Welcome to the May 2019 Audio Book of the Month Poll!
Here are all our Audio Reviews rated 4.5 & 5 hearts and up from the previous month, in no particular order. Please vote for your favorites. As with all of our Polls, you can vote for as many as you want, but you only get one visit, so make it count!
The top two will go through to the Audio of the Year Poll!
POLL SCHEDULE:
This poll will remain open until at least 6PM, Amsterdam time next week. The actual closing time will vary depending on blog staff schedules..
Blind Faith (Blind Faith #1) by N.R. Walker (Author) & Michael Pauley (Narrator)
Reviewed by Annika
SERIES: Blind Faith #1
AUTHOR: N.R. Walker
NARRATOR: Michael Pauley
PUBLISHER: Love Lane Books
RELEASE DATE: May 8, 2019
LENGTH: 5 hours, 11 minutes
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Starting a new job in a new town, veterinarian Carter Reece makes a house call to a very special client.
Arrogant, moody, and totally gorgeous, Isaac Brannigan has been blind since he was eight. After the death of his guide dog and best friend, Rosie, his partnership with his new guide dog, Brady, isn’t going well.
Carter tries to help both man and canine through this initiation phase, but just who is leading who?
Of Sunlight and Stardust by Christina Lee & Riley Hart (Authors) & Tristan James & Kale Williams (Narrators)
Reviewed by Annika
TITLE: Of Sunlight and Stardust
AUTHOR: Christina Lee & Riley Hart
NARRATOR: Tristan James & Kale Williams
PUBLISHER: Audible Studios
RELEASE DATE: May 14, 2019
LENGTH: 7 hours, 4 minutes
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After the death of his wife, Tanner Rowe takes a step toward making her dying wish come true and buys the house with the dilapidated barn she’d been inexplicably drawn to in the picturesque Upper Peninsula. But after a year, he still can’t get past his grief long enough to make the repairs he’d promised.
Recently out of prison, Cole Lachlan has little to his name. Homeless, broke, and without many options as a felon, Cole heads to Red Bluff with hopes of a second chance. There he meets Tanner, whose loneliness mirrors his own, and soon Cole is trading room and board for rebuilding the burned-out barn on Tanner’s property that hasn’t been touched in 70 years.
Turns out, the barn holds more secrets than either of them could have imagined. After unearthing a hidden journal from 1948, Cole and Tanner spend their evenings poring over the pages, reading about a young man pining after his best friend. The deeper they delve into this forbidden affair from the past, the more Cole and Tanner’s own relationship shifts – from acquaintances to friends…to undeniable attraction.
But as they begin to deal with the newness of falling in love in the wake of Tanner’s loss and Cole’s past, they also become more determined to unravel the mystery of the young lovers who’ve captured their hearts, the rumors about the fire, and what really happened that fateful night.
Shatter (Unbreakable Bonds #2) by Jocelynn Drake & Rinda Elliott (Authors) & Kenneth Obi (Narrator)
Reviewed by Annika
SERIES: Unbreakable Bonds #2
AUTHOR: Jocelynn Drake & Rinda Elliott
NARRATOR: Kenneth Obi
PUBLISHER: Drake & Elliott Publishing
RELEASE DATE: May 2, 2019
LENGTH: 10 hours, 48 minutes
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Maverick trauma surgeon Ashton “Snow” Frost keeps the world at a distance, relying only on his three closest friends to keep him connected. But when a ghost from their past returns to Cincinnati, Snow stands to lose everyone he loves. Framed for murder and reeling from attacks on his friends, Snow is pushed to his breaking point.
Jude Torres won’t let the doc shatter. The paramedic has been attracted to the doctor since he first laid eyes on him at the hospital, even if the arrogant, solitary man doesn’t fit into any of his plans. One hot, reckless kiss shows that Snow isn’t who he appears to be. And one night together will never be enough. Jude will fight for the doc.
Fight to keep him whole. Fight to keep him safe. Fight to simply keep him.
Eidolon (Whyborne & Griffin #1.5) by Jordan L. Hawk (Author) & Julian G. Simmons (Narrator)
Reviewed by Annika
TITLE: Eidolon
SERIES: Whyborne & Griffin #1.5
AUTHOR: Jordan L. Hawk
NARRATOR: Julian G. Simmons
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
RELEASE DATE: June 20, 2014
LENGTH: 1 hour, 7 minutes
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Griffin Flaherty wants nothing more than to create a perfect Valentine’s Day for his lover, Dr. Percival Endicott Whyborne. Dinner at a fancy restaurant, an evening at the theater, and a romantic interlude at home should do the trick.
But a new client with an urgent case puts Griffin’s plans in jeopardy. A magic talisman has been stolen, and if it isn’t returned by sundown, it may unleash disaster not only on the thief but the innocents around him.
Can Whyborne and Griffin track down the thief and return the amulet by nightfall, or will dinner reservations become the least of their worries?
A Dangerous Dance (Haven Hart #3) by Davidson King (Author) & Philip Alces & Joel Leslie (Narrators)
Reviewed by Annika
SERIES: Haven Heart #3
AUTHOR: Davidson King
NARRATOR: Philip Alces & Joel Leslie
PUBLISHER: Tanto Audio
RELEASE DATE: April 16, 2019
LENGTH: 5 hours, 58 minutes
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Finally working for a man he can trust has given Bill a new purpose. His boss, Christopher Manos, commands respect and absolute loyalty, and Bill has proven himself worthy of a seat at Christopher’s table. Becoming best friends with Christopher’s husband, Snow, has further proven his allegiance and cements a place for him in the Manos family. When Snow’s life is in danger, Christopher places his full trust in Bill to destroy anything and anyone that poses a threat to his husband. But hunting and wiping out the enemy for the safety of everyone Bill cares about means partnering with the one person he has vowed to never see again.
Mace wears a mask of vain cockiness and uses his model good looks to his full advantage. Known to many as “Without a Trace Mace”, he’s a deadly assassin well known for wiping out whole families and getting away without a trace. With a dangerous past and an unknown future, Mace uses his veil of conceit to keep others at a distance, rarely trusting anyone. When his boss, Black – the one man he trusts above all others – gives him his next assignment, he learns his newest partner is none other than Bill, the man he’d do anything to avoid.