-
The Bureau
- Volume 1
- Narrated by: Joel Leslie
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Buy for $19.95
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Listeners also enjoyed...
-
Monstrous Intent
- By: Alice Winters
- Narrated by: Michael Ferraiuolo
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
It’s really hard to pretend like life is normal when you’re staring a monster in the eyes, though he’s both tempting and irritating in his human form. I put my days as a hunter behind me, unable to cope with the death and pain anymore, to become an upstanding citizen and for what? To assist Lake, a man who claims he’s not a monster but keeps talking about me like I’m edible and–even worse–wants to woo me?
-
-
DNF
- By Trarv211 on 01-17-23
By: Alice Winters
-
Cast in Shadows
- Shadow's Lure, Book 1
- By: Alice Winters
- Narrated by: Greg Boudreaux
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When the light-magic users known as Casters took everything from me, I vowed to make them pay. Little did I know the perfect opportunity would show up in the form of a sweet Caster the moment I took his arrow to the heart…literally. Bastian knows that I’m made of dark magic, the very thing he’s been taught to destroy. But instead of turning away from me, he takes a chance on me, leading me behind the walls of the group out to kill me.
-
-
I have many questions
- By Maryellen in Metsland on 08-08-23
By: Alice Winters
-
Night Shift
- By: Kim Fielding
- Narrated by: Max Lehnen
- Length: 3 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Aside from a sympathetic parole officer, Aiden Finn is alone in the world. He knows this is his last chance - after a lifetime in and out of prison, one more mistake will land him there to stay. Unfortunately, his job as a night custodian at a motel is neither satisfying nor good for building his confidence, and booze and burglary are always just a step behind him. Enter beautiful, exotic, and secretive Luka Gabor, the motel's new security guard.
-
-
LOVE this and narrator did a good job
- By Morgan A Skye on 01-12-17
By: Kim Fielding
-
Roman
- Vampire's Mate, Book 1
- By: Grae Bryan
- Narrated by: Michael Ferraiuolo
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Danny Kingman is used to fending for himself. Working nonstop as an ER nurse to pay for his mother’s care, he’s been putting his own life on hold for as long as he can remember. But when an unbelievably hot, strangely intense man saves him from a mugging, Danny has a feeling everything is about to change. Especially when that man suddenly pops out a pair of fangs.
-
-
the Demon voice is *chefs kiss*
- By Rochelle on 04-24-24
By: Grae Bryan
-
Asher
- Demons-In-Law, Book 1
- By: Louisa Masters
- Narrated by: Joel Leslie
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
I’m not anti-relationship, but my life is good right now, and love is not a priority. Too bad my grandmother disagrees. People say she’s scary, and sure, some of her enemies went missing under mysterious circumstances, but she loves me and wants the best for me…which right now, is marriage.
-
-
Very charming...
- By Rivulose. on 05-05-23
By: Louisa Masters
-
Take Me Apart
- Vitale Brothers, Book 1
- By: Brea Alepoú, Skyler Snow
- Narrated by: Declan Winters
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
I have only one goal in life: become a detective. It’s there, just out of reach, so close I can taste it. When I find out the Vitale family is about to be investigated again, I do what I do best. Jump in head first. There’s just one problem; Enzo Vitale. The man is red hot danger, every word a dare from his lips. And I never was one to turn away from a challenge….
-
-
Sweet adorable psychopath
- By Anonymous User on 11-02-23
By: Brea Alepoú, and others
-
Monstrous Intent
- By: Alice Winters
- Narrated by: Michael Ferraiuolo
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
It’s really hard to pretend like life is normal when you’re staring a monster in the eyes, though he’s both tempting and irritating in his human form. I put my days as a hunter behind me, unable to cope with the death and pain anymore, to become an upstanding citizen and for what? To assist Lake, a man who claims he’s not a monster but keeps talking about me like I’m edible and–even worse–wants to woo me?
-
-
DNF
- By Trarv211 on 01-17-23
By: Alice Winters
-
Cast in Shadows
- Shadow's Lure, Book 1
- By: Alice Winters
- Narrated by: Greg Boudreaux
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When the light-magic users known as Casters took everything from me, I vowed to make them pay. Little did I know the perfect opportunity would show up in the form of a sweet Caster the moment I took his arrow to the heart…literally. Bastian knows that I’m made of dark magic, the very thing he’s been taught to destroy. But instead of turning away from me, he takes a chance on me, leading me behind the walls of the group out to kill me.
-
-
I have many questions
- By Maryellen in Metsland on 08-08-23
By: Alice Winters
-
Night Shift
- By: Kim Fielding
- Narrated by: Max Lehnen
- Length: 3 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Aside from a sympathetic parole officer, Aiden Finn is alone in the world. He knows this is his last chance - after a lifetime in and out of prison, one more mistake will land him there to stay. Unfortunately, his job as a night custodian at a motel is neither satisfying nor good for building his confidence, and booze and burglary are always just a step behind him. Enter beautiful, exotic, and secretive Luka Gabor, the motel's new security guard.
-
-
LOVE this and narrator did a good job
- By Morgan A Skye on 01-12-17
By: Kim Fielding
-
Roman
- Vampire's Mate, Book 1
- By: Grae Bryan
- Narrated by: Michael Ferraiuolo
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Danny Kingman is used to fending for himself. Working nonstop as an ER nurse to pay for his mother’s care, he’s been putting his own life on hold for as long as he can remember. But when an unbelievably hot, strangely intense man saves him from a mugging, Danny has a feeling everything is about to change. Especially when that man suddenly pops out a pair of fangs.
-
-
the Demon voice is *chefs kiss*
- By Rochelle on 04-24-24
By: Grae Bryan
-
Asher
- Demons-In-Law, Book 1
- By: Louisa Masters
- Narrated by: Joel Leslie
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
I’m not anti-relationship, but my life is good right now, and love is not a priority. Too bad my grandmother disagrees. People say she’s scary, and sure, some of her enemies went missing under mysterious circumstances, but she loves me and wants the best for me…which right now, is marriage.
-
-
Very charming...
- By Rivulose. on 05-05-23
By: Louisa Masters
-
Take Me Apart
- Vitale Brothers, Book 1
- By: Brea Alepoú, Skyler Snow
- Narrated by: Declan Winters
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
I have only one goal in life: become a detective. It’s there, just out of reach, so close I can taste it. When I find out the Vitale family is about to be investigated again, I do what I do best. Jump in head first. There’s just one problem; Enzo Vitale. The man is red hot danger, every word a dare from his lips. And I never was one to turn away from a challenge….
-
-
Sweet adorable psychopath
- By Anonymous User on 11-02-23
By: Brea Alepoú, and others
-
Perfectly Imperfect Pixie
- Perfect Pixie Series, Book 1
- By: MJ May
- Narrated by: Tor Thom, Cooper North
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Pixies are supposed to be petite, beautifully lithe creatures with gossamer wings. Sporting luscious, ombre pink hair and fluttering pink wings, Phil meets two out of three of those criteria. At over six feet tall, no one would dare call Phil petite. As a home-and-hearth pixie, Phil yearns to find a home and family he can bond to. When no one's willing to hire a pixie of his stature, Phil is forced to find work elsewhere. Turns out, pixies make terrible bouncers.
-
-
I love a good finding your place story
- By Jovan on 10-12-23
By: MJ May
-
Exiled Heir
- The Empty Throne Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Kai Butler
- Narrated by: Greg Tremblay
- Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Miles Castillo has spent his entire life running from the crime his parents committed. He’s an alpha without a pack, and a son whose very name is poisoned. When two werewolf hunters catch him, he has to choose between a man who wants his head mounted on a wall and Cade Bartlett, the mage prince who doesn’t realize who Miles is.
-
-
More than I'd expected
- By Gina E. White on 12-27-23
By: Kai Butler
-
The Elemental Keyes
- Circle the Square, Book 1
- By: Sam Burns
- Narrated by: Greg Boudreaux
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Fine, tomorrow is the day the world ends, but is that actually better? My name is Blaze Keyes, and I’m a seer. Since I was a kid, I’ve known that the world was going to end on my 25th birthday.
-
-
A Complete Mess From Start To Finish
- By Ryan on 08-02-23
By: Sam Burns
-
How to Vex a Vampire
- VRC: Vampire Related Crimes, Book 1
- By: Alice Winters
- Narrated by: Michael Ferraiuolo
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Getting into the vampire-only detective unit was the easy part. What’s going to be more difficult is dealing with my new partner - an ancient vampire who keeps threatening to eat me. The unit has never had a human in it. Marcus - or, as I like to call him: Fangy McFangface - would really prefer to keep it that way. He’s grumpy, short-tempered, and broody, but I have a way with words, and I know he’s starting to like me, even if he swears he’s not.
-
-
incredible!!!!!!
- By Rebecca Azizov on 05-01-20
By: Alice Winters
-
Dragon Ever After
- Here Be Dragons Series, Book 1
- By: Louisa Masters
- Narrated by: Joel Leslie
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
After half a century of chaos, my retirement from leading the Community of Species Government has been bliss. No more hellhounds playing pranks. No more snippy demons demanding my attention. No more cajoling money from the wealthy to support the community. Just peace while I avoid my overbearing father and try to work out my next steps. Although...maybe three years of peace is enough. It might even be starting to get boring. In fact, an adolescent dragon crash-landing on my landlord's shed is just the kind of excitement I need - especially when he brings his species leader to my door.
-
-
enjoyed it
- By Sue 🎧 on 07-02-23
By: Louisa Masters
-
It’s Not Unusual to Be Loved by an Alien
- Tentacular Tales, Book 1
- By: Chloe Archer
- Narrated by: Greg Boudreaux
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A sexy alien living incognito on Earth meets a sci-fi loving nerd who wants to rock his universe. What could possibly go wrong? Besides the unexpected tentacles and the accidental Mating Courtship Ritual, that is....
-
-
A lot of popculture references
- By Rachel on 02-27-23
By: Chloe Archer
-
Spirited Situation
- Ghostly Guardians, Book 1
- By: Louisa Masters
- Narrated by: Nick J. Russo
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When you can talk to ghosts, things are bound to get spirited. The ghosts have been there since before I can remember. When I was a kid, they doted on me, but as I got older, they got more demanding. I’ve spent my whole life seeing and talking to dead people and trying to pretend I’m not, because the living just don’t understand. Nobody wants to be around the freak who claims to see ghosts. Until I go to Mannix Estate.
-
-
Quite Enjoyable!
- By April Reads and Listens on 10-07-22
By: Louisa Masters
-
There's a Monster in the Woods
- Spooky Boys, Book 0.5
- By: Fae Quin
- Narrated by: Liam DiCosimo
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
There's an honesty in the turning of the earth, in the turning of the seasons, and I've always preferred its quiet, steadfast company over that of other people. Left alone with an inherited cottage and my beloved pup Rotho to look after, my days are largely given to tending the garden, save for periodic errands in town.
-
-
Super cute and soft!
- By Kat on 04-09-24
By: Fae Quin
-
Happy Endings
- Demon Magic, Book 1
- By: Alice Winters
- Narrated by: Greg Boudreaux
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Smart men never dabble with demons. I never claimed to be smart, but at least, I’m powerful enough to control them. When I bound Havoc to me nearly 300 years ago, I never realized how difficult he’d make my life, although “accidentally” lighting him on fire every now and then does bring a smile to my face. Havoc is handsome, mysterious, and somehow, my closest companion, even if we don’t always get along.
-
-
incredible as always.
- By Rebecca Azizov on 12-23-20
By: Alice Winters
-
Kings of Hell MC Boxed Set
- Books 1-5
- By: K.A. Merikan
- Narrated by: Joel Leslie
- Length: 73 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Includes books one through five of the Kings of Hell MC series: Laurent and the Beast, My Dark Knight, On Your Knees, Prospect, Gray's Shadow, and In the Arms of the Beast.
-
-
I couldn't put it down
- By Bud on 02-09-21
By: K.A. Merikan
-
Hemovore
- By: Jordan Castillo Price
- Narrated by: Joel Leslie
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Mark Hansen thought working as artist’s assistant would be glamorous, especially if that artist was a vampire. Black tie events, witty repartee, gracing the pages of the local style section. Didn’t happen. Not even once. Jonathan Varga is an enigma. True, he’s quiet, generous, and scrupulously polite. But he has zero social life, refuses to be interviewed or photographed, and insists he can only consume feline blood.
-
-
New take on the Vampire Lore.
- By MisMissyC on 11-22-17
-
Wild Cards I
- Wild Cards, Book 1
- By: George R. R. Martin - editor
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 18 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In the aftermath of WWII, an alien virus struck the Earth, endowing a handful of survivors with extraordinary powers. Originally published in 1987, the newly expanded saga contains additional original stories by eminent writers.
-
-
Dry Politics
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 02-24-13
Publisher's summary
This collection contains the first three Bureau novellas:
Corruption
Once a proud demon of the night sky who carried nightmares to humans, Tenrael has spent decades in captivity as the star attraction of a traveling carnival. He exists in miserable servitude to men who plunk down ten dollars to fulfill their dark desires.
Charles Grimes is half human, half...something else. For 15 years he’s worked for the Bureau of Trans-Species Affairs, ridding the country of dangerous monsters. When his boss sends him to Kansas to chase a rumor about a captive demon, Charles figures it’s just another assignment. Until he meets Tenrael.
