Bishop

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02/27/22 • 83 min

Boobies & Noobies: A Romance Review Podcast

The Novel: Bishop (Arizona Vengeance #1)
The Author: Sawyer Bennett
The Guest: Dr. Alysa Lucas, Host of Fataliteas Podcast, Best Forevers, and Unrequited (Coming Soon) Twitter: @FriendswAlysa Instagram: @friendswithalysa
The Synopsis: Meet the Arizona Vengeance, hockey’s hottest new team. They’re burning up the ice—until a one-night-stand with the coach’s daughter freezes one player in his skates.
Bishop Scott, co-captain. Not too shabby, huh? It’s all part of my fresh start with the NHL’s latest expansion team, and that means new teammates, a new coach, a new city, and a big new contract. Basically, I cannot f***ing wait to show my old squad what they’re missing.
But first, I decide to check out the town before the grind begins. Turns out Arizona chicks are totally smokin’, and I’m fortunate enough to meet one who’s looking for the same thing I am: a night of anonymous, unforgettable, no-strings-attached sex.
Fast forward to the Vengeance arena. It’s the last place I expect to see her again—let alone in her own office. Then bells go off and I finally realize who this girl is: Brooke Perron. My new coach’s daughter. All of a sudden, we’re picking up right where we left off, which means our hands are all over each other. That’s when her dad—my boss—walks in. And before I can get a word out, Brooke’s introducing me as her fiancé.
Sure, she just saved my ass. So why do I get the feeling Brooke’s going to turn my world upside down? Maybe it’s because this fake relationship feels way too real...
Show Notes:
- Welcoming back Alysa Lucas (heard previously in our review of 40-Love episode)
- Why hockey romance (over all the other sports)?
- Alysa's podcasts - all rooted in friendship, relationships, and communication (00:10:43)
- Plus a tangent on "The Tinder Swindler" plus a few Lady Pod Squad plugs: My Worst Date and Book of Lies (both of whom have been on Boobies & Noobies)
- The "truth bias"
- Introducing today's read, Bishop, a fake-dating hockey romance (00:23:15)
- Looking ahead at the rest of the series
- Book synopsis (00:30:52)
- Accurately detailed... without the jargon
- Sex in Chapter 1
- Mouth porn... (00:40:56)
- Why are you teasing me with the butt stuff?? Also, the UTI's...
- Friendship break-ups in romance novels
- The third act "pause" rather than the third act break-up
- Why are we so surprised by healthy love? (00:57:46)
- Next up, give us more male friendships in romance
- A few steamy sexcerpts... and a post-massage nap (01:07:13)
- From oral sex to "Mary Poppins"...
- Heart, Humor, & Heat Ratings (01:15:13)
- Charming, not funny
- Send Alysa your sports romance recommendations!
Books & Films Mentioned:
- Elle Kennedy's Off-Campus series
- Olivia Dade's 40-Love
- Female friendships on screen: "For a Good Time, Call..." and "Booksmart"
Links:
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Previous Episode

Just for Show

*This episode is brought to you by two of Kensington’s newest titles, Romancing the Rancher by Kate Pearce and The Spanish Daughter by Lorena Hughes.
The Novel: Just for Show
The Author: Julie Hamilton
The Guest: Beth Cranford, Verve Romance Content Coordinator
The Synopsis: #TwitterBae forever...They'll fake a relationship for the social media exposure, but can they be more than a hashtag?
Here's how things are going so far for me in Chicago:
1) Messed up my attempt at asking out the gorgeous woman next to me on the plane.
2) Couldn't catch up to her at O'Hare.
3) I'm hoping she finds me on Twitter.
4) Maybe if she sees this, we can split another cheese plate sometime.
It doesn't take long for Luke Murphy's tweet to go viral. So it also doesn't take long to reconnect with Audrey. Nailed it. But at what cost? His network has put his whole career as a TV home renovations carpenter on the line. A midair meet cute is exactly what they want.
After recovering from the shock, Audrey Whitaker can see the benefits of faking a relationship for social media exposure. She'll get the publicity to launch her photography business—her lifelong dream—and she'll get to spend time with a man who can, as his fans say, "really fill out a plaid shirt."
Luke and Audrey agree to spend the summer together to get what they each need, then say goodbye. And to keep it professional, they'll follow all the rules...except the "no kissing" one. And maybe the "no sex" one, too! But with so much on the line, they definitely can't fall in love.
Show Notes:
- Sponsored ads for Romancing the Rancher by Kate Pearce and The Spanish Daughter by Lorena Hughes (00:00:05 - 00:02:27)
- Join the Verve (formerly Book & Main) community!
- The books that have recently kept us up too late: A Most Unusual Duke by Susanna Allen (a duke that's also a bear shifter) and Lucy Score's Things We Never Got Over
- "Able to quote almost the entirety of 'Sleepless in Seattle'" - put it on your resume
- Introducing today's read, Just for Show (00:13:07)
- Creating another character out of the setting
- Small town romance is lovely, but what about the big city love stories??
- Just for Show Synopsis (00:19:33)
- If you like "fake dating", you'll LOVE a "no sex pact"
- The relatable, multi-faceted awkwardness of Audrey
- Our complex relationship with the word "curvy" in romance novels (00:29:31)
- Strangers on a plane: the fantasy of falling for someone you're seated next to while traveling
- The positives and negatives of becoming "Twitter famous"
- Contemporary romance - it's got to be "this could happen to me" or "this is soooo over-the-top, out of this world banana-pants that I don't care" (00:41:50)
- More to come in a series?
- Remember Craigslist's Missed Connections?
- A few steamy sexcerpts (00:51:01)
- "Consent Porn" at its finest... Questions are sexy!
- Hire Kelly to read your audiobook?
- Just as some romantic relationships exist without sex, romance novels can also exist without sex (01:00:30)
- How subjective is "happily ever after"?
- Heart, Humor, and Heat Ratings (01:07:15)
- Noobie Romance Recommended? YES (01:14:48)
- Why we love romance novels and true crime
Links:
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Next Episode

Steamy Spotlight: Interview with Kwana Jackson

Summary: In this episode, USA Today bestselling author Kwana Jackson joins Kelly to discuss her latest release, How to Marry Keanu Reeves in 90 Days. At its core, this book is about processing grief - along with a lot of fun road-trip hijinks, too. Other topics also include the universal appeal of Keanu Reeves, policing women's joy, and disrupting the media's stereotypical portrayal of Black women over the age of 40.
Guest: Kwana (K.M.) Jackson
Show Notes:
- It all started with a tweet...
- The break-up (and make-up?) that affected us all: Jason Mamoa and Lisa Bonet
- The consequence of celebrity
- Processing shared-trauma and grief... in a book about grief (00:10:19)
- Our favorite Keanu flicks (00:13:25)
- The universal appeal of Keanu Reeves
- What's it about? What's it really about?
- When you can't remember lines you wrote in your own book
- Policing women's - more specifically, 40+ Black women's - joy (00:31:28)
- Why are we worrying about fictional characters' ovaries?
- Ask yourself, "Why?"
- The only character types for women: "main character ingenue" or the "mom" (00:45:02)
- A few more favorite authors to recommend: Xio Axelrod, Seressia Glass (you can listen to my Steamy Spotlight interview with Seressia) Farrah Rochon
- Up next for Kwana: Knot Again (July 2022)
- A couple of (secret) dream projects in the works...
Links:
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*Boobies & Noobies is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to on Frolic's website.