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Murtagh
By: Christopher Paolini
Narrated by: Gerard Doyle & Christopher Paolini
Length: 24 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
Master storyteller and internationally bestselling author Christopher Paolini returns to the World of Eragon in this stunning epic fantasy set a year after the events of the Inheritance Cycle. Join Dragon Rider—and fan favorite—Murtagh and his dragon as they confront a perilous new enemy!
“Christopher Paolini is a true rarity.” —The Washington... Read more
Family Upstairs
By: Lisa Jewell
Narrated by: Tamaryn Payne, Bea Holland & Dominic Thorburn
Length: 9 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A GOOD MORNING AMERICA COVER TO COVER BOOK CLUB PICK
“Rich, dark, and intricately twisted, this enthralling whodunit mixes family saga with domestic noir to brilliantly chilling effect.” —Ruth Ware, New York Times bestselling author
“A haunting, atmospheric, stay-up-way-too-late read.” —Megan Miranda, New York... Read more
Expiration Dates
By: Rebecca Serle
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 7 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
The New York Times bestselling author of In Five Years and One Italian Summer returns with “a romantic gem” (Laura Dave, New York Times bestselling author) about a young woman who decides to finally live for herself rather than rely on the universe for answers.
Daphne Bell believes the universe has a plan for her. Every time she meets a new man,... Read more
With the Fire on High
By: Elizabeth Acevedo
Narrated by: Elizabeth Acevedo
Length: 7 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
2020 Audie Awards® WINNER - Narration by Author
2020 Audie Awards® Finalist - Young Adult From the New York Times bestselling author of the National Book Award-winning title The Poet X comes a dazzling novel in prose about a girl with talent, pride, and a drive to feed the soul that keeps her fire burning bright.
Don't miss the audiobook, read by... Read more
The Last Ranger
By: Peter Heller
Narrated by: Mark Deakins
Length: 8 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
The best-selling author of The River returns with a vibrant, lyrical novel about an enforcement ranger in Yellowstone National Park who likes wolves better than most people. When a clandestine range war threatens his closest friend, he must shake off his own losses and act swiftly to discover the truth and stay alive.
“A good story that’s... Read more
The Grace Year
By: Kim Liggett
Narrated by: Emily Shaffer
Length: 11 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
"Emily Shaffer delivers a dynamic performance of this dystopian audiobook... She masterfully connects listeners to the characters' emotions, creating passionate and realistic performances." — AudioFile Magazine
This program includes a bonus conversation with the author.
A speculative thriller in the vein of The Handmaid’s Tale and The Power.... Read more
Practice Makes Perfect
By: Sarah Adams
Narrated by: Will Peters & Jorjeana Marie
Length: 10 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A small-town sweetheart and an emotionally unavailable bad boy try to find some common ground in this chemistry-filled romance from the author of The Cheat Sheet and When in Rome.
A POPSUGAR AND CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
Annie Walker is on a quest to find her perfect match—someone who complements her... Read more
The Writing Retreat
By: Julia Bartz
Narrated by: Gail Shalan
Length: 11 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No
In this instant New York Times bestselling and “utterly addictive thriller” (Ana Reyes, New York Times bestselling author), a young author is invited to an exclusive writer’s retreat that soon descends into a pulse-pounding nightmare.
Alex has all but given up on her dreams of becoming a published author when she receives a once-in-a-lifetime... Read more
Wildfire
By: Hannah Grace
Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton & Lauren Sweet
Length: 10 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
The latest in the TikTok sensation and deliciously “swoonworthy” (Elena Armas, New York Times bestselling author) Maple Hills series follows two summer camp counselors who reconnect after a sizzling one-night stand.
Maple Hills students Russ Callaghan and Aurora Roberts cross paths at a party celebrating the... Read more
Me
By: Elton John
Narrated by: Elton John & Taron Egerton
Length: 11 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
NOW UPDATED WITH A NEW CHAPTER
In his first and only official autobiography, music icon Elton John reveals the truth about his extraordinary life, from his rollercoaster lifestyle as shown in the film Rocketman, to becoming a living legend.
Christened Reginald Dwight, he was a shy boy with Buddy Holly glasses... Read more
The Moon, the Stars, and Madame Burova
By: Ruth Hogan
Narrated by: Nina Wadia
Length: 7 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
From the wildly popular bestselling author of The Keeper of Lost Things—an uplifting, slightly magical story about how it’s never too late to find out who you really are.""Ruth Hogan is the queen of uplifting fiction and Madame Burova reminds us why. The writing crackles with humor and warmth. I can't imagine a better book in which to lose... Read more
View audiobookWitchcraft for Wayward Girls
By: Grady Hendrix
Narrated by: Leslie Howard, Hillary Huber & Sara Morsey
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
There’s power in a book…
They call them wayward girls. Loose girls. Girls who grew up too fast. And they’re sent to Wellwood House in St. Augustine, Florida, where unwed mothers are hidden by their families to have their babies in secret, to give them up for adoption, and most important of all, to forget any of it ever happened.
Fifteen-year-old... Read more
A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall
By: Jasmine Warga
Narrated by: Michael Crouch
Length: 3 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: No
From the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of A Rover's Story and Other Words for Home comes an extraordinary story about two friends, a ghost, a missing painting, and a turtle named Agatha. The perfect next read for fans of The Swifts, Kate DiCamillo, and Erin Entrada Kelly. A painting has been stolen…!When Rami sees a floating... Read more
View audiobookHeavy Hitter
By: Katie Cotugno
Narrated by: Callie Dalton & Andrew Eiden
Length: 6 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
The beloved New York Times bestselling author of Birds of California hits it out of the park with this smart, sexy, thrilling take on the celebrity-athlete story—a funny, sizzling, ripped-from-the-headlines romance between an international pop star and a major league baseball player who thought his best days were behind him.Taylor and Travis.... Read more
View audiobookBright Objects
By: Ruby Todd
Narrated by: Casey Withoos
Length: 10 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
A young widow grapples with the arrival of a once-in-a-lifetime comet and its tumultuous consequences, in a debut novel that blends mystery, astronomy, and romance, perfect for fans of Emma Cline’s The Girls and Ottessa Moshfegh’s Death in Her Hands.
Sylvia Knight is losing hope that the person who killed her husband will ever face justice.... Read more
The North Wind
By: Alexandria Warwick
Narrated by: Carlotta Brentan & Travis Tonn
Length: 16 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
Inspired by Beauty and the Beast and the myth of Hades and Persephone, this lush and enchanting enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Jennifer L. Armentrout, and Scarlett St. Clair.
Wren of Edgewood is no stranger to suffering. With her parents gone, it’s Wren’s responsibility to ensure she and her sister survive... Read more
The Vacancy in Room 10
By: Seraphina Nova Glass
Narrated by: Brittany Pressley & Stacey Glemboski
Length: 9 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
The Most Anticipated 2024 Book Releases by Nerd Daily
Most Anticipated Crime Fiction Novels of 2024 by Novel Suspects
"[An] entertaining thriller [that] maintain[s] tension and intrigue through to the satisfying end. The author’s fans will devour this.” —Publishers Weekly
The Paris Apartment meets The Wrong Family in this thrilling tale of crime,... Read more
Everyone Who Can Forgive Me Is Dead
By: Jenny Hollander
Narrated by: Marisa Calin
Length: 8 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
What if everything you know about the worst night of your life turns out not to be true?
Nine years ago, with the world's eyes on her, Charlie Colbert fled. The press and the police called Charlie a "witness" to the nightmarish events at her elite graduate school on Christmas Eve—events known to the public as "Scarlet Christmas"—though Charlie... Read more
How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
By: Tony Keith Jr.
Narrated by: Tony Keith Jr.
Length: 5 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
Poet, writer, and hip-hop educator Tony Keith Jr. makes his debut with a powerful YA memoir in verse, tracing his journey from being a closeted gay Black teen battling poverty, racism, and homophobia to becoming an openly gay first-generation college student who finds freedom in poetry. Perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo, George M. Johnson,... Read more
View audiobookThe City of Stardust
By: Georgia Summers
Narrated by: Kitty Parker
Length: 13 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
A young woman descends into a seductive magical underworld of power-hungry scholars, fickle gods and monsters bent on revenge to break her family's curse in this spellbinding contemporary fantasy debut.
For centuries, generations of Everlys have seen their brightest and best disappear, taken as punishment for a crime no one remembers, for a... Read more
Better Hate than Never
By: Chloe Liese
Narrated by: Stephen Dexter & Charlotte North
Length: 11 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No
A USA TODAY BESTSELLER!
A Best of the Month Pick from:
Amazon · Apple · LibraryReads
Childhood enemies discover the fine line between love and loathing in this heartfelt reimagining of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew.
Katerina Wilmot and Christopher Petruchio shared backyards as kids, but as adults they won’t even share the same hemisphere.... Read more
Sword Catcher
By: Cassandra Clare
Narrated by: Christian Coulson & Fiona Hardingham
Length: 23 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Two outcasts find themselves caught in a web of dangerous magic and dark secrets that could change the world forever in the start of a riveting epic fantasy series from the author of The Shadowhunter Chronicles.
“Everything I look for in fantasy.”—George R. R. Martin
A POPSUGAR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
In the vibrant... Read more
Salt Kiss
By: Sierra Simone
Narrated by: Oscar Reyes
Length: 9 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
After being a soldier, working as a bodyguard should have been simple: keep the owner of DC’s ultra-secret club safe, don’t think about his midnight eyes or his devil’s smile, don’t surrender my body to his wicked desires.But I underestimated Mark Trevena and the power of his dark, seductive world. I underestimated the hold he’d have on me, the... Read more
View audiobookPiece of Cake
By: Mary Hollis Huddleston & Asher Fogle Paul
Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
Length: 9 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
She’s only trying to save her job and her reputation.Claire Sommers grew up as a society girl destined to have it all: tasteful Dallas mansion, high-powered career, hot and rich husband. Until a massive mistake left her reputation in tatters and trust fund frozen. Now the former debutante is scraping by as a magazine staffer in Nashville—trading... Read more
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