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One of the og romance tropes is on the table today -- we're talking about heroines who are on the shelf! It's not quite wallflowers, not quite ruined, not quite spinsters...it's a very particular flavor of unmarried woman, and one we basically only find in historicals (can you tell Sarah is writing?). We're talking about the subtle nuances of heroines on the shelf and honoring some of the classics...but Sarah's got a batch of books we've never talked about before! Also! It's that time of year again! Sarah has a new book out in July and is going on tour, and there is a real deal Fated Mates LIVE planned for July 8th in St. Louis, MO! Get tickets to any of these events (Jen will be at a bunch of them, and other pod friends will be popping up along the way) at sarahmaclean.net/tour!If you want more Fated Mates in your life, please join our Patreon, which comes with an extremely busy and fun Discord community! Join other magnificent firebirds to hang out, talk romance, and be cool together in a private group full of excellent people. Learn more at patreon.com.Our next read along is Cate C Wells's Run Posy Run, available right now in print or ebook, or with your monthly subscription to Kindle Unlimited at Amazon, Apple Books, and Libro.fm.BooksNine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLeanThe Proposition by Judith IvoryThe Viscount Who Loved Me and Romancing Mr. Bridgerton by Julia QuinnA Night to Surrender by Tessa DareAn Earl Like You by Caroline LindenAlong Came a Duke by Elizabeth BoyleOne for the Rogue by Manda CollinsHis Wicked Reputation by Madeline HunterLove is a Rogue by Lenora BellTaming His Viking Woman by Michelle StylesNotesCheck out the The Collections Department for fun groups of books, organized by real people. On the shelf, wallflowers, and spinsters.What does being a spinster look like now? - Louisa Darling suggested the...

Our Trailblazer episodes continue this week with Jeannie Lin, one of the first authors to write historical romance featuring Asian characters set in Asia. Her debut romance, Butterfly Swords, is set in Tang Dynasty China. In this episode, we talk about the craft of romance, about preparing for and resisting rejection while finding her own path to publication, about how she honed her storytelling, and about the way cultural archetypes find their way to the page. We also talk about the lightning fast changes in romance over the last twelve years. Thank you to Jeannie Lin for making time for Fated Mates. Transcript availableThis episode is sponsored by The Steam Box (use code FATEDMATES for 10% off) and Chirp Audiobooks.Next week, we're talking Sarah's Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake, which will release March 22 in a new trade paperback format. After that, our next read along is Diana Quincy's Her Night With the Duke, which was on our Best of 2020 year-end list! Get it at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Kobo, or at your local bookstore. You can also get it in audio from our partner, Chirp Books!Show NotesThis week, we welcome romance author Jeannie Lin, whose newest book in the Lotus Palace Mysteries series, Red Blossom in Snow, comes out next week on March 21, 2022. Hear us talk about Jeannie Lin's books on our 2020 Best of the Year episode, our Road Trip Interstitial, and our So You Want to Read a Historical episode.The Tang Dynasty lasted from 618-907, and Empress Wu reigned from 624-705. RWA's Golden Heart Award was phased out in...

John is incoherent, Alison is excited, and Liz is romantic. An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, join our Facebook group, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X or on Mastodon or on Bluesky) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None Letters of comment Abigail Nussbaum Ali Baker Brooks Andy Openshaw Chris Garcia Claire Brialey David Salter Ed Morland Farah Mendlesohn Irwin Hirsh Jonny Baddeley Neil Ottenstein Roseanna Pendlebury We also heard from: Fiona Moore, Ivan Sinha Readers' recommendations Best Novel Private Rites by Julia Armfield I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons by Peter S Beagle Metal from Heaven by August Clarke In Universes by Emet North The West Passage by Jared Pechaček Three Eight One by Aliya Whiteley Someone You Can Build a Nest in By John Wiswell Best Dramatic Presentation (Long Form) Deadpool and Wolverine Tim Travers & the Time Travelers Paradox Best Game or Interactive Work: Tactical Breach Wizards Best Fancast Eight Days of Diana Wynne Jones by Emily Tesh and Rebecca Fraimow Lady Eve's Last Con by Rebecca Fraimow Astounding Award The End of Nobility by Michael Green Briardene Books Preorders for Colourfields by Paul Kincaid are now open! Eastercon 2025: Reconnect in Belfast Picks John: Sliding Doors Alison: Three Men in Orbit by Sandra Bond Liz: Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean Credits Cover art: “Availability Flowchart” by Alison Scott Alt text: A flowchart entitled “How to meet John, Alison and/or Liz at Eastercon”. The boxes culminate in “console yourself with Octothorpe 127”, and the various options are listed below, but the original file is here in case that's more helpful to the partially sighted. How to meet John, Alison and/or Liz at Eastercon Are you going to Reconnect? Of course!/Not sure Oh go on it will be a laugh Oh all right then/No… Are they in the bar? Yes! I can't see them Are you quite sure? Check again Oh wait… there they are No sign Is there another bar? Yes! Nope Are they on programme? Yes! No Wait till the moderator asks for questions But it's Octothorpe Live! Is your joke very funny? Obviously! Excellent! Good to know. COME AND SAY HELLO until then… Are they asleep or on the loo? No, they look chill Er, yes? Oh, that's a shame Console yourself with Octothorpe 127 Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

We're back this week living Olympic vibes and recommending books with big Olympic vibes! Whether you're drawn to the sports of it all or the France of it all or you just really love Flavor Flav stanning women's water polo, or you were very drawn to the wild, exciting, perplexing opening ceremony and just want to read a romance with beheading, we've got you covered.We're coming up on the end of Season 6 (what?! how!?), which means a deep dive of one of Sarah's books, even though she doesn't have a new one this year! We're talking Wicked & the Wallflower next week, the first of her Bareknuckle Bastards series. Get it at: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Kobo, or wherever you get your books.Books Mentioned This EpisodeA Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adriana HerreraLove Me in the Dark by Mia AsherKayla in Paris by Theodora TaylorBroken French by Tasha BoydLord of Scoundrels by Loretta ChaseSweet Filthy Boy by Christina LaurenThe Brightest Star in Paris by Diana BillerWe'll Never Have Paris by Adriana AndersDuchess by Night by Eloisa JamesA Bride Unveiled by Jillian HunterNine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLeanLet the Games Begin by Rufaro Faith MazaruraNothing But Trouble by P. DangelicoStroked by Meghan QuinnJust This Once by Rosalind JamesHeart Breaker by Elle KennedyHeart and Hand by Rebel CarterTake Me by Bella AndreShadow's Claim by Kresley ColeToo Hot to Handle by Elizabeth LowellRemember Summer by Elizabeth LowellPardon My Frenchie by Farrah RochonShow NotesIt's the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, and we're having a ball.

This one is for our historical lovers! We're talking about everyone's favorite title — Dukes! We get to the bottom of many duke questions, including: Why so many? Why are they always dukes? What's wrong with princes? How do these guys make their money anyway? What's with all the normies inheriting dukedoms? What about duchesses? And more! Please remember that everything we are about to say is romance fact. Don't @ us with real life fact. We don't want it. Happy anniversary to our founding Patreon members — it's one year of our Patreon and our Discord today! We love you a whole lot. Learn more about the Patreon and go join those cool people who love romance as much as we do at patreon.com/fatedmates. Show NotesThe tree thing about pollen and allergens is called botanical sexism (god it's everywhere) and this claim, like all things, is complicated. Defining the title of duke. What are the corn laws or the laws about chimney sweeps? You don't really care—it's just fossils. The Reformed Rakes podcast had a recent episode about pregnancy.The Unites States Congress is comprised of incredibly wealthy people. In 2009, Tatler got 10 of the 24 living non-royal dukes to sit down for lunch. There's a photo. It's exactly what you would expect. This 2021 article from Tatler lists the 4 living single dudes that either are or will be a duke. Shoot your shot, ladies.Question: has Sarah really written more dukes than fewer? A Duke: Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart, No Good Duke Goes Unpunished, The Rogue Not Taken, A Scot in the Dark, The Day of the Duchess, Daring and the Duke, Heartbreaker, The Duke of Christmas Present, and A Duke Worth Falling For (9)Not a Duke: Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake, Ten Ways to be Adored When Landing a Lord, A Rogue by Any Other Name, One Good Earl Deserves a Lover, Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover, Wicked and the Wallflower, Brazen and the Beast, Bombshell, and Knockout (9)

What really happened to land Julia, Baroness of Yardley, in divorce court, and Aidan Carr, Duke of Trathen, in the thick of it???  We find out how desperate Julia was in Scandal of the Year by Laura Lee Guhrke!We love that Julia and Aidan met earlier than we thought, however we do not know how to describe them.  They are not enemies nor rivals, they are opposites who accept each other's vibe.  We do know the attraction and chemistry was present since their bridge meet-cute!This is another fast read!  We learn why Julia always has extra supply of petrol in her car and a man-hating bulldog.  Also, we learn about all the events that took her and Aidan so long to be together!Join us as we discuss Julia and Aidan's long road to their happily ever after!!!DRAWING ROOM DISCUSSIONSSupport your Friends of the LibraryFU Italian marble floor tilesVick's hack for bruisesHarley Quinn-ingTrip to the Bay“OFFICIAL, UNOFFICIAL BOOK REVIEW” – 8:57Scandal of the Year by Laura Lee GuhrkeAbandoned at the Altar serieshttps://lauraleeguhrke.com/https://www.facebook.com/LauraLeeGuhrkeAuthorhttps://www.instagram.com/laura_lee_guhrke/https://twitter.com/LauraLeeGuhrke“POT-TAIL PONDERING” – 28:12Camomile tea + Jim Beam Peachhttps://www.jimbeam.com/en/bourbons/jim-beam-peachElevator scene inspo: Fifty Shades, The Hating GameThe Counterfeit Scoundrel by Lorraine HeathThe Notorious Lord Knightly by Lorraine Heath, latest releasehttps://www.lorraineheath.com/#SummerofSarahMacLeanReread starting with Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a RakeStarting Jul 2, two books per week until Knockout releaseshttps://www.sarahmaclean.net/Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros, pre-order now!!!https://www.rebeccayarros.com/books/iron-flame/Office Hours by Katrina Jackson drama = our next fun readhttps://twitter.com/katrinajax/status/1673516916244197376NEXTTrouble at the Wedding by Laura Lee Guhrkehttps://lauraleeguhrke.com/bookshelf/trouble-at-the-weddingHosts - Toni Rose & Wendy WooEmail - litwallflowerspodcast@gmail.comFollow on www.instagram.com/litwallflowerspodcastShop at https://www.zazzle.com/store/lit_wallflowers/productsSocial Media https://linktr.ee/litwallflowersLit Wallflowers is part of the Frolic Podcast Network.  You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!

*Explicit Adult Content Throughout Episode* **Trigger Warning** Purity Culture Welcome to The Rainy Day Smut Brigade! Join us as we discuss "Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake" by Sarah MacLean. The hidden recesses of the ballroom are getting some action. Sarah MacLean's Links: https://www.sarahmaclean.net https://www.instagram.com/sarahmaclean/ You can find us at: https://www.instagram.com/the_rainy_day_smut_brigade/

With Valentine's Day around the corner, we have some ideas for romance novels, even if you're not a romance reader. As always, we'll end with what we're reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: James Patterson books Elin Hilderbrand books Danielle Steel books Colleen Hoover books David Mitchell books Ann's picks: People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry (buy from Bookshop) – Emily Henry books – Book Lovers by Emily Henry (buy from Bookshop) – ALA RUSA CODES The Reading List – the committee we reference all the time – Beth O'Leary books The Bodyguard by Katherine Center (buy from Bookshop) – Victoria Christopher Murray books – Tracie Peterson books – Shelley Shephard Gray books – A Holly Jolly Diwali by Sonya Lalli (buy from Bookshop) Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean (buy from Bookshop) – Love By Numbers series by Sarah MacLean Halle's picks: The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare (buy from Bookshop) – Bridgerton (TV) – Bridgertons series by Julia Quinn – Beauty and the Beast – Eloisa James books – Pop Culture Happy Hour (podcast) – The Duke and I by Julia Quinn (buy from Bookshop) – Whitney, My Love by Judith McNaught (buy from Bookshop) Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez (buy from Bookshop) – Abby Jimenez books – The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez (buy from Bookshop) Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin (buy from Bookshop) – Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (buy from Bookshop) – Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal (buy from Bookshop) What We're Reading This Week: Ann: The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley (buy from Bookshop) – The Guest List by Lucy Foley (buy from Bookshop) – Rear Window (film) Halle: Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake (buy from Bookshop) – Bright Falls series by Ashley Herring Blake Well-Read on Facebook Well-Read on Twitter Well-Read on Bookshop Well-Read on Instagram

