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Romance books for novel people.
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We've been improving the metadata on fatedmates.net, which should make search more useful. Every FM episode has its own page with extra info and all the books we discussed, so you should be able to search for a book or author you love and find lots more like it.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
We've been improving the metadata on fatedmates.net, which should make search more useful. Every FM episode has its own page with extra info and all the books we discussed, so you should be able to search for a book or author you love and find lots more like it.
👉 fatedmates.net/searchfm
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The Immortals After Dark series has hit Kindle Unlimited and I am finally reading LOTHAIRE after hearing @fatedmates.net talk about it for years and OH BOY
November 10, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The Immortals After Dark series has hit Kindle Unlimited and I am finally reading LOTHAIRE after hearing @fatedmates.net talk about it for years and OH BOY
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Following up on this. This remains a ‘cave is minutes or hours away’ situation. If you want to impact how this plays out you need to contact senators literally now. I want to add additional points of context. What I’m relaying is what I’ve picked up from highly reliable sources.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Following up on this. This remains a ‘cave is minutes or hours away’ situation. If you want to impact how this plays out you need to contact senators literally now. I want to add additional points of context. What I’m relaying is what I’ve picked up from highly reliable sources.
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9️⃣ Seattle voters fired their sole Republican office-holder, its city attorney. That's the local prosecutor who oversees lower-level offenses.
You may remember this policy she helped roll out, and which her challenger told Bolts she staunchly opposed:
You may remember this policy she helped roll out, and which her challenger told Bolts she staunchly opposed:
NEW: Seattle has a rare Republican in office, its city attorney.
She championed a policy rolled out last year — when you’re so much as charged (not convicted) of a drug offense, a judge can ban you from setting foot in select areas, like downtown.
She’s also up for reelection in a few weeks:
She championed a policy rolled out last year — when you’re so much as charged (not convicted) of a drug offense, a judge can ban you from setting foot in select areas, like downtown.
She’s also up for reelection in a few weeks:
City Attorney Election Puts Seattle's Renewed 'War on Drugs' Under Scrutiny - Bolts
Over the past year, Seattle has begun barring some residents from entering certain neighborhoods of their city. A new ordinance has given local judges the authority to ban people from... Read More
boltsmag.org
November 9, 2025 at 9:43 PM
9️⃣ Seattle voters fired their sole Republican office-holder, its city attorney. That's the local prosecutor who oversees lower-level offenses.
You may remember this policy she helped roll out, and which her challenger told Bolts she staunchly opposed:
You may remember this policy she helped roll out, and which her challenger told Bolts she staunchly opposed:
Excellent books for $1!
THE MARQUESS MAKES HIS MOVE and DUKE MOST WICKED are previous best-of picks. THE PROPOSITION and WHAT I DID FOR A DUKE are both deep dive selections.
Snatch 'em up!
THE MARQUESS MAKES HIS MOVE and DUKE MOST WICKED are previous best-of picks. THE PROPOSITION and WHAT I DID FOR A DUKE are both deep dive selections.
Snatch 'em up!
November 8, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Excellent books for $1!
THE MARQUESS MAKES HIS MOVE and DUKE MOST WICKED are previous best-of picks. THE PROPOSITION and WHAT I DID FOR A DUKE are both deep dive selections.
Snatch 'em up!
THE MARQUESS MAKES HIS MOVE and DUKE MOST WICKED are previous best-of picks. THE PROPOSITION and WHAT I DID FOR A DUKE are both deep dive selections.
Snatch 'em up!
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Something something, short-form romance fiction used to be the norm before paperbacks (in the US, at least), something something, here's the proof? 😂 #pulp #pulpmagazines
Seriously, though, a fun listen, and a good, refreshing defense of the short story/novelette format in the genre! 💕
Seriously, though, a fun listen, and a good, refreshing defense of the short story/novelette format in the genre! 💕
November 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Something something, short-form romance fiction used to be the norm before paperbacks (in the US, at least), something something, here's the proof? 😂 #pulp #pulpmagazines
Seriously, though, a fun listen, and a good, refreshing defense of the short story/novelette format in the genre! 💕
Seriously, though, a fun listen, and a good, refreshing defense of the short story/novelette format in the genre! 💕
Follow us on Bookbub for discounts on books we've talked about on the podcast. We've added 764 titles so far, with lots more to come. www.bookbub.com/profile/2278...
November 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Follow us on Bookbub for discounts on books we've talked about on the podcast. We've added 764 titles so far, with lots more to come. www.bookbub.com/profile/2278...
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Great ep—I'm not just saying that because I edited Katie Reus's Falling for Nola, which manages to be a great little short where the h/h *don't* know each other before pg 1.
Also I just started Ladies in Waiting—it's delightful. Justice (and happy endings!) for Jane Austen's other ladies!
