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Hohoho and merry Christmas! Join Julia as she welcomes three fantastic guests into the studio: Uju Asika - author of Raising Boys Who Do Better (listen to Julia's interview with Uju from season 4 here). Jules Swain - Book Blogger of the Year 2023 - Follow Jules on Twitter here. Suzy K Quinn - author of the Bad Mother series. Follow Suzy on Instagram here. Books recommended The Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse series by Laura Thalassa On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong The Bee Sting by Paul Murray The Woman in Me by Britney Spears Julia will be taking a much-needed break until April, but make sure that you follow Two Lit Chicks on your podcasting platform, so you don't miss when she's back. Please support Julia by buying her books Order signed paperbacks of Julia's books directly from the author here. (UK ONLY) Order Shooters here. Order Chasing the Light, Julia's sequel to Shooters, here. Pre-Order Camera Shy here. Join Julia's new Book Club on Facebook, which welcomes fans of all genres. Keep in touch We love our listeners, and we want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of our podcast platforms and chat with us on social media: Twitter: @twolitchicks Instagram: @two_lit_chicks TikTok: @two_lit_chicks Email: hello@twolitchicks.org Thank you so much for listening. Listeners, we love you. Two Lit Chicks Podcast is recorded and produced by Your Voice Here For a free 30-minute consultation with Jeremy about podcasting get in touch with the code TLCLOVE. Support the show

In a departure from literature, quizmaster Meredith Hepner quizzes us on our knowledge of John Hughes and Richard Curtis's Christmas films. Julia got 8/13. This episode is swear-free so you can enjoy it with the family. How did you do? If you want to share your score, join my new Book Club on Facebook, which welcomes fans of all genres. Support Julia by buying her books Order signed paperbacks of Julia's books directly from the author here. (UK ONLY) Order Shooters here. Order Chasing the Light, Julia's sequel to Shooters, here. Pre-Order Camera Shy here. Keep in touch We love our listeners, and we want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of our podcast platforms and chat with us on social media: Twitter: @twolitchicks Instagram: @two_lit_chicks TikTok: @two_lit_chicks Email: hello@twolitchicks.org Thank you so much for listening. Listeners, we love you. Two Lit Chicks Podcast is recorded and produced by Your Voice Here For a free 30-minute consultation with Jeremy about podcasting get in touch with the code TLCLOVE. Support the show

Today, Julia chats with Susie Ridell about the art of audio book narration. Susie is a performer, voice over artist and co-Artistic Director of the theatre company, Idiot Child. She trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Susie plays Tracy Horrobin in BBC Radio 4's The Archers and is actually taking a break today from recording to speak with us. Susie has also narrated many audiobooks, and in fact, was a finalist in the Romantic Novelist’s Associations Industry Awards two years running for Narrator of the Year. Susie's Podcast: Limited Time Only Instagram: @limitedtimeonlypodcast TikTok: @limitedtimeonlypodcast Support Julia by buying her books Order signed paperbacks of Julia's books directly from the author here. (UK ONLY) Order Shooters here. Order Chasing the Light, Julia's sequel to Shooters, here. Pre-Order Camera Shy here. Join Julia's new Book Club on Facebook, which welcomes fans of all genres. Keep in touch We love our listeners, and we want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of our podcast platforms and chat with us on social media: Twitter: @twolitchicks Instagram: @two_lit_chicks TikTok: @two_lit_chicks Email: hello@twolitchicks.org Thank you so much for listening. Listeners, we love you. Two Lit Chicks Podcast is recorded and produced by Your Voice Here For a free 30-minute consultation with Jeremy about podcasting get in touch with the code TLCLOVE. Support the show

