We wrap up this adorable series with Ben and Eleanora and we were both thoroughly charmed.

Our version of spooky season continues with "Mated to My Ex." We usually like Kate Prior's social commentary, but she goes a different route with this one. Laine is grossed out, but Laine has insufficient exposure to wolf stuff.

We were completely charmed by this contemporary vampire rom-com. I know! Who am I?

We start off spooky season with Laine cackling like a witch with glee at how absurd this book is.

This book makes you FEEL how precarious the characters' lives are (credit to Meg). Apparently it's less steamy than her usual fare, but it's definitely doing something new. That thing is just kinda stressful for Laine.

I cannot get the name of this book right for the life of me, but it's so good I need to figure it out.

Alex and Meg wrap up this series with a bang!

Meg and Laine try a new author, though this book was too short for us to draw any conclusions. If you've seen this book advertised as steamy, that is incorrect.

Ok look. We can't stay on topic to save our lives and we end up talking more about our platonic ideal of a romance novel. In short: this book is good. We want there to be a way to understand what open door means to each author so we have reasonable expectations.

Meg has fond feelings about this 90s-tastic Kleypas, and Laine read it for the first time. It brought us both joy, just in different ways.