First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison | Contemporary Romance Review

This was very cute on audio.


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First-Time Caller by B.K.Borison

Released February 2025
Source: Library Audio
Get it at your local library or see more @ Goodreads

This was a cute romance between a single mom and the host of a late-night radio show that answers random questions from its audience about relationships. Who knew those still existed? I looked it up and apparently they do. You can learn something new every day, I guess.

I loved Lucie. She's been focused on raising her daughter and works as a mechanic with a bunch of men. Her ex lives across the way with his husband (? I think they're married but my brain fails me) and they co-parent their 12-year-old. She gets her fill of men that way but one night, unbeknownst to her, her daughter calls into the radio show and sets off a series of events that ends up with Lucie going viral for being so openly honest and hopelessly romantic. She hits it off with the host and is offered up a chance to allow the show to help her find love.

It's a cute set up but anyone who ever read a romance novel can guess what's going to happen here, right? Anyhow, it's the journey that counts and this was a *mostly* fun one. I say mostly because Aiden, the show host, is supposed to be grumpy but he just came off as emotionally constipated after a 100 or so pages and completely unqualified for his job (if you ask me). Or maybe I'm the grumpy one.

I was worried for a bit there, but it does ends up being hopelessly romantic and fun and it's a good choice for the summer or now or whenever the heck you want to read something that won't leave you feeling glum.

I borrowed this audiobook from my local library.

Final Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐



Publisher Plot Synopsis (if you need one, be warned because sometimes they can spoil it all!)

A hopeless romantic meets a jaded radio host in this cozy, Sleepless in Seattle-inspired love story from beloved author B.K. Borison.

Aiden Valentine has a secret: he's fallen out of love with love. And as the host of Baltimore's romance hotline, that's a bit of a problem. But when a young girl calls in to the station asking for dating advice for her mom, the interview goes viral, thrusting Aiden and Heartstrings into the limelight.

Lucie Stone thought she was doing just fine. She has a good job; an incredible family; and a smart, slightly devious kid. But when all of Baltimore is suddenly scrutinizing her love life-or lack thereof—she begins to question if she's as happy as she thought. Maybe a little more romance wouldn't be such a bad thing.

Everyone wants Lucie to find her happy ending... even the handsome, temperamental man calling the shots. But when sparks start to fly behind the scenes, Lucie must make the final call between the radio-sponsored happily ever after or the man in the headphones next to her.

Comments

  1. Mary KirklandWednesday, July 02, 2025

    This reminds me of a series I used to watch called Midnight Caller. The guy had a radio show where he took calls and answered the questions on air. I had a biggest crush on Gary Cole when he was on that show. I think I would like this one.

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    1. Bark At The GhoulsThursday, July 03, 2025

      I hope you love it if you get a chance to check it out!

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