Lit Wallflowers Podcast

Bridgerton Season 4 Part 1 was full of changes that we absolutely love!  Join us and us (as Tea At No.5) as we discuss the similarities and differences between An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn and the show! NEXT – Forbidden Romance Trope Hosts - Toni Rose & Wendy Woo  Email - litwallflowerspodcast@gmail.com  IG www.instagram.com/litwallflowerspodcast TT https://www.tiktok.com/@litwallf...

Last week, we reviewed the Anastasia inspired book “The Gilded Heiress” by Joanna Shupe.  This week, we’re discussing the fairy tale retelling trope! Before we start our drawing room discussion, we got bookish mail!  Thank you Julia Quinn and team for the JQ Editions preview.  Check out https://bit.ly/JQEbooks on Kickstarter and get notified.  Also, Benophie Funko is available, and they come indiv...

We’re back with Joanna Shupe’s latest release “The Gilded Heiress.”  This standalone was inspired by Anastasia, but with spice and amazing changes we needed as romance readers. Join us as we discuss talented Josie, charming Leo, and their connection! DRAWING ROOM DISCUSSIONS Back to historical romance and retellings Bookshelves and multiple book sizes Samantha Young’s new Scottish Isles series Slo...

Missed us?!  We’ve missed you and we’re back with a contemporary romance! We’re stuck on a private island and intrigued by the tasks each person has to accomplish.  We’re especially excited about a compass daddy that the Storms don’t like in Sarah MacLean’s These Summer Storms! Join us as we discuss a twisted inheritance game with multiple happily ever afters! DRAWING ROOM DISCUSSIONS Different us...

Bridgerton Season III part I is here!  This episode was recorded prior to part one premiere.  We’re recapping the major similarities and differences between the books and film.  Plus, we present clever, fan-made Am I The A**hole Bridgerton edition for all of us to enjoy! The Duke and I – 3:33 AITA for telling my wife I don’t want kids, but in fact I just don't want them? – 8:28 The Viscount W...

The Wallflowers reunite and help to bring the right individuals together at magical Stony Cross Park in “A Wallflower Christmas” by Lisa Kleypas! Rafe Bowman should be courting one cousin to marry into the nobility however he’s interested in the other, a companion, Hannah Appleton. We love the angst and animosity Hannah and Rafe developed since their first meeting.  It makes their falling in love...

Matthew Swift’s secrets are out including his feelings for the whimsical Daisy Bowman in Scandal in Spring by Lisa Kleypas! We love the fun teasing and banter in this book, especially when the bag-o’-bones turned into a hunk of muscle!  Even better, tall and handsome where’s spectacles and checks off Daisy’s partner list. Of course we love the family and friendship aspect!  Lillian didn’t like Swi...

Who knew Sebastian, Lord St. Vincent, was so caring?  Miss Evie Jenner opened up to the biggest rake in the country with cuddles and warm feet in Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas! Evie finally has had it and goes to the one man who couldn’t be questioned if their marriage was consummated.  We admire her strength and balls to visit Sebastian at night and proposition him.  This baddie survived her re...

Is Lady of the Night the magic ingredient in It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas?! The Wallflowers carried out an experiment to see if Marcus, Lord Westcliff will kiss any lady  To his annoyance, he clearly favored one strong willed Miss Lillian Bowman. We still find ourselves laughing out loud no matter how many times we reread this novel.  Lillian and Westcliff constantly tried to one up each...

The Wallflowers has formed and a misspoken wish was granted in Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas! We love the fast friendship between the Wallflowers, their epistolary communication, and their mischief, sort-of managed activities at #StonyCrossPark Simon taking care of Annabelle has us swooning!  He defends dowerless Annabelle against the peers who won’t offer for her.  He simps after her....

Again, crying over Again the Magic by Lisa Kleypas no matter how many rereads! King McKenna returned to #StonyCrossPark to get revenge on Lady Aline however he can’t help uncovering her secret, can’t help loving her. Lady Olivia and Gideon Shaw has a great meet-cute then cat-and-mouse game giving them a chance to live life to the fullest again. If you enjoy a crying man, a sad “boy,” a man who kno...

Happy 30-ish years to Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas who gave us a pistol wielding author, Sara Rose Fielding, and a spectacles stealing extraordinaire, not for his green eyes, Derek Craven! Surprisingly, this is the first time we’re reviewing this novel as a duo and we can never get enough!  We love the push and pull between Sara and Derek.  She did the one thing that he wants the most, to make...

Heiress Evelyn Stanford gets mistaken with a kiss by solicitor Rafe Griffin in “Beneath the Moonlight Pale” by Nicola Italia! We love the theater moment and chemistry between Evie and Rafe!  Then happiness turns to sorrow and moving.  The revenge plot turned upside down gave us life.  We were endeared to the hero when he gave the heroine time to heal.   This fast read by a great writer kept us eng...

Princess Isabel de Orleans and Henrique, Viscount Penafiel, taka a road trip to Spain for patriotism however other passions grow in “The Truth About Myths” by Giovanna Siniscalchi! We love the opposites attract and forced proximity between the open to experiment royal and the handsome scientist.  The last quarter of the book kept us in suspense as love finds its way in when crown and country must...

A do-gooder and a Don get mixed up in “The Devil of Downtown” by Joanna Shupe! Justine Greene brings justice to those who abandon their families.  She’s resourceful on her own however sometimes needs her cop acquaintance, but one case leads her to seek help from the devil himself, Jack Mulligan.  He does what he wants however finds it more difficult because of her altruism and determination. Join...

We’re back with our Uptown Girls and “The Prince of Broadway” by Joanna Shupe! Florence Greene sneaks into Clayton Madden’s exclusive casino and gambles to get his attention.  He does notice however he never would’ve guessed she wants lessons from him for her own exclusive casino.  Her first lesson is that he intends to ruin her father. This book has jealousy, revenge, spice, voyeurism, and love. ...

Imogen Loveless and Tommy Peck has taken over our schedule!  There are cameos, explosions, flirting, and thighs. Join us as we discuss why we love everything about Knockout by Sarah MacLean!!! DRAWING ROOM DISCUSSIONS Universe bringing balance to Toni’s fun times Magic music combo: The Fame Monster by Lady Gaga and Red by Taylor Swift YouTuber Stephanie Soo and ACOTAR https://www.youtube.com/watch...

We have entered the Gilded Era starting with Joanna Shupe’s “The Rogue of Fifth Avenue” to start our She’s Da Bomb series! Frank Tripp follows Mamie Greene for business and for his pleasure.  He watches his client’s daughter to keep her from scandal.  She is the definition of “attenzione, pickpocket” however for a good cause! We love a good secret identity plot especially when both main characters...

We’re having a JAL-ly good time for the next couple weeks starting with Julie Anne Long’s latest release How to Tame a Wild Rogue! Lady Daphne Worth had to take a job as a companion, but she needed to escape.  Privateer Lorcan St. Leger hears a thump which leads him to helping Daphne and faking a marriage. This book is everything!  The main characters need to look besotted however the forced proxi...

This week, we review “Bookshop Cinderella” the latest release and the first of Laura Lee Guhrke’s newest series Scandal at the Savoy! Bookshop owner Miss Evie Harlow asks for a sign if she should accept a vacation, fully paid by Max the Duke of Westbourne, to relax and potentially win a wager, and then her boiler responds! We love Cinderella retellings and the references to The Princess Diaries! ...

Christian the Duke of Scarborough sailed to America for investment ventures.  However, he never thought he would be investing his time to plant doubt in Miss Annabel Wheaton’s mind in Trouble at the Wedding by Laura Lee Guhrke!!! We love Annabel!!!  She will always find a solution to obstructions and scandals.  Plus, we get a sad boy who loses at staying sad! This quick read causes us to clench ou...

What really happened to land Julia, Baroness of Yardley, in divorce court, and Aidan Carr, Duke of Trathen, in the thick of it???  We find out how desperate Julia was in Scandal of the Year by Laura Lee Guhrke! We love that Julia and Aidan met earlier than we thought, however we do not know how to describe them.  They are not enemies nor rivals, they are opposites who accept each other’s vibe.  We...

We are back with a New(ish) to Us Author, Laura Lee Guhrke, and her Abandoned at the Altar series!  Ex-Will sails back to town and Beatrix believes he is back to ruin her nuptials in the Wedding of the Season! This book is so much fun making it a fast read!  There is great banter and great characters. In this roller coaster read, we learn what caused the duke and the lady’s broken engagement.  The...

Manuela goes on a long bachelorette party for a last hurrah in An Island Princess Starts a Scandal by Adriana Herrera!!! This is our first sapphic romance and we could not have been happier to pop that cherry with Herrera’s second book of the Las Leonas series.  We did not know how fun the chemistry could be. This book has a top cringe feature, awful parent(s), plus a bonus uninvited fiancé.  Howe...

Revenge sounds good, but does more damage in Queen Bee by Amalie Howard a Bridgerton x Count of Monte Cristo mashup!!! Lady Ela has the breeding to be allowed near a future duke and the new family in town.  However, best friend Poppy, daughter of a solicitor, wants a meet-cute and she shows her true colors when she finds out Ela and Lord Keston already had multiple tea times.  Poppy’s vindictivene...