Best-selling lesbian romance author Harper Bliss and her wife Caroline talk about their journey in writing and publishing. And television. And their cat.
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Ep08: Talking Business and Life Mindset - Featuring Jake Weller & Neil Lloyd
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Unlock the power of mindset for business success in this insightful episode of the Business Wisdom Show. Host M.J. Loyd and co-producer Jake Weller explore the critical role of mindset in entrepreneurship, offering practical strategies for developing a growth mindset, overcoming limiting beliefs, and maintaining focus on your business goals. Discov…
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Ep7: Talking Young People Learning Finance and Understanding Your Team - Featuring Daniel Jones & Michael Waldron
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Join host Jake Weller as he explores the latest business strategies and insights on the Business Wisdom Show. In this episode, Jake sits down with Daniel Jones, a financial advisor who's written a book to educate teenagers and young adults about personal finance. Daniel shares valuable tips on budgeting, managing credit, investing for the future, a…
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Ep06: Talking AI and How It Can Benefit Your Business - Featuring Gürcem Zekai
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Discover how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can revolutionize your business operations in this insightful podcast episode. Gürcem Zekai, an expert from Assured Digital Technologies, joins the conversation to demystify AI and its practical applications. Explore real-world examples of how businesses are leveraging AI for increased productivity, streaml…
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Ep05: Talking IP Protection, Trademark and Copyright - Featuring Michelle Ward
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In this engaging episode of the Business Wisdom Show, host Neil sits down with Michelle Ward, a seasoned trademark attorney from Indelible IP, to discuss the crucial role of intellectual property (IP) in the business world. Michelle breaks down the different types of IP, including copyright, trademarks, patents, and designs, and shares eye-opening …
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Ep04: Talking Business Success & Loving The Process - Featuring Karl O'Dare & Helen Harper
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This episode of The Business Wisdom Show features an interview with Karl O'Dare of Ignite Business Consultancy talking about the mistakes people make when starting a business, and how people can scale their business, set goals, connect with clients and hold themselves accountable. as well as an interview with cage fighter, jujitsu champion and busi…
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Ep03: Talking Startups, Mortgages and Networking - Featuring Ceri & Sarah Evans Of Remoo Mortgages
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This episode of the Business Wisdom Show podcast features mortgage brokers Ceri and Sarah Evans of Ramu Mortgages, the 2023 Business of the Year in South Wales. They discuss their journey of building their business, focusing on complicated applications of self-employed and limited company directors in the mortgage market. Ceri and Sarah dive into t…
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Ep02: Get on The Fast Track To Time Back & Get The Most Out of Networking - Featuring Mandy Healey & James Thomas
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Boost your business wisdom with critical insights from time management guru Mandy Healey and master networker James Thomas. Mandy shares hard-won strategies honed from her senior leadership roles to overcome procrastination and distraction. Learn how to prioritize important tasks, avoid the high costs of context switching, and continually improve y…
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Ep01: The Power of Your Brand - Featuring Caroline Smith of Smudged
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In this episode of The Business Wisdom Show, host Neil J Lloyd interviews branding expert Caroline Smith of Smudged about strategies for developing a strong brand. They discuss how brands represent a company's identity and values. Caroline emphasizes knowing your target audience and speaking their language. She explains when rebranding is needed ve…
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COMING SOON! The Business Wisdom Show If you're looking to run, grow, and lead a successful business, then The Business Wisdom Show is the perfect way to keep up with the latest thinking, core principles, and time-tested strategies. With us, you can achieve the impact and income you want, on your own terms. So, what are you waiting for? Get fired u…
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We've decided to end this podcast for now, and for our grand finale, we're answering questions from our listeners, on a whole range of topics. This episode is part three (the very last one). Get in touch with us with your questions and comments at harperblissandhermrs@gmail.com. Get some free books by subscribing to the Harper Bliss mailing list. F…
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We've decided to end this podcast for now, and for our grand finale, we're answering questions from our listeners, on a whole range of topics. This episode is part two of three. Tune in again next time for part three. Get in touch with us with your questions and comments at harperblissandhermrs@gmail.com. Get some free books by subscribing to the H…
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We've decided to end this podcast for now, and for our grand finale, we're answering questions from our listeners, on a whole range of topics. This episode is part one of three. Tune in again next time for part two. Get in touch with us with your questions and comments at harperblissandhermrs@gmail.com. Get some free books by subscribing to the Har…
