The Smut Plug

We’re back to our first loves: Emily Rath and bisexual awakenings. Beautiful Things kicks off the Second Sons Trilogy, and we’re finding out if Emily brought the spice to Regency England before she ever brought it to the Jacksonville Rays. Spoiler: she did.  📖 This Week’s Book: Beautiful Things by Emily Rath 💞 Tropes: MFM, regency romance, slow burn, reverse harem ⚠️ Triggers: Childhood trauma,...

Our post-apocalyptic wish finally arrived this week (sort of). Mercury Striking by Rebecca Zanetti is a dystopian romance that promises spice at the end of the world, but we’ll see if it survives its own plot. 📖 This Week’s Book: Mercury Striking by Rebecca Zanetti 💞 Tropes: MF, post-apocalyptic, military romance, forced proximity ⚠️ Triggers: Death, violence, kidnapping, pandemic 🔖 Episode Cha...

A spooky season reverse harem where the men watch a little too closely? Fall For Us by Samantha Bee sounds tailor-made for us, so grab your candy bucket and find out whether this one's a trick or a treat. 📖 This Week’s Book: Fall for Us by Samantha Bee 💞 Tropes: MMMF, reverse harem, stalker romance, multi-POV ⚠️ Triggers: Stalking, murder, noncon, dubcon, drugging 🔖 Episode Chapters 00:00:0...

Sports romance? Check. Historical romance? Check. Queer romance? Check, check, check. This week's pick is doing everything at once and somehow still manages to keep it under 400 pages. We love. Come with us on a time machine straight to the 1960s with You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian and two of the sweetest green flags we've read all year. 📖 This Week’s Book: You Should Be So Lucky...

This week BookTok finally got to us and we picked up Kiss of the Basilisk by Lindsay Straube. Is it actually that good or did we just get played by the algorithm? We discuss: whether gold teeth are hot, the exact rules for when it's fine to hook up with someone's dad, and if there's a ceiling on how much smut one book should hold (there is). Come lose your mind with us. 📖 This Week’s...

Swordheart by T. Kingfisher had us TALKING. We debate what romantasy really means, spiral into the intricacies of borrowing against your mortgage, and get real serious about the legality of marrying a sword…who is also a man. It’s fine.  📖 This Week’s Book: Swordheart by T. Kingfisher 💞 Tropes: MF, romantasy, found family, grumpy/sunshine ⚠️ Triggers: Discussion of past abuse, attempted assault,...

We are fully in our single dad appreciation era. Join us for the coziest of autumn reads (we know, it's still summer, but we are preparing) as we dig into Julie Olivia's If It Makes You Happy . This one's got it all: friends to lovers, opposites attract, slow burn, and major 90s nostalgia. 📖 This Week’s Book: If It Makes You Happy by Julie Olivia 💞 Tropes: MF, small town romance, slo...

We're searching for our ideal BDSM book, and we cracked open an MM age gap romance to see if can deliver everything we need. For Real by Alexis Hall promises kink, tenderness, and a hookup that turns into something more. Does it finally scratch the itch or leave us thirstier than ever?  📖 This Week’s Book: For Real by Alexis Hall 💞 Tropes: MM, BDSM, age gap, dual POV ⚠️ Triggers: loss of a g...

Still on the hunt for the perfect FF romance, and this week we're going down under to look for it (see what we did there). Ribbonwood by Ruby Landers is a small town romance that alleges to be enemies to lovers, but we'll be the judge of that. 📖 This Week’s Book: Ribbonwood by Ruby Landers 💞 Tropes: FF, enemies to lovers, small town romance ⚠️ Triggers: grooming and abuse (past), death,...

We had high, high hopes for Harvest Season off the back of book one in Brynne Weaver's Season of Carnage series. But did it deliver, or should this have been a duology? Death, destruction, and mayhem are guaranteed. 📖 This Week’s Book: Harvest Season by Brynne Weaver 💞 Tropes: MF, serial killer romance, small town romance ⚠️ Triggers: Many, including: murder, gore, torture, dementia/Alzheime...

How about: We're back, and we brought serial killers. This week it's Tourist Season by Brynne Weaver. We're talking pet woodchippers, crotch rocket races, Halloweentown vibes, and ball meat (IYKYK). We're hot, we're bloody, let's go. 📖 This Week’s Book: Tourist Season by Brynne Weaver 💞 Tropes: MF, enemies to lovers/revenge, serial killer romance, small town romance ⚠️ Tr...

All good things must come to an end, for now at least. We’re wrapping up Season 1 of The Smut Plug with a review of our most (and least) favorite books and love interests.  🔖 Episode Chapters 00:00:00 - Introduction and Full Season Thoughts 00:09:01 - Best of Book Rankings 00:20:141 - Best (and Worst) Love Interests 00:34:31 - What’s Coming in Season 2 ⭐Enjoyed the episode? Here's how to support...

Book two of The Painted Sinners trilogy is here and we had to be first in line. We brought back Danielle's sister to share her love for Atticus and her very strong feelings about cliffhanger endings. 📖 This Week’s Book: Black Heart Painted Gold by Elena Lawson 💞 Tropes: Why Choose, dark romance ⚠️ Triggers: Murder, kidnapping 🔖 Episode Chapters 00:00:00 - Introducing Black Heart Painted Gold 00...

