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BONUS: Fated Mates All Stars talk Heated Rivalry
Sarah's still catching up, but Jen, Adriana Herrera, and Joanna Shupe have seen it and they have a lot to say.
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Jan 07, 2026
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S08.16: Winter 2026 Preview
Your discoverabilibuddies are back! It's a new year which means we're dropping our Winter 2026 reads episode, in which we talk about the million trillion 2026 romance books coming out in January, F...
Dec 31, 2025
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S08.15: Jen & Sarah's New Year's Milkin' Eve!
Another year, another chaotic New Year's episode, with one of our favorites, the Lauren half of Christina Lauren! Y'all. When we say headphones in, we mean HEADPHONES IN. This is not for your kids,...
Dec 24, 2025
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RERUN: Here Comes Santa Claus
As per tradition, Eric's here to introduce a holiday episode rerun. Cheers! 🎅The RestFor even more info about this episode, and to explore everything Fated Mates has to offer, visit: https://fatedm...
Dec 17, 2025
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S08.14: Terrific 2025 Romance Debuts
It's that time of year, when we highlight some of our favorite new voices in romance! This week, we're talking about eight new writers who are making us excited about what's to come in historical, ...
Dec 10, 2025
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S08:13 KJ Charles’s The Magpie Lord: We’re Gonna Get to the Tattoos
We’re so excited for our deep dive of KJ Charles’s The Magpie Lord, first in her magical, gothic series, A Charm of Magpies. We talk about the clear chops displayed in this romance --strong plottin...
Dec 03, 2025
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S08.12: Fantastic Romance Series
It's winter, which means that it's time to get cozy, build a blanket nest on the couch, and read a million books one right after the other in the great tradition of our ancient forbears. Today, we'...
Nov 26, 2025
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S08.11: Holiday Romance 2025
The end of the year is nigh, and it's our holiday romance novel episode! We're talking about a collection of romances that are entirely new to us (except for the one moment where Sarah talks about ...
Nov 19, 2025
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S08.10: The Best Romance Novels of 2025
It's that time of year! We're talking about the Best Romance Novels of 2025. We've chosen ten books that we love and that cover a range of historical, contemporary and paranormal, featuring romance...
Nov 12, 2025
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S08.09: Our Favorite Romance Microtropes
We had a great week, and so we decided we all need nice things, which means it's time to just talk about the stuff we love in romance. We're talking about our favorite microtropes in romance novels...
Nov 05, 2025
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S08.08: Romance Short Stories and the Ladies in Waiting Anthology
We definitely have a hope became reality hangover this morning, but we also have a very fun episode for you today! We're talking romance shorts -- not novellas, not short novels, but actual short s...
Oct 29, 2025
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S08.07: Romance Demons: Problématique (Italics)
It's Halloween which means we're talking about monsters (complimentary)! We've done devils and witches and an entire season on monsters of all ilk, but we haven't done demons yet, and so here we ar...
Oct 22, 2025
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S08.06: Gorilla Twins! The Earl Takes All by Lorraine Heath
It's Gorilla Twins Week! We couldn't be happier to be talking about The Earl Takes All, a book we love so much we gave it a nickname that all of Romancelandia uses now. Whether you're reading it fo...
Oct 15, 2025
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S08.05: Governesses with Louisa Darling
How is it possible we've never done a governess episode? And how is it possible Louisa Darling hasn't been a guest on the pod yet? We're rectifying both of these injustices this week. We talk about...
Oct 08, 2025
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S08.04 We love you Chicago, DC and LA
We're thinking about Chicago, DC, and LA this week, and standing in solidarity with the people living and resisting in those cities. While reading isn't action, it can supplement it, and keep us jo...
Oct 01, 2025
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08.03: Fall 2025 Preview
It's October, which means we're thinking about fall, which comes with spice, heat and hanging out under the blankets! Today, our Fall 2025 romance novel preview, guaranteed to fill your TBR pile. T...
Sep 24, 2025
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S08.02: Feminism in Romance with Adriana Herrera
Our fave, Adriana Herrera, is with us this week to talk about feminism, romance, and how the two intersect. We talk about the history of the genre, about the evolution of feminism within it, and ab...
Sep 17, 2025
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S08.01: Cold Open: Craft, Criticism, and Summer Vacation
Season Eight! How is it possible you're all still here?! We're so incredibly thrilled to have you all with us for another season. We've got big plans for talking to your favorite people, getting un...
Sep 03, 2025
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Between Seasons Palate Cleanser: Fated Mates Live St. Louis!
This year's Fated Mates Live was a little different than those we've hosted before, as it was also launch day for Sarah's These Summer Storms! We celebrated in style in the Midwest, hosted by the f...
Aug 27, 2025
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07.49: Season Seven Ends Not With a Bang, but With a Kombucha Girl
We’re wrapping up season seven by asking ourselves a simple question. Do we like this stuff? Yes? No? Maybe so? We’ll be back in two weeks for the start of Season Eight of the podcast. Honestl...
