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Twilight is 20, and I’m Recommending Books in The New York Times

Twilight and SBTB were born in the same year, so now we're both 20! Let's make some recs about it.

Romantic Times Rewind: October 1988 Ads & Features

Smart Podcast Trashy Books Romantic Times Rewind

In this week’s podcast episode, we’re looking at the glorious  ads and features for the October/November 1988 issue of RT Magazine. Thank you to Amy M. for this issue! You can also find all the RTRW content at our category page for Romantic Times Rewind.  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: October 1988 Ads & Features

Just a Little DDOS Fun, Dildos, and Finding the Mystery Cowboy

The French cover of Jake by Leigh Greenwood which features a shirtless man with a cowboy hat down on his upper back kneeling and leaning into a blonde woman in a blue dress hiked up to her thighs, and the sky is BRIGHT red behind them.

If you’ve noticed CloudFlare verifying that you’re human, that’s because I had to enable extra security because of a DDOS attack. I also woke up to 1500+ spam email messages sent through contact forms on the site, too. The poor server is having A Time of it. At least it’s not Tuesday, I guess? Then I’d have all those dildos to contend with. (Also: every time I see that cover, my brain wants to read … Continue reading Just a Little DDOS Fun, Dildos, and Finding the Mystery Cowboy

The Rec League: Video Games for Fall

A figure with a Jack 'o' Lantern for a head is riding in a minecart. An owl with glowing purple eyes is following behind him.

Hello, everyone! We have a slightly different Rec League this week. On a bonus episode of the podcast, which we release for SBTB Podcast Patreon members, Sarah asked me to come up with some fall gaming recs. Well, I definitely overdid it and had twenty in a matter of ten minutes. Most of these are cozy games, with a couple of exceptions. If you are a fellow cozy gamer, allow me to plug Wholesome Games. … Continue reading The Rec League: Video Games for Fall

Links: Podcasts, Cheese, & More

Workspace with computer, journal, books, coffee, and glasses.

Welcome, everyone! My partner and I are officially homeowners and we got to sign our paperwork in a haunted law office. Absolute perfection. We won’t move in for a bit because there’s painting to do and flooring to replace, but I’m feeling very emotional (in a good way) about the whole thing. The notion of not renting anymore and being able to customize whatever I want feels so freeing! The possibilities are endless! I’m also … Continue reading Links: Podcasts, Cheese, & More

Book Review

If I Stopped Haunting You by Colby Wilkens

If I Stopped Haunting You

This guest review comes from Lisa! A longtime romance aficionado and frequent commenter to SBTB, Lisa is a queer Latine critic with a sharp tongue and lots of opinions. She frequently reviews at All About Romance and Women Write About Comics, where she’s on staff, and you can catch her at @thatbouviergirl on Twitter. There, she shares good reviews, bracing industry opinions and thoughtful commentary when she’s not on her grind looking for the next good freelance … Continue reading If I Stopped Haunting You by Colby Wilkens

Books On Sale

KJ Charles, Fantasy Romance, & More

Books on Sale: That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Human by Kimberly Lemming & More

That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Human by Kimberly Lemming is $2.99! This is book three in the Mead Mishaps series. Carrie reviewed the first book in the series and gave it a B. I believe this series does have some content warnings to be aware of, so definitely do some checking!

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Help A Bitch Out

HaBO: Hero Gets into Bar Fight with Best Friend

This HaBO is from Smiley, who is hoping to find this romance: I am desperately looking for a book that had these scenes. 1. The book is part of a series and contains characters from prior series. 2. The protagonist is a war veteran who returns home. 3. He becomes involved romantically with the sister of one of his friends. 4. There is a scene where the protagonist gets into a fight at a bar … Continue reading HaBO: Hero Gets into Bar Fight with Best Friend

Hide Your Wallet

Hide Your Wallet: October 15th Release Week!

Welcome back, everyone! A petite, little release week for us. The rest of the month is also on par, with roughly 5-6 books we’re excited for each week until we close out October. I haven’t even started looking at my November releases yet! Which books are on your TBR pile? Let us know in the comments!

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