SPICY Hades and Persephone Retelling (BOOK 2): A TOUCH OF RUIN Book Chat

Meg LaTorre and Courtney (Lyra Parish) chat about their reading experience of ICE PLANET BARBARIANS by Ruby Dixon, a steamy science fiction romance novel filled with human-alien matings and many rumors about a "third n!pple." *** CONTENT WARNING: 18+ YEARS OF AGE *** ➡️ PODCAST LINKS https://bit.ly/spreadthosepages ➡️ JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/spreadthosepages 🔵 CONNECT WITH MEG LaTORRE https://linktr.ee/meg_latorre⁠ 🔴 CONNECT WITH COURTNEY/LYRA PARISH https://linktr.ee/lyraparish⁠ 📚 ABOUT ICE PLANET BARBARIANS 📚 Fall in love with the out-of-this-world romance between Georgie Carruthers, a human woman, and Vektal, an alien from another planet, in this expanded edition with bonus materials and an exclusive epilogue—in print only! You’d think being abducted by aliens would be the worst thing that could happen to me. And you’d be wrong. Because now the aliens are having ship trouble, and they’ve left their cargo of human women—including me—on an ice planet. We’re not equipped for life in this desolate winter wasteland. Since I’m the unofficial leader, I head out into the snow to look for help. I find help all right. A big blue horned alien introduces himself in a rather . . . startling way. Vektal says that I'm his mate, his chosen female—and that the reason his chest is purring is because of my presence. He’ll help me and my people survive, but this poses a new problem. If Vektal helps us survive, I’m not sure he’s going to want to let me go.

Meg LaTorre and Courtney (Lyra Parish) dive into their experiences reading IRON FLAME by Rebecca Yarros, a dragon rider romance filled with enemies-to-lovers romance, shadow daddies, sassy AF dragons, and a life-or-death dragon rider academy. Iron Flame is the second book in the Empyrean Series. WATCH OUR FOURTH WING EPISODE (YouTube Podcasts): https://youtu.be/8TJwpwIZJOw WATCH OUR IRON FLAME EPISODE (YouTube Podcasts): https://youtu.be/SyJR5__lmF0 ➡️ PODCAST LINKS https://spreadthosepages.com/links/ ➡️ JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/spreadthosepages 🔵 CONNECT WITH MEG LaTORRE https://linktr.ee/meg_latorre 🔴 CONNECT WITH COURTNEY/LYRA PARISH https://linktr.ee/lyraparish --- 📚 ABOUT IRON FLAME 📚 “The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is when the rest of us lose our humanity.” —Xaden Riorson Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College—Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky. Now the real training begins, and Violet’s already wondering how she’ll get through. It’s not just that it’s grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it’s designed to stretch the riders’ capacity for pain beyond endurance. It’s the new vice commandant, who’s made it his personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she is–unless she betrays the man she loves. Although Violet’s body might be weaker and frailer than everyone else’s, she still has her wits—and a will of iron. And leadership is forgetting the most important lesson Basgiath has taught her: Dragon riders make their own rules. But a determination to survive won’t be enough this year. Because Violet knows the real secret hidden for centuries at Basgiath War College—and nothing, not even dragon fire, may be enough to save them in the end. The Empyrean series is best enjoyed in order. Reading Order: Book #1 Fourth Wing Book #2 Iron Flame --- #spicyromance #steamyromance #smuttyromance #reading #reader #romance #romancebook #romancenovel #fourthwing #ironflame #rebeccayarros #dragonrider #fantasyromance #fantasyromancebooks #romantasy #booktube #booktok

Is FOURTH WING worth the hype? Meg LaTorre and Courtney (Lyra Parish) dive into their experiences reading this dragon rider romance filled with enemies-to-lovers romance, shadow daddies, sassy AF dragons, and a life-or-death dragon rider academy. ***CONTENT WARNING: 18+ YEARS OF AGE*** 🎥 WATCH MEG'S BOOKTOK REACTION VIDEO TO FOURTH WING TIKTOKS https://youtu.be/e3rw8NZHKfg ➡️ PODCAST LINKS ⬅️ https://spreadthosepages.com/links/ 🔵 CONNECT WITH MEG LaTORRE https://iwriterly.com/links/ 🔴 CONNECT WITH COURTNEY/LYRA PARISH https://lyraparish.com/ --- 📚 ABOUT FOURTH WING 📚 Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Yarros Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general―also known as her tough-as-talons mother―has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders. But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile” humans. They incinerate them. With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for being her mother’s daughter―like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant. She’ll need every edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise. Yet, with every day that passes, the war outside grows more deadly, the kingdom's protective wards are failing, and the death toll continues to rise. Even worse, Violet begins to suspect leadership is hiding a terrible secret. Friends, enemies, lovers. Everyone at Basgiath War College has an agenda―because once you enter, there are only two ways out: graduate or die.

THESE TWISTED BONDS by Lexi Ryan hits us right in the feels, and we think it will for you, too. Join Courtney (Lyra Parish) and Meg LaTorre as they buddy-read this steamy AF fae romantasy novel and chat about the second installment in These Hollow Vows Series. This is book 2 in These Hollow Vows Series. In case you missed our previous episodes: 🎧 BOOK 1: Book Chat: These Hollow Vows 📚 • APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-s-xy-fae-princes-yes-please-these-hollow-vows-by-lexi-ryan/id1649225294?i=1000629648535 • SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5EDic5xMkhqTtqZM23Rbne?si=ypmHyAXRSV6oo6xCiMronw • YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/e9AfgBtKIZQ 🎧 Interview with Lexi Ryan 📚 • APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/romantasy-book-chat-lexi-ryan-on-the-makings-of/id1649225294?i=1000631601077 • SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3oXjpN5qwLrhwci0lLrP97?si=YpqO6DfrTgW9dYzLRLihyA • YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/7nkkZ9Ujslg *CONTENT WARNING: 18+ YEARS OF AGE* ➡️ PODCAST LINKS ⬅️ https://spreadthosepages.com/links/ 🔵 CONNECT WITH MEG LaTORRE https://iwriterly.com/links/ 🔴 CONNECT WITH COURTNEY/LYRA PARISH https://lyraparish.com/ --- 📚 ABOUT THESE TWISTED BONDS 📚 #1 New York Times bestseller! In this thrilling conclusion to These Hollow Vows—the sexy, action-packed fantasy that started it all—Brie finds herself caught between two princes and two destinies while the future of the fae realm hangs in the balance. After Abriella's sister was sold to the fae, she thought life couldn't get any worse. But when she suddenly finds herself caught in a web of lies of her own making—loving two princes and trusting neither—things are not quite as clear as she once thought. As civil war wages in the Unseelie Court, Brie finds herself unable to choose a side. How can she know where she stands when she doesn't even know herself anymore? In this darkly romantic thrill ride, the more Faerie is torn apart from the inside, the clearer it becomes that prophecies don't lie and Brie has a role to play in the fate of this magical realm—whether she likes it or not. #spicyromance #steamyromance #smuttyromance #reading #reader #romance #romancebook #romancenovel #thesehollowvows #thesetwistedbonds #romantasy #romancefantasy #fantasyromance #fantasyromancebooks

