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A Salute to Military Romance - Shelf Pleasure Radio's patriotic 2014 season finale welcomes Marliss Melton, bestselling military romance author of NAVY SEAL TEAM 12 series, AND Jen McLaughlin (aka Diane Alberts), NY Times bestselling author of New Adult military romance OUT OF LINE series. Continue the bookish conversation on Twitter with hosts Kristen @ShelfPleasure & Liz @pubLIZityLA #ShelfPleasureRadio. http://www.marlissmelton.com/ http://www.dianealberts.com/jens-books

Mysterious Book Restoration & Diverse Books...In this episode of Shelf Pleasure Radio bestselling author Kate Carlisle dishes on her mystery series featuring a rare book expert, offers tips on book restoration and collecting...and fills us in on being a paid companion on dating game shows! And in Under the Cover, explore the dynamic and exciting #WeNeedDiverseBooks campaign with Young Adult author and activist Karen Sandler. Continue the bookish conversation on Twitter with hosts Kristen @ShelfPleasure & Liz @pubLIZityLA #ShelfPleasureRadio. http://www.katecarlisle.com/ http://weneeddiversebooks.tumblr.com/ http://www.karensandler.net/

BDSM Baseball/Sexy Suspense - Shelf Pleasure Radio explores erotic sports romance and BDSM with award-winning author Roz Lee. And, Kristen and Liz chat in-studio with Dee J. Adams, steamy romantic suspense author of the ADRENALINE HIGHS series. Continue the bookish conversation on Twitter with hosts Kristen @ShelfPleasure & Liz @pubLIZityLA #ShelfPleasureRadio.

Father's Day Special - Shelf Pleasure Radio celebrates Father's Day with award-winning REASONS MY SON IS CRYING blogger & REASONS MY KID IS CRYING author-dad, Greg Pembroke . And, in UNDER THE COVER, Kristen and Liz explore the little-known world of men who write romance with sci-fi & paranormal romance author Nico Rosso. Continue the bookish conversation on Twitter with hosts Kristen @ShelfPleasure & Liz @pubLIZityLA #ShelfPleasureRadio.

Sci-fi, Fantasy & Dystopia ...OH MY! - Shelf Pleasure Radio is joined in-studio by dynamic YA writing duo, Dana Melton and Jessica Alexander, who write under the name Kirby Howell. Dana & Jessica discuss their YA dystopian/sci-fi lite trilogy THE AUTUMN SERIES. And, Kristen and Liz go UNDER THE COVER with Diana Gill, the sci-fi/fantasy executive editor of Ace and Roc Books (Penguin Group USA). Continue the bookish conversation on Twitter with hosts Kristen @ShelfPleasure & Liz @pubLIZityLA #ShelfPleasureRadio.

The Page-Turning World of Romantic Suspense - Shelf Pleasure Radio chats with NEW YORK TIMES & USA TODAY bestselling novelist Mary Burton about her latest romantic suspense novel YOU'RE NOT SAFE (TEXAS RANGERS series). And, Kristen and Liz go UNDER THE COVER with Harlequin senior editor Patience Bloom to discuss editing, the romantic suspense genre and Patience's book, Romance Is My Day Job: A Memoir of Finding Love at Last. Continue the bookish conversation on Twitter with hosts Kristen @ShelfPleasure & Liz @pubLIZityLA #ShelfPleasureRadio. http://www.maryburton.com/ http://www.romanceismydayjob.wordpress.com/

It's John Corey Whaley Day! - Shelf Pleasure Radio is joined in-studio by critically acclaimed & award-winning Young Adult (YA) author John Corey Whaley . Liz and guest co-host Tiffany Current (author of HOW TO MOVE IN WITH YOUR BOYFRIEND) chat with Corey about his latest YA novel NOGGIN, crafting a book without an outline, death in YA novels, second chances and the NOGGIN movie. Continue the bookish conversation on Twitter with hosts Kristen@ShelfPleasure & Liz @pubLIZityLA #ShelfPleasureRadio. http://www.johncoreywhaley.com/

Children's Book Week - Shelf Pleasure Radio welcomes NEW YORK TIMESand USA TODAY bestselling author Melissa Foster. Melissa discusses her coming-of-age novel set in Arkansas during the late 1960s, HAVE NO SHAME. And, Kristen and Liz go UNDER THE COVER with Daniel Errico FreeChildrenStories.com / pajamapublishing.com, the children's author of gay fairytale THE BRAVEST KNIGHT WHO EVER LIVED. Continue the bookish conversation on Twitter with hosts Kristen@ShelfPleasure & Liz @pubLIZityLA #ShelfPleasureRadio. http://www.melissafoster.com/ http://www.freechildrenstories.com/ http://www.pajamapublishing.com/

Guilty Pleasures - Shelf Pleasure Radio dishes with "Queen of the Hollywood Romance Novel" Jackie Collins about the Lucky Santangelo prequel, "CONFESSIONS OF A WILD CHILD", the Lucky movie in the works, and THE LUCKY SANTANGELO COOKBOOK, featuring a meatball recipe that Frank Sinatra loved. And, Kristen and Liz go UNDER THE COVER with SMART BITCHES, TRASHY BOOKS co-founder/blogger/reviewer Sarah Wendell. Sarah shares the experience that first hooked her on romance novels, and talks up her fave 2014 romances by Sonali Dev and Julie James. Continue the bookish conversation on Twitter with hosts Kristen@ShelfPleasure & Liz @pubLIZityLA #ShelfPleasureRadio. http://www.jackiecollins.com/ http://www.smartbitchestrashybooks.com/ http://www.sbsarah.com/

Murder Most Foul - Shelf Pleasure Radio welcomes NY Times bestselling mystery author Joanne Fluke . Joanne chats about her previous job as a private detective assistant, the origins of her beloved HANNAH SWENSEN culinary cozy murder series, and her new release, BLACKBERRY PIE MURDER. And, Kristen and Liz go UNDER THE COVER with crime fiction expert Sarah Weinman , the editor of TROUBLED DAUGHTERS, TWISTED WIVES: STORIES FROM THE TRAILBLAZERS OF DOMESTIC SUSPENSE. Continue the bookish conversation on Twitter with hosts Kristen@ShelfPleasure & Liz @pubLIZityLA #ShelfPleasureRadio. http://www.joannefluke.com/ http://www.sarahweinman.com/

New Adult 101 - Shelf Pleasure Radio is joined in-studio by New Adult romance author Katie Delahanty to discuss her "girl next door dates rock star" debut novel, IN BLOOM. And, Kristen and Liz go UNDER THE COVER with Katie's editor at Entangled Publishing, Karen Grove, to learn all there is to know about the New Adult genre. Continue the bookish conversation on Twitter with hosts Kristen@ShelfPleasure & Liz @pubLIZityLA #ShelfPleasureRadio.

Happy National Librarian Day! Shelf Pleasure Radio chats with internationally bestselling author Barbara Taylor Bradford about her 29th novel "CAVENDON HALL" @BTBNovelist. And, Kristen and Liz go UNDER THE COVER to get the inside scoop on the library world from famed librarian, author, and literary critic Nancy Pearl @Nancy_Pearl. Continue the bookish conversation on Twitter with hosts Kristen @ShelfPleasure & Liz @pubLIZityLA #ShelfPleasureRadio.