I wouldn't be able to take that seriously. I
know you're about to murder me, but can you please
put your penis away? Hello, brats, and welcome
back to another episode of Rainbow Book Rats,
a queer romance podcast where four feral rats
nerd out about their favorite reads. As always,
we're going to be talking about the books we
read recently, what's on our book radar at the
moment, and then if anybody has any tea to spill,
we'll be spilling a little bit of tea. So let's
get yappin'. I'm JD, my pronouns are they them,
and I have a tattoo of my favorite donuts. The
worst donuts. I'm Kit, he they, and call me James
Bond, because I once signed the Official Secrets
Act. Can you tell us about it, or are you going
to have to kill us first? I don't know what that
means. Well, I can't tell you about it on air.
Secrets in the dark. I'm Megan. My pronouns are
she, her, they, them. And I know way too much
about cryptids to the point where it's kind of
embarrassing. No such thing. I love that. I'm
Katie. He, her. and i learned that rats can laugh
we can oh yeah wow little baby little rats and
it's so high pitched that like humans can't hear
it like with our bare ears oh my god that's adorable
that's the cutest yeah ever that makes me want
to kind of cry yes rats can also cry yes as we
learned in episode two oh my gosh all right well
Usually in this slot we do a how was your week,
but since we're coming clean on this episode.
We're coming clean. This is the 6 ,000th time
we've tried recording this. We're coming dirty.
Megan's coming dirty. The rest of us are coming
clean. We tried recording this episode and Megan's
track didn't record. Fucking Steve. yeah it's
fucking steve's fault um we're sure of that and
we just decided that we didn't want to lose the
books that we talked about so we're gonna do
it again but we didn't want to lie and pretend
like it was the first time so also we're not
we're not super good at pretending or at least
i'm not yeah yeah me either yeah no i'm not we
kind of we kind of forgot what happened to us
yeah yeah we don't remember what happened when
we recorded this the first time it was so long
ago yeah we only record every two weeks and we
record two episodes a day like when we do record
so so yeah it's been almost two weeks since we
recorded yeah um and our our memories aren't
that good yeah i don't remember what i did two
days ago so instead of doing a how was our week
and what did we do uh we've just decided to vomit
our gratitude into this section instead i love
the way you put that yes because two days ago
on the 26th our podcast went live for the first
time yay and we were all very nervous um oh my
god right yeah but very excited and yeah it just
i don't want to say it went better than we thought
it would but we're pleased we're just very pleased
that anyone listened at all so thank you Katie
and I were up till 2am like messaging each other
being like it's like the night before Christmas
like yeah I was there too but it wasn't too anthony
yeah Katie was sleeping soundly in her bed but
yeah I think I was awake until 3 30 or something
same here that night isn't that unusual for me
if i'm being honest but i have been going to
bed early lately because i've had to get up early
to drive my broken husband to work but but yeah
um yeah so we just want to say thank you to everybody
for listening for throwing us your congratulations
and yeah for commenting and sharing and listening
and like super shout out to everybody who who
posted specifically about it like we sent a handful
of authors and other instagramers an early version
of the podcast of the episode and um so like
you have to help me with names because again
i'm not great at remembering but there was carly
yes carly and mel Renly. Adrienne. Adrienne.
Amrose. Amrose. And Lance as well. Yes, Lance.
So thank you everyone for sharing and posting
for us. And yeah, it was really, really sweet
of you to want to do so. And it helped a lot.
It really did help a lot. It really did, yes.
And everybody that commented and everybody that
messaged us and like even just people who shared
it. You know, it was just so grateful. Yeah.
Watching my stories and just seeing people that
we hadn't contacted sharing the stuff just because
they're excited made me excited and happy. Yeah.
And anyone who just gave us a chance and is giving
us a chance now and listening, like, thank you
so much. Yes. I don't know about you guys, but
for me, it was one of the busiest days in a long
time, but it was one of the best I've had. So
yeah, it meant a lot. I know it was it was really
fun because it was like it felt like a community
event right even though like that kind of sounds
egotistical for me to be like we were an event
it was an event to us yeah a lot of work went
in time went into this whole process like it
was just an hour recording but like that hour
recording was months of planning and weeks of
of discord calls and so many late nights and
like so much work into doing this and and it
was finally here and like it's so surreal it's
really exciting like we're glad it's out but
it was an event yeah yeah and also each recording
is more like four hours for us yeah yeah laughing
we laugh and yap way too much but yeah Thanks
for enjoying. Thanks for loving the worm to penis
pipeline. That was a fan favorite. and then when
his ass got murdered was the other one that was
yeah number two favorite so yeah we loved yeah
if you guys have any other favorite quotes where
uh we love to hear them so let us know yeah let
us know that was our week so it really was it
really was yes uh let's get into the books that
we read several weeks ago several weeks ago since
our recordings of what we read did survive episode
three curse we're going to use those in this
next section and then we will be coming back
to the present to re -record our book radar section
because that part was affected by Megan's internet
refusing to let her talk so yeah i guess that's
all yeah so that was my week and it was fun what
did you read this week jd well that is the question
isn't it i've been in a little bit of a book
slump it's a book slump realness moment um i
i know i know but um i don't know whenever i'm
in a book slump i these days i just tend to fall
back on my favorite book junk food in i say that
in a very affectionate way um which is becca
vale yes It's just comforting. And they're just
like short and easy reads. And they're usually
at least a four star. And the spice. Yes, very
spicy. Yeah, it's my junk food. So whenever I
can't think of what I should read next, I just
toss a couple of Becca Vale books in there. So
I read the other two that I didn't already own.
