Fated Mates - Romance Books for Novel People
The most listened to romance novel podcast, Fated Mates is co-hosted by bestselling author Sarah MacLean and romance critic Jen Prokop. Weekly episodes include romance novel read-alongs and lively discussions of the work of the genre, highlighting the romance novel as a powerful tool in fighting the patriarchy…with absolutely no kink shaming.
Latest Episode
S08.09: Our Favorite Romance Microtropes (12.11.2025)
Previous Episodes
- S08.08: Romance Short Stories and the Ladies in Waiting Anthology
- RERUN: Spooky Stuff! Halloween Romance
- S08.07: Romance Demons: Problématique (Italics)
- S08.06: Gorilla Twins! The Earl Takes All by Lorraine Heath
- S08.05: Governesses with Louisa Darling
- S08.04 We love you Chicago, DC and LA
- 08.03: Fall 2025 Preview
- S08.02: Feminism in Romance with Adriana Herrera
- S08.01: Cold Open: Craft, Criticism, and Summer Vacation
- Between Seasons Palate Cleanser: Fated Mates Live St. Louis!
- 07.49: Season Seven Ends Not With a Bang, but With a Kombucha Girl
- S07.48: Con Artists & Criminals With Joanna Shupe
- S07.47: Bodyguards
- 07.46: Natural Born Charmer by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- S07.45: Reading Down Under: Australian Romance Novelists
- S07.44: Relentless Competence & Fixers in Romance
- 07.43: Trailblazer Pamela Sanderson
- S07.42: Jen & Sarah and These Summer Storms
- S07.41: Audiobooks with Julia Whelan
- S07.40: Hot 2025 Summer Reads
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