Books On Sale
Mostly KDDs!
First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison is $1.99! This is first in a new series and came out in February. I loved the colors of this cover so much that I made it the palette for my home office.
General Bitching…
Whatcha Reading? May 2025, Part Two
Welcome back to Whatcha Reading! Here’s how we’re wrapping up May: Elyse: I just started This Monster of Mine. The author said the hero was inspired by Ben Barnes as the Darkling so … Claudia: I’m struggling with the new Susanna Kearsley book, The King’s Messenger. It’s told from the perspectives of multiple characters and to me it just feels jarring, like I don’t get to know any of them. Amanda: What a coincidence, I … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? May 2025, Part Two
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Thanks as always to Garlic Knitter for being awesome!
Fantasy Romance, Meredith Duran, & More
A Demon’s Guide to Wooing a Witch by Sarah Hawley is $1.99! This is book two in the Glimmer Falls series, which didn’t work for me as I prefer my paranormal romances to be a little darker. The heroine is a gym rat witch and the hero is a snarky demon with amnesia.
Other Media Review
Movie Review: Another Simple Favor
There’s a lot of things I could write about Another Simple Favor. I could write about whether or not Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively get along with each other! I could write about our current societal obsession with True Crime! I could write about how the conversation about mommy vlogging has changed since 2018! I could write about stereotypes about Italians – we aren’t all in the mob! Some of us are freelance writers! But … Continue reading Movie Review: Another Simple Favor
Podcast
668. Hot Takes with Sarah & Amanda
Inspired by a recent episode of The Sam Sanders Show, Amanda and I are sharing our own hot takes and possibly controversial opinions about romance. We’re talking: Third act bleak moments! Transcending the genre! Rom coms! Cozy things! Conferences and gatherings! Accessories for Readers! TW/CW: We take a brief side trip into parental estrangement and emotional abuse. … Check out the SKIMS Ultimate Bra Collection and more at https://www.skims.com/sarah #skimspartner
Books On Sale
A Couple Historical Romances, a Contemporary Western, & More
RECOMMENDED: The Dead Take the A Train by Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey is $1.49! Carrie reviewed this one and gave it a B+:
I really enjoyed this book. There’s a lot of dark, snarky humor, and snarky humor is my very favorite kind. The satire of corporate culture is as hilarious as it is horrifying. The horror is very, very horrifying with body horror, your basic supernatural beings, and just oodles of Lovecraftian cosmic horror. Not enough trigger warnings in the world, people.
Books On Sale
A Couple KDDs, a Historical Mystery, & More
Only and Forever by Chloe Liese is $1.99 and a Kindle Daily Deal! This is book seven in the Bergman Brothers series. Have any of you kept up with it?
Book Review
Behooved by M. Stevenson
Behooved is a charming fantasy romance that draws from Beauty and the Beast stories and shifter romances in a creative and sometimes very funny way. It also has a solid representation of life with a chronic illness. While this book wasn’t subtle about its messages, it was heartwarming, exciting, and sweet. Bianca (our narrator) is a princess whose parents teach her to honor duty above all else and to conceal any vulnerability at all cost, … Continue reading Behooved by M. Stevenson
Books On Sale
Magical Realism, an Octopus, & More
Just Last Night by Mhairi McFarlane is $1.99! This is a standalone book and not part of series. However, I feel like the book description kind of gives us nothing? It definitely, though, seems more focused on the main character and not necessarily the romance.
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