Romance Book and Audiobook Reviews and Deals
Little Miss Perfect and Fluffy by Julia Kent Narrated by Erin Mallon Romantic Comedy. Little Miss Perfect is the prequel to Fluffy but is not necessary to read first, though I recommend it. I started the audiobook of Fluffy by Julia Kent and was cracking up right from the beginning. But as I was telling everyone about it, I noticed… Read More
Can’t Text This by Teagan Hunter Narrated by Emma Wilder and Rudy Sanda 3rd in a Series of Related Standalones. Romantic Comedy I am in love with the Texting series! Texting, emails or messaging is my favorite form of banter in a book, so this series is right up my alley. “Hi Monty. Wanna see my python?” Monty is a… Read More
The Bride Test by Helen Hoang Romantic Comedy. Standalone in a related series. Stands well alone. *If you like shorter reviews, skip down to The Down & Dirty* The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang was one of my favorite books of 2018 and I couldn’t wait to read The Bride Test, featuring Khai, the young autistic accountant. “Nothing gets to… Read More
The Dating Proposal by Lauren Blakely Narrated Duet Style by Andi Arndt & Sebastian York with a Bonus Story Narrated by Jason Clarke & Andi Arndt Standalone Romcom I’m so glad Lauren Blakely explains at the beginning of The Dating Proposal that this was a complete rewrite of one of her older books, Trophy Husband, or I would have thought… Read More
The Girl He Used To Know by Tracey Garvis Graves Standalone. Women’s Fiction/Romance. “Did you ever fall in love with a girl who was different? Not just from any girl you’d ever dated before, but from most people in general?” I love a unique book with unique characters, and Tracey Garvis Graves delivered that with The Girl He Used To… Read More
Next In Line by Amy Daws Narrated by Erin Mallon and Teddy Hamilton Romantic Comedy Standalone in a Related Series I loved Wait With Me by Amy Daws and was so excited when Next In Line released on audio. Next in Line is about Sam, the soon-to-be owner of Tires Tires Tires. Sam is a hard-working, down-to-earth good guy who… 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
When Ashes Fall by Marni Mann Narrated by Ava Erickson, Aiden Snow, and Teddy Hamilton Standalone Contemporary Romance *Read half, listened to half* I read When Ashes Fall by Marni Mann a few weeks ago, and it really affected me in so many ways. Right after reading it, there was so much I wanted to talk about, and I was… Read More
If I Only Knew by Corinne Michaels Narrated by Shane East and Sophie Eastlake 4th Related Standalone. Contemporary Romance. If I Only Knew was my first solo Corinne Michaels book. I grabbed it because I had a giveaway scheduled for kindle release day, and saw it was audio first, free in the romance package, so I grabbed it. Though the… Read More
FREE (Chaos Series Book 7) by Kristen Ashley Contemporary Biker Romance. Does not stand alone. If you have followed me for any length of time, you know that Kristen Ashley is IT for me. The perfect combination of story, description, humor, sexiness, suspense, inner dialog, and just plain badassery, even my least favorite of her books are still books I… Read More
I Wanna Text You Up by Teagan Hunter Narrated by Emma Wilder Standalone in a Connected Series. Romantic Comedy. Let’s face it. Most relationships nowadays are conducted mostly via text. Text conversations allow us to be funnier, sexier, more mysterious, more laid back, and sometimes be more honest…or the opposite. That’s one of the reasons I really love this series…. Read More
His Package by Penelope Bloom Holiday Romcom. 4th Standalone in a series. His Package by Penelope Bloom was the last of the 2018 Christmas season for me, and I am so glad it ended on a high note! I loved this book, and I can’t wait to go back and read the previous books, His Banana, Her Cherry, and His… Read More
Verity by Colleen Hoover Psychological Thriller with Romance. Standalone. Wow. I don’t even know how to review Verity by Colleen Hoover. I don’t read thrillers. I don’t watch thrillers. But I also avoid ugly cry books but Colleen has made me love hers. So I trusted her and went in blind, only knowing that it was very different than her… Read More
Shades of Wicked (Night Rebel #1) by Jeaniene Frost Paranormal Romance, first in a continuing spin-off series of the Night Huntress Series. The Night Huntress Series by Jeaniene Frost was my favorite paranormal series back in 2009 when I was reading PNR, and Ian was the guy I couldn’t wait to read a book about. After being a little disappointed… Read More
Ice Planet Barbarians Books 1-8 by Ruby Dixon All Narrated by Mason Lloyd and Hollie Jackson Science Fiction Alien Sexy, Funny Romance Series Obsessive binge-read alert! I have seen friends post about Ice Planet Barbarians and it just seemed so silly to me. But after reading a historical and a YA Sci-Fi last month and loving them, I decided to… Read More
The Left Side of Perfect and The Right Side of Forever by Meghan Quinn Contemporary Romance Duet. Spinoff of The Blue Line Duet. Note: This review can be a spoiler to the Blue Line Duet, but I try to be very careful to not have spoilers for the Perfect Duet. If you don’t want to know anything about the story,… Read More
Good Girl by Jana Aston Narrated by Jason Clarke and Erin Mallon Standalone Romantic Comedy Good Girl by Jana Aston was one of the most ridiculous books I ever read. And I LOVED it. It is seriously all of the things that would normally bother me in a book, including a bunch of common tropes but it was so silly… Read More
Good Luck With That by Kristan Higgins Narrated by Xe Sands, Lori Gardner, Suzy Jackson Women’s Fiction with a Little Romance. Standalone. *While my reviews are spoiler-free if you don’t want to know more about the book, after the first 2 paragraphs skip down to likes and dislikes and the Down & Dirty review* Good Luck With That by Kristan… Read More
44 Chapters About 4 Men by BB Easton Narrated by Ramona Master Standalone Embellished Memoir I am now BB Easton’s best friend. She doesn’t know it yet, but it’s true. I can tell by reading this fictionally elaborated memoir that we would have been getting into trouble together if we were the same age and knew each other. I have… Read More
Pucked Love (Pucked Series Book 7) by Helena Hunting Narrated by Stella Bloom and Sebastian York 7th (finale) in a series, standalone couple but shouldn’t really be read alone. Being the 7th in the Pucked Series, I don’t need to say much about Pucked Love by Helena Hunting because if you are a fan of the series you are going… 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
Wild Like The Wind (Chaos #6) by Kristen Ashley Standalone in a series. Highly recommended you read the whole series in order. I went into Wild Like The Wind by Kristen Ashley fresh from a Chaos re-read. At this point in a series, I begin to have trouble keeping track of all the characters, and I felt a bit lost… Read More
Worth The Risk by K. Bromberg Narrated by Zachary Webber and Grace Grant Contemporary Romance. 3rd standalone in a series. Stands Well Alone. I picked up Worth The Risk by K. Bromberg not realizing it was the third in the Everyday Heroes series about the Malone Brothers. The first, Cuffed, about a cop, the second, Combust, about a Firefighter, and… 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
