What If You & Me by Roni LorenContemporary RomanceJuly 6, 2021, by Sourcebooks CasablancaAudio ARC Review by Melinda I really love parts of this book so much. This continues the Say Everything series and examines mental health, trauma, and disability in really interesting, yet romantic, ways, and I love all of that. I love that both Andi and Hill felt like real characters, they were fully fleshed out with realistic issues and flaws. Messy characters are my favorites, and these two Continue Reading
Audiobook Review: Reel by Kennedy Ryan
Reel by Kennedy RyanContemporary06/08/2021 Self PublishedARC Review by Melinda Reel is a story that at first I had difficulty putting my finger on what time period it was taking place in, and I think that was because the story felt timeless, something that I loved about this book. When Neevah is cast as the star in a new biopic that Canon Holt is directing, everything changes for her. We can tell from the beginning that both Neevah and Canon are passionate people. Canon is a famous Continue Reading
Joint Review: Call Me Maybe by Cara Bastone
Melinda and I are Cara Bastone fan girls so I thought it would be fun for us to do a joint review of Bastone’s latest release- Call Me Maybe, An Audible Original. Kini: The whole premise is that Vera, the female main character, calls tech support and starts an hours long call with Cal, the male main character. I love these kinds of set ups. When I first started this story I wasn’t sure I was going to love the male narrator’s voice. It was stronger and deeper than I had imagined. Continue Reading
Audio Review: A Princess for Christmas by Jenny Holiday
A Princess for Christmas by Jenny HolidayContemporary Holiday RomanceOctober 13, 2020, by AvonARC Review by Melinda This book was the definition of aggressively fine for me and part of it has to do with my own issues I bring with me but part of it was definitely the book. My issue is around that once again breast cancer is in the background for these characters. Admittedly, it plays a small part but it looms large over the entire book as it’s what killed one of the protagonist’s mothers. Continue Reading
Audio Excerpt: Getting Played by Emma Chase
Audible recently released the second standalone romance title in New York Times best-selling author Emma Chase’s Audible Original Getting Some series! Getting Played is available exclusively from Audible, allowing listeners to hear fan-favorite narrators Andi Arndt and Zachary Webber bring this story of a one-night stand turned oh-so-complicated romance to life. Getting Played Dean Walker is all about keeping life simple. He’s effortlessly talented and intelligent - spending his summers Continue Reading
Audio Excerpt: Repeat by Kylie Scott
From Audie Award winning, New York Times best-selling author Kylie Scott comes an irresistible new romance - available in audio first! When a vicious attack leaves 25-year-old Clementine Johns with no memory, she’s forced to start over. Now she has to figure out who she was and why she made the choices she did - which includes leaving the supposed love of her life, tattoo artist Ed Larsen, only a month before. Ed can hardly believe it when his ex shows up at his tattoo parlor Continue Reading
Helyce’s Thursday Thoughts
Awaken the Darkness by Dianne Duvall (Immortal Guardians #8) Paranormal Romance July 10, 2018 Self Published Blurb: He awakens encapsulated in dirt with no knowledge of how he came to be there. Riddled with injuries, he can remember neither his past nor who he is. Nor can he remember what he is. But surely no mortal man could survive being buried deep beneath the earth. All he knows with certainty is that the soothing voice and presence of the woman moving around above enables him to Continue Reading
Audio Review: One More Time by Laurelin Paige
One More Time by Laurelin Paige Publication Date: January 30, 2018 Contemporary Romance (Audio) Audible Reviewed by Kini One of my absolute favorite tropes is second chance at romance. I hardly ever so say no when the opportunity comes up to review one. I’ve never reviewed an audiobook, so I was eager to give it a try. I don’t know much about this author but I did read her co-written book called “P*rn Star” a few years back and I remember it being funny. Anyway, I delved into it. The Continue Reading
Introducing Audible Romance
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 Continue Reading
Audiobook Review: Withholding Evidence by Rachel Grant
Withholding Evidence by Rachel Grant (Evidence #3) Released: February 2014 Romantic Suspense Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I really like this Evidence series by Rachel Grant. I've read them completely out-of-order, but they all do well as stand-alones. This review request came in audiobook format, and since I'm a huge lover of audiobooks, I said sure! Trina Sorensen is a military historian - her research and books focuses on the Navy. Her latest assignment is to uncover some Continue Reading