Viviana, Enchantress of Books and I are beyond excited to double team today’s post.  Not only am I hosting the amazingly talented Lorelei King Viviana is hosting Darynda Jones!!!!  These two make an amazing pair.  Darynda with her quick witted heroine Charley and the super hot out of this world hero Reyes.  Lorelei has lent her voice to this amazing story and has brought these characters to life in a way that I didn’t think was possible. If you have never listened to one of Darynda’s stories on audio I would highly suggest you go check them out.

If you missed Lorelei’s post from last year and want to know what we talked about please check it out HERE.

For those of you who don’t know her (yet) it is my pleasure to introduce you to Ms. King.

Lorelei King is one of the most successful and accomplished American actresses working in the UK today, appearing in numerous films from Hollywood blockbusters such as ‘Notting Hill’ and ‘The Saint,’ to British independent films, such as ‘House of Mirth,’ ’24 Hours in London,’ and ‘Suzie Gold.’Lorelei has appeared as regular and recurring characters in popular British television shows such as Chef, Cold Feet, Alistair McGowan’s Big Impression, Emmerdale and the saucy Mile High. She has also made numerous guest appearances in British comedies and dramas such as Jonathan Creek, Not Going Out, The Robinsons and Monarch of the Glen.

Once described as ‘the best known American voice on radio 4,’ Lorelei has recorded more than 200 programs for the BBC, including the Marx Brothers tribute, ‘Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel,’ super-hero ‘audio movies’ including ‘Superman,’ ‘Batman’ and ‘Judge Dredd and classic American drama such as ‘East of Eden,’ ‘Ethan Frome’ and ‘A Thousand Acres.’ She appears regularly as a panellist on shows such as ‘Where in the World’ and ‘Wordly Wise’ and has hosted her own talk show, ‘All About Eve.’

Lorelei is a multi- award-winning narrator of audiobooks, recording the works of best-selling authors Janet Evanovich, Darynda Jones and Patricia Cornwell among others.

Her work in animation is extensive, and in America she provides the voices for ‘Wendy’ and ‘Packer’ (among others) in Bob the Builder.

Lorelei is co-owner, with Ali Muirden, of a digital publishing company, Creative Content Ltd.

Born in Pennsylvania and raised in Los Angeles, Lorelei now makes her home in London, where she lives with her husband, actor Vincent Marzello.

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads  | Audible | Creative Content Ltd

Lorelei was kind enough to share with us her Top Tips on how to record a sex scene.

Here are a few little clips to wet your audiobook palate.

Make sure to check out Viviana’s post today for an exclusive Charley Davidson read to you by the one and only Lorelei King (HERE).  And don’t forget to enter the giveaways below.

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Viviana, Enchantress of Books and I are excited to have Tara Lain guest blogging on our second annual Audio Book Lovin’ series.   So with our further ado I turn the blog over to Tara.

Audiobooks – My Secret Heath Weapon

Hi! I’m so happy to be a part of this great audiobook event. My thanks to Enchantress of Books and Books n’ Kisses for inviting me. Audiobooks are my secret health weapon! Now, I know all of you are audiobook lovers, so this will be no revelation to you, but for me – well, I’m a johnny-come-lately in the audiobook health department.

A number of years ago, I used to go to an office every day and I loved to listen to audiobooks in my car. I especially loved the Great Courses and would work my way through amazing lectures on opera and the history of China and great authors of America with a smile on my face – even though I was caught in Southern California traffic! Then my life shifted and I got to work from home about 95% of the time. Away went the driving – and the audiobooks. I totally got out of the habit. One day a half year ago or so, I saw someone on Facebook extolling the virtues of listening to audiobooks while walking. Hmm. Sounded interesting, but I knew so little about audiobooks I wasn’t even sure how one got a book to a place where you could listen to it. I went to Audible. I figured I had a bunch of books on audio by this time and I should be supporting the audiobook market! I signed up. Chose a couple books. Presto, like magic they appeared on my phone. The next time I went for a walk, I plugged in my earphones, grabbed my phone and – cool! I enjoyed my walk a lot.

But many times, I walk with others so no book. Then I went back to the gym in a big way. Hey, if the books were amusing on a walk outside, maybe they’d be even better on the boring treadmill. That did it. I’m now a dedicated audiobook listener at the gym. I don’t have a fancy audio device. I just tuck my phone into my tights (admittedly, a little dorky) and haul butt around the weights, TRX, treadmill, rower, elliptical, et al. Only in my Pilates classes do I leave my earphones off. But, I have a Pilates reformer in my garage. I wasn’t using it because the garage is too boring – no TV, radio, or interesting sights aside from two Priuses – but the magic audiobook has changed all that. I head outside to the garage with a book playing and come back in an hour later exercised and thoroughly entertained. I’ve enjoyed Anne Tenino doing hundreds and Amy Lane through agonizing arm exercises.

I know you’re probably already aware of all this, but maybe I can jog your memory as that Facebook post did for me months ago. Audiobooks make everything better –especially at the gym!

Bk #1: Audio Book Sample – Knight of Ocean Avenue by Tara Lain

You can find Tara at Lain Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads | Pinterest | Audible

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Viviana, Enchantress of Books and I are very excited to have Heather Killough-Walden back on Audio Book Lovin’ again this year.  We enjoyed having Heather in 2015.  If you missed her post last year please check it out here.   Heather wrote a guest blog for us.   But before we get to that please let me introduce you to Heather.

Heather Killough-Walden is a California native currently living in Texas with her husband and child. She is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Big Bad Wolf series, The Kings series, the Lost Angels series, the October Trilogy, the Neverland series, and The Chosen Soul series. Heather’s educational background includes religious studies, archeology, and law. She has traveled all over the world but hopes to one day live in a town with a world-class hockey team. (Let’s Go Pens!)

You can find Heather atWebsite | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads |Pinterest | Audible | Tantor 

Because it’s what we all want. Isn’t it?

Have you ever noticed that when you’re reading a paranormal romance series dealing with an entire species of vampires or werewolves or what have you, and the author takes the time to describe the species’ societal hierarchy, you always find yourself wondering about the man who must be at the top of that hierarchy? Granted, a few of us wonder whether there’s already a woman up there too. Or perhaps there’s only a queen… but we secretly hope not. In short, what we’re hoping for is a king. A single king. A hot, powerful, single king – and we want to read his story.

At least, that’s how it always was for me. When I was younger, in every series I read, I wanted to know about the guy in charge. With Kenyon’s books, it was all about Acheron to me. In the Carpathian Vampires series by Feehan, it started off with the prince, but we all knew it was Gregori who held all the real power. So I wanted to read about him.

Finally, I realized that rather than read series after series in which I spend the entire time “ho-humming” through each book just so I can get to the last one – I could write a series myself that dealt with nothing but kings. What an idea! ALL KINGS. Does it get better than that? No waiting for the one in charge here. Right from the very beginning, we get to deal with the men who hold all the face cards. The ones behind the curtain. The power.

Because I love power. I do. I admit it. It’s attractive. It’s titillating. Hell, it just really turns me on. Mix that tremendous power with a deep-down kind (but tortured) heart, a gorgeous face, and a brilliant mind, and I’ve carved out my own little slice of heaven. And because I’m an author, I get to share that slice of heaven with all of you.

So enjoy your power – all thirteen books of it. (And know that there will probably be more to come when that’s finished. After all, in an infinite multiverse, there is no shortage of worlds who need kings.)

– Heather Killough-Walden

Let’s listen to a few of Heather’s books on Audio
Bk #1: The Vampire King (The Kings #1)

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Viviana, Enchantress of Books and I are super excited to feature first time guest Carrie Ann Ryan during our 2nd annual Audio Book Lovin’ Series.  Did you know that you can get almost all of Carrie Ann’s books on audio?  If you are new to Carrie Ann or her books let me start by introducing you to her.

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Prowled Darkness

Dante’s Circle Book 7

Humans aren’t as alone as they choose to believe. Every human possesses a trait of supernatural that lays dormant within their genetic make-up. Centuries of diluting and breeding have allowed humans to think they are alone and untouched by magic. But what happens when something changes? 

Eliana Sawyer’s life was rocked from its foundation twice in as many years. She risked her heart and had it shattered into a thousand pieces when Malik left her with no warning. While she’d normally raise her chin and ignore the pain, she can’t forget what he gave her before he disappeared from her life.

Malik Ward is a prince amongst the lion shifters and knows that one day he will have to take a mate. Only, his people can never mate with humans. Under the mistaken impression that Eliana was only human, he forced himself to leave before they’d crossed a line and he broke his vow to his people. Now that he knows the truth about Eliana, however, it will take more than groveling to win back the one woman fated to be his.

While Eliana and Malik embark on a new sensuous path that might lead to disaster, the realms aren’t ready to allow the final lightning-struck human to be enveloped into their fold. The couple will have to combat those plotting against them, as well as the broken promises and heated emotions they share.

Warning: Contains a Leo with a bite that’s worse than his roar, a woman with one last chance at the life she’s always dreamt of, a flame that could extinguish with the wrong sacrifice, and the final journey in the bestselling Dante’s Circle series.

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Viviana, Enchantress of Books and I are super excited to feature Luke Daniels again during our 2nd annual Audio Book Lovin’ Series.  If you didn’t know this already.  Luke Daniels narrators one of my most favorite series.  It is a little gem call the Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne.  But Luke narrates for many many other authors.  So let me first introduce you to the one and only Luke Daniels.  

Luke Daniels was born into a family of actors. Both his father and mother have been performing and teaching for almost five decades. It is because of their influence that, from a very young age, Luke and his two brothers often found themselves in rehearsal halls at repertory theatres all over the country; watching innumerable productions of Much Ado, Julius Caesar, and Midsummer’s.

Luke’s first theatrical role came at the age of 5 as Fleance in a production of Macbeth. He immediately loved the creativity and camaraderie of the theatre. (It also didn’t hurt that he was allowed to miss school for certain performances.)

Over the years Luke has performed at many repertory theatres across the country, including the Utah Shakespearean Festival, Connecticut Rep., and Hope Summer Rep. in Holland, Michigan. Luke has his Bachelor’s from Western Michigan University and his MFA in performance from the University of Connecticut.

Luke has worked professionally as a director, teacher, audiobook narrator, voice-over, commercial, and industrial actor.

But he maintains that the greatest role he has ever played is that of a Father to his kids.
You can find Luke at Website | Facebook | Twitter | Audible | Tantor

Now for a few samples of Luke’s body of work. You can always find more of Luke’s work on Audible HERE

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Audio Book Lovin’ is happy to feature Lori Foster again this year.

I am pleased to introduce to you Lori Foster

Since first publishing in January 1996, Lori Foster has become a USA Today, Publisher’s Weekly and New York Times bestselling author of over 90 novels and novellas. She currently writes single titles for HQN.

Lori hosts a very special annual “Reader and Author Get Together,” aka RAGT16, in West Chester, Ohio. Proceeds from the event have benefited many worthy causes, including the the no-kill animal shelter, the Animal Adoption Foundation; The Conductive Learning Center, a school for children with spina bifida and cerebral palsy; and The One Way Farm, Children’s Home for abused and abandoned children. See more about the annual event here: http://readerauthorgettogether.com/ 

Each year Lori also writes a “benefit book,” a romance short story with all advance & royalties going to a local charity. You can see all the benefit books here: http://lorifoster.com/benefit-books/

You can find Lori at Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads | Pinterest | Youtube | Audible

He’s the hottest MMA fighter in the game, but one woman is ready to try out a few steamy moves of her own in an unforgettable new novel from New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster…

With the life he’s led and the muscles he’s gained, Armie Jacobson isn’t afraid of anything. Except maybe Merissa Colter’s effect on him. It’s not just that she’s his best friend’s little sister. Fact is, she deserves better. Women pursue him for one night of pleasure, and that’s all he wants to offer. Until rescuing Merissa from a robbery leads to the most erotic encounter of his life.

Good girl meets bad boy. It’s a story that rarely ends well. But Merissa is taking matters into her own hands. No matter how he views himself, the Armie she knows is brave, honorable and completely loyal. And as past demons and present-day danger collide, they’re both about to learn what’s truly worth fighting for

You can learn more about Lori’s book, read a except and listen to an audio clip HERE 

Let’s take a look at the book trailer for Fighting Dirty.

It is that time of year again when I get to tell you all about my love of audio books.  To start, thank you for stopping by the blog and checking out our second annual Audio Book Lovin’ series.  Last year was so much fun.  We got to talk to authors, narrators, and publishers all about the ins and outs of the Audio Book world.   We learned that some authors have no contact with the narrators and some author do everything from pick the narrator to helping with edits.

Last year made me realize just how much work goes into an audio book.  It is not as simple as just sit down and read aloud. Which is a good thing because no one wants to hear me read them a book (mark that off the list of possible jobs).

Which brings me back to why I love audio books.  I have found that my free time is getting less and less with each day.  Audio books give me a way to read/listen to my favorite authors and find a new author all while driving to and from work.  Which seems to be my only down time these days.    Plus it makes the commute so much better.

Audio books are a great way to introduce people an author, narrator or series that you love.   I know personally that there are any series that had I not picked them up on audio and listen to some amazing authors I am not sure I would have loved the books so much.

Last year I did a post on my Top 5 reasons I love audio books (check it out HERE).

I know that there are people out there that say they can’t or won’t listen to audiobooks.  They have all kinds of reasons. Everything from they are too expensive to the narrator doesn’t sound like I envisioned that character.  I say to them….. Just try one.  You never know.  You might actually just like them.   Ask people for recommendations. Go on to audible and listen to the samples.  Speaking of Audible.  Did you know that your 1st book is free when you sign up?  See it is a win win!!!

Alright, since you are here you either love audiobooks or you’re interested in audiobooks.  Tell me what you love about them and which narrators or author would you recommend to people who are on the audible fence.

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