What The Smut Are You Talking About

This week, Mary and I are hanging out with small-town romance author Hollie Luckie, and we're talking broken book boyfriends, found family, grumpy firemen, cowboys, and a whole lot of writing chaos!

And in true What the Smut Are You Talking About fashion we're taking our usual side quests through Christmas novellas, current reads, reality TV, and a little Gilmore Girls nostalgia.

So grab your favorite snacky snack, your beverage of choice, and come yap with us for another episode full of books, laughs, and absolute chaos!

If you are a...

We are giving you another bonus episode this week! October is just fullll of bonus content from us! In this episode, Mary and I are hanging out with romance and fantasy author A.R. Schilling, and let me tell you, this conversation takes us on some SIDE QUESTS!

And because this is What the Smut Are You Talking About, things get a little unhinged. We're talking dinosaur poop research, baking, questionable conversations, and a few moments that might have the FBI adding us to a watchlist.

We also catch up on what we're...

This week, Mary and I are chasing storms, book boyfriends, and a whole lot of chaos with USA Today bestselling romance author and real-life storm chaser Heather Frances!

After watching Twisters and being personally victimized by the lack of kissing, I needed someone to give us the storm-chasing romance we deserved. Enter Heather and her debut novel, Chase Me If You Can!

We're talking about how Heather went from watching the original Twister as a kid to chasing actual tornadoes, including seeing one on her VERY FIRST storm chase! We also dive into...

Surprise! We have a bonus episode for yall this week!! Mary and I are hanging out with Bookstagrammer, author consultant, and now debut romance author Kristie Zarra!

We're talking about how Kristie went from creating those addictive storytime reels on Instagram and TikTok to getting bullied (lovingly, of course) into writing her very own book, A Reckless Obsession.

We're diving into fake dating, morally gray men, light stalking, found family, plus-size representation, and a book boyfriend who isn't afraid to show the entire world how obsessed he is with his girl. Oh, and...

This week, we're hanging out with romance author A.C. Wonderland to talk her Wyverns Hockey series, and what happens when a Type-A plotter's characters decide to do whatever the hell they want. We're diving into One Shot and Summer Shot. Of course, we've got plenty of bookish side quests, reading and watching updates, and our usual unhinged chaos. 

Tell us what you’re reading, what you’re watching, or send us your own Unhinged Rant, we might just read it on the podcast!

And if you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving us a...

Hockey season is here, Book Nerds, which means the Boy Aquarium is officially OPEN. 

This week, we’re yapping about some of our favorite hockey romance books and series, from the big names you probably already have on your TBR to a few older and underrated reads we think deserve more love. We’re talking Becca Mack, S.J. Tilly, S.J. Sylvis, Kandi Steiner, Brittany Nicole, and plenty more, with all the fake dating, forced proximity, golden retrievers, grumpy goalies, and hockey book boyfriends our little romance-reader hearts could want. Naturally, we take a few s...

Surprise! You are getting a bonus episode this week for What The Smut Are You Talking About Podcast  and we are yapping with Romance Author, Brandy Hynes.

We yapp all things Brandy and her world thats inside the Kort series and the Noire Brothers and all things Stealing Blinds, her newest release. Stealing Blinds is out now on paperback, audio, and e-book!!

Thank you so much VPR for reaching out and setting this interview up!

Tell us what you’re reading, what you’re watching, or send us your own Unhinged Rant...

On this episode of What The Smut Are You Talking About Podcast  we are yapping with Romance Author, Ginger Scott .

We yapp all things Ginger and a couple of her worlds that she has created. 

Tell us what you’re reading, what you’re watching, or send us your own Unhinged Rant, we might just read it on the podcast!

And if you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving us a rating or review. It helps other romance readers find the podcast and makes our chaotic little hearts very happy.

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On this episode of What The Smut Are You Talking About Podcast  we are yapping with Romance Author, T. Leigh Turner.

We yapp all things T. Leigh Turner and her amazing baseball universe that she has created. 

Tell us what you’re reading, what you’re watching, or send us your own Unhinged Rant, we might just read it on the podcast!

And if you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving us a rating or review. It helps other romance readers find the podcast and makes our chaotic little hearts very happy...

On this episode of What The Smut Are You Talking About Podcast  we are yapping all things Boy Safari...or atleast that is what we are calling Football Romance Books that we LOVE!

Our recs include:

Mason by Megan O’Brien
Say You Swear by Meagan Brandy
Chasing the Ring & Chasing the Rush by Lauren Rowe
Hail Mary by Kandi Steiner
Run Game & Mr. Irrelevant by C.L. Rose

And then we gush all things Abby Millsaps and we might of just started a new segment called our...

Welcome to SEASON TWO Book Nerds!

On this episode of What The Smut Are You Talking About Podcast we are yapping about what you can expect this season. We have lots of fun guests planned and have had sooo many great conversations so far! We can't wait for you to hear them!

 Of course, it wouldn’t be us if we didn’t take a side quest or two, but Mary is doing her very best to rein me in. Whether or not she’s successful is a different story. 

Tell us what...

On this episode of What The Smut Are You Talking About Podcast we are yapping with Romance Author, Samantha Brinn.

We yapp all things Sam Brinn universe and her newest release, Fearlessly Us! 

Tell us what you’re reading, what you’re watching, or send us your own Unhinged Rant, we might just read it on the podcast!

And if you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving us a rating or review. It helps other romance readers find the podcast and makes our chaotic little hearts very happy.

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This week, we’re joined by romance author Lucy Wilson-Tagoe, who longtime readers may also know by her pen name Dylan Allen, to talk writing, reinvention, and her newest release, To Catch a Sinner.

And because this is What the Smut, we obviously do not stay on one topic for very long. Andddddd we may have forgot to hit the record button...

Lucy takes us behind the scenes of her writing process, from plotting complicated stories in spreadsheets to leaving just enough room for the feral chaos to take over. We al...

This week, we’re bringing back one of our OG bookish chats featuring Samantha Brinn (before she was a published romance author) and doing a full deep dive into Kiss and Don't Tell by Tessa Meghan Quinn.

But first, Cortney and Mary are checking in with a little summer chaos. We’re talking current romance reads, the books living rent-free in our heads, reading slumps, and our ever-growing TBRs.

Then we jump back into our original conversation with Sam to talk all things Vancouver Agitators.

Whether Kiss and Don't Tell  is on...

We’re throwing it back to 2024 for the perfect summer rerelease, Book Nerds!

This week, we’re bringing back one of our OG bookish chats featuring Zoey from ZozosBookshelf and doing a full deep dive into It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey.

But first, Cortney and Mary are checking in with a little summer chaos. We’re talking current romance reads, the books living rent-free in our heads, reading slumps, our ever-growing TBRs, reality TV, and somehow the fact that our kids don’t understand what life was like when you actually had to put a DV...

What's up, Book Nerds!

We finally got to record an episode together in the same room (yes... from a hotel room 😂), and we're recapping one of our favorite romance book events of the year...Smutmas in the Smokies!

From meeting incredible romance authors and audiobook narrators to discovering way too many new books for our already out-of-control TBRs, we're sharing everything that made this Christmas-in-July signing so unforgettable.

If you're a fan of romance books, indie romance authors, book signings, audiobook narrators, BookTok recommendations, hockey romance, dark romance, rom...