SBTB is more independent, and probably 48% more silly
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!
tw/cw: antifat bias, manipulation, abuse Flirting With Fifty is a contemporary romance between Paige, who turns fifty about halfway through the book, and Jack, who is a few years older. Full disclosure: I’m the same age as Paige, and, like Paige’s daughters, I’m the adult daughter of an alcoholic father and a mom who divorced said father late in life, and my personal experiences very much colored how I perceived the book. There’s not a … Continue reading Flirting With Fifty by Jane Porter
Welcome back to Wednesday Links, y’all! I’m so happy you’re here. It’s my partner’s birthday this week and I am just brimming with excitement to celebrate. I did an artsy crafty thing for them and made a Princess Monoke-themed light up terrarium. They don’t regularly read the site unless I tell them, so I feel safe revealing it. I’ll be sure to post pictures next week. It’s the first time I’ve attempted such a project … Continue reading Links: Grandmas, Our Flag Means Death, & More
