SFFRomCast

Welcome to our second episode of Season 11, when we will be hosting monthly author panels!In this episode we spoke to ⁠Angela J Ford, CM Rosens and Jennifer Kennedy ⁠ about why they think the gothic endures with new audiences century after century, their favourite gothic tropes and of course, their fantastic books! We'd love to hear from you, whether you have comments about the episode or ideas about what other kinds of panels you'd love to see! You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SFFRomCast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, with the links to our social media and YouTube channel, where you can watch the episode with captions.All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

We are interrupting our regularly scheduled entertainment to bring you news!As of today, the recipes for all the cocktails we have discussed during our six degrees of separation seasons are now available in a fun little book!This bitesize recipe book matches delicious cocktails with sci-fi and fantasy romance titles as featured on the SFFRomCast - a podcast dedicated to celebrating SFF romance!Why not treat yourself to a new book and a fun beverage from the suggestions inside? Or plug into the podcast, put your feet up and indulge in a decadent drink while Emma and Jess convince you which romantasy title to read next.With four dedicated sections, covering seasonal and classic cocktail recipes you could host the perfect spooky party, plan your poolside reading for the summer or cosy up through the winter spending the whole time reading and savouring a new tasty drink, the choice is yours! It's available in eBook and on Kindle Unlimited now, with a paperback edition coming very, very soon! You can grab it here.If you try out a recipe we'd love you to tell us about it! (Remember drink responsibly!) You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SFFRomCast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, with the links to our social media and YouTube channel, where you can watch the episode with captions.All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

Welcome to our very first episode of Season 11, when we will be hosting monthly author panels!In this episode we spoke to Brigid Kemmerer, Kalynn Bayron, Ruth Frances Long and Sarah Raughley about how the romantasy boom has (or has not) changed the YA fantasy landscape, as well as how they tackle themes and world-building for either audience and of course, their fantastic books! We'd love to hear from you, whether you have comments about the episode or ideas about what other kinds of panels you'd love to see! You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SFFRomCast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, with the links to our social media and YouTube channel, where you can watch the episode with captions.All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

This year the SFFRomCast attended the Meet Cute Romance Festival to record flash interviews for a special summer season! This is the final of the bite-size chats we've released throughout July and August and we're ending with author E S Drake who was also running the archery on the day. You can find out more about Acts of Cupidity on E S Drake's website here.We'd love to hear from you, whether you made it to the festival, what you thought of our special season or just have thoughts about the books, authors and events discussed! You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SFFRomCast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, with the links to our social media and YouTube channel, where you can watch the episode with captions.All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

This year the SFFRomCast attended the Meet Cute Romance Festival to record flash interviews for a special summer season! These bite-size chats will release each week through July and August and this week we have author Jacqueline Silvester who co-writes paranormal romance with N J Simmonds, under the pen name Caedis Knight. You can find out more about Jacqueline's books⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Caedis Knight here, and listen to the episode, Milking It, where we featured their Christmas novella here. We'd love to hear from you, whether you made it to the festival or just have thoughts about the books, authors and events discussed! You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SFFRomCast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, with the links to our social media and YouTube channel, where you can watch the episode with captions.All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

This year the SFFRomCast attended the Meet Cute Romance Festival to record flash interviews for a special summer season! These bite-size chats will release each week through July and August and this week we have author Jennifer Page. You can find out more about Jennifers's books⁠ ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.And remember to stay tuned until the end for the answers to last week's quiz! How many did you get right? We'd love to hear from you, whether you made it to the festival or just have thoughts about the books, authors and events discussed! You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SFFRomCast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, with the links to our social media and YouTube channel, where you can watch the episode with captions.The books recommended by Jennifer in this episode were:The Love of my Afterlife by Kirsty GreenwoodResistance is Futile by Jenny ColganAll our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

This year the SFFRomCast attended the Meet Cute Romance Festival to record flash interviews for a special summer season! These bite-size chats will release each week through July and August and this week we have author Claire McCauley who also kindly put together a special SFF Romance quiz for us! (Tune in next week for the answers!) You can find out more about Claire's books⁠ ⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Did you attend? We'd love to hear from you whether you made it to the festival or just have thoughts about the books, authors and events discussed! You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠SFFRomCast⁠⁠⁠⁠, with the links to our social media and YouTube channel, where you can watch the episode with captions.The series rcommendation by Claire in this episode was:The Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster BujoldAll our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

