54: Surviving Alina May’s Lucky # 14: Kink, Trauma, and Healing Dark Romance

Dark romance author Alina May returns to the podcast to talk about Lucky #14, the latest installment in her interconnected Hunter’s Club universe. This is a high-stakes thriller where people are hunted for sport, and survival is the only rule. We explore what happens when deeply traumatized people try to love each other, why real intimacy often looks like messing up and trying again rather than being the “perfect survivor,” and how kink, especially degradation and power exchange, can become a safer, embodied way to edge toward vulnerability when words feel impossible. We also talk about why Alina loves writing characters who are allowed to be messy and wrong, yet still worthy of healing. The conversation closes on boundaries as a form of freedom, how Alina protects her own mental health while writing dark, trigger-heavy stories, and her hope that readers can take a deep breath at the end of Lucky #14 and feel that it’s possible to walk through hell and still find a place to rest on the other side.Connect with Love Letters and BooksTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lovelettersandbooks Threads: https://www.threads.com/@lovelettersandbooksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovelettersandbooks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovelettersandbookspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LoveLettersandBooksPodcast Write me a love letter: [email protected] with Alina MayTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alina_may_authorThreads: https://www.threads.com/@alina_may_authorInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/alina_may_authorFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/133494816419422/Website: https://www.alinamaybooks.com/