Audible Picks October 25, 2023

Call the Nurse: True Stories of a Country Nurse in Scotland's Western Isles book cover
Genre: Biography & Memoir
Tags: Biography & Memoir

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Tired of the pace and noise of life near London and longing for a better place to raise their young children, Mary J. MacLeod and her husband, George, encountered their dream while vacationing on a remote island in the Scottish Hebrides.

We Should All Be Millionaires: A Woman’s Guide to Earning More, Building Wealth, and Gaining Economic Power book cover
Genre: Finance
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Only 10 percent of the world’s millionaires are women, making it difficult for women to wield the economic power that will create lasting equality.

The Mind-Body Way: The Embodied Leader’s Path to Resilience, Connection, and Purpose book cover
Genre: Business

The Mind-Body Way: The Embodied Leader’s Path to Resilience, Connection, and Purpose

By Courtney Amo, Julie Beaulac and, Casey Berglund, narrated by Courtney Amo, Casey Berglund and, Dr. Julie Beaulac
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Are you spending your energy wisely, or are you teetering on the brink of exhaustion? Whether you're an executive, an entrepreneur, or a community organizer, embodiment can help you find meaningful success in life and leadership.

Extinction Shadow (Extinction Cycle: Dark Age Book 1) book cover
Genre: Science Fiction

Extinction Shadow (Extinction Cycle: Dark Age Book 1)

By Nicholas Sansbury Smith and Anthony J. Melchiorri, narrated by R.C. Bray
Tags: Science Fiction

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Eight years ago, an engineered virus ravaged the globe, infecting and transforming humans into apex predators called Variants. Billions died, civilization collapsed, and the human race teetered on the brink of extinction. Nations banded together and heroes rose up to fight these abominations.

A Little Hatred book cover
Genre: Science Fiction

A Little Hatred

By Joe Abercrombie, narrated by Steven Pacey
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On the blood-soaked borders of Angland, Leo dan Brock struggles to win fame on the battlefield, and defeat the marauding armies of Stour Nightfall. He hopes for help from the crown. But King Jezal's son, the feckless Prince Orso, is a man who specializes in disappointments.

Dayswork book cover
Genre: Literary Fiction

Dayswork

By Chris Bachelder, narrated by Jennifer Habel
Tags: Literary Fiction

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In the endless days of the pandemic, a woman spends her time sorting fact from fiction in the life and work of Herman Melville. As she delves into Melville's impulsive purchase of a Massachusetts farmhouse, his fevered revision of Moby-Dick there, his intense friendship with neighbor Nathaniel Hawthorne, and his troubled and troubling marriage to Elizabeth Shaw. . .

To Con a Gentleman (Dalton Family Book 1) book cover
Genre: Clean Romance

To Con a Gentleman (Dalton Family Book 1)

By Sarah Adams, narrated by Rachael Beresford
Tags: Clean Romance

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As a con woman who has spent her entire life fending for herself on the streets of London, Rose Wakefield knows how to scam a gentleman out of his money without ever getting caught. That's until she knocks on the wrong earl's door and is faced with Carver Ashburn Earl of Kensworth and not the notorious rake she thinks she is approaching.

The Red Ripper: Inside the Mind of Russia's Most Brutal Serial Killer book cover
Genre: True Crime
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By the time he was brought to trial in 1992, Soviet serial killer Andrei Chikatilo had killed more than fifty women and children, often sexually abusing them and leaving their bodies mutilated beyond recognition.

Aspire to Die (Bridget Hart Series Book 1) book cover
Genre: Mystery

Aspire to Die (Bridget Hart Series Book 1)

By M S Morris, narrated by Esther Wane
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Lust. Ambition. Murder. When a beautiful, wealthy student is found dead in her room in Oxford's most prestigious college, Detective Inspector Bridget Hart is called to investigate. The murdered girl appeared to have no enemies, yet was killed in a brutal and bloody assault.

The Body in the Dales (A Yorkshire Murder Mystery Book 1) book cover
Genre: Mystery

The Body in the Dales (A Yorkshire Murder Mystery Book 1)

By J. R. Ellis, narrated by J. R. Ellis
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A body is discovered deep in a cave beneath the Yorkshire Dales. Leading the investigation into the mysterious death are experienced DCI Jim Oldroyd and his partner DS Carter, a newcomer from London.

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Guide Star

By Joy Ellis, narrated by Shiromi Arserio
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Stella North, a rising star in the police, has her life torn apart by a gunman's bullets. She has often faced danger, but these injuries mean she must give up the job she loves. Her grandmother Beth is her rock. And Beth is no ordinary woman. At 70, she runs marathons and has a past that Stella knows very little about.

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The Loyal Wife

By Natalie Barelli, narrated by Shiromi Arserio
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Tamra never dreamed she would marry someone like Mike Mitchell: handsome, rich, a wonderful husband...until she finds out that Mike is having an affair. But Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, and Mike Mitchell should have remembered that before he made a fool of her. Because Tamra knows something about Mike. Something he did. Something evil.

Pumpkin Pounder (Fairytale Remixes Book 2) book cover
Genre: Steamy Romance

Pumpkin Pounder (Fairytale Remixes Book 2)

By Laura Lovely, narrated by Erin Mallon
Tags: Steamy Romance

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"A f***ing treat and a delight!" ~ Heaving Bosoms Podcast Daisy loves gingers, hence her nickname: “Pumpkin Pounder.” When her friends invite her to a wild Halloween party aboard an old tug boat, she’s ready for anything...especially meeting the perfect guy. Problem is, what if she wants him for more than one night?

Between book cover
Genre: Fantasy

Between

By L. L. Starling, narrated by Steve West and Emily Ellet
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The perfect cozy, fall read! In a fantasy rom-com described as 'Gilmore Girls Meets Labyrinth,' Sasha Pierce finds her life in disarray when she moves to a witchy village, only to accidentally fall through a portal into the fairy tale kingdom of Between, where she is crowned queen and betrothed to the sarcastic, leather pant-wearing sorcerer king.

The Lost Redeemer (Aeonica Book 1) book cover
Genre: Fantasy

The Lost Redeemer (Aeonica Book 1)

By David Musk, narrated by Suzy Jackson
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Nahlia is a librarian's apprentice who's obsessed with ancient lore, scavenging for hints of lost myths and power. When her family is attacked, she's forced to infiltrate a secret academy and rise beyond everything she's ever known.

Windstorm (The Hawthorne University Witch Series Book 2) book cover
Genre: Steamy Romance
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Cadence Hawthorne enters her junior year at Hawthorne University when her friend offers her a reversed Lovers tarot card. That means trouble in paradise. And there's plenty of trouble when she learns of a new wicked witch's involvement in her boyfriend's past.