Learning The Tropes: A Reading Podcast

Last weekend Erin, Clayton and Producer Patty went to see Last Christmas starring Emilia Clarke, Henry Goulding and Emma Thompson. What did they think? Did they give it their heart(s)? Find out in this special Friday Bonus Episode!   Find us- Instagram  @learningthetropes Twitter  @learningtropes Facebook  Learning The Tropes Podcast Join  The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: learningthetropespod...

This week we read Let Us Dream by Alyssa Cole and talked about Harlem in the 1910s, whether sucking on fingers is erotic or unsanitary, and how honking a car horn at your parents is never a good idea.    Read:   Let Us Dream by Alyssa Cole   Watch:   Dolemite Is My Name - Netflix     Find us- Instagram  @learningthetropes Twitter  @learningtropes Facebook  Learning The Tropes Podcast Join  The Lea...

A few months ago we read and loved Slow Heat , then we put out the call to interview Leta Blake and she answered! We had Leta in our studio a few weeks ago and we talked her writing process, one star reviews, fan fiction, and of course, the Omegaverse!  While you're here, why not check out Leta's newest book- Mr. Naughty List .  Follow Leta Blake on Instagram , Twitter and Facebook .  Find us- Ins...

It's our one year podiversary show! To show you how much we love you, we answered all your burning questions with some very special help from Producer Pat!  Stay to hear our November Books: Let Us Dream by Alyssa Cole https://amzn.to/2WjiU7O Grin and Beard It by Penny Reid https://amzn.to/32VQrHQ Earl Takes All by Lorraine Heath https://amzn.to/2pUFCqT   Find us: Instagram  @learningthetropes Twit...

(Beware: This episode is not appropriate for Producer Patty or anyone else who hates ghost stories!) This week we read Better Off Red by Rebekah Weatherspoon and tried to freak each other out! Are there ghosts in the studio? Are extreme haunted houses sexual? Did Cybil Shepard really teach Elvis THAT? Listen to the episode to learn the answers to these questions and more... IF YOU DARE!   Read: Be...

This week we read Texas Destiny by Lorraine Heath and we have so many questions! Is Houston the best Beta Hero? How prevalent was bundling board humping in the Old West? Did that raccoon steal Houston's hat or what?   Read:   Texas Destiny by Lorraine Heath   Horror Stories by Liz Phair   Buy:   Mason Pearson Sensitive Boar Bristle Hairbrush     Find us: Instagram  @learningthetropes Twitter  @lea...

This week we read American Dreamer by Adriana Herrera and talked about Turf Men, Caribbean food and whether or not trucks can give consent.   Read: American Dreamer by Adrianna Herrera   Listen:  Bizarre Albums Podcast   Find us: Instagram  @learningthetropes Twitter  @learningtropes Facebook  Learning The Tropes Podcast Join  The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.co...

This week we read The Hunter by Kerrigan Byrne and it was a BLOODY good time!    Read:   The Hunter by Kerrigan Bryne   High School by Tegan and Sara Quinn     Find us: Instagram  @learningthetropes Twitter  @learningtropes Facebook  Learning The Tropes Podcast Join  The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com

October is here and we have FOUR books this month!   Our October Books:   The Hunter by Kerrigan Byrne American Dreamer by Adrianna Herrera Texas Destiny by Lorraine Heath Better Off Red by Rebekah Weatherspoon   Find us: Instagram  @learningthetropes Twitter  @learningtropes Facebook  Learning The Tropes Podcast Join  The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com

This week we read The Deal by Elle Kennedy and talk about hockey, musical theater and Bad Company.   Read: The Deal by Elle Kennedy   The Skies Belong To Us by Brendan I. Koerner     Find us: Instagram  @learningthetropes Twitter  @learningtropes Facebook  Learning The Tropes Podcast Join  The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com

This week we read Slave To Sensation by Nalini Singh and we talk about condos, changelings versus shifters and Clayton has a breakthrough.   Read: Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh   Kerrigan Byrne Victorian Rebel Series   Listen: Ellie And The Wave   Find us: Instagram  @learningthetropes Twitter  @learningtropes Facebook  Learning The Tropes Podcast Join  The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: l...

