Books On Sale
Historical Romance, Grumpy/Sunshine, & More
Julia Song is Undateable by Susan Lee is $1.99! This was mentioned in a previous Hide Your Wallet. It’s a childhood friends to lovers contemporary romance. Have you read this one?
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It’s After Dark Season, Y’all!
Like spooky season but better because mantitty.
The Rec League: Classics with Happy Endings
This request is from Lara: I’m reading Jane Austen’s Bookshelf and it’s making me really curious about the classics. Something I haven’t felt in at least a decade. So it’s a really broad rec request. Which classics (especially women writers who aren’t necessarily ‘canon’) would the bitchery recommend? I have only one other requirement – that the book have a happy ending. Oh and preferably available as an ebook as my budget and location don’t … Continue reading The Rec League: Classics with Happy Endings
St Cyr Reading Journal: Entry One
Welcome to my reading journal! So many of us love the Sebastian St Cyr series by CS Harris that it seemed silly to review each of the books. Instead, I humbly offer you excerpts from my reading journal: things that stood out, shocked, cheered, etc. Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments. When Gods Die– Book 2 The cover copy: Brighton, England— 1811. The young wife of an aging marquis is found murdered … Continue reading St Cyr Reading Journal: Entry One
Books On Sale
Ghosts, Witches, & More
RECOMMENDED: Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn is $2.99! This book and series has been mentioned quite a bit on the site. Elyse recommended it if you like historical mysteries. Reader StacieH4 mentioned it for those who prefer their romance light on sex, and Reader Tina Chaney said on a podcast that the book has one of her favorite opening lines. Have you read it?
Links: Nature, Beverly Jenkins, & More
Welcome back! Thank you all for the batch cooking suggestions from last week. We plan to do a freezer clean-out soon to take inventory and free up some space. Things are also cooling off in New England, so it’s getting ready to be soup season anyway. I always anticipate my first batch of slow cooker chili of the season. Sorry, Texans, my recipe includes beans. … The 2026 finalists for the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards … Continue reading Links: Nature, Beverly Jenkins, & More
Tarot After Dark: A Message from the Ancestors
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 Tarot After Dark: A Message from the Ancestors
Books On Sale
A Mystery, Historical Fiction, & More
A Tempest of Desire by Lorraine Heath is $2.99! This released December 2024 and we’ve heard good things about the crazysauce plot. Did any of you pick this one up?
Help A Bitch Out
HaBO: She Finds His Late Wife’s Manuscript
This HaBO comes from Brooklynn, who wants to find this romance: I am trying to track down a standalone mass-market historical romance paperback that I read years ago. It would have been published anywhere from the late 1990s to 2010. The Heroine: Lucy. She lives with her father and is highly intelligent but very near-sighted—she completely relies on her glasses to see. She is hired to restore a library at a grand estate. The Hero: … Continue reading HaBO: She Finds His Late Wife’s Manuscript
Books On Sale
Dukes, Sci-Fi Romance, & More
Villain by Natalie Zina Walschots is $2.99! This is the highly anticipated sequel to Hench and released in May. Did any of you grab this one release day and speed through it?
Other Media Review
Movie Review: The Love Hypothesis
TW: sexual harassment, use of lab animals (not shown suffering) Highlight to read. Lara: I have a theory that having been raised on rom-coms of the 90s and 2000s, I find it exceptionally difficult for a contemporary rom-com to meet all my expectations. I want wit and charm and swooning and that delicious warm feeling of falling in love. I get this feeling from loads of books, maybe because for me books are more immersive … Continue reading Movie Review: The Love Hypothesis
