Romance Book and Audiobook Reviews and Deals
Sharkbait (The Natural History Series Book 3) by Erin Mallon Narrated by Erin Mallon and Teddy Hamilton Book three in a standalone series. Can easily stand alone. Flirtasauraus and Lovebug were on my 2020 and 2021 Top Favorites lists. I loved the group of crazy characters that I wanted to be friends with, and the feel-good giggles it gave me…. 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
Back in the Burbs by Tracy Wolff and Avery Flynn Narrated by Sophie Amoss Contemporary RomCom/Womens Fiction Back in the Burbs by Tracy Wolff and Avery Flynn is a combination of Women’s fiction and romantic comedy. It’s more about the heroine standing on her own two feet than romance, but that’s ok with me. Mallory is 35 and just found her husband… Read More
It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover Narrated by Colin Donnell and Olivia Song “You can stop swimming now, Lily. We have finally reached the shore” It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover is one of my favorite of her books, and quite honestly, I didn’t really think it needed a follow-up (see my review). It was about Lily’s journey to… 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
Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood Narrated by Brooke Bloomingdale Smart RomCom. Stands Alone. I really loved The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood (see my review) so I was excited to listen to another “STEMinist” novel from her. If you read and liked The Love Hypothesis, you’ll probably enjoy Love on the Brain just as much, but you may… Read More
Shattered Sea: The Tattered & Torn Series, Book 4 by Catherine Cowles Narrated by Ava Erickson & Sebastian York Standalone in a connected series. Catherine Cowles is an auto-read author for me and her Tattered and Torn Series just keeps getting better. Shattered Sea by Catherine Cowles is the fourth book in this series, and it can easily be read alone,… 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
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid Narrated by Julia Whelan After reading and Loving Daisy Jones and the Six and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, I heard there was some character crossovers to Malibu Rising, so I grabbed it and jumped back into the past with Taylor Jenkins Reid again. “𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗯𝘂’𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻,… Read More
Thank You For Listening by Julia Whelan Narrated by Julia Whelan I love books that take place in the book world. Since I read mostly audiobooks, I was super-excited to read one that takes place in the audiobook world and written by a top audiobook narrator. I especially love it when a narrator narrates their own book because they will… Read More
On One Condition: The S.I.N. Series by K. Bromberg Narrated by Muffy Newtown and JF Harding Note: Audiobooks were supplied by the author for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. “Ledger Sharpe. A name I’ve never forgotten … even if I wish I could have.” Ledger Sharpe is the first born of the three triplet brothers who run… Read More
Last Resort: S.I.N. Series, Book 1 by K. Bromberg Narrated by Stella Hunter and Aaron Shedlock Note: Audiobooks were supplied by the author for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. I’m going to be honest here. At first, I DNFd Last Resort. It opened with a long hot sex scene between characters I didn’t know yet, then, after… Read More
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
Oops I’ve Fallen by Max Monroe Narrated by Alexander Cendese and Stephanie Rose I’m not sure how to review Oops, I’ve Fallen by Max Monroe. I can usually review the story and the narration separately, but this book makes it hard to separate the two. Rom-com is by far my favorite genre, and I have loved every Max Monroe book… Read More
Come Again by Lauren Blakely Narrated by Sebastian York with a little of Vanessa Edwin I listened to Come Again by Lauren Blakely when it was first released as part of the Big Rock Series. It was during the holidays and I apparently forgot to review it. Then I saw Come Again as Book 1 in the Happy Endings series…. Read More
By The Book by Jasmine Guillory Narrated by Sarah Hollis Standalone. Part of an UNRELATED Series. Don’t be put off by the fact that By The Book by Jasmine Guillory is listed as book 2. There is no continuing story. Book one, If The Shoe Fits, is a modern day retelling of Cinderella and is written by Julie Murphy. By… Read More
Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Narrated by Cassandra Campbell I bought Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens a few years ago and tried to start it a few times. The deep southern accents and historical nature just didn’t grab me at all. But with the movie coming out and my changing tastes in books, I decided to… Read More
So Not Meant To Be by Meghan Quinn Narrated by Aaron Shedlock and Stella Hunter Despite not being marked as a series, So Not Meant to Be by Meghan Quinn is best read after A Not So Meet Cute. The couple in this book are each siblings of the couple in the first book, so they are VERY related, though… 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
Book Lovers by Emily Henry Narrated by Julia Whelan Standalone Romance Book Lovers by Emily Henry has almost a unanimous 5-star rating from romance book bloggers and authors who I trust very much. I pick up any rom-com about the book world I can find, so this was naturally right up my alley. But I’ll be honest, while I really… Read More
The Girl Next Door by Emma Hart Narrated by Kale Williams and Avery Reid I grabbed The Girl Next Door by Emma Hart when it was on sale from Chirp because A-I like Emma Hart, and B-my legal first name is Ivie, and in audio, it’s kind of cool hearing my name. (Especially when a hot guy moans it. 😉… Read More
Hidden Waters (Tattered and Torn Book 3) by Catherine Cowles Narrated by Sebastian York and Ava Erickson Romantic Suspense. Can stand alone but I recommend reading the first two first. Catherine Cowles is one of the few authors I read without even looking at the blurb. Every single book is filled with suspense, romance, family, friendship, and lots of excitement…. Read More
Just the Two of Us by Jo Wilde Narrated by Harriet Fraser and Alex Hyde-White Standalone. When I first picked up Just The Two of Us by Jo Wilde, it seemed right up my alley. I was divorced after 29 years right before the pandemic, and lockdown sort of brought us back together in a sense. I know I am… 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
