Karen Krause has narrated 31 audiobooks on Listento.it by 14 authors, with an average listener rating of 4.3★ across 7 ratings. The most-rated is Grim Rising.
Grim Offerings
Summary
Grim and bear it. Being a grim reaper isn't easy, but answering to family is even worse. Between argumentative souls, overbearing older brothers, and everyday nonsense, Aisling Grimlock has her hands full. When a run-of-the-mill job goes awry, Aisling finds herself in a mess. The soul she was supposed to collect is still amongst the living, and the man who wanted to kill him is dead instead. Detective Griffin Taylor is returning from an undercover assignment, and the first thing he wants to do is reconnect with Aisling. Her brother, Aidan, is giving him fits, though, and the rest of the family isn't making things much easier. When wraiths start showing up again, and a member of the Grimlock family is seriously hurt, it's all hands on deck for the final showdown. Unfortunately for the Grimlocks, they can never do anything the normal way. Aisling is chafing under worry and pressure, and her family is circling the wagons. It's going to take everyone working together to survive - and when the final fight is finally waged, a huge secret is revealed that will change the Grimlocks' world forever.
©2015 Amanda M. Lee (P)2015 Amanda M. Lee
Grim Reunion
Summary
Aisling Grimlock has a lot going on. Her boyfriend is keeping a secret with her brother. She's finally on her own collecting souls for the family reaping business. Oh, and her mother is back from the dead and may be eating people to keep herself alive. When trouble comes knocking and someone Aisling adores is left injured in the crossfire, she's out for blood and vengeance. Her brothers want to believe their mother is telling the truth - and part of Aisling does, too - but protecting those she loves is more important than buried memories. Griffin vows to stand by Aisling, but he's out of his element and worried the weight of the world may drag her down. He fears he doesn't have the strength to stop it. Aisling wants the truth, and she's willing to fight to get it. Sometimes a good lie is better than a bad truth, though, and Aisling might not like what she finds at the end of memory lane. The final fight is between good and evil, but who will end up on what side?
©2016 Amanda M. Lee (P)2016 Amanda M. Lee
Grim Tempest
Summary
Life should be good for Aisling Grimlock. She’s engaged to a great guy, she’s getting the hang of being a reaper, and her rich father spoils her rotten on a regular basis. All that changes when a series of storms hits and the Michigan populace starts turning downright dangerous.
The streets are running with blood as people turn on one another for no good reason, and the hospital is filling up with the sick and injured. That’s on top of the ones who are dying in terrible fashion...and leaving nothing but angst in their wake.
Right from the beginning, Aisling is convinced the storms are magical in origin. Of course, because she’s prone to theatrical fits, no one believes her...until the storms hit a little too close to home, and Aisling herself is in danger from the one person she trusts above all others.
As a cop, Griffin Davenport is used to putting his life on the line. What he’s not comfortable with is being a threat to the people he’s supposed to be helping. The storms, you see, don’t affect reapers, but those they love are in a heap of danger.
Aisling is determined to find the source of the storms, even if it leads to someone in her own family. She’s willing to claw, scratch, and fight until the danger is eliminated. She’s also willing to whine, cajole, and beg if it means she gets her way.
A big fight is coming, and it will be under a cloudy sky. Will the Grimlocks live to reap another day, or have they finally found an enemy big enough to take them out?
©2018 Amanda M. Lee (P)2018 Amanda M. Lee
Grim Holiday
Summary
Christmas is supposed to be a happy time, but Aisling Grimlock is feeling anything but festive. For her, the world seems to be shrinking, and good cheer is hard to find.
Her live-in boyfriend Griffin Taylor is in a good mood. His shopping is done, he’s happy with their new living arrangements, and his mother is coming to visit. This will be the first time she meets the Grimlock family... and Aisling has her doubts about how smooth the meeting will go.
Aisling’s worry about meeting Griffin’s mother takes a backseat when a new enemy appears, this one haunting Aisling in mirrors and turning up at the exact wrong time. The creature seems fascinated with Aisling - following her from one mirror to the next and threatening her very survival.
The Grimlocks are going to have to join forces when one of their own goes down, banding together as a united front to make sure the thing they love most - their family - isn’t torn apart.
Christmas is coming... and so is trouble. Survival isn’t a given this year, but the Grimlocks won’t give up without a fight.
©2017 Amanda M. Lee (P)2017 Amanda M. Lee
Grim Vows
Summary
Weddings are supposed to be all about white veils, flowers and happily ever after. For Aisling Grimlock, she wants the ending … but the journey isn’t quite finished. Ever since her mother returned from the dead almost a year prior, Aisling has been riddled with doubts. Is Lily Grimlock a killer? What does she ultimately want? Does she have anyone’s best interests at heart? All of those questions are about to be answered, although the person providing the information is one Aisling thought she would never see again. Another woman, another time, another mother. It’s all coming together … and the ultimate limit of Aisling’s strength and fortitude is about to be tested. Cormack Grimlock is determined to give his daughter the wedding of her dreams. The four Grimlock brothers are determined to serve as protectors. And Griffin? He just wants a happy wife and to start a new life. There’s only one thing standing in their way, one battle left to fight. The time is here. The Grimlocks are throwing down, and not everyone is going to make it out alive … and happily ever after might ultimately be a dream.
