Show Notes
We’re back in the time machine, heading back to December 2012 to see what new books were reviewed in Romantic Times magazine.
We’ve got “multicultural” books, beefy paragraphs, big thorns, Schroedinger’s baby, and “charming vulgar nonsense.” Plus, we ask a very important question: if you were suddenly the heroine of an Inspirational romance, how would you know?
TW/CW for the erotica section at the end. It was a time, y’all.
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It’s time machine time! We’re going back to June 2007 to look at the Ads & Features in Romantic Times magazine. This one’s got some gawdawful letters to the editor and some equally heinous responses, and we are prepped for battle.
By listener request! My guest today is author and professor Jodi McAlister. You might remember Jodi from her appearance in episode 626 when we talked about her Marry Me Juliet trilogy, set within a fictional version of The Bachelor.
We’re going back to 2007 to take a look at the new releases in Romantic Times Magazine, and we’re so glad you’re joining us! We’ve got kooky books, taxidermy, chick lit, and a new entry into the character name hall of fame. Strap in, it’s getting weird.
Adib Khorram’s new book, Isn’t He Romantic, is out this week, so of course I wanted to ask many questions about it.
We’re back in the time machine to check out the ads and features from the February 2012 issue of Romantic Times.