Elsie Marrone joined me for this episode to read Sadie on a Plate by Amanda Elliot. I really enjoyed it, and we discusses the book (part of the time) while also going on tangents about Jewish education, food, and collecting books (which is a way different hobby from reading books.) This episode is the third in season 2, which will feature all Jewish novelists and romance fans.Elsie's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ElsieMarroneRachel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/RachelFinstonGoodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58395057-sadie-on-a-plate?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=HJYmxqn4kj&rank=1Goodreads list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/184942._Good_Romance_Podcast_Reads_

KD Casey joined me this week to read Sailor's Delight, a novella by Rose Lerner. We also talked about Jewish history, the diaspora, body standards in romance, and the difficulties of being a large man in the regular-sized world (a problem neither of us have.)This episode is the second in season 2, which will feature all Jewish novelists and romance fans.KD's Twitter: https://twitter.com/kdcaseywritesKD's Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/KDCaseyWritesRachel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/RachelFinstonGoodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62095335-sailor-s-delightGoodreads list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/184942._Good_Romance_Podcast_Reads_

Alina Adams joined me this week to read a favorite of hers, an 80's throwback, If Tomorrow Comes by Sidney Sheldon. We had a great time and went off on A LOT of tangents talking about soap operas, tropes, and change over time in romance.This episode is the first in season 2, which will feature all Jewish novelists and romance fans. Alina's Twitter: https://twitter.com/IamAlinaAdamsAlina's Website: http://www.alinaadams.com/Rachel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/RachelFinstonGoodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14554.If_Tomorrow_Comes?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=bShgGlj1fR&rank=1Goodreads list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/184942._Good_Romance_Podcast_Reads_

Erin La Rosa joined me to discuss Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall, and we had only wonderful things to say about it! She also allowed me to go totally off-topic and talk about librarian stuff. Erin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/erinlarosalitErin's Website: https://www.erinlarosacreative.com/Rachel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/RachelFinstonGoodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50225678-boyfriend-material?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=UV20XUe1CS&rank=1

For this episode, Princess Weekes joins me to talk about A Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole, the second in the Reluctant Royals series. I loved the book, and we talked about the themes and characters. Then we went totally off the rails and talked about representation, the CW, and a ton of other totally unrelated stuff.Princess' Twitter: https://twitter.com/WeekesPrincessPrincess' Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/MelinaPendulumHer work on the Mary Sue: https://www.themarysue.com/author/princess-weekes/Rachel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/RachelFinstonGoodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35564582-a-duke-by-default?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=cgjc8dhLaB&rank=1

This week, Chelsea Fagan told me to read The Idea of You by Robinne Lee, and I enjoyed it a lot!We talked about age gaps, power dynamics, and the limits of genre fiction. We do spoil this book, so listen at your own risk!Chelsea's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Chelsea_FaganThe Financial Diet: https://thefinancialdiet.com/Rachel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/RachelFinstonGoodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31450913-the-idea-of-you

This week, Adele Buck and I read If You Love Something, by Jayce Ellis and had an awesome time discussing the book.We also discussed cats, second chance romance in real life, secondary characters, and world building.Adele's Website: https://adelebuck.com/Adele's Twitter: https://twitter.com/_AdeleBuckRachel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/RachelFinstonIf You Love Something Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57188050-if-you-love-something?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=6W2iWm4gUr&rank=1

This week, Rebecca Podos told me to read The Intimacy Experiment, by Rosie Danan, and I absolutely loved it!We talked about the book, Judaism, queerness, representation and community. Rebecca also told me about other favorite reads, auto-buy authors and being open to queries.Rebecca's website: http://www.rebeccapodos.com/Rebecca's Twitter: https://twitter.com/RebeccaPodosRachel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/RachelFinstonGoodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54614561-the-intimacy-experiment