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  • The Bargainer Series, Book 1
  • Written by: Laura Thalassa
  • Narrated by: Chelsea Stephens
  • Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
  • 3.9 out of 5 stars (29 ratings)

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Written by: Laura Thalassa
Narrated by: Chelsea Stephens
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Callypso Lillis is a siren with a very big problem, one that stretches up her arm and far into her past. For the last seven years she’s been collecting a bracelet of black beads up her wrist, magical IOUs for favors she’s received. Only death or repayment will fulfill the obligations. Only then will the beads disappear. Everyone knows that if you need a favor, you go to the Bargainer to make it happen. He’s a man who can get you anything you want … at a price. And everyone knows that sooner or later he always collects. But for one of his clients, he’s never asked for repayment.

Not until now. When Callie finds the fae king of the night in her room, a grin on his lips and a twinkle in his eye, she knows things are about to change. At first it’s just a chaste kiss—a single bead’s worth—and a promise for more. For the Bargainer, it’s more than just a matter of rekindling an old romance. Something is happening in the Otherworld. Fae warriors are going missing one by one. Only the women are returned, each in a glass casket, a child clutched to their breast. And then there are the whispers among the slaves, whispers of an evil that’s been awoken. If the Bargainer has any hope to save his people, he’ll need the help of the siren he spurned long ago. Only, his foe has a taste for exotic creatures, and Callie just happens to be one.

©2016, 2021, 2022 Laura Thalassa (P)2023 Blackstone Publishing

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Fun, spicy read

The narrator did an excellent job, she really captures the characters well.
This is a decent story, spicy near the end. The world building and characters aren’t that detailed or complex but that’s ok because it’s a fun read. If I want detail and depth, I’ll go read Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo but if I just want a fantasy romance with likeable characters and a fun plot, and brought to life by an excellent narrator, then this absolutely hits the spot.
Content warning: a character has a traumatic history of sexual assault. Other mentions of sexual assault as well.

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Buy it, it's worth it!

Love this book! It definitely doesn't get enough hype. Good voice performance, great story, and the romance/spice is fabulous!

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Not what I was expecting

Do I typically read fantasy… no. did I actually enjoy this one … surprisingly yes. Do I now want a winged man to come and save me … also yes. If you’re on the fence for fantasy and want something less complex this is your friend.

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Who doesnt want a Desmond in their life?

Definately worth listening to. Well written, there are some sensitive topics but they are not the focus of the book. Touched on in order to establish why and how the charaters finally get together. I was hesitant at first but as the book went on and I paid more attention to it, I was hooked.

Super book, super writting, super narration.

Now to go find me a Desmond...swoon worthy creature he is. <3

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This is my jam! LOVED it!

Fantasy & paranormal romance in an urban setting. Dark & brooding male love interest. Badass main female character. Sexiness & slow burn spicy buildup. Intrigue & a mystery to solve. Yep. Me likey!

The narrator did a GREAT job too!

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Amazing!

What a great story! This book has been on my TBR for so long, and I am kicking myself in the butt for not picking it up sooner. I was hooked from the very beginning! It’s not as spicy as I’m used to (no spice until closer to the end) BUT the tension between the characters and the captivating story line 1000% made up for it. Would HIGHLY RECOMMEND.

Also, the narrator did a friggin amazing job, like literally don’t think I’ve listening to someone perform as well as her. It was so easy to tell the difference between characters, and you could tell she was really in it; she went above and beyond.

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This series is so underrated! Give it a go plz!

I absolutely love this series! I am currently on book 3 I think 2.5 is my fav! Dez sounded amazing! (Sexy af) I’m definitely going to listen to more by Laura thalassa and who ever narrated dez in book 2.5! Daummm

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What a great book!!!

Callie is 1/2 human 1/2 fae and her step father *Trigger Warning ⚠️ had been rapping her for years, from the sounds if it right after her mother died when she was just a little girl⚠️*

Two weeks before her 16th birthday (the age of majority in the magical world) she snapped on her step father & called up The Bargainer to her help clean up the mess.

They start up an unlikely friendship that lasts 1 year, when she tries to kiss him as she’s become hopelessly in love with him and his disappears for 7 years breaking her heart.

Well she’s all grown up and he pops back into her life needing her help.

For the past 10 years he’s been trying to unravel a mystery in the fae kingdom where male & female warriors are going missing, but only the females show back up in a coma with a new born baby in their arms.

⚠️Trigger warning ‼️ we find out that thousands of women have been raped and forced to conceive without their consent ⚠️

Our girl is taken & then her fae king finds her and kills who he believes is responsible (another fae king, but it seems he may of been possessed as he asks like Dr Jekyll & Mr. Hyde)

She thinks that king turned her into a monster sprouting wings, claws & scales but he might of just been making her stronger. Empowering her siren.

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  • 2023-12-04

Boring love story

No engaging plot line. No complex character development. Too boring to do chores or exercise to.

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