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Bad Tourists

By: Caro Carver

Narrated by: Lesley Sharp

Length: 9 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Three tight-knit friends embark on an extravagant divorce trip to the Maldives where they can unwind and celebrate a new chapter in midlife—until they realize the resort of their dreams is harboring a killer.

Best friends Darcy, Camilla, and Kate escape for a post-divorce retreat in the Maldives, the perfect place to relax, reset, and embrace a... Read more

The Good Son

By: Jacquelyn Mitchard

Narrated by: Vivienne Leheny

Length: 11 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

“Rich and complex, The Good Son is a compelling novel about the aftermath of a crime in a small, close-knit community.”—Kristin Hannah, New York Times bestselling author

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard comes the gripping, emotionally charged novel of a mother who must help her son after he is convicted of a... Read more

At the Edge of the Woods

By: Kathryn Bromwich

Narrated by: Gemma Dawson

Length: 4 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Kathryn Bromwich's masterful debut novel is a rich, gorgeously descriptive account of a woman hiding from old ghosts and new in the Italian Alps, while rekindling her own sense of self through nature.



Laura lives alone in a cabin deep within the forest, making her living translating medical documents and tutoring the children of affluent locals.... Read more

The Current

By: Tim Johnston

Narrated by: Sarah Mollo-Christensen

Length: 14 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

In the dead of winter, outside a small Minnesota town, state troopers pull two young women and their car from the icy Black Root River. One is found downriver, drowned, while the other is found at the scene—half frozen but alive.



What happened was no accident, and news of the crime awakens the community's memories of another young woman who lost... Read more

The Fiance Dilemma

By: Elena Armas

Narrated by: Brittany Pressley & Zachary Webber

Length: 12 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

A fake engagement, second chances, and newfound family members come together in this new romance from the New York Times bestselling author of the “swoon-worthy” (Business Insider) The Spanish Love Deception.

Josie Moore has given the opposite sex—and love—plenty of chances. Four exactly, if you count all her failed engagements, and five if you... Read more

Let's Talk About Hard Things

By: Anna Sale

Narrated by: Anna Sale

Length: 8 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

From the host of the popular WNYC podcast Death, Sex, & Money, Let’s Talk About Hard Things is “like a good conversation with a friend” (The New Yorker) where “no topic is off-limits when it comes to creating meaningful connection” (Lori Gottlieb, author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone).

Anna Sale wants you to have that conversation. You... Read more

Young Mungo

By: Douglas Stuart

Narrated by: Chris Reilly

Length: 13 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

A story of queer love and working-class families, Young Mungo is the brilliant second novel from the Booker Prize–winning author of Shuggie Bain Douglas Stuart’s first novel Shuggie Bain, winner of the 2020 Booker Prize, is one of the most successful literary debuts of the century so far. Published or forthcoming in forty territories, it has... Read more

Chances Are . . .

By: Richard Russo

Narrated by: Fred Sanders

Length: 11 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls • Three men in their late sixties—old friends from college, each with a secret—come together on Martha’s Vineyard in this “gripping, wise, and wonderful summer treat.” (The Boston Globe).

“A cascade of charm…. Russo is an undeniably endearing writer, and chances are this... Read more

Stay Up with Hugo Best

By: Erin Somers

Narrated by: Sarah Steele

Length: 7 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

**One of Vogue’s Best Books of the Year ** “Incisive, funny, and tinged with melancholy, the timely novel follows two lost but clever souls desperate for connection.” —Entertainment Weekly

June Bloom is twenty-nine, broke, and an aspiring comedy writer. Hugo Best is a beloved late-night TV icon and notorious womanizer who invites her to his... Read more

Brainwyrms

By: Alison Rumfitt

Narrated by: Nicky Endres

Length: 7 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

From Alison Rumfitt, the author of Tell Me I’m Worthless — “a triumph of transgressive queer horror” (Publishers Weekly) — comes Brainwyrms, a searing body horror novel of obsession, violence, and pleasure.

When a transphobic woman bombs Frankie’s workplace, she blows up Frankie’s life with it. As the media descends like vultures, Frankie tries... Read more

The Memory of Lavender and Sage

By: Aimie K. Runyan

Narrated by: Caroline Hewitt

Length: 10 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

“A standout voice in women’s fiction. I was captivated from the very first line.” — Kristy Woodson Harvey, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Summer of SongbirdsPerhaps the secrets of her mother’s past in this tiny French town hold the key to her own future. . .Food critic Tempèsta Luddington has always felt like the odd person out in her... Read more

The Deep Sky

By: Yume Kitasei

Narrated by: Sarah Skaer

Length: 12 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

“Sarah Skaer uses her considerable vocal skill to make each crewmember instantly recognizable. Asuka is strongly characterized by her insecurity and self-doubt, though listeners will likely have more faith in her.”- Library Journal

Yume Kitasei's The Deep Sky is an enthralling sci fi thriller debut about a mission into deep space that begins with... Read more

