New Audiobook Release Review: Just for the Plot by Meghan Quinn

Just for the Plot

by Meghan Quinn

Release Date: July 28, 2026

TROPES

Baseball Romance
Friends to Lovers
He Falls First
Best Friend’s Sibling/Sibling’s Best Friend
Slow Burn

BLURB

They're just friends.

At least, that's what she thinks. Him? He has other plans.

Bennett Brinkman is San Francisco baseball's golden boy―focused, disciplined, and very bad at ignoring the one woman he shouldn't want. Falling for his sister's best friend was inevitable, even though she's always seen him as safe, familiar, and firmly off-limits.

Bower knows exactly why wanting Bennett is a terrible idea. She's fiercely loyal to her best friend and well aware that crossing this particular line could blow everything up. But when she moves into Bennett's apartment building, that "just friends" boundary begins to blur in the most tempting ways.

The banter comes fast.

The sparks come faster.

And pretending it's "no big deal" is getting ridiculous.

As feelings get messier and attraction turns undeniable, Bennett and Bower must decide if risking their family ties is worth chasing the love that's been in front of them all along.

My review: 5 stars!

This was an absolute hoot! Meghan Quinn is the queen of hilarious antics and banter, and she did not disappoint with Bennett and Bower's story. (And oh gosh- more of the Gladdy Daddys group texts!) I adore friends-to-lovers stories and Bennett's long-time crush on Bower was so charming and sweet and their journey felt effortless and real. The narration was done in duet style by Teddy Hamilton and Samantha Brentmoor along with a full cast (my favorite!!!!) including Emma Wilder, Connor Crais, J.F. Harding, Jason Clarke and Stella Hunter and was so so so good!

Narrator Reveal: Just Breaking the Rules by Lauren Blakely

BREAKING THE RULES HAS NEVER TASTED SO GOOD…

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely, comes the first standalone hockey romance in her brand new Hockey Ever After series, JUST BREAKING THE RULES! Narrated in duet by Samantha Brentmoor and Teddy Hamilton, JUST BREAKING THE RULES is releasing January 21st in all formats, and will be free to read in Kindle Unlimited! But what’s better than duet narration? Duet narration performed live with the two narrators in studio together, which is exactly how this audiobook was recorded! This sexy, single dad, opposites attract hockey workplace romance answers the burning question -- what happens when you open a small town bakery with your brother's hockey star best friend? Listen and feel like you’re in the room where it happened with the narrators on January 21st to find out the answer!

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About JUST BREAKING THE RULES (Coming 1/21/2026):

Everyone knows the golden rule of business: don’t bang your business partner.
Especially if he’s your brother’s hot-as-sin, hockey-star best friend.

But when the sexy single dad athlete saves me from a cake contest catastrophe—and shows me how good he is with his hands—I blurt out the world’s worst business pitch: Want to invest in my bakery?

With no loan or backup plan, this is my last shot at proving I’m more than my past mistakes, and shockingly, he says yes.

We set one rule: don’t mix business with pleasure.
Except Corbin Knight’s impossible to resist.

When he’s not scoring goals, he’s staying up late with me to test tempting recipes.
Braiding my hair before we bake like it’s foreplay.
Giving me his jersey to wear to games.

I try to keep a professional distance from the bossy, possessive and dangerously flirty hockey player, but soon we’re testing the limits of the kitchen counter.

This bakery is my chance to finally get my life right, so I fight the messy feelings.
Until one night, he shows up after closing and admits he can’t stop thinking about me.

Suddenly I’m ready to break every rule—no matter the cost to our dreams.

And breaking the rules has never tasted so good.

PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY!

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ABOUT LAUREN BLAKELY:

A #1 New York Times Bestselling, #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling, and #1 Audible Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that’s sexy, feel-good and witty. Her books have been featured in US Weekly and People. Lauren likes dogs, cake and show tunes and she is the vegetarian at your dinner party. 

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New Release Review: Merry Christmas You Filthy Animal

Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal

by Meghan Quinn

Release Date: October 14, 2025

 

TROPES

He Falls First and Hard

Small Town Romance

Holiday Romance

Enemies to lovers

He Pines for Her

Cinnamon Roll MMC

Amazon Link

BLURB

Nothing says I love you like trespassing, public humiliation, and a town-wide Christmas spectacle to win your crush back.

Atlas “Max” Maxheimer did not sign up for this. One minute, he's anxiously trying to keep his family’s Christmas tree farm from imploding. The next? He’s passed out in the snow after getting clocked by a suspiciously strong bottle of soda.

Enter Betty: new in town, full of holiday cheer, and helping her uncle open a rival tree farm next door. Max is convinced she’s out to destroy everything Evergreen Farm stands for. Betty thinks Max might be one sleigh short of a winter parade.

Cue the holiday chaos.

Between blizzards, blown reputations, wildly misguided romantic plots, and one stolen ornament with a seriously tragic backstory, this small-town war turns into something far messier—and much more delicious—than either of them expected.

My review: 5 stars!

Main characters Max and Betty are both awkward and quirky in the most adorable way, and I adored this holiday romance! I listened to the audiobook, which was narrated with a full cast with Teddy Hamilton and Samantha Brentmoor as the leads, and it was just fantastic and so enjoyable. I'm always in for a "plan" and Max and Storee's plan was over the top and a hoot and had me dying laughing. This was cozy and festive and has me ready for the holiday season.

Narrator Reveal: Merry Christmas You Filthy Animal by Meghan Quinn

Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal

by Meghan Quinn

Release Date: Oct 14, 2025

Narrated in duet by Teddy Hamilton and Samantha Brentmoor

with a full cast including Shane East, Vanessa Edwin, JF Harding, and Robert Hatchet

BLURB

Nothing says I love you like trespassing, public humiliation, and a town-wide Christmas spectacle to win your crush back.

Atlas “Max” Maxheimer did not sign up for this. One minute, he's anxiously trying to keep his family’s Christmas tree farm from imploding. The next? He’s passed out in the snow after getting clocked by a suspiciously strong bottle of soda.

Enter Betty: new in town, full of holiday cheer, and helping her uncle open a rival tree farm next door. Max is convinced she’s out to destroy everything Evergreen Farm stands for. Betty thinks Max might be one sleigh short of a winter parade.

Cue the holiday chaos.

Between blizzards, blown reputations, wildly misguided romantic plots, and one stolen ornament with a seriously tragic backstory, this small-town war turns into something far messier—and much more delicious—than either of them expected.

New Audiobook Release Review: Nights With Him and Forbidden Nights by Lauren Blakely

 Thirty nights of pleasure. Thirty nights of bliss. Thirty nights of being wanted in ways I hadn't ever been wanted, and had desperately longed to be.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely, comes the completely updated and revised steamy forbidden romances, NIGHTS WITH HIM and FORBIDDEN NIGHTS! These OG spicy standalones have been revised from third to first person, with updated storylines and some of the most he-falls-first heroes ever! NIGHTS WITH HIM and FORBIDDEN NIGHTS are now available in all formats, including the brand new FULL-CAST audiobooks with performances by Rose Dioro, Ryan West, Andi Eloise, Sean Masters, Samantha Brentmoor, and JF Harding! Both eBooks are free to read in Kindle Unlimited, and NIGHTS WITH HIM is just 99 pennies in eBook for a limited time. One-click your copy today!

NIGHTS WITH HIM:
✦Audible ➜ https://blkly.pub/NWHAudible2025
Performed with a Full Cast!
✦Kindle ➜ https://blkly.pub/NWHKindle

FORBIDDEN NIGHTS:
✦Audible ➜ https://blkly.pub/FNAudible2025
✦Kindle ➜ https://blkly.pub/FNKindle

About NIGHTS WITH HIM:

I didn’t know who the smoldering man in the expensive suit was that first night.
Only that he was commanding.
Intense.
And exactly what I needed to forget my heartbreak.

But there’s no forgetting him the next day when Jack Sullivan walks into my office.
Philanthropic billionaire, brilliant businessman, my brand-new client…
And off-limits in every possible way.

We should have walked away.
Instead, we made a new arrangement.
Thirty nights. No promises.

Just stolen moments in penthouses, in Paris hotel rooms, on Manhattan balconies.

But the deeper we go, the harder it is to pretend this is just physical.
Because when Jack starts to share the things he loves with me—the symphony, books, late nights exploring the city—he’s impossible to resist.

And the more nights we spend tangled in pleasure, the more he owns my once-guarded heart.

Soon, I start to believe in something more.

But Jack doesn’t do love.
His past still owns too much of him.
And no matter how deep we fall, some risks feel too impossible to take.

Unless I can convince him that what we have is worth breaking every rule.

Tropes: Tortured hero, mistaken identity, starts with a bang, one night stand, billionaire hero, no strings romance, forbidden romance

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About FORBIDDEN NIGHTS:

My best friend is gorgeous, wildly successful, and loves to spoil me. He’s also sworn off love.

Which is why Nate Harper is the perfect man to help me.

I’ve spent my life being in control. Now I want to learn how to let go, and Nate decides he’s the only one who can teach me.

If anyone can show me how to surrender, it’s my confident, outrageously flirty friend.

The deal? No strings. No feelings. No risks.

As we travel to London, New York, and decadent tropical islands, he proves just how good giving in can feel.

It’s only an arrangement. Nothing more.

Except now he’s looking at me differently.
Touching me like he doesn’t want to stop.
Kissing me like he wants these late nights to keep going.

And suddenly, what started as casual feels a lot like something real.

But his scars run deep.
His heart’s on ice.
And our friendship means too much to risk it.

Unless I can convince him some things are worth the fall.

Tropes: Best friends to lovers, lessons in seduction, best friend’s sister, he’s rich and generous

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✦Audible ➜ https://blkly.pub/FNAudible2025
✦Kindle ➜ https://blkly.pub/FNKindle

My review: 5 stars!

I adore full-cast audiobooks, and I was so excited to see that both of the books in Lauren Blakely's Joy Delivered series had been revised and re-recorded in full-cast form! Both both are fantastic stories and the narrator performances are so so good! The full-cast narration adds so much to the books and no one does casting as well as Blakely does. Her choices are always perfection!

ABOUT LAUREN BLAKELY:

A #1 New York Times Bestselling, #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling, and #1 Audible Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that’s sexy, feel-good and witty. Her books have been featured in US Weekly and People. Lauren likes dogs, cake and show tunes and she is the vegetarian at your dinner party. 

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Website: laurenblakely.com 

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