Food and family make the holidays go around. And during this Covid time we totally need it. Yaki and Tati talk about food and family holiday traditions that make the holidays worthwhile. In Hot Topics, Yaki delves in to the Strippergate of RHOA and the notions of sexual freedom.

 In Watching Romance, we recap the movies for the season that we watched last week and the upcoming movies on OWN, BET, Lifetime, and Hallmark. (Can you say Mario Lopez as Colonel Sanders??? LOL) In Reading Romance, Tati gives some suggestions for some more steamy and sweet Holiday novellas including:

 12 Dates of Christmas- Rilzy Adams

The Kwanza Brunch- DL White

Dance All Night- Alexis Daria

Merry little filthmas- Nicole Falls

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Debt, Diseases, Mental health, plastic surgery?. This week we talk about all things dating and disclosure. When should you reveal the "big items" in your relationship? Is there ever a good time to tell a partner about certain things?

 In hot topics, we talk about Michael B Jordan as People's sexiest man and singer Jeremih catching COVID-19. In Watching Romance, we talk about the new holiday movies and Christmas on Wheels with Tiya Sicar and Michael Xavier (lifetime) and HBO aMax's new dating series 12 Dates of Christmas. In Reading Romance, Tati gives us some juicy romances with "secrets" at the center. (Scandalous Secrets by Synithia Williams, Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett, and Ties that Tether by Jane Igharo)

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We live in a Social Media world where everyone fills entitled to your business, including separation and divorce. Yakini and Tatianna talk about how to handle divorced in the social media age and who may know what about your divorce.

In Watching Romance, Yakini makes the mistake (LOL) of watching Tyler Perry's Acrimony where we still don't know the answer to how Taraji ended up on that boat (LOL). We also talk about the Christmas movies premiering this week on Lifetime, Hallmark, and Netflix.  In Reading Romance, Tatianna talks about the upcoming Holiday 2020 reading list for Instagram and supporting Stacy Abrams (Frm. Democratic Candidate for Gov of Georgia and Voter Advocate) aka Romance Writer Selena Montgomery's books as she was instrumental in helping turn Georgia Blue for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.. We also talk about the efforts of the romance writing community and their Romancing the Runoff support for the run-off elections in Georgia. http://www.romancingtherunoff.com/

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It is the day of the Presidential Election (Spoiler Alert: We don't know who wins...). and we are recording just as results are coming in. Tensions are high. So we can't imagine what everyone out there is feeling!

What happens when you are on opposite sides of the spectrum politically in your relationship? Tati and Yakini talk about what it's like to date or be with someone who doesn't share your political views! In hot topics, we discuss how Denise Bidot broke up with Lil Wayne over his T*ump endorsement and how many Black male rappers are making some odd political choices. In Watching Romance, we discuss the upcoming holiday line up from Netflix, Up, Lifetime and Hallmark and gush over Keisha Knight Pulliam in Lifetime's The Christmas Aunt. 

In Reading Romance, Tati gives us some political romance recommendations from Jasmine Guillory (Party of Two), Casey McQuinston (Red, White and Royal Blue), and Kennedy Ryan (All the King's Men series).

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Is Polyamory for Black people? Yaki and Tati discuss the hot topic of blogger Passion Jonez, and her coming out to the world as "poly". In other hot topics, we discuss LisaRaye's OnlyFans and speculate on who Megan thee Stallion is dating (PS: It probably isn't Michael Bae Jordan).

In Watching Romance, Yaki talks about the beautiful film Saturday Church, featuring MJ Rodriguez from Pose.  Tati also talked about Christmas Unwrapped, produced by Tiffany Haddish on Lifetime (Starring Amber Stevens West). We look forward to the holiday season with Keisha Knight Pulliam's Christmas Aunt on Lifetime (8 pm EST, Nov 1).

In Reading Romance, Tati gives you some great pics for Poly Romances by Black women.  

Harbor by Rebekah Weatherspoon

Be Mine by Savanah Frierson

The Nanny by Brandy Bush

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Yaki and Tati talk about the bro/sis code and the whole Ryan Henry of Black Ink Crew Chicago fiasco. We ask: Should you date the ex of your friend? When is it ever an acceptable time to go out with a friend's ex? Is this generational? In Watching Romance, Yakini talks about her love of Boomerang and Walk Away from Love on Netflix. We also shout out author Brenda Jackson's new venture into movie production.

In Reading Romance, Tati talks about "entanglements" in Mia Sosa's The Worst Best Man and Beverly Jenkins's "Destiny's Embrace"

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What makes the prefect sex scene? What turns you on either visually or in the written word? Yakini and Tati talk about all the best sex scenes they've loved in TV, FILM and, Books (There is a lot of Omari Hardwick stanning! LOL) 

. Also, Yaki tells Tati she needs to find a new celebrity crush!. in Watching Romance, we talk the South African Rom Com on Netflix called Seriously Single.  In Writing Romance, Tati shouts out works by Talia Hibbert, (esp Wanna Bet?)  Brandy Bush's The Roommate, Irresistible Forces by Brenda Jackson, and I Think I Might Love You by Christian C. Jones.

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When is the last time you saw a fat, Black woman as a romantic lead?

Join Tatianna and her friend Candace as they talk about the intersection of race, romance and body positivity in romantic movies and books.  (Basically, we spend most of the time being Queen Latifah stans). We list our favorite movies and actresses and what we would like to see happen in terms of black women of larger body size being represented in media.  In our Hot topics, we talk Meg the Stallion and Lil Wayne's relationship with Denise Bidot, a plus sized model.  In Watching Romance, we list a ton of movies featuring plus sized black women such as Just Wright, Barbershop, Brown Sugar, Phat Girlz, and more. In Reading Romance, we talk plus size heroines in the works of Talia Hibbert, Savannah Frierson, Rebekah Weatherspoon and Olive Dade.

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Welcome to season 2!!! Yakini and Tati are back from break and ready to dive into our new segment Hot Topics in Romance. We talk about Andrew Gillum, former mayor of Tallahassee revealing that he identifies as bisexual. And Comedian/Actress Niecy Nash taking a trip down the aisle for a third time..... with a woman. This begs the question: Is it ever too late to find out who you are sexually?

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Later, Tati and Yakini discuss their Watching Romance picks (Love, Guaranteed, staring Damon Wayans Jr,  Lovecraft Country, A Girl Like Grace w/ Ryan Destiny, Garcelle Beauvais, and Raven-Symone).  Tatianna talks all things romance novels in the segment Reading Romance with her picks this week Bingo Love by Tee Franklin and A Taste of her Own Medicine by Tasha L Harrison. We also cannot wait to talk all things Christmas and Holiday soon! SO get ready!

SEASON FINALE Can Romance and Culture connect? Romance in Colour is starting a new series, Writing in Colour, where we talk to authors of color from various backgrounds and locations,  who are writing in the romance genre. We are highlighting the diversity of the genre and highlighting #Ownvoices with authors who are actively working to amplify writing that is unique, diverse, and most of all, romantic.

When you think of the word "polyamory" do you think romance? Probably not. But author Savannah J. Frierson wants us to rethink the notion of what makes something, even a relationship, truly romantic and fulfilling.  Our last author in our Writing in Colour series, the Harvard educated, South Carolina Native tells us how she got her agent, her inspirations for writing, and what it truly means to be a " late bloomer". We also get into a lively discussion on the newest and latest romance books on the market.

In watching Romance, Tati recommends Catching Feelings (Netflix), complicated romantic comedy out of South Africa.

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