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On the season one finale of Love&, Kristin and Caitlin take a sexy stroll on the wild side.  In this Episode: Savaged - Mia Sheridan (MF) Transcendence - Shay Savage (MF) Unloved - Kate Regnery (MF) Love in the Wild: A Tarzan Retelling - Emma Castle (MF) The Fall - Claire Kent (MF) Uncivilized - Sawyer Bennett (MF) Ice Planet Barbarians (Ice Planet Barbarians #1) - Ruby Dixon (MF) Choosing Theo (Clecanian #1) - Victoria Aveline (MF) Nail Colors: Force of Nailture - O.P.I. Nomad’s Dream - O.P.I. Music: Kupla - Droplet https://chll.to/20106dd6 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

School is officially back in session. Grab your favorite flogger and join us for Kink 101 this week on Love&.  In this Episode: Shame - Fiona Cole (MF) Praise (Salacious Players Club #1) - Sara Cate (MF) Unbound - Cara McKenna (MF) Preferential Treatment (Indecent Proposals #2) - Heather Guerre (MF) Voyeur (Voyeur Series #1) - Fiona Cole Beautiful Stranger (Beautiful Bastard #2) - Christina Lauren (MF) Asking For It - Lilah Pace (MF) Blackwood (Blackwood #1) - Celia Aaron (MF) Act Your Age - Eve Dangerfield (MF) Priceless - Miranda Silver (MF) Hotblooded - Heather Guerre (MF) Captivated - Tessa Bailey and Eve Dangerfield (MF) Cruel Idols - Sorcha Black (MMF) Sabotage - Shantel Tessier (MF) Haunting Adeline - H.D. Carlton (MF) Nail Colors: Don’t Bossa Nova Me Around - O.P.I. I Pull the Strings - O.P.I. Music: Kupla - Droplet https://chll.to/20106dd6 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can a computer write a romance novel? This week, we’re joined by Katy Gero, a writer and computer scientist who studies human-AI collaboration. Katy reads two chapters generated by the language model GPT-3 and we discuss the current and potential capabilities of this technology, some charming limitations, and what it means for the future of the genre.  In this Episode: Broken French - Natasha/Tasha Boyd (MF) (Contemporary Romance) Once Bitten - Heather Guerre (MF) (Paranormal Romance) Wrong - Stella Rhys (MF) (Contemporary Romance) New Releases: Love on the Brain - Ali Hazelwood (MF) (Contemporary Romance) (August 23) A Dreadful Splendor - B.R. Myers (MF) (Historical Romantic Suspense) (August 23) Pack of Lies (Monster Hunt #1) - Charlie Adhara (MM) (Paranormal Romantic Suspense) (August 30) Sources:  The chapter was generated by Katy using GPT-3, a language model from OpenAI. Interested in Katy’s research and writing? See her website or find her on twitter @katyilonka Interested in bias in AI? Read ‘Weapons of Math Destruction’ by Cathy O’Neil or ‘Algorithms of Oppression’ by Safiya Umoja Noble Interested in trying out the technology? Try SudoWrite, a text-generator app designed specifically for novel writers. Music: Ruck P - Fallin' https://chll.to/862a002e Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pack up your TBRs because it's time to hit the road! This week on Love&, Kristin and Caitlin dive into their favorite road trip romances. In this Episode: Going Nowhere Fast - Kati Wilde (MF) On the Way to You - Kandi Steiner Conventionally Yours - Annabeth Albert (MM) Road Trip - Addison Arrowdell (MMMF) Road-Tripped - Nicole Archer (Ad Agency Series #1) (MF) A Week to be Wicked - Tessa Dare (MF) A Promise of Fire (Kingmaker Chronicles Series #1) - Amanda Bouchet (MF) Follow - Tessa Bailey (MF) People We Meet on Vacation - Emily Henry (MF) Last Light - Claire Kent (MF) Something Fabulous - Alexis Hall (MM) Off Key - May Archer (MM) Nail Colors: Get in the Espresso Lane - O.P.I. Alpaca my Bags - O.P.I. Music: Kupla - Droplet https://chll.to/20106dd6 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Where do minotaur milking, billionaire arranged marriages and Sandra Bullock intersect? This episode apparently. On this week’s Feel-the-Love-Friday, Kristin and Caitlin discuss recent reads and give honest movie reviews of some recent films. In this Episode:  Morning Glory Milking Farm (Cambric Creek #1) - C.M. Nascosta (MF paranormal romance) Every Summer After - Carley Fortune (MF contemporary romance) Fake Empire - C.W. Farnsworth (MF contemporary romance) New Releases:  Love in the Time of Serial Killers - Alicia Thompson (MF Romantic Suspense; Rom-Com) (August 16) Serve - C.W. Farnsworth (MF Contemporary Romance) Music: Ruck P - Fallin' https://chll.to/862a002e Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Love&, we discuss the Queen of Sexual Tension and the tall brooding hero - Elizabeth O’Roark! In this Episode: Waking Olivia - Elizabeth O’Roark (MF) Drowning Erin - Elizabeth O’Roark (MF) A Deal with the Devil - Elizabeth O’Roark (MF) The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea - Elizabeth O’Roark (MF) The Devil You Know - Elizabeth O’Roark (MF) No One But Us - Elizabeth O’Roark (MF) Undertow - Elizabeth O’Roark (MF) Parallel Series (Books $1-4) - Elizabeth O’Roark (MF) Nail Colors: Never a Dulles Moment - O.P.I. Drama at La Scala - O.P.I.  Music: Kupla - Droplet https://chll.to/20106dd6 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Out of ideas for your empty spare room? Have a basement you don’t use? Look no further! This week on Love&, Kristin and Caitlin put down their romance books and pick up the remote to discuss Netflix’s new sex-positive show, How to Build a Sex Room. In this Episode: Misbehaved - Charleigh Rose (MF) (Contemporary Romance) Long Shot (Hoops Series #1) - Kennedy Ryan (MF) (Contemporary Sports Romance) Hold (Hold Series #1) - Claire Kent (MF) (Sci-Fi Romance) All the Little Things - Rachel Leigh (MF) (Contemporary Romance) New Releases: Misfit - Elle Kennedy (MF) (Young Adult Romance) (July 26) Husband Material - Alexis Hall (MM) (Contemporary Romance) (August 2) Music: Ruck P - Fallin' https://chll.to/862a002e Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who are you HUNKering down with to ride out the apocalypse? This week is all about love at the end of the world. In this Episode: Last Light - Claire Kent (MF) Haven (Kindled Series #1) - Claire Kent (MF) Dustwalker - Tiffany Roberts (MF) Juniper Unraveling - Keri Lake (MF) Pestilence (Four Horseman Series #1) - Laura Thalassa (MF) War (Four Horseman Series #2) - Laura Thalassa (MF) Famine (Four Horseman Series #3) - Laura Thalassa (MF) Death (Four Horseman Series #4) - Laura Thalassa (MF) Homebound - Lydia Hope (MF) Lawless (Steel Dragons MC Series #1) - Crystal Ash (MMMMF) After the Plague Series - Imogen Keeper (MF) Moonshine - Kat Bostick (MF) Afterglow - Marie Monroe (MF) Nail Colors: Pompeii Purple - O.P.I. The Future is You - O.P.I.  Music: Kupla - Droplet https://chll.to/20106dd6 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can an economics PhD student learn anything from a romance novel? Justin shares what he’s looking for in love after reading Ali Hazelwood’s The Love Hypothesis. We also hear his completely unbiased opinion of which academic discipline is the hottest ;) Tune in to hear more! In this Episode: Black Swan Affair - K.L. Kreig (MF) (Contemporary Romance) Faking with Benefits - Lily Gold (MMMF) (Contemporary Reverse Harem) New Releases: For You & No One Else (Say Everything Series #3) - Roni Loren (MF) (Contemporary Romance) (July 5) Love Lessons - Sarina Bowen (MF) (Contemporary Romance) (July 12) Reverse - Kate Stewart (MF) (Contemporary Romance) (July 19) Music: Ruck P - Fallin' https://chll.to/862a002e Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fellas, what was your first time like? This week on Love&, Caitlin and Kristin discuss the elusive male virgin.  In this Episode: Archer’s Voice - Mia Sheridan (MF) Keepsake (True North Series, Book #3) - Sarina Bowen (MF) The Game Plan (Game On Series, Book #3) - Kristen Callihan (MF) Always Only You (Bergman Brothers Series, Book #2) - Chloe Liese (MF) (own voices - autism) Reaper (Boston Underworld Series, Book #2) - A. Zavarelli (MF) Angry God (All Saints High, Book #3) - L.J. Shen (MF) The Highwayman (Victorian Rebels Series, Book #1) - Kerrigan Byrne (MF) The Fae King’s Curse (Between Dawn and Dusk, Book #1) - Jamie Schlosser (MF) The Tyrant Alpha’s Rejected Mate (Five Packs, Book #1) - Cate C. Wells (MF) Twice Shy - Sarah Hogle (MF) Sacked - Jen Frederick (Gridiron Series, Book #1) (MF) (Sports Romance) Pestilence (Four Horseman, Book #1) - Laura Thalassa (MF)  Lotus - Jennifer Hartmann (MF)  Outlander - Diana Gabaldon (MF) Gone Too Deep (Search and Rescue Series, Book #3) - Katie Ruggle (MF)  Nerdgasm (Naughty Nerds Series) - Kimberly Reese (MF)  https://medium.com/the-establishment/a-quick-and-dirty-history-of-virginity-9ceb24b7e08a Nail Colors: My Very First Knockwurst - O.P.I. Yank My Doodle - O.P.I.  Music: Kupla - Droplet https://chll.to/20106dd6 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.