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The Ladies are here to discuss the 22-23 Bridgerton offering, Queen Charlotte! Our Page 2 Screen episode at this time can best be described as "Storytime with Veronica" as she recites the tale of Queen Charlotte and King George. What happens when Charlotte doesn't go over that wall? This is her story. While season 2 of Bridgerton left Rae ragin' nic cagin', Veronica, absolutely loved this addition to the saga...so YAYE! Check out the video of this podcast and other reviews at our YouTube! Up Next: Feeling the Burn by E.L. Koslo (Galatea) SHOW INFORMATION:  Website: www.chicklitbookclubpodcast.com Merch: https://chicklitbookclubpodcast.threadless.com/ Twitter: @ChickLitPodcast Instagram: ChickLitBookClubPodcast TikTok: ChickLitBookClub Pinterest: ChickLitBookClubPodcast Email: chicklitbookclubpodcast@gmail.com Youtube: @ChickLitBookClub Facebook: Facebook Patreon: Support Us Here --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chicklitbookclub/support

Back to our regular schedule, we’re discussing If Only You by Chloe Liese! This sixth installment of the Bergman Brothers series brings us the second Bergman sister. Ziggy is tired of being seen as the baby who needs to be protected, so she wants to rough up her image a bit. Enter, Seb, her brother’s best friend who’s on a self-destructive streak and about to lose the only thing he loves: Hockey. The two of them enter a fake friendship situation to help them both out: he gets his image smoothed out and she gets hers a little dirty. Also discussed: being an indie author and getting excited about literally anyone reading your book, bug copulation outside the window, and the unveiling of a new segment on the show. Plus! Did you know that Zac Efron has a world travel show?! Up Next: Feeling the Burn by E.L. Koslo (Galatea) What We’re Reading: The Game by Vi Keeland Blind Pass by Teagan Hunter Elements of Chemistry by Penny Reid What We’re Listening To: Pantatone - She’s So High The Alcott (feat. Taylor Swift) - The National Kurtis Conner - Russell Hartley’s Sex Trafficking People Now SHOW INFORMATION:  Website: www.chicklitbookclubpodcast.com Merch: https://chicklitbookclubpodcast.threadless.com/ Twitter: @ChickLitPodcast Instagram: ChickLitBookClubPodcast TikTok: ChickLitBookClub Pinterest: ChickLitBookClubPodcast Email: chicklitbookclubpodcast@gmail.com Youtube: @ChickLitBookClub Facebook: Facebook Patreon: Support Us Here --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chicklitbookclub/support

After a lengthy recording hiatus, the ladies are back to discuss Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams! Rae and Veronica got an ARC from NetGalley and no one is upset about it. Spoiler alert: Will is one of the best heroes discussed on this show. Three cheers for adult conversations and finally confronting your trauma! Also discussed: Veronica’s NEW BOOK (screamingcryingthrowingup), Rae truly does need Safelite’s services, and how the bar for cis het men remains on the floor.  Up Next: If Only You by Chloe Liese What We’re Reading: Stolen (Bitten and Bound Book 2) by Amy Pennza King of Tricksters by S.L. Prater Rogue’s Rules for Seduction by Eva Leigh You Can Have Manhattan by P. Dangelico What We’re Listening To: Meet Me at Home playlist You’re Dead To Me - Episode on Love in the Regency Era SHOW INFORMATION:  Website: www.chicklitbookclubpodcast.com Merch: https://chicklitbookclubpodcast.threadless.com/ Twitter: @ChickLitPodcast Instagram: ChickLitBookClubPodcast TikTok: ChickLitBookClub Pinterest: ChickLitBookClubPodcast Email: chicklitbookclubpodcast@gmail.com Youtube: @ChickLitBookClub Facebook: Facebook Patreon: Support Us Here --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chicklitbookclub/support

The ladies are back with the second installment in the Broken Crown series: Sound of Madness by Maria Luis. In the middle of this trilogy, we follow youngest Godwin brother Damien—a computer genius with a… death wish? But the shining star is Rowena with her iron spine who brings the brutal Damien to his knees. It’s a lengthy book, but it *moves*, dear reader. Also discussed: our new T-shirt design, Veronica’s upcoming book baby, and people who are (unfairly) getting hotter with age. Up Next: Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams (note: this is different from what we announce in the episode, as we were approved for this ARC) What We’re Reading: Given (Bitten and Bound Book 1) by Amy Pennza Monsters in Love: Lost in the Forest: A Paranormal Monster Romance Anthology  What We’re Listening To: The Last of Us, Episode 3 - Long long time NASTY - Extended Version by Russ SHOW INFORMATION:  Website: www.chicklitbookclubpodcast.com Merch: https://chicklitbookclubpodcast.threadless.com/ Twitter: @ChickLitPodcast Instagram: ChickLitBookClubPodcast TikTok: ChickLitBookClub Pinterest: ChickLitBookClubPodcast Email: chicklitbookclubpodcast@gmail.com Youtube: @ChickLitBookClub Facebook: Facebook Patreon: Support Us Here --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chicklitbookclub/support

The ladies are less ranty while talking about The Wallflower Wager by the one and only Tessa Dare. How could they not be? It’s TESSA DARE. Lady Penelope Campion is a borderline-spinster who is running out of options. Her brother wants Penny to leave her Mayfair home and hoard of rescue animals to live with him and his family, but that’s the last thing she wants. Enter: Gabriel Duke, her new next door neighbor who is essentially flipping his house and is banking on a bonafide Lady living next door to maximize the resale value. He offers to help her meet the demands made of Penny for her to keep her house—but of course, the lines get blurry quick. Also discussed: Veronica visits a rage room, stupid double standards, and describing Disney movies in a couple of sentences. Up Next: Sound of Madness by Maria Luis What We’re Reading: A Long Time Coming - Meghan Quinn One Dance for a Duke - Tessa Dare The Spring Duchess - Jillian Eaton What We’re Listening To: Labour - Paris Paloma Terrifer 2 Soundtrack - If you love new wave inde lo fi SHOW INFORMATION:  Website: www.chicklitbookclubpodcast.com Merch: https://chicklitbookclubpodcast.threadless.com/ Twitter: @ChickLitPodcast Instagram: ChickLitBookClubPodcast TikTok: ChickLitBookClub Pinterest: ChickLitBookClubPodcast Email: chicklitbookclubpodcast@gmail.com Youtube: @ChickLitBookClub Facebook: Facebook Patreon: Support Us Here --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chicklitbookclub/support

Your favorite foul-mouthed ladies are RANTY tonight and they’re diving into monster romance with The Monstrous Duke and I by Dee St. Holm! This is the second book in The Monsters Ball series. For Miss Penelope Essex, her failed Season results in an invitation to The Monsters Ball, where men who were infected by a virus and became monsters are looking for a match—although she is determined to remain single. When she’s cornered by a few monsters, who comes to her rescue but her brother’s best friend from childhood—except that now, he’s covered in cold blue flames. Also discussed: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, the technicalities of monsters with flames all over their bodies, and why daylight savings time is a bunch of crap. Up Next: The Wallflower Wager by THE Tessa Dare What We’re Reading: Strange Love - Ann Aguierre A So Not Meet Cute - Meghan Quinn So Not Meant to Be - Meghan Quinn What We’re Listening To: Small Town Failing SHOW INFORMATION:  Website: www.chicklitbookclubpodcast.com Merch: https://chicklitbookclubpodcast.threadless.com/ Twitter: @ChickLitPodcast Instagram: ChickLitBookClubPodcast TikTok: ChickLitBookClub Pinterest: ChickLitBookClubPodcast Email: chicklitbookclubpodcast@gmail.com Youtube: @ChickLitBookClub Facebook: Facebook Patreon: Support Us Here --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chicklitbookclub/support

Happy early St. Patrick’s Day, everyone! To celebrate, your favorite foul-mouthed ladies read an ARC of Trish Doller’s Off the Map, which drops the same day as this episode. In the third installment in the series, we follow Carla as she quite literally drives away from all her problems and the hot Irishman who makes her question everything. Can Carla figure herself out before Eamon starts his own trip around the world? Also discussed: Rae’s new tattoo, poorly imitated Irish accents, and the return of The Mandalorian. Bonus: you catch us in the middle of a recording snafu, as if we haven’t been doing this for 58 episodes. Up Next: The Monstrous Duke and I by Dee St. Holm What We’re Reading: Otterly Irresistable - Erin Nicholas Heavy Petting - Erin Nicholas Spare - Prince Harry The Ravishing Rosewoods Series - Jillian Eaton What We’re Listening To: Shock Value - Jason Zinoman SHOW INFORMATION: Website: www.chicklitbookclubpodcast.com Merch: https://chicklitbookclubpodcast.threadless.com/ Twitter: @ChickLitPodcast Instagram: ChickLitBookClubPodcast TikTok: ChickLitBookClub Pinterest: ChickLitBookClubPodcast Email: chicklitbookclubpodcast@gmail.com Youtube: @ChickLitBookClub Facebook: Facebook Patreon: Support Us Here --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chicklitbookclub/support

We have a surprise for you, dear listeners!!! The podcast comes full circle this week, bringing in an author we read for episode eight! We read the latest release from best-selling author Emily McIntire, Twisted, the fourth book in her Never After series. We were fortunate enough to get to spend some time with her to talk about her process, the differences between trad and indie publishing, and of course, her desert island picks.  Also discussed: Rae’s gift from Adam & Eve, candlepin bowling, and odd choices made by haunted house actors. Up Next: Off the Map by Trish Doller (ARC - releases March 7) What We’re Reading Scarred - Emily McIntire What We’re Listening To The Daily: Women Have Been Misled About Menopause Talking Into Infinity Nerfherder Council --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chicklitbookclub/support

Rae and Veronica (mostlly Rae) landed an ARC of Falon Ballard’s second novel, Just My Type. Lana Parker is pitted against her ex-boyfriend, Seth Carson, in the battle for their dream job. Their chemistry is clearly off the charts right away, but all the history between them complicates everything. Fans of The Hating Game, How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days, and Friends Without Benefits might like this one. Also discussed: a horror movie turned off-Broadway musical, whether AI is going to take our jobs and then unalive us all, and Up Next: Twisted by Emily McIntire What We’re Reading: Hooked - Emily McIntire #farofeb - Good Neighbors - Stephanie Burgis Lover’s Leap - Callie Chase City of Souls - Mel Harding Shaw Daughter of Rage and Beauty - Amy Pennza Eve of the Fae - E. Mennozi Found by the Lake Monster - Lillian Lark Morning Glory Milking Farm - CM Nacosta Clandestine Magic Series - Colleen Cowley Witches of Kriegspeil Series - S.L. Prater --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chicklitbookclub/support

Your favorite foul-mouthed hostesses are extraordinarily happy to welcome back S.L. Prater! And this time she’s a guest host! The last time she was here (Ep. 35), we didn’t really know her, but that was 20 episodes ago and we’re basically besties now. Colleen Cowley is one of her favorites, so we’re reading The Opposite of Magic with her! Who will she choose for stunt casting? How many eggplants will she give it? Also discussed: Olivia the Pig, an oddly shaped Christmas present, and round two with COVID (ABCDEF-U, COVID!) Up Next: Just My Type by Falon Ballard (ARC, releases Feb. 7) What We’re Reading: Feral Protector by Amy Pennza Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Court of Tricksters by S.L. Prater I’m Not Charlotte Lucas by Kasey Stockton Love Laugh Lich by Kate Prior The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy - Megan Bannen What We’ve Been Listening To Very Really Good - Kurtis Conner SHOW INFORMATION: Website: www.chicklitbookclubpodcast.com Merch: https://chicklitbookclubpodcast.threadless.com/ Twitter: @ChickLitPodcast Instagram: ChickLitBookClubPodcast TikTok: ChickLitBookClub Pinterest: ChickLitBookClubPodcast Email: chicklitbookclubpodcast@gmail.com Youtube: @ChickLitBookClub Facebook: Facebook Patreon: Support Us Here --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chicklitbookclub/support

