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The Sexy Scary Book ClubBook of AzraelWhat 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. 2023-08-071h 05The Sexy Scary Book ClubRiver of Shadows"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...2023-07-101h 11The Sexy Scary Book ClubBewitchedWhat'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...2023-07-031h 03The Sexy Scary Book ClubBaby on BoardAh, 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. 2023-06-261h 24The Sexy Scary Book ClubAdventures on the High Sea!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...2023-06-191h 19The Sexy Scary Book ClubWitch, Witch, You're a B*tch!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...2023-06-121h 16The Sexy Scary Book Club2 Books 1 AuthorJess 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...2023-06-051h 14The Sexy Scary Book ClubGlowNo 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!2022-10-241h 05The Sexy Scary Book ClubChoosing SidesIt 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...2022-10-031h 08The Sexy Scary Book ClubKind AlphasWhat 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. 2022-09-191h 27The Sexy Scary Book ClubHey! I know youThe theme this week looks at retellings of popular figures from mythology, religion and lore. Lisa and Jess discuss Neon Gods by Katee Roberts and Gild by Raven Kennedy. Sex parties, spicy bargains and a touch of pure gold. Oh my! Join us for another episode, won't you?2022-09-121h 12The Sexy Scary Book ClubAliens Attack!Aliens Attack! this week where Lisa and Jess ask the question, does it really count as captivity when your lodgings are like a 5 star hotel with 24 hour room services and your captor has abs of steel and is real good in bed?, in The Krinar Captive by Anna Zaires. Oh, and how about some conscious consent and maybe a shower before snacking on my downstairs, thank you very much, in Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon. 2022-08-221h 15The Sexy Scary Book ClubShh! I've Got a SecretFrom Victorian London to Istanbul. From dragons to fallen angels. From secret parentage and faked deaths, to barely restrained lust and some...questionable consent. This week we'll be discussing everyone's favorite, the Secret trope, highlighting Shana Abe's The Smoke Thief and The Scribe by Elizabeth Hunter. 2022-08-151h 06The Sexy Scary Book ClubI Know We've Met, but I Hardly Remember YouLisa and Jess discuss The Restorer by Amanda Stevens and The Shadow Reader by Sandy Williams this week. Our theme is all about those books that you've read, you've loved, but you just can't quite remember them...like...at all. Jess has picked the first book in the Graveyard Queen series for Lisa. Amelia gray is a cemetery restorer in Charleston who can also see ghosts. Amelia finds herself swept up in a murder mystery, when bodies keep being discovered in the cemetery that she’s been hired to restore…ones that aren’t supposed to be there...2022-08-081h 06The Sexy Scary Book ClubThunder Stealing Side AlphasSure main characters are great, or whatever, but how about some love for those side-piece characters who are always catching our eye??You know who I'm talking about. Our Wolven bestie Kieran from the Blood & Ash series by Jennifer Armentrout. Poppy may only have eyes for Casteel, except, wait a minute...she's been peeping some of Kieran's personal biz. There's a particular outdoor celebration that comes to mind, or maybe multiple outdoor...celebrations...Okay, girl. We see you. And let us not forget everyone's favorite Demon Daddy, Lars from Stacey Marie Brown's Darkness series. Who...2022-07-181h 13The Sexy Scary Book ClubBack to SchoolLast week we went old school and this week we're going Back to School. We're talking about the first book in the Zodiac Academy series, The Awakening by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti. Twins Tori and Darcy find out that instead of being the humans they thought, they are actually Fae, and not only that, but the last known heirs to the throne. Whisked away to the Zodiac Academy, they'll have to master their newfound powers quickly in order to protect themselves. Mostly from the constant harassment of the 4 Celestial Heirs, who never pass up an opportunity to torment...2022-07-0458 minThe Sexy Scary Book ClubGoing Old SkoolThis week the theme is Going Old Skool & we'll be chatting about some of the OGs in the paranormal romance/urban fantasy genre. We'll be hanging out at Mercy garage with Mechanic and coyote shifter Mercy Thompson. When a wayward kid, and newly turned werewolf shows up dead on her porch after putting in a few days work at her shop, Mercy is roped into helping unravel the mystery of who murdered the kid and who is drugging and killing local Werewolves, in Patricia Brigg's Moon Called. Then we're spending time in the world of Necromancer, Paranormal Investigator, Vampire...2022-06-271h 14The Sexy Scary Book ClubWeird WeresWait...Were what? This episode is dedicated to those uncommon shifter books you sometimes stumble across that have you scratching your head, raising your eyebrows and wondering, how does THAT work in bed?This week we're hanging out with honey badger shifter sisters who can't manage to stay out of trouble, courtesy of their criminal of a father, in Hot & Badgered by Shelly Laurenston. Next will go hang out with a bunch of Mermen and other weird beach creatures on a strange magical island, in Mimi Jean Pamfiloff's Mermen. Wait, these mermen lost their tails? Does that...2022-06-201h 02The Sexy Scary Book ClubVeils & Bad MomsWe're back for a new season of The Sexy Scary Book Club and this time, it's all about THEMES. This week we're discussing A Fantasy of Frost by Kelly St. Clare and A Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer Armentrout. These books have a lot in common, from their bad ass take care of business heroines to the strong Alphas constantly trying (and failing) to keep them out of harms way. But, the most interesting commonality is that both of the main characters wear veils (at least to start), and the reason behind this might have to do with...2022-06-131h 48The Sexy Scary Book ClubKing of Battle & BloodWhen Blood King and Vampire, Adrian Aleksandr Vasiliev, promises to spare her kingdom for her hand in marriage, Princess, Isolde de Lara, must choose between everyone she loves and keeping people safe.Isolde never saw herself getting married, instead planning to rule her kingdom alone as Queen. She certainly never saw herself married to a monster like the Blood King, what could he possibly want with her? Though she can't deny their chemistry or strange connection they seem to share. Her father gives his blessing, telling Isolde she is "the only hope for their kingdom." Now she's...2022-02-071h 18The Sexy Scary Book ClubThe Witch CollectorDare I say we have a (gulp) nice alpha? Join us for a new episode of The Sexy Scary Book Club. This week we're talking about The Witch Collector by Charrisa Weaks...Raina Bloodgood has one desire: kill the Frost King and the Witch Collector who stole her sister. On Collecting Day, she means to exact murderous revenge, but a more sinister threat sets fire to her world. Rising from the ashes is the Collector, Alexus Thibault, the man she vowed to slay and the only person who can help save her sister.Thrust into...2022-01-242h 00The Sexy Scary Book ClubBeast in His MadnessWe're back to discuss the final installment of Stacey Marie Brown's Winterland Tales. The bad boys and girls of Winterland are back for the final battle, and this fight isn’t just between naughty and nice, but life and death.Dinah Liddell grew up plagued by nightmares of monsters and strange creatures only to discover they are all real. Winterland exists. Now, she’s being forced to return the Blood-Red Queen to her throne. This time there’s nothing Jessica Winters won’t do to destroy Winterland, warping the lines of reality for Dinah and robbing...2022-01-171h 22The Sexy Scary Book ClubBeauty in her MadnessDinah Liddell adheres strictly to her plans and schedules. She has life all laid out for her and longtime boyfriend Scott. 2 years after her sister Alice's mental breakdown, things seem back to normal. Alice is thriving in NYC with her successful Hat Shop and Bakery and sexy as hell Matt Hatter at her side.Things are moving along for Dinah as well. Now at University, she and Scott have moved in together and are saving up for marriage and a real home to call their own. If only Dinah could shake the feeling that something is not...2022-01-031h 27The Sexy Scary Book ClubAscending From MadnessWe're back with Alice, Scrooge (ahem, I mean Matt hatter) and the gang. Alice has woken up from her Winterland fever dream and it's back to life as usual... with the exception of all the Christmas themed hallucinations and mysterious new neighbors; One of which she feels particularly drawn to. Alice is trying to make sense of it all but can't help feeling she's losing her grip on reality. Jessica, the psychologist who just moved in next door w/ her hot husband, seems to think that Alice needs professional help and wastes no time convincing Alice's parents to have...2021-12-271h 03The Sexy Scary Book ClubDescending Into MadnessWhat if Alice fell down a hole and instead of visiting Wonderland, she found herself in magical Christmas themed adventure?Alice is down on her luck. Heartbroken and jobless, her far more responsible teenage sister Dinah gets her a job working as one of Santa's sexy elves at a local tree farm. Out for a breath of fresh air, Alice sees a sexy shirtless man running through the trees illuminated by a strange red glow... and wearing a pair of antlers? Unable to stop her curiosity, she chases after him until he disappears by a large tree...2021-12-211h 16The Sexy Scary Book ClubThrone of RuinWe're back with Finley and Nyfain! He's hot, he's cold, he's hot again. She's hot, and hot, and hot again. Will they finally get on the same page and listen to the very loud demands being made by their animals? Will we ever discover the details of the curse that is spreading sickness amongst the villages, and keeping the castle paused in time?The everlass is growing, and our curiosity is blooming. Can the Kingdom be saved? And what happens when that darn demon king f...2021-12-061h 08The Sexy Scary Book ClubA Ruin of RosesFinley has grown up in the shadow of the Demon King’s curse, which was placed on their land after their King struck an ill-fated bargain. Now, no nobles (that they're aware of) remain to protect them from the sickness that spreads through the villages. It suppresses their ability to shift into their animal forms, eventually killing the human left behind. If that wasn’t bad enough, the Demon King has posted incubi and succubi watchers who kill anyone who acts out of line, or even tries to visit neighboring villages. Surrounding the village is a stretch of wood know...2021-11-291h 02The Sexy Scary Book ClubUnder the Blood Red MoonTelepath Angelica Belanov abhors London society and would much prefer to stay in the country with her books and her horses. Unfortunately, circumstances have forced her to return to London and secure a husband...preferably a rich one. Prince Alexander Kourakin is a Vampire, ruler of the Eastern Clan. He is in London with a mission, find and eliminate the Vampire Slayer who is rumored to be in town. There's also the pesky matter of a rogue vampire who is killing his way through London, bringing unwanted attention to their race. Alexander has no time for distractions...2021-11-221h 03The Sexy Scary Book ClubThe Savage & The SwanPrincess Opal, heir to the Fae Gracewood line, has been promised in marriage to the human Prince Bron. The goal of the marriage is to unify their kingdoms against the Blood King of Vordane. The vicious wolf shifter who continues to annihilate their villages one by one, bent on one thing: Revenge for the death of his parents. When Opal's secret gold weaving talents are discovered, the human King and Queen find another use for Opal, locking her in a room and forcing her to weave gold into garments night after night. But that isn't the only...2021-11-011h 09The Sexy Scary Book ClubFever Book ElevenFrom the moment MacKayla Lane arrived in Dublin to hunt her sister’s murderer, she’s had to fight one dangerous battle after the next: to survive, to secure power, to keep her city safe, to protect the people she loves.Now, as High Queen of the Fae, Mac faces her greatest challenge yet: ruling the very race she was born to hunt and kill—a race that wants her dead yesterday, so they can put a pure-blooded Fae queen on the throne.But challenges with her subjects are the least of her concerns when an anci...2021-07-261h 11The Sexy Scary Book ClubFever Book TenDani O’Malley was nine years old when the delusional, sadistic Rowena transformed her into a ruthless killer. Years later, Dani is tough and hardened, yet achingly vulnerable and fiercely compassionate, living alone by her own exacting code. Despite the scars on her body, and driven by deeper ones carved into her soul, no one is more committed to protecting Dublin. By day she ensures the safety of those she rescues, by night she hunts evil, dispensing justice swiftly and without mercy, determined to give to those she cares for the peace she has never known. When the...2021-07-191h 42The Sexy Scary Book ClubFever Book NineAs Mac, Barrons, Ryodan, and Jada struggle to restore control, enemies become allies, right and wrong cease to exist, and the lines between life and death, lust and love, disappear completely. Black holes loom menacingly over Dublin, threatening to destroy the earth, yet the greatest danger is the one MacKayla Lane has unleashed from within: The Sinsar Dubh. The fate of Man and Fae rests on destroying the book and recovering the long-lost Song of Making, the sole magic that can repair the fragile fabric of the earth. But to achieve these aims, sidhe-seers, the Nine, Seelie, and...2021-07-121h 55The Sexy Scary Book ClubFever Book EightWhen the immortal race of the Fae destroyed the ancient wall dividing the worlds of Man and Faery, the very fabric of the universe was damaged and now Earth is vanishing bit by bit. Only the long-lost Song of Making—a haunting, dangerous melody that is the source of all life itself—can save the planet.But those who seek the mythic Song—Mac, Barrons, Ryodan and Jada—must contend with old wounds and new enemies, passions that burn hot and hunger for vengeance that runs deep. The challenges are many: The Keltar at war with nine immortal...2021-06-281h 10The Sexy Scary Book ClubFever Book SevenMacKayla Lane would do anything to save the home she loves. A gifted sidhe seer, she’s already fought and defeated the deadly Sinsar Dubh—an ancient book of terrible evil—yet its hold on her has never been stronger.When the wall that protected humans from the seductive, insatiable Fae was destroyed on Halloween, long-imprisoned immortals ravaged the planet. Now Dublin is a war zone with factions battling for control. As the city heats up and the ice left by the Hoar Frost King melts, tempers flare, passions run red-hot, and dangerous lines get crossed. Seelie and Unse...2021-06-211h 27The Sexy Scary Book ClubFever Book SixWe leave Mac and Barrons behind (for now) and get things from 14-year-old sidhe-seer, Dani O'Malley's perspective in book 6 of the Fever series: Iced. Enigmatic Ryodan forces Dani into a contract, working together to try to solve the mystery of what is icing locations around Dublin and why. The collateral? The life of fellow sidhe-seer Joe, who is now working in one of Chester's sub clubs as a waitress. Dani resents this. She hates having to answer to anyone, and even worse, knowing Joe's life is at stake if she messes up, which she inevitably will. 2021-06-141h 27The Sexy Scary Book ClubFever Book FiveNew alliances must be forged when MacKayla Lane finds herself without Jericho Barrons or his mysterious sidekick Ryodan. Still trapped in Faerie she comes face to face with the Lord Master as well as a new darkness that is building inside of her. Borrowing a page from Barrons' book, Mac takes advantage of the resources available to continue her hunt for the Sinsar Dubh. She's now bent on controlling the book and using it to make right all of the perceived wrongs in her life. What Mac has come to suspect is now being made clear; the...2021-06-071h 55The Sexy Scary Book ClubFever Book FourMacKayla Lane has been turned Priya by the Unseelie Princes on the orders of the Lord Master. Darroc hopes this is what it takes to bend her to his will... but not if Barrons has anything to say about it. Gotta give credit where credit is due. Dani Mega O'Malley saves Mac, by freeze framing her to the Abbey. She hopes Rowena and the rest of the Sidhe Seers can help. Dani quickly realizes there is a traitor in the Abbey. They have erased the protective runes around Mac, allowing the Unseelie Princes to sift in. Mega...2021-05-311h 42The Sexy Scary Book ClubFever Book ThreeThings with Mac and Barrons are tense after their fiery encounter in Maulluce's lair. When Mac sees Barrons carrying the body of a dead woman through his silver, Mac decides he can't be trusted with the new knowledge she's picked up about how the Sinsar Dubh is moving through Dublin. In Faefever things are heating up with all of the men in Mac's life. Inspector Jayne wants answers. Vlane wants MacKayla to align with him in their quest for the book (and to accept all of the sensual and enticing gifts that comes with choosing him over...2021-05-241h 20The Sexy Scary Book ClubFever Book TwoWe're back with MacKayla Lane and Jericho Barrons (Who IS Jericho Barrons?) "The one who keeps saving your life, Ms. Lane." The search continues for the Sinsar Dubh. We meet some new players on the game board and we may not be quite finished with some others... Join us as we discuss Episode two in the Fever series. Mac is trying to figure out what's black, what's white, and how do shades of gray factor in when trying to figure out if you're even the good guy anymore. Who can she trust? Barrons? Vlane? Rowena? Everyone wants...2021-05-181h 42The Sexy Scary Book ClubFever Book OneMacKayla Lane's sister is murdered, leaving a single clue to her death - a cryptic message on Mac's cell phone. Mac journey's to Ireland in search of answers ands up with a whole lot more questions than when she started...Journey into Karen Marie Moning's dark and cryptic world with the first installment of her Fever series: Darkfever. A dark and shadowy world where nothing is as it seems, and where the Fae come out to play. Lisa and Jessica bonded over their mutual love of paranormal romance/urban fantasy books and thought to ourselves...2021-05-091h 02