It’s time for some wang wizardry! That’s right, it’s another episode of Rainbow Book Rats: A Queer Romance Podcast! This week we are talking about sentient flower shops who have it out for dick devilry, ghosts who snuggle for warmth, and fauns who are all about summer camp.

We have a feast of LGBTQ romance for you this week on our little queer podcast, so wrap yourself up in your best blanket, grab your rat treats and get ready to burrow in!

This Digging Deeper episode’s buddy read is brought to you by Werewolves Hate Clogs by KL Hiers, thanks to our Patreon members!

Neil never expects the handsome guy flirting with him in his uncle’s flower shop to accidentally leave him with a bracelet full of weird spirits, nor does he expect that guy to turn out to be a werewolf and head of the local monster mafia. But hey, he‘s great in bed and they have amazing banter… so when Neil quickly finds himself tangled up fake dating Lou while helping him solve the problem of a mysterious plague taking out other paranormal creatures left and right, he’s willing to go with it for more of those sexy werewolf growls. Expect lots of laughs, high heat, and surprisingly sweet moments too in this paranormal MM romance!

Of course, no Digging Deeper episode would be complete without diving into a bookish topic of choice, and today the BRats are going camping with their favourite summer books! These queer books remind them of summer camp - bonfires, smores, starlight, and all!

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Two fired lawyers walk into a bar, each carrying a chicken and a cucumber. Inside, a double arranged marriage and an unplanned, spontaneous wedding are in full swing. If the fired lawyers are also normal-sized brats, how many…queer romance…podcast hosts…are in attendance? If your answer was four, then you must be ready for your next weekly dose of MM romance book recs!

It’s a Rat Chat week here on Rainbow Book Rats: a Queer Romance Podcast. Brought to you by four feral besties who have left their book nests to nerd out about their latest reading recommendations with you, and as always on a Rat Chat episode of our queer podcast, we'll be discussing how our week went, how great the lgbtq romance books we read this week were, and what's on our book radar of new and upcoming queer romance.

JD stumbles into a demon bar of debauchery while talking about The Alpha Demons series by Ivan Axelson, afterward, they gush over the newest Extra Credit book, High Achiever by Grae Bryan, with the other BRats. Kit brings us along to a ranch with no animals but one very lonely Daddy while discussing Dear Daddy, Please Love Me by Gianni Holmes, and then contemplates the joy of curling up for a nice long nap with Violent Devotion by L. Norell. Megan’s searching for favors under bricks as they recount Covenant and Deviant by Cora Rose & Lark Taylor, and Caity keeps the butter in the holster while telling us about Screwed by KM Nehold.

Check out episode 17 for extra discussion on book two of the Extra Credit series: Hot For Teacher by Grae Bryan, and episode 7 for more discussion on Caulky by KM Neuhold!

Whether you’re looking to discover a new favourite indie author or reminisce about queer books you already love, get listening to the Rainbow Book Rats podcast today! You can find our episodes on all major platforms. So wherever you are, whatever the time, subscribe today!

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CWs for things mentioned in this episode include:

Alcohol use & Intoxication

Gun violence

Stalking

Queerphobia

Murder

Hate Crime

Police violence

Harassment

Car accident

Medical debt

Kidnapping

Trope highlights:

Forced/Arranged marriage

MPreg

Stalking as a love language

Friends to enemies to lovers

Caretaking

Books Mentioned:

The Alpha Demons by Ivan Axelson

High Achiever by Grae Bryan

Dear Daddy, Please Love Me by Gianni Holmes

Violent Devotion by L. Norell

Covenant by Cora Rose & Lark Taylor

Deviant by Cora Rose & Lark Taylor

Screwed by KM Neuhold

Hunt Me by E.M. Lindsey & Cora Rose

Tossing the Caber by Jem Zero

Change of Plans by Merry Farmer

We Are Just Us by Jude Bradley

Slow Brew by D.G. Holloway

Unnecessary Roughness by Cheryl Terra

Starlight: Their Fates Collided…Twice by TJ Nichols

Nice to see you, to see you nice! The BRats are going feral over at Rainbow Book Rats: A Queer Romance Podcast and that means an LGBTQ romance QUIZ! Are you ready to find out their favourite Grae Bryan books? How about a book speed round of Never Have I Ever? It's a BRat on BRat Smackdown so get your romance podcast ears ready because we are bringing it today!

JD is all about more MM romance books with darlin’ petnames, Kit is ready to be abducted by Mothman now please, Megan is shocking us with the various crimes against books they have committed, and Caity is away having fun without us this week, boo!

Let us know in the comments who you think wins today’s quiz!

Check out Episode Two for more discussion of Johann by Grae Bryan, Episode Three for more about Cold Hard Cash!

Whether you’re looking to discover a new favourite indie author or reminisce about queer books you already love, get listening to the Rainbow Book Rats podcast today! You can find our episodes on all major platforms. So wherever you are, whatever the time, subscribe today!

In the meantime:

Find us on social media @rainbowbookrats

Check out our website: https://www.rainbowbookrats.com

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Comment below, DM us or send any questions and comments to us at rainbow.book.rats@gmail.com - we'd love to hear from you!

CWs for things mentioned in this episode include: mentions of blood, stalking, dry heaving, abusive past

Books Mentioned:

Hot for Teacher by Grae Bryan

Calling Chaos by Grae Bryan

Johann by Grae Bryan

It's Not Unusual to be Loved by an Alien by Chloe Archer

Like a House on Fire by AM Rose

Survival Instinct by Marra Moore

Cold Hard Cash by KL Hiers

Uncle Zach by Bey Deckard

I'm Not Your Pet! by Fae Quin

Don't Fall by EM Lindsey

The Knot by D Dove

The Silencer by Cora Rose

Under His Care by Becca Vale

Teased by the Doctor by Archie Finch

The Fox and the Dryad by Kellen Graves