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Listen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Library Game: A Secret Staircase NovelAuthor: Gigi PandianNarrator: Soneela NankaniFormat: UnabridgedLength: 11:19:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 03-18-2025Publisher: Macmillan AudioGenres: Thriller & Horror, Suspense, Detective Stories, Cozy MysterySummary:In The Library Game, Tempest Raj and Secret Staircase Construction are renovating a classic detective fiction library that just got its first real-life mystery. Tempest Raj couldn’t be happier that the family business, Secret Staircase Construction, is finally getting the recognition it deserves. Known for enchanting architectural features like sliding bookshelves and secret passageways, the company is now taking on a dream project: transforming a home into a public library that celebrates history's greatest fictional detectives. Though the work is far from done, Gray House Library’s new owner is eager to host a murder mystery dinner and literary themed escape room. But when a rehearsal ends with an actor murdered and the body vanishes, Tempest is witness to a seemingly impossible crime. Fueled by her grandfather’s Scottish and Indian meals, Tempest and the rest of the crew must figure out who is making beloved classic mystery plots come to life in a deadly game. Multiple award winning author Gigi Pandian masterfully weaves wit and warmth in the Secret Staircase Mysteries. Readers will delight in the surprises Secret Staircase Construction uncovers behind the next locked door.

Listen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Hallow HuntAuthor: Margie FustonNarrator: UnknownFormat: UnabridgedLength: 6:00:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 03-18-2025Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio UKGenres: Kids, GeneralSummary:Description coming soon.

Listen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Matter of HonorAuthor: Laura FrantzNarrator: Amy ScanlonFormat: UnabridgedLength: 7:00:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 02-04-2025Publisher: Recorded BooksGenres: Romance, Religion & Spirituality, Religious & Inspirational, Religious FictionSummary:Orin Hume from The Rose and the Thistle comes of age in A Matter of Honor and ventures beyond Scotland's borders, achieving a renown all his own, only to return home again to reclaim the life and lady he once loved. Having grown up at Wedderburn Castle in the serene Scottish Lowlands, Orin Hume is thrust into the dazzling realm of London society and Court circles as Poet Laureate of Britain. But at the height of his fame a former tragedy and his ties to a lass he once loved lead him home to Berwickshire again. When his return is further marred by lost love letters and scheming kin who conspire to keep the pair apart, can Lady Maryn Lockhart, now Duchess of Fordyce, forgive him? Or will the shadows of the past and the complexities of the present rewrite their love story?

Listen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Talk: The Science of Conversation and the Art of Being OurselvesAuthor: Alison Wood BrooksNarrator: TBDFormat: UnabridgedLength: 11:00:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 01-21-2025Publisher: Random House (Audio)Genres: Non-Fiction, Self Development, Health & Wellness, PsychologySummary:A groundbreaking book that reveals the hidden architecture of our conversations and how even small improvements can have a profound impact on our relationships in work and life—from a celebrated Harvard Business School professor and leading expert on the psychology of conversation. All of us can struggle with difficult conversations, but we’re often not very good at the easy ones either. Though we do it all the time, Harvard professor Alison Wood Brooks argues that conversation is one of the most complex, demanding, and delicate of all human tasks, rife with possibilities for misinterpretation and misunderstanding. And yet conversations can also be a source of great joy, each one offering an opportunity to express who we are and learn who others are—to feel connected, loved, and alive. In Talk, Brooks shows why conversing a little more effectively can make a big difference in the quality of our close personal relationships as well as our professional success. Drawing on the new science of conversation, Brooks distills lessons that show how we can better understand, learn from, and delight each other. The key is her TALK Maxims: Topics: Choose topics and manage them well Asking: Ask more questions Levity: Use humor to keep conversations fizzy Kindness: Prioritize their partners conversational needs Through experiments ranging across the conversational spectrum—from speed daters who ask too few questions (or too many), to future business leaders averse to topic forethought, to traffic stops that reveal the essence of kind language—Brooks takes us inside the world of conversation, giving us the confidence and the advice to approach any interaction with more creativity and compassion. Addressing our face-to-face conversations as well as those we have by phone, email, text, and social media, Talk is a thoughtful guide for anyone seeking to better establish and sustain their relationships. From managing our emotions and sparking creativity to navigating conflict and being more inclusive, the right conversation skills just might be the key to leading a more purposeful life.

