F.M.K. Lit Podcast

Here at FMKlit, we have a philosophy that we hold very near and dear to our hearts: Sun’s out, buns out! Summer’s around the corner and we’re ready to heat things up! Today, we read “A Small Slice of Summer (The Best of Betty Neels)” by Betty Neels and “The Summer of Jordi Perez (And the Best Burger in Los Angeles)” by Amy Spalding. For this sun-soaked episode, our hosts discuss the mood killer that is talking driving directions, dude bros with hearts of gold, and the dangerous allure of Dutchmen.

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The Summer of Jordi Perez (And the Best Burger in Los Angeles) by Amy Spalding

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How do you like your love? Dirty? With a twist? On the rocks? However you like your love, make it a double! You deserve it. And while you do, we’re going to do bartenders! Today we read “Breaking the Bachelor (Smart Cupid Book 1)” by Maggie Kelley, and “Pretty Perfect (Boys in Makeup Book 1)” by Christina Lee and Riley Hart. For this happy hour (and change), our hosts discuss bars that have too many themes, backstories that leave more questions than answers, and we have the longest Hot and Bothered ever. Ever.

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Pretty Perfect (Boys in Makeup Book 1) by Christina Lee and Riley Hart

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Some things are just better in groups: board games, splitting a check, love. And knitting! So put some love into every stitch because today we’re doing knitting! For this cozy episode, we read “Neanderthal Seeks Human: A Smart Romance (Knitting in the City Book 1)” by Penny Reid and “Knit, Purl, a Baby and a Girl: An LGBTQ Romance” by Hettie Bell. Today our hosts discuss the subtle differences between Wendells and slamps; why you need to accept someone’s boundaries when you agree to them; and have FMK-style story hour where Claire reacts to the end of a book in real time because she didn’t finish the book.

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Knit, Purl, a Baby and a Girl: An LGBTQ Romance by Hettie Bell

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I don’t know about you, dear Listener, but nothing gets my gears going quite like a hot burst of steam. So it’s a good thing that we’re doing Steampunk! For today’s episode we read “The Stowaway Debutante (Tales of the Captain Duke Book 1)” by Rebecca Diem and “Prosperity” by Alexis Hall. For this steamin’ hot episode, our begoggled hosts discuss the importance of bawdy houses, the scourge that is the “Mary Sue”, and why sky pirate seems to love grain so goddamn much.

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Prosperity by Alexis Hall

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We’ve been running drills all day, but there’s no camouflaging our love, Listeners. We’re here to serve and protect….your hearts. Because today we’re doing the Military! For this very strict episode, we read “The Lieutenants’ Online Love (American Heroes Book 2621)” by Caro Carson, and “Zenko: MM Military Suspense (Tags of Honor Book 1)” by Annabella Stone. Today, our commanding hosts discuss the tactical worth of helicopters, naked hotdogs, and how a night at the ballet can go very south very quickly.

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Zenko: MM Military Suspense (Tags of Honor Book 1) by Annabella Stone

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A wise drag queen once said: “If you can’t love yourself, how the hell you gonna love somebody else?” And we here at FMKlit think it’s always a good idea to just pour a glass of wine, light some candles, and love yourself all night long. To celebrate that, we’re loving our hosts because our theme is Neil and Claire! Today we read “Lady Claire is All That (Keeping Up with the Cavandishes Book 3)” by Maya Rodale, and “The Foxhole Court (All For the Game Book 1)” by Nora Sakavic. On this autosexual episode, our hosts discuss himbos, the dangers of cracker dust, and spend a shocking amount of time talking about balls.

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The Foxhole Court (All For the Game Book 1) by Nora Sakavic

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Whenever I get asked, I tell everyone that I like my men like I like my whiskey: mature. And today won’t disappoint because we’re doing silver foxes! For this well-aged episode we read “Choose Me (Silver Fox Romance Book 1)” by Natasha Moore, and “Second Chance” by Jay Northcote. Today our seasoned hosts discuss: the joys of a one-bedroom walkup; some more moving the bathtub moments (forevermore known as ‘bathtubbing’); as well as do a dramatic reading of a passage from one of our books.

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Second Chance by Jay Northcote

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I hope you’re not a screamer, because the love we’re talking about today is quiet and literary. That’s right, we’re doing librarians! And it’s our 3-year anniversary! To celebrate the leather anniversary, we read “Good Girls Do” by Cathie Linz and “By the Book” by Scarlett Parrish. For this romantic traipse through the Dewey Decimal System, our hosts discuss wiener races, having a dick in your butt, and look back on the year the best way they know how: by fucking, marrying, and killing some folk.

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By the Book by Scarlett Parrish

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