Welcome back to The Reading Rift! I’m Lydia, joined by Bec, and this week we’re sitting down with M.J. Hughes, author of What If 🖤

✨ Important notes before you listen: • This is an adult podcast with adult themes • This episode is completely spoiler-free, so you can listen even if What If is still on your TBR

In this episode, Miranda walks us through her journey as a reader, writer, and indie author—from the books that shaped her early love of stories to the realities of publishing in today’s market. We dive deep into writing doubt, creative breakthroughs, the indie publishing process, and of course… hockey romance 🏒💘

✦ What we cover in this episode:

📚 Early R ...