After being recommended Kayla Grosse by one of my favorite reviewers, I picked up an ALC of this audiobook completely blind. I was not at all disappointed! This book blew me away (no pun intended). From the start, there was high tension between Finley and Riker. Both of them full of forbidden wanting and frustrated desire, this forbidden age gap was everything I love about the tropes. Add in the drama and action of storm chasing and I could not put it down. While I could have stood a little more groveling from Riker after he steps in it after their first time together, the romance was top tier and the spice just kept spicing. I’ll definitely be picking up more books by this author. I do want to note there were a few places in the audiobook where the silence between chapters lasted an awkwardly long time but the narrators themselves did an amazing job and other than the few times I was afraid my phone died or my headphones disconnected, it was very well-done.

What can I say about this except that it was a fun, spicy, age gap romance. Yes, this looks and feels like a Twisters fanfic but in a good way? This is not going to win any literary awards, but if you are looking for a fun time, look no further.

I also really liked the Dual narration and the added sound effects as I think it made the story that much more realistic. Narrated by Victoria Connolly; Grayson Owens; Robb Moreira who all voiced their parts wonderfully.

Thank you NetGalley and Dreamscape Select | Fat Babe Publishing, INC. for access to the ALC in exchange for an honest review.

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Narrated by Victoria Connolly; Grayson Owens; with Robb Moreira

The narrators did such a great job the sound effects were an added bonus. Easy listen, pacing was good it kept me engaged from the start, I love the twister movie from the 90s I haven’t watch the new one. But the vibes are there.

Highly recommended you listen if you want something fun, and short with a little spice.

This was hella cute. Any fans of the twister movie are gonna love this. And Whirlwind is the perfect time for this book. I had a blast with this quick, sweet, and spicy audio. Processor/student, storm chasing, forbidden love, will they or won’t they, found family in a team, curvy body rep.

Thank you so much for this ALC opportunity, I really enjoyed my listen!

I LOVED this book!!!

I listened to an ALC from NetGalley and it was perfection. As always, Grayson Owens did a wonderful job narrating and I was in love with Robb Moreira's narration (I don't know that I've heard him narrate before now)

This story was so great. The plot was wonderful, the story kept me interested, and the spice may be some of Kayla's best spice yet!! The very first spicy scene had me sliding into her DMs to tell her she's a genius

This book was exactly what the Glen Powell "Twisters" movie should have been.

Performance: 🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤/5
Story: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️/5

Kayla Grosse has done it again and ensured she had the PERFECT narrators for her story, and I loved everything about this duet multicast narration!

Who is bringing this story to life for your listening pleasure?

Grayson Owens as Ryker. Ryker, aka Tornado Daddy, is a professor by day and stormchaser by night who just so happens to be head over heels for his very off-limits, master’s student, Finley. Owens captured Ryker’s angst and turmoil over his forbidden feelings for Finley, and executed a raw vulnerability when Ryker “tried to do the right thing,” which was in opposition to what his heart wanted.

Victoria Connolly as Finley. Finley is an extremely bright student obtaining her master’s and is learning from her dream professor–the man she’s idolized since she started chasing storms at 15. Finley is independent, strong-willed, and always eager to gain more information, and Victoria did a phenomenal job projecting these qualities in her delivery.

Robb Moreira as Joey. Joey is quirky, lovable, and the definition of comic relief. Robb Moreira brought Joey’s larger than life personality to our ears, and you could hear Joey’s signature sh*t-eating grin through the teasing moments. Robb’s delivery brought a smile to my face and had me laughing out loud.

Can’t recommend this audiobook enough!

I thought this was cute! The narrators were fantastic and the storm chaser plot really filled the gap left by the Twister reboot from last summer. Sweet, spicy, and so much fun!

Absolutely loved this graphic audio! The different narrators and sound effects made for such an immersive experience. The story was relatively low-angst but the stakes were high enough that I didn't want to put it down! Definitely recommend picking up this book & any by this author!

A Thrilling tale about forbidden love, storm chasing, and tornado daddies. yeah, you heard that right! tornado Daddy. this is a hilarious romance, full of a whirlwind romance that blows others right out of the water! filled with hilarious banter, terrible puns, and amazing voice actors that really breathe life into the characters that your just going to love! if you loved the movie Twister, then this is absolutely a book your going to want to read, especially with all the steamy scenes. and I do mean steamy! not to mention some of the most amazing tornado descriptions, and the feeling of the thrill of the chase, and the adrenaline pumping hunt for the perfect storm. a delight to read, and even more of a delight to listen to!

