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The Plight Before Christmas
- By: Kate Stewart
- Narrated by: Joe Arden, Maxine Mitchell
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,535
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,365
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,360
Clark Griswold was onto something...at least with his annual holiday meltdown. And since the last three weeks of my life have been riddled with humbug—another breakup, a broken toe, an office promotion I deserved and didn’t get—I’m not at all in the mood to celebrate nor have the happ, happ, happiest Christmas EVER.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Gaslighting and games
- By FMC on 12-22-22
- The Plight Before Christmas
- By: Kate Stewart
- Narrated by: Joe Arden, Maxine Mitchell
If a story were a comfort food....
Reviewed: 12-15-24
I thoroughly enjoy ALL things Kate Stewart, but I'll say I was hesitant to start this just because I don't typically read or enjoy holiday/seasonal themes. However....this story had heart and a touch of spice. AND the cameo by SEAN from the Ravenhood trilogy, and the scene where Eli is drunk rambling was well worth the listen!
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Quicksilver
- The Fae & Alchemy Series, Book 1
- By: Callie Hart
- Narrated by: Stella Bloom, Anthony Palmini
- Length: 20 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 23,301
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 22,869
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Story5 out of 5 stars 22,869
Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets. No one knows about the strange powers she possesses or the fact that she has been picking pockets and stealing from the Undying Queen's reservoirs for as long as she can remember. But a secret is like a knot. Sooner or later, it is bound to come undone. When Saeris comes face-to-face with Death himself, she inadvertently reopens a gateway between realms and is transported to a land of ice and snow. The Fae have always been the stuff of myth, of legend, of nightmares… but it turns out they're real.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best Romantasy this year!
- By Gabby love on 11-02-24
- Quicksilver
- The Fae & Alchemy Series, Book 1
- By: Callie Hart
- Narrated by: Stella Bloom, Anthony Palmini
Obsessed
Reviewed: 11-25-24
I plowed through this story so fast, it's all I wanted to listen to every extra moment of the day I had. I haven't been this enamored by a romantasy book since the ACOTAR series. Super annoyed it ended where it did though! Hopefully the wait for the next book isn't too brutal...
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Viciously Yours
- Fae Kings of Eden, Book 1
- By: Jamie Applegate Hunter
- Narrated by: Nikki Grey, Sean Masters
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 457
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 444
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 444
When Rennick was thirteen, the gods bestowed upon him the name of his fated mate—a human girl. As the sole heir to the Mountain Kingdom, magic bound him to his kingdom until he ascended the throne on his twenty-fifth birthday. As a human, she couldn't cross the magical barrier separating the humans from the fae. Heartsore and consumed with thoughts of her, he did the only thing he could and sent her anonymous letters and gifts… Until he crossed the barrier into her kingdom to claim her as his own.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Cute concept
- By happy_shopper on 08-28-24
- Viciously Yours
- Fae Kings of Eden, Book 1
- By: Jamie Applegate Hunter
- Narrated by: Nikki Grey, Sean Masters
Quick and easy palette cleanser
Reviewed: 11-20-24
Cute spicy story with not a lot of "background noise" or subplots. Easy to get through in a day or two when you just need a palette cleanser after finishing another series or longer story. Wasn't anything I'd rave about or probably even think about after finishing like some other stories, but it wasn't bad at all. MMC sounded older than I would've imagined had I read this instead of listened, he's only supposed to be 25 but sounds like he could easily play her father. 🥴 FMC voice actor was 👌
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Things I Wanted to Say (but Never Did)
- By: Monica Murphy
- Narrated by: Allie Piper, Joe Arden
- Length: 16 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 469
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 440
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Story4 out of 5 stars 439
Whit Lancaster burst into my life like a storm. Dark and thunderous, furious and fierce. Cold, heartless, and devastatingly beautiful, like the statues in our prep school gardens. The school with his family name on the sign. He can do no wrong here. This is his domain. He’s a menace on campus. Adored and feared. Hated and respected. His taunting words carve into my skin, shredding me to ribbons. Yet his intense gaze scorches my blood, fills me with a longing I don’t understand.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Dnf
- By Hannah Danielle Scofield (Justagirlandherbook21 - Bookstagram) on 05-26-24
- Things I Wanted to Say (but Never Did)
- By: Monica Murphy
- Narrated by: Allie Piper, Joe Arden
Unnecessarily long!
Reviewed: 11-18-24
This was excruciating to get through.
-the smut is plentiful & spicy, BUT----
...the FMC is an absolute spineless, airhead!
-the MMC is a prickkkk and treats the FMC like complete GARBAGE for literally 80% of the book. it's beyond a "bully romance".
--the 18 month "time jump" is a joke. A year and a half was enough time to mature and suddenly act like adults?
16 hours was criminal for this crap.
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Meant to Be
- By: Lauren Jackson
- Narrated by: Cara McIlveen, Indey Salvestro
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 2
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 2
Josie Mayor fled Fern Grove after a scandal that rocked the town, turning her back on her friends and family. She disappeared with no contact, no forwarding address and abandoned the only life she knew. Now she's back and has to confront what she left behind. When Josie runs into her ex-boyfriend, Nick, and Harley, the boy who stole her heart, she is faced with the pain and heartache of a past she's desperate to forget. Josie must make a choice in doing what's best for her, or risk repeating history once more.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not much substance
- By mason on 11-24-24
- Meant to Be
- By: Lauren Jackson
- Narrated by: Cara McIlveen, Indey Salvestro
Every girl deserves a Harley!
Reviewed: 11-13-24
Overall I really enjoyed this. I thought the voice actors were perfect matches for the characters, but felt that their delivery felt a little flat in spots. I really wish there was a bit more emotion and expressiveness during certain parts of the story. I was thoroughly obsessed with how obsessed the MMC is with the FMC. So sweet. Most of the tension of the book could've been avoided if the FMC wasn't slightly insufferable and indecisive throughout. But, happpy with their HEA regardless. Quick listen.
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Neon Gods
- By: Katee Robert
- Narrated by: Zara Hampton-Brown, Alex Moorcock
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,601
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 3,197
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,190
Society darling Persephone Dimitriou plans to flee the ultra-modern city of Olympus and start over far from the backstabbing politics of the Thirteen Houses. But all that's ripped away when her mother ambushes her with an engagement to Zeus, the dangerous power behind their glittering city's dark facade. With no options left, Persephone flees to the forbidden undercity and makes a devil's bargain with a man she once believed a myth...a man who awakens her to a world she never knew existed.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good story....
- By Meghan on 07-17-21
- Neon Gods
- By: Katee Robert
- Narrated by: Zara Hampton-Brown, Alex Moorcock
Narrorators distract from the story
Reviewed: 10-06-24
The way the two narrarators voice the opposite sex is really off putting. Takes you completely out of the story. I could NOT get in to any of the spicy scenes for this exact reason! Lost interest after trying to push through and finally accepting I wasn't going to be able to get used to it. DNF, sadly.
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Swallow Me Whole
- A Friends to Lovers Romance
- By: Gemma James
- Narrated by: Stephanie Rose, Aaron Shedlock
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 384
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 349
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Story4 out of 5 stars 350
Sadie Sawyer wants to learn how to blow a guy. She's my sister's best friend. The girl I've known since grade school. The girl I've always considered off-limits. She's the girl that crawled under a table in a bar one night and changed everything between us. Now the brain in my pants is more than willing to step up. The rules are simple. No kissing. No screwing. No falling in love. But the more I let her use my body in the name of experimentation, the more I know being friends isn't enough. Is it too much to want it all with her?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent book!
- By KMursy on 02-12-19
- Swallow Me Whole
- A Friends to Lovers Romance
- By: Gemma James
- Narrated by: Stephanie Rose, Aaron Shedlock
Hope the reader reallllly enjoys oral fixations!
