It's August and we have three SWELTERING books for you! Plus, as a special treat, we chat with Vanessa Zoltan of the Hot and Bothered podcast. We talk about what drew her to Romance, how she got Romance novelist Julia Quinn onboard, and how much we all love Lisa Kleypas. It's fun! To learn more about Vanessa's podcast: https://www.hotandbotheredrompod.com/ Our August Books: Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston Prisoner of My Desire by Johanna Lindsey Slow Heat by Leta Blake Find us: Inst...
Aug 07, 2019•44 min•Ep. 40
(Trigger Warning: We discuss assault and rape in this episode) This week we read Slade, the second book in the New Species series . Why is professionalism so hard to find in this world? What's the attraction to the Secret Baby trope? And what exactly is Fork Proximity? Find us: Instagram @learningthetropes Twitter @learningtropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast Join The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com...
Jul 31, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 39
This is The Moment, a new podcast with true stories of love, commitment, and what it takes for us all to get to "happily ever after." From a magical tweet from Taylor Swift, to a couple who took eighteen years before they had their first date, these are real couples whose life is worthy of a romantic comedy. This is your official invitation. Subscribe to The Moment now at wondery.fm/tropes
Jul 30, 2019•12 min•Ep. 38
Next week we're reading Slade, Book 2 of the New Species Series by Laurann Dohner . So in case you need to catch up, we're re-releasing the episode that ignited our obsession, Fury! It's a fun one! Find us: Instagram @learningthetropes Twitter @learningtropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast Join The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com...
Jul 24, 2019•54 min•Ep. 37
This week we read True Pretenses by Rose Lerner and find out what words Erin thinks aren't swears, which one of us is a "flat" and why a gentleman should always carry a handkerchief. Find us: Instagram @learningthetropes Twitter @learningtropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast Join The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com...
Jul 17, 2019•52 min•Ep. 36
This week we read The Last Wolf by Maria Vale and talk about the difference between Shifters and Werewolves, how to get to Paris if your an animal and whether or not Erin can take Clayton "going there". It's fun! Find us: Instagram @learningthetropes Twitter @learningtropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast Join The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com...
Jul 10, 2019•33 min•Ep. 35
Listen to find out what we'll be reading in July! The Last Wolf by Maria Vale True Pretenses by Rose Lerner Slade by Laurann Dohner Find us: Instagram @learningthetropes Twitter @learningtropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast Join The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com...
Jul 03, 2019•15 min•Ep. 34
This week we read Luck of The Draw by Kate Clayborn and we talk about engagements of convenience, bunk bed sex and Clayton learns a new curse word! Also, is Erin really qualified to pierce ears? Find us: Instagram @learningthetropes Twitter @learningtropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast Join The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com...
Jun 26, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 33
This week we read about the super sexy, motorcycle ridin', quiche makin' Rafe, A Buff Male Nanny by Rebekah Weatherspoon ! Find us: Instagram @learningthetropes Twitter @learningtropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast Join The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com...
Jun 19, 2019•54 min•Ep. 32
This week we read Poppy Rhys' Alien Romance, The Melier . How does Soren rank on the Vektal test? Listen to find out! CW: sexual assault Find us: Instagram @learningthetropes Twitter @learningtropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast Join The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com...
Jun 12, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 31
Listen to find out the books we will be reading in June! The Melier by Poppy Rhys Rafe: A Buff Male Nanny by Rebekah Weatherspoon Luck of the Draw by Kate Clayborn Find us: Instagram @learningthetropes Twitter @learningtropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast Join The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com...
Jun 05, 2019•16 min•Ep. 30
It's Daisy's turn! Scandal in Spring, the final book of the Wallflowers Series . Find us: Instagram @learningthetropes Twitter @learningtropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast Join The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com...
May 29, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 29
It is the third in the Wallflowers Series- The Devil in Winter ! It's a big one! Find us: Instagram @learningthetropes Twitter @learningtropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast Join The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com...
May 22, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 28
It is the second in the Wallflowers Series- It Happened One Autumn ! We finally meet St. Vincent, swoon over Lillian and Westcliff and find a new favorite trope! Find us: Instagram @learningthetropes Twitter @learningtropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast Join The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com...
May 08, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 27
May Day! It's the first episode in our Wallflower Series! Meet the self-made Simon Hunt and the wallflower Annabelle Peyton in Secrets of a Summer Night! How does Simon stack up against Clayton's favorite Derek Craven? Find out! Find us: Instagram @learningthetropes Twitter @learningtropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast Join The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com...
May 01, 2019•50 min•Ep. 26
This week we read the motorcycle club runaway romance Ride Hard by Laura Kaye . We also talk about exciting lives and we find out Clayton's least favorite trope! Find us: Instagram @learningthetropes Twitter @learningtropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast Join The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com...
