Podcast appearances and mentions of sophie jordan

This one's for those of you who've been asking us to talk more about craft on the podcast! We're talking romances with ticking clocks and clear time frames, about how this impacts conflict and makes books more breathless, and of course about the books that deploy this strategy perfectly. Inside, you'll find road trips and adventures, vacation romances and romantic suspense, house parties and that classic romance chestnut: "I have 30 days to get pregnant." It's going to be fun.If you want more Fated Mates in your life, please join our Patreon, which comes with an extremely busy and fun Discord community! Join other magnificent firebirds to hang out, talk romance, and be cool together in a private group full of excellent people. Learn more at patreon.com.Next week, we're reading Julie Anne Long's What I Did For a Duke, available in print, ebook, and audio at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple Books or wherever you get your books. The BooksIt Had to Be You and Heaven, Texas by Susan Elizabeth PhillipsHot Touch by Deborah SmithWhiteout by Adriana AndersWaking up with the Duke by Lorraine HeathPerfect by Judith McNaughtFiasco by Constance FayOne Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLeanHer Night with the Duke by Diana QuincyAlong Came Amor by Alexis DariaCurvy Girl Summer by Danielle AllenSexy in Stilettos by Nana MaloneFan Service by Rosie DananAgain the Magic by Lisa KleypasOne Last Night by Lauren FordTycoon by Joanna ShupeInto the Woods by Jenny HolidayOne Stormy Night by Jules BennettSins of a Wicked Duke by Sophie Jordan

Disclosure: We are part of the Amazon Affiliate/LTK Creator programs. We will receive a small commission at no cost if you purchase a book. This post may contain links to purchase books.Welcome back to the What to Read Next podcast! In this episode of our Novel Nights series, we dive into dark fantasy romances perfect for the fall season. Join Francesca as she shares her top recommendations featuring gothic vibes, dragons, and more. If you're in the mood for a mix of fantasy and romance, this episode is for you!Books Mentioned in this Episode:A Fire in the Sky by Sophie Jordan https://amzn.to/47SAcgF- A dragon romance with a Game of Thrones feel, featuring an arranged marriage and a medieval setting. The Darkest Walz by Ashley R. King https://amzn.to/3Bn5Cja A gothic historical romance set in the 1920s prohibition era with a smuggler heroine and a haunted, secluded island. The House at Watch Hill by Karen Marie Moning https://amzn.to/4duUtKv - A southern gothic urban fantasy with a mysterious inheritance, a haunted mansion, and supernatural elements.The Wraith King by Juliette Cross - https://amzn.to/4dtQ4rq A romantasy featuring a fae world with light and dark fae characters, fate, and dragons. Described as a sweet story with a dark gothic vibe. Anathema by Keri Lake https://amzn.to/47SK0Hx- A dark gothic fantasy romance about a mortal woman thrown into an enchanted forest, an assassin lord, and an arcane prophecy. Available on Kindle Unlimited.About this Episode:This episode was recorded as part of our live show, Novel Nights, every Thursday night from 7 to 8 PM Eastern Standard Time on YouTube, Twitch, Instagram, Facebook, and more. If you missed it, you can catch the replay on our YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/@WhattoReadNextBlog)Want to check out more book recommendations?Visit What to Read Next Blog for reader tips, popular books like recommendations, and many more posts. Join our What to Read Next Blog Community to get bonus book recommendations, listen to podcasts, and connect with other readers. As a podcast listener, you'll get 20% off your membership forever. Click here to sign up. (https://wtrnblog.substack.com/e3630d38) Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetterLicense code: IP29FC0QKB6DV2UE

Hello, bookworms! We're back with another catch-up episode of My Sister's TBR, and September is shaping up to be a great month for us book-wise. We're diving into some exciting books, sharing what we're currently reading, catching up on the latest bookish news, and talking about our yearly reading goal (spoiler, we're kinda crushing it…)September Releases We're Buzzing About* Fantasy and Romance: Get ready for dragons, magic, and forbidden love in "Never Keep" by Carolyn Peckham and Suzanne Valenti, and "A Fire in the Sky" by Sophie Jordan.* Contemporary Romance: Abby Jimenez brings us a heartwarming short story with "The Situation-Ship," while Lynn Painter's "Nothing Like the Movies" promises a sequel filled with emotion and grand gestures.* Mystery and Thriller: Laura Dave's "The Night We Lost Him" will keep you on the edge of your seat as siblings uncover a shocking family secret.* Holiday Reads: It's never too early for Christmas books! Allie Carter's "The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year" offers a unique blend of mystery and romance, and Jenny Bayliss's "Kiss Me at Christmas" will warm your heart.* Memoir: Dive into the fascinating life of actress Kelly Bishop with her memoir, "The Third Gilmore Girl."What We're Currently ReadingStacey is loving the cozy vibes of "Legends and Lattes" and can't get enough of the epic fantasy world in "House of Sky and Breath." Rebecca shares her thoughts on "Five Brothers" by Penelope Douglas and more! We also touch on our Featured Read this month, The Hollow Places by T.Kingfisher. This book is giving us ALL the spooky vibes, we really hope you're joining us with this book because we definitely need to talk about it (and maybe have a little therapy sesh).Bookish News* The highly anticipated "Onyx Storm" by Rebecca Yarros is complete and heading to editors!* Fans of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series can rejoice – it's coming to Passionflix!Reading Goals Check-InWe're both crushing our reading goals this year! Tune in to hear our most memorable reads so far.Join the ConversationWe'd love to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at MySistersTBR and let us know what you're reading this month.Until next time, happy reading!My Sister's TBR is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to My Sister's TBR at www.mysisterstbr.com/subscribe

In this episode of the Play It Brave Podcast, D'Arcy Benincosa and her guest Sophie Epton discuss the topic of living the dream and building a business abroad. They share their personal experiences of moving to different countries and the challenges and rewards that come with it. They emphasize the importance of following your heart and taking risks, as well as the need to plan and prepare for the move. They also talk about the benefits of living in Europe, such as the slower pace of life, access to nature, and cultural experiences. The conversation touches on topics like visas, building a community, and overcoming fear. Overall, the episode provides valuable insights and inspiration for anyone considering a move abroad. Hit play! Meet Sophie: Sophie Epton is an international wedding and travel photographer, shooting all over the world for the past 12 years. Alongside photography, Sophie also coaches female entrepreneurs, helping women break through barriers and make their goals a reality. Together with her husband, Jordan, and 18 month-old twins, London and Luca, she recently moved to Provence to embark on a lifelong dream of living in France. Sophie & Jordan are launching their new podcast "Away We Go, We Go" to discuss expat life in France, business and designing your own dream life. In her free time, you will find Sophie booking a ticket to her next travel destination, spending weekends at the antique brocantes or searching for the best truffle pasta in Provence. "Life is so short and we don't get time back, so it's important that we don't waste one day living our lives for other people or their opinions, but instead live an existence that is true to ourselves and what brings us immense joy."   CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL SHOW NOTES

School's out for Jen's summer and Sarah's in the final stretch so we're dreaming of romance beach reads and talking about our massive summer TBR piles! There's something here for everyone — hot librarians, superheroes, heists, funeral homes, wedding planners and baseball players and F1 drivers and, of course, dukes.Our next read along is Joanna Shupe's The Devil of Downtown, from her Uptown Girls trilogy. It's Jen's favorite in the series. Get it at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple or your local indie.If you love a fire hose of romance recommendations, may we suggest joining our Patreon? Aside from an additional episode every month you get access to our Discord, where 1000 other romance readers are talking about books they love (and many other things!) all the time. It's so fun! Learn more about the Patreon and go join those cool people who love romance as much as we do at patreon.com/fatedmates.Show NotesMaybe men shouldn't cover the WNBA, tbh. All about The electric slide.You can follow DodoTheBookBitch on Instagram; follow Sarah there to see the scratch-off TBR poster. Jacque is one our romancelandia faves, and she has a Pride reading challenge for you all. RomanticallyInclined is on Threads reading books with fewer than 100 reviews all through June. For reviews in advance of publication, your best bet is Kirkus (Jen reviews for them), but you can also try Booklist or Publisher's Weekly. We also talked about NetGalley and Edelweiss to discover upcoming books.If you're in NYC, don't miss the launch event for Liana de la Rosa's Isabel and the Rogue next week! She'll be at The Ripped Bodice with Sarah and Adriana Herrera…and Sophie Jordan will be there, too! Tickets and info here.

Disclosure: We are part of the Amazon Affiliate/LTK Creator programs. We will receive a small commission at no cost if you purchase a book. This post may contain links to purchase booksPlease note that this episode was originally released in 2022. We have newly edited it for your enjoyment. In this episode, we chatted with Torry from Ready to Be Romanced in 2022 when she started her romance journey and provided her with a starter guide of recommendations on various romance tropes and sub-genres of interest. BOOKS RECOMMENDED Twisted Emotions by Cora Reilly  https://amzn.to/3QlIGppThe Deal by Elle Kennedy  https://amzn.to/3Jf29DXCampus Nights by Rebecca Jenshak https://amzn.to/49w6eynPucked Series by Helena Hunting https://amzn.to/3W1qViqA Lie for  a Lie by Helena Hunting  https://amzn.to/4420j36Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid https://amzn.to/4aSIhm7The Locker Room by Meghan Quinn https://amzn.to/4aQjkYaRule by Jay Crownover https://amzn.to/3PZpY6vFortunate Son by Jay Crownover https://amzn.to/4cWekU3 Wilde in Love by Eloisa James https://amzn.to/4auO3KHHow the Duke Was Won by Lenora Bell  https://amzn.to/49DqUV3Waiting for Scot Like You by Eva Leigh https://amzn.to/4auP2L2The Duke Goes Down by Sophie Jordan https://amzn.to/4cMceWJThe Boss by Abigail Barnett https://amzn.to/3JgWeyuOn Dublin Street by Samantha Young https://amzn.to/4cRWtNMThe Most  Eligible Billionaire by Annika Martin https://amzn.to/43TWDA9The Not So Secret Crush  by Jayci Lee https://amzn.to/3Jf1DpKThe Stopover by T.L. Swan  https://amzn.to/3UcwOIrSeven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid https://amzn.to/3VTZB5ZIt Ends WIth Us by Colleen Hoover https://amzn.to/3xEC6U8Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon https://amzn.to/4auAgnzThe Kingmaker by Kennedy Ryan https://amzn.to/3vM9rw2Skin of the Night by CK Bennett https://amzn.to/3UdscBX Don't have Kindle Unlimited? Click here to see if you have access to free or a low-cost offer to Kindle Unlimited (https://whattoreadnextblog.com/ku) Affiliate LinkCONNECT WITH TORRYReady to Be Romanced PodcastReady to Be Petty PodcastInstagram Want to check out more book recommendations?Visit What to Read Next Blog for reader tips, popular books like recommendations and many more posts. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetterLicense code: IP29FC0QKB6DV2UE

We (reasonably IMO) expected a sex book. This was NOT a sex book.

The story of Caroline (a foolish one) and Hannah (a careless man's careful daughter) pairing songs on Speak Now (Taylor's Version) with historical romance novels, being moths to flames for large dukes in tight breeches, and walking a fragile line between having too many and way too many book recommendations. The end.Note: It's kinda mean that this is episode fourteen and not thirteen…Intro: (00:00)Speak Now (Hannah & Caroline's Version) - (2:21)✪ 1. Mine (Hannah & Caroline's Version) - (7:07)- One Duke Down, Anna Bennett- A Lady for a Duke, Alexis Hall✪ 2. Sparks Fly (Hannah & Caroline's Version) - (11:16)- Knockout, Sarah MacLean✪ 3. Back To December (Hannah & Caroline's Version) - (13:41)- Private Arrangements, Sherry Thomas- A Love by Design, Elizabeth Everett✪ 4. Speak Now (Hannah & Caroline's Version) - (17:51)- My American Duchess, Eloisa James- An Island Princess Starts a Scandal, Adriana Herrera✪ 5. Dear John (Hannah & Caroline's Version) - (20:18)- Someday My Duke Will Come, Christina Britton- The Marquess Makes His Move, Diana Quincy✪ 6. Mean (Hannah & Caroline's Version) - (25:10)- A Duchess by Midnight, Charis Michaels- It Happened One Fight, Maureen Lee Lenker✪ 7. The Story Of Us (Hannah & Caroline's Version) - (28:20)- The Notorious Lord Nightly, Lorraine Heath- To Have and to Hoax, Martha Waters✪ 8. Never Grow Up (Hannah & Caroline's Version) - (31:35)- Once Upon a Marquess, Courtney Milan- A Kiss to Remember, Teresa Medeiros✪ 9. Enchanted (Hannah & Caroline's Version) - (38:19)- Ana María and the Fox, Liana De la Rosa- The Bride Goes Rogue, Joanna Shupe✪ 10. Better Than Revenge (Hannah & Caroline's Version) - (41:45)- Queen Bee, Amalie Howard✪ 11. Innocent (Hannah & Caroline's Version) - (44:03)- A Nobleman's Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel, K.J. Charles- Seize the Fire, Laura Kinsale✪ 12. Haunted (Hannah & Caroline's Version) - (49:07)- Private Arrangements, Sherry Thomas- Daring and the Duke, Sarah MacLean✪ 13. Last Kiss (Hannah & Caroline's Version) - (53:12)- A Lady for a Duke, Alexis Hall- Aphrodite and the Duke, J. J. McAvoy✪ 14. Long Live (Hannah & Caroline's Version) - (56:18)- Nobody's Princess & The Wild Wynchesters Series, Erica Ridley- Gwen & Art Are Not in Love, Lex Croucher✪ 15. Ours (Hannah & Caroline's Version) - (58:04)- Get Thee Off My Lawn, Daria Vernon- The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen, K.J. Charles✪ 16. Superman (Hannah & Caroline's Version) - (1:00:26)- How to Win a Wallflower, Samara Parish- Lady Meets Earl, Christy Carlyle✪ 17. Electric Touch (Hannah & Caroline's Version) - (1:04:57)- The Duke's Rules of Engagement, Jennifer Haymore- We Could Be So Good, Cat Sebastian✪ 18. When Emma Falls In Love (Hannah & Caroline's Version) - (1:08:03)- The Good Girl's Guide to Rakes, Eva Leigh- The Duchess Deal, Tessa Dare✪ 19. I Can See You (Hannah & Caroline's Version) - (1:11:50)- Hotel of Secrets, Diana Biller- The Governess Game, Tessa Dare✪ 20. Castles Crumbling (Hannah & Caroline's Version) - (1:19:59)- The Rakess, Scarlett Peckham- The Beast of Beswick, Amalie Howard✪ 21. Foolish One (Hannah & Caroline's Version) - (1:25:16)- Not That Duke, Eloisa James- While the Duke Was Sleeping, Sophie Jordan✪ 22. Timeless (Hannah & Caroline's Version) - (1:32:16)- Again the Magic, Lisa Kleypas- We Could Be So Good, Cat SebastianOutro: (1:38:35)

HAPPY SATURDAY bookies.Instagram: Es_akosua Book: foreplay ivy chronicles by Sophie Jordan. Now I'm running late since im tryna edit the episode. Till next time cheers. bye OMG, we got 3 more episodes left for the Season to end. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Sophie Jordan is here to recap Gentle Rogue by Johanna Lindsey! It's Pirate Times! It's England Times! It's America Times! It's all the head hopping! It's George's adventure and she's falling in love along the way. It's also a HUGE inspiration for CM Nascosta's book in the Dangerous Tides series TO RAVISH A ROGUE. Nascosta takes Lindsey's delicious bonkers framework and adds monsters and more baths and so so so so so much more. I CANNOT. Make sure to check out THE COUNTESS, book 1 of Sophie Jordan's new series The Scandalous Ladies of London.Lady Loves: Sophie - Skincare, Golden Girls, and her airfryer.Mel - skincare also! And SPF on the face, neck, and chest. And maybe elbow-length driving gloves.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

Sophie Jordan has some serious magic powers, because we both loved this dark book with a ton of infidelity because it was hot and fun?

Spring is a time of new beginnings so that means the A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J Maas with the Spring Court!  We will have two points of view, Toni's first ACOTAR experience and Wendy's reread.Youngest daughter Feyre Archeron hunts to feed her sisters and injured father, but one hunt changes their lives forever.  High Fae, High Lord of the Spring Court, Tamlin takes her to the faeries realm of Prythian to live out her days.  With nothing to do but explore, Feyre finds herself meeting beasts, discovering sceneries, and coming to enjoy Tamlin's occasional laughter.However, the decades old threat is becoming real.  Tamlin saves Feyre from the threat and sends her back to her family.  Eventually, she returns to Spring for the one she loves only to find court deserted except for someone who knew truths that could not be revealed earlier.  With this knowledge, Feyre is on a mission, but what must a human do for the greater good to conquer the trials of an evil fae??Join us as we discuss clever Feyre saving the realm and High Lord Tamlin destroying a foe!!DRAWING ROOM DISCUSSIONSThanks Kerry @BookedforRomance for your ACOTAR influenceArcana Chronicles by Kresley Cole with #KissandLetMeTeleChat DiscordWendy's ACOTAR inspired fashion collection“OFFICIAL, UNOFFICIAL BOOK REVIEW” – 5:25A Court of Thorns and Roseswww.sarahjmaas.comwww.facebook.com/theworldofsarahjmaaswww.instagram.com/therealsjmaas/“POT-TAIL PONDERING” – 50:30Spring Whiskey Sour recipeLemon Simple Syrup recipeA Kiss in the Moonlight by Cathy Maxwell, avail March 28, 2023Yours Truly, The Duke by Amelia Grey, avail March 28, 2023The Scandalous Ladies of London: The Countess by Sophie Jordan, avail March 28, 2023Next – A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J MaasHosts - Toni Rose & Wendy Woo Email - litwallflowerspodcast@gmail.com Follow on www.instagram.com/litwallflowerspodcast Shop at https://www.zazzle.com/store/lit_wallflowers/products Social Media https://linktr.ee/litwallflowers Lit Wallflowers is part of the Frolic Podcast Network.  You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!

Sophie Jordan is back again! She's got a new book out, The Countess, the first in her Scandalous Ladies of London series, featuring a true Regency squad full of scandalous ladies and answering the question: What if the Real Housewives were actually Regency-era aristocrats? We talk about friendships in old school romances, about why groups of women are game changers in fiction and in real life, and fill your TBR with groups you will absolutely wish you could be friends with.In two weeks, we're reading Tracy MacNish's Stealing Midnight—we've heard the calls from our gothic romance readers and we're delivering with this truly bananas story, in which the hero is dug out of a grave and delivered, barely alive, to the heroine. Get ready. You can find Stealing Midnight (for $1.99!) at Amazon, B&N, Kobo, or Apple Books.Show NotesWelcome Sophie Jordan. Her newest release, The Countess, is the first in the Scandalous Ladies of London Series. It's loosely based on the reality TV show, The Real Housewives. Stay tuned at the end of the episode for the first two chapters of The Countess in Audiobook.In horror, “the final girl” is a trope about who survives.Check out the Pocket Bookshop next time you're in Lancaster PA.Enid is a secondary character from several of Sophie's books in The Rogue Files series.Check out the Ice Planet Podcast if you're a fan of the series.

Monroe Sinclair returns to Ardnoch for as long as she has to while her ex-best friend Brodan Adair returns to reassess his life in “Only You” by Samantha Young!!Monroe and Brodan were inseparable since age five, and she naturally befriended his younger siblings.  They stayed true to their friendship as the chemistry changed between them and their simmering interest grows, but his fear of falling in love remains unchanged.One drunken night with Brodan's brother leads to Monroe and Brodan's years long agony.  She does not hear from him again.  Brodan feels abandoned by his greatest support.It takes Monroe and Brodan's return to Ardnoch and weeks of horrendous actions by him for the truth about the moments after the regrettable night to be revealed.  His behavior flips and he grovels until she trusts him, trusts them again.  However, there are consequences causing problems for them to work through or to live through!Join us as we discuss the bestie bond between Monroe and Brodan, and their deserved happily ever after!!DRAWING ROOM DISCUSSIONSAerials and birthdaysHot Pot balls methodSpring Break Sew much work!“OFFICIAL, UNOFFICIAL BOOK REVIEW” – 5:55Only Youwww.authorsamanthayoung.comwww.instagram.com/authorsamanthayoung“POT-TAIL PONDERING” – 43:01Aberfeldy Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 12 Years Oldwww.aberfeldy.comwww.youtube.com/channel/UCb4ZDAx61sOETWgG_5up7jQWhisky and Coconut Milk recipe from the Outlander Kitchen: To the New World and Back Again: The Second Official Outlander Companion CookbookThe Scandalous Ladies of London: The Countess by Sophie Jordan available March 28, 2023Poison Princess and Endless Knight from the Arcana Chronicles series by Kresley Cole#KissandLetMeTelechat DM Natalie @kissandletmetellyou to join the fun!Which is your favorite book from The Royal Brotherhood series by Sabrina Jeffries??Wendy's ACOTAR inspired fashion school lineNext – A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J MaasHosts - Toni Rose & Wendy Woo Email - litwallflowerspodcast@gmail.com Follow on www.instagram.com/litwallflowerspodcast Shop at https://www.zazzle.com/store/lit_wallflowers/products Social Media https://linktr.ee/litwallflowersLit Wallflowers is part of the Frolic Podcast Network.  You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!

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)

In which Hannah and Caroline talk about heroes named Valentine, have irreconcilable creative differences, and romcom their way into Valentine's Day.Show Notes:- We talk about SPOILERS for the books, but we did try to label the time stamps!- The @hcpunion on Instagram has a whole list of ways to support the ongoing strike- ✪ Denotes books with heroes named ValentineIntro - (00:00)- Our Valentines - (8:50)- ✪ Duke of Sin, Elizabeth Hoyt - (10:15)- [Spoilers] Duke of Sin, Elizabeth Hoyt - (13:10)- Duke of Sin, Elizabeth Hoyt - (15:10)- ✪ The Virtuoso, Grace Burrowes - (19:20)- [Spoilers] The Virtuoso, Grace Burrowes - (22:10)- The Virtuoso, Grace Burrowes - (28:20)- Duke of Sin, Elizabeth Hoyt - (31:40)- The Virtuoso, Grace Burrowes - (32:50)- ✪ One Night of Surrender, Darcy Burke - (34:25)- ✪ An Heiress's Guide to Deception and Desire, Manda Collins - (39:20)- ✪ The Duke in Question, Amalie Howard - (44:32)- Ranking Our Valentines - (50:05)- A Rogue of One's Own, Evie Dunmore - (53:55)- The Earl in My Bed, Sophie Jordan - (54:20)- When Good Earls Go Bad, Megan Frampton - (56:28)- Other Valentine's Day Recs - (1:03:00)- Bacongate - (1:08:35)Outro - (1:11:38)Non-Historical Valentine's Day Recs:- Exes & O's, Amy Lea [Contemporary Romance]- Not Your Valentine, Jackie Lau [Contemporary Romance]- Royal Valentine, Jenn McKinlay [Contemporary Romance]- Just One More, Jodie Slaughter [Contemporary Romance]- Crazy, Cupid Love, Amanda Heger [Fantasy Romance]- The Do-Over, Lynn Painter [YA Romance]- 11 Paper Hearts, Kelsey Hartwell [YA Romance]- To All the Boys I've Loved Before, Jenny Han [YA Romance]Our TBR:- Stupid Cupid, Maeve Black [Paranormal Romance]- ✪ Something Fabulous, Alexis HallSocials:- 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)

This time we cover: A Man & His Cat by Umi Sakurai: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2287396 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin by Eastman and Laird: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2303981 Octopus, Seahorse, Jellyfish by David Liittschwager: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2297653 Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12356380 We didn't fully cover: The Scoundrel Falls Hard by Sophie Jordan: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2301229 The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2301204 The Writing Life by Jeff Strand (you'll have to rock an interlibrary loan for this one): https://www.mylibrary.us/prospector-and-ill/ The Nice House on the Lake by James Tynoin IV: https://hpldencore.mylibrary.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2300633

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.

