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The Fouls We Make by Brooke O'Brien
emotional
hopeful
fast-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? It's complicated
4.75
Sports Romance
Roommates to lovers
College
Dual Narration - Lee Samuels & Stefanie Kay
Perfect voices for these characters!
Reed Hendrix is college football player and the girl he met months ago who never contacted him is now his new roommate. He is an amazing book boyfriend!
Tatum is looking for a fresh start at a new school and to make new friends. She is now roommates with a group of guys. They will look out for her per her brothers request. But little did she know that her roommate across the hall is a hot football player who will tempt her to break her number one rule.
Really enjoyable story. Crazy toxic ex boyfriend, over protective brother, hot football player who is also kind of a nerd. Strong friendships. Found family.
Roommates to lovers
College
Dual Narration - Lee Samuels & Stefanie Kay
Perfect voices for these characters!
Reed Hendrix is college football player and the girl he met months ago who never contacted him is now his new roommate. He is an amazing book boyfriend!
Tatum is looking for a fresh start at a new school and to make new friends. She is now roommates with a group of guys. They will look out for her per her brothers request. But little did she know that her roommate across the hall is a hot football player who will tempt her to break her number one rule.
Really enjoyable story. Crazy toxic ex boyfriend, over protective brother, hot football player who is also kind of a nerd. Strong friendships. Found family.
Royally Deceived by J.D. Carothers
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Book 2 in Love Over Murder Series
Dual Narration- John Hartley & Stephanie Nemeth-Parker
**John Hartley is so good. I love his voice so much! Stephanie Nemeth-Parker is fabulous!
Arranged marriage/matchmaker
Secret identities
Murder mystery
Dual POV
This book follows Prince Xander as he is forced to find a wife. He enlists the help of a matchmaker. He has four potential candidates for his bride to be.
The group of them go on “dates” to get to know each other. Bad things, deadly things happen. Giving this book a bit of mystery and suspense to go along with the romance.
Dual Narration- John Hartley & Stephanie Nemeth-Parker
**John Hartley is so good. I love his voice so much! Stephanie Nemeth-Parker is fabulous!
Arranged marriage/matchmaker
Secret identities
Murder mystery
Dual POV
This book follows Prince Xander as he is forced to find a wife. He enlists the help of a matchmaker. He has four potential candidates for his bride to be.
The group of them go on “dates” to get to know each other. Bad things, deadly things happen. Giving this book a bit of mystery and suspense to go along with the romance.
Well, Actually by Mazey Eddings
emotional
funny
hopeful
relaxing
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
4.75
Golden retriever x black cat
Second chance
Bisexuality
Humorous
Spicy
Super fun read. I enjoyed laughing along this storyline.
Eva is feeling unhappy and stuck in her career and life. She lives in a tiny NYC apartment, she’s feeling left behind by her friends as they are moving in to better things.
She gets drunk one night and finds her ex boyfriends social media. He broke her heart back in college. When she leaves a post on his social and it goes viral Riley her ex proposes a deal. 6 dates to make it up to her and redeem his social standing.
Fun and captivating story.
Second chance
Bisexuality
Humorous
Spicy
Super fun read. I enjoyed laughing along this storyline.
Eva is feeling unhappy and stuck in her career and life. She lives in a tiny NYC apartment, she’s feeling left behind by her friends as they are moving in to better things.
She gets drunk one night and finds her ex boyfriends social media. He broke her heart back in college. When she leaves a post on his social and it goes viral Riley her ex proposes a deal. 6 dates to make it up to her and redeem his social standing.
Fun and captivating story.
Reluctant Witch by Melissa Marr
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
3.0
The narration is good.
Dual Narration - Jeremy Carlisle Parker & Max Meyers
I had a very hard time connecting to the characters. I did not realize this is told in 3rd person POV
The story line is decent but I just struggled with the POV.
I do think you need to read the books in order. This is the second book in the series.
Dual Narration - Jeremy Carlisle Parker & Max Meyers
I had a very hard time connecting to the characters. I did not realize this is told in 3rd person POV
The story line is decent but I just struggled with the POV.
I do think you need to read the books in order. This is the second book in the series.
Firebird by Juliette Cross
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-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? It's complicated
4.5
Fated Mates
Dragons&Magic
Touch her and die
Fantasy Roman Empire retelling with a bit of romance/dragons
Dual POV w/ dragon POV
Dual Narration - Blair Dade & Kale Williams
** I really like the narrators. This is my first time hearing them and they did a good job.
This was an interesting retelling. I liked the magic and dragons. There was no background on why the dragons existed but I’m ok with that. I found it to be an enjoyable story. I do think a little more background story and world building would help develop the depth of the story.
It has some violence but I wouldn’t consider it very dark Romantasy.
Melina is a dancer with a witchy gift. She helps one side of the war but gets captured by the “enemy”.
Julianus is a dragon shifter general for his uncle Ceasar.
Julianus is plotting to end the war and he has enemies within his own kind. They are plotting against him.
He will stop at nothing to protect Melina. They want to take her from him.
Will Julianus save Melina and end the war?
Dragons&Magic
Touch her and die
Fantasy Roman Empire retelling with a bit of romance/dragons
Dual POV w/ dragon POV
Dual Narration - Blair Dade & Kale Williams
** I really like the narrators. This is my first time hearing them and they did a good job.
This was an interesting retelling. I liked the magic and dragons. There was no background on why the dragons existed but I’m ok with that. I found it to be an enjoyable story. I do think a little more background story and world building would help develop the depth of the story.
It has some violence but I wouldn’t consider it very dark Romantasy.
Melina is a dancer with a witchy gift. She helps one side of the war but gets captured by the “enemy”.
Julianus is a dragon shifter general for his uncle Ceasar.
Julianus is plotting to end the war and he has enemies within his own kind. They are plotting against him.
He will stop at nothing to protect Melina. They want to take her from him.
Will Julianus save Melina and end the war?
The Stud by Xavier Neal
funny
lighthearted
medium-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? It's complicated
4.0
Fun and easy read.
Forced proximity
Witty banter
Enemies to lovers
Reformed playboy
Hockey 🏒
Spicy 🌶️ 🌶️
I was able to read through this in one evening.
Tanner is pinning fit Arden but she wants nothing to do with him and he doesn’t know why.
When they are forced to work together for six months to show Tanner for who he is on and off the ice. He is determined to find out why Arden hates him and to win her over and get his dream girl.
Forced proximity
Witty banter
Enemies to lovers
Reformed playboy
Hockey 🏒
Spicy 🌶️ 🌶️
I was able to read through this in one evening.
Tanner is pinning fit Arden but she wants nothing to do with him and he doesn’t know why.
When they are forced to work together for six months to show Tanner for who he is on and off the ice. He is determined to find out why Arden hates him and to win her over and get his dream girl.
Hot Cop by Sierra Simone, Laurelin Paige
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Fun, spicy, sweet, and cute book!
Dual narration- Jacob Morgan & Elena Wolfe
I love these two! No one delivers this kind of MMC quite like Jacob Morgan.
Livia is a 29 yr old librarian who is single and dreading turning 30. She has sworn off men but she wants a baby. Intro to the “hot cop” Chase.
Chase is a 30 something yr old cop who is known as Mr. Goodtime. He won’t settle down because he has a dangerous job. When he meets Livia he is infatuated and wants to show her his kind good time.
Livia has decided Chase should be her baby daddy, but without all the strings.
Through this story there are hilarious lines and great supporting characters. I laughed, I swooned, and enjoyed the spice. 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Highly recommend this one. My only complaint as usual I wish it were Duet narration however it is still a very good book 😍
Dual narration- Jacob Morgan & Elena Wolfe
I love these two! No one delivers this kind of MMC quite like Jacob Morgan.
Livia is a 29 yr old librarian who is single and dreading turning 30. She has sworn off men but she wants a baby. Intro to the “hot cop” Chase.
Chase is a 30 something yr old cop who is known as Mr. Goodtime. He won’t settle down because he has a dangerous job. When he meets Livia he is infatuated and wants to show her his kind good time.
Livia has decided Chase should be her baby daddy, but without all the strings.
Through this story there are hilarious lines and great supporting characters. I laughed, I swooned, and enjoyed the spice. 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Highly recommend this one. My only complaint as usual I wish it were Duet narration however it is still a very good book 😍
My Pucking Crush by Tori Chase
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
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
4.5
MM Romance
Hockey x Bratva
Athlete x Bodyguard
Spicy 🌶️ 🌶️
Forced proximity
Pierced 🍆
Duet Narration- Joe Arden & Teddy Hamilton
Luca is a former bratva enforcer who is in hiding. He is openly gay this he was married to a women and had a son. He works security for a hockey team that he has a huge crush on the star player. More like obsessed with.
Max is the star hockey player and in danger from a new team owner of a rival hockey team. His coach assigns him a bodyguard much to his dismay. Max is confused as to if he is gay or bi or what.
When Luca becomes Maxs bodyguard all kinds of things happen and lines get blurred.
I really enjoyed this book a lot. I would have enjoyed a little more descriptive spicy scenes but they were still good.
Hockey x Bratva
Athlete x Bodyguard
Spicy 🌶️ 🌶️
Forced proximity
Pierced 🍆
Duet Narration- Joe Arden & Teddy Hamilton
Luca is a former bratva enforcer who is in hiding. He is openly gay this he was married to a women and had a son. He works security for a hockey team that he has a huge crush on the star player. More like obsessed with.
Max is the star hockey player and in danger from a new team owner of a rival hockey team. His coach assigns him a bodyguard much to his dismay. Max is confused as to if he is gay or bi or what.
When Luca becomes Maxs bodyguard all kinds of things happen and lines get blurred.
I really enjoyed this book a lot. I would have enjoyed a little more descriptive spicy scenes but they were still good.
Rival Secrets by J.D. Carothers
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
Dual Narration- Shane East & Samantha Brentwood
I love these two narrators they always do an amazing job.
This story was mystery and a little suspense with romance.
Cassie is an amateur chef who decides to take a chance in a chef competition taking a break from her job at a law firm.
Evan is royalty of a small island. He wants to get away to figure out what he wants to do with his life now that roles are changing at home. He is helping a friend with a chef competition.
These two meet and it’s instant attraction and infatuation.
There is something going on with the competition and Evan is trying to help his friend keep an eye on things. Cassie is looking like the guilty party but Evan believes she is innocent.
Captivating and entertaining story.
I love these two narrators they always do an amazing job.
This story was mystery and a little suspense with romance.
Cassie is an amateur chef who decides to take a chance in a chef competition taking a break from her job at a law firm.
Evan is royalty of a small island. He wants to get away to figure out what he wants to do with his life now that roles are changing at home. He is helping a friend with a chef competition.
These two meet and it’s instant attraction and infatuation.
There is something going on with the competition and Evan is trying to help his friend keep an eye on things. Cassie is looking like the guilty party but Evan believes she is innocent.
Captivating and entertaining story.
My Silver Lining by Laura Pavlov
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
Enemies to lovers
Fake dating
Opposites attract
Small town romance
Fabulous banter
Duet Narration- Sean Masters
& Vanessa Edwin
So good! 😊
Heartwarming and funny small town romance.
Rafe is living in his brothers guest house while his house gets remodeled. Lulu is a sassy independent women. She is staying in the main house for a few months until she moves to Paris for a new work adventure.
Rafe needs a date to his bosses wedding, Lulu needs a date for her gramps 80th birthday party. Both have made up these fake significant others. They decide to help each other out.
The way these two meet is absolutely hilarious. 😂 the accidental injuries and banter had me smiling and cackling out loud.
Loved it!
Fake dating
Opposites attract
Small town romance
Fabulous banter
Duet Narration- Sean Masters
& Vanessa Edwin
So good! 😊
Heartwarming and funny small town romance.
Rafe is living in his brothers guest house while his house gets remodeled. Lulu is a sassy independent women. She is staying in the main house for a few months until she moves to Paris for a new work adventure.
Rafe needs a date to his bosses wedding, Lulu needs a date for her gramps 80th birthday party. Both have made up these fake significant others. They decide to help each other out.
The way these two meet is absolutely hilarious. 😂 the accidental injuries and banter had me smiling and cackling out loud.
Loved it!