Clay White
Someone - or something - is murdering young men in San Francisco. Clay White has been fired from the Bureau of Trans-Species Affairs, but he’s determined to track down the killer. When he comes across a vampire named Marek, Clay assumes he’s caught the perp. But the encounter with Marek turns out to be more complicated than Clay expected, and it forces him to deal with his own troubled past and murky psyche.
As Clay discovers, sometimes the truth doesn't come easy - and the monsters are not who we expect.
Creature
Alone in a cell and lacking memories of his past, John has no idea who - or what - he is. Alone on the streets of 1950s Los Angeles, Harry has far too many memories of his painful past and feels simply resignation in facing his empty future.
When Harry is given a chance to achieve his only dream - to become an agent with the Bureau of Trans-Species Affairs - all he has to do is prove his worth. Yet nothing has ever come easy for him.
Now he must offer himself and John as bait, enticing a man who wants to conquer death. But first he and John must learn what distinguishes a monster from a man - and what a monster truly wants.
More from the same
Related to this topic
-
Tall, Dark, and Dead
- By: Tate Hallaway
- Narrated by: Amanda Ronconi
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Recovering witch Garnet Lacey owns Wisconsin's premier occult bookstore. And a fringe benefit of the job is getting customers like Sebastian Von Traum - piercing brown eyes, a sexy accent, and a killer body. The only thing missing is an aura. Which means he's dead. And that means trouble - something Garnet's a sucker for....
-
-
Tall, Dark, Dead & Poorly Edited
- By Amy J on 08-11-13
By: Tate Hallaway
-
Blood Ties Book One
- The Turning
- By: Jennifer Armintrout
- Narrated by: Elenna Stauffer
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
I'm no coward. I want to make that perfectly clear. But after my life turned into a horror movie, I take fear a lot more seriously now. I finally became Dr. Carrie Ames just eight months ago. Then I was attacked in the hospital morgue by a vampire. Just my luck.
-
-
if you love 'bodice ripper novels'...
- By Victoria on 11-03-08
-
Deep Desire
- Deep, Book 1
- By: Z. A. Maxfield
- Narrated by: Caleb Dickenson
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
As the Indiana Jones of historical erotica, there is no document existing - or just rumored to exist - Adin Tredeger can't unearth. Why he would risk the biggest coup of his career to join the mile-high club is beyond him. But the disarming, dark-eyed man who somehow enters Adin's locked airplane washroom has him completely nude and coming apart. All without a whimper of protest.
-
-
Better in audio format
- By Kathleen on 10-07-15
By: Z. A. Maxfield
-
The City of Lost Fortunes
- By: Bryan Camp
- Narrated by: Korey Jackson
- Length: 14 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The post-Katrina New Orleans of The City of Lost Fortunes is a place haunted by its history and by the hurricane's destruction, a place that is hoping to survive the rebuilding of its present long enough to ensure that it has a future. Street magician Jude Dubuisson is likewise burdened by his past and by the consequences of the storm, because he has a secret: the magical ability to find lost things, a gift passed down to him by the father he has never known - a father who just happens to be more than human.
-
-
Enchanting Creative Story
- By William on 09-02-18
By: Bryan Camp
-
Killing Sarai
- A Novel (In the Company of Killers)
- By: J. A. Redmerski
- Narrated by: Kate Reinders, Stephen Bel Davies
- Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Sarai was only fourteen when her mother uprooted her to live in Mexico with a notorious drug lord. Over time she forgot what it was like to live a normal life, but she never let go of her hope to escape the compound where she has been held for the past nine years. Victor is a cold-blooded assassin who, like Sarai, has known only death and violence since he was a young boy. When Victor arrives at the compound to collect details and payment for a hit, Sarai sees him as her only opportunity for escape.
-
-
I LOVED being in their company
- By Laura W Fabre on 04-22-14
By: J. A. Redmerski
-
Beautiful Addictions
- By: Season Vining
- Narrated by: Susannah Jones
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Josie Banks is a girl without a past. After being found unconscious with no memory, she was shuffled in and out of foster homes where she suffered years of abuse - an experience that left her broken, damaged, and clinging to drugs and meaningless hook-ups to numb her pain. When Josie disappeared years ago, she took a piece of Tristan with her. She’s the girl he thought he lost forever - the one he’s never been able to forget. Now a twist of fate has brought them back together, and he never wants to let her out of his inked arms again.
-
-
you will feel so many emotions threw out this book
- By sydney on 06-12-14
By: Season Vining
-
Tall, Dark, and Dead
- By: Tate Hallaway
- Narrated by: Amanda Ronconi
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Recovering witch Garnet Lacey owns Wisconsin's premier occult bookstore. And a fringe benefit of the job is getting customers like Sebastian Von Traum - piercing brown eyes, a sexy accent, and a killer body. The only thing missing is an aura. Which means he's dead. And that means trouble - something Garnet's a sucker for....
-
-
Tall, Dark, Dead & Poorly Edited
- By Amy J on 08-11-13
By: Tate Hallaway
-
Blood Ties Book One
- The Turning
- By: Jennifer Armintrout
- Narrated by: Elenna Stauffer
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
I'm no coward. I want to make that perfectly clear. But after my life turned into a horror movie, I take fear a lot more seriously now. I finally became Dr. Carrie Ames just eight months ago. Then I was attacked in the hospital morgue by a vampire. Just my luck.
-
-
if you love 'bodice ripper novels'...
- By Victoria on 11-03-08
-
Deep Desire
- Deep, Book 1
- By: Z. A. Maxfield
- Narrated by: Caleb Dickenson
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
As the Indiana Jones of historical erotica, there is no document existing - or just rumored to exist - Adin Tredeger can't unearth. Why he would risk the biggest coup of his career to join the mile-high club is beyond him. But the disarming, dark-eyed man who somehow enters Adin's locked airplane washroom has him completely nude and coming apart. All without a whimper of protest.
-
-
Better in audio format
- By Kathleen on 10-07-15
By: Z. A. Maxfield
-
The City of Lost Fortunes
- By: Bryan Camp
- Narrated by: Korey Jackson
- Length: 14 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The post-Katrina New Orleans of The City of Lost Fortunes is a place haunted by its history and by the hurricane's destruction, a place that is hoping to survive the rebuilding of its present long enough to ensure that it has a future. Street magician Jude Dubuisson is likewise burdened by his past and by the consequences of the storm, because he has a secret: the magical ability to find lost things, a gift passed down to him by the father he has never known - a father who just happens to be more than human.
-
-
Enchanting Creative Story
- By William on 09-02-18
By: Bryan Camp
-
Killing Sarai
- A Novel (In the Company of Killers)
- By: J. A. Redmerski
- Narrated by: Kate Reinders, Stephen Bel Davies
- Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Sarai was only fourteen when her mother uprooted her to live in Mexico with a notorious drug lord. Over time she forgot what it was like to live a normal life, but she never let go of her hope to escape the compound where she has been held for the past nine years. Victor is a cold-blooded assassin who, like Sarai, has known only death and violence since he was a young boy. When Victor arrives at the compound to collect details and payment for a hit, Sarai sees him as her only opportunity for escape.
-
-
I LOVED being in their company
- By Laura W Fabre on 04-22-14
By: J. A. Redmerski
-
Beautiful Addictions
- By: Season Vining
- Narrated by: Susannah Jones
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Josie Banks is a girl without a past. After being found unconscious with no memory, she was shuffled in and out of foster homes where she suffered years of abuse - an experience that left her broken, damaged, and clinging to drugs and meaningless hook-ups to numb her pain. When Josie disappeared years ago, she took a piece of Tristan with her. She’s the girl he thought he lost forever - the one he’s never been able to forget. Now a twist of fate has brought them back together, and he never wants to let her out of his inked arms again.
-
-
you will feel so many emotions threw out this book
- By sydney on 06-12-14
By: Season Vining
-
Feral
- A Novel of Werewolf Horror
- By: Matt Serafini
- Narrated by: Matt Godfrey
- Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Jack and Allen need a break. They’ve decided to spend the summer before their senior year of college out in Western Massachusetts. But their quest for rest and relaxation comes to an end when they arrive in Greifsfield, MA. Their friendship is tested by a mysterious beauty and her razor-sharp smile, then broken when they’re caught up in a rash of mysterious disappearances. How will these two friends cope with the truth behind a town that craves raw meat? And how will they survive beneath the glow of the full moon?
-
-
Infestation
- By Michael Oberhardt on 08-21-18
By: Matt Serafini
-
Sterling
- Mageri, Book 1
- By: Dannika Dark
- Narrated by: Nicole Poole
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Zoë Merrick lived an ordinary life until late one night, she was brutally attacked and left for dead. She survived, saved by a stranger who witnessed her undergo a physical transformation. That's not the only thing that's different. Zoë is unable to control an unexplainable energy coursing through her body. Justus De Gradi is a man who can teach her that control. He's handsome, arrogant, and not entirely human. He reveals that she is a Mage - an immortal made of light, not magic. She must now make a choice: Rebuild her life in the human world with the man who saved her, or live with Justus and learn how to use her extraordinary gifts. Justus has sworn an oath to protect her life, but can he guard her from the one man who has a right to claim it?
-
-
Not as good as her other books in this world
- By Kayla on 10-07-17
By: Dannika Dark
-
Archangel
- Samaria, Book 1
- By: Sharon Shinn
- Narrated by: Tamara Marston
- Length: 17 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A tale of the distant future by the author of The Shape-Changer's Wife brings listeners to a world in which the fate of all life rests on the voice of an angel.
-
-
An All-TIme Favorite
- By Carol on 02-27-11
By: Sharon Shinn
-
Vampire Awakenings: The First Collection
- Books 1-3
- By: Brenda K. Davies
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 29 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The first three books in the USA Today best-selling series. Awakened: Traumatized by her past, Sera spent the last three years at college hiding from the world. Then a chance encounter with Liam changes her life. Though she’s frightened by the powerful emotions he awakens in her, Sera finds herself opening up to him more every day. Destined: Determined not to live her parents’ fate as a mated vampire, Isabelle locks herself away from society. Untamed: Ethan has spent his entire life hiding violent urges from his family.
-
-
Same story all 3 stories
- By trinity steffensen on 08-26-21
By: Brenda K. Davies
-
Grave Witch
- Alex Craft Series, Book 1
- By: Kalayna Price
- Narrated by: Emily Durante
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Not even death can save her now. As a grave witch, Alex Craft can speak to the dead---she's even on good terms with Death himself. As a consultant for the police, she's seen a lot of dark magic, but nothing has prepared her for her latest case.
-
-
Excellent Story Narrator needs alot more practice
- By Persistant.SNAFU on 07-06-11
By: Kalayna Price
-
Blood Price
- Blood, Book 1
- By: Tanya Huff
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Vicki Nelson, formerly of Toronto’s homicide unit and now a private detective, witnesses the first of many vicious attacks that begin plaguing the city of Toronto. As death follows unspeakable death, Vicki, in an attempt to stop these forces of dark magic, is forced to renew her relationship with her former partner, Mike Celluci - along with another, unexpected ally…. Henry Fitzroy, the illegitimate son of King Henry VIII, has learned over the course of his life how to blend with humans; how to deny the call for blood in his veins.
-
-
Off to a Good Start
- By Jennifer on 03-28-12
By: Tanya Huff
-
Magic to the Bone
- Allie Beckstrom Series, Book 1
- By: Devon Monk
- Narrated by: Emily Durante
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Everything has a cost. And every act of magic exacts a price from its user---maybe a two-day migraine, or losing the memory of your first kiss. But some people want to use magic without paying, and they Offload the cost onto innocents. When that happens, it falls to a Hound to identify the spell's caster---and Allison Beckstrom is the best there is.
-
-
Good start to a Great series
- By Dana on 12-30-11
By: Devon Monk
-
Spider's Bite
- Elemental Assassin, Book 1
- By: Jennifer Estep
- Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang
- Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
They call me the Spider. I'm the most feared assassin in the South -- when I'm not busy at the Pork Pit cooking up the best barbecue in Ashland. As a Stone elemental, I can hear everything from the whispers of the gravel beneath my feet to the vibrations of the soaring Appalachian Mountains above me. My Ice magic also comes in handy for making the occasional knife. But I don't use my powers on the job unless I absolutely have to. Call it professional pride.
-
-
Only because...
- By Alex on 06-06-11
By: Jennifer Estep
-
Avenger's Angel
- Lost Angels, Book 1
- By: Heather Killough-Walden
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
- Length: 12 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In the debut of an exciting new series from Heather Killough-Walden, the archangel Uriel thinks he has found his one true archess in Eleanor Granger-but can he protect her from the danger that threatens her?
-
-
Interesting concept spoiled by flaws
- By Wrightaway on 10-13-12
-
Bone Shop
- A Marla Mason Novel
- By: T. A. Pratt
- Narrated by: Jessica Almasy
- Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Marla Mason is the chief sorcerer of Felport, a woman who's tangled with gods and monsters and come out on top (if a bit damaged in the process). Bone Shop tells the story of Marla's evolution from runaway to sorcerer's apprentice to mercenary magician and beyond. Fans of the urban fantasy series from Bantam Spectra that began with Blood Engines will find surprising secrets revealed about Marla's past, and new listeners can get to know the character from the very beginning.
