Illicit Liaisons: Sci-Fi Romance with Urna Semper & Tara Leederman

This week, we're still celebrating the release of Fireworks & Flirtation by chatting with Tara Leederman and Urna Semper, where we discuss:

- Anti-intellectualism in reading

- Follow-up from Romanstasy-gates

- Plus, we learn about Tara and Urna's stories in Fireworks & Flirtation, other books they have coming up, and more!

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.

Tara 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 in our upcoming new summer anthology, Fireworks and Flirtation! Learn more at Tara's Substack: https://taleederman.substack.com/


BOOKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW

Fireworks & Flirtation https://amzn.to/4uacLtQ

CURRENTLY READING & RECOMMENDATIONS

A Heroine of the World by Tanith Lee https://amzn.to/4fwLYDu

Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold https://amzn.to/4fACE1x

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas https://amzn.to/4ecqR6Z

In Death Series by J.D. Robb https://amzn.to/43Zcaj2

TENDER & TEMPTING TALES

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Calls for Submissions: https://tenderandtemptingtales.substack.com/p/write-for-tender-and-tempting-tales

ILLICIT LIAISONS PRODUCED & HOSTED BY

Tara Leederman Substack: https://taleederman.substack.com/

Jenna Harte: https://jennaharte.com/

Outline and Show Notes: T.A. Leederman
Editing: Jenna Harte