She Reads Romance Books Podcast

In this episode, I’m joined by the amazing romance author, Falon Ballard, to talk about her new romance, Toe to Toe, a beautiful romance about a ballerina and a male revue star! We chat about: -How the Magic Mike series helped inspire this new romance! -Why we love the relationship coach/sex appeal trope so much! -Why Cord will become your next favorite book boyfriend, -Her favorite scene in the b...

In this episode, I’m joined by one of the OGs of the romance genre, J.R. Ward, to talk about her new romantasy, Crown of War and Shadow , a sweeping romance that kicks off her brand new Kingdoms of the Compass series! We also chat about: How she sat on the idea for this book for over 20 years! What it's like to craft a romantasy series, Why you’ll love Sorell and Merc, her strong heroine, and the...

As the year comes to a close, it’s time to share my list of the best romance books of 2025. These are the romance books that deserve my heard-earned 5 star rating because the writing is off-the-charts, the storylines captivating and the characters unforgettable. Trust me that all of these books deserve a spot on your must-read list because they are a cut above the rest of the romance books that re...

In today’s episode, I’m sharing my favorite book boyfriends of 2025! Yep, these are all the romance heroes who captured my heart this year whether they were a fae warrior, a professional athlete, a single father, a wolf shifter, and many more – I fell hard for each and every one. Tune in to see if any of my favorite book boyfriends were yours as well. BOOKS MENTIONED: Brimstone by Callie Hart: htt...

In this episode, I’m sharing my top 10 list of new romance book releases for January 2026 so get ready to jump-start your to-read list for the new year. From F1 romance to nanny romance, marriage of convenience romance and a bit of kink, you are going to love this list of must-read books! BOOKS MENTIONED: Drive Me Crazy by Lizzy Dent: https://amzn.to/4hToI1w The Odds of You by Kate Dramis: https:/...

In this episode, I’m sharing all the romance book movie and TV series adaptations that will be hitting your screens in 2026. From long-awaited series premieres to film adaptations of favorite novels, get excited for what is to hit the big and small screen in 2026. Whether you’re ready to obsess over your favorite bookish couples coming to the screen or discover what to read before it premieres, th...

In this episode, I’m joined by an amazing entrepreneur, Dee Bertino, who is helping romance book lovers find their next favorite book as owner of Romantasy Bookstore, a romance-only bookstore in New Jersey. In this episode, we dive into everything from: Why Dee decided to open a romance-only bookstore! The toughest part about opening the store and its greatest joys, Which romance books are flying...

Every year I get so excited checking out which new romance book releases I have to look forward to and 2026 has no shortage of them! In this episode I share some of my most anticipated new romance books for 2026 which I cannot wait to get my hands on and which you absolutely should add to your “to read” list. Visit the blog for the full list! BOOKS: Fundamentals of Being a Good Girl by Julie Murph...

In this episode I’m sharing my top 10 list of new romance book releases for December 2025, and trust me you’re going to want to fill up your TBR list with each and every one of them. From fake dating romance to romantasy, morally grey romance, second chance romance and so much more, you are going to love this list! BOOKS MENTIONED: Duke by Jessica Peterson: https://amzn.to/4ncn8c7 The Bodyguard Af...

In today’s episode of the She Reads Romance Books Podcast, I’m joined by one of my favorite romance authors, J.T. Geissinger, to talk about her new romance book, Blackthorn , a gothic romance with epic plot twists we've come to love from J.T.! In this episode, we dive into everything from: How she’s perfected writing mindf*ck plot twists! What she loves about writing gothic romance with a psycholo...

In today’s episode of the She Reads Romance Books Podcast, I’m joined by the one and only Becka Mack, to talk about her brand-new, heart-wrenching novel, Breathe With Me . In this episode, we dive into everything from: Why Cara and Emmett are the perfect couple for this story, How Becka poured her heart and soul into this book, Why you will need a box of tissues next to you while reading this epic...

In this episode, I am joined by Francesca of Under the Cover Book Blog to chat about one of my favorite topics in romance... book boyfriends ! We had fun talking about what makes a "favorite book boyfriend" and share some of our favorite book boyfriends whom we'd totally bring home to mom as well as some of our favorite book boyfriends whom we'd totally hide from mom 😊. Books Mentioned: Rage by N...