-
-
LIKE LIVING IN A FRAT HOUSE
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 07-12-17
By: T. A. Pratt
-
Blood Rights
- House of Comarré, Book 1
- By: Kristen Painter
- Narrated by: Abby Craden
- Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Born into a life of secrets and service, Chrysabelle's body bears the telltale marks of a comarré - a special race of humans bred to feed vampire nobility. When her patron is murdered, she becomes the prime suspect, which sends her running into the mortal world... and into the arms of Malkolm, an outcast vampire cursed to kill every being from whom he drinks. Now, Chrysabelle and Malkolm must work together to stop a plot to merge the mortal and supernatural worlds.
-
-
A Good Book that no one knows about
- By Sheri on 11-15-12
By: Kristen Painter
-
The Winterfox Journals Book One: Autobiography of a Werewolf Hunter
- By: Brian P. Easton
- Narrated by: Basil Sands
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Among the Northern Cheyenne of the Great Plains lives a boy named Winterfox, whose family has fought monsters since the days of the Spanish conquistadors. In the aftermath of Westward Expansion, he has become the sole heir to their blood feud against the Beast. Winterfox comes of age in the long shadows of the American frontier, a time when magic has not yet passed into myth. It is a place where the mundane and fantastic still walk side by side, and the warrior society of the Rédo’osnin Dog Men will be remembered a little while longer.
-
-
Counting Coup and Taking Scalps
- By Derek M. Grebner on 11-11-19
By: Brian P. Easton
People who viewed this also viewed...
-
Natural Twenty
- Roll for Love, Book 1
- By: Charlie Novak
- Narrated by: Joel Leslie
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Plants are easier than people - that’s Leo’s rule of thumb. After all, nobody really wants a man who looks like he belongs in a biker gang but would rather spend his time buried in books and flowers. It’s just easier to be single. Until he meets the owner of the new book shop. Jacob Morris knows two things: He’s really attracted to the man who runs the local flower shop, and he doesn’t date. Not when he’s still healing from a bad breakup, has a new business to run, game nights to organize, workshops to host, and a website to build.
-
-
Low Angst and sweet
- By Nutmeg on 01-30-21
By: Charlie Novak
-
Madison Square Murders
- Memento Mori, Book 1
- By: C.S. Poe
- Narrated by: Kale Williams
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Everett Larkin works for the Cold Case Squad: an elite - if understaffed and overworked - group of detectives who solve the forgotten deaths of New York City. Larkin is different from others, but his deduction skills are unmatched and his memory for minute details is unparalleled. So when a spring thunderstorm uproots a tree in Madison Square Park, unearthing a crate with human remains inside, the best Cold Case detective is assigned the job.
-
-
Murder Mystery
- By nolmstym on 01-29-22
By: C.S. Poe
-
To Not Fall for My Doc
- The Simple Rules, Book 1
- By: Gianni Holmes
- Narrated by: Iggy Toma
- Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
He's my patient. He's off-limits. He's a twenty-one-year-old young man who's battled with Hodgkin lymphoma throughout adolescence. Given two years of complete remission, Austin Villiers should be out there living his best life. Instead, he walks the wings of the cancer treatment center, spreading hope and smiles. My patients' lives aren't the only ones he touches. His presence reminds me why I chose this path years ago. But I have feelings for this boy that goes against everything I believe in.
-
-
Cute and Campy
- By ElenaRigg on 08-24-23
By: Gianni Holmes
-
Stasis
- Ennek Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Kim Fielding
- Narrated by: Joel Leslie
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Praesidium is the most prosperous city-state in the world, due not only to its location at the mouth of a great bay but also to its strict laws, stringently enforced. Ordinary criminals become bond-slaves, but the worst punishment—to be suspended in a dreamless frozen state known as Stasis—is doled out by the wizard and reserved for only the most serious of traitors.
-
-
Epic book!
- By JW on 02-10-24
By: Kim Fielding
-
The Demon's in the Details
- MM Paranormal Fairytale
- By: Meghan Maslow
- Narrated by: Greg Boudreaux
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Poe Dupin, raven shifter and thief extraordinaire, is in trouble with a capital ‘T.’ Not only did he get his wing caught in the cookie jar during his latest heist, but his loser stepdad, the alpha, seems determined to run their roost into the ground. And Baltimore is many things, but forgiving is not on the list. When his stepdad puts the roost in peril, Poe sees no choice but to bargain with Charm City’s only demon, Tommy Tittoti. Rumors are that Tommy eats the souls of those foolish enough to try.
-
-
Best voice actor in the biz
- By Deborah Weisner on 08-11-21
By: Meghan Maslow
-
Traded
- Off the Field Duet, Book 1
- By: Kimberly Knight, Rachel Lyn Adams
- Narrated by: Liam DiCosimo, Tim Paige
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Aron Parker is one of the best players in professional baseball. Opponents call him cocky, and they aren’t wrong. Drew Rockland is the epitome of calm and collected on the mound. Aron’s showboating and Drew’s old-school ballplayer demeanor instantly put them at odds resulting in an all-out brawl on the field and a suspension. After the fight, all should have been forgotten, but an unexpected trade places them on the same team…and in the same apartment. Off the field, there is no one to pull them apart...but maybe they prefer it that way.
-
-
Good lawd somebody turned up the HEAT!!!
- By Reading On The Run on 02-24-23
By: Kimberly Knight, and others
-
Natural Twenty
- Roll for Love, Book 1
- By: Charlie Novak
- Narrated by: Joel Leslie
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Plants are easier than people - that’s Leo’s rule of thumb. After all, nobody really wants a man who looks like he belongs in a biker gang but would rather spend his time buried in books and flowers. It’s just easier to be single. Until he meets the owner of the new book shop. Jacob Morris knows two things: He’s really attracted to the man who runs the local flower shop, and he doesn’t date. Not when he’s still healing from a bad breakup, has a new business to run, game nights to organize, workshops to host, and a website to build.
-
-
Low Angst and sweet
- By Nutmeg on 01-30-21
By: Charlie Novak
-
Madison Square Murders
- Memento Mori, Book 1
- By: C.S. Poe
- Narrated by: Kale Williams
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Everett Larkin works for the Cold Case Squad: an elite - if understaffed and overworked - group of detectives who solve the forgotten deaths of New York City. Larkin is different from others, but his deduction skills are unmatched and his memory for minute details is unparalleled. So when a spring thunderstorm uproots a tree in Madison Square Park, unearthing a crate with human remains inside, the best Cold Case detective is assigned the job.
