Romance Book and Audiobook Reviews and Deals
Nobody Does It Better by Lauren Blakely Performed by Joe Arden and Erin Mallon. Additional parts performed by Andi Arndt, Jason Clarke, RC Bray, Carly Robins, Savannah Peachwood and Virginia Rose. A Collection of novellas follows the main story. Nobody Does It Better is the 3rd standalone in a related series. Nobody Does it Better by Lauren Blakely is Vanessa… Read More
The Feel Good Factor by Lauren Blakely Narrated by Erin Mallon and Joe Arden Standalone but Related to Best Laid Plans The Feel Good Factor just proves that Lauren Blakely doesn’t need the fancy full cast of narrators or duet narration to make an amazing audiobook. But we knew that already, it was just a good reminder after some of… Read More
Best Laid Plans by Lauren Blakely Narrated by Erin Mallon and Joe Arden (Duet style) Standalone Romantic Comedy Shirtless, sweaty and covered with cheese, Lauren Blakely made me fall in love with another one of her heroes. This time it’s Gabe the firefighter. Lauren Blakely releases so many books, and she uses the friends-to-lovers trope a lot. She has also… Read More
Birthday Suit by Lauren Blakely Narrated by a cast of 12, starring Sebastian York and Andi Arndt Contemporary Romance/RomCom I know it’s still the beginning of January, but I declare Birthday Suit by Lauren Blakely the BEST AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR. Seriously, there is absolutely no way to top this cast of 12 amazing narrators reading an already great Lauren… Read More
Our Top Books and Audiobooks of 2018 2018 was a great year for reading! I had 4 5++++ Star Books/Audiobooks, and almost all of the rest of the books on this list were 5 stars unless noted. 3 Authors on this list, Kristen Ashley, Tara Sivec and Colleen Hoover have been on every list since 2012. 2018 was a difficult… Read More
Unzipped by Lauren Blakely Narrated by Joe Arden and Andi Arndt Standalone RomCom. Available in Audiobook First. If I had to pick one author’s audiobooks to be stranded on a desert island with, it would be Lauren Blakey’s. I love her audiobooks so much and I’ve yet to be disappointed. Unzipped is the latest of Lauren’s romantic comedies and it… Read More
Once Upon a Wild Fling by Lauren Blakely Narrated by Andi Arndt and Sebastian York 3rd Standalone in a Series of 3 – Stay tuned for bonus at the end. It’s amazing how Lauren Blakely can take a popular trope, even one she has written before, and make it totally special and unique. I think Lauren may have saved the… Read More
Once Upon A Sure Thing (Heartbreakers 2) by Lauren Blakely Narrated by Sebastian York and Andi Arndt 2nd in a series of related standalones. Romantic Comedy. Lauren Blakely is ridiculous already. Seriously. Somebody has to stop this madwoman! You would think that with the speed she writes there would have to be a dud in the mix, but nope. Her books… Read More
Once Upon a Real Good Time by Lauren Blakely Narrated by Sebastian York and Andi Arndt Standalone. First in the Heartbreaker Series of Rock-Star Rom-Coms OK Lauren Blakely, I need to know how this magic happens! How is every single book amazing? As much as I loved her last release, I am thrilled that Lauren is back to hot and… Read More
Unbreak My Heart by Lauren Blakely Narrated by Joe Arden and Erin Mallon We are used to Lauren Blakey’s sexy and smart romantic comedies. Her male point of view is spot-on and those books are what propelled Lauren Blakely to the top of my list of authors I will read everything from. Lately, Lauren has been writing some beautiful books… Read More
Come As You Are by Lauren Blakely Narrated by Andi Arndt and Sebastian York Standalone Contemporary Romance Lauren Blakely never lets me down with her audiobooks and Come As You Are is no exception. I don’t know how she churns out one amazing book after another, but I hope she never stops. But please, Lauren, slow down a little. I can’t… Read More
