Textual Tension

Hello lovely friends of Textual Tension! It is here; our 150th episode and our indefinite hiatus.  Thank you to all friends of the pod (and, frankly, enemies too...if you're hot.) We love you all so much and are so glad and thankful to you all for being on this journey with us! Without further ado, please enjoy episode 150: Gay Mafia. (It's Rae's FIRST mafia romance!)

Who's ready for some nice wholesome fun? What about some wholesome fun in the Scottish Highlands? Well we've got some good news! This week, your Cohost Rachel is telling Margie all about Tessa Dare's When a Scot Ties the Knot! We've all made some mistakes when we were younger; maybe even told a few white lies. But what would happen if one of those little white lies came back to...

Hello Everyone! We have a very important announcement today. It's truly bittersweet, but we've decided to put the podcast on an indefinite hiatus. We may come back sometime in the future, but after 6 years we've decided to bring things to an end. We'll be continuing to release all of the episodes we already have recorded, but won't be releasing any more afterwards. Thank y...

Hello listeners! How are you?! Well pretty soon you'll be better after hearing Margie tell Rachel about Aidy Award's Chase Me, the first book in her Dragons Love Curves series. Question for you: what color do you like your dragons?

What the Flim Flam?! This book is the Cat's Pajamas! Your favorite Cohosts are going back in time to the roaring...30s? Listen in this week as Rachel tells Margie all about Megaera C. Lorenz's book, The Shabti! Because what's better than an supernatural noir-style mystery? Two absolute cinnamon rolls trying to solve a supernatural noir-style mystery!

We've finally done it! Your Cohosts are finally tackling one of like...3 years ago....but better late than never right?! Listen in this week as Margie tells Rachel about The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood! This week is all about academia, fabulous fanfiction, and Star Wars puns. 

There are two wolves inside of you....but are they actually wolves?! There's only one way to find out! Listen in this week as Rachel tells Margie all about Gena Showalter (and Jill Monroe)'s  newest book: The Wrong Bride. Can you figure out who's body is who's? What happens when someone gets really angry? What happens if you just ignore the murder rules? Let's find out tog...

Hey everyone! WELCOME BACK! We missed you! How are you?! We are coming back with a BANG with a GENA. It's Gena Showalter's The Darkest Night . Has Gena actually read Greek mythology? DOES self-sacrifice always work? And...why? Just why Gena? Please be sure to rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!

Strap in for the most problematic book Rachel and Margie have ever discussed. This week Margie tells Rachel all about Vow to Protect by J.L. Beck and Monica Corwin. A book full of kidnapping, questionable murder choices, and Mafia purges! Check out our Instagram   :  Twitter   :  Facebook   :  Goodreads   :    Website

Who's ready for something wholesome? We sure are! Well...maybe "wholesome" isn't quite right...but we're still in to it! Margie is telling Rachel all about The Penalty Box by Odette Stone! Its sports ball time!  Check out our Instagram   :  Twitter   :  Facebook   :  Goodreads   :    Website

Your Co-Hosts are taking their first foray into the wide, wide world of cryptid romance! Did you know that was a thing? We didn't! At least not until Margie decided to tell Rachel all about Like a MothMan to a Flame by Remy Cavilich! Life is just full of surprises, isn't it? Check out our Instagram   :  Twitter   :  Facebook   :  Goodreads   :    Website

What was that? Did you see it? In the woods? It's a new spooky episode! Margie is taking Rachel camping this time around and telling her all about Sleeping with Sasquatch by Honey Cummings. Make sure you bring your trail cameras and road snacks! 

We're kicking off our short hiatus with a Textual Tension classic! As a reminder, we'll be back with new episodes on Tuesday, October 1! Until then, enjoy this gem from the backlog! Summary:  Your co-hosts Rachel and Margie are going back again! Back to the Scottish highlands! Listen in as Margie tells Rachel all about Karen Moning's The Immortal Highlander: yet another entry into t...

Happy Pride Month...Again! Look, we're not ready for it to be over, so it's not! Your Favorite Co-Hosts are venturing into Gay territory that they've never ventured into before! Listen in as Rachel tells Margie all about The Romantic Agenda by Claire Kann. It's wholesome. It's adorable. It sparked some awakenings. Strap in! As a reminder, Textual Tension will be going on a...

Hello Friends! Before the Gay Council arrests me HAPPY PRIDE! This week, Margie is telling Rachel about Christie Randall's The No-Girlfriend Rule . After our most recent aggressively heteronormative read, this book felt like a fresh breath of gay air. Thank God the baby gays are alright.

Happy Pride listeners! Sadly, this is the opposite of gay, it  is OFFENSIVELY heterosexual, and....incomprehensible.  Thank you for being patient for this episode and please enjoy as Rachel tells Margie about Parker S. Huntington and L.J. Shen's My Dark Romeo. 

Praise be! Your favorite Co-Hosts are tackling another Love Inspired book! Tune in this week as Margie tells Rachel all about Protecting Holly by Lynn Bulock. How many computers must a man hack to know himself? It turns out none when He is helping!  Check out our Instagram    :  Facebook   :  Goodreads   :    Website

Yeehaw partners! Your favorite Co-Hosts are headed out west this week in an EXTREMELY kidnap heavy adventure! Rachel is telling Margie all about Caine's Reckoning by Sarah McCarty. We've got kidnapping. We've got poorly handled trauma. We've got more kidnapping. What more could you want?! Check out our Instagram    :  Facebook   :  Goodreads   :    Website Check out our Instagr...

Who doesn't love a good fairy tale retelling? Even better if that retelling involves cinnamon rolls and some crazy twists! This week, Margie is telling Rachel all about The Royal, by Susan Stoker. And before you ask, no. Murder does not a good hobby to have Check out our Instagram    :  Facebook   :  Goodreads   :    Website

Have you ever wondered how gravity works? Have you ever wondered how electromagnetism works? Have you ever wondered how gravitoelectromagnetism works? Well you're in the right place! You're Co-Host Rachel is coming to the rescue with a very special "mini" episode all about the science we experienced in our most recent episode! Get ready to tackle the eldritch maths! (very littl...

We're back with another exciting installment of "Is It Gay Enough?!"! As always, the answer is no, but we think we're getting close! This week, Your Co-Host Rachel tells Margie all about Gravitational Attraction by Angel Martinez. Strap on your space pants and get yourself a space snack, because we're going....TO SPACE Check out our Instagram    :  Facebook   :  Goodreads...

What's your favorite color? Is it red? blue? green?....gold? Your Co-Host Margie is taking us on a journey of self discovery; full of twists, turns, and dragony wings as she tells us all about Dragon Foretold by Eve Langlais! Where will we end up? We hope you can tell us because we still don't know! Check out our Instagram    :  Facebook   :  Goodreads   :    Website

Last time on Textual Tension....Margie was upset that Rachel read a really good book....Today? Vindication.  How's that for a dramatic intro? Rachel is redeeming her self by telling Margie all about Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost. Because what's sexier than some light impaling? Check out our Instagram    :  Facebook   :  Goodreads   :    Website

Guys, Marvel's got nothing on us here at Textual Tension. This week, tune in as Margie tells Rachel about Odette Stone's Beautiful Russian Monster .  Listen, STREET SMARTS: NEVER allow yourself to be taken to a secondary location. Or a third, or a fourth, or a fifth...

Listeners, Rachel has let us down AGAIN. That's RIGHT, she found ANOTHER good book. UGH, honestly Rachel RUDE. How DARE you tell us about Manda Collins adorable AND cozy book A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Mayhem. Honestly the book was ANNOYINGLY good, with 11th hour kidnappings, labyrinths, and dusty old shed smooches. Rachel, how DARE you. The AUDACITY.