We tots thought that this book was going to have a darker romance, however, the darkness in this book was the situation and backstory of the characters, especially the Mae and the other women from the cult. One of the books that we disagreed with the most in our final ratings… probably because Shani doesn’t like the intrigue! PS _ Bridget reviews books 2 & 3 on Patreon ! *** Get your copy of It Ain't Me Babe here . *** Leave us a rating and review on Itunes *** A lot of additional listening ...
Mar 14, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 6Ep. 3
A huge, hilarious reveal from Bridget LIVE on the podcast had Shani cracking up! This dark romantic novella Perfection by Kitty Thomas, which follows the blackmail of a ballerina after she kills her husband, was a trip. Shani dissects the story focusing on how the author properly expressed the protagonist’s desires, the presentation of sex scenes, and the unpredictable twist at the end. She also highlights the areas where the novella mostly fell short: from having a boring and lengthy backstory ...
Mar 06, 2021•38 min•Season 6Ep. 2
Are you ready for season six? The darker ones among you will surely be exhilarated as this show is going to go down on dark romance. In this first episode, Shani and Bridget talk about Tears of Tess by Pepper Winters. Are you into dark romance? Or are you interested in giving the genre a try? If you are, then this episode, indeed this whole season, is going to be a treat for you! Fair warning: stuff is going to be dark and dirty in these books. If this is not your cup of tea, then you best head ...
Feb 27, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 6Ep. 1
TRIGGER WARNING ON THIS WHOLE SEASON! Dear listeners, as you'll hear at the beginning of this and every episode this season, these dark romances are going to be filled with triggers small and large. We totally respect that this season isn't going to be some listener's cup of tea, and we want you to know upfront what this season contains so you aren't surprised or triggered. We have lots of reviews and interviews for you to catch up on in our previous seasons and will be back into fantasy, cyborg...
Jan 29, 2021•29 min
What an honor it was to talk to Beverly Jenkins about her love of books, career, and sex in books (and real-life!) Beverly talked about how her love of reading stemmed from her mom and how proud her mom was when she started writing and publishing romance. We dipped into how she writes her characters (more getting out of their way since they know the story), what a relationship with an editor should be, what character she connects to the most, and more. Plus she gives some wonderful relationship ...
Jan 23, 2021•1 hr 11 min
The first annual RAAG Awards, where we tell you the best books of 2020 on the podcast! **We recorded this LIVE on Instagram! Enjoy some authors popping in during the episode and us live responding to comments from IG. Our winners! Best Cover | Real Men Knit by Kwana Jackson Best Audiobook | Warlord Wants Forever by Kresley Cole (Narrated by Robert Petkoff) Best Feels | The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang Best Smut | The Hunte r by L.J. Shen Best Novella | Ribbons and Os by R.E. Hargrave Best Overal...
Jan 03, 2021•1 hr 35 min•Season 5Ep. 11
This novella is HOT HOT HOT. Ringing in XMAS with a really delicious novella from R.E. Hargrave. If you didn't catch our interview with her , it is SO awesome. Not only did we talk to the narrator of her books, but also, we talked in depth all about kinky and BDSM and how much we loved her representation of it! Anywho, as you all may remember, I was trying to give Shani the steamy season of her dreams and this books checked the Xmas box in a big way. It was steamy, it was kinky, it was funny, it...
Dec 25, 2020•38 min•Season 5Ep. 10
We had an absolute blast talking to romance author R.E. Hargrave about her novella Ribbons and Os! She writes excellent BDSM and kink in her books and this interview got into it all. We also had a fun treat speaking with the narrator of R.E.'s books Tor Thom! And his deep voice rumbled into our souls! AND did we mention that she is generously giving away 5 audiobook code (US/UK) for our audience and 1 signed bundle of her 2 Xmas novellas Ribbons and Os and Brooklyn Blues. Enter on Instagram ! Ri...
Dec 22, 2020•1 hr 46 min
Why choose Beast and Gaeton when you can have them both! HOLY SHIZZZ - as always, Katee Robert is delivering delicious books. We were turned onto her by some great reviews of her books on Insta, then Bridget went and read her Taboo series and we knew that we had to get her into this steamy season!!! If you didn't catch our conversation with Katee - make sure you give it a listen here . This book is part of the Wicked Villains series where Disney villains like Hook, Ursula, Gaston, getting their ...
Dec 19, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 5Ep. 9
A queen of smut is in the house today! We're so excited to have Katee Robert on. She's quickly becoming one of Bridget's favorite romance authors and her books are beyond steamy! We had a wonderful time getting to know Katee, talking about how she's able to write such a huge volume of words per month, ways she keeps organized, her Patreon community, going from traditional publishing to self-publishing, her gorgeous covers for Wicked Villians and more! And of COURSE how she writes such HEAT and h...
Dec 15, 2020•1 hr 12 min
Stoked to welcome Sarah, from Smart Podcast, Trashy Books ( SmartBitchesTrashyBooks.com ), to our podcast today. Sarah has run her awesome website for the last 15 years and recorded over 400 podcast episodes!! What a thrill to have her on to discuss Xeni by Rebekah Weatherspoon! And guys, not only was Sarah super interesting, insightful, and hilarious during the review section, she was generous with her time and gave us all kinds of great advice on running our podcast, longevity in the space, id...
Dec 11, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Season 5Ep. 8
What a conversation with Nalini Singh! We have been so fortunate by the authors who have said yes to our new podcast and this was one of our craziest ones yet! In season 1 of the podcast, we somehow managed to review two books of Nalini's that weren't in her two most popular series! Rock Hard and Cherish Hard were both excellent contemporary romances (even though that is definitely not our main genre). We were so excited to talk to Nalini because Shani is a massive Psy Changelings & Guild Hu...
Dec 08, 2020•1 hr 30 min
We had a great time in this town full of quirky characters enjoying Brooks and Mal's sweet and steamy romance. Brooks brings his straight co-worker Paul home to his TN town Licking Thicket to help out his family, and also put a buffer between him and his family. His HS ex who he broke up with and outed himself to in front of the whole town comes home also with a fake boyfriend... who is gay. See where we are going with this? Hijinks ensue in a fun way as they "swap" fake partners! Three cheers f...
Dec 04, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 5Ep. 7
Excellent writing duo talks steamy mm romance, writing what you love, finding your niche, and crushing in on Amazon Unlimited. This interview with Lucy Lennox and May Archer was awesome! We happened to catch them on a writing retreat (all attendees got Covid tests & quarantined before) so we got the in-person fun and energy! They were completely forthright about how much money they are making as indie authors on Amazon Unlimited, as well as how their partnership came to be! And of course, we...
Dec 01, 2020•1 hr 44 min
A city boy falls for a farmer in this angsty romance. The beginning was definitely a slow start for us, and hard to get in touch with Olu, but Griff stole our hearts in a big way. If you didn't listen to our awesome interview with Talia Hibbert, make sure you go back and check out that episode ! So amazing to talk to her and there is a full transcription of the podcast on the website. Also - we teased our new chibi coloring book , Color Me Romance and it is SOOOOO fucking cute we can't even. Mak...
Nov 28, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 5Ep. 6
Yet another author we are convinced we would be best friends with if we lived in the same place! We had so much fun getting to know Talia during her interview. She was a delight and the time flew right by. Talia Hibbert talked to us about the Brown Sisters, content warnings, diversity of all kinds in books, the steamy sex in her books, and more. Talia's books we talked about: Get a life Chloe Brown Take a Hint Dany Brown Act your Age Eve Brown Work for it (podcast comes out Friday!) Mating the H...
Nov 24, 2020•1 hr 30 min
This book was deliciously sexy and quick to read. We had Tessa Bailey on the podcast on Tuesday, if you missed that interview make sure you check it out! This book was such a steamy read. Bridget was super happy to get Tessa Bailey back into season 5 of the podcast after Heat Stroke in season 3. And was not disappointed by the quality of the sexytimes in this book. FOR REALZ, Tessa brings the heat. Some fun plot points we discussed: Story's ex-fiance being a jackass Her friendship with her colle...
Nov 20, 2020•51 min•Season 5Ep. 5
The Queen of dirty talk is here! We are so happy to welcome Tessa Bailey to Authors at a Glance. She was an absolute riot and we got into how she writes such steamy books, her writing series, working with multiple publishers, and of course, so much more. *** Leave us a rating and review on Itunes *** A lot of additional listening on Patreon ! Free 30 day Audible Trial to read like Shani A diverse, inclusive podcast that explores romance novels and helps our listeners pique their naughty curiosit...
Nov 18, 2020•1 hr 9 min
In Bridget's defense, she read the series a long time ago and probably should have just picked one of her favorites, but she thought it was important to start from the beginning of the troubleshooter... but probably should have picked book 2 or 3 to start! Ann (Bridget's sister) reprises her role as guest host and to be honest, this was recorded the week of the election and so we were a bit all over the place reviewing this book. We had a great time reminiscing about our favorite books in the se...
Nov 13, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 5Ep. 4
Best-selling author Suzanne Brockmann lived up to all the expectations that Bridget had for her. One of Bridget's OG romance novel obsessions, Bridget was thrilled to talk with Suzanne about Navy Seals, Jules Cassidy (Suzanne's first gay character to get his own book), the evolution of her characters, her advice for white writers on how and why they should be writing a world in color, and more. Shani was there too ;) (HAHA For real though she was and Bridget let her ask questions, and they were ...
Nov 10, 2020•1 hr 32 min
Thank you to our dear friends on Insta for recommending G.A. Aiken to us! Dragon actually was a really fun and smutty read and we were not disappointed by the steam level of this book. Though, truth be told, we were KINDA (read 100%) hoping for some kinky dragon/human moments! Instead, we got a lot of the feels from those moments. ****Make sure you follow us on Instagram @ romanceataglance we'll be raffling off G.A. Aiken's newest release! *** Leave us a rating and review on Itunes *** A lot of ...
Nov 06, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Full disclosure - we didn't read the books in the prior trilogy, not realizing how heavily they featured Ian! But, while we missed their initial meeting, it didn't end up mattering in our enjoyment of the book! *** Leave us a rating and review on Itunes *** Some plot points that got us intrigued: Cock ring of silver Kinky - like pain with his sex Orgy at the beginning Their fight giving him a boner - makes her stop fighting him cause he’s enjoying She’s a badass - confused why he is so powerful ...
Oct 30, 2020•1 hr 38 min•Season 5Ep. 2
This is one of Shani's all time favorite paranormal series and so we HAD to start with it in our holiday mashup! We only had a few PNR slots due to calendar problems (silly calendars), so we had to make them count. And we couldn't be more happy we did. This novella start to the Immortals After Dark series was a goddamn delight! *** Leave us a rating and review on Itunes *** The Warlord Wants forever by Kresley Cole Buy on Amazon *** Buy Like the Wind *** Leave us a rating and review on Itunes **...
Oct 23, 2020•59 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Books for season 5’s holiday mashup are on LOCK 🔥😍🔥 and rolling out next Friday! Hey y'all, Bridget here. My goal this season was to give Shani the 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠𝗬 season of her dreams. She did me right by introducing me to historicals this past season, Did you catch our Julia Quinn Interview last week!? Bridgertons just announced it’s dropping on Christmas. Head to patreon.com/romanceataglance to watch the show with us! Anyways, I wanted to give her this gift of a season!. Especially since she ...
Oct 16, 2020•8 min
Shani was losing her ever-loving mind before this interview because Julia Quinn is one of her favorite authors of all time, we reviewed The Duke and I on the podcast, and she gave great interview! This interview was so wonderful, and Julia was so generous with her time we had too much for the episode! Plus we got to talk all about Bridgertons on Netflix and Shondaland! You can find a lot of additional listening on Patreon ! *** Leave us a rating and review on Itunes *** A lot of additional liste...
Oct 13, 2020•1 hr 15 min
What a perfect way to end season 4! This book was so funny and romantic and sexy and we were here for it! This was tied as Bridget's favorite book for her historical baptism by book (tied with The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare) and we were both so happy to love this book so much. Jamie is a great MC (by the way this stands for main character for those of you who didn't know either :) ) and is brave and foolish in equal measure. The amount of feuds she accidentally starts in this book is HILARIO...
Oct 09, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 10
We are so excited to have Evie Dunmore, author of Bringing Down the Duke from our S4 podcast here on Authors at a Glance. *** Leave us a rating and review on Itunes *** We hit so many fun topics: Her debut novel Bringing Down the Duke Lisa Kleypas is one of her favorite historical authors. You can check our podcast review of Devil in Winter here . Joanna Shupe Mimi Matthews - writes Victorian historicals that are very well researched and wholesome Evie lives in Berlin, Germany and Shani was up e...
Oct 06, 2020•1 hr 45 min
YO! We were sooo happy to record together, in the same room, for the first time and you can tell because our intro was literally a half an hour! And this was after 3 hours of catching up right before that, and then 3 hours the night before. THE HAPPINESS IS REAL Y'ALL! If you wanna skip straight to the book review, go straight to 34:00! So we were expecting a hot as HELL highlander romance from Maya Banks and instead, we got a kind, dare we say sweet, romance. Which isn't to say there weren't a ...
Oct 02, 2020•1 hr 32 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Shani hosted Toni from Lit Wallflowers podcast on the podcast today to talk through Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase! Listen to Shani as she leads the conversation like a pro and they get into this book and discuss all manner of plot, sex, cover, and more! This was our most requested book on Instagram and we are SUPER stoked to read it. Bridget was super bummed to be missing this book so she's going to be reading the book and doing a commentary on this podcast on Patreon ! Become Patron for l...
Sep 25, 2020•1 hr 43 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Man Lisa Kleypas can write a book!! We had such fun following Evie's journey from stuttering wallflower to empowered viscountess! This book was fun because it started right in the action of Evie proposing a marriage of convenience to Sebastian. We both didn't read book 2, so we only heard about his abduction of her friends, so we were fine with the explanation of how everything shook out. Friends, we had so many FUN tangents while recording this. This is Shani's first episode back in LA (even th...
Sep 18, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Season 4Ep. 7
