Luister naar Fated Mates - Romance Books for Novel People

Today we're headed back in the time machine to before the pandemic when everyone but us read this one m/m hockey book and lost their collective minds! Heated Rivalry is one of those books that romance lovers place high up on their keeper shelf, and we're talking about why, about how it really knocks sports romance out of the park (yes, we're aware that there is no knocking out of parks in hockey), and how it might be one of the books that launched a thousand hockey ships. We're talking about erotica vs. erotic romance vs. romance, about sexy secrets, about first names and about why it's always sexy when people say "I love you" in a foreign language. If you want more Fated Mates in your life, please join our Patreon, which comes with an extremely busy and fun Discord community! Join other magnificent firebirds to hang out, talk romance, and be cool together in a private group full of excellent people. Learn more at patreon.com [https://www.patreon.com/fatedmates]. THE BOOKS * Heated Rivalry [https://amzn.to/4keu7R1] * The Long Game [https://amzn.to/4keu7R1] NOTES * Visit the Fated Mates Collections Department [https://fatedmates.net/discover-great-romance-books-curated-by-expert-humans] for great romance recommendations organized by micro tropes, characteristics, subgenres, or things like Virgin Heroes [https://fatedmates.net/virgin-heroes]. Check out Jen’s collection Hoop! (There It Is) [https://fatedmates.net/basketball-romance] and listen to the 1993 hit song, Whoomp! (There It Is) [https://youtu.be/Z-FPimCmbX8?si=9NvhXlaOr0_2k_t_] by Tag Team [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-hit_wonder?scrlybrkr=958e9960]. * Barnes & Noble and Amazon holding sales [https://www.fastcompany.com/91323620/independent-bookstore-day-amazon-book-sale-sparks-backlash] during Independent Bookstore day [https://lithub.com/something-good-in-the-world-lets-celebrate-independent-bookstore-day-this-weekend/] felt super icky. If you missed it this year, maybe you can find a great indie to visit next year. It’s always the last Saturday in April. * Alan Ritchson [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2024927/] is Jack Reacher, Alan Rickman [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000614/?scrlybrkr=958e9960&ref_=ext_shr_lnk] is not. * On the road to the NHL, the World Juniors [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IIHF_World_Junior_Championship?scrlybrkr=958e9960] is pretty important.  * Professional sports are notably homophobic [https://outonthefields.com/media/], especially [https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/longform/hockeys-homophobic-language-problem-putting-kids-lives-risk/] the NHL [https://www.npr.org/2023/10/12/1205476006/nhl-bans-pride-tape-backlash] despite its history of hosting [https://www.broadstreethockey.com/post/why-flyers-pride-nights-truly-matter/] pride nights [https://victorypress.org/2023/03/17/lets-be-honest-about-what-nhl-pride-nights-actually-are/]. Luke Prokop is the only openly gay professional hockey player [https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/whl-alumni-luke-prokop-releases-160330588.html], but he does not play in the NHL at this time.  The professional sports league with the most openly queer players is the WNBA [https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/wnba-players-queer-fandom], which also has a past history of enforcing certain gender norms and gender presentation for its players. [https://youtu.be/o7QHDO4D8Bs?si=FaBLR2F_0eSJJDjw] * Leagues create rivalries between players and teams in order to promote their brand and ratings. A WNBA case study is Angel Reese & Caitlin Clark [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark%E2%80%93Reese_rivalry]. SPONSORS * Measured & Slow, purveyors of unique crafted products for people who love books and whimsy. Visit the shop at measuredandslow.studio [https://measuredandslow.studio]. * Jillian David, author of Paging Dr. Breakup, available in print or ebook, from Amazon [https://amzn.to/3RFznko], Barnes & Noble [https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/paging-dr-breakup-jillian-david/1146553229?ean=2940184573625], Kobo [https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/paging-dr-breakup?sId=d4aa69ba-ee12-4702-9edd-abbd6fb1e0d0], Apple Books [https://books.apple.com/au/book/paging-dr-breakup/id6738290278] or wherever you get your books. * LaQuette, author of Royal Bride Demand, available in print or ebook from Amazon [https://amzn.to/4lSil03], Barnes & Noble [https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/royal-bride-demand-laquette/1145949213], Kobo [https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/royal-bride-demand?sId=ea95e006-3dca-4220-a565-3ec45b8dc264], Apple Books [https://books.apple.com/us/book/royal-bride-demand/id6506429786] or wherever you get your books [https://bookshop.org/a/5775/9781335939753]. THE REST * For even more info about this episode, and to explore everything Fated Mates has to offer, visit: https://fatedmates.net/episodes/2025/4/28/0733-heated-rivalry-by-rachel-reid * If you wish you had six more days in a week of people talking about romance, may we suggest joining our Patreon? Aside from an additional episode every month you get access to our Discord, where other romance readers are talking about books they love (and many other things!) all the time. It’s so fun! Learn more about the Patreon and go join those cool people who love romance as much as you do at patreon.com/fatedmates [https://patreon.com/fatedmates]. * Beyond your favorite podcast app [https://mf.fatedmates.net/listen], you can find us on Instagram [https://instagram.com/fatedmatespod], Threads [https://www.threads.net/@fatedmatespod], Blue Sky [https://bsky.app/profile/fatedmates.net], Tumblr [https://fated-mates.tumblr.com], and probably some other places, too, if you look hard enough. * If you've never listened to our Stop Book Banning episode [https://fatedmates.net/episodes/2022/10/2/stop-book-banning], there's no better time than now.

We're talking about the worst possible thing that can happen to a romance heroine today (it's always the heroines) -- ruination! Whether the hero did it, another man did it, or society simply decided that she's ruined, there's simply nothing to be done about it...except revenge, a triumphant return, or the crowning of a new reigning queen. We cover all three here, with almost entirely new to the pod books, and even get some contemporaries into the mix! If you want more Fated Mates in your life, please join our Patreon, which comes with an extremely busy and fun Discord community! Join other magnificent firebirds to hang out, talk romance, and be cool together in a private group full of excellent people. Learn more at patreon.com [https://www.patreon.com/fatedmates]. Our next read along is Rachel Reid's Heated Rivalry, which you can get in print, ebook, audiobook or with your monthly subscription to Kindle Unlimited [https://amzn.to/41VOD2k]. Find it at Amazon [https://amzn.to/41VOD2k], Barnes & Noble [https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/heated-rivalry-rachel-reid/1129486546], Kobo [https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/heated-rivalry-4], Apple Books [https://books.apple.com/us/book/heated-rivalry/id6446993012] or wherever you get your books [https://bookshop.org/p/books/heated-rivalry-original-rachel-reid/18611721?ean=9781335468437&next=t]. BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE * Chasing Cassandra [https://amzn.to/3YIZXwC] by Lisa Kleypas * The Duchess Hunt [https://amzn.to/42PfA7g] by Lorraine Heath * A Scot in the Dark [https://amzn.to/4jBNqTO] by Sarah MacLean * Wicked & The Wallflower [https://amzn.to/3Y88oBv] by Sarah MacLean * Marrying Winterborne [https://amzn.to/3RpBjgJ] by Lisa Kleypas * The Magic of You [https://amzn.to/4it4fPM] by Joanna Lindsay * A Little Bit Wild [https://amzn.to/42UcfVp] by Victoria Dahl * The Harlot Countess [https://amzn.to/4cRBbAw] by Joanna Shupe * Again the Magic [https://amzn.to/3YcjYvn] by Lisa Kleypas * Tempt Me at Twilight [https://amzn.to/3YETQJG] by Lisa Kleypas * Wild Rain [https://amzn.to/4cDHreO] by Beverly Jenkins * The Rake [https://amzn.to/3YcP2LE] by Suzanne Enoch * Compromised [https://amzn.to/4jl22HF] by Kate Noble * Ride Steady [https://amzn.to/42L2AQ1] by Kristen Ashley * After Hours on Milagro Street [https://amzn.to/4jNRLnb] by Angelina M Lopez NOTES * The space domination of Katy Perry [https://collider.com/katy-perry-was-just-buried-on-social-media-for-her-space-trip-and-heres-why/] is depressing compared to the space demotion happening to real women scientists.   [https://futurism.com/katy-perry-rocket-nasa-scrubbing-women] * In terms of plotting and the hero, Anne Stuart’s Breathless [https://amzn.to/4io5AY8] (2010) might be a good precursor to what we call dark romance today. * Actually, you say ratafia like this [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/pronunciation/english/ratafia].    * Check out the 2025 Lift for Autism auction [https://event.auctria.com/33e28a8d-b461-4bb6-83c6-d39afc2a11d8/aa6cd270-8751-11e9-a741-3fcfcb35cbb0], sponsored by Kennedy Ryan. * Stay tuned at the end of the episode for a sneak peek of the audiobook of Piper Rayne's The One I Didn't See Coming [https://amzn.to/3ECtt0j]. SPONSORS * 1001 Dark Nights, publishers of Pride and Passion: A LGBTQIA+ Love Collection, available in print or ebook, or with your monthly subscription to Kindle Unlimited [https://amzn.to/44aJvsR]. * Jess K Hardy, author of Wish You Were Here, available in print or ebook, or with your monthly subscription to Kindle Unlimited [https://amzn.to/44FmZZ9]. * Mara Moody, author of The Reunion Recipe, available in print or ebook from Amazon [https://amzn.to/4cJl7jX], Barnes & Noble [https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-reunion-recipe-mara-moody/1146168140] or wherever you get your books [https://bookshop.org/a/5775/9798991123402]. * Piper Rayne, author of The One I Didn't See Coming, available in print, audiobook or ebook, or with your monthly subscription to Kindle Unlimited [https://amzn.to/3RvNbxF]. THE REST * For even more info about this episode, and to explore everything Fated Mates has to offer, visit: https://fatedmates.net/episodes/2025/4/21/0732-ruination * If you wish you had six more days in a week of people talking about romance, may we suggest joining our Patreon? Aside from an additional episode every month you get access to our Discord, where other romance readers are talking about books they love (and many other things!) all the time. It’s so fun! Learn more about the Patreon and go join those cool people who love romance as much as you do at patreon.com/fatedmates [https://patreon.com/fatedmates]. * Beyond your favorite podcast app [https://mf.fatedmates.net/listen], you can find us on Instagram [https://instagram.com/fatedmatespod], Threads [https://www.threads.net/@fatedmatespod], Blue Sky [https://bsky.app/profile/fatedmates.net], Tumblr [https://fated-mates.tumblr.com], and probably some other places, too, if you look hard enough. * If you've never listened to our Stop Book Banning episode [https://fatedmates.net/episodes/2022/10/2/stop-book-banning], there's no better time than now.

Yes, Sarah has a longtime fantasy of being on the lam, but let's be honest, she'd be caught reading a book in the nearest diner as soon as anyone got serious about looking for her. This week, we're talking about books in which characters are much more serious about being on the run! We break the category into people on the move and people in hiding, but also talk about secrets, about lies, and about how love really is about telling something all the truths you've got. If you want more Fated Mates in your life, please join our Patreon, which comes with an extremely busy and fun Discord community! Join other magnificent firebirds to hang out, talk romance, and be cool together in a private group full of excellent people. Learn more at patreon.com [https://www.patreon.com/fatedmates]. Our next read along is Rachel Reid's Heated Rivalry, which you can get in print, ebook, audiobook or with your monthly subscription to Kindle Unlimited [https://amzn.to/41VOD2k]. Find it at Amazon [https://amzn.to/41VOD2k], Barnes & Noble [https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/heated-rivalry-rachel-reid/1129486546], Kobo [https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/heated-rivalry-4], Apple Books [https://books.apple.com/us/book/heated-rivalry/id6446993012] or wherever you get your books [https://bookshop.org/p/books/heated-rivalry-original-rachel-reid/18611721?ean=9781335468437&next=t]. THE BOOKS * The Master [https://amzn.to/4cC3W46] by Kresley Cole * Run Posy Run [https://amzn.to/4igakiq] by Cate Wells * Claiming the Courtesan [https://amzn.to/3EkDsY8] by Anna Campbell * Burn Down the Night [https://amzn.to/3E58hju] by M. O’Keefe * Dragon Bound [https://amzn.to/4lvkEGi] by Thea Harrison * Tycoon [https://amzn.to/42IcLFV] by Joanna Shupe * Something Wilder [https://amzn.to/4ltQqDz] by Christina Lauren * If I Told You, I’d Have to Kiss You [https://amzn.to/428UqSi] by Mae Marvel * Hunter [https://amzn.to/3G8tYzK] by Emmy Chandler * Stranded [https://amzn.to/429aGTo] by Jennifer D. Bokal * The Harpy and the Dragon [https://amzn.to/42cLUSn] by Marie Liscomb * Wyoming Double Jeopardy [https://amzn.to/4ibFV4U] by Juno Rushdan * Bourbon and Lies [https://amzn.to/3G7cDHm] by Victoria Wilder * Hunted Through Italy [https://amzn.to/42bDM4x] by Delaney Diamond * Dalliances & Devotion [https://amzn.to/4jv76sj] by Felicia Grossman * Kiss the Girl [https://amzn.to/3G5Vk9r] by