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Spicy Bookish Podcast
by Nikita and Tia aka Ginger and Spice
Hosted by Nikita and Tia from 'Ginger and Spice' (on socials); 2 corporate besties that talk all things spicy books 🌶️📚 ✨ New episode every Sunday! ✨ We discuss everything from sexy Cowboy Romance to dark and depraved taboo romance, sometimes spicy horror, romantasy, the odd mafia romance, sports, popular hyped up books and the odd non spicy book thrown in for variety! Pretty much anything you can think of, we’ll cover it! But ALWAYS diving into the spice 💁🏼♀️Scheduled breaks: 1. Christmas & New year - there will be one long podcast in December which will be a Christmas special then we will be back end of January for a reading wrap up, then back to usual scheduling.2. Summer - every summer we host a themed brunch in the UK, we will take the month off that the brunch is in, usually July but this can change. We will update on socials and in the podcasts beforehand.Grab a drink and settle in team, it’s about to get saucyyyyy 🌶️🌶️
Episodes
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Unboxings & Fall Books 🍁✨📚
In this weeks episode of The Spicy Bookish Podcast, we have a longer preamble ramble with some very special and cutesy unboxings before diving into some of our Fall books. Books mentioned: Ravenous by Thea Lawrence Summerween by Joss Wood Fallin Tides by Tori Ford The Devil Rides at Dusk by…
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Threshing Day by Rebecca Yarros - let's debrief 🐉✨
In this weeks episode of The Spicy Bookish Podcast, we talk all things Threshing Day; book 3 in the Empyrean series by Rebecca Yarros. We are not deep diving or theorising the series as a whole, we are just here for the vibes and the sassy dragons 💁🏽♀️ Reading this was such a fun time and has...
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Weekly Reading Wrap Up: Imagine if you could poop books! 💩✨
In this weeks episode of The Spicy Bookish Podcast, we have a hella long preamble ramble; from pooping books to liquid gushing fingers, you best believe it makes no sense but it is fun 🤣 then we jump into our books from the last week, all listed below Books mentioned: Velka Manor by Winter Brier...
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Cowboy Romance: there’s nothing better than a grumpy, single dad in wranglers 🤠🌶️🔥
In this weeks’ episode of The Spicy Bookish Podcast, we discuss all things save a horse ride a cowboy aka Cowboy Romance 🤠 INCLUDING Heartless by Elsie Silver; a book you’ve all been telling us to read since the beginning of time. Books discussed: Whisky Bargain by Walker Rose Small Town…
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Let's catch up! I finally read Dungeon Crawler Carl! 🐱👑
In this weeks epsidoe of The Spicy Bookish Podcast, we have a big ole catch up! Vacations, weird massages, personal situations that stopped us filming, spicy book mail club update, Patreon update and of course some of the books we read last week! Books mentioned: Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt...
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Neurovance: A Dark Techno MM Romance
In this weeks episode of The Spicy Bookish Podcast, we (again) discuss the most random array of books we read last week; from a 5 start dark techno-thriller MM romance, which is super sci-fi coded to a short and spicy MMF cowboy novella! We are filming remotely this week whilst Nikita is on...
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Rockstar Romance: Booktoks best kept secret? 😮💨
In this weeks episode of The Spicy Bookish Podcast, we discuss the most random array of books we read last week; from a 5 star Rockstar Romance to a spicy novella that had to be DNF'd for inappropriate use of toast.. 🥴 The preamble ramble also includes Tia's new favourite saying.. 👀 let us know...
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Weekly reading wrap up: give us all the Daddies 🥵
In this weeks episode of The Spicy Bookish Podcast, we talk all things Daddy; ex-boyfriends dad, godfather, stepdaddy etc etc 👀 Books mentioned: Daddy's Addiction by BJ Alpha The Doctor by Nikki Sloane West of Forever by Corinne Michaels Praise by Sara Cate Taylors Father by Penelope Ward Baby...
