We’ll be discussing this one over a couple of episodes. In part one, we talk about abortion, awkward first times, and bringing back mini-series. Raise your hand if you know who Phoebe Cates is, and that she's married to Kevin Kline. 

Shanna, the generational divide in romance, how to support romance in this time of assault on civil rights, and why 18-year-old boys are not good book boyfriends.

 Shifter romance emphasizes our primal instincts over the violence that mainstream entertainment prefers. Is shifter romance more about repression or revolution? 

Pam’s all-time favorite romance novel that Monica really enjoyed too. This is the one with the infamous sex on the galloping horse scene. 

A classic 90s historical romance. Topics include: marriages of convenience, emotionally stunted heroes, and “not like other girl” heroines.