Romance Book and Audiobook Reviews and Deals
Drive Me Crazy by Carly Robyn Formula One Romance. First in a series of related standalones. “Time for the world to scream your name,” I joke. “Your favorite part.” “I’d rather it was you screaming my name, love, but this’ll do for now.” Full disclosure: I am an F1 fangirl. It’s the only sport I watch religiously except for some… Read More
Do Your Worst by Rosie Danan Narrated by Shane East and Saskia Maarleveld Standalone, Magical Realism ”Enemies it is,” Clark said, all crisp consonants and barely leashed scorn. “Do your worst.” Do Your Worst by Rosie Danan was on a lot of people’s Best of 2023 list, and I am working my way through some of the most hyped books… Read More
Switched by Sarah Ready Narrated by Kelsey Navarro Foster and James Anderson Foster Magical realism. Second in a series but stands alone. My thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for providing an advance copy for review purposes. Ana’s Attic accepts no compensation for reviews, and all reviews contain my honest opinion. This post contains affiliate links. I grabbed Switched by… Read More
The Improbable Meet-Cute Collection features six short Valentines Day stories by hugely popular romance authors. Both the books and audiobooks were free in Kindle Unlimited and the audiobooks are free in Audible Plus as well. The Exception To The Rule by Christina Lauren Narrated by Marli Watson and Andrew Gibson The Exception To The Rule by Christina Lauren was seriously… Read More
The Trail of Lost Hearts by Tracey Garvis Graves Standalone Women’s Fiction/Romance, Release Date: March 26, 2024 My thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for providing an advance copy for review purposes. Ana’s Attic accepts no compensation for reviews, and all reviews contain my honest opinion. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. “Anger is just sadness coming out sideways, Wren.”… Read More
Role Playing by Cathy Yardley Narrated by Chris Brinkley and Elyse Dinh Standalone Contemporary Romance I love books that have couples closer to my age. Us GenXers can still fall in love! So I was very excited to grab Role Playing by Cathy Yardley. Maggie is an introverted single mom gamer. She’s not dealing well with her only son leaving… Read More
Summer, 1976 by David Auburn Narrated by Laura Linney and Jessica Hecht Summer, 1976 by David Auburn is a Broadway play turned into this audiobook (which I didn’t know until after I read it). Narrated by two well-known actors, this story is about two very different women who became friends because of their kids and how the friendship developed (or… Read More
Same Time Next Year by Tessa Bailey Narrated by Carmen Vine and William LeRoy I love holiday-themed books, and I grabbed Same Time Next Year by Tessa Bailey as my New Year’s read. I thought it was more of a New Year’s read than it was though. It can be read any time of year. Britta is a waitress working… Read More
All three of these are spicier reads Christmas in Coconut Creek by Karissa Kinword Narrated by Jaclyn Kelso and Blake Lockheart I picked up Christmas in Coconut Creek because I live in the town next to Coconut Creek, FL and drive through it every day! This was such a strange town to pick for a book because it’s not a… Read More
Note: These books each stand alone but are related to each other. Ana’s Attic is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone Narrated by Joy Nash and Sebastian York I had a recommendation for A Holly Jolly… Read More
A Real Good Bad Thing by Lauren Blakely Narrated by Stella Hunter and Ryan West Standalone. Reimagined and rewritten from the Jewel duet from 2016. Lauren Blakely has been one of my favorite authors for years, especially for audiobooks, as she usually has a knack for picking the perfect narrators for her characters. For A Real Good Bad Thing, Lauren… Read More
Spark by Allie Lasky Hanukkah Novella Standalone (for now) This will be a quick review for a quick book. Spark by Allie Lasky is a 120-page Hanukkah novella featuring a neurodivergent heroine and a bisexual hero. Arielle is visiting her family in Chicago from Boston for Thanksgiving. Their whole neighborhood and all of their friends from Hebrew School are gathered… Read More
Too Good To Be True by Kristen Ashley Standalone romantic mystery. Kristen Ashley has been my favorite author for about 12 years now. I have read *almost* all of her books except the last two in the Ghosts & Reincarnation series. Why? because I am so not into the fancy, stuffy British estates. So please know my preconceived opinions for… Read More
Double Pucked by Lauren Blakely Narrated by Samantha Brentmoor, JF Harding and Robert Hatchet 1st in a related standalone series. Romcom Erotica. I have been a HUGE Lauren Blakley fan for many years now. So much so, that at one point it seemed as though my blog was dedicated to just Lauren. I had to step back and read some… Read More
Love on the Byline by Xio Axelrod Narrated by Lynn Wright and William LeRoy First in a Series. Mostly stands alone but there is a continuing story. Blake Dillon has dreamed of following in her grandfather’s footsteps and changing the world by being a journalist, but sadly she has to pay her dues and is currently working the celebrity beat…. Read More
First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones 2nd Grave On The Left by Darynda Jones Charley Davidson Series Books 1 & 2 Narrated by Lorelei King Urban Fantasy, Does Not Stand Alone. Back in 2011 when I was obsessively reading paranormal only, The Charley Davidson Series by Darynda Jones was at the top of my list, then Fifty Shades… Read More
She’s Up to No Good by Sara Goodman Confino Narrated by Holly Linneman Women’s Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Historical Romance. Stands alone. She’s Up to No Good by Sara Goodman Confino has a lot of super high ratings both on Amazon and Goodreads, and it sounded really cool to have a dual timeline story. The audiobook was included in Kindle Unlimited… Read More
A Court of Thornes and Roses by Sarah J. Maas I was looking for something different and all I heard about was A Court of Thornes and Roses by Sara J. Maas. I have loved fantasy series in the past, and the way everyone raves about this series made me sure I would love it as well. Unpopular opinion: It… Read More
Forever Hold Your Peace by Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke Standalone Women’s Fiction Thank you Dreamscape and Net Galley for the opportunity to read and review this early. This post contains affiliate links. Being of the age where my kids may start getting married, Forever Hold Your Peace by Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke sounded like a fun, relatable read… Read More
Flawless (Chestnut Springs #1) by Elsie Silver Narrated by Sebastian York and Emma Wilder Standalone start to a series. Cowboy romance. I picked up Flawless by Elsie Silver because it was recommended to me many times at Readers Take Denver. I saw how popular the author was and figured there must be good reason! I am not a big lover… Read More
Collided (Dirty Air Book 2) by Lauren Asher Narrated by Desiree Ketchum and Aiden Snow I am a Formula One fan, big time. So I am 100% reading The Dirty Air Series by Lauren Asher for the Formula One storylines. We went to England to see my first race live last week! I’m going to be honest here. I kept… Read More
A Dirty Business by Tijan Narrated by CJ Bloom and Joe Arden Mafia Romance. First in a Duet. I have always wanted to read Tijan because I know how popular she is, but most of her books are High School or College aged and that’s just not my thing. When I saw the audio for A Dirty Business was part… Read More
The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose Narrated by Neil Hellegers and Teri Schnaubelt Standalone Crime Thriller I met Jeneva Rose at Readers Take Denver and immediately liked her. I checked out her TikTok and she was so funny (check out the Scott Saga playlist) I had to read her most popular book (which is being made into a movie), The… Read More
The Chameleon Effect by Joe Arden Narrated by Joe Arden with guest Maxine Mitchell Male POV. Standalone Romance. I’ve enjoyed a bunch of books narrated by Joe Arden, as well as the one he wrote with Lauren Blakely, so I was excited to listen to his solo author debut. I find first person male POV books a lot of fun… Read More
