Audiobooks Like Forged in Blood

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Forged in Blood runs six narrators through its blood-bound cast, and the format earns its keep — dark paranormal romance hits differently when each volatile pairing has a distinct voice behind it, and the emotional intensity the story traffics in lands harder in the ears than on the page, which likely explains why its Audible score runs notably higher than its Goodreads rating. At eleven hours, it's substantial without overstaying, keeping the tension coiled all the way through. June DeBorahae's voice threads through all ten recommendations here, carrying the same charged, atmospheric quality across titles that match the runtime and stay just as deep in the supernatural and the emotionally combustible.

10 audiobooks for fans of Forged in Blood

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    Cursebound

    A Curse of Blood • Book 1

    by Sadie Kincaid, L.J. Morrow

    Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Sean Masters

    ★ 4.06 ABR Score (1.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.19 Goodreads (1.3K) ★ 4.74 Audible (155)
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    Vampire hunter Rosa Capelli loves killing monsters until one particular vampire complicates everything she believes about good and evil. Dual narrators Maxine Mitchell and Sean Masters create distinct voices for the opposing perspectives.

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    Grim

    by D J Krimmer

    Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Andi Eloise, June DeBorahae, Joe Arden, Sean Masters, James Cassidy

    ★ 4.62 ABR Score (3.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.86 Audible (3.1K)
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    Night Blade

    Colbana Files • Book 2

    by J.C. Daniels

    Narrated by Maxine Mitchell

    ★ 4.22 ABR Score (4.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.17 Goodreads (3.5K) ★ 4.7 Audible (1.4K)
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    Kit Colbana must clear her lover Damon of Council murders or watch him die. Maxine Mitchell voices Kit's desperation and determination with perfect urban fantasy grit.

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    Broken Blade

    Colbana Files • Book 3

    by J.C. Daniels

    Narrated by Maxine Mitchell

    ★ 4.19 ABR Score (4.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.14 Goodreads (3.1K) ★ 4.69 Audible (1.3K)
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    Kit Colbana's past finally catches up with her, leaving the assassin-investigator stripped of identity and haunted by nightmares she can't escape.

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    Shadowed Blade

    Colbana Files • Book 5

    by J.C. Daniels

    Narrated by Maxine Mitchell

    ★ 4.18 ABR Score (2.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.06 Goodreads (1.5K) ★ 4.74 Audible (1.4K)
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    Investigator Kit Colbana's simple job turns deadly when a mysterious client sends her on increasingly dangerous assignments that nearly kill her and Justin. Maxine Mitchell's performance captures both the urban fantasy action and Kit's growing suspicion about her employer's true motives.

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    Edged Blade

    Colbana Files • Book 4

    by J.C. Daniels

    Narrated by Maxine Mitchell

    ★ 4.18 ABR Score (3.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.06 Goodreads (2.2K) ★ 4.73 Audible (1.3K)
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    Kit Colbana's rebuilt life gets shattered when her best friend asks for help finding missing witches, and Maxine Mitchell captures Kit's hard-won stability cracking under pressure.

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    Blade Song

    Colbana Files • Book 1

    by J.C. Daniels

    Narrated by Maxine Mitchell

    ★ 3.96 ABR Score (7.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.81 Goodreads (5.8K) ★ 4.49 Audible (1.9K)
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    Half-breed assassin Kit Colbana takes on what should be a simple missing person case involving shapeshifters, but the job spirals into supernatural chaos in this gritty urban fantasy starter.

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    Haunted Blade

    Colbana Files • Book 6

    by J.C. Daniels

    Narrated by Maxine Mitchell

    ★ 3.92 ABR Score (993 ratings)
    ★ 4.15 Goodreads (962) ★ 4.68 Audible (31)
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    Kit Colbana faces a new killer whose victims trigger haunting memories of her traumatic past. Maxine Mitchell returns to voice the half-breed investigator's latest supernatural case with her characteristic grit.

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    Lost Boy: An extended trigger-free version of Losing Neverland (Escapism Book 2)

    Escapism • Book 2

    by Evelyn Montgomery

    Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Joe Arden

    ★ 3.83 ABR Score (216 ratings)
    ★ 4.18 Goodreads (203) ★ 4.77 Audible (13)
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    Maxine Mitchell and Joe Arden navigate Peter Pan's origin story as he discovers forbidden magic and faces an impossible choice. Their dual narration captures both Peter's wonder and Wendy's perspective on his dangerous allure.

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    Carl's Doomsday Scenario

    Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 2

    by Matt Dinniman

    Narrated by Jeff Hays

    ★ 4.78 ABR Score (217.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.51 Goodreads (187.5K) ★ 4.89 Audible (30.0K)
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    Carl and his magic cat Princess Donut navigate the second level of an alien game show designed to kill humans for entertainment. Jeff Hays perfectly captures the absurd humor of this death-trap RPG scenario.

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