Jess and Trisha share adaptation news, highlight books by Native and Indigenous romance authors, and remind listeners to send in their recommendation requests.

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News:

Send your requests for romance recs to wheninromance@bookriot.com ASAP - ideally before the end of October…or close to it. ;-)

If you can, bid on something at the Steamy Lit Foundation auction - and/or share the auction before November 2.

Here are a lot of adaptations that are coming. We are excited about some! Not so much about others! You’ll be able to tell who we think is missing:

Red, White & Royal Wedding [Deadline]

Adventures in Love and Birding (Here’s a video of Sarah listening to the Wait Wait audio.)

Reminders of Him [Vulture]

People We Meet on Vacation [YouTube Trailer]

The Love Hypothesis [Marie Claire]

The Bodyguard [The Viewer’s Perspective]

Savvy Sheldon Feels Good as Hell [The Wrap]

Books Discussed:

Zomromcom by Olivia Dade

The Crownless King by Dria Andersen

Yours for the Season by Uzma Jalaluddin

The Truth According to Ember and Love is a War Song by Danica Nava

Pivot by Anna Pulley

Shoot Your Shot by Lexi LaFleur Brown

The Road Home by Christina Berry 

His Convenient Husband by Robin Covington 

Winning the Neonatal Doc’s Heart by Amy Ruttan

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Let us know what you’re reading, what you’re thinking, and what you’re thinking about what you’re reading! As always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address (wheninromance@bookriot.com). You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown), and Jess is even on TikTok (@jess_isreading).

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