Fated Mates

04/02/2025

04/02/2025

Happy Derek Craven Day to all who celebrate!

LISTEN: fatedmates.net/episodes/2025/2/3/a-taste-of-craven-happy-derek-craven-day

MORE ABOUT DEREK CRAVEN DAY: fatedmates.net/dcd

02/02/2025

Bookshop.org is offering 20% off this collection of romances by black authors with code BHM25. We've talked about quite a few of them on the show, and two were Best of 2024 picks.

https://bookshop.org/lists/romance-books-to-celebrate-black-history-month-2025

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We talked about about Denise Williams's JUST OUR LUCK, Kristina Forest's THE LOVE LYRIC, and Synthia Williams's FRENEMIES WITH BENEFITS in our Winter 2025 New Releases episode.

https://fatedmates.net/episodes/2025/1/13/winter-2025-new-releases-the-quarterly-edging-episode

We discussed Myah Ariel's WHEN I THINK OF YOU in our Excellent 2024 Debut Romance Novels episode.

https://fatedmates.net/episodes/2024/12/9/2024-debuts

We recommended Danielle Allen's CURVY GIRL SUMMER in Curvy Heroines #3.

https://fatedmates.net/episodes/2024/5/28/s0638-curvy-heroines-to-the-third-power

We dug into Farrah Rochon's PARDON MY FRENCHIE in Romance Novels with Paris Olympics Vibes.

https://fatedmates.net/episodes/2024/7/29/s0647-books-with-paris-2024-olympics-vibes

Tia Williams's A LOVE SONG FOR RICKI WILDE AND Nikki Payne's S*X, LIES, AND SENSIBILITY both made our list of the Best Romance Novels of 2024.

https://fatedmates.net/episodes/2024/11/17/0711-the-best-romance-novels-of-2024

We recommended Kennedy Ryan's REEL to Dr. Sharon in the Diamond Dogs Book Club episode.

https://fatedmates.net/episodes/2022/11/12/s0510-the-diamond-dogs-book-club

Celebrate Black History Month with Bookshop.org’s curated recommendations by Black authors.

29/01/2025

We'll be honest, we don't know what the heck is going on, either. So, we're reading books this week about people and things that make sense of chaos--that realign the universe. It's tarot, astrology and psychics this week!

fatedmates.net/episodes/2025/1/27/i9qkz335n954q434vzzdgolgoi31na

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Thanks to Jillian David, Macmillan audio, and Avery Maxwell for sponsoring this week's episode.

Jillian David's DR. ALASKA
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Avery Maxwell's THE RENEGADE BILLIONAIRE
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Jenny Elder Moke's SHE DOESN'T HAVE A CLUE https://mf.fatedmates.net/librofmaudiobook

And don't miss your chance to win one of five copies of the SHE DOESN'T HAVE A CLUE audiobook.
https://read.macmillan.com/promo/shedoesnthaveaclueaudiosweeps

26/01/2025

Don't miss your chance to win one of five copies of the LET'S CALL A TRUCE audiobook. read.macmillan.com/promo/fatedmatesletscallatruceaudiosweeps

22/01/2025

We're getting into the romance time machine and setting the course for 2001, when Harlequin decided that those Temptations could get scorching hot and become a Blaze.

fatedmates.net/episodes/2025/1/21/s0719-back-in-time-with-harlequin-blaze

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Thanks to J. Winifred Butterworth, Jill Shalvis, Maureen Lee Lenker, and Macmillan Audio for sponsoring this week's episode.

A BLOOMY HEAD https://amzn.to/4jqePbV
BETTER THAN FRIENDS https://amzn.to/3C878Xn
HIS GIRL HOLLYWOOD https://amzn.to/3WsAMNW
LET'S CALL A TRUCE https://amzn.to/3WsAMNW

Enter the Macmillan Audio sweepstakes to win one of five copies of LET'S CALL A TRUCE. read.macmillan.com/promo/fatedmatesletscallatruceaudiosweeps

18/01/2025

Loretta Chase's LORD OF SCOUNDRELS is 30 years old this year, so it's a great time to revisit our deep dive. If you've never read it, it's currently priced at $2 at Kobo, Apple, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon. It's also available Bookshop.org and Libro.fm.

LISTEN: fatedmates.net/episodes/2019/11/25/s0212-lord-of-scoundrels

We encourage you to go further down the rabbit hole and listen to Loretta Chase's Trailblazer episode. We adore her, and not just because she wrote one of our all-time favorites.

