Beyond the Shelves: All About Romance

Beyond the Shelves: A Podcast from the Des Moines Public Library

It's February, and love is in the air! Get your HEA (happily ever after) by listening to Sarah, a romance aficionado, and Jes discuss the history of the romance genre, current trends, cross-genre romance books, and what some of their favorite stories are within different romance tropes.

Currently Reading

• The Book the Wouldn't Burn, by Mark Lawrence
• Ruthless Vows, by Rebecca Ross
• Beautyland, by Marie-Helene Bertino
• Good Material, by Dolly Alderton
• Light from Uncommon Stars, by Ryka Aoki
• The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi, by Shannon Chakraborty

Trope Picks

• Enemies to Lovers
  • ​​​​​​​Act Your Age, Eve Brown, by Talia Hibbert
• Grumpy Sunshine
  • ​​​​​​​Well Met, by Jen Deluca
  • It Happened One Summer, by Tessa Bailey,
  • Delilah Green Doesn't Care, by Ashley Herring Blake
• Only One Bed
  • The Rogue Not Taken, by Sarah Maclean
  • Float Plan, by Trish Doller
  • Happy Place, by Emily Henry
• Marriage of Convenience
  • ​​​​​​​How to Catch a Queen, by Alyssa Cole
  • Tempest, by Beverly Jenkins
• Forbidden Love
  • ​​​​​​​Red, White, and Royal Blue, by Casey McQuiston
  • Hate to Want You, by Alisha Rai
• Fake Dating
  • ​​​​​​​Boyfriend Material, by Alexis Hall
  • Yours Truly, by Abby Jimenez
• Second Chance
  • ​​​​​​​Seven Days in June, by Tia Williams
  • Recipe for Persuasion, by Sonali Dev
• Amnesia/Mistaken Identity
  • ​​​​​​​The Girl With the Make Believe Husband, by Julia Quinn
  • Spoiler Alert, by Olivia Dade.
• Sports:
  • Check Please, by Ngozi Ukazu
  • Intercepted, by Alexa Martin
  • Bromance Book Club, by Lyssa Kay Adams
• Funny-Paranormal
  • ​​​​​​​My Roommate is a Vampire, by Jenna Levine

Other Books Discussed

• Ghosts, by Dolly Alderton
• Patricia Briggs - books
• Laurell K. Hamilton - books
• Johanna Lindsey - books