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Shelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter listWebsiteTwitterInstagramEmail: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.comSign up for the Shelf Love newsletter for bonus content!Guest Host: Kini Allen (Smexy Books)Instagram: @1KiniLeiTwitter: @kinilei1Listen to: Episode 5 with Kini Allen, where we discuss Time Served by Julianna KeyesBooks/MediaThe Cad and the Co-Ed by Penny Reid and LH Cosway (Rugby player and...co-ed)https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34273458-the-cad-and-the-co-ed?from_search=true&amp;qid=VLxIEd8dAE&amp;rank=1What A Girl Wants (2003)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_a_Girl_Wants_(film)Bountiful by Sarina Bowen (hockey player and bartender)https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34099086-bountifulNobody’s Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (football player and astrophysicist)https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/73080.Nobody_s_Baby_But_Mine?from_search=true&amp;qid=7YmoY4JybA&amp;rank=1Forever My Girl by Heidi McLaughlinhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16119079-forever-my-girl?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=iWi0uTU2Em&amp;rank=1Never Enough #4 from The Brown Family Series by Lauren Danehttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9273113-never-enough?from_search=true&amp;qid=abky6xMeIi&amp;rank=4Hold on Tight by Serena Bellhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43835264-hold-on-tight?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=grzhyNVFEh&amp;rank=5Willing Victim by Cara McKenna changed the way Kini was reading romance (but no secret baby)https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30901481-willing-victim?from_search=true&amp;qid=z2p8yIL8Fo&amp;rank=1Listener recommendations:Simply Irresistible by Rachel Gibson (@a_huszka)@HannahHeartsRomance begrudgingly admitted to liking Scoring the Player’s Baby by Naima Simone despite not liking this trope.@Phoenixindacity and @b.andherbooks seconded Kini’s recommendation for Bountiful by Sarina Bowen, and Phoenix also seconded The Cad and the Co-Ed.@MarisaElaineGettas loves Fumbled by Alexa Martin.Notes:Guttmacher Institute Study about abortion: https://www.guttmacher.org/news-release/2017/abortion-common-experience-us-women-despite-dramatic-declines-rates

