The Spice Rack

giddy up!!! the sun is out, spring has returned, and that means we're back to rollin' in the hay with cowboys. weston ryder is going to have to manage the god tier stable in our village because he was perfect.  next week we're hosting our first mini-episode, so no specific book being covered but you will hear from us! xoxo

happy wednesday to our fellow tessa bailey + wells whitaker fans out there! this book was a sweet hug and also a little slap on the booty - sweet and spicy. tessa bailey is back, golf is sexy, and we couldn't be happier!! join us next week for alive and wells by bailey hannah. as always, follow along with us on instagram and tiktok @spicerackpod.  xoxo

this week's episode features a 21-year-old man being an absolute king. to remind us that these books are fiction, we reviewed all the terrible men we encountered at age 21. all jokes aside, 11:11 is a reverse age-gap, second chance at love and it is STEAMY. join us next week for Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey! as always, follow along with us on Instagram and TikTok @spicerackpod

this week we're bringing something new to the spice rack... a dominatrix!! a different sort of book for us led to some fun conversations. alternative title: 2 girls, 1 clay join us next week for 11:11 by Michaela Smeltzer. as always, follow along with us on instagram and tiktok @spicerackpod

y'all... miss Kandi Steiner has done it again, and this time it's HOCKEY! this book is like a cozy day throwing pottery with your book and houseplants except halfway through your sexy hockey player boyfriend shows up and devours you. 10/10 day if you ask us! join us next week for Madame by Sara Cate! as always, follow along with us on instagram and tiktok @spicerackpod  xoxo

this book belongs in the louvre next to my girl mona lisa. the spice rack has officially become a chase black fan account!! this book is so fun, teeming with chemistry and banter. join us next week for meet your match by kandi steiner. as always, follow along with us on social media @spicerackpod xoxo 

another day another billion or so dollars??? this week features oliver kensington, another fictional man we're obsessed with, and also a vegas wedding! what more can a girl ask for? join us next week for one of our all time faves: the devil wears black by lj shen! as always, follow along with us on instagram and tiktok @spicerackpod xoxo

em and sav are back and this episode feels like a facetime call with us! avina st. graves is a new must-read author of ours and this crazy hot book was... crazy hot.  join us next week for Real Regrets by CW Farnsworth. as always, keep up with us on social media @spicerackpod xoxo

we are back!!!! cheers to our first episode of 2024, all the friends we've made along the way, and the many fictional men we've fallen in love with.  join us next week for Skin of a Sinner by Avina St. Graves. as always, follow along on instagram and tiktok @spicerackpod xoxo

We missed you!! Thanks for another wonderful year of the Spice Rack. We say it every week, but we truly do love you all

We are back this week with a continuation from the series that got us into smutty books - The Graham Effect by Elle Kennedy. Being back at Briar U has us in our feels, both sweet and steamy. Speaking of steam... what are your thoughts on saunas?  Join us next week for a Holly Jolly Ever After by Sierra Simone and Julie Murphy! As always, follow along with us on Instagram and TikTok @spicerackpod xoxo

The most important question this week: did you pronounce the MMC in this story Joo-lian or Hoo-lian? However you pronounce his name, we're in love with the blue-collar billionaire who's a little possessive, very intentional, and absolutely swoon-worthy.  No episode next week - Happy Thanksgiving to our American friends and Happy Thursday to the rest of the world! xoxo

We are back this week for a fun one (if your idea of fun is crying on the bathroom floor). King of Greed is an emotional rollercoaster, with a rekindling worth waiting for.  Join us next week for Between Love and Loathing by Shain Rose. As always, follow along with us on Instagram and TikTok @spicerackpod xoxo

This week feels like jumping on FaceTime with us to hear about this new man we call daddy. Happy Halloween and the end of spooky season and.... do you hear that? All I Want For Christmas Is You just started playing in the background. Join us next week for King of Greed by Ana Huang. As always, follow along with us on Instagram and TikTok @spicerackpod xoxo

This week we catch up on Taylor Swift drama, discuss our favorite camp memories, and absolutely gush over Russ. There is no better man than a fictional man written by Hannah Grace.  As always, follow along with us on Instagram and TikTok. (We're not sure what we're reading next week, but follow along on Instagram to find out) xoxo

Let's address the elephant in the room this week: a little cannibalism. To be fair, the author warned us in the trigger warning but it was right above "explicit sexual scenes" so we glazed right past it.  Join us next week for Wildfire by Hannah Grace. As always, follow along with us on Instagram and TikTok @spicerackpod xoxo

We're going back to Knockemout! Sadly, for the last time, but Lucy Score saved the best for last. Strap in for Lucian freaking Rollins and Sloane! Join us next week for Butcher and Blackbird by Brynne Weaver. As always, follow along with us on Instagram and TikTok @spicerackpod To listen to our previous episodes on the Knockemout series, visit the links below. Things We Never Got Over: https://open.spotify.com/episode/49wzArbpvSgsq133H4FDWz?si=acdb9754ef824c53 Things We Hide from the Light: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5p58OvJ7PrpcGi7ljmIKBr?si=6a5987fcf6df4c7b xoxo

This week's book is a first time Spice Rack author, and new fave, Tijan. Enemies has it all: enemies to lovers, college setting, sports romance, forced proximity, spice AND plot.  We are taking a break next week (& everyone wish Em good luck in surgery!!), so we will see you back here October 4th. xoxo

This week we're back in our dark, bully romance era. Levi is maybe the youngest member of our god tier pack, but he can carry his own if ya know what we mean! Join us next week for a football pick, Enemies by Tijan. As always, follow along with us on Instagram and TikTok @spicerackpod xoxo

As our summer cowboy era comes to a close, we end with a fun read from debut author, Lyla Sage. We've enjoyed our cutesy, rom-com reads the past few weeks, but buckle up because fall means we are going darker. Join us next week for Cruel King by Rina Kent. As always, follow along with us on Instagram and TikTok @spicrackpod xoxo

We are back to our hockey ways this week and absolutely drooling over Jamie Streicher (and Joe Burrow, but that's a different story).  Join us next week to end out cowboy summer with a bang and Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage. As always, follow along with us on Instagram and TikTok @spicerackpod xoxo

We got all of our cancellable opinions out in the open today so... if you aren't vibing with that we promise to be angels next week.  Join us next week for Behind the Net by Stephanie Archer! As always, follow along with us on Instagram and TikTok @spicerackpod xoxo

Introducing one of our fave reads of the year: Out on a Limb had us crying in the club and falling in love with Bo. We're giving this 5 stars and putting this at the top of the boyfriend pyramid - duh! Join us next week for Anti Hero by Sara Cate! As always, follow along with on Instagram and TikTok @spicerackpod xoxo

We talk BookTok drama, being basic, Oppenheimer, and dig deep into one of our new favorite reads on the pod this week: First Flight Final Fall by CW Farnsworth. Saywer Scott is one of our favorite FMCs of alllll time.  Join us next week for Out on a Limb by Hannah Bonam-Young. As always, follow along with us on Instagram and TikTok @spicerackpod xoxo

It's not a regular reverse harem, it's an extreme trope reverse harem! We really dig into our thoughts on this book and we hope you enjoy the very scholarly discussion about who'd we prefer to bang. Join us for some soccer fun with First Flight, Final Fall by CW Farnsworth next week. As always, follow along with us on TikTok and Instagram @spicerackpod xoxo

We are not famous, nor do we need one, but our bodyguard applications are currently open. Must be tall, hot, protective, and preferably a billionaire on the side. Thanks! 0-14:40 - Introduction, 14:40-24:00 - About Q.B. Tyler and plot review, 24:00-35:00 spice review, 35:00-45:40 discussion questions & boyfriend pyramid See you next week for Broken Beauty by Ketley Allison. As always, follow along with us on Instagram and TikTok @spicerackpod xoxo

