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Guest on INDIE CHICKS Podcast

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Today I’d like to celebrate women in the publishing industry.

I’m talking about writers, publishers, editors, narrators. . .you name it. And if you’re not currently published, but you would like to be, or if you are but would like additional help or ideas on things like editing or marketing, a great resource to help with that is the Indie Chicks, created by Melissa Koberlein, author and professor of publishing.

As part of their resource offerings, the Indie Chicks have a podcast, co-hosted by Melissa Koberlein and editor Jeni Chappelle. I was so delighted when the Indie Chicks invited me on their podcast in June to talk about the joys of narrating audiobooks!

In the podcast episode, we discussed advice Melissa and I have about making an audiobook, and dished a bit about the upcoming audiobook for Raven’s Sphere, Melissa’s science fiction adventure novel full of snarky bits.

I hope you can take a listen to the podcast on Narrating Audiobooks. If you’re unable to listen, you can get a shortened version by reading the blog Q&A.

Enjoy!

New Release: FALLING: ADALTA VOL III

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I’m over the moon with joy to announce that FALLING: ADALTA VOL III by amazing storyteller Sherrill Nilson is now available!

When I saw this up for audition, the cover intrigued me so much, I had to investigate further. Failing spaceships, an alien who threatens to take over the world, and horses with bird heads and wings that bond with their riders?? Who wouldn’t want to narrate this?

I was thrilled when Sherrill awarded me the opportunity to narrate this story.

FALLING is the third book in the series (the first two narrated by the amazing Natalie Naudus), and I hope my voice did justice for Daryl and Cedar’s story (and the rest of Adalta’s, for that matter).

I hope you like it as much as I did!

From the publisher:

Daryl Me’Vere faces battle on two fronts. He must face the facts of his brother Readen’s evil and treacherous attempts to rip Restal Quadrant from Daryl’s control. And he must rid the planet of the alien Itza Larrak—the alien everyone but Daryl suspects is his brother’s ally—the alien that threatens to bring others of its kind to strip Adalta of all life and energy.

And, if that isn’t enough––the spaceship hovering above is falling––Adalta is destroying it.

Young, scrappy Cedar Evans is appointed to help settle the dying ship’s refugees in Daryl’s quadrant. How will these high tech people go from a life surrounded by the safety of their ship’s walls to life on a wide open primitive world with elemental magic they can’t believe in?

As bio-systems expert, there’s nothing Cedar doesn’t know about the ship, so she knows that as the ship fails, so will her bionic leg. The leg she’s had since she was a child will not work on the planet. It’s useless—she can’t repair it; she can’t get rid of it, but she can’t let it hold her back.

Wars on two fronts, thousands of refugees to settle––how can Cedar, from the failing space ship above, possibly help Daryl? Especially when he feels he has to protect her. She can’t fight. She has a non-working prosthetic leg. She’s defenseless—he thinks.

He’s wrong.

FALLING is available on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes.

New Release: FANTASTIC SHORTS: VOL 1

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Fantastic_Shorts_vol1_audio_coverI recently narrated two short stories in Phillip McCollum’s FANTASTIC SHORTS: VOLUME ONE, a twisty, turny short story collection that blurs the lines between fantasy and reality. This audiobook is perfect for those who listen in short bursts –  you can finish a complete story in one listen.

From the Publisher:

Are you a fan of the upside-down worlds of the Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, or Black Mirror? How about Stephen King or Neil Gaiman?

Then spend some time reading these 26 twisty, turny stories that cross genres and blur the lines between reality and fantasy.

In “Seven Hundred and Seventy-Six”, a timid bank clerk working in the Arizona frontier encounters a strange man and an even stranger gun.

In “Halfway”, detective Marty Quinn comes home to find his wife murdered and a high-tech entrepreneur is a prime suspect.

In “Captain Coffee”, a caffeine-powered superhero comes to the rescue…and many more fun ways to spend a few minutes of your day.

All 52 of Phillip McCollum’s Fantastic Shorts are available over two volumes.

Full cast of narrators includes Amy Deuchler, Chris Evan Simpson, Jim Cairl, Adam Prugh, Brian Ward, Gary Chambers, Amy Handelman, Michael Schatz, William Merryn Hill, Curry Whitmire, Jennifer Swanepoel, Corey Wallace, Andrew Perkins, Eryn O’Sullivan, Vivienne Leheny, Tom Zingarelli, Stacy Gonzalez, and Tom Burka.

FANTASTIC SHORTS: VOLUME ONE is available on Audible and Amazon.

New Release: VETTED

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I’m pleased to announce that VETTED by K’Anne Meinel is now released in audiobook format! VETTED tells the story of two women who are brought together by their love of animals, and soon find that life can bring you things you didn’t even know you wanted. What are Fiona and Allyssa willing to do to keep it?

VETTED is the first book in the Vetted/Herriots family saga, which also includes CAVALCADE and PIONEERING, both already available on audio.

The audiobook version of VETTED by K’Anne Meinel is available exclusively on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes.

From the publisher:

Allyssa is a young college student living her life to please her upper-crust family who want her to take business courses, join her father’s business, and marry the “right” man. Allyssa loves animals and yearns to take courses that speak to her heart, but her family are deaf to her pleas and she is unable or unwilling to stand up to them.

Fiona is an older, more established woman; a veterinarian working towards the goal of starting her own large animal practice. When a young woman arrives on her doorstep one night carrying a dog she may have fatally injured with her car, Fiona is thrown for a loop.

Vetted – a life that neither woman anticipated, but each learns they want desperately. Will their families, the fates, and rustlers finally bring these women to their knees? The only way they can survive is to stand strong together, but are they both ready to fight for what they want?

Only time will tell….

New Release: FOR SALE BY KILLER

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Cindy York is back! The third and final book in the Cindy York Mysteries series by Catherine Bruns is now available in audio. For Sale By Killer continues the real estate adventures of struggling real estate agent Cindy York as she juggles suspicious clients, full-time motherhood, and of course, investigation into the latest murder.

Enjoy!

The audiobook version of For Sale By Killer is available exclusively on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes.

From the Publisher:

From USA Today best-selling author Catherine Bruns comes a delightfully deadly new Cindy York Mystery….

If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Words for Cindy York to live by. The struggling real estate agent, full-time mother, and part-time sleuth has been having a tough winter and is desperate for a juicy commission. When she stumbles across a quaint mansion that’s “For Sale by Owner”, she can hardly believe her luck.

Percy Rodgers is anxious to move and immediately hires Cindy as his agent. But when she shares the exciting news with boss and best bud, Jacques Forte, he tells her that Mr. Rodgers’ neighborhood is a dangerous place to play, since the man just served 20 years for murdering his wife. Before Cindy can ax the deal, she stumbles over another dead body inside the house and is swept up in family drama, resentment, and decade-old secrets that someone will kill to keep. If Cindy isn’t careful, this may end up being one deal that really is to die for.

Now Available: DEEMA

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I’m happy to announce that DEEMA, the second book in the Fate of the Faes series by Cynthia Melton, is now available on audiobook. 

In this continuation of the battle between Light and Dark, Deema rises to the challenge to train the warriors for the upcoming battle. DEEMA also continues the story of Shayna and Pierce and all the other fun (albeit odd) characters introduced in SHAYNA.

Narration is in progress for the third book in the series, KASDEYA, which has an expected release in April.

Hope you enjoy!

From the publisher:

Can an odd group of fae, human, leprechauns, and witches save not one world, but two?

The epic battle between good and evil continues with Deema training the warriors for her queen. Once a follower of the dark, Deema’s responsibilities increase as she strives to prove her worth to a race of fae she’d once betrayed. Not only is her life in danger against an evil traitor’s creation of a new breed of demon, but she longs to bind herself to a human…something forbidden to an heir of the throne.

Shayna becomes queen of the faerie, but refuses to lay down her sword. Once a warrior, always a warrior. She changes laws, rebuilds, and steps alongside Deema to fight an evil horde set on destroying not only the human world, but hers as well.

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

Audiobook Released: KILLER TRANSACTION (Cindy York 1)

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Killer Transaction Audiobook Cover

I’m happy to announce that cozy mystery Killer Transaction by USA Today Bestselling Author, Catherine Bruns, is now available as an audiobook. 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.

This was such a fun book to narrate. Catherine Bruns’ writing is so clever and peppered with humor, that I had to re-take a couple scenes after I giggled at Cindy’s dialogue involving her 8-year old twins. I hope I conveyed the brilliance of Bruns’ writing through my narration. Enjoy!

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 is available exclusively on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes.