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Thirst

The Beast King Brides, Book 1

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Thirst

By: Charlene Hartnady
Narrated by: Tristan James, Meg Price
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Thane

I’ve been told I’m beautiful to look at, but I’m a monster all the same. Barely contained. Terrifying now that the thirst is upon me.

I’m a beast king, and that comes with its pros and cons.

Big con: I have to take a bride. It’s built into my DNA. We all reach a point where the drive kicks in.

I thought I still had time. I was wrong. I need to find her. The one.

A vampiress whose blood will quench me. The hunt is on. If I don’t find her soon, I’ll be put down like a rabid dog, leaving my throne to my greatest enemy: my rival by blood. And that can’t happen.

Bellicent

What happens in the dark stays in the dark…or so I thought.

I’m a half-blood. More human than vampire. A weakling. A circus trick only good for being used and abused.

When the vampire king shows interest in me, I tell him where to get off…then I spend the night with him. Don’t judge me! Who wouldn’t leap at the opportunity? He’s the most eligible bachelor on the planet and is known to be picky about who he spends time with.

The king also happens to be my family’s greatest rival. It’s a feud that spans centuries. Think of the Capulets and Montagues, only so much worse.

Last night was a moment of weakness; a night I don’t regret! Thane is more of a beast than I ever imagined.

My brother will pop a vein if he ever finds out what I did. He thinks he can run every aspect of my life, but he’s wrong. I will follow the two rules that have been drummed into me since childhood...and those two rules only! To keep the peace, I’d prefer it if Zale never found out about last night. He’d make my life a living hell.

Then, the king shows up on my doorstep again. Everything I’ve ever known to be true starts to unravel. It all gets turned on its head. I’m not sure who my real enemies are anymore...

Thirst is the first book in a series about monsters of all kinds. If you like enemies to lovers, forbidden romance, sassy heroines, and swoon-worthy beast kings who are almost untamable, then this is the series for you.

©2022 Charlene Hartnady (P)2023 Podium Audio
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An easy lisen with magic, vampires, witches fay and the like. It is a shame that the narration was so stilted , as if generated by bad AI.

good story, bad stilted narration

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Tristan James… cannot stand the male narration of this book. So jolty. Like he’s struggling to read the book whilst he narrates it. It ruined it for me.

Unfortunate casting.

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The males voice sounds like it is computerised, I liked the story so forced myself to finish the book, but its so unatural and annoying.
Hoping book 2 will not br the same.

liked the story, hate the male voice

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I really enjoyed this book. The book itself is really well written and had some twists i didnt see coming which was brilliant. meg price did a fantastic job and to be honest it would've been 5 stars all round if she'd read the hole book by herself. Tristan james was very robotic. The tone and speed of his voice didn't match the storyline at some point very well at all.

great story!

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I was surprised that i enjoyed this story so much.
I am looking forward to the other Beast Kings' stories and will be downloading the next audio book in this collection as soon as I finish typing this! I thought the female Narrator edged it over the male, but still both were enjoyable.

Enjoyable

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