-
-
Murder Mystery
- By nolmstym on 01-29-22
By: C.S. Poe
-
To Not Fall for My Doc
- The Simple Rules, Book 1
- By: Gianni Holmes
- Narrated by: Iggy Toma
- Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
He's my patient. He's off-limits. He's a twenty-one-year-old young man who's battled with Hodgkin lymphoma throughout adolescence. Given two years of complete remission, Austin Villiers should be out there living his best life. Instead, he walks the wings of the cancer treatment center, spreading hope and smiles. My patients' lives aren't the only ones he touches. His presence reminds me why I chose this path years ago. But I have feelings for this boy that goes against everything I believe in.
-
-
Cute and Campy
- By ElenaRigg on 08-24-23
By: Gianni Holmes
-
Stasis
- Ennek Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Kim Fielding
- Narrated by: Joel Leslie
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Praesidium is the most prosperous city-state in the world, due not only to its location at the mouth of a great bay but also to its strict laws, stringently enforced. Ordinary criminals become bond-slaves, but the worst punishment—to be suspended in a dreamless frozen state known as Stasis—is doled out by the wizard and reserved for only the most serious of traitors.
-
-
Epic book!
- By JW on 02-10-24
By: Kim Fielding
-
The Demon's in the Details
- MM Paranormal Fairytale
- By: Meghan Maslow
- Narrated by: Greg Boudreaux
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Poe Dupin, raven shifter and thief extraordinaire, is in trouble with a capital ‘T.’ Not only did he get his wing caught in the cookie jar during his latest heist, but his loser stepdad, the alpha, seems determined to run their roost into the ground. And Baltimore is many things, but forgiving is not on the list. When his stepdad puts the roost in peril, Poe sees no choice but to bargain with Charm City’s only demon, Tommy Tittoti. Rumors are that Tommy eats the souls of those foolish enough to try.
-
-
Best voice actor in the biz
- By Deborah Weisner on 08-11-21
By: Meghan Maslow
-
Traded
- Off the Field Duet, Book 1
- By: Kimberly Knight, Rachel Lyn Adams
- Narrated by: Liam DiCosimo, Tim Paige
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Aron Parker is one of the best players in professional baseball. Opponents call him cocky, and they aren’t wrong. Drew Rockland is the epitome of calm and collected on the mound. Aron’s showboating and Drew’s old-school ballplayer demeanor instantly put them at odds resulting in an all-out brawl on the field and a suspension. After the fight, all should have been forgotten, but an unexpected trade places them on the same team…and in the same apartment. Off the field, there is no one to pull them apart...but maybe they prefer it that way.
-
-
Good lawd somebody turned up the HEAT!!!
- By Reading On The Run on 02-24-23
By: Kimberly Knight, and others
-
Operation Meet Cute
- By: K.M. Neuhold
- Narrated by: Nick J. Russo
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
All my life, I’ve dreamed of one thing: the perfect movie moment. I want a man and his boombox outside my window; I want kissing in the rain; I want a romantic hero who will take my breath away. Switching mail with my cute neighbor didn’t work. Swapping coffee with a hottie at the coffee shop just got the poor barista yelled at. And bus guy? Total bust. I’m starting to wonder if Hollywood got the whole meet-cute thing wrong. Sacrilege, I know. Is it possible the perfect leading man has been living in the apartment above me the entire time, playing the role of my best friend?
-
-
So cute!
- By Stephanie VO on 10-16-21
By: K.M. Neuhold
-
Prosper Woods Chronicles Complete Boxed Set, Books 1-5
- By: Patricia Logan
- Narrated by: John Solo
- Length: 32 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
I never thought moving to the quiet little town of Prosper Woods, California, would be such an adventure. When I quit my detective job at the LAPD and moved north to the gorgeous sequoia forests, the last thing I expected was to learn something about myself that had apparently been passed down through generations, but here I am, and I wouldn’t change a thing. Then again, this is where my heart lives, and the moment he dropped fang had my hindquarters tingling.
-
-
Nice Idea, Poor Execution
- By Katie Hammond on 02-12-23
By: Patricia Logan
-
Better Than Good
- By: Lane Hayes
- Narrated by: Tyler Stevens
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Matt Sullivan understands labels: law student, athlete, heterosexual. He has goals: graduate and begin his career in law. One fateful night, Matt tags along with his gay roommate to a dance club and everything changes. Matt finds himself attracted to the most beautiful man he's ever seen. All labels go flying out the window.
-
-
Ah! May! Zing!!!!
- By Candateshia Pafford on 03-27-14
By: Lane Hayes
-
Ego Central
- A M/M Romance Boxed Set
- By: Andrea Smith, Eva LeNoir
- Narrated by: Joel Leslie
- Length: 23 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In Black Balled, you'll meet enemies to lovers Larson Blackburn and Troy Babilonia. Blackburn is an indie author whose latest release is obliterated by the renowned reviewer "Babu" of the Bluffington Gazette and followed by thousands on Greatreads. Let the social media war begin between these two alphas and watch the stakes reach a sizzling crescendo!
-
-
Great job on all fronts
- By Hanny on 08-25-20
By: Andrea Smith, and others
-
Zero Hour Series Boxed Set
- Books 1-3
- By: Aimee Nicole Walker
- Narrated by: Tristan James
- Length: 30 hrs
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Aimee Nicole Walker presents books 1-3 in the Zero Hour series. Contains mature themes.
-
-
Love the story
- By Anonymous User on 01-02-22
-
Four Ever
- By: Sloane Kennedy
- Narrated by: Michael Dean
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Surrounded by a group of devoted four-footed and two-winged family members, Zak and Killian have built what should have been a dream life in their countryside farmhouse. But a cruel twist of fate and the re-emergence of old demons has frayed the edges of the men’s seven-year relationship until just one wrong move could end up severing their bond for good.
-
-
Who hurt Sloane Kennedy?
- By Kevin F. Carbonneau on 03-10-19
By: Sloane Kennedy
-
The Fantastic Fluke
- By: Sam Burns
- Narrated by: Joel Leslie
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A lost fox. A gorgeous ghost. And an unlikely partnership to stop a murderer. Since his mother's murder, Sage McKinley doesn’t live, he exists. His weak magic has made him an outcast, shadowing his life with self-doubt. All that changes when the spirit of a gunslinger appears in his bookstore with a message that will flip Sage’s world upside down. According to the mesmerizing apparition, a powerful magic lies within Sage...if he can find a way to tap into it.
-
-
Another Excellent Burns
- By Cris P Cruz on 05-10-21
By: Sam Burns
-
Rebel
- Ballsy Boys, Book 1
- By: K.M. Neuhold, Nora Phoenix
- Narrated by: Kenneth Obi
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
I’m everyone’s friend, but no one’s everything...I love working for Ballsy Boys, but when you make the kind of videos I do, relationships are pretty damn impossible. Guys find me sexy and want to either be with me or be me, but no one has ever cared enough to see the real me. Until I meet Troy...who shows up in a banana suit at my door. Long story.