©2018 Amanda M. Lee (P)2018 Amanda M. Lee
Grim Expectations
Summary
Aisling Grimlock is living a charmed life...kind of.
Things are going well for Michigan's favorite grim reaper, though. She's moving in with her boyfriend Griffin Taylor, her best friend Jerry is doing his best not to melt down and her back-from-the-dead mother doesn't appear to be munching on the unsuspecting populace. Er, well, maybe.
All of that changes when another reaping family goes missing and Aisling and her merry band of family and friends are tossed into the middle of a mystery that will have long-lasting repercussions.
When one member of the reaping family shows up hurt and needing help, Aisling makes it her mission to discover what happened to the girl's family even as she tries to keep the people she loves most safe.
In the end, Aisling will uncover a dark secret...and it may lead back to her own family thanks to her mother's unwholesome escapades.
Will Aisling survive to protect those she loves most? Or will she fall prey to an enemy she never saw coming?
©2016 Amanda M. Lee (P)2017 Amanda M. Lee
Grim Rising
Summary
Aisling Grimlock should be happy. She’s living with and engaged to the man of her dreams, her mother isn’t eating people...at least out in the open, her best friend is distracted by wedding details...mostly, and there are zombies running around Detroit. Yeah, it’s that last one that’s driving her crazy...especially because no one in her family believes her when she spouts the tall tale. Aisling Grimlock is a reaper in trouble. She’s got big decisions in front of her and nonstop trouble chasing behind. The dead appear to be rising...and they’ve got their eyes (and teeth, for that matter) trained on Aisling and her family. Even though the rest of the family thinks she’s exaggerating - or even lying because she’s looking for attention - they’re determined to help before Aisling goes over the edge. It seems there might be a little something going on, and Aisling might have been right all along. You know what that means, right? Yes, she’s doing her "I’m right" dance...and then ducking for cover.It’s going to take every Grimlock to fight this enemy, and even then, Aisling will be isolated in the end. The question is: Can she win the day or is she destined to join the creatures stalking her?
©2017 Amanda M. Lee (P)2018 Amanda M. Lee
A Taste of Reality
Summary
When fairy tales do come true...To young Terri Fortier, life in a castle in the south of France seems like a fairytale - until she learns the awful truth. On her eighteenth birthday, she flees from the marriage her parents have arranged for her in hopes of saving their vineyard from an age-old curse. Terri makes her way to the Napa Valley and a forgotten, magical vineyard where she puts down new roots. But can Terri totally escape her destiny when reality proves to be more powerful than any fairy tale?
©2013 Marla J. Hayes and Angela Falkowska (P)2013 Marla J. Hayes and Angela Falkowska
Burned
Summary
Burned is a prequel short story to Backtrack 17 Fred’s agony over past mistakes is so overwhelming he craves a reminder of them - one that will be burned into his flesh forever. Sadie is a woman with secrets. Together they share a memory of a long-ago incident that changed both their lives. Little do they know the past is about to explode into present-day reality.
©2016 Amentiono Publishing (P)2020 Amentino Publishing
Where Bluebirds Fly
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Verity Montague is a servant in 1692 Salem. Her flaming red hair and mismatched eyes make her a prime target for accusation of witchcraft. Orphaned during the Indian raids, she and her brother with Asperger's Syndrome come to live with the key historical figures of the trials - The Putnams. They keep their synesthesia secret - that days, months and years appear as color in Verity's mind, and for John, that symphonies play in a Fantasia-style performance of colors and geometric patterns. Truman Johnstone 's ability to discern people's expressions, and decipher if they were lying - made him an outspoken child. Being different kept him from being adopted till he was fourteen. He now runs an orphanage for problem youths, and is a feeding therapist in his desire to help children deal with their peculiarities. To give them the childhood he never had. The harvest festival corn maze Truman creates every year has an unwelcome visitor. Children hear disembodied voices skipping through the corn maze amid the backdrop of eerie orchestral music. In every year of the calendar, intermittent doors of time swing open and closed, so long as the cornfield stands. In societies set on sameness - all are outsiders. They learn the traits that make us outcasts, may be the very ones that make us great, and that true love may heal all, and even transcend time.
©2012 Ronna Hochbein (P)2014 Ronna Hochbein
The Preserve: Season Zero "Number 6"
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Welcome to the 1881 Trials, the first in Preserve Number Six. It's a complicated set of Trials in a hastily assembled playing field and overseen personally by the Director. This is when everything changed.
©2019 Josh Hilden (P)2020 Josh Hilden
Freeze Frame
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Not your typical cold case. Photographer Wendy Fairmont is excited to book a gig at a child's birthday party. But when Mr. Squishy is found frozen to death in her parents' freezer, all signs point to the lodge's housekeeper. It's up to Wendy to sort through the suspects and clear her friend's name. Meanwhile, she has her own family drama to deal with. She and her estranged brother have old business to sort out. And what about Jake? Can she make room for a new romance, or will she shut him out? The sheriff is busy with a movie crew in town, but not too busy to harass Wendy. Freeze Frame is the second book in the Killer Shots Mysteries. It's another fun, flirty, and snarky puzzle by Lisa B. Thomas, author of the Maycroft Mystery Series.
©2018 Lisa B. Thomas (P)2019 Lisa B. Thomas
Picture Imperfect
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She wanted to kill the competition. Just not like this. When Wendy Fairmont stumbles across the body of the only other professional photographer in town, it doesn't make for a pretty picture. And when she sees the photos he's been taking, the suspects wish they'd never stepped in front of the camera. Not only that, but her boyfriend's mother and ex-girlfriend are conspiring to get Wendy out of the picture. It seems everything in her life hinges on one thing - a pie! Picture Imperfect is Book 3 in the Killer Shot Mysteries. With a little snark, a touch of romance, and a lot of intrigue, cozy mystery fans are sure to love this fun, clean listen. Get it now to join in the fun.
©2018 Lisa B. Thomas (P)2019 Lisa B. Thomas
Boneseeker
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Aspiring scientist Arabella Holmes doesn't fit the role of a 1900s lady. Her father, Sherlock, landed her a position at the Mütter Museum to pursue her dream of becoming a purveyor of abnormal science, or what her father calls a "boneseeker." Henry Watson’s two-fold mission at the Mütter Museum is to join their team of forensic anthropologists in unearthing unusual antiquities and to watch over Arabella. If only he could get her to speak to him, instead of hurling knives in his general direction. Assigned to a most secret expedition to investigate a mysterious skeletal hand discovered in upstate New York, Arabella and Henry are soon caught in a scientific debate, and the search for the truth may have deadly consequences for those involved. Are the bones from a Neanderthal? Or are they living proof of fallen angels known as Nephilim? Watson and Holmes must put aside their differences, trust their instincts, and rely on one another to survive to uncover the truth. *This is a new version of a previously published edition.
©2018 Brynn Chapman (P)2018 Brynn Chapman
Negative Exposure
Summary
She needs a crystal ball. Instead she gets a cat. After losing her fiance, friends, and job, Wendy Fairmont moves back to her hometown to lick her wounds and start over. But when she discovers the man next door may have been murdered, she's sucked into an investigation that isn't making her too popular with the new neighbors. Soon she encounters a former classmate who's transformed from nearly invisible to totally irresistible, making it difficult to stay focused on setting up her new photography business. Not only that, but her old school nemesis is now married to the small town's sheriff, and she's determined to make Wendy's life miserable. All this, as well as a stray cat channeling the spirit of her grandmother, makes Wendy's fresh start more like a dead end. Will she be able to return to her former life, or will old demons resurface to destroy her future? Negative Exposure is the first audiobook in the Killer Shots Mysteries. Part Gilmore Girls and part Nancy Drew, this series has plenty of snarky humor, quirky characters, and intriguing mystery to keep listeners coming back for more.
©2017 Lisa B. Thomas (P)2018 Lisa B. Thomas
Grim Tidings
Summary
Grim(ace) while you work.... Aisling Grimlock is having a bad week. Well, actually, she's having a bad life - not that she's complaining. Okay, she's totally complaining. After being laid off from her secretarial position, she has no choice but to join the family business, and now she's a full-time grim reaper. That's right. She collects and transfers souls to the hereafter. Cool, huh? Not quite. On the second day of her new job, Aisling (literally!) stumbles over a dead body that's not on her list and the stakes are suddenly raised because, when a name isn't on the list, that means someone stole it (and that's never a good thing). Aisling's family, which consists of a tempestuous father and four overbearing older brothers, are hot on the case - but the answers they're coming up with aren't exactly soothing. It seems a contingent of wraiths have descended on the area, and they're not just dangerous for unsuspecting souls and the general populace. The Grimlock family is at risk, too. If that weren't bad enough, Aisling finds herself inexplicably drawn to Detective Griffin Taylor - the police officer who considers her a murder suspect. Oh, and she's a wraith-magnet - although, truth be told, she's more interested in Detective Taylor. Aisling is determined to prove that she has what it takes to be a great reaper - even if it means risking her life and proving her father and brothers wrong when it comes to her competence level. When things finally become clear, will Aisling survive long enough to make things right? Or, will she fall prey to the wraiths and the individual controlling them?
©2014 Amanda M. Lee (P)2015 Amanda M. Lee
Mister Darcy's Dogs: Pride and Prejudice Contemporary Novella (Mister Darcy Series by Barbara Silkstone) (Volume 1)
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Jane Austen's beloved characters return in this novella, a contemporary variation on Pride and Prejudice, one of the most popular novels in English literature. Doctor Lizzie Bennet, struggling against her conservative English countryside upbringing, determines to prove her worth as a dog psychologist. Nothing will deter her from her career until she meets the uppity and oh-so mysterious Londoner, Mister Darcy. His on-again, off-again flirtatious manner, and his pompous putdowns challenge Lizzie's short temper. When Mister Darcy hires her to train his lovable basset hounds for an important foxhunt, Lizzie accepts the task despite knowing next to nothing about the sport and harboring an intense fear of horses. Two of the villains Austen fans love to boo and hiss arrive to torment Lizzie: Caroline Bingley, in hot pursuit of Mister Darcy does all she can to discredit and humiliate Lizzie. Mister Darcy's old nemesis, George Wickham, stalks the Bennet family. Will Lizzie keep her focus or succumb to her fate? And what, pray tell, is her fate? Book One in the Mister Darcy series by Barbara Silkstone
©2014 Barbara Silkstone (P)2014 Barbara Silkstone
The Spinster and the Rake
Summary
The spinster: As a maiden aunt, Gillian Redfern lives as an unpaid servant to her demanding family. Little wonder she finds the attentions of a rake distracting, and even less wonder that her usual good sense begins to unravel when Lord Marlow takes her in his arms.
The rake: Ronan Patrick Blakely, Lord Marlow, is a man of great charm and little moral character, a gambler, a womanizer, and handsome as sin to boot. He has no qualms about placing a wager on the virtue of one small, shy spinster.
But Lord Marlow is about to discover that Miss Redfern is more siren than spinster. She amuses him, arouses him, and, much to his dismay, makes him a better man. Gillian will discover, in turn, that Lord Marlow possesses the power to turn her into a very wicked woman. The rake and the spinster are poised to find a love that neither could have imagined.
If only someone weren't out to destroy them both....
Anne Stuart recently celebrated her 40 years as a published author. She has won every major award in the romance field and appeared on the best-seller list of the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and USA Today, as well as being featured in Vogue, People magazine, and Entertainment Tonight. Anne lives by a lake in the hills of Northern Vermont with her fabulous husband.
©1982 Anne Stuart (P)2017 Bell Bridge Books
Grim Middle
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The one thing you can always say about Aisling Grimlock is that her life is never boring. Never. Not even for five minutes. She’s a grim reaper by trade, a sister by birth, and a pain in the butt by choice. She lives in a world that’s always changing, rearranging, and even growing. This omnibus includes three titles: Grim Reunion, Grim Expectations, and Grim Holiday. Join Aisling and her merry band of family and friends as they deal with the impossible, including the return of the mother everyone long thought dead, the wraiths that never seem to rest, and a visit from her boyfriend’s mother that just happens to come at the worst possible time. All of her enemies seem to believe that Aisling is destined for greatness. All she thinks she’s destined for is constant sarcasm and the occasional headache. Who’s right? You’ll have to listen to find out.
©2017 Amanda M. Lee (P)2018 Amanda M. Lee
Cutie Pies and Deadly Lies
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A baker who sees the dead. One too many suitors. And a killer. Living in Honey Hollow can be murder. A hilarious cozy mystery from the New York Times best-selling author Addison Moore. My name is Lottie Lemon, and I see dead people. Okay, so I rarely see dead people, mostly I see furry creatures of the dearly departed variety, aka dead pets. And for some reason those sweet, fluffy, albeit paranormal cuties always seem to act as a not-so-great harbinger of deadly things to come for their previous owner. So when I saw that sweet orange tabby twirling around my landlord’s ankles, I figured Merilee was in for trouble. Personally, I was hoping for a skinned knee - what I got was a top spot in an open homicide investigation. Throw in a hot judge and an ornery detective that oozes testosterone and that pretty much sums up my life right about now. Have I mentioned how cute that detective is? Lottie Lemon has a bakery to tend to, a budding romance with perhaps one too many suitors, and she has the supernatural ability to see dead pets - which are always harbingers for ominous things to come. Throw in the occasional ghost of the human variety, a string of murders, and her insatiable thirst for justice and you’ll have more chaos than you know what to do with. Living in the small town of Honey Hollow can be murder. From the New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Addison Moore - Cosmopolitan Magazine calls Addison's books "easy, frothy fun!"
©2018 Addison Moore (P)2019 Addison Moore