Today on the Reading Under the Covers, a romance novel podcast we’re diving into everything from Jewish American Heritage Month romance reads to the audiobook industry’s AI drama—and yes, we’re asking the internet’s burning question: Was Silver Elite written by AI?

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We kick things off with joyful and heartfelt romance books by Jewish authors including:

• Flirty Little Secret by Jessica Lepe
• Love You a Latke by Amanda Elliot
• Maybe Once, Maybe Twice by Alison Rose Greenberg
• One More Wish by Lindsey Lanza
• Marry Me by Midnight by Felicia Grossman
• Fan Service by Rosie Danan
• The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer

Then we break down new book releases you don’t want to miss, like:

• The Marble Hall Murders by Anthony Horowitz
• 32 Days in May by Betty Corrello
• The Dark Maestro by Brendan Slocumb
• Make Me Famous by Maud Ventura
• Maine Characters by Hannah Orenstein
• Death in the Cards by Mia P. Manansala
• Dying to Meet You by Sarina Bowen
• A Simple Twist of Fate by April Asher
• A Charming Touch of Tarot by Melissa Holtz
• My Favorite Bad Decision by Elizabeth O’Roark

We also chat about:

• The new Pope and pop culture memes
• Fanfiction going tradpub (Dramione discourse alert!)
• Audiobook drama over narrator swaps and AI narration from Audible
• The curious case of Silver Elite by Dani Francis
• And what we’re watching: including Fight or Flight, Nadaaniyan, and The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives

Dramione books mentioned:

• Rose in Chains by Julie Soto
• The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy by Brigitte Knightley
• Alchemised by SenLinYu

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