First Comes Scandal by Julia Quinn
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Our April 2020 Picks

It’s time for our monthly look at the new and upcoming releases the Gals are most looking forward to listening to over the next few weeks. As usual, we’ve got a mix of genres, authors and narrators – so hopefully…

Undercover Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams
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Undercover Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams

Narrated by Andrew Eiden I had mixed feelings about The Bromance Book Club the novel that introduced readers and listeners to a group of guys who get together a few times a week to discuss the romance novels they’re reading,…

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Audiobooks in the Time of Coronavirus – part 3

We’re bringing out some more of our “comfort listens” –

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Currently Playing for the Gals, 10th April 2020

Another week of crazysauce… here’s what the Gals are listening to to help us stay sane! BJ Narrated by Ariela Crow Caz Narrated by Beverley A. Crick Em Narrated by Daniel Henning Kaetrin Narrated by Sean Crisden Melinda Narrated by…

Smoke Bitten by Patricia Briggs
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Smoke Bitten by Patricia Briggs

Narrated by Lorelei King I have long been a fan of the Mercy Thompson series, but it was with some trepidation that I loaded Smoke Bitten onto my iPod. The (US) politics in last year’s Storm Cursed made me stumble…

Irresistible by Mary Balogh
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Irresistible by Mary Balogh

Narrated by Rosalyn Landor First published in 1998, but newly available in audio, Irresistible is the final book in Mary Balogh’s Horsemen Trilogy, which features a group of friends who served together in the Peninsular War, and whose fearless feats…

Circe by Madeline Miller
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Circe by Madeline Miller

Narrated by Perdita Weeks I hope many of you have heard of Madeline Miller. She’s the enormously talented author who’s taken vaguely familiar mythological stories (Circe and The Song of Achilles), and re-imagined them for a 21st century audience. Even…

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Currently Playing for the Gals, 3rd April 2020

So March is done, and I think most of us would say “good riddance – don’t let the door slap you in the arse on the way out!” April is here and in my part of the world it’s definitely…

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Great Opening Lines in Romance Audiobooks

We scoured our libraries for first lines that really set the tone of the story.