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Title: The Passionate Queen

Subtitle: Dark Queens, Book 2

Author: Jovee Winters

Narrator: Shiromi Arserio

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-07-16

Publisher: Jovee Winters Publishing

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 12 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Paranormal

Publisher's Summary:

Once upon a time a dragon dared to fall in love with the Queen of Hearts.

Zelena Hermosa wants only one thing, to be free. But for a morphling like her freedom will never be possible. Bought by a witch as a baby, she's been raised in a household that knows no kindness or love. She's a broken, dirty child the day she meets her prickly little dragon boy.

Ragoth Nur, heir to the throne of Drakon, has just stolen a golden apple from Zeus's favored orchard. In order to make sure he doesn't have to face the wrath of the gods (but especially his mom) he runs off to wonderland to enjoy his treat and there bumps into the human girl who will change the course of his life forever.

There's so much more to the Queen of Hearts than the stories. So much more than the vindictive woman who shouts, "Off with her head."

This is the true story of the woman, the legend, and the myth.

Members Reviews:

engaging, enchanting and full of hope and promise

AudioBook Review

Stars: Overall: 5 Narration: 4 Story: 5

I adore this series, a nice twist and turn mix of fantasy and fairy tale mixed up just for adults. Jovee Winters has taken her unique view on love, ever after and the struggles to get there, deconstructing the wicked queens to show us their softer underbellies. The Queen of Hearts never really wanted her role, as we meet Zelena, raised without love or kindness, the witch who purchased the infant did so only to use the magic buried within her. And from early days, Zelena has been living a half-life, without love or kindness until she meets Ragoth.

Ragoth is heir to the throne of Drakon, and alternately favored or punished by the gods. After stealing an apple from Zeus orchard, he runs off with the treat to wonderland, where he meets a very angry, boastful and dirty Zelena. As children are wont to do, the two reveal their secrets in several successive meetings over the years, and form attachments that are based in friendship and some tender feelings of love. But Ragoth is a temperamental boy, and his reluctance to be steered in productive directions often lead to his changing form into a dragon, all the better to rain fire on that which displeases him. But Zelena is not even remotely cowed by his change, or his anger in fact the two have a rather prickly relationship that is peppered with boastful dismissals and statements.

Years pass and the two become very different people from what their early connection would indicate. Zelena is cold, calculating and more than self-aggrandizing. Taught by example to become the worst version of herself, when widowed Zelena is barely recognizable as the girl Ragoth once knew. But hes not had an easy time since claiming her as a child his lack of another mate and pointless existence without one have made him cynical and untrusting most of all, he wants to punish Zelena for leaving, for changing, and truly for hurting him.

Can these two find a better version of themselves than the ones that send people running in fear? Winters answers that and many other questions in a story that is engaging, enchanting and full of hope and promise.

Narration for this story is provided by Shiromi Arserio who presented the characters with flair, both as adults and children, with the perfect undertone of hurt, angst, flippancy and daring that was required to capture their personalities as the story moved along.

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Title: Huff, Puff & Blow, Book 1

Subtitle: A Trio of Sexy, Sick and Sinister Black Werewolf Tales Featuring a Booty Call for Justice

Author: Nine Blackmon

Narrator: Nine Blackmon

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-06-16

Publisher: Halogen Audio

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Paranormal

Publisher's Summary:

In Huff, Puff & Blow, Nine Blackmon explores the secret lives of a group of Black Chicagoans who also happen to be werewolves. We start with Dr. Baruka Sims, a forensic pathologist who finds herself answering a very sexy brother's booty call to find out why the last three women he was involved with all ended up mauled to death by a killer on the south side of the city. Next, we travel back in time to the 1940s and find a fixer dodging bullets, babes and bloody bodies in an effort to prevent a Black man named Hiawatha from being accused of a murder he didn't commit. Finally, we journey to the 1980s and the throbbing house rhythms of the Chicago gay scene and meet a tortured, misunderstood teen desperate to escape his sexually and physically abusive household to find the father he's never known.

Follow these colorful and diverse characters through underground night clubs, voodoo rituals, passionate trysts and mangled mounds of flesh as they uncover secrets about themselves and the people around them, wolfing out and howling into the Chicago night all the way!

Members Reviews:

Great Stories. Great Performance.

Each of the three stories is well written and stars an interesting cast and the well developed characters offer a refreshing contrast to the typical werewolf story. The narration and the way the story is told in the present tense from the main character's point of view makes it very engaging. It forces the reader to question the characters' views and question just how honest they are with themselves. The performance is a strong point of this title and offers an extra level of emotion to what are already very dark and compelling tales. My only complaint would be the short length and the feeling that these characters' stories are not quite finished.

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Title: Betrayal Foretold

Subtitle: Descended of Dragons, Book 3

Author: Jen Crane

Narrator: Dara Rosenberg

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-22-16

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 34 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Paranormal

Publisher's Summary:

A bitter betrayal.

Stella Stonewall exposed her scaly side to save the man she loves, the soulful and sexy Ewan Bristol. But her troubles have only just begun. A treacherous betrayal at the hands of a trusted confidante leaves her running for her life.

An impossible choice.

An unlikely savior offers Stella a way out, but it means leaving everything - and everyone - behind. Can she give up the only home, the only friends she's ever known, to save herself?

A chance to have it all.

Stella learns of an ancient curse that, if lifted, could change everything. To alter the course of history, she must trust her former lover, Rowan Gresham, and she must trust the machinations of fate: that she may be the key to it all.

Members Reviews:

Very shallow, and leaves a lot of questions

Firstly: I was a pretty big fan of books one and two, and while this one I'm only giving 3 stars, I still suggest you read it. My -2 on the stars is due to the fact that the story feels rushed or that the author got bored with it and really didnt want to put effort into it. There were so many opportunities for this book to flesh out some really awesome details but instead it remains very superficial and leaves a TON of questions.

SPOILERS AHEAD:

We start off with a prologue of Brandubh upset over the loss of his dragons, but satisfied because he has spies everywhere and has some kind of "ace up his sleeve". Sounds dark and exciting right? Oh what can he have in store for our favorite hybrid?? It turns out to be almost nothing, which I will expand on further down.

Chapter One we are back with Stella, who is hiding out in the woods, a fugitive from both Brandubh and from the people and government of thayer. Dean Miles still has a vendetta against Stella and has released her journal entries to the entire population. How did she get such entries? Her Pia, who in books one and two is shown as being capable of interacting with their user, but not as being a complete AI with the ability to make decisions or think emotionally, decided to GIVE the Dean the files to "save" Stella. "Wwhen you revealed your origin, your relatives, and your encounters with the sorcerer, I was obligated to share that information with Radix Administration to protect not just the people of Thayer, but to protect you." In books one and two I felt like Pia was an advanced version of Siri, but certainly not an entity. If she -is- a full blown AI then wouldn't she have seen what happened when the files were released and said something? Or reported something? Anything? Instead she doesn't say a word, and lets her friends tell her whats happened and then when asked if someone had tried to access her files casually admits she did it? In response to this they shut down Pia and toss her in the river, which doesn't stop Pia from sending the Dean her location before she's shut down. So Pia turns out to be a kind of bad... phone? Siri? Thing?

Anyways, Dean Miles and her gang shes riled up about dragons find the cabin and surround it. With her is Gresham of course. So conveniently at the same time Bay and Stella's mother have dropped the wards on the cabin in an attempt to lure out Brandubh. Which we dont find out til later, but which is incredibly stupid from a tactical point of view as they tell Stella they have no real plan for how to defeat him.

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Title: Noose Jumpers

Subtitle: A Mythological Western, Volume 1

Author: Trevor H. Cooley

Narrator: Andrew Tell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-31-16

Publisher: Trevor H. Cooley

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 66 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Paranormal

Publisher's Summary:

A novel set in a fantastical version of the American West.

The noose jumper era was a chaotic time of lawlessness in the late 1800s when a growing tide of outlaws engaged in a race to become famous. Most of them ended up at the noose.

Three young men emerge from a small town in the territory of New Mexico. They are bound by a pact and guided by mysterious powerful beings that no one else can see. Together they must face off against the Sheriff of Puerta de la Muerte, a wicked man who cannot be struck by bullets. Are they destined to become legends, or are they just mere noose jumpers?

