Smart Bitches, Trashy Books

SBTB/DA Bestsellers - 7-14 May 2013

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1. Now You See Her by Linda Howard | Amazon | BN | Sony | Kobo | iBooks
2. Tart by Lauren… read more »

HaBO: Cracks in the Wall, Possibly Also in the Heroine’s Head

This request comes from Kris, who is looking for a book she read a long time ago: 

 I read this book sometime between 1980 and 1984. Today, it would probably be coded as a Young Adult book.

The main character was a teenager whose parents were moving. All I remember about the new place she moved to was the house was older (it may have been inherited by one of her parents), and there was a woods… read more »

HaBO: A Romance Heroine Named Avrielle

Molly writes in with this request - and this one is a challenge. Her subject line: "In competition for the oddest query yet:"

 As my subject line hints, I have a very strange question for you. When/before I was born, my mother had planned to name me Avrielle (or possible Avril, though she always pronounced it more like Avrielle). Ultimately, her mother changed her mind; when I asked about it, my mother said she'd seen it in a book and… read more »

HaBO: Nalini Singh Is Looking for a Book

Nalini Singh wrote to me asking for help finding a book she read a long time ago: 

 I'm pretty sure it's a Western novella that was published some time back. The heroine is the daughter of a rich landowner, and Evil Guy tries to forcibly compromise her at a party so that she'll be forced to marry him. Except she's saved by young Heroic Cowboy, but then there's a problem because Evil Guy *did* manage to ruin her in… read more »

Star Trek Into Darkness: A Review

There are thousands of reviews of Star Trek Into Darkness out there, but I know you Bitches only have one burning question:  Is there smooching?

Well.  Of course James T. Kirk has a certain amount of casual sex, because he's James T. Kirk.  Fans of TOS (The Original Series) will be intrigued to note that a certain Dr. Carol Marcus shows up, and although there isn't time for more than light flirting in this movie, it looks like she'll be staying… read more »