Whispers of the Deep

Deep Waters, Book 1

By: Emma Hamm

Narrated by: Will M. Watt, Carmen Rose

Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins

Publisher's summary

One of the many engineers that keep Beta, the city under the sea, running, Mira only wants to make her family proud and to prove herself worthy.

She knows the mysterious city better than anyone and it's her dream to help it flourish. Then, on a solo job in an abandoned section of the city, she encounters a monster of legend: an undine, a dangerous merman from an ancient civilization, long forgotten.

Arges has fought his entire life for his people. With deadly creatures under his control, he plans to eradicate Beta once and for all to protect his kind and their peaceful way of life. But when a human woman saves him, she unknowingly creates a bond between them, one he can't ignore. Even though her flaming red hair haunts his dreams, he needs her for information on the undine's enemies.

So he steals her. Keeps her. Feeds her. Only to realize their bond is far deeper than captor and captive. He cannot let her go but he cannot keep her under the sea, either. In a battle to determine if love can survive a war beneath the waves, it will be their decision that changes the tides.

©2023 Emma Hamm (P)2024 Podium Audio

These Performances are TOP TIER

I had already read and loved this story (this book is ABSOLUTELY worth your time), so this is my second go round with it, and WOW. So incredibly well done. Carmen breaths life into Mira- bringing snark and warmth in equal measure. Will is a gift to audiobook listeners everywhere and his take on Arges is mysterious and endearing. Both of them have this *ease* with which the deliver this story that shines even in the spicier bits of the novel. I typically don't go for audiobooks for this reason, the narrators seem to know they're reading a romance novel and put on these fake, breathy voices. That is not the case here- no forced voices or contrived sexiness. It is an honest read of this novel done beautifully and more books (romances especially) should be read this way. I cannot praise them enough.

Hot and well written.

If you like steam then get ready to evaporate. Edging every other chapter in the best way.

Loved it!

I’ve been waiting until the audiobook came out to read the book and I’m obsessed! Can’t wait to read the next one.

Beautifully fantasy told with the perfect voices for it

I loved this book when I read it, but listening to this is just so much more immersive. Will and Carmen are wonderful voice actors who really bring Mira and Arges to life. This is a beautiful story of how to enemies can admire the strength and heart in one another even before they understand each other. Such a fantastic book from an amazing author.

A monster romance I didn't know I needed, but I love.

The voice acting was fantastic. The personalities of the characters were very well portrayed, I could feel the emotion, and I was hooked from beginning to end! I read the physical book along side listening (lately), and this is one of the first times I haven't sped up the audio to read faster. I wanted to enjoy/absorb every word, and I did!

Imaginative

Really great romance! The author really focuses on the relationship between the male and female protagonist, and weaves the world building throughout the story. The story is told from both the male and female perspective. This is truly a romance book that focuses on the developing relationship between the main characters, yet it’s written in a way in which the reader understands the rules, limitations, and problems in the world of these characters. The narrator does a really great job of portraying the emotional turmoil these characters experience throughout the story. This is also a romantic suspense book, so nothing spicy until almost the end of the book, but throughout the story, there is a lot of longing and wishing. Again, the narrator portrays these emotions very well. If you’re looking for a great romantic story in an imaginative world, this is the audiobookbook for you!

awesome!

I would prefer Arges lines to be read with male voice , even if it is Mina's chapter, and Mina's lines with her voice in Arges chapters .