Learning The Tropes: A Romance Novel Podcast

By Erin Leafe and Clayton Gumbert

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 Jan 15, 2023
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 Mar 19, 2021

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Every other week host Erin Leafe is joined by a fellow romance lover, newbie or author to discuss all things romance and romance novels.

Episode Date
Interview with Yulin Kuang!
Apr 10, 2024
Lucky with Andie J. Christopher!
Feb 28, 2024
A Heart of Blood and Ashes with Kelly Noonan!
Jan 17, 2024
Love At First Sight (2023) Netflix Movie Review (w/ Clayton Gumbert)
Dec 20, 2023
Red, White and Royal Blue THE MOVIE with Rob Johnson!
Nov 29, 2023
Interview with Harlequin Editor, Stacy Boyd!
Nov 15, 2023
Night Hawk with Danielle Jackson!
Nov 01, 2023
Interview with Meg Cabot!
Oct 18, 2023
Interview with Diana Quincy!
Sep 20, 2023
Interview with Erika Montgomery!
Aug 30, 2023
Interview with Sarah MacLean!
Aug 23, 2023
Suddenly You with America Ferrera
Aug 16, 2023
America Ferrera’s First Romance!
Aug 09, 2023
Interview with Danielle Jackson!
Jul 26, 2023
Interview with Tessa Bailey!
Jun 28, 2023
It Happened One Summer with Selena Coppock!
Jun 14, 2023
Returning to Claim His Heir w/ Andie J. Christopher
May 31, 2023
Interview with Adriana Herrera author of An Island Princess Starts a Scandal!
May 24, 2023
Selena Coppock’s First Romance!
May 17, 2023
Interview with Christina Lauren!
May 10, 2023
May Coming Attractions!
May 04, 2023
When a Scot Ties the Knot with Claire Nauman
Apr 26, 2023
Claire’s First Romance!
Apr 19, 2023
Lord of Scoundrels with Carly Lane-Perry
Apr 12, 2023
Introducing: Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase
Apr 05, 2023
The FINAL Daisy Session- Episode 10/Track 10 Rock ’n’ Roll Suicide
Apr 03, 2023
The Daisy Sessions: Episode9/Track 9 ”Feels Like The First Time”
Mar 29, 2023
The Daisy Sessions Episode 8/ Track 8 ”Looks Like We Made It”
Mar 27, 2023
The Daisy Sessions:Episode 7/Track 7 ”She’s Gone”
Mar 22, 2023
The Daisy Sessions- Episode Six/Track Six ”Whatever Gets You Thru The Night”
Mar 20, 2023
The Daisy Sessions - Episode 5/Track 5 ”Fire”
Mar 15, 2023
The Daisy Sessions - Episode Four/Track Four ”I Saw The Light”
Mar 13, 2023
The Daisy Sessions - Episode Three/Track Three ”Someone Saved My Life Tonight””
Mar 13, 2023
The Daisy Sessions - Episode Two/Track Two ”I’ll Take You There”
Mar 08, 2023
The Daisy Sessions - Episode One/Track One ”Come and Get It”
Mar 06, 2023
An Intro To The Daisy Sessions
Mar 01, 2023
The Power of the Romance Heroine Panel (Ft. Sarah MacLean, Adriana Herrera and Esi Sogah)
Feb 22, 2023
End of an Era
Feb 15, 2023
Grin And Beard It by Penny Reid, Episode 47
Jan 15, 2023
Interview: Gigi Griffis (Author of The Empress, The Wicked Unseen)
Nov 18, 2022
Devil In Disguise (The Ravenels Book #6) by Lisa Kleypas
Nov 03, 2022
Chasing Cassandra (The Ravenels Book #5) by Lisa Kleypas
Oct 19, 2022
Interview: Ali Hazelwood (Author of The Love Hypothesis and Love on The Brain)
Oct 14, 2022
Devil’s Daughter (The Ravenels Book #5) by Lisa Kleypas
Sep 29, 2022
Our Next Book Is...
