Chapter 4 Teaser for Meena Mason's, The Thief's Tale, audiobook.

Chapter 3 Teaser for Meena Mason's, The Thief's Tale, Audiobook.

Teaser for Chapter 1 of Meena Mason's, The Thief's Tale, audiobook.

A teaser for Meena Mason's, The Theif's Tale, audiobook.

Temporary respite, indeed! Narrowly dodging the grip of the noose, Kessa finds her hands tied when her motives are uncomfortably probed and savagely scrutinized.

Chapter 4 of the audiobook version of Meena Mason's, The Thief's Tale.

Chapter 4 Excerpt:

Water dripping from her blonde hair, Kessa trailed behind sulkily, kicking at stones, muttering, and lamenting the long walk back to the castle. It certainly hadn’t felt this far when they were travelling in the opposite direction. Then again, it hadn’t been pouring rain or as cold, either.

Glimpsing at her sibling, Aquestria declared, “Malieous is not going to care if you’re having a bad day. Make those twenty-year-old legs move!”

By the skin of their teeth, fugitives, Kessa and Aquestria, finally reach Aquina, but some unexpected news sets them back. Or does it?

Chapter 3 of Meena Mason's audio edition of The Thief's Tale.

Chapter 3 Excerpt:

Dismayed to see wanted posters of themselves plastered all over the city, Aquestria tugged her hooded sister away from the food stands. “Come on; we must get to Lord Aguilon as soon as possible.” She tugged on the edge of her own hood. “Even with these, we still risk being recognized.”

Plowing their way through the throngs of people, they steered toward the castle sitting visibly upon a hilltop. Massive, stone battlements, tall towers, spiral staircases, spacious rooms, and spectacular views were just a few of this building’s virtues. Secret tunnels, a dungeon labyrinth, a remarkable hedge garden maze (the Aguilons’ loved puzzles), and a deep, encompassing moat were features that really made the place unique.

From a distance, one would assume the family that called the castle home had been particularly fortunate and immune to calamity. But upon closer scrutiny, it was evident this wasn’t the case. The drawbridge sagged precariously to one side, and chips of mortar littered the weeds at the base of the wall. The portcullis was inoperable and was hinged at an awkward angle, barely high enough to admit a rider on horseback. No one was in sight, and the inner gate was shut tight. Misfortune had befallen the once immaculately kept castle - or more accurately, Casyius had befallen the place.

The so called king of Acara has visited his dungeon keeper, a legendary fighter, tracker, and executioner. Why? Does it have anything to do with two sisters on the run?

This is the audio version of Meena Mason's, The Thief's Tale, Book 1 of the Acaran Legends Series. Read to you by the author.

Chapter 1 excerpt: “Seriously, Kes, we’ve no money, nothing worth selling, and few amenable connections. Translation: we have only a glimmer of hope for assistance. Our options are skin and bone.” “I’m going to be skin and bone if we don’t stop to eat soon,” Kessa complained, her thoughts quickly reverting to her hunger since that was a problem that had a quick and relatively easy solution. The tall, black-haired beauty looked skyward, a fettered smile tugging a corner of her lip. “Great Althalos, you’re relentless!” Kessa’s voice reached a high note. “It’s hunger that’s relentless!” “In your case, incessant, too.” Slipping in an apologetic grin ere withdrawing her dagger, Kessa asked, “Shall I go a-hunting?”

The dungeon keeper's pursuit intensifies. Will the two fugitives be ensnared in his trap or will they just managed to slip through the cracks?

Excerpt from Chapter 2:

Kessa was relieved when they’d finally found water. She was not only starving, but parched as well. Stooping to the stream’s edge, she sipped the delicious, cool water. She’d barely swallowed two mouthfuls when the hairs on the back of her neck rose and her skin prickled. The calm, peaceful atmosphere succumbed to a building ominous tension.

“Aquestria,” she whispered. “We’re being watched.”