Whoa!mance

Remember how St. John ripped that piece of Jane's drawing and then acted like nothing happened? Well spread some bird seed, it is time for those chickens to come home to roost! On a stormy, snowy eve St. John visits Jane and reveals all. Is it a deus ex machina? *Shrug*. Is it fun? *vigorously nods*.

Get a soda pop the size of a tot and a slightly smaller barrel'o'popcorn because yr grls are going to La Cinema with friend-of-the-show Andrea from Shelf Love! We are following up our live Tweet watch along of She-Devil (1989, dir. Susan Seidelman)with in-depth discussion of the film. Who is the titular "SHEEEE Devil"? Is vengeance against a patriarchal wrong necessarily a feminist practice? Why Ed Begley Jr.? Just don't crunch your popcorn too loudly, you don't want to miss any of the really super stuff we said. You can find Andrea dishing regularly on her podcast, Shelf Love - also about Romance novels! You can find our Live Tweets via #WhoaLoveSheDevil on Twitter (and please follow @mance_whoa and @ShelfLovePod while you're there! Whoa!mance is a part of the Frolic Podcast Network

Excuse me, but - you can't look at that likeness like that. At least not in here. In front of...us. In this little house, with Jane standing right. there. I mean, get yourself together St. John. Oh my. Oh my goodness. You can't just jump into...you know...kneeling on an ottoman. Join us as we try to keep it together while reading Chapter 32 of Jane Eyre.

WARNING: This week's episode may give you whiplash, looking back on '21 and forward to '22 so quick! Yr grls look back on their stack as a whole and as individual books and experiences - what was the weirdest read of 2021? The sexiest? The suprisiest? The biggest WHOA and the lowest NO? And what did we learn? And what can we do with it moving forward? Bring your novelty "2022" glitter glasses and those little arm garters old timey accountants used to wear, we're crunching data! Whoa!nus is a part of the Frolic Podcast Network.

Jane has a new life and a new job and is generally whelmed. St. John has a crush and crushes a tuft of daisies. Yr grl Morgan struggles to read in the present tense. Join us, won't you, for this lovely lazy river ride through the novel.

Yr Grls are wrapping up the festive season with a read that had us tugging at our cable knit turtlenecks. In "Twelve Drummers" Angelina M. Lopez introduces us to a jewel thief who gets much more than she (or the security guard she's been oBsEErViNNg) bargained for in a sleepy museum in middle America. About twelve more...actually. Where is the line between a steamy romance and an erotic romance? Can you decolonize Christmas while getting turned on? Should you read this in your childhood bedroom while you're home for the holidays? Join us in the war on Xmas, the drummer boy is very horny. Whoa!mance is a part of the Frolic Podcast Network.

In chapter 30 of Jane Eyre, Isabeau reads Jane reading St. John. And guess what? St. John goes on a long diatribe about St. John.

This week, yr grls discuss the show's first Hanukkah story from an anthology of shorts titled "Eight Kisses: Eight All-New Tales of Holiday Romance". Specifically we are back in bonnie Scotland for "A Highlander for Hanukkah" by Lori Ann Bailey (who also edited the anthology!) Shoshana likes James, and James likes Shoshana even though she's Jewish and he's Catholic. But then a series of B'n'E's start cropping up, her dad goes out of town on business, and Hanukkah all coincide to help them discover they can and DO still want to make it. Is all oppression equal? Is all comfort equal? And what makes a trope slap? You're not going to wait for THIS Hot Pocket to cool before consuming. Whoa!mance is a part of the Frolic Podcast Network.

Jane makes new friends. One of them has a Roman-esque profile and dreamy eyes. Another one has an offensive, phonetically written accent.

Secrets, secrets are no fun. But THE Secret? By Julie Garwood? Well… Judith leaves her dysfunctional behind in England to use her DIY doula skills to help her friend deliver a baby in the highlands. You know what they have in the highlands, don’t you? That’s right - HIGHLANDERS. Big, hunky, aloof-yet-communicative, laird-y ones named Ian. Does the context a book was published in really matter? Is the appeal of highlanders just innocent plaid fun? Did you know Ian is Gaelic for John? Whoa!mance is a part of the Frolic Podcast network.

For Chapter 28, Isabeau's melodic tones sweep us away to the beautiful Northern English countryside where Jane learns it is a hard knock life outside the walls of Thornfield, as well. But in a whole different way.

Whoa!mance is once again donning their trench coats and magnifying glasses to bring you the only romance novel-specific crime conversations on the web. This time around, Morgan takes Isabeau on a journey to one of the dreariest corners - FAMILY COURT - via one of the most sparkling highways - CELEBRITY. Danielle Steel.......'s husband sued two writers from People Magazine to keep adoption records sealed, and a book off the shelves in the process, and lost. But that particular champagne problem seems to have aged into a Wonder Bread problem while we were all signing up for the pre-Metaverse. What responsibility do we have to our inspirations, particularly when they can't collect alimony? What makes a celebrity? Does it matter when we've all got the same amount of public information? Who owns your earrings? A warning shot on data and privacy comin' at ya from 1993. Whoa!mance is a part of the Frolic Podcast Network.

