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Audiobook Review ~ Deal Gone Dead

5/16/2019

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I adore this sweet southern cozy series from Carolyn Ridder Aspenson.  Laugh out loud funny!
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Deal Gone Dead
By: Carolyn Ridder Aspenson ​
Narrated by: Stephanie Quinn
Series: The Lily Sprayberry Realtor Mystery Series, Book 1
Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins Unabridged Audiobook
Release date: 04-05-19
Language: English
Publisher: Carolyn Ridder Aspenson

Meet Lily Sprayberry. Selling homes is her career. Solving murders, her calling. 
There’s money buried somewhere on Myrtle Redbecker’s property, and people are dying to find out where. Literally.
When Bramblett County, Georgia’s number one realtor, Lily Sprayberry, finds her cantankerous older client dead on the kitchen floor, she lands herself smack-dab in the middle of a long-running property battle and a 100-year-old rumor. Lily made a promise to sell Myrtle’s land whether her client’s alive or not. But whoever wants that money doesn’t want the property to sell and will do whatever’s necessary to stop her. 
Can Lily keep her promise, or will she wind up another victim in this deal gone dead?
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~~~LYNN"S REVIEW~~~

I adored the sweet southern charm in this new cozy mystery from Carolyn Ridder Aspenson. With the author’s eye for details I was easily transported to Bramblett County. From page one I was hooked by the shocking murder of Mrytle Mae Redbeckere. My “who done it” list was surprisingly long for such a small, close knit community. Aspenson weaved quite the web and left me changing my suspect list several times. 

This a perfect weekend read that flowed nicely with an intriguing storyline and complex characters. I look forward to reading other books in the series. 

The Narrator 
Stephanie Quinn was the perfect narrator for this sweet southern mystery! I laughed so hard throughout the story. She was the epitome of southern grace.
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Audiobook Review ~ Hit Me by Peter J Thompson

4/8/2019

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Author: Peter Thompson
Narrator: Gary Tiedemann
Length: 7 hours 30 minutes
Publisher: Peter J. Thompson⎮2019
​ Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Release date: Mar. 15, 2019

Hitman. Husband. Daddy. Dead man?

Charley Fieldner appears to have the perfect life: a well-paying job, a loving wife, two great kids, and a beautiful home.
He also has a big secret.

Charley is a hitman with a huge complication—he is his own next target.

The background file contains the sort of details only someone very close to him could know. The suspect list is short but devastating: his wife, father, sister, and best friend. Charley always thought he could have it all, but the secrets, lies, and betrayals are piling up.

Charley needs time to unravel the mystery behind who wants him dead and why, but time is in short supply. Another killer has the contract. He now has a choice—roll over and die, or fight for his life.

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REVIEW

Performance 4 Stars
​Story 3 Stars
Overall 3 Stars


This is my second title from author Peter J. Thompson. The premise intrigued me; a hit man who gets assigned to his own hit. Crazy, right? The story was a psychological masterpiece as Charley tries to decipher who put a hit on him. His wife? His best friend? His sister? Or his dad? The list is not that long but it certainly presents its challenges. I was thrilled with the story until the end. It seemed anticlimactic and rushed.

As the narrator, Gary Tiedemann was methodical in his portrayal of Charley. Tiedemann embodied the character and it resonated with me.
About the Author: Peter Thompson

Peter Thompson grew up on the east side of Chicago, in the shadow of the steel mills where the air was sooty and smelled of sulfur. His life wasn’t always so gritty, but the grit and realism finds its way into his thrillers. He has always loved stories of every kind, and one of his joys is finding a way to get inside character’s heads, seeing the world as they see it and feeling their triumphs, pain, and fear. He visualizes his characters when he writes, and they are larger than life in the big screen of his imagination.

Before pursuing his passion and becoming a full-time author, he tried his hand at everything from factory work, breaking cement in a construction crew, running his own pizza shop, and he was a well-regarded presence in the mortgage industry for nearly thirty years. When he isn’t writing, Peter loves, spicy food, live music, and exciting and thought-provoking books and movies. He is a fitness buff who loves to spend time with his grown sons and is looking forward to traveling the world and seeking adventures with his lovely partner.

To get in touch, find out more about future projects, please stop by www.authorpeterthompson.com. Sign up for his reading list to find out about new releases and receive free perks.
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​About the Narrator: Gary Tiedemann
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Gary Tiedemann is a full-time voice-actor and narrator of audiobooks, with over 60 unabridged titles narrated and counting. He has voiced countless commercials and multimedia productions in addition to spending over 10 years on stage performing improv, sketch comedy and original works of theatre. Gary is a graduate of Tulane University in New Orleans. He currently splits his time between Florida and Chicago. See more at www.garytiedemann.com
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Audiobook Review ~ Moon Promise by Carmen Fox

4/3/2019

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Author Carmen Fox's Moon Promise embodies mystery, suspense, and romance in this story of self discovery.  ~ Lynn
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​Author: Carmen Fox
Narrator: Phoenix McKay
Length: 9 hours 4 minutes
Publisher: Smart Heart Publishing⎮2019
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Series: The Wild Pack, Book 1
Release date: Feb. 4, 2019
All her life, Kensi has dreamed of being an alpha werewolf. The trouble is, she can’t shift - and no one must know. Her plan B? Offering her talents as a private eye to the Wild Pack. If she can locate their missing werewolf, they're bound to support her claim to lead.

Stubborn and searing-hot Drake is assigned to be her guide. His constant push for dominance threatens the investigation from the start, yet far more dangerous are his mercury eyes. They watch her all the time, breaking down her defenses bit by bit. Unless she finds a way to control her growing feelings, he could uncover her secret before she even gets close to solving her case.

But when the missing girl turns up dead, Drake’s story unravels....
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See my complete review HERE.
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About the Author: Carmen Fox
​USA Today Bestselling Author Carmen Fox lives in the south of England with her beloved tea maker and a stuffed sheep called Fergus. She writes about smart women with sassitude and guys with an edge, and will chase that plot twist, no matter how elusive.
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​About the Narrator: Phoenix McKay
​Phoenix McKay is a longtime actress in the US. When she isn’t on the stage (or narrating), she enjoys reading Sci/Fi and Fantasy novels, shopping for colorful sneakers, and debating the meaning of life with her 10 year old daughter.
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Audiobook Review ~ The Runaway by Peter J. Thompson

3/27/2019

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​Author: Peter J. Thompson
Narrator: Gary Tiedemann
Length: 8 hours 51 minutes
Publisher: Peter J. Thompson⎮2019
Genre: Suspense
Release date: Jan. 30, 2019

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A corrupt corporation. Ruthless assassins. Will the family that runs together... die together?
Fifteen-year-old Zach Monaghan has a target on his back. In the witness protection program for his father's whistleblowing, he's now run away, back to his old home in Chicago.Zach wants to get back to his friends and to Lindsey, the girl he'd met right before being whisked off in the middle of the night. But escaping his fake identity won't last long if two contract killers catch up to him...
Big Joe Gorski has climbed the ladder from street thug to tycoon. Now he's got it all--riches--status--police, and politicians in his pocket. But life at the top is suddenly unsteady and one slip can bring it all down. With a scheming partner, politicians who won't stay bought and Feds breathing down his neck,Gorski has to move carefully. But being careful goes against his nature. He's a raging bull and he'll do whatever it takes to keep what he has ... let the bodies fall where they will.
As the ruthless killer draws closer to Zach, surviving the greedy corporate plot may force the whole family to get their hands bloody...
The Runaway is a fast-paced thriller with dizzying twists and turns. If you like non-stop action, high-stakes tension, and large casts of compelling characters, then you'll love Peter Thompson's gripping novel.
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REVIEW

​Audiobook Review
Story 5 Stars
Performance 5 Stars
Overall 5 Stars 


Thompson delivers a heart-pounding thrill ride in The Runaway. All the characters are well thought out with complex stories if their own. It is an edge of your seat, thrilling, suspense, novel. I look forward to checking out other works by this author.

