Romance Book and Audiobook Reviews and Deals
The Second Chance Year by Melissa Wiesner Narrated by Helen Laser Standalone, Womenās Fiction with Romance I picked up The Second Chance Year by Melissa Wiesner from NetGalley for an honest review. I thought it was a New Yearās romcom and it leaned more towards womenās fiction with some romance, which is honestly what Iāve been enjoying more lately. Sadie… Read More
November Post Recap Jewish Contemporary Romance Novels (A HUGE list, with links to my reviews) Hanukkah Romance Novels 2023 (Another huge list!) The Covenant Series by Jennifer L Armentrout | Series ReviewĀ (4.5 Stars) Moms Who Read Romance Novels by Jenifer B. Goldin | ARC Review (4 Stars) What You Do To Me by Rochelle B. Weinstein | Audiobook Review… Read More
New Kindle and Audiobook Releases, Sales and Freebies Are you in our FB Group, Ana’s Attic After Dark? If you use this list, please consider sharing it with friends or on social media! Check out my November recap and video review recaps on my TikTok &Ā Instagram. PLEASE NOTE: I haven’t added the new sales for December yet. I’m still healing… Read More
Jewish Contemporary Romance Novels and Women’s Fiction I love reading a romance with characters like myself, so give me a book with an old, fat Jewish single lady, and I would love that š¤£, but I will take characters with any one of those traits. I am more culturally Jewish (secular?): I married a non-Jew, I haven’t attended temple as… Read More
Updated for 2023! Please let me know if you have others to add to the list. If you are looking for Christmas novels, check out my 2022 list of Holiday novels. as well as all of my older favorites. I am working on an update for 2023 now. I also have a full list of Jewish Romance Novels that you… Read More
The Covenant Series by Jennifer L. Armentrout Narrated by Justine Eyre Full Fantasy Series Review If you are looking for a series to give you that Fourth Wing feeling but not be too similar, you should check out The Covenant Series by Jennifer L. Armentrout. When one of my readers, Colette, messaged me and told me that this entire series… Read More
Moms Who Read Romance Novels by Jenifer Goldin Women’s Fiction with Some Romance. Standalone. ARC Provided by the author for an unbiased review. This post contains Amazon Affiliate Links. A couple of months ago I was offered an ARC of Moms Who Read Romance Novels by Jenifer Goldin. It sounded right up my alley, but I wanted to check out… Read More
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 Tās, I clicked immediately and was excited to read… 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
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. āThe first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is when the rest of us lose our humanity.ā I absolutely devoured Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros. Right before this… Read More
Shadows of You: The Lost & Found Series, Book 4 by Catherine Cowles Narrated by Maxine Mitchell and Zachary Webber Romantic Suspense. Can stand alone, but itās the fourth in a related series. I have obsessed over Catherine Cowlesās books for the last 3-4 years and I have loved all 14 I have read. I was so excited for Roanās… Read More
Too Good To Be True by Kristen Ashley Standalone romantic mystery. Kristen Ashley has been my favorite author for about 12 years now. I have read *almost* all of her books except the last two in the Ghosts & Reincarnation series. Why? because I am so not into the fancy, stuffy British estates. So please know my preconceived opinions for… Read More
New Kindle and Audiobook Releases, Sales and Freebies Are you in our FB Group, Ana’s Attic After Dark? If you use this list, please consider sharing it with friends or on social media! I didn’t do an October release recap because I had surgery, but you can see my video review recaps on my TikTok &Ā Instagram. PLEASE NOTE: Many of… Read More
Double Pucked by Lauren Blakely Narrated by Samantha Brentmoor, JF Harding and Robert Hatchet 1st in a related standalone series. Romcom Erotica. I have been a HUGE Lauren Blakley fan for many years now. So much so, that at one point it seemed as though my blog was dedicated to just Lauren. I had to step back and read some… 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
My Favorite Kidnapper by Melanie Moreland Narrated by Maxine Mitchell and John Lane Standalone RomCom I won an audiobook copy of My Favorite Kidnapper by Melanie Moreland on Facebook. I thought the illustrated cover was cute, I always wanted to read Melanie Moreland, and I was seeing lots of buzz surrounding the book, so I went in blind. And Iām… 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 grandfatherās 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
Tyrant by RK Lilley Standalone spinoff from The Wild Side Series. Male POV Rom-com. RK Lilley has always been one of my favorite authors. She wrote a lot between 2012 and 2016, then returned with one book in 2019. Since itās been a while since Iāve read her and my tastes have changed a lot, I was worried I wouldnāt… Read More
Most Eligible Billionaire by Annika Martin Narrated by Jason Clarke and Neva Nevarre Previously titled Most Eligible Bastard Though the story in Most Eligible Billionaire by Annika Martin sounds silly overall, I was pleasantly surprised by the depth of this story. I listened to this book well over a month ago and I am just catching up on reviews. I… Read More
September 2023 Recap I went to Readers on the River in Louisville KY this month and had a fabulous time! You can see a lot of the fun on my Instagram and TikTok. It was also announced that I will be MC/Host at author panels for 3 Wild and Windy Events: Chicago 2024, Vegas 2024, and Phoenix 2025. I need… Read More
The Protector: Game of Chance, Book 1 by Susan Stoker Narrated by Ava Erickson and Ryan West 1st in a related series. Stands alone perfectly. I asked the authors in the Readers on the River group to suggest one book of theirs to recommend, and Susan Stokerās answer was The Protector. Itās been years since I read one of her… 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
Kissing Kosher by Jean Meltzer Narrated by Dara Rosenberg Contemporary Romance. Stands Alone. Kissing Kosher is my third and favorite Jean Meltzer book. I am writing this review as I am about to leave to go to my parents for Yom Kippur dinner. I donāt fast or go to temple, I just enjoy the food traditions of my religion. Some… Read More
Off The Grid (Full Throttle #1) by K. Bromberg First in a Formula 1 Series. Stands alone so far. If you know me, you know that Formula One Racing is the only sport I watch (and I’m a little obsessed) so I was begging for an author to write an F1 series. Yes, there is one series that I know… Read More
