Comrades, welcome to the Asylum! I'm joined by Ada and Ruby from the Loon Call Podcast to discuss season 1 of Heated Rivalry! We talk joining the fandom, adapting romance, who fell first (Ilya or Shane), favorite scenes, and more. Spoilers and squealing abound. Enjoy the show!

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Connect with Ada: @adagetsliterary

Connect with Ruby: @rubybarrettwrite

Heated Rivalry cinematography: Valentina Vee

Romancing the Data episode

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Happy New Year, comrades! 2025 is *finally* over and I'm celebrating with data fiend Lady Jane of Romancing the Data to bring you what we (and the numbers) say are the best romance books of the year. You'll get my top 10, Jane's top 5, and a medley of the top books based on the NYT and Kindle bestseller lists as well as the leading contenders for bookstagram's favorites. If you love data and also absolutely stuffing your TBR to the gills, this is the episode for you. Enjoy!

Connect with Jane: website; @romancingthedata

Mustache episode!

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Happy holidays, comrades! Hope you're staying warm this December (or heading to the beach if you're a Down Under comrade) and curling up with a nice cup of cocoa and a book. If you need recs, I'm joined by Timothy Janovsky, the unofficial King of the Christmas Romcom, today to talk about campy holiday romance. We chat about why we all love to imagine banging Santa so much, the overlap between romance and horror, and telling campy queer stories especially this time of year. Enjoy the show!

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WRION episodes mentioned: Alison Cochrun; Her Night with Santa; "Older" FMCs

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This one's for all the monster f*ckers! I'm joined by Minotaur milking queen C.M. Nascosta to chat all things monster romance. Why it had such a boom during lock down; what the OG monster romance is; how indie authors are leading the freaky charge. Enjoy the show!

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Episodes mentioned:

Morning Glory Milking Farm

That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon

Sing Me to Sleep

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I'm joined by Kiwi author Esme Brett to celebrate Movember and the microtrend (fingers crossed that it becomes a full trend) of mustaches in romance novels! We talk about what and who installed our love of Mustache Man, what's causing the resurgence, and recommend a full stache's worth of romances for your TBR. If you're a fan of heroes with upper lip caterpillars, whiskers, crumb catchers, and lady ticklers, this is the episode for you!

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Romancelandia's resident mustache experts: Beth and Allie

Twisted Love episode

Smart Bitches, Trashy Books

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Surprise! RACHEL IS BACK! Rachel takes a break from her busy life to guest host this episode with me so that we can celebrate the podcast officially being old enough for preschool. We're combining two of the classic podcast topics--romance novels and Taylor Swift--by stuffing your TBRs with recommendations inspired by Taylor's recent, controversial album THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL. We also drop loads of fun facts, talk himbos, and spread some conspiracy theories about Taylor's true identity. Enjoy the show!

Listen to the episodes on some of the books and authors we talk about:

The Intimacy Experiment

LOTHAIRE Pt. 1; Pt. 2

Seven Days in June

Run Posy Run

Alison Cochrun: 1, 2

The Hating Game

Alexandra Vasti

When a Scot Ties the Knot

Danica Nava

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Eloisa James on TLOAS

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Comrades! Today, I'm joined by Molly Tullis (aka The Bibliophile Blonde) to talk myths and legends and why the heck we can't stop retelling them. Also: the ethics of retellings and what gets called myth and what gets called religion. We also celebrate not being raptured, send a little love toward OG shadow daddy Hades, and recommend some of our favorite myth, legend, and folklore inspired romances. Enjoy the show!

Connect with Mollie: get her books; @thebibliophileblonde; Queens, Quests, and Tropes Podcast

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Hey comrades! Today's episode is all about fangirling over happily ever afters, our favorite romance authors, and the revolutionary power of the romance genre--all with photographer Chandra Wicke, creator of The Happily Ever After Society, an upcoming coffee table book featuring photos and interviews from 41 romance authors as well as photos recreating scenes from some of your favorite romance books (seriously so cool!!). We also talk about the romance genre and feminism, romance as resistance, and Ali Hazelwood and Adriana Herrera's blockbuster After the End project. And of course, we each give you recs for romance books with HEAs that surprised us (seems like an oxymoron, but trust me!). Enjoy the show!

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The Happily Ever After Society: order the book! @happilyeveraftersociety

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