The narrator, Gary Tiedemann, really made this story come to life. He individualized each character and made them seem authentic. The heightened suspense kept me on edge. 
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​About the Author: Peter J. Thompson
Peter Thompson grew up on the east side of Chicago, in the shadow of the steel mills where the air was sooty and smelled of sulfur. His life wasn’t always so gritty, but the grit and realism finds its way into his thrillers. He has always loved stories of every kind, and one of his joys is finding a way to get inside character’s heads, seeing the world as they see it and feeling their triumphs, pain, and fear. He visualizes his characters when he writes, and they are larger than life in the big screen of his imagination.

Before pursuing his passion and becoming a full-time author, he tried his hand at everything from factory work, breaking cement in a construction crew, running his own pizza shop, and he was a well-regarded presence in the mortgage industry for nearly thirty years. When he isn’t writing, Peter loves, spicy food, live music, and exciting and thought-provoking books and movies. He is a fitness buff who loves to spend time with his grown sons and is looking forward to traveling the world and seeking adventures with his lovely partner.

To get in touch, find out more about future projects, please stop by www.authorpeterthompson.com. Sign up for his reading list to find out about new releases and receive free perks.
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About the Narrator: Gary Tiedemann
Gary Tiedemann is a full-time voice-actor and narrator of audiobooks, with over 60 unabridged titles narrated and counting. He has voiced countless commercials and multimedia productions in addition to spending over 10 years on stage performing improv, sketch comedy and original works of theatre. Gary is a graduate of Tulane University in New Orleans. He currently splits his time between Florida and Chicago. See more at www.garytiedemann.com
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AUTHOR INTERVIEW 

  1. Tell us about the process of turning your book into an audiobook.
I’ve always loved audio books, going back to when they were on cassette tape. Listening to an audio book creates a movie in your head, and I wanted this experience for my novels. I worked with ACX to create the Audiobook and it was a great educational experience. My plan was to release three stand-alone thrillers, one after the other. The first novel was Living Proof, and I put that up for audition, asking for samples with parts of three different scenes. The idea was to see how the narrator handled different situations. One part was the beginning, because it has to sound great to hook the listener. The second was an action scene, and the third was a conversation with the lead and co-lead, so I could hear how the narrator handled the back and forth and the gender switch. It was more involved than a lot of auditions, so I was amazed at the response. I only had it up for a few days and I turned it off at about 70 auditions. I listened to the full  audition from each, and there were a lot of talented narrators. Some would nail one section, though, and sound weaker in another. I narrowed it down to three that I liked a lot, and asked for one more sample from each. Gary Tiedemann stood out from the others, and he was enthusiastic about the project. He has finished the narration on all three projects now, and I love the way he tells the story, and makes the characters come alive. He is in the top tier of narrators and I know I was lucky to find him.
  1. Do you believe certain types of writing translate better into audiobook format?
I do. Any story that really stimulates the senses is a great candidate for audio. By that, I don’t mean flowery language, but stories that are visual make great audio. When you are listening to a story, you start playing it out in your head. It becomes a movie in your mind. With a good narrator and a good story the words fall back and the images take over. Good conversations crackle. A good narrator makes the characters real.
  1. Was a possible audiobook recording something you were conscious of while writing?
Not specifically, but I loved listening to audio and I was aware of the potential. I have always been part of a writer’s group and part of that process is reading your work out loud. You get a different feel for your own writing when you speak it. There’s been times when I’ve read over a passage and thought it read fine, but it sounded clunky when read out loud. So I think it’s important to pay attention to how the story sounds as well as reads. It’s exciting to hear my story in finished audio, and I hear it with a greater appreciation, and it sounds fresh to me.   
  1. How did you select your narrator?
Gary Tiedemann is my narrator, and he is a true professional. I found him through ACX. I’d put up an audition and received over 70 applications in the firs few days. I asked each narrator to give a sample to see how the narrator handled different situations. I had them read part of the beginning, part of an action scene, a fight, and then a conversation between the male and female leads. Some people sounded great in parts, but didn’t fit in as well with others. Gary was one of the ones that stood out in every type of narration, and someone I knew I would enjoy listening to through the full journey until the end of the book. I narrowed it down to 3 narrators and had them read a bit more. Again, Gary stood out. We’ve worked together on three projects now, and I think we’ll be working together for a long time to come. He has a big fan base now, and I know he is going to be a big name in the audio field as time goes on. I am thankful to have found him.   

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Audiobook Review The Reapers by Ali Winters

3/11/2019

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​I first discovered author Ali Winters and her amazing book, The Reapers, through posts from UTOPYA 2016. Everyone was buying this book so naturally I had to check it out. I am very pleased to report that it did not disappoint. 

Just this weekend I listened to the audiobook, narrated by Sarah L. Colton.  I loved reliving this story and meeting the characters all over again.  Sarah brought the story to life.  I love the voice she lends to Caspian. Very smooth and sexy!

Action packed with an underlying love story, The Reapers is a fast paced, fantastic story. You cannot trust anyone or take them at face value. Everyone has a their own agenda. The fine line between the good and bad is very much gray and muddled. 

I cannot wait to see where this series go and if a certain reaper finds love.
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The balance of life and death must be protected at all costs.

Nivian had never failed to Reap a marked soul. That is, until she meets Kain Evers, a Hunter
and the only being on earth with the power to destroy her.

When Reapers start to go missing, the Balance is thrown into turmoil, forcing Nivian and
Kain to trust each other as they search for answers. Which is no easy task as they
fight the feelings growing between them.

As mortal enemies, they were never meant to work together, now they're forced to protect
​each other if they want any hope of righting the Balance before all is lost.

Unfortunately, to succeed, one of them must die.

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Audiobook Review ~ Forgotten Ghost (Vesik #8) by Eric Asher

2/11/2019

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Well it finally happened.  I am all caught up on Eric Asher's Vesik Series and I do not know what to do with myself.  I need more.  I must have more. Now. Right this very minute. 
​~ Lynn
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A necromancer's fear. A family's fate. An ancient spirit with a new alliance.

I shouldn't have told myself things couldn't get any worse. They did.

As Nixie struggles to unite the water witches, the Fae king discovers a spy in his ranks. We're forced to split our focus and our powers between the unrest in Faerie and the rising tensions in Falias. When Nudd's latest gambit puts humanity’s most dangerous weapons into his hands, we can't let anything stand in our way. We'll need help from new contacts and trusted allies if we hope to stop the Fae king's madness.

But the award for worst timing in history goes to an old friend: Vicky. ​
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~~~Audiobook Review~~~

Story   5 stars 
Performance   5 stars 
Overall   5 stars

Forgotten Ghosts is the eighth installment in the Vesik Series and should be read as a series and not a standalone.  The apocalyptic fae/human world Asher has created is spectacular.  The author continues to blow my mind with his unique and powerful saga.  I am so immersed in the series that I can see it play out like a movie.  Seriously, this series should be on the big screen!
 
Narrator William Dufris has been with the series from the start and is phenomenal.  With the character list growing with each installment I don’t know how he keeps it all straight.  The intensity and desire he delivers with gets better with each story.

​~ Lynn

Meet Eric Asher 

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​Eric is a former bookseller, cellist, and comic seller currently living in Saint Louis, Missouri. A lifelong enthusiast of books, music, toys, and games, he discovered a love for the written word after being dragged to the library by his parents at a young age. When he is not writing, you can usually find him reading, gaming, or buried beneath a small avalanche of Transformers.

