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Publication Date:  August 30, 2019 Format:  Kindle Genre:   Fantasy Romance Publisher:  Self Published  Length:   475 pages Buy:  Kindle  |  Audio Synopsis They tried to break us. They almost did. But we're not going anywhere.   The Celestial Heirs think the stars are on their side. But they don't know what's coming. We have to be smart. Fighting them one on one isn't an option, so we have to be stealthy. Remaining under the radar won't be easy, but if we pull it off, they'll never suspect our involvement when their lives start falling apart.   Besides, they've already taken us to the brink of hell, what more can they ...

Publication Date:  October 11, 2022 Format:  Audio Genre:   Memoir Narrators:  Michael Fanone Publisher:  Simon & Schuster Audio  Length:   7 hours 17 min Buy:  Kindle  |  Audio Synopsis When Michael Fanone self-deployed to the Capitol on January 6, 2021, he had no idea his life was about to change. When he got to the front of the line, he urged his fellow officers to hold it against the growing crowd of insurrectionists—until he found himself pulled into the mob, tased until he had a heart attack, and viciously beaten with a Blue Lives Matter flag as shouts to kill him rang out. Now, Fanone is ready to tell the full story of that fateful day, along with exploring our c...

Publication Date:  August 16, 2022 Format:  Audio Genre:   Magical realism Narrators:  Kyla Garcia Publisher:  Highbridge  Length:   6 hours 53 min Buy:  Kindle  |  Audio Synopsis Paloma is dead. But before she was murdered, before she was even Paloma, she was a traditional healer named Gaspar. Before she was murdered, she taught her cousin Feliciana the secrets of the ceremonies known as veladas, and about the Language and the Book that unlock their secrets. Sent to report on Paloma's murder, Zoe meets Feliciana in the mountain village of San Felipe. There, the two women's lives twist around each other in a danse macabre. Feliciana tells Zoe the story of her struggle to become an accepted healer ...

Sea of Snakes Heidi Stark Publication date: January 26th 2023 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Dark Romance, Reverse Harem, Romance Zeke, Skyler, Dom and Rake —they grew up on this island and are in charge of protecting its various interests. They’re used to being in control of everything here. Including the surf. I’ve been kidnapped by a dangerous man, and am being used as collateral while my father comes up with the funds to pay off his debt (sadly not the worst thing he’s ever done although it’s up there), and if he doesn’t come up with the cash soon I’ll be auctioned off to the highest bidder. In the meantime, these four men are tasked with keeping me in their control and protecting me, and they take their role very seriously. But they’re not the only people to be concerned about. I’m tough in my own way . I can tell that they want all of me, to take me over like they do everything else. But five can play this game, and I’m not good at losing. **This is a Dark Reverse Harem/W...

Publication Date:  August 2, 2019 Format:  Kindle Genre:   Fantasy Romance YA Publisher:  Self Published Length:   436 pages Buy:  Kindle  |  Audio Synopsis I’m a Gemini. Impulsive. Curious. Headstrong. A twin. Heir to a throne I know nothing about. And it turns out, I’m Fae. But of course there’s a catch - all I have to do to claim my birth right is prove that I’m the most powerful supernatural in the whole of Solaria. And sure, technically that’s true as I’m the daughter of the Savage King. But the bit they didn’t put in the brochure was that every single Fae in this Kingdom would claim my throne if they could. The school they’ve sent me to is both dangerous as sh*t and one helluva ...

Publication Date:  January 5, 2016 Format:  Audio Genre:   YA - School Shooting Narrators:   Nick Podehl ,   Whitney Dykhouse ,   Kate Rudd ,   Lauren Ezzo ,   Amy McFadden ,   Brittany Pressley ,   Scott Merriman   Publisher:  Brilliance Audio Length:   6 hours 18 min Buy:  Kindle  |  Audio Synopsis 10:00 a.m.  The principal of Opportunity, Alabama's high school finishes her speech, welcoming the entire student body to a new semester and encouraging them to excel and achieve.  10:02 a.m.  The students get up to leave the auditorium for their next class.  10:03  The au...

