Fated Mates
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Romance books for novel people.
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Discover your next favorite romance novel: https://fatedmates.net
Follow us in your favorite podcast app: https://mf.fatedmates.net/listen
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I have never felt so seen.
What it's like when you're a book person
The Birthday Boys - Book Guy
tim is a book guy
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January 27, 2026 at 10:00 PM
I have never felt so seen.
Ice Planet Barbarians is the book and series that took the world by storm back in 2015. Today we’re revisiting the absolute powerhouse it was then, before it launched an entire subgenre and changed the romance landscape.
Ice Planet Barbarians — Fated Mates: Romance Books for Novel People
It’s a snowstorm, Jen’s from Chicago, and we’re feeling extra qualified to talk about Ice Planet Barbarians! It’s the book, and the series that took the world by storm back in 2015, and we’re revisiti...
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January 28, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Ice Planet Barbarians is the book and series that took the world by storm back in 2015. Today we’re revisiting the absolute powerhouse it was then, before it launched an entire subgenre and changed the romance landscape.
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We talked about Elizabeth Roubaix's HIS DUCHESS'S LOVERS in our short stories episode. The first in that series, PREPARED FOR HER PLEASURE, is free at Amazon today.
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January 27, 2026 at 7:46 PM
We talked about Elizabeth Roubaix's HIS DUCHESS'S LOVERS in our short stories episode. The first in that series, PREPARED FOR HER PLEASURE, is free at Amazon today.
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JUST OUT: We have put a call for Qs about local & state responses to ICE.
We're hearing you ask variations of what could be done about instances of brutality, about how police helps ICE.
So let us know anything you're wondering; we'll do our best to answer: boltsmag.org/send-us-your...
We're hearing you ask variations of what could be done about instances of brutality, about how police helps ICE.
So let us know anything you're wondering; we'll do our best to answer: boltsmag.org/send-us-your...
Send Us Your Questions on Local and State Responses to ICE - Bolts
The killing of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis and other scenes of violence by ICE and Border Patrol agents this month are startling reminders of the turmoil that... Read More
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January 27, 2026 at 4:39 PM
JUST OUT: We have put a call for Qs about local & state responses to ICE.
We're hearing you ask variations of what could be done about instances of brutality, about how police helps ICE.
So let us know anything you're wondering; we'll do our best to answer: boltsmag.org/send-us-your...
We're hearing you ask variations of what could be done about instances of brutality, about how police helps ICE.
So let us know anything you're wondering; we'll do our best to answer: boltsmag.org/send-us-your...
We talked about Elizabeth Roubaix's HIS DUCHESS'S LOVERS in our short stories episode. The first in that series, PREPARED FOR HER PLEASURE, is free at Amazon today.
amzn.to/4a0PEc6
amzn.to/4a0PEc6
January 27, 2026 at 7:46 PM
We talked about Elizabeth Roubaix's HIS DUCHESS'S LOVERS in our short stories episode. The first in that series, PREPARED FOR HER PLEASURE, is free at Amazon today.
amzn.to/4a0PEc6
amzn.to/4a0PEc6
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I can’t stop laughing! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
What it's like when you're a book person
The Birthday Boys - Book Guy
tim is a book guy
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January 26, 2026 at 5:14 PM
I can’t stop laughing! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Mutual Aid by Dean Spade is free on Libro for the next week (until 2/2).
We know that books can't fix everything, but they can help us show up for and strengthen our communities. Our employee book club read this last year, leading to a great discussion. We hope that it helps others do the same 💗 ⏬
We know that books can't fix everything, but they can help us show up for and strengthen our communities. Our employee book club read this last year, leading to a great discussion. We hope that it helps others do the same 💗 ⏬
January 26, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Mutual Aid by Dean Spade is free on Libro for the next week (until 2/2).
We know that books can't fix everything, but they can help us show up for and strengthen our communities. Our employee book club read this last year, leading to a great discussion. We hope that it helps others do the same 💗 ⏬
We know that books can't fix everything, but they can help us show up for and strengthen our communities. Our employee book club read this last year, leading to a great discussion. We hope that it helps others do the same 💗 ⏬
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In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and ICE occupation, we're offering free ebooks of three crucial books about migrant justice and border abolition.
