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Cover Snark: Lord Gumbert Rubberthwaite
“Head too big, arms too short.”
Newsletter Update: We’re Back!

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!
Books On Sale
Small Town Romance, YA Fantasy, & More

Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young is $2.99! This is Young’s adult debut and is a fantastical and dark, small town mystery with a hint of romance. Have any of you read this one?
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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
Books On Sale
Contemporary Romances, Kelly Bowen, & More

RECOMMENDED: Flowers from the Storm by Laura Kinsale is $1.99! This is one of those romances that is frequently talked about and in a previous Whatcha Reading, several of the Smart Bitches talked about the level of feels this book gives them. Have you read it? And, if so, do you have fond memories of it?
Book Review
Cross Your Heart and Hope He Dies by Jenny Elder Moke
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!
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
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!