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Spicy MM Romance books we read this week! 🌶️📚
In this weeks episode of the Spicy Bookish Podcast, we go through all the very delicious MM romance books we've read recently, and boyyyy are they HOTTT 😮💨 We also discuss our new business venture in the bookish space: Signed, Sealed & Spicy, a brand new spicy book mail club right to your…
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July Reading Wrap Up 🌶️✨📚
In this weeks epsiode of The Spicy Bookish Podcast, we finally wrap up our July reads! These books were originally supposed to feature in a scheduled but then cancelled, Mafia Romance podcast. But not all books are mafia related in this! Books mentioned: Twisted Play by Poppy Jacobson Ryan...
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Zodiac Academy? Completed it mate 🤝🏼
In this weeks episode of The Spicy Bookish Podcast, WE HAVE FINALLY FINISHED ZODIAC ACADEMY!!! Wooooo! ✨🦄🔮 And we are taking you through our journey of books 7, 8, 8.5, 9 and Live and Let Lionel. Because boyyyyy do we have very different opinions on all of these books 👀😮💨 We have already…
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June Reading Wrap Up 📚🌶️✨
In this weeks episode of Thje Spicy Bookish Podcast, we talk all things June reading and the books we have left over that haven't yet been discussed. It's a corker of an episode and very enthusiastic from us both 😏 Books mentioned in episode: Nine Month Contract by Amy Daws Give Me More by Sara...
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Girls Night In; spicy books & margs 🍸📚🌶️🌸
In this weeks episode of The Spicy Bookish Podcast, we go all in on Girls Night; think cute spicy wholesome books, pink margaritas, eye masks, and games that had us drooling.. 💦 Books mentioned in episode: The Other Brother by Tierney Page Play Along by Liz Tomforde A Tongue So Sweet and Deadly…
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Emotionally Devastating Book Recs 💔😭📚
In this weeks episode of The Spicy Bookish Podcast, we talk (cry through) all the books that had us SOBBING this week. And Tia may or may not have had a breakdown live on air... 😂 Diclaimer before watching - PLEASE be mindful of your mental health and do your research on ALL of these books…
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WHY CHOOSE PART 2 - dabbling in monster smut...👹
In this weeks episode of The Spicy Bookish Podcast, we talk all things why choooooose. Part 1 was posted 2 weeks ago if you'd like to check that one out first but you don't have to watch them in order 😊 We finally dabble a bit more into Monster Romance and let me tell you this one was hella...
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May Wrap up 📚 / Patreon spicy recs 🌶️🌶️🌶️
In this weeks episode of The Spicy Bookish Pod, hosted by Ginger & Spice, we talk through the books we picked from our Patreon bookclub members in May! We asked everyone in bookclub to give us their spiciest recs and honestly, every single rec SLAPPED HARD. We picked 2 each from the list (so 4...
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Why Choose Part 1: sshhhh, we're in the garden... 🌶️👀
In this weeks episode of The Spicy Bookish Podcast, Ginger & Spice talk through some hella spicy whyc choose books in part 1 of 2 pods. Because why choose cannot be covered in just one pod! Books mentioned in this ep: Riches to Riches by Ames Mills The Never King by Nicki St. Crowe Curvy 13 by...
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Guest stand in! ✨ "I didn't like ACOTAR.." 👀
In this weeks episode of The Spicy Bookish Podcast, Tia is off sick so we have a stand in guest in the form of a good friend to Nikita! Please give a warm welcome to Misty 💕 We talk through Mistys fave books and series, her fave authors, top MMC's, books she didn't like (clue in the title!) and...
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🌶️ Spicy 🌶️ Mafia Romance - another 5 stars for LJ Shen!? ✨
In this weeks episode of The Spicy Bookish Podcast, Ginger & Spice talk all things Mafia Romance! With the Mafia Brunch just around the corner, we are really starting to ramp up on this genre.. we also got socials involved and asked ALL OF YOU to recommend your best spicy mafia books so we could...
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April Reading Wrap Up ✨📚🌶️
In this episode of the Spicy Bookish Podcast we talk through all the books we read in April that we haven’t yet discussed. April consisted of A LOT of why choose and A LOT of spice… phewwwwwww 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Books mentioned: Riches to Riches part 1 by Ames Mills Summon Us by MT Addams Blackthorn...
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🌶️ 5 CHILLI BOOKS 🌶️ to add to your spicy TBR 😏💦
In this weeks episode of The Spicy Bookish Podcast, hosted by Ginger & Spice, we talk all things CHILLI PEPPAAZZZ.. specifically 5+ chilli peppaz. Yes, you read that right, one of the books discussed we've rated SIX chillis!! 😮💨 There is also a huge announcement for one of our favourite…
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🌶️📚 Spicy Mafia Romance 📚🌶️ - lets talk Rina Kent! 🖤
In this weeks episode of The Spicy Bookish Podcast, with Ginger & Spice, we talk all things ✨ Mafia Romance ✨ including the booktok famous Hunt The Villian by Rina Kent! Have you read the Rina Kent verse?? Is it worth it? One of us may be starting our journey in this universe so wish us luck! 👀…
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March Reading Wrap Up 📚🌶️✨
In this weeks Easter Sunday episode of The Spicy Bookish Podcast with Ginger & Spice, we talk all about the books we read in March! Including stars and chilli peppers for every single one! Nikita read 15 books in March and Tia read 20!! We discuss a handful of these in depth and boy is it a wild...
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The Ginger & Spice Bookish Brunch 2026: MAFIA ROMANCE 🎩🔥🥂
In this weeks episode of The Spicy Bookish Podcast (hosted by Ginger & Spice), we talk all things BRUNCH!! You've all been asking us for nearly a year when the next brunch is, and we can finally say... IT'S HERE!!! 🥳 After much deliberation and many polls on socials, we have settled on a Mafia...
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🌶️✨ Spicy ✨🌶️ Cowboy Romance week! 🤠📚 - mixed reviews!!
In this weeks episode of The Spicy Bookish Pod, we talk all things spicy cowboys 😏 and if you've been around a while you'll know that cowboys is where Ginger & Spice FLOURISH! However... it wasn't a great week this time. We were slumping HARD after Pen Pal and really struggled through with the...
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Get to know us 🌶️✨ UPDATED ✨🌶️ - we answer ALLLLL your questions! 😏
In this episode of The Spicy Bookish Podcast, we finally answer all the questions we get asked on the daily! Plus some random fun quickfire questions (think 'would you rather' or 'who is most likely to'). This episode is split into 3 parts; Part 1 - bookish Q&A (fave books, tropes, bookish q's)...
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February ✨ reading wrap up ✨ including a DAGGERMOUTH review! 💟
In this episode of the Spicy Bookish Podcast with Ginger and Spice, it’s our February reading wrap up! Most of the books this month were valentines related or Zodiac Academy (covered in other episodes) so these are the books left over, including the highly requested DAGGERMOUTH! Kick your feet…
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12 books for 12 months! ✨clearing our TBR, 1 spicy book at a time ✨🌶️
In this **BONUS** episode of The Spicy Bookish Podcast with Ginger and Spice, we talk TBR! We all have one that is "as long as the circumfrence of the moon", so how do we ever clear it!!?? Well.. we've decided to pick 12 audiobooks and 12 eyeball books for 2026 EACH. Clearing 2 books a month each...
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Our ✨top 10 book boyfriends✨ + fave spicy scenes!! 🌶️📚💦
In this episode of The Spicy Bookish Podcast with Ginger & Spice, we're talking all things book boyfriends! Giving you not only our TOP 10, but also our favourite spicy scenes from each saucy man. These scenes are sure to get your puleses racing ladies! Apologies in advance for Tia's very fun but...
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A very smutty valentines 💌🌶️
In this episode of the Spicy Bookish Podcast with Ginger & Spice, we’re talking all things valentines! There’s a plethora of spicy romances in here to get your pulses racing! So kick your feet up, pour a glass of wine and enjoy!! Books mentioned in episode: Seven Year Itch by Amy Daws knots About...
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Sports Romance Week: baseball daddies, 5 star reads and uncontrollable sobbing
In this episode of the Spicy Bookish Podcast with Ginger & Spice, we’re coming in hot with sports romance week. After ditching a whole series following the disappointment of the first 2 books, we suddenly became HUGE fans of the windy city series and we did not see that coming! So kick your feet...
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January Reading Wrap Up
In this episode of the Spicy Bookish Podcast with Ginger & Spice, we’re doing our first reading wrap up for 2026 so we’ll be discussing our top spicy books from January. So kick your feet up, pour a glass of wine and enjoy!! Books mentioned in episode: Claimed by her fire daddies by Ruby Hayes…
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" The one where they were on a break " - Books we read on sabbatical!
In this episode of the Spicy Bookish Podcast with Ginger & Spice, we’ll be discussing some of the books we delved into whilst Nikita was on sabbatical at the end of 2025. We also want to discuss the booktok drama that occurred last week! So kick your feet up, pour a glass of wine and enjoy!!…
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Best Books of 2025
Welcome back to the Spicy Bookish Podcast! In this episode we explore ginger and spice's top 10 books of 2025 and spiciest books of 2025! So kick up your feet, pour a glass of wine and enjoy!! books mentioned: Guild by Raven Kennedy Anathema by Kerry Lake Ruthless Boys by Caroline Peckham…
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Christmas Wrap Up 2025
In this episode of the Ginger & Spice reading wrap up, we talk all things spicy romance during the Christmas period! Who doesn’t love a little festive spicy book? So kick your feet up, pour a glass of wine and enjoy!! Our favourite book of the episode is Bullets and Mistletoe by CJ Lucci Books...
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Reading Wrap up: Daddy Week " One should not be peed on "
In this episode of the Ginger & Spice reading wrap up, we talk all things daddy! And holy lordy was one of these spicy!! Overall they were very hit and miss so just bear with us 😂 Mountain Daddy by S.J Tilly Domination by B.J Alpha The Wild by K. Webster Take My Daddy, I’ll Take Yours by Jenika...
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Zodiac Academy: Fated Throne book 6 “I mean, it was something….”
**CONTAINS SPOILERS** Ok ok ok here us out… what was the point in last book?? 👀 we are absolutely buzzing for Seth and Caleb to progress! What is everyone going to think of Darius and his new promise to the stars and bring on more Xavier and Sofia!! ❤️ Is it bad that our favourite part of…
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Reading Wrap Up: Spicy Romance Indie Authors Edition ‘my favourite spicy book this year’
**CONTAINS SPOILERS** In this episode of the Ginger & Spice reading wrap up, we talk all things spicy romance! Specifically by some wonderful indie authors we have collaborated with over the past 2 weeks. Book of the week is The Secret Club by Ruby Skye - this was IMPECCABLE! Books mentioned in...
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Zodiac Acedemy: Cursed Fates books 5 & 5.5
**CONTAINS SPOILERS** Sooooo…. Where do we even start with the plot lines in this book. Did anyone else see that coming with Orion? 👀 How are they going to deal with the Tory situation 🙃 and WHAT ABOUT THAT 3-WAY 🥵😮💨🫠 This next book better give us some answers and something better happen…
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Reading Wrap Up: ROMANTASY "the way she writes dark, gothic vibes is unmatched!"
In this episode of the Ginger & Spice themed reading wrap up, we talk all things spicy Romantasy! Book of the week is Anathema by Keri Lake - this was PHENOMENAL! Books mentioned in episode: The Female and Her Males (books 1 & 2) by Invi Wright Blood of Hercules by Jasmine Maas Anathema by Keri...
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Zodiac Academy: Shadow Princess Book 4
WE ARE BACK ON ZODIAC ACADEMY! After a brief hiatus with Ruthless Boys (which we loved btw..) In this episode we will be discussing all things Shadow Princess! Darius and Tory were the talk of the town in this one… Did anyone else see that coming? 👀 These books are really starting to step up…
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Reading Wrap Up: COWBOY "one of the best chilli pepper scenes i've ever read"
In this episode of the Ginger & Spice themed reading wrap up, we talk all things cowboy romance! "because no woman has ever dreamed about being swept off her feet by an accountant"Books mentioned:Bull Rush by Maggie Rowden Alive and Wells by Bailey Hannah Where We Burn by Lea Rose Veiled…
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Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac: full series review! "the attachment I feel to these characters is insane"
**EPISODE CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS** Ok ZA gang, it's been a minute but we are back! We didn't stop reading RB during our little break so we have a full series round up episode for Ruthless Boys 1-5 and boy does it get emotional! This is so bittersweet saying goodbye to this series and these...
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Weekly Reading Wrap Up! Theme: TABOO! Includes the darkest book we've ever read!!
In this episode of Ginger & Spice Weekly Reading Wrap Up, the theme is Taboo romance! Some of these are exceptionally dark and taboo and won't be for everyone. Please proceed with caution and do your own research before reading. 2 of these books are currently banned but can be bought from the...
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Weekly Reading Wrap Up! Theme: WHY CHOOSE - he puts her WHAT in his tea!!??
In this episode of The Ginger & Spice Weekly Reading Wrap Up, the theme is Why Choose romance! aka Reverse Harem... We have all series this week! Books mentioned: Ensnared and Entangled by Rebecca Quinn aka The Brutes of Bristlebrook series (books 1 and 2 of 3) Speak and Stutter by Ruby Darling…
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Zodiac Academy: Ep.5 "RUTHLESS BOYS, DARK FAE" - there's a Basilisk!!
Ok ZA gang, we have stopped at book 3 and switched to Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac book 1 'Dark Fae'! This is the prequel series, it's Why Choose (wooo) and consists of 5 books. This is definitely the more grown up version of ZA, it's sexy and it's funny and we're loving it so far!! Join us whilst...
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Weekly Reading Wrap Up! Theme: WHY CHOOSE - "let's talk about Shrimping!"
In this episode of Ginger & Spice Weekly Reading Wrap Up, the theme is Why Choose romance! Books mentioned; Dirty Priest and Dirty Daddy both by Samatha Barrett, these are 2-3 MMC's and 1 FMC For the Love of Kane by Ames Mills, this is 4 MMC's no FMC Dear Reader and Watch Your Back both by Tate...
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Zodiac Academy: Ep.4 "THE RECKONING" book 3
In this episode all things THE RECKONING will be discussed!! Or lack there of... iykyk.. Plot development, character development and relationship development PLUS all things spice.. are we finally getting some saucy time?? Did Lance step up? Is Seth a nicer person yet or is he still peeing on...
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Weekly Reading Wrap-Up: "DADDY" pt.3
This is our last Daddy episode and we are going out with a bang with a couple of seriously saucy numbers.. Books mentioned: Fierce Protector by Laura Bennett Dirty Little Sinner by Samantha Barrett Lucy's Story by Ali Fischer (not daddy) ONS / One Night Seduction by Katelyn Taylor Next week we...
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Zodiac Academy: Ep.3 "RUTHLESS FAE" book 2
Lets talk about Seth and **that** peeing scene 😳💦 AND we finallyyyyy get a P in a V!! 🕺🏼 We are really starting to get into the nitty gritty of the story now and some character developments!! Also available on YouTube. Follow us on TikTok and Instagram for more book related chaos!
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Hosted by Nikita and Tia from 'Ginger and Spice' (on socials); 2 corporate besties that talk all things spicy books 🌶️📚 ✨ New episode every Sunday! ✨ We discuss everything from sexy Cowboy Romance to dark and depraved taboo romance, sometimes spicy horror, romantasy, the odd mafia romance, sports, popular hyped up books and the odd non spicy book thrown in for variety! Pretty much anything you can think of, we’ll cover it! But ALWAYS diving into the spice 💁🏼♀️Scheduled breaks: 1. Christmas & New year - there will be one long podcast in December which will be a Christmas special then we will be back end of January for a reading wrap up, then back to usual scheduling.2. Summer - every summer we host a themed brunch in the UK, we will take the month off that the brunch is in, usually July but this can change. We will update on socials and in the podcasts beforehand.Grab a drink and settle in team, it’s about to get saucyyyyy 🌶️🌶️
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Nikita and Tia aka Ginger and Spice
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Hosted by Nikita and Tia from 'Ginger and Spice' (on socials); 2 corporate besties that talk all things spicy books 🌶️📚 ✨ New episode every Sunday! ✨ We discuss everything from sexy Cowboy Romance to dark and depraved taboo romance, sometimes spicy horror, romantasy, the odd mafia romance,...
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