Audible Picks June 17, 2020

On the Ridge Between Life and Death book cover
Genre: Biography & Memoir
Tags: Biography & Memoir

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What compels mountain climbers to take the risks that they do? Is it the thrill in the physical accomplishment, in managing to defy the odds, or both - and why do they continue to do what they do in the face of such great danger? In On the Ridge Between Life and Death, David Roberts confronts these questions head-on as he recounts the exhilarating highs and desperate lows of his climbing career.

Murder in Little Egypt book cover
Genre: Biography & Memoir

Murder in Little Egypt

By Darcy O'Brien
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Fusing the narrative power of an award-winning novelist and the detailed research of an experienced investigator, author Darcy O'Brien unfolds the story of Dr. John Dale Cavaness, the southern Illinois physician and surgeon charged with the murder of his son Sean in December 1984.

An Only Child and Her Sister book cover
Genre: Biography & Memoir

An Only Child and Her Sister

By Casey Maxwell Clair
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Casey and her little sister, Christine, started off with what looked like a good beginning. But looks can be deceiving. Their mother, Eve Whitney, a stunning Hollywood beauty, didn't much care for children.

The Magic Redeemer (Magic of Havenwood Book 3) book cover
Genre: Young Adult
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Safe within the magical kingdom of Havenwood, Bella Birch studies in earnest to become a Necromancer. For her final exam is only a few years away, and she is determined to be ready for it.

Followed: Who's Following You? book cover
Genre: Young Adult
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Followed, describes what it’s like to be a kid using the internet, specifically on social media. It’s a compelling story of a group of typical, modern-day teens navigating their way through social channels and personal emotions.

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Genre: Young Adult

Flannery

By Lisa Moore
Tags: Young Adult

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Sixteen-year-old Flannery Malone has it bad. She’s been in love with Tyrone O’Rourke since the days she still believed in Santa Claus. But Tyrone has grown from a dorky kid into an outlaw graffiti artist, the rebel-with-a-cause of Flannery’s dreams, literally too cool for school.

Black Sheep (Flight of the Javelin, Book 1) book cover
Genre: Science Fiction
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An alien ship. Stolen colonists. All Throttle wanted was a vacation... Fifteen years into a 20-year voyage, war veteran Captain Throttle Reyne is looking forward to taking a break from dealing with malfunctions, glitches, and the hassles of monitoring 1,000 colonists in cryo-sleep.

Silver (Inverted Frontier Series Book 2) book cover
Genre: Science Fiction
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Urban is no longer master of the fearsome starship Dragon. Driven out by the hostile, godlike entity, Lezuri, he has taken refuge aboard the most distant vessel in his outrider fleet. Though Lezuri remains formidable, he is a broken god, commanding only a fragment of the knowledge that once was his.

Firefly: The Ghost Machine (The Firefly Series Book 4) book cover
Genre: Science Fiction
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Mal’s crew desperately need another payday, but not desperately enough to transport a Blue Sun flightcase to Badger, no questions asked, when the area is swarming with Alliance spacecraft equally keen to regain the stolen property. Yet Jayne refuses to miss out and sneaks the case aboard Serenity.

Sacred Mounds book cover
Genre: Fantasy

Sacred Mounds

By Jim Metzner, narrated by Jim Metzner
Tags: Fantasy

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Cyclonic hordes of insects, a telepathic despot, body-swapping sex - just a few of the surprises Salvador Samuels encounters when he’s swept back to precolonial times, walking in the moccasins of a blind Indian - who, in turn, has been transported into Salvador’s body in present-day America.

Forest Dragon (Dragon Misfits Series Book 3) book cover
Genre: Fantasy
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Jason has uncovered three dragon misfits. Now he must find the rest before Therin gains controls of them. Now that his sister knows of the dragons, Jason doesn't feel as isolated in their small village. The connection to the dragons lets him protect his people along with the existence of the dragons.

Awaken Online (Flame: Tarot Series Book 2) book cover
Genre: Fantasy
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Deadly competition. Deep desert. A dying tyrant. Finn Harris was declared the Mage Guild's champion. However, that was only the beginning of the Emir's competition. The next stage will send Finn and his companions deep into the desert north of Lahab in search of a long-lost relic. The magical artifact is said to be held within the Abyss.

Around the Sun book cover
Genre: Literary Fiction

Around the Sun

By Eric Michael Bovim
Tags: Literary Fiction

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Mark White appears to have it all as the head of a prestigious PR firm in Washington, DC. But in the aftermath of his wife’s sudden death, he is struggling to raise his eight-year-old son Colin.

My Grape Cellar (The Grape Series Book 7) book cover
Genre: Literary Fiction
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My Grape Cellar takes fans of Laura Bradbury’s Grape Series back to Burgundy. Laura and Franck embark on another grand adventure to restore a long-neglected wine cellar that they buy, sight unseen, in the charming town of Beaune - the heart of winemaking in Burgundy (and according to the Burgundians, all of France).

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Genre: Literary Fiction

Four by Four

By Sara Mesa
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Set entirely at Wybrany College-a school where the wealthy keep their kids safe from the chaos erupting in the cities-Four by Four is a novel of insinuation and gossip, in which the truth about Wybrany's "program" is always palpable, but never explicit.

Broken Dawn (Immortal Guardians Series Book 10) book cover
Genre: Clean Romance
Tags: Clean Romance Steamy Romance

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Nick Belanger can't stop thinking about the single mother who lives next door. She's smart. She's funny. She's so beautiful he can't stare at her too long for fear his eyes will start to glow. But Kayla thinks he's just an ordinary guy who works in security. Finding out he instead is a powerful immortal warrior who hunts and slays psychotic vampires for a living may not go over well.

The Cowboy's Daughter (Three Sisters Ranch Series Book 1) book cover
Genre: Clean Romance
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One night with professional bull rider Trent Campbell had been everything that Kelly Sullivan had fantasized about. Unfortunately, it cost her everything. When she became pregnant, her father threw her out because she wouldn't tell him the baby's father was his rodeo hero-the hero who ghosted her when she tried to tell him about their daughter.

A Little Bit Wicked (The Wickeds: Dark Knights at Bayside Book 1) book cover
Genre: Clean Romance
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When the Dark Knights at Bayside and the cast of Bayside Summers collide, sparks fly, and trouble is not far behind. Set on the sandy shores of Cape Cod, the Wickeds feature fiercely protective heroes, strong heroines, and unbreakable family bonds. If you think bikers are all the same, you haven't met the Dark Knights.

Under a Silent Moon (Detective Inspector Louisa Smith Series Book 1) book cover
Genre: Mystery
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P. D. James meets E. L. James in Under a Silent Moon, this first novel in an exciting British crime series-a blend of literary suspense and page-turning thriller that introduces formidable Detective Chief Inspector Louisa Smith-from suspense talent Elizabeth Haynes, author of the bestselling Into the Darkest Corner.

The Last Hunt (Benny Griessel Mysteries Series Book 7) book cover
Genre: Mystery
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When a cold case dossier lands on Captain Benny Griessel's desk, he and his partner Vaughn Cupido, fellow member of the Hawks elite police unit in South Africa, reluctantly set to work reviewing the evidence of the disappearance—and possible murder—of ex-cop Johnson Johnson on the world's most luxurious train line.

Spring Girls (Northampton County Book 3) book cover
Genre: Mystery
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Another spring, another dead girl pulled from a lake in the Appalachian foothills: the latest victim in a series of murders with few leads. But Detective Geena Brassard and her partner, Parker Reed, finally land a break when they receive a tip about a previously unknown survivor of the so-called Spring Strangler.