The Only Purple House in Town

Ann Aguirre

Jul 2023 · Dreamscape Media · Narrated by Carly Robins

About this audiobook

Iris Collins is the messy one in her family—the chaos bunny. Her sisters are all wildly successful while she can't balance her budget for a single month. It's no wonder she's in debt to her roommates. When she unexpectedly inherits a house from her great aunt, her plan to turn it into a B&B fails—as most of her plans do. She winds up renting rooms like a Victorian spinster, collecting other lost souls...and not all of them are human. Eli Reese grew up as the nerdy outcast in school, but he got rich designing apps. Now he's successful by any standards. But he's never had the same luck in finding a real community or people who understand him. Over the years, he's never forgotten his first crush, so when he spots her at a café, he takes it as a sign. Except then he gets sucked into the Iris-verse and somehow ends up renting one of her B&B rooms. As the days pass, Eli grows enchanted by the misfit boarders staying in the house...and even more so by Iris. Could Eli have finally found a person and a place to call home?

Ratings and reviews

I haven't read anything by Ann Aguirre before, and I listened to the audio version of The Only Purple House in Town as a standalone, and it worked just fine! Ann Aguirre spins such a fun tale, full of romance, family drama, and supernatural fun. The characters are charming, and there's such a lovely message of found family and acceptance. What a pleasure! The audio version is performed by the delightful Carly Robins. Robins has a fun and lively voice, which suits the tone of the book.