Hosted by: Adrie Rose (bluesky, twitter, instagram) | Stitch (bluesky, instagram) “Since we all live in the universe, it is well worth remembering that underneath the outer dressing of ethnicity, color and gender, we are all the same. Showered with the gift of stars.”  – Vivian Stephens Reading Recommendations: Non-Fiction: Inside the Spectacular Implosion at the Romance Writers of America (Jezebel) The Romance Writers of America Convention is just super. (New York Press) Queen of romance (Prospect Magazine) Embraced by Romance (Publishers Weekly) Suzanne Brockman’s acceptance speech Suzanne Brockman’s RWA acceptance speech (RA for All) My POV on RWA (Nora Roberts blog) Fifty Shades of White (The Guardian) How Do You Solve a Problem Like the RITAs? (Kirkus Reviews) Romance Writers of American Suspends Novelist Courtney Milan for Calling Rival’s Work “Racist Mess” (The Wrap) Bad Romance (Vox) Vivian Stephens Helped Turn Romance Writing into a Billion-Dollar Industry. Then She Got Pushed Out. (Texas Monthly) As racism scandal escalates, Romance Writers of America board president resigns (Chron.) Romance Writers Group Goes Bankrupt After Diversity Fight Decimates Ranks (Bloomberg) RWA has Filed for Bankruptcy, And You’ll Never Guess “Why” (Smart Bitches, Trashy Books) Music: ⁠⁠HOLY MOLY⁠⁠ by Shane Ivers

Show Notes: Hosted by: Adrie Rose (bluesky, twitter, instagram) | Stitch (bluesky, instagram) Stealing is very bad and also illegal. Reading Recommendations: Fiction: Cinder’s Wolf by Sylvia Frost Sprinkled in the Stars by Violet Morley If the Boot Fits by Rebekah Weatherspoon While We Were Dating by Jasmine Guillory Daytime Star I didn’t Mean To Seduce the Male Lead Seoulmates Once Upon a K-Prom Muse on Fame My Love From Another Star Beauty Inside Touch Your Heart Love To Hate You So I Married The Anti-Fan Doona! Crash Course in Romance Run On Spoiler Alert The Stand-In Slate City Omegaverse  Soft Hours Are Starting In Public, The Private Non-Fiction: How Alex Wennberg’s family got caught up in a social media nightmare Music: ⁠⁠HOLY MOLY⁠⁠ by Shane Ivers

Hosted by: Adrie Rose (bluesky, twitter, instagram) | Stitch (bluesky, instagram) I don’t know what you expected. Reading Recommendations: Fiction: The Princess Diaries series by Meg Cabot Dune by Frank Herbert The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer Carry On by Rainbow Rowell The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer Alchemised by SenLinYu Legacy of Orisha series by Tomi Adeyemi Non-Fiction: NASA/TREK: Popular Science and Sex in America by Constance Penley The Fan Fiction Reader: Folk Tales For the Digital Age by Francesca Coppa The Fan Fiction Studies Reader: Edited by Karen Hellekson and Kristina Busse The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to the Hunger Games by Dr. Ebony Elizabeth Thomas Who’s Afraid of A Black Blaise Zabini? Everyone in 2005 Harry Potter Fandom… Apparently. Music: ⁠⁠HOLY MOLY⁠⁠ by Shane Ivers

Show Notes: Hosted by: Adrie Rose (bluesky, twitter, instagram) | Stitch (bluesky, instagram) Guest Host: Rogue (twitter, A03) May I offer you a Plan B in these trying times? Reading Recommendations: Fiction: Tadaima, Okaeri by ICHIKAWA Ichi Surge Towards You by Cheongyeon (Lezhin) Love is an Illusion by @13.fargo on IG (Lehzin) The Sweetverse series by Kathryn Moon and Lana Cole I've Become an Omega Today by Sachi Maiki The Florida Omegaverse Extended Universe by Stitch The Catboy Omegaverse series by Tsutako Tsurusawa Low Tide in Twilight by Euja Smyrna and Capri by Brothers Without a Tomorrow Minmotion Syndrom by Niji Be My Beta by Shin Yuri (proceed with caution!) Fanfiction: my hand reaching out to you (is my chosen destiny) by evocates Once Upon a Time in Busan by 0nlyamemory, greyeyesandprettylies teeth on my waist (i come undone) by martyrsdaughter get a little bit, come a little close by verseau Non-Fiction: Dubcon by Milena Popova Reimagining (Aspects of) The Omegaverse: Purity Culture Reimagining (Aspects of) The Omegaverse: Reproductive Healthcare Music: ⁠⁠HOLY MOLY⁠⁠ by Shane Ivers

Hosted by: Adrie Rose (bluesky, twitter, instagram) | Stitch (bluesky, instagram) This one will get us cancelled, for sure. Reading Recommendations: Fiction: Inheritance by Devin Grayson Dracula: Norton Critical Editions The Midnight Breed series by Lara Adrian The Love at Stake series by Kerrelyn Sparks The Mead Mishaps series by Kimberly Lemming Once again, literally anything by Milana Jacks CM Nascosta’s entire back catalogue Sing Me to Sleep by RM Virtues The Planet of Kings series by Lee Savino and Tabitha Black Most things by Loki Renard Unsatisfying_wedding_nights https://www.reddit.com/r/RomanceBooks/comments/11woxkf/bad_sex/ Non-Fiction: 2K to 10K by Rachel Aaron Story Genius by Lisa Cron Writing Erotica by Edo von Belkom Edo Von Belkom - Writing Erotica Music: ⁠⁠HOLY MOLY⁠⁠ by Shane Ivers

Hosted by: Adrie Rose (bluesky, twitter, instagram) | Stitch (bluesky, instagram) When you look at someone through rose-colored glasses, all the red flags just look like flags. Reading Recommendations: Fiction: Twisted Series by Ana Huang Naga Brides Series by Naomi Lucas Hoarded by the Dragon by Lillian Lark There Arose Such a Clatter by CM Nascosta Sweet Pea Mysteries Series by Kathryn Moon Literally anything by Milana Jacks Queens & Monster Series by JT Geissinger Deliciously Dark Fairytales series by KF Breene By the Book by Jasmine Guillory Legacy of Magic series by Lindsay Buroker How to survive as a maid in a horror game by SINCERE & SUCH & KimYomYum The Crimson Lady by Cha Seojin, Taegong, and White Rain The Villainess Tames the beast by singasong, NDduck, Seol Young, HI Your Ultimate Love Rival by Sol Leesu, Matte, and Sajeok A Girl and Her Guard Dog by Hatsuharu Steel under Silk by snob Placebo by Cuke Soap Jinx by Minghwa Tentacle Recipe by DOTGAVI I Failed To Oust the Villain by Jaeunhyang, ASSAM, and Syunnyun  Music: ⁠⁠HOLY MOLY⁠⁠ by Shane Ivers

Hosted by: Adrie Rose (bluesky, twitter, instagram) | Stitch (bluesky, instagram) I do not dream of labor, but if I did, it would be written better than this. Reading Recommendations: Fiction: A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor by Kathryn Moon A Little Kissing Between Friends by Chencia C. Higgins Sugar Daddies by Jade West Money Shot by Tim Seeley Asumi-chan is Interested in Lesbian Brothels! By Kuro Itsuki Duchess Debauchery by GOYO/Jusang The Condemned Villainess Goes Back in Time and Aims to Become the Ultimate Villain by Ebisushi and Bakufu Narayama Non-fiction: My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness by Kabi Nagata Music: ⁠⁠HOLY MOLY⁠⁠ by Shane Ivers

Do you think the gods stay in Olympus because they too live in fear of the horniness they've instilled in us? Recommended Reading: Neon Gods by Katee Robert Electric Idol by Katee Robert Wicked Beauty by Katee Robert Circe by Madeline Miller (not romance) The Rose by Tiffany Reisz Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips (not romance) Out of Practice Aphrodite by SE Babin A Touch of Greek by Tina Folsom Demigods of San Francisco (Sins) series by KF Breene Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe Persephone: Hades’ Torment by Allison Shaw Lord Hades’s Ruthless Marriage by Ueji Yuho, Tomo Kimura Hades (Video Game) on macOS, Switch, Window, PS4/5, Xbox One/X/S, iOS D’Aulaires Book of Greek Myths Mythology by Edith Hamilton Mary Renault (Historical Fiction and Non-fiction) Music: ⁠HOLY MOLY⁠ by Shane Ivers

Hater’s Anthem by Infinity Song I love the way it feels to be a hater Something so sweet about thinking that I'm better Just to wake up every morning Lay in bed and somehow never, ever rise to the occasion Or even hold up under pressure But we all know that it doesn't even matter If I waste away and no one thinks I'm clever Just as long I've got my ego And it tells me I'm superior I could probably go a lifetime Being barely mediocre I'd still convince myself every time that I'm better Recommended Reading: Urban Fantasy: Lana Harvey, Reapers Inc. series by Angela Roquet Georgina Kincaid series by Richelle Mead Sin series by KF Breene Guild Hunter Series by Nalini Singh Paranormal Fantasy: Sweet Pea series by Kathryn Moon Sins series by Eve Silver Beast Mate series by Milana Jacks Midnight Breed series by Lara Adrian The entire Dragons universe by Katie MacAlister Contemporary Romance: The Brown Sisters series by Talia Hibbert Skip and Loafer by Misaki Takamatsu If You’ll Have Me by Eunnie Gap Papa by Utakata Yakuza Fiance Asuka Konishi She Loves to Cook, She Loves to Eat by Sakaomi Yuzaki Highlander/Historical Romance: Nvengaria series by Jennifer Ashley The Spellmaker duology by Charlie N Holmberg The Finishing School, Delightfully Deadly, Parasol Protectorate, and Custard Protocol series by Gail Carriger The Husky and His White Cat Shizun by Meatbun Though I Am Inept Villainess by Satuki Nakamura Sci-Fi/Fantasy Romance: The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter by Yatsuki Wakatsu The Prince’s Dearest Guards by Beau Van Dalen Pass the Monster Meat, Milady by Chika Mizube Ten Ways to Get Dumped by a Tyrant by Gwijo Seo Non-Fiction: Bonnet Rippers: The Rise of the Amish Romance Novel by Valerie Weaver-Zercher Issued: JR Ward by Elia’s Diamonds Meet Officer Friendly by Jessica Pryde Fanfic Followup by Kate_Nepveu Music: HOLY MOLY by Shane Ivers

The episode where Adrie doesn't kinkshame Stitch (or anyone) (much). Reading Recs: Fiction: Harley Takes the House Villain Duke's Precious One The Newbie Princess Doesn't Want a Game Over! Survive Through the Power of Simping Post-Possession Damage Control A Stepmother’s Marchen Angel Sanctuary The Viridescent Tiara Vassalord From Superfan to Stepsister Non-Fiction: Gothic Incest: Gender, Sexuality, and Transgression | Jenny Diplacidi Experimentally-induced "sexual fetishism": Replication and development. | Rachman, S., & Hodgson, R. J. Incest in the Gothic Novel | Wyatt Holliday Exotic Becomes Erotic: A Developmental Theory of Sexual Orientation | Daryl J. Bem

Why does no one know what a knot is anymore? Hosts: Adrie Rose (bsky & ig) & Stitch (bsky) Recommended Reading from the Episode: The Monster Theory Reader by Jeffery Weinstock Monsters in the Closet by Harry Benshoff  Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked: Sex, Morality, and the Evolution of a Fairy Tale by Catherine Orenstein CM Nascosta Heather Guerre Kathryn Moon Milana Jacks Regine Abel Naomi Lucas Kate Prior Colette Rhodes Kimberly Lemming Ryo Suzuri MADKOur Torsos Align Smut Peddler Presents: Monster Boyfriend/Girlfriend