New Audiobook: Violent Seed by Mary Birk

Posted on February 11, 2026 by Darren Eliker

Revenge is a dish best served cold, as they say. And such is the case here in the fabulous standalone mystery in Mary Birk’s Violent Seed. I love a good mystery that keeps you guessing right up until the end, so I was thrilled when Mary asked me on board to produce and narrate her latest installment in the Terrence Reid series. You don’t have to have read the previous books to fully get all the elements of the characters’ lives. It’s so well contained. Half the fun is how everyone is drawn to Whitethorn Manor to set the stage for all the shenanigans that occur while there. For more details, check it out on my audiobook page! AVAILABLE NOW!!

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Ever Tried to Outrun Your Past?

Posted on December 27, 2025 by Darren Eliker

My latest audiobook release, PRECIPICE, a solo thriller project by Bob Maddux deals with that very thing as Andrew Foster, a struggling visionary architect is about to discover. We all have things we wish we’d done differently. The mistakes, the betrayals, the pain we’ve caused others to serve our own selfishness. And when the past comes knocking looking for payback, we all wish we could have a do over. I had a lot of fun recording this for Bob. If you’re a fan of thrillers with an unexpectely redemptive story arc, this one might be for you!

Check it out on my audiobook page!

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Be Careful What You Wish For

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Darren Eliker

I remember reading Stephen King’s short story collection NIGHTSHIFT as a kid and loving them, so when I began narrating fiction I’d always wanted to do something in the Horror genre. Needless to say, when Christopher Ruíz chose me to narrate and produce The Wishing Well for audio, I was thrilled. The mysterious Montana bar for which the book is named is where wishes are granted by a mysterious shape shifting bartender to patrons young and old because “It’s what you need.” But there’s a catch. There’s always a catch. Flip over to my audiobook page to learn more.

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New Romance Audiobooks!

Posted on December 2, 2025 by Darren Eliker
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Working hard on producing some new material but wanted to at least let you know about two new romance audiobooks of mine that JUST RELEASED! Tear Me to Pieces by Janice Whiteaker and Heart Strings & Hotlines by Avery Maxwell. So happy to work with Brick Shop Audio and That’s What She Said Publishing on these along with being partnered with Lila Winters and Rose Diorio. And it’s not all Romance if that’s not your bag. I’m about to release a short story Horror collection, am currently producing a Thriller nearing completion, and next up a new Mystery followed by another phenomenal Literary Fiction by the incredible Suanne Laqueur.

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Get ready to spice things up!

Posted on September 23, 2025 by Darren Eliker

New Audiobook: Tear Me to Pieces by Janice Whiteaker

Thrilled to work again with Brick Shop Audio on another dual romance for Janice Whiteaker. Tear Me to Pieces is Book 3 in her Sinners & Saints series. Before we began she told me ‘gird your loins’ because she really turned up the heat. Me? Challenge accepted.

Joining me is the fabulous Lila Winters. I first heard her work on Lucy Score’s The Things We Never Got Over and she’s perfect as Myra to my Simon. Can be read as a standalone. More to come at release day!

👶🏻Pregnancy Proposal
👖Blue-Collar Hero
💘He’s Already Fallen
😳That Won’t Fit
💥He’s the first man to make her O

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Coming Soon…These Audiobooks Run the Gamut!

Posted on June 6, 2025 by Darren Eliker

I got to record three new audiobooks over the last few weeks that I’m super excited about, having sent the final one off to the production team last night. They run the gamut from small but critically important role in a multicast psychological thriller, to a sweet small town dual romance, to a highly compelling 9+ hour solo non-fiction about robotics, AI and the future of warfare. Talk about variety! Man, this job is so much fun! Until this point, I have worked exclusively with indie authors directly as a producer-narrator. These titles are all for publishers, two for Brilliance Publishing produced by the fabulous Deyan Audio (The Hotel, Beast in the Machine) and one through the amazing team at Brick Shop Audio (The Cowboy Complication). Looking forward to the upcoming release days! Stay tuned! See more about each of them at the links below.
https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Hotel-Audiobook/B0F44K4XVT
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0F6YCWJPG
https://www.audible.com/pd/Beast-in-the-Machine-Audiobook/B0DPNHJH53

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My Standalone Audio Sequel to “All Is Fair” is Here!!

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Darren Eliker

I had a great time narrating this standalone sequel to Michael Kenneth Smith’s “All Is Fair”.

The first book followed the story of Polish fighter pilot Jan Orlinski from when the Blitzkrieg on his home country to his dramatic escape through France to England, joining the RAF’s famed 303 Polish Squadron and meeting the love of his life, Sophie Gordon.

“Fantaisie” continues the couple’s story in post-war France as they pick up the pieces and find a path forward for their young family. As Jan flies cargo missions transporting a mysterious ore for an even more mysterious man to and from the Congo, Sophie secretly begins working with MI6 to clear her past. Both are caught in the nuclear arms race with the Russians and when Sophie is captured and taken to Soviet-occupied Germany, Jan must concoct a daring rescue from one of WWII’s most notorious concentration camps.

See more on my audiobook page or get it on Audible today!

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New Audiobook Release! The Goddess of Crime and Other Stories

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Darren Eliker

The thing that’s so much fun about narrating short story collections is the opportunity to play so many different characters! And that couldn’t be more true of this sci-fi collection by Michael La Ronn. From goddess siblings engaged in a sisterly conflict across the millennia, to funky 1970’s-era uncles who can bend time and space in the blink of an eye, to intergalactic human trafficking rings, to elven and dragon wars, to space alien parasitic speed dating, the ideas that come from Michael La Ronn’s mind are wild, fun and even funny. There’s even a special encore story that mashes all the ideas and characters of the previous stories together in an entirely crazy new way! Hope you like listening as much as I enjoyed telling the tales! Available on platforms everywhere including Audible.

Author Michael La Ronn

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Coming Early February 2025!

Posted on January 17, 2025 by Darren Eliker

Had a great time producing this collection of science fiction short stories for Michael La Ronn! Everything from sibling rivalries between goddesses, to 1970’s funky uncles with special powers, to interstellar human trafficking and cranium splitting parasites at a post-invasion speed dating event. So much fun! Can’t wait for you to hear it!

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Charm City Romanticon 2025

Posted on August 12, 2024 by Darren Eliker

Honored to be this week’s featured narrator for Charm City Romanticon 2025! Can’t believe I get to be part of this incredible lineup! Thank you so much Michelle Fewer for making it happen!!❤️❤️❤️

Narrator Spotlight: Darren Eliker!!!

We love finding out what the people we love to read and listen to love to read, write, and listen to.

What their favorite parts of their job are.

What elements of the book world hit the hardest.

We’re continuing our Q&A quality time with the authors and narrators who are attending Charm City Romanticon 2025. Bringing a little insight to who they are, and why they do what they do. A little way to find some wonderful common ground and some new things to lean into.

And this week, we’re keeping it going with Darren Eliker

Check it out here:https://www.brayzensblog.com/blog-3/qa-with-narrator-darren-eliker

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