Good word, but that boy can talk! In Chapter 27 Rochester wants Jane to know a few things, and then a few more. And then a few more. Join us as Jane confronts, at least internally, Rochester. TW: Sexual assault, abuse

Baby, yr grls are HOWLING for (and about) "Mating the Huntress" by Talia Hibbert this Halloween. Chastity feels anything but chaste around local werewolf/fated mate/homeschooled-only-child Luke. The only problem? She comes from a family of huntresses--as in werewolf huntresses! What's Halloween's whole deal? Are white people really ignorant about race, or is it just all getting channeled into metaphor? Are you cosplaying The Midwest right now? We'd ask if Talia Hibbert is John Williams, but we already know the answer--and soon you will, too! TuuUUuune in, if you daaaare. Whoa!mance is a part of the Frolic Podcast network. Want to join the Whoa!mance team and help us edit? Email whoamancemail@gmail.com

This week yr girls are keeping it short’n’sweet as carrots with A MAN OF TASTE by SHIRA GLASSMAN. Milly the Vampire decides to treat herself and make herself a snack of a snack (wink). Little does she know she just found the everlasting gobstopper of boyfriends/dinners. Can women consume anything without it being a moral conundrum? Is camp essential to vampire horror? Why is romance so good at genre mashing? Lick. It. Up. Whoa!mance is a part of Frolic Media.

Halloween isn't all about spookies, sometimes it is about parties. This week, yr grls explore the latter with PUMPKIN POUNDER by LAURA LOVELY. Titular Daisy pursues her preference for those with the MC1R gene into a rom-com cum softcore Halloween evening with a guy from Ireland. But guess what? He's different from the other pumpkins she's pounded, and her passion for pounding pumpkins could just be another costume. Are fetishes romantic? Is Halloween romantic? Is New York romantic? Is The Nightmare Before Christmas romantic? Be home before midnight, lest ye be pounded by this week's epiode. This episode was edited by Ellie Gordon-Moershel Whoa!mance is a part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Discover more Whoa!s and No!s on our website: https://www.whoamancepodcast.com/ Or our Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/82862949-whoa-mance Feel free to at us: https://twitter.com/mance_whoa Peep the gram: https://www.instagram.com/whoamance/ Join the FB Group: https://m.facebook.com/Whoamancepod/

Awoooooooooooo-tmespheric season is upon us, and this week yr grls are bundling up in the wooly caress of FOR THE WOLF by HANNAH WHITTEN. Red was born to be a sacrifice to the enigmatic Wolf in the Woods, bound long before her time by a curse that is a lot like a marriage. But it turns out, he's more puppy than predator. And the woods aren't quite the bloodsucking borderlands they appear. But that doesn't mean there aren't bloodsucking predators afoot.... If a fantasy is a fantasy and a romance is romance--why is that? What is romance's unique place in the genre pool? What is the particular appeal of Fall for femmes? Is that blood or sap? Lick it and see!

It's a livin' thing. This week, yr grls conclude their discussion Georgette Heyer's seminal novel of VENETIA! This time we get into the sexiest part, the weirdest part, and the final verdict on whether or not we Whoa! or No! Venny. We may not stroke your ego, but we will get you in your feels. Is the romance vibe, on the whole, more Georgette or Jane? Who is the Emma in your friend group? If you can't answer that, you might be the Emma. But look on the sunny side! At least you're not the Venetia. This episode is brought to you by Kensington’s newest title from Shelly Laurenston, Breaking Badger. Whoa!mance is a part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Discover more Whoa!s and No!s on our website: https://www.whoamancepodcast.com/ Or our Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/82862949-whoa-mance Feel free to at us: https://twitter.com/mance_whoa Peep the gram: https://www.instagram.com/whoamance/ Join the FB Group: https://m.facebook.com/Whoamancepod/

It has been a long time coming, so we hope you don't mind if we stay awhile. This week, yr grls embark on two part discussion of VENETIA by Lioness in her Field GEORGETTE HEYER. In an English country village (alleged) nonpareil Venetia meets an infamous rake and...well you know how this goes. Georgette Heyer basically wrote the song after all. A return to the canon means a return to the big questions in romance. We know Heyer is a bad person, but is Venetia? How extricable is perspective from heroine? Is a man who is good at reading romance aloud necessarily a feminist? How do we talk about the problematic hands that mold the objects we love? Put down that dentist office People Magazine and pick up your earbuds, this one is spicy. Whoa!mance is a part of Frolic Media

We return just in time for a wedding. Time: Rushed. Location: Church near the packed carriage, literally at your house. Mood: Sometimes it is hard to tell if you're excited or scared, you know? Guests: Unexpected. Join us as we pick back up right where we left off with Chapter 26 of Jane Eyre. If you enjoy this show, please let your friends know! If you're concerned about a pal's new love interest specifically, do send them this specific episode. The eerie feeling can always be far worse, and far closer, than Grace Poole.