{"podcast":{"title":"Fated Mates - Romance Books for Novel People","slug":"fated-mates-romance-books-for-novel-people-607367","podcast_index_feed_id":607367,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/fatedmates/","website_url":"https://fatedmates.net","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/bf72ead3-5923-498d-8717-800adee158d0/fm-logo-3000-small-file-size.jpg","author":"Fated Mates","episode_count":408,"summary":"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. RSSVERIFY","last_synced_at":"2026-07-03T14:18:56.321303+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fated-mates-romance-books-for-novel-people-607367"},"episode":{"title":"S08.27: Romance Baby: Not the Secret Kind","slug":"s08-27-romance-baby-not-the-secret-kind","published_at":"2026-03-25T03:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fated-mates-romance-books-for-novel-people-607367/s08-27-romance-baby-not-the-secret-kind","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fated-mates-romance-books-for-novel-people-607367","url":"https://fatedmates.net","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/99d00135-2d43-4415-9e99-ae6f01097006.mp3","summary":"It never fails to surprise us when we realize we’ve never talked about a really classic trope even now…eight years in. This week, we’re talking about kids in romance—which we’ve somehow never done before?! We’re covering Romance Babies, Romance Kids, and Single Parents in Romance — but so sorry to the Secret Baby lovers out there, that one deserves its own episode (someday). We’re talking babies, toddlers and teens, the appeal of the single parent romance novel, and that one Erin St. Claire book that Sarah can’t get out of her head. If you want more Fated Mates in your life, or you want to talk more about Romance Babies/Kids, please join our Patreon, which comes with an extremely busy and fun Discord community! Join other magnificent firebirds to hang out, talk romance, and be cool together in a private group full of excellent people. Learn more at patreon.com. Our next read along is The Madness of Lord Ian MacKenzie by Jennifer Ashley. Get it at Amazon , Barnes & Noble , Kobo , Apple Books or wherever you get your books . Notes The Silhouette Intimate Moments line eventually turned into Harlequin Romantic Suspense. Erin St. Claire is one of Sandra Brown’s many pen names . Wet nurses have been around for a very long time, baby bottles not so much . I say this only because Sarah said “Bottle service” and that’s something different. Red ink has been around for a long time, actually. So maybe that’s how Sophie had access to it during the Regency? So there’s not a whole lot of evidence that birthmarks are hereditary . Shocking, I know. Sponsors The Romantasy Letters , a new kind of romantic fantasy storytelling, delivered right to your door twice monthly. Use the code FATED to get 20% off your year's subscription. Learn more at RomantasyLetters.com . LJ Andrews , autho…","meta_description":"It never fails to surprise us when we realize we’ve never talked about a really classic trope even now…eight years in. This week, we’re talking about kids…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5878,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fated-mates-romance-books-for-novel-people-607367/episodes/s08-27-romance-baby-not-the-secret-kind/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fated-mates-romance-books-for-novel-people-607367/s08-27-romance-baby-not-the-secret-kind.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}