The Cosy Cup Book Club
Welcome to 'The Cosy Cup Book Club,' the podcast where two bibliophiles dive into the pages of trending and classic books, sparing you the need to dissect them yourself.We're here for all you book lovers who find joy in reading but sometimes feel like you're talking to your bookshelf more than actual people. Fear not! We've got your back. Each episode, we'll be sipping on literary-inspired cosy drinks while unraveling the mysteries, quirks, and downright drama within the pages of our chosen books.From timeless classics to the latest bestsellers, we're on a mission to make literature as...
Episode Twenty Three S2: Stuck in a Lift & Ice Planet Barbarians
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This week Katy and Rosie tackle the question everyone has secretly thought about — which book character would you actually want to be stuck in a lift with? The debate gets chaotic, the choices get suspicious, and nobody picks someone sensible.
Then we deep dive into the BookTok phenomenon that started it all — Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon. Georgie is an ordinary woman abducted by aliens and abandoned on a remote ice planet with a group of other human women and absolutely no survival plan.  The only native inhabi...
Episode Twenty Two S2: Noses & Built on Love ft. JJ Cross
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This week Katy and Rosie are joined by the lovely JJ Cross — romance author, caffeine enthusiast, and proud owner of more notebooks than is strictly reasonable — to chat about her debut novel Built on Love, book one of the Peterson Brothers series. It’s a friends-to-lovers romantic suspense with found family vibes, a book boyfriend thoroughly wrapped in green flags, and enough twists to keep you questioning everyone and everything.  Emmy discovers her boyfriend cheating  and what unfolds from there is warm, spicy, and genuinely gripping. We had a brilliant chat with JJ about brin...
Episode Twenty-One S2 - Red Queen vs. Powerless
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This week, Katy and Rosie are trying something a little different… and potentially a little dangerous for the internet. Rosie has been reading Powerless by Lauren Roberts by, while Katy has been reading The Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard.
And we’re asking the question BookTok has been arguing about for months…
Is one a rip-off of the other?
Or are they simply two completely different stories written by two different authors that happen to share a handful of familiar fantasy tropes and themes?
We’re divin...
Episode 20 S2: Loving Sofas and Jess's Story ft. Ali Fischer
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This week Katy and Rosie are joined by the wonderful Ali Fischer — Finance Manager by day, hopeless romantic by night — to chat about Jess’s Story, the final book in her spicy Book Club series. Jess has spent her whole life being told to look pretty, marry well, and produce an heir — until her dad tries to use her as a bargaining chip in a business deal. That is, until a trip to Vegas, Julian Hadley, and only one bed offers her a very different kind of solution. It’s primal, it’s spicy, it’s go...
Episode Nineteen S2: The Poison Daughter and fictional vs. real men
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This week Katy and Rosie dive into The Poison Daughter by Sheila Masterson — the USA Today bestselling dark romantasy that BookTok has been absolutely feral about. Meet Harlow Carrenwell: poison-lipped vigilante, reluctant assassin, and woman who has killed every man she’s ever kissed — until she meets the one man who survives. When her new betrothed Henry Havenwood turns out to be immune to her magic and inconveniently aware of her double life, things get complicated — fast. Arranged marriage, enemies-to-lovers, a dash of vampires, and a heroine with genuinely lethal personal boundaries. We had opinio...
Episode Eighteen S2: Getting down with pasta and Julia Sleeps ft. Zoe Caryl
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This week we are joined by the wonderful Zoe Caryl, to talk about her first novel Julia Sleeps — a female-driven historical fiction set in 1930s Glasgow following Evie Jameson, a tenement girl with a voice that stops rooms, who is determined to turn her passion for singing into a career.
Plus Rosie’s Bit on the Side this week features a piece of pasta that becomes a man and has a very lovely time indeed. Katy had thoughts. Many thoughts.
Grab your cuppa. ☕ It’s a good one...
Episode Seventeen S2: Fictional Nurses and Haunting Adeline
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This week Katy and Rosie tackle the big questions — specifically, which fictional character would you actually want looking after you when you’re ill? The debate gets heated, the choices get questionable, and nobody is picking sensibly.
Then we dive into Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton — the BookTok sensation that broke the internet (and briefly got banned from Amazon). It’s a dark romance following Adeline, a young author who inherits her late grandmother’s gothic manor, only to discover her great-grandmother was murdered there — and that history might be repeating itself, cour...
