Guild Codex: Spellbound Series, Book 5 The Alchemist And An Amaretto / Annette Marie/ 296 pages

As a guild bartender, Tori can handle pretty much anything thrown her way, mages, sorcerers, druids, witches, the occasional demon. But anything family-related and she’d rather run for the hills. So why on earth did she agree to spend the holiday with her three best guy friends Aaron, Ezra, and Kai at Aaron family’s home, which is a giant castle that is also a school.  Meeting his famous parents is already terrifying enough, but there are bigger problems. Students of Aaron’s family's renowned mage academy are being attacked on the grounds and somehow no one has seen a single assailant. Unexplained tracks litter the nearby woods, rumors of forbidden alchemy are circulating the campus, Ezra has been acting strangely since they arrived, and Aaron is falling back into his old way surrounded by the upper class elite at the school.  Something deadly is brewing in the shadow of Sinclair Academy, and the longer Tori and her friends take to uncover it, the more dangerous it becomes. But no matter the risk, they’re determined to protect the students. And Aaron's parents too, If they have to. Narrated by Cris Dukehart 6h 55min.

Divine Dungeon Series, Book 2 Dungeon Madness / Dakota Krout / 424 pages

Dungeon Core Cal saved both the town the resides near him and Dale, although Dale doesn’t seem grateful to him about it. Both Cal and Dale have become stronger, each in spite of the other. The dungeon-Cal-knows exactly how much their strength has increased, and is working hard to become exponentially more powerful. His schemes are becoming more complex, and his dungeon (body) more deadly. Dale has a nasty surprise waiting for him as he works to thwart the plans of the devious dungeon. Hearing a voice (Cal) in his head that distracts him at critical moments, he must fight his mind as he battles deadly creatures. Unbeknownst to both, they are in for the fight of their lives as madness threatens the land. Narrated by Vikas Adam 12h 1min.

Divine Dungeon Series, Book 1 Dungeon Born / Dakota Krout / pages

For eons, conquering dungeons has been the most efficient way to become a strong adventurer. Although, not everything is as straightforward as it seems. Several questions have always plagued the minds of those that enter these mythical places of power: Why are there so many monsters? Where do the amazing weaponry and heavy gold coins come from? Why does the very air fill with life-giving energies?! Cal has all of the answers to these age-old questions, for a very simple reason. He is a Dungeon Core, a human soul forced against his will into a magical stone after Necromancers sacrifice him.  After several lonely years, Cal was able to regain sentience, allowing him to form new memories while slowly growing a dungeon around himself. With help from a friend, Dani a willow-the-wisp Cal learns how to create monsters and traps, increasing his power and size quickly. But when a threat to his existence rears its head, Cal decides that he will do anything to stay alive and become stronger. Unfortunately for treasure-seekers and adventurers, the fastest way for Cal to achieve his goal . . . is to eat anyone that enters his depths. Dale was a sheepherder when he stumbled on the dungeon in the mountains, and he knows how valuable the land on which it sits will be.  Before anyone finds out about it he buys the land rights to the entire mountain and then submits the new dungeon location to the guild. His trials to becoming stronger and richer have only just begun if only he can survive the dungeon that seems to be trying to kill him. Narrated by Vikas Adam 12h 33min.

The Isle of Destiny Series, Book 2 Sword Song / Tricia O'Malley / 253 pages

Book two in the Isle of Destiny Series, Sasha Flanagan has lived her life obsessed with swords, so much so that she became a collector and dealer of antique blades and an expert swordswoman.  But then she finds out that she is a Seeker for the next magical item in an ancient quest.  She has to find a mythological sword before a centuries old curse is complete and before the dark Fae can find it. She is accompanied by a rag-tag team and her Protector Declan who has grown up with her shadowed and silently watched over her since her childhood.  Narrated by Amy Landon 5h 31min.

The Isle of Destiny Series, Book 1 Stone Song / Tricia O'Malley / 296 pages

Clare MacBride has her life exactly in the order she wants it, in a year, she'll have finished her geology dissertation. But she is no closer to figuring out the answer to one question that plagues her and the reason why she went into geology, why can she feel stones pulse with energy? She’s never told anyone about her abilities, after all it sounds crazy in their science and technology driven age.  But one night when coming home from work she is attacked by a strange man with silver eyes who turns out to be a Fae only to be saved by another man who calls himself her Protector. She finds out about a centuries-old curse, a mysterious faction of protectors, and a mythological godstone, and that she is a Seeker which all sounds like old world fairy-tale nonsense to her. But she realizes that this is all real, her life plans are shattered and she is forced to throw everything she knows about the world out the window and go on a quest to find this godstone otherwise the dark Fae will be released and Ireland will be doomed. Narrated by Amy Landon 7h 2min.

Ice Planet Barbarians Series, Book 2 Barbarian Alien / Ruby Dixon / 211 pages

Kidnapped from Earth by aliens Liz and a bunch twelve other women are kept prisoner on their ship to become sex slaves but when things go wrong for their captors the alien traffickers dump their ‘cargo,’ the women, on an ice planet until they can come back for them. When Georgie decides they can’t stay in the cargo container, she explores the ice planet looking for natives that might help her and the other women and finds a native. He and his people mate for life when they meet the ‘one,’ and because of the alien symbiote they have inside them that lets them survive the harsh conditions of the planet ‘choose’ their mate. Now the women also have to get symbiotes in order to survive on the planet and her symbiote chooses one of the natives Raahosh, but she doesn’t really like him. Two points of view in the book by Liz and by Raahosh. Narrated by Hollie Jackson & Mason Lloyd 6h 27min.

Ice Planet Barbarians Series, Book 1 Ice Planet Barbarians / Ruby Dixon / 188 pages

Kidnapped from Earth by aliens Georgie and a bunch of other women are kept prisoner on their ship to become sex slaves but when things go wrong for their captors the alien traffickers dump their ‘cargo,’ the women on an ice planet until they can come back for them. Georgie decides they can’t stay in the cargo container, the aliens only need the six women they have in cryo stasis to meet their deadlines and she and the rest of the women were just extras,  if they wait they’re likely to die from the aliens when they come back, the cold, or starvation. While the other women stay in the cargo hold, Georgie explores the ice planet looking for natives that might help her and the other women and finds Vektal an alien, he’s humanoid, blue, has horns, and his tribe is in desperate need of females. Vektal and his people mate for life when they meet the ‘one,’ and now Vektal has met his and she is strange and pale.  Two points of view in the book by Georgie and by Vektal. Narrated by Hollie Jackson & Mason Lloyd 5h 51min.

Winter Bonus Points

Bonus points for December-February are:

• Oldies Books written more than 100 years ago
• Books featuring a Scientist Character
• Winter Setting
• Cookbooks