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
We’re so excited for our deep dive of KJ Charles’s The Magpie Lord. We talk about the clear chops displayed in this romance --strong plotting, complex characterization, and a beautiful understanding of what happily ever after looks like.
S08.13 KJ Charles’s The Magpie Lord: WE’re gonna get to the tattoos — Fated Mates: Romance Books for Novel People
We’re so excited for our deep dive of KJ Charles’s The Magpie Lord , first in her magical, gothic series, A Charm of Magpies. We talk about the clear chops displayed in this romance --strong plotting...
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December 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
We’re so excited for our deep dive of KJ Charles’s The Magpie Lord. We talk about the clear chops displayed in this romance --strong plotting, complex characterization, and a beautiful understanding of what happily ever after looks like.
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For everyone who've recently come to Romance, MM Romance, & Hockey, via Heated Rivalry, there are 2 documentaries I know highlighting the history of Black hockey players.
Soul on Ice: www.imdb.com/title/tt5255...
Black Ice: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yitZ...
#HeatedRivalry #HockeySky #Romancelandia
Soul on Ice: www.imdb.com/title/tt5255...
Black Ice: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yitZ...
#HeatedRivalry #HockeySky #Romancelandia
December 8, 2025 at 7:25 PM
For everyone who've recently come to Romance, MM Romance, & Hockey, via Heated Rivalry, there are 2 documentaries I know highlighting the history of Black hockey players.
Soul on Ice: www.imdb.com/title/tt5255...
Black Ice: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yitZ...
#HeatedRivalry #HockeySky #Romancelandia
Soul on Ice: www.imdb.com/title/tt5255...
Black Ice: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yitZ...
#HeatedRivalry #HockeySky #Romancelandia
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Attn all @fatedmates.net listeners, this is not a drill - Gorilla Twins is on sale for like $5 on Libro dot FM: libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
The Earl Takes All Audiobook on Libro.fm
One summer night, Edward Alcott gives in to temptation and kisses Lady Julia Kenney in a dark garden. However, the passion she stirs within him is best left in the shadows as she weds his twin, the Ea...
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December 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Attn all @fatedmates.net listeners, this is not a drill - Gorilla Twins is on sale for like $5 on Libro dot FM: libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
December 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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This week's @runforsomething.net feel-good update: 2 more wins!!! Plus some swearing-in pics that will brighten your morning. rfsfeelgoodupdates.substack.com/p/rfs-feel-g...
RFS feel-good update (12/8): Two more wins!
1,652 wins total. Hell yeah.
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December 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
This week's @runforsomething.net feel-good update: 2 more wins!!! Plus some swearing-in pics that will brighten your morning. rfsfeelgoodupdates.substack.com/p/rfs-feel-g...
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We always talk about the female model's hair when it comes to classic clinch covers, but I REALLY think we need to talk about the male model's hair this time around. #romance #romancelandia @collectingromance.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 3:59 AM
We always talk about the female model's hair when it comes to classic clinch covers, but I REALLY think we need to talk about the male model's hair this time around. #romance #romancelandia @collectingromance.bsky.social
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We went through every holiday romance we've ever recommended and collected the audio versions at @libro.fm.
Holiday Romance Extravaganza Playlist on Libro.fm
The end of the year is nigh, and this holiday romance bounty will get you to the finish line.
Curated by Fated Mates Podcast.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:06 PM
We went through every holiday romance we've ever recommended and collected the audio versions at @libro.fm.
Santa is doing all sorts of naughty business in these romances.
🎅 fatedmates.net/episodes/2022/12/12/s0513-here-comes-santa-claus
🎅 fatedmates.net/episodes/2022/12/12/s0513-here-comes-santa-claus
December 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Santa is doing all sorts of naughty business in these romances.
🎅 fatedmates.net/episodes/2022/12/12/s0513-here-comes-santa-claus
🎅 fatedmates.net/episodes/2022/12/12/s0513-here-comes-santa-claus
"The show is seductive in its content, but it's the presentation that has exposed what American audiences truthfully desire."
There's a lot of talk about the steaminess of #HeatedRivalry, but there are more reasons to watch. Jacob Tierney's direction and the microexpression work of the actors is sublime — especially as mainstream American-produced streaming prioritizes "passive viewing."
www.slashfilm.com/2043077/cana...
