Between

The Chronicles of Between, Book 1

By: L. L. Starling

Narrated by: Steve West, Emily Ellet

A bewitchingly cozy, fiendishly funny cautionary tale about the perils of gatecrashing fairytale kingdoms—particularly ones with drunken unicorns, bored dragons, and sorcerers in tight leather pants.

Sasha Pierce hasn’t had a single dream since she was a child...until she accepts a substitute teaching position in the charmingly witchy village of Old Middleton. Her first dream in twenty-five years ought to be enchanting, but her wonder quickly turns to shock when she realizes that it’s not a dream at all, but an entirely different sort of magic.

Catapulted through an ancient portal into the fairytale kingdom of Between, Sasha’s astonishment is swiftly upgraded to panic when she accidentally performs a supposedly impossible feat and is declared the True Queen of Between...and betrothed to its infuriatingly handsome sorcerer king.

Lorn, Shadow King of Between, is desperate to break free from Between’s clutches. Magically tethered to the ramshackle kingdom, he wages a daily battle to save his disreputable subjects from rampaging magical creatures, sinkholes, and catastrophes of the distressingly lethal variety. To avoid an early grave, he needs an escape plan, not a wife...until he learns that this magicless mortal holds the key to his freedom.

Unwilling to leave her world to accept the crown—or the husband—Sasha must race against the clock to disentangle herself from this fairytale. But her empty throne leaves a dangerous rift between their worlds. As dark forces descend upon Old Middleton, the two must make a choice: work together or unleash fairytale chaos upon their realms.

Between is the spellbinding first novel in The Chronicles of Between fantasy series. Filled with feisty, fairytale-savvy heroines, swoon-worthy sorcerers, slow burn romance, morose minotaurs, and bawdy witches, it’s a laugh-out-loud fairy tale romp.

©2020 L. L. Starling (P)2023 Podium Audio

Cozy Fantasy— perfect for witchy season!

Adorable cozy romantasy— full of ridiculous humor and sweet charm, a la Terry Pratchet. Narrator Steve West is perfection.

Brilliant!

I loved reading Between but listening to the book really added to the experience! The voice actors were perfect for each character and really brought Sasha and Lorne to life!

Fantastic - 100%

The storyline was fun, original and never dull. I was engaged throughout the entire book. Truly, I cannot wait for the next installments. Gah! When will that even be?!

Amazing narrators

Very funny. Had my chuckling repeatedly. And the Narrators are amazing! They do great voices and have superb acting skills

Absolutely LOVE this story and can’t wait to read more!!!

I think this book was suggested because of my love of fantasy, comedy, and a slow burn romance. Glad I went with the suggestion!!! This was amazing. I also tend to prefer longer audiobooks with great characters, world building and story lines and this did not disappoint!!! I knew this book wouldn’t be the end of the story when I was pleasantly surprised with the story telling from Loren’s perspective but now I really want to know when the next book is being released! Went back to see the release date for this book and it was 2020!!! Part 2 please!!!!