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EP166 I'm A Snake [Original Sinner by Kait Ballenger]

Follow Sam and Morgan, as we discuss one of our first-ever dark paranormal romances. We apologize if this episode is upside down, as we recorded this one late into the night. However, it does seem to go with the theme, as this book is very dark, aka dark romance. 
Thank you to Kait, Montlake, and Netgalley for allowing us to review this book early for an honest review.
 
About The Novel:
The seven deadly sins keep high profiles in the Big Lust runs brothels, Sloth’s a media streamer…you get the picture. Pride, though, he’s more mysterious. You might know him as Lucifer—temptation irresistibly embodied. The paparazzi are dying for some burning-hot gossip. So when someone publishes my scathing but private rant about him, they eat it up. And now my job is on the line. After all, he is my boss.With his vicious siblings vying for his power, Lucifer needs to distract the press, so he reframes my tirade as a lovers’ spat, demanding I play the devil’s fiancée. I need to be a good girl, smile for the cameras, nothing more.But cocky and cruel as he is, his darkness awakens something wicked in me. Sexy and in control, he might just be the cure—an extra dose of sin to heal me from a lifetime of shame and subservience.
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EP 165 Anywhere but Queens! [Pomona Afton Can So Solve a Murder by Bellamy Rose]

Happy Sunday!! We hope you enjoy this episode where we talk about a cozy, murder mystery, romance novel? A string of words we never thought we would say or put together. How did it go? Did this author pull this off? You will have to listen to get all our thoughts and opinions on this book! 
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Summary: 
 
When Pomona Afton, Upper East Side hotel heiress, stumbles out of a gala and upon the scene of her grandmother’s murder, her first thought is that the society queen won’t be missed for her kind, cookie-baking ways. In fact, she was mean, greedy, and paranoid—so paranoid that she secretly slipped a clause into her will mandating that, should she die an unnatural death, all the family assets get frozen. And if the “unnatural death” isn’t explained? Those accounts stay frozen.Practically overnight, Pomona is locked out of her penthouse with no other option than to move in with a roommate: Gabe, the irritable (yet handsome) son of her former nanny. Not only is his apartment cramped, but it doesn’t even have a doorman. Or a chef! Pom needs someone to solve this murder, like, yesterday, so she can get her trust fund back.And Gabe? He needs this murder solved because that’s the only way his mother, who toiled for the Afton family for years, will ever get the retirement money she deserves. As Pom’s family clams up, blocking the police at every turn, Pom quickly realizes that if she wants her glamorous life back, she’s going to have to put on her big-girl Manolos and do it herself…with the help of Gabe, who she’s falling for more and more by the day.Can Pomona Afton (who previously couldn’t solve a crossword in the bath on a hungover Sunday) actually solve this murder? And if she does return to her former life of luxury, will it be worth the possibility of losing Gabe?

EP164 Regency Era Sitcom [Never Fall for Your Fiancée by Virginia Heath]

Gasp It's an Elbow! 
Welcome to this weekend's episode in which Sam and Morgan discuss the novel Never Fall For Your Fiancee! In this episode, we talk about missing shoes and the fact that Morgan can't go into a bookstore without buying new books!About The Novel:
The last thing Hugh Standish, Earl of Fareham, ever wants is a wife. Unfortunately for him, his mother is determined to find him one, even from across the other side of the ocean. So, Hugh invents a fake fiancée to keep his mother’s matchmaking ways at bay. But when Hugh learns his interfering mother is on a ship bound for England, he realizes his complicated, convoluted but convenient ruse is about to implode. Until he collides with a beautiful woman, who might just be the miracle he needs.Minerva Merriwell has had to struggle to support herself and her two younger sisters ever since their feckless father abandoned them. Work as a woodcut engraver is few and far between, and the Merriwell sisters are nearly penniless. So, when Hugh asks Minerva to pose as his fiancée while his mother is visiting, she knows that while the scheme sounds ludicrous, the offer is too good to pass up.Once Minerva and her sisters arrive at Hugh's estate, of course, nothing goes according to his meticulous plan. As hilarity and miscommunication ensue, while everyone tries to keep their tangled stories straight, Hugh and Minerva’s fake engagement starts to turn into a real romance. But can they trust each other, when their relationship started with a lie?
 
