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S091.11: True Blue, Stacey Abrams We Love You
Episode 10
Tuesday, 10 November, 2026
We’re still riding that blue wave! We don’t know what you’re seeing where you are, but it’s all blue where we are (upbeat), so we figured we’d cut the romance pie a little differently this week and recommend some of our favorite books that are blue! We have blue covers, characters named blue, characters who vote blue, characters who are blue, and of course, Stacey Abrams, the reason we’re all so happy. We also try to explain what went on last week to our international listeners and honestly — forgive us, civics teachers everywhere…our heart is in the right place.Learn more about Stacey Abrams’s organization Fair Fight, about the work The States Project is doing for downticket races across the country, and take this as a sign to Run for Something. Sign up to be notified when Fated States phonebanking starts up again.To talk with other readers about your favorite blue books, join our Patreon, which gets you access to the Fated Mates discord (there’s a special group in there for politically active firebirds), and gets you one additional episode every month.Blue BooksIndigo by Beverly JenkinsForever Blue by Suzanne BrockmannNatural Born Charmer by Susan Elizabeth PhillipsThe Duchess in his Bed by Lorraine HeathThe Suffragette Scandal by Courtney MilanForever Your Earl by Eva LeighSimply Sinful by Kate PearceA Duke by Default by Alyssa ColeBond of Hatred by Lynne GrahamSapphire Sunset by C. Travis RiceSapphire Flames by Ilona AndrewsThe Duchess Effect by Tracey LivesayLover (Rhage and Mary) Eternal by JR WardA Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia WilliamsSingle Malt by Layla ReyneThe Rogue of Fifth Avenue by Joanna ShupeIce Planet Barbarians by Ruby DixonForbidden Desire by Robin LovettBluest of Blue by Melissa BlueMastermind by Sarah MacLeanPeculiar Stars by Rebecca YarrosInto the Blue by Emma BrodieSee You Next Tuesday by Kate Stayman-LondonWhere You Least Expect by Kaye BlueHave Yourself a Billionaire for Christmas by Tracey LivesayHow the Dukes Stole ChristmasWhile Justice Sleeps by Stacey AbramsPower of Persuasion by Stacey AbramsSponsorsBlue Box Press, publishers of Jennifer L. Armentrout’s A Crown of Ruin: A Blood and Ash Special Edition Novella, now availble in print and ebook from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, or wherever you get your books.Kristen Jennings, author of Spindle Touched, preorder now in print or ebook at Amazon.Lucy Score, author of The Heist Before Christmas, available in print, ebook, audiobook, or with your monthly subscription to Kindle +.The RestFor even more info about this episode, and to explore everything Fated Mates has to offer, visit: https://fatedmates.net/episodes/2026/11/10/0911-true-blue-stacey-abrahms-we-love-you If you wish you had six more days in a week of people talking about romance, may we suggest joining our Patreon? Aside from an additional episode every month you get access to our Discord, where other romance readers are talking about books they love (and many other things!) all the time. It’s so fun! Learn more about the Patreon and go join those cool people who love romance as much as you do at patreon.com/fatedmates. Beyond your favorite podcast app, you can find us on Instagram, Threads, Blue Sky, Tumblr, and probably some other places, too, if you look hard enough. If you've never listened to our Stop Book Banning episode, there's no better time than now. 00:00 Democracy Bantr15:52 AD: SPINDLE TOUCHED18:10 Cheers to Stacey Abrams! 21:37 Blue Books23:22 Covers29:10 AD: A CROWN OF RUIN35:03 Indigo37:40 Forever Blue41:02 Natural Born Charmer43:39 The Duchess in his Bed45:56 The Suffragette Scandal47:38 AD: THE HEIST BEFORE CHRISTMAS49:49 Forever Your Earl54:24 Simply Sinful 56:15 A Duke by Default1:01:50 Sapphire Sunset 1:04:28 Sapphire Flames1:07:10 The Duchess Effect1:11:01 Lover Eternal 1:13:34 A Love Song for Ricki Wilde 1:16:41 Single Malt1:18:53 The Rogue of Fifth Avenue1:25:07 Forbidden Desire 1:27:33 Have Yourself a Billionaire for Christmas1:30:14 Blue Blue Blue!1:33:43 Wrapping Up!
