It’s finally time for Lothaire, the Enemy of Old, to shine. In this week’s episode of Romancing the Monsters we uncover the mysteries of Lothaire and discover the woman who will bring him to his knees. Ellie and Lothaire are fighting each other as well as an evil goddess' possession as they form unbreakable bonds, though Lothaire still believes his mate isn't Ellie and a lot of pain ensues. Buckle up, folks, we're about to unpack Lothaire's brand of crazy!

Also discussed: Why it's never a good idea to take in someone else's vendetta as your own, the meaning and importance of happiness and the disconnect of immortals to such things, why integrity and inner strength matter, and how past traumas can shape and alter your perception of the world in great depth.

Trigger warning: mentions of kidnapping, possession, rape, dubious consent, blood play, virginity, decapitation, emotional manipulation, amputation, self mutalition, prison, murder, death and torture.

Book of the week: Lothaire by Kresley Cole

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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.

The time has come for us to share with you what we’re currently reading, watching, or salivating over in our newest episode!

This week on Romancing the Monsters, we obsess over monsters, orcs, ranch owners and men of the mafia. Marge explains the special appendage on her newest alien discovery and S and Seff try to visualize what that could possibly look like. Oh, and we attempt to understand what a ménage à trois with monsters would entail… Basically, conversations turn in a very interesting dickrection!

Books mentioned by Marge:

His Secondhand Wife by Cheryl St. John

Saving Askara by J. M. Link

The Moonfire Bride by Sylvia Mercedes

Wild Sign by Patricia Briggs

Books mentioned by S:

In Love and War by Kyra Parsi

A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor by Kathryn Moon

Books mentioned by Seff:

All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana Zapata

The Lady and the Orc by Finley Fenn

Requiem of a Soul by A. Zaverelli and Natasha Knight

Media mentioned:

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, created by Malcolm Spellman for Disney+, 2021

Cursed, created by Frank Miller, Tom Wheeler for Netflix, 2020

Felicity, created by J. J. Abrams and Matt Reeves, 1998-2002

Good Girls, created by Jenna Bans, 2018-present

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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.

A scarred duke is forced out of seclusion because he somehow ended up engaged to a Lady even though he had previously completely sworn off marriage. Turns out, not only has he never met the lady in question but...she invented the whole thing!

In this episode of Romancing the Monsters, we discuss the importance of self-love, the sacrifices of duty, the world's perception of disability versus that of loved ones, and the emotional and physical healing involved in recovering from trauma, specifically in how it relates to the temporary loss of one's sexual drive.

Book of the week: My Darling Duke by Stacy Reid

Books mentioned:

My Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare

The Beast of Beswick by Amalie Howard

The Black Beast of Belleterre by Mary Jo Putney

Trigger warning: mentions of scars, death, impotency, child bearing, fatal accident, and overcoming traumas

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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.

The time has come to shed light on the dark mysteries of the Grisha world in Shadow and Bone, one of the most awaited tv series of the year for book lovers everywhere! Join us as we discuss all things misfits, saviors and villains. Beware, we talk about the Darkling and Darklina quite a bit, so if you find these things triggering, you may want to skip this one!

Trigger warnings: mentions of mental abuse and manipulation, past trauma, death, murder, rape, mutilation, religion/faith and betrayal.

Media of the week: Shadow and Bone, developed by Eric Heisserer for Netflix, 2021

Books mentioned:

Shadow and Bone trilogy by Leigh Bardugo

Six of Crows duology by Leigh Bardugo

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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.

“I’ll always find you” has a different ring to it when your eternal soulmate reincarnates every 250 years, doesn’t it?

Join us as we discuss the complex relationship between Regin the Radiant and Declan Chase né Aidan the Fierce many, many and I mean, many years go. Now, she’s his prisoner and she'll do whatever it takes to be free of him and end this curse once and for all. Can these two seemingly incompatible people find their own slice of happiness and forget their differences? Because, for once, Declan might be here to stay...

Trigger warning: mentions of torture, physical and mental abuse, prisons, reincarnation, death of a lover, brainwashing, mental health, drug abuse, withdrawal, and degradation.

Book of the week: Dreams of a Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole

Books mentioned:

Dark Desires After Dusk by Kresley Cole

Dark Needs at Winter’s Edge by Kresley Cole

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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.

Four horsemen are sent to earth to start the end of days. Five years have passed since their first appearance and Pestilence, the Horsemen of disease, is plaguing the world with sickness. That is, until a firefighter tries to kill him but fails. This is a story of unlikely love blooming in the midst of a dying world...

