Ep.22 Jo McNally "When Sparks Fly"

Nerdy Romantics Podcast

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)