Romance Book and Audiobook Reviews and Deals
Nine by T.M. Frazier Standalone spin-off of The King Series. Gritty Contemporary Romance “Sometimes you gotta burn shit to the ground to appreciate the beauty in the ashes.” Every book was starting to run together. I had to put down a few books recently because they had the same trope as one I was listening to. Then Nine by T.M…. Read More
Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey Contemporary Romance, 1st in a series of standalones. “Dammit, Georgie. You had to be exactly what I need, didn’t you?” As much as I enjoy the illustrated cover trend, I am finding that a lot of them don’t quite match the story inside. I expected Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey to be light,… Read More
Inspired by Jessica Florence Contemporary Romance. Standalone. Jessica Florence has written a self-help book disguised as a romance novel. Or is it a romance novel and self-help book all-in-one? Well, I for one, always want to read self-help books, but never do because I would rather read romance, so with INSPIRED by Jessica Florence, I killed two birds with one… 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
The Bride Test by Helen Hoang Romantic Comedy. Standalone in a related series. Stands well alone. *If you like shorter reviews, skip down to The Down & Dirty* The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang was one of my favorite books of 2018 and I couldn’t wait to read The Bride Test, featuring Khai, the young autistic accountant. “Nothing gets to… Read More
The Girl He Used To Know by Tracey Garvis Graves Standalone. Women’s Fiction/Romance. “Did you ever fall in love with a girl who was different? Not just from any girl you’d ever dated before, but from most people in general?” I love a unique book with unique characters, and Tracey Garvis Graves delivered that with The Girl He Used To… Read More
Intoxicated By You by Kristin Mayer Standalone First in a Related Series, Romantic Suspense Narrated by Teddy Hamilton and Savannah Peachwood *I read the first half of this book, then switched to audio at 51% I read Intoxicated by You by Kristin Mayer a few weeks ago, and normally by this time, I’ve completely forgotten the book and have to… Read More
When Ashes Fall by Marni Mann Narrated by Ava Erickson, Aiden Snow, and Teddy Hamilton Standalone Contemporary Romance *Read half, listened to half* I read When Ashes Fall by Marni Mann a few weeks ago, and it really affected me in so many ways. Right after reading it, there was so much I wanted to talk about, and I was… Read More
Seize the Love: Carpe Caritate by Rae Matthews Standalone Related to Another. Older Woman Contemporary Romance. It’s been a long time since Rae Matthews released Carpe Diem, and though I loved it, I can’t remember a book I read yesterday let alone one I read two years ago. Seize the Love: Carpe Caritate was very much related to Carpe Diem,… Read More
FREE (Chaos Series Book 7) by Kristen Ashley Contemporary Biker Romance. Does not stand alone. If you have followed me for any length of time, you know that Kristen Ashley is IT for me. The perfect combination of story, description, humor, sexiness, suspense, inner dialog, and just plain badassery, even my least favorite of her books are still books I… Read More
The Secret To Dating Your Best Friend’s Sister by Meghan Quinn Standalone Romantic Comedy Meghan Quinn is a top five author for me. No matter what the genre, I love her writing, but her romantic comedies usually have a special magic about them, and I have very high expectations going into a Meghan Quinn book. The Secret to Dating Your… Read More
His Package by Penelope Bloom Holiday Romcom. 4th Standalone in a series. His Package by Penelope Bloom was the last of the 2018 Christmas season for me, and I am so glad it ended on a high note! I loved this book, and I can’t wait to go back and read the previous books, His Banana, Her Cherry, and His… Read More
Verity by Colleen Hoover Psychological Thriller with Romance. Standalone. Wow. I don’t even know how to review Verity by Colleen Hoover. I don’t read thrillers. I don’t watch thrillers. But I also avoid ugly cry books but Colleen has made me love hers. So I trusted her and went in blind, only knowing that it was very different than her… Read More
My Favorite Half-Night Stand by Christina Lauren Standalone Romantic Comedy Christina Lauren has become an auto-buy author duo for me. Their recent romcoms have been fun and fresh, and the last one, Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating, was a 2018 favorite. So I had high expectations for My Favorite Half-Night Stand, and while it didn’t live up to… Read More
Shades of Wicked (Night Rebel #1) by Jeaniene Frost Paranormal Romance, first in a continuing spin-off series of the Night Huntress Series. The Night Huntress Series by Jeaniene Frost was my favorite paranormal series back in 2009 when I was reading PNR, and Ian was the guy I couldn’t wait to read a book about. After being a little disappointed… Read More
The Darkest Star by Jennifer L. Armentrout YA Science Fiction Romance Though it’s a spin-off from the Lux Series, it totally stands alone When seventeen-year-old Evie Dasher is caught up in a raid at a notorious club known as one of the few places where humans and the surviving Luxen can mingle freely, she meets Luc, an unnaturally beautiful guy… Read More
Hot For His Girl by Rachel Blaufeld Standalone Contemporary Romance I was immediately drawn to Hot for His Girl by Rachel Blaufeld because it’s about bloggers. Running two blogs myself, I was excited to be able to relate to the main characters. And I totally did (Though I wish I were as successful at blogging as either one of them!)…. Read More
Loose Ends by Kristen Ashley A collection of Short Stories and Novellas tying Up Some LOOSE ENDS Tying up…Loose Ends In Kristen Ashley’s first anthology, readers will find three short stories and two novellas taking them back to characters and series in the Kristen Ashley universe. No Clue, a short story – Visit with Joe and Vi from At Peace… Read More
Fight or Flight by Samantha Young Standalone Contemporary Romance Fight or Flight by Samantha Young was completely unputdownable, but I still have very mixed feelings about it. I feel like she started writing a light enemies-to-lovers romcom, had the cover designed, but then maybe it took on a life of its own, because the cover, as cute as it is,… Read More
The Wedding From Hell: The Rehearsal Dinner and The Wedding From Hell: The Reception by JR Ward Free short prequels to Consumed The Wedding From Hell books are free prequels to Consumed. There are three, but the third is just a sneak preview of Consumed, so for the purposes of this review, I am just giving a quick review of… Read More
Strong (Stage Dive 4.5) by Kylie Scott Contemporary Romance. Can stand alone. It was so much fun visiting with the boys from Stage Dive again! Especially Mal, my all-time favorite book boyfriend. I totally bought Play in audio after reading Strong because I needed more Mal and it’s been years since I enjoyed his antics. I read Lick by Kylie… Read More
The Left Side of Perfect and The Right Side of Forever by Meghan Quinn Contemporary Romance Duet. Spinoff of The Blue Line Duet. Note: This review can be a spoiler to the Blue Line Duet, but I try to be very careful to not have spoilers for the Perfect Duet. If you don’t want to know anything about the story,… Read More
Someone Else’s Ocean by Kate Stewart Adult Contemporary Standalone *While my reviews are spoiler-free if you don’t want to know more about the book, after the first paragraph skip down to likes and dislikes and the Down & Dirty review* After the amazingness that was Drive and The Real, I was so excited to dive into Someone Else’s Ocean by… Read More
Moore Than a Feeling by Julie A. Richman Contemporary Romance. Spinoff. Written as a standalone. If you are a fan of the Needing Moore Series by Julie A. Richman, then stop what you are doing right now and RUN, don’t walk to go buy Moore Than a Feeling. This is a spin-off story about Holly (Schooner’s daughter) and Aiden. Though… Read More
