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In Episode 196… Be forewarned! My audio isn’t great this week, sorry! I was testing out a new recording feature which ended up doing the opposite of what I hoped to attain but I didn’t want you all to miss out on a great discussion of CRAZY RICH ASIANS by Kevin Kwan. The romantic comedy

In Episode 195… As I mentioned a couple of weeks back, we prerecorded a lot of our episodes for the new season of Scandalicious Chats during the summer and while this week’s episode is called Past Reads we did focus on books we read over the summer. Every nerd has her kryptonite and we try and use

In Episode 194… In Episode 194, we take a diverse slant to the discussion and highlight our perspective on diverse books in romance. Sunny joins me in this week’s episode as we talk about cultural backgrounds, what defines a diverse perspective, some news and what to expect in the next episode. Sponsor   Books We

In Episode 193… After a brief hiatus, we are back and have changed the name of our podcast to Scandalicious Chats on all major podcast outlets and on the blog. Have no fear, episodes will still contain the same humour and discussion you are used to but will hopefully cover some broader content with a focus on diversity

Lola and Autor Robin Covington are discussing diversity in romance in this week's podcast.

In Episode 191… We may not have recorded in a few weeks but we crank things up in this episode. I warn you, LISTEN WITH CAUTION! I think we had a dose of the silly juice before we sat down and everyone brought there A-game. Check out the Scandalicious version of “Never Have I Ever”. New

In Episode 190… We haven’t been around for a hot minute but we are back with a previously recorded episode of Scandal and The Nerd, where we discuss a few things we’ve learned from romance. As much as I tried to steer this conversation from sex, we just couldn’t help ourselves. We do delve into

Join us for an author interview with Falguni Kothari. An own voices author with an amazingly heartfelt book, MY LAST LOVE STORY who not only writes a great story but gives a fabulous interview!

Join us for our Small Town Romance Challenge discussion

Episode 186… Scandal, Sunny and I ended up in NC this past weekend to prep some new and upcoming content for the blog and when nerds get together we can’t help but talk about romance books, especially of the dark variety. Sunny recently enjoyed The Hostage by Annika Martin and Skye Warren and felt a

Episode 185… Put on your thinking cap and join us as we discuss the latest books that gave us the feels, yes I know, I have a teenager, we aren’t supposed to use the word “feels” now unless we are being ironic so whatever…we are talking about the latest books that made us laugh, cry,

Episode 184… If you were to pick a year that represented some of the best romance books. What are some of the standouts and we give our whys. We take a walk down memory lane and visit the standout books of the 1990s, 2011 and 2016. Books We Mention New Release Shelf See what we have to

Episode 183… Welcome to Episode 183! This week we keep things light as we are down a couple of nerds. You ever wonder how authors come up with the titles of their books? Whether it’s a clever tie-in to a phrase or a systematic name, there are always the interesting ones that make you pause and

Episode 182… Welcome to Episode 182! We are back and kicking in the new year strong as this week we discuss some of our anticipated books for the year, trends we hope to see in the new year and maybe a few that need to be retired, in our honest opinion. While the list is

Episode 181… We close off the year with a wide range of books as we talk through some of the best and not so best ones of for 2017. We always say reading is subjective so let us know if you’ve read any of these books and give us some of your bests or worsts.

Episode 180… I had the pleasure of interviewing the editor and debut author Rachel Kramer Bussel and Thien-Kim Lam of the Best Women’s Erotica of The Year. A book of short erotic stories that are bound to peak some interest. And if you happen to be in the Washington D.C. area in February, stayed tuned

Episode 179… This week, Teena, Tania and I chat about some of the gems we’ve read in the last few weeks. If you need a way to stock up on some gems, take a listen to this week’s podcast. Books We Mention New Releases for the upcoming week ending November 24, 2017 Our new release shelf

Episode 178… In this week’s episode, we sit down with blossoming author Tamara Lush the author of Constant Craving, which released on November 1. If you are in the mood for some smart smut, Constant Craving checks of a lot of boxes, diversity, second chance romance, a hero you love to hate, a kinky heroine

Episode 177… this week has us chatting with a special guest that has graced the podcast a few times. You may have recalled when we had her in Episode 38 as a fairly new romance author and again on Episode 120 when she took a risk in the hot seat and recommended a book for

Episode 176… Welcome to Episode 176 of Scandal and The Nerds, I am Scandal and this week it’s solstice time – Fall here and Spring in Australia so we are going to talk about witchy, spooky, scary books that haunt your soul and also having kissing. Books We Talked About New Releases for the upcoming