Kait, Renata, and their guest Ryan Sandoval (author of The D.A.D.D.Y. Complex) read Violets Are Blue, the 7th book in James Patterson’s Alex Cross series. Intrepid detective Alex Cross investigates vampire-themed murders, as well as the body of every female character in the book. Join us as we sort ourselves into the four fetish houses: leather, rubber, Goth, and Victorian.

Readers advisory: Here.

Footnotes: You Must Remember This podcast

How Did This Get Made? Vampire’s Kiss episode

James Patterson: How the Bestseller Factory Works

Sade’s Wikipedia page

BookShots by James Patterson

 Candy pairing: Kait says Hershey’s kisses, Renata says a mixed bag of candy, Ryan says novelty wax fangs.

Coming up next: The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer.

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