Publication Date:  June 1, 2021 Format:  Audio Genre:   Humor/Mystery Narrators:  Ian Moore Publisher:  Farrago Length:   6 hours 37 min Buy:  Kindle  |  Audio Synopsis Richard is a middle-aged Englishman who runs a B&B in the fictional Val de Follet in the Loire Valley. Nothing ever happens to Richard, and really that's the way he likes it. One day, however, one of his older guests disappears, leaving behind a bloody handprint on the wallpaper. Another guest, the exotic Valérie, persuades a reluctant Richard to join her in investigating the disappearance. Richard remains a dazed passenger in the case until things become really serious and someone murders Ava Gardner, one of his beloved hens... and yo...

  Publication Date:  December 1 2022 Format:  Kindle Genre:   Romance/Grief/2nd chance Publisher:  self published Length:  382 pages Buy:  Kindle  |  Paperback Synopsis I’m in love with my best friend’s widow. The only person I’ve cared more for is gone. There’s no doubt he knew yet never let on. It was just the kind of man Jake was. I’ve worn my guilt like a second skin since we were teens,  worshipping her from afar. But time has done me no favors. Under the surface, resentment grows.  A rage no one else sees. But now she’s asked me to do the unthinkable… To grant her the comfort she needs. I’m helpless to say no to Mel. I’d give her anything.  Even if doing this will ultimately destroy me when it’s over. Review:  George Huggie Hughes has been in love with his best friends wife since they all met when they were teens.  He was there for the wedding, and supported them through everything, including 2 kids.  ...

Publication Date:  April 27, 2021 Format:  Audio Genre:   Humor/Memoir  Narrators:  Leslie Jordan Publisher:  Harper Audio Length:   4 hours 14 min Buy:  Kindle  |  Audio Synopsis When actor Leslie Jordan learned he had “gone viral,” he had no idea what that meant or how much his life was about to change. On Instagram, his uproarious videos have entertained millions and have made him a global celebrity. Now, he brings his bon vivance to the page with this collection of intimate and sassy essays. Bursting with color and life, dripping with his puckish Southern charm,  How Y’all Doing?  is Leslie doing what Leslie does best: telling stories that make us laugh and lift our spirits even in...

Publication Date:  May 7, 2019 Format:  Audio Genre:   Fiction  Narrators:  Fran DeLeon Publisher:  Random House Audio Length:   13 hours 53 min Buy:  Kindle  |  Audio Synopsis Nestled in New York’s Hudson Valley is a luxury retreat boasting every amenity: organic meals, personal fitness trainers, daily massages—and all of it for free. In fact, you’re paid big money to stay here—more than you’ve ever dreamed of. The catch? For nine months, you cannot leave the grounds, your movements are monitored, and you are cut off from your former life while you dedicate yourself to the task of producing the perfect baby. For someone else. Jane, an immigrant from the Philippines, is in desperate search of a better f...

  Publication Date:  May 17, 2022 Format:  Audio Genre:   Suspense Thriller   Narrators:  Mela Lee Publisher:  Little Brown & Co Length:   8 hours 56 min Buy:  Kindle  |  Audio Synopsis After moving from a small country town to Seattle, Heather Baxter marries Tom, a widowed doctor with a young son and teenage daughter. A working vacation overseas seems like the perfect way to bring the new family together, but once they’re deep in the Australian outback, the jet-lagged and exhausted kids are so over their new mom. When they discover remote Dutch Island, off-limits to outside visitors, the family talks their way onto the ferry, taking a chance on an adventure far from the reach of iPhones and Instagram. But as soon as they set foot on the island, which is run by a tightly knit clan of locals, everything feels wrong. Then a shocking accident propels the Baxters from an unsettling situation into an absolute nightmare....

