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Reformed Rakes is a historical romance novel podcast steeped in dissipation. Hosted by Beth, Emma, and Sawyer, this podcast is perfect for every pirate, second son, bluestocking, and viking who wants to hear more about the kissing books we love. We update once a month.
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- Rake Recommends 3 · 1 t. 35 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 66Our third episode here we each recommend a book for the other two rakes to read. Sawyer recommended Nightfire by Valerie Vayle. Simonne is a seamstress who goes to Russia to make…
- Fabio in 1993: An interview with Michael Small · 1 t. 19 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 65Sawyer interviews former People Magazine reporter Michael Small about the two(ish) weeks he spent with romance cover model Fabio Lanzoni in 1993.
- Moonrise · 1 t. 19 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 65Set in 1865 during the Second French Empire, Moonrise by Roberta Gayle tells the story of Pascale de Ravenault, the daughter of an acclaimed artist. Pascale is an artist in her…
- Warrior’s Woman · 1 t. 35 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 64Warrior’s Woman by Johanna Lindsey is a futuristic romance set in the year 2139 and follows Tedra de Arr, a highly skilled Security Agent who is too bodacious to lose her…
- The Gilda Stories · 1 t. 13 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 63Published in 1991, the The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez starts in 1850 where we open on an unnamed enslaved girl as she kills a bounty hunter trying to capture her. We meet the…
- History of the Definition of Romance as a Genre · 1 t. 45 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 62What makes something a romance novel? Most readers probably have an intuition of where their definitional lines are, and what are the make or break points, pushing something out…
- Excellent Women · 1 t. 28 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 61Today we’re discussing Barbara Pym’s second novel, Excellent Women, published in 1952. Pym wrote mid-century comedies of manners and experienced some success in the first decade…
- One Burning Heart · 1 t. 50 min. · Sæson 4 Episode 60One Burning Heart is the latest book in Elizabeth Kingston’s 13th century medieval series, Welsh Blades, and it is a Reformed Rakes favorite. The book opens on a perfunctory sex…
- Just Like Heaven · 1 t. 17 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 59Just Like Heaven was published in 2011 as the first in the Smyth-Smith quartet and follows a family set in the Bridgerton world. Quinn’s most successful series is the Bridgerton…
- A History of Harlequin · 1 t. 57 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 58We spoke about Mills & Boon last week and now we're onto Harlequin. While we go through the history of Harlequin, we continue with the lens of how gatekeepers influence the…
- A History of Mills & Boon · 1 t. 38 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 57When we look at the history of romance novels, often people pin the start of modern romance history to the 1972 publication of The Flame and the Flower by Kathleen Woodiwiss. By…
- Garters · 58 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 56Pamela Morsi’s books were different than the typical historical romance of the time. Writing stories set in rural America, with poor or working class characters, Morsi was hailed…
- Chasing Cassandra · 1 t. 12 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 55Chasing Cassandra by Lisa Kleypas is the sixth book in the Ravenel series. The Ravenels are the most recent series in Kleypas’ extended universe—going back to the Gamblers of…
- History of Obscenity & Literary Censorship · 1 t. 43 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 54Emma uses her lawyer powers to teach Chels and Beth about the history of obscenity law in the United States. The impetus for this episode came about because sometimes…
- In Bed with the Devil · 1 t. 16 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 53In Bed with the Devil by Lorraine Heath is the first in the Scoundrels of St. James series. The series is Oliver Twist fanfiction, as it follows Fagin’s crew of child thieves as…
- Murmur of Rain · 1 t. 11 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 52Murmur of Rain is a Gothic-tinged historical romance set in France and Haiti in the 1890s by Patricia Vaughn. Lauren Dufort is the daughter of a descendent of enslaved people in…
- The Moon in the Palace · 1 t. 18 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 51The Rakes discuss The Moon in the Palace by Weina Dai Randall. In response to the question what inspires or interests Dai Randall about a time period, she said: “To me, the…
- Rants and Raves · 57 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 50Previously released as a bonus episode on Patreon, Emma and Beth discuss the books they loved and hated from 2024: Raves The Hidden Moon by Jeannie Lin One Burning Heart by…
- Notorious Pleasures · 1 t. 10 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 49Notorious Pleasures is the second book in Elizabeth Hoyt’s Maiden Lane series. Elizabeth Hoyt came onto the historical romance scene with her 2006 debut The Raven Prince. She…
- The Phoenix Bride · 1 t. 12 min. · Sæson 3 Episode 48The Phoenix Bride is set in 1666 and Cecilia Thorowgood and David Mendes have both recently lost their great loves to the plague. David has thrown himself into his work as a…