LISTEN: fatedmates.net/episodes/2023/5/16/s0535-trailblazer-loretta-chase

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KOBO: kobo.com/us/en/ebook/lord-of-scoundrels
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B&N: barnesandnoble.com/w/lord-of-scoundrels-loretta-chase/1100616009?ean=9780061753817
AMAZON: amzn.to/4hhvIE6
BOOKSHOP: bookshop.org/p/books/lord-of-scoundrels-loretta-chase/8589773?ean=9780380776160
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16/01/2025

We’re marking the occasion with an eBook deal of $1.99 through 31 January.⁠
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15/01/2025

We're toppling TBR piles and preorder lists today with our quarterly "Books we're excited to read" list! We're name-checking more than 50 romance novels we're looking forward to, and looking forward to hearing about the ones you're waiting for, too!

fatedmates.net/episodes/2025/1/13/winter-2025-new-releases-the-quarterly-edging-episode

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Thanks to Jaime P. Bradley, 1001 Dark Nights, and Jenni Bara for sponsoring this week's episode.

Jaime P. Bradley's 3000 REASONS TO STAY amzn.to/4gRKams
Jenni Bara's MOTHER MAKER amzn.to/4gVT81O
Alexandra Ivy, Corinne Michaels, Sawyer Bennett, and Tessa Bailey's LOVE, REKINDLED amzn.to/3DPOmEs

10/01/2025

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08/01/2025

Happy New Year, Magnificent Firebirds! We don’t know what 2025 is going to bring, so we’re starting with a bang—the long awaited deep-dive of Judith Ivory's The Proposition, featuring that rakish rat catcher, that ferret-loving firebrand, the man himself, Mr. Mick Tremore! We’re talking sexual tension so overwhelming it makes a girl cry, horse-faced ladies who bring men to their knees, kissing on omnibuses and legs! All that, and Sarah and Jen disagree heartily on the issue of mustaches, but agree heartily that lionhearted virility is the energy we want this year.

fatedmates.net/episodes/2025/1/6/0717-the-proposition-by-judith-ivory

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Thanks to Mila Finelli, A.E. Merriweather, and Max Monroe for sponsoring this week's episode.

Mila Finelli's EMPIRE OF TEMPTATION
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A.E. Merriweather's MARIN IN THE MOONLIGHT
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Max Monroe's WHAT I SHOULD'VE SAID
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01/01/2025

Happy New Year!

We're ringing it in with our standard silliness, this year with brilliantly funny duo Adriana Herrera and Nikki Payne, playing the current internet sensation game, Hear Me Out, where we share the people, illustrations, and vibes that can get it in our respective corners of the world.

fatedmates.net/episodes/2024/12/30/0716-hear-me-out-its-new-years-romance-eve

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Thanks to Meghan Quinn, Kate Cole, Kayla Grosse, and Avon Books for sponsoring this week's episode.

THE PATH TO LOVING HIM https://amzn.to/4fFjcgf
GIVE ME BUTTERFLIES https://amzn.to/4fHuSzl
UNDER CONSTRUCTION https://amzn.to/4fzWs1e
AXES & O'S https://amzn.to/40dzFUz

18/12/2024

It's the holiday season, which means holiday romance! This year, we're talking about Princes of Christmas falling for heirs to Halloween, Hanukkah treats, retellings ofThe Holiday, sexy cabins in the woods, second chances, Harlequin Presents, and yes, an online site called OnlySantas.

It's the holiday season, which means holiday romance! This year, we're talking about Princes of Christmas falling for heirs to Halloween, Hanukkah treats, retellings of The Holiday, sexy cabins in the woods, second chances, Harlequin Presents, and yes, an online site called OnlySantas. It's truly s

14/12/2024

You can get Aurora Palit's Sunshine and Spice for $2 today! We like to think we willed this into happening by talking about it on the podcast this week. fatedmates.net/episodes/2024/12/9/2024-debuts

14/12/2024

Jen talks about Etta Easton's THE KISS COUNTDOWN on our Excellent 2024 Debuts episode. fatedmates.net/episodes/2024/12/9/2024-debuts

12/12/2024

Jen talks about Peyton Corinne's UNSTEADY on our 2024 Debuts episode. fatedmates.net/episodes/2024/12/9/2024-debuts

12/12/2024

Sarah talks about THE NEXT BEST FLING by Gabriella Gamez on our Excellent 2024 Debuts episode.

fatedmates.net/episodes/2024/12/9/2024-debuts