Late Night Reads

In this episode, we dive into the romantasy book Eclipsed Empire by Tessa Hale . This is the second book in The Wolves of Crescent Creek series and is a why choose romantasy about wolf-shifters.  During this episode, we discuss our surprise at learning who kidnapped Wren at the end of the first book, the devastation she feels after being rejected by three of her mates, why there is a very thin lin...

In this episode, we dive into the romantasy book Crescent Kingdom by Tessa Hale . This is the first book in The Wolves of Crescent Creek series and is a why choose romantasy about wolf-shifters.  During this episode, we discuss how addictive Tessa Hale’s storytelling is, our love for Wren’s strength and attitude, why we immediately fell in love with Puck, how Locke ultimately won our hearts, our s...

In this episode, we dive into the contemporary romance book In Good Company by Kat Singleton . This is the first book in her Pembroke Hill Series and was released in April 2025. It’s the first book we’ve read by this author, and we quickly became huge fans of her work. Let’s just say we’ve already added all of her books to our never-ending TBR list.  During this episode, we discuss our love for th...

In this episode, we deep dive into the romantasy book The Robin on the Oak Throne by K.A. Linde , which happens to be the second book in the Oak and Holly Cycle. This is a must-read after finishing the first book in the series, The Wren in the Holly Library.  During this episode, we discuss our surprise to find Kierse in Paris when the book opened, our shock around the alleged soul mate bond betwe...

It’s time to share our TBR schedule featuring the books we’re covering on the podcast in August. Each week, we deep dive into a new book, alternating between the contemporary romance and romantasy genres. We will also release author interview episodes on Fridays.  Here are the books on August’s TBR: August 6 - In Good  Company by Kat Singleton August 13 - Crescent Kingdom and Eclipsed Empire by Te...

In this episode, we dive into the romantasy book A Light in the Flame by Jennifer Armentrout . Based on the author’s recommended reading order, this romantasy book should be read after the first four books in the Blood and Ash series and the first book in the Flesh and Fire prequel series, A Shadow in the Ember. We have been absolutely loving this prequel series and learning more about Nyktos and...

In this episode, we’re joined by Donna Ashcroft and discuss how she made the jump from publishing to becoming a full-time author, why she loves writing feel-good romantic comedies, and where she comes up with the ideas for her books. We also spend the majority of the conversation chatting about her latest book, A Very Italian Wedding, which tells the story of how Rose and Ben travel to Italy for t...

In this episode, we dive into the contemporary romance book A Very Italian Wedding by Donna Ashcroft . This standalone book is her latest romcom set in Italy and is the perfect summer read. It also has unforgettable characters and great tropes, including forced proximity, holiday romance, opposites attract, and found family.  During this episode, we discuss how everything that could go wrong to Ro...

In this episode, we’re joined by Aria Harding and discuss why she became an author, the creative freedom in being an indie author, the non-stop marketing required to promote her books, and her writing process. We also spend the majority of the conversation chatting about her latest book, Everything In Between, which tells the love story of a highly successful pop star and a star football player. W...

In this episode, we dive into the romantasy book The Wren in the Holly Library by K.A. Linde , which happens to be the first book in the Oak and Holly Cycle. This book gives us some of our favorite tropes, including enemies to lovers, forced proximity, bad boy, and a really good slow burn that pays off beautifully.  During this episode, we discuss how much we enjoyed the mix of New York City with...

In this episode, we dive into the contemporary romance book Till Summer Do Us Part by Meghan Quinn . This standalone book is her latest romcom and has completely hilarious hijinks with incredible spice that you can’t even imagine happening until you read it.  It also has some of our favorite tropes, including forced proximity, fake relationship, best friend’s sibling, opposites attract, and one be...

In this episode, we dive into the romantasy book The War of Two Queens by Jennifer Armentrout . Based on the author’s recommended reading order, this romantasy book should be read after the first three books in the Blood and Ash series and the first book in the Flesh and Fire prequel series, A Shadow in the Ember. We have been consumed by this series, and The War of Two Queens is our favorite book...

In this episode, we dive into the romantasy book The Veil of Blood and Magic by Jade Presley . We fell in love with Jade’s writing style after reading The Never List and knew we wanted to read some of her other why choose books. After only reading a few chapters of this book, we knew we had to cover it on the podcast.   During this episode, we discuss the uniqueness of the characters in this world...

In this author interview episode, we’re joined by Erica Mae and discuss how her love for reading and storytelling, combined with her family’s wedding reception business, made her fall in love with love, leading to her desire to become a romance author. We talk about how she balances working full-time, being a mom and wife, and finding time to write, as well as the primary differences she’s experie...

In this episode, we dive into the contemporary romance book Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry . This book is unlike any other romance novel written by Emily Henry because it has a much deeper story that forces you to think deeply about what’s most important in your life, with a romance thrown into the mix.  During this episode, we discuss the impact keeping secrets can have on your loved one...

In this episode, we deep dive into the first book in the Flesh and Fire prequel series, A Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer Armentrout . Based on the author’s recommended reading order, this romantasy book should be read after the third book in the Blood and Ash series, The Crown of Gilded Bones. We had no idea what to expect when reading this first book in the prequel series, and were quickly consu...

In this episode, we dive into the fifth book in the Thrall series, Chained, by K.A. Riley . We’ve been counting down the days until this romantasy and dystopian book came out after the major cliffhanger at the end of the fourth book, Bound, when Bastian destroyed the cavern entrance to the Obsidian Sky and we learned that Aimee had been kidnapped.  During this episode, we discuss how surprised we...

It’s time to share our TBR schedule featuring the books we’re covering on the podcast in July. Each week, we deep dive into a new book alternating between the contemporary romance and romantasy genres. We also will release author interview episodes on Fridays.  Here are the books on July’s TBR: July 2 - The Veil of Blood and Magic by Jade Presley July 7 - The War of Two Queens by Jennifer Armentro...

In this author interview episode, we’re joined by Emma Kate and discuss why she got started writing romance novels approximately a year ago, the easiest and hardest part about being an indie author, the support she finds from her community, and why she loves writing interconnected books. We also spend the majority of the conversation talking about her third book in the Wild Bluff series, Wild and...

In this episode, we dive into the contemporary romance book Variation by Rebecca Yarros . While many people may know Rebecca Yarros for the Empyrean series including Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm, her writing career actually started writing contemporary romance novels. Variation is her latest contemporary romance book and it’s utter perfection.  During the episode, we discuss the complic...

In this episode, we deep dive into the third book in the Blood and Ash series, The Crown of Gilded Bones by Jennifer Armentrout . We had to immediately start reading this romantasy book after the massive cliffhanger at the end of the second book when we learned that Poppy is a descendant of the gods and had so many questions.  During this episode, we discuss the explosive beginning of this book an...

In this episode, we deep dive into the romantasy book Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry and the magical world of Calandra.  We discuss the complexity of this world filled with monsters and crux, the creepy Voster priests, how much we enjoy an enemies-to-lovers trope, the countless breadcrumbs throughout the book, and how we love to hate the slow burn. We also dive into the rabbit hole of theories...

In this episode, we’re joined by Jade Presley and discuss how she got started writing, what surprises her most about being an author, and what attracted her to the why chose trope. We spend the bulk of our conversation with Jade discussing her latest romantasy, The Never List, discussing what inspired the various lands in Lumathyst, her writing process for the book, character development, and the...

In this episode, we dive into the contemporary romance book Flirting Lessons by Jasmine Guillory . This book takes us back to Napa Valley and gives us an inside look at Avery’s life, who we first met in Drunk on Love when she was introduced as Luke’s best friend.  During the episode, we discuss how much we loved seeing Taylor push Avery outside of her comfort zone and help her to find her true sel...

In this episode, we dive into the romantasy book Bound by K. A. Riley . It’s the fourth book in the Thrall series and introduces us to Soleia’s life in the Peaks. We discuss our excitement about finally meeting Soleia and learning about the world outside of Kravan, the cat-and-mouse game between Soleia and Bastian,  the unexpected blue room, and all of the twists and turns in this book. Plus, we c...