How to Fake it in Hollywood by Ava Wilder

e-Audio, 10:36:50 Narrated by: Therese Plummer & Andrew Eiden Release Date: June 14, 2022 Published by: Books on Tape Read from: June 29-30, 2022 Stand-alone Source: Library’s Libby TW: Drug abuse, Alcohol abuse, Death For Readers Interested In: Fake Dating, Romance, Celebrities, Age Gap      A talented Hollywood starlet and a reclusive A-lister enter…

You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

e-Audio, 09:57:27Narrated by: Bahni TurpinRelease Date: May 24, 2022Published by: Simon & Schuster AudioRead from: June 19-21, 2022Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyTW: Slut Shaming, Death (by way of car accident), Panic Attack/DisordersFor Readers Interested In: Romance, Age Gap (Zaddy), Recovery, Adult, LOL        New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist Akwaeke Emezi (they/them)…

American Royalty by Tracey Livesay

e-Audio, 10:51:35Narrated by: Wesleigh Siobhan & Antony FergusonRelease Date: June 28, 2022Published by: Read from: June 12-14, 2022Stand-aloneSource: Libro FMTW: Racism, Sexism, MisogynyFor Readers Interested In: Music (Hip-Hop), Contemporary Romance, Royalty in Romance, Spice Level 4     In this dangerously sexy rom-com that evokes the real-life romance between Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan Markle, a…

The Sweetest Connection by Denise Williams

e-Audio, 03:23:47Narrated by: Angel Pean & Teddy HamiltonRelease Date: June 7, 2022Published by: Books on TapeRead from: June 14-15, 2022Airport Novellas, #3Source: Libro FM (I received a copy of this book from LibroFM in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review or opinion.)TW: For Readers Interested In: Quick Reads,…

A Proposal They Can’t Refuse by Natalie Caña

e-Audio, 08:29:13Narrated by: Valentina OrtizRelease Date: June 7, 2022Published by: Harlequin AudioRead from: June 12-14, 2022Vega Family Love Stories, #1Source: Library’s LibbyTW: Cancer, Grandparent Death, Alcohol UsageFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary Romance, POC on cover, POC MC, Realistic Fiction, Adult     Natalie Caña turns up the heat, humor and heart in this debut rom-com…

Zyla and Kai by Kristina Forest

e-Audio, 13:35:46Narrated by: Tashi ThomasRelease Date: June 7, 2022Published by: Books on TapeRead from: June 7-12, 2022Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyTW: Parent Death (not on page), Anxiety, Seasonal Depression, Panic Attack, For Readers Interested In: Romance, Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, YA      A fresh new YA romance novel by Kristina Forest, Zyla & Kai is an epic star-crossed love story…

Beauty and the Besharam by Lillie Vale

e-Audio, 11:51:32Narrated by: Shimali De SilvaRelease Date: May 24, 2022Published by: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing GroupRead from: June 2-6, 2022Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyTW: Anxiety Attacks, BiphobiaFor Readers Interested In Romance, Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, Young Adult, Gender-Bent Re-telling     Heated competition leads to even hotter romance in this YA summer rom-com for fans of Sandhya Menon,…

The Missed Connection by Denise Williams

e-Audio, 03:45:25Narrated by: Zenzi Williams & Jakobi DiemRelease Date: May 3, 2022Published by: Penguin AudioRead from: May 13-14, 2022Airport Novellas, #2Source: Libro FM (I received a copy of this book from LibroFM in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review or opinion.)TW: For Readers Interested In: Quick Reads, Novellas,…

By the Book by Jasmine Guillory

e-Audio, 09:42:57Narrated by: Sarah Hollis Release Date: May 3, 2022Published by: Hyperion AvenueRead from: May 17-19, 2022Meant to Be, #2Source: Library’s Libby TW: Death of a parent, griefFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary Romance, Retelling, BIPOC MC, BIPOC on cover, Realistic Fiction     A tale as old as time—for a new generation…     Isabelle is completely lost….

Never Been Kissed by Timothy Janovsky

e-Audio, 09:50:37Narrated by: Mark Sanderlin Release Date: May 3, 2022Published by: Dreamscape MediaRead from: May 15-17, 2022Boy Meets Boy, #1Source: Libro FM (I received a copy of this book from LibroFM in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review or opinion.)TW: Car Accident, Homophobia, AdultFor Readers Interested In: Realistic…

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