“THAT COZY FEEL”
This week Danielle hosts the podcast and combines the Platonic Friendship and Romance Friendly Librarian themes with special guest author and librarian Necole Ryse
EP 227 HOST
> DANIELLE (she/her) is the voice behind LoveReadListen.com where she writes about her adventures in reading romance, YA, and audiobooks. Danie has a passion for promoting Black Romance and can’t wait to share her favorites with you. When she’s not reading, Danie enjoys anime, cartoons, and hip-hop. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram @DanieReads
EP 227 GUEST
> NECOLE RYSE (she/her) Necole Ryse has been writing since she was four years old, when she triumphantly wrote her ABC’s on the hood of her grandmother’s brand new Volvo. Alive and well, Necole has since authored several books that are light on love, and heavy on murder, available wherever books are sold on the interwebs. When she’s not writing, she’s weeping into a stack of unfinished manuscripts, abandoning exercise regimens, scolding innocent children in libraries, or listening to other people’s conversations. You can visit Necole’s website at https://necoleryse.com/ or follow her on Twitter and Instagram @NecoleRyse
EP 227 DISCUSSION
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NOTE: These notes include affiliate links to Bookshop.org and Amazon.com to support the RBP transcript project
NOTE: This episode was recorded in mid-March during the coronavirus pandemic of 2020-21
> Title: Key to Your Heart
Author: Necole Ryse
Relation to theme: Friend group forms to solve a mystery
Representation: Black author; Black MCs
Content Warnings: murder
Bookshop: unavailable
Kindle: https://amzn.to/3tupxDT
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57186090-key-to-your-heart
NOTE: This book is more suspense with romantic elements
> Title: Chocolate Covered Murder (Holiday Shorts #1)
Author: Necole Ryse
Relation to theme: Supportive friend
Representation: Black author, Black MCs
Content Warnings: murder
Bookshop: unavailable
Kindle: https://amzn.to/32rDua6
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43786058-chocolate-covered-murder
> Title: Pushing Thirty
Author: Necole Ryse
Relation to theme: Supportive friend group
Representation: Black author, Black m/f couples
Content Warnings: none identified
Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/lists/rombkpod-danielle-recs/
Kindle: https://amzn.to/3uYQWhN
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40543681-pushing-thirty
NOTE: This book skirts the line between romance and women’s fiction
> Necole mentions being inspired by Terry MacMillan and Kimberla Lawson Roby
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20704.Terry_McMillan
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/84220.Kimberla_Lawson_Roby
> Title: Higher Love (Love After #1)
Author: Alexandria House
Relation to theme: Supportive friend group
Representation: Black author, Black m/f couple
Content Warnings: broken engagement
Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/lists/rombkpod-danielle-recs/
Kindle: https://amzn.to/3mZrZzO
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33579246-higher-love
> Title: Mustard-Based Murder (Holiday Shorts #2)
Author: Necole Ryse
Relation to theme: Supportive friend
Representation: Black author, Black MCs
Content Warnings: murder
Bookshop: unavailable
Kindle: https://amzn.to/3x4gBYc
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51950460-mustard-based-murder
> Necole mentions being inspired by the Hannah Swensen cozy mystery series by Joanne Fluke
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18819.Joanne_Fluke
> Danie mentions indie author Wynta Tyme who’s also writing romantic suspense
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19229414.Wynta_Tyme
> Title: Flashed (Happy Endings #3)
Author: Zoey Castile
Relation to theme: Friends headed in different directions
Representation: Latinx author; interracial m/f couple (Latinx MC, white MC)
Content Warnings: PTSD, past accident, anxiety
Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/lists/rombkpod-danielle-recs/
Kindle: https://amzn.to/3mYEeg9
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43260585-flashed
NOTE: This book was also discussed in RBP #118 as a retelling of Beauty and the Beast
LISTEN NOW: http://lustandfoundreads.com/rombkpod/ep-118/
> Title: Someone Seeking Someone Else (More to Life #1)
Author: Nicole Falls
Relation to theme: Supportive friend group
Representation: Black author, Black m/f couple
Content Warnings: cheating, gaslighting
Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/lists/rombkpod-danielle-recs/
Kindle: https://amzn.to/32qqaCU
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48586495-someone-seeking-someone-else
NOTE: This book was also discussed in RBP #131 with guest Nicole Falls
LISTEN NOW: http://lustandfoundreads.com/rombkpod/ep-131/
> Title: A Kwanzaa Brunch (Holiday Shorts)
Author: D.L. White
Relation to theme: Friends as intermediaries
Representation: Black author, Black m/f couple
Content Warnings: divorce
Bookshop: unavailable
Kindle: https://amzn.to/3mWnF4q
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55615208-the-kwanzaa-brunch
> Necole is also a librarian by day!
> We want to read inclusive romantic suspense!
> What are your favorite platonic friendships in romance? Who’s your favorite Romance Friendly Librarian? Tag us @RomBkPod or share with us in the comments
Happy Reading!
EP 227 MUSIC CREDIT
Music: “Lift Off” by Jahzzar
From the Free Music Archive
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