# S08.18: Shotgun Weddings with Jayne Ann Krentz

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Podcast: [Fated Mates - Romance Books for Novel People](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fated-mates-romance-books-for-novel-people-607367)
Published: 2026-01-21T04:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://fatedmates.net/episodes/2026/1/19/s0818-shotgun-weddings-with-jayne-ann-krentz
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The brilliant Jayne Ann Krentz, romance trailblazer and royalty, joins us this week to talk about one of her favorite tropes--the shotgun wedding! We're talking all things forced marriage...how it differs from marriage of convenience, how it underscores the inherent conflict in romance, and how it often ends up being more like romantic suspense than one would expect! We also talk a bit about how secret babies (and babies in general) play into this trope. Did Jayne also say something that Sarah had to stop the interview to write down? Of course she did! If you have favorite forced marriage/shotgun weddings, maybe you want to join the Fated Mates patreon? There, you get an extra monthly episode from us and access to the incredible readers and brilliant people on the FM Discord! Support us and learn more at fatedmates.net/patreon . Our next read along will be Ruby Dixon’s Ice Planet Barbarians (you’re welcome). Get it at Amazon , Barnes & Noble , your local indie , libro.fm , or with your monthly subscription to Kindle Unlimited . The Books The Shop on Hidden Lane by Jayne Ann Krentz Into the Storm by Rachel Grant A Kingdom of Dreams by Judith McNaught Broken Whispers by Neva Altaj The Duke’s Shotgun Wedding by Stacy Reid Because the Baron Broods Stolen Touches by Neva Altaj Mafia Virgin by Mila Finelli The King’s Spinster Bride by Ruby Dixon Ravished by Amanda Quick Notes Welcome Jayne Ann Krentz , who also writes as Jayne Castle and Amanda Quick. Her new book is The Shop on Hidden Lane . Listen to Jayne Ann Krentz's trailblazer interview . “Shotgun wedding” is an American phrase dating back to 1929 , but forcing people to get married because of pregnancy, politics and patriarchy has been around for a long time. Get your own bank account , women. You can listen to ou…

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