Dead to the World

Crossroads Queen, Book 1

By: Annabel Chase

Narrated by: Vivienne Leheny

Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins

Publisher's summary

Lorelei Clay isn’t like other people.

She isn’t even like other supernaturals. Her specialties are the nightmares of the living, communication with the dead, and cooking bacon until it’s golden brown and perfectly crispy—no magic required.

Six months ago, she moved to the ultimate fixer upper, a monstrosity from the Gilded Age that borders the local cemetery in the sleepy Pennsylvania town of Fairhaven. Lorelei is content to spend the next few years in solitude, renovating the house and avoiding humanity, until a missing young woman disrupts her plans. Lorelei’s search for the teenager means crossing paths with the residents she’s successfully avoided so far, including the human police chief, the coven, a cursed vampire, the assassins guild, the werewolf pack, and the mysterious and infuriatingly alluring owner of The Devil’s Playground, an elegant nightclub that caters to the local supernatural clientele.

Lorelei plans to find the girl quickly and return to the privacy of her castle walls before anyone learns her secrets, but you know what they say about the best laid plans....

Dead to the World is the first book in the Crossroads Queen urban fantasy series.

©2023 Annabel Chase (P)2023 Annabel Chase

Really enjoyable looking forward to the next book

I enjoyed that the MC is a straight shooter, doesn’t fall into the ‘misunderstanding’ trope. Keeps the mystery going.

Great book!

I loved the characters and story. I’m looking forward to reading book 2. I also love the main character, whatever she is lol

Very Good

This was a great story and start to a new series by Annabel Chase. The performance by Vivienne Leheny was awesome. She spoke clearly and distinctly and her delivery was lively. I really enjoyed listening to the first half while I painted and tooled around on the computer. I read the second half which was also very good.

Loved the Narration and the Series

I picked this series up after finishing The Bloodhound Files series and wasn't disappointed. The characters aren't so far out there that you can't relate to them, and their interactions are well written and have the perfect amount of quirkiness at times. This series also has one of those slow burn romance themes that I personally prefer just because you get to know the characters a bit more before they get right down to it and that makes the waiting even more satisfying when the romance actually hits its finally so to speak.

bought book 2

I actually found the book rather soothing. where other books have the main character discovering themselves this one has us trying to figure out the main character. a little touch of sexy but in no way a main focus of the book. performance was excellent.

A good listen

Coming off of K.F. Breene's latest book in the Midlife Magic series, this book left quite a bit to be desired. But then, most would, and my expectations are probably too high having finished that just before picking this up. Over this was a fine book. The writing, plot, and character development were all fine good but not great. The audio performance was good, but not great. It is not great, but a good listen.

A new MC you'll love!

Book 1 of a new series. Lorilie Clay has moved to a remote Pennsylvania town, buying the long neglected castle and cemetery. Her plan is to make the castle habitable and interact with the locals as little as possible. Her plan works for the first six months. Little does she realize that the town is a magnet for supernaturals of all kinds and many of the long time residents are also supernaturals. Lorilie gets sucked into looking for a missing young woman, which gets her even more entangled with her neighbors. Annabel Chase has created an interesting magical world with endearing and relatable characters. The narration makes you feel part of the story. I'm really looking forward to the next book in this series.

Continuing with the series

It’s always a good book for me when I know I want to continue with the series. It’s an easy read light and entertaining. It’s a mystery with people disappearing, monsters in the woods, and no answers. I especially like this type of romance. I get irritated when the couples are panting for each other by the second sentence, and having sex by the second paragraph. That’s not the case here and I really appreciate that. I love the slow burn romance. On top of that, Ms. Leheny is the narrator, and I’ve always been a fan of her performances.

i liked the narrator, and the story was intesting.

the narrator did a good job, no ekstra sounds. no spike in volum or any thing.
i like the start of the series.

Great Story

As always Ms Chase pulls you in. Can't wait to continue the series! Love how she keeps you guessing