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Merrick by Anne Rice 2:11:13

9d ago2:11:13

2:11:13

Welcome to our fifth year of reading Anne Rice books for Halloween, with special guest Dr. Claire Mischker! He's David Talbot, nobody's favorite old man/young twink vampire! She's Merrick, too cool for these dusty losers, out here committing perfume crimes! In accordance with long-established tradition, this episode is rambling and yelly and has we…

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Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 49:02

2M ago49:02

49:02

Aye lads and lassies and wee bairns (wait, this is no place for wee bairns!) This is our hundredth episode, to our vast surprise, so we're gonna make enemies and talk about Outlander! He's Jamie, the only feminist in eighteenth century Scotland! She's Claire, a time traveling nurse with a boring husband! Buckle up, sassenachs, because if you know t…

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Lightning by Dean Koontz 1:04:58

4M ago1:04:58

1:04:58

He's Stephan, a time travelling good Nazi! She's Laura, a woman he will not leave alone! It's Dean Koontz's Lightning, the first of our summer road trip books! To explain the amazing graphic my husband ran up for this - I am almost certain this is Koontz's own Terminator fanfic, predicting Badass T2 Sarah Connor years before that movie came out. If…

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Bear by Marian Engel 46:39

5M ago46:39

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He's a bear. Like an actual bear. She's having a midlife crisis. This seems like a pretty extreme response. This is Bear by Marian Engel, which won the Governor General's Award in 1976 and is evidently the most controversial Canadian novel of all time. Sounds like a skills issue to me. You know that joke about how you can build a bridge with your b…

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A Crime of the Heart by Cheryl Reavis 35:47

6M ago35:47

35:47

His job is Amish! She's an accountant with an ulcer and a bad case of second chance romance! Will they fall back in love? Can she get over that weird beard thing? Find out in Cheryl Reavis' A Crime of the Heart, another of our "five heart romances"! If you're new to this, we're doing episodes on the list of books that Romantic Times reviewer Melind…

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Annie's Song by Catherine Anderson 40:14

7M ago40:14

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He's Alex, an Oregon gentleman farmer with a very bad brother! She's Annie, a Deaf woman who's treated like garbage by literally everyone! Welcome to Annie's Song by Catherine Anderson! There are some pretty strong content warnings for this one - it won't surprise you that it's full of ableism, both Original Recipe and Extra Paternalistic, of cours…

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Danger Zone by Doreen Owens Malek 47:11

8M ago47:11

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This is our first intentional entry in a little project we're doing - friend of the podcast Steve Ammidown posted this fascinating spread with a list of all the books Melinda Helfer, a Romantic Times editor, awarded five hearts in a review. Sixteen books out of ten thousand! Well, it turns out we'd already done two of them - Lightning that Lingers …

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Send No Flowers by Sandra Brown 1:12:58

10M ago1:12:58

1:12:58

He's Pierce, a hot guy with a secret (and it's not that he's part of the military industrial complex, he's proud of that part!) She's Alicia, a widowed mother of two who works in a romance novel boutique! Welcome to Send No Flowers by Sandra Brown - if you'd like to listen to our previous book by her way back in Episode 36, which believe you me is …

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Ben's Bakery and the Hannukah Miracle by Penelope Peters 36:32

11M ago36:32

36:32

He's Ben, a cinnamon roll who bakes cinnamon rolls! He's Adam, a hockey coach and a pain in the ass! It's our annual modern gay Hannukah book - chag sameach, y'all! This year we read Ben's Bakery and the Hannukah Miracle by Penelope Peters. This one does have some serious religious gatekeeping - we mention it because it is really upsetting because …

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Mistletoe and Holly by Janet Dailey 25:16

11M ago25:16

25:16

He's Tagg, a Christmas-obsessed single dad! She's Leslie, a woman immobilized by a broken leg who cannot escape the holiday despite driving several states away and telling everybody she would prefer not to! He would probably be okay except that he's always "smirking" or "mocking" or whatevering his dialogue at her! For some reason his hair is very …

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Till the End of Time by Suzanne Elizabeth 50:55

