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S05.49: Knockout: #TommyGoBoom
Season 5 Episode 53
Sarah has a new book out, so as is tradition for our last episode of the season, Jen is playing host, and Sarah is playing guest, and we’re talking a…
2 years, 9 months ago
05.48: Grumpy/Sunshine Romance: Exasperated Man™️
Season 5 Episode 52
We’re talking about a classic trope that we’ve somehow missed over five seasons — Grumpy/Sunshine! Of course our favorite brand of this particular tr…
2 years, 9 months ago
S05.47: Fairy Tale Retellings with Zoraida Córdova
Season 5 Episode 51
We’re talking fairytale retellings today with Zoraida Córdova, the author of Kiss the Girl, a new retelling of The Little Mermaid. We talk about the …
2 years, 9 months ago
S05.46: Fast, Incendiary, Burns: Romance Novels that Start with a Bang!
Season 5 Episode 50
It’s a million degrees and no one has time for slow burns right now, y’all. This week, we’re talking books that start with a bang — and we mean liter…
2 years, 9 months ago
S05.45: Emotional Navy SEALs: Divorced Main Characters in Romance Novels
Season 5 Episode 49
After literal years of requests for this one, we’re finally tackling the divorced main characters in romance! We talk about romance between grown ups…
2 years, 10 months ago
S05.44: Romance New Releases Summer 2023
Season 5 Episode 48
Today, we’re talking about books we’re excited about this Summer! We’re toppling TBRs with books you can get now, books you can preorder, books that …
2 years, 10 months ago
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer with Christina and Lauren
Season 5 Episode 47
We go back to the OG DNA of the contemporary boom of the early 2010s today, with a read along of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight, with fabulous fan fic wr…
2 years, 10 months ago
The Bride by Julie Garwood: A Primordial RomCom
Season 5 Episode 46
We were devastated to learn of the passing of Julie Garwood, honest to God romance doyenne, last month. Garwood installed many of our buttons, and th…
2 years, 10 months ago
S05.41 Worldbuilding in Romance Novels
Season 5 Episode 45
We’re talking about worldbuilding this week, and you’re getting a glimpse into Jen and Sarah’s everyday non-podcasting romance chatter.
This one is f…
2 years, 11 months ago
S05.40: STEM Heroines in Romance Novels
Season 5 Episode 44
It’s heroines in science week here at Fated Mates! STEM heroines are having a resurgence in romance, in no small part because of the rise of “STEMini…
2 years, 11 months ago