Podcast appearances and mentions of naima simone

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: disappointing kindles and random things as wrappers Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: letting you know the bookish people, places, and podcasts we love The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) .  .  .  .  1:50 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week 2:07 - Kindle Colorsoft 5:16 - Kindle Paperwhite 10:16 - Our Current Reads 10:27 - The Killing Season by Mason Cross (Meredith) 12:46 - The Book Drop 15:25 - The Love of My Afterlife by Kirsty Greenwood (Kaytee) 17:19 - The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston 19:00 - The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand 19:47 - The Grip of It by Jack Jemc (Meredith) 22:43 - 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered by Sadie Hartmann 23:35 - House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski  23:36 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff 24:59 - Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Abike-Iyimide (Kaytee) 26:46 - A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson 26:48 - One of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus 27:24 - Ace of Spades by Faridah Abike-Iyimide 28:22 - Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara (Meredith) 32:35 - Better Living Through Birding by Christian Cooper (Kaytee) 34:50 - Content Bookstore 35:40 - Spreading Bookish Love 35:53 - @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram 37:33 - @wacoreads on Instagram 37:38 - @anunlikelystory on Instagram 37:46 - @mother.horror on Instagram 37:54 - @birdbrainbooks on Instagram 38:12 - @lizisreading_ on Instagram 38:36 - @jessielynnweaver on Instagram 38:38 - @joyinabook on Instagram 38:56 - @fictionmatters on Instagram 39:22 - @parnassusbooks on Instagram 39:34 - @barbarakingsolver on Instagram 39:49 - @novelneighbor on Instagram 39:54 - @fabledbookshop on Instagram  40:16 - @kingsenglishbookshop on Instagram 40:17 - @charterbooks on Instagram  40:22 - @schulerbooks on Instagram   40:30 - @brightsidebookshop on Instagram 40:38 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live podcast 40:39 - Hearts and Daggers Podcast 40:42 - Diving In Podcast 40:53 - @ezeekat on Instagram 41:23 - @monsieurmarple on Instagram 41:38 - @megs.tea.room on Instagram 41:45 - @bookhuddle on Instagram 41:56 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 42:06 - @tbretc on Instagram 42:06 - Book Talk, Etc. Podcast 42:16 - TBR, etc. Youtube 42:24 - @suonnahbooks on Instagram 44:03 - @thisone0verhere on Instagram  44:15 - @davidgatepoet on Instagram 44:37 - @novelvisits on Instagram 45:42 - @readlexyread on Instagram 47:00 - Meet Us At The Fountain 47:23 - I wish for you to listen to Ep. 243 of Laura Tremaine's 10 Things To Tell You Podcast. (Meredith) 48:24 - Ep. 239 w/Meredith on Laura Tremaine's 10 Things To Tell You podcast 48:45 - I wish for everyone to plan their holiday reading. (Kaytee) 49:15 - Christmas in Rose Bend by Naima Simone 49:21 - Everyone This Christmas Has A Secret by Benjamin Stevenson 49:26 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 49:29 - Cold People by Tom Rob Smith 49:30 - Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton 49:32 - The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. November's IPL comes to us from Charter Books in Newport, Rhode Island! Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.  All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

Get ready to add to your TBR list because today I'm sharing my most anticipated new romance book releases coming November 2024 so you'll know exactly what to read next month. These are the Top 10 new romance books that I recommend and believe all romance book lovers will want to read no matter your favorite romance trope. From enemies to lovers to brother's best friend and romantasy to holiday romance, this book list has you covered for the best romance books worth reading this November.Sponsor: Icebreaker by Kat Mizera and Elise Faber: https://amzn.to/3U6H2ttAspen may think she doesn't want me, but I'll do anything to make her mine.” Fall in love with the book that New York Times Author Carrie Ann Ryan says she stayed up all night to finish! Icebreaker is a enemies-to-lovers, he-falls-first hockey romance that will have you swooning over protective hero, Banks Christianson. When a case of mistaken identity at the arena door leads chance meeting after chance meeting, Aspen finds herself falling hard and fast. But will she allow Banks to steal her heart? Or will the past keep this couple apart? BOOKS MENTIONED:A Tribute of Fire by Sariah Wilson: https://amzn.to/3XysllfLost and Lassoed by Lyla Sage: https://amzn.to/4dDHwyiHexed by Emily McIntyre: https://amzn.to/3ByYnoCMy Darling Jane by Ilsa Madden-Mills: https://amzn.to/3YeM9u5Mistletoe Mischief by Cody Hall: https://amzn.to/48gB2ExA Queen's Game by Katherine McGee: https://amzn.to/3U0T1bYVariation by Rebecca Yarros: https://amzn.to/3ZWjGKEA Legend in Baking by Jamie Wesley: https://amzn.to/4ffiE15The Jewel of the Isle by Kerry Rea: https://amzn.to/3NkqJpiChurch Girl by Naima Simone: https://amzn.to/4dEV0d3LINKS: Kindle Unlimited: https://amzn.to/43NIsvlUpcoming Releases: https://www.shereadsromancebooks.com/upcoming-book-releases/Fill In Story: https://www.shereadsromancebooks.com/fill-in-stories/Freebies: https://www.shereadsromancebooks.com/freebies/LEAVE A REVIEW!If you liked this episode, please consider leaving a review. It would mean so much. Thanks!This post may include affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is full of all the shenanigans we love about Unwrap Romance! Naima Simone and Lacey Baker along with Gary and Damon of the Real Husbands of Romance chat with special guests Ciarra Carter, Doug Rogers and Jasmine Aivaliotis ("A Christmas Intern" on Lifetime), Tatyana Ali ("The Holiday Proposal Plan" on Lifetime), Andrew Dunbar ("Merry Magic Christmas" on Lifetime), and Tiffany L. Warren (the author of "A Favorite Son Christmas" on BET). Your favorite holiday squad also catches us up on a few more holiday movies and prep us for what's to come. Grab a cup of hot cocoa or eggnog and some popcorn, because it's time to unwrap some holiday movies.

In this episode of Unwrap Romance, Naima Simone and Lacey Baker along with Gary and Damon of the Real Husbands of Romance talk about the latest movies with Skye Townsend & BJ Britt ("A Christmas Serenade" on OWN), Ronnie Rowe ("Christmas with a Kiss" on Hallmark Channel), Robert Christopher Riley & Laurissa Romain ("So Fly Christmas" on BET+), and "Yes, Chef! Christmas" (Luke Humphrey on Lifetime). Your favorite holiday squad also catches us up on a few more holiday movies and prep us for what's to come. Grab a cup of hot cocoa and some popcorn, because it's time to unwrap some holiday movies.

Hey HBs! Happy 6th Podiversary! Kimberly Lemming, Alexis the Sword, Naima Simone, and Sabrina Bradley are here to celebrate in style! We've got Hard Limits Watch, Kinks Watch, Obsessions Watch, and so so so many Would You Rather scenarios! Stay tuned to the end for some announcements and surprises!I'll post a full list of books mentioned on our Patreon!Enjoy!!!!!Make sure to check out Mel's new podcast Bonkers Romance! Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :)Get more content on PATREON!!Sign up for our Newsletter! MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, RedbubbleInstagram: @heavingbosomsTwitter: @heaving_bosoms

Welcome to Cocktails and Cliterature – the podcast where we mix up captivating conversations with a splash of charm! I'm your host, Constance, and in this episode, we're venturing into a realm of empowerment and enlightenment.Join me as I pull up a seat with the incredible Naima Simone, the mastermind behind the thought-provoking Radio Series that's been creating ripples. Together, we're stirring up discussions on diversity's role in shaping the future of romance. We'll be toasting to women's empowerment, peeling back the layers of female sensuality, decoding the enigma of relationships, and journeying through Naima's experiences as a remarkable black author.Anticipate laughter, unfiltered conversations, and maybe a sip or two. So, whether you're savoring a martini or a delightful mocktail, make sure not to miss this inspiring tête-à-tête. Tune in!Support the showThanks for tuning in to Cocktails and Cliterature! If you enjoyed our interview make sure to subscribe on Spotify or Apple Podcasts for more captivating author discussions and steamy romance novel insights. Follow us on social media (@cocktailsandcliterature) to stay updated on all our episodes and exclusive content. Cheers to embracing pleasure and unleashing your inner vixen! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cocktails--cliterature3/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cocktails--cliterature3/support

Hey HBs! Naima Simone is back to recap Smut by Karina Halle! Two twenty-somethings who hate each other are forced to write their final project together and... it goes really well! Then they start writing erotic romance together under a very secret pen name. There's a lot of (very realistic) romance shame that we didn't love, but the book was soooo good! Bonus content: Naima's daughter got her first tattoo, the Lion King is becoming a theme with us, Melody knows she's Pumba, Mel was a pig farmer, "stopping is my current hard limit," shopping for kid shoes while listening to this audiobook, we needed a grovel TO ROMANCE from all the characters of this book, and so much more!Lady Loves: Mel: Are you a Pumba? Embrace and love on your Pumba! Also, Berries and Greed by Lily Mayne! It's an M/F (her first?) with soft D/s play and unapologetic vaginismus! Naima: The Marriage Favor by Shvonne Latrice! It's a book that expanded her horizons!Make sure to check out Mel's new podcast Bonkers Romance! Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :)Get more content on PATREON!!Sign up for our Newsletter! MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, RedbubbleInstagram: @heavingbosomsTwitter: @heaving_bosoms

Hey HBs! Naima Simone is back to recap the movie My Fault, based on a novel by Mercedes Ron! Whew, this movie is hilarious! Stepsiblings, "gangs," and so much more!Bonus Content: Watching these movies with your daughter, a guy named Owen, learning to drive, playing tricks on your kids, vroom vroom cars, gang names, and Father's Day cards.Naima mentions the Mzani Youth Choir! Check out when they got the gold buzzer and singing Circle of Life! Part 2 is next week! Make sure you check out Mel's latest audiobook TOXIC DESIRE by Robin Lovett! Make sure to check out Mel's new podcast Bonkers Romance! Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :)Get more content on PATREON!!Sign up for our Newsletter! MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, RedbubbleInstagram: @heavingbosomsTwitter: @heaving_bosoms

Oh golly! Your pal and mine Naima Simone has turned this into a Yoshi Appreciation Podcast. That's right, she's back to talk about our new problematic fave Through My Window on Netflix! This dubbed classic is a new adult stalking extravaganza that gave us all the delicious conflicting feelings! It's Venezuelan Twilight and we're not mad about it. Content Warnings: stalking, emotional abuse by a romantic partner maybe?, parental emotional abuse for sure, the perpetuation of the predatory teenage girl (who is actually being victimized) trope, underage tighty whiteys (I'm not being cute, it legitimately bothered me).Part 2 is next week! Big THANK YOU to our new patrons Monica H, Amy H, Heather, Brittany C, Kimberly, hottennispro88, Jocelyn G, Carrie SH, and Erin F!Make sure to check out Mel's new podcast Bonkers Romance! Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :)Get more content on PATREON!!Sign up for our Newsletter! MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, RedbubbleInstagram: @heavingbosomsTwitter: @heaving_bosoms

Ahhhh! Naima Simone is back to play! And there are orcs!! This book was SOOO good, y'all. We're obsessed with it. A lot of times good romance not only delivers on the swoony and schmexy components, but it comments on the world we inhabit. This book does that on every level at an 11!! Plus is Bonkers in all the best ways. So! This is part 1 because we chatted for 4 hours. Content Warnings: This episode contains discussions of freedom of choice, abortion, teenaged pregnancy, loss of a pregnancy, harmful visits to the doctor, and self-harm (cutting). But we balance that with cackling, silly nicknames, and buckets of come!Bonus Content: Slutty Bears, "Medieval England Times Paranormal Orc Times Highlander Times," getting corked like a wine bottle, Splash Mountain, Finley Fenn's Buckets of Cum Guarantee, and so much more! Follow Mel's Dangerous Tides Kickstarter to get 6 Pirate novels, including one by Naima Simone! There's art, GORGEOUS special edition books, and swag! Follow Naima on all the places!Make sure to check out Mel's new podcast Bonkers Romance! Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :)Get more content on PATREON!!Sign up for our Newsletter! MERCH! Teepublic, Chicaloo Kate, RedbubbleInstagram: @heavingbosomsTwitter: @heaving_bosomsMentioned in this episode:Love the show? Leave a review! Give HB a 5 Star rating and review wherever you listen! It helps us grow and makes us feel like 1 million dollars. And we're still doing the bribe! If you leave a 5 Star review, we'll guarantee to review whatever book or movie you recommend! Want more HB? Check out our PATREON!You support us, plus you get access to 150+ bonus episodes, video of regular episodes, gifts, care packages, author hangs, votes in show content, and SO MUCH MORE!!!HB Patreon

In this episode of Unwrap Romance, Andrea Lewis of Hallmark Movies and Mystery's movie A Nashville Legacy is joining hosts Naima and Lacey. Grab your popcorn and tune in for the shenanigans. You're invited to share a laugh with your two favorite movie besties, Lacey and Naima, because it's time to unwrap some movies!

This week, Stacy, Brooke, Shannon, and Natalia discuss books dealing with fresh starts or second chances. Titles mentioned include: Lucy Score, Rock Bottom Girl Andrea Dunlop, We Came Here To Forget Jay Hogan, Off Balance (Painted Bay #1) Kylie Scott, Repeat (Larsen Brothers #1) Naima Simone, The Road To Rose Bend (Rose Bend #1) Katherine Center, Things You Save In a Fire Candice Carty-Williams, People Person Emily Henry, People We Meet On Vacation Kate Clayborn, Luck of the Draw (Chance of a Lifetime #2) Allie Larkin, Swimming for Sunlight Chanel Cleeton, Next Year In Havana (Perez Family #1) Brittainy C. Cherry, Disgrace 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, Brooke, Stacy, Shannon, Georgina, Kristin, and Natalia discuss some of their most anticipated January, 2023 releases. Titles mentioned include: Leah Konen, You Should Have Told Me Kate Clayborn, Georgie, All Along Parini Shroff, The Bandit Queens Yasmine Galenorn, Charmed To Death (Magic Happens #2) Naima Simone, Mr. Right Next Door (Rose Bend #4) Mary Kubica, Just the Nicest Couple Kat Shehata, Drawn To Death Maddie Dawson, Snap Out of It Lana Harper, Back In a Spell (Witches of Thistle Grove #3) Amy Lea, Exes and O's (Influencer #2) Talia Hibbert, Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute Jenny Blackhurst, The Hiking Trip Scarlett Cole, The Sins We Hide Natasha Lester, The Three Lives of Alix St Pierre Krystal Marquis, The Davenports (The Davenports #1) Lisa Lin, The Year of Cecily (From Sunset Park, With Love #1) Catherine Cowles, Whispers of You (Lost & Found #1) K.N. Banet, Secrets and Ruin (Jacky Leon #9) 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, Brooke, Kristin, Georgina, Kristeen, Shannon, and Sara discuss some of their most anticipated November releases. Titles mentioned include: K.N. Banet, Tainted Blood (Everly Abbott #3) Naima Simone, Ravaged (Burned Inc. #2) Lisa Unger, Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six Noelle Salazar, Angels of Resistance Ashley Herring Blake, Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail (Bright Falls #2) Lyssa Kay Adams, A Very Merry Bromance (Bromance Book Club #5) B.A. Paris, The Prisoner Ilsa Madden-Mills, The Princess and the Player (Strangers In Love #2) Alexa Martin, Better Than Fiction Katie Zhao, The Lies We Tell Fatima Henson, Love In the Age of Dragons Olivia Dade, Shipwrecked (Spoiler Alert #3) Nora Ropberts, The Choice (Dragon Heart Legacy #3) Katie Bailey, So That Happened (Donovan Family #1) Viola Shipman, A Wish for Winter Jenni L. Walsh, The Call of the Wrens Lisa Edmonds, Mortal Heart (Alice Worth World #1) Chloe Liese, Two Wrongs Make a Right 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

Sometimes we need a promised happily ever after. Sanjana Basker talks about the value of joy, feminism, and sexual empowerment in romance books. Romance books are about love, community, and connection, some things often undervalued in society today. Sanjana and I dive deep into all the reasons we love these books and the community surrounding them. Like romance books themselves, while not all of the episode is about sex, it is part of it. We go into a deeply academic conversation about sex at around minute 42, so if that's not something you enjoy, you may want to skip to minute 58. Find Sanjana TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@baskinsuns Twitter - https://twitter.com/baskinsuns Newsletter - https://baskinsuns.substack.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sanjanabasker/ Linktree - https://linktr.ee/baskinsuns From the Episode Love is a Practice of Freedom Essay - https://uucsj.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bell-hooks-Love-as-the-Practice-of-Freedom.pdf Jia Tolentino Interview with Ezra Klein on The Grey Area - https://podtail.com/en/podcast/the-ezra-klein-show/best-of-jia-tolentino-on-what-happens-when-life-is/ Fated Mates Podcast - https://fatedmates.net/ Indie Authors Mentioned in the Episode: Rebekah Weatherspoon: https://rebekahweatherspoon.com/ Naima Simone: https://naimasimone.com/ Kennedy Ryan: https://kennedyryanwrites.com/ Kimberly Lemming: https://www.kimberlylemming.com/ Book Recommendations for newcomers to Romance Contemporary Well Met by Jen DeLuca - https://www.jendeluca.com/well-met The Brown Sisters Trilogy by Talia Hibbert - https://www.taliahibbert.com/series/the-brown-sisters/ In a Jam by Kate Canterbary - https://katecanterbary.com/v2books/in-a-jam/ Historical 9 Rules To Break When Romancing A Rake by Sarah Maclean https://www.sarahmaclean.net/nine-rules-to-break-when-romancing-a-rake (any Sarah Maclean) The Duchess War by Courtney Milan https://www.courtneymilan.com/the-duchess-war/ (any Courtney Milan) The Castles Ever After series by Tessa Dare - https://tessadare.com/connected-books/castles-ever-after-series/ An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole - https://alyssacole.com/an-extraordinary-union/ Fantasy/Paranormal That Time I Got Drunk & Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming - https://www.kimberlylemming.com/general-5 Radiance by Grace Draven - https://gracedraven.com/book/11

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!)

