The Storm

Rachel Hawkins is the New York Times bestselling author of The Wife Upstairs, Reckless Girls, The Villa, The Heiress, and The Storm as well as multiple books for young readers. Her work has been translated into over a dozen languages. She studied gender and sexuality in Victorian literature at Auburn University and currently lives in Alabama.

Dan Bittner has narrated dozens of audio books and has starred on stage and on the screen, in movies such as Men in Black, Adventureland, and the Producers: The Movie Musical. He has also appeared onstage as Macbeth Malcolm and Sherlock Holmes in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He has narrated popular audio books such as The Eleventh Plague, Hero, and Forever.

Patti Murin is an acclaimed, Audie Award–nominated audiobook narrator celebrated for her vibrant, emotionally resonant performances. She has brought to life bestselling novels written by blockbuster authors Christina Lauren, Katherine Center, Jodi Picoult, among many others. Known for her sharp comedic timing and ability to embody complex characters, Patti specializes in contemporary romance and women’s fiction, and would love to explore all of the genres. She is a self-proclaimed and proud book nerd who routinely reads 200 books per year for pleasure. She is also a highly lauded musical theatre actor who originated the role of Princess Anna in Disney's Frozen on Broadway, and took a turn in the bubble as Galinda in Wicked. Keep an eye out for her on the Hallmark Channel in one of the many movies she has made!

Petrea Burchard grew up in northern Illinois where farm meets university, and life her to love both nature and academe. An early reader, she wrote her first short story at age six.

After earning her BA in creative writing with a minor in theater, she embarked on an acting career. Her experience ranges from improv comedy with The Second City National Touring Company, to Shakespeare and everything in between. Her resumé includes stage, TV, film and voice acting, including the badass space pirate Ryoko in the classic anime, Tenchi Muyo.

Petrea has published short stories, essays, articles and two books: Act As If: Stumbling Through Hollywood With Headshot in Hand, and Camelot & Vine, a time-slip novel which she narrated, and which was nominated for the 2023 SOVAS award for author performance. She has narrated nearly 90 audiobooks, two of which won AudioFile Earphones awards.

Petrea is inspired by travel and exploration, as well as the art, resilience and humor of humans—which is what stories, storytellers, and her own narration are all about.

Stephanie Németh‑Parker is an actor, voiceover artist and an award‑winning audiobook narrator who’s recorded over 400 audiobooks. A second‑generation Cuban‑American raised in Florida, Georgia, and Texas, she brings remarkable accent versatility—conversationally fluent in German with basic knowledge of Spanish and expertly shifting among Southern (Texas and Georgia), New York, RP British, Irish, Scottish, French, German, Mexican, Russian, South American, Hungarian accents and more.

Her narration spans a wide spectrum of genres—romance, thriller, historical fiction, sci‑fi/fantasy, LitRPG, horror, LGBTQ+, mystery/suspense, and biography.

Stephanie’s work has earned her three Audie Award nominations, five prestigious SOVAS Awards, and an AudioFile Earphones Award.

Her theater and on‑screen experience gives her narration depth, warmth, and range. Stephanie’s unique skill set—expert accents, emotional nuance, and genre flexibility—continues to captivate listeners and elevate stories across the audio landscape.