Romancing the Monsters Podcast

Offering a scary demon some cookies in exchange for protection? Seems like a damn good deal if you ask us! It doesn't hurt that said demon is rather easy on the eye...despite the tail and horns (or maybe it's *because* of them). From this bargain unfolds a tale of adventure, magic and friendship as evil threatens our world and it is up to our heroine and her new demon companion to put a stop it. Can they succeed? Also discussed in this episode of Romancing the Monsters: Overcoming social anxiety and a lack of self confidence, the darker side of humanity, enslavement of foreign species and how it relates to our own dark history, and much more. Trigger warning: mentions of torture, manipulation and social anxiety. Book of the week: Taming Demons for Beginners by Annette Marie Books mentioned: Ice Planet Barbarians series by Ruby Dixon Breeds series by Lora Leigh Media mentioned: Beastars directed by Shin'ichi Matsumi, 2019–present Pokémon, developed by Game Freak, 1996– Match.com, “Match Made in Hell” commercial, 2020 Match.com, “When Satan Met 2020” commercial, 2020 Find us: E-mail—[email protected] Twitter—@theRTMpod Instagram—@romancingthemonsterspodcast TikTok—@romancingthemonsterspod Find M: Instagram & Twitter—@foesandlovers Find S: Instagram & Twitter—@butthisbook Find Seff: Instagram & Twitter—@prosewithwoes Romancing the Monsters is a podcast that looks at the monster within: the shadow keeping the characters away from true and absolute happiness. This monster can be a prejudice, fear, insecurity, trauma and so on. We believe that romance novels are as much about one's personal journey as they are about finding love. After all, love makes us vulnerable and forces us to bare our monsters to another.

The prince of the Lykae and a fierce valkyrie archeress are off on an adventure of apocalyptic proportion! This episode of Romancing the Monsters also explores: whether or not talking about one's trauma is necessarily needed to move on (and if us, readers, should know all the gruesome details) and the anxiety of not knowing who you truly are when your whole identity is being questioned. Trigger warning: mentions of rape, past sexual traumas, and murder Book of the week: Pleasure of a Dark Prince by Kresley Cole Books mentioned: The Black Dagger Brotherhood series by J.R. Ward Find us: E-mail—[email protected] Twitter—@theRTMpod Instagram—@romancingthemonsterspodcast TikTok—@romancingthemonsterspod Find M: Instagram & Twitter—@foesandlovers Find S: Instagram & Twitter—@butthisbook Find Seff: Instagram & Twitter—@prosewithwoes Romancing the Monsters is a podcast that looks at the monster within: the shadow keeping the characters away from true and absolute happiness. This monster can be a prejudice, fear, insecurity, trauma and so on. We believe that romance novels are as much about one's personal journey as they are about finding love. After all, love makes us vulnerable and forces us to bare our monsters to another.

The time has come for us to share with you what we’re currently reading, watching, or salivating over in our newest episode! This week on Romancing the Monsters, we obsess over monsters, orcs, ranch owners and men of the mafia. Marge explains the special appendage on her newest alien discovery and S and Seff try to visualize what that could possibly look like. Oh, and we attempt to understand what a ménage à trois with monsters would entail... Basically, conversations turn in a very interesting dickrection! Books mentioned by Marge: His Secondhand Wife by Cheryl St. John Saving Askara by J. M. Link The Moonfire Bride by Sylvia Mercedes Wild Sign by Patricia Briggs Books mentioned by S: In Love and War by Kyra Parsi A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor by Kathryn Moon Books mentioned by Seff: All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana Zapata The Lady and the Orc by Finley Fenn Requiem of a Soul by A. Zaverelli and Natasha Knight Media mentioned: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, created by Malcolm Spellman for Disney+, 2021 Cursed, created by Frank Miller, Tom Wheeler for Netflix, 2020 Felicity, created by J. J. Abrams and Matt Reeves, 1998-2002 Good Girls, created by Jenna Bans, 2018-present Find us: E-mail—[email protected] Twitter—@theRTMpod Instagram—@romancingthemonsterspodcast TikTok—@Romancingthemonsterspod Find M: Instagram & Twitter—@foesandlovers Find S: Instagram & Twitter—@butthisbook Find Seff: Instagram & Twitter—@prosewithwoes Romancing the Monsters is a podcast that looks at the monster within: the shadow keeping the characters away from true and absolute happiness. This monster can be a prejudice, fear, insecurity, trauma and so on. We believe that romance novels are as much about one's personal journey as they are about finding love. After all, love makes us vulnerable and forces us to bare our monsters to another.

Imagine you have a book on your shelf that’s been waiting to be read, but despite your desire to read it, it keeps getting pushed back and back...and back...until it’s been sitting there for years, lonely and ignored. Well, the three of us decided enough is enough! The time for avoidance is over and the time for reading is now! This week on Romancing the Monsters, we’re trying something new and facing the monsters of our TBR shelf, whether it's books we're scared will make us emotional, books with too much hype or simply books we're scared might've not aged well, we're about to take a leap and read them anyway! We invite you, our listeners, on this journey, pick an old book off your own TBR and read with us! Trigger warning: mentions of loss/death of loved ones, abusive environments, BSDM, attempted assault and kidnapping, derogatory term usage, false accusations, and separation from a loved one. Books mentioned: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid The Law of Moses by Amy Harmon Friend-Zone by Belle Aurora Find us: E-mail—[email protected] Twitter—@theRTMpod Instagram—@romancingthemonsterspodcast TikTok—@Romancingthemonsterspod Youtube—Romancing the Monsters Podcast Find M: Instagram & Twitter—@foesandlovers Find S: Instagram & Twitter—@butthisbook Find Seff: Instagram & Twitter—@prosewithwoes Romancing the Monsters is a podcast that looks at the monster within: the shadow keeping the characters away from true and absolute happiness. This monster can be a prejudice, fear, insecurity, trauma and so on. We believe that romance novels are as much about one's personal journey as they are about finding love. After all, love makes us vulnerable and forces us to bare our monsters to another.

What happens when a rakish vampire is blooded by an Ice Maiden who cannot bare the scorching warmth of his touch? White hot sexy times involving ingenious (and rather frosty) devices... Also discussed in this episode: the burden of reputations and their influence on how we are treated and perceived, the fear of love leading to a rejection of commitment, the isolating feeling of being an outsider amongst loved ones, and why it's so important to be upfront about your desires and expectations with your partner. Mentions of pregnancy, dubious consent and mental health. Book of the Week: Untouchable by Kresley Cole Media mentioned: Frozen, directed by Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck, 2013 Find us: E-mail—[email protected] Twitter—@theRTMpod Instagram—@romancingthemonsterspodcast Find M: Instagram & Twitter—@foesandlovers Find S: Instagram & Twitter—@butthisbook Find Seff: Instagram & Twitter—@prosewithwoes Romancing the Monsters is a podcast that looks at the monster within: the shadow keeping the characters away from true and absolute happiness. This monster can be a prejudice, fear, insecurity, trauma and so on. We believe that romance novels are as much about one's personal journey as they are about finding love. After all, love makes us vulnerable and forces us to bare our monsters to another.