Beyond the Sun

The Dark Order of the Dragon, Book 1

By: Sandra Bischoff

Narrated by: Michelle Sparks

Fifteen years ago Jared Bonatelli had it all. The youngest son of one of the founding families in the Conservatorship of The Dark Order, he lived a life you only thought existed in novels and nightmares. After becoming engaged to his childhood sweetheart, he loses it all in one violent act. Since that night he has suffered reliving his fiancé's murder repeatedly in his dreams. After an emergency meeting of the Conservatorship, Jared finds that the comfortable world he lives is beginning to crumble at his feet.

Alexandra Toscano has been searching for the one assignment that could catapult her journalistic career. When her editor Gene O'Hanlon drops a manila folder in her lap, Alex is immediately skeptical. At first glance the information he hands her seems like a publicity piece until she comes across an article he wrote some 15 years ago about vampires murdering a young woman in Central Park. But that isn't what intrigues her the most. It's the photo of the woman's fiancé that captures her eye, Jared Bonatelli.

Now as Alex begins to dig deeper into Jared's life she begins to question her own past. Could the answer she seeks be found in the glowing eyes of the one person she is sworn to expose? Or will they both find themselves torn apart by a world beyond the sun?

©2013 Sandra Bischoff (P)2016 Sandra Bischoff

Great listen

Loved this story. I switched between reading and listening to this. The narration was great and the story kept me on my toes. I have to second book ready to read. I really enjoyed this book and audio

Surprisingly Entertaining PNR

Any additional comments?

I was provided this audiobook at no charge by the author, publisher and/or narrator in exchange for an unbiased review. I wouldn't have purchased this book by just looking at the cover and title. At first glance it looks pretty B or even C rated. I have received some other audiobooks to listen and review with similar covers and names that don't grab me and peak my interest to one-click and found the writing quality to be amateur, the recording quality to be very poor, and the narrator's performance to be horrid. THIS IS NOT ONE OF THOSE AUDIOBOOKS!!!! I truly enjoyed the story and characters and am invested in continuing the series. I have looked up the ebooks and put them on my wishlist, however I prefer to wait for audiobooks since I don't have time to sit and read these days. I love to multi-task with work and home chores by listening to audiobooks. If you like paranormal tropes with vampires, shifters and the like, you should check out this series. I loved the narrators voice and performance. She reminded me of other narrators that I love to listen to and would gladly listen to more of her work. I encourage others to check out this author and narrator.

My first foray into this world

Would you listen to Beyond the Sun again? Why?

Honestly, probably not, but that's not a knock against the author or the narrator. Very few books get a re-read/listen from me. My TBR list is so long that I have gobs of new material to manage first.

If you’ve listened to books by Sandra Bischoff before, how does this one compare?

This is the first, so I can't say. This is the first book of her's period. I've not read books 2 or 3.

Have you listened to any of Michelle Sparks’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

This is the first of her narrations that I've listened to, so I can't compare it to anything else.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Figuring out Sam's place in it all.

Beyond The Sun

Beyond The Sun is not your typical vampire story, it is definitely outside of the box. I stayed up until the wee hours of the morning listening to the audio book. My favorite character was Zephyr, even though he was not in many scenes. I fell in love with him. I also enjoyed it that the author keep me on my toes with all the twists and turns. She even teased the readers at the end.

The narration was superb and I could not get enough of this story. You will love Beyond The Sun if you love vampires, werewolves and other worldly creatures.

I'm going to say this one more time the narration was amazing, I'd give it a high five and I would love to see book two become an audio book. Oh, by the way book one was so good that it will make you want to purchase book two and three.

Grabs and holds you

I enjoyed this story from beginning to end. The storyline keeps your attention the questions in your mind are answered so you can move on to the next book.
Narration was enjoyable