Romance Book and Audiobook Reviews and Deals
Moore Than a Feeling by Julie A. Richman Contemporary Romance. Spinoff. Written as a standalone. If you are a fan of the Needing Moore Series by Julie A. Richman, then stop what you are doing right now and RUN, don’t walk to go buy Moore Than a Feeling. This is a spin-off story about Holly (Schooner’s daughter) and Aiden. Though… Read More
Dr. Fellatio by Stella Rom-Com Standalone While I really enjoyed Dr. Fellatio by Stella (Stephie Walls and Leddy Harper), I have to say, I grabbed it for the title and the blurb. But it turned out they totally don’t quite fit the book. While I’m not disappointed, I just expected something totally different. I had also hoped to get some… Read More
After Care by LB Dunbar Narrated by Coleen Marlo First in a Connected Standalone Romance Series for Women Over 40. I absolutely LOVE a book where the couple is over 40! Being a mom of a 20-year-old touring musician, many of the stories I have thought about have to do with an older rock star. So imagine my surprise when… Read More
Unconscious Hearts (Hearts of Vegas Book 1) by Harper Sloan Contemporary Romance. First Standalone in a Series. Harper Sloan is one of my favorite authors. So I can’t tell you how excited I was for Unconscious Hearts. I also personally love Harper, so I went in expecting and hoping to LOVE Unconscious Hearts. The blurb, the cover, the author…perfect setup… Read More
Hidden Seams by Alessandra Torre Duet Narration by Dexter Collins and Elisabeth Powers Contemporary Romance, Erotic Romance, Standalone I honestly didn’t even read the blurb when I grabbed this audiobook of Hidden Seams by Alessandra Torre. I was looking for something different than the light and fluffy I was reading and Alessandra usually does that for me. Hidden Seams was still… Read More
Dark Lessons by Julia Sykes Narrated by Fred Blogs and Lauren Sweet Standalone BDSM Suspense Romance I had no idea what to expect with Dark Needs by Julia Sykes. I was just going through the list of Wicked Book Weekend authors and seeing which ones had audiobooks available. Since she was the sponsor of our BDSM demonstration, I knew her… Read More
Something So Right by Natasha Madison Narrated by Joe Hempel and Melissa Moran Contemporary Romance, Standalone First in a Series I absolutely LOVED Tempt the Boss by Natasha Madison. And when Something So Unscripted released, I had a ton of recommendations for it, but I wanted to start at the beginning of the series and grabbed Something So Right, which… Read More
Second Draft by CM Seabrook and Carter Blake Narrated by Addison Spear Standalone Contemporary Romance I wanted to read and listen to as many Wicked Book Weekend authors as I could before the signing, so when I saw Second Draft by CM Seabrook on Audible, I grabbed it without reading the blurb. I can tell you, if I read the… Read More
Drumline by Stacy Kestwick Narrated by Tracy Marks and Stephen Dexter New Adult Standalone I am not usually a lover of New Adult books. Reading about someone my son’s age gets a little weird sometimes. But being a band mom, and knowing Stacy was going to be at Wicked Book Weekend I grabbed Drumline on audio. I have never read… Read More
The Greatest Risk (The Honey Series 3) by Kristen Ashley Book 3 in the Honey Series. Can Stand Alone. BDSM Erotic Romance Kristen Ashley is no doubt my favorite author. Her descriptive writing style never fails to bring out every emotion in me and The Greatest Risk is no exception to that, as there were more than a few tears… Read More
Rough Ride: A Chaos Novella by Kristen Ashley Motorcycle Club Book. Marketed as a Standalone, I think it should be read in series order. Most of you all know I am a Kristen Ashley freak. There is this feeling of coming home every time I read a Kristen Ashley book. It kind of soothes me to read them, they seriously… Read More
A Stone in The Sea and Drowning To Breathe (Bleeding Stars 1 & 2) by A.L. Jackson Narrated by Sebastian York & Andi Arndt Books 1 & 2 in a series. These two are a duet. Rock Star Contemporary Romance. I have had A Stone in The Sea by A.L Jackson in my audible library for years. Something made me… Read More
