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22 Trope-Tastic Holiday Romance Audiobooks

The stores are glitter bombed with holiday decorations, and it’s time to festoon your headphones with holiday romance audiobooks. Your only problem is going to be...

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8 Bewitching Romantic Listens for Halloween

It’s October, and the perfect time of the year to turn on some seasonal listening. Here are eight bewitching romantic listens, full of witches, ghosts, and other...

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Take a Trip with a Travel Romance Audiobook

Ready for a vacation? Take one—better yet, take eight great trips with these travel-themed romance audiobooks. Audiobooks are such a comfortable way to travel—expert...

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11 New Sporty Romance Audiobooks

Whether you’re excited about the 2024 Paris Olympics or a round of minigolf with friends, these sports romances will hit the spot this summer. Let’s begin the first...

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8 New Audiobooks Full of Romance and Music

As Shakespeare said, “If music be the food of love, play on.” So press play on these new romance audiobooks with musical themes. With international locales, dual...

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14 Thrilling Romantasy Audiobooks

Romantasy, the addictive mix of romance and fantasy, is having a moment. Of course, fantasy romances have been around for a long time, but right now, listeners can't seem to...

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Best Romance Audiobooks 2023

As 2023 draws to a close, it’s time to recognize AudioFile’s Best Romance Audiobooks of the year. What’s notable about the narrators of this group of titles is...

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Holiday Romance Audiobook Bingo!

Holiday romances always contain beloved elements like baking cookies and lighting the menorah. So get out your audiobook bingo card—you can find one from us at the end of...

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9 New Witchy Romance Audiobooks

It’s no trick to say these witchy romances are a listening treat. For the month of October, lean into the paranormal with nine new audiobooks that are the perfect...

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Fall for 8 New Romance Audiobooks

This September, ring in fall with eight new romances on audio. All of them feature characters brave enough to try something new—an inspiring thought for all of us as the...

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Fall in Love with Travel Romances

Vacation season is still in full swing. Make your summer traffic jams bearable with some great audiobook travel companions. Instead of listening to your GPS tell you about yet...

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Romance Audio Duo Author Katherine Center and Narrator Patti Murin

Author Katherine Center and narrator Patti Murin are a match made in audiobook heaven. While it may have taken Center a few years to become a published author (she started...

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Dive into Romances from 2023 Golden Voice Nicholas Boulton

Every June, we honor superlative performances across a narrator’s body of work with our Golden Voices hall of fame. This year, Tease celebrates 2023 Golden Voice narrator...

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6 Excellent Historical Romance Audiobooks

I love listening to historical romances. In one episode of Friends, Chandler asks Rachel, “You’re jealous of Princess Caroline?” and Rachel whines, “Do I...

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5 Romance Audiobooks Featuring Dual Narrations

There’s more than meets the eye when it comes to dual narration, where two narrators trade off telling the story. Think of it like improv. One person starts a scene, and...

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2023 Romance Audie Award Finalists

Film has the Oscars, music has the Grammys, theater has the Tonys, and audiobooks have The Audies. The Audie Awards, given annually by the Audio Publishers Association,...

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Author Cara Bastone on Creating Audio-First Romances

New York-based author Cara Bastone is certainly one of the most audio-friendly authors in romance. Her audio-first romance CALL ME MAYBE, narrated by Luci Christian and Neil...

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In the Mood for Love: 7 Romance Listen-Alikes

February is the month to celebrate love and romance, so go big with these new romantic listens. To double your listening enjoyment, each new audiobook has been paired with...

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Make 'Em Laugh! 7 Rom-Com Listens

It’s a new year, and who couldn't use something to laugh about? Check out these new rom-com audiobooks that bring the comedy and the sparks. Start the New Year with...

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Narrator Mark Sanderlin on YOU'RE A MEAN ONE, MATTHEW PRINCE

Are you in the mood for a festive serving of holiday cheer with a side of character development? Mark Sanderlin tells AudioFile listeners about narrating YOU'RE A MEAN ONE,...

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AudioFile's 2022 Best Romance Audiobooks

It’s time! AudioFile’s Best Romance Audiobooks of 2022 are here. This year, AudioFile recognizes six exceptional romance audiobooks for their memorable combination...

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9 Festive and Fun Holiday Romances

Do you start thinking about the winter holidays in July? (Guilty!) Now's the time to curl up and unwrap these holiday-themed romance audiobooks. Start with MR. PERFECT ON...

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7 Witchy Romance Audiobooks

If you rewatch Practical Magic every year and love everything about Halloween season, you're in for a treat. Immerse yourself in all things witchy with these seven audio...

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Come Back to Me: 8 Romantic Reunions on Audio

If you love unexpected encounters between characters with a past together, these audiobooks are for you. These eight romances feature couples who knew each other when they were...

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Fake Relationships, Narrators Who Are the Real Deal

We're featuring six romance audiobooks with different twists—public image, family pressure, and more—on the fake relationship motif. But while the romantic...

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Author Vanessa Riley on Historical Fiction Audiobooks

Story by story, author Vanessa Riley opens up new worlds for listeners. With her degrees in engineering from Stanford and Penn State University, one might picture Riley in a lab...

