Hello out there, all you chivalrous tennis instructors and poisonous superheroines! In this week's episode, we'll re-recap our book club discussion of Bringing Down the Duke, admit we may have been too hard on alphas in the past, and trust our favorite authors to take us into uncharted territory. 

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We consulted some excellent and delightful sources to further our understanding of alphas, especially:

Fated Mates, S02.2: The Alpha in Romance Novels Interstitial (podcast hosted by Sarah MacLean and Jen Prokop)

The Romance MFA, especially this post about alphas! (website by Bonnie Loshbaugh, who writes as Irene Davis)

Books mentioned in this episode: 

Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore

The Rakess by Scarlett Peckham

Queen Move by Kennedy Ryan

Gilded Cage by KJ Charles

Any Old Diamonds by KJ Charles

Prem Numbers by Suleikha Snyder

Ishq Factors by Suleikha Snyder

Dil Or No Dil by Suleikha Snyder

Tikka Chance On Me by Suleikha Snyder

Things Hoped For by Chencia C. Higgins

Blind Date With A Book Boyfriend by Lucy Eden

An Angel For Daddy by Lucy Eden

Bear With Me by Lucy Eden

Caste: The Origins Of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

Hood Feminism: Notes From the Women That A Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall

Grumpy Jake by Melissa Blue

Spice and Secrets by Suleikha Snyder