What can I say? This book is definitely out of the ordinary. I found it to be creative and imaginative. Not a subject matter that I am used to reading, but I enjoyed it just the same. The chemistry between the characters was well written and definitely held my interest.

This was so much fun, I love a good age gap. It felt a hit insta-lovey but the duet narration was immaculate. I absolutely loved the sound effects. I literally jumped when the first boom of thunder hit hut overall, SO GOOD!

*ALC review* I swear, listening to a book soon after eyeball reading it always makes it even better for me, and this audiobook was no different! I absolutely loved the way that the audio was enhanced with sound effects for everything from storm warnings to knocking on the door. This feature made the story so fun to listen to! Victoria Connelly, Grayson Owens, and Robb Moreira each once again showed up with the amazing talent that they bring to any book I've listened to them on, and I was that much more invested in the story thanks to their portrayal of these characters.

"𝗧𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼'𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗿... 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂."

As someone with a huge obsession for Twister and a big crush on Bill "The Extreme", I can absolutely say this book was definitely for me!

There's action, adventure, forbidden romance, age gap, humor and storms being chased! I honestly had a great time listening to this story. Like yessss it felt like I was with them chasing a storm and falling hard for the older professor. 🫠
The banter between Ryker, Finley and other characters was amazing. Gimme more chases with this team please!!
And it had the best side character ever... I am looking at you Joey 👀🙌😂

What made it even more captivating were the performances by the narrators and the sound effects. It had tornado warnings, loud cracks of thunder and windchimes. There were also three narrators with the third narrator for the side characters. The dynamic between the voices was so good.

It's an absolute favorite read and one of the best audiobooks of 2025.

➛ 𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬: 𝑽𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒂 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒚, 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒚𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝑶𝒘𝒆𝒏𝒔 & 𝑹𝒐𝒃𝒃 𝑴𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒊𝒓𝒂
➛ 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 - 𝐃𝐮𝐞𝐭 𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
➛ 𝐋𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡: 𝟔 𝐡𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟒𝟗 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐬
➛ 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐲 - 𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝

An action-packed rom-rom with spice and tonados.

There's an actullay age-gap, student/teacher forbidden romance, storm-chasing, and a great deal of banter.

I liked the maincharacters, but a big shout out to my man Joey!
Worked very well as an audiobook.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ALC in exchange for this review.

Highly recommend the audio if you pick up this book. It's done in duet style (triplet?) and has sound effects like thunder, sirens, phone alerts, etc.

Such a fun and spicy book by Kayla. Not as character or romance driven as her previous books have been, as this is more an adventure romance and the tornado chasing drives the plot but I still loved it.

If you were pissed that there was no epic kiss in Twisters, just know that these two get down and dirty IN A DITCH after surviving a tornado.

Super enjoyable!

I really enjoyed Whirlwind. It scratched the itch for more romance that Twisters left us all with after watching it. The storyline was fun and the romance was good. Would definitely recommend it and the audiobook production was great!

i loved this book so much! it was such a unique story and i love kayla's writing -- it was a perfect mixture of spice and plot!

I loved every single thing about this audio. The story was compelling and amazing. I laughed and I swooned. The narrators were incredible. The sounds effects were an added bonus that added fun to the book. This book and audio was everything I didn't know I needed.

This audio was phenomenal! I am a huge fan of graphic audios and I loved how this was a step in that directions with some of the auditory aspects. You had the subtle sounds like text dings and door knocking, but also weather alerts and physical weather sounds too. It made it feel more immersive. I really loved the how it incorporated into the story and the narrators were such a great selection. The story was HOT and I just love Kayla's writing. This was a fantastic experience that I want more of!

🎧 ALC REVIEW 🎧

🌪 WHIRLWIND 🌪
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Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Audio 🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧

Narrated by Grayson Owen’s, Victoria Connolly & Rob Moreira

The duet narration is perfection, Feb sound effects are chefs kiss! This is on the best audios I have listened to; I smiled, giggled and squirmed all the way through it.

Ryker knows he cannot touch Finley. She is his student. The best he has ever had and most promising but who is keeping track oh right… he is. And now they are on a chase and things are intense in the eye of the storm. Will they escape the wind or get blown apart?

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