Shot Through the Heart

*This episode is brought to you by Kensington’s newest title from Minerva Spencer, Outrageous.

The Novel:
Shot Through the Heart (North Star #2)

The Author:
Nicole Helm

The Not-so-Noobie:
Becky, Co-host of Buzzing About Romance
IG: @buzzingaboutromance

The Synopsis:
She’s spent her life concealing her identity. Now she must trust an undercover agent to survive.

Willa Zimmerman grew up as the daughter of spies, so she’s always known her life could be in danger. That’s why, when North Star undercover operative Holden Parker follows her to her home, seeking a lead on a hit man, she captures him. But soon they learn they’re actually on the same side—and they’re being pursued by the same relentless foe. Together, can they stop a deadly hunter before they end up as the next victims?

Show Notes:
*Sponsored ad for Outrageous by Minerva Spencer (00:00:05 - 00:01:36)
- Introducing Becky, co-host of Buzzing About Romance and lifelong reader of romance
- Growing up on historical romance from Jude Deveraux to Julie Garwood, Judith McNaught to Fern Michaels
- Some connections between romance and teachers/professors (including Jennifer Crusie)
- Shoutout to Olivia Dade and Jennifer Crusie, for their "real" bodied, sassy heroines
- Books Mentioned: Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade, Faking It, Welcome to Temptation, and Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie, and Wallbanger by Alice Clayton
- Reliving our childhood library experiences with the Buzzing About Romance Summer Reading Challenge (00:11:12)
- A few (less talked about) hockey romance recs: Gina Azzi's Boston Hawks series, Kate Meader's Chicago Rebels series, and Lorelei James' Need You series
- Happy 1st Anniversary to Buzzing About Romance AND 3rd Anniversary to Boobies & Noobies
- Reading outside of our comfort zones with Shot Through the Heart (00:25:46)
- Procedural suspense with a hint of romance (plus, some dangerous cosmetics)
- Creating intimacy without explicit sex (see our Accidentally Engaged episode)
- A network of badass women
- Holden, Hunter, Hudson: an atypical suspense hero (00:53:22)
- Cinnadoms and Stern brunch Daddies
- A few words on book rating systems - check out Kelly on Buzzing About Romance for more (01:03:20)
- Heart, Humor, & Heat Ratings
- Wrapping up with Becky - don't forget to listen to Kelly on Buzzing About Romance

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