Hello, listener. This is Heaving Buzms, the podcast where two fabulous friends recap romance novels

while developing crushes on everyone and cackling in your ears. Okay, so news about our current

Patreon fundraiser. I'm thrilled to tell you that not even two weeks in our fundraiser to benefit

relief in Ukraine as well as refugees around the world has already raised $570 of your dollars.

So the total donation we would be making as of today is $1140. So two weeks in, we've already

covered Heaving Buzms' upfront $1,000 donation to Rasm Emergency Response in Ukraine and everything

from $1,000 until the end of March goes to World Central Kitchen. Remember, for the entire

month of March, we're doubling all new and increased Patreon memberships and donating that to help

refugees around the world. So listen, if you decide to treat yourself to the over, I don't know,

120 bonus episodes that Erin and I have made, plus like a metric fuck ton of other benefits,

we take the total pledge from your first month, double it and donate it. And if you're a current

Patreon subscriber and you increase your monthly pledge, we're doubling the entire new amount,

not the difference. And you still get 10% off if you pay for an annual membership. But when we

double the first month, we act like that discount doesn't exist. We don't know her. Thank you so

much, seriously, to everyone who's already participated. Our Patreon fundraiser is my favorite thing

that we do as a community all year. And I'm really hoping we can beat our previous fundraising

totals. So now, get ready for a nerdy squeefest. My pal and super wonderful romance author, Sarah

Whitney, joined me to talk about one true pairing by Kathy Yardley. Conventions, fandoms,

geeking out in general. Let's just say that we were in our shared wheelhouse. Here we go.

Oh my god, it's Sarah Whitney. Hello. I am so excited to be. It's been too long. I think the

last time we were talking about crash landing on you, it's been like months, years, I think it's

been decades since I've seen your face. So no, it's not cool. Agreed. I'm excited. We text, but

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