Emotions & Potions: A love/hate letter to...

In this week's letter we are returning to the Dark Olympus series with the retelling of Psyche and Eros, in Electric Idol by Katee Robert.  Can this heartthrob assassin and plus-size social media maven con not only their terrifying mothers, but all of Olympus as well in the the hopes of saving one of their lives? Find out as we take the story back to it's origins first, then follow this sexy...

Guess what E&P is taking a road trip and we are going to see Halsey live in concert for her Love and Power Tour!! For this episode we are going to chat on the visual/concept album If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power HBO special and the Charlotte, NC show. Find out our thoughts on each, how did they compare, warnings if you are catching the show, and more. We are also giving you our ultimate Hal...

Becoming the new guitarist for your favorite band Bound, should be a dream come true, right? However, the dream quickly turns sour when the band mates make it known they don't want you there at every opportunity. Even the instant hatred becomes messy as a lot of the band's taunts are filled with sexual desire undertones. So what's a girl to do? Find a way to make all three of them hers, while hopi...

After a dark two week journey we are rewarding you and ourselves with something a little more lighthearted. Want to know how we got to this point where we very much enjoy a dark romance, well this episode is for you. Get to know Ashtin and Alex as we get nostalgic and talk through our reading journey. We will discuss the books that made us throughout our lives, reading slumps, cast ourselves and e...

We aren't keeping you waiting for long. Time to catch back up with Adeline and Zade and finish up this twisted cat and mouse duet with Hunting Adeline. Prepare yourself as these books have dark themes and content including graphic violence and sex, trafficking, human sacrifice, child death and more. **for full list of trigger please see author H.D. Carlton's website, we will also provide more cont...

This letter is about to get dark and we mean real dark. For the next two episodes get ready to enter the cat and mouse duet and join in on the haunting and hunting. Prepare yourself as these books have dark themes and content including graphic violence and sex, trafficking, human sacrifice, child death and more.  **for full list of trigger please see author H.D. Carlton's website, we will als...

In this episode we are taking a walk into a Greek mythology retelling as well as some erotica with the Dark Olympus novel Neon Gods by Katee Robert. The smut talk in this one has been kicked up a notch or 13. In true E&P fashion expect a plot breakdown, loves and hates, casting call, and music choices, with a bonus host Tricia providing extra hot takes.  Potion:  ReVah Pomegranate Wi...

This week we dive into the mafia world of the Valetti family with Willow Winters' dark, mafia romance novel Dirty Dom!! This episode does contain spoilers as we give a plot overview, talk about our loves and hates, and give our casting calls and songs of the book! Will we give this book a love or hate letter? Tune in to find out! ;)  Potion:  Denny Bini Lambrusco Dell'Emilia Wine Sparkli...

This week, we are diving head first into the contemporary rom-com novel Hook, Line, Sinker by Tessa Bailey Join us on the love journey of Hannah and Fox as we break down the book and discuss our loves/hates and our fave smutty scenes! Who will we cast for Hannah and Fox? Which songs did we choose for this book? And most importantly, was it a love or a hate letter? Tune in now for all this and more...

Today's episode we are entering the mafia dark romance world with Cruel Lies by Faith Summers. Hear us dish about how this book compares to expectations of a mafia romance read, plot summary, as always our thoughts and feelings on the book, casting call, and song picks. Will this be a love or hate letter? *Trigger and Content Warnings for this episode, listener discretion is advised*  Bully c...

Welcome back to the World of Gloria Terra!!! Are you ready for more Tristian and Sara?! On this episode we finish up our letter to Scarred by Emily McIntire, picking back up on the emotional plot digest, give you our loves/hates of the book, share favorite spicy moments, fan cast, book song choice, final ratings, and a whole lot of laughter.  Scarred Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist...

We get so in-depth on this one it's gonna need 2 parts!!!  Join us as we begin our letter to this dark royal romance story of Scarred by Emily McIntire, book 2 of the Never After Series. It's a reimagining of Lion King with the villain Scar taking the lead role. We were so taken away with this book it needed a deep dive to cover all the emotions.  Drink this book's potion with us.... The...

We watched the movie Fresh written by Lauryn Kahn and Directed by Mimi Cave, and woahhh was it a journey.  Listen to us regale on this tale of Noa (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and Steve (Sebastian Stan). Highly suggest you have a potion alongside us and we still made a playlist capturing the fleshy deliciousness of this movie. Apologies but that was a great hint so listener discretion highly advised o...

This week's episode we will discussing Priest & Midnight Mass a novel and novella by Sierra Simone. There will be tons of spoilers as we chat about the story and really dive deep into the smut scenes, plus the casting call and songs of choice. Pour yourself a glass of this episodes potion Poppy's Kiss and let get into Father Tyler Bell's love story.  *Caution these books have a very taboo...

This is our podcast birthday episode, so we are kicking it off the love/hate letter with the romance novel Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas!!!  Here is your warning this podcast will contain MANY spoilers, so hopefully you have already read the book.  Join your hosts Ashtin and Alex for a book breakdown, favorite and hate it moments, spice talks, casting call, song choice, and find out...

Welcome to Emotions and Potions a love/hate letter to..... with your two water sign hosts Ashtin and Alex. Every other Thursday we will be diving into some emotions about a romance novel, tv show, movie, or whatever the fuck we decide with a themed adult potion. Join in on our weekly banter and shenanigans and keep up with us on our socials and other platforms.   https://linktr.ee/emotionsand...