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.

This week, Emma and Molly don't really give the newest suitor on The Courtship a chance. In this episode, we discuss masquerades (both historical and fictional), wonder how many men are too many men, and talk about how much we love lemon cake. Also of interest: 18th century racism, questionable Shakespeare, romance novel recommendations, the Great British Bake Off, Disney princes, eating the rich, and the fact that, contrary to what Joe Jonas might tell you, gin used to be known as the scourge of the British working class.  Follow us on Twitter @truthsunipod @mjkeran @chingonacademic. ************************************************* Romance novels mentioned in this episode: An Offer from a Gentleman by Julia Quinn; A Good Debutante's Guide to Ruin by Sophie Jordan; Daring and the Duke by Sarah MacLean; Maiden Lane (series) by Elizabeth Hoyt; Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade  Some other romances featuring masquerade/masking (as suggested on Twitter and by Molly's book club): Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas; Falling into the Bed with a Duke by Lorraine Heath; The Runaway Duchess by Joanna Lowell; Unmasked by the Marquess by Cat Sebastian; My Lady Notorious by Jo Beverly; The Black Hawk by Joanna Bourne; Monsieur X by Adriana Herrera

We're joined by Sophie Jordan to recap https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B09P5GT746&linkCode=kpe&preview=newtab&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_0WRSXS3GHASYP7P8EBFX&tag=babyinaback0c-20 (The Worst Guy) by Kate Canterbary—one of our favorite enemies-to-lovers romances of all time! It's bonkers how fearlessly Kate pushes the characters to be mean to each other, all the while walking the tightrope of never making us hate either of them! Also—hate sex. So much exceptional hate sex. Sophie's latest, is https://www.sophiejordan.net/therakegetsravished.html (The Rake Gets Ravished). I'm not going to try to do it justice…instead I'll just drop this from the blurb and let you make the right choice: No one trifles with Silas Masters. Even if he could forget the dark-haired seductress who undid him, he can't allow anyone to steal from him. He will hunt down the sultry woman who haunts his dreams and show her just how sweet payback can be. Her next book features a lady blacksmith and a spectacularly sexy cover and she told us seeccccretttts about it that we can't tell you, but you can hear her mercilessly tease us at the end of the episode. Our After Care suggestions were: -Peacemaker on HBO -The Last Kingdom on Netflix -The Gilded Age on HBO Max If you're reading ahead, here are some of the books we'll be reading in upcoming episodes (though the schedule isn't set yet): https://amzn.to/3BufWli (A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor) by Kathryn Moon https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B00GFZODB6&linkCode=kpe&preview=newtab&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_GQK76P2VD4QERYRC06Z6&tag=babyinaback0c-20 (The Winter King) by C.L. Wilson Devil's Day Party by C.M. Stunich We'll be back next week with Sarah Wendell from Smart Bitches, Trashy Books to recap A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor by Kathryn Moon! Jenny was so delighted hearing about it that at one point Sarah (accurately) described her as an excited puppy. 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: Get into the Temple of Defiant Joy! Do you love Bonkers Romance? Have you heard about Patreon? IT'S LIKE THAT! Except we control it. If you sign up at the Joy Bringer tier or higher, you get our April Book Club ebooks! This April they're advanced copies of Tanked by Mia Hopkins and A Little Bit Dirty by Willow Winters. And TONS of bonus content! https://bonkers-romance.captivate.fm/temple (Temple of Defiant Joy)

Juliette Cross joins us to recap https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07PYDHJK2&linkCode=kpe&preview=newtab&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_SRRA9B5G9WKX00HV9SVT&tag=babyinaback0c-20 (Captive of the Horde King) by Zoey Draven! If you're a fan of Khal Drogo, you'll love this one! Luna agrees to marry an alien barbarian king to save her brother and frankly, hits the jackpot. We get tail bondage, tattoos in the best places, and nipple paint as formalwear! Juliette's latest is https://www.amazon.com/Parks-Provocation-Enemies-Lovers-Romance-ebook/dp/B09H63F33W/ref=sr_1_6?crid=1R4EA6L276WSD&keywords=Juliette%20cross&qid=1648102699&sprefix=juliette%20cros%2Caps%2C160&sr=8-6 (Parks and Provocation)—an enemies-to-lovers small town romance that sounds delicious! Be sure to also check out the romance podcast she has with her niece—https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-women-read-romance/id1447111587 (Smart Women Read Romance)! Our After Care suggestions were: -Love is Blind, which we'll be recapping for the Temple! -https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08CD2Q216&linkCode=kpe&preview=newtab&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_JNJKKXCXWKTWXQR6HYG5&tag=babyinaback0c-20 (Smash and Grab) by Maz Maddox If you're reading ahead, here are some of the books we'll be reading in upcoming episodes (though the schedule isn't set yet): https://amzn.to/3BufWli (A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor) by Kathryn Moon https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B00GFZODB6&linkCode=kpe&preview=newtab&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_GQK76P2VD4QERYRC06Z6&tag=babyinaback0c-20 (The Winter King) by C.L. Wilson https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B09P5GT746&linkCode=kpe&preview=newtab&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_BE7V2R1JWDT3DX0Z4273&tag=babyinaback0c-20 (The Worst Guy) by Kate Caterbary We'll be back next week with Sophie Jordan to recap https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B09P5GT746&linkCode=kpe&preview=newtab&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_BE7V2R1JWDT3DX0Z4273&tag=babyinaback0c-20 (The Worst Guy) by Kate Caterbary! IT'S SO GOOD! Hilarious, bonkers, enemies-to-lovers. You need it. As always, if you're looking for more bonkers in your life or want to hear the full version of this episode, check out https://apricots-cyan-l9mk.squarespace.com/temple-information (The Temple of Defiant Joy)! Follow Juliette: https://instagram.com/juliettecrossauthor (@juliettecrossauthor on Instagram) | https://instagram.com/juliettecrossauthor (@juliettecrossauthor on Instagram) | https://www.facebook.com/juliettecrossauthor/ (Juliette 's Facebook page) | https://www.facebook.com/groups/370204226437408/ (Juliette 's Facebook group)  | https://www.juliettecross.com/ (Juliette 's Website)

Hi friends! THROWBACK EPISODE TIME! Today we dive into a very fun trope: forbidden love! We also discuss some fun side tropes and techniques, like lethal kisses and much more! Books mentioned include The Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead, The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater, This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab, and Firelight by Sophie Jordan! We also recommend a bunch of other books that include forbidden love. All the books can be found here: https://bookshop.org/lists/ep-12-lethal-kisses-the-vampire-academy-forbidden-love Amazon book club: https://amzn.to/2PilPya Hosted by Hanna (@hannasandvig), Joanna (@joanna_reeder), Alison (@alisoningleby) and Valia (@valialind). Follow us on Instagram: @readingqueenspod. We'll be doing weekly shoutouts, so tag us #readingqueenspod Artwork by Hanna Sandvig. Music by Stephen Roy. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/readingqueens/message

We promised you fun stuff while we are on Hiatus, and here we are! Last week, more than 700 of you joined us for a Fated Mates LIVE to celebrate Sarah's new book, Bombshell! We had a great time talking to some of our favorite people, playing games, talking about thighsexuality, 19th Century surgery, and, of course, girl gangs in pop culture. Thanks to our faves: Andie J. Christopher, Kate Clayborn, Alexis Daria, Adriana Herrera, Sophie Jordan, Christina Lauren, Diana Quincy, Kennedy Ryan and Joanna Shupe for celebrating with us, and to Northshire Bookstore, East City Bookshop, Katy Budget Books, Old Town Books & Mysterious Galaxy for being fabulous independent bookstores that always support romance novels. We're starting Season 4 in two weeks…we hope this helps tide you over until then!For more from the event, check this Twitter thread.

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

In this one, Tess spoils Last Christmas, Hanna interrupts, Kay is extra hyper, and Valia can't stop laughing or saying “umm”. And we discuss fairytale retellings trope! You don't want to miss out! Featured books by CJ Redwine, Ashley Poston, Erin A. Craig, and Sophie Jordan! Bookshop page: https://bookshop.org/lists/ep-34-sea-creatures-christmas-movies-fairytale-retellings Hosted by Kay L. Moody (@kaylmoody), Hanna Sandvig (@hannasandvig), Tessonja Odette (@tessonja), and Valia Lind (@valialind). Artwork by Hanna Sandvig. Music by Stephen Roy. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/readingqueens/message

Today on the podcast, our guest is Historical Romance author Sophie Jordan. This summer, Sophie released two books: YA Historical Romance novel Sixteen Scandals and her new adult Historical Romance series with  The Duke Goes Down. In this interview, we chat about historical romance, some banana plots, and some awesome book recommendations.    BOOKS RECOMMENDED: Sixteen Scandals by Sophie Jordan  The Duke Goes Down by Sophie Jordan  The Scandal of it All by Sophie Jordan  The Rogue Files by Sophie Jordan  Johanna Lindsey The Viscount Made Me Do it by Diana Quincy  The Pool Boy by Nikki Sloane  Last Light by Claire Kent  Robin Lovett Alien Quarantine Rescue by Robin Lovett   CONNECT WITH SOPHIE JORDAN  Instagram Twitter Website   SUPPORT THE WHAT TO READ NEXT PODCAST! If you're enjoying the show, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts.  Or you can subscribe to the show on Spotify. Spread the love. And if you liked this episode, share it with your friends   FROLIC PODCAST NETWORK  What to Read Next Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!    CONNECT WITH LAURA YAMIN  WhattoReadNextBlog.com

In this very special Friday bonus episode, Erin interviews author Sophie Jordan.   Pre-Order The Duke Goes Down   Find Sophie Jordan- Instagram @sosophiejordan Website https://www.sophiejordan.net   WE HAVE MERCH! Go to Tee-Public to get T-Shirts, Totes, Onesies and MORE: http://tee.pub/lic/learningthetropes   Find us- TikTok @learningthetropespodcast Instagram @learningthetropes Twitter @learningtropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast Join The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com

Sophie Jordan is a New York Times and USA Today best selling romance author of over thirty novels. The Duke Goes Down hits stores on July 27th and we dive deep into the inspiration behind the story. We dig into romance in that era and things she learned along the way. As well as our favorite historical fiction books. And because she's local, we talk about life in Katy, Texas, as well as growing up in the Hill Country. Be sure to grab Sophie's new novel on the 27th. Check her out right here: https://www.sophiejordan.net/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who is in charge of your small business? For most of our listeners, the answer is YOU - and yet, you're likely stuck playing by someone else's rules. Why? How can you forge ahead in your life and calling with bravery, passion, grit, tenacity, resilience, and pride? What will change for you when you allow yourself to reinvent and reinvest in our #1 asset - YOU?! This week, Annie P. is joined by the phenomenal Heather Vickery. Heather is an expert in all things BRAVE - including boundaries that keep small biz owners safe and in their zone of genius and actions that will plant them back on solid ground. Then, Heather and Annie gush about Shonda Rimes and the swoon-worthy Netflix sensation, Bridgerton, and the power of reimagining things. Happy Pride Month to all our LBGTQIA+ listeners and allies!! We love your love! *Parentpreneur advisory: this episode contains colorful language. Connect with Heather through her website and Instagram. Be sure to check out her own podcast, The Brave Files. Annie P's beloved book club, The Cl*terary Coven highly recommends the writing of: Tessa Dare, Courtney Milan, Beverly Jenkins, Alisha Rai, Alyssa Cole, Sarah MacLean, Joanna Shupe, Kit Rocha, Suleika Snyder, Marie Piper, Talia Hibbert, Megan Frampton, Lavyrle Spencer, Alexia Daria, Lorraine Heath, Eva Leigh, Cathy Maxwell, Lisa Kleypas, Adriana Anders, Sophie Jordan, and Casey McQuinston. Please discover them by supporting our favorite romance bookstore, Love's Sweet Arrow. Check out these fabulous Etsy finds Bridgerton romantics, each made and sold by independent artists. Tired of feeling sleazy when you sell - or avoiding "the ask" altogether? Annie P.'s free masterclass is for you. For full show notes and more visit www.toolegitimatetoquit.com Extra Credit: Don't forget to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts! New episodes drop every Monday. Reviews and ratings really help our little show grow, so thank you for the boost!

Hi friends! Today we dive into a very fun trope: forbidden love! We also discuss some fun side tropes and techniques, like lethal kisses and much more! Books mentioned include The Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead, The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater, This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab, and Firelight by Sophie Jordan! We also recommend a bunch of other books that include forbidden love. All the books can be found here: https://bookshop.org/lists/ep-12-lethal-kisses-the-vampire-academy-forbidden-love Amazon book club: https://amzn.to/2PilPya Hosted by Hanna (@hannasandvig), Joanna (@joanna_reeder), Alison (@alisoningleby) and Valia (@valialind). Follow us on Instagram: @readingqueenspod. We'll be doing weekly shoutouts, so tag us #readingqueenspod Artwork by Hanna Sandvig. Music by Stephen Roy. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/readingqueens/message

Toni and Wendy are back with more Dukes with “How the Dukes Stole Christmas!” Our first duke was trying to get back to his country estate as fast as possible after taking care of some business like selling “unnecessary” real estate. The heroine made sure he got a taste of town before being offered some burnt shortbread in “Meet Me in Mayfair” by Tessa Dare. Our next duke spends his Christmases getting foxed for the past 12 years. This year, his snowflake storms back secretly in “The Duke of Christmas Present” by Sarah MacLean. We then get a hermit duke who went to bring servants of another estate to his Highland fortress because brigands were roaming the area. He got a surprise guest who didn’t want to have any magic biscuits in “Heiress Alone” by Sophie Jordan. Finally, we have publishing empire owner, Duke, with a family shortbread recipe to impress investors. Unfortunately, the employee who should know how to bake and who he tasked with the baking deceived him for good reason in “Christmas in Central Park” by Joanna Shupe. They say food is the way to a person’s heart. Hopefully, those people don’t mind trying magical, questionable, or misshaped shortbread. Join the ladies as they discuss how to steal Christmas with shortbread!Drawing Room Discussions -2020 ReflectionThank you for 1K+ followersBook Review/Listicle – 6:31"Pot-tail Pondering" – 35:21Email - litwallflowerspodcast@gmail.comFollow on www.instagram.com/litwallflowerspodcastShop at https://www.zazzle.com/store/lit_wallflowers/productsWebsite https://linktr.ee/litwallflowersFeaturing –How the Dukes Stole Christmas AnthologyBy Tessa Dare, Sarah MacLean, Sophie Jordan, and Joanna Shupewww.tessadare.comwww.sarahmaclean.netwww.sophiejordan.netwww.joannashupe.com"Pot-tail Pondering" –Glenfiddich 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whiskeywww.glenfiddich.comwww.facebook.com/glenfiddichwww.instagram.com/glenfiddichwhiskeywww.twitter.com/GlenfiddichSMWwww.youtube.com/user/Glenfiddich

It’s the Holidays and the end of 2020 and we don’t really know what’s happening, but Eric is keeping us honest with another AMA! This one was recorded during our Fated States postcard writing party for Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock — the Democratic candidates for the Senate Runoff in Georgia — answering reader questions that came in during the live recording! We talk about pen names, working class heroes, whether or not you should DNF books, and Rasputin’s penis. Come back tomorrow for a special treat, and get ready for our first read along of 2021, Alexis Hall’s For Real. Get it at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, or Kobo. Show NotesOne more phone banking opportunity for the Georgia Senate runoff is coming up on January 4, 2021 from 5-7 central. Join us!You should watch Drunk Romance History on Andie's Instagram.If you want more romance novels made into TV shows, you should watch Virgin River and Bridgerton. But everyone is watching Bridgerton, so that's great. Jen thinks you should DNF. We rattled off a bunch of historical romances with working heroes. Dreaming of You, of course, and American-set historicals, like Indigo by Beverly Jenkins. In England, A Matter of Disagreement by EE Ottoman, The Lady's Guide to Mischief and Mayhem by Manda Collins, Thief of Shadows by Elizabeth Hoyt, The Lawrence Browne Affair by Cat Sebastian, Honeytrap by Glen Aster Gray. Almost every KJ Charlesbook would qualify, as well as many by Sophie Jordan and Anne Mallory. Also, don't forget Sarah's Bareknuckle Bastards series. Annika Martin writes all the best bananas books. Rachel Hawkins is writing contemporary adult witches under the name Erin Sterling. Some historicals with characters from Imperial Russia? That's tough, but Sarah suggests the Stokehurst Duology from Lisa Kleypas, the first is Midnight Angel. And if you have kids interested in this time period, check out The Family Romonov by Candace Fleming. There is nothing about Rasputin's penis in that book, be assured.

In this episode, Amy and Jessica continue their Christmas episodes and discuss the anthology How the Duke's Stole Christmas and the fun stories from Tessa Dare, Sarah MacClean, Sophie Jordan and Joanna Shupe.Thank you for listening! If you are up for leaving a rating or review for the podcast on your podcasting app, we would be super grateful!Find us -Instagram @ObstinateheadstronggirlsTwitter @OHGPodcastEmail: obstinateheadstrongpodcast@gmail.comNext week we discuss In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren. Read along with us!

Today’s guest is Izzy from Happy For Now Booktube. In this episode, we chat about audiobooks, grumpy sunshine romances.    BOOKS RECOMMENDED: Jackie Lau- https://amzn.to/2HsDO1m Always Only You by Chloe Liese - https://amzn.to/2J0MCvS Kate Daniels by Ilona Andrews- https://amzn.to/3kWcFBo Ice Planet Barbarians series by Ruby Dixon- https://amzn.to/2HpwRhr Tracey Livesay- https://amzn.to/35RgMdM Olivia Dade - https://amzn.to/397KgGC Alexis Daria - https://amzn.to/35Tw2Hf Alethea Romig - https://amzn.to/2UPDtZz White Whiskey Bargain by Jodi Slaughter - https://amzn.to/3fkA4LU The Virgin and The Rogue by Sophie Jordan- https://amzn.to/337hvWp Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade -  https://amzn.to/3l19poI The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller - https://amzn.to/395f0YA Gaming Grace by Piper J. Drake- https://amzn.to/3pTae6o Blind Date with a Book Boyfriend by Lucy Eden- https://amzn.to/3kStOfp My Fake Rake by Eva Leigh- https://amzn.to/3kWdYjM CONNECT WITH IZZY YouTube  Instagram Twitter     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 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   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

What does it take to write one of the most exquisite blow job scenes in historical romance history (according to F2L's co-hosts, of course)? Mackenzie and Lily continue their conversation with bestselling author Sarah MacLean, discuss which romance writer always has a wall fucking moment, give BBBC member recommendations for books with Empowering Blow Jobs™, and offer a brief glimpse into what else they're reading.This is the second part of a two-part episode. The first segment was published on October 5th, and you should definitely listen to that episode before diving into this one.Spoiler timestamp: This episode contains spoilers from 15:03-24:50.Major episode timestamps: Introduction (0:00) Questions About How Sarah Creates Her Series (1:35), Question About How Sarah Create Her Couples (5:16), Question About How Sarah Write Scenes of Intimacy in Her Books (11:37), SPOILER: Question About How Sarah Wrote the Blow Job Scene in Brazen and the Beast (15:03), The Difference Between Sarah MacLean and Tessa Dare (24:50), Sarah's Recommendations for New Historical Romance Readers (28:38), Discussion of Tessa Dare Books (29:04), Discussion of The Virgin and the Rogue by Sophie Jordan (29:23), Discussion of Uptown Girls series by Joanna Shupe (33:47), Discussion of Ravishing the Heiress by Sherry Thomas (34:28), Teaser for Sarah MacLean's Upcoming Series Hell's Belles (37:14), Teaser for Sarah's Upcoming Short Story in Anthology Naughty Bits (41:23), Introduction to Bad Bitch Book Club Member Recommendations (43:13), Discussion of The Rebel King by Kennedy Ryan (44:55), Discussion of The Player Next Door by KA Tucker (45:55), Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory (46:53), Introduction to What Else We've Been Reading (48:21), Discussion of Ordinary Girls by Jaquira Diaz (48:29), Discussion of Xeni by Rebekah Weatherspoon (50:26), Conclusion (53:24).You can get full show notes and episode transcriptions on the Bad Bitch Book Club website: http://badbitchbookclub.com/podcast.Give us a five-star rating wherever you get your podcasts, and say hi to us at @F2LPodcast on Twitter and Instagram. You can also join the private F2L Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/292095932008569/.If you want to support Bad Bitch Book Club's initiatives (including this podcast), become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/badbitchbookclub.Buy all books mentioned on Friends to Lovers: https://bookshop.org/lists/friends-to-lovers-podcast.Friends to Lovers is a Bad Bitch Book Club podcast hosted by BBBC founder Mackenzie Newcomb and writer, editor, and bestie Lily Herman. Each week, they use books as a jumping off point to talk about sex, relationships, dating, love, romance, and more.Podcast logo by MKW Creative Co. (https://mkwcreative.co/) and music by Eliza Rose Vera (http://www.elizarosevera.com).

IN A WORLD . . .. . . where a Duke plays land steward. . . where a bodyguard wears a three piece suit. . . where a movie star just wants to be normal . . . where an American wants the Welsh bar & girl. . . & where an archeologist wrecks his lover, only to wreck her again four years later Simone. MacLean. Together in contemporary London as they battle it out in the back rooms of the British Museum. NAUGHTY BRITS An anthology for the ages featuring novellas written by Sarah MacLean, Louisa Edwards, Tessa Gratton, Sophie Jordan, and Sierra Simone. The British are coming...and coming...and coming....

