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Books On Sale
A Boxed Set, Historical Mystery, & More
Sword Stone Table edited by Swapna Krishna and Jenn Northington is $1.99! Catherine reviewed this one and gave it a B:
If you like twists on the King Arthur stories, if you enjoy fantasy and science fiction, and if you like more POC and queer people in your stories, I think you will enjoy Sword, Stone, Table. But if you are coming into this as a romance reader, please do be aware that while there are plenty of happy endings in this book, there are quite a few tragedies as well. Which, after all, reflects the source material.
Book Review
The Worst Guy by Kate Canterbary
TW for book: Disordered eating The Worst Guy was the first book I read in 2022, and I hope it’s setting the tone for the rest of the year because I loved it. It’s an enemies-to-lovers story with tons of competence porn. It’s also The Grumpy One/…the Introverted One, I guess? There’s no sunshine here, and I honestly appreciate a heroine who doesn’t have to be the sunshiney one. Sebastian Stremmel is a trauma surgeon … Continue reading The Worst Guy by Kate Canterbary
Podcast
492. Squeeing About Fandoms and Feels with Olivia Dade
My guest this week is Olivia Dade! We had such a good time talking about fan supercuts, watching shows through gifsets, Game of Thrones spoilers, writing characters with ADHD and learning disabilities. Highlight: we discover a vintage ship we have in common and we exclaim at each other. Thank you to Rachel, Alanna, and Kelly from the Patreon community! … Music: purple-planet.com
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Fantasy Romance, Erotica, & More
The Bachelor Bargain by Maddison Michaels is 99c! This is book one in the Secrets, Scandals, and Spies series. I’m very curious about this one and it’s sitting at a 4.2-star rating on Goodreads right now. May buy it for myself!
Stuff We Like: We Gifted Ourselves! What About You?
It’s time for another edition of Stuff We Like! We’re taking a reader suggestion, and talking about all the things we bought for ourselves recently! Want to see? Just click that image above or click right here, and come shop with us! And if you’d like to browse some more, we have a complete Stuff We Like archive, including past Gift Guides and other posts of our favorite items.
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Lisa Kleypas, Football, & More
RECOMMENDED: Playing House by Ruby Lang is $2.99! The entire series is price as $2.99, so I’m unsure if this is actually a sale or normal price. Aarya gave it a B:
It’s a must-read for the summer if you’re looking for an adorable, empathetic, and joyful romance.
I encourage you to pick up Playing House to transport you into another world for a few hours. It might be the escape you desperately need; it certainly was for me.
Links: Grammar, Birds, & More
It’s the New Year! How are we feeling so far? Hopeful? Full of dread? Both? Both is definitely an option. I have started 2022 with getting my septum pierced. I absolutely love it and I’m glad I finally did it. Next up this week is a fresh haircut and getting my eyebrows waxed. I don’t know what it is, but nothing makes me feel like a whole new person than an eyebrow wax. You also … Continue reading Links: Grammar, Birds, & More
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RECOMMENDED: The Warlord’s Wife by Sandra Lake is $1.99! Elyse gave this one an A-:
If you don’t mind a hero in serious need of redemption or some over-the-top villains and you dig medieval historicals, this book is right up your alley. It’s like The Wolf and the Dove minus all the rape and enslavement.
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HaBO: Quince or Damson Jam
This HaBO is from Jam on the Brain, who is looking for a Mills & Boon title: The book I’m thinking about is a Mills and Boon (Harlequin). The heroine works for the hero. The heroine has a male best friend who has a girlfriend that thinks these besties since childhood are having an affair (or that at least it’s unrequited on heroine’s part). Boss finds out and says let’s tell everyone we’re dating (🙄). … Continue reading HaBO: Quince or Damson Jam
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