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Spoilers beware! Forced Proximity with self-certified professional fangirl Kate Whitley is bringing you up close and personal with your favorite (and maybe not so favorite) romance books. Unfiltered and real, this podcast rates, reviews, and rips apart Kate’s current romance reads while remaining tropey, funny, and as always, sex positive.

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    • Nov 12, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 23m AVG DURATION
    • 22 EPISODES


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    21: The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 21:28


    Kate is on a magical realism book kick with no signs of stopping and this episode we're covering another absolute GEM by Ashley Poston!  Join romance book mega-fan and host Kate Whitley as she breaks down her own thoughts and feelings about this book.

    20: Bride by Ali Hazelwood

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 27:48


    POV it's 2024 and we have an ABO story published in the mainstream media so of course we needed to talk about it... Join romance book mega-fan and host Kate Whitley as she breaks down her own thoughts and feelings about this book.

    19: Funny Story by Emily Henry

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024 25:42


    EMILY HENRY HAS DONE IT AGAIN! CONSTANTLY RAISING MY STANDARDS WITH EVERY BOOK SHE WRITES!! Join romance book mega-fan and host Kate Whitley as she breaks down her own thoughts and feelings about this book.

    18: Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024 26:31


    Tessa Bailey wrote a book with the word "fangirl" in the title and you really didn't think I'd be obsessed with it? Come on now... Join romance book mega-fan and host Kate Whitley as she breaks down her own thoughts and feelings about this book.

    17: Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 18:53


    Oh look! Kate's reading another small town, fake dating trope book! And absolutely no one is surprised!! Join romance book mega-fan and host Kate Whitley as she breaks down her own thoughts and feelings about this book.

    16: Wildfire by Hannah Grace

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 25:29


    SEND MORE HANNAH GRACE BOOKS IMMEDIATELY!!! AND while we're at it let's set more romance books at summer camps!!!!!! This week we dive into "Wildfire", the latest book in the Maple Hills series.   Join romance book mega-fan and host Kate Whitley as she breaks down her own thoughts and feelings about this book.

    15: Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2023 24:46


    Apparently everyone but me has read this book by now but nonetheless, here we are! An emotional rollercoaster from start to finish, Archer's Voice was packed with a surprising amount of overall spice and drama.  Join romance book mega-fan and host Kate Whitley as she breaks down her own thoughts and feelings about this book.

    14: Caught Up by Liz Tomforde

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 20:17


    LIZ TOMFORDE HAS DONE IT AGAIN LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. The third book in this Windy City sports romance series, Liz Tomforde writes a trope-filled dream of a baseball player and his so called "hot nanny". IFYKYK... Join romance book mega-fan and host Kate Whitley as she breaks down her own thoughts and feelings about this book.

    13: Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2023 18:34


    Need a quick break in seasonal content? For those still clinging on to the summer months or counting down the days until next spring, Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune sets the perfect warm vibe and setting.  Join romance book mega-fan and host Kate Whitley as she breaks down her own thoughts and feelings about this book.

    12: The Ex Hex by Rachel Hawkins

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2023 20:10


    Spooky season has begun! And what better way to celebrate then with a romance book full of witches, magic, halloween, and SPICE?! Join romance book mega-fan and host Kate Whitley as she breaks down her own thoughts and feelings about this book.

    11: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2023 38:24


    SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP. THIS EPISODE'S BOOK NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION AFTER IT'S BLOWN THE F UP AND I NEED TO SCREAM ABOUT WITH ALL OF YOU!!! Join romance book mega-fan and host Kate Whitley as she breaks down her own thoughts and feelings about this book.

    10: The List of Things by Emma Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2023 17:24


    Rom-com lovers unite, this black cat x golden retriever fake dating novel by Wattpad sensation Emma Miller is a must read!  Join romance book mega-fan and host Kate Whitley as she breaks down her own thoughts and feelings about this book. 

    9: The Right Move by Liz Tomforde

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 19:56


    ALRIGHT BESTIES IT'S TIME TO TALK ABOUT ULTIMATE BOOK BF RYAN SHAY. If it wasn't obvious from the previous episode, this basketball romance quickly became one of my all time faves...Liz Tomforde you've done it again!  Join romance book mega-fan and host Kate Whitley as she breaks down her own thoughts and feelings about this book.

    8: Mile High by Liz Tomforde

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2023 21:01


    The first in the Windy City series, Mile High is a steamy hockey romance that Kate is honestly mad no one forced her to read sooner... Join romance book mega-fan and host Kate Whitley as she breaks down her own thoughts and feelings about this book. 

    7: If He Had Been With Me by Laura Nowlin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2023 26:21


    #BookTok blew this one up...and this week I'm telling ya'll if it really was worth the hype... (Oh AND the amount of tears I ugly cried over the last five chapters at 2 am!) Join romance book mega-fan and host Kate Whitley as she breaks down her own thoughts and feelings about this book. 

    6: A Song of Sin and Salvation by L.H. Blake

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2023 22:50


    The fanfiction turned published romance book craze is REAL YA'LL. And Kate loves it, but did she love this specific book centered around two popular Stranger Things characters?  Join romance book mega-fan and host Kate Whitley as she breaks down her own thoughts and feelings about this book. 

    5: Happy Place by Emily Henry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 29:34


    You either love it, or you hate it - Happy Place by Emily Henry is giving us a full-fledged second chance romance trope...and I'm here for it!  Join romance book mega-fan and host Kate Whitley as she breaks down her own thoughts and feelings about this book. 

    4: King of Pride by Ana Huang

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 26:42


    It's rich people problems o'clock! And resident billionaire CEO boyfriend expert Ana Huang is serving up another dish of it on today's episode, but is it as good as host Kate hoped?    Join romance book mega-fan and host Kate Whitley as she breaks down her own thoughts and feelings about this book. 

    3: Final Offer by Lauren Asher

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023 25:19


    Callahan Kane has more money than God and Lana Castillo has been hurt by him one too many times. But when they get a second-chance, who knows what could happen... Join romance book mega-fan and host Kate Whitley as she breaks down her own thoughts and feelings about this book. 

    2: The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2023 21:59


    Handsome, funny, vulnerable ghost AND this book feels like a warm hug? Sign! Me! Up! Putting her own fears about death aside, on today's episode Kate is deep-diving into the spooky, yet romantic book, The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston. 

    Forced Proximity Promo

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2023 2:25


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    1: Beach Read by Emily Henry

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2023 28:54


    Grab your towel, sunscreen, and your best fictional boyfriend delusions because in this very first episode of Forced Proximity we're talking Beach Read by Emily Henry.  Join romance book mega-fan and host Kate Whitley as she breaks down her own thoughts and feelings about this book.

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