Leeanne Slade's top 5 love stories

'Romance novels and happy-ever-afters go together like bees and honey, but what excites me the most are the million-and-one ways we can watch these beloved characters get there. The tribulations, the angst, and the heart-pounding passion they experience on the way. Here are five of my absolute favourite unique love stories, where the journey to love is just as exciting as the last page.'
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    • Before I Let Go

    • By: Kennedy Ryan
    • Narrated by: Jakobi Diem, Wesleigh Siobhan
    • Series: Skyland, Book 1
    • Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins
    • Release date: 08-12-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 127 ratings
    • Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan
    • 'Kennedy Ryan's Before I Let Go tells the incredibly raw and poignant story of a previously married couple as they learn to navigate life without each other. Heartbreaking and life affirming in equal measure, it reminds us how grief and loss can change a person, but also how love and time can heal almost any wound. Absolutely sensational!'

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    • The Kiss Quotient

    • A Novel
    • By: Helen Hoang
    • Narrated by: Carly Robins
    • Series: The Kiss Quotient Series, Book 1
    • Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
    • Release date: 05-06-18
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 380 ratings
    • The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
    • 'Seriously sexy, The Kiss Quotient is Pretty Woman in reverse, and as if that’s not enough to convince you, it also paints an incredibly moving and important portrait of a woman on the autistic spectrum. With a male lead I defy anyone not to fall in love with, this is romance perfection. Get that cold shower ready!'

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    • Dear Emmie Blue

    • By: Lia Louis
    • Narrated by: Katy Sobey
    • Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
    • Release date: 06-08-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 69 ratings
    • Dear Emmie Blue by Lia Louis
    • 'Bursting with love and heart, Dear Emmie Blue tells the serendipitous story of a handwritten note tied to a single red balloon, and how it sparks a love that spans over a decade. Featuring a literary heroine you’ll root for like a best friend, Dear Emmie Blue is a special kind of romance you’ll come back to again and again.'

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    • Every Summer After

    • By: Carley Fortune
    • Narrated by: A.J. Bridel
    • Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
    • Release date: 08-11-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 80 ratings
    • Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
    • 'One of my favourite reads of 2022, Every Summer After tells the story of Percy and Sam, who after a life-altering fallout, reconnect a decade later at the lakes where they spent their childhood summers. It has the heart and angst of a timeless teenage love story, wrapped in the thrill and desire of a gorgeous second chance romance. The definition of unputdownable!'

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    • The No-Show

    • By: Beth O'Leary
    • Narrated by: Beth O'Leary, Evanna Lynch, Heather Long, Kathryn Drysdale, Luke Thompson
    • Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
    • Release date: 05-04-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,006 ratings
    • The No-Show by Beth O’Leary
    • 'When a man stands up three separate women on Valentine’s Day, you’ll think you’ve discovered a character impossible to root for, but as the lives of these three women intertwine, O’Leary crafts a beautiful love story with an emotional punch you’ll still be thinking about weeks later. Utterly gorgeous!'

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Laugh-out-loud romantic comedy

Kitty Harris has it all: cosily coupled up with boyfriend Archie, she’s putting in the hours at an ad agency to land her dream job. OK, so maybe they’ve become a bit too cosy in their routine, with pizza night every Thursday, and maybe the agency isn’t so much up-and-coming as been-and-gone, but Kitty is happy.

Until one diamond ring sitting pretty in her pepperoni ruins everything. Kitty does NOT want to get married, not after being caught in the crosshairs of her parent’s destructive divorce. Desperate not to lose Archie altogether, Kitty suggests a summer-long break so she can turn her ‘I don’t’ into ‘I do’. Somehow.

Enter Leo Evans, Kitty’s impeccably dressed advertising nemesis who loves to appear at the very worst moment. Needing a distraction of his own, Leo claims to have the cure for Kitty’s cold feet: a no-strings rebound fling and a ten-date plan to face her marriage fears. Kitty shouldn’t really be fraternizing with the gorgeous enemy, not when they’re about to go head-to-head for the biggest pitch of their careers, but if it means getting her happily-ever-after with Archie, it’s a risk she’s willing to take. This rebound is about to get complicated. Luckily, you can’t catch feelings when you’re still madly in love with someone else...right?

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