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Towerfall, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Amanda Leigh Cobb
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Gabriel Spires
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Kristin Cast
About this listen
He's a ruthless, battle-scarred warrior with a dark past. She's stuck pretending to be his wife to save a fantasy kingdom.
The Arcana aren't just figures in a tarot deck―they're real. Terrifyingly real. That's what I learned when I found a tarot card in the snow and was yanked from my world into Towerfall. The first thing the people of this harsh, cruel realm did was try to kill me, and they probably would have succeeded if Kane hadn't taken me to his hideout in the woods and nursed me back to health.
I don't know if I can trust him. He's too hot to be good news, he's definitely hiding secrets, and I've already seen him kill two people to protect me. If I hadn't just been helplessly dumped into his world, the blood on his sword and his dark, brooding mood would have me running in the opposite direction.
But right now, convincing the Kingdom of Pentacles that Kane and I are married is my best chance of getting into the palace and back to my own world.
Because there's something wrong with Towerfall. Something deeply, deadly wrong. And if anyone finds out Kane and I aren't really husband and wife?
Well, then both of us are dead.
From New York Times bestselling author Kristin Cast comes a new tarot-inspired fantasy series. Scarlett St. Clair meets Outlander in the seductive and spellbinding world of Towerfall, starting with The Empress, a high-heat, fake marriage romantasy with a swoon-worthy, morally gray love interest. Narrated in duet style.
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One thousand years ago, the great Kami Dragon was summoned to grant a single terrible wish - and the land of Iwagoto was plunged into an age of darkness and chaos. Now, for whoever holds the Scroll of a Thousand Prayers, a new wish will be granted. A new age is about to dawn.
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Mediocre narration of a mediocre story
- By Ashley on 07-23-19
By: Julie Kagawa
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Creatures of Chaos
- By: Julie Hall
- Narrated by: Amanda Leigh Cobb
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
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Chaos, the vicious supernatural competition where heroes are born and riches are won. To most, it's just an urban legend whispered in the darkest shadows, but that all changes when my best friend drags me into a savage world where vampires, shifters, and fae compete for glory and fame. As a creature without magic, I’d be a fool to enter Chaos, but the prize—a dagger of untold power—could change my powerless existence. With that dagger, I could wield magic, earn respect, and maybe, just maybe, win the heart of the dragon heir… it’s a risk I have to take.
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One of my Favorites!
- By Mandi on 06-01-25
By: Julie Hall
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The Wraith King
- The Rise of Northgall, Book 1
- By: Juliette Cross
- Narrated by: Troy Duran, Meg Sylvan
- Length: 13 hrs and 40 mins
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Una Hartstone, Princess of Issos, learns the price the Wraith King demands to end the war once and for all—Her. In exchange for the safety of her people, she agrees to give her life—and her body—to her greatest enemy. Gollaya Verbane is determined to fulfill his destiny and his god's prophecy. When his seer points to the Princess of Issos as the key to the rise of the dark fae, he demands her submission. But when she finally yields, he realizes Una is much more to him than a priceless weapon.
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A Throne of Shadows
- By Anonymous User on 05-23-25
By: Juliette Cross
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A Language of Dragons
- By: S. F. Williamson
- Narrated by: Henrietta Meire
- Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins
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Dragons soar through the skies and protests erupt on the streets, but Vivien Featherswallow isn’t worried. She’s going to follow the rules, get a summer internship studying dragon languages, be smart, be sweet, and make sure her little sister never, ever has to risk growing up Third Class. She just has to free one dragon. By midnight, Viv has started a civil war. With her parents and cousin arrested and her sister missing, Viv is brought to Bletchley Park as a codebreaker—if she succeeds, she and her family can all go home again. If she doesn’t, they’ll all die.
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Loved everything about this book
- By Jellybean on 01-19-25
By: S. F. Williamson
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The Blood Orchid
- By: Kylie Lee Baker
- Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
- Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
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Since Zilan entered the world of royal alchemists, she has learned firsthand that alchemy comes at a price. She has lost her family and her beloved prince in her search for justice against the evil Empress. All Zilan wants now is to find some way to bring them back. Resurrection is her specialty, after all. In search of Penglai Island, where the infamous myth says life can be fully restored, Zilan starts a new adventure. But Penglai Island has been kept well hidden by a group of unpredictable, and often dangerous, alchemists.
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A Wonderful Conclusion
- By Henlo on 12-06-24
By: Kylie Lee Baker
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Only a Monster
- Only a Monster, Book 1
- By: Vanessa Len
- Narrated by: Vera Chok
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
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The sweeping romance of Passenger meets the dark fantasy edge of This Savage Song in this stunning contemporary fantasy debut from Vanessa Len, where the line between monster and hero is razor thin.
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A nice YA fantasy
- By Diana Kaz on 02-27-22
By: Vanessa Len
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A Curse of Breath and Blood
- The Mind Breaker, Book 1
- By: K.W. Foster
- Narrated by: Emma Wilder, Gary Furlong
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
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A queen turned mercenary. A long-lost love. An ancient evil reborn. With her home kingdom destroyed and her family considered dead, Aelia Springborn makes a living, using her abilities to break minds for anyone with enough coin. Content to live a life in the shadows, her world is turned upside down when her former lover, Caiden Stormweaver, tracks her down at the edge of the world with a proposition she can't refuse: help him thwart her former husband, King Gideon, from obtaining the deadly army of the Alder King.
