Romance Your TBR: An Unhinged Historical Romance Podcast

Romance Your TBR: An Unhinged Historical Romance Podcast

by Caroline & Hannah

S01.09: Chekhov's Saddle Strap: A Wallflower Christmas by Lisa Kleypas

In which Caroline and Hannah enter the yawning and teeth-chattering hour, need a little hit of Christmas, and like their men like they like their Domino's Pizza sauce: Robust. Intro: (00:00) Featured Book: ✪ A Wallflower Christmas by Lisa Kleypas - (16:00) Outro: (01:02:36) Show Notes: - Because the Krusty Krab is unfair . . . ↳ The @hcpunion on Instagram has a whole list of ways to support the ongoing strike, several of which include emailing, donating, and holding reviews and other content ↳ An update since the last episode: There is a HarperCollins Strike Solidarity Open Letter form that you can fill out (sign)! It's super easy and you can find it here: https://tr.ee/x0LiPkhELa 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)

S01.08: No thoughts! Just vibes! Read Kit McBride!

In which Hannah and Caroline don't cross the picket line, discuss a horse that Caroline knows, and teeheehee all the way home. Intro: (00:00) Featured Book: ✪ Kit McBride Gets a Wife by Amy Barry - (11:05) Outro: (50:40) Show Notes: - Because the Krusty Krab is unfair . . . ↳ The @hcpunion on Instagram has a whole list of ways to support the ongoing strike, several of which include emailing, donating, and holding reviews and other content 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: You’re A. Horny and B. Wrong

In which Caroline and Hannah pre-game for the holidays with the Hallmark Channel and Christmas anthologies, recommend some juicy contemporaries, and lament Chekhov's handcuffs, and also lament Chekhov's spoon, and also just lament having things to lament about. Show Notes: - Meet up with us at the Steamy Lit Rom Con next August! Find tickets here + more info on Instagram @theromconevent - One Duke Down is READ NOW on NetGalley in the romance section (as of 11/29)! Intro: (00:00) Books Mentioned: - Kissing Under the Mistletoe Anthology - (07:22) - How the Dukes Stole Christmas Anthology - (07:45) - Mistletoe Christmas Anthology - (08:24) - Something in the Heir, Suzanne Enoch - (10:45) - (ARC) One Duke Down (Rogues to Lovers), Anna Bennett - (11:05) - How to Be a Wallflower, Eloisa James - (11:25) - (ARC) A Wicked Game, Kate Bateman - (12:25) - The Duke in Question, Amalie Howard - (14:20) - The Duke Heist, Perks of Loving a Wallflower & Nobody’s Princess, Erica Ridley - (18:30) - The Lady Gets Lucky, The Bride Goes Rogue & (ARC) The Duke Gets Even, Joanna Shupe - (21:25) - The Scoundrel’s Daughter & The Rake’s Daughter, Anne Gracie - (25:45) - A Duke for Diana & (ARC) What Happens in the Ballroom, Sabrina Jeffries - (26:50) - (ARC) Forget Me Not, Julie Soto - (29:15) - (ARC) The Nanny, Lana Ferguson - (32:35) - The Stand-Up Groomsman, Jackie Lau - (35:15) - The Wedding Ringer & Lucy on the Wild Side, Kerry Rea - (37:10) - (ARC) Exes & O’s, Amy Lea - (39:54) - This May End Badly, Samantha Markum - (40:06) - (ARC) Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute, Talia Hibbert - (40:54) Outro: (43:25) Our TBR List: - Once Upon a December, Amy E. Reichert - One-Eyed Dukes are Wild, Megan Frampton - Get a Life Chloe Brown, Talia Hibbert - Wrapped Up in You, Talia Hibbert - Love on the Brain, Ali Hazelwood What We're Currently Reading: - Just Like Magic, Sarah Hogle - (ARC) A Witch’s Guide to Fake Dating a Demon, Sarah Hawley - Lord of Scoundrels, Loretta Chase 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)

S01.07: Midnights (7:15pm Edition) (Caroline & Hannah’s Version)

