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H.E. Bauman
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A librarian with a secret. A prince looking for redemption. A dark discovery that will force them to confront their truths.
Astrea Sovna is destined to die. As a Lightbringer, she’s expected to serve the Helosian government as a battlefield healer; but when the court seer—Astrea’s uncle—has a vision of her being killed in the line of duty, he forbids her to reveal her powers.
Until now, Astrea has gone unnoticed as a junior librarian. But when she gets reassigned to a diplomatic project to strengthen ties between Helosia and one of its neighbors, she finds herself saddled with her past, in the form of returned war hero and her ex-best friend, Prince Varojin Auris.
Forced to work together, Astrea soon learns that although Varojin has been out of her life for years, he’s still the kind, patient friend she remembers. As they navigate old friendships and imperial politics, the pair discovers that the mysterious shadows stalking the city are leaving a trail of murder victims in their wake. And when Astrea becomes a target, a dear friend gets caught in the crossfire…
As Astrea and Varojin begin searching for answers, they realize there is much more to the emperor’s project than political niceties. If the shadows aren’t stopped, Astrea’s future—and the security of the entire continent—hangs in the balance.
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By: Alisha Klapheke
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Where Oceans Burn
- By: Casey Bond
- Narrated by: Krystal Hammond
- Length: 16 hrs and 14 mins
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To my people, the sky-reigning Empyreans, Intention Day is sacred.... To me, it’s the day my carefully crafted lie crumbles and my truth gives way to my ruin. The intense power surging through my veins is revealed, immediately coveted by those eager to exploit me for what they deem a greater good. If they have their way, the future I long for will be ripped away. But I am a warrior born to fly. To fight. Not to be caged and controlled.
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Amazing.
- By Ashley on 01-26-23
By: Casey Bond
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The Timeless Trials
- By: A.C. Guess
- Narrated by: Victoria Connolly, Michael Gallagher
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
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Rae's time is running out. When she is selected as the first female to participate in the Timeless Trials, the brutal games meant to entertain the rich, Rae knows it's a death sentence. Only one can survive the games. But if she can survive a little longer... If she can set aside her dangerous attraction to the prince's brother... She could win the grand prize of immortality.
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I loved the cover and title at first glance
- By Kelly Deskins on 01-01-25
By: A.C. Guess
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Spellbound After Midnight
- Ever Dark, Ever Deadly, Book 1
- By: Jenna Collett
- Narrated by: Ada Sinclair
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
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The last spell Tessa Daniels cast turned a woman's hair green. The one before that? Well, she doesn't talk about that one. Debt-ridden and labeled an outcast, Tessa doesn't think things can get worse until a young woman shows up at her magic shop desperate to attend the prince's ball. But when her latest attempt at magic leads to the woman's murder at the stroke of midnight, she finds herself in the sights of a handsome lead detective who thinks she's the main suspect.
By: Jenna Collett
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The Forsaken King
- By: Penelope Barsetti
- Narrated by: Michael Ferraiuolo, Ramona Master
- Length: 10 hrs
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He’s one of my father’s guards at the castle. Goes by the name Mastodon. There’s something about him I don’t like. He takes me into a cavern, and we descend deep underground - to the Bottom of the Cliffs. When I leave for the Capital, Mastodon escorts me. And just as I feared, he kills my guards and captures me. Then he tells me why he’s doing this. Because my family took everything from him - and now he’s about to do the same.
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Pathetic Attempt
- By dfvixen on 02-05-22
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A Vow of Dragons and Storms
- The Lost Fae Riders Series, Book 1
- By: G. Bailey
- Narrated by: Anne Robert
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
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It turns out the last of the dragon rider fae have been locked in a trap, a mansion with no doors, no way to leave for five hundred years, and I’m the first fae to enter. The dragon fae riders know nothing of the world outside or the vampyres who have taken over in their absence, and most don’t trust me.
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Wonderful pacing. Good world building
- By Mira Coronado on 11-28-24
By: G. Bailey
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The Fae King's Assassin
- Realm of Dragons and Fae, Book 1
- By: Alisha Klapheke
- Narrated by: Caitlin Davies
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
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Raised to cut throats, hunt Unseelie monsters, and ride dragons, Berserker-blooded Revna is the best of the best. But she has been assigned the impossible. Her king demands that she kill the ruthless Fae king. With no other options, Revna must glamour herself and hide among the Fae king’s bevy of potential mates. But all of her training will be useless if she can’t figure out how to feign love.
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Great narrator and story
- By APAndrooz on 03-22-24
By: Alisha Klapheke
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Where Oceans Burn
- By: Casey Bond
- Narrated by: Krystal Hammond
- Length: 16 hrs and 14 mins
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To my people, the sky-reigning Empyreans, Intention Day is sacred.... To me, it’s the day my carefully crafted lie crumbles and my truth gives way to my ruin. The intense power surging through my veins is revealed, immediately coveted by those eager to exploit me for what they deem a greater good. If they have their way, the future I long for will be ripped away. But I am a warrior born to fly. To fight. Not to be caged and controlled.
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Amazing.
- By Ashley on 01-26-23
By: Casey Bond
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War of the Gods Complete Series Boxed Set: Books 1-4
- By: Meg Xuemei X
- Narrated by: Victoria Mei
- Length: 26 hrs and 28 mins
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They call me beautiful. They call me a monster. Soon, they'll call me death.This action-packed reverse harem fantasy/paranormal romance features one hell of strong woman and her four powerful supernatural mates. It contains brutal battles, explicit love scenes, raw language, magic, swordfights, Greek gods, dark fae, vampires, shifters, and a lot of assholes. The boxed set edition contains steamy bonus novella The Court of the Beginning and the End.
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Couldn’t finish the series
- By 🎧Romance Junkie🎧 on 12-11-19
By: Meg Xuemei X
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Forsaken Mate
- Shifted Fates, Book 1
- By: Vasilisa Drake
- Narrated by: Sharon Freedman
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
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After a decade of bullying me, the Alpha Heir discovers I'm his predestined mate. But just because he rejects me in front of the whole pack doesn't mean he's going to let me go. When I flee my fated mate, he gives chase. The Alpha Heir would sooner murder me than let me live out of his reach. Only death isn't the end for me. The afterlife is a bit more fiery than I pictured, but that's fine. I'm used to fighting to survive, and literal Hell just might be a step up from what I've been dealing with.
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Short, yet very engrossing.
- By Tanya on 01-06-25
By: Vasilisa Drake
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The Other Realm
- The Entire Series Omnibus, 4.5 Books
- By: Heather G. Harris
- Narrated by: Alyse Gibbs
- Length: 26 hrs and 23 mins
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I’m Jinx. As a private investigator, being a walking, talking lie detector is a useful skill—but let’s face it, it’s not normal. You’d think it would make my job way too easy, but even with my weird skills, I still haven’t been able to track down my parent’s killers. When I’m hired to find a missing university student, I hope to find her propped up at a bar—yet my gut tells me there’s more to this case than a party girl gone wild.
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Worth a listen if you want an urban fantasy series
- By Sarah Silverstone on 12-20-22
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The Bride of Lycaster
- Lycaster, Book 1
- By: Perci Jay
- Narrated by: Ali Dane, Henry Kramer
- Length: 14 hrs and 32 mins
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Serafina Ravenwood is a liar. Caught between bloodthirsty giants destroying her homeland and a cruel Duke who shatters her family, Serafina only has one option to survive-marry the heir to the Dukedom of Lycaster. Serafina spends seven years charming and deceiving him into securing her place as his wife. As her promised marriage was within her grasp, a notorious half-giant known only as "the Beast" crushes her plans. But the half-giant is only the beginning. She learns the glittering life of Lycaster's court is nothing more than a world of beautiful lies.
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Amazing book!!!
- By Maria De Los Angeles Mora on 12-02-24
By: Perci Jay
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Sun Serpent
- A Scorching Slow Burn Romantic Fantasy (Sun Serpent Saga, Book 1)
- By: Geneva Monroe
- Narrated by: Stella Hunter, John Hartley
- Length: 14 hrs
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Under the silks of her circus troupe’s tent, Elyria Solaris dances with fire. She disguises her gift as showmanship, but longs for answers about why she has a power no one else possesses. Somewhere in the city of never-ending night, Prince Cal is looking for the girl who burns the brightest. Only she can stop the horror inflicted on his kingdom by a sadistic lord who controls the minds of his victims.
