Shelf Love: romance novel discourse
Shelf Love: Romantic Love Stories in Pop Culture
030. A Seditious Affair by KJ Charles with Emma Barry
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030. A Seditious Affair by KJ Charles with Emma Barry

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Guest Host: Emma Barry

We Read A Seditious Affair by KJ Charles

Emma’s Modern Romance Novel Canon recommendation:

The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley (2010)

Books/Media

Historical romance that confronts politics of the time:

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What’s next for Emma:

  • A story in this upcoming anthology: He’s Come Undone (May 12, 2020 release)

    • "Appassionata" by Emma Barry

    • Piano technician Brennan Connelly lives to control details: the tension on a piano string or the compression of hammer felt. But he's never faced demands like those heaped on him by Kristy Kwong, the diva who's haunted his dreams for two decades. Kristy's got her own secrets--the debilitating stage fright that's kept her from performing publicly for years to start--and this concert is the last chance to save her career. But can he locate her lost passion without losing his precious control?

    • Also stories by Olivia Dade, Adriana Herrera, Ruby Lang, and Cat Sebastian

  • Red Shift with Genevieve Turner (out in 2020) - part of the Fly Me To the Moon series and featuring Soviet and US spies!

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Shelf Love: romance novel discourse
Shelf Love: Romantic Love Stories in Pop Culture
Shelf Love explores fictional stories of romantic love across media, time, and cultures. For the curious and open-minded who joyfully question as they consume pop culture. What's love got to do with it? Quite a bit!
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