Sep 21, 2022
Heartbreaker by Sarah MacLean, Episode 131
Sep 15, 2022
Virgin River Season 4 (Episodes 4 - 6) Review
Sep 12, 2022
Minisode #27 - ”Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.”
Sep 07, 2022
Virgin River Season 4 (Episodes 1 - 3) Review
Sep 02, 2022
Hello Stranger (The Ravenels Book #4) by Lisa Kleypas, Episode 131
Aug 31, 2022
Our next book is Hello Stranger (Ravenels Book 4) by Lisa Kleypas
Aug 24, 2022
Bombshell by Sarah MacLean, Episode 130
Aug 17, 2022
We drop a Bombshell...
Aug 10, 2022
The Devil In Spring (The Ravenels Book #3) by Lisa Kleypas, Episode 129
Aug 03, 2022
Interview: Suzanne Allain (Author Mr. Malcom’s List)
Jul 29, 2022
Next week... The Devil in Spring by Lisa Kleypas
Jul 27, 2022
Interview: Erin La Rosa (Author of For Butter or Worse)
Jul 22, 2022
Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston, Episode 128
Jul 20, 2022
Next Week We’re Reading...
Jul 13, 2022
Marrying Winterborne (The Ravenels Book #2) by Lisa Kleypas, Episode 127
Jul 06, 2022
Next week... Marrying Winterborne by Lisa Kleypas
Jun 29, 2022
Sweet Berries by C.M. Nascosta (w/ EA Hanks), Episode 126
Jun 22, 2022
Minisode #26 - ”I’m too tired to flap it.”
Jun 15, 2022
Cold-Hearted Rake (The Ravenels Book #1) by Lisa Kleypas, Episode 125
Jun 08, 2022
Minisode #25 - ”What podcast?”
Jun 01, 2022
Bridgerton Season 2 (Episodes 7 & 8) Review
May 30, 2022
The Lost City (2022) Movie Review
May 25, 2022
Minisode #24 - ”I’m not my type.”
May 18, 2022
Bridgerton Season 2 (Episodes 5 & 6) Review
May 13, 2022
The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley, Episode 124
May 11, 2022
Our Next Book Is...
May 04, 2022
Bridgerton Season 2 (Episodes 3 & 4) Review
May 02, 2022
The Taming of Jessi Rose by Beverly Jenkins, Episode 123
Apr 27, 2022
Bridgerton Season 2 (Episodes 1 & 2) Review
Apr 20, 2022
The Hellion’s Waltz by Olivia Waite, Episode 122
Apr 13, 2022
Minisode #23 - ”My face is beet red.”
Apr 06, 2022
Morning Glory by Lavyrle Spencer, Episode 121
Mar 23, 2022
Minisode #22 - “I can’t even say discombobulation I’m so discombobulated.”
Mar 16, 2022
Faking It by Jennifer Crusie, Episode 120
Mar 09, 2022
Minisode #21 - ”Erin, did you take your teeth out?
Mar 02, 2022
A Kingdom Of Dreams by Judith McNaught, Episode 119
Feb 25, 2022
Marry Me (2022) Movie Review
Feb 16, 2022
The Windflower by Laura London (w/ EA Hanks), Episode 118
Feb 09, 2022
Minisode #20 - ”I rode a horse once, very slowly...”
Feb 02, 2022
Blue-Eyed Devil by Lisa Kleypas, Episode 117
Jan 26, 2022
Minisode #19 - ”You’ve got heat. It’s just on from 3am to 5am, then it turns off.”
Jan 19, 2022
Sugar Daddy by Lisa Kleypas, Episode 116
Jan 12, 2022
Minisode #18 - ”I’m holding in a cough.”
Jan 05, 2022
A Christmas Gone Perfectly Wrong by Cecilia Grant, Episode 115
Dec 22, 2021
Minisode #17 - Our Last Book of 2021 Is...
