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Cover Snark: Lord Gumbert Rubberthwaite

“Head too big, arms too short.”

Newsletter Update: We’re Back!

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THANK YOU to the many of you who emailed me to let me know that the SBTB Daily newsletter wasn’t arriving in your inboxes as expected. In a nutshell, I’m in a low-key battle with bots that are scraping the site at a high volume and making the server unhappy, and one of the settings that we changed to try to keep the site online inadvertently blocked the newsletter – OOPS. So that’s all fixed, … Continue reading Newsletter Update: We’re Back!

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HaBO: She Served as Head of Her Father’s Army

This HaBO comes from Diksha, who wants to find this historical-ish romance: It’s an English novel. It’s a historical romance (but could also be called fantasy — I don’t remember the exact setting, but it had kings ruling kingdoms and fighting, so maybe medieval). The heroine was originally supposed to marry the hero’s brother, but he had already gone into a secret marriage, so she is now forced by circumstance to marry the hero instead. … Continue reading HaBO: She Served as Head of Her Father’s Army

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Hide Your Wallet: January 20th Release Week

Happy Tuesday! A short and sweet crop of new releases for us this week. Some series continuations, some sci-fi and fantasy, plus an Anne of Green Gables inspire release. What new books are on your radar this week? Let us know in the comments!

Book Review

Cross Your Heart and Hope He Dies by Jenny Elder Moke

Cross Your Heart and Hope He Dies

I had a tremendous amount of fun with this book. Not only is it actually laugh-out-loud funny, the heroine is perfection. Or to quote my Gen Z work colleague, she is goals. Slay. Let’s begin with the trauma that makes her who she is. Juliette Winters had two psychologists for parents who treated her more as a lab experiment than a beloved daughter. They published books about her! Multiple books! The result is that Juliette … Continue reading Cross Your Heart and Hope He Dies by Jenny Elder Moke

Psst, After Dark Friends: Last Call for Valentine Exchange!

Antique valentine with a big heart with fire coming out of it being panted by twocupids withbutterfly wings

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 Psst, After Dark Friends: Last Call for Valentine Exchange!

Get Rec’d with Amanda – Volume 106

Welcome back! This time around, we have a couple recommendations by the community, non-fiction, and a time travel romance. Are there any recommendations you’d like to pass along? Leave them in the comments! 

Sunday Sale Digest!

Smart Bitches in a blue typewriter font, and After Dark lit up like hot pink neon

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!

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Book Beat: Mermaids, Vampire Couples, & More

Book Beat aims to highlight other books that we may hear about through friends, social media, or other sources. We could see a gorgeous ad! Or find a new-to-us author on a list of underrated romances! Think of Book Beat as Teen Beat or Tiger Beat, but for books. And no staples to open to get the fold-out poster.

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