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We were absent last week because the arrival of a dog in our home has caused quite the commotion. We had the deluxe edition of At the Water’s Edge recorded by Abby Craden and it’s available everywhere now. And Harper’s other scandalous romance, In the Distance There Is Light, has been out for six years! We really loved season two of The Capture on …
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#136: Harper and Her Mrs Reveal a Massive Plot Twist
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The writing of Harper’s current work-in-progress is going very slowly. There will be a lot of drama before it’s done. Harper has revealed her fantasy casting for A Family Affair on her blog. And we’ve received the audio recordings from Abby Craden, so it’ll be available to listen to very soon. We binged The Dropout on Hulu. Amanda Seyfried should g…
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#135: Harper Guarantees a Happy Ending for the Women
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A Family Affair has had a great launch, so thank you to everybody who bought it or read it in Kindle Unlimited. We’re doing a lucky draw, and you can win a signed paperback book, or naming rights for a future book. All details can be found HERE >> Harper started on her next book after a two month break, which is her longest hiatus so far. It’s a ne…
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Harper’s newest book, A Family Affair is out on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. Thanks to everyone who pre-ordered, bought or borrowed it!And the German translation of This Foreign Affair, Eine Französin zum Küssen is out today as well!Harper is preparing to start writing her next book, but she hasn’t even told Caroline anything about it yet. We finis…
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#133: Harper Can Only Achieve Shortness in Her Stature
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We’re back after a long hiatus, hurray! And Harper wrote a book while we were off the air: A Family Affair. It’s available to buy direct now, or will be available on Amazon only (and in Kindle Unlimited) as of 17 August 2022 (for at least three months). This book was supposed to be more “women’s fiction” but ended up “scandalous lesbian romance”. W…
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#132: Harper Thinks the Neighbouring Roosters Suffer from Toxic Masculinity
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Harper is enjoying once-a-year flow in the writing of her new book and all she wants to do is write. The audio of The Duet is back from Abby Craden, so it will be out soon! Caroline is working on our first foreign language publication, oui oui! We haven’t watched as much television as usual because we’ve been enjoying the nice weather in our garden…
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The Duet launched without a glitch and even made it to number one in the Amazon lesbian fiction chart, so thanks to everyone who bought it! Harper has gone back to writing what she calls her most scandalous book yet. But she feels taking a longer break between books is beneficial to her writing. Once in a Lifetime was mentioned in a Masterclass blo…
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#130: Harper Feels Like Her Soul Has Come Home
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We’re back after our moving-to-the-country hiatus. Turns out, we love living outside the city. Except maybe for the lack of food delivery services. Harper has a new book out! The Duet, a rock-star age-gap romance, is available now HERE. And the audiobook of And The She Kissed Me is out as well. Lots of television was watched during our break. We ev…
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#129: Harper Was Inspired by Dr. Drake Ramoray
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Contrary to last week, this episode is rant-free! Thanks to everyone who bought And Then She Kissed Me and helped spread the word about it. For a chance at winning some fun prizes, check out this page. Harper is writing away at her upcoming rockstar romance. She has also started reading French Kissing as it was the first episode’s 8th anniversary t…
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#128: Harper’s Characters Don’t Want to Kiss
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This week’s episode is kind of ranty again. Harper is back in writing mode, but she’s not sure she’s on the right track. We’re grateful to everyone who bought And Then She Kissed Me and made it go up the Amazon ranks in spite of the ranking snafu. We’re watching Friends, again, and still can’t believe they paired Rachel with Ross. We also enjoyed B…
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#127: Harper Has Been Punching Her Bag All Day
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Today is launch day for And Then She Kissed Me! Not the joyous occasion we were hoping for because of an Amazon sales rank issue, so Harper is on a bit of a rant, but she’s been able to work out her anger on her punching bag.In any case, it’s a feel-good celebrity romance, which you can get HERE. We binged the hilarious Starstruck in one evening. W…
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Harper is stressing out this week because of the upcoming launch of And Then She Kissed Me, which is available for pre-order from the Harper Bliss web shop. To get in the mood, you can read Harper’s novella I Still Remember for free for a limited time. Because of the launch stress, she’s had to take a break in the writing of her next book. She has …
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#125: Harper Is Completely Smitten (with a puppy)
