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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen: Chpt. 49 - Public Access Read-a-Long

24 days ago 21m 34s

Well, well, well. Guess who got discovered. Mmhm. And guess who continues to be overly optimistic? You got it. And guess who is kind of a classist jerk to their domestic workers? BINGO. You know what, maybe just sit this chapter out. You alread

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Apr 11th, 2024 1h 7m

We had a blast talking with Megan Mackie, Samara Breger, Melanie Moschella, Tamara Jerée at the first ever Romantasy Fest at Otherworld Theatre. We dished about Romantasy history both public and personal, influences, Romantasy vs. supernatural,

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Chpt. 48 - Public Access Read-a-Long

Apr 4th, 2024 29m 44s

Uhhhh, so who was going to remind us that Mr. Collins truly blows? Must run in the family…looking straight at you Mr. Bennet.After the Bennett receive a really mean letter from their current cousin/former paramour, their dear father returns ho

170: BLOOD PRAXIS - Bride by Ali Hazelwood

Mar 28th, 2024 1h 10m

You're going to want to double KNOT your Easter Bonnet for this one - because BRIDE by ALI HAZELWOOD is likely to blow it clean off.Vampyre, Misery, enters an arranged marriage with Alpha Werewolf, Lowe to protect a tentative truce between the

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Chpt. 47 - Public Access Read-a-Long

Mar 21st, 2024 40m 43s

There seems to be nothing to do except return home after Lydia goes missing. But sometimes, as Lizzie is about to discover, family can be cold comfort in a crisis.

169: That Permission Structure Feeling - The Secret Heart by Erin Satie [LISTENER REC]

Mar 14th, 2024 52m 40s

When you call, Whoa!mance answers! A special listener recommended THE SECRET HEART by ERIN SATIE when we asked for weird books. So you KNOW we had to pick it up and lay it down.I guess you could say we felt similarly to Adam, Earl of Bexley, w

Public Access Read-A-Long "Pride and Prejudice" Chapter 46

Mar 7th, 2024 31m 54s

Baby sisters ruin everything. Or in this case Lydia's antics seriously harsh the vibe of Pemberly and the folks enjoying the views of the woods, and the views of Darcy's adorable face.Is all hope now as lost as Lydia's virtue? Only time and

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Feb 29th, 2024 53m 57s

Quick Q - How whimsical are the jars you store your herbs in? Doesn't matter. Either way, Isabeau and Morgan are chatting IN CHARMS WAY by LANA HARPER.In the halcyon days of a Great Lakes region summer, Delilah's magically-caused memory loss (

Public Access Read-A-Long "Pride and Prejudice" Chapter 45

Feb 22nd, 2024 28m 6s

Well Lizzie is back at Pemberly and this time she's joined by a former frenemy: Caroline Bingley. Caroline attempts some pretty petty quips and only hurts herself. We also learn that Darcy thinks Lizzie is one of the handsomest women of his aq

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Feb 15th, 2024 1h 19m

Time to get cuffed - winter is upon us.Wynter of the Craig is the King of Wintercraig, and also a Weather Mage (guess what kind of weather he controls). Thamsin, a.k.a. Storm is a princess of Summerlea, and also a Weather Mage. They end up tog

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Feb 9th, 2024 51m 31s

The soil of A Court of Thorns and Roses is rich, and from it bountiful fan theories bloom. At the dusk of reading the most recent installment, A Court of Silver Flames, for the podcast, and at the dawn of Cresecent City 3's release, yr erstwhi

166: You Could Be My Silver Flames - A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

Feb 1st, 2024 1h 32m

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Jan 26th, 2024 18m 50s

You know that feeling when your crush shows up and you want everything to go just right, and you want everyone in the room to think you're smart and funny? But you can't stop worrying that you're gonna put you're foot in your mouth so you spend

Public Access Read-A-Long "Pride and Prejudice" Chapter 43

Jan 19th, 2024 44m 6s

We did it y'all. Lizzie and Darcy meet back up at his place. It's so embarrassing. It was an accident. He was sweaty. She was nervous. His housekeeper is really into giving him compliments. Big feels. Big fiz.

Whoa!nus: Deeper Cuts, Thicker Bindings, 2024 - The Year in Review

Jan 11th, 2024 1h 2m

We're adjusting a rearview to take in a (disappointing) spreadsheet and share our objective data and subjective views on the texts and discussions from the Whoa!mance feed in 2023.What are our In/Outs and Resos for the year ahead? How did we l

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Jan 4th, 2024 27m 20s

In this chapter Lydia is gone, relative calm returns to Longbourne house and the narrator gets contemplative on the conjugal felicity of Mr and Mrs Bennet or rather the horrific lack apparently. IS this a romance or a buildings roman? You dec

Public Access Read-A-Long "Pride and Prejudice" Chapter 41

Dec 28th, 2023 32m 44s

In this chapter Lizzie confronts her dad about Lydia's reckless flirtations and too frivolous behavior. She really tries to get dear ole dadio not to let Lydia go to Brighton. But Pops does not see it Lizzie's way and Lizzie refuses to be more

165: It's a Wonderful Strife: "A Court of Frost and Starlight" by Sarah J. Maas

Dec 21st, 2023 1h 7m

Over the hills and through the woods, to Velaris we go!Feyre and Rhysand are getting ready for their first C̶h̶r̶i̶s̶t̶m̶a̶s̶ WINTER SOLSTICE together. All while reconciling the recent trauma of the War (see episodes 157, 158). What makes a H

164: "Christmas Masquerade: A Pride & Prejudice Intimate Variation" by Vivien Norville

Dec 14th, 2023 34m 57s

Ho! ho! ho no. This eppy, yr grls go whatever the opposite of carolling is about - Christmas Masquerade: A Pride & Prejudice Intimate Variation by Vivien NorvilleLizzie and Darcy (who you know...) are spending their first Christmas together an

Public Access Read-A-Long "Pride and Prejudice" Chapter 40

Dec 7th, 2023 21m 19s

Jane and Lizzie finally get a chance alone to go over everything that has happened. Namely 1) Mr Darcy proposed like and ass but maybe isn't one? and 2) Wickham is the worst person on planet earth.Jane tries to have it both ways and Lizzie ha

Public Access Read-A-Long "Pride and Prejudice" Chapter 39

Nov 30th, 2023 19m 40s

In this stunner of a chapter we again find ourselves in a carriage, but this time it's with the sisters fully reunited and on their way to Longborne. There's a hat box, a question of who paid for lunch and a lot of charm oozing from that younge

Public Access Read-A-Long "Pride and Prejudice" Chapter 38

Nov 25th, 2023 21m 44s

Full of the unsought advice of relatives? Ready to be at home with your actual favs and your comfy pants? Lizzie Bennet is too, y'all. Join this female main character on one more annoying carriage ride as she escapes her cousin Mr. Collins' ten

Public Access Read-A-Long "Pride and Prejudice" Chapter 37

Nov 23rd, 2023 17m 3s

You traveling this holiday? Lizzie Bennet too. Got relatives telling you which highways and byways and coaching inns are best? Yr girl Liz is in the same spot. Turns out time is a flat circle, and some chickens come home to roost sooner than ot