We're crossing off a classic romance novel structure this week -- the list! Whether life changing to-do lists, bucket lists, or lists for kinky exploration, these romances take characters and readers on remarkable rides, reminding us all that sometimes it really does pay to be organized.

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Our next read along is Rachel Reid's Heated Rivalry, which you can get in print, ebook, audiobook or with your monthly subscription to Kindle Unlimited. Find it at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple Books or wherever you get your books.

Books Mentioned This Episode

Nine Rules

Get a Life, Chloe Brown

The Last Days of Lilah Goodluck

Wicked Nights with a Lover

What Heals Us

The Ending I Want

Camera Chemistry

30 Days

30 Nights

The Seal's Rebel Librarian

How to Fail at Flirting

Rockaway Bride

Mr. Swoony

Three Little Mistakes

All Played Out

Show Notes

We’re excited about these author and listener created lists at the Fated Mates Collections Department. And in case you want to see the one from Competitive Yam about skinny dipping on reddit.
Kelsey Plum’s cigar photos went viral and now she models for a cigar company. We love this for her.
The Bucket List (2007) stars two terminally ill men, Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson. They are out checking items off their list before the “kick the bucket.”
We’ve done deep dives of several of the books on this episode: Nine Rules, Chloe Brown, and Three Little Mistakes.

The Sponsors

1001 Dark Nights, publishers of Vows & Veils: A Celebration of Love, available in print or ebook, or with your monthly subscription to Kindle Unlimited.
Elizabeth Bright, author of Wild, Wild Cowboy, available in print, or ebook, or with your monthly subscription to Kindle Unlimited.
Rachel Griffiths, author of The Trouble with Anna, available in print, ebook, audio, from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple Books or wherever you get your books.
Andrea Jenelle, author of Spine of Steel, available in print or ebook, or with your monthly subscription to Kindle Unlimited.