Romance Book and Audiobook Reviews and Deals
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
The Naughty Pine by Sibylla Matilde Narrated by Kitty Wilder Standalone, Emotional BDSM Romance I haven’t really read much over the past year, and since the pandemic started, I have been listening to mostly romcoms. On a personal level, I love Siby, and since my friends do too, they read The Naughty Pine before I did, and recommended it highly… Read More
Dream Chaser (Dream Team 2) by Kristen Ashley Contemporary Romance. Can stand alone, but better if you read the first in the series, Dream Maker. I am a huge fan of Kristen Ashley, and her books are like a warm cup of cocoa on a cold winter’s day. I have been having trouble reading rather than listening to books lately,… 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
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
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
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
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
The American Queen Series (AKA the New Camelot Series) by Sierra Simone Narrated by Stephanie Rose and Guy Locke Erotic Political Trilogy, must be read in order. None stand alone. I don’t usually like to commit to three books, but so many people insisted that I read the American Queen (New Camelot) Series and everyone I know loved it. I… 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
Darker: Fifty Shades Darker as Told by Christian by E.L. James Narrated by Zachary Webber Male POV version of Fifty Shades Darker. Does not stand alone. Grey was the first audiobook I read read with Zachary Webber as the narrator and he hooked me. He couldn’t be more perfect for Christian Grey. In fact, I think Grey might have been… Read More
Three Hard Lessons (The Blindfold Club #2) by Nikki Sloane Narrated by Muffy Newtown Erotic Romance. Can Stand Alone. Whoa. If you are looking for a super hot read with kink AND story, The Blindfold Club books by Nikki Sloane totally fit the bill. I really loved Three Simple Rules (see my review) which ended on a bit of a… Read More
Drunk on You (Hope Town 4) by Harper Sloan Contemporary Romance. Standalone in a connected spin-off series. I love Harper Sloan’s books, but my stand-out favorites are the Hope Town Series. Drunk On You may be the hottest one yet! But it’s been a long time since the last came out, and although I loved the books, my memory sucks,… Read More
The Farthest Edge by Kristen Ashley Erotic BDSM (female Domme) romance. Interconnected Standalone. The Farthest Edge is the second standalone in the erotic BDSM series, The Honey Series by Kristen Ashley. Though it is a new couple and can stand on it’s own, I think it is a MUCH richer story if you read The Deep End first. The thing… Read More
Separation Games by C.D. Reiss Narrated by Elena Wolfe and Sebastian York Part Two of a duet. Does not stand alone. Separation Games is the continuation of Marriage Games by CD Reiss, which was one of my top books/audiobooks of 2016. If you haven’t read that yet, this review will bring some spoilers to the first book. It’s important for… Read More
Marriage Games by C.D. Reiss Narrated Duet Style by Sebastian York and Elena Wolfe Part one of Two. Erotic Romance. Since I have been married for a long, long time, I love reading about married couples. Obviously, when reading romance, stories about already married couples are few and far between, because we want to see them fall in love. But… Read More
Wicked Lust (Wicked Horse book 2) by Sawyer Bennett Audiobook Narrated by Kirsten Leigh and Lee Samuels Book 2 in a very connected series. Read in order. Romantic Erotica. It’s been a while since I read the first in the Wicked Horse Series, Wicked Fall, so I didn’t remember the main character, Cain. But that’s OK, I met the big,… Read More
Tiger Shark by L.P. Lovell Erotic Romance Standalone London’s square mile is witness to a revolution, a new breed of business woman. They call us tiger sharks. We out-earn, out-work and out-play our male counterparts. We work the system, play the game and most importantly, win. In a city full of sharks only the most ruthless make it to the… Read More
The Dirty Girl Duet by Meghan March Must be read together. Spin-off of the Dirty Billionaire Series, but it is not necessary to read that first. Meghan March is totally a new top favorite author. Seriously, Cav, the hero in these books, is the perfect book boyfriend for me. Mr. Ana likes to call me his dirty girl, and now I… Read More
Protecting His Own by Cherise Sinclair Erotic BDSM Romance. Does not stand alone. Protecting His Own by Cherise Sinclair is Book 11 in the Masters of the Shadowlands series…a series I absolutely LOVE. In Protecting His Own, we get the chance to revisit Beth and Nolan as they struggle through the ups and downs of trying to start a family. When… Read More
Bindings by Kate Roth Erotic BDSM Romance. Sequel expected this spring. I had Bindings by Kate Roth sitting on my Kindle. Because she will be at Wicked Book Weekend in April, I wanted to read one of her books, but I had found out it did not stand alone, and put it aside to get closer to the release of… Read More
SUIT – SLUT – SOLID by Jettie Woodruff Adult Dark Erotic Romance. These do not stand alone. I’m not usually a lover of dark and twisted, but sometimes I need to change things up. I had heard Suit by Jettie Woodruff was dark but not too dark. So I gave it a go, and I am so glad I did. SUIT… Read More
Madame X by Jasinda Wilder Contemporary, Erotic Romance/Suspense. First in a trilogy. WOW. I can’t remember the last time I checked out of life to read a book from start to finish. Despite my post-brain-surgery headache, I just could not put Madame X by Jasinda Wilder down. In fact, I was so enthralled, so engrossed, I didn’t take notes, or… Read More
GREY: Fifty Shades of Grey as told by Christian Companion to Fifty Shades of Grey (Book 1) I know that people may think badly of the Fifty Shades books by EL James, but funny thing is, many of the people that do might not be popular authors today if it weren’t for the books. It was a genre-busting trilogy, making… Read More