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Absolutely Enjoyed Listening!
- By Ashley McNeal on 12-04-24
By: Geneva Monroe
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The Curse of Orilon
- A Realms of Elswyth Standalone
- By: Willow Asteria
- Narrated by: Andria Mae
- Length: 2 hrs and 29 mins
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An apprentice herbalist enters the forest to search for a healing herb to aid her people after supplies run low due to a fae attack. When she finds the rare herb in a ring of mushrooms and steps inside her fate is sealed. The Fae King takes her through the portal to the fae realm of Orilon, and everything she has ever known is turned upside down. She must wed the Fae King who hates her to lift a centuries old curse on his people, or the fae of Orilon will be doomed for eternity.
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AMAZING!!
- By Zoe on 09-25-24
By: Willow Asteria
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The Moonlit Woods
- The Shifting Fae, Book 1
- By: Eliza Tilton
- Narrated by: Matyas Job Gombos
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
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Rosalie is sold to the magistrate of Farrow's Gate to compete in a marriage competition. If she wins, her home is saved. If she loses, she'll be forced to work off her family's debt in an undisclosed location. But the magistrate won't just marry any human. He wants a mate whose magic rivals his own, and Rosalie can't ever reveal just how powerful she is. If the Magi Council discover what she is, it won't just be her life at risk. Her only chance of escape is with the magistrate's bodyguard, Baine, who has no interest in helping. Until one night in the woods when everything changes.
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Do you take this debt relief
- By Kylie on 03-03-23
By: Eliza Tilton
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A Mortal Queen: Stolen
- By: S.P. Woods
- Narrated by: Juniper London
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
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A Mortal Queen: Stolen follows the journey of Kylin, a mortal girl who is thrown into the midst of a dangerous, century-long feud between kingdoms of Elves and Vampires. Once a naive and clumsy daughter of a struggling community, Kylin's life is forever changed one bloody and fateful night that leads her down a path of danger and romance. Due to forces that pull her away from everything she knows, she finds herself torn between her duty to her people and a newfound lust-driven love that she can't deny.
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Plot twist
- By Steven on 12-10-24
By: S.P. Woods
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Daughter of Shadow
- Daughter of Shadow, Book 1
- By: LJ Swallow
- Narrated by: Will M. Watt, Ella Lynch
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
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The dragons are dead, the Ebon Queen has destroyed the elven realms, and the courts are at war. The queen's dark magic grows in strength, and the kingdom is losing the battle against her. Three men are sent from the Silvercrest Court stronghold to seek others to aid their cause. Leander, an eminent and domineering High Lord. Rohan, a fierce and seductive Knight of the Realm. Galen, a deceptively gentle and passionate High Elf. Their task: recruit the most potent magic users from the shire towns and train them to join the crusade against the Ebon Queen.
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Story is good
- By Lori C. on 04-30-24
By: LJ Swallow
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A Kiss of Salt & Sea
- Darkstone Academy, Book 1
- By: Bliss Devlin
- Narrated by: Beth Roeg, Hugo Locke
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
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My name is Jacinthe. I'm the orphaned daughter of a powerful witch healer, but I was born without any magic of my own. I want revenge on the evil stepfather who sold me into slavery. But first, I have to survive toiling in the kitchens at the Darkstone Academy for Magical Arts. The human students here are the rejects from other academies, out-of-control psycho mages. And then there are the supernaturals. They hate humans and aren't shy about showing it.
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awesome
- By Amazon Customer on 11-06-24
By: Bliss Devlin
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Wrath & Reign
- Complete Series
- By: Nikki St. Crowe
- Narrated by: Bridget Bordeaux
- Length: 17 hrs and 1 min
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It used to be that the president was the most powerful person in the country. That all changed when Wrath came to our world. He’s more powerful than anything we’ve ever faced. Now there are websites dedicated to worshipping him. Countless internet memes about how ridiculously gorgeous he is. And yeah, I can admit he’s fine as hell. But he’s a villain to end all villains. There’s no way I’m falling prey to that.
