We’re joined by bestselling author Sarah MacLean. Her latest novel, Wicked and the Wallflower, just came out, and it is amazing. We to her about historical lockpicking, her romance review column in the Washington Post, and the true nature of the Alpha in romance.
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- Sarah’s favorite romance novel
- Why she loves Lisa Kleypas
- Why we like the idea of men who fight
- All about Wicked and the Wallflower
- How we think the concept of Alphas sometimes gets misunderstood
- Why she loves an Alpha submissive
- The unpickable Chubb
- How she managed to use her research for her new book to crack her mom’s safe
- Our heist team and the open positions if anyone would like to apply
- Stair sex
- Her column in the Washington Post including how the column came about, how she chooses what to include, and what kind of pitches she accepts
- Her favorite tropes
- Our Kresley Cole fan club
- JenReadsRomance’s spreadsheet
- The Santino Hassel debacle
- Book recommendations
Books mentioned in this episode:
Wicked and the Wallflower by Sarah MacLean
Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas
Mine Til Midnight by Lisa Kleypas
Scoring Off the Field by Naima Simone
Sweet Ruin by Kresley Cole
Dreams of a Dark Warriorby Kresley Cole
Poison Princess by Kresley Cole
The Player by Kresley Cole
The Masterby Kresley Cole
Longshot by Kennedy Ryan (starcrossed lovers NBA)
Vegas Top Gun series by Katie Porter
Loving the Secret Billionaireby Adriana Anders
Briarley by Aster Glenn Grey
Priest by Sierra Simone
American Queen by Sierra Simone
Sinner by Sierra Simone
Other media mentioned:
University of Warwick nude calendar
Thomas Crowne Affair (art thief movie)
Penny Dreadful (TV show with Josh Hartnett)
Eastern Promises (movie with Viggo Mortenson)
Hi! I listened to this episode and am so intrigued by the Kresley Cole IAD fanclub. Spreadsheets? Do you have this posted somewhere? I’m interested to see where my favorites ended up, and totally laughed at the description of one of the main characters being meh while the other is awesome. And, btw, Sarah, I’m so with you on the Arcane Chronicles with Jack vs. Death. I am still so upset over the reveal of what he kept from her. Ugh.
Love the podcast. Thanks to Sarah MacLean for the recs, too. <3
Hi Tiffany, sorry this took so long! Your comment got flagged as spam and we don’t check those very often! I’ll have Sarah add the link for the spreadsheet for you–add your favorites! Thanks for listening and commenting–we’re more responsive on social media, so come find us there if you haven’t yet!!