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You'll Be Sorry by Lisa Gardner Read by Hillary Huber
1w ago00:03:57Tap to summarizeA newlywed couple each with their own secrets. An abandoned lodge with a horrific decades-old mystery. And a small mountain town where everyone believes they know their neighbors, in this thriller from a master storyteller. “Chilling, gripping.” —Lisa Jewell, New York Times bestselling author of None of This Is True For Raquel and Theo Collins, it appeared to be love at first sight. Raquel, a renowned interior designer, and Theo, a brash financial wizard met and married in a matter of months, only to confront a terrible tragedy. Now, unbearably aware of the distance between them, they’ve come to a remote town in New Hampshire to begin anew. Perched on a ledge with stunning views, the Dixon’s family lodge was once a crown jewel of the mountains. Until late one August night, when both parents and their four children vanished, leaving behind a trail of bloody footprints, and a mystery that has endured for thirty years. Now, its latest occupants, the Collinses, are arriving, and the former grand lodge is once more stirring to life. For Amanda Grady, following in her father’s footsteps as the recently appointed Shereford police chief, it’s good to see a fresh start for the derelict Dixon place. However, not everyone is happy about a new family in the old home and its hidden past may have returned with a vengeance. When a stray dog leads to the discovery of a skeleton on the property, Raquel and Theo face a daunting choice of what to believe, who to trust, and how to survive. Because in the tiny village of Shereford the time has come. The local residents, the new neighbors, and the fledgling police chief must work together to unravel the terrifying events that happened one night thirty years ago, or … You’ll be sorry.
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Soccerwomen by Gemma Clarke Read by Suehyla El-Attar Young
1w ago00:03:58Tap to summarizeFrom Michelle Akers to Megan Rapinoe, bold and inspiring profiles of the pioneers, champions and future heroines of women’s soccer around the world. Women’s soccer has come a long way—from its origins as a matchmaking custom in the Scottish Highlands through countrywide bans, cast-off men’s uniforms, and practices in parking lots, to a global sport attracting hundreds of millions of viewers.This is the history of the game told through the players themselves, the world-famous—like Mia Hamm, Abby Wambach, and Brazil’s Marta—as well as the long-forgotten, unsung talents, and rising stars. These women are not just first-rate athletes, they are fighters who have battled everything from inequality and discrimination to racism and homophobia. Their determination has propelled the women’s game through decades of disdainful treatment to help shape the political landscape far beyond their sport.Based on original interviews with dozens of current and former players and coaches, this book celebrates these remarkable women and their pioneering achievements.
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Baccano!, Vol. 10 by Ryohgo Narita, Read by Michael Butler Murray
1w ago00:04:58Tap to summarizeIn the depths of Alcatraz, the participants in and witnesses of the brawl in the secret cell attempt to figure out their next moves. In Chicago, as Isaac and Miria try to find each other, the aftermath of what happened at the Russo mansion is affecting the entire city. As the connections between the two locations become clear, the chaos comes to a head in the explosive and heartfelt conclusion to the commotion of 1934!
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The Parasites by Daphne du Maurier Read by Kristin Atherton
1w ago00:04:15Tap to summarizeThree gifted siblings bound by a troubled upbringing navigate fame, scandal, and co-dependent relationships, revealing how their emotional dependence on one another both sustains and ultimately threatens to destroy them. When people play the game: Name three or four persons whom you would choose to have with you on a desert island – they never choose the Delaneys. They don’t even choose us one by one as individuals. We have earned, not always fairly we consider, the reputation of being difficult guests . . . Maria, Niall, and Celia have grown up in the shadow of their famous parents – their father, a flamboyant singer and their mother, a talented dancer. Now pursuing their own creative dreams, all three siblings feel an undeniable bond, but it is Maria and Niall who share the secret of their parents’ pasts. Alternately comic and poignant, The Parasites is based on the artistic milieu its author knew best, and draws the reader effortlessly into that magical world.
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Harbour of Hungry Ghosts by Eliza Chan Read by Katie Leung
1w ago00:03:45Tap to summarizeA family of demon hunters find their hands full when unfamiliar monsters start stalking the streets of Opium War-era Hong Kong, in this historical fantasy adventure from #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Eliza Chan. The Au family serve the people of Hong Kong as demon hunters and exorcists: blessing shrines, honoring the dead and dealing with dangerous yiaoguai incursions. The expectations on eldest daughter Kiamling are high, which is not something her strict grandmother and mentor will let her forget. However, when British colonists interrupt a hungry ghost ritual, and her grandmother disappears, Kiamling must step up and lead the search. Her bumbling language pupil Archie and her youngest sister Jingling will offer aid, alongside Hoi Gor, Kiamling’s recently returned childhood crush from Canton. But when British fables mingle with local Chinese monsters, how can Kiamling prove herself, when the old rules no longer seem to apply?
