Romance Book and Audiobook Reviews and Deals
Plus Size Player by Danielle Allen Narrated by Wesleigh Siobhan Second in a concurrent series. Stands alone easily. Thank you to Net Galley and Macmillan Audio for the opportunity to review this title early. My review is 100% my honest opinion and does contain affiliate links. Quotes are transcribed from audio and may be a little different than the book. I… Read More
The Path To Loving Him by Meghan Quinn Narrated by Samantha Brentmoor and Sebastian York Contemporary Romance. 3rd in the Almond Bay Series, but easily stands alone. I was provided the audiobook for an early review and purchased the book. This did not affect my review in any way. This post contains affiliate links. “Is this what it feels like… Read More
Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver Narrated by Joe Arden & Lucy Rivers 1st in a connected series featuring different couples. Dark and Gory Rom Com “I didn’t gouge them out, Butcher. I plucked them. Delicately. Like a lady.” For the past year, everyone has been talking about Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver, especially the audio version. I don’t… Read More
The Words by A. Jade Narrated by Teddy Hamilton and Erin Mallon Rock Star Romance Standalone “Once upon a time, Phoenix Walker made me believe I was special. Then he destroyed me.” Wow. I haven’t read an angst-fest like The Words by Ashley Jade in a LONG time. I was a panel MC at Wild and Windy Chicago, and in… Read More
Mine to Have (Southern Weddings Book 1) by Natasha Madison Narrated by Savannah Peachwood and Sean Crisden 1st in a series of interconnected standalones. I recommend reading the prequel first. Contemporary Romance. Mine to Have is the first of the Southern Wedding Series by Natasha Madison, and as I hop on Goodreads now to get more information, I see there is… Read More
Finding You by Lena Hendrix Narrated by Stephen Dexter and Charlotte North 1st in a series of related standalones. I just finished Finding You by Lena Hendrix. And when I just sat down to add it to my Goodreads, I found out that the 2021 book was her debut. It absolutely did NOT seem like a debut novel to me…. Read More
He’s Not My Type: Vancouver Agitators Series, Book 4 by Meghan Quinn Narrated by Erin Mallon and Connor Crais with Teddy Hamilton, Jason Clarke, JF Harding, and Kelsey Navarro-Foster (Duet style) Book 4 in a Hockey RomCom series but stands alone fine. Meghan Quinn is one of my top 5 authors and her mixture of funny, silly, sexy, and emotional… 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
Tyrant by RK Lilley Standalone spinoff from The Wild Side Series. Male POV Rom-com. RK Lilley has always been one of my favorite authors. She wrote a lot between 2012 and 2016, then returned with one book in 2019. Since it’s been a while since I’ve read her and my tastes have changed a lot, I was worried I wouldn’t… Read More
Love Her Or Lose Her by Tessa Bailey Narrated by Charlotte North Standalone with a series. Married Couple. Love Her or Lose Her by Tessa Bailey has been on my Kindle TBR for three years, and I finally decided to get the audiobook. I didn’t read the first in the series, but never noticed I missed anything. The story is… Read More
The Back Nine by Rachel Blaufeld First in a Series. Stands Alone. I requested The Back Nine by Rachel Blaufeld from Net Galley because I noticed it was about an older couple, which is my favorite now that I’m in my fifties, and I enjoyed the other book I read by her. Ford and James (Aka Jamie) were close childhood friends… Read More
A Long Time Coming by Meghan Quinn Narrated by Erin Mallon and J.F. Harding RomCom. Can stand alone, but 3rd in series about 3 brothers. What a way to start the new year! Right out of the gate with a feel-good, fun, happy, sexy, best friends-to-lovers story. I think A Long Time Coming by Meghan Quinn is by far the… Read More
Beauty and the Baller by Ilsa Madden Mills Narrated by Sebastian York and Savannah Peachwood Sports Romance. Stands alone easily. “I knew exactly which road to take, and it was back to you.” I admit, I’m not much of a sports romance fan, but I have always liked Ilsa Madden Mills books, and the audible of Beauty and the Baller… Read More
Bright Winter Lights by Liz Maverick and Eight Cozy Nights by Julia Wolf Looking for more Hanukkah romances? Check out my full list with reviews. Bright Winter Lights by Liz Maverick Narrated by Andrew Elden and Emily Lawrence Bright Winter Lights by Liz Maverick was a quick, clean Hanukkah romance. There are so few m/f Hanukkah romances, that I… Read More
Final Proposal (SIN #3) by K. Bromberg Narrated by Rose Dioro and Jason Clarke Book 3 in a 3-book Series, does not have to be read in order Fordham’s book, Final Proposal, is the 3rd and final book of the S.I.N. Series, about three gorgeous triplets who run a hotel empire together after their father passes. This book stands alone… Read More
Smoke and Steel by Kristen Ashley I was provided an advanced reader’s copy from Kristen Ashley’s publicist in exchange for an unbiased review. This post contains affiliate links. My reviews are NEVER influenced by ads or links. I got a very early copy of Smoke & Steel by Kristen Ashley and had time to read it twice. I needed that… Read More
Dirty Steal by KD Casey & Lauren Blakely Bachelor Beast by Grace Goodwin Iron Will by Daphne Loveling Finding Fate by Kennedy L. Mitchell Dirty Steal by KD Casey and Lauren Blakely Narrated by Evan Parker & JF Harding Dirty Steal was a quick, steamy m/m baseball romance with a rare Jewish hero. When Derek and Adam first hooked… Read More
It Happened One Summer: A Novel by Tessa Bailey Narrated by Charlotte North Romantic Comedy. Can Stand Alone, but is the first of two. Pure sweet silly fun. It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey is a lighthearted smutty Hallmark movie in book form (it would actually be great on Passionflix) You may hate the heroine at first, but give… Read More
The Rules of Dating by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward Narrated by Maxine Mitchell and Zachary Webber Standalone Contemporary Romance Did you ever listen to a book and only half hear it? I feel like this happened the first time I read The Rules of Dating by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward. Because when I went to review it, I… Read More
Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood Narrated by Brooke Bloomingdale Smart RomCom. Stands Alone. I really loved The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood (see my review) so I was excited to listen to another “STEMinist” novel from her. If you read and liked The Love Hypothesis, you’ll probably enjoy Love on the Brain just as much, but you may… Read More
Pen Pal by J.T. Geissinger Standalone thriller/dark romance <–(up for debate). TOTAL. MINDFUCK. I bought Pen Pal by JT Geissinger because I saw a ton of buzz about it. I didn’t read the blurb, and though I assumed it was romance because my whole feed was reading it, I didn’t look. I picked it up and read it in one… Read More
Shattered Sea: The Tattered & Torn Series, Book 4 by Catherine Cowles Narrated by Ava Erickson & Sebastian York Standalone in a connected series. Catherine Cowles is an auto-read author for me and her Tattered and Torn Series just keeps getting better. Shattered Sea by Catherine Cowles is the fourth book in this series, and it can easily be read alone,… Read More
Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan First in a new series but stands alone. Romance/Women’s Fiction/Divorce Fiction. Before I Let Go was supplied by Net Galley for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Let me start by saying that Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan will end up on my all-time favorites list. There was a… Read More
On One Condition: The S.I.N. Series by K. Bromberg Narrated by Muffy Newtown and JF Harding Note: Audiobooks were supplied by the author for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. “Ledger Sharpe. A name I’ve never forgotten … even if I wish I could have.” Ledger Sharpe is the first born of the three triplet brothers who run… Read More
