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Isabel and the Rogue by Liana de la Rosa
12 juni 2024 · 26 min
Usually spies do it for us but this book wouldn't have done it for us on that alone. Instead, the ending! The ending absolved so much.
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The Countess Without Conviction by Katherine Grant
7 juni 2024 · 32 min
Meg and Laine were both super intrigued by this book but omg is it visceral. Perfect execution; Meg cried and Laine was waiting to get punched, which is not what we generally expect from Romance novellas.
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My Word as Vorkosigan: Falling Free
5 juni 2024 · 53 min
Meg and Alex are joined by Jill Tew to discuss a Vorkosigan novel without any Vorkosigans in it.
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All's Fair in Love and War by Virginia Heath
31 mei 2024 · 20 min
Henry is very put upon! Georgina is too mouthy for governessing! They figure it out!
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To Cage a God by Elizabeth May
27 mei 2024 · 32 min
Laine and Meg once again read Romantasy. Meg is glad they aren't teenagers, Laine has questions.
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The Prince's Bride by Charis Michaels
25 mei 2024 · 30 min
Charis writes fairy tales so well, and Laine wasn't even annoyed by the kids. This is the kind of living in a cave we can get behind.
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My Word as Vorkosigan: Memory
21 mei 2024 · 1 uur
Alix Harrow joins Alex and Meg to discuss Memory: the transition book between young Miles and Lord Vorkosigan.
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Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas
17 mei 2024 · 54 min
None of us can remember the name of Sarah's hometown so we just call it Grover's Corners, which is fitting given how forgettable she is as a character. We also didn't recall how much of this book was threats of sexual violence. We had a great time recording, but make no promises as to your listening experience. Lees meer
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The Lady Plays with Fire by Susanna Craig
10 mei 2024 · 27 min
We're far enough into Susanna Craig that the appearance of characters from past series is a delight! We both really enjoyed this spin on the actor and his critic, and the low stakes found us both in the right moment.
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My Word as Vorkosigan: Mirror Dance
7 mei 2024 · 59 min
Jo Walton joins Meg and Alex to discuss Mirror Dance. Come for the clones, stay for the amnesia.
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Barbarian's Taming by Ruby Dixon
3 mei 2024 · 34 min
We're back with more sentient space dildos! Meg loves virgins and Laine needs some innovation.
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My Season of Scandal by Julie Anne Long
30 april 2024 · 44 min
This series continues to impress, even when exploring our less-enjoyed tropes.
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The Stranger I Wed by Harper St. George
26 april 2024 · 32 min
This book just did a lot of things right. It struck a balance: well researched without being explosive, a slow burn that knew how to incorporate early heat, and a dramatic set up but two characters who communicate.
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My Word as Vorkosigan: Brothers in Arms
23 april 2024 · 58 min
Meg and Alex are joined by Olivia Waite to discuss this entry in the Vorkosigan saga. Is there a more fun way to represent issues of a fractious identity than clones?
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The Sailor Without a Sweetheart by Katherine Grant
20 april 2024 · 35 min
Katherine Grant always impresses us with the diversity of experiences she puts in her romances. Both of us enjoyed reading this! Meg had a lot of thoughts on Persuasion and was into it, Laine thought the reality was a little TOO real to be sexy.
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Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart by Sarah MacLean
16 april 2024 · 44 min
We are officially Sarah MacLean completionists with this book. We are NOT fans of this couple, but it was very fun to see how far MacLean has come.
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The Lady He Lost by Faye Delacour
12 april 2024 · 25 min
This is a very promising debut, especially on the hot tamale scale. We just couldn't get over the hero's lack of conviction and making out with her cousin.
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My Word as Vorkosigan: Cetaganda
9 april 2024 · 50 min
Meg and Alex are joined by Katherine Addison, author of the Goblin Emperor, to discuss Cetaganda. For a romp, there's quite a bit of social and political commentary.
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Obsession at the Opera by Delphine Roy
6 april 2024 · 22 min
Is this the biggest disagreement ever on plot trysts?
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What Is Love? by Jen Comfort
2 april 2024 · 37 min
The title is meant to be Not!Jeopardy reference, but even though we loved this book all I can think is "baby don't hurt me."
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The Duchess by Sophie Jordan
31 maart 2024 · 24 min
We (reasonably IMO) expected a sex book. This was NOT a sex book.
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My Word As Vorkosigan: Ethan of Athos
26 maart 2024 · 53 min
We interrupt your usual Naismith/Vorkosigan family hijinks to explore some speculative, old-school SciFi. What if a planet inhabited only by men ran out of ova? One intrepid scientist must even *gasp* speak to a woman to find a solution!
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A Governess's Guide to Passion and Peril by Manda Collins
23 maart 2024 · 21 min
This is a bite-sized good time, even if neither of us can articulate more than "it was fun and we figured out the mystery too soon so there should have been more sex."
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The Love Remedy by Elizabeth Everett
19 maart 2024 · 36 min
This book really takes some chances and explored new-to-us things in Romance. We liked it overall, but if we're being honest Thorne's way of... taking control... is what really sold us here.
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Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord by Sarah MacLean
15 maart 2024 · 31 min
I think this is the closest we've ever come to grading on a curve. Is this good? No? Did it have potential that Sarah MacLean later realized. YES.
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My Word As Vorkosigan: Borders of Infinity
12 maart 2024 · 1 uur 26 min
Max Gladstone joins Meg and Alex for a deep dive into three novellas. Buckle up!
Start - Mountains of Mourning;
25 Minutes - Labyrinth;
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In Want of a Viscount by Lorraine Heath
9 maart 2024 · 28 min
This book is neither hinged nor unhinged. It was fun, but we like the extremes.
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Talk Sweetly to Me by Courtney Milan
5 maart 2024 · 23 min
This novella is a perfect standalone, and you should read it. However, it is the last book in a series, which made us sad, even though we wouldn't change anything about this book.
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The Chemistry of Familiar Objects by Alexandra Vasti
2 maart 2024 · 24 min
If you haven't yet, go sign up for Alexandra Vasti's newsletter. You get free gems like this seriously perfect novella. A plot AND sex scenes? Sign us up.
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My Word as Vorkosigan: The Vor Game
27 februari 2024 · 1 uur
Meg and Alex are joined by R.E. Stearns to discuss the next book in Miles' coming of age journey. Given the social status of the main characters in this series, the social and political dynamics of being powerful and isolated are a focus of conversation. Lees meer
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At First Spite by Olivia Dade
23 februari 2024 · 28 min
If we didn't know better, we'd say Olivia Dade plumbed the recesses of our minds to produce Meg's platonic ideal of a sexy book and Laine's nightmares in book form. But with monster porn!
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The Paper Boys by D.P. Clarence
20 februari 2024 · 30 min
If you criticize Sunny, Meg will fight you. Just an FYI.
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Bride by Ali Hazelwood
16 februari 2024 · 50 min
Ali Hazelwood breaks away from science contemporary into paranormal romance. A lot of her go-to tropes really worked for us here! Laine got a crash course in werewolf sub tropes that broke her.
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My Word as Vorkosigan: The Warrior's Apprentice
13 februari 2024 · 1 uur 4 min
Meg and Alex are joined by Lynn Buchanan to introduce the Miles-focused part of the series. So many characters get new framing from Miles's perspective that the discussion focuses a lot on character study.
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To Woo and to Wed by Martha Waters
9 februari 2024 · 43 min
This was a really tough one for us. On the one hand, West and Sophie have great banter and a series worth of feelings to work through. On the other hand, West is perfect and Sophie is very unforgivably mean to him.
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Accidentally His by Sabrina Jeffries
6 februari 2024 · 33 min
Verify finally figured out who her phantom is! And he's hot! But he's also busy saving England. Is this book great? No. Is it the best in the series? Yes.
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The Breakup Tour by Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka
2 februari 2024 · 28 min
College sweethearts go on tour when one of them gets super famous writing about the breakup. Excellent concept, we were iffy on some of the execution but had fun!
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My Word As Vorkosigan: Barrayar
1 februari 2024 · 55 min
Meg and Alex are joined by Aliette de Bodard for an in-depth discussion of Barrayar. Long live Cordelia.
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Seduction at the Chateau by Delphine Roy
26 januari 2024 · 20 min
This modern take on Dangerous liaisons charmed both of us. Who knew hide and seek could be so sexy?
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The Suffragette Scandal by Courtney Milan
25 januari 2024 · 39 min
We bought this one completely, from the conflict to the love story. Maybe the ending was unbelievably sweet, but that's a good thing.
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Her Adventures in Temptation by Megan Frampton
23 januari 2024 · 22 min
This book is fun and charming and cute. However, be prepared that (for a book about a sex bet) it's very tame.
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My Word as Vorkosigan: Shards of Honor
22 januari 2024 · 1 uur 15 min
Meg is joined by Alexandra Vasti for a new limited series in which they will dive into the Vorkosigan saga by Lois McMaster Bujold with a new guest host each week. This week, Elizabeth Everett joins them to discuss the foundation of the Vorkosigan series, Shards of Honor. How much did the cold war impact this book? How sexy are experienced heroes? Is this a Romance? Lees meer
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When the Viscount Wanted Me by Lydia Lloyd
19 januari 2024 · 29 min
We really loved the unapologetic incorporation of a sexually active heroine, and if anyone knows anything about those pearls, hit us up.
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Red String Theory by Lauren Kung Jessen
9 januari 2024 · 25 min
Look, this was an adorable book with a fun concept but the official rating is G.
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Second Duke's the Charm by Kate Bateman
4 januari 2024 · 34 min
Hypothetically a virgin widow crime fighter getting with the heir is a plot we can get behind. The specifics of this one, however, left something to be desired for us.
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Snowbound with the Suffragette by Ginny B. Moore
1 januari 2024 · 18 min
We kick off the new year with an adorable and sexy novella that understands sometimes you just need two hot people and weather-related forced proximity.
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Bed Me, Baron by Felicity Niven
29 december 2023 · 39 min
Parts of this book are very fun and then a major spoiler/twist happens and we stopped having any fun at all, but the main characters weren't having any fun either. Meg is still personally victimized by chess.
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A Holly Jolly Ever After by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone
28 december 2023 · 41 min
Meg and Laine agree that this book does its thing very well and that there is significantly more attention paid to one character's development. We disagree about whether or not that makes for an enjoyable read.
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By Winter's Light by Stephanie Laurens
27 december 2023 · 42 min
Stephanie Laurens doesn't know how to write less than 300 pages and even when there's nary a whiff of plot to be found, we can't spend less than 40 minutes talking about it.
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The Captain's Midwinter Bride by Liana De La Rosa
22 december 2023 · 20 min
The good: well executed, sexy, and a total breath of fresh air. The Laine has notes: It is December and there was nary a Christmas carol to be found.