Podcast appearances and mentions of lauren dane

This week, Brooke, Stacy, Georgina, and Shannon are recommending some vampiric reads. Titles mentioned include: Rebecca L. Garcia, Shadow Kissed (Marked By Blood #1) Roxie McClaine, My Hot Best Friend Is An Irish Vampire (Morrigan Brotherhood #1) Nancy Warren, The Vampire Knitting Club (The Vampire Knitting Club #1) K.N. Banet, Servant Of The Blood (Everly Abbott #1) L.E. Wilson, Night Of The Vampire (Deathless Night: Into The Dark #1) P.S. Nail, Raised By Venom (Argentium Vampire Hunters #1) Morgana Best, Witches' Brew (Vampires and Wine #1) T.A. White, Shadow's Messenger (Aileen Travers #1) Stacey O'Neale, Vampire King (Vegas After Dark #1) Carissa Broadbent, The Serpent And The Wings Of Night (Crowns Of Nyaxia #1) J.R. Rain, Moon Dance (Vampire For Hire #1) Lauren Dane, Goddess With A Blade (Goddess With A Blade #1) You can always contact the Book Bistro team by searching @BookBistroPodcast on facebook, or visiting: https://www.facebook.com/BookBistroPodcast/ You can also send an email to: TheBookBistroPodcast@gmail.com For more information on the podcast and the team behind it, please visit: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/book-bistro

Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and to help you get in the mood, the women of Book Bistro are recommending some of their favorite romances. Join Shannon, Stacy, Meka, Kristin, Sara, Melissa, and Natalia for what we're calling a romance roundup. Titles mentioned include: Sara Desai, The Marriage Game (Marriage Game #1) Jay Hogan, Painted Bay series Kathleen Eagle, The Night Remembers Claire Kingsley, Hidden Miles (Miles Family #4) Jeannie Lin, The Sword Dancer (Lovers and Rebels #1) Lauren Dane, Heart of Darkness (Bound by Magic #1) Corinne Michaels, Keep This Promise (Rose Canyon #3) Johanna Lindsey, The Present (Malory-Anderson Family #6) Roan Parrish, Better Than People (Garnet Run #1) Olivia Dade, Spoiler Alert (Spoiler Alert #1) James Patterson, The Christmas Wedding Danielle Steel, Fine Things Lisa Kleypas, Where Dreams Begin Susan Elizabeth Phillips, It Had To Be You (Chicago Stars #1) You can always contact the Book Bistro team by searching @BookBistroPodcast on facebook, or visiting: https://www.facebook.com/BookBistroPodcast/ You can also send an email to: TheBookBistroPodcast@gmail.com For more information on the podcast and the team behind it, please visit: http://anchor.fm/book-bistro

This week, Shannon, Kristeen, Stacy, Sara, and Natalia discuss how the Covid19 outbreak is affecting their reading lives. The discussion includes difficulties they've had getting lost in books as well as a list of books that have helped them get through this difficult time. Books mentioned include: Rachel Harrison, The Return Anne Bishop, The Others series Richelle Mead, Georgina Kincaid series Maddie Dawson, The Opposite of Maybe Sara Donati, Wilderness series J.R. Ward, The Sinner (Black Dagger Brotherhood #18) Karin Tanabe, A Hundred Suns Sarah J. Maas, House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City #1) Lisa Wingate, The Book of Lost Friends Jennifer Estep, Protect the Prince (Crown of Shards #2) Lauren Dane, Blade On the Hunt (Goddess with a Blade #3) Sonya Lalli, Grown-Up Pose Sarah Lyons Fleming, The City series Diana Rowland, White Trash Zombie series Dannika Dark, Crossbreed series Reshanda Tate Billingsley, What's Done In the Dark Tracy Brown, White Lines series Nikki Michelle, Tell Me No Lies Daaimah Poole, Another Man Will You can always contact the Book Bistro team by searching @BookBistroPodcast on facebook, or visiting: https://www.facebook.com/BookBistroPodcast/ You can also send an email to: TheBookBistroPodcast@gmail.com For more information on the podcast and the team behind it, please visit: http://anchor.fm/book-bistro.