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I Do: 7 Wedding-Themed Romance Audiobooks

Do you love hearing wedding vows? Celebrate the summer wedding season with these wedding-themed audiobooks. There’s an art to narrating Christian romance, and Nancy...

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Love in the Big Apple — New York City Romance Audiobooks

Get into a New York state of mind and cue up your playlist for a Big Apple-inspired listening experience with these audio romances set in New York City. First up is YOU MADE A...

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Celebrating Romances from Golden Voice Narrators

Each year, AudioFile Magazine honors the "best of the best” with the Golden Voices narrator designation, recognizing consistent excellence in a narrator’s body...

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8 Getaway Romances on Audio

Whether you’re planning a summer road trip or a staycation, it’s time to load up your list with getaway audiobooks. For something breezy and fun, try WHAT HAPPENS ON...

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6 Romance Audiobooks with Mysterious Twists

I love to listen to mysteries on audio—a good narrator will keep me from skipping to the end to find out who committed the crime. Try these six new romance audiobooks with...

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5 Audio Romances Behind—and in Front of—the Camera

We turn our lens on love for these five new romance audiobooks that feature characters—celebrities, reality TV contestants, professional photographers, and more—both...

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Romance Audiobooks About Transformation

Romance can often be a catalyst for personal reflection and transformation as couples negotiate the parameters of their new lives together. Narrating a character who is making...

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Intense and Emotional Romance Audiobooks

Sometimes the best story is one that makes your heart pound, or one that squeezes your heartstrings and leaves you teary eyed. So we’re featuring six new romance listens...

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REEL - the 2022 Audie Award Winner in Romance

The Romance Audie Award, first given in 2005, recognizes the winning romance audiobook’s distinction in narration, production, and content. Combine superlative narration...

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Cheers to the 2022 Audie Awards Romance Finalists

The Audie Awards are The Oscars for audiobook lovers. The Audies, administered by the Audio Publishers Association, recognize “distinction in audiobooks and spoken-word...

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Jane Austen Takes Over Audiobook Break Season 3

Jane Austen’s arch dialogue and sly wit were meant to be read aloud. Indeed, the author often “narrated” her own works to her family to hear their reaction to...

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Listen and Let Go: Romance Audio Never Looks Back

If you stop to think about it, romance is a genre that constantly reinvents itself. Within the required structure of the couple’s journey and a happy (or happy-for-now)...

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Unlikely Pairings: 5 Romance Audiobooks with Surprising Couples

I’m not sure who came up with the combo of peanut butter and jelly, but I’m eternally grateful. There are some pairings that just work, despite not being immediately...

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New Year’s Resolution: Listen More with Series Romance Audiobooks

I’m not sure I can tell you the trick to a successful New Year’s Resolution, but scientists do say it usually takes between two weeks and two months to form a habit....

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Getting Together: 5 New Romance Audiobooks with Multiple Narrators

In the spirit of gathering together, here are new romance audiobooks featuring more than one narrator. Even audiobooks can get lonely! Seriously, though, duet and multi-narrator...

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Best Romance Audiobooks of 2021

It’s no understatement to say that 2021 was a superlative year for romance audiobooks. From the growing demand for audiobooks to romance’s increased visibility in...

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7 Romance Audiobooks to Listen Your Way Through the Holidays

This is my favorite post of the entire year. And this year, I'm noticing that audiobook publishers are with me in recognizing that snuggly holiday romance audiobooks are...

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5 Romantic Adventures on Audio

Blame my family’s lifelong obsession with The Princess Bride, but I am a big fan of adventure romance. Add in a great narrator to get your heart racing through the narrow...

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Can't Buy Me Love: 5 Romance Audiobooks Featuring Money Troubles

If you’re watching the headlines—or the store shelves—these days, you’re well aware that money doesn’t go as far as it used to. In the spirit of...

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6 New Asian and Pacific Islander Romance Audiobooks

There's a wealth of new romance audiobooks featuring Asian and Pacific Islander characters that make for great listening experiences. Diwali is celebrated on November 4 this...

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Fall in Love with 6 New Historical Romance Audiobooks

Do you love historical romance on audio? Here are six new British historicals that check all of the boxes—and for even more fun, I've listed them in chronological...

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The Rules of Romance

Rules were made to be broken, or so the saying goes. In these five romance audiobooks, characters are willing to break a few rules for the sake of love. Pick someone who gets...

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4 Romance Audiobooks that Mix the Professional with the Personal

We spend a lot of our lives at work, so it makes sense that some romantic partnerships began there. Navigating professional and personal dynamics can make for an entertaining...

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End-of-Summer Romance Listening

As summer continues its march toward fall, check out some new romance audiobooks and old favorites to accompany you on your late-summer road trip, back-to-college journey, or...

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Audiobooks Featuring Four Weddings—and a Funeral

The cult classic movie Four Weddings and a Funeral recognizes the soul searching and conviviality that often surround life’s most important events, namely, weddings and...

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Romance Audiobooks with a Second Chance at Love

It’s every romance listener’s favorite storyline—second-chance romance. As far back as Jane Austen’s PERSUASION, in which Anne Elliot gets another chance...