In which Hannah (sexy baby) and Caroline (sexy baby) pair historical romance novels with songs from Taylor Swift's Midnights, dress for revenge (seduction), and agree that karma is indeed a cat (named Rhys Winterborne). Intro: (00:00) Midnights (7:15pm Edition) (Caroline & Hannah’s Version) ✪ 1. Lavender Haze - (4:00) - Caroline: Bombshell, Sarah MacLean - Hannah: Devil’s Own Duke, Lenora Bell ✪ 2. Maroon - (9:24) - Hannah: A Scoundrel of Her Own, Stacy Reid - Caroline: Daring and the Duke, Sarah MacLean ✪ 3. Anti-Hero - (14:35) - Caroline: Perfect Crimes of Marianne Hayes, Cat Sebastian - Hannah: Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match, Sally Thorne ✪ 4. Snow on the Beach - (21:11) - Caroline: A Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics, Olivia Waite - Hannah: Scandal in Spring, Lisa Kleypas ✪ 5. You’re On Your Own Kid - (24:45) - Hannah: Duchess by Midnight, Charis Michaels - Caroline: The League of Gentlewomen Witches, India Holton ✪ 6. Midnight Rain - (28:18) - Caroline: Devil in Spring, Lisa Kleypas - Hannah: A Love by Design, Elizabeth Everett (January 17th, 2023) ✪ 7. Question…? - (33:50) - Hannah: The Bride Goes Rogue, Joanna Shupe - Caroline: Portrait of a Scotsman, Evie Dunmore ✪ 8. Vigilante Shit - (39:48) - Hannah: Thief of Shadows, Elizabeth Hoyt - Caroline: Perks of Loving a Wallflower, Erica Ridley ✪ 9. Bejeweled - (44:12) - Hannah: A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James - Caroline: How to Survive a Scandal, Samara Parish ✪ 10. Labyrinth - (49:21) - Hannah: A Remarkable Rogue, Anna Harrington - Caroline: The Day of the Duchess, Sarah MacLean ✪ 11. Karma - (56:35) - Hannah: Bombshell, Sarah MacLean - Caroline: Marrying Winterborne. Lisa Kleypas ✪ 12. Sweet Nothing - (1:00:56) - Hannah: Kit McBride Gets a Wife, Amy Barry - Caroline: The Duke Who Didn’t, Courtney Milan ✪ 13. Mastermind - (1:02:50) - Caroline: Lord of Scoundrels, Loretta Chase - Hannah: Love Letters from a Duke, Elizabeth Boyle ✪ 14. The Great War - (1:09:41) - Caroline: Through the Storm, Beverley Jenkins - Hannah: The Duke in Question, Amalie Howard ✪ 15. Bigger than the Whole Sky - (1:16:24) - Hannah: Any Duchess Will Do, Tessa Dare - Caroline: The Devil’s Daughter, Lisa Kleypas ✪ 16. Paris - (1:21:58) - Hannah: The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes, Cat Sebastian - Caroline: A Caribbean Heiress in Paris, Adriana Herrera ✪ 17. High Infidelity - (1:23:28) - Caroline The Marquess Makes His Move, Diana Quincy - Hannah: The Marquess Makes His Move, Diana Quincy ✪ 18. Glitch - (1:25:46) - Hannah: Gentlemen Seeks Bride, Megan Frampton - Caroline: Dare to Be a Duchess, Sapna Bhog ✪ 19. Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve - (1:33:50) - Hannah: A Perfect Equation, Elizabeth Everett - Caroline: The Hellion and the Hero, Emily Sullivan ✪ 20. Dear Reader - (1:40:00) - Caroline: No Good Duke Goes Unpunished, Sarah MacLean - Hannah: Along Came a Lady, Christi Caldwell Outro: (01:47:26) Socials: - Follow the podcast @romanceyourtbr on Instagram & Twitter - Follow Hannah @fringebookreviews on Instagram, & 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)

S01.06: A League of Extraordinary Blond Dukes Named Sebastian by Evie Dunmore

In which Caroline and Hannah discuss their dating woes, get into their first spinsters' quarrel, and travel the derogatory-to-affectionate-“princess” pipeline. Show Notes: - Thank you Aarya and Smart Women Read Romance (and many others!) for taking the time to write detailed reviews of A Rogue of One's Own on Goodreads - The 100 (TV Series 2014–2020) - IMDb - Do you have a personal vendetta against cover fonts? Here's a fun article on How to suck at typography by Courtney Milan - Some recent font crimes: To Catch a Raven, The Counterfeit Scoundrel, and Bringing Down the Duke (UK Edition) Series Featured: ✪ A League of Extraordinary Women - Evie Dunmore Intro: (00:00) Time Stamps: - Bringing Down the Duke, Book 1 - (9:50) - A Rogue of One's Own, Book 2 - (12:25) - Portrait of a Scotsman, Book 3 - (15:50) - A Rogue of One's Own, Book 2 - (25:25) - Bringing Down the Duke, Book 1 - (26:45) - The Gentleman's Gambit, Book 4: - (32:35) - Bringing Down the Duke, Book 1 - (33:35) - Portrait of a Scotsman, Book 3 - (40:00) - A Rogue of One's Own, Book 2 - (40:35) Books Mentioned: - Return of the Duke, Lorraine Heath - Scoundrel of My Heart, Lorraine Heath - The Duke Goes Down, Sophie Jordan - Never Kiss a Duke, Megan Frampton - Along Came a Lady, Christi Caldwell Outro: (46:10) 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: Boy, Have They Committed Some Lust