Calling all reality dating show fans — this one was made for you. This MM workplace romance delivers equal parts cute, messy, and cookies. Read it with us before the movie arrives. 📖 This Week’s Book: The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun 💞 Tropes: MM, forced proximity, fake dating, grumpy/sunshine ⚠️ Triggers: mental health struggles, homophobia 🔖 Episode Chapters 00:00:00 - Introducing The Ch...

We asked for groveling and Lola Rock took that seriously. Pack Darling Pt. 2 is giving us men putting in WORK to win back their omega, we love to see it.  📖 This Week’s Book: Pack Darling Pt. 2 by Lola Rock 💞 Tropes: MMFM, omegaverse, enemies to lovers ⚠️ Triggers: bullying, abuse, trauma, violence 🔖 Episode Chapters 00:00:00 - Introducing Pack Darling Pt 2 00:05:16 - Book Ratings and Review 00...

Is Lilah Darling the coolest omega in the whole world? Yes. Join us as we dive into Pack Darling Pt 1 and all the angst and bad behavior that will make the alpha groveling hit just right. 📖 This Week’s Book: Pack Darling Pt. 1 by Lola Rock 💞 Tropes: MMFM, omegaverse, enemies to lovers ⚠️ Triggers: bullying, abuse, negligence 🔖 Episode Chapters 00:00:00 - Introducing Pack Darling Pt 1 , Characte...

This week we're jumping in early on the newest installment of the Into Darkness dark romance trilogy. Our MMC is certainly a brat…but is he also a d***? Join us as we unpack that any more. 📖 This Week’s Book: Game On by Navessa Allen (Into Darkness #3) 💞 Tropes: Dark romance, enemies-to-lovers, brat kink, MMF ⚠️ Triggers: Bullying, violence, child abuse (past), coercion/blackmail 🔖 Episode...

This week's book has all the makings of a Hallmark movie: sweet, cozy, and just a hint of spice. Join us as we flex our (very limited) football knowledge as we review The Boyfriend Comeback. 📖 This Week’s Book: The Boyfriend Comeback by Lauren Blakely (Winner Takes All #1) 💞 Tropes: MM, football sports romance, rivals to lovers, secret relationship ⚠️ Triggers: Loss/death, anxiety 🔖 Episode...

We are THRILLED to be able to talk about this new entry to one of our favorite sports romance series, Windy City. 📖 This Week’s Book: In Her Own League by Liz Tomforde 💞 Tropes: Sports romance, workplace relationship, age gap, enemies to lovers ⚠️ Triggers: sexism 🔖 Episode Chapters 00:00:00 - Introducing In Her Own League , Characters, and Storyline 00:11:34 - Book Ratings and Review 00:22:14...

If you thought Part 1 was spicy just WAIT until we get into Part 2. Harley Laroux pulled out all the stops and we aren't sure if anything is left. 📖 This Week’s Book: Losers Pt 2 by Harley Laroux (Losers #2) 💞 Tropes: MMFMM, Why Choose romance, BDSM, Enemies to Lovers ⚠️ Triggers: Bullying, BDSM including knife play and degradation, consensual non-consent ⭐Enjoyed the episode? Here's ho...

Oh boy this one was SPICY. Harley Laroux did not hold back, giving us every MMFMM configuration and interaction you could possibly imagine in this prequel novella and part one of the Losers duology. 📖 This Week’s Book: The Dare and Losers Pt 1 by Harley Laroux (Losers #0.5 and #1) 💞 Tropes: MMFMM, Why Choose romance, BDSM, Enemies to Lovers ⚠️ Triggers: Bullying, BDSM including knife play and de...

We aren't waiting to give you our thoughts on this book (hehe...get it). This FF romance nailed the personality and the yearning, but our leads couldn't pull off sneaky to save their lives - we love it. 📖 This Week’s Book: Those Who Wait by Haley Cass 💞 Tropes: FF, friends to lovers, political romance ⚠️ Triggers: Nothing major 🔖 Episode Chapters 00:00:00 - New Format and Book Introduct...

Start your engines because we're all in our first Formula 1 sports romance. We brought our friend, and Charles Leclerc's #1 fan, John along for the ride. 📖 This Week’s Book: Racing Hearts by Grace Newman 💞 Tropes: MF, F1 sports romance, rivals to lovers, fake dating ⚠️ Triggers: None 🔖 Episode Chapters 00:00:00 - Introduction to the World of F1 00:08:39 - Deep Dive: The Fake Dating Pact...

Finally a BDSM book that fully commits to the trope (and it's MM to boot, what a treat). Terms of Service takes us into the world of domestic servitude and we're taking you along for the ride. 📖 This Week’s Book: Terms of Service by Marie Sexton (Heretic Doms Club #1) 💞 Tropes: MM, BDSM, domestic servitude ⚠️ Triggers: Emotional Abuse 🔖 Episode Chapters 00:00:00 - Introduction: Marie Se...

We're nothing if not committed and we were going to finish this dark romance duology no matter the cost. Liv Zander tested our limits on this one. 📖 This Week’s Book: Shadows So Cruel by Liv Zander (Court of Ravens #2) 💞 Tropes: MFM, Dark Romance, Bully Romance, Romantasy, Enemies to Lovers ⚠️ Triggers: Again, all of them. Dubcon, rape, sexual assault, violence. 🔖 Episode Chapters 00:00:00...