Episode 479: Up close and personal with the romantasy genre!

The Blasters & Blades Podcast Do you love learning about new and exciting literary genres? Do you want to learn about all of the coolest corners of the bookshelf? Well then, we’ve got another chat with an awesome panel for you today! This time we’ve got Angela Watts, Declan Finn, Hunter Kay Wallace, Jana S Brown (aka Jena Rey) and Melissa McShane on to talk nerdy with us. We talked about this new thing called romantasy, also known as the romantic fantasy genre! Even cooler, we gave a list of books in the genre to check out for yourself! This was a fun interview, so check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!! Today's Host: JR Handley (Author) (Grunt) We work for free, so if you wanna throw a few pennies our way there is a linked Buy Me A Coffee site where you can do so. Just mention the podcast in the comments when you donate, and I'll keep the sacred bean water boiling! Support the Show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AuthorJRHandley Our LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/blastersandbladespodcast Today's Sponsor A Spring for Spears by Katie J Cross & Derek Siddoway: https://store.derekalansiddoway.com/collections/wolf-song-saga/spring-for-spears Check out JR’s review: https://upstreamreviews.substack.com/p/book-review-a-spring-for-spears-by Coffee Brand Coffee Affiliate Support the Show: https://coffeebrandcoffee.com/?ref=y4GWASiVorJZDb Discount Code: PodcastGrunts Coupon Code Gets you 10% off Follow Angela Watts on social media Angela’s Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Angela-R.-Watts/author/B07F97JNMY Angela’s Website: https://angelarwatts.com/ Angela’s Twitter: https://x.com/PeculiarAngela Angela’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AngelaRWattsauthor Angela’s LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/angelarwatts Follow Declan Finn on social media Declan’s Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Declan-Finn/e/B008I8JO2G Declan’s Substack: https://declanfinn.substack.com/ Declan’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/declanfinnbooks Declan’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Declan.Finn.Author/ Declan’s LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/declanf Follow Hunter Kay Wallace on social media Hunter’s Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Hunter-Kay-Wallace/author/B0CXHTXB8X Hunter’s Website: https://hunterkaywallace.com/ Hunter’s Twitter: https://x.com/HunterKayWalla1 Follow Jana S Brown on social media Jana’s Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jana-S.-Brown/author/B015VJV7JW Jana’s Website: www.opalkingdompress.com Jana’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/janastocks Jana’s Facebook: www.facebook.com/janasbrownwrites Follow Jena Rey on social media Jena’s Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jena-Rey/author/B08XSCHXYX Follow Melissa McShane on social media Melissa’s Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Melissa-McShane/author/B00TON8E1Q Melissa’s Website: www.melissamcshanewrites.com Melissa’s Twitter: www.twitter.com/melissamcshanewrites #scifishenanigans #scifishenaniganspodcast #bbp #blastersandblades #blastersandbladespodcast #podcast #scifipodcast #fantasypodcast #scifi #fantasy #books #rpg #comics #fandom #literature #comedy #veteran #army #armyranger #ranger #scififan #redshirts #scifiworld #sciencefiction #scifidaily #scificoncept #podcastersofinstagram #scificons #podcastlife #podcastsofinstagram #scifibooks #awardwinningscifi #newepisode #podcastersofinstagram #podcastaddict #podcast #scifigeek #scifibook #sfv #scifivisionaries #firesidechat #chat #panel #fireside #religionquestion #coffee #tea #coffeeortea #romantasy #romantasygenre #AngelaWatts #DeclanFinn #HunterKayWallace #JanaSBrown #JenaRey #MelissaMcShane #starwars #jedi #georgelucas #lucasfilms #startrek #trekkie #firefly #serenity #browncoat #wheeloftime #wot #robertjordan #brandonsanderson #gameofthrones #got #grrm #georgerrmartin #ChroniclesofNarnia #CSLewis #tyrannosaurusrex #AnthologySeries #Anthology #KingdomFantasy #HighFantasy #EpisodicRomance #LindsaySands #vampires #CarolynSparks #TerryGoodkind #BrandonSanderson