Devil May Lie

The Devils of Vitality

By: Chani Lynn Feener

Narrated by: James Todd

A Devil of Vitality always draws first blood. Berga Obsidian is only good for one thing.

As the Butcher of the Brumal mafia, Berga spends his days between the university and his lab, constantly caught up in one experiment or another. Everyone knows his name, and everyone fears him, but very few get close enough to learn who he really is. Even fewer actually want to. He's spent his entire life trying to make up for a mistake made as a child and is haunted by literal ghosts of the past dressed in pink tulle. Locking himself away periodically to protect himself and those around him has become second nature, that is until one mix-up with a Royal changes everything.

Madden Odell can do no wrong. He comes from a prestigious and powerful family and is best friends with the Imperial Prince. By day, he trains at the military academy, keeping up appearances, and by night he runs the illegal street races down at the Docks. He's never wanted for anything for longer than a minute before it's his, that is until Berga strolls in and shakes up his world. Technically, they've known each other for years, but they've never been close. One night of rough and twisted debauchery and suddenly Madden is desperate to change that. By any means necessary.

But Berga is far from what he seems, with an unexpected past trauma and a strong fear of abandonment. The two of them also come from different sides of the same coin. Berga is part of the Satellite, a group created to protect the head of the mafia, whereas Madden's position with the prince means he stands with the Imperial family.

Even if they can somehow work through their differences and learn to rely on one another, will their leaders ever allow their relationship to strengthen? Or will the two of them have to choose? The life they've always known, or each other?

©2024, 2025 Chani Lynn Feener (P)2026 Chani Lynn Feener

I loved the book! The narration not so much.

I own and have read all the Devils of Vitality books that exist out there and I will continue to re-read them because they are amazing. And I'm sorry if this offends anyone but boy I wish that another narrator would take these CLF projects because I found the narration so bad to the point of not being able to finish the audiobook. Don't come at me! This is just my opinion!
I'm sure the narrator is great at other genres but his voice does not sound at all like college aged guys such as Berga and Madden. His version of Madden's voice or sounds silly as heck and I just can't get into it.
Also, there were several (at least 4) parts where the narrator cut and pasted phrases he re-recorded a couple of times messing with the flow and continuity. I think some are being fxed over time but it grated me having to experience poor editing breaks when I was into the story. It felt like being interrupted!
I have over a hundred audiobooks and barely ever complain about narrators but I ranted here because CLF's audiobooks deserve better. I wish the guy who narrated Call of the Sea (Darren Draper) would narrate all the CLF audiobooks in the future. In an ideal world, someone like: Kit Vincent (Love Immortal) would be amazing!. Or someone that at least reads the story and actually gets a feel for the characters without making weird voices.

Berga & Madden ❤️

These two kept me on the edge of my seat. Berga and Madden are actually sweeties. I did not see that coming. 😂 They're both so sexy and clever. I love them.
I love this book! And I love that the characters that I already love from previous books are in this book, too. For some of the previous characters, it's a good thing that I already love them. I wanted to smack Flix, and especially Sila. Although I can see where both of them were coming from. I love how everything works out in the end, though.
It was so hard to put this book down and get any work done. I just wanted to devour it all in one go.
James Todd is awesome! I'm so happy to have another audiobook by CLF. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️