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Marked by the Moon

Bound by the Veil, Book 1

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Marked by the Moon

By: Helen Scott
Narrated by: Tim Campbell, Evelyn Rose
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All my life, death was right around the corner. I just never expected it to be delivered by the man I was falling in love with…

Magic has been outlawed for almost a century, and anyone caught wielding it or bearing its mark is executed. Which is why I know every day could be my last.

I'm marked for death. My skin bears the branding of the moon. I just thank the stars that it's not somewhere visible.

For one night, I willingly put myself in danger, picking a stranger to lose myself in before I begin my life of servitude to the crown as a member of the King's Guard. But the man I thought was a stranger turns out to be the Blade of the King, Thorn, my new boss.

It doesn't matter that he's temptation incarnate or that the slightest flick of his fingers against my skin brings back echoes of the night we spent in each other's arms. We can never be together again because I can't risk losing this job, and I definitely can't risk him finding out my secret.

Not everything in the Eaorin Kingdom is as it seems, though, and my boss has secrets too. Ones that are just as deadly as my own…

The first book in a new fantasy romance series, Marked by the Moon is filled with steamy enemies-to-lovers romance, mystery, a heroine who will fight for everything she has, and a hero who might just be a villain. For fans of Elisa Kova, Sylvia Mercedes, and LJ Andrews, this thrilling forbidden love romance will keep you entranced until the very last word!

©2023 Helen Scott (P)2023 Podium Audio Action & Adventure Dark Fantasy Fantasy
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This book had me completely captivated from the first page to the last. The world building, the characters, and the angst. It's all just perfection. I can't wait for the next book.

Marked By The Moon

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I nearly threw in the towel at the 3/4 mark, but I pushed through and now I am intrigued enough to read the next book in the series.

A dark horse.

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The lead characters kept me wanting to know more, voices of both male and female were well done. Romance kept me listening

Interesting story, strong lead characters and voices were good

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The storyline was ok,the internal monologue was drawling going in to every single detail got quite repetitive.
The male narration and female impersonation of the males were…ick was quite jarring. It was difficult to hold the attraction to the male with the voice and impersonation.
I’d probably have found it more enjoyable reading it rather than listening.

Terrible male narration

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I liked the story, a few plot holes and strange character development but I’m guessing the author had plans for the story to go further in the future. I found the FMC internal monologue a little too repetitive which got annoying for me. Great Narrators although I really do wish authors would invest in duet style narration, men reading woman’s parts in particular is just cringy sometimes. Overall I liked how the ending draws me in to continue listening and learn more about the characters and the created world but I really don’t think I want to waste a credit on the next installment as it’s half as long as this one and if most of it is repetitive FMC monologue I’m not sure if I will sadly.

Good but not sure if I will continue the series

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Really good book, easy to get into and follow . Looking forward to the next one in the series!

Really good story

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I should have DNF’d however I made a commitment. I won’t be continuing the series.

So what was the story?

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Honestly couldn’t get past chapter 5. Each chapter felt like it was going over the same thing as the previous one.

Lake of story

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This started with so much potential. But a few times saying the exact same things 2-3 times 30pages apart is off putting. A lot of pointless inner monologuing. I really wanted to like the book but was left disappointed and so many holes and things that make no sense with no context provided.

Too many plot holes and repetitive.

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