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From Chapter One to Done: The Do's and Don'ts of Writing Love Scenes (Podcast About Writing Love Scenes)
On this Valentine's Day episode, learn two important elements that writers often leave out when writing a love scene that will enhance them!

Laura Botten
Feb 142 min read
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Winter Audiobook Sale!
The audiobook is 50% off now through February 28th!

Laura Botten
Jan 91 min read
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Black Friday Sale!
As Thanksgiving approaches, I want to thank you with this early Black Friday sale!

Laura Botten
Nov 22, 20241 min read
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A Recipe from Rome... Now Available as an Audiobook!
Listen to a snippet of chapter 17, "La Dolce Vita," which takes place at the Trevi Fountain!

Laura Botten
Jul 26, 20241 min read
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Seven New Books to Transport You to Italy This Summer!
Escape to Italy this summer with these seven new books.

Laura Botten
Jun 6, 20242 min read
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Podcast Alert: Coffee-Fueled Stories... We Chat Italy, Food, & Pizza for Dessert??
Will there be a sequel to A Recipe from Rome? How did visiting Italy affect my cooking skills? Pizza... for dessert? Listen for all the fun!

Laura Botten
May 10, 20241 min read
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Audiobook Preview!
Exclusive first listen to A Recipe from Rome on audiobook! Check out this clip from chapter four as April and Simon fly to the eternal city.

Laura Botten
May 4, 20241 min read
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Help Shelter Pets This March with 'A Recipe from Rome!'
Last fall, A Recipe from Rome readers helped shelter pets just by buying a copy of my book. I think it's time we do it again!

Laura Botten
Feb 26, 20242 min read
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Help Homeless Animals this October with 'A Recipe from Rome!'
I am donating 50% of the sales this month from my book 'A Recipe from Rome' to the Evanston Animal Shelter. Grab your copy to help animals!

Laura Botten
Oct 12, 20232 min read
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'A Recipe from Rome:' The Reviews are In!
The reviews are pouring in with resounding praise! See what readers are saying about 'A Recipe from Rome.'

Laura Botten
Sep 3, 20231 min read
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Pre-Orders are Live for 'A Recipe from Rome!'
Here's how you can pre-order your copy of A Recipe from Rome!

Laura Botten
Jul 24, 20231 min read
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Mark Your Calendars... It's Almost time to Get Your Hands on 'A Recipe from Rome!'
After three-and-a-half years of writing, 'A Recipe from Rome' finally has a release date. Mark your calendars for...

Laura Botten
Jul 1, 20231 min read
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A Recipe from Rome: COVER REVEAL!
The cover art for my debut novel A Recipe from Rome is finished!

Laura Botten
Jun 5, 20231 min read
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Podcast Alert: The Best Must-Read Books Set in Italy
On the podcast A Writer in Italy, we discuss the books set in Italy that have influenced my own novel "A Recipe from Rome"

Laura Botten
May 14, 20232 min read
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Podcast Alert: Laura Chats Italy & 'A Recipe from Rome' on The Triptastic Podcast!
Laura talks with Triptastic Podcast host Tia about her time in Rome, which inspired her debut novel A Recipe from Rome.

Laura Botten
Mar 21, 20231 min read
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Recipes from Rome... Sneak Peek of My Book and Its Recipes!
One can't write a novel titled A Recipe from Rome and not include recipes! Let me whet your appetite with a preview of 5 recipes in the book

Laura Botten
Mar 6, 20235 min read
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"A Recipe From Rome"... The Story Behind the Book
The characters in my book "A Recipe from Rome" were inspired by the people who visited Italy with me three years ago.

Laura Botten
Jan 9, 20232 min read
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Laura Chats Traveling Through Books on the "Literary Escapes" Podcast
Laura Botten chooses three books with different destinations on this episode of the Literary Escapes podcast. Click here to listen!

Laura Botten
Dec 23, 20211 min read
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Three Ways Rome Changed Me
We were back in the Midwest where the only way to get quality olive oil is to have it imported. But mentally, I was still in Rome.

Laura Botten
Nov 9, 20213 min read
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