Audiobooks narrated by Laura Bannister

A forgotten magical power lying dormant in the shadows. Human civilization on the brink of destruction. A young elf looking to find her place in the world. The future of magic falls into Petra's hands when she first sets out to explore the world, only to discover a prophecy that foretells of her role in a great revolution. She's keen to seize her calling, until she discovers that it requires her to face off against her own mother. When she succumbs to her curiosity and enters the human world, Petra feels rebellious. However, after falling in love with one of those humans and choosing to enter the fight, she learns what being a rebel really means. Those Who Watch From Afar is the first book in the Magic's Erosion series by international bestselling author Zack Hacker. If you like epic journeys that span centuries and characters struggling to find their place in an ever-shifting landscape, you won't want to miss this coming of age fantasy series. There's always a rebellion brewing in the chaos just below the surface-it's all about which side you choose. Listen to Those Who Watch From Afar now to dive into the history of arcane magic on Earth.

Zack Hacker (Author), Laura Bannister (Narrator)

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Wasteland

Meg has spent the last twelve years of her life living in the Wasteland with a protector who has kept her in the dark about her origins, and trained her to be a fighter and weapons expert. What Meg doesn’t know is that she is an Antaean: a super soldier engineered to protect the country of Sirain from its enemies, then hidden away from the very cities that sacrificed many of their own people to design her. It isn’t until an attack by a group of unidentified soldiers leaves her permanently scarred, and her protector dead that she begins to learn the truth about herself. Trying to survive in a world of strangers, Meg discovers there are more like her: other Antaeans who’ve been hidden from their enemies. Forced from the Wasteland by the loss of her protector, Meg realized she must try to locate the other Antaeans before Sirain’s enemies do - or worse, the cities’ leaders – can discover and destroy them all.

Ann Bakshis (Author), Laura Bannister (Narrator)

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The Edge of the Woods

The odds are stacked against Emma. Fatherless and poor in a remote village where men, money and faith determine everything, her only hope for a decent life is to marry before her eighteenth birthday. Though her prospects aren’t good and her options aren’t appealing, to live as an unmarried woman is a life sentence of silence and solitude. Emma has to try to make a match. But when a beautiful, antlered boy appears in her dreams and tempts her to join him in the forbidden woods, another path opens to her. Finally, after a life devoid of possibilities, Emma has a choice to make: to run from her future, or fight for it.

Ceinwen Langley (Author), Laura Bannister (Narrator)

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The Shade Amulet

Who’s more dangerous—the brooding, attractive man she’s partnered with or the things they’re hunting? Lizzie Ashton thought being a professional Fire Impeder was dangerous, but using her magic to stop bombs, guns, and fires before they start is nothing compared to what happens when Abel, an intense man she’s worked with previously, storms back into her life. Abel needs assistance with a dangerous task that only Lizzie can do. She hesitates to accept his job offer, as what little she knows of his dark past unnerves her, despite their moments of attraction. But when the local police department calls her in on a disturbing murder investigation, Lizzie must put aside her misgivings and partner up with Abel. Luckily, she has the Shade Amulet to help her. But as more people are murdered—and closer to Lizzie's home—the case quickly becomes personal. Is this job worth her life? If you enjoy edge-of-your-seat fantasy action, slightly snarky humor, and a hint of romance, you’ll love the first book in the pulse-pounding Koven Chronicles. The Shade Amulet will thrill you to the core. Grab it now.

Andrea Pearson (Author), Laura Bannister (Narrator)

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Jessie Hunt Psychological Suspense Bundle: The Perfect Wife (#1), The Perfect Block (#2) and The Per

A bundle of books #1 (THE PERFECT WIFE), #2 (THE PERFECT BLOCK) and #3 (THE PERFECT HOUSE) in Blake Pierce’s Jessie Hunt Psychological Suspense Mystery series! This bundle offers books one, two, and three in one convenient file, with over 150,000 words of reading. In THE PERFECT WIFE, criminal profiler-in-training Jessie Hunt is sure she's finally put the darkness of her childhood behind her. She and her husband, Kyle, just moved from a cramped downtown Los Angeles apartment into a Westport Beach mansion. Kyle's promotion has them swimming in money. And Jessie is on the verge of getting her Master's degree in forensic psychology, the last step in her dream of becoming a criminal profiler. But soon after their arrival, Jessie begins to notice a series of strange developments. The neighbors—and their au pairs—all seem to be hiding secrets. The mysterious yacht club Kyle is desperate to join is rife with cheating spouses, and with troubling rules of its own. And the notorious serial killer being held at the psychiatric hospital where Jessie is completing her degree seems to know more about her life than is normal—or safe. As her world starts to unravel, Jessie begins to question everything around her—including her own sanity. Has she truly uncovered a disturbing conspiracy buried within a sunny, wealthy Southern California beach town? Does the mass murderer she's studying really somehow know the origin of her private nightmares? Or has her tortured past finally come back to claim her? In THE PERFECT BLOCK, rookie criminal profiler Jessie Hunt, 29, picks up the pieces of her broken life and leaves suburbia to start a new life in downtown Los Angeles. But when a wealthy socialite is murdered, Jessie, assigned the case, finds herself back in the world of picture-perfect suburbia, hunting a deranged killer amidst the false facades of normalcy and sociopathic women. In THE PERFECT HOUSE, Jessie Hunt fresh from the FBI Academy, returns to find herself hunted by her murderous father, locked in a dangerous game of cat and mouse. Meanwhile, she must race to stop a killer in a new case that leads her deep into suburbia—and to the brink of her own psyche. The key to her survival, she realizes, lies in deciphering her past—a past she never wanted to face again. An emotionally wrought psychological suspense with layered characters, small-town ambiance and heart-pounding suspense, the Jessie Hunt psychological suspense series is a riveting new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night.

