Lit Wallflowers is an official, unofficial Historical Romance book review podcast presented by Toni Rose and Wendy Woo. Every week they take themes from a Historical Romance and relate it back to how it can be applied to life in modern times! Then they Pot-Tail with a whiskey of the series and discuss all things Bookstagram and Romance! For more content, giveaways, and bonus material follow @litwallflowerspodcast on Instagram and Facebook, and @Lit_Wallflowers on Twitter!
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LitWallflowers x TeaAtNo5 Collab - Bridgerton ABCDEF by Julia Quinn and Shondaland
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Bridgerton Season III part I is here! This episode was recorded prior to part one premiere. We’re recapping the major similarities and differences between the books and film. Plus, we present clever, fan-made Am I The A**hole Bridgerton edition for all of us to enjoy! The Duke and I – 3:33 AITA for telling my wife I don’t want kids, but in fact I j…
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The Wallflowers reunite and help to bring the right individuals together at magical Stony Cross Park in “A Wallflower Christmas” by Lisa Kleypas! Rafe Bowman should be courting one cousin to marry into the nobility however he’s interested in the other, a companion, Hannah Appleton. We love the angst and animosity Hannah and Rafe developed since the…
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Wallflower Magic - Scandal in Spring by Lisa Kleypas
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Matthew Swift’s secrets are out including his feelings for the whimsical Daisy Bowman in Scandal in Spring by Lisa Kleypas! We love the fun teasing and banter in this book, especially when the bag-o’-bones turned into a hunk of muscle! Even better, tall and handsome where’s spectacles and checks off Daisy’s partner list. Of course we love the famil…
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Wallflower Magic - Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas
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Who knew Sebastian, Lord St. Vincent, was so caring? Miss Evie Jenner opened up to the biggest rake in the country with cuddles and warm feet in Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas! Evie finally has had it and goes to the one man who couldn’t be questioned if their marriage was consummated. We admire her strength and balls to visit Sebastian at night a…
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Wallflower Magic - It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas
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Is Lady of the Night the magic ingredient in It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas?! The Wallflowers carried out an experiment to see if Marcus, Lord Westcliff will kiss any lady To his annoyance, he clearly favored one strong willed Miss Lillian Bowman. We still find ourselves laughing out loud no matter how many times we reread this novel. Lilli…
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Wallflower Magic - Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas
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The Wallflowers has formed and a misspoken wish was granted in Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas! We love the fast friendship between the Wallflowers, their epistolary communication, and their mischief, sort-of managed activities at #StonyCrossPark Simon taking care of Annabelle has us swooning! He defends dowerless Annabelle against the pe…
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Wallflower Magic - Again the Magic by Lisa Kleypas
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Again, crying over Again the Magic by Lisa Kleypas no matter how many rereads! King McKenna returned to #StonyCrossPark to get revenge on Lady Aline however he can’t help uncovering her secret, can’t help loving her. Lady Olivia and Gideon Shaw has a great meet-cute then cat-and-mouse game giving them a chance to live life to the fullest again. If …
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Craven Derek Forever - Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas
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Happy 30-ish years to Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas who gave us a pistol wielding author, Sara Rose Fielding, and a spectacles stealing extraordinaire, not for his green eyes, Derek Craven! Surprisingly, this is the first time we’re reviewing this novel as a duo and we can never get enough! We love the push and pull between Sara and Derek. She di…
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Heiress Evelyn Stanford gets mistaken with a kiss by solicitor Rafe Griffin in “Beneath the Moonlight Pale” by Nicola Italia! We love the theater moment and chemistry between Evie and Rafe! Then happiness turns to sorrow and moving. The revenge plot turned upside down gave us life. We were endeared to the hero when he gave the heroine time to heal.…
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Myths and Moonlight - The Truth About Myths by Giovanna Siniscalchi
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Princess Isabel de Orleans and Henrique, Viscount Penafiel, taka a road trip to Spain for patriotism however other passions grow in “The Truth About Myths” by Giovanna Siniscalchi! We love the opposites attract and forced proximity between the open to experiment royal and the handsome scientist. The last quarter of the book kept us in suspense as l…
