Alex Aster on Enemies-to-Lovers & Hot Scenes

0:00On April 20th, bestselling author Alex Aster hit up the bookmark by Reese's book club podcast on April 14th, spilling her takes on Romance. Trope, she loves, and the one that Stray gives her the ick. She's all about her new adult Romantasy novel star side, which just dropped, and sensors on that enemies, to lovers' vives she digs. She name drops marriage of convenience and forbidden love as her other favorites, but admitted one trope just doesn't land for her. Maybe it's personal. Taste, she said, to host Danielle Robe. StarSide follows Orphan Deris on a deadly quest through a magical world to avenge her family's death at the hands of Agatus. She links up with brooding night Harlan Raker, and their tension builds into something steamy as they fight to survive. In a fresh PEOPLE interview, Aster broke down her secrets for crafting hot scenes, nail the character dynamics first, build that emotional and, physical tension after they've been through hell together. In her book, the two main love interests keep hating on each other,

1:02even as things heat up. That raw edge is what makes Romantasy pop right now, and Aster's switching gears from young adult to this adult level shows she's leveling up her. Game. I'm Cory with The Story, and you've been listening to Entertainment and Celebrity News today, AI-powered pop culture coverage.