Romance Book and Audiobook Reviews and Deals
First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones 2nd Grave On The Left by Darynda Jones Charley Davidson Series Books 1 & 2 Narrated by Lorelei King Urban Fantasy, Does Not Stand Alone. Back in 2011 when I was obsessively reading paranormal only, The Charley Davidson Series by Darynda Jones was at the top of my list, then Fifty Shades… Read More
Sheās Up to No Good by Sara Goodman Confino Narrated by Holly Linneman Womenās Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Historical Romance. Stands alone. Sheās Up to No Good by Sara Goodman Confino has a lot of super high ratings both on Amazon and Goodreads, and it sounded really cool to have a dual timeline story. The audiobook was included in Kindle Unlimited… Read More
A Court of Thornes and Roses by Sarah J. Maas I was looking for something different and all I heard about was A Court of Thornes and Roses by Sara J. Maas. I have loved fantasy series in the past, and the way everyone raves about this series made me sure I would love it as well. Unpopular opinion: It… Read More
Collided (Dirty Air Book 2) by Lauren Asher Narrated by Desiree Ketchum and Aiden Snow I am a Formula One fan, big time. So I am 100% reading The Dirty Air Series by Lauren Asher for the Formula One storylines. We went to England to see my first race live last week! Iām going to be honest here. I kept… Read More
A Dirty Business by Tijan Narrated by CJ Bloom and Joe Arden Mafia Romance. First in a Duet. I have always wanted to read Tijan because I know how popular she is, but most of her books are High School or College aged and thatās just not my thing. When I saw the audio for A Dirty Business was part… Read More
A Guide to Being Just Friends by Sophie Sullivan Narrated by Stephanie Willing and Timothy Andres Pabon When I requested this audiobook from NetGalley, I didnāt realize that A Guide to Being Just Friends by Sophie Sullivan was third in a series. Itās not classified as a series on Amazon, but it is, and I did feel like I missed… Read More
The Holiday Brothers Series by Willa Nash The Holiday Brothers Series is about three billionaire in Bozeman Montana. The stories all take place concurrently around the holidays, but they arenāt that holiday themed, they can be read any time of year. As of this posting, all three books are free with your Audible Plus membership. The Naughty, The Nice and… Read More
Dirty Steal by KD Casey & Lauren Blakely Bachelor Beast by Grace Goodwin Iron Will by Daphne Loveling Finding Fate by Kennedy L. Mitchell Dirty Steal by KD Casey and Lauren Blakely Narrated by Evan Parker & JF Harding Dirty Steal was a quick, steamy m/m baseball romance with a rare Jewish hero. When Derek and Adam first hooked… Read More
The Stopover: The Miles High Club Book 1 by TL Swan Narrated by CJ Bloom and Sebastian York 1st Standalone in a related series. Adult Contemporary. I grabbed The Stopover by TL Swan because the audiobook was in KU, and I have heard good things about the authorās books. Plus, Sebastian York and CJ Bloom narrating? Yes please. *Note: my… Read More
Something Wilder by Christina Lauren Narrated by Patti Murin and Jon Root Standalone Romantic Suspense/Adventure I am a huge fan of Christina Lauren. So when I heard they were releasing a treasure hunt romance a la Raiders of the Lost Ark, I was totally here for it. Something Wilder is part second-chance romance, part adventure, and it sounded so unique… Read More
The Reunion by Meghan Quinn Narrated by Lidia Dornet, Teddy Hamilton, Laurie West, Rock Engle, CJ Bloom, and Stephen Borne The One Night is a prequel, but The Reunion can stand alone. Family life fiction/Romance.Ā Meghan Quinn has always been a top 5 author for me. Iāve never met a Meghan Quinn book I didnāt love. Until now. I wanted… Read More
The Naked Fisherman and The Lost Fisherman by Jewel E. Ann Narrated by Tia Rider Contemporary Romance Duet Iām reviewing The Fisherman Duet together, because I listened back-to-back, and because reviewing book 2 would be too hard to review and not have way too many spoilers. First of all, there are NO FISHERMEN in this duet. The guyās name is… Read More
Thereās Something about Merry by Codi Hall Narrated by CJ Bloom and Lee Samuels Second in a series but stood alone fine. I have to wrap up my year with my last holiday read of the year, Thereās Something about Merry by Codi Hall. It was a free audible plus holiday book that had a āYouāve Got Mailā storyline. It… Read More
My Commander by Alanea Alder Narrated by Charlotte Kane After finishing a novella in my favorite series, The Night Huntress Series by Jeaniene Frost, I asked my readers for suggestions on a book with the same feel. My Commander by Alanea Alder was suggested a few times, so I grabbed it. I am not sure what this was. I enjoyed… Read More
Truth or Beard by Penny Reid Narrated by: Joy Nash, Chris Brinkley Book 1 in the Winston Brothers Series. Can Stand Alone. I have loved Penny Reid and her smart humor for years. I have had Truth or Beard on my Kindle for 5+ years, but I just never got around to reading it. Since I knew so many people… Read More
Eight Winter Nights by Liz Maverick Narrated by Eva Kaminsky and Jason Clarke Standalone Hanukkah/Holiday romance.Ā A quick three hour audible original about Hanukkah, and itās included in Audible plus? Sign me up! Jason Clarke narrating just cemented the deal. Honestly, if a few words and names were changed, Eight Winter Nights by Liz Maverick could have been a Christmas… Read More
Heard it in a Love Song by Tracey Garvis-Graves Narrated by Andi Arndt Womenās Fiction/Romance. Standalone. As someone who recently got divorced after a 29 year marriage, I really appreciate reading about older and divorced people finding love again. Tracey Garvis Graves has written some of my favorite books, so I was very excited to read Heard it in a… Read More
The Idea of You by Robinne Lee Narrated by the author. Standalone age-gap romance/women’s fiction.Ā SUCH. MIXED. FEELINGS! I have had the audiobook of The Idea of You by Robin Lee on my phone for a few years after almost every blogger I know RAVED about it. There was always a new book out, and despite all the glowing recommendations,… Read More
Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren Narrated by Erin Mallon Standalone Contemporary Romance NOTE: The blurb for this book has spoilers! Christina Lauren is an auto-buy author duo for me. I love their romantic comedies, and I was so excited for this. I listened in October/November, but it was while my life was kind of falling apart (I… Read More
The A.I. Who Loved Me by Alyssa Cole Narrated by Regina Hall, Mindy Kaling and a full cast of 8 Narrators SciFi Futuristic Romance I loved the cover of this audio-first (or only) release with star narrators, and thought The A.I. Who Loved Me by Alyssa Cole looked unique and fun. I listened to another book recently that included a… Read More
These are a few of the older books I have read recently and haven’t had a chance to review. I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh Narrated by Nicola Barber and Steven Crossley āI only let go for a second.ā I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh is a thriller that opens with a child racing away from his single… Read More
Parental Guidance (Ice Knights 1) by Avery Flynn Narrated by Tim Paige RomCom, 1st Standalone in a Related SeriesĀ I love the cover for Parental Guidance by Avery Flynn. It wasnāt on my TBR, but I got a really cute box in the mail that included this book and I loved the blurb, so I grabbed the audiobook when I… Read More
On the Corner of Love and Hate by Nina Bocci Narrated by Dara Rosenberg 1st in the Hopeless Romantics Series of Standalones I have worked with Nina Bocci in the book world for many years now, so I was excited for her to release her first solo novel. I started reading my ARC of On the Corner of Love and… Read More
The Kiss Thief by L.J. ShenĀ Narrated by Stephen Dexter and Savannah PeachwoodĀ 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 canāt put my finger on why (but I will try), but… Read More
