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Narrated by:
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Emily Mount
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Shiromi Arserio
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James Meunier
About this listen
*An instant New York Times bestseller!
Vying for the hand of one brother.
Falling in love with the other.
A new Victorian-inspired romantasy, perfect for fans of Bridgerton, The Selection, and The Cruel Prince.
“If you’re looking for the next YA sensation, here it is.” —Adalyn Grace, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Belladonna
London, 1848—For four hundred years, England has been under the control of an immortal fae queen who tricked her way onto the throne. To maintain an illusion of benevolence, Queen Mor grants each of her subjects one opportunity to bargain for their deepest desire.
As Ivy Benton prepares to make her debut, she knows that not even a deal with the queen could fix what has gone wrong: Her family’s social standing is in shambles, her sister is a shadow of her former self, and Ivy’s marriage prospects are nonexistent. So when the queen announces a competition for Prince Bram’s hand, Ivy is the first to sign her name in blood. What a bargain can’t fix, a crown certainly could.
Ivy soon finds herself a surprising front-runner—with the help of an unexpected ally: Prince Bram’s brother, the rakish Prince Emmett, who promises to help Ivy win his brother’s heart…for a price. But as the season sweeps Ivy away, with glittering balls veiling the queen’s increasingly vicious trials, Ivy realizes there’s more at stake than just a wedding. Because all faerie bargains come with a cost, and Ivy may have discovered hers too late.
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Witch Haven comes a tale that will leave listeners eager to bargain for a sequel.
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In a world ruled by the cruel and merciless Stars, Elara has been cursed by fate. A prophecy promises she will fall for a Star, but that it will kill them both. So when Ariete, Star of Wrath, War and Chaos, descends to wreak havoc on Elara’s kingdom, she flees her home—the Kingdom of Night—for the neighbouring Helios, Kingdom of Light. And strides straight into the arms of an enemy prince.
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Magical
- By Jessica on 04-25-25
By: Imani Erriu
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The Forest King's Daughter
- By: Elly Blake
- Narrated by: Eleanor Bennett
- Length: 14 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Once upon a time, among the bloodred trees of Thirstwood, a young forest princess became friends with a lonely boy from underground. He gifted her an amber ring, a worthless trinket—or so he thought—because no sooner did he slide it onto her finger than the queen of the underground and the forest king declared war. Years later, Cassia is a crucial force in her father’s army, wielding her ring of light that can blind and disorient hundreds of demons at a time. Then battle-hardened Zeru abducts her, planning to steal the ring back to fix his costly childhood mistake.
By: Elly Blake
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The Beasts We Bury
- By: D. L. Taylor
- Narrated by: Brenda Scott Wlazlo, Jake Chronister
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Daughter and heir to the throne, Mancella Cliff yearns for a life without bloodshed. But as a child, she emerged from the Broken Citadel with the power to summon animals—only after killing them first. Her magic is a constant reminder of the horrors her father, the ruler of the realm, has forced upon her to strengthen their power. Silver is a charming thief struggling to survive in a world torn apart by Mancella’s father’s reign. When a mysterious benefactor recruits him for the heist of a lifetime, a chance to rob the castle, Silver relishes the opportunity for a real future—and revenge.
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Incredible story and narrator
- By Carli Recker on 02-07-25
By: D. L. Taylor
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The Invention of Sophie Carter
- By: Samantha Hastings
- Narrated by: Marian Hussey
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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1851. Bounced from one home to another their whole lives, orphaned identical twins Sophie and Mariah Carter have always relied on each other for love and support, even though the sisters couldn't be more different. Brash Sophie wants to be an inventor, and demure Mariah wants to be an artist. Both long to visit London for the summer—Sophie to see the Queen's Great Exhibition and Mariah to study the world's finest collection of paintings. But when their cantankerous aunt answers their letter pleading for a place to stay, she insists she only has time and room to spare for one of them.
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Amid Clouds and Bones
- By: Ella Fields
- Narrated by: Summer Roberts
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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As the half faerie daughter of a human king, my days were spent tucked out of sight—until the Seelie Fae sought an alliance with our kingdom. In exchange for my father’s help in defeating their Unseelie enemies, I would wed Atakan the heartless. The Seelie prince loathed everyone, but none more than me. Throughout the years leading to our nuptials, each encounter grew more terrifying than the last as he demonstrated how he’d earned his infamous reputation.
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Delicious
- By Abby on 01-16-25
By: Ella Fields
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The Meadowbrook Murders
- By: Jessica Goodman
- Narrated by: Sophie Amoss, Jesse Vilinsky
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
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It’s the first week of senior year at Meadowbrook Academy. For Amy and her best friend Sarah, that means late-night parties at the boathouse, bike rides through their sleepy Connecticut town, and the crisp beginning of a New England fall. Then tragedy strikes: Sarah and her boyfriend are brutally murdered in their dorm room. Now the week Amy has been dreaming about for years has turned into a nightmare, especially when all eyes turn to her as the culprit.
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Predictable
- By Kim on 03-08-25
By: Jessica Goodman
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Riftborne
- Esprithean Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Parker Lennox, Bree Grenwich
- Narrated by: Adriene Arce
- Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins
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Twenty years after a rebellion branded her an outcast, Fia Riftborne navigates a city rife with prejudice so deep, it's often deadly. But she harbors a secret, one that would paint an even larger target on her back. A hidden power within her is growing, threatening to destroy everything she's built for herself.
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Perfection
- By Kristie Taulton on 12-24-24
By: Parker Lennox, and others
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Blackmoore
- By: Julianne Donaldson
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Kate journeys to the stately manor of Blackmoore and enlists the help of her dearest childhood friend, Henry Delafield. But when it comes to matters of love, bargains are meaningless and plans are changeable. There on the wild lands of Blackmoore, Kate must face the truth that has kept her heart captive. Will the proposal she is determined to reject actually be the one thing that will set her heart free?
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EXQUISITE!
- By 🌸DARA on 09-22-13
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Wings of Starlight
- By: Allison Saft
- Narrated by: Kathleen McInerney
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
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It’s been centuries since a warm-season fairy in Pixie Hollow has crossed into the Winter Woods, and while most fear the legends of monsters lurking in the frozen lands, Clarion, can’t help being intrigued by Winter’s stoic beauty. But under the watchful eyes of the current monarch and the court's seasonal ministers, Clarion has little time to dwell on daydreams while the days to her coronation dwindle away. That is, until reports of a monster crossing from Winter into Spring make their way to the palace.
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Milori & Clarion: The Star-crossed lovers💫
- By shanapascalereads on 04-26-25
By: Allison Saft
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The Courting of Bristol Keats
- A Novel
- By: Mary E. Pearson
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
- Length: 17 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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After losing both their parents, Bristol Keats and her sisters struggle to stay afloat in their small, quiet town of Bowskeep. When Bristol begins to receive letters from an “aunt” she’s never heard of who promises she can help, she reluctantly agrees to meet—and discovers that everything she thought she knew about her family is a lie. Even her father might still be alive, not killed but kidnapped by terrifying creatures to a whole other realm—the one he is from.
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Not what I expected
- By CC on 11-22-24
By: Mary E. Pearson
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Capitana
- By: Cassandra James
- Narrated by: Frankie Corzo
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
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Ximena Reale has spent most of her life training at La Academia to join the Cazadores, seafaring hunters who track down pirates. But her future is uncertain, thanks to her parents’ questionable reputation. They were traitorous pirates, and though they were executed when Ximena and her sister were young, they permanently damaged the Reale name in the eyes of the Luzan Empire.
By: Cassandra James
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Worthy of Fate
- Realms in Peril, Book 1
- By: A.N. Caudle
- Narrated by: Laura Horowitz, Tyler Darby
- Length: 18 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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The GemMarked by the Gods, Kya is forced to partake in a Trial for a chance to be deemed Worthy. If she succeeds, she’ll be gifted great powers. If she fails, she could lose her life or worse. But that’s only the start of her worries. Now, the same plague that took her home is spreading and threatening the fate of the realm. Can Kya survive the Trial of the Gods and gain the needed power to rid the world of the growing threat before it’s too late? Or will she be drawn to what awaits her in the shadows?
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the tension🔥
- By Anonymous User on 12-15-24
By: A.N. Caudle
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The Knight and the Moth
- By: Rachel Gillig
- Narrated by: Samantha Hydeson
- Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins
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From NYT bestselling author Rachel Gillig comes the next big romantasy sensation, a gothic, mist-cloaked tale of a young prophetess who is forced on an impossible quest with the one infuriating knight whose future is beyond her sight. Perfect for fans of Jennifer L. Armentrout and Leigh Bardugo.
By: Rachel Gillig
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- NereidNina
- 02-15-25
The most Yearning I’ve felt in ages.
This was nearly a 6/5⭐️ read for me- I loved it that much! The writing style was delicious to devour and encapsulated so much of what I love in a “Fantasy of Manners” book. There was a love triangle with two very charming suitors, and a devilish fae queen prompting evil obstacles for our FMC. All of the characters were so wonderfully layered with complex relationships among themselves where love and hate intermingle.
I did think that one twist was out of character & created some plot holes, but it didn’t undo the chokehold this book had on me.
The narrators were perfectly cast and lent such truth to the characters portrayed.
There was mystery and intrigue, but best of all, the YEARNING was outstanding!! I was genuinely moved to tears more than once, aching for these characters I now love to get what they want most.
🔥- There is one open-door scene in this book. That may be of interest for other readers to know, since this is marketed as YA. I don’t consider this a spoiler, since it may be real or a dream sequence, and I’m not telling which.
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- Kaddybelle
- 04-03-25
Surprises at every turn!
I enjoyed this story immensely. Barnes and Noble described it as a cross between Holly Black's Cruel Prince and Netflix adaptation of Julia Quinn's Bridgerton and it did not disappoint.
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- Anna Young
- 03-15-25
Great plot! I couldn’t put it down
Great read!!! If you like the selection series with a touch more magic you will love this
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- Hannah
- 04-18-25
Enjoyable
Very enjoyable and entertaining. The readers were excellent and the story was very good. A good twist at the end and I’m looking forward to book 2.
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- persephone
- 03-03-25
the bachelor but make it fae
wild and entertaining very cruel prince vibes the cliffhanger will make u want the next book asap
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- Godsgirl03
- 03-17-25
Breakneck twists and turns
This is one of my favorite books I’ve heard in over two years!! Can’t wait for the next
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- Hilary Cavanaugh
- 04-13-25
Right to the good stuff
I enjoyed every second of this book! I appreciated that there was no “fluff”- just the good stuff, constantly advancing the story. I fell in love with all the characters, even the ones that bugged me in the beginning. Such a fun, unique idea and I can’t wait for the sequel!!
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- Wendy day
- 04-02-25
Bridgeton with Fae
Loved it! Only mild spice. Good characters. Can’t wait for the next one. The performance was great. Appropriate for teens and adults.
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- Anna Robertson
- 03-02-25
Ughh why isn’t the second book out yet!!
Really good! One of those books that keeps you locked in! Wish the second book was already out.
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- Kaila Milas
- 02-27-25
Perfection
This got me out of my reading slump. I loved everything about this… jaw to the floor!!
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