In this episode of Romancing the Monsters, we’ve got an emotionally scarred werewolf and the London socialite he's been silently pining over. Oh, and did we mention she's very HUMAN and the exchange of bodily fluids between them could literally kill her? Yeah, cue the delicious soundtrack of forbidden love.

Trigger warnings: mentions of rape, unconsensual acts, loss of human rights, and misogynistic mindsets.

Book of the Week: Heart of Iron by Bec McMaster

Books mentioned:

The Beast of Beswick by Amalie Howard

Seduce me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas

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Romancing the Monsters is a podcast that looks at the monster within: the shadow keeping the characters away from true and absolute happiness. This monster can be a prejudice, fear, insecurity, trauma and so on. We believe that romance novels are as much about one's personal journey as they are about finding love.

After all, love makes us vulnerable and forces us to bare our monsters to another.

Time for our first Immortals After Dark demon! Spoiler alert: he’s a HORNY one! This hilarious and cocky rage demon is about to find his mate in the brainy half-Valkyrie who he plans to...sacrifice to evil incarnate? Uh-oh, sounds like trouble with a capital T.

We also talk about the trials of carrying immense guilt and the heights one might go to suppress it.

Trigger warnings: mentions of dubious consent, pregnancy, infidelity, and necrophilia. Discussion of mental health.

Book of the Week: Dark Desires After Dusk by Kresley Cole

Books mentioned:

The Trials of Fear series by Nicky James

Love Me Whole by Nicky James

Media mentioned:

Lucifer developed by Tom Kapinos, on Fox 2016-2018, on Netflix 2019-

Groot, Marvel Comics, 1960-

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Romancing the Monsters is a podcast that looks at the monster within: the shadow keeping the characters away from true and absolute happiness. This monster can be a prejudice, fear, insecurity, trauma and so on. We believe that romance novels are as much about one's personal journey as they are about finding love.

After all, love makes us vulnerable and forces us to bare our monsters to another.

This week we’re talking about...us! What we're reading, watching and, most importantly, LOVING at the moment!

In other words, we mention Turkish dramas, some smutty books, reality tv, and western romances! It's a wild ride, as per usual with us.

Trigger warnings: mentions of abuse, rape, sexual and domestic violence, and pregnancy. Discussion of a book that uses problematic and outdated terms.

Books mentioned:

Always Only You by Chloe Liese

Annie’s Song by Catherine Anderson

Comanche Heart by Catherine Anderson

Alpha and Omega series by Patricia Briggs

Queen Sized by Jessa Kane

Out of Love by Jewel E. Ann

Wicked Fox by Kat Cho

Lothaire by Kresley Cole

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T. J. Klune

The Wolf Hotel series by K.A. Tucker

House of Blood and Earth by Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

Phoenix Pack Series by Suzanne Wright

Crimson Eyes by persimonne, AOF, fanfiction

Audiobook narrators mentioned:

Robert Petkoff, Immortals After Dark series by Kresley Cole

Holter Graham, Alpha and Omega series by Patricia Briggs

Media mentioned:

The Bachelorette, American Broadcasting Company, 2013-

Tale of the Nine-Tailed, created by Studio Dragon, 2020-

Goblin/Guardian: The Lonely and Great God, created by Studio Dragon, 2016-2017

Bridgerton, created by Chris Van Dusen for Netflix, 2020

The Proposal, directed by Anne Fletcher, 2009

Star Wars, the sequel trilogy, 2015-2019

The Queen’s Gambit, created by Scott Frank for Netflix, 2020

Howl’s Moving Castle, directed by Hayao Miyazaki, 2004

Hercai, directed by Cem Karcı, Bariş Yoş and Ali Ilhan, 2019-

Doğduğun Ev Kaderindir, directed by Çağri Bayrak, 2019-

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Romancing the Monsters is a podcast that looks at the monster within: the shadow keeping the characters away from true and absolute happiness. This monster can be a prejudice, fear, insecurity, trauma and so on. We believe that romance novels are as much about one's personal journey as they are about finding love.

After all, love makes us vulnerable and forces us to bare our monsters to another.

This week on Romancing the Monsters, we have a vampiric male who has the tendency to go crazy from time to time (but who doesn't love a touch of crazy) and a ghostly ballerina who brings his heart back to life...literally.

In this episode we discuss living with the difficulties of self loathing and echoes of the past still haunting the future.

Mentions of mental health, death and murder.

Book of the Week: Dark Needs at Night’s Edge by Kresley Cole

Books mentioned:

The Black Dagger Brotherhood series by J.R. Ward

Model mentioned:

Paul Marron

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Romancing the Monsters is a podcast that looks at the monster within: the shadow keeping the characters away from true and absolute happiness. This monster can be a prejudice, fear, insecurity, trauma and so on. We believe that romance novels are as much about one's personal journey as they are about finding love.

After all, love makes us vulnerable and forces us to bare our monsters to another.

We’re fighting the plague once again in this Steampunk London setting! In this week's book, the leader of the London Underground is swooning over his tutor while killer vampires are on the loose. Sounds chaotic, right?

Oh, and there is some intense “air humping.”

