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First Dates & Soulmates

Meg Casebolt & Nikki McKnight

Two avid romance readers discuss their love of the genre, the writing process, and share their favorite book recommendations. firstdatesandsoulmates.substack.com

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This week, Nikki and Meg finally dive into Morning Glory Milking Farm: the monster romance that launched a thousand awkward recommendations and at least one “wait… is this actually good?” group chat spiral.

We talk:

* Monster anatomy (briefly), con... more

The first four episodes of Bridgerton Season 4 are here and they might be the strongest opening since Season 1.

SO MANY SPOILERS.

Nikki and Meg break down:

* Benedict Bridgerton as a flawed hero (and why the internet needs to relax)

* Upstairs ... more

We’re continuing our march through the Bridgerton universe with Benedict’s book, An Offer From a Gentleman, the Cinderella-inspired romance featuring a masquerade ball, a missing glove, and one heroine who absolutely refuses to become a kept woman.

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It’s awards season, romance-style. Nikki and Meg are back with the second annual Tingly Awards, where spreadsheets fear us and yearning reigns supreme.

This episode is a full retrospective of everything that gave us tingles in 2025: books, series, t... more

This week, Meg & Nikki are unpacking the latest Netflix romcom: Emily Henry’s People We Meet on Vacation.

In this episode, they dig into:

* Why this story feels like the romance version of a beef trifle: enjoyable, chaotic, structurally confusing more

Episodes 5 and 6 of Heated Rivalry deliver what can only be described as a masterclass in slow-burn payoff. We get hugs and cuddles, hard truths, loopy Shane declarations, the iconic cottage invitation, and finally (finally!!) two men who sit down an... more

What happens when the NFL decides it wants Hallmark’s audience and Hallmark decides it wants football money? You get Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story, a G-rated Christmas movie stuffed with snow, Bills Mafia, stadium lore, and enough exposition ... more

It’s Christmas Eve, which means one thing in the FDSM universe: extremely specific holiday tropes, deeply unserious games, and a shocking number of dead bodies lurking just offstage.

This week, Meg and Nikki dig into the microtropes that make holida... more

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