Ever wonder what it would be like to be entangled in a love triangle between two handsome fae princes? If so, look no further than this fantasy romance! In this episode of the Spread Those Pages Podcast, Meg LaTorre and Courtney (Lyra Parish) dive into THESE HOLLOW VOWS by Lexi Ryan. ***CONTENT WARNING: 18+ YEARS OF AGE*** --- ➡️ PODCAST LINKS ⬅️https://spreadthosepages.com/links/🔵 CONNECT WITH MEG LaTORREhttps://iwriterly.com/links/🔴 CONNECT WITH COURTNEY/LYRA PARISHhttps://lyraparish.com/ --- 📚 ABOUT THESE HOLLOW VOWS 📚 Cruel Prince meets A Court of Thorns and Roses in this sexy, action-packed fantasy about a girl who is caught between two treacherous faerie courts and their dangerously seductive princes. Brie hates the Fae and refuses to have anything to do with them, even if that means starving on the street. But when her sister is sold to the sadistic king of the Unseelie court to pay a debt, she'll do whatever it takes to get her back—including making a deal with the king himself to steal three magical relics from the Seelie court. Gaining unfettered access to the Seelie court is easier said than done. Brie's only choice is to pose as a potential bride for Prince Ronan, and she soon finds herself falling for him. Unwilling to let her heart distract her, she accepts help from a band of Unseelie misfits with their own secret agenda. As Brie spends time with their mysterious leader, Finn, she struggles to resist his seductive charm. Caught between two dangerous courts, Brie must decide who to trust with her loyalty. And with her heart.

If you're in the mood for a dark m0nster romance, aka a little underwater rendevous between a human woman and a Kraken, then have we found the book for you. THE KRAKEN'S SACRIFICE by Katee Robert plunges into your heart and mind with a daring tale of a woman who makes a deal with a demon... only to end up in the clutches of a Kraken's tentacles... ***CONTENT WARNING: 18+ YEARS OF AGE*** ➡️ PODCAST LINKS ⬅️ https://spreadthosepages.com/links/ 🔵 CONNECT WITH MEG LaTORRE https://iwriterly.com/links/ 🔴 CONNECT WITH COURTNEY/LYRA PARISH https://lyraparish.com/ --- 📚 ABOUT THE KRAKEN'S SACRIFICE 📚 Catalina only made her deal with the demon because she had nowhere else to go. The world has kicked her every chance it got, so she’s all too happy to leave the realm she knows behind. What’s the worst that could happen? She doesn’t anticipate being auctioned away to a kraken. Thane is cold and distant…but he’s not unkind. Isolated as they are, Catalina finds herself seeking his company again and again. And when she finally agrees to uphold her portion of the bargain? That’s when things get really interesting. But she only gave the demon seven years, and when the time is up, she’ll have no choice but to leave behind the kraken who’s stolen her heart and return to the world that doesn’t want her.

If you enjoy a good YA romantic fantasy as much as we do, join our hosts, Meg LaTorre and Courtney (Lyra Parish) as they chat with Lexi Ryan, author of THESE HOLLOW VOWS, about the makings of the book. They discuss: • The inspiration for These Hollow Vows • The inspiration for Abriella, Ronan, and Finn • The love triangle • The seelie and unseelie lore • These Hollow Vows as part of a duology • Books coming after this duology!! • Writing YA fantasy vs. contemporary romance • And more! ***CONTENT WARNING: 18+ YEARS OF AGE*** WATCH THESE HOLLOW VOWS BOOK CHAT: https://youtu.be/e9AfgBtKIZQ WATCH iWRITERLY INTERVIEW WITH LEXI RYAN: https://youtu.be/3EbnnWRlyK4 ➡️ PODCAST LINKS ⬅️ https://spreadthosepages.com/links/ 🔵 CONNECT WITH MEG LaTORRE https://iwriterly.com/links/ 🔴 CONNECT WITH COURTNEY/LYRA PARISH https://lyraparish.com/ #spicyromance #steamyromance #smuttyromance #reading #reader #romance #romancebook #romancenovel #booktok #thesehollowvows #yafantasy #romantasy

