Hide Your Wallet
Hide Your Wallet: July 14th Release Week
Welcome back! Quite a bit on our radars this Tuesday, especially from authors that we know and love. What are you excited for this week? Let us know in the comments!
Featured
SBTB 2026 Summer Romance Bingo
Grab your TBRs and get ready for Summer Solstice on June 21!
Books On Sale
F/F Romance, Holiday Romance, & More
RECOMMENDED: Battle Royal by Lucy Parker is $2.99! Catherine gave this one an A-:
I loved Battle Royal. While it did have minor flaws, it more than made up for them with humour, tenderness, and food porn.
Cover Snark: Well, That’s Certainly a Helmet
Welcome back to Cover Snark! Sarah: This is quite a cover. I’m honestly not sure if I like it? Elyse: She needs to see someone about her thyroid. Sarah: I think the sense I get for this cover is “almost perfect.” If he’d been one step higher so they were closer in height and, uh, alignment, I don’t think I’d be so puzzled. His placement between her knees is very hot – and hey he … Continue reading Cover Snark: Well, That’s Certainly a Helmet
SBTB Bestseller
SBTB Bestsellers: June 27 – July 10
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Sunday Sale Digest!
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!
Transcript Announcement
The Transcript for Episode 726 is Here!
Whatcha Reading? July 2026, Part One
Welcome back to Whatcha Reading! Here’s how we’re kicking off July: Lara: I’m reading a mystery-romance that is by turns pedestrian and annoying, but I am persisting because I need to know who killed the victim. I’m building myself into a state of high dudgeon and I’m sorely tempted to write a rant review. The book is The Cloak and Dagger Club by Jackie McMahon. Elyse: I just started The Unmagical Life of Briar Jones … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? July 2026, Part One
Books On Sale
Vampires, Bridgerton, & More
These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean is $2.99! Last time this was on sale, commenters mentioned it skews more toward women’s fiction. What did you think of this one?
Friday Videos Bid Farewell to Bonnie Tyler
Alas, Bonnie Tyler passed away this week at the age of 75. “Total Eclipse of the Heart” was one of my first favorite songs as an adolescent. It was so much. This was back when I had to hope the radio would play the song you loved while I was listening, and before the days where maybe I could record it (badly) on a cassette. Or you bought the whole album, but it was 1983. I … Continue reading Friday Videos Bid Farewell to Bonnie Tyler
Podcast
726. Q2 Pop Culture Report with Kayleigh Donaldson
A few months ago, Kayleigh Donaldson joined me to discuss Oscar predictions and other pop culture stories, and we decided to connect quarterly to discuss popular culture. We discuss the misogyny attached to Timothy Chalamet hate, a deep dive into the public post history of Club Chalamet as indicative of larger issues in fandom behavior, Madonna’s new album, Lizzo’s new album, and the Tartan Army. The through-line of our conversation is really fandoms, specifically changing … Continue reading 726. Q2 Pop Culture Report with Kayleigh Donaldson
Books On Sale
YA Fantasy and Contemporary Romances
Annie Knows Everything by Rachel Wood is $1.99! This one feels like contemporary fiction with a subplot of a workplace romance, rather than a full on contemporary romance. However, please correct me if I’m wrong!