12M ago50:55

50:55

He's Scott, the dumbest fighter pilot to ever be trusted with a top secret time travel experiment! She's Rachel, a Civil War spy who has somehow never worn a corset! It's Till the End of Time, a 1994 time travel romance by Suzanne Elizabeth that has twenty whole reviews on Goodreads! This is a silly book, so there isn't much to warn you about excep…

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Greygallows by Barbara Michaels 44:51

1y ago44:51

44:51

Happy Halloween! He's Clare, a baron with a very expensive contractor's bill and a suspicious number of black armbands in his wardrobe. She's Lucy, a sheltered seventeen year old girl with a big inheritance and absolutely no friends anywhere. What a great combination! It's Greygallows by Barbara Michaels, who is also Elizabeth Peters and Barbara Me…

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The Vampire Armand by Anne Rice 2:56:21

1y ago2:56:21

2:56:21

Welcome to our fourth (!) annual AnneRiceoween extravaganza featuring The Vampire Armand! We skipped Memnoch the Devil because we just did not want to read it, but don't worry, this book makes us find out what happened in it anyway! As usual, this episode features Friend of the Podcast Dr. Claire Mischker, weird audio (we had to change our remote r…

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Magic's Pawn by Mercedes Lackey 1:26:25

1y ago1:26:25

1:26:25

He's Vanyel, the whiniest teenager ever chosen for a top government position by a horse! He's Tylendel, doomed twin and bad decision maker! Forget it, Jake, it's Valdemar! This is the first in Mercedes Lackey's Last Herald Mage trilogy, Magic's Pawn - it is not a romance novel, there is no happy ending, there are only tears. The tears are, in fact,…

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The Windflower by Laura London 1:15:56

1y ago1:15:56

1:15:56

She's Merry, a naïve teenager who mostly sits around waiting for something to happen. He's Devon, the evil pirate who kidnaps her mostly by accident. It's the War of 1812! Laura London is actually Tom and Sharon Curtis; we previously did a Loveswept by them that was a lot of fun, Lightning That Lingers. Check it out! We've been sleeping on this boo…

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Hollywood Wives by Jackie Collins 1:25:44

1+ y ago1:25:44

1:25:44

Welcome to the second episode of our Jackie July extravaganza! This one is on Hollywood Wives, which was reissued this month. Many things happen in this book to many people! Some of them seem medically improbable! Watch Elaine, Ross, Neil, Montana, Gina, Buddy, Angel, Randy, Karen, and more as they call each other on the telephone and have exhausti…

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Super Special Jackie Collins Interview with Rory Green and Tiffany Lerman 54:55

1+ y ago54:55

54:55

Welcome to Jackie July! We're dedicating this month to listener favorite Jackie Collins because we're in the middle of a Jackaissance - a fancy new 40th anniversary edition of Hollywood Wives is coming out (introduction by Colleen Hoover!) and two of her daughters, Rory and Tiffany, are doing press for it. We had a blast sitting down for an intervi…

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Birthday Smash! Electrified by the Eel by Harpie Alexa 40:35

1+ y ago40:35

40:35

She's Luna, in witness protection! He's Elar, a horny eel monster! It's Courtney's birthday so we're going off script and reading Electrified by the Eel, a modern paranormal romance short! (Come for the eel sex, stay for the heartfelt tangential argument about the number and location of centaur dicks.) So the book itself notes trigger warnings for …

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Ravished by Amanda Quick 44:13

1+ y ago44:13

44:13

Buckle up Jane, it's the Regency! Harriet is a fossil hunter! Gideon is a viscount, which is evidently a job! He's grim and broody and has an Evil Past full of Scandals and also a cool scar! She's Tracy Flick in a pelisse! There are smugglers! And parties! It's Amanda Quick's Ravished! Surprise - nobody actually gets ravished in this book. I know, …

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Talisman of Valdegarde by Madeleine Simon 26:05

1+ y ago26:05

26:05

Gwynne is theoretically a powerful druid! Neil is clearly a date rapist and also a bard! Anyway, here's Wonderwall! This is Talisman of Valdegarde, which - I swear I am not making this up - is an official Dungeons and Dragons Choose Your Own Adventure-style romance novel! Unsurprisingly there are no content warnings here except for the anxiety that…