This week, Wendy and Toni talk about the only gently-bred woman allowed into Craven’s, Lawless Lily and the guy with many resources, Alex Raiford. Many of us go through life being independent and figure out our issues on our own. Some of us are fortunate enough to have friends and family that will help us at the drop of a hat. Although there is nothing wrong with doing things on our own, there is nothing wrong with asking for help. For years Derek Craven had been helping Lily find what was taken from her, but Alex found what Lily has been craving for with his different set of resources to exhaust. When we are hurting or desperate, it’s best to seek help because it’s available. Join the ladies as they discuss how to know when we need help!Drawing Room Discussions –No one to laugh with eventShrimp talkTaylor Swift doing good, again!"Official, unofficial book review” / Listicle – 22:10"Pot-tail Pondering" – 50:03Naughty Brits by Sarah MacLean, Sophie Jordan, Louisa Edwards, Tessa Gratton, and Sierra SimoneHenley talkEmail - litwallflowerspodcast@gmail.comFollow on www.instagram.com/litwallflowerspodcastWebsite https://linktr.ee/litwallflowersFeaturing –Then Came You by Lisa KleypasThe Gamblers of Craven’s serieswww.lisakelypas.comwww.facebook.com/lisakleypaswww.instagram.com/lisakleypas"Pot-tail Pondering" –Tullamore DEW Triple Distilled Irish Whiskeywww.tullamoredew.comwww.facebook.com/tullamoredewwww.instagram.com/tullamoredewwww.twitter.com/tullamoredew

Two years in the making, we’re finally talking to one of our very favorites, Tracey Livesay, about friends-to-lovers romances! Ironically, for a group of people who say they don’t love friends-to-lovers, we sure had a lot of books to recommend! We’ll also peel back the curtain on Tracey’s feelings about Jamie Dornan, talk about the strangest places romance couples have sex, and get to the bottom of why this trope works so well when it works.Sarah wrote a contemporary novella during a pandemic, and it's coming out September 15th! Preorder the Naughty Brits (an anthology with Sophie Jordan, Sierra Simone, Louisa Edwards and Tessa Gratton), wherever you get your ebooks: Amazon, Nook, Kobo, Apple or Google, or in print at bookshop.org.Next week, we’re deep diving on Milla Vane’s A Heart of Blood and Ashes, which is a long fantasy romance. If you are a reader who needs content warnings, you might want to check out reviews on Goodreads.Find it at Amazon, B&N, Kobo, Apple Books or Bookshop.org.Thank you, as always, for listening — we hope you’re having a great (and safe!) summer! While we’re apart, if you are up for leaving a rating or review for the podcast on your podcasting app, we would be very grateful!Show NotesLinda is keeping a calendar of romance events. You should subscribe.The Fifty Shades movies aren’t well reviewed, but really who cares. We definitely recommend the unrated version if you have the money (editorial note: would we say "recommend?"). Some interesting facts about the movies, including the director change from Sam Taylor-Johnson to James Foley. The soundtracks for the movies are terrific, especially two Beyonce songs: the remix of Crazy in Love and the song Haunted. May all of your contract negotiations look like this. Tracey said “we see more of Jamie” in the next two movies, so maybe she didn’t know about his modeling career. All further 50 Shades questions should be directed to Nisha Sharma.Unrequited love is way more stressful than friends to lovers.In Like Lovers Do, Ben's ex-girlfriend is racist to Nic in a way that Ben doesn't quite understand, including a reference to Courvoisier, which Ben thinks is referring to an SNL skit.Unsurprisingly, we adore Like Lovers Do, but we're not sure we can give it a better review than this one by LaQuette, who really hits the nail on the head with the promise of this particular premise (aka, hammock sex friends-to-lovers).Martha’s Vineyard is for fancy people.A New York Times article about Interracial romance in media in 2020.Handstand. Hammock. Horse.Are bachelor auctions even a thing?A history of taxidermy.Bruno Kirby and Carrie Fisher are amazing in all ways in When Harry Met Sally, and the "pesto is the quiche of the 80s" scene gets quoted more than anyone in Sarah's house would like.Up next: A Heart of Blood and Ashes by Milla Vane.Buy shirts and totes or buttons and stickers.Books discussed in the episode:Like Lovers Do, Tracey LivesaySweet Talkin' Lover, Tracey LivesayThe Navy Seal's Christmas Bride, Cora SeatonScoring off the Field, Naima SimoneTrust Fund Fiancé, Naima SimoneHis Until Midnight, Reese RyanGoddess of the Hunt, Tessa DareMy Fake Rake, Eva LeighAn Unseen Attraction, KJ CharlesJosh & Hazel's Guide to Not Dating, Christina LaurenBeautiful Player, Christian LaurenBeautiful Stranger, Christina Lauren

We’ve been gone for many weeks, as you know, and during that time we read a whole lot of books. In this, our first interstitial of Season Three, we’ll talk about some of those books…and also Jen will spend some really important time confirming that Sarah is, in fact, right. About everything. That’s canon now.Next week, we’ll read Fifty Shades of Grey. We'll talk fan fiction, Christian Grey, 1st person POV, billionaires, the early 2010s, why the book mobilized so many readers, why it made so many others angry, and what we talk about when we talk about Fifty Shades of Grey. It’s Season Three. We’re back on our bullsh*t. Find Fifty Shades of Grey at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Kobo, or at your local indie.Show NotesCats like boxes! Dogs like to chew things! Speaking of Rube Goldberg machines, if you're ever in Chicago, you should really see the one at the Museum of Science and Industry.Who is the CJ Craig of "Bless her cotton socks" fame, you ask?Speaking of Vivian Stephens...We mentioned our episode with Steve Ammidown on the books she aquired was one of our favorite episodes, but you should really read this terrific interview with her that was published in the September 2020 issue of Texas Monthly magazine.The iHeartRadio podcast awards are a thing, and Jen just wants to be recognized.Milla Vane also writes as Meljean Brook, check out The Iron Duke if you like steampunk. But all of us recommend against using blood as lube.John Cusack's starring role as a hit man was in the 1997 movie Grosse Point Blank.Laquette left a perfect review on Goodreads of Like Lovers Do in case you need more convincing.Subscribe to Linda's calendar of virtual romance events.Did we mention there are Fated Mates t-shirts now? Check out the shop at JenReadsRomance for Kelly's romancelandia buttons, stickers, and cards, and her Resistance Buttons shop for Biden Harris 2020 buttons.Next week, Fifty Shades of Grey. Our next read along book is going to be A Heart of Blood and Ashes. That's the way we want it.Oh, and this hadn't been announced when we recorded, but Sarah wrote a contemporary novella during a pandemic, and it's coming out September 15th! Preorder Naughty Brits (an anthology with Sophie Jordan, Sierra Simone, Louisa Edwards and Tessa Gratton), wherever you get your ebooks: Amazon, Nook, Kobo, Apple or Google.

We love to take time to reflect here at Novel Pairings. Each season, we stop and consider our favorite episodes, our favorite reads, and what we’ve learned. Today we’re sharing some personal updates, gushing about our favorite reads of the summer, and giving listeners a peek at what’s to come in the fall.  Shop our Quarterly Favorites on Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/lists/quarterly-favorites-spring-2020/ Use our referral code to get two audiobooks for the price of one through Libro.fm: https://libro.fm/redeem/novelpairings   Books we both read: Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo [14:03] The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett [16:45] The Rakess by Scarlett Peckham [18:24] The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavincencio [21:27]   Chelsey: Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert [29:17] The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin [36:15] We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry [40:52] The Duke Effect by Sophie Jordan [47:10] Would I Lie to the Duke by Eva Leigh [55:25]   Sara: Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell [25:50] Heavy by Kiese Laymon [32:45] Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan [38:13] The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner [44:52] One to Watch by Kate Staymon-London [50:34]

Today Chelsey and Sara are kicking off Women in Translation Month by discussing Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel. This romantic, sensuous novel was so much fun to discuss, and our pairings include some of our absolute favorite books! We can’t wait to hear what you think of these pairings.    Our discussion includes: Esquivel’s stunning use of food as a conduit for emotion, passion, and tension [11:10] Celebrating passion and different types of love [15:30] Rooting for Tita! [19:03] Structure and expanding the coming of age category [23:54]   Plus, as always, we’re recommending six contemporary books to pair with our classic,  including a novel in verse and another classic in translation.   We avoided spoilers in this episode, so feel free to listen before or after reading in order to enhance your reading experience.  . . . . . . . . . . Shop the pairings:  https://bookshop.org/lists/novel-pairings-for-like-water-for-chocolate   A Burning by Mehga Majumdar Beheld by Tarashea Nesbitt   Chelsey’s Pairings: American Dreamer by Adriana Herrera [39:00] The Virgin and the Rogue by Sophie Jordan [45:10] With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo [52:13] Sara’s Pairings: I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sanchez [34:12] Recipe for Persuasion by Sonali Dev [42:13] The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende [48:26]   Picks of the Week: @thedefineddish “Pass the Dish” series Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nosrat

Welcome to the What to Read Next Podcast! Today I have a special announcement this month I am putting together a Christmas in July Readathon with two fellow bookstagrammers Angela AngelaReadsBooks and Lauren from Booklish Lor and three booktubers  Bree Hill from Falling4Romance, Chloe from Always Booked and Sarah from Steeped in Books. What is Christmas in July you may be asking? Well this means that over the month of July I will be adding Christmas books to read!     For this readathon, we have 4 reading challenge prompts: Oh Holy Night  Read a book with a blue and black cover stars or night cover  Last Christmas Read a book that you didn’t get to last Christmas Winter Wonderland  Read a book with a winter and Christmas theme titled Christmas in the Country  Read a country or cowboy theme book    BOOKS RECOMMENDED: Moonlight over Manhattan by Sarah Morgan My True Love Gave to Me by Stephanie Perkins  Starry Night by Debbie Macomber  A Cowboy for Christmas by Sara Richardson Cowboy Christmas Redemption  by Masey Yates  Cowboy it's cold outside by Lori Wilde Christmas Wishes and Mistletoes Kisses by Jenny Hale Alaskan Holiday by Debbie Macomber  How the Dukes Stole Christmas by Tessa Dare, Sophie Jordan, Sarah MacLean and Joanna Shupe  Christmas on Mistletoe Lane by Annie Rains  Mangoes and Mistletoes by Adriana Herrera  An Alaskan Christmas by Jennifer Snow    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  Join the What to Read Next Podcast Patreon Romance Book Club. We are offering one tier Weekly Recommendation + Early Access to Author Interviews and other bonus podcast content + Access to Patron-only Facebook Group:  + Twice a month Zoom meetups (Backlist Book Club &  Author Q&A ) + Conversation with Publishers + Rolling IG Chat: $5  This is a great romance loving community where you will get book recommendations, make new friends and an opportunity to discover to new to you authors, series and genres to binge on.  Want to join the fun? Sign up today; https://bit.ly/WTRNRomanceBookClub   FROLIC PODCAST NETWORK  What to Read Next Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!    CONNECT WITH LAURA YAMIN  WhattoReadNextBlog.com  Instagram  Goodreads Twitter 

Welcome to the What to Read Next Podcast! Today we have the mother and daughter team behind Romance-Only Bookstore Love Sweet Arrow. In this episode, we chat what it’s like to open a bookstore, what obstacles they faced to open up the bookstore, what was the most surprising thing about owning a bookstore. We also chat about romance and you will get a round of book recommendations.   How to support Love's Sweet Arrow? Gift Cards  Libro.fm Online Bookstore Kobo Patreon  Pre-orders    BOOKS RECOMMENDED  Avon’s True Romance for Teens  1-800 Where R You by Meg Cabot Love will always remember by Tracey Livesay  Sapphire Flames series by Ilona Andrews The Unleashing by by Shelly Laurenston Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon  The Virgin and the Rogue by Sophie Jordan  Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner  Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert Sonali Dev Island Affair by Priscilla Oliveras  Real Men Knit by Kwana Jackson The Roommate by Rosie Danan   CONNECT WITH LOVE SWEET ARROW Website Twitter  Patreon Surprise Boxes - BUY THEM!  Love Sweet Arrow - YouTube Channel LSA Summer Fling Event    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  Join the What to Read Next Podcast Patreon Romance Book Club. We are offering one tier Weekly Recommendation + Early Access to Author Interviews and other bonus podcast content + Access to Patron-only Facebook Group:  + Twice a month Zoom meetups (Backlist Book Club &  Author Q&A ) + Conversation with Publishers + Rolling IG Chat: $5  This is a great romance loving community where you will get book recommendations, make new friends and an opportunity to discover to new to you authors, series and genres to binge on.  Want to join the fun? Sign up today; https://bit.ly/WTRNRomanceBookClub   FROLIC PODCAST NETWORK  What to Read Next Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!    CONNECT WITH LAURA YAMIN  WhattoReadNextBlog.com  Instagram  Goodreads Twitter 

Sophie Jordan is back again! She’s got a new book out, The Virgin and the Rogue, and she’s back with us to freewheel about old school romances, aphrodisiac plotlines and just what do we mean when we say “taking the finger?” It’s a delightful hour. You won’t regret it.We love having you with us! — subscribe on your favorite podcasting platform and like/review the podcast, please!Next week, we’re reading a book that blooded Jen, Jenny Crusie’s Bet Me! Which you can get bundled with Welcome to Temptation (get this one — it’s $2. cheaper than getting Bet Me alone!) from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, or Kobo … and don’t forget your favorite indie, which is probably shipping books right now and definitely needs your patronage!Also, if you love the music in this or any of our episodes, check out our Spotify playlist, which includes it all!Show NotesWelcome Sophie Jordan, who was last on the pod talking about The Master. Come on five times and you get a Pink Ladies jacket.How are the Introverts faring during the pandemic?Chewy.com will deliver your cat litter and also massive bags of cat food.Annika Martin's Dark Mafia Prince inspired Sophie and Sarah to coin the phrase "taking the finger," which Jen has co-opted with glee. Not sure what counts as worthy of "taking the finger"? The Simone Scale TM is here for you.Jen's "control rods" metaphor is because she's a big old nuclear nerd.Aphrodesiac books we know of: The Virgin and the Rogue; Robin's Lovett's Planet of Desire series takes place on a planet where the atmosphere is an aphrodesiac; in A Taste of Her Own Medicine by Tasha Harrison, the grandmother whips up a "come to me" potion; Johanna Lindsey's Secret Fire sounds bonkers; Wild Card is one by Lora Leigh that Joanna Shupe recommends. Does the shortbread in How the Dukes Stole Christmas count? What else have you got?Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune taught Jen everything she needed to know about the backbone of good criticism, everything else she's making up as she goes along.We talked about bodily autonomy in season one.Sarah talked about watching the trailer for this very terrifying 60s movie The Lady in a Cage.Order Sophie's signed books from Katy Budget Books and Sarah's from WORD in Brooklyn -- including pre-orders for Daring and the Duke.Oh, you want to read Sophie's story about a stablemaster and a maid? No horses were harmed, so it's fine.

“How many dukes are just rolling around?” Today we’re talking about The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare, one of Chelsey’s favorite historical romance novels. Curtis gives a brief synopsis, and then we talk about romance tropes, historical time periods, and Tessa Dare’s sassy wit. This was Curtis’ first romance novel, and *spoiler alert* he loved it. Listen in to find out why!   Auto-Buy Authors   Do You Want to Start a Scandal by Tessa Dare  Duchess by Design by Maya Rodale Scandal and Scoundrel series by Sarah Maclean The Countess (Madison sisters #1) Lynsay Sands How to Forget a Duke by Vivienne Lorrett While the Duke Was Sleeping by Sophie Jordan   Episode 47 Romance Recommendations   Alyssa Cole Beverly Jenkins   Theft of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan   Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe

Don’t miss a single moment of our 2020 episodes — subscribe on your favorite podcasting platform and like/review the podcast if you’re so inclined!In two weeks, we’re reading one of Sarah’s picks, Lorraine Heath’s Waking Up With the Duke, which was a tough choice because Lorraine is amazing and Sarah wants you to read all of her books. Read Waking Up With the Duke at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, or Kobo.Show NotesJen's disappointed with the iHeartRadio Podscast awards. It's an honor just to be nominated, and that didn't even happen! For your consideration: Best Pop Culture Podcast and Best Fiction Podcast! Come on! Literary Disco wasn't even nominated!Everyone loved The Pegging episode! Jen found this really interesting article too late for those show notes, but why not drop them here? We don't really think that we jumped the shark. Oh, and any chance to drop the "smashing from the back" rap.The 20 minutes Eric cut were about RWA. So just read Jen's article for Kirkus instead. Just kidding. We don't really need D & O insurance. Do we? Either way, Eric should stop harshing our dream mellow.Scotty vs. Scottie.Our Kristen Callihan origin stories: Sarah recommends Evernight in the Darkest London series, but Jen can't help but think of Tony Stark. Jen wrote about Kristen's book The Hook Up in the Who Did it Better in the Library post.Slumpbusters from this week: The Player and Sweet Ruin for Sarah, and two Sophie Jordan books, While the Duke was Sleeping and The Scandal of it All, for Jen. And the shipbuilder book by Holley Trent is called Lowdown Dirty.If you're trying to find the sex scenes in books, Jenny Nordbak from the Wicked Wallflowers Podcast has the sure-fire keyword search word: thrust.The kind of super fancy first class where the seats turn into beds looks pretty great. Recently, we saw this happen in the movie Crazy Rich Asians.Unbuttoning a glove is a huge romantic moment in Lord of Scoundrels and The Age of Innocence.In case you have to travel with a rock band on a bus, the internet provides useful tips, of course! Jen loves this famous tour bus scene from the movie Almost Famous. Also, read Daisy Jones and the Six, which uses interview format to tell the story of the rise and fall of a 70s rock band.Our Rock Star Romance interstitial was our very first interstitial. It's 20 minutes long, and you can listen to it here.Revision is everything, but it is also very hard.Interested in more slow burn romances? Goodreads has you covered.Kerrelyn Sparks is the one who told Sarah romance is like a football game.If you're worried you have an STI like Chlamydia, please see a doctor. Also, if you have kids, make sure they get the HPV vaccination.Being a professional friend is a real job.More about the A in the LGBTQIA+ spectrum.If you're ever in Chicago, you should go to the dining room of the Chicago Athletic Association, check out the trophies, and play some bocce ball.Looking to hang out with us in April? We'll be at KissCon and Spring Fling.Buy buttons and stickers from Kelly and t-shirts from Jordan.Next up, Waking Up With the Duke by Lorraine Heath, a book that blooded Sarah.

Laine and Meg basically rewrite this one as a comedy in the line of home alone. Heiress Alone is fun, but we like our version better.

Today, Danni's talking about two short stories from the How the Dukes Stole Christmas story collection by Tessa Dare, Sarah Maclean, Sophie Jordan and Joanna Shupe. Also a ten minute side-track about Redwall, because who doesn't like Redwall?   Find us on Twitter: Podcast: LiteraryAFPod Danni: Danni_Reads Sheldon: Sheldoman Arlene: CatFaceGargoyle Find us on Facebook Literary AF Shoot us a message LiteraryAFPod@gmail.com We're on Itunes, Spotify and Youtube

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!Next week, we’re releasing a little stocking stuffer for our Christmas Day episode, but we’re back in business on January 1, with the seasonally appropriate (at least in title) Born in Ice, by none other than the queen herself, Nora Roberts. Read Born in Ice at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Kobo or your local indie.Question 1: Beth from Milwaukee asked, "I'm going to Iceland in December for my 10th wedding anniversary! I obviously need a book that has snow/cold and using body heat and -ahem- other activities for warmth. Bonus points if a volcano or other geological feature is a part of the story! Sub genre is not important, and yes I'm aware of the Ice Planet Barbarians."Our recommendations: From the deep recesses of Jen's brain, the only romance she can think of with a volcano, Eden Burning by Elizabeth Lowell. And that's from the 80s, so fair warning that it's likely to have problematic elements. When it comes to snuggly, warm, only one bed romances, you just need to use the internet! But Jen did write a piece about Only One Bed for Kirkus, which you should read. In the meantime, go watch Joe versus the Volcano, and then talking about Hawaii reminded Sarah of some bananas sounding book by Anne Stuart called Tangled Lies. But a few snowy romances: Beary Christmas Baby by Sasha Devlin or How the Dukes Stole Christmas.Question 2: Emily from Washington D.C. want our opinion aobut "the BEST star crossed lovers trope (it always gets me so good)."Our Recommendations: The reason Sarah thinks that star-crossed lovers have to end up unhappy is Romeo and Juliet, of course. But Jen thinks you should try Luck of the Draw by Kate Clayborn and Sarah recommends Long Shot by Kennedy Ryan, but comes with a whole suitcase of content warnings for domestic violence. In the interim, Jen read and recommends Forbidden Promises by Synithia Williams, the heroine falls in love with her sister's ex-husband! And of course, coming in the summer of 2020 comes Daring and the Duke by Sarah, which will also work. But you have to wait!Question 3: Megumi from San Antonio, TX is looking for "a contemporary of someone not Scottish going to Scotland and finding love. (Maybe England but mostly Scotland)"Our Recommendations: Jen lost her mind and said Unfixable by Tessa Bailey, but Willa is a heroine who goes to Ireland. She thinks it still counts. Sarah recommends a novella by Sophie Jordan called "In a Stranger's Bed" which was a Goldilocks retelling published in the Glamour anthology but which is currently unavailable so come on Sophie, get it together and put your stories up because they are ON FIRE. A few others you can try: A Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole, the Under the Kilt series by Melissa Blue, Getting Hot with the Scot by Melonie Johnson, and Ten Days With the Highlander by Hayson Manning. Also, we didn't know what Adriana Herrera had up her sleeve when we recorded, but Mangos & Misteltoe is ADORABLE, and features to delicious Dominican heroines falling in love on a Scottish Baking Show. It's also a perfect holiday romance!Question 4: Becca wants "a funny contemporary, a true romcom, minimal trauma."Our recommendations: Jen thinks it doesn't exist. Sarah recommends going old school to Jennifer Crusie or Susan Elizabeth Phillips. If it helps, you should know that later this season, we'll be talking about Bet Me and Nobody's Baby But Mine. After we recorded, Sarah realized she should have recommended Christina Lauren, who she adores, and who she believes is one of the few authors writing real RomCom. If you haven't read Josh & Hazel's Guide to Not Dating, it's a very funny, very romantic friends-to-lovers romance! "What happened to romantic comedy" is an existential question for our time.Question 5: Laurel from NC wants a book that "Has marriage of convenience, preferably historical."Our recommendations: Sarah says Sherry Thomas better than everyone and recommends Ravishing the Heiress. Jen thinks The Duke Buys a Bride by Sophie Jordan might work. Sarah points out that in order to qualify, the marriage has to happen pretty early in the story. The marriage has to be part of the plot the whole time. Once again, there are so many of these we had trouble thinking of them on the spot, but in hindsight, Sarah would like you not to miss Amalie Howard's The Beast of Beswick or Scarlet Peckham's The Duke I Tempted. Bonus story from Jen about a Sherry Thomas YA book about Mulan called The Magnolia Sword.Question 6: Cara from Finland wants a book that "Has chosen families strongly included in the plot. Extra points if it's enemies-to-lovers with the heroine's family ready to kick the pining-but-unfortunately-dumbass hero's butt."Our recommendations: Whoa! That's a lot of asks all at once. Just reread IAD, Cara! This is the plot of Sarah's book A Scot in the Dark, so that's a good place to start. Lots of rock star romances have chosen family, try Kristen Callihan's series, and Managed will be a book that blooded Jen later this season. It's not linked via heroines, but Elle Kennedy's Hotter than Ever is bonkers sexy, a MMF menage, and has lots of found Navy SEAL family. In historicals, there are lots of sisterhood/brotherhood books. Try the Wallflowers series by Lisa Kleypas, or Lorraine Heath's Scoundrels of St. James!Question 7: Krystal from New Jersey is looking for "Childhood friends to lovers - historical! Where the Male is titled and the woman is not!"Our recommendations: There are so many that will work here. Sarah recommends Tessa Dare's first series, the Wanton Dairymaids (!!!) should work, try Godess of the Hunt. After recording, of course, a bunch of books came to mind! Try Kelly Bowen's You're the Earl That I Want, Vanessa Riley's The Butterfly Bride, and Loretta Chase's Last Night's Scandal.Question 8: Rosalie from the Chicago suburbs wants books she "can recommend to my 15 year old son. Have thought about Sarina Bowen’s Ivy Years. Although LJ Shen “Sinner of Saints” series is high school, seems too dark/gritty and I think he would not be able to suspend reality for some of the story lines given he is the same age."Our Recommendations: Sarah thinks the Sarina Bowen series you mentioned should work just fine. Adult romances that are adventure stories might work are the Hidden Legacy seriesby Ilona Andrews and Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik. Some actual YA Romance that Jen likes are The Way You Make me Feel and I Believe in a Thing Called Love, which are both by Maurene Goo. One of Jen's favorite YA books of all time is called The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks. She also recommneds Not if I Save You First by Ally Carter. Some sports romances we recommend are the WAGS series by Naima Simone, especially Scoring Off the Field. Finally, The Deal by Elle Kennedy might be a good choice.Question 9: Jemma from Texas is looking for "Found family. Also with lots of good food descriptions. Not necessarily a chef romance though (they stress me out because chefs stay up so late at night; ugh, who does that?)"Our recommendations: This is such a perfect question for Sarah. She recommends the Recipe for Love series by Louisa Edwards. Another series by the same author is called the Rising Star Chefs. The Opposite of You by Rachel Higginson will work. Finally, American Dreamer by Adriana Herrera, and a series by Sabrina Sol. In hindsight, Sarah basically only recommended books with chefs in them. She's sorry. She has a problem.Question 10: Sara from Albuquerque wants a "Bodyguard trope where the person being guarded does NOT spend the whole book trying to escape the bodyguard because he/she doesn't think there is any danger even though it's incredibly obvious to everyone else. Bonus if the bodyguard character is female."Our recommendations: Jen recommends Sexy/Dangerous (female bodyguard) by Beverly Jenkins, which is fabulous. Nana Malone has a few, one in her royals seris, and another is Bodyguard to the Billionaire (female bodyguard) -- also, listen to Nana talk about Royal Romance on an interstitial last season!. And! Try HelenKay Dimon's Leave Me Breathless(female bodyguard), Katee Robert's Thalanian Dynasty series (male bodyguard/MMF menage) and Anna Zabo's Reverb (trans male bodyguard).Question 11: Molly from Washington has an AMA question about how to organize her Kindle books. She is also looking for a book that "Features a Grumpy/terse older brother’s friend (or older brother of friend) with smart mouth heroine, bonus points for SUPER HOT, some sort of road trip, or problem they have to solve much to their reluctance (trapped on a desert island?) basically Bowen and Mari

In this episode, Jess Noonan and Peter Jewell of PlanningxChange interview Sophie Jordan, a Melbourne based town planning consultant running her own small practice. Sophie has considerable experience working across the public and private fields. She brings a new perspective (from the small end of town) on the challenges and opportunities associated with contemporary city development. Questions include, has planning policy kept up with the great societal changes that have happened in the last 30 years. Also, how does a small practitioner balance life/work pressures.

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.We’re back in two weeks with Johanna Lindsey’s Gentle Rogue, set on a ship with a heroine-in-pants and a hero who really deserves everything she delivers him. Find it at: Amazon, B&N, Kobo, Apple Books, or at your local Independent Bookstore!Show Notes- Ultra-marathoners really do suck down energy gel out there! Soylent Green is people, and therefore not someting Ultramarathoners consume during their races.- Sarah uses weird with love. In fact, she crowdsourced a great weird romance list yesterday on Twitter. Head over there to overload your TBR.- Robot girlfriends are a thing, I guess. But even more exciting is that Alyssa's audio for The AI Who Loved Me has some big time narrators!- Keanu Reeves in the Matrix has his own gel problem.- Sarah wrote a novella for a Christmas anthology with Tessa Dare, Sophie Jordan & Joanna Shupe, How the Dukes Stole Christmas, that is newly out in paperback.- Alyssa mentioned a KDrama called Noble, My Love that has 15 minute episodes.- Ladyhawke is an 80s movie that honestly defies description, but lives on in our memories.

Sophie Jordan has been practicing as a qualified urban planner for 20 years, working in both the local government sector and private practice before establishing Sophie Jordan Consulting Pty Ltd in 2012. This breath of experience has allowed her to develop a range of skills including development facilitation, project management, community consultation and preparation of strategic plans. Importantly, she understands the commercial realities of development and how to guide a project from inception to completion. Sophie has particular expertise in special use residential projects, mixed use developments and has worked extensively in the aged care and retirement sector, as well as several social housing and student accommodation developments across metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria. She is dedicated to finding solutions to how we can meet the housing demands of our diverse population and manage the changes that new built form has on our environment. Interview released 16 September 2019. Podcast produced by Zak Willsallen of Complete Podcasting Services. For more details of the PlanningxChange podcast series go to www.planningxchange.org

IN PX55, Jess Noonan and Peter Jewell interview Sophie Jordan, a Melbourne based town planning consultant. Sophie has considerable experience working across the public and private fields. She brings a new perspective on the challenges and opportunities associated with contemporary city development.

We’re back with The Game Makers Series this week — talking with the wonderful Sophie Jordan about her favorite book in the series, The Master! Starring Maxim Sevastyan and the first-time escort who lays him flat (in all ways), This one has all the insane sex stuff of the last Game Makers book, now with birth control insanity, and a sweet nod to holiday traditions…and a trip into the Internet to look at chastity belts.

Uninvited By Sophie Jordan Davy is living a pretty awesome life. She comes from a wealthy family, goes to a private school, has been accepted into Juilliard in New York because of her fabulous musical ability and has the best boyfriend a girl could want. What could possibly go wrong. Turns out, quite a lot. Davy tests positive for a gene that has been linked to killers. So does this mean she will become one?For a more complete review click here.Recommended for 8th graders and up due to some mature content.

Historical romance author Joanna Shupe discusses productivity with New York Times best-selling author Sophie Jordan. Sophie talks about how she gets her words in while on the go and how writers can further their writing, even while away from their work.

We're joined again by the fabulous Sophie Jordan to talk about her new YA release, The Me I Meant to Be, as well as our New Year's resolutions (or lack thereof), and books we're excited about in 2019!

Show Notes- Update: Jen got THREE books for Christmas this year! These two from her brother, and her best friend gives perfect, #onbrand books. Sarah got Thomas Madden's Venice and the Great British Bake Off coloring book. Does that count as a book? - Sarah loves The Great British Baking Show, so you should watch. Or maybe you would just like to admire silver-fox, Paul Hollywood. -Here's a 1979 New York Times article about this new craze sweeping the nation: hand-raised pies. Everthing old is new again in Sarah's house!- Jen no longer has the decorative wooden book item, but she does like to window shop for glass jars full of...things.- "You can put your weed in there" is an old SNL joke.- Gatsby's books are a symbol, but maybe more than you wanted to know about how books are put together and how pages are cut.- Read some more AMAs if you're in the mood, and you know Jen can't wait to read that first one. - Strawberry Rhubarb pie is Sarah's favorite, and although Jen didn't mention it, a favorite pie she makes every summer is Strawberry Margarita pie.- Our favorite pie shops in Houston, Northern Michigan, Chicago, and Brooklyn.- Charlotte Stein and Sophie Jordan are auto-buys, and A Kingdom of Dreams and Dreaming of Youare comfort reads. Sarah's most re-read IAD book is Sweet Ruin, and Jen's is Demon from the Dark.- Kresley announced in her newsletter a few months ago that the next IAD book is Munro (he's Uilleam's twin brother).- It's not only romance where we talk about unlikable heroines, but it's also that we only ask women authors if their female characters are likable.- A quick overview of Gender essentalism.- A very long twitter thread where all of Romancelandia picked their IAD dream cast.- Olivia Dade made a list of cinnamon roll heroes.- The ultimate romance rule is HEA or GTFO (Happily Ever After or Get the Fuck Out). There's also HFN, or Happy For Now. Here's the rest of Jen's Romance Rules.- More about the the problematic fave- Your Kink is Not my Kink, a very useful way to be respectful when something just isn't your jam. Also, Sarah would like to remind you that decent people don't yuck other people's yum.- Jen could write odes to the arms of Linda Hamilton and Angela Basset forever.- Aidan Quinn, then and now.- We'll be ringing in 2019 with Neomi and Conrad.

Ellen and Mom get a little slap happy recording late the night before Christmas Eve. We chat about the delightful novellas that make up How the Dukes Stole Christmas. Plus, our Christmas traditions and our review of Netflix's The Princess Switch!

Whether they’re kicking you and your loved ones off their property, enjoying a solitary brood on the snow swept moors, parroting Ebenezer Scrooge, or simply trying to run a successful newspaper, it seems Dukes are everywhere these days. This week, Morgan and Isabeau explore the men beneath the titles in How the Dukes Stole Christmas, an anthology of novellas by Tessa Dare, Sarah MacLean, Sophie Jordan, and Joanna Shupe. Can love coexist with wealth? Is Heiress Alone just Home Alone with more vitamin D? Does magic shortbread show up on a drug test? It’s a festive Duke down with all the trimmings. Eat and be merry!

Hey HB's! We got into the Christmas Spirit by reading two novellas within this anthology called Heiress Alone by Joanna Shupe and Meet Me In Mayfair by Tessa Dare! Each of these wonderful novellas are tied together by Sarah MacLean's family shortbread recipe and they are just as scrumptious as your favorite holiday cookie. Patrons should stay tuned for our recaps of the other two novellas, because those will be coming soon! Happy Holidays!  Bonus Content:  Our Christmases: David makes eggnog by hand, Melody is a crazy person when it comes to cards and has opinions about when it's appropriate to start your Christmasing. Erin waxes more philosophic about how her story is a time travel novella. Hear all about the best way to survive the cold; it involves shared nakedness, sleeping bags, and Fox Moulder's infinite wisdom. We give you a pro-tip about watching the movie Atonement. Hear all about Melody's strategy at events with passed appetizers. And Melody continuously shuts Erin the hell down. Patreon Shout Out: Mary F., you are one of the many descendents of the Hydra. Like all quote, unquote villains of history, the hydra’s story was told by the victor and omitted the hydra’s many wonderful qualities. As a water-dweller, the hydra took many of her characteristics from her surroundings. She was principled, but that didn’t mean she couldn’t adapt to a change in the flow. She was highly emotionally intelligent and an empath, which is something you’ve channeled in your existence; so deep was her emotional intuition that she often needed time away in her cave to recharge after interactions with others. More than anything, though, was her power of persistence and regeneration, which have both suited you well in your life. When knocked down, you’re not one to stay down. What many don’t know is those powers didn’t come from her poisonous blood or breath; no those are just a mark of her species. Her powers of regeneration and persistence came from her loyal, abiding, and protective heart. She could not leave those she loved to suffer alone, so she would reinvent herself at any attack to ensure their safety and happiness. You, Mary, you have that same deep well of vigor and rejuvenation and you use them well.

Hey HB's! On Monday, December 17th, we're bringing you our first holiday special How the Dukes Stole Christmas, an anthology by Tessa Dare, Sarah MacLean, Sophie Jordan, and Joanna Shupe. We'll bring you two of the novellas in the regular episode and then patrons will get the other two! 

We're joined this week by four incredible authors who've all been guests in the past: Tessa Dare, Joanna Shupe, Sarah MacLean, and Sophie Jordan! They tell us about their stories from their holiday anthology, How the Dukes Stole Christmas, chat about some of their holiday traditions, and answer questions from our Great Holiday Debate 2018! If you want to weigh in on the debate, you can submit your votes here: WWC Great Holiday Debate 2018 Listener Survey You can check out How the Dukes Stole Christmas here! The audio book is now available as well! You can find their past episodes here: Tessa Dare Joanna Shupe Sarah MacLean Sophie Jordan Thanks to everyone who has heeded our call from the Anniversary Episode and left us a review on iTunes (or wherever you listen!)—we appreciate it more than you know! Make sure you remember to shoot us an email (wickedwallflowersclub@gmail.com) to claim your reward(s)! If you haven't done it yet, offer still stands! A signed copy of Jenny's book! A custom limerick written about you by Sarah! Name a character in Jenny's column! We're also thrilled with our new Facebook group and loving being able to connect more with listeners, so if you haven't joined yet, come be part of our Facebook club! Our first newletter will go out in December, so if you want to get it and haven't signed up yet, you can do that HERE! WAYS TO LISTEN      About the Guests Here are the links to each guest's website where you can find info about their books, social media, and more! Tessa Dare Tessa Dare is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling American historical romance novelist. She has authored fifteen novels and novellas and created four different series. In 2012, she won the prestigious Romance Writers of America RITA award for Best Regency Historical Romance for her book A Night to Surrender. Joanna Shupe  Award-winning author JOANNA SHUPE has always loved history, ever since she saw her first Schoolhouse Rock cartoon. In 2013 she won Romance Writers of America's prestigious Golden Heart® Award for Best Historical. Joanna's first Gilded Age historical novel, Magnate, was named one of the Best Books of 2016 by Publishers Weekly, and one of 2016′s top romances by The Washington Postand Kobo. The Washington Post named Joanna's The Lady Hellion as one of 2015's top five romance novels. Sarah MacLean New York Times, Washington Post & USA Today bestseller Sarah MacLean is the author of historical romance novels that have been translated into more than twenty languages, and winner of back-to-back RITA Awards for best historical romance from the Romance Writers of America. Sophie Jordan Sophie Jordan grew up in the Texas hill country where she wove fantasies of dragons, warriors, and princesses. A former high school English teacher, she's also the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Avon historical romances.

