Audible Picks August 30, 2023

Audible Picks August 30, 2023

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Genre: Biography & Memoir

Wildflower

By Drew Barrymore, narrated by Drew Barrymore
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Wildflower is a portrait of Drew's life in stories as she looks back on the adventures, challenges, and incredible experiences of her earlier years. It includes tales of living on her own at 14 (and how laundry may have saved her life), getting stuck in a gas station overhang on a cross-country road trip, saying goodbye to her father in a way only he could have understood, and many more...

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Genre: Finance

How to Retire and Not Die: The 3 Ps That Will Keep You Young

By Gary Sirak and Max Sirak, narrated by Max Sirak
Tags: Finance

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In How to Retire and Not Die, Gary and Max Sirak walk you step by step through the process of winning that marathon and living your best-retired life. Embark on a guided journey of self-discovery and learn to identify your Likes, Loves, and Hates. Understand what you truly need to be happy, and create a clear plan for meeting those needs.

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Genre: Business

The Confidence Code

By Katty Kay, narrated by Sandy Rustin
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Following the success of Lean In and Why Women Should Rule the World, the authors of the best-selling Womenomics provide an informative and practical guide to understanding the importance of confidence - and learning how to achieve it - for women of all ages and at all stages of their careers.

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Genre: Science Fiction

Good Omens

By Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, narrated by Rebecca Front and More
Tags: Science Fiction

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So the armies of Good and Evil are amassing, Atlantis is rising, frogs are falling, and tempers are flaring. Everything appears to be going according to the Divine Plan. Except for a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon - both of whom have lived amongst Earth's mortals since The Beginning and have grown rather fond of the lifestyle - are not actually looking forward to the coming Rapture.

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Genre: Literary Fiction

The Librarian of Crooked Lane (The Glass Library Book 1)

By C.J. Archer, narrated by Marian Hussey
Tags: Literary Fiction

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Librarian Sylvia Ashe knows nothing about her past, having grown up without a father and a mother who refused to discuss him. When she stumbles upon a diary that suggests she's descended from magicians, she's skeptical. After all, magicians are special, and she's just an ordinary woman who loves books.

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Genre: Clean Romance

The Unhoneymooners

By Christina Lauren, narrated by Cynthia Farrell and Deacon Lee
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Olive Torres is used to being the unlucky twin: from inexplicable mishaps to a recent layoff, her life seems to be almost comically jinxed. By contrast, her sister Ami is an eternal champion...she even managed to finance her entire wedding by winning a slew of contests.

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Genre: True Crime
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Did Lizzie Borden murder her own father and stepmother? Was Jack the Ripper actually the Duke of Clarence? Who killed JonBenet Ramsey? America's foremost expert on criminal profiling and 25-year FBI veteran John Douglas, along with author and filmmaker Mark Olshaker, explores those tantalizing questions and more in this mesmerizing work of detection.

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Tell Me Lies

By J. P. Pomare, narrated by Aimee Horne
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Psychologist Margot Scott has a picture-perfect life: a nice house in the suburbs, a husband, two children, and a successful career. On a warm spring morning, Margot approaches one of her clients on a busy train platform. He is looking down at his phone, with his duffel bag in hand as the train approaches. That’s when she slams into his back and he falls in front of the train.

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Her One Mistake

By Heidi Perks, narrated by Kirsty Dillon, Julie Maisey and, Sally Scott
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Charlotte was supposed to be looking after the children, and she swears she was. She only took her eyes off of them for one second. But when her three kids are all safe and sound at the school fair, and Alice, her best friend Harriet’s daughter, is nowhere to be found, Charlotte panics.

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Genre: Mystery

Blood on the Tracks (Sydney Rose Parnell Series Book 1)

By Barbara Nickless, narrated by Emily Sutton-Smith
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A young woman is found brutally murdered, and the main suspect is the victim's fiancé, a hideously scarred Iraq War veteran known as the Burned Man. But railroad police Special Agent Sydney Rose Parnell, brought in by the Denver Major Crimes unit to help investigate, can't shake the feeling that larger forces are behind this apparent crime of passion.

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Genre: Mystery

The Family

By P.R. Black, narrated by Diana Croft
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Becky Morgan's family were the victims of the 'crimes of the decade'. The lone survivor of a ritualistic killing, Becky's been forever haunted by the memories of that night. Twenty years later, with the killer never found, Becky is ready to hunt them down and exact revenge.

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Genre: Steamy Romance

Mr. Grump (Billionaire Bossholes Book 1)

By Leslie North, narrated by Lexi Evans and Logan Anare
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"Happy, sad, full of wonder. Another book unable to be put down. Late night unable to stop reading chapter after chapter" First day at my new job as a nanny and Mr. Don’t-Let-the-Door-Hit-You-On-the-Way-Out is my new boss. James Morris. Billionaire club owner, deal maker, and first-grade bosshole... And he is also a hot single dad with an adorable daughter who needs my help...

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Genre: Steamy Romance

The Conquered World

By Elin Wyn, narrated by Piers Ryman
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Over 90 hours of spicy science fiction romance with the entire 18-book Conquered World Saga for just one Audible credit! When an intergalactic war spills over to a human colony planet, alien warriors and mortal women must learn to trust each other to survive...

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Genre: Fantasy

Dino-Rift

By Derek Borne, narrated by Isabella Tugman
Tags: Fantasy

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Thrown through a time rift, Kam and Viv must survive a daunting trek through prehistoric times. Meanwhile, the shady corporation known as SauraCorps is transporting dinosaurs into the present for a nefarious agenda... A Young Adult adventure with time travel, dinosaurs, movie-worthy action, and pop culture references all ages will enjoy!

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Genre: Fantasy

Flash Point (Nite Fire Book 1)

By C. L. Schneider, narrated by Cassandra King
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A shapeshifting assassin turned vigilante, Dahlia Nite hunts what lurks in the shadows, threatening an unsuspecting human race. But when a supernatural serial killer strikes Sentinel City, light is shed on what should never be seen. And the little bit of peace she’s found in this world begins to crumble. Murder, mystery, mayhem—and dragons!

Audible Picks August 23, 2023

Audible Picks August 23, 2023

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Genre: Biography & Memoir

Educated

By Tara Westover, narrated by Julia Whelan
Tags: Biography & Memoir

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One of the most acclaimed books of our time: an unforgettable memoir about a young woman who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a Ph.D. from Cambridge University.

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Genre: Business

The 21st Century Sales Bible

By Yaniv Zaid, narrated by Jimmy Trisler
Tags: Business

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In The 21st Century Sales Bible, Dr. Yaniv Zaid—aka Doctor Persuasion—gives clear, unequivocal, and universally applicable guidance on "mastering the 10 commandments of marketing, negotiation, and persuasion".

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Genre: Finance

Moneyzen: The Secret to Finding Your "Enough"

By Manisha Thakor, narrated by Deepa Samuel
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A leading financial expert breaks down the personal, cultural, and societal forces that have led us to falsely believe we can never have, do, or be enough, and shows us a fresh new path toward “MoneyZen” — her joy-based approach to living a life rich in financial health and emotional wealth.

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Genre: Science Fiction

After the Virus

By Simon Archer, narrated by Ryan West
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Henry never realized he was special. Sure, he’s an engineer who served his country, but when the virus hit, he found himself alone in a nearly empty world. That’s the key, though: nearly empty.

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Genre: Literary Fiction

Small Moving Parts

By D. B. Jackson, narrated by Mark Bramhall
Tags: Literary Fiction

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When Harland Cain holds a .45 automatic to his head and bears down slowly upon the trigger, he experiences a profound sense of control over his destiny for the first time in his life. He savors the moment and imagines the click of the hammer, the explosion, and the bullet spiraling through the barrel before everything turns black.

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Genre: Clean Romance

Keeper of Her Heart

By Delaney Cameron, narrated by Liz Krane
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A math teacher ready to give her heart. A plastic surgeon guarding his. Chance brought them together. Will a ghost from the past drive them apart?

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Genre: True Crime

Fatal Charm: The Shocking True Story of Serial Wife Killer Randy Roth

By Carlton Smith, narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright
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From the best-selling author of The Search for the Green River Killer: a chilling true account of the dream husband who was every woman's nightmare.

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Echoes Fade

By Jeff Carson, narrated by Sean Patrick Hopkins
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A mountain lion attack. A brazen robbery of a billionaire’s restaurant. Two unrelated incidents become one with explosive revelation in this brand-new harrowing thriller from the international bestselling author of The Como Falcon.

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Genre: Mystery

Murder in Hindsight

By Anne Cleeland, narrated by Marcella Riordan
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Chief Inspector Acton and Detective Sergeant Kathleen Doyle know firsthand how the administration of justice can often follow a labyrinthine path. As they pursue a self-appointed judge, jury, and executioner, Acton's own questionable methods may prove his undoing.

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A Stock Tip for Murder (A Cam Marshall Mystery Book 1)

By Delton Wright, narrated by Hearthstone Audio
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Cam Marshall has just landed his dream job… on Wall Street. Unfortunately, a murder has occurred at his firm - and he is the prime suspect! Can Cam find the real killer before he loses his freedom… or his life?

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Genre: Mystery

The James Brickman Series (Books 1-3)

By Dennis Shock, narrated by Jeff Moon
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James Brickman is a detective in the Pacific Northwest. Kidnapped girls, a vengeful serial killer, and a brother-in-law who may go to prison for murder keep him on the job. This book contains The Link, Justice for the Guilty, and Blackout Murder. Bonus prequel - First Murder, also included. Includes full series!

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Genre: Steamy Romance

Hitman's Honey

By Kay Freeman, narrated by Brock Donovon
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All Rylee Reed wanted to do was attend a writer's conference and leave her husband. She never expected to meet an Irish hitman. Not every assassin wines and dines his mark before killing them. Now they both have decisions to make. The story includes fish out of water, a second chance at love, and "seasoned characters" tropes. 18+ content.

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Genre: Steamy Romance

Blissful Masquerade (Ruthless Desires Book 1)

By Elira Firethorn, narrated by Ruthie Bowles and Corvin King
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High heat ♡ Why choose ♡ BDSM ♡ Three mysterious men have their eyes on Wren, a sweet barista. When fate puts them at the same masquerade ball, will they seize the chance to get what they all want? A novella full of spice, sweet romance, and falling fast for three men who'll do anything to be with the woman they can't stop pining over.

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Genre: Fantasy
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Once a ruthless debt collector, Vireo's fall from grace leads him on a redemption quest in "A Forest of Vanity and Valour". Facing dark magic and imminent danger, can Vireo become the people's hero? Dive into this fast-paced fantasy of transformation and suspense.

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Genre: Fantasy

The Birds of the Air

By L. H. Arthur, narrated by Sandra Churchill
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Urban fantasy meets historical fiction meets slow-burn horror in this genre-bending novel. When Libby Barnett's little sister is transformed and lost, Libby has no choice but to leave home in search of her. Venturing into the dangerous vagrant underground of the Great Depression, she will find an even more secretive world of dark magic and mystery.

Audible Picks August 16, 2023

Audible Picks August 16, 2023

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Genre: Biography & Memoir

American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

By Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, narrated by Jeff Cummings
Tags: Biography & Memoir

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The definitive biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, one of the iconic figures of the twentieth century, a brilliant physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb for his country in a time of war, and who later found himself confronting the moral consequences of scientific progress.

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Genre: Finance

Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever (Volume 1)

By Joe Fairless and Theo Hicks, narrated by Colleen Patrick
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Inspirational stories with actionable advice from interview guests on the world's longest-running daily real estate podcast. This is your gateway to unleashing your greatest investing potential.

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Genre: Business

The Business Case for AI

By Kavita Ganesan, narrated by Stephanie Richardson
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In this practical guide for business leaders, Kavita Ganesan takes the mystery out of implementing AI, showing you how to launch AI initiatives that get results. With real-world AI examples to spark your own ideas, you’ll learn how to identify high-impact AI opportunities, prepare for AI transitions, and measure your AI performance.

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Genre: Science Fiction

The Complete Void Wraith Saga

By Chris Fox, narrated by Ryan Kennard Burke
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Mankind’s outer colonies are disappearing. Without warning. Without a trace. Fleet command chalks the attacks up to pirates, but Captain Dryker of the UFC Johnston isn’t buying it. Defying command, he leads his misfit crew into hostile territory in search of answers.

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Genre: Literary Fiction

The Velvet Hours

By Alyson Richman, narrated by Tavia Gilbert and Kate Reading
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Inspired by the true account of an abandoned Parisian apartment, Alyson Richman brings to life Solange, the young woman forced to leave her fabled grandmother's legacy behind to save all that she loves.

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Genre: Clean Romance

The Duplicate Bride

By Ginny Baird, narrated by Tanya Eby
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Hope Webb has spent her entire life getting her twin sister Jackie out of fixes, and now Jackie’s in the biggest fix of all. She can’t eke out enough time to attend her own pre-wedding parties in beautiful Blue Hill, Maine. What starts out as a favor to impersonate the bride-to-be for one event turns into an all-week affair...and saying “I do.”

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Genre: True Crime
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Harrowing and heartrending, If You Tell is a survivor’s story of absolute evil - and the freedom and justice that Nikki, Sami, and Tori risked their lives to fight for. Sisters forever, victims no more, they found a light in the darkness that made them the resilient women they are today - loving, loved, and moving on.

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Stranger in the Woods

By Anni Taylor, narrated by Harriet Gordon-Anderson
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Photographer Isla Wilson is thrilled she's landed her dream job, but the clients who hired her are getting stranger by the day. It sounded so perfect—a month's assignment at the lush Scottish Highlands property of architect Alban McGregor, and his wife, Jessica. But in the woods, there's a playhouse with a chilling history.

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Missing Molly

By Natalie Barelli, narrated by Lucy Price-Lewis
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Everyone has secrets, and Rachel Holloway is no exception. She’s worked hard to keep the past where it belongs: dead and buried. And so far, she’s been very successful. But now the small newspaper where she works wants to produce a podcast on a cold case: the disappearance 12 years ago of young Molly Forster.

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Genre: Mystery

Stilettos & Scoundrels (A Presley Thurman Mysteries Book 1)

By L.C. Turner, narrated by Lynn Bettencourt
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One florist. One dead senator. And nothing is all that rosy... Presley Thurman heads back to her hometown to run her mother’s flower shop. When she delivers flowers to a well-known senator, she finds him dead in his hotel room. Presley's once again embroiled in a mystery where she's the number one suspect.

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Genre: Mystery

Rings on Her Fingers (Psychic Seasons Book 1)

By ReGina Welling, narrated by Caren Naess
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What would you do if your life took a turn into the paranormal? When a psychic reading reunites Julie Hayward with the ghost of her beloved grandmother, the last thing she expects is a second ghost spouting cryptic clues to a lost family fortune. Or to discover her fiancé isn't what he seems.

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Genre: Steamy Romance

Harm's Way (Riot MC Biloxi Book 1)

By Karen Renee, narrated by Paige Reisenfeld and Christian Leatherman
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When Stephie moves back to Biloxi, the last thing she wants is a new man in her life. Then she runs into her stepbrother's best friend. President of the Riot MC, Har wants a woman who fits into his world. Could Stephie be the one? As problems grow in his MC, Stephie’s a distraction he can’t afford, but he won’t let her slip through his fingers.

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Genre: Steamy Romance

The Six Night Truce (West Oaks Heroes Book 1)

By Hannah Shield, narrated by Aubrey Vincent and Alexander Cendese
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He’s a single dad with a growly attitude. An ex-Marine. And the star witness against my client. But when the bullets start flying, we're both targets. Now we’re forced to team up, and I suspect I don’t hate Detective Sean Holt after all. In fact, this hostility is really turning me on... Steamy and action-packed!

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Genre: Fantasy

Dragon Ally (Qapira Awakening Book 1)

By Ava Richardson, narrated by Jeanie Talbot
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When street rat Del stows away on a ship he’s worried about staying hidden, not sea monsters. When a kraken attacks, Del's thrown overboard & stranded on an island. Rescue is impossible with the kraken lurking, desperate for the dragon eggs one survivor is carrying. Help isn’t coming and the only way off the island will be on the back of a dragon.

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Genre: Fantasy

The Fallen from Paradise (The Paradise Planets Book 1)

By Shaun Barrowes, narrated by Full Cast
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Full-cast, Musical Graphic Audiobook: It's Ender's Game meets John Carter of Mars in this "...fantastically original Wizard-of-Oz hero’s journey set in a Utopian future amidst an intergalactic power struggle." "Shaun Barrowes keeps THE PARADISE PLANETS original and exciting with fast-moving sports sequences, clever world-building, and siren mythology." -IndieReader.

Audible Picks August 9, 2023

Audible Picks August 9, 2023

Speak: Find Your Voice, Trust Your Gut, and Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be book cover
Genre: Biography & Memoir
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From Tunde Oyeneyin, the massively popular Peloton instructor, fitness star, and founder of SPEAK, comes an empowering, inspiring book about how she transformed grief, setbacks, and flaws into growth, self-confidence, and triumph—perfect for fans of Shonda Rhimes, Brene Brown, and Glennon Doyle.

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Genre: Finance

Relax & Retire: Debunking Inflation Fears

By Josh Scandlen, narrated by Zachary Locklear
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Inflation worries keeping you from retiring? Are you stuck in a Crappy, Old Job (COJ) feeling hopeless that you'll never be able to leave? Have no fear! We destroy the fear-mongers in this book with example after example of how wrong the naysayers are. Oh, they won't stop with the peddling of doom and gloom mind you.

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Genre: Business

How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships

By Leil Lowndes, narrated by Leil Lowndes and Joyce Bean
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What is that magic quality that makes some people instantly loved and respected? Everyone wants to be their friend (or, if single, their lover). In business, they rise swiftly to the top of the corporate ladder. What is their “Midas touch?” What it boils down to is a more skillful way of dealing with people.

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Genre: Science Fiction

Foundation

By Isaac Asimov, narrated by Scott Brick
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For 12,000 years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. But only Hari Seldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future - to a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that will last thirty thousand years.

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Genre: Literary Fiction

The Love Story of Missy Carmichael

By Beth Morrey, narrated by Harriet Walter
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The world has changed around 79-year-old librarian Millicent Carmichael, a.k.a. Missy. Though quick to admit that she often found her roles as a housewife and mother less than satisfying, Missy once led a bustling life driven by two children, an accomplished and celebrated husband, and a Classics degree from Cambridge.

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Genre: Clean Romance

A Home of Her Own

By Brenda Novak, narrated by Brenda Novak
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When Lucky Caldwell was 10, her mother, Red - the best-known hooker in Dundee, Idaho - married Morris Caldwell, a wealthy and much older man. It didn't last, of course, but Morris' kindness was the highlight of Lucky's life. Mike Hill, Morris' grandson, doesn't feel too well-disposed toward Red or her kids. He believes they alienated Morris from his family.

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Genre: True Crime

Torture Mom

By Ryan Green, narrated by Steve White
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In July 1965, teenagers Sylvia and Jenny Likens were left in the temporary care of Gertrude Baniszewski, a middle-aged single mother, and her seven children. The Baniszewski household was overrun with children. There were few rules and ample freedom. Sadly, the environment created a dangerous hierarchy of social Darwinism where the strong preyed on the weak.

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Genre: Mystery
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When Eden Kyle, artist and tarot reader, moves to Sycamore Grove to help her niece develop a new store, she starts seeing and hearing ghosts in the building where she is visiting. Eden gets pulled into figuring out who recently killed one ghost. A new & exciting cozy mystery series. Will she be able to uncover the disturbing secrets behind his death?

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The Man in the Vents

By Oliver Kane, narrated by Jon Alpha
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Two curious young boys seek to investigate a long-abandoned gangster mansion on the far end of their town. What has truly drawn them toward it and just what they might find, they do not know. Sometimes violent places attract violent things. Dark things. Hungry things...Evil is hungry. Curiosity kills.

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Genre: Mystery

Club Vidéo (The Hugo Duchamp Prequel Trilogy Book 2)

By GN Hetherington, narrated by Charlie Keefe
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A year since the explosive events of "Hugo & Josef, and a teenage Hugo Duchamp is struggling to overcome the mental and physical scars of the trauma.When a young girl is reported missing, Hugo is befriended by a charming and charismatic young man. But as Hugo has already learned, nothing is ever what it seems and it is not long before his own life is in danger once again.

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Genre: Steamy Romance

This Baby Business

By Heatherly Bell, narrated by Kimberly Austin
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When the single dad next door needs a nanny, it turns out he might actually save my online baby business.

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The Catastrophe Test

By NJ Barker, narrated by Johny Walsh
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A short novella thriller introducing Kennedy Logan. If you like the idea of a female Jack Reacher meets The Kingsman, you might enjoy this. ‘The Catastrophe Test is a fast-moving, clever, well-written novella that will only leave you wanting more.’ - Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things.

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Genre: Steamy Romance
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Lady Cassandra Fallon is finally ready to take control of her life and join her late mother’s investigative society. She’s more than confident she can do the job—even when her first case involves a potentially deadly scandal. What she’s not quite prepared for is her brother’s attractive friend acting as her self-appointed bodyguard....

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Genre: Fantasy

The Starved God

By Thomas Norford, narrated by Richard Auty
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In a distant, plausible future, an amateur naturalist contends with theocracy and monsters, to unlock the mysteries of life. The Starved God is a philosophical adventure, with rich world-building, memorable characters and a riveting plot.

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Genre: Fantasy

Westside Oracle (Midlife Olympians: The Oracle Chronicles Book 1)

By T.J. Deschamps, narrated by Cassandra Medcalf
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When I quit my job as a fake fortuneteller to become the Oracle, of course, there were strings attached. Olympic-sized strings. Westside Oracle is a modern epic of Homeric proportions with romance, belly laughs, and ibuprofen chasers.

Audible Picks August 2, 2023

Audible Picks August 2, 2023

The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family book cover
Genre: Biography & Memoir
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At first glance, Josh Hanagarne seems an improbable librarian. He stands 6'7", competes in strongman contests, and was diagnosed in high school with Tourette's syndrome. But books are his first love - Josh's earliest memories involve fantastic adventures between the pages of Gulliver’s Travels and a passionate infatuation with Fern from Charlotte’s Web.

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Genre: Finance

The Little Book of Picking Top Stocks: How to Spot Hidden Gems

By Martin S. Fridson, narrated by Jonathan Yen
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In The Little Book of Picking Top Stocks, Martin S. Fridson delivers a practical and easy-to-follow guide to identifying ultra-high-return equities. The author identifies the quantitative and qualitative traits of stocks that rose to become the absolute strongest performers in the S&P 500.

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Genre: Business
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Empowerment Amidst Chaos helps you discover the potential that disruption can offer and how to capitalize on it for yourself and those you serve.

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Genre: Science Fiction

Prelude to Foundation

By Isaac Asimov, narrated by Scott Brick
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This daring story of humanity’s future introduces one of the great masterworks of science fiction: the Foundation novels of Isaac Asimov. Unsurpassed for their unique blend of nonstop action, bold ideas, and extensive world-building, they chronicle the struggle of a courageous group of people to save civilization from a relentless tide of darkness and violence.

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Genre: Literary Fiction

The House by the Sea

By Louise Douglas, narrated by Emma Powell
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When Edie’s mother-in-law, Anna DeLuca, dies, she is relieved. Edie blames Anna for the accident that destroyed her family. So, when her will lures Edie to Sicily and the long-abandoned Villa della Madonna del Mare, she sees through Anna’s games.

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Genre: True Crime

Midnight Son

By James Dommek Jr., Josephine Holtzman and, Isaac Kestenbaum, narrated by James Dommek Jr.
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James Dommek, Jr., an Alaska Native writer and musician, sheds new light on a real-life mystery that pits Native American folklore against the US justice system. In the vast Alaskan Arctic, legend has it there once lived a mythic tribe—Iñukuns—that only existed in rumors and whispers.

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A Flicker in the Dark

By Stacy Willingham, narrated by Karissa Vacker
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When Chloe Davis was twelve, six teenage girls went missing in her small Louisiana town. By the end of the summer, her own father had confessed to the crimes and was put away for life, leaving Chloe and the rest of her family to grapple with the truth and try to move forward while dealing with the aftermath.

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The Murderer's Son (Jackman & Evans Book 1)

By Joy Ellis, narrated by Richard Armitage
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Twenty years ago: a farmer and his wife are cut to pieces by a ruthless serial killer. Now: a woman is viciously stabbed to death in the upmarket kitchen of her beautiful house on the edge of the marshes. Then a man called Daniel Kinder walks into Saltern police station and confesses to the murder.

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Genre: Mystery

Find Her Alive

By Diane Saxon, narrated by Katy Sobey
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Responding to reports of deadly screams in the Ironbridge Gorge, Detective Sergeant Jenna Morgan is first on the scene to investigate. As the search intensifies, Jenna soon discovers her sister Fliss’ severely injured Dalmatian, Domino, and the naked, tortured body of an unknown woman. Who is the dead woman, and where is her sister Fliss?

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Genre: Mystery

The Snow Killer (The DI Barton Series Book 1)

By Ross Greenwood, narrated by David Thorpe
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A family is gunned down in the snow, but one of the children survives. Three years on, that child takes revenge, and the Snow Killer is born. But then, nothing - no further crimes are committed, and the case goes cold.

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An uptight British earl and an outspoke American woman make for an engaging enemies-to-lovers romance that will keep you reading until the very end.

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Genre: Steamy Romance

Rebound (Pucks & Rainbows Book 1)

By L.A. Witt, narrated by Michael Ferraiuolo and Nick J. Russo
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A 40-something single dad, a 20-something hockey star, and a whole lot of baggage. No, this couldn’t possibly blow up in their faces.

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Genre: Steamy Romance

Renegade (Moonshine Task Force Book 1)

By Laramie Briscoe, narrated by Ariel Royce and Christopher Rourke
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Moonshine Task Force Member Ryan has been in lust with Whitney, his best friend’s sister, for as long as he can remember. But everything changes when a simple decision leads to one mind-blowing night of passion — and an unplanned pregnancy… Dual narrators deliver this hilarious and heartwarming romance with over 1,200 five-star Goodreads ratings!

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Genre: Fantasy

The Shadow Order (Crossroads Witch Book 1)

By J.S. Malcom, narrated by Amy Hall
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If you love magic, romance, funny unique characters and pulse-racing plot twists, you'll love The Shadow Order (Crossroads Witch Book 1)! Readers are calling this urban fantasy series, “Amazing!” with “Strong female leads” and “Full of excitement and suspense!” Perfect for fans of Dannika Dark, Patricia Briggs, K.F. Breene, and Shannon Mayer.

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Genre: Fantasy

Normal Chaos: Ledoma

By A. V. Smith, narrated by Roni Locke
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A. V. Smith goes to an incredible amount of effort to attune us to the interesting lore, theology, elemental balance and the shifting of the seven cycles. The language is vivid and descriptions are plentiful… the world itself becomes a character in its own right as its powerful energies influence the smaller creatures that operate upon its surface.

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Books With Unlikely Friendships

Books With Unlikely Friendships

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Genre: Biography & Memoir

Me and a Guy Named Elvis: My Lifelong Friendship With Elvis Presley

By Jerry Schilling and Chuck Crisafulli, narrated by William Dufris
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On a lazy Sunday in 1954, 12-year-old Jerry Schilling wandered into a Memphis touch-football game, only to discover that his team was quarterbacked by a 19-year-old Elvis Presley, the local teen whose first record, That's All Right, had just debuted on Memphis radio. The two became fast friends, even as Elvis turned into the world's biggest star.

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Genre: Literary Fiction

Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog

By John Grogan, narrated by Johnny Heller
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John and Jenny were just beginning their life together. They were young and in love, with a perfect little house and not a care in the world. Then they brought home Marley, a wriggly yellow furball of a puppy. Life would never be the same.

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My Summer Darlings

By May Cobb, narrated by Karissa Vacker, Amy Gordon, Nan McNamara and, Kristen DiMercurio
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Jen Hansen, Kittie Spears, and Cynthia Nichols have been friends since childhood. They are now approaching forty and their lives have changed, but their insular East Texas town has not. They stay sane by drinking wine in the afternoons, dishing about other women in the neighborhood, and bonding over the heartache of their own encroaching middle age and raising ungrateful teens.

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Genre: Literary Fiction

The Accomplice

By Lisa Lutz, narrated by Lisa Flanagan
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Everyone has the same questions about best friends Owen and Luna: What binds them together so tightly? Why weren’t they ever a couple? And why do people around them keep turning up dead? In this riveting novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Passenger, every answer raises a new, more chilling question.

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Genre: Clean Romance

Love Hacked (Knitting in the City Book 3)

By Penny Reid, narrated by Joy Nash and Zachary Webber
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Sandra has difficulty removing her psychotherapist hat. Of her last 30 dates, 29 have ended the same way: the man sobbing uncontrollably. After one such disaster, Sandra gives in to a seemingly harmless encounter with her hot waiter, Alex. Argumentative, secretive, and hostile, Alex may be the opposite of everything Sandra knows is right for her.

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You Deserve Each Other

By Sarah Hogle, narrated by Taylor Meskimen
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When your nemesis also happens to be your fiancé, happily ever after becomes a lot more complicated in this wickedly funny, lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy debut.

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Genre: Steamy Romance

Say Yes to the Boss (New York Billionaires Book 3)

By Olivia Hayle, narrated by Maxine Hamilton and Mercer Boffey
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My billionaire boss is the absolute last person I’d marry. Until a deal with the devil forces me down the aisle...ready to say yes to the boss.

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Genre: Young Adult

We Can Be Heroes

By Kyrie McCauley, narrated by Katherine Littrell, Sura Siu and, Emily Lawrence
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Beck and Vivian never could stand each other, but they always tried their best for their mutual friend, Cassie. After the town moves on from Cassie’s murder too fast, Beck and Vivian finally find common ground: vengeance.

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Genre: Young Adult

A Million Things

By Emily Spurr, narrated by Zenia Starr
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A Million Things transforms a gut-wrenching story of abandonment and what it's like to grow up in a house that doesn't feel safe into an astonishing portrait of resilience, mental health, and the families we make and how they make us in return.

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Genre: Science Fiction

The Humans

By Matt Haig, narrated by Mark Meadows
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When an extraterrestrial visitor arrives on Earth, his first impressions of the human species are less than positive. Taking the form of Professor Andrew Martin, a leading mathematician at Cambridge University, the visitor wants to complete his task and go back home, to the planet he comes from, and a utopian society of immortality and infinite knowledge.

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Genre: Mystery

Burn Marks (V. I. Warshawski Book 6)

By Sara Paretsky, narrated by Susan Ericksen
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With those words - and the sour yeasty smell of stale beer - Elena, V.I. Warshawski’s derelict aunt, reenters her niece’s life at three in the morning. Burned out of her SRO hotel, Elena has turned to V.I. for a place to stay. V.I. vows that it will be a short visit and uses some old political contacts to find Elena a room.

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Best Friends Forever

By Margot Hunt, narrated by Sarah Naughton
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Kat Grant and Alice Campbell have a friendship forged in shared confidences and long lunches lubricated by expensive wine. Though they're very different women - the artsy socialite and the struggling suburbanite - they're each other's rocks. But even rocks crumble under pressure.

Audible Picks July 26, 2023

Audible Picks July 26, 2023

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Genre: Biography & Memoir

Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West

By Hampton Sides, narrated by Don Leslie
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In the summer of 1846, the Army of the West marched through Santa Fe, en route to invade and occupy the Western territories claimed by Mexico. Fueled by the new ideology of “Manifest Destiny,” this land grab would lead to a decades-long battle between the United States and the Navajos, the fiercely resistant rulers of a huge swath of mountainous desert wilderness.

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Are you an entrepreneur seeking freedom of money to live the biggest future you can dream of? To have freedom of purpose to do what fascinates and motivates you in life? And to have freedom of time and relationship? It’s time to get out of the Wall Street casino and take back control of your financial future.

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Boyd Clewis has defied the odds and gravity. He was born dead, changed schools and homes as a child more times than he can count, became a teenage father and a track star, had more than one close brush with the law, and endured unimaginable family tragedy—all by the time he was barely old enough to drink.

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Genre: Science Fiction

Alive in a Dead World

By Mark Tufo, narrated by Sean Runnette
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"What now, sister?" Tomas asked. "We kill Michael Talbot, his family, and his friends and then we rule the world," she said absently as she fingered the locket around her neck. In the latest installment of Mark Tufo's zombie fallout series, Mike Talbot and his family continue their fight for survival as Eliza plots their demise.

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Genre: Literary Fiction

The Heiresses

By Sara Shepard, narrated by Ilyana Kadushin
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The only thing more flawless than a Saybrook’s solitaire is the family behind the diamond empire. Beauties, entrepreneurs, debutantes, and mavens, the Saybrooks are the epitome of high society. Anyone would kill to be one of them. But be careful what you wish for, because if you were a Saybrook, you’d be haunted by secrets and plagued by a dark streak of luck.

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When You Find Me

By P. J. Vernon, narrated by Bahni Turpin and Amy McFadden
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Visiting her family's South Carolina estate, socialite Gray Godfrey wakes from a night out to an empty bed. Her husband, Paul, is gone, and a thrashing hangover has wiped her memory clean. At first, she's relieved for the break from her tumultuous marriage. But when his car is found abandoned on the highway, Gray must face the truth: Paul is gone.

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The Cabin

By Landon Beach, narrated by Scott Brick
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A potential worldwide catastrophe looms large, while CIA Officer Jennifer Lear waits in a Berlin café to meet with her agent who has critical information regarding the chilling emerging threat. But the agent is late, and the meeting turns into a frantic struggle to survive, generating many questions about how it all could have gone so wrong: Who exactly is Jennifer Lear?

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Play Dead (Elise Sandburg Book 1)

By Anne Frasier, narrated by Natalie Ross
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No one is more familiar with Savannah's dark side than homicide detective and native resident Elise Sandburg. She's been haunted for years by her own mysterious past: She was abandoned as a baby in one of the city's ancient cemeteries, and it’s rumored that she is the illegitimate daughter of an infamous Savannah witch doctor.

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Genre: Clean Romance

Skyborne Hearts (The Chronicles of Luminaera Book 1)

By Joel Poe, narrated by Jorge Gonzalez Pena
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A captivating blend of dystopian romance and steampunk adventure. Elara and Orion find their bond deepening and their hearts entwining. They must navigate treacherous skies and their own burgeoning love on a quest to unearth a lost civilization. With a dangerous enemy hot on their heels, the stakes are sky-high. The journey of a lifetime awaits.

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Genre: Mystery

Keeping Secrets (The Warrick Thompson Files Book 3)

By Deborah Hawkins, narrated by Alan Taylor
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Brendan Murphy's time to save an innocent man is running out. Ed Carter has been convicted of murdering his wife and his execution date has been set on the day before his son's wedding. A United States Supreme Court nominee holds the key to his freedom. Which will she save, his life or her career?

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Genre: True Crime

The Girl I Never Knew: Who Killed Melissa Witt?

By LaDonna Humphrey, narrated by Linda Jones
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For over two decades, the identity of Melissa Witt's murderer has been hidden among the dense trees and thorny undergrowth rooted deeply in the uneven ground of a remote mountaintop in the Ozark National Forest. Determined to find answers, LaDonna Humphrey has spent the past eight years hunting for Melissa's killer.

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Genre: Steamy Romance

No Good Deed (Bad Habits Duology Book 1)

By Emma Cole, narrated by Bridget and Jake Bordeaux
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Eden Moretti was recognized during a hit by the Carlotti brothers as their enforcers ex-girlfriend so they stole her from a sleazy club. Nearly a decade later, the pain and betrayal from her first love was a barely healed wound. Was there anything left of the boy she'd loved under the hardened and scarred exterior of the Carlotti family's hitman?

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Genre: Steamy Romance

Hands Off (Bennett Security Book 1)

By Hannah Shield, narrated by Aubrey Vincent and Connor Brown
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Devon can’t tell his neighbor Aurora the truth—that he’s really a bodyguard hired by her brother, the owner of Bennett Security, to protect her. Rule number one: don’t touch. Devon won’t let her out of his sight. But he’s not supposed to like what he sees... Steamy and action-packed, with dual narrators!

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Genre: Fantasy

Resurrection 2020

By Herb Guggenheim, narrated by Sam Rosenthal
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Flung back in time to 1964, a down & out college prof, a student of pop culture, an aspiring trans reporter, & an Austrian cognitive scientist struggle to decrypt the postmodern nightmare that was the New York World's Fair. Along the way, they encounter racist cops, monsters from the future, & a man who believes he's president of the United States.

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A Nest of Thorns

By Karen Nilsen, narrated by Leslie Gallagher
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A Sleeping Beauty reimagining that starts with the princess waking up in an abandoned tower. A hundred years have passed overnight for her, and her prince has vanished. On her quest, she uncovers family secrets that could threaten her existence but that could also yield great rewards if she learns to wield them properly.

Audible Picks July 19, 2023

Audible Picks July 19, 2023

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Genre: Biography & Memoir

You Don't Know What War Is

By Yeva Skalietska, narrated by Keira Knightley
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Yeva Skalietska’s story begins on her twelfth birthday in Kharkiv, where she has been living with her grandmother since she was a baby. Ten days later, the only life she’d ever known was shattered. On February 24, 2022, her city was suddenly under attack as Russia launched its horrifying invasion of Ukraine.

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Airbnb, Vrbo, and other listing services have become massively popular in recent years - why not tap into the gold mine? Whether you’re new to real estate investing or you want to add a new strategy to your growing portfolio, vacation rentals can be an extremely lucrative way to add an extra income stream - but only if you acquire and manage your properties correctly.

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Do Epic Sh*t

By Ankur Warikoo, narrated by Ankur Warikoo
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Ankur Warikoo is an entrepreneur and content creator whose deep, witty, and brutally honest thoughts on success and failure, money and investing, self-awareness, and personal relationships have made him one of India’s top personal brands.

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Genre: Science Fiction

Mountain Man

By Keith C. Blackmore, narrated by R.C. Bray
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It’s been two years since civilization ended in an unstoppable wave of chaos and blood. Now, former house painter Augustus “Gus” Berry lives a day-to-day existence of waking up, getting drunk, and preparing for the inevitable moment when “they” will come up the side of his mountain and penetrate his fortress.

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Genre: Literary Fiction

Daisy Jones & The Six

By Taylor Jenkins Reid, narrated by Benjamin Bratt
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"My March pick is here! It’s Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid, and it ROCKS. Literally. The story centers on the meteoric rise of a rock band in the '70s and its lead singers, Daisy Jones and Billy Dunne, whose connection is as electric as the music they make together. It’s sex, drugs, and rock ‘n roll, people!

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Gulf Coast Secrets (Blackbird Beach Book 2)

By Maggie Miller, narrated by Lisa Flanagan, Ryan West, Stephanie Einstein and, Nick J. Russo
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Escape to the Gulf Coast of Florida with Georgia Carpenter as she gets a second chance at life, love, and happiness. With the full realization of her inheritance before her, Georgia Carpenter is overwhelmed by the generosity of her late great-aunt. What lies ahead of Georgia, however, is more work than she’s ever done in her life.

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Genre: Mystery

Murder on the Mesa

By Kristina Charles, narrated by Erin Anderson
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Rattlesnakes, RVs, and road trips? None of these are in middle-aged Violet's vocabulary. But overnight, she's barreling across the country, leaving Chicago for a tiny, New Mexico desert town in search of the man who stole her money. Oh, and he happens to be her ex-husband. Well, almost ex.

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Celestine

By Kevin St. Jarre, narrated by Ode McGuire
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Celestine, who was a freshman in high school in 1984, time travels and returns to Goodwin, Maine, to begin her senior year in 2022. She’s only 17, while her former classmates are all nearly fifty years old. She faces the same trials that every teen girl faces, but there are many new challenges like social media, and she has to deal with survivor’s guilt, therapy, fear of a government conspiracy...

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Unleashing the Tiger (The Naked Assassin Series Book 1)

By Jerry Furnell, narrated by Suki Woodridge
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Parents murdered in a home invasion, Camilla Lee vows vengeance. But on who? Uncovering family secrets and lies, she faces depression, self-harm, bullying, and lost innocence. Can this shy vigilante remain untainted? How many lines must she cross to uncover the truth and deliver payback? The action never slows in this spicy, fast-paced thriller.

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Genre: True Crime
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The Psychology of Evil takes listeners through a riveting journey in the minds of history's most notorious figures, from serial killers such as Jeffrey Dahmer, Charles Manson, David Berkowitz, to history’s psychopath and sociopath rulers such as Joseph Stalin, Caligula, Ivan the Terrible among others.

