S.2 Ep. 15: The Love That Defied the Stars: Imani Erriu on Heavenly Bodies and Fallen Stars

🎙️ Welcome back to The Mythic Mic Podcast, where myths take shape, stories become prophecy, and romantasy is a way of life. Today, host Bethany Amanda sits down with bestselling author Imani Erriu, creator of Heavenly Bodies and the highly-anticipated sequel Fallen Stars.From writing her first kiss scene during lockdown to landing a five-book traditional deal after indie success, Imani walks us through the celestial world of Star-gods, fated romance, shadow selves, and breathtaking cliffhangers that will have readers screaming.✨ If you love lush world building, enemies-to-lovers tension, and myth-soaked fantasy with heart and depth, this episode will feel like coming home.✨ IN THIS EPISODE, WE DISCUSS…🌙 The Origin Story of Heavenly Bodies: How a single Pinterest quote sparked an epic celestial romance and became the emotional backbone of the entire series. 📚 Indie vs. Traditional Publishing — and Why Imani Did Both: Imani shares why she chose to indie publish first, how it changed her self-worth as an author, and the moment the traditional deal found her instead of the other way around. ⚔️ Enemies to Lovers + Duality Themes: How light vs. dark becomes a story of healing, shadow integration, and self-love,  not just romance. 🌑 The Shadow Self as Fantasy Magic: Why Elara’s darkness isn’t something to defeat but rather something to embrace, and how real-world trauma and self-acceptance shaped the emotional core of the story. 💥 That Book One BetrayalYou know the one we're talking about, and why you should go into book two with an open heart. 🌊 What to Expect in Fallen StarsA dark maritime adventure with pirates, mermaids, Victorian gothic atmosphere, and a furious heroine burning to wake her beloved. PLUS a new villain and multiple POVs. 📖 Five Books, One FateYes — this is a FIVE-BOOK series. Yes — the cliffhangers get worse. No — Imani does not feel bad. You have been warned. 😈🪐 CONNECT WITH US📚 Follow Imani Erriu – @authorimanierriu🎧 Follow The Mythic Mic Podcast – @MythicMic💫 Follow host Bethany Amanda – @BethanyinFantasyland📝 Order Heavenly Bodies & pre-order Fallen Stars wherever books are sold✨ Love this episode? Leave us a review!Every review helps more romantasy lovers find their way to us and prevents us from throwing ourselves into the sea with Fallen Stars cliffhangers.