Books On Sale
Books by Emily Henry, Harper St. George, & More
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna $1.99! Thanks to everyone who let us know about this one! Fingers crossed it’s still ons ale.
Featured
Stuff We Like: Household Staples
Amanda has discovered some hidden gems during her first year of home ownership.
Podcast
653. RT Rewind: February 2000 Reviews!
RT is celebrating their 200th issue, and we’re celebrating, too! We’ve got the OG Monster Schtupping book, a guy whose arm appears to end in a ham, and some incredible covers. You know I’m going to tell you not to miss the visual aids, but I mean it. There’s a series where the focus of every cover illustration is someone’s backside? It’s wild. You can find all the visual aids here.
Romantic Times Rewind: February 2000 Reviews
In this week’s podcast episode, we’re looking at the book reviews for the February 2000 issue of RT Magazine. Thank you to Mari for this issue! You can also find all the RTRW content at our category page for Romantic Times Rewind. And, most importantly, if you want to listen and follow along with this entry, we have more detail in the audio, but you can click play and listen and read and absorb all … Continue reading Romantic Times Rewind: February 2000 Reviews
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Books On Sale
Mega Romance List of Kindle Daily Deals
How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang is $1.99! This released last spring and was mentioned in Hide Your Wallet. I believe Kuang is the one adapting and directing Emily Henry’s Beach Read as well.
The Rec League: The Shop Around the Corner
This Rec League is from longtime commenter, Stefanie! It’s a good one: Have you done a rec league for those who like what I’ll call The Shop Around the Corner Trope. I can’t think of what else to call it, since it’s not quite enemies to lovers or friends to lovers. Apparently, I really like this trope whether it is played straight, using the plot points from that original movie, which I watch every Christmas, … Continue reading The Rec League: The Shop Around the Corner
Links: Pickles and Resistance
Sorry for the delay! What is time?! Things have been both agonizingly slow and like a runaway train. I told a friend yesterday that January was just bad vibes and brought nothing to the function. I’m sure many of you feel the same. In other news, Hello Kitty Island Adventure came out on other platforms last week. It’s been a great “cozy wind down before bed” activity. It scratches that Animal Crossing itch slightly, but has more quests … Continue reading Links: Pickles and Resistance
Books On Sale
Time Travel, Historical Romance, & More
Loving You Always by Kennedy Ryan is $1.99! This is book two in The Bennett Series. This was released in 2014, but I believe is having a resurgence from the publisher due to new cover designs.
Lady Whiskerdown’s Letters from the Cat Cafe Vol. 3
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 Lady Whiskerdown’s Letters from the Cat Cafe Vol. 3
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
