Mild Content warning for this episode. We speak briefly about the issue of consent in sex scenes, which we both think is important. Although I refer somewhat lightly to past eras when consent was (to put it mildly) not a revered part of the romance genre, I would like to assure you that I am not in the least glib about the topic. But if you are highly sensitive, maybe turn down the volume for that part (from about 30:20 to 31:37).♥ OK, that’s all the serious stuff. :) A deluxe sample of The Ice Queen (Duke of Strathmore, Book 7), and interview with Historical Romance author and wrangler of fearsome man-eating house cats, Sasha Cottman. Hosted, edited, etc. by Tessa Candle. Book author: Sasha Cottman https://www.sashacottman.com Book narrator: Janine Haynes https://www.facebook.com/VoiceActorHaynes/ Get The Ice Queen on Amazon.com or Audible: https://www.amazon.com/The-Ice-Queen-Sasha-Cottman-audiobook/dp/B07WZX1RMT/&tag=tessacandle02-20 Get The Ice Queen on Apple Books Audio: https://books.apple.com/us/audiobook/the-ice-queen/id1476878818?mt=11&at=1010lSvG Get The Ice Queen on Kobo Audio: https://www.kobo.com/en/audiobook/ice-queen-the Get The Ice Queen on Nook Audio: https://www.nookaudiobooks.com/audiobook/1006376 Get The Ice Queen on Google Audio: Get The Ice Queen on Audiobooks.com: https://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/x/400198 Get The Ice Queen on Scribd: https://www.scribd.com/audiobook/422034344/The-Ice-Queen Description: For Caroline Saunders, beauty is a curse. Everywhere she goes, she is surrounded by men who worship her. But Caroline knows none of them could ever love her just for herself. She treats her court of suitors with cool disdain, gaining herself the title of the Ice Queen. After an ugly altercation with an insistent suitor, Caroline decides it is time to escape the crowded ballrooms of London. With a heart scarred by his parent’s disastrous marriage Julian Palmer, Earl Newhall has been in no particular hurry to take on a wife. But men with titles need heirs. He reluctantly agrees to allow his aunt to arrange a week-long party at his Derbyshire estate. A handpicked group of eligible young women and their chaperones will be in attendance. When a sudden heavy snowstorm stops all but one carriage from making the journey to Newhall Castle, Julian decides he should make the best of a bad situation. However, matters turn from bad to worse when he discovers that it is Caroline Saunders who has arrived wet and freezing cold on his doorstep in the middle of the night. The Ice Queen is the one woman in all of London society, he knows he could never be prevailed upon to marry, let alone love. But when Newhall Castle becomes Caroline’s only place of sanctuary, Julian quickly discovers that beneath her icy demeanor there beats a passionate heart. Two stubborn souls come together in this beautiful tale of enemies to lovers.