Surprise! To celebrate the last few days of Naima's Book Boyfriends Box, we're releasing our first recap of The One That Got Away! We're up to episode 7 now on Patreon and this show only gets better from here! Bonus content: worshipping at the altar of Anthony, breastfeeding with elastic boobs, and so much more! https://heaving-bosoms.captivate.fm/nsbookboyfriends (Naima's Book Boyfriends) Make sure to check out Mel's new podcast https://bonkers-romance.captivate.fm/listen (Bonkers Romance)!  Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :) Get more content on https://www.patreon.com/heavingbosomspodcast (PATREON!!) Sign up for our https://www.heavingbosoms.com/ (Newsletter)!  MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/heaving-bosoms-podcast?ref_id=13852 (Teepublic), https://chicalookate.myshopify.com/collections/heaving-bosom (Chicaloo Kate), https://www.redbubble.com/people/heavingbosoms/shop?asc=u (Redbubble) Make your life better and https://justasknat.com/ (hire Natalie) to assist you!!! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heavingbosoms/ (@heavingbosoms) Twitter: https://twitter.com/Heaving_Bosoms (@heaving_bosom)s

Did you ever think anyone would figure out a way to recap John Wick for a romance podcast?? WELL ALI HAZELWOOD HAS DONE IT. Aftercare: Katee: The Way of the House Husband manga series!!! Melody: Shang Chi. Watch it immediately. (Warning: They don't kiss) Ali: The K-drama What's Wrong with Secretary Kim! It gets a little sexy! Mentioned in this episode: Preorder Naima Simone X Friends Book Boyfriend Box!! This box has EVERYTHING you could ever want in a book boyfriend from Tessa Bailey, Avery Flynn, Farrah Rochon, Jayci Lee, Kennedy Ryan, Adriana Herrera, and Naima Simone. You can look forward to paperbacks, signed book plates, limited edition book boyfriend mugs, the book boyfriend pajamas/loungewear, bookmarks and more! Tiers include: - Cinnamon Roll - $114.99 - The Alpha - - $169.99 Enter the promo code BONKERS10 at checkout to receive $10 off!!! ONLY AVAILABLE UNTIL OCT 10, 2022! If you have any questions, email orders@honeymagnolia.co. https://bonkers-romance.captivate.fm/nsbookboyfriends (Naima's Book Boyfriends)

The hosts of Unwrap Romance Lacey and Naima are back and with special guests - the Real Husbands of Romance! Join the husbands as they help our best friends in our heads unwrap season two of Bridgerton plus Lacey and Naima review Hallmark's Mahogany movie Unthinkably Good Things on today's episode. Grab your popcorn and tune in for the shenanigans. You're invited to share a laugh with your two favorite movie besties, Lacey and Naima, because it's time to unwrap some movies!

This week, Stacy, Shannon, and Kristin discuss some of their favorite romance series featuring families. Titles mentioned include: Nora Roberts, Sea Swept (Chesapeake Bay Saga #1) Elizabeth Lowell, Amber Beach (Donovan #1) Corine Michaels, Come Back for Me (Arrowood Brothers #1) Stacey Reynolds, Raven of the Sea (The O'brien Tales #1) Chloe Liese, Always Only You (Bergman Brothers #2) Claire Kingsley, Protecting You (The Bailey Brothers #1) Naima Simone, The Road To Rose Bend (Rose Bend #1) Sonali Dev, Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors (The Rajes #1) Susan Mallery, Under Her Skin (Lone Star Sisters #1) Helen Hoang, The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss quotient #1) Penny Reid, Beauty and the Mustache (Winston Brothers #0.5) Lauren Royal, Amethyst (Jewels #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

It's part 1 of The Next 365 Days! Naima Simone and Andie J. Christopher are back to discuss the 3rd movie in the Netflix movie series. We had to split this into 2 episodes (again) because we are THE MOST in this recap (as usual). Along the way we discuss mobster "documentaries," stepsibling TikTok, and accidental exhibitionism. Enjoy! Mentioned in this episode: August Book Club in the Temple! Temple members at the Joy Bringer and Celebrant tiers can look forward to a bundle of the first three books in Kit Rocha's BEYOND series as well as CAUGHT A VIBE by Eva Moore! We. Are. SO STOKED!!! https://bonkers-romance.captivate.fm/bookclub (Book Club)

We're on hiatus until September 14, when we'll start Season 5, but you won't miss us, because this week, we have the recording of Fated Mates Live, our first-ever in-person live! Headphones in for this one, y'all. We were joined in Alexandria, VA by Kate Clayborn, Adriana Herrera, Tracey Livesay, Naima Simone, Ali Hazelwood, Diana Quincy, Andie J. Christopher, and Sophie Jordan, and we had the best time! This audio is imperfect, but there's so much laughter here — we hope you'll join us for the next one (which will hopefully be in the spring)…stay tuned on that front! Be sure to subscribe to the podcast in your favorite podcasting app so you know the moment we return.Thanks to Fox & Wit, creators of the Foxglove Special Edition Book Box of Kennedy Ryan's Before I Let Go, available for preorder now. The box comes with a special edition cover of Before I Let Go, a signed book plate, and a letter from Kennedy herself.Season 5 starts in two weeks! Our first read along of the season is Lisa Kleypas's Marrying Winterborne. Get it at Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, or at your local indie. Show NotesOur first in-person Live event was a smashing success! We welcomed Kate Clayborn, Adriana Herrera, Tracey Livesay, Naima Simone, Ali Hazelwood, Diana Quincy, Andie J. Christopher, and Sophie Jordan. Thank you to Old Town Books for partnering with us on this event. Thank you to the audience for their participation! We used a platform called Menti, which turned the screen behind us into an interactive platform (like an Instagram Live) where our audience could respond and comment. If we all have a reaction to something you can't hear....it's because someone in the audience said something brilliantly funny using Menti.The book Sarah accidentally interstitialed during the recording is C.M. Nascosta's Sweet Berries.

Naima Simone is a USA today bestselling romance author I've admired for so long, and I knew we would have a lot of laughs when we finally got to sit down and chat. We had so much fun discussing the art of a perfect sex scene, which this book is full of, and why she and I are the perfect historical romance fans (spoiler alert: it's because neither of us are interested in looking up the accuracy of the historical details, so we pretty just go with the flow.) This book is new to me, but I absolutely fell in love with it, and I think I might agree with Naima that “Saving Grace” 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: Naima Simone Website/Instagram/Twitter/ Facebook   Want to be a guest on the Best Book Ever Podcast? Go here!   Discussed in this episode: Saving Grace by Julie Garwood Episode 16 – Kenya Goree Bell on “Nine Rules to Break” by Sarah MacLean The Road to Rose Bend by Naima Simone Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis Superfudge by Judy Blume Forever by Judy Blume Lisa Gardner John Saul Nalini Singh Christine Feehan Sherrilyn Kenyon Kristen Ashley The Thornheart Trials by Sherilee Grey: A Curse in the Darkness A Vow of Ruin Honor's Splendor by Julie Garwood Lion's Lady by Julie Garwood Castles by Julie Garwood The LOTR Battle of Helm's Deep (I totally forgot that the best line of the whole series – “I am no man!” is in this scene, as is Legolas sliding down the elephant trunk!) Heated by Naima Simone Black Sheep Bargain by Naima 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!)

The hosts of Unwrap Romance Lacey and Naima are back! Today, they unwrap how they spent their summer vacation and offering a sneak peek into Hallmark's Mahogany movies, including Unthinkably Good Things. Grab your popcorn and tune in for the shenanigans. You're invited to share a laugh with your two favorite movie besties, Lacey and Naima, because it's time to unwrap some movies!

