Late Night Reads

In this episode, we dive into the contemporary romance book More Than Friends by Kat Singleton. This is the third book in her Pembroke Hills Series. We’ve covered the first two books in the series, In Good Company and Bad for Business, previously on the podcast.

During this episode, we discuss how it was well worth the wait for Jude’s book, how much we loved learning more about Charlotte, why we’ll never look at glasses and gray sweatpants the same way again, how enamored we became with Jude as a dad, why Jude’s dirty talk was top-notch, how much we enjoyed reading Jude’s inner thoughts, why Charlotte was almost like a feral cat, and how seeing the three of them as a happy family was such a perfect ending. Plus, we chat all about the fantastic spice in this book, how we believe it might be the most chapters in a row of spice in any Kat Singleton book, and why we’re giving it a four-pepper spicy rating.

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In this episode, we’re joined by Nika McKinney and discuss her debut novel, Realm of Ruin. We discuss how her own medical challenges led her to love of romantasy and ultimately inspired her to write her debut romantasy novel, how she came up with the complex magical system, why she wanted to highlight trauma and the impact it has on people in this story, and a few tidbits about what to expect in the next book.

Realm of Ruin is available on Amazon, Kindle Unlimited, and Barnes and Noble.

About Nika McKinney

Nika has always harbored the quiet dream of becoming a writer since she was a child. Her happy spot is writing about magical love, gut-wrenching trauma, and redemptive healing. Words are her daggers and paintbrushes.

She lives with her own fated mate and their two children in the north of Texas where it snows entirely too little. She is also a board-certified mental health therapist and a firm believer in the power of a good lavender matcha latte.

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In this episode, we dive into the romantasy book The Ever Queen by LJ Andrews. This is the second book in The Ever Seas series. The series also includes The Ever King, The Mist Thief, and The Stolen Crown (available in October 2026). We’re covering all books in the series on the podcast over the next few months.

During this episode, we discuss how much we loved seeing Livia embrace her true powers and slightly darker side, why Erik Bloodsinger is top-tier book boyfriend material, why one of us needs to brush up on her elven knowledge, how many questions we have about kinship bonds, why Lady Narza has some explaining to do, and how we’re always here for a good throne room scene. Plus, we discuss our theories about what’s really going on with Tait’s watch, whether Livia is immune to Erik’s blood, why we can’t wait to see what happens between Jonas and Skadi, the importance of kinship bonds, how we hope Arion gets what he deserves, and who we’re hoping to see get future books in the series.

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It’s the first anniversary of the Late Night Reads podcast! Time to look back on what we’ve accomplished in the past year and share more information about some of the new things we have planned. Plus, any idea how many books, authors, and theories we’ve covered on the show so far? We’re sharing all of it with you in this episode! 

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In this episode, we dive into the contemporary romance book, King of Wrath by Ana Huang. This is the first book in the Kings of Sin series. This book contains some of our favorite tropes, including billionaire romance, arranged marriage, forced proximity, one bed, and found family.

During this episode, we discuss how our fun and slightly scandalous nickname for Dante, why his behavior was so infuriating in some parts of the book, how much we loved the banter between him and Vivian, why we’d never say no to a black AmEx, why we want to read more about Dante’s brother and the mafia princess, our impression of Buffy Darlington, and why we could not wait to read Kai’s book. Plus, we chat about the fantastic spice in this book and give it a four-pepper rating. 

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In this episode, we dive into the romantasy book The Wicked and the Damned by Rebecca Robinson. This is the second book in the Dark Inheritance Trilogy. Our full deep dive episode on the first book, The Serpent and the Wolf, is available now.

During this episode, we discuss how we have extremely mixed feelings about Ozik, the new characters that we loved to hate, why it was rewarding to see one of our theories from the first book come to life, how Reid took touch her and die to a whole new level in this book that surprised us, why we enjoyed every scene with Sachia, how we’re convinced that Sutherland is someone we’ve met before, and how fascinating Ozik’s games of cat and mouse are to read. Plus, we go really deep with theories and have some of our most unhinged ones of the series. 

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In this episode, we dive into the contemporary romance book If You Only Knews by Ellie K. Wilde. This is the third book in her interconnected Oakwood Bay series, and we’ve been waiting patiently to read Summer and Parker’s story. This book contains some of our favorite tropes, including friends to lovers, one bed, and sports romance.

During this episode, we discuss how our expectations for Parker were extremely high based on what we’ve learned about him in the other two books, and he does NOT disappoint. We also chat about how obvious it was to everyone that Summer and Parker were meant to be, why someone really needs to tell Ally what’s going on with her horrible fiancé, why Parker is like MacGyver, how we loved to see Parker work on himself to become Summer’s dream man, and why we loved the chemistry between the two of them. Plus, we chat about the incredible spice in this book that is the best in the series. We’re giving this book a four-and-a-half pepper rating.  

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In this episode, we dive into the romantasy book, Bewitched by Laura Thalassa. This is the first book in the Bewitched series. The series also includes Bespelled, The Curse That Binds, and Bedeviled (available in August 2026).  We’re covering all books in the series on the podcast over the next few months.

During this episode, we discuss how we’re officially in our witchy era, how Selene really needs to make better decisions than traipsing off into a jungle alone, why one of was ready to fall for the bad boy and the other had serious concerns, how we’re always here for a good werewolf character, why we don’t think the witches in the coven are sharing all they know about Selene’s past, and our thoughts on the ending that left us desperate to read the second book. Plus, we have some of our most unhinged theories yet about what's really going on with Memnon and Selene. Buckle up because it’s a wild ride down the rabbit hole. 

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We’re excited to share some BIG news with all of you…Steph wrote a book! Her debut spicy romance book, Practically Perfect, publishes on March 27. Enjoy a teaser episode of us chatting about Practically Perfect by Stephanie Riley and learn more about what else Steph has planned to publish this year! 

📚 Practically Perfect by Stephanie Riley

First book in the Unexpected Love series

Releases March 27, 2026

• Friends to Lovers
• He Falls First
• Forced Proximity
• Small Town Romance
• Childhood Best Friends
• Cinnamon Roll MMC

One call can change everything.

Kate’s life is practically perfect. She has a thriving career, an amazing best friend, and an incredible fiancé. Then a family accident forces her back to the small town she left over a decade ago. The place that holds some of her fondest memories and her most devastating heartbreaks.

Kate now has to balance her high-powered career, planning her dream wedding, and helping her mom recover, all while being apart from her fiancé. The juggling should be simple enough for this type A personality, who loves creating to-do lists and spreadsheets, but every passing day makes her question everything about her so-called perfect life.

Including the man she’s supposed to marry.

It doesn’t help that he’s back in town—Jake. Her childhood best friend, who abruptly cut Kate out of his life fifteen years ago without explanation. Now Jake expects to waltz back into Kate’s life and have their friendship revert to the way it used to be. Ignoring the heartache he caused when he left to chase his dreams.

If only it were that easy.

There’s a reckoning coming for Kate and Jake, and neither one will be the same afterward.

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When we heard rumors that Sarah J. Maas was going to be a guest on the Call Her Daddy podcast, we knew ACOTAR news was coming, but we were NOT expecting to hear her announce TWO new books! We dive into all of the ACOTAR news shared during the podcast interview and what we’re theorizing based on Sarah’s commentary. 

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