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S08.36: The Rain Fell in Torrents: Weather Is Genre
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- Jun 3, 2026
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Summary
We’re celebrating the paperback release of These Summer Storms this week, and that means we’re talking about the weather! We talk about rain and snow and wind and tempests and tornadoes and monsoons, and we talk about why we all like weather in books so much (hint, it’s because it’s dialed up to 11). Tell us all about your favorite weather in romance novels and find an endless list of books that are as wild and stormy as you like over at the Fated Mates Discord, accessible to our Patreon subscribers. By joining the Patreon, you meet other Fated Mates listeners and get an extra monthly episode from us. Support us and learn more at fatedmates.net/patreon . Our next read along is Seven Days in June by Tia Williams. Get it at Amazon , Barnes & Noble , Kobo , Apple Books , wherever you get your books , or with your monthly subscription to Kindle Unlimited . Books These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean Eleven Scandals by Sarah MacLean Struck Speechless by Tati Richardson A Tempest of Desire by Lorraine Heath Beautiful Russian Monster by Odette Stone Wild Rain by Beverly Jenkins Uncharted by Adriana Anders Whirlwind by Kayla Grosse After Hours on Milagro Street by Angelina M Lopez Notes We are fans of Mayor Mamdani, texting Sarah about the weather. This lady didn’t get the memo, but we hope she’s okay . After this episode was recorded, the Knicks were headed to the MNBA finals, and the Mayor repealed bedtimes for all the kids in New York. Could we love him any more? Eric was camping, which Sarah and I imagine is like Ferngully , but it was real rainy. Half agony and half hope is from Persuasion , which just goes to show you that you can never read Jane Austen and still get the basics! Send Help is a movie with Rachel McAdams and it’s basically light horror, maybe? Idk, Jen…