Whoa!mance

Jane is doing much better, thank you. And so is Rochy. That doesn't mean there aren't some...weird...moments. But there are lots of flirty, teasey, sitting in the sunshine moments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back and so is Jane! Our Jane heeds to whispering, walloping call of Rochester's voice and finds her way back to Thornfield Hall. And boy, does she have a surprise coming. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1 month ago, suspicion and Kindle Unlimited ruled. It was a time of darkness, it was a world of fear, it was the age before we read a bunch of monster romance. Swept up by a magic spell for a thousandish pages. Now here in Chicago....the spell is broken! AND WE MARCH AGAIN!! To round out our Monster March with DECEIVED BY THE GARGOYLE by Lillian Lark.Grace the witch is(gently, apologetically) manipulated into joining a Gargoyle throuple as the all-important fourth wheel. Is spicy sex progressive sex? How much steam is too much steam and why are monster romance more likely to be saunas than fridges? What would you do with a tail?We are defenders of the bad feeling/good feeling mix 'em up! We are Gargoyle (romance discussing in this epsiode)!Whoa!mance is a part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our hearts take wing and our air mattress deflates in this installment of MONSTER MARCH featuring Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison.Pia manages to steal from a dragon's - or rather THE Dragon's - hoard but doesn't manage to not leave highly incriminating personal evidence at the scene. Lucky for us, and lucky for her, that means one powerful man-dragon can seduce her! And also some stuff about corporate espionage between dragons and elves and fairies.Is the miscommunication trope where our deepest insecurities hide? Can a fantasy novel be weird about race even in the absence of race? Who lied to us about the dragon dong?Is that a single horn extruding from your small, stocky body, or are you just happy to listen this episode? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Heeey listener, how's it going? Living the dream? Listen, we just wanted to touch base with you about "Love, Laugh, Lich" by Kate Prior? Yeah. Yeah. It is a romance novella about the executive assistant to a Lich who has office--you know--with her boss. Yeah, well the thing is, the Lich, has a real out-of-the-box...you know. Uh huh. I think we can circle back to that offline. And just to be clear, offline means online in this week's episode. Sound good? Well, some of the things we're thinking are...Can comrades get turned on by billionaire boss boy romance with enough smoke and mirrors? Is your office Mount Doon wrapped in industrial carpet or is Mount Doon your office wrapped in mountain? How do you make ten bucks off a baby list?Please advise.Whoa!mance is a part of the Frolic Podcast Network Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

So he said what's the problem babyWhat's the problem I don't knowWell maybe I'm a GOD(GOD!)Searchin' for the killer of my acolyteTuckin' my tentacles in tightAvoiding my family and Fallin' for a PI...Monster March begins with the Cthulhu-adjacent, pun-apparent, politic-of-death-exploring, Acsquidentally in Love by K.L. Hiers.Is it reasonable to approach a book with expectations as a reader? What is appealing about Urban Fantasy? What ISN'T appealing about tentacles? Wake your darkly dreaming asses up! We're talking a lover with three appendages for sex and dozens for just hugs and holdin' hands and stuff.This episode is brought to you by Kensington’s newest title, The Most Eligible Bride in London by Ella Quinn.Whoa!mance is a part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yr grls were working in the lab late one night, when their eyes beheld an eerie sight..For a monster rose (a-wink) from the slab, and to their surpriseTHEY DID IT IN MARCH! They did a MOoOnster March...Join us for a seasonally inappropriate announcement. And then join us for the rest of the month as we read:"Asquidentally in Love" by K. Hiers"Love, Laugh, Lich" by Kate Prior"Dragon Bound" by Thea Harrison"Deceived by the Gargoyles" by Lillian LarkWho needs October anyhow? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our time in S------ is coming to a close, but St. John is not letting Jane go without a bang and one orgasmic head pat. But you know what speaks louder than orgasmic head pats? The voice of true love, that's what!Join us as we reflect on our time away from Rochester, the bad feeling bleeding through the presence of Empire in the text, and that this part of the book may be the part that matters the most. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gang, we're starting to think St. John doesn't REALLY see Jane as a sister?This chapter, Christmas occurs for two seconds and then Jane enters into an emotionally wrought new language practice with her first cousin cum benefactee, St. John. And things escalate when St. John invites her to join him in a colonialist, racist project. To say the least...Join us as we unpack how Jane Eyre continues to be a book about race, nationalism, and men filling the void of women's confused silence with their enthusiastic consent. Heads up - the text is more self aware of some of these things than others. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We return to sweltering, medieval Spain for la segunda parte of our discussion on "The Flesh and the Devil" by Teresa Denys. And the climate is not the only thing making us sweat...join us as we turn over the sexiest and the weirdest parts of this book.Are gloves the sexiest accessory? Is this the greatest title of any romance novel ever? Are you more willing to accept something for having things you love than disregard it for having the things you hate? Paso the doble, please!Trigger warnings: discussion of sexual assault, ableism, murder (not graphic).Whoa!mance is a part of the Frolic Podcast Network.IG: @whoamanceTW: @mance_whoaFB: /Whoamancepodwww.whoamancepodcast.comAlso on Goodreads! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Isabeau and Morgan return to an almost forgotten realm in Whoa!mance, but one that still remains familiar - THE BODICE RIPPER. And not bodice ripper as in "their boobs are so big it is ripping the bodice". But somehow, the experience of reading Denys is very, very different. And the reasons why feel as elusive as a copy of the book itself.Can a long book still have brevity? Is "bodice ripping" something that you can condition yourself through or is it just a result or contextual relativism? Is this thing worth 800 U.S. dollars?Trigger warnings: Sexual assault and murder.Whoa!mance is a part of the Frolic Podcast Network Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Remember how St. John ripped that piece of Jane's drawing and then acted like nothing happened? Well spread some bird seed, it is time for those chickens to come home to roost!On a stormy, snowy eve St. John visits Jane and reveals all. Is it a deus ex machina? *Shrug*. Is it fun? *vigorously nods*. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Get a soda pop the size of a tot and a slightly smaller barrel'o'popcorn because yr grls are going to La Cinema with friend-of-the-show Andrea from Shelf Love!We are following up our live Tweet watch along of She-Devil (1989, dir. Susan Seidelman)with in-depth discussion of the film.Who is the titular "SHEEEE Devil"? Is vengeance against a patriarchal wrong necessarily a feminist practice? Why Ed Begley Jr.?Just don't crunch your popcorn too loudly, you don't want to miss any of the really super stuff we said.You can find Andrea dishing regularly on her podcast, Shelf Love - also about Romance novels! You can find our Live Tweets via #WhoaLoveSheDevil on Twitter (and please follow @mance_whoa and @ShelfLovePod while you're there!Whoa!mance is a part of the Frolic Podcast Network Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Excuse me, but - you can't look at that likeness like that. At least not in here. In front of...us. In this little house, with Jane standing right. there. I mean, get yourself together St. John. Oh my. Oh my goodness. You can't just jump into...you know...kneeling on an ottoman. Join us as we try to keep it together while reading Chapter 32 of Jane Eyre. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WARNING: This week's episode may give you whiplash, looking back on '21 and forward to '22 so quick!Yr grls look back on their stack as a whole and as individual books and experiences - what was the weirdest read of 2021? The sexiest? The suprisiest? The biggest WHOA and the lowest NO? And what did we learn? And what can we do with it moving forward?Bring your novelty "2022" glitter glasses and those little arm garters old timey accountants used to wear, we're crunching data! Whoa!nus is a part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jane has a new life and a new job and is generally whelmed. St. John has a crush and crushes a tuft of daisies. Yr grl Morgan struggles to read in the present tense. Join us, won't you, for this lovely lazy river ride through the novel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yr Grls are wrapping up the festive season with a read that had us tugging at our cable knit turtlenecks.In "Twelve Drummers" Angelina M. Lopez introduces us to a jewel thief who gets much more than she (or the security guard she's been oBsEErViNNg) bargained for in a sleepy museum in middle America. About twelve more...actually.Where is the line between a steamy romance and an erotic romance? Can you decolonize Christmas while getting turned on? Should you read this in your childhood bedroom while you're home for the holidays? Join us in the war on Xmas, the drummer boy is very horny.Whoa!mance is a part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In chapter 30 of Jane Eyre, Isabeau reads Jane reading St. John. And guess what? St. John goes on a long diatribe about St. John. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, yr grls discuss the show's first Hanukkah story from an anthology of shorts titled "Eight Kisses: Eight All-New Tales of Holiday Romance". Specifically we are back in bonnie Scotland for "A Highlander for Hanukkah" by Lori Ann Bailey (who also edited the anthology!)Shoshana likes James, and James likes Shoshana even though she's Jewish and he's Catholic. But then a series of B'n'E's start cropping up, her dad goes out of town on business, and Hanukkah all coincide to help them discover they can and DO still want to make it. Is all oppression equal? Is all comfort equal? And what makes a trope slap? You're not going to wait for THIS Hot Pocket to cool before consuming.Whoa!mance is a part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jane makes new friends. One of them has a Roman-esque profile and dreamy eyes. Another one has an offensive, phonetically written accent. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.