All Episodes

S08.47: Romance Tattoo

S08.46: Photographers in Romance

RERUN: S04.17: Roy Kent Redux

08.45: Judith McNaught's Perfect: Content Warning, the 90's

RERUN: S03.48: The Ted Lasso Episode: Is Roy Kent a Romance Hero?

S08:43: Romance with Magical Elements

S08.42: Romance Reasons Meet Thriller Reasons with Anders de la Motte

S08.41: Country House Parties

BONUS: Sports Romance Rerun + Jen Chats with Gina Prodan Kelly [FIXED]

S08.40: Summer 2026 Preview

S08.39: Romance Birthday (Do Men Have Them?)

S08.38: Seven Days In June by Tia Williams

S08.37: Road Trips and a Chat With Mary Kay Andrews

S08.36: The Rain Fell in Torrents: Weather Is Genre

RERUN: Trailblazer Loretta Chase

RERUN: Trailblazer KJ Charles

RERUN: Trailblazer Jeannie Lin

S08.35: Sad Boys Who Punch Things with Veronica Roth

S08.34: Historical Romance with Ali Hazelwood and Adriana Herrera

S08.33: Ian Mackenzie is DTF: The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie

S08.32: Paris Romance with Kate Clayborn

S08.31: Trailblazer Ruby Dixon

S08.30: Irredeemable Characters: Morality Chain Redux

S08.29: Jen & Sarah Answer Your Burning Questions

S08.28: Spring 2026 Preview

S08.27: Romance Baby: Not the Secret Kind

S08.26: Ballet and Opera in Romance

S08.25: Heated Rivalry Read-Alikes with Christopher Rice

S08.24: Sincerely, Your Inconvenient Wife by Julia Wolf

S08.23: The Chemise Protects You From Boning: Romance Wardrobe

S08.22: Chart Topping Songs and Their Perfect Romance Novel Pairings

S08.21: 🌹A Dozen Roses for Valentine’s Day🌹

S08.20: Trailblazer Lisa Kleypas

S08.19: Ice Planet Barbarians

S08.18: Shotgun Weddings with Jayne Ann Krentz

S08.17: Setting New Year's Reading Resolutions

BONUS: Fated Mates All Stars talk Heated Rivalry

S08.16: Winter 2026 Preview

S08.15: Jen & Sarah's New Year's Milkin' Eve!

S08.14: Terrific 2025 Romance Debuts

S08:13 KJ Charles’s The Magpie Lord: We’re Gonna Get to the Tattoos

S08.12: Fantastic Romance Series

S08.11: Holiday Romance 2025

S08.10: The Best Romance Novels of 2025

S08.09: Our Favorite Romance Microtropes

S08.08: Romance Short Stories and the Ladies in Waiting Anthology

S08.07: Romance Demons: Problématique (Italics)

S08.06: Gorilla Twins! The Earl Takes All by Lorraine Heath

S08.05: Governesses with Louisa Darling

S08.04 We love you Chicago, DC and LA

08.03: Fall 2025 Preview

S08.02: Feminism in Romance with Adriana Herrera

S08.01: Cold Open: Craft, Criticism, and Summer Vacation

Between Seasons Palate Cleanser: Fated Mates Live St. Louis!

07.49: Season Seven Ends Not With a Bang, but With a Kombucha Girl

S07.48: Con Artists & Criminals With Joanna Shupe

S07.47: Bodyguards

07.46: Natural Born Charmer by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

S07.45: Reading Down Under: Australian Romance Novelists

S07.44: Relentless Competence & Fixers in Romance

07.43: Trailblazer Pamela Sanderson

S07.42: Jen & Sarah and These Summer Storms

S07.41: Audiobooks with Julia Whelan

S07.40: Hot 2025 Summer Reads

S07.39: Dysfunctional Families (The Fun Kind)

S07.38: Second Chance Romance Redux

S07.37: Run Posy Run by Cate C. Wells

S07.36: Celebrity + Normie Romance

S07.35: On the Shelf with Spinsters and Wallflowers

S07.34: The Third Act Break-Up (Complimentary)

S07.33: Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid

S07.32: Ruination!

