Podcasts about Lynsay Sands

Orchard-ers, Shaved Foreheads, and Maiden veils, oh my!  It took us 30 minutes to come up with a title for this episode so you better freaking enjoy it. Please welcome back the infamous Lynsay Sands with her book Hunting for a Highlander. Great Scot! We got apples, blankets, and papers galore. Objects or children? Ask Gwenyth. Hymen? I barely know her. This is not our best work. Just listen to the episode. 

In which Hannah and Caroline set sail upon the HMS Romance Your TBR to celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day by bringing you a historical romance for every one of your swashbuckling, scallywagging, jolly rogering moods.Reminders:- Check out our Old School School Syllabus and read along with us! Tune in on September 22nd for Lesson #11: The Rake by Mary Jo Putney.Intro - (00:00)- Talk Like a Pirate Day - (7:22)- The Dangerous Damsels Series, India Holton - (13:46)- The Bootlegger's Bounty, Adriana Herrera - (16:45)- Hero Wanted, Betina Krahn - (19:40)- Dukes Do It Better, Bethany Bennett - (21:20)- The Ugly Duchess, Eloisa James - (24:52)- The Windflower, Laura London - (28:05)- Memoirs of a Scandalous Red Dress, Elizabeth Boyle - (37:22)- Scandalous Desires, Elizabeth Hoyt - (41:40)- Destiny's Captive & Captured, Beverly Jenkins - (51:50)- How to Tame a Wild Rogue, Julie Anne Long - (58:34)- Gentle Rogue, Johanna Lindsey - (1:01:49)- Any Duke in a Storm, Amalie Howard - (1:17:08)- Lady Pirate, Lynsay Sands - (1:24:12)- Across a Moonlit Sea, Marsha Canham - (1:34:06)- The Captain of All Pleasures, Kresley Cole - (1:45:12)- The Pirate Prince, Gaelen Foley - (1:56:30)- Thief of Hearts, Teresa Medeiros - (2:12:06)Outro: (2:25:46)Our Piratical TB-ARRRRR:~ The Pirate and I, Katharine Ashe~ Seduced by a Pirate, Eloisa James~ Stolen by a Pirate, Cynthia Wright~ Only With Your Love, Lisa KleypasSocials:- Follow the podcast @romanceyourtbr on Instagram & Twitter & Youtube & Goodreads- Follow Hannah @fringebookreviews on Instagram, Goodreads, & TikTok, and @fringebookhan on Twitter- Follow Caroline @salty_caroline_reads on TikTok & Instagram, and @salty_caroline_ on Twitter(Disclaimer: Image by Freepik)

Are you in love with someone who seems to be everywhere at once? Maybe they changed their outfit a couple times during the day? No, you aren't seeing double - it's Twins! For this double trouble episode we read "The Switch" by Lynsay Sands and "Something Fabulous" by Alexis Hall. Today our boring ol' non-twin hosts discuss why it's sexy to run through trees, understanding bees, and they try to kill off someone's mom! Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/fmklitpod

In which Caroline and Hannah give you a note on arousal, get dicknotized, and awaken the beasts inside of them: hedgehogs.Show Notes:- Join Caroline's Fable Book Club! The book for March is To Love a Scandalous Duke by Liana De la Rosa. Join here: https://fable.co/club/rip-your-own-bodice-with-caroline-447245537478- Content Warnings for Sweet Vengeance by Viano Oniomoh: https://www.vianooniomoh.com/extras- Liza Minnelli SketchIntro - (00:00)- The Gilded Age Heiresses Series, Harper St. George - (2:30)- Happy Place, Emily Henry - (10:00)- A Kiss to Remember, Teresa Medeiros - (19:54)- Do You Take This Man, Denise Williams - (26:10)- Coming Home, Kennedy Ryan - (27:44)- A Walk in the Park, Rebekah Weatherspoon - (29:55)- D'Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding, Chencia C. Higgins - (31:55)- The Neighbor Favor, Kristina Forest - (33:50)- What the Hex, Alexis Daria - (35:25)- All the Right Notes, Dominic Lim - (37:00)- Forget Me Not, Julie Soto - (40:20)- The Love Wager, Lynn Painter - (43:35)- Pride and Protest, Nikki Payne - (46:36)- Sweet Vengeance, Viano Oniomoh - (49:20)- Not Your Ex's Hexes, April Asher - (50:55)- Bloodmarked, Tracy Deonn - (51:05)- The Last Tale of the Flower Bride, Roshani Chokshi - (52:10)- You Bet Your Heart, Danielle Parker - (55:20)- Cute but Prickly, Zoe Chant - (57:25)- Hedging His Bets, Celia Kyle - (1:00:00)- Her Lessons in Persuasion, Megan Frampton - (1:06:40)- In Her Highlander's Bed, Lynsay Sands - (1:10:15)- Never Rescue a Rogue, Virginia Heath - (1:13:00)- The Secret Service of Tea of Treason, India Holton - (1:15:50)- Marry Me by Midnight, Felicia Grossman - (1:20:20)- A Thief in the Night, K.J. Charles - (1:24:30)- When Good Earls Go Bad, Megan Frampton - (1:25:24)- A Rogue's Rules for Seduction, Eva Leigh - (1:26:05)- A Reckless Match, Kate Bateman - (1:27:30)- The Fifth Avenue Rebels, Joanna Shupe - (1:29:10)- The Duke Hunt Series, Sophie Jordan - (1:30:25)- The Wolf and the Wildflower, Stacy Reid - (1:34:10)Outro - (1:40:45)Socials:- Follow the podcast @romanceyourtbr on Instagram & Twitter- Follow Hannah @fringebookreviews on Instagram, Goodreads, & TikTok, and @fringebookhan on Twitter- Follow Caroline @salty_caroline_reads on TikTok & Instagram, and @salty_caroline_ on Twitter(Disclaimer: Caroline works for Forever Publishing; all opinions are our own and not affiliated with any other party. Image by Freepik)

Rachel and Mary can help you celebrate Valentine's Day with some books that are romantic and others that are just a little...sinister. Check out what we talked about: Books mentioned: "The Highlander Takes a Bride" from the "Highland Brides" series by Lynsay Sands. “You” by Caroline Kepnes with readalike "Normal" by Graeme Cameron. "Meet Me in Another Life" by Catriona Silvey. "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn with readalikes "Sharp Objects" and "Dark Places" by the same author. "When You Wish Upon a Rogue" from the "Debutante Diaries" series by Anna Bennett. "The Kind Worth Killing" by Peter Swanson with readalike "Strangers on a Train" by Patricia Highsmith. Movies and TV shows mentioned: You, Lifetime & Netflix Gone Girl, Se7en, and Panic Room, Director David Fincher Strangers on a Train, Director Alfred Hitchcock Follow us on some of our socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oakcreeklibrary TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@oakcreeklibrary To access complete transcripts for all episodes of Not Your Mother's Library, please visit: oakcreeklibrary.org/podcast Check out books, movies, and other materials through the Milwaukee County Federated Library System: countycat.mcfls.org hoopladigital.com wplc.overdrive.com oakcreeklibrary.org

What do you get when you combine drinking blood, mind control, immortality, and fast healing? If you guessed "vampires", then you have another thing coming! Listen in as Rachel tells Margie all about Meant to be Immortal by Lynsay Sands, and get ready for the wildest plot twist you can imagine!Check out our Instagram  :  Twitter  :  Facebook  :  Goodreads  :   Website

This week, we're talking about a beloved contemporary romance, the first in Julie James's FBI/US Attorney series — Something About You. This one is a fascinating look at a series connected by not the romance standard of friends or families, but by work. Set in Chicago, it contains all the mystery of a romantic suspense without ever straying from the contemporary romance path. The characters are sharp, the writing is clever, the structure is fascinating, and it will likely make you read the rest of the series almost immediately. Thanks to Avon Books, publisher of Lynsay Sands's Immortal Rising, and Kelly Cain, author of An Acquired Taste, for sponsoring the episode.Show NotesJulie James is the author of 9 books in the FBI/US Attorney series. They are stand alone novels in the world of the Chicago criminal justice system. The Hyatt Lodge in Oak Brook has a lap pool with lane lines in case you're into that sort of thing. The U.S. Attorneys are federal prosecutors and there are 94 districts. Saying out each letter separately “A-U-S-A” is in fact the right way to shorten this title. Jen confirmed it with Erin.The Peninsula is a fancy hotel in Chicago. Jen is unsure of whether or not it has a lap pool. After refinishing hardwood floors, you really do need to wait a while before walking on them! Vocation vs Career vs a bunch of other things.“Taste her blood in her throat” as someone (ahem, Nora Roberts) might say. You definitely want to see that scene Jen referenced from The Old Guard with Nicky & Joe. Unfortunately, Channing Tatum's stirring defense of romance in The Lost City is not yet available on YouTube. Watch thisas a placeholder. Or this. You're welcome. Christina Lauren is going on a book tour! You can see them with Sarah in Connecticut on May 18th, or in the Chicago suburbs with Jen on May 19th. Join us! Spiaggia has closed, but it was very fancy in its heyday. It's not weird pizza, okay.

We're welcoming Tia Williams, author of the wonderful Seven Days in June, to talk about her delicious book, about writing writers, about romances set in New York City, about her youth as a romance reader, and about Drew Barrymore as inspiration, and about The Joan Wilder?!. Our next read along is Kylie Scott's Lead, one of our longtime favorites. Get it at Amazon, Apple Books, B&N, Kobo, or Bookshop.org! Get the others in the series, too, while you're at it, because you'll probably want to read the whole thing. 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 NotesIf you want a signed copy of Bombshell along with a Fated Mates sticker, preorder from Word Bookstore in Brooklyn. Welcome Tia Williams! Her new release, Seven Days in June, is Reese's Book Club pick for June. In this article in Ebony, Tia talks about her commitment to putting Black love on page and creating rich, interesting lives for Shane and Eva. Eva's website is EvaMercyMe, and her vampire hero is Sebastian. And according to Twitter, all romance Sebastians are good Sebatians. Slow Heat in Heaven by Sandra Brown is quite the read, and we talked about it on the Texas!Chase episode.The question of “what if Romeo and Juliet met as grown-ups” was also the idea behind Kate Clayborn's Love at First, and we talked about it with Kate on an episode about retellings in romance. Drew Barrymore's memoir Little Girl Lost is the story of her childhood in Hollywood, and definitely was hugely influential and shocking, and it still is worth a read if you can find a copy. It hasn't been digitized! Jen talked to Adriana Herrera about how people might self-harm, cut, and use other extreme coping mechanisms if they have experienced trauma. The Brooklyn Book Festival is not for the faint of heart. More about the quote “Easy reading is damn hard writing.”The Argeneau series by Lynsay Sands started with started with A Quick Bite in 2005, and book 33, Mile High with a Vampire comes out in Sept of 2021. Want to watch that TikTok about The Unhoneymooners? Romancing the Stone is a great movie from the 80s, and “The Joan Wilder!?” is a line from the movie. And, friend of the pod Linda has a t-shirt you might like. What's looking like a great movie with a similar set up is The Lost City of D with Channing Tatum and Sandra Bullock. Next week, we'll be discussing Lead (and the other books in the Stage Dive series) by Kylie Scott.

Welcome to Episode 7 of Wonderful Writers, a podcast dedicated to sharing some of our favourite authors and their wonderful books! For this episode, Anne has chosen historical and paranormal romance author, Lynsay Sands as her subject! Filled with admiration for Sands and love for her dozens of novels, Anne explains to Alice why the Highland heroes mean so much to her, tropes Sands writes really well; castles are mentioned many times, and Beauty and the Beast and Downton Abbey are also a key discussion point. She also recommends some books that Alice may like to start with if she decides to read Sands, and the joys of Scottish humour are revered. We hope that you enjoy this episode, if you would like to talk to us about books, you can email us at wonderfulwriterspodcast@gmail.com or DM us at our Instagram pages - Alice - @bookskindleandmorebooks Anne - @alwayslovereviews Episode may contain MINOR spoilers of Lynsay Sand's novels. Music opening - Aaron Buckley. - https://www.aaronbuckleymusic.com/

Near sightedness, bruised balls, and pies, oh my! Who knew a sexy book could be so... odd and a little bit disappointing. Join us this week while we read Love is Blind by Lynsay Sands. Where regency is the game and no one really wants to play.

This week it's all about the 2009 film He's Just Not That Into You, the 2007 book Bite Me If You Can by Lynsay Sands and my mental health. You can find a list of Lynsay's books http://www.lynsaysands.net/books/index.html#argeneau (here). Featured Podcast: https://pod.link/1521865524 (Once Upon a Nightmare)

Wherein your host Bethany talks all things Tessa Dare with Amanda from The Naughty Librarian and Jenn from The Book Refuge! For exclusive bonus content and early access to episodes, consider joining the Chapter 3 Podcast Patreon !   Looking for a book mentioned in the episode? Check here! *Note that all links are affiliate links from which we earn a commission to support the podcast   Books from On My Radar segment: *Feb. 18 Play of Shadows by Sebastien de Castell (Delayed to June 29): https://amzn.to/3rAa7g2 *Feb. 23 A Dark and Hollow Star by Ashley Shuttleworth: https://amzn.to/3jwi57g Waiting for a Scot Like You by Eva Leigh: https://amzn.to/3jxi4je *March 2 In the Quick by Kate Hope Day: https://amzn.to/36UBqtC The Conductors by Nicole Glover: https://amzn.to/3jCboAz A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine: https://amzn.to/3p3Dhmd   Tessa Dare Books Mentioned The Duchess Deal: https://amzn.to/3q2fnZG The Wallflower Wager: https://amzn.to/36UzP7c The Governess Game: https://amzn.to/2NbEOsY When A Scot Ties the Knot: https://amzn.to/36U9QN0 Romancing the Duke: https://amzn.to/36UA9Ts Say Yes to the Marquess: https://amzn.to/3aJDcio Do You Want to Start a Scandal: https://amzn.to/3tEvvCL When She Was Naughty: https://amzn.to/3p4Ra3s A Week to Be Wicked: https://amzn.to/2N2oTNL A Lady By Midnight: https://amzn.to/2OkhwSw Any Duchess Will Do: https://amzn.to/2YXdoK9 Once Upon a Winter’s Eve: https://amzn.to/39YGoHG Lord Dashwood Missed Out: https://amzn.to/3rDksb1 Beauty and the Blacksmith: https://amzn.to/3b0Tdkn Goddess of the Hunt: https://amzn.to/36V1K74 Surrender of a Siren: https://amzn.to/3tMBdCT A Lady of Persuasion: https://amzn.to/3rAdtQc One Dance of the Duke: https://amzn.to/3rzGOKJ   Other Books Mentioned A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas: https://amzn.to/36RSpNq The Intimacy Experiment by Rosie Danan: https://amzn.to/2MEiPve Highland Treasure by Lynsay Sands: https://amzn.to/3jtt80W Sisters of Reckoning by Charlotte Nicole Davis: https://amzn.to/3cQTXe7 The Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicole Davis: https://amzn.to/3cUHRB0 The Duke and I by Julia Quinn: https://amzn.to/2YZtvqw The Earl’s Christmas Pearl by Megan Frampton: https://amzn.to/36VVrQx Wrapped Up in You by Talia Hibbert   Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @Chapter3Podcast and you can also find Bethany talking about books on YouTube @BeautifullyBookishBethany. Interested in early access to episodes, private Discord channels and other perks? Consider joining the Chapter 3 Patreon! Or join our public Discord. A new episode will be available to download in two weeks!  This episode was recorded using a Blue Yeti USB condenser microphone kit: https://amzn.to/342dnqx

