# Two Minute Tuesday - February 3, 2026

An episode of [Smut Syndicate](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1850296328), 3 Feb 2026, 5:43.

Audio: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2553001/episodes/18607440-two-minute-tuesday-february-3-2026.mp3

February 3rd edition of Two Minute Tuesday, we have got new book releases and more. Questions or comments email us at smutsyndicate@gmail.com Live Laugh Mortal Trash Click here to text us any questions, comments or book recommendations :) Support the show Live Laugh Mortal Trash

## Transcript

[0:07] SPEAKER_00: Welcome, my ink drinkers, to the February 3rd edition of Two Minute Tuesday on Smut Syndicate.
[0:13] SPEAKER_00: I am Charlie and congrats on making it through the longest month of the year.
[0:17] SPEAKER_00: Oh my god, we have so many good books that are coming out this month and in the upcoming months.
[0:23] SPEAKER_00: And we've also got tickets for book events that are going on sale, tickets that I desperately need.
[0:29] SPEAKER_00: So let's jump right into it today.
[0:32] SPEAKER_00: Starting off super strong, tomorrow the new Paranormal Dark Romance book, Eldrith Manor, by Powerhouses, Avena St.
[0:40] SPEAKER_00: Graves, and Lee Rivers comes out.
[0:42] SPEAKER_00: Now we were lucky enough to receive an arc for this book, and let me tell you, we both devoured this.
[0:49] SPEAKER_00: Like it was the only thing consuming my mind.
[0:52] SPEAKER_00: Obviously, we both gave it five stars.
[0:54] SPEAKER_00: Spoiler-free, like I said before, it is a dark paranormal romance.
[0:59] SPEAKER_00: It revolves around our FMC Ghost Girl Sable and our MMC Lynx, who is a literal demon.
[1:06] SPEAKER_00: This book has banter, this book has spice, it has yearning, it has force proximity, and it is a true enemies to lovers with an ending that totally ripped my heart out, stomped on it, and had me just bawling, which I did not expect from a paranormal dark romance, but here we are.
[1:23] SPEAKER_00: Prior to this, I absolutely loved both Avena and Lee, and I had super high expectations, and it totally exceeded them.
[1:33] SPEAKER_00: So if you are looking for a good paranormal dark romance, that's Eldrith Manor.
[1:38] SPEAKER_00: Another arc that we were able to get was To Keel a Songbird by M.
[1:43] SPEAKER_00: Rihannon.
[1:44] SPEAKER_00: This is set to release next week on February 10th.
[1:47] SPEAKER_00: This is a rock star romance, and it is now in my top three rockst romances of all time.
[1:54] SPEAKER_00: This was the first M.
[1:55] SPEAKER_00: Rihannon book that I ever read, and I think it's the first book that she ever published because I have been doing some digging and I couldn't find anything else.
[2:04] SPEAKER_00: But this one just absolutely blew me away.
[2:07] SPEAKER_00: I was not expecting to like it this much.
[2:10] SPEAKER_00: We have FMC Sasha, who is heartbroken over her cheating ex and she just swears off all bad men, specifically rock stars, and then in walks rock star god Rafe.
[2:22] SPEAKER_00: And you can only imagine where this is gonna go.
[2:24] SPEAKER_00: The writing was awesome, the pacing was great, the story flowed so well, all of the characters are really lovable.
[2:31] SPEAKER_00: They're funny without trying to be too in-your-face funny.
[2:34] SPEAKER_00: I cannot wait for this series to continue.
[2:36] SPEAKER_00: So if you're looking for a good rock star romance read, this is the one.
[2:41] SPEAKER_00: Also releasing February 10th, Throne of Nightmares by Kara Manuskelko.
[2:47] SPEAKER_00: Uh, this is Prince of Sin, book three in this romanticy series.
[2:52] SPEAKER_00: And this one follows the story of Prince Sloth.
[2:55] SPEAKER_00: I have not personally read this yet, but I have been reading some of the early reviews, and they are sounding really, really good.
[3:01] SPEAKER_00: So I am tossing this on my TBR for sure.
[3:04] SPEAKER_00: Now, because we're gonna start talking about March releases, and I'm sure I'm gonna cover them in a March episode.
[3:10] SPEAKER_00: I'm just gonna rapid fire through a few of these bad boys in case you want to pre-order or if you need to go back and read book one.
[3:17] SPEAKER_00: So March 10th, Mistakes Were Made by Lucy Score.
[3:20] SPEAKER_00: This is book two in the Story Lake series.
[3:23] SPEAKER_00: This is a contemporary rom-com.
[3:25] SPEAKER_00: Now, if you like to laugh, book one, story of my life, punched me right in the giggles.
[3:30] SPEAKER_00: I love anything, Lucy Score, so I will definitely be reading this.
[3:34] SPEAKER_00: Also releasing March 10th.
[3:36] SPEAKER_00: Book three in the Bloodwing Academy series by Briar Bolan.
[3:41] SPEAKER_00: This one is titled Wings That Bind.
[3:43] SPEAKER_00: This is a dark academy romanticy with dragons.
[3:47] SPEAKER_00: We've got vampires.
[3:48] SPEAKER_00: And again, I've been looking at the arc reviews for this one, and they are really sounding incredible.
[3:54] SPEAKER_00: Hunt the Villain, book two in the villain series by Rena Kent.
[3:58] SPEAKER_00: That's expected to be released March 24th.
[4:00] SPEAKER_00: This is a MM Dark College romance.
[4:03] SPEAKER_00: It's going to be a standalone, but it's interconnected.
[4:06] SPEAKER_00: So you can go back and read the Kiss the Villain uh story, but it is not necessary for this one.
[4:11] SPEAKER_00: Now, set your calendars.
[4:14] SPEAKER_00: Tickets for year two of the Spellbound in the Valley go on sale February 14th at 7 a.m.
[4:21] SPEAKER_00: I think it's Eastern Standard Time, but check Eventbrite just to be sure.
[4:25] SPEAKER_00: A few of the deets about this.
[4:26] SPEAKER_00: This is a dark romance, dark fantasy, paranormal horror event taking place in Poughkeepsie, New York.
[4:33] SPEAKER_00: It's the weekend of the 24th and the 25th.
[4:36] SPEAKER_00: The tickets start as low as 55 American for sighting access, and you can get the full weekend for still under 300 bucks.
[4:45] SPEAKER_00: This event has been on our radar for months.
[4:47] SPEAKER_00: We have been watching and humming and hawing, and we have seen like the videos from last year.
[4:53] SPEAKER_00: Every time they release a new author or vendor or influencer, like this lineup is just giving me the biggest FOMO.
[5:00] SPEAKER_00: So if you don't want to be left in the dust, head over to their website, spellboundinthevalley.com to get all the details.
[5:06] SPEAKER_00: Well, guys, that wraps up our two minutes for today.
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[5:32] SPEAKER_00: Live, laugh, mortal trash.

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