In which Hannah and Caroline explore their whimsical naytch, are horny for Jimmy Stewart on the main, and get summoned to Hell but are so annoying that Satan kicks them out indefinitely. Show Notes: - Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide jacket clip - Jimmy Stewart Philadelphia Story kiss scene - Monika on bookstagram @bookbaddieb - If you want to experience some wild and forbidden sexual tension, watch The Bells of St. Mary's Intro: (00:00) Books Mentioned: - Her Body and Other Parties, Carmen Maria Machado - (06:56) - Immortals After Dark, Kresley Cole - (11:08) - The Counterfeit Scoundrel, Lorraine Heath - (12:30) - The Rogue Not Taken, Sarah MacLean - (13:20) - The Wedding Wager, Eva Devon - (13:35) - In Which Margo Halifax Earns Her Shocking Reputation, Alexandra Vasti - (14:30) - Happily Ever Afterlives, Olivia Waite - (14:45) - What's an Earl Gotta Do? & The Sea Siren of Broadwater Bottom (The Astley Chronicles) - (30:34) - Aphrodite and the Duke, J.J. McAvoy - (36:50) - Queen Bee, Amalie Howard - (38:20) - The Nanny, Lana Ferguson - (44:00) - The Kiss Quotient, Helen Hoang - (45:45) - Two Wrongs Make a Right, Chloe Liese - (49:30) - The Duke in Question, Amalie Howard - (53:22) Our TBR List: - Five Survive, Holly Jackson - (08:48) & (09:44) - Greywaren (Dreamer Trilogy), Maggie Stiefvater - (09:18) - Dark Desires After Dusk (Immortals After Dark), Kresley Cole - (10:34) - Bergman Brothers, Chloe Liese - (51:10) What We're Currently Reading: - Lizzie Blake’s Best Mistake, Mazey Eddings - (10:52) - The Dark King, Gina L. Maxwell - (23:21) - Nobody’s Princess, Erica Ridley - (53:45) - The Perks of Loving a Wallflower, Erica Ridley - (53:52) Outro: (54:40) 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)

S01.05: The Spinsters’ Guide to Faking It in Historical Romances

In which Caroline and Hannah are aflame in a Panda Express parking lot, contemplate Taco Bell as foreplay, and once again give you full plot play-by-plays after explicitly stating "we'll be short this time." Show Notes: - Listen to Caroline's Always Be My Duchess Spotify Playlist - Caroline's Venn diagram between Catholics and artists - Book with Christmas ornament: A Visit From Sir Nicholas, Victoria Alexander - Harlequin cello book: A Song of Secrets, Jayci Lee Our Faking It Movie List: - The Proposal - Leap Year - Funny Farm - Christmas in Connecticut - Skipping Christmas Intro: (00:00) Books Mentioned (✪ Denotes our fake relationship choices): A Daring Pursuit, Kate Bateman - (3:00) A Wicked Game, Kate Bateman - (4:30) Would You Rather, Allison Ashley - (9:43) In a Jam, Kate Canterbary - (10:15) ✪ Always Be My Duchess, Amalie Howard - (15:35) The Brightest Star in Paris, Diana Biller - (24:10) Patience, Lisa Valdez - (26:08) Once Upon a Tower, Eloisa James - (28:10) ✪ Do You Want to Start a Scandal, Tessa Dare - (30:00) ✪ Any Rogue Will Do, Bethany Bennett - (39:40) West End Earl, Bethany Bennett - (48:50) Dukes Do It Better, Bethany Bennett - (49:37) ✪ Some Day My Duke Will Come, Christina Britton - (51:15) ✪ Not the Kind of Earl You Marry, Kate Pembrooke - (52:20) ✪ My Darling Duke, Stacy Reid - (54:10) ✪ Four Weeks of Scandal, Megan Frampton - (56:28) ✪ The Perks of Loving a Wallflower, Erica Ridley - (59:23) ✪ The Rogue Not Taken, Sarah MacLean - (1:00:58) ✪ Never Fall for Your Fiancé, Virginia Heath - (1:01:28) Never Rescue a Rogue, Virginia Heath - (1:04:10) ✪ The Spinster’s Guide to Danger and Dukes, Manda Collins - (1:04:38) A Week to Be Wicked, Tessa Dare - (1:07:48) A Duchess by Midnight, Charis Michaels - (1:07:48) Some Dukes Have All the Luck, Christina Britton - (1:08:08) ✪ The Gunslinger’s Guide to Avoiding Matrimony, Michelle McLean - (1:09:22) Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover, Sarah MacLean - (1:13:14) The Earl Takes All, Lorraine Heath - (1:15:33) Outro: (1:16:30) Socials: - Follow the podcast @romanceyourtbr on Instagram & Twitter - Follow Hannah @fringebookreviews on Instagram, Goodreads, & TikTok - Follow Caroline @salty_caroline_reads on TikTok & Instagram (Disclaimer: Caroline works for Forever Publishing; all opinions are our own and not affiliated with any other party. Image by Freepik)

