Love, Essie - The Podcast

This week I talk about the newest release from Jackie Lau: The Professor Next Door. It’s available June 8, 2021 here: https://jackielaubooks.com/books/the-professor-next-door/ Let me know your thoughts on Twitter @molessie and on Instagram @essiemv

This week I talk about soaps and telenovelas thanks to Adriana Herrera’s IG live with Andie Christopher. She’s doing 8 more before the release of her new book One Week to Claim it All which is her debut for Harlequin Desire! Let me know your thoughts on soaps, romance and telenovelas on Twitter @molessie and Instagram @essiemv

This week I talk about Always and Forever by Beverly Jenkins and historicals set in the United States. There’s so much out there and this is just my thoughts on how history shows up or doesn’t in some romances. I also mention A Chance at Love, Taming of Jessi Rose and Topaz all by Ms. Jenkins and how they’re interconnected. You can chat with me on Twitter @molessie and Instagram @essiemv

This week I talk about The Duke who Didn’t by Courtney Milan and what I think about historical romance set in the UK specifically. There’s a lot of historical romance out there and this is just a small dip into that area of the genre. You can chat with me on Twitter @molessie and Instagram @essiemv

This week I talk about the 6 books I read in a week!!! The Friend Contract and The Alpha Affair by Dria Andersen were shifter romance with bears, panthers and a witch. The Bride Quartet by Nora Roberts which includes Vision in White, Bed of Roses, Savor the Moment and Happy Ever After were contemporary and filled with weddings. Come share your fave Nora Roberts and shifter books on Twitter @moless...

I’m back from moving with a new book from Ann Aguirre, The Jaguar Knight which is the 6th and final book in the Ars Numina world. Slay and Rowena were 💖💖💖 if you’ve read the series let me know on Twitter @molessie or Instagram @essiemv, which couple is your favorite ☺️

This week I talk about the first book in a series that let me down. Luckily I had read the series out of order lol. Books mentioned: Cold-Hearted Rake (the disappointment), Marrying Winterborne (phenom!), Devil in Spring, When Strangers Marry, Only With Your Love all by Lisa Kleypas. You can find me on Twitter @molessie and Instagram @essiemv

This week my reading was all over the place so I’m sharing the mixed bag of new, rereads, full length, novella and a plethora of tropes books that I read! Books mentioned: Rock Addiction, Rock Hard and Rock Courtship by Nalini Singh, The Italian’s Final Redemption by Jackie Ashenden, Sin City Seduction by Zuri Day, A Reunion of Rivals by Reese Ryan, The Hating Game by Sally Thorne. Let me know wha...

This week I talk about the tropes I like and some I don’t like. Books mentioned: That Kind of Guy, Wanna Bet, Mating the Huntress and Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert, A Second Chance Roadtrip and Not Another Family Wedding by Jackie Lau, Tangle of Need by Nalini Singh. Let me know what your favorite and least favorite tropes are on Twitter @molessie and Instagram @essiemv

This week I talk about the books I read that I actually own thanks to the wonderful hashtag from @ShadesNPages and @BrazenBabeReviews. These are the titles: Secret Crush Seduction by Jayci Lee, Stolen to Wear His Crown by Marcella Bell, Careless Whispers by Synithia Williams (out March 30, 2021) and Seducing the Jackal by Seressia Glass. Let me know what you thought of the intro and what you’re re...

This week’s episode is about romance in comics, specifically my fave WEBTOON comics which have an enemies to lovers, multiple ships 🚢 and the Underworld! The comics mentioned are Lore Olympus, My Dear Cold Blooded King, SubZero, Let’s Play and Gourmet Hound! Thank you for listening ♥️

This week I’m talking about the newest Talia Hibbert book! The last Brown sister, Eve, has to help Jacob Wayne out after injuring him. This book is warm, funny and has a main couple who I’m certain will be together forever!! Thank you for listening and if you can please rate or review the podcast wherever you listen ♥️

This week I talk about a recentish release (July wasn’t that long ago) from the incredible author duo, Kit Rocha. This is book one in a new series and the world building and romance were a hit for me! Spoilers start at 24:12 and end at 48:25 in case you don’t like to be spoiled! I definitely can’t wait for the next book and would love to hear your thoughts on this series on Twitter @molessie or In...

This week I talk about the books I read thanks to @shadesnpages and @brazenbabereviews task of reading the books you own! (Trust) Falling for You by Charish Reid is a great novella and books 1 and 2 in Beverly Jenkins Destiny trilogy, Destiny’s Embrace and Destiny’s Surrender are so good! Let me know what books you end up reading on Twitter @molessie and Instagram @essiemv Check out https://instag...

This week I talk about how Ann Aguirre gave me tropes I’m not fond of in a book and blew my expectations sky high! Strange Love and As Long As You Love Me both surprised me with how much I enjoyed them. If you like the episode feel free to rate and review wherever you’re listening and please share any recommendations for romance novels you love on Twitter @molessie and Instagram @essiemv

This week I talk about book 2 in the Women Who Dare series by Beverly Jenkins! Wild Rain is wonderful and will keep you up past your bedtime 😆 Spring Rain Lee is awesome and I want my own Garrett McCray! Spoilers start at 22:25 and end at 50:27 in case you hate being spoiled! The books I mention are Through the Storm (Raimond Le Veq and Sable), Forbidden (Rhine Fontaine and Eddy Charmichael), Tem...

This week I talk about the books I read thanks to @shadesnpages and @brazenbabereviews task of reading the books you own! I was pleasantly surprised at all of the good books past me had bought lol. I mention the following: His Beauty by Jack Harbon, Redemption by Kenya Wright, Janine: His True Alpha and Lenora: His Omega Mate, both by Chencia C. Higgins. If you too have lots of unread books in you...

This week I talk about my love of shifter romance! Thanks to #TeamJacob I enjoy wolves, bears, panthers, and more. Nalini’s Silver Silence has Valentin 🐻 and Chasing Savannah and Hers to Call both by Dria Andersen have wonderful fated mates stories!! I also mention Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs and His to Defend by Elena Aitken. If you have any shifter romance recommendations hit me up on Twitter @...

This week I talk about Flirting with Forever and how freaking good Cara Bastone is. If you’re wondering how a horrible first impression can lead to love, you gotta read this book. You can buy this starting January 26, 2021 and you can see the other books in the series at Cara’s website: https://www.carabastone.com/

This week I talk about age gap romance and Tasha L. Harrison’s wonderful book: If She Says Yes... I also mention Tessa Bailey’s Crashed Out and Diana: In Her Own Words which is streaming on Netflix. The Google Forms template that Black Chick Lit created can be found here: https://blackchicklit.com/dont-use-excel-to-track-your-reading-use-google-forms/ The podcast can be found here: http://blackchi...

This week’s episode is a bit on the short side lol. I share the new releases I’m excited for: Wild Rain by Beverly Jenkins Flirting with Forever by Cara Bastone Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert Last Guard by Nalini Singh Sweethand by N.G. Peltier The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang (Trust) Falling for You by Charish Reid Check out my Instagram @essiemv and Twitter @molessie and thank you fo...

This week I talk about Nalini’s latest Guild Hunter book, Archangel’s Sun! It’s so good and I loved it! Spoilers start at 21:18 and end at 57:41. I also mention Holiday Fairies 2020 and you can check it out at bit.ly/romancelandia This is also the last episode of the year and I am so thankful to y’all for listening for 52 episodes!!! If you have any comments or ideas for Season 2 hit me up on Twit...

This week I talk about the Holiday Fairies gift drive that Andrea Martucci from Shelf Love Podcast is spearheading. Check it out at bit.ly/romancelandia I also talk about Partners in Persuasion from the Wild Embrace collection and Declaration of Courtship from the Wild Invitation collection by Nalini Singh because novellas are perfect right now!

This week I talk about three Christmas novellas and a short story. Her Pretend Christmas Date by Jackie Lau is out December 8, Wrapped Up in You by Talia Hibbert is a Kobo exclusive out now, A Virgin River Christmas by Robyn Carr is out and Underneath the Mistletoe by Meko Mitchell is on Wattpad right now! Please let me know what you think on Instagram @essiemv and Twitter @molessie and share your...

This week I talk about two upcoming books: Best Women’s Erotica of The Year Volume 6 out December 8, 2020 and How To Catch a Queen out December 1, 2020.