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Monster Hotel, Book 1
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Brandon Utah
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Ella Maven
About this listen
I've never met him before . . . so why do I feel as if I've known him all my life?
Scoring a job at the exclusive and secretive Hotel Castle Verna is exactly what I need to pay off my debt and avoid a punishment I might not survive. The guests are a little eccentric, but they are great tippers. All I have to do is ignore the strange sights, smells, and sounds coming from the guest rooms, and I can remain gainfully employed. Simple, right?
Except there's one guest at the hotel who's always watching me with his mismatched black and white eyes. Half his face is covered with a black mask, and his stare sets my skin on fire. I don't know him . . . and yet I feel known with every stolen glance.
Strange happenings are going on at the hotel, and each day, I fall deeper into a world I never knew existed. And the guest who's watching me? He isn't who I thought he was . . . but then again, neither am I.
Contains mature themes.
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Trawn
- Stolen Warriors, Book 0
- By: Ella Maven
- Narrated by: Rachel Woods, Oliver Highpoint
- Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
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A must-listen prequel novella in the Stolen Warriors series from USA Today bestselling author Ella Maven. Contains mature themes.
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Good prequel
- By Jillian on 06-05-25
By: Ella Maven
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Tamed by the Troll
- The Perished Woods, Book 1
- By: Tracy Lauren
- Narrated by: John Masterson, Allison River
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
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Once the belle of her village, life took a dark turn for Adelaide upon her parent's death. Plagued by lingering grief, there was not a soul who didn't turn their back on her. They called her angry and spiteful . . . Hell, they called her a monster. One fateful day Adelaide finds herself alone, lingering on the edge of the Perished Woods—a cursed and evil place. Without warning, an orc army attacks.
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Tamed by the Troll
- By PaigeinABook88 on 05-07-25
By: Tracy Lauren
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Manticore Madness
- A Paranormal Monster Romance (Possessive Monsters, Book 5)
- By: Maggie Mayhem
- Narrated by: Troy Duran, Michelle Sparks
- Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
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When my brother steals a treasure from a dragon’s precious hoard, I find myself facing down the monster sent to retrieve the locket. Mateo gives me three days to produce the stolen goods, or he’ll lock me in the dungeon and throw away the key. The catch? He’s not letting me out of his sight. What starts out as a hunt for my wayward brother ends up with me in the sights of a ruthless wizard. My manticore captor-turn-protector is more than the sum of his parts, and I soon realize I’m falling for him. But love means nothing if I can’t get out of this alive.
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So Good!
- By Sarah. on 01-29-25
By: Maggie Mayhem
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Mail Order Minotaur
- Motham City Monsters, Book 1
- By: Lilith Stone
- Narrated by: Rachel Leblang
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
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Tour guide Ivy has always secretly fantasized about minotaurs. So when a Beast Hunters tour to Motham City goes horribly wrong, she's thrilled to be rescued by wickedly handsome minotaur, Bryn. Until she finds out that he runs a male escort agency with the sole purpose of pleasuring humans. And Ivy just isn't that sort of girl . . . Bryn isn't looking for love. He sells it. Besides he's too busy caring for his disabled mom and four brothers and sisters to have time for romance.
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Infantile
- By Book Lover extraordinaire on 04-30-25
By: Lilith Stone
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Craved by the Alien Beast
- Brides of the Zuldrux Warriors, Book 1
- By: Ava Ross
- Narrated by: Alexandra Cohler, Ross Pendleton
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
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One minute, I'm working as a cook, the next, I've been abducted by robocops and sent to a distant planet where I'm attacked by a ferocious beast. Then a seven-foot-tall, blue-skinned alien rescues me with crystal spears slashing. He cuddles me in his arms, and I feel safe for the first time since fleeing my stalker ex. Until he tosses me over his shoulder and takes me back to his clan where he announces I'm his new bride. I'm determined to return home, but there's something about Aizor I can't resist. Am I falling for this musclebound alien with a killer smile?
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It's Good!
- By Cari on 06-22-25
By: Ava Ross
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Married to My Grumpy Minotaur Boss
- Grumpy Monster Bosses, Book 1
- By: Ami Wright
- Narrated by: Cassandra Myles, John Masterson
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
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It's a bad idea to fake marry your grumpy minotaur boss on reality TV, right? But when ratings are down and he catches me snooping on his computer, I open my big mouth and... well... I might have come up with an idea to rescue the network, but I didn't take into account what it would feel like to be his. Even if it's not real. Now, we're stuck together on a romantic island on my dream honeymoon, with only one bed!
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A little too cute for me
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 06-10-25
By: Ami Wright
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R’jaal’s Resonance
- Ice Planet Clones, Book 1
- By: Ruby Dixon
- Narrated by: Mason Lloyd, Hollie Jackson
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
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R'jaal has waited many turns of the seasons for his khui to resonate, only to be disappointed time and time again. But when he is taken captive by strange beings hiding in the very tunnels of the fruit caves, he wakes up to find himself in a strange underground cage. Also in the cage? A very pretty unfamiliar human female. She says her name is Rosalind. She makes his khui sing. It's finally his time. There's a big problem, though—Rosalind has no khui of her own. And if she doesn't get one soon, she could die.
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A spinoff of a spinoff of a spinoff
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 12-26-23
By: Ruby Dixon
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A Polar Expedition: And Other Stimulating Research Opportunities
- Shades of Sanctuary, Book 1
- By: Kass O'Shire
- Narrated by: Will M. Watt, Khristine Rivière
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
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For fans of determined plus-sized heroines and cinnamon-roll bear shifters, A Polar Expedition is the first standalone novella in the Shades of Sanctuary series, where the vibes are cozy, the heat is high, and the mates are monstrous. Grab a cup of tea and snuggle in because while the burn might be slow, the HEA is only a few hours away!
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Cuteeee!
- By V on 02-14-25
By: Kass O'Shire
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The Alien's Bite
- Craving the Heveians, Book 1
- By: Ella Blake
- Narrated by: Dani California, Eric MacArthur
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
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Abducted off the space station where I teach the standard galactic language, I'm imprisoned with two other women in a cold, dirty cell on an alien ship. We're destined for something worse than death until a fierce, blue-haired alien male rescues us. We recover on his ship with his group of Heveian pirates. There, the attraction that formed when he first carried me in his arms grows into a force neither of us can deny. But something else has taken up residence on the ship. Something that will stop at nothing to destroy us all.
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Bad Narrators
- By Need more audios on 12-16-24
By: Ella Blake
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Bound to the Orc Ranger
- Brides of the Moon Blade Clan
- By: Krista Luna
- Narrated by: Sean Masters, Sierra Kline
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
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Stuck slinging pizzas in the deadest of dead-end jobs, I make a wish. In a blink, I'm teetering on top of a standing stone in Faerie, where I have magical powers! And monsters fighting over me! Thank god, the orc wins. A fierce and deadly warrior, Rovann's nothing but gentle with me.
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Love this series!
- By Ashley on 06-05-25
By: Krista Luna
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My Minotaur Husband
- Stories from New Eden
- By: Lyonne Riley
- Narrated by: Leslie Burke
- Length: 3 hrs and 53 mins
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Theo the minotaur is shy, gentle, and kind, and wants nothing more than a human wife to spoil. When Celeste agrees to move in and start a trial marriage, he’ll do anything in his power to keep her happy and safe in a world where a human might make a great meal for another monster. The only problem? Theo is huge in more than one way—and he knows Celeste isn’t ready for him yet. It will take trust and time to prepare her as they start to build their new life together, and it might just lead to falling in love.
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perfect cozy monster romance
- By Melissa Coker on 04-29-24
By: Lyonne Riley
Romance: 💙💚💜❤️
Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📙📘
World building: 🌏🌍🌎🌏
Character development: 😟🙁☺️🤓
Narration: 🎙🎙🎙🎙
Narration Type: Dual Narration
The heroine: Nessa - she had an interview for a job she really needed at an exclusive place called Hotel Castle Verna. She was nervous, sweating and had her borrowed heels glued together. The job is the best paying job in the city, but she knew someone who had died before their interview. So, she was posing as that woman, since she had the same first name and all. She had a ton of debt from hospital bills and still had chronic pain. She was on the verge of being homeless since the powers at be around the world fell. She knew she would be sent outside the walls of what was once Chicago, to the debtor prison labor camps if she didn’t get this job.
The Hero: Lanis - he had a penchant to obsess which made him good at his job. His obsessions usually had a death sentence which he was responsible for carrying out. He immediately became obsessed with the new human employed at the hotel. He was a 400-year-old Malice whose people came from a far away galaxy a long time ago. He has one clawed hand, is half covered in the skin of his enemies, and he is never without a mask over the lower half of his face. He is a killer for hire that had been ostracized by his clan. He had promised himself he would never be responsible for another person after the last time didn’t work out well. He only takes lives now.
The Story: Nessa got the job for an entry level position in guest services at the hotel. Which meant she would have to deliver things to guest rooms. One of the rules was that if she worked at the hotel, she lived there and had to get permission to leave. Another rule was that she would be terminated if she looked into any of the guest's packages. The whole air of the place was secretive and formal. Nessa found out that her belongings were already at the hotel and that she had been hired the moment she walked into the hotel.
The hotel is well described, especially the lobby which sounded very baroque. There is also an eclectic mix of unconventional characters and creatures. As Nessa worked, she began to feel that every guest has something a little off about them. Some have big teeth, some seem to make things disappear and others had terrible smells coming from their rooms. Lanis begins to stalk Nessa as soon as she arrives at the hotel, though he is protective of her. He wanted to make sure she was safe. All the guests at the hotel were part of the Malice assassin network.
The setup absolutely glimmers with eerie elegance and emotional depth. Ella Maven constructed a richly layered dystopian-gothic world with high stakes, strange rules, and a heroine who’s equal parts desperate and brave. Let’s unpack some of what’s working brilliantly—and tease out a few elements that are possible in the story.
🌒 Tension & Atmosphere
The baroque grandeur of Hotel Castle Verna layered over Nessa’s desperate, scrappy circumstances creates a tension that’s both visual and visceral. Her chronic pain, stolen identity, and looming debtor prison give her a fragile dignity that’s easy to root for. The mystery of her immediate hire and the guests’ sinister peculiarities heighten that trapped-in-a-gilded-cage sensation. Chilling and captivating.
🩸The Hero: Lanis
Lanis is brutal, otherworldly, and wildly compelling. That obsession trait, especially when paired with his vow to never care again, makes him dangerously magnetic. His clawed hand half-covered in enemy skin? That’s pure, macabre poetry. You’re laying down serious Byronic vibes. The internal conflict is there—he wants to watch over Nessa but can’t (or won’t) admit why. That push-pull could be the emotional fulcrum of the story.
🌀Their Dynamic
This could easily become the kind of relationship that plays with control, distrust, and reluctant intimacy. Their chemistry has the potential to smolder quietly, especially if Nessa proves more resilient or unpredictable than Lanis expects. I loved to see Nessa slowly realize that Lanis isn’t the only monster—but he might be the only one on her side. There is also some uncertain recognition between them that hinted at something more going on.
The one thing I really didn’t like about this story was also something that was central to the story so though I didn’t like it, I don’t know how it could have been any different. However, I have never understood why romance authors are so fond of the “scarred Hero” trope. I don’t mind Heroes that are scarred on the inside, but I just don’t get why authors seem to love having Heroes that are disfigured by scars in some way, and this Hero had so much more than just scars. I like the way the disfigurement doesn’t matter to the heroine, but really who wants to imagine a Hero who is horribly deformed in some way? I like a handsome Hero. Though I did really like the originality of this story.
This audiobook was narrated from multiple perspectives, done in dual narration by Sofia Willingham and Brandon Utah. Sofia Willingham isn’t one of my favorites, there is something about her voice or tempo I just don’t really like, though her voice is soft and not bad. Brandon Utah has a fairly deep, gravelly voice which I liked.
Alien John Wick at the hotel for assassins!
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Lanis and Nessa
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