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Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense., Vol. 3 by Yuumikan Read by Megan Shipman
1w ago00:04:54Tap to summarizeTHIS IS WHERE IT ALL BEGINS! Following their incredible performance in the treasure hunt event, Maple and Sally are interested in one thing and one thing only-buying a house! After all, every guild needs a home. Though their guild is still small, the girls and their friends are excited to have a place to meet, train, and grow-especially now that the newly minted guilds are all going to be facing off in the next big event! This is the birth of the legendary Maple Tree, the guild whose name strikes fear into the hearts of all who hear it!
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Hungry Hill by Daphne du Maurier Read by Stephen Hogan
1w ago00:04:07Tap to summarizeThe story of a deadly curse that afflicted an Irish family for a hundred years from the renowned author of the classic gothic bestselling romance, Rebecca. “I tell you your mine will be in ruins and your home destroyed and your children forgotten . . . but this hill will be standing still to confound you.” So curses Morty Donovan when Copper John Brodrick builds his mine at Hungry Hill. The Brodricks of Clonmere gain great wealth by harnessing the power of Hungry Hill and extracting the treasure it holds. The Donovans, the original owners of Clonmere Castle, resent the Brodricks’ success, and consider the great house and its surrounding land theirs by rights. For generations the feud between the families has simmered, always threatening to break into violence . . . “As poignant and powerful as du Maurier’s better-known romantic fiction.” —Daily Mail “A storyteller of cunning and genius.” —Sally Beauman, #1 New York Times-bestselling author “Daphne du Maurier has no rival.” —The Sunday Telegraph “Du Maurier is a magician, a virtuoso. She can conjure up tragedy, horror, tension, suspense the ridiculous, the vain, the romantic.” —Good Housekeeping
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The Lunatics by Navessa Allen Read by Andi Eloise and Brandon Franci
1w ago00:03:34Tap to summarizeThe #1 New York Times bestselling author of Lights Out brings her signature high stakes, steamy romance, and suspenseful storytelling to a dark paranormal werewolf romance. Layla Fitzpatrick lives a simple life, for a werewolf. And that’s just how she likes it. Her childhood was less than ideal. She’d like to spend her adult years flying under the radar of more powerful preternatural creatures. Because she knows from experience what happens when they notice you. Everything changes one early summer night when she attends a ritual bonding ceremony meant to join two werewolves together for life. Midway through, the spell becomes corrupted and she finds herself unexpectedly mated to the stuffiest shifter she’s ever laid eyes on. Michael Kolbeck is more man than wolf. He spends his days in a skyscraper, building his family’s empire. At night, he prowls the streets of Boston, a city where shifters, witches, and vampires walk a delicate tightrope of ceasefire masquerading as peace. Little do they know that Layla’s arrival will act as the spark that ignites the fire, and that thin veneer of peace is about to vanish.
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Awake Awake by Fiona Mozley Read by Arabella Arnott
1w ago00:04:46Tap to summarizeMary has started remembering things that she knows aren’t real—but the events feel exactly like her actual memories. Who is she, if she can’t be sure she knows her own past? A writer in her 30s struggling to make rent, Mary has moved back to her childhood town to bartend and save money, when she starts remembering absurd events, clear and visceral as if they’d really happened to her. But she knows they’re too wild to be possible. Flashing back to her school years, she searches the past for what could have caused this split in her reality. The lives of their close group of school friends have since diverged, as life choices and politics, partners and children, have taken them to different places and placed them into other stories. But Mary must reconnect with them to find solid ground again. Set against the disorienting and rapidly changing political backdrop of the 2000s and 2010s, Booker Prize finalist Mozley’s disarming coming-of-age tale is addictively readable, and poignantly captures the shakiness of identity – both personal and national – and the anchoring force of friendship.
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A Hard Habit to Break by Siera London Read by Chris Brinkley and Arissa Evans
1w ago00:04:28Tap to summarizeA small town wedding brings firefighter Noah and architect Rachel together for the first time since their tragic break up, forcing them to learn to work together to save their town—perfect for fans of Farah Heron and Sajni Patel. At age eighteen, Rachel Johnson left Service, West Virginia with a college acceptance letter, a broken heart, and a blueprint for a new life. Now the star architect is back, for two weeks, and not a second more, for her dad’s wedding—and zero intention of rekindling old flames. But when she’s roped into the town’s redevelopment committee to bring much needed resources for the community, she finds herself face-to-face with the committee chair … her ex, Noah Calvary. Firefighter Noah volunteered for this assignment to further his career, not to work with Rachel. A born competitor, Noah isn’t thrilled to share the spotlight with the woman who once left him in the dust, but to help the town, he figures he can play nice. And his success could clinch the promotion he’s been angling for. Rachel’s got vision and a partnership at her firm on the line. Noah’s got a promotion to protect. And every decision is a battle of wills. Their history is messy, but their chemistry is explosive. Between small-town politics, big-time rivalries, and sizzling glances, Noah and Rachel must decide if they’re laying the foundation for professional disaster or finally building something real.
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