Weekly Deals July 23, 2020

The Night the Lights Went Out book cover
Genre: Mystery

The Night the Lights Went Out

By Karen White, narrated by Carolyn Cook
Tags: Mystery

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From the New York Times bestselling author of the Tradd Street series comes a stunning novel about a young single mother who discovers that the nature of friendship is never what it seems... In a town like Sweet Apple, where sins and secrets are as likely to be found behind the walls of gated mansions as in the dark woods surrounding Merilee’s house, appearance is everything.

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Genre: Literary Fiction

Queen Bee

By Dorothea Benton Frank, narrated by Shannon McManus
Tags: Literary Fiction

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Queen Bee is a classic Lowcountry Tale, warm, wise, and hilarious, roaring with humanity and a dropperful of whodunit added for good measure by an unseen hand. In her 20th novel, Dorothea Benton Frank brings us back to her beloved island with an unforgettable story where the Lowcountry magic of the natural world collides with the beat of the human heart.

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Genre: Literary Fiction

Home Fire

By Kamila Shamsie, narrated by Tania Rodrigues
Tags: Literary Fiction

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Isma is free. After years of watching out for her younger siblings in the wake of their mother's death, she's accepted an invitation from a mentor in America that allows her to resume a dream long deferred. But she can't stop worrying about Aneeka, her beautiful, headstrong sister back in London, or their brother, Parvaiz, who's disappeared in pursuit of his own dream.

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Genre: Business

Stop Self-Sabotage

By Judy Ho, narrated by Emily Woo Zeller
Tags: Business

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Have you ever had a deadline for a big work project, only to find yourself down to the wire because you spent too much time on social media? Or gotten excited about meeting someone new, only to convince yourself he isn’t really interested? If these scenarios sound familiar, you are stuck in a cycle of self-sabotage.

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Genre: Finance

The Myth of the Rational Market

By Justin Fox, narrated by Alan Sklar
Tags: Finance

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Chronicling the rise and fall of the efficient market theory and the century-long making of the modern financial industry, Justin Fox's "The Myth of the Rational Market" is as much an intellectual whodunit as a cultural history of the perils and possibilities of risk. The book brings to life the people and ideas that forged modern finance and investing.

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Genre: Children

Lulu Is a Black Sheep (Transformational Super Kids Book 6)

By Cassandra Gaisford, narrated by Cassandra Gaisford
Tags: Children

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When Lulu’s family tells her that she doesn’t belong, she thinks she’s all alone. Until the kiwi in black jumps out from the night bringing with her wisdom, wonder, and surprise! This is a classic, empowering book that every child, teenager, and adult should have the joy of listening to.

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Genre: Steamy Romance

It Ends with Us

By Colleen Hoover, narrated by Olivia Song
Tags: Steamy Romance

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Lily hasn't always had it easy, but that's never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She's come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up. So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily's life suddenly seems almost too good to be true.

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Genre: Mystery

Almost Gone (The Au Pair Book 1)

By Blake Pierce, narrated by Katie Silverthorne
Tags: Mystery

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When 23-year-old Cassandra Vale accepts her first job as an au pair, she finds herself placed with a wealthy family in a rural estate outside of Paris, and all seems too good to be true. But she soon discovers that behind the gilded gates lies a dysfunctional family, a twisted marriage, troubled children, and secrets too dark to air.

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The Fixer

By Joseph Finder, narrated by Steven Kearney
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When former investigative reporter Rick Hoffman loses his job, fiancée, and apartment, his only option is to move back into - and renovate - the home of his miserable youth, now empty and in decay since the stroke that put his father in a nursing home. As Rick starts to pull apart the old house, he makes an electrifying discovery - millions of dollars hidden in the walls.

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Genre: True Crime

The Big Fix: The Hunt for the Match-Fixers Bringing Down Soccer

By Brett Forrest, narrated by Alexander Cendese
Tags: True Crime

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Known as the "beautiful game", soccer is the world's most popular sport, crossing borders and language barriers to entertain billions. But underneath it all - the raucous fans in the stadiums; the beloved players; and FIFA, the international governing body with a membership of 209 national associations - is a scandal that threatens to make soccer the ugliest sport in the world.

When You Got a Good Thing (The Misfit Inn Book 1) book cover
Genre: Clean Romance

When You Got a Good Thing (The Misfit Inn Book 1)

By Kait Nolan, narrated by Amy McFadden
Tags: Clean Romance

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She thought she could never go home again. Kennedy Reynolds has spent the past decade traveling the world as a free spirit. She never looks back at the past, the place, or the love she left behind - until her adopted mother’s unexpected death forces her home to Eden’s Ridge, Tennessee.

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Genre: Biography & Memoir

Around the Way Girl

By Taraji P. Henson, narrated by Taraji P. Henson
Tags: Biography & Memoir

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Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner Taraji P. Henson reads her inspiring and funny book about family, friends, the hustle required to make it from DC to Hollywood, and the joy of living in your own truth.

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Genre: Children

Penny and Her Marble

By Kevin Henkes, narrated by Cynthia Nixon
Tags: Children

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When Penny spots a marble in Mrs. Goodwin's front yard, she picks it up, puts it in her pocket, and takes it home. It's a beautiful marble - it's big, shiny, blue, smooth, and fast, and Penny loves it. But does the marble really belong to Penny?

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Genre: Fantasy

Sea Witch

By Sarah Henning, narrated by Billie Fulford-Brown
Tags: Fantasy

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Ever since her best friend Anna died, Evie has been an outcast in her small fishing town. Hiding her talents, mourning her loss, drowning in her guilt. Then a girl with an uncanny resemblance to Anna appears on the shore, and the two girls catch the eyes of two charming princes. Suddenly Evie feels like she might finally have a chance at her own happily ever after.

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Genre: Science Fiction

The Sound of Stars

By Alechia Dow, narrated by Joy Sunday, Christian Barillas
Tags: Science Fiction

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Two years ago, a misunderstanding between the leaders of Earth and the invading Ilori resulted in the deaths of one-third of the world’s population. Today, 17-year-old Ellie Baker survives in an Ilori-controlled center in New York City. With humans deemed dangerously volatile because of their initial reaction to the invasion, emotional expression can be grounds for execution.

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Genre: Fantasy

The Power and the Fury (Eden Chronicles Volume 1)

By James Erith, narrated by Rory Barnett
Tags: Fantasy

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First, they must survive. Propelled from their classroom, Daisy, Archie, and Isabella stumble into a remarkable adventure. To find the source of life itself. The Garden of Eden. But they are not alone. A primeval force stands in their way. And it seeks its revenge. Failure is not an option. Now, the children of our present must conquer the evils of the past to save our future.

The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son on Life, Love, and Loss book cover
Genre: Biography & Memoir

The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son on Life, Love, and Loss

By Anderson Cooper, narrated by Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt
Tags: Biography & Memoir

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Though Anderson Cooper has always considered himself close to his mother, his intensely busy career as a journalist for CNN and CBS affords him little time to spend with her. After she suffers a brief but serious illness at the age of ninety-one, they resolve to change their relationship by beginning a yearlong conversation unlike any they have ever had before.

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Genre: Steamy Romance

Beautiful Beloved

By Christina Lauren, narrated by Jonathan Cole & Grace Grant
Tags: Steamy Romance

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Max and Sara have taken it to the next step. But the question is: Will they be able to find a balance between the wild sexcapades they aren't ready to retire and the demands of parenthood that come along with their new beautiful bundle of joy? Parenthood: It's not for the weak of heart.