Romance Book and Audiobook Reviews and Deals
A Lie for a Lie: All In Book 1 by Helena Hunting Narrated by Stella Bloom and Jason Clarke Standalone 1st in a series. Hockey. Features Crossover Characters from Pucked Series. I listened to A Lie for a Lie by Helena Hunting back in October, but I didn’t review it right away because it was so similar to another book… Read More
The Fall of Legend by Meghan March Narrated by Erin Mallon and Joe Arden Contemporary Romance, First in a trilogy. Meghan March never fails me. Her books are the perfect blend of alpha-male, sexiness, strong females, and unputdownable storylines. She is one of only 2 or 3 authors that I will read books in a trilogy as they release instead… Read More
Finding Storm by Samantha Towle Standalone in a series. Samantha Towle’s The Storm Series has been a consistent favorite since it came out, so of course I was thrilled when Finding Storm was released and swiped it right up. I’m so happy to say that I wasn’t disappointed at all! Storm is living in the shadow of his late father, Jonny… Read More
Closer by Kylie Scott Standalone Novella in the Stage Dive Series Closer by Kylie Scott is a novella spinoff of her popular Stage Dive series, one of my favorite rock star series, but it can be read alone. Like most 1001 Dark Nights books, it is meant to be a taste of the author’s writing and the series. Bonus points… Read More
Tampons Aisle Five by Rae Matthews Comedy Novella Like your reviews short and sweet? Scroll down to the Likes & Dislikes and Down & Dirty! I have a Walmart Supercenter within walking distance of my house. At about a mile away, it’s the closest real store and it’s open 24 hours. I HATE that store with a passion, but of… Read More
The Birthday List by Devney Perry Narrated by Melissa Moran and Jeremy York Standalone First in a Related Series. Contemporary Romance. I’m so glad I picked up this wonderfully unique and emotional story. The Birthday List by Devney Perry was heartbreaking, romantic, fun, heartwarming, and hopeful. So many books nowadays remind you of others, and The Birthday List truly stood… Read More
Playing For Keeps by Kendall Ryan Narrated by Jason Clarke and Virginia Rose First Standalone in a Related Series. Sports Romance. Playing for Keeps by Kendall Ryan was a light, fun and sexy escape. A perfect poolside read or great listen for a long drive. There was nothing overly memorable or unique about it, in fact, when I first started… Read More
Hollywood Playboy by Natasha Madison Narrated by Kai Kennicott and Wen Ross Standalone in a series. Contemporary Romance “He’s beautiful, but it’s nothing new. After all, he’s Hollywood’s golden boy.” Tyler Becket is about to embark on a month-long press junket around the world to promote his new movie, and some of the world’s top reporters are invited along on… Read More
Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey Contemporary Romance, 1st in a series of standalones. “Dammit, Georgie. You had to be exactly what I need, didn’t you?” As much as I enjoy the illustrated cover trend, I am finding that a lot of them don’t quite match the story inside. I expected Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey to be light,… Read More
Screwdrivered by Alice Clayton Narrated by Heather Smith Romantic Comedy. Standalone in a series. Alice Clayton has always been a favorite of mine since I began this blog, and I have had Screwdrivered on my Kindle and on my bookshelf waiting for a rainy day. 5 years later the rainy day came in the form of the audiobook. I was… Read More
No Strings by Mila Hart Erotic Romance Novella, standalone in a series I was excited to read No Strings because of the authors that make up Mila Hart: Stephie Walls and Kristie Leigh (Kristie’s debut). But I honestly didn’t register that the type of books they write are short erotic romances. I’m not sure why I thought it was rom-com… Read More
That Second Chance by Meghan Quinn (First read, then listened) Narrated by William LeRoy and Reese Covington Romantic Comedy. First in a series of related standalones. As always, my reading got so far ahead of my reviews, that by the time I sat down to review That Second Chance by Meghan Quinn, I realized it just wasn’t fresh enough in… Read More
Nobody Does It Better by Lauren Blakely Performed by Joe Arden and Erin Mallon. Additional parts performed by Andi Arndt, Jason Clarke, RC Bray, Carly Robins, Savannah Peachwood and Virginia Rose. A Collection of novellas follows the main story. Nobody Does It Better is the 3rd standalone in a related series. Nobody Does it Better by Lauren Blakely is Vanessa… Read More
Meet Cute by Helena Hunting Standalone Contemporary Romance (Don’t want to know about the story? Skip down to the Likes & Dislikes and Down & Dirty) I have been on a 6-week reading hiatus (though I have been devouring audiobooks), and Meet Cute by Helena Hunting was a good one to break my hiatus. Infinitely readable, I gobbled it up… 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
Intoxicated By You by Kristin Mayer Standalone First in a Related Series, Romantic Suspense Narrated by Teddy Hamilton and Savannah Peachwood *I read the first half of this book, then switched to audio at 51% I read Intoxicated by You by Kristin Mayer a few weeks ago, and normally by this time, I’ve completely forgotten the book and have to… Read More
The Secret To Dating Your Best Friend’s Sister by Meghan Quinn Standalone Romantic Comedy Meghan Quinn is a top five author for me. No matter what the genre, I love her writing, but her romantic comedies usually have a special magic about them, and I have very high expectations going into a Meghan Quinn book. The Secret to Dating Your… Read More
Repeat by Kylie Scott Narrated by Andi Arndt Standalone. Second Chance Romance. Repeat by Kylie Scott was a departure from her normal style and an interesting premise. Available audio first with Andi Arndt narrating, I couldn’t wait to listen to this. Opening with Clementine Johns, who, after a vicious attack from a mugger, has lost all personal memories, I knew I… Read More
Stumbling into Love by Aurora Rose Reynolds Narrated by Alexander Cendese and Carly Robins Standalone in an interrelated series. Contemporary Romance. This is going to be a mini review because quite honestly, I listened to it before Christmas and my brain has turned to mush since then. It had been over a year since I read the first in the… Read More
How the Dukes Stole Christmas Since I did a LOT of holiday reading/listening this year and I want to review them all by Christmas, this will be a quick review. I don’t read much historical, but I read Tessa Dare a few months ago and fell in love, so I thought this would be fun. MEET ME IN MAYFAIR by… Read More
Snowed In With The Boss by Lili Valente Narrated by CJ Mission and Devra Woodward Erotic Holiday Romance Novella, Standalone I started Snowed in With The Boss by Lili Valente a few weeks ago and put it aside because…wait for it…it was TOO HOT. Wait a sec, cool your jets. I just wanted to wait until I could take full… Read More
The Sin Trilogy by Meghan March: Richer Than Sin, Guilty as Sin, Reveling in Sin Narrated by Erin Mallon and Joe Arden Contemporary Romance Trilogy Must Read in Order It’s been a while since I read a Meghan March book, but every time I do, I wonder why I don’t read more of her books. The Sin Trilogy was SO… Read More
Hot For His Girl by Rachel Blaufeld Standalone Contemporary Romance I was immediately drawn to Hot for His Girl by Rachel Blaufeld because it’s about bloggers. Running two blogs myself, I was excited to be able to relate to the main characters. And I totally did (Though I wish I were as successful at blogging as either one of them!)…. Read More
Loose Ends by Kristen Ashley A collection of Short Stories and Novellas tying Up Some LOOSE ENDS Tying up…Loose Ends In Kristen Ashley’s first anthology, readers will find three short stories and two novellas taking them back to characters and series in the Kristen Ashley universe. No Clue, a short story – Visit with Joe and Vi from At Peace… Read More
