Romance Book and Audiobook Reviews and Deals
Bad Mother by Mia Sheridan Narrated by Vanessa Johansson and Sebastian York Standalone thriller with a side of romance. It’s been a while since I read a Mia Sheridan book, and I am looking to read more thrillers or mysteries this year so I was excited about Bad Mother by Mia Sheridan. It’s a serial killer thriller with a side… Read More
Both Feet in the Grave: Night Huntress, Book 10 by Jeaniene Frost Narrated by Will Watt Retelling of One Foot In The Grave (Book 2 of Night Huntress Series) from the Male POV. The Night Huntress Series by Jeanine Frost has been my favorite series since 2008. Even when I stopped reading vampire books, this was one series I continued…. Read More
The One Who Loves You (Tickled Pink Book 1) by Pippa Grant Narrated by Savannah Peachwood and Sebastian York Romantic Comedy. 1st in a Series but stands completely alone. I picked up The One Who Loves You by Pippa Grant to read (listen to) before Readers Take Denver. When she canceled, I put it aside easily. Last week I picked… Read More
Vacation Wars by Meghan Quinn Narrated by CJ Bloom & Lee Samuels Standalone Romantic Comedy I’m a huge Meghan Quinn fan and have been for years. Some of my all-time favorite books are hers, so I was super excited to listen to Vacation Wars! The really cool thing was that I got an ARC of this signed at Readers Take… Read More
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, 1) by Rebecca Yarros Narrated by Rebecca Soler with guest Teddy Hamilton New Adult Romance/Fantasy. First in a Series. I don’t read a lot of fantasy. I’m not a Harry Potter fan. I just read ACOTAR and was a little disappointed. But the hardcover of Fourth Wing is so pretty! I wanted it, but I will… Read More
During April I had so much to catch up with from taking much of March off to work on Readers Take Denver that I didn’t really have a chance to catch up on reviews and only reviewed 4 books. 3 of them were by favorite authors (Catherine Cowles, Harper Sloan and Lauren Blakely), and Jeneva Rose was new to me…. Read More
Echoes of You by Catherine Cowles Narrated by Jason Clarke and Erin Mallon 2nd in a series but can stand alone. Romantic Suspense. Catherine Cowles is one of the few authors whose books I will read without even looking at the blurb, and she never fails me. Echoes of You is the second in the Lost and Found Series, but… Read More
The Long Way Home (Corps Security Book 7) by Harper Sloan Best enjoyed after reading the full series in order I used to read fast, but now I mostly listen to books, so I read pretty slow. With that in mind I stupidly decided I didn’t have time to reread the whole Corps Security Series before reading The Long Way… Read More
The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose Narrated by Neil Hellegers and Teri Schnaubelt Standalone Crime Thriller I met Jeneva Rose at Readers Take Denver and immediately liked her. I checked out her TikTok and she was so funny (check out the Scott Saga playlist) I had to read her most popular book (which is being made into a movie), The… Read More
My So Called Sex Life by Lauren Blakely Narrated by Sebastian York & Vanessa Edwin Standalone, Enemies-to-Lovers. My So Called Sex Life by Lauren Blakely is the perfect example of why Lauren Blakely is one of my top 5 authors and my number one audiobook author. She writes her characters with the narrators already in mind and I just love… Read More
The Girl in the Woods (Misted Pines 2) by Kristen Ashley Male POV Thriller with some romance. Early copy provided in exchange for an honest review. Affiliate Links included. “This town is f*cking crazy. Dead girls in the lake. Dead girls in the motel. Wives texting videos to everyone in town of their cheating husbands doing kinky shit. Naked guys… Read More
Love Her Or Lose Her by Tessa Bailey Narrated by Charlotte North Standalone with a series. Married Couple. Love Her or Lose Her by Tessa Bailey has been on my Kindle TBR for three years, and I finally decided to get the audiobook. I didn’t read the first in the series, but never noticed I missed anything. The story is… Read More
The Love Wager by Lynn Painter Romantic Comedy. 2nd in a series but completely stands alone. ARC Received from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. When I chose The Love Wager by Lynn Painter from Net Galley, I didn’t realize that it was 2nd in a series. In fact, I never even realized… Read More
The Chameleon Effect by Joe Arden Narrated by Joe Arden with guest Maxine Mitchell Male POV. Standalone Romance. I’ve enjoyed a bunch of books narrated by Joe Arden, as well as the one he wrote with Lauren Blakely, so I was excited to listen to his solo author debut. I find first person male POV books a lot of fun… Read More
Throttled: Dirty Air, Book 1 by Lauren Asher Narrated by Ramona Master and Aiden Snow I don’t like sports, so sports romances don’t really excite me (even though there are plenty I loved) but I’m a big Formula 1 fan. So much so that I am taking my kids to the UK for a race this summer. I’m also a… 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 didn’t realize that A Guide to Being Just Friends by Sophie Sullivan was third in a series. It’s not classified as a series on Amazon, but it is, and I did feel like I missed… Read More
Sadie on a Plate by Amanda Elliot Narrated by Emily Lawrence Standalone. Women’s Fiction with a little romance. As a Jewish romance book blogger, I try to pick up books that appeal to me with Jewish representation. Though religion was not a part of this book at all (which is great, because I am not even a little religious), Jewish… Read More
January 2023 Release and Review Recap January was a great month for new book releases! I reviewed 7 books, 6 of them audiobooks. The two that really stood out as favorites were A Long Time Coming by Meghan Quinn and Whispers of You by Catherine Cowles. I’m not surprised as these are two of my favorite authors! Here are the… Read More
Make a Wish (Spark House Book 3) by Helena Hunting Narrated by Stella Bloom and Jason Clarke 3rd in a Series but I read as a standalone. I was so excited to get an Advanced Listening Copy of a Helena Hunting novel from NetGalley, that I didn’t notice it was third in a series.  I noticed while reading the story… Read More
Whispers of You by Catherine Cowles Narrated by Andi Arndt and Zachary Webber Romantic Suspense. Stands alone, but starts a related series. ARC Provided in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Talk about starting with a bang! I was gripped from the prologue and Whispers of You never let go. I am a HUGE Catherine Cowles… Read More
The Rom-Com Agenda by Jayne Denker Narrated by Erika Schindele Standalone. Clean Romance. I requested The Rom-Com Agenda by Jayne Denker from NetGalley just for the title and cover. RomComs are my favorite trope both in books and movies, so this sounded perfect. It started out really strong but sadly didn’t stay that way. Leah was great, I loved her… Read More
The Back Nine by Rachel Blaufeld First in a Series. Stands Alone. I requested The Back Nine by Rachel Blaufeld from Net Galley because I noticed it was about an older couple, which is my favorite now that I’m in my fifties, and I enjoyed the other book I read by her. Ford and James (Aka Jamie) were close childhood friends… Read More
The RSVP by Lauren Blakely Narrated by Vanessa Edwin and Joe Arden Lauren Blakely is always a top 5 author for me. Her books never fail to be smart, sexy and entertaining, but although I enjoyed it, The RSVP just didn’t quite live up to all of the others for me. I don’t mind an age gap romance, I was… Read More
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
