Romance at a Glance

Getting into a romance by the legendary Grace Draven. Finally, something a little different from the leading men...though whether it works is up for debate. Join us for secret magic powers, romantic hand stabbing, warlocks, orange groves, and false gods trying to possess your body like an unholy vessel in order to bring the world to its knees in trembling worship. This book’s got a little bit of e...

Kicking off our Fantasy season with one that came well recommended - The Winter King by CL Wilson! Today’s episode edges on the short side, but this book certainly didn’t! So much to discuss: evil maids, beautiful high priestesses, stubborn heroines, and hot summer palace princes who honestly might have been a better bet for this main character.  Join us for magic, beautiful high priestesses, and...

So much is happening! Tune in to see what's changing in our lives and the podcast, what books and guests we have coming up, and what special treats we've planned for our lovely RAAG Hags.  This summer is gonna be HOT in all kinds of ways!  Thanks so much for following us all the way here, sharing and reviewing the show, and staying with us through the craziness.  Let's get it poppin!! *** Leave us...

Tiffany and Robert indulged all our questions about their partnership - professional and romantic! We talk about merging sci-fi and romance in their novels, how they work together, and who comes up with the tentacle stuff ;). These two have a beautiful long distance love story, complete with calling cards and moving across the country for each other. They shared influences, roleplay, Kathryn Ann K...

The incredible Grace Goodwin hit this one out of the park for our Alien finale. Join us for crazy sex dreams, three love interests, excellent dirty talk, and starting off with a bang. Literally. This episode’s got off the charts heat, gentlemen in the streets and freaks in the sheets, Shani’s Dom fantasies and cum. Lots of cum. Like, guys...a lot. Also a slight disagreement about seed power. What...

We were so excited to interview the authors that make up Grace Goodwin ! We get the inside scoop on how these two dynamos met, the process of a writing duo, different inspirations, and their 6 month success. These two pack a punch on the very first page and want to create love interests for all kinds of fantasies!  They also told us about the book to partner action, competency porn, and the logist...

Get ready for the most alien alien romance yet! Our wonderful RAAG Hags really delivered with this recommendation. This was a super duper sweet romance with domesticity, a wide array of relationships, diverse characters, and...a talking dog? We chat about alien finger banging, Radiance by Grace Draven and nonbinary plant alien friends.  Someone may or may not win five dollars.  *** Get your copy h...

Anna Hackett gave us a deep look into her writing process. We talk about the ratio of action to romance, found family, a bit of the intricacy of her world-building and how a good editor can help, writing retreats, and writing science fiction VS contemporary. She also told us about her journey from mining engineer to romance author and gives us some hints about what she's planning.  Take note RAAG...

Get ready for a little ranting.  We loved these badass space marine heroines! We chat about questionable man-baby behavior, training room sex, sabotage, betrayal, and some complicated feelings about this book's love interest. Shani brings you some valuable relationship advice.  TW: Debatably dubious consent *** Get your copy here: Bonded to the Alien Centurion Get  30 days free on Kindle Unlimited...

A chat from across the pond with the author of the Warriors of the Lathar series ! Disclaimer: the audio gods were not on our side, and we definitely experienced some tech breakups. But Shani worked her magic, and you're not gonna want to miss this gem of an inteview. Mina Carter is an indie author who writes across many, many genres, publishing one book a month. We had such a fun talk with Mina a...

It’s time for some action in our Aliens season! Gladiator gave us a badass heroine, sexy wrestling, scrappy characters, and a perfect potato chip read.  We chat about books giving us an alpha hero while still letting the protagonist have her badass moments, how to stay classy and primal at the same time, anatomical improvements of Aurelian men, and endearing bossiness. We’ll see if this one wins u...

How could we not read Ruby Dixon for our Aliens season? We take a look at the seventh book in the well-loved Ice Planet Barbarian series ! TW: rape; pedophilia, child abuse (all in the past and off-page) How does Barbarian’s Mate compare to the rest of the series? Listen in for how the romances match up, our thoughts on 14-month pregnancies, sexy alien spurs, sorely needed alien bro time, badass a...

We got to geek out with Jananie, the YouTube creator behind thisstoryaintover, and Ayman, the Tiktok creators from aymansbooks , about the full season of Shadow and Bone - our likes, dislikes, and hopes for the future!  Ayman talks about her all-nighter binge when the season dropped Jananie and her love for Mal and facial hair Different opinions on Ben Barnes's facial hair - rugged general or swee...

