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This RITA® Reader Challenge 2013 review was written by Kelly. This story was nominated for the RITA® in the Romantic Suspense category. The summary: Black Ops, Inc. operative Joe Green is determined to bring to justice the man responsible for former team member Bryan Tompkins’s death. He’s convinced the… read more »
Fuelled only by potato chips and M&Ms, this intrepid reporter is here with the list of Nebula winners. More details about this wonderful weekend later, but for now...the winners! read more »
This week's top ten is brought to you by the number 19, the letter G, and by the murky depths of our affiliate sales data. I hope you picked up something fabulous to read this week! Now You See Her by Linda Howard | Amazon | BN | Sony |… read more »
This request comes from Kris, who is looking for a book she read a long time ago: I read this book sometime between 1980 and 1984. Today, it would probably be coded as a Young Adult book. The main character was a teenager whose parents were moving. All I remember… read more »
Molly writes in with this request - and this one is a challenge. Her subject line: "In competition for the oddest query yet:" As my subject line hints, I have a very strange question for you. When/before I was born, my mother had planned to name me Avrielle (or possible… read more »
Nalini Singh wrote to me asking for help finding a book she read a long time ago: I'm pretty sure it's a Western novella that was published some time back. The heroine is the daughter of a rich landowner, and Evil Guy tries to forcibly compromise her at a party… read more »
There are thousands of reviews of Star Trek Into Darkness out there, but I know you Bitches only have one burning question: Is there smooching? Well. Of course James T. Kirk has a certain amount of casual sex, because he's James T. Kirk. Fans of TOS (The Original Series) will… read more »
Melanie G. sent this over to me - the song might not be your thing, but the visual is fantastic. Melanie explains, "Romance covers come to life in this music video by Keys N Krates!" Keys N Krates - Treat Me Right from Ohji on Vimeo. Do you recognize… read more »
RECOMMENDED: One Reckless Summer is book 1 in Toni Blake's Destiny series, and is .99c right now. This is an adorable summer romance. I reviewed it and gave it a B-: Even with occasional flat notes in the characterization, One Reckless Summer was not at all a reckless summer read.… read more »
When I announced the 2013 RITA® Reader Challenge last week, MissB2U asked: I would be interested in any pointers from you or other reviewers here on the basics of writing a review. New skillset! Yea! I am a little embarrassed that I haven't discussed this before, especially since we've been doing… read more »
Glamour in Glass is the second book in the Regency fantasy series by Mary Robinette Kowal. It is one of two novels with strong romantic elements nominated for a Nebula for Best Novel (the other is Ironskin, which I've also reviewed for Smart Bitches). It is refined and elegant as… read more »
This appears to be an Amazon-only deal, and I'm so curious about it. Emily Goes to Exeter is the first book in The Traveling Matchmaker series, and is $1.99 (and 193 pages). It was originally published in 1990. The reviews describe it as a light, easy, fun-to-read historical with spiffy… read more »
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