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Ep. 49: Ruining Our pH and Our Sanity | Lee Jacquot’s Holinight Novellas with Malika   “I’ve seen this women across the street and I’ve thrown her over my shoulder and kidnapped her and we’re in love and now she’s pregnant and the whole thing is 50 pages.”    We are talking spicy novellas this week! Malika and I chat about Lee Jacquot’s A Holinight Novella series and break down Lee’s recipe for a...

This ep, we're staying space together (continuing FanFicUary) for the space kids (you, faithful listeners) by discussing THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS by Ali Hazelwood. Olive (Stanford University Biology PhD Candidate AU Rey from Star Wars) and Adam (AU Kylo Ren) should not be together - he is tenured faculty in the department she's working on a PhD in. Thank goodness they are not together for real. But as...

We're officially kicking off FANFIC-UARY here at Whoa!mance--We're dissecting an Isabeau fav fic in the Castlevania canon. Want to have sex on your period AND fight demons? Fanfic can get you there baby! Want to wander Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages killing Dracula's nigh creatures while watching two characters fall in love? Join us as we follow the winding questions of who's fanfiction written...

Ep. 48: We’re Freaking Out But It’s Fine | Indie Publishing and Writing Sequels with Author Naomi Loud   I’m not freaking out, you’re freaking out! Summer and Naomi talk about their hopes and anxieties about their upcoming dark romance releases.    We also dive into our best advice for new authors, writers in general. Summer and Naomi have two very different takes on how they view themselves as ar...

As we pass into the ultimate HURT / COMFORT month, we feel called to speak on a subject near and dear. The kissin' cousin of our beloved Romance Genre - FAN FICTION. How does cultural context inform fic and romance? Do you need to be a fan to enjoy fic? Why has this taken us so long? We will interrogate the boundaries of fic and romance via a beloved object- one of Isabeau's fave fics - "Rough Mag...

Ep. 47: The One Where Summer Actually Finishes The Book | Flawless by Elsie Silver with Shani   Season 3 is kicked off with new hosts and hopefully new habits: Summer actually finishing the books she is supposed to for the episode!    Shani and Summer dive into Flawless by Elsie Silver and the world of Chestnut Springs that she has created, just in time for the release of Powerless.    Find out wh...

In which Mr. Collins shows his whole a$$ and Morgan and Isabeau discuss what makes a whole a$$. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sometimes it gets cold enough in winter that you want to wear a hat on a hat. Times like that call for cozy romps like A ROSE IN WINTER by KATHLEEN WOODIWISS.Erienne is the prettiest gal in town, so her father - The Self-Same Mayor of Mawbry - has no problem auctioning her off to the mysterious and masked Lord Saxton. Problem is, she's still got butterflies over her family's sworn nemesis and note...

In which Lizzie has a really good time at a ball until she has a really, really bad time and yr grls Morgan and Isabeau ponder why Austen doesn't have more "Economy of Language" cred that Hemingway. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Don't know about you, but we're feeling '2̶2̶ '23.It is that time of year, when we reflect on the past and don shades to look into our bright, bright future. Is a year-in-review cliche? YES! But it isn't like we're doing a clip show or anything. These are FRESH and HOT takes, not just on the books, but romance culture and our own backlog. Join us as we get heated, remorseful, baffled, joyful while...

In which Lizzie becomes aware of Mr. Collins's plans for her cousin hands, but doesn't mind because there's a cool ball coming up, and Jane plants herself firmly on the fence about Darcy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep. 46: Season 2 Finale | Author Interview with Angel Lawson   Summer somehow manages to not faint from excitement as Angel Lawson, co-author of the Royals of Forsyth series, joins us for the final episode of 2022.    We talk about how the idea for the series came together and how it has changed following its amazing success. Angel tells us about her inspiration for writing and gives us a sneak pe...

This week Morgan and Isabeau agree that in the War on Christmas, Xmas is the agitator and has already won. This decades old conflict can be viewed from the year 1995, with the romance compendium "A Gift of Joy" when the culture wars teamed up with Xmas to burn the yule logs of feminism in the great cookie backlash. Take a stroll down the byways of 'when men were men' in Virginia Henley's "Christma...