Today's our lucky day, listener, because one of my favorite guests is back to talk about a book written by another one of my favorite guests. Kenya Goree Bell is herself a steamy romance author and fearless autism advocate who loves to talk books on her own show, the KGB Grown and Sexy book club. Today she joined me to talk about some of the lesser known romance subgenres and the authors we trust to make us care about common and uncommon tropes. And as always, we had a lot of laughs as Kenya told me why “His Revenge Baby” is the Best Book Ever.   Follow the Best Book Ever Podcast on Instagram or on the Best Book Ever Website   Host: Julie Strauss Website/Instagram   Guest: Kenya Goree Bell Website/Instagram/Twitter/Facebook   We are hard at work on our annual Kids/YA Gift Giving Guide. Do you know a young person who'd like to talk to me about their favorite book? For more information, GO HERE!   Previous Kids/YA Episodes:   2021 2020   And, just for fun, here's an episode of outtakes from my chats with kids.   Discussed in this episode: His Revenge Baby by Theodora Taylor Theodora Taylor on Best Book Ever Episode 046, talking about Warrior's Woman by Johanna Lindsey Naima Simone books Naima Simone on Best Book Ever Episode 113 KGB's first appearance on Best Book Ever Episode 016, when we talked about Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean Ella Maven Elizabeth Stephens The Honey Badger Chronicles by Shelly Laurenston Knud: Her Big Bad Wolf by Theodora Taylor Lotus Flower Bomb by Kenya Goree Bell Demon's Dream: An Unexpected Love by Elle Kayson Sharonda Isadora TikTok Beverly Jenkins Brenda Jackson A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone   (Note: Some of the above links are affiliate links. If you shop using my affiliate link on Bookshop, a portion of your purchase will go to me, at no extra expense to you. Thank you for supporting indie bookstores and for helping to keep the Best Book Ever Podcast in business!)

Join Alli and Jacklyn as they chat about one of their all time favorites and the book that started them on their romance journeys. Let's get real, few characters are as special as Michael and Stella! Books mentioned: -The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang -The Four Leaf by Lee Jacqout -With You Forever by Chloe Liese -Book Lovers by Emily Henry -Bergman Brothers 5 by Chloe Liese -Voyeur by Fiona Cole -To Have and to Hoax by Martha Waters -Beach Read by Emily Henry -People We Meet On Vacation by Emily Henry -Under One Roof by Ali Hazelwood -Never Fall for Your Fiance by Virginia Health -Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake - by Sarah MacLean -Meet Me in the Margins by Melissa Ferguson -Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams

Alli and Jacklyn had an absolutely incredible time sitting down and chatting with Shelby Mahurin, the best selling author of the Serpent and Dove trilogy. Join us as we laugh, share our love of vampires, and positively fangirl over Shelby. -Serpent and Dove by Shelby Mahurin -Blood and Honey by Shelby Mahurin -Gods and Monsters by Shelby Mahurin -Dracula by Bram Stroker -Fable by Adrienne Young -When He was Wicked by Julia Quinn -Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean

It's a Very Special Episode™️ of Fated Mates today, celebrating the rerelease of Sarah's first book, Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake! We talk about the book that started Sarah's romance career, about why it still resonates, about new covers during a pandemic, and yes…we get to the bottom of the age old question: Will Benedick Ever Get a Book?You can buy the new Nine Rules at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop, and get signed copies at WORD. This episode is sponsored by Adriana Herrera, author of The Duke Makes Me Feel and The Romancelandia Shop.Our read along next week is Diana Quincy's Her Night With the Duke, which was on our Best of 2020 year-end list! Get it at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Kobo, or at your local bookstore. You can also get it in audio from Chirp Books!Show NotesThis tweet about Car Talk made Jen laugh. It really was the greatest NPR show of all time, and since they are no dummies, they have in fact made it into a podcast.Buy the books with stepbacks now, because we aren't sure how long they are going to last. Lots of folks participate in #StepbackSaturday on Twitter and Instagram to share their favorites. Sarah's agent at the time was Alyssa Eisner-Henkin, who is still a great YA and children's agent!Sarah's editor is still Carrie Feron, who has edited romance for her entire career. Authors she has edited include Lisa Kleypas, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Sally Thorne, Jude Deveraux, Elizabeth Lowell and Eloisa James. The name of the documentary about romance is called Love Beneath the Covers (2016), which is a fascinating look at the romance genre. Where's My Hero is a romance anthology that featured some of the good guys, and it's available in eBook and print.

Our quartet is coming to a close with the straight-talking, pale-looking, wallflower-being, cello-playing Iris [f21] who is sceptical but pleased to be focus of the attention of Sir Richard Kensworthy [m??]. However, after a whirlwind courtship, a little planned compromising, and a quick marriage, Iris arrives at Sir Richard's estate to find that things are not all that they seem, and love at first sight may actually have been ‘unlikely to say no' at first sight. It's all about the secrets in this final episode of WWDD Season 4: who has them, who's keeping them, and who's about to let them out… Featuring: - The sister's secret baby - Determined non-consummation - Convenient geographical distance - Team Flower Names! - Passive aggressive breakfasts - Terrible Sex Intros - Dogs and arrows and unicorns and kings - Intertextual bombshells - Adele throwing Rudi under the bus Here are is the media we talk about in this episode: - One Dance with a Duke - Tessa Dare - Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake - - Sarah MacLean - Never Judge a Lady by her Cover - Sarah MacLean - The Viscount Who Loved Me - Julia Quinn - The Smythe-Smith Quartet - Julia Quinn - Just Like Heaven - Julia Quinn - A Night Like This - Julia Quinn - The Sum of All Kisses - Julia Quinn - The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy - Julia Quinn - It's in His Kiss - Julia Quinn - Center Stage, the film - Miss Butterworth and the Mad Baron, a graphic novel - Julia Quinn & Violet Charles This week, the straight-talking but secretly warm-hearted godmother we all need, Lady Danbury, hears from Ashton from Alexis Daria's You Had Me at Hola, who has a deep secret and a new girlfriend. How do you balance intimacy and privacy when the stakes are really high? You can find out more about You Had Me At Hola here. If you would like to send us a What Would Danbury Do, simply record a voice memo on your phone with the letter and send it to us at bridgertonpod@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you and Lady Danbury is always prepared. Don't forget you can find us on twitter and facebook @bridgertonpod and instagram @wwddpod and join the conversation using the hashtag #WWDDpod. You can also leave us a rating or review on your favourite podcast provider, including Spotify! Statistically, people who leave reviews have just really good butts. We're delighted to bring you information about The Guilty Pleasure Game Show, part of the Frolic Podcast Network! Just like the 90's, guilt-free pleasure is coming back! On this show, authors and co-hosts Laura Lovely and Lindsay Emory quiz your favorite authors, podcasters, and cool creatives about all the things they love, and no one feels bad about any of it! Come find your next guilty pleasure and the people who will celebrate it with you. You can find this fast and fun show at your favorite podcast app or at guiltypleasuregameshow.com This episode was recorded on the traditional and unceded land of the Gadigal, Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people and edited by Rudi Bremer on Gadigal country. What Would Danbury Do is a proud member of Frolic Media. You can find great romance content and other fantastic podcasts by visiting the Frolic site.

