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SBTB 2026 Summer Romance Bingo

Grab your TBRs and get ready for Summer Solstice on June 21!

Help A Bitch Out

HaBO: She’s Delivering Pastries to a House Party

This HaBO comes from Peace, who wants to find this romance: Vintage Harlequin/Mills & Boon Style Romance set in England – Heroine is a blonde baker/caterer, wrong-bed-leading-to-pregnancy trope. I’ve been looking for this romance novel for years and really need help finding it! I might have muddled up a few details. Bear with me! – Setting: England. – Timeline: Likely late 90s, 2000s, or early 2010s (classic Harlequin Presents / Mills & Boon style). – … Continue reading HaBO: She’s Delivering Pastries to a House Party

Book Review

Hell’s Heart by Alexis Hall

Hell’s Heart

I read Hell’s Heart months ago, and my opinion of the book has only risen since then because I give extra points to any book that sticks in my head over time. Every time I think about Hell’s Heart I smile, even though all I really remember of it is that everyone is queer, everyone is in thrall to capitalism, and the characters spend their time hunting giant creatures through space. In other words, it’s … Continue reading Hell’s Heart by Alexis Hall

Get Rec’d with Amanda – Volume 117

Welcome back! There are a couple fantasy romances and two non-fiction titles this time. Also coincidentally (or perhaps not), a lot of recs that came across my feed in the past two weeks are from queer authors or feature queer characters. Any recommendations you’d like to share? Drop them 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!

Hide Your Wallet

Book Beat: Animal Protagonists, Mysteries, & More

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.

Friday Videos Pop Up!

An image of a VHS cassette with a label that reads FRIDAY VIDEOS Smart Bitches Ep. 21 against a pink crosshatch background

Today on Friday Videos, we’re celebrating a program that should still be on the air, except that we don’t have music videos anymore, so maybe not. Remember Pop Up Video from VH1? I sure do. I could watch for hours. I love behind the scenes stuff. Like, SO much. So here are a few faves: “You Gotta Be” by Des-ree: The sign language interpretation of the dance moves. Who wrote these? There are a few … Continue reading Friday Videos Pop Up!

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