Dahlia Poplar is a genuine witch, an unofficial gofer, and Luna Lane’s only cursed resident.

With a werewolf best friend, a vampire ex-boyfriend, and a ghost for a hanger-on, Dahlia is far from the most unusual dweller of her sleepy small town, but she’s the only one unable to leave. Dahlia has to perform at least one good deed per day - or she’s one step closer to turning to stone.

Fortunately, the residents of Luna Lane have plenty of tasks for Dahlia to complete to avert the curse until Cable Woodward, fetching professor and nephew of her elderly neighbor, stops by for the semester on sabbatical. Attempting to help Cable’s uncle work through the trauma of losing his wife, Dahlia uncovers the man’s collection of board games, which leads to him reminiscing about the long-forgotten Luna Lane Games Club.

Dahlia reestablishes the Games Club, only to find evidence of a number of horrible demises connected to the original group. While trying to uncover the truth about the deaths, Dahlia has to fight off her curse, protect her elderly neighbor from becoming the next victim, and most vexing of all, keep Cable from figuring out Luna Lane’s supernatural secrets.
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Only, with eerie board games like these, there may not be a loser - or even a winner - who survives.
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​Amy McNulty is an editor and author of books that run the gamut from YA speculative fiction to contemporary romance. A lifelong fiction fanatic, she fangirls over books, anime, manga, comics, movies, games, and TV shows from her home state of Wisconsin. When not editing her clients' novels, she's busy fulfilling her dream by crafting fantastical worlds of her own.
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​Danielle Daly hails from Long Island, New York but hopes you can’t tell that when she’s reading to you. Grateful for her many years of experience in narrating stories for various short story fiction podcasts, the opportunity to narrate audiobooks for a wider audience is a dream come true.
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Death Island: The Journey
By Kelsy Ketch
Genre: New Adult Adventure/Fantasy
Release Date: November 25th, 2020

After arriving at Death Island, Meriden Cummings became haunted by dreams of a young Mayan woman’s death. A death, Meriden fears, foreshadows her own. And she soon discovers that in this tropical paradise, there are many ways to die. On top of that, the pirates after her great-grandfather’s treasure are not far behind. Can she and her crew stay one step ahead of them and the Mayan god that inhabits the island?
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Meriden is not the only one haunted by the young Mayan woman’s death. Gregory Wilson has had similar dreams the moment he stepped foot on the island. In addition, he has seen the Mayan god of death, Ah Puch. Will he be able to protect Meriden from the earthly dangers as well as the supernatural forces seeking her demise?

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​Kelsey Ketch is a young-adult/new-adult author, who works as a Wildlife Biologist in the state of North Carolina. During her free time, she can often be found working on her latest work in progress. She also enjoys history, mythology, traveling, and reading.
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Fake Nora
by Kelly Martin
The sign over the covered antique mirror said DO NOT TOUCH. Twelve-year-old Nora wished she had listened.
 
Mirrors reflect what is in front of them, but what happens behind the glass-to the reflections themselves? Nora finds out when her own reflection, aka Fake Nora, changes places with her one night. Nora is shoved in a place that looks exactly like her house with no echoes, dull lights, and muted sounds. It isn't her home at all, simply a shell of a place she loves.
 
Fake Nora is living her best life in Nora's house, feeding on the fear of her little brother while no one else at the house knows anything is wrong.
 
Inside "reflectionland," Nora meets thirteen-year-old Jesse, who has been stuck in his mirror since the forties, and he warns her that they aren't alone in the house. There are others sneaking around, known as the bad ones-spirits of people who gave up after vanishing in the mirror.
 
Refusing to stay a reflection forever, Nora conjures a plan to escape, but Fake Nora isn't about to give up her life in Nora's home. And Jesse? He could become a bad one forever.

​As if urban legends haven't given us enough reasons to be terrified of mirrors, Martin's FAKE NORA is sure to leave us clamoring to cover them all.

If Stephen King wrote MG horror, I imagine it would go something like this.

Martin has wowed fans for years with her spooky, creeptastic chills for adults, and now she is ensnaring the preteens too

Join me and Kelly on March 4th at 7:30PM EST for a LIVE Q&A. I will be giving away a paperback of Fake Nora to a lucky participant. 

Author: Stacy Eaton
Narrator: Alex Black
Length: 6 hours 2 minutes
Publisher: Nitewolf Novels⎮2020
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Series: My Blood Runs Blue, Book 5
Release date: Aug. 20, 2020 ​

​About the Author: Stacy EatonStacy Eaton is a USA Today Best Selling author and began her writing career in October of 2010. Stacy took an early retirement from law enforcement after over fifteen years of service in 2016, with her last three years in investigations and crime scene investigation to write full time.
Stacy resides in southeastern Pennsylvania with her husband, who works in law enforcement, and her teen daughter. She also has a son who is currently serving in the United States Navy, and two grandchildren.
Stacy is involved in Domestic Violence Awareness and served on the Board of Directors for her local Domestic Violence Center for three years.
Be sure to visit www.stacyeaton.com for updates and more information on her books.
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About the Narrator: Alex Black
Alex Black is an articulate, engaging, and versatile narrator based in Cambridge, Vermont. He’s worked in theatre, film, audio production, and appeared on radio. As an accomplished audiobook producer with over 90 titles, he’s worked closely with independent authors and publishers.
He’s received more than 500 5 star reviews and specializes in Romance, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Apocalyptic, Mystery & Thriller, LGBTQ+, and Memoirs.
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​7. Are you an audiobook listener? What about the audiobook format appeals to you?

I am an audiobook listener. I’ve a huge To Be Read list going on right now. At the top is ‘The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.”
The audiobook format is quite appealing for several reasons. Meaning can be conveyed in different ways through the narrator(s). One of the best things about an audiobook is when characterization is enhanced. The format allows the listener to consume fantastic books in settings where reading would be difficult. For example, while driving, exercising, cooking, hiking, showering, working, etc.
At the end of the day, whether you’re reading or listening, you can get together and discuss the same story.

8. What are your favorite and least favorite parts of narrating an audiobook?

My favorite part of narrating an audiobook is being put into the mind of the author. I learn valuable insight from that perspective. It makes me a better reader. Being a better reader prepares me to delve deeper into the next story, and become better at understanding storytelling.
Ultimately, writing is one of the most intimate things someone can do. The writer is openly sharing the way that they think, the way that they tell a story, their thought process’. My favorite part is experiencing new ways to tell stories. Every author I’ve worked with has blown my mind.

11. What about this title compelled you to audition as narrator?

Vampires. First and foremost, vampires are awesome. Secondly, I really wanted to complete the books as a whole series and produce the box set. I find that box sets are amazing because they put an incredible amount of content at people’s fingertips.

12. How closely do you prefer to work with authors?

I tend to have close relationships with authors and publishers. I enjoy hearing what authors have to say, what they’re interested in, what’s coming up next, what their plans are. From whatever angle, working with authors is a relationship first. There are wonderful people out there with amazing stories to tell, and I’ve been fortunate to work with the most fantastic authors. Stacy is case in point. You can see a reflection of her life’s experiences in her work. How can you not want to work closely with someone like Stacy?

14. How did you decide how each character should sound in this title?

Ok. Here’s a few of my favorites.
Officer Kristin Greene is a badass. She doesn’t take crap from anyone and she is deeply empathic. She’s community based. I wanted her voice to be strong. She is direct and stands her ground. But her voice always has a softer concern for her loved ones. Then ruthless towards her enemies.
Julian is a romantic at heart. He’ll get things done. He’s got his opinions, and honestly, he’s trying to figure things out. He’s had to deal with a lot. On top of that, he’s confronted with the near ghost of his late beloved Calista. I thought his tone should be firm but with a hint of softness. That softness is born of love and romance.
Alex is top dog. You listen to him. You don’t go against his orders. I wanted him to have a bit of presence in his voice. A bit of no nonsense.
Trent is pure southern charm, and Olivia is fun and bubbly. Also restless, and excited about the changes in her life.
Gabriel is another empathic character. He is a rock. I wanted his voice to be caring and focused, but undaunted and undeterred. A simple man, honestly.


17. Have there been any characters that you really connected with?

All of them. Every single one. I’m a highly sensitive man. It’s very easy for me to empathize with people in general.
I understood Kristin to her core. Stacy and I had shared a laugh, discussing a scene with Kristin. I remember telling her that I literally rolled my eyes when the scene rolled along. But that was Kristin’s character you see. She had to be where she was because of her deep empathy. I’d say probably Kristin was the one I most connected with.
Second would be Alex and Julian. I related to their perspective on many levels. Their grit, determination, and no-nonsense. I appreciate good strong men. Their tenacity. Their love for another MC.

20. Do you read reviews for your audiobooks? If so, which ones stand out to you most, positive or negative?

Yes. I read them all. Every single one. I’ve discovered a pattern to the reviews that stand out to me. I love the reviews where you can physically see someone smiling as they’re typing the review. Those are my favorite. Especially if they’ve spammed emojis.
I’ve mentioned before that I’m a highly sensitive man. But I also have very thick skin. There’s a common saying in the narrator community that goes “Don’t read the reviews!” Maybe my brain is wired differently, perhaps it’s from my childhood, but I love reading both negative and positive reviews. There’s a little seed of truth in everything. I think some folks make the mistake of letting negative reviews govern them.

22. What type of the review comments do you find most constructive

The most constructive comments occur in repetition. You’ll often find both your strengths and weaknesses repetitively addressed in reviews. It’s the repetition that can tell you whether something is working or not. That repetition is what I find most constructive.

24 If you could narrate one book from your youth what would it be and why?

This is a tough one for me. I was maybe eight years old when I picked up R.A. Salvatore’s ‘The Demon Awakens’ from the Giant supermarket in Bowie, MD.
“It’s a big book,” my father said.
I can still hear his long heavy sigh that turned the necks of strangers in line at check out. It sure was a big book for an eight year old. Looking back, I don’t think he wanted to pass up investing in my desire to read. Either that or I was possessed by demons and kicked and screamed until I got the book. I say possessed because I was good kid. Right dad?
I’v picked this one because it changed my life. This was a flashlight under the covers book.
“I said go to bed!” mom would yell through the door.
I don’t know how but she knew i was reading. As kid you’re trying to figure out how the beam of your flashlight could go through three layers of bedding, the door, down the hall, and wake up your mother.
Anyway, I lived vicariously through my imagination as a kid. The world was so rough and unkind to me. This book was my best friend. Every turn of the page revived me. Rangers, goblins, giants, elves, magic, first kisses. Sigh.

27. What’s next for you?

I’ll be candid with what’s important to me. My first priority is being deserving of my amazing beautiful wife. That’s always next for me. Everyday.
In the audiobook world, Stacy and I are working on preparing the ‘My Blood Runs Blue’ series box set. Then ‘The Blue Blood Returns’ series begin production in January!
Aside for that, my lovely wife and I have been narrating duet and dual POV audiobooks this year. We’ve been kicking butt and taking names! You should hear her, she’s amazing. (I’m kissing my fingertips in French). She’s so versatile. I’m already learning so much from working alongside her. Truly an inspiration.
It’s been a wild, exhausting 2020. Our goal is to fill our 2021 calendar with amazing authors and put out some amazing stories that must be told!

​My plan was simple—blend into the background, blissfully unnoticed, until graduation. Wallflower life suited me just fine... until Anastasia came to town.

The guys fawn over her.

The girls hate her.

Me?
I’m just trying to get through the day.

That last part proves to be a challenge when I have a run-in with an enormous wolf. I would have been a goner, had Anastasia not swooped in to save my life with her superhuman abilities. In true bumbling dork fashion, I returned the kindness by ruining hers.

Strap in, and hold on tight, for the epic tale of how I became Sixx Reynolds - begrudging sidekick.

​I flew through this action-packed thrill ride opening to Becca Vincenza's new series. I can't wait to read the next installment.

This new series has all my favorite things - fae, werewolves, hot guys, kick-butt hero - and that is just the prequel!

Sixx is amazing as Ana's sidekick. Seriously, most of us could totally be Sixx in this situation. Love her!

​My name is Sixx, and I... am a sidekick. The badass, sprinting into danger lifestyle isn’t for me. At all. I’ll leave that to my best friend, Ana, while I watch her back from a safe distance. Far away. Unfortunately, whether I like it or not, sometimes trouble finds me.

