Dark Fae

Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac, Book 1

By: Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

Narrated by: Keira Stevens, Troy Duran

Length: 14 hrs and 13 mins

Publisher's summary

What do a heartless Dragon Shifter, a cold-blooded Basilisk, an arrogant Lion Shifter, and a brooding, tattooed Harpy have in common…?

Me.

Elise Callisto. Vampire. Angel of vengeance. And a girl on a mission to destroy one of them for murdering my brother. I just don’t know which one did it yet.

When I kicked the ass of a Werewolf who was high on a new and dangerous drug called Killblaze, his final words painted a dark reality for me. The King of Aurora Academy killed my brother. The trouble is, there’s four kings at that school, and each of them have motive and cutthroat natures.

Aurora Academy isn’t a place for the faint of heart. To put it lightly, my town is the asshole of Solaria where the dodgiest Fae in the kingdom reside. The school itself is divided by the two gangs who run this town, The Lunar Brotherhood and the Oscura Clan. And guess what? Two of the kings run the gangs at the school, their hatred for each other so fierce I hear a day doesn’t go by without blood being spilled in the halls.

I might be a petite, lilac-haired girl who looks like a fragile doll, but they haven’t been introduced to my fangs yet. And they don’t know why I’m really here. Or that I’ll do whatever it takes to bring down the Fae who took my flesh and blood from me.

I don’t believe in fate, but I do know this…the King who killed my brother is a dead man walking. And I’m prepared to sacrifice my heart, body and soul to ensure I get my revenge.

This is a reverse harem series set in the world of Zodiac Academy four years before the Vega Twins were awakened. Expect some character cross-over, dark and hot romance, and a twisted murder mystery which will leave your head spinning.

©2019, 2020 Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti (P)2020 Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

Great Story and Narration

This is the 1st audiobook in the Ruthless boys of the Zodiac series. The narration is duel. During male POV chapters we have a male narrator and during the FMC chapters we have a female narrator. Both do a great job at the voices of the charathers and make them distinctive. Very good duel narration.  

The story. Is so addictive. I lean more toward compentary but this story and genera by these authors have made me fall in love with a magical, deep, well develop world. This is a mystery an RH romance. In this world of Fae each Fae has an order from vampires to lion shifter. They all also have Elemental Magic based on their zodiac signs. It's a very interesting world of Magic based on zodiac. Elise is going to a good but rough Academy (college aged) to try to solve the mystery of her brother's Murder By befriending the leades in the school including rival gang members. We also flash back to her time at the brothers school before his death. The story is loading very well. The story is really addictive and compelling. With a well-balanced of emotion grief loss and humor and fantastic mystery and story. The authors are there also have other series based in the same world. Timeline wise this series takes place first. I can't tell you enough how picky I am about this genre and I've tried to find something else like this but I can't this is just such an amazing series and amazing world that they have created and amazing writers and it translates so well over audio.

Amazing book, perfectly narrated

I’ve read these books before and was very excited to see that the audio book was available. I love, love, love the narration to this book! Huge kudos to Troy Duran for taking on so many male lead roles .... some of whom have different accents and mannerisms.... and for making each one unique and totally fitting the character! AND for speaking Italian! 😍 I also loved Keira Steven’s voice for Elise and will definitely listen to the Cindy Pooh scene again! Well done! 🤞 for more audio books in this series!!!

Such a fun book

I really enjoyed this book. It was fun, witty and had an awesome cast of characters. I loved that Elise was in complete control of her self and her relationships. Too often the female is overcome by love, and in the process looses her wits and independence. I loved that this book wasn't like that. This is a character based book and not plot based. If you're the type of person who needs a twisty turny lot, than this may not be the book for you. Overall, I highly recommend

Amazing

I absolutely loved this story and the performances i really loved how the actors made the personalities of the different characters so vivid and distinct

Holly Sh*t

Um....stunned, best book I've read since high school and I graduated in 2009. I have no words. If you have doubts about reading this book don't. Pick it up and read it please. Simply magnificent mind blowing tear jerking heart racing gut punching FANTASTIC!

Great Narrators

I really enjoy this series. the story is good but gets better in later books, the characters are great, so much fun and great banter. the narrators are fantastic, Troy Duran and Keira Stevens really brought the characters to life for me. I'm impressed with Troy Duran's range of voices.

Wow

Wow I have absolutely no words for this book I did not know I needed it until I started listening. What a tale these two authors weaved that lured me in like a spider into its web. I could not get enough of the story. looking forward to the next book. The narration was phenomenal!

Love!

I love this story as well as the narration. I know Gareth's chapters are in there for a reason but I found myself skipping all of them because they drove me insane for some reason. All I know is I love this story and I can't wait for more!

I liked it!

I wasn't sure I would enjoy this, but I really did. there's a good story line that keeps you coming back and doesn't get dull. character back stories were believable and really added to the overall storyline. narrators were also great.

I hate Zodiac Academy

I was hesitant to try this series bc of its association with ZA but I really enjoyed Elise and the boys' story. Troy Duran is phenomenal as always and Keira Stevens makes the dramatic fmc tolerable if not likable.