Romance Your TBR: An Unhinged Historical Romance Podcast

In which Hannah and Caroline interview Eloisa James, celebrate the release of Viscount in Love, and remain, at all times, within six degrees of Taylor Swift, William Shakespeare, and Formula 1.

Reminders:

- Follow Eloisa James on Instagram (@EloisaJamesBooks) and TikTok (@EloisaJamesBooks)

- Order Viscount in Love from Bookshop.org, Amazon, Target, Libro.fm, or one of your local indies!

Intro: (00:00)

- Romance Your TBR in Love (with Eloisa James) - (00:21)

- Viscount in Love - (10:14)

- Interview with Eloisa James - (12:43)

- Caroline’s F1 Corner ft. Eloisa James - (50:00)

Outro: (1:03:42)

Socials:

- Follow the podcast @romanceyourtbr on Instagram & Twitter & Youtube & Goodreads

- Follow Hannah @fringebookreviews on Instagram, Goodreads, & TikTok, and @fringebookhan on Twitter

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(Disclaimer: Caroline works for Forever Publishing; all opinions are our own and not affiliated with any other party. Image by Freepik.)

In which Hannah and Caroline make their summer TBR your summer TBR, celebrate national donut day, and reveal the things that keep them up at night (endless TBRs, that me espresso, etc).

Show Notes:

- This episode is basically us reflecting and expanding on the recent Fated Mates Summer TBR episode! Plus, we've already read 10+ books off of their TBR*, so you'll get our thoughts on those as well.

- Fated Mates S06.39: Summer 2024 Reads episode: https://fatedmates.net/episodes

- The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love excerpt: https://reactormag.com/excerpts-the-ornithologists-field-guide-to-love-by-india-holton/

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Intro: (00:00)

- Fated Mates Summer TBR Followup - (8:25)

- The Romance Your TBR Summer Reading Program - (23:26)

Historical Romance TBR:

- *You Should Be So Lucky, Cat Sebastian (May 7, 2024)

- *The Prince's Bride, Charis Michaels (May 21, 2024)

- The Scot Who Made June Hot, Fenna Edgewood (June 1, 2024)

- A Bluestocking's Guide to Decadence, Jess Everlee (June 4, 2024)

- *Isabel and the Rogue, Liana De la Rosa (June 4, 2024)

- The Lady's Mistake, Cara Devlin (June 15, 2024)

- A Shore Thing, Joanna Lowell (June 18, 2024)

- *Lady Scandal, Laura Lee Guhrke (June 18, 2024)

- *The Mistress Experience, Scarlett Peckham (June 25, 2024)

- A Scandal in July, Kate Bateman (July 1, 2024)

- The Ornithologists Field Guide to Love, India Holton (July 23, 2024)

- *Viscount in Love, Eloisa James (July 23, 2024)

- Untamed, Lisa Rayne (July 30, 2024)

- Hot Earl Summer, Erica Ridley (August 6, 2024)

- An Heiress for August, Kathleen Ayers (August 1, 2024)

- You're the Problem, It's You, Emma R. Alban (August 15, 2024)

- Good Duke Gone Wild, Bethany Bennett (August 20, 2024)

- Confounding Oaths, Alexis Hall (August 27, 2024)

Contemporary Romance TBR:

- This Summer Will Be Different, Carly Fortune (May 7, 2024)

- Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie, Jackie Lau (May 7, 2024)

- *A Love Like the Sun, Riss M. Neilson (June 11, 2024)

- Not in Love, Ali Hazelwood (June 11, 2024)

- *The Love of My Afterlife, Kirsty Greenwood (July 2, 2024)

- The Ex Vows, Jessica Joyce (July 16, 2024)

- Not Another Love Song, Julie Soto (July 16, 2024)

- Business Casual, B.K. Borison (July 16, 2024)

- Cross the Line, Simone Soltani (July 23, 2024)

