Jess and Trisha discuss the implications of how race and class are represented in historical romance, have some VERY strong feelings about the denigration of the romance genre by those who profit from it, and delight in some romance that’s either new or soon to be coming your way.

This episode is sponsored byAs She Fades by Abbi Glines andThe Perfect Duchess byErica Taylor.

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