Room Mates: The Series by Kendall Ryan Narrated by Ava Erickson, Sebastian York and Jeremy York Room Mates: The Series by Kendall Ryan was one of the best uses of an audible credit ever! 4 standalone books for one credit! They even have different narrators. I enjoyed every one of these stories, and I’m going to do a quick review… Read More
Acquisition and Merger (The Takeover Duet 1 & 2) by Chelle Bliss Narrated by Brian Pellino & Natasha Soudek Adult Contemporary. Must Be Read Together. The Takeover Duet by Chelle Bliss was very different from the typical billionaire CEO type book, and I enjoyed how unique it was. I first read the little prequel, Takeover (FREE), and loved it and got… Read More
The Trouble With Mistletoe (Heartbreaker Bay 2) by Jill Shalvis Contemporary Romance. Easily Stands Alone. The Trouble With Mistletoe by Jill Shalvis is the second in the Heartbreaker Bay Series. I didn’t read the first, but had no problem jumping right in with #2. In fact, I never even realized until I started this review that it was the second… Read More
Claiming Grace (Ace Security #1) by Susan Stoker Narrated by Erin Bennett Romantic Suspense. Interrelated Standalone. I was under the impression that Susan Stoker’s books are all heavily military. But I see her on the bestseller lists, and she will be attending her second Wicked Book Weekend this April, so I really wanted to see what her books are about…. Read More
The Negotiator by Avery Flynn Narrated by Stephanie Rose Contemporary Romance. First standalone in an interconnected series. I got The Negotiator by Avery Flynn in my September Bookworm Box. I hate putting books I haven’t read on my shelf, so I had to get this one, especially when I saw it was on audio! I listened to most of this… Read More
Resistance on Ice (Boys of Winter 2) by S.R. Grey Narrated by Reagan West Sports RomCom. Standalone, second in a related series. Resistance on Ice is the second standalone in SR Grey’s Boys of Winter Series. I enjoyed the first, Destiny on Ice, and Resistance is just as good. It was a combination sports romance, second chance romance and friends-to-lovers… Read More
Meet Me In Room 108 by Nikki Sparxx Erotic Romance. Stands alone, but is the first in a series. I happened to start Meet Me In Room 108 by Nikki Sparxx at the same time as I was listening to an audiobook that started so similarly I was confusing them in my mind. Add to that the stress of the… Read More
Times Square by Jana Aston Narrated by Erin Mallon Standalone novella I was looking for a quick 2-3 hour listen while waiting for my pre-orders to arrive on my audible app, and grabbed Times Square by Jana Aston to listen to as I worked on my list. This was originally in the Love in Transit anthology which sadly doesn’t exist… Read More
Eye Candy by Tijan, J. Daniels, Helena Hunting, Bella Jewel and Tara Sivec Halloween Anthology featuring characters and stories from favorite books by these authors. I was so excited to read Eye Candy! Helena Hunting and Tara Sivec are two of my favorite authors, and Tara’s Holiday Series needed a Halloween story badly. I loved J. Daniel’s Sweet Series, but… Read More
Twisted Twosome by Meghan Quinn Romantic Comedy. Standalone, but related to other books. Meghan Quinn is one of my auto-buy authors. As a Romantic Comedy lover, Meghan is one of my queens. Though Twisted Twosome can easily stand alone, I recommend you read CoWrecker (one of my 2017 favorites and a 5+++++ star read) and My Best Friend’s Ex (I… Read More
Dating You Hating You by Christina Lauren Narrated by Shayna Thibodeaux and Deacon Lee Standalone Romance/Chick-lit I love an enemies to lovers romance, so I grabbed Dating You Hating You by Christina Lauren just from the title and author(s) alone. And though this wasn’t really enemies to lovers, the title kind of worked. Though to me, I felt like this… Read More
Turbulence by Whitney G. Narrated by Joe Arden and Erin Mallon Standalone Erotic Romance with separate FREE epilogue. If you like super-cocky, dirty-talking alpha-holes, Turbulence by Whitney G. is the perfect book for you. I grabbed this book on audible because it’s one of the few that still has $1.99 audible upgrade, and I’m so glad I did, this was… Read More