That one was in -flight entertainment. I've read
that one. Oh, you did? The in -flight entertainment,
yeah. That one was about Wiley and Ferris, and
they were on a flight to go back home for the
holidays from college, and Ferris is terrified
of flying, and he gets sat next to this super
creeper on the flight instead of sitting next
to his brother, and so he's not only freaking
out about the fact that he has to be on a plane,
but he also got separated and can't sit next
to his brother oh no and uh yeah there was like
crazy turbulence on the flight too but his brother
ended up uh charming one of the flight attendants
by telling her that they were a couple and that
they were on their anniversary and is there any
way that she could you know get their seats swapped
because he just hated to see his uh boyfriend
freaking out up there with nothing that he could
do and this flight attendant was just like eating
it up oh yeah oh my goodness of course i'll help
so she ends up switching their seats so that
they can sit next to each other and you know
to distract ferris from the turbulence and being
afraid things happen under the blanket can i
just say i've never been on a plane where i was
offered a same i think i think it's because it
was an overnight flight and because he had that
flight attendant eating out of the palm of his
hand that she just like brought them one but
yeah so wiley is just like very kind of arrogant
and self -assured and ferris is just kind of
like a little anxious bean um yeah so wiley is
like well i have to do you know what i can to
make him comfortable and i think i know what
he needs and ferris is like oh my god what is
happening oh my god why do i like that so much
i love it Yeah, there's very little angst in
this one. There's like just a little bit. So
Wiley ends up telling him what happens at 30
,000 feet stays at 30 ,000 feet. And so Ferris
is like kind of angsting over the fact that he
doesn't think that anything can happen between
them like in the real world because it like just
on the plane, like this is just happening on
the plane. So that's like the only bit of drama
in that book. But it was really cute. I enjoyed
that one. so the third one that i read was morally
gray and that one is about twins and one of the
twins is a psychopath yes and he is very very
possessive of the other twin i love it even like
towards their parents so this one it's not one
where they get together because they realize
they have feelings they've been together their
entire life from the moment that they were born
they were just inseparable so gray is the psychopath
and wyatt is the other twin this is very much
a free use situation i love for you basically
like wyatt to him like he exists to please gray
like that's pretty much yes oh my god yeah so
like when you say free use is that just to just
to gray yes so he's just like ready at all times
to do whatever gray wants i love them yes yes
there's not enough free use there needs to be
more good for you yeah i agree yes please there's
cock cage involved as well so like yes yeah and
he he is barely ever unlocked which is an interesting
point because he exists to please gray that is
it so he doesn't get to come like hardly ever
and is he enjoying this oh yeah okay Oh, he's
very much enjoying it. That's all that matters.
Yeah, he's very much enjoying it. It's very,
very consensual. All he wants is to please Gray.
And he does. So this story is basically about
Wyatt getting notes from a stalker. The stalker
works at a coffee shop that Wyatt goes to frequently.
and he has like been putting notes under the
door and like sneaking them into like his stuff
and they say like i love watching the way you
like lick that whipped cream or whatever they're
just like really creepy note about a guy who's
just like watching him drink coffee sexually
telling Gray about it. Oh no. Because he knows
that Gray is not going to be happy. And not with
him, but with the stalker. And in their past,
any person who has kind of dared to do anything
against Wyatt has disappeared. Oh my God. He's
murdering them. I went to the farm in the sky.
Yes. And Wyatt has never really questioned it.
He's never really asked Gray about it because
he knows. He knows. And so he is aware that people
tend to disappear when they upset him. Oh, my
gosh. trying not to tell gray about the stalker
because he doesn't want gray to get caught like
his whole thing is that he doesn't want gray
to get caught because he like won't survive without
him and if he goes to jail like he just can't
handle what about the murders what murder he
doesn't care it's called morally gray not i feel
bad about the murder yeah Yeah, so he's trying
to keep the knowledge of this away from Gray
because he doesn't want Gray to continue killing
people for him because he's just afraid that
eventually he's going to slip up and get caught.
And so he's trying to, you know, not tell him
about it. But eventually Gray does find out because
he like walks into the room when he's supposed
to be in a lecture. They're at college, by the
way. I don't know if I said that. But he walks
into the room when he's supposed to be in a lecture
and sees Wyatt kind of stuffing one of the notes
under his notebook. So he does find out about
it. Then he takes Wyatt out for coffee the next
day at the coffee shop. Because when he reads
the note, he can tell that it's from someone
who works there because they're like saying about
how he like eats whipped cream or whatever. So
they go to the coffee shop and they get drinks,
sit down and Wyatt knows too. He can tell right
away that he's like, and he's like, shit, because
Gray hasn't told him that he found the note,
but he knows. And so they sit down and the barista
brings over like a. a little dish that has like
an eclair on it and a little note tucked underneath
it and she's like oh this is from your secret
admirer it's a note from the stalker that says
you should be with me you know like your your
brother is an overpowering presence in your life
and you should be mine and blah blah blah you
know just like delusional yeah stalker being
here gray sees the note and he's furious he's
seething and so he automatically kind of figures
out who it is just based on the fact that the
barista brought it over to the table and he noticed
like a guy looking at them from the back so he's
like i see you i know it's you what whatever
so he's like okay well knowledge collected so
he's like we're leaving so he grabs wyatt and
basically drags him out of there and then they
they go into the alley behind the coffee shop
And Wyatt's like, I'm sorry, Gray. I'm sorry.
Like, I know that you saw the night. He's like,
yeah, I did see it. He's like, I'm sorry. I just
don't want you to. I don't want you to kill him.
I don't want you to get caught. And so they're
like having this moment in the alley. And then
it leads to Wyatt giving Gray a blowjob in the
alley. As one does. As one does. And right at
the end of said blowjob. the stalker comes around
the corner and he doesn't know that they're together
yeah he sees them and he's like thinks that gray
is like forcing wyatt to do that and he's like
oh how could you do that to your own brother
blah blah and he just like starts going off on
them and then why it's like still on his knees
in this like dirty alley and gray like pulls
back from him and then why it basically like
blinks and then when he like opens his eyes the
guy is dead what the gray just snapped his neck
oh my god wait this whole time though why it's
on his knees yeah oh my gosh yeah wait okay i
have a question is his penis still out That's
a really valid question, Katie. Thank you for
asking. This is the important shit. I think murder
would be more difficult to do with your penis
out, but not impossible. I neither have murdered
nor do I have a penis, so I don't know. Clapping
around while he murders? Yeah, same. But I can
see the complication, you know? But it wasn't
out anymore. Yeah, yeah. After he finished, he
put himself back in his pants while the stalker
was yelling at him. i don't know that might be
like a power move though to have your dick out
while you're killing someone yeah that's true
do the helicopter beforehand i'm thinking about
what it would sound like it would be like yeah
have you ever heard a helicopter oh my god um
I wouldn't be able to take that seriously. I
know you're about to murder me, but can you please
put your penis away? Well, okay. That would have
been really funny, I guess, but it wasn't like
that. It's not that kind of book. I'm sorry.
It's not that kind of book. Anyway, he kills
the stalker in the alley. stops him in the dumpster
to come back for later and takes Wyatt back home
because Wyatt he always knew that that Gray was
killing people but he's never seen him actually
do it so he was pretty shaken by it so Gray brings
Wyatt back to their place and puts him in bed
and and then he goes back for the body but and
gets rid of it and you know he doesn't get caught
of course yeah He doesn't get caught. But yeah,
so that ends with them fucking. Them fucking.
Yeah. Oh, and Wyatt gets unlocked for that. Oh,
what a treat. Well, that was nice of him. Oh,
I'm glad they unlocked him. Lucky him. Yeah,
just a little treat for him. Yeah, so yeah, that
was another one of those Becca Vale books that
kind of have more plot than you would expect.
What a wild ride. It was like a nice jaunty good
time. Jaunty good time. Yeah. Yeah, it was a
jaunty good time. Yeah, so my little junk food
reads got me through the week. Yeah. What did
you read, Kit? Yeah, I also had a bit of a book
slump week. No. But I did read one book that
really helped. It was called My Everything by
Jada Marks. It's another daddy boy book. My favorite.