Dec 17, 2021
The Hating Game (2021) Movie Review
Dec 15, 2021
Warrior‘s Woman by Johanna Lindsey, Episode 114
Dec 08, 2021
Minisode #16 - ”I used to date Fabio.”
Dec 01, 2021
The Texan‘s Wager by Jodi Thomas, Episode 113
Nov 24, 2021
Minisode #15 - ”She was lost, so Barbara Bush bought her lunch.”
Nov 17, 2021
Again The Magic by Lisa Kleypas, Episode 112
Nov 10, 2021
Minisode #14 -”We promise to pay our bills.”
Nov 03, 2021
Interview: Vanessa King (Author of A Certain Appeal)
Oct 29, 2021
Payback‘s A Witch by Lana Harper, Episode 111
Oct 27, 2021
The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling, Episode 110
Oct 20, 2021
Witch Please by Ann Aguirre, Episode 109
Oct 13, 2021
Minisode #13 - ”I‘m The American Pie Generation.”
Oct 06, 2021
Brawn (New Species Book 5) by Laurann Dohner, Episode 108
Sep 29, 2021
Minisode #12 - Patreon Launch Special!
Sep 22, 2021
Scandalous Desires (Maiden Lane Book 3) by Elizabeth Hoyt, Episode 107
Sep 15, 2021
Minisode #11 - We‘re Back!
Sep 08, 2021
Morning Glory Milking Farm by C.M. Nascosta, Episode 106
Aug 18, 2021
Next Week's Book Is...
Aug 11, 2021
The Luckiest Lady In London by Sherry Thomas, Episode 105
Aug 04, 2021
Minisode #10 - "He's one of the 3% of men that listen to this podcast."
Jul 28, 2021
Interview: Sue Tenney (Executive Producer/Showrunner of Virgin River)
Jul 27, 2021
Interview: Sophie Jordan (The Duke Goes Down)
Jul 23, 2021
Barbarian's Bride (Ice Planet Barbarians Book 22) by Ruby Dixon, Episode 104
Jul 21, 2021
Virgin River Season 3 (Episodes 9 & 10) Review
Jul 12, 2021
Virgin River Season 3 (Episodes 7 & 8) Review
Jul 12, 2021
Virgin River Season 3 (Episodes 5 & 6) Review
Jul 11, 2021
Virgin River Season 3 (Episodes 3 & 4) Review
Jul 10, 2021
Virgin River Season 3 (Episodes 1 & 2) Review
Jul 10, 2021
Interview: Sophia Benoit (Well, This Is Exhausting, Here's The Thing)
Jul 09, 2021
Seven Days In June by Tia Williams, Episode 103
Jul 07, 2021
Ice Planet Barbarians (Book 1) by Ruby Dixon [Re-Release]
Jun 30, 2021
Return To Me (2000) Movie Review
Jun 23, 2021
Minisode #9 - "If you have a sock that lubricates, that will help with the rubbing."
Jun 16, 2021
The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary, Episode 102
Jun 09, 2021
Minisode #8 - "Don't listen to this as your first episode."
Jun 02, 2021
Interview: Paul Rudnick (Playing The Palace)
May 28, 2021
Ménage by Emma Holly, Episode 101
May 26, 2021
Minisode #7 - "You refuse to remember, and that's your right."
May 19, 2021
Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold by Ellen O'Connell, Episode 100
May 12, 2021
Minisode #6 - "I'm great nose up..."
May 05, 2021
Kiss An Angel by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (w/Jen Prokop), Episode 99
Apr 28, 2021
Minisode #5 - "Hi, I'm Clayton. I also like to look."
Apr 21, 2021
Transcendence by Shay Savage, Episode 98
Apr 14, 2021
Minisode #4 - "My other thing is who's a murderer in Hollywood..."
Apr 07, 2021
The Duke Who Didn't by Courtney Milan, Episode 97
Mar 31, 2021
Minisode #3 - "I don't wanna get a lot of e-mails from Pagans saying we don't know their holidays."
