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The most listened to romance novel podcast, Fated Mates is co-hosted by bestselling author Sarah MacLean and romance critic Jen Prokop. Weekly episodes include romance novel read-alongs and lively discussions of the work of the genre, highlighting the romance novel as a powerful tool in fighting the patriarchy…with absolutely no kink shaming.
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Romance Novel Recommendations is your go-to podcast for all things love, passion, and captivating storytelling! Join us as we dive into the world of English romance novels, bringing you the best and most beloved titles in a delightful audiobook format. Perfect for your daily commute, a cozy night in, or whenever you need a dose of romance in your life!
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Shelf Love is about romance novels and how they reflect, explore, challenge, and shape desire. Host Andrea Martucci invites experts from a variety of perspectives to critically engaging with romance novels. Listen for discussions of individual books, genre discourse, and scholarly topics.
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Welcome to Ready to Be Romanced! Host Torry (she/her), from the pop culture pod Ready to Be Petty, is ready to discuss and dissect the latest romance novels including: reviews, recaps, and BookTok trends. Whether you’re a die-hard romance novel enthusiast or a casual reader looking for your next escape, Ready to Be Romanced is the podcast that will keep you entertained, informed, and laughing out loud!
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Looking for Love in All the Wrong Dust Jackets is a weekly romance novel podcast reviewing some of the best (and worst) romance stories out there. Hosted by Erin, Dani, and Liz - 3 college friends and ex-theatre kids that think filters are a waste of time and will let you know the good, bad, and otherwise.
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Each week on Smart Podcast, Trashy Books, Sarah Wendell interviews authors, readers, reviewers, bloggers, publishing professionals, editors, and librarians about romance novels, which are among the most popular genres in fiction worldwide. Popular guests include: Ilona Andrews, Robin Bradford, NPR's Barrie Hardymon, Chuck Tingle, Sarah J. Maas, and Rachel Aaron. Amanda Diehl, co-pilot of the SS Smart Bitches, makes regular appearances with maximum silliness, especially during our Romantic Ti ...
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Every other week host Erin Leafe is joined by a fellow romance lover, newbie or author to discuss all things romance and romance novels.
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No Smut Shaming is a 3 Season, 50 Episode Series Podcast Co-Hosted by 2 Friends, Kristen and Cristal, with an Unapologetic Love for Steamy Romance Books. Check us out on Instagram!
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A Real Bodice Ripper explores the delicious, guilty, and sometimes problematic pleasure that is found in romance novels. Join Jesse and Rachael as they explore some of their favorite stories in the genre. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arealbodiceripper/support
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Wild and wicked romance novels for those who love serious historical romance . Whole books read chapter by chapter. Find more great books by Andreya Stuart on Amazon.com and Audioiron.com.
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It’s finally time us men had our own romance novels. St. James St. James is the greatest sexual icon in the history of the world. He bones hard, is completely unapologetic, and probably f**ked your grandma. These stories are just as horrific and awe-inducing as you can imagine. You’re welcome.
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Romance Me Up!: A Visual Novel & Otomate Podcast is a bi-weekly book-club style discussion aimed at a female audience from a female perspective. Hosted by Jessica from Level Down Games, each episode will have you wanting to crack open a bottle of wine and get romanced with the latest visual novel being discussed.
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Kimberly Lemming’s new book, I Got Abducted By Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in A Rom-Com is out this week. What’s inside? A fantasy world with underfunded researchers and mishandled animal restoration caused by fiscal irresponsibility, academic malfeasance and nepotism. And talking lions and fire breathing aliens powered by garlic bread. Music: purpl…
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Pampered By The Ruthless Underground Boss Chapter 1 Imprisonment | Khloe Evans and Henrik Watson | Revenge Story
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📖🔥 Pampered By The Ruthless Underground Boss 🔥📖 📎 Read the entire book: https://reurl.cc/XZ8p2g ✒️Author: Thor Bernard 🔑 Keywords: Romance, Revenge, CEO, Contract marriage, Mafia, Love at first sight 😘 Synopsis: On her wedding day, Khloe’s sister connived with her groom, framing her for a crime she didn’t commit. She was sentenced to three years in…
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07.22: Adriana Herrera on the Power of Historical Romance: When We’re Up Against a Corner, Baby, Let’s Fight.
