Romance Your TBR: An Unhinged Historical Romance Podcast

Romance Your TBR: An Unhinged Historical Romance Podcast

by Caroline & Hannah

S02 TBR Tuesday: Nothing Bundt Banter

In which Hannah and Caroline start Season 2 with a bang (taxation without representation and bug sacrifice), enroll in Old School School, and take the 11PM train going anyyywhereeeee. Reminders: - Subscribe to Romance Your TBR on Substack to get monthly updates from your local spinsters, access to show notes and bingo cards, newsletter giveaways, and exclusive tipsy podcast episodes! - Subscribe to @romanceyourtbr on YouTube for our weekly episodes with captions and transcripts! Watch this episode on YouTube! - Our first Old School School episode—Lord of Scoundrels with Sanj @baskinsuns—launches Friday April, 21st ✨ Show Notes: - Hannah’s montage song (Revenge of the Bridesmaids, 2010): 10,000 Maniacs - These Are Days - Did you catch this quote? Arrested Development - I was hoping he'd be gifted sexually ↳ Hannah bought this button during the making of the podcast: https://www.ebay.com/itm/234534422400 Storytime Intro: (00:00) - Season 2 Housekeeping - (12:00) - The Inn on Sweetbriar Lane, Jeannie Chin - (16:13) - Something Wild & Wonderful, Anita Kelly - (17:35) - Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail, Ashley Herring Blake - (19:22) - How to Fail at Flirting, Denise Williams - (21:32) - The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen, K.J. Charles - (22:35) - SPOILERS for TSLoCG - (24:20) - End of Spoilers for TSLoCG - (24:55) - Shadowheart & For My Lady’s Heart, Laura Kinsale - (25:46) - Mine to Take, Dara Joy - (31:00) - Old School School - (33:10) Outro: (39:35) Socials: - Follow the podcast @romanceyourtbr on Instagram & Twitter & Youtube - Follow Hannah @fringebookreviews on Instagram, Goodreads, & TikTok, and @fringebookhan on Twitter - Follow Caroline @salty_caroline_reads on TikTok & Instagram, and @salty_caroline_ on Twitter (Disclaimer: Caroline works for Forever Publishing; all opinions are our own and not affiliated with any other party. Image by Freepik)

Romance Your TBR: The Trailer

Our intro episode is a great start, but can we interest you in a tasteful sample aka our blooper reel? Hopefully we tickle your tastebuds <3 Reminders: - Subscribe to Romance Your TBR on Substack to get monthly updates from your local spinsters, access to show notes and bingo cards, and exclusive newsletter giveaways! - Watch this episode on YouTube! Time Stamps: - Romance Your TBR: The Trailer - (00:00) - Blooper Reel - (2:00) Socials: - Follow the podcast @romanceyourtbr on Instagram & Twitter & Youtube - Follow Hannah @fringebookreviews on Instagram, Goodreads, & TikTok, and @fringebookhan on Twitter - Follow Caroline @salty_caroline_reads on TikTok & Instagram, and @salty_caroline_ on Twitter (Disclaimer: Caroline works for Forever Publishing; all opinions are our own and not affiliated with any other party. Image by Freepik)