In our very first episode, we review Matthew's thoughtful Valentine's Day gift to Alice... the 2020 Lynsay Sands novel "Hunting for a Highlander"! Growling, brooding Scotsman? Check! Headstrong and likable female main character? Check! Breasts spilling out of every outfit? Double-check! We jump into the middle of this "Highland Brides" series with no prior knowledge and no reservations!

Welcome to What to Read Next Podcast! Today I have a solo show to share with you. I have a few fun announcements such as the show going on hiatus, a bit of what we are doing on Patreon and then I dive into my 2020 Reading Life and about my 2021 Reading Intentions.    MY 2020 READING LIFE As I start to look back at what a year it was, I ended up reading more books this year than 2019. However I read more novellas hence the larger number. I struggled at the beginning of the year to find my footing, then between April -August i was reading mostly for the podcast.  Back in September, I gave myself permission to read whatever I wanted.    A few fun discoveries… Audiobooks! My sweet spot is 8 to 9 hours for audiobooks. I tend to have good luck with YA and some short romances. Long audiobooks feel like a drag unless it’s Virgin River.  Indie Books/KU - For the past couple of years I have been reading exclusively traditionally published books and it was fine but not as satisfying as reading an indie book. There are risks that indie authors take that I don’t see in traditionally published books.  Scribd Subscription- This fall I started to use my Scribd subscription to catch up with ARCs via audiobooks. The algorithm is a hit or miss but overall it’s been a pleasant experience. I canceled this subscription in January 2021. Category Romance Books- This is the year that i discovered Category romance as a way to reach my goals while discovering diverse authors. Using my libraries more - For category romance and books that I may not have an ARC I have used my library to get kindle and audiobooks.   What are my intentions for 2021? I want to read 300 books in 2021 which means about 25 books a month.  I want my friends to pick what i  read next. I will be asking my Patreon community, fellow  book twins for recommendations.  I want to request less ARCs. I have about 80 ARCs in my queue to be read and to be honest for 2021 my goal is to read them all while avoiding requesting or downloading books  I want to listen to more audiobooks while at work I want to read at least 4 KU books each month  Go back and read Sweet Valley High or Babysitters Club book.  I want to read more diversely   My 2021 Paranormal project  I don’t want to request any physical books as I want to remove the clutter in my house.  Get rid of ARCs via little free libraries and perhaps sell books on Facebook    Series I want to start or finish: Virgin River  by Robyn Carr - I have to read book #10 - https://amzn.to/2WNHBKz Bridgerton by Julia Quinn - I have book 8 to read - https://amzn.to/38zqnGm Psy-changeling by Nalini Singh https://amzn.to/38TpGYP Guild Hunter series by Nalini Singh https://amzn.to/2MfwWXj Argeneau Series by Lynsay Sands https://amzn.to/3nSSt63 Black Dagger Brotherhood by J.R. Ward https://amzn.to/3nX5JGD Heartbreaker Bay series by Jill Shalvis https://amzn.to/3hkgmAX Malory Series by Johanna Lindsey  - https://amzn.to/38ESxQf PODCAST EPISODE MENTIONED Love’s Sweet Arrow   PODCAST HIATUS Please note, the podcast will be going on a short two months break this January and February, 2021. We will return with brand new episodes on March 1, 2020. I will  be releasing new episodes on the Patreon feed while the show is on hiatus.     SUPPORT THE WHAT TO READ NEXT PODCAST! If you’re enjoying the show, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. 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. Want to join the fun? 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! The shop also features social justice apparel and fun items from some of your favorite TV shows like Schitt’s Creek & The Office. Items are designed and made by Megan of @queenbee_reads. 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 Amazon or 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  Goodreads

Shauna and Rebecca review the second book in their Love & Laughter series, The Switch by Canadian author Lynsay Sands.  Shauna loved the humor and atypical ending, while Rebecca felt it was a formulaic romance.  Spoiler alert: the two describe full details about the story from beginning to end. 

Welcome to the What to Read Next Podcast. Today’s guest is my friend and fellow Puerto Rican bookstagrammer Veronica from bellaorevbooks Instagram account. In this episode, we chat about    BOOKS RECOMMENDED:  Tillie Cole - https://amzn.to/3o4Q5cQ Pam Godwin- https://amzn.to/2HebKOZ Sea of Ruin by Pam Godwin - https://amzn.to/2T3xI9F Cj Roberts- https://amzn.to/346Xxfy Jewel E Ann- https://amzn.to/349KoT2 Kennedy Ryan- https://amzn.to/3jbm07M Dylan Allen- https://amzn.to/2IJv7Qv Mia Sheridan- https://amzn.to/3o6R1gW  K Bromberg - https://amzn.to/355DSMe NalinI Singh- https://amzn.to/37jXZJk Psy-Changeling series by Nalini Singh- https://amzn.to/3o29yL9 What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon - https://amzn.to/31mACv0 Kerrigan Byrne- https://amzn.to/2Hazzax  The Highwayman by Kerrigan Byrne  https://amzn.to/37jooXy How to love the Duke in 10 Days by Kerrigan Byrne - https://amzn.to/3jazCQv The Highlander by Kerrigan Byrne - https://amzn.to/2T86gYB Den of Vipers by KA Knight - https://amzn.to/3j4lnwE Jack and Jill by Jewel E. Ann - https://amzn.to/2T2jjuF Out of Love by Jewel E Ann - https://amzn.to/3kbNjjo The One that Got Away by Karina Halle- https://amzn.to/2IzZd8S Emma Scott - https://amzn.to/3jaqsnc Playing with Fire by LJ Shen - https://amzn.to/3obcNAb A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas - https://amzn.to/346vGfn Twilight by Stephenie Meyer- https://amzn.to/2HfPRP0  JJ McAvoy - https://amzn.to/37hRjeJ K Webster - https://amzn.to/3lTxy0Y Hoops series by Kennedy Ryan- https://amzn.to/3o0kCZ7  Him duet by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy - https://amzn.to/37hnB9N Flirting with 40 by K Bromberg- https://amzn.to/3kbwQvQ The Devil’s Night series by Penelope Douglas - https://amzn.to/3kaenQf Punk 57 by Penelope Douglas- https://amzn.to/2HdMvMs  Lauren Blakely-  https://amzn.to/3kf91Di Bright Side by Kim Holden- https://amzn.to/3j858yM  OUT OF STATE LIBRARY MEMBERSHIPS  Florida, Orange County Library System - $125/year Great audiobook selection. Hoopla has 10 borrows per month. Great selection and quick turnaround. I got  the audiobook for Beach Read, Robyn Carr’s audio is mostly available for borrowing, Lynsay Sands (Argeneau), Nalini Singh (Psy-changeling).   Tip on signing up: $75/3 months, $100/6 months or $125/year Note: When applying, select the check box next to "Out of Country" to enter in your address. They may ask a question on the form about what county OCLS is in to stop spammers. The answer is "Orange" since OCLS stands for Orange County Library System. Verdict: This one is worth $125 based on the ample selection, access to Hoopla.  Brooklyn Public Library - $50 a year Great romance selection, lot’s of ebooks and audiobooks.  No Hoopla. Books available: new releases, Nalini Singh Psy-changeling series.  The wait time is a few weeks.   Verdict: if you like romance kindle books then this is a good price for great selection. It is unfortunate, they don’t have Hoopla. They do have a Cloud Library for additional book selection.    Houston Public Library - $40 a year  10 Borrows for Hoopla.  Verdict: I just joined but based on the selection they have Nalini Singh, some Lynsay Sands (no Argeneau), Robyn Carr Virgin River (hold).  I am unsure if this one is worthwhile.  I will track where I am getting the books and give you an update in a few weeks.   Fairfax County Public Library - $27 a year  No Hoopla  Verdict: This library has a good Overdrive but not as comprehensive as Brooklyn and Orange County.    Queens Public Library - $50 a year. The selection is mediocre. They have little romance. The wait time is long for audiobooks and ebooks.  Not worth $50 a year. Verdict: SKIP THIS ONE!   CONNECT WITH VERONICA Instagram  Goodreads    JOIN PATREON COMMUNITY  Get weekly romance recommendations, early access to author interviews and exclusive Patreon audio series by joining the Patreon community.  We also host twice a month Zoom Romance Recommendations Meetups. Monthly perks start at $1  a month. Want to join the fun? Sign up today; http://www.whattoreadnextblog.com/patreon   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 Amazon or 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  Goodreads