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Audiobook Review ~ The Witch Queen's War (Vesik #7) by Eric Asher

2/3/2019

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​Author Eric Asher is bloody brilliant! The complexity of the Vesik series is no small feat. The series just keeps getting better.  Asher's storyboard must be the size of a wall to keep all the players and storylines straight but he weaves the tale majestically. The military style battles in this installment left me breathless like I was standing next to Vesik myself.  There is never a dull moment.  I LOVE the MC, Damien Vesik.  Vesik is full of attitude and snark.  His cheeky manner lightens the mood in the story often. If you haven't read this series, you should be.  

The narrator, William Dufris, is phenomenal!  He brings the characters and story alive. Dufris embodies the essence of all the characters (and believe that's a lot).  Because he lends a unique voice to each there is no doubt who is speaking.

I cannot say enough great things about this series.  Trust me, you need to be reading or listening to it.
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​There's a turning point in every war, but I didn't expect this one to be in my front yard. Allies of the Fae king have moved against the military stationed in Saint Charles. Our unsteady alliances are threatening to fracture, providing the water witches and vampires an opportunity to strike. With losses on both sides, things are far more dire than we realized, and the return of a long-forgotten enemy has made that clear. Thankfully, I know a very grumpy parrot.

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​Eric is a former bookseller, cellist, and comic seller currently living in Saint Louis, Missouri. A lifelong enthusiast of books, music, toys, and games, he discovered a love for the written word after being dragged to the library by his parents at a young age. When he is not writing, you can usually find him reading, gaming, or buried beneath a small avalanche of Transformers.

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Audiobook Review ~ Semester Aboard by Elizabeth Kirke

9/20/2018

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I L-O-V-E this series so when I found out there was an audiobook too I had to have it.  I loved visiting with Jen, Danio, and the gang once again.  ~ Lynn 
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Author: Elizabeth Kirke
Narrator: Starla Huchton
Length: 14 hours 34 minutes
Publisher: Elizabeth Kirke⎮2018
Genre: Young Adult; Fantasy
​ Release date: July 4, 2018

Jen Maddox is a few days into her summer study-abroad program and has loved every moment on her cruise ship turned college campus. Everyone tells her the experience will change her life, but none of them realize just how right they really are.

One night, Jen goes out on deck and encounters five other students. She knows Charlie from one of her classes, and he’s a funny, friendly, regular guy. Picture-perfect Dani and his gorgeous wife, Mariana, live right down the hall from Jen, and she has seen TS, who’s built like a truck, around the ship, and recognizes the cute but quiet Thomas as well.



Then Jen sees something that isn’t humanly possible. Jen would have thought that it was all a dream if not for the fact that Charlie, Dani, Mariana, TS, and Thomas are making every effort to cover it up. Suddenly, the five of them are everything but normal, and Jen is determined to figure out what they’re hiding.

When she does, her life really does change. Jen expected to spend her summer studying the cultures of Latin America; she never dreamed she’d learn about a magical culture instead.

But Jen’s childhood fantasy come true is about to turn into a nightmare; there’s something on the ship. Something dangerous. Suddenly, everyone on board is threatened by a creature that Jen never even believed existed. Jen and her new friends might be the only people who can stop it!

Now Jen has to learn everything she can about her new world before it kills her. And her friends. And maybe everyone on the entire ship.
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~~~Review~~~

I first read Semester Aboard in 2014, and I fell in love with the characters. Elizabeth Kirke creates a magical, modern world that I lost myself in. Her characters are well defined and very complex.  Kirke paints a spectacular picture in each port stop.  It was so easy to lose myself within the pages.

I’ve read Semester Aboard a few times since then and I immerse myself in it each time. Listening to Starla Huchton bring it to life for me again was well, magical.  Huchton infuses her passion and intensity into this story.  When Jen and her new friends are confronted by a creature on the boat and a fight ensues, I was right there on the ship deck with them feeling every punch, snarl, and bite. It was fantastic!

