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2021 IAA Finalist: Best Mystery

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I’m absolutely thrilled to announce that I’ve been chosen as finalist in the 2021 Independent Audiobook Awards!

LEGACY OF SECRETS by Helen Starbuck was selected as a finalist for Best Mystery. This title was produced by The Audio Flow and engineered by Elysian Nightfall Studios, and they both did an amazing job.

From the Publisher: Kate Earnshaw’s father’s suicide has left many unanswered questions. The police declared it a suicide, but she can’t bring herself to believe it. The more she discovers, however, the more Kate wonders whether she ever really knew him. Her father never explained why he let his childhood home in eastern Colorado fall into ruin or why he kept the property a secret. And he never told Kate about his close friendship with Evan Hastings, the handsome and somewhat puzzling man who lives on the property near the abandoned house. 

Other families pass down their stories. The Earnshaws pass down painful riddles without answers. Kate comes from a family where unspoken secrets disappear from one generation to the next. Evan seems to have as many secrets as her father and to know more about him than she did, which hurts. But there’s something about Evan that calls her back to her father’s home. Something that threatens to unbury more than the past.

Congratulations also to the other finalists in the Best Mystery category:

  • BLUE HILL written by G. Wayne Miller, narrrated by J. Kawamoto – produced by Crossroads Press
  • DIVER’S PARADISE (A Roscoe Conklin Mystery, Book 1) written by Davin Goodwin, narrrated by Alan Carlson
  • THE POIROT COLLECTION: Books 1-3 – The Mysterious Affair at Styles, The Murder on the Links, Poirot Investigates written by Agatha Christie, narrrated by P.J. Ochlan – produced by Lepton Films, LLC
  • THE WIFE LIE written by Anya Mora, narrrated by Jennifer Jill Araya – produced by Vibrance Press

I’m honored to be among this group of narrators. I can barely stand to wait for the winners to be announced at the awards ceremony on June 25th, 2021.

Check out the 2021 IAA finalists in the other categories and, if you can, give them a listen.

New Release: THE CLASS REUNION

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Need a psychological thriller full of suspense?

Then take a listen to THE CLASS REUNION by N. L. Hinkens, now on audio!

 

Publisher’s Summary:

You can run, but I will find you.

Working as a successful PI in Los Angeles, Heather Nelson hasn’t seen any of her high school classmates from Iowa in over a decade. When she makes a last-minute decision to attend her class reunion, she and her once tight-knit group of friends are surprised at dinner by a delivery of an elaborate forget-me-not floral arrangement. But the accompanying card contains an ominous message: “You deserve to die” – a message they brush off as an elaborate prank at first.

When several of the group come close to death in the following weeks, they begin to suspect that the sender of the message has deadly intentions. One by one, the friends contact Heather to divulge secrets from their past, convinced that the skeletons they are hiding put them at risk. Fearing for their lives, they beg Heather to return to Iowa and track down the person they believe is trying to kill them. But her friends only think they know her. Heather is hiding an explosive secret of her own.

Is she really an intended victim in a deadly game of revenge, or a twisted killer?

An pause-resisting, brilliant psychological thriller with a mind-blowing murder plot!

 

THE CLASS REUNION is available at 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: ARSENIC AND YOUNG LACY

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I’m thrilled to tell you that ARSENIC AND YOUNG LACY, the second book in Kassandra Lamb’s Marcia Banks and Buddy cozy mystery series is now available on audio! Marcia thought after solving the first murder, she could get on with training the next dog with no trouble, but she was wrong. If a difficult client wasn’t bad enough, she now has a stalker. Will Marcia be able to get paid before her stalker makes her pay?

From the publisher:

Sweet, adorable Lacy has stolen Marcia Banks’ heart, but money is tight. Like it or not, the service dog trainer needs to complete the human phase of the training and deliver the dog to her new owner in order to get paid.

But the former Army nurse client turns out to be a challenging trainee. On top of her existing neuroses–which go beyond the psychological damage from a sexual assault during her second tour in Afghanistan–the veteran is now being stalked.

When Marcia receives a bizarre warning to stay away from her client and Lacy is also caught in the stalker’s malicious orbit, Sheriff Will Haines steps in to investigate. Marcia finds this both endearing and annoying, especially when he expects her to stay on the sidelines. The training fee would make her solvent again, but how can she put her dogs at risk?

Maybe Marcia should be more worried about herself, since the stalker has decided to pay her off in a very different way.

