Amidst the many laughs we had, we got to talk about some of our hopes and dreams for the romance world and communities in the future.

The power of book events is evident in this interview. I get to talk to Terreece M. Clarke and Devyn Sinclair. Two authors I got to know at the Smut Lovers conference. They also met at a conference JUST in April. I loved getting to know them in person and feel so lucky to have them share with you all.

This month was a doozy, Only 4 books and yet still 17 quotes about forearms. You'll just have to listen to figure out how.

I love sharing books that I love with other people. So grateful that Wylie was game to read this book. We had such a good time talking about the story, the choices, and the spice!

Time to share the books I read in October. It was a really good reading month for me.

This is also the first episode we have a video for on YouTube. Link is in the show notes.

My first author interview! I got the chance to speak with Sabrina about the journey from reader, to romance reader, to romance writer. A great conversation from this different perspective within the romance world.

We look back on how Jayce Reads Romance as a podcast came into being. It was a longer process than I’ve let on. Michael joins us to share how he supported this journey.

We have our next book club episode on November 15th. I’m re-reading Dark City Omega by Elizabeth Stephens. I’ll be joined by Wylie from All My Friends Are Reading.

Can’t wait to share this book with you!

This episode contains so many tangents and side stories. I also included 3 quotes about other body parts that I read that month

SPOILERS! Just warning ya'll that I spoil so many things about these books.

I bust through the books I read in the month of September. I hit my diversity goals for the month as well, which I posted in the show notes so ya'll can see.

Conferences aren't just a great place to get books signed by your favorite authors. They are also where book people can come together and talk about the growth (or lack thereof) of the industry. Where we need to evolve. Who is leading the charge. And so much more.

Until this year, I had never been to a book convention. I dived into the deep end and attended 4 between May and October. Here's what I've learned along the way.

The actual roundup of July Forearm quotes. Thank you everyone who pointed out last month's episode was June's books. I appreciate you all!

Ya'll. This is a long episode. Take this with you on a long walk as you soak up the final rays of summer. I share the 23 books I read over the month. We had mostly wins, and a few no thank you(s).

We jump into spooky season with this witchy book! This is book two in the series. We talk about the book: what we liked, what we didn't, what surprised us, romance and witchy books in general.

It was so fun to finally meet Devon! Sephie's mentioned her enough that I feel like she is a secret part of the podcast. 😀

We debunk the story that reading romance is the same as watching porn, and that they have the same intention. AND we look at using romance novels to help set the scene for self love. We also talk nuts and bolts about what it means to "spend time with yourself" because you don't know what you don't know.

I decided to do a reintroduction episode! If you're new to the podcast, maybe I hooked you with the forearms, you might not know why I made it in the first place.

I think these month by month episodes are the correct amount of forearms. We have a few books that RAVE about forearms. Enjoy these forearm loving stories.

If you want a well rounded conversation about romance books and life, you've found it! We take a finding road from Hailey's introduction to romance, to how she's evolved as a reader, to where she wants romance to go. We laugh and we laugh some more.

I read 21 books. Out of those, there's only one book I didn't enjoy. I like that percentage. I did my best to keep Sephie blind for these books, so you get her reaction to my reaction.