Second Hand Smut

Angela COULD NOT hold herself back after teaching Paul about the Omegaverse a few weeks ago. This week we get some classic MMMM Omegaverse smut. Age gaps, younger alphas, an older omega, power dynamics. This book was smutty, dumb, and fast. Have some fun with Teach Me by Alisha Williams and Jenn Bullard

Paul and Angela sink their teeth into Dark Lover by J.R. Ward this week. This book made us feel like we were in the good ole days of early 2000s vampire movies. We got lost in the world. More plot than smut but a classic vampire romance that we yearned for nonetheless.

Class is in session!! Get your notebooks out and join Paul in a lesson on Omegaverse... Angela’s favorite guilty pleasure. We’re talkin scent-matching, perfuming, heats and ruts…Alpha BARKS. We go on a journey this week as we read Game Over by L.E. Eldridge & Bex Deveau.

This week we’re flying into Not All Himbos Wear Capes by C. Rochelle. We’ve got beefcakes and bi-awakenings. Yes, Daddy’s and some…rule-following, law-abiding villains and heroes?? Campy vibes with some plot lead to a fun time with this one. Come join us while we find out how Butch and Xander can end up together in a world full of normies and supes.

This week Angela loses her cool and shares her favorite smut book of all time. We meet the most perfect book boyfriend to ever exist and read some serious smutty smut. Will Paul hate Angela’s favorite book? Find out with us while we read Sloane St. James’ Stand and Defend.

This week join us donning a mask and jumping into a rendition of the Phantom of the Opera. Did we love it? No. Did we hate it? Maybe. There were moments that made us laugh, moments that made us cringe, and several that had us pause. It was dramatic, horny, and exhausting. Phantom by Greer Rivers.

This week, Paul GUSHES over the delicious enemies-to-lovers tension in Garron Park by Nordika Night. Between the trash talk, the emotional baggage, and the steamy romance, this one delivered exactly what we wanted. Join us at the dirt tracks as we swoon over rival motocross racers, Devon and Maddox.

Calling all the cheese girls…this is for those cheese girls. This week Paul and Angela bear witness to Why cheese? By Ellen Mint. A truly bewildering tale of four sentient cheese wheels who turn into hard bodied men at night and seduce the new cheese shop owner. Cheesus Christ, join us on the journey…

***DISCLAIMER*** Themes of SA ahead**** Happy Mothers Day! This ones goes out to all the Moms out there. This week, we take it back to a book considered the first open door smut book, The Flame and The Flower by Kathleen E Woodiwiss. The mother of modern smut, if you will... And lets just say this mother's got issues. Written in the 50's, set in the 1700's, this books is DATED. Buckle up and come take a journey to see how far we've come!

And we're back with the exciting conclusion of Dopplebänger by W.H. Lockwood. As it says in the bible, "To know thyself is to bottom for thyself" and we really get to see this come to life here. When we left our self banging protags, their cosmic self-love making had begun to herald the end of days. Join us for this wild ride to an HEA, we can all pretend we understand the science of this book together!

Get ready for trouble and make it DOUBLE in part one of this two part, multi dimensional steamy romance, Doppelbänger by W.H. Lockwood. And I go to tell you, this one is a treat! We really get into the nuts and bolts of quantum physics this week and ask the important questions. Like would you bone down with a you from a different dimension? Is that narcism or self love? And if I'm a top in my world, would I bottom in yours? DOES ANYTHING REALLY MATTER IN THE LIMITLESS MULTIVERSE!?!?! Find out on this episode of Second Hand Smut!

The boys are in love in this week's very special Paul take over episode. In a special Birthday switch up, Paul tells Angela all about the Yaoi hit The Dangerous Convenience Store. Come along for the ride as a whole new world of smut, romance, and love enters the SHS universe!

Well the title really spells it out on this weeks book, Accidental Doctor Daddy by Mira Mara.... Consider this a pallet cleanser as we get back to our smut roots. When you get impregnated by your ex boyfriend's rich, surgeon dad while on a vacation with twins, what do you do!? Let's find out together in this tale of coincidences, secrets, and hot dads!

There must have been an angel by our side this week in The House of Rayne by Harley Laroux. This spooky, frightful, bloody book hits in all the right spots AND has a hot sapphic love story to boot! I hate to say it, but the smut falls to the side as Paul and Angela are sucked into the mystery of this HorroRomance that keeps you leaning in from start to finish.

The Monsters are Mashing this week in Doves and Demons by Cleo Evans. We are so back with this dark, monster romance! Its fun, its cheeky, and its really freaky. Come take a ride in a blimp and lust after a Mothman with the SHS crew this week!

Like the high and low of the tides, we too have high and lows at Second Hand Smut..... The tide is out on this stinker of a book, Chasing Riddick by Alexandra St. Pierre. I'm not sure whats worse, the AI art or knowing how much water was used to make it in this episodes book. Thank god we love to hate here at SHS, or this one may not have been such a good time!

aHOy mateys! We take it to the high seas on this episode with Pam Godwin's Sea of Ruin... Boy oh boy, this is a good one. The shocks keep coming on this adventure of a voyage. But be warned, its DARK in the sea of ruin....

New Year, New Smut!In the first SHS of 2026 Angela takes us on a wild ride with Requiem for Immortals by Lee Winter. Paul's guesses can't keep up with the twists and turns of this cello playing assassin's story. Who set up who? Who's the bad guy? and most importantly, Who's banging WHO!?

Sleigh bells are jingling this week on SHS. Join us for a Yuletide treat this week with Can I Tell You Something by Holy June Smith. This feel good, Hallmark movie of a novel set in a French Chalet is what wintertime dreams are made of. Grab a hot cup of drinking chocolate and a slice of meat pie and get into the steamy spirit of Christmas with us! Ho Ho Ho

G-I-D-D-Y UP! This week SHS goes to the rodeo with Saving The Raine by Elliot Rose. Let me tell you cowpoke, this ones got everything. Gay, Bareback Bucking Broncos, and STEPBROTHERS? My little heart can hardly take it! Saddle up, buckle up, and cowboy up with us this week and enjoy!

Oceanside views, a cluttered book store, and a gorgeous model all converge in Bohemian by Kathryn Nolan. Now this is ROMANCE! Angela takes us on the journey of two attractive people falling in love over the pages of their favorite poems. Can Paul stomach the level of pure romance? Or will he long for the dirtier tales of books past. Tune in to find out.

A small town, your boyfriend's hot, cowboy dad, and Christmas trees. What more could a girl ask for? We get all this and more in Where We Burn by Kristen Proby. Will this ranch inspired, dad's boyfriend classic love story leave Paul and Angela wanting more? Or will Where They Burn leave them feeling burnt? Tune in to find out.

A Happy Hallowpeen to all and to all a good night! On this very special Halloween edition of SHS, your two favorite clowns on the internet are spirited away reading Hallowpeen by Holly Wilde. This autumnal master piece will blow your gourd with its fall themed puns. This ones a real trick and treat!

Take a trip into the distant future with us this week with Entity by Meg Smitherman. This cyper-punk-esque romance book may be short but boy does its go places. The plot keeps Paul guessing while Angela revels knowing he'll never be able to figure this one out.

Just in time for spooky season, we dive into the zombie survival thriller Dying To Love by Reese Rivers. This why choose, haunted by your best friend, all while staving off hoards of the undead classic love story really is the definition of cute!

Come dip your toes with us into the world of vampire and werewolf smut with Bride by Ali Hazelwood. This cliff hanger of a book has Paul riled up with its fast and loose rules for vampires and gives Angela the opportunity to talk to us all about knots. What more could you really ask for in a novel?

Grab your farmers hat and controller this week for a very special Paul take over! This week we switch things up with Paul reading the Stardew Valley fan fic, For a Long Time Looking at Stars. This toxic small town love story has all the characters from everyones favorite cozy game and gives us glimpse into the darker side of some of the townsfolk! Consider yourself warned.

We have a very special surprise two book episode this week with Your Dad Will Do by Katee Robert and A Little Taste of Need by Clio Evans. These two novellas are on opposite ends of the spectrum, with Your Dad Will Do being a non stop smutfest and A Little Taste of Need hooking us with the plot and asking for more at the end!

Second Hand Smut takes a ride on the wild side with Wolf.E by Paisley Hope. While the name may still remain a mystery to us, we have a hell of a time in the Hound's club house. Join us for a smutty good time as we see a "good girl" go bad and try to navigate the politics of the road.

Second Hand Smut hits the locker room this week with The Jock by Tal Bauer, and boy does it hit back. This MM love story has Angela swooning and Paul up in arms as they navigate the world of Texas college football, DL drama, and a worst case scenario de-closeting. So come toss the ol' pig skin around with us and find out how it goes down in The Jock!

