Romancing the Amazon

About Romancing the Amazon

For all the romantic bibliophiles out there, Romancing the Amazon is a book club pod about romance novels available for free in the Kindle store! Each episode, hosts Melody, Zoey, and Elizabeth discuss our most recent free selection.

Publisher

The Better Book Club

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

30 Oct 2020

Latest episode

12 Feb 2026

Latest episodes

65 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 Feb 2026

   Season 3 Finale: Austen through Woodiwiss

   Join hosts Melody, Zoey, and Elizabeth as we wrap up Season 3! We'll recap our favorite parts of the season, our least favorite parts, the evolution of the genre, book recommendations, and plans for the future. We hope you've enjoyed our foray into genre forerunners!

2. 

   5 Feb 2026

   River Pirates and Purple Prose in "Come Love a Stranger"

   Join hosts Melody, Zoey, and Elizabeth as we discuss our second Woodiwiss bodice-ripper (and first amnesia plot!), Come Love a Stranger. Listen in to find out how long the amnesia lasts, whether the heroine is Lenore or Lierin, whether she's married to Ashton or Malcom, and more! Excerpt read by Sam Corey @TouchstoneSoul Find a copy here.

3. 

   29 Jan 2026

   The Original Bodice Ripper, "The Flame and the Flower"

   Join hosts Melody, Zoey, and Elizabeth as we discuss the original bodice ripper, Kathleen Woodiwiss' The Flame and the Flower. Are bodices ripped? Why, yes! Nary an item of clothing makes it out alive! We barely made it out alive...listen in to find out why! Excerpt ready by Sam Corey @TouchstoneSoul Trigger warnings: rape and sexual assault Find your copy here. Find our next read here.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

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