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“It Comes Down to Weather”: An Interview with Tosca Musk

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Jess and Trisha talk with Passionflix founder and CEO Tosca Musk about romance adaptations, managing fan and author expectations, and what being a “producer” actually means.

This episode is sponsored by a Taste of Sage from Harper Paperbacks; Recipe for Persuasion by Sonali Dev and William Morrow paperbacks; and TBR: Book Riot’s service for Tailored Book Recommendations, now available as a gift!

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Take a peek at Gabriel’s Inferno or one of the other romance novel adaptations on Passionflix.

Books Discussed

Gabriel’s Inferno by Sylvain Reynard

The Ravenswood Series (the first book is A Girl Like Her) by Talia Hibbert

Better Off Red by Rebekah Weatherspoon

Let It Shine by Alyssa Cole

Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner

The Driven series (the first book is Driven) by K. Bromberg

Fighting to Breathe by Aurora Rose Reynolds

Wicked by Jennifer L. Armentrout

You can find Tosca and Passionflix on Twitter and Instagram at @toscamusk and @passionflix, and as always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address (wheninromance@bookriot.com). You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading and @trishahaleybrwn), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown).