I spoke with Tawnya Torres, a dark romance and fantasy romance author, who writes about underrepresented characters. We discussed her latest book, A Taste of Candy, about an unhinged yet tender hacker–stalker FMC who sets her sights on Jeremy, a sweet, lonely office worker living with a chronic heart condition. We talk flipping power dynamics (soft MMC/shameless FMC), compassionate chronic-illness representation in dark romance, and how fanfic roots plus inspiration from The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Haunting Adeline shaped this sparkly-pink, vigilante love story. Tawnya also shares her creative restart during lockdown, her audiobooks and fantasy books (A Silent Discovery, At the Castle of Eternal Winter, and Heart of the Machine), and closes with a beautiful love letter to readers about visibility and belonging. And don't miss the wild cold-open recording saga we experienced that could be a book itself.

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