Send us a text Another dive into sports romance! This time ice hockey? Lets see how much Allyssa and Ash can complain with just 130 pages!! My name is Rachel Price, and the sky is officially falling. Imagine being at your brother's wedding brunch when you get an email that crushes all your dreams. I didn't win the Barkley Fellowship. My rising care…

Send us a text Welcome back! Life and schedules got in the way for a little bit but we are back! We are taking a shallow dive into sports romances, starting off with a golf romance. Wells Whitaker was once golf’s hottest rising star, but lately, all he has to show for his “promising” career is a killer hangover, a collection of broken clubs, and on…

Send us a text Our last Pride Episode! To wrap it up we are exploring the world of an Amish Gay Romance! Trains! Horses! A lesson on how Saddle Grease as made! In the strict Amish settlement of Zebulon, Minnesota, every detail of life—down to the width of a hat brim—is dictated by God and the all-powerful rules of the community. There’s no rumsprin…

Send us a text Pride Week continues! This week we dive into the Aero/Ace world! Also included: Ashley goes on rants about coffee and being bi! Sophie Chi is in her first year at Wellesley College (despite her parents’ wishes that she attend a “real” university, rather than a liberal arts school) and has long accepted her aromantic and asexual ident…

Send us a text Pride Month continues!! A pirate gay romance, and its a romp, with some decent smut! Nathaniel Bainbridge is used to hiding, whether it’s concealing his struggles with reading or his forbidden desire for men. Under the thumb of his controlling father, the governor of Primrose Isle, he’s sailing to the fledging colony, where he’ll sur…

Send us a text This week we dive into a book that seemingly has everything! Bridgerton! Lesbains! A Parent Trap! But does it deliver!? Gwen has a brilliant beyond brilliant idea. It’s 1857, and anxious debutante Beth has just one season to snag a wealthy husband, or she and her mother will be out on the street. But playing the blushing ingenue make…

Send us a text We finally enter the wild world of Chuck Tingle, we were not ready. Sentient Motorcycles, Gay Woolly Mammoth Dumbledore, Nine Inch Nails Fanfiction?? Trans wizard Harriet Porber is a master spellsmith who's found herself in a bit of a pickle. After finishing wizard college, Harriet made a name for herself by creating a hit viral spel…

Send us a text This week we have an hour of Dr. Allyssa ranting about Grad School semantics, and Ashley discusses Storm Trooper recruitment. This week we are mad all around! As a third-year Ph.D. candidate, Olive Smith doesn't believe in lasting romantic relationships--but her best friend does, and that's what got her into this situation. Convincin…

Send us a text A book we loved?? A non ranting hour with Allyssa and Ashley!!! How exciting, welcome to the milking farm!! Violet is a typical, down-on-her-luck millennial: mid-twenties, over-educated and drowning in debt, on the verge of moving into her parents' basement. When a lifeline appears in the form of a very unconventional job in neighbor…

Send us a text We disliked CoHo we decided to give it another go! We are diving into Without Merit, the story of a very strange family's secret keeper. The Voss family is anything but normal. They live in a repurposed church, newly baptized Dollar Voss. The once cancer-stricken mother lives in the basement, the father is married to the mother’s for…

Send us a text Welcome to the first of two episodes about the ever divisive Colleen Hoover. It Ends with Us. Lily hasn’t always had it easy, but that’s never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She’s come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up — she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own bu…

Send us a text Surprise Dino spice!! Welcome back to Nina Bangs that delighted us with The Pleasure Master, does this one stand up? The Eleven—an alliance of ultimate predators. Primal, lethal, irresistible. The Prophecy—an ancient Mayan prediction that the world will end on 12-21-12. The Prey—where can you hide from pure evil?…

Send us a text What would you do if two demons told you that you, a modern human woman, were a demon and they fought like adolescent boys to get your attention?? Welcome to our last in our fantasy romance series. "My life is turned on its head one morning. It starts off as any normal morning would. A day like any other. Except, I sprout wings. Yep,…

Send us a text Welcome back to our fantasy romance series! Sin, not much chocolate, well written world building, sassy characters, happy Allyssa and Ashley! Will wonders never cease! " Some people are ordained for greatness… Those people usually have a lot of drama in their life. Drama I happily do without. I live in a forgotten corner of nowhere f…

Send us a text Coming off the disaster that was 50 shades, we decided to dive into some fantasy romance! Dealing with a midlife crisis and ghosts have started using your home as a bed and breakfast! Also includes rants about mayo and lord of the rings! Thirty-nine was a fantastic year. I was married to the man I loved. I had a body that worked with…

Send us a text Happy New Year? We decided to tackle the culture shifting 50 Shades. We shouldn't have but enjoy the very long angry rants. When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realiz…

Send us a text Welcome to Hallmark movie meets BDSM! Ashley gives Allyssa lessons on the BDSM world, we discuss consent, how to pronounce Gemma, and the implications of having Santa as a father in law.... After the death of her sister, Gemma takes over guardianship of her five-year-old niece. Fulfilling a parental role and "adulting" all the time, …

Send us a text Welcome to the Christmas Season for Boomerotica!! This week we dive into a modern romance novel that is a ghost pepper on the scoville scale! Abbie Keller thought that Richard Bartholemew Benson the Third would be her forever. In their four years of dating, she never doubted that she wouldn’t end up with his grandmother’s engagement …

Send us a text Happy Anniversary!! Its been a whole year of bad books, good books, monster books!! For our anniversary we found a Thanksgiving monster romance! Two words, Racoon Wizard! When Jennifer’s cat falls ill, her only chance to save him is to find Racoon, the elusive dealer in all things rare… or impossible. Some call him a wizard, because …

Send us a text Come with us with our last adventure into Spooky season, where the scarecrow isn't the only one getting stuffed! The Harvest Festival has come to Kern Creek again, and farm girl Maisie is excited to take in the sights, sample her favorite fall treats, and enjoy the evening. But when her out-of-control boyfriend Daniel crosses a line …

Send us a text Spoopy Season Part 2!!! Welcome to Mothman Romance week! Join us as we discuss the functionality of a carapace codpiece!! 22-year-old Heather is suffering from an epic case of burnout. So, just like any other young influencer, she abandons her social platforms. Check! Gathers up her best flowy dresses. Check! and moves to a desolate …

Send us a text Welcome to Spooky Season!!! We have decided to ditch Harlequin Novels for some spice, pumpkin spice to be more specific! Suzy is feeling lonely on Halloween. She performs a love spell, hoping to summon a nice, perfectly safe Mr. Hunky to keep her entertained… but she fails. The creature that answers her summons is neither nice nor sa…

Send us a text Welcome to the angriest episode of Boomerotica ever recorded!! Will our very pale, delicate heroine fall for the tall, dark handsome cowboy while the two of them search for her lost brother? It was a long time since Katherine had seen her brother Darin, but she had always been devoted to him, and she was dreadfully worried when she h…

Send us a text From the Harlequin series "Wives for Hire" comes another fun trip down bad book lane. Marcy Monroe is a woman with her priorities straight , school and career first, then a husband and children. And to pay her tuition, she takes a job as a housekeeper for a professor, and soon realizes that her new boss might prove to be a distractio…

Send us a text Tess Daniels's new job in Italy is off to a bad start when wealthy vineyard owner Rafe di Castelli accuses her of being responsible for the disappearance of his teenage son. It's actually Tess's younger sister whom Rafe is after--and she's gone missing, too Despite Rafe's arrogant accusal, Tess decides to help him locate the runaways…

Send us a text True crime and terrible romance novel crossover episode! Welcome our next Co-Host, Christi! She is our very first #1 fan, she has the true crime chops to help us un-pack this absolute disaster of a book. Nicole Layton is a desperate woman. Her husband, Senator Linus Layton, not only abuses her but holds Nicole's brain-damaged niece h…

Send us a text Heyyyyy Dude! We are going to the ranch this week with The Next Man in Texas. Don't fall in love with a cowboy, baby Mac's mother had told Grace Daniels. The woman's dying wish was for Grace to take her baby boy to his father. The only problem was that "Daddy" could be any one of the four McLintock brothers. The eldest, Jack, was the…

Send us a text This one held such promise, the cover...the TITLE. So much expectation, so much disappointment. Come along for the ride, its a short ranty one! Gabe Logan would do anything to keep custody of his niece from her aunt, Erica Fletcher. He'd even invite the uptight businesswoman into his home. Convinced that Erica would run at the first …

Send us a text Welcome back to the salt mines friends!! They claimed he had the golden touch .. . Jill's whole world was threatened and only Michael "Midas" Thorne, a mining engineer and self-made millionaire, could help. If he'd agree to an interview, she'd earn a promotion and raise. She desperately needed the money to finance a custody battle ag…

Send us a text Happy Pride! Welcome to our last foray into non hetero romances! The Companion by E.E. Ottoman After years of trying to break into New York City's literary scene, Madeline Slaughter is emotionally and physically exhausted. When a friend offers her a safe haven as the live-in companion to reclusive, bestselling novelist Victor Hallowe…

Send us a text HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! This week we read a gay murder mystery romance novel. Come with us as we discover the straights are still not ok. Librarian Carter Matheson is determined to enjoy himself on a Scottish bus tour for fans of mystery author Dame Vanessa Rayburn. Sure, his ex, Trevor, will also be on the trip with his new boyfriend, le…

Send us a text Sorry for the late post! But we started pride month a bit early! Welcome to the L of the LGBTQIA+ celebration month! And a book recommended by a listener/friend! Lauren “Lo” Bowman is in a bit of a pickle. She needs money, like ASAP. She lost her job, the rent is due, and her car needs repairs. Problem is, the inheritance left to her…

