What do you think of when you think of summer? Perhaps it’s beach days, island getaways, amusement parks, roller rink dates, picnics at the park, and camping under the stars. What could make it even better?
The potential to fall in love with a new romance audiobook.
Summer is the season of freedom, relaxation, and endless possibilities. Your romance pick should reflect that too.
You might not be able to escape the summer weather, but we’ve got steamy, spicy, and closed-door romances to match your preferred heat level. And you don’t need to travel far to find some of your favorite tropes: small towns, opposites attract, forced proximity, and second chances are all waiting for you.
If you like keeping your TBR seasonally appropriate, these audiobooks are the perfect addition to your summer of love.
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Falling for Summer Series
Summer Ever After – Book 1
Written by Kortney Keisel, narrated by Amanda Friday and Andy Harrington
Falling in love is easy. Finding the right guy to spend happily ever after with… that’s the hard part.
Jane has a foolproof plan – take the tropes that work in romance books and apply them to her love life. But the more she tries to force romance, the more feelings progress with the one man who’s off limits: Walker Collins, her best friend’s older brother.
Dating Walker crosses BFF lines she swore never to cross. Walker also hates Sunset Harbor and his pro golf career will take him off the island as fast as he came, sending Jane back to singlehood, loneliness, and broken hearts.
At the end of the day, Jane doesn’t want to be the fool in her foolproof plan.
Beachy Keen – Book 2
Written by Kasey Stockton, narrated by Rylee Kuberra and John Rogers
He has it all, except the one thing money can’t buy: her heart.
Cat Keene needs money – and fast – or she’ll lose the bed & breakfast that has been in her family for generations.
Billionaire Noah Belacourt wants to help Cat, and not just because he’s harbored a crush on her since they were teens.
When Cat agrees to work as Noah’s personal assistant for the summer, she doesn’t realize she’s signing up for a lot more than debt relief. Noah proves that not all first impressions are reliable, forcing Cat to face the past – and to hope that things will end up just peachy keen after all.
Beauty and the Beach – Book 5
Written by Gracie Ruth Mitchell, narrated by Rylee Kuberra and John Rogers
Phoenix Park is the man Holland fantasizes about… hitting with her car, that is.
But after Holland falls prey to an internet scam and loses every last penny in her account, it’s Phoenix swoops in with an offer she can’t refuse. Marry him for the summer so he can inherit the family company from his dying grandmother and in return, he’ll drop a hefty sum into Holland’s bank account.
Their arrangement is only supposed to be for a few months until Phoenix’s grandmother passes, but the more intimate moments they share, Holland’s heart begins to crack.
And when Phoenix’s grandmother makes a miraculous recovery, they’re left stuck indefinitely in a charade of holy matrimony.
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Seven interconnected books from seven different romcom authors. One small island. Lots of romance.
Beautiful Villain
Written by Rebecca Kenney, narrated by Ruby Cherise
A spicy, new adult romance retelling of The Great Gatsby… with vampires.
Daisy Finnegan is looking forward to summer, but when her cousin goes missing at an exclusive house party, she’s all too ready to confront the mysterious host… only to discover the wealthy recluse is Jay Gatsby, her childhood sweetheart.
She could never resist him, and it isn’t long before she’s tangled in a web of wealth, lies, and obsession culminating in a shocking act of violence.
It is only after Gatsby is shot through the heart – and survives – that Daisy discovers the truth of how he clawed his way up in the world: by selling the secret of immortality to the highest bidder. With her friend’s lives at stake, her new powers still volatile, and an unimaginable threat closing in, Daisy must decide between Gatsby or the monsters who would see him lost to her forever.
When asked how her version of the story came together, Kenney said
The Great Gatsby is an incredible book, but I’ve always felt that Daisy needed more agency and Gatsby deserved a happy ending. The frenzied opulence of the original novel lent itself perfectly to a modern, Southern gothic retelling with a more inclusive cast. And I couldn’t resist giving it a paranormal twist as well.
Boystown Heartbreakers
Written by KC Carmichael, narrated by Pete Cross
In this debut romantic comedy, will Bastian realize his best friend was the man for him this whole time?
Chicago hairstylist Bastian Russo’s chronic inability to trust leaves him heartbroken time and again. Fresh from a breakup, he seeks solace from his best friend, Andres Wood, who suggests Bastian should date him to get over the heartbreak. Everyone in Bastian’s life, from his mother to his co-workers, thinks he’s an idiot for not having dated Andres already.
Now Bastian must address his inadequacy and trust issues to prove he’s worthy of transitioning from Andres’ best friend to his lover, or else it’s only a matter of time before one or both of them end up on Bastian’s list of Boystown Heartbreakers.
Hedging Your Bets
Written by Jayne Denker, narrated by Katelyn Levering and Nick Mondelli
Opposites attract in this enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy of feuding neighbors, dueling hearts, and blooming gardens.
Gillian has been happily divorced for several years and prefers to stay that way, choosing to work on her garden in her spare time instead of her love life.
Noah West relocates to Willow Cove after a bad breakup and moves in right next door to Gillian. A believer in minimalist design and that the best kind of plants are non-flowering, he knows as soon as he meets his neighbor that they’re going to clash on just about everything. Now if only he could keep his eyes off her too.
A gardening contest leads to intense competition between Gillian and Noah, but is it possible that beneath all their differences, they might just be perfect for each other?
Denker said the drama that kicks off the novel was inspired by a real-life spat with one of her neighbors involving bordering hedges.
Here for the Wrong Reasons
Written by Annabel Paulsen and Lydia Wang, narrated by Mara Wilson and Lindsey Dorcus
A steamy lesbian romcom perfect for fans of Ashley Herring Blake and Alexandria Bellefleur.
On the reality TV show Hopelessly Devoted, women compete for the heart of the season’s Hopeless Romantic, Josh Rosen. Krystin, a rodeo champion, is determined to win the perfect life she came here for – if she can just ignore the brunette whose smile gives her goosebumps.
Lauren is not on Hopelessly Devoted to win Josh’s heart. She plans to stay on the show long enough to build her social media following, then leave when it’s her turn to be eliminated. But the longer she stays on the show, the more she finds herself tangled up in a certain blonde’s lasso.
Neither contestant expects a heteronormative dating show to challenge their own deeply-ingrained ideas of who they are—and what they want.
In case you needed another reason to check out this audiobook: the authors started this novel as friends and were dating by the time it was finished. A real-life sapphic love story!
The Irish Goodbye
Written by Amy Ewing, narrated by June DeBorahae and Keval Shah
Fans of the movie Leap Year will love this steamy, emotionally gripping tale of love, passion, art, food, and finding where you belong.
Cordelia James – once a renowned street photographer with a social media following, gallery showings, and a book deal – is now struggling with the death of her father. That is, until she sees an ad for a summer gig at a cottage on Ireland’s Inishmore island.
Upon arrival, she crashes into Niall O’Connor, a local who’s just returned home to Inishmore from Dublin nursing a broken heart. The more their paths cross, the more they make each other’s lives hell. But as with all rivalries, their hatred is about to reach a tipping point – and it’s going to heat up their cool coastal nights.
Nearlywed
Written by Nicholas DiDomizio, narrated by Michael Crouch
An engaged gay couple’s compatibility is put to the test during their ill-fated early honeymoon in this smart and provocative summer comedy.
Ray Bruno and his fiancé Kip Hayes are horrible on paper. Ray is a chaotic millennial writer and Kip is a pragmatic Gen X medical doctor, but somehow it works. They’ve been madly in love for six years.
This summer, Ray convinces Kip to join him for an early honeymoon at a famous lux resort in Ray’s coastal New England hometown, hoping to recharge before their August wedding. But a surprise encounter with another couple at the resort leads to a series of mishaps and miscommunications, forcing Ray and Kip to reevaluate their many differences. Their vacation becomes a test to see if they can work through their issues before their big day or if their marriage is over before it begins.
This “literal beach read” tackles the realities of navigating life in a long-term romantic relationship, as well as topics like wedding culture, relationship patterns, monogamy, gay shame, and personal privacy in the age of social media.
Summer After Summer
Written by Lauren Bailey, narrated by Megan Tusing
A contemporary retelling of Persuasion that fans of Emily Henry and Rebecca Serle will adore.
Olivia Taylor’s marriage is in a death spiral when she agrees to come home to the Hamptons to help her father and sisters pack up the family estate. After years of financial trouble, someone’s finally bailing them out with a huge offer to buy their beachfront property, although it means losing the home she grew up in, where her mother died, and where she first met Fred, the love of her life.
It’s been five years since Olivia and Fred’s last encounter and Olivia fears it was never meant to be. They’ve tried multiple times, but Olivia is now newly single, and she and Fred have changed.
This time, things will be different. Maybe, just maybe, the fifth time’s the charm.
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