Listen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Grey Wolf: A NovelAuthor: Louise PennyNarrator: Jean BrassardFormat: UnabridgedLength: 14:19:14Language: EnglishRelease date: 10-29-2024Publisher: Macmillan AudioGenres: Thriller & Horror, Suspense, International MysterySummary:The 19th mystery in the #1 New York Times-bestselling Armand Gamache series. Relentless phone calls interrupt the peace of a warm August morning in Three Pines. Though the tiny Québec village is impossible to find on any map, someone has managed to track down Armand Gamache, head of homicide at the Sûreté, as he sits with his wife in their back garden. Reine-Marie watches with increasing unease as her husband refuses to pick up, though he clearly knows who is on the other end. When he finally answers, his rage shatters the calm of their quiet Sunday morning. That's only the first in a sequence of strange events that begin THE GREY WOLF, the nineteenth novel in Louise Penny's #1 New York Times-bestselling series. A missing coat, an intruder alarm, a note for Gamache reading 'this might interest you', a puzzling scrap of paper with a mysterious list—and then a murder. All propel Chief Inspector Gamache and his team toward a terrible realization. Something much more sinister than any one murder or any one case is fast approaching. Armand Gamache, Jean-Guy Beauvoir, his son-in-law and second in command, and Inspector Isabelle Lacoste can only trust each other, as old friends begin to act like enemies, and long-time enemies appear to be friends. Determined to track down the threat before it becomes a reality, their pursuit takes them across Québec and across borders. Their hunt grows increasingly desperate, even frantic, as the enormity of the creature they’re chasing becomes clear. If they fail the devastating consequences would reach into the largest of cities and the smallest of villages. Including Three Pines. A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books.

Listen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show (While also in an Actual Cult!)Author: Bethany Joy LenzNarrator: UnknownFormat: UnabridgedLength: 10:00:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 10-24-2024Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio UKGenres: Biography & Memoir, GeneralSummary:A deliciously witty and inspiring memoir by One Tree Hill star Bethany Joy Lenz about her decade in a cult and her quest to break free. In the early 2000s, after years of hard work and determination to breakthrough as an actor, Bethany Joy Lenz was finally cast as one of the leads on the hit drama One Tree Hill. Her career was about to take off, but her personal life was slowly beginning to unravel. What none of the show's millions of fans knew, hidden even from her costars, was her secret double life in a cult. An only child who often had to fend for herself and always wanted a place to belong, Lenz found the safe haven she'd been searching for in a Bible study group with other Hollywood creatives. However, the group soon morphed into something more sinister - a slowly woven web of manipulation, abuse and fear under the guise of a church covenant called The Big House Family. Piece by piece, Lenz began to give away her autonomy, ultimately relocating to the Family's Pacific Northwest compound, overseen by a domineering minister who would convince Lenz to marry one of his sons and steadily drained millions of her TV income without her knowledge. Family 'minders' assigned to her on set, 'Maoist struggle session'-inspired meetings in the basement of a filthy house, and regular counselling with 'Leadership' were just part of the tactics used to keep her loyal. Only when she became a mother did Lenz find the courage to leave and spare her child from a similar fate. After nearly a decade (and with the unlikely help of a One Tree Hill super-fan), she finally managed to escape the family's grip and begin to heal from the deep trauma that forever altered the course of her life. Written with powerful honesty and dark humour, Dinner for Vampires is an inspiring story about the importance of identity, faith and independence.

Listen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Stars Are DyingAuthor: Chloe C. PeñarandaNarrator: Corvin King, Jacci PriorFormat: UnabridgedLength: 18:06:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 10-08-2024Publisher: Macmillan AudioGenres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Romance, Paranormal, RomantasySummary:The Serpent & the Wings of Night meets Shadow and Bone in a seductive, star-crossed, dark romantic fantasy loosely inspired by the Greek myths of Astraea. 'The brightest star needs the darkest night.' Astraea is a prisoner of her own mind, the past sliding from her grasp like water. But she knows she must escape the tyrannical king who holds her captive and find her clouded memories once again. This quest leads her to the Libertatem, a succession of trials hosted by the king in which five human lands compete for a cycle of safety from the vampires seeking blood, claiming souls, and savaging after dark. But even winning the Libertatum will not keep Astraea safe from vampires. She’s made a bargain with Nyte, the beautiful, deadly vampire who stalks her dreams and haunts her waking hours. He promises to keep her safe, but she knows she cannot trust him, cannot trust his lies, even as she finds herself drawn deeper and deeper into his seductive embrace. Caught between Nyte and her own mysteries, Astraea must decide if winning the Libertatem for her kingdom is worth her life, or if protection—and the answers to her past—really are her strongest desires. A Macmillan Audio production from Bramble Books.

Listen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Ali: A Life: Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2017Author: Jonathan EigNarrator: UnknownFormat: UnabridgedLength: 22:00:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 10-03-2024Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio UKGenres: Biography & Memoir, SportsSummary:BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR. SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE 2017. SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR. WINNER OF THE PEN/ESPN AWARD FOR LITERARY SPORTS WRITING. THE TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR. The most comprehensive and definitive biography of Muhammad Ali that has ever been published, based on more than 500 interviews with those who knew him best, with many dramatic new discoveries about his life and career. When the frail, trembling figure of Muhammad Ali lit the Olympic flame in Atlanta in 1996, a TV audience of up to 3 billion people was once again gripped by the story of the world's most famous sporting icon. The man who had once been reviled for his refusal to fight for his country and for his fast-talking denunciation of his opponents was now almost universally adored, the true cost of his astonishing boxing career clear to see. In Jonathan Eig's ground-breaking biography, backed up with much detailed new research specially commissioned for this book, we get a stunning portrait of one of the most significant personalities of the second half of the twentieth century. We are not only taken inside the ring for some of the most famous bouts in boxing history, we also learn about his personal life, his finances, his faith and the moments when the first signs of his physical decline began to show. Ali was a symbol of freedom and courage, a hero to many, but this is also a very personal story of a warrior who vanquished every opponent but was finally brought down by his own stubborn refusal to quit. An epic tale of a fighter who became the world's most famous pacifist, Ali: A Life does full justice to an extraordinary man. ‘Ali: A Life is the business – 640 pages of patient scholarship and intelligent reassessment written in crackly prose’ Giles Smith, The Times ‘[A] richly researched, sympathetic yet unsparing portrait ... Ali: A Life is an epic of a biography’ Joyce Carol Oates, New York Times

Listen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Robin Hood Aged 10 3/4: The brand new adventure from the author of smash hit The Day I Fell Into a FairytaleAuthor: Ben MillerNarrator: Ben MillerFormat: UnabridgedLength: 3:30:46Language: EnglishRelease date: 09-26-2024Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio UKGenres: Kids, Action & Adventure, Fairy Tales & FolkloreSummary:School kid by day, hero by night! Dive into a magical adventure inspired by Robin Hood, where you can be the hero. Read by the author, bestselling author, actor and comedian, Ben Miller. 'Bubbles with warmth and mischievous humour . . . irresistible' Alexander Armstrong 'Wonderful, funny, magical' Chris Evans Charlie has just started a NEW SCHOOL. Feeling a little shy, she prefers to escape into a world of books. But when she finds herself on the other side of the library in a completely different world, she must embark on a QUEST to save the people of the forest from the EVIL Sheriff who looks a lot like her mean teacher. Learning to use a bow and arrow and stand up against the bullies is harder than it looks, but there might just be some friends to help her on the way . . . TURN THE PAGE, SHARE THE ADVENTURE in a heroic new story of TEAMWORK, FRIENDSHIP and BRAVERY for all the family, packed with amazing illustrations from Elisa Paganelli.

Listen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Songs for the Land-BoundAuthor: Violeta Garcia-MendozaNarrator: Violeta Garcia-MendozaFormat: UnabridgedLength: 1:33:37Language: EnglishRelease date: 09-24-2024Publisher: Findaway VoicesGenres: Fiction & Literature, PoetrySummary:Violeta Garcia-Mendoza’s luminous debut seeks out ways of coping in a complicated age. Exploring the constraints and anxieties of midlife in the midst of climate breakdown, of motherhood in a period of personal and planetary vulnerability, these poems speak to the persistence of nature, creativity, and love: necessary sources of hope and beauty, the ties that bind us to this shared and sacred place. Here is a lyrical and resonant new songbook for survival, a flight across the uneasy darkness, a shining course through the “wreckage strung with violets.”