Fixer Upper but make it historical! I first fell in love with Eloisa James after reading her Desperate Duchess series. Villier was a character that I was immediately intrigued by and his story directly ties into Lady X. Thorn is all grown up and looking to start a family of his own. He wants the life that he was deprived of as a child. A warm loving partner to raise children with is his ONLY requirement in a wife. So when Lady Xenobia India is hired to turn his sight-unseen fixer upper into an o...
Jan 12, 2022•1 hr 5 min
A motorcycle romance murder mystery! Most of you know that we struggle with motorcycle romance on the whole. So, when I saw that Deveny Perry was writing a small-town romance with a former MC that disbanded, I did a little *squee*! Maybe this would be a different kind of MC that didn't degrade women, felt like a real family and made us swoon in the process. It was! The Clifton Forge series is has cemented itself as our favorite MC romance novels. WHERE TO FIND US: ► Email: swreadromance@gmail.co...
Jan 05, 2022•1 hr 20 min
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Dec 22, 2021•43 min
Swoony teach-me romance? Yes, please! Alice Lusk needs to escape from her horrible mother's influence, but she doesn't want to marry a man who only has eyes for her dowry. During a house-party she comes up with a bold plan to approach notorious rake, Kit Ward, to ask for his advice on how to catch a husband. Kit might be confident in his sexual appeal, but he's also hiding a few insecurities as well. Helping Alice is the last thing he should be doing, but he can't resist! WHERE TO FIND US: ► Ema...
Dec 15, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Hades and Persephone romance! Lore Olympus is why is have such trouble loving any other retelling honestly. The obsession is real! Juliette and I both discovered the Webtoon version a few years ago and binged it. Now we diligently wait every Saturday night for a new episode 💖 Hades is the perfect Alphamellow and Persephone is a badass waiting to spread her wings and escape her helicopter mom. WHERE TO FIND US: ► Email: swreadromance@gmail.com ► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/swreadrom ► Goodr...
Dec 08, 2021•51 min
What happens when an Irish mobster unknowingly kidnaps a stick of dynamite in a bubbly, yoga-loving, pink-wearing WOMAN? Sparks, fireworks, explosions! Seriously, I hate that I’m hyping this book so much because I know how it feels to have high expectations and be let down, but this book 🤯 Sloane is almost too hot to handle for Declan but somehow they are exactly what each other needs. The humor is high, the banter is non-stop, one of my favorite scenes is so over the top but it just works. REA...
Dec 01, 2021•1 hr 11 min
Hot Takes on Romance Books! We asked for your unpopular opinions on romance books and you delivered. Juliette and I definitely had a good laugh with some of these. Thanks to Samantha from Books with Samantha for the original idea. You can check out her video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GLIraU8B8o&t=11s WHERE TO FIND US: ► Email: swreadromance@gmail.com ► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/swreadrom ► Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/swreadrom ► Instagram: http://www.instagram.co...
Nov 17, 2021•1 hr 2 min
A clever, insightful woman? Dangerous indeed! Adam de Courtney aka The Mad Marquess has no idea the ride he's lined up for when he agrees to marry Mia, the daughter of a duke who hasn't been seen in over a decade. Mia was secretly a captive, living in a harem and now her father wants to marry her off quickly before she embarrasses him. A man who is rumored to have done away with both of his wives sounds perfect! Both of these characters are carrying secrets and trust isn't so easily won. A marri...
Nov 10, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Mad Max but with werewolves! Thank you Juliette for bringing this action/adventure romance to my attention. This is definitely a wild ride in a post-apocalyptic world - Mad Max Style! Riley is taken captive by a warg, werewolves that are normally mindless, lethal beings with a penchant for using women. But Lucius seems to have his beast under control and he's looking for the man who ruined his life. Riley struggles as she starts to view Lucius as a man and not the monster that wargs usually are,...
Nov 02, 2021•1 hr 18 min
Time-traveling Highlander! Dageus is an ancient Highlander living in the 21st century. After breaking an ancient compact with the Tuatha De Danan in order to save his brother, Dageus is now a cursed man. He's searching for a way to get rid of the thirteen dark druids that currently possess him. Enter Chloe, a woman in love with history and its preservation, who becomes entangled in Dageus' search for any way to purge The Dragar from his body. She is whisked on the adventure of a lifetime! They t...
Oct 27, 2021•1 hr 15 min
A heart-warming serial killer romance! Yep, that's exactly what this book is and it made us incredibly giddy. Adam is one of seven adopted sons of Dr. Mulvaney and they all share a common characteristic. They are psychopaths trained to kill slimeballs who escape the justice system. Adam is held at gunpoint by the son of his past victim and is immediately captivated by him! There is something about the Mulvaney brothers and how they fall in love - hard and fast - that just absolutely works. You w...