Milk Blood Heat

By: Dantiel W. Moniz

Narrated by: Machelle Williams

Length: 5 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

A livewire debut from Dantiel W. Moniz, one of the most exciting discoveries in today's literary landscape, Milk Blood Heat depicts the sultry lives of Floridians in intergenerational tales that contemplate human connection, race, womanhood, inheritance, and the elemental darkness in us all. Set among the cities and suburbs of Florida, each... Read more

Murder at an Irish Castle

By: Ellie Brannigan

Narrated by: Traci Odom

Length: 9 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Rodeo Drive bridalwear designer Rayne McGrath expected her thirtieth birthday to start with a power lunch and end with champagne, lobster, and a diamond engagement ring from her fiancé. Instead, flat-broke and busted, she’s on a plane to Ireland, where she discovers that she’s inherited a run-down family castle. Uncle Nevin’s will contains a few... Read more

BFF

By: Christie Tate

Narrated by: Christie Tate

Length: 9 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

* “A love story about the miracle of friendship.” —Maggie Smith * “Fearless and unflinching.” —Pittsburgh Post-Gazette *

From the author of Group, a New York Times bestseller and Reese’s Book Club Pick, a poignant, funny, and emotionally satisfying memoir about Christie Tate’s lifelong struggle to sustain female friendship, and the... Read more

The Serious Goose

By: Jimmy Kimmel

Narrated by: Jimmy Kimmel

Length: 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Meet a very Serious Goose in the audio edition of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel's fun and funny picture book! There is nothing silly about this goose. You CANNOT make her laugh, so DON'T EVEN TRY!

Written and narrated by Jimmy Kimmel, this audiobook challenges young listeners to bring the silly out of a very Serious Goose. Inspired by Jimmy's... Read more

A Madness of Sunshine

By: Nalini Singh

Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld

Length: 10 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh welcomes you to a remote town on the edge of the world where even the blinding brightness of the sun can’t mask the darkness that lies deep within a killer.…

On the rugged West Coast of New Zealand, Golden Cove is more than just a town where people live. The adults are more than neighbors; the... Read more

A Good Life

By: Virginie Grimaldi

Narrated by: Liz Fodor

Length: 7 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

"Lovers of Europa Editions' other titles My Brilliant Friend and Fresh Water for Flowers will fall hard for this beautiful, heartbreaking, and healing story. Grab a box of tissues!" — Electric LitFull of humor and compassion, this Indie Next Pick is a profound exploration of sisterhood, healing, and the ineffable beauty of life.Sisters Emma and... Read more

The Black Queen

By: Jumata Emill

Narrated by: Angel Pean & Erin Spencer

Length: 10 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Nova Albright was going to be the first Black homecoming queen at Lovett High—but now she's dead. Murdered on coronation night. Fans of One of Us Is Lying and The Other Black Girl will love this unputdownable thriller.

Nova Albright, the first Black homecoming queen at Lovett High, is dead. Murdered the night of her coronation, her body found the... Read more

The Yellow Wife

By: Sadeqa Johnson

Narrated by: Robin Miles

Length: 9 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

From the New York Times bestselling author of House of Eve—a 2023 Reese’s Book Club Pick!

*A Best Book of the Year by NPR and Christian Science Monitor*

Called “wholly engrossing” by New York Times bestselling author Kathleen Grissom, this “fully immersive” (Lisa Wingate, #1 bestselling author of Before We Were Yours) story follows an enslaved... Read more

Sacrificial Animals

By: Kailee Pedersen

Narrated by: Yung-I Chang

Length: 7 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Inspired by Kailee Pedersen's own journey being adopted from Nanning, China in 1996 and growing up on a farm in Nebraska, this rich and atmospheric supernatural horror debut explores an ancient Chinese mythology.

The last thing Nick Morrow expected to receive was an invitation from his father to return home. When he left rural Nebraska... Read more

The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes

By: Cat Sebastian

Narrated by: Joel Leslie

Length: 9 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Cat Sebastian returns to Georgian London with a stunning tale of a reluctant criminal and the thief who cannot help but love her.
Marian Hayes, the Duchess of Clare, just shot her husband. Of course, the evil, murderous man deserved what was coming to him, but now she must flee to the countryside. Unfortunately, the only person she can ask for... Read more

Canto Contigo

By: Jonny Garza Villa

Narrated by: Alejandro Antonio Ruiz

Length: 10 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

“Alejandro Antonio Ruiz embodies all of the roiling emotions in this compelling queer teen love story.”—The Children’s Book Review

"Ruiz’s masterful narration captures all the anger, tension, and banter...Ruiz yells, cries, whispers, laughs, and sings, revealing all the many layers to Rafie and Rey’s story."—AudioFile

When a Mariachi star... Read more

The Restaurant of Lost Recipes

By: Hisashi Kashiwai

Narrated by: Hanako Footman

Length: 5 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

We all hold lost recipes in our hearts. A very special restaurant in Kyoto helps find them . . .

Tucked away down a Kyoto backstreet lies the extraordinary Kamogawa Diner, run by Chef Nagare and his daughter, Koishi. The father-daughter duo have reinvented themselves as “food detectives,” offering a service that goes beyond cooking mouth-watering... Read more