This week, Trisha and special guest Liberty Hardy talk about reality show competition romance: what we like about it, why it works, and some of our favorites. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more romance recs and news, sign up for our Kissing Books newsletter! NEWS Are you looking for the perfect Valentine’s gift for your bookish boo? Gift Tailored Book Recommendations! Book club is back!!! We’re reading After Hours on Milagro Street by Angelina M. Lopez, and we’ll be talking about it when we record on March 2.  The Harper Collins strike continues – please support the workers however you can. The 2022 Swoon Book Awards are open for nominations until Jan 30! And yes, Roxane Gay has confirmed that she’s writing a romance novel with Channing Tatum. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED After Hours on Milagro Street by Angelina M. Lopez This Bird Has Flown by Susanna Hoffs (4/4/23) Georgie All Along by Kate Clayborn Looking for Group and Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake by Alexis Hall Battle Royal by Lucy Parker Recipe for Persuasion by Sonali Dev D’Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding by Chencia C. Higgins Track Liberty down at a whole bunch of places: What’s My Page Again, the Book Riot New Books newsletter, the All the Books podcast, and/or on Instagram (@franzencomesalive). As always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address (wheninromance@bookriot.com). You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices