We Read It One Night

We're getting super controversial this episode as we talk RPF (Real People Fiction) in romance and whether we think it's ok to sell spicy books about real people. We discuss the origins of RPF romance (in fanfic, of course), the line between inspiration and imitation, and why we think people are being a lot more open about their books being RPF. And if you want to scratch the RPF itch without the weirdness, we give you tons of recommendations for books to read instead. Enjoy the show! ADVERTISE with us! SUPPORT THE PODCAST by visiting our Bookshop.org Storefront to get any book mentioned in the episode. If you use this link or go directly from our store, we earn a small commission. You can also buy us a coffee and shop some WRION merch ! FOLLOW THE PODCAST on Instagram/Threads @wereaditonenight FOLLOW Alison on Instagram/Threads @thealisonfinch FOLLOW Caro: on Instagram/Threads @difficultwomanthreads Facebook: We Read It One Night Email: wereaditonenight [at] gmail.com Theme music: ‘Ocean Night’ by pixelmaniaxx via Pixabay Ad music: ‘Magicdal 80s’ by PaftDrunk via Pixabay

Prepare for Halloween with this book that's about the scariest thing ever: being a virgin in your thirties--OOPS, I mean the literal zombie apocalypse! We're talking DOOMSDATE by Laura Piper Lee, where (ex?)doomsday prepper Maisie falls in love with film professor Everett (and his cat, Chicken) while also battling zombies and being hot. Enjoy the show! Laura Piper Lee has been on the podcast! ADVERTISE with us! SUPPORT THE PODCAST by visiting our Bookshop.org Storefront to get any book mentioned in the episode. If you use this link or go directly from our store, we earn a small commission. You can also buy us a coffee and shop some WRION merch ! FOLLOW THE PODCAST on Instagram/Threads @wereaditonenight FOLLOW Alison on Instagram/Threads @thealisonfinch FOLLOW Caro: on Instagram/Threads @difficultwomanthreads Facebook: We Read It One Night Email: wereaditonenight [at] gmail.com Theme music: ‘Ocean Night’ by pixelmaniaxx via Pixabay Ad music: ‘Magicdal 80s’ by PaftDrunk via Pixabay

PSA: the Devil is a Himbo!!! Today, we're chatting about SON OF THE MORNING by Akwaeke Emezi, a sleeper throuple romance between Galilee, a badass lady of unknown supernatural origin, Lucifer, aka Satan, and Leviathan, Lucifer's ex-boyfriend and right hand man. It's the podcast's first (but not last!) polyamorous romance. Follow us as we move through a book about a bunch of really hot people banging, angsting, and (when they have time) preventing the apocalypse. If there's one thing we've taken away from this episode, it's that Hell absolutely needs an HR rep. Enjoy the show! SUPPORT THE PODCAST by visiting our Bookshop.org Storefront to get any book mentioned in the episode. If you use this link or go directly from our store, we earn a small commission. You can also buy us a coffee and shop some WRION merch ! ADVERTISE with us! FOLLOW THE PODCAST on Instagram/Threads @wereaditonenight FOLLOW Alison on Instagram/Threads @thealisonfinch FOLLOW Caro: on Instagram/Threads @difficultwomanthreads Facebook: We Read It One Night Email: wereaditonenight [at] gmail.com Theme music: ‘Ocean Night’ by pixelmaniaxx via Pixabay Ad music: ‘Magicdal 80s’ by PaftDrunk via Pixabay

It's emotional support clown season, and we're celebrating by reading THIEF OF SHADOWS by Elizabeth Hoyt, the fourth in her iconic Maiden Lane series (no need to read the others before diving into this one!). We follow Winter Makepeace, emotionally (and sexually) repressed orphan master by day, vigilante eighteenth century clown by night, and Lady Isabel Beckinhall, the experienced, suave, Chuck Bass to his Blair Waldorf. These two have BJ-induced existential crises, solve crimes, and win the love of dozens of orphans on their journey to falling in love--and we absolutely devoured every word of it. Enjoy the show! The Windflower episode SUPPORT THE PODCAST by visiting our Bookshop.org Storefront to get any book mentioned in the episode. If you use this link or go directly from our store, we earn a small commission. You can also buy us a coffee and shop some WRION merch ! FOLLOW THE PODCAST on Instagram/Threads @wereaditonenight FOLLOW Alison on Instagram/Threads @thealisonfinch FOLLOW Caro: on Instagram/Threads @difficultwomanthreads Facebook: We Read It One Night Email: wereaditonenight [at] gmail.com Theme music: ‘Ocean Night’ by pixelmaniaxx via Pixabay

EVERYONE who signs up to our giveaway wins a FREE spicy toy or gift card for toys! http://bbvibes.com/onenight #bbpartner Hey comrades! To kick off spooky season, we're asking the question everyone (okay, some people) is wondering: is horromance a real thing?? We talk what makes up the horror, gothic, and romance genres and how they can (and can't) be combined while still letting genre mean something. We also absolutely stuff your TBR with recs that'll scratchy that spooky AND sexy itch this Halloween season. Enjoy the show! Reformed Rakes - Definition of Romance as a Genre Sing Me to Sleep episode SUPPORT THE PODCAST by visiting our Bookshop.org Storefront to get any book mentioned in the episode. If you use this link or go directly from our store, we earn a small commission. You can also buy us a coffee and shop some WRION merch ! FOLLOW THE PODCAST on Instagram/Threads @wereaditonenight FOLLOW Alison on Instagram/Threads @thealisonfinch FOLLOW Caro: on Instagram/Threads @difficultwomanthreads Facebook: We Read It One Night Email: wereaditonenight [at] gmail.com Theme music: ‘Ocean Night’ by pixelmaniaxx via Pixabay Ad music: ‘Magicdal 80s’ by PaftDrunk via Pixabay

EVERYONE who signs up to our giveaway wins a FREE spicy toy or gift card for toys! http://bbvibes.com/onenight #bbpartner It's the romcom event of the fall!! We're talking the first Ali Hazelwood adaptation of many: THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS movie starring Lili Reinhart as Olive and Tom Bateman as Adam. We chat all the things we loved and the few things we'd change, speculate over upcoming romance adaptations, and give this movie our official rating. Whether you loved the film or hated it, we hope you enjoy the show! Probably Smut Ali Hazelwood special editions Love Hypothesis episodes: Part 1 ; Part 2 SUPPORT THE PODCAST by visiting our Bookshop.org Storefront to get any book mentioned in the episode. If you use this link or go directly from our store, we earn a small commission. You can also buy us a coffee and shop some WRION merch ! FOLLOW THE PODCAST on Instagram/Threads @wereaditonenight FOLLOW Alison on Instagram/Threads @thealisonfinch FOLLOW Caro: on Instagram/Threads @difficultwomanthreads Facebook: We Read It One Night Email: wereaditonenight [at] gmail.com Theme music: ‘Ocean Night’ by pixelmaniaxx via Pixabay Ad music: ‘Magicdal 80s’ by PaftDrunk via Pixabay

EVERYONE who signs up to our giveaway wins a FREE spicy toy or gift card for toys! http://bbvibes.com/onenight #bbpartner Has romance become the fanfic genre? Do we like Reylo? How do we feel about Dramione? Where is the probing Mulder/Scully fic of our dreams?? We dig into all the most controversial lore of fanfic and fandom, unpack its relationship with the romance genre, and give you plenty of recs for the iconic fanfics republished as original fiction that we love, including some you may not know about. Enjoy the show! Love Hypothesis episodes: Part 1 ; Part 2 SUPPORT THE PODCAST by visiting our Bookshop.org Storefront to get any book mentioned in the episode. If you use this link or go directly from our store, we earn a small commission. You can also buy us a coffee and shop some WRION merch ! FOLLOW THE PODCAST on Instagram/Threads @wereaditonenight FOLLOW Alison on Instagram/Threads @thealisonfinch FOLLOW Caro: on Instagram/Threads @difficultwomanthreads Facebook: We Read It One Night Email: wereaditonenight [at] gmail.com Theme music: ‘Ocean Night’ by pixelmaniaxx via Pixabay Ad music: ‘Magicdal 80s’ by PaftDrunk via Pixabay

Comrades! Today, we're travelling to Italy on Noah's Ark with IT HAD TO BE HIM by Adib Khorram, a delicious, missed connection, M/M romance. Ramin's a hot gay guy trying to get that good good Italian peen, but he ends up running into his high school American best friend Noah who's a fake carpenter considering a move to the Italian countryside with his child/plot device and hot ex-wife who we write live fanfiction about. Enjoy the show! SUPPORT THE PODCAST by visiting our Bookshop.org Storefront to get any book mentioned in the episode. If you use this link or go directly from our store, we earn a small commission. You can also buy us a coffee and shop some WRION merch ! FOLLOW THE PODCAST on Instagram/Threads @wereaditonenight FOLLOW Alison on Instagram/Threads @thealisonfinch FOLLOW Caro: on Instagram/Threads @difficultwomanthreads Facebook: We Read It One Night Email: wereaditonenight [at] gmail.com Theme music: ‘Ocean Night’ by pixelmaniaxx via Pixabay

Ooooh we're throwing down this episode, comrades! Join us as we dish out a bunch of hot takes, dive into controversial waters, and yap about the things we love (and hate) about the romance genre and its community. Did you agree with our unpopular opinions? Were you screaming that we were dead wrong at your podcasting app? Let us know in a review or slide into our DMs. Enjoy the show! The Androgynous Reader Danica Nava episode Eloisa James episode SUPPORT THE PODCAST by visiting our Bookshop.org Storefront to get any book mentioned in the episode. If you use this link or go directly from our store, we earn a small commission. You can also buy us a coffee and shop some WRION merch ! FOLLOW THE PODCAST on Instagram/Threads @wereaditonenight FOLLOW Alison on Instagram/Threads @thealisonfinch FOLLOW Caro: on Instagram/Threads @difficultwomanthreads Facebook: We Read It One Night Email: wereaditonenight [at] gmail.com Theme music: ‘Ocean Night’ by pixelmaniaxx via Pixabay

We're travelling to the 80s in this week's episode with THE WINDFLOWER by Laura London, an old school bodice ripper if there ever was one, complete with pirates, kidnapping, and emotionally repressed men. This book follows Merry (not Mary), the most patriotic woman who ever lived, and Devon, a pirate/secret duke/sex god as they sail around on their pirate ship, helping Captain Morgan (yes, that's his real name) loot other ships and take care of orphans. It's such a delight!! Come for the pirates, stay for the found family and if you're so inclined, write us some Cat and Rand Morgan fanfic. Enjoy the show! Beyond Heaving Bosoms book Laura London bio SUPPORT THE PODCAST by visiting our Bookshop.org Storefront to get any book mentioned in the episode. If you use this link or go directly from our store, we earn a small commission. You can also buy us a coffee and shop some WRION merch ! FOLLOW THE PODCAST on Instagram/Threads @wereaditonenight FOLLOW Alison on Instagram/Threads @thealisonfinch FOLLOW Caro: on Instagram/Threads @difficultwomanthreads Facebook: We Read It One Night Email: wereaditonenight [at] gmail.com Theme music: ‘Ocean Night’ by pixelmaniaxx via Pixabay

We feel God in this Chili's! This episode, we dive into PRIEST by Sierra Simone, *the* priest romance of our time. We follow Tyler and Poppy through their taboo yet strangely sweet journey. We get a little (a lot) deep about theology, including the holiness of cunnilingus. And we obsess over MMC POVs where they become losers over their love interests. Enjoy the show! SUPPORT THE PODCAST by visiting our Bookshop.org Storefront to get any book mentioned in the episode. If you use this link or go directly from my store, we earn a small commission. You can also buy me a coffee and shop some WRION merch ! FOLLOW THE PODCAST on Instagram/Threads @wereaditonenight FOLLOW Alison on Instagram/Threads @thealisonfinch FOLLOW Caro: on Instagram/Threads @difficultwomanthreads Facebook: We Read It One Night Email: wereaditonenight [at] gmail.com Theme music: ‘Ocean Night’ by pixelmaniaxx via Pixabay

Comrades! We're diving into the piping hot waters of romance community tea with today's topic: Book Boyfriends! The cishet white men popping up in online romance spaces with shady at best intentions. We talk parasociality, the capitalism of it all, centering men, and how BookTok and Bookstagram have become ground zero of a change we're seeing in the separation between real and online life. Do you agree with our takes? Are you a book boyfriend defender forever? Do you have absolutely no idea what we're talking about because you're not chronically online? Let us know in a review or in the comments on our socials. Enjoy the show! Butcher & Blackbird episode Reformed Rakes Fabio episode SUPPORT THE PODCAST by visiting our Bookshop.org Storefront to get any book mentioned in the episode. If you use this link or go directly from my store, we earn a small commission. You can also buy me a coffee and shop some WRION merch ! FOLLOW THE PODCAST on Instagram/Threads @wereaditonenight FOLLOW Alison on Instagram/Threads @thealisonfinch FOLLOW Caro: on Instagram/Threads @difficultwomanthreads Facebook: We Read It One Night Email: wereaditonenight [at] gmail.com Theme music: ‘Ocean Night’ by pixelmaniaxx via Pixabay

Comrades!! It's the beginning of a new era! Caro officially joins the podcast as a co-host. We're debuting some new theme music. And to kick it all off, we're talking about thee primordial rom-com and also the inspo behind the name of this podcast, IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT. Y'all are not gonna believe how many of your favorite tropes were birthed from this movie or just how sexy it is considering our MCs never kiss on screen. Enjoy the show! Caro's previous episodes: Wuthering Heights ; All-Nighters Marxist High School Musical Everyone is Beautiful and No One is Horny SUPPORT THE PODCAST by visiting our Bookshop.org Storefront to get any book mentioned in the episode. If you use this link or go directly from the store, we earn a small commission. You can also buy me a coffee , shop some WRION merch , or grab something from my sapphic, bookish Etsy shop ! FOLLOW THE PODCAST on Instagram/Threads @wereaditonenight FOLLOW Alison: on Instagram/Threads @thealisonfinch FOLLOW Caro: on Instagram/Threads @difficultwomanthreads Facebook: We Read It One Night Email: wereaditonenight [at] gmail.com Theme music: ‘Ocean Night’ by pixelmaniaxx via Pixabay

A New Era dawns in Romancelandia! Alison, a romance author and reader, and Caro, a romance blogger, chat the romance novels that make us want to stay up reading and the romance community tea that keeps us up too. Join us weekly for book deep dives, hot topics, watch parties, author interviews, and more! SUPPORT THE PODCAST by visiting our Bookshop.org Storefront to get any book mentioned in the episode. If you use this link or go directly from my store, we earn a small commission. You can also buy me a coffee and shop some WRION merch ! FOLLOW THE PODCAST on Instagram/Threads @wereaditonenight FOLLOW Alison on Instagram/Threads @thealisonfinch FOLLOW Caro: on Instagram/Threads @difficultwomanthreads Facebook: We Read It One Night Email: wereaditonenight [at] gmail.com Theme music: ‘Ocean Night’ by pixelmaniaxx via Pixabay

Comrades! Welcome to this special announcement episode where we welcome Caro as the new co-host of the podcast and also announce that we're heading back to weekly episodes! So excited to start this new era. We're back in your earholes next Wednesday. Caro's previous episodes: Wuthering Heights ; All-Nighters SUPPORT THE PODCAST by visiting our Bookshop.org Storefront to get any book mentioned in the episode. If you use this link or go directly from my store, we earn a small commission. You can also buy me a coffee and shop some WRION merch ! FOLLOW THE PODCAST on Instagram/Threads @wereaditonenight FOLLOW Alison on Instagram/Threads @thealisonfinch FOLLOW Caro: on Instagram/Threads @difficultwomanthreads Facebook: We Read It One Night Email: wereaditonenight [at] gmail.com

Hey comrades! Laura Piper Lee comes on the podcast to talk her latest release, stoner romcom, POT SHOT, her experience with Crohn's and weed, and disability representation in romance. Enjoy the show! Connect with Laura: website ; Insta Preorder DOOMSDATE; see Laura on tour SUPPORT THE PODCAST by visiting my Bookshop.org Storefront to get any book mentioned in the episode. If you use this link or go directly from my store, I earn a small commission. You can also buy me a coffee , shop some WRION merch , or grab something from my sapphic, bookish Etsy shop ! FOLLOW THE PODCAST on Instagram/Threads @wereaditonenight or FOLLOW ME on Instagram @thealisonfinch Facebook: We Read It One Night Email: wereaditonenight [at] gmail.com

Hello, listener! This episode features the incredible Lavanya Lakshmi (you might recognize her name because I included her book LEAVE AND COME BACK on my list of All-Nighters for 2026 so far!) and we're talking about families in romance—blood ties, found family, blending families, multicultural families, and more. We also leave you with plenty of recs for where to start your Bollywood journey and excellent books featuring family. Enjoy the show! Get LEAVE AND COME BACK ! Connect with Lavanya: website ; IG Episodes mentioned: All-Nighters 2026 Part 1 Season of Love SUPPORT THE PODCAST by visiting my Bookshop.org Storefront to get any book mentioned in the episode. If you use this link or go directly from my store, I earn a small commission. You can also buy me a coffee , shop some WRION merch , or grab something from my sapphic, bookish Etsy shop ! FOLLOW THE PODCAST on Instagram/Threads @wereaditonenight or FOLLOW ME on Instagram @thealisonfinch Facebook: We Read It One Night Email: wereaditonenight [at] gmail.com

Hey comrades! Caro's back on the podcast this week to chat our favorite romance reads of the year so far--the books that made us want to stay up all night reading them. Get out your Goodreads and your Storygraph because you're gonna walk away from this episode with an absolutely stuffed TBR. Enjoy the show! Connect with Caro: Insta ; Threads ; Wuthering Heights episode WRION episodes mentioned: Part of Your World The Love Hypothesis, Part 1 , Part 2 SUPPORT THE PODCAST by visiting my Bookshop.org Storefront to get any book mentioned in the episode. If you use this link or go directly from my store, I earn a small commission. You can also buy me a coffee , shop some WRION merch , or grab something from my sapphic, bookish Etsy shop ! FOLLOW THE PODCAST on Instagram/Threads @wereaditonenight or FOLLOW ME on Instagram @thealisonfinch Facebook: We Read It One Night Email: wereaditonenight [at] gmail.com

There's no HEA with reproductive choice! Jessica Cale of Dirty Sexy History joins me to on this week's episode to discuss BOMBSHELL by Sarah MacLean (the first in the Hell's Belles series) featuring bisexual icon, Sesily Talbot, and Large American Man™, Caleb Calhoun, plus Jessica's upcoming history of contraceptives and abortion, FORBIDDEN FRUIT (out 1/27/27). Obviously, we talk a lot about birth control, abortion, pregnancy, and women's/gender rights history, so if those topics make you uncomfortable, this episode might not be for you. Enjoy the show! Connect with Jessica: website ; Instagram Preoroder FORBIDDEN FRUIT Support the National Network of Abortion Funds SUPPORT THE PODCAST by visiting my Bookshop.org Storefront to get any book mentioned in the episode. If you use this link or go directly from my store, I earn a small commission. You can also buy me a coffee , shop some WRION merch , or grab something from my sapphic, bookish Etsy shop ! FOLLOW THE PODCAST on Instagram/Threads @wereaditonenight or FOLLOW ME on Instagram @thealisonfinch Facebook: We Read It One Night Email: wereaditonenight [at] gmail.com

Happy Pride Month! Dive into an oldie but a goodie with this episode on an iconic sapphic romance. The pod will be back with a new episode next week! - Hey pals! Today, we’re raving over DELILAH GREEN DOESN'T CARE by Ashley Herring Blake. Join grumpy NYC lesbian Delilah and sunshine PNW small town bisexual and single mom Claire as they reluctantly fall in love and try to sabotage their friend's wedding. Delilah Green is possibly the hottest woman we've read in a book. Claire is the cutest. And we fell in love with this book. Enjoy the show! Brazen banter: A pitch for Taylor Swift's Eras Tour! The anatomy of a wicked stepsister! Having children with a man? Cat Scale: 6 Revolutionary Resources Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail Attachment styles SUPPORT THE PODCAST by visiting my Bookshop.org Storefront to get any book mentioned in the episode. If you use this link or go directly from my store, I earn a small commission. You can also buy me a coffee , shop some WRION merch , or grab something from my sapphic, bookish Etsy shop ! FOLLOW THE PODCAST on Instagram/Threads @wereaditonenight or FOLLOW ME on Instagram @thealisonfinch Facebook: We Read It One Night Email: wereaditonenight [at] gmail.com