Today, I'm joined by Alivia Fleur, all the way from a farm in Australia. In this brilliant quiz, Alivia asks the vital questions: is it a RAKE or a RADISH? Alivia is a historical romance author who moved from writing short stories to novels when her characters kept showing up with copious amounts of emotional baggage, demanding it be explored. Her love of the Victorian era led her to create her first historical romance series, Tales from Honeysuckle Street. Instagram: @aliviafleur_writes How did you do? If you want to share your score, join my new Book Club on Facebook, which welcomes fans of all genres. Support Julia by buying her books Order signed paperbacks of Julia's books directly from the author here. (UK ONLY) Order Shooters here. Order Chasing the Light, Julia's sequel to Shooters, here. Pre-Order Camera Shy here. Keep in touch We love our listeners, and we want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of our podcast platforms and chat with us on social media: Twitter: @twolitchicks Instagram: @two_lit_chicks TikTok: @two_lit_chicks Email: hello@twolitchicks.org Thank you so much for listening. Listeners, we love you. Two Lit Chicks Podcast is recorded and produced by Your Voice Here For a free 30-minute consultation with Jeremy about podcasting get in touch with the code TLCLOVE. Support the show

Carrie Elks is the author of thirty contemporary romance books (and counting). Since 2014, she has been both traditionally and self-published, and her stories have been translated into over ten different languages. She lives in Essex with her husband, two children and a pug called Plato, and when she isn’t reading, writing, or loafing about, she enjoys long walks at the beach, listening to the crashing of the waves and pretending she lives in the cute small towns she writes about. Carrie's socials Website Instagram Support Julia by buying her books Order signed paperbacks of Julia's books directly from the author here. (UK ONLY) Order Shooters here. Order Chasing the Light, Julia's sequel to Shooters, here. Pre-Order Camera Shy here. Join Julia's new Book Club on Facebook, which welcomes fans of all genres. Keep in touch We love our listeners, and we want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of our podcast platforms and chat with us on social media: Twitter: @twolitchicks Instagram: @two_lit_chicks TikTok: @two_lit_chicks Email: hello@twolitchicks.org Thank you so much for listening. Listeners, we love you. Two Lit Chicks Podcast is recorded and produced by Your Voice Here For a free 30-minute consultation with Jeremy about podcasting get in touch with the code TLCLOVE. Support the show

This episode is sponsored by Bookfunnel. Carrie Elks is the author of thirty contemporary romance books (and counting). Since 2014, she has been both traditionally and self-published, and her stories have been translated into over ten different languages. She lives in Essex with her husband, two children and a pug called Plato, and when she isn’t reading, writing, or loafing about, she enjoys long walks at the beach, listening to the crashing of the waves and pretending she lives in the cute small towns she writes about. Carrie's socials Website Instagram BookFunnel--Sponsor Details Whether it’s delivering your reader magnet, sending out advanced copies of your book, handing out ebooks at a conference, or fulfilling your digital sales to readers, BookFunnel does it all. Just like you, we’re in the business of making readers happy. Let us help you build your author career, no matter where you are in your journey. Twitter: @BookFunnel Instagram: @BookFunnel Facebook: BookFunnel Support Julia by buying her books Order signed paperbacks of Julia's books directly from the author here. (UK ONLY) Order Shooters here. Order Chasing the Light, Julia's sequel to Shooters, here. Pre-Order Camera Shy here. Join Julia's new Book Club on Facebook, which welcomes fans of all genres. Keep in touch We love our listeners, and we want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of our podcast platforms and chat with us on social media: Twitter: @twolitchicks Instagram: @two_lit_chicks TikTok: @two_lit_chicks Email: hello@twolitchicks.org Thank you so much for listening. Listeners, we love you. Two Lit Chicks Podcast is recorded and produced by Your Voice Here For a free 30-minute consultation with Jeremy about podcasting get in touch with the code TLCLOVE. Support the show

Something wicked this way comes in this quiz with quizmaster Anne Hughes (a.k.a. Julia's mother-in-law). This is a good one and you'll be screaming the answer to number 6, too, as Julia tries desperately to remember who wrote...well, you'll have to listen to the quiz to find out. How did you do? If you want to share your score, join my new Book Club on Facebook, which welcomes fans of all genres. Support Julia by buying her books Order signed paperbacks of Julia's books directly from the author here. (UK ONLY) Order Shooters here. Order Chasing the Light, Julia's sequel to Shooters, here. Pre-Order Camera Shy here. Keep in touch We love our listeners, and we want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of our podcast platforms and chat with us on social media: Twitter: @twolitchicks Instagram: @two_lit_chicks TikTok: @two_lit_chicks Email: hello@twolitchicks.org Thank you so much for listening. Listeners, we love you. Two Lit Chicks Podcast is recorded and produced by Your Voice Here For a free 30-minute consultation with Jeremy about podcasting get in touch with the code TLCLOVE. Support the show