Mar 24, 2021
Virgin River by Robin Carr, Episode 96
Mar 17, 2021
Interview: Joanna Shupe
Mar 12, 2021
Minisode #2 - "Oh, you saw Ghostbusters 2 in the theater? I read the book."
Mar 10, 2021
Getaway Girl by Tessa Bailey (w/ Carly Lane-Perry), Episode 95
Mar 03, 2021
Minisode #1 - "Should we write an SNL packet that's just Charmaine jokes?"
Feb 24, 2021
Love Code by Ann Aquirre, Episode 94
Feb 17, 2021
We're Back!
Feb 10, 2021
Learning The Tropes And Fated Mates Boozy Q&A
Jan 27, 2021
Flashback Friday: The Suffragette Scandal by Courtney Milan, Episode 9
Jan 22, 2021
Flashback Friday: Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas, Episode 5
Jan 15, 2021
Talking Taylor Swift (w/ Kate Clayborn)
Jan 13, 2021
Interview: Joy C. Mitchell (Writer for Bridgerton on Netflix)
Jan 06, 2021
Bridgerton Season 1 (Episodes 7 & 8) Review
Dec 29, 2020
Bridgerton Season 1 (Episodes 5 & 6) Review
Dec 28, 2020
Bridgerton Season 1 (Episodes 3 & 4) Review
Dec 28, 2020
Bridgerton Season 1 (Episodes 1 & 2) Review
Dec 27, 2020
The Duke And I (Bridgertons Book 1) by Julia Quinn, Episode 93
Dec 23, 2020
Interview: Lauren Hammersley (Charmaine from Virgin River)
Dec 16, 2020
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! The next few weeks may be a little different...
Dec 14, 2020
On The Way To The Wedding (Bridgertons Book 8) by Julia Quinn, Episode 92
Dec 09, 2020
Virgin River Season 2 (Episodes 6-10) Review
Dec 04, 2020
Virgin River Season 2 (Episodes 1-5) Review
Dec 03, 2020
Re-Release: Virgin River Season 1 Review + Listener Questions
Dec 03, 2020
It's In His Kiss (Bridgertons Book 7) by Julia Quinn, Episode 91
Dec 02, 2020
When He Was Wicked (Bridgertons Book 6) by Julia Quinn, Episode 90
Nov 25, 2020
To Sir Phillip, With Love (Bridgertons Book 5) by Julia Quinn (w/Sarah MacLean), Episode 89
Nov 18, 2020
Re-Release: Romancing Mr. Bridgerton (Bridgertons Book 4) by Julia Quinn, Episode 80
Nov 16, 2020
An Offer From A Gentleman (Bridgertons Book 3) by Julia Quinn, Episode 88
Nov 11, 2020
The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgertons Book 2) by Julia Quinn, Episode 87
Nov 04, 2020
Black Rose by Nora Roberts, Episode 86
Oct 28, 2020
An Unnatural Vice by KJ Charles, Episode 85
Oct 21, 2020
Learning The Tropes and Whoa!mance Crossover Episode
Oct 16, 2020
Practical Magic (1998) Movie Review
Oct 14, 2020
The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller, Episode 84
Oct 07, 2020
The Opposite of You by Rachel Higginson, Episode 83
Sep 30, 2020
How To Tame A Beast In Seven Days by Kerrelyn Sparks, Episode 82
Sep 23, 2020
The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai, Episode 81
Sep 16, 2020
The Lost Husband (2020) Netflix Movie Review
Sep 09, 2020
