Clean doesn’t have to mean boring
A Place for Lovers of Clean Romance
Clean romance lovers, this one’s for you. Sarah and Tiffany open the door to real conversations about five-star books, swoon-worthy tropes, faith, and what keeps us coming back to stories that feel pure, hopeful, and deeply romantic. If you love romance that leaves you smiling instead of blushing, you’ve found your people.
In this episode of The Clean Romance Podcast, Sarah Ruth Hickner and Tiffany Noelle Chacon dive into the role age plays in today’s romance and fantasy books. Why are so many protagonists in their late teens and early twenties? Do readers want more stories featuring characters in their thirties, forties, and beyond, or are we happy escaping into worlds filled with twenty-year-olds saving kingdoms and finding love? Join us as we discuss age representation, reader expectations, and whether it’s time for romance and fantasy to broaden the age range of their heroes and heroines.
If you love this discussion, you’ll want to check out our episode, “Is Reading Romance Good for Your Marriage?”
On Youtube https://youtu.be/a8muMtFjj1Q
Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-clean-romance-podcast/id1853708300?i=1000749075389
Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Wqz17qWpiYfXEwO6nGUhM?si=w-kyx2ysRnqVH1-yJlUvgQ
Check out our Five-Star Reads:
Tiffany: All the Things That Come Between Us by Sarah Hickner https://amzn.to/4eQJqhF
Sarah: The Secret Life of Sarah Hollenbeck by Bethany Turner https://amzn.to/4bgtfJf
Other books with older main characters by friends and friends of the show:
Meet our friends of the show and snag a free ebook (or 3) here! www.thecleanromancepodcast.com/friends
Of Song and Darkness by Jessica Spruill https://amzn.to/4vDnvS0
The Risk She Takes by Ella Marie https://amzn.to/4gcz51U
Yours Temporarily by Rose Fresquez https://amzn.to/3SP0TiY
Among the Kingdoms Jacqueline Vaughn Roe https://amzn.to/4vFMIeK
A Christmas novella from the makers of The Clean Romance Podcast
A cozy, clean holiday rom-com filled with forced proximity, office antics, found family, and big-city Christmas charm.
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Meet Your Hosts
Meet The Voices Behind The Mics
Tiffany Noelle Chacon
Tiffany Noelle Chacon is an avid reader of romance and here for the swoon. She’s also the author of: The Equestrian Dreams Series — a clean romance series that Sarah says you should ignore your TBR and read right now. Also, Off the Bench, Pucks and Pranks, A Christmas (Court)Ship, and more sport romances that give ALL the feels.
Sarah Ruth Hickner
Sarah Hickner is a lover of all things clean rom-com (emphasis on com). She’s also the author of Finding Gideon – A true story about faith, grief, and unexpected miracles, and “All the Things That Come Between Us” – A clean romantic comedy novel about fighting for love in marriage and more.