Julia and Victoria, and special guest Chelsea Kuchik, return to the spicy world of contemporary romance fiction with Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert. They find their favorite tropes and consider what Bridgerton did for the acceptance of romance novels.

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Mentioned in the Episode:

Sarah Dessen (author)

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

Bridgerton on Netflix

The Bridgerton novel series by Julia Quinn

Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James

The Newsroom

The X Files

Schitt’s Creek

The Princess Switch on netflix

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot

We Coach (non-profit)

Sidelined USA (non-profit)

Recommendations:

Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Mating the Huntress by Talia Hibbert

Bromance Book Club series by Lyssa Kay Adams

Big Mouth

Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

The Bright Sessions podcast

The Untamed on Netflix

The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion (listen to our episode!)

Currently Obsessed:

Sex Education on netflix

Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski

Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan