Why Sports Romance Is Booming: Bella North on Oakwood Ranch, Spice Levels and Pen Names
About this episode
Philippa Hall interviews Bella North about her Oakwood Ranch series and the rise of sports romance.
In this episode of Quick Book Reviews , Philippa is joined by Bella North to talk about her Oakwood Ranch series , beginning with Score to Settle . Bella also reveals the story behind her different author names, having previously appeared on the podcast under her thriller-writing identities. Together, they chat about sports romance , writing under multiple pen names , the rise of spicy fiction , and why readers are falling in love with the Oakwood Ranch books. Philippa also shares reviews and first impressions of several recent reads, including a brilliant new crime novel from Simon Mason , thoughts on The 10:12 by Anna Maloney , and an early look at The Heir Apparent by Rebecca Armitage . In this episode: Bella North on the inspiration behind the Oakwood Ranch series Why sports romance is having such a major moment Writing romance after psychological thrillers The pros and cons of publishing under different pen names How much sport is really in a sports romance novel Spice levels in fiction and why they are so subjective Why romance readers are such a passionate and supportive…
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