It was Cupid, in the bookstore, with his arrows of love! We here at FMKlit love following the clues, which is why today we're doing Murder Mysteries! For this suspicious episode we read "Inn for Murder: Cozy Romance Mystery (A Wildflower Inn Mystery Book 1)" by Harper Lin and "A Curious Woman: Murder Under the Gum Trees" by Jess Lea. Our homicidal hosts discuss the importance of vintage suits, rooster danger senses, and to always beware the Amandas.

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Who are you? And for that matter, who am I? If you love unanswered questions, then you're in luck because today we're doing Amnesia! On this memorable episode we read "Tempting the Bride (The Fitzhugh Trilogy Book 3)" by Sherry Thomas and "Whiteout (Seasons of Love Book 1)" by Elyse Springer. Our confused and disoriented hosts discuss creepy vacation paintings, remembering dick jokes despite head trauma, and the hot new hobby of opening doors at parties.

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It's said that love is a journey. We here at FMKlit say it's more like a trail in the woods. And that's why today we're doing Park Rangers!! (Calm down, Christine). For this eco-conscious episode we read "Happy Trail: A Trapped Together Forced Proximity Romance (Park Ranger Book 1)" by Daisy Prescott and "Splinter (Significant Brothers Book 1)" by E. Davies. Our outdoorsy hosts discuss smelly ladies, doing coke off someone's clavicle, and (shock of the year) actual romance in a romance novel.

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Love may be a little hard to plan, but it certainly goes better with the right playlist and snacks. Which is why today we're doing Road Trips! For this cross-country episode, we read "Miles and Miles of You (The Harts Book 1)" by Jennifer Bonds and "How to Repair a Mechanical Heart (Mechanical Hearts Book 1)" by J. C. Lillis. Our road-ready hosts discuss villainous slash fiction writers, standing up a priest, and Claire gives some very sage advice about hotdogs.

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Companies that ARE sponsoring Pride this year: https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/05/29/pride-month-2025-collections-target-converse/#page/13

Also buy local and buy queer!

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The future's looking pretty bleak these days. We at FMKlit are preparing for our robot overlords by reading Books Written By AI! For this generated episode we read "The Forgotten Song: The Masterpiece written by AI and Zoki" by Zoran Rogic, and "Love Unscripted: A Novel Written Entirely by AI" by WriteGPT. Our hosts (who are totally still humans and haven't been replaced) discuss uranium pianos, the most egregious example of repeated beats, and Claire brings a surprise guest!

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Is your love life worth talking about? Are you ok being put on the spot? Then you're in luck because today we're doing Talk Show Hosts! For this episode we read "Talking About Sex..." by Vicki Lewis Thompson and "Through the Roof" by Natasha West. Our chatty hosts discuss sex candles, masculine doorbells, and that prime ministers are good last-minute replacements for basket weavers.

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Sometimes love toys with your heart. Sometimes it make you purr. And sometimes it a big furry loaf....huh? But that's why today we're doing cats!!! For this purrrrrfect episode, we read "Coffee and Crushes at the Cat Café: A Furrever Friends Sweet Romance" by Kris Bock and "Love & Snowball Fights: A Hurt/Comfort Enemies to Lovers Gay Romance: A Christmas Valley Story" by J. R. Loveless. Our nine-lived hosts discuss textbook romance, an alarmingly sleepy cat, and a disappointing lack of shifters.

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They say that sometimes love is warm like a nice, soft pretzel. Sometimes love is exciting and bright like the first wuhdrr ice of the summer. And sometimes love is greasy and full of meat like a good hoagie. And that's why today we're doing Philly! For our celebration of the City of Brotherly (And Other Kinds Of) Love, we read "Sweet Temptation: An Age Gap Arranged Marriage Romance" by Cora Reilly, and "Egotistical Puckboy (Puckboys Book 1)" by Eden Finley and Saxon James. Our battery-chucking hosts discuss unbelievably boring queers, choosing the genre of the book you've already started reading, and they have fun with a Boston accent.

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Do you need to learn about love? Need some instruction in intercourse? Well we've got you covered because today we're doing Governesses! On this educational episode, we read "Mr. Gardiner and the Governess: A Regency Romance (Clairvoir Castle Romances Book 1)" by Sally Britton and "Trouble: A Novel" by Lex Croucher. Our hosts discuss Tiny Tim trapped in a tree, ladies needing to learn lessons, and the only appropriate moment for white lady tears.

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Are you smuggling love? Do you have a complicated network of criminals selling sexiness? Are those counterfeit kisses? Well you're in trouble because today we're doing FBI Agents! For this federally-funded episode we read "A Lot Like Love (FBI/US Attorney Book 2)" by Julie James and "Meridian (Mirror Series Book 1)" by Kirby Crow. Our undercover hosts discuss sweater vest suit sets; CSI: Wine Club; and a favorite FMK lesson: it's not good writing if it's googleable.

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