Kathy L Wheeler Samples The Duke's Detour

About this episode

Kathy L Wheeler discusses her book 'The Duke's Detour' and the use of humor in historical romance.

Kathy L Wheeler joins the podcast to read from THE DUKE'S DETOUR. We talk about how she uses humor to investigate darker themes in historical romance, the serendipitous ways she finds story ideas, and why Broadway and sports games make her cry. 00:00 Welcome to the Historical Romance Sampler Podcast 00:33 Meet Kathy L Wheeler 01:15 Sample Reading from 'The Duke's Detour' 12:57 Discussion on Loretta Chase and Writing Influences 15:07 Exploring Dark Themes in Romance 19:37 Inspiration from Musicals and Personal Stories 25:34 Love It or Leave It: Rapid Fire Questions 27:47 Conclusion and Where to Find More Find out more about Kathy L Wheeler at https://kathylwheeler.com/ HRS is an affiliate of Libro.fm! Sign up for a new monthly membership and get three audiobooks for the price of one with code HISTORICAL! (As an affiliate, HRS may earn a portion of your purchase, for which we thank you!) Check out the official HRS playlist at: https://tidd.ly/4hgCquh Find out more about your host Katherine Grant: Instagram (@katherine_grant_romance) TikTok (@katherinegrantromance) Facebook (@Katherinegrantromanceauthor) Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19872840.Katherine_Grant)…

People in this episode

Host: Katherine Grant

Guest: Kathy L Wheeler

Topics covered

• historical romance
• humor in writing
• story inspiration
• dark themes
• personal stories
• musicals

Keywords

• historical romance
• Kathy L Wheeler
• The Duke's Detour
• writing influences
• dark themes
• musicals
• story ideas

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Libro.fm

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HRS

Books & works: THE DUKE'S DETOUR

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