Late Night Reads

In this episode, we dive into the contemporary romance book, Just for the Cameras, by Meghan Quinn. This is the first book in the Bay Area Players series.

During this episode, we discuss how Graydon is the grumpiest of all romance book boyfriends that we’ve ever met, how much we love Maple ever since meeting her in Bridesmaid Undercover, the hilarious text conversations between the Gladdy Daddies, why we can’t wait to see what type of woman it takes to tame OC, our extreme dislike for slutty glasses, the incredible softie that Graydon is once you break down his walls, and how much we enjoyed seeing Maple stand up for herself. Plus, we can’t forget about the spice, and this book has lots of unexpected spicy scenes. We’re giving this romcom a four pepper rating.

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In this episode, we dive into the romantasy book The Ever King by LJ Andrews. This is the first book in The Ever Seas series. The series also includes The Ever Queen, 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 Erik Bloodsinger alone is reason enough to read this series, how we were hooked from the first chapter, why Erik and Livia’s story is basically every girl’s fantasy, why touching the Chasm is similar to lighting the black flame candle in Hocus Pocus, our hilarious thoughts about a potential relationship between Celine and Sewell, why we were absolutely shocked by the end of this book, and how we cannot wait to read the next one. Plus, we discuss our theories about who else might be a traitor, why we think Sewell knows more than we realize, the importance of the sirens being kept prisoners, and why we’re convinced that Fione has been playing both sides for a long time. 

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In this episode, we dive into the romantasy book Heir of Illusion by Madeline Taylor. This is the first book in the Verran Isles series.

During this episode, we discuss how much we love a good Shadow Daddy, especially one named Thorne, the fesityness of Iverson’s character, our hatred of Baylor and Kaldar, why we think Darrow knows way more about the whisperer and what’s going on than he’s sharing, and how the massive cliffhanger stunned us. Plus, we discuss our theories about why we haven’t met all the gods yet, what we think is really going on with Thorne, what Cassandra really meant with her vague statements, and so much more.

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In this episode, we dive into the contemporary romance book, The Marriage Bet by Olivia Hayle. This is the second book in The Billionaire Games series.

During this episode, we discuss how a marriage of convenience that starts out with an email has us immediately intrigued, why the banter in this book is absolute perfection, how much we loved watching Paige and Rafe continually poke at each other, the fantastic character development that happens throughout the book, why we’ll never look at a tennis court the same way again, and why this book is our favorite in the series so far. Plus, we cannot forget about the spice. We’re giving this book a three-and-a-half-pepper rating.

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In this episode, we dive into the contemporary romance book, Worth the Try by Valerie Pepper. This is the first book in her Atlanta Granite rugby romance series.

During this episode, we discuss how we’re now huge rugby fans after reading this book, why we’re always going to love a single dad and nanny trope, the extremely dirty mouth on Ansel, how authentic Elodie’s character development was throughout the book, the moments that made us so frustrated with Ansel’s character (the hallmark of great writing!), and why we cannot wait for the next book in the series. Plus, we can’t forget about the spice. 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 We Who Will Die by Stacia Stark. This is the first book in the Empire of Blood series. 

During this episode, we discuss how this book has us hooked from the very beginning with its kickass female main character, Arvelle, and gladiator-style competition. Not to mention, who doesn’t love a book with vampires, especially when they’re hot and would potentially burn down the world for you. Sign us up! We also chat about the jaw-dropping twists that we didn’t see coming in the book, how much we enjoyed Arvelle’s character development, why we’re always going to fall for the bad boy, and how this book has only scratched the surface of what’s going on in this world. Plus, we discuss all of our theories about who we can really trust, the potential identity of Arvelle’s father, what powers she really has, the mysterious connection between her and Rorrick, and what we think might happen next. Prepare for some seriously unhinged theories.

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In this episode, we dive into the dark romance book Bad Bishop by L.J. Shen. This is the first book in the Society of Villains series. The second book in the series, Twisted Pawn, releases in April 2026.

During this episode, we discuss how the first chapter immediately captured our attention, why Tiernan might be the grayest of morally gray characters, how this book has our longest list of content warnings, how much we loved seeing Lila’s character evolve and watching her become an Italian spitfire, why Tiernan and Lila are perfectly matched, our shock at the twist regarding the identity of Lila’s attacker, and how we cannot wait to learn more about Tierney and Achilles in the next book.

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In this episode, we dive into the romantasy novella A Crown of Ruin by Jennifer Armentrout. We highly recommend that you have read all of the books in the Blood and Ash series and all of the books in the Flesh and Fire series before reading this novella.

During this episode, we chat about how much we loved this surprise novella, how it answered some of our questions and created a lot more, how we’re here for Casteel’s chaos era and why the entire series has been building up to it, why we’re not loving the similarities between Kolis and Casteel and the implications for the future, the importance of chapter titles, the god we’re afraid might be coming back, how we’re thrilled Kieran finally came to his senses, why we want more Millie and Malik scenes, and our newest theories after reading this novella. Be warned…some of them are really unhinged.

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In this episode, we dive into the romantasy book The Things Gods Break by Abigail Owen. This is the second book in The Crucible series. The first book in the series is The Games Gods Play, and the third book, The Wrath Gods Reap, is slated for publication in November 2026. Our full deep dive episode on the first book is also available.

During this episode, we discuss the mindblowing twist that we never saw coming, why we fall more in love with Hades in this book, how Iapetus might be our least favorite Titan, how we continue to be convinced Lyra and Hades are fated mates, why we feel like Rhea knows more than she’s sharing, and why this cliffhanger left us with more questions than the first book. Plus, we delve into theories, including why we believe other realms exist, why we’re convinced there is something more to Isabel’s death in Poseidon’s Labor, the importance of the broken fate connections, and our top two candidates for the Deceiver.

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In this episode, we dive into the contemporary romance book Pucking Strong by Emily Rath. This is the fourth book in the Jacksonville Rays series. We highly recommend reading this series in the following order: That One Night, Pucking Around, Pucking Ever After Volume 1, Pucking Wild, Pucking Ever After Volume 2, Pucking Sweet, and Pucking Strong.

During this episode, we discuss how much we love Henrik and Teddy’s meet-cute, the heartbreaking news of Henrik losing his sister and the injuries his niece sustained in the accident, the juxtaposition of Henrik’s apartment in Sweden compared to his one in Jacksonville, why Teddy’s mama and Elin made us furious, how much we loved Teddy’s personality and ability to be authentically himself around Henrik, the small ways Henrik showed Teddy he cared about him even when Henrik didn’t realize it himself, and why we can’t get enough of the Jacksonville Rays. Plus, we chat about the incredible spice in this book that earned it a four-pepper rating.

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