Normally, Ana does her ass-kicking heroics of stopping the things that go bump in the night, while I help from the shadows. But things have escalated lately, and a rising number of baddies are practically kicking the doors down.

A new drug, called Dreamscape, has hit the streets and it is granting humans a burst of para powers. True Paras, who seek to remain hidden, have their hackles raised and are remedy this problem themselves... by whatever means necessary. Can we stop the potential war looming? Or will we be caught in the middle of a deadly supernatural feud?

​The true sign of a great book is when you stay up all night reading it. I inhaled this book in one sitting. The action. The thrills. The men. OH MY!

Let's take a moment to discuss Z. His heat smokes from the pages. I should have scorch marks on my hands. The author did a fantastic job when she created him. SWOON!

Ana and Sixx are all a reader could ask for in bad*** duo. I love how the two MCs are so different, yet complimentary of one another. The Ying and Yang if you will.

The action and the thrills roped me in and refused to let go. I could not put this book down. I can't wait till the next book in the series.

​There’s more to being a sidekick than performing menial tasks for the caped hero.

Sometimes it means allowing myself to be used as bait as I’m kidnapped and transported across the Veil. I know my best friend will track me down, after all she’s a badass superhero.

But this time she won’t be alone.
My boyfriend is by her side, eager to unleash violent chaos on any who dare hurt me.

Yet, as all of us venture into Veil—a land under Fae rule—not all is as it appears. Enemies are hidden, and allies harbor their own double-sided intentions. If I hold any hope of making it out alive, I have to decide who I can trust... and who is plotting against me.

​Becca Vincenza was born and raised in Michigan where she still currently lives. Becca was raised on Lord of the Rings, Chronicles of Naria, Stars Wars, etc. Her love for fantasy has only grown as the years went by. And she began to create her own worlds and stories. She writes Urban Fantasy, post-apocalyptic, paranormal romance books.

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I was suppose to meet the gorgeous V. Romas Burton last year at Roanoke Author Invasion but COVID wiped out those plans. I do however have a signed copy of this beautiful YA fantasy book on my shelf. These blog pics do not do these covers justice. ~ Lynn 

 the land of Barracks, the economy thrives on the barter of their citizens' most precious commodity—a human heart. Each year, the Heart Reign festival is thrown for those who have become of age to trade their hearts for their deepest desires. And this year is Adelaide Tye's year to trade.

After despising Heart Reign for years, Addie endures her Extraction and discovers that her heart isn’t gray and dying, like all other hearts in Barracks, but bright red, alive, and teeming with power.

With a warning from the extractor of hearts, Addie rushes through Heart Reign to make her choice—trade her heart to Schism, the monster who took her brother years before, or go in search of the Mender—a mythical man said to purify hearts and save her own heart. Either decision will rip her away from the one man who has always been by her side.

Knowing there is only one real choice to make, Addie jumps through Schism’s red door and is thrust into a dark and dangerous realm where she is faced with making a trade she may not survive.

For fans of Stephanie Garber's Caraval and ABC's Once Upon a Time.

After finding out she is the Bellata--the prophesized warrior meant to save Decim--Addie, along with James, returns to Barracks to unite the Twelve Magisters. But as she discovers her old home in ruin, Addie stumbles upon Silas and Nana, the only people left in Barracks.

As Silas explains what happened, Addie remembers the special gift Eman entrusted to her. She gives the gift to Silas, only to learn that he's the young blacksmith who fought through the Seven Choices, making Addie unsure of how to react to her old friend.

Dodging an attack from Schism, and another deadly ally to Ophidian, the group finally makes their way to Ramni, where a familiar face joins them--one Addie never wanted to see again.

If Addie can't learn to balance her new power, successfully unite the Twelve Magisters, and figure out what's going on with a new voice in her head, Ophidian will destroy all the twelve lands ...

And she'll never know who is capable of betrayal amongst her friends.

