Books On Sale
Historical Romance, Sci-Fi, & More
Know You By Heart by Tif Marcelo is $1.99 at Amazon! This is book two in the Heart Resort series. The hero and heroine are in a fake marriage and are trying to save the hero’s struggling resort.
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Holiday Gift Guide 2025: White Elephant, Secret Santa, and Yankee Trader Gifts
You know those $10- or $20-or-less gift exchanges? We've got suggestions. So does Elvis.
Book Review
The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd
This review is from Marion, who is a college student, a very amateur short story writer, and a proud nerd, who got into romances and found SBTB over COVID. … I’m a bit of a map geek, and picked up The Cartographers expecting a decent thriller plot with a little information about old maps woven in. It turned out rather differently than I’d expected, but I was happy about that. The plot setup: Nell Young … Continue reading The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd
Books On Sale
Sci-Fi, a Mystery, & More
No Rings Attached by Rachel Lacey is $1.99! I think we mentioned this on a previous Hide Your Wallet. It’s a F/F contemporary romance and book two in the Ms. Right series.
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HaBO: He Wants Her to Use a Pseudonym
This HaBO request is from Kaitlin, who is looking for this contemporary romance: This is a romance told in two timelines. She’s a consulting accountant working in Washington, D.C. and runs into her ex boyfriend who she hasn’t seen in years on the streets. They agree to date, but only if he uses a fake name (Andy or Drew?) because their past is too painful for her. He’s a doctor now and works in Baltimore. … Continue reading HaBO: He Wants Her to Use a Pseudonym
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Dukes, Dinosaurs, & More
The Emma Project by Sonali Dev is $3.99! This is the last in Dev’s Austen-inspired Rajes series and is an Emma retelling. Sonali was also just on the podcast and as always, is such a blast to talk to.
Cover Snark: Nature’s Pocket
Hey all! Welcome back to Cover Snark! Elyse: My assumption is 1. Urine is involved and 2. The dude I with the pickaxe who isn’t allowed to cuddle gets the worst of it Carrie: Every single part of my Gold Rush country body wants to turn inside out. I didn’t drag fourth graders to every mine in a 120 mile radius so that someday someone could refer to the Gold Rush in terms that suggest … Continue reading Cover Snark: Nature’s Pocket
Get Rec’d with Amanda – Volume 21
Welcome back, y’all! This is where I talk about some of the recommendations I’ve given in the past couple weeks. Sometimes, I even get a recommendation from other people or see a funky new book on the shelves at the bookstore and just want to put it on your radars. And if anyone is wondering whether working at a bookstore is bad for your TBR pile and your wallet (even with staff discounts), the answer is yes! … Continue reading Get Rec’d with Amanda – Volume 21
Whatcha Reading? July 2022 Edition, Part One
Hey all! It’s time for our first Whatcha Reading of July 2022! We want to know how you’re kicking off the month of reading. Tara Okay, okay. So, I can’t believe it either, but I’m reading something again! One of my kids got Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women’s Fight for Their Rights by Mikki Kendall and A. D’Amico from the library, so I started it today and I’m loving it. … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? July 2022 Edition, Part One
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Podcast 518, Your Transcript is Here!
The transcript for Podcast 518. Celebrating Big Happy News with Sonali Dev has been posted!
Books On Sale
Beverly Jenkins, a Freebie, & More
The Devil of Downtown by Joanna Shupe is $1.99! My main gripe with this series is that the three sisters have an awful, sexist dad. The books kind of overlap in terms of a timeline, so you get to experience the dad in all of his shittiness three times around.
Stuff We Like: Reading Journal Shopping!
It’s time for another edition of Stuff We Like! This week, Amanda is hunting for a reading journal, and is touring through some options to see what works and what doesn’t. 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.