Samantha, YouTube creator from the channel Thoughts on Tomes , is here with us today to talk about episodes 7 and 8 of Shadow and Bones Netflix! We talk about how Samantha and Jane didn't like the Darkling (General Kirig) flashback love interest That Mal and Alina have a lot more agency in the series Samantha breaks down which team she is on between Mal and the Darkling Samantha agrees that Mal is...

We had to get some mafia romance in our dark season and Cora Reilly came highly recommended by our dear listeners on Instagram! This book is part of the Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles , but it is the exact same book as Bound by Honor , but told from the male perspective vs the female perspective.  There seemed to be a lot of people in the reviews saying they thought the author was trying to redeem...

So happy to have our special guest Christine from Poland Bananas Books on YouTube! Christine has been in the book review game for a decade and is a titan of BookTube and we were so thrilled she said yes!  IF YOU DON'T WANT SPOILERS WAIT TO LISTEN TILL YOU WATCH!!!  We talked through: Mal's character compared to the books being an improvement The costumes, especially the Kefta's and Inej's outfits...

Welcome to the Grishaverse! We happily dove into Episodes 1 - 3 on the new Netflix show Shadow and Bone for our miniseries! Bridget and producer Jane are going to be breaking down the  show over the course of 4 episodes with special guests in each episode. This episode we're joined by our very own Shani, who was feeling some FOMO as Jane and Bridget were planning the miniseries and read the book t...

The title, cover, and description of this book got us! We were super excited to dip into this book and were so shocked when the second male MC showed up halfway through the book! This week we get into story structure, why stuffing too many plots in doesn't work, and how we felt hoodwinked by the ending. Plus, some steamy scenes, how to make a great, and sexy entrance, and our feelings on MCs havin...

This interview is NSFW kids, so buckle the fuck up! Avril Ashton is an indie author who writes super dark, super hot twisted dark romances, many of them MM! We got super into allll the dark and taboo elements of these books, including how to have your MCs come back from torturing each other! Avril was a dream guest and was so forthright and funny. We got into it!! Plus she gave some excellent writ...

Indie dark romance Love the Sinner by Avril Ashton was incredibly hot! Detective Gabriel falls in love with gang leader Angelo and they start a secret love affair. Gabriel has never felt this way about another man, and Angelo is in the closet with his gang members.  There is a lot of intrigue and frankly a few crazy story elements, but one thing Avril can do is write the hell outta  some primal, a...

This book was steamy AF with some of the hottest scenes we've reviewed on the podcast so far! #yourewelcome We dove deep down the  rabbit hole, discussing their experiences with people who make up stories, as well as their wildest sexual escapades with their exes, from finding cum stains in unusual places, having non-stop sex over a long weekend, and going for a peculiar morning tea. *** The Devil...

We tots were hoping this book was going to be dark as fuckkkkk. But surprisingly our boy Pestilence ended up being a shy virgin?!  We had THOUGHTS! Read Pestilence on Kindle Unlimited. 30 day free trial of Kindle  Unlimited. *** Leave us a rating and review on Itunes *** A lot of additional listening on Patreon ! Free 30 day Audible Trial to read like Shani A diverse, inclusive podcast that explor...

Dark romance author Pepper Winters is here today to talk about us about tiny horses!! And also writing romance novels with lots of taboo.  Pepper is the author of  Goddess Isles and  Dollar Series and Tears of Tess , which we covered earlier this season, and in this episode, she breaks down taboos and shares with us her creative writing process. She gives useful advice for authors on how to stick...

While Shani’s favorite dark romance to date in the season… this one may have had a little too much suspense and intrigue for her! Bridget, of course, was in heaven! Do you share Shani’s take or do you think there’s so much more to the book than that? Join in and share your thoughts! Read Corrupt on Kindle Unlimited. 30 day free trial of Kindle  Unlimited. *** Leave us a rating and review on Itunes...

What do you make of a book where a character falls in love with her abuser?  In this episode, Shani and Bridget dive deep into the novel while uncovering this different and rather controversial dark romance genre—bully romance. As the title suggests, B.B. Reid’s book depicts the story of an angsty teenage boy inflicting fear on the main character who found herself falling in love despite the bully...