Romance Book and Audiobook Reviews and Deals
Fast Lane by Kristen Ashley Audiobook Narrated by Lance Greenfield, Susannah Jones and Aiden Snow Stand Alone Fictional Rock Band Retrospective with Romance. *This review is spoiler-free. I had a lot to say, so if you want the short version, skip down to the Down & Dirty* When Kristen Ashley announced Fast Lane, I couldn’t have been more thrilled. First… Read More
Lessons from a One Night Stand (The Baileys Book 1) by Piper Rayne Narrated by Tanya Eby and Tim Paige 1st Standalone in a closely related series. Looking for a quick review? Scroll down to the Down & Dirty! I had Lessons from a One Night Stand by Piper Rayne on my TBR list for a while and just couldn’t… Read More
Quiet Man: A Dream Man Novella by Kristen Ashley Rock Chick/Dream Man Crossover Novella Kristen Ashley mixing the Dream Man Series with the Rock Chick Series is my idea of heaven. I was so nervous because 1001 Dark Nights tend to be shorter novellas and Kristen Ashley usually writes them super long, but I needn’t have worried, this would have… Read More
Satisfaction Guaranteed by Lauren Blakely Narrated by Jason Clarke Standalone Rom-Com, first in a related series. *Charity Alert: Please see the end of this review for details Lauren Blakely is an automatic one-click author for me for good reason, and it all started with her Male POV books in the Big Rock Series. Satisfaction Guaranteed brings us back into the… Read More
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston Narrated by Ramon de Ocampo Standalone (for now) m-m RomCom *This review has no spoilers but if you like a quick review skip to the Down & Dirty* Fresh and relevant, fun and unique, Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston is blowing up with amazing reviews. I had to see… Read More
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren Standalone Romantic Comedy *Looking for a quick review? Skip to the Down & Dirty* The writing duo of Christina Lauren has been a winner for me in recent years. I absolutely love their fun, real-feeling romantic comedies, and The Unhoneymooners is no exception. In fact, when I got near the end I had to put… Read More
Inspired by Jessica Florence Contemporary Romance. Standalone. Jessica Florence has written a self-help book disguised as a romance novel. Or is it a romance novel and self-help book all-in-one? Well, I for one, always want to read self-help books, but never do because I would rather read romance, so with INSPIRED by Jessica Florence, I killed two birds with one… Read More
That Guy by Kim Jones Narrated by Samantha Cook and Aaron Shedlock Standalone (for now) Romantic Comedy I listened to That Guy by Kim Jones a few weeks ago and started the review but never finished it because I was waiting for Raegan to finish so we could both weigh in. But now, going back a few weeks later, what… Read More
The Wish Collector by Mia Sheridan Narrated by Zachary Webber and Virginia Rose Contemporary and Historical Romance in One. Standalone. It’s been a while since I read a Mia Sheridan book, and I was thrilled when The Wish Collector released in audio. You know immediately that there is something special between the pages (or ears in this case). Mia’s words… Read More
Book Boyfriend by Claire Kingsley Narrated by Stephan Dexter and Maxine Mitchell Standalone 1st in a series of related. Romantic Comedy. Oh, how I enjoy books that give a nod to Romancelandia! The book world is basically my life. Most of my friends are fellow romance lovers, and I have been blogging for over 7 years. So when I saw… Read More
Seize the Love: Carpe Caritate by Rae Matthews Standalone Related to Another. Older Woman Contemporary Romance. It’s been a long time since Rae Matthews released Carpe Diem, and though I loved it, I can’t remember a book I read yesterday let alone one I read two years ago. Seize the Love: Carpe Caritate was very much related to Carpe Diem,… Read More
Christmas with The Marine by Candace Havens and Her Naughty Holiday by Tiffany Reisz Narrated by Alexander Cendese and Gabrielle Cendese Holiday Romance. Both complete standalones but part of series. I’m a Christmas book whore, and I think this combo may be this year’s favorite, despite the fact that Her Naughty Holiday by Tiffany Reisz is actually a Thanksgiving book. WHY… Read More
Do You Feel It Too? By Nicola Rendell Narrated by CJ Bloom and Rock Engle Romantic Comedy Standalone Shimmy Bang Sparkle by Nicola Rendell was a top favorite for the year (see my review) so I couldn’t wait to read Do You Feel It Too? and I wasn’t disappointed! Another unique and sexy premise, it was a refreshing change from all… Read More
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
My Favorite Half-Night Stand by Christina Lauren Standalone Romantic Comedy Christina Lauren has become an auto-buy author duo for me. Their recent romcoms have been fun and fresh, and the last one, Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating, was a 2018 favorite. So I had high expectations for My Favorite Half-Night Stand, and while it didn’t live up to… Read More
Love, Sincerely, Yours by Meghan Quinn and Sara Ney Narrated by Ava Erickson and Alexander Cendise Standalone Romantic Comedy When I saw Meghan Quinn and Sara Ney were writing a book together, I kind of plotzed right then and there. Meghan is a top 5 author for me, and I enjoyed what I read of Sara. The two together would… Read More
Dirty Headlines by LJ Shen Narrated by Jacob Morgan and Grace Grant Contemporary Romance. Standalone. After seeing basically everyone and their mother recommend Dirty Headlines by LJ Shen as a favorite of the year, I had to grab it when it came out on audible. I’ve only read one other book by her, so I wasn’t quite sure what to… 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
The Darkest Star by Jennifer L. Armentrout YA Science Fiction Romance Though it’s a spin-off from the Lux Series, it totally stands alone When seventeen-year-old Evie Dasher is caught up in a raid at a notorious club known as one of the few places where humans and the surviving Luxen can mingle freely, she meets Luc, an unnaturally beautiful guy… Read More
Flirting with Fire (Blue Collar Brothers 1) by Piper Rayne Standalone first in a Series about brothers. Flirting with Fire is the first in the Blue Collar Brothers Series, and my first Piper Rayne book. After reading this, I don’t think it will be my last, I am looking forward to more from the whole crew. “I’ve daydreamed about our… Read More
Simmer by Stephanie Rose Narrated by Inés del Castillo and Joseph Discher Standalone spin-off of Rewrite Silly me! For some reason I I didn’t realize or remember that I had met some of the characters in Simmer by Stephanie Rose already in the previous book, Rewrite. Since they are not marked as connected anywhere it never occurred to me, even… Read More
The Upside of Falling and The Downside of Love by Meghan Quinn Contemporary Romance Duet Meghan Quinn is consistently in my favorite author list for a reason. While her romantic comedies will always be what I think of her for, she slays me with her emotional romances as well, and with Top Gun being one of my favorite all-time movies,… Read More
All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover Standalone. Women’s Fiction/Romance All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover was probably my most anticipated read of 2018. Colleen has been one of my top favorite authors since she first published Slammed (She was at the very first Wicked Book Weekend in February 2013). So I knew to expect amazing writing and a TON of… Read More
I Flipping Love You by Helena Hunting Contemporary Romance/RomCom. Officially third in a series but totally stands alone. The perfect summer beach read! I Flipping Love You by Helena Hunting isn’t quite what you normally expect from the author. It doesn’t have the over-the-top humor of the Pucked Series, but still has Ms. Hunting’s trademark wit in a bit of… Read More
