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Ep.22 Jo McNally "When Sparks Fly"
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On episode 22, Y. M. Nelson is joined by fellow author Jo McNally to discuss her latest contemporary romance, When Sparks Fly, Book 5 in the Rendezvous Falls series. Jo shares with Y. M. why she wanted to take the friends-to-lovers trope as far as it could go, her thoughts on portraying middle-aged and senior intimate relationships, and why those Ms. Fix-It scenes were so authentic.
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Chapters
1. Ep.22 Jo McNally "When Sparks Fly" (00:00:00)
2. About Jo McNally (00:00:25)
3. What's Jo most nerdy about? (00:02:20)
4. Thoughts on Middle-age romance (00:05:36)
5. Gen-Z teenage representation (00:07:24)
6. Heroes and heroines going through real stuff (00:09:53)
7. Background on the "Karen" of the book (00:11:33)
8. Jo's start in writing (00:12:53)
9. Why Rendezvous Falls as a setting? (00:16:57)
10. What is WHEN SPARKS FLY about? (00:19:05)
11. The book club and senior romance (00:22:52)
12. Some of Jo's fave romance authors (other than herself) (00:29:38)
13. Mike and Zoey as main characters (00:33:42)
14. Friends-to-lovers trope (00:36:46)
15. Heat level of WHEN SPARKS FLY (00:39:52)
16. Kids in Romance (00:43:16)
17. Will we see more of Rendezvous Falls? (00:45:08)
18. Bonus Story ...It's Zayne's story! (00:46:16)
19. Rapid Fire Round: fun Author Q&A! (00:47:51)
20. Giveaway (00:53:37)
50 episodes
Manage episode 424677645 series 2812854
On episode 22, Y. M. Nelson is joined by fellow author Jo McNally to discuss her latest contemporary romance, When Sparks Fly, Book 5 in the Rendezvous Falls series. Jo shares with Y. M. why she wanted to take the friends-to-lovers trope as far as it could go, her thoughts on portraying middle-aged and senior intimate relationships, and why those Ms. Fix-It scenes were so authentic.
We've expanded! Check out nerdyromanticspodcast.com for new episodes, old favorites, and where to stream the podcast.
Click here to send us a Text about weekly episodes!
Get "Star Date" for free when you subscribe to the Nerdy Romantics Newsletter:
Go to https://nerdyromanticspodcast.com/subscribe/
Stay in touch with Nerdy Romantics Podcast
- Go to https:// nerdyromanticspodcast.com for show notes
- Get a FREE romance eBook when you subscribe to my newsletter.
- Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok
Chapters
1. Ep.22 Jo McNally "When Sparks Fly" (00:00:00)
2. About Jo McNally (00:00:25)
3. What's Jo most nerdy about? (00:02:20)
4. Thoughts on Middle-age romance (00:05:36)
5. Gen-Z teenage representation (00:07:24)
6. Heroes and heroines going through real stuff (00:09:53)
7. Background on the "Karen" of the book (00:11:33)
8. Jo's start in writing (00:12:53)
9. Why Rendezvous Falls as a setting? (00:16:57)
10. What is WHEN SPARKS FLY about? (00:19:05)
11. The book club and senior romance (00:22:52)
12. Some of Jo's fave romance authors (other than herself) (00:29:38)
13. Mike and Zoey as main characters (00:33:42)
14. Friends-to-lovers trope (00:36:46)
15. Heat level of WHEN SPARKS FLY (00:39:52)
16. Kids in Romance (00:43:16)
17. Will we see more of Rendezvous Falls? (00:45:08)
18. Bonus Story ...It's Zayne's story! (00:46:16)
19. Rapid Fire Round: fun Author Q&A! (00:47:51)
20. Giveaway (00:53:37)
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