton and our special guest this week, Lazz, is on IG & TT @walnutwednesday
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Author Interview | C.M HUTTON
05/25/2023
Author Interview | C.M HUTTON
My name is Mistress Mariax, and I run a s$x dungeon for supernaturals… In this episode I am so excited to bring you the Mistress of Dark Romance herself, C.M Hutton C.M. writes spicy dark paranormal/fantasy romance, often with queer gender characters. She enjoys turning the darkness from past trauma into the written word, while living on dark smutty books (yes, please!) and coffee (are we twin souls?) In this chat we talk about C.M’s indie author journey from avid book-lover to now self-published romance mistress, the inspiration behind Mariax and the MOS world, her swoon worthy alpha hole characters you will fall in love with, and what to expect from this book (and rest of the trilogy coming) Reasons you are going to love MISTRESS OF SOULS: ~ Mariax, our Pan s$xy demon domme (please step on me with those stiletto heels, mistress) ~ Hunter, our Bi alpha Lycan learning to be a submissive (fans oneself) ~ The Primeval, our tattooed dark mysterious Daddy (who I already *know* is going to ruin me) ~ A bookstore called “Tightly Bound” ~ S$x dungeon called “The Snuggle Palace” … say less CONNECT WITH CM HUTTON: Grab your copy of Mistress Of Souls: https://a.co/d/ij8lSUH Hardbacks + Merch + Signed books: Instagram: Join the reader group to chat spoilers + more: Join Patreon: COVER ART + CHARACTER ART by @mageonduty ***TWs: As with any book we recommend on the Podcast, please make sure to check any content warnings beforehand - this book is a spicy domme/sub throuple romance with lots of explicit s-x, MMC unalivers you’ll grow to love, and in many cases there will be dark elements explored such as dubious consent, power dynamics, k!nk exploration and more. Find the podcast everywhere on socials: @successful.witches Elliott Rose is on Booktok and Bookstagram @elliottroseauthor
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RUTHLESS CREATURES by JT Geissinger
05/23/2023
RUTHLESS CREATURES by JT Geissinger
Welcome to Successful Witches … a podcast for Indie Romance lovers and writers where we’re obsessed with Spice + Smut + Happily Ever Afters Please welcome in to the podcast my dear friend and fellow smutty-book-witch, Nicole Middleton This is our regular segment where we’ll be coming in with our spiiicccyyyyy book recommendations, with us essentially raving about a book we’ve both loved! We decided our chaotic WhatsApp messages to each other screaming about the books we were both reading should really be recorded… and now we’re here gracing you all with our obsession for indie romance… you’re welcome 😉 ***OUR RECOMMENDED SPICY READ THIS WEEK*** RUTHLESS CREATURES - by JT Geissinger (Queens & Monsters series - Book One) Each book in this Mafia romance series is a standalone, but interconnected with characters popping up and events having an impact on the Mafia world shenanigans and secrets (OH, THE SECRETS!) of each book. Bestie... charge your vibe This book is 😈😈😈 What to expect: Pseudo-head of the Russian Mafia Sunshine Art teacher Bestie (who is a total scene stealer #sloaneweloveyou) Secrets & hidden agendas S-xual awakening & exploration Power dynamics Chef's kiss Communication *masterclass* Toys! Sp@nking Being tied up Green lights all round Find JT Geissinger online: Grab your copy here: Goodreads: ***TWs: As with any book we recommend on the Podcast, please make sure to check any content warnings beforehand - this book is a mafia romance with lots of explicit s-x, MMC unalivers you’ll grow to love, and in many cases there will be dark elements explored such as dubious consent, power dynamics, k!nk exploration and more. FYI, witches - these are not reviews or book ratings! So don’t expect us to give you a ‘scale’ or anything like that. Everyone’s book rating system is subjective and we’re just here to share our love of Indie Romance. Any book we recommend on Successful Witches is one we have both read, loved, and want to rave about endlessly. Contents will most definitely be HOT. They are all extra spiccyyyyyyyyy with wide open door explicit 🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶 Find the podcast everywhere on socials: @successful.witches Elliott Rose is on Booktok and Bookstagram @elliottroseauthor Nicole Middleton is on IG & TT @nicolefuckingmiddleton
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Author Interview | Greta Rose West
05/18/2023
Author Interview | Greta Rose West
Greta Rose West writes small-town cowboy romance books that are funny, suspenseful, and S.T.E.A.M.Y. Join us as we chat about how Greta got started as an Indie Romance Author, where the inspiration for her Cade Ranch series came from, listen to me swoon over Jack (our eldest and grumpiest Cade brother - which you can read for FREE - the link is in the notes below!), and I somehow manage to turn cowboys in paranormal romance MMCs... WHERE YOU CAN CONNECT WITH GRETA and GRAB YOUR COPY OF MOUNTAINS DIVIDE US - RELEASES 18th MAY! Join Greta's Cowboy lovin' FB group: Instagram: Mountains Divide Us: Read Jack's story for FREE in 'Burned' 😍 BOOKS MENTIONED: Black Dagger Brotherhood ✨✨✨✨✨ Welcome to Successful Witches … a podcast for Indie Romance lovers and writers where we’re obsessed with Spice + Smut + Happily Ever Afters WHAT TO EXPECT 💜 Come with me, your host Elliott Rose as I interview inspiring AF Indie Romance Authors, share book reviews and recommendations, and dive into the world of Indie Author life and Self-Publishing 💜 When I’m not podcasting, you’ll find me writing steamy paranormal dark fantasy romance… with fierce heroines and possessive morally grey men 💜Here at Successful Witches we like our romance smutty, our kindles stocked, our TBR pile ever growing, and there’s never such a thing as having too many book boyfriends or girlfriends 💜 Oh and around here it's a Happily Ever After or bust Find me on IG: Find me on TT: Successful Witches is @successful.witches everywhere!
