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HaBO: She Works as a Waitress at Her Ex’s Hotel

This HaBO comes from A Traveller, who is looking for an older Mills & Boon romance. Content warning for the description below: Long time reader, first time HABO asker here! I ran through a gazillion Harlequins/Mills & Boons during the early 2000s (a lot of them were published in the 80s and 90s), and every so often I think of one and then go crazy trying to remember the name/author. This one starts with the … Continue reading HaBO: She Works as a Waitress at Her Ex’s Hotel

Cover Awe: More Details

This Rebel Heart by Katherine Locke. A blonde woman with short hair looks out amidst ashes. Flames come up from the bottom where we can see the shadows of a cityscape.

Come look at some awe-inspiring covers with us! Cover art by Aykut Aydoğdu Carrie: Holy shit Amanda: There are so many tiny details like the freckles Tara: Yeah, that is gorgeous. I even like the shifting colours in the title. Sarah: That is a wow cover. I said, out loud, “Wow.” Cover art by Jeff Manning Amanda: I feel like this one is straight out of a Black Mirror episode and I am very much … Continue reading Cover Awe: More Details

Books On Sale

Goblins, an Anthology, & More

Books on Sale: The Duke Who Didn’t by Courtney Milan & More

RECOMMENDED: The Duke Who Didn’t by Courtney Milan is $2.49! This is a KDD and I know many of you have been waiting for this to go on sale! Catherine gave this a squee grade:

The Duke Who Didn’t was always going to be a book that made me happy. Humour, food, and a gentle hero who just wants the heroine to be less stressed are a pretty good formula for getting onto my keeper shelf.

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Book Review

Burning Bright by Melissa McShane

Burning Bright

TW: violence, death from burning, both explicit and implicit threats of sexual assault, ego and stupidity Where has this book been all my life? Burning Bright takes place in a slightly alternate Regency England in which some people are born with special abilities, called talents. If you ever wanted to read a feminist story about superheroes on Royal Navy ships fighting pirates then rejoice, for this is your lucky day. When Elinor discovers that she … Continue reading Burning Bright by Melissa McShane

Elyse Watches The Bachelor–S26 E8: Pudding is Drinking

Elyse Watches The Bachelor with Kraken Rum and Coke

Tonight is the cringiest episode of The Bachelor of the season: hometowns. Why? Because the contestants drag their poor families into this mess. It’s driven Pudding, much like her mother, to the White Claw. (It actually says Whisker Claw Hard Setlzpurr on it). We open in Poquoson, VA, Susie’s hometown.  Clayton says, “It may very well be that I’ve started to fall in love,” like it’s a viral infection and he’s in the asymptomatic stage. Susie … Continue reading Elyse Watches The Bachelor–S26 E8: Pudding is Drinking

Podcast

500. Mayhem with Amanda!

We did it! It’s episode 500! Amanda and I have email and recommendations, your absolute favorite books, weird questions, and a LOT of mayhem. Plus mini interviews with Shana, Tara, Carrie & Elyse. There are so many great questions, clips, and conversations, you guessed it, there will be two episodes celebrating all the fun. … KEY QUESTIONS: What would you do in the wasp/hair/bus situation? What’s the worst commute you’ve ever had? What would an … Continue reading 500. Mayhem with Amanda!

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