This week, we're celebrating Fantastical Foes, an enemies-to-lovers romantasy zine. We're chatting with the editor, Parrish Baker, and contributing authors Marissa Marinello, Lynne Solisse, and Tara Leederman.
Parrish Baker/Urna Semper
Urna Semper is a romance author from Argoshaan, known for her books depicting passionate tales of forbidden love between clones and born-humans. Born to a family of scriveners, she learned the art of writing at her mother's side. Her breakthrough came with Olava: Fallen into Bondage, followed by Kyrie: Betrayed into Bondage, and Kingdom of Maids. Her most recent projects, The Pearl Crucible and Where All Past Years Are, are out on Amazon. She can be found at https://urnasemper.substack.com.
Marissa Marinello
Marissa Marinello is a SoCal native who writes urban, high fantasy, and cozy-romantasy. A TTRPG nerd who grew up on Tolkien, musical theater & comics, she's always been inspired by finding the fantastical in the mundane and building amazing worlds to tell rich stories in. Much of her work is inspired by real life moments that spark something more. Her work can be found in several anthologies, and she is an active participant in fandom and her writing group in Southern California. In Fantastical Foes, she did something new with Tender and Tempting Tales and wrote an epic romantasy story.
https://marissamarinello.com/
Lynne Solisse
Writing found Lynne Solisse later in life, and never let go. She writes romance that doesn’t flinch, centering on women who are fierce, loyal, and unafraid to demand more out of life. Women who want to reclaim passion on their own terms. Whether contemporary, fantasy, or even proving that love can still burn bright in a gritty post-apocalyptic world, her stories are raw but sweet, fun and emotionally charged, threaded with just enough tension to keep your heart racing. She lives in the Southern US with her three boys and two spoiled cats, and she believes it’s never too late for a second chance. Or a plot twist. https://lynnesolisse.com/
Tara Leederman
Tara Leederman is the Social Media Manager here at Tender and Tempting Tales, and Lore Maven and main fiction writer for Starship Valkyrie, a science-fiction game and story universe. She writes science fiction stories, including romance, and you can often find her in our anthologies, including our upcoming zine, Fantastical Foes! https://taleederman.com/
CURRENTLY READING & RECOMMENDATIONS
Fantastical Foes: A Steamy Romance (Print, ebook, KU) Zine
Princess Bride by William Goldman
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
A Heroine of the World by Tanith Lee
Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
(TV Show Dresden Files)
October Daye Series by Seanan McQuire
Sookie Stackhouse Series by Charlaine Harris
In Death Series by JR Robb
The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer
TENDER & TEMPTING TALES
Tender and Tempting Tales Substack Subscribe and get a FREE story!
Tender and Tempting Tales on Instagram
Tender and Tempting Tales ARC Team
Calls for Submissions
ILLICIT LIAISONS PRODUCED & HOSTED BY
Tara Leederman Substack
Jenna Harte
Outline and Show Notes: T.A. Leederman
Editing: Jenna Harte