This year the SFFRomCast attended the Meet Cute Romance Festival to record flash interviews for a special summer season! These bite-size chats will release each week through July and August and this week we have author Adi Denner! You can find more about Adi's work ⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ along with links to buy her romantasy Kiss of the Nightingale⁠⁠⁠.Did you attend? We'd love to hear from you whether you made it to the festival or just have thoughts about the books, authors and events discussed! You can find us at ⁠⁠⁠SFFRomCast⁠⁠⁠, with the links to our social media and YouTube channel, where you can watch the episode with captions!Character art work included in the slide show is the copyright of Abeer MalikSFF romances mentioned in the episode are:The Red Queen by Victoria AveyardTwilight by Stephanie MeyerThe Crimson Moth by Kristen CiccarelliOnce Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie GarberAll our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

This year the SFFRomCast attended the Meet Cute Romance Festival to record flash interviews for a special summer season! These bite-size chats will release each week through July and August and this week we have author Marvellous Michael Anson! You can find more about Marve's published works here⁠⁠⁠ along with links to pre-order her debut romantasy First Born of the Sun, out on 23rd October 2025⁠.Did you attend? We'd love to hear from you whether you made it to the festival or just have thoughts about the books, authors and events discussed! You can find us at ⁠⁠SFFRomCast⁠⁠, with the links to our social media and YouTube channel, where you can watch the episode with captions!Character art work included in the slide show is the copyright of David Anson.All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

This year the SFFRomCast attended the Meet Cute Romance Festival to record flash interviews for a special summer season! These bite-size chats will release each week through July and August and this week we have two for the price of one, with sports author, Tegan Phillips and booktoker/bookstagrammer Charlotte Reviews! You can find more about Tegan's published work ⁠here⁠ and the follow Charlotte on social media here.Did you attend? We'd love to hear from you whether you made it to the festival or just have thoughts about the books, authors and events discussed! You can find us at ⁠SFFRomCast⁠, with the links to our social media and YouTube channel, where you can watch the episode with captions!Books mentioned in this episode were:The Belgariad by David EddingsThe Trylle Trilogy by Amanda HockingLong Live Evil by Sarah Rees BrennanThe High Priestess by Michelle HeardAll our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

This year the SFFRomCast attended the Meet Cute Romance Festival to record flash interviews for a special summer season! These bite-size chats will release each week through July and August but we are kicking off the season with the founder of the festival, author Andi Michael-Forsythe! You can find more about Andi's published work here and the festival here!Did you attend? We'd love to hear from you whether you made it to the festival or just have thoughts about the books, authors and events discussed! You can find us at SFFRomCast, with the links to our social media and YouTube channel, where you can watch the episode with captions!SFF romance books Andi mentioned as big favourites are:The Court of Thorns & Roses Series by Sarah J MaasBelladonna by Adalyn GraceThe Invisible Life of Addie La Rue by V E SchwabAll our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

It's the final episode of Season Nine, and we have brought our six degrees of separation together once more for a joint pick. This week we're discussing The Wolf King by Lauren Palphreyman⁠⁠⁠⁠. Click on the author name to go to their website or for details of further books in the series and additional work.There will be some small plot point spoilers in our discussion of the book but we always try to warn you so you can skip ahead. As always with romance, we know there is going to be a HEA and our episodes aim to share the joy we take in following the characters on their journey towards it and prompt conversations exploring why SFF romance is so fantastic.These are adult romances, so warning for explicit language and please check content/trigger warnings for the book - especially Jess's pick this week - before listening if there are topics that you might find upsetting to hear about.If you'd like to watch via our YouTube channel (where subtitles available) you can find it a link here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/SFFRomCast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ along with our social media details. We'd love to hear from you!All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

In the fifth episode of Season Nine we continue with our individual six degrees of separation picks to lead us back to a joint book in the final episode. This week Jessica's choice was Ensnared by ⁠⁠⁠Tiffany Roberts⁠⁠⁠ and Emma's choice was Peter Darling by⁠ ⁠⁠Austin Chant⁠⁠⁠. Click on the author names for links to their website or for details of further books in the series and additional work.There will be some small plot point spoilers in our discussion of the book but we always try to warn you so you can skip ahead. As always with romance, we know there is going to be a HEA and our episodes aim to share the joy we take in following the characters on their journey towards it and prompt conversations exploring why SFF romance is so fantastic.These are adult romances, so warning for explicit language and please check content/trigger warnings for the book - especially Jess's pick this week - before listening if there are topics that you might find upsetting to hear about.If you'd like to watch via our YouTube channel (where subtitles available) you can find it a link here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/SFFRomCast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ along with our social media details. We'd love to hear from you!All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

In the fourth episode of Season Nine we continue with our individual six degrees of separation picks to lead us back to a joint book in the final episode. This week Jessica's choice was Prey for Rabbit by ⁠⁠Aiden Pierce⁠⁠ and Emma's choice was A Dead and Stormy Night by⁠ ⁠Steffanie Holmes⁠⁠. Click on the author names for links to their website or for details of further books in the series and additional work.There will be some small plot point spoilers in our discussion of the book but we always try to warn you so you can skip ahead. As always with romance, we know there is going to be a HEA and our episodes aim to share the joy we take in following the characters on their journey towards it and prompt conversations exploring why SFF romance is so fantastic.These are adult romances, so warning for explicit language and please check content/trigger warnings for the book - especially Jess's pick this week - before listening if there are topics that you might find upsetting to hear about.If you'd like to watch via our YouTube channel (where subtitles available) you can find it a link here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/SFFRomCast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ along with our social media details. We'd love to hear from you!All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

In the third episode of Season Nine we continue with our individual six degrees of separation picks to lead us back to a joint book in the final episode. This week Jessica's choice was Monsterland Mayhem by ⁠Lexi C Foss⁠ and Emma's choice was Deja Brew by⁠ Celestine Martin⁠. Click on the author names for links to their website or for details of further books in the series and additional work.There will be some small plot point spoilers in our discussion of the book but we always try to warn you so you can skip ahead. As always with romance, we know there is going to be a HEA and our episodes aim to share the joy we take in following the characters on their journey towards it and prompt conversations exploring why SFF romance is so fantastic.These are adult romances, so warning for explicit language and please check content/trigger warnings for the book - especially Jess's pick this week - before listening if there are topics that you might find upsetting to hear about.If you'd like to watch via our YouTube channel (where subtitles available) you can find it a link here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/SFFRomCast⁠⁠⁠⁠ along with our social media details. We'd love to hear from you!All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

In the second episode of Season Nine we begin our individual six degrees of separation to lead us back to a joint book in the final episode. This week Jessica's choice was Zar by Alana Khan and Emma's choice was Prime Time Romance by Kate Robb. Click on the author names for links to their website or for details of further books in the series and additional work.There will be some small plot point spoilers in our discussion of the book but we always try to warn you so you can skip ahead. As always with romance, we know there is going to be a HEA and our episodes aim to share the joy we take in following the characters on their journey towards it and prompt conversations exploring why SFF romance is so fantastic.These are adult romances, so warning for explicit language and please check content/trigger warnings for the book - especially Jess's pick this week - before listening if there are topics that you might find upsetting to hear about.If you'd like to watch via our YouTube channel (where subtitles available) you can find it a link here: ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/SFFRomCast⁠⁠⁠ along with our social media details. We'd love to hear from you!All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

We're back with the first episode of Season Nine - a six degrees of separation series - and we're talking about All the Rage We've Ever Lived, a sci-fi romance by Carlotta Page. You can find out more about where to sign up for news, details of further books in the series and additional work at the authors linktree here.There will be some plot point spoilers in our discussion of the book but we always try to warn you so you can skip ahead. As always with romance, we know there is going to be a HEA and our episodes aim to share the joy we take in following the characters on their journey towards it and prompt conversations exploring why SFF romance is so fantastic.These are adult romances, so warning for explicit language and please check content/trigger warnings for the book before listening if there are topics that you might find upsetting to hear about.If you'd like to watch via our YouTube channel (where subtitles available) you can find it a link here: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/SFFRomCast⁠⁠ along with our social media details. We'd love to hear from you!All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

It's the final episode of season eight, and we're talking about our topic of the month - fan fiction. We will be back very soon with season nine and our six degrees of separation!If you'd like to watch this episode with captions, you can find links to You Tube and Spotify here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/SFFRomCast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ along with our social media details. We'd love to hear from you! All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

We were delighted to talk to author Brittney Arena again, this time about one of her own favourite fantasy romances, Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo.There are some plot point spoilers in our discussion of the book but there will be a warning when these are coming up. In next week's episode we will be discussing our topic of the month: Fan Fiction.If you'd like to watch this episode with captions, you can find links to You Tube and Spotify here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/SFFRomCast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ along with our social media details. We'd love to hear from you! All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

The SFFRomCast is going to be at the Meet Cute Romance Festival in Elstree on 28th June 2025, and we want to interview you!Whether you are a writer, industry professional, booktoker, fellow podcaster or just a massive fan of any kind of SFF romance, we'd love you to contact us at SFFRomCast@gmail.com to book in a "flash" interview from 4.30pm on the day! And if you're not up for interviews, we'd still love to see you for a chat, to hear your suggestions or enter you in our prize giveaway!Tickets are currently still available for the festival here: Meet CuteThere will be so much happening, and for an amazingly reasonable price so get in there quick!All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)