Romance Book and Audiobook Reviews and Deals
February was such a quick and busy month so I didn’t have time to read or review as much as I normally do. I have a new guy I’m seeing and we spend a lot of time texting, plus my kids came for a visit. But March has a lot of great books in store! It Seemed Like a Good… Read More
It Seemed Like a Good Idea by Lauren Blakely Narrated in duet by Erin Mallon and J.F. Harding RomCom. Stands Alone. First in the Darling Springs Series. Thank you to Lauren Blakely and her team for an early review copy. This post contains affiliate links. Lauren Blakely has been one of my favorite authors for over ten years. I’ve listened… Read More
The Fundamentals of Being a Good Girl: A Novel by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone Narrated by Connor Crais and Victoria Connolly Standalone Spicy Contemporary Romance The Fundamentals of Being a Good Girl by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone is a spicy single dad, professor, curvy nanny romance. But it’s also a lot more than that. I enjoyed it overall,… Read More
Taylor’s Father by Penelope Ward Narrated in Duet by Andi Arndt and Jason Clarke Standalone Age Gap Romance Thank you Penelope and Hambright for an early audiobook for review. This post contains affiliate links. WOW. Obsessed! I didn’t expect to love Taylor’s Father by Penelope Ward as much as I did. Don’t ask me why. I should have known better…. Read More
Improbable Meet Cute Second Chances I grab all of the Amazon romance novella series. I think they are fun little reads, even though they never live up to full-length books. Both the kindle and audiobooks are free in Kindle Unlimited, and the ebooks are free with Prime! I will say, this was my favorite romance collection of the four I’ve… Read More
Just for the Cameras by Meghan Quinn Narrated in duet by Connor Crais and Emma Wilder, with a full cast featuring Teddy Hamilton, JF Harding, Jason Clarke, Stella Hunter, and Samantha Brentmoor Stands alone, first in a related series. Thank you to Meghan Quinn and her team for the early ALC. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Meghan Quinn has… Read More
How the heck is it February already? I’m typing this up during the coldest day since the 1980s here in South Florida! I know the whole country is suffering, for me this is a fun change, even though I won’t leave my house. My son is in Nashville, however, and he and his fiancé have been out of work and… Read More
Honeymoon Phase by Amy Daws Duet Narration by Erin Mallon and Teddy Hamilton Third in a series of related standalones. Romantic Comedy. Amy Daws never fails to write an entertaining romance. Romcoms are my favorite, and I’ve been loving listening to all of the Fletcher brothers find love. Erin Mallon and Teddy Hamilton narrating in duet made Honeymoon Phase even… Read More
Just Breaking the Rules by Lauren Blakely Duet narration by Teddy Hamilton and Samantha Brentmoor Romantic Comedy. Standalone, first in a related hockey series. Warning: Just Breaking the Rules by Lauren Blakely is bad for your diet! That didn’t stop me from loving every minute of listening to it, though. I’m not going to lie, I may have ended up… Read More
Drive Me Crazy by Lizzy Dent Narrated by Shane East and Hannah van der Westhuysen Standalone (for now) Spicy F1 Romance I am a HUGE F1 fan and have a list of over 250 F1 romances on my blog. I’ve read a lot of them and DNF’d a lot more, and let me tell you, Drive Me Crazy by Lizzy… Read More
Tanner by Samantha Skye Duet narration by Sean Masters and Victoria Connolly Contemporary Romance with some Suspensese. Standalone, first in a series. I received this book for free from Hambright PR. All opinions are my own. This post contains affiliate links. Samantha Skye is a new author to me, and Tanner is definitely the first of many books I plan… Read More
Woman Down by Colleen Hoover Narrated by Sarah Naughton Standalone psychological thriller with some romance. I genuinely don’t understand the hate Colleen Hoover is getting over Woman Down, because as a woman, I could not put this book down. I tried to do my first immersive read, but I kept jumping ahead, and honestly, if the narrator had gone any… Read More
The Exception by Vi Keeland Narrated by Sebastian York and Andi Arndt in Duet Stand-alone. Contemporary romance with kink. I received a complimentary copy for review. This post contains affiliate links. “I have been trying to keep the hell away from you since I walked out of the bar that first night, but yet here I am, breaking all my… Read More
Atlas: A Pittsburgh Titans Novel by Sawyer Bennett Narrated by Kirsten Leigh and Jeremy York Stands well alone, but it’s book 19 in the Pittsburgh Titans Series. Hockey romance. I received this audiobook early from the author for review. I do some PA work for Sawyer, and while I believe I remain neutral, there may be some unconscious bias. This… Read More
Snowed In: Love and Fame by Navessa Allen Narrated by Sophie Daniels and Matt Mercurio Standalone Winter Romance I picked up Snowed In by Navessa Allen thinking I had found a fun Christmas read and ended up getting so much more. It’s been about two weeks since I finished it and I’m finally catching up on reviews, but now that… Read More
It’s my 14th year of doing this list. I read 109 books in 2025 and had two 5+++ Star Reads, five 5-star reads, and eight 4.75-star reads. Honestly, all of these were my favorites of the year, there may have been a small reason to not give 5-stars, but I still loved them to pieces. I wasn’t going to list the… Read More
December 2025 Review & Release Recap December was a good month for me! Both of my boys came home for the longest stay ever. My 28-year-old, who is getting married this year, is a musician, and he booked a show at the venue I go to every Tuesday night to see live music. And he asked my younger son (20)… Read More
Home Sweet Holidays Collection I love picking up these cute little holiday short story collections from Amazon. I’m not entirely sure why, because a lot of them have earned some of my lowest ratings. I assume Amazon gives the authors a strict word count, and that’s a tough box to write in. It’s often harder than delivering a fully fleshed-out… Read More
Love & Worth by Halley Royal Hupp Narrated by Hannah Marie and Nick Crawford Standalone Christmas Romance Love & Worth was offered to me by the author last year when it first released, but there was no audiobook at the time. This year, the audiobook came out and the author again offered me a copy, which I happily accepted. I’ll… Read More
Holiday Unscripted by Natasha Madison Narrated by Jason Clarke and Samantha Cook Related to the Something So Series but can stand alone “I know nothing good can come from this. I also know I will throat punch anyone who comes in and tries to stop us.” I went into Holiday Unscripted by Natasha Madison thinking it was a standalone, but… Read More
Christmas People by Iva-Marie Palmer Narrated by Patti Murin Standalone Christmas Romance Thank you Macmillan Audio for the complimentary ARC for review. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. I think I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with Christmas People by Iva-Marie Palmer. I loved the premise and overall storyline, the magical realism was fun, and I genuinely laughed… Read More
Festive Little Fling by Jordana Blake Holiday Novella. Standalone related to a series. Festive Little Fling by Jordana Blake is a fun, sexy holiday romance about two strangers who don’t celebrate Christmas but end up celebrating together in Miami. While the main characters are Jewish, this isn’t really a Hanukkah romance so much as a Jewish Christmas, aside from a… Read More
2 Hanukkah Romance Audiobook Reviews Lit for Him: Snowed In and Falling Hard by Lainey Davis Narrated by Carly Robins & William Demeritt Oh how I wish this were a full-length romance. I really loved Lit for Him by Lainey Davis, and I think it’s the perfect book to introduce Hanukkah to her current non-Jewish readers, while also appealing to… Read More
Merry Little Bookshop by Ali Brady Standalone Christmas and Hanukkah Novella/Short Novel “I realize recommending a book is more than sharing a story – it’s a way of seeing someone, noticing who they are, and inviting them to explore something they might never have discovered on their own.” While Merry Little Bookshop by Ali Brady is billed as a novella,… Read More
