J. Scott Bennett has narrated 99 audiobooks on Listento.it by 32 authors, with an average listener rating of 4.2★ across 47 ratings. The most-rated is The Boy in the Barn.
Yeager's Mission
Summary
After a number of earthquakes hammer the Sierra Madre region of Mexico, Grupo Verdugo, a splinter group of cartel enforcers, takes control of the drug shipping routes through that territory. Caught in the middle, a small orphanage high in the mountains, desperate for supplies to care for the children and the battered earthquake victims, reaches out to Abel Yeager for help. Yeager and his friend Victor agree to deliver the needed food and medicine. But Grupo Verdugo seems to have a special interest in starving out the clergy and forcing them to bend to their will. They send a man known as the Executioner to stop anyone daring to assist the people. Yeager and Victor are in for the biggest fight of their lives as they are forced to move 40 children, a dozen sick and injured patients, and one feisty doctor out of the mission and through mountains infested with vicious killers.
©2016 Scott Bell (P)2016 Red Adept Publishing, LLC
The Sorcerer's Quest
Summary
It's not easy being the youngest of seven sons in a family of notorious sorcerers, especially for Ayden Dracre. In a world where sorcerers only practice dark magic and wizards only practice light magic, Ayden has a problem; he is very bad at being bad. Try as he might, all of his spells to cause mayhem go awry. When he finds out that his family has had enough of his mistakes, he decides to take destiny into his own hands. He has one chance to prove to his family that he is worthy of the sorcerer name or he will find himself on the unfortunate end of his mother's wrath; he must defeat the greatest wizard of all the lands. There are only two problems: he doesn't know how to fight with magic, and he doesn't want to hurt anyone. If he's going to survive this quest, he will have to rely on the most unlikely allies.
©2016 Rain Oxford (P)2016 Rain Oxford
Warrior King
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An apocalyptic war looms, and few believe it is a war that can be won. As Terran colonies evacuate, the mighty Laconians stand alone against the merciless Median Empire. They will never surrender, and their new King, Agesilaus, has a scheme that could transform the fortunes of all Terrans. As leader of the most powerful of the Terran states, he plans the unthinkable. Inspired by the valor and adventures of the infamous Ten Thousand mercenaries, he launches a pre-emptive strike against the Empire. Agesilaus and his twin sister, the warrior princess Kyniska, will lead the attack, and they will not stop until their enemies are brought to their knees. Little do they know that the God King and his trusted warlords are mustering powerful legions from deep inside the Empire. Soon thousands of Median foot soldiers, hordes of monstrous Taochi warriors, and even large numbers of deadly fighting machines from the Robotic Domains are preparing for war. As the Terrans launch their battle of liberation, the God King puts his own deadly plan into action. Warrior King is the first book in the Star Legions: The Terran Wars series by Michael G. Thomas, the best-selling author of the Star Crusades series.
©2018 Michael G. Thomas (P)2018 Swordworks
Along a Tangled Path
Summary
Charles Oleson is known for defending women, but this will test his limits. It's fall roundup at the Broken Circle O, and a new crop of hands sign on for the job. When Charles is assigned a small, mute man to watch over, he despises the injustice. That is, until he realizes there's more to Will Galliger than meets the eye. Wilhelmina "Will" Galliger will do whatever it takes to earn her own plot of land, including acting like a man. Will has pretended to be mute for three years as she's worked all over the West, just trying to earn enough money to buy her own spread. As a woman who had been treated as chattel, she works doggedly for independence. Taking up a job on a ranch with different rules than she's used to lands her under speculation and risk of discovery. Charles and Will fight against an attraction that seems wrong until Will's secret comes to light. Can she still have her dream of her own ranch and the man she's grown to love, or will he be unable to see past the shadow of her pretend life? Scroll up and order this tension-filled sweet romance by best-selling Christian author Kari Trumbo. This is book six in the highly successful Brothers of Belle Fourche series.
©2018 Kari Trumbo (P)2020 Kari Trumbo
Working Stiffs
Summary
American Book Fest 2017 Science Fiction Finalist Joe Warren, an unemployed electrical engineer, has a terminally ill girlfriend and a bank account bumping rock bottom. Jobs are scarce in 2050, since nanotechnology has created the ability to animate the recently deceased, who are put to work performing menial labor at low wages. These Revivants have glutted the job market, leaving their living counterparts out in the cold. Joe goes looking for a helping hand and mistakenly gets arrested with a group of freedom fighters. The only cause Joe wants to fight for is Joe, but federal agents coerce him into spying on the Children of Liberty. When Joe reluctantly infiltrates the protest group, he finds something he never expected or wanted. Friends. And he discovers that maybe there are things in life worth fighting - and dying - for.
©2017 Scott Bell (P)2018 Scott Bell
The Tree of Penance
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From the author of the award-winning apocalyptic sci-fi novel Erebus: An Apocalyptic Thriller, the New Homefront series, and the Society Lost series. The Tree of Penance is the third installment of the post-apocalyptic and dystopian thrill ride of the Society Lost series! If you like SHTF, TEOTWAWKI, vigilante justice, prepper, dystopian, or post-apocalyptic tales filled with action, adventure, tragedy, and triumph, join former sheriff Jessie Townsend as his journey takes him across a nation that is a mere shell of its former self after suffering numerous devastating blows from an orchestrated collapse and the attacks that followed. Along the way, Jessie encounters both friend and foe in a world that has become as lawless as the Old West frontier. Join him as he continues his quest in The Tree of Penance. Other works from this author include: The Last Layover: The New Homefront, Volume One The Guardians: The New Homefront, Volume Two The Blue Ridge Resistance: The New Homefront, Volume Three The Resolution: The New Homefront, Volume Four Viking One: A New Homefront Novel The Shepherd: Society Lost, Volume One Betrayal: Society Lost, Volume Two Erebus: An Apocalyptic Thriller JET: Dangerous Prey The Edge of Civility
©2018 Steven Bird (P)2018 Steven Bird
Them
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Worlds collide in Them: Society Lost, Volume 4 as former sheriff Jessie Townsend becomes entangled with characters from The New Homefront Series in the hills of East Tennessee. While Jessie continues his quest to find his sister after devastating attacks brought our modern, peaceful society to its knees, he encounters new friends and foes along the way, with not everyone being what they seem. During his journey, he forges friendships in the heat of battle that will change his life forever.
©2019 Steven Bird (P)2019 Steven Bird
A Lady Loves Much
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George covers his fear of loss by trying to be as much of a man as he can. As a boy, he lost his mother and feels like it’s his fault. He doesn’t want to find a wife, she would be just another woman for him to lose. When he seeks the attention of the new poetry teacher, it’s only to have a good story to tell the other hands. Unfortunately, every time he gets near her, he can’t think of anything but poetry. Phoebe Root believes if she doesn’t spread a love of poetry, the art will die. When a cowboy casually enters her class and shocks her with his reaction to her poetry, she can’t give up on him. An illness settles over Belle Fourche, as dangerous as the one that took George’s mother. Will he let her go to avoid another loss, or hold tight and claim his first love? Buy this tension-filled sweet romance by best-selling Christian author Kari Trumbo. It's book seven in the highly successful Brothers of Belle Fourche series.
©2019 Kari Trumbo (P)2020 Kari Trumbo
Blood Ghast Blues
Summary
“Black Box Inc is a hoot and a half from beginning to end.” –Reading Reality
Bram Stoker Award ® Nominated Author
Unspeakable horrors have been unleashed on Asheville, North Carolina.
Spectral demons tear victims apart from the inside out, leaving nothing but gory destruction in their wake. And their next victim is one of the biggest extradimensional crime lords around—the One Guy. To survive a fate equal to but also worse than death, he’ll have to convince Black Box Inc. to save his sorry ass.
Chase Lawter and his crack team—an omnisexual yeti, an ex-Fae assassin, and a business savvy zombie—are tasked with transporting the One Guy to Washington, D. C. where the Department of Extradimensional Affairs will put the crime lord into protective custody. That is, if Chase and Black Box Inc. can evade blood ghasts, dimentionalist rednecks, vengeance-seeking kobolds, and whatever other enemies are in hot pursuit of the One Guy.
He’s made a lot of enemies. Including Chase, who knows you can’t trust the One Guy as far as you can throw him.
Jake Bible, Bram Stoker Award ® nominated-novelist and author of the bestselling Z-Burbia series, short story writer, independent screenwriter, podcaster, and inventor of the Drabble Novel, has entertained thousands with his horror and sci/fi tales. He reaches audiences of all ages with his uncanny ability to write a wide range of characters and genres. Other series by Jake Bible: the bestselling Salvage Merc One, the Apex Trilogy, the Mega series, and the Reign of Four series. Jake lives in the wonderfully weird Asheville, North Carolina. Connect with Jake on Facebook, Twitter, and his website: jakebible.com.
©2018 Jake Bible (P)2018 Jake Bible
Yeager's Law
Summary
Abel Yeager is dead broke, down on his luck, and suffering from a serious case of what-the-hell-does-it-matter. His transition from active Marine to stateside long-haul trucker hit a wicked speed bump when his rig was involved in a wreck that claimed the life of a pregnant woman and laid him up for several months. Back at work but deeply in debt, Yeager meets bookstore owner Charlie Buchanan in St. Louis and jumps at the chance to haul a load of remainder books to Austin for her. On the way south, a crew of truck thieves tracks his every move. But none of them know what Charlie's ex has smuggled inside the book pallets, who he stole it from, or how far the owner will go to get it back. Charlie's the first person Yeager has cared about in a long time, but as their bond deepens, so does the danger they're in. With enemy forces closing in, Yeager battles greed, corruption, and his own fatalism in a bid to hold true to Yeager's First Law: come home at the end of the day.
©2015 Scott Bell (P)2016 Red Adept Publishing, LLC
The Wizard's Secret
Summary
Ayden Dracre, the youngest son in a family of notorious sorcerers, is content with his magical studies until Merlin leaves Caldaca in order to find a way to break his curse. While waiting for Merlin's return, Ayden makes a mistake that causes him to question his magic. He soon discovers both his aunt and Merlin are in danger, and in order to save them, Ayden is pushed further than ever before. With two powerful enemies and a dark presence haunting him, Ayden will have to be very careful about who he trusts. Meanwhile, Merlin must rely on Ayden when his past returns to threaten his future.
©2016 Rain Oxford (P)2016 Rain Oxford
The Hero's Peril
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The black star has been averted, but Ayden and his friends are not out of danger yet. When he and Merlin realize that Ayden's reputation as a curse breaker does more harm than good, they decide to travel, only to be captured by assassins the next morning. They have gained the attention of powerful people, and they will have to be clever and vigilant not to become pawns. What begins as a quest to clear up a misunderstanding and uncover the disappearance of a missing wizard, soon becomes an adventure of peril and magic, which will test Ayden's abilities, Merlin's wisdom, and an immortal prince's bravery. They will face monsters, deadly traps, powerful foes, and even more dangerous allies.
©2017 Rain Oxford (P)2017 2017
Black Box Inc.
Summary
Bram Stoker Award-nominated author.
Need to hide something from the fae?
Got a tricky trans-dimensional delivery to make?
Need a big ball of magic that can destroy the world?
Call Black Box, Inc.
The world as we know it is gone. Since the "extradimensional happening", every creature, monster, and fairy tale goblin has turned Asheville, North Carolina, into their personal playground. An uneasy truce exists between the races, but Chase Lawter’s unique ability puts him squarely in the crosshairs of treachery, feuds, and monsters looking to make a buck on black market goods. Chase is the only known being who can pull material from between dimensions and shape it into whatever he likes - like boxes. Like boxes in which folks hide smoking guns and severed heads. Only Chase can hide the boxes, and only Chase can recover them from the Dim. All for a tidy sum, of course.
His crack team - a yeti, a zombie, and a fae-trained assassin - have his back. What could possibly go wrong?
Jake Bible, Bram Stoker Award-nominated novelist and author of the best-selling Z-Burbia series, short story writer, independent screenwriter, podcaster, and inventor of the drabble novel, has entertained thousands with his horror and sci/fi tales. He reaches audiences of all ages with his uncanny ability to write a wide range of characters and genres.
Other series by Jake Bible: the best-selling Salvage Merc One, the Apex Trilogy, the Mega series, and the Reign of Four series. Jake lives in the wonderfully weird Asheville, North Carolina. Connect with Jake on Facebook, Twitter, and his website: jakebible.com.
©2017 Jake Bible (P)2017 Jake Bible
May Day
Summary
Texas Ranger Sam Cable flies to California to extradite Jade Stone, a prisoner accused of the murder of her police detective boyfriend. On the way back, their small plane crashes in a remote area of the Gila National Forest. Sam, Jade, and the injured pilot soon discover that the crash was no accident. The charges against Jade aren’t as simple as they seem. Someone wants to silence her. Sam is on his own, one man against an army. And at his back is a beautiful prisoner who might or might not be a killer.
©2019 Scott Bell (P)2020 Scott Bell
Titans of Kerkenes
Summary
King Agesilaus and his Terran Legions have won their first victory against the Median Empire. Despite sustaining heavy casualties, they established a vital foothold in enemy territory. Yet the Empire is far from defeated, and they begin to ready their forces for a counterattack. In a display of overwhelming power, they throw fleets of ships and armies of levies and mercenaries against the Terrans. The outcome is uncertain, until Agesilaus and his generals uncover a stunning secret: a relic of the past, a weapon that could annihilate an entire fleet in hours. If true, the discovery could inspire others to rally behind Agesilaus and bring him victory against the Empire. As enemy fleets converge, Agesilaus gives battle while sending an elite force to the unexplored Kerkernes System to locate the relic. Princess Kyniska and General Xenophon lead the operation to find the weapon before the enemy can use it against them: a weapon that some believe might be holiest of them all, a mighty Titan. Titans of Kerkenes is the second book in the Star Legions: The Terran Wars series by Michael G. Thomas, the best-selling author of the Star Crusades series. This is the stand-alone sequel series to the best-selling Ten Thousand series (available as a seven-book box set).
©2018 Michael G. Thomas (P)2018 Swordworks
The Raven's Curse
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Ayden Dracre, the youngest son in a family of notorious sorcerers, is successfully developing his reputation as a curse breaker. Maybe too successfully. Unfortunately, the Dracre name is not easy to escape. When Dessa warns Ayden that his mother is after him and others like him, he will have to go on his toughest quest yet. With spies on his trail and the discovery that there is something wrong with magic, Ayden will have to rely on Merlin's wisdom over his own magic to survive. He will learn that darkness is easier to give in to than it is to resist, there are secrets about his family that may get him killed, and the past does not always stay buried.
©2016 Rain Oxford (P)2017 Rain Oxford
Fighting Iron
Summary
The Bloody Conflict is long over. The lands are now controlled by despots, crooked cattle barons, energy hoarders, and anyone with enough might to keep the local folks under control. For Clay Macaulay, none of that matters as he roams the land in a war machine from a time gone by. He wants nothing to do with small desert towns or brutal dictators. He only has his sights set on a new life. Unfortunately for Clay, too many ruthless people want what he has. They want the war machine he pilots. They want the battle mech that shouldn't exist anymore. They want his Fighting Iron. But they will have to pry Clay's cold, dead body out of that pilot's seat before they can take it from him. And he plans on fighting them every massive mech step of the way! A far-future mech western, Fighting Iron is a rip-roaring sci-fi adventure filled with six-shooters, plasma canons, rough and rowdy saloon brawls, showdowns, corrupt landowners, and 50-foot battle machines ready to crush everything in their path!
©2016 Jake Bible (P)2016 Jake Bible
What the Heart Holds
Summary
Arnold's first love died in the Cheyenne River. He's sure he's had his one love. To guard his heart, he wants nothing to do with women. No one could ever compare to his Lynellen. He will work hard, be respectful, and never forget. Stephenia is the new teacher in Belle Fourche when she almost meets her maker. Arnold saved her life and maybe her heart. She's avoided relationships her whole life, afraid of the pain of loss. When she finally gives up on him, he has to choose between the love he's lost and the one who found him.
©2018 Kari Trumbo (P)2018 Kari Trumbo
Saved by Grace
Summary
Cody couldn't be more opposite from Natalie. When Natalie arrives in Belle Fourche with her ailing father and three wayward brothers, she’s forced to throw herself upon the mercy of her only remaining family - the Olesons - at the Broken Circle O. While her father rests, Natalie is excited to meet an ornery man with deep, gray eyes, and a missing leg. She’s certain that if he’ll agree to let her father fashion a prosthetic limb for him, the familiar work will help her father recuperate. But getting Cody Hammond to agree to anything proves more difficult than she first imagined. Will she be able to win him over before it’s too late for her father? A chip on his shoulder isn't easy to bear. Cody Hammond lives a quiet, ordered life, until one day an unfamiliar woman rushes into the bank where he works and threatens to disrupt everything. The more Natalie pushes her way into Cody's life, the more she makes him think about a past he’s worked hard to forget. He's determined to keep her away, but even his best isn't enough to scare off the enigmatic and beautiful Natalie. Scroll up to get your copy of this sweet, Christian romance where opposites attract. Other books by Kari Trumbo: Brothers of Belle Fourche Teach Me to Love What the Heart Holds Deep Longing of the Soul Saved by Grace When Shadows Break Along a Tangled Path A Lady Loves Much Western Vows Forsaking all Others To Honor and Cherish For Richer or Poorer To Love and Comfort Cutter's Creek Montana Trails A Lily Blooms A Penny Shines A Carol Plays A Ruby Glows An Ivy Tangles Keepsake Matchmaker Seven Brides of South Dakota Dreams in Deadwood Kisses in Keystone Love in Lead Romance in Rapid Sparks in Spearfish Hearts in Hot Springs Courting in Custer Single Titles An Imperfect Promise A Christmas Masquerade
©2019 Kari Trumbo (P)2019 Kari Trumbo
Respawn: An Epic Fantasy LitRPG
Summary
Lord Kadorax Darkarrow was born on Earth, but in Agglor, he's the highest-level assassin anyone can find. The leader of the famed Blackened Blades, he's made a name for himself, built a kingdom of sorts, and only had to respawn once along the way.
Then a rogue band of jackals sends him all the way back to a dreary tavern in a tiny village to start over at level one.
Hellbent on revenge, Kadorax sets out on a path littered with bodies - level up, find the jackals, slay their god!
©2018 Stuart Thaman (P)2018 Stuart Thaman