It's been the longest month of our lives and as self-care, we're not thinking about billionaires this week (or at least for the duration of this episode). Instead, we're talking about those men who are rich in other ways, in throwing a punch, chasing a tornado, camping, playing an instrument, you get it. We've got a bunch of books we love and not a ten-figure bank account to be seen!

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Our next read along is Julie Anne Long's What I Did For a Duke, available in print, ebook, and audio at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple Books or wherever you get your books.

Show Notes

There have always been rich people in romance, but we think it could be argued that Christian Grey and 50 Shades invented the billionaire romance genre.
Jen started writing a newsletter, leaning back into the romance reader “and critic” part of the job. You can check it out here. It’s free and who knows how long it will last.
Bobby Tom is the hero of Heaven, Texas by Susan Elizabeth Phillips.
If Jen refers to something being “a basic” please know she is referring to a line from Strictly Ballroom.
Maybe you want to learn about a rookery.
Anti-miscegnation laws in the United States prevented people from marrying someone of a different race.
Storm chasing seems honestly like a very dangerous activity. There is no evidence that I could find that a tornado can rip your clothes right off your body, but Kayla Grosse probably read this webpage for research. (lol)
Dyscalculia is a learning disability rooted in math and number.

books mentioned this episode

Forbidden

Thirsty

Stealing the Rogue's Heart

A Substitue Wife for the Prizefighter

In the Morning Sun

An Unseen Attraction

Whirlwind

Gone Too Deep

Erika Kelly

Into the Woods

Drilled

Sinner

Pardon my Frenchie

Sleeping with the Frenemy

Common Ground

Demon from the Dark

Morning Glory Milking Farm

Rock N Soul

Losing Sight

Unloved

The Sponsors

Piper Rayne, authors of Mr. Heartbreaker, available in print, ebook, audio, from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple Books or wherever you get your books.
Megan Frampton, author of The Devil's Charm, available in print, ebook, audio, from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple Books or wherever you get your books.
1001 Dark Nights, publishers of Riches and Romance: A Billionaire Romance Anthology from Dylan Allen, Kendall Ryan, Lexi Blake and Melissa Foster, available with your monthly subscription to Kindle Unlimited.
Charlotte Stein, author of My Big Fat Fake Marriage, read by Imogen Wilde, available from Audible, Kobo, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, Libro.fm, or wherever you get your audiobooks. Enter the Macmillan Audio sweepstakes to win one of five free copies of the audiobook.
Lucy Score, author of Story of My Life, available in print, ebook, audio, from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books or wherever you get your books.