-
-
A great beginning of a series
- By Cat on 02-14-20
By: K.M. Neuhold, and others
-
Bad Habits
- Wages of Sin, Book 1
- By: Neve Wilder, Onley James
- Narrated by: Liam DiCosimo
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Smart-mouthed hacker Caspian escaped an abusive home at 16. Now he's one of the most sought-after black-hat hackers in the world. Jonah is a ruthless contract killer with only one weakness: the vibrant runaway he took in years ago, Caspian. But Cas bailed when he turned 18, and Jonah has maintained a steady diet of eat, kill, sleep since then. A threat to Cas' life brings him back years later - not as the boy Jonah remembers, but as a hardened computer hacker with a price on his head and a list of names everybody wants.
-
-
Not enough story
- By Amazon Customer on 08-17-21
By: Neve Wilder, and others
-
Confetti Hearts
- By: Lily Morton
- Narrated by: Joel Leslie
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
His own marriage was a whirlwind affair that ended before the ink could dry on the wedding certificate. Nevertheless, even with his divorce pending, he’s getting by. Or at least he was until he finds himself snowed in at a remote Scottish hotel with the wedding party from hell, a terrible ABBA tribute band, and his soon-to-be ex-husband.
-
-
Romantic and so funny!
- By RT on 10-14-23
By: Lily Morton
-
His Consort
- By: Mary Calmes
- Narrated by: Scott Smith
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A new life in New Orleans is all Jason Thorpe had hoped: His quaint little store attracts a devoted staff, and his warm, loving heart grants him a loyal circle of friends. He's perfectly content, having left behind the chill of a confusing and danger-filled night in Washington, until he discovers something unbelievable lurking in the steamy darkness of the shadowy streets of the Vieux Carré, something that turns out to be terrifying and utterly mesmerizing.
-
-
Wow!
- By Bob Jackson on 12-23-18
By: Mary Calmes
-
Not Dead Yet
- By: Jenn Burke
- Narrated by: Greg Boudreaux
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Wes Cooper was dead. Then he wasn't-though he's not exactly alive, either. As an immortal not-ghost, he can transition between this world and the otherplane, which makes him the perfect thief for hire. For 70 years he's made a "living" returning items to their rightful owners, seeing his fair share of the bizarre in the process. But he's never witnessed murder. Until now.
-
-
WOW, A TRULY FANTASTIC SERIES!
- By Bunty on 09-04-19
By: Jenn Burke
What listeners say about The Bureau
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- S Wilgus
- 08-17-18
5 Stars for love of monsters
How do you define who or what is a monster? I had never read or listened to anything by Kim Fielding before and I was pleasantly surprised. I really like all of the stories, but I especially loved the third story of Harry and John. I originally picked this up because I have liked other books narrated by Joel Leslie, and I must say he did a brilliant job with these stories. Don't miss this one, it is well worth your time and a credit.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- He Walks To The Moon
- 03-28-19
LGBT Great!
Enjoyable alteration on Frankenstein with gay themes and romance set in the late 40s with an an FBI for interspecies relations with the supernatural beings of this Story World.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Jessica
- 07-18-18
Really good!
I really liked this one, good storys that bind together and perfekt charachters.
Joel Leslie did an amazing job to keep track of all the voices, and I grow to love his work more and more!
Only thing I didnt like was that chapter
22-23, 26-27, 29-30 and 31-32 was all duplets. I dont care much if it happens once but 4 times was enough to make me annoyed since I basically listened to those parts when I was driving.
Other than that, get this book, it was a great!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
8 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Kindle Customer
- 11-06-19
Secret Agent Man
This audiobook contains the first three books in the Bureau series.
The first story is about Charles Grimes and his hunt for a demon who is rumored to be an attraction in a traveling fair. His search will lead him to question not only who the real monsters are but his future as well.
The second story is about Clay White an agent for the Bureau and Marek a vampire. There are men being murdered and the Bureau thinks a vampire is involved. Clay has to decide if he can trust Marek or if he is the killer.
The last story is about Harry a down on his luck guy who has applied for a position at the Bureau and been turned down. Harry is approached by Chief Townsend about a case and offered the possibility of a future job as an agent if he finishes this case successfully. There is speculation that a necromancer is trying to raise the dead and Townsend wants Harry to find out if there is any truth to the claim. John is what most people would consider a monster. He was raised from the dead and has been kept locked away since his capture and his creator's death at the hands of the Bureau. Harry is to take John and use him as bait to lure the necromancer into spilling his secrets but no one except Harry feels any concern for John's welfare.
I really enjoyed these stories and how you can find light and goodness even when all seems lost. Each story is complete but the characters from previous books make appearances and tie in to the newer stories. Harry and John's story was my favorite with Harry's generosity and willing heart revealing the true man that John was all along. I hope we get more stories in this series and I enjoy hearing how our guys from previous books are doing.
This is the first audiobook narrated by Joel Leslie that I've listened to and I think he did a wonderful job. Each character has their own distinct voice and this makes it so easy to get wrapped up in the magic of these stories.
I received a copy of this audiobook but this is my honest review.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Amazon Customer
- 07-30-18
Excellent collection of stories!
I read each of these stories as they came out and loved them... now the audio version makes them even better!
Corruption is the first of the three books, and does take place first in the timeline. This one introduces us to the Bureau of Tran Species Affairs, the organization created to deal with the monsters in the world... Charles Grimes, who is not quite human himself, is sent by his boss Townsend, to kill a demon. What he finds is Tenreal, a demon who has been captured, sold, and tortured by humans for years. Instead of killing him, Charles..... well, you'll just have to read it!
Clay White may be the second book, but it's the last one in the timeline. Clay is no longer an agent with the Bureau, but after so many years he can't stop trying to save people. He's poking around in a club in San Francisco trying to locate what is killing young gay men. He meets Marek, an ancient vampire who helps him... in more ways than one! Clay gets some help from another source that I won't mention due to spoilers.
Then we have Creature, the final book in the collection, but the middle book in the timeline. And my favorite of the three! Harry has left his home looking for a better life in Los Angeles, and had hopes of becoming an agent for the Bureau, but as Townsend tells him, he's too soft. When he is at the end of his rope, Townsend offers him a chance to become an agent afterall. His mission is to attract the attention of a man who has been attempting to raise the dead and make a creature of sorts. Townsend sends Harry to Portland with a creature the Bureau has been storing for an unknown number of years. That creature turns out to be John... John changes over the few days the two are together, turning from an emaciated collection of bones and skin, to an intelligent, curious, caring partner for the lonely Harry. Harry is able to find Swann, the bad guy and.... you'll have to read it to find out what happens to Harry and John!
