S02.37: Partner in Danger

As of last week, going outside looks like a pretty safe thing to do.

In fact, there is less central A/C in New York City. So watch out for the window units.

You know, there is quite a large assortment of "Dorothy in the Sheets, Blanche in the Sheets" merch on Etsy. In case you need to talk a call from your editor.

We all struggle with the illusion of control.

The trope of the damsel in distress has been around for a long, long time. So let's not fridge more women, mm'kay.

Friend of the pod Adriana Herrera has some words of wisdom about writing trauma in romance. And also Jen and Adriana did a Facebook Live chat on the topic. (link & audio forthcoming).

Pour one out for planes. And cars. And alcohol from mysterious European lands.

In case you missed Blood Blow Jobs: please refer to Fated Mates Season One, Lothaire and Rune.

Jen looked it up a map. In Reborn Yesterday, the heroine is dropped onto the Belt Parkway, not the Long Island Expressway. Still seems bad.

Edward saved Bella from a careening van in the school parking lot. And from a bunch of drunk guys.

The Most Dangerous Game is a pretty great short story, classically used to teach person v. person conflict.

Morality Chain is a great trope. Look for an upcoming interstitial on this topic soon!

In Pretty Woman, she rescues him right back.

Preorder signed copies of Daring and the Duke from WORD bookstore in Brooklyn and you'll get swag from Sarah and this special yellow Fated Mates sticker.

S02.37: Partner in Danger

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