Heather Costa has narrated 122 audiobooks on Listento.it by 64 authors, with an average listener rating of 4.8★ across 311 ratings. The most-rated is The Last Continent.
Prisoner
Summary
Don't miss book two of this romantic "Beauty and the Beast" retelling. A new light shines into the darkness of his heart.... After 15 years of imprisonment and solitude, Soran Silveri's life is rudely interrupted by the arrival of one brash, headstrong, flame-haired girl. He cannot refuse her appeals for sanctuary - but he can resist her pleas for him to teach her magic. If the suspicions he harbors about her prove true, tapping into her magic potential could spell disaster. Nelle has survived the first hurdle of her mission on Roseward Isle: She convinced the disgraced mage to let her stay. Now, if she can only find his hidden spell book, she could return home in time to save Papa. It should be simple enough. But as the danger stalking Roseward Isle closes in, a situation that once seemed simple grows more complex by the day. Can Soran bear to send away the woman who has instilled his life with new meaning and purpose? Can Nelle betray the man who has opened her eyes to possibilities she never knew existed? Rediscover the tale as old as time in this romantic trilogy, perfect for fans of Miranda Honfleur, Audrey Gray, and Emma Hamm.
©2020 Sylvia Mercedes (P)2021 Sylvia Mercedes
Chase
Summary
Get ready to go for a ride with the Savage Kings MC! Chase Fury, the VP of the Savage Kings MC, has dealt with his fair share of tragedy over the years. He never wanted the responsibility that comes with being at the head of the table, preferring to leave that to his brother, Torin. But after an unexpected attack on the Kings sends his brothers on a path of vengeance, Chase will have no choice but to take on the burden of being the man in charge. Reporter Sasha Sheridan has steered clear of any and all bad boy bikers wearing the bearded skull for the last 10 years. While investigating a story, she suddenly finds herself back in the crosshairs of the Savage Kings. Uncovering the secrets that the club's president is trying to keep hidden may very well put her life in danger. She may be able to handle the threat, but she can't escape the man who broke her heart. Chase hasn't forgiven himself for hurting Sasha and causing her an unbelievable amount of pain. He still wears her name on his chest, a reminder of the night that he wrecked his bike and everything the two of them had together. Now, with secrets, lies, bloodshed, and violence causing chaos in the club, Chase is determined to use his second chance with Sasha to keep her safe. He never imagined that the best way to do that would be to get her as far away from him and the MC as possible. Warning: This is an emotional story full of suspense and steamy scenes. While the main characters in this book will get a HEA, the struggles of the MC will continue to unravel throughout the series.
©2018-2019 Editor's Choice Publishing (P)2019 Editor's Choice Publishing
Catastrophic Attraction
Summary
She is the queen he's been waiting for. Roark wasn't content with the way the world worked, so he made himself king and set about changing it. In the process, he acquired enemies who would stoop to anything, even attacking his daughter, to destroy him. They'll have to kill him first. However, he's just one man against an unknown enemy. Until he ends up with unexpected help in Casey, a woman who can slip into shadows with an ease that is uncanny - but more frightening is how well she fits into his life. A king might not be able to win her heart, but what if she got to know the man? Contains mature themes.
©2019, 2020 Eve Langlais (P)2020 Tantor
Abe
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Abram Cross didn't want the life of crime that fate had dealt him, but what other choice did he have when his mother spent every penny on drugs instead of buying food for him and his younger brother? While Abe is no longer a professional thief, he's still living on the wrong side of the law as a member of the Savage Kings MC. He never claimed to be a good guy; but after Abe meets Mercy Daniels, he's starting to wish he was a better man. Abe was only supposed to take Mercy for a ride on the back of his bike. He didn't plan on offering her more than a few good times between the sheets. When Mercy starts getting creepy letters from a psycho, one who has also been breaking into her house, Abe refuses to just walk away. He won't let her down the way he let down his brother when he needed him most. Abe knows he's the perfect man to provide Mercy with protection. But who will protect Abe's heart when he starts to fall for the woman he knows he could never deserve? Contains mature themes.
