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2025 Recommendations Requests: Part 2!
Jess and Trisha offer romance recommendations for characters with diabetes, characters who are immigrants, characters who are dinosaurs (or dinosaur adjacent) and more! Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more romance recs and news, sign up for our Kissing Books newsletter! We’ve got the chops to match the book lover in your life with their next favorite read. And it only takes a few clicks to gift Tailored Book Recommendations! Simply head to mytbr.co/gift to get started. News: Send us your favorite romances of 2025, your most anticipated of 2026, and/or your book club suggestions!! Check out Book Riot’s amazing list of the Best Books of 2025! Trisha mentioned the podcast Maintenance Phase and also the book What We Don’t Talk about When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon - check them both out. Trisha also mentioned Book Riot’s Grumpy/Grumpy romance list pulled together by R. Nassor. Books Discussed: Never Cross a Highlander by Lisa Rayne The Companion by EE Ottoman They Ain’t Proper by M.B. Guel Any romance written by Diana Quincy The Heart of the Blade duology by Sherry Thomas A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall Give Me A Reason by Stephanie Nicole Norris Pulling Doubles by Christina C. Jones Everything's Better With Lisa by Lucy Eden Loving Queen by Saffron Brooks Captured by Siren Crow The Bride Test by Helen Hoang His Convenient Husband by Robin Covington Ander and Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa The Broposal by Sonora Reyes Trade Me by Courtney Milan When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida Kelley Romance Class authors, including Carla de Guzman, Tara Frejas, and Mina V. Esguerra The Disabled Tyrant’s Beloved Pet Fish by Xue Shan Fei Hu The Anatomy of Magic by J.C. Cervantes Anything by Therese Beharrie (one option is Single Dads Club) Nalini Singh’s contemporary romances (one series starts with Rock Addiction) Love in Color by Bobu Babalola Rafe by Rebekah Weatherspoon Something About You by Julie James The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter The Duke Who Didn’t by Courtney Milan Office Hours by Katrina Jackson White Whiskey Bargain by Jodie Slaughter Digging Up Love by Chandra Blumberg Anger Bang by Avery Flynn A Sharp Endless Need by Marisa Crane Play You For It by Samantha Saldivar Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner Feast While You Can by Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta A Little Kissing Between Friends by Chencia C. Higgins Late Bloomer by Mazey Eddings The Long Game by Elena Armas The Hate Project by Kris Ripper After Hours at Dooryard Books by Cat Sebastian This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Let us know what you’re reading, what you’re thinking, and what you’re thinking about what you’re reading! As always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address ([email protected]). You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown), and Jess is even on TikTok (@jess_isreading). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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2025 Recommendations Requests: Part 1!
'Tis the season! Jess and Trisha offer recommendations for paranormal romances that aren’t toxic, queernorm romance, epistolary romances, and more! Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more romance recs and news, sign up for our Kissing Books newsletter! We’ve got the chops to match the book lover in your life with their next favorite read. And it only takes a few clicks to gift Tailored Book Recommendations! Simply head to mytbr.co/gift to get started. News: Send us your favorite romances of 2025, your most anticipated of 2026, and/or your book club suggestions!! Books Discussed: When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida Kelley Seasons of Love by Helena Greer His True Alpha by Chencia C. Higgins Son of the Morning by Akwaeke Emezi Big Bad Wolf by Suleikha Snyder The Psy/Changling series (Book 1 is Slave to Sensation) by Nalini Singh Briarley by Aster Glenn Gray Witch You Would by Lia Amador Our Vicious Oaths by N.E. Davenport The Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna Nine Tailed by Jayci Lee Hot and Badgered and other titles by Shelley Laurenston/ G.A. Aiken Deadly Ever After by Brittany Johnson Paranormal romances by Viano Oniomoh, Rebel Carter, and Holley Trent Iris Kelley Doesn’t Date by Ashley Herring Blake Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree Worst Soulmate Ever by Haruta Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin The Neighbor Favor by Kristina Forest The Flatshare by Beth O Leary Isn’t It Obvious by Rachel Runya Katz Follow My Voice by Ariana Godoy Wrong Number, Right Woman by Jae This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Let us know what you’re reading, what you’re thinking, and what you’re thinking about what you’re reading! As always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address ([email protected]). You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown), and Jess is even on TikTok (@jess_isreading). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Still No Beverly Jenkins Cinematic Universe…
Jess and Trisha share adaptation news, highlight books by Native and Indigenous romance authors, and remind listeners to send in their recommendation requests. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more romance recs and news, sign up for our Kissing Books newsletter! Ready for a cozy, bookish autumn? Let Tailored Book Recommendations help you find your next favorite read with handpicked suggestions from professional book nerds. Get started today from just $18! News: Send your requests for romance recs to [email protected] ASAP - ideally before the end of October…or close to it. ;-) If you can, bid on something at the Steamy Lit Foundation auction - and/or share the auction before November 2. Here are a lot of adaptations that are coming. We are excited about some! Not so much about others! You’ll be able to tell who we think is missing: Red, White & Royal Wedding [Deadline] Adventures in Love and Birding (Here’s a video of Sarah listening to the Wait Wait audio.) Reminders of Him [Vulture] People We Meet on Vacation [YouTube Trailer] The Love Hypothesis [Marie Claire] The Bodyguard [The Viewer’s Perspective] Savvy Sheldon Feels Good as Hell [The Wrap] Books Discussed: Zomromcom by Olivia Dade The Crownless King by Dria Andersen Yours for the Season by Uzma Jalaluddin The Truth According to Ember and Love is a War Song by Danica Nava Pivot by Anna Pulley Shoot Your Shot by Lexi LaFleur Brown The Road Home by Christina Berry His Convenient Husband by Robin Covington Winning the Neonatal Doc’s Heart by Amy Ruttan This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Let us know what you’re reading, what you’re thinking, and what you’re thinking about what you’re reading! As always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address ([email protected]). You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown), and Jess is even on TikTok (@jess_isreading). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Suspending Disbelief: When In Romance Fall Book Club
Jess and Trisha talk about fall, The Enchanted Hacienda, and some magicky romance appropriate for this (or any) season. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more romance recs and news, sign up for our Kissing Books newsletter! Ready for a cozy, bookish autumn? Let Tailored Book Recommendations help you find your next favorite read with handpicked suggestions from professional book nerds. Get started today from just $18! News: Send your requests for romance recs to [email protected] ASAP (or at least this month)! Books Discussed: Under a Strawberry Moon by Tasha L. Harrison His Small-Town Challenge by Kelli Storm My Boyfriends Are All Monsters by Kimberly Lemming A Gentleman’s Gentleman by TJ Alexander Her Knight at the Museum by Bryn Donovan The Brightest Star in Paris by Diana Biller Looking for Love in All The Haunted Places by Claire Kann The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches and A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna The Redemption of Philip Thane by Lisa Berne Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper Losing Sight by Tati Richardson Let us know what you’re reading, what you’re thinking, and what you’re thinking about what you’re reading! As always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address ([email protected]). You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown), and Jess is even on TikTok (@jess_isreading). This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Grumpy to Happy Ratio: Recommendations for New Romance Readers
Jess and Trisha talk about your recommendations for first time romance readers before digging into theirs - from historical to contemporary, dramatic to comedic, and low heat to...The Dragon’s Bride. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more romance recs and news, sign up for our Kissing Books newsletter! Ready for a cozy, bookish autumn? Let Tailored Book Recommendations help you find your next favorite read with handpicked suggestions from professional book nerds. Get started today from just $18! News: Book club is coming!! Read The Enchanted Hacienda by J.C. Cervantes with us for our Oct 13 episode. Books Discussed: Pucking Strong by Emily Rath Ride With Me by Simone Soltani Ready or Not and Promise Me Sunshine by Cara Bastone The Enchanted Hacienda by J.C. Cervantes His Perfect Partner by Priscilla Oliveras Check, Please! By Ngozi Ukazu We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian Indigo by Beverly Jenkins The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren Role Playing by Cathy Yardley The Duke Who Didn’t by Courtney Milan The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna The Dragon’s Bride by Katee Robert Take a Hint Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert Let us know what you’re reading, what you’re thinking, and what you’re thinking about what you’re reading! As always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address ([email protected]). You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown), and Jess is even on TikTok (@jess_isreading). This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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