Romance Book and Audiobook Reviews and Deals
All to Play For by Josie Juniper Narrated by Cecily Foster and Gary Furlong Book 3 in the Frontrunners F1 Romance Series. Can stand alone. Thank you NetGalley and Forever for the early review copy. This post contains affiliate links, but it never affects my review. I love a good F1 romance. I’m obsessed with the sport and have a… 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
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
It’s already 5 days after Christmas, so I am finishing out my Christmas reading for 2024 with short reviews. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. I’ll Be Home… by Tate James & Heather Long Narrated by Michelle Sparks and Lucas Webley I was in the mood for a dark and dirty Christmas listen, so I picked up I’ll Be Home…… 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
The Break-Up Pact by Emma Lord Narrated by Natalie Naudus My thanks to Macmillan Audio 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 does contain affiliate links. The Break-Up Pact by Emma Lord seemed like the perfect summer romance for me and I was… Read More
Fate of a Royal by Meagan Brandy and Amo Jones Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton, Aubrey Vincent Part 1 of 2, New Adult Fantasy I was going to a signing where Amo Jones and Meagan Brandy were going to be signing and I like the occasional Romantasy, so Fate of a Royal by Amo Jones and Meagan Brandy seemed like a… Read More
Hate You Always by Jennifer Sucevic Narrated by Michael Gallagher and Jennifer Blom Contemporary New Adult Hockey Romance. Stands alone but the series continues. ”I’m still ridiculously aware of Ryder’s presence. It’s always been like this with him. Even when we were children. There was just something about him that drew me and held my attention captive.” I’m catching up… Read More
Hooked by Emily McIntire Narrated by Felicity Munroe and Rupert Hawthorne Dark Contemporary Romance I have been seeing Hooked by Emily McIntire all over my social feeds and the bookstores and it’s intrigued me even though I’m not usually a dark romance reader. I like retellings or reimaginings of books I love, so I wanted to see if Hooked lived… Read More
Very Bad Company by Emma Rosenblum Narrated by January LaVoy Standalone Corporate Thriller My thanks to Netgalley, Macmillan audio and Flatiron books for providing an advance listening copy for review purposes. Ana’s Attic accepts no compensation for reviews, and all reviews contain my honest opinion. This post contains affiliate links. Very Bad Company is the perfect name for this darkly… Read More
Icebreaker: A Novel by Hannah Grace Narrated by Elizabeth Louise and Tim Paige 1st in a series of standalones. New Adult Romance. I grew up figure skating. I wanted to go to the Olympics and even went to a figure skating sleepaway camp where the boys were hockey players. I have smelled those guys, and believe me, it’s not sexy…. 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
The Chemistry of Love by Sariah Wilson Narrated by Em Eldridge Standalone RomCom The Chemistry of Love by Sariah Wilson was suggested to me by the bots so many times that I finally gave in and grabbed it with my Kindle Unlimited membership. It is honestly right up my alley, the algorithm knows me well. I love a light and… Read More
The One Who Loves You (Tickled Pink Book 1) by Pippa Grant Narrated by Savannah Peachwood and Sebastian York Romantic Comedy. 1st in a Series but stands completely alone. I picked up The One Who Loves You by Pippa Grant to read (listen to) before Readers Take Denver. When she canceled, I put it aside easily. Last week I picked… Read More
Love Her Or Lose Her by Tessa Bailey Narrated by Charlotte North Standalone with a series. Married Couple. Love Her or Lose Her by Tessa Bailey has been on my Kindle TBR for three years, and I finally decided to get the audiobook. I didn’t read the first in the series, but never noticed I missed anything. The story is… Read More
The Rom-Com Agenda by Jayne Denker Narrated by Erika Schindele Standalone. Clean Romance. I requested The Rom-Com Agenda by Jayne Denker from NetGalley just for the title and cover. RomComs are my favorite trope both in books and movies, so this sounded perfect. It started out really strong but sadly didn’t stay that way. Leah was great, I loved her… 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 Ravenhood by Kate Stewart Flock, Exodus and Finish Line by Kate Stewart, Narrated by Maxine Mitchell and Joe Arden “My greatest hope is to be in all-consuming love. My biggest fear is to be in all-consuming love.” Though Kate Stewart does not write my usual lighter romance, several of her angsty romances have ended up being some of my… Read More
The Naked Fisherman and The Lost Fisherman by Jewel E. Ann Narrated by Tia Rider Contemporary Romance Duet I’m reviewing The Fisherman Duet together, because I listened back-to-back, and because reviewing book 2 would be too hard to review and not have way too many spoilers. First of all, there are NO FISHERMEN in this duet. The guy’s name is… Read More
Anticipating Temptation by Randi Perrin Narrated by Xe Sands Standalone Contemporary Romance Novella I absolutely love books with women that have weight issues, especially about women who also have confidence issues, because they are so relatable to me. I also usually review a book and then comment on the narration. In this case, the only other book I have listened… Read More
The Christmas Cottage by Samantha Chase Narrated by Stephanie Willis Christmas Romance. Can stand alone. I love a good corny Christmas novel. And I love Christmas movies. And I love reading books and then watching the movie after! So when I saw The Christmas Cottage by Samantha Chase was a Hallmark movie as well, I was so excited! After all,… Read More
Iced by Karen Marie Moning 6th in the Fever Series, does not stand alone. YA/NA (though she will say it is adult UF) I read The Fever Series by Karen Marie Moning a few years back, and this sexy, unputdownable series was amazing. I knew Iced was about Dani O’Malley, the 14 year old, but I remembered Ms. Moning promising that… Read More