We’ve also added a list of additional recommended reading:
We’ve also added a list of additional recommended reading:
Free Ebooks: Abolish ICE, Abolish the Border
In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and ICE occupation, we're offering free ebooks of three crucial books about migrant justice an...
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January 26, 2026 at 5:13 PM
In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and ICE occupation, we're offering free ebooks of three crucial books about migrant justice and border abolition.
We’ve also added a list of additional recommended reading:
We’ve also added a list of additional recommended reading:
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Continuously thankful for @boltsmag.org’s practical, actionable, local coverage. They’ve filled a real gap in the media world. boltsmag.org/criminal-jus...
In Criminal Justice Elections This Year, ICE Contracts Are on the Hot Seat - Bolts
With roughly 2,400 elections for prosecutor and sheriff this year, Bolts reviews the map and early hotspots that will shape criminal punishment and law enforcement practices.
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January 27, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Continuously thankful for @boltsmag.org’s practical, actionable, local coverage. They’ve filled a real gap in the media world. boltsmag.org/criminal-jus...
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Texas: Early voting is open in the State Senate District 9 runoff.
Taylor Rehmet made it this far by putting community first — now let’s help him close it out.
Last day to vote: Jan 31 🗳️
Taylor Rehmet made it this far by putting community first — now let’s help him close it out.
Last day to vote: Jan 31 🗳️
January 26, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Texas: Early voting is open in the State Senate District 9 runoff.
Taylor Rehmet made it this far by putting community first — now let’s help him close it out.
Last day to vote: Jan 31 🗳️
Taylor Rehmet made it this far by putting community first — now let’s help him close it out.
Last day to vote: Jan 31 🗳️
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So [your friends like Bridgerton and] you want [them] to read a historical...
So You Want to Read a Historical — Fated Mates
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May 31, 2024 at 6:13 PM
So [your friends like Bridgerton and] you want [them] to read a historical...
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February 8, 2024 at 8:08 PM
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these are the last people I want being “better trained”
January 24, 2026 at 5:31 PM
these are the last people I want being “better trained”
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Literally squeaked when I found this at the friends of the library bookstore 😮🤯
Thank you @fatedmates.net for Elda Minger’s Trailblazer episode!
#romancelandia
Thank you @fatedmates.net for Elda Minger’s Trailblazer episode!
#romancelandia
January 24, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Literally squeaked when I found this at the friends of the library bookstore 😮🤯
Thank you @fatedmates.net for Elda Minger’s Trailblazer episode!
#romancelandia
Thank you @fatedmates.net for Elda Minger’s Trailblazer episode!
#romancelandia
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in trying to understand what makes ICE and CBP so dangerous right now, it is tempting to imagine some new lack of training or experience or professionalism—and not grapple with the truth that a white nationalist movement has put more power and force behind their existing mission
January 24, 2026 at 5:30 PM
in trying to understand what makes ICE and CBP so dangerous right now, it is tempting to imagine some new lack of training or experience or professionalism—and not grapple with the truth that a white nationalist movement has put more power and force behind their existing mission
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I am in the middle of @charishreidauthor.bsky.social's MICKEY CHAMBERS SHAKES IT UP and it is so thoroughly charming and delightful. It's always a great feeling to read a great romance novel, but it's particularly lovely in this shitty moment to have this refuge. charishreid.com/mickey-chamb...
Mickey Chambers Shakes It Up
Total opposites. Totally irresistible. Mickey Chambers is an expert at analyzing modern literature. But when it comes to figuring out her own story, she’s feeling a little lost. At thirty-thr…
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January 23, 2026 at 9:40 PM
I am in the middle of @charishreidauthor.bsky.social's MICKEY CHAMBERS SHAKES IT UP and it is so thoroughly charming and delightful. It's always a great feeling to read a great romance novel, but it's particularly lovely in this shitty moment to have this refuge. charishreid.com/mickey-chamb...
