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Romance RecsInterview w/Author Laura WoodJordan sits down with bestselling author of Under Your Spell Laura Wood. They discuss Laura's latest title- Let's Make a Scene, a mutual love for tension in romance, iconic moments from pop culture that found their way into her book, her 10 year journey as an author, and a couple Vampire Diaries tangents. Let's Make a Scene is out now! It's a rivals to lovers rom-com that follows two costars at the start of their career and again 13 years later when they reunite. They're forced to pretend to be dating to gain publicity for their movie, all while n...2025-07-011h 01Romance RecsFriends to LoversJoin Jordan, Devonnie, and Christina as they close out season two. They feature TEN friends to lovers romance books by trad and indie authors. If you love your romance full of heavy pining, years of suppressed feelings, and involve a healthy amount of jealousy you're sure to find your next read here!Although this is the end of the formal season, we'll be bringing you more interviews and events this summer before coming back with exciting changes next fall! So make sure you're subscribed and follow us over on IG and Threads. Send us a t...2025-05-271h 14Romance RecsPregnancy TropeDevonnie leads Jordan and Christina through an episode featuring her favorite romance trope: pregnancy. The pregnancy trope is where one of the main characters is pregnant at some point during the book. This hotly debated trope is often divisive in the romance book community. Whether you love or hate this trope we encourage you to give it a chance. From part dragon babies, omegaverse births, surprise pregnancy in a throuple, to sweet contemporary love stories there are a wide range of books discussed this week. You won't want to miss the conversations that come from these recs. S...2025-05-1356 minRomance RecsHistorical RomanceDearest Listener, Your presence is formally requested while Jordan and Devonnie explore the classic and popular genre of Historical Romance. You've surely heard of titles such as Pride & Predjudice by Jane Austen, The Duke and I by Julia Quinn, and Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. And while classics for a reason, the romance novels explored in this spicy podcast are sure to have you clutching your pearls and deviate from traditional stereotypes. If you're looking for magic, queer love, and greater representation in your historical reads, this is the episode for you!Send us a text2025-04-2932 minRomance RecsBillionaire RomanceWe prefer our billionaires fictional and written by women. Devonnie and Jordan discuss the most extravagant of tropes; billionaire romance. There are marraige contracts, high end male escorts, lavish gifts, and even some ancienct paranormal money being thrown around in these recs. No matter your tax bracet, you're sure to find your next read. Send us a textSupport the showhttps://www.instagram.com/romancerecspod/https://www.threads.net/@romancerecspod2025-04-1554 minRomance RecsInterview w/author Lizzie B. BrownDevonnie and Jordan chat with indie author Lizzie B. Brown. They chat Lizzie's latest reads, her tops romance recs, and all her unruly characters. Lizzie writes romance that features highly entertaining characters and all the smut you could hope for! Her latest title, Obedience Vol. 2 comes out April 5th, 2025. Until then check out Friendsgiving With Benefits, Coming For Christmas, and Obedience Vol.1. If that's not enough check out her Patreon for exclusives and whole new stories. https://www.lizziebbrown.com/https://www.instagram.com/lizzie_b_brown/https://ww...2025-04-0350 minRomance RecsFake DatingDevonnie, Christina, and Jordan are all here for this episode to give you 13 romance recommendations featuring the "Fake Dating" trope! The "Fake Dating" trope is when two characters start out by pretending to be in a relationship to achieve certain goals; like cleaning up one's reputation or making an ex jealous. This trope is full of denial, secret pining, chaos, drama, and lots of romantic tension! There's something for every romance reader in this chaotic episode full of book banter and romance recs.Send us a textSupport the showhttps://w...2025-04-0155 minRomance RecsInterview with author N. CaceresDevonnie and Christina chat with author N. Caceres. Hear all about her latest release, A Debt of Shattered Hope. A dark fantasy romance where the fae are depraved and the female main character can't keep her mouth shut to save her life. Learn all about Caceres's experience writing erotic horror, hear her latest romance recommendations, and all the awe-inspiring future projects yet to come. https://www.instagram.com/authorncaceres/https://authorncaceres.com/https://authorncaceres.carrd.co/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaZp_dAFj1_qljJVPcpUft6WFzEbcGsB_xwpQXksMgK_vg6sB80HOLnBuvA_aem_lTmH1nsYgIvWUuoccJ1EH...2025-03-251h 03Romance RecsSmall Town RomanceThis week Devonnie and Jordan discuss small town romance recommendations. Small town is a subgenre of romance where the town plays a significant role in the story. Think nosy neighbors, town gossips, and local wildlife that terrorize the locals. You'll find everything from sweet connections to bully romance in these recs. Send us a textSupport the showhttps://www.instagram.com/romancerecspod/https://www.threads.net/@romancerecspod2025-03-1827 minRomance RecsRomantasy part2Romantasy (or romantic fantasy) is such a big genre that we had to do a part two! Devonnie, Christina, and Jordan bring you their latest fantasy heavy reads. You'll find fae, shifters, and magic of all kinds staring in these recommendations. Maybe you're feeling the book hangover from books like Onyx Storm or Heat Of The Everflame? We're here to help!Send us a textSupport the showhttps://www.instagram.com/romancerecspod/https://www.threads.net/@romancerecspod2025-03-041h 08Romance RecsMafia & Organized Crime RomanceJordan, Devonnie, & Christina share their favorite romance recommendations centered around characters that lead a life of crime. These heroines often find themselves in tricky situations with dangerous men who will do anything for them. You'll find love in the Mafia, Yakuza, Motorcycle Clubs, the Bratva, and more! If you like reading about morally grey bad boys who burn the world for their love, then we've got your next read! Because in these stories, crime really does pay.Send us a textSupport the showhttps://www.instagram.com/romancerecspod/https://www.threads...2025-02-1854 minRomance RecsInterview with author Penn ColeDevonnie and Jordan chat with New York Times & USA Today Bestselling author of The Kindred's Curse Saga, Penn Cole. Penn shares her journey of landing her dream trad deal, being a fantasy romance fan, attempts to convert us to team Henri (iykyk), and she shares an EXCLUSIVE QUOTE FROM BURN 😱. It’s definitely one that will send you into a theory spiral!If you haven’t caught up on her series yet, you can still listen. Just skip the chapters marked *spoilers* to avoid any major spoilers.You can find Penn Col...2025-02-0458 minRomance RecsDeep Dive: Onyx StormJoin Jordan, Devonnie, and Christina as they discuss the latest installment in Rebecca Yarros' Empyrian Series, Onyx Storm. If you've finished the book, we invite you along to celebrate, react, and rant with us. We discuss everything from the dragons, the gods, young love, our theories, and more. This won't be a chapter by chapter breakdown but will be full of our honest reactions and discussions. Whether you loved it or hated it, this deep dive is for you.Unlike our usual episodes, this one will feature only one book title. If you're looking for...2025-01-3157 minRomance RecsAway MessageThank you for listening in 2024. We'll back back with new content in 2025. Stay tuned, and see you soon.Send us a textSupport the show2024-12-1701 min