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A warm blanket of a book

Revisado: 10-15-22

A perfect witchy book for Halloween. A darling romantic story of found family. Fans of Sarah Addison Allen will love it.

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So glad it is finally on audible!

Revisado: 09-08-22

This is my absolute favorite series, and I’m so glad that at least the first book is finally in audio format. I have read the entire series through at least three times. It is my go to comfort read when I want to escape the real world and feel like no matter how terrible things are, one woman can get stuff done! Kitty find the love of her life in the form of a sexy alien, but more than that she finds herself. She finds strength and powers she didn’t know she had and she finds a way to look at the world in a whole new way. She is completely badass. Do not underestimate her. I love hell unapologetic Gini Koch is about loving comic books and comic book tropes complete with all their ridiculousness and silliness. In my opinion, this series is exactly what the world needs right now.

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Best. Romance. Ever!

Revisado: 05-25-20

I’m not usually a fan of sports romance but this one hit all the notes of a great romance without venturing into alpha hole territory. A perfect slow burn.

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An amazing read.

Revisado: 01-27-20

this book is absolutely perfect! I usually skip over sex scenes because they are not integral to the plot. Not this one. They were steamy, but important to both story and character development. I love this book so very much. Lucy was a delightful main character. Anyone who enjoys sports romances should give this one a try. You will not be sorry.

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Just the book I needed!

Revisado: 09-11-17

I love this book! It is exactly what I needed! When Monica says this is the framework for author success, she isn't overselling. I am a self published romance author and also a wannabe author of YA fantasy romance. This book helped me understand that I could be at different places in my author career based on my different projects, and outlined the steps I need to take to achieve success at every level. In particular, her beginning section on mindset was very helpful. I didn't realize how much clearing out some of my own mental hurdles could help me as an author. In addition, I love that this book is a whole system, with a ton of available resources on Monica's website. I found these resources to be a great supplement for the book. I read this book in e-book format first, but I found that I absorbed the material more easily in the audio version. Plus I could listen on the exercise bike, in the car, while the kids were watching SpongeBob, everywhere. If you're an author who is serious about making writing a career, I can't recommend this book highly enough.

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Monica Leonelle, my self-pub mentor

Revisado: 02-10-16

Monica Leonelle is my self publishing mentor. No, I’ve never met her, or even spoken with her, but her books are the backbone of my knowledge base on operating a business as an indy author. Unlike a lot of the books on self publishing out there, Monica’s books are packed full of actionable information. There’s no padding or fluff here. Not a single word of it. This book is all vital, take-it-to-the-bank advice on writing and advancing your business. The production quality here is top-notch and professional, and I hope her other books come out in audio soon. If you’re serious about a career as an author, Monica Leonelle’s Write Better Faster should be the first book you buy. You won’t need much more. I simply cannot recommend it highly enough. An enjoyable read that left me feeling empowered as a writer and entrepreneur.

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Rosie from The Jetsons this is not.

Revisado: 07-24-14

Robot servants? I kept thinking of Rosie from the Jetsons. I was prepared for a cartoonish tale of misadventures involving tea trays. I was wrong. I didn’t expect the fully-formed characters, intricate plot, or complex motivations that I got in this book.
Few science fiction novels keep me reading for the characters, but this one did. The authors deftly walked the line of creating robot characters that were neither too real nor too machine-like. There are two sex bots (Relax, it sounds kinkier than it really is), who were written with such depth and nuance that when one of them suffers at the hand of her owner, I felt a sympathy for her that she didn’t feel for herself. It was in subtle ways like that, that the authors showed the humanity of the robots relative to the inhumanity of the humans. Like I said, it was a high wire act that the authors walked with artistry and poise.
I’m a fan of Simon Whistler’s podcast, but I had no idea he was such a brilliant voice actor! I am an audio book listener from way back in the cassette days. Simon’s narration ranks among the best I’ve heard.

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Thought Provoking and Entertaining

Revisado: 06-30-14

Science fiction is at its best when it has emotional realism as its foundation. In this regard, Plugged absolutely delivers. It is thought provoking in the extreme. Will we know we’ve gone too far only after we’ve passed the point of no return? What happens when our technology outstrips our humanity? Such are the ever-present questions in Plugged.
The book is a companion to The Beam series, but can stand alone. It starts out a little infodumpish, but I stuck with it because the fictional world of 2097 seemed like both a threat and a promise of what was to come, and I simply had to know more. I loved having this book on audio, because I could speed up the sections that I, who hadn’t already read The Beam, thought dragged a bit, and slow down and savor the really good parts.
If you’re already a fan of The Beam, Plugged will be like backstory heaven. If you weren’t already a fan, then prepare to make another purchase. You’ll be wanting more.

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You've never read a vampire tale like this.

Revisado: 06-23-14

Bram Stoker wrote the rules on vampires. Those rules held firm until Anne Rice came along. She changed the rules and upped the sexy. Now, vampires are everywhere and come in myriad varieties. There are sparkly vampires, time traveling vampires, no-need-for-blood vampires, demon vampires, Christian vampires — all kinds of vampires. Authors have been set free from the Stoker and Rice rules, but apparently, one rule remains. Vampires must be hot. Dead, apparently, is sexy. It’s the unbreakable vampire rule. Until now.
Johnny B. Truant has written a hilarious book about a …you guessed it … fat vampire. Turns out, dead really isn’t so sexy after all. Just ask Reginald.
Reginald Baskin is an overweight, middle-aged cog in the modern corporate machine. He’s totally average, completely ordinary, except that he is fat. Very, very fat. Reginald is a playground bully’s wet dream — that kind of fat.
When Reginald goes on a rare evening out with the new guy at the office, he gets a lot more than he bargained for. What he gets is dead. Vampires have to be hot, right? Everybody knows that, so Reginald is initially pretty stoked. But it soon becomes clear that the “hot” rule is not going to apply to him. His maker informs him that when people make the decision to become one of the undead, they train relentlessly to acquire the body and skills that they’ll have for eternity. Over time, their natural talents and aptitudes will get a boost, but it’s not a sure bet from the outset. Since Reginald’s turning was a spur of the moment situation, he’s destined to spend eternity in his own, fat body.
Reginald’s efforts to thwart the realities of his new existence were both touching and entertaining. Sure, this is a vampire tale, and we all know there are enough of those around, but Truant goes out of his way to avoid all the usual vampire tropes and tells a fresh story with humor as its anchor.
The author’s conversational style and tone is a perfect fit for spoken narration. From the second I started Fat Vampire, it was as though I’d just sat down at the local pub, and the guy next to me said, ‘Hey, let me tell you what happened to this guy I know.’

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