Celebrate with Rae and Veronica as they recap some of their favorite moments from the (somehow) SECOND year of the podcast. Their superlatives include: Favorite Hero/Heroine from the podcast (and otherwise read in 2022), Favorite Sexy Time, Most Cockle-warming moment, and more! The ladies drink too much brut and Veronica accidentally reveals an upcoming debut. You can purchase any of the books we talked out today on Amazon, but we’d love for you to support your local bookstore! Check out bookstore.org to find one near you. Up Next: The Opposite of Magic by Colleen Cowley (with special guest SL Prater!) What We’re Reading: Inevitable by Shain Rose The Opposite of You by Rachel Higginson Second Chance Dance by Laney Hatcher SHOW INFORMATION: Website: www.chicklitbookclubpodcast.com Merch: https://chicklitbookclubpodcast.threadless.com/ Twitter: @ChickLitPodcast Instagram: ChickLitBookClubPodcast TikTok: ChickLitBookClub Pinterest: ChickLitBookClubPodcast Email: chicklitbookclubpodcast@gmail.com Youtube: @ChickLitBookClub Facebook: Facebook Patreon: Support Us Here --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chicklitbookclub/support

Veronica and Rae are both on the mend from their various illnesses and are wrapping up Sierra Simone month with A Merry Little Meet Cute! This co-authored book features a plus-size porn star, a former boy band bad boy, and a squeaky-clean movie being filmed in a tiny little Christmas town in the mountains of Vermont. She’s trying to pivot her career and he’s trying to revitalize his, all while hiding massive secrets on set. Can they pull it off while also pulling off each other’s clothes? Also discussed: the flu (get your shot and wear a mask!), the people we’ve met via this podcast, and the infamously incestuous Folgers commercial. You can purchase A Merry Little Meet Cute on Amazon or inquire at your local bookstore. Up Next: 2nd Anniversary Show! What We’re Reading: Tangled in Tinsel by Trillina Pucci How the Grump Saved Christmas by Claire Kingsley Faking Christmas by Cindy Steel My Present this Year by Sierra Simone - You’ll have to grab this from her newsletter! (this is the Folger’s commercial) SHOW INFORMATION: Website: www.chicklitbookclubpodcast.com Merch: https://chicklitbookclubpodcast.threadless.com/ Twitter: @ChickLitPodcast Instagram: ChickLitBookClubPodcast TikTok: ChickLitBookClub Pinterest: ChickLitBookClubPodcast Email: chicklitbookclubpodcast@gmail.com Youtube: @ChickLitBookClub Facebook: Facebook Patreon: Support Us Here --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chicklitbookclub/support

Your favorite foul-mouthed ladies are wrapping up the year with THE Sierra Simone—and yes… we do mean *with* her. In this two-part episode, you’ll hear from Sierra herself because she joined us for an interview in part 1 (GASP/SCREAM/FAINT) and then our regular review and ratings with stunt casting in part 2. We talk theology, living on-brand, and of course, the versatility of a potato on a desert island. You can purchase Saint on Amazon or inquire at your local bookstore. Up Next: A Merry Little Meet Cute by Sierra Simone and Julie Murphy What We’re Reading: Sierra Simone on repeat Sins of Lord Lockwood - Meredith Duran SHOW INFORMATION: Website: www.chicklitbookclubpodcast.com Merch: https://chicklitbookclubpodcast.threadless.com/ Twitter: @ChickLitPodcast Instagram: ChickLitBookClubPodcast TikTok: ChickLitBookClub Pinterest: ChickLitBookClubPodcast Email: chicklitbookclubpodcast@gmail.com Youtube: @ChickLitBookClub Facebook: Facebook Patreon: Support Us Here --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chicklitbookclub/support

Your favorite foul-mouthed ladies are wrapping up the year with THE Sierra Simone—and yes… we do mean *with* her. In this two-part episode, you’ll hear from Sierra herself because she joined us for an interview in part 1 (GASP/SCREAM/FAINT) and then our regular review and ratings with stunt casting in part 2. We talk theology, living on-brand, and of course, the versatility of a potato on a desert island. You can purchase Saint on Amazon or inquire at your local bookstore. Up Next: A Merry Little Meet Cute by Sierra Simone and Julie Murphy What We’re Reading: Sierra Simone on repeat Sins of Lord Lockwood - Meredith Duran SHOW INFORMATION: Website: www.chicklitbookclubpodcast.com Merch: https://chicklitbookclubpodcast.threadless.com/ Twitter: @ChickLitPodcast Instagram: ChickLitBookClubPodcast TikTok: ChickLitBookClub Pinterest: ChickLitBookClubPodcast Email: chicklitbookclubpodcast@gmail.com Youtube: @ChickLitBookClub Facebook: Facebook Patreon: Support Us Here --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chicklitbookclub/support

We’re wrapping up our #Zapatassance with Under Locke! In Mariana Zapata’s first published book, Iris Taylor has moved from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to Austin, Texas after losing her job. Why Austin? Her half-brother Sonny lives there. Sonny gets her a job at a local tattoo shop called Pins and Needles, run by a grumpy dickhead named Dex Locke. Can a non-pierced and tattooed Iris hack it in the shop? Also discussed: RSV is awful, Veronica has been initiated into the priest kink, and holy crap this show is almost two years old. You can purchase Under Locke on Amazon (on Kindle Unlimited as of this recording) or inquire at your local bookstore. Up Next: Saint by Sierra Simone What We’re Reading: Priest by Sierra Simone (Veronica is listening to it and DAAAAAAAAAAMN) Lucy on the Wild Side by Kerry Rea SHOW INFORMATION: Website: www.chicklitbookclubpodcast.com Merch: https://chicklitbookclubpodcast.threadless.com/ Twitter: @ChickLitPodcast Instagram: ChickLitBookClubPodcast TikTok: ChickLitBookClub Pinterest: ChickLitBookClubPodcast Email: chicklitbookclubpodcast@gmail.com Youtube: @ChickLitBookClub Facebook: Facebook Patreon: Support Us Here --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chicklitbookclub/support

The podcast is half a century, bitches! Well, not technically, but we’re all feeling it physically, amirite? We hit this milestone with Veronica’s comfort read and Rae’s first foray into Mariana Zapata with The Wall of Winnipeg and Me, the second in our #Zapatassance picks. We also discuss the power of voting, things you can and can’t swallow, and try to keep our love of this book to a dull roar (spoiler alert: we failed). You can purchase The Wall of Winnipeg and Me on Amazon or inquire at your local bookstore. Up Next: Under Locke - Queen Mariana Zapata What We’re Reading: Maybe You Should Talk to Someone - Lori Gottlieb In a Jam - Kate Canterbary What We’re Listening To: The Past Times The Long Game SHOW INFORMATION: Website: www.chicklitbookclubpodcast.com Merch: https://chicklitbookclubpodcast.threadless.com/ Twitter: @ChickLitPodcast Instagram: ChickLitBookClubPodcast TikTok: ChickLitBookClub Pinterest: ChickLitBookClubPodcast Email: chicklitbookclubpodcast@gmail.com Youtube: @ChickLitBookClub Facebook: Facebook Patreon: Support Us Here --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chicklitbookclub/support

We’re kicking off our Zapatasance with Mariana’s newest release When Gracie Met the Grump. You can purchase When Gracie Met the Grump on Amazon (available on KU) or inquire at your local bookstore. Up Next: The Wall of Winnipeg and Me - Queen Mariana Zapata What We’re Reading: Of Roses and Rituals - S.L. Prater City of Souls - Mel Harding-Shaw What We’re Listening To: Watch with Rae! - Interview with A Vampire SHOW INFORMATION: Website: www.chicklitbookclubpodcast.com Merch: https://chicklitbookclubpodcast.threadless.com/ Twitter: @ChickLitPodcast Instagram: ChickLitBookClubPodcast TikTok: ChickLitBookClub Pinterest: ChickLitBookClubPodcast Email: chicklitbookclubpodcast@gmail.com Youtube: @ChickLitBookClub Facebook: Facebook Patreon: Support Us Here --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chicklitbookclub/support

Wowee, this is a corker. The ladies are joined by special guest, Ween (cohost of Booze Boobs and Blood), to discuss the 4th season of True Blood which corresponds with their coverage of Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris (Episode 48). The similarities between the book and show are mostly Eric’s amnesia and there be witches, y’all. The ladies also discuss Anne Rice (duh), Taylor Swift (double duh), and the Morning Glory Milking Farm (Like, hello!, duh). Up Next: Get ready for the #Zapatassance! When Gracie Met the Grump by THE Mariana Zapata Recommendations: The Dragon Lairds series by Amy Pennza Anything by Anne Rice Cambric Creek series by C. M. Nascosta SHOW INFORMATION: Website: www.chicklitbookclubpodcast.com Merch: https://chicklitbookclubpodcast.threadless.com/ Twitter: @ChickLitPodcast TikTok: ChickLitBookClub Pinterest: ChickLitBookClubPodcast Email: chicklitbookclubpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: ChickLitBookClubPodcast Youtube: YouTube Facebook: Facebook Patreon: Support Us Here --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chicklitbookclub/support

It’s spooky season, friends, and we are ready for it! Join us in celebrating the festival of Samhain with our borderline raucous review of Dead to the World, by Charlaine Harris—otherwise known as True Blood, Season 4. When sexy vampire Eric Northman loses his memory, and with her brother, Jason, missing, Sookie Stackhouse must ignore her New Years resolution (to not get beaten up) and put her life on the line to help the supes of Bon Temps. Also discussed: the library is magical, 965 Million is a big number, please don’t put your hand down the back of our pants, and we—as Americans—don’t automatically fuck British people as soon as you hit or shores (although it’s not out of the question). Also, Rae hops in her time machine to talk to 2004 Rae, so enjoy that. You can purchase Dead to the World on Amazon, inquire at your local bookstore, or do what Veronica did and get it from the library. Up Next: Page 2 Screen next week with True Blood Season 4 What We’re Reading Of Roses and Rituals - S.L. Prater (10/24) - it's $0.00, y'all! Perfect Secret - Molly McLain --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chicklitbookclub/support

We are ending #HispanicHeritageMonth2022 with a sexy M/M romance, American Dreamer, by Adriana Herrera. Will career focused Nesto and introverted Jude be able to carve out a successful relationship while still attaining their own personal goals? I mean, duh, its a romance novel, so yes… but the dirty talk is muy caliente. Also discussed: IT’S SPOOKY SEASON, Y’ALL! Veronica makes some delicioso Dominican food, Rae drives around town like a creep, and for once both ladies have more than one bright spot. Make what Veronica had for dinner here! You can purchase American Dreamer on Amazon here or inquire at your local bookstore. Up Next: Celebrate spooky season with us by reading Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris (True Blood Season 4) What We’re Reading Leading Conviction by Greer Rivers (Oct 4) Sold to the Duke by Joanna Shupe Miracle on Ladies' Mile: A Gilded Age Holiday Novella - Joanna Shupe What We’re Listening To: The Majority Report SHOW INFORMATION: Website: www.chicklitbookclubpodcast.com Merch: https://chicklitbookclubpodcast.threadless.com/ Twitter: @ChickLitPodcast Instagram: ChickLitBookClubPodcast TikTok: ChickLitBookClub Pinterest: ChickLitBookClubPodcast Email: chicklitbookclubpodcast@gmail.com Youtube: YouTube Facebook: Facebook Patreon: Support Us Here --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chicklitbookclub/support