In this episode of Romancing the Monsters, we discuss: the goodness of humanity and how one learns to love and empathize with another who has inflicted horrors upon them, developing a "human" side despite a strong hatred for humankind and how the struggles of this change affects one’s psyche.

Trigger warning: mentions of religion, severe physical harm, COVID-19, emotional abuse, sickness/plague, death of people including children and elderly, and brutal torture.

Book of the week: Pestilence by Laura Thalassa

Books mentioned:

The Bargainer series by Laura Thalassa

Lothaire by Kresley Cole

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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.

Must seduce hot AF demon vampire and bring him to his death? Seems easy peasy! What Carrow doesn’t expect is for her new vemon boyfriend to be the sweetest male to ever exist. And better yet, he even has piercings in...unmentionable (but very exciting) places. Sure, they don’t actually speak the same language and can't understand each other but….that’s semantics, right?!

Join us, this episode on Romancing the Monsters as we look at just how hard it can be to build a relationship up from nothing, especially when someone has major trust issues, and the importance of being your own source of strength instead of constantly relying on others to power you up.

Trigger warnings: mentions of child abuse and torture, rape, peircings, broken trust, adoption, and difficult family bonds/parental neglect.

Books mentioned:

Black Dagger Brotherhood series by J.R. Ward

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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.

Slumber parties, Valkyrie olympic qualifiers, and magical objects that dub you Lady Death? Join us and the miniature Pegasus’ as we tackle the second half of A Court of Silver Flames in part two of our discussion. We look at the extent of what trauma does to a person and how one overcomes their past to become a new, healthier version of themselves.

Discussed in this episode of Romancing the Monsters: parts 3 and 4 of Sarah J. Maas’ newest book, Azriel’s bonus chapter and our juicy theories for what's to come in the series! This discussion will have spoilers for all the previous books in the series, BEWARE!

Note: Please take our theories as just that: theories. We are by no means seers (sadly) and we have yet to figure out how to infiltrate Maas' laptop to get all the spoilers in advance, but we do enjoy discussing what we hope to see!

Trigger warnings: mentions of death, mental health conditions, familial bonds, pregnancy, life threatening childbirth, rape, torture, abuse, and self harm.

Book of the Week: A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

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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 back in Prythian, baby! Join us this week to discuss one of our most anticipated (and long awaited) reads of the year, A Court of Silver Flames. Nesta and Cassian undergo a lot together in this first half of the novel–there's love, healing, training, and… a lot of smexy times. And by "a lot" we mean "A LOT"! Also, old and beloved characters make an appearance and Rhysand has a newfound career as an Uber driver.....Wait, what?

Also discussed in this episode of Romancing the Monsters: the effects of past traumas and the difficulties of overcoming certain mental health conditions such as phobias, depression and PTSD, complicated and messy familial relationships, the constant battle to be a better person, and the suffocating belief of being unworthy or a complete failure.

Part one of our two part discussion will have spoilers for all the books in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series, so BEWARE!

Trigger warnings: mentions of death, mental health conditions, difficult familial bonds, life-threatening complications during pregnancy, death during childbirth, torture, abuse, alcoholism and self harm.

Book of the Week: A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

Books mentioned:

The Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer

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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’re talking about all the things we've been loving in the first few months of the year!

Join us as we talk about books, movies and tv shows that have us all hyped. There's some fantasy, historical, contemporary and even a lengthy discussion about intriguing alien...appendages?

Trigger warnings: mentions of mental health conditions, domestic abuse, torture, pregnancy, death.

Books mentioned:

Mister West by R.J. West

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

Land of the Beautiful Dead by R. Lee Smith

Thornchapel Series by Sierra Simone

Green Greek series by TJ Klune

Lord Holt Takes a Bride by Vivienne Lorret

My Kind of Earl by Vivienne Lorret

This Earl is on Fire by Vivienne Lorret

We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal

Sapphire Flames by Ilona Andrews

Emerald Blaze by Ilona Andrews

Morning Glory by Lavyrle Spencer

Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco

Dancing on Coals by Ellen O’Connell

A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas

Thirsty by Mia Hopkins

Shielded Heart by Tiffany Roberts

Kraken series by Tiffany Roberts

Media mentioned:

Raya and the Last Dragon directed by Carlos López Estrada, Don Hall, 2021

Ginny & Georgia, created by Sarah Lampert for Netflix, 2021–present

Sanditon, adapted by Andrew Davies, 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.