As debut novels go, Semester Aboard is a flawless adventure into a mysterious, magical world.  I highly recommend the series and the audiobook.
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​About the Author: Elizabeth Kirke
Elizabeth Kirke lives with her husband, two young sons, a hound-mix, and two turtles. She wanted to be an author before she even knew what an author was. She used to say that she wanted to be an artist, but that was only because she was too young to write and had to tell stories with pictures instead. She hasn't stopped writing since she learned how. It wasn't long before she dreamed of becoming an author and couldn't be happier now that that dream is a reality.

If she isn't writing, she’s probably doing something involving books, baking, gardening, or yarn.

Like most slightly-nosy, avid readers, Elizabeth can't resist trying to catch a peek at books she sees people reading when out in public to see if she can figure out what it is. While doing just that one day, she realized that it would probably be the coolest-thing-ever if she caught a complete stranger reading one of her books. That's her new dream.
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​About the Narrator: Starla Huchton
Since debuting her narration skills in 2009, Starla Huchton has lent her voice to many podcasts and audiobook productions. She has read both character parts and main narration for authors such as Tee Morris, Philippa Ballantine, and Lindsay Buroker, and her work spans across both fiction and non-fiction in multiple genres.
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Audiobook Review ~ Soul of Stone by Traci McDonald

8/20/2018

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Author: Traci McDonald
Narrator: Amanda Stribling ​
Length: 9 hours and 49 minutes
Publisher: TraciMcdonaldAuthor.com⎮2018
Genre: Romance
Series: Ice and Stone, Book 1
Release date: June 20, 2018

Danielle Lyndon, owner of a 200-year-old bookstore in Greenville, Alabama, has built a fortress of suspicion around her heart. A tragic fire has taken the lives of her beloved Grandmother and mother, leaving her with nothing but an ancient collection of magical books.

Facing what seems like an eternity of loneliness and abandonment, her life is inexorably altered late one night when a runaway teenage girl breaks into her store and Danielle receives a mysterious text message…from her dead mother.

The only person who can help her is Aaron Donnell, a reckless, tormented drifter with haunting silver-blue eyes who is searching for the burglar, his younger sister. Aaron somehow holds the answers to the mysterious texts, but he’s arrogant, dangerous, and is clearly no good for her. The problem is . . . . she’s falling in love with him.

Consumed with Aaron’s mysterious darkness and the prospect of locating the source of the texts, Danielle allows him to unwittingly drag her into an insane, mystical world where human trafficking is the usual, black magic reigns supreme, and inhuman power lasts forever.

Are the dark chasms of magic and eternity too wide and deep for love to cross? Is the collateral damage in their battle too high of a price to pay if it leaves someone with their soul encased in stone?

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~~~REVIEW~~~

The Story
I found the blurb and story line for Soul of Stone intriguing. Soul of Stone is a quick paced, page turning read. I found myself immersed in Danielle's bookstore. Too bad it isn't real! The characters were well defined with complex backstories. That cliffhanger though...well played Traci McDonald.

I had 2 issues with this story. Set in rural Alabama the author went a bit over board with the Southern colloquialisms; especially in the first quarter of the story. It was not as prevalent in the rest of the book. Being a Southerner I can say we do not use southern jargon that frequently in our daily speech, but maybe Alabama is different. Secondly the author's over use of the like. Her descriptions and details were fantastic; however, she over used the simile.

Overall I enjoyed the story and will check out the rest of the series.

The Narrator
As I said, I am a Southerner so it is easy to spot when someone is faking or forcing an accent. I found that Amanda Stribling did a flawless job narrating this story. She really sold me on the story and I loved her accent. I hope she does the rest of the series.