Romancing Mister Bridgerton (Bridgertons Book 4) by Julia Quinn, Episode 80
Sep 02, 2020
Interview: Bea Koch (Author of Mad And Bad: Real Heroines of the Regency and Co-owner of The Ripped Bodice)
Aug 31, 2020
Spellbound by Allie Therin, Episode 79
Aug 26, 2020
Fight or Flight by Samantha Young, Episode 78
Aug 19, 2020
Bliss by Fiona Zedde, Episode 77
Aug 12, 2020
The Proposition by Judith Ivory, Episode 76
Aug 05, 2020
I Give You My Body... by Diana Gabaldon, Episode 75
Jul 29, 2020
Learning The Tropes And Fated Mates LIVE (On Zoom) June 25th, 2020
Jul 22, 2020
Long Shot by Kennedy Ryan, Episode 74
Jul 15, 2020
Justice by Laurann Dohner, Episode 73
Jul 07, 2020
Interview: Lauren Ho (Last Tang Standing)
Jul 01, 2020
REMINDER: Learning The Tropes & Fated Mates LIVE! (On Zoom) TONIGHT, June 25TH @8PM ET
Jun 25, 2020
365 Days (2020) Movie Review
Jun 24, 2020
The Prince of Broadway by Joanna Shupe, Episode 72
Jun 17, 2020
Hearts On Hold by Charish Reid, Episode 71
Jun 10, 2020
Strange Love by Ann Aguirre, Episode 70
Jun 03, 2020
While You Were Sleeping (1995) Movie Review
May 27, 2020
Interview: Kwana Jackson (Author of Real Men Knit)
May 22, 2020
The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams, Episode 69
May 20, 2020
Tycoon by Joanna Shupe, Episode 68
May 13, 2020
Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn, Episode 67
May 06, 2020
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) Movie Review
Apr 29, 2020
The Hating Game by Sally Thorne, Episode 66
Apr 22, 2020
The Ruin Of A Rake by Cat Sebastian, Episode 65
Apr 15, 2020
Fall by Kristen Callihan, Episode 64
Apr 08, 2020
Valiant by Laurann Dohner, Episode 63
Apr 01, 2020
Vow Of Silence by Melynda Price, Episode 62
Mar 25, 2020
Star Champion by Susan Grant, Episode 61
Mar 18, 2020
Get A Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert, Episode 60
Mar 11, 2020
March Preview Episode
Mar 04, 2020
Act Like It by Lucy Parker, Episode 59
Feb 26, 2020
To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You (Netflix Movie Review), Episode 58
Feb 19, 2020
Interview: Ruby Lang (Author of House Rules, Practice Perfect, Acute Reactions)
Feb 14, 2020
Never Sweeter by Charlotte Stein, Episode 57
Feb 12, 2020
February Preview Episode
Feb 05, 2020
Love In The Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas, Episode 56
Jan 29, 2020
Married By Morning by Lisa Kleypas, Episode 55
Jan 22, 2020
Tempt Me At Twilight by Lisa Kleypas, Episode 54
Jan 15, 2020
Little Women (2019) Movie Review
Jan 10, 2020
Seduce Me At Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas (w/ Kate Clayborn) Episode 53
Jan 08, 2020
Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas, Episode 52
Jan 01, 2020
Virgin River Season 1 (Netflix Series) Review + Listener Questions!
Dec 31, 2019
January Preview Episode
Dec 25, 2019
A Wallflower Christmas by Lisa Kleypas, Episode 51
Dec 24, 2019
The Unleashing by Shelly Laurenston, Episode 50
Dec 18, 2019
Playing It Cool by Amy Andrews, Episode 49
Dec 11, 2019
December Preview Episode + Moose Stories (w/ Sarah MacLean)
Dec 04, 2019
The Earl Takes All by Lorraine Heath (w/ Sarah MacLean), Episode 48
Nov 27, 2019
Last Christmas (Emilia Clarke, Henry Golding) Movie Review
Nov 15, 2019
Let Us Dream by Alyssa Cole, Episode 46
Nov 13, 2019
Our Interview with Author Leta Blake
Nov 08, 2019
One Year Podiversary & November Preview
Nov 06, 2019
Better Off Red by Rebekah Weatherspoon, Episode 45
Oct 30, 2019
Texas Destiny by Lorraine Heath, Episode 44
Oct 23, 2019
American Dreamer by Adriana Herrera, Episode 43
Oct 16, 2019
The Hunter by Kerrigan Byrne, Episode 42
Oct 09, 2019
October Preview Episode
Oct 02, 2019
The Deal by Elle Kennedy, Episode 41
Sep 25, 2019
Slave To Sensation by Nalini Singh, Episode 40
Sep 18, 2019
Playing House by Ruby Lang, Episode 39
Sep 11, 2019
Interview: Summer Heacock (Crashing The A-List, The Awkward Path To Getting Lucky)
Sep 06, 2019
September Preview Episode
Sep 04, 2019
Slow Heat by Leta Blake, Episode 38
Aug 28, 2019
Prisoner Of My Desire by Johanna Lindsey, Episode 37
Aug 21, 2019
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston, Episode 36
Aug 14, 2019
August Preview Episode + An Interview With Vanessa Zoltan (Hot And Bothered Podcast)
Aug 07, 2019
Slade by Laurann Dohner, Episode 35
Jul 31, 2019
Introducing The Moment
Jul 30, 2019
Re-Release: Fury by Laurann Dohner, Episode 11
Jul 24, 2019
True Pretenses by Rose Lerner, Episode 34
Jul 17, 2019
The Last Wolf by Maria Vale, Episode 33
Jul 10, 2019
July Preview Episode
Jul 03, 2019
Luck Of The Draw by Kate Clayborn, Episode 32
Jun 26, 2019
Rafe, A Buff Male Nanny by Rebekah Weatherspoon, Episode 31
Jun 19, 2019
The Melier by Poppy Rhys, Episode 30
Jun 12, 2019
June Preview Episode
Jun 05, 2019
Scandal In Spring by Lisa Kleypas, Episode 29
May 29, 2019
The Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas, Episode 28
May 22, 2019
It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas, Episode 27
May 08, 2019
Secrets Of A Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas, Episode 26
May 01, 2019
Ride Hard by Laura Kaye, Episode 25
Apr 24, 2019
Taking the Heat by Victoria Dahl, Episode 24
Apr 17, 2019
A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole, Episode 23
Apr 10, 2019
Top 5 RomComs & Romance or Nomance w/ Abbe Wright, Episode 22
Apr 03, 2019
Rescue Me by Michelle L. Teichman, Episode 21
Mar 27, 2019
Do You Want To Start a Scandal by Tessa Dare, Episode 20
Mar 20, 2019
Burning Wild by Christine Feehan, Episode 19
Mar 13, 2019
Scoring Off The Field by Naima Simone, Episode 18
Mar 06, 2019
Forbidden by Beverly Jenkins, Episode 17
Feb 28, 2019
Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison, Episode 16
Feb 20, 2019
Smut by Karina Halle, Episode 15
Feb 13, 2019
The Black Lily by Juliette Cross, Episode 14
Feb 06, 2019
Play by Kylie Scott, Episode 13
Jan 30, 2019
The Rogue Not Taken by Sarah MacLean, Episode 12
Jan 23, 2019
Fury By Laurann Dohner, Episode 11
Jan 16, 2019
The Virgin Duet by Alexa Riley, Episode 10
Jan 09, 2019
The Suffragette Scandal by Courtney Milan, Episode 9
Jan 02, 2019
Buck Me...For Christmas by Anya Nowlan, Episode 8
Dec 23, 2018
Hot Head by Damon Suede, Episode 7
Dec 19, 2018
Solace Island by Meg Tilly, Episode 6
Dec 12, 2018
Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas, Episode 5
Dec 05, 2018
Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon, Episode 4
Nov 28, 2018
The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory, Episode 3
Nov 21, 2018
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang, Episode 2
Nov 14, 2018
Kiss of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning, Episode 1
Nov 07, 2018
Welcome to LEARNING THE TROPES: A Romance Novel Podcast, debuting on Nov 7!
Oct 23, 2018