Our Trailblazer episodes continue this week with Jeannie Lin, one of the first authors to write historical romance featuring Asian characters set in Asia. Her debut romance, Butterfly Swords, is set in Tang Dynasty China. In this episode, we talk about the craft of romance, about preparing for and resisting rejection while finding her own path to publication, about how she honed her storytelling, and about the way cultural archetypes find their way to the page. We also talk about the lightning fast changes in romance over the last twelve years. Thank you to Jeannie Lin for making time for Fated Mates. This episode is sponsored by The Steam Box (use code FATEDMATES for 10% off) and Chirp Audiobooks.Next week, we're talking Sarah's Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake, which will release March 22 in a new trade paperback format. After that, our next read along is Diana Quincy's Her Night With the Duke, which was on our Best of 2020 year-end list! Get it at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Kobo, or at your local bookstore. You can also get it in audio from our partner, Chirp Books!Show NotesThis week, we welcome romance author Jeannie Lin, whose newest book in the Lotus Palace Mysteries series, Red Blossom in Snow, comes out next week on March 21, 2022. Hear us talk about Jeannie Lin's books on our 2020 Best of the Year episode, our Road Trip Interstitial, and our So You Want to Read a Historical episode.The Tang Dynasty lasted from 618-907, and Empress Wu reigned from 624-705. RWA's Golden Heart Award was phased out in 2019. Twitter was launched in 2006 and Goodreads in 2007. Goodreads was acquired by Amazon in 2013. Borders Books closed in 2011. People mentioned: author Jade Lee, who also writes as Kathy Lyons; author Barbara Ankrum; author Shawntell Madison; author Amanda Berry; author Bria Quinlan; author Eden Bradley of Romance Divas forum; author Kate Pearce; actor Tony Leung; Piatkus editor Anna Boatman; agent Gail Fortune.

In today's episode, Emma is joined by Maria and Kate to talk about their favorite romance reads of all time, recent romance they'd recommend, and books they're looking forward to reading. There's a sweet or spicy romance read for every kind of reader as they cover romance tropes galore! Books mentioned in this episode: Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood The Siren of Sussex by Mimi Matthews Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean The Blue Bistro by Elin Hilderbrand Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry Winfrey Not Like the Movies by Jerry Winfrey It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian Electric Idol by Katee Robert Neon Gods by Katee Robert The Runaway Duchess by Joanna Lowell Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes by Cat Sebastian Book Lovers by Emily Henry Beach Read by Emily Henry The No-Show by Beth O'Leary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lace caps, a naughty list, and a bad boy rake. Nine Rules was a fun, wild, spicy historical romp in the fencing club!Follow us on Instagram and show us some love with a five star review on Apple Podcasts! Buy Steph's books HERE and check out Helen's yoga and comedy schedule HERE .We love you very much!

First Draft Episode #334: Jodi Picoult Jodi Picoult is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-seven novels, including My Sister's Keeper, Nineteen Minutes, Small Great Things, and two young adult novels with daughter Samantha van Leer, Between the Lines and Off the Page. She joins to talk about her latest, Wish You Were Here. The presenting sponsor for this episode is Sips By, a multi-brand, personalized monthly tea subscription box. Use offer code "draftsips” for 50% off your first Sips By box! Links to Topics Mentioned In This Episode: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (TV show) Breathe: A New Musical original cast recording on Spotify Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (movie) The English Patient (movie) Brandon Taylor's newsletter, Sweater Weather, and the essay in which he talks about what trend might come out of the pandemic, “Bobos in IKEA” The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Today I have a fun book recommendation episode that I am sure will destroy your TBR.  Our guest today is Julie Paulauski, who is Senior Publicity Manager in Harper Collins.  In this episode, we take a look at books released by Avon Books that you should add to your TBR. We have a mix of genres with some contemporary, historical, and even cowboy romances.    BOOKS RECOMMENDED: Honorable Man by Rosemary Rogers Waiting on a Scot Like You by Eva Leigh Act Your Age, Eve Brown by  Talia Hibbert  Viscount Made Me Do It by Diana Quincy  True Love Cowboy by Jennifer Ryan  All the Feels by Olivia Dade Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade  The Lady Gets Lucky by Joanna Shupe Count Your Lucky Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur  Hook Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey Jill Shalvis You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria  A Lot Like Adios by Alexis Daria Take the Lead by Alexis Daria  Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews  A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole  How to Find a Princess by Alyssa Cole  Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean  Bombshell by Sarah MacLean Ice Planet Barbarian by Ruby Dixon CONNECT WITH AVON BOOKS Instagram   SUPPORT THE WHAT TO READ NEXT PODCAST! If you're enjoying the show, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts.  Or you can subscribe to the show on Spotify. Spread the love. And if you liked this episode, share it with your friends   FROLIC PODCAST NETWORK  What to Read Next Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!    CONNECT WITH LAURA YAMIN  WhattoReadNextBlog.com  

Don't have time to waste on terrible books? Kim and Aimee have pre-read the Regency romance novel, ‘Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake' by Sarah MacLean for you, so listen in to see whether it could become your next read!

First Draft Episode #320: Sarah MacLean Sarah MacLean, New York Times bestselling author of romance novels, including Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake, A Rogue By Any Other Name, and many more, talks about Bombshell, the first book in her new Hell's Bells series. Sarah also co-hosts the Fated Mates romance podcast. Links to Topics Mentioned In This Episode: The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne Anne Rice, author of Interview With the Vampire and The Vampire Lestat Sarah Rees Brennan, author of Unspoken, The Demon's Lexicon, and In Other Lands and more Carrie Ryan, author of The Forest of Hands and Teeth, Daughters of Deep Silence, and more Aprilynne Pike, author of Wings, Glitter, and more Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, co-authors of Beautiful Creatures Dr. Jennifer Lynn Barnes, professor studying fiction and the brain, and also author of The Inheritance Games, The Naturals, Little White Lies and more Nora Roberts, author of Visions in White, The Next Always, and Year One also publishes as J.D. Robb, author of the In Death series Bella Andre, author of The Look of Love, Game For Seduction, and more Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger by Rebecca Traister Sadie Doyle, author of Trainwreck: The Women We Love to Hate, Mock, and Fear . . . and Why Mona Altahawy, author of Seven Necessary Sins of Women and Girls Gangs of London by Ryan McDonald Alice Diamond and the Forty Elephants by Brian McDonald Peaky Blinders (TV show) Sophie Jordan, author of Firelight, Foreplay, and more Tessa Dare, author of The Duchess Deal, Romancing the Duke, and more Desmond Morris, author of The Naked Ape A Hunger Like No Other, first in the Immortals After Dark series by Kresley Cole Christina Lauren, author of The Unhoneymooners, The Soulmate Equation, and Beautiful Bastards

