i Smooches! On this episode, we’re recapping a YA romance by one of our favorite authors, Talia Hibbert. It’s called “Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute,” and it’s a friends to enemies to lovers romance about two high school seniors who join the same highly competitive wilderness enrichment scholarship program. We also talk about how most…More

Hi Smooches! On today’s episode, which was actually recorded a few weeks before our most recent episode, I sat down with my Internet friend Kate to talk about Sierra Simone’s New Camelot series through the lens of Stucky fanfiction. Stucky of course is the ship of Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes in the MCU. It’s…More

Hi friends! Today we have a little bit of a switch-up! We have our very own Liz (Elle Diaz) in the hot seat to talk about her debut novel, “How That Makes You Feel.” It’s going to knock your socks off when it drops on February 14. Joining me as my temporary co-host is author…More

Hi Smooches! On this episode, we had the pleasure of talking with author Emma Barry about her book “Chick Magnet,” which comes out January 24th. It’s about a social media influencer who raises backyard chickens, and the grumpy small-town vet who has been hate-watching her content long before she moved into town. Meg and I…More

Hi Smooches! It’s the last episode of 2022. Was it a delightful or dud year for you? Are we going into 2023 excited or terrified? We’re hoping it’ll be a fantastic year for you, but first let’s finish things off with some latkes. We’re recapping Hallmark’s “Hanukkah on Rye” with author Ieshia Wiedlin. Big spoiler…More

Hi Smooches! 2022 is almost out the door, so we’re doing our podcast version of Wrapped. We’re going to reveal our most-read trope, shout out our favorite (and your favorite) episodes, and reminisce about memorable quotes in a game of Who Said It? On the subject of the inspiration for this episode, we do get…More

Hi Smooches! Today we’re recapping another Netflix Christmas movie, “The Noel Diary.” Despite some truly baffling story choices, this was an interesting film. It’s about a famous writer who returns to his childhood home after his mother’s death, and meets a woman who seeks answers to her past linked to his family. Spoilers ahead. Where…More

Hi Smooches! Today we’re recapping “Kiss Her Once for Me” by Alison Cochrun. This book is a sapphic Christmas second chance romance with a fake engagement to the love interest’s brother. It sounds complicated, and it is. It’s the perfect holiday read for you if you loved the movie “Dan In Real Life,” if you…More

Hi Smooches! On this episode, we welcome back author Courtney Clark Michaels to recap Lindsay Lohan’s triumphant return in “Falling for Christmas.” It checks all the Netflix Christmas cinematic universe boxes, with an amnesia plot and a rugged outdoorsman love interest thrown in (and we’re actually not talking about the guy Lindsay’s character falls for).…More

Hi Smooches! We’re doing our part for capitalism by giving you the best bookish, romance-inspired and Smooch-tailored gift guide we could come up with for the holidays. There are romance novels. There’s a cookbook. There’s tech. There’s tarot. There are craft projects. There is money flying out of your wallet and buying the love and…More