FMKlit Pod

Are things heating up in here, or is it just the weather! Grab your shades because on today's episode of Cuddle, Marry, Kill Lit, we're talking about summer romance! We read "Let's Talk About Love" by Claire Kann, and "Sixteenth Summer" by Michelle Dalton. On this scorching episode, our hosts talk about the trails and tribulations of college living arrangements, what happens when your summer is a...

I sure love my anatomy class, and I'm more than willing to do extra credit! Because today we're doing professors! This time we read "Seducing Professor Coyle" by Darien Cox, and "Dear Obsessed: A Dark Romance Thriller (Dirty Letters Book 1)" by Dori Lavelle. In this episode, our studious hosts talk about competent women in authority, write fanfiction for one of the books, and Neil is FINALLY in on...

You may not see it, but I'm winking at you with my third eye. All signs point to sexiness in this episode because today we're doing psychics! In this revealing episode, we read "Not in the Cards (An Oracle Bay Novel Book 1)" by Amy Cissell and "Soulmates Inc." by Bill Eisele. This time our hosts discuss punny shop names, how sexy books can really be, and an FMKlit first! People have adult conversa...

Is that an alimony check in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me? It's time to throw away that wedding ring and get crazy, because today we're doing divorcés!! This time we read "Crashing Into Tess (McGreers Book #1)" by Lilly Christine and "Only See You (Only Colorado Book 2)" by JD Chambers. In this contentious episode, our hosts discuss the dangers of stew hair, why it's always importan...

We here at FMKlit like our lovers to be hard, eye-catching, thought-provoking, well-organized, on sale, shelved properly.....wait, maybe we're just talking about books. Same thing, really. Today we're doing a theme very near and dear to our hearts: Bookshops! In this page turning episode (imagine there are pages), we read "A Note in the Margin" by Isabelle Rowan, and "Bookends: A Novel" by Jane Gr...

Hello, children of the night. It's time to get your blood going. Your tasty, tasty blood. Because today, we're doing vampires! This time we read "Hemovore" by Jordan Castillo Price, and "Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood, Book 1)" by Charlaine Harris. On today's fang-licking good episode, we talk about what happened in the old country, what REALLY happened to Elvis, and Neil's Dracula...

We've had a security breach! It's time to go into lockdown. In my pants!! Get out your reflective shades, kids, because today we're seducing the Secret Service! We read "Under His Protection (Protect and Defend Book 1)" by Karen Erickson, and "Valor on the Move: May-December Gay Romance" by Keira Andrews. In this super secret, super secure episode, our protector podcasters talk about the dangers o...

Look for a man in a trench coat and a fedora. He'll show you his....assets. The fate of the nation depends on it! Happy one year anniversary, listeners! Since the traditional one year anniversary present is paper, we got you books! "An Extraordinary Union (Loyal League Book 1)" by Alyssa Cole, and "Skin in the Game" by Melissa Price. And they're spy books! We FINALLY get spies! This time our hosts...

Let's go get some tail and get wet! Because today we're doing mermaids! (Merfolk? Merpersons?). Today we read "The Mermaid’s Escape: Mythology Romance (The Siren Series Book 1)" by Kellie McAllen and "Stealing the Wind (Mermen of Ea Trilogy Book 1)" by Shira Anthony. This time our hosts discuss the perils of buying your lover milk, special princess bras, and spend waaaaaay to much time talking abo...

We survived National Novel Writing Month! And we brought back Meg Trowbirdge (@thesinginwriter) to see how it went! We talk about how the month went for us, what writing for a whole month was like, and what we plan to do with our work in the future. We even each read a passage from what we wrote this month! So if you think it's terrible, you can sit there smugly and think: "Well these bitches have...

Grab your gorgeous gowns and foppish finery because we're going back. IN TIME!! This episode we read "Once Upon a Time Travel" by Sariah Wilson and "The Spanish Pearl" by Catherine Friend. This *time* (get it), our hosts talk about superfluous witches, superfluous animal friends, and Claire has a rant about superfluous x's.

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's....that guy I slept with last night. Get on your spandex and capes, because today we're doing superheros!! This time we read: "The Missing Duke (Heart of a Hero Book 9)" by Heather King, and "Love for the Cold-Blooded: Or: The Part-Time Evil Minion’s Guide to Accidentally Dating a Superhero" by Alex Gabriel. In this action-packed episode, our heroic hosts discuss mi...

November is National Novel Writing Month, and Neil and Claire are going to put their money where their mouths are! They're going to try and write novels this month! Plus! Our first interview!! So many exclamation points!!!!!! We interview our dear friend Meg Trowbirdge (@thesinginwriter), friend of the show, writer, theatre artist, and co-host of the amazing podcast Vicious Cycle (twitter). Meg is...

Ready for something a little dark? A little dangerous? Anything you say, Master. Get out the riding crops and handcuffs because today we're doing BDSM! This time, we read "Story of O" by Pauline Réage (translation by Sabine d'Estrée), and "The Chateau" by Tiffany Reisz. Today, our hosts discuss pegging, the glamour of fashion photography, and Neil is promised spies and, once again, (spoiler!) is d...

Do you let the dark, handsome stranger rock your world? If so, turn to page 69. Or do you let yourself be wooed by the sensitive poet? If so, turn to page 123. Get ready to make some tough choices, because today we're reading choose your own adventure romance novels! This time we read "Choose Your Own Romance: San Francisco" by Katherine Pierce Chinelli and "My Lady's Choosing: An Interactive Roma...

We hope you've stretched, because we're back with another Quickie!! Little did we know that Amazon has a "One-Hour Short Reads" section, which is the perfect tag for a good Quickie! Which naughty novellas did we read this time? Well, you'll have to listen and find out!

Are you ready to play with some balls? Are you a tight end or a wide receiver? Well get your ass on the field, because today we're doing football players! This time we read "Colton (Wild Men Book 1)" by Melissa Belle, and "Illegal Contact (Barons Book 1)" by Santino Hassell. In this episode, our sensual sportscasters discuss the virtues of therapy, death by plot, and Neil and Claire have their dum...

All the best things come in pairs: shoes, twins, cocktails...one true loves. It's time for a tryst or two, so you'd better hide your wedding ring, because this episode we're having affairs! We read "The Flowers Need Watering" by Marcus Lopés and "Love the one You're With" by Emily Giffin. Our extramarital emcee's discuss missing toes, '90s bands, and Claire asks the very important question: "What...

Hold on to your butts, kids, because today we're doing something different! This is our first Quickie! A little bit of afternoon delight to get you all hot and bothered. For our first ever Quickie, we dove into the bottomless abyss that is FAN FICTION!!! Claire and Neil scoured fanfiction.net to find stories for the other to read and report on. Which literary works inspired this episode's steamy s...

There's something strange in the romance world. Who you gonna call? Ghost lovers! That's right, listeners, we're doing ghosts! Literally DOING ghosts! From hot hauntings to spooky sex, we're having romances to die for! We read "Ghost: a Paranormal Ghost Romance: Damned Series Book 1" by Charmaine Ross and "The Ghost of Crawford Castle: A Ladies in Love Romance" by Magda McKune. Today our paranorma...

Hey, I just met you and this is crazy, I need a fake date, so pretend like we have feelings for each other but, because this is a romance novel, we'll end up falling in love, maybe? Get a fake engagement ring, because today we're reading books about fake dates! We read "The Wedding Date" by Jasmine Guillory and "Just for Show" by Jae. Also, we broke a record! 2 hours long! Sorry. We're really sorr...

Is it hot in here or just you? Quick! Someone call 911! There's a fire!....in my pants! Today we're reading scorching novels about firemen! We read "Rekindled Flame" by Andrew Grey and "No Smoke Without a Fire (The Cougar Club Book 1)" by Bobbie C. Bandy. This time, our hot hosts discuss the joys of blowjobs, a dozy little town called Knoxville, and Claire gives a literary lesson.

Is that a knife in your chest or are you just happy to see me?....Oh. Someone call the police and order a strip search, because today we're reading about murder! We read "Naked in Death" by J.D. Robb, and "Winter Kill" by Josh Lanyon. Today, our diligent detectives discuss sexy psychiatrists, flying up and down the West Coast, and they both have beef with a certain Irish billionaire.

Let's you and me play doctor. It's time for your physical, so strip down. Oh, that foot looks gangrenous, time to cut it off.....was that sexy? We sure hope so because today we're talking about old timey doctors! This time we read "The Prairie Doctor's Bride" by Kathryn Albright and "The Doctor's Discretion" by EE Ottoman. This time, our harrowing hosts talk about bride trains, spies, and Claire h...

Avast ye mateys! We're after your booty, so prepare to be boarded! And other piratey double entendre! Today we're sailing the high seas with two pirate novels! "Captured" by Beverly Jenkins, and "The Sublime and Spirited Voyage of Original Sin" by Colette Moody. This time, our adventurous hosts discuss island paradises, gypsy prophecies, and Claire warns us of the dire cost of over-the-sweater act...