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Special Interview Edition: To Swoon and to Spar by Martha Waters 29:37

1+ y ago29:37

29:37

It's time for our fourth annual check-in with Martha Waters! That does not seem possible! And yet! Her latest book in the Regency Vows series is To Swoon and to Spar. Viscount Penvale has been working for years to buy back his ancestral home, Trethwick Abbey, from his estranged uncle. And so he’s thrilled when his uncle announces that he is ready t…

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Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas 1:08:38

1+ y ago1:08:38

1:08:38

Welcome to the second episode of our Valentine's Day 90's Bad Boys-a-thon! This time we read Lisa Kleypas' Dreaming of You, knowing full well that we dare the wrath of the Derek Craven fan club. He's a moody emo Cockney kid from the mean streets, made his money and unsure of what to do with it now that he's got it! She's a spectacled young authores…

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Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase 1:16:58

1+ y ago1:16:58

1:16:58

He's a rake, a dastardly dastard, a blackened heart in a big nosed body! She's Spunky and extremely wee! There's a really hot scene with a glove! It's Loretta Chase's Lord of Scoundrels! This February for Valentine's Day we're reading all your favorite 90's bad boys. The spiritual heirs of Edward Rochester. The rakes, the scoundrels, the emo ones. …

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Scruples by Judith Krantz 1:29:52

2y ago1:29:52

1:29:52

Billy Ikehorn-Orsini is IT. Extraordinary wealthy, profoundly chic, and her diamonds have names. Valentine is the next big couture designer. Spider is a photographer who somehow now is the guy who makes a store cool. Whatever, just go with it - together they are the minds behind Scruples, the boutique that sounds suspiciously like a Cracker Barrel …

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Golden Valkyrie by Iris Johansen 33:00

2y ago33:00

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Honey is a figure of legend, a giantess astride the world! She is five feet and nine inches tall! She is a private investigator! Lance (YES LANCE) is a prince! His way hotter friend is sheik-adjacent! This all sounds awesome but in fact it is sadly very boring! We wanted to read one of the Sedikhan books that everybody seems to really like - but we…

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Hannukah Special! Eight Nights in December by Keira Andrews 25:45

2y ago25:45

25:45

Chag sameach! Welcome to our traditional holiday episode, where we do a modern gay Hanukkah romance ever year! This one is Eight Nights in December by Keira Andrews, where Lucas meets Nate and then everybody around them has to go buy a new mop! It's very sweet but also very sticky. Check out our previous years' holiday episodes - there's only enoug…

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Lady Be Good by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 1:00:02

2y ago1:00:02

1:00:02

Lady Emma has two weeks in American to lose her reputation and not be forced to marry the dastardly duke. Kenny has to drive her around Texas to get back in the good graces of the PGA Tour so he can play pro golf again. Why yes, this does seem radically mismatched stakes! It's Lady Be Good by Susan Elizabeth Phillips! This is one of those wild Susa…

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The Tale of the Body Thief by Anne Rice 1:49:26

2y ago1:49:26

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Welcome to our All Souls Day Spoooooooktacular Tradition! In accordance with the ancient scrolls, every Halloween we read another Anne Rice book and invite Dr. Claire Michker to drink too much and talk about it! This year, we read The Tale of the Body Thief, and we have nobody to blame for it but ourselves. If you're watching the show but haven't r…

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Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause 1:27:02

2y ago1:27:02

1:27:02

It's a happy Halloween in Bodice Tipplers land! Get your spooky season on with Vivian, who's 16 and a pain in the ass and a werewolf! She doesn't care what you think, Mom! He's Aiden and he's that kid you thought was so deep and mysterious and hot in high school! Other He is Gabe and he's... 24, and has a job, and is also a werewolf! It's Blood and…

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Fiery Virginia Jewel by Elizabeth Leigh (With Special Guest!) 1:58:59

2y ago1:58:59

1:58:59

Glynna is a beautiful teenager living on the Virginia frontier on the eve of the French and Indian War. Kane (seriously) is... what does this guy do, actually? He's a rich dude masquerading as a tutor but really on the hunt for a tiara his mom misplaced. Is that really a career path? Anyway, this is Fiery Virginia Jewel, by Elizabeth Leigh.... or i…

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The Sands of Time by Sidney Sheldon 1:12:25

2y ago1:12:25

1:12:25

They're a bunch of nuns on the run! He's a... Basque terrorist! Sure! Whatever! There's also a rich dying New York boss lady and a missing orphan, a secret society that runs all of Spain, several bullfights, at least two prison breaks, a Swiss bank account, and some sex murders! Look out, y'all, it's The Sands of Time by Sidney Sheldon! You heard u…

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32 - Neon Gods 1:22:48

2y ago1:22:48

1:22:48

This episode of A Real Bodice Ripper will introduce you to Katee Robert's stunning and erotic reimagining of the Hades and Persephone myth, Neon Gods! Kink, consent, and characters you'll fall in love with fill the pages of this delicious novel. With perhaps our favorite Hades to date, we encourage you to dive into the first of the Dark Olympus ser…

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Opposites Attract by Nora Roberts 43:18

2y ago43:18

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Welcome to Nora Roberts' Opposites Attract! Their names are, and I am not kidding, Ty Starbuck and Asher Wolfe. They are tennis champs! Second chance romance! Will they go all the way (heh)? Well table (tennis) that because BUCKLE UP BUTTERCUP to our shock and disgust this is a surprise abortion-shaming book! Seriously, we wanted to do a fun sports…

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31 - Sweet Omegaverse 101 ft Baby & The Late Night Howlers 1:58:56

2+ y ago1:58:56

1:58:56

This episode of A Real Bodice Ripper will introduce you to the intriguing world of the Omegaverse! We know you love Alphas and Betas, but have you experienced an Omega? Sometimes unusual, but always titillating, this Intro Class on the Sweet Omegaverse is about to start. Your first reading assignment, Baby & The Late Night Howlers by Kathryn Moon. …

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Heart of Dixie by Tami Hoag 41:15

2+ y ago41:15

41:15

Jake is a biographer (is that a job if you're not Kitty Kelly?) and Dixie is... oh come on. So there's a Missing Star, Devon, and then there's Dixie, the tow truck driver, do I have to draw a map for you or have you ever read a book before? The Law of Economy of Characters is absolutely in play here. This is a surprisingly charming book in that "th…

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Only Forever by Linda Lael Miller 40:31

2+ y ago40:31

40:31

Nick is an ex-football player! Vanessa is a shopping network hostess lady! I know, it sounds cute, but it was completely overshadowed for us by her terrifying stalker ex! If you or someone you know is experiencing intimate partner violence, which is what we used to call domestic violence, you can get help. Start with these resources: National Domes…

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30 - Punk 57 1:37:17

2+ y ago1:37:17

1:37:17

This episode of A Real Bodice Ripper explores Penelope Douglas' stand alone new adult romance, Punk 57. We've found ourselves another asshole with a heart of gold! And while this book is known as a perfect example of the "bully" trope, we find ourselves asking who the actual bully is in this spicy romance. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twit…

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The Sherbrooke Bride by Catherine Coulter 54:38

2+ y ago54:38

54:38

Douglas is a mean-ass, uh, spy? and lord of something or other. Alex is the plainer sister of The Most Beautiful Woman in England but she's got some knockout knockers. They throw chairs at each other and get kidnapped. It's our sixty-ninth episode, The Sherbrooke Bride by Catherine Coulter! By the way, there's some discussion in this about whether …

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29 - Potent Pleasures 1:37:31

2+ y ago1:37:31

1:37:31

This episode of A Real Bodice Ripper explores Eloisa James' debut novel Potent Pleasures. Delightful historic details about in the Regency era romance, but will that make up for a love interest who might be unredeemable? Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter or email us at arealbodiceripper@gmail.com. Better yet, leave us a message at https…

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Special Edition - To Marry and to Meddle by Martha Waters 22:06

2+ y ago22:06

22:06

A threepeat! The best part of our year is always catching up with Our Friend Martha, who is now celebrating the release of her third book! Lady Emily Turner has been a debutante for six seasons now and should have long settled into a suitable marriage. However, due to her father’s large debts, her only suitor is the persistent and odious owner of h…

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28 - Devil's Playground Extravaganza Part 2 1:02:42

2+ y ago1:02:42

1:02:42

This episode of A Real Bodice Ripper is the second of a two parter dedicated to The Devil's Playground Duology by Ashley Jade. See the conclusion of Eden and Damien's story as they get both their revenge and their HEA. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter or email us at arealbodiceripper@gmail.com. Better yet, leave us a message at https:/…

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27 - Devil's Playground Extravaganza Part 1 1:14:39

2+ y ago1:14:39

1:14:39

This episode of A Real Bodice Ripper is the first of a two parter dedicated to The Devil's Playground Duology by Ashley Jade. We think you will love this revenge story where the villain might just end up being the love of your life. Love, hate, and taboo abound... not to mention a bit of swords crossing to keep things interesting! Follow us on Inst…

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Blue Days at Sea by Anne Weale 1:05:48

2+ y ago1:05:48

1:05:48

Sarah is a plucky girl reporter! Lyle is a hot war correspondent who's also a news anchor I guess? (Maybe he's a far more uncool Morley Safer?) Anyway he isn't a print journalist but he's decided he's going to restart the weekly newspaper on Compostela, a Caribbean island that we might as well call Smasrshbuda. She wants the job! He's incredibly in…

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26 - Guilty Pleasures 1:32:17

2+ y ago1:32:17

1:32:17

This episode of A Real Bodice Ripper dives in the gritty world of Laurell K Hamilton's Guilty Pleasures. The first book in the Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Novels, it will introduce you to a dark and dangerous world where vampires are living out in the open. While the spice is mild in this first foray, we can ensure that it only gets hotter from here…

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Tonight and Forever by Brenda Jackson 37:00

2+ y ago37:00

37:00

He's Justin, a doctor who just moved to Cookoutville, moved on from his dead wife, and about to move into a swank ranch property. She's Lorren, a children's book author not interested in love since she divorced an Awful Husband. It's Tonight and Forever, Brenda Jackson's first book! Generally all of the potentially troubling stuff in this book happ…

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Film F*ck It - Morning Glory (1993) 43:24

3y ago43:24

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Y'all. It's been a month. It's just been so much January. So very January. We didn't actually... uh, read two books this month, so in the finest American scholarly tradition we watched a movie instead! Thrill to the very Canadian film adaptation of LaVyrle Spencer's Morning Glory (you may want to listen to our episode on the book first, but you tot…

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All for Quinn by Kay Hooper 41:58

3y ago41:58

41:58

He's an international jewel thief trying to catch another international jewel thief! She's a museum... employee? Evidently? It's All for Quinn by Kay Hooper, a Loveswept that's also somehow fourth in a series with real continuity and the expectation that you have read the others! And yes, the cover on both Amazon and Goodreads is just a photo of th…

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His for Hanukkah by Reese Morrison 34:29

3y ago34:29

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Adam is a Jewish sub who's tired of seeing Christmas all over the place. Tate is a trans Daddy who's looking for somebody to take care of. In our annual December tradition of reading gay Hanukkah novellas, we present His for Hanukkah by Reese Morrison! No real triggers in this book - it's very sweet. The only thing that might be upsetting is that A…

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White Lies by Linda Howard 59:20

3y ago59:20

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We recorded this one in... September, maybe? Who knows! Life is weird these days! Anyway it's December and that's appropriate because this book has cabins! Spies! Amnesia! It's White Lies by Linda Howard! He's... possibly her ex husband but probably not her ex husband and he's got amnesia and is in full body traction! She quit her high powered fina…

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Bonus: A Murder Mystery Holiday 28:42

3y ago28:42

28:42

Happy Holidays! While we are prepping for our next season, we've been working on some silly and fun holiday projects. Without further ado... MagicHavok Productions has gotten together with some friend podcasts and presents this Murder Mystery Holiday. Take a listen. Can you solve the mystery? Have you heard about all the podcasts who were involved?…

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