Audible Picks September 18, 2024

Audible Picks September 18, 2024

The Peculiar Affliction of Thomas Wade Duncan book cover
Genre: Thriller & Suspense

The Peculiar Affliction of Thomas Wade Duncan

By Kip Koelsch, narrated by Mark Souza
Tags: Thriller & Suspense

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Thomas Wade Duncan lost a leg, his self-control, and his fiancée. A dark, Civil War-era tale of addiction, witchcraft, and an uncertain redemption.

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Genre: Science Fiction

Psyker

By Rory Surtain, narrated by Rory Surtain
Tags: Science Fiction

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Enter Paric Kilhaven—a young man as clueless as he is clever. With the soul of a psyker, an outlaw's cunning, and a noble's heart, he navigates a mysterious adventure and finds the Imperium to be larger and more deadly than he ever imagined.

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Genre: Literary Fiction

Necessary Sins (Lazare Family Saga Book 1)

By Elizabeth Bell, narrated by Dallin Bradford
Tags: Literary Fiction

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In 19th-century Charleston, a Catholic priest grapples with his secret African ancestry and his love for a slaveholder’s wife. Can two wounded people heal each other and find Heaven on Earth—or will there be Hell to pay? Necessary Sins is the first book in the epic Lazare Family Saga quartet, perfect for fans of The Thorn Birds and Outlander.

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Genre: Biography & Memoir

Becoming Fearless: Finding Courage in the African Wilderness

By Brenda E Smith, narrated by Brenda E Smith
Tags: Biography & Memoir

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This fast-paced account of an exploratory expedition follows the author as she rafts 170 miles through Africa's largest uninhabited game reserve. The rivers teem with hippos and crocodiles, while lions and elephants roam nearby. Entering this wilderness fraught with dangers, can she overcome her paralyzing fears to find personal strength?

Seeking Fairness at Work: Cracking the New Code to Greater Employee Engagement, Retention and Satisfaction book cover
Genre: Business
Tags: Business

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A practical examination of fairness in the modern workplace with tools and strategies to handle it. Business strategist Hanna Hasl-Kelchner exposes the implied social contract that creates legitimate expectations of fairness, analyzes the unwritten rules that betray them, and offers a 5-part strategy to raise employees’ game instead of their defenses.

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Genre: Steamy Romance
Tags: Steamy Romance

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In a world where dragons roam the skies and powerful alien Lords rule the Earth, a desperate woman's last chance lies in the arms of the enemy. Will Lord Aldric find the salvation he so craves with the only woman who can give him an heir? Will Endora save the only person she would sacrifice everything for? Narrated by the excellent Traci Odom.

Unlikely Guardian (Uncle Chip Saves the Fae Book 1) book cover
Genre: Fantasy

Unlikely Guardian (Uncle Chip Saves the Fae Book 1)

By Jamie Davis, narrated by Stacy Gonzalez and Roberto Scarlato
Tags: Fantasy

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Confirmed bachelor Chip Proctor never expected to become the guardian of his niece and nephew. Now he's discovered they're both half-Fae and have a magical birthright left to them. Oh, and they have a hot Fae aunt who watches over them. Listen to Unlikely Guardian, book 1 in Uncle Chip Saves the Fae, for a fun supernatural romp today.

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Genre: Fantasy

Nomad

By Andrew Montante, narrated by Virtual Voice
Tags: Fantasy

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Embark on an epic journey with Nomad, Inner Earth's greatest actor, as he confronts mysterious challenges with his dual spirits. Nomad navigates the underworld’s habitats whilst encountering wondrous, dangerous, and enlightened characters. Will he succumb to the darkness of Damon, his evil doppelganger, or embrace the light within . . .

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Genre: Mystery

Blunt Force Trauma (The Adam Cash Series Book 1)

By Jeff Kerr, narrated by Ric Chetter
Tags: Mystery

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An innocent man doesn't run. He fights. Adam Cash aims to be a sheriff's deputy. But Sheriff Griff Turner despises Cash and blocks the way. When Turner is murdered, the evidence implicates Cash as the killer. On the run, Cash uncovers a dark truth threatening countless lives. Only he can clear his name and save the innocents...if he can stay alive.

Cocky Score (The Hawkeyes Hockey Series Book 1) book cover
Genre: Steamy Romance

Cocky Score (The Hawkeyes Hockey Series Book 1)

By Kenna King, narrated by Christian Fox and Erin Mallon
Tags: Steamy Romance

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**Steamy hockey romance** What’s worse than being in a fake relationship with my childhood crush? When he's a notorious NHL party boy and my brother’s best friend! And what happens when our one-bed situation starts to blur the lines between a work assignment and the real thing?