<p>Shelf Love:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.subscribepage.com/m4c2v7_inst_copy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sign up for the email newsletter list</a></li><li><a href="https://shelflovepodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/shelflovepod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/shelflovepodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li><li>Email: <a href="mailto:Andrea@shelflovepodcast.com">Andrea@shelflovepodcast.com</a></li></ul><p><a href="https://www.subscribepage.com/m4c2v7_inst_copy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sign up for the Shelf Love newsletter for bonus content!</a></p><p>Guest Host: Kini Allen (<a href="http://smexybooks.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Smexy Books</a>)</p><ul><li>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/1kinilei/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@1KiniLei</a></li><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/kinilei1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@kinilei1</a></li></ul><p>Listen to: <a href="https://shelflovepodcast.com/episodes/season-1/episode-5/time-served-by-julianna-keyes-guest-kini-allen/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 5 with Kini Allen, where we discuss Time Served by Julianna Keyes</a></p><p>Books/Media</p><ul><li>The Cad and the Co-Ed by Penny Reid and LH Cosway (Rugby player and...co-ed)<ul><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34273458-the-cad-and-the-co-ed?from_search=true&amp;qid=VLxIEd8dAE&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34273458-the-cad-and-the-co-ed?from_search=true&amp;qid=VLxIEd8dAE&amp;rank=1</a></li></ul></li><li>What A Girl Wants (2003)<ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_a_Girl_Wants_(film)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_a_Girl_Wants_(film)</a></li></ul></li><li>Bountiful by Sarina Bowen (hockey player and bartender)<ul><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34099086-bountiful" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34099086-bountiful</a></li></ul></li><li>Nobody’s Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (football player and astrophysicist)<ul><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/73080.Nobody_s_Baby_But_Mine?from_search=true&amp;qid=7YmoY4JybA&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/73080.Nobody_s_Baby_But_Mine?from_search=true&amp;qid=7YmoY4JybA&amp;rank=1</a></li></ul></li><li>Forever My Girl by Heidi McLaughlin<ul><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16119079-forever-my-girl?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=iWi0uTU2Em&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16119079-forever-my-girl?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=iWi0uTU2Em&amp;rank=1</a></li></ul></li><li>Never Enough #4 from The Brown Family Series by Lauren Dane<ul><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9273113-never-enough?from_search=true&amp;qid=abky6xMeIi&amp;rank=4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9273113-never-enough?from_search=true&amp;qid=abky6xMeIi&amp;rank=4</a></li></ul></li><li>Hold on Tight by Serena Bell<ul><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43835264-hold-on-tight?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=grzhyNVFEh&amp;rank=5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43835264-hold-on-tight?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=grzhyNVFEh&amp;rank=5</a></li></ul></li><li>Willing Victim by Cara McKenna changed the way Kini was reading romance (but no secret baby)<ul><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30901481-willing-victim?from_search=true&amp;qid=z2p8yIL8Fo&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30901481-willing-victim?from_search=true&amp;qid=z2p8yIL8Fo&amp;rank=1</a></li></ul></li></ul><p>Listener recommendations:</p><ul><li>Simply Irresistible by Rachel Gibson (@a_huszka)</li><li>@HannahHeartsRomance begrudgingly admitted to liking Scoring the Player’s Baby by Naima Simone despite not liking this trope.</li><li>@Phoenixindacity and @b.andherbooks seconded Kini’s recommendation for Bountiful by Sarina Bowen, and Phoenix also seconded The Cad and the Co-Ed.</li><li>@MarisaElaineGettas loves Fumbled by Alexa Martin.</li></ul><p>Notes:</p><ul><li>Guttmacher Institute Study about abortion: <a href="https://www.guttmacher.org/news-release/2017/abortion-common-experience-us-women-despite-dramatic-declines-rates" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.guttmacher.org/news-release/2017/abortion-common-experience-us-women-despite-dramatic-declines-rates</a></li></ul>

021. Secret Baby in Romance with Kini Allen

Kini Allen (Smexy Books) and Andrea discuss Time Served, a steamy second chance contemporary by Julianna Keyes: a lawyer who made it out of her rough neighborhood reconnects with her ex-con ex. We cover “unlikeable” heroines, social class/Otherness, steamy revenge sex, and why it’s ok to like books in which characters do problematic things.CW: Boundary-pushing, consensual intimate encounters are discussed.Guest InformationGuest Host: Kini Allen (Smexy Books)Instagram: @1KiniLeiTwitter: @kinilei1You can find Kini at the Maryland Romance Writers tent at the Baltimore Book Festival, which is coming up November 1-3, 2019.Book PickTime Served by Julianna KeyesJulianna Keyes' websiteContributorsFrom Instagram: B.andherbooks, Now_Booking, Boobiespodcast, AddictedtoRomance, Amanda_BallerFrom Twitter: Ainsley Wynter of Tarth, Lisa Donaldson, Booked and BusyLinksThe Mary Sue article by Jessica Mason: What you Ship Doesn't Make You a Bad Person...Or A Good OneKini mentioned Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn, which isn't out until 2020 but has a beautiful soft-touch finish on the print copy - Pre-order now!Trope Town: Second Chance RomanceBack To You by Priscilla Glenn (M/F Contemporary)Every Last Breath by Juno Rushdan (M/F Contemporary / Romantic Suspense)The Ones Who Got Away by Roni Loren (M/F Contemporary / CW: School shooting)Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas (M/F Historical)Reader Recommendations:Booked and Busy - TwitterBefore We Were Strangers by Renee Carlino (M/F Contemporary)Famous by Jenny Holiday (M/F Contemporary)Kini adds: Infamous by Jenny Holiday (M/M Contemporary)Honorable Mention is Undeclared by Julianna Keyes (M/F Contemporary)The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev (M/F Contemporary)Ainsley Wynter of TarthWinterblaze by Kristen Callihan (M/F Paranormal)Lisa DonaldsonFalling Again for Her Island Fling by Ellie Darkins (M/F Contemporary)Featured Romance Book Club:Location/Host organization: One More Page BooksWhen: First Thursday of the Month at 7:00 pm 

<p>Kini Allen (Smexy Books) and Andrea discuss Time Served, a steamy second chance contemporary by Julianna Keyes: a lawyer who made it out of her rough neighborhood reconnects with her ex-con ex. We cover “unlikeable” heroines, social class/Otherness, steamy revenge sex, and why it’s ok to like books in which characters do problematic things.</p><p>CW: Boundary-pushing, consensual intimate encounters are discussed.</p><h2>Guest Information</h2><ul><li>Guest Host: Kini Allen (<a href="http://smexybooks.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Smexy Books</a>)</li><li>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/1kinilei/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@1KiniLei</a></li><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/kinilei1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@kinilei1</a></li><li>You can find Kini at the <a href="https://marylandromancewriters.com/about-mrw/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Maryland Romance Writers</a> tent at the <a href="https://brilliantbaltimore.com/baltimore-book-festival/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Baltimore Book Festival</a>, which is coming up November 1-3, 2019.</li></ul><h2>Book Pick</h2><ul><li><a href="http://www.juliannakeyes.com/time-served.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Time Served by Julianna Keyes</a></li><li><a href="http://www.juliannakeyes.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Julianna Keyes' website</a></li></ul><h2>Contributors</h2><p>From Instagram: B.andherbooks, Now_Booking, Boobiespodcast, AddictedtoRomance, Amanda_Baller</p><p>From Twitter: Ainsley Wynter of Tarth, Lisa Donaldson, Booked and Busy</p><h2>Links</h2><ul><li>The Mary Sue article by Jessica Mason: <a href="https://www.themarysue.com/what-you-ship-doesnt-make-you-a-bad-person-or-a-good-one/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What you Ship Doesn't Make You a Bad Person...Or A Good One</a></li><li>Kini mentioned <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44792512-love-lettering" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn</a>, which isn't out until 2020 but has a beautiful soft-touch finish on the print copy - Pre-order now!</li></ul><h2>Trope Town: Second Chance Romance</h2><ul><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16111679-back-to-you" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Back To You by Priscilla Glenn</a> (M/F Contemporary)</li><li><a href="https://junorushdan.com/book/every-last-breath/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Every Last Breath by Juno Rushdan</a> (M/F Contemporary / Romantic Suspense)</li><li><a href="https://roniloren.com/the-ones-who-got-away" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Ones Who Got Away by Roni Loren</a> (M/F Contemporary / CW: School shooting)</li><li><a href="http://sherrythomas.com/not-quite-a-husband.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas</a> (M/F Historical)</li></ul><h3>Reader Recommendations:</h3><p>Booked and Busy - Twitter</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23309634-before-we-were-strangers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Before We Were Strangers by Renee Carlino</a> (M/F Contemporary)</li><li><a href="https://www.jennyholiday.com/book/famous/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Famous by Jenny Holiday</a> (M/F Contemporary)</li><li>Kini adds: <br/><a href="https://www.jennyholiday.com/book/infamous/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Infamous by Jenny Holiday</a> (M/M Contemporary)</li><li>Honorable Mention is <a href="http://www.juliannakeyes.com/undeclared.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Undeclared by Julianna Keyes</a> (M/F Contemporary)</li><li><a href="https://sonalidev.com/books/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev</a> (M/F Contemporary)</li></ul><p>Ainsley Wynter of Tarth</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/kristen-callihan/winterblaze/9781619694194/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Winterblaze by Kristen Callihan</a> (M/F Paranormal)</li></ul><p>Lisa Donaldson</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.harpercollins.co.uk/9781474091671/falling-again-for-her-island-fling-mills-and-boon-true-love/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Falling Again for Her Island Fling by Ellie Darkins</a> (M/F Contemporary)</li></ul><p><strong>Featured Romance Book Club:</strong></p><ul><li>Location/Host organization: One More Page Books</li><li>When: First Thursday of the Month at 7:00 pm<br/> </li></ul>

005. Time Served by Julianna Keyes with Kini Allen