We’re diving into That One Night and Pucking Around by Emily Rath—a steamy reverse harem hockey romance. 🏒 From Kindle translation tips to testing the limits of smut and cheering for the interactions we’ve long awaited, join us for a fun kickoff to a sports romance series with every couple dynamic from A to Z.
Trigger warnings: Nothing major
Next week we’re launching our deep dive into Emily Rath’s Jacksonville Rays series—a hockey romance universe filled with steam, heart, and every kind of couple dynamic. 🏒 In this teaser, we share why we’re so excited to explore the Rays, what makes these interconnected stories impossible to put down, and why you’ll want to read along before each episode drops.
Lucky number 13! We’re talking Brutal by AJ Merlin — a dark, killer romance that’s either deadly serious or not serious at all. Cassie breaks out her English degree for some actual analysis, while Danielle can't hide her disdain for our FMC. The result? A Halloween treat.
Trigger warnings: Murder, stalking, dubious consent
We’re back in the omegaverse and this time, the bonds are officially forming. All the threads we’ve been waiting for finally come together with healing, love, steam, and a well-earned happily ever after. Plus, a ballet scene so hot it’s permanently on our mental highlight reel.
Trigger warnings: Sexual abuse (past, off page), stalking
We're diving into a cozy omegaverse romance where kind, well-adjusted (and well-endowed) men give our heroine the princess treatment she deserves. Plus, we finally get those interactions we’ve been waiting ten episodes for.
Trigger warnings: Sexual abuse (past, off page), stalking
Ever wondered what it’s like to get up close and personal with a guy rocking more piercings than a jewelry store? Yeah…neither had we (ahem). But thanks to this week’s read, Up the Ladder by Ana D’Arcy, we found out anyway. This one is extra spicy, so buckle up, grab your headphones, and maybe keep the volume low if you’re in public.
Trigger warnings: Emotional abuse, death (past)
This week, we continue the mafia series by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti with book two, Beautiful Savage. We’re talking an unrelenting barrage of pet names (“savage girl,” “mountain man” truly nonstop), Little Mermaid-style lost voice drama, and some pre-coitus property destruction that had us fuming.
Trigger warnings: Violence, torture, attempted sexual assault, abuse
This week, we’ve got Beautiful Carnage by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti. Yes, the same duo behind Zodiac Academy, but this one’s a deep cut from their backlist. It’s billed as a dark mafia romance but it isn’t all that dark (or maybe we’re just a little twisted). There are ridiculous situations galore: handcuffed together (and oops, lost the key), destroying hundreds of bottles of wine for no apparent reason, and oh yeah - someone literally punches a wolf in the face.
Trigger Warnings: Violence, kidnapping, attempted sexual assault
We’re volleying our way into Clean Point by Meg Jones. This sports romance has an age gap, drug-test drama, and just the right amount of family drama. Two rival tennis stars, off-the-court tension, and a small but oh-so-important hat subplot. Is it a slow burn if they’re thirsting after each other from page one? We have thoughts and we're sharing them.
Trigger warnings: Abusive parent, drugging
The Smut Plug — your new favorite hookup for all things romance, romantasy, and seriously spicy smut. Book besties Danielle and Cassie are here to be your personal book club for the stories you might be too shy to bring up at brunch. Reverse harems? Bully romances? Dark mafia love affairs? We’ve got it all and we’re not afraid to talk about it.
Just realized the title symmetry as we wrote this. It's fitting because we’ve finally made it to Unbroken Bonds, the last book in The Bonds That Tie series! We thought it was all wrapping up after book five but nope, there’s a whole new set of villains popping up to keep the story going.
We'll also finally rank the boys on our Book Boyfriend Tier List (Atlas’s spot will shock no one), and share our go-to reverse harem recs for when you inevitably need more. Join us on the dark side!
Trigger warnings: Death, violence
The title says it all. Things are getting tragic. In this episode, Danielle and Cassie dive into Tragic Bonds, book five of The Bonds That Tie series. Emotions are high, trauma is front and center, and Nox’s backstory starts to click.
Join us as we get closer to the end of this wild ride (pun intended). Plus, we finally get to explain why we call this series “shadow d****” to literally everyone we know.
Trigger warnings: Sexual abuse (past), death, violence
We’re back for book four of J. Bree’s The Bonds That Tie reverse harem series, Forced Bonds, and we’ve got questions. Mainly, will the bonding ever be complete if Nox can’t stop being a jerk? Signs point to unlikely.
We also unpack the universal struggle of reading smutty scenes on an airplane next to complete strangers and pretending you’re fine.
Trigger warnings: Abuse (past), death, violence
We’ve made it to book three of J. Bree’s The Bonds That Tie series, Blood Bonds, and things are officially happening.
Danielle and Cassie are here to unpack all the details: new scenery, surprise powers, the one-tent trope (this is a new twist), group situations, and a whole lot of feelings these men have no idea how to handle.
Trigger warnings: Abuse (past), torture, violence
We’re back for round two of J. Bree’s The Bonds That Tie series, and guess what? There’s finally sex.
In this episode, Danielle and Cassie break down Savage Bonds. We’re talking shadow puppies, power reveals, the iconic one-bed trope, burning down historic buildings post-coital (as one does), and, of course, hot men making deeply questionable life choices.
Also we know Danielle sounds like she’s living in a cave…we’re trying here!
Trigger warnings: Abuse (past), violence
Today, we’re diving into the book that started our obsession — Broken Bonds by J. Bree. Buckle up, because we’ve got rejected mates, a foul-mouthed FMC, morally questionable love interests, and just enough sexual tension to almost make up for the fact that the spice is basically nonexistent (seriously, where’s the smut?!).
Danielle and Cassie are here to break down the characters, the world-building, the “stacked men,” and all the unhinged moments along the way. Never read a reverse harem before? Don’t worry, we cover all the details on that too.
Trigger warnings: Abuse (past), bullying, dubious consent, violence