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Season 6 Episode 45
Jen and Sarah are together at last (again), and we’re taking your questions! Listen as we revisit some of our favorite past episodes of the podcast, …
1 year, 10 months ago
Summer Romance Bingo Recommendations 2024
Season 6 Episode 44
For the last few years, The Ripped Bodice bookstore has published a Summer Romance Bingo Card and this year, we're helping you win! With absolutely n…
1 year, 10 months ago
Even Our Hiatus Is a 20 Minute Episode
Season 6 Episode 43
We're taking a break this week, but we forgot to tell anyone about it.
We’ll be back next week. In the meantime, check out Romancing the Vote 2024!
1 year, 10 months ago
Witch Romances (are not just for Halloween)
Season 6 Episode 42
Who says it has to be Halloween to celebrate witches? It’s 2024 and frankly, we could do with a few more powerful, spell-casting women around here. W…
1 year, 11 months ago
The Devil of Downtown (Yeah, He Is) by Joanna Shupe
Season 6 Episode 41
We are talking about a full on banger this week — Joanna Shupe’s The Devil of Downtown, which is Sarah’s favorite of the Uptown Girls series (Jen is …
1 year, 11 months ago
Siblings in Romance Novels
Season 6 Episode 40
We’re talking about brothers and sisters as secondary characters in romance today — by popular demand from listeners, it’s our sibling episode! We ge…
1 year, 11 months ago
Summer 2024 Reads
Season 6 Episode 39
School’s out for Jen’s summer and Sarah’s in the final stretch so we’re dreaming of romance beach reads and talking about our massive summer TBR pile…
1 year, 11 months ago
Curvy Heroines #3: Curvy Girls Get Railed in Carriages, Too
Season 6 Episode 38
One of our most popular interstitial topics, we had to come back for a third run at Curvy Heroines this month in celebration of Bridgerton-mania onli…
2 years ago
Weddings in Romance
Season 6 Episode 37
Gather together your bouquets and boutonnières, wedding season is here! But, in typical Fated Mates fashion, we spend the first 20 minutes talking ab…
2 years ago
The Romance Matriarchy: Moms, Grandmothers, and Aunties
Season 6 Episode 36
We don’t often talk about secondary characters in romance, but this week, we’re talking about the women who provide wisdom, council and laughs in rom…
2 years ago