I went through an emotional rollercoaster ride with these books... I was disturbed and horrified to see what humans can do, both the Tenreal and John. I was distressed for Charles, Clay, and Harry, who while different, have a common bond of loneliness. Actually Tenreal, Marek, and John share that bond now that I think about it. All of these beings, human and otherwise, are all a mess! Then there was the happiness I felt at the end of each story. Without giving too much away, I will say that each story does have a good ending.
I was also interested in Townsend. He appears to be human, an obnoxious, smoking, drinking human, but he's been around a long time. What is he? We don't really know!
Kim Fielding is one of my favorite authors, and these three stories are excellent. While they do tie in together, they are clearly individual plots. Each has a beginning, middle, and happy ending, with background to the characters, a little sex, emotions, darkness, light, and bonding between the characters.
Then we have the narration.... Hello! It's Joel Leslie so it's perfection. His voices are amazing, each fit the character, in accent and intonation. Especially John, as he changes, so does his voice. Joel Leslie is able to put so much emotion and passion in his voice in every book he narrates, from college age men, to Australian ranchers, to British billionaires, to demons, vampires, and lonely humans. His passion for his craft is evident in every book he narrates.
I have both read and listened to these stories and can tell you they are wonderful, in whichever format you prefer!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- anonymoose
- 07-26-18
When men fall in love with monsters
Dark love stories of monsters and men. The last story, Creature, was the best of the three and is worth grabbing this book for that one alone.
The narrator is very good at making very different voices. You’ll never get confused as to who is speaking.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Sue 🎧
- 08-06-18
How do you define a monster?
If you like your romance with a little paranormal thrown in, this is a great collection if short stories.
Each story stands on it's own and Kim Fielding has a knack for writing the best and worst of "humanity".
Joel Leslie's performance brings a unique voice and life to each of the characters.
I do wish the stories were longer and there were more in this series though.
I will happily listen to this book again. Each story kept me engaged, the characters are interesting and their stories raw and emotional.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Havan_IronOak
- 04-16-21
A hot & trippy triptych of noir monster tales
Since this audiobook is a triptych of three previously released novellas It's probably appropriate to feature three mini-plot reviews:
Corruption - Though the year is never made clear, this tale has a bleak, 1940's “noir” feel that is evocative of the HBO series Carnivàle. Charles Grimes's is a demon hunter. As a Demi-angel his wings never seemed to really work, and at 18 he'd had them surgically removed. Other parts of his biology are tougher to conceal. A non smoking, abstemious, vegan because of his biology, Charles is tasked with finding and eliminating a demon reported to be on display at a traveling carny in Kansas. What he finds is a group of hucksters profiting by pedaling the right to “punish” & debase perhaps the most appealing creature Charles has ever encountered. Can Charles really destroy a creature who is so alluring and has been through so much hell already? Though the most graphic of the BDSM is described at a remove, the tangential action alone is hot enough to make this a one-handed read.
Clay White - In this modern era San Francisco based tale, burly Clay has been fired from the bureau but still feels he must stop a killing spree in San Francisco. When officials from the Bureau refuse to help him catch the killer, he turns to the aid of another ex-Bureau operative for backup. But can a demi-angel and his demon partner aid a disgraced, and all too human, bureau operative, with the aid of a surprisingly supportive vampire, take on a Silicon Valley monster charming enough to make the Bureau uninterested in stopping him? It was very satisfying to catch up with the couple we met in book one and to meet yet another “agent” with a taste for a supernaturally sexy denizen of the underworld. Though the sexual content in this tale is slightly more subdued than in the first tale, it's still... to slightly paraphrase Sam Spade “the stuff of wet dreams.”
Creature - in this early 50s era tale, Harry Low applied to join the Bureau but they weren't interested. Months after their refusal, when given this second-chance “trial assignment,” Harry has to question the nature of just what (and who) are the real monsters. The “monster” in this tale is a captive, possibly innocent, though we and the “monster” have no knowledge of what came before. Initially repulsive and hideous, as the creature is treated humanely, it becomes more human. Though never afforded much decency or love himself, Harry seems incapable of treating the creature inhumanely and that compassion soon begins to affect them both. This is the longest and perhaps the sweetest of the tales and at spots it's a tear-jerker. Consequently the graphic sex here is more limited than in either of the other two tales but the story will probably remain with me longer.
Oscar Wilde said 'Each Man kills the thing he loves.” And the cynical, outcast heroes in these tales are all killers. What they have in common is their down at the heels competence, and their “little left to lose” outlooks. What makes these stories compelling is the empathy that the reader gains when parts of each tale are told from the “monster's” point of view. While this format demands the reader consider... “just what makes a monster?” That ethical dilemma doesn't get in the way of the hot sexual nature of these tales. If hot action,and the allure of the “forbidden” appeals to you; and if you're open to reading of captivity, punishment, bondage, and pain mixed with pleasure, then this is a book for you. If you liked the movies Chinatown and the Maltese Falcon and if you're also a sucker for underdogs & tales of redemption, so much the better.
Narrator Joel Leslie projects a gruff, resigned, world weary quality to his voice that works amazingly well with the tales and characters he's presenting. His resignation alone, evokes much of the noir aspect of these tales, before the events even fully unfold. After hearing this, I'm even more curious to hear more of the wide variety of tales he's lent voice to.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- SassiKassi
- 12-27-18
Confusing
I didn’t get from the blurb that each story was about a different couple. Though the stories were interesting, I felt they could have been much better if they were longer with more character development. Worth a listen once, but won’t go on the re-listen pile.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Neta_BER
- 07-25-18
A fantastic raw fantasy tales that touch your soul
Knowing Joel Leslie and Kim Fielding as talented narrator and author, respectively, this book promised to be a good one. I was poorly prepared for the whirlwind of emotions and intense rawness these three stories brought. At first I was sure that the first one is my favorite but by the end I knew that CREATURE was the one. I found a great deal of symbolism in this story, John was such an interesting relatable character. He was so gentle and sensitive, lyrical and with a beautiful view of the world around him.
Each story had it's own mystery, including the elusive time frame the story takes place at. This made the stories timeless in a way, with only small clues as to the year it takes place at. The Bureau is a fascinating, frightening agency and each story shows another view of it and the supernatural world fielding created.
In all three stories, the question of what is human is the main focus for the heroes, some human and some maybe not so much. Each story is well written, the characters well rounded ans intriguing. The connection between the stories is there but they are stand alones, each showing a new angle, creatures and range of emotions.
Joel Leslie brings a wide range of accents, tones of voice and emotion in his performance that infuse each character with life. He tackles daemons, vampires and cruel ignorant humans with the skill and finesse I have learned to associate with his performances.
There could not have been a better narrator to bring life the rich world Fielding created.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
5 people found this helpful