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THE WARLORD WANTS FOREVER by Kresley Cole
05/16/2023
THE WARLORD WANTS FOREVER by Kresley Cole
Welcome to Successful Witches … a podcast for Indie Romance lovers and writers where we’re obsessed with Spice + Smut + Happily Ever Afters Please welcome in to the podcast my dear friend and fellow smutty-book-witch, Nicole Middleton This is going to be our regular segment where we’ll be coming in with our spiiicccyyyyy book recommendations, with us essentially raving about a book we’ve both loved! In our first episode together, we share a little bit about how our mutual love of steamy books first started with me pestering Nicole until she read the book we’re talking about today… and the rest is history. Nicole is also one of my incredible Beta Readers for my Nocturnal Hearts series. We decided our chaotic WhatsApp messages to each other screaming about the books we were both reading should really be recorded… and now we’re here gracing you all with our obsession for indie romance… you’re welcome 😉 OUR RECOMMENDED SPICY READ THIS WEEK: THE WARLORD WANTS FOREVER - by our Queen of steamy paranormal romance herself: Kresley Cole This is book one in the Immortals After Dark series - where each book is a standalone, but interconnected within the ongoing IAD world. At the time we recorded this episode there are currently 19 books published in the series, with many more yet to come from the brilliant mind of Kresley Cole! “Bride, this is embarrassing. I think I’ve caught you staring at my cock” - Nikolai Wroth Brace yourself… Myst the Coveted and Nikolai Wroth’s story is one that dives straight in the deep end of classic Kresley Cole steam, humour, and intricate plot! We are both obsessed (and you can enjoy listening to us both cackle over book quotes and descend into as many euphemisms for 🍆 as possible - who let us behind a microphone?!)… TWWF is a perfect intro into the IAD world, being a quick read-fast burn to give you a taster that will whet your appetite and definitely leave you wanting more. Find Kresley Cole online: Grab your copy here: Goodreads: ***TWs: As with any book we recommend on the Podcast, please make sure to check any content warnings beforehand - this book is a paranormal romance with lots of explicit sex, supernatural MMC unalivers you’ll grow to love, and in many cases there will be dark elements explored such as dubious consent, power dynamics, kink exploration and more. FYI, witches - these are not reviews or book ratings! So don’t expect us to give you a ‘scale’ or anything like that. Everyone’s book rating system is subjective and we’re just here to share our love of Indie Romance. Any book we recommend on Successful Witches is one we have both read, loved, and want to rave about endlessly. Contents will most definitely be HOT. They are all extra spiccyyyyyyyyy with wide open door explicit 🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶 Find the podcast everywhere on socials: @successful.witches Elliott Rose is on Booktok and Bookstagram @elliottroseauthor Nicole Middleton is on IG & TT @nicolefuckingmiddleton
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Hi, I'm Elliott Rose ... Indie Romance Author of Steamy Paranormal-Dark Fantasy Novels
05/16/2023
Hi, I'm Elliott Rose ... Indie Romance Author of Steamy Paranormal-Dark Fantasy Novels
Welcome to Successful Witches … a podcast for Indie Romance lovers and writers where we’re obsessed with Spice + Smut + Happily Ever Afters I'm your host, Elliott Rose You can find me @elliottroseauthor on IG & TT WHAT TO EXPECT Come with me, your host Elliott Rose as I interview inspiring AF Indie Romance Authors, share book reviews and recommendations, and dive into the world of Indie Author life and Self-Publishing When I’m not podcasting, you’ll find me writing steamy paranormal dark fantasy romance… with fierce heroines and possessive morally grey men Here at Successful Witches we like our romance smutty, our kindles stocked, our TBR pile ever growing, and there’s never such a thing as having too many book boyfriends or girlfriends Oh and around here it's a Happily Ever After or bust
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Welcome to Successful Witches: Spice + Smut + HEA's
05/16/2023
Welcome to Successful Witches: Spice + Smut + HEA's
Welcome to Successful Witches … a podcast for Indie Romance lovers and writers where we’re obsessed with Spice + Smut + Happily Ever Afters WHAT TO EXPECT: Come with me, your host Elliott Rose as I interview inspiring AF Indie Romance Authors, share book reviews and recommendations, and dive into the world of Indie Author life and Self-Publishing When I’m not podcasting, you’ll find me writing steamy paranormal dark fantasy romance… with fierce heroines and possessive morally grey men Here at Successful Witches we like our romance smutty, our kindles stocked, our TBR pile ever growing, and there’s never such a thing as having too many book boyfriends or girlfriends Oh and around here it's a Happily Ever After or bust
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