In this episode, Sara, Meka, Stacy, Shannon, Brooke, and Natalia discuss some of their most anticipated December releases. Books mentioned in this episode are: Chloe Neal, Wicked Hour (Heirs of Chicagoland #2) Susan Stoker, Defending Everly (Mountain Mercenaries #5) Melissa F. Olson, Boundary Haunted (Boundary Magic #5) Nalini Singh, A Madness of Sunshine Robert Bryndza, Nine Elms (Kate Marshall #1) Molly O'Keef, A Day In the Death of Walter Zawislak Virginia Kantra, Meg and Jo Colleen Hoover, Regretting You Beatriz Williams, The Wicked Redhead: a Wicked City Novel Donna Everhart, The Moonshiner's Daughter Alice Blanchard, Trace of Evil (Natalie Lockhart #1) Jane Shemilt, The Playground Alexa Martin, Blitzed (Playbook #3) Lauren Dane, Blood and Blade (Goddess with a Blade #6) Joanna Shupe, The Prince of Broadway (Uptown Girls #2) J.T. Ellison, Good Girls Lie Wendy Heard: The Kill Club Tarryn Fisher, The Wives You can always contact the Book Bistro team by searching @BookBistroPodcast on facebook, or visiting: https://www.facebook.com/BookBistroPodcast/ You can also send an email to: TheBookBistroPodcast@gmail.com For more information on the podcast and the team behind it, please visit: http://anchor.fm/book-bistro.

In this episode, Shannon, Meka, Kristin, and Stacy revisit the topic of witches. For more witchy suggestions, check out last year's witch episode as well. Books mentioned in today's episode are: Kalayna Price, Grave Witch (Alex Craft 1) K.F. Breene, Natural Witch (Magical Mayhem 1) Molly Harper, Changeling (Sorcery and Society 1) Shelby Mahurin, Serpent and Dove (Serpent and Dove 1) Dakota Cassidy, Witch Slapped (Witchless In Seattle 1) Lauren Dane, Moonstruck (Diablo Lake 1) Poppy Lawless, The Cupcake Witch (Chancellor Fairy Tales 2) Katherine Howe, The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane Yasmine Galenorn, Witching Hour (Ante-Fae Adventure 1, Wild Hunt 7) Thea Harrison, Oracle's Moon (Elder Races 4) Tanya Milne, The Witch Born To Ignite (Inferno 1) Juliet Dark, Fairwick Trilogy You can always contact the Book Bistro team by searching @BookBistroPodcast on facebook, or visiting: https://www.facebook.com/BookBistroPodcast/ You can also send an email to: TheBookBistroPodcast@gmail.com For more information on the podcast and the team behind it, please visit: http://anchor.fm/book-bistro.

