The Spice Rack

26: 124 Pages of Smut | Scream for Us by Molly Doyle

Alternate title: WTF did we just read? Because.... well, wtf did we just read? Strap in for the pod this week as we journey into a spicy Halloween novella! Scream for Us follows three masked men at a Halloween party, a good bit of violence, and leaves us with a ton of very practical questions (like, how did they manage to find a line-free bathroom to bang in at a fraternity college Halloween party?????? #QTNA). 
Join us next week as we continue spooky season with Her Soul to Take by Harley Laroux. As always, follow along with us on Instagram and TikTok @spicerackpod.

25: Puck Me, Nate Hawkins | Icebreaker by Hannah Grace

If we could give this book a million stars, we would. Nate Hawkins has moved to the tippy-top of the Boyfriend Pyramid and is the new god-tier blueprint. Icebreaker is a hockey and figure skating, college sports romance with swoon and spice that packs a punch. We have a very special Q&A with Hannah Grace, the mastermind behind Icebreaker, so tune in at 18:56 to hear her thoughts!
Nothing says spooky like a reverse harem, so tune in next week as we cover Scream For Us by Molly Doyle. As always, follow along with us on Instagram and TikTok @spicerackpod

24: First Class D | The Stopover by T.L. Swan

This week we're bringing you a classic with enough steam to get you through a long flight! The Stopover is the first book in the Miles High Series by T.L. Swan and follows hot billionaire CEO Jameson Miles. We love a workplace romance and Jameson and Emily's relationship suuuure gave us a lot to talk about.
Join us next week as we discuss Icebreaker by Hannah Grace to officially welcome us back to hockey season (and hockey men). As always, follow along with us on Instagram and TikTok @spicerackpod. 

23: Bite Me | Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert

First off... let us say that Sav's audio sucks on this episode (we know, we're sorry, it won't happen again).
In our first edition of Emily Reads Fantasy™ we have some fun with 3 vampires. And by fun, we mean 300 pages of minimum plot and maximum spice, which really feeds our vampire fetish. Are vampires real? Can being bit by one give you the big O? These are the type of hard-hitting questions we're digging into on the Spice Rack. 
Join us next week for a fan favorite, The Stopover by T.L. Swan. As always, follow along with us on TikTok and Instagram @spicerackpod. See you next week!

22: A Royal Romp | Royally Not Ready by Meghan Quinn

Welcome back, spicy people! We swear we were planning to do our first royalty trope episode before Queen Lizzy died (#rip girl), but it made for some royally fun commentary! Our official report on her passing basically makes us BBC commentators. Which fits, because this week we cover everything from nipple piercings, spicy queen lessons, our brutally honest opinions about the heroine, and drooling over Dom King Keller. 
Join us next week for our first installment of Emily Reads Fantasy™ as we get into Court of the Vampire Queen by the queen of smut herself, Katee Robert. As always, follow along with us on Instagram and TikTok @spicerackpod

21: Baddies and Bunsen Burners | Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood

STEM is heating up this week, y'all! We're diving headfirst into Ali Hazelwood's long awaited second sexy science novel, Love on the Brain. Levi Ward is a dream man (and a good girl king). Before we get into it, Em made a hinge profile and Sav thinks Catcher in the Rye is a red flag.
The past month of back-to-school books has been one for the books, but we're living our Princess Diaries dreams next week with Royally Not Ready! As always, follow along with us on Instagram and TikTok @spicerackpod

20: ’Tis the Treason | Ivy by Willa Nash

Well... it took 20 whole episodes, but we're feeling a little ~unhinged~ this week. Honestly, it fits because this book is C R A Z Y good! Ivy by Willa Nash has secrets, drama, twists, and lots of lovin' in between. Why settle for one love story in a book when you can have three?! Also, Em is finally sharing her favorite household appliance- the toaster. 
Join us next week as we get into Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood! As always, follow along with us on Instagram and TikTok @spicerackpod

19: Seven Deadly Twins | Brutal King by Jagger COle

The first time a girl reads smut written by a man is special for her, so welcome to Sav's first. Brutal King by Jagger Cole is the third book in the Savage Heirs series, but number one in Emily's heart. Follow Lukas and Lizbet's story of twists, turns and twins. If you offered us a million dollars to guess where this book was headed, we can promise you we would not be millionaires. The suspense and spice make this a winner in our eyes, and we hope you loved Brutal King!
Join us next week as we get in on the #RushTok fun and read Rush by Kandi Steiner. As always, follow along with us on Instagram and TikTok @spicerackpod.

18: Vibing with your Brother’s Best Friend | Broken Boys Can’t Love by Micalea Smeltzer

Major vibes this week (IYKYK) for Broken Boys Can't Love by Micalea Smeltzer and the one and only Jude Cartwright! In Spice Rack news this week: Emily made a list, Sav teaches us what a Jacob's Ladder is, and we all fall madly in love with our main man Jude. So many of our favorite tropes and scenes make an appearance this week that we just might have a double god-tier ranking for the first time in a while!
Join us next week as we continue our fun back to school theme with Brutal King by Jagger Cole. As always, follow along with us on Instagram and TikTok @spicerackpod. 

17: Teacher’s Pet | Reckless Love by Nichole Greene

Nothing says back to school like an affair with your professor! (We're kidding... maybe). Join us this week as we talk through Reckless Love by Nichole Greene, which has quickly become one of our favorite reads. Dr. Evan Locke most definitely has a 5-pepper rating on ratemyprofessor.com and Nora's absolute #1 fan. This book has it all: office sex, library sex, sex by the fireplace, a remote-controlled vibrator... we could go on. We got so swept up in Nora and Evan's love story that we forgot to put them on the boyfriend pyramid, but don't you worry. Dr. Locke is absolutely god-tier. 
Join us next week as we discuss Broken Boys Can't Love by Micalea Smeltzer. As always, follow along on TikTok and Instagram @spicerackpod