The Novel: Forbidden Kisses with Her Millionaire Boss The Author: Hana Sheik The Guests: Aaron and Bree, co-hosts of The Categorically Romance Podcast The Synopsis: Heiress Lin dreams of a life different from the one that’s been planned for her. Traveling from Kenya to Canada to work for renowned tycoon Karl on a Kwanzaa-themed event is thrilling—and their instant, off-limits attraction blows her away! By the time the seven days of Kwanzaa arrive, even the snow outside can’t cool the...

The Novel: Single and Ready to Jingle The Author: Piper Rayne The Guest: Amelia Remeta The Synopsis: The girl who loves Christmas falls for the Grinch—it’s a Christmas miracle. What started as a dumpster fire of a blind date turns into a deal. In truth, it probably didn’t help that I showed up dressed like an elf but that’s a story for another time. Our start was rocky at best which is why it’s so frustrating that I can’t stop thinking about his sexy British accent. Or the way his chest...

The Novella: Sinta (Stranded with an Alien) The Author: Honey Phillips The Guest: Liz Donatelli, Host of Reader Seeks Romance on YouTube The Synopsis: An unexpected inheritance comes at the perfect time for Holly. Her on-again, off-again relationship is off for good, her Christmas plans have been canceled, and her parents have decided to spend the holiday traveling. But the remote mountain cabin she inherited is not the idyllic paradise she remembers from her childhood. There’s no power,...

The Novella: Nutcracker with Benefits The Author: Liz Alden The Guest: Owen Hansen The Synopsis: Clara I love my life—as a food and travel blogger I make my own hours, work all over the world, and don’t have a single regret. The cherry on top is flying home to New York City to celebrate the holidays with my family—and Nash. He’s my best friend with benefits and was just named the sexiest billionaire bachelor of the year. He’s all mine—for now. But someday, Nash is going to break my...

The Novel: Jingle His Bells The Author: Kaci Rose The Guest: Victoria, Founder of BiblioLifestyle and Host of The Reader's Couch Podcast The Synopsis: Emma A relaxing Christmas back home with my boyfriend is what I was supposed to have. Instead, what I got was dumped just as I pulled into town. My best friend won’t let me sit around and wallow all Christmas, so she takes me to Club Red, where of all people I run into my ex-boyfriend’s brother… Only he isn’t the Zion I know. He’s more...

The Novel: Season of Love The Author: Helena Greer The Guest: Andrea, host of Shelf Love Podcast The Synopsis: Miriam Blum has no choice but to face the past she thought she’d left behind when she inherits her great-aunt’s Christmas tree farm in this witty, glittering, heart-filled romcom. Thanks to her thriving art career, Miriam Blum finally has her decoupaged glitter ducks in a row—until devastating news forces her to a very unwanted family reunion. Her beloved great-aunt Cass has...

The Novel: Snowbound in Her Boss's Bed The Author: Marcella Bell The Guest: Becky Feldman, Host of Too Stupid to Live The Synopsis: Outside the snow is falling Inside the heat is definitely rising! On the first day of Hanukkah, new events director Miriam Howard is summoned to CEO Benjamin Silver’s luxurious Aspen chalet. But while she’s briefing him on plans for a dazzling gala, a blizzard leaves her stranded! All too soon, their chemistry becomes all too obvious. Yet no matter how...

The Novel: Kiss Her Once for Me The Author: Alison Cochrun The Guest: Bianca aka spooky storyteller, Countess Carm The Synopsis: One year ago, recent Portland transplant Ellie Oliver had her dream job in animation and a Christmas Eve meet-cute with a woman at a bookstore that led her to fall in love over the course of a single night. But after a betrayal the next morning and the loss of her job soon after, she finds herself adrift, alone, and desperate for money. Finding work at a local...

The Novella: Snowed in with the Player (Holiday with the Players #1) The Author: Rebecca Jenshak The Guest: Laura Yasmin, Host of What to Read Next and What to Listen Next The Synopsis: It was supposed to be a weekend of holiday cheer. Just me and my twin sister, watching Christmas movies and baking cookies. My brother was absolutely not supposed to show up with half the football team. Including Teddy. My brother’s best friend and my secret crush. I’m the shy sister. The one with her nose...

The Novel: There's Something About Merry The Author: Codi Hall The Guest: Angela Maria Hart, from The Cozy Mystery Book Club Celebrate The 12 Days of Cozies The Synopsis: Merry Winters has the holiday blues. She's spent the last year learning to love herself, and now she's ready to find the right guy. But the pickings are slim in Mistletoe, Idaho, and it’s just her luck that the man who catches her eye is the stoic new foreman at her family’s Christmas tree farm. Too bad he wants to keep...

The Novel: You're a Mean One, Matthew Prince (Boy Meets Boy #2) The Author: Timothy Janovsky The Guest: Kate Barkley, Host of All the Good Dogs The Synopsis: Bring a little joy to the world? Not today, Santa. Matthew Prince is young, rich, and thoroughly spoiled. So what if his parents barely remember he exists and the press is totally obsessed with him? He’s on top of the world. But one major PR misstep later, and Matthew is cut off and shipped away to spend the holidays in his...

The Novella: Win a Date with Secret Santa (Curvy Girls' Bachelor Auction #11) The Author: Kate Tilney The Guest: Kate Wilhite The Synopsis: What could be more fun than going on a Polar Express-like train ride with a toymaker at Christmas? Apparently, everything. While Fraser Douglas may be in the business of creating toys that bring joy to children worldwide, the man himself is clearly a big grump. No problem. I’m not looking for a love connection when I bid on a date with him at a...

The Novel: Hunted (Kink Camp #1) The Author: A. Anders The Guests: Cassi, Keegan, & Christina, co-hosts of My Worst Date The Synopsis: My desires… I’m afraid. I want things – to escape, to run, to be caught, held down and… I’ve come here to find the thing to quench my most sensual fantasies. When I see him - I know. He’s brutal and made of stone. An artist with his hands who keeps everyone at arm’s length. He’s the one I want – I need. May be my downfall. I’m not a man you play...

The Novel: Forever Wolf (The Legend of All Wolves #3) The Author: Maria Vale The Guest: Courtney, Host of The Cult of Domesticity The Synopsis: Legend says his eyes portend the end of the world...or perhaps, the beginning... Born with one blue eye and one green, Eyulf was abandoned by his pack as an infant and has never understood why, or what he is... Varya is fiercely loyal to the Great North Pack, which took her in when she was a teenager. While out on patrol, Varya finds Eyulf...

Summary: Whether she's writing about small town teachers or fictional TV shows about gods and goddesses, author Olivia Dade's books are packed full of humor, heart, and heat (our three favorite things on Boobies & Noobies). Olivia's latest release, Ship Wrecked (available 11.15.22) rounds out her Spoiler Alert series. Listen in as we discuss fatness in romance books (and beyond), the fictional TV show that we all need, and how the fanfiction community inspired Olivia's series. Guest:...

The Novel: Sweet Berries (Cambric Creek #2) The Author: C.M. Nascosta The Guest: James Ranney The Synopsis: Grace has a job she loves, a community she adores, and plenty of friends... but her lack of bedroom action has left this event planner too horny to think. When one ill-advised night at the bar leads to her giving an exhibitionistic show to an unknown presence outside her bedroom window, she thinks she’s hit a new low. When her voyeur turns out to be a nebbishly charming mothman,...

The Novel: Fire Magic & Ice Cream The Author: Lauren Connolly The Guest: Craig Elliott - Grab a copy of Rad Dad on Amazon The Synopsis: When fire meets ice cream, will passion turn into a melted mess or dessert flambé? Quinn Byrne is rare even among fire elementals, with her powers hard-wired into her arousal. She can’t touch herself without setting the sheets ablaze. With an incendiary sex drive, Quinn’s dating life is dryer than the desert that surrounds her hometown of Phoenix,...

*This episode is brought to you by Kensington’s newest title, Enchant the Dawn by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Amanda Ashley. Summary: In the name of science and love... Bestselling author of The Hating Game, Sally Thorne, joins Kelly to discuss her recent spooky romance release, Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match. Other conversation topics include creepy dollhouses, writing "deliberately bad" fiction (as a writing exercise), and why we love retellings of classic...

The Novel: The Accidental Pinup The Author: Danielle Jackson The Guest: Caleb Thomas, Boudoir Photographer The Synopsis: Photographer Cassie Harris loves her job—her company Buxom Boudoir makes people look beautiful and feel empowered with her modern twist on classic pinup photography. Cassie’s best friend, Dana, is about to launch her own dangerously dreamy lingerie line and wants Cassie to shoot and direct the career-changing national campaign. But company politics and Dana’s...

The Novel: Stirring Up Love (Taste of Love #2) The Author: Chandra Blumberg The Guest: Tamara, Host of Shelf Addiction The Synopsis: After doing her time in corporate Chicago, Simone Blake returns to small-town Illinois to tackle a new venture: her grandfather’s barbecue restaurant. The secret, as they say, is in the sauce. Simone’s plan is to sell Honey and Hickory’s signature sauce to put her hometown on the map. But she’s not the only one with a recipe and a plan: chef Finn Rimes...

Summary: Today's Tit Talk topic is "The Elusive Baby-Free HEA". There couldn't be a better time to discuss happily ever afters... that don't include a baby. This topic was picked long before the #RoeVWade ruling, yet it was one of the most requested topic by potential Tit Talk guests. 💖 Why do so many romance novels end in a baby? How do you feel about the "surprise" epilogue baby? We're discussing it all. Tit Talk is a monthly panel discussion between the folks who write romance and the...

*This episode is brought to you by Kensington’s newest title, Twice a Quinceañera by Yamile Saied Méndez. Summary: Calling all "Great British Bake-Off" fans! In this episode, Erin La Rosa joins Kelly to discuss her debut romance, For Butter or Worse. Other topics include writing about a woman in the male-dominated food industry, including mental health rep for male characters, and why we're trading in "alpha" heroes for "soft top" cinnamon rolls. Guest: Erin La Rosa Show Notes: -...

Summary: That's all folks! July has come to a close and so has Boobies & Noobies' inaugural summer special, Slick Summer Nights (not to mention the fifth season of the podcast). What happens when one of your contestants has an emergency the day of recording? Well, you step in with one of your favorite car sex scenes, of course. The competition is FIERCE in this one... All month long, we've highlighted a few of our favorite steamy scenes from romance novels in a head-to-head styled...

Summary: It's the penultimate episode of Boobies & Noobies summer special, Slick Summer Nights and today, things are heating up OUTSIDE of the bedroom. And we're cranking the dirty talk up to an eleven... Join us throughout the month of July as we celebrate our favorite steamy scenes from romance novels in a head-to-head showdown. Be sure to follow Boobies & Noobies on social media and cast YOUR votes for the steamiest scene of them all on our Instagram.  The Judge:  Andrea...

Summary: Boobies & Noobies summer special, Slick Summer Nights continues with a round-up of romcoms. Because who says romance can't turn you on AND make you LOL? Join us throughout the month of July as we celebrate our favorite steamy scenes from romance novels in a head-to-head showdown. Be sure to follow Boobies & Noobies on social media and cast YOUR votes for the steamiest scene of them all on our Instagram.  The Judge:  Sarah, blogger from Really Into This The...