A | BN | AB Hey, y’all! We’ve got five print ARCs of Bound to the Shadow Prince by Ruby Dixon to give away today! I know many of you saw “Ruby Dixon” and said “WHERE. DO. I. CLICK,” but in case you’re not familiar, here’s a bit about the book! In order to protect her kingdom from the wrath of a vengeful goddess, Princess Candra must remain locked inside a tower for seven years. Seven long years without a friend—or a lover—by her side. And shut inside the tower with her? A Fellian, the enemy of her people, a fearsome warrior race complete with wings and claws and fangs. Nemeth i ..read more

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In episode 611, we talked about the ads and features in the April 2005 issue of Romantic Times, and there was an ad on the back cover for Romance Soundtracks. We could not find anything about them, but Malaraa in our Patreon sure did! We’ve got samples! We’ve got MUSIC that you’re meant to read with, and Amanda tries to identify the genre/album the music was from. MASSIVE THANKS to Malaraa for finding this treasure trove! Listen to the podcast → Read the transcript → Here are the books we discuss in this podcast: We’ve! Got! Links! Episode 611. Romantic Times Rewind: April 2005 Ads & Fea ..read more

From Rogue to Ruin From Rogue to Ruin is $2.99 at Amazon! This is an anthology with ten full-length romances from a variety of well known historical romance authors. The description does mention these have been previously released. 10 full length romances from 10 bestselling authors, including New York Times and USA Today bestsellers! From the Highlands of Scotland to London’s ballrooms, From Rogue to Ruin includes ten full length romances intended to introduce you to fabulous new authors and exciting new series. You’ll find a swoon worthy collection of Dukes, Earls and Lords and the lad ..read more

Greetings from me, and my blood pressure medication. RWA has filed for bankruptcy, per a Bloomberg story that is behind a paywall. The URL alone is enough to give me a stroke, so I’m sharing that over the headline: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-29/romance-writers-group-goes-bankrupt-after-dei-fight-around-courtney-milan I’m sharing the URL straight because the part after the date, called the “slug,” is the part that made the top of my head blow clean off. So what actually happened? Most likely: With years of terrible conference hotel contracts booked into the future, somethin ..read more

Welcome back to Wednesday Links! I have to thank all of you for the outpouring of gluten free recipes and resources in the comments and in my inbox. My partner all says thank you; the biggest thing they’re struggling with is quick and easy stuff, like ordering takeout requires more thought and consideration. Also, it’s officially wedding season! Two of my friends got married this month and we have three weddings to attend in June, including my brother’s! My partner and I are so happy to celebrate with all of our friends and family for their special days, but this also reinforces our decision t ..read more

The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller is $1.99! Admittedly, this sounds all sorts of comforting and adorable and Miller’s books have been previous staff picks at the bookstore where I worked. However, I’m always iffy on books that are positioned as women’s fiction. Do you have any experience with reading Miller’s titles? A full-hearted novel about a big-city baker who discovers the true meaning of home–and that sometimes the best things are found when you didn’t even know you were looking When Olivia Rawlings–pastry chef extraordina ..read more

It’s been awhile, but the television and film offerings lately seem to be Very Good! I really, really enjoyed the Black Twitter documentary on Hulu, especially that it was looking at recent history online through the lens of a powerful community and the people within it. Shana and I are going to review/discuss it here soon, but if you haven’t watched it, I recommend! I tried watching this series on the 90s – Dark Side of the 90s maybe? It was boring and slow and plodding and dull and I stopped. So I’m looking for something I can half watch, and am very happy to take suggestions! I checked in ..read more

How You Get the Girl How You Get the Girl by Anita Kelly is $3.99! This is book three in the Nashville Love series and it was released in February! Many readers of the Bitchery have enjoyed Kelly’s queer contemporaries. Chemistry sizzles in this workplace rom-com set in the world of high school basketball from the author of  Love & Other Disasters , named a “must-read” by  USA Today , PopSugar, SheReads, and Harper Bazaar. When smart-mouthed Vanessa Lerner joins the high school basketball team Julie Parker coaches, Julie’s ready for the challenge. What she’s not r ..read more

This HaBO request is from Wynn, who wants to find this novella: I saw a Reddit post on r/RomanceBooks where OP posted “[WWTBC] Contemporary Novella with heartbroken English farmer”. I want to read the book so badly!! I have been searching high and low on Google and Reddit communities. I even used ChatGPT at one point to see if I could dig it up, but I have had no luck so far. Here is what OP wrote: “So this is what I remember. An American woman gets dumped but decides to go on the trip she was planning with her boyfriend/fiance to England. Omg don’t hate me but it might have been Scotland or W ..read more