The halls of Smutco Industries were abuzz this month in anticipation of our conversation with the Quing of Halloween, Latrexa Nova! They were kind enough to join us and talk all things monster smut, but we also dove into how their wide-ranging artistic interests have shaped their approach to writing. Author's Website Our Linktree Music: "Nostalgia" by Makaih Beats freemusicarchive.org ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Katie and Carl were on the road again this week and recording in the finest hotel northwest Indiana has to offer, and they had a blast recording their thoughts on Wed to the Lich by Layla Fae! It is a fantastic entry for Spooky Smuttober, and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did! Book Description Liches are almost gone, only a handful of us left. I must marry to keep my race from extinction, yet how? No living female will ever stoop so low as to marry a lich. People fear us. They say we are th...
We here at Smutco Industries are on the record as being big fans of funbags, so we're kicking off Spook Smuttober with a funbag full of spooky, sexy stories! Featuring: Faulty by Nicole Parker Mummy? Sorry. Mummy? Sorry. by Latrexa Nova Mating With the Mantis by M.J. Edwards As with all funbag episodes, please check the content warnings for each book, as we do not include them here in the interest of space. So...What Are You Into? Katie: "Whatcha Want" by Lawrence Carl: twenty one pilots Our Lin...
This week, Katie and Carl are wrapping up Sinful September by recapping their time at Sinful Signings 2024 before jumping into Our Darling Isabelle By Natoshia Baer, an attending author they were thrilled to meet at the event! This one's a wild and dark mafia romance, so mind! Your! Triggers! Book Description She spent her entire life fixing her mother’s mistakes, but this one was different. What can Isabelle do when she is offered up as payment for her mother’s debt? The Barone brothers aren’t ...
This week we're proud to present our conversation with Brynne Weaver, New York Times bestselling author of The Ruinous Love Trilogy . Recorded on September 21st, 2024 at Sinful Signings 2024 in Roanoke, Virginia. Brynne's Website Our Linktree Bonus Link: "Diet Pepsi" by Addison Rae Music: "Nostalgia" by Makaih Beats freemusicarchive.org ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
As a special addition to Sinful September, we are pleased to re-release our episode covering Glitch by Briana Michaels. We covered Glitch way back on episode 16, but we had the pleasure of meeting Briana at Sinful Signings this past weekend, so we thought we'd drop this one back into the feed for all of the new listeners we met at Sinful, as well as any new listeners who may not have gone that far back into the catalog. Book Description Glitch I’m obsessed with a woman I’ve never met. Hell, I’ve...
As noted shifter enthusiasts, what kind of podcasters would we be if we didn't include a shifter romance for Sinful September? Luckily, Ames Mills had us covered as we covered her spicy shifter book, Little Red and Her Creatures of Chaos ! Book Description My grandma always told me that dreams were a manifestation of real life. That what we saw while we slept would come to light while awake. So, when I started having dreams about red eyes and big teeth, I searched for the truth. What I found was...
Sinful September rolls on this week, as Katie was thrilled to finally tuck into a book by Smutco Industries favorite Andi McClane! Join us as we take on Touch Me and hear why Katie immediately pegged it as Andi's "meet me outside " to E.L. James. Book Description Cassie Graduation? Check. Internship? Check. Place to live? That’s complicated. I have no home. At least not yet. It’s not the first time I’ve been homeless and unwanted. Hopefully, it’s the last. When my best friend offers up her older...
For Sinful September, we're dropping our Author Profile a few weeks early so we can share our conversation with Sinful Signings attending author Brian Scala! Give the episode a listen, and then go pre-order (or just "order" it if you're listening after 17 September 2024) a copy of his new book, Core Memories . Brian's Website Sinful Signings Website Our Linktree Music: "Nostalgia" by Makaih Beats freemusicarchive.org ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Smutco Industries is kicking off Sinful September with a selection of stories from the 2023 Sinful Signings Sinthology, featuring authors who will be in attendance at Sinful Signings this year: Kitty Pawell, Sara Furlong Burr, Kennedy Sutton, and P.S. Nail. Sinful Signings 2024 will be held September 21-22 in Roanoke, Virginia at the Holiday Inn Roanoke Airport - Conference Center. Click here for tickets. Click here for more information. So...What Are You Into? Katie: See.Ya.Later on TikTok Carl...
Hot on the heels of Katie flying out to Massachusetts to meet Gwendolyn Harper for the first time IRL, we're wrapping up the Summer of Friendship with the third book in Gwenny's Zombie Apocalypse Romance Trilogy, Bloody Sunset ! Book Description In the steamy, thrilling conclusion of the Zombie Apocalypse Romance trilogy... Caitlin Meadows has survived a plane crash, malicious government foot soldiers, and a zombie infested wasteland. Her life is nothing like it was only several months prior, bu...
For the penultimate episode of the Summer of Friendship, Katie and Carl were joined by their favorite smutty polymath, Cassie, aka Unfortunate Reads! In keeping with the format of her popular TikTok channel, she ran Katie and Carl through the plots of FIVE naughty novellas before Katie jumped in with a quickie of her own! (In the interest of keeping the show notes from spiraling out of control, we are foregoing content warnings this week.) Cassie: Conquered by Clippy by Leonard Delaney Taken By ...
In a break from the ordinary, Katie tucked into a physical book this week and read The Spellbroken King by friend-of-the-show J.A. Keeton! This one's a dark romance, so you know that Carl will provide many deep sighs and concerned looks. Book Description: A human with hidden powers. A broody demon prince turned bounty hunter. A fated mate connection that threatens to destroy the world. What could be worse than being falsely imprisoned for a crime you didn't commit? How about being relentlessly p...
This week we get a little help from our friends thanks to Sinful Signings "Sinfluencer" Katie Hurd! She joined Katie and Carl to guide them through a tale of a demon dom daddy and his quest to capture the heart (but mostly soul) of his latest reaping target. Give us a listen as Katie covers Sinful Demands by P.S. Nail while Carl grits his teeth through a rather prickly peen description. Book Description: The smell of my success thick in the air as another human manages to break their contract. I...
When Katie first pitched Carl the idea for Cheap Smut nearly three years ago, one of the first books she mentioned wanting to cover was Love Laugh Lich by Kate Prior. We knew we'd get around to it eventually, but since we're now friends IRL with Kate, it's a perfect fit for the Summer of Friendship! Tune in as Carl laughs through his lingering bronchitis and doesn't regret a single second of it! Book Description: Some people have monsters for a boss, but not everyone has an undead Necromancer Lo...
This week, Katie and Carl were joined by author Ivy M. Young mere days before the release of her debut novel, and she took us on a wild ride through Mustang's Torment by Misty Walker! Give the episode a listen, and then immediately go buy Ivy's book! Book Description: Mike “Mustang” Cohen has come a long way from the scrawny, emo kid who was constantly bullied at the private schools he attended on scholarship. He’s gained muscle, confidence, a job at an autobody shop, and he’s earned a role as S...
The Summer of Friendship rolls on this week, as Katie and Carl get cozy with Snuggle by Sabrina Cross! Despite Carl's reservations about a sentient, 5-foot (1.5m) tall teddy bear, your favorite degenerate duo had a blast with this tale of a demon-filled teddy bear and his efforts to help a friend find love lest the devil snatch her soul! Book Description: Jasmine is too busy to go to Hell and she's definitely too busy for demon antics. But when her demon "fairy godmother" shows up, everything is...
DISCLAIMER: the audio quality of this episode is not up to our usual standards due to technical difficulties, but we had too much fun making it to not release it. We hope that the reduced audio quality does not reduce your enjoyment of the episode. The Summer of Friendship rolls merrily along as we are joined by the fabulous Gwendolyn Harper, who blew our minds with her recounting of Lyonne Riley's My Minotaur Husband ! Give it a listen and enjoy the tale of a girl finding her minotaur in a worl...
The 1st Annual Smutco Industries Summer of Friendship officially kicks off this week with April D. Berry's cozy romcom, Cut to The Heart of It . Join Katie and Carl for a "snowed in"-adjacent tale full of sexy lumberjacks, silver foxes, and steamy sex! Book Description Writers live in a fantasy world, but CJ tries to keep a good head on her shoulders: a steady job, close to her mom, and only uses her free time to work on her dream of being a full-time author. After a weekend with a love interest...
Katie and Carl are in New Orleans this week, but that didn't stop them from curling up with a good book in their hotel room! This week, they read Hard Bubbles by Leah Legend, and we are proud to announce that this is the book that may have finally broken Carl. Book Description "You can't just randomly waltz into my life, stake a claim and tear down my walls all in one night." "I can, and I will." + + + + When a sexy as hell mershifter has the audacity to tell me that I’m the one he’s been waitin...
This month, we had the privilege of chatting with Evie Black and learning all about this multifaceted author. We chat about her military service, her love of DnD, and how she came to discover her love of writing. Author's Website Our Linktree ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
After a much-needed week off, we're back with a sweet slice of sexy sapphic fun with Heather Nix's Mixing Up Mayhem ! Give us a listen as Katie geeks out over her favorite FMC of the year (so far) and Carl asks the question everyone's dying to know: who is Joanna Gaines? Book Description Things are finally looking up for thirty-five year old Jackie Miller. She’s scored her dream job as head pâtissier at the top restaurant in the country, she’s going to propose to her girlfriend, and she’s flexin...
Katie called an audible this week and opted to break out a space-faring insta-love courtesy of Naomi Lucas. Join us this week for Cyborg Pool Boy and ponder the vastness of space, where no on can hear you scream. Or moan. Book Description What could a fabulously wealthy heiress possibly do when an alien monster takes up residence in her pool? Call a Cyborg Monster Hunter, obviously. OBVIOUSLY. Little did she know that she just hired a monster to take out another monster. CONTENT WARNING: sci-fi ...
We're back from our week off with Dana Sweeney's sexy sci-fi scorcher Lust For Tomorrow ! If you think that there's no time to bone down in a zombie apocalypse, please let the characters in this book swiftly and frequently disabuse you of that notion. Book Description Submission is freeing… Love is a trap. Pacific Northwest Writers Association Finalist for Best Romance, 2023 I’ve never seen his face. But I ache to feel his body. My fellow soldiers call him Alpha. It’s an insult, mocking his mach...
Join us for this month's Author Profile and get to know the delightful Bjorn Wilde! We discuss the origins of his pen name, his unique approach to first drafts, and his long-gestating desire to drive a bus! Bjorn's Website Our Linktree Music: "Nostalgia" by Makaih Beats freemusicarchive.org ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Thanks to another great recommendation (this time courtesy of friend of the show Gwendolyn Harper ), this week we're mixing two of our favorite tropes: gay hockey players and monstrous main characters! Join us as we revel in the sexy fun of Puck and Plume by Rhea Fox, the first book on the show to make Carl openly declare that he would eat one of the main characters. Book Description NATE I could've done without falling asleep in the middle of a Bavarian forest and being startled awake by a mass...
Our listeners make the best recommendations! Listener Tia E. recommended Leigh Miller's Nora's Kraken to Katie, and it immediately checked all of her favorite boxes: monster smut, cozy vibes, and a sweet cinnamon roll of an MMC. Oh, and the opportunity to make Carl squirm with tentacle talk! Book Description: I didn’t flee one monster just to be claimed by another. When the Monster Relations Bureau tells me I've been identified as a kraken shifter's mate, my first instinct is to run. I learned t...
At the end of last week's episode, Katie refrained from giving us the name of this week's book, lest she spoil anything. In retrospect, she made the right call, because going blind into Holly Wilde's Earthed really is the best way to experience this absolutely bananas book! Hell, I'd even recommend blowing right past the book description below! Book Description Meet Celeste, the brilliant anthropologist who discovers that our planet is in trouble. The world isn't what it seems, in fact, it's big...
Katie thought she'd just be able to dip her toe into Bjorn Wilde's Scared Stiff series, but she ended up getting hooked and reading all four books! We originally set out to just cover the first two books (which make up the bulk of the episode), but since the books were so breezy and fun, we opted to cover almost the entire series! (Can't spoil the ending!) Book Description For a gay trio camping in the woods, an escaped ax murderer really kills the mood. It’s been years since best friends Nick, ...
Last October, we had the pleasure to discuss Till Death Do Us Part by RE Johnson before it was released; this month we had the pleasure of talking to them IRL! Join us as we discuss RE's peen design process, where they pull inspiration from, and what life is like when you're secretly three kobolds in a trench coat. Author's Website Our Linktree ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
