audiobooks_sweettea's reviews
781 reviews

Hearts Held by Barbed Wire by Deanne Dietz, Deanne Dietz

Go to review page

4.0

It's been a hot minute since I read/listed to a romance set in history. I'm a contemporary girl. But, ๐™ณ.๐™ด. ๐™ณ๐š’๐šŽ๐š๐šฃ'๐šœ ๐‘ฏ๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’•๐’” ๐‘ฏ๐’†๐’๐’… ๐‘ฉ๐’š ๐‘ฉ๐’‚๐’“๐’ƒ๐’†๐’… ๐‘พ๐’Š๐’“๐’† was a refreshing break from my contemporary listens. I am a huge fan of anything 1920s, so I devoured this one!
โ€Œ
๐๐ž๐š๐ค๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ fans, this one is for you(us)! I am obsessed with the show, so getting to have that vibe in this book, as we watch Everett's obsession with Brielle unfold, it was absolutely addicting! The mafia of Lockham, England are absolutely powerful!
โ€Œ
๐™ณ๐š’๐šŽ๐š๐šฃ adds the perfect amount of intrigue & angst with this one. From the murder mystery elements to the brooding, boy obsessed vibes of Everett, to the blossoming mafia queen that was Brielle, every second of this story kept me on the edge of my seat!
โ€Œ
Let's talk about ๐ด๐‘™๐‘™๐‘–๐‘’ ๐‘…๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘’'๐‘  narration. She is new to me and I absolutely loved her. She put her whole self into bringing us Brielle and I am now a fan! ๐ฝ๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘’๐‘  ๐ฝ๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘โ„Ž.....my heart! It's been a bit since I listened to him narrate a story and it was like coming home! He truly brought the grumpy Everett to life for me. His voice is....*chef's kiss*! Together, these two narrators were a powerhouse duet!
โ€Œ
Again, I say if you're a fan of ๐๐ž๐š๐ค๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ, then you'll want this one in your library. It's instense, it's captivating, it's beautiful. From the banter between the characters to the plot line, to perfect amount of spice, this is one ride, I'm glad I went on!
Bittersweet Love by Q.B. Tyler

Go to review page

4.0

Y'all. When I say I've become obsessed with ๐š€.๐™ฑ. ๐šƒ๐šข๐š•๐šŽ๐š›'๐šœ work, I've become obsessed. This is only my second story by her, but let me tell you. This little novella? It packed a steam filled punch! 

I adored this frenemies to lovers office romance! It was a quick listen and it absolutely captivated me! I fell hard for Lauren and Vince. Their chemistry, Vince's take charge attitude, his obsession with Lauren, Lauren's feisty side, the banter....it was perfectly executed and I loved every second! 

๐ด๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘†๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘’ & ๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘”๐‘”๐‘–๐‘’ ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘› were a powerhouse duet! I loved the passion they put into the narrations. They brought these characters to life in every way! The way ๐ด๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘†๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘’ brought the commanding nature of Vince alive was perfect! ๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘”๐‘”๐‘–๐‘’ ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘›'๐‘  portrayal of Lauren's sassy side.....chef's kiss!!!!! 

This quick, spice filled novella will be a hit with anyone who loves boy obsessed, forced proximity, work place romances. ๐š€.๐™ฑ. ๐šƒ๐šข๐š•๐šŽ๐š› is a top notch author! 
Codename: Raike by J.R. Tootill

Go to review page

5.0

๐™น.๐š. ๐šƒ๐š˜๐š˜๐š๐š’๐š•๐š• had brought us another powerful installment in her romantic suspense series: ๐Ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ ๐š ๐’๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ. I feel head over heels for beautifully chiseled characters once again! I started this audiobook first thing in the morning and didn't stop until I couldn't hold my eyes open any longer. This story absolutely captivated me! 

Falling for Skeet while he was falling for Alex was so emotional and fun! Their story is intense, filled with suspenseful intrigue and an ending that has left me absolutely craving the next installment! I loved that both Skeet & Alex are former military. It made their stories addictive! 

