This Rec League is from Nicole in the SBTB Patreon Discord: They’re looking for sapphic urban fantasy (not necessarily paranormal romance). They specified they’re looking for urban/big city settings with a mystery or noir vibe. Amanda: I recommended the Kate Kane series by Alexis Hall. Shana: I loved Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk, which is definitely noir. Susan: Kate Kane and Even Though I Knew the End were my first thoughts … Continue reading The Rec League: Sapphic Urban Fantasy→
Slayers of Old by Jim C. Hines is $2.99! This is also a Kindle Daily Deal, so grab this one ASAP. The book is described as Buffy meets Golden Girls, which sounds awesome.
Welcome back! Summer is hitting New England; we keep getting a couple heat spikes a week. Normally, we don’t hit the 80s or 90s into well into July and August. However, I did have my first hot dog of the summer season and it was wonderful. No notes! I foresee more in my future. We also dropped our latest SBTB Summer Romance Bingo card. Will you be participating? … Giving a shoutout to Reciprocard, which … Continue reading Links: Library Cards, BFFs, & More→
Field Guide for the Formerly Villainous by Autumn England is $1.99! This is book one in the Everyday Magic series. This is described as a cozy queer fantasy, and the romance seems more like a subplot to the main character’s healing from trauma.
This HaBO was sent in by Barney, who is looking for this romance. Major triggers for the description below for graphic abuse: I can’t remember the name of a book I read like 12 years ago… This is what I remember- The heroine marries a man who initially seems sweet, shy, timid, and intelligent — possibly a psychologist or psychiatrist. After marriage he becomes controlling and abusive. He uses a medical injection/drug that temporarily paralyzes … Continue reading HaBO: She Married a Controlling Psychiatrist→
Happy Tuesday! A quick handful of new releases this week that are on our radar. I think next week is looking particularly stacked, but then things taper off. What new releases are you looking forward to this week? Let us know in the comments!
The Library of Flowers by L.C. Chu is $1.99! This one came out in May and be a leftover deal from the weekend. Hopefully it’s not! This is the pen name for romance author Lily Chu and is a magical realism title.
Our Summer Romance Bingo is back! Beginning on the Summer Solstice, which falls on June 21st in the US and ending on September 21st, right before the Autumnal Equinox, we invite you to play our 2026 Summer Romance Bingo. Please save the image to use on your own! You can also click on the image or here for a larger version to look at. If you’d like to share on social media, please use … Continue reading SBTB 2026 Summer Romance Bingo→
Welcome back! We have a mix of non-fiction and fiction today with a lot of variety in content: cooking, dark academia, a thriller, and some history. Something for everyone! Any recommendations you want to pass along? Leave them in the comments!
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! (All Freebie Edition)→
The stories of rebellion by enslaved peoples has been largely erased or occluded from history, and when these stories are told, they usually center men. In Cuba, however, two women became legends because of the leadership roles they took in rebellion. Carlota and Fermina were decisive, brave, and brutal. Both women were kidnapped from the Yoruba Nation and given the last name ‘Lucumí’, a word which refers to Afro-Cubans of Yoruba descent. The Triunvirato sugar … Continue reading Kickass Women in History: Carlota and Fermina→