©2018 Editor's Choice Publishing (P)2019 Tantor
Infernal Betrayal: Wolf Hunter
Summary
I thought death would be a one-way trip. I was wrong. After a botched assassination attempt, I took a bullet to the heart. That should have put me down for good, but the vampire lord who hired me for the job tied my soul to an Aztec demon. Now I’m stranded on an island full of rabid wolves, my only companion the trigger-happy ex-boyfriend who shot me. The supernatural community thinks I’m a traitor, and my own sister thinks I’m a murderer. Our only chance is to ally with the wolves. But with each new death, the demon takes a little more control, granting me unexpected powers, but erasing my identity. It won’t be long until nothing’s left but the raging monster who wants to burn the world. In a desperate attempt to clear my name and save my sister, I uncover a vampire conspiracy, battle undead pirates, plunder a crypt beneath Paris, and ruin a wedding party. And just when I think it’s all over, I discover the shocking truth: That I’ve tipped the scales towards an apocalyptic vision that will destroy the world. Titles in the Agent of Magic series: Infernal Assassin: Vampire Killer Infernal Betrayal: Wolf Hunter Infernal Vengeance: Demon Slayer Infernal Betrayal: Wolf Hunter is the first book in Agent of Magic, a thrilling urban fantasy series featuring a witchy heroine fighting a paranormal conspiracy. If you like sexy forbidden romance, deeply flawed characters and heart-pounding supernatural suspense, you’ll be spellbound by Melissa Hawke’s magical new series. Get it today!
©2020 Urban Epics (P)2020 Urban Epics
The Stone's Heart: An Absolutely Gripping Fantasy Romance
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Something evil is gathering power in the kingdom. It knows the secrets in your heart, and nobody is safe....
Petra Kel - young and headstrong - has been named General of the Queen’s Guard. But while Petra’s head may be in rebuilding the war-torn kingdom alongside her childhood friend Queen Belengaria, she left her heart miles away in their homeland the day she turned her back on the only man she ever loved and fled.
But then Petra’s past - in the form of Bel’s roguish brother Zander - comes crashing in, just as rumors of dark magic begin to swirl at court. Petra can’t afford to be distracted...but the unfinished business between herself and Zander is like a vice upon her heart.
When evil takes hold of the kingdom and threatens Bel, Petra is forced to make the impossible choice between love and loyalty. And will the insidious magic of the Stone’s Heart reveal the heartbreaking reason why she left Zander behind all those years ago?
©2019 Jessica Thorne (P)2019 Bookouture
Agent of Magic Box Set
Summary
I can’t believe my ex-boyfriend shot me! Being a supernatural assassin and bounty hunter had its perks...until the Trust’s bloody assignments made me question everything. When I found my sister lying in a coma, I became a mercenary, killing vampires to pay her hospital bills and searching desperately for a cure. When my handler offers me a job that could clear my debts and give me answers about what really happened to Cat, I’m all in. The only problem is, I’ll be working for vampires - the same soulless creatures I used to hunt. They say I’ll be stopping a biological weapon, but instead, I uncover a conspiracy to rid the world of werewolves. I don’t care about the politics, but when I arrive in Belize with my vampire entourage, the mark isn’t what she seems, and the man protecting her is my ex-boyfriend. The same one who testified against me when the Trust took away my magic. Thanks to him, I’m not allowed to use my arsenal of enchanted weapons, as decreed by the magical governing body we both used to work for. I’ve spent the last year at the bottom of a bottle, holed up with a baby dragon and a very grumpy faerie. But if I can prove who was really behind the ritual that destroyed my sister, I might just get my life back. They call me Iron Heart, but the truth is, I’m burying my feelings deep for this mission. I never expected Dominic to shoot me and leave me for dead. I never expected the vamps to bind my soul to an infernal demon. And that’s just the beginning. Each time I die, I come back a little more powerful, and a little less human. By the end of this adventure, I’ll have fought ghosts, vampires, dragons, and Aztec gods bent on kick-starting a new apocalypse. I’m the only one who might be strong enough to stop it. But how much more will I be asked to give up? Titles in the Agent of Magic series: Infernal Assassin: Vampire Killer Infernal Betrayal: Wolf Hunter Infernal Vengeance: Demon Slayer Agent of Magic Box Set is a thrilling urban fantasy series featuring a witchy heroine fighting a paranormal conspiracy. If you like sexy forbidden romance, deeply flawed characters, and heart-pounding supernatural suspense, you’ll be spellbound by Melissa Hawke’s magical new series. Scroll up and one-click today!
©2020 Urban Epics (P)2020 Urban Epics
Deadly Past
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She lost everything once.... Autumn Perez was just 22 when she witnessed a brutal murder and gave up her entire life to put the killer behind bars. A decade later, witness protection has her settled in picturesque Verona Bay, teaching art at the local high school. It’s a quiet life...until she’s caught up in another harrowing event that prompts the U.S. Marshals to try to move her again. But Autumn is done running - she’s built a life, has friends. And now she’s pregnant after an intense one-night stand with her sexy neighbor. This time she’s standing her ground.... Sheriff Lincoln Jordan has been biding his time with Autumn, his talented, gorgeous neighbor. The attraction between them is undeniable, and after their one incredible night together he wants more - but she’s determined to keep him at arm’s length. When it becomes clear that someone wants her dead, he steps up to protect her. He needs to earn her trust, and fast. Because the threats against her are escalating...and the enemy is closer than they ever imagined.
©2020 Katie Reus (P)2020 Katie Reus
Ash Princess
Summary
From the ashes rises a fiery love. An old crone has a prophecy for Cam. Travel to the Diamond Kingdom and prepare to sacrifice yourself. Sounds like a suicide mission to him, but what else is he going to do? Everyone he loves is in grave danger, and he might be the only one who can save them. What he doesn't expect was to find any people still alive. It's been over 20 years since anyone was last seen coming out of Diamond. A long time for a small group of people to survive. And now they're looking at him for help. How can he say no? Especially to a princess who's already suffered so much. Because of her, he finds a reason to fight. A reason to live. What a shame he has to die. Contains mature themes.
©2019, 2020 Eve Langlais (P)2021 Tantor
Waters of Salt and Sin
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A feisty sailor with forbidden magic. A golden heir with a secret love. When they head out to find a legendary treasure and change their stars, their lives change forever. Kinneret is scraping out a low-caste living. Barely. It doesn't help that she has a fiery temper, or that she secretly practices forbidden salt magic to control the sea. None of that will keep her and her younger sister fed. And it won't keep Calev, the Chairman's son, close to her either. Their childhood friendship is tolerated, but when they come of age it will have to end. She can't let Calev be outcast for her sake. She loves him too much. The only real solution to all Kinneret's problems is to rise above her station, so when a family friend offers her a map to the mythical island of silver, she will risk it all to seek a treasure lost to the seas for over 300 years. Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Tamora Pierce, and Sabaa Tahir!
©2017 Alisha Klapheke (P)2019 Alisha Klapheke
Finding Justice
Summary
They say the truth will set you free - if it doesn't bury you first. As a Navy SEAL for a covert special ops team, Owen York has no time for relationships. But when he's forced to go on vacation, he finds himself falling for a sexy stranger, a woman who turns out to be linked not only to his latest assignment but to his past. Owen's spent years searching for his brother's killer, but now that he has a chance at revenge...he'll have to see how far he's willing to go for justice. After losing her fiancé a decade ago, Samantha McCarthy lives and breathes her job at the Intelligence Committee. She puts everything, especially love, aside - until one day her world flips upside down, and she finds herself at the center of a massive government cover-up. Turning to Owen York for help is her only hope. What she doesn't count on is for him to knock down the walls around her heart. Thrown together on a mission that's as personal as it is dangerous, Owen and Samantha will face their toughest challenge yet - and risk falling for each other in the process. The Stealth Ops team - Navy SEALS who handle covert ops for the president in the U.S. and around the world under the guise of an alias, Scott & Scott Securities. Each book in this action-packed romantic suspense series can be heard as a standalone and begins with the recruitment process for that particular SEAL.
©2018 Brittney Sahin (P)2020 Brittney Sahin
Lethal Edge
Summary
A diehard romantic looking to start over in a small town... Dr. Nina Benitez might be an astrophysicist and a scientist down to her bones, but she also believes in true love and happily ever after - and won’t settle for anything less. After a rocky end to her first semester teaching at the University of Montana, she’s looking forward to a new school year and a fresh start in the small town of Rifle Creek. When she meets her roommate’s work partner - a sexy, hard-edged detective - Nina is immediately intrigued. However, it’s soon clear they’re like oil and water. But when she’s confronted by the painful past event she wanted to forget, she faces an even greater danger. A predator is bent on silencing her forever, and Nina’s only hope of survival is the unattainable man who has captured her heart. A cynical cop determined to guard his heart... Tate Baldwin has dedicated his life to serving and protecting, first in the military, and now as a detective in Rifle Creek. Badly burned by his last relationship, he isn’t looking to get involved with anyone, especially a brilliant college professor who seems to have her head in the clouds. Yet, even Tate can’t deny the attraction between them that soon grows into something more. And when a secret from her past triggers a lethal threat, Tate will risk everything to stand between her and the monster who wants her dead.
©2020 Kaylea Cross (P)2020 Kaylea Cross
Faerie Forged
Summary
New world, new rules.... Alex is screwed. She's due at the fae Court of Enchantment in less than 24 hours, but she's not even close to being ready. Her job is hanging by a fraying thread. There's a new vampire master in town. And several of her werewolf friends have been captured by the Paranatural Task Force. She's their best chance for release before the full moon reveals their secret, but the Lord of Enchantment is not someone you keep waiting - even when he happens to be your grandfather. All Alex can do is call in a favor, hope to hell she can survive the plots of the fae court, and hightail it home to salvage her life. One mistake at court could change everything....
©2020 L. R. Braden (P)2020 Tantor
A Drop of Magic
Summary
The war isn't over... With the world clinging to a fragile peace forced on the Fae by humanity after the Faerie Wars, metalsmith Alex Blackwood is plunged into the world of the half-fae who traffic in illegal magical artifacts. Her best friend's murder and his cryptic last message place her in the crosshairs of a scheme to reignite the decade-old war between humans and fae. Worse, violent attacks against her and the arrival of a fae knight on a mission force Alex to face a devastating revelation of who and what she is. To catch a killer, retrieve a dangerous artifact, and stop a war, Alex will have to accept that she's an unregistered fae "halfer" with a unique magical talent - a talent that would change everything she believes about her past, her art, and her future. Her world is crumbling around her, and Alex will have to decide who to trust if she and the world are going to survive.
©2019 L. R. Braden (P)2020 Tantor
Ask Me Why
Summary
One deep breath. Two slow blinks. Three hollow beats. I’m still here. After three years, that reminder isn’t as necessary. But everyone has their bad days. This is definitely one of them. Until an adorable little boy dashes into my store. His zest for life makes me smile in a way that’s been long lost. Then I meet his father. Well, confront is more like it. Brance Stone is volatile. Offensive. Harsh. And can’t be bothered to care. Not that I want him to. I get frostbite just looking into Brance’s glacial stare. But there’s something undeniable about him. My misery suddenly craves company. The suffocating numbness lifts whenever Brance is near. That alone should have me running in the opposite direction. Try as I might, there’s no avoiding him. If only I could understand why. As if he’d let me. I don’t ask. He doesn’t tell. A silent, bitter truce settles between us. That was our first mistake. It’s certainly not the last. An Amazon top 10 best seller.
©2019 Harloe Rae (P)2020 Harloe Rae
Iron Pirate
Summary
The sea might be his mistress, but Shereen is the queen of his heart. Known as the Iron Pirate, Darius has been sailing the treacherous seas for a decade now. It might be time to settle down before the monsters he's been fending off finally get their tentacles on him. But any plans for a quiet retirement walk the plank when he discovers Princess Shereen has stowed away aboard his ship. A pretty princess with a price on her head. A woman who has only one dangerous choice if she wants to be free. If Shereen can prove she inherited her father's power, she might just survive. Problem is, what's a pirate to do when she asks him to be her king? Contains mature themes.
©2019, 2020 Eve Langlais (P)2021 Tantor
Dark Memento
Summary
Welcome to Verona Bay, a small coastal town where the secrets just won’t stay buried - and people aren’t always who they seem. She was the one that got away.... Eight years ago, Serenity Washington watched as her twin sister was murdered. She was lucky to escape the same grisly fate. With her sister’s killer in jail, she relocated and tried to move on with her life. She married a man in the Air Force and started a family, but when her husband dies unexpectedly, she moves back to the last place she remembers being happy - Verona Bay, FL. Now that she’s come home, it’s all starting again.... Within months of Serenity’s homecoming, she receives a "gift" - a bracelet from her sister that was never recovered after her death - and a taunting note. Terrified for herself and her young daughter, she turns to the local sheriff for help. But there’s only so much they can do without proof that the gifts aren’t more than sick pranks. There’s been no DNA, no fingerprints left behind - nothing to indicate who’s leaving them. As the horrifying gifts arrive with increasing frequency, Serenity has no doubt that she’s the ultimate target. But with her sister’s murderer - a confessed serial killer - still behind bars, she has no idea who’s stalking her. She turns to the one man she’s been trying to keep her distance from.... Former Marine Lucas Jordan has been hung up on single mom Serenity since she moved back to Verona Bay, but she’s made it clear she’s not looking for a relationship. When she’s targeted, however, all bets are off. He won’t sit by while she’s terrorized, and with her and her daughter’s lives in danger, he’s prepared to stand his ground and protect them both. Together, they face the impossible task of trying to figure out who to trust before they all wind up six feet under.
©2019 Katie Reus (P)2019 Katie Reus
Warring Magic
Summary
She warned them to leave her alone. They didn't listen. All Kiema wanted was to fix and master the power coursing through her body. To spend the rest of her days with her chosen family in peace. All she needed was one more mate and two guardians to complete the rune branded in her skin. But just like all of her plans, this one was destined to fail. Caught between warring gods and a group of magical fanatics led by her psychopathic adoptive mother, Kiema finally joins the fight that has wrecked her life. This time, together with her stronger and bigger family, she's playing for keeps. And she's almost got all the power she needs to win. But when two of her enemies join forces against her, will she fall under the spell of the magic that courses through her blood, or will she cling to the life and family she's prayed for all these years? Contains mature themes.
©2020 Sadie Jacks (P)2021 Tantor
Understanding and Treating Chronic Shame
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Chronic shame is painful, corrosive and elusive. It resists self-help and undermines even intensive psychoanalysis. Patricia A. DeYoung’s cutting-edge book gives chronic shame the serious attention it deserves, integrating new brain science with an inclusive tradition of relational psychotherapy. She looks behind the myriad symptoms of shame to its relational essence. As DeYoung describes how chronic shame is wired into the brain and developed in personality, she clarifies complex concepts and makes them available for everyday therapy practice. Grounded in clinical experience and alive with case examples, Understanding and Treating Chronic Shame is highly enjoyable and immediately helpful. Patricia A. DeYoung’s clear, engaging writing helps listeners recognise the presence of shame in the therapy room, think through its origins and effects in their clients’ lives, and decide how best to work with those clients. Therapists will find that Understanding and Treating Chronic Shame enhances the scope of their practice and efficacy with this client group, which comprises a large part of most therapy practices. Challenging, enlightening and nourishing, this book belongs in the library of every shame-aware therapist.
©2015 Patricia A. DeYoung (P)2021 Taylor & Francis
Silver in the Blood
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New York Times best-selling author Jessica Day George begins a new series of historical thrillers with Silver in the Blood. Spoiled society sisters Dacia and Lou return to their native Romania to do the bidding of the royal Dracula family. But when its devilish heir takes a fancy to Dacia, the sisters must team with a monster-fighting duo to break free from this horrific family legacy.
©2015 Jessica Day George (P)2015 Recorded Books