27 - Broken Dove by Dani Francis: New Moon Energy, Psychic War, and One Suspicious Pen Name

27 - Broken Dove by Dani Francis: New Moon Energy, Psychic War, and One Suspicious Pen Name

Bryanna is back for our one-year anniversary episode, and obviously we had to make it emotional, suspicious, and deeply unserious. This week, we’re talking Broken Dove by Dani Francis, the sequel to Silver Elite, aka the very first book we ever covered on Genre’d. This episode is not fully spoiler-free. Because Broken Dove is book two, we do spoil Silver Elite, and once the spoiler alarm goes off, we are very much in it. We’re talking Wren, Cross, Gray, the Dagger, the Hollow, hidden powers, rebellion politics, one extremely effective love triangle, and why this book is basically grown-up New Moon with psychic warfare. Plus, we spiral over the Dani Francis pen name mystery, debate whether the final 20 percent did too much or did exactly enough, and pick sides in the Wren/Cross/Gray situation. Team Cross, but Gray, we see you.

Off Book: Lanoi on Emma M. Lion, Historical Fiction & Mood Reading

This week on Genre’d Off Book, Katy and Elyse are joined by Elyse’s college friend Lanoi for a conversation about mood reading, historical fiction, literary fiction, comfort books, and the book recommendations that tell you everything you need to know about a person. We get into Lanoi’s love of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower, why Colonel Brandon might be the original book boyfriend, smutty Jane Austen fan fiction, Anne Rice vampires, audiobook icks, true crime palette cleansers, and the books that find you exactly when you need them. Plus: Books and Beers, Libby hold list drama, A Wrinkle in Time, Dungeon Crawler Carl, and why sometimes reading works when nothing else does. Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube: @genredpodcastVisit us at genredpodcast.com

26 - Rumors & Whiskey by Victoria Wilder: Romantic Suspense With Gators

This week on Genre’d, Katy and Elyse are talking about Rumors and Whiskey by Victoria Wilder, a romantic suspense full of small-town rumors, whiskey, family secrets, a dead body, and women who absolutely know how to handle a problem. We get into why this book gave us Practical Magic without the magic, how it connects to Victoria Wilder’s Bourbon Boys world, and why Katy may have found her ideal romance formula: make it romantic, but also make it crime. In spoiler-free thoughts, we talk about Wyn Crowne, Julian Colton, The Whispering Fool, the Crowne women, and why Rumor, Tennessee has one of the loudest small-town group chats we’ve ever encountered. Plus: Katy’s Knicks-related reading delay, Elyse’s giant-book problem, Stevie’s true crime whiskey podcast, and what we’re reading next: Broken Dove by Dani Francis, the sequel to Silver Elite, our very first episode. Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube at @genredpodcast. And remember: no genre shaming unless it’s funny.

Off Book: Jourdana Webber on Romance, Reinvention, and Unconventionally, Elle

This week on Off Book, we’re joined by author Jourdana Webber to talk about her debut romance, Unconventionally, Elle, her upcoming book Could’ve, Should’ve, Would’ve, and the world she calls the Elleverse. We get into romance as comfort, found family, indie publishing, friends-to-lovers, magical realism, and why stories about women choosing themselves first deserve more credit. Plus, we somehow find time for Omegaverse, Haunting Adeline, Heated Rivalry, the Darcy hand flex, and the books our grandmothers were definitely reading before us. Find Jourdana on Instagram and TikTok at @authorjourdanawebber. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.

25 - Fury Bound by Sable Sorensen: Shadow Daddies, Siphons & Quest Fatigue

This week on Genre’d, we’re back in the world of Nocturna with Fury Bound by Sable Sorensen, where Meryn’s queen era begins with civil war, stolen magic, a siphon sister, emotionally intelligent wolves, and one very intense magical jewelry scavenger hunt. We talk shadow daddies, siphons who are absolutely vampiring, Lucien stealing the show, why quests are personally testing us, the spice level, the ending, and whether this story could have wrapped as a duology. Spoilers ahead for Dire Bound and Fury Bound. Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts at @genredpodcast.