In this episode, we’re diving into the tropes that make our monster-loving hearts soar—and the ones that make us want to throw our books across the room. Whether it’s a grumpy/sunshine dynamic, forced proximity, or a trope that just never works for us, we’re getting to the meat about what makes a trope hit just right.

Podcast Scavenger Hunt

Can you find when we mention these topics?

• [ ] Size Difference
• [ ] Forces Proximity
• [ ] Grumpy/Sunshine
• [ ] Fake Marriage
• [ ] Retold Folklore
• [ ] Cinderella Body Horror
• [ ] Under-Hyped Tiffany Roberts Books you must try
• [ ] Defending Ruby Dixon’s Honor
• [ ] The Chosen One
• [ ] Adult Love Triangles

Authors, Books, and Other Media We Mentioned

Books & Series

• The King’s Spinster Bride by Ruby Dixon
• Ice Planet Barbarians: Honeymoon Tales by Ruby Dixon
• Bull Moon Rising by Ruby Dixon
• Jaxar: Warlord Brides by Nancey Cummings
• Five Gifts for the Blacksmith’s Wife by Lyonne Riley
• A Minotaur Tale: Being a Monster Romance for Yuletide by Kass O'Shire
• The Rake by Kass O'Shire
• Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe (graphic novel/webcomic)
• Sugar Apple Fairy Tale by Miri Mikawa (manga series)
• Neon Gods series by Katee Robert
• A Kinda Fairy Tale by Cassandra Gannon
• Love Letters Duology by SJ Tilly
• The Belladonna Series by Adalyn Grace
• Cordon Empire by Anna Carven
• Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
• Mercenaries Series by Angela Knight (Goodreads link)
• Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series by Laurell K. Hamilton

Underhyped Picks: Tiffany Roberts

• Dust Walker by Tiffany Roberts
• Warlock’s Kiss by Tiffany Roberts
• Kraken Series by Tiffany Roberts
• Claimed by an Alien Warrior by Tiffany Roberts

Authors

• Joanna Lindsey
• Anna Carven
• Kresley Cole
• SJ Tilly
• Cassandra Gannon
• Laurell K. Hamilton
• Ruby Dixon
• Nancey Cummings
• Lyonne Riley
• Kass O'Shire
• Rachel Smythe
• Miri Mikawa
• Katee Robert
• Adalyn Grace
• Angela Knight
• Xiran Jay Zhao
• Tiffany Roberts

Other Media

• Nosferatu (2024 film adaptation)

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Check out Stacy's other podcast project, TropesG.O.A.Ts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tropesg-o-a-ts/id1793022885)

Check out EJ’s monster romance blogging directly on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/monster_romance/) and Substack (https://monsterromancereviews.substack.com/).

Authors, Books, and Other Media We Mention:

• Vulture Article: https://www.vulture.com/article/rebecca-yarro-fourth-wing-empyrean-guide.html
• Rebecca Yarros
• Sarah J. Maas
• Bound to the Battle God by Ruby Dixon
• A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor by Kathryn Moon
• The Company of Fiends by Kathryn Moon
• Sanctuary with Kings by Kathryn Moon
• Honey Phillips
• Susan Trombley
• Nosferatu (2024) ****
• Doves & Demons by Clio Evans
• How to Train Your Goblin King by Erin Vere
• Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
• Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett
• Good Faeries/Bad Faeries by Brian Froud
• Grindhouse Double Feature (2018)
• Deal with the Devil by Lizzie Strong
• Doctor D'Arco, Sorcerer of London: A Victorian Gothic Romance by Kathryn Colvin
• Amelia Peabody series
• Morning Glory Milking Farm by C. M. Nascosta
• Moon Blooded Breeding Clinic by C. M. Nascosta
• Scrubs (2001-2010)
• Escaping the Friendzone by Emily Antoinette
• Mahdfel from the Warlord Brides Universe by Nancey Cummings
• Orc Sworn Series by Finley Fenn
• Berries and Greed by Lily Mayne
• Milana Jacks
• Loki Renard
• I Married a Lizardman by Regine Abel
• I Married a Naga by Regine Abel
• Mate for the Alien P*rn Star by by Alexis B. Osborne
• Romantically Inclined Reviews
• Love Hina
• Upon a Moon-Dark Moor by Rebecca Brandewyne

EJ, Stacy, and Amy have more bookish thoughts on their noggins, and this is a HEFTY ONE. No, we’re not turning into a tech podcast, but there is no denying AI is here, and it is a part of our world. We’re talking about a lot of different topics that are developing and diving into the technological, economic, ethical, and legal sides of AI and how it pertains to the indie romance world.

Many currently available AI tools are not great, but you may be surprised to learn why we think so.

Links to some of the many random things we mention:

• That one tweet Stacy mentioned: https://x.com/ioana_nsfw_art/status/1784169462117151189
• A Paper on Cyberpunk and Late Stage Capitalism (So it isn’t just something that comes out of EJ’s mouth, and you have just to take it): https://ideas.repec.org/a/lum/jsmijo/v2y2020i1p63-74.html
• Tiffany Roberts’ Infinite City Series: https://www.authortiffanyroberts.com/theinfinitecity
• S. J. Sanders’ Broken Earth: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/52231217
• Transwoman’s AI invention modeled after her wife: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/life-after-life-trangender-ceo-martine-rothblatt-builds-robot-bina48-mind-clone/
• Airline AI caught lying and the company held liable: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20240222-air-canada-chatbot-misinformation-what-travellers-should-know
• The Erotica Writers Subreddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/eroticauthors/)
• Nifty Links regarding AI litigation on EJ’s blog: https://monsterromancereviews.substack.com/p/bookish-thoughts-who-are-ais-major
• DeviantArt and AI, the most recent legal news story: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/05/10/deviantart-midjourney-stable-diffusion-artificial-intelligence-image-generators
• Duolingo Letting Go of Translators: https://www.pcmag.com/news/as-duolingo-taps-ai-for-translation-human-contractors-lose-their-jobs
• Library resources for learning languages 
  • Mango: https://mangolanguages.com/libraries/
  • Transparency Language Learning Software: https://www.transparent.com/

Check out our Podcast Scavenger Hunt Here:  https://talesfromtheorcden.com/2024/05/25/ai-and-the-indie-romance-book-world/

Authors, Books, and Series We Mention:

• Dusk Walker series (https://www.goodreads.com/series/345992-duskwalker-brides)
• Vera Valentine’s books, Squeak and Unhinged (https://www.valentineverse.com/books)
• Dragon's Bride by Katee Robert (https://www.kateerobert.com/the-dragons-bride)
• Deceived by the Gargoyles by Lillian Lark (https://www.lillianlark.com/pnr)
• I Married a Lizard Man by Regine Abel (https://www.regineabel.com/books/i-married-a-lizardman)
• Morning Glory Milking Farm (and the rest of The Cambric Creek Series) by C. M. Nascosta (https://cmnascosta.com/books/)
• Harley LaRoux (https://www.harleylaroux.com/)
• Tiffany Roberts (https://www.authortiffanyroberts.com/)
• Orc Sworn series by Finley Fenn (including The Lady and the Orc and The Maid and the Orcs) (https://finleyfenn.com/series/orc-sworn/)
• Uncertain Magic by Laura Kinsale (https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/802157)
• Beauty by Robin McKinley (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41424.Beauty)
• Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley (https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/8089)
• Emma Holly (https://emmahollyauthor.wordpress.com/)
• Kresley Cole (https://kresleycole.com/)
• Gena Showalter (https://genashowalter.com/)
• Tail and Claw by Nancey Cummings (https://nanceycummings.com/tail-and-claw/)
• Lark Green (https://www.authorlarkgreen.com/)
• Cate C. Wells (https://www.catecwells.com/)
• Ashley Bennett (https://ashleybennettauthor.carrd.co/)
• Ruby Dixon (https://rubydixon.com/)
• Lyonne Riley (https://www.lyonneriley.com/)
• Susan Trombley (https://susan-trombley.com/)

Authors and Series we mentioned:

• Erin Raegan’s Pythen series : https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42052148-pythen
• Celia Kyle’s Warlords of Atera : https://www.goodreads.com/series/267591-warlords-of-atera
• Mary Auclair : https://www.maryauclair.com
• Amanda Milo : https://amandamilo.com
• Regine Abel : https://www.regineabel.com/
• Kimberly Lemming : https://linktr.ee/kimberlylemming
• N. Canceres : https://authorncaceres.com

Artist we mentioned:

• Inked Alpha : https://www.deviantart.com/inked-alpha

Where to find ARCs:

• Edelweiss Plus : https://www.edelweiss.plus/
• BookSirens : https://booksirens.com/
• Booksprout : https://booksprout.co/
• Author Newsletters
• Netgalley : https://www.netgalley.com/
• Mocks and 🐔 : https://discord.gg/6CqNQBwP5E

Stuff we mention in the order we mention it is on our website here.

Music is called "Undead Bride" by Pagefire https://soundcloud.com/nerdymetalhead202/undead-bride 

Part of this was instigated by two well-written articles from Bookriot.com and Tor.com, which are linked below. It is a generally common issue though for a lot of the Internet community to not look after their needs and behave responsibly. That’s not okay. So let’s talk about it!

Stuff We Mention

• On Dead Dogs and Other Reading Dealbreakers by Molly Templeton (https://www.tor.com/2023/10/05/on-dead-dogs-and-other-reading-dealbreakers/)
• The Importance of Knowing And Sticking to Your Own Bookish Limits by P. N. Hinton (https://bookriot.com/knowing-your-bookish-limits/)
• The Orc Sworn Series (https://finleyfenn.com)
• Playground by Aron Beauregard (https://www.amazon.com/Playground-Aron-Beauregard-ebook/dp/B0BHKP1QKL?nodl=1&dplnkId=5861d7d7-05c8-4f24-b68c-52bee3a25e74)
• The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35068705)
• Claimed and Tamed Series by M. L. Marian (https://www.goodreads.com/series/333981-claimed-tamed)
• Steel Bones Motorcycle Club by Cate C. Wells (https://www.catecwells.com/steel-bones-motocycle-club)
• The Tyrant Alpha's Rejected Mate by Cate C. Wells (https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/59046399)
• Bob’s Burgers TV Show (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1561755/)
• The Kraken Series by Tiffany Roberts (https://www.goodreads.com/series/222835-the-kraken)
• Gabriel the Drag Queen (https://bio.site/justgabriel)

Music is called "Undead Bride" by Pagefire https://soundcloud.com/nerdymetalhead202/undead-bride 

So that means we all three can appreciate the difference between spicy erotic orc dick written by and for mature adults and educational nonfiction material created with young people in mind.

Not everyone can though. This Book Panic has come across our radar enough and affects us just enough that we’re devoting a whole dang episode to it.

Apologies for the lack of smut in this episode. More is coming! We’re calling this our “special episode”

Warnings for this episode include discussions about sexuality shaming, racism, and sexual abuse. Do not feel obligated to listen if you are not in a mental space to do so.

Quick update! There are Texans fighting this trend! (https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/education/article282842338.html)

Support the Texas Freedom to Read Project: https://www.txftrp.org 

View the whole list of stuff we reference on our website: https://talesfromtheorcden.com/2023/12/01/the-great-book-panic/ 

Music is called "Undead Bride" by Pagefire https://soundcloud.com/nerdymetalhead202/undead-bride 

• Claimed among the Stars Anthology: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/59017667 
• Outer Limits Quadrant Series (called the Engineering Fate Trilogy in the podcast) by Alexis B. Osbourne: https://www.goodreads.com/series/324114-outer-limits-quadrant 

Music is called "Undead Bride" by Pagefire https://soundcloud.com/nerdymetalhead202/undead-bride 

This book first appeared in the first volume of the Monsters in Love Anthologies. It is also part of a universe of stories Sanders has been publishing. So yes, we’re going down a rabbit hole. And we’re taking you with us!

Books Mentioned:

• The Blooded Labyrinth by S.J. Sanders: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62193829-blooded-labyrinth 
• The second volume of the Monsters in Love Anthology: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59604311-monsters-in-love-vol-1 
• His Darkest Craving by Tiffany Roberts: https://www.authortiffanyroberts.com/thecursedones
• The Unicorn’s Mare by S.J. Sanders: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57474977-the-unicorn-s-mare 
• Exodus 20:3 by Freydís Moon: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/755738c6-05f0-40d7-be2a-85873e7db586
• Forest of Spirits by S.J. Sanders: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53928501-forest-of-spirits
• Havoc of Souls by S.J. Sanders: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50875611-havoc-of-souls
• The Fall of the Orc by Finley Fenn: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/197125145-the-fall-of-the-orc
• The Scarecrow's Queen by Naomi Lucas and Mel Braxton: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75278248-the-scarecrow-s-queen

Other Stuff Mentioned:

The Scream Queenz Podcast: https://www.screamqueenz.com/


Music is called "Undead Bride" by Pagefire https://soundcloud.com/nerdymetalhead202/undead-bride 

EJ explains why The Dalwick Demon stood out for her. Amy and Stacy then join her in discussing the significance of The Dalwick Demon and the Monsters in Love anthologies to the Monster Romance genre. We also have a small art critic corner because it is easy to go from talking about your favorite indie authors to your favorite indie artists.

Books Mentioned:

• The Dalwick Demon: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75616492-the-dalwick-demon 
• The second volume of the Monsters in Love Anthology: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60691119-monsters-in-love-vol-2 
• One Night in Garoureve: 
• https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59046578-one-night-in-garoureve
• Supra Velum:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/170023250-supra-velum 
• Yearning for Her: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91921340-yearning-for-her

Visual Artists Mentioned:

• Atnomen (ilustrAriane) :  https://www.patreon.com/ilustrariane
• Bonky: https://www.patreon.com/bonky

Music is called "Undead Bride" by Pagefire https://soundcloud.com/nerdymetalhead202/undead-bride 

Music is called "Undead Bride" by Pagefire https://soundcloud.com/nerdymetalhead202/undead-bride

EJ, Amy, and Stacy have their BIGGEST episode yet. Literally. This is a beast of an episode for this beast of a book. This is truly an Orc Sworn fan's discussion. We go deep into Grisk culture, trauma healing, what this story means for the future of Orc Sworn, and, of course, good orc seed. 

Be sure, too, to check out more awesome stuff by our dear Finley! Visit her website here: https://finleyfenn.com

Music is called "Undead Bride" by Pagefire https://soundcloud.com/nerdymetalhead202/undead-bride

We have memes so you should invest the whole hour we goof off to at least get what the heck we're talking about.

Memes and Sam Griffin's BRILLIANT Vrix concept art are at this link here>>> https://talesfromtheorcden.com/2023/07/07/bound-by-tiffany-roberts

Reference Notes from the Show:

Ragorou Romances (audiobook) by S. J. Sanders (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63116063-mate-for-the-alien-p-rn-star)

Tiffany Roberts’s  official website: https://www.authortiffanyroberts.com/

Music is called "Undead Bride" by Pagefire https://soundcloud.com/nerdymetalhead202/undead-bride 

Mate for the Alien Porn Start by Alexis B. Osbourne (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63116063-mate-for-the-alien-p-rn-star)

Tiffany Roberts’s  official website: https://www.authortiffanyroberts.com/

Music is called "Undead Bride" by Pagefire https://soundcloud.com/nerdymetalhead202/undead-bride 