Ep. 45: Merry Dickmas! BookTok Husbands Talk Romance Books   In this extra special episode of The HEA Book Club,  we are joined by Shani and Meghan and their husbands for an episode that is part interrogation, part game night and part book reviews.    We hear about Den of Vipers and Ice Planet Barbarian from Barry and two-dicked werewolves from DJ. Husbands get slightly traumatized by balloon anim...

Happy Howdy-days, this eppy yr grls are staring hard at the tight jeans of Westmoreland Number 24 - ONE WINTER’S NIGHT by BRENDA JACKSON.Alpha ditches Florida (plus an ex-fiancée, and parents who can’t accept her sister’s adult media past) to plan parties in Denver. But not just any parties in Denver! Riley Westmoreland drew the short straw managing the company Christmas party, but he ends up gett...

Ep. 44: When Your Ex Bangs Your Dad | Age Gap Romances with Malika from @BookSpice_and_EverythingNice   Join us laughing until we cry in this episode of The HEA Book Club to chat about age-gap romances with Malika . We talk redemption arcs, when to tell your son you’re f*cking his ex, and the worst names to moan during sex.    We cover vanilla to kinky age gaps and everything in between and Malika...

Ep. 43: Red Flags R Us | Stalker Romances with Melanie from @Mells_View   In this episode of The HEA Book Club, Melanie joins us to talk about stalker romances and see if we can answer the age old question of “Are red flags just another love language?”   Unfortunately, Kelsey has another swing and a miss with her book–a little too much topless prancing.    We discuss all their unhinged book boyfri...

In which Wickham is dishy and dishing, leading Morgan and Isabeau to ponder - what is the appeal here? Do hotties get lost in the translation of time? Whatever the answer, it makes Mr. Collins seem marginally less ick. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which the gals bring their weird cousing, Mr. Collins, along on a walk to Meryton and we the readers end up feeling bad for Mr. Collins. And Isabeau and Morgan ponder - What did Denny know? What is Denny's culpability? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Novella November wraps (in a very diaphanous, sheer sort of way) with GODDESS ABDUCTED by SCARLETT PECKHAM.Lydia Houghton is the titular Goddess Abducted when a highwayman picks her up in her Diana getup from a costume ball. But Lydia isn’t totally unwilling, and ends up on a very cozy hostage situation. What did Bodice Rippers leave us? What do trigger warnings give us? Did we disclaim enough? Ke...

In which Mr. Bennet gets tickled and Mr. Collins gets ticked and then Morgan and Isabeau get sad because why do these losers get to have such an okay time? #JusticeForMrsBennet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep. 42:  I Wrote A Best Seller | What I’ve Learned In My First Year Self-Publishing   Summer’s newest book, Make Me , is now a best seller! A dark crime syndicate romance, possessive alphahole, serial killer plot, and unholy amounts of spice.   In this episode, Summer and Kelsey celebrate the one year publi-versary of Summer’s first book and talk about how her latest release is climbing the charts...

Light a fire, wrap a quilt around your shoulders, and hold that mug with two hands - this episode yr grls get in their comfies with THE CRAFT OF LOVE BY E.E. OTTOMAN.Benjamin is a silversmith in need of a quilt. Remembrance is a quilter in need of a tea service. Can I make it any more obvious (in the style of Avril Lavigne). Also, Benjamin is trans and Remembrance's ex is a woman and it is 1830.Wh...

Ep. 41:  Killers and Kinks | Black Sheep with Authors Brynne Weaver and Alexa Harlowe   Summer’s newest book, Make Me , is now a best seller! A dark crime syndicate romance, possessive alphahole, serial killer plot, and unholy amounts of spice.   In this episode we have the honor of bringing co-authors, Brynne and Alexa , together on a call for the first time ever!    We chat all about writing a f...

In which Mr. Bennet reads a letter from the relative who may turn out all the Bennet ladies on their ear and Isabeau gives Morgan a rather disappointing update on British politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.