The Fun Shelley Shephard Gray Has Writing Romantic Suspense (Episode 128)

October 15, 2024 • 00:25:58
The Fun Shelley Shephard Gray Has Writing Romantic Suspense (Episode 128)
The Romantic Side of Suspense
The Fun Shelley Shephard Gray Has Writing Romantic Suspense (Episode 128)

Oct 15 2024 | 00:25:58

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Show Notes

“I’m a huge reader,” Shelley said. “I’m always drawn to mysteries, romantic suspense, thrillers—I find those books fun to read. Even though I do write a lot of straight romances, I love to have a romance suspense book in my back pocket. … It was fun as a writer to keep the pace going.”

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