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Considering the number of co-hosts who have joined me on this podcast who discovered this series through a bonkers panel hosted by historical romance novelist Sarah MacLean, I had to have her on the podcast. The podcast just wouldn't be complete without it. In this episode, we talk about our very, very French heroine, Marlene, and her shy beau, Zennek. We also discuss the appeal of bonkers books, the future of the Ice Planet tribe and the genius of Ruby Dixon's world-building. This is the last episode for this batch (er, season?) before the podcast goes on hiatus. It's been such a treat to talk about sex, love, romance, trauma, survival and horny blue aliens with all of my co-hosts and listeners. Got a comment? Question? Correction? Confession? Reach out and chat through Twitter at @iceplanetpod or email me at contact@iceplanetpod.com and I may share your message on the pod.

We're going back in time! In this episode, we flashback to the very beginning to see what went down when the Ice Planet's saddest woman and most emotionally intelligent hunter resonated. Author Juno Sunbear declares Ariana the mascot for 2020 (Sad Bitch 2020) and I fawn over how great a job Zolaya does at helping her cope. We're both creeped out by their eerie kid, though. We also talk about what's happening over at the Icehome Village. Do the new arrivals even know the Croatoan Village has indoor plumbing and heated floors? Did they get a choice before being abandoned on that beach? Justice for the Beach Tribe! Be on the look out for the next episode when I'll talk Barbarian's Seduction with author Sarah MacLean! Got a comment? Question? Correction? Confession? Reach out and chat through Twitter at @iceplanetpod or email me at contact@iceplanetpod.com and I may share your message on the pod.

This episode, I'm joined by author Katrina Jackson to discuss Barbarian's Tease, the 15th book in the Ice Planet Barbarians series. And, whew! Brook and Taushen really tested us in this one. They basically that one Katy Perry song. They're also kind of dumb.

Heyyyyyy, listeners! I hope you all are thriving and surviving as 2020 continues to 2020. I recorded this episode back in May and have finally kicked my butt in gear to share. Thank you for being so patient, 'cause I'm struggling.

The series goes back to its roots in this book, with couples hiding from the tribe and making out in caves. But things get messy (literally!) quickly for Kate and Harrec when the big blue barbarian suffers a serious injury. To complicate matters, our boy can't handle the sight of his own blood. Ellen and Ellen's Mom from the Not Your Mom's Romance Book Club join me to discuss Ice Planet exposure therapy, Harrec's lack of game and whether the sa-khui kiss-and-tell. Join me for the next episode when we discuss Warrek and Summer's book, Barbarian's Rescue. Got a comment? Question? Correction? Confession? Reach out and chat through Twitter at @iceplanetpod or email me at contact@iceplanetpod.com and I may share your message on the pod.

This book starts with the hero buying human slaves from intergalactic smugglers. Big yikes! Luckily for us, Ms. Dixon doesn't burden the story with descriptions of horrors and trauma. Instead, we follow our newly resonated couple, Bek and Elly, as they work to trust and understand one another. Jen, from the Twitter account JenReadsRomance, joins me as we discuss Bek's surprising redemption (okay, not that surprising ... it's in the title). Next week, I'll be joined by Ellen and Ellen's Mom from the Not Your Mom's Romance Book Club to discuss Barbarian's Lady. What debauchery have I introduced into their lives?! Got a comment? Question? Correction? Confession? Reach out and chat through Twitter at @iceplanetpod or email me at contact@iceplanetpod.com and I may share your message on the pod.

Things are tough right now. Why not avoid it all by listening to Heaving Bosoms' Melody and I talk about all the alien sex featured in Barbarian's Choice? Our girl, Farli, is all grown up and looking for a resonance mate of her very own. Luckily for her, angsty mechanic Mardok lands on the ice planet. He's big, blue and broody. Even better, he's Farli's resonance mate. Listen in as we answer questions you never had about sa-khui sex, anatomy and birth control. Get ready for next week's episode when Jen of JenReadsRomance and I discuss Bek's big fuck-up in Barbarian's Redemption. Got a comment? Question? Correction? Confession? Reach out and chat through Twitter at @iceplanetpod or email me at contact@iceplanetpod.com and I may share your message on the pod.

