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Introducing the Smart Bitches Candle Collection!

A white jar candle with the SBTB logo of the four 50s ladies with a 20th anniversary insignia on the bottom front

I have a special holiday offering this year: Smart Bitches limited edition candles! .       I partnered with Wax Cabin Candle Company, an independent small chandlery, to offer two limited edition candles just for the holiday season! They are on sale now, Friday November 28, through early January, and you can buy one or both in a gift set. I might have had a good time with Photoshop while working on this project. I … Continue reading Introducing the Smart Bitches Candle Collection!

Podcast

694. Holiday Wishes II with Agnés, Emily, Sarah Jane and Jenn

Ready for more wishes and recs? And bad jokes? I bet you are! This week we’re talking with Agnes, Emily, Sarah Jane, and Jenn – and Min the cat. And in the outro, you’ll hear from ShoesforAll, aka Sarah. And! Important announcement 1: thanks to your Patreon pledges, we have reached our goal with the F’ICE campaign, and all dynamic ads will be turned off permanently for everyone who listens. Thank you so much! Important … Continue reading 694. Holiday Wishes II with Agnés, Emily, Sarah Jane and Jenn

Black Friday Deals on Reading Devices

Stuff We Like: Black Friday deals on Devices

Happy Thanksgiving, if you’re celebrating! My inbox is overstuffed with Black Friday email messages, but I grabbed a few of the device deals from Kobo and Kindle to share with y’all.  If you’ve got Black Friday deals you’re shopping, please drop them in the comments of the post! If I tried to list them all I’d be at my desk until 2029, and my back would be very sad. Happy holidays – may everything be … Continue reading Black Friday Deals on Reading Devices

Links: Mostly Videos

Workspace with computer, journal, books, coffee, and glasses.

Welcome back, everyone! For those celebrating, are we ready for Thanksgiving? Apologies if posting a bunch of videos is a little “phoning it in” today. If anyone is curious how my Romance TBR Takedown experiment is going. I’m two books down! I’ve also discovered that the “partner picks” prompt is a real monkey’s paw scenario. … This was sent in by Jen! Several publishers have been revealed to be using AI staff on their websites, … Continue reading Links: Mostly Videos

Book Review

Boys Who Hunt by Clarissa Wild

Boys Who Hunt

There is a more extensive list of triggers and warnings on the author’s website that goes into more detail, especially regarding kinks. Boys Who Hunt is a dark, bully, why choose romance, and it was the art that made me read it. I was advertised a Kickstarter for special editions and I was like, Whoa, that cover art is gorgeous. It reminded me a lot of the dreamy art styles I see in romance manhwa … Continue reading Boys Who Hunt by Clarissa Wild

Hide Your Wallet

2025 Gift Guide: Cookbooks!

This is a rather large cooking week for some folks, so I thought it would be a great time to talk about cookbooks, especially ones that are perennial favorites. I LOVE gifting cookbooks, and I love borrowing them from the library to test-drive them, too. The potential for deliciousness is a thrill that makes me read them cover to cover sometimes, and I am very excited to share this collection. A few important pieces of … Continue reading 2025 Gift Guide: Cookbooks!

Help A Bitch Out

HaBO: Is that a Watch Fob in Your Pocket?

This HaBO comes from Samantha, who wants to find this historical romance: I am hoping you can help me identify a historical romance novel I have been searching for over the past three years since I got back into reading romance. Here are the details I recall: – Genre: Historical romance, road trip theme, grumpy/sunshine trope. – Publication Date: Definitely written before 2006, and likely before 2003. – Hero: Gruff and aristocratic, though he has … Continue reading HaBO: Is that a Watch Fob in Your Pocket?

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