HUMPBACK WEDNESDAY - LEGACY: ANNA STRONG, VAMPIRE, BOOK 4 By Jeanne C Stein

HUMPBACK WEDNESDAY\

LEGACY: ANNA STRONG, VAMPIRE, BOOK 4 

By Jeanne C Stein

Performed/Narrated by: Dina Pearlman

8 hours 40 minutes

Fantasy, Paranormal, Vampires

Unabridged Audio

337 ratings for 4.3 Star Rating

My Rating 5 stars

Book Blurb from Audible

Publisher's Summary

Anna has struggled to adapt to her supernatural status while clinging to the vestiges of her humanity. Now she must deal with her legacy. The sinister vampire who transformed her is dead, and Anna is entitled to his vast fortune. But a predatory werewolf comes forward, claiming the inheritance as her own. And she'll kill to get what she wants most: blood and money.

Listen to more of Anna Strong. 

©2008 Jeanne C. Stein (P)2010 Audible, Inc.

My Review from Audible April 2, 2010

Followed by Additional Comments

"One Word! Fantastic series!"

Overall

Performance

Story

If you could sum up Legacy in three words, what would they be?

Entralling, captivating, winner!

What did you like best about this story?

Anna not only brings her braun into the character, but keeping true to her female soft side!

The Anna Strong Series is a well rounded, well written series by Jeanne C Stein. I was always on the watch for new releases to the series. This book here really dove in deeper with her strength as a vampire. Knowing her from Book one, it almost feels like she has become an old friend. 

There are those that love her in a way that she just not ready to let go. Bonding a friendship with her one friend that has guided her through her most difficult times of what it is to be a vampire. Still trying to adjust to a family life she knows she cannot have forever and planning her departure as painless as possible from her mom and dad and newly founded sister. 

This is one series that you do not want to miss out on and will come back in time to revisit. Do yourself a favor and at it to your TBL list today!

Where you can find Jeanne C Stein

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Other 222 books on Audible that Dina Pearlman performs on Audible.

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THROWBACK THURSDAY - Abraham Lincoln - Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith

THROWBACK THURSDAY

Abraham Lincoln - Vampire Hunter

By Seth Grahame-Smith

Performed/Narrated by Scott Holst

10 hours and 18 minutes

Unabridged Audio

Fiction - Historical - Paranormal

3.90 stars on Audible (7125 ratings)

My rating is 5.0 stars

Book Blurb from Audible

Publisher's Summary

Indiana, 1818. Moonlight falls through the dense woods that surround a one-room cabin, where a nine-year-old Abraham Lincoln kneels at his suffering mother's bedside. She's been stricken with something the old-timers call "Milk Sickness."

"My baby boy..." she whispers before dying.

Only later will the grieving Abe learn that his mother's fatal affliction was actually the work of a vampire.

When the truth becomes known to young Lincoln, he writes in his journal, "henceforth my life shall be one of rigorous study and devotion. I shall become a master of mind and body. And this mastery shall have but one purpose..." Gifted with his legendary height, strength, and skill with an ax, Abe sets out on a path of vengeance that will lead him all the way to the White House.

While Abraham Lincoln is widely lauded for saving a Union and freeing millions of slaves, his valiant fight against the forces of the undead has remained in the shadows for hundreds of years. That is, until Seth Grahame-Smith stumbled upon The Secret Journal of Abraham Lincoln, and became the first living person to lay eyes on it in more than 140 years.

Using the journal as his guide and writing in the grand biographical style of Doris Kearns Goodwin and David McCullough, Seth has reconstructed the true life story of our greatest president for the first time-all while revealing the hidden history behind the Civil War and uncovering the role vampires played in the birth, growth, and near-death of our nation.

©2010 Seth Grahame-Smith (P)2010 Hachette Audio

My thoughts on this audio book!

Well, this was a very surprising listen. Was not sure if I would enjoy it or not, seeing that the future president in a role as a vampire killer. The narration was excellent. I really was caught up in the story and felt like one of those reads that you want to look away but, can't. 

Seth Graham-Smith sort of stumbling upon "The Secret Journal of Abraham Lincoln" to build his story around was quite inventive. Starting as a youth when Abraham's mother dies coming from an attack of a vampire. Found it funny that lifestyle as a vampire would have been the Americas at that time. But, since it is old as time itself I guess it could be. 

 The history As Seth has written the plot to an believable story line. Abraham's height and strength as a farmer that delivers that desire to be the best at what he does. Throwing of the ax. Like it is the ambition to hit right on the target each time. That is exactly what Seth does by keeping true to the history of the time and building the killing of vampires. 

It's a book that I will revisit one day. For how the character Henry and his secret life of how he taught and showed the ways of killing a vampire or more to Lincoln.

Judge for yourself for the book I have been told totally outweighs the movie hands down. Scott Holst did a marvelous performance of this story by Seth. He brought it to life more than the movie. So take the time to read but, better yet listen to this book. 

What you can find Seth Grahame-Smith

Audible - Amazon - Goodreads - Twitter - Facebook - Google+ - Website

What other books you can hear Scott Holst has on Audible

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WEDNESDAY WILDS: BLOOD DRIVE: Anna Strong, Book 2 by Jeanne C Stein

NEW! WEDNESDAY WILDS

Blood Drive: Anna Strong, Vampire, Book 2

By Jeanne C Stein

Narrated/Performed: Dina Pearlman

9 hours and 11 mins

Thriller, Paranormal, Mystery, Vampires

Anna Strong Series

Unabridged Audiobook
4.10 stars on Audible (536 ratings)
My rating on this book is 5 stars!

Book Blurb from Audible

Publisher's Summary

Anna Strong was a tough-as-nails bounty hunter, until the night she was attacked-and changed forever. Now a vampire, Anna discovers that her long-dead brother may have had a daughter - and the girl's in serious trouble. There are some very dangerous people after her, but they're about to learn that to a bounty hunter with an unnatural thirst for blood, even the deadliest human predators are easy prey.

Listen to more of Anna Strong. 

©2007 Jeanne C. Stein; (P)2010 Audible, Inc.

My review from Audible 4/2/2012

following this review some more thoughts on this series!

"Another winner!!!"

Overall

Performance

Story

What made the experience of listening to Blood Drive the most enjoyable?

Having the same narrator Dina Pearlman preform the book!

What did you like best about this story?

How it keeps you caught up to wait and hear what the character will do next. thinking or speaking outloud - watch out!

Have you listened to any of Dina Pearlman’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Book one: the becoming

Wow, my reviews were so lame then, LOL! So to be more detailed on this series of books by Jeanne C Stein. This series was my first audio version of a series. Read series or character based books that are stand alone reads. So now time to fill in the empty spots above.

The experience that made me keep coming back for each book in the series and could not wait for each one to come out! It was the consistency of the story lines. The characters never changed only new ones were added. It captured me into the story as I could not wait to see how Anna managed to keep her family and doing it at arms length knowing that one day that it will have to end all contact with them. Knowing she will never age as they will. 

In this book, Anna comes to find out that her brother who past away in college. May indeed have a daughter the family knew nothing about. Anna comes to her rescue from a life that no young teen should ever be subjected to. How can she get her from her mother and show this young girl that there is others to love her. While still learning how to handle her new lifestyle as a vampire. 

The most enjoyable part is Dina Pearlman's performance she consistently has in each of the books in the series. I base a lot of my comparisons to other female narrators to Dina! 

If you have not read or listen to this series, please do you are in for a treat!

Where you can find Jeanne C Stein

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Other 222 books on Audible that Dina Pearlman performs on Audible.

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MONDAY MAYHEM:Dead, Sometimes, Book 2 by Patricia Lee Maccomber

Monday Mayhem Review

Dead, Sometimes: Jason Callahan Psychic Detective, Book 2 

By Patricia Lee Macomber 

Performed/Narrated by Steven Jay Cohen 

6 hours 8 minutes 

Unabridged book 

Series: Jason Callahan, Book 2

Genre: Modern Detective, Suspense, Thriller, Paranormal

3.9 stars on Audible

My Rating 5.0 stars

Book Blurb from Audible

Publisher's Summary

Jason Callahan, private investigator, and his psychic partner Trina Dane return in the second installment of the Jason Callahan Mysteries.

Chloe Marsh is found dead at the scene of an accident and pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. Half an hour later, as she is being taken to the morgue, Chloe suddenly sits up. But this isn't the first time Chloe has died, and it certainly won't be the last.

Enter Trina and Jason. They've worked on cases together before, but nothing like this. Investigator Jason Callahan doesn't believe for a minute that Chloe has special powers, but psychic Trina Dane does, and she thinks she knows why. But what of the other people across the country who have had the same experiences? How did they really die? And how did one boy (and Chloe) manage to survive? Only Trina and Jason can find the answers, but they must do so before Chloe runs out of lives.

©2014 Patricia Lee Macomber (P)2015 David N. Wilson

My Review on Audible and other sites

I really enjoyed this listen. This book by Patricia Lee Macomber was such a light book of the paranormal in this modern detective story that even teenagers could enjoy this listen. When I started to listen to this book I found myself diving right in from the start. This is one of the books that you want to listen to from start to finish. Wish I could have but did listen in 3 sessions. Headphones on and then I found myself inside the book like sitting at a movie theater. Sitting back and watching the scenes unfold. 

What I really enjoyed was that Patricia did not go overboard with the details. Just the right amount for the scenes she was writing about. You knew at most times what the characters were thinking and going to do in certain scenes. Found myself wanting to say, ”Don’t go in there, don’t be foolish. You know what is going to happen to you.” Not that it was obvious just that each scene was clear as to what was going on. 

So now moving into the book itself. There is 4 main characters. Of course, Jason Callahan, the detective, his side partner psychic Trina Dane, Chloe Marsh and the Entity. Trina pulls Jason in on a case that she feels, is drawn into by her psychic powers that this woman Chloe Marsh that was pronounced dead at the scene of an accident and then hours later sits up and is alive. The more and more awake she becomes Chloe starts developing these special powers. 

Jason reluctantly agrees to head off to Florida to rest Trina’s concerns are going to be unfounded. Unfounded they were not. Jason gets so pulled into the case, as he starts to find links to other similar cases across the country. How did Chloe get these powers? From the woman at the bar she knew? Asking her for a ride home when she locked her keys in her car. While heading home to get her spare key since and she did not live far from the bar the woman agreed to take her back to her car. Then all of the sudden the woman goes and pulls over and before Chloe realizes she is being attacked by her. The next thing Chloe finds herself waking up in the hospital being told that she was dead for several hours. She was a miracle. So everyone thought but, Chloe. In comes Jason and Trina starting their investigation surrounding this case.

Jason and Trina find themselves in more than one way bonding with Chloe as friends and protectors. Trina is determined to get the Entity out of her once they have discovered through the investigation and what Chloe’s new found powers were. Chloe just wanted the powers and voices gone from her. Can Jason and Trina get to the heart of removing the Entity or spirit? What path will they need to go to get to the bottom of this case? Will they be able to save Chloe or will she have to die in order to destroy this Entity? 

This book will have you riveted. Not just from the story but, with the performance of Steven Jay Cohen. I have reviewed other books where the male narrators sometimes could pull off the female voices to a degree. Steven is the first that really nailed the dialect and the voices. I was in awe over this one. 

I find myself now wanting to listen and review the first book in the series. My thought is I hope that Steven Jay Cohen does the rest of the series. This book was provided to me by the author for an honest review. So all above is my sole thoughts on this book and no one has effected that outcome. Please like and comment on my review. Love to hear your thoughts as well. 

Where you can find Patricia Lee Macomber

Audible - Amazon - Goodreads - Smashwords

What other 13 books that Steven Jay Cohen has performed/narrated on Audible

His website http://www.stevenjaycohen.com/

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FRIDAY FRENZY - Crossroads: Anna Strong Series, Book 7 by Jeanne C. Stein

FRIDAY FRENZY

Crossroads: Anna Strong Series, Book 7 

by Jeanne C. Stein

Performed/Narrated Dina Pearlman

8 hours and 2 minutes

Series: Anna Strong, Book 7

Sci-fi, Fantasy, Paranormal

Unabridged Audio

4.40 rating on Audible

My rating 5.0 stars

Book Blurb from Audible

Publisher's Summary

As a bounty hunter, Anna Strong knew how to find trouble. But now that she's a vampire, trouble seems to have a knack for finding her....

The death of Anna's old vampire mentor is causing ripples in the mortal world. His forensic report has brought up some anomalies, and people are asking questions - questions that no vampire wants to answer.

Anna needs to lie low, but the sudden discovery of a slew of drained bodies near the Mexican border brings an old flame back into her life and with him, a new challenge. Then, some stunning news from an unexpected source sends Anna and her friend Daniel Frey on a journey that may change both their lives - forever.

Bite into another Anna Strong title. 

©2011 Jeanne C. Stein (P)2011 Audible, Inc.

My Review from Audible from 04/04/12

"Can't wait for the next book!"

Overall

Performance

Story

Would you consider the audio edition of Crossroads to be better than the print version?

never read the hard cover - I love the audio - makes driving to where ever I go more relaxing!

What was one of the most memorable moments of Crossroads?

Her making that final decision to stay vampire!

Which character – as performed by Dina Pearlman – was your favorite?

Love both Anna and Frye are exceptional characters that are meant to be together - someday!

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Another one for Anna Strong - giving vampires a good name!

Any additional comments?

This series is so easy to get caught up in that you really want to listen to it non-stop from the first book to the 7th. To me this would make a great series and I would be a number one fan of Anna Strong! Bring a strong women character to life is far more harder to do than a male character and Jeanne Stein did just that! thumbs up!

Where you can find Jeanne C Stein

Audible - Amazon - Goodreads - Twitter - Facebook - Website

Other 222 books on Audible that Dina Pearlman performs on Audible.

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Where you can find ME! 

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