One of three founders of AudioGals, Lea has now retired from the every day excitement of running AudioGals! You can still find her chiming in for “Currently Playing” from time to time, but she is now expressing her joy in art and grandchildren.
Lea was the author of Speaking of Audiobooks column for All About Romance for six years. She still has an abiding love for audiobooks which started as a means to just get through an exercise regime and increased when experiencing light sensitivity. Now she prefers listening over reading in print although she spends time with both. Lea loves perennial gardening, natural environments, creating mixed media art, and writing.
Lea’s favorite romance sub-genres are Contemporary, Historical, and Romantic Suspense. She can’t list just a few of her favorite audiobooks. The list is long but here are her top 25:
It Had To Be You – Susan Elizabeth Phillips Narrated by Anna Fields
Nobody’s Baby But Mine – Susan Elizabeth Phillips Narrated by Anna Fields
Match Me If You Can – Susan Elizabeth Phillips Narrated by Anna Fields
One Summer – Karen Robards Narrated by Anna Fields
Envy – Sandra Brown Narrated by Victor Slezak
Flowers from the Storm – Laura Kinsale Narrated by Nicholas Boulton
For My Lady’s Heart – Laura Kinsale Narrated by Nicholas Boulton
Surrender – Pamela Clare Narrated by Kaleo Griffith
Unlawful Contact – Pamela Clare Narrated by Kaleo Griffith
Breaking Point – Pamela Clare Narrated by Kaleo Griffith
Catch of the Day – Kristan Higgins Narrated by Xe Sands
Death Angel – Linda Howard Narrated by Joyce Bean
After the Night – Linda Howard Narrated by Natalie Ross
To Die For – Linda Howard Narrated by Franette Liebow
Halfway to the Grave – Jeaniene Frost Narrated by Tavia Gilbert
Kiss of the Highlander – Karen Marie Moning Narrated by Phil Gigante
The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie – Jennifer Ashley Narrated by Angela Dawe
Outlander – Diana Gabaldon Narrated by Davina Porter
Dead Until Dark – Charlaine Harris Narrated by Johanna Parker (actually the entire Sookie Stackhouse series)
Private Arrangements – Sherry Thomas Narrated by Virginia Leishman
Dream of Me – Josie Litton Narrated by Josephine Bailey
First Comes Marriage – Mary Balogh Narrated by Anne Flosnik
Practice Makes Perfect – Julie James Narrated by Karen White
Just the Sexiest Man Alive – Julie James Narrated by Karen White
Love Awakened – J.R. Ward Narrated by Jim Frangione
Lea penned the Speaking of Audiobooks column at All About Romance from May 2009 to May 2015. These were cutting edge articles for romance audio enthusiasts at the time and we had some great discussions starting with the very first column Speaking of Audiobooks: It’s All About The Narrator.