# Fated Mates - Romance Books for Novel People A podcast by Fated Mates. The most listened to romance novel podcast, Fated Mates is co-hosted by bestselling author Sarah MacLean and romance critic Jen Prokop. Weekly episodes include romance novel read-alongs and lively discussions of the work of the genre, highlighting the romance novel as a powerful tool in fighting the patriarchy…with absolutely no kink shaming. Feed: https://feeds.captivate.fm/fatedmates/ ## Latest episodes - [S09.08: Halloween Grab Bag](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/9bd1ab1a94d6) (2026-10-28, 92 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/00c5bd73-6b5f-4fb5-9a08-126882ef0298.mp3 - [RERUN: Devils in Romance Novels](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/3fd5399e7635) (2026-10-24, 80 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/2eec567c-c2a6-4c29-b689-d25a3ba7aaa6.mp3 - [S09.07: Why Horror with Stephen Graham Jones and Becky Spratford](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/cd57e9fd2b68) (2026-10-21, 99 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/6c733b22-b593-4a8a-8658-2b9e9c34fed8.mp3 - [S09.06: Fated Mates: You Are Our Mystical Battery](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/4ffd6780e0f8) (2026-10-14, 113 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/438083d0-1b16-4c34-b8c2-732b54877cda.mp3 - [S09.05: Sweet Treats: Bakeries and Patisseries in Romance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/2b681017cf22) (2026-10-07, 107 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/a57e08e8-87c3-4832-94fb-e6920b7f786f.mp3 - [S09.04: Fall 2026 Preview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/975b2bb7c90b) (2026-09-30, 99 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/45c527c4-a117-4907-9e48-abb6723478de.mp3 - [S09.03: Hammered, Nailed & Drilled: Romancing the Tool](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/46eedd4e46ef) (2026-09-23, 106 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/95522410-8326-47d4-9261-1a0de206d855.mp3 - [S09.02: Romance by Numbers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/e3aab60f8839) (2026-09-16, 91 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/b796ad58-b1ed-465e-a4e4-c307c80f827c.mp3 - [S09.01: Cloud Nine: Romance in the Sky](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/e76ae625a6c6) (2026-09-09, 113 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/6dd33b85-31f5-4f45-9fed-45fab1c340dc.mp3 - [S08.49: A Rogue By Any Other Name](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/e6cecba402da) (2026-08-26, 97 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/71d85dca-3692-4de9-830e-aba06e336700.mp3 - [S08.48: Long Live Historicals, Volume II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/cd958637f468) (2026-08-19, 114 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/147f00fc-c597-4abe-b086-50613f3adebb.mp3 - [S08.47: Romance Tattoo](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/037ef112ab53) (2026-08-12, 86 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/56488065-589c-48fb-83a2-4fe402ff4505.mp3 - [S08.46: Photographers in Romance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/9fce3a227fda) (2026-08-05, 101 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/689d8795-ea71-46bb-a430-599532dafead.mp3 - [08.45: Judith McNaught's Perfect: Content Warning, the 90's](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/d581f7ae8816) (2026-07-29, 112 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/d1a2b11c-2e8c-44e0-89e7-c091f70bc65a.mp3 - [S08:43: Romance with Magical Elements](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/debe2a1e8ed2) (2026-07-22, 84 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/cfaee493-134a-4883-a9b1-8ebf1f0cbce2.mp3 - [S08.42: Romance Reasons Meet Thriller Reasons with Anders de la Motte](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/bed780c236f8) (2026-07-15, 98 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/435ad2ae-5576-43fd-a04f-f94486068347.mp3 - [S08.41: Country House Parties](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/b95f377336dc) (2026-07-08, 100 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/be856b34-c357-4ecd-ae2c-f162add6cece.mp3 - [BONUS: Sports Romance Rerun + Jen Chats with Gina Prodan Kelly \[FIXED\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/6bd7986b90ea) (2026-07-03, 109 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/2ba7fff0-5ea5-453f-93ec-6b257273ccde.mp3 - [S08.40: Summer 2026 Preview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/2755b22c77b9) (2026-07-01, 99 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/ee4d8849-442a-4c87-b5e9-52e869428363.mp3 - [S08.39: Romance Birthday (Do Men Have Them?)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/feb2f35da9e9) (2026-06-24, 80 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/df317009-9971-4efd-b4e9-d5be4b380fa5.mp3 - [S08.38: Seven Days In June by Tia Williams](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/d3c00d054586) (2026-06-17, 188 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/49fc4aae-fc6c-451e-85fc-86b2bc9482ce.mp3 - [S08.37: Road Trips and a Chat With Mary Kay Andrews](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/d73a491f3eea) (2026-06-10, 79 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/f8535596-0123-4aec-8ed4-c095501ba061.mp3 - [S08.36: The Rain Fell in Torrents: Weather Is Genre](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/e91d41773219) (2026-06-03, 88 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/92315064-da71-474e-87b5-6f495106bd03.mp3 - [S08.35: Sad Boys Who Punch Things with Veronica Roth](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/40cab118696d) (2026-05-20, 92 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/e0f80aa7-8c95-44f2-bf2e-943d38255464.mp3 - [S08.34: Historical Romance with Ali Hazelwood and Adriana Herrera](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/a216348e3b0a) (2026-05-13, 114 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/4f99f17e-8e64-4653-a123-71e5fab14ecf.mp3 - [S08.33: Ian Mackenzie is DTF: The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/2d493fe98e39) (2026-05-06, 97 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/4ba93719-d193-433d-b05a-f42d9eb3c072.mp3 - [S08.32: Paris Romance with Kate Clayborn](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/589066a07a38) (2026-04-29, 95 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/099aef33-1dc4-4c22-b47a-5e15a6340d5a.mp3 - [S08.31: Trailblazer Ruby Dixon](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/dc0038b6174c) (2026-04-22, 107 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/b201dedd-0338-47b4-8ebc-6e7cee6af1d3.mp3 - [S08.30: Irredeemable Characters: Morality Chain Redux](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/83a5bcd24332) (2026-04-15, 91 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/a62f9bc7-aaec-4be5-b61e-7c8e813f3445.mp3 - [S08.29: Jen & Sarah Answer Your Burning Questions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/c17e3ed964e7) (2026-04-08, 85 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/3be8eae8-eba4-495e-a015-6c2ea1107ecb.mp3 - [S08.28: Spring 2026 Preview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/cbb18c90815b) (2026-04-01, 98 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/fd364312-1872-4fce-8d66-78a6eecb437f.mp3 - [S08.27: Romance Baby: Not the Secret Kind](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/e8808ab682e5) (2026-03-25, 98 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/99d00135-2d43-4415-9e99-ae6f01097006.mp3 - [S08.26: Ballet and Opera in Romance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/771c550eca61) (2026-03-18, 99 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/23eabafe-daa6-4ca5-b641-62f35df05567.mp3 - [S08.25: Heated Rivalry Read-Alikes with Christopher Rice](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/2129cea9de3a) (2026-03-11, 105 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/030c4109-17af-42aa-9eea-4bc944b42c13.mp3 - [S08.24: Sincerely, Your Inconvenient Wife by Julia Wolf](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/26293624447b) (2026-03-04, 102 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/8314d571-49de-4ad3-9e7a-d1b7fcca64b6.mp3 - [S08.23: The Chemise Protects You From Boning: Romance Wardrobe](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/958c4b12cdd3) (2026-02-25, 89 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/1a3df26a-30ff-4ea2-aa52-23f62b5094d8.mp3 - [S08.22: Chart Topping Songs and Their Perfect Romance Novel Pairings](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/5f7887e05245) (2026-02-18, 122 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/53b04821-6611-4b65-819b-adda3cdf83d3.mp3 - [S08.21: 🌹A Dozen Roses for Valentine’s Day🌹](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/d0e8a7568a09) (2026-02-11, 127 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/3de5a0e9-2b46-4c0b-910a-82ef7da980d5.mp3 - [S08.20: Trailblazer Lisa Kleypas](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/c0fcedd0d469) (2026-02-04, 119 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/45c334ec-d556-4b9e-a68c-c2f22669f6af.mp3 - [S08.19: Ice Planet Barbarians](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/a433af5d7f62) (2026-01-28, 90 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/578120b6-32a6-490d-b6b2-4e30170af4a2.mp3 - [S08.18: Shotgun Weddings with Jayne Ann Krentz](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/f126384b9a5f) (2026-01-21, 94 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/4be1d6e4-0d99-4a1c-916e-4668997dca77.mp3 - [S08.17: Setting New Year's Reading Resolutions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/8d0c2715cca0) (2026-01-14, 90 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/184bf0d1-a01d-4108-9bf8-4f3aa2752e7d.mp3 - [BONUS: Fated Mates All Stars talk Heated Rivalry](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/3319118538d4) (2026-01-08, 66 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/d12d7452-cd54-432b-8954-74a5648e2b1d.mp3 - [S08.16: Winter 2026 Preview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/ff664837aeaf) (2026-01-07, 121 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/57287199-01eb-4fa3-a619-1d360e3ae0c4.mp3 - [S08.15: Jen & Sarah's New Year's Milkin' Eve!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/8d3b18a75c08) (2025-12-31, 100 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/bbe7d301-ec59-4db3-b1b6-2000416b5fea.mp3 - [S08.14: Terrific 2025 Romance Debuts](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/dda87bf7d529) (2025-12-17, 114 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/26cfc90e-a8c7-476b-b494-83724c7530ec.mp3 - [S08:13 KJ Charles’s The Magpie Lord: We’re Gonna Get to the Tattoos](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/95d9a1359cd5) (2025-12-10, 105 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/1764f797-07d7-4839-9da3-aa124161ee3f.mp3 - [S08.12: Fantastic Romance Series](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/a4d9ce18d233) (2025-12-03, 91 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/9a0ed8c8-7500-46b5-b9bd-88e5caa042cd.mp3 - [S08.11: Holiday Romance 2025](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/55b805c797df) (2025-11-26, 102 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/5466006c-a38d-4c4f-b6ec-d3e64a5b53dd.mp3 - [S08.10: The Best Romance Novels of 2025](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1440190146/161d39e2dee8) (2025-11-19, 112 min): audio https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/13cc45c2-1f65-445f-be35-df5e2f8ac42d.mp3 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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