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The Serpent and the Wolf
By: Rebecca Robinson
Narrated by: Jesse Vilinsky
Length: 13 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
Perfect for fans of Raven Kennedy and Thea Guanzon, Rebecca Robinsonās thrilling romantasy debut combines high-stakes political intrigue and a steamy, slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers romance.
All her life, Vaasa KozƔr has been sharpened into a blade.
After losing her motherāher only remaining parentāto a mysterious dark magic that has since awakened... Read more


Lies and Weddings
By: Kevin Kwan
Narrated by: Jing Lusi
Length: 15 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ā¢ A TIME MUST-READ BOOK OF THE YEAR ā¢ From the iconic internationally bestselling author of the Crazy Rich Asians trilogy: A forbidden affair erupts volcanically amid a decadent tropical wedding in this outrageous comedy of manners.
A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK: The New York Times, The Washington Post, TIME, Entertainment... Read more


The Inmate
By: Freida McFadden
Narrated by: Leslie Howard
Length: 8 hours 4 minutes
Abridged: No
There are three rules Brooke Sullivan must follow as a new nurse practitioner at a menās maximum-security prison: 1) Treat all prisoners with respect. 2) Never reveal any personal information. 3) Never EVER become too friendly with the inmates. But none of the staff at the prison knows Brooke has already broken the rules. Nobody knows about her... Read more
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The Body Is Not an Apology
By: Sonya Renee Taylor
Narrated by: Sonya Renee Taylor
Length: 4 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
A global movement guided by love
Humans are a varied and divergent bunch with all manner of beliefs, morals, and bodies. Systems of oppression thrive off our inability to make peace with difference and injure the relationship we have with our own bodies.
The Body Is Not an Apology offers radical self-love as the balm to heal the wounds inflicted... Read more


The Modern Fairies
By: Clare Pollard
Narrated by: Kathryn Drysdale
Length: 7 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
A BookPage Best Historical Fiction Book of the Year ā¢ āArtfully composedā¦keenly aliveā¦this memorable novel reminds the reader of the enduring power of storytelling to transform and even save lives.ā āThe New York Times
Lauren Groffās Matrix meets Ophelia Fieldās The Favourite in this wry and ābawdyā (Los Angeles Times) historical novelāinspired... Read more


The Love Haters
By: Katherine Center
Narrated by: Patti Murin
Length: 10 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
Itās a thin line between love and love-hating in the newest laugh out loud, all the feels rom-com by New York Times bestselling author Katherine Center.
Katie Vaughn has been burned by love in the pastānow she may be lighting her career on fire. She has two choices: wait to get laid off from her job as a video producer or, at her coworker Coleās... Read more


Lightfall
By: Ed Crocker
Narrated by: Shakira Shute
Length: 16 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
A novel of vampires, werewolves and sorcerers, Lightfall is the stunning debut epic fantasy by Ed Crocker, for fans of Jay Kristoffās Empire of the Vampire and Richard Swanās The Justice of Kings
For centuries, vampires freely roamed the land until the Grays came out of nowhere, wiping out half the population in a night. The survivors fled to the... Read more


The Manor of Dreams
By: Christina Li
Narrated by: Catherine Ho
Length: 12 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
āA true modern classic. The Manor of Dreams is beautiful, eerie, and woven with enough intrigue to hold all who enter captive. Christina Li remains unmatched in breathing characters to lifeāand the hauntings thereafter.ā āChloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of Immortal Longings
Mexican Gothic meets The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo in... Read more


Galatea
By: Madeline Miller
Narrated by: Ruth Wilson
Length: 46 minutes
Abridged: No
An enchanting short story from Madeline Miller that boldly reimagines the myth of Galatea and Pygmalion, now in audio for the first time**Performed by Ruth Wilson and featuring an afterword by Madeline Miller**In ancient Greece, a skilled marble sculptor has been blessed by a goddess who has given his masterpieceāthe most beautiful woman the... Read more
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Fire Weather
By: John Vaillant
Narrated by: Alan Carlson
Length: 14 hours 17 minutes
Abridged: No
A stunning account of a colossal wildfire and a panoramic exploration of the rapidly changingĀ relationship between fire and humankind from the award-winning, best-selling author of The Tiger and The GoldenĀ Spruce
āRiveting, spellbinding, astounding on every pageā¦Captures the majesty and horror of one of [our] great disasters.ā āDavid... Read more


Inciting Joy
By: Ross Gay
Narrated by: Ross Gay
Length: 8 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
From New York Times bestselling author Ross Gay comes a "brilliant" intimate and electrifying collection of essays about the joy that comes from connection (Ada LimĆ³n, U.S. poet laureate).
In these gorgeously written and timely pieces, prizewinning poet and author Gay considers the joy we incite when we care for each other, especially during... Read more


Daikon
By: Samuel Hawley
Narrated by: Brian Nishii
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
āA riveting tale about war, intrigue, love, and perseverance.ā āJohn Grisham ā¢ āI could not look away. This novel is storytelling at its finest.ā āKarl Marlantes ā¢ āSpellbindingā¦A breathtaking chain reaction that unleashes the true power of the novel.ā āAdam Johnson ā¢ āExtraordinaryā¦Daikon will sweep you away.ā āJess Walter ā¢ āExhilaratingā¦I... Read more
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The Guest
By: Emma Cline
Narrated by: Carlotta Brentan
Length: 8 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER ā¢ A young woman pretends to be someone she isnāt in this āspellbindingā (Vogue), āsmolderingā (The Washington Post) novel by the New York Times bestselling author of The Girls.
āUnder Clineās command, every sentence as sharp as a scalpel, a woman toeing the line between welcome and unwelcome guest becomes a fully destabilizing... Read more