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Ice Planet Barbarians will be our 82st deep dive. How many of them have you read? pagebound.co/quests/80c93...
January 20, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Ice Planet Barbarians will be our 82st deep dive. How many of them have you read? pagebound.co/quests/80c93...
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The brilliant Jayne Ann Krentz, romance trailblazer and royalty, joins us this week to talk about one of her favorite tropes—the shotgun wedding!
Shotgun Weddings with Jayne Ann Krentz — Fated Mates: Romance Books for Novel People
The brilliant Jayne Ann Krentz, romance trailblazer and royalty, joins us this week to talk about one of her favorite tropes—the shotgun wedding! We’re talking all things forced marriage…how it differ...
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January 21, 2026 at 5:28 PM
The brilliant Jayne Ann Krentz, romance trailblazer and royalty, joins us this week to talk about one of her favorite tropes—the shotgun wedding!
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Quality performance art. Easy to parse, thematically relevant, kinda gross. Love it.
January 22, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Quality performance art. Easy to parse, thematically relevant, kinda gross. Love it.
Mia Sosa's THE WORST BEST MAN audiobook is $7 at @libro.fm today. No membership required.
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We've discussed this in at least seven episodes, including Books We Wish We Could Read Again for the First Time.
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We've discussed this in at least seven episodes, including Books We Wish We Could Read Again for the First Time.
January 22, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Mia Sosa's THE WORST BEST MAN audiobook is $7 at @libro.fm today. No membership required.
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We've discussed this in at least seven episodes, including Books We Wish We Could Read Again for the First Time.
🎧📕👉 mf.fatedmates.net/twbm
We've discussed this in at least seven episodes, including Books We Wish We Could Read Again for the First Time.
The brilliant Jayne Ann Krentz, romance trailblazer and royalty, joins us this week to talk about one of her favorite tropes—the shotgun wedding!
Shotgun Weddings with Jayne Ann Krentz — Fated Mates: Romance Books for Novel People
The brilliant Jayne Ann Krentz, romance trailblazer and royalty, joins us this week to talk about one of her favorite tropes—the shotgun wedding! We’re talking all things forced marriage…how it differ...
fatedmates.net
January 21, 2026 at 5:28 PM
The brilliant Jayne Ann Krentz, romance trailblazer and royalty, joins us this week to talk about one of her favorite tropes—the shotgun wedding!
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Night Vale podcast would make way more money if every single person in the world listened to it, Night Vale chief Joseph Fink warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Night Vale podcast would make way more money if every single person in the world listened to it, Night Vale chief Joseph Fink warns
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A selection of readers’ thoughts about the Blaze line from a piece in the August 2000 issue of Romantic Times Magazine.
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May 6, 2025 at 5:13 PM
A selection of readers’ thoughts about the Blaze line from a piece in the August 2000 issue of Romantic Times Magazine.
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I go back and forth on if we have an actual problem of neo-puritanism or if its a moral panic about a moral panic, but this piece makes the best case yet that there is something THERE, something swimming in the water, something that actually cites different examples across diverse platforms
"And the risk here is worse than simply boring, unsexy books, but books which pose no problems to existing power structures."
This is a great piece on depictions of sex in commercial fiction and the trends in their reception.
This is a great piece on depictions of sex in commercial fiction and the trends in their reception.
The Death of The F*ck: Neopuritanism and Commercial Fiction - Typebar Magazine
How readers with presumably progressive politics are increasingly aligning with the far right on the moralization of sex.
www.typebarmagazine.com
October 2, 2024 at 10:12 PM
I go back and forth on if we have an actual problem of neo-puritanism or if its a moral panic about a moral panic, but this piece makes the best case yet that there is something THERE, something swimming in the water, something that actually cites different examples across diverse platforms
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January 20, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Reese Ryan's ENGAGING THE ENEMY is $3 today.
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Lenore Bell's DUKE MOST WICKED is $1.
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Amz amzn.to/3Z8xErz
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Amz amzn.to/3LWdI82
Lenore Bell's DUKE MOST WICKED is $1.
Bookshop bookshop.org/a/5779/97800...
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Amz amzn.to/3Z8xErz