In this solo episode where Mark shares some examples of ways that authors can leverage some of the audio and audiobook options available to them. Prior to the main segment and clips, Mark shares a personal update, comments from recent episodes, and a word about this episode's sponsor. You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway. Links of Interest: Findaway Voices Other Episodes Mentioned in this podcast EP 029 - Terry Fallis on Writing with Authenticity, Humor, and Passion EP 063 - Wait! Did You Hear That? All About Audiobooks EP 136 - Great sales at Google with Brian Rathbone EP 148 - AI Voice Double Conversation with Joanna Penn EP 233 - Love Only Better, with Paulette Stout EP 227 - Publishing Trends and Reflections for 2022 EP 257 - Naima Simone on Writing with Heart, Humor, and Heat Draft2Digital Podcast EP 073 - Acting, Audiobooks, and TikTok with Actress Sarah Sampino This Time Around (Short Story - Audio Versions) Human Narrated/Scott Overton (Paid) Human Narrated/Scott Overton (FREE YouTube) Google Play AI Narrated - Mike (FREE) The 7 P's of Publishing Success Human Narrated/Mark (Paid) AI Narrated - VocoCraft - Brian AI Narrated - Google Play - Mike Mark's Short Story Collections Active Reader Bumps in the Night Snowman Shivers Evasion (Human Narrated / Brian Troxell) Buy Mark a Coffee Patreon for Stark Reflections Best Book Ever Podcast Lovers Moon Podcast The Relaxed Author Buy eBook Direct Buy Audiobook Direct Publishing Pitfalls for Authors An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries & Bookstores Wide for the Win Mark's Canadian Werewolf Books This Time Around (Short Story) A Canadian Werewolf in New York Stowe Away (Novella) Fear and Longing in Los Angeles Fright Nights, Big City Lover's Moon The Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and Automobiles   The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 

Four seasons in, we're just throwing caution to the wind now. It's Daddy week! Yes, that kind of daddy. No, it's not for everyone, but it is for us and we're talking about the whys and hows and wtfs herein. Headphones in, obviously. Fated Mates Live, in person is happening — if you have tickets to the live show in Alexandria, VA on July 30th — let us know on our Twitter thread (and find friends!). If you didn't get a ticket, but want to order signed books from participating authors, you can do that at Old Town Books in advance of the event! Thanks to Avon Books, publishers of Charis Michaels's A Duchess by Midnight, and to Juniper Butterworth, author of Priest Queen (Goblins & Cheese, Book 2), for sponsoring the episode. Next week, we've got another interstitial coming your way, but the final read along of season four, in two weeks, is Talia Hibbert's Get a Life, Chloe Brown. Get it at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, or Kobo. Show NotesIt's Daddy week on Fated Mates. Here's a few classic articles and explainers that might help you understand the phenomenon: a Daddy explainer from Esquire, an advice columnist from The Cut helps you get over your feelings about Daddy Kink, a woman in a relationship with a Daddy helps you understand the appeal, and why it's totally find to think Oscar Isaac is the best (stern brunch) Daddy, even if he is having some sort of Daddy-off with Pedro Pascal. Sarah's newest release is Heartbreaker, and it comes out Aug 23, 2022. You can preorder signed copies from Word in Brooklyn.A local Chicago indie, [Women and Children First],7 sponsored a panel on historical romance. You can watch the recording of Adriana Herrera, Harper St. George, and Joanna Shupe in conversation with Jen.Tickets for both Apollycon and Fated Mates Live are sold out, but you can still get books signed and shipped from: Andie J Christopher, Kate Clayborn, Ali Hazelwood, Adriana Herrera, Tracey Livesay, Sophie Jordan, Diana Quincy, Naima Simone or Sarah by ordering from Old Town Books! If you are coming, we hope you'll say hi! You might also want to order an avatar button from the Romancelandia Shop. The TikTok where a woman calls her husband Daddy and he's surprised at how much he likes it. Here's Bill Pullman's speech from Independence Day, which is so weirdly hopeful I don't even know what to say about it.

Mark interviews USA Today Bestselling author Naima Simone about writing sizzling romances with heart, a touch of humor and snark. Prior to the interview, Mark shares a personal update, reads recent comments, and shares a word about this episode's sponsor. You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway. During their chat, Mark and Naima talk about: Naima's unique and fun tagline: "Where heart, humor, and heat collide" Learning to read as early as 3 and 4 years of age Some of Naima's favorite books she read when growing up, and also sneaking into her mom's room to read her mom's more adult romance books at the age of 11 and 12 Writing her first story about a cucumber named Fred who went to the bookstore The romance book she wrote in the 2nd grade The "fan fiction" type of stories that she used to write and trade with her sister The "Donnie Wahlberg" inspired romantic story Naima wrote Why Naima worked so hard and never gave up on her dream to be a published author What was supposed to be that "next level" of her career and the experience of opening that first royalty check Naima's father's advise about following your passion and how his support and advice helped her at that devastating moment of seeing that particular royalty check The importance of the emotional and logistical support of her husband How Naima may write romance but that her husband is the romantic person in their relationship The core of honor, respect, and vulnerability from her husband who has made it into some of Naima's fictional characters Deciding between working with a publisher or self-publishing a particular writing project Naima's love of the 80's and 80's music and how that has made it into a particular series she is writing Her book Jessie's Girl, and the connection to Rick Springfield using it as an example that song titles can't be copyrighted Naima's advice for new of beginning writers And more... After the interview Mark reflects on Naima's pivotal moment. Links of Interest: Naima Simone's Website Instagram Facebook Twitter EP 256 - Knowing Your Value and Worth as an Author Findaway Voices Buy Mark a Coffee Patreon for Stark Reflections Best Book Ever Podcast Lovers Moon Podcast The Relaxed Author Buy eBook Direct Buy Audiobook Direct Publishing Pitfalls for Authors An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries & Bookstores Wide for the Win Mark's Canadian Werewolf Books This Time Around (Short Story) A Canadian Werewolf in New York Stowe Away (Novella) Fear and Longing in Los Angeles Fright Nights, Big City Lover's Moon The Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and Automobiles   Published since 2009, USA Today Bestselling author Naima Simone loves writing sizzling romances with heart, a touch of humor and snark. Her books have been featured in The Washington Post and Entertainment Weekly, and described as balancing “crackling, electric love scenes with exquisitely rendered characters caught in emotional turmoil.” She is wife to Superman, or his non-Kryptonian, less bullet proof equivalent, and mother to the most awesome kids ever. They all live in perfect, sometimes domestically-challenged bliss in the southern United States.   The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0   

This week, Brooke, Georgina, Stacy, Shannon, Kristin, Sara, and Natalia discuss some of their most anticipated july releases. Titles mentioned include: Kathy Reichs, Cold, Cold Bones (Temperence Brennan #21) Linda Castillo, The Hidden One (Kate Burkholder #14) Naima Simone, Heated (Burn Inc. #1) K N Banet, Bitter Discord (Jacky Leon #8) Nalini Singh, Storm Echo (Psy/Changeling Trinity #6) Lexi Blake, Bayou Sweetheart (Butterfly Bayou #5) Heather Webber, In the Middle of Hickory Lane Robert Bryndza, Fatal Witness (Detective Erika Foster #7) Tess Gerritsen, Listen To Me (rizzoli & Isles #13) Erin La Rosa, For Butter or Worse Jennifer Hillier, Things we Do In the Dark J.R. Ward, Darius (Blackdagger Brotherhood #0.5) Katherine Center, The Bodyguard Rachel Vincent, No One Is Alone Suzanne Wright, Reaper (Dark In You #8) Barbara O'Neal, This Place of Wonder Silvia Moreno-Garcia, The Daughter of Doctor Moreau Vanessa Riley, Sister Mother Warrior Kianna Alexander, Can't Resist Her Roni Loren, For You and No One Else (Say Everything #3) Lily Chu, The Comeback 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

We're back with part 2 of this glorious, glorious film! Naima Simone and Andie J. Christopher are back to recap the cinematic masterpiece that is 365 Days: This Day! We have many hot takes, an absurd amount of laughter, and an overall sense of delight that we exist in the same universe as this utterly perfect film. Buckle up! If you missed Part 1, https://www.bonkersromance.com/episodes/28 (you can find it here)! As always, if you're looking for more bonkers in your life, check out https://www.bonkersromance.com/temple (The Temple of Defiant Joy)! May I particularly recommend the video for this episode? You're welcome! Mentioned in this episode: May and June for Bonkers Book Clubbers! Hey y'all! It's the perfect time to join the Bonkers Romance Book Club! In May, you get The One Month Boyfriend by Roxie Noir and Always Practice Safe Hex by Juliette Cross. In June, you can look forward to After Hours on Milagro Street by Angelina M. Lopez and Skin2 by Aveda Vice! Join the Temple of Defiant Joy at the Joy Bringer tier or higher to get these advanced copy ebooks! https://bonkers-romance.captivate.fm/temple (Temple of Defiant Joy)

We're joined by Naima Simone and Andie J. Christopher to recap the cinematic masterpiece that is 365 Days: This Day! We have many hot takes, an absurd amount of laughter, and an overall sense of delight that we exist in the same universe as this utterly perfect film. Buckle up! We'll be back next week with Part 2, sure to be filled with more laughter, horror, and horniness. As always, if you're looking for more bonkers in your life, check out https://www.bonkersromance.com/temple (The Temple of Defiant Joy)! May I particularly recommend the video for this episode? You're welcome!

