Read Between the Wines with Mandy and Deb

🌹🦇 SARAH J. MAAS… WE NEED TO TALK. AND APPARENTLY, ONE EPISODE ISN'T ENOUGH! 😂🔥 The wait is OVER, and A Court of Splintered Harmony has officially sent us into a full-blown ACOTAR spiral! Mandy and Deb are joined by our returning special guest ASHLEY for PART 1 of our reaction to the latest installment in the ACOTAR universe! And let's just say… THE THREE OF US HAVE THOUGHTS. A LOT OF...

🥃🤠 A GRUMPY COWBOY, A WOMAN ON THE RUN, AND A SERIAL KILLER?! WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?! 😂🔪 We're trading a little wine for BOURBON this week! 🍷🥃 Mandy and Deb are diving into Bourbon and Lies by Victoria Wilder , and apparently small-town romance comes with a side of murder, emotional baggage, and some VERY questionable decision-making. 😂🔥 🤠 GRANT FOXX: A grumpy, protective forme...

🏝️🔪 FIVE MISSING WOMEN. ONE HAUNTED ISLAND. AND A WHOLE LOT OF LIES. 😳💀 OUR THRILLER QUEEN JORDAN IS BACK!! 👑📚 This week on Read Between the Wines , Mandy and Deb are joined by our resident horror and thriller lover, JORDAN , to unpack The Unknown by Riley Sager! 🍷 🎬 A struggling actress lands the role of a lifetime. 🏝️ A remote island with a terrifying history. 👻 A horror movie production...

📚 FALL TBR CHECK-IN… AND APPARENTLY WE CHOSE NIGHTMARES. 💀😂 We're checking in on our Fall TBR, and Mandy & Deb are each bringing ONE book they've crossed off their lists! 🖤 DEB: Anathema by Keri Lake Dark, atmospheric gothic fantasy, haunting world-building, magic, and plenty of mystery. Deb's giving us a high-level, spoiler-free overview of this dark fantasy that's been si...

🐉⚔️ WE WENT THRESHING… AND REBECCA YARROS HAS US QUESTIONING EVERYTHING AGAIN. SURPRISE! We’re back with a BONUS EPISODE talking all things Threshing Day by Rebecca Yarros! We’re breaking down our initial reactions , all the riders featured, the dragon bonds, our favorite moments, and—of course—the Easter eggs Rebecca dropped that could mean BIG things for the future of The Empyrean. 👀🐉 What wa...

Mandy & Deb are BACK and diving into Daggermouth by H.M. Wolfe —and when this book says enemies-to-lovers, it means ENEMIES. 😂 Shadera is sent to kill Greyson. She SHOOTS HIM , they're forced to marry, eventually shoot each other AGAIN and then MAKE OUT?! 🔫💋 We're talking Shadera & Greyson, the Vow, Lira & Callum, the Culling, Brooker's betrayal, THAT ending, PYTHON 🐍 ,...

🍂📚 OUR FALL 2026 TBR IS HERE… and we actually think we built a REALLY good one. 👀🍷 This week on Read Between the Wines , Mandy & Deb are officially building our Fall TBR , and while there are a couple of VERY obvious books that were making this list no matter what… we have so many more books we’re excited to read this season. Of course we’re counting down to: ⚔️ Threshing Day — because aft...

📚🍷 OUR RECENT READS ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE… and honestly, we kind of love it. This week on Read Between the Wines , Mandy & Deb are catching up on what we’ve been reading on our own lately—and somehow we ended up with light romance, wolf shifters, and a dark dystopian TRUE enemies-to-lovers. 😂 ☔ Mandy kicks things off with In Stormy Weather by Chelsea Curto . This one is a fun, lighter rom...

🐎🌶️ ONE LAST TRIP TO CHESTNUT SPRINGS… AND WE GOT A LITTLE UNHINGED. 😂🍷 It’s officially time to say goodbye to Chestnut Springs ! 😭 This week on Read Between the Wines , we’re diving into Hopeless by Elsie Silver —the fifth and FINAL book in the series—and apparently Mandy & Deb decided subtlety was no longer necessary. 😂 We’re breaking down Beau Eaton & Bailey Jansen , their 13-year...

❄️🐂 Winter Hamilton and Theo Silva… WHERE DO WE EVEN BEGIN?! 🌶️ This week, Mandy and Deb are heading back to Chestnut Springs for Reckless by Elsie Silver —and we have a LOT to discuss. Winter has spent the series being labeled cold, difficult and downright unlikeable…but once we finally get her story, everything changes. And then there’s Theo Silva: professional bull rider, shameless flirt, surp...

Sarah J. Maas dropped the covers and captions for A Court of Shattered Harmony and A Court of Forgotten Melody —and Mandy, Deb, and special guest ASHLEY are officially going down the ACOTAR theory rabbit hole. 🐇🍷 What clues are hiding in the cover art ? 🔮 Are we seeing hints of scrying ? Could there be a Throne of Glass connection? Will the Dread Trove come back into play? And just how importan...

