Two sisters review spicy romance books. One reads them. The other...is excited to be included. Expect spoilers! We stumble into the first in a bear shifter series, "The Bear's Nanny," by Erin Havoc. Recently divorced Astrid breaks down in a supernatural town full of hotties and unknowingly meets her mate, Kieran, a bear shifter. Kieran is in need of a nanny for his orphaned nephew, and keeping his human mate close makes Astrid an easy choice. But one question plagues the sisters...what about that one vampire that gets mentioned in passing? What's his deal?Erin Havoc's Goodreads page

Two sisters review spicy romance books. One reads them. The other...is excited to be included. Expect spoilers! Apologies on the delayed episode, but it's worth the wait. In this taboo western, "Chasing the Wild" by Elliott Rose, we ride after Colton Wild with Layla Birch, who is not only seventeen years older then her, but also her ex's dad! This is a very spicy start to the Thanksgiving season and listener discretion is definitely advised. TW: mention of rape/molestation, creepsElliott Rose's author page

Quick announcement here from the kitchen: due to some family stuff, this week's episode is delayed but will be coming out sometime this week. Thank you for your patience, and enjoy some free appetizers. 

Two sisters review spicy romance books. One reads them. The other...is excited to be included. Expect spoilers! We wrap up October with Torri Heat's "Jinxed," a reverse harem standalone where our FL gets trapped in a cursed house with three men from three different time periods. The scariest thing about this curse is being stuck in a house with a huge a-hole from 1907. TW: suicide, addiction, drugs, homophobiaTorri Heat author page

Two sisters review spicy romance books. One reads them. The other...is excited to be included. We are drawn deeper into the deep, dark of October by Meg Smitherman's horror romance, "Thrum." It's more horror then romance, and it's absolutely perfect. Maybe...too perfect...TW: suicide mentions, death, goreMeg Smitherman Tiktok

 Two sisters review spicy romance books. One reads them. The other...is excited to be included. Apologies on the weird posting schedule! Howling at the moon this spooky season with our first A/B/O (omegaverse) book: "They Love Me Knot" by Raelynn Rose. Not really about werewolves...but Reba always assumes they're werewolves. This is a super explicit one--as is expected with an omegaverse story--so listener beware! Raelynn Rose InstagramSpook4 by PeriTune | http://peritune.comAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/

Two sisters review spicy romance books. One reads them. The other...is excited to be included. At long last, the impossible has been done: Rebecca finished a book! Sure, it was a western written in the 1980s that was 150 pages, but that still counts! Will Rachel be able to handle a book not written in first person, switching POVs? Can Rebecca actually host a show? How does this old book hold up 40 years later?Faro Blake series by Zeke Masters on Goodreads

Two sisters review spicy romance books. One reads them. The other...is excited to be included. We fight our way through a best friends to lovers MMA book by A. Rivers. Will Gabe prioritize Sydney over fighting? Will Sydney give up hope of being his first choice? Will we stop saying how dumb the male lead is?  A. Rivers Author Page

Hey y'all! Just a quick reminder that we still exist! Life took our priorities, and now that we're settled, we'll be returning next week! Look forward to eating a spicy book next week. 

Hey y'all! Due to life craziness I haven't finished editing the next episode, so have a rant I cut out from episode 8 "This Apocalyptic Novella Leaves Us Heart Broken" that featured After the Plague by Imogen Keeper.  Topics include: reality TV show "The Colony," the groups we would form in the apocalypse, and how we really should get back to the book review.

Apologies for another missing episode! We are both in a super busy season, but intend to get another piping hot book review out for y'all asap. Have a great week and tip your servers!

Two sisters review spicy romance books. One reads them. The other...is excited to be included. We stalk the plot in the second book of Jan Steven's duet, "Fallen Prey." It is a dark, stalker romance with a twist that we would have known if we had only read the title page and tags. Jen Steven's Author Site

Two sisters review spicy romance books. One reads them. The other...is excited to be included. We hunt down the plot in the first book of Jan Steven's duet, "Prey Drive." It is a dark, stalker romance with a twist that we would have known if we had only read the title page and tags.Jen Steven's Author Site

This episode is not a review, but we do discuss the show's format, why Rachel refuses to read tags, a few books she has DNF but still has, and updates to theming! We hope you enjoy this different kind of episode and of exciting things to come. 

No episode this week due to travel! Next week we will be doing some "kitchen cleaning" then we'll return to our usual cooking and sweating in the kitchen. Have a great weekend bookies!

Two sisters review spicy romance books. One reads them. The other...is excited to be included. We have summoned the first book in Sarah Spade's Sombra Demon series, "Mated to the Monster," just like Shannon summoned a huge, hot demon named Mal. Who hasn't accidentally summoned a demon from another plane when you think you're casting a love spell, only to find out they're your fated mate and have been waiting a thousand years to meet you? Sarah Spade's Author Page

Two sisters review spicy romance books. One reads them. The other...is excited to be included. We go through the rest of Imogen Keeper's After the Plague series and we are beginning to feel hope again!  For once, though, Rachel had not finished the final book (Haven) when we recorded, so we leave it up to you to read the ending. Does our recipe holds true? Should we keep doing long series? Should Frankie have biblically accurate angel eyes?  Imogen Keeper's Author Page 

Two sisters review spicy romance books. One reads them. The other...is excited to be included. We go through the first book, "Broken" in Imogen Keeper's After the Plague series and it hurts so bad we had to split this series into two episodes. The first book--a novella--starts in the midst of a plague that wipes out 99% of humanity. This one is heavy with grief, death, hopelessness, and finding purpose anyway.  We initially reviewed the whole series in one go, but realized it needed longer in the oven, so we have split the review! Please enjoy this first course, and come back next Saturday when we present the rest of the series and give our recipe~! TW: death, illness, grief, suicide mentionImogen Keeper's Author Page

Two sisters review spicy romance books. One reads them. The other...is excited to be included. We beg for forgiveness as we review "Crossed" a Never After novel by Emily McIntire. Loosely based on Hunchback of Notre Dame, our villainous lead, Father Cade has set his righteous, murderous eyes on Amarya who makes his heart burn with hell fire. This one is incredibly dark--please check the trigger warnings--but it had us singing dramatically at our fireplaces from page one. TW: Discussions of sex, stalking, SA, rape, bullying of a child on the spectrum, murder, gore, violence and so much religious traumaTimestamps for specific discussions/quotes59:35 - 1:00:10 rape1:06:50-1:07:20 GoreEmily McIntire's author page

Greer Rivers' Tattered Curtain book, "Phantom," takes center stage for this episode. It is a Phantom of the Opera retelling, set in the French Quarter of New Orleans. This dark romance really wooed us, who grew up as theater kids, and maybe it will do the same for you. Just keep your hand at the level of your eye and you'll get through this dark romance!TW: Discussions of sex, murder, kidnapping, stalking,  complications with mental illnessPhantom book page

Quick apologies for no episode, and upcoming plans! 

In this episode, we search the pages of the WITSEC book series by Ashley N. Rostek. (Find Me, Save Me, Love Me, Free Me) Remember when we said we'd do a lighthearted book this week? Forget all about that! Our poor heroine can't catch a break, except in the arms of four hunky brothers. TW: Discussions of, bullying, stalking, SA, violence, graphic killings, sexAshley N. Rostek Instagram

Edit: WHOOPS! Sous chef Rebecca gave y'all the wrong order (aka the unedited episode) and had to yank it from your mouth to give you the correct order! (aka fully edited) Apologies! The meal is on us. Spoilers for "Wicked Devil" by Daniela Romero. TW for the ep: SA, police brutality, racism, bullying, sexTwo sisters review spicy romance books. One reads them. The other...is excited to be included. We tackle the high school romance, "Wicked Devil" by Daniela Romero.  This book focuses on heavy topics with care and thought, though it doesn't shy away from facing them head on. Please check the trigger warnings and time stamps!Time stamps for specific discussions52:36 - 54:14 SA1:12:05-1:19 Police brutality 1:23:53 - 1:24:50 SAWicked Devil book page

Spoilers for "Reverie" by Shain Rose as Rachel goes over the whole book to give Rebecca the rundown.TW for the episode: Discussions of cancer, discussions of sexTwo sisters review spicy romance books. One reads them. The other...is excited to be included. We dive in "Reverie" by Shain Rose. It is a standalone in her Stonewood Brothers series, featuring grumpy billionaire Jett and sunshine sweetheart Vick. He's just so rich. Reverie Book Page