In B.K. Borison’s Ephron-inspired romance, competing meteorologists cover a historic storm.

On this episode of Fully Booked, No. 1 New York Times bestselling romance author B.K. Borison joins us to discuss And Now, Back to You (Berkley, Feb. 24), the second book in her steamy Heartstrings series—inspired by the movies of Nora Ephron—and based around a Baltimore, Maryland radio station. In this When Harry Met Sally-style romance, meteorologists Delilah Stewart and Jackson Clark are forced to team up and head out of town, to cover a blizzard that’s rolling in from western Maryland. “Opposites attract,” Kirkus writes in our review of this “wonderfully cozy and warm romance.”

Borison is the bestselling author of cozy, contemporary romances featuring emotionally vulnerable characters and swoon-worthy settings. When she’s not daydreaming about fictional characters doing fictional things, she’s at home with her family, more than likely buying books she doesn’t have room for. Her debut novel was Lovelight Farms.

Here’s a bit more from our review of And Now, Back to You: “Local television news reporter Delilah Stewart is beloved in Baltimore for her sunny personality whether she’s delivering the forecast or doing a feature at the aquarium while wearing a turtle costume. Radio weather and traffic reporter Jackson Clark is not so keen on her; she’s silly and chaotic (and always does a terrible parking job in their shared lot), whereas he likes to have plans and structure for everything in his life. When a major snowstorm is predicted, their bosses decide the pair should report together from the mountains several hours outside the city where the storm will hit first. They soon realize they have more in common than expected….Conflict comes more from outside factors than from their relationship, but their personal growth feels well-earned, while humor and spice are deftly woven into this charming tale.”

In a wide-ranging conversation, Borison and I discuss romance tropes (opposites attract, forced proximity, slow burn, etc.) and the genius of Nora Ephron; her interest in the weather, and the support she received from a reader at the National Weather Service; rom-coms; character development; the writing process; and much more.

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