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694 afleveringen, van nieuw naar oud
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Historical Accuracy with Jenny Holiday
4 juli 2025 · 44 min
Meg is joined by Jenny Holiday to discuss what we really mean when we say things are historically accurate.
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Re-release: Earls Trip by Jenny Holiday
30 juni 2025 · 26 min
This books plays with using characters with anachronistically modern world views in a recognizable historical romance set up. Like it or don't, it's all very deliberate.
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Look Before You Leap by Virginia Heath
27 juni 2025 · 24 min
We both very much enjoyed this low-angst romance.
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Eliza and the Duke by Harper St. George
24 juni 2025 · 41 min
This book has the best carriage sex of all time, we're pretty sure. Also, everything else about it is perfect.
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Someone to Watch Over Me by Lisa Kleypas
20 juni 2025 · 45 min
Not even going to pretend that this episode isn't mostly a comparison with the original and a discussion of rewrites.
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Savannah Royals by Lindsay Barrett
17 juni 2025 · 33 min
This books gets an A+ for vibes, and is very unconventional. YMMV on if that works.
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Worldly and Temporal Things: Uncertain Magic with Kate Bateman
16 juni 2025 · 1 uur 1 min
Alex and Meg are joined by Kate Batemen to discuss the final book in Laura Kinsale's backlist.
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Going Solo by D.P. Clarence
11 juni 2025 · 46 min
D.P. Clarence is fun and funny but the BTS on reality TV is depressing.
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Manic Pixie Dream Earl by Jenny Holiday
6 juni 2025 · 36 min
This book really leans in to the "manic pixie" in such a fun way.
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When the Marquess Needed Me by Lydia Lloyd
6 juni 2025 · 41 min
Who knew we'd be so into a book about a man with insecurities about his penis?
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Worldly and Temporal Things: The Dream Hunter
30 mei 2025 · 56 min
Meg and Alex are joined by Harper St. George to discuss The Dream Hunter by Laura Kinsale.
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The Lady Makes Her Mark by Susanna Craig
28 mei 2025 · 30 min
Look, this series is totally adorable and this book in particular is really fun. It's one of those that comes close enough to great that the parts that fall short are more frustrating than they shold probably be because you're so mad it isn't perfect. I was too harsh in this episode, but only because it was sooo close to ideal. Lees meer
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A Delightful Deceit by Alexa Santi
25 mei 2025 · 18 min
I'd be lying if I said this episode was anything other than Laine fangirling over Amelia Peabody and squealing about how much fun this novella is. Sethos-coded lost all meaning because it was said too many times.
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Behooved by M. Stevenson
22 mei 2025 · 30 min
Meg and Laine disagree about the amount of world building we want in a Romantasy, but agree that this book is super cute. Please uncancel My Lady Jane, someone.
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Worldly and Temporal Things: Seize the Fire
15 mei 2025 · 1 uur 12 min
Alex and Meg are joined by Candy Tan to discuss this book, which sounds completely insane TBH.
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The Legionary Seduction by Jenna Bigelow
13 mei 2025 · 38 min
We remain enamored with Jenna. That is all.
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Hardly a Gentleman by Eloisa James
11 mei 2025 · 39 min
This book is a fucking delight.
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Worldly and Temporal Things: Flowers from the Storm
3 mei 2025 · 1 uur 10 min
Meg and Alex are joined by Cat Sebastian to discuss Alex's favorite book of all time.
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A Death on Corfu by Emily Sullivan
29 april 2025 · 30 min
We were both very charmed by this mystery novel and can't help speculating on the future romantic turns. What does "cozy" mean to you?
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Trope Talk: Spies with Emily Sullivan
25 april 2025 · 41 min
Laine and Meg ostensibly talk with Emily Sullivan about spies. Come for the spies, stay for the tax questions.
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Worldly and Temporal Things: Midsummer Moon
19 april 2025 · 1 uur 1 min
Meg and Alex are joined by Colleen Kelly to discuss this fairytale-adjacent book.
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Fan Service by Rosie Danan
16 april 2025 · 31 min
This book is for anyone who was ever an embarrassing teenager.
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Worldly and Temporal Things: My Sweet Folly
5 april 2025 · 54 min
Meg and Alex are joined by Eloisa James to discuss My Sweet Folly by Laura Kinsale. Having not read any of these books, this hero really needs therapy.
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The Tribune Temptation by Jenna Bigelow
31 maart 2025 · 43 min
This book provided a moment of light in a dark world. We will be immediately consuming everything that Jenna Bigelow puts out for the foreseeable future.
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Worldly and Temporal Things: Shadowheart
22 maart 2025 · 56 min
Meg and Alex are joined by Tasha Suri to discuss Shadowheart. I concur that nothing in this book inspired the character in BG3.
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Trope Talk: Amnesia with Olivia Waite
16 maart 2025 · 52 min
Meg and Laine are joined by Olivia Waite to discuss the use of amnesia in romance.
