2025 Reading Challenge Picks

Ice Planet Barbarians

Ice Planet Barbarians

By: Ruby Dixon
Narrated by: Hollie Jackson & Mason Lloyd
Length: 5 hours 51 minutes

LOST



You'd think being abducted by aliens would be the worst thing that could happen to me. And you'd be wrong. Because now, the aliens are having ship trouble, and they've left their cargo of human women—including me—on an ice planet.



FOUND



And the only native inhabitant I've met? He's big, horned, blue, and really, really has a thing for me . .... Read more

Morning Glory Milking Farm

Cambric Creek: Sweet & Steamy Monster Romance

By: C.M. Nascosta
Narrated by: Eva Caine
Length: 6 hours 13 minutes

“She’s an arts nonprofit grad with student loan debt and little job prospects, he’s a minotaur…What else do you need to know about this cozy monster romance? Violet takes a job at a medical facility where minotaurs donate their 'milk' for money, think plasma center…but not. Enter Rourke, a divorced businessman who yeah happens to be a minotaur -... Read more

Bull Moon Rising

Royal Artifactual Guild: Book #1

By: Ruby Dixon
Narrated by: Felicity Munroe & Hiro Diaz
Length: 17 hours 36 minutes

“A delicious blend of sexy, smart, silly, sensitive, this book had me laughing, cringing, and cheering for the characters throughout! Excited to see where this world goes. The narration is excellent! Read more

The Kiss Countdown

By: Etta Easton
Narrated by: Angel Pean
Length: 10 hours 25 minutes

A struggling event planner and a sinfully hot astronaut must decide if their fake relationship is worth a shot at happily-ever-after, in this starry debut.

Risk-averse event planner Amerie Price is jobless, newly single, and about to lose her apartment. With no choice but to gamble on her shaky start-up, the last thing she needed was to run into... Read more

Honey and Spice

A Novel

By: Bolu Babalola
Narrated by: Weruche Opia
Length: 12 hours

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK • A TIKTOK BOOK CLUB PICK""Sexy, messy and wry, Honey and Spice more than delivers."" — New York Times Book Review""A vibrant debut novel . . . Babalola is incisively funny, capturing the kick and sweetness of her title with her words."" — Entertainment WeeklyNamed a Best Book of the Year by... Read more

Before I Let Go

Skyland: Book #1

By: Kennedy Ryan
Narrated by: Wesleigh Siobhan & Jakobi Diem
Length: 13 hours 45 minutes

“Sexy and packed with hurt and forgiveness, Before I Let Go has just made it to my top-tier books! Read more

Canadian Boyfriend

By: Jenny Holiday
Narrated by: Joshua Jackson & Emily Ellet
Length: 10 hours 52 minutes

“I inhaled this book! It's such a great premise - the young man a teenage Aurora co-opted as her Canadian boyfriend is in her life for real now, along with his grieving daughter. Simultaneously hilarious and so thoughtful about life after someone vital to you has passed away. You don't want to miss this one, especially on audio! Read more

Mile High

Windy City

By: Liz Tomforde
Narrated by: Winston James & Mari
Length: 16 hours 48 minutes

Zanders: Chicago hockey isn't complete without me—everyone's favorite player to hate. I know my role, and I play it well. In fact, I thoroughly enjoy spending the majority of my game time in the penalty box before leaving the arena with a new girl on my arm each night.



What I don't like is the new flight attendant on our team's private plane. She... Read more

The Graham Effect

Campus Diaries

By: Elle Kennedy
Narrated by: CJ Bloom & Teddy Hamilton
Length: 14 hours 3 minutes

Gigi Graham has exactly three goals: qualify for the women's national hockey team, win Olympic gold, and step out of her famous father's shadow. So far, so good, except for two little things. Fine—a little thing and a big, grumpy thing. She needs to improve her game behind the net, and she needs help from Luke Ryder.



Ryder is six-foot five,... Read more

The Dixon Rule

The Campus Diaries: Book #2

By: Elle Kennedy
Narrated by: Corvin King & Erin Mallon
Length: 13 hours 16 minutes

The second book in the steamy, hilarious Campus Diaries series by New York Times bestselling author Elle Kennedy, set in the same world as Off Campus and Briar U.   **_“I told them I had a girlfriend.” I start to laugh. “This is the greatest day of my life.” “Oh, it gets better, Dixon. I told them it was you.”_**   Diana Dixon has a lot... Read more

The Au Pair Affair

A Novel

Big Shots: Book #2

By: Tessa Bailey
Narrated by: Callie Dalton
Length: 12 hours 33 minutes

“✅ Mean Daddy vibes ✅ Age-gap ✅ He falls first ✅ "Who did this to you" ✅ Touch her and die ✅ Single Father
Well, I have fallen in love with this book! I have read a few Tessa Bailey books and this one right here *aggressively points to the book* is by far my favorite. It's so easy to fall in love with the characters and thoroughly root... Read more

Pucking Around

A Why Choose Hockey Romance

Jacksonville Rays

By: Emily Rath
Narrated by: Amy Hall, Alex Kydd & Ash Beverly
Length: 24 hours 40 minutes

My name is Rachel Price, and two months ago, I walked away from the perfect man. Sweet and funny, and so hot it should be illegal—we shared one magical night. No names. No strings. I never thought I'd see him again.



I was wrong. It turns out Mr. Perfect is the playboy grinder for the Jacksonville Rays, the NHL's hottest new hockey team . . . and... Read more

Icebreaker

A Novel

By: Hannah Grace
Narrated by: Elizabeth Louise & Tim Paige
Length: 13 hours 23 minutes

“This fluffy rom-com read will leave you giggling and kicking your feet! Anastasia is a brilliant partner figure skater who is training to go to the Olympics. Nate is the hockey team's captain. When they are forced to share practice rinks, Nate and Anastasia must learn to work together or both of their dreams could be ruined. Let me just... Read more

Puck and Prejudice

A Novel

By: Lia Riley
Narrated by: Will Damron
Length: 9 hours 39 minutes

“Hockey + Jane Austen / Regency, what could be better? Honestly, I wasn't expecting much but was blown away by this story. I loved the depth and growth of both Tuck and Lizzy! Read more