Following on from our episode about writing historical figures as characters, Katie Ginger quizzes us on Historical Figures in Fiction. You can check out Katie's website here. Follow her on Instagram here. How did you do? If you want to share your score, join my new Book Club on Facebook, which welcomes fans of all genres. Support Julia by buying her books Order Shooters here. Order Chasing the Light, Julia's sequel to Shooters, here. Pre-Order Camera Shy here. Keep in touch We love our listeners, and we want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of our podcast platforms and chat with us on social media: Twitter: @twolitchicks Instagram: @two_lit_chicks TikTok: @two_lit_chicks Email: hello@twolitchicks.org Thank you so much for listening. Listeners, we love you. Two Lit Chicks Podcast is recorded and produced by Your Voice Here For a free 30-minute consultation with Jeremy about podcasting get in touch with the code TLCLOVE. Support the show

Today I speak with Emma Royal aka Katie Ginger aka Annabel French about writing royalty in fiction. She has always loved historical fiction and has a Masters degree in history. You can check out her website here. Follow her on Instagram here. Keep in touch Order Shooters here. Order Chasing the Light, Julia's sequel to Shooters, here. I love our listeners, and I want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of my podcast platforms and chat with me on social media: Twitter: @twolitchicks Instagram: @two_lit_chicks TikTok: @two_lit_chicks Email: hello@twolitchicks.org Thank you so much for listening. Two Lit Chicks Podcast is recorded and produced by Your Voice Here For a free 30-minute consultation with Jeremy about podcasting get in touch with the code TLCLOVE. Support the show

Shoulder pads at the ready! You heard the episode about Bonkbusters, now take the quiz! Join Julia as Dr Amy Burge and Dr Jodi McAlister test her knowledge of the eponymous bonkbuster. This is a quiz you do not want to miss. Dr Amy Burge is Associate Professor of Popular Fiction at the University of Birmingham. Her work centres on popular genres, in particular romance – she has published research on Mills & Boon sheikh romances, Scottish romance, and chick lit from the Middle East. She is Managing Editor of the Journal of Popular Romance Studies, and principal investigator for an AHRC-funded Research Network on Muslim Women’s Popular Fiction (2021-2023). Dr Jodi McAlister is Senior Lecturer in Writing and Literature at Deakin University. She is the author of The Consummate Virgin: Female Virginity Loss and Love in Anglophone Popular Literatures (2020) and New Adult Fiction (2021). Jodi is also a romance author and has published six novels. Her seventh, Not Here to Make Friends is coming out with Simon and Schuster in January 2024. Read more about Bonkbusters in their article in The Conversation. Keep in touch Order Shooters here. Order Chasing the Light, Julia's sequel to Shooters, here. I love our listeners, and I want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of my podcast platforms and chat with me on social media: Twitter: @twolitchicks Instagram: @two_lit_chicks TikTok: @two_lit_chicks Email: hello@twolitchicks.org Thank you so much for listening. Two Lit Chicks Podcast is recorded and produced by Your Voice Here For a free 30-minute consultation with Jeremy about podcasting get in touch with the code TLCLOVE. Support the show

