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Afterlife: Afterlife Saga, Book 1
by Stephanie Hudson
About this book
Afterlife...just some gothic nightclub where gossip is fuelled by the presence of a rich and unearthly, handsome family or afterlife...the strange place where time seems to stand still and guests feel the presence of something more powerful held within the confines of the VIP.
Keira is new to this small, cold town and is running from a past that seems to feast on her darkest memories. She finds living with her sister away from English soil to be just the ticket to the new life she is trying desperately to find. So when the offer of a job at the infamous gothic nightclub Afterlife comes along she thinks that lady luck has finally found her. That is until its seductively dark and forbidding owner Dominic Draven sets eyes on her.
All at once she is captivated and plunged into a world she never knew existed, but the deeper her obsession with Draven becomes, the harder it is to decide...should she stay and continue to work within the shadows of the supernatural or should she run from a madness she thinks may consume her?
Warning: This audiobook not only has sexual content but is amazingly addictive, with its dark mystery, haunting horror, seductive twists and one sexy dark lord that has the listener drooling every time the name Draven is heard! This audiobook has been written by an UK author with a mad sense of humour. Which means the following story contains a mixture of Northern English slang, dialect, regional colloquialisms and other quirky spellings that have been intentionally included to make the story and dialogue more realistic for modern day characters.
- Publication Date
- May 25, 2026
- ASIN
- B018H0U2V6
Reader Reviews
June 16, 2023
Best and most original Paranormal/Romance/Fantasy I have read lately. I read it a couple of years ago and still loving Stephanie Hudson's Draven & Keira's love story. All her books are full of action, adventures, and romance. The story introduces us to Keira, a shy and reserved girl seeking refuge from her troubled past. But the town is anything but ordinary, especially with the presence of the Gothic nightclub, Afterlife. **Keira: Our protagonist is curious and vulnerable. Her curiosity and...
January 13, 2022
Overall, I really enjoyed this book. However, there were two things that prevented me from giving it a full 5 stars. First, Hudson had a few grammatical errors throughout the novel that were off-putting. For example, she would write things like “He was sat in the chair” to mean “he sat in the chair.” The “was” threw me many times. She used this extra past tense verb a lot. I wonder if this isn’t a dialect particular to where she grew up? Maybe where she is from this is a normal part of the...
June 27, 2021
There are so many things I could say about this book. Talk about a page turner! First, the cover hooked me right away and although it was free on Amazon Prime, I purchased it to support the author. Second, generally I hate books that end with a cliffhanger but when the author takes the time to warn you that this is a 12 book series, I can only send her major kudos. Third, any author who can hook me so throughly into the incredible world building she has done that I found myself still reading at...
August 10, 2025
Afterlife by Stephanie Hudson isn’t just a serie—it’s an experience. From the very first page, I was completely hooked and transported into a world that is dark, romantic, dangerous, and utterly addictive. The way stephanie weaves emotion, mystery, humor, and fantasy together is nothing short of brilliant. The chemistry between the characters is electric, and the world-building is rich and vivid. Every twist, every reveal, every moment of heartbreak or hope had me unable to put the book...
August 7, 2025
//ABOUT ME (aka so you can decide if my feedback is relevant to you and your tastes) Alright, I read about 110 Kindle Unlimited books a year, so I’m fairly desensitized to typos, etc., from self-published authors. I’ve also worked as a marketer for two decades, which means I write and craft stories for a living. Just not these kinds of stories. All this to say that I tend to have a soft spot for self-published authors in the romance, sci-fi, fantasy categories. Creativity is a tough skill to...
