Laurie Catherine Winkel has narrated 52 audiobooks on Listento.it by 48 authors, with an average listener rating of 4.7★ across 1,878 ratings. The most-rated is Moon of the Crusted Snow.
F-Bomb
Summary
Why are women leading the fight against feminism and women's rights? From pop icons to working mothers, women are abandoning feminism in unprecedented numbers. Even scarier, they are also leading the charge to send it to its grave. Across North America, women head anti-feminist PR campaigns; they support anti-feminist politicians; they're behind more than 70 lawsuits across North America to silence the victims of campus rape; they participated in Gamergate, the violent, vitriolic anti-women-in-technology movement; and they're on the frontlines of the fight to end reproductive rights. Everywhere we turn there's evidence an anti-feminist bomb has exploded, sometimes detonated by the unlikeliest suspects. Between women who say they don't need feminism and women who can't agree on what feminism should be, the challenges of fighting for gender equality have never been greater. F-Bomb takes listeners on a witty, insightful, and deeply fascinating journey into today's anti-feminist universe. Through a series of dispatches from the frontlines of the new gender wars, investigative journalist Lauren McKeon explores generational attitudes, debates over inclusiveness, and differing views on the intersection of race, class, and gender. She asks the uncomfortable question: If women aren't connecting with feminism, what's wrong with it? And she confronts the uncomfortable truth: For gender equality to prevail, we first need to understand where feminism has gone wrong and where it can go from here. In a world where "everyday sexism" dominated Olympic coverage and in which 53% of white women voted for Donald Trump, F-Bomb presents urgent and necessary discussion on women's lives today.
©2017 Lauren McKeon (P)2017 Audible, Inc.
Pathways
Summary
Mace and Shari continue to pursue their mission to eliminate the Black Flame. Nearing the city of Graf, they and the crew of the Sea Sprite were ambushed on the river. After suffering losses and stopping to make repairs, they have been approached by two drow thieves walking out of the woods. An epic battle awaits them in Graf, where they’ll try to eliminate Garya, the drow priestess who has become master of the Black Flame. Griff and Lisa are leveling quickly so that they can join Mace and Shari at Darkstone. But they need to risk a trip to the real world surface for a food run, and are unaware that two monstrous zombie titans are awaiting them at the grocery store. Another survivor is found! One with the skills and knowledge to potentially speed up the process of getting them all permanently uploaded into the game. But he’s far away, and facing real world challenges of his own. The kingdom building continues, along with crafting, epic battles, diplomacy, new magic spells, legendary loot, and intrigue. But can all the humans survive the zombie apocalypse long enough to upload themselves?
©2018 Dave Willmarth (P)2019 Dave Willmarth
Defenders of the Realm
Summary
The kingdom is expanding! More land, more resources, and surprising new allies. Fibble gains some interesting stats, a new set of skills, and a patron deity of his own. Elysia is prospering. But Alexander and his Elysians are forced to defend their lands against an invading orc horde from the north and the dark army of demons and undead that has escaped from the caverns where Alexander imprisoned them. At the same time, the Dark One is, somehow, still working with the drow wizards to subjugate more lands and expand their evil influence. Join the Greystone Guild and their Elysians as they battle armies to defend their lands and their people. They fight for freedom and their very survival, facing a ruthless enemy bent on destroying the world. But is the cost too high for Alexander to endure?
©2018 Dave Willmarth (P)2020 Dave Willmarth
World At War
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King Alexander and his guildmates have expanded Elysia into a formidable kingdom. Their ongoing battle against the Dark One and the drow wizards is escalating. Alexander works to bring together the Elves, Dwarves, and Human Kingdoms to establish the alliance proposed by the Dragon King. But the dark magic of the drow has infiltrated even the highest offices, blocking his efforts. War comes once again to the gates of the keep, and Alexander must find a way to defend his citizens before he can go on the offensive and take the fight to the stronghold of his enemies. All of Io, citizens and players alike, are pulled into war as the forces of darkness strive to destroy or enslave every surface city. Olympus is still under siege, and the threat intensifies as doctors determine it's necessary to wake Jules from her months-long slumber. Jules and Alexander prepare to meet face to face for the first time, with a little help from their friends. Join the Greystone Guild for this epic conclusion of a LitRPG tale of magic, monsters, wizards, and dragons.
