What happens when two mortal enemies team up to find a lost relic before an even BIGGER bad can get to it? Well, they get horny for each other…naturally. Join Lisa & Jess for a new episode of The Sexy Scary Book Club. This week they discuss Amber V. Nicole’s Book of Azrael while also trying to answer the question, has “Romantasy” replaced the term “Paranormal Romance?” And, what is an “Urban Fantasy” exactly? Listen now, wherever you pod. 

"You can call me death. And I will call you mine." When Hanna learns that her Shaman father is being held captive by Death himself, she travels to the Land of the Dead to trade her life for the release of her father. Taken to Death's castle at Shadow's End, Hanna discovers a macabre yet beautiful new world. Even though she's technically Death's prisoner, she's surprised at the realization that in the world of the dead, she's never felt more alive. Hanna remains committed to her plan of freeing herself and returning to her father and her life in the Upper World. But, Death has other plans. Plans which apparently include making Hanna his wife, turning her into the new Goddess of Death. Can Hanna stick to her ruse and make Death fall in love with her or will Hanna be the one to fall right into Death's eternal embrace? Join us as we chat on River of Shadows, Underworld Gods Series, Book 1 by Karina Halle.

What's the best course of action when you accidentally (sort of) awaken a two thousand year old evil deep in the jungles of South America? Probably to just forget about it and head back home where you're getting ready to start a new life with your new coven. But, it's hard to concentrate on your studies when the hot as hell primitive warrior shows up on your doorstep, claiming your his long lost wife, and seeking vengeance for the curse you (or his wife, apparently) placed upon him. Doubly hard when your a witch prone to memory loss with every spell you cast, and tripley hard when, ever since this sinful man showed up, you've been casting way more spells than usual. Let's just call it quadruply when you should hate this manipulative jerk's guts, but your loins really seem to have some other ideas...Join us for a new episode of The Sexy Scary Book Club this week while we dish Betwitched by Laura Thalassa.

Ah, everyone's favorite troupe. This week Lisa and Jess discuss the pregnancy troupe, looking at two old skool favorite's: Karen Marie Moning's Kiss of the Highlander and the 6th installment of the Immortals after Dark series, Dark Desires after Dusk by Kresley Cole. Oh, and did we mention both FMC's are virgins to start? Gotta love a two-for-one classic troupe.

This week Lisa and Jess are getting swarthy, this week and hanging out with some sexy pirates on a High Sea adventure. We'll be discussing Stacey Marie Brown's latest release, Silver Tongued Devil where we answer the question: which pirate is more fun, Croygen or Katrina, aka 'Puss in Boots?' Also, don't mind us while we mercilessly butcher ol' C-dog's name the whole way through. Next we're discussing The Girl Who Belonged to the Sea by Katherine Quinn, where we'll travel to the magical land of Azantia and try to pretend along with Margrete Wood that she's not just instantly falling madly in love with a sexy pirate named Bash. Even if he did kind of kidnap her from her own wedding...Look, it's complicated.

This week Lisa and Jess are discussing a favorite topic, books with witches! We're delving back into the Witch Walker world with Charissa Weak's 2nd installment City of Ruin. We'll learn more about the Bloodgood sister's past, the King of the East's identity and what the heck that pesky god Neri has been up to since taking his magic back from Colden Moeshka. Then we're shifting gears to the dark and sultry world of Amelia Hutchins looking at the first installment of the Legacy of the Nine Realms books, Flames of Chaos. What is slumbering deep inside Aria Hecate and could this emerging monster answer questions about the father she never knew. Also, where did this Knox character come from and who the hell does he think he is?! Join us as we fall under the spell of these magic weavers.

Jess and Lisa are back for a new season of The Sexy Scary Book Club. Over our break, we discovered author Carissa Broadbent and we loved both of the books we read so much, we simply couldn't choose which one to cover on the pod. So, we decided to create a new theme so we could talk about both! The theme for this week is 2 Books, 1 Author. We are diving into two very different but equally lush and dangerous worlds full of vampires, fae, magic, monsters and (of course) complicated relationships. Join us while we delve into Daughter of No Worlds and The Serpent & the Wings of Night for our Season 4 premiere!

No themes this week as Lisa and Jessica FINALLY get to read the latest installment of Raven Kennedy's Plated Prisoner series, Glow. Can Auren recover and learn to control her gold? Will Queen Kaila follow through on her plan to make Auren stand trial for the death of Midas? Is Queen Malina able to regain her throne? And, will Rip just shut up during sexy time?...Tune in and find out!

It seems like most paranormal romance, fantasy romance series meets it's heroine here at some point. She comes face to face with her life as she knows it and a brave new world where nothing is as it seems. The world she was raised in is all of a sudden nothing but question marks and no one is willing to share all the information. Secrets are uncovered, those once thought enemies might become the only people she can trust. At the end of it all, she'll have to choose a side and fight for what she believes. This week we're reading Gleam by Raven Kennedy and Blood Oath by Raye Wagner and Kelly St. Clare. What side will they choose and do we agree?

What makes for a kind alpha, and are we starting to see more of them in recent paranormal/fantasy fiction? Okay, sure, there's still some manipulation at play here, but it's all for the greater good and growth of our heroine's arc... so that's probably okay, right? In this episode, Lisa and Jess look at Commander Rip from The Plated Prisoner series by Raven Kennedy and Rhysand from A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas.