Shelf Pleasure Shelf Pleasure: A Smut & Romance Podcast

Shelf Pleasure dives back in to the Omegaverse this month when they discuss Bride by Ali Hazelwood. See if they finally pop for a Were dick or if it’s still knot for them. SJM readers (or hopefuls) beware: there may be spoilers for her series in here too!

CW: explicit sex, violence, death of parent (off-page, recounted), attempted murder

Better later than never! Shelf Pleasure is back to talk heavy religious trauma and magical baby making in The Succubus’s Prize by Katee Robert. Because who needs therapy when you can have wild fertility orgies in a sex demon realm instead? 

CW: explicit sex, abuse, religious trauma, cancer

Some might say dirty talk can make or break a spicy scene... so it’s time to see how Shelf Pleasure's latest read fared with this challenge. This month, Krista and Kelsey keep the contemporary romances going with The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang. Bonus points if you can guess which classical song gets referenced in this book.

CW: explicit sex, violence, ableism, sexual harassment, sexual assault

Shelf Pleasure is back and this month they're bringing you some college-age romance with Icebreaker by Hannah Grace. Listen in to learn who loved it, who hated it, and who (surprisingly) had enough sport-related knowledge to tell fact from fiction.



CW: explicit sex, violence, alcohol use, gaslighting, slut shaming, disordered eating, death of a parent (historical), assault

In the last episode of 2023, Shelf Pleasure makes the Yuletide gay with Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun. Listen in and decide for yourself: is there enough magic in a snow day to make instalove work??

CW: explicit sex, alcohol and marijuana use, abusive relationship with a parental figure

Shelf Pleasure heads back to Christmas Notch this week to explore A Holly Jolly Ever After by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone. Listen in as Krista and Kelsey discuss their mutual distaste for *certain* romance tropes and learn just how little effort is required to Google “how to m********e with a vagina”.

CW: explicit sex, infidelity, religious and purity culture trauma, complications with pregnancy and discussions of pregnancy loss