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Fated Mates is a romance novel podcast and recommendation machine. With @sarahmaclean & @jenreadsromance.

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Enjoy dramatic sci-fi? Deep, steamy love stories? Intergalactic intrigue? Find it all in "An Alien Affair" by Fiona Forbes. Available as an e-book or printed edition on Amazon. Free on Amazon Unlimited! Here's the link: https://mybook.to/AnAlienAffaironAmazon Enjoy! #RomanticScienceFiction #SciFiRomance #enemiestolovers #fatedmates #sciencefiction #sciencefantasy #legendarylove #spaceopera #romanticSciFi #SciFiRomance #HumanResistance #IntergalacticFederation #SciFiWorldbuilding

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Happy International Podcast Day to the voices in my head (the good ones) 🎧📚
These podcasts keep me company whilst either writing or avoiding writing (IYKYK) They cover romance chats, writing advice, and the occasional passionate debate about jellyfish 🪼

🎧 Fated Mates: romance deep-dives that feel like a group chat with your smartest friends

🎧 Wish I'd Known Then: the writing advice I really needed before starting chapter one

🎧 The Quick n Dirty Romance Podcast: tropes, icks and everything that pulls us out of a story (taking notes for my morally grey men 👀)

🎧 The Book Besties Club: cosy author chats and the reality of publishing

So tell me what's the bookish or writing podcast you'd recommend to everyone? Drop it below 👇 I'm building my listening list for my next drafting session ✍️

#bookstagram #bookpodcasts #internationalpodcastday #romancereader #newadultromance

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🥊🌸 Nothing says romance quite like a man who can take a punch.

I just finished Hers by Summer’s End by @katsterlingbooks and loved it. Drew Sutton, prizefighter and competitive grower 😉, reminded me that historical romance has given us a truly excellent collection of pugilist heroes.

Another perk of this trope is that if the book doesn’t provide a clear enough mental picture, you can always just picture Tom Hardy. 😂

Here are four pugilists worth going a few rounds for.

⁉️QOTD: What’s your favorite romance scene where somebody throws a punch? 😂🥊⁉️

historical romance • romance books • historical romance books • book recommendations • romance recommendations • pugilist hero • boxer hero • prizefighter romance • fighting heroes • rakish heroes • romance tropes • trope tuesday • rivals to lovers • forbidden romance • Tessa Dare • Sarah MacLean • Harper St. George • Kat Sterling • Hers by Summer’s End • Eliza and the Duke • Say Yes to the Marquess • No Good Duke Goes Unpunished • bookstagram • romance bookstagram • historical romance reader

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So excited to hear Sarah and Jen talk about Of the Ashes on today’s episode. 🩷
#oftheashes

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Nope, this still hasn’t registered in my brain, and I’m not sure it ever will?! 😭

*The* Sarah MacLean read Favors from a Gentleman and discussed it on @fatedmatespod last week!!! To say I’m honored is an understatement. (And to be likened to Mary Balogh? I won’t be recovering anytime soon.)

Thank you endlessly, Sarah and Jen, for continuing to give your love and support to historical romance! And if you haven’t listened to the episode yet, go do that now. Wonderful titles from @janehadleywrites, @anneknightbooks, @logan.sage.adams, @felicitynivenauthor and more are featured and deserve a place on your bookshelf! 💜

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Apparently today is “Book Lovers Day” so here’s the most recent 5 star romance I’ve read. It’s not out till next February but you can preorder Hopeless Romantics via the link in @mhairimcf’s bio.

Swipe to see my review on @pagebound.co (including hat tip to the ever-inspirational @fatedmatespod)❤️📚

#bookloversday #bookmewideways #romancebooks #booklover #bookstagram

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I have so much to say about how much Judith McNaught formed my psyche but @sarahmaclean has already said a bunch of it more precisely and also funnier. #the90s #romance

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As my summer break races to a close, I feel like I’ve spent the last few weeks devouring media like it’s my job!! So I thought it would be fun to do another one of these round-ups, because I’m still trying to keep track of everything I’m consuming this year in order to do so a little more mindfully.

Here’s some of what I’ve been loving and thinking about during my self-imposed reading retreat. ✨📚 I still have an ambitious TBR to tackle by summer’s end but we’re making progress!! Any other recs or faves to add to my list??

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🔔 Coming this autumn!

Marian Keyes and the Politics of Commercial Fiction
by Maria Butler

Marian Keyes is one of Ireland’s most important fiction authors but is often not celebrated as such. Keyes’ novels draw on the author’s trademark charm, wit, and pathos, yet her girly packaging and light-hearted marketing resulted in far too little critical attention and celebration compared to her literary contemporaries.

Focusing on her depiction of three significant Irish loci of shame: addiction, depression, and abortion, Maria Butler draws upon Keyes’ novels, essays, interviews, and online posts to demonstrate how her writings serve as a counterpoint to culturally prevalent, stigmatising depictions of people coping with addiction and mental illness. This groundbreaking study seeks to challenge the existing narrative on Keyes and opens a window to her extraordinary writings for future readers.

🔗 Preorder the book at the link in our bio

#CoverReveal #MarianKeyes #IrishAuthors #IrishLiterature #BookAnnouncement

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Still hyperventilating over this 😭🤯

Thank you so, so much for the shout-out @fatedmatespod ! I was listening to their “upcoming summer 2026 releases” episode while air-wrapping my hair, and it’s safe to say that I nearly dropped my Dyson into the sink 😂 I get SO many excellent recommendations from Sarah and Jen (my Mum and I even book-clubbed a regency Duke romance that was discussed on the show lol) so this was a dream come true.

✨FULL THROTTLE✨ is a spicy enemies-to-lovers romance following the first female F1 driver and her relationship with her new teammate… the man that broke her heart two years ago.

You might like it if you enjoy…
✨second-chance romance
✨protective mmcs
✨jealousy scenes from his pov
✨angst & yearning
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#sportsromancebooks #canadianauthor #canadareads #f1romance #fatedmates

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I was listening to an old @fatedmatespod on @authorcatecwells Run Posy Run, trying to figure out why I liked it so much, and @sarahmaclean said she’s gotten to the point where if he comes first and he doesn’t go down, it’s an automatic DNF. And, yep. Pretty much.

However also, I have some thoughts about WHY 80s and 90s romance had all these consentless situations. I think there were good reasons at the time. Like, sex-positive *for that era.* I couldn’t fit all that into this edit, so I’m gonna do that one next. #vampireromance #amwriting #90sromance #80sromance

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Three smart, steamy beach reads for bunheads, Center Stage fans, sport romance enthusiasts, and anyone with Australia on their bucket list.

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