Intro to Romance Books for Non-Romance Readers

The romance genre is what keeps the book industry afloat, but where do you start if you’re not typically a romance reader? Join Renee, Mhairie, and Shoshana for a quick introduction to some of the terms used in the romance genre, plus recommendations for folks who don’t typically read romance. This episode is perfect for readers new to romance, confused by romance, or long-time romance readers looking for some fresh recommendations!

Books mentioned:

• Seven Days in June by Tia Williams 

• Happy Place by Emily Henry 

• Psyche and Eros by Lucy McNamara 

• The Cottage Around the Corner by DL Soria 

• A Fellowship of Bakers and Magic by J Penna 

• Ladies in Hating by Alexandra Vasti 

• Out on the Ice by Kelly Farmer

• Matzah Ball Surprise by Laura Brown 

• Big Bad Wolf by Suleikha Snyder 

• The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas

• Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas

• Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring Blake

• Circe by Madeline Miller

• Naked Coffee Guy by Crissi Langwell

• To Catch a Raven by Beverly Jenkins

• Indigo by Beverly Jenkins

• Born in Fire by Nora Roberts

• The Ruin of a Rake by Cat Sebastian

• A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole

• The Duke Who Didn’t by Courtney Milan

• Rafe: A Buff Male Nanny by Rebekah Weatherspoon

• Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas

• It Had to Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

• Hate to Want You by Alisha Rai

• Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh

• The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory

• Deal with the Devil by Kit Rocha

 

 

Resources mentioned:

Smart Bitches, Trashy Books book finder

Love’s Sweet Arrow (Tinley Park, IL)

The Ripped Bodice (Brooklyn and Los Angeles)

The Velvet Chapter (Petaluma, CA)

Steamy Lit (FL)

 

 

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This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.

 

Original music by Amarissa

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