I went into Southern Seducer expecting a friends-to-lovers romance set in the North Carolina mountains. What I didn’t expect was a book that would hit me squarely in the feels.
Season 3 Episode 12: Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
June’s “Great Outdoors” theme is officially underway and the bookish biddies are heading into the mountains with two romances delivering adventure, emotional depth and some surprisingly thoughtful conversations about mental health.
Book Review: The Bride
Sometimes you pick up a historical romance expecting a fun little romp through the Highlands and instead find yourself absolutely devouring the book every spare second you have.
Meg’s Got a Mother of a Book
Romance on the Rocks wrapped up its “Mothers of Romance” month with one of the most emotionally divided episodes we’ve recorded.
Season 3 Episode 11: Meg’s Got a Mother of a Book
In Season 3 Episode 11: Meg’s Got a Mother of a Book, the bookish biddies wrap up their “Mothers of Romance” month with two wildly different historical romances — one delightful Scottish murder mystery romance and one rage-inducing classic that sparks one of the most passionate discussions in Romance on the Rocks history.
Book Review: Until You
There are certain romance authors who become foundational to your reading history and for me, Judith McNaught is absolutely one of them.
In Bed with the Bookish Biddies
Armed with gin cocktails and entirely too many opinions, Nicole and Meghan tackled two classic novels that left them with more frustration than swooning.
Season 3 Episode 10: In Bed with the Bookish Biddies
In this episode, the bookish biddies climb into a Wisconsin hotel bed to tackle the “Mothers of Romance” — the legendary romance authors who paved the way for the genre we know today.
Book Review: A Fate of Onyx and Ivory
This is the first installment in the Obsidian Blade series and while it delivers on vibes and potential, it also comes with one very important warning: prepare yourself emotionally for a cliffhanger.
Fated Mates & Fake Wives
Romance loves a formula … until a book decides to throw it out the window. And honestly? That’s where things get interesting.
Season 3 Episode 9: Fated Mates & Fake Wives
We’re wrapping up our April Pick a Number month with two very different reads and some very honest opinions about what worked, what didn’t and what we’re willing to forgive when the vibes are vibing.
Book Review: A Lady’s Guide to Mischief and Mayhem
Historical romance with a serial killer twist? Say less.
Season 3 Episode 8: Chaste Kisses & Quiet Banging
Wine in a paper cup. A break-in “just to pee.” And somehow … a dead body in a closet. Welcome to this episode’s chaos.
Chaste Kisses & Quiet Banging
This week on Romance on the Rocks, we’re diving into two very different reads — one that veers hard into murder mystery territory and one that brings us back to historical romance (with a side of serial killer, because balance).
Book Review: Tart
This book was my first throuple romance for the podcast and it definitely delivered heat. Emotional maturity? That’s a little more complicated.
Close Encounters of the Threesome Kind
On one end: a habanero-level throuple bakery romance.
On the other: a cozy, low-spice alien love story with a rooster named Kevin.
Let’s get into it.
Season 3 Episode 7: Close Encounters of the Threesome Kind
Bakery heat meets alien heart in this delightful episode of Romance on the Rocks.
Season 3 Bonus Episode: Our Not So Drunkest Episode
We Tried to Get Drunk. We’re Just Too Professional.
Book Review: Savor It
And if you love audiobooks, Zachary Webber/Jacob Morgan alone may be worth the credit.
Recipe for Romance
Romance can be fizzy fun. It can also carry the weight of culture, history and personal reckoning. This week’s pairing proves both can exist in the same breath.
Season 3 Episode 6: Recipe for Romance
In this week’s episode of Romance on the Rocks, we’re pairing Odd Girl Out by Ann Bannon with Savor It by Tarah DeWitt, mixing brambles and beer while we dig into jealousy, growth and the kind of love that forces you to choose who you want to be.
Book Review: A Bookish Story
A Bookish Story offers something a little different from Bell’s usual romances. Instead of ranches and small town love, we get a peek behind the curtain of the publishing world with ghostwriters, pen names and a romance novel that becomes unexpectedly famous.
Book Review: Every Version of You
It’s habanero hot but anchored in care.
Safe Words and Sinners
Romance can be fizzy, filthy, thoughtful and unexpectedly tender. Sometimes all in the same chapter.
Season 3 Episode 5: Safe Words and Sinners
What happens when a rugby surprise pregnancy rom-com collides with a lapsed Catholic love story? Season 3 Episode 5 of Romance on the Rocks dives headfirst into two contemporary romances that blend real-world complexity with serious heat.
Book Review: Book Lovers
The Official Blurb “One summer. Two rivals. A plot twist they didn’t see coming… Nora Stephens’ life is books—she’s read them all—and she is not that type of heroine. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. In fact, the only people Nora is a heroine for are her clients, for whom sheRead More
Pergola Worthy
Romance works best when it balances chaos with sincerity. This week’s reads absolutely understood the assignment.
Season 3 Episode 4: Pergola Worthy
On this episode of Romance on the Rocks, Nicole Danielle and Meghan Leigh dive into two contemporary romantic comedies while attempting to keep their cocktails (and themselves) upright.
Reading Romance on the Road
“We travel for romance, we travel for architecture, and we travel to be lost.” – Ray Bradbury
Book Review: Fifty Shades of Grey
This book does not offer a healthy or even coherent portrayal of romance, kink or emotional intimacy. It confuses trauma with desire, control with care and repetition with depth.
Billionaires and Boundaries
We’re talking billionaire romances that promise heat but deliver control, and why cultural impact does not automatically mean a story gets intimacy right.
Season 3 Episode 3: Billionaires and Boundaries
If a book hooks the world but fumbles consent, can it still be called a great romance?
Season 2 Books
Season 2 of Romance on the Rocks Podcast was packed with swoons, spice and plenty of spirited discussion.
Nacho Average Season Finale
We popped into La Taqueria in Wausau, Wisconsin and ordered up giant trays of nachos and delicious cocktails for our end of your book feast and season recap.
Season 3 Episode 2: Nacho Average Season Finale
Season two wrapped up with everything we love: the reads that made us swoon, the ones that shocked us, and the moments that had us snort-laughing into our drinks.
Still Reading Smut
What started as a half-joking idea between friends — what if we read romance novels, drank cocktails and talked about it? — became a ritual that reshapes how we read, create and connect.
Season 3 Episode 1: Still Reading Smut
Pop the cork with us as we open season three and get real about how a half-joking idea turned into a ritual that changed our reading lives.
Good Spirits
If you love holiday romance with humor and heart — and don’t mind a little ghostly snow-globe action — this is a festive delight.
A Spirited Christmas
Holiday Romances: Cozy Vibes, Chaotic Choices & Ghostly Shenanigans Holiday romances promise cozy vibes, twinkle lights and just enough emotional whiplash to keep us awake between sips of our candy cane cocktails. They also reveal what we really want from love stories: joy but with a little bite. In Season 2 Episode 28: A Spirited Christmas onRead More
Season 2 Episode 28: A Spirited Christmas
Candy Cane Cocktails in hand, we dive into two very different holiday romances and come up for air with laughter, side-eye and a few hard truths.
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