Audible Picks May 13, 2020

Miles from Nowhere book cover
Genre: Biography & Memoir

Miles from Nowhere

By Barbara Savage
Tags: Biography & Memoir

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This is the story of Barbara and Larry Savage's sometimes dangerous, often zany, but ultimately rewarding 23,000-mile global bicycle odyssey, which took them through twenty-five countries in two years. Miles From Nowhere is an adventure not to be missed!

Serial Killers and the Media book cover
Genre: Biography & Memoir
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This audiobook examines the media and cultural responses to the awful crimes of Brady and Hindley, whose murders provided a template for future media reporting on serial killers. It explores a wide variety of topics relating to the Moors Murders case including: the historical and geographical context of the murders.

J.R.R. Tolkien: The Making of a Legend book cover
Genre: Biography & Memoir
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Long before the successful The Lord of the Rings films, J.R.R. Tolkien's creations, imagination, and characters had captured the attention of millions of readers. But who was the man who dreamt up the intricate languages and perfectly crafted world of Middle-earth?

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Genre: Young Adult

The Great Upending

By Beth Kephart
Tags: Young Adult

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Twelve-year-old Sara and her brother, Hawk, are told that they are not to bother the man - The Mister - who just moved into the silo apartment on their farm. It doesn’t matter that they know nothing about him and they think they ought to know something. It doesn’t matter that he’s always riding that unicycle around.

Relic (Relic Trilogy Series Book 1) book cover
Genre: Young Adult
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Snatched from her life as a blacksmith, Kaylan Rove is forced to become the Shadow: the personal servant of a ruthless and powerful lord. But Lord Rennard himself isn't the threat. It's the Relic he wears around his neck-a stone that protects his bloodline, but poisons everyone else in its proximity.

The Sky Is Mine book cover
Genre: Young Adult

The Sky Is Mine

By Amy Beashel
Tags: Young Adult

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Izzy feels invisible. Trapped under the weight of expectation and censored by shame. Her mum Steph and best friend Grace have always been there to save her. But with one under the control of her stepfather and the other caught in the throes of new love, Izzy is falling between the cracks.

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Genre: Science Fiction

PlanetCrash

By Matthew Boudreau
Tags: Science Fiction

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Emily is juggling college with the opening up of a new server for the space battle game PlanetCrash. Not only is the game itself exciting but there is a way to make money from it. Despite loving the role of a marine, able to take on a variety of enemies, from space pirates to aliens, Emily finds that her new group of teammates are leading her into dubious moral territory.

Pirate Throne (Telepathic Space Pirates Series Book 3) book cover
Genre: Science Fiction
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The monarchy has fallen. The Alpha Queen has made her first move, and the peace and stability that ruled the galaxy for four generations is in ashes. Chaos reigns as old feuds and new conflicts plunge the Commonwealth to the brink of civil war.

Star Kingdom Omnibus II book cover
Genre: Science Fiction

Star Kingdom Omnibus II

By Lindsay Buroker
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For the first time in his life, roboticist Casmir Dabrowski is headed to another star system as an advisor for the Kingdom space fleet. He’s being given a chance to prove himself to King Jager by helping find the ancient artifact he inadvertently lost. It’s best not to think about what might happen if he fails...

Hollow Core (School of Swords and Serpents Book 1) book cover
Genre: Fantasy
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Jace Warin never wanted anything more than to attend the School of Swords and Serpents to escape the labor camps and restore his family's stained honor. But the determined young martial artist soon discovers the school he's always dreamed about is teeming with secret plots and sinister designs.

The Mercenary Code (The Shattering of Kingdoms Book 1) book cover
Genre: Fantasy
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Centuries ago, the murder of a beloved king tore apart the Kingdom of Caledun. The land was plunged into chaos and thousands perished in the aftermath. A new order was established in an attempt to return Caledun to its former glory. It failed, but in its place rose the beginnings of the Code.

