We all know the story of Anthony and Cleopatra. Have you ever thought about their daughter? No Lauren hadn't either until she discovered Dr Jane Draycotts book all about her. They get into the backstory of Cleopatra and Mark Anthony, iconography and retrospective romantacising. Then we get into the woman of the moment and her journey from Egyptian Princess to Roman Prisoner and then Finally African Queen. Prepare to learn more about crocodiles than you expected.

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Lauren is going full on lover girl for a summer of love with Phoenicia Rogerson and her second book Aphrodite. They cover thousands of years of mythology guided by a goddess? who admits straight away that she lies.

They get into the two origin stories of her and fitting that into an already confusing timeline and theres obvious obligatory spoilers

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Get ready to adventure down to the underworld.... Lauren hangs out with one of her earliest guests JJA Harwood for advice on how to get an undead vampire husband of her own ala FMC Irina. They discuss Jo's vampire reseach and real life weddings to the undead. Jo enthuses hard about her partly research and partly fun trips to Romania.

In obligatory spoilers they get into Jo's underwordly inspirations, plot points and how she plotted an enemies to lovers/quest gothic romantasy. Both are on tenderhooks to know if YOU think the steaks are higher in this or in an office enemies to loves with Steve who isn't pulling his weight.

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