Oct 20, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Barbarian Horde, you say? Obviously Juliette and I have a type! But this time we have ALIEN barbarian men similar to our beloved Dothraki. The book kicks off with a captor/captive situation (another favorite of ours). Luna offers herself in place of her brother when he breaks the rules of Drakkar. The mysterious horde king makes his interest clear and whisks her off into the sunset. What I love about these barbarians is that they are alpha, but incredibly caring and sweet with their sweetheart. ...
Oct 13, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Get thee a Scotsman like Graeme Montgomery! Forced into a marriage by his king, Graeme thinks that he is marrying a woman who will never be his true wife. He can't, in good conscious, consummate the marriage with Eveline Armstrong who is rumored to be touched in the head and childlike. What Graeme - and her entire family don't know - is that Eveline isn't daft at all, she just deaf, but played the fool in order to escape a previous arranged marriage to an evil man. When Eveline lays eyes on Grae...
Oct 06, 2021•1 hr 4 min
Bringing it back to the first mafia romance we ever read! The Professional starts out with a bang and never really lets up. Adopted daughters find their long-lost Russian vor fathers, sneaky foot-jobs during important dinners, passion, intrigue, betrayal, SECRETS! Seriously you don't know what your missing if you haven't read about the Sevastyan brothers. WHERE TO FIND US: ► Email: swreadromance@gmail.com ► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/swreadrom ► Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/swreadr...
Sep 29, 2021•1 hr 8 min
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Sep 22, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Who doesn't love a good historical spin on the classic Beauty and the Beast trope?! Elisa Braden creates magic in her Midnight in Scotland series. The MacPhersons are a tight-knit family and one of their own has just been through hell and back. Broderick was wrongly accused of murder and spent six months being beaten in prison. When the lovely Kate Huxley visits her brother in Scotland, she stumbles upon Broderick beating a man to death and thinks he is a monster. But she quickly learns there is...
Sep 15, 2021•1 hr 29 min
How filthy do you like your mafia romance? Not only does Finn strong-arm Aoife into selling her business to the Five Points, he also makes it very clear that a night in his bed is part of the deal. These two are hot and heavy from the very beginning. Grab your fan, ladies. You're gonna need it! Finn and Aoife are also going to get a Part 2 with Filthy Secret releasing on October 21st. We are so excited and anxious for those secrets to come to light! Serena Akeroyd has created a rich world with h...
Sep 08, 2021•1 hr 12 min
Feeling nostalgic for Game of Thrones (the good seasons)? The Golden Dynasty is the perfect Khal Drogo + Dany fanfic to fill the void. Juliette and I have had enough time after the disastrous final season that we were craving a little barbarian horde romance. I apologize for the quality of the audio for this episode. We will be fixing the microphones for future recordings WHERE TO FIND US: ► Email: swreadromance@gmail.com ► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/swreadrom ► Goodreads: https://www.good...
Sep 01, 2021•1 hr 16 min
Lisa Kleypas is our Historical Romance Queen! In case you didn't know, Lisa Kleypas is our favorite HR romance writer of all time. She consistently writes strong female heroines and swoony heroes. It's no surprise that she is one of our most featured authors on this podcast. When it was announced that the Ravenel series was getting an extension, we were beyond excited. Devil in Disguise has so many connections to the previous books of the series as well as the Wallflowers. We hope that Kleypas c...
Aug 25, 2021•1 hr 20 min
Today's episode is all about The Miles Family by Claire Kingsley. Particularly the incredibly endearing Cooper Miles and his jilted-at-the-altar love interest, Amelia. There is just something about a small-town family romance that has us gushing. All of the beautiful family dynamics makes this one of our favorite new series! WHERE TO FIND US: ► Email: swreadromance@gmail.com ► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/swreadrom ► Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/swreadrom ► Instagram: http://www.inst...
Aug 18, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Finding a good Hades and Persephone romance can be hard when Lore Olympus is your top tier, but Neon Gods gave us everything we wanted! WHERE TO FIND US: ► Email: swreadromance@gmail.com ► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/swreadrom ► Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/swreadrom ► Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/swreadrom ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/swreadrom ► FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/swreadrom.theswoonzone/ ► Juliette’s Books: https://www.juliettecross.com/ ► Etsy Stor...
Aug 04, 2021•55 min
This is one of our favorite books by Sophie Lark! Grumpy + Sunshine pairing Female Grump Mafia Romance Cowboy Support the show
Jul 21, 2021•1 hr 23 min
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Jun 16, 2021•1 hr 6 min
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