The Legend of the Kestrel (Sylvan Chronicles Series Book 1) book cover
Genre: Fantasy
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In The Legend of the Kestrel, the first book in The Sylvan Chronicles, Thomas escapes the Shadow Lord's assassins, losing everything. Orphaned, alone and on the run, he discovers a world of magic and sorcery. With the help of a family he never knew he had he begins to master the Talent and the ways of the blade, acquiring the skills he'll need to survive.

Of Literature and Lattes book cover
Genre: Literary Fiction

Of Literature and Lattes

By Katherine Reay
Tags: Literary Fiction

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After fleeing her hometown three years earlier, Alyssa Harrison never planned to return. Then the Silicon Valley start-up she worked for collapsed and turned her world upside down. She is broke, under FBI investigation, and without a place to go. Having exhausted every option, she comes home to Winsome, Illinois, to regroup and move on as quickly as possible.

The Library of Legends book cover
Genre: Literary Fiction
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China, 1937: When Japanese bombs begin falling on the city of Nanking, nineteen-year-old Hu Lian and her classmates at Minghua University are ordered to flee. Lian and a convoy of more than a hundred students, faculty, and staff must walk a thousand miles to the safety of China’s western provinces, a journey marred by hunger, cold, and the constant threat of aerial attack.

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Genre: Literary Fiction

The Shoemaker's Wife

By Adriana Trigiani
Tags: Literary Fiction

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The fateful first meeting of Enza and Ciro takes place amid the haunting majesty of the Italian Alps at the turn of the last century. Still teenagers, they are separated when Ciro is banished from his village and sent to hide in New York's Little Italy, apprenticed to a shoemaker, leaving a bereft Enza behind. But when her own family faces disaster, she, too, is forced to emigrate to America.

Wylde (Arizona Vengeance Book 7) book cover
Genre: Clean Romance
Tags: Clean Romance Steamy Romance

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There’s a reason they call me Wylde, and it’s not just because it’s my last name. I might be one of the newest players on the Arizona Vengeance team, but I’m no stranger to the celebrity that goes along with being a professional hockey player. Whether it’s a fan seeking an autograph or a puck bunny looking for more, I’ve grown used to the attention.

Reckless Memories (The Wrecked Series Book 1) book cover
Genre: Clean Romance
Tags: Clean Romance Steamy Romance

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I loved him before I knew what the word meant. From skinned knees to first dates and everything in between. But he was never mine to love. I settled for friendship, even though I always wanted more.

When Rivals Love (The Bayshore Rivals Series Book 3) book cover
Genre: Clean Romance
Tags: Clean Romance Steamy Romance

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I thought I knew the truth, but I didn’t. Secrets surround me. Every aspect of my life was a lie. The Bishop brothers are the only beacon of light in my dark world. They’re the only ones that can protect me, the only ones that truly care.

When She Finds You book cover
Genre: Mystery

When She Finds You

By A J McDine
Tags: Mystery

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Sophie Saunders has the perfect life. Happily married to handsome Matt and expecting her first baby, she is the envy of her childhood friend, Lou. Lou's family has splintered. Her husband is dead and her son has left home. She would give anything to turn back the clock.

Line of Sight book cover
Genre: Mystery

Line of Sight

By James Queally
Tags: Mystery

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He spends his days reluctantly keeping sideways cops out of the crosshairs of the Internal Affairs department. Until Keyonna Jackson, a social justice activist, presents him with a troubling video: a made-for-Youtube cell phone snippet chronicling the same kind of questionable use-of-force that had set New York City, Ferguson, and Cleveland on fire in recent years.

Dark Tomorrow (Lisa Tanchik Book 2) book cover
Genre: Mystery
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FBI special agent Lisa Tanchik is skilled at handling cyber threats, having recently taken down a Dark Web black market worth billions. But ruthless hacker NatalyaX always seems to be a step ahead. The government calls on Tanchik’s expertise when an email attachment causes a fatal seizure at US Cyber Command.