Hi Smooches! On this episode, we are recapping the Netflix movie “Wedding Season.” We’ve got a driven career woman trying to save the world, an MIT alum currently figuring his life out, meddling parents who are quick to make dating profiles for their kids behind their backs, and a summer booked with wedding invitations. They…More

Hi Smooches! On this episode, Meg tells me all about the show “Heartstopper” on Netflix, and we talk about a lot of the stuff currently happening in entertainment that would necessitate a boost of serotonin from a show such as this. This episode is uploading later on Tuesday than it usually does, because I literally…More

Hi Smooches! We are recapping “Good Luck To You, Leo Grande,” a movie on Hulu starring Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack as a retired schoolteacher who desperately needs her back blown out, and the escort who is up for the challenge. It’s earnest, intimate, and, spoiler alert, not a romance because there is no HEA…More

You’re listening to Make Out Already, a podcast about romance novels, movies and anything with an HEA. Today Meg and I are talking about what we’ve been reading apart from each other. We do episodes like this regularly, but for some reason we were just in a silly goofy mood this time, so maybe lower…More

Hola hola, besitos! On this episode, we discuss “A Caribbean Heiress in Paris” by one of our faves, Adriana Herrera. The main thing you should take away from this episode is that someone needs to write a TV show featuring Las Leonas from this series, and the Hell’s Belles from Sarah Maclean’s “Bombshell,” and put…More

Hi Smooches! On this episode, we’re joined by Danielle Jackson, author of “The Accidental Pinup.” If you’re listening to this episode on the day it’s uploaded, we are one week away from the release of the book, about a Black plus size boudoir photographer who unexpectedly becomes the model for her friend’s lingerie line. The…More

Hi Smooches! On this episode, we have our second, surprise winner from the Romance for Reproductive Justice auction. Shantel of the podcast Drunk Art History, Bitches joins us to talk about romance novels that feature body diversity, whether that’s in depictions of weight, disability, or invisible illnesses. We loved digging into this topic, and want…More

Hi Smooches. This episode is chaotic. We spend the first 10 minutes or so talking about SCOTUS, so if you need to skip it for mental health reasons, we don’t blame you. After we pour ourselves some daytime cocktails, we recap Book Lovers by Emily Henry. If you’ve listened to our episodes on Beach Read…More

Hi Smooches! We have such a treat today. We are joined by Genevieve, who won our listing in the Romance for Reproductive Justice auction with her incredibly generous donation. She asked us to recap “The Ex Talk” by Rachel Lynn Solomon, and we loved this book! We talk about weaponizing incompetence against misogynists, humiliating ourselves…More

Hi Smooches! On this episode, the always fun bawdy broad of our hearts Eve Dangerfield is back. We’re talking about her latest release, First and Forever, and there are spoilers so if you want to skip them completely, skip to about 14 minutes, when we introduce the premise of this episode. We’re each going to…More