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Jayce Reads Romance
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Jayce Reads RomanceOctober 2026 Reading Wrap Up
This month is brought to you by novellas and rereads! That's okay. Reading is not a contest. I had a few great reads this month. For show notes, head to…
Jayce Reads RomanceThe [Body Part] of One’s Desire
Do these make you happy? I hope so. It brings me joy to have a life at this time. Books are amazing. Is there a body part you have any amazing quote about? Let…
Jayce Reads RomanceSeptember 2026 Wrap Up
Another slow month. I feel like life keeps throwing things in my path to stop me from reading. It's okay. I was able to read some AMAZING books. As Sephie is…
Jayce Reads RomanceSupporting Puberty With Romance
This was an incredible conversation to have. I think that using romance to support your evolution as sexual being is one of the best tools we have. We can see…
Jayce Reads RomanceAugust 2026 Wrap Up
This one is short and sweet (with a bunch of spice too!). I knew I had a lighter reading month ahead of me, so I'm happy with what I got to. For show notes…
Jayce Reads RomanceReader Interview with Becca
We really gelled when we realized we both read omega verse books. Friends, I will never balk at what you might think is "weird," and I've most likely read…
Jayce Reads RomanceJuly Reading Wrap Up
Almost half my books were audiobooks! It didn't help that I left my kindle on a trip and had to wait for it to be returned to me. I will never prefer reading…
Jayce Reads RomanceBook Club: Gravity by Tal Bauer
Does an MM romance written by a man feel different than an MM written by a woman? Michael and I read this book to compare. The amount of self control it took…
Jayce Reads RomanceJune Reading Wrap Up
What happened to June? I shared the 9 books I finished that month. I had a blast talking to Sephie, but still can’t figure out how I read so little. A short…
Jayce Reads RomanceInterview With Gal Sal
I love getting to chat with people. Gal Sal has been a presence on the Internet since 2019, but you might never know she's a romance reader based on her…
Jayce Reads RomanceMay 2026 Reading Wrap Up
Two double digit months! This was an odd one because so many of these were audiobooks. I don't tend to have that high a percentage of my reading be audio. I…
Jayce Reads RomanceFun With Forearms!
I am enjoying the new format of forearms. That I only share when I have enough I believe are worth sharing. It does mean that Sephie never knows when we are…
Jayce Reads RomanceApril Reading Wrap Up
I am reading! And reading a little bit more. I share all the books I read in April, up to our recording date. Final reading and purchasing stats will be in the…
Jayce Reads RomanceFebruary & March Reading Wrap Up
Getting back in the groove… a little bit. I had very light reading months as I recover. It was nice to share with Sephie, even if the amount is less than we…
Jayce Reads RomanceBook Club: The Naughty List by Jade West
After I joined Kay and Elle on an episode of their podcast, I was thinking about books I would want to read with them. This book was at the top of the list. It…
Jayce Reads RomanceThings I’ve Accumulated: Tote Bags
Tote bags have been the biggest (volume wise) accumulation of bookish swag. There are many ways I've gotten tote bags, but the result is over 40 that live in…
Jayce Reads RomanceGive Me Forearms!
I've been hiding this audio for almost a year! Just because I took them out of 2025 rotation, doesn't mean I stopped noting them. It felt so good making Sephie…
Jayce Reads RomanceLet’s Talk About Bookshelves
This is a lighthearted conversation. I know there are some visuals you might not get. That's okay. Sephie and I talk about the expectations put on readers to…
Jayce Reads RomanceBook Club: The New Guy by Sarina Bowen
I'm so grateful that Michael finally gave in for this plan of mine. I am not a gay man, so I cannot confirm whether the books written by woman are less true to…
Jayce Reads RomanceLove Y’all Panels
It is rare that I'm able to ask a question in so many panels. I thought I would get maybe one or two in. Not 10! I am so grateful for the space Love Ya'll…
Jayce Reads RomanceJanuary 2026 Reading Wrap-Up
I share with Sephie all the books that I read in January. This was a small reading month for me. Self-care is more important right now as I prepare for medical…
Jayce Reads RomanceThe Ethical Slut by Dossie Easton & Janet W. Hardy
Our book club episodes are typically romance books, but in order to be better informed while reading I like to turn to the experts. The Ethical Slut is often…
Jayce Reads RomanceBloopers Michael Needed to Share
Normally, Michael carefully curates the blooper reels into categories to make it make sense for ya’ll. These fit none of those. They’ve been sitting in a…
Jayce Reads RomanceWe Had to Talk About Heated Rivalry
Warning: We spoil things from both Heated Rivalry the show, the book, and The Long Game. We needed to take a moment to talk about the effect this show has had…
Jayce Reads RomanceTop 10 of 2025
I know I cheated by naming an author or a series, but I don't care!!! 2025 was a great reading year. I loved getting to talk about some of my top reads. It's…
Jayce Reads RomanceDecember 2025 Wrap Up
I had a hellish end to my 2025. I'm okay, but it greatly affected my reading. I talk about all of them with Michael. For show notes, head to…
Jayce Reads RomanceDid You Miss Me? XOXO Forearms.
If you've been with me for a while, you might remember the forearms episodes. I had stopped them as I was reading fewer and fewer books with them, but this was…
Jayce Reads RomanceBloopers 2025
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Jayce Reads RomanceJayce’s Big Feelings
With all the end of year posts, videos, rants, etc, coming out, and all the end of year feelings already making some of us quick to trigger, please be mindful…
Jayce Reads RomanceNovember Reading Wrap Up
I'm really enjoying this new format for reading wrap ups. It keeps it moving, and I get to be silly. It was a fun month overall. For full show notes, head to…
Jayce Reads RomanceInterview with What in the Smut?
What happens when you get three romance book lovers in a virtual room? An awesome conversation!!! We had three different intros to romance, but found each…
Jayce Reads RomanceBook Club: Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry
This is Chloé's favorite romance novel. It's the first of a series, if you don't like to read before the second book comes out. We spoil everything, so fair…
Jayce Reads RomanceOctober 2025 Reading Wrap Up
This includes my last big ARC push. A re-read. Special Edition novellas. I had a great time this month with most of the reading. For full show notes, head to…
Jayce Reads RomanceHappy 2 Years!!!!!!
I bring Sephie and Michael to talk about the evolution we've experienced in this second year of Jayce Reads Romance. We've grown. We've learned. We tried new…
Jayce Reads RomanceCongratulations! You Have An ARC!
This is an episode that is part industry secrets, and mostly my feelings about it. I am not a neutral party when it comes to ARCs. I've been participating in…
Jayce Reads RomanceBook Club: The Never List by Jade Presley
Sometimes you choose a book by its cover. Or in this case, its sprayed edges. Kaitlin and I both had this book on our shelves and appreciated the push to read…
Jayce Reads RomanceLet’s Talk Trauma
CW/TW: We talk about trauma in this episode. Please do not listen if you are not able to do so in a healthy way. While we are not diagnosing people, reading…
Jayce Reads RomanceSeptember 2025 Reading Wrap Up
20 new to me books feels like a big deal. It's been a few months since I've read that much. I will be totally transparent, novellas helped a lot with that…
Jayce Reads RomanceHow I Give Objective Criticism
While the vibes we get from reading are subjective, there are objective criticisms we can make about a book. We talk about what those could look like and how I…
Jayce Reads RomanceWhy I Rate Things
I talk about subjective feelings with Sephie. I also share my definition of subjective feelings. I then share my star and spice rating systems so you can…
Jayce Reads RomanceBook Club: Phantasma by Kaylie Smith
We finally read Phantasma! It was so much fun getting to talk with her about. We have spicy and critical talk. For full show notes, head to…
Jayce Reads RomanceAugust 2025 Reading Wrap Up
This was my recovery month from the summer, so I didn’t read much, but I’m really proud of the reading I did do.This was my recovery month from the summer, so…
Jayce Reads RomanceWhat Vanilla Can Learn From Kink: Never Stop Learning
Sephie and I talk about how the culture in the kink world not only supports but encourages continuing to learn and try new things. Where the predominant…
Jayce Reads RomanceS.L.U.T.
I've been hearing the word slut/slutty used more frequently as a positive attribute for men. As someone who grew up with that being a terrible word to be…
Jayce Reads RomanceI Never Get Bored
I talk with Sephie about why romance has had my heart for over 20 years. Why I am constantly excited to open a new book, or reread a favorite. For show notes…
Jayce Reads RomanceWhen The Drama Happens
In this episode I go over my understanding of what happened with one of the cons I planned to attend this year. It was a con I went to last year and had a…
Jayce Reads RomanceJuly 2025 Reading Wrap Up
July was rough. Dealing with health issues took so much out of me. I was barely functioning. It affected my reading more than I expected. For show notes, head…
Jayce Reads RomanceSummer Break Rebroadcast: Jayce’s Fav
Here are all the books I grabbed quotes from. I haven’t added them to the podcast BookShop page because there are too many. Each title uses my Affiliate link…
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Summer Break Rebroadcast: Sephie’s Fav
This is our most vulnerable episode yet. We touch upon: Purity Culture Sexual Education. In the media. In our upbringings. How I learned that clits could be…
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Summer Break Rebroadcast: Michael’s Fav
Interview with Devyn Sinclair & Terreece M. Clarke I was so lucky to meet these two at the Smut Lovers conference in September. While the conference was an…
Jayce Reads RomanceJune 2025 Reading Wrap Up
Well…I didn’t end up finishing any other books last month. Which was due to a comedy of errors consisting of: life events, food poisoning, international…
Jayce Reads RomanceBook Club: Behind the Net by Stephanie Archer
Addy loves a hockey romance. She decided to bring a series to the table that neither of us has read. It's the first book in the Vancouver Storm series by…
Jayce Reads RomanceTechnical Difficulties
Hi friends. We are working on getting you the episodes as soon as possible. There are no notes, but all notes can be found at www.jaycereadsromance.com/podcast
Jayce Reads RomanceMillennial Internet (We Are Humans First)
In this episode Sephie and I talk about the dangers of parasocial relationships. I explain why I feel alone in treating everyone I interact with on the…
Jayce Reads RomanceBook Club: I’ll Have What He’s Having by Adib Khorram
Lisa and I gush about Adib Khorram's first adult novel. We fell in love with Farzan and David and we think you will too. For show notes, head to…
Jayce Reads RomanceMay 2025 Reading Wrap Up
I read 20 books in the month of May. Even though it's a smaller reading month for me, I hit both of my diversity goals. For show notes, head to…
Jayce Reads RomanceInterview with Elizabeth Stephens
Elizabeth and I had a wonderful conversation about her origin story. What it's like being a hybrid author. Why monster men are amazing. And what's coming next…
Jayce Reads RomanceCritique vs. Opinion
There's a lot of discourse around romance novels. In this episode, we talk about what is an isn't appropriate discourse. Where we should and shouldn't engage…
Jayce Reads RomanceSecond Time’s a Charm!
As much as I felt I learned about book cons at the end of 2024, it was something else seeing how I felt after attending this conference for the second time…
Jayce Reads RomanceWhy Are Women’s Fantasies Second Class Citizens?
Sephie and I discuss how women are now able to fantasize about whatever they want in life. Our recent independence, remember that women couldn't have a bank…