My guest this week is Elizabeth Hoyt!! This episode was SO MUCH FUN to record and produce and I am so excited to share it with you. We talk about her latest book, No Ordinary Duchess, writer’s block, emotionally constipated heroes, and the special place for sunshiny heroines. Plus we talk about how genres have changed in popularity over the course of her career. Side trips include the magic of writing about people who slowly … Continue reading 646. Swashbuckling and Historical Romance Classics with Elizabeth Hoyt →
Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune is $2.99! This is a Kindle Daily Deal and is good for one day only. One of my friends named this their best of 2021 book. What’d you think of this one?
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This guest review is from Crystal Anne! Crystal Anne with An E comes to us from a sunny clime, but prefers to remain a pale indoor cat. She enjoys reading, cross-stitching something nerdy, going to see live music, and playing video games. She works as an autism consultant by day, got a degree in information science for fun, and currently serves on her local library advisory board. … So… What a year this month has … Continue reading Heir by Sabaa Tahir →
10 Things That Never Happened by Alexis Hall is $1.99! This is book one in the Material World series. It’s tangentially related to Hall’s other books Boyfriend Material and Husband Material, but works fine as a standalone.
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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 AMA: Questions from Lisa and Tara! →
by Amanda · Dec 18, 2024 at 1:55 am · Comments Off on Holiday Gift Guide: Board Games and Video Games
Sarah is turning the gift guide over to me today to talk about board games and video games that might be worth a purchase this holiday season (or honestly whenever you damn well feel like). Want to see? Just click that image or click right here, and come shop with us! And if you’d like to browse some more, we have a complete Stuff We Like archive, including past Gift Guides and other posts of … Continue reading Holiday Gift Guide: Board Games and Video Games →
Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood is $1.99! I feel like I rarely see Hazelwood’s books on sale and I do worry this one will poof immediately. However, if you wanted to give this one a try without waiting for a library hold to come in, this can be yours for less than $2.
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This HaBO is from Meagan, who is looking to find this mafia romance: It’s a mafia romance. The main characters are called “Barbie and Ken” by the heroine’s friends. I think there are 3 or 4 books in series. In this one, the hero was a mafia boss and a doctor, while the heroine was an interior designer. I read this series a few years back and can’t remember name/author. There is a book for … Continue reading HaBO: Barbie and Ken Mafia Romance →
Happy Tuesday, everyone! Since December is always so slow in terms of releases, we’re combing this week and next week’s picks into one post. Thank you all for another amazing year of new book nerdery! Which books are capping off your 2024? Let us know in the comments!
Under the Mistletoe with You by Lizzie Huxley-Jones is 99c! This is a M/M small town romance between a baker and an actor who get snowed in. Huxley-Jones also has a F/F holiday romance but unfortunately that one is not on sale.
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Josephine recommended this during their interview for our end of year podcast episodes, and I immediately borrowed it, and I later mentioned it in my New York Times round up of 2024 holiday books. The cover copy gives an excellent summary, better than I could do: All Cora wants for Yule is a few more shells for her collection, a cozy book by the fire, and t̶o̶ b̶e̶ s̶p̶o̶i̶l̶e̶d̶ b̶y̶ a̶ m̶i̶n̶o̶t̶a̶u̶r̶ to avoid the … Continue reading A Minotaur Tale: In Prose, Being a Monster Romance for Yuletide →
