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Brendan Robert Kane
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Anya J Cosgrove
About this listen
A grumpy human servant.
An arrogant bodyguard.
The scoundrel that broke my heart…
I'm queen of the ashes... Now what?
My kingdom is in ruins, and I have to find my way back to my throne and my people.
To take back control of the night court, I need my men by my side. All three of them, though they're not exactly on board...yet.
The crown of shadows doesn't care for love, only blood.
Love...is dangerous.
Queen of Ashes and Scars is the second and final book in the Throne of Shadows series. It's a fast-paced, sizzling romance duet set in the deadly Delacroix night court. You’ll love this story if you like sexy vampire bites, enemies-to-lovers relationships, and heroes who love to share.
This duet is set in the same world as Magnetic and Shadow Witch, but it stands alone. Pick up your steaming-hot copy now!
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Evie Crowe is starting over in a strange town with her newborn, and men are the furthest thing from her mind. If only the quiet, hulking farmer, Luke Ward, would stop coming into the thrift shop and piquing her reluctant interest. Evie wants to stay single all the way—she can’t trust anything more than friends-with-holiday-benefits. But Luke is in it for the long haul. He’s fixed on making this a Christmas Evie will remember forever. If she gives him a chance.
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An ode to his monster Yule log.
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 11-13-24
By: Tessa Bailey
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Drop Dead
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Obituary writer Nadine Barbault doesn’t mind being called “Lady Death”. It suits the ice queen persona she’s cultivated to survive the fast-paced Toronto Herald. So when Nadine learns that famous (and reclusive) author Dot Voline has died, she doesn’t hesitate to run the obituary…only to discover that Dot is very much alive. Nadine’s screw-up has brought Wesley Chen of the rival Spear no end of joy—she’s been a thorn in his extremely ambitious side for years. But the renewed interest in Dot also surfaced chatter about a mysterious past scandal.
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Clean and sweet
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Holiday Hideaway
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Tilly Farriday isn’t feeling very jolly this season. Recently divorced and broke, she’s squatting in one of her rental agency’s properties until her new home is ready. The sprinkles on top of the burnt Christmas cookie that is her life? The new owner shows up early, forcing Tilly to hide in the attic to save her job…and what remains of her dignity.
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I ain’t afraid of no ghosts
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 10-31-24
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Nocticadia
- By: Keri Lake
- Narrated by: Aaron Shedlock, Stella Hunter
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After watching my mother succumb to a mysterious illness, I promised myself two things. I'd find the cure for what ravaged her and leave the godforsaken city where she abandoned me. Four years later, I received an acceptance letter from Dracadia University, one of the oldest most prestigious schools in the country. Nestled on a secluded island off the coast of Maine, it's rumored to be haunted by the souls of the mental patients exiled there centuries before, those whose bones are said to make up the island's white sandy shores. And restless ghosts aren't even its most daunting peculiarity.
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Good but a slight miss
- By Destinyreadsbooks on 01-17-24
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Mr. and Mrs. Christmas
- By: Michelle Stimpson
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There's no place like home for the holidays ... especially for Lesley Carver. Life in the big city just wasn't her jam and now she's back in Hickory Falls, working at the family diner and helping her mom after she took a tumble. Lesley longs to build a life here, working at the cafe, selling her handmade ornaments and ... er, apparently reviving her high school crush on her best friend’s older brother. Only one problem, her mom wants her to leave Hickory Falls far behind.
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Loved the book!
- By Amazon Customer on 11-15-24
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All by My Elf
- Under the Mistletoe Collection
- By: Olivia Dade
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Nina and William are underpaid adjunct professors at the same university, where winter break is no break at all: ’tis the season to make extra money. When their holiday side hustle has them stranded by a blinding blizzard in the middle of nowhere, there’s nothing to do but cuddle up for warmth and play a game of Never Have I Ever to pass the time. But in the game of love, secrets never stay secret for long…
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A cool, considerate romance
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 11-13-24
By: Olivia Dade
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- Bobby&Kira
- 09-28-24
Great audiobook
This is a great audiobook I really enjoyed both Narrators the author did a great job with this novel and the Narrators did a great job telling the story very much enjoyed listening to this audiobook.
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- Chris L.
- 10-13-24
The Queen
We have action, suspense, twist and more. We have Arielle, Sebastian, Lucas, Alec, Leo and Keenan. Cans she get the men to help her find out who wants her family dead? Can she get control back with or without her men? Really, you know the men won't let her do it alone, Right?.
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- Jamie Bee
- 10-07-24
Needs to Be More than a Duet!
As I stated in my review of the first book of this series, I found that book confusing until the end. Happily, this book did clear up my confusion about who the characters are and what they mean to each other. The first part of this book resolves the cliffhanger set up at the end of the last book, and it's clear that much more is going on than meets the eye. Who is the person (or persons) pulling the strings? We hear about another royal death at the beginning of this story. Are there larger forces in play than just what the princess is dealing with at the start? Aspects of the cliffhanger echo until the end. The team moves from imminent danger to having a space to where the princess-now-queen can think out their next moves and start to put them into action. But danger and intrigue are not done with the queen and her men! They return to their country to confront those they believe may be against them, hoping to discover the villain(s) and put the murderous intent danger behind them. Who is behind it and why is surprising.
