Seven is heaven! Today, we are celebrating seven seasons of Fated Mates and this genre that we just can't get enough of with two people we just can't get enough of--Kate Clayborn and Adriana Herrera! We're talking about books, about the tropes we love, about the little bits of romance that make it the very very best. We're also thanking you for listening for seven seasons--and also being the very very best.

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Our first read along of Season 7 will be Molly O'Keefe's Everything I Left Unsaid duology, selected by Jen which despite the first book being a cliffhanger should not surprise you because she contains multitudes. The second book is The Truth About Him. Read them both and get ready for Jen to talk to you for hours. You will thank us.

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The Books

• The Other Side of Disappearing by Kate Clayborn
• Luck of the Draw by Kate Clayborn
• On the Hustle by Adriana Herrera
• An Island Princess Starts a Scandal by Adriana Herrera
• Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean Auel
• Hollywood Wives by Jackie collins 
• The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
• Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie
• The Gift by Julie Garwood
• Run Posy Run by Cate Wells
• The Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas
• Flowers From the Storm by Laura Kinsale
• Magic Rises by Ilona Andrews
• Lover Eternal by JR Ward
• Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
• Texas Destiny by Lorraine Heath 
• Only You by Elizabeth Lowell
• Lothaire by Kresley Cole

The Notes

• Welcome Kate Clayborn and Adriana Herrera, we’ve had both of them on more episodes that we can count. Kate’s latest book is The Other Side of Disappearing, and Adriana’s is An Island Princess Starts a Scandal. 

The Sponsors

• Katelyn Brehm, author of The Art Collector and The Siren's Song, the first two books in the Demons Among Us series, available in print or ebook.
• Blue Box Press, publishers of Kristen Ashley's Embracing the Change, available in print, ebook, and audiobook from Amazon.
• Avery Maxwell, author of Love Notes and Lifelines, available in print or ebook or with your monthly subscription to Kindle Unlimited.
• Buns & Roses Romance Tea for Literacy, Sunday, October 20th, in Dallas, TX. Proceeds go to the Richardson, TX Adult Literacy Center. Get tickets and more information.

The Rest

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