I am not worried about Petkoff keeping the accents straight – he is a genius! My fear may be what you are saying, though… The valkyries are likely to all blend with Southern female accents. I love Regin in the early ones, but would he really give her that tough edge through a whole book? And Nix? When she gets her book, could he really do that flighty dreamy voice a whole book? I have faith in him though. He hasn’t messed up yet!

but the rate they are going, it could be years!That is my one big complaint.That it is taking SOOOOO long to get them released.But, I guess you can’t rush perfection!June 5th and Bowen’s story can’t come soon enough!

Maybe they could rush it a little – they’re torturing us with so many months in between! I hope Robert Petkoff is keeping a record of the voices he’s used for the characters up to this point so when it comes to our favorites, that are far down the line at this point, they sound just like the teasers we’ve been given thus far.

Speaking of torture, Tantor is good at it too – Nalini Singh’s Tangle of Need was released today but not on Audible, boo!

My favorite accent so far? Declan’s five minute Irish on Lothaire! Brief but wonderful. Probably because Declan is my favorite book. I can’t wait til the best ones get to audio (Malkom, Declan, Cade), but the rate they are going, it could be years! That is my one big complaint. That it is taking SOOOOO long to get them released. But, I guess you can’t rush perfection!

June 5th and Bowen’s story can’t come soon enough!

Can’t say I loved Lothaire’s story (why would a women fall in love with an a$$) I’m not big on back story as an excuse – you’ve been alive a heck of a long time, get over it already, we puny humans sure have to bite the bullet and do so in much shorter periods of time
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But I cans say the narration was delivered just the way it was written and it was perfection, so any complaints I have lie with the author on that one ( a bonafide hillbilly heroine who was voiced precisely was a bit painful no matter how sweet her character) and not the narrators fault that he portrayed her so well.

Then my personal caveat must be given because so many loved Lothaire’s story – I was never a fan of any of the cold heart-ted jack a$$ heroes Elizabeth Lowell et all wrote back in the day and I always thought the heroine who fell for then dim witted so call me old fashioned when it comes to this plot line – though there were positives in other areas, especially due to the narrator. He gets all the pluses with this one for me.

LouiseAAR: Lea:
Great to know that audiobooks keep them in the months – I’d always wondered about that! Honestly, I don’t get why books published late in a month counts toward the next one.It seems so silly!Good for the audiobook industry to keep it more logical!Thanks for explaining!My gosh, this 50 shades craze is a bit much.A new version already?That is so silly!I bet it is because there were lots of complaints about the narrator.Yes, Cole’s are all by Simon and Schuster audio.And really, if the quality of them is typical of Simon and Schusters audios, I have to check out more of them!The audios are surely a challenge with all the diverse characters and voices and yet the narrator is flawless (I think he is a Broadway actor)Like I said, in the case of Cameron MacKenzie’s push back, I am relieved!One of these days I will have to suck it up and go for the higher package at audible and do two credits a month, but for now, I am just trying to stick it out with the one.And that means strategic planning!

There is not a new narrator for the 50 books. It remains Becca Battoe. It’s on this list because it is now in CD format. There are a lot of listeners out there who don’t listen to digital copies. I’m one who wishes there was a new narrator. I’m not a crazed 50 fan but I did enjoy the first book. I could NOT get through the audio however.

My gosh, this 50 shades craze is a bit much. A new version already? That is so silly! I bet it is because there were lots of complaints about the narrator.

Yes, Cole’s are all by Simon and Schuster audio. And really, if the quality of them is typical of Simon and Schusters audios, I have to check out more of them! The audios are surely a challenge with all the diverse characters and voices and yet the narrator is flawless (I think he is a Broadway actor)

Like I said, in the case of Cameron MacKenzie’s push back, I am relieved! One of these days I will have to suck it up and go for the higher package at audible and do two credits a month, but for now, I am just trying to stick it out with the one. And that means strategic planning!