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A do-gooder and a Don get mixed up in “The Devil of Downtown” by Joanna Shupe! Justine Greene brings justice to those who abandon their families. She’s resourceful on her own however sometimes needs her cop acquaintance, but one case leads her to seek help from the devil himself, Jack Mulligan. He does what he wants however finds it more difficult …
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We’re back with our Uptown Girls and “The Prince of Broadway” by Joanna Shupe! Florence Greene sneaks into Clayton Madden’s exclusive casino and gambles to get his attention. He does notice however he never would’ve guessed she wants lessons from him for her own exclusive casino. Her first lesson is that he intends to ruin her father. This book has…
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Imogen Loveless and Tommy Peck has taken over our schedule! There are cameos, explosions, flirting, and thighs. Join us as we discuss why we love everything about Knockout by Sarah MacLean!!! DRAWING ROOM DISCUSSIONS Universe bringing balance to Toni’s fun times Magic music combo: The Fame Monster by Lady Gaga and Red by Taylor Swift YouTuber Steph…
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We have entered the Gilded Era starting with Joanna Shupe’s “The Rogue of Fifth Avenue” to start our She’s Da Bomb series! Frank Tripp follows Mamie Greene for business and for his pleasure. He watches his client’s daughter to keep her from scandal. She is the definition of “attenzione, pickpocket” however for a good cause! We love a good secret id…
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We’re having a JAL-ly good time for the next couple weeks starting with Julie Anne Long’s latest release How to Tame a Wild Rogue! Lady Daphne Worth had to take a job as a companion, but she needed to escape. Privateer Lorcan St. Leger hears a thump which leads him to helping Daphne and faking a marriage. This book is everything! The main character…
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This week, we review “Bookshop Cinderella” the latest release and the first of Laura Lee Guhrke’s newest series Scandal at the Savoy! Bookshop owner Miss Evie Harlow asks for a sign if she should accept a vacation, fully paid by Max the Duke of Westbourne, to relax and potentially win a wager, and then her boiler responds! We love Cinderella retell…
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Christian the Duke of Scarborough sailed to America for investment ventures. However, he never thought he would be investing his time to plant doubt in Miss Annabel Wheaton’s mind in Trouble at the Wedding by Laura Lee Guhrke!!! We love Annabel!!! She will always find a solution to obstructions and scandals. Plus, we get a sad boy who loses at stay…
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What really happened to land Julia, Baroness of Yardley, in divorce court, and Aidan Carr, Duke of Trathen, in the thick of it??? We find out how desperate Julia was in Scandal of the Year by Laura Lee Guhrke! We love that Julia and Aidan met earlier than we thought, however we do not know how to describe them. They are not enemies nor rivals, they…
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We are back with a New(ish) to Us Author, Laura Lee Guhrke, and her Abandoned at the Altar series! Ex-Will sails back to town and Beatrix believes he is back to ruin her nuptials in the Wedding of the Season! This book is so much fun making it a fast read! There is great banter and great characters. In this roller coaster read, we learn what caused…
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Manuela goes on a long bachelorette party for a last hurrah in An Island Princess Starts a Scandal by Adriana Herrera!!! This is our first sapphic romance and we could not have been happier to pop that cherry with Herrera’s second book of the Las Leonas series. We did not know how fun the chemistry could be. This book has a top cringe feature, awfu…
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Revenge sounds good, but does more damage in Queen Bee by Amalie Howard a Bridgerton x Count of Monte Cristo mashup!!! Lady Ela has the breeding to be allowed near a future duke and the new family in town. However, best friend Poppy, daughter of a solicitor, wants a meet-cute and she shows her true colors when she finds out Ela and Lord Keston alre…
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Who Run the World - Queen Charlotte by Julia Quinn and Shonda Rhimes - LitWallflowers x TeaAtNo5
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What a treat!! Queen Charlotte a Bridgerton story released earlier this month on Netflix and the novel by Julia Quinn and Shonda Rhimes soon followed. We can read the amazing scenes from the film plus read the points of views from key characters. We love Just George aka Farmer George and determined Charlotte. There are many old and new odes to Brid…
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Nesta needs to shape up or get winnowed out of the Night Court in A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas!! Tough love is the plan for Nesta to stop wasting away. The Inner Circle gives her an ultimatum. She must train with Cassian then work in the House of Wind library. However, she resists until he meets her half way. Training comes in handy aga…
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The war is over and healing begins in A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J Maas! The inhabitants of Velaris are picking up the pieces and rebuilding their home or a new life after some type of loss. Some spend more time with their lover while others are simply glad their fated mate is living. Feyre learns more about Rhysand and an annual bat b…
