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Trust Fall Feb 20, 2024

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Kelly and Penny have a great time with their wine and an even better time talking all things Trust Fall with author Ariana St. Claire! They discuss the book, inspirations, belly dancing, Star Wars nerdery (including who shot first, of course), and so much more. This episode is a blast, grab a glass and fall into it with us!

Also the photographer Ariana mentions in the interview is KayLa Ruiz - check her out!

Butcher & Blackbird Feb 13, 2024

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Please note this episode was recorded in February, before any allegations had been brought forth. We do briefly discuss Joe Arden in a positive manner, but please know we would never knowingly promote anyone accused of any form of misconduct and we take all forms of allegations seriously. We are striving to help create a safe space for our listeners and everyone else within this amazing community.

Kelly and Penny have a jam packed episode for the national bestseller Butcher and Blackbird! They chat with authors Brynne Weaver and Alexa Harlowe (who co-wrote Black Sheep with Brynne); and the ladies discuss all matter of things, from the merits of going braless, to questionable salt substitutes, to chipping teeth during makeout sessions. Kelly and Penny even have a couple of Irish lads to do reading excerpts for them - one of whom is New York actor Keith Brown, the other is Kelly's dad (you'll have to check the YouTube video for that one)! This episode has so much fun and mayhem, you definitely don't want to miss it.

Expanded Roster Feb 06, 2024

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Kelly and Penny have some bubbly this week to go along with the beverage of choice for the characters in this angsty but very steamy why choose baseball romance, Expanded Roster by Aimee Rivkin. The ladies have a great discussion with Aimee about the book, her inspirations, and a lot of great baseball talk! Enjoy and batter(s) up for this one!

Electric Idol Jan 29, 2024

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Kelly and Penny have some delicious love-themed wines to go along with their chat about Electric Idol by Katee Robert, a super hot and spicy reimagining of the Greek mythological tale of Eros, the god of carnal love, and Psyche, the goddess of the soul. A new book in this series was just released, and it's also a perfect lead up to Valentine's Day. As an added mega bonus, the reading excerpts are brought to you by none other than Daddy Ghostface - who better to put voice to the god of carnal love than him?! You're welcome.

Queen Takes Knights Jan 22, 2024

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This Episode is brought to you by Vin312 Winery in Chicago!

Kelly and Penny thoroughly enjoy their fantastic wines from Warner at Vin312, while they discuss a slightly confusing vampire novella entitled Queen Takes Night. As another added bonus, the book excerpt readings are brought to you today by none other than Nowhere Eternity - you're welcome! Also look for him as a guest on a preshow bonus audio coming in February. And thanks again to Warner at Vin312 for the delightful and super tasty wines - enjoy a glass with Kelly and Penny as you check out this episode!

Squeak Jan 15, 2024

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Kelly and Penny trade in the wine this week for some tasty edible treats to get in the right mindset for discussing this wild ride of a book - Squeak by Vera Valentine. They take you on as much of a trip as the book took them, enjoy!

Black Sheep Jan 08, 2024

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Kelly and Penny take you on a wild ride this week with Black Sheep by Alexa Harlowe and Brynne Weaver, a super(bly hot and naughty) book about a serial killer/doctoral student and the professor standing in the way of her current prey and also occupying her fantasies. The wine is flowing as always, and we explore and hypothesize about all kinds of fun activities in this one - don't miss it!

Dreadful Dec 26, 2023

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Kelly and Penny enjoy some bakery themed wines to coincide with their book of choice this week, Dreadful by Greer Rivers. Jump into the super dark, gritty, violent, and sexy world of Tallie and Sev in this tale of revenge and redemption that draws its inspiration from Sweeney Todd, Medusa, and Hamlet. And what would a Blush episode be without some book readings from none other than Wolf Gunnar? Watch your wetness, ladies, he gives voice to Sev's most memorable lines and they are not to be missed.

content warning this episode contains discussions of sexual assault and trauma

Descending into Madness Dec 18, 2023

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Penny and Kelly have some delicious holiday wines from Chateau Chantal to pair with this wild winter wonderland tale that is a spicy mashup of Alice in Wonderland and Christmas. Follow us down the rabbithole and into a depraved Winterland as we discuss Descending into Madness by Stacey Marie Brown! As a special added holiday treat, this episode also includes all kinds of yummy sound bites from everyone's favorite sexy voice, Wolf Gunnar. Yes, please!

The Seven Month Itch Dec 11, 2023

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Kelly and Penny once again have a blast with their wines and even have a tutorial about tying cherry stems with their tongues before discussing the upcoming book The Seven Month Itch with author Tanvier Peart. Listen in for all things about the book, as well as gossip and girl talk with Tanvier, and even a preorder discount code for the book! Don't miss it!

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