Show Notes
USA Today bestselling author Lana Love writes short romance: 15,000-word books with curvy heroines and protective heroes. She publishes one a month and has more than 60 out. Her income doubled when one book in her Mountain Men series took off and lifted her whole backlist, and she did it with very little advertising. In this episode of the SPA Girls Podcast (EP571), she walks us through exactly how.
The core move works on any backlist. Lana listed her ten best-reviewed books, her ten highest-rated books and her best sellers, then looked for what they had in common. The answer was military, blue-collar, protective heroes in small towns. That became her Heartland Heroes world, and the eleventh book in it is the one that took off.
She also covers how she picked an Amazon Short Reads category where the top 100 was within reach, why trope-forward titles like Rugged Loner outsell clever ones, and how a free bonus epilogue brings in newsletter subscribers who open 40–45% of her emails. Plus shared-world collaborations, building complementary character wounds, and fitting a full romance arc into 15,000 words.
🔁 CLASSIC REPLAY — This episode was originally recorded in 2024 (EP468) and the strategy is just as relevant today.
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👤 ABOUT LANA LOVE:
Lana Love is the USA Today bestselling author of short romance featuring curvy heroines and the strong men who move heaven and earth to win them.
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BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com
Stuff Your Kindle: https://stuffyourkindle.com
Becca Syme — Strengths for Writers: https://www.betterfasteracademy.com
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