Books to Help You Escape The Cold

Books to Help You Escape The Cold

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Something in the Water

By Catherine Steadman, narrated by Catherine Steadman
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Erin is a documentary filmmaker on the brink of a professional breakthrough, and Mark is a handsome investment banker with big plans. Passionately in love, they embark on a dream honeymoon to the tropical island of Bora Bora, where they enjoy the sun, the sand, and each other. Then, while scuba diving in the crystal blue sea, they find something in the water....

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Genre: Mystery

Smile Beach Murder (Outer Banks Bookshop Mystery Book 1)

By Alicia Bessette, narrated by Karissa Vacker
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When Callie is laid off from her reporting job, she returns to her hometown of Cattail Island and lands a gig at the local bookstore—the same one where she found comfort after her mother died. In fact, the anniversary of her mother’s infamous death is approaching. Years ago, Teri Padget tumbled from the top of the lighthouse.

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The Drowning Woman

By Robyn Harding, narrated by Brittany Wilkerson and Henriette Zoutomou
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Lee Gulliver never thought she’d find herself living on the streets—no one ever does—but when her restaurant fails, and she falls deeper into debt, she leaves her old life behind with nothing but her clothes and her Toyota Corolla. In Seattle, she parks in a secluded spot by the beach to lay low and plan her next move—until early one morning, she sees a sobbing woman throw herself into the ocean.

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Genre: Fantasy

Psyche and Eros

By Luna McNamara, narrated by Rachel Petladwala and Joshua Riley
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Who said true love is a myth? A prophecy claims that Psyche, princess of Mycenae, will defeat a monster feared even by the gods. Rebelling against her society’s expectations for women, Psyche spends her youth mastering blade and bow, preparing to meet her destiny.

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Genre: Fantasy

To Shape a Dragon's Breath

By Moniquill Blackgoose, narrated by Charley Flyte
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The remote island of Masquapaug has not seen a dragon in many generations—until fifteen-year-old Anequs finds a dragon’s egg and bonds with its hatchling. Her people are delighted, for all remember the tales of the days when dragons lived among them and danced away the storms of autumn, enabling the people to thrive.

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Genre: Clean Romance

The Layover

By Lacie Waldon, narrated by Jorjeana Marie
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After 10 years as a flight attendant, Ava Greene is poised to hang up her wings and finally put down roots. She's got one trip left before she bids her old life farewell, and she plans to enjoy every second of it. But then, she discovers that former pilot Jack Stone - the absurdly gorgeous, ridiculously cocky man she's held a secret grudge against for years - is on her flight.

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Genre: Literary Fiction

You Can Trust Me

By Wendy Heard, narrated by Kelsey Navarro Foster and Natalie Naudus
Tags: Literary Fiction

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Summer and Leo would do anything for each other. Inspired by the way each has had to carve her place in a hostile and unforgiving world, and united by the call of the open road, they travel around sunny California in Summer’s tricked-out Land Cruiser. It’s not a glamorous life, but it gives them the freedom they crave from the painful pasts they’ve left behind.

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Genre: Literary Fiction

Have You Seen Her

By Catherine McKenzie, narrated by Amanda Dolan, Stacy Gonzalez, Tyla Collier, Machelle Williams and, Ali Andre Ali
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Equipped with a burner phone and a new job, Cassie Peters has left her hectic and secretive life in New York City for the refuge of her hometown of Mammoth Lakes, California. There, she begins working again with Yosemite Search and Rescue, where a case she worked a decade ago continues to haunt her.

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Genre: Young Adult

Never Saw You Coming

By Erin Hahn, narrated by Jessica Almasy and Michael Crouch
Tags: Young Adult

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Raised by conservative parents, 18-year-old Meg Hennessey just found out her entire childhood was a lie. Instead of taking a gap year before college to find herself, she ends up traveling north to meet what’s left of the family she never knew existed.

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Genre: Clean Romance

One Summer in Italy

By Sue Moorcroft, narrated by Helen Johns
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When Sofia Bianchi’s father, Aldo, dies, it makes her stop and look at things afresh. Having been his carer for so many years, she knows it’s time for her to live her own life—and to fulfil some promises she made to Aldo in his final days.