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Steal A Kiss by Julia Jarrett

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Baseball sports romance
Brothers best friend
Secret relationship
Forced proximity
Roommates

Dual narration-
Alexander Neal & Lena Lee
Book 4 Vancouver Tridents series

Rhett is a baseball player for the Vancouver Tridents and is a southern charmer. 

Evie is freshly out of college and coming to stay at her brother Kai’s apartment until a dog she finds abandoned and she can’t turn the pup away. 

Kai’s building doesn’t allow pets but Rhett’s does. Evie and the pup stay with Rhett. This is a challenge for Evie as she’s had a crush on Rhett for years. For Rhett it becomes adamant that Evie is no longer a little girl but a full grown women and one he is very attracted to. 

This was sweet and heartwarming. Loved every minute of this book. 
Julia Jarrett writes amazing stories! 
Fall Into You by J.T. Geissinger

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dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Duet/Multi cast narration- 
 Jacob Morgan, Troy Duran, Connor Crais, Vanessa Moyer, Angelina Rocca

Fantastic narration. Connor does the side characters and Troy plays the mmcs brother and a few side characters. 

Sassy and fun banter with some amazing spicy scenes. 
Cole is a grumpy jerk who keeps everyone away from him by being an ass. He has a one night stand with a beautiful woman he can’t get off his mind. 

Shay is just off a break up and out for drinks with her friends. Her best friend dares her to talk to the hot guy across the bar and talk to him for 10 minutes. 

Less than 10 minutes later she’s asking him to get a hotel room. Despite his warnings that he’s no good and she should stay away from him. 

A month later after an amazing one night stand Shay is starting a new job and she does not anticipate that her new boss is non other than Cole the guy she can’t stop thinking about. 

A bit of a roller coaster with these two but Shay pushes and pushes for them to be together. Cole doesn’t believe he deserves her. 

There is a HEA with this one just takes a bit to get there and it did feel a tad rushed for the ending. But I still loved the book so much! 
Hot Shot by Staci Hart

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Single dad
He falls first
Small town
Marriage of convenience
Second chance romance
Spicy

Book 2 in the Roseville Ramblers series

Perfect second chance romance! Absolutely loved the twist that these two characters have been married for years but the FMC thought it has been annulled! 😳 

Wilder a hot firefighter one night in Vegas married Cass and then dropped the ball on filing the annulment. Cass is now back in their hometown after her wedding falls apart and she is questions her choices. 

These two are so clearly into each other but Cass struggles to forget Wilder for keeping it from her that they have been legally married for 10 years. These two build up to them giving in and the spice was fabulous. A very good read. I would definitely recommend to a friend. 
The Prodigal Son by Sara Cate

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dark emotional hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Age gap
MM romance
Preacher x rockstar
Daddy kink
Forbidden romance

Book four in the Goode brothers series. 

Be sure to check your trigger warnings. Darker theme.

Isaac is a country music star who is in the closet only hooking up
with strangers who don’t know who he is and one night stands. 
Jenson is a preacher who is also in the closet. He took over for an abusive minister after he was put in jail. 

These two had a lot of walls/barriers to break down in order to truly be together. I enjoyed reading their story. 

The Highland Fling by Meghan Quinn

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Grumpy x sunshine

Dual narration - 
Paula Nederhorst & Antony Ferguson 
These two did fantastic! The accents were so good!


Loved this story. It had me laughing and rooting for the main characters. 

Bonnie is hilarious and kind of crazy but I was here for it! 

Rowan is a grumpy Scottish MMC who is hanging on to a past that’s holding him back from happiness. 

When these two meet and continue to run into each other the banter is so funny. If your looking for a lighthearted book that will make you you laugh out loud then you should definitely try this one! 
Change of Pace by Kayla Grosse

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Brothers best friend
Road trip
Only one bed
He falls first
Banter on point!

**loved the cat! 🐈
I have loved everything I have read by Kayla and this book was absolutely amazing. Heartwarming and emotional with spice. Loved it so much! Can’t wait to listen to it in Audio! 

This is definitely emotional/romcom vibes. I loved the humor in this story along with the beautiful connection the MCs create. 
Perfect (Mis) Match by Leslie North

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Enemies to lovers
Fake dating
Workplace romance 
Spicy 

Dual narration- 
Abigal Reno & Christopher Ashman 
Loved their voices! Wish this was Duet but I really enjoyed this book

I found this to be cute and fun. Enemies to lovers. Their first meeting was interesting and definitely played the enemies out well. 

Vincent is a CEO of a perfume/lotion company that his father created. He is struggling getting a certain ingredient needed for their new product. Piper is a photographer, strong and independent FMC. She has a product she wants to create with her best friend but needs the right investor. 

After a bad first impression on an important couple Vincent struck a deal with Piper. Fake date him and help him get what he needs from the couple. He will introduce her to an important investor for her product. 

Of course things get a bit crazy and go wrong. This had good banter, good spice and I enjoyed the plot. 
Great narration. 
Hard to Get by Laura Moher

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Accidental pregnancy 
One night stand
Friends to lovers
Spicy 

Dual narration- 
Paul Belantoni & Michelle Price
Great southern accent. Male narrator was good but seemed to read the lines in almost a questioning way. Still enjoyable though.

Book 3 in Big love from Galway series. Interconnected standalones.

Andi and Kevin are the MCs in this book. 

Andi is a sort of social worker during the day and a sexy singer by night. Kevin is a big man former football player turned coach. 

Kevin is newer to town and goes out for drinks with a coworker the first time he sees Andi sing and he is hooked. He can’t take his eyes off her. 

Andi thinks her family has a sort of hex on the women in her family that they only attract bad guys. She doesn’t do relationships. 

Instant attraction on both sides leads to a one night stand. They don’t know that they will be seeing each other more and after they try to become friendly
she finds out oops 😬 👶


This was a cute and steamy listen. I enjoyed the story. The MMC personality was a little off for me. His inner monologue felt younger, insecure… but the storyline was good. 
No Saint by Donna Alam

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funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Billionaire MMC
Fake dating/marriage
Secret hook up
Forced proximity
Spicy

Dual Narration -
John Lane & Zara Hampton Brown
Fabulous accents! 

This is book 2 in My kind of hero series. Can be read as a standalone but for best experience read in order. 

This story was fun flirty and cute. 

Secret hook up turns into fake marriage. Finn and Mila make a deal with Evie and Oliver to help make their wedding go smoothly. 

Finn and Mila are forced together for a week. Months after  secret hook up. Mila has been fantasizing about Finn for months and now here he is and she has to spend a week with him in essentially paradise. The spice was spicing in this one. I liked the banter. It was enjoyable and I would definitely recommend.
My Favorite Mistake by R.L. Kenderson

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funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Dual Narration- Heather Firth & Alex Knox

Best friends to lovers. 
Great narration. And good storyline.
I enjoy R.L. Kenderson’s writing style. This series has been great to listen to. Quick and easy listen.