Samantha Brentmoor narrates across thirteen and a half hours, and in contemporary romance a narrator carrying that much running time has to handle ordinary conversation as convincingly as the big set pieces, which is the harder half of the job.
What marks this entry out on our shelves is the sheer weight of listener opinion behind it: an unusually large body of verdicts, settling at four and a half stars. That level of engagement is rare, and it is a reasonable signal that the novel delivers what its readership came for. If you want contemporary romance with the crowd already gathered, start here. Browse what is listed below.