Today I’m celebrating the wonderful narrators I’ve worked with on my books. As AI attempts to take over so many parts of our lives, I want to advocate using humans. A narrator brings something special to a book that is impossible to replicate. I can’t imagine these books done any other way than with these wonderful voice actors.

My first adventure into Audiobook narration was with my debut Visions of Zarua. Guy Barnes was amazing, really getting into the fantasy vibe and he made each character sound unique. He handled the whole process wonderfully and made my debut fantasy shine.

Sample on Sound Cloud https://on.soundcloud.com/k9ekpq2gdXdK3NFhz0

Then came my Silent Sea Chronicles trilogy which George Ellington smashed. His Scottish accent worked perfectly for the island setting and he even used some sound effects that listeners have loved. It was wonderful to work with George through the whole trilogy and I was so sad when we reached the end, though excited to see each book brought to life.

Listen to the sample on sound cloud at an important moment for Tei when she meets the exiles who will hopefully help her to safety https://on.soundcloud.com/O65ldiasXJoR9x82Zc

Love, Loss and Life In Between is next and Sandie Keane tackled a variety of different genre short stories, while keeping true to the theme of the book. Her voice suited these stories perfectly be it romance, supernatural or thriller.

Listen to a sample of one of my prize-winning short story ‘Spirit Song’. https://on.soundcloud.com/6ecfpmwb9eu9oLPn5G

Then I have my two Winter Warmers festive collections.

A Christmas Wish saw Emily Lynn narrate 8 short stories and bring to life my first foray into festive fiction. It was great to hear the stories brought to life and hear Emily handle male, female and children’s voices.

Sample https://on.soundcloud.com/7PyaEE7RSmHnYCyply

A Little Christmas Magic was narrated by Colette Davies-Kerwin who has a calm and relaxed style that I love. I knew she was the narrator for this book within a few seconds of hearing her audition. Listeners have loved her style as well, so I know she was the right choice to get people in the festive spirit.

Here is the sound cloud sample for the start of the book which is all about a missing cat and a little girl’s Christmas wish – https://on.soundcloud.com/4IN7NI1vNEIIvyCtHX

In summary – Having books narrated is quite a unique experience for an author. You get to hear your work as someone else interprets it, bringing a new dimension to the stories and the characters. They come alive in a way that wouldn’t be possible without that narrator’s uniqueness. I’m so glad I entrusted my books to these narrators and I can’t wait to see what will happen when my romance series is ready for narration.

The Struggle – I’ve found it’s harder to find readers / listeners of audiobooks and even harder to get reviews. I don’t know what the magic formula is, so if you have any answers let me know, as I really feel all these narrators hard work should get recognition.

Free Reviewers Codes – I do have free codes available for all of the above books, which I’d be happy to share in exchange for an honest review on the usual platforms. Just use my contact form or reply to this post.

You can listen to samples of these books on Soundcloud via the links above. Each books is available on Amazon, Audible and iTunes.

Find my links on Linktree, or go directly on Audible UK author page or Audible US author page.

Thanks for reading and supporting my indie book journey.