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If you do not want your audiobook to be in the podcast please send us an email to info@thebookvoice.com.]]>enFictionCopyright nnelsonhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/80359d67ac6145ed57e5df3aeee52a0f.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/download-best-full-audiobooks-in-fiction-contemporary-women--6579050Tue, 01 Apr 2025 05:48:08 +0000nnelsonnnelsonfeeds@spreaker.comPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/user/588/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. With over 500,000+ audiobooks, we bring you diverse categories such as Biography & Memoir, Spirituality & Religion,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/user/588/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. With over 500,000+ audiobooks, we bring you diverse categories such as Biography & Memoir, Spirituality & Religion, and Business & Career Development. Get 3 free audiobooks to experience. You can listen to books on many devices like iPhone, iPad, Android, helping you save time and enhance knowledge. Don't miss this great opportunity! Note: The authors receive royalties paid by the audiobook service provider for this free offer. If you do not want your audiobook to be in the podcast please send us an email to info@thebookvoice.com.]]>cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wives-like-us-a-novel-by-plum-sykes--65269089https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616332 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wives Like Us: A Novel Author: Plum Sykes Narrator: Annabel Mullion Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 36 minutes Release date: May 14, 2024 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: “Wives Like Us made me laugh so hard I actually knocked over my lamp. Can a book be so wickedly smart, so effortless, so chic and hilarious that you would stumble through the night to find a new lightbulb just so you can keep reading way past your bedtime? In a word, yes.'' —Kevin Kwan Take a grand English country house, one (heartbroken) American divorcee, three rich wives, two tycoons, a pair of miniature sausage dogs and one (bereaved) butler; put them all into the blender and out comes the impossibly funny Wives Like Us, the new novel from the best-selling author of Bergdorf Blondes and Party Girls Die In Pearls, Plum Sykes. If you think the English countryside is all green wellies, muddy Land Rovers and grey-haired ladies in tweed, then you’ve never visited ‘The Bottoms.’ Welcome to the rose-strewn county of Oxfordshire, and the tony Cotswold villages of Little Bottom, Middle Bottom, Great Bottom, and Monkton Bottom, recently annexed by a glittering new breed of female: the Country Princess.  Following a ghastly row about a missing suite of diamonds, Tata Hawkins has flounced out of Monkton Bottom Manor with her daughter, Minty, and Executive Butler Ian Palmer in tow, decamping to The Old Coach House to teach her husband Bryan a lesson. But things don’t go to plan: Bryan disappears to Venice with a bikini designer; Selby Fairfax, the glamorous American divorcée who has inherited the beautiful estate next door, is refusing Tata’s overtures at friendship; Tata’s best friends, Sophie Thompson and Fernanda Ovington-Williams, are distracted by their own heartache, and the posh Pennybacker-Hoare sisters are plotting to prevent Tata regaining her crown as Queen of the Bottoms. Worst of all, Ian has nowhere to store his collection of vintage Gucci loafers. Will Tata ever return to the comforts of the Manor? Will Selby find her Prince Charming? Will the Pennybacker-Hoares prevail? With the help of a pig farmer-ess moonlighting as a Personal Assistant, a male model moonlighting as a stable hand and a London barrister moonlighting as a gentleman farmer, can Ian restore harmony to The Bottoms?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616332Tue, 14 May 2024 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616332 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wives Like Us: A Novel Author: Plum Sykes Narrator: Annabel Mullion Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 36 minutes Release date: May 14, 2024...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616332 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wives Like Us: A Novel Author: Plum Sykes Narrator: Annabel Mullion Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 36 minutes Release date: May 14, 2024 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: “Wives Like Us made me laugh so hard I actually knocked over my lamp. Can a book be so wickedly smart, so effortless, so chic and hilarious that you would stumble through the night to find a new lightbulb just so you can keep reading way past your bedtime? In a word, yes.'' —Kevin Kwan Take a grand English country house, one (heartbroken) American divorcee, three rich wives, two tycoons, a pair of miniature sausage dogs and one (bereaved) butler; put them all into the blender and out comes the impossibly funny Wives Like Us, the new novel from the best-selling author of Bergdorf Blondes and Party Girls Die In Pearls, Plum Sykes. If you think the English countryside is all green wellies, muddy Land Rovers and grey-haired ladies in tweed, then you’ve never visited ‘The Bottoms.’ Welcome to the rose-strewn county of Oxfordshire, and the tony Cotswold villages of Little Bottom, Middle Bottom, Great Bottom, and Monkton Bottom, recently annexed by a glittering new breed of female: the Country Princess.  Following a ghastly row about a missing suite of diamonds, Tata Hawkins has flounced out of Monkton Bottom Manor with her daughter, Minty, and Executive Butler Ian Palmer in tow, decamping to The Old Coach House to teach her husband Bryan a lesson. But things don’t go to plan: Bryan disappears to Venice with a bikini designer; Selby Fairfax, the glamorous American divorcée who has inherited the beautiful estate next door, is refusing Tata’s overtures at friendship; Tata’s best friends, Sophie Thompson and Fernanda Ovington-Williams, are distracted by their own heartache, and the posh Pennybacker-Hoare sisters are plotting to prevent Tata regaining her crown as Queen of the Bottoms. Worst of all, Ian has nowhere to store his collection of vintage Gucci loafers. Will Tata ever return to the comforts of the Manor? Will Selby find her Prince Charming? Will the Pennybacker-Hoares prevail? With the help of a pig farmer-ess moonlighting as a Personal Assistant, a male model moonlighting as a stable hand and a London barrister moonlighting as a gentleman farmer, can Ian restore harmony to The Bottoms?]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-mother-act-by-heidi-reimer--65269092https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614649 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Mother Act Author: Heidi Reimer Narrator: Beth Hicks, Lisa Flanagan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 18 minutes Release date: April 30, 2024 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: 'Propulsive and affecting.... This is worthy of a standing ovation.' —Publishers Weekly (starred review) Set against the sparkling backdrop of the theater world, this propulsive debut follows the relationship between an actress who refuses to abandon her career and the daughter she chooses to abandon instead. Sadie Jones, a larger-than-life actress and controversial feminist, never wanted to be a mother. No one feels this more deeply than Jude, the daughter Sadie left behind. While Jude spent her childhood touring with her father’s Shakespearian theater company, desperate for validation from the mother she barely knew, Sadie catapulted to fame on the wings of The Mother Act—a scathing one-woman show about motherhood. Two decades later, Jude is a talented actress in her own right, and her fraught relationship with Sadie has come to a scandalous head. On a December evening in New York City, at the packed premiere of Sadie’s latest play, the two come face-to-face and the intertwined stories of their lives unfold—colorfully and dramatically. What emerges is a picture of two very different women navigating the complicated worlds of career, love, and family, all while grappling with the essential question: can they ever really understand each other? Compelling, insightful, and cleverly conveyed as a play in six acts, The Mother Act is a stylish page-turner that looks at what it means to be a devoted mother and a devoted artist—and whether it is possible to be both.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614649Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614649 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Mother Act Author: Heidi Reimer Narrator: Beth Hicks, Lisa Flanagan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 18 minutes Release date: April...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614649 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Mother Act Author: Heidi Reimer Narrator: Beth Hicks, Lisa Flanagan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 18 minutes Release date: April 30, 2024 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: 'Propulsive and affecting.... This is worthy of a standing ovation.' —Publishers Weekly (starred review) Set against the sparkling backdrop of the theater world, this propulsive debut follows the relationship between an actress who refuses to abandon her career and the daughter she chooses to abandon instead. Sadie Jones, a larger-than-life actress and controversial feminist, never wanted to be a mother. No one feels this more deeply than Jude, the daughter Sadie left behind. While Jude spent her childhood touring with her father’s Shakespearian theater company, desperate for validation from the mother she barely knew, Sadie catapulted to fame on the wings of The Mother Act—a scathing one-woman show about motherhood. Two decades later, Jude is a talented actress in her own right, and her fraught relationship with Sadie has come to a scandalous head. On a December evening in New York City, at the packed premiere of Sadie’s latest play, the two come face-to-face and the intertwined stories of their lives unfold—colorfully and dramatically. What emerges is a picture of two very different women navigating the complicated worlds of career, love, and family, all while grappling with the essential question: can they ever really understand each other? Compelling, insightful, and cleverly conveyed as a play in six acts, The Mother Act is a stylish page-turner that looks at what it means to be a devoted mother and a devoted artist—and whether it is possible to be both.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-house-on-rye-lane-by-susan-allott--65269100https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614313 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The House on Rye Lane Author: Susan Allott Narrator: Coral Sinclair, Tom Babbage, Tim Bruce Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 57 minutes Release date: January 18, 2024 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: ‘Beautifully written and entirely gripping’ CHRIS WHITAKER ‘An evocative, haunting literary thriller’ ERIN KELLY 'A terrific spine chiller’ TELEGRAPH 'A sinister tale, beautifully told' THE SUN They thought they’d found their dream home. They were wrong. Maxine has bought a huge Georgian townhouse on the edge of Peckham Rye – but already the doubts are creeping in. Why are the neighbours so evasive about the previous owner’s death? Is her partner Seb all he seems to be? And are there more secrets hiding in this house’s dark corners? The House on Rye Lane is a tense, taut, utterly unnerving novel about the many ways the crimes of the past can haunt the present.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614313Thu, 18 Jan 2024 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614313 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The House on Rye Lane Author: Susan Allott Narrator: Coral Sinclair, Tom Babbage, Tim Bruce Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 57 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614313 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The House on Rye Lane Author: Susan Allott Narrator: Coral Sinclair, Tom Babbage, Tim Bruce Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 57 minutes Release date: January 18, 2024 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: ‘Beautifully written and entirely gripping’ CHRIS WHITAKER ‘An evocative, haunting literary thriller’ ERIN KELLY 'A terrific spine chiller’ TELEGRAPH 'A sinister tale, beautifully told' THE SUN They thought they’d found their dream home. They were wrong. Maxine has bought a huge Georgian townhouse on the edge of Peckham Rye – but already the doubts are creeping in. Why are the neighbours so evasive about the previous owner’s death? Is her partner Seb all he seems to be? And are there more secrets hiding in this house’s dark corners? The House on Rye Lane is a tense, taut, utterly unnerving novel about the many ways the crimes of the past can haunt the present.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-midlife-holiday-by-cary-j-hansson--65269145https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614274 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Midlife Holiday Series: #1 of The Midlife Series Author: Cary J. Hansson Narrator: Lisa Armytage Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 11 minutes Release date: September 19, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A wonderfully witty and heart-warmingly honest story about female friendship. 'Heart-warming, heart-breaking and hilarious.' Reader review 'Shirley Valentine meets Bridget Jones.' Cup Full of Books Meet Helen She worries the walls are closing in. With her children grown and her selfish husband away again, she's full of regrets at not taking the exciting paths she dreamed about in her youth. So when the chance of a last-minute holiday to Cyprus with her two best friends is offered, she grabs it. Meet Caro A successful career woman, she's not in Cyprus for the glorious sunshine and crystal-blue waters. But her secret feels so shameful, she can't bring herself to share it. Meet Kay Sandwiched between the needs of a grown-up son with learning difficulties, and elderly parents, all she wants to do is sleep in the sun, preferably all week. As Caro's secret emerges, tensions between the women explode Friendship was easy when they were young, how can it be so hard now? A Midlife Holiday is the affirming first tale in The Midlife Trilogy Funny, emotional and compassionate, Cary J Hansson shows us why middle-aged women are only just getting started! Prepare to meet three new friends you'll feel you have known all your life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614274Tue, 19 Sep 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614274 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Midlife Holiday Series: #1 of The Midlife Series Author: Cary J. Hansson Narrator: Lisa Armytage Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 11...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614274 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Midlife Holiday Series: #1 of The Midlife Series Author: Cary J. Hansson Narrator: Lisa Armytage Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 11 minutes Release date: September 19, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A wonderfully witty and heart-warmingly honest story about female friendship. 'Heart-warming, heart-breaking and hilarious.' Reader review 'Shirley Valentine meets Bridget Jones.' Cup Full of Books Meet Helen She worries the walls are closing in. With her children grown and her selfish husband away again, she's full of regrets at not taking the exciting paths she dreamed about in her youth. So when the chance of a last-minute holiday to Cyprus with her two best friends is offered, she grabs it. Meet Caro A successful career woman, she's not in Cyprus for the glorious sunshine and crystal-blue waters. But her secret feels so shameful, she can't bring herself to share it. Meet Kay Sandwiched between the needs of a grown-up son with learning difficulties, and elderly parents, all she wants to do is sleep in the sun, preferably all week. As Caro's secret emerges, tensions between the women explode Friendship was easy when they were young, how can it be so hard now? A Midlife Holiday is the affirming first tale in The Midlife Trilogy Funny, emotional and compassionate, Cary J Hansson shows us why middle-aged women are only just getting started! Prepare to meet three new friends you'll feel you have known all your life.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-details-a-novel-by-ia-genberg--65269076https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620449 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Details: A Novel Author: Ia Genberg Narrator: Julie Maisey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 54 minutes Release date: August 8, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Featured in The New Yorker's ''Best Books of 2023'' *Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize ''The literal fever that begins the book mirrors the feverish beginnings and endings of these relationships, as well as the fever of reading — how it forces the reader inward, then leaves an invisible imprint in its wake. Genberg’s marvelous prose is also a kind of fever, mesmerizing and hot to the touch.” -The New York Times Book Review An intoxicating novel in the vein of Rachel Cusk and Sheila Heti, about a woman in the throes of a fever remembering the important people in her past, her memories laid bare in vivid detail as her body temperature rises. A woman lies bedridden from a high fever. Suddenly she is struck with an urge to revisit a novel from her past. Inside the book is an inscription: a get-well-soon message from Johanna, an ex-girlfriend who is now a famous television host. As she flips through the book, pages from the woman’s own past begin to come alive, scenes of events and people she cannot forget. There are moments with Johanna, and Niki, the friend who disappeared years ago without a phone number or an address and with no online footprint. There is Alejandro, who appears like a storm in precisely the right moment. And Brigitte, whose elusive qualities mask a painful secret. The Details is a novel built around four portraits; the small details that, pieced together, comprise a life. Can a loved one really disappear? Who is the real subject of the portrait, the person being painted or the one holding the brush? Do we fully become ourselves through our connections to others? This exhilarating, provocative tale raises profound questions about the nature of relationships, and how we tell our stories. The result is an intimate and illuminating study of what it means to be human.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620449Tue, 08 Aug 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620449 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Details: A Novel Author: Ia Genberg Narrator: Julie Maisey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 54 minutes Release date: August 8, 2023...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620449 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Details: A Novel Author: Ia Genberg Narrator: Julie Maisey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 54 minutes Release date: August 8, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Featured in The New Yorker's ''Best Books of 2023'' *Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize ''The literal fever that begins the book mirrors the feverish beginnings and endings of these relationships, as well as the fever of reading — how it forces the reader inward, then leaves an invisible imprint in its wake. Genberg’s marvelous prose is also a kind of fever, mesmerizing and hot to the touch.” -The New York Times Book Review An intoxicating novel in the vein of Rachel Cusk and Sheila Heti, about a woman in the throes of a fever remembering the important people in her past, her memories laid bare in vivid detail as her body temperature rises. A woman lies bedridden from a high fever. Suddenly she is struck with an urge to revisit a novel from her past. Inside the book is an inscription: a get-well-soon message from Johanna, an ex-girlfriend who is now a famous television host. As she flips through the book, pages from the woman’s own past begin to come alive, scenes of events and people she cannot forget. There are moments with Johanna, and Niki, the friend who disappeared years ago without a phone number or an address and with no online footprint. There is Alejandro, who appears like a storm in precisely the right moment. And Brigitte, whose elusive qualities mask a painful secret. The Details is a novel built around four portraits; the small details that, pieced together, comprise a life. Can a loved one really disappear? Who is the real subject of the portrait, the person being painted or the one holding the brush? Do we fully become ourselves through our connections to others? This exhilarating, provocative tale raises profound questions about the nature of relationships, and how we tell our stories. The result is an intimate and illuminating study of what it means to be human.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/at-the-coffee-shop-of-curiosities-a-novel-by-heather-webber--65269093https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618128 to listen full audiobooks. Title: At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities: A Novel Author: Heather Webber Narrator: Hallie Ricardo, Stephanie Willis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 10 minutes Release date: August 1, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: From Heather Webber, USA Today bestselling author of In the Middle of Hickory Lane, comes this enchanting audiobook. A mysterious letter. An offer taken. And the chance to move forward. When Ava Harrison receives a letter containing an unusual job listing one month after the sudden death of her ex-boyfriend, she thinks she’s being haunted. The listing—a job as a live-in caretaker for a peculiar old man and his cranky cat in Driftwood, Alabama—is the perfect chance to start a new life. A normal life. Ava has always been too fearful to even travel, so no one’s more surprised than she is when she throws caution to the wind and drives to the distant beachside town. On the surface, Maggie Mae Brightwell is a bundle of energy as she runs Magpie’s, Driftwood’s coffee and curiosity shop, where there’s magic to be found in pairing the old with the new. But lurking under her cheerful exterior is a painful truth—keeping busy is the best way to distract herself from the lingering loss of her mama and her worries about her aging father. No one knows better than she does that you can’t pour from an empty cup, but holding on to the past is the only thing keeping the hope alive that her mama will return home one day. Ava and Maggie soon find they’re kindred spirits, as they’re both haunted—not by spirits, but by regret. They must learn to let go of the past to move on—because sometimes the waves of change bring you to the place where you most belong. A Macmillan Audio production from Forge Books.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618128Tue, 01 Aug 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618128 to listen full audiobooks. Title: At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities: A Novel Author: Heather Webber Narrator: Hallie Ricardo, Stephanie Willis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618128 to listen full audiobooks. Title: At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities: A Novel Author: Heather Webber Narrator: Hallie Ricardo, Stephanie Willis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 10 minutes Release date: August 1, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: From Heather Webber, USA Today bestselling author of In the Middle of Hickory Lane, comes this enchanting audiobook. A mysterious letter. An offer taken. And the chance to move forward. When Ava Harrison receives a letter containing an unusual job listing one month after the sudden death of her ex-boyfriend, she thinks she’s being haunted. The listing—a job as a live-in caretaker for a peculiar old man and his cranky cat in Driftwood, Alabama—is the perfect chance to start a new life. A normal life. Ava has always been too fearful to even travel, so no one’s more surprised than she is when she throws caution to the wind and drives to the distant beachside town. On the surface, Maggie Mae Brightwell is a bundle of energy as she runs Magpie’s, Driftwood’s coffee and curiosity shop, where there’s magic to be found in pairing the old with the new. But lurking under her cheerful exterior is a painful truth—keeping busy is the best way to distract herself from the lingering loss of her mama and her worries about her aging father. No one knows better than she does that you can’t pour from an empty cup, but holding on to the past is the only thing keeping the hope alive that her mama will return home one day. Ava and Maggie soon find they’re kindred spirits, as they’re both haunted—not by spirits, but by regret. They must learn to let go of the past to move on—because sometimes the waves of change bring you to the place where you most belong. A Macmillan Audio production from Forge Books.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/flirting-with-fire-by-jane-porter--65269062https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620368 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Flirting with Fire Author: Jane Porter Narrator: Sara Sheckells Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 10 minutes Release date: July 25, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Love isn’t just an act in this captivating and flirty romance by New York Times bestselling author Jane Porter. Forty-nine-year-old Margot Hughes has lived and breathed theater for the past twenty-five years. After a devastating breakup with her playwright fiancé, she wants nothing to do with the industry. She has sworn off New York, theater, actors—all of it. She returns to her hometown on California’s central coast and takes a job in real estate, where she manages significant investment properties. But Margot’s suddenly thrown back into the theater world when Sally, her friend and boss, who had been restoring and funding Cambria’s historic theater, has a heart attack. Before she knows it, Margot is tapped to take over the troubled summer production of Barefoot in the Park. But the play is no walk in the park—the leads and director have all quit, and Margot struggles to find new actors…until Max Russo arrives. Forty-five-year-old Max is a former soap opera star turned rugged cowboy on TV’s most popular western series.  Max has a huge following and is the perfect hero to step up and save the play, provided Margot stars opposite him.   Although adamant she would never return to theater, Margot enjoys the long hours of rehearsal with a professional like Max, who is charming, witty, and passionate. But when the curtains close, can Margot allow herself to fall for Max when he represents everything she left behind?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620368Tue, 25 Jul 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620368 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Flirting with Fire Author: Jane Porter Narrator: Sara Sheckells Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 10 minutes Release date: July 25, 2023...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620368 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Flirting with Fire Author: Jane Porter Narrator: Sara Sheckells Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 10 minutes Release date: July 25, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Love isn’t just an act in this captivating and flirty romance by New York Times bestselling author Jane Porter. Forty-nine-year-old Margot Hughes has lived and breathed theater for the past twenty-five years. After a devastating breakup with her playwright fiancé, she wants nothing to do with the industry. She has sworn off New York, theater, actors—all of it. She returns to her hometown on California’s central coast and takes a job in real estate, where she manages significant investment properties. But Margot’s suddenly thrown back into the theater world when Sally, her friend and boss, who had been restoring and funding Cambria’s historic theater, has a heart attack. Before she knows it, Margot is tapped to take over the troubled summer production of Barefoot in the Park. But the play is no walk in the park—the leads and director have all quit, and Margot struggles to find new actors…until Max Russo arrives. Forty-five-year-old Max is a former soap opera star turned rugged cowboy on TV’s most popular western series.  Max has a huge following and is the perfect hero to step up and save the play, provided Margot stars opposite him.   Although adamant she would never return to theater, Margot enjoys the long hours of rehearsal with a professional like Max, who is charming, witty, and passionate. But when the curtains close, can Margot allow herself to fall for Max when he represents everything she left behind?]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/forget-me-not-by-julie-soto--65269052https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616779 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Forget Me Not Author: Julie Soto Narrator: Callie Dalton, Teddy Hamilton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 15 minutes Release date: July 6, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Don't miss Julie Soto's new book, Not Another Love Song now! ‘I loved every second of it!’ Ali Hazelwood Ama Torres is a great wedding planner. Ama Torres does not believe in happily-ever-afters… When Ama lands the job of her dreams, a headline-grabbing wedding for a glamorous Instagram star and her fiancee, it’s her biggest job yet. But the florist is none other than Elliot Bloom – Ama’s ex, the man whose heart she broke two years ago. The man she hasn’t spoken to since. Can they get through the wedding without killing – or kissing – each other? A scorching hot debut rom-com you won’t want to miss. For fans of The Love Hypothesis and The Unhoneymooners Netgalley readers LOVE Forget Me Not: WOW! I loved every minute of this! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I loved every second of this book … Just a fantastic romance, from start to finish! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wow 10 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I bloody loved it ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I 100% recommend ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Julie is my new favorite author. You have to read it ASAP! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is going to be a forever favorite ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Do yourself a favor and read this one!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A perfect blend of spice and romance ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I sobbed great big tears … beautiful and heart-rending and I loved it ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Gave me all the feels ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Could not put this book down ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616779Thu, 06 Jul 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616779 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Forget Me Not Author: Julie Soto Narrator: Callie Dalton, Teddy Hamilton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 15 minutes Release date: July 6,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616779 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Forget Me Not Author: Julie Soto Narrator: Callie Dalton, Teddy Hamilton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 15 minutes Release date: July 6, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Don't miss Julie Soto's new book, Not Another Love Song now! ‘I loved every second of it!’ Ali Hazelwood Ama Torres is a great wedding planner. Ama Torres does not believe in happily-ever-afters… When Ama lands the job of her dreams, a headline-grabbing wedding for a glamorous Instagram star and her fiancee, it’s her biggest job yet. But the florist is none other than Elliot Bloom – Ama’s ex, the man whose heart she broke two years ago. The man she hasn’t spoken to since. Can they get through the wedding without killing – or kissing – each other? A scorching hot debut rom-com you won’t want to miss. For fans of The Love Hypothesis and The Unhoneymooners Netgalley readers LOVE Forget Me Not: WOW! I loved every minute of this! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I loved every second of this book … Just a fantastic romance, from start to finish! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wow 10 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I bloody loved it ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I 100% recommend ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Julie is my new favorite author. You have to read it ASAP! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is going to be a forever favorite ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Do yourself a favor and read this one!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A perfect blend of spice and romance ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I sobbed great big tears … beautiful and heart-rending and I loved it ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Gave me all the feels ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Could not put this book down ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-last-casterglass-by-kate-hewitt--65269060https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618482 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Casterglass Series: #4 of The Keeping Up with the Penryns Series Author: Kate Hewitt Narrator: Elizabeth Knowelden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 36 minutes Release date: June 13, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: He dreams of saving his ancestral home. She longs to escape hers. Persephone is the youngest Penryn, and she’s always felt like an afterthought. As her siblings ventured out one by one, she was left behind, learning to rely on herself. Now that they’ve all returned and are on a mission to save their home, she’s reluctantly falling in with their plans and keeping her distance, especially when an Oxford-educated intern arrives wanting to learn how to save one’s ancestral home. Oliver Belhaven has come to Casterglass to prove to his uncle that he can make Pembury a financial success, so the only home Oliver has ever had isn’t sold. He is intrigued by the beautiful and mercurial Seph and senses a kindred spirit—alone even around family. Oliver may be charming, but under her surly facade Seph is afraid to get close to anyone. Yet the longer Oliver works at Casterglass, the more invested he becomes—in Seph and in saving his home. But will achieving one dream mean that he has to let go of another? And can Seph finally learn to let go—and love?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618482Tue, 13 Jun 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618482 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Casterglass Series: #4 of The Keeping Up with the Penryns Series Author: Kate Hewitt Narrator: Elizabeth Knowelden Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618482 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Casterglass Series: #4 of The Keeping Up with the Penryns Series Author: Kate Hewitt Narrator: Elizabeth Knowelden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 36 minutes Release date: June 13, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: He dreams of saving his ancestral home. She longs to escape hers. Persephone is the youngest Penryn, and she’s always felt like an afterthought. As her siblings ventured out one by one, she was left behind, learning to rely on herself. Now that they’ve all returned and are on a mission to save their home, she’s reluctantly falling in with their plans and keeping her distance, especially when an Oxford-educated intern arrives wanting to learn how to save one’s ancestral home. Oliver Belhaven has come to Casterglass to prove to his uncle that he can make Pembury a financial success, so the only home Oliver has ever had isn’t sold. He is intrigued by the beautiful and mercurial Seph and senses a kindred spirit—alone even around family. Oliver may be charming, but under her surly facade Seph is afraid to get close to anyone. Yet the longer Oliver works at Casterglass, the more invested he becomes—in Seph and in saving his home. But will achieving one dream mean that he has to let go of another? And can Seph finally learn to let go—and love?]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mrs-s-by-k-patrick--65269161https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614310 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mrs S Author: K Patrick Narrator: Nicolette Chin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 45 minutes Release date: June 8, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: An Observer Best Debut of the Year A Granta Best Young British Novelist ‘I loved this book’ JULIA ARMFIELD ‘Exhilarating’ MONICA HEISEY 'Astonishing' ANDREA LAWLOR 'Should be on everyone's summer reading list' iNEWS 'Scorching … One of our favourite reads' TIME OUT A Guardian Essential Summer Read A sensual debut novel of the forbidden love between a young woman and a headmaster’s wife, unfolding across a single a heatwave summer. In an elite English boarding school where the girls kiss the marble statue of the famous dead author who used to walk the halls, a young Australian woman arrives to take up the antiquated role of ‘matron’. There she meets Mrs S, the headmaster’s wife, a woman who is her polar opposite: assured, sophisticated, a paragon of femininity. Over the course of a long, restless heatwave, the matron finds herself irresistibly drawn ever closer into the older woman’s world with their unspoken desire blooming into an illicit affair of electric intensity. But, as the summer begins to fade, both know that a choice must finally be made. ‘Desire crackles through these pages like fire’ TELEGRAPH ‘Wildly sexy … I kept forgetting to exhale’ CHARLOTTE MENDELSON ‘There’s nothing else like it out there’ THE TIMES 'Compulsively readable … beautiful, brilliant' OBSERVER ‘Moody, generous and brilliant’ JESSIE BURTON 'Rare and thrilling' SARAH WINMAN]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614310Thu, 08 Jun 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614310 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mrs S Author: K Patrick Narrator: Nicolette Chin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 45 minutes Release date: June 8, 2023 Genres:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614310 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mrs S Author: K Patrick Narrator: Nicolette Chin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 45 minutes Release date: June 8, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: An Observer Best Debut of the Year A Granta Best Young British Novelist ‘I loved this book’ JULIA ARMFIELD ‘Exhilarating’ MONICA HEISEY 'Astonishing' ANDREA LAWLOR 'Should be on everyone's summer reading list' iNEWS 'Scorching … One of our favourite reads' TIME OUT A Guardian Essential Summer Read A sensual debut novel of the forbidden love between a young woman and a headmaster’s wife, unfolding across a single a heatwave summer. In an elite English boarding school where the girls kiss the marble statue of the famous dead author who used to walk the halls, a young Australian woman arrives to take up the antiquated role of ‘matron’. There she meets Mrs S, the headmaster’s wife, a woman who is her polar opposite: assured, sophisticated, a paragon of femininity. Over the course of a long, restless heatwave, the matron finds herself irresistibly drawn ever closer into the older woman’s world with their unspoken desire blooming into an illicit affair of electric intensity. But, as the summer begins to fade, both know that a choice must finally be made. ‘Desire crackles through these pages like fire’ TELEGRAPH ‘Wildly sexy … I kept forgetting to exhale’ CHARLOTTE MENDELSON ‘There’s nothing else like it out there’ THE TIMES 'Compulsively readable … beautiful, brilliant' OBSERVER ‘Moody, generous and brilliant’ JESSIE BURTON 'Rare and thrilling' SARAH WINMAN]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/after-anne-a-novel-of-lucy-maud-montgomery-s-life-by-logan-steiner--65269148https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620947 to listen full audiobooks. Title: After Anne: A Novel of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Life Author: Logan Steiner Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 45 minutes Release date: May 30, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: USA TODAY BESTSELLER A stunning and unexpected portrait of Lucy Maud Montgomery, creator of one of literature’s most prized heroines, whose personal demons were at odds with her most enduring legacy—the irrepressible Anne of Green Gables. “Dear old world,” she murmured, “you are very lovely, and I am glad to be alive in you.” —L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables, 1908 As a young woman, Maud had dreams bigger than the whole of Prince Edward Island. Her exuberant spirit had always drawn frowns from her grandmother and their neighbors, but she knew she was meant to create, to capture and share the way she saw the world. And the young girl in Maud’s mind became more and more persistent: Here is my story, she said. Here is how my name should be spelled—Anne with an “e.” But the day Maud writes the first lines of Anne of Green Gables, she gets a visit from the handsome new minister in town, and soon faces a decision: forge her own path as a spinster authoress, or live as a rural minister’s wife, an existence she once called ''a synonym for respectable slavery.'' The choice she makes alters the course of her life. With a husband whose religious mania threatens their health and happiness at every turn, the secret darkness that Maud herself holds inside threatens to break through the persona she shows to the world, driving an ever-widening wedge between her public face and private self, and putting her on a path towards a heartbreaking end. Beautiful and moving, After Anne reveals Maud’s hidden personal challenges while celebrating what was timeless about her life and art—the importance of tenacity and the peaceful refuge found in imagination.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620947Tue, 30 May 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620947 to listen full audiobooks. Title: After Anne: A Novel of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Life Author: Logan Steiner Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 45...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620947 to listen full audiobooks. Title: After Anne: A Novel of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Life Author: Logan Steiner Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 45 minutes Release date: May 30, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: USA TODAY BESTSELLER A stunning and unexpected portrait of Lucy Maud Montgomery, creator of one of literature’s most prized heroines, whose personal demons were at odds with her most enduring legacy—the irrepressible Anne of Green Gables. “Dear old world,” she murmured, “you are very lovely, and I am glad to be alive in you.” —L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables, 1908 As a young woman, Maud had dreams bigger than the whole of Prince Edward Island. Her exuberant spirit had always drawn frowns from her grandmother and their neighbors, but she knew she was meant to create, to capture and share the way she saw the world. And the young girl in Maud’s mind became more and more persistent: Here is my story, she said. Here is how my name should be spelled—Anne with an “e.” But the day Maud writes the first lines of Anne of Green Gables, she gets a visit from the handsome new minister in town, and soon faces a decision: forge her own path as a spinster authoress, or live as a rural minister’s wife, an existence she once called ''a synonym for respectable slavery.'' The choice she makes alters the course of her life. With a husband whose religious mania threatens their health and happiness at every turn, the secret darkness that Maud herself holds inside threatens to break through the persona she shows to the world, driving an ever-widening wedge between her public face and private self, and putting her on a path towards a heartbreaking end. Beautiful and moving, After Anne reveals Maud’s hidden personal challenges while celebrating what was timeless about her life and art—the importance of tenacity and the peaceful refuge found in imagination.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/once-more-with-feeling-a-novel-by-elissa-sussman--65269090https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618000 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Once More with Feeling: A Novel Author: Elissa Sussman Narrator: Jaime Lamchick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 12 minutes Release date: May 30, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: “As fun and frothy as a Britney concert mashed up with a musical comedy . . . warm, engrossing, and satisfying in every way.”—Entertainment Weekly From the bestselling author of Funny You Should Ask comes “a pitch-perfect second chance romance with off-the-charts tension and chemistry” (Carley Fortune, author of Every Summer After). A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Entertainment Weekly, NPR, PopSugar Then. Katee Rose is living the dream as America’s number one pop star, caught in a whirlwind of sold-out concerts, screaming fans, and constant tabloid coverage. Everyone wants to know everything about her and her boyfriend, Ryan LaNeve, the hottest member of adored boy band CrushZone. Katee loves to perform but hates the impossible demands of stardom. Maybe that’s why she finds herself in the arms of another CrushZone member, Cal Kirby. Quiet, serious Cal, who’s always been a good friend to Katee, is suddenly Cal with the smoldering eyes and very good hands. One unforgettable night is all it takes to blow up Katee’s relationship with Ryan, her career, her whole life.  Now. Kathleen Rosenberg is okay with her ordinary existence and leaving her pop star image in the past. That is, until Cal Kirby shows up with the opportunity of her dreams—a starring role in the Broadway show he’s directing and a chance to perform, the way she’s always wanted. The two haven’t spoken since the joint destruction of their careers, and each of them blames the other, making their reunion a tense battle of wits and egos. Kathleen reluctantly agrees to the musical, as long as she keeps her guard up around Cal. But rehearsals are long, those eyes still smolder, and those hands are still very good. Despite everything, Kathleen can’t deny the chemistry between them. Is it ever a good idea to reignite old flames? Especially if you’ve been burned in the past?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618000Tue, 30 May 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618000 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Once More with Feeling: A Novel Author: Elissa Sussman Narrator: Jaime Lamchick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 12 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618000 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Once More with Feeling: A Novel Author: Elissa Sussman Narrator: Jaime Lamchick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 12 minutes Release date: May 30, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: “As fun and frothy as a Britney concert mashed up with a musical comedy . . . warm, engrossing, and satisfying in every way.”—Entertainment Weekly From the bestselling author of Funny You Should Ask comes “a pitch-perfect second chance romance with off-the-charts tension and chemistry” (Carley Fortune, author of Every Summer After). A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Entertainment Weekly, NPR, PopSugar Then. Katee Rose is living the dream as America’s number one pop star, caught in a whirlwind of sold-out concerts, screaming fans, and constant tabloid coverage. Everyone wants to know everything about her and her boyfriend, Ryan LaNeve, the hottest member of adored boy band CrushZone. Katee loves to perform but hates the impossible demands of stardom. Maybe that’s why she finds herself in the arms of another CrushZone member, Cal Kirby. Quiet, serious Cal, who’s always been a good friend to Katee, is suddenly Cal with the smoldering eyes and very good hands. One unforgettable night is all it takes to blow up Katee’s relationship with Ryan, her career, her whole life.  Now. Kathleen Rosenberg is okay with her ordinary existence and leaving her pop star image in the past. That is, until Cal Kirby shows up with the opportunity of her dreams—a starring role in the Broadway show he’s directing and a chance to perform, the way she’s always wanted. The two haven’t spoken since the joint destruction of their careers, and each of them blames the other, making their reunion a tense battle of wits and egos. Kathleen reluctantly agrees to the musical, as long as she keeps her guard up around Cal. But rehearsals are long, those eyes still smolder, and those hands are still very good. Despite everything, Kathleen can’t deny the chemistry between them. Is it ever a good idea to reignite old flames? Especially if you’ve been burned in the past?]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-girls-of-summer-by-katie-bishop--65269194https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612287 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Girls of Summer Author: Katie Bishop Narrator: Annabel Scholey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 25, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. 'That place has been my whole life. Everything I thought I knew about myself was constructed in those few months I spent within touching distance of the sea. Everything I am is because Alistair loved me.' Rachel has been in love with Alistair since she was seventeen. Even though she hasn't seen him for sixteen years and she's now married to someone else. Even though she was a teenager when they met. Even though he is twenty years older than her. She's found it impossible to forget their summer together on a remote, sun-trapped Greek island. Until now. When Rachel unexpectedly reconnects with a girl that she knew back then, she is forced to re-examine her memories of that golden summer and confront the truth about her relationship with Alistair and about her time working for an enigmatic and wealthy man on the island. And when Alistair returns, the pull of the past could prove impossible to resist... The Girls of Summer is a compulsive and searching exploration of the complicated nature of memory and trauma, power and consent, victimhood and shame. © Katie Bishop 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2023]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612287Thu, 25 May 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612287 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Girls of Summer Author: Katie Bishop Narrator: Annabel Scholey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 25, 2023...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612287 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Girls of Summer Author: Katie Bishop Narrator: Annabel Scholey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 25, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. 'That place has been my whole life. Everything I thought I knew about myself was constructed in those few months I spent within touching distance of the sea. Everything I am is because Alistair loved me.' Rachel has been in love with Alistair since she was seventeen. Even though she hasn't seen him for sixteen years and she's now married to someone else. Even though she was a teenager when they met. Even though he is twenty years older than her. She's found it impossible to forget their summer together on a remote, sun-trapped Greek island. Until now. When Rachel unexpectedly reconnects with a girl that she knew back then, she is forced to re-examine her memories of that golden summer and confront the truth about her relationship with Alistair and about her time working for an enigmatic and wealthy man on the island. And when Alistair returns, the pull of the past could prove impossible to resist... The Girls of Summer is a compulsive and searching exploration of the complicated nature of memory and trauma, power and consent, victimhood and shame. © Katie Bishop 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2023]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/social-engagement-a-novel-by-avery-carpenter-forrey--65269099https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620949 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Social Engagement: A Novel Author: Avery Carpenter Forrey Narrator: Eileen Stevens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 57 minutes Release date: May 23, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: ''If you’re looking for a page-turner with some bite, this one’s for you.'' —theSkimm ''Millennial wedding culture gets a much-needed skewering in this alternately light and biting novel.'' — Vogue A razor-sharp and darkly humorous debut novel exploring millennial wedding culture, class, and relationships, all filtered through the ever-present lens of social media. In an opulent honeymoon suite in Watch Hill, Rhode Island’s most desirable wedding venue, 29-year-old Callie Holt is spending her wedding night lying in a bathtub shoveling down a pizza; her expensive white dress now splattered with sauce and her groom passed out in the next room. With her seven-hour-old marriage already imploded, Callie turns to the place of record – her phone – sifting through the photographic evidence of the past year to pinpoint where it all went wrong. Could it have started when Callie moved in with her best friend, Virginia Murphy, in the swanky Upper East Side pied-à-terre for which Virginia’s parents foot the bill? Or when Virginia’s irritatingly attractive cousin (and Callie’s secret ex) Ollie returned from pursuing his photography career abroad, throwing a wrench in Callie’s relationship with her kind (if a bit dim) finance bro boyfriend, Whit? Or was the true turning point when Callie stumbled upon a dark secret lurking in the Murphys’ well-heeled past, one with the potential to upend everything Callie knows about the people she considers her second family? Over the course of one wedding-filled year, all these long-simmering secrets and resentments will come bubbling to the surface, leading to a reckoning that will strip Callie and everyone around her down to their most gruesomely real, filter-free selves. As Callie attends wedding after wedding, getting tagged in post after post, she begins to contemplate—and actualize through her own art—the gulf between the true selves of the people around her and the selves they present on their screens.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620949Tue, 23 May 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620949 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Social Engagement: A Novel Author: Avery Carpenter Forrey Narrator: Eileen Stevens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 57 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620949 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Social Engagement: A Novel Author: Avery Carpenter Forrey Narrator: Eileen Stevens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 57 minutes Release date: May 23, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: ''If you’re looking for a page-turner with some bite, this one’s for you.'' —theSkimm ''Millennial wedding culture gets a much-needed skewering in this alternately light and biting novel.'' — Vogue A razor-sharp and darkly humorous debut novel exploring millennial wedding culture, class, and relationships, all filtered through the ever-present lens of social media. In an opulent honeymoon suite in Watch Hill, Rhode Island’s most desirable wedding venue, 29-year-old Callie Holt is spending her wedding night lying in a bathtub shoveling down a pizza; her expensive white dress now splattered with sauce and her groom passed out in the next room. With her seven-hour-old marriage already imploded, Callie turns to the place of record – her phone – sifting through the photographic evidence of the past year to pinpoint where it all went wrong. Could it have started when Callie moved in with her best friend, Virginia Murphy, in the swanky Upper East Side pied-à-terre for which Virginia’s parents foot the bill? Or when Virginia’s irritatingly attractive cousin (and Callie’s secret ex) Ollie returned from pursuing his photography career abroad, throwing a wrench in Callie’s relationship with her kind (if a bit dim) finance bro boyfriend, Whit? Or was the true turning point when Callie stumbled upon a dark secret lurking in the Murphys’ well-heeled past, one with the potential to upend everything Callie knows about the people she considers her second family? Over the course of one wedding-filled year, all these long-simmering secrets and resentments will come bubbling to the surface, leading to a reckoning that will strip Callie and everyone around her down to their most gruesomely real, filter-free selves. As Callie attends wedding after wedding, getting tagged in post after post, she begins to contemplate—and actualize through her own art—the gulf between the true selves of the people around her and the selves they present on their screens.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/his-study-in-scandal-a-school-for-scoundrels-novel-by-megan-frampton--65269026https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620552 to listen full audiobooks. Title: His Study in Scandal: A School for Scoundrels Novel Series: #2 of School for Scoundrels Author: Megan Frampton Narrator: Zara Hampton-Brown Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 14 minutes Release date: May 23, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Megan Frampton’s deliciously witty A School for Scoundrels series follows the adventures of five gentlemen who navigate life—and love—in London. Here, a dashing young businessman enters into a liaison with a widowed Duchess. Perfect for fans of Sarah MacLean and anyone who loves Bridgerton! Alexandra, Duchess of Chelmsworth, is tired of pretending to mourn a husband who squandered a fortune and never bothered to give her the time of day, much less any attentions at night. So, the still-beautiful duchess cuts up her mourning gowns, deciding to experience the pleasures long denied her by daringly visiting the Garden of Hedon. It is there the ton anonymously gives in to their deepest desires, and where Alexandra finds herself in the arms of a mysterious man. She willingly gives in to the passion he offers her, fully believing she would never see him again. But she is shocked to soon discover he is none other than Theo Osborne, who is continually being pushed forward as a husband—for Alexandra’s own daughter! While his wealth would save the family from financial ruin, his intentions are clear: he has no interest in anyone but Alexandra. And though he tempts and teases her, she is determined not to give her heart to any man. But what started as a sensuous game turns into something much more…]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620552Tue, 23 May 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620552 to listen full audiobooks. Title: His Study in Scandal: A School for Scoundrels Novel Series: #2 of School for Scoundrels Author: Megan Frampton Narrator: Zara Hampton-Brown Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620552 to listen full audiobooks. Title: His Study in Scandal: A School for Scoundrels Novel Series: #2 of School for Scoundrels Author: Megan Frampton Narrator: Zara Hampton-Brown Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 14 minutes Release date: May 23, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Megan Frampton’s deliciously witty A School for Scoundrels series follows the adventures of five gentlemen who navigate life—and love—in London. Here, a dashing young businessman enters into a liaison with a widowed Duchess. Perfect for fans of Sarah MacLean and anyone who loves Bridgerton! Alexandra, Duchess of Chelmsworth, is tired of pretending to mourn a husband who squandered a fortune and never bothered to give her the time of day, much less any attentions at night. So, the still-beautiful duchess cuts up her mourning gowns, deciding to experience the pleasures long denied her by daringly visiting the Garden of Hedon. It is there the ton anonymously gives in to their deepest desires, and where Alexandra finds herself in the arms of a mysterious man. She willingly gives in to the passion he offers her, fully believing she would never see him again. But she is shocked to soon discover he is none other than Theo Osborne, who is continually being pushed forward as a husband—for Alexandra’s own daughter! While his wealth would save the family from financial ruin, his intentions are clear: he has no interest in anyone but Alexandra. And though he tempts and teases her, she is determined not to give her heart to any man. But what started as a sensuous game turns into something much more…]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dykette-a-novel-by-jenny-fran-davis--65269070https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616819 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dykette: A Novel Author: Jenny Fran Davis Narrator: Alex Schmidt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 18 minutes Release date: May 16, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Named one of the Best LGBTQ+ Books of 2023 by Vogue Named a Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Book of 2023 by Buzzfeed, Electric Lit, and Them Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by Our Culture, Yahoo!, The Millions, LitHub and SPY.com Named a Most Anticipated Debut of 2023 by Debutiful and Goodreads An addictive, absurd, and darkly hilarious debut novel about a young woman who embarks on a ten-day getaway with her partner and two other queer couples Sasha and Jesse are professionally creative, erotically adventurous, and passionately dysfunctional twentysomethings making a life together in Brooklyn. When a pair of older, richer lesbians—prominent news host Jules Todd and her psychotherapist partner, Miranda—invites Sasha and Jesse to their country home for the holidays, they’re quick to accept. Even if the trip includes a third couple—Jesse’s best friend, Lou, and their cool-girl flame, Darcy—whose It-queer clout Sasha ridicules yet desperately wants. As the late December afternoons blur together in a haze of debaucherous homecooked feasts and sweaty sauna confessions, so too do the guests’ secret and shifting motivations. When Jesse and Darcy collaborate an ill-fated livestream performance, a complex web of infatuation and jealousy emerges, sending Sasha down a spiral of destructive rage that threatens each couple’s future. Unfolding over ten heady days, Dykette is an unforgettable love story at the crossroads of queer nonconformity and seductive normativity. With propulsive plotting and sexy, wickedly entertaining prose, Jenny Fran Davis captures the vagaries of desire and the many devastating places in which we seek recognition. A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt & Company.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616819Tue, 16 May 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616819 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dykette: A Novel Author: Jenny Fran Davis Narrator: Alex Schmidt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 18 minutes Release date: May 16, 2023...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616819 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dykette: A Novel Author: Jenny Fran Davis Narrator: Alex Schmidt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 18 minutes Release date: May 16, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Named one of the Best LGBTQ+ Books of 2023 by Vogue Named a Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Book of 2023 by Buzzfeed, Electric Lit, and Them Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by Our Culture, Yahoo!, The Millions, LitHub and SPY.com Named a Most Anticipated Debut of 2023 by Debutiful and Goodreads An addictive, absurd, and darkly hilarious debut novel about a young woman who embarks on a ten-day getaway with her partner and two other queer couples Sasha and Jesse are professionally creative, erotically adventurous, and passionately dysfunctional twentysomethings making a life together in Brooklyn. When a pair of older, richer lesbians—prominent news host Jules Todd and her psychotherapist partner, Miranda—invites Sasha and Jesse to their country home for the holidays, they’re quick to accept. Even if the trip includes a third couple—Jesse’s best friend, Lou, and their cool-girl flame, Darcy—whose It-queer clout Sasha ridicules yet desperately wants. As the late December afternoons blur together in a haze of debaucherous homecooked feasts and sweaty sauna confessions, so too do the guests’ secret and shifting motivations. When Jesse and Darcy collaborate an ill-fated livestream performance, a complex web of infatuation and jealousy emerges, sending Sasha down a spiral of destructive rage that threatens each couple’s future. Unfolding over ten heady days, Dykette is an unforgettable love story at the crossroads of queer nonconformity and seductive normativity. With propulsive plotting and sexy, wickedly entertaining prose, Jenny Fran Davis captures the vagaries of desire and the many devastating places in which we seek recognition. A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt & Company.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dances-a-novel-by-nicole-cuffy--65269063https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620385 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dances: A Novel Author: Nicole Cuffy Narrator: Samya De Meo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 55 minutes Release date: May 16, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A ballerina at the height of her powers becomes consumed with finding her missing brother in this “striking debut” (Oprah Daily). “A compelling novel about the spiritual and bodily costs of the dogged pursuit of art.”—Raven Leilani, author of Luster LONGLISTED FOR THE CAROL SHIELDS PRIZE FOR FICTION • LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/HEMINGWAY AWARD At twenty-two years old, Cece Cordell reaches the pinnacle of her career as a ballet dancer when she’s promoted to principal at the New York City Ballet. She’s instantly catapulted into celebrity, heralded for her “inspirational” role as the first Black ballerina in the famed company’s history. Even as she celebrates the achievement of a lifelong dream, Cece remains haunted by the feeling that she doesn’t belong. As she waits for some feeling of rightness that doesn’t arrive, she begins to unravel the loose threads of her past—an absent father, a pragmatic mother who dismisses Cece’s ambitions, and a missing older brother who stoked her childhood love of ballet but disappeared to deal with his own demons. Soon after her promotion, Cece is faced with a choice that has the potential to derail her career and shatter the life she’s cultivated for herself, sending her on a pilgrimage to both find her brother and reclaim the parts of herself lost in the grinding machinery of the traditional ballet world. Written with spellbinding beauty and ballet’s precise structure, Dances centers around women, art, and power, and how we come to define freedom for ourselves.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620385Tue, 16 May 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620385 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dances: A Novel Author: Nicole Cuffy Narrator: Samya De Meo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 55 minutes Release date: May 16, 2023 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620385 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dances: A Novel Author: Nicole Cuffy Narrator: Samya De Meo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 55 minutes Release date: May 16, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A ballerina at the height of her powers becomes consumed with finding her missing brother in this “striking debut” (Oprah Daily). “A compelling novel about the spiritual and bodily costs of the dogged pursuit of art.”—Raven Leilani, author of Luster LONGLISTED FOR THE CAROL SHIELDS PRIZE FOR FICTION • LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/HEMINGWAY AWARD At twenty-two years old, Cece Cordell reaches the pinnacle of her career as a ballet dancer when she’s promoted to principal at the New York City Ballet. She’s instantly catapulted into celebrity, heralded for her “inspirational” role as the first Black ballerina in the famed company’s history. Even as she celebrates the achievement of a lifelong dream, Cece remains haunted by the feeling that she doesn’t belong. As she waits for some feeling of rightness that doesn’t arrive, she begins to unravel the loose threads of her past—an absent father, a pragmatic mother who dismisses Cece’s ambitions, and a missing older brother who stoked her childhood love of ballet but disappeared to deal with his own demons. Soon after her promotion, Cece is faced with a choice that has the potential to derail her career and shatter the life she’s cultivated for herself, sending her on a pilgrimage to both find her brother and reclaim the parts of herself lost in the grinding machinery of the traditional ballet world. Written with spellbinding beauty and ballet’s precise structure, Dances centers around women, art, and power, and how we come to define freedom for ourselves.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-guest-a-novel-by-emma-cline--65269049https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620394 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Guest: A Novel Author: Emma Cline Narrator: Carlotta Brentan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 36 minutes Release date: May 16, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.69 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 2.6 of Total 5 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A young woman pretends to be someone she isn’t in this “spellbinding” (Vogue), “smoldering” (The Washington Post) novel by the New York Times bestselling author of The Girls.   “Under Cline’s command, every sentence as sharp as a scalpel, a woman toeing the line between welcome and unwelcome guest becomes a fully destabilizing force.”—The New York Times LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/FAULKNER AWARD • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker, Time, NPR, The Washington Post, Financial Times, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Vogue, Glamour, Newsweek, Good Housekeeping, Slate, Time Out, Chicago Public Library, Electric Lit, Bookreporter “Alex drained her wineglass, then her water glass. The ocean looked calm, a black darker than the sky. A ripple of anxiety made her palms go damp. It seemed suddenly very tenuous to believe that anything would stay hidden, that she could successfully pass from one world to another.” Summer is coming to a close on the East End of Long Island, and Alex is no longer welcome. A misstep at a dinner party, and the older man she’s been staying with dismisses her with a ride to the train station and a ticket back to the city. With few resources and a waterlogged phone, but gifted with an ability to navigate the desires of others, Alex stays on Long Island and drifts like a ghost through the hedged lanes, gated driveways, and sun-blasted dunes of a rarefied world that is, at first, closed to her. Propelled by desperation and a mutable sense of morality, she spends the week leading up to Labor Day moving from one place to the next, a cipher leaving destruction in her wake. Taut, propulsive, and impossible to look away from, Emma Cline’s The Guest is a spellbinding literary achievement.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620394Tue, 16 May 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620394 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Guest: A Novel Author: Emma Cline Narrator: Carlotta Brentan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 36 minutes Release date: May 16, 2023...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620394 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Guest: A Novel Author: Emma Cline Narrator: Carlotta Brentan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 36 minutes Release date: May 16, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.69 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 2.6 of Total 5 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A young woman pretends to be someone she isn’t in this “spellbinding” (Vogue), “smoldering” (The Washington Post) novel by the New York Times bestselling author of The Girls.   “Under Cline’s command, every sentence as sharp as a scalpel, a woman toeing the line between welcome and unwelcome guest becomes a fully destabilizing force.”—The New York Times LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/FAULKNER AWARD • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker, Time, NPR, The Washington Post, Financial Times, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Vogue, Glamour, Newsweek, Good Housekeeping, Slate, Time Out, Chicago Public Library, Electric Lit, Bookreporter “Alex drained her wineglass, then her water glass. The ocean looked calm, a black darker than the sky. A ripple of anxiety made her palms go damp. It seemed suddenly very tenuous to believe that anything would stay hidden, that she could successfully pass from one world to another.” Summer is coming to a close on the East End of Long Island, and Alex is no longer welcome. A misstep at a dinner party, and the older man she’s been staying with dismisses her with a ride to the train station and a ticket back to the city. With few resources and a waterlogged phone, but gifted with an ability to navigate the desires of others, Alex stays on Long Island and drifts like a ghost through the hedged lanes, gated driveways, and sun-blasted dunes of a rarefied world that is, at first, closed to her. Propelled by desperation and a mutable sense of morality, she spends the week leading up to Labor Day moving from one place to the next, a cipher leaving destruction in her wake. Taut, propulsive, and impossible to look away from, Emma Cline’s The Guest is a spellbinding literary achievement.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-three-of-us-by-ore-agbaje-williams--65269034https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620375 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Three of Us Author: Ore Agbaje-Williams Narrator: T'nia Miller, Tariye Peterside, Jake Fairbrother Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 26 minutes Release date: May 16, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Best Book of the Year Time • Real Simple • Oprah Daily A Belletrist Book Club Pick 'As short and sharp as a pairing knife . . . Moves along so briskly and with such sly wit . . . Deliciously wicked.' —Ron Charles, The Washington Post Long-standing tensions between a husband, his wife, and her best friend finally come to a breaking point in this sharp domestic comedy of manners, told brilliantly over the course of one day. What if your two favorite people hated each other with a passion? The wife has it all. A big house in a nice neighborhood, a ride-or-die snarky best friend, Temi, with whom to laugh about facile men, and a devoted husband who loves her above all else—even his distaste for Temi. On a seemingly normal day, Temi comes over to spend a lazy afternoon with the wife: drinking wine, eating snacks, and laughing caustically about the husband's shortcomings. But when the husband comes home and a series of confessions are made, the wife's two confidants are suddenly forced to jockey for their positions, throwing everyone's integrity into question—and their long-drawn-out territorial dance, carefully constructed over years, into utter chaos.  Told in three taut, mesmerizing parts—the wife, the husband, the best friend—over the course of one day, The Three of Us is a subversively comical, wildly astute, and painfully compulsive triptych of domestic life that explores cultural truths, what it means to defy them, and the fine line between compromise and betrayal when it comes to ourselves and the people we're meant to love.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620375Tue, 16 May 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620375 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Three of Us Author: Ore Agbaje-Williams Narrator: T'nia Miller, Tariye Peterside, Jake Fairbrother Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 26...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620375 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Three of Us Author: Ore Agbaje-Williams Narrator: T'nia Miller, Tariye Peterside, Jake Fairbrother Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 26 minutes Release date: May 16, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Best Book of the Year Time • Real Simple • Oprah Daily A Belletrist Book Club Pick 'As short and sharp as a pairing knife . . . Moves along so briskly and with such sly wit . . . Deliciously wicked.' —Ron Charles, The Washington Post Long-standing tensions between a husband, his wife, and her best friend finally come to a breaking point in this sharp domestic comedy of manners, told brilliantly over the course of one day. What if your two favorite people hated each other with a passion? The wife has it all. A big house in a nice neighborhood, a ride-or-die snarky best friend, Temi, with whom to laugh about facile men, and a devoted husband who loves her above all else—even his distaste for Temi. On a seemingly normal day, Temi comes over to spend a lazy afternoon with the wife: drinking wine, eating snacks, and laughing caustically about the husband's shortcomings. But when the husband comes home and a series of confessions are made, the wife's two confidants are suddenly forced to jockey for their positions, throwing everyone's integrity into question—and their long-drawn-out territorial dance, carefully constructed over years, into utter chaos.  Told in three taut, mesmerizing parts—the wife, the husband, the best friend—over the course of one day, The Three of Us is a subversively comical, wildly astute, and painfully compulsive triptych of domestic life that explores cultural truths, what it means to defy them, and the fine line between compromise and betrayal when it comes to ourselves and the people we're meant to love.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-god-of-good-looks-a-novel-by-breanne-mc-ivor--65269030https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618174 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The God of Good Looks: A Novel Author: Breanne Mc Ivor Narrator: Varia Williams, Alexis Rodney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 41 minutes Release date: May 16, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: An NPR best book of the year and recommended by Oprah Daily, Good Housekeeping, Zibby Mag, Lit Hub, Electric Lit, and Katie Couric Media! ''A summer read with bite.”—NPR Disgraced model-writer Bianca Bridge can’t stand hotshot makeup maven Obadiah Cortland. And he lets her know the feeling is mutual. But when working together is their last resort, they must navigate scandal, revenge, and unexpected affection to unlock the beauty that’s found in redemption. Getting a second chance is a beautiful thing… Bianca Bridge is like an eyeshadow palette. She's a vibrant kaleidoscope of big personality and even bigger dreams, with a tendency towards messiness and fallout. Case in point: losing her job and ruining her reputation by having an affair with a married government official. Her fiercely confident and tyrannical new boss Obadiah Cortland—a legend in Trinidad's beauty scene—is like a statement red lipstick. Dubbed the God of Good Looks, Obadiah has perfected his hotshot façade after years of navigating the island's rigid class barriers. He knows as well as Bianca that the tiniest smudge can ruin your image. When Bianca's ex threatens both their futures, they must find a way to work together to save everything they care about. But as they put their differences aside, will they find they actually bring out the best in each other?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618174Tue, 16 May 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618174 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The God of Good Looks: A Novel Author: Breanne Mc Ivor Narrator: Varia Williams, Alexis Rodney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 41 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618174 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The God of Good Looks: A Novel Author: Breanne Mc Ivor Narrator: Varia Williams, Alexis Rodney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 41 minutes Release date: May 16, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: An NPR best book of the year and recommended by Oprah Daily, Good Housekeeping, Zibby Mag, Lit Hub, Electric Lit, and Katie Couric Media! ''A summer read with bite.”—NPR Disgraced model-writer Bianca Bridge can’t stand hotshot makeup maven Obadiah Cortland. And he lets her know the feeling is mutual. But when working together is their last resort, they must navigate scandal, revenge, and unexpected affection to unlock the beauty that’s found in redemption. Getting a second chance is a beautiful thing… Bianca Bridge is like an eyeshadow palette. She's a vibrant kaleidoscope of big personality and even bigger dreams, with a tendency towards messiness and fallout. Case in point: losing her job and ruining her reputation by having an affair with a married government official. Her fiercely confident and tyrannical new boss Obadiah Cortland—a legend in Trinidad's beauty scene—is like a statement red lipstick. Dubbed the God of Good Looks, Obadiah has perfected his hotshot façade after years of navigating the island's rigid class barriers. He knows as well as Bianca that the tiniest smudge can ruin your image. When Bianca's ex threatens both their futures, they must find a way to work together to save everything they care about. But as they put their differences aside, will they find they actually bring out the best in each other?]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/queen-charlotte-before-the-bridgertons-came-the-love-story-that-changed-the-ton-by-shonda-rhimes-julia-quinn--65269179https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/610785 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Queen Charlotte: Before the Bridgertons came the love story that changed the ton... Series: Part of Bridgertons Author: Shonda Rhimes, Julia Quinn Narrator: Natalie Simpson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 23 minutes Release date: May 9, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.28 of Total 265 Ratings of Narrator: 4.44 of Total 18 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Go beyond the original Shondaland series on Netflix, Queen Charlotte, with this lushly romantic Bridgerton prequel novel written by New York Times bestselling authors Julia Quinn and Shonda Rhimes as the marriage of Queen Charlotte and King George of England leads to an unexpected love story and a union that transforms society. In 1761, on a sunny day in September, a King and Queen met for the very first time. They were married within hours. Born a German Princess, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was beautiful, headstrong, and fiercely intelligent… not precisely the attributes the British Court had been seeking in a spouse for the young King George III. But her fire and independence were exactly what she, and her King, needed. Because George has secrets… secrets with the potential to shake the very foundations of the monarchy. Thrust into her new role, Charlotte must navigate the intricate politics of the court—with the newly-titled Lady Danbury at her side—all the while guarding her heart, because she is falling in love with the King…even as he pushes her away. Now, Charlotte must learn to rule, and to understand that she has been given the power to remake society, fulfilling her destiny as Queen. But she also has to fight for the love growing between her and George as people first, royals second. As she says to him: “Fight with me! Fight for me!”]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/610785Tue, 09 May 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/610785 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Queen Charlotte: Before the Bridgertons came the love story that changed the ton... Series: Part of Bridgertons Author: Shonda Rhimes, Julia Quinn...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/610785 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Queen Charlotte: Before the Bridgertons came the love story that changed the ton... Series: Part of Bridgertons Author: Shonda Rhimes, Julia Quinn Narrator: Natalie Simpson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 23 minutes Release date: May 9, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.28 of Total 265 Ratings of Narrator: 4.44 of Total 18 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Go beyond the original Shondaland series on Netflix, Queen Charlotte, with this lushly romantic Bridgerton prequel novel written by New York Times bestselling authors Julia Quinn and Shonda Rhimes as the marriage of Queen Charlotte and King George of England leads to an unexpected love story and a union that transforms society. In 1761, on a sunny day in September, a King and Queen met for the very first time. They were married within hours. Born a German Princess, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was beautiful, headstrong, and fiercely intelligent… not precisely the attributes the British Court had been seeking in a spouse for the young King George III. But her fire and independence were exactly what she, and her King, needed. Because George has secrets… secrets with the potential to shake the very foundations of the monarchy. Thrust into her new role, Charlotte must navigate the intricate politics of the court—with the newly-titled Lady Danbury at her side—all the while guarding her heart, because she is falling in love with the King…even as he pushes her away. Now, Charlotte must learn to rule, and to understand that she has been given the power to remake society, fulfilling her destiny as Queen. But she also has to fight for the love growing between her and George as people first, royals second. As she says to him: “Fight with me! Fight for me!”]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-house-on-prytania-by-karen-white--65269071https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618004 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The House on Prytania Series: #2 of A Royal Street Novel Author: Karen White Narrator: Sophie Amoss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 8 minutes Release date: May 9, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.41 of Total 17 Ratings of Narrator: 4.8 of Total 10 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A woman is haunted—both literally and figuratively—by ghosts of the past in this second novel of the Royal Street series by New York Times bestselling author Karen White. Nola Trenholm may not be psychic herself, but she’s spent enough time around people who are to know when ghosts are present, and there are definitely a few lingering spirits in her recently purchased Creole cottage in New Orleans. Something, or someone, is keeping them tethered to this world. And not all of them are benign.  But with the sudden return of Sunny Ryan, Beau Ryan’s long-lost sister, Nola has plenty to distract her from her ghostly housemates. Especially when the tempting—yet firmly unavailable—Beau, wanting to mete out justice to those he blames for Sunny’s kidnapping, asks Nola for a favor that threatens to derail her hard-won recovery and send her hurtling backward. He asks her to welcome Michael Hebert back into her life, even though Michael is the reason for Nola’s bruised heart. Beau is convinced that Michael’s powerful family was behind Sunny’s disappearance and that Michael is the key to getting information the police won’t be able to ignore—if Nola is willing to risk everything for which she’s worked so hard.  Torn between helping Beau and protecting herself, Nola doesn’t realize until it’s almost too late why the ghosts are haunting her house—a startling revelation that will throw her and Beau together to fight a common enemy. Assuming Nola can get Beau to listen to what the spirits are trying to tell him, because ignoring them could prove to be a fatal mistake...]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618004Tue, 09 May 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618004 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The House on Prytania Series: #2 of A Royal Street Novel Author: Karen White Narrator: Sophie Amoss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 8...