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Sense and Scent Ability
- Nora Black Midlife Psychic Mystery Series, Book 1
- By: Renee George
- Narrated by: Margaret Strom
- Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 124
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 111
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 111
My name is Nora Black, and I'm 51 years young. At least that's what I tell myself, when I'm not having hot flashes; my knees don't hurt; and I can find my reading glasses. I'm also the proud owner of a salon called Scents & Scentsability in the small resort town of Garden Cove, where I make a cozy living selling handmade bath and beauty products. All in all, my life is pretty good. Except for one little glitch.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Such a clever idea!
- By Deb B on 02-11-21
- Sense and Scent Ability
- Nora Black Midlife Psychic Mystery Series, Book 1
- By: Renee George
- Narrated by: Margaret Strom
Why are you so whiny?
Reviewed: 02-28-24
52 isn’t old. I think Nora is a whiny idiot. She complains about her knees and back and vision. It’s distracting and I have to say that while the story and performance is great, that whining is awful.
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For Whom the Smell Tolls
- Nora Black Midlife Psychic Mystery Series, Book 2
- By: Renee George
- Narrated by: Margaret Strom
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 64
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 64
My name is Nora Black. I'm over 50 and enjoying my life to the fullest. That is, when I'm not worried about graying hair, low back pain, allergies, and a psychic gift that sometimes stinks. When police officer Reese McKay asks me to use my aroma-mojo to look into the "accidental drowning" of her black-sheep cousin, I can't turn her away. Especially now that she's become a friend.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I Love Nora Black!
- By Deb B on 03-24-21
- For Whom the Smell Tolls
- Nora Black Midlife Psychic Mystery Series, Book 2
- By: Renee George
- Narrated by: Margaret Strom
52 is NOT old.
Reviewed: 02-28-24
I really like the story. I really do. But the fact that she keeps talking about how her knees hurt, and her back hurts and all of This other bullshit is pretty stupid. I am 54 years old and I don’t have any of those problems. That’s not old. 75. 85. Yeah, that’s old and totally understandable that you would have some problems. But there are a lot of people even in those age ranges who are spry and can do anything they wanna do. I feel like her constant whining about her stupid knees and her stupid back detracted from the story. Her constant paranoia about being 52 is ridiculous.
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Unfriendly Seas
- A Rowan Gray Mystery, Books 4-6
- By: Lily Harper Hart
- Narrated by: Kate Marcin
- Length: 17 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 142
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 132
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 131
Rowan Gray and her psychic photographic abilities are on display as new cases pop up and old problems rear their ugly head. Join the crew of one of the ocean’s finest cruise ships as they tackle adventure, love and friendship. This three-book omnibus includes Sunken Seas, Choppy Seas, and Churning Seas. Sit back and enjoy a special world where magic and mayhem collide.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Plot twists abound
- By Dibbydedoda on 01-25-24
- Unfriendly Seas
- A Rowan Gray Mystery, Books 4-6
- By: Lily Harper Hart
- Narrated by: Kate Marcin
Plot twists abound
Reviewed: 01-25-24
One of the things I enjoy about Rowan is her humor and strength. But her character seems to have turned into a whiny, selfish, shrinking violet. The witty banter is largely missing. Quinn, who seemed like a great boyfriend, is alternately supportively patient and condescendingly patronizing.
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Magical Seas: A Rowan Gray Mystery Books 1-3
- By: Lily Harper Hart
- Narrated by: Kate Marcin
- Length: 17 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 188
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 171
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 172
Starting a new life isn’t easy, but for Rowan Gray it’s especially hard. The Michigan native finds herself fresh out of work and signs on to be the ship photographer on The Bounding Storm, a cruise ship that anchors in Florida while sailing the tumultuous seas on a weekly basis. It’s a new world for the passionate spitfire, but the same old problem rears its ugly head when she boards. You see, Rowan can see death omens in her camera, and when they pop up, she feels obliged to save those in the grim reaper’s crosshairs.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Meh
- By janene L. sheldon on 10-06-19
- Magical Seas: A Rowan Gray Mystery Books 1-3
- By: Lily Harper Hart
- Narrated by: Kate Marcin
Fun listen
Reviewed: 01-25-24
The narrator’s performance is great. Lots of good characters and easily identifiable. The stories are good, with interesting twists.
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Broomstick Blend
- A Paramour Bay Cozy Paranormal Mystery, Book 8
- By: Kennedy Layne
- Narrated by: Annalyse McCoy
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 29
Completely exhausted, Raven Marigold is doing everything she can to keep her cool after the quaint Connecticut coastal town of Paramour Bay mysteriously loses power. No electricity means no coffee. No coffee means that Raven's nerves are more than a bit frayed. After a bit of investigating, Raven discovers evidence that witchcraft might have been involved in causing the power outage that has puzzled the residents and left them a little bit cranky. Their irritability turns into panic when a possible murder victim is discovered smack dab in the middle of the town's cobblestone square.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Narrator is great
- By Linda cretser on 06-13-24
- Broomstick Blend
- A Paramour Bay Cozy Paranormal Mystery, Book 8
- By: Kennedy Layne
- Narrated by: Annalyse McCoy
Pretty good but…
Reviewed: 08-28-23
I’m enjoying the stories in general. The repetitive stuff though is getting tedious. Yeah, we get it. You don’t want to talk to people about magic. Yeah, we get it, You are clumsy. Yeah, your mom is a jerk. The squirrel stuff is beyond obnoxious. And I think that the cat could be a little less obnoxious and vocal.
Finally, the narrator. Oh my. The words “walk” and “talk” both have a silent L. You don’t pronounce it. STOP IT. Please. Please stop.
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Ghosts Just Wanna Have Fun
- The Beechwood Harbor Ghost Mysteries, Book 6
- By: Danielle Garrett
- Narrated by: Amanda Ronconi
- Length: 4 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 269
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 248
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 248
A reality dating show is filming next door to our rental digs, and besides the giggly pool parties and late night soirees, things are tolerable. At least, until a contestants goes belly - and fabulous ball gown - up in the pool. Suddenly, our vacation suddenly takes a backseat to a murder investigation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another fun one.
- By Siobhan on 01-27-21
- Ghosts Just Wanna Have Fun
- The Beechwood Harbor Ghost Mysteries, Book 6
- By: Danielle Garrett
- Narrated by: Amanda Ronconi
One of my favorite narrators and authors
Reviewed: 02-19-23
I love all of Amanda Ronconi’s narration, and I love the style of the books. Every single one I’ve “read” and that’s pretty much all of them so far. They’re funny, clever, and unexpectedly droll.
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Michelangelo's Ghost
- Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mystery Series, Book 4
- By: Gigi Pandian
- Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 257
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 234
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 235
When Jaya's old professor dies under eerie circumstances shortly after discovering manuscripts that point to a treasure in Italy's Park of Monsters, Jaya and her brother pick up the trail. From San Francisco to the heart of Italy, Jaya is haunted by a ghost story inexorably linked to the masterpieces of a long-dead artist and the deeds of a modern-day murderer. Untrustworthy colleagues, disappearing boyfriends, and old enemies - who can Jaya trust when the ghost wails?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fun!
- By MolllyT on 08-16-17
- Michelangelo's Ghost
- Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mystery Series, Book 4
- By: Gigi Pandian
- Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
I feel like I missed a step
Reviewed: 11-13-22
I always like these books, and I always like the story. But the last book left off with Jaya getting tenure and being offered an exceptional opportunity at school. She and Lane were getting engaged and moving in together. Now, it’s like that whole piece didn’t happen. That seems very disjointed and was confusing to me. The storyline was fine, but I kept trying to figure out why the things that I knew were happening before, weren’t even touched on, or explain it all.
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Older, Wiser, Witchier
- A Return to Magic Cozy Mystery
- By: Lily Harper Hart
- Narrated by: Angel Clark
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 115
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 111
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 110
It’s been years since Ivy Morgan, Harper Harlow, Maddie Graves, and Rowan Gray married the loves of their lives and decided to settle down. Since that time, they’ve joined together to form a fearsome magical quartet. The plan was to stand with one another. Now that plan is being put to the test. While out morel hunting with her brother, daughter, and nephews, Ivy stumbles across a body, a ritual dagger causing her to fear they’re dealing with something more dangerous than a normal human. Right away, she calls for reinforcements from her magical friends…and they come running.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I cannot with this narrator
- By Dibbydedoda on 10-20-22
- Older, Wiser, Witchier
- A Return to Magic Cozy Mystery
- By: Lily Harper Hart
- Narrated by: Angel Clark
I cannot with this narrator
Reviewed: 10-20-22
The storyline was fun to, but I ended up having to buy the actual physical book because the narrator was so terrible. I couldn’t even listen. The voices were fine, but when she did any of the exposition, it was atrocious.
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Steeped in Suspicion
- A Pebble Cove Teahouse Mystery, Book 1
- By: Eryn Scott
- Narrated by: Jennifer Jill Araya
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 32
Pebble Cove is not the sleepy coastal town Rosemary remembers from her childhood. Ghosts are everywhere. But apparently only she can see them. When Rosemary Woodmere inherits her estranged grandmother's Victorian teahouse, she doesn't expect to also inherit a ghost named Asher from the 1920s. Things get weirder for Rosemary. Her grandma was supposedly murdered. A body has washed up on the beach and the police suspect her in the man's murder. She's trying to navigate her newfound ability to talk to ghosts. And she doesn't even know the first thing about tea.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Welcome to Pebble Cove
- By Melena on 08-19-20
- Steeped in Suspicion
- A Pebble Cove Teahouse Mystery, Book 1
- By: Eryn Scott
- Narrated by: Jennifer Jill Araya
I can't wait to see where this goes!
Reviewed: 09-04-22
This being the first of the series, I'm really looking forward to seeing what happens to the characters. Eryn Scott has created a robust environment in which her main character, Rosemary, can have enough angst to keep the listener engaged without feeling like she's completely banal.
After inheriting a tea shop, for which she's not exactly equipped, librarian Rosemary decides to move back to her Grandmother's home, making it her home, and finds her life changed by the resident ghost...erm...spirit, Asher, that she alone can see and hear. He and Rosemary become friends and they work together to help her not only solve the mystery surrounding her grandmother's death, but to help her make a success of the next chapter of her life. The narrator, Jennifer Jill Araya has done a fantastic job of creating enough life in the characters that each and every one has their own personality and charisma. It's easy to see why the characters care about each other and the magnetism of each person in the book is evident in the 'care and feeding' she brings to the reading of the book. A perfect marriage of author and narrator.
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Quantum: A Thriller
- Captain Chase, Book 1
- By: Patricia Cornwell
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 2,484
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 2,196
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Story3 out of 5 stars 2,206
On the eve of a top secret space mission, Captain Calli Chase detects a tripped alarm in the tunnels deep below a NASA research center. A NASA pilot, quantum physicist, and cybercrime investigator, Calli knows that a looming blizzard and government shutdown could provide the perfect cover for sabotage, with deadly consequences. As it turns out, the danger is worse than she thought. A spatter of dried blood, a missing security badge, a suspicious suicide—a series of disturbing clues point to Calli’s twin sister, Carme, who’s been MIA for days.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Pointless, Boring, and Unsympathetic Characters
- By Emily Ensor-Shaffer on 10-12-19
- Quantum: A Thriller
- Captain Chase, Book 1
- By: Patricia Cornwell
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
Hard pass. Really. Skip it.
Reviewed: 02-11-21
Normally, a book like this would be my total jam. But this is disjointed, it has very little plot that can be distinguished, and it's practically impossible to get involved with. And, as has been mentioned a time or two by other reviewers, it has no end. It just stops. Hard pass. I've read a LOT from this author and enjoyed it before but man, this was a wade.
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