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Love is in the air as the ladies stroll into the pages of LOVE AND OTHER WORDS by CHRISTINA LAUREN! Listen in as they chat all about Macy and Elliot’s journey through the past and present, how they would handle Macy’s present day boy conundrum, and the shocking end reveal!

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Today's episode is our first ever "Book Talk" episode, where we're just catching up on all book-related topics we've been wanting to talk about.

First, we're sharing how our reading journeys have been going so far this year. Here is a list of books mentioned: 

• Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
• One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
• The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas
• Peeta's Games by igysgrace 
• Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren
• The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
• The Circle by Dave Eggers
• Anon Pls by Deuxmoi
• My Life in France by Julia Child

Then, we're looking forward to books being released in April/books that were recently released: 

• The Wellness Trap by Christy Harrison
• The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth
• The Maid's Diary by Loreth Anne White
• Happy Place by Emily Henry

(29:45) We then go into a deep discussion about the Daisy Jones and the Six TV adaptation. After finishing the full series, what were our thoughts?

(45:37) Finally, we wrap up the episode by talking about the recent review controversy where author Lucy Bloom went onto a bookstagrammer's account (@booksthroughmyveins_) to angrily reply to a thoughtful review. What is an author's place on bookstagram/booktok? How should they respond to readers' reviews? We're discussing all of that and more! 

Merry Christmas (almost)! Jacqueline and Meghan are only reading smutty Holiday Hallmark-esque books in December. Join as we discuss what we have read so far and what we are planning on reading for the rest of the year.  

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Welcome Kara from MzKaraReads to the podcast to talk about early CLo book Beautiful Bastard! We specifically picked this book because we thought it would get Kara in her feelings and we were right! This episode is hysterical and Kara was a delightful guest host!

Books we mentioned during the episode!
A Thorn in the Saddle by Rebekah Weatherspoon
Rock Hard Nalini Singh 
Wild Seasons series by Christina Lauren
Honeymooners by Christina Lauren
Tessa Bailey Reverse Harem RomCom
Your Dad Will Do by Katee Robert
Book #2 Bastard Series 

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Our 1st Authors at a Glance episode with Christina Lauren!

Our review of Unhoneymooners on the podcast.

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Welcome to Romance at a Glance, a podcast that uses romance novels to dive into candid conversations about life, relationship dynamics, and sexual desires. 

As hosts Bridget and Shani review books and interview some of romance's biggest authors, they explore the breadth of the genre, openly embracing the sex, diverse couplings, and taboos to create a safe space for listeners to be exposed to different lifestyles, fantasies, and to pique their naughty curiosity.

Expect 100% honest reviews, spontaneous singing, life lessons, indecent anecdotes, and bawdy humor.

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The boys are back with the second reading of In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren, and things are really steaming up at the beloved family cabin! Will Maelyn's lust for Andrew pave the way for her freedom from the time loop, or will she make a complete 180 and see Theo as anything other than a sniveling baby? We're just begging for one more loop through time!

Highlights from this episode include visits from the three Christmas Ghouls, Mack's Groundhogs Day Speedrun Strats, Cheese Blintz fascination, Ketchup Nutz, our Twilight fan fiction, Andrews personal boner shield, and the perfect Spiderman joke.

Thank you to Miyagisama for the use of their song C H I L L M A S.

The boys are back with the first episode of our holiday book In a Holidaze  by Christina Lauren. But not just that, we're here to celebrate our eighth favorite holiday, the Thanksgiving Spec-Turkey-Ular! We definitely didn't forget about it and choose our holiday book too early. Does love, time travel, and half-plucked monstrosities peak your fancy? This episode has all this AND more!

Highlights include the GRBN Turkey Trot & Thanksgivingaway, a new thirsty female lead, an incredibly complicated family dynamic, stoner time travel theories, and some bonkers fiscal gaps.

Thank you to Miyagisama for the use of their song C H I L L M A S

This Week on No Smut Shaming: 

Chloe Mills is an ambitious intern at Ryan Media and is months away from her MBA.

