From steamy banter to loveable blue-collar heroes, Tessa Bailey sits down with Morgann to talk about how she keeps her writing fresh across dozens of bestselling novels, why she gravitates toward opposites-attract love stories, and how she balances heart, humour, and heat. We talk TikTok's impact on romance publishing, dialling back the dirty talk (sometimes), and the unexpected research that went into Pitcher Perfect.

5:29 How to keep your writing fresh

7:26 Recipe for creating an opposites attract romance

8:41 Tessa and blue-collar MMCs

10:04 Tropes were NOT doing

11:05 Influence of TikTok on writing

13:18 Pitcher Perfect

15:45 Dialling back the dirty talk

17:15 Why did Tessa publish her first book

20:20 What would Tessa do if she weren’t a writer

23:24 Softball research for Pitcher Perfect

26:33 Tessa’s favourite moment from Pitcher Perfect

27:34 Crafting the characters in Pitcher Perfect

30:19 Solving people’s submitted problems!

41:21 It Happened One Summer Adaptation news

45:18 Bellinger Sisters book THREE

47:38 What’s coming next

51:35 Surprising Tessa with…

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Created by: Bookish Media, Morgann Book, and Thomas Johnston

Executive Producers: Morgann Book & Thomas Johnston

Produced by: Stefanie Macchiusi

Edited by: Ricki Biramontes

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