We love. Yes. We love. yes it was one of those
low angst books where the daddy just gives the
boy all of the love that he never got before
okay so the meet cute they actually have two
right so daddy whose name is titus is a bouncer
at a nightclub and he's like really you know
big tall thick um i think he's like six foot
four daddy yeah yeah exactly i think he's like
shaved head um bearded basically he looks terrifying
he looks mean but he's not right teddy bear yeah
there's a quote in it where it's like i know
i'm a fighter but if people just give me the
chance i could be a lover too damn it so like
he's yeah he's been really unlucky in love and
the boy owen has also been quite unlucky in love
um he very much likes to wear the makeup and
he likes crop tops and sparkly things and people
have just very much judged him for it and also
the fact that he does like like the daddy boy
relationship thing people just haven't given
him what he needs yeah so the dates have not
gone well for either of them beforehand so the
first meet you that they have is at the club
and owen the boy is quite a homebody But his
friends have dragged him out. And then he's on
the dance floor and these two guys decide to
fight over him. Oh no. Over who gets to dance
with him. Right? Like, who does that? So Titus,
Daddy Titus, goes to break it up. When he breaks
the two eyes up, he finds Owen huddled on the
floor between them. so he like he gets him up
and he makes sure he's okay he kind of he has
to escort the the two men out and while he does
that he loses sight of owen but when he turns
back around owen is there and he's like i just
want to thank you and also here's some water
because i want to make sure you're drinking it's
like oh that's so cute but there's no time to
like get each other's numbers and stuff so they
think they're never going to see each other again
and then the next week owen is in the supermarket
trying to top up his makeup and get his favorite
hair gel and stuff and someone's moved his hair
gel to like the top shelf and No, I hate that.
Right? So rude. It's hard to be short. Exactly.
Owen is like 5 '4", I think it was. He's tiny.
That's not short. It's okay, Katie. I'm 5 '3".
I have an idea for bag tongs. So you just put...
the tongs in your bag and then you go to the
store you can't reach out the top you know what
hell yeah we're all pretty short around here
so we could all benefit from some bag tongs i
need these our first merch idea if you don't
if you don't carry a bag that you just wear them
on your belt like in the holster yes oh my god
i need that on a carabiner here we go wow awesome
okay sorry go on so he was like oh god am i gonna
have to climb the shelves um and then this hand
just like reached up and grabbed it and and it
was titus daddy daddy yeah daddy um so they were
like really happy to see each other and titus
was like i'm not letting you leave without asking
you on a date yeah and like just the whole thing
was really cute they go on loads of different
dates like they go to dinner but also they have
a day out on the river on a boat that Titus owns
and that's really fun they take some sexy pictures
of each other yeah they go swimming for a bit
there's a lot of like teasing each other and
like getting each other a bit horny through the
whole book and they go on this picnic um like
a treat that titus gives owen whenever he does
his chores, Titus rewards Owen with a treat and
it's usually like a date. So yeah, so this one's
a picnic. He gets Owen to choose the spot and
like Owen's running around going, oh, we could
go by the tree, but ew, ants. And he's like,
oh, we could go by the river, but ew, goose shit.
Which like, frankly, yeah, especially because
like where there's goose shit, there's usually
geese. Oh yeah, you don't want to mess with that.
Oh, and they're mean. No, geese are terrifying.
Like, geese have a vendetta against me, so I
get it. They have a vendetta against humanity.
They really do. As a whole. Yep. Do not fuck
with a goose. No, do not fuck with geese. And
then he finds a place which, personally, I would
have gone to people. But he was like, there are
people, so this is perfect. So they had this
lovely picnic, and they got to know each other,
and they cuddled, and there were blankets. It
was very cute. Yay, cuddling! And then my personal
favorite date they had. Owen was really sad.
There'd been like some family drama. So Titus
was like, why don't you make over daddy? Yeah.
So he painted Titus's toenails and then he put
makeup on Titus. Oh my God. It was just so cute.
I need to read this. Yeah. Oh my God. Yeah. Yeah.
It's just, it was a really great book all about
like accepting all of each other because they've
never found anybody who does that for, you know,
before. Yeah. Like the spice, funny enough, it
was kind of vanilla. It's very much like, it's
not particularly detailed or kinky in the spice.
It's more like the relationship itself is the
daddy thing. There's a lot of like rules and
stuff. And he really wants like his daddy to
be making decisions for him. So like when they
go out to eat and stuff. Hard relate. And just
decisions in life. So, but yeah, it was. incredibly
sweet book and it's really what i needed yeah
yeah so i i thoroughly recommend so i know it's
the first book in the series and i believe the
second book is also about them oh yeah maybe
it'll be a little spicier yeah but it ends on
a happily ever after but yes it does end on a
happily ever after okay so yeah that's what i
read this week uh what about you megan i also
had a hate slumpy week. Doing so well. Continuing
the trend. But I did two rereads this week that
I want to talk about because I love them. And
I couldn't choose between the two. That's all
the reason you need. Exactly. So the first book
that I reread was Cold Hard Cash by K .L. Hears.
This was a book that JD recommended to me months
and months ago. And I recommend it to all of
you as well. Oh my God. It's so good. Sorry,
go on. It's so good. Yes. Especially if you love
mafia romances. Yes. It is amazing. And I was
so surprised because when I posted about it last
week, they responded and they said that this
was like their first book they published. Really?
Really? Yeah. And so I was like, dang. I did
not know that. Yeah. Great for a debut. No kidding.
Yeah. said they want to get back and write more
of their story and i'm like yes please yes please
i will eat it up i will eat it up please we are
here for it feed me It's a mafia romance, like
I said. Age Gap, which we love. And basically
it stars Jimmy Poe, who is another sad boy. And
as everybody knows, we love a sad boy. We love
a sad boy around here, okay? Yes, sad boys forever.
Sad boys. Yes. So Jimmy Poe's a sad boy. And
his mom was murdered when he was younger. And
he witnessed the murder. And his dad was arrested
for it and sent to prison. Since he witnessed
it, he knows that his dad didn't actually do
the murder. Nope. So an attempt to try to get
his dad out. So he knows who did. Well, he saw
the person, but he doesn't know who that person
was. And he was a child. But he knows it wasn't
his dad. yeah but he knows it wasn't his dad
yeah he was a child and and the police like didn't
take him seriously because they were like oh
you're just traumatized because of you saw your
mom get killed and yeah rude but also like the
murderer was wearing a white coat and his dad
is a doctor so you know a white coat white coat
you know after his dad goes to prison he ends
up getting pseudo adopted i guess adopted by
a police detective who is also convinced that
his dad was the one that that did the murder.
And so even though Jimmy's like trying to convince
him that it wasn't his dad, the cop just doesn't
really believe him. He does not believe him.
Yeah. And so in order to try to get his dad out
of prison, he borrows money from the mafia to
be able to pay the legal fees. That all happened
before the book starts. So the book starts with
Jimmy's like pseudo, I don't know. He's a little
bit of a father figure, but he was really good
friends with Jimmy's dad. His name's Maury. yeah
so the book starts with maury telling jimmy your
debt has been sold and now it's owned by boss
cold who is like the new head of the mafia and
he's not gonna let you kind of skate by without
paying him he's gonna like demand the money now
and jimmy's just got fired from his job at the
grocery store and he's like i have $19 to my
name or something like that. I know. Well, he's
already pawned all of his possessions to Mari.
And so he's like, it's fine. I'll talk to him.
And Mari is like, listen, I heard he's gay. Just,
you know, offer to work off your debts with him.
i heard uh i already let somebody do that one
time maybe you could try oh my god exactly and
jamie's like no i'm not gonna do that then he
gets home and boss cold is at his house in his
living room in his living room lounging on his
couch and he's like hey you owe me money and
jamie's kind of like oh he's he's kind of fucking
hot like oh god i think i will do it he's like
well actually maybe i will and his enforcer um
Jules Jules yes so Jules is there too and Jules
literally grabs Jimmy and is taking his hand
about to burn it on like the stove and then like
Jimmy yells out something like I'll I'll let
you fuck me well all right yeah so he like stops
Jules and holds like asking like well is that
what you want he's like well it's what you want
right and it doesn't really matter what i want
at this point i want to keep my fingers exactly
then boss cold or um roderick legrand is his
real name wow Love that. Cold is basically like,
we'll do a trial run. Not going to buy the cow
without tasting the milk. Oh God, I hate that.
So he tells Jimmy like, be here tonight at this
address and we'll do a test run or whatever.
Yeah, so Jimmy shows up and Cold's sitting there
behind the desk, can't be bothered. He's just
like, okay, take a shower and then sit on the
bed. So Jimmy does that. He like takes a shower
and he sits on the bed and he's waiting and waiting
and then really dirty stuff happens. cold warns
him he's like you don't know what you're about
to get into yeah yeah exactly there's i'll just
say like there's a toy involved boss is what
what's up what kind of toy i just a dildo okay
well he said he tells jimmy to pick out a dildo
from the side drawer or whatever he picks the
smallest one but the smallest one still seven
inches and cold like laughs at it he's like yeah
okay you know so that's when you find out like
boss is hung huge hog huge hog tag incoming and
like he doesn't get in dress at all he literally
just like opens his pants and then is like look
at it here it is you know and then basically
like proceeds to fuck him into the mattress excellent
yes and then zips up and it tells jimmy to like
take a shower and jimmy's like getting ready
to go home and he's like no i have you until
5 a .m you're staying longer in case i want to
use you again oh my god and then tells jimmy
that he's hired and then proceeds to say like
i'm giving you a tip and then to like literally
throw dollar bills onto his body make it rain
jimmy's this whole time is just what he's like
he's so fucked out he doesn't even register what's
happening and then he's in the shower and he's
like he didn't even kiss me Poor Jimmy's just
getting feelings. And then Boss Cold's just like,
very cold. Very cold. Yes, he's very. He lives
up to his name. The whole book is just told from
Jimmy's POV. So you don't really get to see Cold's
point of view. I think that it wouldn't be my
cup of tea because for most of the book, like
maybe what, 60 or 70 % of the book, Cold is kind
of. cold to jimmy jimmy you could tell starts
falling for him fast and cold does little things
for him that kind of blur the lines between like
having a contract and being boyfriends like cold
sister shows up and she takes jimmy shopping
and gets him a new wardrobe which we love a shopping
scene you know yeah i do desperately needed it
he desperately needed it he needs a day job because
the sleeping with cold is just to pay off his
debt to the mafia but he's like i still need
to pay my rent and everything and to keep the
lawyers and stuff yeah exactly so he gets a job
singing at one of cold's clubs and that becomes
a whole fun thing because then he's up there
singing and he's singing to cold when cold's
watching he's just entranced oh my god it's so
good yeah you can tell he's totally falling for
jimmy but because surprise surprise he's got
trauma in his past no way I was owned once and
no one's going to own me again. But towards the
end, you know, he softens up. And then book two
is just so good. It's just like it's finally
seeing him be completely gone for Jimmy. But
also still, they have a very dom -sub relationship
in the bedroom. Jimmy calls him sir. And then
Colt calls Jimmy Mr. Poe. Fucking hot. It is.
It's really hot. Here are my kink tags for the
book. Come play, dirty talk, breath play, degradation.
Dub con, face fucking, fingering, impact play,
out control, objectification, power exchange,
rough fuck, sex contracts, banking, free use,
toys, restraints, cock ring, desk sex, biting,
bondage, edging, marking. Oh my everything. Yum,
yum, yum, yum, yum. Hand collar, hands free.
He puts a gag in at one point. He's got handcuffs.
There's whimpering. There's belching. Oh, I love
whimpering. Oh my gosh. Yes. Baby. Your favorite.
Mentioned. Yes. Yes. It was like, well, this
is my first. I'm just going to, I'm just going
to put it all in there for you. Oh my God. And
they did. And it was glorious. I have a question.
So I know you said he's very cold, but is there
aftercare? First two scenes. He doesn't, but
see, he always spends the night. He never kicks
Jimmy out. And he always sleeps in the bed with
him. so there is a little bit of that it's not
like he's just like fucks him and then kicks
him out and then ignores him like i think even
the first night that they're together jimmy points
out that he has a memory of feeling like his
arm around cold as they sleep yeah and then and
then he orders jimmy breakfast in the morning
he literally orders breakfast yeah orders like
everything off of the menu to be delivered to
the hotel room so there's aftercare in that sense
but not in the cold is touch averse he doesn't
like people touching him without permission when
they get deeper into the relationship do they
or or no what is that is that sort of a constant
for him that he's not much of a as long as he
feels comfortable with you and you have asked
permission he's fine with it they don't have
their first kiss though until like 75 into the
book oh my gosh yeah but it's epic but it is
epic yeah It's just it's so like I said, he's
not cruel. He's cold, but he's not cruel. Like
basically is what it is. Yeah. And like he does
start doing more aftercare. Like I think the
third time they sleep together, he like cleans
up Jimmy. And then like there is a scene where
they take a bath together. Yes, I love that scene.