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Sleeping with Beauty (Seven Ways to Sin Book 2)

By Nicole Casey, narrated by Heather Firth and Alexander Neal
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When my body rejects the sun, I find solace in the arms of seven sinfully irresistible men - my brother's best friends. As we set sail to Iceland, the tension electrifies, awakening desires long suppressed. With each stolen touch and heated kiss, the boundaries unravel. Can these seven enchanting sailors awaken Sleeping Beauty from her slumber?

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Dark Sins (Platinum Security Book 3)

By Kelly Myers, narrated by Jamie Kersey
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The moment I met Ryker Flynn, my brother’s best friend, sparks ignited. Now, 10 years later, he hates me with a passion. Because I am the CIA officer responsible for sending his elite squad to certain death. When I hear I was set up as a scapegoat, I’m determined to find out the truth. But the only man I trust never wants to see me again...

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Following a brutal attack, traumatized handwriting expert Claudia Rose accepts an invitation to lecture in the UK. Trouble follows her there when her sympathy for the suspect in an eco-terrorism plot comes between her and her romantic partner, LAPD homicide cop, Joel Jovanic, who is investigating him.

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Genre: Fantasy

Zombie Apocalypse Aftermath (The Sweeper Saga Book 1)

By J. Steven Butler, narrated by John Pirhalla
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When a scientist creates a cure for the plague that nearly wiped out humanity, he is imprisoned by a despot intent on using the cure for his own gain. It is up to his estranged son and a small band of rescuers to free him from imprisonment and protect the cure for the benefit of all.

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Cadence enrolls in a special honors program at Hawthorne University that reveals an unknown world lurking beneath the surface. Fighting ghostly visions, witches, and evil, she struggles to understand and control magic, while evil threatens her friends and her newfound love.

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Genre: Mystery

The Pumpkin Seed Massacre (Ben Pecos Mysteries Book 1)

By Susan Slater, narrated by James C. Jones
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Native American psychologist Ben Pecos has returned to the New Mexico pueblo of his birth as an intern with the Indian Health Service. Still struggling with the demons of his past, he is plunged into the nightmare rampage of a mysterious illness that is killing the residents of the pueblo, including his own grandmother.

Audible Picks July 12, 2023

Audible Picks July 12, 2023

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Genre: Finance

Dirt Rich

By Mark Podolsky, narrated by Mark Podolsky
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Real estate investment is nothing new, but attaining financial freedom through property without ever having to deal with the headaches of renters, renovations, or rodents isn't something you hear about every day. Yet with Mark Podolsky's tried-and-true technique of raw-land investment, you can become dirt rich without ever having to battle with a tenant, toilet, or termite.

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Genre: Biography & Memoir

Flying to Extremes: Memoirs of a Northern Bushpilot

By Dominique Prinet , narrated by Adam Henderson
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Beyond recounting so many near-mishaps, this book is also about colorful people: the trappers, prospectors, miners, adventurers and gold-ingot thieves who constituted the fauna at the main bar in Yellowknife in those days.

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Genre: Business

Who Will Do What by When?

By Dr. Tom Hanson, narrated by Birgit Zacher Hanson
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The classic business fable that shares timeless leadership and management frameworks and tools.... Formerly a successful salesman, Jake McKay is now a failing manager. Join him as he races to learn the fundamentals of team and personal effectiveness from his coach before he loses his job—and the woman he loves.

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Genre: Science Fiction

Elder Race

By Adrian Tchaikovsky, narrated by John Lee
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In Adrian Tchaikovsky's Elder Race, a junior anthropologist on a distant planet must help the locals he has sworn to study to save a planet from an unbeatable foe. Lynesse is the lowly Fourth Daughter of the queen, and always getting in the way.

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Genre: Literary Fiction

The Secret to Happiness

By Jessica Redland, narrated by Lucy Brownhill
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Danniella is running from her past, so when she arrives at the beautiful seaside resort of Whitsborough Bay, the last thing on her mind is making friends. After all, they might find out her secrets....

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Genre: Clean Romance

Love and Other Words

By Christina Lauren, narrated by Erin Mallon
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Macy Sorensen is settling into an ambitious if emotionally tepid routine: work hard as a new pediatrics resident, plan her wedding to an older, financially secure man, keep her head down and heart tucked away. But when she runs into Elliot Petropoulos - the first and only love of her life - the careful bubble she’s constructed begins to dissolve.

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Genre: True Crime

The Demon Next Door

By Bryan Burrough, narrated by Steve White
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Best-selling author Bryan Burrough (Barbarians at the Gate, Public Enemies, Big Rich) recently made a shocking discovery: The small town of Temple, Texas, where he had grown up, had harbored a dark secret. One of his high school classmates, Danny Corwin, was a vicious serial killer who had raped and mutilated six women, murdering three of them.

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Black Heart (Detective Dan Riley Book 1)

By Anna-Lou Weatherley, narrated by James Lailey
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When Nigel Baxter, a middle-aged married banker with an unremarkable past, is found dead in the bath of a plush hotel suite, his wrists slit, it looks as if he's taken his own life. At first. But when Detective Inspector Daniel Riley is assigned to the case, he soon realises all isn't as it first appears to be.

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An uptight woman and a laid-back bank robber fall in love “on the job,” leading to unconventional run-ins with hitmen, irregular neighbors, and the woman's quirky husband, who for some reason wants her dead. "...an absolute riot to read from start to finish. With colorful characters and a completely unpredictable plot..." - Readers' Favorite

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Regency Rumors (The Sinclair Society Series Book 1)

By Bethany Swafford, narrated by Talon David
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Juliet Sinclair knows her family are not traitors to the crown-the difficulty is in proving it. When she finds herself mistakenly assuming the role of lady's maid she has the opportunity to investigate the rumors against her family. Can she discover the truth before disaster strikes again?

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Genre: Mystery

The Ambitious Card (The Eli Marks Mysteries Book 1)

By John Gaspard, narrated by Jim Cunningham
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In "The Ambitious Card," magician Eli Marks debunks a psychic, only to become the prime suspect when the psychic is murdered. As more psychics die, Eli races against time to save a beautiful psychic and expose the true killer. A captivating blend of magic, danger, and humor awaits in this heart-pounding addition to the acclaimed eight-book series.

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My life was going perfect. I had a hot fiancé, a perfect wedding planned, and my career ahead of me. My happily-ever-after was just around the corner. Until I found out that my fiancé was cheating on me. I lost my job and had to return home to Denver, feeling more defeated than ever. Can I turn my life around? A new job means a new beginnings.

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Genre: Fantasy

Beginning of Arrogance

By Bryan Cole, narrated by Scott Fortney
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Paladins, often spell trouble, especially for the power-privileged. Their reputation for shifting power dynamics, usually against those not dedicated to their deity, is well-known. Thus, when Krell, an uneducated yet obstinate commoner, is chosen by ReckNor—the unpredictable god of sea and sky—unease spreads among the wealthy and powerful.

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Genre: Fantasy

Dragon Thief (The Skystone Chronicles Book 1)

By Blake and Raven Penn, narrated by Brad Witbeck and Rylee Haviland
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Asher of Steel Rim is about to give up a life of crime when a band of magi outlaws recruits him to steal a true dragon egg from the King. But Asher’s not in it for money… he wants revenge on the Black Valkyrie. For fans of Eragon and Mistborn. Dive into Evgard - a world of unique magic, thrilling action, and dragons like you've never seen before!

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Genre: Fantasy

The Guardian of the Palace (The Guardian League Book 1)

By Steven J. Morris, narrated by Jillian Yetter
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In this urban fantasy, Red Hernandez, a disillusioned ex-military personnel, finds herself in a security role for a groundbreaking Manhattan project. When a similar building is mysteriously destroyed, Red's retirement plans vanish. Can one woman stop magic-wielding invaders from destroying the world, or will disbelief be her undoing?

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Genre: Steamy Romance

Lies

By A.L. Woods, narrated by Lilly Drake and Logan Anare
Tags: Steamy Romance

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My husband was never second best — he was always number one. My first pick. My ultimate choice. But I’d never been his. Bestselling author A.L. Woods brings you an unputdownable angsty, marriage in trouble, second-chance romance that guarantees to break your heart and put it back together again.

Audible Picks July 5, 2023

Audible Picks July 5, 2023

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Genre: Biography & Memoir

Even the Wind

By Axel Liimatta, Matthew Foster and, Michelle Lewis, narrated by Bekah Easling
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On Good Friday, 2015, a tornado rips through the countryside toward Whetstone Boys Ranch, a therapeutic boarding school in the Missouri Ozarks. Five young men sleep quietly in their upstairs rooms while two night-staff monitor the approaching threat.

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Genre: Finance
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Most people know Dave Ramsey as the guy who did stupid with a lot of zeros on the end. He made his first million in his 20s - the wrong way - and then went bankrupt. That’s when he set out to learn what God had to say about managing money and building wealth. As a result, Dave developed the Ramsey Baby Steps and became a millionaire again - this time the right way.

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Genre: Business
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This is not a long book. Cristina already knows you don’t have the time to listen to it, and she certainly didn’t have the time to write it. So it’s more of an instruction manual, helping you to succeed in this new crazy gig you just jumped into or are thinking of getting into.

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Genre: Science Fiction

Bounty Hunter (Bounty Hunter Book 1)

By Rachel Aukes, narrated by James Anderson Foster
Tags: Science Fiction

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The Mandalorian meets Fallout in this fresh adventure sure to be enjoyed by all ages. Listen to the first two audiobooks in the ongoing story of "Havoc" Joe Ballast, lone gunfighter of Earth's wastelands.

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Genre: Literary Fiction

It Ends with Us

By Colleen Hoover, narrated by Olivia Song
Tags: Literary Fiction

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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 where she grew up—she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. And when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily’s life seems too good to be true.

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Genre: Clean Romance

Shipped

By Angie Hockman, narrated by Angie Hockman and Inés del Castillo
Tags: Clean Romance

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Between taking night classes for her MBA and her demanding day job at a cruise line, marketing manager Henley Evans barely has time for herself, let alone family, friends, or dating. But when she’s short-listed for the promotion of her dreams, all her sacrifices finally seem worth it.

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Genre: Steamy Romance

Lost in the Mountains (Greene Mountain Boys Book 1)

By Olivia T. Turner, narrated by Noel Harrison and Vivienne LaRue
Tags: Steamy Romance

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I took one wrong turn on these crazy mountain roads in the middle of an intense rainstorm, and now I'm stuck. The road is pure mud. Or it may even be quicksand with the way it's sucking up my tires. I'm not going anywhere. Which sucks, because I have somewhere important to be. I'm the maid of honor at my BFF's mountain retreat wedding, and the rehearsal dinner is tomorrow.

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Genre: Steamy Romance

Tied to the Wulven (Kindred Tales Book 48)

By Evangeline Anderson, narrated by Gregory Salinas and Hazel Burns
Tags: Steamy Romance

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All her life Breenah has been told that men can’t be trusted. She lives on Griesha Prime—a planet where all the males were expelled due to their mistreatment of the women. So imagine her surprise when a huge male prisoner who has crash-landed near her Compound is brought it and manacled to the magnetic Stasis Wheel and she is told to guard him.

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Genre: True Crime
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Detaining a man like Ivan Milat would be a monumental challenge. His obsession with firearms and hatred of state power were a highly volatile combination. Sending just a couple of men would result in two dead officers and a prime suspect on the run.

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Genre: Mystery

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot Book 4)

By Agatha Christie, narrated by Richard Armitage
Tags: Mystery

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The story that made Agatha Christie famous ends with one of her most dramatic twists. The villagers of King’s Abbot are shocked when a wealthy local widow commits suicide and the very next day her fiancé, Roger Ackroyd, is stabbed to death. Dr. James Sheppard, the local physician, discovers the body of his friend and narrates the ensuing hunt for the killer.

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Genre: Mystery

The Guilty Ones (Jackman and Evans Book 4)

By Joy Ellis, narrated by Richard Armitage
Tags: Mystery

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Jackman’s sister-in-law Sarah disappears to London and throws herself into the river. What drove her to this? She was a woman with a seemingly happy homelife and two beloved sons. DI Jackman and DI Evans dig into Sarah’s life. And Jackman realizes he knew almost nothing about his sister-in-law’s past.

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The Truth Enslaved

By YD La Mar, narrated by Raven Darby
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Lost in a mysterious wasteland, a girl must find her way back home with the help and hinderance of monsters from nightmares. This psychological thriller will guarantee to leave your mind reeling with morbid and macabre imagery.

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Zero Day (Luke's Apocalypse Book 1)

By A.P. Shepherd, narrated by Elena Prince
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Just two weeks from Thanksgiving, an apocalyptic event decimated the world, and plummeted Luke and his loyal German Shepherd, Archie, into a macabre new reality that would stop at nothing to END them. Follow these wonderful characters you will fall in love with, cry for, and cheer for, in their story of tremendous fear, bravery, hope, and survival.

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Genre: Fantasy

Richard: An Unlikely Love Story (Book 2)

By Michael W. Hickman, narrated by Ron Allan Fouts
Tags: Fantasy

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Richard Drumm might look like a normal fifteen-year-old kid from Ohio, but over the last few months, he’s become much more. The heir apparent of a galaxy-spanning kingdom, he’s survived assassination attacks, been evolved by the energies of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, and been given powers far beyond the abilities of other humans.

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Genre: Fantasy

Blood of Olthetta

By Aaron Volner, narrated by Aaron Volner
Tags: Fantasy

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Patrick is a simple bookseller, until the day he uncovers that the High Lord is oppressing those with elemental blood. Banning their books. Controlling their press. Hunting them for the drop of power in their blood. When the journalist he loves vanishes amid the chaos, Patrick will have to take to the streets as a rebel if he wants to save her.