December 17, 2024 • 37 mins
Celebrate the holiday season with some books that would make Santa call out "Ho-Ho-Ho!" Christina and Jordan discuss their favorite holiday romance books so far this year. From "Hallmark" vibes to books that will land you on the naughty list, there's a rec for everyone to get into the spirit of the season.
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Christina (00:02):
Welcome to Romance Recs, where book besties explore
the world of romance novels andencourage you to expand your
TBR.
Join us as we dive into thehottest releases and hidden gems
of the genre.
You can find us on Instagram andTikTok at Romance Recs Pod.
Hi, I'm Recs.
And I'm currently readingBarbarians Mate, which is book
(00:25):
six of the Ice Planet Barbariansseries by Ruby Dixon.
Jordan (00:28):
Hello, I'm Jordan.
And I am currently listening toBelladonna by Adeline Grace.
I am also listening to TheMaiden and the Unseen by Alexis
Rune and Jeanette Rose.
I am reading an ARC called TheCleaner by Brooke Sommer.
(00:49):
So buckle up for some bookishbanter.
And, happy birthday toChristina.
We're recording on her birthdaytoday.
Christina (00:59):
you.
Jordan (01:00):
If she sounds a little bit wiser, a little bit more all
knowing, she's leveled up onceagain.
Christina (01:06):
I'm not a day over 22.
I'm just kidding.
Jordan (01:09):
We're solid millennials.
We're solid in the middle there.
Christina (01:11):
Yeah,
Jordan (01:12):
Unfortunately we do not Yeah, it's clear! It's clear.
That's why we use those filtersthat they have now on all those
Christina (01:19):
pain
Jordan (01:21):
Oh my
Christina (01:21):
and I have Recsthree pillows.
Jordan (01:23):
Recsthe pillows are real and you know what?
I, ever since the ball, my kneesstill, they have not been the
same.
Christina (01:32):
No!
Jordan (01:35):
Unfortunately, Dev is not with us again tonight.
She's just, she's got a lotgoing on right now with, I know,
a lot going on with family.
Snd this is the last episodewe'll have until the new year.
So we're gonna take RecsaRecsmonth and a half off.
To recalibrate, we're gonna comeup with some new content, we're
gonna get to spend some timewith our families.
(01:55):
Not that this takes all of ourtime away, but Recswe have
lives.
We have a lot going on.
We are all moms, and this isholidays.
Christine and I both haveRecsfamily birthdays, and so much
happening.
We are going to use that timealso to be planning for next
year because next year We'regonna really hit the ground
running.
(02:15):
I think once we get back andwe've got big things both
planned and to be plannedRecs sostick with us and Recswe'll
Christina (02:23):
I
Jordan (02:23):
take care of ya.
Christina (02:24):
2025's gonna be our year.
Jordan (02:27):
I think so too, and what a great number.
Twenty five.
I just love it.
It's gonna be good.
Recsbut today we're gonna focuson the holidays, like winter
festive vibes.
Recsing for, and I think we'regonna have a little bit of
everything.
RecsI will hoe this episodedown.
Christina (02:49):
Santa Claus is coming to town, you know what I'm
saying?
Jordan (02:53):
It's gonna be all over the place.
Before we forget.
Quotes.
Christina, why don't you do thequote?
Christina (02:58):
No stress, girl.
I got you.
Alright, here's my quote.
This is from Megan Quinn's HowMy Neighbor Stole Christmas.
Okay, it's kind of a long one,I'm sorry.
You, Cole, are about to see anexhibition on what true
Christmas spirit is all about.
Meeting her intensity becauseI'm never one to back down from
a challenge.
I slip on my sash over my headas well.
You have no kind of idea theChristmas spirit I possess.
(03:20):
I cough up tinsel on the daily.
Her nose crinkles.
Yeah, well, I drink eggnog likeit's water.
I bench Santa's sleigh with BobKrampus Recsho ing in the
driver's seat.
Her body grows more tense.
I dream of sugar plum fairiesevery night.
I pull candy canes out of myears.
I say, realizing this makes zerosense, but finding it more
important to drive home thepoint.
(03:40):
My sput smells like freshlybaked cookies.
Well, my hair is as coarse asthe straw the reindeers eat.
Recsmy, She glances aroundtrying to think of anything that
could compete.
My nipples shine just as brightas the light on every house in
this town.
Silence falls between us.
Because straw hair and twinklingnipples?
Is this really what it's comedown to?
Yes.
Yes, it has.
Jordan (04:01):
What?
That
Christina (04:03):
an Enemies to Lovers.
Jordan (04:05):
that is such a Megan Quinn quote.
RecsI've read a lot of MeganQuinn.
Recsnot that one yet.
But, that's
Christina (04:16):
It also has, it has a narrator and it's like aRecs How
the Grinch Stole Christmasretelling.
So it also has Recsthat rhymingof, that you have in How the
Grinch Stole Christmas.
It's a whole thing.
And Recsthe narrator talks tothe main male character and he's
Recsif you don'tRecs if youdon't stop it, I'm going to make
yourRecs your dick fall off andstuff.
(04:36):
It's so funny.
Jordan (04:37):
God, okay, RecsI need to, I feel like I need to listen
to that one.
I feel like that would be fun.
Christina (04:42):
That one was fun to listen to, yeah.
Jordan (04:44):
Okay so I decided to just do multiple quotes from the
book I'll Be Home by Tate Jamesand Heather Long because the
names in this book are, wild,okay?
So I'm just going to read someof these quotes.
Christina (05:04):
All rigRecss, let's hear it.
Jordan (05:06):
Frost, you got run over by rain.
The doctor's lips twitched withamusement.
You got run over by Rain Deer.
Cause that's her name.
Rain.
R A Y N E.
And then her last name is Deer.
Christina (05:20):
Oh, wow.
Jordan (05:23):
um I just need you to picture this because this is not
a rom com.
This is a dark why choose, butit's kind of the only funny
aspect about it is the, are thenames and Christmas aspect.
So it.
It's an interesting read.
(05:43):
Saint Nick?
He chuckled, but it was dark andwicked and not even remotely
humorous.
Like you mean it, Rainbow.
Beg Saint Nick like you mean it.
Christina (05:53):
Recsh,
Jordan (05:58):
Just like this whole thing.
RecsSaint
Christina (06:01):
Nick's fucking the reindeer?
Jordan (06:02):
Santa Claus sent an elf to kill me, and whatever was
going on in this town, it waseven worse than I remembered.
Cause they're all literal.
Last one.
She could have gotten frostbite.
I did.
I told him, almost cheerfully.
Frost totally bit me.
RecsIt's just, I just love it.
(06:22):
It was so good.
Recsanywho, those are all of myquotes.
I actually highlighted more, butthose are just my faves.
Christina (06:29):
The fact that a serious, dark romance, but with
those kinds of lines, cracks meup.
Jordan (06:34):
Yes, I'll be talking about it later toSo don't you
worry.
Christina (06:37):
my gosh.
gosh
Jordan (06:39):
Just to preface this, during this one we talked about
it, we're not going to go tooheavy into Plot for most of
these we're just gonna stay likehere are the tropes Here's what
I loved about it.
And Recsif you're looking forthis, you'll love it I think
we're gonna stick to that thistime Just because we have quite
a few and we don't want this tobe too long because we know that
(06:59):
this is a special special timeof year episode.
So enjoy.
Christina (07:04):
I'll start first.
The first book I have is TheVery Naughty List by Callie
Rose.
Recshis book takes place inMontana, where I'm from, so I
loved that.
Recsit's about a girl namedHaley, whoRecs on the day of her
wedding finds out like herfiancé is fucking her best
friend behind the church.
I know! So she leaves, you know,leaves Montana, goes and
(07:27):
Recsdoes a career, in a big townsomewhere far away, comes back
for Christmas, right, and she'sstaying at Recsan Airbnb, but
it's Recsyou know how like whenyou share an Airbnb with the
owner is still there?
Jordan (07:38):
Ugh, yeah.
Christina (07:39):
Ugh, I know.
And the owner's like a creeper,right?
So her big brother's three bestfriends who are triplets say,
Oh, you can come stay with us!Yes!
Jordan (07:50):
It's even worse than twincest.
Christina (07:54):
Recs staying over, vibing with the triplets.
She's always had a crush on themsince high school, right?
But, you know, they're Whatever.
um anywho, she gets a little tootipsy one night and Recstells
them about her naughty list shehas, which is her list of sexual
experiences she's wanted to tryin her life and has never
accomplished.
(08:16):
And so the triplets make ittheir personalRecs goal to get
through her list with her.
RecsOh
Jordan (08:21):
Oh yeah, cause as you do when you get drunk.
Christina (08:23):
Plus, they're all fake dating her to keep her from
the town's rumor mill about herex, you know?
Because also her ex'sparentsRecs Recsown the building
her mom's and dad's diner's in.
I'm like, this sounds like smalltown.
Recsit sure
Jordan (08:35):
Yeah, very convoluted.
Everybody
Christina (08:38):
Yeah.
But I'm like, you want to keepher out of the rumor mill by
saying three guys are datingher?
I don't know if that's the wayto go about it, but okay.
Jordan (08:46):
Triplet, are they identical?
Christina (08:49):
I think so.
Recsah, so then it leads intoRecsso the tropes are like
Recshold on.
I have them written down here.
OkayRecs brother's best friends,wide shoes, fake dating, small
town romance, and thenpolyamory.
RecsYeah.
(09:11):
yeah, it's really, it'sinteresting.
The sex scenes are spicy becauseit includes things like, some of
the things on her list werelikeRecs a foursome, which I'm
like, how convenient?
Jordan (09:21):
Oh Funny is that Recswritten on the bottom
quickly and like pencil like oh,let me add something.
I forgot this one
Christina (09:29):
Sex in a public place, wearing a remote control
vibrator while someone else hasthe remote, you know?
Jordan (09:34):
Perfect
Christina (09:36):
being tied up.
Um then other things I don'twant to go into because that's
not really my forte, but youknow, Recsthere's just things on
our list that they're helpingour work through, Recswell,
Jordan (09:48):
Love helpful men.
Love it.
Love to see that so supportive
Christina (09:52):
don't know.
It's like the three wise men.
Jordan (09:55):
Recse three kinky triplet men.
Ah, just like Jesus told aboutin the Bible.
Christina (10:03):
just like
Jordan (10:04):
the three wise men that visited Jesus.
I'm never
Christina (10:07):
visited her bed.
All right,
Jordan (10:10):
They were really there to find out who the real father
was.
Mary's Recssorry, I thought youall knew.
We just lost some people.
All right, back around.
Christina (10:19):
what you got for us Jordan?
Jordan (10:21):
So I'm gonna go, A little more wholesome.
Christina (10:25):
Okay.
Jordan (10:26):
Yeah, this is not a holiday romance by camilla
eiley.
This is the one that I read anarc for back in september.
Recsthis is You They sayenemies, but really anything
contemporary that they say isenemies, I'm just RecsRecsunless
you were seriously consideringkilling the other person, I
can't really call that enemies.
Recsbut Recsit's a solid rivalsthough, this is also a brother's
(10:49):
best friend.
Christina (10:50):
Okay Recsthe
Jordan (10:53):
female main character, and Tristan is her older
brother's best friend.
Okay, they have literally beenpranking each other since she
was young when she overheardsomething that he said Something
not kind about her when she hadRecsthis big like kid crush on
(11:13):
him And he heard him saysomething to his brother.
And of course we learn later thecontext and stuff matters,
still, it was really hurtful toher, and these pranks that they
do are actually prettyRecsintenseRecs and they live in the
same city, and they'llRecs addeach other's numbers to these
(11:34):
certain lists, and
Christina (11:35):
Oh my gosh.
Jordan (11:37):
I mean, The banter in this book
Christina (11:40):
Oh, I
Jordan (11:41):
is top notch, just top notchRecs the way that it went
from enemies to lovers felt sonatural and realistic.
It didn't feel like one momentoh I hate him, and the next,
he's just too hot to, to say noto.
(12:01):
It wasn't like that, right?
It was a natural progressionbecause they both end up at her
family's.
over the holidays.
He can't go to his, he can't goto his, no, he can't go to his
family's, so her brother inviteshim to theirs.
And of course, he knows theirfamily.
It is very much forcedproximity.
This is not a spicy book,
Christina (12:22):
Oh.
Jordan (12:22):
I can't believe, yeah, I mean, it's Recsthe tension is
there, and it's RecsDescriptivein the beginning, but it doesn't
really go if it's more likePeeking at the doorway the door
is not all the way closed, butit's not all the way open
Recsyou're like looking througha keyhole is the way I described
this one
Christina (12:41):
Bummer.
Jordan (12:42):
like you get so you get some stuff you get you know, but
nothing
Christina (12:46):
I need that door wide open.
No, I'm just kidding.
Jordan (12:48):
Yeah, and you know what?
I would say that too.
I did not expect RecsI just readit and then all of a sudden I
got to a point where I'm like,Wait, I didn't get to see
everything! Recsha!
Christina (12:59):
Bummer.
Jordan (12:59):
stuff, but, no, it was, but it was for me to stillRecs
rate it so highly and love it somuch, I think, says a lot about
the
Christina (13:08):
Yeah, it's gotta be great.
RecsRecsabsolutely,
Jordan (13:13):
give it a read if you're looking for a really good
contemporary,
Christina (13:17):
Romance.
Jordan (13:18):
Yeah, I just love it.
And holiday,
Christina (13:21):
A good romance.
Perfect.
That's great.
It's like a Hallmark.
Jordan (13:26):
And it's better than Hallmark.
It wasn't, it didn't feelcheesy.
I think that's what it was forme.
I like, it didn't feel cheesy.
I just loved it.
Christina (13:35):
Felt natural.
That's great.
Jordan (13:37):
yeah.
What else do you have for us?
Christina (13:39):
Okay, I have another one called My Favorite Holiday
by Lauren Blakely.
Recsthis is a contemporaryholiday romance that hasRecs
friends to lovers, relationshipwith your boss, billionaire,
single dad, and trying to getback at your ex tropes.
So it's got a lot of, oh, andfake dating, so it's got a lot
of tropes covered in one littlebook.
(14:00):
It's a lot.
This is another one where youhave the main male, main female
character, FableRecs on herThanksgiving dinner, finding her
boyfriend cheating on her withthe caterer to the dinner.
Um that's also the same dinnerher sister's getting engaged at.
Um he is dat he's a cousin toher new fiancé, the sister's
(14:21):
fiancé, so Recsthey're bothgonna be in the wedding party,
right?
So she can't escape this exwho's been cheating.
I know, connect the dots! SoFable and her crazy ex both have
to be in the wedding partytogether, even though he
cheated, right?
Recsbut Fable doesn't want tolike, tell her sister to
Recsruin her sister's big day,you know?
And because her sister like,gets engaged on Thanksgiving and
wants to have a Christmas EveweddingRecs can you imagine the
(14:44):
turnaround?
Yeah, it's
Jordan (14:46):
People thought I was insane for a six month
turnaround, but
Christina (14:50):
Yeah, so this is like a 24 day turnaround.
Recsso doesn't want
Jordan (14:56):
the holidays, how selfish!
Christina (14:58):
I know, and so they're all being invited to
this billionaire's big huge,it's her boss, who's the, yeah,
big billionaireRecs he's gotthis huge Recsski townRecs
Recschalet, right, and soRecsthey're gonna have the
wedding there, right?
So YesRecsRecs Fable works foran NFL team.
(15:20):
She's like a merchandiser forthe team.
She like makes merchandise, tshirts and stuff.
She's a designer.
Um the owner of the team is thisbillionaire who's also like a
real estate tycoon.
That's why he owns this chalet,right?
And all this jazz, right?
And his aunt keeps trying to sethim up with the RecsRecswho's
100 female single list, right?
And RecsOh,
Jordan (15:41):
poor me!
Christina (15:43):
I know.
I'm a millionaire.
I'm so alone.
Just kidding.
RecsBut he's also a single dadbecause he dated some supermodel
from, or some Recssuper singerfrom England and had a baby with
her.
It's a whole thing.
Anywho, Fable decides she canget back at her ex byRecs having
a fake date.
And Recsthe guy, his name NFLowner, thinks that he can get
(16:05):
his aunt off his back if he'sfake dating too.
So they decide to go together tothis wedding, right?
And stuff's ensuing, you know,and, yeah, it's fake date a
billionaire, whatever.
And he like, throws gifts outthe window, you know, RecsI'm
like, throw me some, take someof those crumbs, you know.
(16:26):
Recsnywho, sorry.
Recso they've decided they'regonna do some fake dating, but
maybe they could do somerealRecs physical things in the
interim to like, Get throughtheir needs.
But I'm like, that seems likecounterproductive.
Recslet's fake our feelings buthave like real intimacy.
(16:47):
RecsI don't know.
You gotta just see if it
Jordan (16:50):
trope.
I have so many problems.
RecsI love the trope of fakedating, especially going to a
wedding.
It is a classic one.
But Recsin real life, just tellyour family to mind their own
fucking business.
Christina (17:02):
I agreRecse,
Jordan (17:04):
but in books, it's great.
I mean, we eat it up.
We love it.
Christina (17:09):
I know.
Jordan (17:11):
How is the
Christina (17:11):
Oh my god.
It's good.
It's really good.
There'sRecs the dedication saysfor anyone that's ever wanted to
be fucked under our Christmastree, this book's for you.
And so the main character getsfucked under our Christmas tree.
And I'm like, how sweet, right?
You know, if your billionaireboyfriend's wrapping up gifts
for you.
I mean, pfft, under the
Jordan (17:29):
well, especially if he's got like a Giant tree, if you
know what I mean.
Christina (17:35):
some wood in that tree.
Jordan (17:37):
Put me under that tree.
No.
No.
Okay.
Christina (17:44):
Yeah, so it's just chaotic.
It's a crazy little fun book,but I really enjoyed it.
I really liked just thecharacter development.
Jordan (17:52):
Nice.
Speaking of fun little shortbook, I have a novella for us.
It's 132 pages.
Coming for Christmas by LizzieB.
Brown.
I know, and I, this is kind oflike a part two.
Recsshe wroteRecs with Benefits.
(18:12):
Yeah, She wrote Friendsgivingand I absolutely loved that one.
And that one was a happily everafter for now.
So in the first one, Poppy andNixon, best friends.
Um they've, they're best friendswho have been living together
for Recsa decade, I don't know,years and years, like a long
time.
(18:33):
But they've dated other people,and when they're not dating
other people, they fuck.
And Recsit's, they neveractually date, but they're
sexually compatible,
Christina (18:42):
with benefits.
Got it.
Jordan (18:44):
Yeah, and Recsthey're both bi,
Christina (18:48):
Okay.
Jordan (18:49):
which makes things, can make things really messy with
their overlapping friend groupand exes and RecsI mean, this is
just messy.
But this Spice that Lizziewrites, her Spice is probably
some of my favorite I've everread.
I love it so much.
But Nixon is Recsper kinky nerdbisexual who Just wants to be
(19:15):
snuggled.
Christina (19:15):
Ooh, that
Jordan (19:16):
Recshe just wants snuggles and he has big feelings
and Poppy's like I do this formy best friend and he said he
doesn't want to be alone for theholidays So they in the first
one at the end decide.
Okay, we're gonna have a holidaypact Coming for Christmas is
this holiday pact.
And so they decide to not dateanyone, but they aren't actually
(19:36):
dating.
They're pretending to date
Christina (19:37):
Okay.
Jordan (19:38):
through the holidays.
So until new year's So they'regonna go through the holiday,
right?
Of course there's like feelingsor not feelings from certain
people Recsone RecsThey're goingon a holiday bar crawl
Christina (19:53):
Oh, how fun!
Jordan (19:55):
in, yeah, in coming for Christmas there's this thing in
their town where they getpunches at RecsI think it's five
different places if you orderthe holiday special.
And so it's them going aroundwith their friends and at each
consecutive stop their friendslike leave or don't make it and
it's them doing stuff so Recsshere's a PDA, secret PDA, like
(20:16):
under the table, and there'sRecsthere's jealousy.
One of them earns a freebie inthe middle of RecsRecsfor
whenever pass, they get awhenever pass.
So whatever the other personsays, they have to do when, no
matter where, what it is.
So that takes place.
(20:36):
Like the spice is amazing.
It's only 132 pages, super hot.
I love these characters so much.
It's messy.
It's a happily ever after fornow.
We don't know what's going tohappen later.
RecsI've talked to Lizzie aboutit a little bit through socials
and I just, I'm so nervous forthem, but I love them so much.
Christina (20:55):
You know, RecsRecsshort.
PDA under the table is how I gota first date with my husband.
Jordan (21:01):
Oh my god, Christina!
Christina (21:03):
Recs e, get a drink of water, sorry.
Jordan (21:11):
Excuse me.
I have to process this.
Christina (21:14):
saying, books can imitate real life all the time.
Jordan (21:16):
Listen up, kids.
If you want to land yourself ahusband, just a little under the
table, when his friends aren'tlooking, and
Christina (21:24):
And it was during the Super Bowl, so Recsfootball.
And a handjob.
Guys can't go wrong.
Jordan (21:29):
stop it.
Recsid Did you have your nextkidRecs nine months later?
Don't answer that.
Don't answer that.
Just,
Christina (21:39):
Okay.
Anywho.
Jordan (21:40):
took a weird turn.
Coming for Christmas, Lizzie B.
Brown.
Please check it out.
You do not have, I highlysuggest reading, I highly
suggest readingRecsFriendsgiving with Benefits
first, but if you're like, no, Ijust, I'm here for the holiday
cheer, then just do it.
Christina (21:58):
That sounds like so fun.
I want to read those books.
Jordan (22:00):
Definitely should.
Christina (22:01):
me.
Jordan (22:02):
Okay.
I believe they're on KindleUnlimited.
RecsOkay,
Christina (22:05):
great.
And we got to meet her.
That was so exciting.
Jordan (22:09):
I know she's so great and she's working so hardRecs on
getting her books out andthey're so good.
Christina (22:17):
They're
Jordan (22:17):
RecsI love the little indie
Christina (22:19):
of us.
Jordan (22:21):
What's your next one?
Christina (22:22):
All right.
I have one more book torecommend.
It's called A Court of Sugar andSpice by Rebecca F.
Kennedy.
You need a Bucklin, Jordan,because let me tell you,
Jordan (22:32):
stand for fucking?
Fornicating?
Christina (22:34):
it stands for, holy fuckRecs here we go.
This book is a nutcrackerretelling.
It follows two sisters, Claraand Louisa, who are in theirRecs
mid 20s, but they're not allowedto gain their inheritance until
they marry or turn 30, becausethis is Victorian England, you
know, but anywho, their fatherdies, and so they have to go
(22:55):
into the custody of theirgodfather, Drosselmeyer.
Right?
Who's this renowned inventor,right?
He's famous for theseRecsautomatons and dolls he invents
that do different tasks aroundhis house.
AndRecs These girls are creepedout by these things because
theyRecs look like they'redoingRecs human like things,
(23:15):
Recsstop talking when they walkinto the room and stuff, but
he's Recsno, these are justRecsdolls.
They're automatons, you know,and these girls are like, okay.
Anywho, he gives them one rule.
You can go anywhere in myMcMansion, but you can't go to
the third floor, right?
Where do these
Jordan (23:29):
always the third.
Why is it always the thirdfloor?
It's always the
Christina (23:33):
don't know.
It's the rule
Jordan (23:35):
another
Christina (23:35):
I don't know.
Jordan (23:36):
Or the basement or the third floor.
That's it.
Christina (23:40):
So these girlsRecs the one who is younger and
isRecs unabrashedlyRecs I'mgonna do what the fuck I want,
goes to the third floor.
And she sees thisRecs new littledoll, right?
And then her Uncle Drosselmeyertells her it's this new
invention he's Recscalled, er,he's invented called a
Nutcracker.
And she talks about how lifelikeit looks, and anywho, a piece
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breaks off of it, it's wood, andso sheRecs gets her fingers
stuck by it, so her blood getsonto it, and POOF, he becomes a
fae prince! POOF! What?
Jordan (24:12):
these inanimate objects with blood and zapping life
force.
I tell you, you're on a roll.
Christina (24:20):
Hold on, it gets chaotic, okay, from here.
Jordan (24:22):
Recsoh, it's to get chaotic?
Okay, I'mRecs I'm buckled in.
Christina (24:27):
this fey prince wakes up and he tells them
Drosselmeyer hat is like thisfamous fey kidnapper and all
these automatons are feys he'scursed.
Right?
He goes and kidnaps them fromthe realm and then they go to
hisRecs secret room on the thirdfloor, that's, and they find,
like, all these weirdRecsweaponry and stuff, and he takes
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them through this portal to hisworld, cave as fae prince.
Jordan (24:54):
Wait, hold on.
It, so their uncle is just, orno, they're, hold on.
Recsyeah, their godfather, he'sRecsjust for funsies?
Just,
Christina (25:05):
Recshe goes and collects Fae and then curses
them to this wooden life, right?
Jordan (25:12):
No, right on, yeah.
Christina (25:13):
himself.
Yeah.
RecsOkay.
The Fae Prince takes thesegirls,
Jordan (25:17):
man.
Christina (25:19):
probably, Takes them to his world through this portal
in Drosselmeyer's office, okay?
They get there and this fakeprince is Recsyou know what?
I need to reclaim my kingdomfrom this fucking rat king.
Now, when I tell you that therat king is disgusting and that
it's clearly described howdisgusting he is up into and
including his dick size, Don'task me why.
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But he has like rats that comeout of his neck and are like
stuck into him, like differentparts of their body are like
scurrying around him.
It's so disgusting.
Jordan (25:46):
Okay.
Christina (25:47):
Okay, he seeks help from his cousin, who's the Sugar
Plum Fairy.
It's another female.
Okay, here's why he's called theSugar Plum Fairy, Jordan, in
case you're wondering, why wouldhe get such a nickname?
His cum tastes like sugar plums.
Jordan (26:00):
That's where I was going with it.
Yes.
I've read enough of this kind ofsmut now.
I know.
I am ready for it.
Christina (26:07):
But the fact isRecs in their world, sugar plums like
Tastes like the sweetest ofanything, but it's not like any
one particular taste.
You can't place it down, so hiscum changes taste every single
time he cums.
So it's not one particulartaste.
Like one time it's strawberriesand cream, or next time it might
be like shortcake or whateverhave you.
It's just a different, it's adifferent try every time.
Jordan (26:25):
that's just evolutionary way that they're trying to get
their dick sucked.
Recsbe this time.
Christina (26:34):
Take a shot on the jackpot.
Jordan (26:36):
Oh, that was On the notes.
Okay.
Christina (26:39):
Okay.
Jordan (26:39):
Recsokay.
Sugar,
Christina (26:41):
have to go fight.
Jordan (26:42):
fairy, dick.
Christina (26:43):
Yes.
Yes.
It's Dick, for sure.
Right?
They have this magic.
They have to go fight the RatKing.
There's like slavery and sexualassault and all this.
It's so deep and dark.
This is why it's a darkretelling game.
Jordan (26:55):
I thought you were gonna be like, it's like
Christina (26:56):
on.
On,
Jordan (26:57):
I thought you were gonna say fluffy things and then
you're talking about these dark,horrible things and you're just
like, yeah.
Good holiday romance.
Christina (27:06):
Jordan.
Have you ever watched Once Upona Time?
Jordan (27:11):
Yeah.
I loved that show.
Christina (27:13):
Okay.
You know how RecsAs more seasonscame onRecs it got chaotic and
Recsoh, the crocodile's alsoPeter Pan, who's his dad.
It's also this and that.
And you're yourself'sgrandfather.
And
Jordan (27:23):
And Recsyou like even if you wrote it down, you couldn't
quite figure out the web after awhile, and then you were just
watching for the current dramayeah.
Did.
Christina (27:31):
mhm, we were all just in it for Snow White, but
anywho, that's what this seriesis because.
This is book one of four, thenext one is Alice in Wonderland,
then Wizard of Oz, and then theSnow Queen, and they all
interconnect all thesecharacters, and it gets so
convoluted, and you're trying tokeep up with who's who, and
who's fucking who, and wherethey're fucking at.
(27:53):
Anywho, Recsthat's myrecommendation, go read The
Courtyard of Sugar and Spice.
Jordan (27:58):
Recsdid you read them all?
Christina (28:00):
Yeah, I really liked him, but it was chaotic.