In this fourth edition of What We're Reading, we're joined by special guest Eva Moore! Eva is an author and admin of OSRBC (Old School Romance Book Club) on Facebook and one of the founders of a new book club on Instagram called Romanced by the Book. How has everyone been? We've been rage baking and fantasizing about punching all the dicks. Seriously, guys. Group hug. Recs we're looking for: Anything that smashes the patriarchy F/F romance   Life updates: Sarah has been cat sitting and has started writing a new book (a science fiction Gothic romance!). Jenny took a whirlwind trip to Scotland to see family. Z got her first two teeth! Books mentioned in this episode: The Beyond Series by Kit Rocha Gideon's Riders by Kit Rocha Sarah's rage read/therapy Sexy post apocalyptic series All the characters are trauma survivors finding happiness, but the writing doesn't linger on the trauma Earth Bound by Emma Barry and Genevieve Turner Disorderly Conduct by Tessa Bailey Contemp cop romance cute, funny, outside of Sarah's normal reads, but she's enjoying Vicious by V.E. Schwaub Not a romance--fantasy exploring villainy X-Men-esque plot with two super genius characters who begin as friends and become arch enemies Uprooted by Naomi Novik Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik Rumplestiltskin retelling Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo Jenny will discuss in next WWR episode Skullsworn by Brian Staveley The Duke with the Dragon Tattoo by Kerrigan Byrne Book one features a deeply tortured hero who escapes prison and assumes a dead boy's name. The boy was not really dead. He's found with amnesia and is the hero of this book He wakes up in a mass grave with no memory of who he is Feels like he doesn't deserve the heroine who saves him and he fixates on her Magic Harvest by Mary Karlik Scoring the Player's Baby by Naima Simone 3rd book in the WAGs series Heroine who wants nothing to do with football players after her asshole football player exhusband. Has a one night stand with the hero without knowing he's a football player and ends up pregnant. EVERYONE loves this book. Cherish Me by Farrah Rochon Set in Rome Marriage redemption plot "Loving, kind book" Hold Me Down by Sarah Taylor Woods BDSM romance Other people have called it one of their best books of 2018 Sexy, hot hero, Angsty Truth or Beard by Penny Reid A Crown of Bitter Orange by Laura Florand Set in the south of France in perfume territory Cousins trying to hold on to the family land, family grows flowers and produces perfume Follows youngest cousin, Tristan, who does adventure sports and is dismissed by everyone but has a phenomenal nose Falls for woman who comes for a line of traitors to his family Only one who really sees him for who he is A Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole (check out our interview with Alyssa!) Silver fox Scottish swordsmith hero Heroine with ADHD who underestimates herself Super sexy consent A Girl Like Her by Talia Hibbert The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang Long Shot by Kennedy Ryan Dark, heavy, but super powerful story that revolves around domestic violence Empowering Set in the world of the NBA Block Shot by Kennedy Ryan Enemies to lovers sports romance Kennedy Ryan is a fucking goddess There are writers who push me to be better. And then there are writers like Kennedy Ryan who make me want to stop writing because I will never be that good!" Curvy heroine grappling with insecurity Single Malt by Layla Rayne Three book series that follows the same couple Eva trusts her implicitly to pick her back up after she's been dropped off the cliff For Real by Alexis Hall Seasoned sub who has just gotten out of a relationship with younger, brand new Dom May/December M/M A Notorious Vow by Joanna Shupe (check out our interview with Joanna!) Gilded Age romance with a deaf hero Jenny's favorite of Shupe's books! For the Duke's Eyes Only by Lenora Bell (check out our interview with Lenora!) Lady Indy's story super strong feminist heroine who does not give a fuck Enemies to lovers feel James Bond meets Indiana Jones with a badass heroine The Governess Game by Tessa Dare (check out our interview with Tessa!) Jenny's favorite Tessa Dare funny, heartwarming, sexy, emotional, exsquisite All Chained Up by Sophie Jordan (check out our interview with Sophie!) Heroine is nurse volunteering at a prison where there's a riot and they plan on harming the her. Hero gets himself beaten to get back into the infirmary to save her. Sophie Jordan brand: batshit plot point (woman being auctioned as a wife in the town square, family curse, prison riot) as a meet cute that then forms into an authentic narrative. Bonkers Alpha hero who fulfills the classic damsel in distress trope Thirsty by Mia Hopkins Ex con who gets out and is trying to live by the rules Ends up living in garage of single mom heroine Ransom by Julie Garwood som by Julie Garwood You can find Eva on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter!    

We're joined by Sophie Jordan to talk about her newest release, The Duke Buys a Bride...as well as some of her other books, things she has enjoyed reading lately, and her theories about what the Gamemaker series can tell us about you as a reader.

Ellen and Mom chat sleeping dukes and Peter Gallaghers while chatting about While the Duke was Sleeping by Sophie Jordan, a historical based on the seminal rom com classic While You Were Sleeping. Plus, we chat about rom coms based on books, the good and the bad.

Problematic as promised, cover snark, and vocal-blogger-don't care. Plus a recap of recent posts on the blog. I also talk about books from Megan Erickson, Bec McMaster, Sophie Jordan, and Anna Zabo.

Jenn and guest Eric Smith discuss all things young adult in this week's episode of Get Booked! This episode is sponsored by Landscape With Invisible Hand by M.T. Anderson, The Golden House by Salman Rushdie, and A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas.   Questions 1. I have a feeling you guys are going to look down on me for this, but one of my favorite things to read about is rich people (mainly teenagers and young adults) and their problems. I'm not really sure why, but I really like that. I think I like looking at worlds that are supposed to be 'perfect' and glimpsing into all the terrible things going on beneath the surface. The Secret History for example, is my favorite book of all time, and I think that encapsulates what I love perfectly. Intellectual (and snooty), pretty rich kids, with LOTS of issues (and murder!). I tried reading We Were Liars, and I didn't dislike it, but I just forgot about it and never finished it. Sometimes I have that problem with YA fiction, I can never say what I don't like about a lot of the books, but I just can't make myself finish them a lot of the time. --Camilla   2. Hi there! I am currently obsessing over the TV show "How To Get Away With Murder" and I was wondering if you had book recommendations for fans of the show? I'm particularly interested / looking for a book that has a diverse set of characters, smart/academic poc adults or young adults (of different ethnic backgrounds, sexualities, etc.) who share a professional and personal relationship. It doesn't have to be murder related, but maybe a cool plot that brings them all together. Thanks and keep doing whatcha doing, love this podcast! :) --Joanna   3. I am in a YA book club for adults. I've loved many of the "1st in a series" books we've read, but the number of sequels on our TBR lists keep adding up as we move onto other selections. Can you recommend some stand-alone YA books for the group? We've already read The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, The Darkest Part of the Forest, Ready Player One, We Were Liars, Paper Towns, and Imaginary Girls. Bonus points for male main character or POV. Thanks! --Christine   4. I'm looking for YA recommendations for my 13-year old daughter who is dealing with an anxiety disorder. She is a good reader with a strong feminist bent, and likes well-written realistic fiction with quirky characters. So many YA novels seem to deal with pretty heavy subjects, (suicide, a sibling or parent's death, dystopian futures, etc.) and those are not great for her right now. Favorite authors have included Rainbow Rowell and Jandy Nelson. Recently she has read Everything, Everything and Simon vs the Homosapiens Agenda and enjoyed them both. Any suggestions? Thanks! --Helen   5. Dear Jenn and Amanda, My younger sister (12) has never been much of a reader, and I've recently decided I wanted to try and find her some books to help her get into reading. She's read and loved Harry Potter and A Series of Unfortunate Events when she was younger. Recently I gave her my old copy of Inkheart and she absolutely loved it. She's reading the sequel right now, but when she finishes the series I'd love to have some books to recommend her right after, while she's still in the spirit of reading. I feel like 12 is a weird age because your not quite old enough for YA and a little too old for middle grade, and when I was her age I was reading Dickens. So as you can see I'm way out of my element here, as I don't think giving Dickens to a reluctant reader is a good idea. Please please please help! --Taylor   6. I'm in my mid-twenties and read a lot of YA fiction. I tend to struggle with adult fiction as I feel I can't relate to some of the characters. I'm always looking for books with characters closer to my age, though they seem to be few and far between. I've enjoyed books with characters in this age range such as Attachments by Rainbow Rowell (I love all her books), The Royal We by Heather Cocks, Someday Someday Maybe by Lauren Graham, Brooklyn by Colm Toibin, Me Before You by Jojo Moyes, and The Help by Kathryn Stockett. I'd like to start branching out into more adult fiction. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! --Joslyn   7. Hi Amanda and Jenn! I am working on my Master's in Education and am currently in a class about students of diverse backgrounds. You Book Riot ladies and Jeff must live in my head because every discussion the class has about how to make the curriculum more inclusive or your classroom more welcoming to all people, I always say, "Have books about people who are like them in your room". I know you all understand the importance of showing kids that people like them did or are doing cool or important things so they believe that they can too. I plan to teach high school biology and I was wondering if you could give me some recommendations for books about biologists who are not already part of the science cannon a.k.a. the rich, white, sometimes Christian men. I am not 100% sure on the grade level I will be teaching and may teach 7th grade life science, so a mix of middle level, YA, and adult would be nice. Thank you so much for helping me to add to my TBR list and I look forward to hearing your recommendations. --Bobbi   8. I have a friend with a 12-year-old daughter who fell in love with shapeshifter fantasy after reading Twilight. In her quest to find more shapeshifter novels (with a little romance), she's ventured into some territory that's a little more adult than her mom is comfortable with. Can you recommend any YA shapeshifter novels for her? I read a lot of YA, but haven't read many that fit the bill. Another friend recommended Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater, but I'm sure there are others out there. Thanks! --Stacy   Books The End of the World Running Club by Adrian J. Walker Warcross by Marie Lu Jane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore The New Guy by Amy Spalding Want by Cindy Pon This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner Dumplin' by Julie Murphy Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia Terrier by Tamora Pierce (Beka Cooper) The Wolf Wilder by Katherine Rundell Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin The Awkward Path to Getting Lucky by Summer Heacock Headstrong by Rachel Swaby Relativity by Cristin Bishara The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee Seraphina by Rachel Hartman Firelight by Sophie Jordan

Laurie Craig is particularly known for her work in family film and romantic comedy with credits including ELLA ENCHANTED, PAULIE, and RAMONA AND BEEZUS. She is currently adapting FIRELIGHT, by Sophie Jordan, as a television series for Sonar Entertainment. In this episode Laurie gives insight into what happens to a script once the first draft is completed.

Hot news! Bestselling author Sophie Jordan is launching a new series - and it's a sizzler! There are bad boys and then there are the men of Devil’s Rock . . .join us to discuss Sophie Jordan's high-concept, edgy new contemporary romance series featuring three alpha-male ex-felons of Devil’s Rock Penitentiary and three good Texan girls just dying to break bad.