In this episode, I’m sharing my top 10 most anticipated new romance book releases dropping this November 2025. This coming November gives a little bit of everything no matter what romance trope or category of romance you love best. Dive into a new holiday romance, a new romantasy, and new romances in many of your favorite tropes. Tune in to see which new romance books are on my TBR list already! B...

In this episode I am diving into a fun micro trope of romance and talking about some of my favorite romance books with pen pals – books where the characters write back and forth to each other in letters or emails or possibly on an app and it’s this correspondence that really propels the story or at least forms this initial connection between characters – possibly before they even meet. I recently...

In today’s episode of the She Reads Romance Books Podcast, I’m joined by the popular, bestselling romance author Jewel E. Ann, to talk about her brand-new novel, The Homemaker . In this episode, we dive into everything from: The inspiration for this book – TS’s song, Fortnight, Why you'll fall hard for Alice and Murphy, Why this is an angsty romance that will make you feel all the feels! Why the i...

In this episode, I’m sharing my top 10 list of new romance book releases dropping this October 2025. And let me just say that October is going to be THE month for new romance book releases that you are going to devour. It was so hard for me to narrow down this list of my most anticipated new romance book releases for October 2025 to just ten but here we are. From paranormal romance to romantasy, h...

In today’s episode of the She Reads Romance Books Podcast, I’m joined by one of my favorite people, bestselling romance author Hannah Bonam-Young, to talk about her brand-new novel, People Watching . In this episode, we dive into everything from: What you’ll all adore about Milo + Pru (trust me, you’re going to fall hard for them), Why the bedroom lessons trope makes this story so swoony, Why crea...

In this episode of the She Reads Romance Books Podcast, I chat with bestselling author Sara Cate about her brand-new romance, The Good Girl Effect , which launches her much-anticipated Salacious Legacy series. In this episode, we dive into: Why Jack will be your next favorite book boyfriend The kink explored in the story (and why it works so perfectly) Why Sara loves writing taboo and forbidden ro...

If you’re a big fan of roommates to lovers romance books like me, then you’re not going to be able to resist the books I’m sharing in this episode. Tune in for my favorite roommates to lovers books then check out the full book list on She Reads Romance Books for even more if you can’t get enough of this fun romance trope. Happy reading… because life is better with a love story ! BOOKS MENTIONED: F...

In this episode, I’m sharing my top 10 most anticipated new romance books releasing in September 2025 that you deserve a spot on your must-read list. From new romantasy books to single dad romance to age gap romance, paranormal, queer and holiday romance, there is something for everyone no matter what you love most in the romance genre…because life is better with a love story! BOOKS MENTIONED: Eve...

In this episode, I’m sharing my July 2025 reading list of romance books, sharing mini book reviews of the romance books I think you should read, and which books I think you should just skip so you only read the best books worth reading… because life is better with a love story ! BOOKS: The Four Engagement Rings of Sybil Rain by Hannah Brown: https://amzn.to/3UA5zH3 Slow Burn Summer by Josie Silver...

Looking for the perfect nanny romance book to add to your reading list? Well, look no further as I’m sharing the best nanny romance books worth reading if you can’t get enough of this fun romance book trope. BOOKS MENTIONED: The Nanny by Lana Ferguson: https://amzn.to/3TNOsBo The Au Pair Affair by Tessa Bailey: https://amzn.to/4164fPV Caught Up by Liz Tomforde: https://amzn.to/3GAAD6s Wrecking Bal...

If you are a big fan of accidental pregnancy romance books, then this is the episode for you! Today I’m sharing six of my favorite surprise pregnancy romance books if you can’t get enough of this romance trope to help fill your must-read list. But if you want even more, then you can check out the entire book list on She Reads Romance Books for even more great recommendations for accidental pregnan...

In this episode I’m sharing my top 10 most anticipated new romance books releasing in August 2025 that you don’t want to miss. From second chance romance to forced proximity, friends to lovers and billionaire romance, there is something for everyone no matter which trope you love most. BOOKS MENTIONED: Holiday Headlock by Terry Armstrong: https://amzn.to/46yYnlK Well, Actually by Mazey Eddings: ht...

In this episode I’m sharing mini book reviews of ALL the romance books that I read in the months of May and June 2025. It’s quite a lot with many new releases and I won’t hold back in sharing whether I think these are romance books that you should read and add to your TBR list or if they might be a book you want to skip. BOOKS MENTIONED: Holiday Headlock by Terry Armstrong: https://amzn.to/4lyN4y9...