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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.]]>enDramaCopyright Cassandra DuBuquehttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/eddb6d1624faae0b36522e00d386c5b6.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/download-best-full-audiobooks-in-fiction-drama--6580834Wed, 02 Apr 2025 12:25:32 +0000Cassandra DuBuqueCassandra DuBuquefeeds@spreaker.comPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/user/687/ 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/687/ 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/the-matchmaker-a-novel-by-elin-hilderbrand--65311108https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211620 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Matchmaker: A Novel Author: Elin Hilderbrand Narrator: Erin Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 30 minutes Release date: June 10, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 25 Ratings of Narrator: 4.71 of Total 7 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In this moving story about losing and finding love again, a woman sets out to find the perfect matches for those closest to her. Forty-eight-year-old Nantucketer Dabney Kimball Beech has always had a gift for matchmaking. Some call her ability mystical, while others, her husband, celebrated economist John Boxmiller Beech, and her daughter, Agnes, who is clearly engaged to the wrong man, call it meddlesome. But there's no arguing with her results: With 42 happy couples to her credit and all of them still together, Dabney has never been wrong about romance. Never, that is, except in the case of herself and Clendenin Hughes, the green-eyed boy who took her heart with him long ago when he left the island to pursue his dream of becoming a journalist. Now, after spending twenty-seven years on the other side of the world, Clen is back on Nantucket, and Dabney has never felt so confused, or so alive. But when tragedy threatens her own second chance, Dabney must face the choices she's made and share painful secrets with her family. Determined to make use of her gift before it's too late, she sets out to find perfect matches for those she loves most.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211620Tue, 10 Jun 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211620 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Matchmaker: A Novel Author: Elin Hilderbrand Narrator: Erin Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 30 minutes Release date: June 10,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211620 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Matchmaker: A Novel Author: Elin Hilderbrand Narrator: Erin Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 30 minutes Release date: June 10, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 25 Ratings of Narrator: 4.71 of Total 7 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In this moving story about losing and finding love again, a woman sets out to find the perfect matches for those closest to her. Forty-eight-year-old Nantucketer Dabney Kimball Beech has always had a gift for matchmaking. Some call her ability mystical, while others, her husband, celebrated economist John Boxmiller Beech, and her daughter, Agnes, who is clearly engaged to the wrong man, call it meddlesome. But there's no arguing with her results: With 42 happy couples to her credit and all of them still together, Dabney has never been wrong about romance. Never, that is, except in the case of herself and Clendenin Hughes, the green-eyed boy who took her heart with him long ago when he left the island to pursue his dream of becoming a journalist. Now, after spending twenty-seven years on the other side of the world, Clen is back on Nantucket, and Dabney has never felt so confused, or so alive. But when tragedy threatens her own second chance, Dabney must face the choices she's made and share painful secrets with her family. Determined to make use of her gift before it's too late, she sets out to find perfect matches for those she loves most.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-blessings-by-elise-juska--65311169https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211355 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Blessings Author: Elise Juska Narrator: Therese Plummer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 17 minutes Release date: May 6, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: 'Bursting with wise observations.' -- J. Courtney Sullivan, author of The Engagements and Maine 'Gleams like a jewel.' -- The Philadelphia Inquirer 'Stunning. . . Unique and unforgettable.' -- Glamour Hailed as one of the best books of 2014 by The Philadelphia Inquirer, Elise Juska's The Blessings is a moving novel about a tight-knit Irish Catholic clan over the course of twenty years. The Blessings rally around one another in times of celebration and those of sorrow, coming together for departures and arrivals, while its members harbor private struggles and moments of personal joy. College student Abby ponders homesickness in her first semester away from her Philadelphia home, while her cousin Stephen commits a petty act of violence that takes a surprising turn, and their aunt Lauren faces a crisis in her storybook marriage she could never have foreseen. Through the lens of one unforgettable family, this beautifully moving novel explores how our families define us and how we shape them in return.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211355Tue, 06 May 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211355 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Blessings Author: Elise Juska Narrator: Therese Plummer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 17 minutes Release date: May 6, 2014 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211355 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Blessings Author: Elise Juska Narrator: Therese Plummer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 17 minutes Release date: May 6, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: 'Bursting with wise observations.' -- J. Courtney Sullivan, author of The Engagements and Maine 'Gleams like a jewel.' -- The Philadelphia Inquirer 'Stunning. . . Unique and unforgettable.' -- Glamour Hailed as one of the best books of 2014 by The Philadelphia Inquirer, Elise Juska's The Blessings is a moving novel about a tight-knit Irish Catholic clan over the course of twenty years. The Blessings rally around one another in times of celebration and those of sorrow, coming together for departures and arrivals, while its members harbor private struggles and moments of personal joy. College student Abby ponders homesickness in her first semester away from her Philadelphia home, while her cousin Stephen commits a petty act of violence that takes a surprising turn, and their aunt Lauren faces a crisis in her storybook marriage she could never have foreseen. Through the lens of one unforgettable family, this beautifully moving novel explores how our families define us and how we shape them in return.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/delicious-a-novel-by-ruth-reichl--65311147https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210587 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Delicious!: A Novel Author: Ruth Reichl Narrator: Julia Whelan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 58 minutes Release date: May 6, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In her bestselling memoirs Ruth Reichl has long illuminated the theme of how food defines us, and never more so than in her dazzling fiction debut about sisters, family ties, and a young woman who must finally let go of guilt and grief to embrace her own true gifts.       