Today’s guest is Spencer and Bree and we have a fun episode for you. We are chatting all things backlist for Jill Shalvis. As you know Jill has published over 100 books and it  can be intimidating to figure out what you should pick next. In this episode, we go over her series and tell you what you should pick up next.    BOOKS RECOMMENDED: In Death series by JD Robb - https://amzn.to/3436cOX Nora Roberts - https://amzn.to/30bGgQ3 Virgin River series by Robyn Carr - https://amzn.to/3n4KfYz Jill Shalvis - https://amzn.to/2HCKnhB  Heartbreaker Bay series by Jill Shalvis - https://amzn.to/3346ZzM Wildstone series  by Jill Shalvis - https://amzn.to/3mT7Efg  Lucky Harbor series  by Jill Shalvis - https://amzn.to/343oFL9 Animal Magnetism  by Jill Shalvis - https://amzn.to/3463Rma Flashpoint and Flashback by Jill Shalvis - https://amzn.to/3mYquBC  The Night Huntress by Jeannine Frost - https://amzn.to/2HCKvh5 Argeneau series by Lynsay Sands - https://amzn.to/3iawIuF A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands -  https://amzn.to/30aDSck BOOKTUBE’S JILL SHALVIS GUIDES  Spencer’s Video UTC Video    PODCAST RECOMMENDATION The Fangover  CONNECT WITH SPENCER Booktube Instagram   CONNECT WITH BREE Instagram  Blog    JOIN PATREON COMMUNITY  Get weekly romance recommendations, early access to author interviews and exclusive Patreon audio series by joining the Patreon community. Monthly perks start at $1  a month. Want to join the fun? Sign up today; http://www.whattoreadnextblog.com/patreon   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 Amazon or 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  Goodreads

// Grauburgunder-Schorle, Graugnome und ein Halbschattengewächs in der Kleingartenkolonie // In unserer einundvierzigsten Episode spricht Elias mit Christiane Marx. Christiane Marx ist Schauspielerin, Hörbuch- und Hörspielsprecherin. Seit 2013 ist das Hörbuch ihr Hauptbeschäftigungsfeld, ob Thriller wie “Fremd” von Poznanski & Strobel, zusammen mit Sascha Rotermund, Krimis wie die Bücher der isländischen Autorin Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, Liebesromane wie die “Lost in Love” Serie von Marie Force oder Vampirerotik, wie Christianes Endlosserie “Argenau” von Lynsay Sands. Aufgrund der weiterhin bestehenden Kontaktsperre, besucht Elias Christiane für das Gespräch in ihrem Kleingarten in der Kolonie Albrechtshöhe. Wir bekommen zu Beginn eine ausführliche akustische Führung und erfahren vom Bau des Häuschen, dem Anlegen von diversen Kräutern, Salaten und Beeren, einer Toilette, bei der “vorne” und “hinten” getrennt wird, inklusive einer ungeplanten Dusche vom Rasensprenger. Bei einer Grauburgunder-Schorle sprechen die Beiden über Christianes frühen Wunsch, Schauspielerin zu werden. Ausgelöst durch Geschichten wie die von Ronja Räubertochter, weshalb sie uns am Ende auch aus Lindgrens Klassiker vorliest. Über Graugnome, Götterbäume und ihren Kleingarten; über ihre Kindheit in Bielefeld, ihr ungewöhnliches Aufwachsen mit ihren Geschwistern und Eltern in einem Haus für obdachlose Männer der Bethel Stiftung, über ihr “soziales halbes Jahr” in Kanada - aber natürlich auch ausführlich über Hörbücher, über den Wunsch, durch gute Stoffe und Texte im Spiel an ihre Grenzen zu kommen und darüber hinaus, ihre Ausbildung an der Freiburger Schauspielschule, über eine Musical Fortbildung, Off-Produktionen, über ein Hörspielforum, über das sie viele tolle Kollegen wie Robert Frank, Dagmar Bittner und Marc Schülert vom Label “Ohrenkneifer” kennengelernt hat, über die Schauspieler-Dynastie “Marx-Kube”, denn auch ihr Partner Oliver Kube ist Schauspieler und ihr gemeinsamer Sohn ist bei einer Kinder-Agentur für Film- und Fernsehen und scheint diesen Weg gehen zu wollen. Über ihre regelmäßigen Inszenierungen der Klassenspiele an ihrer ehemaligen Waldorfschule in Bielefeld und vieles mehr. Aufgenommen wurde das Gespräch im Juni 2020. Wenn du Ideen und Rückmeldungen hast, melde dich gern bei uns: Entweder per Mail unter hoergestalten@lauscherlounge.de oder bei Facebook. Dort findest du auch Zitate und Fotos unserer Gäste: https://www.facebook.com/hoergestalten/ HörGestalten ist ein Podcast der Lauscherlounge. #ChristianeMarx #Hörbuch #Hörspiel #RonjaRäubertochter #Grauburgunder #Graugnome #Götterbaum #Kleingartenkolonie #Albrechtshöhe #HörGestalten #Talk #Podcast #Lauscherlounge

