Playful | Warm | Funny
Laura has been a professional actor for 20 years and has narrated over 50 audiobooks for several of the industry’s major publishers and production companies (Audible, Blackstone, Podium, Bee Audio, Lepton Films LLC, Rohan Audio, Tantor, etc) in various genres, including:
Faith based, Fantasy/ Paranormal Romance, Thriller/Mystery (especially cozy), YA, Humor, Nonfiction, Historical fiction, and Romance. She also has a pseudonym for those spicier books as well.
Studying with PJ Ochlan/Deyan Audio whenever she can, she continues to garner recognition for her honest and dynamic characters. Her facility with a wide array of authentic accents as well as her facility for humor and warm vulnerability continue to attract the ears of publishers and producers alike. Favorite accents narrated include Scottish, Irish, British, Boston, Russian, Australian, German, French, and Italian.
Laura has her own professional home studio (Protools, Scarlett Interface, AKG C214 mic), industry approved, where she has recorded many of her books.
FUN FACTS: Grew up in an old farm house in Maine with fields, forests, and ocean surrounding her, loves horses (rides English and western), passionate musician (singer, guitar, flute, bass flute), avid hiker, Orange Theory junkie, boater (love Boston Whalers and daysailing), and can talk about health and nutrition for HOURS!
**Audiobook Samples **
Testimonials and Reviews
Reviews for Treasures of the Lochs
Laura Darrell’s narration (particularly the speech of the Scottish characters) was excellent.
The narrator is so vivid and makes the different characters come alive. I highly recommend it if you are interested in thriller or mystery books!
Leah Moyes, Award-Winning Author of Rock Pride Country Prejudice and Berlin Butterfly Series, Charlock’s Secret, and Second Survivor
"I hit the narrator jackpot when Laura Darrell agreed to voice my audiobook, "Rock Pride, Country Prejudice". She is a delight to work with, professional, and oh so very talented. The twang in her country was absolutely perfect for my Bennett girls and not only was her turn around efficient and quick, her quality is above reproach. I look forward to working with her again in the future!"
Reviews for Rock Pride Country Prejudice
….The third or fourth book I’ve heard Laura narrate. She has a clear voice and is exceptional with accents. Leah and Laura make a strong team!!
NARRATOR IS GREAT WELL SPOKEN AND WAS EASY TO FOLLOW.
Reviews for Follow Me For Murder
Thoroughly enjoyed this book and its narrator. Really good story. And the narrator’s voice has a nice, smooth flow to it. Easy listening.
Reviews for the hail Mary by ginger Scott
Listening to the audiobook almost nonstop way into the night and past my bedtime. Both narrators were great. They represented their characters flawlessly!
The storyline was wonderful and the narrators (James Fouhey, Laura Darrell) were very enjoyable to listen to. I felt the characters while listening to them. Absolutely love this and recommend it!
Jenny B. Jones, award-winning author of Engaged in Trouble and I’ll be Yours
"Laura Darrell is one of the top audiobook narrators. With her significant professional stage background, she contributes all her acting skills, as well as her immediate grip on the story and characters and just brings the books alive. She's a joy to work with, uber positive, and got my characters with her array of incredible, diverse voices. I look forward to working with Laura again!"
Ginger Scott, author of Waiting on the Sidelines and Wild Reckless
"Laura's voice brings characters to life. She doesn't just read a story; she brings out the feelings of the story, capturing nuances and emotions woven into the words. As an author, you have a certain voice in your head when you write. Laura finds it. The feedback I have gotten from listeners of stories of mine she has narrated has been tremendous. Her work is professional and the care she gives to a story is special. I would recommend her as a narrator in a heartbeat, though I am tempted to keep her all to myself."
Reviews for Paleofantasy by Marlene Zuk
"I really appreciated Laura Darrell's narration. She sounded so excited/amused through the whole book, and she really enunciated her books. I can't stand narrators who fail to really enunciate, as sometimes I can't make out what they are saying."
"The best part about the book was the narration. Laura Darrell did a fine job..."
Reviews for the Barking Detective Mysteries Series (Pepe Novels)
"Laura Darrell is the perfect narrator. I love her interpretation of the canine personalities. The books are wonderful..."
REVIEWS FOR Laura’s Pseudonym
Very well written and the voice actors did an incredible job. I can’t want for the next book!
The voice actors were amazing!! They brought a life to the characters I had already come to enjoy from reading the book.
This is definitely a must Audible! Excellent storyline, perfected narration & one thrilling adventure! I can’t wait for what book two unfolds!
The narrators did a fabulous job and I hope they perform the next one too! 🫶🏼
This series is one of my all-time favorites, the narration is perfect.
This is a beautiful love story, well written, narration nailed it, it was very interesting and hot from the get go right to the very end.
The narration is 10 stars.
The narration was great! Amazing job with the characters, emotions and [the] performance was lively.
