Julia Sykes has 20 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 11 narrators, with an average listener rating of 2.3★ across 11 ratings. The most-rated is Stealing Beauty.
Stealing Beauty
Summary
Contains a prequel novella and book 2 of The Captive series. As the most notorious, sadistic drug lord on the West Coast, I thrive on power and control. Valentina loathes me as much as I despise her. That doesn't stop me from kidnapping her, stealing her away for myself. Over the years that have separated us, hatred has festered in my heart. The girl I once loved is all woman now, and she thinks she belongs to someone else. Her defiance tempts and torments me, and I'll never tire of devising devious punishments to keep her in line. She can't escape my cruel touch and harsh discipline. No one will take her from me. I'll kill anyone who tries. I will possess Valentina, body and soul.
©2019 Julia Sykes (P)2019 Oh My Audiobooks
Pretty Hostage
Summary
"She's yours now". With those three words, my boss gives me a gift: permission to kidnap and keep the woman I've wanted for years. Ever since we were teenagers, I've denied my desire for Sofia. Despite her father's involvement in running our cocaine empire, Caesar Hernández has carefully sheltered her from the brutal realities of our world. She's always been far too innocent and pure for me to drag her out of her charmed life and into my depravities. But Caesar chose to betray my ruthless boss, Adrián Rodríguez. He'll have to prove his loyalty once again if he doesn't want any harm to come to his beloved daughter. I have her now, and he's well aware of my sadistic proclivities. I tried to save her from this, but I can't fight my savage nature when Sofia is in my home and under my command. She'll learn to obey me unquestioningly if she wants to earn any of her freedoms back. Sofia's going to be my good girl, fulfilling all the dark fantasies I've suppressed for years. I'll do whatever it takes to keep my pretty hostage. If anyone tries to steal her from me, I'll start a war to protect my most precious possession. Sofia is mine, and I'll never let her go.
©2019 Julia Sykes (P)2020 Podium Audio
Sweet Captivity
Summary
I don't like to be touched. I'm the hacker-geek-goddess of the FBI. When I'm hiding behind my screen, I'm a safe distance from everyone; isolated, powerful. No man has ever touched me, but when I'm captured by Colombian drug lord Andrés Moreno, I no longer have the right to refuse. He's scarred and scary, and his cruel brother Cristian has tasked him with breaking me. I try to fight, but I can't escape his strong arms and harsh discipline. He demands that I accept his touch, and my virgin body can't help but respond to his masterful manipulations. The longer I remain trapped with him, the more I come to suspect that I'm not the only captive in his brother's home. Andrés' scars go deeper than the wicked furrows carved into his flesh, his pain reflected in the dark demands he imposes upon me. His obsession is twisted and wrong, but maybe I'm twisted, too. Do I want to be rescued from him? Or is he the one who truly needs saving?
©2017 Julia Sykes; 2018 Julia Sykes (P)2018 Oh My Audiobooks
Claiming My Sweet Captive
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My sweet captive doesn't like to be touched. She will learn. She no longer has the right to refuse. She flinches at the sight of my scarred face, but the way she whimpers and trembles makes perverse pleasure stir within me. I captured the little FBI agent while she was trying to take down my drug empire, and I can't allow that. No one will ever touch her again - especially not my cruel brother. Samantha is mine to keep and protect. Mine to play with and punish. All mine. Contains the events of Sweet Captivity, told from the perspective of Andrés.
©2018 Julia Sykes (P)2019 Oh My Audiobooks
Mentor
Summary
He wants to break me and make me his. He treats me like his plaything, but I suspect I mean more to him than idle amusement. The monster needs me. What's truly terrifying is that I'm coming to need him. He sets my body on fire, and I crave his touch. When trapped in the dark, the blacker shades of lust can be confused with love.
©2014 Julia Sykes (P)2016 Insatiable Press
Prey
Summary
Sean and Claudia Reynolds have been living in domestic bliss for nearly two years, but Sean wants something more from her. He relishes pushing her limits, and he's decided to challenge her by taking her to BDSM club Decadence to show her off. Claudia must face her lingering insecurities with her submission by demonstrating her devotion publicly. While the couple indulges in their power play, an old enemy comes back looking for revenge. Can Sean and Claudia get through the night with their love and lives intact?
©2015 Julia Sykes (P)2017 Insatiable Press
Dark Lessons
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One hot night with a devastatingly handsome stranger. That's all it was supposed to be. So when my darkly domineering one-night stand turns out to be one of my instructors at Quantico, my life becomes far too complicated. I'm training as an FBI agent, but Jason has other forms of training in mind. Like bending me over his desk for a spanking. I try to resist him, but soon we're stealing forbidden hours of lust when no one's watching. It could cost us both our careers, but I can't help myself. He's broken, and I want to be his salvation. In return, he says he wants to protect me, to love me. But can he save me when my new job puts me directly in the path of danger?
©2017 Ellis Bridgers (P)2017 Ellis Bridgers
Savior
Summary
Sex is my drug of choice. That's just the truth. There's no point fighting it. I've never met a man as dangerous for me as Clayton. The sexy FBI agent wants to save my junkie kid brother from the violent Latin Kings and save me from my self-destructive behavior. He makes me want to be better than what I am. It thrills me almost as much as it terrifies me. To keep me close, he ruthlessly exploits my weakness: lust. He grants me the sweet release that I can find only in sexual submission, and I am quickly becoming addicted to him. I am willing and eager to give him my body. But can I do that without putting my heart - and my life - in jeopardy?
©2013 Julia Sykes (P)2016 Insatiable Press
Rogue
Summary
I've never been a failure. I don't allow myself to make mistakes. I've lived my life to painstaking perfection. Until now. I can't seem to get anything right. And when you work for the FBI, mistakes can cost lives. Busting BDSM club Decadence for drug trafficking is my chance to prove myself. And no pushy Dominant is going to throw me off my game, not even sinfully sexy club owner Derek Carter. I have to keep him close in order to uncover his secrets, but keeping him close to my body while guarding my heart is proving more difficult than I ever imagined. He might just be my biggest mistake yet.
©2014 Julia Sykes (P)2016 Insatiable Press
Crusader
Summary
A standalone romantic suspense novel in the USA Today Best-selling Impossible series I need redemption. I need vengeance. Dimitri Abramovich has to pay for what he did to me. I've tracked him to London, and I'm close to taking him out. If he doesn't take me first. We're engaged in a game of cat and mouse. Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure I'm the mouse. When my quest for revenge causes me to cross paths with sexy MI5 agent Hugh Sullivan, I have no choice but to seduce him to keep him blind to my mission. But I can't keep my operation secret forever, and he won't stand for my reckless vigilante methods. If I want to stay on the case, he demands my complete honesty...and my obedience. Note: While Crusader is book nine in the Impossible Series, it can be listened to as a standalone romantic suspense novel.
©2015 Julia Sykes (P)2017 Insatiable Press
Centurion
Summary
A stand-alone romantic suspense novel in the USA Today best-selling Impossible Series She'll do anything to get her scoop.... I need a major story to get my big break. Infiltrating the Pagans Motorcycle Club is my best shot at making a name for myself in the world of investigative reporting. Only I might get a lot more than I bargained for. It's not the gang that worries me most; it's domineering FBI Agent Kennedy Carver who makes me quiver inside. When I discover his unique sexual proclivities, I might have a bigger story than the Pagans: The Secret World of BDSM. He'll do anything to possess her.... When my man on the inside rescued Carina from the Pagans, I knew I was in trouble. One look at the gorgeous, feisty redhead, and I was lost. I crave to bend her over my knee and punish her for getting herself into a dangerous situation. Once she submits to me, she'll learn never to put herself at risk again. She'll be mine. Her betrayal tears them apart.... When Kennedy discovers that Carina is planning an exposé on his kinky lifestyle, he is determined to leave her firmly in his past. But when the woman who has haunted his dreams for 16 long years shows up at his favorite BDSM club, he can't resist her allure. As they rediscover their burning attraction, an enemy lurks in the shadows, hunting Carina. Can Kennedy save her life and his own heart? Or will the loss of both destroy him forever? Note: While Centurion is book 11 in the Impossible Series, it can be read as a stand-alone romantic suspense novel.
©2016 Julia Sykes (P)2017 Insatiable Press
A Decadent Christmas
Summary
An Impossible Series Christmas Special Your favorite couples from the Impossible Series are having a Christmas party at BDSM club Decadence, and you're invited! Catch up with Derek and Sharon, Clayton and Rose, Reed and Katie, and Smith and Lydia. Merry Christmas!
©2014 Julia Sykes (P)2017 Insatiable Press
Czar
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After a lifetime of being sheltered, I decided to study abroad in St. Petersburg to push myself out of my comfort zone. Dimitri definitely fits the bill. He's gorgeous, mysterious, and everything I never knew I wanted. I'm willing to give him my innocence, but he demands more. When it's time for me to return to America, he won't let me go. My lover becomes my captor. He wants all of me, even if that means pushing me to my breaking point. He won't stop until he owns my body and soul.
©2014 Julia Sykes (P)2017 Insatiable Press
Knight
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A stand-alone romantic suspense novel in the USA Today best-selling Impossible series. My captor tormented me until I forgot my own name. Then my new Master came and saved me. He tries to make me see him as FBI agent Smith James, but I can think of him only as Master. He is obsessed with putting the pieces of my shattered soul back together. He wants to heal me, but I'm scared. If I'm not a slave, he won't be my Master anymore. I might be a shadow of the woman I was, but without him I would cease to exist altogether. I've found my salvation in his obsession, my freedom in his captivity. If I can make him love me, he'll never let me go. Note: While Knight is book four in the Impossible series, it can be listened to as a stand-alone romantic suspense novel. Knight contains scorching-hot scenes of BDSM!
