We're working overtime here at Smutco Industries and didn't have time to record a new episode, so as a special lil' treat, we're giving everyone a chance to hear our first-ever Patreon bonus episode, in which Carl covered Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver! If you're a fan of this show, you're probably VERY familiar with this breakout sensation, but if you've yet to take the plunge, let this episode be your introduction! Book Description A friends-to-lovers dark romantic comedy full of mur...
Mar 10, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 112
This week's vibes are immaculate and light as we cozy up with Lindsay Reign's Spacetacular Holiday Novellas ! You get two novellas in this episode, and both are full of snuggles and plenty of spice! Book Descriptions Rocket Around the Christmas Tree What's the worst possible thing that can happen when you are traveling home for the holiday season? An ice asteroid storm that halts all forms of space travel and leaves you stranded in a spaceport full of alien creatures with no available rooms at t...
Mar 03, 2025•46 min•Ep. 111
Sure, the rise of AI could give us Skynet, but what if it gave us knee-buckling orgasms instead? Only one author is brave enough to ask that hard-hitting question, and that author is G.M Fairy! Join us this week as we take on My AI and ponder the ethics of soooooo many things. Book Description After social media star Azzy, has a very public panic attack at a red-carpeted award show, her best friend orders her an Andro Corp. Bodyguard. When her robot bodyguard gets delivered, Azzy quickly realize...
Feb 24, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 110
WE'RE BACK, BABY! Season three of Cheap Smut is kicking off with those cozy monster vibes we love and appreciate, and the object of our affection this week is Bowling With Bigfoot by Eden Crowe. We didn't make any "gutter ball" jokes because we respect our listeners, but boy did we want to! Book Description Hazel Reed considers Bigfoot, better known as Eric “Big E” Sasqui, to be her mortal enemy. She thought she’d never have to deal with her annoying, academic rival again after graduation. But s...
Feb 17, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 109
Season two comes to a close in spectacular fashion, as Katie was thrilled to present Mean One by Ab. Cynthe. Yes, it's a Grinch-fucker book, and yes, we know you're dying to read it, so go and read it! Book Description 'Tis the season for revenge . (Producer's Note: Yes, that's the whole description. Personally, I appreciate Ab. Cynthe's brevity, but we're gonna need the extra space for the Triple T's.) Triple T's: Abuse (Emotional, Physical, and Mental), Anxiety, Mention of Arson, Biting, Blood...
Dec 30, 2024•58 min•Ep. 108
(Producer's Note: We had technical difficulties at the outset of our recording, so this profile is shorter than our typical Author Profile episodes.) For our final Author Profile of 2024, we were pleased to be joined by Sara Furlong Burr. Join us and hear which sport she wishes was more popular in the smut community, and why she'd never write a hockey romance. Sara's Instagram Our Linktree Music: "Nostalgia" by Makaih Beats freemusicarchive.org ★ Support this podcast ★...
Dec 27, 2024•42 min•Ep. 107
It's an all-Michigan episode this week, as your Michigan-based hosts are proud to present Accidentally Under Your Tree by fellow Michigander Marty Vee! If you like your Christmas trees real and your dating fake, this is the book for you! Book Description It's harmless when Will agrees to a fake relationship with his best friend and business partner. She needs an excuse to stay away from her ex-boyfriend while visiting her family for Christmas. And the fans of their online show have always wished...
Dec 23, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 106
Katie is spreading holiday cheer with the a steamy office romance this week, courtesy of Lana Love! Give us a listen as Katie walks us through S.I.L.F. , and try not to think about how overworked the HR departments must be in these books! Book Description I can no longer ignore the curvy babe in my office. When the opportunity to join her to select a signature drink for the annual Christmas party appears, I'm all over it like tinsel on a Christmas tree. Chrissy is just as tasty as the cocktail w...
Dec 16, 2024•51 min•Ep. 105
The holidays roll on at Smutco Industries with A Court -Ordered Romance by Lark Green. Not even the heavy use of arousal-smelling could make Katie say an unkind word about this book! Book Description Vale, Hollywood’s newest demon heartthrob, promised never to return home to Winter Bliss. Until his movie’s press tour forces him back. One drunken night with friends leads to the destruction of a historic statue, landing him a 90-day probation. Stuck at home with his premiere looming, Vale’s career...
Dec 09, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 104
The holidays are upon us, so you know what that means! It's time for Katie to break out the cozy (but still VERY sexy) vibes, and what better way to kick things off than with a book featuring her favorite trope: "Snowed In"! Join us this week as we cover Stormbound by Maggie Maren, and get ready for the holidays with your favorite smut-loving couple! Book Description Kaylee Waters is a loose cannon. Catching her boyfriend mid-thrust in an affair with her favorite barista was reason enough to bol...
Dec 02, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 103
For our November Author Profile, we had the pleasure of chatting with fellow Michigander Samantha Moran, author of Without You and Wicked Little Rabbit . Author's Website Our Linktree Join Our Discord! Support Us on Patreon! Music: "Nostalgia" by Makaih Beats freemusicarchive.org ★ Support this podcast ★...
Nov 29, 2024•53 min•Ep. 102
This week we have a sexy, Sapphic romance courtesy of Alyssa Cole! Join us as Katie takes us through Once Ghosted, Twice Shy and swoon as two dapper ladies get a second chance at love with each other! Book Description While her boss the prince was busy wooing his betrothed, Likotsi had her own love affair after swiping right on a dating app. But her romance had ended in heartbreak, and now, back in NYC again, she’s determined to rediscover her joy—so of course she runs into the woman who broke h...
Nov 25, 2024•55 min•Ep. 101
It's a "Why Choose?" week here at Smutco Industries! Katie couldn't pick just one of the books in Darling Day's Fuckboy Karma series, so she read all three! Her greed is your gain, because this is a great week to read about a hot domme punishing shitty men! Book Description Click here for the series page on Amazon, where book descriptions for all three books are available. Triple T's (Series-Wide) Triggers: fuckboys & fat women, dubious consent. Tropes: revenge fantasy, bully porn, campus go...
Nov 18, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 100
We're back! After our impromptu week off, we're back! And as a "thank you" for your patience, we brought a banger of a book: Sins and Secrets , the second book in the Four Families series by Meg Fitzpatrick. If you wanna know what it would be like if the Golden Girls ran crime families, this series is for you! Visit her website (linked below) and use promo code CHEAPSMUT for 15% off any book in the Four Families series! Book Description Waverly was never cut out for the family business. While he...
Nov 11, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 99
We have a Spooky Smuttober audible this week, as Katie decided to move back Arsyn Quinn's book one week and go with Little Spark of Flame by Clio Evans this week! It was a much-needed light and adorable affair, as Smutco Industries has been on some serious overtime lately! Book Description Fitz has been searching for his little flame for ages. He wants someone who will enjoy the same cottagecore lifestyle he does. Gardening, taking walks through the forest, kneeling for their pleasure Dom… When ...
Oct 28, 2024•53 min•Ep. 98
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 ★...
Oct 25, 2024•56 min•Ep. 97
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...
Oct 21, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 96
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...
Oct 14, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 95
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 ...
Oct 07, 2024•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 94
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 ★...
Sep 30, 2024•44 min•Ep. 93
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...
Sep 24, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 92
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...
Sep 23, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 91
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...
Sep 16, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 90
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 ★...
Sep 13, 2024•57 min•Ep. 89
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...
Sep 09, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 88
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...
Sep 02, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 87
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 ...
Aug 26, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 86
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...
Aug 19, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 85
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...
Aug 12, 2024•58 min•Ep. 84
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...
Aug 05, 2024•59 min•Ep. 83
