Tag: Romance
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The Austen Affair: Romantic Comedy with a Twist
The Austen Affair by Madeline Bell (Sept. 16, 2025) Thank you, @macmillan.audio, for the #gifted advanced listening copy! #macaudio2025 Tess Bright and Hugh Balfour are cast as the romantic leads in a new adaptation of Northanger Abbey. For Tess, it’s the role of a lifetime – a chance to honor her Austen-loving mom and rebuild…
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Rookie Season by Katie Bailey: A Sweet Hockey Love Story
Rookie Season by Katie Bailey and Leah Brunner (August 21, 2025) Thank you, @bookedwiththeemliys @authorkatiebailey and @Leah.brunner.writes for the gifted advanced reading copy of the first book in the Hockey Boys of Loft 3B series! Noah Downsby is just starting his first season in the NHL and is laser-focused on playing his best and contributing…
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Summer People: A Grumpy/Sunshine Romance Review
Summer People by Brittanee Nicole & Jenni Bara (June 6, 2025) Thank you, @simon.maverick, for the #gifted audiobook! In the idyllic town of Monhegan, Maine, just 68 full-time residents call the island home. Everyone else? The “summer people”—tourists who swoop in for the season. Sheriff Fisher Jones has no patience for them. Between juggling the…
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Charming Fake Romance: A Review of Winning Match
Winning Match by Gina Azzi (Aug 15, 2025) Thank you, @libro.fm and @gina_azzi, for the #gifted advanced listening copy! Marlowe thought she was making a grand romantic gesture by flying to Spain for her long-term boyfriend – until she ended up single, stranded, and broke. Enter Ale: the impossibly charming stranger who offers her dinner…
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Navigating Grief: A Journey Through Lily Parker’s Best Wild Idea
The Best Wild Idea by Lily Parker (Sept. 18, 2025) Thank you @lilyparker_author and @choclituk for the #gifted digital copy! Jules, Silas, and Grant were once inseparable. Then Jules fell in love with Grant. Then she and Silas fell apart. And then Grant died. On the first anniversary of his death, Jules receives a letter…
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Unraveling Campus Secrets: A Begrudging Vampire’s Love Story
The Good Vampire’s Guide to Blood and Boyfriends by Jamie D’Amato (Aug. 26, 2025) Thank you, @macmillan.audio and @wednesdaybooks for the gifted advanced listening copy! #macaudio2025 Brennan, a 19yo Sturbridge University student, was just feeling emotionally recovered from a suicide attempt the previous year when he’s turned into a vampire – and everything is a…
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