Audible Picks October 20, 2021

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Genre: Children

The Secret Lake

By Karen Inglis, narrated by Karen Inglis
Tags: Children

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When Stella and her younger brother, Tom, move to their new London home, they become mystified by the disappearances of Harry, their elderly neighbor's small dog. Where does he go? And why does he keep reappearing all wet? Their quest to solve the riddle over the summer holidays leads to a boat buried under a grassy mound, and a tunnel that takes them to a secret lake.

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Genre: Children

I Am Stronger than Anger

By Elizabeth Cole, narrated by Amy Gentry
Tags: Children

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Tired of telling your child not to shout or kick things when they are angry? When children are angry, they can manifest their anger through bad behavior. They might shout, cry, throw things, and roll on the floor or all of these things combined. Little Nick helps children recognize and cope with their anger in a funny way through communication with zoo animals.

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Genre: Biography & Memoir

The Castle on Sunset

By Shawn Levy, narrated by Mike Chamberlain
Tags: Biography & Memoir

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Since 1929, Hollywood’s brightest stars have flocked to the Chateau Marmont as if it were a second home. The Chateau has been the backdrop for generations of gossip and folklore. But despite its mythic reputation, much of what has happened inside the Chateau’s walls has eluded the public eye - until now.

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Genre: Finance

The War on Small Business

By Carol Roth, narrated by Chris Henry Coffey
Tags: Finance

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In 2020, the American economy suffered the biggest financial collapse in history. But while Main Street suffered like never before, the stock market continued to reach new highs. How could this be? The answer is that the government had slapped oppressive restrictions on small businesses while propping up Wall Street and engineering a historic consolidation of power and wealth.

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Genre: Business

So You Want to Start a Side Hustle

By Carrie Bohlig, Craig Clickner, narrated by Erin deWard, Eric Michael Summerer
Tags: Business

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Carrie Bohlig and Craig Clickner started side hustles to make their lives better - to break free from the limitations of corporate America and have more time with their kids and each other. Today, these entrepreneurs have built multiple thriving businesses and helped thousands of people through mentoring, coaching, and sharing their insights across the globe.

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Genre: Science Fiction

Sedona: The Lost Vortex

By Mikel J. Wilson, narrated by Hugh Bradley
Tags: Science Fiction

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Throughout history, people have been drawn to unseen energies at sacred sites around the world. In the American Southwest, a tourist is about to find a forgotten site that could change the Earth forever.

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Genre: Science Fiction

The Last Physicist (The Archon Book 1)

By Dominic Stal, narrated by Justin Thomas James, Annie Ellicott Hays, Jeff Hays
Tags: Science Fiction

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As a particle physicist, William Jenkins is as unsuited to survive on an alien world as any normal 30-something post-doc could be. Thankfully, he’s not alone. With an AI, magic, scientific curiosity, and, most improbably, a deity on his side, Will must come to terms with his new reality before otherworldly terrors forever extinguish the light of hope on this new world.

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Genre: True Crime

Inside an Honor Killing

By Lene Wold, narrated by Victoria Verzosa
Tags: True Crime

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What drives a person to murder their sister, mother, or daughter? What is life like in a society in which women are imprisoned for their own “protection”, while their potential killers walk free? Writer and journalist Lene Wold offer a rare window into the world of “honor killings” - the practice that sees more than 5,000 women murdered at the hands of close relatives each year.

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The Endurants

By KL Palmer, narrated by Elizabeth Demetrios
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Eschatology 101: the study of the final events of history and the ultimate destiny of the human race. The 10-week theology course was supposed to be an easy elective to fulfill my degree requirements at the university. Wars; Global climate devastation; Famine - pestilence - pandemic; Economic collapse. Suddenly the Apocalypse no longer seemed like a far-off fairy tale.

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Genre: Mystery

A Perfect Plan

By Jeffery Deaver, narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
Tags: Mystery

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When the FBI comes to Lincoln Rhyme with the news that a mysterious assassin is targeting him, the detective is not particularly concerned. With his long career putting away criminals, he is accustomed to threats on his life. But when the assassin gets too close for comfort Rhyme determines to find out why this person is after him.

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Genre: Mystery

Local Woman Missing

By Mary Kubica, narrated by Brittany Pressley, Jennifer Jill Araya, Gary Tiedemann, and, Jesse Vilinsky
Tags: Mystery

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People don't just disappear without a trace.... Shelby Tebow is the first to go missing. Not long after, Meredith Dickey and her six-year-old daughter, Delilah, vanish just blocks away from where Shelby was last seen, striking fear into their once-peaceful community. Now, 11 years later, Delilah shockingly returns. Everyone wants to know what happened, but no one is ready for what they'll find.

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Genre: Fantasy

Capture the Crown

By Jennifer Estep, narrated by Lauren Fortgang
Tags: Fantasy

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Bestselling author Jennifer Estep returns to her Crown of Shards world with an all-new trilogy and a bold new heroine who protects her kingdom from magic, murder, and mayhem by moonlighting as a spy.

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Genre: Steamy Romance

What If I Never? (The Necklace Trilogy Book 1)

By Lisa Renee Jones, narrated by Grace Grant
Tags: Steamy Romance

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In the vein of her Inside Out series, New York Times Bestselling Author Lisa Renee Jones returns with the dark, seductive world of the Necklace Trilogy...Allison Wright is delivered a package meant for a different Allison: a unique, expensive necklace. She seeks out the proper recipient, a journey that takes her to the doorstep of Tyler Hawk, a good-looking, recluse billionaire.

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Genre: Steamy Romance

Royally Tricked

By Misha Bell, narrated by Erin Mallon & Jason Clarke
Tags: Steamy Romance

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A daredevil prince wants to pay me mega-bucks to train him to hold his breath underwater for ten minutes? Sign me up. Except I’m a magician, not a stunt consultant. My record-beating dive without air was a trick. Of course, I can’t tell that to my client, the royally hot Anatolio Cezaroff, a.k.a. Tigger. Not if I want to be able to pay my rent.

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Crawlerz (Red Sky in the Morning Book 1)

By R. S. Merritt, narrated by Elliott Bales
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An ancient tomb is unearthed live on TV after months of hype. It's billed as the archeological equivalent of Shark Week. The actual footage takes a turn no one ever expected. Those minutes of footage will be combed over by governments worldwide seeking to understand what horror came out of that tomb. What horror now threatens all of humanity.

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Genre: Steamy Romance

Fulfill My Desires (A Billionaires Romance Book 1)

By Charmaine Louise Shelton, narrated by Logan McAllister, Sierra Kline
Tags: Steamy Romance

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Glitz Glamour Steamy Sex. “My last lover is a Dom, and he persuaded me to allow him to spank me one night. I... I enjoyed it.” A billionaire playboy Dom who demands control. An Independent Woman who demands respect. Can he draw out her hidden submissive desires? Can she clinch him?

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Genre: Fantasy

Heart Seeker (The Fire Heart Chronicles Book 1)

By Juliana Haygert, narrated by Joanna Roddy
Tags: Fantasy

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For over 20 years, I've been lied to. Magic burns within my veins, and I'm unable to resist its call. Mirella wants to be a normal college student, but she's far from normal. Since she was born, her mother has been hiding the truth. Mirella is a descendant of a powerful bloodline that spans centuries - a bloodline that gives her an uncontrollable sixth sense.