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Their Vampire Queen Series, Book 5
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Tristan James
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Cassandra Myles
About this listen
The god of light has met his match. But whose life will the red serpent claim?
Killing the queen of New York City has added a million new responsibilities to Shara Isador's list. The former queen's Blood must be dealt with before they turn thrall. The queens Keisha Skye coerced into sibling relationships must either be formally sworn to House Isador or freed. Though Shara can't in good conscience allow anyone into her house who took part in the rampant torture in which House Skye indulged.
While every single day, Shara feels the weight of the red serpent coiled around her throat. The goddess' gift grows heavier with every passing moment. If she doesn't act, the serpent will consume everything she loves. But if she goes after Ra as promised, someone she loves very much will die.
Any of her Blood will gladly pay that cost, but Shara loves them too much to even consider losing one of them.
Who will survive the epic showdown with Ra, the god of light, and will this be the end of Shara Isador's story?
Contains mature themes.
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The deal is simple: spend a month with a mysterious billionaire who is the owner of Louisiana’s La Petite Mort Casino, and he’ll forget my father’s gambling debts. If it means saving our family home and business, I’ll do anything. With his strong, sexy, take charge arrogance, Nicolas Dupont is a mystery to me. But it doesn’t matter how hot he is. This is purely a business arrangement. Nic can have any woman he wants and it makes no sense that he'd be interested in a virgin like me. I’m certainly not about to fall for a guy who thinks he can own me.
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Waste of time
- By Susan Hopkins on 10-11-21
By: Roxie Ray, and others
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Hungry for Her Wolves: A Reverse Harem Paranormal Romance
- Hungry for Her Wolves Series, Book 1
- By: Tara West
- Narrated by: Stephanie Rose
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
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Amara was content to live as a lone wolf, the only one of her kind - or so she'd thought. Her world was flipped on its head when a strange man with a familiar scent showed up at her work, demanding a private meeting. Desperate to find the mate Luc had scented from 400 miles away, he was shocked to find her living as a lone wolf. Amaroki women were to be cherished and protected. What had happened to her family? More importantly, how was he going to convince her to return to the reservation with him? And how would his possessive brothers react when they found him with Amara?
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Meh
- By Christine Harkins on 03-06-19
By: Tara West
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Captivate
- A Knot Their Omega Standalone
- By: E. J. Lawson
- Narrated by: Lance Greenfield, Stephanie Rose
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
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I don’t need a pack. I’m doing just fine on my own. Until one tiny mistake has me perfuming enough to draw every enforcement officer in a ten-block radius. I know what awaits me if I go into custody as an unclaimed Omega, so when a blazing hot and surprisingly kind Alpha throws me a life raft, I grab hold with both hands. Only problem? He didn’t exactly clear his claim on me with his pack. They don’t want an Omega—especially Thane, who seems to be calling the shots.
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M/M Warning ⚠️
- By Dr. G on 03-11-24
By: E. J. Lawson
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Pretty Obsessed
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- By: J.R. Gray
- Narrated by: Liam DiCosimo, Tor Thom
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We became famous overnight. One day, I was a twenty-four-year-old drummer slinging pizzas to make ends meet, and the next, I was a member of the most popular alternative band ever. Despite being world-famous, there was no connection in it. I'd lost touch with reality, with intimacy. I couldn't find a place to be normal. I'd lived my entire life straight-edged while watching obsession destroy my best friend. Obsession terrified me—that is until I met him.
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Liam DiCosimo never disappoints, but...
- By Delfina Kardas on 09-05-23
By: J.R. Gray
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Guava Flavored Lies
- By: J.J. Arias
- Narrated by: Carrie Coello
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
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Sylvie Campos and Lauren Machado have hated each other since before they were born. For generations, the Campos and Machado families have blamed each other for stealing pastry recipes they claim their great-grandfathers originated before fleeing Castro's Cuba. Having spent their lives as rivals, Lauren and Sylvie are now in their early thirties and primed to take over their respective family bakeries. That means working long, hot, seasons of outdoor food festivals where they are forced to endure each other—albeit with a lot of bantering and barb-trading.
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Funny
- By Jay on 01-11-23
By: J.J. Arias
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The Arrangement
- By: Melissa Tereze
- Narrated by: Cat Gould
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
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Businesswoman, Sam Phillips, was quite content focusing on her single life. At 37, she didn't have the time to explore. She was never supposed to be alone, not in this world. One devastating day would crush everything she had ever known, but deep down, she knew there was more to life than business. Alexis Foster wasn't looking for love. With work commitments only growing by the day, a life of "arrangements" as a high-class escort appeared to be the way forward. After all, at 25, Alexis had all the time in the world to settle down. A simple decision would change their lives.
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Loved it
- By Sab on 01-18-20
By: Melissa Tereze
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Riches to Riches: Part One
- Abbs Valley, Book 1
- By: Ames Mills
- Narrated by: Ada Sinclair, Patrick Zeller
- Length: 21 hrs and 34 mins
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When Dad died, he made me the leader of the Italian Mafia. That position was unheard of for a woman—until me. Ryder, Dex, Gage, and Holden are my team, my closest friends. Then Leo waltzes into my life, turning it upside down, along with everyone in it. One lie. One secret. That's all it took to bring it all burning down around me. Jealousy and hidden desires from the four guys I thought only saw me as their friend and boss stoke the flames even higher.
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Spicyyyy 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
- By Christina Sarette on 11-26-23
By: Ames Mills
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Fractured Fates
- The Arrow Hart Academy, Book 1
- By: Hannah Haze
- Narrated by: Charlie K James, Brian Kozak
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
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Fate wouldn’t tie me to these men, would it? Sent to the ruthless academy for magicals after years hiding from the authorities, I'm behind, poor and, with my pet pig in tow, struggling to fit in. No surprises I'm picked out for ridicule by the other students - as well as the teachers. And four men in particular seem determined to make my life here hell.
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Could Be Better
- By Strawberry Kisses on 02-04-25
By: Hannah Haze
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Crave
- Crave Series, Book 1
- By: Tracy Wolff
- Narrated by: Heather Costa, Tim Paige
- Length: 14 hrs and 56 mins
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My whole world changed when I stepped inside the academy. Nothing is right about this place or the other students in it. Here I am, a mere mortal among gods...or monsters. I still can't decide which of these warring factions I belong to, if I belong at all. I only know the one thing that unites them is their hatred of me. Then there's Jaxon Vega. A vampire with deadly secrets who hasn't felt anything for a hundred years.
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Just, no.
- By Chanelle K on 10-12-20
By: Tracy Wolff
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- Anonymous User
- 06-05-19
Amazing!!!
I really like this series and the world building as well as the characters. I could do with a little less sex but overall it’s an amazing series. Highly recommend
LMM
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- Reviewer and Listener 💗💗💗💗💗💗🧛❤️🩸💯❤️
- 06-15-19
I ABSOLUTELY 💛💗💚💜💙THIS SERIES MORE PLEASE:)!
More record more. I absolutely hate waiting for the next book to come out especially if its been too long you can't exactly remember the details from the last book in the series but the author is FANTASTIC and the narrators are outstanding. I remember when i seen this series book one when it was orginally first recorded and released on audible and I initially was not sure about it because of the sexual aspect of the story from what I gathered from the summary but I love vampire adventure, romance, suspense, fantasy series so I decided to give it a shot and I just was shocked at how much i enjoyed it . There are times where it might seem like to much sexual orientation but the way the author does it really works SURPRISINGLY and I'm not big on sexual series so this series has been quite different from my usual series but super enjoyable and so easy to enjoy:)!
Please keep writing and recording Ms. Burkhart!💜💝💫😁😍🤗
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- Noreah
- 04-04-20
Fantastic book
this is the second time I've listened and it's so good. the voices are all different and I love listening to this story.
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- Brandy D.
- 12-02-19
love this series
this series always manages to entertain and bring a tear to my eye. worth listening to over and over. I love the narrators!
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-26-24
So unique!
I don’t usually read this level of spice but this author is so talented I can’t stop listening! I’ve never listened to these narrators before but I’ll definitely be stalking their work after this. Very very talented all the way around. Amazing
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- Kimi
- 06-17-19
Amazing series that keeps you hooked!
4 Stars
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Story: I'm absolutely loving this story and the world building. This is definitely one of my favorite reverse harem series.
I love getting to see the perspectives of the guys. Shara is gaining more and more power, knowledge but she isn’t losing who she is or her integrity. I didn’t mind that there wasn’t a sex scene until about 25 to 30% into the story. I love the storyline so much and all the planning that goes into taking over someone else’s territory. It confused me when the attack happened because I thought they were at Shara’s Mom’s house but then they were at the tower. And I didn’t realize everything on Shara’s end was happening in her head.
I felt like the end was abrupt as well as anticlimactic. I wish they could have gone back to her nest and everything. She’d made a big accomplishment and I feel like they could have gone home, celebrated, and talked about how the next thing is The Triune.
Narration: Tristan James, Cassandra Myles. They're pretty good... I think I would have enjoyed these two narrators more so as a duet. Still good though.
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- Kay Mitchell
- 01-29-20
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I simply loved it. The narrators are great. I would recommend it to everyone. Loved, loved, loved it.
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- Dawn S. Pharr
- 02-29-24
Love these books!!
I love this series and the female narrator. But the male narrator is weird. I’m not a fan of the way he does female voices at all. Plus his male voices are odd and inconsistent.
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- Marie
- 10-18-19
where are the other books?!?!?!
where are the other books?!?!?!? this is BS. come on come on get your game together.
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- Ravens9308
- 08-10-19
Holy moly, these just keep getting better & better
I absolutely adore this series by Joely Sue Burkhart and am devouring the little novellas and stories, waiting for the next one to come on audio. I just think Tristan and Cassandra do the story so much justice that if I don't listen to it first, before reading, then I am doing myself a disservice. I love their chemistry and their way of doing the different voices. I thought this one had a lot less errors than in previous ones so definitely had to give it 5 stars across the board. Everything they did was amazing, I wanted to listen to more, tried to pace myself and failed, and then didn't want it to end when I knew the minutes were slipping away and nearing the conclusion haha.
The storyline had some really tough scenes to stomach and what everyone had to do to take down Ra was INSANE but fantastic at the same time. I was glad I waited to listen to the big scene at the end when I was driving home from work since I totally cried when I thought one of my favorites was lost forever and then when the time came for fate to select one of Shara's lovers to die. I loved all the breadcrumbs the author left us and wont go into any details because I don't want to ruin anything, but she set up the next book perfectly! I loved some of the newer characters, especially those who get their own stories/novellas later on. I can't praise the series enough and know it will be one of my favorite series and especially audiobooks to listen to of all times. Get these books, you wont be disappointed. Totally worth the price ❤️❤️❤️
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