Romance Book and Audiobook Reviews and Deals
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
Black Sheep and White Knight: The Dirty Mafia Duet by Meghan March Narrated by Sebastian York and Andi Arndt Contemporary Romance Duet Passion, love, action, suspense. The Dirty Mafia Duet by Meghan March brings it all. There are very few authors that I will commit to duets and trilogies for, But Meghan March is one of them. She’s on my… Read More
Getting Played (Getting Some 2) by Emma Chase Romantic Comedy. Standalone part of a connected series. Emma Chase never disappoints! I grabbed Getting Played as soon as it came out, and loved it, but I fell so far behind on reviews, that I didn’t end up reviewing it. Since I review everything I read or listen to, and because I… 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
The Hating Game by Sally Thorne Narrated by Katie Schorr Standalone. Contemporary Romance. The Hating Game by Sally Thorne has been on my radar for a while, but I never got a chance to read it. I was in the middle of it when the movie casting news came out I didn’t even know there was a movie, so I… Read More
Satisfaction Guaranteed by Lauren Blakely Narrated by Jason Clarke Standalone Rom-Com, first in a related series. *Charity Alert: Please see the end of this review for details Lauren Blakely is an automatic one-click author for me for good reason, and it all started with her Male POV books in the Big Rock Series. Satisfaction Guaranteed brings us back into the… 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
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston Narrated by Ramon de Ocampo Standalone (for now) m-m RomCom *This review has no spoilers but if you like a quick review skip to the Down & Dirty* Fresh and relevant, fun and unique, Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston is blowing up with amazing reviews. I had to see… Read More
The Kiss Thief by L.J. Shen Narrated by Stephen Dexter and Savannah Peachwood Standalone New Adult Romance I think this may be a case of right book/wrong time or wrong person, because The Kiss Thief by LJ Shen is on so many best of 2019 lists for people. I can’t put my finger on why (but I will try), but… 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
Little Miss Perfect and Fluffy by Julia Kent Narrated by Erin Mallon Romantic Comedy. Little Miss Perfect is the prequel to Fluffy but is not necessary to read first, though I recommend it. I started the audiobook of Fluffy by Julia Kent and was cracking up right from the beginning. But as I was telling everyone about it, I noticed… Read More
Can’t Text This by Teagan Hunter Narrated by Emma Wilder and Rudy Sanda 3rd in a Series of Related Standalones. Romantic Comedy I am in love with the Texting series! Texting, emails or messaging is my favorite form of banter in a book, so this series is right up my alley. “Hi Monty. Wanna see my python?” Monty is a… Read More
The Mister by E.L. James Narrated by Dominic Thorburn, Jessica O’Hara-Baker Contemporary Romance. Currently a standalone, but a little open-ended for a follow-up. I loved Fifty Shades. Sure, there were some issues, but overall, how the books made me FEEL overruled everything. E.L. James changed my life in many ways, so it was with a bit of trepidation that I… Read More
The Dating Proposal by Lauren Blakely Narrated Duet Style by Andi Arndt & Sebastian York with a Bonus Story Narrated by Jason Clarke & Andi Arndt Standalone Romcom I’m so glad Lauren Blakely explains at the beginning of The Dating Proposal that this was a complete rewrite of one of her older books, Trophy Husband, or I would have thought… Read More
That Guy by Kim Jones Narrated by Samantha Cook and Aaron Shedlock Standalone (for now) Romantic Comedy I listened to That Guy by Kim Jones a few weeks ago and started the review but never finished it because I was waiting for Raegan to finish so we could both weigh in. But now, going back a few weeks later, what… Read More
The Wish Collector by Mia Sheridan Narrated by Zachary Webber and Virginia Rose Contemporary and Historical Romance in One. Standalone. It’s been a while since I read a Mia Sheridan book, and I was thrilled when The Wish Collector released in audio. You know immediately that there is something special between the pages (or ears in this case). Mia’s words… 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
Book Boyfriend by Claire Kingsley Narrated by Stephan Dexter and Maxine Mitchell Standalone 1st in a series of related. Romantic Comedy. Oh, how I enjoy books that give a nod to Romancelandia! The book world is basically my life. Most of my friends are fellow romance lovers, and I have been blogging for over 7 years. So when I saw… Read More
The Feel Good Factor by Lauren Blakely Narrated by Erin Mallon and Joe Arden Standalone but Related to Best Laid Plans The Feel Good Factor just proves that Lauren Blakely doesn’t need the fancy full cast of narrators or duet narration to make an amazing audiobook. But we knew that already, it was just a good reminder after some of… Read More
One Cruel Night and Cruel Money by KA Linde Book & Audiobook Review Narrated by Virginia Rose and Stephen Dexter A prequel and the first in a trilogy. I began listening to Cruel Money by KA Linde and just felt like I was missing something, so I did a little research and saw that there was a prequel, so I… Read More
Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid Narrated by a cast of 20+ including Jennifer Beals and Benjamin Bratt Standalone Fictional Documentary. Soon to be a TV Show. “I remember seeing Daisy on the dance floor one night at the Whiskey. Everybody saw her. Your eye went right to her. If the rest of the world was silver,… 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
Heart of the Devil (Forge Trilogy #3) by Meghan March Narrated by Joe Arden and Erin Mallon Book 3 in the Forge Trilogy. Romantic Suspense. When Heart of the Devil (Forge Trilogy 3) by Meghan March showed up in my audiobooks, I immediately dropped what I was listening to and dove right in. I re-listened to Luck of the Devil… Read More