All Miss Mills has to do is survive the next few months with her Cold Hearted Beautiful Bastard Boss, Bennett Ryan.  

But Mr. Ryan has other plans. 

August 5th Episode: Flirting with 40 by K. Bromberg

Holiday Time Travel Romance: Mae is stuck in a rut.  She’s at a dead-end job,  about to move back in with her parents, her crush only sees her as a family friend, and to top it off, finds out this will be the last Christmas her family will ever spend at their favorite cabin.  But one simple wish to the universe has Mae reliving this last Christmas over and over again until she figures out what choices will lead her to happiness and maybe even love. 

Next Weeks Episode: A Wright Christmas b K.A. Linde

 If there’s one thing Jennifer and Heather can agree on, it’s that escaping into fiction has never been more necessary than in 2020. Luckily, they managed to find plenty of ships to love. In this special episode, they each weigh in on their top 5 couples of the year.

There’s no question that 2020 has been a garbage fire, but here are 10 fictional couples that brought us joy...

• Jenn’s Top 5:
  • #5 Jackson/Sloane in Holidate
  • #4: Maelyn/Andrew in the novel In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren
  • #3: Joe/Nicky in Old Guard
  • #2: Viv/Jackson in Sex Education
  • #1: January/Gus in the novel Beach Read by Emily Henry
• Heather’s Top 5:
  • #5: Ellery/Reed from the Ellery Hathaway Mystery novel series by Joanna Schaffhausen
  • #4: Jack/Mel in Virgin River
  • #3: Nadia/Guzman in Elite
  • #2: Rip/Beth from Yellowstone
  • #1: Lucy/Tim from The Rookie

The Fun continues with authors Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings, the duo behind Christina Lauren. 

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We had the BEST time ever interview Christina & Lauren the authors behind the best-selling pen name Christina Lauren. 

This was supposed to be a 30-minute interview and we ended up talking to them  for a blissful and laughter-filled 90 minutes. 

This was recorded through the internet on four different computers. So please forgive any audio glitches you hear and enjoy!

Check out Christina Lauren books here. 

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A diverse, inclusive podcast that explores romance novels and helps our listeners pique their naughty curiosity with 100% honest reviews, spontaneous singing, life lessons, indecent anecdotes, and bawdy humor.

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We were split on this book. Bridget thought it had some cute quips and flirting (especially on the honeymoon) and Shani thought this book was all over the place and hated the narrator.

Some major points we discussed: 

• The narrator making Ethan sound like a bro
• Ethan not believing her :(
• Whether Olive should have agreed to lie to Ami
• Enemies to lovers with lust in their eyes
• How gross Ethan’s brother is!!
• Olive asking for help (and shocker, getting it!)

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A diverse, inclusive podcast that explores romance novels and helps our listeners pique their naughty curiosity with 100% honest reviews, spontaneous singing, life lessons, indecent anecdotes, and bawdy humor.

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We're joined once again by Christina Hobbes and Lauren Billings, the dynamic duo that makes up New York Times Bestselling author Christina Lauren! This time, they're back to share some book recs and some funny stories with us! We also discuss TV shows, how we're all occupying ourselves during quarantine, and where you should start if you're going to pick up your first CLo book as a quarantine read! 

1000% honest reviews all the time! Season 3 has some amazing books coming up!

Read along with us and see the full list: www.romanceataglance.com/upcoming-books

On Romance at a Glance, we discuss and review all genres of romance novels, as well as get into the nitty-gritty of real-life romance, relationships, and sex... while cracking each other up. Expect some spontaneous singing, funny anecdotes, honest reviews, and naughty language.

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Ellen and Mom dive into The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren. With all of it's banter, tropes, and forced proximity, I wonder what we thought....

Ellen and Mom are in pretty resounding agreement about Christina Lauren's Roomies. Plus, our own roommate stories (spoiler: they're less sexy than the book) and more on audiobooks.