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This HaBO is from Alyssa, who wants to find age-gap romance. Trigger warnings for pregnancy complications in the description below: I’m going out of my mind not being able to find this book again! I read it last year on Kindle Unlimited and I can’t find it anywhere. Its not really all that dark but more of a taboo relationship. It’s an age-gap romance. I think there’s like a 15-16 year age gap and the book starts off with the heroine being around 18 years old. She blames the hero for her dad’s death that happened years ago on a mission gone wrong. They eventually reconcile, but she goes off to college unexpectedly and they lose contact. He unknowingly runs into her aga…
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http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/WP/wp-content/themes/smartbitches/images/posts/hide-your-wallet.jpg Settle in for the last Hide Your Wallet of September 2023! There are quite a number of sci-fi and fantasy novels to cap off the month. Will the number of sci-fi and fantasy releases we’re excited for grow even higher in October? Only time will tell! What books are you eager to read this week? Do any of you choices overlap with ours? Let us know below! The Fragile Threads of Power Author: V.E. Schwab Released: September 26, 2023 by Tor Books Genre: Science Fi…
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Game Changer READER RECOMMENDED: Game Changer by Rachel Reid $2.99! This is the first book in a series of the same name and is a M/M hockey romance. I know other books in the series have been reviewed on the site. Are you a fan? Do you have a favorite? New York Admirals captain Scott Hunter takes his pregame rituals very seriously. In this case, it’s not just a lucky smoothie he’s craving—it’s the man who made it. Pro hockey star Scott Hunter knows a good thing when he sees it. So, when a smoothie made by juice bar barista Kip Grady precedes Scott breaking his on-ice…
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Welcome back to Cover Snark! From Syntha: I suppose it’s not awful, but there’s definitely too much going on. Amanda: That man is on too many covers Shana: THIS dude, again? Sarah: He went to the carnival! He needed a selfie. Shana: Does he hate crystal balls and carny fun? Smile for your selfie, carnival goer, you look angry! Sneezy: But Shana! How will we know he’s Broody McBrooderson then? Shana: This cover is so silly I might actually read it. Tara: OMG, please report back. This cover alone is a rich text. Elyse: She looks like her Diva Cup got stuck and she’s trying to get it out. Carrie: Me trying to poop with IBS-C. Sarah: I can hear my yoga app now.…
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Our latest bestseller list is brought to you by blustery days, warm drinks, and our affiliate sales data. Marry Me By Midnight by Felicia Grossman Amazon | B&N | Kobo Nevermore Bookstore by Kerrigan Byrne, Cynthia St. Aubin Amazon | B&N The Belle of Belgrave Square by Mimi Matthews Amazon | B&N | Kobo The Duke’s Rules of Engagement by Jennifer Haymore Amazon | B&N | Kobo The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez Amazon | B&N | Kobo Ten Things I Hate About the Duke by Loretta Chase Am…
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We’re wrapping up September with our second Whatcha Reading. We want to know what you’re reading to close out the month. Elyse: I’ve been knitting more than reading lately, but I did just start Salt Kiss by Sierra Simone. ( A | BN | K ) Sarah: I have been listening to a book that KJ Charles recommended on the podcast – definitely not a romance: Johannes Cabal the Necromancer. He has a year to collect 100 souls for the devil so he can get his soul back (lack of a soul interfering with his science experiments you know) and has to do so by running a traveling carnival. Elyse: I LOVE the Cabal series so hard. One of my favorites. Sarah: I was struggling to get into it a…
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The transcript for Podcast 581. Death, Candy Corn, and Witches with Amanda and Maria Vale has been posted! This podcast transcript was handcrafted with meticulous skill by Garlic Knitter. Many thanks. ❤ Click here to subscribe to The Podcast → View the full article
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Maggie Moves On Maggie Moves On by Lucy Score is $2.99! This was mentioned on Hide Your Wallet and has a new cover design. Score’s books aren’t for me, but I’d love to hear from some people who love them. Can these opposites turn up the heat… without burning down the house? House-flipping sensation and YouTube star Maggie Nichols can’t wait to dig into her next challenge. Arriving in tiny Kinship, Idaho, with only a cot and a coffeemaker, Maggie is prepared to restore a crumbling Victorian mansion in four months or less. She has her to-do lists, her blueprints, and h…
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One of my favorite weekends of the entire year is the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival. I save my yarn shopping money just for this weekend and make plans to go with my fiber-inclined friends. Sheep and Wool Festivals (there’s one for NY and MD too) are different than yarn shows and cons. One of the reasons I love Sheep and Wool Festivals is that you get to experience the process of fiber arts from the animals themselves all the way to the finished products. Also sometimes you’re waiting in line for a hot pretzel and a goat is waiting for his turn behind you. The Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival offers opportunities for 4H students and professional breeders to ente…
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A | BN | K Several years ago, Amanda had coffee with Maria Vale at a conference, and Maria mentioned a book she was working on that sounded really cool. And now, Molly Molloy and the Angel of Death is available to read! So we got together to talk about the book, what it’s like to write something that feels risky, different, and comes with warnings about HEA-expectations. This becomes a conversation about the HEA, how it works, and how it is interpreted by different readers. What are your expectations for an HEA? Music: purple-planet.com Listen to the podcast → Read the transcript → Here are the books we discuss in this podcast: …
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Chaos Reigning Chaos Reigning by Jessie Mihalik is $1.99! Ellen reviewed it, giving it a B-: I think if you have enjoyed the series overall this is a worthwhile read, but I wish my expectations had not been so high coming off the second book. Interplanetary intrigue and romance combine in this electrifying finale to the Consortium Rebellion series. As the youngest member of her High House, Catarina von Hasenberg is used to being underestimated, but her youth and flighty, bubbly personality mask a clever mind and stubborn determination. Her enemies, blind to her true…
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This Rec League came from Meg in our SBTB Patreon Discord server. Thanks, Meg! Do you have recommendations for books based on or inspired by Shakespeare plays? I recently read Two Wrongs Make a Right by Chloe Liese, which is inspired by Much Ado About Nothing (my favorite play) and it made me want more! Shakespeare’s comedies end in marriage, so they seem like good candidates to be adapted into romance novels. Sarah: Ramón and Julieta! Amanda: Eva Devon’s Much Ado About Dukes. It’s the second in a series and they’re all literary-inspired. Sarah: Nisha Sharma’s two newest. Tastes Like Shakkar ( A | BN | K ) is a Much Ado About Nothing retelling. A | BN | KOh there’s…
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It’s time for another edition of Stuff We Like! This month we looked through our purchase histories to make some recommendations for organization, writing, coffee drinking, and more! Want to see? Just click that image above or click right here, and come shop with us! And if you’d like to browse some more, we have a complete Stuff We Like archive, including past Gift Guides and other posts of our favorite items. View the full article
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Welcome back to Wednesday Links! How are we all doing? I can start to feel fall in the air and I’m so ready. Also, I’m eager for this jam-packed month to be over. Before my partner and I go grocery shopping, we pick the 3-4 meals we plan to cook in the next couple weeks. I found a harissa-spiced cauliflower soup recipe in the Cookish cookbook and I’m looking forward to that the most. I love a soup season and one of my favorites to make (if you want recs) is the red pepper soup from Smitten Kitchen. So easy and tasty! … Donna Herren, who is half of the romance-writing duo Kit Rocha, has a GoFundMe up to assist with medical treatment costs. If you’d like to donate or sh…
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Blood Heir Blood Heir by Ilona Andrews is $1.49! This is a spin-off of Andrews’ Kate Daniels series with the main character being Kate and Curran’s ward. Obviously this will be a more nuanced read if you’ve finished or are familiar with the prior series. I dropped off that train around book three. From award-winning author, Ilona Andrews, an all-new novel set in the New York Times #1 bestselling Kate Daniels World and featuring Julie Lennart-Olsen, Kate and Curran’s ward. Atlanta was always a dangerous city. Now, as waves of magic and technology compete for supremacy…
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B- Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison September 19, 2023 · Berkley Horror TW/CW Cults, religious trauma, home invasion, emotional and physical abuse against a child, narcissistic parents, animal sacrifice, sexual harassment, disordered eating. I’m generally a fan of Rachel Harrison’s horror novels. They tend to offer up commentary on things like toxic friendships, trauma, and complicated family dynamics in this darkly comedic, hyperbolic package. When I heard this blended the prodigal daughter of a cult with the cathars…
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Scoundrel of My Heart Scoundrel of My Heart by Lorraine Heath is $1.99! It’s book one in the Once Upon a Dukedom series, which is great news if you don’t like reading out of order.s Lorraine Heath begins an exciting new series with a breathtaking romance about a young woman who must marry a titled gentleman to obtain her inheritance and the usuitable man she begins to fall madly in love with… She is desperate to wed a duke… Lady Kathryn Lambert must marry a titled gentleman to claim her inheritance and has finally gained the attention of a duke. Yet she is unable to…
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This HaBO is from Kathrin, who wants to find this historical romance: Please can you help me! The book might have been a Harlequin historical romance. I read it a good 20 years ago. The heroine is in the modern day and travels to Scotland to a castle, which has a portrait of an unknown woman. She somehow travels back in time, where she’s discovered by the hero who thinks she’s a spy (?). He takes her back to the castle and puts her in the oubliette (this I remember distinctly), but he feels bad and gets her out in the middle of the night. They stay together and she doesn’t go back to the present day. The epilogue is a modern day tour of the castle and the guide then ex…
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http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/WP/wp-content/themes/smartbitches/images/posts/hide-your-wallet.jpg Welcome back to a new week of new releases! We’ve switched Hide Your Wallet to a weekly basis in an effort to cover more books in a more digestible format. There’s some scifi, fantasy, horror, and even non-fiction. Also, a lot of interesting covers! Which books do you want to pick up or put on hold this week? Let us know in the comments! A Study in Drowning Author: Ava Reid Released: September 19, 2023 by HarperTeen Genre: Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Y…
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Sailor’s Delight Sailor’s Delight by Rose Lerner is $1.99! I remember this was mentioned on a Hide Your Wallet post and many of the Bitchery were excited about it. I believe this sale is good for the entire week if you’re unable to grab it today. Did you read it? Self-effacing, overworked bookkeeper Elie Benezet doesn’t have time to be in love. Too bad he already is—with his favorite client, Augustus Brine. The Royal Navy sailing master is kind, handsome, and breathtakingly competent. He’s also engaged to his childhood sweetheart. And now that his prize money is comin…
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A- A Nobleman’s Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel by KJ Charles September 19, 2023 · Sourcebooks Casablanca Historical: European Let’s start with the fact that I adore KJ Charles’ books. All of them. So I was well-positioned to love this one, especially as I had adored the first book in this series, which Carrie reviewed. Book two didn’t quite have the complexity of that first book, but I still loved this story and devoured it quickly. Rufus, a major in the army, has found out that he is in fact an earl,…
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We’ve hit fifty posts! Can you believe it?! This one is full of book recommendations I’ve found from other people or recommendations given to me personally. There’s some oceanic horror, pop culture deep dives, supervillains, and Arthurian legends. Have you picked up anything based on a recommendation lately? Have a rec you want to pass along? Let us know! Assistant to the Villain Shout out to EC Spurlock who sent an email and put this on the Bitchery’s radar. I immediately bought a copy from my local indie bookstore and it seems like a great companion read to Hench, but with more romance. …
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Here at SBTB HQ, we hope the site remains a bright spot of hilarity and recommendation in your day. Blogs and free websites in general are a slowly disappearing medium, and we’re very proud to still be here, hanging out with y’all. Building a robust newsletter list of people who want to read everything (Hi!) is part of staying alive. Sorry that song is stuck in your head now. Anypoodle, we post ebook sales every day, along with weekly features like cover snark, recommendations, HaBOs, and more. We just posted our latest and because these collections of new releases are so popular, we’ve made them a weekly feature every Tuesday! If you don’t want to miss a single editi…
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http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/WP/wp-content/themes/smartbitches/images/posts/hide-your-wallet.jpg Welcome to Book Beat! Book Beat aims to highlight other books that we may hear about through friends, social media, or other sources. We could see a gorgeous ad! Or find a new-to-us author on a list of underrated romances! Think of Book Beat as Teen Beat or Tiger Beat, but for books. And no staples to open to get the fold-out poster. The Golden Girls Cookbook Author: Christopher Styler Released: September 20, 2022 by Hyperion Avenue Genre: Cookbook …
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The transcript for Podcast 580. Stop and Look at the Stars, with Jennifer L. Armentrout has been posted! This podcast transcript was handcrafted with meticulous skill by Garlic Knitter. Many thanks. ❤ Click here to subscribe to The Podcast → View the full article
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