Yes, it's so good. He hadn't even seen cold naked
yet. Yeah. Oh, my God. Yeah. And that scene you
find out. Yeah, because he always left his clothes
on. Yeah. Was that like a power thing or? It's
a trauma thing. Yeah. But he's covered in scars.
i have this on my tbr it has a scene where literally
cold goes on a rampage to save jimmy yes i love
that i always eat that up yes i know so good
yes and even though it's got all this like sex
and kink they do a great job of balancing the
plot with the kink very cohesive exactly i feel
like that's true of all of kl here's his books
yes yes i agree i agree yeah they do so good
at that their writing is just like Yeah, it's
just perfect. I don't know. They're one of my
favorite authors to read. I'm never disappointed
with any of their books. Yeah, auto -read. That
was my week. Katie, what about you? So I only
read two books and I literally finished the second
book last night at like 11 p .m. I'm like, I
gotta finish for tomorrow. I didn't want to disappoint.
You could never. The last books I read, Married
to the Mobster by Leighton Green. Yes. Not outside
my normal, but like a little bit because I'm
very much like a cozy, sweet, kinky, like soft
book. I'm not a dark mafia kind of reader. Three
guesses who got Katie to read that one. It was
so fun, though. Like when I was reading it, I
would be like up just messaging JD like, oh,
my God. Oh, my God. I loved it. I loved it so
much. I love making people read that book. book
it was a great time so the book is about luca
and finch and like it starts off with finch like
at a club and he comes off as just like a young
party boy clubbing you know drinking drugs drugs
big time yeah and he loves just to go and like
hook up move on no worries no strings no nothing
but then he meets luca at like a club and he's
like immediately like really drawn to him and
they're kind of like you know flirt or whatever
but then luca just like fucks off and he finds
him in an alley later that night having been
beaten and like shot i think right yeah stab
he ends up saving luca's life he takes him back
to his hotel his fancy like new york hotel stitches
his arm up and then just by having just been
like on the brink of death, Luca's like, you
know what? Let's have sex. So they do. Let's
fucking go. I haven't lost enough blood. It's
fine. I have just enough for an erection. They
end up having a one night stand and it's like,
immediately Finch is just like, you know what?
This man. I'm obsessed. He rocks Finch's world.
I don't remember. I didn't use the huge hog tag
for this book, but I could be wrong. I don't
think it's big, but it's not huge hog worthy.
I don't think. Okay. It's pretty normal. Okay.
That's fine. But then like immediately we get
a time jump five years later. And like one thing
you find out is so Finch's dad, who's super absent,
not in his life, really just kind of sent him
off to like boarding schools. And it's kind of
a jerk. He's head of the Irish Mafia, but when
Finch was a kid, he witnessed his mother's murder.
And ever since his mom passed, his dad was like,
I don't want anything to do with this kid. And
kind of also really stepped back from the whole
mob stuff. So as far as Finch knows, his family's
not really in the mob anymore. And his family's
just rich. That's how it seemed to me. I could
be wrong. They kind of pulled back from it and
were trying not to really be in it anymore. But
the fingers were... still a little bit dipped
in yeah i mean once you're in i feel like it's
kind of like yeah that's not one of those things
you're just like all right well i'm done with
this for now bye bye mafia yeah so luca is now
not a capo but he's just like a he's like an
enforcer i guess in the mafia for this for a
family he does not like the family he works for
though like the overall family so there's like
the head family and then there's like the smaller
groups within listen don't don't come to me for
knowledge on how mafia these work sounds like
something a mafia would say so he's like he's
not a fan of the dude he works for he's he doesn't
respect him but he loves well not loves but he
respects like the big honcho the bomb daddy big
daddy big daddy the big mafia daddy so he's like
ordered to kidnap this kid and like essentially
kill him to send a message to this irish mob
family and they kidnap the kid shows up at a
warehouse and who is it it's freaking finch and
he's like oh my god he's like oh my gosh i can't
i can't kill this kid and so sure you can they
end up going to like the big big mafia daddy
and It's like a marriage of convenience or arranged
marriage, I guess, kind of like a forced marriage.
I was going to say Luca was just as taken with
Finch as Finch was with Luca all those years
before. And when he sees him, like when they
pull the bag off and it's Finch, he's like, I
can't do this. And so when they go to the boss,
Luca basically tells him that like he has a life
debt towards Finch because Finch saved his life
those years ago. And so he can't kill him because
he has a life. debt for him and so then tina's
like okay well we can't let him go either because
yeah now he knows stuff so you're gonna you're
gonna marry him and you're gonna treat him well
um so but the thing is luca even though he does
have feelings for finch and he cares about him
he's like I can't let anyone know how I feel.
I can't even let him know how I feel because
the second people know that I really care for
him, he's a target. He's going to be killed.
I can't have that happen. And so it's just really
frustrating, like kind of push and pull because
he cares. But then obviously they're married.
They go on a honeymoon. Tino, big mafia daddy,
sends them on like a cruise for like a month
or something or a couple of weeks. And they get
to go on this like fancy cruise. And while they're
on the cruise. He like makes them sleep in separate
beds and he's like, we're not going to be touching.
And that doesn't last. So I had started reading
this before JD and I became friends and I DNF'd
it at this part because I was like, nah, fuck
this. He was being a shithead. and also because
you find out that Finch was lusting after him
the entire time too yeah and I was like this
is so mean but then JD was like nah Megan you're
you're almost there just keep going you know
yeah I was like please get back in there get
back in there soldier come on I will say yeah
if you're reading this book and you get to the
if you get to the honeymoon part and you're like
what the hell like why are you being such a dick
yeah keep on reading it is going please keep
going it is really frustrating because there
is so much of that luca likes him and luca's
sleeping with him but then luca kind of pushes
him away and isn't mean but isn't super nice
yeah it's push and pull yeah he has those possessive
moments of that's my husband kind of thing and
i really like that i'm a big fan and it is sort
of slow burn and obviously they're together but
the slow burn is for once the feelings are out
yeah if that makes sense emotional slow burn
emotional slow burn yes but so there's like a
lot that happens i don't want to ruin the whole
plot because there's a lot of drama going on
in the mafia family and there's going to be like
an uprising and it gets wild kind of a mystery
which i was I was so proud of myself. I get a
gold star. I guessed what was going to happen.
I was messaging JD. I'm like, oh, I know what's
happening. And I didn't think I was right. And
then JD's like, yep, you called it. Good job.
Got it. Nailed it. Oh, I so did not. Me either.