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Canada's Heated Rivalry Destroys The Worst Trend Of American Streaming TV - SlashFilm
The hit Canadian series Heated Rivalry is a breath of fresh air in a streaming landscape actively suffocating its audiences.
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December 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
"The show is seductive in its content, but it's the presentation that has exposed what American audiences truthfully desire."
We went through every holiday romance we've ever recommended and collected the audio versions at @libro.fm.
Holiday Romance Extravaganza Playlist on Libro.fm
The end of the year is nigh, and this holiday romance bounty will get you to the finish line.
Curated by Fated Mates Podcast.
www.awin1.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:06 PM
We went through every holiday romance we've ever recommended and collected the audio versions at @libro.fm.
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It's winter, which means that it's time to get cozy, build a blanket nest on the couch, and read a million books one right after the other in the great tradition of our ancient forbears.
Fantastic Romance Series — Fated Mates: Romance Books for Novel People
It's winter, which means that it's time to get cozy, build a blanket nest on the couch, and read a million books one right after the other in the great tradition of our ancient forbears. Today, we're ...
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December 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
It's winter, which means that it's time to get cozy, build a blanket nest on the couch, and read a million books one right after the other in the great tradition of our ancient forbears.
Maybe someday we'll get the entire Fated Mates collection into BookBub, but that day is not today. We did, however, just add 808th book. That's not nothing!
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December 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Maybe someday we'll get the entire Fated Mates collection into BookBub, but that day is not today. We did, however, just add 808th book. That's not nothing!
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IMLS announces "upon further review" that it is reinstating all federal grants to libraries. It leaves out that it's doing this because a federal court told them a few weeks ago that the Trump admin's decision to destroy libraries was not legal.
www.imls.gov/news/stateme...
www.imls.gov/news/stateme...
Statement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants
Statement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants Washington, DC– Upon further review, the Institute of Museum and Library Services has reinstated all federal grants. This action supersede...
www.imls.gov
December 3, 2025 at 10:25 PM
IMLS announces "upon further review" that it is reinstating all federal grants to libraries. It leaves out that it's doing this because a federal court told them a few weeks ago that the Trump admin's decision to destroy libraries was not legal.
www.imls.gov/news/stateme...
www.imls.gov/news/stateme...
It's winter, which means that it's time to get cozy, build a blanket nest on the couch, and read a million books one right after the other in the great tradition of our ancient forbears.
Fantastic Romance Series — Fated Mates: Romance Books for Novel People
It's winter, which means that it's time to get cozy, build a blanket nest on the couch, and read a million books one right after the other in the great tradition of our ancient forbears. Today, we're ...
fatedmates.net
December 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
It's winter, which means that it's time to get cozy, build a blanket nest on the couch, and read a million books one right after the other in the great tradition of our ancient forbears.
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
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Sports romance is a hot topic right now thanks to Heated Rivalry. How exciting! If you want something to listen to about this, here you go: fatedmates.net/episodes/202...
Sports Romance with Jessica Luther — Fated Mates: Romance Books for Novel People
It’s another sports interstitial! We’re talking sports, balls & sports balls with the brilliant Jessica Luther, sports romance lover, podcaster, and author of Unsportsmanlike Conduct: College Fo...
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December 1, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Sports romance is a hot topic right now thanks to Heated Rivalry. How exciting! If you want something to listen to about this, here you go: fatedmates.net/episodes/202...
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Plowed is a delightful Christmas romp.
Trust me - a Jewish woman who rereads it every year 😁
Trust me - a Jewish woman who rereads it every year 😁
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HER FESTIVE FLIRTATION amzn.to/4rrbSvS
RETURNJ TO LOVE amzn.to/4pabdgZ
GIGOLO ALL THE WAYY amzn.to/4ruL0LA
THE RESCUE amzn.to/4rrK8qP
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PLOWED amzn.to/3MuKPQc
HER FESTIVE FLIRTATION amzn.to/4rrbSvS
RETURNJ TO LOVE amzn.to/4pabdgZ
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November 30, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Plowed is a delightful Christmas romp.
Trust me - a Jewish woman who rereads it every year 😁
Trust me - a Jewish woman who rereads it every year 😁
The end of the year is nigh, and these 70 holiday romances will get you to the finish line! pagebound.co/lists/79c14d...
