
The Holiday Pleasures Bundle by Theresa Romain is 99c! This bundle features all four books in the Holiday Pleasures historical romance series, plus some bonus stories. Several of Romain’s books are heavily discounted or even FREE! Book three, Season for Scandal (book 3) earned an A+. And a little note that we retired the A+ grade and use “Squee” now.
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The year is coming to an end, the gift-giving season is upon us, and these Romances are ready and waiting to stuff your stockings!

My guests this week are, in the words of my home vernacular, yinz n’at. We’re traveling all over the country this week and we’re talking about fanfic, finding an unending treasure trove of books to read from a new favorite author, and taking time for restorative actions. There is still time to sign up if you’re a member of the Patreon community! Head over to Patreon and you’ll find the link.

RECOMMENDED: Marrying Winterborne by Lisa Kleypas is $1.99! This is a Kindle Daily Del. Elyse gave it a B- in a Lightning Review, saying it was good but not Kleypas-good:
Marrying Winterborne was a little bit of a disappointment because I expect SO MUCH from a Kleypas novel, but somehow also compulsively readable. It’s the direct sequel to Cold-Hearted Rake and best read after that book in order to provide context.
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Audiobook listeners and romance readers! We’re once again happy to announce AudioFile’s Best of Romance list for audiobook narration. For those who don’t know, AudioFile is a magazine available in print and online that reviews audiobooks. You can also check out the rest of their Best Of categories! Here’s what romances made AudioFile’s list, along with links to their reviews: AVENGING ANGEL by Kristen Ashley | Read by Stella Bloom THE BREAK-UP PACT by Emma … Continue reading AudioFile’s 2024 Best of Romance Audiobooks →
Happy Wednesday! How is everyone? Another “all sides” Thanksgiving in the book! Thank you everyone who reached out about gluten free recipes or helpful blogs. I caught norovirus the weekend prior, so that was very fun for me. I did manage to feel well enough to eat come Thanksgiving and my only disappointment was that my partner didn’t make a double batch of mashed potatoes. They usually put a little sage and brown butter in … Continue reading Links: Trading Cards, Martha Wells, & More →

Della’s House of Style by Rochelle Alers, Donna Hill, Felicia Mason, and Francis Ray is $2.99! This is an anthology featuring four short contemporary romances. It was originally published in 2000 and ahs had a recent cover redesign.
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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 SB-AD Quarterly Recommendation Updates! →
There are so many sales on so many things going on this week. There’s the long tail of Black Friday, then Cyber Monday and Small Tuesday and Giving Wednesday and keeping up with it makes me want to lie down in the dark. But I thought about it for a bit (in the dark of course) and in response I have one request for this week’s gift guide: Please name a book that makes a … Continue reading Holiday Gift Guide: Gifting Books and Linking Indies →

Consort of Fire by Kit Rocha is $1.99! This is book one in Bound to Fire and Steel fantasy romance series. Book two is also on sale! Are you a fan of the series?
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Help A Bitch Out - SOLVED!

This HaBO comes from Anonymous, who wants to find this romance: I’m trying to find a fantasy romance book. There’s a scene where the heroine is close to death, but the hero takes her outside and places her on the ground. The earth like envelops her in vines and heals her. I know this is super vague but it’s driving me crazy. This sounds very familiar to me, but I can’t place it! Help!