Romance Read-Alikes: The 2021 Holiday Gift Guide

A Study in Scarlet Women

The Lady Sherlock Series: Book #1

By: Sherry Thomas
Narrated by: Kate Reading
Length: 11 hours

USA Today bestselling author Sherry Thomas turns the story of the renowned Sherlock Holmes upside down.With her inquisitive mind, Charlotte Holmes has never felt comfortable with the demureness expected of the fairer sex in upper-class society. But even she never thought that she would become a social pariah, an outcast fending for herself on... Read more

One Last Stop

By: Casey McQuiston
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
Length: 12 hours 10 minutes

“McQuiston delivers a delightful sophomore novel that surprised me. Though similar to Red, White, and Royal Blue, One Last Stop adds a science fiction time loop element that makes it fun and different. I had major missing-Brooklyn-feels while listening to this! McQuiston perfectly captures the magic of Brooklyn and the MTA (both good and... Read more

Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating

By: Adiba Jaigirdar
Narrated by: Reena Dutt & Shubhangi Karmakar
Length: 9 hours 35 minutes

Everyone likes Humaira "Hani" Khan―she’s easy going and one of the most popular girls at school. But when she comes out to her friends as bisexual, they invalidate her identity, saying she can’t be bi if she’s only dated guys. Panicked, Hani blurts out that she’s in a relationship…with a girl her friends absolutely hate―Ishita "Ishu" Dey. Ishu... Read more

You Had Me at Hola

A Novel

Primas of Power: Book #1

By: Alexis Daria
Narrated by: Seraphine Valentine
Length: 10 hours 27 minutes

“Damn, this was cute. Definitely a mood-lifter, definitely a light read. Any fan of Jane the Virgin or One Day at a Time (or even an "I enjoyed an episode once" person) would devour this. Filled with representation, strong leading ladies, family drama, secrets, and pure sass, You Had Me at Hola has you entertained from the first... Read more

An Extraordinary Union

Loyal League: Book #1

By: Alyssa Cole
Narrated by: Karen Chilton
Length: 10 hours 1 minute

As the Civil War rages between the states, a courageous pair of spies plunge fearlessly into a maelstrom of ignorance, deceit, and danger, combining their unique skills to alter the course of history and break the chains of the past. Elle Burns is a former slave with a passion for justice and an eidetic memory. Trading in her life of freedom in... Read more

Hate to Want You

Forbidden Hearts

Forbidden Hearts: Book #1

By: Alisha Rai
Narrated by: Summer Morton & Jeremy York
Length: 9 hours 59 minutes

Alisha Rai, one of contemporary romance’s brightest stars, makes her Avon Books debut with the first novel in the sexy Forbidden Hearts series!One night. No one will know. That was the deal. Every year, Livvy Kane and Nicholas Chandler would share one perfect night of illicit pleasure. The forbidden hours let them forget the tragedy that haunted... Read more

Wicked and the Wallflower

The Bareknuckle Bastards Book I

By: Sarah MacLean
Narrated by: Justine Eyre
Length: 12 hours 39 minutes

When Wicked Comes Calling . . .When a mysterious stranger finds his way into her bedchamber and offers his help in landing a duke, Lady Felicity Faircloth agrees—on one condition. She’s seen enough of the world to believe in passion, and won’t accept a marriage without it.The Wallflower Makes a Dangerous Bargain . . .Bastard son of a duke and... Read more

Act Your Age, Eve Brown

A Novel

By: Talia Hibbert
Narrated by: Ione Butler
Length: 10 hours 51 minutes

“Talia Hibbert writes fantastic steamy romance novels. Her characters have depth, and I always become so invested in their stories. Eve Brown is a loveable, chaotic mess. She flees to the Lake District and ends up working at a Bed and Breakfast. The owner is the exact opposite of Eve - orderly, stern and definitely not a ray of sunshine. Think... Read more

The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels

Dangerous Damsels: Book #1

By: India Holton
Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
Length: 10 hours 31 minutes

A New York Times Notable Book of 2021

“The kind of book for which the word “rollicking” was invented.”—New York Times Book Review

A prim and proper lady thief must save her aunt from a crazed pirate and his dangerously charming henchman in this fantastical historical romance.

Cecilia Bassingwaite is the ideal Victorian lady. She's also a thief.... Read more

A Heart of Blood and Ashes

Gathering of Dragons: Book #1

By: Milla Vane
Narrated by: Nicole Poole
Length: 15 hours 15 minutes

A generation past, the western realms were embroiled in endless war. Then the Destroyer came. From the blood and ashes he left behind, a tenuous alliance rose between the barbarian riders of Parsathe and the walled kingdoms of the south. That alliance is all that stands against the return of an ancient evil—until the barbarian king and queen are... Read more

Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake

Winner Bakes All: Book #1

By: Alexis Hall
Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham
Length: 11 hours 23 minutes

“Ever wonder about the secret love lives of the contestants on British baking shows? If yes, then this hilarious rom-com filled with a cast of quirky characters is for you! Alexis Hall is one of my favorite authors and writes the best banter between characters. This listen had me laughing out loud! Read more

The Queer Principles of Kit Webb

A Novel

London Highwaymen: Book #1

By: Cat Sebastian
Narrated by: Joel Leslie
Length: 9 hours 11 minutes

"The Queer Principles of Kit Webb kept me up all night! I simply couldn’t put it down."— Tessa Dare, New York Times bestselling author“Sharp, smart, and oh-so-swoony, The Queer Principles of Kit Webb reminds me that Cat Sebastian is an author at the absolute top of her game.”— Rachel Hawkins, New York Times bestselling authorNamed one of... Read more

Irresistible You

Chicago Rebels: Book #1

By: Kate Meader
Narrated by: Pippa Jayne
Length: 9 hours 32 minutes

Harper Chase has just become the most powerful woman in the NHL after the death of her father Clifford Chase, maverick owner of the Chicago Rebels. But the team is a hot mess—underfunded, overweight, and close to tapping out of the league. Hell-bent on turning the luckless franchise around, Harper won't let anything stand in her way. Not her... Read more

It Happened One Summer

A Novel

By: Tessa Bailey
Narrated by: Charlotte North
Length: 10 hours 48 minutes

“This story opened its broad arms and admitted me into the recharging station that I needed so badly in 2021. It was cute. It was sweet. It was heart-wrenching. It was steamy. It was everything! Read more

Ice Planet Barbarians

Ice Planet Barbarians: Book #1

By: Ruby Dixon
Narrated by: Mason Lloyd & Hollie Jackson
Length: 5 hours 51 minutes

LOST

You'd think being abducted by aliens would be the worst thing that could happen to me. And you'd be wrong. Because now, the aliens are having ship trouble, and they've left their cargo of human women—including me—on an ice planet.

FOUND

And the only native inhabitant I've met? He's big, horned, blue, and really, really has a thing for me... Read more