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Hide Your Wallet

Hide Your Wallet: March 26th Release Week!

Hide those wallets because March is ending with a bang! On average, I feel like we have 6-7 books between all of us that we’re looking forward to in a release week. This week, we’re at eleven! And the start of April is looking equally as busy. What new releases are you excited for this week? Let us know in the comments!

Books On Sale

Books with Holidays!

Books on Sale: Duke, Actually by Jenny Holiday & More

Duke, Actually by Jenny Holiday is $1.99! This is a holiday romance and the second book in the Christmas in Eldovia series. I remember Elyse reading it and commenting in Slack that she was enjoying it. I, sadly, don’t do holiday romances. What about you?

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Hide Your Wallet

October 2022 New Releases, Part Two

If you’re new to Hide Your Wallet, this is where we list new releases we’re pretty excited for in the coming month. Each reviewer has a book maximum (five per person), and we’ve separated HYW into two parts. The first HYW of the month will cover books that release from the 1st to the 14th. The second HYW will cover books released from the 15th to the end of the month. We also think this … Continue reading October 2022 New Releases, Part Two

Books On Sale

Holiday Romance, a Freebie, & More

Books on Sale: Sweet on You by Carla de Guzman & More

Sweet on You by Carla de Guzman is $1.99! This is the first book in The Laneways series and de Guzman’s books I feel skew more new adult. A few of her titles have also been reviewed favorably on the site and this one in particular was mentioned in a Hide Your Wallet.

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Hide Your Wallet

October’s New Releases, Part Two

If you’re new to Hide Your Wallet, this is where we list new releases we’re pretty excited for in the coming month. Each reviewer has a book maximum (five per person), but we’ve separated HYW into two parts. The first HYW of the month will cover books that release from the 1st to the 14th. The second HYW will cover books released from the 15th to the end of the month. We also think this … Continue reading October’s New Releases, Part Two

Book Review

Guest Review: Stealing Luna by Carla de Guzman

Stealing Luna

This guest review comes from Aarya Marsden! Thanks, Aarya! Aarya Marsden is a pseudonym for an Indian-American college student and long-time romance reader. Her favorite authors include Ilona Andrews, Nalini Singh, Lucy Parker, Alisha Rai, Jeannie Lin, Lisa Kleypas, Alyssa Cole, Tessa Dare, Meredith Duran, Mina V. Esguerra, Kate Clayborn, and many more. You can follow @Aarya_Marsden on Twitter, where she gushes about romance novels and is a firm advocate for a happily-ever-after. … TW/CW: … Continue reading Guest Review: Stealing Luna by Carla de Guzman

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Book Beat: Queer Romances, Bodyguards, & More

Welcome to Book Beat! Think of Book Beat as Hide Your Wallet, Part Two! In Hide Your Wallet, we talk about books coming out in a particular month that we really want to read. But there’s more to good books than just new releases! Book Beat aims to highlight other books that we may hear about through friends, social media, or other sources. We could see a gorgeous ad! Or find a new-to-us author on a list … Continue reading Book Beat: Queer Romances, Bodyguards, & More

Books On Sale

Books by Carla de Guzman, Stephanie Laurens, & More

Books on Sale: Deadly Silence by Rebecca Zanetti & More

Deadly Silence by Rebecca Zanetti is $1.99! This is the first book in the romantic suspense Blood Brothers series. This is a spinoff of her Sin Brothers series, but it can be read without reading anything else. There are a lot of plot threads happening, which frustrating some reviewers, but other readers didn’t want the book to end.

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Book Review

If the Dress Fits by Carla de Guzman

If the Dress Fits

If the Dress Fits is a body-positive romance set in the Philippines. I loved the cultural elements, the food, and the body positivity. However, I was often exasperated by the heroine, who hurts a lot of people by believing that she cannot be loved in the romantic sense. Although this book is body-positive overall, TW for some discussion of fat shaming and internalized fatphobia. Our heroine, Martha Aguas, is an accountant who travels a lot … Continue reading If the Dress Fits by Carla de Guzman