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Transported by Love—6 Romances on the Move

Given how many people plan to take a vacation this summer, it’s the perfect time to celebrate love on the move. Whether you’re traveling by car, train, boat, or,...

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Indie Spotlight: Interview with Romance Author Kennedy Ryan

Bestselling author and RITA Award-winning romance writer Kennedy Ryan shares the story of her new audiobook, REEL the first in the Hollywood Renaissance series. Ryan worked with...

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10 Romance Listens from Golden Voice Narrator Soneela Nankani

Congratulations to the prolific and extremely talented 2021 Golden Voice narrator Soneela Nankani for her many contributions to the audio industry. While Nankani has narrated...

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Say Yes to Love: Seize the Moment with These 5 Romance Audiobooks

During the past year, many of us have experienced dark times and had our lives change in unimaginable ways. We're recommending five romance audiobooks where characters are...

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Professions of Love: 5 Romance Audiobooks about Doctors and Lawyers

Is dating a doctor or a lawyer all it's cracked up to be? The reality is indubitably more complicated, so check out these five romance audiobooks with “professions of...

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5 Romance Audiobooks with Dogs

I'll admit it—at certain points during the pandemic, videos of Siberian huskies were all that got me through the day. So I’m sure you can imagine the joyous yip...

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7 Romance Audiobooks Where Families Get Involved

From Romeo and Juliet (not a romance, btw—no happy ending!) all the way to today, it seems no family can resist getting involved in their relations’ love lives....

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Congratulations to the Audie Award Winner for Romance

It was an Audie Award season like no other! For the past 26 years, the Audio Publishers Association has presented the Audie Awards to celebrate excellence in audiobooks and...

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5 Workplace Romance Audiobooks

Whether you're missing being in the office or looking for an escape from your workplace, find a little magic with these five new romance audiobooks about falling in love on...

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Announcing the 2021 Romance Audie Finalists

Award season is here! How thrilling to highlight this year’s Audie Award finalists for romance. In case the awards are new to you, the Audies are brought to you courtesy...

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6 Romance Audiobooks with a Second Chance at Love

Romance fans are always rooting for characters who get do-overs—a second chance at happy-ever-after. Life’s a journey, and the things characters learn as they...

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Interview with Narrator Mary Jane Wells

Actor, playwright, voice-over artist, and audiobook narrator Mary Jane Wells admits she’s drawn to a “transformative story.” “I just gravitate toward it,...

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6 Romances with Medical Workers

Last year and this year have illuminated the under-appreciated heroism of medical professionals. Thus it gives me great personal joy to suggest these six romance audios with...

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Listen to These 5 Scandalous Romances

It's January, and for some, it's the doldrums of the year. The holidays, such as they were, are over, and life may seem a bit flat and uninflected. Fear not! I have...

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Say "I Do" to Love with 5 Wedding Audiobooks

While most of us are more than grateful to be saying "I don't" to 2020, the year 2021 is predicted to be a wedding bonanza for everyone who had to postpone their...

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Best Romance Audiobooks of 2020
It's an honor to introduce AudioFile's Best Romance Audiobooks of 2020 and to spotlight these talented narrators. In one of life's strange coincidences, each of these stories...
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7 New Holiday Romance Audiobooks
Many holiday traditions are requiring alteration this year, but not our annual holiday romance picks! Earlier than ever, better than ever, here are seven holiday romance...
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5 Sports Romance Audiobooks
For sports fans, the resumption of professional sports seasons, however truncated, was a source of joy in this pandemic year. For those of us who can't tell a jump shot from a...
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5 Chilling Romance Audiobooks
As we approach Halloween, why not enjoy some romance audiobooks with characters who face down terror and live to tell about it. Great narrators hold us rapt as we listen on the...
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Take a Virtual Trip with 5 Contemporary Romance Audiobooks
Many people are missing traveling during this time of COVID-19. It's not quite the same, but why not take a virtual trip with these five contemporary romances on audio?...
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Cozy Up for Fall with These New Romance Audiobooks
It's officially fall in the Northern Hemisphere, and with fall comes new routines, even during these strange times. No more lazy days of summer. There’s school, there’s work,...
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5 Fantasy and Sci-Fi Romance Audiobooks
Whether you're primarily a romance fan or a sci-fi and fantasy fan, these charmed romance audiobooks with fantastical elements all make for magical listening—so everyone wins! I...
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5 New Enemies-to-Lovers Romances on Audio
An entire industry of rom-com films has taught us that often, first impressions don't tell the whole story. Put another way, sometimes you hate someone—or think you do—and later...
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Interview with Romance Author & Audio Producer Lauren Blakely

In the last decade, author Lauren Blakely has produced more than 50 of her own audiobooks, collecting acclaim for her work: BIRTHDAY SUIT was a 2020 Audie Awards finalist...

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Take a Chance on Love with 5 New Romance Audiobooks
Nothing ventured, nothing gained! Check out these brand new romance audiobooks all about taking chances. While the characters are dreaming big and taking leaps of faith, you'll...
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AudioFile Teases New Romances - Hear from Favorite Romance Narrators
Last week, AudioFile was delighted to host a live (and lively!) conversation with four romance narrators to learn more about their craft and to hear excerpts from new and upcoming...
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5 Audiobooks with Love in the Spotlight
The Kardashians, Will and Kate, Harry and Meghan, Will and Jada . . . what do they have in common? Being in the spotlight. As they say, fame isn't all it's cracked up to be. Being...
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4 New Summer Romances: Hot Audiobooks for July
Has your vacation been canceled, or turned into s'mores and a wading pool in the backyard? Never fear—AudioFile has four new audiobook romances with delicious summer themes to...
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Boost Your Spirits with New Romance Audiobooks
Consider this: Audiobooks can be a great morale booster. The intimacy of hearing a narrator tell you a story, especially one with a guaranteed happy ending, can be comforting...
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Golden Voice Narrator January LaVoy on Nora Roberts's HIDEAWAY
During the month of June, we celebrate our Golden Voice narrators, and so it's my supreme pleasure to bring you more of January LaVoy's work—an update, if you will, since her...
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5 Romances with Unexpected Revelations
Rewind to February 1. What did you think you'd be doing right now? Going on a vacation or attending a crowded conference? Having dinner with family and friends with more than five...
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Pairing Up Favorite Romance Listens
I've attended so many digital meetings lately, and I'm sure if you're working from home, you are doing the same. My digital social life is busier than my actual one used to be, BC...
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8 New Romance Audiobooks from Favorite Narrators
“Never judge a book by its cover”—that’s a good motto for audiobook shopping. Truthfully, many of us choose our listening because of the audio’s narrator. Contemporary romance...
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7 Romances Set in the Great Outdoors
On the plus side, we here in the Northeast are still allowed to go for walks . . . I think. I wear my mask on my strolls around the neighborhood, and I notice everyone is very...
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Comfort Listening: 6 Romance Audiobooks That Will Take You Away
Emotions are a funny thing. I bet over the past month, you've ridden a roller-coaster of them. I've had some high points—thinking about my grandparents and aunts and uncles who...
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Opposites Attract: 4 Romance Audiobooks with Zing
"Opposites attract" is a trope for a reason—clashing personalities and situations where sparks fly are exciting and full of potential. Let's dive into some new super-fun romances...
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4 Audiobooks That Make a Love Connection
I glimpsed an article online recently that advocated for doing your own in-person grocery shopping because it’s important, in this digital day and age, that we maintain some human...
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Fantasy Romance on the Rise: 3 Must-Hear Series
Kristen Ashley's THE BEGINNING OF EVERYTHING: The Rising, Book 1 has fourteen narrators. If I had been able to mention every one of them in my original AudioFile review, that...
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Romance Audie Award Finalists: Congratulations to the 5 Nominees
The anticipation that some people feel about nominee announcement day for the Oscars, the Emmys, or the Golden Globes pales in comparison to the thrill I feel when the...
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Resolve to Listen to More Romance Audiobooks
I'm a little behind this year — I haven't yet made my New Year's Resolutions. (Resolutions are a Big Deal to me — I actually completed three resolutions last year, thanks to my...
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There’s No Place Like Home: Play House with These 4 Romance Audiobooks
It’s the New Year (although everyone is still very confused about what day of the week it is). Your home, perhaps recently the scene of scads of visiting family and dinners that...
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Romance Audio Spotlight: 2019 Reviewer Favorites
As I was starting to put together my last Tease post of the year, I realized that what I really wanted to spotlight was our AudioFile romance reviewer family. Our reviewers get...
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2019 Best Romance Audiobooks
What a busy time of year — the traffic around town is constantly stuck, you're shopping, you're baking, you're preparing for family . . . if you're like me, your hand is glued to...
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Tease Holiday Roundup: 5 Romance Audiobooks with Festive Flair
As I may have revealed in former holiday roundups, I revel in all things Christmas. I watch holiday movies (and upgraded to an app this year to track my progress — 11 so far). My...
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Lakeside Love: 4 Romance Audiobooks with a Water View
By the time you read this, we may have had our first November snowfall here in the Northeast. Saying goodbye to the warm weather is easier for some of us than others. I'm a true...
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4 Audiobooks for Stormy Days: Weather the Weather with These Romance Listens

Hurricane season thankfully is drawing to a close, and to mark its passing, let’s dive into romances where the weather plays a starring role. Meg Cabot’s new fall...

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I'm in the Middle of Something: 6 Romance Audiobook Series to Jump Into
Those of you who read this blog regularly may know that I rarely start a series from the beginning. I usually end up jumping into the middle thanks to a recommendation or a good...
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Celebrating RITA Romance Awards Winners on Audio
Whenever we highlight audiobooks here on the blog, it goes without saying that someone is pretty excited to share them. Whether it's the reviewer, the editors, the public at...
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Journey on the Road Less Traveled with Narrator Nicholas Boulton

Who's up for a 13th-century Welsh road trip? Let's hit the road less traveled with Elizabeth Kingston's historical romance DESIRE LINES, read by Nicholas Boulton....

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Narrator Angela Dawe on Nalini Singh's Paranormal Romance Audiobooks
Recently I had the absolute treat of listening to Nalini Singh's WOLF RAIN, narrated by Angela Dawe. For those who don't know Singh, she has several long-running paranormal...
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Love on the Road: 7 Romance Audiobooks Celebrating Motorcycles
While I personally cannot keep a bicycle upright, let alone anything with an engine, I make no secret of my interest in motorcycles in romance. Their riders, male and female, tend...
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Hot Summer Listens: 5 New Romances for Rising Temperatures
Summer is here, and it has officially hit "boiling hot" on the New England temperature scale. Are there other places in the world that are hotter? Probably, but I'm a New...
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YA Romance Audiobook Summer Roundup
I've heard it said that, no matter your age, young adult books have something to offer you—whether you are yourself a young adult, you recommend audiobooks to teens, or you're...
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Accent-uate the Positive: 5 Audio Romances with Awesome Accents
If you were to bring together a group of audiophiles, you would soon hear a literal cacophony of impassioned recommendations for "must listen" narrators and memorable performances....
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Discover Faraway Places with Golden Voice Narrator Davina Porter

When considering a substantial career in narration like Davina Porter's, one searches for patterns. And with nearly 200 titles to her credit, where to begin? Digging into...

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A Golden Voice of Romance: Narrator Simon Prebble

At our recent Golden Voices narrator celebration in May in New York City, I had the distinct pleasure of meeting veteran Golden Voice narrator Simon Prebble and his wife. As a...

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Steamy Listens from E L James and Rhenna Morgan
Well, "romance on the edge" was the idea for this column! However, I just finished up E L James's THE MISTER, and I think "slow build" is a better description of her newest...
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First Comes Love, Then Comes Marriage: 4 New Wedding-Themed Audio Romances
Wedding romances exist under a particular set of rules that make them even more carefully crafted than your usual happily-ever-after romance. Not only do we (usually) know in...
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The Inside Scoop on a Delicious New Audio Romance
Adriana Herrera's AMERICAN DREAMER is a delicious new romance that's a standout on audio, thanks to Sean Crisden's Earphones Award-winning performance. This heartwarming, awkward,...
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Rescue Me! 5 Romance Audiobooks with Chases, Escapes, and Swoon-Worthy Rescues
Rescue (verb): To free from confinement, danger, or evil (Merriam Webster). Some of my favorite romances ever involve a good old-fashioned rescue, and these days I'm an equal...
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3 Edgy New Romances that Are Even Better on Audio
A paranormal, a romantic suspense, and a space opera (you're welcome!). In the three new edgy romances below, our featured heroines are on top of their games, and our heroes are...
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5 Romances for Your Virtual Bucket List
My most recent listen—HATE NOTES by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward, read by Sebastian York and Lynn Barrington—proposes the millennial’s version of a bucket list. Rather than making...
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The 2019 Audie Award-Winning Romance
[caption id="attachment_27718" align="alignright" width="300"] Audie Awards host Tan France[/caption] It's time! Whether you watched the 2019 Audie Awards in person on March...
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6 New Historical Romances
Last month on Twitter, romance author Tessa Dare wrote, "We’re all six degrees from Austen, and the 5th degree is Heyer, and the 4th degree is Woodiwiss, and that only leaves 3...
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2019 Audies Romance Finalists
Okay, yes, I generally get excited about the romance audiobooks we recommend in our Tuesday blog posts. When it comes to the titles we choose to feature, I generally follow my...
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Warm up with Romantic Comedies

These days, if you live in the East (or Midwest or Mid-Atlantic or Northwest), you can't look at a short-sleeved shirt without a faint feeling of nausea. We escaped the last...

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Intense Romantic Suspense from CD Reiss

Not all romance audiobooks are meet-cutes and happily-ever-afters. Author CD Reiss won the 2017 Audie Award for Erotica for MARRIAGE GAMES, narrated by Sebastian York...

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Romance Is About Family
We're wrapping up our 2018 romance audiobook journey with titles about family. More than likely, you've spent some part of the last week with some portion of your family. And, more...
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Best Romance Audiobooks of 2018
AudioFile is excited to share the Best Romance Audiobooks of 2018! Explore the list below, and watch our video with Saskia Maarleveld video on narrating IT HAPPENED IN THE...
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Holiday Romance is in the Air

Applaud my restraint. I have waited until November to post holiday audiobook reviews. Just ask my coworkers—it was June when I announced the schedule for a certain...

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4 Comfort Audiobooks That Make Everything Better
I've been under the weather with a very bad cold, and there hasn't been much that's made me happy, with the exception of Simon Prebble’s narration of THE PERFECT LOVER by Stephanie...
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John Lane, Audie Award-Winning Romance Narrator

AudioFile Magazine was thrilled to catch up with narrator John Lane fresh off of his Audie Award win in the Erotica category for CLAIM & PROTECT by Rhenna Morgan. We know...

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The Romantic Tropes That Listeners Love
While mystery and science fiction certainly have tropes that weave through the genres—romance rules for recognizable storylines. In the early years of Harlequin et al., certain...
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Fall Preview — 5 Romances Not to Miss
I love getting romance previews, and it's double the fun on audio. Great authors, great narrators, great storylines — it's hard to wait until publication day! Here are some...
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5 Audiobooks to Satisfy the Crazy Rich Asians Fix
So you fell in love with the lavish, over-the-top Cinderella story set in Singapore—portrayed in the popular movie Crazy Rich Asians and in the audiobooks of the series.  If you're...
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Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
God rest Robin Leach, who brought the show "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" (1984-1995) to television. During the show, Leach's outsized personality narrated tours of opulent...
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Do I Have to Listen in Order?
I am, usually through every fault of my own, a person who reads series out of order. I've started in the middle of series by Elizabeth Peters, Marissa Meyer, Lemony Snicket, and JD...
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4 Romance Earphones Winners
[caption id="attachment_23092" align="alignleft" width="300"] Nicholas Boulton[/caption] How many times have you listened to a narrator, and thought, "I could listen to that...
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A Summer Listening Vacation
As a librarian, I tend to avoid summer vacations. It's a busy time at work, so I live vicariously through my patrons' vacations, asking them where they are going and making a...
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Courtship Counts
Courtship. In this age of dating apps, texting, and Twitter, the ways we maneuver the initial phase of a relationship are unique to our modern (and confusing) culture. Do you find...
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Romance Reaches the Highlands
My book group just read WAVERLY by Sir Walter Scott (yes, I read in print, too, although these days I listen more), which is the story of an English soldier's time among Scots...
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Audies Winners in Erotica and Romance

Put on your formal wear and sparkling jewels for the announcement of this year's Audies winners in the Erotica and Romance categories. Congratulations to the Audio...

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Go West for Romance
For those of us who live in the cold, rainy northeast, the setting of a Western romance audiobook holds huge appeal. Large ranches and farms are outside our everyday reality, and I...
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Kelly Bowen's A Duke in the Night
Chocolate-covered pretzels. Elsa and Anna. Beyonce and Coachella. There are some things in life that just work together amazingly well. Let's add to the list historical romance...
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Discover Someone to Wed
With a new mini-series here on Tease that we're calling our "Discover" series, we're including images that will help take you deeper into the world of the romance audiobook we're...
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Career Advice for the Romance Listener
When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? (I wanted to be a superhero with a purple shirt, but I'm still waiting on that one.) Regardless of your age, the...
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We love Stina Nielsen and her sweet puppy Phoebe
There is NOTHING I love as much as ANY book that has an animal as one of the characters. Especially an animal with so much personality that they hog center stage away from the...
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Tease: Wedding Edition
What's more romantic than a wedding? It's the quintessential happily ever after, even if wedding plans sometimes bring out the worst in people (oh, the stories we each could share,...
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Tease: Audies Erotica nominees
Part two of February fun! The Finalist Titles for the Erotica Audies are listed below. As with my post on the romance nominees, I tried to give you a quick heads up on what to...
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Tease: Audies romance finalists
THIS IS IT! (I'm humming Kenny Loggins — no judgment, please.) It's the time of the year we get to recognize a superlative group of Audies finalists. This week, we're presenting...
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Tease: Romance on the Edge
Equal time. In my recent posts, I've focused on cozy and historical romances. This time, let’s hit shuffle on the player and turn to edgy and paranormal romance. For any Twilight...
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Tease: Uncovering History
If you're a regular romance listener, you know you can learn a lot of history in romance novels. Sometimes I will produce some arcane fact to those unfortunate enough to be...
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Tease: Pairing Up for the New Year
My niece (a smart cookie!) received a matching game for Christmas. All of her animal shapes in neat matching pairs made me think about how none of us like to be alone for New...
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Tease: Behind the Mic for The Strawberry Hearts Diner
This week's Behind the Mic shares insights from narrator Brittany Pressley. She pulls open the recording studio door for us and shares her thoughts regarding the small town Texas...
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Tease: Best of Romance
Audiofile Magazine is proud to present its 2017 Best Romance Audiobook list. These fifteen audiobooks represent a snapshot of this year’s best listening. Many reviewers helped make...
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Tease: Holiday listening

Full disclosure. I am that person who runs around singing, "It's the most wonderful time... of the year!!!" In July. Which is the earliest my coworkers will let me...

