Window Shopping by Tessa Bailey - A HR Violation, but make it Christmassy!

In this episode of Lose the Plot, Carla and Emily spiral over Window Shopping by Tessa Bailey - the festive workplace romance that boldly asks: what if retail was unhinged, HR was a suggestion, and Christmas miracles looked suspiciously like a corny rich man losing control?We’re unpacking the department store tension, wildly questionable workplace boundaries, and a heroine who enters a CEO's life and immediately rearranges his window displays and potentially his gastrointestinal system (don't ask)!💌📚 Got a BookTok romance or smutty read we have to cover? Send us your spicy book recs at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or DM us on TikTok.⭐ If you’re enjoying the chaos, hit subscribe and drop a 5-star rating on Spotify — it helps other romance readers find us! This podcast contains adult themes and the occasional colourful word.

This episode we unravel Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney - a book filled with secrets, lies, memory gaps and suspicious women. Join us as we judge Grady’s chronic inability to make a good decision, Abby’s FBI-level secret keeping, and the island of Amberly, which is basically a yoga retreat if your wellness plan includes light murder and emotional manipulation.We dive into unreliable narrators, mysterious manuscripts, cross-dressing and skeletal décor. Expect conspiracy theories, feral laughter, and a full roasting of every character who probably didn't even deserve better!💌📚 Got a BookTok romance or smutty read we have to cover? Send us your spicy book recs at ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠ or DM us on TikTok.⭐ If you’re enjoying the chaos, hit subscribe and drop a 5-star rating on Spotify — it helps other romance readers find us! This podcast contains adult themes and the occasional colourful word.

Carla and Emily dive beak-first into Flock by Kate Stewart, the book that asked, 'Why choose one man when you can have… several questionable ones and multiple criminal secrets?'We’re unpacking all the big questions: Why is everyone in this town allergic to honesty? How does a sawmill somehow become a front for polyamorous chaos? And at what point do we start a support group for readers emotionally blindsided by book two?Expect feral laughter, secondhand heartbreak, and an in-depth discussion on whether you can workshop a plot together out of the material in this book! And yes, we definitely lost the plot.💌📚 Got a BookTok romance or smutty read we have to cover? Send us your spicy book recs at ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠ or DM us on TikTok.⭐ If you’re enjoying the chaos, hit subscribe and drop a 5-star rating on Spotify — it helps other romance readers find us! This podcast contains adult themes and the occasional colourful word.

In this very special Halloween edition of Lose the Plot, Carla and Emily are thirsting, gasping, and questioning werewolves' hygiene standards after reading Muscles and Monsters by Ashley Bennett - the monster romance that’s 95% abs, 5% plot, and 100% emotional support doughnut holes.Join us as we unpack the tale of Tegan, the anxious baker who falls for Atlas, a literal beast of a man with more muscle than sense and an appendage bigger than his calves. We discuss the logistics of monster romance (because someone has to), debate whether Atla's ex was actually that bad, and attempt to calculate how many cakes it would take to feed this man.💌📚 Got a BookTok romance or smutty read we have to cover? Send us your spicy book recs at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ or DM us on TikTok.⭐ If you’re enjoying the chaos, hit subscribe and drop a 5-star rating on Spotify — it helps other romance readers find us! This podcast contains adult themes and the occasional colourful word.

Buckle up, babes - it’s turbulence and trauma time! Carla and Emily tackle Mile High by Liz Tomforde, the spicy hockey romance that somehow mixes locker room banter, emotional baggage, and one very naughty sports star.We’re unpacking all the essentials: why Zanders gives 'walking red flag with abs,' Stevie’s magically repairing self-esteem, and how this many flights can still lead to so few boundaries. Expect thirst, chaos, and possibly an HR violation or two.If you’ve ever wanted to join the mile-high club (emotionally or otherwise), this one’s for you!💌📚 Got a BookTok romance or smutty read we have to cover? Send us your spicy book recs at ⁠[email protected]⁠ or DM us on TikTok.⭐ If you’re enjoying the chaos, hit subscribe and drop a 5-star rating on Spotify — it helps other romance readers find us! This podcast contains adult themes and the occasional colourful word.

Ana’s life takes a wild turn when she’s roped into interviewing Christian Grey — the richest creep in Seattle and the king of monotone trauma dumps. What follows? An ox-blood “playroom” of BDSM pain, a family way too supportive of questionable romance choices, and exes old enough to be everyone’s mum. Classic Wattpad-level chaos!In this episode of Lose the Plot with Carla and Emily, we dive into Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James — the OG spicy book that launched a thousand smuts. Expect trope talk, unfiltered judgements, and way too many giggles about broody billionaires.💌📚 Got a BookTok romance or smutty read we have to cover? Send us your spicy book recs at [email protected] or DM us on TikTok.⭐ If you’re enjoying the chaos, hit subscribe and drop a 5-star rating on Spotify — it helps other romance readers find us! This podcast contains adult themes and the occasional colourful word.

Kris-Jen is back and things are getting messy — literally. She’s on a mission to uncover which of the five Jaeger brothers she hooked up with in their swampy clubhouse, but the only logical plan? Work her way through the whole lot and hope for clarity later. Iconic.In this episode of Lose the Plot with Carla and Emily, we dive into one of BookTok’s most chaotic “why choose” spicy reads — a steamy, unhinged romance full of drama, gang rivalry, and more plot holes than pants. Expect reverse harem chaos, too-close family ties, and your favourite Aussie duo losing it over quite possibly the most scandalous smut to hit BookTok in 2025.💌📚 Got a BookTok romance or smutty read we have to cover? Send us your spicy book recs at ⁠[email protected]⁠ or DM us on TikTok.⭐ If you’re enjoying the chaos, hit subscribe and drop a 5-star rating on Spotify — it helps other romance readers find us! This podcast contains adult themes and the occasional colourful word.

Olive is the most unlucky woman alive — but at least she dodged the vomit-and-diarrhea disaster at her sister’s wedding. Small wins! That is, until a lie with her sworn enemy traps her in a fake honeymoon with the man she’s hated for years. Classic enemies-to-lovers chaos, heavy on the rom-com tropes and BookTok spice.In this episode of Lose the Plot with Carla and Emily, we dive into this quirky fake-dating romance, filled with banter, disaster, and way too many awkward tropical situations.💌📚 Got a BookTok romance or smutty read we have to cover? Send us your spicy book recs at ⁠[email protected]⁠ or DM us on TikTok.⭐ If you’re enjoying the chaos, hit subscribe and drop a 5-star rating on Spotify — it helps other romance readers find us! This podcast contains adult themes and the occasional colourful word.

Aly’s a hard-working nurse by day and an unhinged BookTok addict by night — especially for one very specific masked thirst-trapper. Enter Josh: hacker extraordinaire, socially anxious shut-in, and walking red flag. When their worlds collide, sparks (and data breaches) fly in this chaotic spicy romance that’s equal parts dark smut and tech love story gone feral.In this episode of Lose the Plot with Carla and Emily, we unravel a BookTok favourite full of spice, hackers, obsession, and questionable cyber-safety choices — the ultimate spicy book podcast episode you didn’t know you needed.💌📚 Got a BookTok romance or smutty read we have to cover? Send us your spicy book recs at ⁠[email protected]⁠ or DM us on TikTok.⭐ If you’re enjoying the chaos, hit subscribe and drop a 5-star rating on Spotify — it helps other romance readers find us! This podcast contains adult themes and the occasional colourful word.

Saeris Fane and her hopeless brother unleash chaos after stealing a golden groin piece (yes, you read that right) — and suddenly they’re on the radar of KING-FISHER, the 6'7" deathly enigma everyone wants but probably shouldn’t. What follows is a wild fantasy romance adventure filled with dark smut, mythical chaos, and questionable decision-making.In this episode of Lose the Plot with Carla and Emily, we dive into one of BookTok’s spiciest fantasy smut novels — a dark romance where the world-building is shaky, the men are taller than physics allows, and we somehow had the best time complaining about it.💌📚 Got a BookTok romance or smutty read we have to cover? Send us your spicy book recs at ⁠[email protected]⁠ or DM us on TikTok.⭐ If you’re enjoying the chaos, hit subscribe and drop a 5-star rating on Spotify — it helps other romance readers find us! This podcast contains adult themes and the occasional colourful word.