Romance Book and Audiobook Reviews and Deals
Back In The Game by Meghan Quinn Narrated by Luci Christian and Jeffrey Kafer Novella Can Easily Stand Alone Back In The Game by Meghan Quinn incorporated all of my favorite things into one short novella. First, Meghan Quinn. Her writing never fails to suck me in and make me happy. She has become one of my top 5 authors, and… Read More
Neighbors and The Neighborhood (Twin Estates 1 and 2) by Stylo Fantôme Narrated by Grayson Ash New/Adult/Adult Contemporary. These two must be read together. It’s been a while since I listened to Neighbors and The Neighborhood by Stylo Fantôme, and I am catching up on reviews, so this will be a little less detailed than usual. Interestingly enough, I like… Read More
2018 Summer Beach Reads While I could name a ton of books from previous months and years that would make for great beach reads, I’m going to focus this list of books and series that are released June – July -August 2018 that I have either read and loved, am dying to read, and ones that come highly recommended from… Read More
Worth The Risk by K. Bromberg Narrated by Zachary Webber and Grace Grant Contemporary Romance. 3rd standalone in a series. Stands Well Alone. I picked up Worth The Risk by K. Bromberg not realizing it was the third in the Everyday Heroes series about the Malone Brothers. The first, Cuffed, about a cop, the second, Combust, about a Firefighter, and… Read More
Unconscious Hearts (Hearts of Vegas Book 1) by Harper Sloan Contemporary Romance. First Standalone in a Series. Harper Sloan is one of my favorite authors. So I can’t tell you how excited I was for Unconscious Hearts. I also personally love Harper, so I went in expecting and hoping to LOVE Unconscious Hearts. The blurb, the cover, the author…perfect setup… Read More
Two Wedding Crashers by Meghan Quinn Romantic Comedy with Emotion. Can totally stand alone, but 2nd in a series. Three Blind Dates by Meghan Quinn was one of my favorites this year. So before I read Two Wedding Crashers, I enjoyed a re-read via audiobook, and I loved it just as much as the first time. In Three Blind Dates,… Read More
Atticus: A Woman’s Journey with the World’s Worst Behaved Dog by Sawyer Bennett writing as S. Bennett Women’s Fiction (though men will like it too). Standalone. When I read a book I am totally gushing over, I try to wait a little bit to review it to see if the euphoria wears off. But after reading Atticus: A Woman’s Journey… Read More
Hidden Seams by Alessandra Torre Duet Narration by Dexter Collins and Elisabeth Powers Contemporary Romance, Erotic Romance, Standalone I honestly didn’t even read the blurb when I grabbed this audiobook of Hidden Seams by Alessandra Torre. I was looking for something different than the light and fluffy I was reading and Alessandra usually does that for me. Hidden Seams was still… Read More
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang Adult Contemporary. Stands alone. What a refreshing read! It’s so hard to believe The Kiss Quotient is Helen Hoang’s first book because it was smartly written, refreshing, quirky, sweet, sexy, and unputdownable. It was also nothing like what I expected. This is an adult book with some erotic scenes, make no mistake about it,… Read More
In Bed With The Beast (The Naughty Princess Club #2) by Tara Sivec Romantic Comedy. Can stand alone, but better in order. Tara Sivec has been one of my favorite authors since 2012. You’d think she is bound to disappoint eventually right? NOPE. Once again, Tara delivers a sweet, funny as hell, totally clever and unique book that was just… Read More
Part-Time Lover by Lauren Blakely Narrated by Shane East and Grace Grant Standalone Contemporary Romance with RomCom elements. I feel like I start every Lauren Blakely book review the same, wondering how the hell she does it? She releases about a book a month and each one is amazing! I don’t even read the blurbs to Lauren’s books anymore. Because… Read More
Rewrite by Stephanie Rose Narrated by Tristan Wright and Devra Woodward Contemporary Romance Standalone Rewrite is a perfect example of why I blog. Stephanie Rose is a completely new-to-me author, and I just want to help more people find this gem of a childhood friends to lovers/second chance romance. While Rewrite isn’t the most unique premise, Stephanie Rose’s writing made… Read More
