Ep. 119 Maxym Martineau: Kingdom of Exiles

We’re joined by fantasy romance author Maxym Martineau who tells us about her debut novel, Kingdom of Exiles. We also chat about her amazing recipe for watermelon margaritas, how she’s been adjusting to having a newborn, and how her books come to her in dreams. Also butt flaps and a random dude who walks in while we’re talking about pubic hair and ejaculate!

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Some highlights from our conversation include:

  • Butt flaps.
  • How she gets book ideas from her dreams.
  • Why we demand more fae books.
  • Our mutual adoration of Alexa Martin and how we plan to kidnap her and force her to be our mom BFF.
  • Adventures in breastfeeding.
  • How she’s adapting to early motherhood.
  • Check out All The Kissing if you haven’t yet!
  • Enjoy the moment a random man walks into the room when we were discussing pubic hair and ejaculate.
  • Her writing process.
  • Why she creates maps for her books.
  • Why fantasy with female protagonists automatically gets characterized as YA.

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You can find Maxym on her website or on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram!

About the Author
Jenny Nordbak earned a B.A in Interdisciplinary Archaeology from the University of Southern California. After graduating, she spent two years leading a double life, working in healthcare construction by day, while secretly working as a Dominatrix at a dungeon in LA by night. Her memoir, The Scarlett Letters: My Secret Year of Men in an LA Dungeon (St. Martin’s Press, 2017), is a candid look into that time in her life. Jenny is an advocate for sex positivity and female empowerment. She writes the Stocks and Bondage column for Penthouse and has been featured as a sex expert on The Doctors. She contributes to Men’s Health and has appeared in numerous publications including Newsweek, Women’s Health, Cosmopolitan, and Redbook. She is currently working on developing her memoir for TV and finishing her next book, a romance novel. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and children.

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