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Books On Sale

Royals, Historical Mystery, & More

Books on Sale: Luck of the Draw by Kate Clayborn & More

Luck of the Draw by Kate Clayborn is $1.99 and a Kindle Daily Deal! If you grabbed the previous book in the series when it was on sale, now you can grab the next one! This one has enemies entering into a fake relationship, which is all sorts of my catnip. Can I read this one out of order?

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Spring Cleaning Grab Bag Giveaway!

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Hey all! It’s time for a giveaway, don’t you think? Right now, we have five (5) boxes of relatively new releases to give out! The books included are new, finished copies, unread, and printed on paper.  We can also promise there will be at least five books, possibly more, in each box. Each box will have a mix of subgenres, including contemporary romance, historical fiction, paranormal romance, and historical romance. While we hope the box … Continue reading Spring Cleaning Grab Bag Giveaway!

Books On Sale

Wolves, Historical Fiction, & More

Books on Sale: A Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole & More

RECOMMENDED: A Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole is $1.99! We read this for my book club and we all agreed there wasn’t enough blacksmithing and sword-making. Carrie enjoyed this one and gave it an A-:

This is such a solid book – it’s tear-jerking, it’s inspiring, it’s sexy and romantic, it’s interesting (sword history!) and it’s funny. I can’t wait for the next book in the series.

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Hide Your Wallet

April 2022 New Releases, Part One

If you’re new to Hide Your Wallet, this is where we list new releases we’re pretty excited for in the coming month. Each reviewer has a book maximum (five per person), and we’ve separated HYW into two parts. The first HYW of the month will cover books that release from the 1st to the 14th. The second HYW will cover books released from the 15th to the end of the month. We also think this … Continue reading April 2022 New Releases, Part One

Podcast

504. Kamila Knows Best with Farah Heron

My guest today is author Farah Heron, whose latest book, Kamila Knows Best, is an updated spin on the Jane Austen classic Emma! Along the way we talk about: Updating a unique, challenging character Addressing the age gap between the characters The importance of hot wet saris Curly hair care techniques Lipstick recommendations What are your favorite Emma retellings? And what are your go-to lip color recommendations? … Music: purple-planet.com  

April Fool’s 2022: BitchCoin!

April Fool’s 2022: BitchCoin!

April Fool’s Day is a glorious, silly tradition here at the hot pink palace of chaos and goofy puns. I ponder ideas all year, and have a whole page in my notebook reserved for potential goofiness. I have a list of concepts, I make myself laugh – and I hope you smile a bit, too. This year: Bitchcoin, our terrific cryptocurrency!  Y’all. The glossaries I read were full of potential hilarity. Jokes about hot wallets, hard … Continue reading April Fool’s 2022: BitchCoin!

Books On Sale

Katee Robert, a Freebie, & More

Books on Sale: Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews & More

Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews is $1.99! This is book two in The Edge series. This is the Andrews series that I’m least familiar with. If any members of the Bitchery have thoughts about reading in order or jumping into this as a standalone, please chime in!

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Fat Girls in History

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When I went looking for fat heroines in historical romance, I quickly learned to be skeptical of book covers. A main character might be plump, abundant, generously rounded, or my favorite, “a lady of healthy appetite,” but the model on the book cover will still be thin. A reader of fat histrom has to be a detective, examining each cover for clues: Is most of her body covered by a sheet? Is there a flower … Continue reading Fat Girls in History

Links: Bridgerton, Dads, & More

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Welcome welcome, my lovelies! It’s Wednesday! New England is frigid and windy again. I’d love for it to be spring, but I also have terrible allergies. It’s a toss up right now really. April also means my birthday! I asked for either taxidermy or a weighted blanket (my two moods). I’ve also been playing a lot of Elden Ring. Anyone else on the video game bandwagon? I made an astrologer named Janice. Her backstory in my … Continue reading Links: Bridgerton, Dads, & More

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