Romance Book and Audiobook Reviews and Deals
Jaded Hearts (Loaded Replay #1) by Harper Sloan Standalone start to an interconnected Rock Star Series. Contemporary Romance. Harper Sloan is one of my favorite authors, and the Hope Town Series is one of my favorite series, with all three books being 5 stars (or more!) so as soon as I heard that Cohen’s friend would be starting a new… Read More
Smut by Karina Halle Narrated by Lidia Dornet and Shaun Grindell Standalone Sexy Romantic Comedy Smut is my first Karina Halle book, and now I know why everyone loves her so much. Very sexy, sweet and fun with excellent narration, I loved how Smut gave a bit of an insiders look at self publishing and poked a little fun at… Read More
Badd Motherf*ucker: Badd Brothers by Jasinda Wilder 1st interrelated standalone in a series. Contemporary romance. What a fun book! It says so much for Jasinda Wilder’s talent that she can pretty much write any kind of book and it’s a great read. She can write books that make you sob your eyes out, books that keep you on the edge… Read More
Inside Out: Behind Closed Doors by Lisa Renee Jones Narrated by Elizabeth Louise Standalone Sexy Romantic Suspense I read some of the Inside Out Series by Lisa Renee Jones, but I am not good with keeping up with series, so I kind of lost track along the way, even though I totally loved the unique stories. So when I heard… Read More
Beneath These Chains by Meghan March Narrated by Sebastian York and Andi Arndt Contemporary Erotic Romance. Interrelated Standalone. Beneath These Chains by Meghan March is the third book in the Beneath Series of standalones that I have been tearing through and loving. With Meghan March’s writing and Sebastian York (with a slight NOLA accent) and Andi Arndt narrating, it’s a great… Read More
Beneath This Ink by Meghan March Narrated by Sebastian York and Andi Arndt Contemporary Erotic Romance. Interrelated Standalone. After reading and loving Meghan March’s Dirty Girl and Dirty Billionaire Series, I decided to listen to every one of her past books, and this is the second in the Beneath Series. While Beneath this Ink can absolutely stand alone, we meet… Read More
Beneath This Mask by Meghan March Narrated by Holter Graham and Andi Arndt Adult Contemporary Romance. Standalone in a series. I started reading Meghan March backward, with her hot-as-hell series- (Dirty Girl), then Dirty Billionaire, now the Beneath Series. Obviously I love her mix of story, character development, romance and sexiness. Since she has moved on to my favorite list, I… Read More
Unsuitable by Samantha Towle Standalone, Romantic Suspense. I love Samantha Towle’s Storm series, but it’s been a while since I read her. When I saw Unsuitable was on pre-order sale for 99¢, I clicked and never even read the blurb. So I went in blind, and read it in 2 sittings, I couldn’t put it down. Luckily the blurb doesn’t spoil a… Read More
A Lover’s Lament by K.L. Grayson & B.T. Urruela Narrated by Erin Mallon and Max Bellmore Standalone Military Second Chance Romance I don’t read a lot of military romances. But A Lover’s Lament by K.L. Grayson and B.T. Urruela has gotten such great ratings and has been recommended so many times, that when I saw it come out on audiobook,… Read More
The Sex Education of M.E. by L.B. Dunbar Contemporary Romance, Older couple, standalone. I’m forty, flabby, and frustrated. Don’t get me wrong, I have a good home, a decent job, and great children. I had a loving marriage for twenty years where we had our ups and downs. It wasn’t perfect; but it wasn’t awful. Then he died. After the… Read More
Reaper’s Fire by Joanna Wylde Interrelated MC standalone The Reaper’s Series is one of the very few series that I have continued reading. This is really the 8th book if you count novellas and the Silver Bastards spin-off, which is more than I ever stick with since I started blogging. As I have discussed before, my memory is awful, so… Read More
No Pants Required by Kim Karr Standalone Contemporary romance/romcom I actually read No Pants Required by Kim Karr a few weeks ago. I sucked it up so fast that I forgot to review it! It really is like a delicious shake to suck up on a hot summer day. Filled with fun characters, laughter, dirty talking, banter, hot sex, friendship… Read More
My Unexpected Forever by Heidi McLaughlin Standalone couple, but I think you need to read Forever My Girl first. I am so glad I stuck with The Beaumont Series despite the female narrator. I knew this time to speed it up to 1.25 from the beginning so it helped. I absolutely love books with kids. Single dads, or men who… Read More
Underneath It All (The Walsh Series #1) by Kate Canterbary Adult Contemporary. Standalone in a series of interrelated standalones. Dual POV with Male and female narration. Boy do I love a dirty talker! If you do too, Underneath It All by Kate Canterbary may be the book for you. Currently free on Amazon, I didn’t have time to read it,… Read More
Incite (Sphere of Irony #1) by Heather C. Leigh NA/Contemporary romance standalone I have been wanting to read a book by Heather C. Leigh for over a year, and just kept getting sidetracked. But when I saw she had one on audio, I jumped at the chance to read Incite! I will usually never start an author with a spin… Read More
SUIT – SLUT – SOLID by Jettie Woodruff Adult Dark Erotic Romance. These do not stand alone. I’m not usually a lover of dark and twisted, but sometimes I need to change things up. I had heard Suit by Jettie Woodruff was dark but not too dark. So I gave it a go, and I am so glad I did. SUIT… Read More
The Needing Moore Series by Julie A.Richman Adult contemporary trilogy. Must be read in order. I have been wanting to read the Needing Moore series by Julie Richman for a long time, but never really got a chance to commit to a 3-book series. I have heard so many amazing things, that when I saw it was on audio, I… Read More
Forbid Me (Good Ol’ Boys 2) by M. Robinson Adult Contemporary, Interconnected Standalone Angsty, Sexy, Fun, Forbidden, Alpha, Yummy. Forbid Me by M. Robinson was all of those things. Forbid Me is, according to the author, a full standalone. But the whole “Good ol’ boys” crew was introduced in Complicate Me, and I think that Forbid me would have been… Read More
Never Let You Go by Katy Regnery New Adult Standalone, part of an unrelated, unconnected series. Never Let You Go by Katy Regnery is one of those epic books that stick with you a long time. It is the second in a series of completely unrelated standalones based on fairytales, this one is based on Hansel and Gretel. 13 year… Read More
Hollywood Dirt by Alessandra Torre Standalone Contemporary Romance Hollywood Dirt by Alessandra Torre has one of my favorite themes. A hot movie star with an ordinary girl. Sounds formulaic, right? Nope, it was anything but. I read this book right before and after surgery so it has been a while, yet it stuck in my head pretty well. Cole Masten, Hollywood… Read More
Wicked Fall by Sawyer Bennett Erotic Romance. First in a Series of Standalones. Wicked Fall by Sawyer Bennett was a great combination of super hot and sexy, sweet and romantic, and light and easy. Did I say HOT???? Woolf is a rich, hot Wyoming rancher who had to take over his father’s oil and cattle business when he died. Though he… Read More
Sweet Addiction and Sweet Possession by J. Daniels Adult Contemporary. Sweet Addiction can stand alone, but you must read it first if you want to read Sweet Possession. I had had Sweet Addiction on my kindle forever. I love the cover so I know it was there, and, of course, I never got to it (or 2,000 others). But when… Read More
Forget by N.A. Alcorn 1st in a series, does not stand alone. Contemporary Romance. Dear Brooke Sawyer, We need to be best friends. I mean, I know you already have an amazing bestie in Lindsay, but can I horn in on that goodness? Maybe a bestie threesome? I can’t even begin to explain the levels we would connect on. Let’s… Read More
Priest by Sierra Simone Erotic Taboo standalone Priest by Sierra Simone is as taboo as I have read. It also had some amazing sexual tension. Priest is hot and so very dirty. I’m going to give a warning here: If you are a religious person, especially a Catholic, I don’t recommend this book. Since I am neither, none of that… Read More
