Plot Trysts

The epitome of a reformed rake requires Meg's defense when Laine comes in swinging. Is Sebastian a true bad boy capable of being redeemed or is he too awful for reform?

Laine and Meg break down this excellent murder mystery/romance and the excellent character development in the series so far. She's a badass with a quick wit and courage. He's Lord Peter. What more can we say?

Stephanie Laurens puts on her deer stalker and calls for the Orient express in this community-centered whodunnit. Generic Cynster Man and Future Cynster Wife fall in love while solving the brutal murder of a close friend, but all's well that ends well.

This Romance-adjacent read covers the most traditionally romance-y book in the Amelia Peabody series. Amnesia? Check. Love triangle? Check? Passionate makeouts in caves while lives are threatened? Check.

Laine and Meg compare this to the first book (mostly favorably) while praising the complex characters and ranting about Chardonnay. Ok the last part is just Laine but STILL.

What does it take to make Meg and Laine hate a book by Lisa Kleypas? A boring heroine, a mistmatched pair, oh and the hero having sex with the heroine when she's too drunk to consent.

The Batshit continues... with masks! Asking a friend for help is so embarrassing, especially when you're not sure if they're willing to help at all. The only thing to do in a situation like that is masquerade as a masked widow and give in to his seduction while continuing your very awkward real life acquaintance without his knowledge. Top 5 carriage sex scenes.

Laine says the world fairytale 37,000 times but Meg wasn't charmed by this book.

Laine is overwhelmed with excitement over her favorite book and spends the whole episode gushing. Meg manges to get insightful comments in over the sounds of Laine's rapturous joy.

Laine and Meg talk about several books set in Egypt and where they go wrong. All of them have different issues, but a woman can talk to panthers and uses her skills to save Cleopatra's life so we had our fun.

Laine and Meg talk about what makes a romance and how to make us love tropes we usually hate.

This book takes the angst and sex of the rest of the series and turns it way way up. A library is put to excellent use, and we discuss what "full angst" means to us.

How was this book written by the same woman who wrote "In the Prince's Bed"? No real conflict, no real relationship building, no real plot. What's the conceptual opposite of having it all? This book.

Laine and Meg review a meta sports romance! Cute, fun, and irreverent in a loving way, we really enjoyed this summer-y read.

Laine and Meg start reviewing the wallflower series with this dive into class conflict and hotel sex. What this one lacks in substance it makes up for in gems, snake bites, and linen closets.

A book about two horse people falling in love. She's young, he's a Cynster, they are both blonde.

No one's first novel should be this good. Lust, agnst, and Mr. Hopple's vests combine to make a story we are very much here for. A few trigger warnings, but no more than we've come to expect from Hoyt. On the flip side, this book is somehow even sexier that we've come to expect from Hoyt.

Laine and Meg are very excited to read about seduction by whist between two fully-formed adults.

Meg and Laine hate brothers who lose their sisters in gambling matches but love it when problematic romance tropes get called out in text. This one is very cute, we mean that mostly as a compliment.

Meg and Laine sort of get distracted by the best bad boy they've read in a while. Thorne may have spent time in prison, but the man can iron his own clothes. Tessa Dare manages to turn a list of tropes we sometimes struggle with into a book we both love.

Laine and Meg talk about good boys pretending to be jerks because of their pain, how to have sex without revealing disfiguring scars, and whether sex is more important than character development.

Laine and Meg rave about a set up that involves carriages and only one room at the inn, though also discuss how (not) sexy a hero can be when he's pushy and jealous. Francine the fossil is along for the ride.

Laine and Meg *gasp* disagree. Meg loved this cute tale of a bad-boy prince and a sheltered uppercrust African woman. Laine could have done without references to eggplant emojis mid hookup.

Laine and Meg talk about Ottoman inspired sex cabins, the realistic difficulties of harp playing in the nude, and well-written low-stakes angst. Oh, and carriage sex.

Laine and Meg admit their mistakes, Laine gets quizzed on quotes from classic literature, and the connotations of the word "naughty" are dissected.