This episode is sponsored by Driven, the fourth book in the Deep Ops series from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Rebecca Zanetti. The Novel:Loverboy (The Company #2)The Author: Sarina BowenThe Noobie:Sara Runnels IG: @omgskrTwitter: @omgskrThe Synopsis: Secrets, desires, and exquisite pie. It’s all in a day’s work at The Company.Growing up, I was the rough guy from the wrong neighborhood who couldn’t catch a break. Posy was the pampered girl I tried to impress. But I managed to steal only a single kiss before I had to skip town.Now I’m back, and the tables are turned. Posy runs a struggling pie shop. I’m the VP of a secretive billion dollar security company.Not that I can tell her.There’s a murderer on the loose in New York, and he seems to spend a lot of time at Posy’s shop. I can’t let on that I’m here to bring him down before he can harm a hair on her pretty head. Going undercover as Posy’s new barista wasn’t my idea. I don’t even drink coffee. But now I have to call her “boss,” and do everything the curvy perfectionist asks of me. I’d forgotten how much we infuriate each other, and that she somehow fills me with both irritation and desire in the same breath.There’s nobody more skilled at stealth ops than me. I can bring this killer down. Right after I take a cold shower. And just as soon as I figure out how to make a skinny peppermint latte with milk poured in the shape of a kitten...Show Notes:- Sponsored promo for Driven by Rebecca Zanetti (00:00:05 - 00:02:00)- Welcome to the ultimate millennial meme-maker, Sara Runnels- The art of sliding into someone's DM's- Be honest, original, and thoughtful (aka be "hot")- Airline copywriting by day, tweets and humor by night - The heyday of MTV...- Read Sara's work in the The New Yorker - "Dating Terms Inspired by Catfishing" (00:12:14)- Write from authentic experiences- Introducing Loverboy and The Company series (00:16:26)- Sarah's prior relationship with romance novels - The problem with "beach reads" (00:20:02)- Overall impressions- No baristas in New York City??- Soap opera family drama- Coffee porn FTW (00:38:40)- Not as much heat as expected...- A few steamy sexcerpts (00:47:37)- Bondage... with a purpose- A threesome (with her hormones)- Next up in the series?- Heart, Humor, and Heat Ratings (01:02:01)- Final thoughts and wrap-up - "Balls out, all-in"Books Mentioned: - Wallbanger by Alice Clayton- A Cowboy for All Seasons by Maisey YatesFollow Boobies & Noobies on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook @boobiespodcast and check out our blog, merch, and more on our brand new Boobies & Noobies website.*Boobies & Noobies is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts*