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Smutty Side Up
Hosted by Alexis Grieve · EN
Welcome to Smutty Side Up! In each episode we crack the spine (metaphorically of course) on a steamy romance novel. From morally grey MMCs growling “who did this to you?” to fake dates with playboy billionaires, we will dive into the endless variety of sub genres romance has to offer to look at the tropes, the banter, and the spice. One thing is guaranteed, we always serve you books Smutty Side Up!
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Lights Out - Navessa Allen
Aug 1100:45:13Tap to summarizeA dark stalker romance, a laundry list of trigger warnings, AND the funniest book I've read in years! Come hang out with us while we present Lights Out by Navessa Allen, which if you haven't guessed yet I totally think you need to read!
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Reckless by Elsie Silver
Jul 2801:20:08Tap to summarizeBull riders, Small Towns, He Falls First, Steamy One Night Stands. We can't get enough of fellow Canadian Elsie Silver's books, so dive in with me and this week's guest - my often mentioned SISTER, as I sell her on starting one of the best series ever! Reckless by Elsie Silver
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Beyond the Thistle by Samantha Young
Jul 1400:34:43Tap to summarizeToday's guest cannot resist a series, so where better to take her than to the epic Highlands Series by Samantha Young, starting with single mom Sloane and the grumpy Scot Walker Ironside. Let's flip through pages and see if Beyond The Thistles should take the next spot on your TBR!
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Stand and Defend by Sloane St. James
Jul 700:37:47Tap to summarizeIt's season 2!! We've made some changes to the podcast, but hoping you'll be excited to stick around as we continue to work our way through our TBR lists. In this episode Alexis has found the entry point to hockey romance for Rikki... spoiler alert it involves a corruption kink!The episode is spoiler free, listen and see if you might want to add Stand and Defend by Sloane St. James to your TBR!
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Good Girl
May 5, 202501:46:18Tap to summarizeOne girl, four older men, one weekend, and all the kinks. For our last episode of our first season we are getting deeply into the spiciest book we've covered with the amazing Harley Madison and the second book in her Sugar Life Series - Good Girl.
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Scarred
Apr 28, 202501:47:15Tap to summarizeIt's a classic story really - girl moves to a palace to marry the king while secretly plotting revenge for her father's murder, but the unexpected attraction to the kings dark and broody brother may disrupt her plans. We're discussing everything the light touches with Scarred by the amazing Emily McIntire.
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The 20th Episode
Apr 22, 202501:46:03Tap to summarizeWe're 20 episodes in so we're doing a little recap!Come hang with Rikki and Alexis as we rank the Book Boyfriends from all the books we've covered so far, chat about tropes we love and the ones that we can't handle, as well as some of the weirder romance books we haven't covered yet!
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Twisted Love
Apr 14, 202501:38:44Tap to summarizeHe’s not a good man, he’s done questionable things, but for her he would burn down the world. Come hang out with us as we get into Twisted Love by Ana Huang for one of the ultimate Morally Grey MMCs!
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Punk 57
Apr 7, 202501:49:54Tap to summarizeAnonymus pen pals as kids turned high school rivals - things get complicated in this Friends to Enemies to Lovers by Penelope Douglas. We're heading to high school this week with Punk 57.
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Braving the Storm
Mar 31, 202501:49:13Tap to summarizeEscaping your oppressive life in LA is one thing - ending up in a cabin with an incredibly hot older cowboy is another. When he's your father's adopted brother... that is going to make this messy. Saddle up for a wild ride with us as we jump into Braving the Storm by Elliott Rose.
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