It
Jordan (28:04):
You're like talking about like it's insane.
You're like, yeah, I reallyliked it,
Christina (28:07):
and then Drosselmeyer comes back up, pops up here and
there.
It's a whole thing.
Jordan (28:11):
Oh
Christina (28:11):
Anywho, it's intriguing.
Jordan (28:12):
Okay,
Christina (28:13):
buckled in that.
Jordan (28:14):
RecsIs it why choose?
Is it why choose?
Christina (28:16):
No, there's two, two main characters and two mainRecs
male main characters.
They pair off.
Jordan (28:22):
Yeah, one
Christina (28:22):
pair off with the, but then you have others like
you have Alice that gets withDorothy and all this and
RecsYeah,
Jordan (28:29):
Yeah, naturally.
Christina (28:32):
Why not?
Right?
I don't know.
Jordan (28:33):
Alice and Dorothy, actually, that would be a good
pairing.
I like that.
Okay.
RecsI have a few more.
I have actually a few more, butI won't tell them all.
I'm gonna mention Dashing Allthe Way.
RecsI'm just gonna mentiontheseRecs quickly.
Dashing All the WayRecs byChelsea Curdo.
This one just came out December1st.
Christina (28:54):
Ooh.
Jordan (28:55):
Out to Chelsea.
She's amazing.
If you haven't listened to ourinterview with her, please go do
that.
Recsthis follows.
Margot, who's ex boyfriend, whoshe dated for six months, she
found cheating on her, told her,but that's not even what
bothered her, but that's noteven what bothered her.
What bothered her most was thathe once told herRecs you could
(29:15):
never break up.
a half marathon.
RecsSriyav just saidRecs there'sno way you could ever do that.
So that inspired her.
She's RecsI'm going to run thishalf marathon.
They broke up obviously when shefound out, but she, and she does
it.
She does the damn thing.
But then she like collapses.
Christina (29:32):
Oh.
Jordan (29:33):
crossing the finish line, so she
Christina (29:34):
2, 13 miles.
Jordan (29:35):
collapses, yeah.
Right, and she like, PR'd asshe's doing itRecs I learned new
things about running, because Idon't fucking run.
Christina (29:42):
know.
Awww.
Jordan (29:44):
RecsFinn catches her, and Recsyou get RecsBoth POVs,
so when we get a POV of Finncatching her and Finn's like,
how do I recognize this girl?
And then she gives her name andhe's Recsoh shit.
This is my son's girlfriend Sohe is only 16 years older than
his son.
He had a son when he was 16Relationship with his Ex they
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dated for years and they're likewe're not meant to be together
So he has a great relation.
Yeah, he has a greatrelationship with his ex and
with her husband and they havenew kids like Recsthat's
Christina (30:21):
so good to hear.
Jordan (30:22):
there's no, there's none of that kind of drama.
They happen to run into eachother again at a bar later, and
it's just really hot.
RecsChelsea said this, yeah,Chelsea said this is gonna be
the spiciest book she's everwritten, and it, there was a
lot.
It's good.
I don't, it's RecsAlmosterotica.
I think there's still a lot ofplot for 204 pages.
Christina (30:46):
porn with plot.
Jordan (30:48):
but it's definitely her spiciest.
Recslove
Christina (30:50):
that.
I
Jordan (30:51):
When he learned what his son did, he was very much RecsMy
son is a fucking asshole, anddidn't deserve you, and itRecs
they're just friends withbenefits.
and
Christina (31:01):
they don't get in like a relationship.
Jordan (31:03):
Eventually they might but I don't want to give it away
like the really what you see
Christina (31:10):
Gotta read it to find out.
Jordan (31:11):
Yeah, timeline wise, it's only two weeks.
You don't get past that twoweeks until the epilogue.
Recs sbook.
It's really good, spicy.
Recshe, so he's in EMT, but hemoonlights secretly as Recsa
spicy audiobook narrator.
Christina (31:31):
Oh my god, I love that.
Jordan (31:32):
And there might be a scene in his home studio while
he's narratingRecs a stalkerromance.
Christina (31:39):
Oh my god.
Jordan's favorite.
Jordan (31:43):
No, actually, I'm not in it for stalker.
I do like darkRecs lights out.
I loved.
That got me like, oh, maybe Icould do the right kind of.
Stalker.
Christina (31:51):
was here, it'd be for her.
Jordan (31:53):
Yeah, Dev, definitely.
So anyways, that one was good.
RecsI'll Be Home by Tate Jamesand Heather Long, the one that I
mentioned at the beginning withall those quotes.
I'm not quite done with yet.
It's, please check the triggerwarnings on that one.
That one is super dark.
Christina (32:10):
Oh man.
Jordan (32:11):
Like it, it covers There's a lot ofRecs past sexual
assault, rape, childRecsRecschild labor, all this stuff.
It involvesRecs an orphanage,and Recsit, there's a lot of
heavy things in this.
So please, if you're like, oh, Idon't know if that'd be for me,
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then Recsit's probably not goingto be for you.
Because things are described indepth.
Recsbut if you like darkromance, this one's good and
it's fucking hilarious, but sodark.
I did that's all I have to sayabout
Christina (32:45):
I love it.
Ooooooh.
Jordan (32:49):
The last one is one I just finished.
This is awesome.
RecsHunted in Holly.
A dark fantasy romance by LeanneBell.
I just read theRecs ARC.
It came out November 1st thisyear, but this is the new Queen
of the South Pole.
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Daughter of Mother Nature.
So Mother Nature, her castle,and region were in the South
Pole she thinks that the King ofthe North killed and decim
killed her family and decimatedher land.
And that's how she became
Christina (33:22):
Oh my lord.
Jordan (33:23):
she has these powers.
So all of these saints and minordeities, so she's technically a
minor deity, the world at largedoesn't know they exist, but
they're there.
So that's the kind ofparanormal.
Yeah, so that's the kind of theparanormal that we're dealing
with.
But she goes in there to try toinfiltrate the North Pole and
kill him and assassinateNicholas Recsbut she gets caught
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and he like catches her.
They have this like Moment! Itturn so you, do you know, yeah,
you know what is it called?
The Most Dangerous Game, youknow that story?
And that premise?
The Most Dangerous Game?
Where this richRecs These richpeople got so bored hunting,
Christina (34:05):
Oh RecsRecsyeah.
So they hunted humans, yeah.
Jordan (34:07):
So he says, I'm gonna release you, and if you can
survive and stay away from mefor three days, I'll let you go.
If not, you're here, you'remine, I can, and you're gonna be
my wife.
Christina (34:18):
Okay, he'd be fine to meme the next minute.
Oh
Jordan (34:22):
She's new to her powers and her role and he is not and
so he like is just toying withher.
It's very much a cat and mousegame.
Christina (34:30):
my god, I love this.
Jordan (34:31):
There is superRecs questionable consent in one
scene.
Fair warning.
So this is, I would say this isquestionable consent, not even
dubious.
I mean, this is Recsthere was noAnywaysRecs but it's 119 pages,
Christina (34:48):
You wouldn't say short and sweet, short and dark.
Jordan (34:51):
Recsprimal playRecs but he's obsessed with herRecs cause
you get both
Christina (34:56):
are speaking my language,
Jordan (34:59):
yeah, he's
Christina (34:59):
it to me.
Jordan (35:01):
yeahRecs hunted in Holly, Leanne Bell.
Christina (35:04):
Oh my god.
I'm gonna go download that.
Jordan (35:07):
So dark.
I know.
It is short.
It's short.
It's good.
Christina (35:10):
Gimme, gimmeRecs Recsgimme.
Jordan (35:11):
Some classics I didn't mention because I know they're
on a lot of lists already, butgifting me to his best friend by
Katie.
Robert, such a good novella.
Recsit's a husband and wife andthey bring in his best friend.
And there'sRecs m.
In it too, so
Christina (35:30):
and
Jordan (35:32):
and then yeah, and then of course tangled in tinsel by
trulina pucci Is on my foreverholiday list.
So
Christina (35:40):
we have
Jordan (35:40):
that was a lot
Christina (35:41):
Instagram, too,
Jordan (35:43):
Yeah, I added all of them in a special Recspost on
our instagram and I think didyou add that on tiktok?
Yeah So if you want to referencethose and you want even more you
can go there.
I know a number of the authorsCommented and liked That post
they're aware of it.
So if you want to find theauthors too, you can go through
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that channel So that was reallygreat.
Christina (36:08):
I hope everyone gets to enjoy some cozy time with
some hot cocoa and the lights ofthe Christmas tree and a good
Jordan (36:15):
and some hot MMC's
Christina (36:17):
Yes! Hot cocoa and hotter characters.
Jordan (36:21):
Hot scenes baby so good.
Know a happy holidays whetheryou celebrate something or you
don't celebrate something.
Sometimes these are just likefun RecsSome enjoy Family,
friends.
I know this can be a hard timefor a lot of people too.
So if you're looking to escape,RecsPlease use some of these If
you have any questions aboutthem or you're like, what did
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you mean by that?
Please reach out to us.
You can send us fan maildirectly from wherever you're
listening, or you can find us onour socials
Christina (36:52):
We love to
Jordan (36:53):
message us there.
We do.
Ask us questions.
Christina (36:57):
literally makes Jordan's feet kick.
Jordan (36:59):
Yeah, feed, like feedback too.
If you have something specific,a trope or something you really
want to hear about in the newyear, please let us know.
We're putting together ourschedule now.
Regardless, we want to thank youfor listening to us ramble about
our holiday books.
If you're looking for moreromance Recs, please be sure to
follow us on Instagram andTikTok.
And on threads, at Romance RecsPod, you can find our favorite
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Again, that's at Romance RecsPod, so make sure to give us a
follow and we'll be back in thenew year with a lot more
content.
Christina (37:37):
Can we?
Bye guys!
Welcome to Romance Recs, where book besties explore
the world of romance novels andencourage you to expand your
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Join us as we dive into thehottest releases and hidden gems
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Hi, I'm Recs.
And I'm currently readingBarbarians Mate, which is book
(00:25):
six of the Ice Planet Barbariansseries by Ruby Dixon.
Jordan (00:28):
Hello, I'm Jordan.
And I am currently listening toBelladonna by Adeline Grace.
I am also listening to TheMaiden and the Unseen by Alexis
Rune and Jeanette Rose.
I am reading an ARC called TheCleaner by Brooke Sommer.
(00:49):
So buckle up for some bookishbanter.
And, happy birthday toChristina.
We're recording on her birthdaytoday.
Christina (00:59):
you.
Jordan (01:00):
If she sounds a little bit wiser, a little bit more all
knowing, she's leveled up onceagain.
Christina (01:06):
I'm not a day over 22.
I'm just kidding.
Jordan (01:09):
We're solid millennials.
We're solid in the middle there.
Christina (01:11):
Yeah,
Jordan (01:12):
Unfortunately we do not Yeah, it's clear! It's clear.
That's why we use those filtersthat they have now on all those
Christina (01:19):
pain
Jordan (01:21):
Oh my
Christina (01:21):
and I have Recsthree pillows.
Jordan (01:23):
Recsthe pillows are real and you know what?
I, ever since the ball, my kneesstill, they have not been the
same.
Christina (01:32):
No!
Jordan (01:35):
Unfortunately, Dev is not with us again tonight.
She's just, she's got a lotgoing on right now with, I know,
a lot going on with family.
Snd this is the last episodewe'll have until the new year.
So we're gonna take RecsaRecsmonth and a half off.
To recalibrate, we're gonna comeup with some new content, we're
gonna get to spend some timewith our families.
(01:55):
Not that this takes all of ourtime away, but Recswe have
lives.
We have a lot going on.
We are all moms, and this isholidays.
Christine and I both haveRecsfamily birthdays, and so much
happening.
We are going to use that timealso to be planning for next
year because next year We'regonna really hit the ground
running.
(02:15):
I think once we get back andwe've got big things both
planned and to be plannedRecs sostick with us and Recswe'll
Christina (02:23):
I
Jordan (02:23):
take care of ya.
Christina (02:24):
2025's gonna be our year.
Jordan (02:27):
I think so too, and what a great number.
Twenty five.
I just love it.
It's gonna be good.
Recsbut today we're gonna focuson the holidays, like winter
festive vibes.
Recsing for, and I think we'regonna have a little bit of
everything.
RecsI will hoe this episodedown.
Christina (02:49):
Santa Claus is coming to town, you know what I'm
saying?
Jordan (02:53):
It's gonna be all over the place.
Before we forget.
Quotes.
Christina, why don't you do thequote?
Christina (02:58):
No stress, girl.
I got you.
Alright, here's my quote.
This is from Megan Quinn's HowMy Neighbor Stole Christmas.
Okay, it's kind of a long one,I'm sorry.
You, Cole, are about to see anexhibition on what true
Christmas spirit is all about.
Meeting her intensity becauseI'm never one to back down from
a challenge.
I slip on my sash over my headas well.
You have no kind of idea theChristmas spirit I possess.
(03:20):
I cough up tinsel on the daily.
Her nose crinkles.
Yeah, well, I drink eggnog likeit's water.
I bench Santa's sleigh with BobKrampus Recsho ing in the
driver's seat.
Her body grows more tense.
I dream of sugar plum fairiesevery night.
I pull candy canes out of myears.
I say, realizing this makes zerosense, but finding it more
important to drive home thepoint.
(03:40):
My sput smells like freshlybaked cookies.
Well, my hair is as coarse asthe straw the reindeers eat.
Recsmy, She glances aroundtrying to think of anything that
could compete.
My nipples shine just as brightas the light on every house in
this town.
Silence falls between us.
Because straw hair and twinklingnipples?
Is this really what it's comedown to?
Yes.
Yes, it has.
Jordan (04:01):
What?
That
Christina (04:03):
an Enemies to Lovers.
Jordan (04:05):
that is such a Megan Quinn quote.
RecsI've read a lot of MeganQuinn.
Recsnot that one yet.
But, that's
Christina (04:16):
It also has, it has a narrator and it's like aRecs How
the Grinch Stole Christmasretelling.
So it also has Recsthat rhymingof, that you have in How the
Grinch Stole Christmas.
It's a whole thing.
And Recsthe narrator talks tothe main male character and he's
Recsif you don'tRecs if youdon't stop it, I'm going to make
yourRecs your dick fall off andstuff.
(04:36):
It's so funny.
Jordan (04:37):
God, okay, RecsI need to, I feel like I need to listen
to that one.
I feel like that would be fun.
Christina (04:42):
That one was fun to listen to, yeah.
Jordan (04:44):
Okay so I decided to just do multiple quotes from the
book I'll Be Home by Tate Jamesand Heather Long because the
names in this book are, wild,okay?
So I'm just going to read someof these quotes.
Christina (05:04):
All rigRecss, let's hear it.
Jordan (05:06):
Frost, you got run over by rain.
The doctor's lips twitched withamusement.
You got run over by Rain Deer.
Cause that's her name.
Rain.
R A Y N E.
And then her last name is Deer.
Christina (05:20):
Oh, wow.
Jordan (05:23):
um I just need you to picture this because this is not
a rom com.
This is a dark why choose, butit's kind of the only funny
aspect about it is the, are thenames and Christmas aspect.
So it.
It's an interesting read.
(05:43):
Saint Nick?
He chuckled, but it was dark andwicked and not even remotely
humorous.
Like you mean it, Rainbow.
Beg Saint Nick like you mean it.
Christina (05:53):
Recsh,
Jordan (05:58):
Just like this whole thing.
RecsSaint
Christina (06:01):
Nick's fucking the reindeer?
Jordan (06:02):
Santa Claus sent an elf to kill me, and whatever was
going on in this town, it waseven worse than I remembered.
Cause they're all literal.
Last one.
She could have gotten frostbite.
I did.
I told him, almost cheerfully.
Frost totally bit me.
RecsIt's just, I just love it.
(06:22):
It was so good.
Recsanywho, those are all of myquotes.
I actually highlighted more, butthose are just my faves.
Christina (06:29):
The fact that a serious, dark romance, but with
those kinds of lines, cracks meup.
Jordan (06:34):
Yes, I'll be talking about it later toSo don't you
worry.
Christina (06:37):
my gosh.
gosh
Jordan (06:39):
Just to preface this, during this one we talked about
it, we're not going to go tooheavy into Plot for most of
these we're just gonna stay likehere are the tropes Here's what
I loved about it.
And Recsif you're looking forthis, you'll love it I think
we're gonna stick to that thistime Just because we have quite
a few and we don't want this tobe too long because we know that
(06:59):
this is a special special timeof year episode.
So enjoy.
Christina (07:04):
I'll start first.
The first book I have is TheVery Naughty List by Callie
Rose.
Recshis book takes place inMontana, where I'm from, so I
loved that.
Recsit's about a girl namedHaley, whoRecs on the day of her
wedding finds out like herfiancé is fucking her best
friend behind the church.
I know! So she leaves, you know,leaves Montana, goes and
(07:27):
Recsdoes a career, in a big townsomewhere far away, comes back
for Christmas, right, and she'sstaying at Recsan Airbnb, but
it's Recsyou know how like whenyou share an Airbnb with the
owner is still there?
Jordan (07:38):
Ugh, yeah.
Christina (07:39):
Ugh, I know.
And the owner's like a creeper,right?
So her big brother's three bestfriends who are triplets say,
Oh, you can come stay with us!Yes!
Jordan (07:50):
It's even worse than twincest.
Christina (07:54):
Recs staying over, vibing with the triplets.
She's always had a crush on themsince high school, right?
But, you know, they're Whatever.
um anywho, she gets a little tootipsy one night and Recstells
them about her naughty list shehas, which is her list of sexual
experiences she's wanted to tryin her life and has never
accomplished.
(08:16):
And so the triplets make ittheir personalRecs goal to get
through her list with her.
RecsOh
Jordan (08:21):
Oh yeah, cause as you do when you get drunk.
Christina (08:23):
Plus, they're all fake dating her to keep her from
the town's rumor mill about herex, you know?
Because also her ex'sparentsRecs Recsown the building
her mom's and dad's diner's in.
I'm like, this sounds like smalltown.
Recsit sure
Jordan (08:35):
Yeah, very convoluted.
Everybody
Christina (08:38):
Yeah.
But I'm like, you want to keepher out of the rumor mill by
saying three guys are datingher?
I don't know if that's the wayto go about it, but okay.
Jordan (08:46):
Triplet, are they identical?
Christina (08:49):
I think so.
Recsah, so then it leads intoRecsso the tropes are like
Recshold on.
I have them written down here.
OkayRecs brother's best friends,wide shoes, fake dating, small
town romance, and thenpolyamory.
RecsYeah.
(09:11):
yeah, it's really, it'sinteresting.
The sex scenes are spicy becauseit includes things like, some of
the things on her list werelikeRecs a foursome, which I'm
like, how convenient?
Jordan (09:21):
Oh Funny is that Recswritten on the bottom
quickly and like pencil like oh,let me add something.
I forgot this one
Christina (09:29):
Sex in a public place, wearing a remote control
vibrator while someone else hasthe remote, you know?
Jordan (09:34):
Perfect
Christina (09:36):
being tied up.
Um then other things I don'twant to go into because that's
not really my forte, but youknow, Recsthere's just things on
our list that they're helpingour work through, Recswell,
Jordan (09:48):
Love helpful men.
Love it.
Love to see that so supportive
Christina (09:52):
don't know.
It's like the three wise men.
Jordan (09:55):
Recse three kinky triplet men.
Ah, just like Jesus told aboutin the Bible.
Christina (10:03):
just like
Jordan (10:04):
the three wise men that visited Jesus.
I'm never
Christina (10:07):
visited her bed.
All right,
Jordan (10:10):
They were really there to find out who the real father
was.
Mary's Recssorry, I thought youall knew.
We just lost some people.
All right, back around.
Christina (10:19):
what you got for us Jordan?
Jordan (10:21):
So I'm gonna go, A little more wholesome.
Christina (10:25):
Okay.
Jordan (10:26):
Yeah, this is not a holiday romance by camilla
eiley.
This is the one that I read anarc for back in september.
Recsthis is You They sayenemies, but really anything
contemporary that they say isenemies, I'm just RecsRecsunless
you were seriously consideringkilling the other person, I
can't really call that enemies.
Recsbut Recsit's a solid rivalsthough, this is also a brother's
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best friend.
Christina (10:50):
Okay Recsthe
Jordan (10:53):
female main character, and Tristan is her older
brother's best friend.
Okay, they have literally beenpranking each other since she
was young when she overheardsomething that he said Something
not kind about her when she hadRecsthis big like kid crush on
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him And he heard him saysomething to his brother.
And of course we learn later thecontext and stuff matters,
still, it was really hurtful toher, and these pranks that they
do are actually prettyRecsintenseRecs and they live in the
same city, and they'llRecs addeach other's numbers to these
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certain lists, and
Christina (11:35):
Oh my gosh.
Jordan (11:37):
I mean, The banter in this book
Christina (11:40):
Oh, I
Jordan (11:41):
is top notch, just top notchRecs the way that it went
from enemies to lovers felt sonatural and realistic.
It didn't feel like one momentoh I hate him, and the next,
he's just too hot to, to say noto.
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It wasn't like that, right?
It was a natural progressionbecause they both end up at her
family's.
over the holidays.
He can't go to his, he can't goto his, no, he can't go to his
family's, so her brother inviteshim to theirs.
And of course, he knows theirfamily.
It is very much forcedproximity.
This is not a spicy book,
Christina (12:22):
Oh.
Jordan (12:22):
I can't believe, yeah, I mean, it's Recsthe tension is
there, and it's RecsDescriptivein the beginning, but it doesn't
really go if it's more likePeeking at the doorway the door
is not all the way closed, butit's not all the way open
Recsyou're like looking througha keyhole is the way I described
this one
Christina (12:41):
Bummer.
Jordan (12:42):
like you get so you get some stuff you get you know, but
nothing
Christina (12:46):
I need that door wide open.
No, I'm just kidding.
Jordan (12:48):
Yeah, and you know what?
I would say that too.
I did not expect RecsI just readit and then all of a sudden I
got to a point where I'm like,Wait, I didn't get to see
everything! Recsha!
Christina (12:59):
Bummer.
Jordan (12:59):
stuff, but, no, it was, but it was for me to stillRecs
rate it so highly and love it somuch, I think, says a lot about
the
Christina (13:08):
Yeah, it's gotta be great.
RecsRecsabsolutely,
Jordan (13:13):
give it a read if you're looking for a really good
contemporary,
Christina (13:17):
Romance.
Jordan (13:18):
Yeah, I just love it.
And holiday,
Christina (13:21):
A good romance.
Perfect.
That's great.
It's like a Hallmark.
Jordan (13:26):
And it's better than Hallmark.
It wasn't, it didn't feelcheesy.
I think that's what it was forme.
I like, it didn't feel cheesy.
I just loved it.
Christina (13:35):
Felt natural.
That's great.
Jordan (13:37):
yeah.
What else do you have for us?
Christina (13:39):
Okay, I have another one called My Favorite Holiday
by Lauren Blakely.
Recsthis is a contemporaryholiday romance that hasRecs
friends to lovers, relationshipwith your boss, billionaire,
single dad, and trying to getback at your ex tropes.
So it's got a lot of, oh, andfake dating, so it's got a lot
of tropes covered in one littlebook.
(14:00):
It's a lot.
This is another one where youhave the main male, main female
character, FableRecs on herThanksgiving dinner, finding her
boyfriend cheating on her withthe caterer to the dinner.
Um that's also the same dinnerher sister's getting engaged at.
Um he is dat he's a cousin toher new fiancé, the sister's
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fiancé, so Recsthey're bothgonna be in the wedding party,
right?
So she can't escape this exwho's been cheating.
I know, connect the dots! SoFable and her crazy ex both have
to be in the wedding partytogether, even though he
cheated, right?
Recsbut Fable doesn't want tolike, tell her sister to
Recsruin her sister's big day,you know?
And because her sister like,gets engaged on Thanksgiving and
wants to have a Christmas EveweddingRecs can you imagine the
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turnaround?
Yeah, it's
Jordan (14:46):
People thought I was insane for a six month
turnaround, but
Christina (14:50):
Yeah, so this is like a 24 day turnaround.
Recsso doesn't want
Jordan (14:56):
the holidays, how selfish!
Christina (14:58):
I know, and so they're all being invited to
this billionaire's big huge,it's her boss, who's the, yeah,
big billionaireRecs he's gotthis huge Recsski townRecs
Recschalet, right, and soRecsthey're gonna have the
wedding there, right?
So YesRecsRecs Fable works foran NFL team.
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She's like a merchandiser forthe team.
She like makes merchandise, tshirts and stuff.
She's a designer.
Um the owner of the team is thisbillionaire who's also like a
real estate tycoon.
That's why he owns this chalet,right?
And all this jazz, right?
And his aunt keeps trying to sethim up with the RecsRecswho's
100 female single list, right?
And RecsOh,
Jordan (15:41):
poor me!
Christina (15:43):
I know.
I'm a millionaire.
I'm so alone.
Just kidding.
RecsBut he's also a single dadbecause he dated some supermodel
from, or some Recssuper singerfrom England and had a baby with
her.
It's a whole thing.
Anywho, Fable decides she canget back at her ex byRecs having
a fake date.
And Recsthe guy, his name NFLowner, thinks that he can get
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his aunt off his back if he'sfake dating too.
So they decide to go together tothis wedding, right?
And stuff's ensuing, you know,and, yeah, it's fake date a
billionaire, whatever.
And he like, throws gifts outthe window, you know, RecsI'm
like, throw me some, take someof those crumbs, you know.
(16:26):
Recsnywho, sorry.
Recso they've decided they'regonna do some fake dating, but
maybe they could do somerealRecs physical things in the
interim to like, Get throughtheir needs.
But I'm like, that seems likecounterproductive.
Recslet's fake our feelings buthave like real intimacy.
(16:47):
RecsI don't know.
You gotta just see if it
Jordan (16:50):
trope.
I have so many problems.
RecsI love the trope of fakedating, especially going to a
wedding.
It is a classic one.
But Recsin real life, just tellyour family to mind their own
fucking business.
Christina (17:02):
I agreRecse,
Jordan (17:04):
but in books, it's great.
I mean, we eat it up.
We love it.
Christina (17:09):
I know.
Jordan (17:11):
How is the
Christina (17:11):
Oh my god.
It's good.
It's really good.
There'sRecs the dedication saysfor anyone that's ever wanted to
be fucked under our Christmastree, this book's for you.
And so the main character getsfucked under our Christmas tree.
And I'm like, how sweet, right?
You know, if your billionaireboyfriend's wrapping up gifts
for you.
I mean, pfft, under the
Jordan (17:29):
well, especially if he's got like a Giant tree, if you
know what I mean.
Christina (17:35):
some wood in that tree.
Jordan (17:37):
Put me under that tree.
No.
No.
Okay.
Christina (17:44):
Yeah, so it's just chaotic.
It's a crazy little fun book,but I really enjoyed it.
I really liked just thecharacter development.
Jordan (17:52):
Nice.
Speaking of fun little shortbook, I have a novella for us.
It's 132 pages.
Coming for Christmas by LizzieB.
Brown.
I know, and I, this is kind oflike a part two.
Recsshe wroteRecs with Benefits.
(18:12):
Yeah, She wrote Friendsgivingand I absolutely loved that one.
And that one was a happily everafter for now.
So in the first one, Poppy andNixon, best friends.
Um they've, they're best friendswho have been living together
for Recsa decade, I don't know,years and years, like a long
time.
(18:33):
But they've dated other people,and when they're not dating
other people, they fuck.
And Recsit's, they neveractually date, but they're
sexually compatible,
Christina (18:42):
with benefits.
Got it.
Jordan (18:44):
Yeah, and Recsthey're both bi,
Christina (18:48):
Okay.
Jordan (18:49):
which makes things, can make things really messy with
their overlapping friend groupand exes and RecsI mean, this is
just messy.
But this Spice that Lizziewrites, her Spice is probably
some of my favorite I've everread.
I love it so much.
But Nixon is Recsper kinky nerdbisexual who Just wants to be
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snuggled.
Christina (19:15):
Ooh, that
Jordan (19:16):
Recshe just wants snuggles and he has big feelings
and Poppy's like I do this formy best friend and he said he
doesn't want to be alone for theholidays So they in the first
one at the end decide.
Okay, we're gonna have a holidaypact Coming for Christmas is
this holiday pact.
And so they decide to not dateanyone, but they aren't actually
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dating.
They're pretending to date
Christina (19:37):
Okay.
Jordan (19:38):
through the holidays.
So until new year's So they'regonna go through the holiday,
right?
Of course there's like feelingsor not feelings from certain
people Recsone RecsThey're goingon a holiday bar crawl
Christina (19:53):
Oh, how fun!
Jordan (19:55):
in, yeah, in coming for Christmas there's this thing in
their town where they getpunches at RecsI think it's five
different places if you orderthe holiday special.
And so it's them going aroundwith their friends and at each
consecutive stop their friendslike leave or don't make it and
it's them doing stuff so Recsshere's a PDA, secret PDA, like
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under the table, and there'sRecsthere's jealousy.
One of them earns a freebie inthe middle of RecsRecsfor
whenever pass, they get awhenever pass.
So whatever the other personsays, they have to do when, no
matter where, what it is.
So that takes place.
(20:36):
Like the spice is amazing.
It's only 132 pages, super hot.
I love these characters so much.
It's messy.
It's a happily ever after fornow.
We don't know what's going tohappen later.
RecsI've talked to Lizzie aboutit a little bit through socials
and I just, I'm so nervous forthem, but I love them so much.
Christina (20:55):
You know, RecsRecsshort.
PDA under the table is how I gota first date with my husband.
Jordan (21:01):
Oh my god, Christina!
Christina (21:03):
Recs e, get a drink of water, sorry.
Jordan (21:11):
Excuse me.
I have to process this.
Christina (21:14):
saying, books can imitate real life all the time.
Jordan (21:16):
Listen up, kids.
If you want to land yourself ahusband, just a little under the
table, when his friends aren'tlooking, and
Christina (21:24):
And it was during the Super Bowl, so Recsfootball.
And a handjob.
Guys can't go wrong.
Jordan (21:29):
stop it.
Recsid Did you have your nextkidRecs nine months later?
Don't answer that.
Don't answer that.
Just,
Christina (21:39):
Okay.
Anywho.
Jordan (21:40):
took a weird turn.
Coming for Christmas, Lizzie B.
Brown.
Please check it out.
You do not have, I highlysuggest reading, I highly
suggest readingRecsFriendsgiving with Benefits
first, but if you're like, no, Ijust, I'm here for the holiday
cheer, then just do it.
Christina (21:58):
That sounds like so fun.
I want to read those books.
Jordan (22:00):
Definitely should.
Christina (22:01):
me.
Jordan (22:02):
Okay.
I believe they're on KindleUnlimited.
RecsOkay,
Christina (22:05):
great.
And we got to meet her.
That was so exciting.
Jordan (22:09):
I know she's so great and she's working so hardRecs on
getting her books out andthey're so good.
Christina (22:17):
They're
Jordan (22:17):
RecsI love the little indie
Christina (22:19):
of us.
Jordan (22:21):
What's your next one?
Christina (22:22):
All right.
I have one more book torecommend.
It's called A Court of Sugar andSpice by Rebecca F.
Kennedy.
You need a Bucklin, Jordan,because let me tell you,
Jordan (22:32):
stand for fucking?
Fornicating?
Christina (22:34):
it stands for, holy fuckRecs here we go.
This book is a nutcrackerretelling.
It follows two sisters, Claraand Louisa, who are in theirRecs
mid 20s, but they're not allowedto gain their inheritance until
they marry or turn 30, becausethis is Victorian England, you
know, but anywho, their fatherdies, and so they have to go
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into the custody of theirgodfather, Drosselmeyer.
Right?
Who's this renowned inventor,right?
He's famous for theseRecsautomatons and dolls he invents
that do different tasks aroundhis house.
AndRecs These girls are creepedout by these things because
theyRecs look like they'redoingRecs human like things,
(23:15):
Recsstop talking when they walkinto the room and stuff, but
he's Recsno, these are justRecsdolls.
They're automatons, you know,and these girls are like, okay.
Anywho, he gives them one rule.
You can go anywhere in myMcMansion, but you can't go to
the third floor, right?
Where do these
Jordan (23:29):
always the third.
Why is it always the thirdfloor?
It's always the
Christina (23:33):
don't know.
It's the rule
Jordan (23:35):
another
Christina (23:35):
I don't know.
Jordan (23:36):
Or the basement or the third floor.
That's it.
Christina (23:40):
So these girlsRecs the one who is younger and
isRecs unabrashedlyRecs I'mgonna do what the fuck I want,
goes to the third floor.
And she sees thisRecs new littledoll, right?
And then her Uncle Drosselmeyertells her it's this new
invention he's Recscalled, er,he's invented called a
Nutcracker.
And she talks about how lifelikeit looks, and anywho, a piece
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breaks off of it, it's wood, andso sheRecs gets her fingers
stuck by it, so her blood getsonto it, and POOF, he becomes a
fae prince! POOF! What?
Jordan (24:12):
these inanimate objects with blood and zapping life
force.
I tell you, you're on a roll.
Christina (24:20):
Hold on, it gets chaotic, okay, from here.
Jordan (24:22):
Recsoh, it's to get chaotic?
Okay, I'mRecs I'm buckled in.
Christina (24:27):
this fey prince wakes up and he tells them
Drosselmeyer hat is like thisfamous fey kidnapper and all
these automatons are feys he'scursed.
Right?
He goes and kidnaps them fromthe realm and then they go to
hisRecs secret room on the thirdfloor, that's, and they find,
like, all these weirdRecsweaponry and stuff, and he takes
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them through this portal to hisworld, cave as fae prince.
Jordan (24:54):
Wait, hold on.
It, so their uncle is just, orno, they're, hold on.
Recsyeah, their godfather, he'sRecsjust for funsies?
Just,
Christina (25:05):
Recshe goes and collects Fae and then curses
them to this wooden life, right?
Jordan (25:12):
No, right on, yeah.
Christina (25:13):
himself.
Yeah.
RecsOkay.
The Fae Prince takes thesegirls,
Jordan (25:17):
man.
Christina (25:19):
probably, Takes them to his world through this portal
in Drosselmeyer's office, okay?
They get there and this fakeprince is Recsyou know what?
I need to reclaim my kingdomfrom this fucking rat king.
Now, when I tell you that therat king is disgusting and that
it's clearly described howdisgusting he is up into and
including his dick size, Don'task me why.
(25:39):
But he has like rats that comeout of his neck and are like
stuck into him, like differentparts of their body are like
scurrying around him.
It's so disgusting.
Jordan (25:46):
Okay.
Christina (25:47):
Okay, he seeks help from his cousin, who's the Sugar
Plum Fairy.
It's another female.
Okay, here's why he's called theSugar Plum Fairy, Jordan, in
case you're wondering, why wouldhe get such a nickname?
His cum tastes like sugar plums.
Jordan (26:00):
That's where I was going with it.
Yes.
I've read enough of this kind ofsmut now.
I know.
I am ready for it.
Christina (26:07):
But the fact isRecs in their world, sugar plums like
Tastes like the sweetest ofanything, but it's not like any
one particular taste.
You can't place it down, so hiscum changes taste every single
time he cums.
So it's not one particulartaste.
Like one time it's strawberriesand cream, or next time it might
be like shortcake or whateverhave you.
It's just a different, it's adifferent try every time.
Jordan (26:25):
that's just evolutionary way that they're trying to get
their dick sucked.
Recsbe this time.
Christina (26:34):
Take a shot on the jackpot.
Jordan (26:36):
Oh, that was On the notes.
Okay.
Christina (26:39):
Okay.
Jordan (26:39):
Recsokay.
Sugar,
Christina (26:41):
have to go fight.
Jordan (26:42):
fairy, dick.
Christina (26:43):
Yes.
Yes.
It's Dick, for sure.
Right?
They have this magic.
They have to go fight the RatKing.
There's like slavery and sexualassault and all this.
It's so deep and dark.
This is why it's a darkretelling game.
Jordan (26:55):
I thought you were gonna be like, it's like
Christina (26:56):
on.
On,
Jordan (26:57):
I thought you were gonna say fluffy things and then
you're talking about these dark,horrible things and you're just
like, yeah.
Good holiday romance.
Christina (27:06):
Jordan.
Have you ever watched Once Upona Time?
Jordan (27:11):
Yeah.
I loved that show.
Christina (27:13):
Okay.
You know how RecsAs more seasonscame onRecs it got chaotic and
Recsoh, the crocodile's alsoPeter Pan, who's his dad.
It's also this and that.
And you're yourself'sgrandfather.
And
Jordan (27:23):
And Recsyou like even if you wrote it down, you couldn't
quite figure out the web after awhile, and then you were just
watching for the current dramayeah.
Did.
Christina (27:31):
mhm, we were all just in it for Snow White, but
anywho, that's what this seriesis because.
This is book one of four, thenext one is Alice in Wonderland,
then Wizard of Oz, and then theSnow Queen, and they all
interconnect all thesecharacters, and it gets so
convoluted, and you're trying tokeep up with who's who, and
who's fucking who, and wherethey're fucking at.
(27:53):
Anywho, Recsthat's myrecommendation, go read The
Courtyard of Sugar and Spice.
Jordan (27:58):
Recsdid you read them all?
Christina (28:00):
Yeah, I really liked him, but it was chaotic.
It
Jordan (28:04):
You're like talking about like it's insane.
You're like, yeah, I reallyliked it,
Christina (28:07):
and then Drosselmeyer comes back up, pops up here and
there.
It's a whole thing.
Jordan (28:11):
Oh
Christina (28:11):
Anywho, it's intriguing.
Jordan (28:12):
Okay,
Christina (28:13):
buckled in that.
Jordan (28:14):
RecsIs it why choose?
Is it why choose?
Christina (28:16):
No, there's two, two main characters and two mainRecs
male main characters.
They pair off.
Jordan (28:22):
Yeah, one
Christina (28:22):
pair off with the, but then you have others like
you have Alice that gets withDorothy and all this and
RecsYeah,
Jordan (28:29):
Yeah, naturally.
Christina (28:32):
Why not?
Right?
I don't know.
Jordan (28:33):
Alice and Dorothy, actually, that would be a good
pairing.
I like that.
Okay.
RecsI have a few more.
I have actually a few more, butI won't tell them all.
I'm gonna mention Dashing Allthe Way.
RecsI'm just gonna mentiontheseRecs quickly.
Dashing All the WayRecs byChelsea Curdo.
This one just came out December1st.
Christina (28:54):
Ooh.
Jordan (28:55):
Out to Chelsea.
She's amazing.
If you haven't listened to ourinterview with her, please go do
that.
Recsthis follows.
Margot, who's ex boyfriend, whoshe dated for six months, she
found cheating on her, told her,but that's not even what
bothered her, but that's noteven what bothered her.
What bothered her most was thathe once told herRecs you could
(29:15):
never break up.
a half marathon.
RecsSriyav just saidRecs there'sno way you could ever do that.
So that inspired her.
She's RecsI'm going to run thishalf marathon.
They broke up obviously when shefound out, but she, and she does
it.
She does the damn thing.
But then she like collapses.
Christina (29:32):
Oh.
Jordan (29:33):
crossing the finish line, so she
Christina (29:34):
2, 13 miles.
Jordan (29:35):
collapses, yeah.
Right, and she like, PR'd asshe's doing itRecs I learned new
things about running, because Idon't fucking run.
Christina (29:42):
know.
Awww.
Jordan (29:44):
RecsFinn catches her, and Recsyou get RecsBoth POVs,
so when we get a POV of Finncatching her and Finn's like,
how do I recognize this girl?
And then she gives her name andhe's Recsoh shit.
This is my son's girlfriend Sohe is only 16 years older than
his son.
He had a son when he was 16Relationship with his Ex they
(30:09):
dated for years and they're likewe're not meant to be together
So he has a great relation.
Yeah, he has a greatrelationship with his ex and
with her husband and they havenew kids like Recsthat's
Christina (30:21):
so good to hear.
Jordan (30:22):
there's no, there's none of that kind of drama.
They happen to run into eachother again at a bar later, and
it's just really hot.
RecsChelsea said this, yeah,Chelsea said this is gonna be
the spiciest book she's everwritten, and it, there was a
lot.
It's good.
I don't, it's RecsAlmosterotica.
I think there's still a lot ofplot for 204 pages.
Christina (30:46):
porn with plot.
Jordan (30:48):
but it's definitely her spiciest.
Recslove
Christina (30:50):
that.
I
Jordan (30:51):
When he learned what his son did, he was very much RecsMy
son is a fucking asshole, anddidn't deserve you, and itRecs
they're just friends withbenefits.
and
Christina (31:01):
they don't get in like a relationship.
Jordan (31:03):
Eventually they might but I don't want to give it away
like the really what you see
Christina (31:10):
Gotta read it to find out.
Jordan (31:11):
Yeah, timeline wise, it's only two weeks.
You don't get past that twoweeks until the epilogue.
Recs sbook.
It's really good, spicy.
Recshe, so he's in EMT, but hemoonlights secretly as Recsa
spicy audiobook narrator.
Christina (31:31):
Oh my god, I love that.
Jordan (31:32):
And there might be a scene in his home studio while
he's narratingRecs a stalkerromance.
Christina (31:39):
Oh my god.
Jordan's favorite.
Jordan (31:43):
No, actually, I'm not in it for stalker.
I do like darkRecs lights out.
I loved.
That got me like, oh, maybe Icould do the right kind of.
Stalker.
Christina (31:51):
was here, it'd be for her.
Jordan (31:53):
Yeah, Dev, definitely.
So anyways, that one was good.
RecsI'll Be Home by Tate Jamesand Heather Long, the one that I
mentioned at the beginning withall those quotes.
I'm not quite done with yet.
It's, please check the triggerwarnings on that one.
That one is super dark.
Christina (32:10):
Oh man.
Jordan (32:11):
Like it, it covers There's a lot ofRecs past sexual
assault, rape, childRecsRecschild labor, all this stuff.
It involvesRecs an orphanage,and Recsit, there's a lot of
heavy things in this.
So please, if you're like, oh, Idon't know if that'd be for me,
(32:31):
then Recsit's probably not goingto be for you.
Because things are described indepth.
Recsbut if you like darkromance, this one's good and
it's fucking hilarious, but sodark.
I did that's all I have to sayabout
Christina (32:45):
I love it.
Ooooooh.
Jordan (32:49):
The last one is one I just finished.
This is awesome.
RecsHunted in Holly.
A dark fantasy romance by LeanneBell.
I just read theRecs ARC.
It came out November 1st thisyear, but this is the new Queen
of the South Pole.
(33:09):
Daughter of Mother Nature.
So Mother Nature, her castle,and region were in the South
Pole she thinks that the King ofthe North killed and decim
killed her family and decimatedher land.
And that's how she became
Christina (33:22):
Oh my lord.
Jordan (33:23):
she has these powers.
So all of these saints and minordeities, so she's technically a
minor deity, the world at largedoesn't know they exist, but
they're there.
So that's the kind ofparanormal.
Yeah, so that's the kind of theparanormal that we're dealing
with.
But she goes in there to try toinfiltrate the North Pole and
kill him and assassinateNicholas Recsbut she gets caught
(33:46):
and he like catches her.
They have this like Moment! Itturn so you, do you know, yeah,
you know what is it called?
The Most Dangerous Game, youknow that story?
And that premise?
The Most Dangerous Game?
Where this richRecs These richpeople got so bored hunting,
Christina (34:05):
Oh RecsRecsyeah.
So they hunted humans, yeah.
Jordan (34:07):
So he says, I'm gonna release you, and if you can
survive and stay away from mefor three days, I'll let you go.
If not, you're here, you'remine, I can, and you're gonna be
my wife.
Christina (34:18):
Okay, he'd be fine to meme the next minute.
Oh
Jordan (34:22):
She's new to her powers and her role and he is not and
so he like is just toying withher.
It's very much a cat and mousegame.
Christina (34:30):
my god, I love this.
Jordan (34:31):
There is superRecs questionable consent in one
scene.
Fair warning.
So this is, I would say this isquestionable consent, not even
dubious.
I mean, this is Recsthere was noAnywaysRecs but it's 119 pages,
Christina (34:48):
You wouldn't say short and sweet, short and dark.
Jordan (34:51):
Recsprimal playRecs but he's obsessed with herRecs cause
you get both
Christina (34:56):
are speaking my language,
Jordan (34:59):
yeah, he's
Christina (34:59):
it to me.
Jordan (35:01):
yeahRecs hunted in Holly, Leanne Bell.
Christina (35:04):
Oh my god.
I'm gonna go download that.
Jordan (35:07):
So dark.
I know.
It is short.
It's short.
It's good.
Christina (35:10):
Gimme, gimmeRecs Recsgimme.
Jordan (35:11):
Some classics I didn't mention because I know they're
on a lot of lists already, butgifting me to his best friend by
Katie.
Robert, such a good novella.
Recsit's a husband and wife andthey bring in his best friend.
And there'sRecs m.
In it too, so
Christina (35:30):
and
Jordan (35:32):
and then yeah, and then of course tangled in tinsel by
trulina pucci Is on my foreverholiday list.
So
Christina (35:40):
we have
Jordan (35:40):
that was a lot
Christina (35:41):
Instagram, too,
Jordan (35:43):
Yeah, I added all of them in a special Recspost on
our instagram and I think didyou add that on tiktok?
Yeah So if you want to referencethose and you want even more you
can go there.
I know a number of the authorsCommented and liked That post
they're aware of it.
So if you want to find theauthors too, you can go through
(36:03):
that channel So that was reallygreat.
Christina (36:08):
I hope everyone gets to enjoy some cozy time with
some hot cocoa and the lights ofthe Christmas tree and a good
Jordan (36:15):
and some hot MMC's
Christina (36:17):
Yes! Hot cocoa and hotter characters.
Jordan (36:21):
Hot scenes baby so good.
Know a happy holidays whetheryou celebrate something or you
don't celebrate something.
Sometimes these are just likefun RecsSome enjoy Family,
friends.
I know this can be a hard timefor a lot of people too.
So if you're looking to escape,RecsPlease use some of these If
you have any questions aboutthem or you're like, what did
(36:44):
you mean by that?
Please reach out to us.
You can send us fan maildirectly from wherever you're
listening, or you can find us onour socials
Christina (36:52):
We love to
Jordan (36:53):
message us there.
We do.
Ask us questions.
Christina (36:57):
literally makes Jordan's feet kick.
Jordan (36:59):
Yeah, feed, like feedback too.
If you have something specific,a trope or something you really
want to hear about in the newyear, please let us know.
We're putting together ourschedule now.
Regardless, we want to thank youfor listening to us ramble about
our holiday books.
If you're looking for moreromance Recs, please be sure to
follow us on Instagram andTikTok.
And on threads, at Romance RecsPod, you can find our favorite
(37:23):
book Recs from our episodes, aswell as behind the scenes
content.
Again, that's at Romance RecsPod, so make sure to give us a
follow and we'll be back in thenew year with a lot more
content.
Christina (37:37):
Can we?
Bye guys!
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