Delilah’s entire world was turned upside down when her estranged stepsister, Astrid, guilt trips her into photographing her wedding. This episode of Behind the Mic is sponsored by the audiobook editions of Sherryl Woods’s Sweet Magnolias series. When fate intervenes, Delilah and Claire are forced to spend more time together because there are wedding preparations to take care of and there’s also a plan to save Astrid from her awful fiancé.

If you’re in the mood to devour a rom-com that focuses on complicated family relationships, quirky friendships, healing from a lonely childhood and embracing your authentic self in all of your messy glory, then this is the perfect story for you! Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Emily Connelly discuss this story of coming back to a dreaded hometown, and finding love—while also causing a fair amount of chaos. Delilah Green Doesn’t Care has earned its rightful place on my comfort reads bookshelf because it’s witty, charming and heart-tugging at the same time. Claire stole a huge chunk of my heart as well because she will go above and beyond for her friends and family members and I can totally relate to some of the difficulties she has to deal with as a single parent. She doesn’t want to go back to Bright Falls but she decides to take the job anyway because it comes with a five-figure check.I couldn’t get enough of the sexual tension and the steamy moments between Claire and Delilah and I got all the feels when I watched them slowly fall in love with each other. Delilah wants to keep her visit as brief as possible, but when she lays eyes on Claire Sutherland, one of Astrid’s closest friends, she thinks it’s the perfect opportunity for her to have some fun and get a bit of revenge as well.

With the new season available to watch now on Netflix, now is the time to listen to the entire Sweet Magnolias audiobook series, all brought to you by Dreamscape Media. Kristen DiMercurio gives a spirited performance of Ashley Herring Blake’s funny, sexy, and heartwarming queer rom-com, Delilah Green Doesn’t Care.Photographer Delilah Green fled her hometown as soon as she could, desperate to escape both her stepsister Astrid and painful memories of her late father. This woman was funny and sexy and adorably unsure of herself, and for a split second, Delilah forgot who she actually was.

From the moment I laid eyes on this gorgeous cover, I knew that I’d fall madly in love with this story.To listen to the whole archive of Behind the Mic with AudioFile Magazine, subscribe and listen on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or wherever else you find your favorite podcasts.