We're joined byJoanna Shupe to recap https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B01HIHSBNU&linkCode=kpe&preview=newtab&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_JMPRSWW20Z7TY0EHBCMA&tag=babyinaback0c-20 (Dark Mafia Prince) by Annika Martin! Our first mafia romance did not let us down! Joanna has a brand new book out this month! https://www.amazon.com/Bride-Goes-Rogue-Avenue-Rebels-ebook/dp/B09B7LV2BG/ref=sr_1_3?crid=13YBEEFRSDSFD&keywords=Joanna+shupe&qid=1651737807&s=digital-text&sprefix=joanna+shupe%2Cdigital-text%2C150&sr=1-3 (The Bride Goes Rogue) is magnificent! The third book in the Fifth Avenue Rebels series about an arranged engagement destined for disaster…and it brings the heat! Our After Care suggestions were: -https://www.amazon.com/Every-Summer-After-Carley-Fortune-ebook/dp/B09CD83VVG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2IEBYVJXUVLVO&keywords=every%20summer%20after&qid=1651737717&s=digital-text&sprefix=every%20summer%20after%2Cdigital-text%2C121&sr=1-1 (Every Summer After) by Carley Fortune—a book that satisfied Jenny's deep craving for split timeline/first love, swoony romance. -365 Days: This Day -https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B09NHPZZS5&linkCode=kpe&preview=newtab&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_ETZGHHPADADRTQKPS13Z&tag=babyinaback0c-20 (Eyes on Me) by Sara Cate We'll be back next week to recap 365 Days: This Day with Naima Simone and Andie J. Christopher! Because you deserve nice things. As always, if you're looking for more bonkers in your life, check out https://apricots-cyan-l9mk.squarespace.com/temple-information (The Temple of Defiant Joy)! Mentioned in this episode: May and June for Bonkers Book Clubbers! Hey y'all! It's the perfect time to join the Bonkers Romance Book Club! In May, you get The One Month Boyfriend by Roxie Noir and Always Practice Safe Hex by Juliette Cross. In June, you can look forward to After Hours on Milagro Street by Angelina M. Lopez and Skin2 by Aveda Vice! Join the Temple of Defiant Joy at the Joy Bringer tier or higher to get these advanced copy ebooks! https://bonkers-romance.captivate.fm/temple (Temple of Defiant Joy)

This week, Shannon, Brooke, Kristin, and Stacy are revisiting the topic of female friendship. Titles mentioned include: Catherine Adel West, Saving Ruby King Kel Carpenter, Touched By Fire (Demons of New Chicago #1) Amo Jones, The Silver Swan (Elite Kings Club #1) Taj McCoy, Savvy Sheldon Feels Good As Hell Alexandria Bellefleur, Written In the Stars (Written In the Stars #1) Molly Harper, Changeling (Sorcery and Society #1) Susan Mallery, The Friendship List Tif Marcelo, In a Book Club Far Away Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Is Killing It (Finlay Donovan #1) Suzanne Wright, When He's an Alpha (The Olympus Pride #2) Naima Simone, The Road To Rose Bend (Rose Bend #1) Annika Martin, Breaking the Billionaire's Rules (Billionaires of Manhattan #3) 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

Hey HBs! Sarah Wendell is here to swoon and geek the hell out with Melody. Did you think a book that's grounded in minotaur hand jobs would be an amazing example of structural organization, labor rights, and include layered feminist commentary on society's obsession with the phallus? ...you did? OMG you're a genius. We did not. But you get to hear us break down every stunning moment in part 1 of Morning Glory Milking Farm by CM Nascosta! Plus, like, minotaur testicles, dirt coffee, and lots of MANual stimulation ;) Bonus Content: podcast compliments, the endless possibilities at "Smart Bosoms Milking Farm," the hallmarks of good fantasy, tooth trauma when pregnant, https://www.tiktok.com/@princxssglitterhead/ (Princessglitterhead )on tik tok, complicated mom relationships, fetishes in fantasy cultures, and so much more! Go follow Sarah on https://twitter.com/smartbitches (Twitter), https://www.instagram.com/smartbitches/ (Instagram), check out the amazing https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/ (Smart Bitches, Trashy Books) website, and go listen to her podcast!! Sarah and Mel teamed up recently for https://bonkers-romance.captivate.fm/listen (Bonkers Romance) where they discussed https://www.bonkersromance.com/episodes/24 (A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor)! Make sure to check out ourhttps://www.patreon.com/heavingbosomspodcast ( Patreon) page to get access to our exclusive book club! Tessa Bailey will be joining us on April 29th! Make sure to check out Mel's new podcast https://bonkers-romance.captivate.fm/listen (Bonkers Romance)!  Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :) Get more content on https://www.patreon.com/heavingbosomspodcast (PATREON!!) Sign up for our https://www.heavingbosoms.com/ (Newsletter)!  MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/heaving-bosoms-podcast?ref_id=13852 (Teepublic), https://chicalookate.myshopify.com/collections/heaving-bosom (Chicaloo Kate), https://www.redbubble.com/people/heavingbosoms/shop?asc=u (Redbubble) Make your life better and https://justasknat.com/ (hire Natalie) to assist you!!! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heavingbosoms/ (@heavingbosoms) Twitter: https://twitter.com/Heaving_Bosoms (@heaving_bosom)s Mentioned in this episode: Listen to Storybound! Storybound is a radio theater program designed for the podcast age. In each episode, listeners will be treated to their favorite authors and writers reading some of their most impactful stories, designed with powerful and immersive sound environments. Brought to you by Lit Hub Radio and The Podglomerate. https://heaving-bosoms.captivate.fm/storybound (Storybound) Get advanced copies of ebooks through Bonkers Book Club! Sign up for Melody's other podcast membership site The Temple of Defiant Joy at the Joy Bringer Tier or higher to get 2 advanced copies (per month) of books you're already salivating for. Would you have liked to get SAINT by Sierra Simone early? What about THE LADY GETS LUCKY by Joanna Shupe? WITH LOVE FROM ROSE BEND by Naima Simone? If you were in Bonkers Book Club before now you could have! This month we have TANKED by Mia Hopkins and A LITTLE BIT DIRTY by Willow Winters waiting for you. https://heaving-bosoms.captivate.fm/bbc (Bonkers Book Club!) Check out Literary Souvenirs for all your Bookish and BTS Merch! Bookish Merch IG : http://instagram.com/literarysouvenirs BTS Merch IG : https://instagram.com/btssouvenirs Twitter : https://twitter.com/abooktrotter https://heaving-bosoms.captivate.fm/literarysouvenirs (Literary Souvenirs Etsy!)

Ohhh HELLOOOO! It's our St. Vincent's Day episode! Happy St. Vincent Day! All three bosoms are here to venerate Silver Fox St. Vincent, also known as the Duke of Kingston. What are names in England Times, anyway? Evie and St. Vincent's daughter has been widowed and her first event post-mourning is a wedding! Attended by her husband's childhood bully! Who turns out to be super hot and smart and meddling Sebastian loves him! Plus, SOUP.* *not in the Winter Garden. Bonus Content: We raised $3,660 for World Central Kitchen and Razom Emergency Response! Nat's a genius, Winterbone, and so much more! Lady Loves: Nat: Make tortas from scratch! Erin: Nope! Don't do your homework. Melody: I'm using a blanket I made, but it's only half finished. So, finish your projects! Make sure to check out our https://www.teepublic.com/stores/heaving-bosoms-podcast?ref_id=13852 (Tee-Public shop) for new St. Vincent Day Merch! Make sure to check out Mel's new podcast https://bonkers-romance.captivate.fm/listen (Bonkers Romance)!  Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell all your friends :) Get more content on https://www.patreon.com/heavingbosomspodcast (PATREON!!) Sign up for our https://www.heavingbosoms.com/ (Newsletter)!  MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/heaving-bosoms-podcast?ref_id=13852 (Teepublic), https://chicalookate.myshopify.com/collections/heaving-bosom (Chicaloo Kate), https://www.redbubble.com/people/heavingbosoms/shop?asc=u (Redbubble) Make your life better and https://justasknat.com/ (hire Natalie) to assist you!!! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heavingbosoms/ (@heavingbosoms) Twitter: https://twitter.com/Heaving_Bosoms (@heaving_bosom)s Mentioned in this episode: Get advanced copies of ebooks through Bonkers Book Club! Sign up for Melody's other podcast membership site The Temple of Defiant Joy at the Joy Bringer Tier or higher to get 2 advanced copies (per month) of books you're already salivating for. Would you have liked to get SAINT by Sierra Simone early? What about THE LADY GETS LUCKY by Joanna Shupe? WITH LOVE FROM ROSE BEND by Naima Simone? If you were in Bonkers Book Club before now you could have! This month we have TANKED by Mia Hopkins and A LITTLE BIT DIRTY by Willow Winters waiting for you. https://heaving-bosoms.captivate.fm/bbc (Bonkers Book Club!)