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We’re back for a new year of neither professional nor profound podcasting. Harper is working on a new book, but she’s finding it hard to get into flow because of moving and launch stress. And Then She Kissed Me will be out in two weeks! Over the break we watched some stuff on Netflix: Stay Close (bingeworthy, with impressive houseporn); The Hand of…
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#124: A Holiday Special With That Woman Next Door
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In our third and final holiday special, we bring you the first three chapters of Harper's latest novel That Woman Next Door. The narration is, once again, by the fabulous Abby Craden. Click HERE to find out where you can get the rest of the audiobook. Tune in again next time for a new episode of Harper Bliss & Her Mrs. Get in touch with us with you…
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#123: A Holiday Special All About That Kiss
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In our second holiday special, we bring you the first two chapters of Harper's best-selling Hollywood romance About That Kiss. The narration is by lesfic narrating royalty, Abby Craden, who does a spectacular job here, as she always does. We're sure you'll experience a true Craden climax while listening to this book. Click HERE to find out where yo…
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#122: A Once in a Lifetime Holiday Special
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This week's episode is a little different, as we're taking some time off recording for the holidays. But we don't want to leave you Bliss-less for that long, so we're giving you a different audio taste of Harper Bliss in the form of some audiobook teasers. This week's offering is the first chapter of Once in a Lifetime, a definite fan favourite, be…
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In this (probably) last episode of 2021, Harper has a surprise announcement: she wrote a sequel to In the Distance There Is Light, a novella called The Light Between Us, available here. Its working title was In the Distance There Is Drama.There is also a Deluxe version of In the Distance There Is Light which includes both the original novel and the…
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On this episode Harper’s Mrs is a bit loopy because of a painful back. Harper finished writing a short story and is ready to go on her next writing retreat. She watched a LGBTQ romance panel online and was appalled by how they talked about lesbian romance. We saw a great show on BritBox: The Tower, a three-part thriller starring Gemma Whelan. We al…
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#119: Harper Is 10 Months Pregnant With Idea
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We record this on the first day of snow of the year! The big news of the day is that That Woman Next Door is now available on Audible! And Then She Kissed Me is at the editor’s and with some beta-readers, one of whom already finished it.Harper is ready to start writing her next book, but she has to write a short story first.We have some translation…
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Happy Thanksgiving to our American listeners! Harper is about to send her editor the manuscript of her next book, And Then She Kissed Me, which will be out at the end of January.Not a lot of publishing news this week, because we’ve been very preoccupied with maybe buying a house. We watched all six episodes of Annika, a Scottish scandi noir with a …
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We’re back after an extended break! But we’ve been busy during the break: Harper wrote a book which will be called And Then She Kissed Me; we published the audio of That Woman Next Door; and we published an age-gap boxset, The Power of Love. Of course, we’ve watched a lot of television since our last podcast episode. We enjoyed The L Word Gen Q, bu…
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This week’s big news is that That Woman Next Door is out now in ebook and print! The book is a slow-burn opposites attract with lots of lesbian processing.Harper is still not writing so she’s been occupying herself on Instagram. We enjoyed the new season of Sex Education a lot, even though it was a bit more serious than previous seasons. It’s defin…
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#115: Harper Had to Choose Between Angelina and Padma
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There is lots of audio news this week! About That Kiss (narrated by Abby Craden) is now available everywhere, and At Your Most Beautiful (narrated by Angela Dawe) is now out as well. That Woman Next Door is going through the very last proofread before going to the retailers and Harper is enjoying it so much. She’s still not writing so she’s been on…
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In this week’s episode, Caroline has tooth ailments. Harper is still on a writing break, but working on the final edits on That Woman Next Door, which will be out in ebook, audio, paperback AND a swanky hardcover. She’s also trying to be social-media-savvy.Harper is with book idea, but she has to wait a few weeks before she can begin writing it. Me…
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#113: Harper Dies of Embarrassment During the Episode
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Apologies for skipping last week. Visiting friends and cat sitting duties made it impossible to record an episode. That Woman Next Door is available for pre-order here! Harper reveals the story behind the unfortunate naming choice of one of its characters. Harper's two attempts at writing Pink Bean 11 didn’t work out so she’s taking an extended bre…
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#112: Harper Was Followed by One of Her Characters