Making Her His (A Singular Obsession Book 1) book cover
Genre: Steamy Romance

Making Her His (A Singular Obsession Book 1)

By Lucy Leroux, narrated by Ainslie Caswell
Tags: Steamy Romance

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Alex’s father is remarrying, gaining a stepdaughter. Convinced it’s a mistake he plans to freeze them out. At least, that was the plan until he set eyes on Elynn... Not only is she too innocent to realize how beautiful she is, but when her anxious eyes lock on him as if she's afraid of what he might do, Alex realizes those feelings are mutual.

Death in the Cloud (Michael Nicholas Book 4) book cover
Genre: Thriller & Suspense

Death in the Cloud (Michael Nicholas Book 4)

By E. J. Simon, narrated by Colin Martin
Tags: Thriller & Suspense

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A commercial airliner departing Moscow is missing over France. Two days later, that same plane is headed for the White House while US nuclear missiles are minutes from Moscow. Alex Nicholas, the only man who can stop them, is facing the president on the big screen in the White House bunker - except he's been dead for two years.

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Genre: Science Fiction

Overlap: The Lives of a Former Time Jumper

By N. Joseph Glass, narrated by Tom Haire and Heidi Housh
Tags: Science Fiction

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Marcus repeatedly relives his life when he discovers the overlap. In normal times, he lives alone, grieves, and regrets his constant companions. Now, Marcus unveils the dark secrets of time jumping to a reporter who holds revelations of her own that could shatter his understanding of reality - again.

Final Notice (The FINAL Political Thriller Trilogy Book 1) book cover
Genre: Thriller & Suspense

Final Notice (The FINAL Political Thriller Trilogy Book 1)

By Van Fleisher, narrated by Chris Koprowsji
Tags: Thriller & Suspense

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What Would You Do If You Knew – For Certain – That You Had 10 Days To Live? Get your legal affairs in order. Contact family, friends, lovers, ex-lovers? Clean the house and do the laundry. Or, if you had a gun … would you kill someone?

Farmerville Collection: A 10 Book Bundle (Farmerville Book 11) book cover
Genre: Mystery

Farmerville Collection: A 10 Book Bundle (Farmerville Book 11)

By Marty Martin, narrated by Paul J. McSorley
Tags: Mystery

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“Not Even Doctor Phil Can Fix This.” This Psychological Mystery series has everything, Serial killers, Secret Army, Intertwining Plots Twists, An Axe or Two, Young Romance, A Priest, Amber Alert, Pig Farm, Nightmares, Ghostly Therapy Sessions, Cave Kids, A Furnace, A Table with A History, and more. Farmerville may be for you If you like Harlan Coben, Caroline Kepnes, and Jesse Q. Sutan.

The Revealer (Revelation Book 2) book cover
Genre: Fantasy

The Revealer (Revelation Book 2)

By Bill Belew, narrated by Virtual Voice
Tags: Fantasy

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Jackie, isolated and desperate, hears a mysterious voice guiding her into the spirit realm. Entrusted with delivering the last Message from the Revealer, Jackie faces demons with an angelic. Can she succeed? Discover Jackie's divine mission in the thrilling and captivating retelling of the Book of Revelation. Unlock your destiny with The Revealer!

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Genre: Fantasy

Grieving Gold (Luminocity Book 1)

By Daniel McDaniel, narrated by Daniel C-M Ryder
Tags: Fantasy

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In the light-drenched world of Luminocity, there are two types of power granted by the gods: the power to find and the power to lose. This brand-new epic fantasy, full of strange worlds, dark twists, and ancient Aztec inspiration, is perfect for fans of Brandon Sanderson, Fonda Lee, Patrick Rothfuss, and George R. R. Martin.

Good Morning, Miss Tracey! book cover
Genre: Clean Romance

Good Morning, Miss Tracey!

By Gina Creed, narrated by Gina Creed
Tags: Clean Romance

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Miss Tracey had always wanted to be a teacher. Now, on this first day of school as a first-year teacher, Miss Tracey looks forward to the excitement and challenges that her lively middle school students will bring to her life. But will she also be open to opportunities for romance and spiritual growth that will knock on the door of her heart?

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Genre: True Crime

Cursed

By RAW, narrated by Femi Oke
Tags: True Crime

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On a cold December evening in 2016, a terrified young woman turns up at a brothel in Germany with a French passport but doesn’t speak a word of French. The owner is suspicious and alerts the German authorities, igniting a groundbreaking and history-making global investigation where ancient rituals collide with the modern world of crime fighting.

Offshore: Stealth Wealth and the New Colonialism book cover
Genre: Finance

Offshore: Stealth Wealth and the New Colonialism

By Brooke Harrington, narrated by Jennifer Walden
Tags: Finance

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How do the rich keep getting richer, while dodging the long arm of the law? The ultra-rich seem to live in a different world from the rest of us. That world is called offshore. Hidden from view, the world's ultra-rich can use offshore finance to escape tax obligations, labor and environmental safety regulations, campaign finance rules, and other laws that get in their way.