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123 - The Vow by Dannika Dark

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 supposed to know him. Lakota had some amazing qualities we have seen lacking in other shifter males; he was protective but respectful, he cared about her dreams and skills. The pie scene is absolutely worth bookmarking and coming back to again and again! Plus, who doesn’t love a story of falling for a friend’s older brother?  We were not disappointed with this book and can’t wait to read more by Dannika Dark.

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122 - Betwixt by Darynda Jones

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 powers that have been hidden for 40 years and begins to find the person she thought was lost. Luckily a smoking hot handyman in a kilt lives in her new house and is around to give her a hand. Unfortunately, like in Midlife Bounty Hunter, our heroine doesn’t get the super sexy time we are hoping for but there is promise of some to come in the steamy, tense scenes between Defiance and Roan. We appreciate the way Darynda approached her ‘older’ (ha! she is only 44) main character. Unlike Brina in Midlife Bounty Hunter, Defiance does not harp on being too old or her body not working like it used to. Defiance is beaten down by what she sees as all her ‘failures’ especially her divorce, but as she starts to develop her powers and the people in her life continue to stand by her side she gains confidence and strength.  We enjoyed this book and look forward to following Defiance and Roan as the series continues.

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121.1 Hannah’s Bliss by Dania Voss

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. 

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121 - Fixing Destiny by S. E. Reichert

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 family following the loss of her parents.  Her relationship with Jack Donovon is tumultuous and not always beneficial to Destiny but in the end, she does what she does best and that is fix the stuff around her that needs fixing.  Hopefully she can take the time to find herself and fix what needs repairing within. Seriously, if you haven’t read this book yet what are you waiting for?

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120 - Spellbound/Surrendered in Salem by Milly Taiden

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. It made for two fun and sexy books to finish up the series. We discuss the hot sex scenes Milly is so good at writing. Also, our frustration with the disconnect between the models on the covers and the character descriptions from the books. In the end, this is a quick, fun, steamy series with four badass witches and 4 hunky wolf shifters!

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119 - Happy Hour at Casa Dracula by Marta Acosta

***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.  When she runs into the mysterious Oswald their chemistry takes over and the sparks fly.  Unfortunately she is now a vampire and Oswald is engaged.  As her life falls further apart she is forced to reconcile who she is with who she thinks she should be.  Join us as we discuss the difficulties of trying to change yourself to fit in and the joy of embracing your whole self, curves and all.  We enjoy this different paranormal romance book and the ride Milagro takes us on to figure out who she is and what she wants.

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118 - Unclaimed by Aidy Award

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 to do what she needs to to stay safe and escape.  Even if that means participating in a claiming ceremony with a hunky guy, or two, in front of the whole town. Join us as we discuss this delicious reverse harem book, the extreme sexiness of forbidden attraction, and the power in a curvy girl romance. Things are just starting to heat up on this Siberian prison island.

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117 - The Happily Ever After Bookstore by Bernadette Marie

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 all the feels we could want, even from a super sweet romance.  There are no explicit sexy times but we barely even miss them.  This book knows how to hit all the best tropes and emotions we love in romance.

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116 - Midlife Bounty Hunter by Shannon Mayer

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 in the group. Along the way she meets ALL the hot men and we can’t tell which ones are good, which ones are bad, and which ones she gets to bone. We vote for Crash. And Sarge. And Corb. And so on… Join us as we enter this fun book about a woman trying to fit what she knows of the shadow world into this new life venture she has set herself on.

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115 - Prince in Leather by Holley Trent

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 Simone is very attracted to Heath and thinks that he is super hot (because he is), she is rightfully hesitant about his claim on her as his mate and their impending future together. This was a fun story of adventure, self-discovery, and fun sexual adventures that include squishy time with Simone and Heath, and Tom. WHAT?! Give us more of Tom, please!

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