by SB Sarah · Dec 3, 2025 at 2:01 am ·
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It’s time for another edition of Stuff We Like, and our 2025 Holiday Gift Guides! This week: gifts for all the book-loving folks in your life, and also possibly for you. Take a look: Want to see? Just click that image above or click right here, and come shop with us! Remember, if you have requests for your holiday shopping, please let us know! And if you’d like to browse some more, we have a complete … Continue reading Holiday Gift Guide 2025: Bookish Gifts!→
Birding with Benefits by Sarah T. Dubb is $1.99! This is a contemporary romance with birding. I feel like birding had a real moment, given that there was a Hallmark movie made with smooching and birders.
This HaBO is from Karen, who wants to find this romance: I’m trying to find a college hockey romance published within the last 8 years or so. The heroine has had a crush on her best friend for years. Best friend has always assumed he could sow his wild oats and the heroine would be waiting for him. Their mothers are best friends too. Heroine and her best friend are freshman and he has mostly … Continue reading HaBO: Hockey Playing Best Friend Isn’t the Hero in Book One→
Happy Tuesday! December is going to be a little funky given the sparseness of releases. Next week will be a joint post for the 9th and 16th, and then skipping the rest of the month. There are a couple holiday romances, some mysteries, and more. Which new releases are you excited for this week? Let us know in the comments!
Welcome back to Cover Awe! To Catch a Raven by Beverly Jenkins Cover image by Lauren Rautenbach | Arcangel Images Sarah: This is the Brazilian cover. Elyse: That is so gorgeous. There a quiet drama there. Tara: That cover is a balm to my soul, which is weary of illustrated people on covers. This is just perfection. Sarah: It’s dramatic and intriguing and soothing at the same time. I love looking at international editions. Rewitched by Lucy … Continue reading Cover Awe: An International Beverly Jenkins→
This guest review is from Lucynka! Lucynka is a long-time lurker, who has occasionally commented under a couple different names in the past. Over the last few years, she’s become really interested in the history of the romance genre, particularly those forgotten or oft-overlooked parts. You can find her on Bluesky @lucynka.bsky.social, or else over on her WordPress, where she blogs about “obscure bullshit,” including a lot of romance pulp magazines from the 1920s-’40s. … … Continue reading Love’s Magic Spell by Glenna Finley→
by Amanda · Nov 30, 2025 at 2:00 am ·
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This piece of literary mayhem is exclusive to Smart Bitches After Dark, but fret not. If you’d like to join, we’d love to have you! Have a look at our membership options, and come join the fun! If you want to have a little extra fun, be a little more yourself, and be part of keeping the site open for everyone in the future, we can’t wait to see you in our new subscription-based section … Continue reading Sunday Sale Digest!→
