Romance Book and Audiobook Reviews and Deals
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
The Holiday Post by LB Dunbar Narrated by Erin Mallon and Oliver Highpoint Standalone in a multi-author holiday series. Thank you to Hambright PR for an ALC for review The Hideaway Harbor Series features six original Christmas novels by six different authors, all set in the same cozy coastal town. The Holiday Post by LB Dunbar is the only one… 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
For The Record by Emma Lord Andrew Eiden (Teddy Hamilton) and Jesse Vilinsky Standalone Rock Star Romance Thank you to Macmillan Audio for an ALC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. “People loved to watch us hate each other. It was the greatest un-love story ever told.” I’m always up for a good rock star romance, especially… Read More
Caught Up by Navessa Allen Narrated by Kasi Hollowell, Teddy Hamilton, and Jason June Standalone in a series I’m a romcom girl, and I’ve been loving the recent wave of dark romantic comedies. I really loved Lights Out by Navessa Allen—it made me smile and gave me those fluttery, giddy feelings the whole way through. Caught Up, on the other… Read More
My Best Friend‘s Honeymoon by Meryl Wilsner Narrated by Blair Baker and Emily Shaw Standalone Queer Romance Thank you Macmillan Publishing and NetGalley for an early copy for review. All opinions are my own. This post contains affiliate links. I loved the diverse representation in My Best Friend’s Honeymoon by Meryl Wilsner (4/29). I don’t read a lot of non-traditional… Read More
The Pucking Wrong Number by C.R. Jane Narrated by Troy Duran and Alexis Paige 1st in a related series but stands alone. Dork Hockey Romance with a bit of humor. “When something feels this fucking good, you don’t fight it. You just follow it to the ends of the earth, no matter where it takes you.” What was this book?… Read More
The Women by Kristin Hannah Narrated by Julia Whelan Historical (Vietnam) Fiction I listened to The Women by Kristin Hannah over Christmas, fully expecting it to be my final addition to my Best of 2024 list. It had been everywhere, won tons of awards and was hyped to the max, so I went in blind—didn’t even read the blurb. Honestly?… Read More
The Snowbirds by Christina Clancy Narrated by Graham Halstead and Karissa Backer Standalone mystery with romance. Established couple. Complimentary copy provided for review from Macmillan Audio. Being older and from Florida, The Snowbirds by Christina Clancy immediately caught my attention when the ALC was offered. This mystery romance follows a couple in their 50s who escape the harsh Midwestern winter… Read More
Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros Narrated by Rebecca Soler, with Teddy Hamilton, Jasmin Walker and Justis Bolding Romantasy, Book 3 of 5 I’m not a regular fantasy reader, but when I requested the ALC for Fourth Wing, I had a feeling it would be something special—even though I didn’t realize it was about dragons! At first, I thought it wasn’t… Read More
Bummer Camp by Ann Garvin Narrated by Andi Arndt Standalone Women’s Fiction with Romance Books like Bummer Camp by Ann Garvin remind me why I have such a hard time DNFing. I considered it many times during the first half, but something about the characters in Bummer Camp started to get under my skin. By around the 40-50% mark, I… Read More
Text Appeal by Kylie Scott Narrated by Andi Arndt Standalone Contemporary Romance, Available in Audio First in Audible Plus. Kindle and Paperback 10/22/24 I’ve always loved Kylie’s books, and I love books where the romance unfolds through text, email, or letters—it adds such a unique, intimate layer to the story. So, when I came across Text Appeal by Kyle Scott,… 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
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
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
a Maybe Once Maybe Twice by Alison Rose Greenberg Narrated by Katherine Littrell Standalone Contemporary Romance/Womens Fiction When I saw that Maybe Once Maybe Twice by Alison Rose Greenberg had a Jewish sleepaway camp in it, it was an immediate 1-click. Camp was such a HUGE part of my life that I really love any book that depicts it well…. Read More
Love on the Byline by Xio Axelrod Narrated by Lynn Wright and William LeRoy First in a Series. Mostly stands alone but there is a continuing story. Blake Dillon has dreamed of following in her grandfather’s footsteps and changing the world by being a journalist, but sadly she has to pay her dues and is currently working the celebrity beat…. Read More
First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones 2nd Grave On The Left by Darynda Jones Charley Davidson Series Books 1 & 2 Narrated by Lorelei King Urban Fantasy, Does Not Stand Alone. Back in 2011 when I was obsessively reading paranormal only, The Charley Davidson Series by Darynda Jones was at the top of my list, then Fifty Shades… Read More
She’s Up to No Good by Sara Goodman Confino Narrated by Holly Linneman Women’s Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Historical Romance. Stands alone. She’s Up to No Good by Sara Goodman Confino has a lot of super high ratings both on Amazon and Goodreads, and it sounded really cool to have a dual timeline story. The audiobook was included in Kindle Unlimited… Read More
A Court of Thornes and Roses by Sarah J. Maas I was looking for something different and all I heard about was A Court of Thornes and Roses by Sara J. Maas. I have loved fantasy series in the past, and the way everyone raves about this series made me sure I would love it as well. Unpopular opinion: It… Read More
Collided (Dirty Air Book 2) by Lauren Asher Narrated by Desiree Ketchum and Aiden Snow I am a Formula One fan, big time. So I am 100% reading The Dirty Air Series by Lauren Asher for the Formula One storylines. We went to England to see my first race live last week! I’m going to be honest here. I kept… Read More
A Dirty Business by Tijan Narrated by CJ Bloom and Joe Arden Mafia Romance. First in a Duet. I have always wanted to read Tijan because I know how popular she is, but most of her books are High School or College aged and that’s just not my thing. When I saw the audio for A Dirty Business was part… Read More
A Guide to Being Just Friends by Sophie Sullivan Narrated by Stephanie Willing and Timothy Andres Pabon When I requested this audiobook from NetGalley, I didn’t realize that A Guide to Being Just Friends by Sophie Sullivan was third in a series. It’s not classified as a series on Amazon, but it is, and I did feel like I missed… Read More
