{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67f6cc8f0c09f66202906ee8/69457545f756711739b7c7da?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Rachel Reid","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/67f6cc8f0c09f66202906ee8/1766159590853-be8c0105-9e00-4acd-affd-79e2d0b6fee3.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>My guest on this episode is Rachel Reid. Rachel is the bestselling author of the <em>Game Changers</em> hockey romance series that includes <em>Heated Rivalry</em>, the TV adaptation of which has become a massive hit since it premiered in November. Her most recent novel is the standalone romance <em>The Shots You Take</em>, published earlier this year by Harlequin. <em>Library Journal</em><strong> </strong>called the book<strong> </strong>“a beautifully written romance about finally finding oneself and a happy ending.”</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Rachel and I talk about how she, as someone who submitted the manuscript of her first novel without even telling her partner and her family, is handling the sudden explosion of attention, about the pressure she feels to make her next book worthy of this attention, and about her rules when it comes to writing explicit sex scenes.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>This podcast is produced and hosted by </strong><a href=\"https://www.nathanwhitlock.ca/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Nathan Whitlock</strong></a><strong>, in partnership with </strong><a href=\"https://thewalrus.ca/podcasts/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>The Walrus</em></strong></a><strong><em>.</em></strong></p><p><strong>Music: \"simple-hearted thing\" by&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://alukashevsky.bandcamp.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Alex Lukashevsky</strong></a><strong>. Used with permission. </strong></p>","author_name":"Nathan Whitlock"}