S07.31: Romance on the Run

S07.30: Getting Things Done (to them): Romance with Lists

S07.29: Spring 2025 New Releases: Teasing Your TBR

S07.28: Everything We Know About Horses Comes From Romance

S07.27: What I Did for a Duke: This Gentleman is Completely Composed of Revenge Molecules

S07.26: Romance Novels With a Ticking Clock

S07.25: Sci-Fi Romance: There's No Book Banning in Space

S07.24: He's *NOT* a Billionaire

S07.23: Long Live Historicals!

S07.22: Adriana Herrera on the Power of Historical Romance: When We’re Up Against a Corner, Baby, Let’s Fight.

New York Public Library Best New Romance List

S07.21: Meet My Vibe Criteria: V.E. Schwab on writing, obsession, and romance outside of Romance

A Taste of Craven

S07.20 Tarot, Astrology, and Psychics in Romance

S07:19 Back in Time with Harlequin Blaze

S07:18 Winter 2025 New Releases: The Quarterly Edging Episode

S07.17: The Proposition by Judith Ivory

S07.16: Hear Me Out: New Year's Eve 2024

07.15: Holiday Romances for 2024: Put It in the Lilly Library

S07:14 Excellent 2024 Debut Romance Novels

S07:13 Getting Pearl Jammed: Romance After 40

S07:12 Bookstores and Booksellers

S07:11 Best Romance Novels of 2024

S07:10 Comfort Reads and Finding Solace in Romance

November 2024 Bantr+

S07:09 Mermaid Romance with Zoraida Córdova/Zoey Castile

S07:08 I Read Dead People: Ghosts, Morticians, and the Dead in Romance

S07:07 The Seven Deadly Sins: Let's Fire Up Wikipedia

S07:06 The Everything I Left Unsaid duology

S07.05: Some Light Kidnapping: Restraints are for Amateurs

S07.04 Trailblazer Meg Cabot

S07.03 Wife Guys in Romance: Just Look at Her!

S07.02 Fall 2024 New Releases

S07.01 The Magnificent (Season) Seven with Kate Clayborn and Adriana Herrera

Stop Book Banning 2024

S06.51: College Bound: New Adult Romance

S06.50: Daddy Issues (not the fun kind) with Christopher Rice

S06.49 Mafia Romance Reasons

S06.48: Wicked and the Wallflower: The Bareknuckle Bastards Begin

S06.47: Romance Novels with Paris 2024 Olympics Vibes

S06.46: Romance and The New York Times Best 100 Books List

S06.45: Our Favorite Episodes, Tropes we Love, and Books that Take the Finger

S06:44 Summer Romance Bingo Recommendations 2024

S06.43: Even Our Hiatus Is a 20 Minute Episode

S06.42: Witch Romances (are not just for Halloween)

S06:41: The Devil of Downtown (Yeah, He Is) by Joanna Shupe

S06.40: Siblings in Romance Novels

S06.39: Summer 2024 Reads

S06.38: Curvy Heroines #3: Curvy Girls Get Railed in Carriages, Too

S06.37: Weddings in Romance

S06.36: The Romance Matriarchy: Moms, Grandmothers, and Aunties

S06.35: All About Dukes (in Romance)

S06.34: Marriage in Trouble, the Mercury Retrograde of Romance Novels

S06.33: A Mug is a Mug until it's your Boyfriend: Sentient Object Romances

06.32: Secret Babies, Friends-to-Lovers and More — Books we love with tropes we don’t

06.31: Romance Novels and Film Adaptation with Yulin Kuang

S06:30: Preferential Treatment by Heather Guerre & Alpha Submissive Romance

S06.29: Beauty and the Beast Romance Retellings

S06.28: HEA or GTFO

S06.27: Enemies to Lovers

S06.26: Himbos in Romance: The Chris Hemsworth Prototype

S06.25: It's Romance Law!

S06.24: All Dukes are Roofers: Renovation Romance with Nikki Payne

S06.23: Casinos, Gaming Hells, and Clubs in Romance Novels

06.22: A Dish Best Served Hot by Natalie Caña

06.21: Derek Craven Day 2024 : Heroes who Yearn with Sanj

06.20: It's Romance Science!

