Romance Book and Audiobook Reviews and Deals
Crooked by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward Narrated in Duet by Andi Arndt and Aiden Snow Standalone Contemporary Romance Thank you Hambright PR for the early copy of Crooked. I was under no obligation to review, and all opinions are my own. There are Amazon Affiliate links in this post. Whenever I pick up a book by Vi Keeland, Penelope… Read More
Taylor’s Father by Penelope Ward Narrated in Duet by Andi Arndt and Jason Clarke Standalone Age Gap Romance Thank you Penelope and Hambright for an early audiobook for review. This post contains affiliate links. WOW. Obsessed! I didn’t expect to love Taylor’s Father by Penelope Ward as much as I did. Don’t ask me why. I should have known better…. Read More
Denim and Diamonds by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward Narrated by Teddy Hamilton and Andi Arndt Standalone (for now) Contemporary Romance Gifted Copy, but that never affects my review. This post contains affiliate links. Denim and Diamonds by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward was so up my alley—a romance with comedy, banter, emotions, heat, and a twist that changes everything…. Read More
RoomHate by Penelope Ward Standalone Contemporary Romance “It’s always when you want time to stand still that it flies the fastest.” When I received a surprise package in the mail from Penelope Ward with the new sprayed edge RoomHate in it, I was surprised to realize I never read it. The book had been in my Kindle library for years!… Read More
It’s my 13th year of doing this list. I read 110 books in 2024 and had 10 5-star reads, 6 4.75-star reads, and 14 4.5-star reads. Honestly, all of these were my favorites of the year, there may have been a small reason to not give 5-stars, but I still loved them to pieces. I wasn’t going to list the… Read More
The Surrogate by Penelope Ward Narrated by Jacob Morgan and Desiree Ketchum Book 2 in a Series of Standalones. Contemporary Romance. Thank you to Penelope Ward for gifting me a copy of this audiobook for an honest review. This review contains affiliate links. I never take payment for review, and my reviews are always honest. When Penelope Ward offered me… Read More
The Rules of Dating by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward Narrated by Maxine Mitchell and Zachary Webber Standalone Contemporary Romance Did you ever listen to a book and only half hear it? I feel like this happened the first time I read The Rules of Dating by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward. Because when I went to review it, I… Read More
Rebel Heir and Rebel Heart (Rush Duet) by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward Narrated by Sebastian York and Maxine Mitchell I was listening to Midnight Sun and needed a break, so I went through my library for books I bought but never listened to. I was so excited when I found Rebel Heir by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward. I… Read More
My Favorite Souvenir by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward Narrated by Andi Arndt and Sebastian York Standalone Romantic Comedy I highly advise not reading the blurb of My Favorite Souvenir by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward unless you want the whole story basically spoiled for you. I’m glad I didn’t read it first, I just grabbed it because I love… Read More
My Favorite Books and Audiobooks from 2019 I am going to be mixing books and audiobooks for this list. Only four books I read rated 5 stars (or higher) in 2019, but there were a ton of great audiobooks. In 2019 my reading switched from 50-60% audible to about 80%. In most cases the same review would apply for the… Read More
Holiday 2019 Book and Audiobook Reviews I only read holiday books in December. This year I decided to take most of December off to spend time with family, but I still managed to read some great holiday romances. Tara Sivec’s Christmas Cliche is now probably my favorite holiday romance (see my review), but there were some good ones this year… Read More
Dirty Letters by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward Narrated by Andi Arndt and Jacob Morgan Standalone Contemporary Romance Once again, Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward made me swoon, laugh and cry with an unputdownable heartwarming 2nd chance story in Dirty Letters. Add to that the amazing narration by Andi Arndt and Jacob Morgan and you have a winning combination. Luca… Read More
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Hate Notes by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward Narrated by Sebastian York and Lynn Barrington Standalone Contemporary Romance I haven’t read a lot of Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward but I know how beloved they are, and I have loved the few I read, so I went into Hate Notes (currently free in KU for both Kindle and audio or… Read More
Drunk Dial by Penelope Ward Narrated by Andi Arndt Standalone Adult Contemporary Romance What an adorable swoonfest! Drunk Dial by Penelope Ward was sweet, funny, romantic and emotional, and pressed all of my “like” buttons. First off, I loved that Rana Saloomi was ethnic without it being a major focus. I really loved her character, she had a rough time… Read More
Mister Moneybags by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward Narrated by Sebastian York and Andi Arndt Standalone angsty romantic comedy I really love the writing duo of Penelope Ward and Vi Keeland. Mister Moneybags was all that I expected and more. This was an interesting story in that I hate what he did at the start, but I kind of understand… Read More
MISTER MONEYBAGS IS LIVE!!!! A Contemporary Romance Novel I bought the audiobook and will be starting tomorrow. New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Authors Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward I met Bianca in an elevator. She was on her way to interview me when we got stuck. The beautiful, raven-haired reporter assumed I was a delivery… Read More
Mack Daddy by Penelope Ward Standalone. Contemporary Romance I didn’t even read the blurb for Mack Daddy by Penelope Ward before jumping in. I saw single dad and just grabbed it. From the title and cover, I assumed it was a romantic comedy. While there were some really funny moments, this was an emotional book that covered a lot of… Read More
Every month I post a recap of all of my reviews from the previous month. For my full spoiler free review including Likes and Dislikes, click the review headers. I was way for 2 weeks in August, so there were a few less reviews than usual. I also post the top 20 e-book bestsellers based on your clicks on Ana’s Attic… Read More
Stepbrother Dearest by Penelope Ward Narrated by Simone Lewis Standalone Contemporary Romance (Not as taboo as the title suggests) The original that started it all! I am not a fan of the stepbrother trend, and to be honest, the turnoff began NOT from this title, but from the first few that came out and completely copied Stepbrother Dearest by Penelope Ward…. Read More
Stuck Up Suit by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward Narrated by Joe Arden and Maxine Mitchell Standalone Contemporary Romance, vaguely related to Cocky Bastard. I have not read Cocky Bastard, the first in this series of standalone by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward, but I saw that Stuck Up Suit was a bestseller for so long, and everyone was loving it… Read More
April was a slow month here at Ana’s Attic. All of us were working on getting to Wicked Book Weekend, and we were gone for a while! Wicked Book Weekend could not have been better. We had an amazing time! Recap to come once I finally unpack. Included is a list of all the bestselling books from your clicks in… Read More
Felony Ever After: 13 Authors, 1 Story Romantic Comedy Standalone. 13 authors, a few already on my favorite list, writing a book together? YES PLEASE. #BestIdeaEver In my head though, I had some doubts. Some of the authors just didn’t fit! Such different styles! How would this work? The challenge was this: Pass one chapter to the next author with… Read More
Wow, so in compiling this list, I realized that the same authors dominated my list again! Kristen Ashley, Tara Sivec, Mia Sheridan, Harper Sloan & RK Lilley are all going to be at Wicked Book Weekend next month, and they dominate my list! Also, Jasinda Wilder, a 3x author at Wicked Book Weekend and Colleen Hoover has gone as well…. Read More
