{"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":"S08.48: Long Live Historicals, Volume II","slug":"s08-48-long-live-historicals-volume-ii","published_at":"2026-08-19T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fated-mates-romance-books-for-novel-people-607367/s08-48-long-live-historicals-volume-ii","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fated-mates-romance-books-for-novel-people-607367","url":"https://fatedmates.net/episodes/2026/8/17/s0848-the-new-historicals-volume-iii","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/147f00fc-c597-4abe-b086-50613f3adebb.mp3","summary":"We are once again celebrating a wide swath of historical romances that are recently published and by authors we’ve not talked much about on the podcast! Saddle up, because we’re talking the Titanic, submissive heroes, heroines against the wall, bodily autonomy and even centaurs! If you’re a historical lover, you’re going to have a great time finding your next read in here, and if you’re not a historical lover, what are you waiting for? We're so excited to be your discoverabilibuddies on this one! Come talk about your favorite recent historical romances over on 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, next week, is Sarah’s A Rogue By Any Other Name , the first in her casino series. This is one we’ve gotten a bunch of requests for, and so, it will be our final read along of the season. Get it at Amazon , Barnes & Noble , Kobo , Apple Books or wherever you get your books . Books Across the Living Infinite by Logan Sage Adams To Covet a Countess by Sapna Bhog Centaur and Sensibility by Quenby Olson The Seduction of Mr Alfred Sainsbury by Lydia Lloyd The Magnificent Earl of March by Cecilia Rene You Had Me at Heist by Christina Britton I Shall Never Fall in Love by Hari Conner Favors From a Gentleman by Lauren Hayworth Mrs. Milner Gets a Kitchen by Jane Hadley His Awful Grace by Anne Knight Earl on Fire by Fe Notes Listen to our Long Live Historicals, Volume I here. Fill out more about the Romance Novel Collective and fill out their survey. There was a salt water pool on Titanic. The centaur in The Lion, The Witch & the Wardrobe is not a centaur or a satyr, but a faun, and his name is Mr. Tumnus . Here’s a…","meta_description":"We are once again celebrating a wide swath of historical romances that are recently published and by authors we’ve not talked much about on the podcast! S…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6794,"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/s08-48-long-live-historicals-volume-ii/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/s08-48-long-live-historicals-volume-ii.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}