Author Archives: Christine

A certain Jaded Karen has gotten herself into a Harry situation being awful on Twitter, and Chuck Tingle won’t let that stand! On this fourth wall-breaking episode, our hosts read and discuss Tingle’s new novel, “Trans Wizard Harriet Porber and the Bad Boy Parasaurolophus.” It’s got magic, motorcycles, and sex with a dinosaur! Everything youContinue reading “Quickie # 9: Tingle v. Rowling”

I saw you from across the society ball and I couldn’t help but fall under your spell. So I have to ask: Your manor home or mine? Pick up your petticoats and get out your grimoires, because today we’re doing Magical Victorian London! For today’s titillating episode that will be the talk of the ton,Continue reading “42. Magical Victorian London!”

On today’s Quickie, we felt the need to break our “No Current Events” rule to share our thoughts on the Black Lives Matter movement and the murder of black people at the hands of police across the country. But we’re three white people, so listen to us if you want, but it’s more important toContinue reading “Quickie #8: Black Lives Matter!”

The dishes are done, the toys are put away, the kids are asleep….and now it’s time to meet me by your locker – we’re cutting class! Who cares if we get detention? Because today we’re doing high school bad boys! But, like, as a topic. Not actually. Today we read “Resisting the Rebel” by LisaContinue reading “41. High School Bad Boys!”

We’re still sheltering in place here in the Bay Area, so our health-minded hosts recorded another quickie while we figure out the logistics of recording separately. Neil has an article to share, Claire brings some problematic nonsense from Twitter, and we play a new game! FMKocktail! Neil and Claire name a romance trope and theyContinue reading “Quickie #7: Still in Quarantine!”

The dishes are done, the toys are put away, the kids are asleep….and now it’s time for OUR bedtime conspicuous wink We hope you have some healthy snacks handy, because today we’re reading about male nannies! In this episode we read “The Nanny” by Max Hudson, and “RAFE: A Buff Male Nanny (Loose Ends BookContinue reading “40. Male Nannies!”

Well, we’re sheltering in place and practicing social distancing for the common good, even though it’s very, very hard. Significant others are getting in plenty of quality time together (the quality of that time, according to the internets, is all over the place). But what about the single ladies? All the single ladies! In thisContinue reading “Quickie #6: Quarantine Romance!”

Can you believe we’ve been doing this for two years! To celebrate, we did another live show at Books Inc.! On this episode, we have a little “year in review” action, and then we use the VAST knowledge we’ve learned from romance novels to answer your romance advice questions! Claire’s 2019 Picks An Extraordinary UnionContinue reading “LIVE! 2nd Anniversary Show!”

Is that some fur on your tummy, or are you just happy to see me? Let’s get feral because today we’re doing werewolves! On this pheromone-inducing episode, we read “Wolf Signs: Northern Lights Edition (Granite Lake Wolves Book 1)” by Vivian Arend, and “The Midnight Hunt (Midnight Hunters Book 1)” by L.L. Rand. Today, ourContinue reading “38. Werewolves!”