So he said what's the problem baby
What's the problem I don't know
Well maybe I'm a GOD(GOD!)
Searchin' for the killer of my acolyte
Tuckin' my tentacles in tight
Avoiding my family and Fallin' for a PI...

Monster March begins with the Cthulhu-adjacent, pun-apparent, politic-of-death-exploring, Acsquidentally in Love by K.L. Hiers.

Is it reasonable to approach a book with expectations as a reader? What is appealing about Urban Fantasy? What ISN'T appealing about tentacles?

Wake your darkly dreaming asses up! We're talking a lover with three appendages for sex and dozens for just hugs and holdin' hands and stuff.

This episode is brought to you by Kensington’s newest title, The Most Eligible Bride in London by Ella Quinn.

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We return to sweltering, medieval Spain for la segunda parte of our discussion on "The Flesh and the Devil" by Teresa Denys. And the climate is not the only thing making us sweat...join us as we turn over the sexiest and the weirdest parts of this book.

Are gloves the sexiest accessory? Is this the greatest title of any romance novel ever? Are you more willing to accept something for having things you love than disregard it for having the things you hate?

Paso the doble, please!

Trigger warnings: discussion of sexual assault, ableism, murder (not graphic).

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Isabeau and Morgan return to an almost forgotten realm in Whoa!mance, but one that still remains familiar - THE BODICE RIPPER. And not bodice ripper as in "their boobs are so big it is ripping the bodice". But somehow, the experience of reading Denys is very, very different. And the reasons why feel as elusive as a copy of the book itself.

Can a long book still have brevity? Is "bodice ripping" something that you can condition yourself through or is it just a result or contextual relativism? Is this thing worth 800 U.S. dollars?

Trigger warnings: Sexual assault and murder.

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Yr Grls are wrapping up the festive season with a read that had us tugging at our cable knit turtlenecks.

In "Twelve Drummers" Angelina M. Lopez introduces us to a jewel thief who gets much more than she (or the security guard she's been oBsEErViNNg) bargained for in a sleepy museum in middle America. About twelve more...actually.

Where is the line between a steamy romance and an erotic romance? Can you decolonize Christmas while getting turned on? Should you read this in your childhood bedroom while you're home for the holidays?

Join us in the war on Xmas, the drummer boy is very horny.

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This week, yr grls discuss the show's first Hanukkah story from an anthology of shorts titled "Eight Kisses: Eight All-New Tales of Holiday Romance". Specifically we are back in bonnie Scotland for "A Highlander for Hanukkah" by Lori Ann Bailey (who also edited the anthology!)

Shoshana likes James, and James likes Shoshana even though she's Jewish and he's Catholic. But then a series of B'n'E's start cropping up, her dad goes out of town on business, and Hanukkah all coincide to help them discover they can and DO still want to make it.

Is all oppression equal? Is all comfort equal? And what makes a trope slap?

You're not going to wait for THIS Hot Pocket to cool before consuming.

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Secrets, secrets are no fun. But THE Secret? By Julie Garwood? Well…

Judith leaves her dysfunctional behind in England to use her DIY doula skills to help her friend deliver a baby in the highlands. You know what they have in the highlands, don’t you? That’s right - HIGHLANDERS. Big, hunky, aloof-yet-communicative, laird-y ones named Ian.

Does the context a book was published in really matter? Is the appeal of highlanders just innocent plaid fun? Did you know Ian is Gaelic for John?

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