In this flannel-wrapped fall special, Nikki and Meg celebrate cozy season with a “fun house” of games, quizzes, and chaos. Expect haunted hayrides, wraparound porches, ghost-hunting funeral directors, and the eternal sanctity of The Great British Bake Off.

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Books & Media Mentioned:

* Happy Place by Emily Henry: https://amzn.to/4qmUtUD

* Before We Were Strangers by Renée Carlino: https://amzn.to/42Po0we

* The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston: https://amzn.to/43ekeg7

* Ghost (film, 1990)

* The Great British Bake Off (TV)

* Falling Inn Love (film, 2019 – Christina Milian)

* Hocus Pocus (film, 1993)

* Mean Girls (film, 2004)

* Pride and Prejudice (film adaptations)

* Icebreaker by Hannah Grace: https://amzn.to/47oNYYQ

* Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston: https://amzn.to/474IZO6

* Mangos and Mistletoe by Adrianna Herrera: https://amzn.to/47ljDdK

* Something Wild and Wonderful by Anita Kelly: https://amzn.to/48ICwJM

* Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood: https://amzn.to/4oyE5Pb

* The Partner Plot by Kristina Monique: https://amzn.to/42UZdXr

* Twilight – Stephenie Meyer

* Almost Famous (film, 2000)

* Love Actually (film, 2003)

* Romeo + Juliet (film, 1996)

* Moulin Rouge! (film, 2001)

* Novel Crafter software

* Giggly Squad (podcast)

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