
This month is positively spoiling us with queer romance of various genres, and this is just the tip of the iceberg. Debuts, established names, and notable category-jumpers are all on the syllabus this September, so gets your wallets and library cards ready because queer romance school is definitely in session!
The Lady’s Guide To Petticoats and Piracy is so much fun. It’s a sequel to The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue but it works on its own. The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue was an adventure story as well as a romance. The Lady’s Guide To Petticoats and Piracy keeps the adventure but is not a romance, although romance is discussed. Set in the mid-1700s, it features Felicity Montague, who wants to be a … Continue reading The Lady’s Guide To Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee →

Can you believe it’s October? I can’t! But a new month equals new books. Below are a handful of titles that the SBTB crew wants to read, but here are a couple more books that are probably on your TBR piles this month: Jasmine Guillory returns with The Proposal . Shades of Wicked is a new spin-off series by Jeaniene Frost. Nalini Singh’s Archangel’s Prophecy releases this month. Shadow and Ice by Gena Showalter is the first book in … Continue reading October’s New Releases →

RECOMMENDED: Jane Doe by Victoria Helen Stone is $2.49 at Amazon as part of today’s huge Kindle Daily Deal sale. Content warning for this book. If you’re unsure if it’s for you, read Elyse and Sarah’s joint review (it earned a B+) and, as a bonus, check out Sarah’s podcast episode with the author. Not that I’m biased, but it’s one of my favorites.
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READER RECOMMENDED: The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee is $2.99! I’ve lost count of the number of people who have enjoyed this book. We even ran a great guest review of it, where it earned an A- grade:
This book is touching, sexy, witty, and a fun adventure story. It would be an awesome beachside or poolside read. It takes its history seriously, but also lightly.
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Yay for another guest review! Let’s welcome Rachel Hope and her review of The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee. Rachel Hope Cleves is professor of history at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. She specializes in the history of sexuality and is the author of Charity and Sylvia: A Same-Sex Marriage in Early America (2014). When not writing the serious stuff, she also likes to write fiction, and has … Continue reading Guest Review: The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee →