Spooky Reads, Vampire Obsessions & Bloody Bargains
I Wasn’t Productive… But I Did Read Some Smut
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Hey maidens,
This week was slower in the best way. I’ve been feeling a little under the weather (Florida can’t decide if it’s fall or summer), so I took it easy, read a little, and leaned into cozy season energy. I finished A Scar in the Bone by Sophie Jordan, review coming next week, and started my Halloween smut era with Beg for It by Madison Fox and In the Dark by Chelsea Curto.
I also started Interview with the Vampire on Netflix (the AMC one), and it’s giving dramatic, gothic perfection. Plus, I got to chat all things vampire romance as a guest on
you can listen to it here on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.If you missed this week’s Novel Hour Live Show, you can catch the replay here for new releases, what I’m reading, and my review of The Woman in Cabin 10 on Netflix. And don’t forget to bookmark the weekly new releases hub it updates every week automatically so you never miss one.
🩸 Our Latest Book Club Pick Got Bloody (and We Loved It)
Now onto this week’s main event, our August League of Lusty Ladies book club pick: A Bargain So Bloody by Vasilisa Drake.
This one completely pulled us in. It’s dark, dangerous, and surprisingly emotional. Jen from
, Angela, and I sat down to unpack every detail (and fangirl over that romance) on this week’s Reading Under the Covers Podcast.🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or catch the full discussion on the blog here:
👉 Read the review & watch the episode
Already read it? You’ll want to check out our spoiler post too, we break down the ending and what it might mean for book two:
🩸 Read the spoiler discussion here
If this kind of dark, magic-filled, enemies-to-something-more fantasy romance is your vibe, don’t stop there, we have a whole lot more of fantasy romance waiting for you:
Did you miss the previous Insider? Check it out here:
