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  • Hot, Sweaty, Scandalous Summer Books

    Hot, Sweaty, Scandalous Summer Books
    Aug 9 2025

    Hi friends! We’re stopping by to drop off a little treat — some books that feel like summer to us. Whether they’re literal beach reads, scandalous soap opera style dramas, or sci fi horror romance with that claustrophobic, sweaty feeling, we’ve got some of everything.


    Where to find us


    Find us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod/?hl=en


    Find all of Liz’s author links, including books and editorial services, at ellediazromance.com


    Stuff we mentioned


    Consumed by Aja Barber


    Little treat video essays — Swell Entertainment, Tiffany Ferg and The Financial Diet cover this aspect of consumerism a lot.


    Thrum by Meg Smitherman


    Date Everything (video game)


    The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer


    Swept Away by Beth O’Leary


    Our Little Secret by QB Tyler


    Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood


    The Love Haters by Katherine Center


    The Rom Comers by Katherine Center


    K-Pop Demon Hunters (Liz HAS seen it now, and it’s the best movie ever made)


    K-Pop Confidential by Stephan Lee


    Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez


    Faster by Andie J. Christopher (preorder, September 9)


    All the Feels by Olivia Dade


    Ride With Me by Simone Soltani


    Half Truths by Claire Contreras


    Deep End by Ali Hazelwood


    The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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    53 min
  • Two Girls Yapping in a Hot Tub

    Two Girls Yapping in a Hot Tub
    Feb 27 2025

    Hi Smooches! Join us in a Hot Tub Time Machine, but where there's no time machine, it's just a hot tub full of bubbling b*tches and smut. It's truly chaotic, but we talk about what we've been reading lately.

    WHERE TO FIND US

    Find us on Instagram at:⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod⁠⁠

    Find us on Threads at:⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@makeoutalreadypod⁠⁠

    Liz’s author links:⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/ellediazromance⁠⁠

    Subscribe to Liz’s YouTube channel:⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@ellediazromance?si=dl14EFyyCtYoolui⊂_confirmation=1⁠⁠

    Books/authors we mentioned:

    • Quit Like a Woman, by Holly Whitaker
    • Bride, by Ali Hazelwood
    • Chronicles of the One series, by Nora Roberts
    • Parable of the Sower, by Octavia Butler
    • Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel
    • The Hunger Games series, by Suzanne Collins
    • Olive J. Kelley
    • The Celestial Kingdom series, by Sue Lynn Tan
    • Twilight (unfortunately), by Stephenie Meyer
    • The Iron Widow series, by Xiran Jay Zhao
    • Fate and Flame duology, K.A. Tucker
    • Ice Planet Barbarian series, by Ruby Dixon
    • Karina Halle
    • Mexican Gothic, by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia
    • #NSFW (Not Safe For Work), by Tosca Fasso
    • Capitalist Realism, by Mark Fisher
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    46 min
  • MASH on the Moon: Bad Reputation by Emma Barry

    MASH on the Moon: Bad Reputation by Emma Barry
    Feb 9 2025

    Hi Smooches! We haven't died, just fallen off the face of the earth for a bit. On this episode, which we recorded way back in October 2024, we talk with Emma Barry about her latest release, Bad Reputation. Because it took us so damn long to put out this episode, Emma Barry's next book, Bold Moves, will be releasing very soon! So, you're welcome for the shorter wait. Spoilers ahead!

    WHERE TO FIND US

    Find us on Instagram at:⁠https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod⁠

    Find us on Threads at:⁠https://www.threads.net/@makeoutalreadypod⁠

    Liz’s author links:⁠https://linktr.ee/ellediazromance⁠

    Subscribe to Liz’s YouTube channel:⁠https://youtube.com/@ellediazromance?si=dl14EFyyCtYoolui⊂_confirmation=1⁠

    Books/authors we mentioned:

    • Emma Barry's incredible books: https://authoremmabarry.com/books-2/
    • Mick Herron's Slow Horses thriller series
    • Gail Carriger's steampunk fiction
    • Lisa Kleypas' Devil in Spring
    • Kathy Yardley's urban fantasy
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    47 min
  • Killer Rendition: Your Monster Recap

    Killer Rendition: Your Monster Recap
    Dec 31 2024

    Hi Smooches! Happy New Year. Thanks for riding out a weird and wobbly 2024 with us. Whether you’ve been here since the beginning or are just tuning in, Meg and I are grateful for you. Now, we don’t know about you, but we have a pretty good feeling that you’ve been feeling some rage lately. So let’s process that together. We’re recapping the horror rom-com Your Monster, with special guest Deanna. Spoilers ahead!

    WHERE TO FIND US

    Find us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod

    Find us on Threads at: https://www.threads.net/@makeoutalreadypod

    Liz’s author links: https://linktr.ee/ellediazromance

    Subscribe to Liz’s YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@ellediazromance?si=dl14EFyyCtYoolui⊂_confirmation=1

    Our Female Rage Recs

    Books:

    Falling Under by Danielle Younge Ullman

    Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

    Selah Gothic by Kat Blackthorne

    Movies and TV:

    (500) Days of Summer

    Forgetting Sarah Marshall

    The One I Love

    Yellowjackets

    The Babadook

    Immaculate
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    57 min
  • You Don’t Face Your Fears, You Ride Them: “Lights Out” by Navessa Allen

    You Don’t Face Your Fears, You Ride Them: “Lights Out” by Navessa Allen
    Oct 31 2024
    Hi Smooches! Liz here. On today’s episode, I’m telling Meg about one of my favorite books of the year, definitely in the top 3 and possibly my book of the year. It’s a dark rom-com between a black cat trauma nurse, and a golden retriever thirst trap creator who is more than a little obsessed with her. It’s a book that asks, what if the obsessed stalker hero is actually so babygirl? We’re talking about Lights Out by Navessa Allen. Spoilers ahead. And if you’d like a mood playlist for this book, we made you one!: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7DnobOug3shqCHuPUGDO3x?si=keegKl2CTiaPh-TdgWRS7w Find us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod/?hl=en Buy Liz’s new book, IN ON THE ACTION, or read it in Kindle Unlimited: https://a.co/d/87RjuZC MMF short story, also on Kindle Unlimited: https://a.co/d/aUHQx3C
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    1 h et 1 min
  • On that Demon Time: A Soul to Keep by Opal Reyne

    On that Demon Time: A Soul to Keep by Opal Reyne
    Oct 16 2024
    Hi Smooches! On this episode, Meg takes us on a wild ride through A Soul to Keep by Opal Reyne. Do you like demonic love interests, creative anatomy, a little sexy body horror, and plots thicker than dat ass? Then this is the book for you. Spoilers ahead! Find us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod/?hl=en Buy Liz’s new book, IN ON THE ACTION, or read it in Kindle Unlimited: https://a.co/d/87RjuZC MMF short story, also on Kindle Unlimited: https://a.co/d/aUHQx3C
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    1 h et 10 min
  • When You Do Clownery, the Clown Comes Back to Bite — The Dare by Harley Laroux

    When You Do Clownery, the Clown Comes Back to Bite — The Dare by Harley Laroux
    Oct 2 2024
    Hi Smooches! Did you miss us? We’re back from hiatus to celebrate spooky season, and kicking things off with a recap of a kinky Halloween novella, The Dare by Harley Laroux. Spoilers ahead! Find us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod/?hl=en Preorder Liz’s next book, IN ON THE ACTION: https://a.co/d/87RjuZC MMF short story: https://a.co/d/aUHQx3C Stuff we mentioned By Harley Laroux: The Dare Losers Duet Souls Trilogy (starting with Her Soul to Take) The Love Archives anthology for Palestine Vibe by Liza James Praise by Sara Cate The Neon Moon tarot deck
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    33 min
  • An Incomprehensible Number of Books and To-Do Lists

    An Incomprehensible Number of Books and To-Do Lists
    Jun 18 2024
    Hi Smooches! We’ve been truant, and we’re sorry, OK?! Life is just like really really hard. But we have so many books to talk about, including my new MMF short story, And They Were Roommates, and all the very informative and depressing books Meg is reading in her therapy studies. Meg kept getting kicked out of the Zoom meeting, and I kept in every time it happened because it was pretty funny. But that only goes on for the first maybe 10 minutes of the episode so don’t worry about it from an audio perspective, it’s not the whole episode. We’ve got lots and lots of news, including our plans for the summer, so let’s get into it! Subscribe to Liz’s author newsletter: https://stats.sender.net/forms/aK018b/view All of Liz’s author links are here: https://linktr.ee/ellediazromance Highly recommend: Jokes on You Podcast (they’re also on all the audio platforms): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIUwImlNmFE-LPkde4LEaAw Books Liz mentioned And They Were Roommates by Elle Diaz So Hectic by Eve Dangerfield All Systems Red by Martha Wells The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers Butcher and Blackbird by Brynne Weaver A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson Leather and Lark by Brynne Weaver Motel Spooky Nine by Julie-Anne Munoz Light from the Dark by R Sullins Space for More by Emily Antoinette Junker Seven by Olive J. Kelley What Kind of Fool by J.L. Minyard Author E.A. Fortneaux Author Liz Hambleton Books Meg mentioned What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo Freedom Is a Constant Struggle by Angela Y. Davis Sweet Berries by C.M. Nascosta Morning Glory Milking Farm by C.M. Nascosta Don’t Want You Like A Best Friend by Emma R. Alban We’ve Been Too Patient: Voices from Radical Mental Health That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming
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    58 min