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The Joys of Binge Reading

By: Jenny Wheeler
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  • The best in mystery, romance and historical books to read
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  • Amy Harmon – Butch Cassidy Revisited

    Amy Harmon – Butch Cassidy Revisited
    Apr 23 2024
    Amy Harmon grew up in a remote Utah valley, very close to where the famed outlaw Butch Cassidy really lived. Quite a few years before her, of course. The folklore surrounding his Robin Hood reputation has always fascinated her. She's far too young to have seen the famous movie starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford first time round, but she's excavated the history and shed a whole new light on the story and her latest book, The Outlaw Noble Salt. Hi, I'm your host, Jenny Wheeler, and in this week's Binge Reading episode, Amy talks about the mystery surrounding Robert LeRoy Parker, better known as Butch Cassidy, the American outlaw, train robber and leader of a gang called The Wild Bunch. It's officially recorded that he died in a shootout with local authorities in Bolivia in 1908. But did he really? Amy's book is a fascinating and heart-touching re-imagining of the story. Mystery and Thriller Giveaway Our Giveaway this week - We always have free books to Giveaway -. is Mystery Thriller And Suspense Freebies. MYSTERY, THRILLER & SUSPENSE FREEBIES And the range is huge with something to suit every taste ,from historicals like Poisoned Legacy, Book One in my Of Gold& Blood Gold Rush romance series through to cozies and contemporary psychological thrillers. Find the link to download these books in the show notes for the episode on the website. The Joys Of Binge Reading.com. DOWNLOAD FREE BOOKS Before we get to Amy, a reminder. You can help defray the costs of the production of the show by buying me a cup of coffee at buymeacoffee.com/jennywheelx. And if you enjoy the show, leave us a review, so others will find us too. Word of mouth is still the best recommendation and the way for others to find the show and discover great books they will love to read. Links to items mentioned in the show Movie: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064115/ Folklore: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butch_Cassidy Eliot Ness: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliot_Ness Gladys Knight: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_Knight Books Amy has loved in the past or is reading now: Louise L'Amour - Western classics: https://www.louislamour.com/ Lucy Maud Montgomery: https://lmmontgomery.ca/about/lmm/her-life Anne of Green Gables: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Anne-of-Green-Gables Baroness Orczy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scarlet_Pimpernel Paullina Simons The Bronze Horseman: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/47499.Paullina_Simons Susanna Kearsley: susannakearsley.com Poets: William Butler Yeats: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._B._Yeats Emily Dickinson: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Emily-Dickinson Introducing author Amy Harmon Amy Harmon: re-imagining the Burch Cassidy story But now here’s Amy. Hello there, Amy, and welcome to the show. It's great to have you with us. Amy Harmon: I am so excited to talk to you, Jenny. Jenny Wheeler: You've written more than 20 books and the most recent one is The Outlaw Noble Salt, and it retells the Butch Cassidy and the Sundance story, The Wild Bunch Story. If we are of a certain age, we saw the movie years ago, so it's well known. What did you feel you could bring new to it? Amy Harmon: I have always been drawn to the story, and I think it's because I grew up in a valley, just north of the valley where Butch Cassidy, who wasn't known as Butch Cassidy in his early years, he was Robert Parker, lived. He was born very close to where I was born, a hundred years apart. We were born in small town Utah at the end of the Wild West era. He was the last of this very short time period that defined in the West. And I have always been interested in him. I've always felt a connection to him. Beyond just of course, the movie which came out in 1969, which predates me a little bit. I didn't grow up with the movie, but it was very much the Western lore that is part of this place...
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    39 mins
  • Sarah Sundin – WWII Drama & Romance

    Sarah Sundin – WWII Drama & Romance
    Apr 9 2024
    Best-selling award-winning novelist Sarah Sundin, author of beloved World War II stories, never had an ambition to write. She trained as a pharmacist, she was perfectly happy as a pharmacist, and then she had a dream that wouldn’t let her go. She started jotting down her dream story in pencil in a kiddies notebook and six months later she had 700 pages... Hi I’m you host Jenny Wheeler and today on Binge Reading Sarah talks about her latest daring, dramatic and romantic story, Embers in The London Sky, exploring the war through the eyes of a mother who has lost her child, and a BBC journalist who knows reporting the truth will take him deep into the flames. She tells all about that vivid dream that started it all, and recollects her own family connections with the war we just can’t seem to forget. Our Giveaway - Romance Our giveaway this week is Enemies To Lovers Clean and Wholesome romance. If you can’t resist a good Enemies to Lovers story this one is for you! Details of where to find the links to these books are in the show notes for this episode, and in the newsletter I send out with each podcast. If you want to join that just go to our website, the joys of binge reading.com. DOWNLOAD FREE ROMANCE ​https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/INO60jP77KiIo9VCVyGS Buy me a coffee and support the show You can support the production costs for the show by buying me a cup of coffee at Buy Me A buymeacoffee.com/jennywheelx For the cost of a cup of coffee every now and then you can make a big difference! BUY ME A COFFEE And remember – if you enjoy the show leave us a review so others will find us too. Links To Things We Talked About American war correspondent Edward R. Murrow: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_R._Murrow Some of Murrow’s WWII broadcasts: London: First Night of the Blitz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVXmJC6mPEk From a London Rooftop during the Blitz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za2Lus0CkRc From Buchenwald: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlhQvPfYSXk Lofoten Island Raid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q60pIny5WSo Lofoten Raid: https://www.royalmarineshistory.com/post/operation-claymore#: Lend-Lease Bill: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lend-Lease Holly Varni, On Moonberry Lake; https://www.hollyvarni.com/ On Moonberry Lake https://www.hollyvarni.com/hollys-books/ German Abwher; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abwehr Scottish selkie; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selkie Introducing author Sarah Sundin Sarah Sundin, inspirational World War II fiction author Jenny Wheeler: But now here's Sarah. Hello there, Sarah, and welcome to the show. It's great to have you with. Sarah Sundin: Thank you, Jenny. It's great to be here. Jenny Wheeler: Sarah, you've been writing these World War II dramas with lots of romance and adventure in them as well since about 2010. But before that, you were a pharmacist. That's what your training was in. I wonder how you made that switch, and why you were interested in doing so. Sarah Sundin: Honestly, I wasn't interested in doing so. I was a pharmacist. I enjoyed my job. I, I had small children at the time, and one of the beauties of pharmacy was I was able to do a lot of part-time work. I only worked one day a week and I was able to be at home with my kids. I thought I had the perfect career and then I had an idea for a story. It actually came to me in a dream and I had to write it. I never had anything like that happen to me ever before in my life. I'd always been a reader and all little girls who love to read, imagine themselves writing a book. But I never took it seriously, any more than I did becoming a ballerina. I loved doing ballet, but becoming an author that was, not gonna happen. I never pursued it at all. I love pharmacy. I had this a story idea and I had no idea what I was doing. I'd taken two classes in English in college because I was majoring in che...
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    44 mins
  • Angela Hunt – Expect the Unexpected