// Grauburgunder-Schorle, Graugnome und ein Halbschattengewächs in der Kleingartenkolonie // In unserer einundvierzigsten Episode spricht Elias mit Christiane Marx. Christiane Marx ist Schauspielerin, Hörbuch- und Hörspielsprecherin. Seit 2013 ist das Hörbuch ihr Hauptbeschäftigungsfeld, ob Thriller wie “Fremd” von Poznanski & Strobel, zusammen mit Sascha Rotermund, Krimis wie die Bücher der isländischen Autorin Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, Liebesromane wie die “Lost in Love” Serie von Marie Force oder Vampirerotik, wie Christianes Endlosserie “Argenau” von Lynsay Sands. Aufgrund der weiterhin bestehenden Kontaktsperre, besucht Elias Christiane für das Gespräch in ihrem Kleingarten in der Kolonie Albrechtshöhe. Wir bekommen zu Beginn eine ausführliche akustische Führung und erfahren vom Bau des Häuschen, dem Anlegen von diversen Kräutern, Salaten und Beeren, einer Toilette, bei der “vorne” und “hinten” getrennt wird, inklusive einer ungeplanten Dusche vom Rasensprenger. Bei einer Grauburgunder-Schorle sprechen die Beiden über Christianes frühen Wunsch, Schauspielerin zu werden. Ausgelöst durch Geschichten wie die von Ronja Räubertochter, weshalb sie uns am Ende auch aus Lindgrens Klassiker vorliest. Über Graugnome, Götterbäume und ihren Kleingarten; über ihre Kindheit in Bielefeld, ihr ungewöhnliches Aufwachsen mit ihren Geschwistern und Eltern in einem Haus für obdachlose Männer der Bethel Stiftung, über ihr “soziales halbes Jahr” in Kanada - aber natürlich auch ausführlich über Hörbücher, über den Wunsch, durch gute Stoffe und Texte im Spiel an ihre Grenzen zu kommen und darüber hinaus, ihre Ausbildung an der Freiburger Schauspielschule, über eine Musical Fortbildung, Off-Produktionen, über ein Hörspielforum, über das sie viele tolle Kollegen wie Robert Frank, Dagmar Bittner und Marc Schülert vom Label “Ohrenkneifer” kennengelernt hat, über die Schauspieler-Dynastie “Marx-Kube”, denn auch ihr Partner Oliver Kube ist Schauspieler und ihr gemeinsamer Sohn ist bei einer Kinder-Agentur für Film- und Fernsehen und scheint diesen Weg gehen zu wollen. Über ihre regelmäßigen Inszenierungen der Klassenspiele an ihrer ehemaligen Waldorfschule in Bielefeld und vieles mehr. Aufgenommen wurde das Gespräch im Juni 2020. Wenn du Ideen und Rückmeldungen hast, melde dich gern bei uns: Entweder per Mail unter hoergestalten@lauscherlounge.de oder bei Facebook. Dort findest du auch Zitate und Fotos unserer Gäste: https://www.facebook.com/hoergestalten/ HörGestalten ist ein Podcast der Lauscherlounge. #ChristianeMarx #Hörbuch #Hörspiel #RonjaRäubertochter #Grauburgunder #Graugnome #Götterbaum #Kleingartenkolonie #Albrechtshöhe #HörGestalten #Talk #Podcast #Lauscherlounge

This week I was a busy bee and read two books I borrowed from the library towards the end of last year. They were books 23 and 25 of the long-running immortals series by Lynsay Sands; Runaway Vampire and Immortal Unchained. I enjoyed both of them, to hear me rambling about why, give this episode a listen. If you have any suggestions for books I should read, leave me a comment or head over to my Twitter account @allaboutraye

In my first episode ever I talk about the 6th book in the Argeneau Immortals series by Lynsay Sands, Bite Me If You Can. I also talk about what made me fall in love with reading and why I decided that I want to take you on my reading journey.So, if you love reading, why not give this episode a listen?

In our last episode of this decade, we take a chance to look at the first book in the Argeneau series (vampire novels) by Lynsay Sands, say thank you to all our listeners for going through our first year with us, and talk about the general stuff in life. So farewell 2019, and HAPPY NEW YEAR 2020 to all our listeners.

