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Rom-com author Victoria Lavine joins us to talk enemies-to-lovers banter, writing wedding chaos, and the funniest, freshest romance reads on her TBR.
Victoria Lavine, author of Any Trope But You and the upcoming Not That Kind of Proposal, sits down to talk about crafting high-stakes rom-coms, why banter is her favorite thing to write, and the books that made her cackle out loud this year. If you love enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, and grumpy-meets-sunshine energy, this episode is for you.
📚 Books Mentioned
Any Trope But You by Victoria Lavine — Buy on Amazon | Romance / Rom-Com, Alaska-set, Enemies-to-Lovers
Not That Kind of Proposal by Victoria Lavine — Buy on Amazon | Romance / Rom-Com, Enemies-to-Lovers, Forced Proximity
Let's Kiss and Tell by Joss Richards — Buy on Amazon | Romance
It's Different This Time by Joss Richards — Buy on Amazon | Romance, Second Chance
Pot Shot by Laura Piper Lee — Buy on Amazon | Romance, Humor
Succubus: A Love Story by Kate Fox — Buy on Amazon | Paranormal Romance, Humor
⏱️ Timestamps
- [00:00] Welcome + intro to Victoria Lavine
- [01:00] Life in Maine, escaping mud season
- [02:00] Growing up in Alaska and its influence on her debut
- [03:00] Any Trope But You — the retreat, the grumpy hero, writing it fast
- [04:00] Not That Kind of Proposal — premise: wedding planner vs. divorce lawyer
- [06:00] Researching wedding planning for the book
- [08:00] Favorite part of writing: the banter between enemies-to-lovers leads
- [10:00] Let's Kiss and Tell and It's Different This Time by Joss Richards
- [12:00] Potshot by Laura Piper Lee
- [13:00] Succubus: A Love Story by Kate Fox
- [15:00] Where to find Victoria online
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