Romance Book and Audiobook Reviews and Deals
Hate Notes by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward Narrated by Sebastian York and Lynn Barrington Standalone Contemporary Romance I haven’t read a lot of Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward but I know how beloved they are, and I have loved the few I read, so I went into Hate Notes (currently free in KU for both Kindle and audio or… 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
My Favorite Half-Night Stand by Christina Lauren Standalone Romantic Comedy Christina Lauren has become an auto-buy author duo for me. Their recent romcoms have been fun and fresh, and the last one, Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating, was a 2018 favorite. So I had high expectations for My Favorite Half-Night Stand, and while it didn’t live up to… Read More
Love, Sincerely, Yours by Meghan Quinn and Sara Ney Narrated by Ava Erickson and Alexander Cendise Standalone Romantic Comedy When I saw Meghan Quinn and Sara Ney were writing a book together, I kind of plotzed right then and there. Meghan is a top 5 author for me, and I enjoyed what I read of Sara. The two together would… 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
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
Dirty Headlines by LJ Shen Narrated by Jacob Morgan and Grace Grant Contemporary Romance. Standalone. After seeing basically everyone and their mother recommend Dirty Headlines by LJ Shen as a favorite of the year, I had to grab it when it came out on audible. I’ve only read one other book by her, so I wasn’t quite sure what to… Read More
Unzipped by Lauren Blakely Narrated by Joe Arden and Andi Arndt Standalone RomCom. Available in Audiobook First. If I had to pick one author’s audiobooks to be stranded on a desert island with, it would be Lauren Blakey’s. I love her audiobooks so much and I’ve yet to be disappointed. Unzipped is the latest of Lauren’s romantic comedies and it… 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 Darkest Star by Jennifer L. Armentrout YA Science Fiction Romance Though it’s a spin-off from the Lux Series, it totally stands alone When seventeen-year-old Evie Dasher is caught up in a raid at a notorious club known as one of the few places where humans and the surviving Luxen can mingle freely, she meets Luc, an unnaturally beautiful guy… 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
Fight or Flight by Samantha Young Standalone Contemporary Romance Fight or Flight by Samantha Young was completely unputdownable, but I still have very mixed feelings about it. I feel like she started writing a light enemies-to-lovers romcom, had the cover designed, but then maybe it took on a life of its own, because the cover, as cute as it is,… Read More
Flirting with Fire (Blue Collar Brothers 1) by Piper Rayne Standalone first in a Series about brothers. Flirting with Fire is the first in the Blue Collar Brothers Series, and my first Piper Rayne book. After reading this, I don’t think it will be my last, I am looking forward to more from the whole crew. “I’ve daydreamed about our… Read More
The Wedding From Hell: The Rehearsal Dinner and The Wedding From Hell: The Reception by JR Ward Free short prequels to Consumed The Wedding From Hell books are free prequels to Consumed. There are three, but the third is just a sneak preview of Consumed, so for the purposes of this review, I am just giving a quick review of… Read More
Strong (Stage Dive 4.5) by Kylie Scott Contemporary Romance. Can stand alone. It was so much fun visiting with the boys from Stage Dive again! Especially Mal, my all-time favorite book boyfriend. I totally bought Play in audio after reading Strong because I needed more Mal and it’s been years since I enjoyed his antics. I read Lick by Kylie… Read More
Faking It by K. Bromberg Narrated by Erin Mallon & Rupert Channing Standalone Contemporary Romance Releasing First on Audible Oooh, Faking It by K. Bromberg was SO up my alley! I absolutely love a hate-to-love romance but I was a little worried because the whole fake relationship trope can tend to get a little old. But silly me. there was… 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
Simmer by Stephanie Rose Narrated by Inés del Castillo and Joseph Discher Standalone spin-off of Rewrite Silly me! For some reason I I didn’t realize or remember that I had met some of the characters in Simmer by Stephanie Rose already in the previous book, Rewrite. Since they are not marked as connected anywhere it never occurred to me, even… Read More
Unexpected by Aleatha Romig Standalone 2nd in a novella series. Romantic Suspense. I love married couple books. As someone who has been married for 28 years next month, I enjoy reading about marriages that may be going through a rough patch. When I saw there was a quick novella with a married couple written by none other than Aleatha Romig,… 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
Someone Else’s Ocean by Kate Stewart Adult Contemporary Standalone *While my reviews are spoiler-free if you don’t want to know more about the book, after the first paragraph skip down to likes and dislikes and the Down & Dirty review* After the amazingness that was Drive and The Real, I was so excited to dive into Someone Else’s Ocean by… 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
