Romance Book and Audiobook Reviews and Deals
Foster by Kristie Leigh RomCom Standalone Full disclosure: I know Kristie Leigh personally. While I can usually separate my friendship from my reviews, there are a few women that I knew before I read their books and then felt their personality come through the main character so much that I feel like I would be judging the author and not… Read More
Perfect Wreckage (The Wrecked Series Book 2) by Catherine Cowles Narrated by Joe Arden and Maxine Mitchell Standalone in a Related Series Perfect Wreckage by Catherine Cowles is the second in a series that takes place in the small town of Anchor Island. The three best friends who live there each get a book, but I don’t think it’s necessary… Read More
Rebel Heir and Rebel Heart (Rush Duet) by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward Narrated by Sebastian York and Maxine Mitchell I was listening to Midnight Sun and needed a break, so I went through my library for books I bought but never listened to. I was so excited when I found Rebel Heir by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward. I… Read More
Handle with Care by Helena Hunting Narrated by Andi Arndt and Jacob Morgan Standalone in the Shacking Up connected series. I was looking at what I was reading last year at this time and saw I was reading Handle with Care by Helena Hunting, so I looked up my review to share it and realized I somehow never reviewed it!… Read More
Tidy the F*ck Up: The American Art of Organizing Your Sh*t by Messie Condo Parody/Self-Help I’m kind of a hoarder. You wouldn’t know it from walking in my house, but look in my garage or my closets and you’ll know. I love to shop and buy stupid stuff online in the middle of the night. I have closets so full… Read More
Midnight Sun by Stephanie Meyer Read by Jake Abel Twelve years ago I was subbing for middle school and noticed students were sneaking reading time in class. I’ve always been a reader, but at that time I was more into TV and some occasional funny mom-lit. As I got to know the students, they convinced me to read Twilight. I… Read More
August 2020 Book and Audiobook Release Recap Check out all of the pre-orders for September and beyond on our always-updated upcoming releases page. My August Reviews: Kiss My Putt by Tara Sivec A Guy Walks Into My Bar by Lauren Blakely Beach Read by Emily Henry Books and Audiobooks that Released in August 2020 (in reverse order) BOOKS Rev Harem… Read More
Beach Read by Emily Henry Narrated by Julia Whelan Beach Read by Emily Henry is the “it” summer romance of 2020, but don’t let the light and sweet cover and title fool you. This is a complex, emotional novel that deals with some pretty heavy topics like deception, grief, and loss of self, though there were some funny moments as… Read More
A Guy Walks Into My Bar by Lauren Blakely Narrated by Joe Arden, Shane East, and a full supporting cast. Standalone loosely related to other Lauren Blakely books. Let me start by saying m/m is not my usual genre. I have enjoyed the few I have read, but I guess I like to picture myself as the heroine because it… Read More
Kiss My Putt by Tara Sivec Romantic Comedy. 1st standalone in a related series. Anyone who knows me even a little knows that Tara Sivec is my hands-down favorite romantic comedy author. I was so excited for Kiss My Putt! Just imagining all of the golf puns with shafts and balls and holes made me giggle before I even picked… Read More
MEET THE CHARACTERS OF A GUY WALKS INTO MY BAR by #1 NYT BESTSELLING AUTHOR LAUREN BLAKELY We are so excited to bring you a special sneak peek this week of the characters from Lauren Blakely’s A GUY WALKS INTO MY BAR!! I am in the middle of listening to an ARC of Lauren Blakely’s first m/m romance, A Guy… Read More
Books and audiobooks that released in July 2020 are listed here in reverse order (recent releases first). *Looking for upcoming releases? I update my list almost every day* Don’t miss my July Reviews: The What If Guy by Lauren Blakely Audiobook Review The Hate u Give by Angie Thomas Audiobook/Movie review Flirtasaurus by Erin Mallon Audiobook Review A Secret In Onyx by… Read More