Zoraida Cordova * Under Her Skin [https://amzn.to/4jtqsy5] by Adriana Anders * Whiteout [https://amzn.to/42t1A2v] by Adriana Anders * Kink Camp: Hunted [https://amzn.to/4lscsqc] by Adriana Anders THE NOTES * Fill out the survey [https://fatedmates.net/survey], check out our quests on Pagebound [https://pagebound.co/quests/80c93f44-887b-43a2-a67b-8d73e2289611], and the Fated Mates Collections Department. [https://fatedmates.net/discover-great-romance-books-curated-by-expert-humans] * Thanks @kimonlyreadsromance [https://www.threads.net/@kimonlyreadsromance] from Threads for coming up with the name “discoverabilitybuddies” -- and for submitting a Collection for Books with Secret Tattoos [https://fatedmates.net/secret-tattoo-romance-books]! * We’ve done deep dives of The Master [https://fatedmates.net/episodes/2019/6/17/15-the-master] and Dragon Bound [https://fatedmates.net/episodes/2023/12/11/0614-dragon-bound-by-thea-harrison]. Run Posy Run and Whiteout have both appeared on one of our year end “Best of” Lists [https://fatedmates.net/best-romance-books-of-the-year]. * Mr. and Mrs Smith is a great movie [https://youtu.be/CZ0B22z22pI?si=PKj-CIwPnJZ22dOs] and a great tv show [https://youtu.be/AsaMWxppznk?si=MtHYGPrke3hIUIUw].  * Just make some time to read The Most Dangerous Game [https://www.sparknotes.com/short-stories/the-most-dangerous-game/full-text/the-most-dangerous-game/] by Richard Connell. THE SPONSORS * Michelle McCraw, author of Conspiracies and Chemistry, available in print or ebook from Amazon [https://amzn.to/42giByj], Barnes & Noble [https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/conspiracies-and-chemistry-michelle-mccraw/1146113245?ean=9798317623784], Apple Books [https://books.apple.com/us/book/conspiracies-and-chemistry-a-workplace-age-gap/id6602884412], Kobo [https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/conspiracies-and-chemistry?sId=79497647-5ac5-4af7-b3f6-b83db4bb65e6] or wherever you get your books [https://bookshop.org/a/5775/9781961373082]. * SE McPherson, author of A King's Trust, available in print or ebook from Amazon [https://amzn.to/4ltiA1D], Barnes & Noble [https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-kings-trust-se-mcpherson/1147077769?ean=9798992254310], Apple Books [https://books.apple.com/us/book/a-kings-trust/id6742727644], Kobo [https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/a-king-s-trust?sId=fe3f8ece-b896-4b63-9b36-83bc2df8b6a6] or wherever you get your books [https://bookshop.org/a/5775/9798992254310]. * Lumi Gummies, THC gummies available nationwide. Go to Lumigummies.com [https://lumigummies.com/] and use code FATEDMATES for 30% off your order. THE REST * For even more info about this episode, and to explore everything Fated Mates has to offer, visit: https://fatedmates.net/episodes/2025/4/13/0731-romance-on-the-run * If you wish you had six more days in a week of people talking about romance, may we suggest joining our Patreon? Aside from an additional episode every month you get access to our Discord, where other romance readers are talking about books they love (and many other things!) all the time. It’s so fun! Learn more about the Patreon and go join those cool people who love romance as much as you do at patreon.com/fatedmates [https://patreon.com/fatedmates]. * Beyond your favorite podcast app [https://mf.fatedmates.net/listen], you can find us on Instagram [https://instagram.com/fatedmatespod], Threads [https://www.threads.net/@fatedmatespod], Blue Sky [https://bsky.app/profile/fatedmates.net], Tumblr [https://fated-mates.tumblr.com], and probably some other places, too, if you look hard enough. * If you've never listened to our Stop Book Banning episode [https://fatedmates.net/episodes/2022/10/2/stop-book-banning], there's no better time than now.

Headphones in, y’all. We have sixty-nine (that’s right, 69, by pure unplanned luck!) recommendations for you this week — everything from bonkers to bloody to blazing hot…naughty bits that we believe deliver the whole banana (and sometimes no banana at all, if you know what we mean). Pencils ready…your time starts…now. This week’s episode is thanks to Julie Block, the Fated Mates listener who won an episode of the podcast in the Romance for Reproductive Justice auction sponsored by The Meet Cute Romance Bookshop and Fizzery in La Mesa, CA. Julie made a generous donation to the Collective Power Fund at the National Network of Abortion Funds, and in doing so, got to pick the episode topic — Books that Bang! SHOW NOTES * Thanks to Julie Block for suggesting this episode and donating to abortion funds for the Romancing for Reproductive Justice Auction, sponsored by The Meet Cute Romance Bookshop & Fizzery [https://meetcutebookshop.com/], opening fall of 2022 in La Mesa, CA. It is not too late to donate to the Collective Power Fund at the National Network of Abortion Funds [https://abortionfunds.org/collective-power-fund/]. * While we name checked some Fated Mates classic recommendations like Tessa Bailey [https://fatedmates.net/episodes/2020/2/24/s0225-asking-for-trouble], Jessa Kane [https://fatedmates.net/episodes/2020/12/31/jessa-kane-new-years-eve-extravaganza], and London Hale [https://fatedmates.net/episodes/2022/3/1/s0424-the-london-hale-oeuvre], somehow we recorded this episode without once mentioning the name of Charlotte Stein [https://twitter.com/Charlotte_Stein]. So raise a glass to her and all the other authors writing super hot books that we forgot to mention. * Probably you want to see Jen Porter's illustrations [https://twitter.com/JenniferRNN/status/999411356116938753?s=20&t=AJvktTXRFqBfZ9j_pD9XiQ] of the drilldo. (PS. Protip: you might put "drilldo" in the search field of twitter thinking that Jen's tweets will come up, and that would be a mistake unless you want to see it real and in action. Ask me how I know.) SPONSORS * Melissa McTernan, author of Married to the Fae Queen [https://amzn.to/3xsqb9q], the second book in the Fairy Realm series, available in print and through Kindle Unlimited [https://amzn.to/3xsqb9q]. * Lumi Labs, creators of Microdose Gummies. Visit microdose.com [https://microdose.com/] and use the code FATEDMATES for 30% off and free shipping on your order THE REST * For even more info about this episode, and to explore everything Fated Mates has to offer, visit: https://fatedmates.net/episodes/2022/6/7/s0438-these-books-bang * If you wish you had six more days in a week of people talking about romance, may we suggest joining our Patreon? Aside from an additional episode every month you get access to our Discord, where other romance readers are talking about books they love (and many other things!) all the time. It’s so fun! Learn more about the Patreon and go join those cool people who love romance as much as you do at patreon.com/fatedmates [https://patreon.com/fatedmates]. * Beyond your favorite podcast app [https://mf.fatedmates.net/listen], you can find us on Instagram [https://instagram.com/fatedmatespod], Threads [https://www.threads.net/@fatedmatespod], Blue Sky [https://bsky.app/profile/fatedmates.net], Tumblr [https://fated-mates.tumblr.com], and probably some other places, too, if you look hard enough. * If you've never listened to our Stop Book Banning episode [https://fatedmates.net/episodes/2022/10/2/stop-book-banning], there's no better time than now.

We're crossing off a classic romance novel structure this week -- the list! Whether life changing to-do lists, bucket lists, or lists for kinky exploration, these romances take characters and readers on remarkable rides, reminding us all that sometimes it really does pay to be organized. If you want more Fated Mates in your life, please join our Patreon, which comes with an extremely busy and fun Discord community! Join other magnificent firebirds to hang out, talk romance, and be cool together in a private group full of excellent people. Learn more at patreon.com [https://www.patreon.com/fatedmates]. Our next read along is Rachel Reid's Heated Rivalry, which you can get in print, ebook, audiobook or with your monthly subscription to Kindle Unlimited [https://amzn.to/41VOD2k]. Find it at Amazon [https://amzn.to/41VOD2k], Barnes & Noble [https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/heated-rivalry-rachel-reid/1129486546], Kobo [https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/heated-rivalry-4], Apple Books [https://books.apple.com/us/book/heated-rivalry/id6446993012] or wherever you get your books [https://bookshop.org/p/books/heated-rivalry-original-rachel-reid/18611721?ean=9781335468437&next=t]. THE BOOKS * Nine Rules to Break when Romancing a Rake [https://amzn.to/4lhGWeB] by Sarah MacLean * Get A Life, Chloe Brown [https://amzn.to/3Efvqj3] by Talia Hibbert * The Last Days of Lilah Goodluck [https://amzn.to/3RDPPkV] by Kylie Scott * Wicked Nights with a Lover [https://amzn.to/4ip8Ket] by Sophie Jordan * What Heals Us [https://amzn.to/4llcWOJ] by Maggie Gates * The Ending I Want [https://amzn.to/42yQJ8u] by Samantha Towle * Camera Chemistry [https://amzn.to/42zTEOg] by Chelsea Curto * 30 Days [https://amzn.to/42yIIjT] and 30 Nights [https://amzn.to/423zkVr] by Christine d’Abo * The Seal’s Rebel Librarian [https://amzn.to/4ji73jv] by Anne Calhoun * How to Fail at Flirting [https://amzn.to/4iSrQui] by Denise Williams * Rockaway Bride [https://amzn.to/43KfkID] by Pippa Grant * Mr. Swoony [https://amzn.to/4ljWb6E] by Piper Rayne * Three Little Mistakes [https://amzn.to/4i9KSuR] by Nikki Sloan * All Played Out [https://amzn.to/4lk8VKn]by Cora Carmack SHOW NOTES * We’re excited about these author and listener created lists at the Fated Mates Collections Department [/discover-great-romance-books-curated-by-expert-humans]. And in case you want to see the one from Competitive Yam about Skinny dipping, here it is [https://www.reddit.com/r/RomanceBooks/comments/1iz47s6/stern_men_who_cant_stop_skinny_dipping_an/]. * Kelsey Plum’s cigar photos [https://youtu.be/Rxfkebdm5sM?si=kCuW81qeUNxqecOR] went viral [https://www.cigaraficionado.com/article/my-favorite-cigar-fc5c17?scrlybrkr=958e9960] and now she models for a cigar company [https://kingmakerscigars.com/kelseyplum]. We love this for her. * The Bucket List [https://youtu.be/vc3mkG21ob4?si=RJytH0tAGaCXmrtu] (2007) stars two terminally ill men, Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson. They are out checking items off their list before the “kick the bucket.”   * We’ve done deep dives of several of the books on this episode: Nine Rules [https://fatedmates.net/episodes/2022/3/19/s0427-nine-questions-about-nine-rules], Chloe Brown [https://fatedmates.net/episodes/2022/7/26/s0445-get-a-life-chloe-brown-by-talia-hibbert], and Three Little Mistakes. [https://fatedmates.net/episodes/2020/5/26/s0238-three-little-mistakes-by-nikki-sloane] THE SPONSORS * 1001 Dark Nights, publishers of Vows & Veils: A Celebration of Love, available in print or ebook, or with your monthly subscription to Kindle Unlimited [https://amzn.to/42DYGt2]. * Elizabeth Bright, author of Wild, Wild Cowboy, available in print, or ebook, or with your monthly subscription to Kindle Unlimited [https://amzn.to/4jowcJq]. * Rachel Griffiths, author of The Trouble with Anna, available in print, ebook, audio, from Amazon [https://amzn.to/4ctdRZB], Barnes & Noble [https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-trouble-with-anna-rachel-griffiths/1145682355?ean=9781668052945], Kobo [https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-trouble-with-anna?sId=233e01cc-e651-47bd-a6b2-e8eb97a8715a], Apple Books [https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-trouble-with-anna/id6503704202] or wherever you get your books [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-trouble-with-anna-rachel-griffiths/21534187?ean=9781668052945&next=t]. * Andrea Jenelle, author of Spine of Steel, available in print or ebook, or with your monthly subscription to Kindle Unlimited [https://amzn.to/4jughcN]. THE REST * For even more info about this episode, and to explore everything Fated Mates has to offer, visit: https://fatedmates.net/episodes/2025/4/7/0730-romances-with-a-bucket-list * If you wish you had six more days in a week of people talking about romance, may we suggest joining our Patreon? Aside from an additional episode every month you get access to our Discord, where other romance readers are talking about books they love (and many other things!) all the time. It’s so fun! 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