Publication Date:  January 17, 2023 Format:  Audio Genre:   Private Investigator Mystery  Narrators:  Peter Berkrot Publisher:  Highbridge Audio Length:   11 hours 36 min Buy:  Kindle  |  Audio Synopsis When a sudden crime wave hits several small midwestern towns, the U.S. Attorney for the region calls on Harry Duncan to investigate. An ex-cop known for his unorthodox methods, Duncan is reluctant to go up against a widespread criminal organization—but the attorney in question is Ellen Leicester, the wife who left him fifteen years earlier, and to her, he can’t say no. Initially brought in as a consultant to determine if the racketeering is severe enough to require an all-out investigation by the FBI...

Publication Date:  March 30, 2021 Format:  Audio Genre:   Legal Thriller  Narrators:  Marguerite Gavin Publisher:  Recorded Books  Length:   10 hours 11 min Buy:  Kindle  |  Audio Synopsis Erin McCabe has been referred the biggest case of her career. Four months ago, William E. Townsend, Jr., son of a New Jersey State Senator, was found fatally stabbed in a rundown motel near Atlantic City. Sharise Barnes, a nineteen-year-old transgender prostitute, is in custody, and given the evidence, there seems little doubt of a guilty verdict.   As a trans woman herself, Erin knows that defending Sharise will blow her own private life wide open, and doubtless deepen her estrangement from her family. Yet she f...

  Publication Date:  November 1, 2022 Format:  Audio Genre:   Memoir Narrators:  Matthew Perry Publisher:  MacMillan Audio Length:   8 hours 49 min Buy:  Kindle  |  Audio Synopsis “Hi, my name is Matthew, although you may know me by another name. My friends call me Matty. And I should be dead.” So begins the riveting story of acclaimed actor Matthew Perry, taking us along on his journey from childhood ambition to fame to addiction and recovery in the aftermath of a life-threatening health scare. Before the frequent hospital visits and stints in rehab, there was five-year-old Matthew, who traveled from Montreal to Los Angeles, shuffling between his separated parents; fourteen-year-old Matthew, who was a nationally r...

Publication Date:  January 17, 2023 Format:  Audio Genre:   Mystery/Thriller/suspense Narrators:  Cassandra Campbell Publisher:  MacMillan Audio Length:   11 hours 26 min Buy:  Kindle  |  Audio Synopsis On the surface, Emerson, Massachusetts, is just like any other affluent New England suburb. But when a young woman is found dead in the nicest part of town, the powerful neighbors close ranks to keep their families safe. In this searing novel, Eden Perry’s death kicks off an investigation into the three teenagers who were partying with her that night, each a suspect. Hannah, a sweet girl with an unstable history. Jack, the popular kid with a mean streak. Christopher, an outsider desperate to fit in. Their parents, each with motivations of their own, only complicate the pictur...

  Publication Date:  January 10, 2023 Format:  Kindle Genre:   Psychological Thrillers Publisher:  GP Putnam  Length:   351 pages Buy:  Kindle  |  Audio Synopsis After reckless behavior costs NYPD detective Leigh O’Donnell her job and her marriage, she returns with her four-year-old daughter to her beautiful hometown of Copper Falls, Ohio. Leigh had stayed away for more than a decade—even though her brother and a trio of loving uncles still call it home—because, while the town may seem idyllic, something rotten lies at its core. Three men in town have drowned in what Leigh suspects to be a triple homicide. She hopes that by finding out who killed them, she just might get her life back on cours...

Publication Date:  January 10, 2023 Format:  Kindle Genre:   YA, LGBTQ+ Publisher:  Inkyard Press Length:  462 pages Buy:  Kindle  |  Audio Synopsis Edward Dinnissen  leads a charmed life. He’s the Crown Prince of Canada, gets the royal treatment at his exclusive private school, and resides in a ritzy mansion. He thrives off being the perfect prince as he prepares for the Investiture Ceremony on his eighteenth birthday, the final step in his role as heir—and Canada’s future king. But this closeted Crown Prince has just one tiny problem: he’s unsure how to tell his parents, his beloved country, and his adoring fans that he’s gay.   Billy Boone  should be happy with the simple life. His family’s ranch is his favorite place ...