December 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The end of the year is nigh, and these 70 holiday romances will get you to the finish line! pagebound.co/lists/79c14d...
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You might find it really interesting to listen to the @fatedmates.net episode in which they interview longtime romance author Jayne Ann Krentz and discuss the concept that "genre carries the myth" in a society. It's a really rich convo (esp toward the end). fatedmates.net/episodes/202...
Jayne Ann Krentz: Trailblazer — Fated Mates: Romance Books for Novel People
Our Trailblazer episodes continue this week with Jayne Ann Krentz, who has done it all: writing for Vivian Stephens, writing historicals, writing contemporaries, writing space-set, fantasy, and parano...
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November 30, 2025 at 10:09 PM
You might find it really interesting to listen to the @fatedmates.net episode in which they interview longtime romance author Jayne Ann Krentz and discuss the concept that "genre carries the myth" in a society. It's a really rich convo (esp toward the end). fatedmates.net/episodes/202...
You can get Adriana Herrera's TOY RUNNERS audiobook boxset for $7 right now and you probably should. 🎅
Toy Runners Boxset Audiobook on Libro.fm
This audiobook set includes all three installments in the Toy Runners holiday novella series: Her Night With Santa, The Toy King, and Run Darling. Her Night With Santa In this festive novelette, the f...
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November 30, 2025 at 6:45 PM
You can get Adriana Herrera's TOY RUNNERS audiobook boxset for $7 right now and you probably should. 🎅
THE KINGPIN'S NANNY is free right now.
amzn.to/48aILWf
The following titles are $1:
THE NAUGHTY LIST amzn.to/43XzaPX
PLOWED amzn.to/3MuKPQc
HER FESTIVE FLIRTATION amzn.to/4rrbSvS
RETURNJ TO LOVE amzn.to/4pabdgZ
GIGOLO ALL THE WAYY amzn.to/4ruL0LA
THE RESCUE amzn.to/4rrK8qP
amzn.to/48aILWf
The following titles are $1:
THE NAUGHTY LIST amzn.to/43XzaPX
PLOWED amzn.to/3MuKPQc
HER FESTIVE FLIRTATION amzn.to/4rrbSvS
RETURNJ TO LOVE amzn.to/4pabdgZ
GIGOLO ALL THE WAYY amzn.to/4ruL0LA
THE RESCUE amzn.to/4rrK8qP
November 30, 2025 at 3:44 PM
THE KINGPIN'S NANNY is free right now.
amzn.to/48aILWf
The following titles are $1:
THE NAUGHTY LIST amzn.to/43XzaPX
PLOWED amzn.to/3MuKPQc
HER FESTIVE FLIRTATION amzn.to/4rrbSvS
RETURNJ TO LOVE amzn.to/4pabdgZ
GIGOLO ALL THE WAYY amzn.to/4ruL0LA
THE RESCUE amzn.to/4rrK8qP
amzn.to/48aILWf
The following titles are $1:
THE NAUGHTY LIST amzn.to/43XzaPX
PLOWED amzn.to/3MuKPQc
HER FESTIVE FLIRTATION amzn.to/4rrbSvS
RETURNJ TO LOVE amzn.to/4pabdgZ
GIGOLO ALL THE WAYY amzn.to/4ruL0LA
THE RESCUE amzn.to/4rrK8qP
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If you're discovering Heated Rivalry now because of the tv show, you'll enjoy this @fatedmates.net podcast episode about the 2019 romance novel by Rachel Reid that the tv show is based on: fatedmates.net/episodes/202... 📚💕🌈 #FatedMates #HeatedRivalry #Romancelandia #MMRomance #BookSky
Today we're headed back in the time machine to before the pandemic when everyone but us read this one m/m hockey book and lost their collective minds!
Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid — Fated Mates: Romance Books for Novel People
Today we're headed back in the time machine to before the pandemic when everyone but us read this one m/m hockey book and lost their collective minds! Heated Rivalry is one of those books that roman...
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November 28, 2025 at 7:27 PM
If you're discovering Heated Rivalry now because of the tv show, you'll enjoy this @fatedmates.net podcast episode about the 2019 romance novel by Rachel Reid that the tv show is based on: fatedmates.net/episodes/202... 📚💕🌈 #FatedMates #HeatedRivalry #Romancelandia #MMRomance #BookSky