๐‘†๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘  & ๐ฟ๐‘’๐‘’ ๐ท๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘–๐‘’๐‘™๐‘  were epically paired to bring these characters to life! From the emotions, to the chemistry to the kids, their voices flowed beautifully together! Add in an amazing cameo appearance by the talents of ๐ฝ๐‘œ๐‘’ ๐ด๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘›, and the narrations were perfect! 

If you love your romance mixed with suspenseful twists, unexpected turns and characters you'll fall in love with, so not miss this one! ๐™น.๐š. ๐šƒ๐š˜๐š˜๐š๐š’๐š•๐š• can't release the next one soon enough! 
Formula Fling by Sawyer Bennett

Go to review page

4.0

Romance + Formula 1 Racing? Yes please! I love ๐š‚๐šŠ๐š ๐šข๐šŽ๐š› ๐™ฑ๐šŽ๐š—๐š—๐šŽ๐š๐š'๐šœ work(side note: I met her and she's the sweetest!) and she never fails to captivate me with her writing style. So, to get the chance to listen to this one was fun! 

๐‘ญ๐’๐’“๐’Ž๐’–๐’๐’‚ ๐‘ญ๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ is book 1 in her new series, and it was amazing! I had so much fun getting to know Lex & Posey. The chemistry between these two is absolutely off the charts! What was to be just a fling......well, it was so much more! 

I loved that Posey was a romance author. Going "undercover" as a journalist, she meets Lex, one of the F1's playboys. Their story was filled with the thrill of adrenaline & the heat of their chemistry and having front row seats to their "secrets" was so fun. The banter between them was perfectly executed and made the story so good! 

It's been a while since I listened to ๐พ๐‘–๐‘ก ๐‘†๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘› narrate but she nailed it, as always! She captured the essence of Posey beautifully! ๐‘†๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘  had quickly become one of my favorite male narrators and portrayal of Lex was awesome! He brought the banter and the swagger needed for a F1 playboy and together these two did a phenomenal job breathing life to these unforgettable characters! 

If you love racing romances and stories about characters who are authors, don't miss this one. You'll need to buckle up because the ride is fun, wild and filled with heat! Can't wait to read/listen to the next installment of this series! 

Grouch-ish by L.B. Dunbar

Go to review page

4.0

As a firefighter's wife & mom, I am a sucker for a story with a firefighter in it. Even better? When said story has a a late in life romance, a single dad and is holiday themed! All pluses in my book! So, ๐™ป.๐™ฑ. ๐™ณ๐šž๐š—๐š‹๐šŠ๐š› threw us just that and it was such a fun read/listen! 

I loved Brock & Pear! They get stuck together in a cabin that just so happen's to belong to Pear's dad, also know as Brock's boss. These two spend 12 days together, and the slow burn that ๐™ณ๐šž๐š—๐š‹๐šŠ๐š› throws us is amazingly written! I loved their meet cute story and couldn't get enough! 

๐‘‡๐‘’๐‘‘๐‘‘๐‘ฆ ๐ป๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘–๐‘™๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘› & ๐‘†๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘™๐‘™๐‘Ž ๐ป๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘’๐˜ณ were paired to bring us this beautifully chiseled story. They worked together in duet style, bringing us the steam, the banter and all the fun of a hot firefighter & the woman who steals his heart! I loved listening to their voices as the sassy, strong willed Pear & the flirtatious, tender hearted Brock. 

This story is more than a fun holiday read. It's a beautifully written love story of two people who have experienced the hurt and pain of being divorced, only to find out there is still a chance at a happily ever after. 

If you want a good, quick, fun holiday romance, grab this one up! 
The Invitation by Adriana Locke

Go to review page

4.0

Okay, bookies! ๐™ฐ๐š๐š›๐š’๐šŠ๐š—๐šŠ ๐™ป๐š˜๐šŒ๐š”๐šŽ is back with her next installment in the ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐…๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ. And, oh what an installment it was! I absolutely loved this one! 

Ripley & Georgia just might be my new favorite couple from ๐™ป๐š˜๐šŒ๐š”๐šŽ! I adored their story.  Ripley was the tender heart under a bad boy facade and Georgia is a sassy heroine who gives as good as she gets! 

These two end up on a dating show to help their friend Sutton out, and are thrown together as a couple.  Their "dating" is filled with sizzling chemistry and lots of laugh out loud banter. These two.....well let's just say these two realized there was more beneath the miscommunication! 

๐ฝ๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘› ๐ถ๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘˜๐‘’ was tasked with bringing Ripley to life, and what Ana amazing job he did! His deep voice captured the whole essence that was Ripley and I was there for it! ๐ฟ๐‘’๐‘ฅ๐‘– ๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘ฆ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘ did an outstanding job with Georgia. She lent her voice beautifully and captivated me! These two were a perfect pairing as narrators! 

๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’—๐’Š๐’•๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ is the perfect blend of enemies to lovers, banter, fake dating and family dynamics all rolled into one masterfully told story! Add in the visits from the all the Brewer family and side characters, and it was *chef's kiss*. I am so glad I got the chance to listen to this one because it was a fun, quick one that will forever be with me! 
Saving Tink by Evelyn Montgomery

Go to review page

5.0

And, we're back in Neverland, bookies! I have been so excited waiting on this one, and it was so worth the wait!!! I absolutely adore these stories! 

If you love our beloved childhood fairytale of ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐š๐ง, ๐“๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ & ๐–๐ž๐ง๐๐ฒ, hold on to your seats, bookies. ๐™ด๐šŸ๐šŽ๐š•๐šข๐š— ๐™ผ๐š˜๐š—๐š๐š๐š˜๐š–๐šŽ๐š›๐šข takes on the fairytale with a masterful hand, throwing us a story that is filled with twists, turns, spice, and oh so much more! Her world building with these stories is phenomenal! 

Jake & Tink are rivaling for my favorite character spots with this story. I didn't like them in the first books, but oh how that is changing quickly! I loved them so hard in this one! The shades of grey ๐™ผ๐š˜๐š—๐š๐š๐š˜๐š–๐šŽ๐š›๐šข adds to our beloved fairytale is absolutely breathtaking and addictive! 

๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘ฅ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘’ ๐‘€๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘™๐‘™'๐‘  ability to voice multiple characters and bring them all to the life is incomparable. She does it magnificently and made me feel all of the emotions of heartbreak, love and passion. ๐ฝ๐‘œ๐‘’ ๐ด๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘›'๐‘  ability to go from unhinged villian to sweet & lovable in the blink of an eye is one of the many reasons he's a favorite for me. Pairing this king & Queen of narrations together is always welcomed! They were perfect for the job! 

This is one audiobook/book I'll be turning to again and again. It's one I will forever recommend! If you love your fairytales a bit dirtier, a bit grayer, a bit more unhinged, then ๐™ด๐šŸ๐šŽ๐š•๐šข๐š— ๐™ผ๐š˜๐š—๐š๐š๐š˜๐š–๐šŽ๐š›๐šข'๐šœ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ is where it's at, folks! 
The Catch by Leslie Pike

Go to review page

5.0

๐™ป๐šŽ๐šœ๐š•๐š’๐šŽ ๐™ฟ๐š’๐š”๐šŽ'๐šœ talented hands are at it again, bookies! She has given up a prequel novella to her ๐—ฆ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† series and what a powerful punch it was! 

This is where the ๐—ฆ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† began, two young opposites meeting, and falling hard for each other. Set in the 70s, this is a refreshing change from the contemporary romances I love. I loved watching Boone, a college baseball player trying to make it to the big leagues, fall head over heels in love with the free spirited Lucinda. Their attraction is instant, powerful and definitely has me ready to listen to/read the next book! 

๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘ฅ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘’ ๐‘€๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘™๐‘™ brings her masterful talent to the table as she voices Lucinda. Her voice flows smoothly and fills Lucinda with all the personality!!!! ๐ฝ๐‘œ๐‘’ ๐ด๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘›'๐‘  voice brings the charm & turns up the heat with breathing life into Boone. Together these narrators beautifully bring these characters to life for the listener! 

