Romance Staff Picks

Servant To The Spidae

Aspect and Anchor

By: Ruby Dixon
Narrated by: Ja'Air Bush
Length: 5 hours 59 minutes

All my life I have served. One lord after another, I have given them my time, my body, and my soul. My newest lord, however, is not one but three.



I have become the anchor to the three Aspects of Fate, the mortal chosen to teach the gods humanity. It seems an impossible task for any mortal to satisfy a god's wishes and I must serve three?



Three... Read more

Check & Mate

By: Ali Hazelwood
Narrated by: Karissa Vacker
Length: 9 hours 31 minutes

“Hazelwood makes chess sexy! Definitely upper YA due to themes and topics. Like all of my Hazelwood reads I couldn't put it down. I started it as an audiobook but couldn't wait between trips in the car, so I also got the digital ALC so I could keep going! Read more

Hooked

The Never After Series

By: Emily McIntire
Narrated by: Felicity Munroe & Rupert Hawthorne
Length: 9 hours

“Peter Pan retelling - but for those who love dark romances! Here, Peter is the bad guy and Hook is the morally gray character, with Wendy caught in the middle of it all. I loveee this book so much and the way it retells a classic tale in a twisted new way. Read more

Wretched

The Never After Series

By: Emily McIntire
Narrated by: Vivian Bradford & Robert Hatchet
Length: 8 hours 23 minutes

Once Upon A Time,there was a wicked girl.She lost everything that mattered,causing darkness to unfurl.Impulsive and intelligent,she helped her family name grow strong.But then one day a man without a heart came along.An undercover agent, meant to spy and bring back tips.Following down her hidden path of faded yellow bricks.She hated him, he... Read more

The Foxglove King

By: Hannah Whitten
Narrated by: Emily Ellet
Length: 16 hours 8 minutes

In this lush, romantic epic fantasy series from a New York Times bestselling author, a young woman’s secret power to raise the dead plunges her into the dangerous and glamorous world of the Sainted King’s royal court. When Lore was thirteen, she escaped a cult in the catacombs beneath the city of Dellaire. And in the ten years since, she’s lived... Read more

The True Love Experiment

By: Christina Lauren
Narrated by: Jonathan Cole & Cindy Kay
Length: 10 hours 59 minutes

Winner of the 2024 Audie Award for Romance

Sparks fly when a romance writer and a documentary filmmaker join forces to craft the ultimate Hollywood love story—but only if they can keep the chemistry between them from taking the whole thing off script—from the “divine” (Jodi Picoult) New York Times bestselling authors of The Soulmate Equation and... Read more

Rhapsodic

The Bargainer Series: Book #1

By: Laura Thalassa
Narrated by: Chelsea Stephens
Length: 11 hours 39 minutes

“This dark fantasy romance unfolds at a deliberate pace, gradually building the intricate relationship between its protagonists. While the chemistry between the leads is evident, the romance may be unfolds more slowly than anticipated. Additionally, while the narrative extensively develops the human world, a deeper exploration of the Faye realm... Read more

Every Summer After

By: Carley Fortune
Narrated by: AJ Bridel
Length: 9 hours 43 minutes

"A radiant debut."—Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Great Big Beautiful Life

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

As featured in Today ∙ Parade ∙ PopSugar ∙ USA Today ∙ SheReads ∙ BuzzFeed ∙ BookBub ∙ Bustle ∙ and more!

Six summers to fall in love. One moment to fall apart. A weekend to get it right.

They say you can never go home... Read more

Part of Your World

By: Abby Jimenez
Narrated by: Julia Whelan & Zachary Webber
Length: 10 hours 5 minutes

A refreshingly modern fairy tale and instant New York Times bestseller that Love Hypothesis author Ali Hazelwood hails as "an uplifting, feel-good, romantic read." 

After a wild bet, gourmet grilled-cheese sandwich, and cuddle with a baby goat, Alexis Montgomery has had her world turned upside down. The cause: Daniel Grant, a ridiculously hot... Read more

Fourth Wing

Empyrean: Book #1

By: Rebecca Yarros
Narrated by: Rebecca Soler & Teddy Hamilton
Length: 21 hours 22 minutes

“Dragons, academy setting, dragons, enemies to lovers and oh yeah dragons. There's a reason readers bought 5 copies of this book. With everything you could want from a romantasy, this book will have you reaching for the second, then the third and unfortunately you'll have to wait for the fourth, but I swear it'll be worth it! Read more

My Magnolia Summer

A Novel

By: Victoria Benton Frank
Narrated by: Dorothy Dillingham Blue
Length: 11 hours 36 minutes

“[B]y writing My Magnolia Summer, a novel of low country food, family drama, and just the right amount of romance, Victoria Benton Frank shows that she is the rightful heir to the crown of summertime storytellers. Her mother would be so proud.” — Ann Patchett Escape to the South Carolina Lowcountry, where family bonds and hidden secrets run... Read more

Unfortunately Yours

A Novel

Vine Mess: Book #2

By: Tessa Bailey
Narrated by: Callie Dalton
Length: 10 hours 52 minutes

“Natalie and August are so Willow by Taylor Swift. Like, you're kidding me with them, right, Tessa? They're perfect. I'm utterly obsessed with this book and every beautiful, sweet, snappy, spicy part of it. THIS is the kind of love I want, and now I have a guide book to toss at anyone who asks. Read Unfortunately Yours and be swept away by the... Read more

Happy Place

By: Emily Henry
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 11 hours 2 minutes

“Another great beach read from Emily Henry! I found myself unable to stop listening to this book. Henry just knows how to write a love story that makes you go noooo then yeeees then whaaaat then yeeees! The story of Wyn and Harriet will make your heart throb. And Harriet's journey to find herself and keep her friends will prove that self-love is... Read more

Meet Me at the Lake

By: Carley Fortune
Narrated by: AJ Bridel & Carley Fortune
Length: 9 hours 56 minutes

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ∙ A random connection sends two strangers on a daylong adventure where they make a promise one keeps and the other breaks, with life-changing effects, in this breathtaking novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After.

Fern Brookbanks has wasted far too much of her adult life thinking about... Read more

Ignite Me

Shatter Me: Book #3

By: Tahereh Mafi
Narrated by: Kate Simses
Length: 9 hours 49 minutes

The heart-stopping third installment in the New York Times bestselling Shatter Me series, which Ransom Riggs, author of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and Hollow City, called ""a thrilling, high-stakes saga of self-discovery and forbidden love.""With Omega Point destroyed, Juliette doesn't know if the rebels, her friends, or even... Read more

Book Lovers

By: Emily Henry
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 11 hours 23 minutes

“This book is perfect. I was so happy to see Emily Henry return to enemies-to-lovers. Dare I say it, Book Lovers is even better than Beach Read! The editor vs agent drama, the small-town checklist, and god, the steamy scenes — read this book! Read more

The Love Hypothesis

By: Ali Hazelwood
Narrated by: Callie Dalton & Teddy Hamilton
Length: 11 hours 51 minutes

“Ali Hazelwood's debut is a HIT! This book has it all. On the serious side, we've got valuable conversations of asexuality and a focus on women in STEM and the realities of the academic world. On the tropey side, we've got fake dating, a bit of the grump/sunshine dynamic, and a hilarious play on "there was only one bed"! This book has so many... Read more

Electric Idol

Dark Olympus: Book #2

By: Katee Robert
Narrated by: Alex Moorcock & Zara Hampton-Brown
Length: 10 hours 53 minutes

“Electric Idol is Katee's modern take on Eros and Psyche and my first ever retelling of these two. I've read my fair share of Hades retellings, but never one of Eros, aka- Greek god of love and sex. You will know him from his Roman counterpart: Cupid (desire). I liked drawing cupids as a teen, so I knew of Cupid and Eros, but I knew close to... Read more

Wicked Beauty

Dark Olympus: Book #3

By: Katee Robert
Narrated by: Alex Moorcock & Zara Hampton-Brown
Length: 10 hours 56 minutes

“I think I am in my Katee Robert Era! I've read/listen to ten of her books so far this year. I love the Dark Olympus series. She's created a fascinating modern Olympus world. Katee knows how to write a SPICY book. The scenes are written with intention, care and respect. Wicked Beauty is my favorite book from the series. The majority of the story... Read more

Radiant Sin

Dark Olympus: Book #4

By: Katee Robert
Narrated by: Zara Hampton-Brown & Alex Moorcock
Length: 10 hours 10 minutes

“I love this series, and this book is no exception! The Dark Olympus series is intoxicatingly hot and dangerous, where Greek gods and myths come to life in a modern setting. I love Cassandra and Apollo - both agree to have a fake relationship with each other to get into an exclusive party for the upper-class citizens of Olympus to solve the case... Read more