Margs & Manuscripts

In the Lime Light with Lizzete S. Tupas

This week on the Lime Light, debut author Lizzete S. Tupas joins Jenna and Cait to talk about her novel, Always on a Tuesday. Loren Thomas has built a life on competence.

Your Shelved Book Isn't Dead, It's in a Coma with Once, Again, Always Author Amanda Gayle

Ten finished manuscripts. One titanium ankle. One perfectly timed book deal. This week, Amanda Gayle joins us to talk about her debut romance, Once, Again, Always (Avon/

In the Lime Light with Allison Bettes

Spicy romance meets CSI. Allison Bettes joins Jenna and Cait to celebrate the release of Rogue Wave, book three in her Cupid Meets Crime Scene series. A sunshiny marine b

Found Family and Found Readers with Dakoda Mazzii

We hit almost 500 downloads in a single week, and we're marking the milestone with an episode that turned into a full-circle moment for our own indie publishing jour

In the Lime Light with Elizabeth Gillman

This week on the Limelight, debut author Elizabeth Gillman joins Jenna and Cait to talk about her novel, Maybe, Maybe Not. Annie has learned to live well with her OCD, bu

The Hot Ghost Boyfriend Rules with Katie Jung

Katie Jung joins us to talk about her debut romance, You're the One That I Haunt, and the surprisingly hard rules of writing a love interest who can't be touche

The Case for the 58-Year-Old Protagonist | with Kathy Sherbrooke

What happens when the story you need to tell won't let you write it until you're ready? This week Jenna and Cait sit down with Kathy Sherbrooke (Katherine A. Sh

Devouring the Fourth Wing Cookbook with Author Chelsea Cole

Episode Summary What happens when a sous vide nerd falls hard for a war college full of dragons? You get a cookbook. This week we sit down with Chelsea Cole, the mind be

Died on Sub, Reborn on Substack | Elizabeth Richardson

What happens when your book dies on submission? For author Elizabeth Richardson, the answer turned into one of the best decisions she's ever made. This week we dig i

In the Lime Light with E.L. Kaltenberg

This week on the Limelight, debut author Emily joins Jenna and Cait to talk about her first novel, The Care and Feeding of Dead Mothers. A disgraced author named Margot H

An Irish Matchmaking Festival, Some Magic, and a Rom-Com | Kat Mackenzie

This week we're joined by travel rom-com author Kat Mackenzie to talk about her latest release, Experiments in Offline Dating (Avon), out today. Set in County Clare,

In the Lime Light with Marissa Malson

Some people dream of writing a book their whole lives. Marissa Malson wrote her first three chapters in her phone's Notes app after a yoga class and never looked bac

"I'm the Magic Here": Cara Alwill on Girl Code, Pink Ink, and Never Waiting to Be Chosen

Cait has been trying to get Cara Alwill in a room with us for ages, and she finally said yes. This one is a masterclass in building your own universe instead of waiting f

This YA Debut Reads Like Her Tenth Book | Jasmine Smith

Featured Guest: Jasmine Smith Jasmine Smith is the author of Death Card, a witchy YA fantasy set in New Orleans. A former English major with a love of women's and

The Extra Shot: Just Be a Good Hang

Welcome to The Extra Shot, our bonus episodes where it's just Cait and Jenna, no guest, and the inside thoughts fully become outside thoughts. This one started with

She Wrote a Rom-Com That Starts Where Romance Books End

What if the happy ending is where the real story begins? This week, we sit down with debut author Lavanya Lakshmi to talk about Leave and Come Back, the rom-com that had

In the Lime Light with Rebecca Gould Baeurle

This bonus episode's Lime Light shines on Rebecca Gould Baeurle, author of The Secrets Trilogy — a love-story-with-a-criminal-twist series following two sisters thro

She Wrote a Sexy Retirement-Home Romance. And Nailed It | Julie Murphy

What if the retirement home wasn't the end of the story, but the beginning? This week, we sit down with #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Murphy — of Dumpl

She Scrapped a Finished Manuscript to Write Yes, Chef | Grace Reilly

What do you do when the book you're supposed to publish next is one you can't stand behind? This week, on release day for Yes Chef, romance author Grace Reilly

Season 2 Starts Now: Bigger Guests, Bigger Plans & Jenna's Book Update

Season 2 is officially here. After 30 episodes of interviewing authors, learning the publishing industry alongside our listeners, and accidentally building an incredible