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We are in for an epic war in “A Court of Wings and Ruin” by Sarah J Maas!! Feyre and Rhysand make their way back to each other while Lucien scrutinize her actions while in the Spring Court. Lucien’s soul leads him towards his mate. The Lords meet to strategize how to combat Hybern and his allies. There are High Fae who remain wild cards until the v…
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Sad boy Rhysand allows Feyre to live and love with someone else until he hears her call in “A Court of Mist and Fury” by Sarah J Maas!! Feyre and Tamlin return to the Spring Court. Wedding planning should excite her however she continues to have nightmares while Tamlin’s fear keeps her close to the keep. There is always Tamlin’s childhood frien…
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Spring is a time of new beginnings so that means the A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J Maas with the Spring Court! We will have two points of view, Toni’s first ACOTAR experience and Wendy’s reread. Youngest daughter Feyre Archeron hunts to feed her sisters and injured father, but one hunt changes their lives forever. High Fae, High Lor…
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Monroe Sinclair returns to Ardnoch for as long as she has to while her ex-best friend Brodan Adair returns to reassess his life in “Only You” by Samantha Young!! Monroe and Brodan were inseparable since age five, and she naturally befriended his younger siblings. They stayed true to their friendship as the chemistry changed between them and their s…
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Eredine Willows keeps to herself however Arran Adair charms his way into becoming besties and more in “Be With Me” by Samantha Young!! Arran moves away from a painful memory to back home in Ardnoch, to grow roots, and to show he is not a screw up. One connection he wants to grow is with the mysterious Ery. He does not treat her with kid gloves like…
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Arrochar Adair has loved Mackennon Galbraith for years until one night when she bared it all in “Always You” by Samantha Young!! Arrochar has always had an easy and good friendship with her brother’s best friend and ex-bodyguard, and now head of security at Ardnoch Estates, Mac. They have shared secrets and had great conversations throughout the ye…
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Regan Penhaligon flees and surprises her sister at Ardnoch Castle, and she lucks out with a job becoming a nanny for Thane Adair in “There With You” by Samantha Young!! Regan pretends that everything is okay however she has a lot of explaining to do, starting with her absence while her sister fought for her life. While her relationship with her sis…
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For the first time, we dive into romantic suspense with Samantha Young’s Adair Family series starting with “Here With Me!” Robyn Penhaligon makes a career change when death knocks her out in the line of duty! Then she goes on a healing journey taking her to face her father, Mac, in the highlands of Scotland at Ardnoch Castle. Retired actor Lachlan …
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Get It In - Kate Clayborn - Georgie, All Along
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New to Kate Clayborn?! Start with her perfect, latest release “Georgie, All Along” then dive into her backlist! We love her and moved our schedule to get it [this book] in!! Georgie Mulcahy returns to her hometown to help her pregnant BFF nest and to figure out her next career. If she could avoid everyone who knows her as a flake and creative songw…
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Justine Hoffman wants to find true love and Jason Black wants to live longer in Crystal Cove by Lisa Kleypas!! Jason and his crew are staying at Artist’s Point while looking at a piece of property. However, he knows Justine has something he wants to borrow. Justine decides to consult her grimoire for answers and attempts a spell. However, she would…
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Grumpy Alex Nolan gets attached… to a ghost while sunshine Zoe Hoffman spends quality time with her favorite person in Dream Lake by Lisa Kleypas!! In the middle of a divorce and heavily drinking, Alex realizes he is not hallucinating the phantom noises followed by a ghost’s appearance. Now, he begins a sarcastic bromance with the ghost. Zoe prepar…
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When it rains, it pours, especially for Lucy Marinn. However, Sam Nolan helps her weather the storms in Rainshadow Road by Lisa Kleypas!! Lucy believes her boyfriend is the most thoughtful man, but he a boy who chooses her sister. Sam keeps busy with his vineyard, but Lucy’s bad luck continues and a mutual friend convinces him to help nurse Lucy ba…
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The year ends merrily for Maggie, the Nolan family, and Renfield in “Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor” by Lisa Kleypas!! And, there is a Hallmark Hall of Fame adaption, “Christmas with Holly!” Tragedy hits the Nolan family and the silent youngest member, Holly, moves to Friday Harbor with her guardian, uncle Mark. Maggie Collins knows loss. She may n…
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Capital A-R-S-E-H-O-L-E ARSEHOLE in Kresley Cole’s If You Deceive book three of The MacCarrick Brothers trilogy!! Ethan MacCarrick goes to a masquerade and feels his celibate body stirring when he spots her. Madeline van Rowen returns to England to find a rich husband, or return to a slum in Paris and marry a count who gives her the creeps. With no…
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Capital P-I-N-I-N-G PINING in Kresley Cole’s If You Desire book two of The MacCarrick Brothers trilogy!! Hugh MacCarrick receives a letter from his boss and immediately rides hard to London. His boss’s daughter is in danger. Jane Weyland has not seen “tears and years” for ten years, and now she must marry Hugh, the man of her dreams, for her protec…
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Capital “A-L-P-H-A” ALPHA in Kresley Cole’s If You Dare, book one of The MacCarrick Brothers trilogy!! Scottish mercenary Courtland MacCarrick makes his great escape from death when by falling into a river. Broken and tired by the water’s force, Lady Annalia Tristan LLorente brings him home to care for the Highlander. Anna nurses Court back to heal…
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We get some Narnia to Clark Kent action in the Stud club series book three “Three Nights with a Scoundrel” by Tessa Dare!! Lady Lily Chatwick grieves for her twin’s death and fears losing his best friend as he searches for the killers. Julian Bellamy ends up at the Chatwick residence injured then cared for by Lily. He needs her married before he di…
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We need crystal and sage people! While we manifest as a collective for a new Tessa Dare book, we are continuing with the Stud Club series book two “Twice Tempted by a Rogue!” Widow Meredith Maddox constantly buzzes around her inn and around the village to help keep the community afloat. She has no time for romance until her childhood crush returns …
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We are manifesting a new Tessa Dare book by reading her Stud Club series! Wallflower Lady Amelia d’Orsay commandeers the Duke of Midnight’s one dance per ball and their story begins in One Dance with a Duke!! Lady Amelia needs to speak to the Duke of Morland, Spencer Dumarque, to clear her brother’s debt. She did not expect to be swept into the ter…
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Studtober - Spy Season, A Season for Spies, & Interview with author Golden Angel
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Badass Evie Stuart and Captain Anthony Browne had a hawt, hot meet-cute in “Spy Season” then lean into their pining in the latest release “A Season for Spies” by Golden Angel!! Evie’s spymaster uncle tasks Anthony to watch over his headstrong niece during the search for a murderous traitor. They may be professionals, but they cannot get their first…
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Sleeping Beauty Brandan Delamar, Duke of Westbury, awakes sore from a fight and he must marry an heiress which Viola Beaton is not in “Duke Most Wicked by Lenora Bell, book three in the Wallflowers vs Rogues series! After West wakes in his club, he hears rumors about two of his sisters. He adores all his sisters and to keep a promise to their mothe…
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Devil Ash Ellis gets a Cinderella-going-to-the-ball makeover as instructed by Lady Henrietta Prince in “The Devil’s Own Duke” by Lenora Bell, book two in the Wallflowers vs Rogues series! Hetty seeks a bride for her widowed father, the Duke of Granville. If her father gives her a brother, then she can continue to grow her family’s land into a profi…
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We love Lenora Bell and fairytale retellings! Bell presents Beauty and the Beast with a flip in “Love is a Rogue” book one in the Wallflowers vs Rogues series! Lady Beatrice is in the country trying to write her etymological dictionary. However, she there are noise and human distractions. The well formed distraction causes her spectacles to fall an…
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Adelaide Frampton does not get caught yet she is found by her nemesis the Duke of Clayborn, Henry Carrington, in “Heartbreaker” by Sarah MacLean! The Princess of Thieves’ mission was to get in and get out of a place familiar to her. She found what she searches for however her curiosity has her examining a box she plans to easily take until he speak…
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Hell's Belles - Bombshell + Adriana Herrera's A Caribbean Heiress in Paris
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Another Hell’s Belles released, but first we revisit Sesily and Caleb’s love story “Bombshell” by Sarah MacLean. During our Pot-tail Pondering, we cover another daring woman and her Scotsman in “A Caribbean Heiress in Paris,” book one of the Las Leonas series by Adriana Herrera! Check out our initial review with friend of the pod Natalie @kissandle…
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Awakened by a Kiss - A Duchess by Midnight
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Drewsmina Trelayne meets her future birdwatching partner in “A Duchess by Midnight” by Charis Michaels, book three of the Awakened by a Kiss trilogy! The former mean stepsister waits to be called to see the Prince and her stepsister. While she waits with other visitors, birds get loose and chaos ensues. She does not want the birds harmed so the mys…
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