by SB Sarah · Feb 5, 2025 at 2:00 am · Comments Off on Q&A: Amy Zed and Meg Smitherman
Hi Smart Bitches! Debut sci-fi romance author Amy Zed here! I’m still all starry-eyed from interviewing sci fi romance icon Jennifer Estep for Smart Bitches last month, so it’s hard to believe I’m here again to introduce you all to another amazing author! And, Bitches, this is gonna be a good one. Meg Smitherman and her work are truly unique. Meg first staked her claim in indie publishing back in 2022 with her dark romantasy … Continue reading Q&A: Amy Zed and Meg Smitherman →
RECOMMENDED: The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal is $2.99! Carrie read this one and gave it a B grade:
Even though at first I found this book to be slow going, I came to appreciate it for its intersectional feminism and its unabashed adoration of all the science and math that goes into making space flight possible.
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This HaBO is comes from Mariah, who wants to find this romance: Hi, can you help me out finding an old Mills & Boon book?! I know, I know, there are millions of them. It was the first M&B I ever read. I was about 16, which makes it 24 years ago. Here’s what I remember: – Hero was a navy seal – Age gap romance – Virgin heroine – She had a stalker and … Continue reading HaBO: Mills & Boon Navy Seal Age Gap →
Happy Tuesday! February is finally here and the releases this month are looking quite promising. There are several contemporary romances this week, a big milestone book in a series, and even a historical romance. Which titles are you excited for? Let us know in the comments!
We’re almost at thirty seasons of this shit y’all. I remember back in the early days of The Bachelor when the The Bachelor had some kind of career or was like an actual prince of something, and wasn’t just someone recycled through the weird social media/influencer microcosm that this franchise has become. Anyway, my recap partner for this season is Muzzy. AKA Muzzarina Louise April Princess Scrembalina Dainty Toes. Muzzy originally came from a hoarding situation … Continue reading Elyse Watches The Bachelor–S29 E1: Grant →
Foul Days by Genoveva Dimova is $2.99! This is book one in a series. Sarah mentioned this in Hide Your Wallet when it was released last summer, citing the comparisons to The Witcher and Naomi Novik.
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Welcome back to Cover Awe! Cover design by George Towne Amanda: I really love the covers for this series! The rich gem tones with interesting objects (and that little frog!) are beautiful. Sarah: I love this cover. I love the colors, I love the jewel tones, as Amanda said, I love the type treatment, and the marbled background. I could decorate a whole room based on these colors. SO lush. Sneezy: Agree! It’s also really … Continue reading Cover Awe: Flowers, Pulp Fiction, & More →
by Amanda · Feb 2, 2025 at 4:00 am · Comments Off on Get Rec’d with Amanda – Volume 83
Welcome back, everyone! I want to give everyone a little bit of a warning for this one. It’s non-fiction focused (yet again) and half of these recs tap into some very present issues. If you’re not in the right space for these reading suggestions right now, I totally get it. I will probably continue to feature titles that deal with current events because the information perspectives we can get from reading are invaluable. Knowledge is … Continue reading Get Rec’d with Amanda – Volume 83 →
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! →
by SBTB Admin · Feb 1, 2025 at 12:54 pm · Comments Off on Test Sales After Dark Post
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 Test Sales After Dark Post →
Maybe the best way to summarize how much I loved Honeysuckle and Bone is to say that once I finished it, I immediately started searching for more books by the author and was immensely disappointed there weren’t any. This is a classic Gothic thriller, but it does so much more with the tropes and themes of that genre that it stands out and makes for a truly memorable reading experience. Carina Marshall has never been … Continue reading Honeysuckle and Bone by Trisha Tobias →