This week, Liberty and Kelly discuss The Den, There's Something about Sweetie , Lanny , and more great books. This episode was sponsored by Amazon Kindle Unlimited, Lost In You by Lauren Dane , and ThirdLove. Pick up an All the Books! 200th episode commemorative item here. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS or iTunes and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Books discussed on the show: Lanny by Max Porter Rabbits for Food by Binnie Kirshenbaum The Den: A novel by Abi Maxwell There's Something about Sweetie by Sandhya Menon The Candle and the Flame by Nafiza Azad Black Death at the Golden Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic Plague by David K. Randall No Saving Throw by Kristin McFarland  A Place to Belong by Cynthia Kadohata and Julia Kuo What we're reading: Let Me Hear a Rhyme by Tiffany D Jackson The Truffle Underground: A Tale of Mystery, Mayhem, and Manipulation in the Shadowy Market of the World's Most Expensive Fungus by Ryan Jacobs More books out this week: Once More We Saw Stars: A Memoir by Jayson Greene The Lost Coast by Amy Rose Capetta Not Bad People by Brandy Scott Manfried Saves the Day: A Graphic Novel by Caitlin Major and Kelly Bastow Planet Earth Is Blue by Nicole Panteleakos Deep Past: A Novel by Eugene Linden Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom by Katherine Eban The Key to Happily Ever After by Tif Marcelo Testimony from Your Perfect Girl by Kaui Hart Hemmings Dream Sequence: A Novel by Adam Foulds Brothers Down: Pearl Harbor and the Fate of the Many Brothers Aboard the USS Arizona by Walter R. Borneman Dawson's Fall: A Novel by Roxana Robinson Floyd Harbor: Stories by Joel Mowdy The Song of the Jade Lily: A Novel by Kirsty Manning The Undefeated by Una McCormack Offline Journal: An Illustrated Guide for a more Connected, Creative Life by Jaya Nicely My Ex-Best Friend's Wedding by Wendy Wax Transformed: A Navy SEAL’s Unlikely Journey from the Throne of Africa, to the Streets of the Bronx, to Defying All Odds by Remi Adeleke The Killer You Know by S.R. Masters Strangers and Cousins: A Novel by Leah Hager Cohen Life of David Hockney: A Novel by Catherine Cusset, Teresa Fagan (translator) The Satapur Moonstone (A Perveen Mistry Novel) by Sujata Massey We Contain Multitudes by Sarah Henstra The Scholar: A Novel by Dervla McTiernan The Obsoletes: A Novel by Simeon Mills Don't Date Rosa Santos by Nina Moreno Shut Up You're Pretty by Téa Mutonji We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal York: The Clockwork Ghost by Laura Ruby The Desert Sky Before Us: A Novel by Anne Valente The Printed Letter Bookshop by Katherine Reay A Brightness Long Ago by Guy Gavriel Kay Tears of the Trufflepig: A Novel by Fernando A. Flores Triangulum by Masande Ntshanga Once More unto the Breach by Meghan Holloway Hot Comb by Ebony Flowers The Night Window: A Jane Hawk Novel by Dean Koontz Time Sight by Lynne Jonell Red, White & Royal Blue: A Novel by Casey McQuiston Out East: Memoir of a Montauk Summer by John Glynn A Bend in the Stars by Rachel Barenbaum Naturally Tan: A Memoir by Tan France Glitch by Sarah Graley If She Wakes by Michael Koryta Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly Freedom Fire (Dactyl Hill Squad #2) by Daniel José Older The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777 (The Revolution Trilogy) by Rick Atkinson America Was Hard to Find by Kathleen Alcott Rules for Visiting: A Novel by Jessica Francis Kane Home Remedies by Xuan Juliana Wang You Will Be Safe Here by Damian Barr The Night Before by Wendy Walker Lima :: Limon by Natalie Scenters-Zapico Apollo's Legacy: Perspectives on the Moon Landings by Roger D. Launius Beyond Babylon by Igiaba Scego, Aaron Robertson The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren Mind and Matter: A Life in Math and Football by John Urschel and Louisa Thomas Spying on the South: An Odyssey Across the American Divide by Tony Horwitz The Things She's Seen by Ambelin Kwaymullina and Ezekiel Kwaymullina The Case for Space: How the Revolution in Spaceflight Opens Up a Future of Limitless Possibility by Robert Zubrin Odd Gods by David Slavin, Daniel Weitzman Hybrida: Poems by Tina Chang Orange World and Other Stories by Karen Russell Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips Son of Havana: A Baseball Journey from Cuba to the Big Leagues and Back by Luis Tiant On a Scale of One to Ten by Ceylan Scott Nirvana Is Here: A Novel by Aaron Hamburger The First Wave: The D-Day Warriors Who Led the Way to Victory in World War II by Alex Kershaw  Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope by Mark Manson If You Cross the River: A Novel by Geneviéve Damas and Jody Gladding

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Malts and romance novels on a rainy Friday. I talk about books by Emma Chase, Lauren Dane, Priscilla Oliveras, Tessa Dare, Victoria Dahl, Joanna Bourne and K.J. Charles

