Shades

Phantom Hearts

By: A.L. Hawke

Narrated by: Caitlin Kelly, Chris Andrew Ciulla

They hunt angels on the highway.

Amanda’s road trip across the USA is a reward for graduating from college—and an opportunity to record her traveler podcast. On her drive, she gets the adventure she’s seeking after nearly being knocked off the highway. There she has a chance encounter with a shadowy man wearing shades.

Danger follows. A devil named Lilith directs her motorcycle gang to crash into Amanda’s car. The stranger in shades saves her. He calls her an angel, destined for ascension to heaven. That doesn’t sound so bad, until he explains that it means she’s going to die on this trip if she stays on the road.

Well, Amanda won’t disappoint her podcast fans. And as she drives in search of adventure, the devils won’t stop pursuing her. Not before they steer her into even more danger. There’s more trouble in store for her, all set as a trap to bring the man she’s falling in love with closer to damnation.

Shades is Book I in the Phantom Hearts Series. All three books were grouped into this collection with the common theme of supernatural romance and ghostly suspense. They have different characters and settings. Each novel can be enjoyed separately as a complete standalone story without listening to the preceding, or subsequent, book.

This duet audiobook was engineered by Leonardo Audio.

©2023 A.L. Hawke (P)2025 Phantom Heart, LLC

An Exciting Paranormal Adventure

I was entertained by this story. Since I have enjoyed road trips for years, this story really connected with me; however, I'm glad that I've never been pursued by paranormal beings who want to speed up the day of my death. I liked Amanda's joy and positivity as she never let all the trials and tribulations get her down for long. I appreciated how the mystery behind the man who saved Amanda unraveled. I thought Caitlin Kelly's and Chris Andrew Ciulla's narrations were great, and their performances brought the characters to life. I was gifted a copy of the audiobook. I volunteered, without financial gain, to post this review which reflected my honest opinions regarding this audiobook.