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EP163 We Must Protect Buncleaver! [Love Points To You by Alice Lin]

Happy Sunday!
We think you are really going to like this episode. For the first time in a long time Sam and Morgan do not agree on a book review and have opposite thoughts. This was a really fun discussion to have and we hope you enjoy!! 
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Summary:
A swoony romance between driven, practical Lynda Fan and her rich, arrogant classmate, Angela Wu. When Angela offers Lynda the chance to design characters for her otome game, Lynda discovers things she never knew about herself…or her heart.Love is an art.Sixteen-year-old Lynda Fan has the skills and the drive to get into the Rhode Island School of Design—but not the money. Her parents are too busy paying for her stepsister’s violin lessons to help Lynda get into art school.So when her rich and arrogant classmate, Angela Wu, offers to hire Lynda as a character designer for an otome game—a love story-based video game—she jumps at the opportunity.Lynda isn’t exactly a romantic, but in pursuit of her dreams, she discovers things she never knew about herself while also finding love with every heart she draws.

EP162 Your Bookish Wikipedia Podcast [Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister]

Today, 
Sam and Morgan discuss the twisty mystery novel Famous Last Words. This is the second novel we have read from Gillian McAllister, the first being Wrong Place, Wrong Time. You can find us talking about that episode on 128!
 
About The Novel:
It is June 21st, the longest day of the year, and new mother Camilla’s life is about to change forever. After months of maternity leave, she will drop her infant daughter off at daycare for the first time and return to her job as a literary agent. Finally. But, when she wakes, her husband Luke isn’t there, and in his place is a cryptic note.Then it starts. Breaking news: there's a hostage situation developing in London. The police arrive, and tell her Luke is involved. But he isn't a hostage. Her husband—doting father, eternal optimist—is the gunman.What she does next is crucial. Because only she knows what the note he left behind that morning says...
 
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EP161 A Twist We Didn't Expect [Needy Little Things by Channelle Desamours]

Today we sat down and discussed a young adult thriller called Needy Little Things by Channelle Desamours. This novel was full of twists and some that Morgan and Sam never saw coming. We also discussed Sam's Birthday! Happy Birthday to the best (and my only) podcast host Sam! 
About The Novel:
Sariyah Lee Bryant can hear what people need—tangible things, like a pencil, a hair tie, a phone charger—an ability only her family and her best friend, Malcolm, know the truth about. But when she fulfills a need for her friend Deja who vanishes shortly after, Sariyah is left wondering if her ability is more curse than gift. This isn’t the first time one of her friends has landed on the missing persons list, and she’s determined not to let her become yet another forgotten Black girl.Not trusting the police and media to do enough on their own, Sariyah and her friends work together to figure out what led to Deja’s disappearance. But when Sariyah’s mother loses her job and her little brother faces complications with his sickle cell disease, managing her time, money, and emotions seems impossible. Desperate, Sariyah decides to hustle her need-sensing ability for cash—a choice that may not only lead her to Deja, but put her in the same danger Deja found herself in.
 
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EP160 Our Annual Valentines Day Special 2025

Happy Sunday!! We hope you all had a fabulous valentines day!! As is tradition we decided to tell each other valentines themed stories and trivia! This was such a fun episode. So enjoy us just yapping and having fun on this laid back podcast episode! <3

EP159 Let's Make A Bargain [The Rose Bargain by Sasha Peyton Smith]

Happy Sunday!! We hope you enjoy this week's episode! 
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EP158 Having Trouble With Hockey? Get A Fake Girlfriend! [Spiral by Bal Khabra]

Is it possible to read too many hockey romance books? The answer is maybe. Today we discuss a hockey romance book full of fake dating, funny moments, and trauma.  Also, Sam's mic was messing up a bit, so we apologize for the sound quality in this episode.
 
About The Novel:
Elias Westbrook, a newly drafted hockey player for the Toronto Thunder, is facing the challenges of fame and media scrutiny. With a growing fan base and too many expectations on his shoulders, he’s struggling to make his first career goal. The tabloids are reporting on his every move, including which woman he was last seen with, but all he wants to do is escape the spotlight.Enter from stage left Sage Beaumont, an aspiring ballerina with dreams of joining the Aurora Ballet Theatre, but her lack of popularity online leaves her at a major disadvantage for securing the lead role. When Sage finds herself with the perfect opportunity to make her dreams come true by fake dating Elias, she takes her shot.Soon enough, the flimsy fake-dating rules they set in place fall away in the face of their sizzling connection. But before things spiral out of control, Sage and Elias will have to decide if they’re willing to take the leap together or if they’ll call it quits.
 
 
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EP157 "Enemies" to "Lovers" [The Rival by Emma Lord]

Happy Sunday!! This week we are talking about The Rival by Emma Lord a YA romance novel about two childhood best friends/enemies competing for the one spot on the college newspaper. 
 
We hope you enjoy this episode and have a fabulous week!!!