Epigraph On this episode we discuss ALL THE ROMANCE BOOKS with Bea & Leah Koch, owners of The Ripped Bodice—America’s only Romance bookstore. The Ripped Bodice is celebrating their one year anniversary this month!     This episode is sponsored by Books & Whatnot, the newsletter dedicated to books, bookselling, and bookish folk; check out the newsletter archive here. Follow Books & Whatnot on Twitter at @booksandwhatnot. We now have an email newsletter! If you want to get our show notes delivered directly to your inbox—with all the books mentioned on the podcast and links back to the bookstore we’re interviewing PLUS GIFs—sign up HERE. Introduction In which we feel real fancy, learn more about geography, and can’t stop asking for recommendations. We’re drinking French 75s and feeling classy as fuck. We’re Reading Bea is reading Murder on Black Swan Lane by Andrea Penrose (out June 27). And she recently finished An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole, which she thinks will be a great gateway romance (out March 28) about a female spy posing as a slave. Fun fact, Alyssa Cole lives in Martinique, and Kim and Emma’s geography lessons continue. Leah is reading Kiss Me That Way by Laura Trentham and Flirting with Disaster by Victoria Dahl. Emma is reading Hot Dog Taste Test by Lisa Hanawalt—a graphic foodie memoir that is weird and delicious. She also just started Kim & Kim by Magdalene Visaggio, which is a comic about punk rock bounty hunters in space. Kim is reading Love Is Love a graphic anthology written in response to the Orlando shooting curated by Marc Andreyko; an important, but difficult read. All proceeds for the book go to the victims, survivors, and families affected by the Orlando Pulse shooting. Which is to say, everyone should buy this book. She’s also reading The Book of Joan by Lidia Yuknavitch (out April 18) a futuristic space Joan of Arc story, which hits weirdly close to home in its political content. We’re Excited About: Bea and Leah have so many frontlist romance novels to tell you about: An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole (more than worth a second mention and out March 28) Full Mountie (#3 in the Frisky Beavers series) by Ainsley Booth & Sadie Haller (out April 4) First in the Frisky Beavers series is Prime Minister “and is basically about if Justin Trudeau weren’t married and liked kinky sex.” Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy (author of Dumplin’; out May 9) The Thing About Love by Julie James (out April18)  Julie James will be making an appearance at Ripped Bodice on her author tour! The Devil in Spring by Lisa Kleypas (#3 in The Ravenels series, with the kids of characters from her Wallflowers series) Emma is excited for Tender by Sofia Samatar (writer of A Stranger in Olondria and out April 11 from Small Beer Press) and Next Year, for Sure by Zoey Leigh Peterson, which is the only book about polyamory she has read so she asked for more recs... SIDETRACK: Polyamory Recommendations Laid Bare by Lauren Dane (#1 in the Brown Family series) Maya Banks Glutton for Pleasure by Alisha Rai Back to frontlist... Kim is looking forward to The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Whereas: Poems by Layli Long Soldier The Mother of All Questions by Rebecca Solnit Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Chapter I [19:00] In which we discuss Bea & Leah’s Romance Origin Story, Talk Vaginal-Looking Covers, and Get ALL THE ROMANCE RECOMMENDATIONS Bea loved historical fiction (and historical fashion) and introduced Leah to The Bridgertons series by Julia Quinn (which is great for people who want to test the waters of regency romance) First in the series is The Duke and I Leah ultimately came to love contemporary romances and became a hardcore romance fan with the help of Nora Roberts—The Bride Quartet series is one of her favorites First in the series is Vision in White Also mentioned: Julie James, whose newest book is The Thing About Love (mentioned earlier and out April 18) and Susan Elizabeth Phillips whose newest book is First Star I See Tonight Where to Start with Contemporary: First, what level of heat are you looking for? Super graphic and dirty? Or cloaked in metaphor? Not Quite As Dirty Nora Roberts It Had to Be You (Chicago Stars #1) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips. You know, the one with the boobs on the cover: Heroine Complex by Sarah Kuhn (for geek fandom readers) Really Dirty Recs Beautiful Bastard (Beautiful Series #1) by Christina Lauren Vampire Romance Recommendations (because we love Buffy) Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood #1) by J.R. Ward (super dirty) Nice Girls Don’t Have Fangs (Jane Jameson #1) by Molly Harper (funnier romance) The Care and Feeding of Stray Vampires (Half Moon Hollow #1) by Molly Harper Famous people make appearances as vampires—people like Dick Cheney Witchbian Romances (because we love Willow) Better Off Red by Rebekah Weatherspoon (Vampire Sorority Sisters #1) (lesbian vampire sorority) Dance Upon the Air (Three Sisters Island Trilogy #1) by Nora Roberts Dark Witch (Cousins O’Dwyer Trilogy #1) by Nora Roberts Lunatic Fringe by Allison Moon (Kim rec: werewolf lesbian feminist) Two Sexy Nonfic Picks Girl Sex 101 by Allison Moon Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski Side note: Send us a pic of your favorite vaginal cover (via email or Twitter)! Like this: Non-Paranormal Queer/Diverse Recs Rebekah Weatherspoon (also has non-vampire lesbian romances) For Real by Alexis Hall (author of some gorgeous MM romances) Damon Suede writes super hot romances, which are frequently about firemen; his newest title is Lickety Split (out March 17) The Prince’s Psalm by Eric Shaw Quinn (a Biblical gay romance) First Position by Melissa Brayden (lesbian ballerinas) I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson (MM YA) Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robin Brown (FF YA) The Soldier’s Scoundrel by Cat Sebastian (gay regency) K.J. Charles (also writes gay regency, but they’re not all dukes) Wanted, A Gentleman is one of her newer titles The Spare and the Heir (Lords of Time #5) by Jenn LeBlanc (gay victorian) LeBlanc is also a photographer and illustrates many of her romances with super hot photos. Glutton for Pleasure by Alisha Rai (mentioned earlier as poly rec) Trade Me by Courtney Milan (Cyclone #1) (contemporary romance with POC characters) The Countess Conspiracy (Brothers Sinister #3) by Courtney Milan Beverly Jenkins writes African American historicals Breathless (Old West #2) is her newest release Daughters of a Nation by Alyssa Cole, Piper Huguley, Lena Hart & more (an anthology of stories about black suffragettes) Silk, Swords, and Surrender by Jeannie Lin The Tang Dynasty series by Jeannie Lin (about the ancient Chinese Tang dynasty & recommended if you liked the Netflix show Marco Polo. This series is even better with intrigue and sword fighting) Butterfly Swords is the first in the series Originally posted by l231 Chapter II [36:50] In which we chat about The Ripped Bodice, the romance community, and what it means to be feminist. -Fifty Shades of Gray, why they don’t sell it (it’s not a good representation of BDSM), and how they help customers find their next read after Fifty Shades -Ripped Bodice looks like a very fancy lingerie dressing room (yes, they have a fainting couch). The store is separated into 5 Zones, which are decorated to reflect their genre: Historical, Contemporary, Paranormal, Erotica, and Everything Else -Sidelines: bookish things, but also things that will appeal to romance readers like stuff about feminism. Solid rec for Juniper & Ivy’s nerdy wood laser cut pieces.  “Part of being a romance bookstore is being unapologetically feminist and sex positive” Chapter III [48:35] In which Bea goes hardcore practical for her Station Eleven pick, people are kinda boring (in a good way), and we talk sexy nonfiction. Bea’s Station Eleven pick is Robert’s Rules of Order by Henry Robert. Leah is bringing “the most comprehensive survival guide [she] can find.” Originally posted by batesmotel On a desert island, Leah is bringing Happy Ever After Nora Roberts (#4 in the Bride Quartet) and Bea is bringing A Week to Be Wicked by Tessa Dare. On their Wild adventure, Bea would bring one of Alison Weir’s “crazy tudor histories” and Leah would bring The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg Anne Boleyn, a King’s Obsession (one of Weir’s newest books out May 16) Bookseller Confession: “Your tawdry thing that you think is super scandalous is really boring...” The Dirtiest Romance You’ve Read Olivia Cunning’s Sinners on Tour series First in the series: Backstage Pass J.R. Ward’s Black Dagger Brotherhood series First in the series: Dark Lover Impossible Handsell Self-published titles with god-awful covers and non-fiction i.e. Come As Your Are by Emily Nagoski and Playing Well with Others: Your Field Guide to Discovering, Exploring, and Navigating the Kink, Leather, and BDSM Communities by Lee Harrington and Mollena Williams The Romance Books Every Bookseller Should Recommend Daughters of a Nation by Alyssa Cole Beyond Heaving Bosoms by Sarah Wendell and Candy Tan Also, have more than two romances and don’t laugh (or sneer) at your customers who are buying romance novels. Come on. Originally posted by yourreactiongifs Favorite Bookstores LA Bookstore: Diesel Childhood Bookstore: Women & Children First Not-Yet-Open Bookstores: The Queens Bookshop and Books Are Magic European Bookstores: Persephone Books (London) and Shakespeare & Co. (Paris) Favorite Literary Media The romance/life blog Smart Bitches, Trashy Books and their podcast Smart Podcast, Trashy Books Book Riot Girls at Library Heroes and Heartbreakers Romance Twitter—follow all your favorite authors on Twitter Epilogue [1:02:20] The Ripped Bodice can be found so many places on the internet the store’s website Instagram Twitter Facebook You can also sign up for the Ripped Bodice newsletter on their website—they’ve got events, recommendations, and a thing called Fitzwilliam’s Corner (that’s Fitzwilliam Waffles; he’s their dog, he is awesome, and he has his own Instagram).   You can find us on Twitter at @drunkbookseller and everywhere else as DrunkBooksellers (plural). Emma tweets @thebibliot and writes bookish things for Book Riot. Kim tweets occasionally from @finaleofseem, but don’t expect too much. BONUS CONTENT We always have more content than we can fit into one hour and this time said content was extra interesting. So for all the people who read our show notes and/or subscribe to our newsletter, here are a few more recommendations from Bea & Leah Romances That Are Library/Bookstore-Adjacent Broken Resolutions (Lovestruck Librarians #1) by Olivia Dade Taking the Heat by Victoria Dahl (Girls Night Out #4) Rock Addiction by Nalini Singh (Rock Kiss #1) (librarian falls in love with a rockstar) Romances About Publishing/Writing  The Hating Game by Sally Thorne (publishing romance) Temptations of a Wallflower by Eva Leigh (#4 Wicked Quills of London) (historical where the woman writes erotica) How to Woo a Reluctant Lady by Sabrina Jeffries (#3 Hellions of Halstead Hall) (main character writes gothics)  

Lauren Dane is a suburban mom with a salacious imagination that she’s put to good use with her writing. She writes everything from paranormals to contemporary BDSM books and develops terrible crushes on all of her heroes. Stacey Allen McGee, Tour Director Appalachian GhostWalks and Ghost Tours joins us for the second half of the hour