This HaBO comes from Lindsay, who wants to find this romance: This is an historical (probably written in the early 2000s or 2010s), and the protagonists have either a marriage of convenience or they marry young and some sort of Big Misunderstanding has the hero leaving shortly after the wedding night and going off to war. He returns from war to find that the heroine is thriving without him. As he proceeds to grovel, he … Continue reading HaBO: Judith and the Head of Holofernes, Part Deux →
Happy Tuesday! Here are the titles we’re excited for this week. Lots of magical elements in this one. What are you looking forward to? Let us know in the comments!
You’re the Duke That I Want by Lenora Bell is 99c! I mentioned this one in December 2023’s Hide Your Wallet because I felt like the Bitchery needed to know that a historical romance based on Grease exists. This is book one in the Thunderbolt Club series.
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This guest review comes from Lisa! A longtime romance aficionado and frequent commenter to SBTB, Lisa is a queer Latine critic with a sharp tongue and lots of opinions. She frequently reviewed at All About Romance and Women Write About Comics, where she’s on staff, and you can catch her at @thatbouviergirl on Twitter. There, she shares good reviews, bracing industry opinions and thoughtful commentary when she’s not on her grind looking for the next … Continue reading Scorched by Sin by Makayla Lynn →
Welcome back to Cover Snark! From Kelly: Where did his fingers go? Also their eyebrows are distractingly the exact same color as their hair. Sarah: I maintain that faces and necks are hard to draw. Elyse: She looks like when my sister would pull off my Barbie’s head and I’d stick it back on but the neck would disappear. Sarah: It’s never the same, is it? Like when you wash a Barbie’s hair. It never … Continue reading Cover Snark: Sound the Alarms for a Full Back Tattoo →
Welcome back! We have an all fiction edition with mainly horror and thriller recommendations. ‘Tis the season! Any recommendations you’d like to share? Leave them in the comments!
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! →
This guest review comes from Lisa! A longtime romance aficionado and frequent commenter to SBTB, Lisa is a queer Latine critic with a sharp tongue and lots of opinions. She frequently reviewed at All About Romance and Women Write About Comics, where she’s on staff, and you can catch her at @thatbouviergirl on Twitter. There, she shares good reviews, bracing industry opinions and thoughtful commentary when she’s not on her grind looking for the next … Continue reading Emma Gets Even by Josie Johns →
Welcome back! Here’s how we’re kicking off our September reading: Carrie: I’m reading and loving Tarot for the Wild Soul by Lindsay Mack, which is a nonfiction guide to using tarot from a trauma-informed perspective. Sarah: I have been deep diving into Sarah Morgan’s Harlequin Presents and Mills & Boon Medicals and branching out into other extremely over the top Presents in Hoopla. The recent HaBO has given me another author to add to my … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? September 2026, Part One →