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Fantasy Romance
- By shedevilreads Bookstagram on 09-18-24
By: K.W. Foster
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The Phoenix Keeper
- By: S. A. Maclean
- Narrated by: Stephanie Bentley
- Length: 14 hrs and 10 mins
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As head phoenix keeper at a world-renowned zoo for magical creatures, Aila's childhood dream of conserving critically endangered firebirds seems closer than ever. There's just one glaring caveat: her zoo's breeding program hasn't functioned for a decade. When a tragic phoenix heist sabotages the flagship initiative at a neighboring zoo, Aila must prove her derelict facilities are fit to take the reins. But saving an entire species from extinction requires more than stellar animal handling skills. Carnivorous water horses, tempestuous thunderhawks, mischievous dragons.
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Disappointing & Frustrating, Could Have been so much more
- By Michael J. Anderson on 09-16-24
By: S. A. Maclean
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Kiss of Death
- Tempting the Fates, Book 1
- By: Alice Wilde
- Narrated by: Hannah Martin, Benjamin Crow
- Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins
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Life was far from perfect after my mother's sudden death, but it was one I'd grown to love. And now, it's a life I'll never know again. Not after she and her two cruel sons entered our lives. My father swore he'd never love again, but just as suddenly as Merelda arrived, she became the very center of his world . . . and just as quickly, I was all but forgotten. Still, I did not complain . . . if only for my father's sake. Not even when cruel words turned into even crueler punishments at my new step family's hands.
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fantastical
- By Jorden Lasher on 04-06-25
By: Alice Wilde
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A Blossom at Midnight
- The Scented Court, Book 1
- By: A.L. Knorr
- Narrated by: Manon Kahle
- Length: 15 hrs and 23 mins
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Jess, a half-fae hidden in the shadows of a rural life, craves more. Her longing for adventure and the magic that pulses through her veins leads to a fateful flower festival, where her dormant ability blooms into the open. Thrust into a world of opulence and competition, Jess discovers a devastating truth kept from her by her mother–a secret that alters her very identity.
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loved this!!
- By Jamie Roberts on 06-25-25
By: A.L. Knorr
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A Game of Veils
- The Royal Spares, Book 1
- By: Eva Chase
- Narrated by: Meg Sylvan, Aaron Shedlock
- Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins
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As the second-born princess of a kingdom conquered by a brutal empire, I'm nothing but a pawn. Little do I expect my parents to arrange my marriage to the most powerful bachelor of all: the son of the emperor himself. But when I arrive at the imperial palace, I discover I must compete for my betrothed—vying with the court noblewomen in a series of humiliating trials to prove our devotion. Those who fail will be executed. For the sake of my country, I'll risk my life to win my husband—this sadistic man who applauds the torment and flaunts his lovers.
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A decent story
- By Monica Marasigan on 06-24-25
By: Eva Chase
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A Ruinous Fate
- By: Kaylie Smith
- Narrated by: Alex Kydd, Dana Wing Lau
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
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Illustros is a cursed realm ruled by the ruthless Gods of Fate, and no one understands the Fates' wrath more than Calliope Rosewood. Blessed with unspeakable powers that terrify even the most dangerous witches and fae, Calla hides her forbidden magic in shame and fear that one wrong touch could send her to her death.
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So great! But the narration….
- By Jennifer on 06-18-25
By: Kaylie Smith
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Visions of Darkness
- Darkness, Book 1
- By: A.L. Jackson
- Narrated by: Victoria Mei, Teddy Hamilton
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
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Aria Rialta is a girl of two realities. One she was born to. The other she was chosen for. Both are a threat. Every night when Aria falls asleep, she enters the nightmare world of Faydor to fight a war. It’s her calling to help destroy the Kruen, who feed sin and chaos to our everyday world of vulnerable humans. It would be a lonely realm in which to do battle if not for Pax, Aria’s dangerously irresistible soulmate whose mere touch can kill. It’s also a realm that’s getting harder to escape.
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A Bold New Voice from AL Jackson – A Captivating Start to an Engaging Series!
- By Customer Review on 05-11-25
By: A.L. Jackson
Enchanted and Entranced!
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Such a Really Fun Fantasy Romance
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I like the fantasy of the book and the being outside yourself
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Original review 7.5 hrs in:
I like Tarot and the plot was interesting, so I had hoped that tarot would be involved in the lore of the story, (i still have 2.5hrs left so I’m not losing all hope).
Please be warned there is a medieval amount of violence in this story.
The reason I can’t wait to finish before I write a review is: Hannah. I promise this is not a spoiler- within moments of reading you will discover that Hannah has no self esteem, she engages in situations that reenforce her lack of self esteem, she doesn’t set boundaries then she gets mad and upset that her boundaries weren’t respected and her brain stops functioning properly.
Hannah’s dealing with a lot of negative self-talk, and I understand why, but Hannah was hard to like, I got emotional whiplash from trying to figure out her personality, page to page (one minute she is full of self-doubt, the next she is obnoxiously sure of her *incorrect* actions, with unearned confidence then immediately back to negative self talk as soon as someone doesn’t respond the way she wants).
Everything else about this book is really good so far, The plot, the world building, the dialog, the narration and the other characters, are quite good. I will look for the next book in the series, once it is released.
Interesting plot
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Kane is the ultimate broody but secretly sweet hero, and his dynamic with the heroine had me rooting for them while cracking up at their witty back and forth. Add in a killer audiobook performance with spot-on voices and pacing, and it took the story to a whole new level.
A little slow in parts, but the humor, chemistry, and wild twists more than made up for it. Perfect for fans of fantasy with a side of laughs and heat!
A wildly fun and thrilling ride!
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Loved the audiobook…not the story
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Such a cute & fun fantasy read!
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Not that great
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Little Fawn
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I enjoyed this story
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