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Attention: Please jump on this bandwagon. If you haven’t read/listened to Butcher & Blackbird yet - PLEASE do so before listening to us because we do SPOILERS! Take heed to those trigger warnings and hold on. In this dark-romance thriller, we meet two serial killers, Sloane and Rowan, who kill serial killers. They work alone but after a not so cute meet-cute, they agree to meet for an annual g...

Book two of the Hearth Motel series by Holley Trent stars Dasha, a human who is recovering from a very bad relationship, and motorcycle-riding shifter fae, Ethan, who is itching to show Dasha how much he loves her already, even though this the second time they’ve met. But don’t worry, it’s because they are mates, not because he is super creepy or anything. Jumping back into this series made us rem...

Cici is a vampire who believes in love. That’s why she started a supernatural dating agency where customers can find love with humans. Of course, there are those who do not share these same beliefs so they interfere in the most malicious way, by murdering Cici’s clients. Deacon is also a vampire and while he is one of those who does not believe in mixing humans and supernaturals, he decides that h...

Dragon shapeshifters with sophisticated technology and machines that make you any meal you want on the spot? Please! It’s been a while since we’ve had a dragon shifter romance and we are pleased to introduce you to Dragon Prince, book one of the Qurilixen Lords series. Grier is a dragon prince, waiting to find his true fated mate. Just as he thinks he has jinxed himself with the love gods, Salena...

So you only had one day to read this book before this episode came but do not worry - we haven’t spoiled anything for you this time. We did, however, have an amazing time interviewing Aurora Ascher in preparation for the release of Sanctuary of the Shadow and we welcome you all to join us! But just a quick snip for interested readers… in this book we meet Harrow, the last of her kind surviving by...

Here’s to another holiday book with Kelly Reynolds! We are excited to dive into book two of Kelly’s Holidays in LA series and talk about Venice Actually. Here we meet Leighton, who is trying to find her own way in LA but keeps getting stopped by different life circumstances, like, uh trying to find a new place to live just before the holidays! Good thing her best friend's boyfriend’s best friend h...

Let’s give a second chance-romance another try. In this week’s book, we travel back home with Poppy, who has recently gotten a divorce from her husband of 19 years. His reason: he’s been a cheater for a while and has finally found the one he wants to spend the rest of his life with. Not her. So Poppy makes a move back home to the other end of the country, back to her roots, and back into the place...

What a perfect book to celebrate our 150th episode. We not only got a cute story between a pro NFL QB and a rooster loving librarian, but we got to connect with our Denver-Metro roots with all the hidden easter-pumpkins scattered throughout the story. We hope you read this quick, fun story with us because then you’ll be able to keep up with us as we discuss this book with Amy herself! If you don’t...

Yet again we are venturing back into a series that we love and adore. And we are glad we did! This week we read Wicked Bite, book two of the Night Rebel series by Jeaniene Frost where we are delighted to see Ian and Veritas again. Now we haven’t forgotten how much we loved Ian but we sure did miss him. And so did Veritas even though she denies it and tries to chase him away once he finds her again...

Welcome back to the Black Arrowhead novels. To recognize Native American Heritage Month, we are jumping back into book two of this series where we get to know Hope and Tak. Hope is a local jeweler who works hard to produce and sell her craft, though not without doubt and backlash from certain people in her community. Tak, whom we met in the first book, happens to show up in town hoping to reconcil...

In book two of the Elemental Shifter series by Patricia D. Eddy, we finally get to meet Bella, or should we say, Caitlin. At the end of book one, A Shift in the Water, Liam recognizes Caitlin immediately though she has no memory of who she once was. While she struggles with her darkness and her true powers, she can’t help the instant pull she feels toward Liam. And though his pack sees her as an e...

We are excited about our book this week, written by the one and only Lou Diamond Phillips. We took another turn down fantasy, sci-fi, YA with this incredible love story, “The Tinderbox: Soldier of Indira.” Inspired by The Tinderbox Soldier by Hans Christian Anderson and the beautiful illustrations of his wife, Yvonne, Lou elegantly presents us with a young couple growing up in a dystopian world wh...

In observance of Hispanic Heritage month, we are highlighting Latina author Alana Quintana Albertson and her readaptation of the classic Romeo and Juliet. In her retelling, Ramón and Julieta come from different sides of the block and their scene is laid out in modern day southern California where a grudge between his father and her mother stems from nothing other than, you guessed it, fish tacos....

Never let the doubts of others limit the depths of your abilities. Violet doesn’t and she is the true-blue heroine badass in this week’s book. If you’ve been following us (or the book world!) then you have already heard of Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros and her EPIC world of dragon riders, magic, love, and sexytimes. We hope you read along because here we meet Violet, an underdog who has overcome s...

Sexiness. It’s been a while since we’ve had ourselves some Eve and we are glad we did! We get sex and lots of it. Yum! This week’s book introduces us to Maeve, an ER doctor who’s probably seen it all - except for anyone who gets up and walks away after getting bullets taken out of his body, without anesthetics. Griffin, on the other hand, cares not about the bullets because he has weed to sell and...

In book 3 (yes we skipped #2!) of the Raising Hell Downunder series we get to have the story of Emily and Dan. Emily is a human, ex-social media influencer who is trying to find her path in life and finding it slowly by pursuing a career in psychology. Dan is a shape-shifting jaguar, who is also a psychologist but for those in the paranormal community. As their paths cross, caused by a silly kanga...

Have you ever wondered if cinnamon can break a spell casted upon demons by a wicked necromancer who is secretly lying to her followers because she’s uncool? Well, it can! This week’s book by Kimberly Lemming is SO MUCH FUN! It’s full of funny quips, epic adventure, not to mention sexy-sexytimes with an amazing cast of characters that you will grow to love. Join Cin(namon), Fallon, and their friend...

This week we take a turn down a dark alley and into a dark romance novel, something that we have yet to venture into. Crimson Mourning is the prequel to The Games of the Underworld series that brings us into a dystopia full of powerful vampires, lustful humans, sex, and violence. In this world, the vampire councils make the rules, including the shunning of vampire-human marriages, but there are al...

To close out LGBTQIA+ month we are going to jump into a timepiece and enter the underground of Chicago’s monster scene with a noir lens. Here we meet Helen, a supernatural detective who only has days left before resolving a debt owed in which she will enter hell forever, leaving behind her brother and the love of her life, Edith. When she is offered yet another deal to extend her time on Earth, sh...

To begin our observance of Pride for the month of June, we welcome everyone to join us in our discussion of Demons Do it Better, book one of the Hidden Species series by Louisa Masters. Here is an adorably funny story about how Sam, Lucifer’s assistant and human (or is he?) and Gideon, a demon who also works for Lucifer, fall in love with each other after an intense one-night stand - but not witho...

My what big… curiosity you have. Was this a good one? Hell yes it was. We love sexy retellings of our childhood fairytales and this one did not disappoint! Join us as we discuss this fun, sexy, magical rendition of Little Red Riding Hood and the big bad wolf with none other than Holly Roberds herself. We had a wonderful conversation about stinky magic, kickass best friends, Chip and Dale rescue ra...

To close out AAPI awareness month, we are excited to talk about book two of The Kiss Quotient series by Helen Hoang. And just like book one, this one did not disappoint. Here we meet Esme, a hardworking, single mother from Vietnam, and Khai, an accountant in California who believes he does not possess the ability to have feelings. Considering the prospect of a better life for her daughter and fami...

This is a different type of book for us, more of a paranormal urban fantasy romance. And we loved it! We loved this alternate reality world where shifters and paranormals were exposed following the unfortunate election of a certain president and now the world is struggling to deal with the results of that revelation. We have Joe, a shifter who was caught murdering mobsters and is not on trial for...

We are excited to try out a new Reverse Harem book and one written by Kim Loraine who we know brings the hot steamy scenes. We are introduced to Sunday Fallon, a wolf shifter and heir to a major wolf pack, with one small problem, she can’t shift. She is shipped off to a supernatural university type school where the best and brightest go to train and learn supernatural statecraft. What does Sunday...

For this first book of the Once Upon a Shifter series, we sit down with authors Cameron Hart and Shaw Hart of Skye Alder to discuss their fun and sexy adaptation of a beauty who finds her beast. It is the perfect way to tell a concise and sweet story from beginning to end with the right amount of love and sexiness in between. We hope you’ve read along! Join our delightful conversation with these t...