Cocktails and Cliterature - A Romance Novel Podcast

Cocktails and Cliterature - A Romance Novel Podcast

Welcome to "Cocktails and Cliterature"! 🍸💋 Indulge your naughty side with your host Constance, as she dives into the steamiest romance novels in the market.Get ready for empowering heroines, sizzling encounters, and unapologetic sensuality. We'll even spice things up with exclusive author interviews and guest hosts, bringing the heat to our discussions. So grab a drink, embrace your inner vixen, and join us on a tantalizing journey of pleasure, empowerment, and literary ecstasy. Let's unleash our desires and get lost in the pages of pure seduction! 🔥📚💃

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September 25, 2025 44 mins

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Chaos Queen Jessica Cage joins Constance to break down the filthy, funny, fantasy-filled Accidents Happen series. From flavor-enhanced demon dick to rainbow-farting pets and shadow walkers with remote-control peen, we cover it ALL—including how “booty juice” became BookTok canon. 💀

Jessica gets real about:

  • Turning TikToks into bestselling books
  • Writing kinky, chaotic fantasy that centers Black women
  • Why smut can be h...
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Is he a murderer... or just really, really good with his hands?

This week on Cocktails & Cliterature, host Constance gets delightfully unhinged with author Cynthia St. Aubin, whose paranormal rom-com Love Bites is packed with haunted art, hot bosses, voyeur kinks, and one extremely chaotic cat lady heroine. They spill the tea on writing psychopath romance, monster smut, and the sexy terror of asking for your worth ...

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Cocktails & Literature gets filthy with NYT bestselling author Geneva Lee, queen of fae kink and slow-burn chaos. We sip and strip (literally), spill tea on magical orgies, shadow play, and the art of writing big book D that keeps you up all night.

Geneva gets real about power, pleasure, trauma, and the slow-burn surrender that made Filthy Rich Fae an obsession. We talk glamours, glowy orgasms, and what it takes to...

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Vanessa Smith didn’t just write a book, she wrote a full-body experience that’ll leave your soul sobbing and your panties MIA.

This week on Cocktails & Cliterature, we’re talking about Fate’s Last Melody—aka the book that yanked us to hell by the hair and gave us a threesome in the Circle of Lust before breaking our hearts with betrayal (and a blowjob scene that needs a trigger warning).

But this isn’t just book tal...

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This week on Cocktails & Cliterature, we’re getting all up in our feelings and our fantasies, with USA Today bestselling author Kristina Forest. She’s the high priestess of slow burns, the queen of soft Black love, and the reason we’re all simping over emotionally available R&B boys. We dive into on-page orgasms and slow burns that actually pay off, how music and grief shaped The Love Lyric, and why Angel Hugh...

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This week on Cocktails and Cliterature, we’re slipping into our chaps and crawling straight into the saddle with Paisley Hope, author of the sinfully spicy Holding the Reins series.

We’re talking barn bruises, backseat hookups, praise kink, and cowboys who literally crawl for their women. From Nash and Cece's throne-worshiping heat in Holding the Reins to Wade's rope play in Training the Heart, these book boy...

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From Deities to Deep Throats: A Stellar Ride with Mina Brower

Gods who beg. Dreams that fuck. Grief, guilt, and galaxy-sized smut.

In this unholy episode, debut indie baddie Mina Brower takes us on a wild ride through A God of Moonlight and Stardust, her slow-burn, soul-punching romantasy where a haunted heroine is torn between two powerful men: one who mourns her, one who dreams of her, and both who want to ruin her in...

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Ever wondered which vampire gives the best head in Carissa Broadbent’s world? Or which sex scene made her blush while writing it at Starbucks surrounded by senior citizens? (Yup, that happened.)

This week on Cocktails & Cliterature, we sip and strip with the crowned queen of romantasy herself to talk all things The Fallen and the Kiss of Dusk, the broody brilliance of Asar, and why Mische might just be the fiercest...

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🚨 Buckle up, besties—this episode is not for the faint of heart. 🚨

I’m joined by the fabulous Al Davidson (aka maybe Mockingbird), indie author extraordinaire serving up horror, sci-fi, and spicy romance in the sexiest, spookiest ways imaginable.

We’re spilling the tea on:

👼 Cozy paranormal romance with fallen angels and demon boyfriends (your next obsession)
 🌈 Queer rep and why indie authors are leading the cha...

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In honor of Juneteenth, we’re turning the volume up on Black joy, unapologetic pleasure, and soul-shaking yes energy with debut author Natasha Bishop—and babe, she did not come to play.

Her breakout novel Only for the Week isn’t just spicy, it’s a whole-ass reclamation. Set in lush, sun-drenched Tulum, it’s second-chance romance with wrapped hair, waist beads, and a man who’ll read to you, wreck you, and respect you af...

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Cancel your plans and light a damn candle! We're going deep into cursed libraries, shadow tentacles, and book boyfriends who bite. This week on Cocktails & Cliterature, I’m joined by the radiant chaos queen herself, Analeigh Sbrana, author of Lore of the Wilds, the romantasy debut that’s got readers moaning over morally gray Fae and heroines who don’t play nice.

We talk seductive tension that makes your Kindle...

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Welcome back to Cocktails & Cliterature, where the drinks are strong, the books are filthy, and the vibes are always main character energy.

Today’s guest is none other than Melissa Marr, New York Times bestselling author and spell-slinger behind Reluctant Witch and Remedial Magic. We’re talking memory-erasing magic, morally gray witches, queer longing, and deliciously dangerous intimacy.

Melissa spills all: from wri...

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Warning: This episode may cause sudden urges to buy wine, a vibrator, and a ticket to the nearest small town.

 We’re getting down with Stephanie Napolitano author of Fall from Grace and baby, it’s not just the characters who are getting emotionally wrecked and absolutely railed. We talk missionary magic, pool table filth (yes, that scene), and why dirty talk is a love language. Stephanie spills on writing whi...

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Narrator goddess Victoria Connolly joins us to talk dirty details and deep dives in this episode. Whew. It’s a full-body experience.

We go from retail to reverse harem as she spills all the secrets on how she creates the deep, dominant, and deliciously dangerous voices we crave. She even blesses us with a cold read that'll have your headphones gasping for air (and your panties filing a noise complaint).

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April 10, 2025 30 mins

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Audiobook baddies, this one's for YOU. 🎧

This week on Cocktails & Cliterature, we’re joined by the voice that’s been narrating your deepest, darkest romance fantasies the incomparable Stella Bloom.

She’s a two-time AudioFile Earphones Award winner and the voice behind fan faves by Laura Thalassa, Kristen Ashley, LJ Shen, and more… but today? She’s reading something brand new—a cold read of an original naughty ...

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What makes a romance novel truly unforgettable? According to Kayla Grosse, it’s all about the heat, the heart, and the tension that keeps you hooked until the very last page.

And if you haven’t read Axes & O’s, let me paint the scene for you:

Picture this: You’re snowed in with two lumbersnacks who look like they stepped right out of your steamiest daydreams. You didn’t plan to get stranded in their cabin just days ...

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What’s hotter than a summer romance? The secrets behind writing one. 🔥

This week on Cocktails & Cliterature, I’m sipping Sauvignon Blanc with Kathryn Jeanne, the author of A Summer in Nixie, a book that gives you all the heart-fluttering, tension-filled, sun-soaked romance you need. ☀️👀

We’re talking secret summer flings, love that makes you feel something, and the kind of nostalgia that leaves you breathless. Plu...

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From cozy cabins to full-blown climaxes,  bestselling author Georgia Clark is bringing the heat! 🔥 We’re talking spicy queer romance, steamy book scenes, and scandalous love stories in her new book Most Wonderful. Plus, she spills on walk of shames, an unexpected sex party adventure, and why outdoor sex sounds hot (but really isn’t). 👀

If you love bold romance, laugh-out-loud chaos, and a little dirty talk, this epis...

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Cocktails and Cliterature is back with another sizzling episode! 🔥

This week, Constance welcomes Sarah Chamberlain, debut author of The Slowest Burn, a foodie-meets-romance dream you won’t want to miss. They dish on:

  • The art of slow-burn romance and grumpy heroes who steal your heart 💕
  • The joy (and chaos) of crafting recipes and love stories 👩‍🍳✨
  • Spicy behind-the-scenes moments, daring escapades, and publishing jo...
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Get ready, book lovers! This week on Cocktails and Cliterature, Constance chats with the incredible Stacia Stark, author of the Kingdom of Lies series.  🌌✨

🍸 Dive into the gritty, spicy world of romantasy.
🔥 Hear how Stacia crafts badass heroines, broody mercenaries, and jaw-dropping twists.
💬 Plus, a fun game of Sip & Strip where the spice level goes way up! 👀

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