New Release: SCANDAL IN THE PARISH

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I’m excited to announce that SCANDAL IN THE PARISH: Priests and Parishioners Behaving Badly in Eighteenth-Century France by Karen E. Carter, is now available as an audiobook.

Challenging both my narration skill and my knowledge of religion in relationship to the French Revolution, SCANDAL IN THE PARISH studies the important relationship between parishioners and the priests in small, rural parishes of France, and “forcefully corrects the notion that Catholicism declined in importance in the period before the Revolution.”

“Well-written and clearly argued study.” – Jeremy Hayhoe, Université de Moncton

From the Publisher:

In 1770, the priest Nicolas Vernier was accused of neglecting church services, inappropriate behaviour in the confessional, financial improprieties, and affairs with the village schoolmistresses. In a contentious church court case, parishioners described all of their priest’s wrongdoings, and in turn, he detailed many of theirs. Ultimately, Vernier finished his career as a cathedral canon in another diocese. 

Scandal in the Parish recounts Vernier’s story and many similar 18th-century cases. In fascinating detail that reveals essential facets of rural religion during the Catholic Reformation period, Karen Carter considers French lay people’s relationship with their parish curé, who governed and influenced so much of their religious practice. Although the priest’s role as purveyor of God’s grace through the sacraments was secure as long as he performed his duties appropriately, priests who were unable to navigate the pressures and high expectations put on them by their superiors and parishioners risked broken relationships, public disturbances of the peace, and even prosecution. These scandals, Carter demonstrates, tell us much about rural parish life, the processes of negotiation and accommodation between curés and their parishioners, and ongoing religious reforms and enforcement throughout the 18th century. 

An engaging venture into the world of the parish that highlights the centrality of the priest-parishioner relationship, Scandal in the Parish reveals the attitudes and practices of ordinary people who were active agents in their religious and spiritual lives.

The book is published by McGill-Queen’s University Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.

SCANDAL IN THE PARISH is available on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes.

New Release: CABIN 3

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Happy audiobook release day for CABIN 3 (Steele Shadows Security Book 3) by the amazing Amanda McKinney!

This one is my favorite in the series so far. Lexi is truly a badass and so fun to narrate. A special thanks to dual narration partner Michael Reid for making us sound awesome.

Enjoy!

From the publisher:

Hidden deep in the remote mountains of Berry Springs is a private security firm where some go to escape, and others find exactly what they’ve been looking for.

Welcome to Cabin 1, Cabin 2, Cabin 3….

Businessman. CEO. Head of household. Three titles worst suited for Gunner Steele, the short tempered, reticent former Marine and rebel of the infamous Steele brothers. After an evening searching the mountains for his missing office manager, Gunner finds an undercover agent at his front door demanding protection — and that anyone but him be her bodyguard. Usually, Gunner didn’t give a damn if someone disliked him, but this particular curvy vixen had information about the man who killed his father and maimed his brother. Information he’d gladly sell his soul for…but is he willing to sell hers, too?

After failure to deliver the location of a Russian spy as slippery as a bowl of borscht, Lexi York is fresh out of a job and a near-death experience when she seeks refuge at Steele Shadows, despite her disdain for the tattooed bad boy, Gunner Steele. At her wit’s end, Lexi devises a plan to use Gunner to get her job back, but what she hadn’t planned on was developing feelings for the tortured soul she could never tame.

Unwilling to make promises he can’t keep, Gunner is faced with the biggest decision of his life. Avenge his family, or throw away the only woman who’s cracked open his shielded heart?

 

The audiobook for CABIN 3 is available exclusively on Audible, Amazon and iTunes.

New Release: RETRIBUTION

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Happy Audiobook Release Day, Stephanie Baldi! RETRIBUTION is now on audio!

The suspenseful sequel to REDEMPTION, RETRIBUTION tells Carmela and Bobby’s story. Thanks to Stephanie for trusting me to tell it!

From the Publisher:

Nominated for Georgia Author of the Year!

Almost six long years have passed since Carmela Santiago witnessed the hitman she loved assassinate her father. Now she is ready to exact her plan of revenge against him and the people he loves. Carmela will stop at nothing to tear his family apart.

Running her father’s drug smuggling empire, she will use every resource at her disposal, including money, sex, the men in her life, and her very own cold-blooded sicario, to help her carry out her deeds.

Nicholas D’Angelo, the contract killer, once employed by Carmela’s father has his family safely tucked away in a compound in Tuscany, Italy. Many times he has regretted his decision to let Carmela live.

Forced by the government to return to the United States and resume the life of a killer, Nick knows will put his family in jeopardy. Carmela Santiago has the means to destroy him and all those he holds dear.

Carmela moves forward with her plan of revenge, but her closest allies are fast becoming her enemies. As she pushes things to the limit, Carmela gets caught in her own web of lies, murder, and deceit. With the stakes rising higher, she is determined to win. Nick will use everything at his disposal to stop her.

RETRIBUTION is available on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes.

New Release: DEADLOCK

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I’m so excited to announce that the audiobook for DEADLOCK by Melissa Koberlein is now available!

