LISTEN-2-REVIEW - YA PARANORMAL - STEELE SECRETS (Steele Secrets, #1) by Andie Cumbo-Floyd Narrator Aven Shore

STEELE SECRETS
Steele Secrets, #1
by Andi Cumbo-Floyd
Narrator: Aven Shore
Length: 4 hours and 37 minutes
Released: April 11th 2022
Producer: Audiobook Empire
Publisher: Andilit
Genre: Paranormal, Young Adult

 

  The Book Junkie Reads . . . Review of . . . STEELE SECRETS (Steele Secrets, #1) . . . Being that somebody that ghost show up for was jut the beginning for the unraveling of one small community. No pressure at all. At least not that much.  Come step inside and she what a secret have in store for a new journey in your mind. Short but it had a lot packed in there to keep you entertained. 

Nice to meet the characters of Andie Cumbo-Floyd and the voice of Aven Shore. 

I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by Audiobook Empire. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.

Ghosts just don’t show up for anybody. 

So when I meet the spirit of a former slave named Moses, I know he needs my help. But I didn’t expect to be taking on half of my town, or the powerful men who seem to run everything and have done so for years. 

Secrets are being uncovered, and some people would do anything to keep them buried, no matter who gets hurt. I’ll need the help of history and friends I can trust if I want to save Moses’ graveyard and protect his legacy. 

If only everyone believed it was one worth protecting…

 

 

 

Andi Cumbo-Floyd lives in the Southwestern Mountains of Virginia with her young son, an old dog, and a puppy who likes to eat furniture. When she’s not writing she likes to cross-stitch, binge magical shows, and garden.

  

Aven Shore is an audiobook narrator living in her off-grid tiny house in rural Eastern Canada, surrounded by forest and chicken friends, and honeybees. She loves books so much she's listening to one almost every minute she's not narrating one (she narrates romance as Avie Paige). She narrates live on Discord with other romance narrators on the Haven server. She is longing to travel and hike in mountains again, and dreaming of sleep in the lava fields of Iceland under Northern lights again, her favorite place in the world. Her past lives include being a carpenter, firefighter, tax accountant, and competitive snowboarder.

  

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LISTEN-2-REVIEW - YA CONTEMPORARY - LOVE AND OTHER SINS by Emilia Ares Narrators Karissa Vacker & Will Collyer

 LOVE AND OTHER SINS
by Emilia Ares
Narrators: Karissa Vacker, Will Collyer
Length: 10 hours and 7 minutes
Released: November 11th 2021
Publisher: SERA Press
Genre: Contemporary Romance; Young Adult

    The Book Junkie Reads . . . Review of . . . LOVE AND OTHER SINS . . . If you are looking to be fully engrossed and have your senses and emotions taken for a ride. Then I would highly recommend this one. I got more than I was bargaining for when I clicked play. Mina and Oliver could not have been more different and yet the same. They both were at the point in their lives that their future was in their hands to make something more, different, better. They both learn that life had more then good will to offer them and that their past will always be hunting for their future. 

Karissa Vacker & Will Collyer did a fab job with giving us complex characters with the emotions of it all attached. Their performances made for a more enjoyable read with visual cues intact. The way the brough to life Emillia's words was wonderful. The complex of emotions: pain, sorrow, loss, trust issues, freedom, realizations. 

I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by Emilia Ares. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.

Mina’s life is going according to plan; she’s acing AP Calc and is perfectly content with her nonexistent social life. Though only a high school junior, Mina knows time is an investment, and she’s putting all her capital into academics. Oliver, a child abuse survivor who grew up in the foster care system, is ready to burn down his old life and start from scratch - complete with a new name and emancipation papers - in LA. When the two are thrown together through circumstance and develop an unexpected connection, they discover how hard it is to keep the past in the past. 

Content warning: sexual assault, recollections of child abuse, discussions of suicidal thoughts, and mention of miscarriage.

        

 

Emilia Ares is an American film and television actress known for American Horror Story (2011), NCIS (2003), Bosch (2014), and Follow Me (2020). Love and Other Sins is her debut novel. She graduated UCLA with a BA in Economics, and a minor in Russian. Literature and storytelling have always been her true passion. 