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618004 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The House on Prytania Series: #2 of A Royal Street Novel Author: Karen White Narrator: Sophie Amoss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 8 minutes Release date: May 9, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.41 of Total 17 Ratings of Narrator: 4.8 of Total 10 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A woman is haunted—both literally and figuratively—by ghosts of the past in this second novel of the Royal Street series by New York Times bestselling author Karen White. Nola Trenholm may not be psychic herself, but she’s spent enough time around people who are to know when ghosts are present, and there are definitely a few lingering spirits in her recently purchased Creole cottage in New Orleans. Something, or someone, is keeping them tethered to this world. And not all of them are benign.  But with the sudden return of Sunny Ryan, Beau Ryan’s long-lost sister, Nola has plenty to distract her from her ghostly housemates. Especially when the tempting—yet firmly unavailable—Beau, wanting to mete out justice to those he blames for Sunny’s kidnapping, asks Nola for a favor that threatens to derail her hard-won recovery and send her hurtling backward. He asks her to welcome Michael Hebert back into her life, even though Michael is the reason for Nola’s bruised heart. Beau is convinced that Michael’s powerful family was behind Sunny’s disappearance and that Michael is the key to getting information the police won’t be able to ignore—if Nola is willing to risk everything for which she’s worked so hard.  Torn between helping Beau and protecting herself, Nola doesn’t realize until it’s almost too late why the ghosts are haunting her house—a startling revelation that will throw her and Beau together to fight a common enemy. Assuming Nola can get Beau to listen to what the spirits are trying to tell him, because ignoring them could prove to be a fatal mistake...]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-unbreakable-heart-of-oliva-denaro-a-novel-by-viola-ardone--65269019https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620450 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Unbreakable Heart of Oliva Denaro: A Novel Author: Viola Ardone Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 57 minutes Release date: May 9, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: From the internationally bestselling author of The Children’s Train comes an unforgettable coming-of-age novel, set in 1960s Sicily and based on a true story, of how a young Sicilian girl defied centuries old tradition to win the right to control her own life. As provincial Sicily bursts into life with the jaunty hum of pop music and the heady scent of wild jasmine, fifteen-year-old Oliva Denaro dares to challenge convention, ignoring the taunts of peers, her mother’s scolds, and her own changing body. Spirited and carefree, she loves to run until her lungs burst: to feel the strength of her lithe limbs, to relish the freedom she cherishes, to honor the friends forced by propriety to conform. Though she knows she cannot stop growing up, Oliva resists the future. To her, becoming a woman means denying oneself. But adulthood comes all too quickly when the baker’s son sets his sights on her. Offered a blood orange, Oliva—haunted by her mother’s warning, “a girl who smiles has already said yes”—spurns the fruit. Yet, this act sets into motion an unwanted courtship that will force Oliva to fight for the right to choose her own path, even though the odds of winning are steep. While America and Europe are in the throes of social change, Sicily fiercely clings to its rigid traditions, including the custom of fuitina –by which kidnappings could be disguised as elopements– which is accepted and enshrined in law. Oliva’s battle for independence is based on the real-life story that would ultimately rock Italy–capturing the attention of both the Pope and the nation’s president—and transform life for all Italians. The Unbreakable Heart of Oliva Denaro is a lyrical tale of staggering beauty. Viola Ardone beautifully evokes a land and its people, customs, and passions, and breathes life into an unforgettable girl in all her intensity, desperation, perseverance, and bravery. Alternating between the lighthearted and the tragic, it is a classic coming-of-age novel—powerful, spellbinding, and liberating. Translated from the Italian by Clarissa Botsford]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620450Tue, 09 May 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620450 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Unbreakable Heart of Oliva Denaro: A Novel Author: Viola Ardone Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 57...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620450 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Unbreakable Heart of Oliva Denaro: A Novel Author: Viola Ardone Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 57 minutes Release date: May 9, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: From the internationally bestselling author of The Children’s Train comes an unforgettable coming-of-age novel, set in 1960s Sicily and based on a true story, of how a young Sicilian girl defied centuries old tradition to win the right to control her own life. As provincial Sicily bursts into life with the jaunty hum of pop music and the heady scent of wild jasmine, fifteen-year-old Oliva Denaro dares to challenge convention, ignoring the taunts of peers, her mother’s scolds, and her own changing body. Spirited and carefree, she loves to run until her lungs burst: to feel the strength of her lithe limbs, to relish the freedom she cherishes, to honor the friends forced by propriety to conform. Though she knows she cannot stop growing up, Oliva resists the future. To her, becoming a woman means denying oneself. But adulthood comes all too quickly when the baker’s son sets his sights on her. Offered a blood orange, Oliva—haunted by her mother’s warning, “a girl who smiles has already said yes”—spurns the fruit. Yet, this act sets into motion an unwanted courtship that will force Oliva to fight for the right to choose her own path, even though the odds of winning are steep. While America and Europe are in the throes of social change, Sicily fiercely clings to its rigid traditions, including the custom of fuitina –by which kidnappings could be disguised as elopements– which is accepted and enshrined in law. Oliva’s battle for independence is based on the real-life story that would ultimately rock Italy–capturing the attention of both the Pope and the nation’s president—and transform life for all Italians. The Unbreakable Heart of Oliva Denaro is a lyrical tale of staggering beauty. Viola Ardone beautifully evokes a land and its people, customs, and passions, and breathes life into an unforgettable girl in all her intensity, desperation, perseverance, and bravery. Alternating between the lighthearted and the tragic, it is a classic coming-of-age novel—powerful, spellbinding, and liberating. Translated from the Italian by Clarissa Botsford]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/love-buzz-a-novel-by-neely-tubati-alexander--65269120https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616340 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love Buzz: A Novel Author: Neely Tubati-Alexander Narrator: Deepa Samuel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 39 minutes Release date: May 2, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: “I loved this book! Neely Tubati Alexander is a writer to watch!” —Emily Giffin “A sparkling debut about grief, love, family and the road not taken.” —Allison Winn Scotch, New York Times bestselling author of The Rewind and Cleo McDougal Regrets Nothing In this spectacularly enjoyable and serendipitous adventure, a chance romantic encounter during a wild night at a Mardi Gras bachelorette party sends strait-laced Serena Khan’s carefully constructed life into chaos. A wretched maid of honor. A hangover from hell. Raucous Mardi Gras crowds. There isn’t much Serena Khan is enjoying about this four-day New Orleans destination bachelorette party for her semi-estranged cousin, the bride-to-be. UNTIL sparks fly with a handsome stranger, who—like her—is also from Seattle, at the ladies’ last stop of the evening, a Bourbon Street bar. After their conversation is cut short, Serena is overwhelmed by the desire to find the charming man with the brooding eyebrows, but her list of clues is pretty short: His name is Julian He lives on Chamber Hill He works at a tech company He loves Lil Wayne and Nirvana The need to find him is, for Serena, both irresistible and totally irrational. In a few short weeks, her college alumni magazine is featuring her in a “Life at Thirty” feature, cementing her as a success story. She will have officially achieved the safe, stable life her late mother insisted upon. Julian is not part of the plan. As she combs Seattle for her New Orleans flame, stripping away the perfectly curated life that would have made her mother proud, Serena must decide if the pursuit of real passion is worth it, and fast, before she destroys the life she always thought she wanted.  In a sharply funny, thoughtful, and romantic debut combining the wistfulness of Rebecca Serle with the witty sizzle of Emily Henry, Neely Tubati Alexander prompts us all to ask if the life we’re living is a life worth loving.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616340Tue, 02 May 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616340 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love Buzz: A Novel Author: Neely Tubati-Alexander Narrator: Deepa Samuel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 39 minutes Release date: May 2,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616340 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love Buzz: A Novel Author: Neely Tubati-Alexander Narrator: Deepa Samuel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 39 minutes Release date: May 2, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: “I loved this book! Neely Tubati Alexander is a writer to watch!” —Emily Giffin “A sparkling debut about grief, love, family and the road not taken.” —Allison Winn Scotch, New York Times bestselling author of The Rewind and Cleo McDougal Regrets Nothing In this spectacularly enjoyable and serendipitous adventure, a chance romantic encounter during a wild night at a Mardi Gras bachelorette party sends strait-laced Serena Khan’s carefully constructed life into chaos. A wretched maid of honor. A hangover from hell. Raucous Mardi Gras crowds. There isn’t much Serena Khan is enjoying about this four-day New Orleans destination bachelorette party for her semi-estranged cousin, the bride-to-be. UNTIL sparks fly with a handsome stranger, who—like her—is also from Seattle, at the ladies’ last stop of the evening, a Bourbon Street bar. After their conversation is cut short, Serena is overwhelmed by the desire to find the charming man with the brooding eyebrows, but her list of clues is pretty short: His name is Julian He lives on Chamber Hill He works at a tech company He loves Lil Wayne and Nirvana The need to find him is, for Serena, both irresistible and totally irrational. In a few short weeks, her college alumni magazine is featuring her in a “Life at Thirty” feature, cementing her as a success story. She will have officially achieved the safe, stable life her late mother insisted upon. Julian is not part of the plan. As she combs Seattle for her New Orleans flame, stripping away the perfectly curated life that would have made her mother proud, Serena must decide if the pursuit of real passion is worth it, and fast, before she destroys the life she always thought she wanted.  In a sharply funny, thoughtful, and romantic debut combining the wistfulness of Rebecca Serle with the witty sizzle of Emily Henry, Neely Tubati Alexander prompts us all to ask if the life we’re living is a life worth loving.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-daydreams-by-laura-hankin--65269103https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616281 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Daydreams Author: Laura Hankin Narrator: Elena Rey, Tyla Collier, Laura Hankin, Briggon Snow, Stephanie Sheh, James Fouhey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 14 minutes Release date: May 2, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A deliciously entertaining novel about the stars of a popular teen show from the early 2000s—and the reunion special, thirteen years after their scandalous flameout, that will either be their last chance at redemption, or destroy them all for good. Back in 2004, The Daydreams had it all: a cast of innocent-seeming teenagers acting and singing their hearts out, amazing ratings, and a will-they-or-won’t-they romance that steamed up fan fiction forums. Then, during the live season two finale, it all imploded, leaving everyone scrambling to understand why. Afterward, the four stars went down very different paths. Kat is now a lawyer in Washington, DC. Liana is the bored wife of a famous athlete. Noah, the show’s golden boy, emerged unscathed and is poised to become a household name. And Summer, the object of Noah’s fictional (and maybe real-life) affections, is the cautionary tale. But now the fans are demanding a reunion special. The stars all have private reasons to come back: forgiveness, revenge, a second chance with a first love. But as they tentatively rediscover the magic of the original show, old secrets threaten to resurface—including the real reason behind their downfall. Will this reunion be a chance to make things right? Or will it be the biggest mess the world has ever seen? No matter what, the ratings will be wild.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616281Tue, 02 May 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616281 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Daydreams Author: Laura Hankin Narrator: Elena Rey, Tyla Collier, Laura Hankin, Briggon Snow, Stephanie Sheh, James Fouhey Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616281 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Daydreams Author: Laura Hankin Narrator: Elena Rey, Tyla Collier, Laura Hankin, Briggon Snow, Stephanie Sheh, James Fouhey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 14 minutes Release date: May 2, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A deliciously entertaining novel about the stars of a popular teen show from the early 2000s—and the reunion special, thirteen years after their scandalous flameout, that will either be their last chance at redemption, or destroy them all for good. Back in 2004, The Daydreams had it all: a cast of innocent-seeming teenagers acting and singing their hearts out, amazing ratings, and a will-they-or-won’t-they romance that steamed up fan fiction forums. Then, during the live season two finale, it all imploded, leaving everyone scrambling to understand why. Afterward, the four stars went down very different paths. Kat is now a lawyer in Washington, DC. Liana is the bored wife of a famous athlete. Noah, the show’s golden boy, emerged unscathed and is poised to become a household name. And Summer, the object of Noah’s fictional (and maybe real-life) affections, is the cautionary tale. But now the fans are demanding a reunion special. The stars all have private reasons to come back: forgiveness, revenge, a second chance with a first love. But as they tentatively rediscover the magic of the original show, old secrets threaten to resurface—including the real reason behind their downfall. Will this reunion be a chance to make things right? Or will it be the biggest mess the world has ever seen? No matter what, the ratings will be wild.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-secret-book-of-flora-lea-a-novel-by-patti-callahan-henry--65269059https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618321 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Secret Book of Flora Lea: A Novel Author: Patti Callahan Henry Narrator: Cynthia Erivo, Patti Callahan Henry Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 24 minutes Release date: May 2, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.65 of Total 26 Ratings of Narrator: 4.64 of Total 11 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: When a woman discovers a rare book with connections to her past, long-held secrets about her missing sister and their childhood in the English countryside during World War II are revealed in this “beguiling blend of hope, mystery, and true familial love” (Sadeqa Johnson, New York Times bestselling author). In the war-torn London of 1939, fourteen-year-old Hazel and five-year-old Flora are evacuated to a rural village to escape the horrors of the Second World War. Living with the kind Bridie Aberdeen and her teenage son, Harry, in a charming stone cottage along the River Thames, Hazel fills their days with walks and games to distract her young sister, including one that she creates for her sister and her sister alone—a fairy tale about a magical land, a secret place they can escape to that is all their own. But the unthinkable happens when young Flora suddenly vanishes while playing near the banks of the river. Shattered, Hazel blames herself for her sister’s disappearance, and she carries that guilt into adulthood as a private burden she feels she deserves. Twenty years later, Hazel is in London, ready to move on from her job at a cozy rare bookstore to a career at Sotheby’s. With a charming boyfriend and her elegantly timeworn Bloomsbury flat, Hazel’s future seems determined. But her tidy life is turned upside down when she unwraps a package containing an illustrated book called Whisperwood and the River of Stars. Hazel never told a soul about the imaginary world she created just for Flora. Could this book hold the secrets to Flora’s disappearance? Could it be a sign that her beloved sister is still alive after all these years? As Hazel embarks on a feverish quest, revisiting long-dormant relationships and bravely opening wounds from her past, her career and future hang in the balance. Spellbinding and atmospheric, “this heartrending, captivating tale of family, first love, and fate will sweep you away” (Kristin Harmel, New York Times bestselling author).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618321Tue, 02 May 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618321 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Secret Book of Flora Lea: A Novel Author: Patti Callahan Henry Narrator: Cynthia Erivo, Patti Callahan Henry Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618321 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Secret Book of Flora Lea: A Novel Author: Patti Callahan Henry Narrator: Cynthia Erivo, Patti Callahan Henry Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 24 minutes Release date: May 2, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.65 of Total 26 Ratings of Narrator: 4.64 of Total 11 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: When a woman discovers a rare book with connections to her past, long-held secrets about her missing sister and their childhood in the English countryside during World War II are revealed in this “beguiling blend of hope, mystery, and true familial love” (Sadeqa Johnson, New York Times bestselling author). In the war-torn London of 1939, fourteen-year-old Hazel and five-year-old Flora are evacuated to a rural village to escape the horrors of the Second World War. Living with the kind Bridie Aberdeen and her teenage son, Harry, in a charming stone cottage along the River Thames, Hazel fills their days with walks and games to distract her young sister, including one that she creates for her sister and her sister alone—a fairy tale about a magical land, a secret place they can escape to that is all their own. But the unthinkable happens when young Flora suddenly vanishes while playing near the banks of the river. Shattered, Hazel blames herself for her sister’s disappearance, and she carries that guilt into adulthood as a private burden she feels she deserves. Twenty years later, Hazel is in London, ready to move on from her job at a cozy rare bookstore to a career at Sotheby’s. With a charming boyfriend and her elegantly timeworn Bloomsbury flat, Hazel’s future seems determined. But her tidy life is turned upside down when she unwraps a package containing an illustrated book called Whisperwood and the River of Stars. Hazel never told a soul about the imaginary world she created just for Flora. Could this book hold the secrets to Flora’s disappearance? Could it be a sign that her beloved sister is still alive after all these years? As Hazel embarks on a feverish quest, revisiting long-dormant relationships and bravely opening wounds from her past, her career and future hang in the balance. Spellbinding and atmospheric, “this heartrending, captivating tale of family, first love, and fate will sweep you away” (Kristin Harmel, New York Times bestselling author).]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/practice-makes-perfect-a-novel-by-sarah-adams--65269058https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620423 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Practice Makes Perfect: A Novel Author: Sarah Adams Narrator: Will Peters, Jorjeana Marie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 13 minutes Release date: May 2, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.46 of Total 24 Ratings of Narrator: 4.64 of Total 14 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A small-town sweetheart and an emotionally unavailable bad boy try to find some common ground in this chemistry-filled romance from the author of The Cheat Sheet and When in Rome. A POPSUGAR AND CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Annie Walker is on a quest to find her perfect match—someone who complements her happy, quiet life running the local flower shop in Rome, Kentucky. But finding her dream man may be harder than Annie imagined. Everyone knows everyone in her hometown, and the dating prospects are getting fewer by the day. After she overhears her latest date say she is “so unbelievably boring,” Annie starts to think the problem might be her. Is it too late to become flirtatious and fun like the leading ladies in her favorite romance movies? Maybe she only needs a little practice . . . and Annie has the perfect person in mind to be her tutor: Will Griffin. Will—the sexy , tattooed, and absolutely gorgeous bodyguard—is temporarily back in Rome, providing security for Amelia Rose as excitement builds for her upcoming marriage to Noah Walker, Annie’s brother. He has one personal objective while on the job: stay away from Annie Walker and any other possible attachments to this sleepy town. But no sooner than he gets settled, Will finds himself tasked with helping Annie find the love of her life by becoming the next leading lady of Rome, Kentucky. Will wants no part in changing the sweet and lovely Annie. He knows for a fact that some stuffy, straitlaced guy won’t make her happy, but he doesn’t have the heart to say no. Amid steamy practice dates and strictly “educational” tutoring lessons, Annie discovers there are more layers to Will’s usual stoic attitude. As the lines of their friendship become dangerously blurred, Annie reconsiders her dream guy. Maybe her love life doesn’t need to be perfect—it just needs to be real.  Look for all of Sarah Adams’s When in Rome books: WHEN IN ROME • PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT • BEG, BORROW, OR STEAL (Coming Soon!)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620423Tue, 02 May 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620423 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Practice Makes Perfect: A Novel Author: Sarah Adams Narrator: Will Peters, Jorjeana Marie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 13 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620423 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Practice Makes Perfect: A Novel Author: Sarah Adams Narrator: Will Peters, Jorjeana Marie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 13 minutes Release date: May 2, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.46 of Total 24 Ratings of Narrator: 4.64 of Total 14 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A small-town sweetheart and an emotionally unavailable bad boy try to find some common ground in this chemistry-filled romance from the author of The Cheat Sheet and When in Rome. A POPSUGAR AND CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Annie Walker is on a quest to find her perfect match—someone who complements her happy, quiet life running the local flower shop in Rome, Kentucky. But finding her dream man may be harder than Annie imagined. Everyone knows everyone in her hometown, and the dating prospects are getting fewer by the day. After she overhears her latest date say she is “so unbelievably boring,” Annie starts to think the problem might be her. Is it too late to become flirtatious and fun like the leading ladies in her favorite romance movies? Maybe she only needs a little practice . . . and Annie has the perfect person in mind to be her tutor: Will Griffin. Will—the sexy , tattooed, and absolutely gorgeous bodyguard—is temporarily back in Rome, providing security for Amelia Rose as excitement builds for her upcoming marriage to Noah Walker, Annie’s brother. He has one personal objective while on the job: stay away from Annie Walker and any other possible attachments to this sleepy town. But no sooner than he gets settled, Will finds himself tasked with helping Annie find the love of her life by becoming the next leading lady of Rome, Kentucky. Will wants no part in changing the sweet and lovely Annie. He knows for a fact that some stuffy, straitlaced guy won’t make her happy, but he doesn’t have the heart to say no. Amid steamy practice dates and strictly “educational” tutoring lessons, Annie discovers there are more layers to Will’s usual stoic attitude. As the lines of their friendship become dangerously blurred, Annie reconsiders her dream guy. Maybe her love life doesn’t need to be perfect—it just needs to be real.  Look for all of Sarah Adams’s When in Rome books: WHEN IN ROME • PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT • BEG, BORROW, OR STEAL (Coming Soon!)]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/late-bloomers-a-novel-by-deepa-varadarajan--65269041https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620400 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Late Bloomers: A Novel Author: Deepa Varadarajan Narrator: Mehr Dudeja, Deepa Samuel, Vikas Adam, Shahjehan Khan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 14 minutes Release date: May 2, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: An Indian American family is turned upside down when the parents split up thirty-six years into their arranged marriage​ in this “heartwarming journey of self-discovery” (Southern Living). “Touching . . . both funny and moving—a family drama the entire family can enjoy.”—Reader’s Digest A REAL SIMPLE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • LILLY’S LIBRARY PICK 'I have a soft spot for underdogs. And late bloomers. You’ve told me a lot of things about yourself, so let me tell you something about me.' After thirty-six years of a dutiful but unhappy arranged marriage, recently divorced Suresh and Lata Raman find themselves starting new paths in life. Suresh is trying to navigate the world of online dating on a website that caters to Indians and is striking out at every turn—until he meets a mysterious, devastatingly attractive younger woman who seems to be smitten with him. Lata is enjoying her newfound independence, but she's caught off guard when a professor in his early sixties starts to flirt with her.   Meanwhile, Suresh and Lata's daughter, Priya, thinks her father's online pursuits are distasteful even as she embarks upon a clandestine affair of her own. And their son, Nikesh, pretends at a seemingly perfect marriage with his law-firm colleague and their young son, but hides the truth of what his relationship really entails. Over the course of three weeks in August, the whole family will uncover one another's secrets, confront the limits of love and loyalty, and explore life's second chances.  Charming, funny, and moving, Late Bloomers introduces a delightful new voice in fiction with the story of four individuals trying to understand how to be happy in their own lives—and as a family.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620400Tue, 02 May 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620400 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Late Bloomers: A Novel Author: Deepa Varadarajan Narrator: Mehr Dudeja, Deepa Samuel, Vikas Adam, Shahjehan Khan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620400 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Late Bloomers: A Novel Author: Deepa Varadarajan Narrator: Mehr Dudeja, Deepa Samuel, Vikas Adam, Shahjehan Khan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 14 minutes Release date: May 2, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: An Indian American family is turned upside down when the parents split up thirty-six years into their arranged marriage​ in this “heartwarming journey of self-discovery” (Southern Living). “Touching . . . both funny and moving—a family drama the entire family can enjoy.”—Reader’s Digest A REAL SIMPLE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • LILLY’S LIBRARY PICK 'I have a soft spot for underdogs. And late bloomers. You’ve told me a lot of things about yourself, so let me tell you something about me.' After thirty-six years of a dutiful but unhappy arranged marriage, recently divorced Suresh and Lata Raman find themselves starting new paths in life. Suresh is trying to navigate the world of online dating on a website that caters to Indians and is striking out at every turn—until he meets a mysterious, devastatingly attractive younger woman who seems to be smitten with him. Lata is enjoying her newfound independence, but she's caught off guard when a professor in his early sixties starts to flirt with her.   Meanwhile, Suresh and Lata's daughter, Priya, thinks her father's online pursuits are distasteful even as she embarks upon a clandestine affair of her own. And their son, Nikesh, pretends at a seemingly perfect marriage with his law-firm colleague and their young son, but hides the truth of what his relationship really entails. Over the course of three weeks in August, the whole family will uncover one another's secrets, confront the limits of love and loyalty, and explore life's second chances.  Charming, funny, and moving, Late Bloomers introduces a delightful new voice in fiction with the story of four individuals trying to understand how to be happy in their own lives—and as a family.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-moonlight-gardening-club-by-rosie-hannigan--65269150https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614595 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Moonlight Gardening Club Author: Rosie Hannigan Narrator: Shelley Atkinson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 54 minutes Release date: April 27, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: New friends. New beginnings. Old secrets… ‘Sweet and heartwarming’ – Bestselling author MARIAN KEYES ‘The word “uplifting” was invented for this tender and poignant story. It’s a beautifully written debut, a must-read’ – Bestselling author JUDY LEIGH Though they come from the same small Irish village, lonely widow Ruby and struggling single mother Frankie couldn’t be more different. Then they discover the Moonlight Gardening Club, founded to remind its members that even on the darkest of nights, beauty and light can still be found. As they plant flowers chosen specially to be enjoyed under a carpet of stars in the gentle glow of moonlight, an unexpected friendship starts to bloom – and it might be just what each of them needs. But when shocking secrets from the past are revealed, both their worlds are turned upside down. If their friendship is going to survive, each of them must face what they’ve been running from… Fans of FAITH HOGAN’s The Ladies’ Midnight Swimming Club, SHEILA O’FLANAGAN and MARY ALICE MONROE will fall head over heels for this emotional story about secrets, fresh starts and the power of friendship, set in enchanting Ireland. Readers are loving The Moonlight Gardening Club: ‘This book is about second chances, forgiveness and friends that become family. It's beautifully written, it made me smile and cry, and I definitely want more from this author.’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A beautiful, poignant read … filled with loss love and laughter. With the help of friends and a shared love of gardening everything seems better. This was my first book by this author and I will look out for more of their books.’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘What a truly stunning read this book is – it certainly didn't disappoint. Heart-warming and beautifully written.’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Frankie and Ruby are empathetic, strong characters, and the Irish coastal setting is beautiful. The garden descriptions made me long to sit outside.’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘An emotional story, full of heart.’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614595Thu, 27 Apr 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614595 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Moonlight Gardening Club Author: Rosie Hannigan Narrator: Shelley Atkinson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 54 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614595 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Moonlight Gardening Club Author: Rosie Hannigan Narrator: Shelley Atkinson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 54 minutes Release date: April 27, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: New friends. New beginnings. Old secrets… ‘Sweet and heartwarming’ – Bestselling author MARIAN KEYES ‘The word “uplifting” was invented for this tender and poignant story. It’s a beautifully written debut, a must-read’ – Bestselling author JUDY LEIGH Though they come from the same small Irish village, lonely widow Ruby and struggling single mother Frankie couldn’t be more different. Then they discover the Moonlight Gardening Club, founded to remind its members that even on the darkest of nights, beauty and light can still be found. As they plant flowers chosen specially to be enjoyed under a carpet of stars in the gentle glow of moonlight, an unexpected friendship starts to bloom – and it might be just what each of them needs. But when shocking secrets from the past are revealed, both their worlds are turned upside down. If their friendship is going to survive, each of them must face what they’ve been running from… Fans of FAITH HOGAN’s The Ladies’ Midnight Swimming Club, SHEILA O’FLANAGAN and MARY ALICE MONROE will fall head over heels for this emotional story about secrets, fresh starts and the power of friendship, set in enchanting Ireland. Readers are loving The Moonlight Gardening Club: ‘This book is about second chances, forgiveness and friends that become family. It's beautifully written, it made me smile and cry, and I definitely want more from this author.’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A beautiful, poignant read … filled with loss love and laughter. With the help of friends and a shared love of gardening everything seems better. This was my first book by this author and I will look out for more of their books.’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘What a truly stunning read this book is – it certainly didn't disappoint. Heart-warming and beautifully written.’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Frankie and Ruby are empathetic, strong characters, and the Irish coastal setting is beautiful. The garden descriptions made me long to sit outside.’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘An emotional story, full of heart.’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/falling-hard-for-the-royal-guard-by-megan-clawson--65269138https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/610915 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Falling Hard for the Royal Guard Author: Megan Clawson Narrator: Kathryn Drysdale Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 47 minutes Release date: April 27, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Love is in the heir in this royally good rom com – narrated by Kathryn Drysdale, also known as Madame Delacroix in Bridgerton. From her bedroom in the Tower of London, twenty-six-year-old Maggie has always dreamed of her own fairy-tale ending. Yet this is twenty-first century London, so instead of knights on white horses, she has catfish on Tinder. And with her last relationship ending in spectacular fashion, she swears off men for good. And then a chance encounter with Royal Guard Freddie forces Maggie to admit that she isn’t ready to give up on love just yet… But how do you catch the attention of someone who is trained to ignore all distractions? Can she snare that true love’s first kiss… or is she royally screwed? Love is in the heir in this royally good rom com – perfect for anyone who likes relatable heroines (with great hair), hot and aloof book boyfriends (with great hats), near misses, almost kisses and a corgi or two. Readers are loving Falling Hard for the Royal Guard: ‘As light and airy as meringue’ Entertainment Weekly ‘A towering love story’ Daily Express ‘A perfect royal rom com’ Bella ‘Readers will be charmed’ Publishers Weekly ‘I fell hard for this book… The setting and the storyline were totally refreshing’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I absolutely devoured this book. There are not many books that I sacrifice sleep for, but this one had me up until nearly 3am!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This book made me feel fuzzy and brought back my love of romance’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A jewel of a five-star read … there are some perfect British moments that will keep you hooked and make you smile. It made me so desperate to go and visit the Tower again’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘What a fabulous debut for Megan Clawson. A heart-warming romance, this was a cute, memorable read. Highly recommend!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I haven’t laughed so much in ages … I thoroughly enjoyed the romantic comedy.’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘The characters really captured my heart. Very excited to see what Megan Clawson writes next!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/610915Thu, 27 Apr 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/610915 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Falling Hard for the Royal Guard Author: Megan Clawson Narrator: Kathryn Drysdale Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 47 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/610915 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Falling Hard for the Royal Guard Author: Megan Clawson Narrator: Kathryn Drysdale Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 47 minutes Release date: April 27, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Love is in the heir in this royally good rom com – narrated by Kathryn Drysdale, also known as Madame Delacroix in Bridgerton. From her bedroom in the Tower of London, twenty-six-year-old Maggie has always dreamed of her own fairy-tale ending. Yet this is twenty-first century London, so instead of knights on white horses, she has catfish on Tinder. And with her last relationship ending in spectacular fashion, she swears off men for good. And then a chance encounter with Royal Guard Freddie forces Maggie to admit that she isn’t ready to give up on love just yet… But how do you catch the attention of someone who is trained to ignore all distractions? Can she snare that true love’s first kiss… or is she royally screwed? Love is in the heir in this royally good rom com – perfect for anyone who likes relatable heroines (with great hair), hot and aloof book boyfriends (with great hats), near misses, almost kisses and a corgi or two. Readers are loving Falling Hard for the Royal Guard: ‘As light and airy as meringue’ Entertainment Weekly ‘A towering love story’ Daily Express ‘A perfect royal rom com’ Bella ‘Readers will be charmed’ Publishers Weekly ‘I fell hard for this book… The setting and the storyline were totally refreshing’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I absolutely devoured this book. There are not many books that I sacrifice sleep for, but this one had me up until nearly 3am!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This book made me feel fuzzy and brought back my love of romance’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A jewel of a five-star read … there are some perfect British moments that will keep you hooked and make you smile. It made me so desperate to go and visit the Tower again’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘What a fabulous debut for Megan Clawson. A heart-warming romance, this was a cute, memorable read. Highly recommend!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I haven’t laughed so much in ages … I thoroughly enjoyed the romantic comedy.’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘The characters really captured my heart. Very excited to see what Megan Clawson writes next!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/preloved-a-sparklingly-witty-and-relatable-debut-novel-by-lauren-bravo--65269119https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614969 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Preloved: A sparklingly witty and relatable debut novel Author: Lauren Bravo Narrator: Jane Collingwood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 34 minutes Release date: April 27, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: ‘Lauren Bravo is one of my very favourite writers’ Dolly Alderton Gwen is coasting through life. She’s in her mid-thirties, perpetually single, her friends are busy procreating in the countryside and conversations with her parents seem to revolve entirely around the council’s wheelie-bin timetable.   And she’s lonely. But then, isn’t everyone?   When she’s made redundant from a job she hardly cares about, she takes herself out for a fancy dinner. There she has the best sticky toffee pudding of her life and realises she has no one to tell. She vows to begin living her life fully, reconnect with her friends and family, and finally book that dentist’s appointment.    Gwen decides to start where all things get a second chance: her local charity shop. There, with the help of the weird and wonderful people and donated items bursting with untold stories, Gwen will find a way to move forward with bravery, tenacity, and more regular dental care.   Dazzlingly witty, Preloved is a tale about friendship, loss and being true to yourself no matter the expectations. Lovingly celebrating the enduring power and joy of charity shops. Praise for Preloved 'An absolute gem of a novel' Sarra Manning   'I think I’ve been waiting for a novel like Preloved for my whole reading life' Daisy Buchanan 'Preloved is full of sharp observations on life, loss, regret and self-preservation' Julietta Henderson, author of The Funny Thing about Norman Foreman 'Just like that once-in-a-lifetime charity shop find, Preloved is a gleaming prize to be treasured' Caroline O'Donoghue, author of Promising Young Woman   ‘Preloved has taken up residence in my heart and I will be recommending it to everyone I know . . . I'm officially obsessed’ Lucy Vine 'Laugh-out-loud funny but also poignant and tender' Laura Price, author of Single Bald Female]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614969Thu, 27 Apr 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614969 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Preloved: A sparklingly witty and relatable debut novel Author: Lauren Bravo Narrator: Jane Collingwood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614969 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Preloved: A sparklingly witty and relatable debut novel Author: Lauren Bravo Narrator: Jane Collingwood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 34 minutes Release date: April 27, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: ‘Lauren Bravo is one of my very favourite writers’ Dolly Alderton Gwen is coasting through life. She’s in her mid-thirties, perpetually single, her friends are busy procreating in the countryside and conversations with her parents seem to revolve entirely around the council’s wheelie-bin timetable.   And she’s lonely. But then, isn’t everyone?   When she’s made redundant from a job she hardly cares about, she takes herself out for a fancy dinner. There she has the best sticky toffee pudding of her life and realises she has no one to tell. She vows to begin living her life fully, reconnect with her friends and family, and finally book that dentist’s appointment.    Gwen decides to start where all things get a second chance: her local charity shop. There, with the help of the weird and wonderful people and donated items bursting with untold stories, Gwen will find a way to move forward with bravery, tenacity, and more regular dental care.   Dazzlingly witty, Preloved is a tale about friendship, loss and being true to yourself no matter the expectations. Lovingly celebrating the enduring power and joy of charity shops. Praise for Preloved 'An absolute gem of a novel' Sarra Manning   'I think I’ve been waiting for a novel like Preloved for my whole reading life' Daisy Buchanan 'Preloved is full of sharp observations on life, loss, regret and self-preservation' Julietta Henderson, author of The Funny Thing about Norman Foreman 'Just like that once-in-a-lifetime charity shop find, Preloved is a gleaming prize to be treasured' Caroline O'Donoghue, author of Promising Young Woman   ‘Preloved has taken up residence in my heart and I will be recommending it to everyone I know . . . I'm officially obsessed’ Lucy Vine 'Laugh-out-loud funny but also poignant and tender' Laura Price, author of Single Bald Female]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/moorewood-family-rules-a-novel-by-helenkay-dimon--65269205https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614325 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Moorewood Family Rules: A Novel Author: HelenKay Dimon Narrator: Mia Barron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 1 minute Release date: April 25, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Knives Out and Ocean’s 8 meets The Nest in this hilariously twisty novel by award-winning author HelenKay Dimon, about a woman who returns home from prison to her dysfunctional con artist family and tries to get them to go legit. One day a con man met an heiress, wooed her, married her, had two kids…and kept on conning. Jillian Moorewood is the oldest child from that meet-cute-gone-wrong marriage. The stable one. The sensible and dependable one. The one who protects and fixes. The one who went to prison to save their sorry butts. Now, thirty-nine months later, she’s out and she’s more than a little pissed. Finally home she finds the scheming clan in full family fleecing mode. They all claim they didn’t really agree to Jillian’s previous go-legit-or-else ultimatum before she went away. They viewed it as a “suggestion” then ignored it. So, business as usual. But Jillian is done with the lies and fakery. She demands the whole messed-up crew clean up its act, and this time she’s not kidding—she has the leverage to make it happen. Problem is, her life is in shambles, but with the help of a great aunt (crooked but loveable), a bodyguard (who is a nice surprise after three years in prison), and a few allies (all working undercover), Jillian starts to put her life back together. She kicks out a few mooching relatives living under her roof, sets limits on everyone’s access to the money, ducks from their various attacks, and sees if that bodyguard is maybe interested in sticking around for a while. For the first time, she’s Jillian Moorewood, her own woman, and she’s ready to figure out who she is.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614325Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614325 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Moorewood Family Rules: A Novel Author: HelenKay Dimon Narrator: Mia Barron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 1 minute Release date: April...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614325 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Moorewood Family Rules: A Novel Author: HelenKay Dimon Narrator: Mia Barron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 1 minute Release date: April 25, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Knives Out and Ocean’s 8 meets The Nest in this hilariously twisty novel by award-winning author HelenKay Dimon, about a woman who returns home from prison to her dysfunctional con artist family and tries to get them to go legit. One day a con man met an heiress, wooed her, married her, had two kids…and kept on conning. Jillian Moorewood is the oldest child from that meet-cute-gone-wrong marriage. The stable one. The sensible and dependable one. The one who protects and fixes. The one who went to prison to save their sorry butts. Now, thirty-nine months later, she’s out and she’s more than a little pissed. Finally home she finds the scheming clan in full family fleecing mode. They all claim they didn’t really agree to Jillian’s previous go-legit-or-else ultimatum before she went away. They viewed it as a “suggestion” then ignored it. So, business as usual. But Jillian is done with the lies and fakery. She demands the whole messed-up crew clean up its act, and this time she’s not kidding—she has the leverage to make it happen. Problem is, her life is in shambles, but with the help of a great aunt (crooked but loveable), a bodyguard (who is a nice surprise after three years in prison), and a few allies (all working undercover), Jillian starts to put her life back together. She kicks out a few mooching relatives living under her roof, sets limits on everyone’s access to the money, ducks from their various attacks, and sees if that bodyguard is maybe interested in sticking around for a while. For the first time, she’s Jillian Moorewood, her own woman, and she’s ready to figure out who she is.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-retreat-a-novel-by-zara-raheem--65269192https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614321 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Retreat: A Novel Author: Zara Raheem Narrator: Soneela Nankani Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 53 minutes Release date: April 25, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: In Zara Raheem’s newest novel we meet Nadia Abbasi—whose attempts to save her marriage create unexpected complications—and follow her as she navigates the twists and turns of love. Perfect for fans of Sonali Dev, Christina Lauren, and Sara Desai. Nadia Abbasi’s marriage is falling apart. It starts with a gifted Roomba, but when she stumbles upon some questionable photos in her husband Aman’s office, everything makes sense—the late-night texting, the sudden interest in fitness, the new clothes. Aman—the kind, thoughtful man she married—is having an affair. Determined to find out what went wrong in her marriage, Nadia enlists the help of Zeba, the estranged sister she hasn’t seen or spoken to since their mom’s funeral over a year ago. As the two sisters fight to reconcile their past, Nadia realizes her relationship with Aman is not the only one that needs mending. Nevertheless, the plan itself is simple: confront the “other woman” and win back her husband. Her clumsy attempt at sleuthing leads her from yoga studio—Aman’s latest hangout—to a three-day wellness retreat in the foothills of the Santa Monica mountains. But somewhere in between falling out of tree pose and choking down plant-based meals, Nadia’s plans unravel again when she discovers more than she expected about herself, her husband, and the nature of love.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614321Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614321 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Retreat: A Novel Author: Zara Raheem Narrator: Soneela Nankani Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 53 minutes Release date: April 25, 2023...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614321 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Retreat: A Novel Author: Zara Raheem Narrator: Soneela Nankani Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 53 minutes Release date: April 25, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: In Zara Raheem’s newest novel we meet Nadia Abbasi—whose attempts to save her marriage create unexpected complications—and follow her as she navigates the twists and turns of love. Perfect for fans of Sonali Dev, Christina Lauren, and Sara Desai. Nadia Abbasi’s marriage is falling apart. It starts with a gifted Roomba, but when she stumbles upon some questionable photos in her husband Aman’s office, everything makes sense—the late-night texting, the sudden interest in fitness, the new clothes. Aman—the kind, thoughtful man she married—is having an affair. Determined to find out what went wrong in her marriage, Nadia enlists the help of Zeba, the estranged sister she hasn’t seen or spoken to since their mom’s funeral over a year ago. As the two sisters fight to reconcile their past, Nadia realizes her relationship with Aman is not the only one that needs mending. Nevertheless, the plan itself is simple: confront the “other woman” and win back her husband. Her clumsy attempt at sleuthing leads her from yoga studio—Aman’s latest hangout—to a three-day wellness retreat in the foothills of the Santa Monica mountains. But somewhere in between falling out of tree pose and choking down plant-based meals, Nadia’s plans unravel again when she discovers more than she expected about herself, her husband, and the nature of love.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mermaid-beach-by-sheila-roberts--65269144https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615126 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mermaid Beach Series: #7 of A Moonlight Harbor Novel Author: Sheila Roberts Narrator: Ann Marie Gideon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 12 minutes Release date: April 25, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: “Roberts proves again why she is the premier purveyor of small-town, feel-good romance.” —Booklist USA TODAY bestselling author Sheila Roberts takes readers back to Moonlight Harbor with a story of music, hopes, dreams and family, brimming with Sheila’s trademark humor and heart. Bonnie Brinks and her all-woman band, The Mermaids, are the pride of Moonlight Harbor. They’re the house band at The Drunken Sailor, and that’s just the right amount of fame for Bonnie. A lifetime ago, she went to Nashville to make it big, but she returned home with a broken heart and broken dreams. Now she’s got a comfortable life and a brilliant daughter, Avril, who plays for The Mermaids alongside Bonnie and Bonnie’s mother, Loretta. Avril has big dreams of her own. Her life in Moonlight Harbor is good—she loves singing and playing guitar with The Mermaids, and she has the sweetest, most loyal boyfriend a girl could ask for—but it all feels so…small. She can’t help wondering if there’s something more out there for her. And she doesn’t understand why her mom won’t support her going to Nashville to find out. Meanwhile, Bonnie threw in the towel on her love life long ago, but Loretta sure hasn’t. She’s determined to be swept off her feet, and she wants the same for her daughter. When the hunky new owner of The Drunken Sailor turns the tables on the band and Avril announces she’s leaving Moonlight Harbor, Bonnie’s comfortable life seems to be drifting away. Will these three generations of Mermaids find their happy endings on the Washington coast? Or will the change in the winds leave them all shipwrecked? Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook. A Moonlight Harbor Novel Book 1: Welcome to Moonlight Harbor Book 2: Winter at the Beach Book 3: The Summer Retreat Book 4: Beachside Beginnings Book 5: Sunset on Moonlight Beach Book 6: Sand Dollar Lane Book 7: Mermaid Beach Book 8: Moonlight Harbor Novel 3 of 3]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615126Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615126 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mermaid Beach Series: #7 of A Moonlight Harbor Novel Author: Sheila Roberts Narrator: Ann Marie Gideon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 12...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615126 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mermaid Beach Series: #7 of A Moonlight Harbor Novel Author: Sheila Roberts Narrator: Ann Marie Gideon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 12 minutes Release date: April 25, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: “Roberts proves again why she is the premier purveyor of small-town, feel-good romance.” —Booklist USA TODAY bestselling author Sheila Roberts takes readers back to Moonlight Harbor with a story of music, hopes, dreams and family, brimming with Sheila’s trademark humor and heart. Bonnie Brinks and her all-woman band, The Mermaids, are the pride of Moonlight Harbor. They’re the house band at The Drunken Sailor, and that’s just the right amount of fame for Bonnie. A lifetime ago, she went to Nashville to make it big, but she returned home with a broken heart and broken dreams. Now she’s got a comfortable life and a brilliant daughter, Avril, who plays for The Mermaids alongside Bonnie and Bonnie’s mother, Loretta. Avril has big dreams of her own. Her life in Moonlight Harbor is good—she loves singing and playing guitar with The Mermaids, and she has the sweetest, most loyal boyfriend a girl could ask for—but it all feels so…small. She can’t help wondering if there’s something more out there for her. And she doesn’t understand why her mom won’t support her going to Nashville to find out. Meanwhile, Bonnie threw in the towel on her love life long ago, but Loretta sure hasn’t. She’s determined to be swept off her feet, and she wants the same for her daughter. When the hunky new owner of The Drunken Sailor turns the tables on the band and Avril announces she’s leaving Moonlight Harbor, Bonnie’s comfortable life seems to be drifting away. Will these three generations of Mermaids find their happy endings on the Washington coast? Or will the change in the winds leave them all shipwrecked? Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook. A Moonlight Harbor Novel Book 1: Welcome to Moonlight Harbor Book 2: Winter at the Beach Book 3: The Summer Retreat Book 4: Beachside Beginnings Book 5: Sunset on Moonlight Beach Book 6: Sand Dollar Lane Book 7: Mermaid Beach Book 8: Moonlight Harbor Novel 3 of 3]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/with-my-little-eye-a-novel-by-joshilyn-jackson--65269142https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614337 to listen full audiobooks. Title: With My Little Eye: A Novel Author: Joshilyn Jackson Narrator: Maisy Jane, Jesse Vilinsky, Graham Halstead, Michael Crouch, Jeremy Arthur, Joshilyn Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 33 minutes Release date: April 25, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of Never Have I Ever comes the hair-raising story of a mother who moves herself and her daughter across the country to escape a dangerous stalker— but she can’t keep herself and her daughter safe from a monster she can’t identify HIS GAME. HIS RULES. HER LIFE. It started with the letters… For actress Meribel Mills, disturbing fan mail is part of the price of fame. So when she starts getting creepy letters written in fruit-scented marker she’s mostly unfazed. But there’s something different about Marker Man… He’s been in her home… Meribel’s sheets smell of unfamiliar cologne, and objects are changing places inside her house. While the police insist that stalkers hardly ever escalate to violence, Meribel has played the dead girl one too many times on TV to risk becoming her in real life. She and her daughter move from Los Angeles to Atlanta for a fresh start—but no distance is great enough. He’s watching her… Years of being in front of a camera have given Meribel a superpower—she can feel eyes on her, and someone definitely has her in their sights. Could Marker Man have followed her all the way across the country? Suddenly, every man in her life is a suspect and Meribel finds herself in the fight of her life, desperate to protect those she loves as danger closes in from all sides. If he can't have her, no one can. Look for these other pulse-pounding thrillers by New York Times bestselling author Joshilyn Jackson: Mother May I Never Have I Ever]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614337Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614337 to listen full audiobooks. Title: With My Little Eye: A Novel Author: Joshilyn Jackson Narrator: Maisy Jane, Jesse Vilinsky, Graham Halstead, Michael Crouch, Jeremy Arthur, Joshilyn...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614337 to listen full audiobooks. Title: With My Little Eye: A Novel Author: Joshilyn Jackson Narrator: Maisy Jane, Jesse Vilinsky, Graham Halstead, Michael Crouch, Jeremy Arthur, Joshilyn Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 33 minutes Release date: April 25, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of Never Have I Ever comes the hair-raising story of a mother who moves herself and her daughter across the country to escape a dangerous stalker— but she can’t keep herself and her daughter safe from a monster she can’t identify HIS GAME. HIS RULES. HER LIFE. It started with the letters… For actress Meribel Mills, disturbing fan mail is part of the price of fame. So when she starts getting creepy letters written in fruit-scented marker she’s mostly unfazed. But there’s something different about Marker Man… He’s been in her home… Meribel’s sheets smell of unfamiliar cologne, and objects are changing places inside her house. While the police insist that stalkers hardly ever escalate to violence, Meribel has played the dead girl one too many times on TV to risk becoming her in real life. She and her daughter move from Los Angeles to Atlanta for a fresh start—but no distance is great enough. He’s watching her… Years of being in front of a camera have given Meribel a superpower—she can feel eyes on her, and someone definitely has her in their sights. Could Marker Man have followed her all the way across the country? Suddenly, every man in her life is a suspect and Meribel finds herself in the fight of her life, desperate to protect those she loves as danger closes in from all sides. If he can't have her, no one can. Look for these other pulse-pounding thrillers by New York Times bestselling author Joshilyn Jackson: Mother May I Never Have I Ever]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/song-of-batoche-by-maia-caron--65269140https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614648 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Song of Batoche Author: Maia Caron Narrator: Pj Prudat Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 34 minutes Release date: April 25, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Louis Riel arrives at Batoche in 1884 to help the Métis fight for their lands and discovers that the rebellious outsider Josette Lavoie is a granddaughter of the famous chief Big Bear, whom he needs as an ally. But Josette learns of Riel’s hidden agenda — to establish a separate state with his new church at its head — and refuses to help him. Only when the great Gabriel Dumont promises her that he will not let Riel fail does she agree to join the cause. In this raw wilderness on the brink of change, the lives of seven unforgettable characters converge, each one with secrets: Louis Riel and his tortured wife Marguerite; a duplicitous Catholic priest; Gabriel Dumont and his dying wife Madeleine; a Hudson’s Bay Company spy; and the enigmatic Josette Lavoie. As the Dominion Army marches on Batoche, Josette and Gabriel must manage Riel’s escalating religious fanaticism and a growing attraction to each other. Song of Batoche is a timeless story that traces the borderlines of faith and reason, obsession and madness, betrayal and love.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614648Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614648 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Song of Batoche Author: Maia Caron Narrator: Pj Prudat Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 34 minutes Release date: April 25, 2023 Genres:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614648 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Song of Batoche Author: Maia Caron Narrator: Pj Prudat Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 34 minutes Release date: April 25, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Louis Riel arrives at Batoche in 1884 to help the Métis fight for their lands and discovers that the rebellious outsider Josette Lavoie is a granddaughter of the famous chief Big Bear, whom he needs as an ally. But Josette learns of Riel’s hidden agenda — to establish a separate state with his new church at its head — and refuses to help him. Only when the great Gabriel Dumont promises her that he will not let Riel fail does she agree to join the cause. In this raw wilderness on the brink of change, the lives of seven unforgettable characters converge, each one with secrets: Louis Riel and his tortured wife Marguerite; a duplicitous Catholic priest; Gabriel Dumont and his dying wife Madeleine; a Hudson’s Bay Company spy; and the enigmatic Josette Lavoie. As the Dominion Army marches on Batoche, Josette and Gabriel must manage Riel’s escalating religious fanaticism and a growing attraction to each other. Song of Batoche is a timeless story that traces the borderlines of faith and reason, obsession and madness, betrayal and love.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ghost-girl-banana-a-novel-by-wiz-wharton--65269091https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614335 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ghost Girl, Banana: A Novel Author: Wiz Wharton Narrator: Jennifer Leong, Hanako Footman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 15 minutes Release date: April 25, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Set between the last years of the “Chinese Windrush” in 1966 and Hong Kong’s Handover to China in 1997, a mysterious inheritance sees a young woman from London uncovering buried secrets in her late mother’s homeland in this captivating, wry debut about family, identity, and the price of belonging. Hong Kong, 1966. Sook-Yin is exiled from Kowloon to London with orders to restore honor to her family. But as she trains to become a nurse in cold and wet England, Sook-Yin realizes that, like so many transplants, she must carve out a destiny of her own to survive. Thirty years later in London, having lost her mother as a small child, biracial misfit Lily can only remember what Maya, her preternaturally perfect older sister, has told her about Sook-Yin. Unexpectedly named in the will of a powerful Chinese stranger, Lily embarks on a secret pilgrimage across the world to discover the lost side of her identity and claim the reward. But just as change is coming to Hong Kong, so Lily learns Maya’s secrecy about their past has deep roots, and that good fortune comes at a price.  Heartfelt, wry and achingly real, Ghost Girl, Banana marks the stunning debut of a writer-to-watch.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614335Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614335 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ghost Girl, Banana: A Novel Author: Wiz Wharton Narrator: Jennifer Leong, Hanako Footman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 15 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614335 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ghost Girl, Banana: A Novel Author: Wiz Wharton Narrator: Jennifer Leong, Hanako Footman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 15 minutes Release date: April 25, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Set between the last years of the “Chinese Windrush” in 1966 and Hong Kong’s Handover to China in 1997, a mysterious inheritance sees a young woman from London uncovering buried secrets in her late mother’s homeland in this captivating, wry debut about family, identity, and the price of belonging. Hong Kong, 1966. Sook-Yin is exiled from Kowloon to London with orders to restore honor to her family. But as she trains to become a nurse in cold and wet England, Sook-Yin realizes that, like so many transplants, she must carve out a destiny of her own to survive. Thirty years later in London, having lost her mother as a small child, biracial misfit Lily can only remember what Maya, her preternaturally perfect older sister, has told her about Sook-Yin. Unexpectedly named in the will of a powerful Chinese stranger, Lily embarks on a secret pilgrimage across the world to discover the lost side of her identity and claim the reward. But just as change is coming to Hong Kong, so Lily learns Maya’s secrecy about their past has deep roots, and that good fortune comes at a price.  Heartfelt, wry and achingly real, Ghost Girl, Banana marks the stunning debut of a writer-to-watch.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fifth-avenue-glamour-girl-by-renee-rosen--65269088https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614644 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fifth Avenue Glamour Girl Author: Renée Rosen Narrator: Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 13 minutes Release date: April 25, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: It’s 1938, and a young woman selling face cream out of a New York City beauty parlor is determined to prove she can have it all. Her name is Estée Lauder, and she’s about to take the world by storm, in this dazzling new novel from the USA Today bestselling author of The Social Graces and Park Avenue Summer. In New York City, you can disappear into the crowd. At least that’s what Gloria Downing desperately hopes as she tries to reinvent herself after a devastating family scandal. She’s ready for a total life makeover and a friend she can lean on—and into her path walks a young, idealistic woman named Estée. Their chance encounter will change Gloria’s life forever. Estée dreams of success and becoming a household name like Elizabeth Arden, Helena Rubinstein, and Revlon. Before Gloria knows it, she is swept up in her new friend’s mission and while Estée rolls up her sleeves, Gloria begins to discover her own talents. After landing a job at Saks Fifth Avenue, New York’s finest luxury department store, Gloria finds her voice, which proves instrumental in opening doors for Estée’s insatiable ambitions. But in a world unaccustomed to women with power, they’ll each have to pay the price that comes with daring to live life on their own terms and refusing to back down.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614644Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614644 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fifth Avenue Glamour Girl Author: Renée Rosen Narrator: Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 13 minutes Release date: April 25,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614644 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fifth Avenue Glamour Girl Author: Renée Rosen Narrator: Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 13 minutes Release date: April 25, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: It’s 1938, and a young woman selling face cream out of a New York City beauty parlor is determined to prove she can have it all. Her name is Estée Lauder, and she’s about to take the world by storm, in this dazzling new novel from the USA Today bestselling author of The Social Graces and Park Avenue Summer. In New York City, you can disappear into the crowd. At least that’s what Gloria Downing desperately hopes as she tries to reinvent herself after a devastating family scandal. She’s ready for a total life makeover and a friend she can lean on—and into her path walks a young, idealistic woman named Estée. Their chance encounter will change Gloria’s life forever. Estée dreams of success and becoming a household name like Elizabeth Arden, Helena Rubinstein, and Revlon. Before Gloria knows it, she is swept up in her new friend’s mission and while Estée rolls up her sleeves, Gloria begins to discover her own talents. After landing a job at Saks Fifth Avenue, New York’s finest luxury department store, Gloria finds her voice, which proves instrumental in opening doors for Estée’s insatiable ambitions. But in a world unaccustomed to women with power, they’ll each have to pay the price that comes with daring to live life on their own terms and refusing to back down.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bear-with-me-now-by-katie-shepard--65269086https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614641 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bear with Me Now Author: Katie Shepard Narrator: Savannah Peachwood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 28 minutes Release date: April 25, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Love makes life a little wilder in this romantic comedy by debut author Katie Shepard.   After a panic attack puts him in the hospital, charity executive Teagan Van Zijl is dragged by his sister to a wilderness therapy retreat in Montana. Lost in the woods while absconding from midafternoon meditation, Teagan is nearly eaten by a bear before his rescue by a furious angel in muddy hiking boots: the program’s handywoman, Darcy Albano, who was mostly worried for the bear.    Darcy thought she was going to work as a trail guide when she was hired onto the camp staff but ended up cleaning and hauling instead—merely the latest screwing-over she’s endured since her ex stole her car and her parents ruined her credit score. Teagan becomes the silver lining she didn’t expect, a man clearly going through something yet willing to commit to Darcy’s unique brand of wilderness education as the cure for what ails him.   After weeks in the mountains with Darcy, Teagan doesn’t want to return to New York without her. He hires Darcy as his sober companion—a position he doesn’t actually need filled and for which Darcy is completely unqualified—hoping she can help him figure out a way to move forward. But once they get to the city, all Teagan can think of is how to confess the truth without losing her. Together, they begin to imagine what their lives might look like if they could depend on each other for help—even in outrunning a bear.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614641Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614641 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bear with Me Now Author: Katie Shepard Narrator: Savannah Peachwood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 28 minutes Release date: April 25,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614641 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bear with Me Now Author: Katie Shepard Narrator: Savannah Peachwood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 28 minutes Release date: April 25, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Love makes life a little wilder in this romantic comedy by debut author Katie Shepard.   After a panic attack puts him in the hospital, charity executive Teagan Van Zijl is dragged by his sister to a wilderness therapy retreat in Montana. Lost in the woods while absconding from midafternoon meditation, Teagan is nearly eaten by a bear before his rescue by a furious angel in muddy hiking boots: the program’s handywoman, Darcy Albano, who was mostly worried for the bear.    Darcy thought she was going to work as a trail guide when she was hired onto the camp staff but ended up cleaning and hauling instead—merely the latest screwing-over she’s endured since her ex stole her car and her parents ruined her credit score. Teagan becomes the silver lining she didn’t expect, a man clearly going through something yet willing to commit to Darcy’s unique brand of wilderness education as the cure for what ails him.   After weeks in the mountains with Darcy, Teagan doesn’t want to return to New York without her. He hires Darcy as his sober companion—a position he doesn’t actually need filled and for which Darcy is completely unqualified—hoping she can help him figure out a way to move forward. But once they get to the city, all Teagan can think of is how to confess the truth without losing her. Together, they begin to imagine what their lives might look like if they could depend on each other for help—even in outrunning a bear.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/happy-place-by-emily-henry--65269066https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616568 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Happy Place Author: Emily Henry Narrator: Julia Whelan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 3 minutes Release date: April 25, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 483 Ratings of Narrator: 4.52 of Total 101 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! “The beach-read master hooks us again.'—People Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by BuzzFeed ∙ Paste Magazine ∙ Elle ∙ Southern Living ∙ SheReads ∙ Culturess ∙ Medium ∙ Her Campus ∙ Readers Digest ∙ Zibby Mag and more! A couple who broke up months ago pretend to still be together for their annual weeklong vacation with their best friends in this glittering and wise new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry.   Harriet and Wyn have been the perfect couple since they met in college—they go together like salt and pepper, honey and tea, lobster and rolls. Except, now—for reasons they’re still not discussing—they don’t.   They broke up five months ago. And still haven’t told their best friends.   Which is how they find themselves sharing a bedroom at the Maine cottage that has been their friend group’s yearly getaway for the last decade. Their annual respite from the world, where for one vibrant, blissful week they leave behind their daily lives; have copious amounts of cheese, wine, and seafood; and soak up the salty coastal air with the people who understand them most.   Only this year, Harriet and Wyn are lying through their teeth while trying not to notice how desperately they still want each other. Because the cottage is for sale and this is the last week they’ll all have together in this place. They can’t stand to break their friends’ hearts, and so they’ll play their parts. Harriet will be the driven surgical resident who never starts a fight, and Wyn will be the laid-back charmer who never lets the cracks show. It’s a flawless plan (if you look at it from a great distance and through a pair of sunscreen-smeared sunglasses). After years of being in love, how hard can it be to fake it for one week…in front of those who know you best?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616568Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616568 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Happy Place Author: Emily Henry Narrator: Julia Whelan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 3 minutes Release date: April 25, 2023 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616568 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Happy Place Author: Emily Henry Narrator: Julia Whelan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 3 minutes Release date: April 25, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 483 Ratings of Narrator: 4.52 of Total 101 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! “The beach-read master hooks us again.'—People Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by BuzzFeed ∙ Paste Magazine ∙ Elle ∙ Southern Living ∙ SheReads ∙ Culturess ∙ Medium ∙ Her Campus ∙ Readers Digest ∙ Zibby Mag and more! A couple who broke up months ago pretend to still be together for their annual weeklong vacation with their best friends in this glittering and wise new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry.   Harriet and Wyn have been the perfect couple since they met in college—they go together like salt and pepper, honey and tea, lobster and rolls. Except, now—for reasons they’re still not discussing—they don’t.   They broke up five months ago. And still haven’t told their best friends.   Which is how they find themselves sharing a bedroom at the Maine cottage that has been their friend group’s yearly getaway for the last decade. Their annual respite from the world, where for one vibrant, blissful week they leave behind their daily lives; have copious amounts of cheese, wine, and seafood; and soak up the salty coastal air with the people who understand them most.   Only this year, Harriet and Wyn are lying through their teeth while trying not to notice how desperately they still want each other. Because the cottage is for sale and this is the last week they’ll all have together in this place. They can’t stand to break their friends’ hearts, and so they’ll play their parts. Harriet will be the driven surgical resident who never starts a fight, and Wyn will be the laid-back charmer who never lets the cracks show. It’s a flawless plan (if you look at it from a great distance and through a pair of sunscreen-smeared sunglasses). After years of being in love, how hard can it be to fake it for one week…in front of those who know you best?]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-library-at-the-edge-of-the-world-a-novel-by-felicity-hayes-mccoy--65269170https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612778 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Library at the Edge of the World: A Novel Series: #1 of Finfarran Peninsula Author: Felicity Hayes-Mccoy Narrator: Marcella Riordan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 11 minutes Release date: April 18, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: “Heart-warming . . . reminiscent of Maeve Binchy and Roisin Meaney.” —Irish Examiner In the bestselling tradition of Fannie Flagg and Jenny Colgan comes Felicity Hayes-McCoy’s U.S. debut about a local librarian who must find a way to rebuild her community and her own life in this touching, enchanting novel set on Ireland’s stunning West Coast. As she drives her mobile library van between villages of Ireland’s West Coast, Hanna Casey tries not to think about a lot of things. Like the sophisticated lifestyle she abandoned after finding her English barrister husband in bed with another woman. Or that she’s back in Lissbeg, the rural Irish town she walked away from in her teens, living in the back bedroom of her overbearing mother’s retirement bungalow. Or, worse yet, her nagging fear that, as the local librarian and a prominent figure in the community, her failed marriage and ignominious return have made her a focus of gossip. With her teenage daughter, Jazz, off traveling the world and her relationship with her own mother growing increasingly tense, Hanna is determined to reclaim her independence by restoring a derelict cottage left to her by her great-aunt. But when the threatened closure of the Lissbeg Library puts her personal plans in jeopardy, Hanna finds herself leading a battle to restore the heart and soul of the Finfarran Peninsula’s fragmented community. And she’s about to discover that the neighbors she’d always kept at a distance have come to mean more to her than she ever could have imagined. Told with heart and abundant charm, The Library at the Edge of the World is a joyous story about the meaning of home and the importance of finding a place where you truly belong.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612778Tue, 18 Apr 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612778 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Library at the Edge of the World: A Novel Series: #1 of Finfarran Peninsula Author: Felicity Hayes-Mccoy Narrator: Marcella Riordan Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612778 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Library at the Edge of the World: A Novel Series: #1 of Finfarran Peninsula Author: Felicity Hayes-Mccoy Narrator: Marcella Riordan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 11 minutes Release date: April 18, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: “Heart-warming . . . reminiscent of Maeve Binchy and Roisin Meaney.” —Irish Examiner In the bestselling tradition of Fannie Flagg and Jenny Colgan comes Felicity Hayes-McCoy’s U.S. debut about a local librarian who must find a way to rebuild her community and her own life in this touching, enchanting novel set on Ireland’s stunning West Coast. As she drives her mobile library van between villages of Ireland’s West Coast, Hanna Casey tries not to think about a lot of things. Like the sophisticated lifestyle she abandoned after finding her English barrister husband in bed with another woman. Or that she’s back in Lissbeg, the rural Irish town she walked away from in her teens, living in the back bedroom of her overbearing mother’s retirement bungalow. Or, worse yet, her nagging fear that, as the local librarian and a prominent figure in the community, her failed marriage and ignominious return have made her a focus of gossip. With her teenage daughter, Jazz, off traveling the world and her relationship with her own mother growing increasingly tense, Hanna is determined to reclaim her independence by restoring a derelict cottage left to her by her great-aunt. But when the threatened closure of the Lissbeg Library puts her personal plans in jeopardy, Hanna finds herself leading a battle to restore the heart and soul of the Finfarran Peninsula’s fragmented community. And she’s about to discover that the neighbors she’d always kept at a distance have come to mean more to her than she ever could have imagined. Told with heart and abundant charm, The Library at the Edge of the World is a joyous story about the meaning of home and the importance of finding a place where you truly belong.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/games-and-rituals-stories-by-katherine-heiny--65269135https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617678 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Games and Rituals: Stories Author: Katherine Heiny Narrator: Jeremy Carlisle Parker, Kimberly M. Wetherell, Kate Rudd, Rebecca Lowman, Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 47 minutes Release date: April 18, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: AN OPRAH DAILY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • The beloved author of Early Morning Riser brings us glittering stories of love—friendships formed at the airport bar, ex-husbands with benefits, mothers of suspiciously sweet teenagers, ill-advised trysts—in all its forms, both ridiculous and sublime. 'Parts of my heart are still scattered throughout these perfectly rendered tales.” —Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Then She Was Gone The games and rituals performed by Katherine Heiny’s characters range from mischievous to tender: In “Bridesmaid, Revisited,” Marlee, suffering from a laundry and life crisis, wears a massive bridesmaid’s dress to work. In “Twist and Shout,” Erica’s elderly father mistakes his four-thousand-dollar hearing aid for a cashew and eats it. In “Turn Back, Turn Back,” a bedtime story coupled with a receipt for a Starbucks babyccino reveal a struggling actor’s deception. And in “561,” Charlene pays the true price of infidelity and is forced to help her husband’s ex-wife move out of the family home. (“It’s like you’re North Korea and South Korea . . . But would North Korea help South Korea move?”)  Katherine Heiny, one of our most celebrated writers, our bard of waking up in the wrong bed, wearing the wrong shoes, running late for the wrong job, but loved by the right people, has delivered a collection of glorious humour and immense kindness.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617678Tue, 18 Apr 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617678 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Games and Rituals: Stories Author: Katherine Heiny Narrator: Jeremy Carlisle Parker, Kimberly M. Wetherell, Kate Rudd, Rebecca Lowman, Cassandra...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617678 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Games and Rituals: Stories Author: Katherine Heiny Narrator: Jeremy Carlisle Parker, Kimberly M. Wetherell, Kate Rudd, Rebecca Lowman, Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 47 minutes Release date: April 18, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: AN OPRAH DAILY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • The beloved author of Early Morning Riser brings us glittering stories of love—friendships formed at the airport bar, ex-husbands with benefits, mothers of suspiciously sweet teenagers, ill-advised trysts—in all its forms, both ridiculous and sublime. 'Parts of my heart are still scattered throughout these perfectly rendered tales.” —Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Then She Was Gone The games and rituals performed by Katherine Heiny’s characters range from mischievous to tender: In “Bridesmaid, Revisited,” Marlee, suffering from a laundry and life crisis, wears a massive bridesmaid’s dress to work. In “Twist and Shout,” Erica’s elderly father mistakes his four-thousand-dollar hearing aid for a cashew and eats it. In “Turn Back, Turn Back,” a bedtime story coupled with a receipt for a Starbucks babyccino reveal a struggling actor’s deception. And in “561,” Charlene pays the true price of infidelity and is forced to help her husband’s ex-wife move out of the family home. (“It’s like you’re North Korea and South Korea . . . But would North Korea help South Korea move?”)  Katherine Heiny, one of our most celebrated writers, our bard of waking up in the wrong bed, wearing the wrong shoes, running late for the wrong job, but loved by the right people, has delivered a collection of glorious humour and immense kindness.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fire-rush-a-novel-by-jacqueline-crooks--65269110https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617641 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fire Rush: A Novel Author: Jacqueline Crooks Narrator: Leonie Elliot Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 3 minutes Release date: April 18, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: FINALIST FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF 2023 “[A] powerful debut.” —The Washington Post “An exceptional and stunningly original novel by a major new writer.” —Bernardine Evaristo, Booker Prize-winning author of Girl, Woman, Other Set amid the Jamaican diaspora in London at the dawn of 1980s, a mesmerizing story of love, loss, and self-discovery that vibrates with the liberating power of music Yamaye lives for the weekend, when she goes raving with her friends, the “Tombstone Estate gyals,” at The Crypt, an underground dub reggae club in their industrial town on the outskirts of London. Raised by her distant father after her mother’s disappearance when she was a girl, Yamaye craves the oblivion of sound - a chance to escape into the rhythms of those smoke-filled nights, to discover who she really is in the dance-hall darkness. When Yamaye meets Moose, a soulful carpenter who shares her Jamaican heritage, a path toward a different kind of future seems to open. But then, Babylon rushes in. In a devastating cascade of violence that pits state power against her loved ones and her community, Yamaye loses everything. Friendless and adrift, she embarks on a dramatic journey of transformation that takes her to the Bristol underworld and, finally, to Jamaica, where past and present collide with explosive consequences. The unforgettable story of one young woman’s search for home, animated by a ferocity of vision, electrifying music, and the Jamaican spiritual imagination, Fire Rush is a blazing achievement from a brilliant voice in contemporary fiction.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617641Tue, 18 Apr 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617641 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fire Rush: A Novel Author: Jacqueline Crooks Narrator: Leonie Elliot Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 3 minutes Release date: April 18,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617641 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fire Rush: A Novel Author: Jacqueline Crooks Narrator: Leonie Elliot Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 3 minutes Release date: April 18, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: FINALIST FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF 2023 “[A] powerful debut.” —The Washington Post “An exceptional and stunningly original novel by a major new writer.” —Bernardine Evaristo, Booker Prize-winning author of Girl, Woman, Other Set amid the Jamaican diaspora in London at the dawn of 1980s, a mesmerizing story of love, loss, and self-discovery that vibrates with the liberating power of music Yamaye lives for the weekend, when she goes raving with her friends, the “Tombstone Estate gyals,” at The Crypt, an underground dub reggae club in their industrial town on the outskirts of London. Raised by her distant father after her mother’s disappearance when she was a girl, Yamaye craves the oblivion of sound - a chance to escape into the rhythms of those smoke-filled nights, to discover who she really is in the dance-hall darkness. When Yamaye meets Moose, a soulful carpenter who shares her Jamaican heritage, a path toward a different kind of future seems to open. But then, Babylon rushes in. In a devastating cascade of violence that pits state power against her loved ones and her community, Yamaye loses everything. Friendless and adrift, she embarks on a dramatic journey of transformation that takes her to the Bristol underworld and, finally, to Jamaica, where past and present collide with explosive consequences. The unforgettable story of one young woman’s search for home, animated by a ferocity of vision, electrifying music, and the Jamaican spiritual imagination, Fire Rush is a blazing achievement from a brilliant voice in contemporary fiction.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-haunting-of-alejandra-a-novel-by-v-castro-by-v-castro--65269104https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613416 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Haunting of Alejandra: A Novel by V. Castro Author: V. Castro Narrator: Raquel Beattie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 13 minutes Release date: April 18, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A woman is haunted by the Mexican folk demon La Llorona in this “utterly terrifying and wholly immersive . . . story about generational trauma, colonization, systemic oppression, and the horror at the heart of motherhood” (Library Journal, starred review). “Castro is one of the most exciting genre authors on the scene right now, and this might be her most powerful book yet.”—Paste A POPSUGAR AND CRIMEREADS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Alejandra no longer knows who she is. To her husband, she is a wife, and to her children, a mother. To her own adoptive mother, she is a daughter. But they cannot see who Alejandra has become: a woman struggling with a darkness that threatens to consume her.   Nor can they see what Alejandra sees. In times of despair, a ghostly vision appears to her, the apparition of a crying woman in a ragged white gown.   When Alejandra visits a therapist, she begins exploring her family’s history, starting with the biological mother she never knew. As she goes deeper into the lives of the women in her family, she learns that heartbreak and tragedy are not the only things she has in common with her ancestors.   Because the crying woman was with them, too. She is La Llorona, the vengeful and murderous mother of Mexican legend. And she will not leave until Alejandra follows her mother, her grandmother, and all the women who came before her into the darkness.   But Alejandra has inherited more than just pain. She has inherited the strength and the courage of her foremothers—and she will have to summon everything they have given her to banish La Llorona forever.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613416Tue, 18 Apr 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613416 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Haunting of Alejandra: A Novel by V. Castro Author: V. Castro Narrator: Raquel Beattie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 13 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613416 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Haunting of Alejandra: A Novel by V. Castro Author: V. Castro Narrator: Raquel Beattie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 13 minutes Release date: April 18, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A woman is haunted by the Mexican folk demon La Llorona in this “utterly terrifying and wholly immersive . . . story about generational trauma, colonization, systemic oppression, and the horror at the heart of motherhood” (Library Journal, starred review). “Castro is one of the most exciting genre authors on the scene right now, and this might be her most powerful book yet.”—Paste A POPSUGAR AND CRIMEREADS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Alejandra no longer knows who she is. To her husband, she is a wife, and to her children, a mother. To her own adoptive mother, she is a daughter. But they cannot see who Alejandra has become: a woman struggling with a darkness that threatens to consume her.   Nor can they see what Alejandra sees. In times of despair, a ghostly vision appears to her, the apparition of a crying woman in a ragged white gown.   When Alejandra visits a therapist, she begins exploring her family’s history, starting with the biological mother she never knew. As she goes deeper into the lives of the women in her family, she learns that heartbreak and tragedy are not the only things she has in common with her ancestors.   Because the crying woman was with them, too. She is La Llorona, the vengeful and murderous mother of Mexican legend. And she will not leave until Alejandra follows her mother, her grandmother, and all the women who came before her into the darkness.   But Alejandra has inherited more than just pain. She has inherited the strength and the courage of her foremothers—and she will have to summon everything they have given her to banish La Llorona forever.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/only-the-beautiful-by-susan-meissner--65269079https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614647 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Only the Beautiful Author: Susan Meissner Narrator: Jorjeana Marie, Xe Sands Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 28 minutes Release date: April 18, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.71 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A Best Historical Fiction of Spring Pick by Amazon, PopSugar, AARP, and BookBub! A heartrending story about a young mother’s fight to keep her daughter, and the terrible injustice that tears them apart, by the USA Today bestselling author of The Nature of Fragile Things and The Last Year of the War.   California, 1938—When she loses her parents in an accident, sixteen-year-old Rosanne is taken in by the owners of the vineyard where she has lived her whole life as the vinedresser’s daughter. She moves into Celine and Truman Calvert’s spacious house with a secret, however—Rosie sees colors when she hears sound. She promised her mother she’d never reveal her little-understood ability to anyone, but the weight of her isolation and grief prove too much for her. Driven by her loneliness she not only breaks the vow to her mother, but in a desperate moment lets down her guard and ends up pregnant. Banished by the Calverts, Rosanne believes she is bound for a home for unwed mothers. But she soon finds out she is not going to a home of any kind, but to a place that seeks to forcibly take her baby – and the chance for any future babies – from her. Austria, 1947—After witnessing firsthand Adolf Hitler’s brutal pursuit of hereditary purity—especially with regard to “different children”—Helen Calvert, Truman’s sister, is ready to return to America for good. But when she arrives at her brother’s peaceful vineyard after decades working abroad, she is shocked to learn what really happened nine years earlier to the vinedresser’s daughter, a girl whom Helen had long ago befriended. In her determination to find Rosanne, Helen discovers a shocking American eugenics program—and learns that that while the war had been won in Europe, there are still terrifying battles to be fought at home.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614647Tue, 18 Apr 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614647 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Only the Beautiful Author: Susan Meissner Narrator: Jorjeana Marie, Xe Sands Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 28 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614647 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Only the Beautiful Author: Susan Meissner Narrator: Jorjeana Marie, Xe Sands Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 28 minutes Release date: April 18, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.71 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A Best Historical Fiction of Spring Pick by Amazon, PopSugar, AARP, and BookBub! A heartrending story about a young mother’s fight to keep her daughter, and the terrible injustice that tears them apart, by the USA Today bestselling author of The Nature of Fragile Things and The Last Year of the War.   California, 1938—When she loses her parents in an accident, sixteen-year-old Rosanne is taken in by the owners of the vineyard where she has lived her whole life as the vinedresser’s daughter. She moves into Celine and Truman Calvert’s spacious house with a secret, however—Rosie sees colors when she hears sound. She promised her mother she’d never reveal her little-understood ability to anyone, but the weight of her isolation and grief prove too much for her. Driven by her loneliness she not only breaks the vow to her mother, but in a desperate moment lets down her guard and ends up pregnant. Banished by the Calverts, Rosanne believes she is bound for a home for unwed mothers. But she soon finds out she is not going to a home of any kind, but to a place that seeks to forcibly take her baby – and the chance for any future babies – from her. Austria, 1947—After witnessing firsthand Adolf Hitler’s brutal pursuit of hereditary purity—especially with regard to “different children”—Helen Calvert, Truman’s sister, is ready to return to America for good. But when she arrives at her brother’s peaceful vineyard after decades working abroad, she is shocked to learn what really happened nine years earlier to the vinedresser’s daughter, a girl whom Helen had long ago befriended. In her determination to find Rosanne, Helen discovers a shocking American eugenics program—and learns that that while the war had been won in Europe, there are still terrifying battles to be fought at home.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/saturday-night-at-the-lakeside-supper-club-a-novel-by-j-ryan-stradal--65269073https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617643 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club: A Novel Author: J. Ryan Stradal Narrator: Aspen Vincent Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 20 minutes Release date: April 18, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: “Stradal serves up another saga of food and family, hurt and healing, pitched between cliff-hanger moments. . . that make the pages fly.” —People From the New York Times bestselling author J. Ryan Stradal, a story of a couple from two very different restaurant families in rustic Minnesota, and the legacy of love and tragedy, of hardship and hope, that unites and divides them     Mariel Prager needs a break. Her husband Ned is having an identity crisis, her spunky, beloved restaurant is bleeding money by the day, and her mother Florence is stubbornly refusing to leave the church where she’s been holed up for more than a week. The Lakeside Supper Club has been in her family for decades, and while Mariel’s grandmother embraced the business, seeing it as a saving grace, Florence never took to it. When Mariel inherited the restaurant, skipping Florence, it created a rift between mother and daughter that never quite healed.     Ned is also an heir—to a chain of home-style diners—and while he doesn't have a head for business, he knows his family's chain could provide a better future than his wife's fading restaurant. In the aftermath of a devastating tragedy, Ned and Mariel lose almost everything they hold dear, and the hard-won victories of each family hang in the balance. With their dreams dashed, can one fractured family find a way to rebuild despite their losses, and will the Lakeside Supper Club be their salvation?     In this colorful, vanishing world of relish trays and brandy Old Fashioneds, J. Ryan Stradal has once again given us a story full of his signature honest, lovable yet fallible Midwestern characters as they grapple with love, loss, and marriage; what we hold onto and what we leave behind; and what our legacy will be when we are gone.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617643Tue, 18 Apr 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617643 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club: A Novel Author: J. Ryan Stradal Narrator: Aspen Vincent Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 20...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617643 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club: A Novel Author: J. Ryan Stradal Narrator: Aspen Vincent Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 20 minutes Release date: April 18, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: “Stradal serves up another saga of food and family, hurt and healing, pitched between cliff-hanger moments. . . that make the pages fly.” —People From the New York Times bestselling author J. Ryan Stradal, a story of a couple from two very different restaurant families in rustic Minnesota, and the legacy of love and tragedy, of hardship and hope, that unites and divides them     Mariel Prager needs a break. Her husband Ned is having an identity crisis, her spunky, beloved restaurant is bleeding money by the day, and her mother Florence is stubbornly refusing to leave the church where she’s been holed up for more than a week. The Lakeside Supper Club has been in her family for decades, and while Mariel’s grandmother embraced the business, seeing it as a saving grace, Florence never took to it. When Mariel inherited the restaurant, skipping Florence, it created a rift between mother and daughter that never quite healed.     Ned is also an heir—to a chain of home-style diners—and while he doesn't have a head for business, he knows his family's chain could provide a better future than his wife's fading restaurant. In the aftermath of a devastating tragedy, Ned and Mariel lose almost everything they hold dear, and the hard-won victories of each family hang in the balance. With their dreams dashed, can one fractured family find a way to rebuild despite their losses, and will the Lakeside Supper Club be their salvation?     In this colorful, vanishing world of relish trays and brandy Old Fashioneds, J. Ryan Stradal has once again given us a story full of his signature honest, lovable yet fallible Midwestern characters as they grapple with love, loss, and marriage; what we hold onto and what we leave behind; and what our legacy will be when we are gone.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mummy-darlings-a-glorious-guinness-girls-novel-by-emily-hourican--65269046https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617431 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mummy Darlings: A Glorious Guinness Girls Novel Author: Emily Hourican Narrator: Roisin Rankin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 20 minutes Release date: April 18, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: This stunning novel the from author of The Glorious Guinness Girls follows the three enigmatic Guinness sisters as they take on married life and motherhood at the beginning of the 1930s.  It's the dawn of the 1930s and the three privileged Guinness sisters, Aileen, Maureen and Oonagh, settle into becoming wives and mothers: Aileen in Luttrellstown Castle outside Dublin, Maureen in Clandeboye in Northern Ireland, and Oonagh in Rutland Place in London. But while Britain becomes increasingly politically polarized, Aileen, Maureen and Oonagh discover conflict within their own marriages. Oonagh's dream of romantic love is countered by her husband's lies; the intense nature of Maureen's marriage means passion, but also rows; while Aileen begins to discover that, for her, being married offers far less than she had expected. Meanwhile, Kathleen, a housemaid from their childhood home in Glenmaroon, travels between the three sisters, helping, listening, watching--even as her own life brings her into conflict with the clash between fascism and communism. As affairs are uncovered and secrets exposed, the three women begin to realize that their guiled upbringing could not have prepared them for the realities of married life, nor for the scandals that seem to follow them around.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617431Tue, 18 Apr 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617431 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mummy Darlings: A Glorious Guinness Girls Novel Author: Emily Hourican Narrator: Roisin Rankin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 20 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617431 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mummy Darlings: A Glorious Guinness Girls Novel Author: Emily Hourican Narrator: Roisin Rankin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 20 minutes Release date: April 18, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: This stunning novel the from author of The Glorious Guinness Girls follows the three enigmatic Guinness sisters as they take on married life and motherhood at the beginning of the 1930s.  It's the dawn of the 1930s and the three privileged Guinness sisters, Aileen, Maureen and Oonagh, settle into becoming wives and mothers: Aileen in Luttrellstown Castle outside Dublin, Maureen in Clandeboye in Northern Ireland, and Oonagh in Rutland Place in London. But while Britain becomes increasingly politically polarized, Aileen, Maureen and Oonagh discover conflict within their own marriages. Oonagh's dream of romantic love is countered by her husband's lies; the intense nature of Maureen's marriage means passion, but also rows; while Aileen begins to discover that, for her, being married offers far less than she had expected. Meanwhile, Kathleen, a housemaid from their childhood home in Glenmaroon, travels between the three sisters, helping, listening, watching--even as her own life brings her into conflict with the clash between fascism and communism. As affairs are uncovered and secrets exposed, the three women begin to realize that their guiled upbringing could not have prepared them for the realities of married life, nor for the scandals that seem to follow them around.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-one-by-julia-argy--65269043https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617646 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The One Author: Julia Argy Narrator: Suehyla El-Attar Young, Phoebe Strole Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 55 minutes Release date: April 18, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A razor-sharp and seductively hypnotic debut novel about the very fantasy of falling in love. Emily didn’t join the cast of The One for fame or for a relationship. She simply didn’t have anything better to do. Newly fired from her dead-end job, it doesn’t take much convincing when she’s recruited as a last-minute contestant for the popular reality dating show. Emily has been performing her entire life—for her family and friends, former boyfriends, and coworkers. How different could it be playing herself in front of cameras? But the moment Emily arrives, it becomes clear she’s been tapped to win it all. Emily’s producer Miranda sees her as the golden ticket: generically pretty, affable, and easily molded—all the qualities of a future Wife. Emily herself is less certain. It’s easy enough to fall in love under romantic lighting and perfectly crafted dates, but it’s harder to remember what’s real and what’s designed. And as Emily’s fascination with another contestant grows, both Emily and Miranda are forced to decide what it is they really want—and what they are willing to do to get it. A brilliant send-up of our cultural mythology around romance, The One examines the reality of love and desire set against a world of ultimate artifice and manipulation.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617646Tue, 18 Apr 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617646 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The One Author: Julia Argy Narrator: Suehyla El-Attar Young, Phoebe Strole Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 55 minutes Release date: April...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617646 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The One Author: Julia Argy Narrator: Suehyla El-Attar Young, Phoebe Strole Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 55 minutes Release date: April 18, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A razor-sharp and seductively hypnotic debut novel about the very fantasy of falling in love. Emily didn’t join the cast of The One for fame or for a relationship. She simply didn’t have anything better to do. Newly fired from her dead-end job, it doesn’t take much convincing when she’s recruited as a last-minute contestant for the popular reality dating show. Emily has been performing her entire life—for her family and friends, former boyfriends, and coworkers. How different could it be playing herself in front of cameras? But the moment Emily arrives, it becomes clear she’s been tapped to win it all. Emily’s producer Miranda sees her as the golden ticket: generically pretty, affable, and easily molded—all the qualities of a future Wife. Emily herself is less certain. It’s easy enough to fall in love under romantic lighting and perfectly crafted dates, but it’s harder to remember what’s real and what’s designed. And as Emily’s fascination with another contestant grows, both Emily and Miranda are forced to decide what it is they really want—and what they are willing to do to get it. A brilliant send-up of our cultural mythology around romance, The One examines the reality of love and desire set against a world of ultimate artifice and manipulation.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pineapple-street-by-jenny-jackson--65269157https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612279 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pineapple Street Author: Jenny Jackson Narrator: Marin Ireland Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 32 minutes Release date: April 13, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. This unputdownable debut follows three women in an old Brooklyn Heights clan: one who was born with money, one who married into it, and one who wants to give it all away. Darley, the eldest daughter in the well-connected, carefully-guarded Stockton family, has never had to worry about money. Darley followed her heart, trading her job and her inheritance for motherhood, sacrificing more of herself than she ever intended. Sasha, Darley's new sister-in-law, has come from more humble origins, and her hesitancy about signing a pre-nup has everyone worried about her intentions. And Georgiana, the baby of the family, has fallen in love with someone she can't (and really shouldn't) have, and must confront the kind of person she wants to be. Shot through with the indulgent pleasures of life among New York's one per centers - glittering parties, weekend homes and hungover brunches - Pineapple Street is a scintillating, escapist novel that sparkles with wit and wry humour. Full of recognisable, loveable if fallible characters (and a few appalling ones!), it's about the peculiar unknowability of someone else's family, the miles between the haves and have-nots and everything in between. © Jenny Jackson 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612279Thu, 13 Apr 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612279 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pineapple Street Author: Jenny Jackson Narrator: Marin Ireland Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 32 minutes Release date: April 13, 2023...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612279 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pineapple Street Author: Jenny Jackson Narrator: Marin Ireland Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 32 minutes Release date: April 13, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. This unputdownable debut follows three women in an old Brooklyn Heights clan: one who was born with money, one who married into it, and one who wants to give it all away. Darley, the eldest daughter in the well-connected, carefully-guarded Stockton family, has never had to worry about money. Darley followed her heart, trading her job and her inheritance for motherhood, sacrificing more of herself than she ever intended. Sasha, Darley's new sister-in-law, has come from more humble origins, and her hesitancy about signing a pre-nup has everyone worried about her intentions. And Georgiana, the baby of the family, has fallen in love with someone she can't (and really shouldn't) have, and must confront the kind of person she wants to be. Shot through with the indulgent pleasures of life among New York's one per centers - glittering parties, weekend homes and hungover brunches - Pineapple Street is a scintillating, escapist novel that sparkles with wit and wry humour. Full of recognisable, loveable if fallible characters (and a few appalling ones!), it's about the peculiar unknowability of someone else's family, the miles between the haves and have-nots and everything in between. © Jenny Jackson 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/love-on-the-menu-by-mimi-deb--65269132https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618015 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love on the Menu Author: Mimi Deb Narrator: Andrew Futaishi, Krupa Pattani Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 31 minutes Release date: April 13, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: One takeaway dinner. Two lonely hearts. Did somebody order a rom com? ‘A really sweet, warm-hearted read – a winner for fans of Jasmine Guillory or Beth O'Leary!’ Niamh Hargan, author of Twelve Days in May ‘A delicious rom com!’ Kate Bromley, author of Talk Bookish to Me Gia thrives on risks. Ben plays it safe. She crossed continents to chase her London dream; he works the same job in the same restaurant, night after night. Then fate steps in. When Gia’s takeout is delivered, her embarrassing list of New Year’s resolutions accidentally makes its way to Ben’s restaurant, stuck to the bottom of a delivery backpack. With each delivery Gia orders, Ben slips in a note of his own and eagerly awaits her reply. One by one, these notes transform their lives in unexpected ways, and an unlikely love story is written. A totally gorgeous and escapist rom com with a twist. Fans of Beth O’Leary, Ali Hazelwood and Emily Henry will be totally hooked from the very first page. Readers are loving Love on the Menu: ‘A delicious rom com! In Love on the Menu, Deb pens a stirring story about serendipitous connections and chasing your dreams that readers are sure to enjoy’ Kate Bromley, author of Talk Bookish to Me ‘This slow-burn rom com has the most delicious payoff! With hilarious and witty prose and characters who won’t leave your brain, Love on the Menu is a vibrant, fresh take on modern love!’ Farah Heron, author of Accidentally Engaged ‘A really sweet and warm-hearted read’ Niamh Hargan, author of Twelve Days in May ‘Love on the Menu is a delicious delight! A unique meet-cute that blossoms into a beautifully imagined, gorgeous love story. It's packed with wisdom, humour and brilliant characters and I adored every page’ Miranda Dickinson, author of All My Love ‘Oooff. This did things to my heart … what an innovative and totally unique novel. I loved every single second of it’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘An absolute delight to read! The characters are well-developed and their journeys are both heartwarming and relatable … The descriptions of the food and the restaurant scenes are so vivid that I could almost taste the dishes being cooked.’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘The idea is original and I love the writing’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘An extremely compelling five-star read’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618015Thu, 13 Apr 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618015 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love on the Menu Author: Mimi Deb Narrator: Andrew Futaishi, Krupa Pattani Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 31 minutes Release date: April...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618015 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love on the Menu Author: Mimi Deb Narrator: Andrew Futaishi, Krupa Pattani Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 31 minutes Release date: April 13, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: One takeaway dinner. Two lonely hearts. Did somebody order a rom com? ‘A really sweet, warm-hearted read – a winner for fans of Jasmine Guillory or Beth O'Leary!’ Niamh Hargan, author of Twelve Days in May ‘A delicious rom com!’ Kate Bromley, author of Talk Bookish to Me Gia thrives on risks. Ben plays it safe. She crossed continents to chase her London dream; he works the same job in the same restaurant, night after night. Then fate steps in. When Gia’s takeout is delivered, her embarrassing list of New Year’s resolutions accidentally makes its way to Ben’s restaurant, stuck to the bottom of a delivery backpack. With each delivery Gia orders, Ben slips in a note of his own and eagerly awaits her reply. One by one, these notes transform their lives in unexpected ways, and an unlikely love story is written. A totally gorgeous and escapist rom com with a twist. Fans of Beth O’Leary, Ali Hazelwood and Emily Henry will be totally hooked from the very first page. Readers are loving Love on the Menu: ‘A delicious rom com! In Love on the Menu, Deb pens a stirring story about serendipitous connections and chasing your dreams that readers are sure to enjoy’ Kate Bromley, author of Talk Bookish to Me ‘This slow-burn rom com has the most delicious payoff! With hilarious and witty prose and characters who won’t leave your brain, Love on the Menu is a vibrant, fresh take on modern love!’ Farah Heron, author of Accidentally Engaged ‘A really sweet and warm-hearted read’ Niamh Hargan, author of Twelve Days in May ‘Love on the Menu is a delicious delight! A unique meet-cute that blossoms into a beautifully imagined, gorgeous love story. It's packed with wisdom, humour and brilliant characters and I adored every page’ Miranda Dickinson, author of All My Love ‘Oooff. This did things to my heart … what an innovative and totally unique novel. I loved every single second of it’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘An absolute delight to read! The characters are well-developed and their journeys are both heartwarming and relatable … The descriptions of the food and the restaurant scenes are so vivid that I could almost taste the dishes being cooked.’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘The idea is original and I love the writing’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘An extremely compelling five-star read’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-nanny-by-lana-ferguson--65269203https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617636 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Nanny Author: Lana Ferguson Narrator: Samantha Summers, Jameson Adams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 15 minutes Release date: April 11, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.69 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 3.33 of Total 6 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A woman discovers the father of the child she is nannying may be her biggest (Only)Fan in this steamy contemporary romance by Lana Ferguson.   Suddenly unemployed and on the brink of eviction, Cassie Evans is left with two choices: get a new job (and fast) or fire up her long-untouched OnlyFans account. But the job market is terrible, and as for OnlyFans. . . . Well, there are reasons she can’t go back. Just when all hope seems lost, an ad for a live-in nanny position seems like the solution to all her problems. It’s almost too perfect—until she meets her would-be employer.   Aiden Reid, executive chef and DILF extraordinaire, is far from the stuffy single dad Cassie was imagining. He shocks her when he tells her she’s the most qualified applicant he’s met in weeks, practically begging her to take the job. With hands that make her hindbrain howl and eyes that scream sex, the idea of living under the same roof as Aiden feels dangerous, but with no other option, she decides to stay with him and his adorably tenacious daughter, Sophie.   Cassie soon discovers that Aiden is not a stranger at all, but instead someone who is very familiar with her—or at least, her body. Given that he doesn’t remember her, Cassie is faced with what feels like an impossible situation. As their relationship heats to temperatures hotter than any kitchen Aiden has ever worked in, Cassie struggles with telling Aiden the truth, and the more terrifying possibility—losing the best chance at happiness she’s ever had.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617636Tue, 11 Apr 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617636 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Nanny Author: Lana Ferguson Narrator: Samantha Summers, Jameson Adams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 15 minutes Release date: April...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617636 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Nanny Author: Lana Ferguson Narrator: Samantha Summers, Jameson Adams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 15 minutes Release date: April 11, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.69 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 3.33 of Total 6 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A woman discovers the father of the child she is nannying may be her biggest (Only)Fan in this steamy contemporary romance by Lana Ferguson.   Suddenly unemployed and on the brink of eviction, Cassie Evans is left with two choices: get a new job (and fast) or fire up her long-untouched OnlyFans account. But the job market is terrible, and as for OnlyFans. . . . Well, there are reasons she can’t go back. Just when all hope seems lost, an ad for a live-in nanny position seems like the solution to all her problems. It’s almost too perfect—until she meets her would-be employer.   Aiden Reid, executive chef and DILF extraordinaire, is far from the stuffy single dad Cassie was imagining. He shocks her when he tells her she’s the most qualified applicant he’s met in weeks, practically begging her to take the job. With hands that make her hindbrain howl and eyes that scream sex, the idea of living under the same roof as Aiden feels dangerous, but with no other option, she decides to stay with him and his adorably tenacious daughter, Sophie.   Cassie soon discovers that Aiden is not a stranger at all, but instead someone who is very familiar with her—or at least, her body. Given that he doesn’t remember her, Cassie is faced with what feels like an impossible situation. As their relationship heats to temperatures hotter than any kitchen Aiden has ever worked in, Cassie struggles with telling Aiden the truth, and the more terrifying possibility—losing the best chance at happiness she’s ever had.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-heart-will-find-you-by-jude-deveraux--65269118https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615115 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Heart Will Find You Author: Jude Deveraux Narrator: Susan Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 54 minutes Release date: April 11, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A mail-order bride A lonely rancher A portal to the past Their love refused to stay quiet, echoing across time… When the world is brought to a standstill in the early days of a global pandemic, Etta Wilmont finds herself suddenly stranded in Kansas City. Desperate to secure a roof over her head, Etta crosses paths with Henry Logan, a lonely older man in need of a caretaker. His invitation for Etta to stay with him seems to be the solution to both their problems—and maybe the spontaneous adventure Etta’s life has been missing. As Etta and Henry settle into a companionable living arrangement, Etta indulges in Henry’s library. The compelling historical accounts of life in the Midwest soon inspire vivid dreams of Kansas City in the 1870s, dreams in which she’s a mail-order bride, married to a handsome but guarded rancher named Maxwell Lawton. Haunted by the story unfolding in her mind, Etta realizes her dreams of the past and the familiar faces featured within are starting to have an impact on the present, altering her current reality. Perhaps these dreams are Etta’s chance to finally claim something for herself after so much time spent caring for others. More than anything, Etta wonders if the captivating man she’s falling for while she sleeps might be real, might be out there—true love waiting to be found and which would change both their lives forever.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615115Tue, 11 Apr 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615115 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Heart Will Find You Author: Jude Deveraux Narrator: Susan Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 54 minutes Release date: April 11,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615115 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Heart Will Find You Author: Jude Deveraux Narrator: Susan Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 54 minutes Release date: April 11, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A mail-order bride A lonely rancher A portal to the past Their love refused to stay quiet, echoing across time… When the world is brought to a standstill in the early days of a global pandemic, Etta Wilmont finds herself suddenly stranded in Kansas City. Desperate to secure a roof over her head, Etta crosses paths with Henry Logan, a lonely older man in need of a caretaker. His invitation for Etta to stay with him seems to be the solution to both their problems—and maybe the spontaneous adventure Etta’s life has been missing. As Etta and Henry settle into a companionable living arrangement, Etta indulges in Henry’s library. The compelling historical accounts of life in the Midwest soon inspire vivid dreams of Kansas City in the 1870s, dreams in which she’s a mail-order bride, married to a handsome but guarded rancher named Maxwell Lawton. Haunted by the story unfolding in her mind, Etta realizes her dreams of the past and the familiar faces featured within are starting to have an impact on the present, altering her current reality. Perhaps these dreams are Etta’s chance to finally claim something for herself after so much time spent caring for others. More than anything, Etta wonders if the captivating man she’s falling for while she sleeps might be real, might be out there—true love waiting to be found and which would change both their lives forever.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chrysalis-a-novel-by-anna-metcalfe--65269106https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617670 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chrysalis: A Novel Author: Anna Metcalfe Narrator: Elizabeth Chan, Luke R. Francis, Jenny Funnell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 28 minutes Release date: April 11, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: This provocative, fiercely imaginative debut follows a woman trying to slip the shackles of society by controlling her body and mind in extreme ways, by one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists. “Chrysalis is a thrilling look at how we spin silk around ourselves by watching the world on our screens.”—The New York Times Book Review It was hard to be in the present, she said, but if her body were heavier and more in control, then her thoughts would clear and her mind would recover its power. What happens when a woman dares to take up space? An enigmatic young woman drastically transforms her body, working to become bigger, stronger, and stiller in the wake of a trauma. We see her through the eyes of three people, each differently mesmerized by her, as they reckon with the consequences of her bizarre metamorphosis. Each of them leaves us with a puzzle piece of who she was before she became someone else. Elliot, a recluse who notices her at the gym, witnesses her physical evolution and becomes her first acolyte. Bella, her mother, worries about the intense effect her daughter’s new way of life is beginning to have on others, and she reflects on their relationship, a close cocoon from which her daughter has broken free. Susie, her ex-colleague and best friend, offers her sanctuary and support as she makes the transition to self-created online phenomenon, posting viral meditation videos that encourage her followers to join her in achieving self-sufficiency by isolating themselves from everyone else in their lives. Uncanny, alluring, and intimate, Chrysalis raises vital questions about selfhood and solitude. This daring novel asks if it is possible for a woman to have agency over her body while remaining part of society, and then offers its own explosive answer.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617670Tue, 11 Apr 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617670 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chrysalis: A Novel Author: Anna Metcalfe Narrator: Elizabeth Chan, Luke R. Francis, Jenny Funnell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 28...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617670 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chrysalis: A Novel Author: Anna Metcalfe Narrator: Elizabeth Chan, Luke R. Francis, Jenny Funnell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 28 minutes Release date: April 11, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: This provocative, fiercely imaginative debut follows a woman trying to slip the shackles of society by controlling her body and mind in extreme ways, by one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists. “Chrysalis is a thrilling look at how we spin silk around ourselves by watching the world on our screens.”—The New York Times Book Review It was hard to be in the present, she said, but if her body were heavier and more in control, then her thoughts would clear and her mind would recover its power. What happens when a woman dares to take up space? An enigmatic young woman drastically transforms her body, working to become bigger, stronger, and stiller in the wake of a trauma. We see her through the eyes of three people, each differently mesmerized by her, as they reckon with the consequences of her bizarre metamorphosis. Each of them leaves us with a puzzle piece of who she was before she became someone else. Elliot, a recluse who notices her at the gym, witnesses her physical evolution and becomes her first acolyte. Bella, her mother, worries about the intense effect her daughter’s new way of life is beginning to have on others, and she reflects on their relationship, a close cocoon from which her daughter has broken free. Susie, her ex-colleague and best friend, offers her sanctuary and support as she makes the transition to self-created online phenomenon, posting viral meditation videos that encourage her followers to join her in achieving self-sufficiency by isolating themselves from everyone else in their lives. Uncanny, alluring, and intimate, Chrysalis raises vital questions about selfhood and solitude. This daring novel asks if it is possible for a woman to have agency over her body while remaining part of society, and then offers its own explosive answer.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/life-and-other-love-songs-by-anissa-gray--65269097https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617635 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life and Other Love Songs Author: Anissa Gray Narrator: Nicole Lewis, Karen Murray, Dominic Hoffman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 39 minutes Release date: April 11, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: “Musical in structure—the octaves rise when the music calls for it; truths are revealed by the invisible beats of this gorgeous, rich story” –Ann Napolitano, New York Times bestselling author of Hello Beautiful (Oprah’s Book Club Pick) “Riveting, rhythmic, transcendent...a stellar family saga.”—Jacqueline Woodson, New York Times bestselling author of Red at the Bone Named a Most Anticipated Book by Time ∙ Essence ∙ Real Simple ∙ Good Housekeeping ∙ Atlanta-Journal Constitution ∙ The Root ∙ SheReads ∙ Atlanta Magazine ∙ Zibby Mag   A father’s sudden disappearance exposes the private fears, dreams, longings, and joys of a Black American family in the late decades of the twentieth century, in this page-turning and intimate new novel from the author of The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls. It’s a warm, bright October afternoon, and Ozro Armstead walks out into the brilliant sunshine on his thirty-seventh birthday. At home, his wife Deborah and daughter Trinity prepare a surprise celebration; down the street, his brother waves as Oz heads back to his office after having lunch together.   But he won’t make it to the party or even to his briefcase back at his desk. He's about to disappear.   In the days, months, and years to follow, Deborah and Trinity look backward and forward as they piece together the life of the man they love, but whom they come to realize they might never have truly known.   In a gripping narrative that moves from the Great Migration to 1970s Detroit and 1990s New York, we follow the hopes, triumphs, losses, and secrets that build up and tear apart an American family.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617635Tue, 11 Apr 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617635 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life and Other Love Songs Author: Anissa Gray Narrator: Nicole Lewis, Karen Murray, Dominic Hoffman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 39...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617635 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life and Other Love Songs Author: Anissa Gray Narrator: Nicole Lewis, Karen Murray, Dominic Hoffman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 39 minutes Release date: April 11, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: “Musical in structure—the octaves rise when the music calls for it; truths are revealed by the invisible beats of this gorgeous, rich story” –Ann Napolitano, New York Times bestselling author of Hello Beautiful (Oprah’s Book Club Pick) “Riveting, rhythmic, transcendent...a stellar family saga.”—Jacqueline Woodson, New York Times bestselling author of Red at the Bone Named a Most Anticipated Book by Time ∙ Essence ∙ Real Simple ∙ Good Housekeeping ∙ Atlanta-Journal Constitution ∙ The Root ∙ SheReads ∙ Atlanta Magazine ∙ Zibby Mag   A father’s sudden disappearance exposes the private fears, dreams, longings, and joys of a Black American family in the late decades of the twentieth century, in this page-turning and intimate new novel from the author of The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls. It’s a warm, bright October afternoon, and Ozro Armstead walks out into the brilliant sunshine on his thirty-seventh birthday. At home, his wife Deborah and daughter Trinity prepare a surprise celebration; down the street, his brother waves as Oz heads back to his office after having lunch together.   But he won’t make it to the party or even to his briefcase back at his desk. He's about to disappear.   In the days, months, and years to follow, Deborah and Trinity look backward and forward as they piece together the life of the man they love, but whom they come to realize they might never have truly known.   In a gripping narrative that moves from the Great Migration to 1970s Detroit and 1990s New York, we follow the hopes, triumphs, losses, and secrets that build up and tear apart an American family.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-seaside-library-by-brenda-novak--65269084https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615111 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Seaside Library Author: Brenda Novak Narrator: Amy Mcfadden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 17 minutes Release date: April 11, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of The Bookstore on the Beach There are secrets that bring friends together, and others that drive them apart… Mariners Island is barely ten miles long, but when Ivy, Ariana and Cam were teenagers, it was their whole world. Beyond the pristine beaches and iconic lighthouse lies the beautiful old library that belongs to Ivy’s family. While that bound Ivy to the island as an adult, Ariana could not leave Mariners behind fast enough. The town holds too many…memories. Not only her unrequited feelings for Cam, but the tragedy that left a scar on the community. When a young girl went missing, a teenage Cam was unthinkably the prime suspect. Ariana and Ivy knew he couldn’t have hurt anyone, and they promised to protect him—even if it meant lying on his behalf. Now, twenty years later, Ariana returns to Mariners just as new evidence emerges on the case, calling into question everything the three friends thought they knew—and everyone they thought they could trust. What really happened that night? Over the course of one eventful summer, Ariana, Ivy and Cam will learn the truth—about their pasts, their futures and the ties that still bind them as closely as the pages of a book… Don't miss these other great summer beach reads from Brenda Novak - One Perfect Summer - The Bookstore on the Beach - Summer on the Island]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615111Tue, 11 Apr 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615111 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Seaside Library Author: Brenda Novak Narrator: Amy Mcfadden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 17 minutes Release date: April 11, 2023...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615111 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Seaside Library Author: Brenda Novak Narrator: Amy Mcfadden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 17 minutes Release date: April 11, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of The Bookstore on the Beach There are secrets that bring friends together, and others that drive them apart… Mariners Island is barely ten miles long, but when Ivy, Ariana and Cam were teenagers, it was their whole world. Beyond the pristine beaches and iconic lighthouse lies the beautiful old library that belongs to Ivy’s family. While that bound Ivy to the island as an adult, Ariana could not leave Mariners behind fast enough. The town holds too many…memories. Not only her unrequited feelings for Cam, but the tragedy that left a scar on the community. When a young girl went missing, a teenage Cam was unthinkably the prime suspect. Ariana and Ivy knew he couldn’t have hurt anyone, and they promised to protect him—even if it meant lying on his behalf. Now, twenty years later, Ariana returns to Mariners just as new evidence emerges on the case, calling into question everything the three friends thought they knew—and everyone they thought they could trust. What really happened that night? Over the course of one eventful summer, Ariana, Ivy and Cam will learn the truth—about their pasts, their futures and the ties that still bind them as closely as the pages of a book… Don't miss these other great summer beach reads from Brenda Novak - One Perfect Summer - The Bookstore on the Beach - Summer on the Island]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pomegranate-a-novel-by-helen-elaine-lee--65269067https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618317 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pomegranate: A Novel Author: Helen Elaine Lee Narrator: Machelle Williams, Janina Edwards Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 40 minutes Release date: April 11, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTION The acclaimed author of The Serpent’s Gift returns with this “deep and beautiful” (Jaqueline Woodson, New York Times bestselling author) story about a queer Black woman working to stay clean, pull her life together, and heal after being released from prison. Ranita Atwater is “getting short.” She is almost done with her four-year sentence for opiate possession at Oak Hills Correctional Center. Three years sober, she is determined to stay clean and regain custody of her two children. Ranita is regaining her freedom, but she’s leaving behind her lover Maxine, who has inspired her to imagine herself and the world differently. My name is Ranita, and I’m an addict, she has said again and again at recovery meetings. But who else is she? Who might she choose to become? Now she must steer clear of the temptations that have pulled her down, while atoning for her missteps and facing old wounds. With a fierce, smart, and sometimes funny voice, Ranita reveals how rocky and winding the path to wellness is for a Black woman, even as she draws on family, memory, faith, and love in order to choose life. Pomegranate is a complex portrayal of queer Black womanhood and marginalization in America from an author “working at the height of her powers” (Tayari Jones, New York Times bestselling). In lyrical and precise prose, Helen Elaine Lee paints a humane and unflinching portrait of the devastating effects of incarceration and addiction, and of one woman’s determination to tell her story.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618317Tue, 11 Apr 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618317 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pomegranate: A Novel Author: Helen Elaine Lee Narrator: Machelle Williams, Janina Edwards Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 40 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618317 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pomegranate: A Novel Author: Helen Elaine Lee Narrator: Machelle Williams, Janina Edwards Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 40 minutes Release date: April 11, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTION The acclaimed author of The Serpent’s Gift returns with this “deep and beautiful” (Jaqueline Woodson, New York Times bestselling author) story about a queer Black woman working to stay clean, pull her life together, and heal after being released from prison. Ranita Atwater is “getting short.” She is almost done with her four-year sentence for opiate possession at Oak Hills Correctional Center. Three years sober, she is determined to stay clean and regain custody of her two children. Ranita is regaining her freedom, but she’s leaving behind her lover Maxine, who has inspired her to imagine herself and the world differently. My name is Ranita, and I’m an addict, she has said again and again at recovery meetings. But who else is she? Who might she choose to become? Now she must steer clear of the temptations that have pulled her down, while atoning for her missteps and facing old wounds. With a fierce, smart, and sometimes funny voice, Ranita reveals how rocky and winding the path to wellness is for a Black woman, even as she draws on family, memory, faith, and love in order to choose life. Pomegranate is a complex portrayal of queer Black womanhood and marginalization in America from an author “working at the height of her powers” (Tayari Jones, New York Times bestselling). In lyrical and precise prose, Helen Elaine Lee paints a humane and unflinching portrait of the devastating effects of incarceration and addiction, and of one woman’s determination to tell her story.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-cuban-heiress-by-chanel-cleeton--65269033https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620405 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Cuban Heiress Author: Chanel Cleeton Narrator: Rachel L. Jacobs, Frankie Corzo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 13 minutes Release date: April 11, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: An NPR Books We Love selection for 2023 'An unforgettable read that should be at the top of every TBR list.'—NPR In 1934, a luxury cruise becomes a fight for survival as two women’s pasts collide on a round-trip voyage from New York to Havana in New York Times bestselling author Chanel Cleeton's page-turning new novel inspired by the true story of the SS Morro Castle. New York heiress Catherine Dohan seemingly has it all. There’s only one problem. It’s a lie. As soon as the Morro Castle leaves port, Catherine’s past returns with a vengeance and threatens her life. Joining forces with a charismatic jewel thief, Catherine must discover who wants her dead—and why. Elena Palacio is a dead woman. Or so everyone thinks. After a devastating betrayal left her penniless and on the run, Elena’s journey on the Morro Castle is her last hope. Steeped in secrecy and a burning desire for revenge, her return to Havana is a chance to right the wrong that has been done to her—and her prey is on the ship. As danger swirls aboard the Morro Castle and their fates intertwine, Elena and Catherine must risk everything to see justice served once and for all.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620405Tue, 11 Apr 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620405 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Cuban Heiress Author: Chanel Cleeton Narrator: Rachel L. Jacobs, Frankie Corzo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 13 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620405 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Cuban Heiress Author: Chanel Cleeton Narrator: Rachel L. Jacobs, Frankie Corzo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 13 minutes Release date: April 11, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: An NPR Books We Love selection for 2023 'An unforgettable read that should be at the top of every TBR list.'—NPR In 1934, a luxury cruise becomes a fight for survival as two women’s pasts collide on a round-trip voyage from New York to Havana in New York Times bestselling author Chanel Cleeton's page-turning new novel inspired by the true story of the SS Morro Castle. New York heiress Catherine Dohan seemingly has it all. There’s only one problem. It’s a lie. As soon as the Morro Castle leaves port, Catherine’s past returns with a vengeance and threatens her life. Joining forces with a charismatic jewel thief, Catherine must discover who wants her dead—and why. Elena Palacio is a dead woman. Or so everyone thinks. After a devastating betrayal left her penniless and on the run, Elena’s journey on the Morro Castle is her last hope. Steeped in secrecy and a burning desire for revenge, her return to Havana is a chance to right the wrong that has been done to her—and her prey is on the ship. As danger swirls aboard the Morro Castle and their fates intertwine, Elena and Catherine must risk everything to see justice served once and for all.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/things-i-wish-i-told-my-mother-the-perfect-mother-daughter-book-club-read-by-susan-dilallo-susan-patterson-james-patterson--65269081https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617418 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Things I Wish I Told My Mother: The Perfect Mother-Daughter Book Club Read Author: Susan Dilallo, Susan Patterson, James Patterson Narrator: Ellen Archer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 44 minutes Release date: April 10, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.63 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.2 of Total 5 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: An artist and her perfectionist mother unpack a lifetime of secrets while on vacation in Paris in this moving novel—perfect for fans of One Italian Summer. A mother and daughter on vacation in Paris unpack a lifetime of secrets and hopes—with a giant Pattersonian twist at the end! Every daughter has her own distinctive voice, her inimitable style, and her secrets.    Laurie is an artist, a collector of experiences. She travels the world with a worn beige duffel bag.    Every mother has her own distinctive voice, her inimitable style, and her secrets.  “Dr. Liz,” Laurie’s mother, is an elegant perfectionist who travels the world with a matched set of suitcases. When Laurie surprises her mother with a dream vacation, it brings an unexpected sparkle to her eyes. So begins Things I Wish I Told My Mother. You will wish this novel never ends.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617418Mon, 10 Apr 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617418 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Things I Wish I Told My Mother: The Perfect Mother-Daughter Book Club Read Author: Susan Dilallo, Susan Patterson, James Patterson Narrator: Ellen...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617418 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Things I Wish I Told My Mother: The Perfect Mother-Daughter Book Club Read Author: Susan Dilallo, Susan Patterson, James Patterson Narrator: Ellen Archer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 44 minutes Release date: April 10, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.63 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.2 of Total 5 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: An artist and her perfectionist mother unpack a lifetime of secrets while on vacation in Paris in this moving novel—perfect for fans of One Italian Summer. A mother and daughter on vacation in Paris unpack a lifetime of secrets and hopes—with a giant Pattersonian twist at the end! Every daughter has her own distinctive voice, her inimitable style, and her secrets.    Laurie is an artist, a collector of experiences. She travels the world with a worn beige duffel bag.    Every mother has her own distinctive voice, her inimitable style, and her secrets.  “Dr. Liz,” Laurie’s mother, is an elegant perfectionist who travels the world with a matched set of suitcases. When Laurie surprises her mother with a dream vacation, it brings an unexpected sparkle to her eyes. So begins Things I Wish I Told My Mother. You will wish this novel never ends.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/carmen-and-grace-a-novel-by-melissa-coss-aquino--65269197https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/604511 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Carmen and Grace: A Novel Author: Melissa Coss Aquino Narrator: Melanie Mendez, Almarie Guerra Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 16 minutes Release date: April 4, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM SAROYAN INTERNATIONAL PRIZE  “I was crying like I lost my best friend as I finished. . . . This book is an act of love . . . It will break you apart and remind you that we can all be put back together again, stronger, and wiser than before.” — XOCHITL GONZALEZ, New York Times bestselling author of Olga Dies Dreaming An emotionally riveting coming-of-age drama about two cousins lured into the underground drug trade at a young age and the inextricable ties that bind them, as one woman seeks power and the other seeks a way out—the debut of a vibrant and stunningly original new voice in fiction. Carmen and Grace have been inseparable since they were little girls—more like sisters than cousins, survivors of a childhood marked by neglect and addiction and a system that never valued them. For too long, all they had was each other. That is, until Doña Durka swept into their lives and changed everything, taking Grace into her home, providing stability and support, and playing an outsize role in Carmen’s upbringing too. Durka is more than a beneficent force in their Bronx neighborhood, though. She’s also the leader of an underground drug empire, a larger-than-life matriarch who understands the vital importance of taking what power she can in a world too often ruled by violent men. So, when Durka dies suddenly under mysterious circumstances, Carmen and Grace’s lives are thrown into chaos. Grace has been primed to take over and has grand plans to expand the business. While Carmen is ready to move on—from the shadow of Durka and her high expectations and, most of all, from always looking over her shoulder in fear. She’s also harboring a secret: she’s pregnant and starting to show, and desperate to build a new life before the baby arrives. But how can Carmen leave the only family she’s ever known—this tight sisterhood of women known as the D. O. D., a group of lost girls turned skilled professionals under Durka’s guiding hand, all bonded in their spirituality and merciless support for one another—especially now, when outside threats are circling, and Grace’s plans are speeding recklessly forward? As tough and tender as its main characters, Carmen and Grace will grab readers from the first page with its raw beauty, depth of feeling, and heart-pounding plot. A moving meditation on the choices of women and the legacy of violence, it’s a devastatingly wise and intimate story about the bonds of female friendship, ambition, and found family. ''Melissa Coss Aquino brilliantly delivers a loving novel with characters you are inspired to ride or die with. . . . If you love reading novels about creative, ambitious, and relentless women who are committed to community and making a way out of no way, read this book!'' — ANGIE CRUZ, author of How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water and Dominicana “Electric, heartrending, and exceptionally tender . . . Every sentence of Melissa Coss Aquino's debut feels acute and deliberate, a shard of glass held up to the light.” — DANYA KUKAFKA, bestselling author of Notes on an Execution]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/604511Tue, 04 Apr 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/604511 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Carmen and Grace: A Novel Author: Melissa Coss Aquino Narrator: Melanie Mendez, Almarie Guerra Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 16 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/604511 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Carmen and Grace: A Novel Author: Melissa Coss Aquino Narrator: Melanie Mendez, Almarie Guerra Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 16 minutes Release date: April 4, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM SAROYAN INTERNATIONAL PRIZE  “I was crying like I lost my best friend as I finished. . . . This book is an act of love . . . It will break you apart and remind you that we can all be put back together again, stronger, and wiser than before.” — XOCHITL GONZALEZ, New York Times bestselling author of Olga Dies Dreaming An emotionally riveting coming-of-age drama about two cousins lured into the underground drug trade at a young age and the inextricable ties that bind them, as one woman seeks power and the other seeks a way out—the debut of a vibrant and stunningly original new voice in fiction. Carmen and Grace have been inseparable since they were little girls—more like sisters than cousins, survivors of a childhood marked by neglect and addiction and a system that never valued them. For too long, all they had was each other. That is, until Doña Durka swept into their lives and changed everything, taking Grace into her home, providing stability and support, and playing an outsize role in Carmen’s upbringing too. Durka is more than a beneficent force in their Bronx neighborhood, though. She’s also the leader of an underground drug empire, a larger-than-life matriarch who understands the vital importance of taking what power she can in a world too often ruled by violent men. So, when Durka dies suddenly under mysterious circumstances, Carmen and Grace’s lives are thrown into chaos. Grace has been primed to take over and has grand plans to expand the business. While Carmen is ready to move on—from the shadow of Durka and her high expectations and, most of all, from always looking over her shoulder in fear. She’s also harboring a secret: she’s pregnant and starting to show, and desperate to build a new life before the baby arrives. But how can Carmen leave the only family she’s ever known—this tight sisterhood of women known as the D. O. D., a group of lost girls turned skilled professionals under Durka’s guiding hand, all bonded in their spirituality and merciless support for one another—especially now, when outside threats are circling, and Grace’s plans are speeding recklessly forward? As tough and tender as its main characters, Carmen and Grace will grab readers from the first page with its raw beauty, depth of feeling, and heart-pounding plot. A moving meditation on the choices of women and the legacy of violence, it’s a devastatingly wise and intimate story about the bonds of female friendship, ambition, and found family. ''Melissa Coss Aquino brilliantly delivers a loving novel with characters you are inspired to ride or die with. . . . If you love reading novels about creative, ambitious, and relentless women who are committed to community and making a way out of no way, read this book!'' — ANGIE CRUZ, author of How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water and Dominicana “Electric, heartrending, and exceptionally tender . . . Every sentence of Melissa Coss Aquino's debut feels acute and deliberate, a shard of glass held up to the light.” — DANYA KUKAFKA, bestselling author of Notes on an Execution]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-home-for-wayward-girls-a-novel-by-marcia-bradley--65269191https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/604515 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Home for Wayward Girls: A Novel Author: Marcia Bradley Narrator: Caitlin Kelly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 53 minutes Release date: April 4, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Growing up in the 1990s, a young girl escapes her abusive parents–and the “ranch” they ran for “bad” girls—and becomes an advocate for teen runaways in this harrowing and heartfelt novel for fans of Joanna Goodman and Lisa Wingate. While other adolescent girls are listening to grunge rock or swooning over boy bands and movie stars, Loretta knows little of life beyond the Home for Wayward Girls, the secluded ranch where her parents run a program designed to “correct” teen girls’ “bad behavior.” Some new residents arrive with their moms and dads, while other are accompanied by transporters—people paid to forcibly deliver these “problem” teens—girls caught swearing, smoking, drinking, or kissing. Many are failed runaways desperate to leave their controlling and sometimes brutal homes. Few have any idea of the suffering that lies ahead. Loretta witnesses firsthand how the adults use abusive discipline to crush these young women’s spirits and break their wills. She understands these girls’ pain and shares it. Since childhood she’s been afraid of her father, and avoids him by spending time with the residents, secretly teaching them the survival skills they’ll need in case they manage to escape. Until the day a horrifying act of violence forces her to make her own terrible choice. Terrified and with no other option, Loretta flees the ranch and hitchhikes across the country, ending up in New York. Eventually finding safety and a sympathetic community, Loretta dedicates herself to working with lost, vulnerable, and defenseless teens, determined to prevent the same thing from happening to other girls like her.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/604515Tue, 04 Apr 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/604515 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Home for Wayward Girls: A Novel Author: Marcia Bradley Narrator: Caitlin Kelly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 53 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/604515 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Home for Wayward Girls: A Novel Author: Marcia Bradley Narrator: Caitlin Kelly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 53 minutes Release date: April 4, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Growing up in the 1990s, a young girl escapes her abusive parents–and the “ranch” they ran for “bad” girls—and becomes an advocate for teen runaways in this harrowing and heartfelt novel for fans of Joanna Goodman and Lisa Wingate. While other adolescent girls are listening to grunge rock or swooning over boy bands and movie stars, Loretta knows little of life beyond the Home for Wayward Girls, the secluded ranch where her parents run a program designed to “correct” teen girls’ “bad behavior.” Some new residents arrive with their moms and dads, while other are accompanied by transporters—people paid to forcibly deliver these “problem” teens—girls caught swearing, smoking, drinking, or kissing. Many are failed runaways desperate to leave their controlling and sometimes brutal homes. Few have any idea of the suffering that lies ahead. Loretta witnesses firsthand how the adults use abusive discipline to crush these young women’s spirits and break their wills. She understands these girls’ pain and shares it. Since childhood she’s been afraid of her father, and avoids him by spending time with the residents, secretly teaching them the survival skills they’ll need in case they manage to escape. Until the day a horrifying act of violence forces her to make her own terrible choice. Terrified and with no other option, Loretta flees the ranch and hitchhikes across the country, ending up in New York. Eventually finding safety and a sympathetic community, Loretta dedicates herself to working with lost, vulnerable, and defenseless teens, determined to prevent the same thing from happening to other girls like her.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-do-over-a-novel-by-suzanne-park--65269190https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/604519 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Do-Over: A Novel Author: Suzanne Park Narrator: Joy Osmanski Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 23 minutes Release date: April 4, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: From the author of the “genuinely funny” and “delightful” Loathe at First Sight (NPR) and “cinematic, charming” So We Meet Again (Emily Henry), a fun rom-com about a young Korean-American woman having to return to college after discovering she’s a few credits shy of completing her degree—only to find one of her TAs is her old college boyfriend. Bestselling author Lily Lee is on a short deadline to deliver her new career guide How to Land the Perfect Job, and she’s been interviewing at all the top companies around town. But when she’s offered a coveted position at her dream company, the employer’s background check reveals she never actually finished her college degree. Unbelievably, her worst nightmare has come true. Lily returns to her alma mater to relive her senior year of college, after walking across the stage at graduation a decade earlier. Just as she starts getting used to the idea of being a student again, things get even more weird and chaotic when she discovers her computer science TA is her old college boyfriend, Jake Cho. As Lily and Jake reconnect, she sees that her late-blooming ex has done well for himself: the handsome, charming grad student appears to have his life together, while Lily’s on the brink of losing her reputation and her book deal.   Told in present day with glimpses of the past, The Do-Over is a delightfully warm and hopeful story about second chances in life and love, and how the future might not be a straight line, but we still end up exactly where we’re supposed to be.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/604519Tue, 04 Apr 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/604519 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Do-Over: A Novel Author: Suzanne Park Narrator: Joy Osmanski Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 23 minutes Release date: April 4, 2023...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/604519 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Do-Over: A Novel Author: Suzanne Park Narrator: Joy Osmanski Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 23 minutes Release date: April 4, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: From the author of the “genuinely funny” and “delightful” Loathe at First Sight (NPR) and “cinematic, charming” So We Meet Again (Emily Henry), a fun rom-com about a young Korean-American woman having to return to college after discovering she’s a few credits shy of completing her degree—only to find one of her TAs is her old college boyfriend. Bestselling author Lily Lee is on a short deadline to deliver her new career guide How to Land the Perfect Job, and she’s been interviewing at all the top companies around town. But when she’s offered a coveted position at her dream company, the employer’s background check reveals she never actually finished her college degree. Unbelievably, her worst nightmare has come true. Lily returns to her alma mater to relive her senior year of college, after walking across the stage at graduation a decade earlier. Just as she starts getting used to the idea of being a student again, things get even more weird and chaotic when she discovers her computer science TA is her old college boyfriend, Jake Cho. As Lily and Jake reconnect, she sees that her late-blooming ex has done well for himself: the handsome, charming grad student appears to have his life together, while Lily’s on the brink of losing her reputation and her book deal.   Told in present day with glimpses of the past, The Do-Over is a delightfully warm and hopeful story about second chances in life and love, and how the future might not be a straight line, but we still end up exactly where we’re supposed to be.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-yada-yada-prayer-group-gets-caught-by-neta-jackson--65269178https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/611875 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Caught Series: #5 of Yada Yada Series Author: Neta Jackson Narrator: Julie Rogers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 14 minutes Release date: April 4, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: The Yada Yada Prayer Group is in trouble—and they’re having a hard time getting out. Jodi Baxter is feeling overwhelmed, to say the least. Every day it seems that more blessings, problems, and everything in between crop up among her Yada Yada sisters, and their prayer list is getting out of control. Not only are the Yada Yadas still recovering from the vicious racial attack on Mark, but Ruth and Ben’s midlife pregnancy takes a dangerous turn, Avis’s daughter and grandbaby show up unannounced, Florida’s artistic son gets caught tagging, and Uptown is talking about merging with New Morning into one racially mixed church—raising anxiety and stress to new levels. To top it all off, Jodi keeps saying yes—to everything. It’s getting harder to see God in the everyday rat race of life, especially in the face of exhaustion. With so many burdens resting on her circle of sisters, Jodi fi nds herself trapped by the good—and bad—habit of trying to fi x everything and everyone. After lots (and lots) of failures, Jodi begins to learn that God can use anything, even the messes we make, to accomplish His good purposes. What will it take to help the Yada Yadas focus on God’s promises instead of getting caught by the lies we so easily believe? - Recipes and a reading guide are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/611875Tue, 04 Apr 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/611875 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Caught Series: #5 of Yada Yada Series Author: Neta Jackson Narrator: Julie Rogers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/611875 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Caught Series: #5 of Yada Yada Series Author: Neta Jackson Narrator: Julie Rogers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 14 minutes Release date: April 4, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: The Yada Yada Prayer Group is in trouble—and they’re having a hard time getting out. Jodi Baxter is feeling overwhelmed, to say the least. Every day it seems that more blessings, problems, and everything in between crop up among her Yada Yada sisters, and their prayer list is getting out of control. Not only are the Yada Yadas still recovering from the vicious racial attack on Mark, but Ruth and Ben’s midlife pregnancy takes a dangerous turn, Avis’s daughter and grandbaby show up unannounced, Florida’s artistic son gets caught tagging, and Uptown is talking about merging with New Morning into one racially mixed church—raising anxiety and stress to new levels. To top it all off, Jodi keeps saying yes—to everything. It’s getting harder to see God in the everyday rat race of life, especially in the face of exhaustion. With so many burdens resting on her circle of sisters, Jodi fi nds herself trapped by the good—and bad—habit of trying to fi x everything and everyone. After lots (and lots) of failures, Jodi begins to learn that God can use anything, even the messes we make, to accomplish His good purposes. What will it take to help the Yada Yadas focus on God’s promises instead of getting caught by the lies we so easily believe? - Recipes and a reading guide are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lost-wife-a-novel-by-susanna-moore--65269095https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617665 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lost Wife: A novel Author: Susanna Moore Narrator: Sophie Amoss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 19 minutes Release date: April 4, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A WALL STREET JOURNAL TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR • This immersive, brilliantly subversive historical novel, inspired by a true story, is “set in 1855, follows 25-year-old Sarah Browne as she…heads west to the Minnesota Territory…When the Sioux Uprising of 1862 erupts…Sarah and her children are captured, but protected by the Sioux. Sarah sympathizes with her captors, and slips into the gap between her two worlds” (TIME). “The story has it all: the bloody hell of war…revenge, corruption, injustice. Even some romance…A vivid tale of frontier adventure and peril.” —Minneapolis Star-Tribune One of our most compelling and sensual writers brings to life a devastating Native American revolt and the woman caught in the middle of the conflict in this novel about a seminal and shameful moment in America’s conquest of the West. In the summer of 1855, Sarah Brinton abandons her husband and child to make the long and difficult journey from Rhode Island to Minnesota Territory, where she plans to reunite with a childhood friend. When she arrives at a small frontier post on the edge of the prairie without family or friends and with no prospect of work or money, she quickly remarries and has two children. Anticipating unease and hardship at the Indian Agency, where her husband Dr. John Brinton is the new resident physician, Sarah instead finds acceptance and kinship among the Sioux women at a nearby reservation. The Sioux tribes, however, are wary of the white settlers and resent the rampant theft of their land. Promised payments by the federal government are never made, and starvation and disease soon begin to decimate their community. Tragically and inevitably, this leads to the Sioux Uprising of 1862. During the conflict, Sarah and her children are abducted by the Sioux, who protect her, but because she sympathizes with her captors, Sarah becomes an outcast to the white settlers. In the end, she is lost to both worlds. Intimate and raw, The Lost Wife is a searing tale of the conquest of the American West.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617665Tue, 04 Apr 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617665 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lost Wife: A novel Author: Susanna Moore Narrator: Sophie Amoss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 19 minutes Release date: April 4,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617665 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lost Wife: A novel Author: Susanna Moore Narrator: Sophie Amoss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 19 minutes Release date: April 4, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A WALL STREET JOURNAL TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR • This immersive, brilliantly subversive historical novel, inspired by a true story, is “set in 1855, follows 25-year-old Sarah Browne as she…heads west to the Minnesota Territory…When the Sioux Uprising of 1862 erupts…Sarah and her children are captured, but protected by the Sioux. Sarah sympathizes with her captors, and slips into the gap between her two worlds” (TIME). “The story has it all: the bloody hell of war…revenge, corruption, injustice. Even some romance…A vivid tale of frontier adventure and peril.” —Minneapolis Star-Tribune One of our most compelling and sensual writers brings to life a devastating Native American revolt and the woman caught in the middle of the conflict in this novel about a seminal and shameful moment in America’s conquest of the West. In the summer of 1855, Sarah Brinton abandons her husband and child to make the long and difficult journey from Rhode Island to Minnesota Territory, where she plans to reunite with a childhood friend. When she arrives at a small frontier post on the edge of the prairie without family or friends and with no prospect of work or money, she quickly remarries and has two children. Anticipating unease and hardship at the Indian Agency, where her husband Dr. John Brinton is the new resident physician, Sarah instead finds acceptance and kinship among the Sioux women at a nearby reservation. The Sioux tribes, however, are wary of the white settlers and resent the rampant theft of their land. Promised payments by the federal government are never made, and starvation and disease soon begin to decimate their community. Tragically and inevitably, this leads to the Sioux Uprising of 1862. During the conflict, Sarah and her children are abducted by the Sioux, who protect her, but because she sympathizes with her captors, Sarah becomes an outcast to the white settlers. In the end, she is lost to both worlds. Intimate and raw, The Lost Wife is a searing tale of the conquest of the American West.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-bird-has-flown-a-novel-by-susanna-hoffs--65269085https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617420 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Bird Has Flown: A Novel Author: Susanna Hoffs Narrator: Susanna Hoffs, Juliet Stevenson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 35 minutes Release date: April 4, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: This delightfully funny and steamy novel about music, fate, and love from beloved songwriter and Bangles co-founder Susanna Hoffs is "a total knockout" and "the smart, ferocious rock-star redemption romance you didn’t know you needed" (New York Times Book Review). Jane Start is thirty-three, broke, and recently single. Ten years prior, she had a hit song—written by world-famous superstar Jonesy—but Jane hasn’t had a breakout since. Now she's living out of four garbage bags at her parents’ house, reduced to performing to Karaoke tracks in Las Vegas. Rock bottom. But when her longtime manager Pippa sends Jane to London to regroup, she’s seated next to an intriguing stranger on the flight—the other Tom Hardy, an elegantly handsome Oxford professor of literature. Jane is instantly smitten by Tom, and soon, truly inspired. But it’s not Jane’s past alone that haunts her second chance at stardom, and at love. Is Tom all that he seems? And can Jane emerge from the shadow of Jonesy's earlier hit, and into the light of her own? In turns deeply sexy, riotously funny, and utterly joyful, This Bird Has Flown explores love, passion, and the ghosts of our past, and offers a glimpse inside the music business that could only come from beloved songwriter Susanna Hoffs. "Clever and entertaining . . . with an insider’s feel for the mixed blessings of pop fame​." —Los Angeles Times "Part British romcom, part Jane Eyre, and one hundred percent enjoyable."—Tom Perrotta "In this sexy, page-turning treat, Susanna Hoffs writes as engagingly as she sings.” —Helen Fielding "This isn’t just a book, it’s a love song, and it should come as no surprise that Susanna Hoffs has crafted the perfect one to put on your playlist.” ―Christina Lauren "A sweet and tender romance—and a valentine to music." —NPR “This book is a blast . . . about art and new beginnings and love and friendship and taking risks, it’s such a fun read.” ―Jasmine Guillory]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617420Tue, 04 Apr 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617420 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Bird Has Flown: A Novel Author: Susanna Hoffs Narrator: Susanna Hoffs, Juliet Stevenson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 35 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617420 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Bird Has Flown: A Novel Author: Susanna Hoffs Narrator: Susanna Hoffs, Juliet Stevenson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 35 minutes Release date: April 4, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: This delightfully funny and steamy novel about music, fate, and love from beloved songwriter and Bangles co-founder Susanna Hoffs is "a total knockout" and "the smart, ferocious rock-star redemption romance you didn’t know you needed" (New York Times Book Review). Jane Start is thirty-three, broke, and recently single. Ten years prior, she had a hit song—written by world-famous superstar Jonesy—but Jane hasn’t had a breakout since. Now she's living out of four garbage bags at her parents’ house, reduced to performing to Karaoke tracks in Las Vegas. Rock bottom. But when her longtime manager Pippa sends Jane to London to regroup, she’s seated next to an intriguing stranger on the flight—the other Tom Hardy, an elegantly handsome Oxford professor of literature. Jane is instantly smitten by Tom, and soon, truly inspired. But it’s not Jane’s past alone that haunts her second chance at stardom, and at love. Is Tom all that he seems? And can Jane emerge from the shadow of Jonesy's earlier hit, and into the light of her own? In turns deeply sexy, riotously funny, and utterly joyful, This Bird Has Flown explores love, passion, and the ghosts of our past, and offers a glimpse inside the music business that could only come from beloved songwriter Susanna Hoffs. "Clever and entertaining . . . with an insider’s feel for the mixed blessings of pop fame​." —Los Angeles Times "Part British romcom, part Jane Eyre, and one hundred percent enjoyable."—Tom Perrotta "In this sexy, page-turning treat, Susanna Hoffs writes as engagingly as she sings.” —Helen Fielding "This isn’t just a book, it’s a love song, and it should come as no surprise that Susanna Hoffs has crafted the perfect one to put on your playlist.” ―Christina Lauren "A sweet and tender romance—and a valentine to music." —NPR “This book is a blast . . . about art and new beginnings and love and friendship and taking risks, it’s such a fun read.” ―Jasmine Guillory]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-society-of-shame-by-jane-roper--65269082https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617661 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Society of Shame Author: Jane Roper Narrator: Thérèse Plummer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 49 minutes Release date: April 4, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: THURBER PRIZE FOR AMERICAN HUMOR SEMI-FINALIST • In this timely and witty combination of So You've Been Publicly Shamed and Where'd You Go, Bernadette? a viral photo of a politician's wife's “feminine hygiene malfunction” catapults her to unwanted fame in a story that's both a satire of social media stardom and internet activism, and a tender mother-daughter tale. Kathleen Held’s life is turned upside down when she arrives home to find her house on fire and her husband on the front lawn in his underwear. But the scandal that emerges is not that Bill, who's running for Senate, is having a painfully cliched affair with one of his young staffers: it's that the eyewitness photographing the scene accidentally captures a period stain on the back of Kathleen’s pants. Overnight, Kathleen finds herself the unwitting figurehead for a social media-centered women’s right movement, #YesWeBleed. Humiliated, Kathleen desperately seeks a way to hide from the spotlight. But when she stumbles upon the Society of Shame—led by the infamous author Danica Bellevue—Kathleen finds herself part of a group who are all working to change their lives after their own scandals. Using the teachings of the society, Kathleen channels her newfound fame as a means to reap the benefits of her humiliation and reclaim herself. But as she ascends to celebrity status, Kathleen's growing obsession with maintaining her popularity online threatens her most important relationship IRL: that with her budding activist daughter, Aggie. Hilarious and heartfelt, The Society of Shame is a pitch-perfect romp through politics and the perils of being 'extremely online'—without losing your sanity or your true self.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617661Tue, 04 Apr 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617661 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Society of Shame Author: Jane Roper Narrator: Thérèse Plummer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 49 minutes Release date: April 4, 2023...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617661 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Society of Shame Author: Jane Roper Narrator: Thérèse Plummer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 49 minutes Release date: April 4, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: THURBER PRIZE FOR AMERICAN HUMOR SEMI-FINALIST • In this timely and witty combination of So You've Been Publicly Shamed and Where'd You Go, Bernadette? a viral photo of a politician's wife's “feminine hygiene malfunction” catapults her to unwanted fame in a story that's both a satire of social media stardom and internet activism, and a tender mother-daughter tale. Kathleen Held’s life is turned upside down when she arrives home to find her house on fire and her husband on the front lawn in his underwear. But the scandal that emerges is not that Bill, who's running for Senate, is having a painfully cliched affair with one of his young staffers: it's that the eyewitness photographing the scene accidentally captures a period stain on the back of Kathleen’s pants. Overnight, Kathleen finds herself the unwitting figurehead for a social media-centered women’s right movement, #YesWeBleed. Humiliated, Kathleen desperately seeks a way to hide from the spotlight. But when she stumbles upon the Society of Shame—led by the infamous author Danica Bellevue—Kathleen finds herself part of a group who are all working to change their lives after their own scandals. Using the teachings of the society, Kathleen channels her newfound fame as a means to reap the benefits of her humiliation and reclaim herself. But as she ascends to celebrity status, Kathleen's growing obsession with maintaining her popularity online threatens her most important relationship IRL: that with her budding activist daughter, Aggie. Hilarious and heartfelt, The Society of Shame is a pitch-perfect romp through politics and the perils of being 'extremely online'—without losing your sanity or your true self.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-lakeside-reunion-by-c-chilove--65269054https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617422 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Lakeside Reunion Author: C. Chilove Narrator: Xenia Willacey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 44 minutes Release date: April 4, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: This summer, escape to the Shores­--a Southern lake town full of elegance and glamour in a story about family traditions, friendship, and a love that can’t be denied. Chareese “Reese” Devlin spent every summer of her childhood in the lake town of Mount Dora, Florida, where her days were filled with fun in the sun. Reese never realized that the idyllic haven hid a deep divide between the town’s haves and have-nots. Not until the summer she turned seventeen and fell for Duncan McNeal, a boy who lacked the pedigree so valued by her parents and their equally well-connected friends. After her family squashed the budding romance, Reese refused to return to the place she lost her heart. Now, ten years later, she’s back to attend her sister’s debutante ball and must come to terms with all she’s missed. But the biggest surprise of all is that Duncan is now a successful real estate developer in Mount Dora—and time hasn’t weakened the connection between them. Behind the multimillion-dollar homes of the Shores lay old grudges and secrets capable of collapsing any family legacy. As the summer progresses, Reese must fix the sins of the past by facing the lines between truth and deception, tradition and breaking free, and family expectations and self-discovery.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617422Tue, 04 Apr 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617422 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Lakeside Reunion Author: C. Chilove Narrator: Xenia Willacey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 44 minutes Release date: April 4, 2023...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617422 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Lakeside Reunion Author: C. Chilove Narrator: Xenia Willacey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 44 minutes Release date: April 4, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: This summer, escape to the Shores­--a Southern lake town full of elegance and glamour in a story about family traditions, friendship, and a love that can’t be denied. Chareese “Reese” Devlin spent every summer of her childhood in the lake town of Mount Dora, Florida, where her days were filled with fun in the sun. Reese never realized that the idyllic haven hid a deep divide between the town’s haves and have-nots. Not until the summer she turned seventeen and fell for Duncan McNeal, a boy who lacked the pedigree so valued by her parents and their equally well-connected friends. After her family squashed the budding romance, Reese refused to return to the place she lost her heart. Now, ten years later, she’s back to attend her sister’s debutante ball and must come to terms with all she’s missed. But the biggest surprise of all is that Duncan is now a successful real estate developer in Mount Dora—and time hasn’t weakened the connection between them. Behind the multimillion-dollar homes of the Shores lay old grudges and secrets capable of collapsing any family legacy. As the summer progresses, Reese must fix the sins of the past by facing the lines between truth and deception, tradition and breaking free, and family expectations and self-discovery.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cursed-bread-a-novel-by-sophie-mackintosh--65269047https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617666 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cursed Bread: A Novel Author: Sophie Mackintosh Narrator: Genevieve Gaunt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 21 minutes Release date: April 4, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION NOMINEE • Best Book of the Month: The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Book Riot, CrimeReads • An elegant and hypnotic new novel of obsession that centers on the real unsolved mystery of the 1951 mass poisoning of a French village, by the Booker Prize–nominated author of The Water Cure 'Intoxicating, sumptuous, and savage.”—Alexandra Kleeman, acclaimed author of Something New Under the Sun Still reeling in the aftermath of the deadliest war the world had ever seen, the small town of Pont-Saint-Esprit collectively lost its mind. Some historians believe the mysterious illness and violent hallucinations were caused by spoiled bread; others claim it was the result of covert government testing on the local population. In that town lived a woman named Elodie. She was the baker’s wife: a plain, unremarkable person who yearned to transcend her dull existence. So when a charismatic new couple arrived in town, the forceful ambassador and his sharp-toothed wife, Violet, Elodie was quickly drawn into their orbit. Thus began a dangerous game of cat and mouse--but who was the predator and on whom did they prey? Audacious and mesmerizing, Cursed Bread is a fevered confession, an entry into memory’s hall of mirrors, and an erotic fable of transformation. Sophie Mackintosh spins a darkly gleaming tale of a town gripped by hysteria, envy like poison in the blood, and desire that burns and consumes.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617666Tue, 04 Apr 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617666 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cursed Bread: A Novel Author: Sophie Mackintosh Narrator: Genevieve Gaunt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 21 minutes Release date: April...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617666 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cursed Bread: A Novel Author: Sophie Mackintosh Narrator: Genevieve Gaunt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 21 minutes Release date: April 4, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION NOMINEE • Best Book of the Month: The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Book Riot, CrimeReads • An elegant and hypnotic new novel of obsession that centers on the real unsolved mystery of the 1951 mass poisoning of a French village, by the Booker Prize–nominated author of The Water Cure 'Intoxicating, sumptuous, and savage.”—Alexandra Kleeman, acclaimed author of Something New Under the Sun Still reeling in the aftermath of the deadliest war the world had ever seen, the small town of Pont-Saint-Esprit collectively lost its mind. Some historians believe the mysterious illness and violent hallucinations were caused by spoiled bread; others claim it was the result of covert government testing on the local population. In that town lived a woman named Elodie. She was the baker’s wife: a plain, unremarkable person who yearned to transcend her dull existence. So when a charismatic new couple arrived in town, the forceful ambassador and his sharp-toothed wife, Violet, Elodie was quickly drawn into their orbit. Thus began a dangerous game of cat and mouse--but who was the predator and on whom did they prey? Audacious and mesmerizing, Cursed Bread is a fevered confession, an entry into memory’s hall of mirrors, and an erotic fable of transformation. Sophie Mackintosh spins a darkly gleaming tale of a town gripped by hysteria, envy like poison in the blood, and desire that burns and consumes.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-love-wager-by-lynn-painter--65269163https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/610787 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Love Wager Author: Lynn Painter Narrator: Kristen Dimercurio, Zachary Webber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 1 minute Release date: March 30, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. HALLIE PIPER IS TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF. After crawling out of a hotel room (hello, rock bottom), she decides it's time to become a full-on adult. She gets a new apartment, a new haircut, and a new wardrobe. But when she logs into the dating app to look for new love, she finds none other than Jack: the guy whose hotel room she'd snuck out of. After agreeing they are absolutely not interested in each other, Jack and Hallie realise that they're each other's perfect wing-person - and join forces in their searches for The One. They even make a wager to see who can find true love first. But when they agree to be fake dates for a weekend wedding, all bets are off. Because as they pretend to be a couple, they struggle to remember why dating for real was a bad idea to begin with... Praise for Lynn Painter 'The most sidesplittingly funny, sexual tension-filled book I've read in a long, long time. I dare you not to fall in love!' ALI HAZELWOOD, author of THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS 'Smart, sexy, and downright hilarious. Mr Wrong Number is an absolutely pitch-perfect romantic comedy' CHRISTINA LAUREN, author of THE UNHONEYMOONERS ©2023 Lynn Painter (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/610787Thu, 30 Mar 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/610787 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Love Wager Author: Lynn Painter Narrator: Kristen Dimercurio, Zachary Webber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 1 minute Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/610787 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Love Wager Author: Lynn Painter Narrator: Kristen Dimercurio, Zachary Webber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 1 minute Release date: March 30, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. HALLIE PIPER IS TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF. After crawling out of a hotel room (hello, rock bottom), she decides it's time to become a full-on adult. She gets a new apartment, a new haircut, and a new wardrobe. But when she logs into the dating app to look for new love, she finds none other than Jack: the guy whose hotel room she'd snuck out of. After agreeing they are absolutely not interested in each other, Jack and Hallie realise that they're each other's perfect wing-person - and join forces in their searches for The One. They even make a wager to see who can find true love first. But when they agree to be fake dates for a weekend wedding, all bets are off. Because as they pretend to be a couple, they struggle to remember why dating for real was a bad idea to begin with... Praise for Lynn Painter 'The most sidesplittingly funny, sexual tension-filled book I've read in a long, long time. I dare you not to fall in love!' ALI HAZELWOOD, author of THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS 'Smart, sexy, and downright hilarious. Mr Wrong Number is an absolutely pitch-perfect romantic comedy' CHRISTINA LAUREN, author of THE UNHONEYMOONERS ©2023 Lynn Painter (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/never-sleep-by-fred-van-lente--65269189https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/611453 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Sleep Author: Fred Van Lente Narrator: Lisa Flanagan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 28 minutes Release date: March 28, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.89 of Total 27 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 14 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A Civil War–era historical novel featuring the first female agents in the Pinkerton National Police Agency, who work to foil an assassination attempt on President Lincoln’s life. The year is 1861, the eve of Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration. For Kate Warn, the first female private detective in American history, the only assignment tougher than exposing a conspiracy to assassinate the new president is training her new mentee, Hattie MacLaughlin, in the art of detection. The two women’s mission to save the president takes them from the granges of rural Maryland to the heart of secessionist high society, and sets them on a collision course that could alter the course of history. When Kate’s cover is blown, Hattie must choose between saving her new friend, and her country. Based on a true story.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/611453Tue, 28 Mar 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/611453 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Sleep Author: Fred Van Lente Narrator: Lisa Flanagan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 28 minutes Release date: March 28, 2023...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/611453 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Sleep Author: Fred Van Lente Narrator: Lisa Flanagan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 28 minutes Release date: March 28, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.89 of Total 27 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 14 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A Civil War–era historical novel featuring the first female agents in the Pinkerton National Police Agency, who work to foil an assassination attempt on President Lincoln’s life. The year is 1861, the eve of Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration. For Kate Warn, the first female private detective in American history, the only assignment tougher than exposing a conspiracy to assassinate the new president is training her new mentee, Hattie MacLaughlin, in the art of detection. The two women’s mission to save the president takes them from the granges of rural Maryland to the heart of secessionist high society, and sets them on a collision course that could alter the course of history. When Kate’s cover is blown, Hattie must choose between saving her new friend, and her country. Based on a true story.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-fairy-bargains-of-prospect-hill-by-rowenna-miller--65269055https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617446 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill Author: Rowenna Miller Narrator: Jesse Vilinsky Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 32 minutes Release date: March 28, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: In this enchanting historical fantasy about sisterhood and self-discovery, a woman does everything she can to help her sister escape her husband— perfect for fans of C. L. Polk, Mary Robinette Kowal, and Marie Brennan. There is no magic on Prospect Hill—or anywhere else, for that matter. But just on the other side of the veil is the world of the Fae. Generations ago, the first farmers on Prospect Hill learned to bargain small trades to make their lives a little easier—a bit of glass to find something lost, a cup of milk for better layers in the chicken coop. Much of that old wisdom was lost as the riverboats gave way to the rail lines and the farmers took work at mills and factories. Alaine Fairborn’s family, however, was always superstitious, and she still hums the rhymes to find a lost shoe and to ensure dry weather on her sister’s wedding day. When Delphine confides her new husband is not the man she thought he was, Alaine will stop at nothing to help her sister escape him. Small bargains buy them time, but a major one is needed. Yet, the price for true freedom may be more than they’re willing to pay. Praise for The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill: "A warm-hearted yet fierce fairy tale around the bonds of sisterhood."―H. G. Parry "Brimming with folk magic and delightfully sinister hidden worlds. Truly enchanting.”―Leslye Penelope "A beautifully written tale of feminine power, sisterly devotion, and magic as old as the hills themselves.”―Louisa Morgan For more from Rowenna Miller, check out: The Unraveled Kingdom Torn Fray Rule]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617446Tue, 28 Mar 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617446 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill Author: Rowenna Miller Narrator: Jesse Vilinsky Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 32 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617446 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill Author: Rowenna Miller Narrator: Jesse Vilinsky Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 32 minutes Release date: March 28, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: In this enchanting historical fantasy about sisterhood and self-discovery, a woman does everything she can to help her sister escape her husband— perfect for fans of C. L. Polk, Mary Robinette Kowal, and Marie Brennan. There is no magic on Prospect Hill—or anywhere else, for that matter. But just on the other side of the veil is the world of the Fae. Generations ago, the first farmers on Prospect Hill learned to bargain small trades to make their lives a little easier—a bit of glass to find something lost, a cup of milk for better layers in the chicken coop. Much of that old wisdom was lost as the riverboats gave way to the rail lines and the farmers took work at mills and factories. Alaine Fairborn’s family, however, was always superstitious, and she still hums the rhymes to find a lost shoe and to ensure dry weather on her sister’s wedding day. When Delphine confides her new husband is not the man she thought he was, Alaine will stop at nothing to help her sister escape him. Small bargains buy them time, but a major one is needed. Yet, the price for true freedom may be more than they’re willing to pay. Praise for The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill: "A warm-hearted yet fierce fairy tale around the bonds of sisterhood."―H. G. Parry "Brimming with folk magic and delightfully sinister hidden worlds. Truly enchanting.”―Leslye Penelope "A beautifully written tale of feminine power, sisterly devotion, and magic as old as the hills themselves.”―Louisa Morgan For more from Rowenna Miller, check out: The Unraveled Kingdom Torn Fray Rule]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hello-beautiful-oprah-s-book-club-a-novel-by-ann-napolitano--65269204https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614643 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hello Beautiful (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel Author: Ann Napolitano Narrator: Maura Tierney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 6 minutes Release date: March 14, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.28 of Total 303 Ratings of Narrator: 4.46 of Total 96 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • MORE THAN ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD! From the author of Dear Edward comes a “powerfully affecting” (People) family story that asks: Can love make a broken person whole? “Another tender tearjerker . . . Napolitano chronicles life’s highs and lows with aching precision.”—The Washington Post ONE OF THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY’S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR  A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, NPR, The Washington Post, Time, Vogue, Glamour, Harper’s Bazaar, New York Post, She Reads, Bookreporter William Waters grew up in a house silenced by tragedy, where his parents could hardly bear to look at him, much less love him—so when he meets the spirited and ambitious Julia Padavano in his freshman year of college, it’s as if the world has lit up around him. With Julia comes her family, as she and her three sisters are inseparable: Sylvie, the family’s dreamer, is happiest with her nose in a book; Cecelia is a free-spirited artist; and Emeline patiently takes care of them all. With the Padavanos, William experiences a newfound contentment; every moment in their house is filled with loving chaos. But then darkness from William’s past surfaces, jeopardizing not only Julia’s carefully orchestrated plans for their future, but the sisters’ unshakeable devotion to one another. The result is a catastrophic family rift that changes their lives for generations. Will the loyalty that once rooted them be strong enough to draw them back together when it matters most? An exquisite homage to Louisa May Alcott’s timeless classic, Little Women, Hello Beautiful is a profoundly moving portrait of what is possible when we choose to love someone not in spite of who they are, but because of it.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614643Tue, 14 Mar 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614643 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hello Beautiful (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel Author: Ann Napolitano Narrator: Maura Tierney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 6 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614643 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hello Beautiful (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel Author: Ann Napolitano Narrator: Maura Tierney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 6 minutes Release date: March 14, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.28 of Total 303 Ratings of Narrator: 4.46 of Total 96 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • MORE THAN ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD! From the author of Dear Edward comes a “powerfully affecting” (People) family story that asks: Can love make a broken person whole? “Another tender tearjerker . . . Napolitano chronicles life’s highs and lows with aching precision.”—The Washington Post ONE OF THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY’S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR  A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, NPR, The Washington Post, Time, Vogue, Glamour, Harper’s Bazaar, New York Post, She Reads, Bookreporter William Waters grew up in a house silenced by tragedy, where his parents could hardly bear to look at him, much less love him—so when he meets the spirited and ambitious Julia Padavano in his freshman year of college, it’s as if the world has lit up around him. With Julia comes her family, as she and her three sisters are inseparable: Sylvie, the family’s dreamer, is happiest with her nose in a book; Cecelia is a free-spirited artist; and Emeline patiently takes care of them all. With the Padavanos, William experiences a newfound contentment; every moment in their house is filled with loving chaos. But then darkness from William’s past surfaces, jeopardizing not only Julia’s carefully orchestrated plans for their future, but the sisters’ unshakeable devotion to one another. The result is a catastrophic family rift that changes their lives for generations. Will the loyalty that once rooted them be strong enough to draw them back together when it matters most? An exquisite homage to Louisa May Alcott’s timeless classic, Little Women, Hello Beautiful is a profoundly moving portrait of what is possible when we choose to love someone not in spite of who they are, but because of it.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/daughter-dalloway-a-brilliant-spin-off-of-the-virginia-woolf-classic-by-emily-france--65269147https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613354 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Daughter Dalloway: A Brilliant Spin-off of the Virginia Woolf Classic Author: Emily France Narrator: Sasha Higgins, Hannah Curtis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 48 minutes Release date: March 14, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Perfect for fans of Marie Benedict and Renée Rosen, Daughter Dalloway is both an homage to the Virginia Woolf classic and a brilliant spin-off—the empowering, rebellious coming-of-age story of Mrs. Dalloway’s only child, Elizabeth. London, 1952: Forty-six-year-old Elizabeth Dalloway feels she has failed at most everything in life, especially living up to her mother, the elegant Mrs. Dalloway, an ideal socialite and model of perfection until she disappeared in the summer of 1923—and hasn’t been heard from since. When Elizabeth is handed a medal with a mysterious inscription from her mother to a soldier named Septimus Warren Smith, she’s certain it contains a clue from the past. As she sets out, determined to deliver the medal to its rightful owner, Elizabeth begins to piece together memories of that fateful summer. London, 1923: At seventeen, Elizabeth carouses with the Prince of Wales and sons of American iron barons and decides to join the Bright Young People—a group of bohemians whose antics often land in the tabloids. She is a girl who rebels against the staid social rules of the time, a girl determined to do it all differently than her mother. A girl who doesn’t yet feel like a failure. That summer, Octavia Smith braves the journey from the countryside to London, determined to track down her older brother Septimus who returned from the war but never came home. She falls in with a group of clever city boys who have learned to survive on the streets. When one starts to steal her heart, she must discover whether he is a friend or foe—and whether she can make it in the city on her own. Elizabeth and Octavia are destined to cross paths, and when they do, the truths they unearth will shatter their understanding of the people they love most.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613354Tue, 14 Mar 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613354 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Daughter Dalloway: A Brilliant Spin-off of the Virginia Woolf Classic Author: Emily France Narrator: Sasha Higgins, Hannah Curtis Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613354 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Daughter Dalloway: A Brilliant Spin-off of the Virginia Woolf Classic Author: Emily France Narrator: Sasha Higgins, Hannah Curtis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 48 minutes Release date: March 14, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Perfect for fans of Marie Benedict and Renée Rosen, Daughter Dalloway is both an homage to the Virginia Woolf classic and a brilliant spin-off—the empowering, rebellious coming-of-age story of Mrs. Dalloway’s only child, Elizabeth. London, 1952: Forty-six-year-old Elizabeth Dalloway feels she has failed at most everything in life, especially living up to her mother, the elegant Mrs. Dalloway, an ideal socialite and model of perfection until she disappeared in the summer of 1923—and hasn’t been heard from since. When Elizabeth is handed a medal with a mysterious inscription from her mother to a soldier named Septimus Warren Smith, she’s certain it contains a clue from the past. As she sets out, determined to deliver the medal to its rightful owner, Elizabeth begins to piece together memories of that fateful summer. London, 1923: At seventeen, Elizabeth carouses with the Prince of Wales and sons of American iron barons and decides to join the Bright Young People—a group of bohemians whose antics often land in the tabloids. She is a girl who rebels against the staid social rules of the time, a girl determined to do it all differently than her mother. A girl who doesn’t yet feel like a failure. That summer, Octavia Smith braves the journey from the countryside to London, determined to track down her older brother Septimus who returned from the war but never came home. She falls in with a group of clever city boys who have learned to survive on the streets. When one starts to steal her heart, she must discover whether he is a friend or foe—and whether she can make it in the city on her own. Elizabeth and Octavia are destined to cross paths, and when they do, the truths they unearth will shatter their understanding of the people they love most.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-yada-yada-prayer-group-gets-tough-by-neta-jackson--65269187https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/611874 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Tough Series: #4 of Yada Yada Series Author: Neta Jackson Narrator: Julie Rogers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 48 minutes Release date: March 7, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Prayer is a powerful spiritual weapon. And the Yada Yadas are about to learn just how strong it really is. The women of the Chicago-born Yada Yada Prayer Group have developed a strong sisterly bond. They’ve had a wild year full of joy, sorrow, and a healthy dose of laughter. Lots of laughter. But just when life gets comfortable, things get shaken up. The sisters don’t expect trouble to crop up so soon after the exuberant wedding of Yada Yada member Avis Johnson. But it happens, and sorrow meets their joy head–on. It’s the kind of sorrow that shakes up their whole town, their whole group, their lives. And it’s not just sorrow—it’s fear and hate and a whole lot of tension. A white supremacy hate group targets a local university and viciously attacks Nony’s husband, barely sparing his life. With their loved one balancing between life and death, the mismatched sisters get tough—really tough—and their prayer group becomes much more than just a Bible study. It becomes a lifeline. - Recipes and other resources are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/611874Tue, 07 Mar 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/611874 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Tough Series: #4 of Yada Yada Series Author: Neta Jackson Narrator: Julie Rogers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/611874 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Tough Series: #4 of Yada Yada Series Author: Neta Jackson Narrator: Julie Rogers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 48 minutes Release date: March 7, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Prayer is a powerful spiritual weapon. And the Yada Yadas are about to learn just how strong it really is. The women of the Chicago-born Yada Yada Prayer Group have developed a strong sisterly bond. They’ve had a wild year full of joy, sorrow, and a healthy dose of laughter. Lots of laughter. But just when life gets comfortable, things get shaken up. The sisters don’t expect trouble to crop up so soon after the exuberant wedding of Yada Yada member Avis Johnson. But it happens, and sorrow meets their joy head–on. It’s the kind of sorrow that shakes up their whole town, their whole group, their lives. And it’s not just sorrow—it’s fear and hate and a whole lot of tension. A white supremacy hate group targets a local university and viciously attacks Nony’s husband, barely sparing his life. With their loved one balancing between life and death, the mismatched sisters get tough—really tough—and their prayer group becomes much more than just a Bible study. It becomes a lifeline. - Recipes and other resources are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/real-love-a-novel-by-rachel-lindsay--65269131https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616562 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Real Love: A Novel Author: Rachel Lindsay Narrator: Zonya Love, Rachel Lindsay Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 59 minutes Release date: March 7, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Reality-TV love may look tempting, but real love could change everything in the debut novel from the Bachelorette star and author of Miss Me with That. Maya Johnson lives her life according to The Plan: to become the youngest-ever female director of her company, marry her college sweetheart, and build a fabulous life in Miami. Seeing as she’s almost near checking every last one of those items off her list, she doesn’t feel the need to go on the nationally beloved reality dating show Real Love. So when she’s offered the chance, she turns it down and tells the producers that her best friend, Delilah, should take part instead. But as she watches Delilah become the lead, fall in love, and change her life, Maya begins to wonder if she’s as happy as she thought—she doesn't have much in the way of a work-life balance, her relationship isn’t quite where she thinks it should be, and very little in her life is sparking joy. When Maya's free-spirited whirlwind of a little sister, Ella, blows into town for a surprise visit, Maya finds herself newly intrigued by Ella’s unrooted existence—and she’s equally intrigued by Ella’s gorgeous friend and fellow world traveler, Kai. At a crossroads with both her professional and personal happiness, Maya will have to decide which path to choose: The Plan she’s worked so hard for, or something new entirely.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616562Tue, 07 Mar 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616562 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Real Love: A Novel Author: Rachel Lindsay Narrator: Zonya Love, Rachel Lindsay Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 59 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616562 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Real Love: A Novel Author: Rachel Lindsay Narrator: Zonya Love, Rachel Lindsay Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 59 minutes Release date: March 7, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Reality-TV love may look tempting, but real love could change everything in the debut novel from the Bachelorette star and author of Miss Me with That. Maya Johnson lives her life according to The Plan: to become the youngest-ever female director of her company, marry her college sweetheart, and build a fabulous life in Miami. Seeing as she’s almost near checking every last one of those items off her list, she doesn’t feel the need to go on the nationally beloved reality dating show Real Love. So when she’s offered the chance, she turns it down and tells the producers that her best friend, Delilah, should take part instead. But as she watches Delilah become the lead, fall in love, and change her life, Maya begins to wonder if she’s as happy as she thought—she doesn't have much in the way of a work-life balance, her relationship isn’t quite where she thinks it should be, and very little in her life is sparking joy. When Maya's free-spirited whirlwind of a little sister, Ella, blows into town for a surprise visit, Maya finds herself newly intrigued by Ella’s unrooted existence—and she’s equally intrigued by Ella’s gorgeous friend and fellow world traveler, Kai. At a crossroads with both her professional and personal happiness, Maya will have to decide which path to choose: The Plan she’s worked so hard for, or something new entirely.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-london-seance-society-by-sarah-penner--65269096https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615116 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The London Seance Society Author: Sarah Penner Narrator: Lauren Irwin, Alex Wyndham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 59 minutes Release date: March 7, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 20 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: "An atmospheric and evocative whodunnit steeped in suspense, mystery, and illusion." —Nita Prose, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maid THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of the sensational bestseller The Lost Apothecary comes a spellbinding tale about two daring women who hunt for truth and justice in the perilous art of conjuring the dead. 1873. At an abandoned château on the outskirts of Paris, a dark séance is about to take place, led by acclaimed spiritualist Vaudeline D’Allaire. Known worldwide for her talent in conjuring the spirits of murder victims to ascertain the identities of the people who killed them, she is highly sought after by widows and investigators alike. Lenna Wickes has come to Paris to find answers about her sister’s death, but to do so, she must embrace the unknown and overcome her own logic-driven bias against the occult. When Vaudeline is beckoned to England to solve a high-profile murder, Lenna accompanies her as an understudy. With shared determination, the women find companionship that perhaps borders on something more. And as they team up with the powerful men of London’s exclusive Séance Society to solve the mystery, they begin to suspect that they are not merely out to solve a crime, but perhaps entangled in one themselves… Written with intoxicating suspense and sultry prose, The London Séance Society is an entrancing tale that blurs the lines between truth and illusion, and reveals the grave risks women will take to avenge the ones they love. "Penner brings history to vivid life in this atmospheric and evocative whodunnit." —Nita Prose, author of The Maid Named a Most Anticipated book by Good Housekeeping, Washington Post, Bookpage, CrimeReads, Readers Digest, Popsugar, LitHub, E! News, Goodreads, and more]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615116Tue, 07 Mar 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615116 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The London Seance Society Author: Sarah Penner Narrator: Lauren Irwin, Alex Wyndham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 59 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615116 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The London Seance Society Author: Sarah Penner Narrator: Lauren Irwin, Alex Wyndham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 59 minutes Release date: March 7, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 20 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: "An atmospheric and evocative whodunnit steeped in suspense, mystery, and illusion." —Nita Prose, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maid THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of the sensational bestseller The Lost Apothecary comes a spellbinding tale about two daring women who hunt for truth and justice in the perilous art of conjuring the dead. 1873. At an abandoned château on the outskirts of Paris, a dark séance is about to take place, led by acclaimed spiritualist Vaudeline D’Allaire. Known worldwide for her talent in conjuring the spirits of murder victims to ascertain the identities of the people who killed them, she is highly sought after by widows and investigators alike. Lenna Wickes has come to Paris to find answers about her sister’s death, but to do so, she must embrace the unknown and overcome her own logic-driven bias against the occult. When Vaudeline is beckoned to England to solve a high-profile murder, Lenna accompanies her as an understudy. With shared determination, the women find companionship that perhaps borders on something more. And as they team up with the powerful men of London’s exclusive Séance Society to solve the mystery, they begin to suspect that they are not merely out to solve a crime, but perhaps entangled in one themselves… Written with intoxicating suspense and sultry prose, The London Séance Society is an entrancing tale that blurs the lines between truth and illusion, and reveals the grave risks women will take to avenge the ones they love. "Penner brings history to vivid life in this atmospheric and evocative whodunnit." —Nita Prose, author of The Maid Named a Most Anticipated book by Good Housekeeping, Washington Post, Bookpage, CrimeReads, Readers Digest, Popsugar, LitHub, E! News, Goodreads, and more]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rootless-a-novel-by-krystle-zara-appiah--65269042https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617671 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rootless: A Novel Author: Krystle Zara Appiah Narrator: Diana Yekinni, Clifford Samuel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 14 minutes Release date: March 7, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: WINNER OF THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD • A provocative debut novel about a marriage in crisis that asks the question: Can you ever be rooted in a home that’s on the brink of collapse? “Beautiful, gripping, and tender . . . a powerful and unforgettable meditation on love, belonging, and motherhood.”—Emilia Hart, author of Weyward On a spring afternoon in London, Sam races up the stairs of his flat two at a time. There’s £1,300 missing from the bank account he shares with his wife, Efe, and his calls are going straight to voicemail. When he finally reaches someone, he learns that Efe is over four thousand miles away, as their toddler looks around and asks, “Where’s Mummy?” When Efe and Sam met as teens headed for university, it seemed that everyone knew they were meant to be. Efe, newly arrived in the UK from Ghana and sinking under the weight of her parents’ expectations, found comfort in the focused and idealistic Sam. He was stable, working toward a law career, and had an unwavering vision for their future—a vision Efe, now a decade later, finds insufferable. From the outside, they’re the picture-perfect couple everyone imagined, but there are cracks in the frame. Faced with a life-altering decision, Efe and Sam find themselves on opposing sides, forced to confront just how radically different they want their lives to be. Then one day, Efe disappears. Rootless is a heartrending story about sacrifice, family, and ambition, providing an intimate look at what happens after a marriage collapses—and if it can still be saved.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617671Tue, 07 Mar 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617671 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rootless: A Novel Author: Krystle Zara Appiah Narrator: Diana Yekinni, Clifford Samuel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 14 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617671 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rootless: A Novel Author: Krystle Zara Appiah Narrator: Diana Yekinni, Clifford Samuel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 14 minutes Release date: March 7, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: WINNER OF THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD • A provocative debut novel about a marriage in crisis that asks the question: Can you ever be rooted in a home that’s on the brink of collapse? “Beautiful, gripping, and tender . . . a powerful and unforgettable meditation on love, belonging, and motherhood.”—Emilia Hart, author of Weyward On a spring afternoon in London, Sam races up the stairs of his flat two at a time. There’s £1,300 missing from the bank account he shares with his wife, Efe, and his calls are going straight to voicemail. When he finally reaches someone, he learns that Efe is over four thousand miles away, as their toddler looks around and asks, “Where’s Mummy?” When Efe and Sam met as teens headed for university, it seemed that everyone knew they were meant to be. Efe, newly arrived in the UK from Ghana and sinking under the weight of her parents’ expectations, found comfort in the focused and idealistic Sam. He was stable, working toward a law career, and had an unwavering vision for their future—a vision Efe, now a decade later, finds insufferable. From the outside, they’re the picture-perfect couple everyone imagined, but there are cracks in the frame. Faced with a life-altering decision, Efe and Sam find themselves on opposing sides, forced to confront just how radically different they want their lives to be. Then one day, Efe disappears. Rootless is a heartrending story about sacrifice, family, and ambition, providing an intimate look at what happens after a marriage collapses—and if it can still be saved.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/johanna-porter-is-not-sorry-by-sara-read--65269025https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615099 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Johanna Porter Is Not Sorry Author: Sara Read Narrator: Marni Penning Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 2 minutes Release date: March 7, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: “Laugh out loud funny and poignant. I loved it!”—LORI FOSTER, New York Times bestselling author Johanna is not a thief—and she is definitely not sorry. In the back room at an elite gallery party, 40-something soccer mom Johanna Porter stands face to face with her younger self. The girl in the portrait, La Rosa Blanca, is fierce and fearless, and Johanna sees the great painter she almost was before her lover, the powerful artist Nestor Pinedo, torched her career. When she cuts the million-dollar masterpiece out of its frame, rolls it up and walks out, it’s not a theft. It’s a rescue. Hiding out in a shack on the Chesapeake Bay with La Rosa Blanca looking on, Johanna tries to paint again, but encounters only the cringe-worthy atrophy of her talent. When she reluctantly goes sailing with the injured surgeon two houses away, and chemistry flares between the struggling misanthropes, Johanna realizes that to fulfill the promise of her younger self, she’s got to quit playing it safe. Battling novice-thief paranoia, impostor syndrome and mom guilt, she can stay one step ahead of the law. But it will take an act of desperation to become the woman La Rosa Blanca was meant to be. “Vivid, visceral, and sexy—I loved it.”—JEN DEVON, author of Bend Toward the Sun Don’t miss Sara Read’s next captivating book, Principles of Emotion, a smart, poignant STEMinist novel perfect for fans of Lessons in Chemistry]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615099Tue, 07 Mar 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615099 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Johanna Porter Is Not Sorry Author: Sara Read Narrator: Marni Penning Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 2 minutes Release date: March 7,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615099 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Johanna Porter Is Not Sorry Author: Sara Read Narrator: Marni Penning Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 2 minutes Release date: March 7, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: “Laugh out loud funny and poignant. I loved it!”—LORI FOSTER, New York Times bestselling author Johanna is not a thief—and she is definitely not sorry. In the back room at an elite gallery party, 40-something soccer mom Johanna Porter stands face to face with her younger self. The girl in the portrait, La Rosa Blanca, is fierce and fearless, and Johanna sees the great painter she almost was before her lover, the powerful artist Nestor Pinedo, torched her career. When she cuts the million-dollar masterpiece out of its frame, rolls it up and walks out, it’s not a theft. It’s a rescue. Hiding out in a shack on the Chesapeake Bay with La Rosa Blanca looking on, Johanna tries to paint again, but encounters only the cringe-worthy atrophy of her talent. When she reluctantly goes sailing with the injured surgeon two houses away, and chemistry flares between the struggling misanthropes, Johanna realizes that to fulfill the promise of her younger self, she’s got to quit playing it safe. Battling novice-thief paranoia, impostor syndrome and mom guilt, she can stay one step ahead of the law. But it will take an act of desperation to become the woman La Rosa Blanca was meant to be. “Vivid, visceral, and sexy—I loved it.”—JEN DEVON, author of Bend Toward the Sun Don’t miss Sara Read’s next captivating book, Principles of Emotion, a smart, poignant STEMinist novel perfect for fans of Lessons in Chemistry]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spilt-milk-by-amy-beashel--65269188https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612335 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Spilt Milk Author: Amy Beashel Narrator: Amélie Roch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 22 minutes Release date: March 2, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: What if you said the worst thing a mother could say? What if your husband found out about it in the national press? And what if after all that, you didn’t regret it…? ‘My life is a tight knot I would like to undo. And, yes, there’s no use crying over spilt milk but, the truth is, I’d rather die than spill any more…’ Bea has a husband and daughter. Bea also has an appointment for a termination. Her first child changed everything – her life, her relationship, her identity. Now she has a pregnancy test and a decision to face. This is a story about the women we (think we) know, the choices we make, the friends who stand by us and how the secrets we keep and the words left unsaid can be more dangerous than any lie we tell…]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612335Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612335 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Spilt Milk Author: Amy Beashel Narrator: Amélie Roch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 22 minutes Release date: March 2, 2023 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612335 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Spilt Milk Author: Amy Beashel Narrator: Amélie Roch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 22 minutes Release date: March 2, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: What if you said the worst thing a mother could say? What if your husband found out about it in the national press? And what if after all that, you didn’t regret it…? ‘My life is a tight knot I would like to undo. And, yes, there’s no use crying over spilt milk but, the truth is, I’d rather die than spill any more…’ Bea has a husband and daughter. Bea also has an appointment for a termination. Her first child changed everything – her life, her relationship, her identity. Now she has a pregnancy test and a decision to face. This is a story about the women we (think we) know, the choices we make, the friends who stand by us and how the secrets we keep and the words left unsaid can be more dangerous than any lie we tell…]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cursed-bread-longlisted-for-the-women-s-prize-by-sophie-mackintosh--65269078https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617701 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cursed Bread: Longlisted for the Women’s Prize Author: Sophie Mackintosh Narrator: Genevieve Gaunt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 21 minutes Release date: March 2, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. From the Booker-nominated author of The Water Cure and Blue Ticket comes a chilling new feminist fable, based on the true story of an unsolved historical mystery... If you eat the bread, you'll die, he said. The statement made no sense, but it filled me with an electric dread. Elodie is the baker's wife. A plain, unremarkable person, largely ignored by her husband and everyone else, she burns with the secret hunger to be extraordinary, to be desired, to be seen. One day a charismatic new couple appear in town - the ambassador and his sharp-toothed wife, Violet - and Elodie quickly falls under their spell. All summer long she stalks them through the shining streets: inviting herself into their home, trying to decipher their coded conversations, longing to possess them at any cost. Meanwhile, beneath the tranquil surface of daily life, strange things are happening. Six horses are found dead in a sun-drenched field, laid out neatly on the ground like an offering. Widows see their lost husbands walking up the river in the night, coming back to claim them. A teenage boy throws himself into the bonfire at the midsummer feast. A dark intoxication is spreading through the town, and when Elodie finally understands her role in it, it will be too late to stop. Audacious and mesmerising, Cursed Bread is a fevered confession, an entry into memory's hall of mirrors, a fable of obsession and transformation. Sophie Mackintosh spins a darkly gleaming tale of a town gripped by hysteria, envy like poison in the blood, and desire that burns and consumes. Praise for Sophie Mackintosh: 'Be sure to read everything Sophie Mackintosh writes' Deborah Levy on Blue Ticket 'An extraordinary debut - otherworldly, luminous, precise' Guardian on The Water Cure 'Dreamlike, tense, compelling, with a pitch-perfect ending' The New York Times on Blue Ticket 'An unsettling dark fantasy... It lingers long after the final page' Daily Telegraph on The Water Cure 'Blue Ticket will worm its way under your skin and haunt your dreams' Red ©2023 Sophie Mackintosh (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617701Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617701 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cursed Bread: Longlisted for the Women’s Prize Author: Sophie Mackintosh Narrator: Genevieve Gaunt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 21...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617701 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cursed Bread: Longlisted for the Women’s Prize Author: Sophie Mackintosh Narrator: Genevieve Gaunt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 21 minutes Release date: March 2, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. From the Booker-nominated author of The Water Cure and Blue Ticket comes a chilling new feminist fable, based on the true story of an unsolved historical mystery... If you eat the bread, you'll die, he said. The statement made no sense, but it filled me with an electric dread. Elodie is the baker's wife. A plain, unremarkable person, largely ignored by her husband and everyone else, she burns with the secret hunger to be extraordinary, to be desired, to be seen. One day a charismatic new couple appear in town - the ambassador and his sharp-toothed wife, Violet - and Elodie quickly falls under their spell. All summer long she stalks them through the shining streets: inviting herself into their home, trying to decipher their coded conversations, longing to possess them at any cost. Meanwhile, beneath the tranquil surface of daily life, strange things are happening. Six horses are found dead in a sun-drenched field, laid out neatly on the ground like an offering. Widows see their lost husbands walking up the river in the night, coming back to claim them. A teenage boy throws himself into the bonfire at the midsummer feast. A dark intoxication is spreading through the town, and when Elodie finally understands her role in it, it will be too late to stop. Audacious and mesmerising, Cursed Bread is a fevered confession, an entry into memory's hall of mirrors, a fable of obsession and transformation. Sophie Mackintosh spins a darkly gleaming tale of a town gripped by hysteria, envy like poison in the blood, and desire that burns and consumes. Praise for Sophie Mackintosh: 'Be sure to read everything Sophie Mackintosh writes' Deborah Levy on Blue Ticket 'An extraordinary debut - otherworldly, luminous, precise' Guardian on The Water Cure 'Dreamlike, tense, compelling, with a pitch-perfect ending' The New York Times on Blue Ticket 'An unsettling dark fantasy... It lingers long after the final page' Daily Telegraph on The Water Cure 'Blue Ticket will worm its way under your skin and haunt your dreams' Red ©2023 Sophie Mackintosh (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-hearts-we-mend-by-kathryn-springer--65269155https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/604434 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hearts We Mend Series: #2 of A Banister Falls Novel Author: Kathryn Springer Narrator: Jill Blackwood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 45 minutes Release date: February 28, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Planning and Post-It notes are the epitome of Evie’s life. But when she meets Jack, her life gets more than a little complicated. Thirteen years ago, Evie’s firefighter husband was killed in the line of duty, leaving her to raise their young son, Cody, alone. Now Cody is marrying the love of his life, and as he packs up his belongings, the house feels as empty as Evie’s heart. But for all her planning and mad organizational skills, Evie could never have anticipated the dramatic shift her life is about to make. Tattooed, rough-around-the-edges Jack raises quite a few eyebrows in the tight-knit community of Banister Falls. Where Evie’s life is stream-lined, Jack’s approach to living is moment-by-moment. But as Evie gets drawn into Jack’s world—a world that isn’t as safe or predictable as the one she’s worked so hard to create—he challenges her to open her eyes to the problems outside the walls of the church. Jack doesn’t make Evie feel comfortable, but he definitely makes her feel something. Something she hasn’t felt since Max passed away—or maybe ever. Because even though Jack isn’t anything like her late husband, he just might be everything she needs.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/604434Tue, 28 Feb 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/604434 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hearts We Mend Series: #2 of A Banister Falls Novel Author: Kathryn Springer Narrator: Jill Blackwood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/604434 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hearts We Mend Series: #2 of A Banister Falls Novel Author: Kathryn Springer Narrator: Jill Blackwood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 45 minutes Release date: February 28, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Planning and Post-It notes are the epitome of Evie’s life. But when she meets Jack, her life gets more than a little complicated. Thirteen years ago, Evie’s firefighter husband was killed in the line of duty, leaving her to raise their young son, Cody, alone. Now Cody is marrying the love of his life, and as he packs up his belongings, the house feels as empty as Evie’s heart. But for all her planning and mad organizational skills, Evie could never have anticipated the dramatic shift her life is about to make. Tattooed, rough-around-the-edges Jack raises quite a few eyebrows in the tight-knit community of Banister Falls. Where Evie’s life is stream-lined, Jack’s approach to living is moment-by-moment. But as Evie gets drawn into Jack’s world—a world that isn’t as safe or predictable as the one she’s worked so hard to create—he challenges her to open her eyes to the problems outside the walls of the church. Jack doesn’t make Evie feel comfortable, but he definitely makes her feel something. Something she hasn’t felt since Max passed away—or maybe ever. Because even though Jack isn’t anything like her late husband, he just might be everything she needs.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wedding-of-the-season-a-novel-by-lauren-edmondson--65269206https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615091 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wedding of the Season: A Novel Author: Lauren Edmondson Narrator: Emily Ellet Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 37 minutes Release date: February 21, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: “Elin Hilderbrand meets Edith Wharton in this delightfully juicy tale. I loved every minute.” —Meg Mitchell Moore, bestselling author of Vacationland It's the wedding of the season and all of Newport is abuzz in this funny, joyous, whip-smart novel about two modern-day society families and the summer wedding that has the whole town talking... Despite its beauty, Newport is a place Cass Coventry would prefer to forget. But after an extended absence, she’s back in her hometown to celebrate her sister’s engagement—even if she’s marrying into the family that famously stole the Gilded Age Coventry mansion out from under them a decade ago. The moment Cass pulls up to the estate, she’s in for one surprise after another. The bride-to-be is hiding a big secret. Her mother has royal-wedding aspirations. And, when the date is set for only three months away, a local gossip blog makes the two families its new favorite subject. It's not long before Cass's weekend in town becomes a full summer of frenzied wedding planning and society drama—but also idyllic sails, starry nights, and a former love. As the grand affair arrives, along with new truths about her family, Cass must finally face her own thorny past in Newport and decide how to honor the Coventry legacy in all its chaotic glory. “A witty, unflinching look at ‘polite society.’ Edmondson is a master of character and setting.” —Jamie Brenner, bestselling author of The Forever Summer]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615091Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615091 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wedding of the Season: A Novel Author: Lauren Edmondson Narrator: Emily Ellet Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 37 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615091 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wedding of the Season: A Novel Author: Lauren Edmondson Narrator: Emily Ellet Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 37 minutes Release date: February 21, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: “Elin Hilderbrand meets Edith Wharton in this delightfully juicy tale. I loved every minute.” —Meg Mitchell Moore, bestselling author of Vacationland It's the wedding of the season and all of Newport is abuzz in this funny, joyous, whip-smart novel about two modern-day society families and the summer wedding that has the whole town talking... Despite its beauty, Newport is a place Cass Coventry would prefer to forget. But after an extended absence, she’s back in her hometown to celebrate her sister’s engagement—even if she’s marrying into the family that famously stole the Gilded Age Coventry mansion out from under them a decade ago. The moment Cass pulls up to the estate, she’s in for one surprise after another. The bride-to-be is hiding a big secret. Her mother has royal-wedding aspirations. And, when the date is set for only three months away, a local gossip blog makes the two families its new favorite subject. It's not long before Cass's weekend in town becomes a full summer of frenzied wedding planning and society drama—but also idyllic sails, starry nights, and a former love. As the grand affair arrives, along with new truths about her family, Cass must finally face her own thorny past in Newport and decide how to honor the Coventry legacy in all its chaotic glory. “A witty, unflinching look at ‘polite society.’ Edmondson is a master of character and setting.” —Jamie Brenner, bestselling author of The Forever Summer]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/before-the-storm-by-james-d-shipman--65269129https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619304 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Before the Storm Author: James D. Shipman Narrator: Rebecca Gibel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 26 minutes Release date: February 21, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Berlin, 1948: World War II may be over, but a new era of conflict has begun. The Russians have cut off all access to the western part of Berlin in an attempt to seize it from the Allies. The thirst for power, dominance, and revenge is as strong as ever, and anti-Semitism is still rampant. When a store in West Berlin is vandalized with Swastikas, Sara Sturm, a German woman working for the US Department of Public Affairs, is dispatched to investigate, and meets Max and Karl Portnoy, two Jewish survivors of the Holocaust. Sharing their stories of loss, Sara and Max form a bond. Max and his family were sent to a concentration camp during the war, where his parents and sister perished. The man who betrayed them, Nazi nuclear scientist Heinz Hoffman, is now a wanted criminal. Sara agrees to accompany them to Hoffman's last known whereabouts, hoping they will finally be able to bring him to justice. But tracking the elusive Hoffman is not just difficult, it's perilous. From the mountainous backroads of Bavaria to the Soviet border, Sara and Max race to evade assassins sent by the top-secret Odessa organization. And then there are other adversaries, hidden but no less lethal, determined to gain control of Hoffman and the knowledge he possesses—knowledge that may determine the course of countless wars to come.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619304Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619304 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Before the Storm Author: James D. Shipman Narrator: Rebecca Gibel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 26 minutes Release date: February 21,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619304 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Before the Storm Author: James D. Shipman Narrator: Rebecca Gibel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 26 minutes Release date: February 21, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Berlin, 1948: World War II may be over, but a new era of conflict has begun. The Russians have cut off all access to the western part of Berlin in an attempt to seize it from the Allies. The thirst for power, dominance, and revenge is as strong as ever, and anti-Semitism is still rampant. When a store in West Berlin is vandalized with Swastikas, Sara Sturm, a German woman working for the US Department of Public Affairs, is dispatched to investigate, and meets Max and Karl Portnoy, two Jewish survivors of the Holocaust. Sharing their stories of loss, Sara and Max form a bond. Max and his family were sent to a concentration camp during the war, where his parents and sister perished. The man who betrayed them, Nazi nuclear scientist Heinz Hoffman, is now a wanted criminal. Sara agrees to accompany them to Hoffman's last known whereabouts, hoping they will finally be able to bring him to justice. But tracking the elusive Hoffman is not just difficult, it's perilous. From the mountainous backroads of Bavaria to the Soviet border, Sara and Max race to evade assassins sent by the top-secret Odessa organization. And then there are other adversaries, hidden but no less lethal, determined to gain control of Hoffman and the knowledge he possesses—knowledge that may determine the course of countless wars to come.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lost-coast-literary-by-ellie-alexander--65269028https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618525 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lost Coast Literary Author: Ellie Alexander Narrator: Megan Trout Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 48 minutes Release date: February 14, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: When an editing pen has the power not only to change stories but also to change lives Book editor Emily Bryant finds herself unexpectedly in the charming town of Cascata on California’s Lost Coast, holding the keys to her grandmother’s rambling Victorian mansion. While sorting through her grandmother’s things, Emily learns that she must edit old manuscripts to inherit the estate. It’s a strange request from a family member who was basically a stranger. Emily quickly realizes that there’s something different about these manuscripts. Any changes she makes come true. At first, she embraces the gift. She has a chance to help characters find true love or chart a new course for their future. But then things go terribly wrong. Her edits have the opposite effect. The sweet and funky seaside community of Cascata is reeling from the chaos Emily has created. Everything she thought she believed about her family and her past is in jeopardy, and no amount of editing can fix the damage she’s done. Then she finds one last manuscript. If Emily can get this edit right, maybe she’ll have a chance to create a new narrative for herself and everyone around her.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618525Tue, 14 Feb 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618525 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lost Coast Literary Author: Ellie Alexander Narrator: Megan Trout Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 48 minutes Release date: February 14,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618525 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lost Coast Literary Author: Ellie Alexander Narrator: Megan Trout Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 48 minutes Release date: February 14, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: When an editing pen has the power not only to change stories but also to change lives Book editor Emily Bryant finds herself unexpectedly in the charming town of Cascata on California’s Lost Coast, holding the keys to her grandmother’s rambling Victorian mansion. While sorting through her grandmother’s things, Emily learns that she must edit old manuscripts to inherit the estate. It’s a strange request from a family member who was basically a stranger. Emily quickly realizes that there’s something different about these manuscripts. Any changes she makes come true. At first, she embraces the gift. She has a chance to help characters find true love or chart a new course for their future. But then things go terribly wrong. Her edits have the opposite effect. The sweet and funky seaside community of Cascata is reeling from the chaos Emily has created. Everything she thought she believed about her family and her past is in jeopardy, and no amount of editing can fix the damage she’s done. Then she finds one last manuscript. If Emily can get this edit right, maybe she’ll have a chance to create a new narrative for herself and everyone around her.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/angeline-by-anna-quinn--65269186https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/611431 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Angeline Author: Anna Quinn Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 53 minutes Release date: February 7, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A moving, lyrical, melancholy, and spiritual novel by the acclaimed author of The Night Child, in which Sister Angeline, unwillingly sent to a radical convent and confronting her tragic past, asks the question, follow your heart or follow the rules? After surviving a tragedy that killed her entire family, sixteen-year-old Meg joins a cloistered convent, believing it is her life’s work to pray full time for the suffering of others. Taking the name Sister Angeline, she spends her days and nights in silence, moving from one prayerful hour to the next. She prays for the hardships of others, the sick and poor, the loved ones she lost, and her own atonement. When the Archdiocese of Chicago runs out of money to keep the convent open, she is torn from her carefully constructed life and sent to a progressive convent on a rocky island in the Pacific Northwest. There, at the Light of the Sea, five radical feminist nuns have their own vision of faithful service. They do not follow canonical law, they do not live a cloistered life, and they believe in using their voices for change. As Sister Angeline struggles to adapt to her new home, she must navigate her grief, fears, and confusions, while being drawn into the lives of a child in crisis, an angry teen, an EMT suffering survivor’s guilt, and the parish priest who is losing his congregation to the Sisters’ all-inclusive Sunday masses. Through all of this, something seems to have awakened in her, a healing power she has not experienced in years that could be her saving grace, or her downfall. In Angeline, novelist Anna Quinn explores the complexity of our past selves and the discovery of our present truth; the enduring imprints left by our losses, forgiveness and acceptance, and why we believe what we believe. Affecting and beautifully told, Angeline is both poignant and startling and will touch the hearts of anyone who has ever asked themselves: When your foundations crumble and you’ve lost yourself, how do you find the strength to go on? Do you follow your heart or the rules?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/611431Tue, 07 Feb 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/611431 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Angeline Author: Anna Quinn Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 53 minutes Release date: February 7, 2023...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/611431 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Angeline Author: Anna Quinn Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 53 minutes Release date: February 7, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A moving, lyrical, melancholy, and spiritual novel by the acclaimed author of The Night Child, in which Sister Angeline, unwillingly sent to a radical convent and confronting her tragic past, asks the question, follow your heart or follow the rules? After surviving a tragedy that killed her entire family, sixteen-year-old Meg joins a cloistered convent, believing it is her life’s work to pray full time for the suffering of others. Taking the name Sister Angeline, she spends her days and nights in silence, moving from one prayerful hour to the next. She prays for the hardships of others, the sick and poor, the loved ones she lost, and her own atonement. When the Archdiocese of Chicago runs out of money to keep the convent open, she is torn from her carefully constructed life and sent to a progressive convent on a rocky island in the Pacific Northwest. There, at the Light of the Sea, five radical feminist nuns have their own vision of faithful service. They do not follow canonical law, they do not live a cloistered life, and they believe in using their voices for change. As Sister Angeline struggles to adapt to her new home, she must navigate her grief, fears, and confusions, while being drawn into the lives of a child in crisis, an angry teen, an EMT suffering survivor’s guilt, and the parish priest who is losing his congregation to the Sisters’ all-inclusive Sunday masses. Through all of this, something seems to have awakened in her, a healing power she has not experienced in years that could be her saving grace, or her downfall. In Angeline, novelist Anna Quinn explores the complexity of our past selves and the discovery of our present truth; the enduring imprints left by our losses, forgiveness and acceptance, and why we believe what we believe. Affecting and beautifully told, Angeline is both poignant and startling and will touch the hearts of anyone who has ever asked themselves: When your foundations crumble and you’ve lost yourself, how do you find the strength to go on? Do you follow your heart or the rules?]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/someone-else-s-shoes-a-novel-by-jojo-moyes--65269182https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614646 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Someone Else's Shoes: A Novel Author: Jojo Moyes Narrator: Daisy Ridley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 21 minutes Release date: February 7, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.49 of Total 246 Ratings of Narrator: 4.65 of Total 101 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! “Very few authors have the power to make you laugh on one page and cry on the next. Moyes is one of them.” —The New York Times A story of mix-ups, mess-ups and making the most of second chances, this is the new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jojo Moyes, author of Me Before You and The Giver of Stars Who are you when you are forced to walk in someone else’s shoes? Nisha Cantor lives the globetrotting life of the seriously wealthy, until her husband announces a divorce and cuts her off. Nisha is determined to hang onto her glamorous life. But in the meantime, she must scramble to cope--she doesn’t even have the shoes she was, until a moment ago, standing in. That’s because Sam Kemp – in the bleakest point of her life – has accidentally taken Nisha’s gym bag. But Sam hardly has time to worry about a lost gym bag--she’s struggling to keep herself and her family afloat. When she tries on Nisha’s six-inch high Christian Louboutin red crocodile shoes, the resulting jolt of confidence that makes her realize something must change—and that thing is herself. Full of Jojo Moyes’ signature humor, brilliant storytelling, and warmth, Someone Else’s Shoes is a story about how just one little thing can suddenly change everything.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614646Tue, 07 Feb 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614646 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Someone Else's Shoes: A Novel Author: Jojo Moyes Narrator: Daisy Ridley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 21 minutes Release date: February...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614646 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Someone Else's Shoes: A Novel Author: Jojo Moyes Narrator: Daisy Ridley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 21 minutes Release date: February 7, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.49 of Total 246 Ratings of Narrator: 4.65 of Total 101 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! “Very few authors have the power to make you laugh on one page and cry on the next. Moyes is one of them.” —The New York Times A story of mix-ups, mess-ups and making the most of second chances, this is the new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jojo Moyes, author of Me Before You and The Giver of Stars Who are you when you are forced to walk in someone else’s shoes? Nisha Cantor lives the globetrotting life of the seriously wealthy, until her husband announces a divorce and cuts her off. Nisha is determined to hang onto her glamorous life. But in the meantime, she must scramble to cope--she doesn’t even have the shoes she was, until a moment ago, standing in. That’s because Sam Kemp – in the bleakest point of her life – has accidentally taken Nisha’s gym bag. But Sam hardly has time to worry about a lost gym bag--she’s struggling to keep herself and her family afloat. When she tries on Nisha’s six-inch high Christian Louboutin red crocodile shoes, the resulting jolt of confidence that makes her realize something must change—and that thing is herself. Full of Jojo Moyes’ signature humor, brilliant storytelling, and warmth, Someone Else’s Shoes is a story about how just one little thing can suddenly change everything.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-paris-secret-a-novel-by-karen-swan--65269175https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612391 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Paris Secret: A Novel Author: Karen Swan Narrator: Imogen Church Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 52 minutes Release date: February 7, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: In this glittering tale of forgotten treasures and long-held secrets, international bestseller Karen Swan explores one woman’s journey to discovering the truth behind an abandoned apartment and a family whose mysteries may be better left undiscovered. When high-powered fine art agent Flora Sykes is called in to assess objets d’art in a Paris apartment that has been abandoned since WWII, she is skeptical at first—until she discovers that the treasure trove of paintings is myriad…and priceless. The powerful Vermeil family to whom they belong is eager to learn more and asks Flora to trace the history of each painting. Despite a shocking announcement that has left her own family reeling, Flora finds herself thrown into the glamorous world of the Vermeils. But she soon realizes there is more to this project than first appears. As she researches the provenance of their prize Renoir, she uncovers a scandal surrounding the painting—and a secret that goes to the very heart of the family. The fallout will place Flora in the eye of a storm that carries her from London to Vienna to the glittering coast of Provence. Xavier Vermeil, the brusque scion of the family, is determined to separate Flora from his family's affairs in spite of their powerful attraction to one another. Just what are the secrets he is desperately trying to hide? And what price is Flora willing to pay to uncover the devastating truth…? “The Paris Secret had me from the moment I started reading. Filled with a smart and sympathetic protagonist, a touch of romance, a smidgen of history, plenty of intrigue and suspense galore.”—Diane Chamberlain, internationally bestselling author of The Midwife's Confession]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612391Tue, 07 Feb 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612391 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Paris Secret: A Novel Author: Karen Swan Narrator: Imogen Church Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 52 minutes Release date: February...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612391 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Paris Secret: A Novel Author: Karen Swan Narrator: Imogen Church Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 52 minutes Release date: February 7, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: In this glittering tale of forgotten treasures and long-held secrets, international bestseller Karen Swan explores one woman’s journey to discovering the truth behind an abandoned apartment and a family whose mysteries may be better left undiscovered. When high-powered fine art agent Flora Sykes is called in to assess objets d’art in a Paris apartment that has been abandoned since WWII, she is skeptical at first—until she discovers that the treasure trove of paintings is myriad…and priceless. The powerful Vermeil family to whom they belong is eager to learn more and asks Flora to trace the history of each painting. Despite a shocking announcement that has left her own family reeling, Flora finds herself thrown into the glamorous world of the Vermeils. But she soon realizes there is more to this project than first appears. As she researches the provenance of their prize Renoir, she uncovers a scandal surrounding the painting—and a secret that goes to the very heart of the family. The fallout will place Flora in the eye of a storm that carries her from London to Vienna to the glittering coast of Provence. Xavier Vermeil, the brusque scion of the family, is determined to separate Flora from his family's affairs in spite of their powerful attraction to one another. Just what are the secrets he is desperately trying to hide? And what price is Flora willing to pay to uncover the devastating truth…? “The Paris Secret had me from the moment I started reading. Filled with a smart and sympathetic protagonist, a touch of romance, a smidgen of history, plenty of intrigue and suspense galore.”—Diane Chamberlain, internationally bestselling author of The Midwife's Confession]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/della-and-darby-a-novel-of-sisters-by-susannah-b-lewis--65269154https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613370 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Della and Darby: A Novel of Sisters Author: Susannah B. Lewis Narrator: Susannah B. Lewis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 34 minutes Release date: February 7, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: In this small Mississippi town, everyone has long memories and loud opinions. Twins Della and Darby Redd may be identical in appearance, but they couldn’t be more different. Della is outspoken, obsessed with purple, and desperate to be accepted by her peers. Darby is introverted, creative, and sees no need to speak to anyone besides her sister and grandmother, Birdie. Due to a tragedy from their past, all three women’s lives have been blanketed in judgment, scandal, and rumor, preventing them from experiencing true peace and contentment in their small town of Clay Station, Mississippi. When the sisters enter the final year of their twenties, Birdie and Della begin planning an elaborate thirtieth birthday bash. Della believes the party will finally win her acceptance with the in-crowd and dreams of bringing her boss, Dr. Brian Faulkner, as her date. But when Darby begins to form an unexpected friendship with her goofy coworker, Cliff, she learns through him about a scandalous secret involving Dr. Faulkner that is sure to end in disaster. Telling her sister the truth will force them both to face the reality of who they have become—and whether they still have a place in each other’s future. In her latest novel, beloved Southern author Susannah B. Lewis explores the burden and blessing of family legacies and the moments along the way for which to give thanks and celebrate. - Southern contemporary women’s fiction - Stand-alone novel - Book length: approximately 73,000 words]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613370Tue, 07 Feb 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613370 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Della and Darby: A Novel of Sisters Author: Susannah B. Lewis Narrator: Susannah B. Lewis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 34 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613370 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Della and Darby: A Novel of Sisters Author: Susannah B. Lewis Narrator: Susannah B. Lewis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 34 minutes Release date: February 7, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: In this small Mississippi town, everyone has long memories and loud opinions. Twins Della and Darby Redd may be identical in appearance, but they couldn’t be more different. Della is outspoken, obsessed with purple, and desperate to be accepted by her peers. Darby is introverted, creative, and sees no need to speak to anyone besides her sister and grandmother, Birdie. Due to a tragedy from their past, all three women’s lives have been blanketed in judgment, scandal, and rumor, preventing them from experiencing true peace and contentment in their small town of Clay Station, Mississippi. When the sisters enter the final year of their twenties, Birdie and Della begin planning an elaborate thirtieth birthday bash. Della believes the party will finally win her acceptance with the in-crowd and dreams of bringing her boss, Dr. Brian Faulkner, as her date. But when Darby begins to form an unexpected friendship with her goofy coworker, Cliff, she learns through him about a scandalous secret involving Dr. Faulkner that is sure to end in disaster. Telling her sister the truth will force them both to face the reality of who they have become—and whether they still have a place in each other’s future. In her latest novel, beloved Southern author Susannah B. Lewis explores the burden and blessing of family legacies and the moments along the way for which to give thanks and celebrate. - Southern contemporary women’s fiction - Stand-alone novel - Book length: approximately 73,000 words]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/someone-else-s-shoes-by-jojo-moyes--65269111https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614911 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Someone Else’s Shoes Author: Jojo Moyes Narrator: Daisy Ridley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 21 minutes Release date: February 2, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 25 Ratings of Narrator: 4.73 of Total 11 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A story of mix-ups, mess-ups and making the most of second chances, this is the new novel from international sensation Jojo Moyes, author of Me Before You and The Giver of Stars 'A delightful reverse-Cinderella story of two women who seem polar opposites - until circumstance forces them to experience each other's lives. Nobody writes women the way Jojo Moyes does - recognizably real and complex and funny and flawed' JODI PICOULT Who are you when you are forced to walk in someone else's shoes? Meet Sam . . . She's not got much, but she's grateful for what she has: a job she's just about clinging on to and a family who depend on her for everything. She knows she's one bad day away from losing it all - and just hopes today isn't it . . . Meet Nisha . . . She's got everything she always dreamed of - and more: a phenomenally rich husband; an international lifestyle; and . . . she's just been locked out of all of it after her husband initiates divorce proceedings . . . Sam and Nisha should never have crossed paths. But after a bag mix-up at the gym, their lives become intertwined - even as they spiral out of control. Each blames the other as they feel increasingly invisible, forgotten, lost - and desperately alone. But they're not. No woman is an island. Look around. Family. Friends. Strangers. Even the woman you believe just ruined your life might turn out to be your best friend. Because together you can do anything - like take back what is yours . . . Praise for Jojo Moyes: 'Moyes somehow manages to break your heart before restoring your faith in love' Sunday Express 'Storytelling at its best' Marie Claire 'A deeply satisfying book full of big emotions' Good Housekeeping 'Britain's best contemporary female author' Sun on Sunday]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614911Thu, 02 Feb 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614911 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Someone Else’s Shoes Author: Jojo Moyes Narrator: Daisy Ridley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 21 minutes Release date: February 2, 2023...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614911 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Someone Else’s Shoes Author: Jojo Moyes Narrator: Daisy Ridley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 21 minutes Release date: February 2, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 25 Ratings of Narrator: 4.73 of Total 11 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A story of mix-ups, mess-ups and making the most of second chances, this is the new novel from international sensation Jojo Moyes, author of Me Before You and The Giver of Stars 'A delightful reverse-Cinderella story of two women who seem polar opposites - until circumstance forces them to experience each other's lives. Nobody writes women the way Jojo Moyes does - recognizably real and complex and funny and flawed' JODI PICOULT Who are you when you are forced to walk in someone else's shoes? Meet Sam . . . She's not got much, but she's grateful for what she has: a job she's just about clinging on to and a family who depend on her for everything. She knows she's one bad day away from losing it all - and just hopes today isn't it . . . Meet Nisha . . . She's got everything she always dreamed of - and more: a phenomenally rich husband; an international lifestyle; and . . . she's just been locked out of all of it after her husband initiates divorce proceedings . . . Sam and Nisha should never have crossed paths. But after a bag mix-up at the gym, their lives become intertwined - even as they spiral out of control. Each blames the other as they feel increasingly invisible, forgotten, lost - and desperately alone. But they're not. No woman is an island. Look around. Family. Friends. Strangers. Even the woman you believe just ruined your life might turn out to be your best friend. Because together you can do anything - like take back what is yours . . . Praise for Jojo Moyes: 'Moyes somehow manages to break your heart before restoring your faith in love' Sunday Express 'Storytelling at its best' Marie Claire 'A deeply satisfying book full of big emotions' Good Housekeeping 'Britain's best contemporary female author' Sun on Sunday]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-vineyard-thanksgiving-by-katie-winters--65269122https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616419 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Vineyard Thanksgiving Series: #4 of The Vineyard Sunset Series Author: Katie Winters Narrator: Erin Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 58 minutes Release date: January 31, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A Martha’s Vineyard fisherman’s widow gets a second chance at love over a snow-capped Thanksgiving weekend. Charlotte Montgomery Hamner wakes up every morning to the same thoughts. Jason died. Jason isn’t coming back. Rachel and I must go through this alone. Since Jason drowned over a year and a half ago, Charlotte has struggled moving forward. The owner of a popular wedding-planning and events business, she throws some of the most expensive and intricately coordinated weddings, occasionally featuring celebrities, and always with her fourteen-year-old daughter’s help. But her devastation is so complete that sometimes she struggles to get out of bed in the morning. As Thanksgiving approaches, a celebrity asks Charlotte to plan a gorgeous, multi-million-dollar wedding on Martha’s Vineyard—the kind of event that would put her on the next tier of wedding planning and get her featured in some of the top wedding magazines around the country. With much of her normal staff off the island for the winter, Charlotte must ask her cousins, the Sheridan sisters, as well as her sister, Claire, for help to throw this unforgettable wedding. And somewhere between Thursday’s Thanksgiving dinner and the cake-cutting Saturday night, she just might find a love to call her own.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616419Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616419 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Vineyard Thanksgiving Series: #4 of The Vineyard Sunset Series Author: Katie Winters Narrator: Erin Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616419 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Vineyard Thanksgiving Series: #4 of The Vineyard Sunset Series Author: Katie Winters Narrator: Erin Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 58 minutes Release date: January 31, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A Martha’s Vineyard fisherman’s widow gets a second chance at love over a snow-capped Thanksgiving weekend. Charlotte Montgomery Hamner wakes up every morning to the same thoughts. Jason died. Jason isn’t coming back. Rachel and I must go through this alone. Since Jason drowned over a year and a half ago, Charlotte has struggled moving forward. The owner of a popular wedding-planning and events business, she throws some of the most expensive and intricately coordinated weddings, occasionally featuring celebrities, and always with her fourteen-year-old daughter’s help. But her devastation is so complete that sometimes she struggles to get out of bed in the morning. As Thanksgiving approaches, a celebrity asks Charlotte to plan a gorgeous, multi-million-dollar wedding on Martha’s Vineyard—the kind of event that would put her on the next tier of wedding planning and get her featured in some of the top wedding magazines around the country. With much of her normal staff off the island for the winter, Charlotte must ask her cousins, the Sheridan sisters, as well as her sister, Claire, for help to throw this unforgettable wedding. And somewhere between Thursday’s Thanksgiving dinner and the cake-cutting Saturday night, she just might find a love to call her own.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-night-rancher-by-maisey-yates--65269065https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615078 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Night Rancher Series: #3 of The Carsons of Lone Rock Author: Maisey Yates Narrator: Samantha Cook Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 21 minutes Release date: January 24, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: When best friends spend the night together, will a forbidden kiss change everything? Find out in the next The Carsons of Lone Rock novel by New York Times bestselling author Maisey Yates. It started with one simple favor Now one night together has the promise of more… No one knows tough-as-nails bar owner Cara Summers better than her best friend, rancher Jace Carson. And when Cara needs someone to stay with her at Lone Rock’s most historic, and possibly haunted, hotel to purchase it, Jace is the man for the job—even when the only furnished room has just one bed. One night shouldn’t be enough to change years of friendship, but a single kiss melts away years of restraint. As the sun rises, Cara might have secured her hotel, but has she ruined her friendship with Jace forever? From Harlequin Desire: A luxurious world of bold encounters and sizzling chemistry. You’ll be swept away by this bold, sizzling romance, part of The Carsons of Lone Rock series: Book 1: Rancher's Forgotten Rival Book 2: Best Man Rancher Book 3: One Night Rancher]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615078Tue, 24 Jan 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615078 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Night Rancher Series: #3 of The Carsons of Lone Rock Author: Maisey Yates Narrator: Samantha Cook Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 21...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615078 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Night Rancher Series: #3 of The Carsons of Lone Rock Author: Maisey Yates Narrator: Samantha Cook Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 21 minutes Release date: January 24, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: When best friends spend the night together, will a forbidden kiss change everything? Find out in the next The Carsons of Lone Rock novel by New York Times bestselling author Maisey Yates. It started with one simple favor Now one night together has the promise of more… No one knows tough-as-nails bar owner Cara Summers better than her best friend, rancher Jace Carson. And when Cara needs someone to stay with her at Lone Rock’s most historic, and possibly haunted, hotel to purchase it, Jace is the man for the job—even when the only furnished room has just one bed. One night shouldn’t be enough to change years of friendship, but a single kiss melts away years of restraint. As the sun rises, Cara might have secured her hotel, but has she ruined her friendship with Jace forever? From Harlequin Desire: A luxurious world of bold encounters and sizzling chemistry. You’ll be swept away by this bold, sizzling romance, part of The Carsons of Lone Rock series: Book 1: Rancher's Forgotten Rival Book 2: Best Man Rancher Book 3: One Night Rancher]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-long-and-winding-road-by-marie-force--65269039https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616727 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Long and Winding Road Series: #9 of Butler, Vermont Author: Marie Force Narrator: Avery Caris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 48 minutes Release date: January 17, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: This is the one you’ve been waiting for… Max Abbott takes center stage in the Butler, Vermont Series finale when the timeline jumps forward five years and finds Max staring down his ten-year high school reunion, with no desire whatsoever to attend. Under pressure from his family to go, he ends up glad to be there when he connects with the only person from high school he wanted to see—his ex-girlfriend, Lexi, who’s been “missing” the last ten years. When Max finds out where Lexi has been—and why—and realizes all the old familiar feelings are still there, he’ll have to decide if he can risk taking a chance on an uncertain situation with her or if he’d rather continue to be alone with his son, Caden. Find out where all the Abbotts and Colemans are and what Fred and Dexter are up to five years later as this beloved series comes to an exciting and heartfelt conclusion.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616727Tue, 17 Jan 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616727 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Long and Winding Road Series: #9 of Butler, Vermont Author: Marie Force Narrator: Avery Caris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 48...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616727 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Long and Winding Road Series: #9 of Butler, Vermont Author: Marie Force Narrator: Avery Caris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 48 minutes Release date: January 17, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: This is the one you’ve been waiting for… Max Abbott takes center stage in the Butler, Vermont Series finale when the timeline jumps forward five years and finds Max staring down his ten-year high school reunion, with no desire whatsoever to attend. Under pressure from his family to go, he ends up glad to be there when he connects with the only person from high school he wanted to see—his ex-girlfriend, Lexi, who’s been “missing” the last ten years. When Max finds out where Lexi has been—and why—and realizes all the old familiar feelings are still there, he’ll have to decide if he can risk taking a chance on an uncertain situation with her or if he’d rather continue to be alone with his son, Caden. Find out where all the Abbotts and Colemans are and what Fred and Dexter are up to five years later as this beloved series comes to an exciting and heartfelt conclusion.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-forbidden-notebook-a-novel-by-alba-de-cespedes--65269035https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620058 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Forbidden Notebook: A Novel Author: Alba De Céspedes Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 28 minutes Release date: January 17, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: This is a classic domestic novel by the Italian-Cuban feminist writer Alba de Céspedes, whose work inspired contemporary writers like Elena Ferrante In this modern translation by acclaimed Elena Ferrante translator Ann Goldstein, The Forbidden Notebook centers the inner life of a dissatisfied housewife living in postwar Rome. Valeria Cossati never suspected how unhappy she had become with the shabby gentility of her bourgeois life—until she begins to jot down her thoughts and feelings in a little black book she keeps hidden in a closet. This new secret activity leads her to scrutinize herself and her life more closely, and she soon realizes that her individuality is being stifled by her devotion and sense of duty toward her husband, daughter, and son. As the conflicts between parents and children, husband and wife, and friends and lovers intensify, what goes on behind the Cossatis’ façade of middle-class respectability gradually comes to light, tearing the family’s fragile fabric apart. An exquisitely crafted portrayal of domestic life, The Forbidden Notebook recognizes the universality of human aspirations.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620058Tue, 17 Jan 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620058 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Forbidden Notebook: A Novel Author: Alba De Céspedes Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 28 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620058 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Forbidden Notebook: A Novel Author: Alba De Céspedes Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 28 minutes Release date: January 17, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: This is a classic domestic novel by the Italian-Cuban feminist writer Alba de Céspedes, whose work inspired contemporary writers like Elena Ferrante In this modern translation by acclaimed Elena Ferrante translator Ann Goldstein, The Forbidden Notebook centers the inner life of a dissatisfied housewife living in postwar Rome. Valeria Cossati never suspected how unhappy she had become with the shabby gentility of her bourgeois life—until she begins to jot down her thoughts and feelings in a little black book she keeps hidden in a closet. This new secret activity leads her to scrutinize herself and her life more closely, and she soon realizes that her individuality is being stifled by her devotion and sense of duty toward her husband, daughter, and son. As the conflicts between parents and children, husband and wife, and friends and lovers intensify, what goes on behind the Cossatis’ façade of middle-class respectability gradually comes to light, tearing the family’s fragile fabric apart. An exquisitely crafted portrayal of domestic life, The Forbidden Notebook recognizes the universality of human aspirations.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mr-right-next-door-by-naima-simone--65269165https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615077 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mr. Right Next Door Series: #4 of Rose Bend Author: Naima Simone Narrator: Mari Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 26 minutes Release date: January 10, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: "Passion, heat and deep emotion—Naima Simone is a gem!" —Maisey Yates, New York Times bestselling author As the ex-mayor’s daughter, Jenna Landon has spent her life aiming for perfection—and missing. The pressure and disappointment turned her into a bit of a mean girl, but now she’s tired of protecting her soft heart, of hiding her losses—she’s ready to leave Rose Bend and start over. But before she can leave, she has to endure the town’s carnival fundraiser, her father’s reelection campaign…and the pain-in-the-tail giant who just moved in next door. Wrestling coach Isaac Hunter didn’t mean to disturb his neighbor with his music while fixing his car. But if anyone could use “messing with,” it’s prissy, perfect, sexy Jenna Landon. Soon their clashes turn into something hotter. Recently divorced, his focus should be rebuilding his life, not an… entanglement with a woman who spells nothing but trouble. Because Jenna is leaving Rose Bend. And they both know he can’t go with her, and he can’t ask her to stay... Bonus novella!  Tattoo artist Erik Mann never should’ve agreed to hire his best friend’s sister. Against the odds, he’s built a successful business in Rose Bend and has everything exactly as he likes it. The last thing he needs is her sweeping in, changing things. He doesn’t know whether to throw her out…or kiss her. Not that either is an option. Her brother made it clear that she’s strictly off-limits. Rose Bend Book 1: The Road to Rose Bend Book 2: Christmas in Rose Bend Book 3: With Love from Rose Bend Book 4: Mr. Right Next Door]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615077Tue, 10 Jan 2023 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615077 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mr. Right Next Door Series: #4 of Rose Bend Author: Naima Simone Narrator: Mari Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 26 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615077 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mr. Right Next Door Series: #4 of Rose Bend Author: Naima Simone Narrator: Mari Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 26 minutes Release date: January 10, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: "Passion, heat and deep emotion—Naima Simone is a gem!" —Maisey Yates, New York Times bestselling author As the ex-mayor’s daughter, Jenna Landon has spent her life aiming for perfection—and missing. The pressure and disappointment turned her into a bit of a mean girl, but now she’s tired of protecting her soft heart, of hiding her losses—she’s ready to leave Rose Bend and start over. But before she can leave, she has to endure the town’s carnival fundraiser, her father’s reelection campaign…and the pain-in-the-tail giant who just moved in next door. Wrestling coach Isaac Hunter didn’t mean to disturb his neighbor with his music while fixing his car. But if anyone could use “messing with,” it’s prissy, perfect, sexy Jenna Landon. Soon their clashes turn into something hotter. Recently divorced, his focus should be rebuilding his life, not an… entanglement with a woman who spells nothing but trouble. Because Jenna is leaving Rose Bend. And they both know he can’t go with her, and he can’t ask her to stay... Bonus novella!  Tattoo artist Erik Mann never should’ve agreed to hire his best friend’s sister. Against the odds, he’s built a successful business in Rose Bend and has everything exactly as he likes it. The last thing he needs is her sweeping in, changing things. He doesn’t know whether to throw her out…or kiss her. Not that either is an option. Her brother made it clear that she’s strictly off-limits. Rose Bend Book 1: The Road to Rose Bend Book 2: Christmas in Rose Bend Book 3: With Love from Rose Bend Book 4: Mr. Right Next Door]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/august-sunsets-by-katie-winters--65269193https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613954 to listen full audiobooks. Title: August Sunsets Series: #3 of The Vineyard Sunset Series Author: Katie Winters Narrator: Erin Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 26 minutes Release date: December 27, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Unanswered questions. A sailing adventure gone wrong. The Sheridan sisters face the end of the season that changed their lives forever. Lola Sheridan is the youngest Sheridan sister: a whip-smart journalist with a flair for the dramatic. As her older sisters settle into new lives on the Vineyard, Lola demands more out of the summer season with a fantastical sailing expedition up from the Florida Keys to Martha’s Vineyard. The sailor who takes her? The mysterious, dark-eyed loner, Tommy Gasbarro—the ex-stepson of the Sheridan sisters’ greatest enemy. He represents so much of what went wrong in Lola’s life—and knows secrets about her mother that she was never allowed to learn. Susan continues on with her chemotherapy, and her illness remains on the forefront of the sisters’ minds. Wes Sheridan grapples with his dementia, as Christine continues to find new ways to push beyond her traditional gloomy behavior. All the while, Lola’s only daughter, the nineteen-year-old Audrey, inches through her pregnancy, and comprehends the depths of her mistake and what second chances are really all about. August on Martha’s Vineyard is a last grasp at the beauty of summer. As the tourist season comes to a close, the Sheridan sisters find opportunity for rest, for renewal, for strength, and for acceptance. Surrounded by crystal blue waters and white sandy beaches, they turn inward—toward one another and the memories they’ve kept within them for many years—to find peace, to be better lovers, to accept what came before, and build something new for the future. If this season has taught them anything, it’s that together, anything is possible.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613954Tue, 27 Dec 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613954 to listen full audiobooks. Title: August Sunsets Series: #3 of The Vineyard Sunset Series Author: Katie Winters Narrator: Erin Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 26...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613954 to listen full audiobooks. Title: August Sunsets Series: #3 of The Vineyard Sunset Series Author: Katie Winters Narrator: Erin Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 26 minutes Release date: December 27, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Unanswered questions. A sailing adventure gone wrong. The Sheridan sisters face the end of the season that changed their lives forever. Lola Sheridan is the youngest Sheridan sister: a whip-smart journalist with a flair for the dramatic. As her older sisters settle into new lives on the Vineyard, Lola demands more out of the summer season with a fantastical sailing expedition up from the Florida Keys to Martha’s Vineyard. The sailor who takes her? The mysterious, dark-eyed loner, Tommy Gasbarro—the ex-stepson of the Sheridan sisters’ greatest enemy. He represents so much of what went wrong in Lola’s life—and knows secrets about her mother that she was never allowed to learn. Susan continues on with her chemotherapy, and her illness remains on the forefront of the sisters’ minds. Wes Sheridan grapples with his dementia, as Christine continues to find new ways to push beyond her traditional gloomy behavior. All the while, Lola’s only daughter, the nineteen-year-old Audrey, inches through her pregnancy, and comprehends the depths of her mistake and what second chances are really all about. August on Martha’s Vineyard is a last grasp at the beauty of summer. As the tourist season comes to a close, the Sheridan sisters find opportunity for rest, for renewal, for strength, and for acceptance. Surrounded by crystal blue waters and white sandy beaches, they turn inward—toward one another and the memories they’ve kept within them for many years—to find peace, to be better lovers, to accept what came before, and build something new for the future. If this season has taught them anything, it’s that together, anything is possible.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-third-wish-by-carolyn-brown--65269113https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616718 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Third Wish Author: Carolyn Brown Narrator: Andrea Emmes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 54 minutes Release date: December 27, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: When she was eight years old, Jessica Graham made three wishes: that she wouldn't always be the tallest kid in the class, that she would find a big conch shell on the beach, and that she would finally meet her father someday. Jessica's wishes never came true, but twenty years later, when she finds her mother's old love letters, she has a chance to make the third wish a reality. Jessica travels to Florida to find her father, but their reunion is interrupted by his arrogant junior business partner, Rocky Rycroft. Indignant, Jessica goes back to Texas and is surprised when Rocky follows her home. He tells her it's because her father wants to learn more about her, but all of her friends insist his interest is more personal than that. Jessica was looking for her father, not love. Could she now possibly have both?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616718Tue, 27 Dec 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616718 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Third Wish Author: Carolyn Brown Narrator: Andrea Emmes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 54 minutes Release date: December 27, 2022...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616718 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Third Wish Author: Carolyn Brown Narrator: Andrea Emmes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 54 minutes Release date: December 27, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: When she was eight years old, Jessica Graham made three wishes: that she wouldn't always be the tallest kid in the class, that she would find a big conch shell on the beach, and that she would finally meet her father someday. Jessica's wishes never came true, but twenty years later, when she finds her mother's old love letters, she has a chance to make the third wish a reality. Jessica travels to Florida to find her father, but their reunion is interrupted by his arrogant junior business partner, Rocky Rycroft. Indignant, Jessica goes back to Texas and is surprised when Rocky follows her home. He tells her it's because her father wants to learn more about her, but all of her friends insist his interest is more personal than that. Jessica was looking for her father, not love. Could she now possibly have both?]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/all-roads-lead-to-you-by-jackie-ashenden--65269167https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613518 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All Roads Lead To You Series: #2 of Small Town Dreams Author: Jackie Ashenden Narrator: Summer Morton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 36 minutes Release date: December 6, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Brightwater Valley, New Zealand, is beautiful, rugged, and home to those who seek adventure. Finn Kelly loves everything about guiding wilderness hikes, except the part where he has to interact with people every day. But when sunny jewelry designer Bethany Grant moves into town and involves herself in every aspect of his life, he wonders what it might be like if he let in some of her light...]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613518Tue, 06 Dec 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613518 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All Roads Lead To You Series: #2 of Small Town Dreams Author: Jackie Ashenden Narrator: Summer Morton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 36...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613518 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All Roads Lead To You Series: #2 of Small Town Dreams Author: Jackie Ashenden Narrator: Summer Morton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 36 minutes Release date: December 6, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Brightwater Valley, New Zealand, is beautiful, rugged, and home to those who seek adventure. Finn Kelly loves everything about guiding wilderness hikes, except the part where he has to interact with people every day. But when sunny jewelry designer Bethany Grant moves into town and involves herself in every aspect of his life, he wonders what it might be like if he let in some of her light...]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/to-get-to-the-other-side-by-kelly-ohlert--65269080https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616733 to listen full audiobooks. Title: To Get to the Other Side Author: Kelly Ohlert Narrator: Stefanie Kay, Paul Heitsch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 55 minutes Release date: December 6, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Trixie isn’t exactly sure what she was thinking when she stopped her car in the middle of downtown Chicago, scooped up a chicken struggling to cross the road, and drove off…but she does know that she has to find a new home for herself and her new feathered friend. The landlord at her apartment doesn’t allow pets and has caught Trixie in one too many pet-smuggling attempts in the past. Bear likes his quiet life with his close-knit family and their flower business, but he’s in for a rude awakening when his meddlesome sisters post an ad to rent the spare room in his simple home—without asking his permission. Still, when Trixie responds to the ad, he agrees to let her move in, despite immediate worries about keeping things platonic. Determined to keep her new room, befriend Bear, and give her rescue chicken the care she deserves, Trixie fights to keep her walls up and resist her romantic feelings for Bear. However, it’s not long before the pair’s proximity and chicken parenting ignite flames that have Trixie and Bear testing the boundaries of their platonic ground rules. They have to figure out how to save a family business, pay for mounting vet bills, and navigate their own emotional baggage if they want to find the love that they all deserve. Perfect for fans of Beth O’Leary's The Flatshare and Abby Jimenez's The Friend Zone, this book will leave listeners rooting for every one of the relatable, but tenderly flawed, characters.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616733Tue, 06 Dec 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616733 to listen full audiobooks. Title: To Get to the Other Side Author: Kelly Ohlert Narrator: Stefanie Kay, Paul Heitsch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 55 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616733 to listen full audiobooks. Title: To Get to the Other Side Author: Kelly Ohlert Narrator: Stefanie Kay, Paul Heitsch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 55 minutes Release date: December 6, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Trixie isn’t exactly sure what she was thinking when she stopped her car in the middle of downtown Chicago, scooped up a chicken struggling to cross the road, and drove off…but she does know that she has to find a new home for herself and her new feathered friend. The landlord at her apartment doesn’t allow pets and has caught Trixie in one too many pet-smuggling attempts in the past. Bear likes his quiet life with his close-knit family and their flower business, but he’s in for a rude awakening when his meddlesome sisters post an ad to rent the spare room in his simple home—without asking his permission. Still, when Trixie responds to the ad, he agrees to let her move in, despite immediate worries about keeping things platonic. Determined to keep her new room, befriend Bear, and give her rescue chicken the care she deserves, Trixie fights to keep her walls up and resist her romantic feelings for Bear. However, it’s not long before the pair’s proximity and chicken parenting ignite flames that have Trixie and Bear testing the boundaries of their platonic ground rules. They have to figure out how to save a family business, pay for mounting vet bills, and navigate their own emotional baggage if they want to find the love that they all deserve. Perfect for fans of Beth O’Leary's The Flatshare and Abby Jimenez's The Friend Zone, this book will leave listeners rooting for every one of the relatable, but tenderly flawed, characters.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/twice-in-a-lifetime-by-melissa-baron--65269040https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616714 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Twice in a Lifetime Author: Melissa Baron Narrator: Megan Tusing Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 49 minutes Release date: December 6, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Isla has fled the city for small-town Missouri in the wake of a painful and exhausting year. With her chronic anxiety at a fever pitch, the last thing she expects is to meet a genuine romantic prospect. And she doesn’t, but she does get a text from a man who seems to think he’s her husband. Obviously, a wrong number—except, when she points this out, the mystery texter sends back a picture of them, on their wedding day. Isla cautiously starts up a texting relationship with her maybe-hoax, maybe-husband Ewan, who claims to be reaching out from a few years into the future. Ewan knows Isla incredibly well and seems to love her exactly as she is, which she can hardly fathom. But he’s also grieving, because in the future, he and Isla are no longer together. Ewan is texting back through time to save her from a fate he won't share with her; all she can do to prevent that fate is to learn to be happy, now, in the body she has, with the mind she has. The only trouble is the steps she takes in that direction might be steps away from a future with Ewan. Melissa Baron’s time-crossed romance features a quintessentially endearing and brave protagonist and an engrossing plot that will keep you listening until its breathtaking finish.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616714Tue, 06 Dec 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616714 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Twice in a Lifetime Author: Melissa Baron Narrator: Megan Tusing Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 49 minutes Release date: December 6,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616714 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Twice in a Lifetime Author: Melissa Baron Narrator: Megan Tusing Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 49 minutes Release date: December 6, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Isla has fled the city for small-town Missouri in the wake of a painful and exhausting year. With her chronic anxiety at a fever pitch, the last thing she expects is to meet a genuine romantic prospect. And she doesn’t, but she does get a text from a man who seems to think he’s her husband. Obviously, a wrong number—except, when she points this out, the mystery texter sends back a picture of them, on their wedding day. Isla cautiously starts up a texting relationship with her maybe-hoax, maybe-husband Ewan, who claims to be reaching out from a few years into the future. Ewan knows Isla incredibly well and seems to love her exactly as she is, which she can hardly fathom. But he’s also grieving, because in the future, he and Isla are no longer together. Ewan is texting back through time to save her from a fate he won't share with her; all she can do to prevent that fate is to learn to be happy, now, in the body she has, with the mind she has. The only trouble is the steps she takes in that direction might be steps away from a future with Ewan. Melissa Baron’s time-crossed romance features a quintessentially endearing and brave protagonist and an engrossing plot that will keep you listening until its breathtaking finish.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-cottage-in-the-highlands-by-julie-shackman--65269196https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/605530 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Cottage in the Highlands Series: #3 of Scottish Escapes Author: Julie Shackman Narrator: Sarah Barron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 21 minutes Release date: December 1, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A romance like no other . . . this book has it all’ NetGalley Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A brilliant read and a perfect ending . . . best read of the year’ NetGalley Reviewer The brand new seasonal novel from the author of the bestselling book, A Secret Scottish Escape ‘A charming read full of romance and mystery. Delightful’ Woman’s Weekly When Leonie Baxter finds herself out of a job and out of a relationship, she’s at her wits end. Her life has just been turned upside down and she needs a plan, fast. By chance, on a walk with her rescue puppy, Leonie stumbles across a striking house in the woods; fully furnished but unoccupied. As a journalist, she is determined to find out more, after all, reporting is in her nature. But her attempts are thwarted by Lily Cruickshank who lives in the cottage next door. Why won’t Lily help Leonie? And who is the mysterious Flynn Talbot, whose letter Leonie finds inside the house? And in uncovering the secrets of the abandoned house, will Leonie open her own heart and let love back into her life? The brand new escapist story from the bestselling author of A Secret Scottish Escape and A Scottish Highland Surprise, for fans of Jo Thomas, Trisha Ashley and Cathy Bramley. Readers can’t get enough of The Cottage in the Highlands ‘Mesmerising, magical and moving’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A really lovely book about friendship, romance and second chances’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Fabulous . . . a page-turner of a book’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Has a lot of heart, a story about all the different types of love’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A feel-good story’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A lovely read . . . I highly recommend this book’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Just the right amount of mystery, a bit of adventure and a slow romance’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘An excellent cosy mystery and romance’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I was transported to the lives of these characters’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Heartwarming and sweet, a story about second chances’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A surprisingly little twist’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/605530Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/605530 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Cottage in the Highlands Series: #3 of Scottish Escapes Author: Julie Shackman Narrator: Sarah Barron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/605530 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Cottage in the Highlands Series: #3 of Scottish Escapes Author: Julie Shackman Narrator: Sarah Barron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 21 minutes Release date: December 1, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A romance like no other . . . this book has it all’ NetGalley Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A brilliant read and a perfect ending . . . best read of the year’ NetGalley Reviewer The brand new seasonal novel from the author of the bestselling book, A Secret Scottish Escape ‘A charming read full of romance and mystery. Delightful’ Woman’s Weekly When Leonie Baxter finds herself out of a job and out of a relationship, she’s at her wits end. Her life has just been turned upside down and she needs a plan, fast. By chance, on a walk with her rescue puppy, Leonie stumbles across a striking house in the woods; fully furnished but unoccupied. As a journalist, she is determined to find out more, after all, reporting is in her nature. But her attempts are thwarted by Lily Cruickshank who lives in the cottage next door. Why won’t Lily help Leonie? And who is the mysterious Flynn Talbot, whose letter Leonie finds inside the house? And in uncovering the secrets of the abandoned house, will Leonie open her own heart and let love back into her life? The brand new escapist story from the bestselling author of A Secret Scottish Escape and A Scottish Highland Surprise, for fans of Jo Thomas, Trisha Ashley and Cathy Bramley. Readers can’t get enough of The Cottage in the Highlands ‘Mesmerising, magical and moving’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A really lovely book about friendship, romance and second chances’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Fabulous . . . a page-turner of a book’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Has a lot of heart, a story about all the different types of love’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A feel-good story’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A lovely read . . . I highly recommend this book’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Just the right amount of mystery, a bit of adventure and a slow romance’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘An excellent cosy mystery and romance’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I was transported to the lives of these characters’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Heartwarming and sweet, a story about second chances’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A surprisingly little twist’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mengele-s-apprentice-by-roberta-kagan--65269172https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615886 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mengele's Apprentice Series: #2 of Auschwitz Twins Author: Roberta Kagan Narrator: Shaina Summerville Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 49 minutes Release date: November 29, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: As the Nazi shadow of death falls across Europe, one man's wickedness looms out of the darkness. Mengele, the Angel of Death. When the Aizenberg family is forced into the crowded Warsaw ghetto, they must share a small apartment with a secular Jewish family. This living arrangement will be a test for young Shoshana Aizenberg as she enters adulthood. Meanwhile, fast-rising doctor Ernst saves a man's life on the Russian front. For his heroism, Ernst is rewarded with the role of Dr. Mengele's apprentice at Auschwitz. It is an opportunity beyond his wildest dreams . . . the cost is the stuff of his worst nightmares. Gisele's beauty shines in a life fraught with hardship and despair. She desperately hopes to find her father, but first, she'll have to survive the Nazis who have infested Paris.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615886Tue, 29 Nov 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615886 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mengele's Apprentice Series: #2 of Auschwitz Twins Author: Roberta Kagan Narrator: Shaina Summerville Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 49...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615886 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mengele's Apprentice Series: #2 of Auschwitz Twins Author: Roberta Kagan Narrator: Shaina Summerville Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 49 minutes Release date: November 29, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: As the Nazi shadow of death falls across Europe, one man's wickedness looms out of the darkness. Mengele, the Angel of Death. When the Aizenberg family is forced into the crowded Warsaw ghetto, they must share a small apartment with a secular Jewish family. This living arrangement will be a test for young Shoshana Aizenberg as she enters adulthood. Meanwhile, fast-rising doctor Ernst saves a man's life on the Russian front. For his heroism, Ernst is rewarded with the role of Dr. Mengele's apprentice at Auschwitz. It is an opportunity beyond his wildest dreams . . . the cost is the stuff of his worst nightmares. Gisele's beauty shines in a life fraught with hardship and despair. She desperately hopes to find her father, but first, she'll have to survive the Nazis who have infested Paris.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-syndrome-that-saved-us-book-four-in-a-jewish-family-saga-by-roberta-kagan--65269152https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616935 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Syndrome That Saved Us: Book Four in a Jewish Family Saga Series: #4 of Jewish Family Saga Author: Roberta Kagan Narrator: Kelli Tager Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 35 minutes Release date: November 29, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: When an old enemy from the KKK, who had once tormented Sam Schatzman, appears back in his life, will he rise above his hatred, or will he allow it to consume him? In Berlin, Esther and Ted Birnbaum are faced with leaving everything and everyone they love behind in an effort to survive Hitler's vicious attack on the Jews of Germany. They have no one to turn to for help except their oldest employee, Hans Hubermann. But Hans's son, Erwin, is showing great promise in the Hitler Youth, and Luisa, a longtime enemy of the Birnbaums', has taken notice of Erwin's advancements in the organization. Does she realize Erwin is Hans's son, and that Hans is connected to the Birnbaums? And if she does, what will the ramifications of this be? In Rome, the Nazis are rounding up all the Jewish people in the ghetto. When Lory hears this, he becomes desperate. His wife, Alma, is Jewish, and he must find a way to save her. When three doctors at a Roman Catholic hospital approach him with a brilliant but dangerous plan, Lory and Alma must decide whether they are willing to take the risk of joining these three antifascists or try to escape from Italy on their own.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616935Tue, 29 Nov 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616935 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Syndrome That Saved Us: Book Four in a Jewish Family Saga Series: #4 of Jewish Family Saga Author: Roberta Kagan Narrator: Kelli Tager Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616935 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Syndrome That Saved Us: Book Four in a Jewish Family Saga Series: #4 of Jewish Family Saga Author: Roberta Kagan Narrator: Kelli Tager Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 35 minutes Release date: November 29, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: When an old enemy from the KKK, who had once tormented Sam Schatzman, appears back in his life, will he rise above his hatred, or will he allow it to consume him? In Berlin, Esther and Ted Birnbaum are faced with leaving everything and everyone they love behind in an effort to survive Hitler's vicious attack on the Jews of Germany. They have no one to turn to for help except their oldest employee, Hans Hubermann. But Hans's son, Erwin, is showing great promise in the Hitler Youth, and Luisa, a longtime enemy of the Birnbaums', has taken notice of Erwin's advancements in the organization. Does she realize Erwin is Hans's son, and that Hans is connected to the Birnbaums? And if she does, what will the ramifications of this be? In Rome, the Nazis are rounding up all the Jewish people in the ghetto. When Lory hears this, he becomes desperate. His wife, Alma, is Jewish, and he must find a way to save her. When three doctors at a Roman Catholic hospital approach him with a brilliant but dangerous plan, Lory and Alma must decide whether they are willing to take the risk of joining these three antifascists or try to escape from Italy on their own.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/firefly-nights-by-katie-winters--65269151https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613942 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Firefly Nights Series: #2 of The Vineyard Sunset Series Author: Katie Winters Narrator: Erin Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 27 minutes Release date: November 29, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A summer the Sheridan Sisters will never forget. Christine Sheridan is the middle sister of the Sheridan clan: lost between her older sister, Susan, a successful criminal lawyer and her whip-smart little sister, Lola. After twenty years apart, they have just learned the secret their dead mother kept from them. But now, Christine returns to New York City, to her boyfriend Frank, to a life she once loved. But the prestigious restaurant they own is no more, and Christine is left once again without solid ground. At forty-one, unable to have children, and with nowhere to go—she knows only to return home to the Vineyard and her family. Martha’s Vineyard is in full summer bloom. After over twenty years away, Christine falls in love again with the water, with boating, the people, and with carefree days that meander and pop with bright conversations and long afternoon swims through crystal waters. Unfortunately, her high school rival, the ever-handsome Zach Walters, seems to lurk everywhere she goes—even offering her a pastry chef position at the Sunrise Inn Bistro. Almost reluctantly, she takes it—and soon becomes the most championed pastry chef on the island. Zach doesn’t seem so bad, either, although he does seem to harbor his own secrets. Still, the Sheridan clan is never far from heartbreak. As the Sheridan sisters grow closer, their father loses even more of his memory; their mother’s real killer remains on the loose, as does Scott’s brother, who stole an obscene amount of money from the Sunrise Cove Inn. Secrets swirl through the family—and drama escalates when Lola’s daughter, Audrey, calls with shocking news that sends ripples through the entire Sheridan family.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613942Tue, 29 Nov 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613942 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Firefly Nights Series: #2 of The Vineyard Sunset Series Author: Katie Winters Narrator: Erin Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 27...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613942 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Firefly Nights Series: #2 of The Vineyard Sunset Series Author: Katie Winters Narrator: Erin Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 27 minutes Release date: November 29, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A summer the Sheridan Sisters will never forget. Christine Sheridan is the middle sister of the Sheridan clan: lost between her older sister, Susan, a successful criminal lawyer and her whip-smart little sister, Lola. After twenty years apart, they have just learned the secret their dead mother kept from them. But now, Christine returns to New York City, to her boyfriend Frank, to a life she once loved. But the prestigious restaurant they own is no more, and Christine is left once again without solid ground. At forty-one, unable to have children, and with nowhere to go—she knows only to return home to the Vineyard and her family. Martha’s Vineyard is in full summer bloom. After over twenty years away, Christine falls in love again with the water, with boating, the people, and with carefree days that meander and pop with bright conversations and long afternoon swims through crystal waters. Unfortunately, her high school rival, the ever-handsome Zach Walters, seems to lurk everywhere she goes—even offering her a pastry chef position at the Sunrise Inn Bistro. Almost reluctantly, she takes it—and soon becomes the most championed pastry chef on the island. Zach doesn’t seem so bad, either, although he does seem to harbor his own secrets. Still, the Sheridan clan is never far from heartbreak. As the Sheridan sisters grow closer, their father loses even more of his memory; their mother’s real killer remains on the loose, as does Scott’s brother, who stole an obscene amount of money from the Sunrise Cove Inn. Secrets swirl through the family—and drama escalates when Lola’s daughter, Audrey, calls with shocking news that sends ripples through the entire Sheridan family.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dying-breath-by-liz-mistry--65269109https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613636 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dying Breath Series: #5 of Detective Nikki Parekh Author: Liz Mistry Narrator: Shaheen Khan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 9 minutes Release date: November 24, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: The killer is closing in… can she find him before he finds her? When Detective Nikki Parekh receives a set of threatening postcards, she knows it can only mean one thing… The man who escaped arrest after murdering her mother two years ago is back. Each postcard has a similar message: You’re next Parekh. As the post marks on the cards gradually get closer to Bradford, Nikki must do everything she can to protect her family and catch the killer before it’s too late. But when human remains are found in a remote barn on the icy Yorkshire moors, Nikki’s attention is pulled away from her family. When a tattoo on the victim’s arm – the only means of identification – leads nowhere, the team have already met a dead end. Will the team be able to make a breakthrough before someone else gets hurt, and can Nikki finally get justice for her mother’s tragic death? Don’t miss the next utterly gripping crime thriller from the Queen of Northern Noir! Fans of Angela Marsons, Patricia Gibney and JD Kirk will love this nail-biting read. Readers love Liz Mistry! ‘Tense, suspenseful and unpredictable. I couldn’t put this book down, I really enjoyed it.’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘What a gripping read. I could feel my stomach muscles clench as I read, it was so good. Fast-paced right throughout. Best book in the series so far.’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Gritty and gruesome, the riveting story had me gripped from the first page.’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A cracker of a read… I can’t fault this book, series or author – I love her writing style and she certainly knows how to connect with her readers… Roll on book 5 is what I say.’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A crime thriller that is page turning, satisfying and will keep you guessing throughout. A brilliant book that was a joy to read.’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613636Thu, 24 Nov 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613636 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dying Breath Series: #5 of Detective Nikki Parekh Author: Liz Mistry Narrator: Shaheen Khan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 9 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613636 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dying Breath Series: #5 of Detective Nikki Parekh Author: Liz Mistry Narrator: Shaheen Khan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 9 minutes Release date: November 24, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: The killer is closing in… can she find him before he finds her? When Detective Nikki Parekh receives a set of threatening postcards, she knows it can only mean one thing… The man who escaped arrest after murdering her mother two years ago is back. Each postcard has a similar message: You’re next Parekh. As the post marks on the cards gradually get closer to Bradford, Nikki must do everything she can to protect her family and catch the killer before it’s too late. But when human remains are found in a remote barn on the icy Yorkshire moors, Nikki’s attention is pulled away from her family. When a tattoo on the victim’s arm – the only means of identification – leads nowhere, the team have already met a dead end. Will the team be able to make a breakthrough before someone else gets hurt, and can Nikki finally get justice for her mother’s tragic death? Don’t miss the next utterly gripping crime thriller from the Queen of Northern Noir! Fans of Angela Marsons, Patricia Gibney and JD Kirk will love this nail-biting read. Readers love Liz Mistry! ‘Tense, suspenseful and unpredictable. I couldn’t put this book down, I really enjoyed it.’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘What a gripping read. I could feel my stomach muscles clench as I read, it was so good. Fast-paced right throughout. Best book in the series so far.’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Gritty and gruesome, the riveting story had me gripped from the first page.’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A cracker of a read… I can’t fault this book, series or author – I love her writing style and she certainly knows how to connect with her readers… Roll on book 5 is what I say.’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A crime thriller that is page turning, satisfying and will keep you guessing throughout. A brilliant book that was a joy to read.’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/today-will-be-different-booktrack-edition-by-maria-semple--65269176https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/610991 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Today Will Be Different: Booktrack Edition Author: Maria Semple Narrator: Kathleen Wilhoite Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 29 minutes Release date: November 15, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Today Will Be Different:Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience! * A brilliant novel and instant New York Times bestseller from the author of Where'd You Go, Bernadette, about a day in the life of Eleanor Flood, forced to abandon her small ambitions and awake to a strange, new future. Eleanor knows she's a mess. But today, she will tackle the little things. She will shower and get dressed. She will have her poetry and yoga lessons after dropping off her son, Timby. She won't swear. She will initiate sex with her husband, Joe. But before she can put her modest plan into action, life happens. Today, it turns out, is the day Timby has decided to fake sick to weasel his way into his mother's company. It's also the day Joe has chosen to tell his office -- but not Eleanor -- that he's on vacation. Just when it seems like things can't go more awry, an encounter with a former colleague produces a graphic memoir whose dramatic tale threatens to reveal a buried family secret. Today Will Be Different is a hilarious, heart-filled story about reinvention, sisterhood, and how sometimes it takes facing up to our former selves to truly begin living. *Booktrack is an immersive format that pairs traditional audiobook narration to complementary music. The tempo and rhythm of the score are in perfect harmony with the action and characters throughout the audiobook. Gently playing in the background, the music never overpowers or distracts from the narration, so listeners can enjoy every minute. When you purchase this Booktrack edition, you receive the exact narration as the traditional audiobook available, with the addition of music throughout.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/610991Tue, 15 Nov 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/610991 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Today Will Be Different: Booktrack Edition Author: Maria Semple Narrator: Kathleen Wilhoite Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 29 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/610991 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Today Will Be Different: Booktrack Edition Author: Maria Semple Narrator: Kathleen Wilhoite Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 29 minutes Release date: November 15, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Today Will Be Different:Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience! * A brilliant novel and instant New York Times bestseller from the author of Where'd You Go, Bernadette, about a day in the life of Eleanor Flood, forced to abandon her small ambitions and awake to a strange, new future. Eleanor knows she's a mess. But today, she will tackle the little things. She will shower and get dressed. She will have her poetry and yoga lessons after dropping off her son, Timby. She won't swear. She will initiate sex with her husband, Joe. But before she can put her modest plan into action, life happens. Today, it turns out, is the day Timby has decided to fake sick to weasel his way into his mother's company. It's also the day Joe has chosen to tell his office -- but not Eleanor -- that he's on vacation. Just when it seems like things can't go more awry, an encounter with a former colleague produces a graphic memoir whose dramatic tale threatens to reveal a buried family secret. Today Will Be Different is a hilarious, heart-filled story about reinvention, sisterhood, and how sometimes it takes facing up to our former selves to truly begin living. *Booktrack is an immersive format that pairs traditional audiobook narration to complementary music. The tempo and rhythm of the score are in perfect harmony with the action and characters throughout the audiobook. Gently playing in the background, the music never overpowers or distracts from the narration, so listeners can enjoy every minute. When you purchase this Booktrack edition, you receive the exact narration as the traditional audiobook available, with the addition of music throughout.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-second-wife-by-miranda-rijks--65269162https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613508 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Second Wife Author: Miranda Rijks Narrator: Jodie Harris, Peter Noble, Penelope Rawlins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 35 minutes Release date: November 15, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.19 of Total 70 Ratings of Narrator: 4.69 of Total 29 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Tamsin recently married renowned composer Robin Featherstone. Robin is much older, but Tamsin doesn’t care—she’s in love. And she knows Robin loves her too, even if he is very close to another young woman—his assistant, Mia. Meanwhile, Robin’s ex-wife and grown children aren’t happy—they’re sure Tamsin is a gold-digger and Mia is an opportunist. Then, when Robin suddenly dies, the family’s worst fears are realized: Tamsin stands to inherit everything. But when the will is read, its contents are beyond shocking. As Mia and Tamsin are pitted against each other, only one thing is clear: Robin's family will go to any lengths to stop either of them inheriting even a part of Robin’s estate. Isolated in the family mansion, fearing for their lives and distrustful of each other, Tamsin and Mia are determined to stand their ground. But then a dark family secret is revealed which may engulf them all…]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613508Tue, 15 Nov 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613508 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Second Wife Author: Miranda Rijks Narrator: Jodie Harris, Peter Noble, Penelope Rawlins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 35 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613508 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Second Wife Author: Miranda Rijks Narrator: Jodie Harris, Peter Noble, Penelope Rawlins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 35 minutes Release date: November 15, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.19 of Total 70 Ratings of Narrator: 4.69 of Total 29 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Tamsin recently married renowned composer Robin Featherstone. Robin is much older, but Tamsin doesn’t care—she’s in love. And she knows Robin loves her too, even if he is very close to another young woman—his assistant, Mia. Meanwhile, Robin’s ex-wife and grown children aren’t happy—they’re sure Tamsin is a gold-digger and Mia is an opportunist. Then, when Robin suddenly dies, the family’s worst fears are realized: Tamsin stands to inherit everything. But when the will is read, its contents are beyond shocking. As Mia and Tamsin are pitted against each other, only one thing is clear: Robin's family will go to any lengths to stop either of them inheriting even a part of Robin’s estate. Isolated in the family mansion, fearing for their lives and distrustful of each other, Tamsin and Mia are determined to stand their ground. But then a dark family secret is revealed which may engulf them all…]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/someone-to-hold-by-marie-force--65269160https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613498 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Someone to Hold Series: #2 of Wild Widows Author: Marie Force Narrator: Addison Barnes, Justin Price Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 42 minutes Release date: November 15, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Grief brought them together. Will it also tear them apart? Eighteen months after suddenly losing the love of my life, I’m coming out of the fog of early grief and taking a hard look at the rest of my life. With three young children to care for on my own while also managing their grief, I haven’t had a lot of time to ponder what’s next for me. When I think about what I really want, I keep coming back to one thing. Or I should say one person—someone who understands what I’ve been through because he’s been there too, only his losses were far worse than mine. I find myself thinking about him all the time, but is he ready for the things I want? I have no idea, but I’m determined to find out.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613498Tue, 15 Nov 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613498 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Someone to Hold Series: #2 of Wild Widows Author: Marie Force Narrator: Addison Barnes, Justin Price Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 42...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613498 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Someone to Hold Series: #2 of Wild Widows Author: Marie Force Narrator: Addison Barnes, Justin Price Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 42 minutes Release date: November 15, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Grief brought them together. Will it also tear them apart? Eighteen months after suddenly losing the love of my life, I’m coming out of the fog of early grief and taking a hard look at the rest of my life. With three young children to care for on my own while also managing their grief, I haven’t had a lot of time to ponder what’s next for me. When I think about what I really want, I keep coming back to one thing. Or I should say one person—someone who understands what I’ve been through because he’s been there too, only his losses were far worse than mine. I find myself thinking about him all the time, but is he ready for the things I want? I have no idea, but I’m determined to find out.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/now-and-then-by-mira-lyn-kelly--65269158https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613496 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Now and Then Series: #3 of Dare to Love Author: Mira Lyn Kelly Narrator: Rachel Leblang Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 3 minutes Release date: November 15, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Brynn Ahearn is gorgeous, fun, and a camera operator for the NBA—more than your average sports nut—whose work takes her all over the country. In other words, she’s a walking male fantasy—or, at least, she would be if she weren’t so busy keeping the guys at bay. The fact is, with Brynn’s con-man father fresh out of jail and back in her life, dating is just too risky. Haunted by memories of her past, she couldn’t ask any man to gamble with his life for love—even one as addictive as Ford Meyers. Ford can’t believe his luck when he walks into a bar in Chicago’s Wicker Park and gets an eyeful of Brynn: the one that got away. After the gorgeous redhead blew him off in college, Ford got on with his life and made his fortune as a bestselling game designer, but he’s never found a woman who compared to Brynn. No stranger to success, Ford is used to getting what he wants—and after a scorching stolen kiss, what he wants is a second shot with his first love. To get it, he just has to convince her that he’s man enough to take on the past she can’t leave behind...]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613496Tue, 15 Nov 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613496 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Now and Then Series: #3 of Dare to Love Author: Mira Lyn Kelly Narrator: Rachel Leblang Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 3 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613496 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Now and Then Series: #3 of Dare to Love Author: Mira Lyn Kelly Narrator: Rachel Leblang Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 3 minutes Release date: November 15, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Brynn Ahearn is gorgeous, fun, and a camera operator for the NBA—more than your average sports nut—whose work takes her all over the country. In other words, she’s a walking male fantasy—or, at least, she would be if she weren’t so busy keeping the guys at bay. The fact is, with Brynn’s con-man father fresh out of jail and back in her life, dating is just too risky. Haunted by memories of her past, she couldn’t ask any man to gamble with his life for love—even one as addictive as Ford Meyers. Ford can’t believe his luck when he walks into a bar in Chicago’s Wicker Park and gets an eyeful of Brynn: the one that got away. After the gorgeous redhead blew him off in college, Ford got on with his life and made his fortune as a bestselling game designer, but he’s never found a woman who compared to Brynn. No stranger to success, Ford is used to getting what he wants—and after a scorching stolen kiss, what he wants is a second shot with his first love. To get it, he just has to convince her that he’s man enough to take on the past she can’t leave behind...]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-crux-by-charlotte-perkins-gilman--65269094https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613947 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Crux Author: Charlotte Perkins Gilman Narrator: Gabrielle De Cuir Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 43 minutes Release date: November 15, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: If some say “Innocence is the greatest charm of young girls,” the answer is, “What good does it do them?” The Crux is the story of group of women who move from New England to Colorado in order to run a boardinghouse for men. One of these women, the young Vivian Lane, falls in love with a man who has both gonorrhea and syphilis. It then falls to Vivian, when she learns of his illnesses, to decide whether she should marry and have children with this man. She is torn between her own heart and the “duty” of motherhood, as one doctor in the novel puts it, to have children with a healthy father. Through a twenty-first-century lens, Charlotte Perkins Gilman uses this novel to advocate for young women to be educated, to educate themselves, and ensure they are provided all the information they need in order to make informed decisions about their life. But that is not the only reason The Crux is vital to understanding the progression of feminism in the United States. This early piece of feminist literature is an encapsulation of some of early twentieth-century America’s greatest cultural anxieties and issues. Gender and feminism are at the forefront of The Crux, but Gilman also addresses fears regarding eugenics, contagion, and disease, as well as the biological and nationalistic components that were prevalent in the feminist movement of the time. Gilman’s brand of utopian feminism, which she would further explore in her novel Herland, was both a revelation and a product of its time, and therefore remains an insightful and provocative piece of literature to this day.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613947Tue, 15 Nov 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613947 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Crux Author: Charlotte Perkins Gilman Narrator: Gabrielle De Cuir Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 43 minutes Release date: November...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613947 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Crux Author: Charlotte Perkins Gilman Narrator: Gabrielle De Cuir Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 43 minutes Release date: November 15, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: If some say “Innocence is the greatest charm of young girls,” the answer is, “What good does it do them?” The Crux is the story of group of women who move from New England to Colorado in order to run a boardinghouse for men. One of these women, the young Vivian Lane, falls in love with a man who has both gonorrhea and syphilis. It then falls to Vivian, when she learns of his illnesses, to decide whether she should marry and have children with this man. She is torn between her own heart and the “duty” of motherhood, as one doctor in the novel puts it, to have children with a healthy father. Through a twenty-first-century lens, Charlotte Perkins Gilman uses this novel to advocate for young women to be educated, to educate themselves, and ensure they are provided all the information they need in order to make informed decisions about their life. But that is not the only reason The Crux is vital to understanding the progression of feminism in the United States. This early piece of feminist literature is an encapsulation of some of early twentieth-century America’s greatest cultural anxieties and issues. Gender and feminism are at the forefront of The Crux, but Gilman also addresses fears regarding eugenics, contagion, and disease, as well as the biological and nationalistic components that were prevalent in the feminist movement of the time. Gilman’s brand of utopian feminism, which she would further explore in her novel Herland, was both a revelation and a product of its time, and therefore remains an insightful and provocative piece of literature to this day.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-secrets-we-keep-by-theresa-howes--65269022https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620643 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Secrets We Keep Author: Theresa Howes Narrator: Emma Spurgin Hussey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 11 minutes Release date: November 10, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: ‘Truly gripping… I loved it.’ Jill Mansell, Sunday Times bestseller A heartbreakingly beautiful novel which captures the endurance and strength of ordinary people in the darkest of times, and the courage of one woman who put her life on the line to join the resistance. Perfect for fans of The Nightingale and The Secret Messenger. 1944, the Cote d’Azur. Artist Marguerite Segal is recruited by British Intelligence into befriending Etienne Valade, a local priest. Her mission is to persuade him to pass on information from the high-ranking German officers who attend his church: evidence of their war crimes. Connected by a passion for art, Marguerite and Etienne soon fall in love, but their association increasingly puts her at danger of violent reprisals. With his church frequented by Nazis, Etienne is a suspected collaborator, and distrust is high. And Marguerite is keeping her own secret too. Like the Jews whose identity cards she forges to hide them from the Third Reich, she is hiding behind a false name, her true identity and past known only to her closest friend. Marguerite must get hold of the documents that will condemn the German officers but, in a world where everything is at stake, can she truly trust anyone – even the man she loves? Praise for The Secrets We Keep: ‘I absolutely loved this… Vivid and heartbreaking.’ Lana Kortchik, USA Today bestselling author of Sisters of War ‘War, passion and tragedy unite in this atmospheric and moving tale.’ S D Sykes, author of the Oswald de Lacy Medieval Murders series ‘A wonderfully immersive, emotional read.’ Annabelle Thorpe, author of The Enemy of Love ‘I stayed up late into the night to finish… A thrilling, exciting story… You might want to have some tissues handy.’ Reader review ‘I enjoyed this novel very much!’ Reader review ‘I highly recommend reading this.’ Reader review ‘Wonderful.’ Reader review]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620643Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620643 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Secrets We Keep Author: Theresa Howes Narrator: Emma Spurgin Hussey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 11 minutes Release date: November...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620643 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Secrets We Keep Author: Theresa Howes Narrator: Emma Spurgin Hussey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 11 minutes Release date: November 10, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: ‘Truly gripping… I loved it.’ Jill Mansell, Sunday Times bestseller A heartbreakingly beautiful novel which captures the endurance and strength of ordinary people in the darkest of times, and the courage of one woman who put her life on the line to join the resistance. Perfect for fans of The Nightingale and The Secret Messenger. 1944, the Cote d’Azur. Artist Marguerite Segal is recruited by British Intelligence into befriending Etienne Valade, a local priest. Her mission is to persuade him to pass on information from the high-ranking German officers who attend his church: evidence of their war crimes. Connected by a passion for art, Marguerite and Etienne soon fall in love, but their association increasingly puts her at danger of violent reprisals. With his church frequented by Nazis, Etienne is a suspected collaborator, and distrust is high. And Marguerite is keeping her own secret too. Like the Jews whose identity cards she forges to hide them from the Third Reich, she is hiding behind a false name, her true identity and past known only to her closest friend. Marguerite must get hold of the documents that will condemn the German officers but, in a world where everything is at stake, can she truly trust anyone – even the man she loves? Praise for The Secrets We Keep: ‘I absolutely loved this… Vivid and heartbreaking.’ Lana Kortchik, USA Today bestselling author of Sisters of War ‘War, passion and tragedy unite in this atmospheric and moving tale.’ S D Sykes, author of the Oswald de Lacy Medieval Murders series ‘A wonderfully immersive, emotional read.’ Annabelle Thorpe, author of The Enemy of Love ‘I stayed up late into the night to finish… A thrilling, exciting story… You might want to have some tissues handy.’ Reader review ‘I enjoyed this novel very much!’ Reader review ‘I highly recommend reading this.’ Reader review ‘Wonderful.’ Reader review]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/secrets-in-cypress-bayou-by-susan-sands--65269208https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613876 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Secrets in Cypress Bayou Series: #2 of Louisiana Author: Susan Sands Narrator: Tiffany Morgan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 46 minutes Release date: November 8, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Some secrets are buried deep . . . When newly minted attorney Carly Bertrand returns to Cypress Bayou, Louisiana, to be close to her family, her first priority is finding a job. She's shocked to get an offer from her childhood crush, Tanner Carmichael, whose town roots are as deep as hers. Carly accepts, confident she can help Tanner get his new law practice up and running, and keep her attraction to him under lock and key. She's no longer a starry-eyed teen admiring from afar. Their first client is a woman searching for her birth mother who mysteriously disappeared decades ago without a trace. Carly and Tanner take the case and soon find themselves drowning in a swampy patch of secrets, political corruption, and danger. And the further they dig, the more it looks like Tanner's powerful, narcissistic father is involved. As they work to unravel the mystery, Carly's old feelings resurface and Tanner can't believe the shy girl next door has become such a brilliant, beautiful, and determined woman. Should they risk everything for the truth, including their hearts, or settle for safety? Contains mature themes.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613876Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613876 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Secrets in Cypress Bayou Series: #2 of Louisiana Author: Susan Sands Narrator: Tiffany Morgan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 46 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613876 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Secrets in Cypress Bayou Series: #2 of Louisiana Author: Susan Sands Narrator: Tiffany Morgan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 46 minutes Release date: November 8, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Some secrets are buried deep . . . When newly minted attorney Carly Bertrand returns to Cypress Bayou, Louisiana, to be close to her family, her first priority is finding a job. She's shocked to get an offer from her childhood crush, Tanner Carmichael, whose town roots are as deep as hers. Carly accepts, confident she can help Tanner get his new law practice up and running, and keep her attraction to him under lock and key. She's no longer a starry-eyed teen admiring from afar. Their first client is a woman searching for her birth mother who mysteriously disappeared decades ago without a trace. Carly and Tanner take the case and soon find themselves drowning in a swampy patch of secrets, political corruption, and danger. And the further they dig, the more it looks like Tanner's powerful, narcissistic father is involved. As they work to unravel the mystery, Carly's old feelings resurface and Tanner can't believe the shy girl next door has become such a brilliant, beautiful, and determined woman. Should they risk everything for the truth, including their hearts, or settle for safety? Contains mature themes.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-next-best-day-by-sharon-sala--65269198https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613867 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Next Best Day Author: Sharon Sala Narrator: Amy Rubinate Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 36 minutes Release date: November 8, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Beloved and bestselling author Sharon Sala brings you a brand-new contemporary romance filled with second chances, new beginnings, and a Southern small town you won't want to leave. Fans of Debbie Macomber and Susan Wiggs will love this new story filled with: ● A fresh start for a young teacher to build the life she's dreamt of ● A second chance at romance for a single dad ● The warm and uplifting small-town community cheering them on After two back-to-back life-changing events, first grade teacher Katie McGrath leaves Albuquerque for a fresh start in Borden's Gap, Tennessee. She is finally back in the classroom where she belongs, but it will take a little while for her to heal and truly feel like herself. She'll need to dig deep to find the courage to try again—in life and in love—but with some help from her neighbor Sam Youngblood and his adorable twin daughters, her future is looking brighter than she dared imagine.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613867Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613867 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Next Best Day Author: Sharon Sala Narrator: Amy Rubinate Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 36 minutes Release date: November 8, 2022...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613867 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Next Best Day Author: Sharon Sala Narrator: Amy Rubinate Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 36 minutes Release date: November 8, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Beloved and bestselling author Sharon Sala brings you a brand-new contemporary romance filled with second chances, new beginnings, and a Southern small town you won't want to leave. Fans of Debbie Macomber and Susan Wiggs will love this new story filled with: ● A fresh start for a young teacher to build the life she's dreamt of ● A second chance at romance for a single dad ● The warm and uplifting small-town community cheering them on After two back-to-back life-changing events, first grade teacher Katie McGrath leaves Albuquerque for a fresh start in Borden's Gap, Tennessee. She is finally back in the classroom where she belongs, but it will take a little while for her to heal and truly feel like herself. She'll need to dig deep to find the courage to try again—in life and in love—but with some help from her neighbor Sam Youngblood and his adorable twin daughters, her future is looking brighter than she dared imagine.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-perfect-family-by-lorna-dounaeva--65269185https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613517 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Perfect Family Author: Lorna Dounaeva Narrator: Jilly Bond Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 47 minutes Release date: November 8, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: For Victoria, image is everything, and on the surface, she has it all: a big house, a successful husband, and two beautiful children. But behind the scenes, things are very different. Victoria and her husband have a dark secret, and she lives in terror of it being discovered—of her perfect façade being shattered forever. Under massive stress, but still desperately trying to keep up appearances, her family is falling apart: her husband Kit is unable to work, her teenage daughter Anna grows ever more rebellious, and her nine-year-old, Joey, seems increasingly different from other kids. Victoria realizes she has to act now or she will lose everything. And that’s when she has to ask herself how far she's willing to go and how much she's willing to do to preserve her perfect family. The answer is beyond shocking, and it will plunge them all into a nightmare from which they may never wake....]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613517Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613517 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Perfect Family Author: Lorna Dounaeva Narrator: Jilly Bond Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 47 minutes Release date: November 8, 2022...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613517 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Perfect Family Author: Lorna Dounaeva Narrator: Jilly Bond Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 47 minutes Release date: November 8, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: For Victoria, image is everything, and on the surface, she has it all: a big house, a successful husband, and two beautiful children. But behind the scenes, things are very different. Victoria and her husband have a dark secret, and she lives in terror of it being discovered—of her perfect façade being shattered forever. Under massive stress, but still desperately trying to keep up appearances, her family is falling apart: her husband Kit is unable to work, her teenage daughter Anna grows ever more rebellious, and her nine-year-old, Joey, seems increasingly different from other kids. Victoria realizes she has to act now or she will lose everything. And that’s when she has to ask herself how far she's willing to go and how much she's willing to do to preserve her perfect family. The answer is beyond shocking, and it will plunge them all into a nightmare from which they may never wake....]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/second-chances-at-the-house-by-the-creek-by-elizabeth-bromke--65269143https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614877 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Second Chances at the House by the Creek Series: #2 of Brambleberry Creek Author: Elizabeth Bromke Narrator: Emily Pike Stewart Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 55 minutes Release date: November 1, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Amber Lee Taylor has lived in the close-knit town of Brambleberry Creek, Kentucky, her whole life; she thought she had everything figured out. But when Amber discovers her long-term fiancée, Grant, has been cheating on her, that perfect future shatters into tiny pieces. Heartbroken, Amber retreats to her family’s crumbling farmhouse in the stunning countryside outside her little town. It’s her favorite place in the world. She loves the old oak beams and the smell of the fire crackling in the grate. But her family say the farm isn’t making enough money, and they need to do something to save it. Determined to forget Grant and save her family home, Amber throws herself into launching a new wine business with her cousins and stumbles across one of her grandfather’s old notebooks. Just as she realizes the size of her project, she discovers a family mystery weaving through her grandfather’s writing, and suddenly everything seems more complicated. But then, she hasn’t thought about Grant in days, and when she bumps into handsome, charming Callum on Main Street, Amber starts to wonder if breaking up with Grant could be the best thing that’s happened to her in years. It feels good to spend time with a guy with such a kind and genuine heart, and as he helps her untangle the notebook’s secrets, she wonders if the key to the mystery might just be the key to saving her beloved farmhouse too...]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614877Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614877 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Second Chances at the House by the Creek Series: #2 of Brambleberry Creek Author: Elizabeth Bromke Narrator: Emily Pike Stewart Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614877 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Second Chances at the House by the Creek Series: #2 of Brambleberry Creek Author: Elizabeth Bromke Narrator: Emily Pike Stewart Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 55 minutes Release date: November 1, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Amber Lee Taylor has lived in the close-knit town of Brambleberry Creek, Kentucky, her whole life; she thought she had everything figured out. But when Amber discovers her long-term fiancée, Grant, has been cheating on her, that perfect future shatters into tiny pieces. Heartbroken, Amber retreats to her family’s crumbling farmhouse in the stunning countryside outside her little town. It’s her favorite place in the world. She loves the old oak beams and the smell of the fire crackling in the grate. But her family say the farm isn’t making enough money, and they need to do something to save it. Determined to forget Grant and save her family home, Amber throws herself into launching a new wine business with her cousins and stumbles across one of her grandfather’s old notebooks. Just as she realizes the size of her project, she discovers a family mystery weaving through her grandfather’s writing, and suddenly everything seems more complicated. But then, she hasn’t thought about Grant in days, and when she bumps into handsome, charming Callum on Main Street, Amber starts to wonder if breaking up with Grant could be the best thing that’s happened to her in years. It feels good to spend time with a guy with such a kind and genuine heart, and as he helps her untangle the notebook’s secrets, she wonders if the key to the mystery might just be the key to saving her beloved farmhouse too...]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-christmas-hummingbird-by-davis-bunn--65269166https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615276 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Christmas Hummingbird Author: Davis Bunn Narrator: Graham Winton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 24 minutes Release date: October 25, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Two unlikely hearts, and a community, come together during adverse times in a moving story of holiday hopes, tender blessings, and love that breathes new life into even the most fragile—from the international bestselling author of the California-set Miramar Bay novels.Ryan Eames is a policewoman and single mother dedicated most of all to her lonely, uniquely gifted son. Stretched thin by double shifts and grappling with an out-of-season coastal wildfire, Christmas cheer feels as far away as a distant carol on a winter night. Until duty draws her into the life of a stranger.Ethan Lange is alive because Ryan reached his canyon home before the blaze. Christmas is weeks away, and Ethan has lost everything. A man reckoning with a painful past, it’s not the first time he’s been forced to start over. At least now it’s in the redeeming embrace of Miramar Bay.Forging an animal rescue operation, Ryan and Ethan first unite by their cause and the rally of a close-knit community. But it’s Ryan’s extraordinary child who draws them into something deeper and surprising. Something to be thankful for. Now with every beat of their hearts, Christmas in Miramar Bay looks to be a season of love, healing, and sweet mercies that will be remembered for a lifetime.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615276Tue, 25 Oct 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615276 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Christmas Hummingbird Author: Davis Bunn Narrator: Graham Winton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 24 minutes Release date: October 25,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615276 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Christmas Hummingbird Author: Davis Bunn Narrator: Graham Winton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 24 minutes Release date: October 25, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Two unlikely hearts, and a community, come together during adverse times in a moving story of holiday hopes, tender blessings, and love that breathes new life into even the most fragile—from the international bestselling author of the California-set Miramar Bay novels.Ryan Eames is a policewoman and single mother dedicated most of all to her lonely, uniquely gifted son. Stretched thin by double shifts and grappling with an out-of-season coastal wildfire, Christmas cheer feels as far away as a distant carol on a winter night. Until duty draws her into the life of a stranger.Ethan Lange is alive because Ryan reached his canyon home before the blaze. Christmas is weeks away, and Ethan has lost everything. A man reckoning with a painful past, it’s not the first time he’s been forced to start over. At least now it’s in the redeeming embrace of Miramar Bay.Forging an animal rescue operation, Ryan and Ethan first unite by their cause and the rally of a close-knit community. But it’s Ryan’s extraordinary child who draws them into something deeper and surprising. Something to be thankful for. Now with every beat of their hearts, Christmas in Miramar Bay looks to be a season of love, healing, and sweet mercies that will be remembered for a lifetime.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dawn-o-hara-the-girl-who-laughed-by-edna-ferber--65269156https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613939 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dawn O'Hara: The Girl Who Laughed Author: Edna Ferber Narrator: Gabrielle De Cuir Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 34 minutes Release date: October 25, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: “But best of all, the fascination of the People I’d Like to Know. They pop up now and then in the shifting crowds, and are gone the next moment, leaving behind them a vague regret. Sometimes I call them the People I’d Like to Know and sometimes I call them the People I Know I’d Like, but it means much the same. Their faces flash by in the crowd, and are gone, but I recognize them instantly as belonging to my beloved circle of unknown friends.” After years of living in boarding houses and working to pay for the care of her mentally ill husband, Dawn O’Hara feels closer to fifty than twenty-eight—and on the edge of a mental breakdown. The stress of her life and the hustle and bustle of the big city send her to the doctor, who advises her to return to her small hometown in Michigan to recuperate. With the help of her devoted sister and a handsome German doctor, Dawn is able to get a job as a newspaper reporter, meet new people, and have a year’s worth of adventure. She is ready to start fresh in the countryside, but with the looming memory of her husband in the hospital, she fears she will never truly be free to love—or to be herself—again. Edna Ferber’s first novel was inspired by the author’s own time as a reporter in the city and the countryside. Dawn O’Hara: The Girl Who Laughed shows, from the beginning of her career, the heart, humor, and striking insight that would be present in Ferber’s future work.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613939Tue, 25 Oct 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613939 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dawn O'Hara: The Girl Who Laughed Author: Edna Ferber Narrator: Gabrielle De Cuir Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 34 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613939 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dawn O'Hara: The Girl Who Laughed Author: Edna Ferber Narrator: Gabrielle De Cuir Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 34 minutes Release date: October 25, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: “But best of all, the fascination of the People I’d Like to Know. They pop up now and then in the shifting crowds, and are gone the next moment, leaving behind them a vague regret. Sometimes I call them the People I’d Like to Know and sometimes I call them the People I Know I’d Like, but it means much the same. Their faces flash by in the crowd, and are gone, but I recognize them instantly as belonging to my beloved circle of unknown friends.” After years of living in boarding houses and working to pay for the care of her mentally ill husband, Dawn O’Hara feels closer to fifty than twenty-eight—and on the edge of a mental breakdown. The stress of her life and the hustle and bustle of the big city send her to the doctor, who advises her to return to her small hometown in Michigan to recuperate. With the help of her devoted sister and a handsome German doctor, Dawn is able to get a job as a newspaper reporter, meet new people, and have a year’s worth of adventure. She is ready to start fresh in the countryside, but with the looming memory of her husband in the hospital, she fears she will never truly be free to love—or to be herself—again. Edna Ferber’s first novel was inspired by the author’s own time as a reporter in the city and the countryside. Dawn O’Hara: The Girl Who Laughed shows, from the beginning of her career, the heart, humor, and striking insight that would be present in Ferber’s future work.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sunrise-cove-inn-by-katie-winters--65269102https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616418 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sunrise Cove Inn Series: #1 of The Vineyard Sunset Series Author: Katie Winters Narrator: Erin Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 27 minutes Release date: October 25, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A divorced criminal lawyer. Her first love. The island she abandoned for a better life over twenty years ago. Susan Sheridan knows Martha’s Vineyard like the back of her hand. She grew up there as the eldest of the three Sheridan Sisters, their father the longtime owner of the Sunrise Cove Inn in Oak Bluffs. The Inn, the water, the sun all spun with laughter, and love, with the most important people—her family and friends. It was her glittering, perfect life—until it wasn’t. Tragedy struck over twenty years ago, and Susan has hardly said a word to her sisters or her father or anyone else she ever loved. Not until now. Her father and Sunrise Cove Inn are both falling apart, just like Susan’s life. Her husband left her for the secretary at their shared law firm, and her children have their separate lives. And she’s keeping her own secrets. Now it’s time to go back to the island she once loved so much. Time to face the horrors and secrets of her past, everything she’s tucked away since she left the Vineyard and started a family of her own. But as she digs deeper into the dark psyche of her past, she digs up old truths, lost loves, and regrets—all with the once-familiar backdrop of this gorgeous island. The Vineyard has been waiting for her. But can she handle what she finds there? Can she forgive and never again regret?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616418Tue, 25 Oct 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616418 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sunrise Cove Inn Series: #1 of The Vineyard Sunset Series Author: Katie Winters Narrator: Erin Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616418 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sunrise Cove Inn Series: #1 of The Vineyard Sunset Series Author: Katie Winters Narrator: Erin Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 27 minutes Release date: October 25, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A divorced criminal lawyer. Her first love. The island she abandoned for a better life over twenty years ago. Susan Sheridan knows Martha’s Vineyard like the back of her hand. She grew up there as the eldest of the three Sheridan Sisters, their father the longtime owner of the Sunrise Cove Inn in Oak Bluffs. The Inn, the water, the sun all spun with laughter, and love, with the most important people—her family and friends. It was her glittering, perfect life—until it wasn’t. Tragedy struck over twenty years ago, and Susan has hardly said a word to her sisters or her father or anyone else she ever loved. Not until now. Her father and Sunrise Cove Inn are both falling apart, just like Susan’s life. Her husband left her for the secretary at their shared law firm, and her children have their separate lives. And she’s keeping her own secrets. Now it’s time to go back to the island she once loved so much. Time to face the horrors and secrets of her past, everything she’s tucked away since she left the Vineyard and started a family of her own. But as she digs deeper into the dark psyche of her past, she digs up old truths, lost loves, and regrets—all with the once-familiar backdrop of this gorgeous island. The Vineyard has been waiting for her. But can she handle what she finds there? Can she forgive and never again regret?]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-we-were-friends-by-nancy-yeager--65269051https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619026 to listen full audiobooks. Title: When We Were Friends Author: Nancy Yeager Narrator: Julia Atwood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 23 minutes Release date: October 25, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: They were best friends. Sisters of the heart. Partners in crime. Until they got caught … Five years ago, Frannie Willets committed grand larceny to help her best friend, Lexi Maddox, escape an awful situation. Now paroled and prospectless, Frannie needs to disappear from her dead-end life. To do so, she’ll need her share of the stolen money that Lexi has been hiding all these years. But Lexi has other plans. By all appearances, Lexi is thriving, but in truth, nothing in her life is going according to plan. She can’t carry a pregnancy to term, her sweet stepdaughter hates her, and even the family’s new rescue dog knows she’s a failure. Lexi’s only path to happiness is making amends with the friend she dearly misses. But the only thing Frannie wants from Lexi is cash. Out of desperation, Lexi offers Frannie all the money, with one catch: Frannie must stick around for one month. Stranded in their suffocating small town, Frannie gets tangled up in Lexi’s issues, her mother’s questionable dating life, a lonely kid’s desperate attempts to find friends, and a high-school crush’s fantasies about what could have been. Suddenly, leaving doesn’t look as easy as it once did. But when an old enemy surfaces, Frannie realizes her staying endangers everyone she loves. And even though she might have found her heart’s true home, there’s no guarantee she can keep it.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619026Tue, 25 Oct 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619026 to listen full audiobooks. Title: When We Were Friends Author: Nancy Yeager Narrator: Julia Atwood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 23 minutes Release date: October 25, 2022...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619026 to listen full audiobooks. Title: When We Were Friends Author: Nancy Yeager Narrator: Julia Atwood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 23 minutes Release date: October 25, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: They were best friends. Sisters of the heart. Partners in crime. Until they got caught … Five years ago, Frannie Willets committed grand larceny to help her best friend, Lexi Maddox, escape an awful situation. Now paroled and prospectless, Frannie needs to disappear from her dead-end life. To do so, she’ll need her share of the stolen money that Lexi has been hiding all these years. But Lexi has other plans. By all appearances, Lexi is thriving, but in truth, nothing in her life is going according to plan. She can’t carry a pregnancy to term, her sweet stepdaughter hates her, and even the family’s new rescue dog knows she’s a failure. Lexi’s only path to happiness is making amends with the friend she dearly misses. But the only thing Frannie wants from Lexi is cash. Out of desperation, Lexi offers Frannie all the money, with one catch: Frannie must stick around for one month. Stranded in their suffocating small town, Frannie gets tangled up in Lexi’s issues, her mother’s questionable dating life, a lonely kid’s desperate attempts to find friends, and a high-school crush’s fantasies about what could have been. Suddenly, leaving doesn’t look as easy as it once did. But when an old enemy surfaces, Frannie realizes her staying endangers everyone she loves. And even though she might have found her heart’s true home, there’s no guarantee she can keep it.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/picture-perfect-by-jeevani-charika--65269117https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614951 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Picture Perfect Author: Jeevani Charika Narrator: Shalini Peiris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 55 minutes Release date: October 21, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: ‘I loved it! I read this book in a (very pleasant) day’ Sue Moorcroft, Sunday Times bestselling author ‘Captured perfectly the essence of the fake-dating trope… Really enjoyable and fun.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Niro is a photographer who’s lost the joy of taking photos. Burned by a bad break-up, she’s in desperate need of inspiration. Vimal is determined to win back his ex-girlfriend. When he hears she’s bringing her new boyfriend on a group holiday, he impulsively declares that he’s bringing a plus one too. Their mutual friends have the perfect solution: Niro can pretend to be Vimal’s new girlfriend and join the holiday. Imagine the incredible photographs she could take in the Swiss alps… She’s not thinking about love. He’s thinking about someone else. Can they fake a picture-perfect relationship – or will real feelings get in the way? Don’t miss this funny and uplifting fake-dating romance for fans of The Kiss Quotient and The Love Hypothesis! Readers LOVE Picture Perfect! ‘Quirky, original and charming… I absolutely loved it.’ Kathleen McGurl ‘Amazing!!!! This book was literally the best thing I’ve ever read.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A total binge-worthy, adorable rom-com story… Has it all: life, love, friendship, laughter, and finding happiness amongst it all.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I absolutely loved this story… I raced through this book and loved it, especially the ending. READ IT!’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Love how romantic the story is… Really enjoy it.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Totally recommend this book. Really enjoyed it.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614951Fri, 21 Oct 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614951 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Picture Perfect Author: Jeevani Charika Narrator: Shalini Peiris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 55 minutes Release date: October 21, 2022...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614951 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Picture Perfect Author: Jeevani Charika Narrator: Shalini Peiris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 55 minutes Release date: October 21, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: ‘I loved it! I read this book in a (very pleasant) day’ Sue Moorcroft, Sunday Times bestselling author ‘Captured perfectly the essence of the fake-dating trope… Really enjoyable and fun.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Niro is a photographer who’s lost the joy of taking photos. Burned by a bad break-up, she’s in desperate need of inspiration. Vimal is determined to win back his ex-girlfriend. When he hears she’s bringing her new boyfriend on a group holiday, he impulsively declares that he’s bringing a plus one too. Their mutual friends have the perfect solution: Niro can pretend to be Vimal’s new girlfriend and join the holiday. Imagine the incredible photographs she could take in the Swiss alps… She’s not thinking about love. He’s thinking about someone else. Can they fake a picture-perfect relationship – or will real feelings get in the way? Don’t miss this funny and uplifting fake-dating romance for fans of The Kiss Quotient and The Love Hypothesis! Readers LOVE Picture Perfect! ‘Quirky, original and charming… I absolutely loved it.’ Kathleen McGurl ‘Amazing!!!! This book was literally the best thing I’ve ever read.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A total binge-worthy, adorable rom-com story… Has it all: life, love, friendship, laughter, and finding happiness amongst it all.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I absolutely loved this story… I raced through this book and loved it, especially the ending. READ IT!’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Love how romantic the story is… Really enjoy it.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Totally recommend this book. Really enjoyed it.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/home-to-cypress-bayou-by-susan-sands--65269199https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613847 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Home to Cypress Bayou Series: #1 of Louisiana Author: Susan Sands Narrator: Tiffany Morgan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 53 minutes Release date: October 18, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: It's not true that you can't go home again, but do you want to? Paris gallery owner Leah Bertrand returns to her historic, moss-draped Louisiana hometown to fulfill a deathbed promise to her friend and mentor. She's been matched as a bone marrow donor to a stranger, yet the match is so close that doctors suspect a family relationship. But how? Leah's family has always seethed with drama, but this visit home promises secrets as deep, dark, and mysterious as the water in Cypress Bayou. And then her ex arrives, and Leah realizes the feelings and secrets she buried years ago have come back to haunt her. Dr. Jake Carmichael returns to Cypress Bayou after years away and is shocked to see Leah, his childhood sweetheart and first love, back in town and on his patient roster. The sparks still burn, but when he tries to discuss what went wrong and perhaps rebuild their relationship, Leah refuses. Jake's not ready to give up on their future together. But Leah fears she has even more to lose this time . . . Contains mature themes.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613847Tue, 18 Oct 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613847 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Home to Cypress Bayou Series: #1 of Louisiana Author: Susan Sands Narrator: Tiffany Morgan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 53 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613847 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Home to Cypress Bayou Series: #1 of Louisiana Author: Susan Sands Narrator: Tiffany Morgan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 53 minutes Release date: October 18, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: It's not true that you can't go home again, but do you want to? Paris gallery owner Leah Bertrand returns to her historic, moss-draped Louisiana hometown to fulfill a deathbed promise to her friend and mentor. She's been matched as a bone marrow donor to a stranger, yet the match is so close that doctors suspect a family relationship. But how? Leah's family has always seethed with drama, but this visit home promises secrets as deep, dark, and mysterious as the water in Cypress Bayou. And then her ex arrives, and Leah realizes the feelings and secrets she buried years ago have come back to haunt her. Dr. Jake Carmichael returns to Cypress Bayou after years away and is shocked to see Leah, his childhood sweetheart and first love, back in town and on his patient roster. The sparks still burn, but when he tries to discuss what went wrong and perhaps rebuild their relationship, Leah refuses. Jake's not ready to give up on their future together. But Leah fears she has even more to lose this time . . . Contains mature themes.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-christmas-cupid-by-jennifer-joyce--65269108https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614952 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Christmas Cupid Author: Jennifer Joyce Narrator: Meg Travers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 49 minutes Release date: October 14, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: The Christmas Wish meets Groundhog Day in this hilarious Christmas rom com readers are calling ‘festive’, ‘feel good’ and ‘so funny’!]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614952Fri, 14 Oct 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614952 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Christmas Cupid Author: Jennifer Joyce Narrator: Meg Travers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 49 minutes Release date: October 14, 2022...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614952 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Christmas Cupid Author: Jennifer Joyce Narrator: Meg Travers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 49 minutes Release date: October 14, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: The Christmas Wish meets Groundhog Day in this hilarious Christmas rom com readers are calling ‘festive’, ‘feel good’ and ‘so funny’!]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-kill-men-and-get-away-with-it-by-katy-brent--65269087https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618013 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Kill Men and Get Away With It Author: Katy Brent Narrator: Victoria Morrison Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 25 minutes Release date: October 12, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: 'Darkly witty' Red 'Made in Chelsea if it got seriously dark' Heat Meet Kitty Collins. FRIEND. LOVER. KILLER. He was following me. That guy from the nightclub who wouldn’t leave me alone. I hadn’t intended to kill him of course. But I wasn’t displeased when I did and, despite the mess I made, I appeared to get away with it. That’s where my addiction started… I’ve got a taste for revenge and quite frankly, I’m killing it. A deliciously dark, hilariously twisted story about friendship, love, and murder. Fans of My Sister the Serial Killer, How to Kill Your Family and Killing Eve will love this wickedly clever novel! Don't miss Katy Brent's new wickedly witty novel, The Murder After the Night Before, available now! Readers LOVE How to Kill Men and Get Away With It! ‘I literally couldn’t put this book down, I was just so engrossed in Kitty and what the heck she was going to do next!!’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This book has got to be my favourite so far this year.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘There are just so many good things I could say about this book. I absolutely tore (pun intended) through this read. Everyone needs to go read it.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Being a man I really shouldn't like this book. Well I didn't like it. I loved it! Oh I just couldn't stop reading this.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘How to Kill Men was an absolute treat to read, sending out American Psycho and Promising Young Women vibes.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘AMAZING!!! Where has Kitty been all my life?’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This is one of the most clever books I have read in quite a while.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A well-rounded cast of characters, quick pace, and thrilling twists make this one of my favourites of the year!’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618013Wed, 12 Oct 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618013 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Kill Men and Get Away With It Author: Katy Brent Narrator: Victoria Morrison Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 25 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618013 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Kill Men and Get Away With It Author: Katy Brent Narrator: Victoria Morrison Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 25 minutes Release date: October 12, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: 'Darkly witty' Red 'Made in Chelsea if it got seriously dark' Heat Meet Kitty Collins. FRIEND. LOVER. KILLER. He was following me. That guy from the nightclub who wouldn’t leave me alone. I hadn’t intended to kill him of course. But I wasn’t displeased when I did and, despite the mess I made, I appeared to get away with it. That’s where my addiction started… I’ve got a taste for revenge and quite frankly, I’m killing it. A deliciously dark, hilariously twisted story about friendship, love, and murder. Fans of My Sister the Serial Killer, How to Kill Your Family and Killing Eve will love this wickedly clever novel! Don't miss Katy Brent's new wickedly witty novel, The Murder After the Night Before, available now! Readers LOVE How to Kill Men and Get Away With It! ‘I literally couldn’t put this book down, I was just so engrossed in Kitty and what the heck she was going to do next!!’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This book has got to be my favourite so far this year.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘There are just so many good things I could say about this book. I absolutely tore (pun intended) through this read. Everyone needs to go read it.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Being a man I really shouldn't like this book. Well I didn't like it. I loved it! Oh I just couldn't stop reading this.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘How to Kill Men was an absolute treat to read, sending out American Psycho and Promising Young Women vibes.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘AMAZING!!! Where has Kitty been all my life?’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This is one of the most clever books I have read in quite a while.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A well-rounded cast of characters, quick pace, and thrilling twists make this one of my favourites of the year!’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/natural-history-stories-by-andrea-barrett--65269133https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619160 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Natural History: Stories Author: Andrea Barrett Narrator: Teri Schnaubelt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 56 minutes Release date: October 11, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A masterful new collection of interconnected stories, from the renowned National Book Award–winning author In Natural History, Andrea Barrett completes the beautiful arc of intertwined lives of a family of scientists, teachers, and innovators that she has been weaving through multiple books since her National Book Award–winning collection, Ship Fever. The six exquisite stories in Natural History are set largely in a small community in central New York state and portray some of her most beloved characters, spanning the decades between the Civil War to the present day. In 'Henrietta and Her Moths,' a woman tends to an insect nursery as her sister's life follows a different path. In 'Open House,' a young man grapples with a choice between a thrilling life spent discovering fossils and a desire to remain close to home. And in the magnificent title novella, 'Natural History,' Barrett deepens the connection between her characters, bringing us through to the present day and providing an unforgettable capstone. Told with Barrett's characteristic elegance, passion for science, and wonderful eye for the natural world, the psychologically astute and moving stories gathered in this collection evoke the ways women's lives and expectations—in families, in work, and in love—have shifted across a century and more.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619160Tue, 11 Oct 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619160 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Natural History: Stories Author: Andrea Barrett Narrator: Teri Schnaubelt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 56 minutes Release date: October...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619160 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Natural History: Stories Author: Andrea Barrett Narrator: Teri Schnaubelt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 56 minutes Release date: October 11, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A masterful new collection of interconnected stories, from the renowned National Book Award–winning author In Natural History, Andrea Barrett completes the beautiful arc of intertwined lives of a family of scientists, teachers, and innovators that she has been weaving through multiple books since her National Book Award–winning collection, Ship Fever. The six exquisite stories in Natural History are set largely in a small community in central New York state and portray some of her most beloved characters, spanning the decades between the Civil War to the present day. In 'Henrietta and Her Moths,' a woman tends to an insect nursery as her sister's life follows a different path. In 'Open House,' a young man grapples with a choice between a thrilling life spent discovering fossils and a desire to remain close to home. And in the magnificent title novella, 'Natural History,' Barrett deepens the connection between her characters, bringing us through to the present day and providing an unforgettable capstone. Told with Barrett's characteristic elegance, passion for science, and wonderful eye for the natural world, the psychologically astute and moving stories gathered in this collection evoke the ways women's lives and expectations—in families, in work, and in love—have shifted across a century and more.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ghost-19-by-simone-st-james--65269201https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/610798 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ghost 19 Author: Simone St. James Narrator: Brittany Pressley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 50 minutes Release date: October 4, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A woman moves to a town where she becomes obsessed with watching the lives of her neighbors while stuck in a house that refuses to let her leave in this first ever short story from the New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Cold Cases.   Is there something wrong with Ginette Cox? It’s what everyone seems to think. When a doctor suggests that what she might need is less excitement, she packs up and moves from New York City to a house in suburban NY: 19 Howard Ave.   The town offers Ginette little in the way of entertainment in 1959, but at least she has interesting neighbors. Whether it’s the little girl with her doll or the couple and their mother-in-law, Ginette watches them from her window and makes up names and stories for them.   But it’s not all peaceful in suburbia. Ginette finds it hard to sleep in her new house. There are strange and scary noises coming from the basement, and she is trapped, either by a ghost or her own madness.   But when Ginette starts to think a murder has taken place and a mysterious man starts making terrifying appearances outside her window, it’s clear she must deal with whatever isn’t allowing her to escape this house…]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/610798Tue, 04 Oct 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/610798 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ghost 19 Author: Simone St. James Narrator: Brittany Pressley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 50 minutes Release date: October 4, 2022...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/610798 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ghost 19 Author: Simone St. James Narrator: Brittany Pressley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 50 minutes Release date: October 4, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A woman moves to a town where she becomes obsessed with watching the lives of her neighbors while stuck in a house that refuses to let her leave in this first ever short story from the New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Cold Cases.   Is there something wrong with Ginette Cox? It’s what everyone seems to think. When a doctor suggests that what she might need is less excitement, she packs up and moves from New York City to a house in suburban NY: 19 Howard Ave.   The town offers Ginette little in the way of entertainment in 1959, but at least she has interesting neighbors. Whether it’s the little girl with her doll or the couple and their mother-in-law, Ginette watches them from her window and makes up names and stories for them.   But it’s not all peaceful in suburbia. Ginette finds it hard to sleep in her new house. There are strange and scary noises coming from the basement, and she is trapped, either by a ghost or her own madness.   But when Ginette starts to think a murder has taken place and a mysterious man starts making terrifying appearances outside her window, it’s clear she must deal with whatever isn’t allowing her to escape this house…]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-for-love-by-marie-force--65269177https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614889 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Season for Love Series: #6 of Gansett Island Author: Marie Force Narrator: Holly Fielding Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 52 minutes Release date: September 30, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Owen Lawry has made a living as a traveling musician and enjoys his footloose and fancy-free lifestyle. But after meeting Laura McCarthy and helping her land the job as manager of his grandparents' hotel on Gansett Island, he decides there's something to be said about a roof over his head and a warm, sexy woman in his bed. Laura, a newlywed who discovered that her husband never quit dating, came to Gansett for her cousin Janey's wedding, but ended up staying after she met Owen and took on the renovations to the dilapidated Sand & Surf Hotel. As Owen and Laura's attraction simmers during months of close proximity, they form a tight bond that will be tested when her estranged husband refuses to grant her a divorce. As summer turns to autumn and Laura and Owen take baby steps toward love, favorite characters from past Gansett Island stories continue to live their happily ever afters...]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614889Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614889 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Season for Love Series: #6 of Gansett Island Author: Marie Force Narrator: Holly Fielding Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 52 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614889 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Season for Love Series: #6 of Gansett Island Author: Marie Force Narrator: Holly Fielding Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 52 minutes Release date: September 30, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Owen Lawry has made a living as a traveling musician and enjoys his footloose and fancy-free lifestyle. But after meeting Laura McCarthy and helping her land the job as manager of his grandparents' hotel on Gansett Island, he decides there's something to be said about a roof over his head and a warm, sexy woman in his bed. Laura, a newlywed who discovered that her husband never quit dating, came to Gansett for her cousin Janey's wedding, but ended up staying after she met Owen and took on the renovations to the dilapidated Sand & Surf Hotel. As Owen and Laura's attraction simmers during months of close proximity, they form a tight bond that will be tested when her estranged husband refuses to grant her a divorce. As summer turns to autumn and Laura and Owen take baby steps toward love, favorite characters from past Gansett Island stories continue to live their happily ever afters...]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/maid-for-love-by-marie-force--65269149https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614874 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Maid for Love Series: #1 of Gansett Island Author: Marie Force Narrator: Holly Fielding Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 6 minutes Release date: September 30, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Maddie Chester is determined to leave her hometown of Gansett Island, a place that has brought her only bad memories and ugly rumors. Then she’s knocked off her bike on the way to her housekeeping job at McCarthy’s Resort Hotel by Gansett’s “favorite son,” Mac McCarth himself. He’s back in town to help his father with preparations to sell the family resort and has no intentions of staying long. But when he accidentally sends Maddie flying over the handlebars, badly injuring her, he moves in to nurse her back to health and help care for her young son. Soon he realizes his plans for a hit-and-run visit to the island are in serious jeopardy, and he just may be “maid” for love.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614874Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614874 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Maid for Love Series: #1 of Gansett Island Author: Marie Force Narrator: Holly Fielding Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 6 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614874 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Maid for Love Series: #1 of Gansett Island Author: Marie Force Narrator: Holly Fielding Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 6 minutes Release date: September 30, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Maddie Chester is determined to leave her hometown of Gansett Island, a place that has brought her only bad memories and ugly rumors. Then she’s knocked off her bike on the way to her housekeeping job at McCarthy’s Resort Hotel by Gansett’s “favorite son,” Mac McCarth himself. He’s back in town to help his father with preparations to sell the family resort and has no intentions of staying long. But when he accidentally sends Maddie flying over the handlebars, badly injuring her, he moves in to nurse her back to health and help care for her young son. Soon he realizes his plans for a hit-and-run visit to the island are in serious jeopardy, and he just may be “maid” for love.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/longing-for-love-by-marie-force--65269128https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614887 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Longing for Love Series: #7 of Gansett Island Author: Marie Force Narrator: Holly Fielding Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 50 minutes Release date: September 30, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Series favorite Tiffany Sturgil steals the spotlight in Longing for Love as her new boutique Naughty & Nice opens in downtown Gansett—right in time for the annual spring Race Week festivities. Finally divorced and ready for a new beginning, Tiffany wonders if sexy police chief Blaine Taylor thinks of her as often as she thinks of him since their explosive encounter last fall. Back then, he directed her to call him the second she was officially divorced, but the opening of her store and her unconventional ad campaign have put the island's lingerie queen at odds with the town's top cop. Their clashes make for a steamy build-up that begs for a tension release. Blaine has been burned in the past by love affairs gone wrong, and he's wary about risking too much too soon. But he quickly discovers that Tiffany's sarcastic rejoinders and bitter outer shell hide a badly wounded heart of gold. He also discovers she's a sex-toy fraud and convinces her she can't possibly sell the merchandise without trying it out first... While he finds himself thinking of her all the time, the mayor is after him to curb her sexy advertising, and his mother worries that Blaine has taken on another project that will only break his heart. The McCarthys of Gansett Island take a decidedly erotic turn in this seventh book! If hot, sexy men in uniform cavorting with hot, sexy women who sell sex toys for a living aren't your thing, this book might not be for you!]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614887Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614887 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Longing for Love Series: #7 of Gansett Island Author: Marie Force Narrator: Holly Fielding Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 50 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614887 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Longing for Love Series: #7 of Gansett Island Author: Marie Force Narrator: Holly Fielding Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 50 minutes Release date: September 30, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Series favorite Tiffany Sturgil steals the spotlight in Longing for Love as her new boutique Naughty & Nice opens in downtown Gansett—right in time for the annual spring Race Week festivities. Finally divorced and ready for a new beginning, Tiffany wonders if sexy police chief Blaine Taylor thinks of her as often as she thinks of him since their explosive encounter last fall. Back then, he directed her to call him the second she was officially divorced, but the opening of her store and her unconventional ad campaign have put the island's lingerie queen at odds with the town's top cop. Their clashes make for a steamy build-up that begs for a tension release. Blaine has been burned in the past by love affairs gone wrong, and he's wary about risking too much too soon. But he quickly discovers that Tiffany's sarcastic rejoinders and bitter outer shell hide a badly wounded heart of gold. He also discovers she's a sex-toy fraud and convinces her she can't possibly sell the merchandise without trying it out first... While he finds himself thinking of her all the time, the mayor is after him to curb her sexy advertising, and his mother worries that Blaine has taken on another project that will only break his heart. The McCarthys of Gansett Island take a decidedly erotic turn in this seventh book! If hot, sexy men in uniform cavorting with hot, sexy women who sell sex toys for a living aren't your thing, this book might not be for you!]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fool-for-love-by-marie-force--65269112https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614882 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fool for Love Series: #2 of Gansett Island Author: Marie Force Narrator: Holly Fielding Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 25 minutes Release date: September 30, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Joe Cantrell, owner of the Gansett Island Ferry Company, has been in love with Janey McCarthy for as long as he can remember. All this time, though, Janey has been dating or engaged to doctor-in-training David Lawrence. When things go horribly wrong between David and Janey, she calls her “fifth brother” Joe, one of the few people in her close circle who lives on the mainland. Janey decides a few days with Joe is just what she needs before she goes home to the island to face her parents and family with the news of her broken engagement. It was bad enough for Joe loving Janey from afar, but having her in his house is pure torture. Will he take advantage of this opportunity to show her what they could have together? And what will Joe’s best friend Mac—who also happens to be Janey’s protective older brother—have to say about it?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614882Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614882 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fool for Love Series: #2 of Gansett Island Author: Marie Force Narrator: Holly Fielding Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 25 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614882 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fool for Love Series: #2 of Gansett Island Author: Marie Force Narrator: Holly Fielding Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 25 minutes Release date: September 30, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Joe Cantrell, owner of the Gansett Island Ferry Company, has been in love with Janey McCarthy for as long as he can remember. All this time, though, Janey has been dating or engaged to doctor-in-training David Lawrence. When things go horribly wrong between David and Janey, she calls her “fifth brother” Joe, one of the few people in her close circle who lives on the mainland. Janey decides a few days with Joe is just what she needs before she goes home to the island to face her parents and family with the news of her broken engagement. It was bad enough for Joe loving Janey from afar, but having her in his house is pure torture. Will he take advantage of this opportunity to show her what they could have together? And what will Joe’s best friend Mac—who also happens to be Janey’s protective older brother—have to say about it?]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ready-for-love-by-marie-force--65269107https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614883 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ready for Love Series: #3 of Gansett Island Author: Marie Force Narrator: Holly Fielding Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 43 minutes Release date: September 30, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: For four of the best summers of his young life, Luke Harris was in love with Sydney Donovan, a wealthy seasonal visitor to Gansett Island. Then Sydney went off to college and never came back. She married another man and had two children, while Luke remained on the island, working at McCarthy's Gansett Marina and wondering what went wrong between him and the only woman he ever loved. Fifteen months after Sydney suffers the tragic loss of her husband and children, she's returned to Gansett to figure out what's next, and that may very well be a rekindled love affair with the one man from her past she’s never forgotten. But is she ready for a second chance at love?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614883Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614883 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ready for Love Series: #3 of Gansett Island Author: Marie Force Narrator: Holly Fielding Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 43 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614883 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ready for Love Series: #3 of Gansett Island Author: Marie Force Narrator: Holly Fielding Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 43 minutes Release date: September 30, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: For four of the best summers of his young life, Luke Harris was in love with Sydney Donovan, a wealthy seasonal visitor to Gansett Island. Then Sydney went off to college and never came back. She married another man and had two children, while Luke remained on the island, working at McCarthy's Gansett Marina and wondering what went wrong between him and the only woman he ever loved. Fifteen months after Sydney suffers the tragic loss of her husband and children, she's returned to Gansett to figure out what's next, and that may very well be a rekindled love affair with the one man from her past she’s never forgotten. But is she ready for a second chance at love?]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hoping-for-love-by-marie-force--65269098https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614880 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hoping for Love Series: #5 of Gansett Island Author: Marie Force Narrator: Holly Fielding Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 28 minutes Release date: September 30, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: All her life, Grace Ryan has been the “fat girl.” Taunted and teased and ignored by her peers, she's tried every diet ever invented to no avail. Desperate to change her life with her twenties slipping away, she decided it was time for drastic measures and had lap-band surgery. More than a year later, she's lost 130 pounds and is venturing into the dating world for the first time. When Grace refuses to have sex with the new guy in her life during a boat trip to Gansett Island, she finds herself abandoned without a dollar to her name at McCarthy's Gansett Island Marina. At home for the summer awaiting the launch of his debut CD, music star-in-the-making Evan McCarthy is performing at the Tiki Bar when he notices Grace looking lost in a sea of happy people. Evan comes to her aid and quickly finds himself smitten. But the last thing Grace needs after all she’s been through is a guy who “doesn't do relationships.” Will Evan change his ways to win Grace's heart?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614880Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614880 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hoping for Love Series: #5 of Gansett Island Author: Marie Force Narrator: Holly Fielding Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 28 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614880 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hoping for Love Series: #5 of Gansett Island Author: Marie Force Narrator: Holly Fielding Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 28 minutes Release date: September 30, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: All her life, Grace Ryan has been the “fat girl.” Taunted and teased and ignored by her peers, she's tried every diet ever invented to no avail. Desperate to change her life with her twenties slipping away, she decided it was time for drastic measures and had lap-band surgery. More than a year later, she's lost 130 pounds and is venturing into the dating world for the first time. When Grace refuses to have sex with the new guy in her life during a boat trip to Gansett Island, she finds herself abandoned without a dollar to her name at McCarthy's Gansett Island Marina. At home for the summer awaiting the launch of his debut CD, music star-in-the-making Evan McCarthy is performing at the Tiki Bar when he notices Grace looking lost in a sea of happy people. Evan comes to her aid and quickly finds himself smitten. But the last thing Grace needs after all she’s been through is a guy who “doesn't do relationships.” Will Evan change his ways to win Grace's heart?]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-pureza-by-jonathan-franzen--65269136https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612381 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Pureza Author: Jonathan Franzen Narrator: Irene Serrano Guerrero Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 15 minutes Release date: September 29, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: El talento excepcional de Jonathan Franzen, autor de Las correcciones, se pone de manifiesto una vez más en esta trepidante historia cargada de humor y, por momentos,sombría e inquietante. A partir de las vidas entrecruzadas de un puñado de personajes retratados con un grado de realismo que hipnotiza al lector, el relato gira en torno a una joven de nombre dickensiano, Purity «Pip» Tyler, que tras su paso por la universidad se afana en encarrilar su vida acorde con unos principios que considera irrenunciables. Atrapada en una relación malsana con su madre, que nunca ha querido revelarle el nombre de su padre ni por qué se cambió el apellido antes de que ella naciese, Pip sobrevive con trabajos intrascendentes hasta que el encuentro fortuito con una mujer involucrada en el activismo antibelicista se traducirá en unas prácticas en el Sunlight Project, una organización radicada en Bolivia que se dedica a revelar secretos de personas, corporaciones y gobiernos. El fundador y artífice del negocio es Andreas Wolf, un carismático agitador de la ex RDA reciclado durante el caótico período posterior a la caída del Muro de Berlín. El sospechoso interés de Andreas por Pip trastocará sus ideas convencionales sobre el bien y el mal, empujándola hacia un destino que no figuraba ni remotamente en su imaginación. La crítica ha dicho... «Dentro de unas décadas, cuando queramos ver una foto del 2015, volveremos la mirada hacia Pureza.» The Toronto Star «Franzen es el novelista más inteligente de mi generación [...]. Hace ya tiempo que su dominio de la técnica es enorme, pero en Pureza su confianza parece agudizada, tanto en los momentos en que las piezas de sus diferentes relatos encajan nítidamente, como en los retratos psicológicos.» The New Republic «Soberbiamente entretenida, rebosante de escenas y personajes memorables por su viveza, es la obra de un novelista en la cima de su capacidad.» The Times «Pureza es una gran lectura, tan intensa como entretenida, rebosante de alusiones mordaces y proteicas a este planeta desquiciado en el que vivimos a comienzos del siglo XXI.» The Oregonian «Si Las correcciones fue un estallido de talento literario, y Libertad su gloriosa confirmación, Pureza es un sencillo y gozoso recordatorio de la agudeza de su mirada.» Time Magazine]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612381Thu, 29 Sep 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612381 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Pureza Author: Jonathan Franzen Narrator: Irene Serrano Guerrero Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 15 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612381 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Pureza Author: Jonathan Franzen Narrator: Irene Serrano Guerrero Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 15 minutes Release date: September 29, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: El talento excepcional de Jonathan Franzen, autor de Las correcciones, se pone de manifiesto una vez más en esta trepidante historia cargada de humor y, por momentos,sombría e inquietante. A partir de las vidas entrecruzadas de un puñado de personajes retratados con un grado de realismo que hipnotiza al lector, el relato gira en torno a una joven de nombre dickensiano, Purity «Pip» Tyler, que tras su paso por la universidad se afana en encarrilar su vida acorde con unos principios que considera irrenunciables. Atrapada en una relación malsana con su madre, que nunca ha querido revelarle el nombre de su padre ni por qué se cambió el apellido antes de que ella naciese, Pip sobrevive con trabajos intrascendentes hasta que el encuentro fortuito con una mujer involucrada en el activismo antibelicista se traducirá en unas prácticas en el Sunlight Project, una organización radicada en Bolivia que se dedica a revelar secretos de personas, corporaciones y gobiernos. El fundador y artífice del negocio es Andreas Wolf, un carismático agitador de la ex RDA reciclado durante el caótico período posterior a la caída del Muro de Berlín. El sospechoso interés de Andreas por Pip trastocará sus ideas convencionales sobre el bien y el mal, empujándola hacia un destino que no figuraba ni remotamente en su imaginación. La crítica ha dicho... «Dentro de unas décadas, cuando queramos ver una foto del 2015, volveremos la mirada hacia Pureza.» The Toronto Star «Franzen es el novelista más inteligente de mi generación [...]. Hace ya tiempo que su dominio de la técnica es enorme, pero en Pureza su confianza parece agudizada, tanto en los momentos en que las piezas de sus diferentes relatos encajan nítidamente, como en los retratos psicológicos.» The New Republic «Soberbiamente entretenida, rebosante de escenas y personajes memorables por su viveza, es la obra de un novelista en la cima de su capacidad.» The Times «Pureza es una gran lectura, tan intensa como entretenida, rebosante de alusiones mordaces y proteicas a este planeta desquiciado en el que vivimos a comienzos del siglo XXI.» The Oregonian «Si Las correcciones fue un estallido de talento literario, y Libertad su gloriosa confirmación, Pureza es un sencillo y gozoso recordatorio de la agudeza de su mirada.» Time Magazine]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/double-exposure-by-jeannee-sacken--65269180https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/611835 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Double Exposure Series: #2 of The Annie Hawkins Series Author: Jeannée Sacken Narrator: Nicole Swanson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 21 minutes Release date: September 27, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: November 2015—Seasoned war photojournalist Annie Hawkins returns home after an assignment to find her life falling apart. She’s under investigation for an incident that happened six months earlier in Afghanistan. Her best friend’s daughter, Seema, is still missing, apparently with her Taliban boyfriend. Her daughter Mel and friends are busy fundraising to rebuild the Wad Qol Secondary School for Girls and expect Annie to deliver the money. To make matters worse, she has a major argument with the love of her life, Finn Cerelli, and they’re no longer speaking. When Annie returns to Afghanistan to cover peace talks between the government and the Taliban, she takes a side trip to Wad Qol, where she discovers that not everyone wants the new school. Sabotage delays construction, and when a worker ends up dead, it’s clear the militants are to blame. It’s also obvious that they know exactly where Annie is.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/611835Tue, 27 Sep 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/611835 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Double Exposure Series: #2 of The Annie Hawkins Series Author: Jeannée Sacken Narrator: Nicole Swanson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 21...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/611835 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Double Exposure Series: #2 of The Annie Hawkins Series Author: Jeannée Sacken Narrator: Nicole Swanson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 21 minutes Release date: September 27, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: November 2015—Seasoned war photojournalist Annie Hawkins returns home after an assignment to find her life falling apart. She’s under investigation for an incident that happened six months earlier in Afghanistan. Her best friend’s daughter, Seema, is still missing, apparently with her Taliban boyfriend. Her daughter Mel and friends are busy fundraising to rebuild the Wad Qol Secondary School for Girls and expect Annie to deliver the money. To make matters worse, she has a major argument with the love of her life, Finn Cerelli, and they’re no longer speaking. When Annie returns to Afghanistan to cover peace talks between the government and the Taliban, she takes a side trip to Wad Qol, where she discovers that not everyone wants the new school. Sabotage delays construction, and when a worker ends up dead, it’s clear the militants are to blame. It’s also obvious that they know exactly where Annie is.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/point-of-retreat-a-novel-by-colleen-hoover--65269164https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613463 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Point of Retreat: A Novel Series: #2 of Slammed Author: Colleen Hoover Narrator: Kamran R. Khan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 48 minutes Release date: September 27, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.19 of Total 47 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 9 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Starts with Us, It Ends with Us, and All Your Perfects. Sometimes two people have to fall apart to realize just how much they belong together. As Layken and Will’s emotion-packed story continues, a stunning and unforeseen revelation about Will’s past leaves them questioning everything that they thought they knew about each other. With the foundation of their relationship at risk, they must decide whether they are willing to fight for a future together, or to retreat back into solitude and heartache. How far does Will have to go to prove to Layken his love for her will last forever? It will require something truly extraordinary to keep this couple together, and the decisions they make and the answers they find will change not only their lives, but the lives of everyone around them.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613463Tue, 27 Sep 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613463 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Point of Retreat: A Novel Series: #2 of Slammed Author: Colleen Hoover Narrator: Kamran R. Khan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 48 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613463 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Point of Retreat: A Novel Series: #2 of Slammed Author: Colleen Hoover Narrator: Kamran R. Khan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 48 minutes Release date: September 27, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.19 of Total 47 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 9 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Starts with Us, It Ends with Us, and All Your Perfects. Sometimes two people have to fall apart to realize just how much they belong together. As Layken and Will’s emotion-packed story continues, a stunning and unforeseen revelation about Will’s past leaves them questioning everything that they thought they knew about each other. With the foundation of their relationship at risk, they must decide whether they are willing to fight for a future together, or to retreat back into solitude and heartache. How far does Will have to go to prove to Layken his love for her will last forever? It will require something truly extraordinary to keep this couple together, and the decisions they make and the answers they find will change not only their lives, but the lives of everyone around them.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/all-the-girls-in-town-a-novel-by-staci-greason--65269209https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/610806 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All the Girls in Town: A Novel Author: Staci Greason Narrator: Chloe Cannon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 9 minutes Release date: September 20, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Three smart, sexy—and slightly screwed up—women join forces to wreak vengeance on the rock star who hurt them all Dani, Red, and Sasha have absolutely nothing in common, except the trail of tears bad boy rocker Peter left in his wake. That is, until Dani starts a blog about killing her ex and unwittingly sets the wheels in motion for the women's paths to collide. Bonding over past and present wounds, self-realizations transform the three heroines in a trifecta of twelve-step new age therapy that only LA can provide. In a city where discarded muses are a dime a dozen, All the Girls in Town explores the cost of loving the wrong person and the true power of friendship in reclaiming the self.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/610806Tue, 20 Sep 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/610806 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All the Girls in Town: A Novel Author: Staci Greason Narrator: Chloe Cannon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 9 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/610806 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All the Girls in Town: A Novel Author: Staci Greason Narrator: Chloe Cannon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 9 minutes Release date: September 20, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Three smart, sexy—and slightly screwed up—women join forces to wreak vengeance on the rock star who hurt them all Dani, Red, and Sasha have absolutely nothing in common, except the trail of tears bad boy rocker Peter left in his wake. That is, until Dani starts a blog about killing her ex and unwittingly sets the wheels in motion for the women's paths to collide. Bonding over past and present wounds, self-realizations transform the three heroines in a trifecta of twelve-step new age therapy that only LA can provide. In a city where discarded muses are a dime a dozen, All the Girls in Town explores the cost of loving the wrong person and the true power of friendship in reclaiming the self.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/slammed-a-novel-by-colleen-hoover--65269174https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612880 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Slammed: A Novel Series: #1 of Slammed Author: Colleen Hoover Narrator: Heidi Baker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 14 minutes Release date: September 20, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.21 of Total 125 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 24 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: From #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Starts with Us and It Ends with Us, Colleen Hoover’s romantic, emotion-packed debut novel unforgettably captures all the magic and confusion of first love, as two young people forge an unlikely bond before discovering that fate has other plans for them. Following the unexpected death of her father, eighteen-year-old Layken becomes the rock for both her mother and younger brother. She appears resilient and tenacious, but inside, she's losing hope. Then she meets her new neighbor Will, a handsome twenty-one-year-old whose mere presence leaves her flustered and whose passion for poetry slams thrills her. Not long after a heart-stopping first date during which each recognizes something profound and familiar in the other, they are slammed to the core when a shocking discovery brings their new relationship to a sudden halt. Daily interactions become impossibly painful as they struggle to find a balance between the feelings that pull them together and the forces that tear them apart. Only through the poetry they share are they able to speak the truth that is in their hearts and imagine a future where love is cause for celebration, not regret.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612880Tue, 20 Sep 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612880 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Slammed: A Novel Series: #1 of Slammed Author: Colleen Hoover Narrator: Heidi Baker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 14 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612880 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Slammed: A Novel Series: #1 of Slammed Author: Colleen Hoover Narrator: Heidi Baker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 14 minutes Release date: September 20, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.21 of Total 125 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 24 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: From #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Starts with Us and It Ends with Us, Colleen Hoover’s romantic, emotion-packed debut novel unforgettably captures all the magic and confusion of first love, as two young people forge an unlikely bond before discovering that fate has other plans for them. Following the unexpected death of her father, eighteen-year-old Layken becomes the rock for both her mother and younger brother. She appears resilient and tenacious, but inside, she's losing hope. Then she meets her new neighbor Will, a handsome twenty-one-year-old whose mere presence leaves her flustered and whose passion for poetry slams thrills her. Not long after a heart-stopping first date during which each recognizes something profound and familiar in the other, they are slammed to the core when a shocking discovery brings their new relationship to a sudden halt. Daily interactions become impossibly painful as they struggle to find a balance between the feelings that pull them together and the forces that tear them apart. Only through the poetry they share are they able to speak the truth that is in their hearts and imagine a future where love is cause for celebration, not regret.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/christmas-at-the-highland-flower-shop-a-perfect-feel-good-small-town-heart-warming-treat-by-lucy-coleman--65269056https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620306 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Christmas at the Highland Flower Shop: A perfect feel-good, small town heart-warming treat! Author: Lucy Coleman Narrator: Yolanda Kettle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 19 minutes Release date: September 20, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A sparkling Christmas romance from bestselling author Lucy Coleman to curl up with in front of the fire this holiday season! Four months. One impossible task. It's time to save Christmas at The Highland Flower Shop... Bella Reed has worked at The Highland Flower Shop ever since she left college and now her Aunt Jane has handed the keys and the lease over to her. With the business under her reign, Bella is ready to hit the ground running - until she's dealt a massive blow. They're being evicted. When dashing businessman Maverick McIntyre turns up in Fort William, Bella discovers the reason they're being kicked out. He has no intention of honouring a ridiculous deal his father made many years ago. As Maverick and Bella lock horns, they both begin to see different sides to one another and before long the two strike up the most unexpected of friendships. Bella knows she has to keep business separate, but when her head and her heart are saying two different things, life starts to get complicated. No matter her feelings, Bella isn't about to let anyone down and the entire town's counting on her to save Christmas.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620306Tue, 20 Sep 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620306 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Christmas at the Highland Flower Shop: A perfect feel-good, small town heart-warming treat! Author: Lucy Coleman Narrator: Yolanda Kettle Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620306 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Christmas at the Highland Flower Shop: A perfect feel-good, small town heart-warming treat! Author: Lucy Coleman Narrator: Yolanda Kettle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 19 minutes Release date: September 20, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A sparkling Christmas romance from bestselling author Lucy Coleman to curl up with in front of the fire this holiday season! Four months. One impossible task. It's time to save Christmas at The Highland Flower Shop... Bella Reed has worked at The Highland Flower Shop ever since she left college and now her Aunt Jane has handed the keys and the lease over to her. With the business under her reign, Bella is ready to hit the ground running - until she's dealt a massive blow. They're being evicted. When dashing businessman Maverick McIntyre turns up in Fort William, Bella discovers the reason they're being kicked out. He has no intention of honouring a ridiculous deal his father made many years ago. As Maverick and Bella lock horns, they both begin to see different sides to one another and before long the two strike up the most unexpected of friendships. Bella knows she has to keep business separate, but when her head and her heart are saying two different things, life starts to get complicated. No matter her feelings, Bella isn't about to let anyone down and the entire town's counting on her to save Christmas.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-normas-de-cortesia-by-amor-towles--65269171https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613395 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Normas de cortesía Author: Amor Towles Narrator: Sara Gómez Alonso Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 54 minutes Release date: September 15, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Un vibrante homenaje a la Nueva York de los años treinta. Con diálogos afilados como puñales y un ritmo efervescente, Normas de cortesía relata el aprendizaje de una joven ambiciosa que lucha por sobrevivir en la ciudad de las mil caras, una selva donde las mejores oportunidades conviven con infinitas tentaciones y peligros. En la Nochevieja de 1937, Katey Kontent, mecanógrafa en un bufete de abogados de Wall Street, y Eve Ross, su compañera de pensión, salen dispuestas a exprimir a fondo la libertad que promete Nueva York. Se dirigen a The Hotspot, un bar de tercera fila donde se toman el jazz lo bastante en serio como para que nadie moleste a dos chicas de buen ver, y donde la ginebra es suficientemente barata como para beber un dry martini cada hora. Cuando los tres dólares que llevaban se agotan, aparece en escena Theodore Tinker Gray, un joven cachorro de la aristocracia de Nueva Inglaterra, luciendo una sonrisa arrebatadora y un abrigo que Katey y Eve no podrían pagar con sus sueldos de un año. Juntos acabarán celebrando la llegada del año nuevo en Times Square, en una noche que marcará el principio de una amistad que transformará sus vidas. Este encuentro fortuito supondrá para Katey el acceso a círculos selectos de la sociedad neoyorquina, en los que, gracias a su agudeza, sus nervios de acero y su intelecto, logrará que se le abran muchas puertas. No obstante, inmersa en un universo resplandeciente, un mundo frívolo y disoluto habitado por personajes de dudosa procedencia, Katey tendrá que descubrir las reglas del juego para adaptarse a los desafíos de la gran ciudad. La crítica ha dicho... «Una ferviente evocación de la alquimia social basada en los encuentros casuales que se producían en los garitos del Village, las cafeterías de Wall Street, los elegantes clubs de Manhattan y los locales clandestinos del Lower East Side.» The New York Times Book Review «Escuchen algo de Billie Holliday, sírvanse un dry martini y sumérjanse en la azarosa vida de Katey Kontent. El autor demuestra conocer tan bien el mundo privilegiado que describe como los expresivos personajes, ocasionalmente insensatos, que lo habitan.» People «Un debut impactante [...] destaca por su potente argumento, sus personajes auténticos y una voz influenciada por Capote y Fitzgerald, si bien es claramente fiel a sí misma.» Publishers Weekly «Una muy buena primera novela que merece atención [...]. La gran virtud de Normas de cortesía reside en la detallada y certera evocación del Manhattan de los años treinta.» The Wall Street Journal «Brillante y bien logrado [...]. Un debut de especial elegancia [...]. Los detalles históricos son precisos y evocativos, pero nunca restan interés a los personajes, cuyos problemas son las eternas cuestiones de identidad y valoración de uno mismo.» The Boston Globe]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613395Thu, 15 Sep 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613395 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Normas de cortesía Author: Amor Towles Narrator: Sara Gómez Alonso Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 54 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613395 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Normas de cortesía Author: Amor Towles Narrator: Sara Gómez Alonso Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 54 minutes Release date: September 15, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Un vibrante homenaje a la Nueva York de los años treinta. Con diálogos afilados como puñales y un ritmo efervescente, Normas de cortesía relata el aprendizaje de una joven ambiciosa que lucha por sobrevivir en la ciudad de las mil caras, una selva donde las mejores oportunidades conviven con infinitas tentaciones y peligros. En la Nochevieja de 1937, Katey Kontent, mecanógrafa en un bufete de abogados de Wall Street, y Eve Ross, su compañera de pensión, salen dispuestas a exprimir a fondo la libertad que promete Nueva York. Se dirigen a The Hotspot, un bar de tercera fila donde se toman el jazz lo bastante en serio como para que nadie moleste a dos chicas de buen ver, y donde la ginebra es suficientemente barata como para beber un dry martini cada hora. Cuando los tres dólares que llevaban se agotan, aparece en escena Theodore Tinker Gray, un joven cachorro de la aristocracia de Nueva Inglaterra, luciendo una sonrisa arrebatadora y un abrigo que Katey y Eve no podrían pagar con sus sueldos de un año. Juntos acabarán celebrando la llegada del año nuevo en Times Square, en una noche que marcará el principio de una amistad que transformará sus vidas. Este encuentro fortuito supondrá para Katey el acceso a círculos selectos de la sociedad neoyorquina, en los que, gracias a su agudeza, sus nervios de acero y su intelecto, logrará que se le abran muchas puertas. No obstante, inmersa en un universo resplandeciente, un mundo frívolo y disoluto habitado por personajes de dudosa procedencia, Katey tendrá que descubrir las reglas del juego para adaptarse a los desafíos de la gran ciudad. La crítica ha dicho... «Una ferviente evocación de la alquimia social basada en los encuentros casuales que se producían en los garitos del Village, las cafeterías de Wall Street, los elegantes clubs de Manhattan y los locales clandestinos del Lower East Side.» The New York Times Book Review «Escuchen algo de Billie Holliday, sírvanse un dry martini y sumérjanse en la azarosa vida de Katey Kontent. El autor demuestra conocer tan bien el mundo privilegiado que describe como los expresivos personajes, ocasionalmente insensatos, que lo habitan.» People «Un debut impactante [...] destaca por su potente argumento, sus personajes auténticos y una voz influenciada por Capote y Fitzgerald, si bien es claramente fiel a sí misma.» Publishers Weekly «Una muy buena primera novela que merece atención [...]. La gran virtud de Normas de cortesía reside en la detallada y certera evocación del Manhattan de los años treinta.» The Wall Street Journal «Brillante y bien logrado [...]. Un debut de especial elegancia [...]. Los detalles históricos son precisos y evocativos, pero nunca restan interés a los personajes, cuyos problemas son las eternas cuestiones de identidad y valoración de uno mismo.» The Boston Globe]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-empress-a-novel-by-gigi-griffis--65269032https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616436 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Empress: A Novel Author: Gigi Griffis Narrator: Dominic Burgess, Ellie Rose Boswell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 7 minutes Release date: September 15, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: The year is 1853, and Princess Elisabeth “Sisi” of Bavaria has been very clear: She will wait for the head-over-heels love the poets speak of, or she will have no love at all. Just because her older sister, Helene, is eagerly heeding their mother’s advice and preparing to marry Emperor Franz of Austria does not mean Sisi must also subject herself to such a dutiful exis¬tence. Sisi knows there is more to life than luncheons and corsets—if only someone would let her experience it all firsthand. Meanwhile, in Austria, the emperor is recovering from an assassination attempt. In a bid to keep the peace, Franz has recommitted himself to his imperial duties—and promised to romance the pliant Helene of Bavaria at his upcoming birthday celebration. How better to unite the empire than with the announcement of a new empress? But when Sisi and Franz meet unexpectedly in the palace gardens, away from the prying eyes and relentless critique of the court, their connection cannot be denied. And as their illicit conversations turn into something more, they must soon choose between the expectations of their families and standing up for what they truly believe in . . .]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616436Thu, 15 Sep 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616436 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Empress: A Novel Author: Gigi Griffis Narrator: Dominic Burgess, Ellie Rose Boswell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 7 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616436 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Empress: A Novel Author: Gigi Griffis Narrator: Dominic Burgess, Ellie Rose Boswell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 7 minutes Release date: September 15, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: The year is 1853, and Princess Elisabeth “Sisi” of Bavaria has been very clear: She will wait for the head-over-heels love the poets speak of, or she will have no love at all. Just because her older sister, Helene, is eagerly heeding their mother’s advice and preparing to marry Emperor Franz of Austria does not mean Sisi must also subject herself to such a dutiful exis¬tence. Sisi knows there is more to life than luncheons and corsets—if only someone would let her experience it all firsthand. Meanwhile, in Austria, the emperor is recovering from an assassination attempt. In a bid to keep the peace, Franz has recommitted himself to his imperial duties—and promised to romance the pliant Helene of Bavaria at his upcoming birthday celebration. How better to unite the empire than with the announcement of a new empress? But when Sisi and Franz meet unexpectedly in the palace gardens, away from the prying eyes and relentless critique of the court, their connection cannot be denied. And as their illicit conversations turn into something more, they must soon choose between the expectations of their families and standing up for what they truly believe in . . .]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/to-win-a-prince-by-toni-shiloh--65269115https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615722 to listen full audiobooks. Title: To Win a Prince Author: Toni Shiloh Narrator: Tamika Katon-Donegal Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 22 minutes Release date: September 13, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Can She Stop Herself from Falling before She’s Too Far Gone?As a fashion aficionado and best friend of the queen of the African island country ?l?r? Ilé, Iris Blakely dreams of using her talent to start a sustainable clothing line to help citizens in impoverished areas and honor the country’s resources. But when she discovers that Ekon Diallo—the man who betrayed her best friend—will be her business consultant, the battle between her desires and reality begins.Ekon Diallo has lost everything: his princely title, his material possessions, his friends, and the respect of his fellow ?l?rans. To pay for his actions against ?l?r? Ilé, he’s forced to assist the charismatic Iris Blakely—but he can’t allow his heart to distract him from regaining his status.Though they come from vastly different worlds, Iris and Ekon are both determined to reach their goals, and the only way to do that is to work together—if they can just keep their hearts from getting in the way …]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615722Tue, 13 Sep 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615722 to listen full audiobooks. Title: To Win a Prince Author: Toni Shiloh Narrator: Tamika Katon-Donegal Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 22 minutes Release date: September 13,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615722 to listen full audiobooks. Title: To Win a Prince Author: Toni Shiloh Narrator: Tamika Katon-Donegal Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 22 minutes Release date: September 13, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Can She Stop Herself from Falling before She’s Too Far Gone?As a fashion aficionado and best friend of the queen of the African island country ?l?r? Ilé, Iris Blakely dreams of using her talent to start a sustainable clothing line to help citizens in impoverished areas and honor the country’s resources. But when she discovers that Ekon Diallo—the man who betrayed her best friend—will be her business consultant, the battle between her desires and reality begins.Ekon Diallo has lost everything: his princely title, his material possessions, his friends, and the respect of his fellow ?l?rans. To pay for his actions against ?l?r? Ilé, he’s forced to assist the charismatic Iris Blakely—but he can’t allow his heart to distract him from regaining his status.Though they come from vastly different worlds, Iris and Ekon are both determined to reach their goals, and the only way to do that is to work together—if they can just keep their hearts from getting in the way …]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-miramar-by-gloria-peirano--65269021https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620431 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Miramar Author: Gloria Peirano Narrator: Mariana De Iraola Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 34 minutes Release date: September 12, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Una nena de 10 años asiste a la enfermedad del padre y la asimila como hacen los niños: mediante el juego. Miramar es la nueva novela de Gloria Peirano, de quien Alfaguara publicó en 2019 la notable La ruta de los hospitales, que cosechó numerosos premios nacionales e internacionales. «Miré cantidad de veces una película que filmó mi padre en la playa de Miramar [...]. Yo sonreía a la cámara y jugaba con una pelota de goma. La mano de mi madre me acariciaba la espalda.» Engarzadas como pequeñas piedras preciosas, las escenas y los momentos de esta novela arman un delicado rompecabezas que va y viene en el tiempo; es 1972, es 1976, es el Mundial de Fútbol de 1978, es hoy. De fondo, la casa en Miramar, la casa en la playa de una familia que se desintegra. Los hijos, una nena de diez años y su hermano menor, asisten a los desencuentros y reconciliaciones de los padres, jóvenes, hermosos, llenos de furia y de amor. Pero también ocurre la tragedia. El padre enferma, y la niña asimila el dolor de la despedida a través de un juego privado entre ellos. Su libro favorito en ese momento, Mujercitas, se convierte en el escenario privilegiado donde juegan a cuidarse y a contenerse uno al otro. En Miramar, Gloria Peirano nos entrega una historia de amor filial y de duelo que no se olvida con el tiempo; al contrario, se agranda con el recuerdo. Una novela que emociona y nos vincula con las pérdidas inevitables de la vida. La crítica dijo... «Miramar es una excelente novela engañosa. Y es buena porque es engañosa [...]. También es una novela sobre la deuda. Sobrevivir -dicne el relato- es quedar en deuda; ser deuda incluso.» Juan Sasturain «En un año ordinario, salen pocos libros tan delicados como este -diez novelas a su altura serían consideradas cosecha récord-. La ruta de los hospitales, de Gloria Peirano, es una joyita del habla de los argentinos; seguramente contribuye que haya logrado crear un mundo propio.» Matilde Sánchez, Clarín «Peirano escribe como si inhalara poesía y exhalara versos que se configuran en frases pulidas con una notable perfección.» Silvina Friera, Página/12 «Para Peirano narrar la ausencia es uno de los modos de la supervivencia.» Daniel Gigena, La Nación «Es formidable cómo juega Peirano las idas y vueltas en el tiempo, la marcha de la pesquisa, las voces y los ritmos, la forma de su historia y la contrafigura como una sombra que crece para reformatear la novela.» Ángel Berlanga, Página/12, sobre Miramar]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620431Mon, 12 Sep 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620431 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Miramar Author: Gloria Peirano Narrator: Mariana De Iraola Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 34 minutes Release date: September...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620431 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Miramar Author: Gloria Peirano Narrator: Mariana De Iraola Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 34 minutes Release date: September 12, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Una nena de 10 años asiste a la enfermedad del padre y la asimila como hacen los niños: mediante el juego. Miramar es la nueva novela de Gloria Peirano, de quien Alfaguara publicó en 2019 la notable La ruta de los hospitales, que cosechó numerosos premios nacionales e internacionales. «Miré cantidad de veces una película que filmó mi padre en la playa de Miramar [...]. Yo sonreía a la cámara y jugaba con una pelota de goma. La mano de mi madre me acariciaba la espalda.» Engarzadas como pequeñas piedras preciosas, las escenas y los momentos de esta novela arman un delicado rompecabezas que va y viene en el tiempo; es 1972, es 1976, es el Mundial de Fútbol de 1978, es hoy. De fondo, la casa en Miramar, la casa en la playa de una familia que se desintegra. Los hijos, una nena de diez años y su hermano menor, asisten a los desencuentros y reconciliaciones de los padres, jóvenes, hermosos, llenos de furia y de amor. Pero también ocurre la tragedia. El padre enferma, y la niña asimila el dolor de la despedida a través de un juego privado entre ellos. Su libro favorito en ese momento, Mujercitas, se convierte en el escenario privilegiado donde juegan a cuidarse y a contenerse uno al otro. En Miramar, Gloria Peirano nos entrega una historia de amor filial y de duelo que no se olvida con el tiempo; al contrario, se agranda con el recuerdo. Una novela que emociona y nos vincula con las pérdidas inevitables de la vida. La crítica dijo... «Miramar es una excelente novela engañosa. Y es buena porque es engañosa [...]. También es una novela sobre la deuda. Sobrevivir -dicne el relato- es quedar en deuda; ser deuda incluso.» Juan Sasturain «En un año ordinario, salen pocos libros tan delicados como este -diez novelas a su altura serían consideradas cosecha récord-. La ruta de los hospitales, de Gloria Peirano, es una joyita del habla de los argentinos; seguramente contribuye que haya logrado crear un mundo propio.» Matilde Sánchez, Clarín «Peirano escribe como si inhalara poesía y exhalara versos que se configuran en frases pulidas con una notable perfección.» Silvina Friera, Página/12 «Para Peirano narrar la ausencia es uno de los modos de la supervivencia.» Daniel Gigena, La Nación «Es formidable cómo juega Peirano las idas y vueltas en el tiempo, la marcha de la pesquisa, las voces y los ritmos, la forma de su historia y la contrafigura como una sombra que crece para reformatear la novela.» Ángel Berlanga, Página/12, sobre Miramar]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-orchard-by-beverly-lewis--65269200https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/605394 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Orchard Author: Beverly Lewis Narrator: Libby Mcknight Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 12 minutes Release date: September 6, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: “She realized there was peace right here in the midst of this heavenly sort of place, despite the unpredictable storm churning around her family.”For generations, Ellie Hostetler’s family has tended their Lancaster County orchard, a tradition her twin brother, Evan, will someday continue. Yet when Evan’s draft number is called up in the lottery for the Vietnam War, the family is shocked to learn he has not sought conscientious objector status, despite their Old Order Amish belief in non-resistance. The faraway war that has caused so much turmoil and grief among their Englisher neighbors threatens too close to home.As Evan departs for boot camp, Ellie confides her disappointment to Sol Bontrager, the brother of her best friend and cousin to her new beau, Menno. In contrast to Evan, Sol is a conscientious objector. Despite Ellie’s attraction to Menno, she finds herself drawn to Sol’s steady presence as they work together in the orchard. Suddenly, it feels as if everything in Ellie’s world is shifting, and the plans she held so dear seem increasingly uncertain. Can she and her family find the courage to face a future unlike any they could have imagined?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/605394Tue, 06 Sep 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/605394 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Orchard Author: Beverly Lewis Narrator: Libby Mcknight Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 12 minutes Release date: September 6, 2022...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/605394 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Orchard Author: Beverly Lewis Narrator: Libby Mcknight Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 12 minutes Release date: September 6, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: “She realized there was peace right here in the midst of this heavenly sort of place, despite the unpredictable storm churning around her family.”For generations, Ellie Hostetler’s family has tended their Lancaster County orchard, a tradition her twin brother, Evan, will someday continue. Yet when Evan’s draft number is called up in the lottery for the Vietnam War, the family is shocked to learn he has not sought conscientious objector status, despite their Old Order Amish belief in non-resistance. The faraway war that has caused so much turmoil and grief among their Englisher neighbors threatens too close to home.As Evan departs for boot camp, Ellie confides her disappointment to Sol Bontrager, the brother of her best friend and cousin to her new beau, Menno. In contrast to Evan, Sol is a conscientious objector. Despite Ellie’s attraction to Menno, she finds herself drawn to Sol’s steady presence as they work together in the orchard. Suddenly, it feels as if everything in Ellie’s world is shifting, and the plans she held so dear seem increasingly uncertain. Can she and her family find the courage to face a future unlike any they could have imagined?]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/burying-daisy-doe-a-star-cavanaugh-cold-case-by-ramona-richards--65269020https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620310 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Burying Daisy Doe: A Star Cavanaugh Cold Case Author: Ramona Richards Narrator: Sandy Rustin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 4 minutes Release date: September 6, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Every small town has one unsolved case that haunts its memory, festering for generations below the surface with the truth of humanity’s darkness. Star Cavanaugh is obsessed with the one that tore her family apart.Over sixty years ago, Daisy Doe was murdered and discarded outside Pineville, Alabama, buried without a name or anyone to mourn her loss. When Star’s father tried to solve the case, he too was killed. Now a cold-case detective with resources of her own, Star is determined to get to the bottom of both crimes.But to do so, she’ll have to face an entire town locked in corruption, racism, silence, and fear—and the same dangerous killer who took two other lives. The only people in town she can trust are her grandmother and the charming Mike Luinetti, and both of them trust a God Star isn’t sure she believes in. Can Christians so focused on the good really help her track down this evil?Through slip time moments across decades, Burying Daisy Doe will pull you into the generations-old mystery alongside Star. Packed with Ramona Richards’s irresistible combination of sharp suspense, faith, humor, and authentic regional flavor, this is Christian suspense guaranteed to deliver.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620310Tue, 06 Sep 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620310 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Burying Daisy Doe: A Star Cavanaugh Cold Case Author: Ramona Richards Narrator: Sandy Rustin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 4 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620310 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Burying Daisy Doe: A Star Cavanaugh Cold Case Author: Ramona Richards Narrator: Sandy Rustin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 4 minutes Release date: September 6, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Every small town has one unsolved case that haunts its memory, festering for generations below the surface with the truth of humanity’s darkness. Star Cavanaugh is obsessed with the one that tore her family apart.Over sixty years ago, Daisy Doe was murdered and discarded outside Pineville, Alabama, buried without a name or anyone to mourn her loss. When Star’s father tried to solve the case, he too was killed. Now a cold-case detective with resources of her own, Star is determined to get to the bottom of both crimes.But to do so, she’ll have to face an entire town locked in corruption, racism, silence, and fear—and the same dangerous killer who took two other lives. The only people in town she can trust are her grandmother and the charming Mike Luinetti, and both of them trust a God Star isn’t sure she believes in. Can Christians so focused on the good really help her track down this evil?Through slip time moments across decades, Burying Daisy Doe will pull you into the generations-old mystery alongside Star. Packed with Ramona Richards’s irresistible combination of sharp suspense, faith, humor, and authentic regional flavor, this is Christian suspense guaranteed to deliver.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-y-al-polvo-regresaremos-by-ana-lucia-guerrero--65269072https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619389 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Y al polvo regresaremos Author: Ana Lucía Guerrero Narrator: Karina Castillo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 52 minutes Release date: September 1, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Con humor y una escritura ágil, Ana Lucía Guerrero nos hace viajar por el México revolucionario entre refranes, matrimonios concertados y la ruptura de una familia que necesita perdonarse Teresa, la abuela, creció aislada en un orfanato en medio de la Sierra Gorda queretana, y desde pequeña ha visto con vergüenza su facilidad para servir como médium a las almas en pena. A través de ellas recibe la ubicación de un tesoro escondido y una popularidad que atrae a los políticos delmomento para que les hable de su suerte. De sus hijos, uno se ordena como sacerdote, mientras otro se une a su primo para armar la Revolución y terminar envuelto en la Primera Guerra Mundial. Su hija Leonor se enamora de “el General”, quien la engatusa para tenerla siempre cerca como amante y marcarle un destino muy distinto al de sus sueños. Y será Alicia, la más pequeña, la de la vida más sencilla, quien hará sentir a Leonor la indulgencia que necesita para librarse de todas sus ataduras.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619389Thu, 01 Sep 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619389 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Y al polvo regresaremos Author: Ana Lucía Guerrero Narrator: Karina Castillo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 52 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619389 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Y al polvo regresaremos Author: Ana Lucía Guerrero Narrator: Karina Castillo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 52 minutes Release date: September 1, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Con humor y una escritura ágil, Ana Lucía Guerrero nos hace viajar por el México revolucionario entre refranes, matrimonios concertados y la ruptura de una familia que necesita perdonarse Teresa, la abuela, creció aislada en un orfanato en medio de la Sierra Gorda queretana, y desde pequeña ha visto con vergüenza su facilidad para servir como médium a las almas en pena. A través de ellas recibe la ubicación de un tesoro escondido y una popularidad que atrae a los políticos delmomento para que les hable de su suerte. De sus hijos, uno se ordena como sacerdote, mientras otro se une a su primo para armar la Revolución y terminar envuelto en la Primera Guerra Mundial. Su hija Leonor se enamora de “el General”, quien la engatusa para tenerla siempre cerca como amante y marcarle un destino muy distinto al de sus sueños. Y será Alicia, la más pequeña, la de la vida más sencilla, quien hará sentir a Leonor la indulgencia que necesita para librarse de todas sus ataduras.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-por-desobedecer-a-sus-padres-by-ana-clavel--65269064https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619387 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Por desobedecer a sus padres Author: Ana Clavel Narrator: Sara Vivanco Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 1, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Por desobedecer a sus padres es un maravilloso collage escrito en código Carroll, donde la realidad es tan, o más, delirante que el mundo de ficción en el que transcurren las leyendas. Darío Galicia fue un poeta cercano a los infrarrealistas con una personalidad extravagante y un genio que no pocos relacionaban con Wilde. Según un rumor incitado en parte por un poema de Roberto Bolaño, Darío Galicia San Epifanio fue sometido por sus padres a una lobotomía para «curarlo» de la homosexualidad y, de paso, de la poesía. Arrastrada por ese mito, y porque Darío era admirador de Lewis Carroll y hasta firmaba como Darío G. Alicia, Ana Laurel le sigue la pista cual liebre de marzo, dando saltos al otro lado del espejo en un juego narrativo y laberíntico a la vez. Lo persigue a través del mundillo literariomexicano de las pasadas décadas, en los testimonios de quienes lo conocieron, en los versos del mismo Darío, en Los detectives salvajes, en fotografías, expedientes clínicos y artículos periodísticos que atestiguaron su paso desastrado antes de desaparecer -y volver a aparecer- como en un acto de ilusionismo en la chistera de un mago siniestro. En palabras de la crítica. «Por desobedecer a sus padres es un desquite contra la realidad ensañada con un poeta gay lobotomizado: Darío Galicia. Ana Clavel sublima en esta novela/crónica/ensayo el poder del arte y nos arroja al abismo, ahí donde la poesía resurge de sus cenizas: Darío Galicia ha resucitado.» -Braulio Peralta «La prosa de Ana Clavel es tan envolvente como temible. Sus alcances son los de la poesía, su fuerza narrativa es la de la fabulación, la de la quimera.» -Mónica Lavín «Ana Clavel es una novelista del cuerpo, la gran creadora de atmósferas de deseo en la literatura mexicana.» -Élmer Mendoza «Ana Clavel escribe en alto voltaje. Su sentido es llevar a la luz lo que está en la sombra para que adquiera un espacio en la mirada del otro.» -María Baranda «La literatura de Ana Clavel está hecha de preguntas más que de respuestas absolutas, abismada ante los misterios de los deseos prohibidos que han atormentado a la humanidad desde su origen.» -Ana García Bergua]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619387Thu, 01 Sep 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619387 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Por desobedecer a sus padres Author: Ana Clavel Narrator: Sara Vivanco Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619387 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Por desobedecer a sus padres Author: Ana Clavel Narrator: Sara Vivanco Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 1, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Por desobedecer a sus padres es un maravilloso collage escrito en código Carroll, donde la realidad es tan, o más, delirante que el mundo de ficción en el que transcurren las leyendas. Darío Galicia fue un poeta cercano a los infrarrealistas con una personalidad extravagante y un genio que no pocos relacionaban con Wilde. Según un rumor incitado en parte por un poema de Roberto Bolaño, Darío Galicia San Epifanio fue sometido por sus padres a una lobotomía para «curarlo» de la homosexualidad y, de paso, de la poesía. Arrastrada por ese mito, y porque Darío era admirador de Lewis Carroll y hasta firmaba como Darío G. Alicia, Ana Laurel le sigue la pista cual liebre de marzo, dando saltos al otro lado del espejo en un juego narrativo y laberíntico a la vez. Lo persigue a través del mundillo literariomexicano de las pasadas décadas, en los testimonios de quienes lo conocieron, en los versos del mismo Darío, en Los detectives salvajes, en fotografías, expedientes clínicos y artículos periodísticos que atestiguaron su paso desastrado antes de desaparecer -y volver a aparecer- como en un acto de ilusionismo en la chistera de un mago siniestro. En palabras de la crítica. «Por desobedecer a sus padres es un desquite contra la realidad ensañada con un poeta gay lobotomizado: Darío Galicia. Ana Clavel sublima en esta novela/crónica/ensayo el poder del arte y nos arroja al abismo, ahí donde la poesía resurge de sus cenizas: Darío Galicia ha resucitado.» -Braulio Peralta «La prosa de Ana Clavel es tan envolvente como temible. Sus alcances son los de la poesía, su fuerza narrativa es la de la fabulación, la de la quimera.» -Mónica Lavín «Ana Clavel es una novelista del cuerpo, la gran creadora de atmósferas de deseo en la literatura mexicana.» -Élmer Mendoza «Ana Clavel escribe en alto voltaje. Su sentido es llevar a la luz lo que está en la sombra para que adquiera un espacio en la mirada del otro.» -María Baranda «La literatura de Ana Clavel está hecha de preguntas más que de respuestas absolutas, abismada ante los misterios de los deseos prohibidos que han atormentado a la humanidad desde su origen.» -Ana García Bergua]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/falling-for-love-by-marie-force--65269125https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614886 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Falling for Love Series: #4 of Gansett Island Author: Marie Force Narrator: Holly Fielding Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: August 23, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Since he won the Academy Award for best original screenplay a few years ago, Grant McCarthy's personal and professional lives have fallen apart. Abby, the woman he was supposed to marry, is engaged to someone else, and Grant is back at home on Gansett Island helping run the family marina business while his father recovers from a serious injury. While all of Grant's focus should be on winning back the love of his life, the pesky marina restaurant manager Stephanie is working her way under his skin—and into his bed. As Tropical Storm Hailey cuts off Gansett Island from the mainland, Grant suspects Stephanie is hiding something big from her past. When he finds out what it is, what will be more important to him? Winning Abby back, or helping Stephanie to right a terrible wrong?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614886Tue, 23 Aug 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614886 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Falling for Love Series: #4 of Gansett Island Author: Marie Force Narrator: Holly Fielding Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614886 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Falling for Love Series: #4 of Gansett Island Author: Marie Force Narrator: Holly Fielding Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: August 23, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Since he won the Academy Award for best original screenplay a few years ago, Grant McCarthy's personal and professional lives have fallen apart. Abby, the woman he was supposed to marry, is engaged to someone else, and Grant is back at home on Gansett Island helping run the family marina business while his father recovers from a serious injury. While all of Grant's focus should be on winning back the love of his life, the pesky marina restaurant manager Stephanie is working her way under his skin—and into his bed. As Tropical Storm Hailey cuts off Gansett Island from the mainland, Grant suspects Stephanie is hiding something big from her past. When he finds out what it is, what will be more important to him? Winning Abby back, or helping Stephanie to right a terrible wrong?]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-herbstfreundinnen-ungekurzt-by-susan-mallery--65269074https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615235 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Herbstfreundinnen (ungekürzt) Author: Susan Mallery Narrator: Anna-Lena Zühlke Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 55 minutes Release date: August 23, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Liebe überstrahlt alles Von außen betrachtet ist ihr Leben perfekt: Sie lebt und leitet eines der angesehendsten Weingüter, ihre Schwägerin ist ihre beste Freundin, ihr Mann begehrt und erfolgreich ... Im Grunde führt sie das Leben, von dem sie immer geträumt hat. Doch Mackenzie Dienes muss sich eingestehen, dass sie und Rhys einfach kein glückliches Paar mehr sind. Als er die Trennung will, ist Mackenzies Schmerz unermesslich. Denn sie sieht sich nicht nur dem Verlust der Beziehung, sondern auch dem ihres Zuhauses und ihrer Familie gegenüber. Seine Schwester Stephanie aber hält zu ihr und macht Mackenzie Mut. Denn manchmal muss man alles loslassen, um das beste Geschenk des Lebens zu erhalten. »Sie werden sicher lachen und weinen und sich über das Happy End freuen.« SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Robyn Carr über Herbstfreundinnen]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615235Tue, 23 Aug 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615235 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Herbstfreundinnen (ungekürzt) Author: Susan Mallery Narrator: Anna-Lena Zühlke Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 55 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615235 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Herbstfreundinnen (ungekürzt) Author: Susan Mallery Narrator: Anna-Lena Zühlke Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 55 minutes Release date: August 23, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Liebe überstrahlt alles Von außen betrachtet ist ihr Leben perfekt: Sie lebt und leitet eines der angesehendsten Weingüter, ihre Schwägerin ist ihre beste Freundin, ihr Mann begehrt und erfolgreich ... Im Grunde führt sie das Leben, von dem sie immer geträumt hat. Doch Mackenzie Dienes muss sich eingestehen, dass sie und Rhys einfach kein glückliches Paar mehr sind. Als er die Trennung will, ist Mackenzies Schmerz unermesslich. Denn sie sieht sich nicht nur dem Verlust der Beziehung, sondern auch dem ihres Zuhauses und ihrer Familie gegenüber. Seine Schwester Stephanie aber hält zu ihr und macht Mackenzie Mut. Denn manchmal muss man alles loslassen, um das beste Geschenk des Lebens zu erhalten. »Sie werden sicher lachen und weinen und sich über das Happy End freuen.« SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Robyn Carr über Herbstfreundinnen]]>185rztcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hello-stranger-by-rachel-marks--65269168https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/610970 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hello, Stranger Author: Rachel Marks Narrator: Sofia Engstrand, James Meunier Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 47 minutes Release date: August 18, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The unpredictible and big-hearted new love story from the author of Until Next Weekend and Saturdays at Noon! From their very first date, Jamie and Lucy know they've met THE ONE. They're as different as night and day. Jamie's a home bird, while Lucy's happiest on holiday. He has a place for everything - she can never find her keys. Yet, somehow, they make each other happier than they ever thought possible. So why does their story start with them saying 'goodbye'? And does this really have to be the end. . . ? Relatable, romantic and heartbreakingly real, HELLO, STRANGER proves that the best love stories often have the most unexpected endings. 'Clever, poignant, and satisfying' Sunday Times bestseller Katie Fforde 'An eminently real and relatable love story . . . Lucy and Jamie had me at Hello' Julietta Henderson, author of The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman 'Heartbreakingly tender & poignant. It kept me guessing & hoping until the last page' Sophie Claire, author of A Winter's Dream © Rachel Marks 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/610970Thu, 18 Aug 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/610970 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hello, Stranger Author: Rachel Marks Narrator: Sofia Engstrand, James Meunier Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 47 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/610970 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hello, Stranger Author: Rachel Marks Narrator: Sofia Engstrand, James Meunier Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 47 minutes Release date: August 18, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The unpredictible and big-hearted new love story from the author of Until Next Weekend and Saturdays at Noon! From their very first date, Jamie and Lucy know they've met THE ONE. They're as different as night and day. Jamie's a home bird, while Lucy's happiest on holiday. He has a place for everything - she can never find her keys. Yet, somehow, they make each other happier than they ever thought possible. So why does their story start with them saying 'goodbye'? And does this really have to be the end. . . ? Relatable, romantic and heartbreakingly real, HELLO, STRANGER proves that the best love stories often have the most unexpected endings. 'Clever, poignant, and satisfying' Sunday Times bestseller Katie Fforde 'An eminently real and relatable love story . . . Lucy and Jamie had me at Hello' Julietta Henderson, author of The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman 'Heartbreakingly tender & poignant. It kept me guessing & hoping until the last page' Sophie Claire, author of A Winter's Dream © Rachel Marks 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dutch-flemish-het-leven-noemen-by-aisha-dutrieux--65269045https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617051 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Dutch; Flemish] - Het leven noemen Author: Aisha Dutrieux Narrator: Karin Douma Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 52 minutes Release date: August 15, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Een beklemmende roman over de onvermijdelijke strijd met het verleden 'Een parel met een scherpe rand. [...] Dutrieux schreef dit heftige verhaal sober op, waardoor het hard binnenkomt.' Mezza Het is 1994. Mira, enig kind uit een liefdeloos gezin, werkt als verpleegster in de thuiszorg. Ze heeft een dochtertje, Vera, van vier jaar oud. Mira en Vera leiden een klein, schijnbaar symbiotisch leven, ze hebben met vrijwel niemand contact. Mira lijdt aan het münchhausenby-proxysyndroom – met behulp van medicijnen maakt zij Vera opzettelijk ziek om aandacht te krijgen. Wanneer artsen argwaan krijgen, verhuizen ze. Telkens opnieuw. Jaren later, wanneer ze volwassen is, krijgt Vera een burn-out. In gesprekken met een therapeut probeert ze de puzzel van haar verleden te leggen – een verleden dat haar moeder glashard ontkent. Durft ze te vertrouwen op haar geheugen? Zal ze kunnen ontsnappen aan haar jeugd? En kan ze eindelijk beginnen met léven? Beluister nu ook de Zoeken naar boeken-podcast, waarin auteur Aisha Dutrieux vertelt over Het leven noemen. 'De sobere stijl, de kalme, niet woedende toon dragen bij aan de werking, de impact van dit verhaal over een schraal en aangevreten leven op een emotioneel rantsoen.' Manon Uphoff]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617051Mon, 15 Aug 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617051 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Dutch; Flemish] - Het leven noemen Author: Aisha Dutrieux Narrator: Karin Douma Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 52 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617051 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Dutch; Flemish] - Het leven noemen Author: Aisha Dutrieux Narrator: Karin Douma Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 52 minutes Release date: August 15, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Een beklemmende roman over de onvermijdelijke strijd met het verleden 'Een parel met een scherpe rand. [...] Dutrieux schreef dit heftige verhaal sober op, waardoor het hard binnenkomt.' Mezza Het is 1994. Mira, enig kind uit een liefdeloos gezin, werkt als verpleegster in de thuiszorg. Ze heeft een dochtertje, Vera, van vier jaar oud. Mira en Vera leiden een klein, schijnbaar symbiotisch leven, ze hebben met vrijwel niemand contact. Mira lijdt aan het münchhausenby-proxysyndroom – met behulp van medicijnen maakt zij Vera opzettelijk ziek om aandacht te krijgen. Wanneer artsen argwaan krijgen, verhuizen ze. Telkens opnieuw. Jaren later, wanneer ze volwassen is, krijgt Vera een burn-out. In gesprekken met een therapeut probeert ze de puzzel van haar verleden te leggen – een verleden dat haar moeder glashard ontkent. Durft ze te vertrouwen op haar geheugen? Zal ze kunnen ontsnappen aan haar jeugd? En kan ze eindelijk beginnen met léven? Beluister nu ook de Zoeken naar boeken-podcast, waarin auteur Aisha Dutrieux vertelt over Het leven noemen. 'De sobere stijl, de kalme, niet woedende toon dragen bij aan de werking, de impact van dit verhaal over een schraal en aangevreten leven op een emotioneel rantsoen.' Manon Uphoff]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-las-noches-habitadas-by-alma-delia-murillo--65269061https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615756 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Las noches habitadas Author: Alma Delia Murillo Narrator: Carla Barreto Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 55 minutes Release date: August 11, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: ESTA ES LA HISTORIA DE CUATRO MUJERES UNIDAS POR LA DESESPERACIÓN DEL INSOMNIO, QUE VAN TEJIENDO JUNTAS EL RELATO DE SUS VIDAS. Carlota, a sus dieciséis años, mira la vida con una lucidez hiriente y busca un cómplice para perder la virginidad. Claudia, su madre, vive obsesionada con descubrir la infidelidad de su marido y el sinsentido de la vida doméstica. Magdalena, bien vestida para jugar el rol de la mujer exitosa, masculinizada y sexualmente voraz, esconde, sin embargo, el deseo de renunciar a todo. Por su parte, Dalia está inmersa en una relación prohibida que cruza los límites de lo moralmente permitido. Con una visión honesta y un sentido del humor ácido, Alma Delia Murillo relata en su primera novela las contradicciones, deseos y frustraciones que enfrentan las mujeres en esta sociedad que libera y al mismo tiempo atenaza con nuevas exigencias. Lasnoches habitadas es una obra que explora la soledad, la tentación de la autocompasión y el victimismo, pero, ante todo, la necesidad de atrevernos a la transformación.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615756Thu, 11 Aug 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615756 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Las noches habitadas Author: Alma Delia Murillo Narrator: Carla Barreto Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 55 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615756 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Las noches habitadas Author: Alma Delia Murillo Narrator: Carla Barreto Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 55 minutes Release date: August 11, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: ESTA ES LA HISTORIA DE CUATRO MUJERES UNIDAS POR LA DESESPERACIÓN DEL INSOMNIO, QUE VAN TEJIENDO JUNTAS EL RELATO DE SUS VIDAS. Carlota, a sus dieciséis años, mira la vida con una lucidez hiriente y busca un cómplice para perder la virginidad. Claudia, su madre, vive obsesionada con descubrir la infidelidad de su marido y el sinsentido de la vida doméstica. Magdalena, bien vestida para jugar el rol de la mujer exitosa, masculinizada y sexualmente voraz, esconde, sin embargo, el deseo de renunciar a todo. Por su parte, Dalia está inmersa en una relación prohibida que cruza los límites de lo moralmente permitido. Con una visión honesta y un sentido del humor ácido, Alma Delia Murillo relata en su primera novela las contradicciones, deseos y frustraciones que enfrentan las mujeres en esta sociedad que libera y al mismo tiempo atenaza con nuevas exigencias. Lasnoches habitadas es una obra que explora la soledad, la tentación de la autocompasión y el victimismo, pero, ante todo, la necesidad de atrevernos a la transformación.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dutch-flemish-wees-niet-bang-roman-by-aisha-dutrieux--65269116https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616203 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Dutch; Flemish] - Wees niet bang: Roman Author: Aisha Dutrieux Narrator: Karin Douma Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 36 minutes Release date: August 8, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Over een levensverwoestend geheim waarbij de lezer wordt gevraagd zijn oordeel uit te stellen 'Wat een onderwerp. [...] De manier waarop [Dutrieux] het heeft beschreven is fenomenaal wat mij betreft. [...] Een goed geschreven en boeiend boek over een zwaar onderwerp.' Wim Krings, Boekhandel Krings 'Er zijn woorden die zich niet laten terugnemen. Eenmaal uitgesproken zijn ze onverbiddelijk tot leven gewekt. Woorden kunnen levens verwoesten, mensen doen besluiten zonder elkaar verder te gaan. Ze kunnen de persoon die je bent in de ogen van je kinderen voorgoed doen veranderen. Ze kunnen zelfs je eigen moeder doen twijfelen of ze jou wel op de wereld had moeten zetten.' Op de dag van Laura's vierde verjaardag pleegt haar moeder, Maria, zelfmoord. Jaren later, als Laura volwassen is en in verwachting van haar eerste kind, wil ze weten waarom haar moeder dit deed. Maar al snel wordt duidelijk dat niemand hierover wil praten. Laura's oma, Chiara, is na de dood van haar dochter vertrokken naar het Italiaanse bergdorp Calceranica. Na jarenlang geen contact te hebben gehad met haar oma besluit Laura haar op te gaan zoeken. De antwoorden die Laura van haar oma krijgt, zetten haar leven op zijn kop. Wees niet bang is het verhaal van drie generaties vrouwen en een levensverwoestend geheim. Het laat zien dat een verhaal altijd meerdere waarheden kent. Over Het leven noemen: 'De sobere stijl, de kalme, niet woedende toon dragen bij aan de werking, de impact van dit verhaal over een schraal en aangevreten leven op een emotioneel rantsoen.' Manon Uphoff 'Een parel met een scherpe rand. [...] Dutrieux schreef dit heftige verhaal sober op, waardoor het hard binnenkomt.' Mezza]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616203Mon, 08 Aug 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616203 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Dutch; Flemish] - Wees niet bang: Roman Author: Aisha Dutrieux Narrator: Karin Douma Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 36 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616203 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Dutch; Flemish] - Wees niet bang: Roman Author: Aisha Dutrieux Narrator: Karin Douma Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 36 minutes Release date: August 8, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Over een levensverwoestend geheim waarbij de lezer wordt gevraagd zijn oordeel uit te stellen 'Wat een onderwerp. [...] De manier waarop [Dutrieux] het heeft beschreven is fenomenaal wat mij betreft. [...] Een goed geschreven en boeiend boek over een zwaar onderwerp.' Wim Krings, Boekhandel Krings 'Er zijn woorden die zich niet laten terugnemen. Eenmaal uitgesproken zijn ze onverbiddelijk tot leven gewekt. Woorden kunnen levens verwoesten, mensen doen besluiten zonder elkaar verder te gaan. Ze kunnen de persoon die je bent in de ogen van je kinderen voorgoed doen veranderen. Ze kunnen zelfs je eigen moeder doen twijfelen of ze jou wel op de wereld had moeten zetten.' Op de dag van Laura's vierde verjaardag pleegt haar moeder, Maria, zelfmoord. Jaren later, als Laura volwassen is en in verwachting van haar eerste kind, wil ze weten waarom haar moeder dit deed. Maar al snel wordt duidelijk dat niemand hierover wil praten. Laura's oma, Chiara, is na de dood van haar dochter vertrokken naar het Italiaanse bergdorp Calceranica. Na jarenlang geen contact te hebben gehad met haar oma besluit Laura haar op te gaan zoeken. De antwoorden die Laura van haar oma krijgt, zetten haar leven op zijn kop. Wees niet bang is het verhaal van drie generaties vrouwen en een levensverwoestend geheim. Het laat zien dat een verhaal altijd meerdere waarheden kent. Over Het leven noemen: 'De sobere stijl, de kalme, niet woedende toon dragen bij aan de werking, de impact van dit verhaal over een schraal en aangevreten leven op een emotioneel rantsoen.' Manon Uphoff 'Een parel met een scherpe rand. [...] Dutrieux schreef dit heftige verhaal sober op, waardoor het hard binnenkomt.' Mezza]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-music-game-by-stefanie-clermont--65269153https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614925 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Music Game Author: Stéfanie Clermont Narrator: Karie Richards Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 33 minutes Release date: August 1, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Not far away from here is a lake. You have to pay for access to its shores, but I know where there's a hole in the fence. The water will be icy, but it will still be in a liquid state. That's what I will do today. I will go through the hole in the fence and I'll dive into the icy water. And then I'll go home. Friends since grade school, Céline, Julie, and Sabrina come of age at the start of a new millennium, supporting each other and drifting apart as their lives pull them in different directions. But when their friend dies by suicide in the abandoned city lot where they once gathered, they must carry on in the world that left him behind-one they once dreamed they would change for the better. From the grind of Montreal service jobs, to isolated French Ontario countryside childhoods, to the tenuous cooperation of Bay Area punk squats, the three young women navigate everyday losses and fears against the backdrop of a tumultuous twenty-first century. An ode to friendship and the ties that bind us together, Stéfanie Clermont's award-winning The Music Game confronts the violence of the modern world and pays homage to those who work in the hope and faith that it can still be made a better place.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614925Mon, 01 Aug 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614925 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Music Game Author: Stéfanie Clermont Narrator: Karie Richards Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 33 minutes Release date: August 1, 2022...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614925 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Music Game Author: Stéfanie Clermont Narrator: Karie Richards Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 33 minutes Release date: August 1, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Not far away from here is a lake. You have to pay for access to its shores, but I know where there's a hole in the fence. The water will be icy, but it will still be in a liquid state. That's what I will do today. I will go through the hole in the fence and I'll dive into the icy water. And then I'll go home. Friends since grade school, Céline, Julie, and Sabrina come of age at the start of a new millennium, supporting each other and drifting apart as their lives pull them in different directions. But when their friend dies by suicide in the abandoned city lot where they once gathered, they must carry on in the world that left him behind-one they once dreamed they would change for the better. From the grind of Montreal service jobs, to isolated French Ontario countryside childhoods, to the tenuous cooperation of Bay Area punk squats, the three young women navigate everyday losses and fears against the backdrop of a tumultuous twenty-first century. An ode to friendship and the ties that bind us together, Stéfanie Clermont's award-winning The Music Game confronts the violence of the modern world and pays homage to those who work in the hope and faith that it can still be made a better place.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/householders-by-kate-cayley--65269121https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614926 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Householders Author: Kate Cayley Narrator: Kate Cayley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 46 minutes Release date: August 1, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A CBC BOOKS AND QUILL & QUIRE ANTICIPATED FALL BOOK A LAMBDA LITERARY MOST ANTICIPATED LGBTQIA+ TITLE A 49TH SHELF BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021 Linked short stories about families, nascent queers, and self-deluded utopians explore the moral ordinary strangeness in their characters' overlapping lives. A woman impersonates a nun online, with unexpected consequences. In a rapidly changing neighborhood, tensions escalate around two events planned for the same day. The barista girlfriend of a tech billionaire survives a zombie apocalypse only to face spending her life with the paranoid super-rich. From a university campus to an underground bunker, a commune in the woods to Toronto and back again, the linked stories in Householders move effortlessly between the commonplace and the fantastic. In deft and exacting narratives about difficult children and thorny friendships, hopeful revolutionaries and self-deluded utopians, nascent queers, sincere frauds, and families of all kinds, Kate Cayley mines the moral hazards inherent in the ways we try to save each other and ourselves.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614926Mon, 01 Aug 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614926 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Householders Author: Kate Cayley Narrator: Kate Cayley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 46 minutes Release date: August 1, 2022 Genres:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614926 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Householders Author: Kate Cayley Narrator: Kate Cayley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 46 minutes Release date: August 1, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A CBC BOOKS AND QUILL & QUIRE ANTICIPATED FALL BOOK A LAMBDA LITERARY MOST ANTICIPATED LGBTQIA+ TITLE A 49TH SHELF BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021 Linked short stories about families, nascent queers, and self-deluded utopians explore the moral ordinary strangeness in their characters' overlapping lives. A woman impersonates a nun online, with unexpected consequences. In a rapidly changing neighborhood, tensions escalate around two events planned for the same day. The barista girlfriend of a tech billionaire survives a zombie apocalypse only to face spending her life with the paranoid super-rich. From a university campus to an underground bunker, a commune in the woods to Toronto and back again, the linked stories in Householders move effortlessly between the commonplace and the fantastic. In deft and exacting narratives about difficult children and thorny friendships, hopeful revolutionaries and self-deluded utopians, nascent queers, sincere frauds, and families of all kinds, Kate Cayley mines the moral hazards inherent in the ways we try to save each other and ourselves.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-nahui-olin-la-loca-perfecta-by-valeria-matos--65269202https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612895 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Nahui Olin. La loca perfecta Author: Valeria Matos Narrator: Valeria Matos Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 21 minutes Release date: July 28, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Una novela arriesgada en donde la legendaria Nahui Olin es puesta en tela de juicio y presentada como un personaje humano, contradictorio y complejo, lejos del mito y producto de su tiempo. ¿Fue libre? ¿Alguien sobrevive al complejo de Electra y sus consecuencias? Quien lea sacará sus propias conclusiones. Escribí lo que nadie escribí de mi esencia escribí de mi necesidad orgásmica escribí de realidad mientras otros inventaban imágenes de ella a [través de la poesía escribí sobre mí y el semen de los dioses mientras otros se [esquivaban a sí mismos mientras muchos repetían párrafos evocando la suave patria la loca perfecta es la belleza brincando en tus caderas también es la muerte. En estas páginas se muestran el mundo de inicios del siglo pasado y ciertos protagonistas que abren las puertas a las circunstancias violentas y creativas de un México en reconstrucción, en metamorfosis, así como la misma María del Carmen Mondragón Valseca. Este libro, sobre todo, abre un espacio para que Nahui Olin vuelva a hablar por sí misma.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612895Thu, 28 Jul 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612895 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Nahui Olin. La loca perfecta Author: Valeria Matos Narrator: Valeria Matos Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 21 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612895 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Nahui Olin. La loca perfecta Author: Valeria Matos Narrator: Valeria Matos Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 21 minutes Release date: July 28, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Una novela arriesgada en donde la legendaria Nahui Olin es puesta en tela de juicio y presentada como un personaje humano, contradictorio y complejo, lejos del mito y producto de su tiempo. ¿Fue libre? ¿Alguien sobrevive al complejo de Electra y sus consecuencias? Quien lea sacará sus propias conclusiones. Escribí lo que nadie escribí de mi esencia escribí de mi necesidad orgásmica escribí de realidad mientras otros inventaban imágenes de ella a [través de la poesía escribí sobre mí y el semen de los dioses mientras otros se [esquivaban a sí mismos mientras muchos repetían párrafos evocando la suave patria la loca perfecta es la belleza brincando en tus caderas también es la muerte. En estas páginas se muestran el mundo de inicios del siglo pasado y ciertos protagonistas que abren las puertas a las circunstancias violentas y creativas de un México en reconstrucción, en metamorfosis, así como la misma María del Carmen Mondragón Valseca. Este libro, sobre todo, abre un espacio para que Nahui Olin vuelva a hablar por sí misma.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-la-maleta-de-ana-by-celia-santos--65269181https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/604422 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - La maleta de Ana Author: Celia Santos Narrator: Sol De La Barreda Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 32 minutes Release date: July 28, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: En los años sesenta y setenta del siglo pasado, cientos de miles de mujeres españolas emigraron a Alemania para trabajar. Eran heroínas anónimas que se enfrentaban a un mundo nuevo y a menudo hostil solo para ayudar a sus familias. Esta extraordinaria novela es la historia de una de ellas, pero podría ser la de todas. La maleta de Ana es la historia dura pero emocionante de su protagonista, desde que sale de su pueblo de Ávila con una pequeña maleta de cartón para trabajar en una gran fábrica de Colonia. Es la historia de su juventud, sus dificultades, su complicidad con las otras obreras y su lucha contra las desigualdades sociales, pero también es el relato de su gran historia de amor. Muchas décadas después de regresar de Alemania, Ana conoce a Cora, una mujer actual a quien decide contar su vivencia antes de que sea demasiado tarde. A través de los ojos y la sensibilidad contemporánea de Cora, iremos adentrándonos en la aventura de una joven valiente que fue capaz de tomar las riendas de su vida para salir adelante. Celia Santos vuelve la vista atrás hacia un episodio clave de nuestro pasado reciente, apenas tratado en literatura, que conectará con la historia familiar y emocional de muchos lectores.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/604422Thu, 28 Jul 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/604422 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - La maleta de Ana Author: Celia Santos Narrator: Sol De La Barreda Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 32 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/604422 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - La maleta de Ana Author: Celia Santos Narrator: Sol De La Barreda Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 32 minutes Release date: July 28, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: En los años sesenta y setenta del siglo pasado, cientos de miles de mujeres españolas emigraron a Alemania para trabajar. Eran heroínas anónimas que se enfrentaban a un mundo nuevo y a menudo hostil solo para ayudar a sus familias. Esta extraordinaria novela es la historia de una de ellas, pero podría ser la de todas. La maleta de Ana es la historia dura pero emocionante de su protagonista, desde que sale de su pueblo de Ávila con una pequeña maleta de cartón para trabajar en una gran fábrica de Colonia. Es la historia de su juventud, sus dificultades, su complicidad con las otras obreras y su lucha contra las desigualdades sociales, pero también es el relato de su gran historia de amor. Muchas décadas después de regresar de Alemania, Ana conoce a Cora, una mujer actual a quien decide contar su vivencia antes de que sea demasiado tarde. A través de los ojos y la sensibilidad contemporánea de Cora, iremos adentrándonos en la aventura de una joven valiente que fue capaz de tomar las riendas de su vida para salir adelante. Celia Santos vuelve la vista atrás hacia un episodio clave de nuestro pasado reciente, apenas tratado en literatura, que conectará con la historia familiar y emocional de muchos lectores.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-die-versteckte-apotheke-ungekurzt-roman-by-sarah-penner--65269184https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612585 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Die versteckte Apotheke (ungekürzt): Roman Author: Sarah Penner Narrator: Charlotte Puder Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 55 minutes Release date: July 21, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Gift, Rache und ein geheimer Frauenbund Im London des 18. Jahrhunderts raunen sich Frauen hinter vorgehaltener Hand zu, dass es einen Ausweg aus besonders gewalttätigen Ehen gebe: Eine junge Apothekerin rettet sie mit tödlichen Arzneien aus der Not, eine versteckt übermittelte Nachricht genügt. Doch was, wenn aus der Retterin die Gejagte wird?  Knapp 200 Jahre später stößt die Historikerin Caroline Parcewell auf die außergewöhnliche Geschichte der giftmischenden Apothekerin und setzt damit unerwartete Ereignisse in Gang – nicht nur ihr eigenes Leben wird nicht mehr dasselbe sein …]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612585Thu, 21 Jul 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612585 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Die versteckte Apotheke (ungekürzt): Roman Author: Sarah Penner Narrator: Charlotte Puder Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 55...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612585 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Die versteckte Apotheke (ungekürzt): Roman Author: Sarah Penner Narrator: Charlotte Puder Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 55 minutes Release date: July 21, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Gift, Rache und ein geheimer Frauenbund Im London des 18. Jahrhunderts raunen sich Frauen hinter vorgehaltener Hand zu, dass es einen Ausweg aus besonders gewalttätigen Ehen gebe: Eine junge Apothekerin rettet sie mit tödlichen Arzneien aus der Not, eine versteckt übermittelte Nachricht genügt. Doch was, wenn aus der Retterin die Gejagte wird?  Knapp 200 Jahre später stößt die Historikerin Caroline Parcewell auf die außergewöhnliche Geschichte der giftmischenden Apothekerin und setzt damit unerwartete Ereignisse in Gang – nicht nur ihr eigenes Leben wird nicht mehr dasselbe sein …]]>185rztcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-men-by-sandra-newman--65269077https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614574 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Men Author: Sandra Newman Narrator: Mia Barron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 17 minutes Release date: July 14, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Jane Pearson is camping with her husband Leo and their five-year-old son Benjamin, deep in the California woods on an evening in late August. At the moment that she drifts to sleep outside the tent where Leo and Benjamin are preparing for bed, every single person with a Y chromosome vanishes from the world, disappearing from operating theatres mid-surgery, from behind the wheels of cars, from arguments and acts of love. Children, adults, even fetuses are gone in an instant. Leo and Benjamin are gone. No one knows why, how, or where. After the Disappearance, Jane enters a reality she barely recognises, where women must create new ways of living while coping with devastating grief. As people come together to rebuild depopulated industries and distribute scarce resources, Jane reunites with an old college girlfriend, Evangelyne Moreau, leader of the Commensalist Party of America, a rising political force in this new world. Meanwhile, strange video footage called 'The Men' is being broadcast online showing images of the vanished men marching through barren, otherworldly landscapes. Is this just a hoax, or could it hold the key to the Disappearance? From the author of The Heavens, The Men is a gripping, beautiful and disquieting novel of feminist utopias and impossible sacrifices that interrogates the dream of a perfect society.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614574Thu, 14 Jul 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614574 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Men Author: Sandra Newman Narrator: Mia Barron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 17 minutes Release date: July 14, 2022 Genres:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614574 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Men Author: Sandra Newman Narrator: Mia Barron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 17 minutes Release date: July 14, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Jane Pearson is camping with her husband Leo and their five-year-old son Benjamin, deep in the California woods on an evening in late August. At the moment that she drifts to sleep outside the tent where Leo and Benjamin are preparing for bed, every single person with a Y chromosome vanishes from the world, disappearing from operating theatres mid-surgery, from behind the wheels of cars, from arguments and acts of love. Children, adults, even fetuses are gone in an instant. Leo and Benjamin are gone. No one knows why, how, or where. After the Disappearance, Jane enters a reality she barely recognises, where women must create new ways of living while coping with devastating grief. As people come together to rebuild depopulated industries and distribute scarce resources, Jane reunites with an old college girlfriend, Evangelyne Moreau, leader of the Commensalist Party of America, a rising political force in this new world. Meanwhile, strange video footage called 'The Men' is being broadcast online showing images of the vanished men marching through barren, otherworldly landscapes. Is this just a hoax, or could it hold the key to the Disappearance? From the author of The Heavens, The Men is a gripping, beautiful and disquieting novel of feminist utopias and impossible sacrifices that interrogates the dream of a perfect society.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sorry-can-t-save-you-by-willow-rose--65269101https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615154 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sorry Can't Save You Author: Willow Rose Narrator: Rebecca Cade Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 18 minutes Release date: July 8, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: From multimillion-copy best-selling author Willow Rose comes an outstanding stand-alone mystery that will keep you guessing till the end! What if you thought your husband was a murderer? The man you loved, the man who gave you two beautiful children and a perfect life. What if no one believed you? Laurie Davis is the mother of two children, struggling to keep her family together since her husband, Ryan, went to war and came back changed. His PTSD is evident. He wakes up at night, screaming in fear; he can’t stand loud noises or anyone sneaking up on him. He even gets aggressive toward Laurie and the children. It has gotten so bad that he can no longer stay under the same roof as his family. When a woman from his squadron is found murdered, Laurie discovers something that makes her suspect Ryan, her own husband. But what do you do when no one believes a decorated war hero could also be a murderer? What if you don’t want to believe it yourself? As more people from the squadron turn up dead, by apparent suicides, Laurie digs deeper into the case. She is risking her own life by putting it all on the line in a race against time to avoid becoming the killer’s next victim.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615154Fri, 08 Jul 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615154 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sorry Can't Save You Author: Willow Rose Narrator: Rebecca Cade Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 18 minutes Release date: July 8, 2022...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615154 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sorry Can't Save You Author: Willow Rose Narrator: Rebecca Cade Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 18 minutes Release date: July 8, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: From multimillion-copy best-selling author Willow Rose comes an outstanding stand-alone mystery that will keep you guessing till the end! What if you thought your husband was a murderer? The man you loved, the man who gave you two beautiful children and a perfect life. What if no one believed you? Laurie Davis is the mother of two children, struggling to keep her family together since her husband, Ryan, went to war and came back changed. His PTSD is evident. He wakes up at night, screaming in fear; he can’t stand loud noises or anyone sneaking up on him. He even gets aggressive toward Laurie and the children. It has gotten so bad that he can no longer stay under the same roof as his family. When a woman from his squadron is found murdered, Laurie discovers something that makes her suspect Ryan, her own husband. But what do you do when no one believes a decorated war hero could also be a murderer? What if you don’t want to believe it yourself? As more people from the squadron turn up dead, by apparent suicides, Laurie digs deeper into the case. She is risking her own life by putting it all on the line in a race against time to avoid becoming the killer’s next victim.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-la-cabeza-de-mi-padre-by-alma-delia-murillo--65269195https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/605517 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - La cabeza de mi padre Author: Alma Delia Murillo Narrator: Alma Delia Murillo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 55 minutes Release date: July 7, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Escribo para soltar el peso de cuarenta años rumiando el mito de mi padre, las infinitas versiones de mi padre. A sus cuarenta años, como un road trip, sin más referente que una fotografía vieja, una hija emprende la búsqueda de su padre. Mientras narra la decisión de ir a conocerlo y el viaje que la lleva de Ciudad de México a Michoacán, iremos construyendo, junto a ella, el pasado, los amores, las alegrías, los accidentes, las ausencias. «Todos somos hijos de Pedro Páramo», nos dice Alma Delia Murillo, ante el factor tan común que es el abandono del hogar por parte del padre. Frente a este hecho, ella se desnuda en cada capítulo para hablarnos de la necesidad de reconstruir ese símbolo de peso universal, para lograr definirse. Su vida, entonces, se despliega como el entramado de esta búsqueda: entre siete hermanos y una madre trabajadora, la protagonista crece y reflexiona no sólo sobre su biografía, sino también sobre la historia de un país profundamente dividido en donde las mujeres no han contado lo suficiente, desde su punto de vista, el relato del padre. La cabeza de mi padre es un libro transparente, en el que los lectores acompañaremos el viaje para dar con ese hombre de destino misterioso y, quizá, alcanzaremos a ver destellos de nuestras propias búsquedas. Una historia escrita desde la entraña, desde donde sólo se puede transitar el camino hacia el origen.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/605517Thu, 07 Jul 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/605517 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - La cabeza de mi padre Author: Alma Delia Murillo Narrator: Alma Delia Murillo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 55 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/605517 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - La cabeza de mi padre Author: Alma Delia Murillo Narrator: Alma Delia Murillo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 55 minutes Release date: July 7, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Escribo para soltar el peso de cuarenta años rumiando el mito de mi padre, las infinitas versiones de mi padre. A sus cuarenta años, como un road trip, sin más referente que una fotografía vieja, una hija emprende la búsqueda de su padre. Mientras narra la decisión de ir a conocerlo y el viaje que la lleva de Ciudad de México a Michoacán, iremos construyendo, junto a ella, el pasado, los amores, las alegrías, los accidentes, las ausencias. «Todos somos hijos de Pedro Páramo», nos dice Alma Delia Murillo, ante el factor tan común que es el abandono del hogar por parte del padre. Frente a este hecho, ella se desnuda en cada capítulo para hablarnos de la necesidad de reconstruir ese símbolo de peso universal, para lograr definirse. Su vida, entonces, se despliega como el entramado de esta búsqueda: entre siete hermanos y una madre trabajadora, la protagonista crece y reflexiona no sólo sobre su biografía, sino también sobre la historia de un país profundamente dividido en donde las mujeres no han contado lo suficiente, desde su punto de vista, el relato del padre. La cabeza de mi padre es un libro transparente, en el que los lectores acompañaremos el viaje para dar con ese hombre de destino misterioso y, quizá, alcanzaremos a ver destellos de nuestras propias búsquedas. Una historia escrita desde la entraña, desde donde sólo se puede transitar el camino hacia el origen.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cecilia-by-martha-keyes--65269173https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612382 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cecilia Series: #3 of Families of Dorset Author: Martha Keyes Narrator: Stevie Zimmerman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 39 minutes Release date: July 1, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: She dreams of marrying a nobleman. Too bad he's only pretending to be one. Cecilia Cosgrove’s beauty opens doors and hearts everywhere she goes. With a marquess courting her, the status and wealth her family is counting on her to obtain is finally within her reach—until she meets Jacques Levesque, the French nobleman who immediately pegs her as affected and superficial. While piqued and offended, Cecilia secretly begins to wonder whether he might not have a point. Poor French émigré Jacques Levesque has been disguised as a French nobleman for almost as long as he can remember, trying his hardest to keep his head down in a society obsessed with rank and high birth. But when Cecilia Cosgrove comes into his life, he finds it hard to maintain his façade—or to want to. While Cecilia struggles between the desire to please others and the wish to pursue her own course, Jacques's interest in her provokes a powerful enemy intent on taking him down. With love, acceptance, and the future on the line for them both, Cecilia and Jacques must decide whether a life lived behind a mask is any life at all.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612382Fri, 01 Jul 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612382 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cecilia Series: #3 of Families of Dorset Author: Martha Keyes Narrator: Stevie Zimmerman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 39 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612382 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cecilia Series: #3 of Families of Dorset Author: Martha Keyes Narrator: Stevie Zimmerman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 39 minutes Release date: July 1, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: She dreams of marrying a nobleman. Too bad he's only pretending to be one. Cecilia Cosgrove’s beauty opens doors and hearts everywhere she goes. With a marquess courting her, the status and wealth her family is counting on her to obtain is finally within her reach—until she meets Jacques Levesque, the French nobleman who immediately pegs her as affected and superficial. While piqued and offended, Cecilia secretly begins to wonder whether he might not have a point. Poor French émigré Jacques Levesque has been disguised as a French nobleman for almost as long as he can remember, trying his hardest to keep his head down in a society obsessed with rank and high birth. But when Cecilia Cosgrove comes into his life, he finds it hard to maintain his façade—or to want to. While Cecilia struggles between the desire to please others and the wish to pursue her own course, Jacques's interest in her provokes a powerful enemy intent on taking him down. With love, acceptance, and the future on the line for them both, Cecilia and Jacques must decide whether a life lived behind a mask is any life at all.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wyndcross-by-martha-keyes--65269159https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613495 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wyndcross Series: #1 of Families of Dorset Author: Martha Keyes Narrator: Eleanor Caudill Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 8 minutes Release date: July 1, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Kate Matcham needs a fortune or a husband. She wants neither. With a tainted inheritance in the balance, she receives one offer to become a scoundrel's mistress and another offer of a marriage of convenience. Before resigning herself to a choice, she accepts the invitation to visit a childhood friend, considering it a last hurrah before embarking on a bleak future. The visit goes sideways when she falls for the gentleman her friend intends to marry, a man well out of Kate's league - and one who seems to be hiding something. Smuggling has overtaken the county, and it seems that everyone is complicit in the trade that killed her father. One by one, her options dwindle as she struggles against her strengthening feelings for a duplicitous man, a determination not to hurt her friend, and keeping the promise she made long ago: To stand up to the people who killed her father.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613495Fri, 01 Jul 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613495 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wyndcross Series: #1 of Families of Dorset Author: Martha Keyes Narrator: Eleanor Caudill Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 8 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/613495 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wyndcross Series: #1 of Families of Dorset Author: Martha Keyes Narrator: Eleanor Caudill Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 8 minutes Release date: July 1, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Kate Matcham needs a fortune or a husband. She wants neither. With a tainted inheritance in the balance, she receives one offer to become a scoundrel's mistress and another offer of a marriage of convenience. Before resigning herself to a choice, she accepts the invitation to visit a childhood friend, considering it a last hurrah before embarking on a bleak future. The visit goes sideways when she falls for the gentleman her friend intends to marry, a man well out of Kate's league - and one who seems to be hiding something. Smuggling has overtaken the county, and it seems that everyone is complicit in the trade that killed her father. One by one, her options dwindle as she struggles against her strengthening feelings for a duplicitous man, a determination not to hurt her friend, and keeping the promise she made long ago: To stand up to the people who killed her father.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hazelhurst-by-martha-keyes--65269105https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612296 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hazelhurst Series: #4 of Families of Dorset Author: Martha Keyes Narrator: Lucy Morgans Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 1 minute Release date: July 1, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: It started as a marriage of convenience, but falling in love has made it anything but convenient. Fresh from the humiliating annulment of the love match she always wanted, Lady Anne Vincent meekly agrees to the marriage of convenience her father has arranged. She feels hopeful that this marriage can be one of cordial indifference, protecting her from the hurt she knows so well. Tobias Cosgrove isn’t meant for marriage, free spirit that he is. And yet, as the only son, marry he must. He is thus relieved when his father reveals his future wife to be the calm, collected Lady Anne Vincent, for he is confident she won’t plague him with neediness or hysterics like so many of the other young women in society. But when Lady Anne's past reappears on their doorstep, she and Tobias are forced to confront whether a marriage of convenience is the type of marriage they wish for after all.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612296Fri, 01 Jul 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612296 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hazelhurst Series: #4 of Families of Dorset Author: Martha Keyes Narrator: Lucy Morgans Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 1 minute Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612296 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hazelhurst Series: #4 of Families of Dorset Author: Martha Keyes Narrator: Lucy Morgans Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 1 minute Release date: July 1, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: It started as a marriage of convenience, but falling in love has made it anything but convenient. Fresh from the humiliating annulment of the love match she always wanted, Lady Anne Vincent meekly agrees to the marriage of convenience her father has arranged. She feels hopeful that this marriage can be one of cordial indifference, protecting her from the hurt she knows so well. Tobias Cosgrove isn’t meant for marriage, free spirit that he is. And yet, as the only son, marry he must. He is thus relieved when his father reveals his future wife to be the calm, collected Lady Anne Vincent, for he is confident she won’t plague him with neediness or hysterics like so many of the other young women in society. But when Lady Anne's past reappears on their doorstep, she and Tobias are forced to confront whether a marriage of convenience is the type of marriage they wish for after all.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/isabel-by-martha-keyes--65269044https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616308 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Isabel Series: #2 of Families of Dorset Author: Martha Keyes Narrator: Eleanor Caudill Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 5 minutes Release date: July 1, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A gentleman‘s impulsive wager to marry a stranger. A young woman’s determination not to marry the man she wants. When Isabel Cosgrove is informed by her father that he lost her hand in marriage while playing cards with Charles Galbraith - the gentleman she’s been admiring from a distance for years - she is filled with dismay. How can she agree to wed a man whose reason for marriage is part-revenge, part-indifference? Intent on avoiding a painful union where her regard cannot be returned, she concocts a plan. Charles Galbraith didn’t intend to become engaged as a result of a drunken wager at cards, but after the woman he loves spurns him, what does it matter whom he marries? But even Miss Cosgrove, the fiancée he won by wager, seems intent not to marry him - a fact that both relieves and piques him. She instead suggests a plan that has the potential to temporarily appease her father’s demand of marriage while also winning back the love of the woman Charles truly wants. But when Charles and Isabel are thrown into the midst of a brewing scandal and another man’s potential disinheritance, their plan begins to unravel thread by thread, challenging what Galbraith thinks he wants - and just how much more time with him Isabel’s heart can stand.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616308Fri, 01 Jul 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616308 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Isabel Series: #2 of Families of Dorset Author: Martha Keyes Narrator: Eleanor Caudill Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 5 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616308 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Isabel Series: #2 of Families of Dorset Author: Martha Keyes Narrator: Eleanor Caudill Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 5 minutes Release date: July 1, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A gentleman‘s impulsive wager to marry a stranger. A young woman’s determination not to marry the man she wants. When Isabel Cosgrove is informed by her father that he lost her hand in marriage while playing cards with Charles Galbraith - the gentleman she’s been admiring from a distance for years - she is filled with dismay. How can she agree to wed a man whose reason for marriage is part-revenge, part-indifference? Intent on avoiding a painful union where her regard cannot be returned, she concocts a plan. Charles Galbraith didn’t intend to become engaged as a result of a drunken wager at cards, but after the woman he loves spurns him, what does it matter whom he marries? But even Miss Cosgrove, the fiancée he won by wager, seems intent not to marry him - a fact that both relieves and piques him. She instead suggests a plan that has the potential to temporarily appease her father’s demand of marriage while also winning back the love of the woman Charles truly wants. But when Charles and Isabel are thrown into the midst of a brewing scandal and another man’s potential disinheritance, their plan begins to unravel thread by thread, challenging what Galbraith thinks he wants - and just how much more time with him Isabel’s heart can stand.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-atmosfera-para-amantes-y-ladrones-by-javier-rodriguez-alvarez--65269207https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/605437 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Atmósfera para amantes y ladrones Author: Javier Rodríguez álvarez Narrator: Martín Quirós Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 31 minutes Release date: June 29, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Los lectores que se hayan internado en las páginas de El efecto Tyndall, se van a encontrar en Atmósfera para amantes y ladrones con algunos de esos entrañables personajes, en nuevas y divertidas aventuras. Esta obra no es ni una continuación ni un preludio de la anterior, sino que es una comedia que, aun siendo tejida con los mismos hilos, se puede leer independientemente de su predecesora. Atmósfera para amantes y ladrones es una novela negra, muy negra, escrita en clave de humor, de mucho humor. En ella no falta ningún ingrediente de los que hacen adictivas al límite a ciertas obras de misterio. Es además un homenaje al Jazz y a ciertos intérpretes clásicos que se pasean por ella, así como el escritor Tom Sharpe, que aparece en sus primeras páginas, y a las películas La ventana indiscreta, de Alfred Hitchcock, y Misterioso asesinato en Manhattan, de Woody Allen.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/605437Wed, 29 Jun 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/605437 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Atmósfera para amantes y ladrones Author: Javier Rodríguez álvarez Narrator: Martín Quirós Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 31...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/605437 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Atmósfera para amantes y ladrones Author: Javier Rodríguez álvarez Narrator: Martín Quirós Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 31 minutes Release date: June 29, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Los lectores que se hayan internado en las páginas de El efecto Tyndall, se van a encontrar en Atmósfera para amantes y ladrones con algunos de esos entrañables personajes, en nuevas y divertidas aventuras. Esta obra no es ni una continuación ni un preludio de la anterior, sino que es una comedia que, aun siendo tejida con los mismos hilos, se puede leer independientemente de su predecesora. Atmósfera para amantes y ladrones es una novela negra, muy negra, escrita en clave de humor, de mucho humor. En ella no falta ningún ingrediente de los que hacen adictivas al límite a ciertas obras de misterio. Es además un homenaje al Jazz y a ciertos intérpretes clásicos que se pasean por ella, así como el escritor Tom Sharpe, que aparece en sus primeras páginas, y a las películas La ventana indiscreta, de Alfred Hitchcock, y Misterioso asesinato en Manhattan, de Woody Allen.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-kathe-kruse-und-die-traume-der-kinder-die-puppen-saga-band-1-ungekurzt-by-julie-peters--65269183https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/606983 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Käthe Kruse und die Träume der Kinder - Die Puppen-Saga, Band 1 (Ungekürzt) Author: Julie Peters Narrator: Julia Von Tettenborn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 37 minutes Release date: May 27, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Berlin, 1900: Die junge Käthe verliebt sich in den Künstler Max Kruse, die beiden bekommen eine kleine Tochter. Eines Tages näht Käthe für sie eine Puppe. Sie erkennt ihr Talent und stürzt sich in die Arbeit, entwirft immer schönere Puppen. Als das Warenhaus Hermann Tietz einige zum Verkauf anbieten will, ist Käthe stolz - doch sie will mehr. Eine große Bestellung aus Amerika erreicht sie, und Käthe gründet in Bad Kösen ihre eigene Puppenmanufaktur. Aber ihr Glück ist getrübt, denn sie spürt, dass sie und Max sich immer weiter voneinander entfernen. Dann bricht der Erste Weltkrieg aus - und die Zukunft von Käthes Unternehmen steht auf dem Spiel.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/606983Fri, 27 May 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/606983 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Käthe Kruse und die Träume der Kinder - Die Puppen-Saga, Band 1 (Ungekürzt) Author: Julie Peters Narrator: Julia Von Tettenborn Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/606983 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Käthe Kruse und die Träume der Kinder - Die Puppen-Saga, Band 1 (Ungekürzt) Author: Julie Peters Narrator: Julia Von Tettenborn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 37 minutes Release date: May 27, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Berlin, 1900: Die junge Käthe verliebt sich in den Künstler Max Kruse, die beiden bekommen eine kleine Tochter. Eines Tages näht Käthe für sie eine Puppe. Sie erkennt ihr Talent und stürzt sich in die Arbeit, entwirft immer schönere Puppen. Als das Warenhaus Hermann Tietz einige zum Verkauf anbieten will, ist Käthe stolz - doch sie will mehr. Eine große Bestellung aus Amerika erreicht sie, und Käthe gründet in Bad Kösen ihre eigene Puppenmanufaktur. Aber ihr Glück ist getrübt, denn sie spürt, dass sie und Max sich immer weiter voneinander entfernen. Dann bricht der Erste Weltkrieg aus - und die Zukunft von Käthes Unternehmen steht auf dem Spiel.]]