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007. The Heiress Effect by Courtney Milan with Erin Leafe (Learning the Tropes)


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Erin Leafe (Learning the Tropes Podcast) and I get deep into a discussion of power, privilege, the patriarchy, and pretending to be someone you’re not after reading The Heiress Effect by Courtney Milan. Also discussed: Podcasting. Inspirational Westerns rife with sexual tension. The Gorilla Twins.


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romance novel discussion, historical romance


Show Notes

Erin Leafe (Learning the Tropes Podcast) and I get deep into a discussion of power, privilege, the patriarchy, and pretending to be someone you’re not after reading The Heiress Effect by Courtney Milan. Also discussed: Podcasting. Inspirational Westerns rife with sexual tension. 

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Instagram friends: LiteraryPetals, Annielikesbugs, Christina.us.uk

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Book Recommendations

Historical Western Recs

  • Ellen O'Connell - Westerns!
  • Dancing on Coals (not Erin's favorite, but her first)
  • Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold (Erin's fave!)
  • Lorraine Heath
  • Maggie Osborne
  • Not a historical western, but recommended: The Sufragette Scandal by Courtney Milan

Trope Town:

  • No Good Duke Goes Unpunished by Sarah MacLean (historical M/F)
  • The Highwayman by Kerrigan Byrne (Historical M/F)
  • Lady Sophia’s Lover by Lisa Kleypas (historical M/F)
  • The Raven Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt (historical, M/F)
  • Again the Magic by Lisa Kleypas (rich woman/poor man, M/F, historical)
  • Governess Gone Rogue by Laura Lee Gurkhe (Historical, M/F)
  • Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover by Sarah MacLean (Historical, M/F)
  • Take Me Back by Meghan March (Marriage in trouble, contemporary, M/F)
  • Changing His Game by Megan Erickson (contemporary, M/F, mild BDSM crazytimes!)

 


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