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It has been a few years but we finally are getting back to a book by Lisa Manifold. This first book in the Oracle of Wynter series gives us another main character in her 40’s similar to the Betwixt series and the Midlife Bounty Hunter series. We compare the different and similar ways all three series approach writing about a woman in her 40’s getting a new start in life. We don’t get the sexy time...

For this episode we are joined by Ariel Dawn to discuss one of her books in the shared world of Speed Dating with the Denizens of the Underworld. Come along as we explore the journey of Hades from heartbroken, down on love, underworld bureaucrat to totally smitten and willing to give up immortality for Darcy, a regular human being. We can’t get enough of the sexy scenes Ariel writes and they lead...

This book is a fun and unusual romance novel. On the surface, this book reads more like a typical murder mystery as Selene and Aiden investigate the current unexplained attack in Brimrock and its potential connection to an unsolved murder from the past. But as they work together to finger out what is going on they also begin a budding romance. This book is totally a slow burn as we get all the ear...

This book is HOT. Aiden is the alpha of a wolfpack trying to find a safe place to settle down and move on from the supernatural wars that have left magical creature populations decimated. He and his pack mates have arrived in Crystal Lake where he runs into Imani. The attraction between the two of them is instantly palpable to everyone around and leads to conflict in the pack and with Imani’s frie...

This is the first book in the Bound Beyond Blood series by AK Graves and a super fun introduction to this world and this author. We loved these giant cinnamon roll Dragon Shifters, especially Kai. After fleeing their homeland when attacked by a rival dragon clan and losing much of their family Kai and his 3 brothers expect to lay low in the sleep mountain community in the Pacific Northwest. Surpri...

This is our favorite Jeaniene Frost book yet! We cannot get enough of Ian and Veritas. This couple is seriously too hot to handle. We love all the tropes in this book: fake relationship, lost memories, false public persona, past trauma, and secrets! It is so nice to have two equally strong bad ass paranormals as the main characters. Veritas doesn’t need to be brought up to speed on the whole vampi...

It has been a while but we finally return to the Blood Bond Saga by Helen Hardt for Dante and Erin’s story. This whole book is a battle between logic and emotion, head versus heart, closely held beliefs against newly discovered information. Erin wants to accept Dante for everything he is but her heart and logic keep getting in the way, I mean vampires can’t be real right?!?!? There are some tough...

Inspired by the festivities in this book, we held our own very fun, very successful White Elephant Sex Toys Only get together. Good times had by wonderful ladies thanks to this fun and sexy book by fellow podcaster, Kelly Reynolds of Boobies & Noobies. Check her out if you want to hear more about romance novels reviews and check out this squishy holiday love story. Oh, did we mention how sexy this...

This is a collection of short holiday stories in the Stay a Spell world by Juliet Cross, best read between book 3 and 4 of the series. We cannot express our love for this series in words. These 5 stories give us a fun peek at some of our favorite characters who we have already watched fall in love plus the bonus story of JJ and Charlie finally getting together. If you haven’t had a chance to liste...

This is our first ever rejected mate book and wow did we start out BIG! This book is just the beginning of the Shadow beast Shifters series and we are totally here for it. To say that a lot of this book is world building and background would be an understatement. But still, we got the beginnings of an interesting relationship dynamic. Mera is the pack punching bag and can’t wait to leave as soon a...

In this book we follow as Melody tries to make a connection with a local tribal leader in Oklahoma, only to stumble across her friend’s older brother on an undercover investigation of recent deaths in the area. Lakota and Melody haven’t seen each other since they were kids but the sparks start flying immediately.  We really enjoyed the tension of their situation, him undercover and her not suppose...

We are excited to read another book by Darynda Jones after a much too long break. Betwixt gives us another story with a protagonist who has lost everything and is trying to rebuild her life. Defiance Dayne has inherited a mysterious house from an unknown lady who turns out to be her grandmother whose ghost is using a website for communication from beyond the grave.  Defiance discovers her magic po...

Thank you for joining us for Book Gush October!!! Listen as Calina shares her Book Gush novel, Hannah's Bliss by Dania Voss, with Saylet and listeners. This is a contemporary, semi fake-lovers trope, and so full of squishies. We are honored to have been selected for this fun event hosted by very talented and fun indie authors. Thank you! We hope you enjoy this fun story about Hannah and Rocco.  **...

We are so excited to share this book with everyone! This was a beautifully written, emotional, sexy novel and we can’t wait to read the next 2 in this series. On this episode we were joined by author, Sarah Reichert, to discuss this sexy ghost story and how she wrote such a touching book.  We loved watching Destiny rebuild her life in the quaint town of Southtown Harbor and find a new, adoptive fa...

We finished up the Caster and Claws series by Milly Taiden with the 3rd and 4th book for this episode. Taking place at the same time as the previous 2 books, we follow the “meet - rescue” of Astra and Blaze in Spellstruck in Salem and Selene and Jett in Surrendered in Salem.  This set of twins is a bit more open and interested in their fated mate wolf shifters than the first set of Bishop twins. I...

***FIRST! So many apologies for the sound quality of this recording. Something went crazy weird with Calina's mic and she sounds like a mermaid underwater. Please bear with us during this episode and we promise the ones after this are back to normal. Thanks for coming back!*** Milagro de Los Santos is trying to get her life together and prove she is a serious, responsible woman and aspiring writer...

Taryn doesn’t know who she is or where she is, but it's freezing and she is surrounded by threatening wolves looking at her like dinner.  When a giant man swoops in, protects her, and carries her off to his cabin is he in more danger or less?  It’s hard to say.  As she starts to find out more about this frozen, magical prison where she is trapped and the inhabitants of it, Taryn remains determined...

In this episode we are joined by Bernadette Marie to discuss her newest book, The Happily Ever After Book Store.  This is a sweet romance that follows three different couples as they find their way to happily ever after.  While Bernadette doesn’t claim this book is paranormal, we recognize a magical bookstore when we see one!  Join us for how these three stories intertwine and connect to give us a...

This story takes us back to Savannah and introduces us to our heroine, forty-one-year-old, Brina, and her adventure in bounty hunting. Getting your life back together after a divorce can be hard but Brina proves she can do it. Though she stumbles and needs Advil to help, she overcomes different trials, during a bounty hunter job interview, and proves that she can keep up with the twenty-year-olds...

Did you know that fairies like to ride motorcycles, wear leather, and assassinate bad people? Neither did we! Come along with us as we meet Simone and Heath, and fall into a world where anyone can be cursed when they are at the right moment at the wrong time. When Heath, Prince of the Sídhe, first meets Simone at the motel she has been bound to by a curse, he knew she was his mate. And while Simon...

Jule returns to New Mexico and finds herself surrounded by old friends again. Not only does she rediscover some wonderful friendships but she also goes on a journey to discover herself. A wondrous world of witches, demons, and gods is discovered as Jule finds that she, too, is different. Together with the help of her friends and love interest, William, she slowly embraces the inevitable changes fr...

Friends! For those of you who weren't able to join us for our live show at the Denver FanExpo 2022, do not worry we have it for you here. Join us as we have a deep seated, yet fun and exciting, conversation about what we do, why we do it, and how important it is represent the romance genre in the literary world. We are joined by local author, Bernadette Marie, and had an amazing discussion with he...

Okay, friends. We found him. We finally found the wolf we have been looking for. While Mateo still has his inner tough-guy wolf, Alpha, whom he talks to, he has been having trouble shifting for some time now. He needs help! And who better to ask for help from then some witches with magic. Though the rule of her coven is to stay away from wolves, Evie stays true to her power to break curses and agr...

Come celebrate LGBTQIA+ awareness month with us! We are so excited to read another Patricia book and she has given us two incredibly sweet, strong, smart, gentle, and sexy men. This is book 5 of the Cursed Coven series from the Midnight Coven, which takes us back to New Orleans. Here we meet Maddox, an angel, and Killian, a witch - two men who cross paths at the exact time they need one another mo...

Remember when humans used to rule the world and things became chaotic? Well, it turns out that even if Lycans and vampires take over, things are still very much hectic. In this book we meet Juliet, a human bred to give blood to vampires, but also has a place to make a change in this world. Darius is a vampire on a mission to balance the world again, with Juliet’s help. But the task of breaking her...