Jess and Trisha cover a few potpourri topics and updates before talking about romances that are worth the hype.
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Jun 1
An Emotionally Satisfying Ending
In this ultimate (final) episode of When in Romance, Jess and Trisha reminisce about the last 198 episodes, Trisha subjects Jess to one last WIR quiz, and they close with some final book recs and a little gratitude. News The podcast may be ending, but the backlog of When In Roman ... Show More
1h 15m
Apr 2026
Still Obsessed with Beverly Jenkins
Jess and Trisha talk about continuing the story with long series, interlocking series, and series that feature the same couple in multiple books. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Cleat Ch ... Show More
59m 30s
Dec 2024
Our Under, Over, and Appropriately Hyped Books of 2024
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 181 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah dive into the buzzworthy books of the year, sharing which ones lived up to the hype, which deserved more recognition, and which fell short of expectations.If you enjoy our commercial-free podcast, please consider ... Show More
1h 15m
Mar 2023
Books That Hooked Us From the First Page
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 93 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share books that hooked them from the first page. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about bookish first impressions. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW ... Show More
55m 4s
Sep 2024
Reading Low Rated Books + Recommending Our Favorite Hidden Gems
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 168 of Book Talk, Etc., join Tina and Hannah for a discussion on books with low ratings! Today, we are sharing our thoughts on how low ratings influence our reading choices, the value of thoughtful reviews, and even some limitations of star ratings. You ... Show More
1h 7m
Feb 2023
❤️ Love Is in the Air... Or Not 💔
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 90 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent reads involving love- or not. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads , current reads, and have book talk about romance tropes. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOL ... Show More
55 m
Feb 2022
Sweet & Spicy Romance for Every Reader
In today's episode, Emma is joined by Maria and Kate to talk about their favorite romance reads of all time, recent romance they'd recommend, and books they're looking forward to reading. There's a sweet or spicy romance read for every kind of reader as they cover romance tropes ... Show More
50m 56s
Jan 2024
Easily Distracted By New Releases (January 2024) + The State of Our Nonfiction
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 135 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent new release reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about nonfiction . If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcas ... Show More
58 m
Aug 2024
Easily Distracted By New Releases (August 2024)
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 163 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah talk about new book releases that they have read and what they thought of them. For this week’s Book Talk, Tina and Hannah discuss debut novels, plus some of their favorite debuts of the year so far!If you enjoy o ... Show More
58m 59s
Oct 2023
We Read Book of the Month Books!
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 124 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent BOTM reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about Book of the Month. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast ... Show More
54m 29s
Mar 2023
Easily Distracted By New Releases (March 2023)
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 94 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent new release reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, current reads, and have book talk about how they tackle book reviewing. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to ... Show More
1h 5m