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Jenna Harte
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The good, the bad, and the naughty of romance fiction.

  1. 2D AGO

    Illicit Liaisons: Bea from Mama Needs to Read Romance

    This week, we talk with book influencer Bea from Mama Needs to Read Romance about the state of historical romance, being a booktuber, and more. LINKS TO BEA Mama Needs to Read Romance YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mamaneedstoreadromance Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mama.needs.to.read.romance/ Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/75674482-mama-needs-to-read-romance AUTHORS & BOOKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW Joanna Shupe https://amzn.to/4m9lOYA Kate Bateman https://amzn.to/4mb9qHE Teresa Medeiros https://amzn.to/4sZ264y Lindz McLeod https://amzn.to/4txFW9n Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon https://amzn.to/3PSOBom Bridgerton Series by Julia Quinn https://amzn.to/41h9BHS NOW READING & RECOMMENDED Once Smitten, Twice Shy by Chloe Liese https://amzn.to/4c8PPDc With This Ring I Thee Kill by Jenna Harte https://amzn.to/4vtSUa6 Thessaly Affair by Urna Semper https://urnasemper.substack.com/s/the-thessaly-affair Shadow of Betrayal Eva LeClerc https://evaleclercauthor.substack.com/s/shadow-of-betrayal TENDER & TEMPTING TALES Tender and Tempting Tales Substack: Subscribe and get a FREE story! https://tenderandtemptingtales.substack.com/ Tender and Tempting Tales on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tendertemptingtales/ ILLICIT LIAISONS PRODUCED & HOSTED BY Tara Leederman: https://taleederman.substack.com/ Jenna Harte: https://jennaharte.com/ Outline and Show Notes: T.A. Leederman Editing: Jenna Harte

    1h 3m

  2. MAR 30

    Illicit Liaisons: Paws & Peril - Romantic suspense with a dog

    This week, we celebrate the release of Paws & Peril, a romance zine with stories, articles, games, and more around romantic suspense that include a dog. We discuss romantic suspense and why dogs make a perfect side character, and more. Hosts this week include zine editor Rachel Young; zine copyeditor, social media manager, and contributor Tara Leederman; author Marissa Marinello; and managing editor and contributor Jenna Harte. LINKS TO PAWS & PERIL Paws & Peril (in KU): https://amzn.to/3NYe9j8 Rachel Young: https://www.facebook.com/rachel.young.1023 Marissa Marinello: https://marissamarinello.com/ Tara Leederman: https://taleederman.substack.com/ Jenna Harte: https://jennaharte.com/ TENDER & TEMPTING TALES Tender and Tempting Tales Substack: Subscribe and get a FREE story! https://tenderandtemptingtales.substack.com/ Tender and Tempting Tales on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tendertemptingtales/ ILLICIT LIAISONS PRODUCED & HOSTED BY Tara Leederman: https://taleederman.substack.com/ Jenna Harte: https://jennaharte.com/ Outline and Shownotes: T.A. Leederman Editing: Jenna Harte

    50 min

  3. MAR 24

    Illicit Liaisons: Wuthering Heights & Classic Romance Literature with author Annie R McEwen

    This week, our guest host is romance author Annie R McEwen where we discuss the hubbub around the new adaptation of Wuthering Heights, classic romance novels, and more. LINKS TO ANNIE R MCEWEN Annie's Website: https://www.anniermcewen.com/  Bound Across Time https://amzn.to/4bIJ9M9 The Corset Girls Unlaced https://amzn.to/4uPC84S Annie's Books on Amazon https://amzn.to/487lqnE BOOKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole: https://amzn.to/4tqzdOH The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson: https://amzn.to/47VhlTx Frankenstein by Mary Shelley: https://amzn.to/4c3ZYlS Wuthering Heights (2009 TV Serial): Masterpiece | Wuthering Heights | PBS https://amzn.to/4bMd5XI Carmilla by Joseph Le Fanu: https://amzn.to/4swAW4U Villette by Charlotte Brontë: https://amzn.to/4suNYjb The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë: https://amzn.to/4t3Qdd9 Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen: https://amzn.to/4t5ELxx Cecilia by Frances Burney: https://amzn.to/4t7r0i1 Evelina by Frances Burney: https://amzn.to/4lOWmYb A Simple Story by Elizabeth Inchbald: https://amzn.to/3PEec4c Pamela by Samuel Richardson: https://amzn.to/4buMKhZ Clarissa by Samuel Richardson: https://amzn.to/4bHNIpR Persuasion by Jane Austen: https://amzn.to/4bSpVUu Persuasion (2008) https://amzn.to/4dMEPxM Persuasion (1996) https://amzn.to/488c3Ef The Female Quixote by Charlotte Lennox: https://amzn.to/4dHVvqd The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry: https://amzn.to/4v79Wuz Castle Rackrent Maria Edgeworth: https://amzn.to/4bEE1sk Belinda by Maria Edgeworth: https://amzn.to/4svOa1P TENDER & TEMPTING TALES Tender and Tempting Tales Substack: Subscribe and get a FREE story! https://tenderandtemptingtales.substack.com/ Tender and Tempting Tales on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tendertemptingtales/ ILLICIT LIAISONS PRODUCED & HOSTED BY Tara Leederman: https://taleederman.substack.com/ Jenna Harte: https://jennaharte.com/ Outline and Shownotes: T.A. Leederman Editing: Jenna Harte

    1h 16m

  4. MAR 17

    Illicit Liaisons: Hockey Romance & Why Choose with author Aubree Valentine

    This week, our guest host is romance author Aubree Valentine where we discuss Heated Rivalry, hockey romance, the why-choose trope, and more. LINKS TO AUBREE VALENTINE Aubree's website: https://authoraubreevalentine.com/ Aubree's social links: https://authoraubreevalentine.com/social/ Aubree's author's page: https://amzn.to/4bglzHF Pucking Tangled: https://amzn.to/4uwdaY0 Christmas at Mistletoe Bay: https://amzn.to/4bgBWnz Saving Sadie (Police and Fire: Operation Alpha - Susan Stoker-verse): https://amzn.to/4dpM2nh BOOKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW Heated Rivalry by Rachel Ried(Game Changers Series): https://amzn.to/3NnhS9W Moonlight & Margaritas: https://amzn.to/4cXLa9z (Aubree's story - More Than a Margarita) Sweetest Lie (Duet) by Gwyn McNamee: https://amzn.to/47AvGVg Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser https://amzn.to/473UrZM With This Ring, I Thee Kill by Jenna Harte: https://amzn.to/4lC10J8 TENDER & TEMPTING TALES Tender and Tempting Tales Substack: Subscribe and get a FREE story! https://tenderandtemptingtales.substack.com/ Tender and Tempting Tales Submissions Information:  https://tenderandtemptingtales.substack.com/p/write-for-tender-and-tempting-tales Tender and Tempting Tales on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tendertemptingtales/ ILLICIT LIAISONS PRODUCED & HOSTED BY Tara Leederman: https://taleederman.substack.com/ Jenna Harte: https://jennaharte.com/

    1h 22m

  5. MAR 11

    Illicit Liaisons: Sleuthing Couples, Fan Fic & Amnesia trope with Jenna Harte

    This week, our guest host is romance and mystery author Jenna Harte (yes, me!), where we discuss passionate sleuthing couples, fan fiction, the amnesia trope, and more! LINKS TO JENNA HARTE Jenna Harte: https://jennaharte.com Jenna's Author Page: https://amzn.to/4b39fKF BOOKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW Valentine Mysteries (7 books in KU): https://amzn.to/40tacWv New Release: Dead but Not Forgotten: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKZF2HYK Deadly Valentine by Jenna Harte: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008TGH622 Old Flames Never Die by Jenna Harte: https://amzn.to/4bkIX5C Naked in Death by JD Robb: https://amzn.to/4lo4u1z An Offer from a Gentleman by Julia Quinn: https://amzn.to/4lty7Po Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë: https://amzn.to/3Nh6V9C Pamela by Samuel Richardson: https://amzn.to/46WroY9 That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming: https://www.amazon.com/That-Drunk-Saved-Demon-Mishaps-ebook/dp/B0BTZ2MDLL TENDER & TEMPTING TALES Tender and Tempting Tales Substack: Subscribe and get a FREE story! https://tenderandtemptingtales.substack.com/ Tender and Tempting Tales on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tendertemptingtales/

    52 min

  6. MAR 4

    Illicit Liaisons: Romantic Suspense with Stephanie R. Caffrey

    This week, our guest host is romance author Stephanie R. Caffrey, where we discuss books we're afraid to read, romantic suspense, and more! LINKS TO STEPHANIE R. CAFFREY Stephanie R. Caffrey: https://srcaffrey.com Stephanie's Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Stephanie-R.-Caffrey/author/B0CXNBGX1Z Strings of Deception: https://amzn.to/3MXD85S Profiling the Heart series: https://amzn.to/4cswIpF London Detective Agency series: https://amzn.to/3NizZ0x BOOKS & RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW Song of Achilles BY Madeline Miller: https://amzn.to/40NTCk5 Queens of 90s Romantic Suspense (articles): https://tenderandtemptingtales.substack.com/p/queens-of-90s-romantic-suspense Dangerous Personalities by Joe Navarro: https://amzn.to/4rOtLVb A Song to Drown Rivers by Ann Liang: https://amzn.to/4laKwr5 That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming: https://www.amazon.com/That-Drunk-Saved-Demon-Mishaps-ebook/dp/B0BTZ2MDLL Chasing Shelter by Catherine Cowles: https://amzn.to/3N2LTvt Deadly Valentine by Jenna Harte: https://amzn.to/4tNYtPM Old Flames Never Die by Jenna Harte: https://amzn.to/4rL5KhH A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage https://amzn.to/46ggtbn TENDER & TEMPTING TALES Tender and Tempting Tales Substack: Subscribe and get a FREE story! https://tenderandtemptingtales.substack.com/ Tender and Tempting Tales on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tendertemptingtales/

    39 min

  7. FEB 21

    Illicit Liaisons: Book Bullying & Romantasy Discussion with Urna Semper

    This week, our guest host is Parrish Baker writing as Urna Semper, and we discuss: * Book Bullying * Romantansy vs Romantic Fantasy vs Fantasy Romance and more! LINKS TO URNA SEMPER Parrish Baker writing as Urna Semper on Substack: https://urnasemper.substack.com/p/copy-the-lady-of-birzeta Urna Semper's Amazon Author page: https://amzn.to/4rn86TO The Pearl Crucible by Urna Semper: https://amzn.to/4tRJmVy Olava: Sold into Bondage by Urna Semper: https://www.amazon.com/Olava-Bondage-Science-Incidents-Iphigenia-ebook/dp/B0CLL1Y3Z7 "The Case of the Unnatural Sister" in Pinup Noir: Sultry Murder Jazz from Raconteur Press:  https://amzn.to/40qjr9G "The Miss" in Uncanny Valet from Raconteur Press: https://amzn.to/4cFYqPL "Montara Sierpento Snows" in Midnight, Mischief, and Mistletoe from Tender and Tempting Tales: https://amzn.to/4tMUXVN "Kandiers Summer" in Moonlight and Margaritas from Tender and Tempting Tales: https://amzn.to/4qJoLQx BOOKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW Rumors of Spring by Richard Grant https://amzn.to/3OAxfMg Persuasion by Jane Austen https://amzn.to/4rEEhOA Heroine of the World by Tanith Lee https://amzn.to/46mwM6C Leucippe and Clitophon by Achilles Tatius https://amzn.to/4tRKeti South Wind: A Mediterranean Masterpiece of Love, Lust, and Intrigue by Norman Douglas https://www.amazon.com/South-Wind-Mediterranean-Masterpiece-Intrigue/dp/B0DJ1VVBSF Deadly Valentine by Jenna Harte: https://amzn.to/4tNYtPM A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage https://amzn.to/46ggtbn That Time I got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming https://www.amazon.com/That-Drunk-Saved-Demon-Mishaps/dp/0316570273 TENDER & TEMPTING TALES Free Romance: It's About Damn Time: https://tenderandtemptingtales.com/free-romance-story/ Tender and Tempting Tales Substack: https://tenderandtemptingtales.substack.com/ Tender and Tempting Tales on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tendertemptingtales/

    57 min

  8. FEB 12

    Hot Takes on Romance discussion with Suzy Langevin

    Guest Host Suzy Langevin, 2024 RWA Golden Heart Award for Excellence In Pre-Published Romance, for the Plus One Pact. We discuss hot takes on romance, including our thoughts on epilogues and bonus chapters, is cheating okay in romance, depictions of mental health in romance, and more!  Check out Suzy at https://www.suzylangevin.com/  Suzy's Books https://www.suzylangevin.com/team-3 Suzy on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/suzylangevinwrites/ Books/Authors/Book Influencers Mentioned on the Show: Peace, Love, Books XO https://www.youtube.com/@PeaceLoveBooksxo Dead But Not Forgotten by Jenna Harte https://www.amazon.com/Dead-But-Not-Forgotten-Valentine-ebook/dp/B0GKZF2HYK Dead to the World (Sookie Stackhouse book 4) by Charlaine Harris - https://amzn.to/4td9oCp American Royalty by Suzy Langevin https://amzn.to/3MngFyQ Sound of Summer Series (Martha's Vineyard) by Suzy Langevin https://www.suzylangevin.com/copy-of-christmas-in-the-city-collection-1 Reel by Kennedy Ryan https://amzn.to/4kBMalp Score by Kennedy Ryan https://amzn.to/4bLNAr7 Can't Get Enough by Kennedy Ryan https://amzn.to/4kBLYCH Devil Wears Tartan by Katia Rose https://amzn.to/4twV6fX Fat Tuesday by Sandra Brown - https://amzn.to/4aewY91 Moonlight & Margaritas Steamy Romance Anthology - https://amzn.to/3ZhtfCG Illicit Liaisons brought to you by Tender & Tempting Tales Free ebook: It's About Damn Time - https://tenderandtemptingtales.com/free-romance-story/ Romance Talk at Tender & Tempting Tales Substack - https://tenderandtemptingtales.substack.com/ Write for Us - https://tenderandtemptingtales.substack.com/p/write-for-tender-and-tempting-tales Hosts: Jenna Harte https://jennaharte.com/ TA Leederman https://taleederman.com/

    48 min
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The good, the bad, and the naughty of romance fiction.

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  • Creator
    Jenna Harte
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    30
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Illicit Liaisons
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