Audiobook Lovin’ Presents: An interview with Terry Maggert

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Viviana, Enchantress of Books and I are pleased to welcome Terry Maggert to the blog!!!!

Terry Maggert is left-handed. Father of an apparent nudist. Husband to a half-Norwegian. Herder of cats and dogs. Lover of pie. I write books. I’ve had an unhealthy fascination with dragons since the age of– well, for a while. Native Floridian. Current Tennessean. Location subject to change based on insurrection, upheaval, or availability of coffee. Fifteen books and counting, with no end in sight. You’ve been warned.
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Audiobook Samples: Heartborn

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Audiobook Lovin’ Presents: A spotlight feature of Aiden Snow

 

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Viviana, Enchantress of Books and I are pleased to welcome Narrator Aiden Snow to the blog

Aiden Snow is a romance and erotica narrator who has been called “the crown prince of audio romance.” His rich baritone has garnered a solid fan base and has allowed him to range from paranormal romance to military romance, from “motorcycle bad boy” to “boardroom dom.” To him, every romance is true love, and every erotic romance is true desire.
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Audiobook Lovin’ Presents: Alexander Cendese Spotlight Feature

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Viviana, Enchantress of Books and I are pleased to welcome Alexander Cendese to the blog

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About the Narrator

Alexander Cendese is an actor and audio book narrator living with his wife and son in Brooklyn, NY. A graduate of the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, he has appeared stage both Off Broadway and On, as well as in regionally in the North East. TV: Elementary, Public Morals. Hostages, Golden Boy, Played, White Collar, Law & Order, Law & Order:SVU, The Bedford Diaries; Film: Blumenthal, Garden Party, You Belong to Me, Crazy Famous.

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Audiobook Lovin’ Presents: An Interview with Nicole Poole

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Viviana, Enchantress of Books and I are pleased to welcome Narrator Nicole Poole to the blog!

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Audiobook Lovin’ Presents: An Interview with Rebecca Zanetti

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Hi everyone and welcome to Audiobook Lovin, presented by Books-n-Kisses and Viviana, Enchantress of Books. We’re excited to have author Rebecca Zanetti with us here today.

Rebecca: Howdy! Thanks for having me over today!

Q: Rebecca, for those of our followers that don’t know you. Can you please tell us a little about yourself?

RZ: Sure! I’m from the Pacific Northwest, and I write paranormal romances and romantic suspense novels. I’m married and have two kids, and I’ve worked as a Senate Aide, lawyer, college professor, and hearing examiner in the past.

Q: In the three years we’ve been hosting Audiobook Lovin, we’ve discussed the process of selecting a narrator with both authors and narrators. We’ve discovered instances where authors were heavily involved in the process or provide ideas of what they wanted and those that some were 100% involvement in the selection of the narrator. On the opposite side, there have been authors were not part of the process at all. What was your level of involvement with your books being formatted to audio books? 

RZ: I’ve done both. There are series where I’ve sold the rights and not been involved past that, and there are series where I’ve done everything from chosen the audition excerpt to hiring the narrator to paying said narrator. I’ve enjoyed both paths, to be honest.

Q: Can you please us do you listen to your own audiobooks? If yes/no why?

RZ:  I don’t listen to my own audio books, just like I don’t read one of my books after it has been released. I think I’d just want to keep tweaking it or changing minor parts, and it’s too stressful to think about it since I can’t do it. Once a book is out there, I figure it’s not mine anymore, anyway.

Q: If someone one who is new to audiobooks was to ask “why do people listen to audiobooks” how would you answer this?

RZ: I think a lot of folks listen to audiobooks while multitasking. Some do so while commuting or driving, while others do so while they’re doing other tasks.

Q: Can you tell us what you are currently working on? Any secret projects you can share?

RZ: Right now I’m gearing up for the release of Vampire’s Faith, which happens on June 19th. It’s the newest book in the Dark Protector series, and it sets off a whole new arc, so it’s perfect for new readers to join in the fun.

Q: If you could pick one person to narrator your life who would it be and why?

RZ: Lucille Ball, if she were still alive.

Q: How about a quick speed round… ready?

Coffee or Tea? Tea

Taco or Burger? Burger

Summer or Winter? Winter

Football or Baseball? Football

Mountain or Beach? Mountain

Milk or Dark Chocolate? Milk

Vegas or Reno? Vegas

Rebecca Zanetti is the author of over forty romantic suspense, dark paranormals, and contemporary romances, and her books have appeared multiple times on the New York Times, USA Today, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and iBooks bestseller lists.  She lives in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest with her own Alpha hero, two kids, a couple of dogs, a crazy cat…and a huge extended family.  She believes strongly in luck, karma, and working her butt off…and she thinks one of the best things about being an author, unlike the lawyer she used to be, is that she can let the crazy out.   Upcoming series are: The Blood Brothers, The Realm Enforcers and The Scorpius Syndrome.  Find Rebecca at:  www.rebeccazanetti.com
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Audiobook Lovin’ Presents: An Interview with Noah Micheal Levine

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Viviana, Enchantress of Books and I are pleased to welcome Noah Micheal Levin to the blog!!

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Noah Michael Levine is an Audie Award-Winning narrator, audiobook producer and author.  He has over 225 titles available on Audible – spanning a wide variety of genre’s from history, psychology, science and philosophy to thrillers, comedies, fantasies and lots and lots of romance and erotica.  His first book, The Audiobook Book, co-authored with Renea Mason and Erin deWard was released in January and he is working on his first novel (praying he can actually, someday finish it!)  When not devoting his time to audiobooks and books, he adores his town of Nyack, spending time in the kitchen creating new ways to tantalize taste buds and training his cat, Max, to be more like a cat and less like a … well, no one is quite sure what he REALLY is.  But he’s wicked cute.
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Audiobook Lovin’ Presents: An interview with Paul Woodson

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Viviana, Enchantress of Books and I are pleased to welcome Narrator Paul Woodson to the blog!

Paul Woodson has narrated about 150 audiobooks, from Highland Romance to Classic Adventures to WWII Nonfiction (as well as some steamier titles under his pseudonym); classically trained in Acting at Boston University, he has been a professional actor/singer for over 25 years and has toured the USA and Europe onstage, as well as played roles on TV and film. Romance authors he narrates for include Melissa Foster, Keira Montclair, Karina Halle, Natasha Knight, Ceci Giltenan, and Julie Richman. He has hiked over 900 miles of the Appalachian Trail and hopes to complete it one day!

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Audiobook Lovin’ Presents: Pippa Jayne’s Top 5

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Viviana, Enchantress of Books and I are pleased to welcome Narrator Pippa Jayne to the blog!!

About The Narrator

Pippa Jayne is a conservatory trained actress with a sexy smile, bedroom eyes & a late night voice. She’s a  6x Earphones Awards winner,  Audie Nominee 2018 & Listener’s Choice Award Finalist 2018 & an Audible bestselling Narrator in Erotica since 2014. A 4-year conservatory actor training has given her a solid background in accents & tone to flesh out steamy New Adult, elegant Erotica & intricate Contemporary Romances. Pippa Jayne enjoys the love genre in all its many facets. She is known for her sexy Russian Doms, wicked English Pirates and bit**in’ … ahem … “charming” ingenues.

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Audiobook Lovin’ Presents: Guest post by Angela Dawe + a giveaway

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Viviana, Enchantress of Books and I are pleased to welcome the talented Angela Dawe to the blog!!!

Angela DaweAngela Dawe is an actor and narrator based in the Midwest. She has had the privilege of narrating many wonderful books featuring sweet and satisfying HEAs, including multiple titles by Nora Roberts, Jennifer Ashley’s Highland Pleasures series, the Psy-Changeling-Trinity series by Nalini Singh, and the Kathleen Turner series by Tiffany Snow. In addition to voice acting, Angela has acted on stage and screen, and has worked extensively as a sketch and improv comedian. In her spare time, Angela enjoys cooking, writing, yoga, Krav Maga, and hanging out with the best people in the world, her family.
You can find Angela at Website | Twitter | Goodreads | Audible | Tantor
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What would happen if a narrator became a character in one of their favorite authors series?  Well Angela Dawe has written a fun little story.  She has become a herself in the Nalini Singh‘s Psy-Changleing series. Shall we take a look at the newest member of the Psy-Changleing world? 
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Angela Dawe, alpha of the small but powerful StarSerif clan, clicked the “Send Audio Files” icon on her tablet and sat back in her chair, rolling strong shoulders stiff from hours in front of a microphone. Moaning low at the feel of her taut muscles finally stretching, she rolled her head around in a slow, clockwise motion, then repeated the move counterclockwise, easing the tension from her pale, slender neck. Tendrils of her dark-honey hair had escaped her hasty bun, and now she felt them tickling her skin. It occurred to her that was the first tactile sensation she’d been aware of since beginning her session in the recording booth.

She’d been narrating for over seventeen hours without a break, losing all sense of time and space as she immersed herself in the life of Ena Mercant. Her clanmate Luke Daniels had finished his final edits on the biography he’d written about the famous 19th-century Psy poet just days before, after having spent nearly three years researching her work and her life – the work and life with which Angela now felt intimately familiar. When the StarSerif alpha narrated a story, she didn’t just read about the people in it; she became them. It was why she’d become one of the most sought-after narrators in the world of audiobooks.

As Angela released a luxurious sigh, a message popped up on her screen from her clanmate and producer Tanya Eby:

Files successfully downloaded. Proofing should have any pickups for you by Thursday. Presale numbers are looking good! Between Luke’s incredible writing, your incredible narration, and Ena Mercant’s incredible life, I smell another Audie for Scarab Publishing… 🙂

Angela chuckled. Scarab Publishing was her beloved clan’s main source of income, and in the seven years since becoming alpha, Angela had used her rare combination of business acumen, artistic vision, and good old-fashioned charm to make it one of the most respected – and successful – publishing houses in the Western hemisphere. Securing the rights to Ena Mercant’s private estate and personal vault on the PsyNet had been StarSerif’s biggest coup to date, and if she hadn’t already known the world was waiting with breathless anticipation for the chance to finally learn the details of the brilliant recluse’s life, the countless media requests she’d been receiving for interviews and soundbites would have made it clear as day.

She dashed off a quick reply to Tanya:

Luke really outdid himself with this one, that’s for sure. As for the Audie, you know I’ve always trusted your sense of smell… 🙂

Speaking of smells… Angela’s awareness prickled as she realized a certain smell had crept into her recording studio – not a metaphorical smell, either. No, this was the very real scent of cedar and eucalyptus and fresh mountain air, and another subtle note she’d yet to put her finger on. Despite having only met him twice, she would have known his scent anywhere: Constantinos Nicolaides, the human CEO of Galaxy Publishing, a man known as much for his curious combination of shocking good looks and disdain for romance as he was for his ruthless business dealings.

Galaxy, the largest publisher in the world, had been trying to acquire StarSerif Publishing for the better part of a year now. Normally, Constantinos Nicolaides controlled every aspect of Galaxy’s dealings from his reputedly opulent office suite on the top floor of the company’s headquarters in Chicago, but he’d made the unprecedented decision to take on the StarSerif’s negotiations in person after Angela and her three closest lieutenants, Mikael Naramore, Dick Hill, and Karen White, had all but laughed a lower-ranking Galaxy representative out of the room when, during a meeting in a Detroit hotel conference room, the poor man had suggested they sell out to the larger company.

Now she felt her blood rush inexplicably at the awareness of his presence, and in the instant before turning around to face him, she tried to deduce what tactic he was employing by showing up here today. The fact that Nicolaides had come unannounced to StarSerif’s hive, nestled in the beautiful “up north” region of Michigan’s lower peninsula, was not entirely shocking to her; the element of surprise could be useful in business negotiations. But the fact he’d made it into her her studio space without tripping any alarms or revealing himself to any of the sentries who would have informed her of his presence as soon as they’d become aware of it, made her wonder who exactly she was dealing with. Why would a hotshot publishing tycoon possess the stealth of a predator?

One thing Angela knew for sure: she was no man’s prey…

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So what do you think?  I am pretty sure that Angela needs a permanent role in Nalini’s series 😀

 

Silver Silence by Nalini Singh. Book 1 in the Psy-Changleing Trinity Series

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Audiobook Lovin’ Presents: An interview with Jeffrey Kaer

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Viviana, Enchantress of Books and I are pleased to welcome Jeffrey Kafer to the blog.

Jeffrey KaferJeffrey Kafer is a full-time SAG-AFTRA audiobook narrator. He has narrated over 450 books in almost every genre for such authors Clive Barker, Steve Alten, Maya Banks, Gregg Olsen and many others. He has 2 degrees in cinema and broadcasting and spent the first part of his career as a video game tester for Microsoft before following his true passion of acting. He’s been on stage since he was 13 (his mom still has the bellhop costume she made) and currently lives in Los Angeles with his family and dog.
You can find Jeffrey at  Website | Facebook |Twitter |Romance Narrators |YouTube | Audible
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Earth Alone by Daniel Arenson, Narrated by Jeffrey Kafer

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Irresistible Force by D.D. Ayres, Narrated by Jeffrey Kafer

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SAFE AT LAST by Maya Banks

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Audiobook Lovin’ Presents: A spotlight Feature of Tiffany Williams

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Viviana, Enchantress of Books and I are pleased to welcome Tiffany Williams to the blog.

Tiffany Williams HeadshotTiffany Williams has been narrating audiobooks since 2013. She’s has been working professionally since 1993 as an actor; director; producer; costume, sound and prop designer; stage manager; technical assistant; box office assistant; board member; business manager, production manager and college professor for theatres in the North Texas area. She has also provided voice-overs for plays, phone messaging services, and training videos. Tiffany has directed numerous productions of “The Vagina Monologues” which raised monies for Hope’s Door, Victims Outreach and the Dallas County Sexual Assault Coalition. Since moving to the East Coast, she has been using her theatre training to narrate audiobooks, and currently has over 85 titles available in various genres: sweet romance, fantasy, self-help, cozy mysteries, and more. Tiffany and her audio engineer husband, Sean, opened Airbending Media Productions, LLC in 2014, and fully produce audiobooks from their home office/studio.***
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Dragon Trails by Ava Richardson

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The Cast Iron Cookbook by Sarah Sophia

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