Built in the same world as RAVEN’S SPHERE, DEADLOCK tells Raven’s ex-best friend Stass’ story. I had a great time leaving the real world to navigating the virtual world Stass inhabits!

From the publisher:

If you loved Ready Player One, you won’t want to miss this sleek, new virtual adventure!

The year is 2341 and Earth is a distant memory. Thousands of people from all over the world, and some from other worlds, enter a vast virtual reality on planet Zeta. Commonly known as the ALT, visitors hope to find what they can’t in their physical world. Sport hacking, gambling, and pleasure houses are a few of the offerings of the ALT. But there are also dark dynamics lurking within the virtual city….

Seventeen-year-old Stass Tatum is a highly skilled human hacker from the futuristic city of Rourke. She is known on the grid as Deadlock for her dominant, lethal tactics in sport hacking. After meeting a popular elite player, she hatches a plan to jettison her rank into his.

But fate has other ideas…. A deadly virus wreaks havoc on her plans, and now she must face what death means outside the virtual world.

From the Raven’s Sphere world by Melissa Koberlein comes this new virtual adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

DEADLOCK is available on Audible, Amazon and iTunes.

New Release: THE WAY FORWARD

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I’m excited to announce that the THE WAY FORWARD, the second book in the Amish Millers Get Married series by Ruth Hartzler is now on audio. THE WAY FORWARD tells Esther’s story – one of keeping secrets, overcoming jealousy, and learning that honesty really is the best policy.

From the publisher:

Esther Miller’s matchmaking mother wants Esther to marry soon, the sooner the better. Any man from the community will do, any man except one of the Hostetler boys.

Mrs. Miller has Amos Troyer in mind, and everybody agrees he is perfect for Esther…everybody, that is, except Esther herself.

So when her mother’s meddling gets too much, Esther hatches a scheme of her own. She asks her handsome friend, Jacob Hostetler, to pretend to be her boyfriend. Jacob agrees, but does he have motives of his own?

Yet when this small white lie is eclipsed by the motives of another, Esther’s world could soon come crashing down around her.

How will Esther’s secret change her life in a way she never thought possible?

Book two in this heartwarming Amish Romance series from USA Today best-selling author, Ruth Hartzler.

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The audiobook for THE WAY FORWARD is available on Audible, Amazon, Apple Books, and most other audiobook retailers.

New Release: RAVEN’S SPHERE

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It’s here! The audiobook for RAVEN’S SPHERE by Melissa Koberlein released over the weekend, and starfire, am I excited!

Thanks to Melissa for letting me tell Raven’s story. I (and my nips, bits and all) had a blast narrating this book. We laughed and cried (a little), which is a narrator’s dream come true.

From the publisher:

If she can’t let go of the past, there won’t be a future for anyone.

Eighteen-year-old Raven is a thief with a disturbing past. Her life of pilfering expensive tech vaults on space freighters takes a nosedive when she finds a frightened 12-year-old boy on her newest stolen spaceship. In his possession is a glowing sphere he swears to protect at all costs.

Moved by the kid’s courage, Raven does the one thing she hasn’t done in a long time – she cares…a little. She allows him to stay aboard. What she doesn’t realize is that by doing so, she and the kid have become the most wanted individuals in the galaxy.

From the author of the Ashwater series and Fireflies trilogy, comes this new, dark interstellar adventure.

Fans of The Mandalorian and Firefly will devour this fast-paced novel by Melissa Koberlein.

Buy Raven’s Sphere to start this exciting adventure today!

RAVEN’S SPHERE is available on Audible, Amazon and iTunes.

New Release: AT WITS’ END

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So excited this cozy mystery has released!

AT WITS’ END (Doyle Cozy Mystery, Wits’ End book 1) by Kirsten Weiss is a cozy mystery that’s out of this world. . . Men in Black. Conspiracy-crazed old ladies. Can a clueless innkeeper catch a killer…and stick to her carefully crafted schedule?

I really love narrating cozy mysteries and this one did not disappoint. AT WITS’ END is full of side smirks and guffaws. Trust me. I did a few retakes on this due to giggles.

Full disclosure: The feeling of connection to the main character was palpable. My sister’s name is Susan, I am a control freak complete with extensive checklists in my bullet journal, and I love Victorian B&B’s. I’m not a conspiracy theorist, though I do deal with some of them on a regular basis.  Unfortunately, I do not have a faux-UFO built into my house’s roof.

Thank you to Joc and Dani at The Audio Flow and to author Kirsten Weiss for trusting me to tell this hilarious story.

Listen to a sample:

From the publisher:

When control-freak Susan Witsend inherits her grandmother’s UFO-themed B&B, she’s ready to put her organizational skills to the test. She knows she can make the B&B work, even if there is a faux-UFO in the roof. After all, what’s not to love about a Victorian nestled in the high Sierra foothills?

None of her carefully crafted policies and procedures, however, can prepare her for a corpse in room seven – the body of her small-town sheriff’s ex-husband. Good thing Susan has her own plans to solve the crime.

But is there a government conspiracy afoot? Or is the murder a simple case of small-town vengeance?

