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Smart Bitches, Trashy Books
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Romance Novel Reviews | Come for the Dominican Bitches, Stay for the Man Titty
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Fuchsia, Where Have You Gone?

Heather sent me a pile of links to epic covers awhile back, and I realized, as I was looking at them for about the fifth time, we havent discussed the TRUE COLOR OF ROMANCE in awhile. That would be f...

15 h ago

Sizzling Book Club Chat: The Long Shot by Ellen Hartman

Its time for the Sizzling Book Club Chat!  At 9pm tongiht ET, the window below will go live with rambunctious shenanigans and discussion, and well be talking about Ellen Hartmans The Long S...

1 day ago

RITA Reader Challenge: Heartstrings and Diamond Rings by Jane Graves

Grade: A- Title: Heartstrings and Diamond Rings Author: Jane Graves Publication Info: Forever 2011 ISBN: 978-0446568487 Genre: Contemporary Romance This review was written by Melissa Cutler This stor...

1 day ago

Ask the Art Director

Your comments on this entry about cover design, featuring art director Claire Brown has led to a new feature, and some kidnapping on my part. I let the Anonymous Editor out of the basement, and have ...

2 days ago

Classic Romance - Which One First? Rachel Gibson Edition

I asked recently on the SBTB Facebook page which author I should do a Classic Romance: Which One First? list building entry for, and the response was rapidfire listing of really awesome nam...

3 days ago

RITA Reader Challenge: The Texan’s Bride by Linda Warren

Grade: B+ Title: The Texans Bride Author: Linda Warren Publication Info: Harlequin SuperRomance 2011 ISBN: 978-0373717354 Genre: Contemporary Romance This review was written by Suzette. This story wa...

3 days ago

SBTB/DA Bestsellers List: 15-22 May 2012

This weeks SBTB/DA bestsellers list is brought to you by the letter A (for Awesome), the letter B (for Books) and by the number 12 (just because).  Untraceable by Laura Griffin | Amazon | BN | S...

4 days ago

Thanking the May Advertisers

Time to thank the folks who advertised here for the month of May. If you noticed or clicked on the ads, you helped support advertisers who want to target romance readers, and the upkeep and general m...

5 days ago

How Long Can you Go…Reading?

Heres another question that sprang from a random query on the SBTB Facebook page: Whats the longest period of time youve ever spent reading, nonstop? I think my record is 6 hours. Ive been on longer ...

6 days ago

Friday Videos Think You Look Fabulous - Exactly As You Are

Via henofthewoods comes this awesome product ad - and I confess, Im now pronouncing the company name the way the voice actor does:  Link! I hope your weekend leaves you feeling awesome with...

6 days ago

RITA Reader Challenge: The Danger of Desire by Elizabeth Essex

Grade: B- Title: The Danger of Desire Author: Elizabeth Essex Publication Info: Kensington 2011 ISBN: 978-0758251589 Genre: Historical: European This review was written by Katherine This story was no...

24 may 12

RITA Reader Challenge: Slow Dancing on Price’s Pier by Lisa Dale

Grade: B- Title: Slow Dancing on Prices Pier Author: Lisa Dale Publication Info: Berkley 2011 ISBN: 0425239950 Genre: Contemporary Romance This review was written by Karyn This story was nominated in...

24 may 12

Sales and Coupons and Shopping

There are some ebook sales on some popular authors, plus coupons from here and there and things Not Bookish, so hang on to your wallet, and please dont hate me too much.  First, Books!  &nb...

23 may 12

RITA Reader Challenge: How a Cowboy Stole Her Heart by Donna Alward

Grade: A- Title: How a Cowboy Stole Her Heart Author: Donna Alward Publication Info: Harlequin 2011 ISBN: 978-0373177608 Genre: Contemporary Romance This review was written by Lindlee. This story was...

23 may 12

RITA Reader Challenge: Warped by Maurissa Guibord

Grade: B- Title: Warped Author: Maurissa Guibord Publication Info: Delacorte Press/Random House 2011 ISBN: 978-0385738927 Genre: Fantasy/Fairy Tale Romance This review was written by Sarah Elsewhere....

22 may 12

RITA Reader Challenge: Doukakis’s Apprentice by Sarah Morgan

Grade: B+ Title: Doukakiss Apprentice Author: Sarah Morgan Publication Info: Harlequin Presents 2011 ISBN: 978-0263886702 Genre: Contemporary Romance This review was written by Jenny D. This story wa...

22 may 12

RITA Reader Challenge: Compassion Can’t Wait by Carly Phillips

Grade: C Title: Compassion Cant Wait Author: Carly Phillips Publication Info: Harlequin 2011 ISBN: 978-0373837632 Genre: Contemporary Romance This review was written by Phyllis. This story was nomina...

21 may 12

Links, News, and some WTFery

First, via Katiebabs and KatiD on Twitter: More from Plagiarism Chutzpah! YA Author Sarah Cross has a guest blog about plagiarism and how it sucks a lot (which it does). Its not a bad post, as it dis...

21 may 12

Beguiling the Beauty by Sherry Thomas - a guest review by CarrieS

Grade: A- Title: Beguiling the Beauty Author: Sherry Thomas Publication Info: Berkeley Sensation 2012 ISBN: 978-0-425-24696-2 Genre: Historical: European Beguiling the Beauty is a late Victorian era ...

21 may 12 1 person likes this

Yesterday’s News by Kajsa Ingemarsson

Grade: B- Title: Yesterdays News / Små citroner gula Author: Kajsa Ingemarsson Publication Info: Stockholm Text Publishing AB 2012 ISBN: 978-9187173196 Genre: Chick Lit Im going to do two things I ra...

19 may 12

Friday Videos Like Your and You’re Gotye

Via Maria Popova and Brainpickings comes this marvelous piece of NSFW grammar rap:  Link! I hope your weekend is wonderful for you and yours!  Categories: Friday Videos, General Bitchi...

18 may 12

Caption This Cover: HORROR EDITION Winners!

Should I infict the clown cover upon you another time? Yes, I think I shall:  Shes got pigtails and a considering expression on her face. Hes, well, if you have a clown phobia, hes the most terr...

18 may 12

Friday Videos Think Anything Goes

I saw this on Ceilidhanns Twitter and it made me grin in a wonderfully silly way. This is the cast of Broadways Anything Goes doing their version of One Direction:  Link!  It is a...

18 may 12

Monica Jackson

Sad news today: via Twitter, Monica Jacksons daughter Amethyst announced that Ms. Jackson passed away yesterday. Amethyst said her death was due to complications from surgery. Jackson wrote on her bl...

17 may 12

Book List for WPIX 11 Viewers

Howdy folks who watched WPIX 11 news this morning and saw me give a very (very) quick run down of a list of erotic romance that might appeal to those of you who liked 50 Shades of Grey. If youd ...

17 may 12 1 person likes this

Book Rant: Guess This Book!

I received the following book rant from Nali, and its totally over The Top and back down the other side of The Top and climbing back up again. But this time - there is book rant challenge! I challeng...

17 may 12

Links, and some WTFery

As the Washington Post reported, romance author Adele Dubois received a "notice of copyright infringement" from Google, which then removed a post from the Romance Books R Us blog based on the...

16 may 12

Caption This Cover: HORROR EDITION

I apologize in advance for this cover, as I know youre all going to scream. I tweeted it last week and people were hollering at me on Twitter for hours afterward. Nightmares, twitches and phobias, al...

16 may 12

The Brenda Novak Auction: Addictive, as Usual

Its May! My peonies are blooming, the air is flush with good smells and yellow dust, and my blue car is now a strange shade of pollen-coated green. Its also time for the Brenda Novak Auction, which h...

15 may 12

Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach - A Guest Review by CarrieS

Grade: A Title: Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex Author: Mary Roach Publication Info: W. W. Norton & Company 2009 ISBN: 978-0-393-33479-1 Genre: Nonfiction If you loved Sarahs post entit...

15 may 12

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