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Worldly and Temporal Things: For My Lady's Heart
7 maart 2025 · 1 uur 12 min
Meg and Alex are joined by Olivia Waite to discuss For My Lady's Heart, and all I could think of was "a little sincerity is a dangerous thing, a great deal of it is absolutely fatal."
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The Devil's Charm by Megan Frampton
28 februari 2025 · 19 min
Don't you miss the days before museums had things like security or glass cases?
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The Merchant Match by Jenna Bigelow
28 februari 2025 · 28 min
This is now a Roman Empire/Republic romance fan account.
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Worldly and Temporal Things: Lessons in French
21 februari 2025 · 1 uur
Meg and Alex are joined by Adriana Herrera to discuss Laura Kinsale's most conventional book. (That is not a diss.)
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Losing Sight by Tati Richardson
20 februari 2025 · 27 min
We ADORED this book and it managed to be fun while dealing with some serious topics.
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Wooing the Witch Queen by Stephanie Burgis
19 februari 2025 · 25 min
This book is adorable and so much fun to read and I really enjoyed the balance of romance and world building and I wanted it to be smut and it wasn't. If you go in knowing what to expect it's a romp.
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Enemy of My Dreams by Jenny Williamson
11 februari 2025 · 33 min
We were both so charmed by the road trip romance between a brutal Visigoth and a Roman princess. We were not charmed by the asshole king letting his people starve, oh wait, it was the same dude.
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Worldly and Temporal Things: The Prince of Midnight
7 februari 2025 · 1 uur 3 min
Alix E. Harrow joins Meg and Alex to discuss The Prince of Midnight, by Laura Kinsale, a book that is both bonkers and heartbreaking.
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A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke by Adriana Herrera
5 februari 2025 · 33 min
The concept of this series is very cool, and this book is very effective, but it was also hard to read at this moment in time.
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The Arrangement by Mary Balogh
1 februari 2025 · 29 min
Do I get what is objectively good about Mary Balogh's writing? Yes. Is a low-stakes, low-conflict, low-steam story what I need right now? Not really.
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My Inconvenient Duke by Loretta Chase
28 januari 2025 · 32 min
Loretta is BACK. Is this the marriage in crisis as we expected? No. But once you set aside the expectation that something horrible is about to happen this book is a FANTASTIC brother's best friend romance.
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Worldly and Temporal Things: The Shadow and the Star
24 januari 2025 · 1 uur 7 min
Meg and Alex resume their read of all Laura Kinsale's books. Today they are joined by Angelina M. Lopez to discuss the Shadow and the Star.
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Earl Crush by Alexandra Vasti
22 januari 2025 · 21 min
This book is exactly what we expect from this series, rompy and very very sexy. Please give me a book about Jasper, I am such a sucker for a real spy.
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As You Desire by Connie Brockway
17 januari 2025 · 33 min
We read this because we will read pretty much anything set in Egypt. There were parts that were really fun, but you can really tell it was written in 1997.
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Freed by the Marquess by Stevie Sparks
14 januari 2025 · 31 min
We were both a bit scared of this book and were pleasantly surprised, but were left wondering who the target audience was. Also, we now return to our regular posting schedule.
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Scandalous Lord Dere by Stephanie Laurens
14 januari 2025 · 24 min
Stephanie Laurens NYE novella? Sign us up for the batshittery.
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Worldly and Temporal Things: The Hidden Heart
10 januari 2025 · 1 uur 6 min
Meg and Alex are joined by Charis Michaels to discuss Laura Kinsale's first book. If I learned anything from editing this episode, you should definitely listen to the audio book.
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The Silly Season by D.P. Clarence
10 januari 2025 · 18 min
This is the perfect Christmas novella to end our season with. Yes, I know it's January 9th.
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His Mistletoe Wager by Virginia Heath
8 januari 2025 · 25 min
Everything about this book charmed us, even the things that shouldn't have. It's a Christmas miracle!
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When the Lord Adored Me by Lydia Lloyd
6 januari 2025 · 19 min
A sex cabin 12 days of Christmas book? Well ok, if we must, we must.
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A Halifax Holiday by Alexandra Vasti
29 december 2024 · 20 min
The Halifaxes are all home for the holidays, and it's exactly what you expect (that is a good thing).
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No Ordinary Duchess by Elizabeth Hoyt
29 december 2024 · 24 min
Elizabeth Hoyt is back, baby!
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His Christmas Rose by Jane Maguire
17 december 2024 · 26 min
This is super Christmasy and super sexy but we do have to hate on the heroine at the beginning of the book. She improves very much over the course of the story! And Christmas!
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A Waltz with Isabelle by Nina Jarrett
17 december 2024 · 19 min
It's really fun to see the convention of introductions in the regency taken to a rom-com extreme. We liked it, even if the ties to Christmas feel tenuous.