Romance Book and Audiobook Reviews and Deals
Resistance on Ice (Boys of Winter 2) by S.R. Grey Narrated by Reagan West Sports RomCom. Standalone, second in a related series. Resistance on Ice is the second standalone in SR Grey’s Boys of Winter Series. I enjoyed the first, Destiny on Ice, and Resistance is just as good. It was a combination sports romance, second chance romance and friends-to-lovers… Read More
Drive by Kate Stewart Contemporary Romance Standalone NOTE: The blurb tells you NOTHING about the story. I usually try not to go further than the blurb in my review, but most people have heard some of the aspects of the story and may be scared away, or may want to learn more. While I am not giving away anything important,… Read More
The Coppersmith Farmhouse by Devney Perry Narrated by Ava Erickson & Joe Arden Contemporary Romance. Standalone, first in an interrelated series. The Jamison Valley Series by Devney Perry has been on my radar for a while now with some of the bloggers I love and trust highly recommending it I love that the covers don’t have a naked torso, and… Read More
Dawn: Hero Society #1 by Jessica Florence Superheroes, adult romance, standalone start to a related series Books have been running together for me lately. I felt like I really needed something unique for me, so when Jessica Florence announced she was writing a super hero book, I was so excited. I never read one, but I love superhero movies. So… Read More
Most Of All You by Mia Sheridan Standalone Contemporary Romance As always, Mia Sheridan wowed me with another emotional powerhouse of a read in Most Of All You. Most who know me know I don’t love the ugly cry books, but this was emotional with a hopeful feel all the way through and I loved every slow-burn second of it…. Read More
Meet Me In Room 108 by Nikki Sparxx Erotic Romance. Stands alone, but is the first in a series. I happened to start Meet Me In Room 108 by Nikki Sparxx at the same time as I was listening to an audiobook that started so similarly I was confusing them in my mind. Add to that the stress of the… Read More
How To Date A Douchebag: The Studying Hours by Sara Ney Narrated by Josh Goodman and Muffy Newtown New Adult Romantic Comedy. First in a series of related standalones. I am not normally a New Adult fan. Since my son is that age it’s kind of awkward. But The Douchebag Series by Sara Ney is loved by so many people… Read More
Ravage Me by Ryan Michele Narrated by Joe Arden and Tatiana Sokolov 1st in a Series of MC books but can stand alone. I’m not a huge Motorcycle Book reader. I have loved 3 series, but others I tried just seemed like copies. But it had been a while, and I never actually listened to an MC book, so I… Read More
September was a great reading month for me. I had kind of a hard time focusing on certain books through Hurricane Irma, but I put them aside a re-started after the storm. I really enjoyed every book, but I am looking for some more unique reads. If a book is a familiar trope and is filled with sex, I had… Read More
Without Merit by Colleen Hoover Standalone YA Novel “Not every mistake deserves a consequence. Sometimes the only thing it deserves is forgiveness.” The Voss family is anything but normal. They live in a repurposed church, newly baptized Dollar Voss. The once cancer-stricken mother lives in the basement, the father is married to the mother’s former nurse, the little half-brother isn’t… Read More
Girl Crush by Stephie Walls Standalone Romantic Comedy Girl Crush by Stephie Walls is a new ALL-TIME FAVORITE! Completely unique and absolutely laugh-out-loud funny, it was a rare one-sitting read for me! How many of us hasn’t had giving up on men completely run through our mind? Giselle has had one too many bad dates. When her most recent horrible… Read More
Fraternize by Rachel Van Dyken Narrated by Summer Morton, Jeremy York and Aiden Snow 1st in a series of standalones. Sports Romance. I picked up Fraternize by Rachel Van Dyken when I saw there was a plus-sized cheerleader. I own a bunch of Rachel Van Dyken’s books, but have never read her, so I grabbed this quick! There is a… Read More
