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Twenty Years of Smart Bitches Reviews

the original smart bitches ladies in their 50s glasses against red blue yellow and pink boxes with a 20 years anniversary banner in the lower center

Smart Bitches started as a review blog, and we are still going. We’ve published more than three thousand reviews since 2005, and we wanted to share some of our favorites. Choosing only a few has been really challenging, because we all have many favorites. We wanted to talk about reviews we were proud of and that we thought were memorable. I asked Amanda what reviews she thought I should include and she rattled off, like, … Continue reading Twenty Years of Smart Bitches Reviews

Cover Snark: Contender for Best Cover Snark Cover

Didn’t we just do a Cover Snark? Sometimes they just sneak up on me! From Jazzlet: Why is she checking his pulse? Why are her hands so tiny? Why is he feeling her nose? Why are his hands so big? Sooo many questions. Sarah: I envy his ability with a smoky eye and facial hair sculpting. And Jazzlet is right – the composition makes for a really confusing perspective. Amanda: Nothing says love like a … Continue reading Cover Snark: Contender for Best Cover Snark Cover

Books On Sale

2017 Harlequin Valentine’s Day Sale!

Books on Sale: Diablo Lake: Moonstruck by Lauren Dane & More

Diablo Lake: Moonstruck by Lauren Dane is 99c! Sarah reviewed this one and thought it was a great start to the series. Here are some of her thoughts:

This paranormal small Southern town of shifters and witches and rival pack tensions between the Dooleys and Pembrys is immersively fun, sexy, and thoughtful. Protected just came out, but the balance of power in the Pembry pack is shifting (hur hur) from assumed power achieved from physical strength toward strategic and diplomatic strength – prescient and interesting reading on top of (hur hur) the sexxytimes. Bonus points: witches AND vivid, loving female friendships.

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Books On Sale

Last Day of the Harlequin Mega Sale!

Books on Sale: Pregnesia by Carla Cassidy & More

Pregnesia by Carla Cassidy is $1.99! For those who are new to the Bitchery, I’d like to turn your attention to a piece of SBTB history. We had a guest review of this book back in 2009 and IT. IS. GOLD:

The heroine of this story is pregnant. And she has amnesia. A pregnant amnesiac. YES. She has taken shelter in a car the hero is repossessing. But don’t worry, the hero is quick to assure the bloody and battered heroine he isn’t a skeezy repo man – he usually only repos expensive crap like planes. And millionaires. He is also quite quick to inform the heroine he is a former Navy SEAL. Because simply saying he was formerly in the military would not be cocky enough.

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