10 audiobooks for fans of Children of Virtue and Vengeance
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City of Ghosts
Downside Ghosts • Book 3
by Stacia Kane
Narrated by Bahni Turpin
★ 4.35 ABR Score (10.4K ratings)★ 4.22 Goodreads (9.4K) ★ 4.62 Audible (937)More about this pick
Chess faces rogue spirits and plans to open the gates between worlds in this urban fantasy's third installment. Bahni Turpin handles the gritty atmosphere and Chess's internal struggles with skill.
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Unholy Magic
Downside Ghosts • Book 2
by Stacia Kane
Narrated by Bahni Turpin
★ 4.24 ABR Score (11.5K ratings)★ 4.07 Goodreads (10.5K) ★ 4.47 Audible (1.0K)More about this pick
Chess Putnam battles both poisoning and murderous ghosts while exposing fake psychics in a world where the dead won't stay buried. Bahni Turpin captures Chess's gritty determination perfectly.
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Unholy Ghosts
Downside Ghosts • Book 1
by Stacia Kane
Narrated by Bahni Turpin
★ 3.95 ABR Score (18.3K ratings)★ 3.66 Goodreads (16.8K) ★ 4.09 Audible (1.5K)More about this pick
Chess Putnam banishes ghosts for the Church in a world where the dead won't stay buried, but her drug addiction complicates everything.
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Faebound
Faebound • Book 1
by Saara El-Arifi
Narrated by Bahni Turpin
★ 3.93 ABR Score (29.2K ratings)★ 3.53 Goodreads (29.0K) ★ 4.1 Audible (208)More about this pick
Two elven sisters—one a warrior, one a diviner—are exiled into dangerous wilderness where they encounter the mysterious fae court. Turpin navigates this fantasy debut that explores sisterhood and magical politics beyond civilization's borders.
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Sacrificial Magic
Downside Ghosts • Book 4
by Stacia Kane
Narrated by Bahni Turpin
★ 4.30 ABR Score (7.6K ratings)★ 4.21 Goodreads (6.8K) ★ 4.57 Audible (825)More about this pick
Bahni Turpin voices Chess Putnam's drug-fueled investigation into ritual murder while romantic tensions explode between her dealer-boyfriend Terrible and crime lord's son Lex.
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Chasing Magic
Downside Ghosts • Book 5
by Stacia Kane
Narrated by Bahni Turpin
★ 4.28 ABR Score (6.4K ratings)★ 4.2 Goodreads (5.7K) ★ 4.55 Audible (770)More about this pick
Chess Putnam, magic-wielding Churchwitch and secret addict, faces customers literally losing their souls when someone tampers with Downside's drug supply using black magic. Turpin's gritty performance matches Kane's harsh urban fantasy world perfectly.
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The God of Lost Words
A Novel from Hell's Library • Book 3
by A.J. Hackwith
Narrated by Bahni Turpin
★ 4.23 ABR Score (4.8K ratings)★ 4.17 Goodreads (4.5K) ★ 4.58 Audible (277)More about this pick
Bahni Turpin's performance transforms this library-set fantasy into something genuinely magical—her range across angels, demons, and misfits makes every conversation feel like eavesdropping on something sacred.
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Blood Debts
Blood Debts • Book 1
by Terry J. Benton-Walker
Narrated by Bahni Turpin, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Torian Brackett, Zeno Robinson
★ 4.14 ABR Score (5.2K ratings)★ 3.83 Goodreads (5.0K) ★ 4.66 Audible (232)More about this pick
Thirty years after New Orleans' magical massacre, twin heirs Clement and Cristina seek justice for their dethroned family — the full cast brings depth to this supernatural revenge tale.
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The Undertakers
A Murder & Magic Novel • Book 2
by Nicole Glover
Narrated by Bahni Turpin
★ 4.03 ABR Score (923 ratings)★ 3.86 Goodreads (855) ★ 4.6 Audible (68)More about this pick
Bahni Turpin's narration transforms this post-Civil War murder mystery into something genuinely gripping—her voice work sharpens every twist in a plot where nothing's as simple as it seems. The Undertakers proves the series only gets better.
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The Archive of the Forgotten
A Novel from Hell's Library • Book 2
by A.J. Hackwith
Narrated by Bahni Turpin
★ 4.01 ABR Score (8.2K ratings)★ 3.83 Goodreads (7.8K) ★ 4.16 Audible (446)More about this pick
Bahni Turpin's narration transforms this Library fantasy into something genuinely haunting—she voices each character with such distinct presence that the tension between Claire and Brevity crackles through every scene.
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