Age Is Just a Number...Or Is It? A discussion about the age of main characters in romance

Age Is Just a Number...Or Is It? A discussion about the age of main characters in romance

In this episode of The Clean Romance Podcast, Sarah Ruth Hickner and Tiffany Noelle Chacon dive into the role age plays in today's romance and fantasy books. Why are so many protagonists in their late teens and early twenties? Do readers want more stories featuring characters in their thirties, forties, and beyond, or are we happy escaping into worlds filled with twenty-year-olds saving kingdoms and finding love? Join us as we discuss age representation, reader expectations, and whether it's time for romance and fantasy to broaden the age range of their heroes and heroines. If you love this discussion, you'll want to check out our episode, "Is Reading Romance Good for Your Marriage?"  On Youtube https://youtu.be/a8muMtFjj1Q [https://youtu.be/a8muMtFjj1Q] Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-clean-romance-podcast/id1853708300?i=1000749075389 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-clean-romance-podcast/id1853708300?i=1000749075389] Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Wqz17qWpiYfXEwO6nGUhM?si=w-kyx2ysRnqVH1-yJlUvgQ [https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Wqz17qWpiYfXEwO6nGUhM?si=w-kyx2ysRnqVH1-yJlUvgQ] Check out our Five-Star Reads: Tiffany: All the Things That Come Between Us by Sarah Hickner https://amzn.to/4eQJqhF [https://amzn.to/4eQJqhF] Sarah: The Secret Life of Sarah Hollenbeck by Bethany Turner https://amzn.to/4bgtfJf [https://amzn.to/4bgtfJf] Other books of older main characters by friends and friends of the show: Meet our friends of the show and snag a free ebook (or 3) here! www.thecleanromancepodcast.com/friends [http://www.thecleanromancepodcast.com/friends] Of Song and Darkness by Jessica Spruill https://amzn.to/4vDnvS0 [https://amzn.to/4vDnvS0] The Risk She Takes by Ella Marie https://amzn.to/4gcz51U [https://amzn.to/4gcz51U] Yours Temporarily by Rose Fresquez https://amzn.to/3SP0TiY [https://amzn.to/3SP0TiY] Among the Kingdoms Jacqueline Vaughn Roe [https://www.amazon.com/Jacqueline-Vaughn-Roe/e/B07H6SR4XF/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1] https://amzn.to/4vFMIeK [https://amzn.to/4vFMIeK] Join the conversation on your favorite social channel! Instagram  [http://www.instagram.com/thecleanromancepodcast] Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/@TheCleanRomancePodcast] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@thecleanromancepodcast] Check out our website: www.thecleanromancepodcast.com [http://www.thecleanromancepodcast.com] to learn more about Tiffany and Sarah and for links to all the five star reads! To find out more about Tiffany and Sarah’s books, check them out here: Tiffany’s books can be found here: Amazon [https://www.amazon.com/stores/Tiffany-Noelle-Chacon/author/B0BXHSS664?qid=1752789741&sr=8-1&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=5b8d8669-16cc-468e-b689-e0de98a26872&linkCode=sl2&tag=10060f3-20&linkId=2d2421bd4174ec58f581c9538432827e&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl] Sarah’s books can be found here: Amazon [https://amzn.to/3K7ZJLH]  Thank you to RCC Music for letting us use your song! If you love Christian music, you will LOVE RCC Music. Check them out on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/artist/5wGh5uhndCsP5A55D12Tvb?si=aJizupyQSkGc4_gJE9losg]

