About this episode

Victoria Lavine discusses her latest rom-coms and the writing process behind them.

This post contains affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Rom-com author Victoria Lavine joins us to talk enemies-to-lovers banter, writing wedding chaos, and the funniest, freshest romance reads on her TBR. Victoria Lavine, author of Any Trope But You and the upcoming Not That Kind of Proposal , sits down to talk about crafting high-stakes rom-coms, why banter is her favorite thing to write, and the books that made her cackle out loud this year. If you love enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, and grumpy-meets-sunshine energy, this episode is for you. 📚 Books Mentioned Any Trope But You by Victoria Lavine — Buy on Amazon | Romance / Rom-Com, Alaska-set, Enemies-to-Lovers Not That Kind of Proposal by Victoria Lavine — Buy on Amazon | Romance / Rom-Com, Enemies-to-Lovers, Forced Proximity Let's Kiss and Tell by Joss Richards — Buy on Amazon | Romance It's Different This Time by Joss Richards — Buy on Amazon | Romance, Second Chance Pot Shot by Laura Piper Lee — Buy on Amazon | Romance, Humor Succubus: A Love Story by Kate Fox — Buy on Amazon | Paranormal Romance, Humor ⏱️ Timestamps [00:00] Welcome + intro to Victoria Lavine [01:00]…

People in this episode

Host: Laura R Yamin

Guest: Victoria Lavine

Topics covered

• romantic comedy
• enemies-to-lovers
• book recommendations
• writing process
• wedding planning

Keywords

• rom-com
• enemies-to-lovers
• romance books
• wedding chaos
• banter

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Any Trope But You, Not That Kind of Proposal, Let's Kiss and Tell, It's Different This Time, Pot Shot, Succubus: A Love Story

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