Kimbra Swain has 6 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 3 narrators. The most-rated is Bless Your Heart.
Vampin' Ain't Easy
Summary
Three vampire realms. A shift in the balance of power. And one reject. Malik Demonbreun, the rejected heir of the Southern Vampire Realm, is thrown in the center of a deadly controversy, which may cost him his life. Again. Malik sleeps during daylight and drives a wrecker at night. When his father forces him to return home, he becomes the focus of a deadly bid for a change of leadership within the realms. With no idea who is friend or foe, Malik searches for a way back to his disavowed life. But each step he takes moves him closer to his father's throne. A throne that Malik has never wanted. He had no claim to riches in the reject life. But at least he wasn't living in a sick game of 50 ways to kill a vampire. He never thought he'd miss licking the blood from the seats of wrecked vehicles. One thing was for sure, rich or reject, vampin' ain't easy. Start this gritty and humorous series, Legend of the Vampire Reject, with Vampin' Ain't Easy by Kimbra Swain, author of the Fairy Tales of a Trailer Park Queen series. This is book one of four in the series plus a prequel.
©2019 Leslie Young (P)2020 Leslie Young
Get Your Vamp On
Summary
Malik Demonbreun is right where he didn't want to be: On his father's throne. The dust settles after the chaotic change of power within the hierarchy of the vampires, however, the southern realm has a whole new problem. A vampire is killing humans in the open. Since it is happening within Malik's realm, he is forced to hunt down one of his own while navigating the challenges of being the leader of the Southern Realm. His father is too busy enjoying his retirement. Tierney is establishing her power in the East. The leader of the North is suspiciously quiet, but the leader of the West won't shut the...well, you get it. Is the murderer a member of Malik's nobles? Can he prove his ability to rule without compromising his values? Will he always be the reject fighting to keep control? In Get Your Vamp On, book two of The Legend of the Vampire Reject, Malik has to decide what kind of leader he will be: Foundering reject or ruthless commander. The Legend of the Vampire Reject series is a dark urban fantasy series by Kimbra Swain, author of Southern Urban Fantasy tales like Fairy Tales of a Trailer Park Queen and Stories of Frost and Fire. Get a taste of your Urban Fantasy with a side of Southern Sass!
©2020 Leslie Young (P)2020 Leslie Young
Snake in the Grass
Summary
Shady Grove is having a fairy council election! Grace’s throne isn’t on the ballot until she walks into town. Grace Ann Bryant, queen of the Exiles, lives in Shady Grove, Alabama, a small one-horse town where the population is mostly fairies. Since taking over the title as their queen, Grace has found the job to be an overwhelming task. So, the citizens decide to hold a council election to support the fairy population and the natural trouble that arises. However, when a legitimate challenger slithers into town, the throne is suddenly up for grabs. Amidst fending off the challenge, a Kitsune rolls into town looking for a mate, and she has her sights set on Grace’s fiancé Dylan. Grace has to fight for her throne, her fiancé, and her life, as her challenger pushes the limits. If you think human elections can be wild, just wait until you see how manipulative and vindictive fairies can be! When it’s all said and done, Grace discovers the true snake in the grass, but at what cost? The true power she faces is beyond anything she could have ever imagined. Snake in the Grass is the third book in the Fairy Tales of a Trailer Park series by Kimbra Swain. Interview with Kimbra Swain Q: Why did you write the Fairy Tales of a Trailer Park Queen Series? A: I was born and raised in Alabama, and I loved the urban fantasy genre. I wanted to mix those two things, but remain true to the Southern traditions and values that I was raised on: family, community, and determination. The Trailer Park Series is my ode to the South. Q: What is the most important part of the Fairy Tales of a Trailer Park Queen to you? A: Every single character in the series is real to me. The development of each one is so important for me going through the series. Some of them, including Grace, start off with many flaws. I should say, especially Grace. Q: How much of Grace is patterned after yourself? A: Oh, gosh! Grace and I are a lot alike. Sassy and smart. However, Grace is very compassionate and trusting. She's also got a mouth on her. She says things that aren't PC, but as her character develops over the series, she sees that there were things she was very wrong about. Grace's story is about becoming who she was meant to be, and fate doesn't define that purpose. She does. Q: What are your future plans for the Trailerverse? A: The main series will have 15 books with a short story anthology focusing on the minor characters. It is also going through an exciting new re-brand. I will be launching Wynonna's story this fall in Stories of Frost and Fire. The werewolf Dominick Meyer will also get his own series called Dog River Wolfpack. It will launch this fall, too. I have future undetermined plans to expand the Trailerverse. Follow my website and the Trailerverse site to keep up with the announcements!
©2017 Kimbra Swain (P)2019 Kimbra Swain
Tinsel in a Tangle
Summary
Is it too much to ask for a fairy queen to have a nice holiday? After accepting the role as Queen of the Exiles in Shady Grove, Alabama, Grace finds that being in charge isn't all it's cracked up to be. An influx of wayward fairies find their way to the newly established haven and seek the protection of the local fairy queen. Grace and company are just trying to have a normal holiday when it's interrupted by a daily menace that escalates out of control. Add to it an untimely visit by a coven of witches, and the holiday is quickly going to hell in a Christmas decorated handbasket. Plus, Grace is sick for the first time in her long life. She might get some sleep, if her bard, Levi would quit banging his new girlfriend the trailer. This hilariously mad romp leading up to Christmas Day has lots of love, giving, and havoc! Tissues may be required. Tinsel in a Tangle is a down-home magical celebration of the holidays including the crazy relatives! Download Book 2 of the Fairy Tales of a Trailer Park Queen today! Interview with Kimbra Swain Q: Why did you write the Fairy Tales of a Trailer Park Queen Series? A: I was born and raised in Alabama, and I loved the Urban Fantasy genre. I wanted to mix those two things, but remain true to the Southern traditions and values that I was raised on: family, community, and determination. The Trailer Park Series is my ode to the South. Q: What is the most important part of the Fairy Tales of a Trailer Park Queen to you? A: Every single character in the series is real to me. The development of each one is so important for me going through the series. Some of them, including Grace, start off with many flaws. I should say especially Grace. Q: How much of Grace is patterned after yourself? A: Oh, gosh! Grace and I are a lot alike. Sassy and smart. However, Grace is very compassionate and trusting. She's also got a mouth on her. She says things that aren't PC, but as her character develops over the series, she sees that there were things she was very wrong about. Grace's story is about becoming who she was meant to be, and fate doesn't define that purpose. She does. Q: What are your future plans for the Trailerverse? A: The main series will have 15 books with a short story anthology focusing on the minor characters. It is also going through an exciting new rebrand. I will be launching Wynonna's story this fall in Stories of Frost and Fire. The werewolf, Dominick Meyer, will also get his own series called Dog River Wolfpack. It will launch this fall, too. I have future undetermined plans to expand the Trailerverse. Follow my website and the Trailerverse site to keep up with the announcements!
©2017 Kimbra Swain (P)2019 Kimbra Swain
Fairy Tales of a Trailer Park Queen, Books 1-3
Summary
Scorned by her family. Banished by her kind. Hunted by zealots. Where does an exiled Fairy Queen hide? A remote mountain cabin, the seedy underbelly of a metropolis, or an uninhabited island. All would be good choices; however, after hundreds of years on the run, the daughter of Oberon, King of the Wild Fairies, signs a binding contract with the zealots that hunt her. In exchange, they allow her to settle down in the last place anyone would look for fairy royalty. Adopting the name Grace Ann Bryant, the Queen buys a double-wide and moves into a trailer park in the one-horse town of Shady Grove, Alabama. Her contract requires her to lend aid to the local sheriff, Dylan Riggs, when supernatural problems arise. But when two children go missing, the humans point to the trailer park queen helping the sheriff, and the zealots point at the exiled fairy. Grace must decide whether to fight for her innocence or break her contract returning to life on the run. Bless Your Heart is a Southern Urban Fantasy that will make you laugh, cry, and laugh until you cry, as Grace wrestles with the dark fairy inside herself and starts to see that she’s more than just trailer trash. This box set contains books 1 through 3: Bless Your Heart, Tinsel in a Tangle, and Snake in the Grass, plus a preview of Book 4, Comin' Up a Cloud.
©2018 Leslie Young (P)2020 Leslie Young
Bless Your Heart
Summary
Scorned by her family. Banished by her kind. Hunted by zealots. Where does an exiled Fairy Queen hide? A remote mountain cabin, the seedy underbelly of a metropolis, or an uninhabited island. All would be good choices, however, after hundreds of years on the run, the daughter of Oberon, King of the Wild Fairies, signs a binding contract with the zealots that hunt her. In exchange, they allow her to settle down in the last place anyone would look for fairy royalty. Adopting the name Grace Ann Bryant, the Queen buys a double-wide and moves into a trailer park in the one-horse town of Shady Grove, Alabama. Her contract requires her to lend aid to the local sheriff, Dylan Riggs, when supernatural problems arise. But when two children go missing, the humans point to the trailer park queen helping the sheriff, and the zealots point at the exiled fairy. Grace must decide whether to fight for her innocence or break her contract returning to life on the run. Bless Your Heart is a southern urban fantasy that will make you laugh, cry, and laugh until you cry, as Grace wrestles with the dark fairy inside herself and starts to see that she’s more than just trailer trash.
©2017 Leslie Young (P)2019 Leslie Young