​V. Romas Burton grew up bouncing up and down the East Coast where she wrote her first story about magical ponies at age seven. Years later, after studying government and earning an M.A. in Theological Studies, V. Romas Burton realized something even bigger was calling out to her--stories that contained great adventures and encouraging messages. Because she couldn't find exactly what she was looking for, V. Romas Burton decided to write her own great adventure. When she's not writing, she spends time reading as many books as she can, watching YouTube videos and taking care of her adorable son. Heartmender is her debut novel. You can visit her online at www.vromasburton.com

​ Skilled “tiger whisperer” Kennedy Swift is on a mission to get her life on track and escape the people who want to do her harm. Running into Dante Vega isn’t on the plan. When her gaze lands on Dante, the same obsession and longing she experienced in her senior year comes roaring back to life. She simply can’t afford to let him in. End of story.
An unexpected, surprise encounter at a tiger sanctuary in the Bronx leaves mega-superstar musician Dante Vega reeling. Is the tiger charging the woman going to maul her? Is she about to lose her life? And, could this very courageous woman be the same girl he crushed on hard at his exclusive private Manhattan high school before she vanished?
Each of their lives has been marred by tragedy. Each carries secrets, too dark to reveal. Will their secrets tear them apart? Or, will they find the courage to come clean, risking all to find love? Find out in Crazy Love: A Rock Star Romance by USA Today best-selling author Callie Bardot.
While each book is a stand-alone, the series it more enjoyable if you listen to them in order.
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 Did you find it difficult to “break into” audiobook narration? What skill/tool helped you the most when getting started?

1. ----Voices. Just mimicking people, shows, sounds, ect; this is how my path towards voice acting started. As for the difficulty, I believe my past career choices helped me understand what is important for building a sustainable voice acting career.
   

A lot of narrators seem to have a background in theatre. Is that something you think is essential to a successful narration career?

1.  I love theatre! I do not, however, believe it is essential for voice acting or acting in general. Sometimes, theatre can hurt someone in the long run. This is because theatre sometimes places over the top performance over realism....well, most of the time.
   

What type of training have you undergone?  

1. Not as much as you might think. The ability to switch voices and put myself in a character has come very naturally to me. I did graduate from a John Casablancas Center in my early twenties. I account my meeting the emmy nominated Jon Ross, and learning from him as a protege, my biggest success from that time. 
   

How do you manage to avoid burn-out? What do you do to maintain your enthusiasm for narrating?

1. Great question, coffee and enough off days to get out of your head. That is the key to staying sane. Enthusiasm is a synonym for passion to me. If this isn't your passion why are you sitting in a 2 x 2 room for 6 hours a day?
   

What about this title compelled you to audition as narrator?

1. There are a few reasons actually. First, I am a romantic at heart. Second, I am a big fan of character development, and that is a focus in this series. Lastly, it was my first series ever! So I wanted a decently large project.
   

How closely do you prefer to work with authors?

1. -I have not built up a friendship with another author like I have with Calinda/Callie (lol). Generally its not as conducive as this project.
   

How did you decide how each character should sound in this title?

1. As in all my projects, I decide by reading ahead and understanding a few things. Who my characters are as people, their faults, ect. Who is loud? Who is quiet? Are there any descriptions of how this person is supposed to talk? This solution has a lot of variables.
   

Who is your “dream author” that you would like to record for?

1. -I mean any of the big fantasy/high fantasy guys. Brandon Sanderson, Orson Scott Card, LoTR books. Now if I had to pick one? Patrick Rothfuss.
   

What do you say to those who view listening to audiobooks as “cheating” or as inferior to “real reading”?

1. ----I read very very fast. 150 to 200 pages per hour. That's conservative. My friend has dyslexia. He needs to listen. His older brother works a ton, in an environment where he can listen while he works. How are either of those situations "cheating"?
   

What’s next for you?

1.  Next for me is a 8500 page series called Coiling Dragon with WuxiaWorld.com. After that? I'm thinking of paying Funimation in Dallas a visit. Make sure to keep up with the journey on Instagram. insta- the.rise.of.my.voice
   

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​Author: Stacy Eaton
Narrator: Alex Black
Length: 8 hours 24 minutes
Publisher: Nitewolf Novels⎮2020
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Series: My Blood Runs Blue, Book 4
Release date: Jul. 10, 2020 ​

Author: Missy Sheldrake
Narrator: Penny Scott-Andrews
Length: 14 hours 12 minutes
Publisher: Missy Sheldrake⎮2020
Genre: Fantasy
Series: Keepers of the Wellsprings, Book 1
Release date: Dec. 22, 2020

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