Ep #227

“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

CC BY-SA 3.0

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