SBTB is more independent, and probably 48% more silly
Hey hey! It’s still February and here in New England, we’re getting lots of snow. I still very much love the snow. I find it so magical and peaceful, and it helps that I don’t really have to leave the house. Valentine’s Day is this Sunday! I hope you’re doing something nice for yourself. I bought myself a fancy box of chocolate and my boyfriend and I are doing a special dumpling takeout dinner Sunday … Continue reading Links: Deep Dives and Samoyeds
How to Catch a Queen by Alyssa Cole is $1.99! This is the first book in Cole’s Runaway Royals spin-off series and released in December. I know a lot of us in Romancelandia were looking forward to this one. Have you read it yet?
It’s time for the WTFery that is The Bachelor and this week I have a co-recapper, Pudding the cat. Pudding is our current foster. She’s fifteen years old and beautiful and totally here for the right reasons. Pudding has no patience for this franchise’s shit. Like the rest of us, Pudding is waiting until she can get her vaccines and leave quarantine (aka my office) for her furever home. So when we open, the two-on-one date … Continue reading Elyse Watches The Bachelor–S25 E6: Pudding
The Wife in the Attic is a retelling of Jane Eyre where a lonely governess falls for her employer’s mysterious wife, and contemplates whether murdering him is the easiest way out of their predicament. For many of you, that’s all you need to know to one-click. Go forth and enjoy this audiobook which is available on Audible now, and as an ebook in Fall 2021. This book is a gothic delight. It’s unsettling but not … Continue reading The Wife in the Attic by Rose Lerner
Falling Under by Lauren Dane is 99c! This series has some of the most gorgeous covers I’ve seen in romance. Elyse loved the first book in this series, which was on sale recently, and mentioned this one in a Hide Your Wallet post. These fall more on the angsty, erotic romance side of things.
This HaBO comes from Melinda, who is looking for an American historical romance: Bare with me, I read this book back in 1999-2000 or thereabouts, but it was probably a few years older than that. I don’t remember a whole lot, but I could swear the title had Alaska or Gold Rush in it. It was partially set in Alaska. The book details a woman’s life and her love for two men. She falls in … Continue reading HaBO: Gold Rush
Content warning: Discussion of a trans character who isn’t treated very well by the narrative. A Lady’s Formula for Love is a story about love, politics, science and the frustrations and difficulties of being a woman in 1840s England. It’s also a story about second chances, and reclaiming yourself after years of needing to be – or believing yourself to be – someone else. Perhaps most of all, it’s a story about claiming the right … Continue reading A Lady’s Formula for Love by Elizabeth Everett
RECOMMENDED: Whiteout by Adriana Anders is $1.99! Elyse gave this one an A-:
I love romantic suspense with survival elements (especially cold weather survival) and I also really enjoyed the espionage/global threat aspect of the mystery. I wish I’d read the prequel novella first, but it wasn’t a huge issue, and I’m delighted to have a new series to look forward to.
Ahoy, there! If you’d like more silliness in your eardrums, and you really like the podcast episodes where Amanda and I hang out and talk about all the things, we have a few – several, I think this qualifies – options during the week! If you’re hanging out on a Sunday afternoon, or a Tuesday or Wednesday evening – come hang out with us! Sundays & Wednesdays: SmartTwitches on Twitch! Since last summer, Amanda and … Continue reading Connect with Amanda & Sarah Online a LOT and Often!
Welcome back to Cover Snark, where we looking at covers and well…snark a bit. From Kerri: I saw this cover and I have CONCERNS. Specifically where those tentacles are coming from and where they’re going. Also, are his nether regions just tentacles all the way down? Sarah: It’s a good thing pools are mostly closed. Elyse: That dude needs all the sunscreen. SPF80 at least. Claudia: Is the kraken doing what I am thinking it … Continue reading Cover Snark: Old Skool Surprise
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern is $1.99! I’m not sure if this is an expiring KDD from the weekend, so keep that in mind when going to buy. A lot of readers found this to be a highly anticipated release, given their previous love for Morgenstern’s The Night Circus. Aarya reviewed this one and gave it a B-.
