In this episode, we’re joined by #1 New York Times bestselling author Brynne Weaver. We discuss why she chose dark romcom as her primary writing genre, the tropes she loves to write and the one she doesn’t ever plan to, why she loves to edge us so much, where the idea for the Love Antidote came from, what she can tell us about her new series, and so much more.

Also, make sure to check out Brynne Weaver’s books:

• Love Antidote
• The Ruinous Love Trilogy
  • Butcher & Blackbird
  • Leather & Lark
  • Scythe & Sparrow
• The Seasons of Carnage Trilogy
  • Tourist Season
  • Harvest Season
  • Hunting Season (Coming 2027)
• Love & Other Killers
• Black Sheep
• The Shadow Realm
  • A Shadow in the Reaping
  • A Heart of Bitter Poison
  • A Queen of Broken Realms
• The Diviner
• Marrow

About Brynne Weaver

#1 NYT bestselling author Brynne Weaver has been writing since early childhood. As a teenager, she completed several full-length novels by hand. In 2021, she published her first fantasy romance, The Diviner, and launched her bestselling "neon romantasy" paranormal dark romcom Shadow Realm trilogy with A Shadow In The Reaping. Brynne then cowrote two standalone novels, Black Sheep and Marrow, before publishing the smash hit Butcher & Blackbird in 2023. Wrapping up the Ruinous Love Trilogy in 2025, Brynne then launched the dark romcom x thriller Seasons of Carnage series with the instant NYT bestseller, Tourist Season.

Known as the “Queen of Dark Romcom,” Brynne Weaver aspires to write female-focused stories about resilient characters navigating the darker edges of love.

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