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Narrator is terrible and the books are infuriating.
- By Kimberly Androski on 12-06-22
By: Nikki St. Crowe
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One Little Nightmare
- Of Gods and Monsters, Book 1
- By: Dawn Darling
- Narrated by: J.F. Harding, Stella Hunter
- Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins
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Brooks wakes in an insane asylum with a broken wristwatch and no memories. He spends colorless days ignoring beautiful hallucinations and adrenaline-inducing nights fighting the monsters inside, but they’re only the beginning. After a mystery girl shrouded in secrets and painted with scars appears in the asylum, Brooks wakes from a vivid nightmare to discover that not all is as it seems. As plague looms and patients disappear, Brooks works against the clock to uncover the shattered pieces of his past, but what he finds may mean the downfall of Olympus.
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AMAZING!!!
- By Nancy on 05-09-24
By: Dawn Darling
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- Simona (Saghe Infinite)
- 06-20-24
Fantasy romance post industrial
I enjoyed listening to this audiobook, the narrator brought the characters to life. I had a great time listening to this audiobook: highly recommended!
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- Brooke (Blinky's Book Nook)
- 07-04-24
the narrator is amazing 😍
the narrator made this audiobook!! the story was a bit too slow for my liking but is an excellent read for those who need and want massive world building before the adventure.
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-22-24
Simply spectacular
Between the wonderful story and Brielle’s excellent performance of narrating it, I thoroughly enjoyed Under Darkened Skies and will be eagerly awaiting book 2!
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- Bonnie
- 05-26-24
Excellent story and narration
I was so excited to listen to this book. A librarian with a secret, and in need of some serious mental health help? Yes please, can relate. A sweet, handsome,and patient hero? Give me more. Supportive friends and family willing to lie and die for you? Here for it. The characters are not perfect, which makes them even more lovable. I am excited to see them grow and change.
So far the plot has seemed a little slow for my attention span. But I think it's intentional to give us the slow burn and build up that we need to see us through the action. There is definitely an air of mystery about the plot instead of fast-paced, actioned-packed adventure.
The world building has been awesome. A wonderful mixture of magic and modern technology. The history has been very interesting and I can see it getting more in depth as the story is continued. I'm excited to see where this goes in book 2!
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- kmart
- 06-29-24
Wonderful!
This is a slow-burning, richly woven fantasy that combines gaslamp elements with a traditional magic system. Astrea is a junior librarian who has hidden her magic following her uncle’s vision that foretold her death in battle. Mages are conscripted to the military in this world. However, her quiet life is upended when she is reassigned to a diplomatic project, forcing her to confront her past with her former best friend and returned war hero, Prince Jin.
Bauman takes her time in building the world, explaining the magic system and setting the stage for the unfolding drama. The pacing is deliberate, gradually escalating the tension and drawing readers into the complex political landscape. For those who enjoy a story that allows them to fully immerse themselves in the setting and get to know the characters, this approach is a welcome one, though it might be slower for readers seeking immediate action.
The characters are the best part. The slow-burn romance and the estranged friends-to-lovers trope are handled well. The relationship feels earned and satisfying. Bauman excels in character development, not just for the leads but also for the supporting cast. Each character feels well-rounded and integral to the plot.
The mystery aspect is equally compelling. The shadows stalking the city and the trail of murder victims add a layer of suspense. As Astrea and Jin delve into the investigation, the slowly evolving mystery made me eager for them to piece together the clues.
If you enjoy a story that gradually builds its intrigue and has a lot of emotional depth, this book is definitely worth a read. And the audiobook is beautifully done! HIGHLY recommend the audio version.
Thanks to R&R Booktours and the author for the copy. This review is based on a complimentary pre-released copy and it is voluntary.
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- Maggies.nook
- 06-21-24
Plot was amazing
Under Darkened Skies progresses very slow but once it picked up I can not stop myself from listening to the audiobook. This book has a nice balance of world-building, romance, political intrigue and magic.
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