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Late Night Reads

Late Night Reads

Ever stayed up late because you can’t put down a book? Didn’t have anyone to talk to about the massive cliffhanger or your latest theory?Us too. We’re obsessed with books that pull us into their world, make us feel like we’re the main character, and cause us to forget how late it is.Every week, we deep dive into a contemporary romance or romantasy book and talk plot, character development, tropes, themes, theories, spice, and more. Think of each episode as having a conversation with friends...with

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146:41

A Soul of Ash and Blood by Jennifer Armentrout

Late Night Reads ·

2025/08/18

In this episode, we dive into the romantasy book A Soul of Ash and Blood by Jennifer Armentrout. Based on the author’s recommended reading order, this romantasy book should be read after the first four books in the Blood and Ash series and the first two books in the Flesh and Fire prequel series. We are immersed in this world, and absolutely loved reading an entire book in Casteel’s POV. During this episode, we discuss how Nektas needs to be more forthcoming with what he knows, why we d...

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32:19

Author Interview: Riley Page

Late Night Reads ·

2025/08/15

In this episode, we’re joined by Riley Page and discuss why she became an author, her love of love, the incredible speed at which she can write a first draft, the struggle with spicy scenes and editing in her debut novel, and why she doesn’t like to read reviews after her book is released. We also spend the majority of the conversation chatting about her debut novel, Broken Plan, which is a friends-to-lovers romance between Madison and Jaxon that starts thanks to a drunken voicemail. We discu...

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71:19

Eclipsed Empire by Tessa Hale

Late Night Reads ·

2025/08/13

In this episode, we dive into the romantasy book Eclipsed Empire by Tessa Hale. This is the second book in The Wolves of Crescent Creek series and is a why choose romantasy about wolf-shifters. During this episode, we discuss our surprise at learning who kidnapped Wren at the end of the first book, the devastation she feels after being rejected by three of her mates, why there is a very thin line between love and hate when it comes to Ender and Wren, how we’re suspicious about two chara...

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73:23

Crescent Kingdom by Tessa Hale

Late Night Reads ·

2025/08/13

In this episode, we dive into the romantasy book Crescent Kingdom by Tessa Hale. This is the first book in The Wolves of Crescent Creek series and is a why choose romantasy about wolf-shifters. During this episode, we discuss how addictive Tessa Hale’s storytelling is, our love for Wren’s strength and attitude, why we immediately fell in love with Puck, how Locke ultimately won our hearts, our surprise about Brix being the first to connect the mate bond with Wren further, how hilarious ...

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89:16

In Good Company by Kat Singleton

Late Night Reads ·

2025/08/06

In this episode, we dive into the contemporary romance book In Good Company by Kat Singleton. This is the first book in her Pembroke Hill Series and was released in April 2025. It’s the first book we’ve read by this author, and we quickly became huge fans of her work. Let’s just say we’ve already added all of her books to our never-ending TBR list. During this episode, we discuss our love for the billionaire romance trope, how it sounds bad when you say Cal’s her boss and ex-boyfriend’s...

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185:56

The Robin on the Oak Throne by K.A. Linde

Late Night Reads ·

2025/07/30

In this episode, we deep dive into the romantasy book The Robin on the Oak Throne by K.A. Linde, which happens to be the second book in the Oak and Holly Cycle. This is a must-read after finishing the first book in the series, The Wren in the Holly Library. During this episode, we discuss our surprise to find Kierse in Paris when the book opened, our shock around the alleged soul mate bond between Lorcan and Kierse, how much we loved seeing Graves earn back Kierse’s trust and love, the ...

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August TBR Schedule

Late Night Reads ·

2025/07/29

It’s time to share our TBR schedule featuring the books we’re covering on the podcast in August. Each week, we deep dive into a new book, alternating between the contemporary romance and romantasy genres. We will also release author interview episodes on Fridays. Here are the books on August’s TBR: August 6 - In Good Company by Kat SingletonAugust 13 - Crescent Kingdom and Eclipsed Empire by Tessa HaleAugust 18 - A Soul of Ash and Blood by Jennifer ArmentroutAugust 20 - Only In Yo...

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177:34

A Light in the Flame by Jennifer Armentrout

Late Night Reads ·

2025/07/28

In this episode, we dive into the romantasy book A Light in the Flame by Jennifer Armentrout. Based on the author’s recommended reading order, this romantasy book should be read after the first four books in the Blood and Ash series and the first book in the Flesh and Fire prequel series, A Shadow in the Ember. We have been absolutely loving this prequel series and learning more about Nyktos and Sera’s journey. During this episode, we discuss how Nyktos is the greenest of green flags (m...

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36:28

Author Interview: Donna Ashcroft

Late Night Reads ·

2025/07/25

In this episode, we’re joined by Donna Ashcroft and discuss how she made the jump from publishing to becoming a full-time author, why she loves writing feel-good romantic comedies, and where she comes up with the ideas for her books. We also spend the majority of the conversation chatting about her latest book, A Very Italian Wedding, which tells the story of how Rose and Ben travel to Italy for the wedding of their best friends, encounter numerous hilarious situations, and ultimately fall in...

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61:21

A Very Italian Wedding by Donna Ashcroft

Late Night Reads ·

2025/07/23

In this episode, we dive into the contemporary romance book A Very Italian Wedding by Donna Ashcroft. This standalone book is her latest romcom set in Italy and is the perfect summer read. It also has unforgettable characters and great tropes, including forced proximity, holiday romance, opposites attract, and found family. During this episode, we discuss how everything that could go wrong to Rose does, whether or not getting married less than a month after you meet someone is a good id...

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24:41

Author Interview: Aria Harding

Late Night Reads ·

2025/07/18

In this episode, we’re joined by Aria Harding and discuss why she became an author, the creative freedom in being an indie author, the non-stop marketing required to promote her books, and her writing process. We also spend the majority of the conversation chatting about her latest book, Everything In Between, which tells the love story of a highly successful pop star and a star football player. We discuss how a well-known romance influenced the idea for this book, how she went about conducti...

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151:22

The Wren in the Holly Library by K.A. Linde

Late Night Reads ·

2025/07/16

In this episode, we dive into the romantasy book The Wren in the Holly Library by K.A. Linde, which happens to be the first book in the Oak and Holly Cycle. This book gives us some of our favorite tropes, including enemies to lovers, forced proximity, bad boy, and a really good slow burn that pays off beautifully. During this episode, we discuss how much we enjoyed the mix of New York City with humans and monsters, why we believe that some of the odd things mentioned in this book have t...

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83:15

Till Summer Do Us Part by Meghan Quinn

Late Night Reads ·

2025/07/09

In this episode, we dive into the contemporary romance book Till Summer Do Us Part by Meghan Quinn. This standalone book is her latest romcom and has completely hilarious hijinks with incredible spice that you can’t even imagine happening until you read it. It also has some of our favorite tropes, including forced proximity, fake relationship, best friend’s sibling, opposites attract, and one bed. During this episode, we discuss how someone named Matt must have wronged Meghan Quin...

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207:07

The War of Two Queens by Jennifer Armentrout

Late Night Reads ·

2025/07/07

In this episode, we dive into the romantasy book The War of Two Queens by Jennifer Armentrout. Based on the author’s recommended reading order, this romantasy book should be read after the first three books in the Blood and Ash series and the first book in the Flesh and Fire prequel series, A Shadow in the Ember. We have been consumed by this series, and The War of Two Queens is our favorite book in the series so far. During this episode, we discuss how much we loved reading Casteel’s P...

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99:15

The Veil of Blood and Magic by Jade Presley

Late Night Reads ·

2025/07/02

In this episode, we dive into the romantasy book The Veil of Blood and Magic by Jade Presley. We fell in love with Jade’s writing style after reading The Never List and knew we wanted to read some of her other why choose books. After only reading a few chapters of this book, we knew we had to cover it on the podcast. During this episode, we discuss the uniqueness of the characters in this world, why this book gives us romantasy mixed with a little dystopian flair, how we figured out th...

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28:54

Author Interview: Erica Mae

Late Night Reads ·

2025/06/27

In this author interview episode, we’re joined by Erica Mae and discuss how her love for reading and storytelling, combined with her family’s wedding reception business, made her fall in love with love, leading to her desire to become a romance author. We talk about how she balances working full-time, being a mom and wife, and finding time to write, as well as the primary differences she’s experienced so far between working with a publisher and being an indie author. We also spend a sig...

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115:28

Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry

Late Night Reads ·

2025/06/25

In this episode, we dive into the contemporary romance book Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry. This book is unlike any other romance novel written by Emily Henry because it has a much deeper story that forces you to think deeply about what’s most important in your life, with a romance thrown into the mix. During this episode, we discuss the impact keeping secrets can have on your loved ones long-term, the entertaining banter between the Hayden and Alice, the difficulties of growin...

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134:40

A Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer Armentrout

Late Night Reads ·

2025/06/23

In this episode, we deep dive into the first book in the Flesh and Fire prequel series, A Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer Armentrout. Based on the author’s recommended reading order, this romantasy book should be read after the third book in the Blood and Ash series, The Crown of Gilded Bones. We had no idea what to expect when reading this first book in the prequel series, and were quickly consumed by what it all means for the Blood and Ash series. During this episode, we discuss how o...

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Chained by K.A. Riley

Late Night Reads ·

2025/06/18

In this episode, we dive into the fifth book in the Thrall series, Chained, by K.A. Riley. We’ve been counting down the days until this romantasy and dystopian book came out after the major cliffhanger at the end of the fourth book, Bound, when Bastian destroyed the cavern entrance to the Obsidian Sky and we learned that Aimee had been kidnapped. During this episode, we discuss how surprised we were to see Bianca be helpful for once, the shocking similarities between prophecies about Sh...

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July TBR Schedule

Late Night Reads ·

2025/06/17

It’s time to share our TBR schedule featuring the books we’re covering on the podcast in July. Each week, we deep dive into a new book alternating between the contemporary romance and romantasy genres. We also will release author interview episodes on Fridays. Here are the books on July’s TBR: July 2 - The Veil of Blood and Magic by Jade PresleyJuly 7 - The War of Two Queens by Jennifer ArmentroutJuly 9 - Till Summer Do Us Part by Meghan QuinnJuly 16 - The Wren in the Holly Library by K...

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