One X One is centered on the idea that that two lives committed can make one life together. Join Rob and Sue Parker as they share their life with you.
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Categories: Kids & Family, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture
Tags: christianity, dating, love, marriage, parenting, relationships, romance
Amidst the fireworks and celebrations of Guy Fawkes Night, a covered wagon winds its way along the dark country heath land. Hidden at the back is a young woman who is running away from a thwarted marriage ceremony with the local innkeeper. The driver of the wagon, a young herdsman, is secretly in love with her but is so devoted that he vows to help her reunite with her useless lover. The opening scenes of Thomas Hardy’s sixth novel The Return of the Native, form the backdrop to this story of a profoundly flawed woman and the men who fall in love with her. The book itself had a controversial debut, something which greeted many of Hardy’s novels at that time. It first appeared in serial form in 1878 in the Belgravia magazine, which was notorious for its risqué and sensational content. The radical themes explored by Hardy in the novel prevented many publishers from daring to accept it. However, today it is considered one of the finest Victorian novels and one that marks a great shift in the moral universe of the time. Set in the famous, fictional Hardy country Wessex, The Return of the Native also takes place here in this imaginary county of his own creation. This novel’s action is focused in Egdon Heath in Wessex, and occurs across the time frame of exactly one year and one day. Probably for the first time in English literary history, a book was written that takes a frank and objective look at concepts like illicit physical and romantic relationships, the conflict between human impulse and societal restraint and the tragedy that awaits those who fly in the face of convention. For Hardy, these were enduring themes that he explored time and again, despite the moral outrage that greeted most of his novels. Unforgettable characters like Diggory Venn, the “reddleman” who rescues his beloved Thomasin Yeobright from a failed elopement, the haughty black haired beauty Eustacia Vye, the bitter and superstitious Susan Nunsuch and many more make this a truly panoramic novel. The novel is also remarkable for its deep roots in country customs, folklore and legends which give it a matchless feel of the atmosphere and authenticity. Hardy’s scrupulous plotting, his compassion and humanity, his own experiences of returning to his native Brockhampton after facing the anger of the moral brigade in London all combine to make this book a most valuable experience.
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Tags: audio books, audiobook, ebooks, fiction, free audio books, Literature, Loyal Books, loyalbooks.com, romance, The Return of the Native, Thomas Hardy
Getting Rabbi Orlofsky’s shiurim (Torah classes) is easier than ever! This feed hosts Rabbi Orlofsky’s shiurim on dating, marriage, and related topics, pulled directly from rabbiorlofsky.com. There’s no set schedule, but expect updates every once in a while. Enjoy!
Categories: Comedy, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture
Tags: dating, love, marriage, orlofsky, Rabbi, relationships, romance, shiur, shiurim, torah, wedding
Fueled by art, sexuality, playfulness, adventure, and imagination, Rose & Dayv Caraway will arouse your senses with libidinous tales of love, loss, action, adventure, romance, suspense, horror, science fiction, paranormal, and fantasy. Brimming with limitless creativity and moxie these erotic stories are sure to seduce your thoughts and leave you and your partner(s) wanting more! This show is for adults only.
Categories: Arts
Tags: bbc, BDSM, Cuckold, dom, Erotica, eroticstories, femdom, girl, Hardcore, hot, lesbian, romance, sex, sexuality, sexy, Stories, sub, submission, swinger
An epistolary novel, Lady Susan is an early work by Austen that was posthumously published in 1871. The short novel focuses on the self-serving eponymous anti-heroine, as she cunningly maneuvers her way through society in search of a wealthy husband for both her daughter and herself. Disregarding anything but her own selfish goals, Susan employs her charms to lure men and draw them into her web of deceit, no matter their age or status. Exploring issues including morals, manners, self-indulgence, malevolence, and social machinations, the relatively short novel is sure to fascinate with its atypical form. Comprised of forty-one letters, the novel introduces Lady Susan Vernon, a beautiful recent widow in her thirties, who is allowed to stay with her brother-in -law Charles Vernon and his wife Catherine in their family home. Apparently, this move is initiated after Susan is sent packing from the previous residence where she had been residing, due to the exposure of her flagrant affair with a married man. The novel also focuses on Frederica, Susan’s timid 16-year old daughter, who is terrorized by her mother, as Susan tries to marry her off to the wealthy, yet fatuous Sir James Martin against her wishes. Furthermore, Susan’s skills in manipulation are confirmed when Catherine’s younger brother arrives to meet the notoriously scandalous woman, whose name is attached to many raffish rumors. However, having a way with words, Susan effortlessly manipulates and twists the disreputable gossip to her favor and even has the man converted to the position of advocate. Her true nature is revealed through her correspondence with her friend Alicia Johnson, to whom she reveals all her schemes, contrivances, and the true depth of her unscrupulous nature. Austen effectively employs the epistolary format in her writing, allowing the audience to gain an insight into the characters, their emotions, schemes, and artifices. Unlike Austen’s most notable female characters, who are typically guided by principled objectives, Lady Susan is in contrast guided simply by her egocentric ways. An exciting view of Austen’s early attempts to write in the epistolary format, Lady Susan presents a melodramatic piece full of details, descriptions, provocative characters, and a well-deserved taste of one’s own medicine.
Categories: Arts, Comedy, Kids & Family
Tags: audio books, audiobook, ebooks, Epistolary fiction, fiction, free audio books, humor, jane austen, Lady Susan, Literature, Loyal Books, loyalbooks.com, romance, satire, Teen/Young adult
Why don’t reality dating shows look or feel like reality? Where are all the rose ceremonies and romantic getaways when dating IRL? Is popular TV teaching us anything about modern dating, relationships, and marriage?
These are all topics discussed on 2 Black Girls, 1 Rose — a podcast uncovering what we can learn about modern dating, love, and relationships from popular television. Come ready to unpack, have a laugh, and commiserate with co-hosts and real-life BFFs Justine Kay and Natasha Scott-Reichel and let’s see if we can make sense of this thing called love!
FOR BONUS EPISODES, JOIN US ON PATREON: patreon.com/2blackgirls1rose. Connect with us on Instagram @2blackgirls1rose and email us at 2blackgirls1rose@gmail.com.
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Categories: Comedy, Society & Culture, TV & Film
Tags: bachelor, bachelorette, bachelorinparadise, dating, dating show, modern dating, modern love, realitytelevision, realitytv, recap, relationships, romance, thebachelor, thebachelorette, TVSHOW
The Smut Your Mouth podcast is not your grandma’s book club. We read romance of all kinds, and talk all things spicy, saucy, sassy and nasty.
Categories: Arts, Comedy, Leisure
Tags: bookclub, Books, Reading, romance, romance books, romance reads, smut, spice, spicy books
Harry Burton, salesman of white-goods, bachelor of twenty-eight leads a charmed existence. A letter from his sister, Helen changes his life forever. She and her husband have been invited for a holiday but they can’t find anyone to baby-sit their two toddlers, five-year-old Budge and three-year-old Toddie. Ever the gallant helpful, Harry steps in, foreseeing nothing but a relaxed vacation with lots of books to read and thinks baby-sitting’s a breeze. But destiny has other plans. Harry has long adored a lovely lady from afar and hopes to convince her that he is marriage material by displaying his nurturing side. The only problem is, he hasn’t reckoned with the two little imps he’s saddled with! One of the most hilarious and entertaining books ever been written about adult-child encounters, Helen’s Babies by John Habberton was an instant best-seller when it first came out in 1876. The book’s original title was Helen’s Babies: With Some Account of Their Ways: Innocent, Crafty, Angelic, Impish, Witching and Repulsive, And Also a Partial Record of their Actions during Ten Days of Their Existence! Habberton himself was of such a shy and retiring disposition that he didn’t put his name to the book initially. It was only in 1903 after its wild success, that John Habberton declared himself to be the author, via a newspaper ad! It was so popular that though Habberton initially meant it for adults, its appeal soon crossed all barriers. Writers like Rudyard Kipling and GK Chesterton lavished praise on it, George Orwell mentions it in one of his essays and readers across the world felt it ranked on par with classics like Tom Sawyer or The Wind in The Willows. However, like many books of the time, it slowly faded into oblivion and few modern-day readers have even heard of it. So here’s a chance to delve into the zany world of the imps and Harry Burton! More great books at LoyalBooks.com
Categories: Arts, Comedy, Kids & Family
Tags: audio books, audiobook, ebooks, fiction, free audio books, Helen's Babies, humor, John Habberton, Literature, Loyal Books, loyalbooks.com, romance, Teen/Young adult
Welcome to ‘Don’t Tell Baba,’ a conversational podcast with Middle Eastern flair hosted by Noor and Shereen!
Categories: Arts, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture
Tags: acceptance, arab, arabculture, astrology, Books, donttellbaba, empathy, feminism, Healing, interviews, islam, Literature, love, mental-health, northamericanarab, occult, personal experiences, romance, romancenovels, spirituality, storytelling, talk, Talkshow, trauma, wellness, women
To share with listeners the stories of my paranormal experiences. I will be sharing my poems, fiction books, and short stories that I have written as well as those of other upcoming authors. To share your story: www.zoayaworksllc.comEmail: queenzoaya@gmail.comRoyalty-Free Music from https://www.fesliyanstudios.comOpinion DisclaimerThe views and opinions expressed by Miss Z’s Storytelling are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Buzzsprout. Any content provided by bloggers or authors is of their opinion and is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.
Categories: Arts, Society & Culture
Tags: african american, African deities, ancestor worship, fiction, romance, spiritual, supernatural
A year in the life of Alison Turner, beginning on the eve of her 50th birthday. Will newly divorced Alison find a new plumber?The serialisation of the novel by Liz Hinds, read in a lot of parts.This Time Next Year is available in paperback and kindle formats from Amazon.
Categories: Arts, Fiction, Kids & Family
Tags: family life, fiction, Humour, middle-age, romance, women's
Join USA Today Bestselling historical romance author Jess Michaels as she talks to other authors about their journeys to writing and publishing romance.
Categories: Arts
Tags: creativity, Indie Publishing, publishing, romance, romance writing
A young carpenter falls in love with the village beauty. She, however, has set her sights on a dashing army captain who’s the son of the wealthy local squire. Meanwhile, a beautiful and virtuous young woman preacher arrives in the village. What happens to these people and the strange twists and turns that their lives take are described in the rest of the book. Adam Bede was George Eliot’s first published novel. Published in 1859, the book has remained a firm favorite with readers and academicians alike and is still taught in many English literature courses all over the world. George Eliot was the pen name of well respected scholar, translator and journalist Mary Ann Evans. She adopted a male pseudonym so she could be viewed as a serious writer. Many Victorian women writers had to combat the prevailing notion that women novelists wrote only light hearted romances or Gothic tales. Eliot was largely a self taught person. Her father was the manager of a stately home in Warwickshire and it was here that Eliot had access to the extensive library. She was a voracious reader and taught herself the Classical languages, which she draws upon extensively in her work. In fact, only one of her seven novels can be set without using Greek typeface. Living on the estate also provided her a view of the immense contrast between the lives of the workers and the landowners. She began writing for a radical left-wing journal, The Westminster Review. One of her essays was titled “Silly Novels by Lady Novelists” in which she criticized the dramatic and over emotional writing style and plots of books written by women. Following this, she decided to disprove the theory that women were only capable of such work. A series of stories entitled Scenes of a Clerical Life was published under the pseudonym George Eliot in 1857. Adam Bede was her first complete novel. It met with immediate success and there was intense speculation about the real identity of its author. When impostors began to emerge, claiming authorship, Mary Ann Evans revealed herself to be the real person behind the name. Adam Bede is notable for its compassion and humane outlook on life. Charles Dickens praised it for its authentic representation of rural life. Though many critics have found the plot to be contrived and subject to frequent “meddling” by the author herself, the story remains interesting and engaging even today more than a hundred years after it was first published.
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Tags: Adam Bede, audio books, audiobook, ebooks, fiction, free audio books, George Eliot, History, Kids, Literature, Loyal Books, loyalbooks.com, romance
Cait and Jen discuss the All Souls book trilogy and TV show.
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Tags: adow, allsoulstrilogy, Books, debharkness, fantasy, fiction, Reading, romance, vampire, Witch
Join Jack and Nora as they break down what makes a date movie a great movie! We’re currently working our way through Vanity Fair’s list of the 42 Best Romantic Comedies of All Time to see if they “had us at hello”, or were a “big mistake – huge”! New episodes on Wednesdays wherever you get your podcasts.
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Categories: TV & Film
Tags: chick flick, Comedy, film review, films, Movies, rom-com, romance, romantic, romantic comedy, romcom, theatre
The only podcast where a romance writer and guest debate the sex lives of fictional characters. Hosted by bestselling author, Elissa Sussman.
Categories: Society & Culture, TV & Film
Tags: otp, pop culture, romance, romancelandia, sex
Donovan, lonely and getting over the recent death of his parents, asks his long-time friend Christian to move in with him when he relocates back home again to Phoenix from Los Angeles. After the Vampire Hunters find Lilith in New Orleans, she and her Wiccan friend Anna decide to go where they think no one would expect to find vampires — The Valley of the Sun, Phoenix, AZ. Christian, who is also a Wiccan, meets Anna at a Samhain event (Halloween). The chemistry between them is immediate, and when they introduce their roommates to each other, Don realizes Lilith is not only the woman of his dreams — but that she is the woman in his dreams at night. Two romances are sparked, and now that both couples have found each other, they must fight the vengeful plans of Lilith’s Master.
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Tags: fiction, gothic, modern, novel, romance, vampire, wicca
Set in nineteenth century New England, Little Women follows the lives of the four March sisters-Jo, Beth, Amy and Meg. The novel is a classic rites of passage story, that has often split literature critics but has been adored by many over the years. Intended as a book for young girls, the book is too sentimental for some but plenty of adults and young men have Little Women firmly featured in their best books of all time. The pace of the novel can be slow at times and the language almost too perfect but the overall sympathetic tone of Alcott wins over the reader. The book is semi-autobiographical, with Jo Marsh mirroring the life of an ambitious Alcott. Just like Alcott, Jo is a strong, independent woman who is fighting through her domestic duties to do what she truly loves. Writing is Jo’s passion and in a world where women are expected to put personal growth aside in order to withhold traditional family values, she is met with many challenges. “I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.” The book speaks to every woman that has had to fight against convention. With their father away at war, the four sisters pull together to support each other but still have time to search for their own identity. These ‘little women’ are not children but young adults finding their way via love, religion and confidence. Whilst it may seem sad that the sisters do have to conform to some extent, if you read between the lines there is so much inspiration for young female readers.
Categories: Arts, Kids & Family
Tags: Adventure, audio books, audiobook, ebooks, fiction, free audio books, Kids, Little Women, Louisa May Alcott, Loyal Books, loyalbooks.com, romance
Ever feel like the only thing anyone cares about is whether or not you’re single? After getting tired of being asked, Ashley Rodabaugh decided to find out if others felt the same way and talk about how complicated it can be to find love nowadays. Listen every other Tuesday as she covers funny, entertaining, and interesting modern dating topics with co-hosts and live interviews.
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Thoughts on spirituality, Kabbalah, Jewish thought, Judaism and Relationships. Rabbi Yisroel Bernath is the Senior Rabbi at Rohr Chabad of NDG and the Jewish Chaplain at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. Cherished for his incredible warmth and non-judgmental personality, this hipster is not your typical rabbi. In 2012, Rabbi Bernath founded the smashing success JMatchmaking International, a network of Jewish dating sites. He has made 104 matches (that he knows of) to date! In addition to being a matchmaker and dating coach, Rabbi Bernath is also the author of three books, and continuously produces engaging content on his many social media & podcast platforms. As a professional voice-over artist, screen-writer, and actor, he has been a part of dozens of productions, including the hit CBC Documentary “Kosher Love”.
Categories: Education, Health & Fitness, Religion & Spirituality
Tags: Bible, Bible Study, chabad, happiness, inspiration, jewish, jews, joy, Judaism, Kabala, kabbalah, Lecture, love, Lubavitch, Parsha, Rabbi, relationships, religion, romance, torah