Blake Pierce (Author), Laura Bannister, Ulka Mohanty (Narrator)

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Jessie Hunt Psychological Suspense Bundle: The Perfect Block (#2) and The Perfect House (#3)

A bundle of books #2 (THE PERFECT BLOCK) and #3 (THE PERFECT HOUSE) in Blake Pierce’s Jessie Hunt Psychological Suspense Mystery series! This bundle offers books two and three in one convenient file, with over 100,000 words of reading. In THE PERFECT BLOCK, rookie criminal profiler Jessie Hunt, 29, picks up the pieces of her broken life and leaves suburbia to start a new life in downtown Los Angeles. But when a wealthy socialite is murdered, Jessie, assigned the case, finds herself back in the world of picture-perfect suburbia, hunting a deranged killer amidst the false facades of normalcy and sociopathic women. In THE PERFECT HOUSE, Jessie Hunt fresh from the FBI Academy, returns to find herself hunted by her murderous father, locked in a dangerous game of cat and mouse. Meanwhile, she must race to stop a killer in a new case that leads her deep into suburbia—and to the brink of her own psyche. The key to her survival, she realizes, lies in deciphering her past—a past she never wanted to face again. An emotionally wrought psychological suspense with layered characters, small-town ambiance and heart-pounding suspense, the Jessie Hunt psychological suspense series is a riveting new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night.

Blake Pierce (Author), Laura Bannister, Ulka Mohanty (Narrator)

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Extrication

Extrications are dangerous, and Two is willing to risk it all to escape the Institute. Two is an eliminator, a trained assassin. She has one mission—enter the portal, eliminate a rogue general, then activate her microchip to wipe her memory. But she knows a secret that would rock the foundations of the Institute’s training program. Armed with only a tiny dagger, and the truth of their future, she enlists the help of her partner, Four, to escape their fate.

Gabriella Bradley, Taryn Jameson (Author), Laura Bannister (Narrator)

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The Perfect Block (A Jessie Hunt Psychological Suspense Thriller-Book Two)

In THE PERFECT BLOCK (Book #2), rookie criminal profiler Jessie Hunt, 29, picks up the pieces of her broken life and leaves suburbia to start a new life in downtown Los Angeles. But when a wealthy socialite is murdered, Jessie, assigned the case, finds herself back in the world of picture-perfect suburbia, hunting a deranged killer amidst the false facades of normalcy and sociopathic women. Jessie, thriving again in downtown LA, is sure she's moved on from her suburban nightmare. Ready to put her failed marriage behind her, she lands a job with the local police department, deferring her acceptance to the FBI's Academy. She is assigned a straightforward murder in a wealthy neighborhood, a simple case to start her career. But little do her bosses know, there's more to the case than anyone suspected. Nothing can prepare her for her first case, one that will force her to probe the minds of the wealthy, suburban couples she'd thought she'd left behind. Behind their polished family pictures and manicured hedges, Jessie realizes, perfection is not what it seems. A fast-paced psychological suspense thriller with unforgettable characters and heart-pounding suspense, THE PERFECT BLOCK is book #2 in a riveting new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night. Book #3 in the Jessie Hunt series-THE PERFECT HOUSE-is now also available for pre-order.

Blake Pierce (Author), Laura Bannister (Narrator)

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The Perfect Wife: A Jessie Hunt Psychological Suspense Thriller, Book One

Criminal profiler in training (and newlywed) Jessie Hunt, 29, discovers that dark secrets lurk in her new suburban town; when a body turns up dead, she finds herself caught in the crosshairs of her newfound friends, her husband's secrets, her serial killer caseload - and the secrets of her own dark past. In The Perfect Wife, criminal profiler in training Jessie Hunt is sure she's finally put the darkness of her childhood behind her. She and her husband, Kyle, just moved from a cramped downtown Los Angeles apartment into a Westport Beach mansion. Kyle's promotion has them swimming in money. And Jessie is on the verge of getting her master's degree in forensic psychology, the last step in her dream of becoming a criminal profiler. But soon after their arrival, Jessie begins to notice a series of strange developments. The neighbors - and their au pairs - all seem to be hiding secrets. The mysterious yacht club Kyle is desperate to join is rife with cheating spouses and with troubling rules of its own. And the notorious serial killer being held at the psychiatric hospital where Jessie is completing her degree seems to know more about her life than is normal - or safe. As her world starts to unravel, Jessie begins to question everything around her - including her own sanity. Has she truly uncovered a disturbing conspiracy buried within a sunny, wealthy Southern California beach town? Does the mass murderer she's studying really somehow know the origin of her private nightmares? Or has her tortured past finally come back to claim her? A fast-paced psychological suspense thriller with unforgettable characters and heart-pounding suspense, The Perfect Wife is audiobook one in a riveting new series that will leave you listening late into the night.

Blake Pierce (Author), Laura Bannister (Narrator)

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If She Saw (A Kate Wise Mystery-Book 2)

"A masterpiece of thriller and mystery. Blake Pierce did a magnificent job developing characters with a psychological side so well described that we feel inside their minds, follow their fears and cheer for their success. Full of twists, this book will keep you awake until the turn of the last page." --Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Once Gone) IF SHE SAW (A Kate Wise Mystery) is book #2 in a new psychological thriller series by bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose #1 bestseller Once Gone (Book #1) has received over 1,000 five star reviews. When a couple is found murdered and no suspects are apparent, 55 year old empty nester Kate Wise, after a 30 year career with the FBI, finds herself called out of retirement (and her quiet suburban life) to come back and work for the bureau. Kate's brilliant mind and unrivaled ability to enter the mind of serial killers is just too indispensable, and the FBI needs her to crack this baffling case. Why were two couples found murdered, 50 miles apart, and in the same manner? What can they possibly have in common? The answer, Kate realizes, is urgent-as she is certain the killer is about to strike again. But in the deadly game of cat and mouse that follows, Kate, entering the dark canals of the killer's twisted mind, may just find herself a moment too late. An action-packed thriller with heart-pounding suspense, IF SHE SAW is book #2 in a riveting new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night. Book #3 in the KATE WISE MYSTERY series will be available soon.

Blake Pierce (Author), Laura Bannister (Narrator)

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Next Door

NEXT DOOR (A Chloe Fine Mystery) is book #1 in a new psychological suspense series by bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose #1 bestseller Once Gone (Book #1) (a free download) has received over 1,000 five star reviews. FBI Evidence Response Team intern Chloe Fine, 27, finds herself forced to confront her own dark past when her troubled twin sister needs her help-and when a body turns up dead in her small, suburban town. Chloe feels life is finally perfect as she moves back into her home town, and into a new house with her fiancé. Her career with the FBI looks promising, and her wedding is on the horizon. But, she learns, all is not as it seems in suburbia. Chloe begins to see the underside-the gossip, the secrets, the lies-and she finds herself haunted by her own demons: her mother's mysterious death when she was 10, and her father's imprisonment. And when a fresh body is found, Chloe soon realizes that her past, and this small town, might hold the key to solving both. An emotionally wrought psychological suspense with layered characters, small-town ambiance and heart-pounding suspense, NEXT DOOR is book #1 in a riveting new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night. Book #2 in the CHLOE FINE series will be available soon.

Blake Pierce (Author), Laura Bannister (Narrator)

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If She Knew: A Kate Wise Mystery

If She Knew (A Kate Wise Mystery) is audiobook number one in a psychological thriller series by best-selling author Blake Pierce. Fifty-five-year-old empty nester - and freshly retired FBI agent - Kate Wise finds herself drawn out of her quiet suburban life when her friend's daughter is murdered in a home invasion - and she is implored to help. Kate thought she left the FBI behind after 30 years as their top agent, respected for her brilliant mind, tough street skills, and her uncanny ability to hunt down serial killers. Yet Kate, bored with the quiet town, at a crossroads in life, is summoned by a friend she can't turn down. As Kate hunts the killer, she soon finds herself at the forefront of a manhunt as more bodies turn up - all suburban moms in perfect marriages - and it becomes apparent there is a serial killer stalking this quiet town. She unearths secrets from her neighbors she wishes she never knew, discovering that all is not what it seems in this picture of model streets and neighbors. Affairs and lying are rampant, and Kate must sift through the town's underbelly if she will stop the killer from striking again. But this killer is one step ahead of her, and it may end up being Kate who is in danger. An action-packed thriller with heart-pounding suspense, If She Knew is audiobook number one in a riveting new series that will leave you listening late into the night.

Blake Pierce (Author), Laura Bannister (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Laura Bannister