Audible Picks May 18, 2022

The Curve (Swift Series Book 1) book cover
Genre: Steamy Romance

The Curve (Swift Series Book 1)

By Leslie Pike, narrated by Joe Arden & Maxine Mitchell
Tags: Steamy Romance

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USA Today best-selling author Leslie Pike delivers a delightful romance centering on an athlete and the object of his affection—a single mother. Memphis Mavericks catcher Atticus Swift has game. On the field and off. Things and people come easy to the baseball player. Then why is the woman across the room ignoring him?

The Office BFFs: Tales of The Office from Two Best Friends Who Were There book cover
Genre: Biography & Memoir

The Office BFFs: Tales of The Office from Two Best Friends Who Were There

By Jenna Fischer, narrated by Jenna Fischer, Angela Kinsey
Tags: Biography & Memoir

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An intimate behind-the-scenes look at Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey's friendship on The Office, as well as an insider's look at Pam Beesly, Angela Martin, and the iconic TV show.

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Genre: Biography & Memoir

Know My Name: A Memoir

By Chanel Miller, narrated by Chanel Miller
Tags: Biography & Memoir

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When she stunned the world with a letter, she was known as Emily Doe. After sexually assaulting her on Stanford's campus, Brock Turner was sentenced to only six months in county jail. Her victim impact statement was published on BuzzFeed and went viral almost immediately, with 11 million views in four days. Now, she reclaims her identity to tell her story of trauma, transcendence, and the power of words.

Don't Trust Your Gut: Using Data to Get What You Really Want in Life book cover
Genre: Finance

Don't Trust Your Gut: Using Data to Get What You Really Want in Life

By Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, narrated by Timothy Andrés Pabon
Tags: Finance

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Big decisions are difficult to make. In the end, we usually just do what feels right, pursuing high-stakes self-improvement based solely on what our gut instinct tells us. But what if our instincts are incorrect? Our gut, which is biased, unpredictable, and misinformed, turns out to be untrustworthy. And data can back this up.

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August book cover
Genre: Science Fiction

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August

By Claire North, narrated by Peter Kenny
Tags: Science Fiction

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This is the story of what happens next for Harry, as well as what happened before, and how he tries to save a past he can't change and a future he can't allow.

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Genre: Literary Fiction

Mary Jane

By Jessica Anya Blau, narrated by Caitlin Kinnunen
Tags: Literary Fiction

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Mary Jane, 14, enjoys cooking with her mother, singing in her church choir, and listening to her family's subscription to the Broadway Showtunes of the Month record club in 1970s Baltimore. She's shy, quiet, and bookish, so landing a summer job as a nanny for the daughter of a local doctor is a dream come true. Mary Jane's mother describes her job as "respectable."

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Genre: Literary Fiction

Wildwood Whispers

By Willa Reece, narrated by Kamali Minter, Grace Rolek, & More
Tags: Literary Fiction

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When a young woman travels to a sleepy southern town in the Appalachian Mountains to bury her best friend, a heartwarming story of hope, fate, and folk magic unfolds.

Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs book cover
Genre: True Crime

Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs

By John Bloom and Jim Atkinson, narrated by Charles Constant
Tags: True Crime

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Candy Montgomery and Betty Gore had a lot in common: they sang in the Methodist church choir together, their daughters were best friends, and their husbands worked for tech companies in the Silicon Prairie area of North Dallas. But beneath the seemingly perfect surface of their lives, both women simmered with unspoken frustrations and unfulfilled desires.

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Magic Hour

By Kristin Hannah, narrated by Suzanne Toren
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The Olympic National Forest is nearly a million acres of impenetrable darkness and impossible beauty in the rugged Pacific Northwest. A six-year-old girl emerges from deep within this old-growth forest. She is speechless and alone, offering no indication of her identity or history.

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Fallen Creed (A Ryder Creed K-9 Mystery Book 7)

By Alex Kava, narrated by Joshua Mackey
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K9 handler Ryder Creed and his scent dog, go from tracking to being trapped. As FBI agent Maggie O’Dell and investigators search for the K9 team and the missing woman, one thing becomes certain: the woman is connected to a killer who is also searching for her. Can they find her and Ryder before the killer does?

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Genre: Business

SMART Objective Setting for Managers: A Roadmap

By Irial O'Farrell, narrated by Irial O'Farrell
Tags: Business

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Do you ever feel out of your element when it comes to setting goals for your team? Enter the SMART world of goal-setting, based on Irial O'Farrell's own management experience, which includes creating hundreds of managers and designing performance management methods.

The Friday Edition (A Samantha Church Mystery Book 1) book cover
Genre: Mystery

The Friday Edition (A Samantha Church Mystery Book 1)

By Betta Ferrendelli, narrated by Gabra Zackman
Tags: Mystery

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One woman. A major news story. A quest to bring her sister's killer to justice.

That's Our Brother (That's Our Family Book 2) book cover
Genre: Clean Romance

That's Our Brother (That's Our Family Book 2)

By Roxanne Rhaman, narrated by Angela Rysk
Tags: Clean Romance

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Kacie knows she should have sent a text before abandoning her boyfriend. And she should have let her family know she was coming home. After her barely-old-enough to get married brother returns, with his new fiancée along with him, Kacie has to ask herself, does everyone know what they’re doing besides her? And is it wrong to name her new dog Diva?

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Genre: Mystery

Vanilla Vengeance (Cupcake Crimes Series Book 1)

By Molly Maple, narrated by Andrea Hurtt
Tags: Mystery

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When Charlotte discovers a dead body her first day in the cozy town of Sweetwater Falls, she worries she may have made the wrong choice, moving from the big city to a small town.

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Genre: Fantasy

Unique, Different, Found (Nightfall Book 1)

By Violet Samuels, narrated by Stephanie Rose
Tags: Fantasy

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Celina's life with her pack was full of abuse. She was nothing but their slave. One day, she decided that it had to stop, so she ran away. Little Celina ran through Alex's territory, a strong and powerful alpha, who knew that Celina was his forever. Would a destiny that was foretold long before she was born to rip her apart?

Her Name Is Murder (Lady Dreamscapes Book 1) book cover
Genre: Fantasy

Her Name Is Murder (Lady Dreamscapes Book 1)

By A.C. Merkel, narrated by Jaimee Moore
Tags: Fantasy

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“a time-hopping historical fantasy” Her Name Is Murder blends romantic, urban, and historical fantasy in an alternative history fairytale. Hard to describe. Easy to love. A.C. Merkel is a breakthrough independent author with appearances at Bookcon and now Brooklyn Book Festival.

Hotel King (California Suits Book 1) book cover
Genre: Steamy Romance

Hotel King (California Suits Book 1)

By Claire Marti, narrated by Tim Paige and Vanessa Edwin
Tags: Steamy Romance

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Enemies to lovers slow burn romance at its best! When Ryan Michaels must hire his former nemesis to secure funding for his new chain of luxury hotels, the last thing he anticipates is the sizzling attraction with his rival. The sparks between Ryan and Charlie are impossible to ignore. But everyone knows not to mix business and pleasure. Don’t they?