Romancing the Amazon

Join hosts Melody, Zoey, and Elizabeth as we wrap up Season 3! We'll recap our favorite parts of the season, our least favorite parts, the evolution of the genre, book recommendations, and plans for the future. We hope you've enjoyed our foray into genre forerunners!

Join hosts Melody, Zoey, and Elizabeth as we discuss our second Woodiwiss bodice-ripper (and first amnesia plot!), Come Love a Stranger. Listen in to find out how long the amnesia lasts, whether the heroine is Lenore or Lierin, whether she's married to Ashton or Malcom, and more!

Excerpt read by Sam Corey @TouchstoneSoul

Find a copy here.

Join hosts Melody, Zoey, and Elizabeth as we discuss the original bodice ripper, Kathleen Woodiwiss' The Flame and the Flower. Are bodices ripped? Why, yes! Nary an item of clothing makes it out alive! We barely made it out alive...listen in to find out why!

Excerpt ready by Sam Corey @TouchstoneSoul

Trigger warnings: rape and sexual assault

Find your copy here.

Find our next read here.

Join hosts Elizabeth and Zoey as we discuss our third Mary Stewart novel, Airs Above the Ground. Aside from horses, this one has unexpected friendships, surprise smuggling, and someone tied to the train tracks! Okay, maybe not tied to the tracks...just stuck. Listen in to find out more!

Excerpt read by Sam Corey @TouchstoneSoul

Find your copy here.

Find our next book here. *Trigger warning: rape*

Join hosts Melody, Zoey, and Elizabeth as we discuss Mary Stewart's 1962 novel "The Moon-Spinners." With midnight swims, scenic Greek countryside, a hero in distress, and plenty of tension, this book will keep you reading!

Excerpt read by Sam Corey @TouchstoneSoul

Find your copy here.

Find our next read here.

Join hosts Melody, Zoey, and Elizabeth as we discuss Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart, our first Romantic Suspense forerunner! Listen in to discover which romance tropes pop up in this suspense novel (or vice versa), if the heroine is more Cinderella or Jane Eyre, and whether the hero is indeed heroic or truly villainous!

Excerpt read by Sam Corey @TouchstoneSoul

Find your copy here.

Find our next read here.

Join hosts Melody, Zoey, and Elizabeth as we discuss Georgette Heyer's novel The Grand Sophy. How many unsuitable suitors are there, and what makes them unsuitable? Who gifts a monkey on first acquaintance? Why does Sophy remind us so strongly of Dolly Levi? Tune in and find out!

Trigger warning: racism and anti-Semitism

Excerpt read by Sam Corey @TouchstoneSoul

Find your copy here.

Find our next read here.

Join hosts Melody, Zoey, and Elizabeth as we discuss our second Georgette Heyer novel,The Toll-Gate. Adventure, mystery, romance, and...loose fish? Give us a listen to learn the truth!

Excerpt read by Sam Corey @TouchstoneSoul

Find your library copy here.

Find our next read here.

Join hosts Melody, Zoey, and Elizabeth as we discuss Frederica, our first Georgette Heyer novel! This Regency romance has it all: siblings, hounds, banter, and escapades galore. But does it also have a good love story? Listen in and find out!

Excerpt read by Sam Corey @TouchstoneSoul

Find your library copy here.

Find our next listen here:

Join hosts Melody, Zoey, and Elizabeth as we discuss Jane Austen's most famous work, Pride and Prejudice. How does this enemies-to-lovers romance stand up against Austen's other works and contemporary romance novels? Which adaptation do we like best? What will we be reading next? Listen in to find out!

Excerpt read by Sam Corey @TouchstoneSoul

Download your free copy here:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1342

Find our next book here:

https://search.worldcat.org/title/1322048448