Must Love Hellhounds

These four novellas by today's hottest paranormal authors will have hellhound lovers everywhere howling.

Follow paranormal bodyguards Clovache and Batanya into Lucifer's realm, where they encounter his fearsome four-legged pets, in Charlaine Harris' The Britlingens Go to Hell.

Seek out a traitor in the midst of a guild of non-lethal vampire trackers, one that intends to eradicate the entire species of bloodsuckers, in Nalini Singh's Angels' Judgment.

Find out why the giant three-headed dog that guards the gates of Hades has left the underworld for the real world - and whose scent he's following - in Ilona Andrews' Magic Mourns.

Embark on a perilous search for the kidnapped niece of a powerful vampire alongside her blind - and damn sexy - companion and a hellhound in Meljean Brook's Blind Spot.

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A fun listen

Ilona Andrews book was great as usual.
Was surprised at how good Meljean Brooks was. I had not listened to any of her other books before. Well written and delivered. Nalini Singh's story was ok. Charlaine Harris story was a disappointment.

Interesting Collection of Stories

What did you like best about Must Love Hellhounds? What did you like least?

The first two stories were really good. Based on this book, I will read the series by Nalini Singh. I found it very interesting. It was nicde having a Sookie book without Sookie.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

I did not enjoy the second stories as well. They were well written and Johanna did a great job with the naration, they just were not what I enjoy.

What does Johanna Parker bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Ms Parker is such an excellent narrator. I first loved her with the Sookie Stackhouse series. She will always be the voice of Sookie for me. It was nice hearing her do other stories as well.

Could you see Must Love Hellhounds being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

It would be hard to be made into a movie or TV series because it contains four short stories from established series. They could make a one-off True Blood movie off the Non-Sookie story.

Terrible narrator

I got this for the Ilona Andrews story and that was decent but the narrator’s off-putting droll intonation and wretched vocal fry was so distracting it kept pulling me out of the story. Her voice grated on my nerves so badly that I couldn’t even listen to the other stories. Not worth it!

Great!

I listened to it all nonstop. I highly recommend it for anyone who loves Hellhounds.

Sing song narration - decent stories

Another novella collection I bought solely for the Ilona Andrews story, Magic Mourns. The other stories with exception of 'The Britlingens Go To Hell' were compelling. But Johanna Parker's narration was exceptionally tedious with every phrase delivered in a sing-song cadence and very little emotion. She likes the sound of her voice more than offering a connection to the characters. Much more enjoyable to read in print than to listen to. Maybe I'm spoiled by the likes of Tavia Gilbert and others.