The audiobook for ARSENIC AND YOUNG LACY is available through multiple retailers, including: Audible, Amazon, Google Play, Apple iTunes, Scribd, Chirp, Walmart, Overdrive, Audiobooks.com, and many others.

New Release: DEATH OF THE KONA MAN

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“Living the dream in Hawaii…may quickly become the stuff of nightmares…”

The audiobook of Death of the Kona Man by USA Today best-selling author Catherine Bruns released last week! Although it’s part of the Aloha Lagoon Mysteries series by Gemma Halliday Publishing, it can be listened to as a standalone.

As always, I had so much fun narrating Carrie and her friends Keanu, Vivian and Poncho. I’ll really miss Poncho.

The audiobook version of Death of the Kona Man is available exclusively on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes. Enjoy!

From the Publisher:

From USA Today best-selling author Catherine Bruns comes the next deadly delicious Carrie Jorgenson adventure in paradise….

Carrie Jorgenson is living the dream in Hawaii. She has a steady job as a waitress at the Loco Moco Café, a hot new love interest in her manager, and the curtain’s about to rise on her role in a local theater production. But when she’s asked to deliver food to a guest at the Aloha Lagoon resort – who then drops dead! – her dreams quickly become the stuff of nightmares.

World renowned food critic Randolph Cremshaw has no shortage of enemies. He’s rude, patronizing, and famous for his one-star reviews. After the coffee Carrie delivers is discovered to have been poisoned, she and the café quickly rise to the top of the suspects list. A jealous co-worker, thefts at the restaurant, and a performance that threatens to blow up in Carrie’s face only make things worse. With an already full plate, Carrie is also forced into making a decision that may change everything for her. But this all pales in comparison when she comes face to face with Randolph’s killer and what might be the final curtain call…of her life.

Recipes included!

About Aloha Lagoon:
 There’s trouble in paradise….
Welcome to Aloha Lagoon, one of Hawaii’s hidden treasures. A little bit of tropical paradise nestled along the coast of Kauai, this resort town boasts luxurious accommodation, friendly island atmosphere…and only a slightly higher than normal murder rate. While mysterious circumstances may be the norm on our corner of the island, we’re certain that our staff and Lagoon natives will make your stay in Aloha Lagoon one you will never forget!

 

New Release: TO KILL A LABRADOR

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Kassandra Lamb’s cozy mystery TO KILL A LABRADOR is now available on audio! With Lamb’s clever telling of dog-trainer Marcia Banks taking on a new role of amateur sleuth, you can’t help but fall in love with Marcia and the adorable Rottie-labrador mix, Buddy.

The audiobook for TO KILL A LABRADOR is available through multiple retailers, including: Audible, Amazon, Google Play, Apple iTunes, Scribd, Kobo, Chirp, Walmart, Overdrive, Audiobooks.com, and many others.

From the publisher:

Marcia (pronounced Mar-see-a, not Marsha) likes to think of herself as a normal person, even though she has a rather abnormal vocation. She trains service dogs for combat veterans with PTSD. Then the former Marine owner of her first trainee is accused of murdering his wife, and Marcia gets sucked into an even more abnormal avocation–amateur sleuth.

Called in to dog-sit the Labrador service dog, Buddy, she’s outraged that his veteran owner is being presumed guilty until proven innocent. With Buddy’s help, she tries to uncover the real killer. Even after the hunky local sheriff politely tells her to butt out, Marcia keeps poking around. Until the killer finally pokes back.

New Release: DEATH OF THE BIG KAHUNA

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“Paradise isn’t all it’s served up to be. . . ”

The audiobook of Death of the Big Kahuna by USA Today best-selling author Catherine Bruns released today! Although it’s part of the Aloha Lagoon Mysteries series by Gemma Halliday Publishing, it can be listened to as a standalone.

I always have a blast narrating Catherine’s witty dialogue and taking on her clever (and sometimes deadly) characters, and Death of the Big Kahuna is no exception.

Enjoy!

The audiobook version of Death of the Big Kahuna is available exclusively on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes.

From the Publisher:

From USA Today best-selling author Catherine Bruns comes an Aloha Lagoon mystery that proves that, sometimes, paradise isn’t all it’s served up to be. 

New to both Hawaii and the Aloha Lagoon Resort, Carrie Jorgenson has big dreams of stardom. But, while she awaits fame and fortune, she’s forced to accept a job waitressing at the resort’s The Loco Moco Café. It isn’t long before she discovers the dish on her new boss – also known to many as “The Big Kahuna”. 

