Boozy Bookgasms

Devil in the Details…and the Bedroom

The Devil by Ashley Jade
Tonight the cousins dive headfirst into Book One in The Devil's Playground duet where the men are dangerous, the tension is sinful, and the emotional damage comes with a side of sexual chemistry. 
Pour a drink and join us as we unpack power plays, toxic flirting, and a love triangle that feels less like romance and more like potential for felony charges. Cheers to bad decisions and even worse men.
Signature Cocktail: Devil's Heart
Ingredients:
1/2 oz 1883 Spicy Syrup4 oz White Tequila1 oz honey3 oz cranberry juicesplash of lime juice
 
Pour all the ingredients in a shaker, add ice and shake well during 10 seconds. Strain in chilled Martini glass. Decorate with a pepper and a lime peel. 

May the Best Ghoul Win

Phantasma by Kaylie Smith
Today the cousins are entering the dark, deadly, and frankly very sexy world of Phantasma, the gothic competition where contestants must survive a series of terrifying trials inside a cursed castle. Think haunted house meets Hunger Games, with just enough brooding men to make everyone question their survival priorities.
So pour yourself something strong, light a candle that probably shouldn’t be flickering like that, and laugh along with Kim, Jen and Lynn!

One Hell of a Benefits Package

Promise Me Forever by Sadie Kincaid
The cousins are back with one of our FAV authors! This office romance delivers longing so intense it should come with a workplace hazard sign. We’ve got sexual tension that escalates faster than a skipped HR meeting, and promises that are less pinky swear and more blood oath in designer shoes.
So grab your beverage, silence your inner moral compass, and join us as we unpack love, loyalty, and the kind of romance that absolutely does not come with a 401k.
 
Signature Cocktail: Promise Forever
Ingredients:
2 oz pomegranate vodka (or regular vodka with pomegranate juice)
1 oz cherry liqueur
1 oz simple syrup
½ oz lime juice
Ice cubes
Cherry or lime wheel, for garnish
Instructions:
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add vodka, cherry liqueur, simple syrup, and lime juice. Shake well until chilled. Strain into a glass filled with fresh ice. Garnish with a cherry or lime wheel.
 

When you Love Him to Pieces...

Scattered Bones by Nicole ScaranoWho doesn’t want to fall in love with a thief, catch the attention of the gods, and embark on the most dangerously unhinged scavenger hunt imaginable—tracking down your husband’s missing body parts? Come along with the cousins as they take on this crazy, somewhat romantic adventure.
 
Signature Cocktail: Mezcal Bone Crusher
Tonight's beverage of choice is not for the faint of heart. It is smokey, bold and the perfect cocktail for when you want to work with Death himself to piss off the rest of the gods all in the pursuit of Happily Ever After-ish.
Ingredients:
8 oz Mezcal (Del Maguey VIda recommended)
2 oz fresh lime juice
2 squirts of Sriracha
2 oz simple syrup
Chipotle chili powder for the rim and surface of the drink
lime wheel for garnish
Rim two 12oz tumblers with chili powder and fill with ice. Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice and add the Mezcal, lime juice, simple syrup and sriracha. Shake well and pour into iced glasses. Sprinkle a top coat of the chili powder over the surface of the drink and garnish with the lime wheel. 

Snowed in and Outnumbered

Three Swedish Mountain Men by Lily GoldJoin the cousins as these rugged men save a woman on the run—from her life and a blizzard. With nowhere to go and nothing to do but survive, there’s really only one option: share a bed, abandon all boundaries, and stumble into forever.
 
Signature Cocktail:
Sex on a Snowbank
5-6 Pieces Ice
1.5 oz Malibu Coconut Rum *
1.5 oz Cream of Coconut
Instructions:
Add all of the ingredients to a blender.
Blend until smooth.
Rim a Martini glass with chocolate syrup and dip in coconut flakes.
Add the mixture to the glass and enjoy.

Who's your Uncle?

Braving the Storm by Elliott Rose
We’re back with the second book in the Crimson Ridge series by Elliott Rose—Braving the Storm. And let me be clear… this is not a “will they, won’t they.” This is very much “they absolutely will,” and you know it right out of the gate and oh boy is it complicated. 
 
Signature Cocktail: The Stormbreaker
This drink like the book is all about things that shouldn't work together but somehow do - so naturally, I made a cocktail that sounds like a horrific idea on paper. Coconut whiskey? Um no, Lime and pineapple - more suspicious. But not unlike Braving the Storm - messy, emotional, and a little chaotic - against all odds this shit works! It's strong, sweet and a little unhinged which seems right on brand for us. 
Ingredients:
2 oz Beach Whiskey - Island Coconut flavor
3/4 oz fresh lime juice
3/4 oz pineapple juice
Club soda if you need to cut the strength - wimps!
Combine the Beach Whiskey, lime juice and pineapple juice in a shaker. Shake well. Strain the drink into a whiskey glass filled with ice. Top it off with a splash of club soda if you need to tone it down a bit. 

All This For a Tiara?

A Devious Arrangement by J Wilde
Join Lynn, Kim and Jen as they discuss a fake relationship that turns very real, a hot MMC who is stalkery in an adorable way, and a plot that exists solely to justify why we had to climb a rope in gym class to pass middle school. Put on your favorite tierra and join us for the cocktails and laughs!
Signature Cocktail: The Polished Princess
We went with The Polished Princess as a nod to Bash’s ‘princess’ Anastasia, who isn’t nearly as innocent as she looks—and that’s exactly why he can’t stay away. This cocktail starts sweet, ends bold, and lives in that same tension of desire and deception. It's absolutely beautiful. 
Ingredients:
8 fresh cranberries, divided
3/4 ounce simple syrup
1/2 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 pinch pumpkin spice
1 1/2 ounces vanilla vodka
1 large egg white
In a cocktail shaker, combine 5 cranberries, simple syrup, lemon juice, and pumpkin spice. Muddle well. Add the vanilla vodka and egg white and dry shake without the ice. Once thoroughly shaken add ice and shake again. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and add 3 floating cranberries for a beautiful garnish. 
 
Please note you can change out the primary liqueur for tequila, or gin as well. 

The Priest and The Whore

Audacity by Elodie Hart
Join the cousins as we dive into Audacity—where the heroine is an executive assistant who is on call at all times and her boss believes “other duties as assigned” is a lifestyle choice. It’s bold, filthy, and wildly unapologetic, with boundaries being crossed faster than an unread calendar invite. Grab a drink and laugh with us, because this is what happens when ambition, chemistry, and audacity all hit “reply all.”
 
Signature Cocktail: The Priest and The Whore
A cocktail with equal parts devotion and temptation
Ingredients
The Priest (clean, crisp, righteous)
2 oz Audacity Vodka
1 oz fresh lemon juice
½ oz simple syrup
2 dashes orange bitters
The Whore (sweet, seductive, dangerous)
1 oz blackberry liqueur (like Chambord)
½ oz grenadine
Splash of ginger beer or soda for a little sparkle
Garnish
A lemon twist and a blackberry — because duality matters
Optional: a tiny sprig of thyme (for that “holy” aesthetic)
Directions
Shake the Priest:Add Audacity Vodka, lemon juice, simple syrup, and bitters to a shaker with ice. Shake until it’s cold and clean.
Pour the Whore:In the bottom of a chilled rocks glass, pour in the blackberry liqueur and grenadine to create a deep, sultry base.
Bring Them Together:Slowly strain The Priest mix over the back of a spoon so it layers on top like a halo over sin.
Finish with a little sparkle:Add a splash of ginger beer or soda to give it a playful lift.
Garnish:Add your lemon twist (purity) and a blackberry (temptation) on a pick.

If Murder is Wrong, I Don't Wanna Be Right

Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver
Today, the cousins dive into Brynne Weaver’s darkly fun romance, Butcher & Blackbird—a story where two morally gray antiheroes team up, use their murder skills for justice, and somehow stumble into one of the healthiest relationships in the book. It’s funny, twisted, unexpectedly tender, and the very first installment in the Ruinous Love Trilogy.
 
Signature Cocktail: Cookies and Creamtini
If you know, you know! If you don't... read chapter 17! 
Ingredients:
1/3 cup milk or cream
1/4 cup Pinnacle Whipped Vodka
1 1/2 teaspoons Jell-O Oreo instant pudding mix
Hershey's chocolate sauce
Crushed Oreo crumbs
Whipped cream
1 mini Oreo for garnish (optional)
Mix milk/cream, Pinnacle Whipped Vodka, and JELL-O Oreo instant pudding mix in shaker with ice. Shake for about 30 seconds. Dip rim of glass in chocolate sauce, then dip rim into Oreo crumbs. Strain drink into glass.
Top with whipped cream and a mini Oreo if desired

The Pomeranian Deserved Better!

Beautiful Carnage by Caroline PeckhamFamily drama, forbidden love, and one dangerously adorable pomeranian—what could possibly go wrong? Join the cousins as we unravel this mob-style romance packed with passion, power plays, and Coco’s chaotic charm, buckle up.
 
Signature Cocktail: Beautiful Vengeance
Our cocktail tonight walks the line between danger and devotion — a swirl of violet sweetness and innocence with just a little lethal punch of revenge. Like Beautiful Carnage, it’s intoxicatingly unpredictable
Ingredients:
1.5 oz Vodka (vanilla or regular)
.5 oz Elderflower liqueur
1 oz lemonade 
.25 oz violet syrup
sparkling water or champagne
lemon twist or edible flower
Add a handful of ice cubes to a cocktail shaker. Pour in vodka, elderflower liqueur, lemonade and violet syrup and shake until chilled (15 seconds).  Strain into a coupe or martini glass and top with sparkling water or champagne for a shimmering finish. Garnish with the lemon twist or an edible flower. 
Please note you can change out the primary liqueur for tequila, or gin as well.