The Story Bites Podcast

The heroine is a chemical engineer! This fun tale opens with a classic romance setup: the heroine’s current boyfriend has cheated. Will hottie barista save this curvy girl’s day? 

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Did you see? The most excellent Kennedy Ryan won a RITA award for this most excellent story, Long Shot. If you haven't listened yet, today is the day! #wecalledit 

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We talk breakup scenes and duets. And how do you feel about cliffhangers? We're feeling pretty great about them after listening to this fabulous first chapter.

Also! Sarina and Tanya make a big annou…

Sarina Bowen interviews Aaron Shedlock about acting, his favorite narrators, and what happens when people say they listen to performances at 2.0 speed...

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This book! It has everything: great voice, hilarious setup. Curvy heroine with brains for dayyyys. We loved this new one from Sarah Maclean, and the terrific narration by Justine Eyre. Courtesy of Ha…

What does the first cut of an audio book sound like, anyway? This one is performed by superstars Virginia Rose and Aa…

This under-appreciated romance follows a whip-smart academic as she tries to navigate sexual experience the same way she navigates her blossoming career in science. And it doesn’t always go smoothly…

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What a first chapter! This super timely novel had us both asking all the big questions! What happened? Why is Davis there? Gah!

Catch up with Sarina Bowen and Tanya Eby, and sample today's bite. An i…

You guys! When we asked you if you had any questions, we didn’t know what to expect. We got a deluge! This is our second special episode, and we have a treat for you! A dozen guests answer your quest…

Celebrate Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy's latest audiobook! In this episode you'll hear a great audio book narration by Christian Fox.

And then Tanya gets to ask Sarina questions about this gay roman…

Melanie Harlow introduces her heroine with a bang! Not that kind of bang, mind you. The kind that happens when you take a boy’s dare and jump off the roof.

This audio book is so much fun! Don’t miss …

We asked our listeners to send us questions about audio book narration and we were not prepared for the deluge! We received so many reader questions that we are going to break our special episode int…

Today we ask big questions like: what makes YA YA? Who is it for? What does it all mean? Get philosophical with us as we taste test this intriguing setup. A teen moving to a new town and getting a ne…

It is a truth universally acknowledged that only in an overachieving Indian American family can a genius daughter be considered a black sheep. And that’s only the beginning! There is so much going on…

The who-could-stop-at-chapter-one episode.

Sometimes you need to turn the page because you have no idea what’s going to happen. Or. Sometimes you need to read onward because you need to see it happen…

The best kind of story is one that takes an old trope and makes it so fresh that you need to read it immediately. And that’s the kind of book The Bride Test is! We are sold on this unique pairing bet…

In this episode we explore the fine line between hate and love, and why hate-to-love-you books are so popular in romance! Elle Kennedy shows a masterful understanding of this concept as we are introd…

Brides, grooms and beavers. Not necessarily in that order. Tessa Bailey is a veteran romance author with skills for days! Watch how she jumps into a love story for two strangers with a runaway groom …

Helena Hunting serves up a romcom with a great opener! We discuss how the narrator, Holly Warren, has a special challenge in this chapter. And she delivers! Thank you for listening to the Story Bites…

Before we left Washington DC, we wanted to interview our friend and narrator Emma Wilder. And a good time was had by all!

Join us for an introduction to Sarina’s snowboard romance audio book and a ch…