Hi everybody, we wanted to let you know that in partnership with the Fetzer Institute,

we have been able to offer some scholarships for two of our upcoming pilgrimages.

Our Duke by Default pilgrimage, we can offer a $1,500 scholarship and our Harry Potter

and the Prisoner of Azkaban pilgrimage, we can offer $1,000 scholarships.

To find out more, go to readingandwalkingwith.com, we can only do this while supplies last.

We have five spots available on each trip.

I hope to see you there.

Go to readingandwalkingwith.com.

Hi everyone, we are still on hiatus between seasons, but today we're thrilled to share a conversation

that I was lucky enough to have with the beloved genius, Nicole Perkins.

If you are a longtime listener of Hot and Bothered, you have heard Nicole's voice before.

She's been on three times now.

She is a writer and a podcaster.

She hosts the podcast, The Prince Mixed Tape, a podcast about the life and legacy of Prince.

And she previously hosted, this is good for you and thirst aid kit.

She's the author of a memoir, sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

And she's also a poet, and her poetry collection is called Lilith, but dark.

She is also, most importantly, a romance reader, a friend of Hot and Bothered.

And she's leading a pilgrimage in May of 2024 with our pilgrimage project, Common Ground Pilgrimages.

She will be guiding 20 pilgrims soon, incredible four day itinerary in Edinburgh, Scotland.

And as true for all of our pilgrimages, this is designed around a specific book.

And in this case, it is our first ever romance novel, A Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole.

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