Jenn McGuirk has narrated 4 audiobooks on Listento.it by 4 authors. The most-rated is For Love or Money.
Elven Moon
Summary
Book one of the trilogy. Eza lost her father, who was betrayed by her mother. She is on the run. An elf warrior-in-training. She met Dasia, an angel and member of the Order of the Golden Feather - an elite group of angel weapon makers and secret society that is spread throughout the world, smiting fallen angels, vampires, or whoever offends the Lord. One problem. Eza isn’t a huge fan of churches. Or secret societies. She travels with Dasia only to learn how to use those strange magical powers inside her and find the last dragon egg on Earth. And Dasia’s father had once saved Eza from her own mother. But when a lost scroll enters an auction in New York, and Dasia is in dire need, Eza finds herself forced to step up and assist. And when demons, giants, vampires, and Nephilim attack the auction for the scroll, Dasia and Eza are forced to join teams, and one-time foes become hesitant allies. Eza must learn where she stands as an elf. Will she turn her back on the Order, or come to Dasia’s aid? And will she finally come to appreciate God or lose her soul to the fallen? Because, Eza soon learns she isn’t just an elf, and it was never just about the scroll. Her mother has evidently been hunting Eza her entire life, and now, she’s finally found her....
©2020 Marion Earl Jones (P)2020 Marion Earl Jones
Nora
Summary
Acclaimed Irish novelist Nuala O’Connor’s bold reimagining of the life of James Joyce’s wife, muse, and the model for Molly Bloom in Ulysses is a “lively and loving paean to the indomitable Nora Barnacle” (Edna O’Brien). Dublin, 1904. Nora Joseph Barnacle is a 20-year-old from Galway working as a maid at Finn’s Hotel. She enjoys the liveliness of her adopted city and on June 16 - Bloomsday - her life is changed when she meets Dubliner James Joyce, a fateful encounter that turns into a lifelong love. Despite his hesitation to marry, Nora follows Joyce in pursuit of a life beyond Ireland, and they surround themselves with a buoyant group of friends that grows to include Samuel Beckett, Peggy Guggenheim, and Sylvia Beach. But as their life unfolds, Nora finds herself in conflict between their intense desire for each other and the constant anxiety of living in poverty throughout Europe. She desperately wants literary success for Jim, believing in his singular gift and knowing that he thrives on being the toast of the town, and it eventually provides her with a security long lacking in her life and his work. So even when Jim writes, drinks, and gambles his way to literary acclaim, Nora provides unflinching support and inspiration, but at a cost to her own happiness and that of their children. With gorgeous and emotionally resonant prose, Nora is a heartfelt portrayal of love, ambition, and the quiet power of an ordinary woman who was, in fact, extraordinary.
©2021 Nuala O'Connor (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers
The Best Man
Summary
I always turn up at just the wrong moment. I never know how to make the most of a situation; I don’t know the right thing to say or when I should come or go. Let’s just say I have really shit timing. I’m not a smart guy. I don’t have great ideas. I’m practical, a hard worker; someone who lives for his family and for the air that she breathes. It’s just a shame that the “she” in question never knew this. It’s a shame that I waited all these years to make my move. It’s useless to tell you, listeners, that it was already too late; that I’d screwed everything up, once again. And, this time, my mistakes forced her to come home. Except she didn’t want to stay. And now she hates me - or maybe she doesn’t. I still haven’t worked out what’s going on between us, but like I said, I’m not the sharpest tool in the box. And even though this could be my last chance, I’m not going to be the one to ask her to stay. Not even if she turns out to be the one I’ve always waited for. Because she doesn't belong in this place. And she doesn't belong in my life. My name is Alex Brennan, and this is my story: of how I realized I’d lost the most important person in my life, before I even had her.
©2020 Alex Kelly (P)2021 Alex Kelly
For Love or Money
Summary
"Smart, heartwarming, and downright hilarious" (Joanna Bolouri) Lesley has always fancied herself as an amateur sleuth, a sort of modern day Miss Marple without the support stockings. So when Al wants to hire her to investigate his elderly uncle’s young fiancée, she jumps at the chance. It doesn’t hurt that the job will involve posing as Al’s girlfriend and joining his glitzy, star-studded family on holiday in Nice. Stella still can’t quite believe she’s engaged to legendary actor Sir Peter Bradshaw. She accepted what she thought was a deathbed proposal. Now she has a living, breathing fiancé and a wedding to plan. First, though, she has to get through a holiday in the South of France with Peter’s extended family, who all seem convinced she’s a gold-digger with her sights set on the family fortune. As Lesley bonds with Stella over shopping trips and bottles of rosé, she thinks she has it all figured out. After all, it’s no great mystery why a young woman would marry a fabulously wealthy 72-year-old with a heart condition, is it? It’s an old story. And Al may be the nicest boyfriend she’s ever had (even if he is fake), but Lesley believes in instant attraction and there’s just no spark...no matter how fit he looks in his swimming trunks. So there’s no chance he’s going to grow on her. But people have a way of surprising you, as she’s about to discover....
©2020 Clodagh Murphy (P)2020 Clodagh Murphy