Discover the Best Audio Stories in Romance, Modern

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Title: Shell Beach

Series: #7 of Miramar Bay

Author: Davis Bunn

Narrator: Graham Winton

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 45 minutes

Release date: April 25, 2023

Genres: Modern

Publisher's Summary:

A rapturous story of second chances, self-discovery, and long-held dreams that just won’t let go, from the international bestselling author of the California-set Miramar Bay novels.A man adrift …Noah Hearst is leaving a life he’s spent twelve years building. Professionally, a losing battle for his job after a hostile takeover. Personally, signing away his marriage in a split that was a long time coming. Now, the difficult part: deciding who he is, what he wants, and where to go next. Maybe it’s time to realize a dream that’s carried him through hard times: owning a boat. Traveling the ocean, exploring new ports, embracing the endless horizon. Blissful. Impractical. Impossible? For now, the dream alone gives Noah the strength to move forward …An unexpected lifeline …Jenna Greaves is an end-of-life nurse, devoted till her charges’ final breath. She’s been called a confidante, a surrogate daughter, and a best friend. She is all those to Dino Vicenza, a secretive millionaire who refuses to even speak with his greedy and impatient family. Gradually Jenna becomes Dino’s only confidante, and something far more out of the ordinary; she shares the old man’s passion for sailing the open seas. With his passing comes an unexpected bequest: a luxury yacht that invites Jenna to break free of old chains, if only she might find someone to help steer her toward new horizons.One twist of fate and Noah and Jenna are brought together in the most unexpected way to navigate their future—and discover more about life, each other, and themselves than they ever imagined.

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Title: Rosewater: A Novel

Author: Liv Little

Narrator: Suhaiyla Hippolyte

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 25 minutes

Release date: April 25, 2023

Genres: Modern

Publisher's Summary:

For fans of Queenie and Such a Fun Age comes a deliciously gritty and strikingly bold debut novel about discovering love where it has always been. Elsie is a sexy, funny, and fiercely independent woman in south London. But, at just 28, she is also tired. Though she spends her days writing tender poetry in her journal, her nights are spent working long hours for minimum wage at a neighborhood dive bar. Not even sleeping with her alluring coworker, Bea, can quell her existential dread. The difficulty of being estranged from her family, struggle of being continually rejected from jobs, and fear of never making money doing what she loves is too great. But Elsie is determined to keep the faith, for a little longer at least. Things will surely turn around. They have to. But when Elsie is suddenly evicted from her social housing, her fragile foundations threaten to collapse entirely. With nowhere left to go, Elsie turns to her childhood friend, Juliet, for help. Among Juliet’s mismatched cushions and shelves lined with trinkets, Elsie is able to breathe for the first time in years. But between their reruns of Drag Raceand nights smoking on the balcony, something else soon begins to glimmer in Elsie’s heart . . . Sometimes what you’ve been searching for has been there all along. Can Elsie see it in time? Featuring the incredible poetry of Kai-Isaiah Jamal, Rosewater is a story of intergenerational love, healing, and one woman’s journey home. A remarkable debut by an exciting new talent, readers are sure to be enchanted by Liv Little’s distinctive and captivating contemporary voice.

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Title: Talk Flirty to Me

Series: #1 of Talk Flirty to Me

Author: Livy Hart

Narrator: Edward Black, Zura Johnson

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 11 hours 57 minutes

Release date: April 18, 2023

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2

Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1

Genres: Modern

Publisher's Summary:

I've got ninety-nine problems and my brother's snarky, smart-mouthed best friend Sam is tangled up in every last one of them. When it comes to firefighter Sam O'Shea, absence—and a regime of tactical avoidance—has been working for me juuust fine. But when the audition of a lifetime falls in my pathetically broke lap, and he's the only one who can help me land the job, I'm willing to make a deal with the devil if it means I can kickstart my career as a narrator for audio books. The problem? We'd have to actually do the job. Together. And then we're told it's for an erotic romance. Narrating steamy lines in a tiny studio with a man who lights a fire under your skin? An occupational hazard. Accidentally inciting a town scandal when your erotic audiobook clips wind up on the radio? A crisis. And falling for the one man I promised my brother—and my heart—I wouldn't touch? A disaster—and temptation—I can't resist. Contains mature themes.

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Title: The Dom Who Came In from the Cold

Series: #5 of The Masters and Mercenaries: Reloaded Series

Author: Lexi Blake

Narrator: Ryan West

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 16 hours 3 minutes

Release date: April 18, 2023

Ratings: Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1

Genres: Modern

Publisher's Summary:

Kyle Hawthorne once believed his future would be a job in the private sector—a simple, normal life. Fate had other plans, and he wound up in the military. Some newly discovered talents caught the eye of the CIA, and in no time he was working with a covert team. He found himself in a relationship with fellow operative, Julia—until she turned out to be the enemy. When her betrayal was uncovered, things got bloody, and Kyle returned home broken, searching for a chance to walk the road not taken. MaeBe Vaughan has never been interested in normal. Her happy place is a dark corner of the Isexynternet, where she disrupts all the bad guys. She has a great circle of friends and a full life. She doesn’t need a man—until Kyle Hawthorne walked into her life. He’s all wrong for her. Surly. Damaged. His uncle is her boss. But she couldn’t help getting close to him. When his past threatened her safety, Kyle walked out without saying good-bye. Kyle will do anything to keep MaeBe safe. He faked his death, hid in the middle of nowhere, and watched over her from afar. But when Julia resurfaces, he knows that to protect MaeBe, he will have to get close—so close that if they manage to survive, he will never let her go.

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Title: Say Yes to the Hot Mess

Series: #2 of Love Mishaps

Author: Gracie Ruth Mitchell

Narrator: Seth Podowitz, Catherine Ho

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 50 minutes

Release date: April 11, 2023

Genres: Modern

Publisher's Summary:

Maya Ellis: New mom. Retirement community member. Avoider of men. Am I single? Yes. Am I ready to mingle? Not even kind of—especially now that I have my son to think about. My dating track record speaks for itself, and it is not pretty. It's a good thing I accidentally moved into a retirement community where all the guys are thirty years older than me. But now the new complex manager—the young, attractive complex manager—has realized I'm not supposed to live here, and he's trying to kick me out. It doesn't help that he's my new neighbor or that I somehow end up pretending to be his girlfriend for his cousin's wedding. The man is insufferable. Good thing I have my anonymous online friend to keep me sane... Dex Anthony: Complex manager. Secret pen pal. Clark Kent lookalike. My job as the manager of a retirement community isn't what I thought it would be. I didn't expect the senior-citizen version of the black market, and I definitely didn't expect Maya Ellis, a young mom who somehow managed to skirt the community age requirements. Unfortunately, Maya is my best chance at avoiding my matchmaking mother. So she'll be my fake girlfriend for two days—then my life will go back to normal: working, doing puzzles in my sweats, and chatting with my mysterious internet pen pal. And I'll get Maya to move—because she's way too young to live here...even if I'm starting to like having her around. Please note: This book is about a new mother, so it deals with things like breastfeeding.

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Title: Crushing

Author: Genevieve Novak

Narrator: Liz Blackmore

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 10 hours 52 minutes

Release date: April 5, 2023

Genres: Modern

Publisher's Summary:

When do you stop starting over? The sparkling new novel from the author of No Hard Feelings. Getting over someone is not that difficult. All you have to do is focus on every negative thing about them for the rest of your life until you forget to stop actively hoping for their slow and painful death, then get a haircut ... Serial monogamist Marnie is running late to her own identity crisis. After a decade of twisting herself into different versions of the ideal girlfriend, she's swearing off relationships for good. Forever. Done. No more, no thank you. Pretty inconvenient time to meet Isaac: certified dreamboat and the only man who has ever truly got her. It's cool, though, they're just friends, he's got someone else, and she has more important things to worry about. Like who she is, what she wants, and what the hell she ever saw in the love(s) of her life in the first place. Flanked by overwhelmed new mum Nicola, terminally single Claud, and eternal pessimist Kit, Marnie reckons with the question: who are we when we're on our own? 'Crushing stings with truth and aches with hope. I loved it.' Jessica Dettmann 'A sharp, funny and biting exploration of a classic millennial existential crisis ... with some genuine laugh-out-loud moments' Books+Publishing 'A sexy, complex, bittersweet dark chocolate souffle of a book: airily paced, tartly funny, and with a romantic centre that's just gooey enough' Clare Fletcher 'Bingeable, sharply written, and hilarious, Crushing had me hooked from the first page. This book is filled with love, rage, and wisdom, and reading it felt like having a wine with a best friend.' Victoria Brookman, author of Burnt Out Praise for No Hard Feelings: 'Funny, biting, vulnerable and unflinching, Novak's novel is like an ocean dip: a bit salty, very refreshing' Lauren Sams 'No Hard Feelings is clever, funny and surprisingly sweet, and Penny captured my heart' Toni Jordan 'Wry and witty' Saturday Age

