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First Encounter—A Historical Romance Podcast

Hosted by Andie James · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 15 episodes

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First Encounter is a podcast exploring both the foundations, and the future, of Historical Romance. Hosted by Andie James, Historical Romance author and enthusiast. There will be two episodes per month: Second Wednesday of each month: These episodes are an interview with an Indie Historical Romance author discussing topics related to the genre, and hopefully helping you discover a new author to love! Fourth Wednesday of each month: These episodes are a deep dive in to a Historical Romance 'classic' Andie has never read. Andie will discuss the book with a fellow Historical Romance enthusiast who knows and loves the book.

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Andie James hosts First Encounter—A Historical Romance Podcast, a arts show with 15 episodes published.

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S1 E10—Private Arrangements by Sherry Thomas with Seth (@dramakingbooks)

May 27, 20261h 5mEp. 10S1

I had an amazing time talking Sherry Thomas with my guest, Seth, this week as we broke down what makes Private Arrangements such a standout in the Historical Romance genre. Listen in as we discuss his own first encounter

Bonus Episode—All About Besotted Books! with Misty Urban

May 20, 20261h 4mS1

Guess what? I'm trying to start a publishing company for historical romance—Besotted Books! I’m so grateful to my friend and fellow historical romance author, Misty Urban, for agreeing to chat with me about Besotted Book

S1 E9—Exploring Joy in Historical Romance with Jane Hadley

May 13, 20261h 3mEp. 9S1

I had such an amazing time this week discussing what historical romance can be and the fun of learning about history, queer joy, and gender fuckery! Jane’s latest release is Mr. Milner Gets Divorced, and you can find out

Bonus Episode—What makes Historical Romance, Historical Romance? with Olivia (@nottheolivia)

May 6, 20261h 0mS1

Today is a fun bonus episode where I chat with Olivia (@nottheolivia on Instagram) about some of her thoughts on Historical Romance. I follow her on Instagram and think she is able to articulate what makes Historical Rom

S1 E8—An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole with Angelique Prince

Apr 22, 20261h 3mEp. 8S1

I really enjoyed this month’s book—An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole. It’s American Civil War setting makes it stand out, and it unfortunately felt sadly too relevant to current attitudes today as we see our heroine,

S1 E7—Expanding the World of Historical Romance with Jenna Bigelow

Apr 8, 202646mEp. 7S1

I had such a wonderful time discussing Jenna Bigelow’s Ancient Rome set historical romances with her this week and looking at ways we can expand the genre while still keeping the core elements of what makes HR unique (wh

S1 E6—Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas with Devan (@diagnosedromantic)

Mar 25, 20261h 0mEp. 6S1

I had so much fun this week finally figuring out what Derek Craven lore is all about! For our third deep dive into a historical romance classic, we are reading and discussing Dreaming of You, the 1994 release from HR que

Bonus Episode—Romancelandia University with Emily (@veryromance) and Kelsey (@yourbookishbff)

Mar 18, 202658mS1

Today is a special episode to celebrate the Spring session of Romancelandia University (RU), which opened this week! I’m joined by the headmistresses of RU, Emily (@veryromance) and Kelsey (@yourbookishbff) to talk about

S1 E5—Reform and Representation in Historical Romance with Katherine Grant

Mar 11, 20261h 6mEp. 5S1

I had an amazing conversation this week with Indie Historical Romance author Katherine Grant. Katherine recently finished her long running series, The Prestons, about the Preston family and their unconventional (an inspi

S1 E4—In Bed with the Devil by Lorraine Heath with Pam

Feb 25, 20261h 7mEp. 4S1

I had so much fun this week discussing In Bed with the Devil by Lorraine Heath with our resident expert and Harlequin Historical (RIP) hype woman, the ever lovely Pam (@pammie823_reads)! We chat about what makes Lorraine

S1 E3—What we love about Historical Romance with Colleen Kelly

Feb 11, 20261h 4mEp. 3S1

This week I am joined by historical romance author Colleen Kelly! We discuss Colleen’s novella, A Midsummer Night’s Duke, as well as what we love about Historical Romance, including—high vs. low stakes, the virgin hero t

S1 E2—Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase with Meg from Plot Trysts

Jan 28, 20261h 7mEp. 2S1

In our first deep dive into a classic of historical romance, how could we read anything other than Loretta Chase's Lord of Scoundrels? What's not to love about a heroine who literally shoots the hero? Jessica Trent is in

S1 E1—Future of Historical Romance with Alexandra Vasti and Felicity Niven

Jan 14, 202659mEp. 1S1

I absolutely LOVED this conversation with Alexandra Vasti and Felicity Niven, both incredible historical romance authors. In this episode we talk about what readers love in HR, what we may need to do in the genre to brin

Introduction to First Encounter

Dec 17, 202549m0

In this Introductory episode, host Andie James discusses why she is starting this podcast—focused on Historical Romance—and how it will be structured, with fellow Indie Historical Romance author Lindsay Barrett. First En

Trailer: First Encounter—A Historical Romance Podcast

Dec 8, 20253m0

Welcome to First Encounter, a new podcast exploring both the foundations, and the future, of Historical Romance. Hosted by Andie James, Historical Romance enthusiast and author.

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