Romance at a Glance

Shani picks a book for Bridget in the Why Choose trope! We are reading Four Psychos by Kristy Cunning.  She picked the book based solely on the title/cover combo, and a recommendation on tiktok!  Will Bridget like it?! Let's get into it and find out.  You can get your copy of Four Psychos to read along here . This book is on KU, so you can get  30 days free on Kindle Unlimited just for our listene...

Join our book club on Patreon at patreon.com/romanceataglance !!  The Dark Hunters book 1!! Get excited, because we have to make it at least to book 16! We'll be doing 1 per month in addition to regular reviewing! Read Night Pleasures here . PS book 1 is on KU :)  Get  30 days free on Kindle Unlimited just for our listeners!  Or listen on Audible like Shani and get up to  two free ebooks when you...

Join our book club on Patreon at patreon.com/romanceataglance !!  1st book club is  March 19th at 6pm!  We loved Ruthless Creatures and the whole series. Thank you to our Patron Molly for recommending it to us (note she did recommend book 2, but we decided to read book 1 first. We're going to do Patreon-exclusive episodes about books 2 and 3!) Fun things about this book - Bridget reveals that she...

Join our book club on   Patreon at patreon.com/romanceataglance !! 2023 is going to start with some WHY CHOOSE goodness :)  Let us know on social what Why choose you'd like us to read!  Or email us at podcast@romanceataglance.com Who is a Sherrilyn Kenyon fan?  Dark Hunters OR The League?  She is one of the OG paranormal romance authors. She's written an INSANE amount of books (221 works on Goodre...

We had an awesome guest host this week for a special episode! Danielle Bezalel is the host of the Sex Ed with DB podcast , an queer and Biopoc centered sex education podcast that is as entertaining as it is informative.  We read Happenstance , a reverse harem, why choose, romance from Tessa Bailey. To be honest, we didn't talk about the book all that much! Danielle was a romance virgin and we ende...

We had the pleasure of interviewing Taleen Voskuni about her debut novel Sorry, Bro . This story is deeply set in Taleen's own Armenian American community and features a bisexual MC who just wishes not every conversation revolved around her marrying, let alone marrying a man.  Taleen's writing journey started at a young age writing commercial stories with princesses and fairytales. As an adult, sh...

We read the why choose reverse harem paranormal monster romance A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor by Kathryn Moon ! And we have to tell you, while it was spicy, we felt it left some monsters on the table!  IE _ IF THERE IS A DUDE WITH HORNS YOU MUST F CK THE DUDE WITH HORNS DUH But we digress.  We had a ton of fun watching this reverse harem monster romance. The MC is a lusty human in Victorian-ish times...

It was such a pleasure to chat with Mimi Matthews , author of The Belle of Belgrave Square , on our podcast!  Our chat ranged through a bit of everything including writing with a physical injury that causes Mimi to choose where to output her time wisely (ie into writing more books for us!), why she chooses to write in Historical Romance, all about her MC of Belgrave Square and how crazy the p...

We're doing Halloween in December because I (Bridget), did not have my editing shit together!! But we're back!!  And what a fun episode to be back for. We COMPLETELY disagreed on I Think Knot by Sinclair Kelly! And we both had absolutely no idea what we were in for with this Omegaverse book! Like, literally didn't know that it was a reverse harem of a wolf pack situation (insert picture of me...

Marley Valentine, USA Today's Best-selling author of spicy romance is here to chat with us! We talked about how e-readers unlocked the spicy books, what we love about spicy books, writing MM romance, and writing as a duo under Remy Blake.  Bridget also tells a hilarious story about "bogans" in Australia!  Check out Marley's website here. Devilry - MM professor-student romance Debauchery...

Guest host Nikki from Nikkis Book Nook is here to talk about Cross the Line by Julie Johnson . We're hitting the brother's best friend trope with this one, and had some differing opinions on our hero and the overall views of the book.  When Fate Breaks - Nikki’s debut novel on Kindle Unlimited! Jump on our Patreon for a free exclusive chat with Nikki about writing her debut novel!  Check out Nikki...

We had author E.F. Dodd on the podcast and chatted about how second-chance romance makes it difficult to do a meet-cute.  How the cast of characters and female friendships is important to the characters and to the creation of the romance and you rooting for the romance.  Writing a contemporary second chance romance, where the main female character maintains her career and falls in love, doesn't re...

