I honestly wonder if this book came from the past, the far, far distant past where brutal behavior, ripping of bodices, and complete idiocy in response to those first two were the norm. My jaw dropped open more and more as I read it. To say that Phinn Hawkins (that’s the heroine) has had a very unconventional upbringing would be a honking huge understatement. Her father was an eccentric tinkerer and general dreamer. Her parents … Continue reading The Girl from Honeysuckle Farm by Jessica Steele→
We have readers from all over the world, and I know we have some readers from Haiti. I think they’re lurkers, as I only hear from them occasionally via email, but I’m sick and sad seeing the images from the earthquake in Port-au-Prince last night and I hope the death toll is far, far lower than news sources are predicting (which need to shut the hell up about how many Americans were involved already before … Continue reading Haiti→
2017 NB: The title of this entry was changed from “Handicapped Heroines” to “Disabled Heroines” due to the fact that “handicapped” was and is an ableist term. I want to apologize for the poor choice, and apologize that I cannot change the URL to match the headline. Thank you to Brooke W. for bringing this to my attention on Twitter. – SW It’s a little different than the “Help a Bitch Out” feature, but it’s … Continue reading GS vs. STA: Disabled Heroines→
Thanks to Katie Ann, we have a fun zoom-and-seek at the Crate & Barrel website: zoom in on these bookshelves and tell me what you see? Katie says: This just amuses me, especially that I could recognize spines by the author-font-style alone (and of authors I’ve never even read), even if I can’t read the title. Distinctive ones like Judith McNaught and Jude Deveraux, and ones that you can barely read unless you’ve seen them … Continue reading I See London, I see France, I see bookshelves with romance!→
Dust off Ye Olde Eyewash Station: it’s time for retro cover art, courtesy of Diane, who sent me a collection of lovely awesome books, with truly spectacular covers, which I found again when cleaning out my book-gasm of an office. Sarah: When even the Real Doll™ rejects your attempts to reach first base, it’s time to think about rewriting your eHarmony profile, is all I’m sayin’. Candy: Zombies are so passé. The new horror trend? … Continue reading Cover Snark Goes Vintage→
Jac asks for your help: I am in need of some help ladies! I read a book way long ago in the dark teenage years and am aching to re-read it. The only problem…I have no idea who wrote it, who published it, or any of the other important names (main characters, title, location etc.) But all is not lost; I feel it’s fairly identifiable based on a wondrous sex scene that shocked my teenage … Continue reading HaBO: Fear the Champagne bottle→
Sharron writes: So I read this story a whole lot of years ago. I can remember it clearly enough to know I adored it; not enough to actually remember the bloody title. Or author. Or any character names. Our hero: distant, brooding English movie actor with a secret childhood trauma. His speciality? Horror movies (including the Slasher Charlie series, Blackbeard, and Dybbuk, which was his breakout role). He plays monsters, in short. Totally gone off … Continue reading HaBO: Brooding English Actor→
And now, after the biggest iTunes order ever, it’s time to announce the winner of the summer songs playlist giveaway. And the winner, selected at random, is StacieH4 , who suggested some awesome songs, particularly “Walk Don’t Run” by The Ventures. Word. So, StacieH4, email me at sarahATsmartbitchestrashybooksDOTcom to claim your prize. I’ll leave the comments open for folks to keep adding songs to the entry. It’s 23F tonight, so I need me some summer … Continue reading Summer Song Playlist Winner→
First, from Kristen Painter, My New Pink Button, a dye to down your nether lips (or neither lips, whichever you currently possess) back to a lovely pink, should the normal process of aging and hormonal changes mean that your downthere is a bit more brown or red in color. A: OMG, this MATTERS?! I’m filing this under ‘Really? You bleach your anus? Why?’ B: I better see some seriously florid and elegant descriptions of nether … Continue reading Links from the ‘Oh, you’re kidding, right?’ department→
Time again for hand selling online, when book mastermind Billie Bloebaum from Powells books (stop by and say hi when you’re next at the Portland airport!) matches enquiring minds with required reading. Raney writes: I recently finished an epic jag of reading exclusively graphic novels and trade paperbacks (basically trying to catch up on that entire, wonderful genre that I apparently missed when hitting the library growing up.) I was lucky enough to come across … Continue reading The Bookmatcher: Apocalypse and Class Lines→
Over the past week, I’ve asked Twitter for some recommendations that had nothing to do with romance, but a few folks asked me to compile the list of responses and share it, so I’m doing so here. It’s all below the fold – obviously this has little to jack all to do with romance novels, but if you’re looking for some music, this might help you out. In response to my tweet asking for warm-weather … Continue reading Summer Songs: The Recommended Playlist→
