Grab your TBRs and get ready for Summer Solstice on June 21!
A Murderous Relation by Deanna Raybourn is $1.99! This is book five (out of ten right now) in the Veronica Speedwell series. If you’re looking to collect the books digitally, feel free to grab this one
It’s been awhile since we had a Caption That Cover, so let’s fix that, yeah? In the July 17 Books on Sale post, Amanda featured Better Than a Duke by Suzanne Enoch. And we all met…this guy: Meet Beckett Raines, the Marquis of Hentrose, who needs a wife. (Don’t they all.) That’s…quite a facial expression. And, boy, did y’all notice! Tam noticed it first and said: The Marquis of Hentrose has a very punchable face…. He looks … Continue reading Caption That Cover: Better Than A Duke Edition
I could swear I featured this video in Friday Videos ages ago, but I can’t find it in the archive. Maybe I talked about it on Twitter or something. (Note: I don’t deadname anyone except Twitter.) I swear my brain is more foggy soup than usual (I mean, I know why but OOF) and maybe it’s started making things up, too? I mean, why not. Maybe it’s reverse manifesting. Anyway, this is South African group … Continue reading Friday Videos Love Freshly Ground
Jo Piazza is my guest this week to discuss her new book, The Parisian Heist. This book is a dual timeline story weaving together a 1990s heist at the Orsay museum with the story of Jo van Gogh, Vincent van Gogh’s sister in law, who is the reason we know who Vincent is today. Along the way we talk about DNFing books Stealing art Mythologizing artists usually men And how many women do nearly everything … Continue reading 728. The Parisian Heist with Jo Piazza
RECOMMENDED: Ship Wrecked by Olivia Dade is $2.99! I hope this sale is still valid! Sarah and Shana wrote a Lightning Review for this one and gave it an A:
Recently I devoured a book, and when I mentioned it, Shana squeed right back at me. So, enjoy our absolute squee-party about this book!
This came in through a discussion with Lauren for their After Dark requests. There are some great convos that happen for After Dark quarterly recs! She’s rejected by the love interest who eventually realizes they want her back and now must grovel. Amanda: This idea came from a read of The Tyrant Alpha’s Rejected Mate by Cate C. Wells, which didn’t fully land with Lauren but they really like the trope. I really loved this … Continue reading The Rec League: Rejected
This Bookstore Trip Report is from HeatherS! Her current obsessions are buying books at romance bookstores and being a card-carrying member of the Bad Decisions Book Club. A longtime member of the SBTB community, HeatherS currently lives in Texas where currently her brain is at least 90% Heated Rivalry now – hyperfixation say what? We’re doing a double bookstore visit today! Finney’s Books opened in east Austin, Texas in December 2025. Originally open just on … Continue reading Bookstore Trip Report: Finney’s Books and Flutter Romance Bookstore, Austin TX
RECOMMENDED: Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle is $2.99! Carrie reviewed this and gave it an A:
…its X-Files/Welcome to Nightvale sensibility and musings on existential vs nihilistic philosophies really hit the spot for me. I even liked the fact that what seems like a potential romance turns out to be something else.
Welcome back! We just got off the waitlist for our local farm share. Honestly, it couldn’t have come at a better time with this diarrhea parasite running around. We pick up our first share today and I’m honestly really excited. We’re doing fruit, veg, eggs, and local cheese. Aside from that, we just started baby shower planning. We’re hoping to make it pretty casual. No games. No sitting in a big circle while people watch me … Continue reading Links: Jimothy, Widow’s Bay, & More
For the duration of my time with The Cloak and Dagger Club, there was one question which I kept asking myself: Why am I still reading this book? It was the same reason I finish every murder-mystery novel I pick up: I need to know who the killer is. Often this is to my detriment. I have dragged my suffering self through many a terrible novel just to know who killed the victim. It’s okay, … Continue reading The Cloak and Dagger Club by Jackie McMahon
Lost and Lassoed by Lyla Sage is $1.99! This is the third book in the Rebel Blue Ranch series. We mentioned this on Hide Your Wallet. The hero and heroine have a longstanding dislike for one another.
