FMKlit Pod

Interior; Podcast studio; day. Two tipsy hosts are yammering on about something. Cross-fade to...ROMANCE! We hope you like movie magic, dear listeners, because today we're doing Screenwriters! For this episode we read "It's Complex" by Shoma Narayanan and "This is Kind of an Epic Love Story" by Kacen Callender. In this well-structured episode, our hosts discuss when the back of a book lies to us,...

We're back, dear listeners, with a full episode! But this one is going to be a little different. You may remember in ep. 49 "Hate to Love" that we read a little book called "The Hating Game: A Novel" by Sally Thorn. And we....had things to say about it. One of those things was that it was being made into a movie. So we watched it! Even Christine got in on the fun and we discuss the movie vs. the b...

Hello all you wonderful people! Oh we've missed you so!! This is just a grand announcement that we are back!! Not to mention some updates and what we've been up to and what you can expect in the next month. On 1/19 we will release a special episode, and starting in February we will be back to our regular format with the books "It's Complex" by Shoma Narayanan, and "This is Kind of an Epic Love Sto...

A brief announcement about our summer break! We'll be taking a break for the next couple months, at least. But never fear! We'll be sure to give you a heads up of when we're coming back.

Here at FMKlit, we have a philosophy that we hold very near and dear to our hearts: Sun's out, buns out! Summer's around the corner and we're ready to heat things up! Today, we read "A Small Slice of Summer (The Best of Betty Neels)" by Betty Neels and "The Summer of Jordi Perez (And the Best Burger in Los Angeles)" by Amy Spalding. For this sun-soaked episode, our hosts discuss the mood killer th...

How do you like your love? Dirty? With a twist? On the rocks? However you like your love, make it a double! You deserve it. And while you do, we're going to do bartenders! Today we read "Breaking the Bachelor (Smart Cupid Book 1)" by Maggie Kelley, and "Pretty Perfect (Boys in Makeup Book 1)" by Christina Lee and Riley Hart. For this happy hour (and change), our hosts discuss bars that have too ma...

Some things are just better in groups: board games, splitting a check, love. And knitting! So put some love into every stitch because today we're doing knitting! For this cozy episode, we read "Neanderthal Seeks Human: A Smart Romance (Knitting in the City Book 1)" by Penny Reid and "Knit, Purl, a Baby and a Girl: An LGBTQ Romance" by Hettie Bell. Today our hosts discuss the subtle differences bet...

I don't know about you, dear Listener, but nothing gets my gears going quite like a hot burst of steam. So it's a good thing that we're doing Steampunk! For today's episode we read "The Stowaway Debutante (Tales of the Captain Duke Book 1)" by Rebecca Diem and "Prosperity" by Alexis Hall. For this steamin' hot episode, our begoggled hosts discuss the importance of bawdy houses, the scourge that is...

We've been running drills all day, but there's no camouflaging our love, Listeners. We're here to serve and protect....your hearts. Because today we're doing the Military! For this very strict episode, we read "The Lieutenants' Online Love (American Heroes Book 2621)" by Caro Carson, and "Zenko: MM Military Suspense (Tags of Honor Book 1)" by Annabella Stone. Today, our commanding hosts discuss th...

Claire is a glutton for punishment and decided that she wanted to inflict Neil and you, the gentle listeners, with the worst romance novel in the world. What she found was "The Worst Romance Novel in the World: A Mercifully Abridged Version of: Eternal Passion at Sunset by Tanya St. Clair" adapted by Cassandra Gannon. Is this, indeed, the worst romance novel in the world? Has Claire doomed us all?...

A wise drag queen once said: "If you can't love yourself, how the hell you gonna love somebody else?" And we here at FMKlit think it's always a good idea to just pour a glass of wine, light some candles, and love yourself all night long. To celebrate that, we're loving our hosts because our theme is Neil and Claire! Today we read "Lady Claire is All That (Keeping Up with the Cavandishes Book 3)" b...

Whenever I get asked, I tell everyone that I like my men like I like my whiskey: mature. And today won't disappoint because we're doing silver foxes! For this well-aged episode we read "Choose Me (Silver Fox Romance Book 1)" by Natasha Moore, and "Second Chance" by Jay Northcote. Today our seasoned hosts discuss: the joys of a one-bedroom walkup; some more moving the bathtub moments (forevermore k...

