This Rec League comes from Anne. Thanks, Anne! I have an odd request that may be too narrow for a Rec League, but I thought I would ask. I am looking for books that are set or partially set in New York State, outside of NYC/Long Island. I’m originally from Central New York and have family who live or lived throughout “upstate NY” and I enjoy books where I can visit familiar places. I have … Continue reading The Rec League: New York Romances Outside of NYC →
This Rec League was submitted by Kris Bock and we thought the cuteness of pets in romance would be most welcome: Romances where animals have a strong role, beyond simply someone who happens to have a pet. There’s a fair number with dogs, but what about cats, ferrets, rabbits etc? (I’m talking about pets here, not shifters or animals as heroes.) Sarah: Wild on my Mind by Laurel Kerr takes place at a zoo with … Continue reading The Rec League: Scene-Stealing Animals & Pets →
This suggestions comes from Rebecca in the comments of our Submit Your Rec League post: Heroes and heroines with unsexy jobs- e.g. administrators, accountants, city clerk. No lawyer/doctor/architect/owner of charming small business. HR professionals fall in love too! Carrie: Both the upcoming A Princess for Christmas and Get a Life, Chloe Brown have heroes who are apartment building supervisors/maintenance workers and the hero of Take a Hint, Dani Brown is a security worker at a … Continue reading The Rec League: “Unsexy Jobs” →
It’s time for everyone’s favorite post! We want to hear about all your reading woes and accomplishments, the good and the bad. It’s a weird time and we’re so grateful for this community of readers. Aarya: I’m basking in a Susanna Kearsley post-reading glow. I first read her last year. The experience was so perfect that I did what any reasonable reader would do: 1) refuse to read another book in the fear that I … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? May 2020 Edition, Part One →
This post is sponsored by Audible Escape, formerly known as the Audible Romance Package. The Audible Escape subscription allows you to binge listen to thousands of romance audiobooks. You can borrow up to 10 audiobooks from the subscription at a time, return them whenever you like, then borrow more. If you’re new to Audible Escape, you can try it free for one month. Then, a subscription is $6.95 a month for Audible members and Kindle … Continue reading Escape Holiday Stress with Audible Escape – With Giveaway! →
We have reached November! Many of us at SBTB HQ have been groaning about reading slumps. Is something in the air? Let’s get into what we’re reading now! Shana: I just started a bunch of novels in a moment of book hangover desperation. The one I’m enjoying the most so far is White Whiskey Bargain by Jodie Slaughter . It’s a marriage of convenience plot between two super sexy moonshine smugglers in contemporary Kentucky. Tara: … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? November 2019 Edition, Part One →
This book is not going to be for everyone because it’s an erotic romance with a boss/employee scenario, although if that pairing is your jam, you will almost certainly love it. I totally understand and respect that not everyone is comfortable with that power dynamic in fiction. Personally, I like it, and I particularly enjoyed how this book handles it because it addresses and challenges that dynamic head on, rather than brushing past it (more … Continue reading The X Ingredient by Roslyn Sinclair →
We get this request pretty often, as good lesbian romances can be harder to find than good gay romances. So we’ve compiled some romance recommendations that feature heroines falling in love with each other! Redheadedgirl: First Position by Melissa Brayden Sarah: Have you read her books? Redheadedgirl: I’ve read that one. I liked it! Sarah: Please stand by. I reviewed The Butch and the Beautiful by Kris Ripper , which is part of zir Queers of La Vista series. … Continue reading The Rec League: Lesbian Romances →
It is Howdy! Welcome to our “About Us” page, where we can wank on without limit as to who we are, and why we’re here. If you came to this page looking for how to contact us, there is a whole other area for that. Follow the pretty red hyperlinks. ❤ SB-TB Books ❤ Meet the Bitches ❤ Contact Us ❤ Once Upon a Smart & Sassy Time… Smart Bitches Trashy Books began in 2005 … Continue reading About the Smart Bitches →
by SB Sarah · Mar 15, 2011 at 11:49 am ·
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I had a request for the runners up in the reader nominations for the DABWAHA, so here are the top ten books, with the finalist and the nine runners up as nominated by readers in each category. An asterisk denotes a tie. YA 1. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (Finalist) 2. Matched by Ally Condie 3. Linger by Maggie Stiefvater 4. The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong 5. The Duff by Kody Keplinger 6. Revolution by Jennifer … Continue reading Reader Nomination Runners Up →
