Ep 443 | Blending Wit, Romance, Travel, and Just the Right Amount of Sleuthing

🎙️ Drinking With Authors | Featuring Ann Shepphird ✈️🔍💖

Mystery lovers, rom-com readers, and travel buffs—this episode is for you!

This week, host Nick Savage sits down with the talented Ann Shepphird, author of The University Chronicles and the Destination Murder Mysteries. Ann’s career has spanned journalism, editing, advertising for animal rescue groups, and now fiction that blends wit, romance, travel, and just the right amount of sleuthing.

Her rom-coms are inspired by her time teaching college communications, while her cozy mysteries pull from her love of travel—and her brief but unforgettable stint working for a private investigator.

Get ready for a charming, insightful conversation filled with travel tales, academic antics, and behind-the-scenes insight into mystery plotting—all with a drink in hand.

🍸 About Your Host – Nick Savage

Nick Savage is an award-winning and best-selling author of Modern Romance and Contemporary Fantasy. When he’s not writing, he’s sketching, gaming, or diving into stories across every genre. As the new host of Drinking With Authors, Nick brings humor, warmth, and genuine curiosity to every interview—making each episode feel like a conversation between creative friends.

📚 Author of: The Fairlane Series & The West Haven Undead Series

🌐 Website: www.theauthornicksavage.com

📱 Follow: Facebook @savagewritings | Instagram @theauthornicksavage

📚 About the Guest – Ann Shepphird

With over 20 years in writing and editing, Ann has covered everything from sports and food to travel and design. Today, she blends that experience into fiction with heart, humor, and an irresistible sense of adventure.

Highlights:

✏️ 20+ years as a writer and editor

🐾 Writes ad copy for California-based animal rescue groups

🔍 Lifelong fan of Nancy Drew & Sue Grafton

🎓 The University Chronicles – flirty, fun rom-coms set on a college campus

🧳 Destination Murder Mysteries – travel-inspired cozy mysteries full of charm & clever twists

🌴 Based in Santa Monica with her partner Jeff and their two furry co-stars, Melody & Winnie

🎾 When she’s not writing, you’ll find her on the tennis court, in her garden, or plotting her next fictional crime scene

🔗 Find Ann Shepphird Online:

🌐 Website: www.annshepphird.com

📱 Socials: @ashepphird on Facebook, X (Twitter), & Instagram

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