This is a heavy one, friends, so get the tissues ready. Andrea, from the Shelf Love Podcast joins me for a discussion of Barbarian's Hope. We were impressed by all the emotional work Asha and Hemalo did to reconnect following their break up. Healthy conversations? Had 'em. Avoidance behavior? Called it out. Grief? Dealt with, but not minimized, in a productive manner. We stan a mentally healthy resonance couple. Heads up, readers: Both the book and this episode deal with the loss of a child. Please be aware and listen with caution, if needed. Things get even more out of this world in next week's episode, when Melody from the Heaving Bosoms podcast joins me to discuss Barbarian's Choice. Got a comment? Question? Correction? Confession? Reach out and chat through Twitter at @iceplanetpod or email me at contact@iceplanetpod.com and I may share your message on the pod.

Erin, of the Heaving Bosoms podcast, and I discuss the tragic romance of Pashov and Stacey from Barbarian's Heart. She loves him, but he can't remember her. It's my kryptonite, y'all. We follow these two as they road-trip across the ice planet to the tribe's new home and try to repair their broken bond. But he keeps saying the wrong and she won't give the guy a break. In one last ditch effort, Pashov "kidnaps" Stacey (with permission from his chief, of course) and whisks her away to a hunter cave to rekindle their romance. Come back next week when Andrea, of the Shelf Love podcast, and I discuss Barbarian's Hope. Heads up for that one: the book contains discussion of the loss of a child. Got a comment? Question? Correction? Confession? Reach out and chat through Twitter at @iceplanetpod or email me at contact@iceplanetpod.com and I may share your message on the pod.

In case you didn't know, my all-time favorite gif is the one featuring Marie Kondo gleefully stating that she loves mess. Well, Ms. Kondo, you'd love Barbarian's Taming, because our girl Maddie and her man, Hassen, are MESSY. Ana Coqui, of the Beyond the Sectors and RomBkLove podcasts, joins me as we discuss their questionable decisions. Not only does Maddie pick the tribe's loneliest, most desperate man to have a no-strings-attached fling with (lol good luck enforcing that), she picks the dude who is exiled for stealing her own sister. Somehow, though, these two outsiders make it work. But, will Maddie's sister ever accept them? Will Hassen be able to convince Vektal to put an end to his (admittedly mild) exile? Turns out, none of that matters because a catastrophic earthquake destroys to Tribal Caves and puts the whole community out on the ice streets. It's a plot-heavy read with some big consequences for the tribe. Listen in next week as I discuss Barbarian's Heart, featuring poor Pashov and his poor busted head, with Erin of Heaving Bosoms. Got a comment? Question? Correction? Confession? Reach out and chat through Twitter at @iceplanetpod or email me at contact@iceplanetpod.com and I may share your message on the pod.

I can't believe I made it through this entire episode without making a single! Miss Cleo joke. This episode, Melinda, from Romance Sparks Joy, joins me to read about the Ice Planet's resident psychic and his alien girlfriend, Lila. Lila gives us some of the series best character development, as she grows a timid damsel-in-distress to a daring outdoors-woman. This books gives us a lot of series firsts, as well. We got the first mention of the fruit caves, the first hint that those creepy metlaks aren't as feral as they seem and, finally!, the series' first failed kidnapping. Hassen, buddy. Sucks for you. Hear more about his sad punishment when I discuss Barbarian's Taming with Ana from the RomBkLove podcast and a review for Love in Panels. Got a comment? Question? Correction? Confession? Reach out and chat through Twitter at @iceplanetpod or email me at contact@iceplanetpod.com and I may share your message on the pod.

We're taking it back to where it all began! This week, I'm joined by my longtime friend and cohost, Mollie, from Black Chick Lit. We discuss the very first book in the series that I ever read, Barbarian's Mate. Mollie was there with me when I discovered the series, so it's only proper that she join me for this trip back to Not Hoth. We had a lot of questions: How did Josie not feel that IUD slip out her pants? Where is the Ice Planet sex planet? And is Haeden actually an idiot? The pod is off next week, but be sure to check back the following week when Melinda, from Romance Sparks Joy and the RomBkPod joins me to discuss book seven, Barbarian's Heart. Got a comment? Question? Correction? Confession? Reach out and chat through Twitter at @iceplanetpod or email me at contact@iceplanetpod.com and I may share your message on the pod.

