Another slow month. I feel like life keeps throwing things in my path to stop me from reading. It's okay. I was able to read some AMAZING books. As Sephie is finishing her recovery, she was able to read more. She shares what she's been reading.

This was an incredible conversation to have. I think that using romance to support your evolution as sexual being is one of the best tools we have. We can see what we like solo. We can explore so much safely. We get to learn about things we didn’t know were even out there! It can give us the words we need for when we are ready to be with someone else. I hope you found this just as fun.

This one is short and sweet (with a bunch of spice too!). I knew I had a lighter reading month ahead of me, so I'm happy with what I got to.

We really gelled when we realized we both read omega verse books. Friends, I will never balk at what you might think is "weird," and I've most likely read worse. Enjoy this conversation between Becca and me.

Almost half my books were audiobooks! It didn't help that I left my kindle on a trip and had to wait for it to be returned to me. I will never prefer reading on my phone.

Does an MM romance written by a man feel different than an MM written by a woman? Michael and I read this book to compare. The amount of self control it took to not talk to each other and wait to hit record was epic.

What happened to June? I shared the 9 books I finished that month. I had a blast talking to Sephie, but still can’t figure out how I read so little.

I love getting to chat with people. Gal Sal has been a presence on the Internet since 2019, but you might never know she's a romance reader based on her content.

Two double digit months! This was an odd one because so many of these were audiobooks. I don't tend to have that high a percentage of my reading be audio. I enjoyed my choices.

I am enjoying the new format of forearms. That I only share when I have enough I believe are worth sharing. It does mean that Sephie never knows when we are recording an episode.

I am reading! And reading a little bit more. I share all the books I read in April, up to our recording date. Final reading and purchasing stats will be in the show notes.

Getting back in the groove… a little bit. I had very light reading months as I recover. It was nice to share with Sephie, even if the amount is less than we are used to. I’m going to continue to “soft DNF” when I’m not feeling a book anymore. I highly recommend joining me in this.

After I joined Kay and Elle on an episode of their podcast, I was thinking about books I would want to read with them. This book was at the top of the list. It shook me when I read it in 2024. I loved returning to it with others.

Tote bags have been the biggest (volume wise) accumulation of bookish swag. There are many ways I've gotten tote bags, but the result is over 40 that live in my office. They take up a lot of space.

I've been hiding this audio for almost a year! Just because I took them out of 2025 rotation, doesn't mean I stopped noting them. It felt so good making Sephie laugh like this. I hope you enjoy it!

This is a lighthearted conversation. I know there are some visuals you might not get. That's okay. Sephie and I talk about the expectations put on readers to have large, curated, aesthetically pleasing bookshelves. We share what works for us. And hopefully make you laugh.

I'm so grateful that Michael finally gave in for this plan of mine. I am not a gay man, so I cannot confirm whether the books written by woman are less true to the experience that if it's written by a man.

Let us know if you have books that you feel are great or terrible examples.

It is rare that I'm able to ask a question in so many panels. I thought I would get maybe one or two in. Not 10! I am so grateful for the space Love Ya'll created. I have such FOMO about not being there this year. Enjoy!

I share with Sephie all the books that I read in January. This was a small reading month for me. Self-care is more important right now as I prepare for medical leave.

Our book club episodes are typically romance books, but in order to be better informed while reading I like to turn to the experts. The Ethical Slut is often the first introduction to polyamory. Come listen to what we thought.