©2019 Dave Willmarth (P)2020 Dave Willmarth
My Brother's Roommate
Summary
A sexy new brother's best friend romance from New York Times best-selling author Kendall Ryan. There are a few things you should know about my brother’s roommate. Wolfie Cox is...complicated. And incredibly sexy. Unfortunately, he has an impressive stick lodged so far up his ass, he’s about as emotionally available as a chinchilla. Actually, that might be an insult to the chinchilla community. So, naturally, I want to ride him like a bicycle. He thinks I hate him. Mostly because I’ve led him to believe this. It’s easier than admitting the truth. And while Wolfie is about as soft and cuddly as a fork, I’m the opposite. A good girl. Reliable. Conscientious. Oh, and completely panicked about an upcoming work conference. Wolfie’s usually allergic to altruism, so when my brother convinces him to help me out by escorting me to said conference where everyone else will have a plus-one...I say thanks, but no thanks. Surprisingly, Wolfie is unflinching about this. And that’s the story about how I got stuck in a hotel room with my brother’s hot (grouchy) roommate. Thank you for coming to my TED talk. In all seriousness, this isn’t a game to me, and hormones aside, I need to impress my boss this week so the promotion I’ve worked hard for doesn’t get handed to his worthless nephew. But with Wolfie and me sharing a hotel bed, things get confusing quickly. This is book two in the Frisky Business series, but each book can be listened to as a complete stand-alone.
©2020 Kendall Ryan (P)2020 Kendall Ryan
Cherry Blossom Girls 2: A Superhero Harem Adventure
Summary
Success beyond my wildest dreams? Too bad I wasn't able to fully enjoy it. No time to sit back and watch the fame roll in when you're being hunted by superpowereds and a private military force. Still, everything was going according to plan. Grace, Veronique, and I were headed south. Our target? The secret government facilities scattered across the country. The second installment of Mutants in the Making was nearing completion, ready to be published any day now. Things were tense, but all was well. I wish they would have stayed that way.... Soundbooth Theater is proud to have chosen Cherry Blossom Girls as our very first audio book to include the entire SBT cast! We hope you enjoy this Tour de Force, and we look forward to bringing you more like it! The Soundbooth Theater team for this production: Justin Thomas James - Narration, Gideon, other male characters Annie Ellicott - Grace, Mother, other female characters Laurie Catherine Winkel - Veronique, Dorian Jeff Hays - Angel, Luke Lyrian, Dr. Ken Kim, other male characters Dalton Lynne - Proofing, editing Justin Thomas James - Production, editing, mastering, sound design
©2018 Harmon Cooper (P)2018 Harmon Cooper
Survivors
Summary
Mace and Shari continue their search for survivors among the undead even as they struggle to stay alive themselves. While working to raise their sync levels with the game, the new couple pursue the quests they’ve picked up, explore a dungeon or two, and work to stabilize the game world they hope to live in. With the undead world above closing in, will they have the time to figure out how to save themselves and other survivors?
©2018 Dave Willmarth (P)2019 Dave Willmarth
The Gilded Wolves
Summary
An instant New York Times best seller. This program includes a bonus interview with the author. Set in a darkly glamorous world, New York Times best-selling author Roshani Chokshi's The Gilded Wolves is full of mystery, decadence, and dangerous but thrilling adventure. Paris, 1889: The world is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into the streets and dredged up ancient secrets. In this city, no one keeps tabs on secrets better than treasure-hunter and wealthy hotelier Séverin Montagnet-Alarie. But when the all-powerful society the Order of Babel seeks him out for help, Séverin is offered a treasure he never imagined: his true inheritance. To find the ancient artifact the Order seeks, Séverin will need help from a band of experts: an engineer with a debt to pay; a historian who can't yet go home; a dancer with a sinister past; and a brother in all but blood who might care too much. Together, they'll have to use their wits and knowledge to hunt the artifact through the dark and glittering heart of Paris. What they find might change the world, but only if they can stay alive. Praise for The Gilded Wolves: "What’s better than Paris? Nothing. Except, that is, for Roshani Chokshi’s magical Belle Epoque Paris, where a crew of brilliant, tricksy, dispossessed young people are fighting personal demons and powerful foes to carve out their place in the world. This is a book to swan dive into, swim around in, luxuriate in.” (Laini Taylor, New York Times best-selling author of Strange the Dreamer) "A masterpiece of imagination. Dazzling, sharp, and as dangerous as a freshly polished sword, The Gilded Wolves is a brilliant kaleidoscope of decadent world building, seductive magic, and utterly immersive storytelling." (Stephanie Garber, New York Times best-selling author of Caraval)
©2019 Roshani Chokshi (P)2019 Macmillan Audio
Cherry Blossom Girls 3: A Superhero Harem Adventure
Summary
Soundbooth Theater presents another installment of the superharem phenomenon Cherry Blossom Girls! Gideon and the ladies continue their uphill battle against Mercsecure, and along the way, bust even more super ladies out of The New Mexico Facility high-security research lab to join the fight, including the speedy, motor-mouthed Michelle! The Soundbooth Theater team for this production: Justin Thomas James - Narration, Gideon, other male characters; Annie Ellicott - Grace, Stella, other female characters; Laurie Catherine Winkel - Veronique, Dorian, other female characters; Jeff Hays - Angel, Michelle, other male characters; Dalton Lynne - Proofing, Editing; Justin Thomas James - Production, Editing, Mastering, Sound Design.