We ruin all your favorite foods in this one. This week, I'm joined romance reader, blogger and Ice Planet newbie Funmi as we discuss Barbarian's Prize, Tiffany and Salukh's book. Brace yourself, because this episode doesn't shy away from anything. Comparisons to Cinnabon icing and viscous Capri-Suns are made. Don't say I didn't warn you! But along with that, we have a great discussion of trauma and healing after sexual assualt. We don't talk details, but you should definitely be aware that sexual assualt and rape are mentioned in this episode. Get ready for the ultimate messiness next week when I'm joined by my Black Chick Lit co-host, Mollie, as we read Barbarian's Mate, the first book in the series I ever read! Got a comment? Question? Correction? Confession? Reach out and chat through Twitter at @iceplanetpod or email me at contact@iceplanetpod.com and I may share your message on the pod.

Surprise, surprise: more dick talk. This week, I'm joined by Erin from the Learning the Tropes podcast. Listen in as we discuss Barbarian Mine, the fourth book in the series featuring Harlow and mystery man Rukh. We ask (and answer!) some v. important questions: Why do the sa-khui have spurs? What does a flaccid, plated dick look like? And just how loud do these khui scream when these couples resonate? Please treat yo'self and check out the Learning the Tropes episode where they discuss Ice Planet Barbarians. Next week, listen in for a discussion of Barbarian's Prize with romance reader and blogger Funmi. Got a comment? Question? Correction? Confession? Reach out on Twitter at @iceplanetpod or email at contact@iceplanetpod.com and I may share it on the pod.

So much talk about dildos in this one. For this episode, I'm joined by Isabel of Romance Sparks Joy to discuss Barbarian Lover, Kira and Aehako's book. We try and break down the real questions of this series: How do 7-foot-tall alien men romance 5-foot-tall human women? How is anyone getting any sleep in that loud fuck-cave? And why doesn't anyone care about what happened to Harlow? This book also provided us some A+ comedy bits, highlighted by the gift of an anatomically correct bone dildo. (Bonus: here's the dildo that Isabel says would be a good stand-in for the sa-khui's junk.) Prepare to delete your search history and join in. Next week, listen in for a discussion of Barbarian Mine with Erin of Learning the Tropes. Got a comment? Question? Correction? Confession? Reach out on Twitter at @iceplanetpod or email at contact@iceplanetpod.com and I may share it on the pod.

Welcome back to the ice planet! We meet Raahosh and Liz, the Ice Planet's resident tsunderes. It's the first of many kidnapping plots and many mispronunciations of Haeden's name. It's also the first of many, many, many discussions of the spur. Strap in. For this episode, I'm joined by guests Bobbi and Ellen from The Lusty Intellectuals. They are actually the ones who retweeted that giant blue dildo photo in my Instagram feed that sort of sparked this whole thing, so it's fitting. We've come full circle and now we're all talking about blue dicks. Thank you to everyone who listened, who shared, who tweeted, who left a comment or otherwise engaged with the podcast. I had a lot of fun putting that first episode together and I'm so happy to hear that people enjoyed listening to it. Second, the podcast has an official email! Send your comments, questions, theories, feedback or whatever to contact@iceplanetpod.com. Check out the pod next week when Isabel of Romance Sparks Joy joins me to discuss Barbarian Lover. Got a comment? Question? Correction? Confession? Reach out on Twitter at @iceplanetpod and I may share it on the pod.

This is happening folks! Thanks for joining me for this bonkers endeavor. For the first episode, we go over just what the Ice Planet Barbarians series is, how I discovered (and why I can't leave. it. alone!) and dig into the very first book of the series, Ice Planet Barbarians. We'll meet Georgie and Vektal, the de-facto leaders of the tribe; discover the joy of resonance, and, yes, the blue dicks. I know what ya'll are here for. Sit back and enjoy! Be sure to listen in next week when I'll be joined by guests, Bobbi and Ellen from The Lusty Intellectuals. Got a comment? Question? Correction? Confession? Reach out on Twitter at @iceplanetpod and I may share it on the pod.