Romance Book and Audiobook Reviews and Deals
Respect by Jay Crownover Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess who called a corrupt kingdom home sweet home. Protected and sheltered from the worst the world had to offer, she fell in love with the crumbling city that burned and blazed around her. Every dirty corner, every scary shadow, found a place within her heart. So did… Read More
As Dust Dances by Samantha Young Once upon a time Skylar Finch was the lead singer of a hugely successful American pop-rock band. But fame made her miserable. When years of living a lie suddenly ended in tragedy, Skylar fell off the map. Eighteen months later she’s sleeping in a tent in a cemetery in Glasgow, making just enough money… Read More
June July 2018 Review Recap I haven’t done a monthly recap in so long! Now that Wicked Book Weekend and all the summer traveling is over, I will be getting back to the blog and posting some new reviews. In the meantime, here are the last 2 months of book and audiobook reviews I have done. I have read 8… Read More
Wild Like The Wind (Chaos #6) by Kristen Ashley Standalone in a series. Highly recommended you read the whole series in order. I went into Wild Like The Wind by Kristen Ashley fresh from a Chaos re-read. At this point in a series, I begin to have trouble keeping track of all the characters, and I felt a bit lost… Read More
Sawyer Bennett approached me after I wrote my 5++++ star review for Atticus, and she asked if she can ask me a few questions. I think she is posting my answers, so I figured I’d post here as well, with a BONUS! I interviewed Atticus! SB: Atticus is hard to fit into a certain genre. It’s got some women’s fiction… Read More
Book Club Starring Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen. Directed by Bill Holderman We went to see Book Club with a group of 10 of us ranging in age from 30 to 53. We are all book lovers, and we are all fans of Fifty Shades. We also all met EL James last month when she came… Read More
Part-Time Lover by Lauren Blakely Narrated by Shane East & Grace Grant EXCLUSIVE AUDIO CLIP + GIVEAWAY From #1 NY Times Bestseller Lauren Blakely comes an exclusive audio clip narrated by the amazing Shane East & Grace Grant for her upcoming release PART-TIME LOVER! This clip is only being released to Ana’s Attic Listeners! Lauren Blakely books are my favorite… Read More
Welcome the 6th Annual Mental Health Awareness Month Book Fundraiser benefiting the Keith Milano Memorial Fund at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. At Wicked Book Weekend we raised $2,600 for the fund. At Ana’s Attic, we have supported this from the start, and I am proud to bring you this amazing list again. For the 6th year, an amazing… Read More
The Greatest Risk (The Honey Series 3) by Kristen Ashley Book 3 in the Honey Series. Can Stand Alone. BDSM Erotic Romance Kristen Ashley is no doubt my favorite author. Her descriptive writing style never fails to bring out every emotion in me and The Greatest Risk is no exception to that, as there were more than a few tears… Read More
**Note: For 6 years I have posted about books and movies. I have kept politics off of my blog completely. But this was MY TOWN. MY KIDS’ SCHOOL. I SUBBED HERE. I can’t keep quiet. Angry. I am so angry. I’m sad, I’m scared. I have been crying for 2 days straight. My oldest son (graduated) was editor of the… Read More
Audiobook Tips and Tricks for Newbies. You’ve never listened to an audiobook? Or you tried once or twice and it just didn’t hold your attention? You aren’t alone, it’s a learned skill. Here are my tips for new listeners. 🎧Start with a book you know and loved, but read reviews on audible to make sure people like the narrator. Your… Read More
My Favorite Books & Audiobooks from 2017 Since I have been blogging for 6 years (next month), I have learned to be pretty choosy about the books I read. While I felt like I tried a ton of new authors this year, so many on this list have been on a bunch of previous lists. In fact, 10 authors this… Read More
Hello and Happy Holidays! Since we are a mixed religion family, every year I do 8 Days of Chrismukkah giveaways. I’ll be honest, I usually have bonus content each day, but this year I’m just going right to the giveaways. They are all on Facebook, but I will link them up here as I post them. All giveaways are open… Read More
Holiday Hookups: Holiday Romance Novels There is nothing like a holiday romance to get me in the spirit! Here are some of my favorites, some from my TBR, and some from a list Raegan gave me. Some of these are available alone or part of an anthology. I didn’t put books that are bonuses to a series because they can’t… Read More
Let’s Talk About…Book Covers I seem to come at the topic of book covers from a different perspective than many of my friends, and apparently people who purchase most of the romance books. I don’t know models’ names. I don’t follow them on social media (maybe one or two), maybe there are three or four I know by name. Believe… Read More
The Fifty Shades Freed Trailer is out (see below) and I have a great giveaway to celebrate! FIFTY SHADES FREED – In Theaters February 9, 2018 Official Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | #FiftyShadesFreed #OfficialFifty Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson return as Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele in Fifty Shades Freed, the climactic chapter based on the… Read More
October was a busy month! I have been revamping my blog a little, and though we are still working on the changes, they are mostly done. No more huge waits and long loading times! The home page now makes it easier to find things. My weekly lists had gotten so huge it was overwhelming, so I split the list up…. Read More
Let’s talk about DNF (Did Not Finish) I find it so hard to stop reading a book. I want to give it a chance to get better, but 3 days later, I’m only 30% in. Sometimes I’m not sure if it’s me or the book. But when I find myself logging into Facebook nonstop instead of reading, it makes me… Read More
September was a great reading month for me. I had kind of a hard time focusing on certain books through Hurricane Irma, but I put them aside a re-started after the storm. I really enjoyed every book, but I am looking for some more unique reads. If a book is a familiar trope and is filled with sex, I had… Read More
July 2017 Review Recap and Top Bestsellers I was away for 10 days in July, but still reviewed a dozen books/audiobooks (my goal). I listened to so many more, and just haven’t caught up with reviews yet. My reviews break out the story from the narration, so unless I can’t separate the two (which happens occasionally), my audiobook reviews are… Read More
Did you know that Ana’s Attic is an #officialfifty blog? As one of the original blogs to promote and support the books, we were chosen as one of the fifty blogs to promote the movies. We were invited to the premiere in LA in February. See my recap of that trip here. Then we were also invited to the DVD… Read More
Here is my recap of all my my June reviews. I read a lot more than this, but those reviews will be up this month. This is the first month ever, I think, that I don’t have a book under 4 stars. But I must admit, because I have been so behind on my reading, I chose “sure things” for… Read More
From #1 NYT Bestselling author Lauren Blakely, comes a new and sexy romance…THE KNOCKED UP PLAN! A standalone romance told in dual POV, THE KNOCKED UP PLAN is about all of the fun, hotness, and heartfelt emotions that come when a single woman asks her gorgeous, jaded, sworn-to-be-single-forever good friend to get the job done. What happens next when he… Read More
Preppy, Part Three: The Life & Death of Samuel Clearwater by T.M. Frazier Narrated by Lance Greenfield & Kirsten Leigh Gritty & Violent Contemporary Romance. Does not stand alone. I listened to Preppy, Part Three: The Life & Death of Samuel Clearwater by T.M. Frazier last month and just realized that while I was gushing about it on social media,… Read More
