Helene Zaharis’s politician husband keeps her on a tight leash and cancels her credit cards as a way of controlling her. Lorna Rafferty is up to her eyeballs in debt and can’t stop her addiction to Ebay. Sandra Vanderslice, battling agoraphobia, pays her shoe bills by working as a phone sex operator. And Jocelyn Bowen is a nanny for the family from hell (who barely knows a sole from a heel but who will do … Continue reading Shoe Addicts Anonymous →
This HaBO request is from Christina, who wants to find this historical romance: I am trying to find a book that I can’t remember the author or title of. I think I read it sometime in the last year and I looked through all my books and haven’t found it! This is what I can remember of the book: It’s a historical romance. Heroine is someone with a sharp wit and intelligence and can often … Continue reading HaBO: Heroine Anonymously Draws Caricatures →
The actors in James Franco’s brilliant debut novel include a McDonald’s drive-thru operator who spends his shift trying on accents; an ex-child star recalling a massive beachside bacchanal; hospital volunteers and Midwestern transplants; a vampire flick starlet who discovers a cryptic book written by a famous actor gone AWOL; and the ghost of River Phoenix. Then there’s Franco himself, who prowls backstage, peering out between the lines—before taking the stage with fascinating meditations on his … Continue reading Actors Anonymous →
One of the things that is real and that has been unearthed by the Hamilton fans is this 1861 pornographic biography of Aaron Burr, in which the young Aaron Burr fucks his way from New Jersey to Massachusetts and back in the early days of the American Revolution. We don’t know who wrote it, we don’t know why, and we really don’t know why this anonymous someone decided that what the world needed in 1861 … Continue reading The Amorous Intrigues and Adventures of Aaron Burr by Anonymous →
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This HaBO is from Dianna, who is looking for a category romance about some dueling TV reviewers. I’ve been meaning to write to you for help for a while finding a book I loved and lost sometime in the mid to late 90s. It was most likely a Harlequin Temptation, from the era when they had the borderless front cover art and yellowy back cover. The story is about two TV movie reviewers falling in … Continue reading HaBO: TV Reviewers Sending Hot Anonymous Letters →
An anonymous reader sent me this recap of her thoughts while reading Men of Danger, an erotic anthology headlined by Lora Leigh. Hannah’s Luck, by Lora Leigh You know you’re reading a Lora Leigh story when the hero is as terse as he is tumescent and the heroine is so copiously wet from the mere thought of him that she needs her own herd of lifeguards to rescue the surrounding populace from the continual flash-floods. … Continue reading Random Thoughts from Anonymous Reader on Men of Danger →
I was so curious about report readers in romance, I emailed an editor who was kind enough to answer my questions but asked that I leave names out of it. So! Mysterious Anonymous Editor tells me everything I want to know about report readers, and I figured I’d share it with y’all. Can you tell me more about report readers? What do they do, and what are you looking for in a romance report reader? … Continue reading Interview with… The Mysterious Anonymous Editor! →
Woo hoo, ‘tis that time of the week again. Guess the correct title, author and hero’s name (no hero’s name, no banana!) and get yourself a shiny happy Smart Bitch Title! Assholes Anonymous SWM. My mom was a slutbag ho, my dad was neglectful and kinda abusive, and this means I get to be a great big jerk. So: looking for a sweet, impoverished young thang to accidentally compromise so her scheming mama can force … Continue reading Friday Personal Ad Contest: Assholes Anonymous! →
One (unrequited) crush. One (fake) relationship. It’s a matter of interpretation… British Sign Language interpreter Ben Cooper excels at sticking to the background. Keeping quiet is literally the gig. And he loves it. The only problem is his unwieldy, unethical, entirely unrequited crush on his sole client, Simon Azie. Overachieving Simon is everything Ben’s not. Career-forward and composed, the deaf PR agent sparkles through life, reversing celebrity scandals with a wink and a grin – … Continue reading Read My Lips →
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 reviewed 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 … Continue reading Emma Gets Even by Josie Johns →
She needs a husband. He cannot offer his hand. Together, they may lose everything—or find the future they never dared hope for. When the fortune supporting Celia Westhaven and her cousins disappears overnight, she knows she must secure their future. The spirited Irishwoman needs an income, a home—and, by necessity, a husband. Since the one gentleman she truly wants insists he cannot marry her, she is prepared to wed anyone willing to provide for her … Continue reading The Bonnet Brigade →
