Audible Picks May 13, 2026

Audible Picks May 13, 2026

Explore the latest and greatest audiobook picks of the week!

Those Empty Eyes book cover
Genre: Mystery

Those Empty Eyes

By Charlie Donlea, narrated by Vivienne Leheny
Tags: Mystery

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Alex Armstrong has changed everything about herself—her name, her appearance, her backstory. She’s no longer the terrified teenager a rapt audience saw on television, emerging in handcuffs from the quiet suburban home the night her family was massacred.

A Murder on the Thames (Rosalynd and Steele Mysteries Book 3) book cover
Genre: Mystery

A Murder on the Thames (Rosalynd and Steele Mysteries Book 3)

By Magda Alexander, narrated by Kim Bretton
Tags: Mystery

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A string of vanished young women in Victorian London no one cares to investigate. But when bodies surface in the Thames, Lady Rosalynd and the Duke of Steele uncover a nefarious plot implicating powerful men. With each step deeper into danger, they grow closer than either can afford.

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Genre: Thriller & Suspense

The War Machine

By Barry Levy, narrated by Barry Levy
Tags: Thriller & Suspense

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'Kick' fought in the CIA's secret war in Vietnam and later freelanced for them. Now living in Vancouver, he has one goal: to expose Canada’s covert involvement in the war before those dark secrets are hidden forever. The War Machine takes us from the savage jungles of the Vietnam War to its explosive climax in the seedy back streets of Vancouver where Kick will complete his mission or die trying.

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Genre: Thriller & Suspense

What Digs Itself Free

By Stoney Brooks, narrated by Sean Walpole
Tags: Thriller & Suspense

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Zap Rogers has raked in the cash through his career in ghost hunting. But trends are shifting. Scrambling to remain relevant, his crew orders new gear. But things take a sour turn when a sinister package arrives. Now Zap must do everything in his power to stop the malevolent entity before this investigation turns into his last.

The Crime of the Century: Richard Speck and the Murders That Shocked a Nation book cover
Genre: True Crime

The Crime of the Century: Richard Speck and the Murders That Shocked a Nation

By Dennis L. Breo and William J. Martin, narrated by Christina Delaine
Tags: True Crime

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On July 14th, 1966, Richard Franklin Speck swept through a quiet Chicago townhouse like a summer tornado and stabbed, strangled, and killed eight young nurses in a violent sexual rampage. By morning, only one nurse, Corazon Amurao, had miraculously survived, and her scream of terror was heard around the world.

Sweet Like Honey (The Ex-Roommates Series Book 1) book cover
Genre: Steamy Romance

Sweet Like Honey (The Ex-Roommates Series Book 1)

By Aricka Alexander, narrated by A.M. Elizabeth Kay
Tags: Steamy Romance

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When Drew Honey moved into a shared house with 5 other girls, all she wanted was to get through her last semester of college and start living the life she always dreamed of. However, the universe had other plans when a charismatic and kind-hearted woman named Adrian Jackson slid her way into the picture.

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Genre: Steamy Romance

A Deal with the Devil (The Grumpy Devils Book 1)

By Elizabeth O'Roark, narrated by Rose Dioro
Tags: Steamy Romance

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He might not be the devil, but working under him for six weeks is my idea of hell. Hayes Flynn is an arrogant jerk known best for his scotch habit and the way he spreads his British “charm” all over Hollywood, never with the same woman twice.

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Genre: Steamy Romance

Stormy Love (Wet & Wild Series Book 1)

By Lexy Timms, narrated by Hayden Hall
Tags: Steamy Romance

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On her wedding day, Ava finds her fiancée messing around with his best man's wife. Stranded at the altar, she manages to collect herself. Humiliated and angry, she decides to go on her honeymoon - alone. It's already paid for, so why not. She swears off rich men for the rest of her life.

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Genre: Romantic Suspense

Edge of Dusk (Annie Pederson Book 1)

By Colleen Coble, narrated by Talon David
Tags: Romantic Suspense

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Nine-year-old Annie Pederson's life changed the night her sister was kidnapped. The two had been outside playing on a dock, and Annie never forgave herself for her role in her sister's disappearance. Twenty-four years later and now a law enforcement ranger, Annie is still searching for answers as she grieves a new loss: the death of her husband and parents in a boating accident.

Under Caution book cover
Genre: Romantic Suspense

Under Caution

By Lori Zoss, narrated by Lori Zoss
Tags: Romantic Suspense Thriller & Suspense

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Daisy Kray, a fearless stock car driver, faces sabotage and a vengeful rival targeting her life. As danger escalates, she reignites with Jackson Wyatt—her biggest competitor and complicated love. With everything at risk, Daisy must outrun the threat and decide if their passion can survive.

Shadow City book cover
Genre: Paranormal Romance

Shadow City

By Jen L. Grey and Shadow City, narrated by Amy Landon
Tags: Paranormal Romance

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Death waits in the shadows, stalking my every move. Family is everything. So when my sister ran away to be with her new boyfriend, I chased after her. A strange, crimson-eyed man attacked me within minutes of my arrival, only to bring me my destiny.

Forgetting the Billionaire (A Sweet Contemporary Romance Book 7) book cover
Genre: Clean Romance
Tags: Clean Romance

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Charlie had no intention of falling in love. In fact, it was the last thing on her mind. Running her grandmother’s retirement home seems like the safest place for her.

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Genre: Historical Romance

The King's Favorite (Daughters of Avalon Book 1)

By Tanya Anne Crosby, narrated by Marian Hussey
Tags: Historical Romance

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Fearing her "gifts" will be used to defeat her sister Matilda, Elspeth Pendragon escapes the Black Mountain priory that has sheltered her and her four sisters since King Henry's death, only to find herself indebted to, of all men, a Scotsman, whose loyalties are in question....

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Genre: Literary Fiction

Water Memory (The Dog Logic Triptych Book 2)

By Tom Strelich, narrated by Tom Strelich
Tags: Literary Fiction

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The magnetic poles reversed, civilization has its clock reset to the cosmic flashing 12:00 am from a million years ago, and everybody is forgetting everything learned since. Everybody except Hertell Daggett decides to start civilization all over. What could possibly go wrong?

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Genre: Literary Fiction

Beneath a Scarlet Sky

By Mark Sullivan, narrated by Will Damron
Tags: Literary Fiction

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Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. He’s a normal Italian teenager - obsessed with music, food, and girls - but his days of innocence are numbered. When his family home in Milan is destroyed by Allied bombs, Pino joins an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps, and falls for Anna, a beautiful widow six years his senior.

The Vow That Twisted Fate (The Vow That Twisted Fate Book 2) book cover
Genre: Fantasy

The Vow That Twisted Fate (The Vow That Twisted Fate Book 2)

By Katherine D. Graham, narrated by Talon David
Tags: Fantasy

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When a mystical pentagram appears in the sky and opens a gateway to an evil dimension, a young Human queen with a haunted lineage must call back a time-lost company of Dwarven warriors and master a dangerous, soul-binding power before a sorceress from the evil realm destroys the world.

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Genre: Fantasy

The Dispossessed

By Ursula K. Le Guin, narrated by Don Leslie
Tags: Fantasy

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A bleak moon settled by utopian anarchists, Anarres has long been isolated from other worlds, including its mother planet, Urras—a civilization of warring nations, great poverty, and immense wealth. Now Shevek, a brilliant physicist, is determined to reunite the two planets, which have been divided by centuries of distrust.

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Genre: Fantasy

The Siren's Curse (The Elemental Origins Universe Book 2)

By A.L. Knorr, narrated by Marni Penning
Tags: Fantasy

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Targa fears the truth will lose her the man she loves. As she returns to Poland to reunite with Antoni, she wishes she could share her mermaid secrets without betraying her kind. But when a magical stone goes missing from the local museum, the siren may have to choose between protecting her loved ones and treason.

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Genre: Science Fiction

Zero Hour (Dark Waters Book 1)

By Bruno Miller, narrated by Andrew Tell
Tags: Science Fiction

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Spencer Hayes, his girlfriend Kate, and their dog Finn enjoy an idyllic life aboard their sailboat in the Florida Keys. But when EMPs strike, chaos erupts. With Kate stranded far away as society crumbles, Spencer must make some tough decisions that could haunt him forever as he struggles to survive.

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Genre: Science Fiction

Har Megiddon

By Ronald Joseph Bennett, narrated by Tiffany Branton and Brian Alexander
Tags: Science Fiction

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"There's nothing artificial about my intelligence." Said by an AI in this sci-fi adventure where four close friends learn the true cost of war ... This audiobook has two voice actors, giving each character a unique voice, with a soundtrack.

The ADHD Field Guide for Adults book cover
Genre: Self Help & How-To

The ADHD Field Guide for Adults

By Cate Osborn, Erik Gude and, Rennie Dyball, narrated by Cate Osborn, Erik Gude and, Rennie Dyball
Tags: Self Help & How-To

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ADHD is one of the most common psychiatric disorders in adults, yet “there are no US guidelines for diagnosing and treating patients beyond childhood” (The New York Times). With roughly eight million adults living with ADHD and more people seeking and receiving diagnoses each year, there’s a huge gap between lived experiences and straightforward information.

Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business book cover
Genre: Business

Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business

By Gino Wickman, narrated by Kevin Pierce
Tags: Business

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In Traction, you'll discover how to strengthen your business's six critical components. You'll learn how to run your firm in simple yet effective methods that will provide you and your leadership team greater focus, development, and satisfaction. Traction is used by successful firms every day to run profitable, stress-free enterprises, and you can too.

How to Adult: Personal Finance for the Real World book cover
Genre: Finance

How to Adult: Personal Finance for the Real World

By Jake Cousineau, narrated by Jake Cousineau
Tags: Finance

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An essential resource for a high school graduate, college student, or any other young adult who needs to prepare for the financial realities of adulthood. Drawing on years of teaching personal finance in the high school classroom, as well as valuable life experience as a young professional, Cousineau introduces topics ranging from compound interest and mutual funds to Roth IRAs and deductions.

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Genre: Biography & Memoir

The Unmasking Effect

By Ike Anderson, narrated by Wally Hobbins
Tags: Biography & Memoir

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Who are you beneath the masks you wear? The Unmasking Effect reveals how conditioning, trauma, and expectations shape your identity, and how to break free. Discover your true self, heal the past, and step into a life of authenticity, alignment, and inner power.

Singing Through Fire: A Memoir of Finding Surprising Joy in Life's Darkest Trials book cover
Genre: Biography & Memoir
Tags: Biography & Memoir

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What if you fall madly in love on the brink of death? Singing Through Fire tells the true story of a bedridden young lawyer and a joyful pastor with terminal cancer, whose unlikely musical romance on the edge of eternity ignites faith, laughter, and hope—revealing how God can write breathtaking love stories even in life’s deepest suffering.