- Jewel Me Twice, Charish Reid (July 23, 2024)

- The Truth According to Ember, Danica Nava (August 6, 2024)

- Haunted Ever After, Jen DeLuca (August 13, 2024)

- *Love and Other Conspiracies, Mallory Marlowe (August 20, 2024)

- Marriage & Masti, Nisha Sharma (August 27, 2024)

Outro: (1:40:18)

Socials:

- Follow the podcast @romanceyourtbr on Instagram & Twitter & Youtube & Goodreads

(Disclaimer: Caroline works for Forever Publishing; all opinions are our own and not affiliated with any other party. Image by Freepik.)

In which Caroline and Hannah have a lot of issues that include under-appreciated dad jokes, catastrophic failures (of several varieties), and being wholly unprepared to talk about romance books.

Reminders:

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Intro: (00:00)

- HistRom wRECkS - (13:50)

- Caroline’s F1 Corner - (40:15)

- Newsletter BTS - (45:16)

Outro: (58:46)

Socials:

- Follow the podcast @romanceyourtbr on Instagram & Twitter & Youtube & Goodreads

- 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.)

[HANNAH] Are you troubled by not knowing what to read in the middle of the night? [CAROLINE] Do you experience feelings of dread while looking at your TBR list or NetGalley ratio? [HANNAH] Have you or any of your moots recently read a three-, two-, or one-star book? [CAROLINE] If the answer is yes, then don’t wait another minute. Pick up your phone and listen to the semi-professionals. [HANNAH, CAROLINE] Slumpbusters! [CAROLINE] Your improper and rambling co-hosts are on call every Friday to serve all your HistRom Slumpbusting needs. [HANNAH, CAROLINE] We're ready to influence you!

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Intro: (00:00)

- Our Lovely Lady Slumps - (8:10)

- What’s in a Rake? - (13:10)

- Our HistRom Slumpbusters - (18:10)

- Caroline’s F1 Corner: (51:10)

Outro: (1:09:46)

Socials:

- Follow the podcast @romanceyourtbr on Instagram & Twitter & Youtube & Goodreads

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(Disclaimer: Caroline works for Forever Publishing; all opinions are our own and not affiliated with any other party. Image by Freepik.)

In which Caroline and Hannah reveal their Independent Bookstore Day shopping lists, reveal YOUR 🫵 Independent Bookstore Day shopping lists, and get tortured by both Taylor Swift and ants.

Reminders:

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Intro: (00:00)

- Recommending Books for Independent Bookstore Day 2024 - (16:45)

- Our Independent Bookstore Day Shopping Lists - (21:20)

Hannah's List:

~ Hathor and the Prince, J.J. McAvoy

~ We Got the Beat, Jenna Miller

~ The Witch Queen of Halloween, Kresley Cole

~ Earls Trip, Jenny Holiday

~ Any Duke in a Storm, Amalie Howard

Caroline's List:

~ How to End a Love Story, Yulin Kuang

~ A Love Song for Ricki Wilde, Tia Williams

~ The Roommate Risk, Talia Hibbert

~ Funny Story, Emily Henry

~ Earls Trip, Jenny Holiday

~ Your Independent Bookstore Day Shopping Lists - (50:47)

Hannah's List:

~ The Kiss Countdown, Etta Easton

~ One Dangerous Night, Cathy Maxwell

~ At First Spite, Olivia Dade

~ The Partner Plot, Kristina Forest

~ Say You'll Be Mine, Naina Kumar

Caroline's List:

~ The Catch, Amy Lea

~ The Marquis Who Mustn't, Courtney Milan

~ This Could Be Us, Kennedy Ryan

~ Lady Charlotte Always Gets Her Man, Violet Marsh

- Caroline’s F1 Update - (1:21:52)

Outro: (51:40)

Socials:

- Follow the podcast @romanceyourtbr on Instagram & Twitter & Youtube & Goodreads

- 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.)

(It’s been a long time coming…) [Cue Applause] It is an honor and a delight to say these words to you: Welcome to The Eras Tour (Romance Your TBR’s Version)! We’re about to go on a little adventure together and that adventure is going to span 17 years of music and 40 romance novels and it’s going to be one era at a time. We’ll be your hosts this Friday, our names are Caroline and Hannah. Thank you for listening with us here at Romance Your TBR 🫶

Reminders:

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Intro: (00:00)

The Eras Tour (Romance Your TBR's Version) - (2:45)

✪ Taylor Swift - (8:09)

✪ Fearless (Taylor’s Version) - (12:13)

✪ Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) - (17:56)

✪ Red (Taylor’s Version) - (26:58)

✪ 1989 (Taylor’s Version) - (31:44)

✪ reputation - (41:00)

✪ Lover - (52:05)

✪ folklore - (57:55)

✪ evermore - (1:07:00)

✪ Midnights - (1:16:45)

Outro: (1:28:20)

Socials:

- Follow the podcast @romanceyourtbr on Instagram & Twitter & Youtube & Goodreads

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(Disclaimer: Caroline works for Forever Publishing; all opinions are our own and not affiliated with any other party. Image by Freepik.)

In which Hannah and Caroline shoot their romance novel shots with each other, listen to everything but audiobooks, and realize that it's always a duke.

Show Notes:

- "The Unknown" from the Glasgow Wonka Experience

- Adriana Herrera's mood board on Instagram

Reminders:

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Intro: (00:00)

- Convincing Each Other to Read Romance Novels - (4:15)

- Caroline’s F1 Update - (46:44)

Outro: (51:40)

Socials:

- Follow the podcast @romanceyourtbr on Instagram & Twitter & Youtube & Goodreads

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- 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.)

In which Caroline and Hannah confront their dad/daddy/papa kink, make jokes that have little-to-no context, and elope to Gretna Greenwich Village. 

Reminders:

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Intro: (00:00)

- Don’t Want You Like a Best Friend by Emma R. Alban - (00:15)

Outro: (50:24)

- Caroline’s F1 Update - (55:20)

Socials:

- Follow the podcast @romanceyourtbr on Instagram & Twitter & Youtube & Goodreads

- 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.)

In which Hannah and Caroline do their first official author spotlight, Shrek reference, and F1 update of Season 3.  

Reminders:

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Show Notes:

- Diana Quincy's Interview with Paul Marron: https://youtu.be/RLIZWNf4TsU?si=Xcbny0Q6fFBG5xPG

- Diana Quincy's Old School Histrom Recs: The Bride by Julie Garwood and The Secret Pearl by Mary Balogh

Books Featured:

The Clandestine Affairs Series

- Her Night with the Duke (in Only One Bed)

- The Viscount Made Me Do It (on a Desk)

- The Marquess Makes His Move (in the Bathtub)

The Sirens in Silk Series

- The Duke Gets Desperate (to Be Inside Her)

Intro: (00:00)

- Author Spotlight: Diana Quincy - (08:38)

Outro: (49:10)

- Caroline’s F1 Update - (54:33)

Socials:

- Follow the podcast @romanceyourtbr on Instagram & Twitter & Youtube & Goodreads

- 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.)

In which Participant Caroline and Participant Hannah kick off Season 3 with podcast updates, life updates, and—against all odds—reading updates. 

Reminders:

- Fill out this Google Form to receive Romance Your TBR + romance themed friendship bracelets and a Valentine's Day card from us! https://forms.gle/N9ZZFfzAm5nCfTnV9

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Intro: (00:00)

- Podcast Updates - (03:00)

- Life Updates - (08:12)

- Reading Updates - (48:00)

- Friendship Bracelet Exchange Updates - (1:52:52)

Outro: (1:55:00)

Socials:

- Follow the podcast @romanceyourtbr on Instagram & Twitter & Youtube & Goodreads

- 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.)