Episode Sixteen S2: Spatula or fishslice & Everything is Hearsay by Rebecca Black
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This week things get a little unconventional — Rebecca Black (no, not that one) couldn’t join us in person, so Katy asked the questions and Rosie channelled her inner author to read out Rebecca’s written answers. Was it journalism? Was it theatre? Everything is hearsay, really.
We do a shallow dive into Rebecca’s debut Everything is Hearsay — a rockstar romance following a Bristolian single mum B&B owner whose life gets a lot more complicated when a certain someone checks in. Cosy setting, chaotic energy, and we absolutely had opinions.
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Episode Fifteen: The Deal and a life-long book friend
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The Cosy Cup Bookclub | The Deal by Elle Kennedy
This week Katy and Rosie are diving into a certified BookTok classic — The Deal by Elle Kennedy, book one of the Off-Campus series. We’re talking fake dating, slow burn, hockey boys with suspiciously good banter, and one very inconvenient deal that was never going to end well for anyone’s heart. Hannah and Garrett, we see you.
We break down all the best bits, get into our feelings about it (Rosie had feelings, Katy had opinions), and tackle this week’s...
Episode Fourteen S2: Vined, Dined and In Plain Sight ft. Esme Taylor
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This week, we’re sipping something questionable and diving into In Plain Sight with the brilliant Esme Taylor—chatting twists, tension, and the kind of moments that make you immediately distrust everyone, including yourself.
Rosie’s Bit on the Side takes a turn into Vined and Dined… which is exactly as chaotic as it sounds. Expect strong opinions, questionable connections, and at least one point where we completely lose the plot (in a fun way, obviously).
It’s mystery, misdirection, and mildly unhinged side chat—served with a cosy drink and ju...
Episode Thirteen: Two Truths and a Lie by Annie Abel and Chaotic Characters
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This week, we’re diving into Two Truths and a Lie by Annie Abel — a book that had us questioning everything… including our own emotional stability.
We’re talking:
enemies-to-lovers tension that feels personally targeted chaotic men with suspiciously soft centres and the very real question… who exactly would drag us into a life of chaos, and why are we saying yes so quickly?Expect strong opinions, questionable life choices, and at least one moment where we fully reconsider our standards.
Grab your cosiest drink, settle in, and...
Episode Twelve - Humanoid groceries and Veiled Obsessions ft. Billie Jade Kermack
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This week we’re joined by author Billie Jade Kermack, chatting about her book Veiled Obsessions, the inspiration behind it, and what it’s really like writing stories that live rent-free in readers’ heads.
Along the way we get into the usual cosy chaos, including writing chat, bookish confessions, and the kind of tangents that make perfect sense at the time but sound completely unhinged afterwards.
Meanwhile, Rosie’s Bit on the Side takes a particularly surreal turn this week with a story about a bag of...
Episode Eleven: Lights Out and Fictional Life Advice
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This week on The Cosy Cup Book Club, Katy and Rosie dive into Lights Out by Navessa Allen, a dark romance that proves the line between terrifying and tantalising is apparently very thin. Expect chaotic opinions, questionable life advice inspired by fictional men, and the usual honest reactions when a book decides to absolutely unhinge itself halfway through.
We attempt to answer the very important question: should anyone actually take life advice from romance novels… or would that lead to immediate disaster?
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Episode Ten S2: Jugs and Cute Little Hand Grenade ft. Jadella Gold
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This week we are joined by author Jadella Gold to chat about her book Cute Little Hand Grenade, a story that packs far more punch than its title politely suggests. We talk about the inspiration behind the book, the characters that refuse to behave themselves, and the kind of plot twists that leave you staring at the page thinking, “well… that escalated quickly.”
As always, things take a slight detour when Rosie brings Rosie’s Bit on the Side, this time discussing Cold Sweat and an unexpectedly memorable jug-related moment t...
Episode Nine S2: Deep End and Weddings
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We’re doing a full deep-dive into Deep End by Ali Hazelwood — the tension, the tropes, the chemistry that could power the National Grid, and the moments that had us pausing to stare dramatically into the middle distance. Is it peak Hazelwood? Is it feral? Is it soft? Is it both? We discuss.
There is, of course, chaos.
