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Bodice Tipplers

We're Courtney and we're Sara and we're Bodice Tipplers, the podcast where we read the romance novels we used to steal off our grandmothers' nightstands (and then we drink about it.) Join us each episode as we examine the good, the bad, and the throbbing of vintage romances.

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Sep 19, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 19, 2026

    Naked in Death by JD Robb (opens the original)

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    He's Roarke, a billionaire who's at least up front about making his money through crime and exploitation. She's Eve, a spunky pain in the ass who cuts her own hair. Together they're in like sixty freaking books! This book does have some copraganda and some unpleasant attitudes towards sex work - it's a murder mystery cop-noir style, so you kinda know what you're in for. It's also, interestingly, set in the future. If you're paying attention you can tell we recorded this MONTHS ago, like this pas

  2. Episode · Jul 4, 2026

    We Get to Talk to Jayne Ann Krentz! (opens the original)

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    Romance legend Jayne Ann Krentz (also Amanda Quick, Jayne Castle, Stephanie James, etc.) spoke to us about romance history and her new book ( Enter the Nightmare , out June 30 wherever you get your books!) We talked about the ups and downs of the romance alpha male hero, the academic essay collection on romance novels she edited in the 90's for the University of Pennsylvania Press ( Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women , still very much worth a read!), the difficulties of writing paranormal roman

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