Ep. 14—The Black Beast of Belleterre: In Which Library Becomes a Dirty Word

The Falconer hath claimed a wife! James, Lord Falconer, marries lady Ariel to save her from her gambling father; however, the lady kinda, maybe, totally wants a real marriage with her husband. Drama and denial ensues! We also discuss whether or not Abraham Lincoln is a hottie and we may or may not have come up with our very own Black Beast of Belleterre fanfiction! Join us as we celebrate the upcoming holidays with this festive-esque historical romance novella! Trigger warning: mentions of parental abuse and burn scars. Book of the Week: The Black Beast of Belleterre by Mary Jo Putney Books mentioned: A Wallflower Christmas by Lisa Kleypas The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare The Beast of Beswick by Amalie Howard Media mentioned: The Notebook, directed by Nick Cassavetes, 2004 Emanet, directed by Ayhan Özan, Taner Tunç, Serkan Mut, 2020– Find us: E-mail—romancingthemonsterspodcast@gmail.com Twitter—@theRTMpod Instagram—@romancingthemonsterspodcast Find M: Instagram & Twitter—@foesandlovers Find S: Instagram & Twitter—@butthisbook Find Seff: Instagram & Twitter—@prosewithwoes Romancing the Monsters is a podcast that looks at the monster within: the shadow keeping the characters away from true and absolute happiness. This monster can be a prejudice, fear, insecurity, trauma and so on. We believe that romance novels are as much about one's personal journey as they are about finding love. After all, love makes us vulnerable and forces us to bare our monsters to another.