Becca and Corinne make good on their promise from Episode 8.5 to read a romance novel. This week they discuss how the literature world at large has often maligned romance and they talk about the book they chose, A Week To Be Wicked by Tessa Dare. Becca pitches her perfect romance novel and the ladies pick out their pen names. Does this podcast have an HEA? You'll have to listen to find out. Our next discussion is going to be An American Marriage by Tayari Jones. CALL US! Leave us a voicemail at 616-730-1656. Referenced Articles: Roundup of the Season’s Romance Novels by Robert Gottlieb for the NYT Book Review September 2017 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/26/books/review/macomber-steel-james-romance.html Here’s How Not to Critique Romance Novels - Kelly Faircloth for Jezebel https://jezebel.com/heres-how-not-to-critique-romance-novels-1819188174 For the Love of Independence: Romance Authors are Literature's Unsung Heroes by S.E. Smith for Bitch Media https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/the-case-for-romance-authors