The OddPod switches gears from music to literature as Marc sits down with Kay Lorrin — debut novelist, lifelong reader, University of Florida alum, and someone who kept a major secret for months before the world found out. Oh, and she's Marc's cousin. Nepotism has never sounded this good.

Kay grew up in Boston for the first ten years of her life before moving to Florida, where she stayed — attending the University of Florida for undergrad and UCF for her master's degree. She describes herself as a lifelong reader and introvert who never imagined she'd be a published author, let alone one sitting in front of a camera talking about it.

The book — Something More Than Love — came to life after a casual comment from a friend last summer: "You know what they say about people who read a lot? They usually write books." Kay shrugged it off, sat down at work during some downtime, typed ten words, then fifty, then two hundred, and never really stopped. Six months later, her first draft was done. All while working full time and navigating the emotional rollercoaster of creating something from scratch — excitement, doubt, "I'm sick of these characters," and everything in between.

Something More Than Love follows Logan, a 31-year-old mental health tech rep who moves to a new city for a fresh start and has a chance encounter that throws everything off course. Then there's Grant — a chief architect who decides Logan is exactly who he wants and isn't taking no for an answer. Kay describes it as fiction grounded in realism, written for grown people, and packed with plot twists she thought up by deliberately pushing outside her comfort zone. 260 pages of adventure with a curated soundtrack featuring Bryson Tiller, Cardi B, and Kehlani to match the mood.

Kay wrote under a pen name intentionally — keeping her professional world and her creative world as two separate things. She's also connected with the BLK Shelf, an online platform for Black independent authors across all genres, and has built a mailing list offering a free prologue preview for anyone who signs up at www.authorkaylorrin.com.

The book is available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. Order directly through her website for a signed copy shipped to your door.
Follow Kay Lorrin at @kaylorrin on Instagram and TikTok.


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