To celebrate the release of Jilly Cooper's new book, Tackle, on November 9, I'm speaking with Dr Amy Burge and Dr Jodi McAlister about their research into the BONKBUSTER. Warning: we talk graphically about THAT goldfish scene in LACE. Dr Amy Burge is Associate Professor of Popular Fiction at the University of Birmingham. Her work centres on popular genres, in particular romance – she has published research on Mills & Boon sheikh romances, Scottish romance, and chick lit from the Middle East. She is Managing Editor of the Journal of Popular Romance Studies, and principal investigator for an AHRC-funded Research Network on Muslim Women’s Popular Fiction (2021-2023). Dr Jodi McAlister is Senior Lecturer in Writing and Literature at Deakin University. She is the author of The Consummate Virgin: Female Virginity Loss and Love in Anglophone Popular Literatures (2020) and New Adult Fiction (2021). Jodi is also a romance author and has published six novels. Her seventh, Not Here to Make Friends is coming out with Simon and Schuster in January 2024. Read more about Bonkbusters in their article in The Conversation. Keep in touch Order Shooters here. Order Chasing the Light, Julia's sequel to Shooters, here. I love our listeners, and I want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of my podcast platforms and chat with me on social media: Twitter: @twolitchicks Instagram: @two_lit_chicks TikTok: @two_lit_chicks Email: hello@twolitchicks.org Thank you so much for listening. Two Lit Chicks Podcast is recorded and produced by Your Voice Here For a free 30-minute consultation with Jeremy about podcasting get in touch with the code TLCLOVE. Support the show

Today’s quiz master is Vicki Childs, a British expat now living in Florida. Vicki is the author of 'Rachel's Butterflies', as well as the 'At Home in Davis Crest' Holiday romance series. The theme of her quiz is Female Friendship. Visit Vicki's website. Vicki on Instagram Vicki on Facebook If you want to share your score, join my new Book Club on Facebook, which welcomes fans of all genres. Support Julia by buying her books Order Shooters here. Order Chasing the Light, Julia's sequel to Shooters, here. Pre-Order Camera Shy here. Keep in touch We love our listeners, and we want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of our podcast platforms and chat with us on social media: Twitter: @twolitchicks Instagram: @two_lit_chicks TikTok: @two_lit_chicks Email: hello@twolitchicks.org Thank you so much for listening. Listeners, we love you. Two Lit Chicks Podcast is recorded and produced by Your Voice Here For a free 30-minute consultation with Jeremy about podcasting get in touch with the code TLCLOVE. Support the show

Writing advice from best-selling writer, Victoria Hislop, author of 10 novels, including The Island about a leprosy colony in Greece. The novel became an international best-seller, translated into 40 languages and turned into a 26 part Greek TV series. Her most recent book, The Figurine, is also set in Greece and is a page-turner full of history, romance and family secrets. Join the Two Lit Chicks Book Club on Facebook Support Julia by buying her books Order Shooters here. Order Chasing the Light, Julia's sequel to Shooters, here. Pre-Order Camera Shy here. Keep in touch We love our listeners, and we want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of our podcast platforms and chat with us on social media: Twitter: @twolitchicks Instagram: @two_lit_chicks TikTok: @two_lit_chicks Email: hello@twolitchicks.org Thank you so much for listening. Listeners, we love you. Two Lit Chicks Podcast is recorded and produced by Your Voice Here For a free 30-minute consultation with Jeremy about podcasting get in touch with the code TLCLOVE. Support the show

Today’s other lit chick is Victoria Hislop, author of 10 novels, including The Island about a leprosy colony in Greece. The novel became an international best-seller, translated into 40 languages and turned into a 26 part Greek TV series. Her most recent book, The Figurine, is also set in Greece and is a page-turner full of history, romance and family secrets. In this episode we talk about what she gets up to when she’s not writing, her greatest accomplishments, and why she’ll never write a sex scene. Join the Two Lit Chicks Book Club on Facebook Email the government about the PLR changes here. Support Julia by buying her books Order Shooters here. Order Chasing the Light, Julia's sequel to Shooters, here. Pre-Order Camera Shy here. Keep in touch We love our listeners, and we want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of our podcast platforms and chat with us on social media: Twitter: @twolitchicks Instagram: @two_lit_chicks TikTok: @two_lit_chicks Email: hello@twolitchicks.org Thank you so much for listening. Listeners, we love you. Two Lit Chicks Podcast is recorded and produced by Your Voice Here For a free 30-minute consultation with Jeremy about podcasting get in touch with the code TLCLOVE. Support the show