I Flipping Love You by Helena Hunting Contemporary Romance/RomCom. Officially third in a series but totally stands alone. The perfect summer beach read! I Flipping Love You by Helena Hunting isn’t quite what you normally expect from the author. It doesn’t have the over-the-top humor of the Pucked Series, but still has Ms. Hunting’s trademark wit in a bit of… Read More
Book Club Starring Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen. Directed by Bill Holderman We went to see Book Club with a group of 10 of us ranging in age from 30 to 53. We are all book lovers, and we are all fans of Fifty Shades. We also all met EL James last month when she came… Read More
Dark Lessons by Julia Sykes Narrated by Fred Blogs and Lauren Sweet Standalone BDSM Suspense Romance I had no idea what to expect with Dark Needs by Julia Sykes. I was just going through the list of Wicked Book Weekend authors and seeing which ones had audiobooks available. Since she was the sponsor of our BDSM demonstration, I knew her… Read More
The Real by Kate Stewart Adult Contemporary Romance. Standalone. Wow. Can I please repeat that a little louder? WOW. I have been sitting on this review for like 10 days because I honestly don’t feel like my words can convey the epicness of this journey. The blend of humor, emotion, angst, romance, and my favorite, message flirting, in The Real… Read More
Something So Right by Natasha Madison Narrated by Joe Hempel and Melissa Moran Contemporary Romance, Standalone First in a Series I absolutely LOVED Tempt the Boss by Natasha Madison. And when Something So Unscripted released, I had a ton of recommendations for it, but I wanted to start at the beginning of the series and grabbed Something So Right, which… Read More
Second Draft by CM Seabrook and Carter Blake Narrated by Addison Spear Standalone Contemporary Romance I wanted to read and listen to as many Wicked Book Weekend authors as I could before the signing, so when I saw Second Draft by CM Seabrook on Audible, I grabbed it without reading the blurb. I can tell you, if I read the… Read More
Wait With Me by Amy Daws Romantic Comedy Standalone (for now) I absolutely LOVE that the story behind Wait with Me is the actual premise of the story. What a unique and creative idea! If you missed all of Amy Daws’s tweets while she was writing this, or the press (even Buzzfeed) surrounding the story, let me catch you up…. Read More
The American Queen Series (AKA the New Camelot Series) by Sierra Simone Narrated by Stephanie Rose and Guy Locke Erotic Political Trilogy, must be read in order. None stand alone. I don’t usually like to commit to three books, but so many people insisted that I read the American Queen (New Camelot) Series and everyone I know loved it. I… Read More
Imperfect by Willow Winters Narrated by Jae Delane and Patrick Garrett Part 1 of 2. Romantic Suspense. I listened to Imperfect by Willow Winters a few weeks ago and I’m finally catching up on reviews. I review every book I finish, and I planned to review this as well, but despite my notes, I just can’t remember enough about it,… Read More
Drumline by Stacy Kestwick Narrated by Tracy Marks and Stephen Dexter New Adult Standalone I am not usually a lover of New Adult books. Reading about someone my son’s age gets a little weird sometimes. But being a band mom, and knowing Stacy was going to be at Wicked Book Weekend I grabbed Drumline on audio. I have never read… Read More
The Greatest Risk (The Honey Series 3) by Kristen Ashley Book 3 in the Honey Series. Can Stand Alone. BDSM Erotic Romance Kristen Ashley is no doubt my favorite author. Her descriptive writing style never fails to bring out every emotion in me and The Greatest Risk is no exception to that, as there were more than a few tears… Read More
Making Sense by Lila Rose Standalone, Second in a Related Series. Romantic Comedy. As soon as I saw a book with a chubby older heroine, I grabbed it. I enjoy a book with characters I can truly relate to so I was super excited for Making Sense by Lila Rose. First, heads up: there are some Australian spelling and grammar…. Read More
