Audible emailed me earlier this week with a new feature that releases today, and I thought some of my readers would be interested in it!

Audible Romance is a monthly subscription that gives you unlimited access to over ten thousand romance books. You can listen to as many as you want each month (Like Kindle Unlimited, I assume?). If you are already an Audible member it’s an additional $6.95 per month, or if you are a new subscriber, $14.95.

A few thing that Audible Romance offers:

“Take Me to The Good Part” – A “pioneering feature” that takes listeners directly to the steamy sex scene and/or memorable parts of the book. (GIGGLE)

Micro Categories and Tropes – I’m quoting from their press release, “41 micro-categories and 131 story and character tropes that will allow listeners to explore deep into the catalog in fun ways and discover the romance titles that most appeal to their interests. Each micro-category will have its own browse page, and listeners can enjoy audio samples from each title included before diving into the full story.” 

They break them down into Categories (small town, celebrities, immortals, magic etc…), Character Types (football player, ex con, divorced, filthy rich etc…) Story Themes (enemies to lovers, road trips, stranded together, amnesia etc…) and Steaminess (from sweet to o-o-omg)

In terms of what books and which authors will be available? The press release states, “Among the thousands of authors included in the service at launch are Nora Roberts, Sylvia Day, Debbie Macomber, Sheryl Woods, Heather Graham, Catherine Coulter, Robyn Carr, Jennifer Cruisie, Jayne Ann Krentz, J.R. Ward, and more. Audible Romance will feature a rich, frequently updated catalog including bestsellers and Audible Original productions.”

It will be interesting to see the selection.

What do we think?? I’m a huge audiobook fan. I always have one going, and when I run out of credits for the month, it’s sad. So if I spend an extra $7 a month, I could always have a romance book ready. That appeals to me…if I listen enough to get my $7 worth and there is a good selection. I like to listen to romance books that are popular but I missed reading or have been sitting on my TBR pile forever. So this might be really good for me.