    Angela Hunt – Expect the Unexpected
    Mar 26 2024
    For Easter 2024. Fiction set in Biblical Times. From New York Times bestselling author Angela Hunt comes a compelling new series set in the New Testament era. Her latest book, Sisters of Corinth, is a captivating story of love, sacrifice, and the quest for power, set against the backdrop of ancient Greece. Angela is a prolific author in a wide range of genres, from fiction set in Biblical times to historical fiction in other periods and contemporary romance All About the Binge Reading Podcast Welcome to the Joys of Binge Reading, the show for anyone who ever got to the end of a great book and wanted to read the next instalment. We interview successful series authors and recommend the best in mystery, suspense, historical and romance series, so you'll never be without a book you can't foot down. You'll find this episode's show notes, a free ebook, and lots more information at The Joys of Binge Reading.com. And now here's our show. Hi there I’m your host Jenny Wheeler, and on Binge Reading today we present Angela’s fresh take on the Easter story. Two sisters - daughters of a top ranking Corinth magistrate - take up very different ambitions and life paths. In this episode she tells why readers can always “expect the unexpected” in her books and talks about her latest series, featuring fledgling believers who came to faith through the teachings of the apostle Paul. This week's Giveaway - March Madness Our free books give away is Mad March Mysteries, and that includes cozies and thrillers, whatever level of mystery your tastes might dictate. The offer is for a limited time as always, so get in now. The offer includes Poisoned Legacy, Book #1 in the Of Gold & Blood mystery series get free mysteries ​https://books.bookfunnel.com/marchmysterythriller/4nqbm64mq3 And just before we get to Angela. A blatant appeal for your help in defraying the cost of producing the show. Buy me a cup of coffee on www.buymeacoffee.com/jennywheelx Like a little kiss, and you'll just help me get through the day. BUY ME A COFFEE And one more housekeeping reminder. If you enjoy the show, leave us a review, so others will find us too. Word of mouth is still the best way for others to discover the show and great books they will love to read. Where to find items discussed in this episode The Sisters of Corinth: (On pre-order) https://www.amazon.com/Sisters-Corinth-Emissaries-Book-Testament-ebook/dp/B0CTKQNM2S/ The Apostle's Sister: https://www.amazon.com/Apostles-Sister-Jerusalem-Road-Book-ebook/dp/B09LWNJK4L/ Unspoken: https://www.amazon.com/Unspoken-Angela-Hunt-ebook/dp/B08LTXRJ8D/ Koko The signing gorilla: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koko_(gorilla)#: Koko’s trainer Francine “Penny” Patterson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francine_Patterson The Bible Verse that inspired it: https://www.bible.com/bible/compare/JOB.12.7-12 The gladiator training arena: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludus_Magnus#: What Angela is reading: People Of The Book - by Geraldine Brooks, https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/1379961 Where to find Angela Hunt online Website: Angela Hunt books.com Facebook: Angela Hunt, novelist: https://www.facebook.com/angela.e.hunt/ Substack Newsletter: Angelahunt.substack.com Introducing author Angela Hunt Angela Hunt - fiction set in Biblical times - with five million in sales.... But now here's Angela. Hello there, Angela, and welcome to the show. It's great to have you with us. Angela Hunt: Thank you. I'm delighted to be here. It feels so weird because for me it's Wednesday, and for you it's Thursday. I feel like we're in a time loop or something. Jenny Wheeler: Yes, that's right. Just one of those things when we're on different sides of the world. I'm in New Zealand and you are in Florida. That's right. Isn't it? Angela Hunt: Yes, it is. Jenny Wheeler: Great. Now you've written 165 plus novels covering a ...
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    34 mins
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