Ascension: Volume I, Part I

By: Yolanda Hatcher

Narrated by: Anne-Marie Agbodji, Jason Clarke, Amanda Leigh Cobb, John York

Eleven years of Parker Stevens' life have sped by, the time moving so slowly, he’d assumed he would be in the mental institution forever for the murders he’d committed when he was 15. His days are monotonous and uneventful...until he is released and meets her.

She elicits a feeling in him so strong that a power awakens within his very being. He doesn’t recognize himself or understand why the power ignites whenever he’s around her. Either way, Parker knows he’s in love.

Luna is trapped. She lives with the man who kidnapped her as a child and subsequently raised her. Now, she’s his lover, a role she is forced to portray and to accept. However, it doesn’t stop her from hating his guts. She remains because she is indebted; she must continue to use herself as payment in order to free her father from captivity. But then she meets Parker, the man’s nephew, and starts to want something...for herself...for once.

With featured music by Stumbleine - "She Stole the Beach"

©2018 Yolanda Hatcher (P)2018 Yolanda Hatcher

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ It’s worth the credit!

I was overjoyed when the audible version of this book came out. Yolanda Hatcher managed to bring all the chemistry between Luna and Parker out in this audible. As short as it was. It’s not an insta love/get married/have a baby type of fantasy romance. This is a slow burn with a whole lot of back story filled with detail fantasy romance. It has all the requirements that I want for a slow burn romance, but with so much more depth. A love triangle, kidnapping, lost memories, forbidden love, and lost goes on. All with the bonus that this is fantasy. I can’t wait for the part 2.

Wonderful Tale

I really enjoyed the story. I liked the character development. The narration was great. I'm jumping right in to book 2.

PRN story

This was a new author to me. I enjoyed the story with all the twists and turns but did not like the cliffhanger ending. Can’t wait to see how the story ends.

Great first book in the Series

This was my first Yolanda Hatcher's book and definitely won't be the last. This paranormal romance story is really well written, complex, interesting, captivating and entertaining. I love the story of Parker and Luna. Their chemistry is really strong! The other characters are also very interesting. The storyline is filled with twist and turns and the story ends with a cliffhanger. I can't wait for the next book in the Series! The narration is absolutely breathtaking and exceptionally well done. The narrators have a great voice, easy to listen. I really enjoyed my listening. I received this free review copy audiobook at my request and I have voluntarily left this review.

Intriguing

I don’t normally listen to PR but I was intrigued by this one because of the narrators. It was a good story line and kept me interested and I want to keep going to see how it all turns out. Excellent narration as well.

Intriguing listen

Intriguing characters and plenty of twists kept this an interesting listen. Great cast of narrators brought this story to life. I received a free review copy of this audiobook at my request and I have voluntarily left this review.

Great story

This was my first Yolanda Hatcher novel and I loved it. This fantasy story had me hooked and at the edge of my seat from beginning to end. There was never a dull moment, the story was fast paced, intriguing, well-written and engrossing with twists and turns along the way. The main characters Luna and Parker had intense chemistry and the other characters were all so interesting and had so much to offer. 

I greatly enjoyed the audible version of this novel. It was Narrated by Anne-Marie Agbodji, Jason Clarke, Amanda Leigh Cobb and John York. They did an amazing job with the characters and giving life to them.  The story ended in a cliff-hanger and I can't wait for the next book. I would highly recommend this story. It was a great read. 

Decent start to a new series

First of all I want to praise the audio production. Very well done by all, and I particularly enjoyed Ms. Cobb as she is a favorite narrator of mine. Luna and Parker’s voices were well done and convincing.

Second, I want to state that I wasn’t quite sure what to expect with this book and I was previously unfamiliar with the author. I was pleasantly surprised. The first third of the book I do think could have used a bit more fleshing out, more time to learn the characters before they are thrust into a totally new setting. Major case of insta-love but I think after finishing that there is a probable reason for that. In any case, by the end I was sad to finish and not have more. I will definitely be looking forward to the next installment, and hoping for a longer story.

Dark Fantasy

Wow, not what I expected at all! Intense, dark, and intriguing. Light and dark. Instant love, lust, and hate for these characters. Unpredictable and twists. Secrets and unknown powers come to light. It gets darker as you listen. The four narrators nailed it! More please.

A Home Run

I didn't even realize this was a fantasy romance type novel when I read the summary of the book, so I had a lot of pleasant surprises as the story progressed.

Man, Yolanda Hatcher hit it out of the park on this one. I was captivated the whole time I was listening. At first I kind of thought it was an insta love type, but it's definitely not; which I really liked. It's got unanticipated plot twists, fae, betrayal, romance and more. Excellent writing all the way around! I am super impressed and highly recommend it.

The narrators also did an excellent job!

I received a review copy of this audiobook at my request in exchange for an honest review.

Absolutely can't wait for the next one!