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The Unending TBR
by Nicole
Chatting about Christian fiction and the books that entertain, encourage and edify our lives.
Episodes
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Favorite reads of 2026 (So far)
Alissa, Kelly and Nicole share what books they have loved so far in 2026 and what they are looking forward to! (disclaimer: this episode was recorded in August)
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Found Family Book Recommendations
Kelly, Alissa and Nicole dive into why they enjoy the "found family" trope in books and which ones stand out to them as good examples.
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Forbidden Romance with Skylar J Kent
Alissa, Kelly and Nicole talk with Author JJ Samie Myles/Skylar J Kent about the Forbidden Romance Trope in the Christian Fiction/Closed Door romance world!
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The Lost Visionist
Ronie Kendig, Amanda Wright and Amber Kirkpatrick join Nicole as they share why they love The Lost Visionist and how listeners can back the Kickstarter campaign!
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Tea, Spies, and Cinderella with Pepper Basham
Pepper Basham delivers some insight into her books releasing in 2026 and we are excited!
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The Joy Awards 2025
Join us in celebrating and announcing the books that won our hearts and brought us joy in 2025! Congratulations to all of our nominees Crimson Sands JJ Samie Myles Elusive evil JJ Samie Myles Two Seconds Too Late Dani Pettrey Joy Jodi Basye Leap Day In The Square by Erynn Mangum The Voice We Find...
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Digging Deep with Ashley Dill
Author Ashley Dill enters the chat! From how she began writing stories with hard won happily ever after, to insight into some of the challenges of being a Believer in the world of General Market Romance, Ashley gives candid and heartfelt answers to all our questions.
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Favorites of last half of 2025 and most anticipated of 2026
Alissa, Kelly and Nicole share their favorite reads of 2025 (June-Dec) and the books they are eagerly anticipating for 2026!
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Regency Romance and Mystery with Julie Klassen
Alissa and Nicole chat with author Julie Klassen about all things regency! From true to life details found in her book to sneak peak into what her next project is, tune into this episode to hear it all.
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Friends to More Recommendations
Kelly, Alissa and Nicole Share what they enjoy about the friends-to-more trope and what books are their favorite.
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Not just a Rom-Com with Emma St. Clair
Nicole and Alissa chat with Emma St. Clair and discuss sailing adventures, friendship dynamics, humor, reading trends and so much more!
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Science Fiction and Fantasy with Katee Stein
Nicole and Katee chat about stories that mesh genres, cliffhanger endings, and complex relationships in a world where futuristic technology and fantasy elements meet. Author Katee Stein gives a insider look into what inspires her to combine science fiction and fantasy in her stories. And find out...
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Humor, Romance and Motherhood with B.R. Goodwin
Kelly and Nicole chat with author B.R. Goodwin about her books, her family, and a behind the scenes look at being an independently published author.
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Favorite reads of 2025 part one
Alissa, Kelly and Nicole share their favorite reads so far this year. And we discuss the upcoming books we are looking forward to reading and rereading! Show notes Books that are mentioned and discussed Purest Joys Restored - Jennifer Q. Hunt Meet Me At the Starlight - Rachel Hauck Crimson Sands…
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Romcoms , Theater, and Audiobooks with Coutrney Walsh
The lovely Courtney Walsh gave us insight into her special brand of storytelling, and some behind the scenes look into Everything's Coming Up Rosie!
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Medieval Time Travel with Lisa T Bergren
Find out straight form Lias herself why she was inspired to write Rivers of Time, misconceptions of the Medieval time period, and a behind the scenes look into how she crafts her memorable characters.
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When readers become writers
Kelly, Rebecca and Nicole share their experiences in entering the writing world and how it has affected their reading.
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Deep dive on Darkfell with Amanda Wright
Christian Fantasy author Amanda Wright talks all about her debut Christian fantasy. She gives insight into how she crafted this story, the arguments and challenges with the genre, and books that she recommends!
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Action, "savage banter," and the persecuted Church with JJ Samie Myles
JJ Samie Miles shares about her journey to becoming a published author. she gives insight into the real life inspiration to some of her stories and gets asked the impossible question... Hear from her first hand as to how her chronic illness impacts her writing career and the legacy she wants to...
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Western Romance with KyLee Woodley
Join Alissa, Nicole and Author KyLee Woodley as they share some of their favorite Historical Western Romance stories and get a behind the scenes look into KyLee's New Book!
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Books for Life
Kelly and Nicole share their favorite books that touch on or highlight the subject of the sanctity of life in it's most vulnerable time. Join us as we celebrate books that explore this subject of the value of unborn or infant life. And we discuss the ways that we have seen authors create well...
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The Joy Awards
First Annual Joy Awards Ceremony, hosted by Alissa, Kelly, and Nicole. Join us in celebrating Christian Fiction Romance from 2024 that brought joy and always has a happy ending. . . . The Nominations Historical The Raven by Carrie Cotten The Viking by Carrie Cotten Lost in Wonder by Liz Chapman A...
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Fantasy and Faith with Jill Williamson
Award winning Christian fantast author Jill Williamson shares about her road to publication, and her brand of Christian fantasy. Hear about her mentorship and what readers can expect in the new series from Sunrise Publishing!
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Favorite reads of 2024 part 2
Nicole, Alissa, and Kelly come together to share their favorite reads from June to December. Anticipation is high for the books they are all looking forward to in 2025! Happy New Year
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When Western meets Fairy Tale
The wonderful Karen Witemeyer joins Alissa and Nicole as she gives insight into her special brand of historical romance, and some sneak peaks into the creation of Cloaked In Beauty.
