S07.03 Wife Guys in Romance: Just Look at Her!

Fated Mates - A Romance Novel Podcast

There's a particular kind of romance hero who makes us feel all kinds of warm and fuzzy, because all he wants to do is stare in awe at his partner and tell everyone in the world to do the same. The Wife Guy is everything we love when it's done right, and we're so very excited to share a list of books that deliver this straight shot of serotonin every single time.

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Our first read along of Season 7 will be Molly O'Keefe's Everything I Left Unsaid duology, selected by Jen which despite the first book being a cliffhanger should not surprise you because she contains multitudes. The second book is The Truth About Him. Read them both and get ready for Jen to talk to you for hours. You will thank us.

Also! We're back on the phonebanking train this election season! Join us Saturdays between now and Election Day to phonebank with fellow romance lovers. Jen & Sarah are joined by special guests who will knock your socks off! Learn more and register at fatedmates.net/fatedstates. If phonebanking isn't your thing, we're also raising money for downticket house and senate races, because state legislatures may not be sexy, but they sure hold all the power. Learn more, and give what you can at fatedmates.net/givingcircle.

The Books

• The Bride by Julie Garwood
• A Kingdom of Dreams by Judith McNaught
• Kiss an Angel by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
• The Secret by Julie Garwood
• Knockout by Sarah MacLean
• Worked Up by Tessa Bailey
• Bombshell by Sarah MacLean
• Naked In Death by JD Robb
• American Royalty by Tracey Livesay
• The Favor by Suzanne Wright
• Wild Pitch by Cat Giraldo
• The House on Mulberry Street by Jeannie Chin
• Suddenly You by Lisa Kleypas
• The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
• Sweet Ruin by Kresley Cole
• Dark Needs at Night’s Edge by Kresley Cole
• Demon from the Dark by Kresley Cole
• MacRieve by Kresley Cole
• Wicked Abyss by Kresley Cole
• Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison
• An Island Princess Starts a Scandal by Adriana Herrera
• Up in Smoke by Tessa Bailey
• Prince of Broadway by Joanna Shupe
• To Catch a Raven by Beverly Jenkins
• Lush Money by Angelina M. Lopez
• Engaging the Enemy by Reese Ryan
• Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
• Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon

The Notes

• We are not the only ones just discovering what 6-6-6 means.
• There is evidence that women in Georgia have died as a result of abortion bans, and it’s true in other states as well.
• Some of our favorite wife guys: Doug Emhoff, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Tim Walz, and Hunter Woodhall.
• The Jayne Ann Krentz trailblazer episode has a great discussion of core story.
• Jen thinks the Julie Garwood book with the wolf is actually Honor’s Splendor, which we do not recommend due to very problematic portrayal of a gay character.

The Sponsors

• Sarah Chamberlain, author of The Slowest Burn, available in print, ebook or audiobook from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple Books or wherever you get your books.
• Avery Maxwell, author of Late Nights & Love Lines, available in print and ebook, from Amazon.
• Erin Langston, author of The Finest Print, available in print and ebook from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple Books or wherever you get your books.