Lea Hensley

bw close grayOne 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.