S01.20: Season One Superlatives: The Scrumptious Edition

In which Caroline and Hannah wrap up season one with ten superlatives and seventy romance novels, cross the intersection of boinking and bonking, and (at the very least) get to third base with the Mothman. Reminders: - Subscribe to Romance Your TBR on Substack to get monthly updates from your local spinsters, access to show notes and bingo cards, and exclusive newsletter giveaways! Plus there’s a FUN and SURPRISING newsletter going out on 4/1, so don’t miss it! - Click here for a full list of the books talked about in this episode! Show Notes: - List of cryptids - Taylor Swift’s SNL Monologue Song: Taylor Swift Monologue Song - SNL Intro: (00:00) Season One Superlatives: (7:50) Instant Serotonin Boost: (8:50) ✪ Get Thee Off My Lawn, Daria Vernon ✪ Kit McBride Gets a Wife, Amy Barry Most Reformed Rake: (12:10) ✪ Sebastian St. Vincent: Devil in Winter, Lisa Kleypas ✪ Lord Courtenay: The Ruin of a Rake, Cat Sebastian Scrumptious: (16:50) ✪ Along Came a Lady, Christi Caldwell ✪ Hotel of Secrets, Diana Biller Most Boinkers: (21:25) ✪ Midsummer Moon, Laura Kinsale ✪ Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match, Sally Thorne Mysterious, Yearningly: (27:16) ✪ After Midnight, Teresa Medeiros ✪ The Marquess Makes His Move, Diana Quincy New Auto-Read Authors: (31:34) ✪ Alexandra Vasti Most Orgasmic Comeuppance: (34:30) ✪ The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes, Cat Sebastian ✪ Tempest, Beverly Jenkins Book You Needed a Cold Shower After Reading: (42:15) ✪ A Rogue’s Rules for Seduction, Eva Leigh The Final Boss of the Blond Dukes Named Sebastian: (52:48) ✪ Sebastian Devereux, Duke of Montgomery: Bringing Down the Duke, Evie Dunmore ✪ Sebastian St. Vincent, Duke of Kingston: Devil in Winter, Lisa Kleypas Funniest Horny Scene: (54:15) ✪ A Daring Pursuit, Kate Bateman Outro: (1:07:40) Socials: - Follow the podcast @romanceyourtbr on Instagram & Twitter & Youtube - Follow Hannah @fringebookreviews on Instagram, Goodreads, & TikTok, and @fringebookhan on Twitter - Follow Caroline @salty_caroline_reads on TikTok & Instagram, and @salty_caroline_ on Twitter (Disclaimer: Caroline works for Forever Publishing; all opinions are our own and not affiliated with any other party. Image by Freepik)

S01 TBR Tuesday (Taylor's Version)

Long Story Short, Hannah and Caroline Jump Then Fall into Taylor Swift lyrical puns, Forever and Always make embarrassing singing song sounds, and talk about All Of The Books They Loved Before (from the past two weeks). Reminders: - Subscribe to Romance Your TBR on Substack to get monthly updates from your local spinsters, access to show notes and bingo cards, and exclusive newsletter giveaways! Show Notes: - Thug Story, Taylor Swift ft. T-Pain - Three Sad Virgins, Please Don’t Destroy ft. Taylor Swift Official Taylor Swift References Count: 32 *Every time a ding dongs, an angel gets its wings and Caroline or Hannah makes a Taylor Swift song pun in the episode **Dear Reader, there were more references that they Would’ve, Could’ve Should’ve made and editing Hannah was in PAIN. Did you notice any? ***32 references? More like 32 and still growing up now… Intro: (00:00) - Something Wild & Wonderful, Anita Kelly - (13:05) - This Time It’s Real, Ann Liang - (16:35) - The Companion and The Craft of Love, E.E. Ottoman - (19:30) - A Caribbean Heiress in Paris and [ARC] An Island Princess Starts a Scandal, Adriana Herrera - (24:25) - Love and Other Flight Delays, Denise Williams - (30:30) - [ARC] The Seven Year Slip, Ashley Poston - (32:55) ~ Love & Other Disasters, Anita Kelly ~ The Romance Recipe, Ruby Barrett - [ARC] Tastes Like Shakkar, Nisha Sharma, (36:48) - The Ruin of a Rake + The Turners Series, Cat Sebastian - (42:55) - Hotel of Secrets, Diana Biller - (47:10) - Better Off Wed + The Love and Let Spy Series, Susanna Craig - (51:00) - The Rat-Catcher’s Daughter, K.J. Charles - (55:25) - Immortals After Dark, Kresley Cole - (1:00:20) ~ A Kiss of a Demon King #6 ~ Dark Skye #14 ~ Wicked Abyss #17 ~ Munro #18 - [ARC] Marry Me by Midnight, Felicia Grossman - (1:05:40) - Cemetery Boys, Aiden Thomas - (1:06:55) - [ARC] My Rogue to Ruin, Erica Ridley - (1:09:05) Outro: (1:15:05) Socials: - Follow the podcast @romanceyourtbr on Instagram & Twitter & Youtube - Follow Hannah @fringebookreviews on Instagram, Goodreads, & TikTok, and @fringebookhan on Twitter - Follow Caroline @salty_caroline_reads on TikTok & Instagram, and @salty_caroline_ on Twitter (Disclaimer: Caroline works for Forever Publishing; all opinions are our own and not affiliated with any other party. Image by Freepik)

