1 month ago, suspicion and Kindle Unlimited ruled. It was a time of darkness, it was a world of fear, it was the age before we read a bunch of monster romance. Swept up by a magic spell for a thousandish pages. Now here in Chicago....the spell is broken! AND WE MARCH AGAIN!! To round out our Monster March with DECEIVED BY THE GARGOYLE by Lillian Lark.Grace the witch is(gently, apologetically) manipulated into joining a Gargoyle throuple as the all-important fourth wheel. Is spicy sex progressive sex? How much steam is too much steam and why are monster romance more likely to be saunas than fridges? What would you do with a tail?We are defenders of the bad feeling/good feeling mix 'em up! We are Gargoyle (romance discussing in this epsiode)!Whoa!mance is a part of the Frolic Podcast Network.

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Our hearts take wing and our air mattress deflates in this installment of MONSTER MARCH featuring Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison.Pia manages to steal from a dragon's - or rather THE Dragon's - hoard but doesn't manage to not leave highly incriminating personal evidence at the scene. Lucky for us, and lucky for her, that means one powerful man-dragon can seduce her! And also some stuff about corporate espionage between dragons and elves and fairies.Is the miscommunication trope where our deepest insecurities hide? Can a fantasy novel be weird about race even in the absence of race? Who lied to us about the dragon dong?Is that a single horn extruding from your small, stocky body, or are you just happy to listen this episode?

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Heeey listener, how's it going? Living the dream? Listen, we just wanted to touch base with you about "Love, Laugh, Lich" by Kate Prior? Yeah. Yeah. It is a romance novella about the executive assistant to a Lich who has office--you know--with her boss. Yeah, well the thing is, the Lich, has a real out-of-the-box...you know. Uh huh. I think we can circle back to that offline. And just to be clear, offline means online in this week's episode. Sound good? Well, some of the things we're thinking are...Can comrades get turned on by billionaire boss boy romance with enough smoke and mirrors? Is your office Mount Doon wrapped in industrial carpet or is Mount Doon your office wrapped in mountain? How do you make ten bucks off a baby list?Please advise.Whoa!mance is a part of the Frolic Podcast Network

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So he said what's the problem babyWhat's the problem I don't knowWell maybe I'm a GOD(GOD!)Searchin' for the killer of my acolyteTuckin' my tentacles in tightAvoiding my family and Fallin' for a PI...Monster March begins with the Cthulhu-adjacent, pun-apparent, politic-of-death-exploring, Acsquidentally in Love by K.L. Hiers.Is it reasonable to approach a book with expectations as a reader? What is appealing about Urban Fantasy? What ISN'T appealing about tentacles? Wake your darkly dreaming asses up! We're talking a lover with three appendages for sex and dozens for just hugs and holdin' hands and stuff.This episode is brought to you by Kensington’s newest title, The Most Eligible Bride in London by Ella Quinn.Whoa!mance is a part of the Frolic Podcast Network.

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Yr grls were working in the lab late one night, when their eyes beheld an eerie sight..For a monster rose (a-wink) from the slab, and to their surpriseTHEY DID IT IN MARCH! They did a MOoOnster March...Join us for a seasonally inappropriate announcement. And then join us for the rest of the month as we read:"Asquidentally in Love" by K. Hiers"Love, Laugh, Lich" by Kate Prior"Dragon Bound" by Thea Harrison"Deceived by the Gargoyles" by Lillian LarkWho needs October anyhow?

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Our time in S------ is coming to a close, but St. John is not letting Jane go without a bang and one orgasmic head pat. But you know what speaks louder than orgasmic head pats? The voice of true love, that's what!Join us as we reflect on our time away from Rochester, the bad feeling bleeding through the presence of Empire in the text, and that this part of the book may be the part that matters the most.

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Gang, we're starting to think St. John doesn't REALLY see Jane as a sister?This chapter, Christmas occurs for two seconds and then Jane enters into an emotionally wrought new language practice with her first cousin cum benefactee, St. John. And things escalate when St. John invites her to join him in a colonialist, racist project. To say the least...Join us as we unpack how Jane Eyre continues to be a book about race, nationalism, and men filling the void of women's confused silence with their enthusiastic consent. Heads up - the text is more self aware of some of these things than others.

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We return to sweltering, medieval Spain for la segunda parte of our discussion on "The Flesh and the Devil" by Teresa Denys. And the climate is not the only thing making us sweat...join us as we turn over the sexiest and the weirdest parts of this book.Are gloves the sexiest accessory? Is this the greatest title of any romance novel ever? Are you more willing to accept something for having things you love than disregard it for having the things you hate? Paso the doble, please!Trigger warnings: discussion of sexual assault, ableism, murder (not graphic).Whoa!mance is a part of the Frolic Podcast Network.IG: @whoamanceTW: @mance_whoaFB: /Whoamancepodwww.whoamancepodcast.comAlso on Goodreads!

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Isabeau and Morgan return to an almost forgotten realm in Whoa!mance, but one that still remains familiar - THE BODICE RIPPER. And not bodice ripper as in "their boobs are so big it is ripping the bodice". But somehow, the experience of reading Denys is very, very different. And the reasons why feel as elusive as a copy of the book itself.Can a long book still have brevity? Is "bodice ripping" something that you can condition yourself through or is it just a result or contextual relativism? Is this thing worth 800 U.S. dollars?Trigger warnings: Sexual assault and murder.Whoa!mance is a part of the Frolic Podcast Network

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Remember how St. John ripped that piece of Jane's drawing and then acted like nothing happened? Well spread some bird seed, it is time for those chickens to come home to roost!On a stormy, snowy eve St. John visits Jane and reveals all. Is it a deus ex machina? *Shrug*. Is it fun? *vigorously nods*.

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