We missed you!! This week we review our #spicysummer and one of our favorite books of 2023. If you see us dressed up as cats for Halloween... at least you know why. Join us next week for Keep Her Safe by Q.B. Tyler. As always, follow along with us on Instagram and TikTok @spicerackpod xoxo

TW for today's episode: challenging mental health topics and suicidal thoughts & ideation. If you ever need to talk to someone, call 988 (today's episode title) to reach the suicide prevention hotline. This episode is just like any other of the spice rack - we're still giggling and joking around, but just wanted to give you a TW and let you know that we love you! Next week we are taking a break for July 4th, but we will see you back on July 12 for The Words by Ashley Jade! xoxo

Who's your daddy? Because mine is a rodeo cowboy and his name is Theo Dale Silva

This week's book (and episode) feels like a hug from your bestie, with amazing queer and disability representation. Happy Pride month Spice Rack - we love you always.  Join us next week for Reckless by Elsie Silver! As always, follow along with us on Instagram and TikTok @spicerackpod xoxo

This is absolutely the most insane episode of The Spice Rack we've had thus far, which is amazing since we have our first guest! Jazmine is a friend of the program and lover of romantacy. Honestly, if you've read this book or not, this episode is a fun one (completely unhinged: see episode title). Join us next week as we read If Only You by Chloe Liese, which has some great representation for Pride Month! As always, follow along with us on Instagram and TikTok @spicerackpod xoxo

Three words for you this week: Leo Freaking Hernandez. Can someone let us know if buying Duolingo for our partners to whisper sexy Spanish to us in bed is a tax write-off? It's for research purposes, obviously.  Join us next week as we FINALLY get the Den Of Vipers spice we've been looking for with a new book by K.A. Knight, Court of Nightmares.  As always, follow along with us on Instagram and TikTok @spicerackpod xoxo

Welcome to the first ever edition of Em reads fantasy on the Spice Rack! We are so proud of her growth. This is a very Sav-centric read for the fantasy fans so strap in (literally). Join us next week for Hail Mary by Kandi Steiner! As always, follow along with us on Instagram and TikTok @spicerackpod xoxo

This may be a new fave book, author, man, story of the Spice Rack. An added bonus to today's episode is that the author, Delaney, let us slide into her DMs and ask some questions about this story and what's to come! Next week, we are flying to the Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros for the first edition of Em reading high fantasy. As always, follow along with us on Instagram and TikTok @spicerackpod xoxo

Please welcome back friend of the program and creator of god-tier men, Erin Hawkins back at it again with another banger! Sav's an Ed Sheeran hater, Em is picking up books, and we're both back to being in love with a fictional man. See you next week for Mischief Night by Delaney Foster. As always, follow along with us on Instagram and TikTok @spicerackpod xoxo

We're back this week with one of Sav's faves and Em's least faves: a single dad 10+ years older. Coach by Devney Perry takes us to the Mission State football field and Coach Ford's office (iykyk). Join us next week as we read Unexpectedly Mine by Erin Hawkins. As always, follow along with us on Instagram and TikTok @spicerackpod. xoxo

We missed you last week! Morgan Elizabeth is a Mastermind who made our Wildest Dreams come true by making an entire book of Taylor Swift references. This Love Story is one like you've never seen and it ends with pure Happiness.  We will not have an episode next week, so we will see you in 2 more weeks! Follow along with us on Instagram and TikTok @spicerackpod xoxo

This episode has a little bit of everything: us gushing over LJ Shen again, a vibrating toothbrush, and a big 'ole diamond ring. We hope you enjoyed this episode over one of our new favorite books! Follow along with us on Instagram @spicerackpod (mainly because we have no clue what to read next week, so we'll announce it there). xoxo

Hear us out... this is the spiciest book of just regular ole normal people banging that we have ever read. If smut was music, this would be on the Bridgerton soundtrack.  Join us next week as we dig into My Dark Romeo by LJ Shen and Parker S. Huntington. As always, follow along with us on Instagram and TikTok @spicerackpod xoxo

