Romance Book and Audiobook Reviews and Deals
All three of these are spicier reads Christmas in Coconut Creek by Karissa Kinword Narrated by Jaclyn Kelso and Blake Lockheart I picked up Christmas in Coconut Creek because I live in the town next to Coconut Creek, FL and drive through it every day! This was such a strange town to pick for a book because it’s not a… Read More
2 Closed-Door Christmas Romance Audiobook Reviews Almost Like Being In Love by Sariah Wilson Narrated by Paula Nederhorst Almost Like Being In Love by Sariah Wilson was a holiday novella that was free in Kindle Unlimited. This one is by far the most memorable of the year’s Christmas reads, and I think I may like it more now, a few… Read More
Note: These books each stand alone but are related to each other. Ana’s Attic is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone Narrated by Joy Nash and Sebastian York I had a recommendation for A Holly Jolly… Read More
How To Lose A Guy Before Christmas by AJ Pine Narrated by Andi Arndt and Jason Clarke Standalone, Audible Exclusive, Free in Audible Plus Ana’s Attic is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com . I was so surprised to open my Goodreads and see that How to… Read More
A Real Good Bad Thing by Lauren Blakely Narrated by Stella Hunter and Ryan West Standalone. Reimagined and rewritten from the Jewel duet from 2016. Lauren Blakely has been one of my favorite authors for years, especially for audiobooks, as she usually has a knack for picking the perfect narrators for her characters. For A Real Good Bad Thing, Lauren… Read More
*My new list for 2024 is right here* I love Christmas and Hanukkah books! From Thanksgiving until the end of the year, I usually read only that. You can check out my new Hanukkah list for 2023 here. For Holiday books that released last year, see my 2022 list of Holiday novels. This list is divided into 3 sections. Part… Read More
On A Night Like This by Liz Maverick Narrated by Dara Rosenberg and Andrew Eiden Standalone in a related Hanukkah Series. Ana’s Attic is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com . On A Night Like This by Liz Maverick is the third installment of a cute Audible… Read More
Spark by Allie Lasky Hanukkah Novella Standalone (for now) This will be a quick review for a quick book. Spark by Allie Lasky is a 120-page Hanukkah novella featuring a neurodivergent heroine and a bisexual hero. Arielle is visiting her family in Chicago from Boston for Thanksgiving. Their whole neighborhood and all of their friends from Hebrew School are gathered… Read More
A Little Magic by Lindsey Lanza Narrated by Shaina Summerville and Stephen Borne Standalone (for now) Holiday (Christmas/Hanukkah) Romance. Ana’s Attic is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com . If you read one holiday romance this year, read A Little Magic by Lindsey Lanza. This was not… Read More
The Second Chance Year by Melissa Wiesner Narrated by Helen Laser Standalone, Women’s Fiction with Romance I picked up The Second Chance Year by Melissa Wiesner from NetGalley for an honest review. I thought it was a New Year’s romcom and it leaned more towards women’s fiction with some romance, which is honestly what I’ve been enjoying more lately. Sadie… Read More
Jewish Contemporary Romance Novels and Women’s Fiction I love reading a romance with characters like myself, so give me a book with an old, fat Jewish single lady, and I would love that 🤣, but I will take characters with any one of those traits. I am more culturally Jewish (secular?): I married a non-Jew, I haven’t attended temple as… Read More
Please see my new list for 2024 Updated for 2023! Please let me know if you have others to add to the list. If you are looking for Christmas novels, check out my 2022 list of Holiday novels. as well as all of my older favorites. I am working on an update for 2023 now. I also have a full… Read More
The Covenant Series by Jennifer L. Armentrout Narrated by Justine Eyre Full Fantasy Series Review If you are looking for a series to give you that Fourth Wing feeling but not be too similar, you should check out The Covenant Series by Jennifer L. Armentrout. When one of my readers, Colette, messaged me and told me that this entire series… Read More
Moms Who Read Romance Novels by Jenifer Goldin Women’s Fiction with Some Romance. Standalone. ARC Provided by the author for an unbiased review. This post contains Amazon Affiliate Links. A couple of months ago I was offered an ARC of Moms Who Read Romance Novels by Jenifer Goldin. It sounded right up my alley, but I wanted to check out… Read More
What You Do To Me: A Novel by Rochelle B. Weinstein Narrated by Stacy Gonzalez Standalone Women’s Fiction/Romance I love music-influenced books, especially classic or retro music from the late 60s to 90s. So when I saw a cassette tape and the lyrics to Hey There Delilah by The Plain White T’s, I clicked immediately and was excited to read… Read More
a Maybe Once Maybe Twice by Alison Rose Greenberg Narrated by Katherine Littrell Standalone Contemporary Romance/Womens Fiction When I saw that Maybe Once Maybe Twice by Alison Rose Greenberg had a Jewish sleepaway camp in it, it was an immediate 1-click. Camp was such a HUGE part of my life that I really love any book that depicts it well…. Read More
Iron Flame: Empyrean, Book 2 by Rebecca Yarros Narrated by Rebecca Soler with Teddy Hamilton Romantic Fantasy, Book 2 of 5. Must be read in order. “The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is when the rest of us lose our humanity.” I absolutely devoured Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros. Right before this… Read More
Shadows of You: The Lost & Found Series, Book 4 by Catherine Cowles Narrated by Maxine Mitchell and Zachary Webber Romantic Suspense. Can stand alone, but it’s the fourth in a related series. I have obsessed over Catherine Cowles’s books for the last 3-4 years and I have loved all 14 I have read. I was so excited for Roan’s… Read More
Too Good To Be True by Kristen Ashley Standalone romantic mystery. Kristen Ashley has been my favorite author for about 12 years now. I have read *almost* all of her books except the last two in the Ghosts & Reincarnation series. Why? because I am so not into the fancy, stuffy British estates. So please know my preconceived opinions for… Read More
Double Pucked by Lauren Blakely Narrated by Samantha Brentmoor, JF Harding and Robert Hatchet 1st in a related standalone series. Romcom Erotica. I have been a HUGE Lauren Blakley fan for many years now. So much so, that at one point it seemed as though my blog was dedicated to just Lauren. I had to step back and read some… Read More
The Runaways Series by Devney Perry Narrated by Ava Erickson, Vanessa Edwin, Maxine Mitchell, Lucy Rivers, Jason Clarke, Teddy Hamilton and Aiden Snow. Full Contemporary Romance Series Before I went to Readers on the River in September, I wanted to read a Devney Perry book, and downloaded the entire series of The Runaways, which includes the books Runaway Road, Wild… Read More
My Favorite Kidnapper by Melanie Moreland Narrated by Maxine Mitchell and John Lane Standalone RomCom I won an audiobook copy of My Favorite Kidnapper by Melanie Moreland on Facebook. I thought the illustrated cover was cute, I always wanted to read Melanie Moreland, and I was seeing lots of buzz surrounding the book, so I went in blind. And I’m… Read More
Love on the Byline by Xio Axelrod Narrated by Lynn Wright and William LeRoy First in a Series. Mostly stands alone but there is a continuing story. Blake Dillon has dreamed of following in her grandfather’s footsteps and changing the world by being a journalist, but sadly she has to pay her dues and is currently working the celebrity beat…. Read More
Tyrant by RK Lilley Standalone spinoff from The Wild Side Series. Male POV Rom-com. RK Lilley has always been one of my favorite authors. She wrote a lot between 2012 and 2016, then returned with one book in 2019. Since it’s been a while since I’ve read her and my tastes have changed a lot, I was worried I wouldn’t… Read More
