A Deal With A Debutante

Title: A Deal With A Debutante

Series: London's Most Eligible #1

Author: Chelsea Bobulski

Narrator: Amy Scanlon

Source: Hoopla

My Review:

A Deal with A Debutante is my first book by Chelsea Bobulski, but it won't be my last. I enjoyed the narration by Amy Scanlon.

Chess Not Checkers

Title: Chess Not Checkers

Series: RomCom University #1

Author: Annah Conwell

Narrators: Cat Protano and Keval Shah

Source: Hoopla

My Review:

I am not the target audience for this book. It is a young adult novel, which I did not realize before starting it. That is on me. However, I have loved everything I have read by Annah Conwell, so I was curious.

If The Boot Fits

Title: If The Boot Fits

Series: Texas Ever After #2

Author: Karen Witemeyer

Narrator: 

Source: Hoopla

My Review:

If the Boot Fits is the second of Karen Witemeyer's Texas Ever After series. Since the stories are fairy tale retellings, they don't need to be read in any particular order.

Now and Then and Always

Title: Now and Then and Always

Series: Maple Valley #1

Author: Melissa Tagg

Narrator: Nancy Peterson

Source: Hoopla

The Indebted Earl

Title: The Indebted Earl

Series: Serendipity & Secrets #3

Author: Erica Vetsch

Narrator: Mary Sarah

Source: Hoopla

My Review:

I have really enjoyed this series! I wasn't going to read this one because it seemed like the series wrapped up in book two, but this book is Sophia's story (Marcus's sister).

The Gentleman Spy

Title: The Gentleman Spy

Series: Serendipity & Secrets #2

Author: Erica Vetsch

Narrator: Mary Sarah

Source: Hoopla

My Review:

I was looking forward to Marcus's story, and it did not disappoint.

Agnes Grey

Title: Agnes Grey

Author: Anne Brontë

Narrator: Fiona Hardingham

Source: Hoopla

My Review:

I did it, I finished another classic. 

Hearts on the Fly

Title: Hearts on the Fly

Author: Toni Shiloh

Narrators: AhDream Smith and Hassiam Muhammad

Source: Net Galley

My Review:

Hearts on the Fly is a heartfelt, faith-filled contemporary romance. The dual narration of AhDream Smith and Hassiam Muhammad enhanced my enjoyment of this story.

That Time We Kissed Under the Mistletoe

Title: That Time We Kissed Under the Mistletoe

Series: Abieville Love Stories #4

Author: Julie Christianson

Narrators: Amanda Friday and Andy Harrington

Publisher: Independently Published

Genre: Christmas, Contemporary Romance, 

Source: Hoopla

My Review:

That Time We Kissed Under the Mistletoe is the fourth in the series, but can easily stand alone. I have read the first two books, but not the third.

Later On We'll Conspire

Title: Later On We'll Conspire

Series: Christmas Escape

Author: Kortney Keisel

Narrators: Amanda Friday and Andy Harrington

Publisher: Independently published

Genre: Christmas, Contemporary Romance

Source: Hoopla

Single All the Way

Title: Single All the Way

Series: Sweet as Sugar Maple 

Author: Kate Watson

Narrators: Stephanie Rose and Gregory Salinas

Publisher: Audible Audio

Genre: Christmas, Contemporary Romance, RomCom

Source: Hoopla

My Review:

I thought I had this book pegged by the little bit of the description I had read. I thought it was going to be insta-love and a bit obnoxious. I had totally missed that it was a billionaire romance, or I might have skipped it. However, I am so glad I missed that detail because I loved this story!!

Faking Christmas

Title: Faking Christmas

Series: Christmas Escape #3

Author: Cindy Steel

Narrator: Justis Bolding

Publisher: Independently Published

Genre: Christmas, RomCom, Contemporary Romance

Source: Hoopla

My Review:

Faking Christmas is technically a part of the Christmas Escape series, but each book stands alone. Overall, I enjoyed Justis Bolding's narration. I didn't like her voice for Chloe, Olive's sister, I felt like it was too manly.

Christmas Baggage

Title: Christmas Baggage

Series: Christmas Escape

Author: Deborah M. Hathaway

Narrators: Jaren Cerf and Geraldo Cortez

Publisher: Independently Published

Genre: Christmas, Romcom

Source: Hoopla

My Review:

Christmas Baggage is part of the Christmas Escape series.  All the books are stand-alone, but are connected by having their stories set in London, England.

Five Stolen Rings

Title: Five Stolen Rings

Author: Gracie Ruth Mitchell

Narrators: Rylee Kuberra & John Rogers

Publisher: Audible Audio

Genre: Christmas RomCom, Contemporary Romance,

Source: Hoopla

My Review:

Five Stolen Rings was a lot of fun. I enjoyed listening to the audiobook, even though I really didn't like the male narrator's narration. I felt like he came across harshly all the time and he didn't do the female voices very well. The female narrator did a fantastic job.

The Letter From Briarton park

Title: The Letter From Briarton Park

Series: Houses of Yorkshire #1

Author: Sarah E. Ladd

Narrator: Jude Mason

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Christian Fiction, Regency

Source: Hoopla

My Review:

The Letter From Briarton Park is my first introduction to Sarah E. Ladd's books. Jude Mason did a good job with the narration.

The Highland Heist

Title: The Highland Heist

Series: Freddie & Grace Mystery #4

Author: Pepper Basham

Narrator: Pamala Klein

Publisher: Barbour Fiction

Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Christian Fiction,

Source: Hoopla

My Review:

My husband and I listened to The Highland Heist by Pepper Basham on our trip this week. I have read the first three books, but he has not. I think the books are best read in chronological order so that you understand everything mentioned. However, I only had to stop the recording once to explain something to my husband; he got the gist of everything else. I thought the narration was okay.

Love on Deck

Title: Love on Deck

Series: Arcadia Creek #1

Author: Kasey Stockton

Narrators: Sara Young & Rusty Mewha

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Genre: Contemporary Romance, Fiction

Source: Hoopla

My Review:

Love on Deck by Kasey Stockton is the first book in the Love on Deck series.

How Not To Fall for Your Ex

 Title: How Not to Fall for Your Ex

Series: How Not To Fall #4

Author: Meg Easton

Narrator: Adrienne Fleming

Publisher: Mountain Heights Publishing

Genre: Contemporary Romance, RomCom

Source: Hoopla

My Review:

I have enjoyed this entire series, and I am so sad to leave this friend group behind! 

The Second Story Bookshop

Title: The Second Story Bookshop

Author: Denise Hunter

Narrator: Kim Churchill 

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Genre: Romance, Fiction

Source: Net Galley

My Review:

I enjoyed The Second Story Bookshop. It is a second-chance romance between Shelby and Gray. They both have dealt with trauma, and in Shelby's case, she is still holding a lot of resentment.

Sense and Suitability

Title: Sense and Suitability

Author: Pepper Basham

Narrators: Fiona Hardingham and Christopher Ashman

Publisher: Thomas Nelson Audible Audio

Genre: Regency, Christian Fiction, Christian Romance, Classic Retelling,

Source: Net Galley

RELEASES: October 14, 2025

My Review:

I did not like Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility. But when I saw Pepper Basham had a book coming out loosely based on it, I knew I had to read Sense and Suitability. Why? Because Pepper Basham wrote it. Also, this is Basham's first foray into the Regency genre.