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b'Jess and Trisha celebrate important progress at the RITAs, talk through romance authors writing outside their own experience, and brainstorm what romance series they\\u2019d like to see get the fanfic treatment.\\nThis episode is sponsored by the podcast\\xa0Hot and Bothered\\xa0from Spoke Media;\\xa0The Rogue to Ruin\\xa0by Vivienne Lorret; and\\xa0The Right Swipe\\xa0by Alisha Rai, published by Avon Books.\\nSubscribe to the podcast via\\xa0RSS,\\xa0Apple Podcasts,\\xa0Spotify, or\\xa0Stitcher.\\nTo get even more romance recs and news, sign up for our\\xa0Kissing Books newsletter!\\nNEWS\\nRipped Bodice giveaway!\\xa0Ripped Bodice\\xa0Great Big Romance Read!\\nYou can still\\xa0watch the RITAs\\xa0AND the\\xa0Romance Trailblazers video\\xa0\\u2013 lucky you!\\nHere\\u2019s\\xa0the post Jess wrote about\\xa0the RITAs,\\xa0the full list of RITA winners, and\\xa0the statement about the process\\xa0from the RWA Board.\\nJess mentioned\\xa0this thread\\xa0about writing and representation from the exceptionally thoughtful and talented Adriana Herrera.\\nAnd here\\u2019s the list of new\\xa0Smarty Pants Romance books.\\nBOOKS\\nThe Color of Love\\xa0by Sandra Kitt\\nThe Winston Brothers series (first book is\\xa0Truth or Beard)\\nMerry Inkmas\\xa0by Talia Hibbert\\nThe Reluctant Royals series by Alyssa Cole (first book is\\xa0A Princess in Theory)\\nEvvie Drake Starts Over\\xa0by Linda Holmes\\nLet us know what you think of romance written outside an author\\u2019s experience and what extended or alternate universes you\\u2019d like to see in romance! As always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address (wheninromance@bookriot.com) or you can still catch us at\\xa0trisha@riotnewmedia.com and\\xa0jessica@riotnewmedia.com. You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading and @trishahaleybrwn), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown).\\nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'