S01.19: Troubled and Aroused in the Afternoon

In which Caroline and Hannah wrap up their Hathaway series read-a-long (in the afternoon), battle the vapors (in the afternoon), and make the same joke eleven times (in the afternoon). Reminders: - Subscribe to Romance Your TBR on Substack to get monthly updates from your local spinsters, access to show notes and bingo cards, and exclusive newsletter giveaways! - Subscribe to @romanceyourtbr on YouTube for our weekly episodes with captions and transcripts! Watch this episode on YouTube! - Our final episode of Season 1 releases on March 31st! We’re going to pair books we’ve talked about this season with superlatives chosen by YOU. Write in on Instagram or Spotify Q&A, and yours might be chosen! Show Notes: - Hannah’s 6th Grade yearbook photo: IMG_2852.jpg - Caroline’s Neapolitan tan lines: IMG_4330.HEIC - Hannah’s honey mustard dupe is Ken’s Steak House brand Disclaimers: - We talk about spoilers for Love in the Afternoon! - There were some weird sound issues we’re blaming on capitalism, so if you notice something off, no you didn’t ✨ Intro: (00:00) ✪ Love in the Afternoon, Lisa Kleypas - (12:40) Outro: (1:01:50) Socials: - Follow the podcast @romanceyourtbr on Instagram & Twitter & Youtube - Follow Hannah @fringebookreviews on Instagram, Goodreads, & TikTok, and @fringebookhan on Twitter - Follow Caroline @salty_caroline_reads on TikTok & Instagram, and @salty_caroline_ on Twitter (Disclaimer: Caroline works for Forever Publishing; all opinions are our own and not affiliated with any other party. Image by Freepik)

S01.18: Luck Be A Slut ☘️

In which Hannah and Caroline celebrate St. Patrick's Day by watching Leap Year, reading about the luckiest ladies in historical romance, and getting lucky with pastries. Show Notes: - Subscribe to Romance Your TBR on Substack to get monthly updates from your local spinsters, access to show notes and bingo cards, and exclusive newsletter giveaways! - Subscribe to @romanceyourtbr on YouTube for our weekly episodes with captions and transcripts! - We’re in the middle of a series read of The Hathaways by Lisa Kleypas, with a podcast episode for each book. If you want to read/reread along with us, our Love in the Afternoon episode launches on March 24th! Disclaimer: We talk about spoilers for the books featured! We tried to label, but can't guarantee we caught them all! Intro: (00:00) ✪ The Luck of the Bride, Janna MacGregor - (6:37) - [SPOILERS] The Luck of the Bride, Janna MacGregor - (11:55) - The Luck of the Bride, Janna MacGregor - (12:50) ✪ As Luck Would Have It, Alissa Johnson - (15:00) - [SPOILERS] As Luck Would Have It, Alissa Johnson - (19:10) - As Luck Would Have It, Alissa Johnson - (22:50) ✪ Luck Be a Lady, Meredith Duran - (27:00) - [SPOILERS] Luck Be a Lady, Meredith Duran - (33:40) ✪ The Luckiest Lady in London, Sherry Thomas - (39:30) - [SPOILERS] The Luckiest Lady in London, Sherry Thomas - (51:08) - The Luckiest Lady in London, Sherry Thomas - (56:21) ✪ The Lady Gets Lucky, Joanna Shupe - (57:16) ✪ Some Dukes Have All the Luck, Christina Britton - (1:00:12) Outro: (1:10:00) Socials: - Follow the podcast @romanceyourtbr on Instagram & Twitter - Follow Hannah @fringebookreviews on Instagram, Goodreads, & TikTok, and @fringebookhan on Twitter - Follow Caroline @salty_caroline_reads on TikTok & Instagram, and @salty_caroline_ on Twitter (Disclaimer: Caroline works for Forever Publishing; all opinions are our own and not affiliated with any other party. Image by Freepik)