©2018 Harmon Cooper (P)2018 Harmon Cooper
The Fallen Bard
Summary
Daniel's (updated) guide to early retirement, version 2.0: Intercept illegal money transfer from mafia boss. (Complete success. Except for the part where I was discovered and almost caught.) Hide out in super-exclusive full immersion virtual reality game until the heat is off. (Doing fine so far. They may have figured out that I’m in-game. Still, it’s a huge game, so no problem, right?) Roll a bard. Max out charisma. Live it up. (Two out of three ain’t bad. We’re just postponing the "live it up" part a bit.) Profit. (Still almost two years to go for that. Think happy thoughts!) He could have been way worse off. Sure, Daniel was stuck in-game as the local bard of a quaint village, but people were nice, the quests juicy, and the lore intriguing. Even so, with the mob on the look-out, Daniel would soon find himself sorely tested to avoid detection. Disclaimer: Still no harems in this series, even with a bard MC. Go figure. We’re going light on the cursing and less light on the puns. You were warned.
©2019 Lars Machmuller (P)2020 Soundbooth Theater
Pangea Online Book One: Death and Axes: A LitRPG Novel
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Everything has a price. Pangea Online is no different. Esil has spent the past year toiling in the mines of Pangea while the more wealthy traverse its myriad of gameworlds. His luck changes forever when he stumbles upon a legendary Developer's Chest, containing an invaluable Worldpass, which grants him unlimited travel to all gameworlds. Now, Esil isn't just stuck watching as others explore Pangea. He can finally level up. But his in-game actions have real-world consequences and failure online threatens everything he holds dear. Soundbooth Theater is proud to present another amazing Gamelit adventure, and our very first project with the incredibly talented Justin Thomas James narrating! His voice and performance perfectly match Esil's humble nature, and sense of wonder at discovering the world of Pangea Online, while Laurie Catherine Winkel returns to the troupe to perform the lovely Princess Aleesia and the rest of the female cast. The Soundbooth Theater team for this production: Justin Thomas James - Narration, Production, Editing, Mastering Laurie Catherine Winkel - Female characters Griffin Malnar - Proofing, Editing Jeff Hays - Production
©2017 Steven Rowland (P)2018 Steven Rowland
Cherry Blossom Girls 4: A Superhero Adventure
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Soundbooth Theater presents yet another installment of the super-harem sensation Cherry Blossom Girls! Book 3 left us on a cliffhanger, when in the middle of a superpower-infused battle with the CBGs, Mother took control of Dorian Gray’s mind and had her teleport Gideon and an unconscious Stella to the middle of nowhere in an empty Nevada desert. Well, nearly empty. It turns out that "the middle of nowhere" happens to be the home of a man Gideon has never met, but who is inextricably tied to his fate. A man with a trailer.... A man with answers.... A man, known as "Father".... Experience the universe of the Cherry Blossom Girls, brought to life once again by the Soundbooth Theater Team. Featuring: Justin Thomas James as Gideon and other male characters Annie Ellicott as Grace, Mother, and more Jeff Hays as Father, Angel, and Michelle and others Laurie Catherine Winkel as Dorian Gray, Veronique, and other female characters And for her first SBT production, introducing guest narrator Andrea Parsneau as Chloe. Original music and Sound design by Ahmed Mahmoud. (He also did the editing and mastering. Mad skillz that one) Proofed by Bonnie Price, LitRPG author extraordinaire ©2018 Harmon Cooper (P) 2019 Harmon Cooper
©2018 Harmon Cooper (P)2019 Harmon Cooper
Cherry Blossom Girls Box Set
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Gideon Caldwell is a less than successful indie author barely making ends meet in his crummy basement apartment in New Haven, Connecticut, when a beautiful woman mysteriously appears at his doorstep. Beautiful, mysterious, AND naked.... And also in trouble. Without much of a choice, Gideon’s life is forever changed. Cue sexy-psychic shifters babes, private military agents, hardass metal-vampire babes, government conspiracy, several shower scenes, epic fisticuffs, and even an artist-teleporter named Dorian Gray...who is also a total babe. It’s an epic ride you WON’T want to miss! Cherry Blossom Girls Box Set Written by Harmon Cooper Narrated by Justin Thomas James Featuring Jeff Hays as Angel, Michelle, Luke Lyrian, and other characters Laurie Catherine Winkel as Veronique, Dorian, and other female characters And Annie Ellicott as Grace, Stella, and other female characters
©2019 Harmon Cooper (P)2019 Harmon Cooper
The Emissary Bard
Summary
Double, double, bard in trouble. Mob will catch him in a couple... Okay, the mobsters looking for Daniel still hadn't found him. That was the good news. Bad news? The net was tightening - and Daniel was running out of places to hide inside the Dawnlight Forest in the World of Chains. His skills and achievements as a bard did not help avoid attention - quite the opposite, in fact. Maybe, it was time to leave the forest? Or, maybe...maybe take that Council quest and search for a more long-term solution to his predicament?
©2020 Lars Machmuller (P)2021 Soundbooth Theater
Viridian Gate Online: Side Quests: A litRPG Anthology
Summary
The End is Coming. An extinction-level asteroid is cannonballing toward Earth. In humanity’s final hours, a lucky few earn a one-way ticket to the brand-new, ultra-immersive, fantasy-based VRMMORPG, Viridian Gate Online. Making that leap of faith might mean survival, but it comes with a steep price tag: “Travelers” will forever be stranded as digital avatars inside a fantastical world filled with vicious monsters, all-powerful AIs, and cutthroat players. Let the games begin.... Six amazing authors. Six incredible new tales. All set in the best-selling Viridian Gate Online Universe. Side Quests is an anthology for fans, by the fans! Included in Side Quests: "A Gentleman’s Work" by James A. Hunter - When an Imperial Inquisitor captures a Thieves Guild Operative, Cutter must undertake a deadly rescue mission while using every grift in the book to stay one step ahead of a Headsman’s Blade. And the prize for this extraordinary quest? Nothing short of the keys to the Rowanheath Thieves Guild. Deception, subterfuge, and heavy drinking - all in a day’s work for a Gentleman... "The Funeral Parlor" by Raymond Johnson - A young spiderling is stranded in an alien land, surrounded by hostile creatures. Forced to fight for her life in a bid to find her way home, she must transform into the predator she is destined to become or die alone and forgotten, trapped in a dark world know as the Shadowverse. "The Raiding of Rowanheath" by J.D. Astra - The Crimson Alliance has breached the walls of Rowanheath, inciting Aleixo Carrera’s rage. Now Abby and her rag-tag invasion crew must reach the keep’s Command Center before the defending troops mobilize and shut down the takeover, else they’ll lose the battle and the war for Eldgard’s freedom. "The Ballad of Jaro Edgewalker" by N.H. Paxton - Jaro is an assassin, and he’s good at it. But when he finds a foe that is insurmountable by normal means and uncovers a plot to destroy everything he loves, Jaro has to balance his morality with his love for his friends and make an incredibly difficult decision. "Buried Alive" by Nicholas Reid - Carlos Vega thinks he’s escaping certain death by entering the virtual world of V.G.O., but instead he’s swallowed alive by the deadly Barren Sands. He’ll have to overcome the riddles and horrors of a long-forgotten temple in order to escape, but can he do it before the evil sealed there centuries ago finds him? "A Final Kindness" by D.J. Bodden - Alan Campbell was a talker, not a fighter, until someone murdered his girl. He’d almost given up on finding the killers; now he’s got a fresh lead, a trio of mercenaries who outclass him in every way but his wits. He’ll cheat, bluff, and steal to get his revenge, and as one of V.G.O.’s immortal travelers, he’s willing to die trying.
©2018 James Hunter (P)2019 James Hunter
Pangea Online 2: Magic and Mayhem
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Everything has a price. Pangea Online is no different. In the aftermath of the Developer's Tournament, Esil has a new life filled with opportunity. He's the first person to test out their most innovative technology, full-immersion gameplay, in a brand-new, unexplored gameworld. Magic and mayhem collide in ways he never thought possible, and soon, he finds himself caught in a quest that may alter the course of the game for years to come. As Esil experiences the grandeur of full immersion and the line blurs between reality and the gameworld, the NPCs he meets feel more like friends than data. Tasked with defending a small town from dark forces, he must learn to protect its citizens from impending doom or risk losing them forever. Soundbooth Theater has returned to the world of Pangea Online 2! Justin Thomas James and Laurie Catherine Winkel reprise their roles as Esil and Aleesia, and Jeff Hays joins the cast as Benji and Curtis. S.L. Rowland's classic LitRPG continues in audio better than ever.
©2018 Steven Rowland (P)2019 Steven Rowland
The Silvered Serpents
Summary
Returning to the dark and glamorous 19th-century world of her New York Times instant best seller The Gilded Wolves, Roshani Chokshi dazzles us with another riveting tale as full of mystery and danger as ever in The Silvered Serpents. They are each other's fiercest love, greatest danger, and only hope. Séverin and his team members might have successfully thwarted the Fallen House, but victory came at a terrible cost - one that still haunts all of them. Desperate to make amends, Séverin pursues a dangerous lead to find a long-lost artifact rumored to grant its possessor the power of God. Their hunt lures them far from Paris and into the icy heart of Russia where crystalline ice animals stalk forgotten mansions, broken goddesses carry deadly secrets, and a string of unsolved murders makes the crew question whether an ancient myth is a myth after all. As hidden secrets come to the light and the ghosts of the past catch up to them, the crew will discover new dimensions of themselves. But what they find out may lead them down paths they never imagined. A tale of love and betrayal as the crew risks their lives for one last job. A Macmillan Audio production from Wednesday Books
©2020 Roshani Chokshi (P)2020 Macmillan Audio
A Witch's Concern
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Michelle has been figuring out what her life is like now that the demon has been killed, and Sylvia and Varro are dead. Even the clans of witches trying to attract her to their way of life have backed off and given her a chance to grieve. Her relationship with Elron is stronger than ever, but there are things left unsaid. On the way to her parents' wedding, the delicate calm she’d been living in is broken. Witches are out for her blood, her family is caught in the crossfire, and friendships are threatened. Work doesn’t let up either, and she partners up with Elron to deal with magic gone wild. Michelle finds that her problems are larger than one clan of witches, and is forced to choose between the people she holds dear and the way of life she loves. This is the fourth book in a series, following A Witch's Trial. It is a standalone novel, however, your experience will be greatly enhanced if you've heard the previous books.
©2015 Noelle Conneely (P)2018 Soundbooth Theater
Sword Punk
Summary
Akio Prince is one of the best in the world at a dying art. He’s put a lifetime of martial arts training to work in the arena, dueling with pulsing resin blades and glowing carbon fiber for the masses. But winning championships is small consolation while his city is taken over by the Hachinin, ruthless criminals spreading corruption, violence, and debauchery across the east. When the same syndicate that claimed the life of Akio’s master threatens the few friends he has left, he decides to make a stand. After refusing to throw a fight at the behest of the city’s kingpin, Akio enters a dangerous game of hunter and hunted - a bloody revenge tour that will push him to his limits and put his martial skills to the ultimate test. In the near-future Far East, where heroes are hard to find, Akio discovers that a little bad might do a world of good.
©2020 Steven Kelliher (P)2020 Monolith Books
5 Years Later
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When I was 13, he stole my heart. When I was 18, he took my innocence. When I was 23, he said he would love me forever. When I was 28, he broke my heart. Now I'm 33... and there's a knock at the door. He's back, again. And this time he's not alone.
©2017 London Casey (Karolyn James) and Jaxson Kidman (P)2018 Audible, Inc.