Romance Book and Audiobook Reviews and Deals
Picture This by Devney Perry Narrated by Samantha Brentmoor and Teddy Hamilton I picked up Picture This by Devney Perry for a quick listen while waiting for another release, but I didn’t realize it was part of the Haven River Ranch series. I read the first book, Crossroads, and though I loved Devney’s writing, I struggled to love the characters…. Read More
All the Time in the World by Cara Bastone Full-cast narration with sound effects. Audible Plus exclusive. Starring Emily Bader & Lewis Pullman With Josh Hurley, James Lurie, Merissa Czyz, Marc Vietor, and L.J. Ganser. This post contains Amazon Affiliate links These little Audible Originals from Cara Bastone have ended up on my year-end favorites lists a few times. They’re… 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
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
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
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
Scared Sexy Collection Amazon Originals from Ali Hazelwood, Christina Lauren, JT Geissinger, Ruby Dixon, Katee Robert and Kimberly Lemming The Scared Sexy collection is another collection from Amazon of short, themed stories, available in both ebook and audiobook for free with Prime and Kindle Unlimited. Since these are novellas, I go in with lower expectations and judge them differently than… Read More
Screwed by CD Reiss A Sentient Object Romance novella I requested an early copy to review. This does not affect my rating. This post contains affiliate links. I saw Screwed: A Sentient Object Romance in my feed and requested it immediately because it sounded like ridiculous fun. I’m not a regular CD Reiss reader since morally grey characters aren’t usually… Read More
Good Moms Say Bad Words by Jenifer Goldin Standalone Mom-Lit. Free Novella. “Fuck my life. Fuck my life.” Pete’s high-pitched voice skips like a record stuck on the world’s most relatable lyric. “Shhh!” I slap my finger over his lips in a panic. But does he listen? Nope. He locks eyes with the mom at the sink and proudly announces,… Read More
Technically Speaking by Michael Elliot Narrated by Coco Jones, Keith Powers, Queen Latifah, William Stanford Davis, and more Standalone Short Romance With Sound Effects When I saw that Technically Speaking by Michael Elliot was produced by Queen Latifah, free in Audible Plus, and featured an all-star cast, I grabbed it immediately. At just 1.5 hours, it was a quick listen…. Read More
Under the Mistletoe Collection | Audiobook Review The Under The Mistletoe Collection is a collection of 5 Amazon original short stories about Christmas. They are included in KU in both the Kindle and audible versions. The narration was fantastic on all of them, and they all have open door spice. Cruel Winter With You by Ali Hazelwood Narrated by Vivienne… Read More
Booked for the Holidays by Liz Maverick Narrated by Eva Kaminsky and Andrew Eiden (Teddy Hamilton) Standalone clean Hanukkah romance novella, Audible exclusive. I’m a sucker for cheesy Christmas romances, but as someone who’s Jewish, cheesy Hanukkah romances are even better. There are already so few romances that even mention Hanukkah, but on audio? I think there are about a… Read More
Santa Overboard: A Potomac Shores Holiday by Carolyn McBride Narrated by Maria Marquis Women’s Fiction | 2nd in the Potomac Shores Series My thanks to Netgalley and the author for providing an advance copy for review purposes. Ana’s Attic accepts no compensation for reviews, and all reviews contain my honest opinion. This post contains affiliate links. . Santa Overboard by… Read More
Big Fan by Alexandra Romanoff Standalone Contemporary Romance Novella Big Fan by Alexandra Romanoff is the first release from a new romance publishing company, 831 Stories. At just 176 pages, it’s a long novella, but luckily, it doesn’t feel like it skimps on anything important. It’s smart, sexy, and honestly, I’m a sucker for a good celebrity/normal person romance. Maya,… Read More
The Improbable Meet-Cute Collection features six short Valentines Day stories by hugely popular romance authors. Both the books and audiobooks were free in Kindle Unlimited and the audiobooks are free in Audible Plus as well. The Exception To The Rule by Christina Lauren Narrated by Marli Watson and Andrew Gibson The Exception To The Rule by Christina Lauren was seriously… Read More
Summer, 1976 by David Auburn Narrated by Laura Linney and Jessica Hecht Summer, 1976 by David Auburn is a Broadway play turned into this audiobook (which I didn’t know until after I read it). Narrated by two well-known actors, this story is about two very different women who became friends because of their kids and how the friendship developed (or… Read More
Same Time Next Year by Tessa Bailey Narrated by Carmen Vine and William LeRoy I love holiday-themed books, and I grabbed Same Time Next Year by Tessa Bailey as my New Year’s read. I thought it was more of a New Year’s read than it was though. It can be read any time of year. Britta is a waitress working… Read More
Sharing The Miracle: A River Rain Novella by Kristen Ashley Fighting the Pull by Kristen Ashley was one of my favorite books of 2023 and I was so thrilled for a little more of Hale and Elsa who are by far my favorite characters in this series. Based on the title and that it came out during Hanukkah and because… Read More
All three of these are spicier reads Christmas in Coconut Creek by Karissa Kinword Narrated by Jaclyn Kelso and Blake Lockheart I picked up Christmas in Coconut Creek because I live in the town next to Coconut Creek, FL and drive through it every day! This was such a strange town to pick for a book because it’s not a… Read More
2 Closed-Door Christmas Romance Audiobook Reviews Almost Like Being In Love by Sariah Wilson Narrated by Paula Nederhorst Almost Like Being In Love by Sariah Wilson was a holiday novella that was free in Kindle Unlimited. This one is by far the most memorable of the year’s Christmas reads, and I think I may like it more now, a few… Read More
How To Lose A Guy Before Christmas by AJ Pine Narrated by Andi Arndt and Jason Clarke Standalone, Audible Exclusive, Free in Audible Plus Ana’s Attic is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com . I was so surprised to open my Goodreads and see that How to… Read More
On A Night Like This by Liz Maverick Narrated by Dara Rosenberg and Andrew Eiden Standalone in a related Hanukkah Series. Ana’s Attic is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com . On A Night Like This by Liz Maverick is the third installment of a cute Audible… 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
Runaway Road by Devney Perry Narrated by Maxine Mitchell and Jason Clarke First in a Series. Stands Alone. It had been a while since I read Devney Perry, and since I was going to see her at Readers on the River, I wanted to read more of her books before going. When I saw the entire The Runaways Series was… Read More