Reviewed: 09-26-24
The beginning was intriguing. The initial spice definitely had me interested... but as it went on, it felt so repetitive and void of actual depth or real connection between the main characters. 90% of this story is just them giving each other head! Then when they FINALLY go all the way, at the end, (and OF COURSE she's a 23 year old virgin) *eye roll*...we're supposed to believe this guy who has been madly in love with her forever has her first time be "face down, ass up"? I physically cringed. I'll be requesting a credit refund on this one.
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The Frat Boy
- Nashville Neighborhood, Book 4
- By: Nikki Sloane
- Narrated by: Felicity Delacroix, Kale Williams
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 108
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 96
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 96
Colin Novak is the big man on campus. Huge—if the rumors are to be believed. Nearly every girl at Davidson University has had a ride on him...everyone, except me. Which is fine. This frat boy may be irritatingly hot, all carved muscle with a deceptively wholesome smile, but that’s irrelevant. He’s a Sig. When I catch his fraternity cheating at the Greek Week tournament, he denies it—causing our rivalry between houses to escalate. Colin and I may have started the mud fight, but it grows into an all-out war and ends with us expelled from our houses. Now I’m homeless, and it’s all his fault.
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5 out of 5 stars
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great listen for a drive...
- By Well Read Romantic on 05-17-23
- The Frat Boy
- Nashville Neighborhood, Book 4
- By: Nikki Sloane
- Narrated by: Felicity Delacroix, Kale Williams
Woah. 🌶🌶
Reviewed: 09-18-24
LOVED this story! It's light and fun with major spice! It may have been slightly far fetched at times, but the chemistry between the main characters pulled me right in. Did I mention the spice? Like, A LOT of it.
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Leather & Lark
- The Ruinous Love, Book 2
- By: Brynne Weaver
- Narrated by: Samantha Brentmoor, Eric Nolan
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,105
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8,756
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,756
Contract killer Lachlan Kane wants a quiet life working in his leather studio and forgetting all about his traumatic past. But when he botches a job for his boss’s biggest client, Lachlan knows he’ll never claw his way out of the underworld. At least, not until songbird Lark Montague offers him a deal: use his skills to hunt down a killer and she’ll find a way to secure his freedom. The catch? He has to marry her first. And they can’t stand each other.
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5 out of 5 stars
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wow!!!!
- By Courtney S. on 06-19-24
- Leather & Lark
- The Ruinous Love, Book 2
- By: Brynne Weaver
- Narrated by: Samantha Brentmoor, Eric Nolan
The 🌶spice🌶 was spicin', but....
Reviewed: 09-04-24
...the plot didn't rope me in like the first book did, at all. I'm still unclear why they needed a marriage of convenience? I got a little bored about half way through, I'll be honest, and was ready to move on to something else. Also, all the "giggling" drove me nuts. while I do really enjoy the characters in this universe, but I likely won't read the third book. my TBR list is too long to spend time listening to a book that doesn't fully keep my attention.
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Five Brothers
- By: Penelope Douglas
- Narrated by: Andrew Eiden, Aaron Shedlock, Robin Blake, and others
- Length: 15 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,752
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,699
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,699
Macon is the oldest. Thirty-one. Ex-Marine. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him smile. Army is twenty-eight. A single dad with the most beautiful green eyes. He has no idea who he is, if not a Jaeger brother. Iron will be in prison soon. You’d never think it to meet him. He’s a nice guy, actually. But he can’t stop reacting to everything. Dallas is the one I hate. Twenty-one, cruel, and selfish. He takes and then throws away whatever’s left. And Trace is mine. Or he was for about two seconds. No one can tame him for long. Not that I ever wanted to.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic Story. Stellar Narration. A Must Listen!
- By KW on 08-17-24
- Five Brothers
- By: Penelope Douglas
- Narrated by: Andrew Eiden, Aaron Shedlock, Robin Blake, Kaleo Griffith, Abby Craden, Jeremy York
Could. not. stop. listening.
Reviewed: 08-19-24
This story was so good. It's everything you think it's gonna be, and everything you don't expect at the same time. Bingeworthy. I loved the individual character chapters, and being able to see the FMC through the eyes of each brother, and how they all loved her differently. Also, the spice was SPICY 🥵 P. Doug delivers, every time.
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