Like the other book, this one is also highly sexualized, with multiple partner groupings and even a menage scene. Yes, in this book, the queen has gathered her reverse harem, and they begin to play around with its dynamics. I wasn't wild about the “power play” aspect of one scene, as I do not find that remotely interesting and actually a turnoff whenever it shows up in a book. In the other book, I felt the sexual scenes overshadowed the greater plot line too often; that wasn't so much of an issue here, though a mild element of that here and there still existed.
By the way, the book description, at least as it was on the book review site I got this from, is nothing like the book itself. I despise it when authors try to make a book sound like it's something that it is not, which certainly happens here. Thankfully, the betrayal and lack of trust mentioned regarding her men in the description are not an aspect of her relationship with her reverse harem. It's weird the author chose to focus on this, when it has ZERO to do with the story! Another odd thing is that the description also focuses on her wedding to a different man, not one of these three. That wedding didn't happen at the end of the LAST book and is certainly not a part of this one beyond the repercussions of what happens to the runaway bride and the men who are protecting her. It's almost like the book description is for a completely different book! Grrr! Authors shouldn’t mislead their readers!
As with the other book, I thought the narrators did a good job, but the male narrator's voicings of the villains were a bit over the top and melodramatic, giving visions of them twisting their nonexistent mustaches!
The book ends on a cliffhanger and promises of what the future will be for the queen and her men. I was disappointed when I went to make this review and discovered this series wasn't a trilogy or longer; it is a duet, just these two books. This book leaves too many plot holes and promises; the story has not been completely told. After all that happened in this book, we certainly should have seen the teased-at final scene with the bad-guy former almost-groom getting his just desserts. This book also promises a new and better future for the Queen’s dominion where she, her husband, and her other mates plan to change the way things work in their realm and the outside world in conjunction with other magical and nonmagical beings. The transformation we've seen in Leo, the Queen's First Blood, hints at so much for his character and even the destiny of the realm. For the author not to show us how these possibilities come to fruition in the next book or another series is just wrong! Don't tease at complex, multi-faceted possibilities if you will not deliver them, as it makes for a very unsatisfying reader or listener experience.
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- S. Johnson
- 10-14-24
Continuing saga of the vampire princess
This picks up right after the first book and continues the saga of the vampire queen and her “first blood”, bodyguards and some new characters. I like Keenan, the angel. Fun story, well-written. I like the narrators because they differentiate between the characters.
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- ElisaTonks
- 09-27-24
Queen of Ashes and Scars
4.5 ⭐️3🌶️
This is the second book in the Throne of Shadows duology and picks up straight after the events in Princess of Thorns and Ruin. It is full of action with plenty of twists and turns and kept me engaged to the point I listened to it in one sitting.
The narrators of this audiobook are excellent and did a great job adding to and enhancing the source material.
Highly recommend!
Reverse Harem
Demons
Vampires
Paranormal
Fast paced
Great narrators.
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- Jocelyne
- 10-16-24
Great Conclusion!
This is the second and final book in the Throne of Shadows Series, a steamy fantasy RH romance. Ariel, Alec, Leo and Sebastian's story continues where the first book left off. The story is filled with passion, and twists and turns. The world building is intriguing, and fascinating. Addison Barnes and Brendan Kane did an excellent job bringing these characters, and this story to life. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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- Mary
- 10-22-24
Queen of Ashes and Scars!
I enjoyed this "Throne of Shadows" story. It is intriguing, interesting and captivating. It is a dark and very steamy paranormal romance was full of surprises and twists. These need to be read or heard in order. The story is full of turmoil with murder, betrayal, power, upheaval and much more. I enjoyed the story and thought the narrators did a good story bring the characters and plot to life.
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- Priscilla O
- 09-30-24
Queen of Ashes and Scars
The last of the series and it was really good. The male narrator grew some on me but there times his delivery was too full angst and over the top. The story was engaging but I think I'll still read the book to get a better understanding of the male characters.
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- E Blackwell
- 10-05-24
Eh...whiny
I still love the narrators.
The first book was great and I was excited to get to the sequel - the finale. However, this book seemed rushed or maybe not everything was flushed out? The characters seemed different than the first book - and a lot of whining, with some forced bi-awakening.
So...it was interesting, I guess.
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- kazza
- 10-19-24
Real interesting
This is the second part of Thorne of shadows.
Yes you do need to know what happen in the book
before this or you will be a little lost and the reason
I know that is because that is what I done.
So when I had the chance of getting the audio book
for both I took it I am bald I did because it was a completely different experience.
This book has a great plot and character that take you on the journey with them.
Narrator has done a great job.
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