Hey there, Book Fight fans. We’ve got a special bonus episode for you: a valentine, if you will. We really appreciate how many of you have taken a chance on the show, and become regular listeners, and we wanted to give a little something back. So we read a Harlequin romance novel about Vikings and family trickery and nipple play–lots and lots of nipple play. We hope you enjoy the resulting discussion.

Talking points include: Viking sexual politics, Hagar the Horrible, white supremacy, explanatory dialogue, homemade chocolates, and human slaughter.

We’ll be back on Monday with a regular episode covering a book more in our regular wheelhouse, but in the meantime we hope you enjoy this trip down Ridiculous Lane.

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Thanks for listening, and Happy Valentine’s Day!