1.5: Escort Romances

We know you’re getting excited for No Rest for the Wicked, but before we talk about vampires and Valkyries, let’s talk about escort romances!Show NotesSarah and Jen have both loved The Kiss Quotient. Sarah reviewed at for The Washington Post. Jen's been turning her friend Ernie into an occasional romance reader, and live-tweeted his read of TQK.Escorted by Claire Kent, which is a pen name of Noelle AdamsVirginity is a constructRomancing the Stone is an 80s movie classic. Kathleen Turner plays a romance writer on an adventure to retreive a missing emerald.Curio and the Curio Vignettes by Cara McKennaThe Smart Bitches made a list of competence porn romances, where all the characters are just really good at their jobs.Suddenly You by Lisa Kleypas. Here's the Twitter thread where Jenny Nordbak alerts everyone to the sexiness factor.The Companion Contract by Solace AmesBurn Down the Night by Molly O'KeefeThe Duke by Gaelen FoleyClaiming the Courtesan by Anna CampbellJournalist Melissa Gira Grant writes about sex workers and the politics of sex work. You should follow her on Twitter.The Master by Kresley ColeGet ready for No Rest for the WickedThe RestFor even more info about this episode, and to explore everything Fated Mates has to offer, visit: https://fatedmates.net/episodes/2018/11/20/escort-romances-interstitial-2 If you wish you had six more days in a week of people talking about romance, may we suggest joining our Patreon? Aside from an additional episode every month you get access to our Discord, where other romance readers are talking about books they love (and many other things!) all the time. It’s so fun! Learn more about the Patreon and go join those cool people who love romance as much as you do at patreon.com/fatedmates. Beyond your favorite podcast app, you can find us on Instagram, Threads, Blue Sky, Tumblr, and probably some other places, too, if you look hard enough. If you've never listened to our Stop Book Banning episode, there's no better time than now.