Susan must keep all her wits about her. Because the killer isn’t finished, and if she isn’t careful, her fate may be written in the stars….

Beam up this hilarious cozy mystery today!

AT WITS’ END is available on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes.

New Release: REDEMPTION

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I’m excited to announce a new audiobook release in the thriller and suspense genres: REDEMPTION by Stephanie Baldi.

I met Stephanie in Atlanta at the Atlanta Writer’s Club meeting held in February, where I spoke about all-things-audiobooks. We had a lovely dinner together and talked all about life and creating the audiobook for her first novel, REDEMPTION. Back then it was just in the beginning stages of narration, and now it’s complete! I hope I did it justice!

 

From the Publisher:

Murder is the catalyst pushing Carrie Overton headlong into the arms of the hitman sent to kill her.

Determined to escape her alcoholic and drug-addicted mother and distance herself from the memory of the son she lost, Carrie leaves home with Travis Montgomery, a man twenty years her senior who harbours shocking secrets connected to her past.

After Travis forces her to help him steal two million dollars from a drug lord, leaving two people dead, Carrie decides to add a third victim to her list, and Travis is left lying on the floor.

Eager to start over, she takes the stolen money and travels to the small mountain town of Laurel, Pennsylvania. Carrie lies about her past and relaxes into her new life. Before long, Carrie’s lies are piling up, and her crimes are about to catch up to her.

Nicholas D’Angelo is known as a ghost, a contract killer for one of the biggest drug lords in Miami. His assignment is simple. Find the people, who stole the two million dollars, recover the money and eliminate them.

With a hitman on her trail, Carrie is forced to make a choice. Trust the hitman who vows to disobey his orders and protect her. Or stay in Laurel and face the drug lord determined to end her life. Either one might kill her.

REDEMPTION is available on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes.

New Release: CABIN 2

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Another romantic suspense is ready for your listening pleasure. 😉

Happy release day of CABIN 2 (Steele Shadows Security Book 2) by the amazing Amanda McKinney is now available on audio! Thanks to dual narration partner Michael Reid for making us sound awesome.

 

Enjoy!

 

From the publisher:

 

From best-selling and multi-award-winning romantic suspense author Amanda McKinney comes the second book in the steamy, edge-of-your-seat, three-part series Steele Shadows Security.

Hidden deep in the remote mountains of Berry Springs is a private security firm where some go to escape, and others find exactly what they’ve been looking for. Welcome to cabin one, cabin two, cabin three. 

Always be prepared – that was Axel Steele’s motto. While his brothers were throwing down at the local bar, Ax was the guy in the background devising the getaway plan. Dubbed “the smart one”, the former special-ops Marine believed in structure and routine, a way of life the universe seemed hellbent on challenging.

Amidst a firestorm of family drama, Ax finds a woman held captive in the middle of the woods and in desperate need of his help. With an armful of tattoos as colorful as her attitude, his new client is his antithesis – a free-spirited, spontaneous hippie who tests every bit of his patience…and his self-restraint.

Erika Zajac has been living life on her own terms since she was just 16. But her gypsy lifestyle came to a screeching halt when the horrific past she’d tried so hard to bury came back in the form of chains and cuffs. 

Suddenly, Erika finds herself under the security – and scrutiny – of a temperamental bodyguard with the emotional capacity of a rock and a six-pack to match. But no amount of brains or brawn was going to distract her from her goal or the secrets she’d kill to keep.

Deceit, lies, wrath. Ax’s client had them all. The only question was, which of Erika’s deadly sins would she choose? Revenge…or him? 

 

The audiobook for CABIN 2 is available exclusively on Audible, Amazon and iTunes.

New Release: HOMESPUN

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I’m so excited that the audiobook for HOMESPUN by Magnolia Robbins has released! HOMESPUN is an enemies to lovers, rich girl/poor girl novel is a modern twist of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.

I fell in love with Charlotte and Marlow so fast, and so much so that while proofing the audio, the proofer found a few instances where I combined their names during narration. This cracked me up when I listened back to hear myself say “Marlotte said” or “Charlow looked at her.”

I hope you enjoy listening to their story as much as I did narrating it.

From the publisher:

No Miller could ever love a Livingston.

Charlotte Livingston’s perfect little life was over.

She swore she would never work at the bourbon distillery with her last name on it. That she would never be a part of her family’s legacy. But when her posh, cozy world went up in flames, she was forced to return to her small hometown of Bardstown, Kentucky, and face a bitter truth. That she was stuck there, working in the family business, whether she liked it or not.

And it wasn’t that bad. Until Charlotte realized that her boss was Marlow Miller.

Marlow and Charlotte are exact opposites in every imaginable way, yet Charlotte can’t seem to get enough of the sexy-southern-as-you-could-get-woman. But the problem is, Marlow doesn’t want anything to do with her. Everyone in Bardstown knew that the Millers and the Livingstons had been at war for decades, and for good reason.

And if her parents found out she was falling hard and fast for a Miller woman, her life might actually be over. 

And Marlow’s would be, too.

This enemies to lovers, rich girl/poor girl novel is a modern twist of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.

 

HOMESPUN is available on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes.