A Gargoyle's Delight

A Monster’s Duet Standalone

De: Naomi Lucas, Mel Braxton

Narrado por: Cassandra Myles, John Masterson

For centuries I have suffered.

Solidified and silenced, all because I failed to destroy what I was created for.

Except now, after so long… There is a female. One who always seems to be by my side. Day after day. Night after night.

She talks to me. Touches me. Tells me things. She shares stories of a world I no longer know. She is a reprieve from my punishment. A sweet delight. She liberates me from my solitude.

But when I rise, my adversary seizes his opportunity, and she's caught between us. He only wants her to get to me.

She isn't his. And I'll do anything to protect what's mine.

©2023 Naomi Lucas and Mel Braxton (P)2023 Podium Audio

My first Gargoyle!

A fun and spicy introduction to Gargoyles! I’ve always loved Naomi Lucas’ work, and I’m excited to see what else Mel Braxton has to offer!

Yo this one gets crazy

Chapter 26 made my head spin!! Not just PWP. Also some silly moments here and there but I found them endearing. Definitely worth checking out.

voice actor's were great but

if you're going to have two voice actors then let the female read the female parts and the male read the male parts instead of just having them read each chapter it would make the story more immersive other than that the story was absolutely fantastic I loved it

Don't come looking for a Gargoyles fanfic.

I didn't but it seems the other reviewers did. Also be aware of the smut I guess? Kinda weird one reviewer didn't know what they were getting into with the monster lover genre.

I do have to agree with others that the second half was much better than the first. I took multiple breaks during the first part but once the second half started I was hooked..

I thought I had guessed the ending and was rather disappointed at the mundane turn I thought it was taking but I was delightfully suprised at the ending we got. I want to see more of them like that!!

I don't like female narrators and I especially hate dual narration but I enjoyed this one enough; They both did a good job.

Can't wait to listen to the next one! <3

Refreshing new take on Gargoyles

I really enjoyed reading this book. I am a Naomi Lucas fan regardless and so had high expectations. The authors put a new spin on a gargoyle and the relationship development is adorable. I recommend this book to anyone wanting an enjoyable listen with great narrators while having the perfect blend of spice and plot.

Bats bats bats

Can someone explain to me what the bath was about because it’s never explained like why are they just hanging around?!

Strange Gargoyle!

The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 💙💚💜❤️
Steam: 🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📙
World building: 🌏🌍🌎
Character development: 😟🙁☺️🤓
Narration: 🎙🎙🎙
Narration Type: Dual Narration

The heroine: Summer - she is a tour guide at Hopkins Museum of the Strange. The museum is a tourist trap that has things like a dragon’s tooth, jars with animals like the cerberus rat and fairy carcasses, haunted dolls, and a giant stone gargoyle statue. The gargoyle statue stands behind the customer service desk and welcome’s everyone to the museum. It seems to get bigger at times when the shadows are just right. Summer knows the entire back story of the gargoyle’s mysterious history. His silent non-judgmental companionship is the best Summer has had since she returned to her hometown.

The Story: The gargoyle predates the Middle Ages. His history is that nobody knows who sculpted him before he was in the possession of John Motismo, a magician and supposed warlock. He found fame in the early 60s. John Motismo included the gargoyle in his show, in the finale, he would bring the statue to life. At one point John Motismo went crazy and pooped blood over the statue saying he needed to free it.

One day after Summer closes up for the night, she pats the gargoyle statue as she talks to it, when she feels a sharp pain and sees that she has cut her hand on the statue. When she looks at her hand later, the cut is mysteriously gone. Later that night at home, she has an erotic dream about a cold stone phallus, but when she opens her eyes, nothing is there. She hears someone speaking to her and can’t understand what is going on. She tries to warm up the phallus with her mouth and opens her eyes to find the museums gargoyle is in her bed. Though he is gone when she wakes up.

The Hero: Zuriel - he is nearly a foot and a half taller than Summer and twice her size. He has been solidified for centuries since he failed to do what he was created for, vanquishing demons. He has been standing guard not really sentient until Summer came to work at Hopkins. All his previous owners have been evil men who wanted his power but needed to know his name. When he finally wakes, he sees Summer as his owner and knows that the demon Adriel is close.

This book was a strange one. Since Zuriel all the sudden had a package when he never had one before, he wasn’t quite sure what to do with it. From my point of view, it was downright silly and unnecessary, not really funny as it tried to be. Though when all that got finished, the story wasn’t bad. I did like the characters and the storyline about Adriel needing to get Zuriel’s name in order to get his power.

This audiobook was told in dual points of view via Dual narration. It was narrated by Cassandra Miles and John Masterson. Cassandra has a voice that sounds like she is a small person. I am not really sure what I mean by that, but it is a sort of childish voice in a way. I had to check to verify I didn’t accidentally increase the speed on my audiobook. She is good at doing other voices though. John Masterson had s fro voice and speaks in a broken tempo which works well for a Hero just coming out of his stone prison.

Awesome Read

Definitely different than the norm however very very good, sad to get to the end

Interesting story

This is an interesting premise and could have been an amazing audiobook. The narrators do a great job with the characters they were supposed to voice.

Biggest problem I have with the story is that the FMC acts so stoopid too many times. Don't go out at night? She runs outside. Don't say my name? She says it often. She eventually gets better, but I would appreciate authors to give FMC some common sense and intelligence, especially if she is smart enough to have a Master's.
Second issue is if there is a dual narration, please make it a true dual narration. Hearing the female VA speaking the MMC voice, and the male VA reading the FMC voice is so odd and distracting.

If you can overlook those issues, then I would recommend this book. I'm curious about the second book in this series, partly because I apparently cannot keep my curiosity at bay.

The unique dynamics of the relationship

Love the MMC voice ohhh yeahhhh.. 0 for all it was a pretty good book it’s different than I thought it would be, which is a good thing not your normal tripe..