Has Bookstagram Changed How We Read Romance? a conversation with Emma St Clair

Clean romance author Emma St Clair joins Tiffany Noelle Chacon and Sarah Ruth Hickner to chat about how social media has changed the way we read. This episode is brought to you by Off the Bench: a clean football rom-com with an off-limits love and reverse grumpy/sunshine main characters! This week it’s on sale for $0.99 on Kindle. You can also read it in Kindle Unlimited or on paperback. Go check out its brand new cover and read it here: https://amzn.to/4eX3XlG [https://amzn.to/4eX3XlG] Five-Star Reads: Emma St. Clair - Managing the Vampires Mansion by KM Shea https://amzn.to/3SiS6pq [https://amzn.to/3SiS6pq] Sarah - If All Else Sails by Emma St Clair https://amzn.to/4eVvALU [https://amzn.to/4eVvALU] Tiffany - Heidi Lucy Loses Her Mind Gracie Ruth Mitchell https://amzn.to/43NZY4Q [https://amzn.to/43NZY4Q] Follow Emma here A great place to start reading Emma St Clair is her free ebook on her website, www.EmmaStClair.com [http://www.EmmaStClair.com] You can also follow her on Instagram at www.instagram.com/kikimojo [http://www.instagram.com/kikimojo] Join the conversation on your favorite social channel! Instagram  [http://www.instagram.com/thecleanromancepodcast] Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/@TheCleanRomancePodcast] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@thecleanromancepodcast] Check out our website: www.thecleanromancepodcast.com [http://www.thecleanromancepodcast.com] to learn more about Tiffany and Sarah and for links to all the five star reads! To find out more about Tiffany and Sarah’s books, check them out here: Tiffany’s books can be found here: Amazon [https://www.amazon.com/stores/Tiffany-Noelle-Chacon/author/B0BXHSS664?qid=1752789741&sr=8-1&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=5b8d8669-16cc-468e-b689-e0de98a26872&linkCode=sl2&tag=10060f3-20&linkId=2d2421bd4174ec58f581c9538432827e&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl] Sarah’s books can be found here: Amazon [https://amzn.to/3K7ZJLH]  Thank you to RCC Music for letting us use your song! If you love Christian music, you will LOVE RCC Music. Check them out on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/artist/5wGh5uhndCsP5A55D12Tvb?si=aJizupyQSkGc4_gJE9losg]

If She Writes It, I'll Read It - Clean Romance Edition

Tiffany Noelle Chacon and Sarah Hickner share some of their favorite clean romance authors. These are authors that we consider "auto-buy." No matter the cover, title, or subject matter, we're all in! If you need more clean romance book recommendations in your world, this is your episode! Thank you so much to this week's episode sponsor: Mind Reader by Mimika Cooney [https://amzn.to/3Qpog1Q] - a slow burn work-place romance Five-Star Recommendations from our auto-buy authors: Tiffany Alls Fair in Love and Blackmail by Gracie Ruth Mitchell  [https://amzn.to/4eNbrXt] Bounty Hunter, book 1 of the Black Tulip Chronicles by Kaylee Jarvis [https://amzn.to/4g5pp9p] Memory Lane, book 1 of the Sons of Scandal series by Becky Wade [https://amzn.to/4vjsA20] Sarah Meet Me in the Margins by Melissa Ferguson [https://amzn.to/4ebfJJ5] Crown of Shadows: Court of Midnight and Deception Book 1 by K.M. Shea [https://amzn.to/4oE7Nn5] Falling for Your Best Friend from the Love Cliche series by Emma St Claire  [https://amzn.to/4veto8c] Don't forget to register for our Five-Star Workshop for Authors on June 19, 2026. Go here to register: www.thecleanromancepodcast.com/webinar [https://www.thecleanromancepodcast.com/webinar] Join the conversation on your favorite social channel! Instagram  [http://www.instagram.com/thecleanromancepodcast] Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/@TheCleanRomancePodcast] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@thecleanromancepodcast] Check out our website: www.thecleanromancepodcast.com [http://www.thecleanromancepodcast.com] to learn more about Tiffany and Sarah and for links to all the five star reads! To find out more about Tiffany and Sarah’s books, check them out here: Tiffany’s books can be found here: Amazon [https://www.amazon.com/stores/Tiffany-Noelle-Chacon/author/B0BXHSS664?qid=1752789741&sr=8-1&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=5b8d8669-16cc-468e-b689-e0de98a26872&linkCode=sl2&tag=10060f3-20&linkId=2d2421bd4174ec58f581c9538432827e&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl] Sarah’s books can be found here: Amazon [https://amzn.to/3K7ZJLH]  Thank you to RCC Music for letting us use your song! If you love Christian music, you will LOVE RCC Music. Check them out on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/artist/5wGh5uhndCsP5A55D12Tvb?si=aJizupyQSkGc4_gJE9losg]