I hope you're not a screamer, because the love we're talking about today is quiet and literary. That's right, we're doing librarians! And it's our 3-year anniversary! To celebrate the leather anniversary, we read "Good Girls Do" by Cathie Linz and "By the Book" by Scarlett Parrish. For this romantic traipse through the Dewey Decimal System, our hosts discuss wiener races, having a dick in your but...

The burning passion in his eyes. The snide comments. The smouldering looks. It can only mean one thing: he hates you. Or it could mean that he loves you. So, two things, I guess. It could mean two things. We're figuring out adult, human emotions because today we're doing Hate to Love! On this passion-fulled episode, we read "The Hating Game: A Novel" by Sally Thorne and "Conventionally Yours (True...

Some choices have been made lately that really should be relegated to a different timeline. Good thing we have Chuck Tingle to help remind us that love conquers all (and maybe to teach us how to fix our timeline). For this quickie, we read "Escape From The Billings Mall: A Select Your Own Timeline Adventure" by Chuck Tingle. Can our hosts make the right choices to escape from the Billings Mall? An...

Is that a high-powered telescope in your pocket are you are just happy to...wait, how the hell did you fit a high-powered telescope in your pocket?! That's right, dear listeners, our love is taking you to the stars because today we're doing astronomers! On this celestial episode, we read "Cosmic Rendezvous (Kimani Romance Book 133)" by Robyn Amos, and "The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics: Femi...

Well, November has ended, which means that so has NaNoWriMo 2020. Did our hosts reach their 50K word goal? Did they finish their novels? Have they been published already? Are they already best sellers? Why haven't you read their best-selling books?! We answer these questions and more as our hosts reflect back on the month and their NaNoWriMo experience. It's never too late to donate or start worki...

November is almost over, which means that our hosts are in the final stretch of trying to write their romance novels. Has anyone fallen in love yet? Have there been throbbing members and budding nipples? Claire and Neil share how the processes is going for them, share some of their novels, and answer Christine's probing questions. It's never too late to support NaNoWriMo: nanowrimo.org

It's NaNoWriMo and our authors/hosts have made it half way! Today we check in to ask the pressing questions: How's it going? Is it still going? Have our hosts written more? Or have they collapsed into piles of self-pity and tears? Only one way to find out! Our hosts share how they've been doing so far as well as answer another round of probing questions by Christine. It's never too late to start o...

It's that time of year again! It's National Novel Writing Month! And to celebrate, Neil and Claire are both attempting to write romance novels! For this first check-in episode of the month, our new novelists check in about how things are going so far, answer some of Christine's questions, and share passages from what they've written so far! Do these catty critics have the chops to write their own...

Is that a bump in the night, or are you just happy to see me? Whether it's the blood oozing out of the walls or the screams of tortured souls trapped between this realm and the next, there's nothing quite so sexy as a haunted house! Which is why we're bringing you this extra special, extra spoopy BONUS episode! This time around we read "Darkhouse (Experiment in Terror #1)" by Karina Halle and "Res...

Here at FMK were all about opening up our...book covers, and gushing some....feelings. So today we're doing Romance Book Clubs! To get our blood (and brains) going, we read "The Bromance Book Club" by Lyssa Kay Adams and "Meet Cute Club (Sweet Rose Book 1)" by Jack Harmon. In this stimulating episode, our well-read hosts discuss: tearing down the (literal) walls of your relationship; why it's impo...

We try not to get political here at FMKlit, but we just couldn't help ourselves! But, of course, we're approaching politics through the most level-headed and straightforward medium: romance! For today's special Quickie, we read "My Antifa Lover: A Riot of the Heart: Steamy Romance Against Fascism" by Jessica Stranger. Strap in, kids, because this book is as nuts as the current election cycle.

Ok, to be fair she's a *former* romance novel editor. But we're still so excited to interview Kristy Lin Billuni, aka The Sexy Grammarian. Our intrepid interviewers probe Kristy about how she found romance, how she became an editor of romance novels, and just how helpful motorcycle enthusiasts are. And of course there's some FMK! Kristy is now The Sexy Grammarian, a developmental editor/writing co...

Wild adventure? Yes. Steamy sex? Yes! Love? YES! We hope you're open to new experiences, Listener, because today we're saying YES! Today we read "Get a Life, Chloe Brown: A Novel (The Brown Sisters Book 1)" by Talia Hibbert, and "Less: A Novel" by Andrew Sean Greer. On this diem-carpeing episode, we discuss getting your date off in public; what happens when a dog eats your suit; and, because it's...