Noose Jumpers is written by Trevor H, Cooley, author of the highly acclaimed Bowl of Souls series.

Members Reviews:

Western meets fantasy... cool!

What did you love best about Noose Jumpers?

I really loved the idea behind their individual talents. The whole fact that belief enhances that talent is a really cool idea.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Sandy, even though he has one of the deadliest talents in the book, he does not use it to kill, most of the time.

Which scene was your favorite?

When Sandy saves the Coyote's son, when you have that sort of aim, even hopelessness doesn't stand a chance.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Even the best outlaws had help.

Any additional comments?

I received this book for free from the author, narrator, or publisher via audiobookboom for an unbiased review.

Fun book. Good story. Misleading title.

What did you love best about Noose Jumpers?

I liked the diversity of the characters. Cooley has a way of making you relate to every character in the novel.

What did you like best about this story?

The suspense in figuring out what game was actually being played here.

What does Andrew Tell bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

Andrew Tell is very good at distinguishing between many different characters. Having only heard him 8 other books of one series, there were a couple time where I was confused as a bit character in this novel was briefly in my mind the sentient ax from that series. It happened one other time too, but with the total number of characters in both series, it is amazing that there weren't more collisions..

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I've heard people had avoided this book because it was a western. I'm not positive it is a western any more than Firefly is a western. I avoided it because I made assumptions about what "Noose Jumpers" meant and I was completely wrong. I ended up finishing this book before I completed Sue Grafton's long awaited "Y is for Yesterday" because Noose Jumpers drew me in deeper into its world.

Any additional comments?

A fun book with a good story. A book I read in spite of the title.

I'm glad I took a chance on "Noose Jumpers". With the book not initially taking off in sales as expected, Cooley once said "if you have come to trust my writing through my other books please give it a chance". I'm glad I did. My first impressions based upon the cover alone were pretty much all wrong.

The title and the short film seemed to place it firmly in the camp of novels with "Gods" popping in and out of the story with no real system of magic or limit to it.

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Title: Origin Exposed

Subtitle: Descended of Dragons, Book 2

Author: Jen Crane

Narrator: Dara Rosenberg

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-25-16

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 36 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Paranormal

Publisher's Summary:

A Dangerous Secret

In fiery redhead Stella Stonewall's new world, magic and shape-shifters are everyday life. Scales, sorcery, shifters - no big. Stella has learned that she's descended not only of dragons but of something more, too. She struggles to keep this rare form a secret, even from her closest friends.

A Bitter Betrayal

Stella turns to her mentor, Rowan Gresham, for help. The charming but enigmatic Gresham forms a plan to improve her troublesome public image. The problem? The plan revolves around betraying the only family she has left.

A Potential for Something Real

When Gresham's motives come into question, Stella must rely on the new friends she's made at a college for magical shifters. The feral bunch helps set Stella's inner beast free. As these friendships flourish, so does the magnetism she's always felt toward fierce and noble Ewan Bristol - but it's so strong that it threatens to overwhelm her. Can Stella afford to open her heart now, when her entire future's at stake, or is it bolted shut for eternity?

Members Reviews:

Maybe We're All Dragons

A couple of things to know: I read the books back to back and canât figure out how to separate the reviews so this covers both. Also, I rarely read paranormal material but these were recommended by a coworker.

I was pleasantly surprised with the books. The plot gets off the ground fairly quickly and moves at a steady pace. The writing is descriptive without being exhausting. I found the dialogue between the female characters to be fun and witty. Thereâs the standard testosterone tension between the male characters but where would the female characters be without it? I could easily envision the environment and vibe of the alternate universe and its inhabitants. I thought it was clever of the author to reference a few classic novels and I can only assume she hopes to point younger readers in that direction, which I think is cool.

On the surface, these are light reading, fantasy novels. If you look a little deeper, they do what good books should do. They remind us that all beings come with different pieces, experiences, desires and perceived truthsâthat we should strive to understand and appreciate everyoneâs beauty and complexity. Any book that reminds you of those principles is worth your time. Iâm looking forward to book 3!

4 Team Rowan Gresham all the way because I'm a sucker for a redeemable hero stars!

As soon as I finished this novel I literally said, ":sigh: I'm all for a redeemable hero so Ewan just isn't working out for me, I love Rowan Gresham." I can't help it, nobody wants the safe and boring choice, come on! I suppose I'm getting ahead of myself and need to reign myself back in.

This is book two in the series and picks off right where the first book ends. Stella learns Gresham's position which sends her into a panic attack. She feels betrayed by the one person she felt she could trust but that doesn't last long when the undeniable attraction tugs at them and he apologizes. What does last is her distrust of Gresham which he proves he earned time and again. Stella gets closer to her friends and eventually turns to Ewan after separating herself from Gresham.

Gresham has done what he believed to be fair and just given his position and his feelings towards Stella.

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Title: Sleeping in the Forest of Shadows

Subtitle: Shadow Forest, Book 1

Author: Eli Constant

Narrator: Jordan Jude

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 48 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-14-16

Publisher: Eli Constant

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Paranormal

Publisher's Summary:

She has to abandon the world of light to truly live...

When Tilda Brennen's family dies in a fire, she is left wheelchair-bound and suffering from survivor's guilt. It was her fault. She'd left the candles burning that night.

But there is a deeper, darker truth to the accident.

"He" has slept for years, dormant and untouched by the human world. Then she arrives at the little house beyond the woods, and he awakens. He has waited so long for another chance. This time, he will not fail.

Going to the voice that summons her may heal Tilda's body, but it will also cause her to lose everything she's come to love. And once she enters the forest of shadows, returning to human life might prove impossible.

Sleep here in the forest of shadows. Live inside the land of your dreams.

Members Reviews:

Great listening!!

Love this audio book!!! The narrator's voice brings the story alive. The characters are real!!

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Title: Dream Dark: A Beautiful Creatures Story

Subtitle: Booktrack Edition

Author: Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl

Narrator: Kevin T. Collins

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-04-16

Publisher: Hachette Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 22 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Paranormal

Publisher's Summary:

Dream Dark: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience!*

When Link joined his best friend, Ethan Wate, on a quest through a mysterious network of underground passageways endlessly crisscrossing the South, he knew the journey would be dangerous. But returning home to Gatlin, South Carolina, was just the beginning.

Wounded during a climactic battle, Link discovers that tending his injuries won't be as simple as visiting a doctor and that healing his arm should be the least of his worries. For being bitten by a Supernatural does more than break the skin - it changes a person inside and out, turning Link into someone more and more like the dark creature who injured him.

In this never-before-heard short story by New York Times best-selling authors Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, listeners witness Link's heart-racing transformation. Dream Dark is set before the much-anticipated third Beautiful Creatures novel, Beautiful Chaos, and as a special bonus includes an exclusive sneak peek at the first five chapters.

Members Reviews:

The story was more alive with the sound from....

I enjoy the these stories, Gatlin is a perfect setting. The ambient background effects from booktrack helped the story pop.

Audiobooks with soundtracks!

What did you love best about Dream Dark: A Beautiful Creatures Story?

Loved this version with the soundtrack to go along with the narration. Sounded amazing and sets the mood and tone of the story much more deeply.

Great immersive experience

I haven't listened to these Beautiful Creatures stories before. I wasn't sure about the narrator at the start but I really liked the background music and effects from the Booktrack.

Link's heart-racing transformation

What made the experience of listening to Dream Dark: A Beautiful Creatures Story the most enjoyable?

The combination of a very interesting story, impeccable narration and a wonderful mood-enhancing sound track made this a very enjoyable experience.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Dream Dark: A Beautiful Creatures Story?

The description of Link's metamorphosis into Linkubus or an incubus.

Which scene was your favorite?

Getting an up close look at a day in the life of Link, including subpar biscuits and white gravy. Oh, no, not white gravy!

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

When Link's mom drags him to see the doctor and have Link tested for steroid abuse. Especially when a parent thinks their child has been doing something wrong and/or not healthy.

Any additional comments?

The sound track was perfect for the atmosphere of this book.

Dream dark indeeed!

Would you listen to Dream Dark: A Beautiful Creatures Story again? Why?

Honestliy, I'd listen to this one again just for the soundtrack

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Yes, I screamed during Link's battle!