Apr 24, 2019•53 min•Ep. 25
This episode we read the sexy rock climbing WYOMING romance, featuring one of the hottest heroes in the genre (according to our reader recommendations!) Taking the Heat by Victoria Dahl . Find us: Instagram @learningthetropes Twitter @learningtropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast Join The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com...
Apr 17, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 24
This week we read the first in the Immortals After Dark series the lykae, valkyrie/vampire romance A Hunger Like No Other ! We have quite a few sidebars in this episode, but don't worry we still cover all of A Hunger Like No Other in all its blood sucking, leg amputating glory! Find us: Instagram @learningthetropes Twitter @learningtropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com...
Apr 10, 2019•49 min•Ep. 23
This week it is all about romance on the big screen! We each talk through our top 5 RomComs. Then Abbe Wright host of the Read It Forward Podcast stops by to talk about whats on her shelf and plays Romance or Nomance! Find us: Instagram @learningthetropes Twitter @learningtropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com...
Apr 03, 2019•55 min•Ep. 22
This week we read the star crossed cop and EMT romance novel Rescue Me by Michelle L. Teichman. We also talk Mountie justice, workout programs and bone-town. Also- the return of Producer Patty in the role of audiobook narrator! If you live in NYC or LA there is an amazing comedy show benefit for a really great guy Jason Saenz. To get tickets: The Jason Sáenz Benefit Extravaganza -LA The Jason Sáenz Benefit Extravaganza- NYC or if you can't make it to either show- you can still donate to Jason's ...
Mar 27, 2019•50 min•Ep. 21
It's our 20th episode! We celebrated by reading the case of the mystery tuppers aka Do You Want To Start a Scandal By Tessa Dare . Listen to Clayton indulge his love of secret places and more! Find us: Instagram @learningthetropes Twitter @learningtropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com...
Mar 20, 2019•40 min•Ep. 20
This week we read the leopard shapeshifting romance Burning Wild by Christine Feehan . We were joined by our very special guest writer/producer/comedian and fellow podcaster Rebecca Leib! Follow her on Instagram and/or Twitter . Rebecca cohosts a fantastic podcast Ghost Town , where she covers strange, abandoned and spooky places all over the globe! Find us: Instagram @learningthetropes Twitter @learningtropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com...
Mar 13, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 19
This week we read the friends to lovers football romance Scoring Off The Field by Naima Simone ! We also discuss Clayton's grooming habits, living in New York and WAGs! Find us: Instagram @learningthetropes Twitter @learningtropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com...
Mar 06, 2019•55 min•Ep. 18
This week we head out to the Wild West to read Forbidden by Beverly Jenkins. We also talk boarding houses, yummy meals, working towards a dream and windows! Find us: Instagram @learningthetropes Twitter @learningtropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com...
Feb 28, 2019•54 min•Ep. 17
This week is very special episode because we are also joined by the hilarious writer/producer and podcast host Erin Rose Chan! She joins us in reading the Billionaire Dragon Shifter romance Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison . Find us: Instagram @learningthetropes Twitter @learningtropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com...
Feb 20, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 16
This week we got literary, reading the contemporary college Canadian romance Smut by Karina Halle . We also discuss our favorite books on writing. Find us: Instagram @learningthetropes Twitter @learningtropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com...
Feb 13, 2019•34 min•Ep. 15
This week we read the first book in the Vampire Blood Series, The Black Lily By Juliette Cross ! We discuss sex-positive kickass heroines, understanding vampires and economic theories! Find us: Instagram @learningthetropes Twitter @learningtropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com...
Feb 06, 2019•48 min•Ep. 14
This week we read the rockstar romance Play by Kylie Scott . Listen for Clayton doing an extreme deep dive into how Stage Dive might sound and more! Find us: Instagram - @learningthetropes Twitter - @learningtropes Facebook - Learning the Tropes Email - learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com...
Jan 30, 2019•52 min•Ep. 13
This week we read the Rogue road trip romance The Rogue Not Taken by Sarah MacLean . We also discuss who to invite to the party? Unlikeable heroes and heroines, new earls, minotaurs and dreams of bookstore ownership. Find us: Instagram - @learningthetropes Twitter - @learningtropes Facebook - Learning the Tropes Email - learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com...
Jan 23, 2019•52 min•Ep. 12
This week we read the animal/human hybrid romance FURY by Laurann Dohner ! It is the first of the New Species Series, and certainly won't be the last we read. We discussed the cinematic landscape of Homeland, the importance of locking doors, proper behavior in business meetings and the importance of therapy for everyone! Come find us! Instagram @learningthetropes Twitter @learningtropes Facebook at Learning the Tropes Podcast Email us learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com . Don't forget to rate/rev...
Jan 16, 2019•54 min•Ep. 11
