Today author Laughing Briar and I discuss her new book Gambling on Common Sense and compare it to other scifi romances including Amanda Milo's Contagion.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48567611-contagion

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/218659630-gambling-on-common-sense

https://laughingbriarbooks.com/

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/laughingbriar/gambling-on-common-sense-novel-by-l-briarhttps://youtu.be/z170jz1HABA

As always I'd love to hear from you romancereadalong@gmail.com

Many thanks to Jacob the horse for allowing us to sample their amazing song Sunshine for our theme music. You can get Jacob the Horse's music at BandCamp. com

In this episode I gush about my favorite neurodiverse authors and main characters.

The Kissing Quotient by Helen Hoang (It was fine but its only listed first because it has had the most critical acclaim)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36199084-the-kiss-quotient

The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5981872-the-madness-of-lord-ian-mackenzie

The Wedding Night Before Christmas by Kati Wilde

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43974752-the-wedding-night-before-christmas

Jonas by Jenna Myles

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/65649920-jonas

Royal Bumblebee by Millie Lowelle

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61072788-the-royal-s-bumblebee

Contagion by Amanda Milo

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48567611-contagion

Beard Science by Penny Reid

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23337872-beard-science

Sweet Berries by C.M. Nacosta (My bad I thought it was Sweet Berry Farms)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60419993-sweet-berries

Strange Love by Ann Aguirre (Major Oops while Heather Guerre is Neurodivergent this book was written by Ann Aguirre)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48915429-strange-love

Small Packages by Drea Braddock

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59755520-small-packages

The NB aliens by Millie Lowell are in the Otherworldly Match series

As always I'd love to hear from you romancereadalong@gmail.com

Many thanks to Jacob the horse for allowing us to sample their amazing song Sunshine for our theme music. You can get Jacob the Horse's music at BandCamp. com

Sarah and I recommend books from our favorite series and find out we have very different tastes.

Sarah reads Suzanne Brockmann's Force of Nature and has questions about the FMCs physical description and concerns about her MMCs suitability as a partner.

Toni read Shelly Laurenston's Hunting Season and has concerns about all the murder. Not to mention the pressure on the FMC to be with the MMC.

Thanks again to Jacob the Horse for the use of their song Sunshine.

https://jacobthehorse.bandcamp.com/track/sunshine-2

And remember you can contact us at Romancereadalong@gmail.com

We'd love to hear from you!

Unhinged by Vera Valentine lives up to its reputation.

https://www.reddit.com/r/RomanceBooks/s/J4tBvMCcTh

This review by u/taramisu47 sold me on the book and I was not disappointed. If you want to pick up this ridiculous delight it is only available on Amazon but at least its only 99 cents.

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=unhinged

As always I'd love to hear from you romancereadalong@gmail.com

Many thanks to Jacob the horse for allowing us to sample their amazing song Sunshine for our theme music. You can get Jacob the Horse's music at BandCamp. com

As always I'd love to hear from you romancereadalong@gmail.com

Many thanks to Jacob the horse for allowing us to sample their amazing song Sunshine for our theme music. You can get Jacob the Horse's music at BandCamp. com

We talk about the Unleashing. I might be too harsh. We discuss the relative merits of focusing on world building verses focusing on feelings. Honorable mentions to Horse girls and horrible cover art.

Many Thanks to Jacob the Horse for the use of their Amazing song Sunshine.

A light hearted comedy. Pratfalls abound. Gift of the Magi Vibes. You may or may not fine this female main character (FMC) to be to stupid to live (TSTL).

As always I'd love to hear from you romancereadalong@gmail.com

Many thanks to Jacob the horse for allowing us to sample their amazing song Sunshine for our theme music. You can get Jacob the Horse's music at BandCamp. com

In this episode we explore the micro tropes of

• PTSD
• The reluctant mentor/father
• Always a Brides maid never a Bride MMC style

And we talk about why Marvels Wolverine should be a romance novel MMC along with giving some of my favorite examples so we can compare and contrast how they match the trope.

As always I'd love to hear from you romancereadalong@gmail.com

Many Thanks to Jacob the Horse for the use of their Amazing song Sunshine.