HeyJaredHot Takes and Heartache
The podcast where we drink and overanalyze romance novels. Join Veya and TV on a weekly deep dive into whatever romance novel catches our eye from the popular to the obscure.
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HTHA Episode #19: Guard in the Garden by Z.S. Damanti (opens the original)
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A first for HTHA! This is *not* smut! Veya takes us through an adorable love story that includes elements like a step child, ptsd and comedic relief. TW: PTSD, nightmares, scars, military/war.
HTHA Episode #18: Still Beating by Jennifer Hartman (opens the original)
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This week, TV tackles Still Beating by Jennifer Hartman—her first HTHA DNF. Why did one of BookTok's biggest dark romances fail so spectacularly for her? From emotional logic to the fantasy of dark romance, this episode dives into why a great premise isn't always enough. BIG TW: DEALS WITH SA (BOTH GENDERS) TW: NSFW, swearing, very trauma heavy
HTHA: Episode #17 Emma Hamm Deep Waters Series part 1 (opens the original)
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Book #1 Whispers of the Deep Book #2 Song of the Abyss This week Veya goes through two of the novellas from Emma Hamm's series Deep Waters. Including monster smut, world building and a tangent about ASL. TW: NSFW, mermaid sex, dp
HTHA Episode #16 Audacity by Elodie Hart (opens the original)
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TV dives into *Audacity* by Elodie Hart, the first book in the Seraph series, featuring elite executive assistants, priest kink, corporate chaos, and some truly scorching roleplay. Expect smart smut, sex-positive heroines, complicated feelings about shame and desire, and TV once again raving about why Elodie Hart writes romance for people who like their spice with a brain. TW: NSFW, kink, smut, substances, explicit language
HTHA Episode #15: Variant Law by Kaydence Snow (opens the original)
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This week Veya takes us on a ramble through a Marvel-like world with special powers and a dysfunctional back and forth relationship. TW: smut, rocky relationships, swearing NSFW
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