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Seeing Red by Jill Shalvis

Narrated by Laura Heisler I am delighted that the Firefighter books by Jill Shalvis finally made it to audio. For years they were out of print and I scoured used bookstores to find copies of White Heat, Blue Flame, and…

Discovering Georgette Heyer

Years before Georgette Heyer’s books were reissued by Sourcebook, a friend told me about the author and her marvelous books. I started scouring used book stores for old, often yellowed, copies and felt like a successful treasure seeker every time…

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Midnight Baby by Wendy Hornsby

Narrated by Donna Postel In Midnight Baby, we jump back into Maggie’s life just about six months after the close of Telling Lies, the first in the Maggie MacGowen Mystery series. The book opens with Maggie, a well-known documentary filmmaker, and her…

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After the Fire by Kathryn Shay

Narrated by Jeffrey Kafer Four years ago when I read After the Fire, the first in Shay’s Hidden Cove Firefighters series, I thoroughly enjoyed the family dynamics, the suspense aspects, and the not-always-perfect romances. Two years later, while in a…

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Telling Lies by Wendy Hornsby

Narrated by Donna Postel In the late 1960s, a group of young radicals were suspected in the bombing death of a college student during one of their anti-war protests. Twenty-two years later, the group is pulled together once again when…

Kiss of Steel by Bec McMaster

Narrated by Alison Larkin When I think back on the atmosphere in Kiss of Steel, the overall impression is one of darkness. If I was asked which scenes take place in the daytime, I’d have to say I don’t remember…

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Love at First Flight by Marie Force

Narrated by Tanya Eby Tanya Eby is a narrator that puzzles me. Her narration of The Search by Nora Roberts is excellent. It is so right, in fact, that I bumped my rating of the book up for the audio…

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Truly Madly Yours by Rachel Gibson

Narrated by Emma Bates In order to enjoy Truly Madly Yours, the listener needs to overlook a few large romance tropes, ignore having buttons pushed, and have faith that a monumental jerk can turn himself into a romance-worthy hero. Of…

Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts
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Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts

Narrated by Peter Berkrot Peter Berkrot is a new-to-me narrator and I wasn’t sure of him at first. He has a slightly gravelly voice that can’t be called soothing, but it did fit the suspense setting. As I listened, Peter’s…