A Touch of Darkness
By: Scarlett St. Clair
Narrated by: Meg Sylvan
Length: 11 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
Persephone is the Goddess of Spring by title only. The truth is, since she was a little girl, flowers have shriveled at her touch. After moving to New Athens, she hopes to lead an unassuming life disguised as a mortal journalist.
Hades, God of the Dead, has built a gambling empire in the mortal world and his favorite bets are rumored to be... Read more


A Most Agreeable Murder
By: Julia Seales
Narrated by: Fiona Hampton
Length: 9 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER ā¢ āA delightful cocktail that mixes elements of the Bridgerton series, Jane Austenās Pride & Prejudice and Agatha Christieās Miss Marple mysteries . . . The payoff is a wealth of wit, hilarity and suspense.āāPeople (Book of the Week)
When a wealthy bachelor drops dead at a ball, a young lady takes on the decidedly improper... Read more


Graveyard Shift
By: M. L. Rio
Narrated by: Jess Nahikian, M. L. Rio, Max Meyers, Si Chen, ...
Length: 3 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
This program features multicast narration.
āA quick and entirely captivating listen, full of surprises and satisfying character portraits.āāLibrary Journal
The author of sales sensation If We Were Villains returns with a story about a ragtag group of night shift workers who meet in the local cemetery to unearth the secrets lurking in an open... Read more


What the River Knows
By: Isabel IbaƱez
Narrated by: Ahmed Hamad & Ana Osorio
Length: 16 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
The Mummy meets Death on the Nile in What the River Knows, Isabel IbaƱez's lush, immersive historical fantasy set in Egypt and filled with adventure, a rivals-to-lovers romance, and a dangerous race.
Bolivian-Argentinian Inez Olivera belongs to the glittering upper society of nineteenth century Buenos Aires, and like the rest of the world, the... Read more


Leech
By: Hiron Ennes
Narrated by: Abigail Thorn
Length: 13 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
A surreal and horrifying debut, Hiron Ennes's Leech defies our understanding of identity, heredity, and bodily autonomy.
āA wonderful new entry to Gothic science fiction, impeccably clever and atmospheric. Think Wuthering Heights... with worms!āāTamsyn Muir
MEET THE CURE FOR THE HUMAN DISEASE
In an isolated chateau, as far north as north goes, the... Read more


Monstrilio
By: Gerardo SĆ”mano CĆ³rdova
Narrated by: Victoria Villarreal & Johnny Rey Diaz
Length: 7 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
A "genuinely scary" horror debut written in "prose so beautiful you won't want to rush" about a boy who transforms into a monster, a monster who tries to be a man, and the people who love him in every form he takes (Ana Reyes)
Grieving mother Magos cuts out a piece of her deceased eleven-year-old son Santiago's lung. Acting on fierce maternal... Read more


Banyan Moon
By: Thao Thai
Narrated by: Cindy Kay, Catherine Ho & Elyse Dinh
Length: 12 hours 23 minutes
Abridged: No
A TODAY Show #ReadWithJenna Book Club Pick""A riveting mother-daughter tale."" āĀ Elle""Radiant. ā¦ An intimate account of one familyās planting of roots in American soil and the sacrifices great and small that each member makes along the way.ā āĀ Washington PostA sweeping, evocative debut novel following three generations of Vietnamese American... Read more
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The Hazel Wood
By: Melissa Albert
Narrated by: Rebecca Soler & James Fouhey
Length: 10 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
"Highly literary, occasionally surreal, and grounded by Alice's clipped, matter-of-fact voice, it's a dark story that readers will have trouble leaving behind. HIGH-DEMAND: the buzz for this debut is deafening..." Booklist, Starred Review
From rising star Melissa Albert comes a fantastical story of mythic proportions.
Welcome to The Hazel Woodāa... Read more


So Thirsty
By: Rachel Harrison
Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
Length: 8 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
A woman must learn to take life by the throat after a night out leads to irrevocable changes in this juicy, thrilling novel from the USA Today bestselling author of Such Sharp Teeth and Black Sheep.
Sloane Parker is dreading her birthday. She doesnāt need a reminder sheās getting older, or that sheās feeling indifferent about her own life. Her... Read more


Darkly
By: Marisha Pessl
Narrated by: Imani Jade Powers
Length: 11 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER ā¢ A powder keg of dark secrets and mind-bending puzzles, this must-read thriller is āaddictively suspensefulā (The Washington Post) and āfull of atmospheric thrillsā (Los Angeles Times)āfrom the New York Times bestselling author of Night Film.
Your favorite game has come to life. And you donāt want to find out what happens... Read more


Witchmark
By: C.L. Polk
Narrated by: Samuel Roukin
Length: 8 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
WINNER of the 2019 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, and a finalist for the Nebula Award, the Locus Award, and the Lammy Award!
C. L. Polk arrives on the scene with Witchmark, a stunning, addictive fantasy that combines intrigue, magic, betrayal, and romance. The New York Times calls it āthoroughly charming and deftly paced ā¦ an accomplished... Read more