Romance Book and Audiobook Reviews and Deals
What You Do To Me: A Novel by Rochelle B. Weinstein Narrated by Stacy Gonzalez Standalone Women’s Fiction/Romance I love music-influenced books, especially classic or retro music from the late 60s to 90s. So when I saw a cassette tape and the lyrics to Hey There Delilah by The Plain White T’s, I clicked immediately and was excited to read… Read More
Iron Flame: Empyrean, Book 2 by Rebecca Yarros Narrated by Rebecca Soler with Teddy Hamilton Romantic Fantasy, Book 2 of 5. Must be read in order. “The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is when the rest of us lose our humanity.” I absolutely devoured Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros. Right before this… Read More
The Runaways Series by Devney Perry Narrated by Ava Erickson, Vanessa Edwin, Maxine Mitchell, Lucy Rivers, Jason Clarke, Teddy Hamilton and Aiden Snow. Full Contemporary Romance Series Before I went to Readers on the River in September, I wanted to read a Devney Perry book, and downloaded the entire series of The Runaways, which includes the books Runaway Road, Wild… Read More
We Own Tonight by Corinne Michaels Narrated by Andy Arndt and Zachary Webber Each month I try to listen to at least 2 books I already have in my library. I’m also trying to read authors that will be at Readers on the River in KY next week, so I was happy to find We Own Tonight by Corinne Michaels… Read More
Glimmers of You: The Lost & Found Series, Book 3 by Catherine Cowles Narrated by Erin Mallon and Joe Arden 3rd in a series but can stand alone. Catherine Cowles has topped my best of the year lists for the past 3 years and I have no doubt she will this year as well. Glimmers of You is the 3rd… Read More
My So Called Sex Life by Lauren Blakely Narrated by Sebastian York & Vanessa Edwin Standalone, Enemies-to-Lovers. My So Called Sex Life by Lauren Blakely is the perfect example of why Lauren Blakely is one of my top 5 authors and my number one audiobook author. She writes her characters with the narrators already in mind and I just love… Read More
Whispers of You (The Lost & Found Series Book 1) by Catherine Cowles Narrated by Andi Arndt and Zachary Webber Romantic Suspense. Stands alone, but starts a related series. ARC Provided in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Talk about starting with a bang! I was gripped from the prologue and Whispers of You never let… Read More
The Bodyguard by Katherine Center Narrated by Patti Murin Standalone Clean Romance. I picked up The Bodyguard by Katherine Center because I saw it was on a lot of people’s Best of 2022 lists, and she is a totally new author to me. I’m really glad I picked this one up! “I feel like I’ve been lost all my life… Read More
Mine To Five by Tara September, Resting Scrooge Face by Meghan Quinn, Along Came Holly by Codi Hall Mine to Five by Tara September Narrated by Verla Bond Mine to Five by Tara September is a romance that takes place during the holidays rather than an all out holiday romance, so it can be read any time of year…. Read More
The Holiday Brothers Series by Willa Nash The Holiday Brothers Series is about three billionaire in Bozeman Montana. The stories all take place concurrently around the holidays, but they aren’t that holiday themed, they can be read any time of year. As of this posting, all three books are free with your Audible Plus membership. The Naughty, The Nice and… Read More
It Happened One Summer: A Novel by Tessa Bailey Narrated by Charlotte North Romantic Comedy. Can Stand Alone, but is the first of two. Pure sweet silly fun. It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey is a lighthearted smutty Hallmark movie in book form (it would actually be great on Passionflix) You may hate the heroine at first, but give… Read More
Sharkbait (The Natural History Series Book 3) by Erin Mallon Narrated by Erin Mallon and Teddy Hamilton Book three in a standalone series. Can easily stand alone. Flirtasauraus and Lovebug were on my 2020 and 2021 Top Favorites lists. I loved the group of crazy characters that I wanted to be friends with, and the feel-good giggles it gave me…. Read More