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There's a new Adriana Herrera book out this month, so that means we get to have one of our very favorites back on the pod to talk about not only her banger of a book, A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke, but also about historical in general! This week, we talk about historicals, in general, about why everyone seems to think they're dying (spoiler: they'…
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We're stoked and jazzed for our episode discussing Pestilence by Laura Thalassa! The four horseman of the apocalypse have come to Earth, announcing the end of the human race. Pestilence is the first to spread his disease across North America. Sara, a firefighter, is charged with protecting her town and killing Pestilence. Only, that task is not so …
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Why do we read Jane Austen but not the authors Jane Austen read and loved? The answer is a BIT more complicated than just "sexism." Guest: Rebecca Romney, rare book dealer and author of the new book, Jane Austen's Bookshelf. Guest: Rebecca Romney Jane Austen's Bookshelf | Type Punch Matrix - Do you have a romance collection, or do you just love loo…
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In chapter 42, Torry (she/her), Sam (she/her), and Shelby (she/her) from The Rom Complex recap The QB Bad Boy and Me by Tay Marley (7:01). Next, they discuss the movie adaptation, Sidelined: The QB and Me (1:26:35). Finally, Torry, Sam, and Shelby get into their Internet Investigation, Wonder Whys, Gripes and Grumbles, and Sequel Scoop for the book…
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The Jilted Bride's New Love Is A Mysterious Tycoon Chapter 1 I'm Single | Charlee Sullivan and Marc Harris | Love Triangle
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📖🔥The Jilted Bride's New Love Is A Mysterious Tycoon 🔥📖 📎 Read the entire book:https://reurl.cc/DKkxYR ✒️Author:Gill Barriola 🔑 Keywords:Romance, CEO, One-night stand, Sweet, Love Triangle, Kickass Heroine 😘 Synopsis: Charlee was left at the altar and became a laughingstock. She tried to keep her head high, but ultimately lost it when she received …
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Jen had a great time chatting with the New York Public Library's Best New Romance List Committee Co-Chairs Kate Fais and Grace Loiacono this week. They talk about the list and how they built it, about the power of libraries, and, as always, about joy. See the full list Visit the New York Public Library…
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My Possessive Alpha Twins For Mate Chapter 1 One | Sophia Drake, Kieran Ashford, Ethan Ashford | High School Romance
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📖🔥My Possessive Alpha Twins For Mate 🔥📖 📎 Read the entire book:https://reurl.cc/M658X4 ✒️Author:VEE JAY 🔑 Keywords:Werewolf, R18+, Fantasy, First love, Love triangle, Alpha, Sweet, Forbidden love, Bully Romance 😘 Synopsis: Sophia Drake braced herself for the worst when she was forced to move across the country in the middle of her junior year. Desp…
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Rejected No More: I Am Way Out Of Your League, Darling! Chapter 1 Murder | Daniela Harper and Cedric Phillips | Secret Admirer
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📖🔥Rejected No More: I Am Way Out Of Your League, Darling! 🔥📖 📎 Read the entire book:https://reurl.cc/5Dy22M ✒️Author:Kennan Parish 🔑 Keywords:Romance, Divorce, Love Triangle, Secret Identity, Secret Admirer 😘 Synopsis: For ten years, Daniela showered her ex-husband with unwavering devotion, only to discover she was just his biggest joke. Feeling hu…
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RT is celebrating their 200th issue, and we’re celebrating, too! We’ve got the OG Monster Schtupping book, a guy whose arm appears to end in a ham, and some incredible covers. You know I’m going to tell you not to miss the visual aids, but I mean it. There’s a series where the focus of every cover illustration is someone's backside? It's wild. You …
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07.21: Meet My Vibe Criteria: V.E. Schwab on writing, obsession, and romance outside of Romance
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We're mixing it up today with a fabulous special guest! The brilliant V.E. Schwab joins us for a far-reaching chat about writing romance outside of romance novels™️, about the difference between obsession and love, about the way we can't help but ship characters who will never get together, and about writing in general...and how we tackle character…
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Okay, here us out. We wanted an excuse to talk about Wicked. So we did. That's the extent of our reasoning for doing an episode discussing a musical on our romance podcast. While we're 3 disgruntled harpies, we're also 3 theatre kids. So, we're having fun, being a bit self-indulgent, and talking about Wicked. Misunderstood because of her green skin…
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It's February 4th, the most important romance holiday in February: Derek Craven Day! We're celebrating this year with a little reminiscing of the past years' episodes, and a close reading of the first chapter of that classic, Lisa Kleypas's Dreaming of You. Read Dreaming of You at: Bookshop, Amazon, B&N, Kobo, Apple Books, or wherever you get your …
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Luna Lola - The Moon Wolf Chapter 1 One | Lola Ashton and Adrian Lucas Woods | Werewolf Romance
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📖🔥 Luna Lola - The Moon Wolf 🔥📖 📎 Read the entire book: https://reurl.cc/RLmMvr ✒️Author: Park Kara 🔑 Keywords: Werewolf, Modern, Fantasy, Rebirth/Reborn, Alpha, Twist, Magical, Dominant 😘 Synopsis: "You're the moon wolf, Lola. You're the wolf with the power of the Moon goddess", Serena said and collective gasps were heard in the room. After being …
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My guest today is Candy Tan, who 20 years ago co-founded Smart Bitches Trashy Books with me. Yay!! We’re looking back at the founding of SBTB, about her reactions to Bridgerton, and her perennial favorite romances. We talk about different ways that romance has changed since 2005. Then I show Candy the casting photos for the Black Dagger Brotherhood…
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Coming this week, we're releasing our episode discussing Quicksilver by Callie Hart. Booktok has caused us a lot of headache with some subpar recommendations. But Quicksilver is not one of them! Saeris is just trying to survive and keep her brother alive. But she's a bit impulsive, and steals a gauntlet of one of the Queen's Guards. This marks her …
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We'll be honest, we don't know what the heck is going on, either. If we could find someone or something to make all this chaos make sense, we'd be very very happy. And so, we're reading books this week about people and things that make sense of chaos--that realign the universe. It's tarot, astrology and psychics this week! If you want more Fated Ma…
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A Thousand Faces Hide The Genius Heiress' Wrath Chapter 1 The Whipping | Janice Edwards and Aiden Green | Contract marriage
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📖🔥 A Thousand Faces Hide The Genius Heiress' Wrath 🔥📖 📎 Read the entire book: https://reurl.cc/r3AOQy ✒️Author: Cosimo Mohanty 🔑 Keywords: Romance, Multiple identities, Contract marriage, Kickass Heroine, Flash Marriage 😘 Synopsis: Janice, the long-forgotten legitimate heiress, made her way back to her family, pouring her heart into winning their h…
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Savannah Carlisle is the author of The Library of Second Chances and is a sports business reporter and nonfiction author under the name Kristi Dosh. Her romance centers on a Little Free Library, so of course we are talking about that. We also discuss the difficult economies of small coastal towns, and the ways that memories can be attached to a pla…
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We're getting into the romance time machine and setting the course for 2001, when Harlequin decided that those Temptations could get scorching hot and become a Blaze. We scoured ebay for boxes and boxes of old Blazes, dug deep into the back catalogues of our Kindles, and are celebrating the OG one-handed read, the Harlequin Blaze. We had a great ti…
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We're hella excited to release our first book review episode of 2025. This time we're discussing The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton. Picture this - pirates who are also Victorian society ladies flying large houses instead of ships. It's a fun time! Cecilia just wants to make a name for herself as a thief, scoundrel, and high so…
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📖🔥 Mated To Big Brother-in-law 🔥📖 📎 Read the entire book: https://reurl.cc/jQY8rq ✒️Author: AlisTae 🔑 Keywords: Werewolf, R18, Modern, Betrayal, Revenge, Alpha, Billionaires, Fated Mates 😘 Synopsis: Life was perfect until she met her boyfriend's big brother. There was a forbidden law in the Night Shade Pack that if the head Alpha rejected h…
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Loretta Chase's Lord of Scoundrels is 30 years old this year, so we're resurfacing her trailblazer episode in the feed. Enjoy! You can get Lord of Scoundrels for just $2 through the rest of the month at Kobo, Apple, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon. It's also available Bookshop.org and Libro.fm.由Fated Mates
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Loretta Chase's is 30 years old this year, so we thought we'd revisit it by resurfacing this in your feed. Enjoy! You can get it for just $2 through the rest of the month at Kobo, Apple, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon. It's also available Bookshop.org and Libro.fm. Lots of great show notes for this one!由Fated Mates
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Joanna Shupe posted a TikTok on November 11, 2024, in response to angry readers chastising her for writing in her newsletter about her disappointment with the election results. I have included the audio with her permission.She says in her comments that she could teach a whole class about the parallels between the Gilded Age and the current politica…
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