S06.19: One Night Stands

S06.18: Firefighter Romance Novels

S06.17: Fresh Starts and New Beginnings in Romance Novels

S06.16: Happy New Year: Breeding Kink with Mila Finelli

06.15: Holiday Romances for 2023

06.14: Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison

06.13: Sarah & Jen are Taking Your Questions

06.12: Best Romance Novels of 2023

06.11: Rend by Roan Parrish & the Lift 4 Autism Auction

S06.10: Men in Fur: Aliens, Warlords, and Vikings

S06.09: Sports Romance with Jessica Luther

S06.08: Flowers from the Storm by Laura Kinsale: Romance Math

S06.07: Happy Halloween: Devils in Romance Novels

S06.06: Trailblazer Nalini Singh

S06.05: Hot For Teacher with Special Guest Lauren Billings

S06.04: Sweater Weather: Romance Novels with Fall Vibes

S06.03: Excellent BIPOC Romance Novels for #23for23

S06.02: The Full Banana

S06.01: Trailblazer Jackie Collins

Season Six Starts This Week!

Hiatus: Sarah on Failure to Adapt

Hiatus: Jen and Sarah's Likewise Chat

Hiatus: Five Minute Firebird with Christina Lauren

S05.49: Knockout: #TommyGoBoom

05.48: Grumpy/Sunshine Romance: Exasperated Man™️

S05.47: Fairy Tale Retellings with Zoraida Córdova

S05.46: Fast, Incendiary, Burns: Romance Novels that Start with a Bang!

S05.45: Emotional Navy SEALs: Divorced Main Characters in Romance Novels

S05.44: New Romance Novels For Summer 2023

S05.43: Twilight by Stephenie Meyer with Christina and Lauren

S05.42: The Bride by Julie Garwood: A Primordial RomCom

S05.41 Worldbuilding in Romance Novels

S05.40: STEM Heroines in Romance Novels

S05.39: Trailblazer Mary Balogh

S05.38: Prologues & Epilogues in Romance

S05.37: Fated Mates Live

S05.36: The Best Kisses in Romance

S05.35: Trailblazer Loretta Chase

S05.34: Her Best Worst Mistake by Sarah Mayberry

S05.33: Bingeable Romance Series

S05.32: Runaway Brides in Romance

S05.31: Stealing Midnight by Tracy MacNish: A+ Fresh

S05.30: Christine Feehan: Trailblazer

S05.29: Spring Romance Recommendations: Sarah & Jen fill your TBR

S05.28: Women's Friendships in Romance with Sophie Jordan

S05.27: Teachers and Librarians in Romance

S05.26: Dueling in Romance with Chels: Duels are Never Having to Say You're Sorry

S05.25: Masquerades in Romance

S05.24: Technology in Romance

S05.23: Books We Wish We Could Read Again for the First Time

S05.22: Trailblazer K.J. Charles

Fated Mates Live!

S05.21: That's So (Derek) Craven

S05.20: Shifter Romance: Manimals!

S05.19: Homecoming Romance with Kate Clayborn

S05.18: Harlequin Category Romance Interstitial: The Romance Industrial Complex

S05.17: Catherine Coulter: Trailblazer

5.16: Snowed-In Romance

S05.15: Omegaversity: Class is Now in Session with Ali Hazelwood and Adriana Herrera

BONUS: Sarah's appearance on Failure To Adapt

Bonus: We Wish You a Merry Christmas...and a Happy New Year of Books

S05.14: Band Sinister by KJ Charles

S05.13: Here Comes Santa Claus

S05.12: Twinterstitial: Twins in Romance

S05.11: Best Romance Novels of 2022

S05.10: The Diamond Dogs Book Club: Romance Novel Recommendations for the Ted Lasso Cast

S05.09: Hold by Claire Kent: There is Nothing Soft in this Book

S05.08: Iris Johansen: Trailblazer

S05.07: Spooky Stuff! Halloween Romance

S05.06: Redemption Romance with Christopher Rice

Stop Book Banning: A Special Episode of Fated Mates

S05.05: Moonstruck: A Wolf Without a Foot Redux!

S05.04: What to Read If You Liked The Love Hypothesis...

S05.03: Marrying Winterborne by Lisa Kleypas: A Professional Driver on a Closed Course

S05.02: Romance Novel Beginnings: Starting With a Bang!

S05.01: Season Five! Romance World Domination!

Bonus! Fated Bosoms/Heaving Mates Crossover

Bonus! Fated Mates Live in Alexandria, VA

S04.49: Heartbreaker: Meet the Hell's Belles

S04.48: J. R. Ward: Trailblazer

S04.47: Antiheroines in Romance

S04.46: Two Girls, One Microphone, Headphones In: Sarah and Jen at Apollycon

S04.45: Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

S04.44: Daddy Romance

S04.43: [Sex on the] Beach Reads

S04.42: Brenda Jackson: Trailblazer

S04.41: Unputdownable Romance Novels

S04.40: Royalty Romance #2

S04.39: Superhero Romance with Barry Lyga

S04.38: These Books Bang: The Sexiest Romance Novels

S04.37: Groveling in Romance Novels

S04.36: Jude Deveraux: Trailblazer

S04.35: Butterfly Swords by Jeannie Lin: Some Real Hero Sh*t

S04.34: Celebrity Romance Novels

S04.33: Something About You by Julie James: Jack’s A Good Name For A Hero

S04:32: EE Ottoman: Trailblazer

S04.31: Vampire Romance Novels

S04.30: Her Night With the Duke by Diana Quincy

S04.29: Nora Roberts: Trailblazer

S04.28: Boss/Assistant Romance

S04.27: Nine Questions about Nine Rules

S04.26: Jeannie Lin: Trailblazer

S04.25: Waking Up Married" Romance

S04.24: The London Hale Oeuvre

S04.23: Fake Dating Romance

S04.22: Sarah J. Maas on Sailor Moon, Writing Sex and Second Books

S04.21: Sandra Kitt: Trailblazer

S04.20: "Break In Case of Emergency" Romance

S04.19: Passion by Lisa Valdez: The Romance Equivalent of "I Have an Extra Stomach for Dessert"

S04.18: Jayne Ann Krentz: Trailblazer

S04.17: Roy Kent Redux, Happy New Year!

04.16: (Short and) Sexy Christmas Recs

S04.15: Caressed by Ice by Nalini Singh

S04.14: Elda Minger: Trailblazer

S04.13: AMA with Questions from Piper Rayne

S04.12: The Men at Work Trilogy by Tiffany Reisz: Thanksgiving is a lot

S04.11: Vincent Virga: Trailblazer

S04.10: Beverly Jenkins: Trailblazer

S04.09: Best Romance Novels of 2021

S04.08: Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin

S04.07: A Conversation with Rare Book Dealer Rebecca Romney

S04.06: Monster Romance with Jenny Nordbak

S04.05: Radclyffe: Trailblazer

S04.04: Ravished by Amanda Quick: The difference between fossils and Fossils

S04.03: Secret Baby Interstitial

S04.02: Sandra Brown: Trailblazer

S04.01: Welcome to Season Four: Trailblazers and More

Fated Mates LIVE! Bombshell Launch Event

S03.54: Bombshell has Landed!

S03.53: Sports Romance with Farrah Rochon

S03.52: Assassins and Hitmen in Romance

S03.51: Mistresses, Courtesans, and Cheating in Romance with Adriana Herrera

S03.50: Unmasked by the Marquess by Cat Sebastian: a Perfect Modern Historical

S03.49: YA Romance Novels with Nicola Yoon

S03.48: The Ted Lasso Interstitial: Is Roy Kent a Romance Hero?

S03.47: Taboo Romance with Nikki Sloane

S03.46: Susan Elizabeth Phillips Interview

S03.45: Dark Romance: Monsters Need Love, Too.

S03.44: The Stage Dive Series by Kylie Scott: #HeroesWhoEat

S03.43: Writers in Romance with Tia Williams

S03.42: Fantasy Romance with Zoraida Córdova

Bonus: 99% Invisible Podcast on The Clinch

S03.41: Spy Romance with Nana Malone

S03.40: Tangled Lies by Anne Stuart - Who Flies in White Linen?!

S03.39: The Soulmate Equation & Trope Death Match with Christina Lauren

S03.38: Ravishing the Heiress by Sherry Thomas: She's Good

S03.37: Widows in Romance

S03.36: Whiteout by Adriana Anders: You and Me Against the World

S03.35: Second Chance Romance with Priscilla Oliveras

S03.34: Captain of All Pleasures by Kresley Cole: There's Only One Bunk

S03.33: Age Gap Romance

S03.32: You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria: A Textbook for Human Relationships

S03.31: Morality Chain Romance

S03.30: A Matter of Class by Mary Balogh: It's Grown Up!

S03.29: Your Romance Questions Answered

S03.28: What makes a Romance Novel a Romance Novel?

S03.27: Retellings in Romance Novels with Kate Clayborn

S03.26: What to Read if You Loved Bridgerton

S03.25: The Blackout Billionaires by Naima Simone: They actually do it in the foyer

S03.24: It's Derek Craven Day and We're Going Through Some Things

Bonus: Rerelease of Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas (2019)

Fated Tropes AMA!

S03.23: Curvy Heroines Redux

S03.22: For Real by Alexis Hall: Jen had to Google Some Things

S03.21: Prom Is Cancelled: A Chat with Sex Columnist Sophia Benoit

Jessa Kane New Year's Eve Extravaganza

Another AMA with Sarah and Jen

S03.20: Romance Families

S03.19: The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn: Because everyone else is doing the Bridgertons

S03.18: Julie Garwood Interstitial: Damnit, Sara! (Not our Sarah!)

S03.17: The Hating Game by Sally Thorne: Lucy! Obviously Danny didn't send the roses!

S03.16: Best Romance Novels of 2020

S03.15: Menage Romance with Katee Robert

S03.14: Our 100th Episode! Fated Mates Live

S03.13: Fated States Author Recommendations

S03.12: The Immigrant Story and Joy in Romance with Adriana Herrera

S03.11: Comfort Reads with Dani Lacey

S03.10: Mafia Romance Novels with Nisha Sharma

S03.09: Christina Lauren on FanFiction and Romance: Blissward is How it Should Be

S03.08: Serving Pleasure by Alisha Rai: He didn't buy curtains, so frankly it's on him.

S03.07: A Discussion with Julie Moody-Freeman from the Black Romance Podcast

S03.06: We Are Grateful For You - Freewheeling with Sarah & Jen

S03.05: A Heart of Blood and Ashes by Milla Vane: Because Moon Reasons

S03.04: Friends to Lovers Interstitial with Tracey Livesay: Handstand, Hammock, and Horse

S03.03: Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James: Romance Has Gotten Hotter And I Think I Like It

S03.02: Summer Reads: The "Sarah Was Right" Edition

S03.01: Season Three: Back on our Bullsh*t

Representation of Trauma Survivors in Romance: Adriana Herrera and Jen Prokop

No Write Way With VE Schwab and Sarah MacLean

Fated Mates on the Deerfield Library Podcast

Fated Tropes! A Live Episode with Learning the Tropes

S02.45: Vivian Stephens' Acquisitions with librarian Steve Ammidown

S02.44: Freewheeling with Kennedy Ryan

S02.43: Daring & the Duke: It's Grace and Ewan Week!

S02.42: Unusual Historicals: Freewheeling with Joanna Shupe

S02.41: Audiobooks with Voice Actor Justine Eyre

S02.40: A Kingdom of Dreams by Judith McNaught: A Romance Reader's Romance

S02.39: Childhood Friends to Adult Lovers

S02.38: Three Little Mistakes by Nikki Sloane: I Think About Kool Aid A Lot

S02.37: Partner in Danger

S02.36: Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie: I wanna mash their faces together.

S02.35: Freewheeling with Sophie Jordan: The "Taking the Finger" Explainer

S02.34: Texas! Chase by Sandra Brown: The Original Sexclamation Point

S02.33: Enemies to Lovers with Tasha Harrison

S02.32: Taking the Heat by Victoria Dahl: Perfect Books are Perfect

S02.31: Forced Proximity Romances with Christina Lauren

S02.30: Nobody's Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips : Grandma has her Shotgun

S02.29: Health Care Workers in Romance

S02.28: “It’s Sinister, right?! - Devil's Bride by Stephanie Laurens

S02.27: Sickbed Scenes in Romance with Kate Clayborn

S02.26: Women's Friendship in Romance

S02.25: Asking For Trouble: Tessa Bailey is the Queen of Dirty Talk

S02.24: Quick and Dirty Romance

S02.23: Waking Up with the Duke: Lorraine Heath Breaks A Lot of Romance Rules

S02.22: Sarah's on Deadline AMA

S02.21: Old School Category Romance

S02.20: Managed by Kristen Callihan: Scottie!!!

S02.19: So You Want to Read a Historical

S02.18: Born in Ice: The One Where the Hero Smokes

S02.17: Pegging Romance with Sierra Simone

S02.16: Christmas Romance Novel Recommendations

S02.15: Romance Recommendations: Stump Jen & Sarah Part 2

S02.14: Indigo: Ride the Beverly Jenkins Train

S02.13: Best Romance Novels of 2019

S02.12: Lord of Scoundrels: Reel or be Reeled

S02.11: Romance Recommendations: Stump Jen and Sarah

S02.10: Amnesia Romance Novels

S02.09: Sierra Simone's Midwest: Priest

S02.08: Competence & Careers in Romance

S02.07: That's Spelled J-E-H-N: Dark Lover

S02.06: Cinnamon Roll Heroes with Andie J Christopher

S02.05: James Malory Gets Bangs: Gentle Rogue

S02.04: Novellas with Alyssa Cole

S02.03: Lisa Kleypas Does Spectacles Better than F. Scott Fitzgerald: Dreaming of You

S02.02: The Alpha in Romance Novels

S02.01 Welcome to Season Two

Fated Wallflowers/Wicked Mates Crossover Episode!

Nine Minutes with Jen

Six Minutes with Sarah

19: I Don’t Know; She’s a Witch: Wicked Abyss

18.5 : Antiheroes in Romance: Interstitial

18: We Got to the Bag of Severed Heads! Shadow's Claim and Shadow's Seduction

17.5: This isn't a podcast; this is a Brazen and the Beast hype video

17: Sexclamation Points! - The Player!

16.5 : Royals Romance with Nana Malone

16: Was It as Good For You as it Was For Me? Sweet Ruin

15.5: Epistolary Romances

15: How Is She Even Able To Walk? - The Master

14.5: Space Romance - There Are No Wallflowers in Space!

14: Thronos Should Get the Hell Over Himself: Dark Skye

13.5: Freewheeling with Sarah and Jen: We’re Big Mad

13: Can Eastern Promises Viggo Mortensen Get It? - The Professional (Game Makers)

12.5: Small Town Romance

12: Do Not Let the Lykae into the Yankee Candle Store: MacRieve

11.5: Sports Romance with Jenny Nordbak

Periods, Pizza, and Point of View: Another AMA with Jen & Sarah

11: Woof. Hope Your Headphones Didn't Fall Out! - Lothaire

10.5: Fake Engagement Romance

10: Declan Chase is Kinda Trying: Dreams of a Dark Warrior

9.5: Food Romance

9: Torture Island!!! - Demon from the Dark

8.5: Gateways to Romance - Interstitial

8: Triggering the Chastity Clause: Pleasure of a Dark Prince

7.5: Scotland Historical Romances

7: Ghost Pepper Town: Warlord Wants Forever & Untouchable

6.5: Freewheeling with Joanna Shupe: Enemies to Lovers Romance

6: Reclaiming the Unlikeable Heroine: Kiss of a Demon King

5.5: Road Trip Romances

5: That Vessel Business: Dark Desires After Dusk

4.5: Curvy Heroines in Romance

4: A+, Would Risk Haunting: Dark Needs at Night's Edge

Horns, Claws, or Wolf Hologram: An AMA with Sarah & Jen

3.5: Holiday Romance

3: A Great Lay or All the Knowledge in the World: Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night

2.5: Brother's Best Friend Romances

2: The Best Led Zeppelin Song is by Pink Floyd: No Rest for the Wicked

1.5: Escort Romances

1: We're Gonna Come Back to Biting - A Hunger Like No Other

.5: Rock Star Romance

Intro: A Wolf Without A Foot