Fmklit Pod

Sometimes love toys with your heart. Sometimes it make you purr. And sometimes it a big furry loaf....huh? But that's why today we're doing cats!!! For this purrrrrfect episode, we read "Coffee and Crushes at the Cat Café: A Furrever Friends Sweet Romance" by Kris Bock and "Love & Snowball Fights: A Hurt/Comfort Enemies to Lovers Gay Romance: A Christmas Valley Story" by J. R. Loveless. Our nine-lived hosts discuss textbook romance, an alarmingly sleepy cat, and a disappointing lack of shifters. Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/fmklitpod

They say that sometimes love is warm like a nice, soft pretzel. Sometimes love is exciting and bright like the first wuhdrr ice of the summer. And sometimes love is greasy and full of meat like a good hoagie. And that's why today we're doing Philly! For our celebration of the City of Brotherly (And Other Kinds Of) Love, we read "Sweet Temptation: An Age Gap Arranged Marriage Romance" by Cora Reilly, and "Egotistical Puckboy (Puckboys Book 1)" by Eden Finley and Saxon James. Our battery-chucking hosts discuss unbelievably boring queers, choosing the genre of the book you've already started reading, and they have fun with a Boston accent. Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/fmklitpod

Do you need to learn about love? Need some instruction in intercourse? Well we've got you covered because today we're doing Governesses! On this educational episode, we read "Mr. Gardiner and the Governess: A Regency Romance (Clairvoir Castle Romances Book 1)" by Sally Britton and "Trouble: A Novel" by Lex Croucher. Our hosts discuss Tiny Tim trapped in a tree, ladies needing to learn lessons, and the only appropriate moment for white lady tears. Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/fmklitpod

Are you smuggling love? Do you have a complicated network of criminals selling sexiness? Are those counterfeit kisses? Well you're in trouble because today we're doing FBI Agents! For this federally-funded episode we read "A Lot Like Love (FBI/US Attorney Book 2)" by Julie James and "Meridian (Mirror Series Book 1)" by Kirby Crow. Our undercover hosts discuss sweater vest suit sets; CSI: Wine Club; and a favorite FMK lesson: it's not good writing if it's googleable. Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/fmklitpod

Do you enjoy handling balls? Having a crowd? And quite a bit of dribbling? Then this episode is for you because today we're doing Basketball! For this 3-pointer of an episode, we read "His Best Shot: The L.A. Stars Series, Book 1" by J. Nichole and "Love and Sportsball: Atlanta Cannons, Book 1" by Meka James. Our athletics hosts discuss a book one that's actually a book 4 (as we discover in Christine's notes), messy wife drama, and that Claire is the annoying white girl on the team. Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/fmklitpod

We can hardly believe it, listeners, but it's been seven years since we started this silly little podcast. And we've decided to celebrate ourselves, which is why today we're doing Podcasters! For this binge-worthy episode, we read "Knot My Type (All Access Series Book 1)" by Evie Mitchell and "The Romantic (The Vers Podcast Book 2)" by Riley Hart. Our golden-voiced hosts discuss books that don't deliver on a kink, teenage mutant ninja turtles, and when characters are so ignorant about things that it ruins the worldbuilding. Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/fmklitpod

New year, same ridiculousness. That's right, listeners, we are back on our shit with Tentacle Monsters!! We'd gotten a little too highfalutin and wanted to get back to our roots. So today we read "Tentacle Entanglement: A smutty fantasy romance" by Siggy Shade and "Tentacles and Teeth: A Consorting with Monsters Novella" by Rowan Merrick. Our many-appendaged hosts discuss the horrors of having super hearing, wiggly penis critters, and have an incredibly important (and quotable) revelation about tentacle kink. Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/fmklitpod

If a blizzard of romcoms every year have taught us anything, it's that the holidays are RIFE with romantic potential, and that's why today we're doing the holidays! For this festive episode, we read "A Mistletoe Affair (Wintersage Weddings Book 2)" by Farrah Rochon and "Mistletoe & Mishigas (Teachers in Love)" by M. A. Wardell. Our jolly hosts discuss the infallibility of polling data, when Drag Race quotes don't belong in the bedroom, and some of the best future in-laws we've ever read! Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/fmklitpod

A veritable blizzards of holiday romcoms come out every year, and among them this year was "Our Little Secret," starring one miss Lindsay Loahn. And today we're gonna talk about it! Does this movie sugar our cookies? Is it a big lump of coal? Our hosts do the hard work of watching a movie and having opinions about it so that you can help decide whether or not to make it a new holiday tradition. And if you're playing along, we tell you exactly when to pause so that you can go watch the movie before the spoilers! Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/fmklitpod

Whether your love life is a layered as a mille-feuille, your relationship is as finicky as a croquembouche, or dating has left you with a soggy bottom, we can all agree that nothing lifts the spirits like the Great British Bake-Off! And that's exactly why we're doing it today! For this sweet and savory episode we read "Bake Off at the Bennet Bakery: A Jane Austen Inspired Sweet Contemporary Romance" by V N Murray and "Mangos and Mistletoe: A Foodie Holiday Novella" by Adriana Herrera. Our handshake-hankering hosts discuss a soggy-bottomed adaptation, characters forgetting what Zoom is, and the hot new (to us) trope: magic pussy. Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/fmklitpod

Love may be as warm as soup in a bread bowl, as twisting as Lombard street, or as spontaneous as two strangers hooking up in the bathroom at The Cafe. And that's why today we're doing San Francisco! For this episode, we read "Sullivan's Woman" by Nora Roberts and "Owning Regina: Diary of my unexpected passion for another woman" by Lorelei Elstrom. For this extra foggy episode, our hosts discuss coked up seagulls, Nora Roberts feminism, and cooking and vibing to Philip Glass. Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/fmklitpod

Are you looking for someone with the nurturing love of a Virgo? The sizzling sex appeal of a Scorpio? The Aquarius' ability to carry a pot of water? No matter what you're looking for, you'll find it in the stars and that's why today we're doing Zodiac Signs! In this celestial episode (celespisode?), we read "Taurus Untamed (Fated By Starlight Book 3)" by January Bell and "Cancer Ships Aquarius (Signs of Love Book 5)" by Anyta Sunday. Our hosts discuss vampire bugs, someone not knowing what the eggplant emoji means, and that apparently they've been playing FMK wrong this whole time. Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/fmklitpod

The Ancient Greeks believed that a tiny little winged god flew around, shooting people with arrows and making them fall in love. The Ancient Greeks also believed love was a form of madness, so there we are. But that's why today we're doing Cupids! Today we read "A Little Bit Cupid (Entangled Bliss)" by Jennifer Shirk and "Blessed by the Cupid Distribution System: A Cozy and Steamy Lesbian Paranormal Romance" by Robin Jo Margaret. Our cupidinous hosts ask all the important questions: what *are* the stakes for a cupid to go on a date with a human? What did the world-saving kiss *feel* like? And why is *everyone* having sex in public? Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/fmklitpod

Life has reared her ugly head and given us all the business! We're late on getting an episode up, but this is a little update about what to expect as well as some info about a little surprise on our Patreon! So check it out! Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/fmklitpod

Love can make anyone feel like a star, but some people actually are. Which is why today we're doing Celebrity Authors!! For this famous episode we read "This Bird Has Flown: A Novel" by Susana Hoffs, and "Girls Like Girls" by Hayley Kiyoko. Our very unfamous hosts discuss the difficulties of early '00s screennames, several FMKlit firsts (sarcastic), and more editor conspiracy theories. Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/fmklitpod

Love is like a cup of coffee: hot, stimulating, fragrant, makes you have to poop. Which is why today we're doing Coffee Shops! Today we read "Coffee, Tea or Me" by Rich Amooi and "Legends & Lattes: A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes" by Travis Baldree. On this pipin' hot episode, our hosts percolate on the artistic purview of Fleetwood Mac, when a cozy book is a little too cozy, and a lot of poop talk in only 3 pages. Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/fmklitpod

Do you like your romance to be traditional? Ready to wear? Maybe a little avant garde? Well whatever your taste, we've got you covered because today we're doing fashion designers! We read "Lavish Loving (The Drakes of California Book 9)" by Zuri Day and "The Life Revamp: An LGBTQ Romcom (The Love Study Book 3)" by Kirs Ripper. For this fashion-forward episode, our hosts discuss how romantic it is to play spies, Oscar award-winner Maximum Tata, and narration that tries to be Neil's bestie that he actually likes. Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/fmklipod

Have you been striking out in love? Are you looking for a real home run? Well we've got you covered because today we're doing Baseballers! For this home game episode we read "Work Me Up (Riggs Brothers Book 3)" by Julie Kriss and "Force Play" by Elle Brownlee. Our hosts act as umps and discuss the price of real estate, the semi-annual shaming of the sex workers, and Neil has another rant. Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/fmklitpod

We have a very special episode today, listeners! We are interviewing writer and writing teacher Laura Castoro! She's been in the biz for some time and talks with us about how to get creative with tropes, how the industry has changed over the years, and her upcoming workshop at Gemini Ink about how to prep for NaNoWritMo! Register for Laura's Class! https://geminiink.org/events/get-ready-to-write-your-novel/ Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/fmklitpod

Looking for a love tuneup? Need someone to get under the hood and make sure everything's well lubricated? Well you're in luck because today we're doing Mechanics! We take love into the shop and read "Don't Marry the Mechanic: A sweet small town, best friend romance (The Debutante Rules Book 1)" by Emily Childs, and "Mechanics of Love (Love On Madison Island Book 3)" by Meka James. For this souped up episode, our hosts discuss surprise big boobs, Dawson's Creek references, and just letting a dumb premise be a dumb premise. Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/fmklitpod