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Tease: History in the Making
Usually we have the pleasure of featuring titles we’ve listened to and loved, but this week, I’m focusing on historical romance titles that are so new, some of them still in our...
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Tease: Behind the Mic with Tanya Eby
Realistic stories full of heart are breathtaking when matched with a narrator who seems to put her whole heart on the line in each of her performances. Tanya Eby is one of those...
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Tease: Cozy Romance
As the crisp days of fall tread inevitably to the snowy invasion of winter — at least here in the Northeast — I start to hunker down and cozy up. My softest green Express...
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Tease: Intro to the Genre
Oh, dear. You know how you have an idea, and you think it’s a good idea, and then after a while, you realize you didn’t know what you were getting into? This is that time. It was...
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Tease: Hot Listens That Pick Up The Pace
If you feel that the world seems to be spinning faster than ever these days, you're not alone. AudioFile romance reviewers have selected a few fast-paced titles—newly released—that...
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Tease: Behind the Mic with Renée Raudman
Hot off bestseller lists and fan raves, Ilona Andrews's Hidden Legacy series is a *must listen* experience, and WILDFIRE is the latest addition to this fiery series. AudioFile goes...
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Tease: Romance is Negotiation
Author Kathleen Woodiwiss (1939-2007) owns the signature honor of creating the historical romance in its 20th-century form. Her alpha heroes dominated every situation and often...
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Tease: 7 Romance Audiobooks Good for a Laugh
Mixing romance and humor can be a tricky balance — and finding a narrator to dish out zany dialogue or ironic quips with droll aplomb is not as easy as it sounds. Often when I'm...
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Tease: Author Chat with CD Reiss
AudioFile Magazine chats with author CD Reiss about her award-winning audiobook MARRIAGE GAMES, and her views on the audio experience. AudioFile Magazine: Your book MARRIAGE GAMES...
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Tease: Hot Picks
Don't you love a hero who knows her own mind? Strong-willed characters romp through these stellar audiobooks. SINFUL SCOTTISH LAIRD: Highland Grooms, Book 2 by Julia...
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Tease: Family–Friendly Romance
You’re going on a long car trip, and you insist that equal listening time is assigned to your favorite genre, romance. One problem. Your kids will be in the car, and many romances...
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Behind the Mic: Dirty
AudioFile goes Behind the Mic to hear from narrator Andi Arndt about recording the Audie Award-winning title DIRTY by Kylie Scott. Andi has recorded eleven audiobooks with Kylie,...
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Tease: Old loves and new crushes . . .
When I was a Girl Scout, we sang a song which told us to “Make new friends, but keep the old.” I must admit to being a mild creature of habit. I see an audiobook featuring a...
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Tease: Audie Award Winners in Erotica and Romance
Each year, the Audio Publishers Association (APA) and dedicated audiobook judges gather, listen, and select the Audie Award winners. I've seen little bits of the process over the...
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Tease: Wicked Abyss
Robert Petkoff has narrated Kresley Cole's Immortals After Dark series for all 17 audiobooks, much to the delight of AudioFile's reviewers! In the newest installment, WICKED ABYSS,...
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Tease: Steve West - RT Romance Narrator Award winner!
Congratulations to Steve West, the winner of RT Book Reviews Romance Novel Narrator award given by AudioFile! Steve won the award for his narration of A BUCCANEER AT HEART....
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Tease: Interview with Author Kristen Ashley
Superstar romance author Kristen Ashley's new title—COMPLICATED—was released as an audiobook original. We asked her to share her thoughts on the audiobook process and her favorite...
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Tease: Duking It Out
Admit it—we're fascinated with royalty. Just look at the commemorative plates/snowglobes/spoons your relatives scooped up to celebrate the marriage of William and Kate. In the...
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Tease: Hot Picks
This month's hot picks are some of the most diverse, intriguing titles I've seen in a while . . . all gathered together! For romance lovers who like to delve deeply into exotic...
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Tease: It Happened in Scotland
There are two reasons to listen to this audiobook: Kirsten Potter and Scotland. In the interests of complete honesty, I would probably listen to almost any Scotland-set tale. It's...
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Behind the Mic: If Not for You
AudioFile goes Behind the Mic to talk with Khristine Hvam about recording the latest in Debbie Macomber's New Beginnings series, IF NOT FOR YOU. Khristine speaks with such heart...
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Tease: Sweet Dreams
When I set out to review SWEET DREAMS – an Audies finalist in the Erotica category – I first thought, oh, interesting, a collection of erotic tales set in India. My second thought...
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Tease: Love Your Lists
I’ve had lists on the brain lately. The faster life spins, the more I treat my to-do list as a lifeline. And the publishing industry is all about lists. Each year, I wait...
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Tease: March New Romance Releases
The March previews for romance should have everyone reaching for their headphones. I can personally recommend the Kristen Proby series read by Sebastian York as addictive...
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Tease: March Hot Picks
Succeeding against all odds. These Hot Picks may have a rocky road to romance… but it’s all worth it. [gallery ids="9562,9563,9564" type="rectangular"] Bittersweet: True North,...
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Tease: Lord of the Privateers
AudioFile went Behind the Mic to talk with narrator Steve West just after he completed the 4th audiobook in Stephanie Laurens's The Adventurers Quartet, LORD OF THE PRIVATEERS....
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Tease: Audie Award Romance Finalists
The Audio Publishers Association (APA) celebrates "the best of the best" in the audiobook industry with the coveted Audie Award.  Below are the Romance Finalists for the 2017 Audie...
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Tease: Marriage Games
So there's this little-known (ahem) movie in theaters, something about 50 Blinds, or Shades. I've only seen the trailer on TV about 50 times . . . this week. Anyway, if you've read...
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Tease: Valentine's Day
Valentine’s Day is coming around again, and it’s time to think about falling in love. Not with a person, but with an audiobook (of course). And a love affair with a romance...
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Tease: Romance Audio Awards Announced
RT Book Reviews celebrates the awards season with the nominees for 2016 RT (Romantic Times) Awards that include the Reviewers' Choice Best Book Awards and Career Achievement Best...
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Tease: When All the Girls Have Gone
As women in a secret investment club go missing, Claire and Max race the clock to locate a killer. Narrator Amanda Leigh Cobb matches Jayne Ann Krentz's no-nonsense style in this...
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Tease: Audiobook Reviews
Newest romance audiobook reviews from AudioFile with companion print reviews from RT Book Reviews IT STARTED WITH A KISS Marina Adair, Read by Renee Raudman Brilliance...
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Tease: Holiday with a Twist
Narrator Samantha Cook's impressive range of voices and deadpan humor make this one holiday romance you won't forget. HOLIDAY WITH A TWIST Shannon Stacey, Read by Samantha...
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Tease: The Consequence of Seduction
High-quality merriment meets millennial romance, and narrators Amy McFadden and Nick Podehl rise to the challenge of Rachel Van Dyken's outlandish romantic romp. THE CONSEQUENCE...
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Tease: December New Releases
December 6th, 2016 ISLAND OF GLASS Nora Roberts, read by Saskia Maarleveld Brilliance Audio CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU Miranda Llasson, read by Amy McFadden Brilliance Audio THE...
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Tease: Guilty Pleasures
Travel the exclusive circuit of international mixed martial arts fighting in Deborah Fletcher Mello's series opener, GUILTY PLEASURES. GUILTY PLEASURES: Bad Boys of Boulder, Book...
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Tease: Do You Want to Start a Scandal?
I'm not sure if I want to start a scandal, but after listening to Dare's latest, DO YOU WANT TO START A SCANDAL, I'm feeling the urge to go full-on backlist and listen to the...
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Tease: November Hot Picks
This month’s picks go from sweet to steamy and include some of our favorite authors and narrators. Good luck choosing just one! DRAGONMARK: Dark-Hunter, book 27 Sherrilyn Kenyon,...
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Tease: The Chemist
Okay, Twilight fans. She's back. And there aren't any vampires, but it doesn't matter — narrator Ellen Archer will have your hair standing on end anyway. Archer introduces...
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Tease: November New Releases
November 1st, 2016: THE FIX UP Kendall Ryan, read by Ava Erickson John Lange Blackstone Audio A SURE THING Marie Harte, read by CJ Bloom Tantor Media I SEE YOU Molly McAdams, read...
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Tease: Daughters of the Bride
It’s all about personality as Tanya Eby introduces the tribulations of sisters Courtney, Sienna, and Rachel in Susan Mallery’s DAUGHTERS OF THE BRIDE. DAUGHTERS OF THE...
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Tease: Career Advice in Romance Audiobooks
For many of us, audiobooks make the journey to and from our jobs seem a little less stressful. But there’s no shortage of career development information to be found in romance...
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Tease: Dark Carousel
AudioFile goes Behind the Mic with narrator Jim Frangione to hear about one of the challenges of his first performance of one of Christine Feehan's Dark titles, DARK...
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Tease: October New Releases
October 4th, 2016: DEADLY SILENCE Rebecca Zanetti, read by Karen White BEDMATES Nichole Chase, read by Saskia Maarleveld & Will Damron TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS Debbie...
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Tease: A Buccaneer at Heart
AudioFile 2016 Best Audiobooks Award Winner Stephanie Laurens's Adventurers Quartet has many fans, and Steve West's narrations win the heart and loyalties of even more. A BUCCANEER...
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Tease: September Hot Picks
Some Romance choices from James Patterson’s Bookshots series, and other audiobook titles to charm your September listening hours.  THE BOURBON THIEF  by Tiffany Reisz, read by Kim...
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Tease: Glitterland
Nicholas Boulton has been celebrated again and again for his suberb performances, and Alexis Hall's GLITTERLAND gets the same captivating treatment. GLITTERLAND by Alexis Hall,...
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Tease: September's New Releases
Some Romance choices from James Patterson's Bookshots series, and other audiobook titles to charm your September listening hours. September 6, 2016: CHANGE OF HEART by Nicole...
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Tease: Bay of Sighs
Listeners will be drawn into Nora Roberts's Guardians Trilogy with book two in the series, BAY OF SIGHS, narrated by Saskia Maarleveld, who also performed STARS OF FORTUNE. BAY OF...
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Tease: Honor
It might not be obvious, but honor is an essential element of romance.  After all, no one wants to date someone who cheats or is unkind to the less fortunate. What honorable traits...
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Tease: August Hot Picks
We're hooked on heroes: more summer romances with doctors, builders, pilots, and a spy. EVERYWHERE AND EVERY WAY: The Billionaire Builders, Book 1 by Jennifer Probst, read by...
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Tease: Heroes
Heroes. There’s a reason many contemporary romance covers feature the male protagonist. Perhaps you picture a hero like Rhett Butler from GONE WITH THE WIND, with his swagger, his...
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Tease: Red Hot and Contemporary
Over the past year, every publisher, editor, and author I’ve spoken with has told me that contemporary romance is red hot! Romance genres tend to rise and fall in cycles of...
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Welcome to Tease!
AudioFile’s new “Tease” is all about audiobook romance. Each post will share reviews of romance audiobooks—along with a list of additional recommendations. As a librarian, an...
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