About this podcast
Where Love Takes Center Stage... and Passion Ignites
Step into the shadows where romance burns brightest. Welcome to Romance After Dark, your gateway to the captivating worlds crafted by the talented authors of Qandy Shoppe Studios.
What awaits you in the darkness:
• Paranormal Romance that will make your pulse race with supernatural desire
• Contemporary Love Stories exploring the complexities of modern relationships
• Sleepy Time Romance perfect for dreamy late-night listening
Each episode is your invitation to escape into stories where love conquers all—whether it's battling ancient curses, navigating workplace tension, or finding solace in gentle, soul-soothing tales.
Perfect for:
• Romance devotees hungry for their next obsession
• Curious newcomers ready to discover what all the fuss is about
• Anyone seeking stories that celebrate love in all its beautiful forms
• Night owls who believe the best stories unfold after dark
So dim the lights, pour your favorite drink, and wrap yourself in something cozy. Let us seduce you with tales of passion, connection, and happily-ever-afters that will leave you breathless.
Ready to fall under our spell? Subscribe now and join our community of romance lovers who aren't afraid to embrace their darker desires.
New tales of romance and adventure arrive Tuesday and Thursday at 12pm/ET.
Connect with fellow romance fans, share your favorite steamy reads, and become part of our after-dark family.
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 45 episodes
- The Blood Rose · 39 min · Episode 45Send us Fan Mail In Tudor Yorkshire, Eleanor Whitcombe has lost everything: her brothers to the King's headsman, her name to attainder, her fortune to the Crown. Alone in a…
- The Garden of Remembering · 22 min · Episode 44Send us Fan Mail Bellamy Thorne has always been restless and always heard things others didn't. Raised by his grandmother in a quiet English village, he's been warned since…
- The Starfish Blessing · 36 min · Episode 43Send us Fan Mail On the misty shores of Makah land in Washington, seventeen-year-old Talon watches his grandmother return stranded starfish to the sea and dismisses the effort as…
- The Clockmaker · 34 min · Episode 42Send us Fan Mail Three months after her mother's funeral, Ava Martin carries a stopped pocket watch into a narrow Parisian clock shop she's never noticed before. The horologist…
- The Garden Heart · 20 min · Episode 41Send us Fan Mail Louanne presses marigold seeds into the soil and tries not to think about the doctor's words — damaged tube, other options. She and Marco have tried everything…
- The Song of the Shell · 33 min · Episode 40Send us Fan Mail Irene has always heard what no one else can — the songs inside seashells. Her grandmother called it a gift and never explained why. Now Gran is gone, and Irene…
- A Mother's Love #1 · 24 min · Episode 39Send us Fan Mail The Magnolia's Gift Ava runs a small flower shop on Main Street, arranging wedding bouquets while unpaid bills pile up. Her son Micah has just been accepted to…
- The Bookshop · 26 min · Episode 38Send us Fan Mail After finding her fiancé in bed with another woman, Emmeline Roche ducks into a bookshop she's never noticed on a street she's walked a hundred times. The man…
- Crimson Bindings · 59 min · Episode 37Send us Fan Mail When her sister Lyra vanishes, Soraya disguises herself as a courtesan and infiltrates the Crimson Court — the underground sanctuary of the vampire order she…
- Secrets of the Sea Witch · 18 min · Episode 36Send us Fan Mail Cordelia has ruled the seas for centuries, her magic flowing through every current and tide. Then a storm sweeps a mortal captain overboard, and she breaks the…
- The Moth and the Flame · 39 min · Episode 35Send us Fan Mail Bran steals beautiful things from people who've forgotten how to appreciate them. Tonight's target: a glass vial of immortelle extract hidden inside Thornwood…
- The Apricot Tree · 30 min · Episode 34Send us Fan Mail Arabell Harper hasn't been home to Edenvale Hollow in five years. Now her mother is selling the farmhouse, and she's back to help pack up a lifetime of memories…
- Midnight Croissants · 20 min · Episode 33Send us Fan Mail Milo's pastry career in Manhattan is in ruins. Debts are mounting. His landlord is circling. And the food no longer speaks to him. Then a letter arrives from a…
- The Sand Dancer's Secret · 44 min · Episode 32Send us Fan Mail Kiona carries Kusso blood and her grandmother's traditional dances, but her competition team wants her to abandon the old steps for something modern and…
- Burn · 25 min · Episode 31Send us Fan Mail Carla Brighton spends her days buried in spreadsheets under fluorescent lights. Roger Mills spends his on construction sites under the open sky. Five years…
- The Messenger of the Tides · 30 min · Episode 30Send us Fan Mail After her divorce, marine conservationist Willa Moore walks the same Maui shoreline every dawn. She counts turtle hatchlings, seeking her purpose, and pretending…
- The Crimson Path · 21 min · Episode 29Send us Fan Mail Since a curse froze the moon in the sky three years ago, the Moonwood has become a place where shadows hold teeth. Ruby, a young healer's apprentice, walks its…
- The Moonlit Curse · 18 min · Episode 28Send us Fan Mail Still grieving her mother's death, Calla moves to a quiet coastal town where her father buries himself in work, and every face is a stranger's. Then one night…
- Moonlit Bond · 32 min · Episode 27Send us Fan Mail Born under an eclipse on the northern tundra, Kaela has always sensed things others cannot — shadows moving against the wind, lights where no fire burns. Now…
- Blood Oath · 42 min · Episode 26Send us Fan Mail After five years leading humanity's resistance against vampire rule, Isolde Black makes the ultimate sacrifice — a blood oath binding her in marriage to Lord…