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Title: Said No One Ever

Author: Stephanie Eding

Narrator: Stephanie Richardson

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 22 minutes

Release date: April 4, 2023

Genres: Modern

Publisher's Summary:

Ellie has just about had enough of her family's constant criticism and attempts to control her life. But when she rents an Airbnb getaway on a gorgeous farm in Montana, she encounters a whole new set of family drama. Now she's the reluctant and borderline competent caretaker of a barn full of unruly farm animals, caught between two handsome men competing for control of the farm, and the sudden best friend of a spunky elderly widow whose outrageous ideas just might change her destiny...

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Title: Not Betting on Forever

Series: #2 of Single Ladies of Lakeside

Author: Natasha Moore

Narrator: Rebecca Estrella

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 46 minutes

Release date: April 4, 2023

Genres: Modern

Publisher's Summary:

What's the fun when you don't bet to win? Single mom Melanie Hayes should absolutely, completely, and totally not be attracted to her next door neighbor. Nick Campagna can be her friend, her secret crush, or just the arrogant—and unavoidably handsome—jerk next door, but nothing more. Because, even though it was a million years ago, he's also her sister's ex. And now, with Lakeside's Battle of the Businesses in full swing, Nick's also Melanie's competition. Their families have always been competitive, so it's no surprise to anyone that Nick and Melanie are playing for more than just bragging rights. With a coveted piece of land on the line, Nick isn't backing down. Maybe he can't help noticing that the tomboy he knew as a kid has turned into a stunning redhead. Maybe he is attracted to Melanie. Ridiculously so. But as real as this feels, Nick knows this is one game he definitely can't win. They've known each other long enough that it's definitely not love at first sight. But attraction can happen in an instant. And this is one wager where winning is nowhere near as fun as playing the game . . . Contains mature themes.

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Title: Not Meeting Mr Right

Author: Anita Heiss

Narrator: Tuuli Narkle

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 7 hours 30 minutes

Release date: April 4, 2023

Genres: Modern

Publisher's Summary:

‘I am deadly, desirable and delicious!’ This is Alice's mantra as she hilariously negotiates her way through the rocky terrain of singledom. Alice Aigner is successful, independent and a confirmed serial dater – but at her ten-year school reunion she has a sudden change of heart. Bored rigid by her married, mortgaged and motherly former classmates, Alice decides to prove that a woman can have it all: a man, marriage, career, kids and a mind of her own. She sets herself a goal: meet the perfect man and marry him before her thirtieth birthday, just under two years away. Together with her best friends Dannie, Liza and Peta, Alice draws up a ten-point plan. Then, with a little help from her family and friends, she sets out to find Mr Right. Unfortunately for Alice, it's not quite as easy as she imagines … Who could not fall in love with our Koori heroine as she dates (among others): Renan, whose career goal is to be the world's best moonwalker and male hula dancer; Tufu the commitment-phobic Samoan football player; scary Simon the one-night stand; and Paul - Mr Dreamboat, but perhaps too good to be true. All the while, Alice skilfully avoids dating Cliff, son of her mum's friend and confirmed bachelor who isn't likely to settle down with a woman anytime soon.

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Title: [German] - Das Geheimnis hinter den Dünen

Author: Brigitte Ploenes

Narrator: Elena Puszta

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 53 minutes

Release date: March 30, 2023

Genres: Modern

Publisher's Summary:

Wenn du alles verloren hast, geh dorthin, wo dein Herz zu Hause ist. Als die Zwillingsschwestern Ruby und Elisa nach vielen Jahren zum Geburtstag ihrer Großmutter Gesa an die Nordsee zurückkehren, fühlen sie sich am Meer gleich wieder zu Hause. Die Dünen, die Seeluft und der scheinbar unendliche Himmel - es ist traumhaft! Allerdings gibt ihnen Oma Gesas seltsames Verhalten Rätsel auf, denn warum befinden sich in ihrem Haus plötzlich verschlossene Zimmer? Und was hat es mit dem charmanten Conor auf sich, der ebenfalls auf der Gästeliste steht? Romantik, Spannung und eine große Portion Küstenflair - der neue Nordsee-Roman von Bestseller-Autorin Brigitte Ploenes