Gideon Bean

Auras & Embers, Book 1

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Gideon Bean

By: Gwen DeMarco

Narrated by: Janine Granda

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All Gideon Bean wants is to be left alone to burn corpses in peace. Is that too much to ask?

Nothing exciting happens at Peterson Cremation Services–exactly how Gideon prefers it. All his life, he has seen things–scary and bizarre visions that weren’t really there. Working the night shift at the crematorium and days at Sheryl's Shell Shack lets him keep his head down and ignore the strange world around him. The last time Gideon reacted to one of his hallucinations, he ended up in a psychiatric hold. He can’t let anything like that happen again–it would break his mother’s heart.

Then suddenly, a woman with flaming wings and fiery eyes crawls out of a crematorium oven one night.

Dacey Menet is a Mythical who is reborn in fire. She’s investigating a series of local murders and disappearances, and she is enraged to have been one of the victims. Now Dacey needs Gideon’s help to catch her murderer.

Because it turns out his ‘hallucinations’ are real–Gideon Bean can see magic.

Crime

Dark Fantasy

Fantasy

Murder

Paranormal

Heartfelt

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This is the first in what I hope is to be another great series from Gwen Demarco. It is well written with engaging characters albeit they are a bit weird, It's a voyage of discovery for Gideon when Dacey comes in to his life and they become embroiled in investigating murders. Discovery that is of himself, for he has hidden powers that even he did not recognise. Janine Granda once again excels with the narration bringing her own voices to well developed characters. Highly Recommended.
I was kindly given a copy of the book by the author and leave this honest review.

Superb.

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Gideon Bean is an absolute gem! The story is witty, touching, and full of charm. The narrator brings the characters to life with warmth and humor. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute and didn’t want the journey to end.

A Clever and Heartfelt Adventure

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This was an amazing book. I was so enthralled from the very start and loved to see the relationship develop between Gideon and Dacey. Am looking forward to see these characters develop in the next book and see where their story goes. Brilliant narration by Janine really feel like I am watching it all happen. 🥰 highly recommend this book

A brilliant book

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Really enjoyed this story and the storyteller did a great job. I love that we are back in the world of Sophie F with the mysticals…really clever writing. This was an interesting mystery with lots of adventure.

Loved it

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