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Here at FMKlit, we have a philosophy that we hold very near and dear to our hearts: Sun's out, buns out! Summer's around the corner and we're ready to heat things up! Today, we read "A Small Slice of Summer (The Best of Betty Neels)" by Betty Neels and "The Summer of Jordi Perez (And the Best Burger in Los Angeles)" by Amy Spalding. For this sun-soaked episode, our hosts discuss the mood killer that is talking driving directions, dude bros with hearts of gold, and the dangerous allure of Dutchmen.

57. Summer!

How do you like your love? Dirty? With a twist? On the rocks? However you like your love, make it a double! You deserve it. And while you do, we're going to do bartenders! Today we read "Breaking the Bachelor (Smart Cupid Book 1)" by Maggie Kelley, and "Pretty Perfect (Boys in Makeup Book 1)" by Christina Lee and Riley Hart. For this happy hour (and change), our hosts discuss bars that have too many themes, backstories that leave more questions than answers, and we have the longest Hot and Bothered ever. Ever.

56. Bartenders!

Some things are just better in groups: board games, splitting a check, love. And knitting! So put some love into every stitch because today we're doing knitting! For this cozy episode, we read "Neanderthal Seeks Human: A Smart Romance (Knitting in the City Book 1)" by Penny Reid and "Knit, Purl, a Baby and a Girl: An LGBTQ Romance" by Hettie Bell. Today our hosts discuss the subtle differences between Wendells and slamps; why you need to accept someone's boundaries when you agree to them; and have FMK-style story hour where Claire reacts to the end of a book in real time because she didn't finish the book.

55. Knitting!

I don't know about you, dear Listener, but nothing gets my gears going quite like a hot burst of steam. So it's a good thing that we're doing Steampunk! For today's episode we read "The Stowaway Debutante (Tales of the Captain Duke Book 1)" by Rebecca Diem and "Prosperity" by Alexis Hall. For this steamin' hot episode, our begoggled hosts discuss the importance of bawdy houses, the scourge that is the "Mary Sue", and why sky pirate seems to love grain so goddamn much.

54. Steampunk!

We've been running drills all day, but there's no camouflaging our love, Listeners. We're here to serve and protect....your hearts. Because today we're doing the Military! For this very strict episode, we read "The Lieutenants' Online Love (American Heroes Book 2621)" by Caro Carson, and "Zenko: MM Military Suspense (Tags of Honor Book 1)" by Annabella Stone. Today, our commanding hosts discuss the tactical worth of helicopters, naked hotdogs, and how a night at the ballet can go very south very quickly.

53. Military!

Claire is a glutton for punishment and decided that she wanted to inflict Neil and you, the gentle listeners, with the worst romance novel in the world. What she found was "The Worst Romance Novel in the World: A Mercifully Abridged Version of: Eternal Passion at Sunset by Tanya St. Clair" adapted by Cassandra Gannon. Is this, indeed, the worst romance novel in the world? Has Claire doomed us all? Only one way to find out!

QUICKIE #12: The Worst Romance Novel in the World!

A wise drag queen once said: "If you can't love yourself, how the hell you gonna love somebody else?" And we here at FMKlit think it's always a good idea to just pour a glass of wine, light some candles, and love yourself all night long. To celebrate that, we're loving our hosts because our theme is Neil and Claire! Today we read "Lady Claire is All That (Keeping Up with the Cavandishes Book 3)" by Maya Rodale, and "The Foxhole Court (All For the Game Book 1)" by Nora Sakavic. On this autosexual episode, our hosts discuss himbos, the dangers of cracker dust, and spend a shocking amount of time talking about balls.

52. Claire and Neil!

Whenever I get asked, I tell everyone that I like my men like I like my whiskey: mature. And today won't disappoint because we're doing silver foxes! For this well-aged episode we read "Choose Me (Silver Fox Romance Book 1)" by Natasha Moore, and "Second Chance" by Jay Northcote. Today our seasoned hosts discuss: the joys of a one-bedroom walkup; some more moving the bathtub moments (forevermore known as ‘bathtubbing’); as well as do a dramatic reading of a passage from one of our books.

51. Silver Foxes!

I hope you're not a screamer, because the love we're talking about today is quiet and literary. That's right, we're doing librarians! And it's our 3-year anniversary! To celebrate the leather anniversary, we read "Good Girls Do" by Cathie Linz and "By the Book" by Scarlett Parrish. For this romantic traipse through the Dewey Decimal System, our hosts discuss wiener races, having a dick in your butt, and look back on the year the best way they know how: by fucking, marrying, and killing some folk.

50. Librarians!

The burning passion in his eyes. The snide comments. The smouldering looks. It can only mean one thing: he hates you. Or it could mean that he loves you. So, two things, I guess. It could mean two things. We're figuring out adult, human emotions because today we're doing Hate to Love! On this passion-fulled episode, we read "The Hating Game: A Novel" by Sally Thorne and "Conventionally Yours (True Colors Book 1)" by Annabeth Albert. Today our hatefully loving hosts discuss: how romantic conventions can be, the unsung heroes of the HR department, and how this trope can go so very wrong so very quickly.

49. Hate to Love!

Some choices have been made lately that really should be relegated to a different timeline. Good thing we have Chuck Tingle to help remind us that love conquers all (and maybe to teach us how to fix our timeline). For this quickie, we read "Escape From The Billings Mall: A Select Your Own Timeline Adventure" by Chuck Tingle. Can our hosts make the right choices to escape from the Billings Mall? And can we maybe get that beefy unicorn's number? Listen and find out!

Quickie#12: Tingle Your Own Adventure

Is that a high-powered telescope in your pocket are you are just happy to...wait, how the hell did you fit a high-powered telescope in your pocket?! That's right, dear listeners, our love is taking you to the stars because today we're doing astronomers! On this celestial episode, we read "Cosmic Rendezvous (Kimani Romance Book 133)" by Robyn Amos, and "The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics: Feminine Pursuits" by Olivia Waite. For this cosmic voyage, our hosts discuss hair shenanigans, the finer points of needlepoint, and make believe cowboy sex.

48. Astronomers!

Well, November has ended, which means that so has NaNoWriMo 2020. Did our hosts reach their 50K word goal? Did they finish their novels? Have they been published already? Are they already best sellers? Why haven't you read their best-selling books?! We answer these questions and more as our hosts reflect back on the month and their NaNoWriMo experience. It's never too late to donate or start working on your own novel: nanowrimo.org

NaNoWriMo 2020 - Part 4

November is almost over, which means that our hosts are in the final stretch of trying to write their romance novels. Has anyone fallen in love yet? Have there been throbbing members and budding nipples? Claire and Neil share how the processes is going for them, share some of their novels, and answer Christine's probing questions. It's never too late to support NaNoWriMo: nanowrimo.org

NaNoWriMo 2020 - Part 3

Neil and Claire read straight and LGBTQ+ Romance and Erotic Novels and then we play F**K, Marry, Kill with the characters. It is sexy and silly fun! Follow us on Twitter and Facebook @FMKLitPod

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