Happy Hanukkah, 2018! Tonight is the first night of Hanukkah 5779, and as we do every year, we have eight straight days and nights of festive giveaways! Each year, we want celebrate you, the SBTB community, and the light you bring to the world by being so generous, kind, thoughtful, and also hilarious. So starting today and lasting for eight days, we’re going to be hosting giveaways that we hope will give the lucky winner some … Continue reading 2018 SBTB Hanukkah-palooza: Night One!→
If you like friends-to-lovers romance and snowed-in sexytimes, then Snowlicious is going to be all your catnip. I found it to be sexy and cute, although I was a little confused by the hero’s actions. Best friends since high school, Mike and Thea have always had each other’s backs. When Thea, a florist, loses her spot decorating a Christmas tree for a high profile holiday competition, Mike sweeps in and gets her the slot of … Continue reading Snowlicious by Leigh LaValle→
The Black God’s Drums is an awesome novella set in a steampunk, alternate history New Orleans. The narrator of the book, Creeper, is a homeless thirteen year old girl who dreams of becoming an airship pilot someday. She is also visited on a regular basis by Oya, the Yoruba goddess of wind and storms. Creeper befriends the captain of a visiting airship, hoping to earn the captain’s trust and secure a place onboard. Oya and Captain … Continue reading The Black God’s Drums by P. Djèlí Clark→
Ill Will is NOT a romance. It does not have a happy ending. It features graphic violence against animals, women, and children. In the latter cases, the violence includes rape. The ending is depressing as hell. BUT. I would recommend this book to the tiny cohort of people who share my conviction that Wuthering Heights is a gothic (and highly political) horror novel as opposed to a love story. This book begins immediately after Heathcliff … Continue reading Ill Will by Michael Stewart→
December is here! And our list this month is surprisingly light. Normally, the end of the year is the time to go HAM on some new releases. Is it just us? Or are you feeling underwhelmed too? Here’s another release that didn’t make any of our personal TBR piles, but you might be excited for it: Olivia Drake begins her Unlikely Duchesses series with The Duke I Once Knew . What releases are you waiting for this month? Let us … Continue reading December’s New Releases→
At RWA in Denver this past summer, author Scarlett Cole gave a workshop about self belief and productivity. She believes that one can’t proceed without the other – and in her former life, she was a senior executive for a multi-billion dollar company, so she knows a little about this topic. Since it’s the end of the year when Many Resolutions are being made, I wanted to talk to her about her workshop, and the … Continue reading 327. Give Yourself Permission to be Successful: Productivity and Self Honesty with Scarlett Cole→
The Raven Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt is $1.99! This book is much loved by historical romance readers, and has a 3.9-star average on GoodReads. Readers who love it especially like that the hero and heroine are both a bit unconventional: neither of them is superbly good-looking, a fact that has influenced their lives in several ways, and both are over thirty.
Sarah asked us to think about throwback series, and I knew immediately that I wanted to discuss the Orphan Train Series by Linda Lael Miller. I remembered them VERY FONDLY from my early teenagerhood (early 1990s) and wondered how well they would hold up. I was pretty sure the answer was going to be in the realm of “not great” but it turns out, no, it’s all the way over in “VERY VERY BADLY.” In … Continue reading Lily and the Major by Linda Lael Miller→
Oh, you lucky people, Amazon has given you a present this holiday season. Amazon has given you an uncensored Amy Sherman Palladino, a heroine who just wants to be funny, a female friendship that is touching and hilarious, amazing coats, a complex family dynamic, and a show that is centered around being Jewish in New York City. Did I mention the coats? Season 2 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, winner of a multiple Emmys and … Continue reading Stuff You Should Be Watching: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel→
Happy Wednesday! It’s the last one of November. When did that happen? Seriously? It was October just yesterday. The holidays are fast approaching and we have you have some great ones. If not, there are always books. Books are there for you. … Sarah and Carrie were on the Bubbly Sesh podcast talking about Hallmark movies! It’s perfect for this time of year when we’re in Hallmark holiday movie overload. You can download the podcast … Continue reading Links: Meetups, She-Ra, & More→
