Textual Tension

Listen as Rachel sits down with Dr. Tony Talbott of Abolition Ohio to discuss episode 16: Nolita. Dr. Talbott brings his expertise to the subject of human trafficking in the media and what you can do to help. 

Ahoy there everyone! We're taking a trip to sea this week as Rachel tells Margie all about high adventure (and a lot of kidnapping) in The Rogue Pirate's Bride by Shana Galen. Because nothing says attraction and romance like a healthy dose of bloody revenge!

Welcome back to Textual Tension! Listen this week as the girls bravely venture back into the rich CEO genre. Margie tells Rachel all about the book Hero by Samantha Young. Is this book capable of redeeming the CEO sub-genre in the eyes of our intrepid co-hosts? And more importantly, is a mustache twirling plot the best way to pick up chicks? Only one way to find out!

What do you get when you cross reality TV and misogynistic vampires? Kerrelyn Sparks' book Vamps and the City ! Listen in as Rachel tells Margie all about high stakes (hah!) romance in the glamorous world of the undead. Let's not forget the healthy dose of misogyny that really makes up bare our fangs! 

Welcome back listeners! Listen in this week as Margie tells Rachel about The Princess and the Barbarian by Betina Krahn. You ready to learn about the seven pleasures of Mercia, because we can't WAIT to tell you about them! More info on the book here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/818203.The_Princess_and_the_Barbarian

Tune in this week as Rachel tells Margie about Shelly Laurenston's Hot and Badgered. Yes listeners, you read right, that is Hot and Badgered. And boy oh boy did it get us badgered...just not too hot. Another animorph episode is here for you to enjoy! Tell us what you think!

Happy What the February?! listeners! In this, the most romantic of months, listen in as I, MArgie, tell Rachel about Elizabeth Hoyt's The Raven Prince . While this book breaks some barriers in terms of romance age range and having characters who have had their virgin barriers broken, it still has some very outdated superhero rules and miscommunication mayhem. Enjoy!

Listen in this week as Rachel tells me, Margie, about Amy Raby's Spy's Honor . Hear about the forbidden romance between Janto and Rhianne, one a spy pretending to be a slave in an enemy nation, the other a princess desperately trying to learn more about the world. Ready for a healthy relationship and for some sick world-building? SO WERE WE. Enjoy!

In this weeks episode I, Margie, tell Rachel about Meredith Wild's book Hardwired , a book about a young, smart, businesswoman trying to get her startup off the ground despite the actions of Mr. Wonderful. Blake Landon is a "intellectual" hacker businesman who will literally tear down her defenses with his bare hands to get her to almost trust him. Almost.  PSA: This episode deals w...

Happy New Year listeners! This week listen in as Rachel tells me, Margie, about Blaze by Donna Grant. Hear about our boi's perfect Dorito shape, the intricacies of hacking, and kidnap-ception. Please rate, review, and subscribe!

Welcome to our CHRISTMAS SPECIAL! In this episode listen as Rachel tells Margie about The Trouble with Christmas by Debbie Mason. Will Madison Lane find the true meaning of Christmas...Colorado? What else will she discover in the small-town of Christmas? Perhaps handsome sheriff Gage McBride? We will have another episode coming out next week listeners! So you get THREE WEEKS of episodes! Merry Chr...

Hello everyone! This week listen in as Margie tells the story of How to Tame a Beast in 7 Days by Kerrelyn Sparks. Sparks fly (heh, heh) between Luciana and Leofric, but can their love survive assassination attempts, b&e, and actual lightning shooting out of homeboy's fingers?  We also have a special announcement! We will be releasing a Christmas episode on Christmas day for all our wonde...

This week listen in as Rachel describes the book A Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet. This episodes contains many MANY near-death experiences, more powers than the entire X-Men team (in a single person) and OF COURSE, dragon animorphs. One things for sure this girl isn't a special snowflake...she's a special snowstorm. Please rate, review, and subscribe!

This week listen in as Margie describes The Dark Highlander by Karen M. Moning to Rachel. Join us on a time-travelling adventure back to sixteenth century Scotland where Dageus has 13 problems and demons are literally all thirteen of them. Thank you for listening, please rate, review, and subscribe!

Join us, Rachel and Margie, on a steampunk vampire adventure! Leo and Mina are two mid-revolution blue-blood vampires craving a little more than just blood. Listen in as Rachel tells Margie about pleasure dirigibles, automatons, vampire madness, and the overthrow of the bourgeoisie.

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 summarize a romance novel.  The other co-host will listen in on the story for the first time along with our listeners. Together we will dive headfirst into these interesting works of fiction. It’s sure to be a blast so please come join us o...