If you’ve ever wanted to read a romance that feels like a walk through a blooming garden, this episode is for you. Today on Reading Under the Covers, a romance novel podcast, we’re diving into one of the most perfect spring romance tropes: the botanists, gardeners, and naturalists of historical romance.

Expect greenhouse seductions, apothecary mysteries, brooding dukes who fall for flower-loving heroines, and so much more.

🌿 In this episode:

• Best friends-to-lovers with a secret botanist heroine
• Grumpy dukes + garden show planning
• Herbal apothecaries and PI investigations
• Comedic chaos with botanist nerds
• Exotic nursery business meets secret kink club

💐 Books Discussed:

• The Countess Conspiracy by Courtney Milan: https://rstyle.me/+R5aNYphvPigLANAUqHdkkA
• Duke Gone Rogue by Christy Carlyle: https://rstyle.me/+9qrRzyznuT9qu9eVdrONSQ
• The Love Remedy by Elizabeth Everett: https://rstyle.me/+R390lbzGn0VO8BaIyR_5Fg
• The Naked Gentleman by Sally MacKenzie: https://rstyle.me/+NAybnmZRiUO8FxbVOSqtRQ
• The Duke I Tempted by Scarlett Peckham: https://rstyle.me/+Jvfa4wwrzpjzko06XCvWlA

🎧 Tune in for spring vibes, feminist romance, and a little herbal pining.

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