Our NEW Introduction Thread - Hi, My Name Is...

[Derrick]

Thanks for the tip, I'll check them out :)

[Lea's Audiobooks]

Welcome to the group Derrick!

[Moxie]

Hi, everyone! I just joined. Looking forward to checking out the group! :)

[Sassafrass]

Hello, everyone! I had no idea this group was here! I'm so excited that I found you.

I'm Sassafrass and I always have an audiobook going on my iPhone at all times so that I can listen while shuttling my kids around (while they listen to "their music") or going back and forth to work, or doing housework, or just doing just about anything!

I listen to pretty much everything on audio but since I'm a romance fanatic, I listen to mostly romance.

I look forward getting active in the group!

[Jonetta]

Welcome Sassafrass! I see you've discovered the joys of "unproductive" time! I don't know what I'd do without my audiobooks:) Glad you decided to join us and we look forward to your sharing your listening experiences.

[Dee]

sassy!! you joined!! ;)

[Samantha]

Welcome Sass! We look forward to chatting with you.

[Sassafrass]

Hey Dee and Sam!

Thanks, Jonetta!

[Carolyn]

Hi everyone, I'm Carolyn. I'm an audiobook narrator of romance titles and am thrilled to have found a like-minded group. Love listening to audiobooks of many genres and have one on the go all the time.

Looking forward to being part of the group!

[Tracy T.]

Carolyn wrote: "Hi everyone, I'm Carolyn. I'm an audiobook narrator of romance titles and am thrilled to have found a like-minded group. Love listening to audiobooks of many genres and have one on the go all the t..."

Hi Carolyn! So glad you joined. I love love love your narrations! Thank you!

[Carolyn]

Tracy wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "Hi everyone, I'm Carolyn. I'm an audiobook narrator of romance titles and am thrilled to have found a like-minded group. Love listening to audiobooks of many genres and have one on ..."
You are a tremendous listener and supporter of my work - lovely to be appreciated and hope there's one or two more like you out there!! Thank you so much.

[Laura]

Hi, Carolyn
I too am a fan of your narrations. I have Maya Rodale's Writing Girls series in my library.

Laura

[Carolyn]

Laura wrote: "Hi, Carolyn
I too am a fan of your narrations. I have Maya Rodale's Writing Girls series in my library.

Laura" that's fantastic to hear - thanks Laura!

[KatieV]

Wow, can't believe I didn't know this group existed until I saw it on my friend Melanie's feed. I'm a certifiable audio romance addict. I've already maxed out my annual platinum membership to Audible and am now pondering whether to renew early. I did just purchase 3 extra credits. Plus I have an annual membership to scribd, which gives me 12 credits and some unlimited titles.

Basically I'd never get a lick of housework or gardening done without audiobooks. I suppose I must have something more interesting than a vacuum cleaner to occupy my mind :) I also hate to drive, so always have an audiobook on in my car.

Currently I'm hooked on the fabulously narrated (by Robert Petkoff) Immortals After Dark series. I'm getting down to the last few hours of book #11. I've also enjoyed various others. One notable fav is Loretta Chase's Scoundrel series as narrated by the equally fabulous Kate Reading.

[Jonetta]

Welcome KatieV! Glad you found us and you're among a whole lot of Robert Petkoff fans here.

Like ooking forward to following your listening experiences.

[KatieV]

Jonetta wrote: "Welcome KatieV! Glad you found us and you're among a whole lot of Robert Petkoff fans here.

Like ooking forward to following your listening experiences."

Thanks. Robert Petkoff is amazing, isn't he? It's sometimes hard to believe it's one person doing all those different voices and accents.

[Samantha]

Welcome KatieV!!! So glad you found us. Please join in the fun.

[❤️ Dorsey aka Wrath Lover Reviews ❤️]

Hi there, I'm Dorsey and I just discovered your group via a friends thread. I'm a huge fan of audio books and I currently have a little over 500 titles in my audio library.

