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What to Do If You Think You’ve Been Plagiarised

Yep, it's true - I was so shocked I didn't know what to do next.

Hide Your Wallet

Hide Your Wallet: April 29th Release Week!

Happy Tuesday! We’re in the final stretch of April and capping our TBR piles off with some horror, mysteries, fantasy romance, and a new Eloisa James historical! Is there anything exciting on your  TBR pile this week? Let us know in the comments!

Books On Sale

Hockey, a Bookish Romance, & More

Books on Sale: The Duke Heist by Erica Ridley & More

The Duke Heist by Erica Ridley is $1.99 and a Kindle Daily Deal! This is book one in a new series and was mentioned on a previous Hide Your Wallet. Elyse was super excited about the heist element and I feel like the other books in the series have been talked about positively here.

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Lightning Review

Serial Killer Games by Kate Posey

Serial Killer Games

I went into this book totally oblivious. I didn’t even know what genre it was. I had been drawn in by the slick cover and the vague blurb. This is 100% the way I recommend you approach this novel. If you’ve read a few of my reviews and you tend to like the books I like, I recommend stopping here. Leave this review for afterwards. For those requiring a bit more information before embarking, read … Continue reading Serial Killer Games by Kate Posey

Cover Snark: Lice Check

In Their Hands by Julia Sykes. There are three people on a cover wearing minimal clothing. There a dude on the bottom, doing what looks like a blank. A woman with wavy brown hair is lying atop him and stroking his beard. There's another man leaning over the woman and appears to be inspecting her hair.

Welcome back to Cover Snark! Elyse: I have zero idea what the title of this book means. Also his necklace looks like a giant paper clip. Sarah: Clippy was alive…until Bax. Elyse: Whoa that’s dark. Wearing the body of Clippy. Sarah: There was help with this document…until Bax. Elyse: In his defense, Word is the worst and the fact that it continues to be the standard is baffling. Sarah: Entirely. WordPerfect or GTFO. Sneezy: Is … Continue reading Cover Snark: Lice Check

Sunday Sale Digest!

Smart Bitches in a blue typewriter font, and After Dark lit up like hot pink neon

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!

Get Rec’d with Amanda – Volume 88

Welcome back to Get Rec’d! Today’s edition features recommendations given to me or books that I saw in my internet travels that may be of interest to some of you. We have two romances, a sci-fi novel, and non-fiction. Any book recommendations that you’d like to share? Let us know in the comments!

Whatcha Reading? April 2025, Part Two

Keukenhof flower garden, also known as the Garden of Europe. One of the world's largest flower gardens. Lisse, the Netherlands.

Welcome back to Whatcha Reading! Here’s how we’re closing out the month of April: Lara: I started BR Myers’ The Third Wife of Faraday House about a week ago, but I haven’t managed more than a few chapters so far. I adored a dreadful splendor so assumed I’d love this one too. I’m not quite ready to admit defeat though and will try get into it again tonight. Sarah: I have been listening to Chelsea … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? April 2025, Part Two

Podcast

664. Haunted Abbeys and Hidden History with Alexandra Vasti

Alexandra Vasti is the author of Earl Crush, Ne’er Duke Well, and the Halifax sisters series, and she joins me to talk about activism in history and about haunted houses, historical lesbians, and historical erotica. A Housekeeping Note: I recorded this several months ago, and due to a bunch of file corruption and restoring backups, this episode fell out of my workflow. My apologies to Alexandra, and to you, for that mishap.

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