Genre: Life Fiction

🎧 The Rom-commers by Katherine Center @katherinecenter @PattiMurin @StMartinsPress @MacMillanAudio #LoveAudiobooks #JIAM

🎧 The Rom-commers by Katherine Center @katherinecenter @PattiMurin @StMartinsPress @MacMillanAudio #LoveAudiobooks #JIAM

The Rom-commers has a premise which is Hollywood and over the top in aspects, but it was a lot of fun.  Emma is such a pure, passionate character. She is stellar at everything from her writing, to her teaching, to her care for her father and sister.  Emma has also been excellent at protecting herself […]

🎧 The Summer Escape by Jill Shalvis @JillShalvis @andi_arndt @WmMorrowBooks @avonbooks ‏ @HarperAudio #LOVEAUDIOBOOKS #JIAM

🎧 The Summer Escape by Jill Shalvis @JillShalvis @andi_arndt @WmMorrowBooks @avonbooks ‏ @HarperAudio #LOVEAUDIOBOOKS #JIAM

Sunrise Cove series books are completely standalones, so you could read them in any order.  The beautiful setting is the only thing in common.  I don’t think the town is too big so I don’t know why none of these folks know each other.  lol Anna and Owen, like many others in the series, have […]

🎧 Look on the Bright Side by Kristan Higgins @Kristan_Higgins @SiriouslySusan @xesands #ChristinaMoore @BerkleyPub @BerkleyRomance #LoveAudiobooks #JIAM

🎧 Look on the Bright Side by Kristan Higgins @Kristan_Higgins @SiriouslySusan @xesands #ChristinaMoore @BerkleyPub @BerkleyRomance #LoveAudiobooks #JIAM

I have enjoyed the new style this author has written for the past years, probably a decade.  They are not romances but Life Fiction.  The characters are more realistic and well developed along with all those around them, their families and friends.  The settings and emotional situations are also well built for a deep connection. […]

🎧 The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren @ChristinaLauren @PattiMurin #JonRoot @SimonAudio #LoveAudiobooks

🎧 The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren @ChristinaLauren @PattiMurin #JonRoot @SimonAudio  #LoveAudiobooks

I always enjoy the life fiction I read from this author.  The stories are romances but much more, with realistic aspects of issues people have.  The Paradise Problem goes a bit off the believable since the hero, West is a multi-millionaire.  The badly behaving wealthy are a bit cliche in some aspects. West, despite his […]

🎧 Funny Story by Emily Henry #EmilyHenry @BerkleyRomance @BerkleyPub @justjuliawhelan @PRHAudio @Librofm #LoveAudiobooks

🎧 Funny Story by Emily Henry #EmilyHenry @BerkleyRomance @BerkleyPub @justjuliawhelan @PRHAudio @Librofm #LoveAudiobooks

Emily Henry’s stories related by Julia Whelan really hit the feelings for me.  Funny Story started as not at all funny but heartbreaking. The outcome was ironic, not humorous funny.  With only a week to find somewhere to live, Daphne ends up with the ex-fiancé (Miles) of her ex-fiancé’s (Peter) new fiancé (Petra).  Uh, yeah. […]

Posted April 20, 2024 by Anne - Books of My Heart in Book Review / 10 Comments

🎧 The Bright Spot by Jill Shalvis @JillShalvis @andi_arndt @WmMorrowBooks @avonbooks ‏ @HarperAudio #LOVEAUDIOBOOKS

🎧 The Bright Spot by Jill Shalvis @JillShalvis @andi_arndt @WmMorrowBooks @avonbooks ‏ @HarperAudio #LOVEAUDIOBOOKS

  Sunrise Cove series has the warmest, loveliest people with the worst backgrounds ever.  The books are completely standalones.  I love the farm setting with the rescue animals and the various plants growing.  Luna has created a group of misfits who are loved as family:  her best friend and husband, her gay ex-boyfriend and his […]

Posted January 9, 2024 by Anne - Books of My Heart in Book Review / 22 Comments

🎧 The Twelve Dogs of Christmas by Susan Wiggs @susanwiggs @avonbooks @WmMorrowBooks @sophieamoss @HarperAudio #LoveAudiobooks

🎧 The Twelve Dogs of Christmas by Susan Wiggs @susanwiggs @avonbooks @WmMorrowBooks @sophieamoss @HarperAudio #LoveAudiobooks

I am a fan of this author and couldn’t wait to read about the dogs.  Brenda has had some bad life experiences around Christmas so she is determined to avoid it going forward.  She has done a great job of picking herself up and making a great new life in spite of those bad events.  […]

Posted November 26, 2023 by Anne - Books of My Heart in Book Review, JIAM / 16 Comments

🎧 Hello Stranger by Katherine Center @katherinecenter @PattiMurin @StMartinsPress @MacMillanAudio #LoveAudiobooks

🎧  Hello Stranger by Katherine Center @katherinecenter @PattiMurin @StMartinsPress @MacMillanAudio #LoveAudiobooks

Hello Stranger was a journey of personal growth for Sadie.  I didn’t figure out her name until later in the books because a person doesn’t call themselves by their own name.  We are mostly shared her thoughts and point of view.  Sadie had a rough childhood with her mother’s death, her father’s withdrawal into grief […]

Posted July 11, 2023 by Anne - Books of My Heart in Book Review / 24 Comments

🎧 Welcome to Beach Town by Susan Wiggs @susanwiggs @brit_pressley @avonbooks @WmMorrowBooks @HarperAudio @LoveAudiobooks #JIAM

🎧 Welcome to Beach Town by Susan Wiggs @susanwiggs @brit_pressley @avonbooks @WmMorrowBooks @HarperAudio @LoveAudiobooks #JIAM

This author continues to impress me with her life fiction with characters who struggle and grow and love, where everything does not go smoothly and joy can be found in unexpected places.  These realistic and imperfect characters are so easy to love. The setup is classic with the haves and have nots at a elite […]