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She Tempts the Duke by Lorraine Heath

Narrated by Faye Adele Lovers of romances premised on destiny (childhood friends to lovers) and beauty and the beast tropes will be the most eager to listen to this one. She Tempts a Duke also features a common secondary suspense…

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The Player by Stella Riley

Narrated by Alex Wyndham Keen-eared listeners may have already worked out the identity of the hero of this, the third book in Stella Riley’s series of Georgian romances. In The Mésalliance, the Duke of Rockliffe mentioned seeing an actor at…

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The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons

Narrated by James Langton At more than 30 hours long, The Bronze Horseman is a big audio commitment. It’s not quite Outlander level but it’s getting there. Fortunately, what both books have in common is an excellent narrator (though, not…

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Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean

Narrated by Carolyn Morris Sarah MacLean’s first historical romance is a rake-meets-wallflower story which, I confess, is one of my favourite tropes in the genre. I do so love watching the sophisticated ladies’ man and serial avoider of emotional entanglements…

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Happily Bedded Bliss by Tracy Anne Warren

Narrated by Charlotte Anne Dore I enjoyed Happily Bedded Bliss when I read it a couple of months ago and was looking forward to listening to the audiobook version. The previous book in the series, The Bedding Proposal, boasted both…

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Seduction Game by Pamela Clare

Narrated by Kaleo Griffith Featuring a cross between the TV series Sex in the City and Alias, Seduction Game is one thrilling spy adventure filled with an overlay of spicy hot passion. And with a last name like Bradshaw, it’s…

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The Mésalliance by Stella Riley

Narrated by Alex Wyndham When I listened to The Parfit Knight recently, the Duke of Rockliffe threatened to overtake the story wherever he appeared, so I was very excited to read his book, The Mésalliance. The book begins some eight…

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Talking with Rosalyn Landor

Anyone who knows me or reads my audiobook reviews regularly will know that Rosalyn Landor is my hero.  Her recording of Lisa Kleypas’ Devil in Winter was, I think, the first historical romance audiobook I listened to and I was…

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Because of Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn

Narrated by Rosalyn Landor Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton family are among the most iconic creations in historical romance in recent years. Throughout eight books (and then a set of subsequently published Second Epilogues), readers followed the exploits of Anthony, Benedict, Colin,…