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Real Life Romance (with Emma Grey)

Season 4, Ep. 32

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  • 37. Marriage of Convenience (with Jodi McAlister)

    59:14||Season 4, Ep. 37
    Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/Guest: @jodimccalisterAn Academic Affair, Jodi McAlister Cover Story, Mhairi McFarlane Marry Me Juliet series, Jodi McAlisterThe Love Contract, Steph Vizard The Devil in Winter, Lisa Kleypas The Hating Game, Sally Thorne The Paradise Problem, Roomies, Christina Lauren My Big Fat Fake Marriage, Charlotte Stein Seven Brides for Beau McBride, Amy Barry Tempest, Beverly Jenkins The Convenient Marriage, Georgette Heyer When a Scot Ties the Knot, Tessa DareFirst Comes Marriage, Mary Balogh To Seduce a Sinner, Elizabeth Hoyt The Geographer’s Map to Romance, India HoltonIn The Long Run, Emma Mugglestone Mother Tongue, Naima BrownRecorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod
  • 36. Author special: Mhairi McFarlane

    55:10||Season 4, Ep. 36
    Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/Guest: Mhairi McFarlane (Follow Mhairi on Instagram @mhairimcf)Cover Story, Mhairi McFarlane (2025, HarperCollins)You Had Me At Hello, Mhairi McFarlane (2012, HarperCollins)Romantic Comedy, Curtis Sittenfeld (2023, Penguin)I Never Met You, Mhairi McFarlane (2019, HarperCollins)Slow Horses (2022-24, Apple TV+)Lucy Prebble on Culture Amp podcastHow To Lose A Guy in 10 Days (2003, Stan)Spy (2015, Netflix)Here’s Looking At You, Mhairi McFarlane (2013, HarperCollins)Out Of Sight (1998, Binge)The Hating Game, Sally Thorne (2016, Hachette)Last Night, Mhairi McFarlane (2021, HarperCollins)Mad About You, Mhairi McFarlane (2022, HarperCollins)Who’s That Girl, Mhairi McFarlane (2016, HarperCollins)You Belong With Me, Mhairi McFarlane (2024, HarperCollins)Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod
  • 4. Category romance (with Ally Blake)

    01:06:18||Season 4, Ep. 4
    Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/Guest: @allyblakebooksDating Deal with the Italian, Ally Blake Adaptable@five_bush_weddings movie updatesLick (2024, Passionflix) / Blussh Romance Festival / Kylie Scott’s novelAddition (2024) / Addition, Toni Jordan (2008)The Family Next Door / Sally Hepworth’s 2018 novel McBrides of Montana series, Amy BarryThe Winning Formula, Cara Veloce (Audible Original)Not Here To Make Friends, Jodi McAlisterThe Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin, Alison Goodman What Did I Miss?, Holly Brunnbauer Love Overdue, Ally Berg & Michelle Kalus How to Write Academy / How to Watch Movies Like a Writer podcastRecorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod
  • 34. Bookish rom coms (with Nina Kenwood)

    56:26||Season 4, Ep. 34
    Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/Guest: @NinaKenwoodLove From Scratch, Amy Hutton The Wedding People, Alison Espach Yellowface, Rebecca F KuangRomantic Comedy, Curtis SittenfeldThe Book Ninja, Ali Berg & Michelle Kalus The Other Bridget, Rachael JohnsFangirl, Rainbow Rowell Seven Days in June, Tia WilliamsHow To Lose A Guy in 10 Days Consider Yourself Kissed, Jessica Stanley Writers and Lovers, Lily King The Close Up, Pip Drysdale The Good Sister, Sally Hepworth An Academic Affair, Jodi McAlisterAn Onslaught Of Light, Natasha RaiThe Woman In The Waves, Camille Booker Three Days in June, Anne Tyler Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod
  • 33. Single parents (with Steph Vizard)

    52:20||Season 4, Ep. 33
    Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/Guest: @StephEVizard or her websiteThe Love Contract, Steph VizardThe Banjo Prize An Academic Affair, Jodi McAlisterSpecial Delivery, Leesa Ronald Maggie AldersonHow to be Second Best, Without Further Ado, Jessica Dettmann The Idea Of You, Robinne Lee / PrimeThe Last Love Note, Emma GreyThings Will Calm Down Soon, Zoe Foster BlakeGrace Under Pressure, Tori HaschkaInconceivable by Alexandra CollierTalking At Night, Claire DaverleyPrep, Show Don’t Tell, Curtis SittenfeldThe Private Island, Ali LoweRecorded on Gadigal land | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod
  • 31. 2024-25 Summer Reading Special

    01:00:30||Season 3, Ep. 31
    Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/That Island Feeling, Karina May Karina’s upcoming events: https://linktr.ee/karinamaywriteHere We Go Again, Alison Cochrun The Pairing, Casey McQuiston The Last Illusion of Paige White, Vanessa McCauselandThe Cazalet Chronicles, Elizabeth Jane Howard The Woman in The Waves, Camille Booker Summer in the City, Alex Aster All Fours, Miranda July Consider Yourself Kissed, Jessica Stanley You Are Here, David Nicholls Special Delivery, Leesa Ronald Pictures of You, Emma Grey Table For One, Emma Gannon Best, First and Last, Amy Matthews Haunted Hearts, Amy Hutton Cover Story, Mhairi McFarlane Lights, Camera, Love, Natalie Murray My Hot Housemate, Susannah Hardy Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod
  • 30. 2024 Christmas Special

    01:09:50||Season 3, Ep. 30
    Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/The Merry Gentlemen (2024, Netflix)Georgia Moore posts about xmas movies @georgiamoorewriter (here’s her xmas movies highlight)Our Little Secret (2024, Netflix)Hot Frosty (2024, Netflix)‘Netflix and Lifetime Ask: What if Christmas Movies Were Sexy?’ (New York Times piece includes the interview with Dustin Milligan recommended via friend of the pod, Amy Hutton)Meet Me Next Christmas (2024, Netflix)Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod
  • 29. Age Gap Romance (with Amy Andrews)

    01:10:20||Season 3, Ep. 29
    Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/Guest: Amy Andrews @AmyAndrewsBooks, Facebook, website or Substack. Warnings: Spicy language + Rivals spoilers ~15 min inRivals (Disney+) ‘Horniness, hedonism and hope: why Rivals makes me surprisingly nostalgic’ (Guardian)Breaking the Ice, Amy AndrewsBreaking All the Rules, Amy AndrewsHow To Write AcademyLook What You Made Me Do, Amy AndrewsA Family Affair (Netflix)Lonely Planet (Netflix)The Idea of You (Prime)Natasha Lester’s substackThe Younger Man, Zoe Foster BlakeGreen Dot, Madeleine GrayMistakes Were Made, Meryl WilsnerGirl Falling, Hayley ScrivenerAustralian Gospel, Lech BlaineThings Will Calm Down Soon, Zoe Foster BlakeBananapants, Penny ReidRecorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod