06. Guilty pleasures and spicy contemporary romance w/ Gina Colegrove

Who doesn’t enjoy a good love story? Gina Colgrove, an at-home mom of two girls, former healthcare worker, and author of Until There Was You, is on the show today.

In this episode, we discuss the history and legitimacy of serial romance novel apps and the ways in which these platforms help writers.

Gina also shares what she’s learned by looking back at her first book, what her writing habits and daily goals look like, and what experiences she had with self-publishing and what portion of that surprised her.

We also talk about the ways in which our writing has inspired our kids and laughed about our 80s and 90s boy band obsessions.

Get her books

Until There Was You:
https://www.amazon.com/Until-there-was-you-Colgrove-ebook/dp/B09R8Q6R73/
– Preorder her book, Love Me Later:
https://www.amazon.com/Love-Me-Later-G-Colgrove-ebook/dp/B0B468T31W/

Find Gina’s books on Dreame

– Teacher’s Pet
– The Millionaire’s Obsession
– The Millionaire’s Weakness
– The Alpha’s Redemption
– The Hellhound’s Crusade

Connect with Gina

– Website: https://www.gcolgroveauthor.com/
– Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/watch/GColgroveAuthor/
– Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/653443792428877
– Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/g_colgrove_author/
– TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@g_colgrove_author
– Twitter: https://twitter.com/gcolgroveauthor
– YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkTUISVejBHU7AOW2mqgOYA
– Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60230795-until-there-was-you

Books mentioned during the show

– Twilight series, by Stephanie Meyer
– Midnight Sun, by Stephanie Meyer
– Jewels of the Sun, by Nora Roberts
– House of Night series, by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast
– Fallen series, by Lauren Kate
– Miss Peregrine’s School for Peculiar Children series, by Random Riggs
– Harry Potter series, by J.K. Rowling
– Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, by Rick Riordan
– Chronicles of Narnia series, by C.S. Lewis
– Shadows by the Lighthouse, by Melissa Puritis
– The Tale of Despereaux, by Kate DiCamillo
– Inkheart (and the Inkworld series), by Cornelia Funke
– The Thief Lord, by Cornelia Funke

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