Stay tuned for the second half of the episode in December! Next week, just in time for your tryptophan induced coma, we’re talking Loretta Chase’s Lord of Scoundrels, which was on both Jen & Sarah’s list, and is on the lions’ share of Best Romance Novels Ever lists. We’ll get into why. Read Lord of Scoundrels at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Kobo or your local indie.Show NotesQuestion 1: Ennis from New York asked, "is like Lothaire by Kresley Cole or Cold Cole Heartby K Webster, where the hero is someone who would be a villain in any other book. A megalomaniac, horribly damaged, murderous, whatever- and a heroine who takes NONE of his shit and brings him to his knees."Our Recommendations: The name of this trope is "morality chain" which might help you on your search for books like this. Sarah's Summer 2020 release Daring and the Duke is perfect for this question, but since it's not out yet, try The Masterpiece Duet by Skye Warren. The first is The King.Question 2: Lesley from Washington DC asked for books "with Jewish heroes and heroines, does not have to be holiday themed."Our recommendations: : Jen suggests Knit One, Girl Two and Cinnamon Blade by Shira Glassman. In fact, Jen was a special guest on the Heaving Bosoms podcast taking about Cinnamon Blade. Sarah recommends Craving Flight by Tamsen Parker and Dalliances and Devotion by Felicia Grossman. Stacey Agdern also writes about Jewish representation in romance and has written some novellas in the Rogue Anthologies. We also mentioned a great point that inspired a great thread by Felicia Grossman about Jewish characters in literature.Question 3: Daniela from Winnipeg had this AMA question: If there was a battle royale between all the IAD heroes, who would win? Does the answer change if they can't use weapons?Our Answer: The Wroth brothers would band togehter, Declan Chase has a real shot, and Lothaire wouldn't care. No matter who wins, Thronos goes down first. Jen mentioned someone who wrote about what would happen if all the US Presidents were in a knife fight. Enjoy.FWIW, Daniela also asked a question we skipped because we couldn't think of anything: A historical that has a silver fox duke and a spitfire heroine who exhausts the hell out of him. IDEAS? Let us know on twitter.Question 4: Kristen from DC! asked, "LGBTQ romance easily available in PRINT for my book club???? We do it through a local indie bookshop, and are having a hard time finding things other than Cat Sebastian/Olivia Waite from Avon."Our Recommendations: Adriana Herrera's American Dreamer series! Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston. We think Vanessa North and KJ Charles might be print on demand, which many indie bookstores won't carry. Dreamspinner is a mess right now, but many great authors are there, including LaQuette's latest, Under His Protection, which Jen bought a copy of at Love's Sweet Arrow. Carina titles might be more easily available, so try Syncopation and the rest of the Twisted Wishes series by Anna Zabo. Jen mentioned Being Hospitable by Meka James, but it's just in E. But you should still read it for fun.Question 5: Courtney from the Bodice Tipplers Podcast wants to know what books made us fall in love with the genre.Our answer: Well, just listen to all of season 2 of Fated Mates! But Sarah mentioned Nobody's Baby but Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips. Jen mentioned a new book that has made her feel that way is The Bride Test by Helen Hoang. Julie Garwood and Jude Deveraux were old-school authors we both loved back in the day.Question 6: Ali in NYC had an AMA and a question: How is Eric Mortensen so good at podcast editing?Our answer: Well, he just is and you should contact him if you need podcast editing help.Ali also wanted recommendations about historicals with witches/magic. Our recommendations: So many of these are old school, because this is not a very popular trope right now, so please proceed with caution. Sarah recommended Bewitching by Jill Barnett and Jen recommended a pair of books by Teresa Medeiros, Breath of Magic and Touch of Enchantment. In fact, Jen reviewed Touch of Enchantment for The Book Queen. Post-recording, we thought of Sex and the Psychic Witch by Annette Blair, which is the first of a series where three sisters use their "magic powers for good and their good looks for seduction."Question 7: Hannah from Texas asked for a romance that "has a Lucy Liu in "Set It Up" type heroine getting her actual HEA. I need ball-busting energy falling in love with a guy/gal/whoever that deserves her."Our Recommendations: Sarah recommended The Takeover Effect by Nisha Sharma which has a corporate espionage plot. Jen was maybe thinking of Set it Off and recommeded Elle Kennedy's Out of Uniform series. Jen mentioned Getting Hotter by Elle Kennedy, but upon further reflection, also thinks The Heat is On (in an anthology called Hot & Heavy) might work. But since Hannah was actually talking about Set it Up, which is about assistants and bosses, maybe try The Assistant by Ramona Gray or check out this extensive goodreads list of boss/employee romance novels.Question 8: Jenica from New York asked for a book that has "Childhood friends to enemies to lovers, preferably contemporary."Our recommendations: : We don't say it here, but one strategy Sarah and Jen use all the time with more popular tropes is searching for a Goodreads list. If you can find a book with a title or two you like on it, you might like others! Jen recommended His Until Midnight by Reese Ryan, and also noted that Sarah's book A Rogue by Any Other Name has this trope. Sarah recommended Punk 57 by Penelope Douglas. And a trailing suggestion was trying Christina Lauren, who has written many great enemies to lovers books and maybe one also has childhood friends. We didn't mention it on the podcast, but if you like YA, Jen loved Not if I Save You First by Allie Carter. That one would definitely work!Question 9: Holly from Chapel Hill asked for a book that "Has all the mutual pining. Friends to lovers, enemies to lovers, doesn't matter. Give me every last drop of pining."Our recommendations: Sarah suggests Waking Up with the Duke by Lorraine Heath. Jen recommends On Broken Wings by Chanel Cleeton. After we realized that there is lots of pining in Lisa Kleypas, but we think Again the Magic might be best.Holly had a follow up AMA, "What would your ideal book-centered vacation be?" Sarah said a beach, Jen has always wanted to stay at The Library Hotel, and that led to a discussion of Nora Robert's Boonsboro Inn, in Boonsboro, Maryland. But Jen also loves to read locally, which means reading books set in the places you are traveling.Question 10: Kara asked for a recommendation that "Has some sort of adventure or quest but is also slow burn."Our recommendations: Slow burns aren't our speciality. Jen joked she likes a "fast, incendiary burn." Please check out the Hidden Legacy series by Ilona Andrews, and the second one where they finally do it is called White Hot. The first one is called Burn For Me, it's right in the title! If you like fantasy, try Bound to the Battle God by Ruby Dixon. Sarah mentioned A Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet. And Aurora Blazing by Jessie Mihalik could count for this category and for pining!Question 11: Chase from Germany wants "Has m/m with a happy ending and the trope enemies to lovers?"Our recommendations: Sarah recommends Goalie Interference, which has enemy hockey players. Annika Martin has a good series, the first is called Enemies Like You, and Jen also likes a series by Layla Rayne called Agents Irish and Whiskey. Cask Strength also appeared in Jen's list of Who Did It Better on a Pool Table. You're welcome.Question 12: Caitlin from Wisconsin wants a book that "Has a plus size heroine, emphasis on fashion...vampires would also be nice."Our recommendations: We had to handle these two separately. For a curvy heroine with fasion, we recommended Take Me by Bella Andre and The King of Bourbon Street by Thea De Salle. For vampires, try Tall Dark and Hungry by Lynsay Sands. It's about a vampire who writes vampire novels. The Sherrilyn Kenyon book Sarah was thinking about is called Night Play, but it's actually about a werewolf. Oh well.Question 13: Jess asked, "Has an alpha submissive (I’ve tasked Sarah with this before and want more!)"Our recommendations: Jen doesn't think this exists, but Sarah recommends The Duke I Tempted, Giving It Up, The Devil's Submission and Sierra Simone's New Camelot series. If you can roll with Kristen Ashley's prose style, try Deacon. There is no pony play involved.Jess had a follow up AMA: "I would love to hear more about audiobook production. How much say authors have. Do they get to check in during production to make sure jokes are being delivered properly, etc?" Sarah replied that the answer is ... authors don't have much say at all, except maybe a choice of narrators. Sarah loves her narrator, Justine Eyre.Question 14: Lesley from San Francisco asked for a book that "Has a heroine over 50 who is single (not divorced or widowed)."Our recommendations: This was a hard one, and we are hoping that listeners will chime in with answers. We don't think any of these heroines are single--all widowed or divorced. But try Apples Are Red, Driving in Neutral, Bound with Love, or Mrs. Martin's Incomparable Adventure. But, you can check out this facebook group for seasoned romance, and Donnaposts a weekly Frolic column of seasoned romances. Finally, Sarah recommended London Hale's Talk Dirty To Me.Question 15: Carly from Atlanta is looking for “there’s only one bed,” historical edition (bonus points if they don’t have sex that time, but do later).Our recommendations: There are so many of these that we had a hard time answering. Yikes! But A Christmas Gone Perfectly Wrong is amazing. Later in Season 2 of Fated Mates, we'll read Devil's Bride by Stephanie Laurens, but the ohter one Sarah was thinking of was The Capture of the Earl of Glencrae Afterwards, we thought of The Duke Buys a Bride and Tycoon.Question 16: Shannon in Atlanta said, "Ghosts. I need all the ghosts. I’m regrading Lynn Kurland’s Stardust of Yesterday to see if I am still madly in love with Kendrick like 14 yr old me was. But I need more ghosts. For spooky season and for always."Our recommendations: So obvioulsy the best IAD book is Dark Needs at Night's Edge. But Halloween Boo and Hot Ghost might also be of interest. After recording, Jen thought of The Headmaster by Tiffany Reisz and Sarah thought of For the Earl's Pleasure by Anne Mallory.Question 17: Natali from Tampa asked for romances with "a sexy but serious body guard- saves heroine from her evil husband OR serious sexy body guard that is hired by father to care for wild heroine. And/Or sexy but consensual teacher-student relationship."Our recommendations: Sarah and Jen both liked The Professor by Charlotte Stein. Sarah also recommended The Unrequited by Saffron Kent. Bodyguards for some reason we didn't have specifics, but check out Sexy/Dangerous by Beverly Jenkins, which has a female bodyguard. Fallen by Rebecca Zanetti will work. But also, Jen is convinced that something in Lexi Blake's Masters and Mercenaries series will work.Question 18: Nisha wants books that are "bananas sexy."Our recommendations: Ice Planet Barbarians forever. But Brill Harper anything will work, and Jen especially recommends Altogether. Everyone on twitter thinks White Whiskey Bargain is super hot, and The Red is amazingly sexy. Grace Goodwin's Interstellar Brides series is also pretty hot.

Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast in your favorite podcasting platform — and while you’re there, please leave us a like or a review!In two weeks, we’re getting more current! The read is Sarah’s Pick, Sierra Simone’s Priest, which is an erotic romance in first-person hero POV, featuring a priest and an exotic dancer (NB: She is not Catholic). If sex in church is your concern, maybe skip this one, but also know that there’s a lot fo religious allegory in here that is fascinating and brilliant. Get it at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Kobo or your local indie.Show Notes- JR Ward's first pen name was Jessica Bird.- Despite Jen's joke about Proust, she's never actually read him.- Some of the most famous vampire books in fiction were Anne Rice's Interview with a Vampire and Queen of the Damned. And let's not forget Twilight.- In romance, you should check out the Argeneau series by Lynsay Sands, or any number of books by Jeaniene Frost. Nalini Singh's Guild Hunters series has a vampire hunter. Sherrilyn Kenyon also has lots of books in this category. In urban fantasy, of course there was the Sookie Stackhouse series, and it's TV adaptation True Blood.- In fact, the 90s were full of vampires in the movies and on TV: Keanu Reeves in Bram Stoker's Dracula, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and if you've never seen it, the opening scene from Blade that Jen mentioned.- Sarah would like you to consider the fact that very few people know who Mary Shelley is, but Francis Ford Coppola made a blockbuster movie with Bram Stoker's name in the actual title because patriarchy is a helluva drug.- Is it romance or urban fantasy?- The JR Ward interview was in Louisville Magazine.- The Wicked Wallflowers interviewed JR Ward and it's just terrific.- Jen read all the RITAs, and she reviewed Consumed in the romantic suspense category and Dearest Ivie in the paranormal category.- All about sawed-off shotguns.- Sarah said John Michael, but OF COURSE she meant John Matthew. Maybe you should read Lover John Matthew and Xhex.- Mary Bly's article about the Black Dagger Brotherhood appears in New Approaches to Popular Romance Fiction.- The Lessers as Incels. -Caldwell is like the world of Gotham... and why it seems so nihilistic.-Beth and Wrath's story continues in The King, or as we like to call it here at Fated Mates, Lover Wrath and Beth Part 2.- It's Lover Phury and Cormia, and then Lover Rhevenge and Ehlena, and Lover Quinn and Blay.- The Susan Faludi book Sarah mentioned is called The Terror Dream: Myth and Misogyny in an Insecure America.- We don't think Beth is a Mary Sue, and JR Ward doesn't either. -A guide to the waves of feminism.- A ferrari doesn't weight 2000 tons. A ton is 2000 pounds.- Wellsie is maybe a stand in for Smith vs. Wellesley.- Jen was reading Native Son in college when her professor told her blindness is always a symbol. Oedipus blinded himself, and oracles are seers are often blind. Daredevil is blind and can still kick your ass. The other most famous Blind King Jen could find is in Assassin's Creed.- Next up is Priest by Sierra Simone.

The inaugural episode of Addicted to Romance reviews the 29th book in the Argeneau Vampires series, The Trouble with Vampires, by Lynsay Sands. Intro lyrics by Robert Palmer, converted with http://www.fromtexttospeech.com/ Outro lyrics by Nadir "RedOne" Khayat and Lady Gaga, converted with http://www.fromtexttospeech.com/ (I know they're called nanobots, not nanobytes, please don't judge O_O )

Hey HB's! This week on Heaving Bosoms we're finishing up our coverage of The Highlander Takes a Bride by Lynsay Sands! Are you on pins and needles about how he stealths her for the second time? Do you want to know who's trying to kill Saidh? Are you super invested in #justiceforFenella, #justiceforMilly, or Melody's new addition #personhoodforMilly? WE HOPE SO. But, spoiler alert: you're only gonna get the first couple. Our hashtags sadly didn't trend in time for poor Fenella or Milly. But mostly Fenella.  Bonus Content: the Pastafarian Ministry and their successes, Melody's feel good vibes about her officiant dress in the cult, *Bing, Boong, Bong* Murder Times with Erin and Capital L Ladies with Melody, and a new turn of phrase, "did you crickets him?" That's right, we present a new verb: "to crickets." IT'S GIVEAWAY WEEK! Bubbles and Books is offering a free monthly box to the lucky winner of our Heaving Bosoms Giveaway! Visit www.bubblesandbooks.com/bosoms to enter!!  Lady Loves:  Melody - Be okay with your well-reasoned choices, even if there's a lot of societal pressure saying that your decisions are antithetical to some role or status. Mel misses Ember, but she's also RELISHING the extra time she has while he's across the world being immersed in Mandarin and spending quality time with family.  Erin - SOUP. That's right. One word. SOUP. It's soup and stew season and we loves it. We'll post recipes this week!  Patreon Shout Out: Aasha M., you are a Greek Muse, a goddess of literature, science, the arts, and, in your case, so much more. You are the embodiment of inspiration, not just because of your positivity and supportiveness, but also because you lead by example. Whether is a career accomplishment, a creative flair, or the way you overcome hardship, those around you can learn a huge amount if they pay attention. While you're not boastful, you're also not stingy with the details of your process, so anyone can improve themselves just by being a member of your Greek choir, or at the very least, positioning themselves in your close orbit. And it should to without saying that your taste is impeccable, but I'll say it: you have impeccable taste. This episode is sponsored by Bubbles and Books. The code BOSOM20 will get 20% off your first month! Get relaxing, everyone! Website: bubblesandbooks.com Facebook group, home of the monthly "Bubbles Night": https://www.facebook.com/groups/bubblesandbooks/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bubbles_books_box/ Pintrest: https://pinterest.com/bubblesandbooks/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/soakedromance

Happy Monday, HB’s! This week we’re heading back in our fiction time machine to HIGHLANDER TIMES with The Highlander Takes a Bride by Lynsay Sands. Melody really loved this reading/listening experience. Erin would describe it as two sociopaths falling in love. If you like a Scottish Brogue combined with red hot sexy times, some murder, some intrigue, a whodunit, and a TRADITIONAL HIGHLANDER FINGERBANGING, then this book is for you! Bonus Content: #justiceforFenella, #justiceforMilly, *Bing Boong Bong* Murder Times with Erin, our thoughts on communication within relationships and/or life, many talks about “duckies,” and Mel speaking about her first time with the phrase “I knew a lot about sex, but I didn’t know how to enact the mechanics.”   Lady Love Recs: Erin: People in the cult have started a weekly AMA thread called Ask A Badass because there are SO MANY BADASSES with cool jobs and interests in the cult! It’s amazing. Join and ask questions! Melody: Follow the artists Karen Hallion and Brett Weldele on all the socials. They’re awesome! Patreon Shout-Outs: Jennifer S., you are the Hermes of Smut and Embracing your weird. Your particular wheelhouse is when something seems questionable on the surface, but will bring hours of joy, self-reflection, and giggles. You are clever, mischievous, and, most of all, heartfelt in your pursuits and relationships. Just like Hermes was a god with varying and vast responsibilities under his umbrella, your beneficence knows few bounds. What more can I say about the person who brought Grace Goodwin into our lives? You’re truly a treasure. Alie S., you are a modern day acolyte of Artemis. You appreciate the forests and hills she governed and you’re a lover of animals, but you also apply her principles to your modern-day interests. You come to your pursuits with an excitement akin to wild abandon, and you’re always on the hunt for your next passion project. Meanwhile, the purity of focus you apply to your loved ones and the protective instincts you cultivate with children and those less fortunate than you would make your virginal, bow-carrying goddess proud. And just like the moon that Artemis loved, you have the ability to cast a soft, comforting glow on even the darkest situation.   This episode is sponsored by Bubbles and Books. The code BOSOM20 will get 20% off your first month! Get relaxing, everyone! Website: bubblesandbooks.com Facebook group, home of the monthly "Bubbles Night": https://www.facebook.com/groups/bubblesandbooks/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bubbles_books_box/ Pintrest: https://pinterest.com/bubblesandbooks/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/soakedromance

Join us on Monday, November 5 for The Highlander Takes a Bride by Lynsay Sands! It's got romance, it's got intrigue, it's got all the brogue, we may experience what Erin has coined a Traditional Highland Fingerbanging. Yay HighlanderTimes! 

In this episode, Gretchen Rubin recommends Christopher Alexander’s A Pattern Language and Cynthia Leitich Smith recommends Apple in the Middle by Dawn Quigley. This episode of Recommended is sponsored by Vampires Like It Hot by Lynsay Sands and TBR.