Hale Akamu is rich, handsome, repulsive…and dead. When Carrie discovers Hale’s lifeless body, she’s suddenly forced into yet another role: amateur sleuth. With everyone, from Carrie to the saucy chef to the café’s hot assistant manager under suspicion, Carrie needs to track a killer before she becomes his next main entrée! Recipes included in the audiobook.

About Aloha Lagoon: There’s trouble in paradise. Welcome to Aloha Lagoon, one of Hawaii’s hidden treasures. A little bit of tropical paradise nestled along the coast of Kauai, this resort town boasts luxurious accommodation, friendly island atmosphere…and only a slightly-higher-than-normal murder rate. While mysterious circumstances may be the norm on our corner of the island, we’re certain that our staff and Lagoon natives will make your stay in Aloha Lagoon one you will never forget! Visit us at alohalagoonmysteries.com

 

New Release: AFTERMATH

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I’m so excited to announce that AFTERMATH by George Weinstein is now available in audio! I had a blast narrating smart and sassy Janet Wright as she returned to her small childhood town in Georgia after her father’s murder. Janet expects small town charm, childhood memories, and tying up loose ends. She gets a little bit more that what she expects. Here’s an audio teaser:

From the Publisher:

Southern thriller meets cozy mystery.

After her father’s murder, Janet Wright returns to her folksy childhood home to tie up loose ends and mend her broken heart. But the sassy heroine soon discovers that there is more than meets the eye within the enigmatic small town entangled in secrets, scandals, and lies. This suspenseful southern thriller will have Wright facing pieces of her broken childhood and fighting for her life. Mystery, murder, and romance converge to keep you listening section after section.

Can Janet Wright complete the deadly puzzle connecting her father, his murder, and the wary small-town setting?

AFTERMATH is available exclusively on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes.

Audiobook Released: PRICED TO KILL by Catherine Bruns (Cindy York #2)

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I’m excited to announce that Priced to Kill, a cozy mystery by USA Today Bestselling Author, Catherine Bruns, is now available as an audiobook. Priced to Kill is the second book in the Cindy York series, which follows real estate agent Cindy York and her friend Jacques as the two amateur solve real estate murders.

Enjoy!

The audiobook version of Priced to Kill is available exclusively on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes.

From the Publisher:

From USA Today best-selling author Catherine Bruns….

Some secrets aren’t meant to stay buried forever. 

Real estate agent and super sleuth, Cindy York, has always been haunted by thoughts of her childhood friend, Paul Steadman, who committed suicide 25 years ago. A high school reunion and the prospective sale of his former home – where Cindy was the one to discover his lifeless body – bring the memories back in full force. New boss and best friend, Jacques Forte, pleads with her to accept the listing as their agency is going through some rough financial times. 

But Cindy gets more than she negotiated for when new information comes to light that convinces her Paul’s death was anything but self-inflicted. Vowing justice for her friend, Cindy’s meddling only leads to further complications with the Steadman family as she quickly uncovers hot details to a very cold case. Cindy needs to close the deal and find a killer – before she too winds up six feet under!

Audiobook Coming Soon: KILLER TRANSACTION

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I’m excited to announce that I’m working on narrating the audiobook production of Killer Transaction by USA Today Bestselling Author, Catherine Bruns. This is the first book in a three-book series starring Cindy York, a struggling real estate agent and mother of three searching for her next sale.

Catherine Bruns’ writing is so clever and peppered with humor, that often times, I need to do a re-take because I giggle at Cindy’s internal thoughts or at the dialogue involving her 8-year old twins. This is such a fun book and I’m enjoying every minute working to get the audiobook released!

From the publisher:

Real estate deals can be murder.

All struggling real estate agent Cindy York wants is the home listing that was promised to her. But her deceitful co-worker, Tiffany Roberts, has other ideas, and she always manages to get what she wants. Tired of being manipulated, Cindy tells her to back off—or else! But when Cindy stumbles upon Tiffany’s lifeless body, she suddenly finds herself front and center in a deadly investigation. Now everyone from her kids’ classmates to her monstrous mother-in-law is sold on the idea that Cindy’s guilty. Determined to find out who’s trying to frame her, Cindy enlists the help of her best buddy, Jacques, to negotiate a slew of suspects, a host of clues, and an office full of cutthroat agents…before the next contract is out on her!

The audiobook version of Killer Transaction has an expected release date in November, and will be available exclusively on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes.