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Beyond the Shelves: All About Romance
Beyond the Shelves: A Podcast from the Des Moines Public Library
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It's February, and love is in the air! Get your HEA (happily ever after) by listening to Sarah, a romance aficionado, and Jes discuss the history of the romance genre, current trends, cross-genre romance books, and what some of their favorite stories are within different romance tropes.
Currently Reading
- The Book the Wouldn't Burn, by Mark Lawrence
- Ruthless Vows, by Rebecca Ross
- Beautyland, by Marie-Helene Bertino
- Good Material, by Dolly Alderton
- Light from Uncommon Stars, by Ryka Aoki
- The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi, by Shannon Chakraborty
Trope Picks
- Enemies to Lovers
- Act Your Age, Eve Brown, by Talia Hibbert
- Grumpy Sunshine
- Well Met, by Jen Deluca
- It Happened One Summer, by Tessa Bailey,
- Delilah Green Doesn't Care, by Ashley Herring Blake
- Only One Bed
- The Rogue Not Taken, by Sarah Maclean
- Float Plan, by Trish Doller
- Happy Place, by Emily Henry
- Marriage of Convenience
- How to Catch a Queen, by Alyssa Cole
- Tempest, by Beverly Jenkins
- Forbidden Love
- Red, White, and Royal Blue, by Casey McQuiston
- Hate to Want You, by Alisha Rai
- Fake Dating
- Boyfriend Material, by Alexis Hall
- Yours Truly, by Abby Jimenez
- Second Chance
- Seven Days in June, by Tia Williams
- Recipe for Persuasion, by Sonali Dev
- Amnesia/Mistaken Identity
- The Girl With the Make Believe Husband, by Julia Quinn
- Spoiler Alert, by Olivia Dade.
- Sports:
- Check Please, by Ngozi Ukazu
- Intercepted, by Alexa Martin
- Bromance Book Club, by Lyssa Kay Adams
- Funny-Paranormal
- My Roommate is a Vampire, by Jenna Levine
Other Books Discussed
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