>185rztcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-year-of-thorns-and-honey-by-amy-willoughby-burle--65269053https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618519 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Year of Thorns and Honey Author: Amy Willoughby-Burle Narrator: Kate Rudd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 54 minutes Release date: May 17, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Nina is a photographer who really appreciates control. She likes to set up just the right shot with the perfect composition, but life is not always as pretty as her pictures. The lighting is off, the timing is wrong, and the subjects just won’t do like she wants them to. She’s engaged to her ex-husband, her teenage daughter is testing all the boundaries, and her childhood memories have a For-Sale sign on them. She’s also keeping a secret about the chance of a lifetime, but what she’ll have to give up to get it might not be worth it. Just when she thinks she’s got it all figured out, an important someone resurfaces and forces her to take a hard look at what she really wants and why. Life can be as prickly as it is sweet. Will Nina be able to let go of the perfect picture she had in her head and let her heart find the sweetness that life has to offer.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618519Tue, 17 May 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618519 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Year of Thorns and Honey Author: Amy Willoughby-Burle Narrator: Kate Rudd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 54 minutes Release date: May...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618519 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Year of Thorns and Honey Author: Amy Willoughby-Burle Narrator: Kate Rudd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 54 minutes Release date: May 17, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Nina is a photographer who really appreciates control. She likes to set up just the right shot with the perfect composition, but life is not always as pretty as her pictures. The lighting is off, the timing is wrong, and the subjects just won’t do like she wants them to. She’s engaged to her ex-husband, her teenage daughter is testing all the boundaries, and her childhood memories have a For-Sale sign on them. She’s also keeping a secret about the chance of a lifetime, but what she’ll have to give up to get it might not be worth it. Just when she thinks she’s got it all figured out, an important someone resurfaces and forces her to take a hard look at what she really wants and why. Life can be as prickly as it is sweet. Will Nina be able to let go of the perfect picture she had in her head and let her heart find the sweetness that life has to offer.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/words-we-cannot-say-by-sita-romero--65269037https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617264 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Words We Cannot Say Author: Sita Romero Narrator: Kyla Garcia Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 4 minutes Release date: May 10, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Labor and delivery nurse, Penelope, is an expert at her job, but a complete mess when it comes to her personal life. Despite avoiding relationships in the past, now all she wants is for her boyfriend to leave his wife. But soon after he dumps her in favor of his marriage, Penelope discovers she’s pregnant. Suddenly, she doesn’t feel like such an expert anymore. Jesenia, a first-generation American, made her mark as a model, then quit the business in favor of a nine-to-five and wedded bliss. After three years of fertility treatments and pressure from her family, trying to become a mother is her full-time job. But when her past mistakes threaten her chances, Nia will have to confront her youthful choices and over-involved family’s opinions on bloodlines if she wants to become a mother. If choosing a homebirth and nursing a toddler don’t make Lotus unconventional, then growing up in a commune and choosing a polyamorous marriage certainly do. After her grandfather’s unexpected death and the inheritance of his Victorian home, Lotus just wants to run her business, take care of her family, and live peacefully in her version of normal. That peace is threatened by her husband’s former lover, the end of his sobriety, and a new love interest—all of which will turn her world upside down. What happens when women tell the truth about themselves, their desires, and the sacrifices they’re willing—or unwilling—to make?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617264Tue, 10 May 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617264 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Words We Cannot Say Author: Sita Romero Narrator: Kyla Garcia Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 4 minutes Release date: May 10, 2022 Genres:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617264 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Words We Cannot Say Author: Sita Romero Narrator: Kyla Garcia Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 4 minutes Release date: May 10, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Labor and delivery nurse, Penelope, is an expert at her job, but a complete mess when it comes to her personal life. Despite avoiding relationships in the past, now all she wants is for her boyfriend to leave his wife. But soon after he dumps her in favor of his marriage, Penelope discovers she’s pregnant. Suddenly, she doesn’t feel like such an expert anymore. Jesenia, a first-generation American, made her mark as a model, then quit the business in favor of a nine-to-five and wedded bliss. After three years of fertility treatments and pressure from her family, trying to become a mother is her full-time job. But when her past mistakes threaten her chances, Nia will have to confront her youthful choices and over-involved family’s opinions on bloodlines if she wants to become a mother. If choosing a homebirth and nursing a toddler don’t make Lotus unconventional, then growing up in a commune and choosing a polyamorous marriage certainly do. After her grandfather’s unexpected death and the inheritance of his Victorian home, Lotus just wants to run her business, take care of her family, and live peacefully in her version of normal. That peace is threatened by her husband’s former lover, the end of his sobriety, and a new love interest—all of which will turn her world upside down. What happens when women tell the truth about themselves, their desires, and the sacrifices they’re willing—or unwilling—to make?]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/em-s-awful-good-fortune-a-novel-by-marcie-maxfield--65269123https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614497 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Em's Awful Good Fortune: A Novel Author: Marcie Maxfield Narrator: Gabra Zackman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 32 minutes Release date: April 26, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Paris. Tokyo. Shanghai. Seoul. Em’s Awful Good Fortune is part global romp, part dysfunctional marriage. Em is not simply married—it’s more like she’s handcuffed to her husband’s international career. Sure, they might be velvet cuffs, but still … cuffed. What else can she do but stomp her way through global capitals in search of her own identity? Part dysfunctional marriage, part global romp, this is not your typical expat story. Em’s Awful Good Fortune is a deeply personal, marriage coming-apart-at-the-seams look at the struggle between a woman’s desire for partnership and her need for identity. Fueled by twin demons, love and rage, Em stomps her way around the world coming to terms with the fantasy of having it all: husband, kids, and a career. Em is not just married; it’s more like being handcuffed to her husband’s international career. Her life reads like a fantasy, bouncing between Los Angeles, Paris, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Seoul. But—the good fortune is all her husband’s: Em is just the tagalong wife. Maxfield’s compelling, non-linear story explores the expatriate lifestyle through the lens of a crumbling marriage, while at the same time tracing the lasting impact of sexual assault and PTSD. Em’s journey exposes the dark corners of this seemingly privileged world: loneliness, depression, infidelity, and loss of career. An empowering, uncomfortably funny narrative about compromise that every woman should read. As Em begins to value her needs before those of her husband’s career, she stops letting herself be dragged along for the ride—and ultimately emerges triumphant.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614497Tue, 26 Apr 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614497 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Em's Awful Good Fortune: A Novel Author: Marcie Maxfield Narrator: Gabra Zackman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 32 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614497 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Em's Awful Good Fortune: A Novel Author: Marcie Maxfield Narrator: Gabra Zackman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 32 minutes Release date: April 26, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Paris. Tokyo. Shanghai. Seoul. Em’s Awful Good Fortune is part global romp, part dysfunctional marriage. Em is not simply married—it’s more like she’s handcuffed to her husband’s international career. Sure, they might be velvet cuffs, but still … cuffed. What else can she do but stomp her way through global capitals in search of her own identity? Part dysfunctional marriage, part global romp, this is not your typical expat story. Em’s Awful Good Fortune is a deeply personal, marriage coming-apart-at-the-seams look at the struggle between a woman’s desire for partnership and her need for identity. Fueled by twin demons, love and rage, Em stomps her way around the world coming to terms with the fantasy of having it all: husband, kids, and a career. Em is not just married; it’s more like being handcuffed to her husband’s international career. Her life reads like a fantasy, bouncing between Los Angeles, Paris, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Seoul. But—the good fortune is all her husband’s: Em is just the tagalong wife. Maxfield’s compelling, non-linear story explores the expatriate lifestyle through the lens of a crumbling marriage, while at the same time tracing the lasting impact of sexual assault and PTSD. Em’s journey exposes the dark corners of this seemingly privileged world: loneliness, depression, infidelity, and loss of career. An empowering, uncomfortably funny narrative about compromise that every woman should read. As Em begins to value her needs before those of her husband’s career, she stops letting herself be dragged along for the ride—and ultimately emerges triumphant.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/benefit-by-siobhan-phillips--65269083https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614517 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Benefit Author: Siobhan Phillips Narrator: Elisabeth Rodgers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39 minutes Release date: April 26, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A young woman discovers what lurks beneath the system that anointed her among the best and brightest of her generation. Laura, a student from a modest background, escapes her small town to join the ranks of the academic elite on a Weatherfield fellowship to study at Oxford University. She enthusiastically throws herself into her coursework, yet she is never able to escape a feeling of unease and dislocation among her fellow chosen “students of promise and ambition.” Years later, back in the United States with a PhD and dissertation on Henry James, she loses her job as an adjunct professor and reconnects with the Weatherfield Foundation. Commissioned to write a history for its centennial, she becomes obsessed by the Gilded Age origins of the Weatherfield fortune, rooted in the exploitation and misery of sugar production. As she is lured back into abandoned friendships within the glimmering group, she discovers hidden aspects of herself and others that point the way to a terrifying freedom. Benefit is a vivid story of personal awakening that offers a withering critique of toxic philanthropy and the American meritocracy.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614517Tue, 26 Apr 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614517 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Benefit Author: Siobhan Phillips Narrator: Elisabeth Rodgers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39 minutes Release date: April 26, 2022...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614517 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Benefit Author: Siobhan Phillips Narrator: Elisabeth Rodgers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39 minutes Release date: April 26, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A young woman discovers what lurks beneath the system that anointed her among the best and brightest of her generation. Laura, a student from a modest background, escapes her small town to join the ranks of the academic elite on a Weatherfield fellowship to study at Oxford University. She enthusiastically throws herself into her coursework, yet she is never able to escape a feeling of unease and dislocation among her fellow chosen “students of promise and ambition.” Years later, back in the United States with a PhD and dissertation on Henry James, she loses her job as an adjunct professor and reconnects with the Weatherfield Foundation. Commissioned to write a history for its centennial, she becomes obsessed by the Gilded Age origins of the Weatherfield fortune, rooted in the exploitation and misery of sugar production. As she is lured back into abandoned friendships within the glimmering group, she discovers hidden aspects of herself and others that point the way to a terrifying freedom. Benefit is a vivid story of personal awakening that offers a withering critique of toxic philanthropy and the American meritocracy.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-confessions-of-a-concubine-by-roberta-mezzabarba--65269024https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618438 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Confessions Of A Concubine Author: Roberta Mezzabarba Narrator: Andrew James Roberts Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 39 minutes Release date: April 19, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: One day you will be happy, but first life will teach you how to be strongA powerful novel, charged with strong emotions, with a cadenced rhythm. A story of domestic violence, of psychological abuse that will grab you in the gut. Mysia, a young woman, and her monochromatic life that step by step will become increasingly tinged with black, a black that knows sadness, fear, mourning. And in an escalation of violence, when the situation seems to become irreparable, impossible to bear, it will seem as if there is only one solution... But life is sometimes able to surprise us, and although this will not represent a fair reward for the wrongs suffered, perhaps over time it will be able to mitigate the memories, cushioning sharp edges and opening an unhoped-for glimmer of light. Every one of us deserves a life in color, deserves to finally be the architect of our own destiny, without succumbing any longer, to finally be free to love, to love each other. PUBLISHER: TEKTIME]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618438Tue, 19 Apr 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618438 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Confessions Of A Concubine Author: Roberta Mezzabarba Narrator: Andrew James Roberts Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 39 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618438 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Confessions Of A Concubine Author: Roberta Mezzabarba Narrator: Andrew James Roberts Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 39 minutes Release date: April 19, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: One day you will be happy, but first life will teach you how to be strongA powerful novel, charged with strong emotions, with a cadenced rhythm. A story of domestic violence, of psychological abuse that will grab you in the gut. Mysia, a young woman, and her monochromatic life that step by step will become increasingly tinged with black, a black that knows sadness, fear, mourning. And in an escalation of violence, when the situation seems to become irreparable, impossible to bear, it will seem as if there is only one solution... But life is sometimes able to surprise us, and although this will not represent a fair reward for the wrongs suffered, perhaps over time it will be able to mitigate the memories, cushioning sharp edges and opening an unhoped-for glimmer of light. Every one of us deserves a life in color, deserves to finally be the architect of our own destiny, without succumbing any longer, to finally be free to love, to love each other. PUBLISHER: TEKTIME]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-world-with-no-shore-by-helene-gaudy--65269169https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/611476 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A World with No Shore Author: Hélène Gaudy Narrator: Katherine Littrell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 6 minutes Release date: April 12, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: The surprise French bestseller—a brilliant contemporary twist on the historical novel I can’t go with you. Spring 1897: Anna Charlier farewells her fiancé Nils, the explorer, as he sets off to conquer the world. She will endure many years of waiting and the unknown, will marry and move continents, but will never be able to forget. Summer 1930, Svalbard, Norway: a walrus-hunting boat sets sail for White Island, one of the last lands before the North Pole. The melting ice has revealed terrain that is usually inaccessible. As they move across the island, the men discover bodies and the remains of a makeshift camp. It is the solution to a mystery that has hung in the air for thirty-three years: the disappearance in July 1897 of Salomon August Andrée, Knut Frænkel, and Nils Strindberg as they tried to reach the North Pole in a hot air balloon. Among the remains some rolls of negatives are found, and one hundred images are retrieved. Based on these lunar-like black-and-white photographs and the expedition logbook, Hélène Gaudy retraces and reimagines this great adventure that was blown off course, weaving in the painfully beautiful love affair of Nils and Anna. From the conquest of the skies to the exploration of the poles, this haunting and brilliant award-winning novel, set in the ethereal landscape of the Arctic, reflects on the human need to discover, describe, conquer, and ultimately shrink the world. For fans of Anna Funder, Maggie O’Farrell, Eleanor Catton, and W. G. Sebald.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/611476Tue, 12 Apr 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/611476 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A World with No Shore Author: Hélène Gaudy Narrator: Katherine Littrell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 6 minutes Release date: April 12,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/611476 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A World with No Shore Author: Hélène Gaudy Narrator: Katherine Littrell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 6 minutes Release date: April 12, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: The surprise French bestseller—a brilliant contemporary twist on the historical novel I can’t go with you. Spring 1897: Anna Charlier farewells her fiancé Nils, the explorer, as he sets off to conquer the world. She will endure many years of waiting and the unknown, will marry and move continents, but will never be able to forget. Summer 1930, Svalbard, Norway: a walrus-hunting boat sets sail for White Island, one of the last lands before the North Pole. The melting ice has revealed terrain that is usually inaccessible. As they move across the island, the men discover bodies and the remains of a makeshift camp. It is the solution to a mystery that has hung in the air for thirty-three years: the disappearance in July 1897 of Salomon August Andrée, Knut Frænkel, and Nils Strindberg as they tried to reach the North Pole in a hot air balloon. Among the remains some rolls of negatives are found, and one hundred images are retrieved. Based on these lunar-like black-and-white photographs and the expedition logbook, Hélène Gaudy retraces and reimagines this great adventure that was blown off course, weaving in the painfully beautiful love affair of Nils and Anna. From the conquest of the skies to the exploration of the poles, this haunting and brilliant award-winning novel, set in the ethereal landscape of the Arctic, reflects on the human need to discover, describe, conquer, and ultimately shrink the world. For fans of Anna Funder, Maggie O’Farrell, Eleanor Catton, and W. G. Sebald.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sound-of-wings-a-novel-by-suzanne-simonetti--65269139https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/611474 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sound of Wings: A Novel Author: Suzanne Simonetti Narrator: Kelli Tager, Hillary Huber, Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 11 minutes Release date: April 12, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: What if a stranger held the secret to your past that would change your life forever? Seventy-year-old Goldie Sparrows faces declining finances, questionable health, and a late husband who torments her from the beyond. She seeks refuge in her butterfly garden, which is filled with voices and memories from long ago. Jocelyn Anderson is a struggling writer who finds escape from her custody battle in the journal of her late mother-in-law. As she gets pulled through the pages of time, Jocelyn discovers her own husband has a hidden history she knows nothing about. Is this secret now Jocelyn’s to keep? Krystal Axelrod is living a life she never dreamed she could have. And yet the demons of a dysfunctional childhood and mean-girl culture from her cheerleading days cast their shadow over her ability to feel whole, capable, and worthy. Does Goldie hold the key to Krystal’s path to freedom? The Sound of Wings is a masterfully crafted tale of love, friendship, betrayal, and the risks we take in the pursuit of justice.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/611474Tue, 12 Apr 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/611474 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sound of Wings: A Novel Author: Suzanne Simonetti Narrator: Kelli Tager, Hillary Huber, Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/611474 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sound of Wings: A Novel Author: Suzanne Simonetti Narrator: Kelli Tager, Hillary Huber, Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 11 minutes Release date: April 12, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: What if a stranger held the secret to your past that would change your life forever? Seventy-year-old Goldie Sparrows faces declining finances, questionable health, and a late husband who torments her from the beyond. She seeks refuge in her butterfly garden, which is filled with voices and memories from long ago. Jocelyn Anderson is a struggling writer who finds escape from her custody battle in the journal of her late mother-in-law. As she gets pulled through the pages of time, Jocelyn discovers her own husband has a hidden history she knows nothing about. Is this secret now Jocelyn’s to keep? Krystal Axelrod is living a life she never dreamed she could have. And yet the demons of a dysfunctional childhood and mean-girl culture from her cheerleading days cast their shadow over her ability to feel whole, capable, and worthy. Does Goldie hold the key to Krystal’s path to freedom? The Sound of Wings is a masterfully crafted tale of love, friendship, betrayal, and the risks we take in the pursuit of justice.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/after-happily-ever-after-a-novel-by-leslie-a-rasmussen--65269134https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/611475 to listen full audiobooks. Title: After Happily Ever After: A Novel Author: Leslie A. Rasmussen Narrator: Tiffany Phillips Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 50 minutes Release date: April 12, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: After Happily Ever After deals with love, marriage, family, the empty nest, aging parents, and what happens when they all come crashing down at the same time. Maggie Dolin is forty-five and isn’t dealing with getting older very well. Seventeen years ago, she gave up her job in publishing to raise her daughter, Gia—but now her only child is about to leave for college, and Maggie isn’t sure what her new purpose will be. She’s been the caretaker and nurturer for so long that she can’t even remember the last time someone took care of her. She wishes Jim, her husband of nineteen years, would take that role on—but he’s been distracted and disconnected, and she’s convinced he’s hiding something from her. Her self-involved, judgmental mother and resentful brother, meanwhile, are certainly no help, and her father—the only person in her life who’s always been there for her and asked nothing in return—is dealing with increasingly serious health issues, leaving Maggie without her rock. As all these stressors pile on, a chance meeting with a younger man causes Maggie to act in a way that is completely out of character for her. As she gets deeper in, she’s forced to make some big decisions about what she wants and deserves—decisions that could change her life forever.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/611475Tue, 12 Apr 2022 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/611475 to listen full audiobooks. Title: After Happily Ever After: A Novel Author: Leslie A. Rasmussen Narrator: Tiffany Phillips Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 50 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/611475 to listen full audiobooks. Title: After Happily Ever After: A Novel Author: Leslie A. Rasmussen Narrator: Tiffany Phillips Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 50 minutes Release date: April 12, 2022 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: After Happily Ever After deals with love, marriage, family, the empty nest, aging parents, and what happens when they all come crashing down at the same time. Maggie Dolin is forty-five and isn’t dealing with getting older very well. Seventeen years ago, she gave up her job in publishing to raise her daughter, Gia—but now her only child is about to leave for college, and Maggie isn’t sure what her new purpose will be. She’s been the caretaker and nurturer for so long that she can’t even remember the last time someone took care of her. She wishes Jim, her husband of nineteen years, would take that role on—but he’s been distracted and disconnected, and she’s convinced he’s hiding something from her. Her self-involved, judgmental mother and resentful brother, meanwhile, are certainly no help, and her father—the only person in her life who’s always been there for her and asked nothing in return—is dealing with increasingly serious health issues, leaving Maggie without her rock. As all these stressors pile on, a chance meeting with a younger man causes Maggie to act in a way that is completely out of character for her. As she gets deeper in, she’s forced to make some big decisions about what she wants and deserves—decisions that could change her life forever.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/other-people-s-things-a-novel-by-kerry-anne-king--65269141https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619426 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Other People's Things: A Novel Author: Kerry Anne King Narrator: Teri Clark Linden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 32 minutes Release date: September 21, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: From the Amazon Charts bestselling author of Whisper Me This comes a witty, magical story about improbable connections, difficult gifts, and the unexpected events that heal us and bring us together. Jailbird. Klepto. Spectacular failure to launch. Nicole Wood’s sticky fingers have earned her many names, but it’s not that she’s stealing—some objects just need to be moved elsewhere, and the universe has chosen her to do it. Still, being a relocator of objects isn’t easy. With her marriage on the rocks, no real-world skills, and the threat of prison hanging over her head, Nicole is determined to change her ways. Things seem to be looking up, thanks to a godsent job with her sister’s housecleaning business—until she encounters a seemingly harmless paperback that insists on moving from one client’s home to another’s. Nicole hopes no one will notice, but the action stirs up long-hidden secrets and triggers a series of fateful events that threatens to destroy the life she’s creating and hurt those closest to her. She’ll need to embrace her unwieldy gift and take a chance on love in order to unravel the mystery and fix what’s gone wrong.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619426Tue, 21 Sep 2021 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619426 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Other People's Things: A Novel Author: Kerry Anne King Narrator: Teri Clark Linden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 32 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619426 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Other People's Things: A Novel Author: Kerry Anne King Narrator: Teri Clark Linden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 32 minutes Release date: September 21, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: From the Amazon Charts bestselling author of Whisper Me This comes a witty, magical story about improbable connections, difficult gifts, and the unexpected events that heal us and bring us together. Jailbird. Klepto. Spectacular failure to launch. Nicole Wood’s sticky fingers have earned her many names, but it’s not that she’s stealing—some objects just need to be moved elsewhere, and the universe has chosen her to do it. Still, being a relocator of objects isn’t easy. With her marriage on the rocks, no real-world skills, and the threat of prison hanging over her head, Nicole is determined to change her ways. Things seem to be looking up, thanks to a godsent job with her sister’s housecleaning business—until she encounters a seemingly harmless paperback that insists on moving from one client’s home to another’s. Nicole hopes no one will notice, but the action stirs up long-hidden secrets and triggers a series of fateful events that threatens to destroy the life she’s creating and hurt those closest to her. She’ll need to embrace her unwieldy gift and take a chance on love in order to unravel the mystery and fix what’s gone wrong.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-beautiful-little-things-by-melissa-hill--65269075https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619429 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Beautiful Little Things Author: Melissa Hill Narrator: Nicola Barber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 4 minutes Release date: September 21, 2021 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Torn apart by grief, can two sisters rediscover joy in the memory of their mother’s love? Romy Moore has always cherished the warm embrace of her family home in the foothills of the Dublin Mountains—a welcome escape from life on the lower rungs of the London career ladder. It is her mother Cathy’s encouragement that has kept Romy chasing her dreams, so when she loses her, Romy feels more adrift than ever. Ambitious and unflappable Joanna has always been the sister with her act together, but the birth of her twin daughters and the loss of her mother changes everything. Torn between giving her children the same start in life that she had and missing her high-powered tech career in Silicon Valley, she can’t help wondering: was she right to swap ambition for family? As the first reunion looms, Romy notices that the home that once rang with laughter now feels empty, her father a passing shadow and her brother brooding and silent. But when she discovers their mother has left behind some important words of wisdom as a helping hand for them to carry on without her, a glimmer of hope sparks to life. Can Cathy’s loving reminder of beautiful little family memories guide her children through the festive season—and on into a future without her?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619429Tue, 21 Sep 2021 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619429 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Beautiful Little Things Author: Melissa Hill Narrator: Nicola Barber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 4 minutes Release date: September...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619429 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Beautiful Little Things Author: Melissa Hill Narrator: Nicola Barber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 4 minutes Release date: September 21, 2021 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Torn apart by grief, can two sisters rediscover joy in the memory of their mother’s love? Romy Moore has always cherished the warm embrace of her family home in the foothills of the Dublin Mountains—a welcome escape from life on the lower rungs of the London career ladder. It is her mother Cathy’s encouragement that has kept Romy chasing her dreams, so when she loses her, Romy feels more adrift than ever. Ambitious and unflappable Joanna has always been the sister with her act together, but the birth of her twin daughters and the loss of her mother changes everything. Torn between giving her children the same start in life that she had and missing her high-powered tech career in Silicon Valley, she can’t help wondering: was she right to swap ambition for family? As the first reunion looms, Romy notices that the home that once rang with laughter now feels empty, her father a passing shadow and her brother brooding and silent. But when she discovers their mother has left behind some important words of wisdom as a helping hand for them to carry on without her, a glimmer of hope sparks to life. Can Cathy’s loving reminder of beautiful little family memories guide her children through the festive season—and on into a future without her?]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/see-jane-snap-by-bethany-crandell--65269057https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619421 to listen full audiobooks. Title: See Jane Snap Author: Bethany Crandell Narrator: Xe Sands Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 35 minutes Release date: September 7, 2021 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Handsome, successful husband. Adorable daughter. Chairwoman of the PTA. Security for her ailing mom. Jane’s got everything life has to offer. Including the lie that could destroy it all. See Jane smile. Thirty-nine-year-old Jane Osborne appears to the world like she has a charmed life. Her daughter attends private school. Jane chairs the PTA. Even her marriage to Dan, the handsome, prominent surgeon, is blissfully happy. Her universe is stable, and her future is fixed…just like that smile. Because it’s all a ruse. Unbeknownst to anyone, after eighteen years of marriage, Dan’s revealed that he’s been living a double life and is in love with a man. But for the sake of his career, Jane must keep that secret, secret. See Jane lie. With their livelihood on the line, Jane agrees to maintain appearances. But soon the weight of Dan’s deception and the pain of his betrayal get the better of her. Something’s got to give. See Jane snap. Quite publicly. And a bit unlawfully. With brutal honesty, Jane must confront her choices head-on and determine—for herself—if the facade of stability she’s been protecting is worth the price of her own sanity and happiness.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619421Tue, 07 Sep 2021 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619421 to listen full audiobooks. Title: See Jane Snap Author: Bethany Crandell Narrator: Xe Sands Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 35 minutes Release date: September 7, 2021...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619421 to listen full audiobooks. Title: See Jane Snap Author: Bethany Crandell Narrator: Xe Sands Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 35 minutes Release date: September 7, 2021 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Handsome, successful husband. Adorable daughter. Chairwoman of the PTA. Security for her ailing mom. Jane’s got everything life has to offer. Including the lie that could destroy it all. See Jane smile. Thirty-nine-year-old Jane Osborne appears to the world like she has a charmed life. Her daughter attends private school. Jane chairs the PTA. Even her marriage to Dan, the handsome, prominent surgeon, is blissfully happy. Her universe is stable, and her future is fixed…just like that smile. Because it’s all a ruse. Unbeknownst to anyone, after eighteen years of marriage, Dan’s revealed that he’s been living a double life and is in love with a man. But for the sake of his career, Jane must keep that secret, secret. See Jane lie. With their livelihood on the line, Jane agrees to maintain appearances. But soon the weight of Dan’s deception and the pain of his betrayal get the better of her. Something’s got to give. See Jane snap. Quite publicly. And a bit unlawfully. With brutal honesty, Jane must confront her choices head-on and determine—for herself—if the facade of stability she’s been protecting is worth the price of her own sanity and happiness.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/paper-doll-lina-a-novel-by-robyn-lucas--65269036https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619419 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Paper Doll Lina: A Novel Author: Robyn Lucas Narrator: Bahni Turpin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 49 minutes Release date: September 1, 2021 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: One rip is all it takes to expose the devastating truth behind a seemingly perfect life. Lina Henry is a wife and mother who likens herself to a pretty paper doll. She lives in a beautiful home in the Atlanta suburbs. Her husband, David, is a well-to-do investment banker. She’s raised two wonderful teenagers. To the outside world, the Henry family is perfect. What no one knows is that Lina’s paper doll life is being torn apart in a controlling and abusive marriage. When Lina develops an unexpected friendship with another man, and reconnects with her former best friend, she begins navigating a way out of the emotional minefield that is her home. But as David senses his loss of control, he becomes more dangerous, and Lina must do everything in her power to protect herself and her children. In order to take back the happiness she deserves, Lina must first rediscover the strength and the fearlessness of her three-dimensional self.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619419Wed, 01 Sep 2021 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619419 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Paper Doll Lina: A Novel Author: Robyn Lucas Narrator: Bahni Turpin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 49 minutes Release date: September...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619419 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Paper Doll Lina: A Novel Author: Robyn Lucas Narrator: Bahni Turpin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 49 minutes Release date: September 1, 2021 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: One rip is all it takes to expose the devastating truth behind a seemingly perfect life. Lina Henry is a wife and mother who likens herself to a pretty paper doll. She lives in a beautiful home in the Atlanta suburbs. Her husband, David, is a well-to-do investment banker. She’s raised two wonderful teenagers. To the outside world, the Henry family is perfect. What no one knows is that Lina’s paper doll life is being torn apart in a controlling and abusive marriage. When Lina develops an unexpected friendship with another man, and reconnects with her former best friend, she begins navigating a way out of the emotional minefield that is her home. But as David senses his loss of control, he becomes more dangerous, and Lina must do everything in her power to protect herself and her children. In order to take back the happiness she deserves, Lina must first rediscover the strength and the fearlessness of her three-dimensional self.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/life-unscheduled-by-kristin-rockaway--65269029https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619409 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life, Unscheduled Author: Kristin Rockaway Narrator: Soneela Nankani Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 38 minutes Release date: September 1, 2021 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A smart, modern novel about a woman trying to balance her career, her best friend, and falling in love without crashing and burning. Nicole Palmieri is married to her job. As a user experience designer at Virtuality, an artificial intelligence company in Los Angeles, Nicole is at her desk from sunrise to sunset. She doesn’t have time for a social life (or a love life), but that’s perfectly fine with her. Until her best friend, Parisa Shahin, announces her engagement and asks Nicole to be her maid of honor. That’s when Nicole decides to meticulously schedule out the next six months of her life—from her project due dates to her dress-fitting appointments to how many hours she plans to sleep each night. If she can stick to her schedule, she’ll balance everything fine. Of course, that’s a really big if. And after she crosses paths with emerging restaurateur Brandon Phelps, Nicole is feeling feelings she hasn’t felt in…well, ever. But scheduling time to fall in love might push even the most meticulous plans into pure chaos.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619409Wed, 01 Sep 2021 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619409 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life, Unscheduled Author: Kristin Rockaway Narrator: Soneela Nankani Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 38 minutes Release date: September...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619409 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life, Unscheduled Author: Kristin Rockaway Narrator: Soneela Nankani Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 38 minutes Release date: September 1, 2021 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A smart, modern novel about a woman trying to balance her career, her best friend, and falling in love without crashing and burning. Nicole Palmieri is married to her job. As a user experience designer at Virtuality, an artificial intelligence company in Los Angeles, Nicole is at her desk from sunrise to sunset. She doesn’t have time for a social life (or a love life), but that’s perfectly fine with her. Until her best friend, Parisa Shahin, announces her engagement and asks Nicole to be her maid of honor. That’s when Nicole decides to meticulously schedule out the next six months of her life—from her project due dates to her dress-fitting appointments to how many hours she plans to sleep each night. If she can stick to her schedule, she’ll balance everything fine. Of course, that’s a really big if. And after she crosses paths with emerging restaurateur Brandon Phelps, Nicole is feeling feelings she hasn’t felt in…well, ever. But scheduling time to fall in love might push even the most meticulous plans into pure chaos.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-bennet-women-by-eden-appiah-kubi--65269023https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619408 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bennet Women Author: Eden Appiah-Kubi Narrator: L Morgan Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 32 minutes Release date: September 1, 2021 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: In this delightfully modern spin on Pride and Prejudice, love is a goal, marriage is a distant option, and self-discovery is a sure thing. Welcome to Bennet House, the only all-women’s dorm at prestigious Longbourn University, home to three close friends who are about to have an eventful year. EJ is an ambitious Black engineering student. Her best friend, Jamie, is a newly out trans woman studying French and theatre. Tessa is a Filipina astronomy major with guy trouble. For them, Bennet House is more than a residence—it’s an oasis of feminism, femininity, and enlightenment. But as great as Longbourn is for academics, EJ knows it can be a wretched place to find love. Yet the fall season is young and brimming with surprising possibilities. Jamie’s prospect is Lee Gregory, son of a Hollywood producer and a gentleman so charming he practically sparkles. That leaves EJ with Lee’s arrogant best friend, Will. For Jamie’s sake, EJ must put up with the disagreeable, distressingly handsome, not quite famous TV actor for as long as she can. What of it? EJ has her eyes on a bigger prize, anyway: launching a spectacular engineering career in the “real world” she’s been hearing so much about. But what happens when all their lives become entwined in ways no one could have predicted—and EJ finds herself drawn to a man who’s not exactly a perfect fit for the future she has planned?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619408Wed, 01 Sep 2021 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619408 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bennet Women Author: Eden Appiah-Kubi Narrator: L Morgan Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 32 minutes Release date: September 1,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619408 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bennet Women Author: Eden Appiah-Kubi Narrator: L Morgan Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 32 minutes Release date: September 1, 2021 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: In this delightfully modern spin on Pride and Prejudice, love is a goal, marriage is a distant option, and self-discovery is a sure thing. Welcome to Bennet House, the only all-women’s dorm at prestigious Longbourn University, home to three close friends who are about to have an eventful year. EJ is an ambitious Black engineering student. Her best friend, Jamie, is a newly out trans woman studying French and theatre. Tessa is a Filipina astronomy major with guy trouble. For them, Bennet House is more than a residence—it’s an oasis of feminism, femininity, and enlightenment. But as great as Longbourn is for academics, EJ knows it can be a wretched place to find love. Yet the fall season is young and brimming with surprising possibilities. Jamie’s prospect is Lee Gregory, son of a Hollywood producer and a gentleman so charming he practically sparkles. That leaves EJ with Lee’s arrogant best friend, Will. For Jamie’s sake, EJ must put up with the disagreeable, distressingly handsome, not quite famous TV actor for as long as she can. What of it? EJ has her eyes on a bigger prize, anyway: launching a spectacular engineering career in the “real world” she’s been hearing so much about. But what happens when all their lives become entwined in ways no one could have predicted—and EJ finds herself drawn to a man who’s not exactly a perfect fit for the future she has planned?]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-name-curse-by-brooke-burroughs--65269130https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614377 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Name Curse Author: Brooke Burroughs Narrator: Lauren Ezzo, Alexander Cendese Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 21 minutes Release date: August 31, 2021 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: In this flirty wilderness adventure by the author of The Marriage Code, two hikers who drive each other crazy discover they might have a lot to learn from one another about navigating life, love, and living up to family expectations. Ever since her father died, Bernie’s life has been stagnant. When concerned friends and family suggest she join a hike through Alaska to gain new perspective, Bernie reluctantly agrees to go, even though she’s never been the adventurous type, unlike her namesake, Great-Aunt Bernice. Matthew is a struggling screenwriter who needs a week off the grid to gain some inspiration for a new project and to process the reappearance of his absent father. When the two meet at the trailhead, it’s annoyance at first sight. He’s dismayed to discover that he’ll have to share a tent with Bernie, who doesn’t know the first thing about camping, while she finds he’s a little too into “roughing it” to be a reasonable human being. But as they’re forced to hike through the wilderness together, their relationship becomes a surprising source of empathy and inspiration…and maybe other feelings too. Can the two adversaries find the path to breaking the curse of family expectations—and each other?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614377Tue, 31 Aug 2021 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614377 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Name Curse Author: Brooke Burroughs Narrator: Lauren Ezzo, Alexander Cendese Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 21 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614377 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Name Curse Author: Brooke Burroughs Narrator: Lauren Ezzo, Alexander Cendese Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 21 minutes Release date: August 31, 2021 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: In this flirty wilderness adventure by the author of The Marriage Code, two hikers who drive each other crazy discover they might have a lot to learn from one another about navigating life, love, and living up to family expectations. Ever since her father died, Bernie’s life has been stagnant. When concerned friends and family suggest she join a hike through Alaska to gain new perspective, Bernie reluctantly agrees to go, even though she’s never been the adventurous type, unlike her namesake, Great-Aunt Bernice. Matthew is a struggling screenwriter who needs a week off the grid to gain some inspiration for a new project and to process the reappearance of his absent father. When the two meet at the trailhead, it’s annoyance at first sight. He’s dismayed to discover that he’ll have to share a tent with Bernie, who doesn’t know the first thing about camping, while she finds he’s a little too into “roughing it” to be a reasonable human being. But as they’re forced to hike through the wilderness together, their relationship becomes a surprising source of empathy and inspiration…and maybe other feelings too. Can the two adversaries find the path to breaking the curse of family expectations—and each other?]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/her-last-hope-by-louise-guy--65269146https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614365 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Her Last Hope Author: Louise Guy Narrator: Candice Moll Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 15 minutes Release date: August 17, 2021 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Will new friends almost ruined by their husbands find the strength to fight for each other? Abi’s life has been turned upside down by her husband’s death—in more ways than she could ever have imagined. With his dodgy business dealings now exposed, gone is her glamorous lifestyle and the trust of her family and friends. How could the man who said he loved her have betrayed her so spectacularly? Abi’s new neighbour Lucinda and her four-year-old son Max are struggling to overcome their own betrayal by Max’s violent, vengeful father. The pieces of Lucinda’s life seem finally to be coming together when she is given a new identity and finds an ally in Abi. But an unexpected twist throws both women’s lives into fresh turmoil. Faced with a tougher time than they ever thought possible, Abi and Lucinda turn to each other. It’s an unlikely friendship built on common ground—but is it strong enough to help them rebuild their lives from rock bottom?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614365Tue, 17 Aug 2021 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614365 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Her Last Hope Author: Louise Guy Narrator: Candice Moll Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 15 minutes Release date: August 17, 2021 Genres:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614365 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Her Last Hope Author: Louise Guy Narrator: Candice Moll Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 15 minutes Release date: August 17, 2021 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Will new friends almost ruined by their husbands find the strength to fight for each other? Abi’s life has been turned upside down by her husband’s death—in more ways than she could ever have imagined. With his dodgy business dealings now exposed, gone is her glamorous lifestyle and the trust of her family and friends. How could the man who said he loved her have betrayed her so spectacularly? Abi’s new neighbour Lucinda and her four-year-old son Max are struggling to overcome their own betrayal by Max’s violent, vengeful father. The pieces of Lucinda’s life seem finally to be coming together when she is given a new identity and finds an ally in Abi. But an unexpected twist throws both women’s lives into fresh turmoil. Faced with a tougher time than they ever thought possible, Abi and Lucinda turn to each other. It’s an unlikely friendship built on common ground—but is it strong enough to help them rebuild their lives from rock bottom?]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-again-by-nick-spalding--65269137https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614391 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Again? Author: Nick Spalding Narrator: Will Watt, Henrietta Meire Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 39 minutes Release date: August 17, 2021 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: From the bestselling author of Dumped, Actually comes a hilarious, heartfelt story about marriage, divorce and what the hell happens next. Amy and Joel’s honeymoon in the Maldives was the perfect week of love, sun, sex and a free minibar…but unfortunately, it was also the high point of a marriage that quickly descended into an absolute disaster zone. Eight years on, they’re back in paradise, trying to recreate the magic with new partners. What a crying shame they’ve picked the same week to do it… Trapped together on an island small enough to spit across with the wind behind you, Amy and Joel pick up right where they left off: at total loggerheads. And so begins a hideous week of rivalry, one-upmanship and score-settling—as each tries to prove they’ve now comprehensively won at life. The thing is, hurt and pain are strongest where there was once love. And what if being back in this island paradise, with all its wonderful memories, sets sparks flying in more ways than one?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614391Tue, 17 Aug 2021 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614391 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Again? Author: Nick Spalding Narrator: Will Watt, Henrietta Meire Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 39 minutes Release date: August 17,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614391 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Again? Author: Nick Spalding Narrator: Will Watt, Henrietta Meire Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 39 minutes Release date: August 17, 2021 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: From the bestselling author of Dumped, Actually comes a hilarious, heartfelt story about marriage, divorce and what the hell happens next. Amy and Joel’s honeymoon in the Maldives was the perfect week of love, sun, sex and a free minibar…but unfortunately, it was also the high point of a marriage that quickly descended into an absolute disaster zone. Eight years on, they’re back in paradise, trying to recreate the magic with new partners. What a crying shame they’ve picked the same week to do it… Trapped together on an island small enough to spit across with the wind behind you, Amy and Joel pick up right where they left off: at total loggerheads. And so begins a hideous week of rivalry, one-upmanship and score-settling—as each tries to prove they’ve now comprehensively won at life. The thing is, hurt and pain are strongest where there was once love. And what if being back in this island paradise, with all its wonderful memories, sets sparks flying in more ways than one?]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-year-gone-a-novel-by-avery-bishop--65269038https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614366 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Year Gone: A Novel Author: Avery Bishop Narrator: Brittany Pressley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 32 minutes Release date: August 10, 2021 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A mother will risk everything to find her missing daughter in this twisty thriller from the author of Girl Gone Mad. “Sometimes teenagers run away…Give her a few days. She’ll be back.” That’s what the police tell Jessica Moore when her seventeen-year-old daughter, Wyn, vanishes. All signs point to this being true. But days become weeks. Weeks become months. And Jessica begins to fear the terrible truth—that she may never see her daughter again. Then, one year later, when all hope seems lost, Jessica gets a flurry of text messages from Wyn that freeze her blood: mom. please help. i think he’s going to kill me. But Wyn’s terrified plea comes with a warning not to call the police. Her kidnapper wears a badge. As Jessica’s fears are raised again, so are the stakes. Delving into the months leading up to Wyn’s disappearance, Jessica stumbles upon information that could put her own life in danger. With each revelation, the nightmare deepens. Now she must decide just how far she’ll go to bring her daughter home.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614366Tue, 10 Aug 2021 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614366 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Year Gone: A Novel Author: Avery Bishop Narrator: Brittany Pressley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 32 minutes Release date: August...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614366 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Year Gone: A Novel Author: Avery Bishop Narrator: Brittany Pressley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 32 minutes Release date: August 10, 2021 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A mother will risk everything to find her missing daughter in this twisty thriller from the author of Girl Gone Mad. “Sometimes teenagers run away…Give her a few days. She’ll be back.” That’s what the police tell Jessica Moore when her seventeen-year-old daughter, Wyn, vanishes. All signs point to this being true. But days become weeks. Weeks become months. And Jessica begins to fear the terrible truth—that she may never see her daughter again. Then, one year later, when all hope seems lost, Jessica gets a flurry of text messages from Wyn that freeze her blood: mom. please help. i think he’s going to kill me. But Wyn’s terrified plea comes with a warning not to call the police. Her kidnapper wears a badge. As Jessica’s fears are raised again, so are the stakes. Delving into the months leading up to Wyn’s disappearance, Jessica stumbles upon information that could put her own life in danger. With each revelation, the nightmare deepens. Now she must decide just how far she’ll go to bring her daughter home.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-love-we-left-behind-by-katherine-slee--65269127https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614384 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Love We Left Behind Author: Katherine Slee Narrator: Elizabeth Knowelden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 7 minutes Release date: August 1, 2021 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A heartbreaking, heartwarming story of two best friends—and the choices that could tear them apart. London, 2012. With her adoring fiancé, financial independence and a close-knit group of friends, Erika should have life all figured out—but she can’t shake the feeling that there’s something missing. And when she stumbles upon a reminder of her past one day, she’s confronted with a part of her life she’s spent almost twenty years trying to forget. 1995. Smart, tenacious Niamh is in her second year at Oxford University. Unlike her best friend Erika, she’s shy and feels like she doesn’t belong, so she’s happy to let Erika take the lead in their friendship. But everything changes when she meets Leo and feels the uplifting power of love for the first time. As Erika’s story takes us back into the past, Niamh’s brings us forward towards the present, until the two meet one fateful summer’s night that will change the path of their friendship forever.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614384Sun, 01 Aug 2021 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614384 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Love We Left Behind Author: Katherine Slee Narrator: Elizabeth Knowelden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 7 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614384 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Love We Left Behind Author: Katherine Slee Narrator: Elizabeth Knowelden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 7 minutes Release date: August 1, 2021 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A heartbreaking, heartwarming story of two best friends—and the choices that could tear them apart. London, 2012. With her adoring fiancé, financial independence and a close-knit group of friends, Erika should have life all figured out—but she can’t shake the feeling that there’s something missing. And when she stumbles upon a reminder of her past one day, she’s confronted with a part of her life she’s spent almost twenty years trying to forget. 1995. Smart, tenacious Niamh is in her second year at Oxford University. Unlike her best friend Erika, she’s shy and feels like she doesn’t belong, so she’s happy to let Erika take the lead in their friendship. But everything changes when she meets Leo and feels the uplifting power of love for the first time. As Erika’s story takes us back into the past, Niamh’s brings us forward towards the present, until the two meet one fateful summer’s night that will change the path of their friendship forever.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-magic-of-found-objects-a-novel-by-maddie-dawson--65269126https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614381 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Magic of Found Objects: A Novel Author: Maddie Dawson Narrator: Lauren Ezzo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 42 minutes Release date: August 1, 2021 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: From the bestselling author of Matchmaking for Beginners comes a feel-good story about becoming who you were meant to be all along. Phronsie Linnelle was conceived at Woodstock in a serendipitous liaison between a free-spirited hippie and a farmer’s son and was born with magical wonder flickering in her DNA and rationality knit into her bones. All her life she’s been torn between the two. But now that she’s been betrayed by both love and the mother she once idolized, her rational side is winning. So when her best friend from childhood proposes that they give up on romance and marry each other, Phronsie agrees. Who better to spend your life with than your best friend? Maybe the connection they already have is love. Maybe there’s no falling to be done. But immediately after they announce their engagement, she encounters someone who makes a very charming and compelling argument for revisiting romance. While her even-keeled stepmother argues for the safety that comes with her new engagement and her mother relays messages from the universe to hold out for true love, Phronsie must look to her own heart to find the answers that have been there all along.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614381Sun, 01 Aug 2021 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614381 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Magic of Found Objects: A Novel Author: Maddie Dawson Narrator: Lauren Ezzo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 42 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614381 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Magic of Found Objects: A Novel Author: Maddie Dawson Narrator: Lauren Ezzo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 42 minutes Release date: August 1, 2021 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: From the bestselling author of Matchmaking for Beginners comes a feel-good story about becoming who you were meant to be all along. Phronsie Linnelle was conceived at Woodstock in a serendipitous liaison between a free-spirited hippie and a farmer’s son and was born with magical wonder flickering in her DNA and rationality knit into her bones. All her life she’s been torn between the two. But now that she’s been betrayed by both love and the mother she once idolized, her rational side is winning. So when her best friend from childhood proposes that they give up on romance and marry each other, Phronsie agrees. Who better to spend your life with than your best friend? Maybe the connection they already have is love. Maybe there’s no falling to be done. But immediately after they announce their engagement, she encounters someone who makes a very charming and compelling argument for revisiting romance. While her even-keeled stepmother argues for the safety that comes with her new engagement and her mother relays messages from the universe to hold out for true love, Phronsie must look to her own heart to find the answers that have been there all along.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-law-of-the-heart-by-boris-starling--65269124https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614376 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Law of the Heart Author: Boris Starling Narrator: Greta Jung, Brian Nishii Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 20 minutes Release date: August 1, 2021 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Their love is against the laws of a merciless state—but the heart has its own power. For rollercoaster designer Theo, living on the edge is just part of the job. He’s used to wandering the world perfecting thrills, his heart immune to commitment. But then a commission in repressive North Korea exposes him to emotions he’s never dared to feel. Tour guide Min has a soul that wants to soar, but she knows it’s safer to build walls around her heart and mind. Skilled in showcasing the mesmerising beauty of capital city Pyongyang without revealing its darker secrets, she introduces Theo to a country he will never forget—and begins to question her policy of quiet compliance. But forgetting—or pretending to—is the key to survival for Min’s formidable grandmother Cuckoo. After a devastating heartbreak years ago, she learned that passion and oppression just don’t mix. As Min and Theo grow closer and long-held secrets come to light, all three are forced to confront emotions they’ve tried to suppress. In a country where following their hearts will put them in danger, how much are they willing to risk?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614376Sun, 01 Aug 2021 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614376 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Law of the Heart Author: Boris Starling Narrator: Greta Jung, Brian Nishii Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 20 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614376 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Law of the Heart Author: Boris Starling Narrator: Greta Jung, Brian Nishii Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 20 minutes Release date: August 1, 2021 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Their love is against the laws of a merciless state—but the heart has its own power. For rollercoaster designer Theo, living on the edge is just part of the job. He’s used to wandering the world perfecting thrills, his heart immune to commitment. But then a commission in repressive North Korea exposes him to emotions he’s never dared to feel. Tour guide Min has a soul that wants to soar, but she knows it’s safer to build walls around her heart and mind. Skilled in showcasing the mesmerising beauty of capital city Pyongyang without revealing its darker secrets, she introduces Theo to a country he will never forget—and begins to question her policy of quiet compliance. But forgetting—or pretending to—is the key to survival for Min’s formidable grandmother Cuckoo. After a devastating heartbreak years ago, she learned that passion and oppression just don’t mix. As Min and Theo grow closer and long-held secrets come to light, all three are forced to confront emotions they’ve tried to suppress. In a country where following their hearts will put them in danger, how much are they willing to risk?]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/all-are-welcome-a-novel-by-liz-parker--65269114https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614379 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All Are Welcome: A Novel Author: Liz Parker Narrator: Dara Rosenberg, Carly Robins, Andrew Eiden, Janet Metzger, David De Vries Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 2 minutes Release date: August 1, 2021 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A darkly funny novel from a fresh new voice in fiction about brides, lovers, friends, and family, and all the secrets that come with them. Tiny McAllister never thought she’d get married. Not because she didn’t want to, but because she didn’t think girls from Connecticut married other girls. Yet here she is with Caroline, the love of her life, at their destination wedding on the Bermuda coast. In attendance—their respective families and a few choice friends. The conflict-phobic Tiny hopes for a beautiful weekend with her bride-to-be. But as the weekend unfolds, it starts to feel like there’s a skeleton in every closet of the resort. From Tiny’s family members, who find the world is changing at an uncomfortable speed, to Caroline’s parents, who are engaged in conspiratorial whispers, to their friends, who packed secrets of their own—nobody seems entirely forthcoming. Not to mention the conspicuous no-show and a tempting visit from the past. What the celebration really needs now is a monsoon to help stir up all the long-held secrets, simmering discontent, and hidden agendas. All Tiny wanted was to get married, but if she can make it through this squall of a wedding, she might just leave with more than a wife.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614379Sun, 01 Aug 2021 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614379 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All Are Welcome: A Novel Author: Liz Parker Narrator: Dara Rosenberg, Carly Robins, Andrew Eiden, Janet Metzger, David De Vries Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614379 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All Are Welcome: A Novel Author: Liz Parker Narrator: Dara Rosenberg, Carly Robins, Andrew Eiden, Janet Metzger, David De Vries Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 2 minutes Release date: August 1, 2021 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A darkly funny novel from a fresh new voice in fiction about brides, lovers, friends, and family, and all the secrets that come with them. Tiny McAllister never thought she’d get married. Not because she didn’t want to, but because she didn’t think girls from Connecticut married other girls. Yet here she is with Caroline, the love of her life, at their destination wedding on the Bermuda coast. In attendance—their respective families and a few choice friends. The conflict-phobic Tiny hopes for a beautiful weekend with her bride-to-be. But as the weekend unfolds, it starts to feel like there’s a skeleton in every closet of the resort. From Tiny’s family members, who find the world is changing at an uncomfortable speed, to Caroline’s parents, who are engaged in conspiratorial whispers, to their friends, who packed secrets of their own—nobody seems entirely forthcoming. Not to mention the conspicuous no-show and a tempting visit from the past. What the celebration really needs now is a monsoon to help stir up all the long-held secrets, simmering discontent, and hidden agendas. All Tiny wanted was to get married, but if she can make it through this squall of a wedding, she might just leave with more than a wife.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/for-the-love-of-friends-a-novel-by-sara-goodman-confino--65269048https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614375 to listen full audiobooks. Title: For the Love of Friends: A Novel Author: Sara Goodman Confino Narrator: Andrea Emmes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 57 minutes Release date: August 1, 2021 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A sharp and hilariously relatable novel about the business of weddings, the toll they can take, and the lengths one exasperated bridesmaid will go to for the love of friends. Lily Weiss is her mother’s worst nightmare: thirty-two and single—the horror! She’s also a talented writer but hides behind a boring job at a science foundation. To her friends, she’s reliable and selfless, which is how she winds up a bridesmaid in five weddings in six weeks. Anything for her three best friends and two (younger) siblings, right? Even if her own love life is…well, she’d rather not talk about it. To keep her sanity, Lily needs a safe place to vent. And so her anonymous blog, Bridesmania, is born. The posts start pouring out of her: all the feels about mom-zillas, her vanishing bank balance, the wicked bridesmaids of the west, high-strung brides-to-be, body-shaming dress clerks, bachelorette parties, and Spanx for days, not to mention being deemed guardian of eighty-eight-year-old Granny (who enjoys morning mimosas in the nude) for her brother’s destination wedding. So far the blog has stayed anonymous. But as everyone knows, few things online remain secret forever… When all is said and done, can Lily help all five couples make it to happily ever after? And will her own happy ending be close behind?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614375Sun, 01 Aug 2021 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614375 to listen full audiobooks. Title: For the Love of Friends: A Novel Author: Sara Goodman Confino Narrator: Andrea Emmes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 57 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/614375 to listen full audiobooks. Title: For the Love of Friends: A Novel Author: Sara Goodman Confino Narrator: Andrea Emmes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 57 minutes Release date: August 1, 2021 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A sharp and hilariously relatable novel about the business of weddings, the toll they can take, and the lengths one exasperated bridesmaid will go to for the love of friends. Lily Weiss is her mother’s worst nightmare: thirty-two and single—the horror! She’s also a talented writer but hides behind a boring job at a science foundation. To her friends, she’s reliable and selfless, which is how she winds up a bridesmaid in five weddings in six weeks. Anything for her three best friends and two (younger) siblings, right? Even if her own love life is…well, she’d rather not talk about it. To keep her sanity, Lily needs a safe place to vent. And so her anonymous blog, Bridesmania, is born. The posts start pouring out of her: all the feels about mom-zillas, her vanishing bank balance, the wicked bridesmaids of the west, high-strung brides-to-be, body-shaming dress clerks, bachelorette parties, and Spanx for days, not to mention being deemed guardian of eighty-eight-year-old Granny (who enjoys morning mimosas in the nude) for her brother’s destination wedding. So far the blog has stayed anonymous. But as everyone knows, few things online remain secret forever… When all is said and done, can Lily help all five couples make it to happily ever after? And will her own happy ending be close behind?]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-schneeflockenmagie-ungekurzt-by-cecile-chomin--65269069https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618953 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Schneeflockenmagie (ungekürzt) Author: Cécile Chomin Narrator: Chantal Busse, Ben Hofmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 12 minutes Release date: August 25, 2020 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Der Zauber der ersten Schneeflocken Vier Wochen vor Weihnachten wird Claire vor dem Altar stehen gelassen und flüchtet in die weiße Winteridylle der französischen Alpen. In einem kleinen verträumten Bergdorf will sie wieder zu sich finden. Doch es kommt alles anders, als sie Hugo Moreton begegnet. Zuerst will er sie nicht in seinem Chalet haben; nach einem Tag ist jedoch klar, dass Claire bleibt. Nach zwei Tagen denkt er darüber nach, ob sie ihn attraktiv findet. Dann nimmt er ihr die Angst vor seinen Hunden. Und plötzlich sieht es ganz danach aus, als sei mit dem ersten Schnee auch der magische Funken der Liebe geweckt.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618953Tue, 25 Aug 2020 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618953 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Schneeflockenmagie (ungekürzt) Author: Cécile Chomin Narrator: Chantal Busse, Ben Hofmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 12...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618953 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Schneeflockenmagie (ungekürzt) Author: Cécile Chomin Narrator: Chantal Busse, Ben Hofmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 12 minutes Release date: August 25, 2020 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Der Zauber der ersten Schneeflocken Vier Wochen vor Weihnachten wird Claire vor dem Altar stehen gelassen und flüchtet in die weiße Winteridylle der französischen Alpen. In einem kleinen verträumten Bergdorf will sie wieder zu sich finden. Doch es kommt alles anders, als sie Hugo Moreton begegnet. Zuerst will er sie nicht in seinem Chalet haben; nach einem Tag ist jedoch klar, dass Claire bleibt. Nach zwei Tagen denkt er darüber nach, ob sie ihn attraktiv findet. Dann nimmt er ihr die Angst vor seinen Hunden. Und plötzlich sieht es ganz danach aus, als sei mit dem ersten Schnee auch der magische Funken der Liebe geweckt.]]>185rztcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/exteriors-by-annie-ernaux-tanya-leslie--65269068https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618101 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Exteriors Author: Annie Ernaux, Tanya Leslie Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 52 minutes Release date: December 10, 2019 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: In Exteriors, Annie Ernaux concentrates not on the essential details of a relationship with a family member or lover as before but on ephemeral encounters within the larger circle of one's environment and the hundreds of strangers who inhabit it. Here, she captures the feeling of contemporary living on the outskirts of a great city: tortured, chaotic, lyrical, and powerfully alive. Exteriors is, in many ways, the most ecstatic of Ernaux's books, the first in which she appears largely free of the haunting personal relationships she has written about so powerfully elsewhere, the first in which she is able to leave her past behind.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618101Tue, 10 Dec 2019 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618101 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Exteriors Author: Annie Ernaux, Tanya Leslie Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 52 minutes Release date: December 10,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618101 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Exteriors Author: Annie Ernaux, Tanya Leslie Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 52 minutes Release date: December 10, 2019 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: In Exteriors, Annie Ernaux concentrates not on the essential details of a relationship with a family member or lover as before but on ephemeral encounters within the larger circle of one's environment and the hundreds of strangers who inhabit it. Here, she captures the feeling of contemporary living on the outskirts of a great city: tortured, chaotic, lyrical, and powerfully alive. Exteriors is, in many ways, the most ecstatic of Ernaux's books, the first in which she appears largely free of the haunting personal relationships she has written about so powerfully elsewhere, the first in which she is able to leave her past behind.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-frozen-woman-by-annie-ernaux-linda-coverdale--65269027https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618102 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Frozen Woman Author: Annie Ernaux, Linda Coverdale Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 24 minutes Release date: December 10, 2019 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: This narrative charts Annie Ernaux's teenage awakening and then the parallel progression of her desire to be desirable and her ambition to fulfill herself in her chosen profession—with the inevitable conflict between the two. And then she is thirty years old, a teacher married to an executive, a mother of two infant sons. She looks after their nice apartment and raises her children. And yet, like millions of other women, she has felt her enthusiasm and curiosity, her strength and her happiness, slowly ebb under the weight of her daily routine. The very condition that everyone around her seems to consider normal and admirable for a woman is killing her. While each of Ernaux's books contains an autobiographical element, A Frozen Woman, one of Ernaux's early works, concentrates the spotlight piercingly on Annie herself. Mixing affection, rage, and bitterness, A Frozen Woman shows us Ernaux's developing art when she still relied on traditional narrative, before the shortened form emerged that has since become her trademark.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618102Tue, 10 Dec 2019 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618102 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Frozen Woman Author: Annie Ernaux, Linda Coverdale Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 24 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618102 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Frozen Woman Author: Annie Ernaux, Linda Coverdale Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 24 minutes Release date: December 10, 2019 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: This narrative charts Annie Ernaux's teenage awakening and then the parallel progression of her desire to be desirable and her ambition to fulfill herself in her chosen profession—with the inevitable conflict between the two. And then she is thirty years old, a teacher married to an executive, a mother of two infant sons. She looks after their nice apartment and raises her children. And yet, like millions of other women, she has felt her enthusiasm and curiosity, her strength and her happiness, slowly ebb under the weight of her daily routine. The very condition that everyone around her seems to consider normal and admirable for a woman is killing her. While each of Ernaux's books contains an autobiographical element, A Frozen Woman, one of Ernaux's early works, concentrates the spotlight piercingly on Annie herself. Mixing affection, rage, and bitterness, A Frozen Woman shows us Ernaux's developing art when she still relied on traditional narrative, before the shortened form emerged that has since become her trademark.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-maze-effect-finding-mr-right-by-majel-jay--65269050https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619696 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Maze Effect: Finding Mr. Right Author: Majel Jay Narrator: Nitza Mendez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 39 minutes Release date: February 7, 2018 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Every woman wants the perfect man... or at the very least, a decent man. “Mr. Right” How do you find him? What does he look like? Is there a formula to know who he is? Just ask Kimberly Kay Nezda, a successful young diva with a budding career in a big city. She had it all or so she thought. She had many encounters and was confident she had finally found Mr. Right. A rich, handsome, suitor, the mark of perfection, but did she let him walk “The Maze?” Was it the perfect love story or the perfect storm? The Maze Effect is a steamy, riveting, short story about dating, sex and falling in love. You’ll be captivated as you read Kimberly’s story of an epic life-changing journey into love and finding Mr. Right. Excerpt1: “Yes, yes, very sweet and endearing, now please leave, the dog is drinking up all the milk and I gotta go!” I began pushing the door close with him on the other side. Damn, it wouldn’t move. Did he have his damn foot stuck in it or what? That’s a serial killer move!! Shit, what did I get myself into now and where is my damn rape whistle!! Excerpt2: We stood outside the door bidding each other a good night, but neither of us moved. I looked into his face; he was pure perfection. The intense chemistry between us pulled us close without me even noticing it. Our lips touched and fireworks went off inside me. His lips were soft and full. I gently slid my tongue into his mouth and he willingly received it. He slowly cupped my tongue in his and sucked gently. Chills went down my spine. My body shivered as he pulled me into the warmth of his body and clasped me up in his arms. It was beautiful… He was beautiful. After our lips separated, I quickly sucked in a gulp of air. He had officially taken my breath away. He tenderly caressed my face and looking deep into my eyes, he said, “Good night.” I stayed up the rest of the night as I couldn’t sleep. The scenes of the day we spent together played in my mind like a looping video clip.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619696Wed, 07 Feb 2018 00:20:40 +0000nnelsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619696 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Maze Effect: Finding Mr. Right Author: Majel Jay Narrator: Nitza Mendez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 39 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619696 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Maze Effect: Finding Mr. Right Author: Majel Jay Narrator: Nitza Mendez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 39 minutes Release date: February 7, 2018 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Every woman wants the perfect man... or at the very least, a decent man. “Mr. Right” How do you find him? What does he look like? Is there a formula to know who he is? Just ask Kimberly Kay Nezda, a successful young diva with a budding career in a big city. She had it all or so she thought. She had many encounters and was confident she had finally found Mr. Right. A rich, handsome, suitor, the mark of perfection, but did she let him walk “The Maze?” Was it the perfect love story or the perfect storm? The Maze Effect is a steamy, riveting, short story about dating, sex and falling in love. You’ll be captivated as you read Kimberly’s story of an epic life-changing journey into love and finding Mr. Right. Excerpt1: “Yes, yes, very sweet and endearing, now please leave, the dog is drinking up all the milk and I gotta go!” I began pushing the door close with him on the other side. Damn, it wouldn’t move. Did he have his damn foot stuck in it or what? That’s a serial killer move!! Shit, what did I get myself into now and where is my damn rape whistle!! Excerpt2: We stood outside the door bidding each other a good night, but neither of us moved. I looked into his face; he was pure perfection. The intense chemistry between us pulled us close without me even noticing it. Our lips touched and fireworks went off inside me. His lips were soft and full. I gently slid my tongue into his mouth and he willingly received it. He slowly cupped my tongue in his and sucked gently. Chills went down my spine. My body shivered as he pulled me into the warmth of his body and clasped me up in his arms. It was beautiful… He was beautiful. After our lips separated, I quickly sucked in a gulp of air. He had officially taken my breath away. He tenderly caressed my face and looking deep into my eyes, he said, “Good night.” I stayed up the rest of the night as I couldn’t sleep. The scenes of the day we spent together played in my mind like a looping video clip.]]>185cleanfull