Something wicked this way comes in this week's witchy quiz, courtesy of author Emma Jackson, author of WITCH YOU WEREN'T HERE, a romcom full of misbehaving magic, brother's best friend angst, and only one bed shenanigans, is available now, just in time for Halloween. It will not be hard to beat Julia's score this week! If you want to share your score, join my new Book Club on Facebook, which welcomes fans of all genres. Keep in touch Order Chasing the Light, Julia's sequel to Shooters, here. I love our listeners, and I want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of my podcast platforms and chat with me on social media: Twitter: @twolitchicks Instagram: @two_lit_chicks TikTok: @two_lit_chicks Email: hello@twolitchicks.org Thank you so much for listening. Two Lit Chicks Podcast is recorded and produced by Your Voice Here For a free 30-minute consultation with Jeremy about podcasting get in touch with the code TLCLOVE. Support the show

This episode is sponsored by Reedsy. Today we are discussing world building in fiction with Emma Jackson, author of the Best Selling A MISTLETOE MIRACLE. Emma is also a host on the SFFRomCast, a podcast dedicated to celebrating fantasy and sci-fi romance. Her latest book, WITCH YOU WEREN'T HERE, a witchy romcom full of misbehaving magic, brother's best friend angst, and only one bed shenanigans, is available now, just in time for Halloween. If you want to keep the book chat going, join my new Book Club on Facebook, which welcomes fans of all genres. Empowered Author Marketing Show Check out the Empowered Author Book Marketing & Publicity Show, taking place online from November 3-5. You can get 10% off tickets with my affiliate link here. More about our sponsors Reedsy is a publishing eco-system for writers at any stage in their publishing journey. We provide a wealth of free educational resources, encourage writers to build a creative habit with our short story contest, and offer a high-quality marketplace to find the perfect publishing professional. We’re here to support aspiring authors every step of the way as they fulfil their publishing dreams. Check out their new HOW TO WRITE A NOVEL course with author and bestselling ghostwriter, Tom Bromley. Next course starts on September 18. Instagram: @reedsy_HQ Twitter: @ReedsyHQ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpo0MkTAyEl73PmIVs8CQvQ Keep in touch Order Chasing the Light, Julia's sequel to Shooters, here. I love our listeners, and I want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of my podcast platforms and chat with me on social media: Twitter: @twolitchicks Instagram: @two_lit_chicks TikTok: @two_lit_chicks Email: hello@twolitchicks.org Thank you so much for listening. Two Lit Chicks Podcast is recorded and produced by Your Voice Here For a free 30-minute consultation with Jeremy about podcasting get in touch with the code TLCLOVE. Support the show

This episode is sponsored by Reedsy. It's Friday and we've got an extra special quiz for you about Love Stories. Our quizmaster today is Beth O'Leary, writer of five best-selling romcoms, including The Wake Up Call. Let us know how you did! The best way to do that is to join my new Book Club on Facebook, which welcomes fans of all genres. More about our sponsors Reedsy is a publishing eco-system for writers at any stage in their publishing journey. We provide a wealth of free educational resources, encourage writers to build a creative habit with our short story contest, and offer a high-quality marketplace to find the perfect publishing professional. We’re here to support aspiring authors every step of the way as they fulfil their publishing dreams. Check out their new HOW TO WRITE A NOVEL course with author and bestselling ghostwriter, Tom Bromley. Instagram: @reedsy_HQ Twitter: @ReedsyHQ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpo0MkTAyEl73PmIVs8CQvQ Keep in touch Order Chasing the Light, Julia's sequel to Shooters, here. I love our listeners, and I want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of my podcast platforms and chat with me on social media: Twitter: @twolitchicks Instagram: @two_lit_chicks TikTok: @two_lit_chicks Email: hello@twolitchicks.org Thank you so much for listening. Two Lit Chicks Podcast is recorded and produced by Your Voice Here For a free 30-minute consultation with Jeremy about podcasting get in touch with the code TLCLOVE. Support the show

This episode is sponsored by Reedsy. Excellent writing advice with writer Beth O'Leary, Sunday Times Bestselling author of The Wake Up Call. If you want to keep the book chat going, join my new Book Club on Facebook, which welcomes fans of all genres. Empowered Author Marketing Show Check out the Empowered Author Book Marketing & Publicity Show, taking place online from November 3-5. You can get 10% off tickets with my affiliate link here. More about our sponsors Reedsy is a publishing eco-system for writers at any stage in their publishing journey. We provide a wealth of free educational resources, encourage writers to build a creative habit with our short story contest, and offer a high-quality marketplace to find the perfect publishing professional. We’re here to support aspiring authors every step of the way as they fulfil their publishing dreams. Check out their new HOW TO WRITE A NOVEL course with author and bestselling ghostwriter, Tom Bromley. Next course starts on September 18. Instagram: @reedsy_HQ Twitter: @ReedsyHQ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpo0MkTAyEl73PmIVs8CQvQ Keep in touch Order Chasing the Light, Julia's sequel to Shooters, here. I love our listeners, and I want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of my podcast platforms and chat with me on social media: Twitter: @twolitchicks Instagram: @two_lit_chicks TikTok: @two_lit_chicks Email: hello@twolitchicks.org Thank you so much for listening. Two Lit Chicks Podcast is recorded and produced by Your Voice Here For a free 30-minute consultation with Jeremy about podcasting get in touch with the code TLCLOVE. Support the show

Beth O'Leary is a Sunday Times bestselling author whose novels have been translated into more than thirty languages. Her debut, The Flatshare, sold over a million copies and changed her life completely. Her second novel, The Switch, has been optioned for film by Amblin Partners, Steven Spielberg's production company. The Road Trip, Beth's third novel, went straight to No.4 in the Sunday Times Top Ten on hardback publication. Beth writes her books in the Hampshire countryside with a very badly behaved Golden Retriever for company. If she's not at her desk, you'll usually find her curled up somewhere with a book, a cup of tea and several woolly jumpers (whatever the weather). Her fifth novel, The Wake Up Call, is out now. Join the Two Lit Chicks Book Club on Facebook Poetry books mentioned in intro after-words by Charlotte Pearl Girl Made of Glass by Shelby Leigh Marketing by Shelby on YouTube Support Julia by buying her books Order Shooters here. Order Chasing the Light, Julia's sequel to Shooters, here. Pre-Order Camera Shy here. Keep in touch We love our listeners, and we want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of our podcast platforms and chat with us on social media: Twitter: @twolitchicks Instagram: @two_lit_chicks TikTok: @two_lit_chicks Email: hello@twolitchicks.org Thank you so much for listening. Listeners, we love you. Two Lit Chicks Podcast is recorded and produced by Your Voice Here For a free 30-minute consultation with Jeremy about podcasting get in touch with the code TLCLOVE. Support the show

This episode is sponsored by Reedsy. In today's quiz, author and best-selling ghostwriter Tom Bromley tests our knowledge of ghostwritten books. I managed to dredge my memory for some of those answers! A thoroughly enjoyable quiz and I got 6/10. Let us know how you did! The best way to do that is to join my new Book Club on Facebook, which welcomes fans of all genres. Tom's Contacts Website: https://www.tombromley.co.uk/ Instagram: @tombromleyesq Empowered Author Marketing Show Check out the Empowered Author Book Marketing & Publicity Show, taking place online from November 3-5. You can get 10% off tickets with my affiliate link here. More about our sponsors Reedsy is a publishing eco-system for writers at any stage in their publishing journey. We provide a wealth of free educational resources, encourage writers to build a creative habit with our short story contest, and offer a high-quality marketplace to find the perfect publishing professional. We’re here to support aspiring authors every step of the way as they fulfil their publishing dreams. Check out their new HOW TO WRITE A NOVEL course with author and bestselling ghostwriter, Tom Bromley. Instagram: @reedsy_HQ Twitter: @ReedsyHQ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpo0MkTAyEl73PmIVs8CQvQ Keep in touch Order Chasing the Light, Julia's sequel to Shooters, here. I love our listeners, and I want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of my podcast platforms and chat with me on social media: Twitter: @twolitchicks Instagram: @two_lit_chicks TikTok: @two_lit_chicks Email: hello@twolitchicks.org Thank you so much for listening. Two Lit Chicks Podcast is recorded and produced by Your Voice Here For a free 30-minute consultation with Jeremy about podcasting get in touch with the code TLCLOVE. Support the show