In this episode, Kait expresses her frustrations with the trend of retelling stories in the fifth book of a series, particularly focusing on the Blood and Ash series by Jennifer Armentrout. She discusses her disappointment with the lack of new content and the emotional disconnect that arises when revisiting earlier plot points. Kait raises concerns about the publishing industry's focus on profit over storytelling quality and warns against the potential pitfalls of this trend in future series.

Scarlett Vandermeer is swimming upstream. A Junior at Stanford and a student-athlete who specializes in platform diving, Scarlett prefers to keep her head down, concentrating on getting into med school and on recovering from the injury that almost ended her career. She has no time for relationships—at least, that’s what she tells herself.

Swim captain, world champion, all-around aquatics golden boy, Lukas Blomqvist thrives on discipline. It’s how he wins gold medals and breaks records: complete focus, with every stroke. On the surface, Lukas and Scarlett have nothing in common. Until a well-guarded secret slips out, and everything changes.

So they start an arrangement. And as the pressure leading to the Olympics heats up, so does their relationship. It was supposed to be just a temporary, mutually satisfying fling. But when staying away from Lukas becomes impossible, Scarlett realizes that her heart might be treading into dangerous water… - Goodreads

Doctor Fionn Kane is running from a broken heart, one he hopes to mend in small-town Nebraska, far away from his almost-fiance and his derailed surgical career. It's a simpler head down, hard work, and absolutely no romantic relationships. He wants none of the circus he left behind in Boston.

But then the real circus finds him. Motorcycle performer Rose Evans has spent a decade on the road with the Silveria Circus, and it suits her just fine, especially when she has the urge to indulge in a little murder when she's not in the spotlight. But when a kill goes awry and she ends up with an injured leg, Rose finds herself stuck in Nebraska, at the home of the adorably nerdy town doctor. The problem is, not every broken heart can be sewn back together. . . And the longer you stay in one place, the more likely your ghosts are to catch up. - Goodreads

Alfie is at his wit’s end. After months of waking up to his twin daughters claiming there’s a man in their room, they suddenly claim that this “man” is their new best friend. A friend that takes them on adventures. They fly to the moon on his back. They explore the plumbing with him when he’s a fish. They snuggle in bed with him when he’s a bear. But try as he might, Alfie can’t play along with the invisible friend. He tries. He tries his best. Because he knows that this is a coping mechanism to recover from their mother’s sudden death in the basement. When Alfie’s patience runs short, he calls his sister-in-law, a therapist, for help. She talks to the girls and claims it’s a natural outlet for their grief until they say something that’s eerily familiar. Something that makes her think she has more of a hand in what is happening. When the history of the house and her family’s religious affiliation comes back into play, she begins to worry that the man her nieces are setting a place at the table for might not just be in their heads.

Faith didn’t want it to come, but it did. Just as she dreamt it the night before. The frozen lake swallows her brother, sucked under when the ice breaks. His cold body pulled out moments later, but it was too late. When word gets out that she saw it all happen, Faith is viewed as a pariah. She and her mom are removed from the family’s travel circus. They can’t take a chance. The last time someone had the sight, people died. It’s a curse. A plague. And everyone who joins the circus has to promise that nothing of this charlatan nature will ever be done. Years later, Faith has returned. She performs every night, that fateful day a thing of the past. And it will stay that way if she keeps her eye patch on. But when one of the other circus performers collapses during a performance, Faith tries to ease her friend’s pain by telling her that her father won’t die that night. Word gets out what she’s done, and soon Faith is shunned again, forced to provide for her ailing mother. Desperate, nothing stops her from using her gift again for money. Each time takes its toll, begging her to question where the gift is from and why she is suddenly seeing herself in the visions.

All Shesheshen was trying to do was hibernate. But then, three men had to come and disturb her slumbers in the name of killing her. She didn’t mean to be a monster. Absorbing humans was how she survived, using their bones and skulls to form a body and pretend to be human. Now she’s awake, and she can’t go back to sleep. And she’s hungry. So hungry. Something that happens when a person wakes up too early. Heading to town in hopes of feeding, Shesheshen is discovered in her weakened state and forced to flee. She stumbles into a ravine and is left for dead. Luckily, a traveler stumbles upon her, nursing her back to health. Mistaken for a human and not the evil monster that roams the woods, Shesheshen begins to grow attached to her new friend and their kind-hearted nature. So much so, that she can see them as amazing parents, not someone to absorb into herself. But can she ignore her monstrous nature, find love instead of food, and help the traveler release her own curse?

Three mutilated bodies have been found in the woods. One, a perfectly clean skeleton. Another missing its eyes and tongue. And the third one with his rib cage perfectly cracked open. No one can figure out what happened. Seven months earlier,  Clay might have just found it, the thing that will let him complete his dissertation — an untouched cliff face in the Kentucky wilderness. Now, he just has to hike in and document this discovery. Enlisting the help of his friends, the four of them set out one March day. Dylan can’t believe her luck either. After getting a brand deal with Pretzel, Clay invited her to be a part of his discovery giving her a chance to stake her claim in the climbing world. She can ascend a new route. Claim it as her own. Even name it. And Pretzel is even sponsoring the trip. All she needs to do is document it for her fans. At first, everything is going well. The research is practically writing itself and Dylan’s body responds perfectly to the climbing. But disaster strikes when their dog goes missing. And then Dylan catches an unlucky break and falls. And then they can’t find their way out even with the GPS. And then Dylan’s boyfriend starts to see things. And why has their food been ripped apart?

It’s been a year and Cin has returned home, bringing with her a hoard of demons that claim to be safe. But they’re causing a ruckus in Brie’s hometown. Especially a specific werewolf that might be reacting to the love potion Brie accidentally hit him in the head with after a very obsessed human tried to get her to drink it. But why does she have to be the one to suffer for that idiot’s horrible actions? Now the werewolf won’t leave her alone, claiming that it’s not the love potion making his heart beat. He’s really in love with her. Actually, mated is the term he used. Brie is forced to wait out the potion’s effects as her town begins to spiral from the disappearances of three women from the town. Could the new demon neighbors be to blame, or is something more sinister hoping to tear down the thin line of peace between humans and demons?

When the king is a god, how do you kill him? You employ a poison maiden, a strong arm, a thief, his brother, and the crown’s spymaster. But from the beginning, their plan is fraught with peril. From pirates to assassins, the crew struggles to even arrive at the king’s side to pull off the coo of the century — putting the king’s brother on the throne. Questions begin to swirl about trusting each other as each one has their own reason for seeking the king’s death. Can vengeance keep them united? Can they bring harmony to their home where the rich rule and the poor barely survive?