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We’re back after a relaxing holiday in Brittany. We’ll be going back soon! About That Kiss, narrated by the great Abby Craden, is out in audio in most places (not Audible or Amazon.) And Harper posted her fantasy casting on her blog. Harper’s next book finally has a title and it’s not Difficult Women. The editor suggested Two Lesbians Processing. I…
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#111: Harper Has Stuck Her Head Even Farther Up Her Own Behind
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About That Kiss is out now everywhere! It could be your feel-good read of the summer :-) Harper is feeling the launch stress.Another new release is the German translation of A Lesson in Love, Die Erfahrung von Liebe. Harper finally typed THE END on Difficult Women, which is set in Brittany, which is where we’re going on holiday. We watched season f…
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#110: Harper Will Be an Easier Woman Tomorrow
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We record this episode on our National Holiday and also the 21st anniversary of our first meeting. Harper is feeling the stress of finishing her current first draft and preparing for a launch next week. Thank goodness for her punching bag.The first two chapters of About That Kiss are available to read on the blog. We had a movie night in which we w…
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#109: Harper Likes It When Things Are About Her
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Caroline’s birthday was celebrated profusely which led us to not be able to record a podcast last week, for which we apologise. The Village Romance Series is on sale for a few days, get it now!Harper’s editor loved About That Kiss and gave it the perfect review. It will be out in two weeks! Harper is rereading her Pink Bean books and really loved N…
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#108: Harper Is Toppling the Patriarchy One Punch At a Time
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In this week’s episode, Harper talks about her Difficult Women (working title), but she doesn’t know yet how they’ll get together. This book may also have brought her to take on a new (violent) hobby. About That Kiss is getting its final touches and will be out on 27 July. The editor loved it! And Harper reveals which book she’ll work on when she’s…
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#107: Harper and Her Mrs Are Annoying Middle-Aged Lesbians
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We’re back after a short getaway in the countryside, which was so nice. We even went for an outdoor run early in the morning!In other fun news: we booked tickets to go see Celine Dion in 2022! Harper’s next two audiobooks have been cast and lesfic audiobook fans will be happy. This week’s shoutout is an attempted hommage to sexy Scottish accents. W…
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Harper celebrated her birthday over lunch with the ladies from Ylva Publishing, which was lots of fun. And thanks to Carrie for the unexpected prezzie!Her next book, About That Kiss, is about to be sent to the editor, before we take a few days off next week. And she’s decided to take up her previously discarded book and try to finish it.Our favouri…
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We were absent for two weeks for the best possible reason: Harper wrote a new book! And she had so much fun doing it.She has also discovered the joy of reading her own books, which she’s never done before. This has led to her doing a group readalong of If You Kiss Me Like That in her Facebook Group. During our two weeks absence we watched a lot of …
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#104: Harper Is Smitten With Her New Niece
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We’re back after our absence last week, brought on by Harper’s current at-home writing retreat. She’s going all-out on writing a Hollywood romance and is making amazing progress, because of not doing anything else or reading any news. After the season finale of Line of Duty, we rewatched the first three seasons of Unforgotten and a desperate to wat…
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#103: Harper Has Been Overly Sex-Educated
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This week we talk about our little glamping break in the woods. Before the break, Harper made a difficult choice about her work-in-progress. We’ve been obsessed with Line of Duty and rewatched the previous seasons. We started Mare of Easttown and we wish we hadn’t because there’s only one episode a week! Caroline managed to finish a very long book …
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#102: Harper Was Discovered Thanks to Drag Queen Fanfic
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Harper is over the launch stress of At Your Most Beautiful and is very grateful to everyone who bought it. Some unusual events are disrupting her work-in-progress.Next in Line for Love is on sale for a limited time. We binged two shows over the weekend: The One (interesting and suspenseful) and Everything's Gonna Be Okay (very funny and touching.) …
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#101: Harper Had an Easter Bunny That She Used to Know
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At Your Most Beautiful is out and some reviews have been quite amusing! Launches are still stressful, even after so many books. We had a sedate Easter weekend which involved yummy oysters with Harper’s mother-in-law and beer brewed by Harper’s sister. Our entertainment has been very Flemish this past week, with tv shows Déjà Vu and Beau Séjour. We’…
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This is our 100th episode, hurray! You’d think we would have got better at it by now. Harper has found her groove again in her work-in-progress. Caroline finished her work on our shady lady garden. At Your Most Beautiful is with the Launch Team and the first two chapters are available to read HERE. Launch stress is starting already! We are watching…
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