In this episode we highlight the importance of trust, familial bonds and chosen family, while also tackling the real monster: patriarchy.

Mentions of pregnancy and limb loss.

Book of the Week:

Kiss of Steel by Bec McMaster

Books mentioned:

Immortals After Dark series by Kresley Cole

Media mentioned:

Penny Dreadful, created by John Logan, 2014-2016

Priest, directed by Scott Stewart, 2011

Star Wars: the Prequel Trilogy, produced by Lucasfilm, 1999-2005

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Romancing the Monsters is a podcast that looks at the monster within: the shadow keeping the characters away from true and absolute happiness. This monster can be a prejudice, fear, insecurity, trauma and so on. We believe that romance novels are as much about one's personal journey as they are about finding love.

After all, love makes us vulnerable and forces us to bare our monsters to another.

How NOT to offend your mate and put one’s foot in their own mouth: 101. Join us for this week’s episode as we continue with our Immortals After Dark read with Bowen and Mariketa and—can you hear that? That’s Bowen hitting himself for screwing things up with Mariketa...again.

In this episode, we highlight the importance of accepting and loving oneself as well as the damages of living with one's personal guilt.

Book of the Week:

Wicked Deeds on a Winter’s Night by Kresley Cole

Books mentioned:

Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas

The Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer

Media mentioned:

The Twilight Saga, produced by Summit Entertainment

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Romancing the Monsters is a podcast that looks at the monster within: the shadow keeping the characters away from true and absolute happiness. This monster can be a prejudice, fear, insecurity, trauma and so on. We believe that romance novels are as much about one's personal journey as they are about finding love.

After all, love makes us vulnerable and forces us to bare our monsters to another.

Women who speak their mind and fight for their rights as they woo their hot, angsty, tortured beast?

Give it to us, now.

In this episode we embark on our first Historical Romance in this week’s episode of Romancing the Monsters with a discussion on feminism and the importance we give the influences of society.

Book of the week:

The Beast of Beswick by Amalie Howard

Books mentioned:

The Duke’s Princess Bride by Amalie Howard, out Jan 2021

Media mentioned:

Phantom of the Opera, directed by Rupert Julian, 1925

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall, directed by Nick Morris, 2011

The Last Jedi, directed by Rian Johnson, 2017

Wuthering Heights, directed by Coky Giedroyc, 2009

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Romancing the Monsters is a podcast that looks at the monster within: the shadow keeping the characters away from true and absolute happiness. This monster can be a prejudice, fear, insecurity, trauma and so on. We believe that romance novels are as much about one's personal journey as they are about finding love.

After all, love makes us vulnerable and forces us to bare our monsters to another.

Mutha of angsty souls, Sebastian Wroth finds his Bride in Kaderin the Cold Hearted—yikes on bikes! Join us as we talk about humpy vamps and the way to melt THE frozen heart of all frozen hearts in our next episode of Romancing the Monsters.

In this episode we talk about the importance of perspectives and the power of prejudices.

Book of the week:

No Rest for the Wicked by Kresley Cole

Media mentioned:

Doctor Who, 2005-present

Star Wars: the Sequel Trilogy, directed by J.J. Abrams, Rian Johnson, 2015-2019

Tangled, directed by Byron Howard, Nathan Greno, 2010

The Lion King, directed by Rob Minkoff, Roger Allers, 1994

The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride, directed by Darrell Rooney, 1998

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Romancing the Monsters is a podcast that looks at the monster within: the shadow keeping the characters away from true and absolute happiness. This monster can be a prejudice, fear, insecurity, trauma and so on. We believe that romance novels are as much about one's personal journey as they are about finding love.

After all, love makes us vulnerable and forces us to bare our monsters to another.

We’ve got slick men who have knotty sides which provide for some serious HEAT. We also can knot forget about the angst—this book has got angst by the loads!

You really thought we were knot going to include every pun possible with this week’s book in Romancing the Monsters?

Within this episode we discuss the plague once again, but with the idea of oppression and the loss of rights.

WARNING: Mentions of miscarriage, sexual abuse, pregnancy, restrictive laws that target a specific population

Book of the week:

Slow Heat by Leta Blake

Books Mentioned:

A Ruthless Proposition by Natasha Anders

For Real by Alexis Hall

The Best Next Thing by Natasha Anders

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Romancing the Monsters is a podcast that looks at the monster within: the shadow keeping the characters away from true and absolute happiness. This monster can be a prejudice, fear, insecurity, trauma and so on. We believe that romance novels are as much about one's personal journey as they are about finding love.

After all, love makes us vulnerable and forces us to bare our monsters to another.

We continue with our Immortals After Dark reading with Nikolai and Myst and the magical chain that binds them, or does it just make them horny?

Book of the week:

The Warlord Wants Forever by Kresley Cole

Books Mentioned:

A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole

Slow Heat by Leta Blake

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Romancing the Monsters is a podcast that looks at the monster within: the shadow keeping the characters away from true and absolute happiness. This monster can be a prejudice, fear, insecurity, trauma and so on. We believe that romance novels are as much about one's personal journey as they are about finding love.

After all, love makes us vulnerable and forces us to bare our monsters to another.