Romance Book and Audiobook Reviews and Deals
It Happened One Summer: A Novel by Tessa Bailey Narrated by Charlotte North Romantic Comedy. Can Stand Alone, but is the first of two. Pure sweet silly fun. It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey is a lighthearted smutty Hallmark movie in book form (it would actually be great on Passionflix) You may hate the heroine at first, but give… Read More
Sharkbait (The Natural History Series Book 3) by Erin Mallon Narrated by Erin Mallon and Teddy Hamilton Book three in a standalone series. Can easily stand alone. Flirtasauraus and Lovebug were on my 2020 and 2021 Top Favorites lists. I loved the group of crazy characters that I wanted to be friends with, and the feel-good giggles it gave me…. Read More
It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover Narrated by Colin Donnell and Olivia Song “You can stop swimming now, Lily. We have finally reached the shore” It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover is one of my favorite of her books, and quite honestly, I didn’t really think it needed a follow-up (see my review). It was about Lily’s journey to… Read More
Pen Pal by J.T. Geissinger Standalone thriller/dark romance <–(up for debate). TOTAL. MINDFUCK. I bought Pen Pal by JT Geissinger because I saw a ton of buzz about it. I didn’t read the blurb, and though I assumed it was romance because my whole feed was reading it, I didn’t look. I picked it up and read it in one… Read More
Shattered Sea: The Tattered & Torn Series, Book 4Â by Catherine Cowles Narrated by Ava Erickson & Sebastian York Standalone in a connected series. Catherine Cowles is an auto-read author for me and her Tattered and Torn Series just keeps getting better. Shattered Sea by Catherine Cowles is the fourth book in this series, and it can easily be read alone,… Read More
Last Resort: S.I.N. Series, Book 1 by K. Bromberg Narrated by Stella Hunter and Aaron Shedlock Note: Audiobooks were supplied by the author for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. I’m going to be honest here. At first, I DNFd Last Resort. It opened with a long hot sex scene between characters I didn’t know yet, then, after… Read More
Reverse (The Bittersweet Symphony Duet Book 2) by Kate Stewart Skip to the bottom for the quick Down & Dirty Review. This post contains affiliate links. “Their story doesn’t change the significance of ours.” Drive by Kate Stewart is one of my favorite books ever, and to fully enjoy Reverse, you need to read Drive first (see my review). Drive… Read More
Royally Not Ready by Meghan Quinn Narrated by Emma Wilder and John Hartley A funny and hot royal fairytale from one of my favorite authors? YES PLEASE. Royally Not Ready by Meghan Quinn fit that bill many times over. Sure, it’s silly and over-the-top, but that’s what made it fun. What I didn’t expect however, was the STEAM! “Dear God…. Read More
Hidden Waters (Tattered and Torn Book 3) by Catherine Cowles Narrated by Sebastian York and Ava Erickson Romantic Suspense. Can stand alone but I recommend reading the first two first. Catherine Cowles is one of the few authors I read without even looking at the blurb. Every single book is filled with suspense, romance, family, friendship, and lots of excitement…. Read More
Royally Remembered by Emma Chase A Royally Series Companion Novella. Does Not Stand Alone. Royally Remembered by Emma Chase is a royally series companion novella – a collection of short stories that take place before, during, and after the four full-length books (Royally Screwed, Royally Matched, Royally Endowed, and Royally Yours). I started to read this on the way out… Read More
Gossamer in the Darkness by Kristen Ashley Fantasyland 5.5. Fantasy Romance. Can Stand alone but better if read in order. Though it took me a long time to finally try, The Fantasyland Series by Kristen Ashley is one of my all-time favorite series. So I can’t tell you how excited I was to hear that Kit wrote another book in… Read More
People We Meet On Vacation by Emily Henry Narrated by Julia Whelan Standalone Contemporary Romance “I’m on vacation. Vacations always end. It’s the very fact that it’s finite that makes traveling special. You could move to any one of those destinations you loved in small doses, and it wouldn’t be the spellbinding, life-altering seven days you spend there as a… Read More
Tattered Stars by Catherine Cowles Narrated by Andi Arndt and Zachary Webber Standalone Small Town Romantic Suspense. First in a related standalone series. Catherine Cowles has cemented her place as one of my favorite authors with her latest release, Tattered Stars. This is the first in a new romantic suspense series that will keep you turning pages well into the… Read More
A Grave Girls’ Getaway by Jeaniene Frost Narrated by Tavia Gilbert The Night Huntress Series by Jeaniene Frost is my favorite paranormal series by a landslide, in fact, it may be my favorite book series in general. So I will take any scraps of Cat and Bones I can, even if it’s a short novella. A Grave Girls’ Getaway is… Read More
Merry Little Hookup by Sibylla Matilde Narrated by Kitty Thomas I loved this little sweet and dirty holiday novel from Sibylla Matilde. Filled with likable characters, a snowy mountain setting and some very HOT scenes, Merry Little Hookup by Sibylla Matilde was a very full (see what I did there?) story for a 2 hour/98 page story. Virginia Bennett has no… Read More
Bury Me by Tara Sivec Narrated by Stephanie Willis Psychological thriller. Standalone. As most of you know, Tara Sivec has been my favorite author since 2012 when she released Seduction & Snacks. I have read every single book except ONE, Bury Me. Why? I still remember my nightmares after reading The Shining. I don’t do scary books or movies. Bury… Read More
The Hush Note Series Review The Hush Note Series is a multi-author series by Sarina Bowen, Devney Perry, and Rebecca Yarros with each book about a different band member. I’m reviewing them together because I just sped right through them like candy and didn’t stop to review or take copious notes. They were all fun, engrossing listens that had way… Read More
Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover Narrated by Angela Goethals New Adult Standalone Colleen Hoover has been a favorite author since 2012. But she brings out such emotion that I have to be ready to devote all of my focus and all of my heart to her books. So I held off on Heart Bones until I was ready. And once… Read More
First and Tension (Summersweet Island 4) by Tara Sivec Romantic Comedy. Can stand alone, but I recommend reading the series in order. I can’t believe I never reviewed one of my favorite books! I read it at the beginning of summer, but I still remember it clear as day. First & Tension by Tara Sivec is the 4th in the… Read More
My One Week Husband by Lauren Blakely Narrated by Vanessa Edwin & Shane East plus Joe Arden, James Joseph, Victoria Mei, Siiri Scott, and Erin Mallon Stands Alone but is related to others. Emotional RomCom. How Lauren Blakely continues to produce incredible, riveting stories at the speed she does is beyond me. She writes them faster than I can listen…. Read More
Still Standing (Wild West MC #1) by Kristen Ashley 1st in a new Contemporary Romance MC series. Stands alone. I haven’t been able to read a book since the beginning of December. I was tempted to wait for the audiobook of Still Standing, but when a Kristen Ashley ARC lands on my Kindle, I can’t hold back. This is a… Read More
How To Get Lucky by Lauren Blakely and Joe Arden Narrated by Joe Arden with Erin Mallon, Emma Wilder and Maxine Mitchell Romantic Comedy Standalone I’ve been really struggling with reading and even listening to books this year. But then How To Get Lucky by Lauren Blakely and Joe Arden came out. I gobbled it up in one day. I… Read More
Regretting You by Colleen Hoover
 Narrated by Tanya Eby and Lauren Ezzo I have been a huge fan of Colleen Hoover since 2012. I grabbed Regretting You as an ARC before it came out in December and never got to it because I just wasn’t ready for the emotions Colleen brings out in me. Somebody smack me! After 8 years… Read More
Wild Fire by Kristen Ashley Part of the Chaos MC Series but can stand alone. I am a Kristen Ashley lover. Though not every book is a favorite (most are!), there is something about reading Kristen Ashley that just feels good. It soothes me. It’s like coming home. Wild Fire by Kristen Ashley definitely had that old-school KA feel and… Read More
