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Locked in Pursuit
- Electra McDonnell, Book 4
- By: Ashley Weaver
- Narrated by: Alison Larkin
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 96
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 87
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 87
Safecracker Ellie McDonnell hasn’t seen Major Ramsey—her handsome but aloof handler in the British government—since their tumultuous mission together two months before, but when she hears about a suspicious robbery in London, she feels compelled to contact him. Together they discover that a rash of burglaries in the city all lead back to a hotbed of spies in the neutral city of Lisbon, Portugal, and an unknown object brought to London by a mysterious courier.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Electra is here again
- By Bryan J on 04-29-25
- Locked in Pursuit
- Electra McDonnell, Book 4
- By: Ashley Weaver
- Narrated by: Alison Larkin
the excellence continues!
Reviewed: 05-21-24
The latest book in the series is just a continuation of Ashley Weaver's writing excellence.The plot is engaging and compelling, the characters are true to self, the constant tug on my curiosity and the well written range of character emotions just means the story ended too soon. Highly recommend this series.
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A Dreadful Splendor
- A Novel
- By: B.R. Myers
- Narrated by: Olivia Vinall
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 349
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 311
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 311
In Victorian London, Genevieve Timmons poses as a spiritualist to swindle wealthy mourners—until one misstep lands her in a jail cell awaiting the noose. Then a stranger arrives to make her a peculiar offer. The lord he serves, Mr. Pemberton, has been inconsolable since the tragic death of his beautiful bride-to-be. If Genevieve can perform a séance persuasive enough to bring the young lord peace, she will win her freedom.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent!
- By Kimberly A. Minardi on 09-20-22
- A Dreadful Splendor
- A Novel
- By: B.R. Myers
- Narrated by: Olivia Vinall
wonderful, quite enjoyed
Reviewed: 04-17-24
best plot and performance I've heard in quite awhile. Definitely worth the listen, you won't be sorry!
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Never Rescue a Rogue
- A Novel
- By: Virginia Heath
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 159
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 142
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 142
Diana Merriwell and Giles Sinclair only tolerate one another for the sake of their nearest and dearest. Everyone believes that the two of them are meant to be together, but Diana and Giles know that their constant pithy barbs come from a shared disdain—not a hidden attraction. Diana loves the freedom of working at the newspaper too much to give it up for marriage, and Giles is happily married to his bachelor lifestyle. But they do have one thing in common—the secrets they can’t risk escaping.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It was even better than the first book
- By Katherine Martinez on 03-16-23
- Never Rescue a Rogue
- A Novel
- By: Virginia Heath
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
wonderful story, great narration
Reviewed: 01-24-24
perfectly paced, full of whit and quippy banter, the narrator gets it just right and delivers the sweet and the sassy wave the sincere.
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The Wits' End Series Box Set: A Doyle Cozy Mystery
- By: Kirsten Weiss
- Narrated by: Amy Deuchler
- Length: 25 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 67
Three cozy mysteries that are out of this world...Running the best little UFO-themed B&B in the Sierras takes organization, breakfasting chops, and a talent for crime solving in this collection of the first three books in the Wits' End cozy mystery series. The truth is out there...Way out there in this hilarious collection of quirky cozy mysteries. Beam up this boxed set today!
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5 out of 5 stars
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great read
- By Lori Buendorf on 05-07-21
- The Wits' End Series Box Set: A Doyle Cozy Mystery
- By: Kirsten Weiss
- Narrated by: Amy Deuchler
Interesting story line, catchy and cute
Reviewed: 06-02-23
Really good listen for a great value. I'm hooked, waiting for the next book in the series!!
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The Lovely and the Lost
- By: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
- Narrated by: Emily Lawrence
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,583
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,460
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,452
Kira's earliest memories are of living alone and wild in the woods. She has no idea how long she was on her own or what she had to do to survive, but she remembers the moment that Cady Bennett and one of her search-and-rescue dogs found her. Adopted into the Bennett family, Kira still struggles with human interaction years later, but she excels at the family business: search-and-rescue. Then Cady's estranged father asks for her help in locating a missing child—one of several visitors who has disappeared in the Sierra Glades National Park in the past 12 months.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Surprisingly good!
- By Lorelei Hubbard on 09-17-21
- The Lovely and the Lost
- By: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
- Narrated by: Emily Lawrence
great story concept, bad narration
Reviewed: 11-10-22
I really like the story idea, the concept is good and it could have been really compelling. The author needs to tone down the almost constant emotional turmoil of the main character though, JLB has got the drama and emotions ratcheted up to 10; she needs to dial it down several notches. The narration does not help, it hurts in this case. The narrator pours a lot of emotion and enunciation into her performance which takes this already angst riddled story into unnecessary overdrive. Narrators make or break a storytelling, this story should have had a different voice.
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The Final Gambit
- By: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
- Narrated by: Christie Moreau
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,279
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,968
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,958
To inherit billions, all Avery Kylie Grambs has to do is survive a few more weeks living in Hawthorne House. The paparazzi are dogging her every step. Financial pressures are building. Danger is a fact of life. And the only thing getting Avery through it all is the Hawthorne brothers. Her life is intertwined with theirs. She knows their secrets, and they know her. But as the clock ticks down to the moment when Avery will become the richest teenager on the planet, trouble arrives in the form of a visitor who needs her help—and whose presence in Hawthorne House could change everything.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very good!
- By Alicia on 06-02-24
- The Final Gambit
- By: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
- Narrated by: Christie Moreau
narrator is terrible!!!
Reviewed: 09-06-22
the complexity of this story along with the number of characters with such strong personalities SHOULD have mandated a narrator capable of doing multiple voices, inflections, tones. However that is not what happened. I can imagine how rich and entertaining this would have been had they gotten a proper narrator. A narrator breathes life into a story, it's truly unfortunate that this narrator, who is not capable of doing that, was brought on to do this series.
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The Whisper of Silenced Voices
- After the Rift, Book 3
- By: C. J. Archer
- Narrated by: Marian Hussey
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 318
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 292
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 291
When the husband of the king’s mistress is poisoned, Josie must pretend he died of natural causes, or risk putting her own life in danger. It’s yet another secret she must learn to keep, yet another intrigue whispered about in the gilded halls of King Leon’s mysterious palace. With her enemies intent on ruining her, Josie needs all the friends she can get. Friends that include the captain of the guards, a man determined to find out about his past before he gives in to desire.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love. Love. Love.
- By Erin Ward- Ragland on 06-02-19
- The Whisper of Silenced Voices
- After the Rift, Book 3
- By: C. J. Archer
- Narrated by: Marian Hussey
Insufferable repetition
Reviewed: 03-09-22
Truly, the frequency with which the heroine experiences violence and maltreatment at the hand of 4 or more antagonists becomes insufferable. I'm struggling to stick with it long enough to finish.....
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Shelter in Place
- By: Nora Roberts
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 15 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 19,065
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 17,159
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 17,073
It was a typical evening at a mall outside Portland, Maine. Three teenage friends waited for the movie to start. A boy flirted with the girl selling sunglasses. Mothers and children shopped together, and the manager at the video game store tended to customers. Then the shooters arrived. The chaos and carnage lasted only eight minutes before the killers were taken down. But for those who lived through it, the effects would last forever.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Captivating!
- By CD9 on 06-05-18
- Shelter in Place
- By: Nora Roberts
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
frequent swearing unnecessary
Reviewed: 04-08-21
story line was good but frequent cursing is not necessary to the story line and detracts from the book overall.
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The Tower of London
- The History of England's Famous Landmark
- By: Charles River Editors, Dr. Jesse Harasta
- Narrated by: Phillip J. Mather
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 26
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 25
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Story4 out of 5 stars 25
The Tower of London is one of the most historic sites in all of England and still one of the most popular. All around is the modern city of London, one of the world's most prosperous and power financial districts, but the Tower is still a daunting structure that looms across the landscape. Not a single structure but a vast network of medieval and early modern fortifications, it anchors the southeastern end of the old city and controls access to the River Thames and, through it, London's connection to the sea.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating History Brought to Life
- By A. Kessel on 04-21-15
- The Tower of London
- The History of England's Famous Landmark
- By: Charles River Editors, Dr. Jesse Harasta
- Narrated by: Phillip J. Mather
very deadpan, educational but not entertaining
Reviewed: 07-21-20
The Tower of London is an amazing trove of legend and lore, haunts and history!!! Such an exciting topic should have been enjoyable to listen to but unfortunately it was not. Comparable to a dull chapter in a grade school history book. The narrator has a nice deep voice however they was not much inflection or change of time to kindle and type of emotion.
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New Moon
- The Twilight Saga, Book 2
- By: Stephenie Meyer
- Narrated by: Ilyana Kadushin
- Length: 14 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 16,907
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11,979
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12,008
For Bella Swan, there is one thing more important than life itself: Edward Cullen. But being in love with a vampire is even more dangerous than Bella ever could have imagined. Edward has already rescued Bella from the clutches of one evil vampire, but now, as their daring relationship threatens all that is near and dear to them, they realize their troubles may be just beginning.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Emotionally Painful...
- By CindiL on 09-10-08
- New Moon
- The Twilight Saga, Book 2
- By: Stephenie Meyer
- Narrated by: Ilyana Kadushin
Llyana Kadushin was a BAD choice as narrator
Reviewed: 02-11-19
I had read the books and maintain an affinity for the tale but the choice of narrator is extremely unfortunate. Her tone and cadence, her line delivery is harsh, unappealing, lacking depth. The Bella Swan character becomes unlikeable when performed by Llyana Kadushin and that is ruinous to an audiobook series.
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