Jess and Trisha do a tiny bit of fun news and then get into the Dramione of it all before talking about favorite 2025 romance releases so far.

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News:

Book Riot’s list of the Best of 2025 so far is here!! 

Here’s the Emily Rath video we discussed about commericalizing fanfic and the new Dramione books - and why they’re a problem.

Here’s the Romance Con statement we referenced.

Books Discussed:

The Broposal by Sonora Reyes

Futbolista by Jonny Garza Villa

A Fellowship of Bakers & Magic by J. Penner

Left of Forever by Tarah DeWitt

Along Came Amor by Alexis Daria

Can’t Get Enough by Kennedy Ryan

Secret Spark by Kelly Farmer

I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly Lemming

Love Letters from the Trail by Tif Marcelo

A Gentleman’s Gentleman by TJ Alexander

Let us know what you’re reading, what you’re thinking, and what you’re thinking about what you’re reading! As always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address ([email protected]). You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown), and Jess is even on TikTok (@jess_isreading).

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