• Only the Start

  • A Death Gate Grim Reapers Thriller Books 1-3
  • By: Amanda M. Lee
  • Narrated by: Sarah Grace Wright
  • Length: 27 hrs and 28 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (191 ratings)

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Only the Start

By: Amanda M. Lee
Narrated by: Sarah Grace Wright
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Publisher's summary

When she came to Detroit, Isabella “Izzy” Sage was looking for answers about the death of her parents, who were killed while doing the very job she’s about to take on: managing the death gate - a border between the living and the dead, located on Belle Isle. What she found was a sense of family, a little romance, and a whole lot of adventure.

Join Izzy and her new friends, the Grimlocks, as they tackle a myriad of monsters and search for the truth about what happened to Izzy’s parents when something terrible crossed over from another world and upended Izzy’s life, when she was just a child. The laughter, love, and danger are nonstop.

This omnibus includes the first three titles in the Death Gate supernatural thriller series: Only the Lonely, Only the Quiet, and Only the Lost.

©2019 Amanda M. Lee (P)2020 Amanda M. Lee

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Love it

Love this narrator! Story line is fresh and in keeping with the other books. Cannot wait to get the next set!

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Ashling Ashling Ashling!!!

Love the weirdness and the characters. I want an omelet bar and an ice cream bar!!! The only reason I gave 4 stars for performance instead of 5 is because Aisling is pronounced Ashling. In Only The Lonely Aisling's name is in almost every third sentence.AAAAGGGGGHHH. Sorry, I'm okay now.

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Aiden is NOT a stoner

the narrater did well with many voices but Aiden sounds like a stoner in the story. Why is his voice so lackluster?

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So good

I enjoy reading and then listening to the books. Death Gate has been fantastic!! It is so much fun to listen to them.

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Phenomenal righting This cozy series is addiictive

Lots of action. Strong female lead but not too strong. I love a good adventurous cozy. This is my first taste of a super paranormal cozy. I love it.

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Delightful

If you loved the Grimlock series you will love this one as well. I was so sad when I finish the Grimlock series, and so excited when I started this series and discovered they were prime characters. The new characters are fun and the stories are engaging. If you love this authors other work you will love this as well.

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A Great series

Love Izzy and the Grimlock family. Can't wait to see what other adventures Izzy has with her new family.

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Great book. I laughed and cry along the way

Amanda M Lee is a new all time favorite author. She has a way of drawing you into a book and getting your feeling involved. I can't wait to read the next one in this series. I love the Grimlock's and all of the other characters. I love how she gets other characters from other series into the mix. I have never laughed and cried reading a book as I have reading hers books. The only other Authors that have manged to do that are Nora Roberts, JD Robb, Catherine Coulter, and Richard H. Stephens. Would love to find more that can do that.

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So creative

How fun to have a new kind of magic! And of course, I love it that the Grimlocks are in the thick of it all.

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Time well spent.

Lots of twists and turns and still was action packed. gives you a good listen.

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