I have many favorite narrators and I'm always looking for my next great audio read. I'm currently reading The Chief narrated by Robert McNab, this is my first read with this narrator and he's very good...

[Samantha]

Welcome Dorsey. We are happy to have you join us.

[Jonetta]

Hi Dorsey! Good to see you here. Love the Highland Guard series and am listening to The Striker next month.

[❤️ Dorsey aka Wrath Lover Reviews ❤️]

Samantha wrote: "Welcome Dorsey. We are happy to have you join us."

Thanks Samantha!!

[❤️ Dorsey aka Wrath Lover Reviews ❤️]

Jonetta wrote: "Hi Dorsey! Good to see you here. Love the Highland Guard series and am listening to The Striker next month."

Hi Jonetta!! I'm completely hooked, Robert McNab's voice is fantastic!! I haven't checked to see if he narrates the entire series, im hoping he does.

[Samantha]

I read the first two books in the series. I have to check out the audio.

[❤️ Dorsey aka Wrath Lover Reviews ❤️]

Samantha wrote: "I read the first two books in the series. I have to check out the audio."

Very good Samantha.

[Jonetta]

Dorsey aka ❤️ Wrath Lover and KA Addict ❤️ wrote: "Hi Jonetta!! I'm completely hooked, Robert McNab's voice is fantastic!! I haven't checked to see if he narrates the entire series, im hoping he does. ..."

Looks like it's a different narrator, Antony Ferguson.

[❤️ Dorsey aka Wrath Lover Reviews ❤️]

Jonetta wrote: "Dorsey aka ❤️ Wrath Lover and KA Addict ❤️ wrote: "Hi Jonetta!! I'm completely hooked, Robert McNab's voice is fantastic!! I haven't checked to see if he narrates the entire series, im hoping he do..."

Hmmmm....He's good too but I'm loving this one so that's a bit disappointing, thanks for checking. I'll still continue with the series on audio

[S.]

Hi. S. Jackson Rivera here. I wish I would discovered this group earlier, before I released my first audio book. Darn! The information here would have been sooo helpful. I look forward to learning from all of you before I release the next one. Thanks for having me.

[Samantha]

Welcome S. Jackson Rivera!

[S.]

Samantha wrote: "Welcome S. Jackson Rivera!"

Thanks!

[Kelly (Maybedog)]

Hi,

My name is Kelly and I'm an audiobookaholic. My first introduction to audiobooks was decades ago but I became addicted quickly. I was able to slow it down for a while but recently I began driving longer distances and my current daughter hates cool music and just listens to her headphones so I was free to start listening to what I wanted. I've quickly plunged into overindulgence again.

I actually hadn't listened to much romance on audio before because I only read gay romance because most of the M/F romance I've read (which I admit is very little) is eventually sexist and I have a huge problem with that. I didn't know M/M romance was available in audio until recently and then I didn't know if it was any good.

Now I'm waiting to get a new stereo installed in my car that has an auxilliary jack so I can listen to my MP3 books but until then it's CDs. I was desperately searching at the library for an audiobook a few days ago. I mostly listen to thrillers in the car and I found a book that was listed as suspense and it had a dog as a major character so I went for it. It turned out to be M/F romantic suspense and I really liked it because it was fairly egalitarian. (The Betrayed by Heather Graham) I tried a couple more books but the narrators were horrible. (One sounded like everything she was saying was an afterthought she was saying to herself. It was so weird.)

So now I'm desperately looking for recommendations from people and I just happened upon a post where someone linked to this group. I am so excited to find you all! I'm sure you can correct all my misconceptions about M/F romance and steer me toward romantic suspense with all kinds of lovers. I can't wait for you to enable my addiction!

[Jonetta]

Welcome to the group, Kelly! Glad you found your way here.

I recommend you take a look through our Recommendation Give & Take folder for some ideas. And, you should repost your inquiry there so members can maybe provide some fresh ideas that can be shared and referenced ongoing.

Enjoy!

[Leslie]

Hi! My name is Leslie and I'm an avid contemporary romance reader. I just recently started getting into audiobooks and I am hooked! I look forward to discussing with you all and getting some recommendations.

[Mya]

Hello Everyone, My name is Mya and I am fairly new to audiobooks - Just started listening this year.. but have found a couple narrators I enjoy. Xe Sands being my favourite, but Susan Duerden, Rosalyn Landor, and Phil Gigante were awesome as well. I am loving that they make the everyday tasks much more pleasant with an added bonus of being able to indulge in books, without feeling guilty about not getting stuff done! Can't wait to see what you all are enjoying!

[Jonetta]

Welcome, Mya! Great to see you here.

[Samantha]

Welcome Leslie and Mya!

[Mya]

Samantha wrote: "Welcome Leslie and Mya!"

Thank you!

[Mya]

Jonetta wrote: "Welcome, Mya! Great to see you here."

Thanks!

[Staeci]

Hello, my name is Staeci and I enjoy Audiobooks. I mostly listen to Paranormal Romances however, I enjoy all books. Some of my favorite Authors are:
Molly Harper - I have listened to all books she has on Audio. I love the voice of Amanda Ronconi
Tate Hallaway - books narrated by Amanda Ronconi
Christine Feehan
Donna Kauffman
Robyn Peterman
Nana Malone
Kresley Cole
Debora Geary
Laurann Dohner
Lolita Lopez
Evangeline Anderson
Katie MacAlister
Eve Langlais
A. M. Griffin
Kristen Painter

[Jonetta]

Welcome to the group, Staeci!

[Samantha]

Welcome Staeci!

[Staeci]

Jonetta wrote: "Welcome to the group, Staeci!"

Thank you

[Jen]

Hello everyone - I'm Jen and I'm just like all of you. I listen constantly - lots of New Adult romance and new authors with new narrators. I also listen to a fair amount of YA, sci-fi and a slight touch of fantasy - but suffice it to say that if it's something I like, it's got romance.
A few of my favourite narrators - Kate Rudd, Karen White, Amanda Ronconi, Callie Dalton, Jorjeana Marie, MacLeod Andrews, Zachary Webber, Will Damron, Luke Daniels, Nick Podehl, Amy McFadden, Phoebe Strole, Brandon Espinoza, Ben Yannette, Cassandra Campbell . . .
I could keep going but it does get a little ridiculous. There are narrators I can't stand, too - I'll DNF a book in a hurry if I don't like the narrator. Likewise, I'll pick up a book I'd never otherwise read because I love that narrator.

I do have a YouTube channel where I talk about the audiobooks I read. It's Today in Jen's Library - I have a lot of fun with it. My evil plan is to get everyone listening! : )

[Jonetta]

Welcome to the group, Jen!

[Samantha]

Welcome Jen.

[Jen]

Samantha wrote: "Welcome Jen."

Thanks Samantha and Jonetta!

[Jami]

Hello, I am Jami. Longtime Goodreads shadow user. But my recent foray into the audio world has made me want to chat with someone who can relate :)

It took me years to appreciate audiobooks. I am a bit picky about my fiction narrators. And since I favor romance novels, if the hero doesn't sound just right I can't seem to immerse myself and I struggle to listen.

Once I realized I prefer male narrators for romance novels and expanded my sub genre preferences (i.e. paranormal) I got hooked.

[Samantha]

Welcome Jami.

[Jonetta]

Welcome to the group and the audiobook world, Jami!

[[deleted user]]

Hi All! I'm relatively new to GR and happy to find this group today. I love, love, love audiobooks. So nice that I can "read" while doing chores and driving. Looking forward to finding new stories to enjoy here.

[Samantha]

Welcome Stevie. Glad you found us.