Our third iteration of What We're Reading, featuring Jen Prokop from JenReadsRomance!
We give a few life updates on Sarah's new book and Jenny's adventures in motherhood. Also, dicksoap. We have thoughts.
Books we discuss in this episode:
A Taste of Pleasure by Chloe Blake
Gorgeous cover!
"Ghost Chef" meets handsome Italian man at a wedding
Snappy dialog, great banter.
Jen considers it "perfect"
Whiskey Sharp: Unraveled by Lauren Dane
Angst vs stakes
high stakes low angst (external conflict)
Forbidden Hearts series by Alisha Rai
Forbidden by Beverly Jenkins
Historical in which hero is passing as white
High stakes/high angst, but the drama is driven by the internal conflict
Sparks Like Ours by Melissa Braeden
F/F surf romance
Friends to lovers with one heroine discovering her sexual identity
My Lady's Lover by Nicola Davidson
F/F historical novella
Lady's maid falls for her employer
"spectacular"
Vegas Top Guns Series by Katie Porter
Sexy kinks.
Exhibitionism at its finest
Bisexual showgirl and a photographer
Long Shot by Kennedy Ryan
Dark story of a woman escaping an abusive marriage
Incredibly powerful story of a woman surviving and fighting
Basketball romance
Burn Down the Night by M. O'Keefe
Motorcycle club romance
AMAZING heroine who is not here for your bullshit
Judgment Road by Christine Feehan
Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase
Rules of Scoundrels series by Sarah MacLean
Radiance by Grace
Hidden Legacy Series by Ilona Andrews
Kate Daniels Series by Ilona Andrews
Guardian Series by Meljean Brook
Anita Blake Series by Laurel K. Hamilton
Recs We're Looking For:
Angsty Books!
Vikings!
