Showing results by publisher "Podium Audio" in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

In a world overrun by the undead, with no experience in parenthood and an empty past that haunts her every step, Vicki is the last person you'd expect to be a caregiver. A borderline alcoholic struggling to keep her demons at bay, she's suddenly thrust into the role of protector for two young children.

Marius Wisethorn, Prince of Eleyta, has always wanted one thing: adventure. One night, the perfect opportunity falls in his lap. He intercepts a message about a feral, ancient vampire that has escaped its tomb and comes up with the perfect plan. He'll track down the First and kill it, proving to his sister that he's ready to explore the world.

A spark of revolution lights up the air. Dissatisfied with rampant banditry eating away at their livelihoods, the kingdom's farmers have gathered in protest at the Wessin Bridge, all the while a mysterious pale knight lurks in the shadows. Faced with the greatest peril imaginable, Juliette Contzen, 3rd Princess and the only adventurer not to be permanently napping in a bar, bravely strives forth to placate the peasantry.

Life as a demon is never an easy one. Orphaned as a child, Simi was left to make her own way in the world of humans. Bound to the Atlantean god who caused the death of her mother, she's spent her life trying to make sense of a world that baffles her. As the gods vie for a power that leaves demons, Dark-Hunters, and humans struggling to take sides, Simi can no longer rely on the god, Acheron, for protection. She must find her own way. Not just for herself, but to save the lives of her family and friends.

Everleigh Clarkson is half-elf and half-fae, and it shows. Then again, it isn't for most supernatural half-breeds. But that's okay. Who needs magic when you live in a city as exciting as Las Vegas? Magic, however, seems to have other plans. Not only have Everleigh's parents gone missing, but a secret group of vigilante supernaturals is threatening all of Las Vegas–and they want to use Everleigh to do it. Because Everleigh isn't some magically stunted half-breed after all, it turns out. Everleigh is a wizard. But saving her parents will require more than embracing the magic she once rejected.

To enter Five Peaks Magical Academy, you must have a familiar. Abigail hoped for a bird - maybe an owl, like that of her best friend - or a cuddly cat, or perhaps a loyal hound. She even would have been happy with a particularly smart toad. Instead, she got you.

Annabelle hasn't had the best of lives. She lives with her abusive adoptive family who treat her more like a slave than someone to care for. One day, she finally builds up the courage to escape and runs for her life, but when she crosses into Crescent Moon territory and meets Alpha Jax her life is going to completely turn upside down. Secrets will be revealed, not only about herself but also about what happened to her parents who disappeared all those years ago.

When Faith Williams almost loses her life during a robbery, Death is there. While he spares her soul, he makes a promise to return when she's eighteen and collect it. Now, it's the eve of that special birthday, and Faith has no recollection of that fateful day. But echoes of Death appear in her art—his intense eyes, his intriguing demeanor—and she can't get him out of her head. When he arrives in person, Faith is drawn into an epic supernatural battle where her very existence is questioned at every turn.

After surviving countless assaults from the ruthless Children of Z, Vicki, Theo, and their young charges have carved out a fragile but stable existence. All they yearn for now is a safe haven where they can provide a semblance of normalcy for the children they've come to love as their own. But in a world still fraught with danger, tranquility seems like a distant dream.

Now that Alec and his friends have flushed out the spy from within the Royal Academy, they return once again to their studies. Never far from Alec's mind, however, is the motivations of this spy, and whether their cause is justified. The spy did not reveal the truth of Alec's nature, of his natural magic, but why not? But such questions become less important when Instructor Brutus calls Alec to begin his private tuition.

Leigh's life has been ripped apart. Orphaned, she goes to live with incredibly wealthy relatives she never knew she had. Struggling to fit into her new world, she can't let go of her grief. When the police tell her the investigation into her parents' murder has hit a brick wall, she knows the only way she will ever know peace is to solve the mystery herself. With new family and friends, which includes a ghost with multiple personality issues, Leigh risks everything to find her answers.

After locating the Inscribers on the Haunted Isle, Alec Diamondspear has found not only his long-lost mother, but a force that might be capable of taking the fight to Chaos. With events moving toward a final battle, there are more mysteries surrounding Alec and his origins that must be revealed. All of them will strike at the heart of who Alec is, and who he wishes to be. Old foes and new friends come together in the final installment of The Last Magus.

After a harrowing experience in the forest outside the Academy, Alec is ready to resume his studies. He'll have to juggle new classes in Combat Magic and Familiars and Their Care, as well as a budding relationship with the young elf woman, Eleira Leafwalker. All the while, Alec cannot get over his suspicions that the forces of Chaos have put a spy at the Academy. But who could it possibly be? His money is on a new student with a penchant for Earth and Metal magic.

Alec Diamondspear and his friends have arrived at the Haunted Isle. He promised to return Alison to her family, and that’s what he’s setting out to do. But the Haunted Isle earned its name for a reason. What lurks beneath its surface could prove the undoing of Alec and leave his quest against Chaos forever unfulfilled.

I'm hiding in my father's closet, desperately picking the lock on a box containing an ancient evil...when he emerges. He doesn't seem all that evil, but neither did my friends before they turned into monsters. I'd like to think that I don't need him. But I love books and he loves battles. I'm used to drinking tea and he's used to drinking the blood of his enemies....or whatever his kind drink. In a world stricken by plague, all my friends have become terrifying monsters, and I have no other option but to trust him to keep me safe.

Novice wizard, Everleigh Clarkson, and elven prince, Aithan Nomos, have upped their game and are done playing defense. The supernatural vigilante group, Pandora's Key, has gone too far. Unfortunately, stopping them will be easier said than done. Pandora's Key is planning to take the city by storm...literally and figuratively.

I escaped from the first wave of monsters with a magic sword, a kidnapped duke, and a big chip on my shoulder. It's not enough for me to run. Not when this tide threatens to sweep over the entire world. I'm the only one who can warn people of what's coming. I'm the only one who knows the truth. And I'm the only one who holds a sword able to fight against the tide of plague and monsters...or am I?

As a lady’s maid/bodyguard to royalty, Miss Sharp’s duty seems clear: Protect Princess May, defuse the bomb, and hand over the would-be-killer to the police. At least, that’s what the distractingly good-looking Inspector Short advises. But Liz isn’t so sure.

Ever since her mother vanished, Selah Whitlock has been drawn to the unexplained. So it feels almost fated to live in Foggy Hollow, a place where mystery abounds. Even more so when her father accepts a job at the Vandenberg estate, the epicenter of the town's most infamous cold case. Moving into the estate's carriage house pulls Selah into the orbit of the Vandenberg cousins: Jude, the brooding heir with a tragic past, and Rafe, effortlessly charming and undeniably dangerous.

Faith Williams has managed to escape the clutches of Death and the gates of hell. But when she discovers she is the only one who can read the Book of the Dead, she realizes why her soul is so valuable to the forces of evil. Suddenly, someone Faith loves is stolen from her, bringing her back to the Devil's door. To stop a common enemy, Faith is forced to team up with her irresistible but villainous "friend," Death. Fighting alongside the enemy quickly becomes a dangerous game of saving the mortal realm while fighting forbidden feelings for each other.