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Show 12 - Breaking bread ... and gagging on it. No Mama Cass jokes please!

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31 minutes | Friday, September 25, 2015
Chadrick sings like a canary, unable to live with his own little fib.  Author Riley Hart shares her book series which takes the hard outer core of divergent lives and breaks them down into sensual romantic tales. Riley uses her dreams for inspiration at times, proving that authors are always thinking and their characters are ever so active even when their creators are not.  Did we mention that Riley has the best book covers ever?
28 minutes | Friday, September 18, 2015
Robert Peters started up the Dallas-Ft. Worth chapter of Gay for Good, an organization dedicated to sharing the best of the LGBT community with the larger population through volunteerism.  Robert shares a very personal and moving story with Chadrick about his experience with being gay in the military, the thrill of getting married and the anquish of having to end the marriage.  He gives advice about what everybody should know before making the big decision now that marriage equality is the law of the land.
30 minutes | Friday, September 11, 2015
It's Kris' birthday month and our regular host takes a break from the studio chair but Chadrick will have none of it. He teams up with previous guest and best-selling author Lexi Blake to reel Kris in while he's out promoting his new book (The Marine in Unit A, which by the way you must get!) and make him the guest interviewee for a change. Step "gingerly" during this episode. You'll know why when you listen.  
30 minutes | Friday, September 4, 2015
Chadrick suffers a great loss (really, it's not that big a deal) and Kris interviews prolific reader, writer, shifter fan and menage creator Carrie Anne Ryan.  Did you know that some authors hear voices in their heads?  OK, maybe it's nothing new, but did you also know that some authors give colors to different sex acts?  It's all in the name of hot romance. Give a listen!  
30 minutes | Friday, August 28, 2015
In a slight detour from our interviews with romance authors, special guest and friend of the show Sabrina Pandora joins Kris and Chadrick to talk about the myths, misconceptions and misunderstandings many people have about transgender individuals. It's not what you'd expect.  Then again, neither is Sabrina!
30 minutes | Friday, August 21, 2015
From Wall Street to barely a Main Street, Sarina Bowen takes her love of sports and her bucolic surroundings to craft best-selling romantic stories for many tastes and lifestyles.  One gay-themed story involving two college athletes who reconnect years after a life-changing encounter has recently made the USA Today's Best Seller list -- a rarity for a gay themed book!  
30 minutes | Friday, August 14, 2015
New York Times best selling author Lexi Blake joins Kris and Chadrick to discuss the role that fantasies play in delivering great romantic novels and how the chemistry has to be just right when writing scenes involving multiple partners.  Kris gets taken for a ride and Chadrick lets everyone really know what role he thinks some people actually play in bed.
30 minutes | Friday, August 7, 2015
Kris and Chadrick walk the gay tightrope across the religious divide and Chadrick adds a romantic story about bouncing a check across the Atlantic.  Romance author L.A. Witt reveals her many hats and names as she pens multiple works featuring gay characters in the military and the church.
29 minutes | Friday, August 7, 2015
Just after the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark ruling in favor of the recognition of same-sex marriage, Kris sat down for a phone chat with author Damon Suede about his transition from exotic dancer to gay romance author, with our apologies to Houstonians in the process.
30 minutes | Thursday, August 6, 2015
Kris and Chadrick talk about cities and what makes them so attractive and romantic. Author Felice Stevens gets to chat with Kris and Chadrick about gay romance, making it to number one after only one year, and living through tradedy and triumph in the place she's always called home.
29 minutes | Thursday, August 6, 2015
Kris and Chadrick discuss sports and stereotypes.  Did you know that gay people can actually enjoy decorating in the afternoon and sports in the evening?  Kris talks to writing duo Kindle Alexander who teach us what fan fiction is all about.
29 minutes | Thursday, August 6, 2015
Kris Cook and Chadrick Douglas talk about finding romance in, of all places, amusement parks!  Kris interviews gay romance author Andrew Grey who talks about his passionate characters making nice (and more) with former adversaries and finding love under very difficult circumstances.
Show 12 - Breaking bread ... and gagging on it. No Mama Cass jokes please!
Ranting Out Loud

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