Tikka Chance on Me is a bad-boy-falls-for-good-girl romance that, according to the author’s Twitter, was inspired by this photo: Which begs the question, how many 2018 romance novels (and to-be-released 2019 titles) have been inspired directly by Evans? I feel like at this point he might have started his own subgenre. Or at least his beard did. Anyway, the Evans inspired hero of Tikka Chance on Me is Trucker Carrigan, enforcer to a local biker gang … Continue reading Tikka a Chance on Me by Suleikha Snyder →
Bollywood and the Beast by Suleikha Snyder caused me to pull a Bad Decisions Book Club moment at RT…does that mean I leveled up? Is that the Bad-Ass Decisions Book Club? So many questions. As you may have guessed from the title, Bollywood and the Beast is a Beauty and the Beast story set in Bollywood–but it’s so much more than that. It’s a book about a bi-racial heroine not feeling accepted by any cultural … Continue reading Bollywood and the Beast by Suleikha Snyder →
Welcome to February! This is where the winters in New England get gross and all the romance op-eds come out of the wood work. I will give the save advice I gave on a recent podcast episode and on my Twitter, just let it go. Do something infinitely more enjoyable than ranting about the ill informed writers who want to talk about romance for Valentine’s Day. ANYWAY! Let’s talk about what we’ve been reading lately! … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? February 2021 Edition, Part One →
The Austen Playbook by Lucy Parker is $1.99 for today only! Now staff reviewer, Catherine, wrote a guest review for this one and gave it an A:
Grade: A, for Absolutely Delightful and Adorable and Also I read it twice in a row and then read it out loud to my husband.
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Welcome back to Rec League! This is where we give book recommendations based on suggestion from all of you! Ujjawala sent this one in and is looking for romances where the heroine is the seductress/wooer and not the hero: Any books you could recommend where the heroine pursues the hero? Especially where the hero initially doesn’t reciprocate those feelings, but of course eventually gets there. Any genres would be great! Amanda: The Rogue of Fifth Avenue … Continue reading The Rec League: Heroine Pursues Hero →
It’s Links time! Or on a personal level, I like to think of it as “Allergy Watch.” If you’re curious, mine are still here and still going strong. If you, too, suffer from allergies, I wish you the softest of tissues. Here are a few things the SBTB team has read and enjoyed this week. We know it’s been a bit of a tough one. … Have you see Ocean’s Eight yet? Sarah and Redheadedgirl have, if … Continue reading Links: Dogs, Bob Ross, & Judith McNaught →
The Ripped Bodice is back with another round of Summer Romance Bingo. The link above contains explanation of the rules, plus a printable copy of their bingo board. Additionally, you can check out their helpful tweet: Bingo is BACK!!Kick off your summer of reading today! Downloadable cards, rules, recommendations and more are at:https://t.co/zsNUoMryHu#RippedBodiceBingo pic.twitter.com/im9N4b1zEW — The Ripped Bodice (@TheRippedBodice) June 1, 2018 We’ll be playing along in our Goodreads group and helping one another out with … Continue reading Recommendations for The Ripped Bodice’s 2018 Summer Romance Bingo →
*From high office to the heartland, six brand-new romances about #resistance for readers who haven’t given up hope for a Happily Ever After… * In Her Service by Suleikha Snyder U.S. Vice President Letitia Hughes has one thing that’s hers and only hers: her relationship with much younger Secret Service agent Shahzad Khan. When push comes to shove, what will take precedence: political ambitions or protecting their hearts? Run by Emma Barry Public defender Maddie Clark doesn’t want … Continue reading Rogue Hearts →
It’s our last Whatcha Reading of 2017, so let’s make it a spectacular one with lots of good books and reading moments! Or you know, we could just embrace all of our trash fire reading too. Do whatever your heart desires! However you do or don’t celebrate the holidays, we at SBTB hope you have a wonderful time and that many amazing books await you in 2018! Redheadedgirl: Well I just got Suleikha Snyder’s Seared … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? December 2017 Edition →
My ideas for this month’s cocktails were all over the place. That’s usually what happens when I read a book where food is involved. GIMME ALL THE FOODIE CHARACTERS. The inspiration for December is Seared by Suleikha Snyder and since I struggled with making a decision, I asked Suleikha on Twitter what she usually likes to drink. Her answer was an Old Fashioned or a nice single malt. Oh boy. I’m not much of a … Continue reading Covers & Cocktails: Forbidden Fruit →
Today, I’m a guest on an episode of Pop Culture Happy Hour, which is among the best of the NPR podcasts. My inner 13 year old barely kept herself together, I was so excited. But I figured since perhaps some PCHH listeners are romance fans, or curious about romance, or curious about what we do around here, I’d introduce the site a bit. So: Hi! I’m Sarah, and welcome to the Hot Pink Palace of Bitchery, … Continue reading Greetings, PCHH Folks! →
