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Ever stayed up late because you can’t put down a book? Didn’t have anyone to talk to about the massive cliffhanger or your latest theory?
Us too. We’re obsessed with books that pull us into their world, make us feel like we’re the main character, and cause us to forget how late it is.
Every week, we deep dive into a contemporary romance or romantasy book and talk plot, character development, tropes, themes, theories, spice, and more. Think of each episode as having a conversation with friends...with no filter and definitely NSFW.
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In this episode, we dive into the romantasy book The Serpent and the Wolf by Rebecca Robinson. This is the first book in the Dark Inheritance Trilogy. The second book in the series, The Wicked and the Damned, is scheduled for release in February 2026. During this episode, we discuss how we were hooked on this book from the first chapter, why Reid is climbing our book boyfriend list, how much we loved the camaraderie between the Veragi coven, our shock when the traitor was revealed, and why th...
In this episode, we dive into the romcom book Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal by Meghan Quinn. It’s the second book in the How My Neighbor Stole Christmas series. During this episode, we discuss why we’re never going to look at chocolate-covered cherries or popcorn garland the same way, how much we loved Max’s dramatic side, why Storee is the queen of plotting and meddling, how we would have left Buzz in the snowstorm, and how this is book is a slow burn until it catches on fire with...
It’s time to share our TBR schedule featuring the books we’re covering on the podcast in December. Each week, we deep dive into a new book, alternating between the contemporary romance and romantasy genres. Here are the books on December’s TBR: December 3 - The Serpent and the Wolf by Rebecca RobinsonDecember 10 - Pucking Sweet by Emily RathDecember 17 - The Games Gods Play by Abigail OwenDecember 24 - Honeymoon Phase by Amy DawsDecember 31 - Freed by K.A. RileyConnect with Late Night R...
In this episode, we dive into the romantasy book Fall of Ruin and Wrath by Jennifer Armentrout. This is the first book in the Awakening series, but it does have some tie-ins to the Blood and Ash series. As a result, we highly recommend reading this book after reading The Primal of Blood and Bone. During this episode, we discuss the similarities between this book and the Blood and Ash series, why Thorne is quickly becoming one of our favorite MMCs, the numerous breadcrumbs that we ...
On November 11, we hosted a live session chatting about the romantasy book The Primal of Blood and Bone by Jennifer Armentrout. We answer countless questions submitted from listeners and discuss a wide variety of theories. Additionally, we have two deep dive episodes on The Primal of Blood and Bone available, along with episodes available on every book in the Blood and Ash series and the Flesh and Fire series. During this live session, we chat about what’s going on with the Ancients, do the F...
In this episode, we dive into the contemporary romance book Pucking Wild by Emily Rath. This is the second book in the Jacksonville Rays series. We highly recommend reading this series in the following order: That One Night, Pucking Around, Pucking Ever After Volume 1, Pucking Wild, Pucking Ever After Volume 2, Pucking Sweet, and Pucking Strong. During this episode, we discuss why “puppy” was the perfect nickname for Ryan, the accuracy of how the situation with Tess’s narcissistic ex-husband ...
In this episode, we dive into the romantasy book The Primal of Blood and Bone by Jennifer Armentrout. We’re covering this book in two massive episodes. This episode focuses on Chapter 33-60 and our in-depth theories, while the first episode covers the first chapter, entitled The Primal through Chapter 32. We highly recommend that you have read all of the books in the Blood and Ash series and all of the books in the Flesh and Fire series before reading The Primal of Blood and Bone. Durin...
In this episode, we dive into the contemporary romance book Pucking Around by Emily Rath. This is the first book in the Jacksonville Rays series. We highly recommend reading the novella, That One Night, before this book for additional context. During this episode, we discuss how much we love the uniqueness of each of the three male main characters, why one of us is a Jake girlie, how Rachel needs to up her internet research sleuthing skills, why we loved Tess the moment she appeared on ...
It’s time to share our TBR schedule featuring the books we’re covering on the podcast in November. Each week, we deep dive into a new book, alternating between the contemporary romance and romantasy genres. Here are the books on November’s TBR: November 5 - The Primal of Blood and Bone by Jennifer Armentrout (Chapters 33-60)November 12 - Pucking Wild by Emily RathNovember 19 - Fall of Ruin and Wrath by Jennifer ArmentroutNovember 26 - Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal by Meghan Q...