Billie Breslin has travelled far from her California home to take a job at Delicious, the most iconic food magazine in New York and, thus, the world. When the publication is suddenly shut down, the colourful staff, who have become an extended family for Billie, must pick up their lives and move on. Not Billie, though. She is offered a new job: staying behind in the magazine's deserted downtown mansion offices to uphold the 'Delicious Guarantee'--a public relations hotline for complaints and recipe inquiries--until further notice. What she doesn't know is that this boring, lonely job will be the portal to a life-changing discovery.      Delicious! carries the reader to the colourful world of downtown New York restaurateurs and artisanal purveyors. And from the lively food shop in Little Italy where Billie works on weekends to a hidden room in the magazine's library where she discovers the letters of Lulu Swan, a plucky twelve-year-old, who wrote to the legendary chef James Beard during World War II. Lulu's letters lead Billie to a deeper understanding of history (and the history of food), but most important, Lulu's courage in the face of loss inspires Billie to come to terms with her own issues--the panic attacks that occur every time she even thinks about cooking, the truth about the big sister she adored, and her ability to open her heart to love. Includes a bonus PDF of Billie's Gingerbread Recipe]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210587Tue, 06 May 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210587 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Delicious!: A Novel Author: Ruth Reichl Narrator: Julia Whelan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 58 minutes Release date: May 6, 2014...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210587 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Delicious!: A Novel Author: Ruth Reichl Narrator: Julia Whelan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 58 minutes Release date: May 6, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In her bestselling memoirs Ruth Reichl has long illuminated the theme of how food defines us, and never more so than in her dazzling fiction debut about sisters, family ties, and a young woman who must finally let go of guilt and grief to embrace her own true gifts.       Billie Breslin has travelled far from her California home to take a job at Delicious, the most iconic food magazine in New York and, thus, the world. When the publication is suddenly shut down, the colourful staff, who have become an extended family for Billie, must pick up their lives and move on. Not Billie, though. She is offered a new job: staying behind in the magazine's deserted downtown mansion offices to uphold the 'Delicious Guarantee'--a public relations hotline for complaints and recipe inquiries--until further notice. What she doesn't know is that this boring, lonely job will be the portal to a life-changing discovery.      Delicious! carries the reader to the colourful world of downtown New York restaurateurs and artisanal purveyors. And from the lively food shop in Little Italy where Billie works on weekends to a hidden room in the magazine's library where she discovers the letters of Lulu Swan, a plucky twelve-year-old, who wrote to the legendary chef James Beard during World War II. Lulu's letters lead Billie to a deeper understanding of history (and the history of food), but most important, Lulu's courage in the face of loss inspires Billie to come to terms with her own issues--the panic attacks that occur every time she even thinks about cooking, the truth about the big sister she adored, and her ability to open her heart to love. Includes a bonus PDF of Billie's Gingerbread Recipe]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-night-in-winter-a-novel-by-simon-sebag-montefiore--65311131https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211311 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Night in Winter: A Novel Author: Simon Sebag Montefiore Narrator: Simon Prebble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 21 minutes Release date: May 6, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Inspired by a true story, prize-winning historian and acclaimed novelist Simon Sebag Montefiore explores the consequences of forbidden love in this heartbreaking epic of marriage, childhood, danger, and betrayal that unfolds in Stalin's Moscow during the bleak days after World War II. As Moscow celebrates the motherland's glorious victory over the Nazis, shots ring out on the crowded streets. On a nearby bridge, a teenage boy and girl—dressed in traditional nineteenth-century costumes—lie dead. But this is no ordinary tragedy, because these are no ordinary teenagers. As the son and daughter of high-ranking Soviet officials, they attend the most elite school in Moscow. Was it an accident, or murder? Is it a conspiracy against Stalin, or one of his own terrifying intrigues? On Stalin's instructions, a ruthless investigation begins into what becomes known as the Children's Case. Youth across the city are arrested and forced to testify against their friends and their parents. As families are ripped apart, all kinds of secrets come spilling out. Trapped at the center of this witch-hunt are two pairs of illicit lovers, who learn that matters of the heart exact a terrible price. By turns a darkly sophisticated political thriller, a rich historical saga, and a deeply human love story, Montefiore's masterful novel powerfully portrays the terror and drama of Stalin's Russia.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211311Tue, 06 May 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211311 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Night in Winter: A Novel Author: Simon Sebag Montefiore Narrator: Simon Prebble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 21 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211311 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Night in Winter: A Novel Author: Simon Sebag Montefiore Narrator: Simon Prebble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 21 minutes Release date: May 6, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Inspired by a true story, prize-winning historian and acclaimed novelist Simon Sebag Montefiore explores the consequences of forbidden love in this heartbreaking epic of marriage, childhood, danger, and betrayal that unfolds in Stalin's Moscow during the bleak days after World War II. As Moscow celebrates the motherland's glorious victory over the Nazis, shots ring out on the crowded streets. On a nearby bridge, a teenage boy and girl—dressed in traditional nineteenth-century costumes—lie dead. But this is no ordinary tragedy, because these are no ordinary teenagers. As the son and daughter of high-ranking Soviet officials, they attend the most elite school in Moscow. Was it an accident, or murder? Is it a conspiracy against Stalin, or one of his own terrifying intrigues? On Stalin's instructions, a ruthless investigation begins into what becomes known as the Children's Case. Youth across the city are arrested and forced to testify against their friends and their parents. As families are ripped apart, all kinds of secrets come spilling out. Trapped at the center of this witch-hunt are two pairs of illicit lovers, who learn that matters of the heart exact a terrible price. By turns a darkly sophisticated political thriller, a rich historical saga, and a deeply human love story, Montefiore's masterful novel powerfully portrays the terror and drama of Stalin's Russia.