Journeys of Romance

Journeys of Romance


Latest Episodes

Episode 101: The 100th Book Celebration Podcast
February 07, 2022

Jess and her husband Michael talk about her upcoming 100th book and all the fun and shock that we're finally here! We discuss how it started and how it's going, changes in the industry since I started, the future of the podcast and much, much mo

Episode 100: 100th Episode Celebration
June 29, 2021

Today is a special day at Journeys of Romance - our 100th episode so Michael Petersen& I reminiscence about the last 100 episodes & an update my summer break. Journeys of Romance podcast will be on hiatus until September 2021 (so go catch up)!

Episode 99: Shelly Ellis
June 15, 2021

The amazing Shelly Ellis talks to Jess building in tension and connections, being character vs theme driven, properly labeling for reader expectations, her process, learning the characters through writing, and that there is no meritocracy in publishing.

Episode 98: Sandra Kitt
June 01, 2021

The amazing Sandra Kitt joins Jess to talk about getting over trying to write for anyone but yourself, not reading reviews, two steps forward and one step back in racism in publishing, having to prove more and work harder for respect, having a true sense

Episode 97: Jackie Lau
May 18, 2021

Jackie Lau joins Jess Michaels to discuss how indie publishing has allowed her to write the stories she wants to tell, coming to romance late and embracing the genre, her move to hybrid publishing and the journey to get there, her process (and I get very

Episode 96: Sarah MacLean
May 04, 2021

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling historical romance author Sarah MacLean talks to Jess about the indie shift, trope understanding and language, advice to new authors and determining your own process (as well as her own). 

Episode 95: Cecelia Mecca
April 20, 2021

Historical (and paranomal and contemporary) author Cecelia Mecca joins Jess to talk about coming to reading and writing late, discovering her own process and how to apply it to craft, the very different world of medieval romance publishing, how she...

Episode 94: Therese Beharrie
April 06, 2021

Author Therese Beharrie joins Jess to talk about the benefits and challenges of writing from South Africa, her journey into publishing, learning from many editors and her process.

Episode 93: Kate Bateman
March 09, 2021

Kate Bateman joins Jess to talk about her time on British television, how she started writing, writing outside the Regency period, her process and her hybrid publishing decisions.

Episode 92: Adele Buck
February 23, 2021

Author Adele Buck talks to Jess Michaels about Twitter name changing, her covers, what surprised her with her debut release and her process.