In this episode, we dive into the romantasy book The Primal of Blood and Bone by Jennifer Armentrout. We’re covering this book in two massive episodes, with this first episode focusing on everything that happens, starting with the first chapter entitled The Primal through Chapter 32. Our second episode will be released on Nov. 5, covering the remainder of the book and discussing all of our theories in-depth. We highly recommend that you have read all of the books in the Blood and Ash series a...
In this episode, we dive into the contemporary romance book Bad for Business by Kat Singleton. This is the second book in her Pembroke Hills Series. The first book in the series is In Good Company, which we’ve also covered with a deep dive episode on the podcast. During this episode, we discuss how Ryker and Camille’s history surprised us, why we loved seeing other male characters encourage Ryker to be nicer, the substantial character growth, how much we loved seeing Camille stand up to...
In this episode, we dive into the romantasy book Rising Reign by Tessa Hale. This is the final book in The Wolves of Crescent Creek series and is a why choose romantasy about wolf-shifters. During this episode, we discuss how much we hate everything about the Red River Pack and how they treated Wren, why it was great to finally see Kingston and Ender accept their mate bond with Wren, the surprising new characters that we didn’t expect, the hilarious antics of Franco and Juan, why we nee...
In this episode, we’re joined by Lauren Palphreyman and discuss how she got started writing serial fiction on Wattpad and Radish, the benefits and challenges of being an indie author, and what she’s most looking forward to after getting a print-only deal for The Wolf King series. We also spend the majority of our conversation discussing her romantasy books, The Wolf King and The Night Prince. We chat about how she came up with the idea of the series, Aurora’s character development, the ongoin...
In this episode, we dive into the romantasy book The Night Prince by Lauren Palphreyman. This is the sequel to The Wolf King, the fantasy romance series about werewolves. During this episode, we discuss how much we loved seeing Aurora start to stand up more for herself throughout the book, why Callum frustrated us with his behavior, the countless breadcrumbs sprinkled throughout both books, why we are definitely on Team Blake now, and the moment that made us kick our feet. Plus, we chat...
In this episode, we’re joined by Valerie Pepper and discuss her journey to becoming a romance author, how she was able to write a dozen books in three years, why she loves being an indie author and the challenges associated with it, and why writing a spicy scene takes her much longer than a non-spicy scene. We also spend the majority of the conversation discussing her latest romance book, Worth the Try, featuring a rugby romance where the single dad falls for the nanny. We discuss why she wan...
In this episode, we dive into the contemporary romance book Seven Year Itch by Amy Daws. It’s the second book in the Mountain Men Matchmaker series and focuses on a hate-to-love relationship between Calder and Dakota. This romcom book also has some of our other favorite tropes, including one bed, small town romance, found family, and bad boy. During this episode, we discuss why we love a good Cat Daddy (iykyk), how we’ll never forget the surprising location Calder runs into Dakota (and our su...
In this episode, we dive into the romantasy book The Wolf King by Lauren Palphreyman. This is the first book in the fantasy romance series about werewolves. During this episode, we discuss how we loved the book starting with Princess Aurora being kidnapped by an alpha werewolf the night before her wedding, how much we disliked Callum only to fall in love with him, why we’re extremely intrigued by the bad boy Blake, how much we enjoyed seeing Aurora clutch her pearls, how the slow burn d...
It’s time to share our TBR schedule featuring the books we’re covering on the podcast in October. 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 October’s TBR: October 1 - Seven Year Itch by Amy DawsOctober 8 - The Night Prince by Lauren PalphreymanOctober 13 - Rising Reign by Tessa HaleOctober 15 - Bad for Business by Kat SingletonOctober 22 - Th...
In this episode, we dive into the contemporary romance book Happily Never After by Paisley Nash. It has some of our favorite tropes, including a small-town romance, enemies to lovers, forced proximity, found family, and slow burn. During this episode, we discuss why a romance book that starts with f*ck happily ever afters immediately has our attention, the authenticity of the characters, how Kade Archer might be the perfect romance MMC, how we loved Georgia’s character development, why ...
In this episode, we dive into the first three chapters of the romantasy book The Primal of Blood and Bone by Jennifer Armentrout. Based on the author’s recommended reading order, this romantasy book should be read after the first five books in the Blood and Ash series and all of the books in the Flesh and Fire prequel series. Huge thanks to Jennifer Armentrout and her publisher for sharing this teaser of the first three chapters with everyone on social media before the full book’s release on ...
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