When In Romance
When In Romance is a biweekly show dedicated to romance novel news, gushing, and book recommendations!
Episodes
December 22, 2025 • 74 mins
When in Romance is taking a short holiday break, so we thought we'd share an episode from our newest Book Riot Podcast, Zero to Well-Read, in which Jeff and Rebecca revisit Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, a story so familiar it’s often mistaken for simple. They consider its moral stakes, its enduring influence on readers and society, and why Scrooge's redemption still resonates.
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December 8, 2025 • 69 mins
Jess and Trisha talk about some of their favorite romance reads of 2025, including books that are light and fun, books that pack an emotional punch, books with mysteries, books with sports…and more!
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November 24, 2025 • 63 mins
Jess and Trisha offer romance recommendations for characters with diabetes, characters who are immigrants, characters who are dinosaurs (or dinosaur adjacent) and more!
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November 10, 2025 • 63 mins
'Tis the season! Jess and Trisha offer recommendations for paranormal romances that aren’t toxic, queernorm romance, epistolary romances, and more!
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October 27, 2025 • 63 mins
Jess and Trisha share adaptation news, highlight books by Native and Indigenous romance authors, and remind listeners to send in their recommendation requests.
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October 13, 2025 • 60 mins
Jess and Trisha talk about fall, The Enchanted Hacienda, and some magicky romance appropriate for this (or any) season.
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September 29, 2025 • 56 mins
Jess and Trisha talk about your recommendations for first time romance readers before digging into theirs - from historical to contemporary, dramatic to comedic, and low heat to...The Dragon’s Bride.
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September 15, 2025 • 64 mins
Jess and Trisha talk about the success of the Kickstarter model for book publishing and celebrate Sapphic September with some recs.
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August 18, 2025 • 55 mins
Jess and Trisha talk through some updates (book club is back!!) and then turn the conversation to vacation/getaway-themed romances.
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August 4, 2025 • 57 mins
Jess and Trisha talk about a TON of adaptations (or possible adaptations) and then get into the books they’re excited about for the second half of 2025.
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July 21, 2025 • 65 mins
Jess and Trisha do a tiny bit of fun news and then get into the Dramione of it all before talking about favorite 2025 romance releases so far.
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July 7, 2025 • 57 mins
Jess and Trisha do a little self-examination of their reading habits and then talk about their favorite backlist romance reads of the year so far.
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June 23, 2025 • 58 mins
Jess and Trisha talk about Jane Austen feelings - yours and theirs! - and then get into Kamila Knows Best for book club.
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June 9, 2025 • 67 mins
Jess and Trisha talk through updates and news before diving into part 1 of Jane Austen June, featuring adaptations and retellings (video and book versions).
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May 12, 2025 • 51 mins
Jess and Trisha talk through updates, the “Fyre Festival of Book Cons”, and - as promised - recommend some transportation-related romances.
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April 28, 2025 • 69 mins
Jess and Trisha talk about WIR book club, why/if point of view matters in romance, and they have some recs for reverse adaptations.
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April 14, 2025 • 61 mins
Jess is back, and she and Trisha catch up on news and books — specifically, outdoorsy romance.
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March 31, 2025 • 50 mins
Trisha is joined by special guest Liberty Hardy to chat a bit about news and a lot about romance mysteries and mystery romances.
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March 17, 2025 • 63 mins
Jess and Trisha talk through some romance news and then dive into our first book club book of the year.
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March 3, 2025 • 55 mins
Jess and Trisha talk about romance graphic novels, short stories, and novellas — just in case you’re already feeling behind on your 2025 reading goals.
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