Ellen and Mom discuss the rakes, ruinations, and riding astride in Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean.  Plus, we list out the clean and HOT reads in our NoYoMo Beginners Guide to Reading Romance.Come hang out with us! Twitter/Instagram: @notyourmomsromFacebook Group: Not Your Mom's Facebook GroupEmail: notyourmomsromancebookclub@gmail.comNot Your Mom's Romance Book Club is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcast

Rounding the corner on Season Three, and we're missing Kresley Cole! This week, we read a book neither of us have read before — Kresley's Captain of All Pleasures. A Victorian pirate book about a ship race. We talk about the magic of the debut romance, why pirates are often times icky, and why setting a book on a boat is risky business. Next week, we're back with an interstitial, and in two weeks, we're reading a romantic suspense—Whiteout by Adriana Anders. Find it at Amazon (free in KU!), Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Kobo, or from your local indie. Thank you, as always, for listening! Please follow us on your favorite podcasting app, and if you are up for leaving a rating or review there, we would be very grateful!Show NotesThe requisite coronavirus chat: Sarah was very sick in 2020 and Kate and Jen did a “sickbed scenes” interstitial without her. Jen said someone is going to make a jingle out of “Fauci Ouchie” and it already happened. Sarah's upcoming book is available for pre-order. The title is Bombshell and it comes out August 24, 2021. You can read this interview with Sarah when EW did the cover reveal. Check out Season one, which is all about Kresley Cole's Immortals After Dark series.Quite a few of Lisa Kleypas's earliest novels are out of print and not available as eBooks, but you can probably find them used on eBay or Amazon. Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake is Sarah's debut, you should read it. Borders was a bookstore that closed in 2011. Goodreads was invented in 2007 but took a few years to become popular, but once it was bought by Amazon, it completely stagnated. Sarah was probably talking about Malcolm Gladwell's 10,000 hours of practice rule, but how many words would that actually be?The Stephanie Plum series is now on book number 27, and all Jen has to say is #TeamRanger forever. Don't @ her.Here's Kresley's FictionDB page for a complete list of her books in order. Ships vs. boats, if getting those names is important to you, I guess. The Amazing Race arc of IAD takes place over two books, No Rest for the Wicked and Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night. Again the Magic was actually published in 2004, a year after Captain of All Pleasures. The golden age of pirates was between 1650 and the 1730s, and of course our actual knowledge of pirates and piracy is limited. But most recently, of course, there are the Somali pirates. The race in Captain of All Pleasures was probably based on the Great Tea Race of 1866. The history of henna tattoos. A marchioness is a higher rank than an earl. Dr. Gunter has some information for you about the hymen. That's what she said. Hattie ties Whit to a mast in Brazen and the Beast, in case you want more of that. Next up, Whiteout by Adriana Anders.Music

Rachel is the author of several YA novels, including YOU’LL MISS ME WHEN I’M GONE, OUR YEAR OF MAYBE, and TODAY TONIGHT TOMORROW, and the upcoming WE CAN’T KEEP MEETING LIKE THIS, as well as the author of the just-released adult romcom THE EX TALK. Rachel Lynn Solomon can be found on Twitter @rlynn_solomon and Instagram @rlynn_solomon. Her website is rachelsolomonbooks.com.Mentioned in this Episode:Rocky CallenOur episode with Rocky CallenRobin BenwayOur episode with Robin BenwayThe Artist’s Way by Julia CameronJeremy JordanIt’s a SinBarb and Star Go to Vista Del MarNine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLeanThe Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi WaxmanLove at First by Kate ClaybornLove Lettering by Kate ClaybornFated Mates podcastFirst Comes Like by Alisha RaiDreaming of You by Lisa KleypasLagaanSatyajit RayIra GlassSarah VowellStarlee KineIn a World . . .Michelle WolfSarah DessenJohn GreenF. Scott FitzgeraldErnest HemingwayEmily HenryThe Princess DiariesMeg CabotMarisa KanterLaura J. SilvermanBecky AlbertalliYes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha SaeedJudy BlumeForever . . .Happily Ever Afters by Elise BryantHow to Fail at Flirting by Denise WilliamsThe LeftoversLostWatchmenThe West WingThe CrownCrowning AroundAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Today I have another fun historical romance book recommendation episode. In this episode Katie chats about some fun historical romance reads that you should pick up. We also chat about a couple of marriage in crisis books.    BOOKS RECOMMENDED: Tessa Dare  Lisa Kleypas  Sarah MacLean Beverly Jenkins Lenora Bell  Joanna Shupe Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean Marrying Winterborne by Lisa Kleypas  Wild Rain by Beverly Jenkins Ever After Always by Chloe Liese  Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams    CONNECT WITH KATIE  Instagram    SUPPORT THE WHAT TO READ NEXT PODCAST! If you’re enjoying the show, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts.  Or you can subscribe to the show on Spotify. Spread the love. And if you liked this episode, share it with your friends   JOIN PATREON COMMUNITY  Get weekly romance recommendations, early access to author interviews, monthly meetups and exclusive Patreon audio series by joining the Patreon community. Sign up today; http://www.whattoreadnextblog.com/patreon   ETSY SHOP ALERT- QUEEN BEE READS   Romance lovers: check out Queen Bee Reads Etsy Shop for cute & comfortable bookish apparel! Use code: WHATTOREAD10 to save! http://www.whattoreadnextblog.com/queenbeereads FROLIC PODCAST NETWORK  What to Read Next Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!    AFFILIATE DISCLOSURE If you purchase a book through my Bookshop link, I will receive a commission at no cost to you that will help cover the cost of the podcast    CONNECT WITH LAURA YAMIN  WhattoReadNextBlog.com Instagram 

Welcome to Season Three of What Would Danbury Do... All Bridgerton. All the time. Bridgerton: The Show hits the ground running with a requisite corset tightening scene, introductions to all the expected major players, and some new faces bringing their own plotlines, conflicts, and romantic entanglements. It’s a bonnet-free zone, and we are 100% here for it.  Featuring: - The Bridgerton/Featherington dichotomy - Duty - Debutantes - Disreputable men - A refreshing lack of female feuds - An important lesson in biology Here are the books we talk about in this episode: - The Duke Heist by Erica Ridley - One Night with a Duke by Erica Ridley - The Duke and I by Julia Quinn - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - To Love a Scandalous Duke by Liana De Le Rosa - Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah Maclean This episode in What Would Danbury Do, we hear from Lady Althea Swinton from Liana De La Rosa’s To Love a Scandalous Duke who comes to Lady Danbury with a problem about a best-friend-turned-enemy-turned-potential-love-interest with a side of family disapproval. You can find out more about To Love a Scandalous Duke including buy links here.  If you would like to send us a What Would Danbury Do, simply record a voice memo on your phone with the letter and send it to us at bridgertonpod@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you and can’t wait to offer up some Danbury advice to help other romance characters on their rocky road to true love.  This episode is brought to you by Erica Ridley’s latest novel The Duke Heist, part of her Wild Wynchester series. You can find out more information on all the Wynchester siblings and their fantastic found-family/Robin-Hood vibes on Erica’s website, ericaridley.com, and grab your copy of a free novella at the same time.  Don’t forget you can find us on twitter and facebook @bridgertonpod and instagram @wwddpod and join the conversation using the hashtag #WWDDpod. You can also leave us a rating or review on your favourite podcast provider. Leaving a review reduces your chance of a bad hair day by 16.4%. This episode was recorded on the traditional and unceded land of the Gadigal, Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people and edited by Rudi Bremer on Gadigal country. What Would Danbury Do is a proud member of Frolic Media. You can find great romance content and other fantastic podcasts by visiting the Frolic site. 

Episode 061: Valentine’s Day Romance with Guest Taryn Ruf Forever by Judy Blume and The Hating Game by Sally Thorne Hi Listeners, just a quick reminder about our Patreon page: we gave everyone a free look in January - and everything is still available to view! We hope you decide to become a member to support our little podcast. Also, sign up for our free newsletter here! On today’s show we have Tami’s older daughter, Taryn, as our guest to teach us all about the differences between the Romance Genre and romantic fiction. We had such a great discussion and WOW are there a lot of books for you to see below! As we discussed the Romance genre throughout the episode, Taryn gave SO MUCH wonderful information we’ve decided to give you a convenient list right here: In Romance, the woman is always the Heroine and the male is always the Hero. HEA (Happily/Happy Ever After - story is complete) - HFN (Happy For Now - story continues in a series) In a Love triangle the choice isn’t between two men, it's between two life paths for the heroine. The man is metaphorical for these two life paths.  Romance has a number of tropes, such as - friends to lovers, best friends brother/sister to lover, enemies to lovers, road trip romance (forced proximity on a journey).  Sub-Tropes: Sick bed, communication mishap, secret identity Romance is about the journey not the end! Romance Genre fiction vs. romantic fiction - What is the difference? Taryn: Two requirements for Romance: 1)The main plot in the story is the romance between the two characters.2) There must be an HEA or an HFN romantic fiction example: Beach Read by Emily Read Romance Genre example: The Bridgertons Series (The Duke and I - Book 1) by Julia Quinn Why teach genre fiction in high school? We had an in depth discussion of why teaching genre fiction is important and why it should be included in high school. Choosing to teach the structure of a Romance novel means that you can talk about heroes and false heroes and structure details such as every first chapter sets the universe where the heroine is located and what she must break out of for her happily ever after.  We discussed how Romance novels are ‘feminist’ novels. Here’s a great article from March of 2020 from The Atlantic called The Unexpectedly Subversive World of Romance Novels that sums it up really well. For this Episode We Read and Discussed: Tami Read: The Hating Game by Sally Thorne (Enemies to Lovers - sub trope is rivals to lovers) Amie Read: Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers - Inspirational Romance - extremely famous  Taryn's Romance Recommendations by sub-subgenre Paranormal: Vampires/Witches/Fey/Valkyrie - Immortals After Dark Series - The Warlord Wants Forever (Book 1 of 17 in series) - Kresley Cole Regency Romances - Bridgerton’s Series (8 books total) by Julia Quinn Regency Romances - The Duchess Deal (Book 1 of 4) in The Girl Meets Duke Series by Tessa Dare Contemporary - Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn Fantasy - A Heart of Blood and Ashes (Book 1 in A Gathering of Dragons) by Milla Vane The Bride by Julie Garwood    Taryn's recommendations For Amie - Romancing Mr. Bridgerton  (unrequited love / best friends brother) by Julia Quinn For Tami - Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters    Books Mentioned 50 Shades of Grey Trilogy by E.L. James The Breathless Trilogy by Maya Banks The Beyond Series Books 1-3 (explicit content) by Kit Rocha Beautiful Bastard - Book 1 of 10 in series by Christina Lauren Immortals After Dark Series - The Warlord Wants Forever (Book 1 of 17) by Kresley Cole Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake (Book 1 of 3 - Love By Numbers Series) by Sarah MacLean The Return by Nicholas Sparks - romantic fiction Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (kindle edition is currently free) Lord of the Rings Boxed Set by J.R.R. Tolkien The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brönte  Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte  The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles Tweet Cute by Emma Lord Conventionally Yours by Annabeth Albert Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers Jessa Kane Novellas (Very Explicit-Erotica) You Had Me At Hola by Alexis Daria (Taryn said Adriana Herrera by mistake in the show) Mangoes and Mistletoe by Adriana Herrera Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry Winfrey Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood  Media Mentioned Pride and Prejudice with Kiera Knightley  Bridgerton Series on Netflix  Hallmark Channel - mass market paperbacks in films Kindle Unlimited by Amazon - monthly subscription Audible Plus - monthly subscription  Libraries that sell library cards to out of state residents Brooklyn Public Library subscription Queens Public Library subscription Orlando Public Library subscription Houston Public Library subscription 

Kenya Goree Bell is warm and bawdy and hilarious. She was exactly the person I needed to talk to in the middle of a rough week. We talked about reading romances when we were way too young to read them, and the joys of being proven wrong when we discover a romance trope we previously thought we hated. And she made me laugh so hard my side ached for the rest of the day. Plus, her favorite book is an absolute joy of a romance. I know you're going to love this episode! Support the Best Book Ever Podcast on Patreon. If you join in September, I'll send you a Best Book Ever Face Mask! I know: masks are the worst. But if you wear these super soft masks from the BBE TeePublic Shop, men will stop telling you to smile more, and start asking you about your books. That's a bookworm Win/Win. Follow the Best Book ever Podcast on Instagram or on the Best Book Ever Website   Host: Julie Strauss Website/Instagram/Facebook   Guest: Kenya Goree Bell Website/Instagram/Twitter/Facebook   Discussed in this episode: Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean Looking for Mr. Goodbar by Judith Rossner The Lonely Lady by Harold Robbins Jackie Collins Sweet Valley High Rapper’s Delight by Kenya Goree Bell Tess Gerritson James Patterson Dean Koontz Sixteen Candles Pretty in Pink Naima Simone Sally Kilpatrick Sierra Simone Cry of Metal and Bone by L. Penelope Nalini Singh Laura Thalassa Love Unexpected by QB Tyler Your Dad Will Do by Katee Robert Truly by Carmel Rhodes Scoring the Player’s Baby by Naima Simone Holt, Her Ruthless Billionaire by Theodora Taylor   Discussed in our Patreon Exclusive Clip: Rapper’s Delight by Kenya Goree Bell Lotus Flower Bomb by Kenya Goree Bell Rapper’s Delight by the Sugar Hill Gang (Note: some of these are affiliate links. Your purchase helps to keep the Best Book Ever Podcast in business. Thank you!)