I messaged them and I was like, oh my God, I
love this person. And then like 10 minutes later,
I was like, what the fuck just happened? That
didn't happen. No. Like... oh my gosh it's it's
funny there's a lot that goes on it does end
with them together and having like an open like
not open relationship like open communication
between the two of them finally one thing i love
though is so luca was raised really poor not
fancy he's coming from nothing where finch is
the opposite like he was raised finest things
money could buy fancy cars drinking like he's
used to luxury and so when they reconnect five
years later luca's wearing like just the worst
outfits like men's warehouse or yeah just like
really like a cheap suit that he's trying to
like make look expensive but Finch sees right
through it and he's like nah nah nah nah not
my game yeah he's like oh it's Armani he's like
no it's not Finch is like it's for sure not it
is I love how often that Finch is just like that
suit's horrible that suit's terrible oh yeah
Finch has like a one person campaign against
every suit And rightfully so, because he just
wants his man to look at the part, you know,
he wants him to be king of the city and you got
to look like you are. I do love that. So the
whole time Finch is like trying to uplift, like
really trying to help him be the best mobster
that he can be. Like he's really standing by
his man. Yeah. I'm just hearing Michael Ferriolo's
like Finch voice in my head saying like, you
can rule the city, baby. like with that accent
i do love the audio yes um it's so good the audio
is so good i'm gonna i actually checked out the
second book so it's a it's a series the morelli
family series and books one and two and then
i think six are this couple and then the other
books are other couples connect and they're all
so good But Married to the Mobster was really
fun. I loved the spice because, so Finch is like
super bratty, bossy, like, but also kind of like
a pillow princess. I don't know how to explain.
Yeah, a little bit. A little bit of a mix. But
there's this part where he's just like, they
were like arguing or something. And Finch is
just like, eat my ass to make up for it or whatever.
It's so funny. And Luca does. There's a lot of
eating in this book. It was so good. Hidden feelings,
miscommunication, mobster. You get all of it.
It was a wild ride and I loved it. I'm so glad
that you enjoyed it. Hey lovelies. Editing Megan
here. How you guys doing? You okay? enjoying
that audible sale getting lots of good good audiobooks
I know I am anyway as you have heard by now this
is the cursed episode and what that means is
it was a pain in the ass to edit and put together
and record and just generally just to get it
out to you guys but the authors and the books
that we talked about in this episode were so
important to us that we didn't abandon it so
that being said there are a number of audio issues
that normally wouldn't pass my scrutiny but I
did my best I could with this and sometimes you're
going to hear echoes and sometimes you're going
to hear beeping and sometimes you're going to
hear I don't know just stuff in the background
and I tried my best to get it out and you know
wasn't able to every time um just wanted to let
you guys know that this is not going to be our
standard for episodes moving forward obviously
we're going to do better about everything like
that so if you don't notice them thank you if
you do notice them sorry uh thank you thank you
thank you thank you how do i end this wait wait
wait wait wait um so katie just told me that
the audible sale ends before this episode goes
live so i i hope that you did enjoy that audible
sale Okay, bye. Okay, so moving on to our book
radars. I have a couple today. The first one
that I have is a book that's actually out already.
So you can go read it if you want to. This one
is Dead Nights by Kriya Raytan. It is an MMMM.
It's a poly romance. Yes, it's a poly romance.
Some of the things that were on the graphics
that I've seen were broken boys. Yeah, I love.
We love the broken boys. I don't know why I sang
that. Some things need to be sung. One of the
things on there was secret society. It has ghosts.
Hell yes. Ghost, ghost, ghost, ghost. There was
also a quote that said more dead than living.
It's on like a remote island. Remote. Yes. Thank
you. It's on. Like a remote island. I think it's
like a haunted island. Oh. Yeah. It sounds super
intriguing. Forced proximity. Stormed in was
the reason for that. And then it's like a hookups
to lovers. And then one of the other quotes that
I found intriguing was intruders with knives.
Oh. Yeah. So I don't really. I don't know. It's
giving good vibes. I don't know what's up with
that one, but it's giving good vibes. So I think
I'm going to have to read that. Oh, yeah. Is
that going to be too scary? I don't know. I don't
think so. Good. I don't think Kreia writes really
scary things. I think it's going to be more of
a mystery. um but maybe i'll i'll read some reviews
before i go because i'm just a baby i'll read
it with you and then okay and you read faster
than me so you can warn me yeah so that one sounds
really good and then the other one that i have
is very exciting for me and i mean i guess for
you guys too probably for everyone but i'm very
very excited it's a new chloe archer book and
a new series that just got announced that is
about ghost hunters and it has so many authors
involved that we all love I'm so excited. I love
ghosts and I love these authors. Megan loves
ghosts. Entirely for them. They wrote it all
for me. It's all for you. Yeah. So I'm just going
to talk about Chloe Archers today. And then I'm
assuming that we're going to talk about the other
books. in more episodes for sure I don't think
we'll be able to help ourselves it's just too
exciting so the series is starting like from
September through October I think through like
Halloween is like the last release yeah this
one is coming out October 15th according to Goodreads
and it's called shake your boo thang Great name.
Yes. It is about a haunted former underground
gay nightclub that burned down. Oh my gosh. There
is a gym that was built on top of it, I guess.
And the customers are complaining about flickering
lights. music that they can't stop and it's like
abba and like the bgs disco music oh my god at
really really loud volumes i'm so here for this
yeah and then one of one of the things that it
also said customers were complaining about was
ectoplasm facials so well yeah we all know that
ectoplasm is basically ghost cum so yeah yeah
exactly yeah it's about a former detective turned
ghost hunter and a podcaster and it's located
in west end london excellent i don't know where
that is what's that it's like the the broadway
okay yeah of london i think i knew that yeah
because we just talked about it because yeah
we literally i was like wait wait now that you're
saying bringing it back around goldfish memory
It all connects. I'm so excited because I think
it's going to be, I don't know, Chloe does such
a good job. We love Chloe. Yes, love Chloe so
much. She just does such a good job with pop
culture references. Even in books that I've read
of hers in the past, even pop culture references
that I didn't really get because I didn't watch
those things. I thought they were really funny.
I'm sure if you had watched them, you would have
loved it even more. I don't know. She just does
a really good job of that. I did watch. Yeah,
I watched everything that she talked about. Is
it Tentacular Tales? Tentacular Tales. Yeah,
there were so many there. Oh, I've got that on
my TBR. Yeah, all of those references were like
hit home for me. It was like Doctor Who, Star
Trek, Star Wars. Princess Bride. Princess Bride.
Everything. Yeah. Okay, so the important question.
Do we think there are going to be ghost tentacles?
Oh. You know. I want to say no, because I don't
think this detective or this podcaster are in
any way tentacled. Maybe some of the jokes would
have tentacles, but I don't think we're going
to get sexy tentacles from Chloe this time. But
hey, I'll be happy to be wrong. yeah and we'll
be happy whatever yes i'll be happy to be wrong
happy to be right just happy to be reading another
chloe archer book yes exactly i've only read
the two chloe archer books the ones you recommended
oh the monster hollow series yes yeah i really
like those books they're so like low angst and
just cozy they're so good i love them too i'm
so excited for the new one yes the little town
and like i'm just yeah i'm gonna go back monster
hollow and greg rudrow shout out to the audio
narrator i need to listen to the audios they're
good i feel like every episode is me saying oh
i should listen to those in audio Somebody make
me do it, please. Now I need to listen to Vampire's
Mates and Monsters Hollow. Oh, my pile is getting
high. But yeah, anyway, those are mine. I'm very
excited for both of them. What do you have, Kit?
I've got two that I'm really excited about as
well. The first one is called Violent Devotion
by Elle Norell. It's a debut. So congratulations.
This is a Mafia book. Yay! I know, right? We
do love our Mafia. We've got the ruthless Russian
Mafia enforcer who is completely numb to all
of his feelings. But he's almost killed one night,
except he's saved by the guarded veterinarian.
I love MCs who work with animals, so I'm really
excited about this. So, like, obviously, this
random guy saved his life. So the mafia guy just
becomes obsessed with him. And, you know, just
a little bit of stalking. I love a little, like,
light stalking. Right? I love a lot of little,
little stalking. Nothing wrong with a little
light stalking. What about a lot of heavy stalking,
too? Yeah, we could also do that. We could also
do that. It seems like the vet, he doesn't mind
too much, from what I can gather. He basically
goes, a red flag parade? For me? Let me get my
chair. Yeah. They're both touch starved. Love
a touch starved boy. So it's soft. only for you,
but it's also, and this was like specifically
in the marketing, it's adorable only for you.
Oh, stop it. It doesn't even matter who it is,
which one it is. It's going to be good. Yeah.
Right? And there's like breaking in to nap in
his bed. Oh, it's going to be so cute. Stop it
right now. Oh my God. Oh my God. Yeah. So it's
going to be really good. There's going to be
dark humor in it. Yes. Breathe in his direction
wrong and die. It's going to be fantastic, I
think. Sign me up. yeah that's coming out the
24th of april cannot wait and then the other
one that i've got is shadow prince by s rodman
yeah yeah this is the start of a new series it's
probably going to be quite a low angst series
which is different for them uh different from
what yeah uh says normally writes quite dark
subcon kind of stuff really good though like
yes says his spice is usually off the charts
oh it's top tier but this right i've got to read
you the tagline okay and the first bit of the
blurb because it's just oh yeah right okay ready
let's go nightmare to love a romance what if
your childhood bogeyman turned out to be real
and a real pain in the ass literally apparently
the monster under my bed imprinted on me as a
child like a baby duck a six foot insufferably
hot made of shadow baby duck oh my god all right
give me right i need this now i'm crying it's
so good right so like from what i can gather
the Monster used to feed on nightmares, but now
he needs to feed on sexual energy. It's like
a sexy Monsters, Inc. Right? I mean, isn't Monsters,
Inc. already kind of sexy? Oh my god. I'm so
sorry for the image that invoked. Sexy -er Monsters,
Inc. So yeah, and apparently the bogeyman has
a filthy mouth, so I can't wait for that. What
is this book called? Shadow Prince. Oh, I need
it. Katie's got her notebook out. Yeah. Writing
it down. I'm on Goodreads right now. Don't worry
to anyone who's listening and doesn't have a
notebook. We will be putting all of these in
our post. Don't worry. We will have it for you
on a platter. So yes, this is April 14th. It
should be really good. There's going to be six
books in total in the series, but each one gets
an HEA. So I think they're going to be interconnected
standalones. oh this is gonna be so good yeah
i'm so ready yeah i'm so excited um so yeah that's
me basically megan what about you okay i have
a few the first one that i have on my list is
one of my i'm currently art reading it's called
wish we were here by risa cruz and it will be
out on 420 blaze it other drugs are available
and so it's a 90s nostalgia road trip romance
with uh caretaking and a bi reawakening obviously
forced proximity because they're it's a road
trip strangers to lovers only one bed and so
basically it's ash basically he's running from
his past he has epilepsy he's never left his
home of providence rhode island shout out to
rhode island and he he's a sex worker ash overhears
sam at a bar telling the bartender like that
he's got to drive back to miami because poor
old sam got dumped by his girlfriend and that
he drove all the way up north to meet and surprise
oh she dumped him so i know right that's a bummer
So, yeah, he's basically telling the bartender
he's got to drive back home to Miami. Ash over
here is like, if you take me with you, I will
pay your way. Oh, that's sweet. yeah yeah so
you know sam is like you know what yeah i was
gonna have to just sleep in my car sure i'll
bring this kid with me but then like shortly
after he agrees he starts noticing ash is kind
of withdrawn and he suspects that ash has been
unhoused and going through some stuff so it's
gonna be like caretaky like got lots of cuddles
got high heat so it's got like roadhead and skinny
dipping i love a road trip book me too right
just do There's so many good ones. Exactly. And
as soon as I saw the arcs open for this, I was
like, fuck, I'm going to sign up for this one
too. Your pile grows and grows. God, it's so
out of control. That one comes out on 420. Highly
recommend. And then the next one I have is another
arc reading one. It's Lockstep by C .T. Whistle,
which we all know I love this Omegaverse Case
Files series coming out on April 16th. And this
is book three in the series. This one is an Alpha
Alpha pairing. yes and like one of the tags for
the promotions was like oops they touch knots
during a threesome oh i'm so here for that yeah
so it's taylor and johnny and they have been
best friends like their entire lives and they
both went to school together went to academy
together they worked together they're just like
their entire lives are just intertwined and so
i have a feeling it's going to have a touch of
like idiots to lovers because one of them has
been in love with the other one for like 14 years
oh no yeah so it's gonna be it's gonna be pining
and oh but they're they're really codependent
on each other and um there was like a scene at
the beginning that was really sweet where um
taylor who is uh one of the who was i think he's
okay so it's taylor so taylor seems like the
more unhinged one he's got adhd and he um undiagnosed
adhd and he has trouble kind of regulating his
emotions sometimes so in the beginning of the
book there's something that happens that kind
of causes him to have trouble regulating his
emotions and so he's about to basically shift
because it's a shifter omegaverse so he's about
to shift in the um In the police place. Station.
Yeah. Thank you. At the police station. And Johnny
kind of starts to notice the sign. Johnny then
pulls out a handful of. nail polish and some
beads and he's like okay are we doing nail polish
or are we making bracelets oh my god so it's
really cute because yeah they'll either paint
nails or they'll make bracelets to kind of help
regulate Taylor's emotions that way I love that
yeah it is a slow burn but you got a lot of cute
moments leading up to it and along the way they're
solving a mystery of this small town and then
knitting needles which comes out on June 1st,
and this is by Ezra Wren. It's a tea for tea,
found family romance, kind of cozy. It stars
Oscar and Aaron, and they meet at a gender clinic
the morning of their top surgeries. Ooh. Yes.
I don't think I've ever read one that has that
kind of meet cute. No. So they meet at the clinic,
and then... kind of loose touch over a few weeks
but then erin's managed to track down oscar on
a gaming server and then they start texting and
it kind of becomes like a cozy going on dates
obviously so excited for this one it looks so
cozy and cute it does yeah you were the one that
showed me this and i was like oh yes please right
now yeah i absolutely have to read this it sounds
so good do they have knitting dates because of
the name of the book yes and yeah they're both
cinnamon rolls so we love that we love a cinnamon
roll Mostly there's like a lot of healing and
then they've got like a found family full of
queer friends. Yes. You know, I love a queer
found family. So, yeah, that's June 1st. And
then the last one I'm going to talk about is
Suck by E .M. Lindsay and Cora Rose. Yes. As
you guys know, we love this pairing. Love so
much. So this is a smutty monster romance. Yeah.
And it's coming out May 8th. I guess it started
off as a novella and now they're like kind of
turning it into. to a full -fledged book according
to what i've read in the reviews our star is
everest who is kind of a clueless human and in
the world these portals appear and monsters are
coming through and like you know the world is
like oh we gotta attack we're gonna go to war
but really they just are looking for humans to
do um sex sex things with it's like horny monstrous
like they're just up front about the horny from
the beginning one of the things about this book
though is like i'm doing it to save humanity
or something yeah that's literally one of the
taglines okay good for you some of the tropes
are obviously monster romance sucking and swooning
peddling body piercings yes yes yeah uh secret
romance monster peen yes we love the monster
pain antagonist to lovers and then it's got banter
and it's supposedly kinky as hell so i'm so excited
excellent yes i'm so excited that's all for me
but yeah that one comes out april 8th also so
soon what about you katie the books i have on
my radar are all technically out already i just
sort of wanted to like remind people and just
give them extra shout outs because i really like
them So Enchanted by Envy by Nick Knight came
out March 12th. It came out some time ago. It's
Zeph and Bryce and Zeph works at the cafe and
Bryce is coming to Purgatory through like a work
program so he can work with like animals and
stuff in the Hell dimension. It is so sweet and
soft and you've got like queer found family.
And lots of, there is like cuddling in this book.
So Zeph is touch averse. They're also aroace
and they don't have sex at all. There's no sex
in this book. But it is so, oh my gosh. So it's
just their romance and first their friendship.
And then their very slow burn, very sweet romance.
But it's also. so funny like i don't it's not
all sweet and soft and stuff like it's a hilarious
book well nick writes humor really well yeah
oh my gosh yeah bryce comes to stay in purgatory
and he moves in with zeff as zeff's new roommate
um and it's them like navigating one like having
a new a new roommate um zeff's a little particular
and like likes things um the way that they like
things like they have a mug system which i just
love oh my god i mean i relate i would tell you
guys about my glass right i have a very specific
way i put mugs away in the cabinet and i get
really annoyed when other people put mugs away
because they'll be like there's not enough space
but there oh my god do it right You put the ones
on the top shelf and you put the smaller ones
on the bottom shelf and stack them. Everything
has a place. And if you're not doing it right,
just don't do it at all. Exactly. I have a mug
tree for my larger ones and the larger ones go
on that mug tree. Anyway, so it's a really sweet
book. I really love it. Go read it. And then
the other book I wanted to mention is A Daddy
for Cooper, which came out March 18th. Yes! Yay!
I am very normal about this book. That's by Emery
Winters. It's technically book two in the series.
So the first book is A Dead Mate for Dylan. And
Dylan is Cooper's brother, younger brother. But
so this book, it picks up, yeah, I guess in the
middle. They're still getting together in A Dead
Mate for Dylan. But anyway, so Cooper and Patrick.
Daddy. Daddy. He owns the local cafe diner. Waffles.
Yes, waffles. He meets, he goes to like a kink
club because Cooper's an alpha and he's only
attracted to alphas, which in this universe,
that's sort of the equivalent of like being gay.
And he hasn't really, he's not out to anyone.
He hasn't told his family, his friend, no one.
And so he goes to like a club and you get like
the bracelets, like alpha seeking alpha. And
he runs into Patrick who kind of saves him from
an unpleasant person. Creepy guy. i love that
trope yes oh yeah the savior yeah well the dom
savior specifically at like a game club like
when that happens it's like oh yes yeah um but
so he he saves him and he agrees to do one scene
with cooper because you can kind of see that
like he needs somebody he needs he needs a daddy
also because patrick is like really attracted
to cooper but he's oh yeah really heartbroken
so he doesn't want a natural relationship. Yeah,
there's a lot of heartbreak. Patrick had a really
devastating relationship end. He had his own
partner and was cheated on and it was just like
really a huge emotional blow for him and he hasn't
recovered. Broken daddy. Yeah, so he's like,
I'm not dating but I'll do a scene with you and
that's it. There's no strings, we're not anything.
We can't do this again. Yeah, one and done. And
then proceeds to have the hottest scene. Oh my
god, yes. It's like the second chapter. My Kindle
lit on fire. It was insane. It was so good. Their
chemistry immediately is perfect. And Patrick
is able to read Cooper so well. He knows exactly
what he needs. Everything was really good. The
communication. There isn't a lot of... aftercare
in the very beginning like because they do a
scene like he does check in with him but then
they're nothing like they're not together they
go their separate ways cooper is just like he's
a sweet meaty boy like he just he needs a daddy
so bad i'm so scared to read this because that
dynamic in books makes me cry like when it's
oh but it's so good it's so worth it i know i
know let me tell you he he's lonely he's so lonely
and it breaks my heart because like his best
friend is axel um and axel is who who dylan is
with um and so now his best friend is dating
his brother and he he feels like he doesn't really
have his person anymore because like axel was
his person and so one thing he does he's not
an omega but he likes building nests to comfort
himself oh my god i know i love it so much i'm
not gonna spoil the whole book but a lot of stuff
happens at one point in the book he is really
upset over his relationship with Patrick and
um he's finally kind of confessed to being into
alphas to his friend Axel and he has Axel come
over and like Axel his best friend like comforts
him and like and lays in the nest with him and
just like is such a good friend and like gives
him cuddles but it's like very platonic there's
no like cheating or anything like that one of
my favorite things in a book is when there's
scenes like that with friends platonic when you
cuddle with your friends or affectionate with
your friends platonic yeah platonic affection
I loved it. I thought it was so sweet. Cuddle
more with your friends, people. Yes. But it was
such a good show of support. Axel never was like,
oh, that's really weird. I don't want to cuddle
you or anything like that. He was just like,
my friend needs support and I'm going to be there
for them. It was just really sweet. I loved every
moment of that book. I already want to read it
again. Go check him out. Maybe I'll have you
read it with me so you can be my emotional support.
So it'll make you cry. You're going to cry, Megan.
I'll cry at everything, but yeah. I know the
specific triggers I have for crying. Yeah. And
I hope we get a third book in this series because
Patrick has a friend and I want his friend to
get a book. I just like this town. I love the
dynamics of the characters. I like the way Emery
write Omegaverse. I want a thousand more. And
that's all I have. So that's all for this week,
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