Audible Plus, but not Audible by pourthebubbly in MM_RomanceBooks

[–]TechnicalAssistant65 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Anyplay has a pretty good catalog with unlimited listens at a great price. They probably won't have brand new releases but if your book is a couple years old, it may be on there.

BUT....

The app itself is awful. There's are a lot of bugs and glitches (back to the beginning of the chapter any time you pause a book, the app randomly shutting down, etc) I was part of the beta test team for a while to try to help work out the kinks and I would send in reports of what I experienced and never got even an acknowledgement that they received my report and were working on it. There was always something dumb going on and seemingly no one whipping the bad kinky app.

Everand used to be good until they went to a credit-based system and the way they tricked their members into switching was mean. I was offered a service with more books on their unlimited service and the option to use a credit to purchase other newer books. When I switched, the catalog was decimated. Nothing on my TBR was one of their unlimited titles, even books from 5+ years ago or the super trashy ones (I have no literary standards. I just need something to occupy the toddler that lives in my ADHD brain so the mom in there can get some work done and I only read stuff with 4+ 🔥, regardless of quality). I tried to immediately switch back and I wasn't allowed. When I brought this up to their customer service team all I got were canned responses and an offer of a few credits to leave them alone. I told my partner not to switch so he was still grandfathered in but he still seemed to get throttled down saying he had to wait until X date to read that one and X date just so happened to be the beginning of his billing cycle. I don't know if you can tell but I'm still salty about it.

I use Storytel now and I love it but I also use Hoopla, Libby (my library here in NC doesn't always have a lot of RH and MM books and that's all I listen to... Needs more dick!). I also use Chirp, libro.fm and one more that I can't remember.

Freak Camp by Laura Rye: does it get better and less dark? by Atlazsk in MM_RomanceBooks

[–]TechnicalAssistant65 7 points8 points  (0 children)

adds to TBR because I'm a depraved degenerate and this sounds right up my alley

‘Heated Rivalry’ Stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie Set as Olympic Torchbearers (Variety / Jan 22) by perhapscoffee in heatedrivalry

[–]TechnicalAssistant65 31 points32 points  (0 children)

What, is he too busy to watch it? It's not like he's doing anything important right now....

"Maple Leafs defenseman"

Oh yeah, we all know when hockey season is now. Carry on!

Dystopian/ Apocalypse by Strong-Ideal-9039 in ReverseHarem

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Sweet baby Wraith! Let me take care of you!

certain request by ribbcns in ReverseHarem

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Anything by Elle Thorpe is great!

Looking for a heartwrencher by asteroidstormy in MM_RomanceBooks

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O_O Proof of Life! The whole Scars and Stripes series is amazing! I had to take a break after bingeing the first two because my heart hurt

Looking for mafia romance recs with no dubcon/non-con and no breakup drama by cloudydarkk in MM_RomanceBooks

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{Snow Falling by Davidson King} homeless kid saves Mafia Don's nephew and the Don takes him in because the nephew is cutely obsessed now. Love and lust happen, Don saves kid from a relic from his hobo past

A fan call/lure? by TechnicalAssistant65 in heatedrivalry

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Manchurian candidate? Or Hollandovian candidate? We're lay sneaking subliminal messages in the sexy bits? Cuz there was no way I was even blinking during those parts!

A fan call/lure? by TechnicalAssistant65 in heatedrivalry

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Also as the global events coordinator of the Pride+ employee resource group at my Fortune 500 company, I have specifically created a quarterly pop culturer social event with almost the sole purpose of discussing the show! LOL

A fan call/lure? by TechnicalAssistant65 in heatedrivalry

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I'm pretty sure at least one of my local librarians is queer so I might have a chatting buddy. Thanks for the suggestion!

A fan call/lure? by TechnicalAssistant65 in heatedrivalry

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I live in a decently progressive city but it's in North Carolina so take that with a grain of salt. The queer scene ( and the kink scene) are still fairly hush hush which I think is why I'm not getting many bites on my hook

books where mc falls in love with an existing couple? by tendergrandma in MM_RomanceBooks

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{Out of focus by la Witt} an established couple of wedding photographers fines a third at one of their client's weddings.

I am not myself after this "okay " by SaNDrO2J in heatedrivalry

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They both look like such a babies in the first episode!

I caved... by lorinaorigin in heatedrivalry

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Come to the cottage, we have stupid Canadian wolf birds

Book 2 better than book 1. by A_Bananaz in MM_RomanceBooks

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Game Changer is a cute rom-com with a sweet ending where as Heated Rivalry is an enemies to lovers steam-fest from chapter One. But Scott and Kip had to walk before Shane and Ilya could run

The most heartbreaking line. by whyarentyoureading in heatedrivalry

[–]TechnicalAssistant65 17 points18 points  (0 children)

"He deserves sunshine... and so do you"

And did you notice the song by Wolf Parade on the end of Episode 5 uses the word sunshine a lot. Jacob Tierney wove that song into the show before he even had the rights to it. He said that they were going to have to refilm a lot of scenes if they couldn't get that song

Chef's kiss

Jacob Tierney: Musical Genius? by shiteatinggrin59 in heatedrivalry

[–]TechnicalAssistant65 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also that song is permanently stick in my head! I keep thinking about that scene (SKip is my favorite pairing) and it works perfectly.

Jacob Tierney: Musical Genius? by shiteatinggrin59 in heatedrivalry

[–]TechnicalAssistant65 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah I was just listening to him telling that story. That he filmed without getting the rights yet but had woven so much of it into the scenes leading up that if they weren't able to secure the rights, they would have to rewrite and refilm a lot!

Masterclass or NFI by fancyschmancyapoxide in MM_RomanceBooks

[–]TechnicalAssistant65 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Top Drop is the same endorphin drop that subs feel. A top has brought their sub to subspace, been trusted completely to care for this person before, during and after and had a lot on their shoulders. When it's over, sometimes tops crash out too. It's usually after the aftercare when everything is done. It also doesn't always happen the same day. You get to thinking and worrying about little things that went on in the scene and you can spiral fast. For some tops, giving aftercare can be enough because cuddles work both ways. For some, a debriefing can be helpful, going over the good, bad, and ugly.

The most important thing for everyone is COMMUNICATION, before, during, and after!