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181 - Axes and O's by Kayla Grosse

Friends! MMF ftw. Holy moly - before you listen to this episode, please read/listen to this book first - it was so good. This is our first MMF and different from other why-choose stories we’ve reviewed because there is hot-ass MM action! Here we meet Nathan, who’s on his way to be with his family for the holidays until the snowy mountains of California makes him crash his car. But no need to worry - he is rescued by a logger-couple, who not only rescues and cares for him, but they also can’t help but to be interested in him in other ways. Married couple Morgan and Fox have loved each other for over twenty years and are looking for a third person to join their relationship. While Nathan shows interest as well, he battles a little internally about who he really is when it comes to falling for a married logger-woman and, also, falling for her lumberjack husband. Seriously, join us for this juicy one.

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Music by Jim Townsend

180 - Here for the Cake by Jennifer Millikin

Oh how we love the fake dating trope and this one did not disappoint. Paisley’s family sucks. She’s not only been invited to her little sister’s wedding but she’s also the maid of honor. The catch: little sister is marrying Paisely’s ex. During the bachelorette party, dazzled with light-up penis party favors, she runs into an old college frenemy, whom she once shared a steamy, hot kiss with, Klein. Aspiring writer Klein is smart and funny, and has never gotten over Paisley. So when their paths cross again and they each find themselves in need of each other, they agree to fake date each other on the terms that Paisley helps Klein market his debut novel and Klein plays loving boyfriend at her sister and ex-boyfriend’s island wedding. Join us in this fun story of two people who were serendipitously pulled together and though they are live-streaming this fake love story, one can’t help but wonder if their relationship is really fake at all.

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179 - Mistletoe Memories & How to Lose a Guy Before Christmas by Bernadette Marie & AJ Pine

Happy holidays, friends! Join us this season - on Christmas Day - as we each take a turn reviewing our own holiday romance story. We hope you read along for some fun, sexy, loving Christmas love stories. In Mistletoe Memories, we meet bakers Gretchen and Levi who, two years after breaking off their engagement, come together to defeat a local rival baker in a holiday baking competition. Then, come along to meet Lucy and Eric in two meet-cutes, and their excitable, sexy, wacky journey home to be with family for the holidays.

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178 - The Worst Duke in London by Amalie Howard

The Worst Duke in London is named Gage Croft and he is the Duke of Vale. He is tall, red-hair, Scottish, and deep in debt since the death of his older brother and father before him. Lady Evangeline Raine likes animals more than people and prefers to take over her own dowry than to be married off to a man who only desires her wealth. And poor Viola, her little sister can only date when Evvie starts dating and finds it completely unfair as she can tell that her sister is well on her to become a spinster. That is until Vale is offered an opportunity that can wipe away his large debt and bring wealth back into his home. All he has to do is pretend to be interested in Evvie and distract her London so that Huntington can make a salacious move on Viola - she is rich, too, after all. We love when authors retell famous works and Amalie did not disappoint!

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177 - The Chosen by Dannika Dark

Come on friends just look at the damn cover! We are super happy to report that book three, The Chosen, of the Black Arrowhead series by Dannika Dark did not disappoint. Much like the first two books, we meet a lovely new cast of people, as well as our first two couples. Tak is looking for people to join his pack so Hope sends out a message to those who may be looking to join one. Along comes Robyn, who is technically not a shifter, but has very good reasons as to why she wants to join Tak’s pack. During her journey to the invite, she meets Montana and his shirt, steals his fries, and sleeps in tents. Join us as we discuss this amazing love story between two people who are escaping their past and trying to find a forever home with each other and their new found-family..

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176 - The Truth According to Ember by Danika Nava

Ember is just a typical woman trying to find her own. Join us this week as we fall into this rom-com and meet Ember and Danuwoa (AKA Native Daddy) and their journey to identity, belonging, and self-acceptance. Even though Ember continues to dig herself deeper into a pit of white lies, she cannot deny her feelings for Danuwoa are real, nor can she keep suffering the blackmail, racism, and nepotism happening in the workplace. This is a lovely story about a woman who navigates not just the corporate world but also the conflicts between her cultural identity, personal ambition, and desire for a real love connection with Dan.

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175 - The Watching by J. A. Lopez

This week we took it back to our roots and dived into a paranormal romance novel. Join us as we discuss The Watching, where we meet Kayla, a small town café waitress who is just trying to find her way through life with her tight knit group of friends and her penchant for buying stray cats cat food - oh, and falling for strange, hot dudes. While Kayla is fighting with mixed emotions about two different love interests, her friends become victims of strange animal attacks across town and they know that together, they can get to the source of all the craziness their little town is going through. With the help of their local law enforcement, Kayla and her friends may just be able to make it through this supernatural mess.

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Music by Jim Townsend

174 - Midsummer by Jena Doyle: Interview with Jena Doyle

Friends! We are excited to introduce you all to author Jena Doyle in this INCREDIBLE interview episode. Join us as we speak with Jena about her amazing retelling of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. We really enjoyed this reimagining of this classic story: love, lust, poly relationships, and steamy sex in the woods and more sex all over the place. Come on. Jena shares with us the start of her writing career, her inspiration, and all of her upcoming work that we are super excited about. If you haven’t read Midsummer yet, then you haven’t met Ivy, Lex, Carter, or Miri, and you need to so please check it out.

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173 - There Are No Saints & There is No Devil by Sophie Lark

We know we said we’d only read There Are No Saints, but we just HAD to see how this ended, so... we read the second book as well. In this Sinners Duet series, we meet starving artist Mara, who is struggling to get by in the competitive art scene of San Francisco. She is a victim of childhood abuse and becomes a victim of an attempted murder as an adult. But Mara is a survivor. Things start looking up when she’s noticed by a rich, local, renowned artist, Cole (insert fancy, rich last name and sexy smolder), and her dreams of succeeding as an artist are becoming reality. Cole has issues of his own - past and present - and having Mara in his life has exacerbated the darkness inside of him that makes him lose control. But does he want to protect her, or does he want to destroy her? We hope you have listened to these books and will join us for this sexy, dark romance.

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172 - Ana Maria and The Fox by Liana De la Rosa

This historical romance takes us back to times of war and unrest with the French occupation of Mexico. Here is book one of the Luna Sisters novels where we meet Ana María, the eldest of the Luna sisters, who in all essence, aims to be perfect for her family and her country. Escaping the dangers that await her as the daughter of a prominent family, Ana María is sent in secret to London along with her sisters, Gabriela and Isabel. Trying her best to fit into this strange, new society, Ana María meets Parliament member, Gideon Fox, along the way and cannot help the feelings that begin to brew within, despite being promised to another man back in Mexico. This forbidden love story provides us with romance, longing, sisterly bonding, and important history with amazingly written BIPOC main characters. Join us for Ana María and The Fox.

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