Romance Book and Audiobook Reviews and Deals
A Long Time Coming by Meghan Quinn Narrated by Erin Mallon and J.F. Harding RomCom. Can stand alone, but 3rd in series about 3 brothers. What a way to start the new year! Right out of the gate with a feel-good, fun, happy, sexy, best friends-to-lovers story. I think A Long Time Coming by Meghan Quinn is by far the… Read More
TOP PICKS: My Favorite Books and Audiobooks of 2022 This is my 11th list since starting Ana’s Attic, and 3 authors on this list have been on all of them: Tara Sivec, Colleen Hoover and Kristen Ashley. This year I had four 5++++ Star books and six 5 star books. After that are seven books that were almost 5 stars… Read More
Fractured Sky: The Tattered and Torn Series by Catherine Cowles Narrated by Erin Mallon and Joe Arden Romantic Suspense. Can *maybe* stand alone. “When you see the darkness, it makes you appreciate the light.” Catherine Cowles became a top 3 author for me before Fractured Sky released, and she certainly cemented that spot with her best book yet. Though the… Read More
Stop Ghosting Me by Tara Sivec Standalone Holiday RomCom Dreamy sigh…once again, Tara Sivec penned another hysterical holiday romance that made me laugh, swoon, and totally get into the Halloween spirit. It’s no secret that Tara Sivec is my hands-down favorite rom-com author, and it was a load of fun to visit an all-new town in Stop Ghosting Me, a… Read More
Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid Narrated by Julia Whelan, George Newbern, James Daniels and Dara Rosenberg I listened to the very short (1 hour, 19 minutes) audiobook of Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid last month and I couldn’t believe what an interesting and cool story it was. I didn’t write the review right away,… Read More
Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid Narrated by Stacy Gonzalez and a Full Cast Standalone with some crossovers from other TJR Novels I usually wait at least a week to review a book to see how it settles and how memorable it is, but I just need to tell everyone about Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins… Read More
Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan First in a new series but stands alone. Romance/Women’s Fiction/Divorce Fiction. Before I Let Go was supplied by Net Galley for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Let me start by saying that Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan will end up on my all-time favorites list. There was a… Read More
Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau Narrated by Caitlin Kinnunen Women’s Fiction. 1970s. Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau is my favorite book so far this year! It’s a character-based coming-of-age story from the POV of 14-year-old Mary Jane in 1975. Make no mistake though, this is an adult book. I was 8 in 1975, but with two older sisters,… Read More
Seatmate (Love Lines Book 3) by Cara Bastone Narrated by Amanda Ronconi, Zachary Webber, Josh Hurley, Carol Monda, Corey Allen, Allyson Johnson, Eric Yves Garcia, Tanya Eby, and Dina Pearlman Made for audio. Completely stands alone. Clean Romcom. The first two audiobooks in the Love Lines series, Call Me Maybe and Sweet Talk by Cara Bastone made the top of… Read More
The Other Half of The Grave: A Night Huntress Novel by Jeaniene Frost A Retelling of Halfway to the Grave in the male POV. I *think* you can read this first, but you will want to continue the series, as this does not stand alone. Paranormal Romance. Back in 2008/2009, I was reading all the paranormal romance I could get… Read More
With This Fling (Summersweet Island #5) by Tara Sivec Romantic comedy with an older couple. Can stand alone but you should read them all. I’ve been Summersweetened. Just when I thought I couldn’t love Tara Sivec any more, she goes and writes a book about a woman my age (54) with a hot 57-year-old who are still so fun… Read More
Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover Narrated by Brittany Pressley and Ryan West Standalone Romance/ Women’s Fiction. Colleen Hoover has been a favorite author of mine for 10 years now, so I am not a new fan who is taken by the hype and that doesn’t mean it’s an automatic 5-star read. Colleen writes all genres amazingly well and she… Read More