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/catching-air-a-novel-by-sarah-pekkanen--65311112https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211596 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Catching Air: A Novel Author: Sarah Pekkanen Narrator: Candace Thaxton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 15 minutes Release date: May 6, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.23 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A vibrant, compulsively readable novel about two married couples who pursue a dream to open a bed-and-breakfast in small-town Vermont, from the internationally bestselling author of Perfect Neighbors and The Wife Between Us. In her previous works including The Best of Us, “rising star” (Library Journal) Sarah Pekkanen captivated readers by penning “refreshingly introspective, sharply realistic, and tenderly humorous” novels (Booklist) that had readers “flying through the pages” (Hoda Kotb, Today show). Now, in Catching Air, Pekkanen turns an unflinching eye on the tangled relationships of two pairs of thirty-somethings. A chance to run a B&B in snowy, remote Vermont—it’s an offer Kira Danner can’t resist after six soul-crushing years of working as a lawyer in Florida. As Kira and her husband, Peter, step into a brand new life, she quells her fears about living with the B&B’s co-owners: Peter’s sexy, irresponsible brother Rand, and Rand’s wife, Alyssa…who is essentially a stranger. For her part, Alyssa sees taking over the B&B as the latest in a string of adventures. Plus, a quiet place might help her recover from the news that she can’t bear children. But the idyllic town proves to be anything but serene: Within weeks, the sisters-in-law are scrambling to prepare for their first big booking—a winter wedding—and soon a shy, mysterious woman comes to work for them. Dawn Zukoski is hiding something; that much is clear. But what the sisters-in-law don't realize is that Dawn is also hiding from someone… Relatable and dynamic, Catching Air delves deeply into the vital relationships that give shape to women’s lives.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211596Tue, 06 May 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211596 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Catching Air: A Novel Author: Sarah Pekkanen Narrator: Candace Thaxton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 15 minutes Release date: May 6,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211596 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Catching Air: A Novel Author: Sarah Pekkanen Narrator: Candace Thaxton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 15 minutes Release date: May 6, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.23 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A vibrant, compulsively readable novel about two married couples who pursue a dream to open a bed-and-breakfast in small-town Vermont, from the internationally bestselling author of Perfect Neighbors and The Wife Between Us. In her previous works including The Best of Us, “rising star” (Library Journal) Sarah Pekkanen captivated readers by penning “refreshingly introspective, sharply realistic, and tenderly humorous” novels (Booklist) that had readers “flying through the pages” (Hoda Kotb, Today show). Now, in Catching Air, Pekkanen turns an unflinching eye on the tangled relationships of two pairs of thirty-somethings. A chance to run a B&B in snowy, remote Vermont—it’s an offer Kira Danner can’t resist after six soul-crushing years of working as a lawyer in Florida. As Kira and her husband, Peter, step into a brand new life, she quells her fears about living with the B&B’s co-owners: Peter’s sexy, irresponsible brother Rand, and Rand’s wife, Alyssa…who is essentially a stranger. For her part, Alyssa sees taking over the B&B as the latest in a string of adventures. Plus, a quiet place might help her recover from the news that she can’t bear children. But the idyllic town proves to be anything but serene: Within weeks, the sisters-in-law are scrambling to prepare for their first big booking—a winter wedding—and soon a shy, mysterious woman comes to work for them. Dawn Zukoski is hiding something; that much is clear. But what the sisters-in-law don't realize is that Dawn is also hiding from someone… Relatable and dynamic, Catching Air delves deeply into the vital relationships that give shape to women’s lives.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-end-of-always-a-novel-by-randi-davenport--65311111https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211358 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The End of Always: A Novel Author: Randi Davenport Narrator: Noelle Kayser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 6, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A stunning debut novel, The End of Always tells the story of one young woman's struggle to rise above a vicious family legacy and take charge of her own life. In 1907 Wisconsin, seventeen-year-old Marie Reehs is determined: she will not marry a violent man, as did her mother and grandmother before her. Day after day, Marie toils at the local laundry, watched by an older man who wants to claim her for his own. Night after night, she is haunted by the memory of her mother, who died in a mysterious accident to which her father was the only witness. She longs for an independent life, but her older sister wants nothing more than to maintain the family as it was, with its cruel rules and punishments. Her younger sister is too young to understand. At first, it seems that Marie's passionate love affair with a charismatic young man will lead her to freedom. But she soon realizes that she too may have inherited the Reehs women's dark family curse. Set in the lush woods and small towns of turn-of-the-century Wisconsin, and inspired by real events in the author's family history, The End of Always is a transcendent story of one woman's desperate efforts to escape a brutal heritage. Both enthralling and deeply lyrical, Randi Davenport's novel is also an intensely affecting testament to the power of determination and hope, and a gripping reminder of our nation's long love affair with violence.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211358Tue, 06 May 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211358 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The End of Always: A Novel Author: Randi Davenport Narrator: Noelle Kayser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: May...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211358 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The End of Always: A Novel Author: Randi Davenport Narrator: Noelle Kayser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 6, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A stunning debut novel, The End of Always tells the story of one young woman's struggle to rise above a vicious family legacy and take charge of her own life. In 1907 Wisconsin, seventeen-year-old Marie Reehs is determined: she will not marry a violent man, as did her mother and grandmother before her. Day after day, Marie toils at the local laundry, watched by an older man who wants to claim her for his own. Night after night, she is haunted by the memory of her mother, who died in a mysterious accident to which her father was the only witness. She longs for an independent life, but her older sister wants nothing more than to maintain the family as it was, with its cruel rules and punishments. Her younger sister is too young to understand. At first, it seems that Marie's passionate love affair with a charismatic young man will lead her to freedom. But she soon realizes that she too may have inherited the Reehs women's dark family curse. Set in the lush woods and small towns of turn-of-the-century Wisconsin, and inspired by real events in the author's family history, The End of Always is a transcendent story of one woman's desperate efforts to escape a brutal heritage. Both enthralling and deeply lyrical, Randi Davenport's novel is also an intensely affecting testament to the power of determination and hope, and a gripping reminder of our nation's long love affair with violence.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-tailgate-an-original-short-story-by-elin-hilderbrand--65311107https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211363 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Tailgate: An Original Short Story Author: Elin Hilderbrand Narrator: Erin Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 35 minutes Release date: May 6, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A stirring portrait of a relationship at a crossroads, this digital original short story follows two irresistible young lovers as they cope with college life, and invites us into a world we don't want to leave. Clendenin Hughes first kissed Dabney Kimball during a Nantucket snowstorm freshman year of high school. Ever since that moment - God, the rush, the chemistry! - Dabney has known that she and Clen are an unsplittable unit - essentially the same person in two different bodies. Of course, with Dabney now at Harvard and Clen at Yale, those bodies are 140 miles apart. And traveling is a serious challenge for Dabney, for reasons she'd prefer not to discuss, reasons having to do with her mother (or lack thereof). But with the big Harvard-Yale game coming up, Dabney is determined to make the trek to New Haven to see Clen. She's even borrowed a sexy black outfit from a classmate down the hall. But when she arrives at the tailgate to see sparks flying between Clen and Jocelyn, a girl with dark blue eyes and luscious black hair, Dabney fears the collapse of a bond she has never questioned before, a bond so important that she'll be lost without it. To learn the fates of Dabney and Clen, read Elin Hilderbrand's novel, The Matchmaker.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211363Tue, 06 May 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211363 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Tailgate: An Original Short Story Author: Elin Hilderbrand Narrator: Erin Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 35 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211363 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Tailgate: An Original Short Story Author: Elin Hilderbrand Narrator: Erin Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 35 minutes Release date: May 6, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A stirring portrait of a relationship at a crossroads, this digital original short story follows two irresistible young lovers as they cope with college life, and invites us into a world we don't want to leave. Clendenin Hughes first kissed Dabney Kimball during a Nantucket snowstorm freshman year of high school. Ever since that moment - God, the rush, the chemistry! - Dabney has known that she and Clen are an unsplittable unit - essentially the same person in two different bodies. Of course, with Dabney now at Harvard and Clen at Yale, those bodies are 140 miles apart. And traveling is a serious challenge for Dabney, for reasons she'd prefer not to discuss, reasons having to do with her mother (or lack thereof). But with the big Harvard-Yale game coming up, Dabney is determined to make the trek to New Haven to see Clen. She's even borrowed a sexy black outfit from a classmate down the hall. But when she arrives at the tailgate to see sparks flying between Clen and Jocelyn, a girl with dark blue eyes and luscious black hair, Dabney fears the collapse of a bond she has never questioned before, a bond so important that she'll be lost without it. To learn the fates of Dabney and Clen, read Elin Hilderbrand's novel, The Matchmaker.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/little-lies-by-heather-gudenkauf--65311102https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211240 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Little Lies Author: Heather Gudenkauf Narrator: Kate Rudd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 3 minutes Release date: May 6, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In this riveting prequel to her novel Little Mercies, New York Timesbestselling author Heather Gudenkauf explores how even the smallest lies can have far-reaching consequences.When the body of a woman is discovered in a local park—with her bewildered four-year-old son sitting beside her—veteran social worker Ellen Moore is called in to assist in the police investigation. Positioned beneath a statue of Leto, the goddess of motherhood, the crime is weighted with meaning and, Ellen discovers, remarkably similar to one from a decade past.Ellen's professional duty is to protect the child, but she's not equipped to contend with a killer. As she races to connect the dots, she knows her time is running out. And the stakes are high: if she fails, another mother is sure to make the ultimate sacrifice.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211240Tue, 06 May 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211240 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Little Lies Author: Heather Gudenkauf Narrator: Kate Rudd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 3 minutes Release date: May 6, 2014 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211240 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Little Lies Author: Heather Gudenkauf Narrator: Kate Rudd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 3 minutes Release date: May 6, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In this riveting prequel to her novel Little Mercies, New York Timesbestselling author Heather Gudenkauf explores how even the smallest lies can have far-reaching consequences.When the body of a woman is discovered in a local park—with her bewildered four-year-old son sitting beside her—veteran social worker Ellen Moore is called in to assist in the police investigation. Positioned beneath a statue of Leto, the goddess of motherhood, the crime is weighted with meaning and, Ellen discovers, remarkably similar to one from a decade past.Ellen's professional duty is to protect the child, but she's not equipped to contend with a killer. As she races to connect the dots, she knows her time is running out. And the stakes are high: if she fails, another mother is sure to make the ultimate sacrifice.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-father-for-her-triplets-by-susan-meier--65311119https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211468 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Father for Her Triplets Author: Susan Meier Narrator: Pilar Witherspoon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 11 minutes Release date: May 2, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A Father for Her Triplets: An uplifting new tale celebrating Mothers in a Million. Single mom Missy Johnson has worked hard to provide her adorable triplets with the secure childhood she never had. But now that her baking business has taken off, Missy's left struggling to juggle cupcakes and kids! That is until gorgeous Wyatt McKenzie comes back to town, bringing memories she'd prefer stayed locked away But when she sees him bonding with her mischievous trio, Missy realizes five might just be the perfect number!]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211468Fri, 02 May 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211468 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Father for Her Triplets Author: Susan Meier Narrator: Pilar Witherspoon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 11 minutes Release date: May 2,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211468 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Father for Her Triplets Author: Susan Meier Narrator: Pilar Witherspoon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 11 minutes Release date: May 2, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A Father for Her Triplets: An uplifting new tale celebrating Mothers in a Million. Single mom Missy Johnson has worked hard to provide her adorable triplets with the secure childhood she never had. But now that her baking business has taken off, Missy's left struggling to juggle cupcakes and kids! That is until gorgeous Wyatt McKenzie comes back to town, bringing memories she'd prefer stayed locked away But when she sees him bonding with her mischievous trio, Missy realizes five might just be the perfect number!]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/inn-at-last-chance-by-hope-ramsay--65311109https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211184 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Inn at Last Chance Series: #7 of Last Chance Author: Hope Ramsay Narrator: Kristin Kalbli Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 51 minutes Release date: April 29, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Jenny Carpenter is the unrivaled pie-baking champion of Last Chance, South Carolina's annual Watermelon Festival and the town's unofficial spinster. With her dream of marriage and children on hold, she focuses on another dream, turning the local haunted house into a charming bed-and-breakfast. But her plans go off course when the home's former owner shows up on her doorstep on a dark and stormy night . . . Mega-bestselling horror writer Gabriel Raintree is as mysterious and tortured as his heroes. His family's long-deserted mansion is just the inspiration he needs to finish his latest twisted tale, or so he thinks until he learns it's been sold. The new innkeeper proves to be as determined as she is kind, and soon Gabriel finds himself a paying guest in his own home. As Jenny and Gabe bring new passion to the old house, can she convince him to leave the ghosts of his past behind-and make Last Chance their first choice for a future together?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211184Tue, 29 Apr 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211184 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Inn at Last Chance Series: #7 of Last Chance Author: Hope Ramsay Narrator: Kristin Kalbli Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 51 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211184 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Inn at Last Chance Series: #7 of Last Chance Author: Hope Ramsay Narrator: Kristin Kalbli Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 51 minutes Release date: April 29, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Jenny Carpenter is the unrivaled pie-baking champion of Last Chance, South Carolina's annual Watermelon Festival and the town's unofficial spinster. With her dream of marriage and children on hold, she focuses on another dream, turning the local haunted house into a charming bed-and-breakfast. But her plans go off course when the home's former owner shows up on her doorstep on a dark and stormy night . . . Mega-bestselling horror writer Gabriel Raintree is as mysterious and tortured as his heroes. His family's long-deserted mansion is just the inspiration he needs to finish his latest twisted tale, or so he thinks until he learns it's been sold. The new innkeeper proves to be as determined as she is kind, and soon Gabriel finds himself a paying guest in his own home. As Jenny and Gabe bring new passion to the old house, can she convince him to leave the ghosts of his past behind-and make Last Chance their first choice for a future together?]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chestnut-street-by-maeve-binchy--65311170https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210024 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chestnut Street Author: Maeve Binchy Narrator: Sile Bermingham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 2 minutes Release date: April 22, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.11 of Total 9 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Maeve Binchy imagined a street in Dublin with many characters coming and going, and every once in a while she would write about one of these people. She would then put it in a drawer; “for the future,” she would say. The future is now. Across town from St. Jarlath’s Crescent, featured in Minding Frankie, is Chestnut Street, where neighbors come and go. Behind their closed doors we encounter very different people with different life circumstances, occupations, and sensibilities. Some of the unforgettable characters lovingly brought to life by Binchy are Bucket Maguire, the window cleaner, who must do more than he bargained for to protect his son; Nessa Byrne, whose aunt visits from  America every summer and turns the house—and Nessa’s world—upside down; Lilian, the generous girl with the big heart and a fiancé whom no one approves of; Melly, whose gossip about the neighbors helps Madame Magic, a self-styled fortune-teller, get everyone on the right track; Dolly, who discovers more about her perfect mother than she ever wanted to know; and Molly, who learns the cure for sleeplessness from her pen pal from Chicago . . . Chestnut Street is written with the humor and understanding that are earmarks of Maeve Binchy’s extraordinary work and, once again, she warms our hearts with her storytelling.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210024Tue, 22 Apr 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210024 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chestnut Street Author: Maeve Binchy Narrator: Sile Bermingham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 2 minutes Release date: April 22, 2014...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210024 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chestnut Street Author: Maeve Binchy Narrator: Sile Bermingham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 2 minutes Release date: April 22, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.11 of Total 9 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Maeve Binchy imagined a street in Dublin with many characters coming and going, and every once in a while she would write about one of these people. She would then put it in a drawer; “for the future,” she would say. The future is now. Across town from St. Jarlath’s Crescent, featured in Minding Frankie, is Chestnut Street, where neighbors come and go. Behind their closed doors we encounter very different people with different life circumstances, occupations, and sensibilities. Some of the unforgettable characters lovingly brought to life by Binchy are Bucket Maguire, the window cleaner, who must do more than he bargained for to protect his son; Nessa Byrne, whose aunt visits from  America every summer and turns the house—and Nessa’s world—upside down; Lilian, the generous girl with the big heart and a fiancé whom no one approves of; Melly, whose gossip about the neighbors helps Madame Magic, a self-styled fortune-teller, get everyone on the right track; Dolly, who discovers more about her perfect mother than she ever wanted to know; and Molly, who learns the cure for sleeplessness from her pen pal from Chicago . . . Chestnut Street is written with the humor and understanding that are earmarks of Maeve Binchy’s extraordinary work and, once again, she warms our hearts with her storytelling.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ruin-falls-a-novel-by-jenny-milchman--65311145https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210590 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ruin Falls: A Novel Author: Jenny Milchman Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 51 minutes Release date: April 22, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In a suspenseful follow-up to her critically acclaimed Cover of Snow, Jenny Milchman ratchets up the tension with this edge-of-your-seat story of a mother determined to find her missing children.   Liz Daniels has every reason to be happy about setting off on a rare family vacation, leaving behind her remote home in the Adirondack Mountains for a while. Instead, she feels uneasy. Her children, eight-year-old Reid and six-year-old Ally, have met their paternal grandparents only a handful of times. But Liz’s husband, Paul, has decided that, despite a strained relationship with his mother and father, they should visit the farm in western New York where he spent his childhood.   On their way to the farm, the family stops at a hotel for the night. In the morning, when Liz goes to check on her sleeping children, all her anxiety comes roaring back: Ally and Reed are nowhere to be found. Blind panic slides into ice-cold terror as the hours tick by without anyone finding a trace of the kids. Soon, Paul and Liz are being interviewed by police, an Amber Alert is issued, and detectives are called in.   Frantic worry and helplessness threaten to overtake Liz’s mind—but in a sudden, gut-wrenching instant she realizes that it was no stranger who slipped into the hotel room that night. Someone she trusted completely has betrayed her. Though she knows that Ally and Reid are safe, Liz will stop at nothing to find them and get them back. From her guarded in-laws’ unwelcoming farmhouse to the deep woods of her own hometown, Liz follows the threads of a terrible secret to uncover a hidden world created from dreams and haunted by nightmares. Praise for Jenny Milchman and Ruin Falls   “[Jenny] Milchman has a gift that allows her to delve deep into the mind and psyche of her characters, and fans of dark plots like the works of Gillian Flynn will find another author to savor.”—RT Book Reviews “Essential for psychological thriller fanatics . . . Extreme, heart-pounding action follows this determined mother as she risks everything to save her children.”—Library Journal “[Jenny Milchman] carves out a new niche with this unusual mix of ecothriller and family suspense drama.”—Booklist (starred review)   “Milchman weaves a complex and intriguing tale, adeptly pacing the narrative as danger escalates. . . . Most impressive, though, is Liz’s transformation from a meek wife . . . to a strong, capable woman determined to rescue her children at any cost to herself.”—Publishers Weekly “Absorbing from start to finish: Jenny Milchman writes a deeply felt and suspenseful story of a woman whose life is upended by a death and a dark secret.”—Nancy Pickard, bestselling author of The Scent of Rain and Lightning “Milchman can evoke the shadows and fears of a rural community like no one else.”—DuJour]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210590Tue, 22 Apr 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210590 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ruin Falls: A Novel Author: Jenny Milchman Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 51 minutes Release date: April...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210590 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ruin Falls: A Novel Author: Jenny Milchman Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 51 minutes Release date: April 22, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In a suspenseful follow-up to her critically acclaimed Cover of Snow, Jenny Milchman ratchets up the tension with this edge-of-your-seat story of a mother determined to find her missing children.   Liz Daniels has every reason to be happy about setting off on a rare family vacation, leaving behind her remote home in the Adirondack Mountains for a while. Instead, she feels uneasy. Her children, eight-year-old Reid and six-year-old Ally, have met their paternal grandparents only a handful of times. But Liz’s husband, Paul, has decided that, despite a strained relationship with his mother and father, they should visit the farm in western New York where he spent his childhood.   On their way to the farm, the family stops at a hotel for the night. In the morning, when Liz goes to check on her sleeping children, all her anxiety comes roaring back: Ally and Reed are nowhere to be found. Blind panic slides into ice-cold terror as the hours tick by without anyone finding a trace of the kids. Soon, Paul and Liz are being interviewed by police, an Amber Alert is issued, and detectives are called in.   Frantic worry and helplessness threaten to overtake Liz’s mind—but in a sudden, gut-wrenching instant she realizes that it was no stranger who slipped into the hotel room that night. Someone she trusted completely has betrayed her. Though she knows that Ally and Reid are safe, Liz will stop at nothing to find them and get them back. From her guarded in-laws’ unwelcoming farmhouse to the deep woods of her own hometown, Liz follows the threads of a terrible secret to uncover a hidden world created from dreams and haunted by nightmares. Praise for Jenny Milchman and Ruin Falls   “[Jenny] Milchman has a gift that allows her to delve deep into the mind and psyche of her characters, and fans of dark plots like the works of Gillian Flynn will find another author to savor.”—RT Book Reviews “Essential for psychological thriller fanatics . . . Extreme, heart-pounding action follows this determined mother as she risks everything to save her children.”—Library Journal “[Jenny Milchman] carves out a new niche with this unusual mix of ecothriller and family suspense drama.”—Booklist (starred review)   “Milchman weaves a complex and intriguing tale, adeptly pacing the narrative as danger escalates. . . . Most impressive, though, is Liz’s transformation from a meek wife . . . to a strong, capable woman determined to rescue her children at any cost to herself.”—Publishers Weekly “Absorbing from start to finish: Jenny Milchman writes a deeply felt and suspenseful story of a woman whose life is upended by a death and a dark secret.”—Nancy Pickard, bestselling author of The Scent of Rain and Lightning “Milchman can evoke the shadows and fears of a rural community like no one else.”—DuJour]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-end-of-the-point-a-novel-by-elizabeth-graver--65311125https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210419 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The End of the Point: A Novel Author: Elizabeth Graver Narrator: Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 6 minutes Release date: April 22, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A place out of time, Ashaunt Point—a tiny finger of land jutting into Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts—has provided sanctuary and anchored life for generations of the Porter family, who summer along its remote, rocky shore. But in 1942, the U.S. Army arrives on the Point, bringing havoc and change. That summer, the two older Porter girls—teenagers Helen and Dossie—run wild. The children's Scottish nurse, Bea, falls in love. And youngest daughter Janie is entangled in an incident that cuts the season short and haunts the family for years to come. As the decades pass, Helen and then her son Charlie return to the Point, seeking refuge from the chaos of rapidly changing times. But Ashaunt is not entirely removed from events unfolding beyond its borders. Neither Charlie nor his mother can escape the long shadow of history—Vietnam, the bitterly disputed real estate development of the Point, economic misfortune, illness, and tragedy. An unforgettable portrait of one family's journey through the second half of the twentieth century, The End of the Point artfully probes the hairline fractures hidden beneath the surface of our lives and traces the fragile and enduring bonds that connect us. With subtlety and grace, Elizabeth Graver illuminates the powerful legacy of family and place, exploring what we are born into, what we pass down, preserve, cast off or willingly set free.