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episode 41: S03.35: Second Chance Romance Interstitial with Priscilla Oliveras
We’re thrilled to be joined by the wonderful Priscilla Oliveras to talk about second chance romance and her new book (out next week!), Anchored Hearts. We talk about our favorite second chance romances and dig into the Venn diagram of second chance, marriage in trouble, secret baby, childhood sweethearts, and one night stands. We also talk about the hard truths of face transplants, the way characters in romance have to do their own emotional work, and how we love it when they remember every bit of a kiss from a decade before.
Preorder the delightful Anchored Hearts at Amazon, B&N, Apple, Kobo or from your local indie.
Next week, we’re we’re reading a romantic suspense—Whiteout by Adriana Anders. Find it at Amazon (free in KU!), Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Kobo, or from your local indie. You can also get it along with our other picks for best books of 2020 as part of the Fated Mates pack from Old Town Books in Alexandria, VA!
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Show Notes
Welcome Priscilla Oliveras! Her next novel, Anchored Hearts comes out next Tuesday, April 27th. You can order signed copies (bookplates) with recipe cards from Love’s Sweet Arrow. The first in the series, Island Affair, has the fake relationship trope.
Key West things Priscilla mentioned: the half marathon in January, and the Cuban restaurant El Mason de Pepe.
This Goodreads list of second chance romance has over a thousand titles!
Operation Peter Pan moved over 14,000 unaccompanied minors from Cuba to the US between 1960-1962.
We think cliff diving might be a bad idea.
In Wild Card and The Highwayman, the heroine doesn't recognize the hero, but the absolute pinnacle of this is the 1997 movie Face/Off with John Travolta and Nic Cage. You honestly have to see it to believe it.
Theodosia is a name we all know from Hamilton. Aaron Burr married Theodosia Bartow Prevost, and it was an age gap romance! she was a decade older than he was. Their daughter Theodosia was their only child to survive to adulthood.
Here is a very nice video of NWSL players sliding on their knees after scoring goals.
That person you liked in high school? You're the one that got away, not the other way around.
Next week, we'll be discussing Whiteout by Adriana Anders.