Top Books and Audiobooks I read in 2021 THIS IS MY 10th ANNUAL LIST! 2021 wasn’t a great reading year for me. I completely remodeled my house top to bottom and all the decisions fell to me. But I still managed to listen to a lot of books. Some were books I bought in 2020 but didn’t get to until… Read More
Reckless Refuge by Catherine Cowles Narrated by Ava Erickson and Sebastian York Romantic Suspense. Fourth in a Series but Stands Alone Perfectly. WOW. Reckless Refuge by Catherine Cowles Blew. Me. Away. Seriously, I could not stop listening to this one! In a time where I am so easily distracted that I can’t read an actual book and press the back… Read More
Getting Real (Getting Some #3) by Emma Chase Narrated by Andi Arndt and Zachary Webber 3rd in a series of related standalone. Romance with some comedy. Emma Chase is a top 5 author for me and has been since she released Tangled in 2013. (I can’t wait for the Passionflix movie coming February 3rd!) The Getting Some series is amazing…. Read More
Call Me Maybe & Sweet Talk by Cara Bastone Call Me Maybe Narrated by Luci Christian & Neil Hellegers Sweet Talk Narrated by Lidia Dornet and Chris Brinkley Romantic Comedy Made for Audio. Both can stand alone. I listened to Sweet Talk by Cara Bastone right before Call Me Maybe, not realizing it was second in The Love Lines series…. Read More
Wrecked Palace (The Wrecked Series Book 3) by Catherine Cowles Narrated by Ava Erickson and Joe Arden Emotional Romance. Third in a series but can stand alone. The Wrecked Series by Catherine Cowles just keeps getting better! I listened to Wrecked Palace last spring and because I was on hiatus, never reviewed it, but I absolutely loved it. So before… Read More
Lovebug (The National History Series Book 2) by Erin Mallon. Narrated by Erin Mallon Romantic Comedy. Second in a related series, but can totally stand alone. Last year’s Flirtasaurus by Erin Mallon was one of my favorite books of 2020. I couldn’t wait for Lovebug and I feel so bad that I didn’t review it before now, because if possible,… Read More
Flirting With 40 by K. Bromberg Narrated by Emma Wilder and Zachary Webber Standalone Reverse Age Gap Rom Com I listened to Flirting with 40 by K. Bromberg when it first came out. I enjoyed it so much, but finished it on a trip to see my son and by the time I got back, I just couldn’t catch up… Read More
My Top Picks of Books and Audiobooks for 2020 2020 was obviously a rough year for all of us. I found reading to be so much harder! I couldn’t focus for months, but there were still some amazing books out there, even if I didn’t read as many. I also am gravitating more and more to audiobooks. The ones on… Read More
Dashing Through The No (Summersweet Island 3) by Tara Sivec Holiday Romantic Comedy. Can Stand Alone. I haven’t been reading actual books that much this year, but I always make an exception for Tara Sivec books. I also love Christmas books, so Dashing Through the No was just perfect for me. While it’s the third standalone in the amazing Summersweet… Read More
The Grip Series: Flow, Grip and Still by Kennedy Ryan Narrated by Jakobi Diem and Maxine Mitchell Contemporary Romance Trilogy I listened to The Grip Trilogy by Kennedy Ryan back in July. I went in completely blind, and at that time, I didn’t even realize it was a trilogy. For 33 hours, I was immersed in one of the best… Read More
Swing and a Mishap (Summersweet Island 2) by Tara Sivec Second in a Related Series. Romantic Comedy. I loved Kiss My Putt, but I LOOOVED Swing and a Mishap by Tara Sivec! The second book in the Summersweet Island Series brought us a completely swoonworthy, romantic and sexy hero, an outrageously fun group of friends, a wonderful single mom, and… Read More
Tidy the F*ck Up: The American Art of Organizing Your Sh*t by Messie Condo Parody/Self-Help I’m kind of a hoarder. You wouldn’t know it from walking in my house, but look in my garage or my closets and you’ll know. I love to shop and buy stupid stuff online in the middle of the night. I have closets so full… Read More
