Samantha Brentmoor narrates a fantasy romance set among the gods and mortals of Ancient Greece. Sister to the king, Jocasta is eager to prove her worth after a curse strikes the royal couple and threatens their unborn child. Brentmoor proves adept at balancing Jo's desire to find a place among the royal household and her longing to return to the village where she grew up. When Jo and a select teamincluding her love interest, Flynnleave to seek a remedy for the curse, Brentmoor skillfully builds an aching tension between the pair that can only have one resolution. While the pace of the story is at times leisurely, Brentmoor's narration remains engaging and appealing throughout.
Pub Date: Oct. 4, 2022
Duration: 14 hrs, 45 mins
DD ISBN: 9781705068793
Publisher: Recorded Books Inc.
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
Nneka Okoye narrates a delightfully queer and fiendishly magical Regency romance. After his sister, Mary, makes an ill-advised wish, John Cesar and the dashing Captain Orestes James do their best to save her from the result. Okoye dazzles in her role as Robin Goodfellow, the capricious fey narrator of the story. Her performance captures the arch tone and wry humor that are Robin's hallmarks. Okoye also skillfully portrays the myriad human characters, with their varied human accents. As Mr. Cesar and Captain James work to save Mary, they also grudgingly work on their own relationship, letting Okoye bare brutal emotional truths. While on the surface this audiobook seems like a simple piece of fluff, Okoye gives it an astonishing resonance that will linger.
Pub Date: Oct. 8, 2024
Duration: 12 hrs, 15 mins
DD ISBN: 9780593746363
Publisher: Random House Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
Carmen Rose narrates this sapphic horror/romance with a sardonic wit that makes for an immersive listening experience. Shesheshen is a shape-shifting monster who, weary of devouring an endless line of hunters seeking to eradicate her kind, constructs a makeshift human body and infiltrates the human world. What she doesn't expect is to fall for Homily, a human woman who is haunted by a family curse. Romance for Shesheshen's kind often entails egg incubation from a willing partner and the violent hatching of said offspring, but she sees in Homily the possibility of a gentler life. Rose brings each character's traits to life--from Shesheshen's deadpan humor to Homily's earnest compassion--and performs fight scenes with a liveliness that transports listeners into the battle.
Pub Date: April 2, 2024
Duration: 9 hrs, 30 mins
DD ISBN: 9798855524444
Publisher: Tantor Media
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
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