Any additional comments?

You've gotta try a book with one of these soundtracks. I love it!

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Title: Yamada Monogatari: The Emperor in Shadow

Author: Richard Parks

Narrator: Brian Nishii

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-06-16

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 44 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Paranormal

Publisher's Summary:

Lord Yamada is called away - one last time - from his newly restored estates in Kamakura to help Prince Kanemore ensure that Princess Teiko's son, Takahito, inherits the Chrysanthemum Throne. Unfortunately, assuming the throne proves to be the easy part. Yamada must then help Takahito renounce that throne in such a way as to hobble the power of the Fujiwara clan forever!

Members Reviews:

Disappointing

I greatly enjoyed the earlier books in the series, but found this one disappointing. For what maybe the final book in the series there was no climatic conflict, rather it was the characters muddling around until a happy ending drops out of the sky.

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Title: The Paradox

Author: Charlie Fletcher

Narrator: Charlie Fletcher

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-09-16

Publisher: Hachette Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 17 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Paranormal

Publisher's Summary:

"Exciting, exhilaring, scary and moving in equal measure, The Oversight is a teeming world of dark deeds and dark magics, brilliantly realized." (M. R. Carey)

The Last Hand of the Oversight still patrols the border between the natural and supranatural, holding a candle to the darkness. But this new Hand is unproven, its fresh members untrained, its veterans weary and battle-scarred. Their vulnerability brings new enemies into the city and surprising new allies from across the sea.

But most surprising of all are new revelations about the Oversight's past, revelations that will expose the true peril of the world in which Sharp and Sara are trapped - the secret of the Black Mirrors and what lies beyond. And the catastrophic danger that will follow them home, if they ever manage to return.

The dark waters rise. The candles are guttering. But the light still remains.

For now...

Members Reviews:

Very Dark

The author as narrator is wonderful. The book is well written with excellent character development, is fast-paced and suspenseful, but becomes extremely gruesome and bloody. I almost could not finish this book due to the vivid horror described in excruciating detail during the latter half of the book. I feel that the book would have been a much better work if there had been less pain, gore and nightmare.

spectacularly read. truly great. story was less so

I was disappointed at the gratuitous sensuality. story gained nothing. and ridiculous use of profanity. offensive.

otherwise the story was good. characters from the first story remain true and we enjoy them.

sometimes you get the feeling things were weird and gory just to be weird and gory. strange reasoning of accepting alternate lifestyles. not as good as the first. not something I can share with my kids...we're probably going to return the story.

BUT : the author is fan-stinkin-tactic at his narration. his command of voices was as good as ANY reader, even Jim Dale, who is the king. I kept listening just to hear his voice.

Editing mishaps

The book is excellent and the narration fine. But there are several minor hiccups in editing in which there are too long pauses or repeated lines.

A great followup to The Oversight

Very nice second chapter with adequate narration by the author. Can't wait for The Remnant

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Title: Deadly Curiosities

Author: Gail Z. Martin

Narrator: Therese Plummer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-18-16

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 23 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Paranormal

Publisher's Summary:

Cassidy Kincaide owns Trifles & Folly, an antique/curio store and high-end pawn shop in Charleston, South Carolina, that is more than what it seems. Dangerous magical and supernatural items sometimes find their way into mortal hands or onto the market, and Cassidy is part of a shadowy Alliance of mortals and mages whose job it is to take those deadly curiosities out of circulation.

Welcome to Trifles & Folly, an antique and curio shop with a dark secret. Proprietor Cassidy Kincaide continues a family tradition begun in 1670 - acquiring and neutralizing dangerous supernatural items. It's the perfect job for Cassidy, whose psychic gift lets her touch an object and know its history. Together with her business partner Sorren, a 500-year-old vampire and former jewel thief, Cassidy makes it her business to get infernal objects off the market.

When mundane antiques suddenly become magically malicious, it's time for Cassidy and Sorren to get rid of these Deadly Curiosities before the bodies start piling up.

Members Reviews:

In the tradition of Jim Butcher's Dresden Files

Excellent read for people who like realistic fantasy. Memorable characters you'll grow fond of. Warning: it's hard to put down.