Amanda has discovered some hidden gems during her first year of home ownership.
The Bad Luck Bride by Janna MacGregor is 99c! Sarah had the author on as part of a previous live podcast taping at RT and I found it fascinating. Some readers expressed confusion in how the overall plot unfolded, but others really loved the heroine and her cursed luck.
Welcome back to Cover Snark, friends! From Janet: Is that a TOILET behind her? And has she just flushed her head down it (wet hair)? Sarah: Oh, no. That’s unfortunate. And now every time I see one of these cover models with her skirts hiked up, I’m going to think, oh, did she just use the toilet, too? Let the poor person dress in peace. Claudia: Hm, that does bring to mind the details of … Continue reading Cover Snark: Everyone Has Headaches
Kamila Knows Best by Farah Heron is $2.99! I believe this is Farah’s most recent release and came out this spring. This one is inspired by Jane Austen’s Emma, and Sarah recorded a podcast episode with Farah about the release.
Welcome back to Get Rec’d! I’ve been working upstairs in our children’s section at the bookstore lately, so my recs skew a bit more toward kiddos. Not a bad thing! I’ve also included a personal recommendation I gave to my mom the other day. What about you? Have you given or gotten any good recommendations?
RECOMMENDED: Alpha Night by Nalini Singh is $1.99! This is book four in the Psy-Changeling Trinity series. Lara wrote a Lightning Review and gave it a B+:
Are super dramatic connections between mates your catnip? This is your book! Want to solve a mystery? Again, pick up this book! Are you okay with mild to moderate violence? Good, because this book has that too.
This month’s Kickass Women in History is all about two kickass sisters from Ukraine, Lesya Ukrainka (born Larysa Petrivna Kosach) and her sister, Olha Petrovna Kosach-Kryvyniuk. These two sisters were literary powerhouses and feminist activists. The sisters came from a literary family. Their mother, Kickass Woman Olha Petrivna Kosach, who used the pen name Olena Pchilka, was a famous writer, translator, and feminist activist. Their father, Petro Antonovych Kosach, was, among other things, an accomplished … Continue reading Kickass Women in History: Lesya Ukrainka and Olha Petrovna Kosach-Kryvyniuk
Welcome to Whatcha Reading! This is where we talk about what we’ve been reading lately, both the good and the bad. Shana: Yay! I just finished the last Murderbot book this week. Want moar! Right now I’m reading Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots, and snarky main character has thoroughly sucked me in. Sarah: Gosh I love both of those. Currently I am reading Unmasking Autism by Dr. Devon Price and I just inhaled Killers of … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? June 2022, Part One
RECOMMENDED: The Heiress Gets a Duke by Harper St. George is $1.99! I’m not much of a historical romance reader these days, but this one blew me away:
I was charmed by this book. Completely.
Denise Williams is a contemporary romance author with several books coming out this year including a series of audio-first novellas set in an airport, beginning with The Love Connection. She is also releasing her third novel, Do You Take This Man. Denise is also a wedding officiant! So we are going to talk about the process of uniting people in matrimony, what she loves most, and making the event meaningful for the people who are … Continue reading 514. Officiating the HEA with Denise Williams
When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole is $2.99! We were all pretty excited about this one. What did you think about Cole’s thriller debut? I’m very curious if there will be more for her!