This episode has it all: weekend stories, scorching spice, and lots of laughs. Wretched by Emily McIntire is a loosely related to the Wizard of Oz, which probably means something to some people but not us because we don't know a damn thing about the Wizard of Oz.  Plot review [13:00-21:58], Spice review [21:58-31:13] Join us next week as we read Cruel King by Rina Kent. Follow along on Instagram and TikTok @spicerackpod xoxo

We're having a fun, giggly time this week's episode, which is basically a 38 minute deep dive into one single question: could you stay with a man if he'd been with your mom????? Join us next week as we get into Twisted by Emily McIntire! Follow along on Instagram and TikTok @spicerackpod  xoxo

Ryan Shay: #5 on the court, #1 in our hearts. This week on the Spice Rack, Em has a boyfriend, Sav is reading for the team, and we're all panting over Ryan MF Shay. A basketball short king - he is only 6'3" after all.  Join us next week for a bit of a darker read, as we get into Promises and Pomegranates by Sav R. Miller. Leave us a review wherever you're listening! xoxo

WHOOP WHOOP -- that's the sound of the police and the sound of Nash Morgan bangin' down your door. Enjoy this episode recorded together, in-person, battling one of the most severe hangovers of our lives. Bonus: Em's got a love update and Sav sh*t her pants. Join us next week for the start of March Madness and a basketball romance! The Right Move by Liz Tomforde comin' at ya.  Thanks for 1K Instagram followers. If you don't follow us, now is a good time to start. @spicerackpod xoxo

Happy day after Valentine's Day - please enjoy 40 minutes of us absolutely gushing and falling in love with a fictional man. Callahan Kane and his god complex are god tier! Join us next week for The Right Move by Liz Tomforde. xoxo

Save a horse, ride a cowboy! This week we discuss the book that took BookTok by storm, Flawless by Elsie Silver. What do bull riders and Emily have in common? Great hip movement, obvi.  Join us next week as we discuss the Final Offer by Lauren Asher - the final installment of the Dreamland Billionaires series (but don't worry, all can be read as standalones). xoxo

This week, we discuss Barrett St. Clair's major BDE, Em's Hinge profile, and Sav's run-in with a butt plug.  Join us next week as we read Flawless by Elsie Silver (giddy up, literally). As always, follow along with us on Instagram and TikTok @spicerackpod xoxo

This week we're reliving our sorority days, talking about threesome, and maybe looking to adopt some chickens. The Frat Boy by Nikki Sloane is a standalone romance with college drama, enemies-to-lovers, and forced proximity! Join us next week as we get into Reluctantly Yours by Erin Hawkins. As always, follow along with us on TiKTok and Instagram @spicerackpod xoxo

And we're back to our roots: mafia romance. Em gives us a book report on How to Not Die Alone and Sav is a slut for Joe Burrow... so business as usual on the Spice Rack. Join us next week as we discuss The Frat Boy by Nikki Sloane! As always, follow along with us on Instagram and TikTok @spicerackpod xoxo

2023 is off to a good start because we finally recorded an episode in-person and together!! On this episode, Em is looking for love and Sav is bitchy so basically all is right in the world. (Note: the way Emily felt about Ignite is how Savannah feels about Play with Me) Join us next week as we get into Rise of the King by Bella Matthews. As always, follow along on Instagram and TikTok @spicerackpod

Surprise! Popping in your feed to share our top 10 reads and top 5 boyfriends of 2-0-2-2. We're also setting some reading goals for next year and what we're looking forward to reading.  To our listeners: thank you for being here. We love you and we can't wait for more Spice Rack Pod in 2023. Cheers!!

Happy Holidays to our favorite spicy gang! We attempted to go full holiday spice for December but... just couldn't do it. If you're feeling bogged down by the Hallmark movie adjacent bs and looking for a real thrill, join us on the light mafia binge with Corrupted Chaos by Shain Rose. It just feels right to end 2022 with Caden MF Armenelli. We will see you in 2023!! Don't forget to follow us @spicerackpod and leave a review if you haven't already. xoxo - em and sav