It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover Narrated by Colin Donnell and Olivia Song “You can stop swimming now, Lily. We have finally reached the shore” It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover is one of my favorite of her books, and quite honestly, I didn’t really think it needed a follow-up (see my review). It was about Lily’s journey to… Read More
Shattered Sea: The Tattered & Torn Series, Book 4 by Catherine Cowles Narrated by Ava Erickson & Sebastian York Standalone in a connected series. Catherine Cowles is an auto-read author for me and her Tattered and Torn Series just keeps getting better. Shattered Sea by Catherine Cowles is the fourth book in this series, and it can easily be read alone,… Read More
Royally Not Ready by Meghan Quinn Narrated by Emma Wilder and John Hartley A funny and hot royal fairytale from one of my favorite authors? YES PLEASE. Royally Not Ready by Meghan Quinn fit that bill many times over. Sure, it’s silly and over-the-top, but that’s what made it fun. What I didn’t expect however, was the STEAM! “Dear God…. Read More
Hidden Waters (Tattered and Torn Book 3) by Catherine Cowles Narrated by Sebastian York and Ava Erickson Romantic Suspense. Can stand alone but I recommend reading the first two first. Catherine Cowles is one of the few authors I read without even looking at the blurb. Every single book is filled with suspense, romance, family, friendship, and lots of excitement…. Read More
People We Meet On Vacation by Emily Henry Narrated by Julia Whelan Standalone Contemporary Romance “I’m on vacation. Vacations always end. It’s the very fact that it’s finite that makes traveling special. You could move to any one of those destinations you loved in small doses, and it wouldn’t be the spellbinding, life-altering seven days you spend there as a… Read More
Tattered Stars by Catherine Cowles Narrated by Andi Arndt and Zachary Webber Standalone Small Town Romantic Suspense. First in a related standalone series. Catherine Cowles has cemented her place as one of my favorite authors with her latest release, Tattered Stars. This is the first in a new romantic suspense series that will keep you turning pages well into the… Read More
A Grave Girls’ Getaway by Jeaniene Frost Narrated by Tavia Gilbert The Night Huntress Series by Jeaniene Frost is my favorite paranormal series by a landslide, in fact, it may be my favorite book series in general. So I will take any scraps of Cat and Bones I can, even if it’s a short novella. A Grave Girls’ Getaway is… Read More
The Reindeer Falls Collection Volume 2 by Jana Aston Narrated by Erin Mallon The Reindeer Falls Collection volume 1 by Jana Aston was one of my favorite audiobooks when it came out in 2019. I was so excited to go back for a visit that I couldn’t wait for Volume 2 and re-listened to Volume One again. I thought I… Read More
Merry Little Hookup by Sibylla Matilde Narrated by Kitty Thomas I loved this little sweet and dirty holiday novel from Sibylla Matilde. Filled with likable characters, a snowy mountain setting and some very HOT scenes, Merry Little Hookup by Sibylla Matilde was a very full (see what I did there?) story for a 2 hour/98 page story. Virginia Bennett has no… Read More
Bury Me by Tara Sivec Narrated by Stephanie Willis Psychological thriller. Standalone. As most of you know, Tara Sivec has been my favorite author since 2012 when she released Seduction & Snacks. I have read every single book except ONE, Bury Me. Why? I still remember my nightmares after reading The Shining. I don’t do scary books or movies. Bury… Read More
The Hush Note Series Review The Hush Note Series is a multi-author series by Sarina Bowen, Devney Perry, and Rebecca Yarros with each book about a different band member. I’m reviewing them together because I just sped right through them like candy and didn’t stop to review or take copious notes. They were all fun, engrossing listens that had way… Read More
Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover Narrated by Angela Goethals New Adult Standalone Colleen Hoover has been a favorite author since 2012. But she brings out such emotion that I have to be ready to devote all of my focus and all of my heart to her books. So I held off on Heart Bones until I was ready. And once… Read More