Send us a text Tanis was a simple country girl, desperate to escape life on the farm. Big Al was everything she was looking for... a sexy bad boy carnosaur from the wrong side of the food chain. Would their forbidden lust tear her family-- or her flesh-- apart? Dinos! Our first guest host?!?! Our Intro composer Russ Moore joins us for our first for…

Send us a text The last of the 70s! What a calculated mix up this one is. Aware that nothing had really changed, that he could still create havoc with her life, Caroline's first instinct was to flee. Then she found herself trapped - by his daughter's need of her and by the demands of his invalid wife. And by her own need of James!…

Send us a text Welcome back to the 70s! Todays episode is complete with a giggle fit, a lesson on coffee and a lesson on how wildcats raise their young. Gemma had always loved visiting her grandmother at Correy House. Now, with Gar Anders there, everything had changed. I can't stand him, Gemma thought. His words of the previous night returned to ta…

Send us a text Welcome back to our second dive into the 70's! Another kidnapping! More terrible people with cool families! Lets dive in! "You may run, but you'll never escape!" Domenico Manzu was like no one else she had ever met, and Deborah hadn't the remotest idea how to cope with him. If she'd heeded her father's warning, she'd never have come …

Send us a text Oh boy here we go back to the late 60s, early 70s! Up first is Violet Winspear's The Honey is Bitter, and guys the honey is so so so bitter. "Keep your love. Did I ever ask for it?" Paul's voice rang out. His face was a taut sculpture, chiseled out of stone-as she felt certain his heart was. "No," Domini threw at him, "but you're not…

Send us a text HI Guys, this week we take a break from our usual content and dive into some fan fiction. Not just any fan fiction but Twilight fan fiction. Lonely ER doc Edward Cullen goes online one night in curiosity, never expecting to find what was awaiting him.Af Allyssa and Ashley

Send us a text Hooray! Its finally the end of our trip to Carol Land! This one is a bumpy ride! "Help needed: to tame an alpha male! Six weeks ago a car accident left Xander Sterne with a broken leg and, much to his annoyance, the need for live–in assistance. But to Xander's surprise help arrives in the exquisitely tempting shape of Samantha Smith …

Send us a text Welcome back! We are reaching the end of our foray into Carol Mortimer, second to last The Master's Mistress! Hired to catalog the Sullivan House library, Elizabeth Brown is in her element. Books she can handle. Men--well, she's a little less experienced in that department. She's certainly not at all prepared for the unexpected arriv…

Send us a text Part two of our Carole Mortimer series, what a ride. So many thoughts so little time Gabriella Benito fell for wealthy Rufus Gresham the first time she saw him. But Rufus believed Gabriella only wanted a rich husband--just like her mother. Five years later, Rufus and Gabriella must marry to obtain their inheritances. On their wedding…

Send us a Text Message. Welcome to the first part of our Carole Mortimer series! When Kit was hired as personal assistant to Marcus Maitland, she was ready to resist him — if her sensible suits, glasses and severe hairstyle didn't do it, then her cool, untouchable manner would. However, during a working weekend away, Marcus started getting very per…

Send us a text Hi friends! This one is gonna get weird.. enjoy the ride with of its flips and turns. Stephanie had a rat for a husband. But after 13 years of marriage and two kids, she was devastated when he left her for a younger woman. Suddenly Stephanie was alone. And after months of trying to find a little romance on New York's wild singles cir…

Send us a text Welcome Back! Todays episode we are cracking into Blithe Images by Nora Roberts. Beneath her sophisticated beauty, fashion model Hillary Baxter was still just a small-town girl from Kansas. How could she be expected to resist the devastating charm of her new employer, mesmerizing magazine mogul Bret Bardoff? Bret knew all the moves, …

Send us a text Welcome Friends! Join us on our first adventure into the world of Boomerotica, where every episode we deep dive into the romance novels of our mothers, aunts and grandmothers. Todays episode we look at The Pleasure Master by Nina Bangs. Accidental time traveler Kathy Bartlett finds herself in 1542 Scotland under the protection of Ian…

C.M. Mayo reads her longform essay about Miss Charles Emily Wilson, the Texas borderlands educator and oral historian of the Black Seminole scouts.

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As part of the occasional series "Conversations with Other Writers," C.M. Mayo talks with historian M.M. McAllen about her book, Maximilian and Carlota: Europe's Last Empire in Mexico. Recorded in the Twig Bookstore in San Antonio, Texas, October 2015. Visit McAllen's website at www.mmmcallen.com C.M. Mayo is the author of several books on Mexico i…

For the American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) annual conference in Tucson, Arizona, at the Café Latino bilingual reading series at the Café Passé, C.M. Mayo reads "Café San Martin" by Mexican poet Agustín Cadena, together with her translation into English. This poem originally appeared in Cadena's collection Caceria de brujas, and the tr…

An interview with Raymond Caballero, author of Lynching Pascual Orozco: Mexican Revolutionary Hero and Paradox. > Complete show notes and transcript > MARFA MONDAYS PODCASTING PROJECT > C.M. Mayo's home page (books, articles, and more)