The What-If Guy by Lauren Blakely Duet Narration by Andi Arndt and Joe Arden with special appearances by Emma Wilder and Santino Fontana Standalone in a connected series. The What If Guy by Lauren Blakely, like all of her books, checked all of my boxes for the perfect read. Now, with all that’s going on in the world, a feel-good,… Read More
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Narrated by Bahni Turpin Standalone. All ages above 12 (imo). When the George Floyd protests began, The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas was the first book that so many people recommended to understand systemic racism and white privilege. I expected it to be powerful. I expected it to make me feel uncomfortable…. Read More
Flirtasaurus by Erin Mallon Narrated by Erin Mallon Standalone Romantic Comedy. First in a Related series. Erin Mallon is one of my favorite narrators. She is also an accomplished play writer and author of the recently released audio play, These Walls Can Talk. Flirtasaurus is her first novel, and it is absolutely a 2020 favorite. I don’t often mention other… Read More
A Secret In Onyx by Jessica Florence Book One in a Trilogy. Post-apocalyptic Fantasy.  I’m not normally a fantasy reader, Sure, I have read a few (The Fever Series by Karen Marie Moning…OMG), and there have been fae as side characters or mentions in other paranormal books that I have read, but it’s not my regular read. However, I… Read More
Dirty Charmer by Emma Chase Narrated by Andi Arndt and Rupert Channing Standalone Spin-off of the Royally Series I’ve been a fan of Emma Chase since she released Tangled back in 2013 and she has never disappointed me. If you are looking for a fun, sexy, sweet, and funny romance, Emma delivers every single time. I love the Royally Series,… Read More
Pike and Pawn (The Pawn Duet) by T.M. Frazier Gritty Contemporary Romance with Anti-Hero Can stand alone as a duet, but MUCH better if you read the whole King Series first. “Logan’s Beach. It’s a town made up of equal parts sand and sadists. Beach and blood. Saltwater and sins. Canals and chaos.” Oh how I love when T.M. Frazier… Read More
Mathilda, SuperWitch and Mathilda, Superwitch Rise of the Dark Lord (Mathilda’s Book of Shadows 1 & 2) by Kristen Ashley Narrated by Susannah Jones Fantasy/Paranormal/RomCom Duet. As a huge Kristen Ashley fan, I always felt bad that I never read Mathilda’s Book of Shadows: Mathilda, SuperWitch, Book 1. But the reviews were meh, and I knew it ended in a… Read More
Magical Midlife Madness by K.F. Breene Paranormal Women’s Fiction with Comedy and Romance. I had Magical Midlife Madness by K.F. Breene on my wish list for a while after seeing it in my feed a bunch of times with glowing reviews. As someone who is firmly into the midlife years, I enjoy reading books with older heroines; it gets hard… Read More
These Walls Can Talk by Erin Mallon Narrated by Joe Arden, Andi Arndt, Shane East, Tanya Eby, Teddy Hamilton and Emma Wilder A Comedy Audio Play If you love romance audiobooks, These Walls Can Talk by Erin Mallon is one you can’t miss. Originally performed via zoom on Facebook, I missed the live show and then went away for the… Read More
My Favorite Souvenir by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward Narrated by Andi Arndt and Sebastian York Standalone Romantic Comedy I highly advise not reading the blurb of My Favorite Souvenir by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward unless you want the whole story basically spoiled for you. I’m glad I didn’t read it first, I just grabbed it because I love… Read More
Love Under Quarantine by Kylie Scott and Audrey Carlan Contemporary Romance Standalone I like to read books that are similar to my current situation. Both my kids are musicians, so when I am traveling to one of their shows or following a tour I read Rock Star books. During December I read holiday books. I was having a hard time… Read More
Dream Maker (Dream Team 1) by Kristen Ashley 1st in a new series that connects to many others (see below). Contemporary Romance. Let me start by saying that Kristen Ashley is my hands-down favorite author. There are books I like more than others of course, but her original alpha books still stand as my favorites. That’s great, because Dream Maker… Read More
