Learning The Tropes: A Romance Novel Podcast

This week we read The Proposition by Judith Ivory and talked about reverse Pygmalions, leg men and ferrets.   This episode is brought to you by THE REBELLIOUS RANCHER (The Millers of Morgan Valley Series) by Kate Pearce Attachment to the land, hard work, and community is what sets the folks of Morgantown apart from the everyday, and always brings them back to the ranch—where they might even find love. In bestselling author Kate Pearce’s third Millers of Morgan Valley romance, a rough-around-the-edges cowboy and a pampered actress on a camping adventure must find common ground in order to survive the elements in the wild...and each other.   Find THE REBELLIOUS RANCHER (The Millers of Morgan Valley Series) by Kate Pearce (and other great books) at https://www.kensingtonbooks.com     Watch-   Happy Endings Zoom Reunion (YouTube)   Find us- Instagram @learningthetropes Twitter @learningtropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast Join The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com Learning The Tropes is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!

(Warning: We go pretty deep into the list of euphemisms for private parts in this book, so this episode is filthier than normal!)   This week we read I Give You My Body...How I Write Sex Scenes by Diana Gabaldon and talked about the author's distaste for the Romance label, the one great nugget of advice in this book and euphemisms... so many euphemisms.     Watch-   Laurel Canyon (Epix)     Listen-   Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher (Spotify)     This episode is brought to you by Candlewick Press, publisher of The Mermaid The Witch and the Sea, the new YA fantasy novel by Maggie Tokuda Hall.     Find us- Instagram @learningthetropes Twitter @learningtropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast Join The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com Learning The Tropes is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!

Here it is, the full Learning The Tropes And Fated Mates LIVE Zoom broadcast from June 25th, 2020. We played games, answered questions and just had a good old time chatting about everything Romance. Enjoy!   Find us- Instagram @learningthetropes Twitter @learningtropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast Join The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com Learning The Tropes is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!

(Warning: This episode touches upon rape and domestic abuse.)     This week we read Long Shot by Kennedy Ryan and Clayton is (almost) at a loss for words.   Read -   Long Shot by Kennedy Ryan   Days of Rage: America's Radical Underground, the FBI, and the Forgotten Age of Revolutionary Violence by Bryan Burrough   Watch -   I May Destroy You (HBO)   Shop -   Haus Of Hoodoo   Find us- Instagram @learningthetropes Twitter @learningtropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast Join The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com Learning The Tropes is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!

This week we read Justice by Laurann Dohner and talked about Justice's dye job, Jessie's head wound and how much we love Breeze!   Read -   Justice, by Laurann Dohner     Watch-   Spaceship Earth (Hulu)     I'll Be Gone In The Dark (HBO)     Find us- Instagram @learningthetropes Twitter @learningtropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast Join The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com Learning The Tropes is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!

Erin interviews Lauren Ho, author of Last Tang Standing.   Find us- Instagram @learningthetropes Twitter @learningtropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast Join The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com Learning The Tropes is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!

Our live show with Sarah MacLean and Jen Prokop from Fated Mates is tonight at 8PM ET! We'll be talking all things Romance, playing games and taking questions! Tickets are FREE on Eventbrite.   So come join us for Learning the Tropes & Fated Mates LIVE! (On Zoom)   Thursday, June 25th @ 8pm ET   GET TICKETS   Find us- Instagram @learningthetropes Twitter @learningtropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast Join The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com Learning The Tropes is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!

This week Erin, Clayton and Producer Patty tackled the Netflix sensation 365 Days! We talked about the art of the penis obstruction shot, the overabundance of music cues and attempted to cast the inevitable Hollywood remake.   Come join us for Learning the Tropes & Fated Mates LIVE! (On Zoom)   Thursday, June 25th @ 8pm ET   GET TICKETS   Find us- Instagram @learningthetropes Twitter @learningtropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast Join The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com Learning The Tropes is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!

This week we read The Prince of Broadway by Joanna Shupe and talked about revenge, whether Clayton was named after the character in this book and that closet scene. Yowza! Come join us for Learning the Tropes & Fated Mates LIVE!  Read-   The Prince of Broadway by Joanna Shupe     Daring and the Duke by Sarah MacLean     Strange Love by Ann Aguirre     Find us- Instagram @learningthetropes Twitter @learningtropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast Join The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com Learning The Tropes is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!  

This week we read Hearts On Hold by Charish Reid and talked about library sex, early 2000s fashion and overdue books.   Read-   Hearts On Hold by Charish Reid   The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron   Watch-   Pluto TV   Find us- Instagram @learningthetropes Twitter @learningtropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast Join The Learning The Tropes Troop! email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com Learning The Tropes is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!