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Christmastime Reads
Alissa and Nicole discuss the Christmas stories they have enjoyed the most over the last several years. They share the ones they are looking forward to reading in the 2024 Christmas season as well.
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What to buy a book lover
Bethany from Hilltop Art, and Alissa from Once Upon a Page Designs share how they create art and items from their love of stories and books. They talk about the challenges and joys of working on commission pieces for authors and readers alike.
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Our Case for Christian Romance
Alissa and Nicole discuss how they got into Christian Fiction what genres they have explored and why love it so much.
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What we love in our Villains
Sometimes a story needs a well-done villain. Alissa, Kelly and Nicole chat about the memorable villains in some of their favorite books and why a villain can be necessary to the story.
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Kara Swanson on all things "Ignite"
Kara Swanson and Nicole chat about Kara's latest book Ignite. Dive into the world of Mara the Phoenix and here insight as to how this story came to be. Kara gives a behind the scenes look into the inspiration and story progression of book one and some sneak peeks into what we can expect from book 2!
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Adventure, Romance and Faith with Marylu Tyndall
MaryLu Tyndall joined Alissa and Nicole to talk about her works. Full of swashbuckling adventures, deep faith massages, and swoon worthy romance, Marylu's books are not to be missed. An insightful glimpse into how she plans her books to what inspires them.
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What makes a great Heroine?
Kelly and Nicole discuss some of the female main characters that have really stood out to them over the years. join in on a deep dive as to why they think these fictional women are great examples of well crafted characters and what we can learn from them.
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Morgan L Busse and the Winter's Maiden
Morgan talks with Kelly and Nicole about all things in the brand new series "The Nordic Wars" Tune in for a behind the scenes of the Winters Maiden, including how Morgan chose to write this story, and what we can look for in the next instalment.
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The Hockey Romance Phenomenon
Hockey romance is everywhere! Kelly and Nicole dive into how they got interested in the genre, and why they think this trend has gained such momentum. They also discuss their favorite books in this trend and ones they are looking forward to.
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Mid Year Update!
Alissa, Kelly and Nicole get together to talk about their favorite books so far in 2024 and which ones they still highly anticipate.
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Romance, Thrills and Faith with Susan May Warren
Kelly and Nicole chat with Susan May Warren on her books, her process for characters, what she is working on next and so much more.
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The world of Walking on Hidden Wings
Listen in to a behind the scenes look into the world of the latest Rachel Scott McDaniel story! Rachel shares insights and reflections of her latest release and some hints of what is to come.
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Duologies, Heroes and Superpowers.
Amber Kirkpatrick joins me and we chat about her writing journey and how she crafted the world of her latest duology. We dive into the main characters of the story and had a ton of fun along the way.
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Contemporary Romance with Emily Conrad
Emily Conrad shares about her special brand of contemporary romance and how she approaches serious topics and faith in her stories. Emily shares insight into her upcoming novel and what readers can look forward to.
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Mystery, history and romance with Michelle Griep
Alissa and Nicole chat with the fantastic Michelle Griep as they discuss her upcoming books!
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All about "Drive You Crazy " with Jessica Kate
Jessica Kate returns with a brand new novel and gives some insight into this newest rom com!
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Jeopardy Falls with Dani Pettrey
Dani returns to the podcast with an in depth look into her new series. Tune in to listen to her stories behind how she crafted the world of Jeopardy Falls, what this series meant to her as a writer, and what readers can look forward to!
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Books for Blessings
Are you on the lookout for children's books that bring the truth of God's word to life for little ones? Today Rebecca and I share some of the books we remember making an impact in our childhood and ones that we recommend. Special announcement at the end!
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Treason, the early church and the real Valentine
Author Jamie Ogle joins me on this episode and she gives a behind the scenes look into her writing story and her book Of Love And Treason. Fascinating insight into the real historical character of St. Valentine and what Jamie has in store for her next project!
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Part 2 of Favorites from 2023 and Most Anticipated for 2024
The conversation continues of books that made our year a reading year to remember and books we are eagerly awaiting!
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Part one of our 2023 Favorites and 2024 most Anticipated
So many great reads in 2024! Alissa, Kelly and I share the books that stood out to us this year and what we are looking forward to in the new year!
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Christmas in the Crosshairs Chat
Do you enjoy your Christmas reads when they have a good dash of suspense? On this episode I got to hear from the ladies of the Elite Guardian series through Sunrise publishing as they shared how they cam about creating a Christmas novella collection full of danger, action and romance.
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History, speculative fiction and more with Carrie Cotten
Kelly, Carrie and I chat about her approach to writing, research and how her books reflect her faith and unique storytelling style.
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Ghost writing, cover design and a "Circus in space"
The amazing Emilie Haney joined me on this episode and she shared her very unique writing story that includes her writing for years as a ghostwriter. We talk cover design behind the scenes and trends, as well as her upcoming Scifi Fantasy Suspended in the Stars.
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Cowboys, Horses and Deep Haven with Rachel D Russell
Rachel D Russell joined me once again with her latest book that brings us back to Deep Haven. She gives insight into how this story came about, what it means to her and the encouragement and enjoyment that she hopes readers discover about this chapter of the Fox Family in her installment through...
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Chatting about Christian fiction and the books that entertain, encourage and edify our lives.
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The Unending TBR is created and hosted by Nicole.
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