S01 TBR Tuesday: Phantom of the Podcast

In which Hannah and Caroline once again can’t be controlled by arbitrary time constraints, end up elbow deep in a goat, and continue to make vague references that only they find funny. Oh and there are three separate kidnappings. Show Notes: - Subscribe to our Substack: https://romanceyourtbr.substack.com/ - Despite the confidence, Hannah meant KIPPERS not capers - VeggieTales: BellyButton - Silly Song - That's So Raven - Boyz N Motion - Dan in Real Life: Put it on my tab - Frozen 2 reference - POV you’re Hannah as a kid and in the middle of a nightmare: Scooby Doo Coin, Coin, Coin - POV you’re Caroline as a kid and in the middle of a nightmare: https://s.hdnux.com/photos/67/40/50/14551589/4/rawImage.jpg - Santa Clause 3 - Jack Frost - Skillful & Delicious - Justin Bieber I like that laugh full interview - Forgiveness Is More Than Saying Sorry (Just Friends) Intro: (00:00) *We don’t talk about spoilers for books labeled [ARC] - A Wicked Game, Kate Bateman - (13:50) ~ The Duke Who Didn’t, Courtney Milan ~ How to Be a Wallflower, Eloisa James - Aphrodite and the Duke, J.J. McAvoy - (25:00) - How to Marry a Marble Marquis & The Orc Upstairs, C.M. Nacosta - (29:40) - [ARC] Bookshop Cinderella, Laura Lee Guhrke - (39:40) ~ Along Came a Lady, Christi Caldwell - The Forty Day Governess, Merry Farmer - (44:20) - [ARC] Summer Reading, Jenn McKinlay - (48:00) - Midsummer Moon, Laura Kinsale - (50:35) - [ARC] Hotel of Secrets, Diana Biller - (58:40) - The Girl Meets Duke Series, Tessa Dare - (1:02:20) ~ Any Duchess Will Do, Tessa Dare - [ARC] Night of the Living Queers: 13 Tales of Terror and Delight, Anthology - (1:12:20) - [ARC] Ana María and the Fox, Liana De la Rosa - (1:16:25) - A Dash of Salt and Pepper, Kosoko Jackson - (1:20:30) - The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen, K.J. Charles - (1:21:50) ~ A Thief in the Night, K.J. Charles - My Sister’s Big Fat Indian Wedding, Sajni Patel - (1:27:05) - Rebel, Beverly Jenkins - (1:29:30) - [Unscheduled Intermission] - (1:31:19) - Rebel, Beverly Jenkins - (1:31:50) ~ To Catch a Raven, Beverly Jenkins ~ Through the Storm, Beverly Jenkins - Indigo, Beverly Jenkins - (1:35:20) - Lady Meets Earl, Christy Carlyle - (1:39:56) - Talk Sweetly to Me, Courtney Milan - (1:43:30) - It Happened One Fight, Maureen Lee Lenker - (1:47:00) - [Hannah Gets Cockblocked] - (1:52:50) Outro (Horny): (1:53:39) ~ Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match, Sally Thorne Disclaimer: Caroline works for Forever Publishing; all opinions are our own. Image by Freepik

S01.17: Developed a Spinster Fetish by Morning

In which Caroline and Hannah discuss Married by Morning by Lisa Kleypas, have edging on the brain, and are hot for inbox organization and nicely designed PDF files. Exciting Updates: - Subscribe to Romance Your TBR on Substack to get monthly updates from your local spinsters, access to show notes and bingo cards, and exclusive newsletter giveaways! - Subscribe to @romanceyourtbr on YouTube for our weekly episodes with captions and transcripts! - Thank you so much to @randomolive for helping us get our newsletter set up! Sign up for her Random Olive Guides (Resources and recommendations for content creators and small businesses): https://randomolive.my.canva.site/ Show Notes: - Leo’s Toe Suckin’ Sauce - We’re in the middle of a series read of The Hathaways by Lisa Kleypas, with a podcast episode for each book. If you want to read/reread along with us, our Love in the Afternoon episode launches on March 24th! - Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uRdLd2zxhxE Intro: (00:00) Book Featured: ✪ Married by Morning, Lisa Kleypas - (11:05) - This episode contains SPOILERS! Books We Mention: - The Marquess Makes His Move, Diana Quincy - The Virgin and the Rogue, Sophie Jordan - Midsummer Moon, Laura Kinsale - Kiss of a Demon King, Kresley Cole - When a Scot Ties the Knot, Tessa Dare Leo & Cat's Soundtrack: - I Won’t Say (I’m in Love), Hercules - People Will Say We’re in Love, Oklahoma! Outro: (50:05) Socials: - Follow the podcast @romanceyourtbr on Instagram & Twitter - Follow Hannah @fringebookreviews on Instagram, Goodreads, & TikTok, and @fringebookhan on Twitter - Follow Caroline @salty_caroline_reads on TikTok & Instagram, and @salty_caroline_ on Twitter (Disclaimer: Caroline works for Forever Publishing; all opinions are our own and not affiliated with any other party. Image by Freepik)