Kenya Goree Bell is warm and bawdy and hilarious. She was exactly the person I needed to talk to in the middle of a rough week. We talked about reading romances when we were way too young to read them, and the joys of being proven wrong when we discover a romance trope we previously thought we hated. And she made me laugh so hard my side ached for the rest of the day. Plus, her favorite book is an absolute joy of a romance. I know you're going to love this episode! Support the Best Book Ever Podcast on Patreon. If you join in September, I'll send you a Best Book Ever Face Mask! I know: masks are the worst. But if you wear these super soft masks from the BBE TeePublic Shop, men will stop telling you to smile more, and start asking you about your books. That's a bookworm Win/Win. Follow the Best Book ever Podcast on Instagram or on the Best Book Ever Website   Host: Julie Strauss Website/Instagram/Facebook   Guest: Kenya Goree Bell Website/Instagram/Twitter/Facebook   Discussed in this episode: Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean Looking for Mr. Goodbar by Judith Rossner The Lonely Lady by Harold Robbins Jackie Collins Sweet Valley High Rapper's Delight by Kenya Goree Bell Tess Gerritson James Patterson Dean Koontz Sixteen Candles Pretty in Pink Naima Simone Sally Kilpatrick Sierra Simone Cry of Metal and Bone by L. Penelope Nalini Singh Laura Thalassa Love Unexpected by QB Tyler Your Dad Will Do by Katee Robert Truly by Carmel Rhodes Scoring the Player's Baby by Naima Simone Holt, Her Ruthless Billionaire by Theodora Taylor   Discussed in our Patreon Exclusive Clip: Rapper's Delight by Kenya Goree Bell Lotus Flower Bomb by Kenya Goree Bell Rapper's Delight by the Sugar Hill Gang (Note: some of these are affiliate links. Your purchase helps to keep the Best Book Ever Podcast in business. Thank you!)

Wendy and Toni are back with an empress and the emperor she has been waiting for for ten years. It’s a wonder that some of us love our name and some of us want to cringe. It’s a wonder how our given name that makes us brace for impact once understanding hits others is actually lovely to them. We may go by a nickname, like Lady Calpurnia who prefers to be called Callie, but Ralston told her to embrace the namesake. If we see our name in a different light, then we can see that we are both our safe, possibly passive, nickname and our beautiful and bold namesake. Let’s go ahead and research our given name and stage name. Do all our names fit who we are like it does for Toni and Wendy? Join the ladies as they discuss how to live up to our name!Drawing Room Discussions –Shrimp-tooth, fruit-tooth and sweet-toothHurricane seasonTaylor Swift “woke me up” with her new albumCancer free Wendy"Official, unofficial book review” / Listicle – 20:00"Pot-tail Pondering" – 44:44Email - litwallflowerspodcast@gmail.comFollow on www.instagram.com/litwallflowerspodcastFeaturing –9 Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLeanLove by Numbers serieswww.sarahmaclean.netwww.facebook.com/sarahmacleanwww.instagram.com/sarahmacleanwww.twitter.com/sarahmaclean"Pot-tail Pondering" –The Macallan 12 Years Old Double Cask Highland Single Malt Scotch Whiskywww.themacallan.comwww.facebook.com/themacallanwww.instagram.com/the_macallanwww.twitter.com/the_macallan

First Draft Episode #258: Ally Carter Ally Carter, New York Times bestselling author of the Gallagher Girls series, the Heist Society series, the Embassy Row series, Not If I Save You First, Dear Ally: How Do You Write a Book?, and a new middle grade series that kicks off with Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor. Today’s episode is brought to you by Hank Green’s A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor, out July 7, the sequel and conclusion to Green’s debut novel, the New York Times bestselling An Absolutely Remarkable Thing. Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode Screenplay by Syd Field The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton The Romance Writers of America (RWA) Ally’s agent is Kristin Nelson of the Nelson Literary Agency (who appeared on the Bonus Episode of Track Changes about Publishing During the Time of COVID) The Earth, My Butt, and Other Round Things by Carolyn Mackler Sarah Rees Brennan, author of Unspoken, The Demon’s Lexicon, and more Gordon Korman, author of Schooled, Ungifted, Swindle, and more Meg Cabot, author of The Princess Diaries, Size 12 is Not Fat, Shadowland, and more Leigh Bardugo, author of Shadow and Bone, Six of Crows, and Ninth House (listen to her First Draft interviews here, here, and here) Holly Black, author of The Cruel Prince, Tithe: A Modern Fairytale, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, The Spiderwick Chronicles, and more (listen to her First Draft interview here) Janet Evanovich, author of the One For the Money series Rick Riordan, author of Percy Jackson and The Heroes of Olympus series, The Kane Chronicles, and more Karen McManus, author of One of Us Is Lying Sarah MacLean, author of A Rogue by Any Other Name, Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake, and more (also host of the podcast Fated Mates) I want to hear from you! Have a question about writing or creativity for Sarah Enni or her guests to answer? To leave a voicemail, call (818) 533-1998. Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni Every Tuesday, I speak to storytellers like Veronica Roth, author of Divergent; Linda Holmes, author and host of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast; Jonny Sun, internet superstar, illustrator of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Gmorning, Gnight! and author and illustrator of Everyone’s an Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too;  Michael Dante  DiMartino, co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender; John August, screenwriter of Big Fish, Charlie’s Angels, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; or Rhett Miller, musician and frontman for The Old 97s. Together, we take deep dives on their careers and creative works. Don’t miss an episode! Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. It’s free!

Lady Calpurnia Hartwell may be named for an Empress but she certainly doesn’t feel the part. She’s not exactly sure when she became a plain, boring spinster of the ton, but somewhere along the way she lost herself. After Callie overhears a conversation where she is described as “passive” it lights a fire in her to become just the opposite. Armed with a list of things she would do if she were truly wild, she heads out into the night to complete item one: kiss someone - passionately!That someone is the handsome Lord Ralston, who just happens to be in need of spinster with a sterling reputation. He did not realize that one kiss from Callie would have him looking for more. Sarah MacLean's debut romance novel Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake is all the fun and drama you want from the genre! Plus it's a little hot to the touch with all that glorious spinster/rake chemistry!

One of our favorite episode series is back! We’re stretching ourselves by reading books out of our comfort zones, for better or for worse. As always, we’ll end with what we’re reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness (TV) Ann’s picks: Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews– Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews– Fever series by Karen Marie Moning Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente– Eurovision Song Contest– “Waterloo” by ABBA (song) The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare– The Governess Game by Tessa Dare– Beauty and the Beast– Castles Ever After series by Tessa Dare– Beauty and the Beast (film)– Episode 18: Out of Our Comfort Zones– Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean Halle’s picks: The God Game by Danny Tobey Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia– Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia– Episode 66: Spring/Summer 2020 Preview The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix– We Sold Our Souls by Grady Hendrix What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: Truly Devious series by Maureen Johnson Halle: Pretty as a Picture by Elizabeth Little Well-Read on FacebookWell-Read on Twitter

Laine and Meg talk about Sarah MacLean’s First Romance Novel and the “girl who is very hot but doesn’t know it” trope.

Hey HB's! Let's finish up Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean! When last we met, we left our fabulous heroine and her rake in a carriage on the way back to her house, breasts bouncing in the moonlight. She's determined to finish her list and LIVE, and he just might want to help her do just that for the rest of his eternity. There's fencing, there's dancing, there's dueling, and there's LOVE. 

It's Part One of Erin and Melody's recap of Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean. Lady Calpernia Hartwell is done with being a well-behaved wallflower, so she seeks out the most handsome, devilish rake in London to help her start misbehaving AND WE COULDN'T STOP SWOONING. Thank you, Erin C, for the recommendation!  Bonus Content: The Gals decide which characters they are in Grace and Frankie and The Golden Girls, Erin talks about her herbal school classmates, Melody details her dream of starting an elderly lady commune with all her girlfriends, Erin gets a sneak peak of Melody's speech for Erin's wedding (if she's tapped!), the BBC's Fleabag and Hulu's Harlots get some dandy love, and you get the ladies thoughts on whether or not The Odyssey is a romantic story. Spoiler alert: NOPE! Self Love Recommendations:  - Watch Grace and Frankie on Hulu!  - Be a Kendall, not a Krystal. Yes, we watch the Bachelor, yes, we recorded this right after Kendall and Krystal's 2-on-1 date with the human saltine cracker that is Arie. Her compassion, wisdom, and empathy in the face of her hurt feelings WAS INSPIRING. What show were we watching again??

Hey HB's! Get ready for, dare we say it, Melody's favorite historical yet! GO OUT AND BUY AND DEVOUR Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean. Our heroine is the picture of gentlewoman, spinster politeness and is ready to break the mold! Our hero is a dashing and devilish rake who will happily escort her on her exploits, and maybe bare some nip, and some soul, in the process! Monday, February 26 we're coming at you with part one, so keep your bloomers on until then! 

It’s time for our year-end favorites list! Find out what books we enjoyed the most this year. As always, we’ll end with what we’re reading this week.   Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Episode 16 – Favorite Reads of 2015Goodreads Ann’s Favorites of 2016: In the Woods by Tana French– Episode 29 – Tackling Our TBRs– Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling– We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson People Who Knew Me by Kim Hooper– Episode 31 – Books about the Lowcountry Skinwalkers by Tony Hillerman Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk– Episode 37 – What to Read Next Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay– Episode 38 – Horror for the Brave and the Scaredy Cats The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton– Episode 41 – Holiday Book Buying Guide The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins– Episode 23 – Award Winners A Beautiful Place to Die by Malla Nunn– Detective Emmanuel Cooper series by Malla Nunn Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean– Still Life by Louise Penny– Episode 18 – Out of Our Comfort Zones– Sarah MacLean books Halle’s Favorites of 2016: A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara– Episode 17 – Reading Resolutions for 2016 Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld– Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen– The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan– Curtis Sittenfeld books Lab Girl by Hope Jahren– Episode 29 – Tackling Our TBRs One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid– Taylor Jenkins Reid books– Jojo Moyes books– Liane Moriarty books The Ship of Brides by Jojo Moyes Anything For You by Kristan Higgins– Blue Heron series by Kristan Higgins– On Second Thought by Kristan Higgins (releases January 31, 2017) March: Book One by John Lewis– March series by John Lewis The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis In the Country by Mia Alvar– Episode 26 – Short Stories My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodie Ashton, and Jodi Meadows– The Princess Bride (film)– As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales From the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: A Rumpole Christmas by John Mortimer– Rumpole of the Bailey (TV) Halle: The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner– John Green books

Sep. 5, 2015. NPR's Petra Mayer emcees a program devoted to romance fiction, featuring Sarah MacLean, Beverly Jenkins & Paige Tyler at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Speaker Biography: Best-selling author Sarah MacLean writes young adult and adult romance novels. In February 2014, she began writing a monthly romance novel review column for The Washington Post. MacLean's work has been translated into more than 20 languages and has received two RITA Awards for Best Historical Romance. Her novels include "The Season," "Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake," "A Rogue by Any Other Name," "No Good Duke Goes Unpunished" and her latest Rules of Scoundrels novel, "Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover." When not writing, MacLean is an advocate and public speaker on issues of education and literacy and often discusses the role of the romance genre in gender and cultural studies. Speaker Biography: Beverly Jenkins is a best-selling author of more than 20 novels and specializes in contemporary and historical romance fiction featuring African-American and multicultural characters. Her work has received various awards including several Borders/Waldenbooks Best-Seller Awards, two Romantic Times Career Achievement Awards and a Golden Pen Award from the Black Writer's Guild. Jenkins has been featured in national publications and has appeared as a public speaker at several universities. Her novels include "Heart of Gold," "Night Hawk," "Indigo," "Bring on the Blessings" and her recent romance, "Destiny's Captive." Speaker Biography: Paige Tyler is the best-selling author of over 50 romance books of various subgenres ranging from suspense to paranormal. Her work often features strong alpha males and spirited independent women. Tyler's books "Animal Attraction," "Dead Sexy" and "Good Cop, Bad Girl" are EPIC Award Finalists. Some of her recent works include "Her Perfect Mate," "Her Lone Wolf," "Her Wild Hero," "Hungry Like the Wolf" and her latest SWAT: Special Wolf Alpha Team book "Wolf Trouble." For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6888