Episode notes
Welcome to Red Flag Readers, where the books are spicy, the morals are gray, and the red flags are somehow our favorite color. 🚩
This week, we challenge Chelsea's genre boundaries with a mafia romance that features a morally gray MMC, a black cat FMC, a vacation at a virtual Club Med, and enough spice to heat up a winter cabin.
We break down our star and spice ratings, favorite scenes, the characters we love to hate (and maybe hate to love), and the BIG red flags.
⚠️ Major spoilers ahead! If you haven't read Dante yet, read it first—we're not holding back.
Plus, we spotlight several incredible indie authors featue our favorite segment, Mama's Spice Cupboard which is NOT to be missed. Yet again, Mama delivers, and your sides will ache from laughter.
Red flags in real life are warnings. Red flags in books are recommendations. 🚩📚
🚩 Whisky, neat
Per cocktail:
- 2 oz of your favorite whisky or scotch.
- Pour into rocks glass.
- This is after all a mafia romance. We need tough "man" drinks. (Though it is Astrid's go to order as well).
Authors Highlighted: Dust of the Earth by Morgan Vayle, One Small Echo by Jane Washington, Lia Lamar Lust and Honor (book 3 of The Honor Series)
Follow Us at: @redflagreaderspod @booksbloomsbarns @astridjane_author @jillyysbooks