First Fangs

A Diablo Falls Paranormal Short Story

De: Zara Zenia, Bite Club

Narrado por: Sophie James

Welcome to Diablo Falls, the town where anything can happen. Built on magic by an ancient coven, it draws all sorts to its quaint streets - shifters, vampires, fae, and more, including a baby witch who has no idea what she is or what she’s capable of....

Ebony Case’s only goal when she hits the road is to get away from her cheating boyfriend and to find solace in the tiny town of Diablo Falls, a place her grandmother once lived and she remembers visiting as a child. But car trouble and a freak snowstorm leave her stranded and exposed in the wilderness with no way to contact help.

Vampire and Diablo Falls resident tarot reader Malcolm Orloff knows when his cards give him a sign, he has to act. They send him into the woods during a freak weather event when the temperatures skyrocket, threatening to melt the snow and cause massive flooding and landslides. When he finds Ebony, he immediately realizes she is the source of the magical warm-up, but she’s complete unaware of her powers or that she’s causing it.

Ebony is reluctant to believe his claim that she’s a witch, but after finally observing her powers and seeking help from one of the town’s resident witches, she is forced to not only accept her true birthright but also her growing attraction to the vampire who saved her life.

Welcome to Diablo Falls, where the world of the supernatural is out in the open, and where fangs, fur, and magic are the norm. Join the authors of Bite Club and meet those who are experiencing paranormal firsts in our growly, filthy collection of 13 steamy "first time" short stories.

Because we all know...you never forget your first.

©2019 Zara Zenia (P)2019 Zara Zenia

Cute short PNR with "Frozen" flavor

Ebony left her cheating boyfriend. Her heightened emotions means that she's causing major changes in the environment. Max, a vampire and tarot card reader, sees her coming and tries to help her but also ends up falling for her. Can they control her powers so they can get her HEA?

So, this is a very short PNR and really fun. I just kept thinking about Frozen and Elsa's lack of control of her powers. But I liked both characters and thought that the pacing was great given what the book entailed.

Sophie James did a good job playing both characters and the supporting characters. I enjoyed her telling of the tale.
🎧AudiobookObsession, AudiobookObsessionReviewer

Short Story!

This novella is part of a collection named Bite Club. Ebony and Malcolm's story is fun, fast-paced, and intriguing, but I wish it was longer. Sophie James did a great job with the narration. #AudiobookObsession

First Fangs

Ebony is a witch with powers she is not aware of. Mac is a vampire just trying to live his life. Together this is a fast paced fall head over hills in love.

🎧 audio obsession

Nice and short

I wish there was a bit more to the story but it was a good story none the less. Expansion can take place in a second book HINT HINT!!!! #AudioBookObsession

I enjoyed it!

This is a cute short story. I enjoyed it and the characters. The narrator's do a great job telling the story.
#audiobookobsessionreviewer

Short Story

5 star worthy for a short story! This story went by too fast! Cannot wait to listen to other stories in this series. I just wish it was longer!!
I also enjoyed the narration. Sophie James is a newer narrator to me and def. Plan to look into more books narrated by her.
#AudiobookObsessionReviewer

Good premise

I like the premise of this, a vampire and a witch who doesn't know she's a witch, but the execution wasn't quite there. I had a bit of a harder time following the story. There were side characters introduced that I didn't feel were necessary. Overall, it's a good story but it's missing some fine tuning to make it great.

The narration by Sophie James wasn't my favourite. It felt choppy, though that could be the writing. She did give the characters different voices so it was easy to follow in that sense. I'd give the narration about a 3.5.

Underwhelming and not much of a romance

The audiobook description made it sound like a great paranormal romance short story, and I was really looking forward to listening. However, I found the writing to be unpolished with poor quality dialogue and underdeveloped characters. The romance was nearly nonexistent, and the vampire hero didn’t even seem like a vampire. Even for a romance short story only 1.25 hours long, romantic interactions between the two main characters should take more than fifteen total minutes of the story. I did like the moderately steamy love scene and the magical abilities of the characters. The third person perspective alternated between the two main characters.

The experienced narrator, Sophie James, did the best job possible with the material. She gave a very good performance. It was expressive, pleasant to the ear, and had great pacing. I personally did not prefer the voice she made for the hero, but other listeners will probably like it.

I requested and received a free audiobook copy via #AudiobookObsession, and I voluntarily wrote this honest review.
#AudiobookObsession Reviewer

Good premise, but way too rushed

Narrator is okay. A little too dainty sounding, but she did a clear performance. Her male voice was a little weird, but she did a good job of changing her voice. Overall, a good performance.

Love the setup for this story and the premise is fun. Ebony’s boyfriend cheats on her and then her cars has issues so she’s stranded. Luckily, tarot card reader/vampire, Max, helps her out. Enjoyed the magical aspects; Diablo Falls sounds like a fun supernatural town, and the different supernaturals involved in this story added some fun elements to the story. Ebony not knowing she was a witch was interesting; she did deny it a bit too much for my liking, but it was entertaining.

This is a very short story; which is fine, I’ve read some really great short stories. This one started out great and at a good pace, but then it was just so rushed. It was like the author zoomed through it so they could meet their deadline or something like that. Ebony was belly aching about the love of her life/soulmate cheating on her than barely any time later she’s hopping up on Max. The whole 2nd half of this story was just too rushed for this to be a successful short story. I’m going to be generous with a 3 star because the audio was good, but I’m going to pass on any other books by Zara Zenia.

AudiobookObsessionReviewer

Great paranormal book

This book has lots of different characters that are different paranormal beings. Vampires, witches and shifters. It makes for a non stop action packed storyline. Great narration from Sophie.