Big thank you to Abby for submitting this fun, and surprisingly tough, request: I’ve also been marathoning cooking Youtube videos (while eating PB&J sandwiches) and especially love the NYT Cooking series featuring Sohla and her husband Ham. I am looking for books featuring couples with the same energy as Sohla and Ham – a little chaotic, very creative, unfailingly kind and deeply competent? Bonus points for recs involving cooking! Here is a clip Abby provided … Continue reading The Rec League: Chaotic, Wholesome Energy →
TW: child abuse and abandonment, rape (off page), manipulation, bloody violence, the death of a horse (off-page) All of you readers who love feminist, progressive takes on fairy tales will love Little Thieves, a very loose retelling of “The Goose Girl,” a fairy tale made famous by Brothers Grimm. “The Goose Girl ” is one of the more macabre of the Grimm tales, which is saying a lot. In this version,the story of a maid … Continue reading Little Thieves by Margaret Owen →
Welcome back to Wednesday Links! We are officially in November! How does it feel? Overwhelming? Exciting? My roommate and I are doing a small little Thanksgiving for the two of us and we’ve done some menu planning. I’m doing a roast chicken, stuffing, and maybe a cocktail. She’s handling the potatoes and dessert. Cheers to a stress free turkey day! … I love Paperback Paradise on Instagram. They take old pulp fiction covers and give … Continue reading Links: Art, Ilona Andrews, & More →
The Smoke Thief by Shana Abe is $3.99! This is the first book in Abe’s Drakon historical paranormal romance series. I really enjoyed this book and the world Abe created with dragons. The hero is definitely an Alpha hero and can be a jackass at times, which some readers found off-putting. But I went on to read the rest of the Drakon series.
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by SB Sarah · Nov 3, 2021 at 2:00 am · Comments Off on Gift Guide 2021: Calendars, Planners, and Trackers!
It’s time for another edition of Stuff We Like! It’s time for our weekly holiday gift guides, and our first one: calendars and planners and trackers and more, oh my. 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.
This HaBO request is from Amber, who is looking for a book they saw on TikTok: I recently saw a TikTok about a romance book in which the hero and heroine meet in a strip club. She is there for a bachelorette party and he is a stripper. He pulls her on stage and things get freaky. She ends up…ahem…having an orgasm. I unfortunately closed out of the app before I could make note of … Continue reading HaBO: TikTok Book Rec →
One Dance with a Duke by Tessa Dare is $3.99! This is the first book in Dare’s Stud Club trilogy and features a horse breeder hero. Readers say this one is slow to start with, but recommend powering through! There is a marriage of convenience aspect that reviewers really enjoyed.
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This HaBO comes from Amel, who wants to find this time travel romance. They also swear it’s not Outlander: There is this book I read a few years ago, and I have been looking for it everywhere, at this point I am desperate to find it. Here is the story: It is a time-travel romance novel set in the UK. A female student (maybe medical school), very intelligent goes to her parents’ house during Christmas … Continue reading HaBO: Time Traveling on Christmas Break →
by Amanda · Nov 1, 2021 at 12:35 pm · Comments Off on TOMORROW: Vanessa King in conversation with Viola Vainglory
Free event alert! Tomorrow – Tuesday, November 2 at 7:00pm: I’m so please to continue some awesome romance programming at Belmont Books! Join us for the launch of Vanessa King’s debut, A Certain Appeal! Expect a lively discussion as King talks with burlesque performer Viola Vainglory about her release. Attendance is free and you can register here! Next week on November 10th, we have another romance event with K.M. Jackson for How to Marry Keanu … Continue reading TOMORROW: Vanessa King in conversation with Viola Vainglory →
GUEST RECOMMENDED: A Scot to the Heart by Caroline Linden is $1.99! This one earned a B grade from guest reviewer Morgan:
A Scot to the Heart is a solid book. The house party alone makes it well worth reading. You’ll likely love these characters as much as I did.
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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 November 2021 New Releases, Part One →