🌶️📚 Bennett has been in love with Bower since he was SIXTEEN... and now she lives in his apartment building. What could possibly go wrong? 👀😂 This week, Mandy and Deb are diving into Just for the Plot by Meghan Quinn , and this one gave us EVERYTHING—best friend's brother, reverse age gap, years of pining, sports romance, hilarious group chats, a book club, a mobile bookstore dream, and eno...

Jasper Gervais and Sloane Winthrop finally get their moment, and we're talking about everything in this full spoiler discussion of Powerless , Book 3 in Elsie Silver's Chestnut Springs series. From Jasper's heartbreaking childhood and the Eaton family's unwavering love to Sloane's journey of finding her own voice, this book delivered all the emotions. We discuss the unforgettab...

This week on Read Between the Wines , we're back in Chestnut Springs to discuss Heartless by Elsie Silver—the book that turned the grumpiest Eaton brother into one of our favorite cowboy book boyfriends. 🤠🍷 Join Mandy and Deb as we dive into Cade Eaton's journey from overworked single dad to finally finding love with the sunshine that is Willa Grant. We discuss everything from Luke steal...

🚨 BONUS EPISODE! 🚨 Rebecca Yarros surprised the Empyrean fandom with the announcement of Threshing Day , and you KNOW we had to grab a glass of wine and start theorizing. 🍷🐉 Join Mandy and Deb as we break down everything we know so far, speculate on who the 13 stories might follow , discuss which dragons and riders we hope make an appearance, and share our wildest theories about what Rebecca Y...

This week, Mandy and Deb head to Chestnut Springs as they begin Elsie Silver's Flawless , the first book in the beloved cowboy romance series. We discuss everything from Rhett Eaton's PR disaster and Summer Hamilton's impossible assignment to the slow-burn romance, forced proximity, one-bed trope, family dynamics, and all the cowboy charm that made readers fall in love with the Eaton f...

🎉 We're celebrating ONE YEAR of Read Between the Wines! 🍷📚 What started as two sisters talking about books has turned into 50 episodes , countless reviews, unforgettable characters, hilarious debates, and an amazing community that we never imagined we'd have. ❤️ In this special anniversary episode, Mandy and Deb look back on our first year of podcasting—sharing our favorite episodes, th...

⚠️ FULL SPOILER WARNING ⚠️ This week we're diving into Starside by Alex Aster , one of the most talked-about new romantasy releases! 🌟🐉⚔️ Join Mandy and Deb as we break down everything from the incredible world-building and deadly Questral to dragons, gods, magic, shocking betrayals, unforgettable romance, and an ending that completely changed everything we thought we knew. We discuss: ✨ St...

Welcome back to Read Between the Wines! 🍷📚 This week we're catching up on some of our recent reads, current obsessions, and whatever else happens to derail the conversation along the way. 😂 Join Mandy and Deb as we discuss some of the books that have been taking over our lives lately, including Deb's deep dive into Chloe Walsh's Boys of Tommen series and Mandy's thoughts on Nora...

This week on Read Between the Wines, we're wrapping up our journey through Rose Hill with the final book in the series, Wild Card by Elsie Silver. ❤️🤠🔥 Join Mandy and Deb as we dive into Bash and Gwen's unforgettable second-chance romance, a story that all starts with one snowed-in airport, one wrong phone number, and years of terrible timing. In this full spoiler review, we're discu...

This week on Read Between the Wines , we're heading back to Rose Hill for Wild Side by Elsie Silver , the third book in the Rose Hill series—and we have some thoughts. 👀🤠🔥 In this full spoiler review, we're diving into Rhys Dupris and Tabitha Garrison's marriage-of-convenience romance, the emotional aftermath of Erika's death, and the unexpected guardianship storyline that force...

This week on Read Between the Wines , we’re heading back to Rose Hill for Wild Eyes by Elsie Silver — and honestly? West Belmont might be one of our favorite Elsie Silver men EVER 😭🤠🔥 In this episode, we dive into everything that made this cowboy romance impossible to put down: the emotional healing journey, the celebrity burnout storyline, the chemistry between Skylar and West, and of course…...

This week on Read Between the Wines , we’re diving into Rules for the Summer by Meghan Quinn — and honestly? Meghan Quinn did it AGAIN 😍🔥 In this episode, we break down this chaotic, funny, surprisingly emotional summer rom-com filled with accidental matchmaking, candy shop renovations, British charm, and some VERY spicy moments 👀🌶️ We follow Renley as she fights to save Rudder’s Sweets while a...

This week on Read Between the Wines, we’re diving into Wild Love by Elsie Silver — and let’s just say… we get the hype now 😍🔥 In this episode, we break down everything we loved about Ford Grant, Rosie Belmont, and the small-town romance that completely won us over. From the romantic tension and unforgettable banter to the emotional family moments and VERY spicy scenes 👀🌶️… this book had us hook...

⚠️ Language Warning: We curse. You’ve been warned. 🌶️ Spicy Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of very explicit sexual content from Joey by Sadie Kincaid. If you’re listening with kids in the car, at work without headphones, or around anyone who doesn’t need to hear about mafia smut… maybe circle back later 😏🍷 This week on Read Between the Wines, we’re back with another Pour Decis...