This week, the women of Book Bistro are doing what they do best: recommending books to one another. Join Meka, Shannon, Stacy, and Kristin as they discuss books recommended by another member of the podcast team. Titles mentioned include: Beth O'Leary, The Flat Share H.E. Edgmon, The Witch King (The Witch King #1) Annette Marie, Three Mages and a Margarita (Guild Codex: Spellbound #1) Vanessa Diffenbaugh, The Language of Flowers K.N. Banet, Oath Sworn (Jacky Leon #1) Roni Loren, The Ones Who Got Away (The Ones who Got Away #1) Karen Rose, Closer Than You Think (Cincinnati #1) Naima Simone, The Road To Rose Bend (Rose Bend #1) Lisa Edmonds, Heart of Malice (Alice Worth #1) Ashley Winstead, In My Dreams I Hold a Knife KJ Dell'Antonia, The Chicken Sisters Cherise Sinclair, Not a Hero (Sons of the Survivalist #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

Welcome to a midseason drop in of Unwrap Romance with Lacey and Naima. Today, they unwrap insta-love vs. insta-lust and romantic sequels, including Hallmark Channel's Wedding Veil trilogy. Grab your popcorn and tune in for the shenanigans. You're invited to share a laugh with your two favorite movie besties, Lacey and Naima, because it's time to unwrap the fun in holiday movies!

Best selling author Naima Simone joins Xio, Avery & Roan to help a husband in a jam with his wife who is jealous of the time he spends with his romance book club. Plus, they discuss surviving the highs and lows of a writing career.

Vibe Check Gwen is BOOSTED! And she is glad she has planned for Thanksgiving in advance. Danielle is working through THE ACCIDENTAL PINUP's pass pages and book 2 revisions, and had an awesome chat with Denise Williams on the 11/19 episode of the Boozy Book Broads. Gwen is thankful for her move across the country, meeting silly dogs and pets in her neighborhood, and feel-good TV like Ted Lasso and Rick & Morty. Danielle is thankful for the health of her family, her dream coming true of becoming an author, her pandemic hobby (watercolor painting), Harlequin Desire romance novels (we chatted with Naima Simone and Reese Ryan on the pod), and Ted Lasso.  * Main Discussion Thank you to EVERYONE who sent in questions! Best New-to-You Author D: Edie Cay, Kaia Alderson, Bolu Babalola G: Abby Collette, Olivia Dade, Preslaysa Williams Holiday Book Recs D: YA-Happily Ever Afters by Elise Bryant, Cookbook-Simply Julia by Julia Turshen, Historical-The Kat Holloway Mystery series by Jennifer Ashley or Bombshell by Sarah MacLean, Mystery/Suspense: The Final Hour series by Juno Rushdan G: YA-a nice omnibus of a beloved YA classic series like The Hunger Games, Narnia, or Percy Jackson, Historical-anything by Lauren Willig, Mystery/Suspense: David Baldacci Favorite thing about the podcast G: having a creative outlet and building on our friendship D: working with Gwen! And doing deep dives. Holiday Shopping in 2021 D: we can actually go to stores, paring down on spending, and buying local as much as possible G: more online shopping for me, and trying to be thoughtful about gifts Movies We Are Looking Forward To G: King Richard and Tick, Tick... Boom! D: House of Gucci, Spider Man: No Way Home, The Hating Game, Downton Abbey: A New Era Favorite holiday food and Tradition D: Food-corn pudding. Tradition-Thanksgiving is the holiday we don't go anywhwere! G: Food-chunky mashed postates. Tradition-watching the dog show and the Macy's parade EBook Organization G: Impossible. Although I do love folders, but I can't ever find what I'm looking for again D: I don't! It's chaos!!! Guests on the Pod D: dream guests-Beverly Jenkins, Brenda Jackson, Susan Elizabeth Phillips. We've been so lucky in our guests who have been so generous with their time, like Alyssa Cole, Talia Hibbert, Naima Simone, and Lauren Willig (and seriously, everyone else). G: we'd love to interview industry professionals-editors, agents, cover designers, screenwriters, actors, more film & tv critics, etc. * Goals/Comfort & Joy Danielle watched a TON of TV (Succession, Dickinson, Call the Midwife, Only Murders in the Building, Howards End, Ted Lasso, Queen Sugar – goal achieved! This week she would like to finalize her holiday shopping lists. Gwen started journaling daily because Danielle sent her a one line a day journal! Her new goal is to sleep 7-8 hours a night, and trying to go to bed by 10pm. Danielle's Comfort: Harlequin Holiday Romance Novels! Moonlight, Menorahs, and Mistletoe by Wendy Warren, Christmas at the Chateau by Rochelle Alers, What He Wants for Christmas by Brenda Jackson, Christmas Miracle in Jamaica by Ann McIntosh and breakup albums (Adele's 30, Taylor's Red, and Kacey Musgrave's Star-Crossed) Gwen's Comfort: Cowboy Bebop, both the original anime and the new live action show. * EMAIL US! Thoughts or questions? Email us at danielle@freshfiction.com. * Find us on the Socials! Gwen Reyes Twitter Facebook Instagram Danielle Jackson Twitter Instagram Fresh Fiction Twitter Facebook Instagram EventBrite

It's Gwen's Birthday week!!!!!!!!! She also put together one of the new desks in her home and it's making things feel complete. Danielle participated in #20Kin5Days! It's hosted by author Tasha L. Harrison and her Wordmakers community. It only opens to new members every few months, so sign up for her newsletter if you're interested in future challenges or are looking for a place to connect with other writers. In addition to writing 20K on a new WIP, Danielle also published her author website: https://daniellejacksonbooks.com/ * WRITING AT LARGE IN POP CULTURE Gwen's Recs: Can You Ever Forgive Me? (screenwriting), Girls (Millennials writing), Ruby Sparks (writer's creation coming to life, see also Stranger Than Fiction), Almost Famous (music writing), Young Adult (YA author), HappyThankYouMorePlease (for a shade of ridiculous publishing portrayal), Quills (Marquis de Sade), Anonymous (Shakespeare), Poetic Justice (poetry), How to Make an American Quilt (thesis writing), Sex and the City (can't forget our girl Carrie) Danielle's Recs: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (magazine features), Never Been Kissed (newspaper scoop, also, super problematic in retrospect), The Devil Wears Prada (Vogue), 13 Going on 30 (magazine features), The Proposal (editors), You've Got Mail (bookstores), Trainwreck (magazine features). Don't forget about Romancing the Stone (romance writer!!!); stay tuned for The Lost City of D with Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum. TV: The Bold Type (magazines), Younger (publishing), 30 Rock (TV writer's room) Danielle also asked on Twitter for books featuring writers, because she could only think of the recent release, SEVEN DAYS IN JUNE by Tia Williams. Shout out to Leigh Kramer, Theresa Romain, Jon Keogh, and @ThanksForDaVenom for their recs. See the full list here: https://twitter.com/DJacksonBooks/status/1431022653821886472    * Recs from NAIMA SIMONE Naima finds that doing writing challenges with a partner and writing out plots/outlines by hand help keep her on track for her word count goals! She's a big crime show and reality TV fan! She credits Nalini Singh with writing diverse characters before “diversity” was a big initiative in publishing and wants her diverse casts to be the norm across the board. Things bringing her joy: her new dog, Dr. Death on Peacock, and Slasher Season 4 All of Naima's book coming soon: August 24: Secrets of a One Night Stand September 1: A Kiss to Remember October 26: Christmas in Rose Bend December 28: The Perfect Fake Date Naima's Website: http://naimasimone.com/ Twitter Facebook Instagram Newsletter  * Goals/Comfort & Joy Gwen did complete her goal last week and put together one of the two new desks (the second is on it's way)! This week, she wants to reconnect with friends by sending some fun local Seattle products and cards/letters. She also took a trip to Penzey's and bought a million spices which is bring her much joy. Danielle, in no way shape or form, even tried to clean out her guest room closet (she has decided she's over it). This week, she wants to be better about reading before bed and not just scrolling on her phone. Danielle is obsessed with her Out of Print x S'Well composition notebook water bottle that she got on SUPER sale, and that makes her happy. * EMAIL US! Thoughts or questions? Email us at podcast@freshfiction.com. * Find us on the Socials! Gwen Reyes Twitter Facebook Instagram Danielle Jackson Twitter Instagram Fresh Fiction Twitter Facebook Instagram EventBrite

As Stefani Germanotta once said, we're doing it for The Fame, because we're talking about celebrities in romance! (A note that Paola's audio sounds strange briefly at the beginning but it's fixed later.)Books discussed: Flashed by Zoey Castile, Scoring the Player's Baby by Naima Simone, and You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria.Other media mentioned: Happy Endings series by Zoey Castile, Luck on the Line by Zoraida Córdova, Magic Mike XXL, Jane the VirginFollow us on Twitter @mappingtropes and Instagram @mappingthetropes! Email episode suggestions to mappingthetropes@gmail.com.Theme music: Positiv Trumpet by John Yasut. Cover art by Luis Esteban @drawnesteban.