S01.04: Absolutely Bodied by a Gorilla: The Earl Takes All by Lorraine Heath

In which Hannah and Caroline start the episode by admiring your gentleman's fifth tumescent limb, sneak in yet another Shrek reference, and get absolutely bodied by epilogues, gorillas, delicate toes, oh Christ! Show Notes: - Sanjana on TikTok @baskinsuns - Alicia on TikTok @Uhleeseeuh.mp4 Intro: (00:00) Books Mentioned: Someone to Watch Over Me, Lisa Kleypas - (00:42) Night Song, Beverly Jenkins - (4:15) ✪ Once More My Darling Rogue, Lorraine Heath - (5:05) When the Marquess Was Mine, Caroline Linden - (6:25) ✪ The Earl Takes All, Lorraine Heath - (7:55) Tom Severin (Chasing Cassandra) and West Ravenel (Devil's Daughter), Lisa Kleypas - (17:10) ✪ Beauty Tempts the Beast, Lorraine Heath - (30:20) ✪ The Duchess Hunt, Lorraine Heath - (30:55) ✪ Waking Up with the Duke, Lorraine Heath - (31:35) A Daring Pursuit, Kate Bateman - (38:30) The Day of the Duchess, Sarah MacLean - (38:40) This Duchess of Mine (Desperate Duchesses Series), Eloisa James - (39:15) The Ugly Duchess, Eloisa James - (39:50) Outro: (44:55) 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: An Edging Like No Other

In which Caroline and Hannah determine their epithets, swoon over Robert Petkoff’s voice, and consider how “heroine” and “marquess” should be pronounced. Intro: (00:00) Books mentioned: A Hunger Like No Other, Kresley Cole - (3:20) Kiss of a Demon King, Kresley Cole - (3:55) Any Duchess Will Do, Tessa Dare - (8:04) Thank You for Listening, Julia Whelan - (9:15) The Kiss Quotient, Helen Hoang - (10:44) Exes & O’s, Amy Lea - (11:10) In Which Margo Halifax Earns Her Shocking Reputation, Alexandra Vasti - (13:50) Her Lessons in Persuasion, Megan Frampton - (18:45) A Lady's Guide Series, Manda Collins - (19:30) Curled Up with an Earl, Amy Rose Bennett - (21:30) Duke in a Box: Twelve Steamy Historical Holiday Novellas - (22:35) Kiss of a Demon King, Kresley Cole - (23:10) The Ravenels, Lisa Kleypas - (24:44) Outro: (27:13) Socials: - Follow @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. Logo Image Attribution: Image by Freepik)

S01.03: India Holton Deep Dive—Two Beds Become One—Gratuitous Audiobook Rewinding—Emotions in Caroline's Face

In which Hannah and Caroline spend an hour gushing about the Dangerous Damsels series, explain Caroline’s moan test, debate what makes a “good” sex scene, and have a quick therapy sesh. Show notes: - Hannah recommends checking out Kobo for affordable audiobooks (we’re not sponsored she just likes them) - Caroline’s Wisteria Society rec was one of her first viral TikToks - Here’s Caroline’s Dangerous Damsels playlist for Victorian Wes Anderson meets Pirates of the Caribbean vibes Books mentioned: A Wolf In Duke’s Clothing - Susanna Allen Go Hex Yourself - Jessica Clare The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels & The League of Gentlewomen Witches - India Holton (The Secret Service of Tea and Treason will be on sale 4/20/23) The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy - Megan Bannen The Duke Who Didn’t - Courtney Milan Socials: - Follow the podcast @romanceyourtbr on Instagram & Twitter - Follow Hannah @fringebookreviews on Instagram, Goodreads, 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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