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Amanda has discovered some hidden gems during her first year of home ownership.

Gift Guide 2023: Gifts for Pets and Humans

Stuff We Like - gifts for pets and humans

For our final holiday gift guide, we have suggestions for pets, and for humans, too! The pins will cause much squeeing, so please prepare yourself. Want to see? Just click that image above or click right here, and come shop with us! And if you’d like to browse some more, we have a complete Stuff We Like archive, including past Gift Guides and other posts of our favorite items.

Books On Sale

Some of Today’s Kindle Daily Deals

Books on Sale: Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater & More

Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater is $2.99! This is book one in the Regency Faerie Tales series and subsequent books in the series were listed in latest Hide Your Wallet. There’s another YA vs. Adult debate for this one as well. I believe there is no sexual content in this one.

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Help A Bitch Out

HaBO: Friendship is a Good Basis for Marriage

This HaBO is from Marcella, who is looking for this romance: I am looking for a historical romance that contains a scene where the hero is meeting with at least two other people (a couple) who are whispering and leaning into each other. The hero is watching them and thinking about a marriage/relationship guide he has and how that guide advises that “friendship is a good basis for marriage,” or something like that. He thinks … Continue reading HaBO: Friendship is a Good Basis for Marriage

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Hide Your Wallet: December 19th Release Week!

Welcome back to Hide Your Wallet, where we discuss this week’s new releases! It’s a light week with only three books to mention. However, it’s an assortment with chefs, historical romance, and fantasy. Next week is also shaping up to be pretty slim pickings for us, but that just means it’s the calm before the storm on 2024 releases. What books are you excited for this week? Let us know in the comments!

Lightning Review

A Bitter Remedy by Alis Hawkins

A Bitter Remedy

I’m a sucker for a historical mystery with an angry female lead. Can’t resist. Must read immediately. Fortunately, I discovered this series of books with exactly this type of sleuth on offer. Rhiannon ‘Non’ Vaughan is auditing some lectures at Oxford in 1881. Women aren’t allowed to attend all lectures, write exams or attain degrees, but Non is determined to do as much as she can nonetheless. Non is a fearsome young Welsh woman studying … Continue reading A Bitter Remedy by Alis Hawkins

Book Review

The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson

The Fake Mate

For context, you need to know that I’m a big paranormal fan, I enjoy fake relationships a great deal, and I love a steamy book. So this book should have been perfect for me and the first 60% absolutely was. Unfortunately, it hit the skids at about 70% and didn’t really get back on track properly after that. Mackenzie is an ER doctor in Denver and she’s a shifter and an omega. The rumours are … Continue reading The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson

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Book Beat: Santas, Wrestlers, & More

Welcome to Book Beat! 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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