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Fated Mates - Romance Books for Novel People

The most listened to romance novel podcast, Fated Mates is co-hosted by bestselling author Sarah MacLean and romance critic Jen Prokop. Weekly episodes include romance novel read-alongs and lively discussions of the work of the genre, highlighting the romance novel as a powerful tool in fighting the patriarchy…with absolutely no kink shaming.

Marrying Winterborne by Lisa Kleypas: A Professional Driver on a Closed Course

91 hours 27 mins; September 28, 2022

Romance Novel Beginnings: Starting With a Bang!

75 hours 40 mins; September 21, 2022

S05.01: Season Five! Romance World Domination!

73 hours 6 mins; September 14, 2022

Bonus! Fated Bosoms/Heaving Mates Crossover

88 hours 22 mins; September 05, 2022

Bonus! Fated Mates Live in Alexandria, VA

110 hours 8 mins; August 31, 2022

S04.49: Heartbreaker: Meet the Hell's Belles

124 hours 37 mins; August 24, 2022

S04.48: J. R. Ward: A Trailblazer Episode

101 hours 4 mins; August 17, 2022

Antiheroines in Romance

67 hours 37 mins; August 10, 2022

S04.46: Two Girls, One Microphone, Headphones In: Sarah and Jen at Apollycon

143 hours 46 mins; August 03, 2022

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

76 hours 33 mins; July 27, 2022

Daddy Romance

74 hours 29 mins; July 20, 2022

S04.43: [Sex on the] Beach Reads

65 hours 38 mins; July 12, 2022

S04.42: Brenda Jackson: A Trailblazer Episode

101 hours 36 mins; July 06, 2022

Unputdownable Romance Novels

57 mins; June 29, 2022

Royalty Romance #2

56 mins; June 22, 2022

S04.39: Superhero Romance with Barry Lyga

83 hours 57 mins; June 15, 2022

These Books Bang: The Sexiest Romance Novels

77 hours 12 mins; June 08, 2022

Groveling in Romance Novels

112 hours 20 mins; June 01, 2022

S04.36: Jude Deveraux: A Trailblazer Episode

77 hours 5 mins; May 25, 2022

Butterfly Swords by Jeannie Lin: This First Kiss!

81 hours 32 mins; May 18, 2022

S04.34: Celebrity Romance Novels

66 hours 42 mins; May 11, 2022

Something About You by Julie James: Jack’s A Good Name For A Hero

64 hours 58 mins; May 04, 2022

S04:32: EE Ottoman: A Trailblazer Episode

86 hours 58 mins; April 27, 2022

Vampire Romance Novels

62 hours 48 mins; April 20, 2022

Her Night With the Duke by Diana Quincy

75 hours 14 mins; April 13, 2022

S04.29: Nora Roberts: a Trailblazer Episode

101 hours 30 mins; April 06, 2022

Boss/Assistant Romance Interstitial

89 hours 20 mins; March 30, 2022

S04.27: Nine Questions about Nine Rules

65 hours 34 mins; March 23, 2022

Jeannie Lin: A Trailblazer Episode

90 hours 20 mins; March 16, 2022

"Waking Up Married" Romance

54 mins; March 09, 2022

S04.24: The London Hale Oeuvre

85 hours 58 mins; March 02, 2022

Fake Dating Romance

61 hours 25 mins; February 23, 2022

S04.22: Sarah J Maas on Sailor Moon, Sex and Second Books

79 hours 46 mins; February 16, 2022

Sandra Kitt: Trailblazer

90 hours 44 mins; February 09, 2022

Bonus: Rerelease of It's Derek Craven Day and We're Going Through Some Things

79 hours 30 mins; February 03, 2022

Bonus: Rerelease of Dreaming of You

82 hours 52 mins; February 01, 2022

Bonus: Rerelease of A Wolf Without a Foot

54 mins; January 25, 2022

"Break In Case of Emergency" Romance

60 hours 14 mins; January 19, 2022

Passion by Lisa Valdez: The Romance Equivalent of "I Have an Extra Stomach for Dessert"

68 hours 34 mins; January 12, 2022

S04.18: Jayne Ann Krentz: A Trailblazer Episode

87 hours 18 mins; January 05, 2022

S04.17: Roy Kent Redux, Happy New Year!

113 hours 8 mins; December 31, 2021

04.16: (Short and) Sexy Christmas Recs

78 hours 20 mins; December 24, 2021

Caressed by Ice by Nalini Singh

82 hours 16 mins; December 15, 2021

S04.14: Elda Minger: A Trailblazer Episode

90 hours 4 mins; December 08, 2021

S04.13: AMA with Questions from Piper Rayne

64 hours 14 mins; December 01, 2021

The Men at Work Trilogy by Tiffany Reisz

69 hours 6 mins; November 24, 2021

Vincent Virga: Trailblazer

89 hours 12 mins; November 19, 2021

S04.10: Beverly Jenkins: a Trailblazer Episode

68 hours 32 mins; November 17, 2021

S04.09: Best Romance Novels of 2021

68 hours 56 mins; November 10, 2021

Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin

60 hours 28 mins; November 03, 2021

A Conversation with Rare Book Dealer Rebecca Romney

72 hours 52 mins; October 27, 2021

Monster Romance with Jenny Nordbak

84 hours 13 mins; October 20, 2021

Radclyffe: A Trailblazer Episode

66 hours 32 mins; October 13, 2021

Ravished by Amanda Quick: The difference between fossils and Fossils

68 hours 46 mins; October 06, 2021

S04.03: Secret Baby Interstitial

63 hours 8 mins; September 29, 2021

S04.02: Sandra Brown Trailblazer

89 hours 22 mins; September 22, 2021

S04.01: Welcome to Season Four: Trailblazers and More

41 mins; September 14, 2021

Bonus: Rerelease of Bodily Autonomy Interstitial

88 hours 28 mins; September 08, 2021

Fated Mates LIVE! Bombshell Launch Event

107 hours 20 mins; September 01, 2021

Bombshell has Landed!

85 hours 40 mins; August 24, 2021

Sports Romance with Farrah Rochon

63 hours 57 mins; August 18, 2021

Assassins and Hitmen in Romance

67 hours 8 mins; August 11, 2021

Mistresses, Courtesans, and Cheating in Romance Interstitial with Adriana Herrera

86 hours 26 mins; August 04, 2021

Unmasked by the Marquess by Cat Sebastian: a Perfect Modern Historical

56 mins; July 28, 2021

YA Romance Interstitial with Nicola Yoon

60 hours 17 mins; July 22, 2021

The Ted Lasso Episode: Is Roy Kent a Romance Hero?

101 hours 26 mins; July 20, 2021

S03.47: Taboo Romance with Nikki Sloane

75 hours 39 mins; July 14, 2021

Susan Elizabeth Phillips Interview

68 hours 15 mins; July 07, 2021

Dark Romance: Monsters Need Love, Too.

111 hours 38 mins; June 30, 2021

The Stage Dive Series by Kylie Scott: #HeroesWhoEat

81 hours 4 mins; June 23, 2021

Writers in Romance with Tia Williams

71 hours 24 mins; June 16, 2021

Fantasy Romance with Zoraida Córdova

85 hours 39 mins; June 09, 2021

Bonus: 99% Invisible Talks Romance Covers

44 mins; June 08, 2021

Spy Romance with Nana Malone

91 hours 8 mins; June 02, 2021

Tangled Lies by Anne Stuart - Who Flies in White Linen?!

81 hours 15 mins; May 26, 2021

The Soulmate Equation & Trope Death Match with Christina Lauren

68 hours 53 mins; May 19, 2021

Ravishing the Heiress by Sherry Thomas: She's Good

77 hours 19 mins; May 12, 2021

Widows in Romance

77 hours 22 mins; May 05, 2021

Whiteout by Adriana Anders: You and Me Against the World

72 hours 30 mins; April 28, 2021

Second Chance Romance with Priscilla Oliveras

74 hours 34 mins; April 19, 2021

Captain of All Pleasures by Kresley Cole: There's Only One Bunk

90 hours 43 mins; April 14, 2021

Age Gap Romance

76 hours 46 mins; April 07, 2021

You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria: A Textbook for Human Relationships

73 hours 32 mins; March 31, 2021

Morality Chain Romance

78 hours 18 mins; March 24, 2021

A Matter of Class by Mary Balogh: It's Grown Up!

61 hours 22 mins; March 17, 2021

Your Romance Questions Answered

94 hours 24 mins; March 10, 2021

What makes a Romance Novel a Romance Novel?

70 hours 30 mins; March 03, 2021

Retellings in Romance Novels with Kate Clayborn

81 hours 32 mins; February 24, 2021

What to Read if You Loved Bridgerton

65 hours 8 mins; February 17, 2021

The Blackout Billionaires by Naima Simone: They actually do it in the foyer.

85 hours 15 mins; February 10, 2021

It's Derek Craven Day and We're Going Through Some Things

76 hours 12 mins; February 04, 2021

Bonus: Rerelease of Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas (2019)

82 hours 23 mins; February 03, 2021

Bonus: Rerelease of Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas (2019)

82 hours 23 mins; February 02, 2021

Fated Tropes AMA!

72 hours 32 mins; January 27, 2021

Curvy Heroines Redux

91 hours 44 mins; January 20, 2021

For Real by Alexis Hall: Jen had to Google Some Things

61 hours 25 mins; January 13, 2021

Prom Is Cancelled: A Chat with Sex Columnist Sophia Benoit

87 hours 28 mins; January 06, 2021

Jessa Kane New Year's Eve Extravaganza

87 hours 28 mins; December 31, 2020

Another AMA with Sarah and Jen

31 mins; December 30, 2020

Bonus: Xmas recs (from 2019) + Holiday recs (from 2018)

45 mins; December 24, 2020

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