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Ep. 40: Ancient Dildos and Whale Peen | Make Me Release Day Live The episode is a little different today. In celebration of Summer's latest release, Make Me, we hosted an Instagram live with some friends. This episode is an unedited, unfiltered recording of that live.    We are joined by Val , Mary , Shani , and Meghan .   You can read Make Me for free on kindle unlimited now!    All content warni...

Ghosts exist yearround, but they are most welcome at Halloween Time. Thus Mo and Isa are discussing THE DEAD ROMANTICS by ASHLEY POSTON.Professional ghost writer and hobby ghost talker-to'er Florence accidentally gets the tingles for her new editor, Kylo--EXCUSE ME--Benji, just as she loses tingles for her genre, romance. These problems get thrown into perspective when her father dies, followed sh...

Ep. 39: Demon Daddies and Fat Baddies with Angie from @HerSoulForBooks | Spooky Season Reads In this episode we are joined by our dear friend, Angie from @hersoulforbooks to talk spooky smut and demon daddies.  As always we take a detour to talk about Lords but Kelsey does have the chance to squeal with a fellow reader of Crescent City for once.  In between discussion on plus-size rep and forked d...

In which Darcy does a lot more thinking than finger flexing, causing Morgan to re-think that he's such a projector screen after all. Maybe we've made him that way ourselves? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep. 38:  Is It Criminal Or Just Romantic with Author Naomi Loud | Star-Crossed Lovers   Support the podcast and your favorite book boyfriends by voting in Battle of the Tropes at BattleofTheTropes.com   In this episode we are joined by the fabulously talented and hilarious author Naomi Loud to talk about reincarnation in romance books.    We have very poignant and intellectual discussions on the d...

This week yr grls ask you to consider the toilet in their discussion of A COURT OF MIST AND FURY by SARAH J. MAAS.Friend of the pod and noted Fae convert Feyre is feeling...weird about Tamlin (see that guy's deal in episode 140). Rhysand gets it and thus sweeps her away to high-fantasy Santa Fe one week at a time. Feyre slowly discovers not only a whole new world, but a whole new Feyre and maybe e...

Ep. 37: Kinda Hot But Really Wrong with Bonnie @BonReviewsBooks | Bully Romances   Support the podcast and your favorite book boyfriends by voting in Battle of the Tropes at BattleofTheTropes.com   In a not so shocking turn of events, we sit down with Bonnie from @BonReviewsBooks to discuss bully romances. We dive into all the ways this unique sub genre redeems the irredeemable.    We also battle...

In which Jane feels a lot better, Caroline feels a lot worse, and Darcy and Elizabeth raise eyebrows at each other. What can we make of a repetitive chapter by a talented author? What are the key changes in Bingley between text and film and why might that be? We don't know yet, but we're excited to talk about it with you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast...

Ep. 36: Catfished By Shirtless Cowboys with Rachel @FitTeacherRachel | Small Town Romances    Support the podcast and your favorite book boyfriends by voting in Battle of the Tropes at BattleofTheTropes.com   Summer and Kelsey sit down with (unofficial) spicy booktok founding member, Rachel Baldwin from @FitTeacherRachel to chat about small town romances and sexy cowboys. Summer reads a book that...

Yr grls return to discuss everybody's favorite pandemic baby - A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES BY SARAH J. MAAS!Feyre thought things couldn't get much worse while she was desperately hunting a mysterious wolf to feed her starving family. She was right! Because things actually get pretty groovy once she's kidnapped by Tamlin the Beast/Fae King of the Spring Court (whatever that means!). But then they d...

Ep. 35: Chasing Dreams and Fictional Dick with The Last Chapter Book Shop    Visit TheHEAmembership.com to snag discounts for our favorite bookish shops, including The Last Chapter Book Shop    We had the privilege of sitting down with Amanda from The Last Chapter Book Shop and getting a behind the scenes look at how she has exploded her dream business in less than a year.    We get exclusive anno...

Ep. 34: Eating Doritos In Bed & Other Disorganized Bookish Rants with Romance at a Glance   Visit TheHEAmembership.com to secure discounts for The Brightside Candles and The Last Chapter Book Shop    In part one of our cross-over episode with Romance at a Glance podcast , we attempted to talk about books we’ve never talked about before but ending up talking about our first periods, what happen...

In which Caroline Bingley acts more like CRINGE-o-line Bing-leave-me-outta-it! and Darcy and Lizzie have...moment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do we talk about this book enough? The red shoes? The mother's wedding veil? The pew? Probably not. So we're just going to release the whole damn thing again. Originally aired Summer 2020.Abigail McKenzie felt like an outcast in her one train stop town. Yet when two men are wounded in the same train robbery, she agrees to take them in: David, the model of a gentleman, and Jesse, hot-tempered and a...

Ep. 33: Delightful and Slightly Unhinged with Author Marie Maravilla  Join Battle of the Tropes and help us pick next month's episode!   In this episode of The HEA Book Club, we have a special host, Val from @_Val_reads , standing in for Kelsey as she recovers from covid and the amazingly hilarious, author Marie Maravilla .    We chat about Marie’s debut novel, Skeletons of Society, her FMC who is...

In which Isabeau and Morgan maybe overidentifiy with the ridiculous Mrs. Bennet and the villainous Caroline Bingley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep. 32: Slut Tears and Onion Dip | How I Wrote A Book In A Month   Visit BattleoftheTropes.com to vote between Stalker and Vampire romances for an episode next month!    In this episode, we are going to prom! Just kidding, but Kelsey does have a very fun love life update including a bisexual threesome on the dance floor. Before diving into the books we’ve been reading, Summer updates us on how wri...

Ep. 31: Baby Gravy and Book Boxes with Fated Romance   Click here to vote between Stalker and Vampire romances for an episode next month and get exclusive discounts--including Fated Romance Box!    In this episode we are joined by Jessa and Pam from Fated Romance and we answer some hard hitting questions like:   Does the tingling really start in the spine? What’s the difference between Pam’s holid...

In which Lizzie rethinks the whole "The Bingley Sisters aren't so bad" thing while Fitzwilliam continues to rethink the whole "My opinions about women are vaild" thing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep. 30: Writing A Book In A Month And Other Questionable Decisions   Announcing Battle of the Tropes! Click here to vote between Stalker and Vampire romances for an episode next month.    So…Summer had an idea, yet to be determined if it’s a great or terrible idea but either way she’s taking you along for the journey as she writes a book in a month.   In this episode, Summer walks you through diff...

In which Mrs. Bennet schemes (but is it smart...maybe?), Lydea and Kitty dox some soldiers, and Jane's life is in everybody else's hands. And we come up with a good band name - Boy Sphinxes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep. 29: Rainy Days And Books That Make Us Cry with Angie @HerSoulForBooks    Announcing Battle of the Tropes! Click here to vote between Stalker and Vampire romances for next month’s episode.    If rainy days trigger you, proceed with caution…   Summer tries and fails to not talk about the Royals of Forsyth for the billionth time, but that’s okay because Kelsey and her are joined by Angie from @he...

In which Darcy keeps blowing it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep. 28: A Study in Horny Science | Romantic Comedies   Support the podcast and your favorite book boyfriends by shopping here ✨Use code HEAFREE for free shipping ✨   In this episode, we dive into the intersection of sex and laughter with romantic comedies and the impossible has happened! Summer has found her perfect combination of humor and spice in Tatum Mallory ’s debut novella, Fire and Fluff...

There is even more to talk about regarding the ball but this time featuring the Lucases. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.