And because we can never stay on topic for long, we also answer the extremely important, civilisation-defining question:
Which fictional character would you trust to plan your...
Episode Eight S2: Veiled in Grey and Stuffed ft. Merel Van der Valk
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This week on The Cosy Cup Book Club, we’re joined by author Merel van der Calk to chat about her romantasy novel Veiled in Grey — secrets, tension, morally questionable decisions, and the kind of emotional damage we absolutely signed up for.
Meanwhile, Rosie’s Bit on the Side takes a truly unhinged turn into literary territory nobody asked for but everyone now has to live with: a story about a sentient pillow. Yes. A pillow. With thoughts. And feelings. And frankly more emotional availability than most fictional men.
Cosy d...
Episode Seven S2: First Time Caller
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This week we’re diving into First Time Caller
We chat first impressions, emotional damage, romantic tension, and the characters we would one hundred per cent argue with in real life. Is confidence attractive or just loud? Who thinks they’re mysterious but is actually just bad at communicating? And which book boyfriend would crumble the second he heard “you’re live on air”?
As always, expect strong opinions, mild delusion, questionable loyalty to problematic favourites, and at least one character we defend far more passionately than they deserve.
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Episode Six S2: Clouds and The People We Trust ft. S. J. Gathercole
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This week, Katy and Rosie are joined by S. J. Gathercole for a chat about her gripping novel The People We Trust. They dig into messy friendships, buried secrets, and those unsettling moments when the people closest to you might not be quite who you think they are.
Meanwhile, in Rosie’s Bit on the Side, things take a turn… skyward. A cloud. A sexy cloud. We’re not saying it awakens anything, but we’re also not not saying that. It’s whimsical, it’s slightly unhinged, and it raises far more ques...
Episode Five S2: Best Villains and Credence
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This week we’re asking the important questions. What actually makes a great villain? Is it the trauma? The moral greyness? The unhinged behaviour we absolutely should not be rooting for… but kind of are?
We dive into our favourite fictional villains, the ones who live rent-free in our heads, before turning our attention to Credence – a book that is many things, not least emotionally chaotic, deeply uncomfortable, and impossible to stop talking about. Expect messy family dynamics, questionable decisions, and at least one moment where we all collectively go, “oh… oh no.”
Episode Four S2: Knifed and Broken Princess ft. Laura Bennett
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This week on The Cosy Cup Book Club, we’ve somehow ended up discussing two wildly different books in one cosy little episode.
First up: Knifed — featuring a super soldier and a premise that made us pause, blink, and say, “Right. Go on then.” It’s weird, it’s bold, and it sent us down a very specific rabbit hole.
Then we swing hard into Broken Princess, a dark mafia romance that delivers exactly what it promises: power, control, danger, and characters making choices that would absolu...
Episode Three S2: Scrapbook of an unfound songstress and the Apocalypse
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This week, we’re chatting about Scrapbook of an Unfound Songstress by Vicky Nolan — a book that feels like flicking through a scrapbook of half-remembered songs, lost voices, and the stories we build around them. We talk creativity, memory, identity, and the quiet ache of things that almost were.
Somewhere along the way, the conversation takes a turn into an apocalypse hypothetical — specifically, who we’d want to spend the end of the world with (emotionally, not strategically). It’s reflective, a bit unhinged in places, and exactly the sort of ta...
Episode Two Season 2: Dating Rubber Ducks and The Secret We Keep ft. Emily Catlow
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This week’s episode is exactly as unhinged as the title suggests ☕🦆
We’re joined by the wonderful Emily Catlow for a cosy (and slightly chaotic) chat about The Secret We Keep – a book packed with tension, secrets, and the kind of emotional moments that make you stare into your mug and reassess your life choices.
Expect honest conversations about complicated relationships, quiet heartbreaks, and the very real art of pretending you’re fine when you absolutely are not.
Rosie's bit on the side is totally normal...
New Years Special! Episode One: Nan Tuckette and Heated Rivalry
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This week we’re joined by Nan Tuckette for a very civil, absolutely normal untucked chat that definitely stays on topic.
We talk books, reading habits, and then — inevitably — Heated Rivalry, a MM hockey romance that has no business being as addictive as it is. There are opinions. There is banter. There is a surprising amount of investment in fictional men who should probably communicate better.
As ever, we discuss what worked, what made us sigh, and why this book continues to live rent-free in so man...
Episode Thirty Five: Getting Frisky with Jennifer Taylor-Gray and the Old Crones Club
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This week, Rosie fully commits to chaos and reads Frisky the Snowman for her Bit on the Side, and honestly… we’re still processing it. Expect festive filth, unexpected feelings about snowmen, and several moments where we question all of our life choices.
We’re also joined by author Jennifer Taylor-Gray for a brilliant chat about writing with humour, leaning into the ridiculous, and the absolute joy that is the Old Crones Club. We talk community, creativity, ageing disgracefully, and why stories don’t have to take themselves seriously to still...
Episode Thirty-Four: The Christmas Tree Farm and Terrible Pickles
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This week we’re diving into The Christmas Tree Farm by Laurie Gilmore, a festive romance packed with small-town charm, cosy winter vibes, and enough holiday sparkle to make even the Grinch crack a smile. We chat through the book’s sweetest moments, its most chaotic characters, and — because it simply has to be addressed — the most awkward smut scene we’ve ever read. Yes, ever. We survived it so you don’t have to.
Join us for tangents, questionable analogies, mild thirsting, and full festive mayhem as we unwrap our thoughts on...
Episode Thirty-Three: Pickles and Playing With Fire ft. Paola Santana
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This week we’re diving into a wild mix of vinegary chaos and fiery fantasy as we chat with the brilliant Paola Santana. Expect laughter, questionable metaphors, and a few moments where we almost behave like a serious book club. Almost.
We explore Paola’s world of love, mischief, and morally dodgy decisions, alongside the usual tangents involving pickles, cousins, and whatever else our brains decided to contribute on the day. It’s warm, witty, and just the right amount of unhinged.
Grab a cosy drink, settle in, and enjoy...
Episode Thirty Two: Never Bound, Neverland, and Nearly Unhinged
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In this week’s episode, Katy and Rosie tackle the all-important question: which book deserves the next big TV or film adaptation—and why are some of them already practically storyboards waiting to happen? Expect strong opinions, mild chaos, and at least one moment where Rosie forgets what genre we’re even talking about.
We then dive headfirst into Never Bound by Rosemary Hart—a world of danger, devotion, and deliciously tense moments that had us both clutching our cosy mugs. We break down the characters, the themes...
Bonus Episode: Niles' Historical Footnote on Witchcraft
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In this utterly chaotic solo ramble, Niles takes the mic (and absolutely runs with it) to deliver a historical footnote no one asked for but everyone will be weirdly glad they heard. It’s just him, talking to himself about witchcraft, going off on tangents, correcting his own tangents, and occasionally arguing with imaginary academics. It’s unhinged, unexpectedly informative, and exactly the sort of bonus content that proves why he should never be left unsupervised.
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Episode Thirty-One: Meat, Juices & Mayhem ft. Theo T. Greenshaw
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This week, Rosie traumatises the nation with a deeply unnecessary deep-dive into meat and its… juices. Katy tries not to be sick, and we both attempt to recover in time to chat with the brilliant Theo T. Greenshaw about his dark, twisty novel Witchcraft and Fury. Expect magic, mayhem, questionable metaphors, and two hosts desperately trying not to think about gravy ever again.
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Episode Thirty: A Lamp, a Labyrinth, and Chaos
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This week we somehow end up covering a lamp, a labyrinth, and When the World Falls Down by Jordan Lynde. Rosie shares her latest lamp-related revelation, Niles does his best to guide us through labyrinths both literal and literary, and we take a dry but oddly dedicated deep dive into Lynde’s world. It’s Episode Thirty: at this point, we’ve all accepted the chaos.
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Episode twenty nine: Blood & Awkward First Times ft. Simon Henderson
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This week, Katy and Rosie are joined by author Simon Henderson to chat about his gripping novella Blood on the Prairie — a dark, atmospheric tale that’ll have you side-eyeing the open plains. We also welcome Niles from Time Travel TV to give us some historical insight into the Wild West! Meanwhile, the hosts tackle a very pressing question: which fictional couple would have the most awkward first time? Expect chaos, questionable logic, and far too much laughter for such a serious literary discussion. We also welcome Niles from Time...
Bonus Episode: Kelly Jones Fantasy Author's Fae-tastic Voice Notes
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In this special bonus episode, Kelly Jones Fantasy Author takes us on a wild ride through How Does It Feel? by Jeneane O’Reilley, one chaotic voice note at a time. Expect a few moments that probably shouldn’t be played in polite company.
