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Spring's Calling (Seasons of Magic Book 1) book cover
Genre: Fantasy

Spring's Calling (Seasons of Magic Book 1)

By Sarah Biglow, narrated by Stephanie Dillard
Tags: Fantasy

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When a series of brutal murders lands in her lap, Detective Ezri Trenton sets out to prove to her mundane partner she can handle the case. The deeper she digs; the more evidence mounts that dark magic is behind the killings. Ezri knows traditional police work won’t be enough to stop the spree, but she can’t risk revealing the magical world.

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Genre: Steamy Romance

The Devereaux Affair (Ladies of the Order Book 1)

By Adele Clee, narrated by Stevie Zimmerman
Tags: Steamy Romance

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Someone is trying to kill Bennet Devereaux. The marquess has received copies of his obituary, witnessed two staged murder scenes and fears the third might be his last. Desperate to find the culprit, he hires an enquiry agent. Imagine his surprise when the only available agent is a woman who was once his childhood friend and confidante.

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Genre: Mystery

The Chestnut Man

By Soren Sveistrup, narrated by Peter Noble
Tags: Mystery

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A psychopath is terrorizing Copenhagen. His calling card is a “chestnut man” - a handmade doll made of matchsticks and two chestnuts - which he leaves at each bloody crime scene. Examining the dolls, forensics makes a shocking discovery - a fingerprint belonging to a young girl, a government minister’s daughter who had been kidnapped and murdered a year ago.

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Genre: Clean Romance

A Hero Comes Home

By Sandra Hill, narrated by Megan Tusing
Tags: Clean Romance

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After being held prisoner for three years in an Afghan prison, Jake Dawson is finally going home - except everyone, including his wife and young sons, believed he was dead. Jake has changed since he left for war, and now he isn’t sure where he belongs.

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Razorblade Tears

By S. A. Cosby, narrated by Adam Lazarre-White
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Ike Randolph has been out of jail for fifteen years, with not so much as a speeding ticket in all that time. But a Black man with cops at the door knows to be afraid. The last thing he expects to hear is that his son Isiah has been murdered, along with Isiah’s white husband, Derek. Ike had never fully accepted his son but is devastated by his loss.

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Genre: Mystery

Shell Game

By Sara Paretsky, narrated by Susan Ericksen
Tags: Mystery

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Legendary sleuth V.I. Warshawski returns to the Windy City to save an old friend’s nephew from a murder arrest. The case involves a stolen artifact that could implicate a shadowy network of international criminals.

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Overkill

By Ted Bell, narrated by John Shea
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On a ski vacation in the Swiss Alps high above St. Moritz, Alex Hawke and his young son, Alexei, are thrust into danger when the tram carrying them to the top of the mountain bursts into flame, separating the two. Before he can reach Alexei, the boy is snatched from the burning cable car by unknown assailants in a helicopter.

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Genre: Steamy Romance

Bad Boys After Dark (Bad Billionaires After Dark Book 1)

By Melissa Foster, narrated by Paul Woodson
Tags: Steamy Romance

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Amanda Jenner is done being a boring man magnet and has finally taken control of her love life. As any smart paralegal would, she's researched the hell out of how to seduce a man. She's waxed, primped, and ready to put her newfound skills into action - and a masquerade bar crawl is the perfect venue for her solo coming-out party.

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Genre: Fantasy

Into the Woods: Tales from the Hollows and Beyond

By Kim Harrison, narrated by Marguerite Gavin
Tags: Fantasy

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Enter the woods...if you dare. For centuries, the woods have been a pivotal part of the wonder and danger of fairy tales, for once you enter anything can happen. Elves, druids, fairies - who knows what you will find once you dare step into the forest?

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Genre: Science Fiction

The Rift Frequency

By Amy S. Foster, narrated by Claire Coffee
Tags: Science Fiction

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To save her loved ones, unlock the mystery of who she is, and finally get revenge, a brave young woman must travel through the multiverse and between alternate realities in The Rift Frequency, the exciting second book in Amy S. Foster's The Rift Uprising Trilogy.

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Genre: Science Fiction

The Post

By Kevin A. Muñoz, narrated by Rebecca Gibel
Tags: Science Fiction

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Ten years after the world's oil went sour and a pandemic killed most of the population, Sam Edison is the chief of police of The Little Five, a walled-in community near Atlanta, Georgia. Those who survived share the world with what are known as hollow-heads: creatures who are no longer fully human.

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Genre: Biography & Memoir

True Stories from an Unreliable Eyewitness: A Feminist Coming of Age

By Christine Lahti, narrated by Christine Lahti
Tags: Biography & Memoir

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A fiercely intelligent, hilarious, and deeply feminist collection of interrelated personal stories from Academy, Emmy, and Golden Globe Award-winning actress and director Christine Lahti.

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Genre: Literary Fiction

Positive

By David Wellington, narrated by Nick Podehl
Tags: Literary Fiction

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The tattooed plus sign on Finnegan's hand marks him as a Positive. At any time the zombie virus could explode in his body, turning him from a rational human into a ravenous monster. His only chance of a normal life is to survive the last two years of the potential incubation period. If he reaches his 21st birthday without an incident, he'll be cleared.