Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/smutinpublic 16 Monsters enter, only one gets to come home with us but who will it be? We've spent the last year reviewing amazing, seductive, sexy monsters but which one took our heart? Tell us who you would have chosen! We here at the Smut In Public Podcast love to read, rate, and review romance novels of all kind but our first love with always be monster romance, so we've decided to sit down and figure out exactly who reigns supreme in the monster love....
Dec 31, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 22
We're going classic this week by covering this banned book from 1928 about Connie Chatterley, a woman married to a disabled veteran from WW1 who's looking for a man to help her father a child. She chooses Oliver Mellor, the gamekeeper for their estate, but her feelings for him end up more intense then she could have imagined. Check out our copy from Golden Flower Publishing at: https://www.goldenflowerpublishing.com/
Dec 01, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 20
This week we're reviewing two books that were chosen by our followers on Tiktok!Asher by Leann AlyseObedience by Lizzie B BrownThis first is a Romantacy about two special sisters living in a world owned by Fae and Vampires. The second is a serialized erotica novel about a college professor who finds himself overwhelmed by a younger dominant woman who turns out to be one of his new students.
Nov 17, 2025•55 min•Season 1Ep. 20
This week we have a Minotaur and no labyrinth! Bull Moon Rising is an adventure monster romance about Aspeth Honori, a noble lady who's home is threatened by her fathers mismanagement. She disguises herself and her maid as commoners and seeks to join the Royal Artifacutal Guild, an organization that traverses the dangerous ruins of an ancient magical civilization and plunder the remaining magical artifacts. Aspeth believes that she can use her knowledge of that civilization to find an artifact t...
Nov 11, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 19
This week we review the Labyrinth inspired romantasy Until The World Falls Down by Jordan Lynde. Nell, who's desperation in her lowest moment calls across worlds to Enver, a mysterious being who oversees a magical Labyrinth. The reward for success is your deepest desire but the price for failure is eternal servitude in Envers Castle. What Nells wants most in her life is love and the handsom Enver claims to be drawn to Nell in a way he's never felt before; but is that the truth or him just manipu...
Nov 03, 2025•56 min•Season 1Ep. 17
We're returning to the Into Darkness world by Navessa Allen with her sequel to Lights Out, Caught Up. In this Mafia Romance, Junior tries to escape his father's underworld clutches while trying to get a second chance with his high school sweetheart Lauren. Their romance ended on the worst terms and now she works as a cam girl, Unbeknownst to her though, her top fan is none other than Junior. He's been keeping an eye on her for the last ten years and he's going to use everything he's learned to m...
Oct 21, 2025•58 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Megan and Emi discuss A Soul to Keep by Opal Reyne. Reia survived the massacre of her family by demons. When a mysterious being called the Duskwalker offers protection for her town in exchange for a sacrifice, Reia is forced to become his bride. Reia gets closer to Orpheus so she can learn the secrets of the demons and how to survive in their world, but the longer she stays the deeper her feelings grow for the Duskwalker. Orpheus is happy for her to stay but there's a condition to her living com...
Oct 12, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 14
We revisit the Love Bathhouse with the second book in the Monstrous Matches series by Lillian Lark. This plus sized witch finds love with three gargoyles who are looking to find the missing piece of their quad. Also Emi and Megan buy rats in a parking lot.
Oct 07, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Megan and Emi discuss Pucking Around; a hockey romance by Emily Rath. Rachel is a sports medicine doctor who lands her dream job as the team doctor for a newly forming NHL team, the Jacksonville Rays. On her first day, she runs into a one night stand she had four months ago, revealed to be starting defenseman Jake Compton. The stakes of their workplace flirtation get higher when Rachel catches the eye of Jake’s best friend Caleb, the team’s equipment manager; and a surly goalie Ilmari Kinnunen. ...
Sep 29, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Megan and Emi discuss Choosing Theo; a sci-fi romance by Victoria Aveline. Jade is a woman from earth who is abducted by aliens and taken to an unfamiliar planet. She manages to escape only to be forced into a marriage with an alien named Theo, a scarred mercenary for hire. Jade hopes to make the best of things until she can find a way back home to Earth. #booktube #booktok #bookreview #spicy #romancebooks #podcast
Sep 21, 2025•47 min•Season 1Ep. 13
This week we dive into the epic world of Callie Harts Quicksilver, a Romantasy novel about sun soaked desert cities, and deeply haunted fae forests. While the book may be full of tropes, Callie Hart manages to bring a fresh take on all the elements and create a world that is as vibrant as it is menacing.
Sep 14, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Megan and Emi are joined by Kendra (mrslongreads on YouTube and TikTok) to discuss A Darkness So Sweet; the newest monster romance by Emma Hamm. Listen to the story of Maia, a human florist, and Ragar, a troll with magical healing abilities. The pair are forced into a marriage by deception. While neither partner is what the other expected or wanted, Maia will discover her voice and find freedom in this new world of trolls, while Ragnar uncovers hidden strengths in his "fragile" human bride. #boo...
Sep 08, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 11
We asked our TikTok audience what books by Indie Authors we should review and these were the top two picks. Divine Arrows is a romantacy about two sisters on a quest and The Golden Wolf and the Stormweilder is a romantacy about an arranged marriage between a prince and princess of two feuding countries as they unite to defeat an ancient enemy.
Sep 01, 2025•51 min•Season 1Ep. 10
On this season of Romantacy Bachelor: Medieval Europe, Megan and Emi discuss the, at times almost too steamy, Kiss of the Basilisk. We follow chicken farmer Tem as she navigates a competition for the hand of Prince Leo while being coached by the alluring basilisk Caspen. Will she catch the eye of the prince? Will she fall for her teacher? Will she finally tell that b*tch at the bakery to shut up? Find out on todays episode!
Aug 18, 2025•54 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Megan and Emi break into their first dark contemporary romance with Lights Out by Navessa Allen.Every week we choose a romance book, summarize the plot, and share our opinions. We aim to entertain and help our fellow romance readers find books that are right for them. #bookreview #romancebooks #monsterromance #bookrecommendations #romancebooks
Aug 10, 2025•50 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Megan and Emi visit the gods of Aeos in Ruby Dixon's epic Romantasy Bound To The Battle God.
Aug 04, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Join Megan and Emi as we talk about Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby DixonEvery week we choose a romance book, summarize the plot, and share our opinions. We aim to entertain and help our fellow romance readers find books that are right for them.
Jul 28, 2025•58 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Join Megan and Emi as we talk about The Lady and the Orc by Finley Fenn Every week we choose a romance book, summarize the plot, and share our opinions. We aim to entertain and help our fellow romance readers find books that are right for them.
Jul 20, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Join Megan and Emi as we talk about Stalked by the Kraken by Lilian Lark. Every week we choose a romance book, summarize the plot, and share our opinions. We aim to entertain and help our fellow romance readers find books that are right for them.
Jul 13, 2025•41 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Join Megan and Emi as we talk about Whispers of the Deep by Emma HammEvery week we choose a romance book, summarize the plot, and share our opinions. We aim to entertain and help our fellow romance readers find books that are right for them.
Jul 06, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Join Megan and Emi as we talk about Sweet Berries by C.M. Nascosta! Every week we choose a romance book, summarize the plot, and share our opinions. We aim to entertain and help our fellow romance readers find books that are right for them.
Jun 29, 2025•48 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Join Megan and Emi as we talk about a novel that took BookTok by storm, Morning Glory Milking Farm by C.M. Nascosta! Every week we choose a romance novel, summarize the plot, and share our opinions. We aim to entertain and help our fellow romance readers find the books that are right for them.
Jun 22, 2025•41 min•Season 1Ep. 1