The Value of a Light-Hearted Read with Author Courtney Walsh

Award-winning author Courtney Walsh joins Tiffany Noelle Chacon and Sarah Hickner for a conversation about light-hearted romances and why we need them. If you aren't a fan of Courtney Walsh yet you should check out her books. They are the bees knees (according to Sarah), and her newest book, Brighter Than Before, is a great place to start! Today's book sponsor is All the Things That Come Between Us - a Christian romantic comedy about marriage, friendship, and a horse. The e-book is on sale for .99 from June 9-16, 2026! Snag your copy here: https://amzn.to/49NrbYI [https://amzn.to/49NrbYI] This episode's Five Star Reads: Courtney Walsh: Beauty and the Beach by Gracie Ruth Mitchell https://amzn.to/4odXyG1 [https://amzn.to/4odXyG1] Tiffany: The Cupid Chronicles by Courtney Walsh https://amzn.to/4ezi13J [https://amzn.to/4ezi13J] Sarah: Brighter Than Before by Courtney Walsh https://amzn.to/4euixAS [https://amzn.to/4euixAS] The Clean Romance Podcast FIVE STAR WEBINAR (but think of it as an online workshop), is fast approaching! Be sure to sign up while you can still get the early bird rate at https://www.TheCleanRomancePodcast.com/webinar [https://www.TheCleanRomancePodcast.com/webinar] Grab a free ebook from Courtney Walsh at https://www.CourtneyWalshWrites.com [https://www.CourtneyWalshWrites.com] You can also follow her on Instagram at @CourtneyWalsh [https://www.instagram.com/courtneywalsh] Join the conversation on your favorite social channel! Instagram  [http://www.instagram.com/thecleanromancepodcast] Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/@TheCleanRomancePodcast] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@thecleanromancepodcast] Check out our website: www.thecleanromancepodcast.com [http://www.thecleanromancepodcast.com] to learn more about Tiffany and Sarah and for links to all the five star reads! To find out more about Tiffany and Sarah’s books, check them out here: Tiffany’s books can be found here: Amazon [https://www.amazon.com/stores/Tiffany-Noelle-Chacon/author/B0BXHSS664?qid=1752789741&sr=8-1&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=5b8d8669-16cc-468e-b689-e0de98a26872&linkCode=sl2&tag=10060f3-20&linkId=2d2421bd4174ec58f581c9538432827e&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl] Sarah’s books can be found here: Amazon [https://amzn.to/3K7ZJLH]  Thank you to RCC Music for letting us use your song! If you love Christian music, you will LOVE RCC Music. Check them out on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/artist/5wGh5uhndCsP5A55D12Tvb?si=aJizupyQSkGc4_gJE9losg]

ROMANCE AUTHORS: How to turn your book into a 5-star read workshop

Have you ever wondered what it takes to write a book that Sarah Hickner and Tiffany Noelle Chacon dish about in their weekly roundup of five-star reads? They're going to share that and so much more in their Five-Star Author Workshop on June 19. Part teaching, part building community--get ready for a two-hour workshop that will up your game as an author. Register at www.thecleanromancepodcast.com/webinar [HTTPS:www.thecleanromancepodcast.com/webinar]. Early bird rate ends June 12, 2026. Spaces are limited! Join the conversation on your favorite social channel! Instagram  [http://www.instagram.com/thecleanromancepodcast] Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/@TheCleanRomancePodcast] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@thecleanromancepodcast] Check out our website: www.thecleanromancepodcast.com [http://www.thecleanromancepodcast.com] to learn more about Tiffany and Sarah and for links to all the five star reads! To find out more about Tiffany and Sarah’s books, check them out here: Tiffany’s books can be found here: Amazon [https://www.amazon.com/stores/Tiffany-Noelle-Chacon/author/B0BXHSS664?qid=1752789741&sr=8-1&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=5b8d8669-16cc-468e-b689-e0de98a26872&linkCode=sl2&tag=10060f3-20&linkId=2d2421bd4174ec58f581c9538432827e&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl] Sarah’s books can be found here: Amazon [https://amzn.to/3K7ZJLH]  Thank you to RCC Music for letting us use your song! If you love Christian music, you will LOVE RCC Music. Check them out on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/artist/5wGh5uhndCsP5A55D12Tvb?si=aJizupyQSkGc4_gJE9losg]