Vibe Check The Type-A Queen of our hearts: Gwen has created a spreadsheet for her new local dining options! Actual human interaction!?! Danielle hosted an in-person event to celebrate Love's Sweet Arrow's 2nd anniversary! Our pal, @TheLindaShow, took some fun photos!! Romance Tropes If you are interested in more in-depth coverage of Romance Tropes and what they mean and why romance readers love them, check out these great podcasts: Fated Mates, Learning the Tropes, Whoa!mance, and Shelf Love. Our Faves and Recs! Danielle's favorite tropes and recs: Second chance romance: Reese Ryans's A Reunion of Rivals and Second Chance on Cypress Lane, Naima Simone's The Road to Rose Bend Enemies to lovers: The Hating Game by Sally Thorne, The Ex-Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon, The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa Grumpy/Sunshine: Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert, Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur, Managed by Kristin Callihan Gwen's favorite tropes and recs: Second chance romance: the Netflix movie, Always Be My Maybe (come for feelings, but stay for KEANU!) One-night-stand who ends up being the boss/co-worker/neighbor: Mer-Der on Grey's Anatomy (this EXACT moment, LOL) Love triangle: Vampire Diaries (Danielle snuck in a rec for One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London!) Recs from REESE RYAN Reese has all the books out: WAKING UP MARRIED, SECOND CHANCE ON CYPRESS LANE, SOMETHING ABOUT YOU. She's been using Sarra Cannon's HB90 organization bootcamp plan to stay focused. Authors she enjoys reading: Rochelle Alers, Maisey Yates, Kathy Douglass Check out her YouTube chat show, The Story Behind the Story (and so you can see her cute nose ring).Some of her favorite chats have been with Beverley Jenkins and Brenda Jackson and she's excited to talk to Talia Hibbert and Donna Hill Look for a new continuity series by Reese, Karen Booth, and Joss Wood about foster brothers this fall: HOMECOMING HEARTBREAKER by Joss Wood (July), BEST LAID WEDDING PLANS by Karen Booth (August), and JUST A LITTLE MARRIED by Reese Ryan (September) Visit https://www.reeseryan.com/ for more information and to sign up for Reese's newsletter. You can follow her on Twitter, Facebook, Facebook Reader Group, and Instagram. Goals/Comfort & Joy Danielle's (almost) no-coffee experiment continues, and now she wants to travel safely to see her family. She's also obsessed with the Etsy shop, Fugly Barbie! Some of her faves: Cute Spooky Vibes sweatshirt, Romance Noves are My Therapy sticker, Support Your Local Coven tee, and Hot and Steamy mug. Gwen did not unpack, but she does have to do it... eventually. She'd like to stop crossing her legs under her while she works at her desk, and has enjoyed watching In The Heights and Hacks, both of which are on HBO Max. Find us on the Socials! Gwen @ReelVixen Twitter Facebook Instagram Danielle @dj_dresser Twitter Instagram Fresh Fiction @FreshFiction Twitter Facebook Instagram EventBrite

Vibe Check This week, Gwen is feeling good about moving around more throughout the day and getting settled in her new city! Danielle has been reading a TON lately. She's working her way through the Y: The Last Man graphic novel series by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra, and she read a magical Ethiopian Jane Eyre retelling (yes, you read that right) called Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood (Sorry, it doesn't come out until November, but you should totally preorder it!). INDULGENCES When D thinks of indulgences in pop culture she thinks of shows in the early Aughts, like Gossip Girl and Revenge. Also, the Harlequin Desire line of category romances, which are described as being about the “American elite.” Back in the Texan's Bed by Naima Simione and Waking Up Married by Reese Ryan (future podcast guest!) are two recent releases she enjoyed. Of course, watching any of the Real Housewives franchises or even the Kardashians—but it's interesting when the people on these shows are “messy” like everyone else, and watching them mess up is very entertaining. Gwen really loved the English translation and Netflix adaptation of 365 Days by Blanka Lipinska! Also, she enjoys aspirational life-style reality TV like Million Dollar Listing, Selling Sunset, and The Big Day. Also, remember how sumptuous and vibrant old technicolor moves were? Like Sunset Boulevard and Imitation of Life. What do our indulgences say about us? You tell us! Gwen: Taking a long shower, putting on lotion, and getting in fresh sheets, Midnight Cookie runs, Rachel's Ginger Beer, Seattle donuts, and Omakase sushi menus Danielle: Ipsy subscription, ordering lunch at least once a week, Starbucks at least once a week (under normal circumstances, it's definitely more than that), ALL the streaming services, and buying books! Recent buys: Why She Wrote by the Bonnets at Dawn hosts, Wild Women and the Blues by Denny S. Bryce, and a Kindle Oasis Recs from Angelina! Looking for great sex scenes in romance? Look to early Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Theresa Medeiros, Laura Kinsale, Sierra Simone Angelina, Danielle, and Melonie Johnson host the Boozy Book Broads chat every 3rd Friday of the Month on Love's Sweet Arrow's YouTube channel. Some of her favorite chats have been with Rosie Danan, Diana Biller, and Naima Simone. Coming soon: a new series by Angelina with Carina Press about 3 Mexican American sisters set in a small-town Kansas bar. Check out http://www.angelinamlopez.com/ for her blog, short stories, and much more! You can follow her on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and sign up for her newsletter. You can read her books: LUSH MONEY, HATE CRUSH, and SERVING SIN (our pals at Love's Sweet Arrow have SIGNED copies of all of Angelina's books right now!!)   Goals/Comfort & Joy  Gwen has been unpacking like crazy and is so close to getting everything done in her new place that she is going to carry this one over for another couple of weeks! Danielle has been working on her patience and that has been helped by some much-needed distance—plus she is planning on taking a trip to see family soon! This week, Danielle wants to stop drinking coffee and see what happens. Wish her luck! Gwen's new couch, the Lovesac Sactional, is bringing her immense joy! Danielle has simplified her skincare routine and loves the Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant.

In today's episode we are joined by an absolute FAVE, Naima Simone! Join us as we chat our teen girl celebrity crushes, her journey of writing romance, her love of paranormal romance and so much more! She also provided a list of paranormal romance recommendations which we will be sharing on our Instagram & Facebook group! Make sure you're following if interested in checking them out. For Naima's website, click here. To follow her on Instagram, click here. Sarah's Announcement Video for the Categorically Romance Readathon which is running from June 5th through June 20th, click here! Follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook! https://linktr.ee/TheCategoricallyRomancePodcast   This podcast is produced by Sincere Alexander and contains music by Lukrembo.

Vibe Check Welcome to our very special MOM episode! Gwen works with her mom and admires her ambition, as well as her eye-opening carpool tactics. Danielle learned to make time for herself from her mom, who has two masters and her PhD, all of which she earned AFTER she had kids. Our moms are the very best!    Pop Culture MOMS! Gwen chose two Iconic TV moms: Lorelai Gilmore from Gilmore Girls and Lucille Bluth (RIP Jessica Walters) from Arrested Development – both of whom could be considered terrible mothers... Danielle: Clair Huxtable really had it all. Molly Weasley from the HP series, especially when she takes out Bellatrix. Rainbow Johnson from Black-ish because she's quirky and always there for her kids. Morticia Addams wasn't afraid to show affection to Gomez. Marmee from Little Women is perhaps the quintessential mother. (Also, terrible moms: Lily Vander Woodsen from Gossip Girl, Ellis Grey on Grey's Anatomy, also ALL the parents on Riverdale—loved this PopBuzz article dissecting why!) Recs from ASHLEY AUDRAIN Ashley's debut novel, THE PUSH, is now available! Ashley has two books to recommend (which coincidentally look at motherhood!): THE NINE LIVES OF ROSE NAPOLITANO by Donna Freitas and THE SPECTACULAR by Zoe Whittall (out in September) Like so many of us, Ashley loved THE UNDOING on HBO. Wearing comfy sweats has brought Ashley immense joy! She especially loves the sweats from Province of Canada.  Ashley's next book, THE WHISPERS, will be out in 2022! You can find out more info at https://ashleyaudrain.com/, follow her on Instagram (where she is the most active) and Twitter. What we're watching/reading/listening to Reading (BOOKS!) Danielle: WILD WOMEN AND THE BLUES by Denny S. Bryce, THE ROAD TO ROSE BEND by Naima Simone, LOVE IN COLOR by Bolu Babalola, NEON GODS by Katee Robert Gwen – BROKEN (IN THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY) by Jenny Lawson Watching (TV!) Gwen – REAL WORLD: HOMECOMING, GOOD GIRLS, and exploring Peacock Premium Danielle: NAILED IT!, NADIYA BAKES, the new season of TOP CHEF, the final season of THE CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA, and RIVERDALE Listening (PODCASTS!) Danielle: Gee Thanks, Just Bought It, Dear Romance Writer, Boobies and Noobies Gwen – Spectacle, Sweet Stories in the Dell (the podcast of Sweet Briar College, Gwen's alma mater!) Find us on the Socials! Gwen Twitter Facebook Instagram Danielle Twitter Instagram Fresh Fiction Twitter Facebook Instagram EventBrite

VIBE CHECK – We're feeling weird about being 1 year into the pandemic. But Danielle and her family watched The Lion King (1994, of course) and Gwen watched Coming 2 America and made Molly Yeh's Spiced Tomato ABCs (which is basically Spaghetti-Os)! * READING SLUMPS – Like so many other readers, we've gone through a reading slump during the pandemic, and we may still be in one... but we have some ideas about why and what to do about it. Gwen suggests scheduling time to read and sticking to it and be ready to work up to reading for longer and longer periods of time. She also suggests reading books of TV/Movies that have been adapted that you've already watched (GENIUS!). For example, she is thinking about rereading the Bridgerton book series... Danielle is already doing this! Also, they still make movie tie-in books!! Danielle suggests reading Harlequin Desire Category Romances, including (but not limited to) the Blackout Billionaires series by Naima Simone, the Bourbon Brothers series by Reese Ryan, as well as Karen Booth and Jules Bennett.   Don't sleep in graphic novels: Saga by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples, Nimona by Noelle Stevenson Also, give rereading a try: The Reluctant Royals by Alyssa Cole, The Brown Sisters by Talia Hibbert, Sometimes in Love series by Melonie Johnson, The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller, The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley, Wicked by Gregory McGuire * THE INTIMACY EXPERIMENT by Rosie Danan is in stores on April 6th, 2021! Rosie recommended books! Dalliance and Devotion by Felicia Grossman, Recommended for You by Laura Silverman, and The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon What's bringing Rosie joy? Watching competitive reality TV! Survivor, The Challenge, and Are You the One. * GOALS/WHAT'S BRINGING US COMFORT – Gwen started using the Morning Pages App and this has helped her meet her writing goals. The podcast Natch Beaut is a lot of fun! After listening to a recent episode, Gwen was inspired to start a daily gratitude practice. Gwen is looking forward to Spring TV, including the new season of Top Chef and Marriage or Mortgage. Danielle attempted to clean her desk, but it's really just organized chaos at this point. She also binged WandaVision last weekend and received her first book rec from her daughter: a My Little Pony Graphic Novel!

We are talking about Naima Simone this week — and honestly, we could have picked any of Naima's series to read because she's just. that. good. We chose the whole series so we could talk more about the complexities of category romances, about wild plots, about alpha heroes, and about how Sarah is absolute trash for a rich hero and the working class girl on the other side of the tracks. Don't @ her. Next week, we're back with an interstitial, and in two weeks, we've got Kate Clayborn joining us to talk about her upcoming book, Love at First! After that, we're back to read alongs, but we'll announce our next read on next week's episode…see you then. Thank you, as always, for listening! If you are up for leaving a rating or review for the podcast on your podcasting app, we would be very grateful!Show NotesWe had such a great time on Derek Craven Day. Check out our dedicated Derek Craven Day page. On Derek Craven Day, Lisa revealed the cover of her upcoming release, The Devil in Disguise, which comes out summer 2021. The article in the New York Times about three mothers during the Pandemic was a hard, hard read. We are all experiencing the strange time warp of the pandemic, but some of us even lost a hot year. Maybe you would like to watch the Jem and Holograms movie. Here are some fancy places: The Main Line, the Gold Coast, Park Avenue, and Scarsdale. Lake Forest is fancy, but it was also an actual sundown town, so yikes to that. Here's a quick primer about category romance from Love in Panels. Right now in February of 2021, Harlequin publishes 66 titles every month in 12 different series. We've had two previous episodes that were specifically about category romance: a fun one with bananas old school categories, and another with Steve Ammidown about how Vivian Stephens invented the American category. Check out Steve's new blog about the history of romance.Pre-pandemic, Jen interviewed Tony Horvath from Harlequin about Harlequin's branding and cover art. Light a candle for Harlequin Blaze.The Military Industrial Complex is a lot to unpack, but maybe you have the time.Jen is not the president and CEO of Great Lakes Cold Storage, but they are hiring. Heterochromia is a thing, but David Bowie just got punched in the face.Naima's newest release is Back in the Texan's Bed.Movies we mentioned: GI Jane, where Demi Moore becomes the first female Navy SEAL. Mystic Pizza, which is not only about dumping fish into a convertible. Four Weddings and Funeral, which has a woman everyone calls Duckface, which is not great!Music: Youngblood by Jem and The Holograms

Happy Derek Craven Day! We're wearing our t-shirts and buttons, and spending a whole lot of time talking about what Derek Craven would and wouldn't do with one of our very favorites — Kate Clayborn. Thanks to everyone who played our silly Derek Craven games this year — don't forget to visit our Derek Craven Day page for charts, graphs and hilarious memes made from your submissions! Also, if you haven't read Dreaming of You, now's your chance to get it at a special Derek Craven Day price — $2.99! We love you, and we're thrilled we can celebrate this, the best of all holidays, with you. Next week, we're back to our regularly scheduled programming with Naima Simone's Blackout Billionaires series (With a little Derek Craven Day excitement in there, too!) In order, the books are: The Billionaire's Bargain, Black Tie Billionaire, and Blame it on the Billionaire. Find them at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, or Apple Books.Show NotesHere's the history of Derek Craven Day in tweets, but also our mantra: there are 2 kinds of Lisa Kleypas readers.Jen was shitposting about Kleypas heroes. Mary Jane Wells and Rosalyn Landor are great audiobook narrators. It's not Talk Talk, it's TikTok. All About fabric and paper scissors.No one should test the patience of Nora Roberts, part 231.Kate has strong feelings about Irish Spring.Don't ever reply all. In case you need an explainer of what happened with Reddit and the stock market last week. We think Derek Craven would enjoy this story. Why backup cameras were invented. They say you can't buy your way onto the Bestseller lists, but it's been done.Kate's question about romance heroes and Halloween.Lisa Kleypas revealed the cover for her new book, Devil In Disguise, today. Take a look!

This week, we're releasing a new episode on Thursday with guest Kate Clayborn in honor of Derek Craven day, so today we're rereleasing our Dreaming of You episode from Season 2 so that people can be all caught up before our extremely niche episode for the holiday itself! For full show notes, see: S02.3: Lisa Kleypas Does Spectacles Better than F. Scott Fitzgerald: Dreaming of YouNext week, we're back to our regularly scheduled programming with Naima Simone's Blackout Billionaires series (With a little Derek Craven Day excitement in there, too!) In order, the books are: The Billionaire's Bargain, Black Tie Billionaire, and Blame it on the Billionaire. Find them at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, or Apple Books.

This week, we're releasing a new episode on Thursday with guest Kate Clayborn in honor of Derek Craven day, so today we're rereleasing our Dreaming of You episode from Season 2 so that people can be all caught up before our extremely niche episode for the holiday itself! For full show notes, see: S02.3: Lisa Kleypas Does Spectacles Better than F. Scott Fitzgerald: Dreaming of YouNext week, we're back to our regularly scheduled programming with Naima Simone's Blackout Billionaires series (With a little Derek Craven Day excitement in there, too!) In order, the books are: The Billionaire's Bargain, Black Tie Billionaire, and Blame it on the Billionaire. Find them at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, or Apple Books.

Back in July we had a very fun crossover episode with Erin and Clayton of Learning the Tropes. It was a delight and you should absolutely listen to it. During the event, we received so many questions from listeners that we didn't have enough time to answer them all…so here we are, answering them! We talk about the kinds of romances we love, Normal People, morality chain and villains turned heroes, COVID and Romance Novels, Ted Lasso, and romance main character names. And, of course, we talk about our mutual adoration for Lisa Kleypas, which is extremely timely, as next week, on February 4th, we will be celebrating Derek Craven Day 2021! So look for a very special episode on Thursday instead of Wednesday next week…and if you want to be a part of it, visit fatedmates.net and take our “Would Derek Craven?” poll (questions change every day until the 4th!). After that, we're back to our regularly scheduled programming with Naima Simone's Blackout Billionaires series (With a little Derek Craven Day excitement in there, too!) In order, the books are: The Billionaire's Bargain, Black Tie Billionaire, and Blame it on the Billionaire. Find them at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, or Apple Books.Show NotesSarah and Jen both adore Blackwing Pencils, but Sarah has really achieved new heights of nerd with her Carl CC-2000 Custom hand crank pencil sharpener.Tessa Bailey is a Fated Mates favorite, and has a new, very charming book out this week called The Sweetest Fix. You should read it.Stay tuned for more show notes later in the week.