Chaos, chemistry, and the Bardot siblings. 💕

Contemporary romance author Rachel Lewis joins Love, Indie to talk about her hilarious and heartfelt Bardot Siblings series, including Yours, Unexpectedly, Entirely, Yours and the recently released Foolishly Yours.

We dive into accidental pregnancy romance, rivals-to-lovers tension, witty banter, spicy moments, and the found-family dynamics readers can’t get enough of. Rachel also shares her journey as an indie author, creating community through Get Lit: Grown-Up Book Fair, and why flawed characters make the best love stories.

If you love laugh-out-loud romance, chaotic families, and indie authors building unforgettable worlds—this episode is for you.

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Sunflowers, sugar, and swoony small-town romance. 🌻

Contemporary romance author Elsie Bea joins Love, Indie to talk about her steamy romcom Something Like series, including Something Like Sunflowers, Something Like Sugar, and Something Like Starlight.

We dive into small-town love stories, writing humor and steam, building a connected romance series, and the joys—and surprises—of indie publishing.

If you love funny, heartfelt romance with swoony chemistry and unforgettable characters, this episode is for you.

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Passport ready? 

Indie romance author JA Forde joins Love, Indie to talk about her wanderlust-filled Love Along the Way series, including On a Flight to Sydney, On the Slopes of Tahoe, and On the Ferry to Skye.

We’re diving into travel romance, forced proximity, snowy tension, ferry rides to Scotland, and how falling in love far from home changes everything. If you love destination romance, immersive settings, and indie authors building beautiful fictional worlds, this episode is for you.

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Bodyguards, billionaires, marriage of convenience, and he falls first - this episode has it all. Indie romance author Anne Karine Quinn joins Love, Indie to talk about her Zhao Twin Duology, her creative process, and how drawing her own character art brings her stories to life. A must - listen for trope lovers and indie romance readers. 

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In this episode of Love, Indie, I’m joined by Shanna, a book influencer and book journaler I first met in 2024 at Ink & Indie. Shanna shares her love of reading, book journaling, and creating cozy bookish content on Bookstagram, along with what it’s really like being a reader in the online book community. We also talk about connection, creativity, and the friendships that make indie book spaces feel like home.

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Journals:Archer & Olive - Use code: Cozy 10 

Books Mentioned:

Finding Home By Jenn McMahon

In Stormy Weather By Chelsea Curto

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A behind-the-scenes look at our romance book club, featuring trope debates, reader confessions, bookish chaos, and the joy of finding your people through books.

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Love, Indie is a podcast dedicated to indie romance, indie authors, and the community that believes in love stories—messy ones, hopeful ones, and everything in between.

Hosted by Staci Hicks, owner of Romance-Landia (a romance-only indie bookstore), Love, Indie is a love letter to the books that carry us through hard seasons, the authors who dare to tell these stories, and the readers who show up again and again for happily-ever-afters.

Each episode dives into honest conversations about reading, writing, indie publishing, bookish burnout, reading slumps, big wins, quiet struggles, and the magic that happens when romance readers find their people. You’ll hear solo chats, behind-the-scenes moments from bookstore life, and interviews with indie romance authors who are shaping the genre.

This is a space for readers who believe romance isn’t “just a genre”—it’s a community. It’s found family, slow burns, second chances, and choosing love even when life is chaotic.

If you’re a reader, a writer, or someone who just wants to fall back in love with books, you’re exactly where you’re meant to be.

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Welcome to Love, Indie—the podcast where indie romance, indie authors, and the bookish community take center stage.

I’m Staci, owner of Romance-Landia, an indie romance bookstore built on the belief that love stories matter.

This podcast celebrates the books that heal us, the writers creating magic outside the mainstream, and the readers who keep showing up for happily-ever-afters.

Expect honest, heart-forward conversations about reading, writing, publishing, and the community that makes romance so powerful—because romance isn’t just a genre. It’s a lifeline.

So grab your current read, get comfy, and get ready.

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