Marked

Eternal Guardians, Book 1

By: Elisabeth Naughton

Narrated by: Elizabeth Wiley

Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins

Publisher's summary

Theron - Dark haired, duty bound and deceptively deadly. He's the leader of the Argonauts, an elite group of guardians that defends the immortal realm from threats of the Underworld.

From the moment he walked into the club, Casey knew this guy was different. Men like that just didn't exist in real life - silky shoulder-length hair, chest impossibly broad, and a predatory manner that just screamed dark and dangerous. He was looking for something. Her. She was the one. She had the mark. Casey had to die so his kind could live, and it was Theron's duty to bring her in. But even as a 200-year-old descendent of Hercules, he wasn't strong enough to resist the pull in her fathomless eyes; to tear himself away from the heat of her body. As war with the Underworld nears, someone will have to make the ultimate sacrifice.

©2011 Elisabeth Naughton (P)2013 Tantor

Critic reviews

"Conniving Greek gods, horrifying demons, vengeful warriors, and true love clash in this sexy, fast-paced paranormal romance series launch." ---Publishers Weekly

loved it

this was my first book by this author. I look forward to listening to any other recordings out there

Fantasy

Once again an enjoyable book to listen while exercising. Didn't matter if you needed to listen to it in sections.

love this series.

Where does Marked rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

One of my favorites.

What did you like best about this story?

All of it.

Which character – as performed by Elizabeth Wiley – was your favorite?

I cannot really pick a favorite.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes. I actually even listened to it at work.

mythology

I have always enjoyed Roman mythology and I didn't realize that was intertwined in this book when I got it...so it made it all the better. It was a good book and enjoyed the narration.

It’s good but ending not my fav

Storyline summary
Starts out with half gods (I believe) who king is dying and the princess is deemed to marry a captain of an army of sorts. They do not like each other much. The princess runs away to the human realm to stare at a half breed.
The captain almost gets killed protecting the princess and turns out her likes a human.


The main characters were not bad. And the whole book had a good storyline to it. I found myself lost in the adventures happening. Some twist and turns keeping you on your toes.
But the ending was not my favorite. Mainly cause the main male character made some dumb choices. Like he’s reasoning was sound and really was just dumb.
Hard to explain without giving things away.

All together I do suggest this book. It’s one you should try. Not a real romance book I think but it has a good storyline. Steam was a 1 out of 5. Has its action, and adventures that will keep you guessing. They have your Greek gods playing a part in this one. Fun to see the different plays on them.

Greek Mythological Romance.

I have been on the lookout for a series that I can sink my teeth into and with this book I think I have found one. It isn't in the league of some of my other favorites (Kresley Cole, Thea Harrison or Gena Showalter) but close and the story is engrossing that my day just flew by as I listened. I liked the characters and the world that has been created by Elisabeth Naughton. I'm always a sucker for Greek Mythology, I love how stories can be twisted and remolded into stories. At first I was leery about Theron because he was a bit prejudice but Cassy wasn't afraid to call him on it and soon he learned that he was wrong. I am always a fan of strong woman and Casey soon shows her true colors and makes for a great character. I look forward to reading more from this series. I see that many reviewers did not like the narrator. I thought she was good and don't understand all the bad reviews, mind you she is not the best but good none the less.

Marked

Great fantasy--loved the mythological world. The characters are interesting. The story and plot are good too. For mature readers. I am looking forward to the series. Narrator is good also.

Good story. Narration, meh.

I read and enjoyed the book and wanted to try the audio version. The narrator accents were good, but the halting, choppy, staccato, and often sing-songy delivery throughout the book made me decide to stick to the hard copy of the series. A shame really. Otherwise, author and story are great.

Reborn

strife, demons, duty, and blazing hot passion. Elizabeth Naughton delivers. I've been a long time fan of her books and did a little happy dance when I realized she was also on audio.

I Couldn't Connect

The Eternal Guardians are an elite group of Argonauts that guards the immortal realm from attacks from the Underworld.

Theron is the leader of the Argonauts. He has been sent on a mission to find and destroy the marked one. Theron's people relay on Theron completing his mission.

Casey knew from the first moment she laid eyes on Theron that he was different. She fells a connection with him. Theron and Casey get closer, which makes things harder when Theron learns that Casey is the one he is after. Now, Theron must make a choice...save his people or protect Casey.

Marked is the first book I have read by this author. It is an Eternal Guardians novel. I liked the premise of the book. The first thing that caught my attention was the bright book cover and then the book summary. Well I can tell you that after reading this book that I still like the book cover but that is about all the really like about this book. There was no connection for me with the characters or the story. There was no memorable moment or moments for me. I kind of just went through the motions of reading this book. Plus, I thought that the story jumped around too much, leaving some unanswered questions. Overall, I was not very impressed with this book.

I did not like Elizabeth Wiley's delivery of the story in particular her male voices were bad.