Autoboyography by Christina Lauren Narrated by Deacon Lee & Kyle Mason Standalone YA m/m Romance Autobiography by Christina Lauren is not normally a book I would pick up. But I was sent this absolutely gorgeous hardcover, and I try to read the books that are going on my shelf. I realize now that I never even read the blurb, just… Read More
Taming Mr. Flirt by A.M. Madden and Joanne Schwehm Standalone contemporary romance, related to another. I absolutely loved Finding Mr. Wrong by A.M. Madden and Joanne Schwehm, so I couldn’t wait for Kyle and Nessa’s story in Taming Mr. Flirt. The crazy, pranking, slutty best friends are always the best stories. “Are you just going to flirt with me or… Read More
Dr OB: St Lukes Docuseries Book 1 by Max Monroe Narrated by: Stephanie Wyles, Alexander Cendese Contemporary Romance. Stands Alone but related to others. I wish I had the time to read every single Max Monroe book now (I plan on trying!), because honestly, they are my PERFECT reads. Dr. OB by Max Monroe is the first in a new… Read More
Three Hard Lessons (The Blindfold Club #2) by Nikki Sloane Narrated by Muffy Newtown Erotic Romance. Can Stand Alone. Whoa. If you are looking for a super hot read with kink AND story, The Blindfold Club books by Nikki Sloane totally fit the bill. I really loved Three Simple Rules (see my review) which ended on a bit of a… Read More
Drunk on You (Hope Town 4) by Harper Sloan Contemporary Romance. Standalone in a connected spin-off series. I love Harper Sloan’s books, but my stand-out favorites are the Hope Town Series. Drunk On You may be the hottest one yet! But it’s been a long time since the last came out, and although I loved the books, my memory sucks,… Read More
Drunk Dial by Penelope Ward Narrated by Andi Arndt Standalone Adult Contemporary Romance What an adorable swoonfest! Drunk Dial by Penelope Ward was sweet, funny, romantic and emotional, and pressed all of my “like” buttons. First off, I loved that Rana Saloomi was ethnic without it being a major focus. I really loved her character, she had a rough time… Read More
Times Square by Jana Aston Narrated by Erin Mallon Standalone novella I was looking for a quick 2-3 hour listen while waiting for my pre-orders to arrive on my audible app, and grabbed Times Square by Jana Aston to listen to as I worked on my list. This was originally in the Love in Transit anthology which sadly doesn’t exist… Read More
The Outskirts by T.M. Frazier First in a Duet. Does not stand alone. Contemporary Romance. It had been a bit since I sat down and completely gobbled up a book in one sitting, but when I got my copy of The Outskirts by T.M. Frazier, I dropped everything I needed to do and was completely consumed. It was almost strange… Read More
Making Faces by Amy Harmon Narrated by Rob Shapiro Standalone. New Adult. This summer, I asked on my Facebook page for people to recommend ONE book, what was the first they would choose. Making Faces by Amy Harmon was the most frequent answer. I have heard that so many times over the years, I have owned the book and audiobook,… Read More
Eye Candy by Tijan, J. Daniels, Helena Hunting, Bella Jewel and Tara Sivec Halloween Anthology featuring characters and stories from favorite books by these authors. I was so excited to read Eye Candy! Helena Hunting and Tara Sivec are two of my favorite authors, and Tara’s Holiday Series needed a Halloween story badly. I loved J. Daniel’s Sweet Series, but… Read More
This is a record breaking month! I have never had so many high-rated books in one month! 3 5 stars and a 5++++ star reread plus a 4.75 and 2 4.5stars! WOW, that is an INCREDIBLE reading month! Below is my recap with the down and dirty review summary from each review. Click the titles for more detailed reviews including… Read More
Most Valuable Playboy by Lauren Blakely Narrated by Zachary Webber Standalone Contemporary Sports Romance, Male POV Lauren Blakely amazes me. She churns out books so quickly that you would think that they might lose some of the magic, but they never do, EVERY SINGLE ONE has been AMAZING. She is a “drop everything and read” author for me, because her… Read More