©2013 Julia Sykes (P)2016 Insatiable Press
Impossible
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Claudia.... My life was irrevocably changed that night; the night I was taken. I saved a man's life, but at what cost to myself? Can I convince him to save me in return? I hate him for what he's done to me. But the longer I'm trapped with him, the harder it is to cling to that hatred. He is an enigma of a man, one who is shockingly arrogant, sweetly contrite, and frighteningly aggressive by turns. And the pain in his eyes is a mirror for my own. The longer I remain in his grip, the more confused I become. Is my freedom worth betraying him? Sean.... My captive is beautiful, cunning, and defiant. The alluring combination pleases the monster in me. I want to conquer that defiance and take possession of her beauty. I crave to claim her innocence and keep it for myself. But the man I am knows nothing could be more wrong. I have to decide which is stronger: the monster or the man? Either way, one thing's for certain. I'm never letting her go.
©2016 Julia Sykes (P)2017 Insatiable Press
King
Summary
The seventh book in the USA Today best-selling Impossible Series. My father gave me to him as a bargaining chip, as though I was nothing more than flesh to be traded. I hate him for that, and I hate the man who took me: Javier Santiago, a member of the violent Latin Kings. Even though I don't want to belong to him, he is fiercely possessive of me. And when his ownership is threatened, his enemies aren't the only ones to suffer. He says my freedom is the price for my safety. I think he just wants to keep me all for himself.
©2014 Julia Sykes (P)2017 Insatiable Press
Master
Summary
I'm not a damsel in distress. Well, if I'm being honest, I'm a kick-ass FBI agent in distress. My sexy new partner Reed Miller is determined to protect me, and he insists on staying close. Too close. His allure frightens me almost as much as the sadistic man who is stalking me. I'm hunting down the most heinous criminal I've ever encountered. The man known to us only as The Mentor abducts and tortures women. And now he's set his sights on me.
©2014 Julia Sykes (P)2016 Insatiable Press
Highlander
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A standalone romantic suspense novel in the USA Today best-selling Impossible Series A woman on the run.... My Master is dead. He was my whole world. He was also my protector. Without his ownership, I've become a pawn to be used by the more bloodthirsty members of the Russian Mafia. To survive, I need to outwit them. If the man who helped kill my Master doesn't find me first. A man on the hunt.... She put a bullet in my chest to protect the monster she called Master. I'd thought she was a victim, but she was a deadly adversary. Now, I'll stop at nothing to get my revenge. I'll bring her to justice if I have to chase her halfway around the world. A forbidden attraction.... When MI5 agent Finlay MacClellan hunts down Alicia Camden, sparks fly. Obsessive hatred turns to burning lust. Both struggle to use it to their advantage, wielding desire as a weapon. But when Finlay discovers the truth of Alicia's dark past, can lust turn to love? Note: While Highlander is Book 10 in the Impossible Series, it can be listened to as a standalone romantic suspense novel.
©2015 Julia Sykes (P)2017 Insatiable Press
Hero
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Dex... I don't have a heart left to give anyone. So when my friend tries to set me up with BDSM romance author Chloe Martin, the only answer I can give is "hell no". Unfortunately for me, Chloe is also a journalist working a story on the Latin Kings, and my boss orders me to protect her while she carries out her research. But she's so reckless, I'm going to have my hands full keeping her alive, let alone keeping her in line. Chloe... FBI agent Dex Scott is sexy as sin and completely off-limits. After what my bastard ex-husband put me through, I'm not interested in intimacy of any kind. But the chemistry between us is undeniable, and when Dex makes it clear that he wants to help with my research in the field and in the bedroom, I can't resist. His protective instincts turn possessive as dangers from my past and present rise up to threaten me. The powerful Dom demands my submission and my love. He won't relent until he breaks down all my walls, including the ones that protect my ravaged heart.
©2016 Julia Sykes (P)2018 Insatiable Press
Wicked King
Summary
Carmen Ronaldo is my enemy and my obsession. I'll conquer her and make her mine. For years, Carmen has hated me. I seduced her to learn her family's secrets, and then I used those secrets to fracture the Ronaldo cartel, taking half of their territory for myself. I made myself a king, but I've never been fully satisfied in my victory. I've never experienced regret. The emotions that rule weaker men don't affect me. Until her. I've waited far too long to claim Carmen for myself. My feisty little kitten might hate me for taking her as my captive, but she'll surrender herself to me. I'll protect her from all her enemies. Except myself. My cage will be her refuge, my rules her fortress. Carmen is no longer my enemy. She's just mine.
©2020 Julia Sykes (P)2020 Podium Audio