MC Mini: What can romance novels teach us about connection? with Andie J. Christopher

In this Missed Connections minisode, Lizzy and Beth welcome romance author Andie J. Christopher to the podcast. USA Today's best-selling author Andie J. Christopher writes sharp, witty, sexy contemporary romance about complex people finding happiness ever after. Her work has been featured in NPR, Cosmopolitan, The Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, and The New York Post. Prickly heroines are her hallmark, and she is the originator of the Stern Brunch Daddy.  Andie lives in the Nation’s Capital with a French bulldog, a stockpile of Campari, and way too many books.   Today, Andie joins us as we explore fantasy and connection in a completely different way through romance novels! We dispel the unrealistic labels of the genre and how these stories might educate and inform us about what we might actually desire.  This episode is FUN and spicy. We’re grateful for Andie J. Christopher encouraging everyone to read a romance PLUS giving us the deets on a beloved trope known as Stern Brunch Daddy. To learn more about Andie and her books go to andiejchristopher.com. We HIGHLY recommend them. Follow her on Instagram and TikTok @authorandiej. Andie recommends a lot of amazing romance authors, so we thought we would share where you can find them as well. Please check out: Sarah MacLean - https://www.sarahmaclean.net/ Kennedy Ryan - https://kennedyryanwrites.com/ Oliva Dade - https://oliviadade.com/ Alexa Martin - https://www.alexamartin.com/ Johanna Lindsey - https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/29542.Johanna_Lindsey Emily Nagoski - https://www.emilynagoski.com/ (not a romance author, but a sex educator, researcher and author) If you are interested in exploring romance books based on tropes we highly recommend checking out Amanda from @talk_about_swoon on Instagram. She offers a lot of curated lists of books based on tropes.  Happy reading! Missed Connections is produced by the Elizabeths. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Have a Missed Connections story to share with us? Email us at [email protected]. To keep up to date on all things Missed Connections follow us @missedconnectionspodcast on Instagram and TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices