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Reader Seeks Romance channel’s Romance Roundup shares lists of current and upcoming must-read romance books curated by hosts Liz Donatelli and romance author Libby Kay.
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Thursday Dec 19, 2024
Thursday Dec 19, 2024
Romance Roundup on Reader Seeks Romance channel
Liz Donatelli & romance author Libby Kay (Buckeye Falls series) rank their favorite romance books read in 2024.
Liz & Libby also chat about:
⭐ #EmilyHenry syndrome & the Book Lovers curse
⭐When does hype hurt a book?
⭐book triage
⭐back cover descriptions are TOO long, but Libby's A Buckeye Falls Christmas is JUST RIGHT
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Monday Jan 06, 2025
Monday Jan 06, 2025
Romance Roundup on Reader Seeks Romance channel
In Romance Roundup's premiere mini episode, Liz Donatelli & romance author Libby Kay (Buckeye Falls series) report back on the TBR romance books they've read & enjoyed!
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Monday Jan 20, 2025
Monday Jan 20, 2025
Romance Roundup on Reader Seeks Romance channel
Liz Donatelli & romance author Libby Kay (Buckeye Falls series) kick off SEASON 3 by sharing their fave Romance Roundup episodes and their recent romance book recs!
They also chat about:
⭐ Libby's Lana Ferguson era
⭐ Scottish grumps
⭐ writing across romance subgenres
⭐ 831 Stories, romfic disruptors
⭐ Liz's TBR wishlist: a subpar baker in love story
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Tuesday Jan 28, 2025
Tuesday Jan 28, 2025
Romance Roundup on Reader Seeks Romance channel
Liz Donatelli & romance author Libby Kay (Buckeye Falls series) discuss dark romance vs. horror romance, reinvent trigger warnings, and invent trope alerts!
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Wednesday Feb 05, 2025
Wednesday Feb 05, 2025
Romance Roundup on Reader Seeks Romance channel
Liz Donatelli & romance author Libby Kay (Buckeye Falls series) welcome Leslie Murphy of She Reads Romance Books blog and podcast. Leslie shares her most anticipated (and must-read) romance books of 2025!
The Three L's chat about:
⭐ Leslie's fave romance of 2024
⭐ chameleon monster romance
⭐ stalker romance
⭐ Butcher & Blackbird (can't stop talking about it!)
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Sunday Feb 16, 2025
Sunday Feb 16, 2025
Romance Roundup on Reader Seeks Romance channel
On a very special episode of Romance Roundup, Liz Donatelli & romance author Libby Kay (Buckeye Falls series) discuss the psychology of romance fiction tropes with Sri Savita, a cognitive psychologist and historical romance author of The Deed with the Duke.
Sri's uses her practical wisdom and keen insights to answer these questions (and more!): ⭐ Why do romance readers love tropes?
⭐ Why does Libby love horror-romance "Butcher & Blackbird"?
⭐ Why do romance readers largely dislike "secret baby" trop
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Monday Feb 24, 2025
Monday Feb 24, 2025
Romance Roundup on Reader Seeks Romance channel
Hosts Liz Donatelli & romance author Libby Kay (Buckeye Falls series) share the 2025 spring romance releases on their TBRs!
In this episode:
⭐ an ode to movie Dirty Dancing
⭐ show mascot Jimmy, the boy coal miner, SPEAKS!
⭐ secret friends-to-lovers
⭐ getting sexy in a library carrel & on a Pelaton
⭐ "Macabre Falls" by Libby Kay???
⭐ Liz goes off the deep end!
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Sunday Mar 02, 2025
Sunday Mar 02, 2025
Romance Roundup on Reader Seeks Romance channel
Liz Donatelli & romance author Libby Kay (Buckeye Falls series) welcome Theresa Christine to Romance Roundup's Zoom room! Theresa chats about her contemporary romance, The Half of It, a spicy small-town Ireland romance with the most unique twist on the "only one bed" trope.
Also in this episode:
⭐ Libby reveals her former dream job in Germany
⭐ Liz wants distant cousins falling in love on the page
⭐ Theresa shares the "gold standard" for small-town and grumpy/sunshine romance
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BONUS CONTENT
Watch ROMANCE ROUNDUP on READER SEEKS ROMANCE YouTube channel for bonus content, such as episode teasers, books and bookish giveaways, bonus book recs, and romance author guests.
About the Hosts
LIZ DONATELLI is founder of READER SEEKS ROMANCE YouTube channel on which she hosts interview and discussion shows READER SEEKS ROMANCE, FIRST DATE, UNCHAPERONED: HISTORICAL ROMANCE SALON, and ROMANCE RECAP. She also leads READER SEEKS ROMANCE BOOK CLUBS.
A native New Yorker and former Los Angeleno, Liz resides in the woods of Columbus, Ohio with her husband.
LIBBY KAY is the author of BUCKEYE FALLS small-town romance series published by Inkspell Publishing.
Libby lives in the city in the heart of the Midwest with her husband. When she’s not writing, Libby loves reading romance novels of any kind. Stories of people falling in love nourish her soul. Contemporary or Regency, sweet or hot, as long as there is a happily ever after—she’s in love!
When not surrounded by books, Libby can be found baking in her kitchen, binging true crime shows, or on the road with her husband, traveling as far as their bank account will allow.
Writing is a solitary job, and Libby loves to hear from readers. Reach out and review her stories anytime. She’d love to hear from you.