{"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":419,"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":"2026-09-16T12:23:22.788723+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fated-mates-romance-books-for-novel-people-607367"},"episode":{"title":"S08.41: Country House Parties","slug":"s08-41-country-house-parties","published_at":"2026-07-08T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fated-mates-romance-books-for-novel-people-607367/s08-41-country-house-parties","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fated-mates-romance-books-for-novel-people-607367","url":"https://fatedmates.net/episodes/2026/7/5/s0842-country-house-parties","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/be856b34-c357-4ecd-ae2c-f162add6cece.mp3","summary":"It’s summer, so we’re talking Country House Parties! We’re skulking around, having scandalous meetings in cupboards, getting caught in the rain near the groundskeeper’s cottage, and generally causing chaos during a summer party at an enormous country house where someone is definitely ending up married (or at least ruined). This is another one where we’re pretty shocked we haven’t done it before. Gird your loins, historical lovers!! If you want to talk more about country house parties, about historicals, or about romance in general, come join our Patreon! You’ll get an extra monthly episode from us and access to the incredible readers and brilliant people on the Fated Mates Discord. Learn more at fatedmates.net/patreon . Our next read along is an old school contemporary, Perfect by Judith McNaught. Sarah says it has the greatest all-is-lost moment in romance history. Read it to find out if she’s right. Get it at Amazon , Barnes & Noble , Kobo , Apple Books or wherever you get your books . Books Day of the Duchess by Sarah MacLean Duchess by Night by Eloisa James Band Sinister by KJ Charles Any Old Diamonds by KJ Charles How the Duke was Won by Lenora Bell A Dangerous Man by Connie Brockway Forever Your Duke by Erica Ridley Do You Want to Start a Scandal by Tessa Dare Slightly Dangerous by Mary Balogh What I did for a Duke by Julie Ann Long The Fifth Avenue Rebels Series by Joanna Shupe Again the Magic by Lisa Kleypas Notes It’s officially called The Obama Presidential Center , but you can also call it The Obamalisk OR the Taj Michelle. Whatever works for you! It’s a great place for a first date! The tall ships! It’s not the St. Charles, but the St. Lawrence waterways, it’s manmade, because you know, Niagara Falls . We know geography! Some people got married at Madis…","meta_description":"It’s summer, so we’re talking Country House Parties! We’re skulking around, having scandalous meetings in cupboards, getting caught in the rain near the g…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5994,"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/s08-41-country-house-parties/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/s08-41-country-house-parties.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}