Amy, EJ, and Stacy are here to wreck your TBR for the better 💜😈

Authors to check out

• Loki Renard (https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/4262126.Loki_Renard)
• Ashley Bennett ( https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/21762456.Ashley_Bennett)
• ML Marion (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21638577.M_L_Marian)
• Cait C Wells (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19392438.Cate_C_Wells)
• Tracy Lauren (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17696734.Tracy_Lauren)
• Aiden Pierce (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20185732.Aiden_Pierce)

Books for your TBR

• Hold my Heart by Dee T. Holm (https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/60691119)
• Starting Fires by Cindy Diamond (https://www.cynthiadiamondauthor.com/starting-fires)
• Dishonor Among Thieves by Callie Chase (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62603733-dishonor-among-thieves)
• Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6185.Wuthering_Heights)
• The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh (https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/56978100)
• Coraline by Neil Gaiman (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17061.Coraline)
• The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2213661.The_Graveyard_Book)
• A Highlander for Hannah by Mary Warren (https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/61531173)

Romance Bookstores

• Meet Cute Bookshop (https://meetcutebookshop.com)
• The Ripped Bodice (https://www.therippedbodicela.com)

Wait. Did we say Tumblr?

Yes, monster lovers. You need to visit Tumblr.

Recommended Tumblr Accounts

• C. M. Nascota (https://monster-bait.tumblr.com/)
• Momo (https://momolady.tumblr.com/)
• Monsters and Maw (https://monstersandmaw.tumblr.com/)
• The Traveler Writes (https://thetravelerwrites.tumblr.com/)

Books for your TBR

• Consorts Glory by Abigail Kelly (https://abigailkkelly.com/consorts-glory)
• The Orc Boss by Lark Green (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/69701060)
• Property of the Green Bastards by Flora Quincy (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60387719)
• Dragon of Wye series by Nancy Cummings (https://www.goodreads.com/series/206679-dragon-of-wye)
• Games with the Orc by Kathryn Moon (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60056721-games-with-the-orc)
• The Orc from the Office by Kate Prior (https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/62216160)
• Girl’s Weekend by CM Nascosta (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56874262)
• Cookies for my Orc Neighbor by Michele Mills (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75648835)
• Aspect and Anchor series by Ruby Dixon (https://rubydixon.com/wordpress/series/anchor-aspect/)
• Nancy Cummings (https://nanceycummings.com)
• Red by SJ Sanders (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52178332-red)
• The Spider’s Mate series by Tiffany Roberts (https://www.authortiffanyroberts.com/the-spider-s-mate)
• Claimed by an Alien Warrior by Tiffany Roberts (https://books2read.com/u/4NwEo8)
• His Darkest Craving by Tiffany Roberts (https://books2read.com/u/mvozRX)
• The Kraken series by Tiffany Roberts (https://www.authortiffanyroberts.com/the-kraken)
• Broken Earth by S.J. Sanders (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52231217)

Playlists to add to your Spotify Account

• The Ash-Kai: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/29dTf453VGEmaGy95jH11p?si=8c08d95ec5674030 
• The Bautul: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/547fLt0e3MiCRMsmBK4M1T?si=ab102bfe465d49de
• The Grisk: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YBq7ltE0Nd8U7geMggDW9?si=8c917414f39d47f7
• The Ka-Esh: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/48ZQHvNM9xcZWQ6TTXEbph?si=0a1d9e67df0a4e3c
• The Skai: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6d9HCgCmwy7KcvgMg0t9fY?si=dd6359831b714814
• Orc Mountain: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2mwxs7iyi2ajs6qlDV3B6p?si=14cc4203e0ed4c66 

Also!

CM Nascosta’s Patron: https://www.patreon.com/Monster_Bait?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan 

(Mini)Minuteman on YouTube (aka the IRL version of John Ka): https://youtube.com/@miniminuteman773

Be sure to check out more awesome stuff by our dear Finley! Visit her website here: https://finleyfenn.com

The music is called "Undead Bride" by Pagefire 

In this episode, Amy, EJ, and Stacy know this isn’t the end of the podcast or Orc Sworn. So let’s talk about what we know is coming in 2023 for the series. Then we adorn our tinfoil hats to talk about fan theories and fan fantasies. 

We kept going for this recording but…we’ll pick that up in part 2!

Be sure to check out more awesome stuff by our dear Finley! Visit her website here: https://finleyfenn.com

The music is called "Undead Bride" by Pagefire (https://soundcloud.com/nerdymetalhead202/undead-bride)

The winter holidays are BACK with EJ, Amy, and Stacy fawning over Yuled by the Orcs. Like Offered by the Orc, this is another free book by Finley Fenn in the Orc Sworn series. Yet, this novelette is such a gift for Orc Sworn fans. This episode celebrates getting older and continuing to learn about who you are.

Edit as of 2023 March 5: Since we recorded this originally in January 2023, Yuled’s free run has expired and moved to Finley’s robust Patreon page, which you can find here. (Our hosts are all on Finley Fenn’s Patreon and we highly recommend it. 😁) You, our listeners, though can also access this link that Finley generously provided us!

Stuff we talk about includes…

• Kiss My Tiara by Susan Jane Gilman
• Stacy’s other podcast! Creepy Kitch: 
  • https://open.spotify.com/show/60xSKF2PpDnRPl1S2oXj3Q
  • https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/creepy-kitch/id1621888881 

Be sure, too, to check out more awesome stuff by our dear Finley! Visit her website here: https://finleyfenn.com

Music is called "Undead Bride" by Pagefire https://soundcloud.com/nerdymetalhead202/undead-bride

Stacy, EJ, and Amy are sitting together in the therapy circle and talking about this latest installment of Detective Killick…wait! No. We meant The Governess and the Orc. This book gave us mystery, a FMC whose girl group we want to join, and deep reflection on dysfunctional families.

Be sure, too, to check out more awesome stuff by our dear Finley! Visit her website here: https://finleyfenn.com

Music is called "Undead Bride" by Pagefire https://soundcloud.com/nerdymetalhead202/undead-bride

Amy, EJ, and Stacy are giving everything in this episode. You get a history lesson, a mini Bible study, and, of course, one giant impromptu meeting of the Unofficial Keest Fan Club. There’s A LOT packed into something that we *think* was supposed to be a novella? But one of the perks of being a Fenn reader is you get to be a bookish size queen. 

Additional show notes!

Mylomon by Nancy Cummings: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33555749-mylomon 

Sin Eater by Megan Campisi: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52185082-sin-eater 

The Little Endless Storybook by Jill Thompson: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/114860 

Be sure, too, to check out more awesome stuff by our dear Finley! Visit her website here: https://finleyfenn.com

Music is called "Undead Bride" by Pagefire https://soundcloud.com/nerdymetalhead202/undead-bride

Oh goodness this is a chonk of an episode! But The Maid and the Orcs by Finley Fenn is a chonk of a book! This book was a milestone for many monster romance readers. In this episode EJ, Amy, and Stacy dig into how this book affected them as readers and how it affected two of the most influential of Orc Sworn’s orcs, Baldr and Drafli. We get deep into the emotional character development of these two. Plus, we find ourselves talking about the Goonies and what animals we are most like. Can you take a guess?

Additional show notes!

Youtube of Mikely getting hugged in the Goonies: https://youtu.be/jioxvkZGNZI 

Vaxxlian Mates Series by Sue Mercury: https://www.goodreads.com/series/257138-vaxxlian-mates

Be sure, too, to check out more awesome stuff by our dear Finley! Visit her website here: https://finleyfenn.com

Music is called "Undead Bride" by Pagefire https://soundcloud.com/nerdymetalhead202/undead-bride