Tag: contemporary romance

New Release: CRUSHED

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Audiobook cover of a vibrant teal background with a photo of two swans in profile, facing each other with their necks in the shape of a heart. Text: CRUSHED, New York Times bestelling author Lauren Layne,Read by Stephen Borne and Amy Deuchler, RB Media, Tantor MediaOne of my favorite romances I’ve recorded to date is Crushed (Redemption series) by Lauren Layne. Recorded as a dual narration with the broody-voiced Stephen Borne, who is a perfect Michael.

This one has:

☑️ rivalry/team-up
☑️ grumpy/sunshine
☑️ enemies/lovers

Thank you, Tantor Audio!

From the Publisher:

Lauren Layne’s latest novel about the healing power of redemption tells the story of a crush gone wickedly wrong, proving that what you want isn’t always what you need.

Growing up in New York, Michael St. Claire never expected to spend his twenties wearing cowboy boots. But that was before he learned about his real father, a total stranger with a family in Cedar Grove, Texas. Once in the Lone Star State, Michael meets Kristin Bellamy, who is exquisitely refined and everything Michael always thought he wanted in a woman. The only problem is that Kristin is dating Michael’s new half brother, Devon.

Kristin’s mouthy, curvy sister Chloe has always been in love with Devon Patterson. So when Michael offers to help Chloe break up Devon and Kristin, Chloe agrees to a deal that seems too good to be true. Before long, Chloe finally gets her man, only to make a startling discovery: She no longer wants the guy she had to fight for—she wants the one who stood by her side.

After all he and Chloe have been through, Michael swears he’s damaged goods. Can Chloe convince him that love is worth the risk?

CRUSHED is available wherever audiobooks are sold.

New Release: THE HOMEGROWN CAFÉ BOOK CLUB Box Set

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Need some audiobooks that are cute later-in-life romances with some comedy thrown in?

Give The Homegrown Café Book Club series by Mellanie Szereto a listen. The set includes Books 1-5 in the series and features the following narrators: Grace Grant, Travis Baldree, Jane Oppenheimer, Gary Bennett, Amy Deuchler, J. River Pierce, Petrea Burchard, James Anderson Foster, Raquel Beattie, Charlie Kevin, and special guest narrator Dallas Jaxxon.

From the publisher:

The women of The Homegrown Café Book Club are over 40, single, and loving it. Fate, however, has a different plan with a younger man for every last one of them.

Makin’ Bacon: At 42, divorcée Tate Madison is looking for a sperm donor and nothing more. Her younger brother’s best friend, Big Jim Cochon, is happy to oblige the old-fashioned way for a chance at forever with his lifetime crush. He’ll have to convince her happily-ever-after is worth the risk.

The Farmer Takes a Husband: Riley Fenniman is happily single at 47 until a health scare forces her to find a husband in order to save her legacy. Deacon Jeffries jumps at the chance to marry his favorite client and give his daughters a mother. Love might not be enough when he discovers her secret.

The Butcher and the Baker: After six broken engagements, 43-year-old butcher Petra Lochsley wants nothing to do with men and romance. Baker Auggie Hofmeier didn’t mean fall in love with or accidentally marry the butcher, but his heart seems to know what it’s doing. Unfortunately, the conniving retired candlestick maker threatens their happily-ever-after.

When Harry Met Wally: Fifty-year-old widow Wallis Danforth has found jerks and perverts during her misadventures in dating. Harry Kreiger never believed in love at first sight until he witnessed his Princess Charming putting her rude date firmly in his place. Now he has to convince her he isn’t too young to give her happily-ever-after.

And Baby Makes 2½: Forty-five-year-old family law expert Georgina Swofford knows marriage and children aren’t in her cards. Oscar Banyan needs her help to gain guardianship of his newborn nephew, even if she represented his ex-wife during a brutal divorce five years ago. Their sparks produce fire of an unexpected sort.

 

You can listen to all the books in the The Homegrown Café Book Club on Libro.fm, Google Play, Audible, and most other places audiobooks are sold.

 

New Release: HOUSE BOUND

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Long time romance readers (especially Harlequin. . . ), this one is for you.

The audiobook for Anne Stuart’s HOUSE BOUND, updated from its original publication, and part of the Bad Boys series, is now available, narrated by me!

From the Publisher:

Anne Kirkland is in love…with a home. The 200-year-old stone mansion has been in her family for generations and nothing is more important to her. A renaissance woman, who doesn’t realize how gifted she is, Anne has poured her blood, sweat and tears, along with every penny she has, into restoring the house that she owns along with her father and siblings. But the ravages of time and nature have taken a toll, and despite her best efforts, Anne is losing the war.

Noah Grant comes to the Kirkland house under false pretenses. Pretending to be one of Anne’s sister’s flings, Noah has really come to check out the house for his former father-in-law. Noah represents a group of interested buyers. With the rest of Anne’s family on board, the sale of the house is imminent, and only Anne’s stubborn determination is standing in the way.

Anne and Noah are instantly drawn to each other, despite the obstacles standing in their way, but can Anne ever forgive him once she learns the truth?

Editor’s Note:

Home is Where the Heart Is…

A recurring theme in Anne Stuart’s work is the importance of home–the true home, the one the hero only reveals when he trusts the heroine enough. In House Bound, the importance of home is the crux of the plot, pitting a woman who cares about her familial home against a man representing potential buyers. Toss in family conflict, subterfuge, and the hero’s gradual unraveling and you’ve got a classic Anne Stuart novel.

 

The audiobook for HOUSE BOUND is available on Scribd.