Howdy! Imagine this, you’re at the height of your career as a horse rider, but suffer a fall that leaves you scared to get back up..then you and your boyfriends breakup…what would you do? Well for Emmy Ryder, she returns home to Rebel Blue, her families Ranch in Wyoming where she runs into her brothers best friend and her enemy Luke Brooks. AND PHEWWWW those two have the chemistry and end up in a secret relationship. Luke helps get Emmy back into riding and Emmy helps Luke open up and accept...

Connor O’Malley’s mother has cancer, his father lives in the US with his new wife and daughter, his grandmother is coming to visit, he’s being bullied, and now a monster in the form of a yew tree has recently started to visit him at 12:07 AM. The monster tells Connor it will relay to him 3 stories in exchange for a story of his truth. Today we will be dissecting one of the saddest young adult books I have ever read, A Monster calls by Partrick Ness.Discussion questions:Why do you think the...

Celaena has just won the tournament and has become the King’s Assassin. The book begins with her following orders and on the prowl to kill. When she returns to the castle she is instructed to killer Archer, a man she was friends with in the past, who may be hiding more than she initially believes. She begins to investigates Archer's ties to a rebel group and continues to investigate the trades wards and other magic she came across in the first book. She fights her feelings for Dorian, gets a...

I have literally never read a fantasy book I love as much as this one!!! It was so good. This week Courtney and I reviewed The Serpent and the Wings of Night. Oraya is not like other girls. After witnessing the destruction of her home, she was adopted by a Vampire, Vincent, and taken to the Nightborn Kingdom. Now, after having lived amongst the vampires for so long, Oraya is entering into the Kejari with the hope of winning the battle royal and becoming something more than just a human among...

This week we begin the Throne of Glass! This series is a fantasy novel by Sarah J. Maas that follows the story of Celaena Sardothien, a skilled assassin who is offered a chance at freedom from the mines where she's been imprisoned. However, this freedom comes at a price—she must serve as the champion to the Prince in a competition to become the King's assassin. As the competition progresses, Celaena uncovers dark secrets about the kingdom and her own past, leading to a thrilling journey of...

This week we dove into the world of Evendell for the second book in the Sacred Stones Series, A Promise of Peridot. Arwen is pissed and Kane is in his sad boy hours as the pair, Arwen's siblings, Kanes friends, and the princess Amelia make their way to Citrine, the underground city, to establish a plan for finding the Blade of the Sun so they can defeat evil king Lazurus. The group embarks on an adventure coming across different trials and tribulations to try and find this stone, Kane and...

Rosie is an engineer in New York City considering a career change that may turn her life upside down. When the ground she’s standing on gets ripped out from beneath her (or rather her apartment’s ceiling, I should say) Rosie finds herself sharing a temporary living situation with her best friend’s cousin, Lucas. Lucas isn’t just Lina’s cousin, he’s a professional surfer with some big life changes in the works. When he meets Rosie, his cousin’s best friend, he decides to help her move past...

Frances is a 21 year old college student and poet living in Dublin Ireland. She and her best friend/ ex-girlfriend Bobbi meet Melissa, a photographer and essayist at one of their stand up poetry nights. Melissa invited the girls back to her house where they meet her husband, Nick, slowly integrate themselves into the lives of this married couple. Frances and Bobbi’s relationship becomes fractured as Frances and Nick begin an affair and Melissa and Bobbi become closer. With complex dynamics...

In this episode, we're diving into the captivating realm of The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang. Join us as we unravel the intricate layers of this modern romance novel, discussing its compelling characters, thought-provoking themes, and the heartwarming journey of love, self-discovery, and acceptance that it offers. Whether you're a die-hard fan of romance fiction or simply seeking your next literary adventure, this podcast episode promises to engage, entertain, and perhaps even inspire you....

IT'S KINDA FUNNY when you're fiancé comes home from his bachelor party and tells you he is actually in love with his female best friend, the same woman who he told you not to worry about, and is kicking you out of his house so you end up moving in with his new girlfriends ex-boyfriend. Daphne and Miles are in together. After being left by their respective partners, the two of them move in with one another and slowly learn that maybe what happened was not the worst thing ever. From strangers...

Episode 66: Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas ⭐️⭐️ | 🌶️🌶️A couple of birthday girls reviewing Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas🎉 happy Aries and Taurus season ♈️ ♉️ Jordan is a 19 years old college student in a tumultuous relationship. When her boyfriend gets them kicked out of their apartment, Jordan is forced to move in with he boyfriend’s attractive and caring father.Pike is a 38 year old construction worker and father. When his son’s girlfriend moves in, tensions rise in more ways than...

BREAKING NEWS: Tight End for the LA Sharks Derek Pender has recently married his ex girlfriend/sports agent during a drunken fiasco in Las Vegas! The football star, who may or may not return for the season, posted an image of himself with Nora Mackenzi who is his agent after an elopement in Las Vegas. The two seem to be very happy, but reports saying the opposite are flying in! Apparently, Nora is dealing with sexism in the workplace and Derek is unsure if he is going to be replaced by the...

Join us this week for an escape from reality. We reviewed our first ever author gifted book! Thank you, Kate! Arwen is a young healer who has spent her life taking care of others. After war breaks out between two kingdoms, Arwen ends up paying her brother’s debt by healing in enemy territory. She befriends a cunning and handsome prisoner, but things aren’t always what they seem in the Onyx Kingdom 😉 Witches, magic, fae, and romance. A very good read!

Daniel and Alice are rival secret agents in regency England who must enter into a fake marriage to infiltrate pirates and figure out who is trying to kill the queen. This story is....boring. We had nothing to say, so that says a lot of how boring we found the story to be. This might be our shortest episode yet. Thank you so much for watching this episode! Please support the show by leaving a like and your comments about the episode this week. We love hearing from you so please let us...

Hockey and romance fans unite for this weeks episode ⛸️🏒💙Anastasia is a college ice skater, and Nate Hawkins is the campus hockey star. When issues at the school ice rinks force these two into close proximity, things start to heat up. Anastasia’s chill demeanor starts to melt under sunshine boy Nate’s charm and persistence. The ice rink might be cold, but the steamy moments are fire (at least one of us thinks so).Join us for Icebreaker Hannah Grace’s debut novel.P.S. bonus points if you can...

Chloe Green is in her senior year of high school, gearing up for her finals and hopefully winning the valedictorian spot at her high school! Everything is going according to plan, until Shara Wheeler, her nemesis, kisses her in the elevator at school before disappearing. To try and prove that Shara is a bad person, Chloe breaks into Shara's house where she finds Rory, the school stoner, who reveals that Shara also kissed him before disappearing. To make things even more confusing, Rory and...

Wells Whittaker is pro golfer with a bad attitude with a losing streak a mile long. Moody, frustrated, and at his wits end the only thing that might be able to keep him going is an obsessive red head who just doesn’t know how to quit.Josephine is a type 1 diabetic and Wells Whittaker’s number one fan. In fact, she’s his only fan. Despite the pro golfer’s bad attitude, Josephine has been showing up for 5 years of triumphs and tribulations. After a hurricane that destroys her family’s golf...

Looking for a silly, goofy vampy book? Look no further! This quick read is fun and exciting! BEWARE: It is not fully a romance book! While romance will play a roll eventually, it is not that so don't expect it to be! Thank you so much for watching this episode! Please support the show by leaving a like and your comments about the episode this week. We love hearing from you so please let us know what you’re thinking! Don’t forget to subscribe to us here on YouTube: we bring new podcast...

AHHHHWOOOOO! This week we read Bride by Ali Hazelwoof. Misery Lark and Lowe Moreland, could be more different… like literally different species. Lowe is the new Were Alpha😤 of his pack looking to create bonds of loyalty and kinship after defeating the previous alpha in combat. Dealing with treachery on all sides and brokering tentative alliances with the humans and Vampyrs, Lowe decides to enter a marriage of convenience that seems to be something much deeper and rare. Misery is a down on...

First, I did not realize this was part of a series so some things, I think are probably answered in the first two books. This isn't like a series, series though so it is okay that I read it and will be if you do too lol. I am absolutely enamored with this book. I am so sad it is over but I cannot wait to read the first two. Anna and Quan are complementary love interests that I don't think we see in romance books. Anna is a quiet, reserved, violinist who is diagnosed early into the book with...

This post is mostly spoiler free -- there is discussion of the romance but it does not reveal how they end up. Courtney got me this book for my birthday last year because she absolutely loved it. I can see why. The male main character, Sawyer, is a fun creative type who is looking to find clarity in the world after abandoning the wedding of his best friend and ex-girlfriend. So, mid wedding, Sawyer leaves the chapel and heads towards the desert, finding himself in Canoodle, CA. Fallon,...

This week we are discussing the second part of the Ballad of Song Birds and Snakes -- the most recent book in the Hunger Games series and a prequel detailing the life of Coriolanus Snow during the 10th Hunger Games. Coriolanus is a fraud. His once wealthy family are now struggling to stay afloat and with the promise of a scholarship that could change the trajectory of his life, Snow is ready to do what it takes to be the best mentor in the 10th games. After being assigned the girl from the...

This week we are discussing the first part of the Ballad of Song Birds and Snakes -- the most recent book in the Hunger Games series and a prequel detailing the life of Coriolanus Snow during the 10th Hunger Games. Coriolanus is a fraud. His once wealthy family are now struggling to stay afloat and with the promise of a scholarship that could change the trajectory of his life, Snow is ready to do what it takes to be the best mentor in the 10th games. After being assigned the girl from the...

REAL OR NOT REAL? This week we read the final book in the original trilogy of The Hunger Games. This is NOT a spoiler free episode so please be cautious. We are also joined once more by Kate who is hosting this episode! Exciting for her! This book is great. It is great conclusion to the series. Throughout this books we are met with sadness, sacrifice, consequence, and optimism that I think really encapsulates the political landscape. The Hunger Games is a modern classic and truly presents...