 

Karissa is an Audie Award Finalist and AudioFile Earphones award winning narrator based in Los Angeles by way of Texas. She is a classically trained actor with credits from major regional theaters and also enjoys a career in film and TV. Karissa has narrated over 100 books in-studio for Penguin Random House, Hachette, Brilliance, Tantor, Dreamscape, Harper Collins and Scholastic, among others. She excels at narrating YA fiction, women's fiction, and suspense/thrillers.

 

Will Collyer, an AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator, is a film, television, and stage actor. He has starred in television shows such as Melrose Place, Charmed, CSI: Miami, and Boston Public, as well as numerous films and plays. He holds a BA in theater arts from the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television. 

 

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READ-2-REVIEW - CONTEMPORARY - MAYBE WE WON'T (Silver Harbor, #3) by Melissa Foster

 MAYBE WE WON’T
Silver Harbor, #3
Melissa Foster
Releasing April 26th 2022
Montlake Romance

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A sexy and soul-stirring novel about love, family, and rediscovering what matters most by Melissa Foster, the New York Times bestselling author of Maybe We Will.

When workaholic Boston attorney Deirdra de Messiéres is passed over for a well-deserved promotion, she takes a two-month hiatus to show her boss just how much he needs her and heads home to Silver Island. But beyond seeing her sisters happy, home is not where Deirdra’s heart is. She has no interest in their family restaurant, the Bistro, or reliving hurtful childhood memories, and absolutely no interest in spending a single second with Josiah “Jagger” Jones, the Bistro’s too-laid-back musician and chef. Sure, the hippie is hot, but he drives her nuts. The guy lives in a van with his dog, and he can’t even commit to a solid work schedule. To make matters worse, he’s always around. She needs to get off the island, stat.

Jagger has overcome his own personal trials to place stock in life’s pleasures: family, friends, peace…and if he has his way, one positively beautiful, absolutely uptight attorney. Jagger knows he’s the perfect person to help Deirdra deal with her hurtful past and find her way back to being happy.

A chance encounter leads to deep conversation, and night after liberating night, Deirdra lets down her guard. But neither is long for Silver Island. Free-spirited Jagger has wanderlust, and Deirdra has a career to return to. They’re on different paths, and plans for a future together don’t stand a chance. But when has anything gone according to plan?

The Silver Harbor series is published by Montlake Romance and will be available in paperback and audio formats at all book retailers, and exclusively in digital format for Kindle and Kindle apps. Download a free Kindle reading app here: http://bit.ly/FreeKindle_App1

Sneak Peek, https://melissafoster.com/maybe-we-wont-sneak-peek/ 

Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59431633-maybe-we-won-t  

Goodreads series link: https://www.goodreads.com/series/297812-silver-harbor 

Buy Links:

➜KINDLE: https://smarturl.it/MWW-Kindle

➜PAPERBACK: https://smarturl.it/MWW-Pb

Available in audio (Narrated by Aaron Shedlock and Virginia Rose)

➜AMAZON: https://smarturl.it/MWWa-Amazon

➜APPLE: https://smarturl.it/MWWa-Apple

➜AUDIBLE: https://smarturl.it/MWWa-Audible

The Book Junkie Reads . . . Review of . . . MAYBE WE WON'T (Silver Harbor, #3) . . . Silver Harbor had much to share with the world. With this installment we get Deirdra de Messiéres. In the first we got baby sister Abby with Aiden an outsider and the introduction of a sister neither daughter of the de Messiéres knew about. Then in the second installment we get the unknown sister, Cait with hometown boy Brant. Now, we get to see more of the tough girl, workaholic, protector of her sisters, no nonsense Deirdra. 

Deirdra came back home to be with her family only as a temporary fix to the disappointment she felt over losing a promotion she thought should have been hers. While back at home she sees all the the things she had been missing. The connections that made home home. She missed the little things that made her sisters relationships the glue. She did not miss the hippy boy that was now in the know of her family and friends. She did not miss Dolly putting her nose in places it should not go. She missed the clear way life should go and the order it should be in. 

Jagger was a different kind of man. He was free. He was wise. He was him. Open, kind, smart, funny, sexy, and young. What was it about him that really rubbed Deirdra the wrong way. Or was it the right way and she just was too stubborn to realize it. 

It started with a peek. Then a little conversation. Then a kiss. With each little something it all lead to the impossible. Deirdra and Jagger. The something that worked for them. The impossible to something possible.

Author Info
Melissa Foster is a NYT, WSJ & USA Today bestselling and award-winning author. She writes sexy and heartwarming contemporary romance and new adult romance with emotionally compelling characters that stay with you long after you turn the last page. Melissa’s emotional journeys are lovingly erotic and always family oriented–perfect beach reads for contemporary romance lovers who enjoy reading about wealthy heroes and smart, sassy heroines.

Author Links:  

Website:  http://www.melissafoster.com/

Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/MelissaFosterAuthor

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Melissa_Foster

GoodReads:  https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3023973.Melissa_Foster 

Newsletter: http://melissafoster.com/newsletter/ 

BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/melissa-foster 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melissafoster_author/ 

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@melissafoster_author 

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LISTEN-2-REVIEW - YA FANTASY - THE UNDISCOVERED DESCENDANTS (Nordri, #1) by Jo Visuri Narrator Hana Lass

 THE UNDISCOVERED DESCENDANTS
 Nordri, #1
by Jo Visuri
Narrator: Hana Lass
Length: 10 hours and 59 minutes
Released: February 25th 2022
Publisher: Auor LLC
Genre: YA Fantasy

   The Book Junkie Reads . . . Review of . . . THE UNDISCOVERED DESCENDANTS (Nordri, #1) . . . One fantasy filled ride in another world that you will not soon forget. The vivid imagery came right off the audio and straight to the brain to create a vibrant moving picture. Jo Visuri, I have to say nice to meet your work. I will be looking forward to the next release of this series. And to Hana Lass, thank you for introducing me to your voice and voice work. You did a fab job with allowing me to connect to the characters and the world through your voice (pitch, tone, diction, and more).

I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by Jo Visuri. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.

 

A captivating real-world fantasy adventure filled with intrigue, suspense, Norse mythology, magical objects, and special abilities, Jo Visuri's best-selling tale will sweep you away to mystical Auor Island - where nothing is quite as it seems! 

A remote island. Old secrets. And a cascade of unintended consequences. Long ago, four clans from earth's four corners were given magical abilities to help save humanity from oblivion. For generations, their descendants have lived in hidden communities and occasionally intermingled with regular humans—leading to whispers of unforeseen consequences. Now, in the present-day and for unknown purposes, one Clan quietly and desperately seeks the rumored, undiscovered offspring. 

Meanwhile, in the heart of a northern archipelago, Elin Bodil leads a perfectly ordinary, happy life on Auor Island with her family. When, through accident and circumstance, she meets both a motorcycle-driving stranger and the new mysterious boy next door, Elin's world is turned upside down. As Elin is drawn into a brewing supernatural conflict - with her two unusual acquaintances on opposite sides, she must decipher who to trust while unearthing her island's secrets and those buried deep within herself. But when the search for answers triggers the Clan's sinister schemes, Elin and her companions will have to confront far bigger and deadlier secrets than they ever imagined. And they'll need much more than themselves to survive! Welcome to Auor Island - and the legend and magic within its ruins! 

Told from the perspective of Elin and her two unusual acquaintances, the best-selling first-in-series book blends Norse myth, magic, adventure, science fiction, and fantasy with a touch of romance. Delighting listeners of all ages, The Undiscovered Descendants is perfect for fans of real-world fantasy adventures with heart and tales of family, friendship, secret societies, hidden worlds, and magic powers.

 

 

  

 

Jo Visuri was born and raised on an island in Finland’s famous archipelago, where she found her one and only Viking coin at the age of six. After spending a few formative years living by a Norwegian fjord, Jo’s family uprooted to the sunny beaches of Los Angeles, CA. A graduate of Brown University, Jo has been privately writing stories since she could read one and launched her debut The Undiscovered Descendants in Fall 2021. She now lives and writes in San Diego, CA, when she isn’t distracted by her cuddly and demanding senior dog. Jo writes myth-inspired fantasy stories appropriate for all ages that take the reader on adventures in the real world with magic, hidden worlds, secret societies, and tales of family and friendships. Subscribe to Jo's Newsletter for FREE fiction, exclusive content and to be automatically notified when she releases her next book: https://www.jovisuri.com/newsletter

Hana Lass is a noted actress who has worked on stages and screens from New York to Seattle. As an obsessive reader, she delights in bringing stories to life. She enjoys recording all genres, from YA to fantasy and everything in between.

   

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