With the firehose of spicy books on the market, where do we find clean and appropriate romance books?

Thankfully, resources are popping up all the time to help us find stories we'll enjoy without worrying about the content.

This episode covers 3 specific authors and 6 resources for finding your next romance read.

• Naomi Rawlings
• D.E. Carlson
• Mary Mecham
• Closed Door Romance Bookstore
• No Spice Books
• Romance.io
• Clean Fiction Magazine
• Busy Moms Read Too
• Clean & Christian Readers Book Club (Facebook Group)

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Sink into these wholesome cozy fantasy books by Z.S. Diamanti!

Guard in the Garden and Wagons & Wyverns are the first two books in Zac's Fables of Finlestia.

They are standalone stories and will soon be joined by a third book titled Assassin in the Alehouse.

Listen in to hear the book descriptions.

Where to Buy:
https://zsdiamanti.com/book-guard-in-the-garden
https://zsdiamanti.com/book-wagons-and-wyverns

Listen to an interview with Zac on The Novel Writing Podcast:
https://thenovelwritingpodcast.buzzsprout.com/2133745/episodes/17888734-killer-organic-marketing-with-z-s-diamanti

On Magic & Miracles: A Theological Guide to Discerning Fictional Magic: https://www.amazon.com/Magic-Miracles-Theological-Discerning-Fictional-ebook/dp/B0FDZPNRWT/

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Should Christians read spice?

The short answer is no, and the long answer is this episode.

Resources for this episode:

• https://www.instagram.com/reel/DN09rAz2kit/
• https://www.eawinters.com/researchzone
• Relatable Episode 1240: TikTok’s Spicy Novels Are Warping Women’s Minds
  
  

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The Chronicles of Talahm is a clean YA portal fantasy following Emma, who learns she has magic at age 18.

She's led to another world, where Camelot soon falls under a dreadful curse, and she has to learn to break the rules of magic to save not just Camelot, but her father's life.

You can start the series for free with The Orphan's Gambit, a prequel novella linked below.

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Two things I love dearly—reading and writing—have dark underbellies. In this episode I share my reader journey and testimony for how Jesus drew me out of that darkness and into the light.

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Clean Fiction Magazine provides a one-stop-shop, once-a-quarter publication reviewing both Christian and secular books and rating them on the following scale:

• N: NOTHING to worry about. Read this to your infant with a clean conscience.
• A: Showing some ANKLE. A perfect book for the Puritan in your life.
• P: Clutch your PEARLS. Grandma may raise an eyebrow, but keep on reading.
• G: Will make you GASP. Both eyebrows will be involved in reading this book.
• B: This is the full BLUSH, people! If you are prone to fainting, you will need a fan!

Amy Lynn McConahy, publisher of Clean Fiction Magazine, joins me to discuss what the magazine is, how readers can use it to find clean books, and why authors should be submitting to the magazine.

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This episode covers the definitions of common words used when describing books so that readers know what they're getting into.

As Christians, we should know these words and the differences between them so we're not caught unawares when choosing our next read.

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Are you a Christian tired of not finishing books because of unexpected or unwanted content?

It's getting harder and harder to find appropriate books on the market, and this is my attempt to make it easier to find books we can enjoy without sacrificing our values.

If you have a book recommendation, please text it below.

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• Download The Orphan's Gambit, a clean fantasy novella, for FREE!
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