Also I just started Ladies in Waiting—it's delightful. Justice (and happy endings!) for Jane Austen's other ladies!
We definitely have a hope-became-reality hangover this morning, but we also have a very fun episode for you today! We're talking romance shorts -- not novellas, not short novels, but actual short stories under 15,000 words (or about 50 pages).
Romance Short Stories and the Ladies in Waiting Anthology — Fated Mates: Romance Books for Novel People
We definitely have a hope-became-reality hangover this morning, but we also have a very fun episode for you today! We're talking romance shorts -- not novellas, not short novels, but actual short stor...
fatedmates.net
November 7, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Great ep—I'm not just saying that because I edited Katie Reus's Falling for Nola, which manages to be a great little short where the h/h *don't* know each other before pg 1.
Also I just started Ladies in Waiting—it's delightful. Justice (and happy endings!) for Jane Austen's other ladies!
Also I just started Ladies in Waiting—it's delightful. Justice (and happy endings!) for Jane Austen's other ladies!
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I know everyone is celebrating Mamdani, but in my hometown, Wichita Kansas, the City Council and school board election results are absolutely seismic:
www.kansas.com/opinion/opn-...
www.kansas.com/opinion/opn-...
Progressives turn tide, dominate Wichita elections. What’s it all mean? | Opinion
Progressive candidates won 6 of 7 City Council and school board races Tuesday, as voters send a message they’ve had enough political chaos.
www.kansas.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I know everyone is celebrating Mamdani, but in my hometown, Wichita Kansas, the City Council and school board election results are absolutely seismic:
www.kansas.com/opinion/opn-...
www.kansas.com/opinion/opn-...
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Big results in PA's Dauphin County, a swingy area that's home to Harrisburg.
Dems won judgeships in the county for first time in 33 years; one of winners is the first Black woman judge in county ever.
They beat the Republican DA who was looking to become a judge. www.pennlive.com/elections/20...
Dems won judgeships in the county for first time in 33 years; one of winners is the first Black woman judge in county ever.
They beat the Republican DA who was looking to become a judge. www.pennlive.com/elections/20...
Dauphin County elects first Black woman as judge, flips two seats to Democrats
La Tasha Williams and Katy Kennedy-McShane became the first Democrats elected to the bench in the county in more than 30 years.
www.pennlive.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Big results in PA's Dauphin County, a swingy area that's home to Harrisburg.
Dems won judgeships in the county for first time in 33 years; one of winners is the first Black woman judge in county ever.
They beat the Republican DA who was looking to become a judge. www.pennlive.com/elections/20...
Dems won judgeships in the county for first time in 33 years; one of winners is the first Black woman judge in county ever.
They beat the Republican DA who was looking to become a judge. www.pennlive.com/elections/20...
We definitely have a hope-became-reality hangover this morning, but we also have a very fun episode for you today! We're talking romance shorts -- not novellas, not short novels, but actual short stories under 15,000 words (or about 50 pages).
Romance Short Stories and the Ladies in Waiting Anthology — Fated Mates: Romance Books for Novel People
We definitely have a hope-became-reality hangover this morning, but we also have a very fun episode for you today! We're talking romance shorts -- not novellas, not short novels, but actual short stor...
fatedmates.net
November 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
We definitely have a hope-became-reality hangover this morning, but we also have a very fun episode for you today! We're talking romance shorts -- not novellas, not short novels, but actual short stories under 15,000 words (or about 50 pages).
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god his team really is perfect, all the way to the end
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
god his team really is perfect, all the way to the end
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🚨BREAKING NEWS! The Virginia House of Delegates has not only been defended, but expanded — making VA the nation’s newest pro-democracy trifecta!
November 5, 2025 at 1:46 AM
🚨BREAKING NEWS! The Virginia House of Delegates has not only been defended, but expanded — making VA the nation’s newest pro-democracy trifecta!
We did it! When Fated States teams up with The States Project, we win! Virginia is the nations newest pro-democracy trifecta!
statesproject.org/election-nig...
statesproject.org/election-nig...
The VA state legislature is up for election this November, and we're working with @statesprojectus.bsky.social
to tell the GOP that we won't stand for tyranny.
to tell the GOP that we won't stand for tyranny.
Fated States | Join and Donate | The States Project
Learn more about Fated States on Grapevine.org
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November 5, 2025 at 1:50 AM
We did it! When Fated States teams up with The States Project, we win! Virginia is the nations newest pro-democracy trifecta!
statesproject.org/election-nig...
statesproject.org/election-nig...
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If you or a buddy haven't yet read the Duke of Falconbridges's notion of a perfect kiss or if you've been meaning to get started on the Palace of Rogues series, What I Did for a Duke and Lady Derring Takes a Lover are on sale. #pennyroyalgreen #palaceofrogues 💙📚 #romancelandia tinyurl.com/2ucpa7un
November 4, 2025 at 7:35 PM
If you or a buddy haven't yet read the Duke of Falconbridges's notion of a perfect kiss or if you've been meaning to get started on the Palace of Rogues series, What I Did for a Duke and Lady Derring Takes a Lover are on sale. #pennyroyalgreen #palaceofrogues 💙📚 #romancelandia tinyurl.com/2ucpa7un
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Today, you’re not just voting — you’re choosing your rent, your school, your library, your future. 🗳️
Vote local. Take a friend. Change everything.
Vote local. Take a friend. Change everything.
November 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Today, you’re not just voting — you’re choosing your rent, your school, your library, your future. 🗳️
Vote local. Take a friend. Change everything.
Vote local. Take a friend. Change everything.
From our Fall 2025 Preview episode:
16 November releases we're excited to read.
fatedmates.net/episodes/2025/9/12/0803-fall-2025-preview
16 November releases we're excited to read.
fatedmates.net/episodes/2025/9/12/0803-fall-2025-preview
November 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
From our Fall 2025 Preview episode:
16 November releases we're excited to read.
fatedmates.net/episodes/2025/9/12/0803-fall-2025-preview
16 November releases we're excited to read.
fatedmates.net/episodes/2025/9/12/0803-fall-2025-preview
Grab a copy for $1 today!
bookshop.org/a/5779/9780061795312
www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/natural-born-charmer
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/natural-born-charmer-susan-elizabeth-phillips/1100554753?ean=9780061795312
bookshop.org/a/5779/9780061795312
www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/natural-born-charmer
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/natural-born-charmer-susan-elizabeth-phillips/1100554753?ean=9780061795312
We're back with a deep dive episode on one of our favorite Susan Elizabeth Phillips books, Natural Born Charmer. We're talking plot, character, risk-taking, and how romances can feel wildly expansive.
Natural Born Charmer — Fated Mates: Romance Books for Novel People
We're back with a deep dive episode on one of our favorite Susan Elizabeth Phillips books, Natural Born Charmer . Jen thinks this one marks SEP's Imperial Period, and Sarah's talking about why she lo...
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October 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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There's still time to read at least one Halloween romance this year!
Annika Martin's HOT GHOST $1
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Sarah Spade's HALLOWEEN BOO $1
amzn.to/4qvb091
Laura Lovely's PUMPKIN POUNDER $2
amzn.to/431z21q
Ali K Mullford & K Elle Morrison's PUMPKIN SPICE & POLTERGEIST
amzn.to/3WszW3d
Annika Martin's HOT GHOST $1
amzn.to/4oK57Dp
Sarah Spade's HALLOWEEN BOO $1
amzn.to/4qvb091
Laura Lovely's PUMPKIN POUNDER $2
amzn.to/431z21q
Ali K Mullford & K Elle Morrison's PUMPKIN SPICE & POLTERGEIST
amzn.to/3WszW3d
October 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
There's still time to read at least one Halloween romance this year!
Annika Martin's HOT GHOST $1
amzn.to/4oK57Dp
Sarah Spade's HALLOWEEN BOO $1
amzn.to/4qvb091
Laura Lovely's PUMPKIN POUNDER $2
amzn.to/431z21q
Ali K Mullford & K Elle Morrison's PUMPKIN SPICE & POLTERGEIST
amzn.to/3WszW3d
Annika Martin's HOT GHOST $1
amzn.to/4oK57Dp
Sarah Spade's HALLOWEEN BOO $1
amzn.to/4qvb091
Laura Lovely's PUMPKIN POUNDER $2
amzn.to/431z21q
Ali K Mullford & K Elle Morrison's PUMPKIN SPICE & POLTERGEIST
amzn.to/3WszW3d
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I never feel more embraced by my fellow “girls who talk a LOT during English class” than in listening to the Fated Mates Podcast.
September 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I never feel more embraced by my fellow “girls who talk a LOT during English class” than in listening to the Fated Mates Podcast.
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Dionysus in Wisconsin made it into this episode! I'm so excited to listen. 😁 Thank you!!!
It's Halloween which means we're talking about monsters (complimentary)! We've done devils and witches and an entire season on monsters of all ilk, but we haven't done demons yet, and so here we are!
Romance Demons: Problématique — Fated Mates: Romance Books for Novel People
It's Halloween which means we're talking about monsters (complimentary)! We've done devils and witches and an entire season on monsters of all ilk, but we haven't done demons yet, and so here we are! ...
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October 30, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Dionysus in Wisconsin made it into this episode! I'm so excited to listen. 😁 Thank you!!!