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Cheers! Happy 21st Anniversary, Smart Bitches!

We're celebrating 21 years with a sparkling giveaway and a big lovefest in the comments. Come join us!

Links: Podcasts, Black History, & More

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Happy Wednesday! I’m hungry! We’ve been doing a lot of cooking lately, but our yummy leftovers never seem to last long. My partner works from home, so they are usually his lunches. I think we have to start doubling up on recipes. We recently made this white chili and it was so good. My partner couldn’t find green chiles and we used chipotle chiles in adobo instead. Definitely recommend the change if you want a … Continue reading Links: Podcasts, Black History, & More

What Have You DNFd Lately?

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This piece of literary mayhem is exclusive to Smart Bitches After Dark, but fret not. If you’d like to join, we’d love to have you! Have a look at our membership options, and come join the fun! If you want to have a little extra fun, be a little more yourself, and be part of keeping the site open for everyone in the future, we can’t wait to see you in our new subscription-based section … Continue reading What Have You DNFd Lately?

Lightning Review

The Truth About Cads and Dukes by Elisa Braden

The Truth About Cads and Dukes

I’m still using my TBR game board and landed on Historical. I prefer my books on the spicier side, so I took to Reddit for recs and found this book in the comments. Lucky for me, it was in the “available now” section on my library app. The short of it: the heroine Jane is “ruined” by a man she assumes is a friend. The reality was that her humiliation was the result of a … Continue reading The Truth About Cads and Dukes by Elisa Braden

Help A Bitch Out

HaBO: Mothers are Matchmaking in Heaven

This HaBO request was sent in by Oyinkansola, who is looking for this romance: Amputee doctor matchmade from heaven with a florist? I read this book about 10 years where the hero and heroine’s mothers met in the heaven, got along, and decided to stage a meet cute for their kids. The hero is a medical doctor who is an amputee. To my memory, he is really charming and handsome. The heroine is a florist? … Continue reading HaBO: Mothers are Matchmaking in Heaven

Books On Sale

Fae, Paranormal Romance, & More

Books on Sale: The Au Pair Affair by Tessa Bailey & More

The Au Pair Affaiby Tessa Bailey is $1.99! This is book two in Big Shots sports romance series. I remember Elyse mentioning it in Hide Your Wallet and enjoying the series as a whole. A lot of Bailey’s books have been on sale recently, probably because she’s on tour.

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Book Review

Meet the Newmans by Jennifer Niven

Meet the Newmans

Meet the Newmans is a novel set in 1964 that follows a real-life family playing a TV family. It’s about our authentic selves versus our public selves within the framework of the rise of second wave feminism. It also deals with queer identity. The Newmans, father Del, mother Dinah, and sons Guy and Shep, are a real life family who also play a sanitized version of themselves on TV. They are the perfect White, middle … Continue reading Meet the Newmans by Jennifer Niven

Get Rec’d with Amanda – Volume 107

Welcome back! It feels like it’s been forever. I have a couple romances for this round, plus an epistolary and some non-fiction. I really love this selection! Do you have any recommendations to share? Let us know in the comments!

Sunday Sale Digest!

Smart Bitches in a blue typewriter font, and After Dark lit up like hot pink neon

This piece of literary mayhem is exclusive to Smart Bitches After Dark, but fret not. If you’d like to join, we’d love to have you! Have a look at our membership options, and come join the fun! If you want to have a little extra fun, be a little more yourself, and be part of keeping the site open for everyone in the future, we can’t wait to see you in our new subscription-based section … Continue reading Sunday Sale Digest!

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