In this episode of the Spread Those Pages Podcast, Meg LaTorre and Courtney (Lyra Parish) dive into HOOKED By Emily McIntire (a dark contemporary romance loosely based on Peter Pan). ***CONTENT WARNING: 18+ YEARS OF AGE*** --- ➡️ PODCAST LINKS ⬅️ https://spreadthosepages.com/links/ 🔵 CONNECT WITH MEG LaTORRE https://iwriterly.com/links/ 🔴 CONNECT WITH COURTNEY/LYRA PARISH https://lyraparish.com/ --- 📚 ABOUT HOOKED 📚 He wants revenge, but he wants her more… James has always had one agenda: destroy his enemy, Peter Michaels. When Peter’s twenty-year-old daughter Wendy shows up in James’s bar, he sees his way in. Seduce the girl and use her for his revenge. It’s the perfect plan, until things in James’s organization begin to crumble. Suddenly, he has to find the traitor in his midst, and his plan for revenge gets murkier as James starts to see Wendy as more than just a pawn in his game. Wendy has been cloistered away most of her life by her wealthy cold father, but a spontaneous night out with friends turns into an intense and addictive love affair with the dark and brooding James. As much as she knows James is dangerous, Wendy can’t seem to shake her desire for him. But as their relationship grows more heated and she learns more about the world he moves in, she finds herself unsure if she’s falling for the man known as James or the monster known as Hook. *Hooked is a full-length, complete standalone in the Never After Series: A collection of fractured fairy tales where the villains get the happy ever after. It is a dark, contemporary romance (not a fantasy) featuring mature themes and content that may not be suitable for all audiences. Reader discretion is advised.* #spicyromance #steamyromance #smuttyromance #reading #reader #romance #romancebook #romancenovel #peterpan #wendy #captainhook

In this episode of the Spread Those Pages Podcast, Meg LaTorre and Courtney (Lyra Parish) dive into COURT OF THE VAMPIRE QUEEN by Katee Robert. ***CONTENT WARNING: 18+ YEARS OF AGE*** --- ➡️ PODCAST LINKS https://spreadthosepages.com/links/ 🔵 CONNECT WITH MEG LaTORRE https://iwriterly.com/links/ 🔴 CONNECT WITH COURTNEY/LYRA PARISH https://lyraparish.com/ --- 📚 ABOUT COURT OF THE VAMPIRE QUEEN 📚 All Mina ever wanted was to escape her father's control. Half human, half vampire, she lived eternally torn between two worlds, never fully experiencing the pleasures of either―until her father chose her as the pawn in his latest political move, gifting her to the darkly powerful and dangerously seductive Malachi Zion. Malachi is not a vampire to be trifled with. He rules with an iron fist and has a reputation for the darkest of sins. But the longer Mina spends with him, the more she realizes he's not the monster she first thought―and as fear bleeds into lust, then trust, then something more, Malachi opens Mina up to a world she never knew could be hers for the taking: including the love of Malachi's two closest friends and companions. Now surrounded by all three men, the center of their shockingly seductive world, Mina may finally have the power to face down her father and take back the life―and crown―that by all rights should be hers.

In this episode of the Spread Those Pages Podcast, Meg LaTorre and Courtney (Lyra Parish) dive into A TOUCH OF RUIN by Scarlet St. Clair (book two in the Hades X Persephone series). ***CONTENT WARNING: 18+ YEARS OF AGE*** --- ➡️ PODCAST LINKS https://spreadthosepages.com/links/ 🔵 CONNECT WITH MEG LaTORRE https://iwriterly.com/links/ 🔴 CONNECT WITH COURTNEY/LYRA PARISH https://lyraparish.com/ --- 📚 ABOUT A TOUCH OF RUIN 📚 The second in the captivating Hades and Persephone series from fan-favorite bestselling author Scarlett St. Clair. "Are you saying you wouldn't fight for me?" Hades sighed and brushed his finger along her cheek. "Darling, I would burn this world for you." Persephone's relationship with Hades has gone public and the resulting media storm disrupts her normal life and threatens to expose her as the Goddess of Spring. To add to her troubles, everyone seems eager to warn Persephone away from the God of the Dead by exposing his hellish past. Things only get worse when a horrible tragedy leaves Persephone's heart in ruin and Hades refusing to help. Desperate, she takes matters into her own hands, striking bargains that lead to severe consequences. Faced with a side of Hades she never knew, and crushing loss, Persephone wonders if she can truly become Hades's queen.