In this episode, Rebekah Weatherspoon recommends If the Dress Fits by Carla de Guzman and Dessa recommends A Heart-Breaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers. This episode of Recommended is sponsored by Vampires Like it Hot by Lynsay Sands and Zora and Me: The Cursed Ground by T.R. Simon.

Ellen and Mom talk about the insanity that is the plot of The Countess. Plus, we get positively giddy over the news of a Bridgerton series!

Hosts Elle, AR, and Paulina discuss their top 5 favorite books. Elle: A Hunger Like no Other by Kresley Cole: http://amzn.to/2di9hSs Alanna the First Adventure by Tamora Pierce: http://amzn.to/2dzs3qo The Last Unicorn by Peter S Beagle: http://amzn.to/2dkoII7 Radiance by Grace Draven: http://amzn.to/2dHUJcT Silver Metal Lover by Tanith Lee: http://amzn.to/2dzsEIB AR DeClerck Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L’Engle: http://amzn.to/2dzsU5U The Phantom Toll Booth by Norton Juster: http://amzn.to/2dfUbzb Lord of the Abyss by Nalini Singh: http://amzn.to/2di6RTR Born of Silence by Sherrilyn Kenyon: http://amzn.to/2dHRZfr Heart of Obsidian by Nalini Singh: http://amzn.to/2di89yd Paulina Woods: Wishing for a Highlander by Jessi Gage: http://amzn.to/2dECYik Pheonix Force – Ultimate Terror by Gar Wilson: http://amzn.to/2di8NLY Never Seduce a Scot by Maya Banks: http://amzn.to/2di75dM NIght Play by Sherrilyn Kenyon: http://amzn.to/2dzs1KI The Perfect Wife by Lynsay Sands: http://amzn.to/2dHSAOv Co-Hosts: Elle Clouse: http://elleclouse.com AR DeClerck: http://ardeclerck.com Paulina Woods: http://paulinawoods.com/

This week we take a trip to the lands of the dead.  First up I give you my audio book review of book 10 in the Argeneau Vampire series with The Rogue Hunter by Lynsay Sands as another immortal takes a crack at love.  It is then a journey to the UK as zombies roam the street in for my DVD review of Devil's Playground (courtesy of EOne Entertainment) and one woman may hold the cure.  Then it is vampire hunting time with my DVD review of The Bleeding (courtesy of Anchor Bay entertainment) starring Vinnie Jones, Michael Matthias & Kat Von D.  I wrap things up with an interview with Jerry Milani from Wizard World as we talk about the upcoming Toronto Comic-COn this coming weekend.   Music for this week features the songs Hot Sexy Girls by Joe Sibol and Zombie by Devin Anderson , both be found at www.podsafeaudio.com along with the intro song Let's Get Ramblin by Dynamo Snackbar.  Other instrumental music is by the band Mr. Burns (www.mrburnsmusic.com).  As always your comments and suggestions are welcome 

This week it is the dead and dusty on the show.   First up you get my book review of Vampire, Interrupted by Lynsay Sands as Marguerite Argneeau takes center stage.  Then it is off  to the dustbowl of the 1930's as I review Season 1 of Carnivale on DVD.  For my feature interview this week I am joined by J.M. Fry of Hardcore Nerdity website as we talk with Doctor Who director, Colin Teague from Who Party 14 in Toronto.   He talks about working with Russel T. Davis and the challenges of filming an episode in Rome & the recent Planet of the Dead special.  Music for this week features the songs Carnivale by Kelcy Mae and Prairie Dust by Red River,  both can be found at www.podsafeaudio.com along with the intro song Let's Get Ramblin by Dynamo Snackbar.  Other instrumental music is by the band Mr. Burns and they can be found at http://mrburns.homestead.com/index.html.  As always your comments and suggestions are welcome

This week we journey into fantasy and science fiction.  First up I give my book review of The Accidental Vampire by Lynsay Sands as Victor Argeneau takes center stage.  Then it is a journey to Paradise Island as I review the new direct to video release of Wonder Woman.  As an added bonous I throw in my audo book review of Star Wars : Millenium Falcon by James Luceno as we learn alot about the old YT-1300 freighter.  Music for this week features the song Some kind of Wonderful by The Embers and Blocked Memory by Chi Weapon, both can be found at www.podsafemusic.com along with the intro music of Lets Get Ramblin' by Dynamo Snackbar.  Other instrumental music is by the band Mr. Burns and they can be found at http://mrburns.homestead.com/index.html.  As always your comments and suggestions are welcome

This week we feature the ladies of the dead both in print and on video.  First up is my book review of Bite Me If You Can by Lynsay Sands as woman struggles to adjust to her new life as an immortal.  Then you get my DVD review of Dead Like Me Season 2 on DVD starring Ellen Muth as another young woman adjust to life in the after life.  Music for this week features the songs Dead Again by Lejeune and Dead Lovely by Adams God and can be found at www.podsafemusic.com along with the intro music of Lets Get Ramblin' by Dynamo Snackbar.  Other instrumental music is by the band Mr. Burns and they can be found at http://mrburns.homestead.com/index.html.  As always your comments and suggestions are welcome

This week we deal with the newly dead and living dead on the show.  First up his my book review of A Bite to Remember by Lynsay Sands as Vincent Argeneau has to deal with a saboteur.  Then I throw in an extra review of Star Wars : The Force Unleashed, this time for the Nintendo Wii and you get my take on what it is like to play it without wires.  I continue my summer clean up and give you another Polaris 22 press conference, this time it is Ellen Muth who starred in the cult tv show Dead Like Me and the movie Delores Claiborne.  She talks about her role in the show, compares working in Vancouver and Montreal and what is was like to play a lesbian on the small screen.  Music for this weeks features the song Things Will Be Better (When You Are Dead) by The Lie of a Pipe Dream and can be found at www.podsafemusic.com along with the intro music of Lets Get Ramblin' by Dynamo Snackbar and Space Junk by Fraser Mills.   Other instrumental music is by the band Mr. Burns and they can be found at http://mrburns.homestead.com/index.html.  As always your comments and suggestions are welcome.

This week the show shifts to the supernatural and vampires again.  First up you get my retro book review of the third book in the Argeneau vampires in Single White Vampire by Lynsay Sands as Bastien takes centre stage.  Then we head back to Polaris 22 and the Jason Dohring press conference.   He talks about hsi time on Moonlight as well as his other television roles.  You  also get a GoChi juice udpate from me as well.  The feature song for this week is Moonlight by Stelios Arnaoutoglou B and can be found www.podsafemusic.com along with the intro music of Lets Get Ramblin' by Dynamo Snackbar.  Other instrumental music is by the band Mr. Burns and they can be found at http://mrburns.homestead.com/index.html.  As always your comments and suggestions are welcome

This week is a pair of book reviews.  First up is the supernatural romance Love Bites by Lynsay Sands as we get a new take on vampirism.  Then it is ladies on the run with my audio book review of Are You Afraid of the Dark by Sydney Sheldon as two widows fight for their life against an evil corporation.  Songs featured on this week are Lady of the Dark by The Quintessentials and Sonnet 116 by Maggie Doucet and can be found at www.podsafeaudio.com along with the intro music of Lets Get Ramblin' by Dynamo Snackbar.  Other instrumental music is by the band Mr. Burns and they can be found at http://mrburns.homestead.com/index.html.  As always your comments and suggestions are welcome.