S01.16: One Duke Down the Cheese Aisle

In which Hannah and Caroline discuss One Duke Down by Anna Bennett, punt Olaf across the Disney-Verse, and uncover a zounds/zounds conspiracy. Show Notes: - Click for the Sabrina Carpenter Nonsense TikTok - Click for our Midnights episode - Click link for the Strangers Like Me precise clip location we reference : https://youtu.be/Nl2vFYpadLk?t=40 - Etymology of Zounds: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/zounds - We’re in the middle of a series read of The Hathaways by Lisa Kleypas, with a podcast episode for each book. If you want to read/reread along with us, our Married by Morning episode launches on March 10th! Intro: (00:00) [There are SPOILERS in this episode for One Duke Down by Anna Bennett and (a brief one for) A Daring Pursuit by Kate Bateman] Book Featured: ✪ One Duke Down, Anna Bennett - (10:12) Architectural Pining Histroms: - A Love by Design, Elizabeth Everett - A Daring Pursuit, Kate Bateman - Love is a Rogue, Lenora Bell - A Wicked Game, Kate Bateman - Married by Morning, Lisa Kleypas (Leo is an architect) Outro: (47:50) Socials: - Follow the podcast @romanceyourtbr on Instagram & Twitter - Follow Hannah @fringebookreviews on Instagram, Goodreads, & Tiktok, and @fringebookhan on Twitter - Follow Caroline @salty_caroline_reads on TikTok & Instagram, and @salty_caroline_ on Twitter (Disclaimer: Caroline works for Forever Publishing; all opinions are our own and not affiliated with any other party. Image by Freepik)

S01 TBR Tuesday: Reading Books and Talking About Them

In which Caroline and Hannah give you a note on arousal, get dicknotized, and awaken the beasts inside of them: hedgehogs. Show Notes: - Join Caroline’s Fable Book Club! The book for March is To Love a Scandalous Duke by Liana De la Rosa. Join here: https://fable.co/club/rip-your-own-bodice-with-caroline-447245537478 - Content Warnings for Sweet Vengeance by Viano Oniomoh: https://www.vianooniomoh.com/extras - Liza Minnelli Sketch Intro - (00:00) - The Gilded Age Heiresses Series, Harper St. George - (2:30) - Happy Place, Emily Henry - (10:00) - A Kiss to Remember, Teresa Medeiros - (19:54) - Do You Take This Man, Denise Williams - (26:10) - Coming Home, Kennedy Ryan - (27:44) - A Walk in the Park, Rebekah Weatherspoon - (29:55) - D’Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding, Chencia C. Higgins - (31:55) - The Neighbor Favor, Kristina Forest - (33:50) - What the Hex, Alexis Daria - (35:25) - All the Right Notes, Dominic Lim - (37:00) - Forget Me Not, Julie Soto - (40:20) - The Love Wager, Lynn Painter - (43:35) - Pride and Protest, Nikki Payne - (46:36) - Sweet Vengeance, Viano Oniomoh - (49:20) - Not Your Ex's Hexes, April Asher - (50:55) - Bloodmarked, Tracy Deonn - (51:05) - The Last Tale of the Flower Bride, Roshani Chokshi - (52:10) - You Bet Your Heart, Danielle Parker - (55:20) - Cute but Prickly, Zoe Chant - (57:25) - Hedging His Bets, Celia Kyle - (1:00:00) - Her Lessons in Persuasion, Megan Frampton - (1:06:40) - In Her Highlander’s Bed, Lynsay Sands - (1:10:15) - Never Rescue a Rogue, Virginia Heath - (1:13:00) - The Secret Service of Tea of Treason, India Holton - (1:15:50) - Marry Me by Midnight, Felicia Grossman - (1:20:20) - A Thief in the Night, K.J. Charles - (1:24:30) - When Good Earls Go Bad, Megan Frampton - (1:25:24) - A Rogue’s Rules for Seduction, Eva Leigh - (1:26:05) - A Reckless Match, Kate Bateman - (1:27:30) - The Fifth Avenue Rebels, Joanna Shupe - (1:29:10) - The Duke Hunt Series, Sophie Jordan - (1:30:25) - The Wolf and the Wildflower, Stacy Reid - (1:34:10) Outro - (1:40:45) Socials: - Follow the podcast @romanceyourtbr on Instagram & Twitter - Follow Hannah @fringebookreviews on Instagram, Goodreads, & TikTok, and @fringebookhan on Twitter - Follow Caroline @salty_caroline_reads on TikTok & Instagram, and @salty_caroline_ on Twitter (Disclaimer: Caroline works for Forever Publishing; all opinions are our own and not affiliated with any other party. Image by Freepik)

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