Textual Tension

Just how bad does a partner have to be before they are un-datable? Where do you draw the line? Your favorite Co-Hosts are attempting to answer that question this week as they tackle Captured, by Michelle Heard. It turns out for some people, pretty bad is still just fine Check out our Instagram   :  Twitter   :  Facebook   :  Goodreads   :    Website

It's part 2 of the Textual Tension gift exchange! Rachel is giving Margie the gift of her favorite romance novel genre! Listen in as Rachel tells Margie all about That Mafioso Magic by Nicholas Bella. What does YOUR birthmark say about your personality?  Check out our Instagram   :  Twitter   :  Facebook   :  Goodreads   :    Website

Is it getting cold in here? Let us help you! Margie is taking Rachel to the beach with Jane Rowe's, Taken by the Shark. Can YOU identify the moment that your Co-host Rachel breaks? Check out our Instagram   :  Twitter   :  Facebook   :  Goodreads   :    Website

What do you get when you combine drinking blood, mind control, immortality, and fast healing? If you guessed "vampires", then you have another thing coming! Listen in as Rachel tells Margie all about Meant to be Immortal by Lynsay Sands, and get ready for the wildest plot twist you can imagine! Check out our Instagram   :  Twitter   :  Facebook   :  Goodreads   :    Website

There are still Romance genres that Rachel and Margie haven't covered? It must be a Thanksgiving miracle! Join your favorite co-hosts as they dive in to the wild world of Amish romance novels with Kelly Long's,  The Amish Heart of Ice Mountain.   Check out our Instagram   :  Twitter   :  Facebook   :  Goodreads   :    Website

Happy Spookiest Times! The Textual Tension crew isn't ready to give up the Halloween spirit quite yet! Listen in as Rachel scares Margie senseless by telling her all about Dark Taste of Rapture by Gena Showalter. What's scarier than a Gena Showalter novel? Well honestly we're not entirely sure.... 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!  Check out our Instagram   :  Twitter   :  Facebook   :  Goodreads   :    Website

Jane Austin fans beware! Rachel is taking special guest host Julia on a journey through the deepest, darkest classic(?) literature. Rachel tells Julia all about Gwyn Cready's, Seducing Mr. Darcy. It's time to answer the most burning question in all of fanfiction: is it still fanfiction if none of the characters or the plot are recognizable? Check out our Instagram   :  Twitter   :  Faceb...

Who's ready for a throwback? Rachel and Margie throw it WAY back to Episode 1, as they both recover from the plague. Check out the Patreon exclusive revisit of Gina Showalter's, The Nymph King at patreon.com/textualtension! We are a bi-monthly podcast that summarizes, reviews, and pokes fun at the world of romance novels. Every other week one of your co-hosts Rachel or Margie will summar...

It's a (not so surprise) bonus episode! We couldn't leave everyone hanging with that RIVETING cliff hanger from last episode. Join us in this special two-parter as Rachel tells Margie all about the exciting conclusion to the Fifty Shades sage: Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James!

It's episode 100 y'all! What could possible be worth covering for our 100th episode? Why the next installment in, quite possibly, the most popular romance novel of all time! Join us as Rachel tells Margie all about E.L. James' Fifty Shades Darker, and we celebrate 100 episodes of insanity! Check out our Instagram   :  Twitter   :  Facebook   :  Goodreads   :    Website

What's this? A bonus episode?! As a huge thank you for almost 100 episodes, Margie and Rachel are once again joined by the Ladies of Strange to complete our Twilight Saga! Join us as Margie outlines the pure insanity that is Stephenie Meyer's  Breaking Dawn! This is technically the fourth part in our Twilight series, but don't worry! You don't need to have listened to the other...

It's Episode 99 (part a?!)! In honor of our last episode in the double digits (or is it?!), your Co-Hosts are revisiting the ever popular Twilight series. Join us as Margie takes Rachel, Tiffany, Ashely, and Rebecca on a convoluted trek through the world of Stephenie Meyer's Eclipse! A world where love triangles about, and plot is hard to come by! Check out our Instagram   :  Twitter   :...

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

You would not believe your eyes! If we had ANOTHER gay romance novel episode! Tune in this week as Rachel tells Margie all about Alyssa Cole's How to Find a Princess!  Check out our Instagram   :  Twitter   :  Facebook   :  Goodreads   :    Website

It's a throwback y'all! To quite possibly the most iconic romance novel of all time. No special reason we picked this one. Definitely not because of any....big milestones coming up or anything... "In honor of 69 dissected romance novels, Rachel and Margie tackle one of the most popular romance novels of all time, 50 Shades of Gray by E. L. James. It only took 69 episodes for Your Co...

Well we've done it. Your Co-Host Margie found us a truly bad gay book! Is it a Pride miracle, or a travesty? YOU be the judge! Listen in as Margie tells Rachel all about A. C. Katt's, Remy's Painter Check out our Instagram   :  Twitter   :  Facebook   :  Goodreads   :    Website

Happy Pride everyone! We hope that you all are out there being gay and doing crime! (OK maybe not crime...well maybe. IDK live  your dream. Can you tell Margie edited this week yet?) This week, Rachel tells Margie all about Erica Ridley's The Perks of Loving a Wallflower . And can we just say...it's pretty gay. Gay enough? No, never. But pretty gay!

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

We're back baby! Rachel and Margie are back from hiatus with a truly terrible book. Get our your corkboards and red string because Rachel is telling us all about Julie Garwood's, Guardian Angel! Check out our Instagram   :  Twitter   :  Facebook   :  Goodreads   :    Website

It's throwback time! Rachel and Margie need a bit of a break this week, so we're reaching back into the archives and pulling out a true gem. You KNOW we had to pick a Fabio-adjacent episode to once more show the world! Amethysts? Check. Highwaymen? Check. One of the craziest books Rachel and Margie have ever discussed? Double check. Join us as Rachel tells Margie all about Heather and Ve...

Strap in folks! We're getting kidnapped by the Mafia this week! Well...the Bratva I guess... Margie is telling Rachel all about Ravaged Crown, by Nicole Fox. A book that's definitely about the fast casual dining wars and not horrific men...On a completely related note: Domestic Abuse Hotline: 800-799-7233 Check out our Instagram   :  Twitter   :  Facebook   :  Goodreads   :    Website

Here at Textual Tension we love the classics. This isn't one! Rachel is telling Margie all about romance in the 17th century in Sabrina Jeffrey's, Silver Deceptions! A classic only in the sense that it's a classic episode! Check out our Instagram   :  Twitter   :  Facebook   :  Goodreads   :    Website

How do you feel about...aliens? How about...architects?....How about hot Dads who need a nanny? Well guess what, the book Alien Architect Needs a Nanny by Tasha Black has you covered! Listen as Margie tells Rachel about this surprisingly less wild than expected ride!

No bummers today! Your Co-hosts are back with a much more wholesome book this week! Listen in as Rachel tells Margie all about Destiny's Captive by Beverly Jenkins. Who's ready for some good, old-fashioned piracy? Check out our Instagram   :  Twitter   :  Facebook   :  Goodreads   :    Website