If you want a spicy, banter filled novella to listen to, complete with cell phone free times, nostalgia and two characters that will instantly catch your eye and steal your heart, grab this one up! ๐™ป๐šŽ๐šœ๐š•๐š’๐šŽ ๐™ฟ๐š’๐š”๐šŽ is a favorite for me and I hope she becomes one for you, too! 
Across Time by Elizabeth O'Roark, Elle O'Roark

Go to review page

5.0

After listening/reading ๐‘ท๐’‚๐’“๐’‚๐’๐’๐’†๐’ & ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’”๐’†๐’„๐’•, I could not wait to get my hands on this book. I just knew ๐™ด๐š•๐š•๐šŽ ๐™พ'๐š๐š˜๐šŠ๐š›๐š” would give us the angst, the slow burn passion, the mystery, and I was right! She absolutely blew me away with this time travel romance! 

Amelie & Henri. These characters were beautifully chiseled. I adored watching Amelie. Her character pulled at my heartstrings! And, Henri. Oh, Henri, why can't you be real? The way he loved Amelie, it was beautiful. The jealous & possessive way he was, was addictive and I didn't want it to end! 

But, the end we reached. Or did we? The cliffhanger that this story ends on, was one I'm craving to know what happens next. I can't wait to dive into ๐‘จ๐’„๐’“๐’๐’”๐’” ๐‘ฌ๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š to find out the rest of this story! 

Now, for the narrators. ๐‘†๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž ๐ต๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ poured herself into Amelie and I was so glad to listen! She truly breathed life into the character and made her feel more like a friend telling their story! ๐‘†โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘’ ๐ธ๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ก.....that voice ๐Ÿซ . He was ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™›๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ for Henri. All his emotions were felt! These two paired together was the best! 

๐™ด๐š•๐š•๐šŽ ๐™พ'๐š๐š˜๐šŠ๐š›๐š” is an incredibly talented story teller and I have loved all her works. She has become a favorite for me and one I will always recommend, so grab this one today! Fans of ๐‘ถ๐’–๐’•๐’๐’‚๐’๐’…๐’†๐’“ will love this series! 
Catch by Evelyn Montgomery

Go to review page

5.0

Oh my heart! I absolutely ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ซ๐™š๐™™ this book/audiobook. Hunter & Rochelle are absolutely, beautifully chiseled and every minute of their story captivated me! ๐™ด๐šŸ๐šŽ๐š•๐šข๐š— ๐™ผ๐š˜๐š—๐š๐š๐š˜๐š–๐šŽ๐š›๐šข'๐šœ writing style is superb! 

Rochelle grew up on the wrong side of the tracks, dealing with whispers & "mean girls". But, now she's in Cali, working in a salon. In walks Hunter....and well, this baseball catcher and girl from the wrong side of the tracks have some scorching hot sparks flying between them! 

But, their story, while it seems it does, does not come without secrets. Faced with forces against, these two have to hold strong to their connection. It was beautifully done! 

๐ฟ๐‘’๐‘’ ๐ท๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘–๐‘’๐‘™๐‘  was beautifully casted for Rochelle. She put herself into the character and really brought her to life! ๐ฝ๐‘œ๐‘’ ๐ด๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘›, whether it be an unhinged morally grey character or a rich boy college baseball player, can absolutely nail the characters each and every time! Together with ๐ฟ๐‘’๐‘’ ๐ท๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘–๐‘’๐‘™๐‘ , he poured himself into Hunter and these two brought all the feels! 

If you love insta-attraction, rich boy falls hard for the girl from the wrong side of the tracks, she's mine vibes, then you absolutely do not want to miss this one. ๐™ด๐šŸ๐šŽ๐š•๐šข๐š— ๐™ผ๐š˜๐š—๐š๐š๐š˜๐š–๐šŽ๐š›๐šข weaved a soul capturing story filled with dreams and finding that perfect catch of a soulmate. 

I absolutely can not wait for book 2!