Meg and Nikki unpack the logistics (and impractical magic) of the “love on vacation” trope!
From beach house hookups to European cruises , they debate whether the vacation romance can survive real life, compare road trip playlists, and revisit their favorite books and movies that deliver the hot summer goods.
Listen in for:
Tropes like friends-to-lovers-on-holiday, destination wedding mix-ups, and stranded road trip partners
Nikki’s campaign against cruise ships, always
A pitch for a merch line that will definitely get banned
The emotional difference between "honeymoon with your ex’s sibling" and "strangers in Venice"
When Meg turned into a Scottish bar singer on a dare (it worked)
Why a grand romantic gesture at the airport is a logistical nightmare (and disrespectful to TSA lines)
Also covered: runaway grooms, coconuts and… questionable toppings
Books & Media We Mention & Recommend
Only One Beach House by K.M. Neuhold
Waiting for You by Cora Rose
Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren
Wild Seasons series by Christina Lauren
Up in Flames by Eden Finley & Saxon James
Beat Me Next Christmas by Lindy Bell
Love on Vacation by Keira Andrews
Cruising by Sean Ashcroft
Married to My Best Friend by Riley Hart
Three’s Company by NR Walker
Up in Flames by Eden Finley and Saxon James
Time Out by Vinni George
Cuckoo’s Call by Lily Morton
Thick as Thieves by Lucy Lennox
How to Say I Do by Tal Bauer
Gaycation in Paradise by Ariella Zoelle
Private Charter by NR Walker
KM Neuhold’s Palm Island series
Snow Way In Hell by Charlie Novak
Shore thing series by Jaclyn Osborn
California Crush series by Mia Monroe
Waiting for you by Cora Rose
The Holiday (2006)
Letters to Juliet (2010)
How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
Poseidon Adventure (1972)
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
Palm Springs (2020)
To Catch a Thief
Love Actually
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