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Episode Twenty Eight: Sexy Filing Cabinets & Fae Infatuations ft. Marnie L. Norton
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This week on The Cosy Cup Book Club, Katy and Rosie are joined by the brilliant Marnie L. Norton, author of Blood Hunt, for a quick chat about all things witchy and wicked. Then it’s over to Rosie’s very organised “Bit on the Side” — yes, it’s about a sexy filing cabinet (we don’t know either). Finally, the duo dive deep into How Does It Feel? by Jeneane O’Reilley — book one in the Infatuated Fae series. Katy’s utterly obsessed, Rosie’s... well, less so. Expect chaos, mild thirst, and some...
Episode twenty seven: Murder in the Woods and Selling Hell as a Holiday ft. Sam Evans
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This week, Katy and Rosie head into the woods to chat about Sam Evans’ gripping murder mystery, In the Woods Somewhere. They’re joined by the author herself to talk twists, tension, and what really makes a good whodunnit.
Naturally, things spiral into chaos when the conversation turns to travel — because of course the girls ask: which awful fictional place could we sell as a holiday rep? Expect shady sales pitches, suspiciously cheerful resort ads for the underworld, and a few too many jokes about “killer g...
Episode Twenty Six: Spectres, Smut, and Soulmates (…Sort Of)
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In this week’s episode of The Cosy Cup Book Club, things get spookily spicy. Rosie’s Bit on the Side dives into the very niche world of ghostly get-downs — yes, we’re talking spectral seduction and paranormal passion.
We deep dive into Vexed by Monique Koen — a sharp, funny, and emotionally charged read that’s left us both swooning. Expect chaos, questionable ethics, and a few supernatural side-eyes.
Grab your brew, hold onto your Ouija board, and join us for an episode that’s equal parts haunting and hilarious.
<...Episode twenty five: Villains, But Make Them Right ft. Melissa Addey
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This week, we’re asking the all-important question: which villain do we actually agree with? From scheming masterminds to tragic anti-heroes, we’re diving into the murky world of moral grey areas and seeing which side we’d really pick.
We’re also joined by the brilliant Melissa Addey, author of From the Ashes — a beautifully researched historical novel set in Rome, following the workers who built the grand amphitheatre in Pompeii's shadow.
Expect fiery debates, unexpected sympathy for the “bad guys”, and a journey to ancient Pompeii that mi...
Episode twenty four: Got Milk? (And Monster Boyfriends) ft. Charlie Fights
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This week, we take a very deep dive into the utterly unhinged and unexpectedly heartfelt world of Morning Glory Milking Farm — yes, that book. Expect laughter, chaos, and maybe a few awkward silences as we try to process just how wholesome monster smut can be.
Rosie brings the chills with a special Spooky Bit on the Side, joined by the brilliant Charlie Fights, who proves you can be both tough and terrified. Grab your cuppa (and maybe a towel), because this episode gets messy in mo...
Episode Twenty Three: Flatmates & Firewalls ft. Liz Shipton
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This week we tackle the age-old dilemma: which fictional character would actually make the perfect flatmate (spoiler — most of them would eat your food and never take the bins out). We also chat with author Liz Shipton about her sharp and spellbinding new release Dot Slash Magic, diving into coding, chaos, and why witchcraft pairs so well with tech support. Expect sarcasm, tea, and at least one rant about passive-aggressive fridge notes.
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Episode Twenty Two: Love Bites (Literally)
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Rosie’s Bit on the Side tackles the delicate art of mantis mating – spoiler: someone always loses their head. Then we sharpen our fangs and sink into Kiss of the Basilisk, unpicking the romance, the reptiles, and the bits that make you question whether the author was entirely sober.
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Episode Twenty One: Babysitters, Dog-Sitters, and Other Poor Life Choices ft. Ash Rose
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This week we tackle the vital question: which fictional character would you actually trust with your child… or at least your dog? (Spoiler: not many. Frankly, most of them would forget the snacks, lose the child, and set fire to the house.) Then, in a far more responsible turn, we chat with author Ash Rose about her deliciously sinful new release Sweet as Sin. Expect laughter, questionable judgement, and possibly the NSPCC on speed dial.
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