Weβre 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 ofΒ Romance on the Rocks PodcastΒ 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:Β 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 β what if we read romance novels, drank cocktails and talked about it? β 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 β and donβt mind a little ghostly snow-globe action β 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 weΒ reallyΒ 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 CocktailsΒ in hand, we dive into two very different holiday romances and come up for air with laughter, side-eye and a few hard truths.
Book Review: Find Me
This book comes out swinging. The heat starts early, stays consistent and absolutely works for the story.
A Whole Latke Love
Holiday romance season gives us two things we adore:Β comfortΒ andΒ surprise β preferably with cocktails in hand.
Season 2 Episode 27: A Whole Latke Love
Holiday romance should feel like stepping into a warm kitchen: familiar, fragrant and a little bit daring.
Meet the Author: A.C. Wonderland
In this weekβs episode, we pull up a chair with A.C. to talk about how her childhood hockey crush and lifelong love of the game turned into writing slow-burn romances that hit as hard as a slapshot and melt just as fast.
Season 2 Episode 26: Meet the Author A.C. Wonderland
We pull up a chair with A.C. to talk about her booksΒ One ShotΒ andΒ Summer Shot, why golden retriever male leads deserve their flowers, and how to write intimacy that actually moves the story forward.
Book Review: One Shot
Letβs just say: the ice isnβt the only thing heating up.
Season 2 Episode 25: Double Shot
Weβre pouring drinks, pulling on jerseys and diving into two hockey romances that deliver big feelings, bigger chemistry and the kind of character growth that lingers after the final buzzer.
Double Shot
Hockey romance is absolutely having its time to shine β and for good reason.
Book Review: That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon
A hot demon and a spicy lady team up to destroy a witchβs horcruxes β¦ and end up being unable to keep their hands off each other.
That Time We Got Drunk & Did a Podcast
Monster romance thrives where campy fun meets moral ambiguity.
Season 2 Episode 24: That Time We Got Drunk & Did a Podcast
Letβs end spooky season with a clink:Β a neon-blue zombie cocktail meets a cozy Oktoberfest beer as we close our creature feature month and dig into two wildly different monster romances.
Book Review: Morning Glory Milking Farm
You can “churn” this one out in under 24 hours.
Got Minotaur Milk?
We have to balance the sex spectacle with scientific plausibility. It’s just who we are.
Season 2 Episode 23: Got Minotaur Milk?
We pour a drink (okay, a few), roll up our sleeves, and unpack two monster romances that are equal parts spicy, sweet and unexpectedly practical.
Book Review: How to Help a Hungry Werewolf
Iβm a sucker for both witchesΒ andΒ werewolves, so this book hit all my paranormal sweet spots.
Love Spells
Monster romance is having a moment — and not only because October begs for fangs, fur and folklore.
Season 2 Episode 22: Love Spells
Do monsters make the perfect mate?
Create Your Own Shadow Garden
How to Create Your Own Shadow Garden (Inspired by In the Shadow Garden by Liz Parker) Β By Nicole Danielle On our podcast, Romance on the Rocks, I recently reviewed In the Shadow Garden by Liz Parker (Season 2 Episode 21: Iβm Also in Love with Mothman). In the book, the mystical βshadow gardenβ is filledRead More
Book Review: In the Shadow Garden
If youβre looking for a story filled with witches, bourbon, buried secrets, and a touch of Southern gothic mystery,Β In the Shadow GardenΒ by Liz Parker should be on your TBR.
The Shadowed Garden Cocktail
If you loved Liz ParkerβsΒ In the Shadow Garden, this cocktail is the perfect sip while reading (or re-reading) under moonlight.
I’m Also in Love with Mothman
October brings out our inner gremlins, so we leaned in and built a creature-feature lineup for the month that blends romance with folklore, small-town politics, and the kind of magical logic that feels like a warm drink on a cold night.
Season 2 Episode 21: I’m Also in Love with Mothman
Our creature-feature month kicks off with two romances that trade jump scares for emotional stakes.Β
Sweet 16: My Romance Book Haul in Milwaukee
Our foray into the city brought us face-to-face with some of the best contemporary romance authors of the day. After tromping up and down twenty-some blocks of North Avenue, my heart was full, my wallet was empty, and my shoulder was sore from schlepping all my new novels.
TBR: My Book Haul from Milwaukee
came home with a stack that already has my heart racing. From regency intrigue to spicy contemporary vibes, thereβs a little something for every romance mood.
Season 2 Episode 20: Love in the Stacks
As we celebrate our one-year podcast anniversary, we’re thrilled to spotlight two visionary women transforming the local literary landscape.
Love in the Stacks: One Year of Romance on the Rocks
In a post-pandemic world where many of our cherished “third spaces” have diminished, a fascinating movement is emerging in the Milwaukee area and beyond. Dedicated romance bookstores that serve not just as retail spaces but as vital community hubs.
Our Whirlwind Weekend … And the Con That Shall Not Be Named
Β Earlier this month, my podcast co-host and bestie, Meghan, and I made the journey to the Milwaukee area for a whirlwind weekend.
Book Review: Dark Roots and Cowboy Boots
Itβs the perfect summer read, especially if youβre a hairstylist who loves a little salon drama mixed in with your love stories.
Season 2 Episode 19: It’s a Hot Time in Hooterville
Fall in love with small-town romance as Nicole and Meghan exchange books perfectly tailored to each other’s interests in this delightful end-of-summer reading episode.
It’s a Hot Time in Hooterville
In the latest episode of Romance on the Rocks, hosts Nicole Danielle and Meghan Leigh dive into another delightful book exchange, featuring two summer romances set in small towns