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210419Tue, 22 Apr 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210419 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The End of the Point: A Novel Author: Elizabeth Graver Narrator: Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 6 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210419 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The End of the Point: A Novel Author: Elizabeth Graver Narrator: Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 6 minutes Release date: April 22, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A place out of time, Ashaunt Point—a tiny finger of land jutting into Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts—has provided sanctuary and anchored life for generations of the Porter family, who summer along its remote, rocky shore. But in 1942, the U.S. Army arrives on the Point, bringing havoc and change. That summer, the two older Porter girls—teenagers Helen and Dossie—run wild. The children's Scottish nurse, Bea, falls in love. And youngest daughter Janie is entangled in an incident that cuts the season short and haunts the family for years to come. As the decades pass, Helen and then her son Charlie return to the Point, seeking refuge from the chaos of rapidly changing times. But Ashaunt is not entirely removed from events unfolding beyond its borders. Neither Charlie nor his mother can escape the long shadow of history—Vietnam, the bitterly disputed real estate development of the Point, economic misfortune, illness, and tragedy. An unforgettable portrait of one family's journey through the second half of the twentieth century, The End of the Point artfully probes the hairline fractures hidden beneath the surface of our lives and traces the fragile and enduring bonds that connect us. With subtlety and grace, Elizabeth Graver illuminates the powerful legacy of family and place, exploring what we are born into, what we pass down, preserve, cast off or willingly set free.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/acts-of-contrition-by-jennifer-handford--65311106https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211666 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Acts of Contrition Author: Jennifer Handford Narrator: Tanya Eby, Christopher Lane Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 23 minutes Release date: April 15, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Mary Morrissey is living the life of her dreams. She has a loving husband of ten years, Tom, two daughters, and twin boys. Her parents are just down the road. Her three sisters are nearby. Perfect—some might even say she is living the American Dream. But beneath the shiny veneer, Mary hasn’t taken a calm breath in years. She lives in a constant state of panic, afraid that the secret she’s kept hidden for so long will be revealed, that it will shatter the life she’s worked so hard to build. When Mary’s handsome and addictively charismatic ex-boyfriend Landon James reappears during his high profile Senate campaign, she feels the truth bubbling to the surface and knows she’s powerless to stop it. Mary has spent years trying to forget him, and now he’s on every TV she sees. A conditional Catholic, Mary bargains with God, negotiating deals that will keep her happy life undisturbed for another day. She prays for strength and confesses her sins—anything that might let her sleep at night under the weight of the guilt she carries from lying to her husband and family for the entirety of her marriage. When Tom learns what Mary’s been hiding, what once seemed unfathomable—a deep, heartbreaking divide between them—is now their new normal. Can they find a way to rebuild their life together? Is forgiveness possible? Acts of Contrition is a richly drawn story of faith, family loyalty, and forgiveness, even in the face of moral ambiguity, guilt, and shattered trust.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211666Tue, 15 Apr 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211666 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Acts of Contrition Author: Jennifer Handford Narrator: Tanya Eby, Christopher Lane Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 23 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211666 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Acts of Contrition Author: Jennifer Handford Narrator: Tanya Eby, Christopher Lane Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 23 minutes Release date: April 15, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Mary Morrissey is living the life of her dreams. She has a loving husband of ten years, Tom, two daughters, and twin boys. Her parents are just down the road. Her three sisters are nearby. Perfect—some might even say she is living the American Dream. But beneath the shiny veneer, Mary hasn’t taken a calm breath in years. She lives in a constant state of panic, afraid that the secret she’s kept hidden for so long will be revealed, that it will shatter the life she’s worked so hard to build. When Mary’s handsome and addictively charismatic ex-boyfriend Landon James reappears during his high profile Senate campaign, she feels the truth bubbling to the surface and knows she’s powerless to stop it. Mary has spent years trying to forget him, and now he’s on every TV she sees. A conditional Catholic, Mary bargains with God, negotiating deals that will keep her happy life undisturbed for another day. She prays for strength and confesses her sins—anything that might let her sleep at night under the weight of the guilt she carries from lying to her husband and family for the entirety of her marriage. When Tom learns what Mary’s been hiding, what once seemed unfathomable—a deep, heartbreaking divide between them—is now their new normal. Can they find a way to rebuild their life together? Is forgiveness possible? Acts of Contrition is a richly drawn story of faith, family loyalty, and forgiveness, even in the face of moral ambiguity, guilt, and shattered trust.