Merphy Napier has narrated 5 audiobooks on Listento.it by 6 authors, with an average listener rating of 4.4★ across 13 ratings. The most-rated is On Writing and Worldbuilding - Volume I.
On Writing and Worldbuilding - Volume I
Summary
Writing advice tends to be full of "rules" and "tips" which are either too broad to be helpful or outright wrong. In On Writing and Worldbuilding, we will discuss specific and applicable ideas to consider, from effective methods of delivering exposition and foreshadowing, to how communication, commerce, and control play into the fall of an empire. On Writing Part I: Prologues Part II: The First Chapter Part III: The Exposition Problem Part IV: Foreshadowing Part V: Villain Motivation Part VI: Hero-Villain Relationships Part VII: Final Battles Part VIII: The Chosen One Part IX: Hard Magic Systems Part X: Soft Magic Systems Part XI: Magic Systems and Storytelling On Worldbuilding Part XII: Polytheistic Religions Part XIII: Hidden Magical Worlds Part XIV: How Empires Rise Part XV: How Empires Work Part XVI: How Empires Fall Exclusive Content Part XVII: How I Plan a Novel Dozens of sidenotes and extra thoughts on all these wonderful stories
©2019 Timothy Hickson (P)2020 Timothy Hickson
Cenote (Novelette)
Summary
A vacation to Mexico is supposed to be about sun, sand, and drunken debauchery. It's not supposed to include being trapped in a cave and trying to keep your head above water, while slimy things watch you with gleefully hungry eyes. Ellie Hughes swears that if she makes it home alive, her travel agent is going to get such a bad review....
©2014 Shaun Horton (P)2019 Shaun Horton
The Stolen Kingdom: An Aladdin Retelling
Summary
How can she protect her kingdom, if she can’t protect herself? Arie eagerly anticipates becoming queen of her humble kingdom. Even when a jinni’s gift manifests before her 18th birthday, she fights to hide the forbidden ability. But when a neighboring king attempts to manipulate her into marriage and steal her kingdom, discovery feels imminent. Just one slip could cost her throne. And her life. A jinni hunter and his crew of thieves are the only thing that might help her remove this gift. And she must remove it before it’s exposed. Or die trying. The Stolen Kingdom is a loose “Aladdin” retelling. Set in a world that humans share with mermaids, dragons, and the elusive jinni, this isn’t the fairy tale you remember! Fans of fairy tale retellings like The Lunar Chronicles, supernatural fantasy worlds like The Cruel Prince, and stories with a crew of thieves like Six of Crows will be drawn to the romance, tension, and magical surprises of the jinni and human worlds colliding in Bethany Atazadeh’s The Stolen Kingdom series.
©2019 Bethany Atazadeh (P)2020 Bethany Atazadeh
Spirit of the Fox
Summary
She’s lost her mother and her memory. And if she fails to escape...she’ll lose herself. Meiko Wright wants nothing to do with the mother who abandoned her nine years ago. Spending a year in Tokyo, where her mother lives, won’t change that fact. But when she takes a nasty fall in a Shinto temple, she wakes with no memory of her mother...or anything of her past life. Without any idea who she is, she must rely on the kindness of a local priest who offers to help her as best he can. When the amnesiac Meiko wakes with a strange suspicion that something isn't right, she vows to escape from a bond she doesn't truly understand. After years apart, Meiko’s mother Chieko is determined to make up for lost time. But when her daughter mysteriously disappears, Chieko promises she won't lose her again. Along the trail of clues, the detectives working Meiko’s case discover a pair of suicides linked by a strange seductress and matching fox tattoos. Afraid her daughter may be next, Chieko visits a local shaman who tells her dark spirits could make her attempt for a rescue impossible. With time running out, Meiko and her family must uncover the mystery of her mental captivity before she loses herself and her only way home forever. Spirit of the Fox is a cerebral mystery novel. If you like Japanese culture, riveting suspense, and the power of family, then you’ll love Matthew O’Connell’s intersection of science, spirituality, and folklore. Buy Spirit of the Fox to puzzle out a mind-bending mystery steeped in Japanese folklore today!
©2018 Matthew O'Connell (P)2019 Matthew O'Connell
Civil Hearts
Summary
A widow with no family, web designer Liv Larson yearns for big change. After all, she can work from anywhere, right? Why not throw a dart at the map? She heads out of the big city for the rural South and falls in love as soon as she arrives - with the Belle Bride, an abandoned antebellum mansion.
Heath Barrow loves his country life, managing his antiques store in sleepy Camellia. But he’s lonely, and his condition - epilepsy - makes life uncertain. It’s already cost him a marriage. A new medication and the new girl in town have his heart hopeful again.
Sparks fly between Heath and Liv. But his first seizure sends Liv into a tailspin. Its mimics those her husband suffered before he died....
To make matters worse, Liv discovers she’s not living alone. Her challenge? Dealing with a confederate soldier, one who clearly resents his Yankee roommate - even though he’s been dead for over 150 years.
©2018 Frances S Brown (P)2019 Frances S Brown