New Audiobook! Vicinus

Hello everyone!

I’ve got some exciting news!! Vicinus, the third book in the Walking Shadows dystopian sci-fi series, has been made into an audiobook and it’s now available on Audible!

Vicinus takes place time-wise somewhat between Alarum and Solus following its quirky but sweet protagonist from the Pacific Confederation, Maddy, and of course I knew I had to work with Paige Reisenfeld and PJ Freebourn again for the narration. Paige narrates the majority of this book, but PJ jumps in for those occasional shifts in POV! They have both agreed to take on the entire Walking Shadows audiobook series and I couldn’t be more ecstatic! Their passion for the series project has been a dream come true for me. ♡

2023 is turning out to be a very busy year packed with audio releases! Walking Shadows is slated to wrap by the end of the year which means soon you’ll be able to binge the series via your favorite audiobook platform!

Oh! Before I forget… all of my audiobooks, including this one, will be non-exclusive to Audible because despite the royalty cut I really want libraries and readers of all kinds to have access. Be sure to ask your local library to request a copy when it becomes available! (Currently it’s only up on Amazon and Audible, but hopefully soon it’ll start being listed on other retailers and library platforms. Keep an eye on my social media where I’ll update you! If for some reason it isn’t available yet on your favorite audiobook platform, just give it a week or so and by then hopefully the full distribution roll out will be complete.)

Thank you, as always, for all of your support! I will continue doing my best to produce bookish content that you’ll (hopefully) love!


Vicinus: The Audiobook

Author: Talis Jones
Narrator: Paige Reisenfeld & PJ Freebourn
Release Date: December 03, 2023


Twelve lives were set free but only one will enter.

Stories of the wealthy and magnanimous Rochester Alliance have carried Maddy thousands of miles to reach its gates while hoping it might be the one place that can keep her ghosts out. Except what if the fate she thought long left behind is simply biding its time?

The Alliance may boast technological feats and prestige, but it isn’t this gilded world that saves her when Maddy stumbles across the border as a refugee on the run. Taken under the wing of notorious thieves, the gritty urban underground becomes both shield and sword when her life is suddenly ripped from the shadows one Christmas Eve that brings a heist, a diplomat, and a secret threatening to drag her back to the one place she won’t survive. Little does she know that soon a ghost will slip through with salvation in one hand and strings in the other set on collecting an old debt that could change Maddy’s world forever.

If you give a rat a cookie, will it still eye your flesh?

Soon to be available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Spotify, iBooks, Hoopla, Libby, Libro.fm, and more! Search for the title or request it from your local library!

Looking for an update on the War de los Corazones audiobook? The narrators are hard at work with the goal of wrapping up recording the entire series by the end of the year! Fingers crossed! I can’t wait to have yet another installment in the Fifth Sun series available on audio!

Keep an eye out for more events and book releases! I’m not finished writing stories yet.

Stay tuned…