Romance Book and Audiobook Reviews and Deals
Some Sort of Happy (Skylar and Sebastian): A Happy Crazy Love Novel by Melanie Harlow Narrated by Nelson Hobbs and Lucy Malone. Light contemporary romance. I loved Frenched (currently free) by Melanie Harlow, so I was excited to read something else by her. I definitely was not disappointed in Some Sort of Happy. I loved that the characters were real, flawed… Read More
Everywhere and Every Way (Billionaire Builders #1) by Jennifer Probst 1st standalone in a series about 3 brothers. Contemporary Romance. This was the pitch: A sexy take on HGTV’s beloved Property Brothers, The Billionaire Builders series focuses on the three irresistible Pierce brothers and their family contracting business. Well, being an HGTV lover, and having a high-end interior designer in my family, I figured… Read More
Reaper (Boston Underworld #2) by A. Zavarelli Guest Review by Tara I feel like I must start with a disclaimer, Reaper should be read after Crow which is book 1 in the Boston Underworld series. I know it says that it is a standalone but I feel like you do your sell a disservice if you don’t get the full story… Read More
The Firework Exploded (The Holidays 3) by Tara Sivec Romantic Comedy. Does not stand alone. I was mourning the end of my beloved series, The Chocolate Lovers & Chocoholics Series by Tara Sivec. I thought there was no way I would ever laugh a tampon out of my vag or a Dorito out of my nose again. Then The Holidays Series… Read More
F*cking Awkward Charity Anthology 24 authors, 24 funny short stories about embarrassing sex. Raise your hand if you have ever had something embarrassing happen to you during sex. C’mon. Nobody has walked in on you? Heard you moaning and banged on the wall? Lost a sex toy in your body? Lost a condom in your vag? Did you fart during… Read More
Crow (Boston Underworld #1) by A. Zavarelli Guest review by Tara I found Crow by A. Zavarelli completely by accident while looking for something to listen to on audible that wasn’t something that was mainstream and saturating my newsfeed on Facebook, if that makes sense. Well apparently I missed the bandwagon, because I looked on Amazon and this book has had… Read More
Nights With Him (Seductive Nights: Michelle and Jack) Interrelated Standalone erotic romance Lauren Blakely has jumped up into my top favorite author group with Nights With Him. Adding the delicious Sebastian York narrating a book that’s already hot as hell? OMG, explosive! (I mean that literally. Mr. Ana and I had a very busy few days thanks to Lauren). Though this… Read More
1984 – Against All Odds by Rebecca Yarros Standalone Novella I have been eyeing these 1980s books for a while now. This is a novella series by different authors, each taking place during a year of the 80’s, and each named for a song of the same year. When I saw 1984 – Against All Odds written by Rebecca Yarros, I… Read More
The Dirty Girl Duet by Meghan March Must be read together. Spin-off of the Dirty Billionaire Series, but it is not necessary to read that first. Meghan March is totally a new top favorite author. Seriously, Cav, the hero in these books, is the perfect book boyfriend for me. Mr. Ana likes to call me his dirty girl, and now I… Read More
Hook & Ladder 69: Eighteen Authors…One sexy firehouse Charity anthology. 18 related short stories. I am not usually an anthology person. I need to know how much I have left and when my story will end. I feel the need to read every story in an anthology, and many books like this are usually just filled with teasers. This was… Read More
Broken Dove (Fantasyland #4) by Kristen Ashley Interrelated fantasy series featuring a different couple in each book. Broken Dove would not sit alone well. I waited so long to read it because I didn’t think I’d love fantasy, but it turns out that The Fantasyland Series by Kristen Ashley is one of my top favorite series. Oh who am I kidding?… Read More
Fantastical (Fantasyland 3) by Kristen Ashley 3rd in a series of interconnected standalones. Though they are about different couples, they start tying in more later in the series. You should read in order. I am so in love with The Fantasyland Series by Kristen Ashley. Her books are always an escape, but this series is so much more. I never… Read More
All The Rage by T.M. Frazier Standalone, related to the King Series, but stands alone well. They call me Rage. My real name is like a shadow, always close behind, but never quite able to catch up. I fly under the radar because no one ever suspects I’m capable of the kind of brutal violence I commit each and every… Read More
Stuck Up Suit by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward Narrated by Joe Arden and Maxine Mitchell Standalone Contemporary Romance, vaguely related to Cocky Bastard. I have not read Cocky Bastard, the first in this series of standalone by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward, but I saw that Stuck Up Suit was a bestseller for so long, and everyone was loving it… Read More
Protecting His Own by Cherise Sinclair Erotic BDSM Romance. Does not stand alone. Protecting His Own by Cherise Sinclair is Book 11 in the Masters of the Shadowlands series…a series I absolutely LOVE. In Protecting His Own, we get the chance to revisit Beth and Nolan as they struggle through the ups and downs of trying to start a family. When… Read More
Tapping the Billionaire by Max Monroe 1st Standalone in a new series Who the hell is Max Monroe anyway? I honestly don’t care as long as they keep churning out books like Tapping the Billionaire. Somehow the mysterious author duo took everything that is cliche in romance books and made it into a unique, sexy, funny, feel-good romance that I… Read More
Sidebarred by Emma Chase Audiobook Review Novella. Does not stand alone. I thought Sustained by Emma Chase couldn’t get any better. I was wrong. The addition of Sidebarred as an extended epilogue novella to both Sustained and the Legal Briefs series as a whole could not have been more satisfying and enjoyable. With Sebastian York again as the narrator, it… Read More
Mister O by Lauren Blakely Romantic Erotic Comedy. Interrelated Standalone. Big Rock was (and still is) one of my favorite books of 2016. So when I heard there was a related standalone, Mister O, I almost peed with excitement. I don’t think it’s necessary at all to have read Big Rock first, but we do meet the characters there, and… Read More
Lawless and Soulless by T.M. Frazier Narrated by Rob Shapiro and Molly Glenmore Recommended to read after King & Tyrant I loved King & Tyrant on audio. But I knew early on that Lawless did not stand alone, so I waited until I could listen to both Lawless and Soulless in a row. I am SO GLAD I DID! OMG,… Read More
Dirty by Kylie Scott 1st in the new Dive Bar series of related standalones. I love Kylie Scott’s Stage Dive series, so when I saw she was writing a loosely connected spin-off series, I almost peed in my pants. Honestly, Mal may be one of my favorite book boyfriends ever, so I was totally hoping for more! Note: You do… Read More
The Rocker Who Savors Me by Terri Anne Browning Interconnected standalone. I went immediately from The Rocker Who Holds Me to The Rocker Who Savors Me, so when the same narrator was a different character, it threw me a bit, but I quickly got over it. I mean I loved Jesse in the first book, so I couldn’t wait for… Read More
The Rocker Who Holds Me by Terri Anne Browning Standalone Novella, 1st in a series of at least 12. I was trying to read as many Wicked Book Weekend authors as I could, so when I saw that that Terri Anne Browning had her Rocker series on audible, I jumped on it! Plus, it was only 2 hours and 45… Read More
Thrown Down by Tessa Bailey Standalone 2 in the Made in Jersey Series. Erotic Adult Contemporary Romance. No. Words. This book reduced me to speaking in one word sentences. I was so incredibly overwhelmed with emotion, I couldn’t string words together to form complete sentences. When expressing my feelings while reading, my thoughts looked a lot like this: Fuck. I… Read More
When I’m With You (Hope Town 3) by Harper Sloan Interconnected Standalone. Adult Contemporary. Harper Sloan has a perfect (I hesitate to say formula, but I can’t think of a better word) to her books. They are the exact things that appeal to me the most. Slightly over-the-top alphas, feisty fun females you want to hang with, and no-doubt about… Read More