2018 Summer Beach Reads While I could name a ton of books from previous months and years that would make for great beach reads, I’m going to focus this list of books and series that are released June – July -August 2018 that I have either read and loved, am dying to read, and ones that come highly recommended from… Read More
Part-Time Lover by Lauren Blakely Narrated by Shane East and Grace Grant Standalone Contemporary Romance with RomCom elements. I feel like I start every Lauren Blakely book review the same, wondering how the hell she does it? She releases about a book a month and each one is amazing! I don’t even read the blurbs to Lauren’s books anymore. Because… Read More
Part-Time Lover by Lauren Blakely Narrated by Shane East & Grace Grant EXCLUSIVE AUDIO CLIP + GIVEAWAY From #1 NY Times Bestseller Lauren Blakely comes an exclusive audio clip narrated by the amazing Shane East & Grace Grant for her upcoming release PART-TIME LOVER! This clip is only being released to Ana’s Attic Listeners! Lauren Blakely books are my favorite… Read More
Wanderlust by Lauren Blakely Narrated by Richard Armitage and Grace Grant Standalone Contemporary Romance. Released exclusive to Audible first for 6 weeks. How does Lauren Blakely do it? She churns out like a book a month and EVERY ONE IS AMAZING. Wanderlust is a bit different for Lauren. It’s a little more romantic and a lot more descriptive than her… Read More
The V-Card by Lauren Blakely and Lili Valente Narrated by Sebastian York & Andi Arndt Standalone romantic comedy It’s no secret that Lauren Blakely has become one of my top favorite authors, I try to read every book she releases and I love them all. So I was excited when I saw she would be collaborating with another author who… Read More
My Favorite Books & Audiobooks from 2017 Since I have been blogging for 6 years (next month), I have learned to be pretty choosy about the books I read. While I felt like I tried a ton of new authors this year, so many on this list have been on a bunch of previous lists. In fact, 10 authors this… Read More
Stud Finder by Lauren Blakely Narrated by Jesse Metcalfe and Grace Grant Standalone novella, related to all the books in the Big Rock Series. Read a little out of order (a rarity for me), Stud Finder: 1001 Dark Nights is everything I love about a Lauren Blakely romcom in a smaller package. It doesn’t matter how long a book is,… Read More
Hard Wood (Big Rock 6) by Lauren Blakely Narrated by Sebastian York Male POV Romantic Comedy. Can easily stand alone. Interrelated Series. I am so sad to see this top favorite “series” end (Lauren just admitted it’s a series before this release). I have loved every single one of these male POV stories and the dual POV ones that relate… Read More
Big Rock Series and Related Books by Lauren Blakely The Big Rock “Series” by Lauren Blakely is one of my favorite all-time series. They began as male point of view standalone romantic comedies, but they all take place in New York and are related by friends or family, yet they each stand beautifully alone. After the 3rd book in the… 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
The Knocked Up Plan by Lauren Blakely Narrated by Sebastian York and Andi Arndt Standalone Romantic Comedy How the hell does she do it? Lauren Blakely is MAGIC I tell you! She churns out one amazing book after another! They all feature sexy, smart, alpha men who respect women, and smart, spunky, career-driven women. I fell in love with Lauren’s… Read More
From #1 NYT Bestselling author Lauren Blakely, comes a new and sexy romance…THE KNOCKED UP PLAN! A standalone romance told in dual POV, THE KNOCKED UP PLAN is about all of the fun, hotness, and heartfelt emotions that come when a single woman asks her gorgeous, jaded, sworn-to-be-single-forever good friend to get the job done. What happens next when he… Read More
Joy Ride by Lauren Blakey Narrated by Sebastian York Standalone, but related to most other of her books in the past year. In the last year and a half, Lauren Blakely has become one of my top favorite authors. Her male-point-of-view books are all some of my favorites, and it amazes me how quickly she pumps out these feel-good books,… Read More
