Stories to Love

Jan 28 2025 89 ep. 35 mins 2

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A podcast produced and hosted by USA Today bestselling author Tif Marcelo featuring authors and creators, their books and products, and how they are inspired and motivated everyday.

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89. Piper Huguley - American Daughters, and the way into story

Jan 28 2025 37 mins

Welcome to episode 89! I am back from my podcast hiatus! I didn’t mean to be away so long! And though I was absent from the podcast, if you follow me on socials and my newsletter, so many things have happened. It’s been over a year, friends, where there was quite a bit of change in our household. It was a year of deadlines, a move this summer, and getting set up—it was a whol

88. Minisode! Podcast updates

Nov 16 2023 5 mins

Episode 88 is a minisode! Today is me and me alone. I’m going to talk about some exciting podcast updates as we head into the end of this year. ***Preorder LETTERS FROM THE TRAIL, out on February 25, 2025Note: some links are affiliate linksContact Tif at [email protected] check out her website for podcast submissions

87. NYT bestseller Tosca Lee and finding her way through a book

Nov 08 2023 33 mins

Episode 87 is Tosca Lee.Tosca Lee is the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of twelve novels including THE LONG MARCH HOME (with New York Times bestselling author Marcus Brotherton) THE LINE BETWEEN, THE PROGENY, THE LEGEND OF SHEBA, and ISCARIOT. Her work has been translated into seventeen languages and been optioned for TV and film. She is the recipient of two Inter

86. USA Today bestseller Jenna Levine and her whirlwind debut year

Nov 02 2023 30 mins

Episode 86 is Jenna Levine.By day, Jenna Levine works to increase access to affordable housing in the American South. By night, she writes romance novels where ridiculous things happen to beautiful people. When Jenna isn't writing she can usually be found crying over k-dramas, starting knitting projects she won't finish, or spending time with her family and small aarmy of cats.In t

85 Co-authors Allie Frank and Asha Youmans and using joy and humor to approach difficult topics

Oct 24 2023 45 mins

Episode 85 is Alli Frank and Asha Youmans Alli Frank has worked in education for over twenty years, from an overcrowded, cacophonous public high school to a pristine private girl’s school. She has been a teacher, curriculum leader, college counselor, assistant head, school co-founder, sometimes pastor, often mayor, and de facto parent therapist. A graduate of Cornell and Stanford

84. Author Maida Malby and taking ownership of her career

Oct 10 2023 47 mins

Here with me today is Maida Malby.Filipino-American author Maida Malby cooks up foodie, multicultural, and contemporary destination romance stories filled with heat, sizzle, spice, and a whole lotta love.She is a member of select writing groups and romance book clubs. Her To-Be-Read Mountain and book reviews are featured here on her blog Carpe Diem Chronicles. Readers can also find

83. Author Mansi Shah, her nomadic identity, and her novels about belonging

Oct 03 2023 32 mins

Episode 83 of the Stories to Love podcast features Mansi Shah.Mansi Shah writes contemporary fiction novels with a focus on her Indian heritage and family relationships. She currently lives in Los Angeles, but she was born in Toronto, Canada, raised in the midwestern United States, and studied at universities in America, Australia, and England. When she’s not writing, she’s tra

82. Minisode: Happy 3 years to the podcast! And 3 things I learned.

Sep 27 2023 20 mins

Hi everyone, this is Tif on the Stories to Love Podcast and this is episode 82. Today is a minisode to celebrate the last three years as an independently published podcast! With it, I’m going to share 3 big things I learned doing this podcast.I want to thank all of who have subscribed to this podcast! If you haven’t, I’d love it if you’d click to follow so you can get notif

81. USA Today Bestseller Priscilla Oliveras on relationships and friendships on and off the page

Aug 16 2023 41 mins

Episode 81 is Priscilla Oliveras.Priscilla Oliveras is a USA Today bestselling author and 2018 RWA® RITA® double finalist who writes contemporary romance with a Latinx flavor. Proud of her Puerto Rican-Mexican heritage, she strives to bring authenticity to her novels by sharing her Latinx culture with readers. Her books have earned Starred Reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus R

80. USA Today Bestseller Heather Webber and changes in her authorial voice

Aug 07 2023 39 mins

Hi everyone, this is Tif on the Stories to Love Podcast and this is episode 80. Here with me today is Heather Webber. USA Today bestselling author Heather Webber is the author of more than thirty novels. She loves to read, drink too much coffee and tea, birdwatch, crochet, and bake. She currently lives near Cincinnati, Ohio, and is hard at work on her next book. In this episode we