​~ Lynn 
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​About the Author: Traci McDonald

Traci McDonald is a blind author of clean romance novels, including Burning Bridger (Muse It Up, 2015), Killing Casanova (Crimson Romance, 2012) and the forthcoming Soul of Stone. She believes that falling in-love is the greatest risk of all, and her non-explicit romances are about hurting, healing and finding true love. Traci has been blind for 20 years. When she isn’t writing she is an editor for Ink and Quill Press and the co-host for a blogtalk radio show on The World of Ink Network. Traci is an active member of the National Federation of the Blind, on the board of her local writer’s guild, and a speaker for various writing conferences and book fairs. She is a full time wife and mother of three boys, an avid reader, and loves living in a small town on the fringes of Nevada's Mojave Desert.
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Author Interview

How did you select your narrator?
The setting of this story includes a well-educated, traditional southern belle. Amanda Striplings voice was intense, articulate and had a hint of ‘southern’ without being ‘Hick’.

How closely did you work with your narrator before and during the recording process? Did you give them any pronunciation tips or special insight into the characters?
Amanda and I didn’t cross over into each other’s expertise. I write, she brings the characters alive. The only tips I gave her were to be aware of pronunciation of words, to balance her speed and accuracy and to keep the characters sounding like their age.

Do you believe certain types of writing translate better into audiobook format? 
​The sound of a human voice telling a suspenseful, action, or thriller works, for me to help feel the suspense is alive.

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Audiobook Review ~ Handler by Tish Thawer

8/2/2018

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Live the lie; fight to the death; become a Handler. 

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By: Tish Thawer
Narrated by: John Pirhalla
Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release date: 04-17-18
Language: English
Publisher: Amber Leaf Publishing

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Our world was perfect - until we broke the law: Don't go out at night.
Utopian by day, dystopian by night; this is the world I recently discovered. I now struggle with the fact that our whole society has been based on a lie. There's only one way to change it - conquer the darkness we've all been raised to fear.
Live the lie; fight to the death; become a Handler. It's the only way.

~~~REVIEW~~~

Overall   5 Stars
Story  5 Stars
​Performance  5 Stars

The Story
WOW!  I don't know what I expected, but it definitely wasn't this.  Handler by Tish Thawer is a total mind F%$k!  Talk about falling down the rabbit hole, Cole's life as he knows is GONE. How can i describe it? This story is the Hunger Games, MMA, and the Matrix all rolled into one with a bizarre, unique twist.  <---- See, mind f%$k.  This is NOT your run of mill dystopian novel.  Thawer has crafted a original, thrilling tale that left this reader slack jawed and wanting more.  
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The Narrator
John Pirhalla did a fantastic job bringing this story to life for me.  The intense fight scenes, the chill of sneaking down hallways, the loss of friends, he brought the feels to all of it.  I hope he will be on board for the rest of the series.

~Lynn 

~~~MEET THE AUTHOR~~~

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​#1 Bestseller in Historical Fiction
Top 100 Bestselling in Paid Kindle Store
Best Cover Award Winner
Readers' Choice Award Winner

Author Tish Thawer writes paranormal romances for all ages. From her first paranormal cartoon, Isis, to the Twilight phenomenon, myth, magic, and superpowers have always held a special place in her heart.

Best known for her Witches of BlackBrook series, Tish's detailed world-building and magic-laced stories have been compared to Nora Roberts, Sam Cheever, and Charlaine Harris. 

Tish has worked as a computer consultant, photographer, and graphic designer, and has bylines as a columnist for Gliterary Girl media, RT Magazine, and Literary Lunes Magazine. She currently resides in Arizona with her husband and three wonderful children, and operates Amber Leaf Designs, an online custom swag retail store.

You can find out more about Tish and her all titles by visiting: www.TishThawer.com and subscribing to her newsletter at www.tishthawer.com/subscribe

You can also find Tish on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/AuthorTishThawer

A common FAQ: "How do you pronounce her last name?"

Answer: Think "Bower" or "Thow-er". It's Persian!
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