This week we read Playing House by Ruby Lang and talked about New York Real Estate, folding clothes while aroused and BH90210. Playing House By Ruby Lang Romance for Raices Auction:  https://www.32auctions.com/RomanceforRAICES Swoons: Erin -  Good And Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger by Rebecca Traister Clayton - BH90210   Find us: Instagram  @learningthetropes Twitter  @learningtrope...

In this special bonus episode, we interview Summer Heacock, author of Crashing The A-List and The Awkward Path To Getting Lucky. We talk about Summer's writing process, how the hero of her latest book is definitely NOT Benedict Cumberbatch and how Celebrity Cutouts can be great company. Follow Summer: Instagram @fizzygrrl Twitter @Fizzygrrl Facebook Fizzygrrl Order Cutouts Here: Starstills   Find...

It's September and we have three books to kick off the Fall!   Our September Books: Playing House by Ruby Lang   Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh The Deal by Elle Kennedy     Find us: Instagram  @learningthetropes Twitter  @learningtropes Facebook  Learning The Tropes Podcast Join  The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com

This week we dove headfirst into the Omegaverse and read Slow Heat by Leta Blake.  And let's just say, it was a DOOZY! Things are gonna get real slick!   Find us: Instagram  @learningthetropes Twitter  @learningtropes Facebook  Learning The Tropes Podcast Join  The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com

(Trigger Warning: We discuss rape and assault in this episode.)   This week we travel all the way back to 1991 to read Prisoner Of My Desire by Johanna Lindsey . Does this book still hold up? Is it really an "Old School" Romance? What are Clayton and Erin's favorite euphemisms for man parts? Ya gotta listen to find out! Also, find Clayton's swoon here . Find us: Instagram  @learningthetropes Twitt...

This week we read the much buzzed about debut novel Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston . Does it live up to the hype? Why are we recording from Erin's couch? What's Clayton's plans for the podcast once Erin stops talking to him? All these questions answered!   Find us: Instagram  @learningthetropes Twitter  @learningtropes Facebook  Learning The Tropes Podcast Join  The Learning The Tropes...

It's August and we have three SWELTERING books for you! Plus, as a special treat, we chat with Vanessa Zoltan of the Hot and Bothered podcast. We talk about what drew her to Romance, how she got Romance novelist Julia Quinn onboard, and how much we all love Lisa Kleypas. It's fun! To learn more about Vanessa's podcast:  https://www.hotandbotheredrompod.com/ Our August Books: Red, White and Royal B...

(Trigger Warning: We discuss assault and rape in this episode) This week we read Slade, the second book in the New Species series . Why is professionalism so hard to find in this world? What's the attraction to the Secret Baby trope? And what exactly is Fork Proximity?   Find us: Instagram  @learningthetropes Twitter  @learningtropes Facebook  Learning The Tropes Podcast Join  The Learning The Tro...

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Next week we're reading Slade, Book 2 of the New Species Series by Laurann Dohner . So in case you need to catch up, we're re-releasing the episode that ignited our obsession, Fury! It's a fun one!    Find us: Instagram  @learningthetropes Twitter  @learningtropes Facebook  Learning The Tropes Podcast Join  The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com

This week we read  True Pretenses by Rose Lerner and find out what words Erin thinks aren't swears, which one of us is a "flat" and why a gentleman should always carry a handkerchief.   Find us: Instagram  @learningthetropes Twitter  @learningtropes Facebook  Learning The Tropes Podcast Join  The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com

This week we read  The Last Wolf by Maria Vale and talk about the difference between Shifters and Werewolves, how to get to Paris if your an animal and whether or not Erin can take Clayton "going there". It's fun!   Find us: Instagram  @learningthetropes Twitter  @learningtropes Facebook  Learning The Tropes Podcast Join  The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com

Listen to find out what we'll be reading in July! The Last Wolf by Maria Vale True Pretenses by Rose Lerner Slade by Laurann Dohner Find us: Instagram  @learningthetropes Twitter  @learningtropes Facebook  Learning The Tropes Podcast Join  The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com

This week we read Luck of The Draw by Kate Clayborn and we talk about engagements of convenience, bunk bed sex and Clayton learns a new curse word! Also, is Erin really qualified to pierce ears? Find us: Instagram  @learningthetropes Twitter  @learningtropes Facebook  Learning The Tropes Podcast Join  The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com