Welcome Kara from MzKaraReads to the podcast to talk about early CLo book Beautiful Bastard! We specifically picked this book because we thought it would get Kara in her feelings and we were right! This episode is hysterical and Kara was a delightful guest host! Books we mentioned during the episode! A Thorn in the Saddle by Rebekah Weatherspoo n Rock Hard Nalini Singh  Wild Seasons series by Chri...

Shanora Williams came on the podcast to laugh with us, and talk about her writing, Home Body business, indie publishing, and her own HS Sweethearts romance.  Shanora talks about writing in two different genres, Romance and thrillers.  We also talk about how mansions are ripe for thrillers and creepy things. EEK! The Wife Before (THRILLER!) Wanting Mr. Cane (AGE GAP ROMANCE) Check out our...

What makes you DNF a book?  We had a fun crossover series with Summer and Kelsey from the HEA Bookclub Podcast! Bridget guested on their podcast to talk about ALL manner of things, we covered the gambit and rambled in the most fun way possible. You can check that episode out here ! And they came on to talk about why we DNF books, at what point we DNF books, and dropped some recommendations.  Check...

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Is there anything more solid than a Penny Reid book?! This week we are reading Marriage of Inconvenience by Penny Reid. We are deep in the billionaire trope and we wanted to make sure the female billionaire was represented! We really enjoyed this romp into the knitting circle friendship, the slow burn of the physical relationship giving us all the good foreplay and tension, and of course, the HEA....

Historical romance author Erica Ridley hung out with us all the way from Costa Rica! We found this out live on the podcast and Shani was leaving for Costa Rica the next week, so it was meant to be!  Our conversation ranged from how historical romance has changed throughout her career, to how to incorporates diversity into her romance more and more now, to how writing and living in Costa Rica works...

Trope season continues with A Nordic King. This book revolved around " A widowed father of two little girls and the beautiful nanny he's hired to raise them."   Nanny/Single Dad/Royalty Tropes Shani and Bridget are joined by Juliet a  dear friend and cohort in crime to discuss the ins and outs of romance, relationships, and sex. Stick around! Check out The Nordic King on Amazon! *** Get  30 days f...

Best-selling author Karina Halle shares her love for intense, wicked romance! We talked about everything from moving to a new place, writing reverse harem and polyamory, the Do's and Don't of Romance and her curiosity-driven writing style.  Listen to A Nordic King on Amazon ! Check out her Instagram , Website , and Twitter . *** Get  30 days free on Kindle Unlimited just for our listeners!  Or lis...

We took our fake dating trope back in time with Megan Frampton's Four Weeks of Scandal! Color us very happy to find this historical romance novel filled with charm, great writing, foreplay, and character growth!  If you didn't catch out the interview with author Megan Frampton, make sure you check it out here   We chatted all about how she still loves reading and writing while holding a full-time...

We chatted with debut romance author Erin La Rosa about her novel For Butter or Worse. Erin talked about how she went from a staff writer at Buzzfeed to writing 2 nonfiction comedic books before pitching a romance! We talked about closed-door vs open door romance, how to build an enemies-to-lovers romance, and why she chose the chef scene as her setting.   Buy For Butter or Worse on Amazon Thank y...

Trope season continues in Fake Dating. This book revolved around Maddox and Damon who start fake dating because Maddox told his hometown HS girlfriend he was gay, rather than just telling her he wanted to break up. Fast forward, and he needs a fake boyfriend to attend her wedding. Damon does it to get a connection for his career, but it confused when the straight guy is kissing him.  Shani and Bri...

Historical romance author Megan Frampton loves the color black, gin, dark-haired British men, and huge earrings! She is here with us to chitchat and share more about her sparkling and steamy romances that give more agency and the first kiss to the female MCs. Megan and Bridget chatted about reasons to get out of the house, writing with a full-time job, traditional publishing marketing resources, a...

Melanie Harlow, author of Ignite, starts writing her books by thinking about the tropes that she will include.  It helps her write a great-selling book! Listen as she shares how she picks her sexy covers, her views on how to keep your relationship alive, and how she strategizes on making her books feel sexy -Bridget loved her! Read Ignite for free on Kindle Unlimited! Check out her Website and  In...