Episode 16 - Unbothered at the Brothel

WELCOME BACK! We've returned to our regular programming with a new year, new season, new theme song, new segments, and new theme. This episode, we discuss Sex Work in romance novels. From brothels to sex lessons, from secret babies to secret agents, there's a broad spectrum that encompasses the label of sex work. Also: bring back real hot models on romance book covers!!!

Books discussed: Destiny's Surrender by Beverly Jenkins, Private Eye by Katrina Jackson, and The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang.

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Theme music: Tropical House by John_Sib. Cover art by Luis Esteban @drawnesteban.