Get your hands dirty in the garden with us this week with Pounded by Produce: A Veggie Love Tale by G.M. Fairy. The title says it all, this is some homegrown, organic, smutty smut! The seeds are flying in this Veggietales meets, Fleabag, meets Freaky Friday classic love story.

Join us this week for the exciting conclusion of Kiss of the Basilisk by Lindsay Straube. And what a conclusion it is! Things get filthy fast as we jump back in, and it may just be too much for Paul to handle!

*** TRIGGER WARNING*** Mouth noises ahead. Paul and Angela are SNACKING this episode, and there are some serious chewing sounds to be heard. Misophonia sufferers beware!We find ourselves deep in the snake pit this week with Lindsay Straube's Kiss of the Basilisk! In our first-ever two-part episode, Angela welcomes Paul into the scale-covered, slithery, sexy world of Basilisks in this ramantasy of all romantasies! This book is crazy... and this is just part one!

Get out of this world again this week with Choosing Theo by Victoria Aveline. Paul and Angela get a crash course in intergalactic law and learn just how bad it is to be class 4. Will this sci-fi fantasy get a stellar review from our hosts? Tune in to find out!

Paul and Angela go to war this week with War by Brittanee Nicole. This heart felt hockey romance has us divided with Angela giving it a whopping 5 stars and Paul giving it… less than that. Tune in to find out if we can find any peace in this war! 

Join us this week for a rugged, woodsy, cedar smokey good time with Fight by Sloan St. James. Paul and Angela take a trip to the forest in this sexy, wildland firefighter adventure featuring one of the most intense forced proximity scenarios we've ever seen!

Happy 20th episode to SHS!!! Join us on this podcast milestone as we discuss Pucked and Pregnant by Sofia T. Summers. We gotta level with you... this was not our favorite book LUCKILY we at SHS thrive on turning a bad book into a good time!

Join us this week as Angela takes Paul on the rollercoaster of a ride that is Bad Wrong Things by C.P. Harris. This darker than dark romance has Paul's jaw on the floor the whole episode as Angela acts as his tour guide through the depravity. Its really fun.

Second Hand Smut is back with a splash this week with Deep End by Ali Hazelwood. Join us for a wet and wild good time in this story of a pool side power exchange. Come on in, the water's fine.

Join us this week as Angela and Paul dive into Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams. Will this small town, Hallmark-esque love story win them over or will the curse of the virgin FMC taint this romance novel?

*** DISCLAIMER*** Due to unforeseen circumstances we lost the video to this episode...Join us this week as Paul and Angela dive into our first romantasy book, The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller. Will this book prove to have enough romance or fantasy to satisfy us? Tune in to find out!

Angela and Paul get out of this world with Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon. Enjoy the ride as we learn about the power of the Khui and what it really means to be "ridged " for her pleasure!

On this week's SHS we're all business while we discuss Strictly Professional by Kathryn Nolan. Despite how the title makes it sound, we find out that there’s much more to business than spreadsheets and pencil skirts.

Angela takes Paul on the homo-poly ride of his life this week with The Director by August Jones. Will the combo of jocks, snowstorms, and pornstars be too much for Paul's little heart to handle? Tune in to find out!

Angela takes Paul down the twisted, turned around, wtf of a story Penpal by J.T. Geissinger. Can Paul resist the urge to guess the ending of this unhinged tale? Tune in this week to find out.

Welcome to a VERY special episode of Second Hand Smut, the Paul take over! The mystery is finally revealed as Paul brings the “smut” to the table. What could he possibly have planned for Angela? Tune in this week to find out! 

Angela and Paul get taken to CHURCH this week with Priest by Sierra Simone.... Peace be with you.

SHS is back to its regularly scheduled Smut-graming this week with The Roommate by Rosie Danan. And not to spoil too much but…. Angela REALLY liked this one. Will Paul feel the same? Tune in to find out!

Join us in a very special Halloween episode extravaganza! Angela and Paul get sexy and spooky this week discussing two short stories, The Demon’s Bargain by Katee Robert and Triceratops and Bottoms by Lola Faust. Enjoy watching Paul lust after a bargaining demon and Angela try to explain the physics of dinosaur intercourse.  

On this week’s episode Angela and Paul fight to stay awake through their first WLW book, Behind The Scenes by Karelia Stetz-Waters. Will the spicy as whole milk story drive Angela to the brink? Can Paul make it through the entire episode without putting his foot in his mouth? Find out this week on Second Hand Smut!