As Stefani Germanotta once said, we're doing it for The Fame, because we're talking about celebrities in romance! (A note that Paola's audio sounds strange briefly at the beginning but it's fixed later.)

Books discussed: Flashed by Zoey Castile, Scoring the Player's Baby by Naima Simone, and You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria.

Other media mentioned: Happy Endings series by Zoey Castile, Luck on the Line by Zoraida Córdova, Magic Mike XXL, Jane the Virgin

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Theme music: Positiv Trumpet by John Yasut. Cover art by Luis Esteban @drawnesteban.