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/astonish-me-a-novel-by-maggie-shipstead--65311104https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/209927 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Astonish Me: A novel Author: Maggie Shipstead Narrator: Rebecca Lowman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 12 minutes Release date: April 8, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the author of the widely acclaimed debut novel Seating Arrangements, winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for First Fiction: a gorgeously written, fiercely compelling glimpse into the demanding world of professional ballet and its magnetic hold over two generations. Astonish Me is the irresistible story of Joan, a young American dancer who helps a Soviet ballet star, the great Arslan Rusakov, defect in 1975. A flash of fame and a passionate love affair follow, but Joan knows that, onstage and off, she is destined to remain in the background. She will never possess Arslan, and she will never be a prima ballerina. She will rise no higher than the corps, one dancer among many. After her relationship with Arslan sours, Joan plots to make a new life for herself. She quits ballet, marries a good man, and settles in California with him and their son, Harry. But as the years pass, Joan comes to understand that ballet isn’t finished with her yet, for there is no mistaking that Harry is a prodigy. Through Harry, Joan is pulled back into a world she thought she’d left behind—back into dangerous secrets, and back, inevitably, to Arslan. Combining a sweeping, operatic plot with subtly observed characters, Maggie Shipstead gives us a novel of stunning intensity and deft psychological nuance. Gripping, dramatic, and brilliantly conjured, Astonish Me confirms Shipstead’s range and ability and raises provocative questions about the nature of talent, the choices we must make in search of fulfillment, and how we square the yearning for comfort with the demands of art.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/209927Tue, 08 Apr 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/209927 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Astonish Me: A novel Author: Maggie Shipstead Narrator: Rebecca Lowman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 12 minutes Release date: April 8,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/209927 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Astonish Me: A novel Author: Maggie Shipstead Narrator: Rebecca Lowman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 12 minutes Release date: April 8, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the author of the widely acclaimed debut novel Seating Arrangements, winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for First Fiction: a gorgeously written, fiercely compelling glimpse into the demanding world of professional ballet and its magnetic hold over two generations. Astonish Me is the irresistible story of Joan, a young American dancer who helps a Soviet ballet star, the great Arslan Rusakov, defect in 1975. A flash of fame and a passionate love affair follow, but Joan knows that, onstage and off, she is destined to remain in the background. She will never possess Arslan, and she will never be a prima ballerina. She will rise no higher than the corps, one dancer among many. After her relationship with Arslan sours, Joan plots to make a new life for herself. She quits ballet, marries a good man, and settles in California with him and their son, Harry. But as the years pass, Joan comes to understand that ballet isn’t finished with her yet, for there is no mistaking that Harry is a prodigy. Through Harry, Joan is pulled back into a world she thought she’d left behind—back into dangerous secrets, and back, inevitably, to Arslan. Combining a sweeping, operatic plot with subtly observed characters, Maggie Shipstead gives us a novel of stunning intensity and deft psychological nuance. Gripping, dramatic, and brilliantly conjured, Astonish Me confirms Shipstead’s range and ability and raises provocative questions about the nature of talent, the choices we must make in search of fulfillment, and how we square the yearning for comfort with the demands of art.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bitter-winds-by-kay-bratt--65311103https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211648 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bitter Winds Series: #3 of Tales of the Scavenger's Daughters Author: Kay Bratt Narrator: Kate Rudd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39 minutes Release date: April 8, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The third book of the Tales of the Scavenger’s Daughters series, Bitter Winds continues the saga of Chinese couple Benfu and Calli, and the abandoned young women in their care. Since the night her sister was almost burned alive in a fire and they were taken from their mother, Ivy has been the self-appointed guardian and guide to her blind twin, Lily. When Lily is snatched away and put behind locked doors, Ivy will do whatever it takes to get her sister home, even it means putting her own life in danger. After Benfu and Calli’s long-lost daughter, Li Jin, is finally reunited with her birth parents, she opens a shelter for displaced people, turning her fortune from destitution and abuse to family and fulfillment. But her friend Sami remains consumed by bitterness—and Li Jin soon realizes she needs to make a difficult choice between revisiting the past or nurturing her own future.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211648Tue, 08 Apr 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211648 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bitter Winds Series: #3 of Tales of the Scavenger's Daughters Author: Kay Bratt Narrator: Kate Rudd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211648 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bitter Winds Series: #3 of Tales of the Scavenger's Daughters Author: Kay Bratt Narrator: Kate Rudd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 39 minutes Release date: April 8, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The third book of the Tales of the Scavenger’s Daughters series, Bitter Winds continues the saga of Chinese couple Benfu and Calli, and the abandoned young women in their care. Since the night her sister was almost burned alive in a fire and they were taken from their mother, Ivy has been the self-appointed guardian and guide to her blind twin, Lily. When Lily is snatched away and put behind locked doors, Ivy will do whatever it takes to get her sister home, even it means putting her own life in danger. After Benfu and Calli’s long-lost daughter, Li Jin, is finally reunited with her birth parents, she opens a shelter for displaced people, turning her fortune from destitution and abuse to family and fulfillment. But her friend Sami remains consumed by bitterness—and Li Jin soon realizes she needs to make a difficult choice between revisiting the past or nurturing her own future.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/and-the-dark-sacred-night-a-novel-by-julia-glass--65311146https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210023 to listen full audiobooks. Title: And the Dark Sacred Night: A Novel Author: Julia Glass Narrator: Mark Deakins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 23 minutes Release date: April 1, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In this richly detailed novel about the quest for an unknown father, Julia Glass brings new characters together with familiar figures from her first two novels, immersing readers in a panorama that stretches from suburban New Jersey to rural Vermont and ultimately to the tip of Cape Cod.   Kit Noonan is an unemployed art historian with twins to help support and a mortgage to pay—and a wife frustrated by his inertia. Raised by a strong-willed, secretive single mother, Kit has never known the identity of his father—a mystery that his wife insists he must solve to move forward with his life. Out of desperation, Kit goes to the mountain retreat of his mother’s former husband, Jasper, a take-no-prisoners outdoorsman. There, in the midst of a fierce blizzard, Kit and Jasper confront memories of the bittersweet decade when their families were joined. Reluctantly breaking a long-ago promise, Jasper connects Kit with Lucinda and Zeke Burns, who know the answer he’s looking for. Readers of Glass’s first novel, Three Junes, will recognize Lucinda as the mother of Malachy, the music critic who died of AIDS. In fact, to fully understand the secrets surrounding his paternity, Kit will travel farther still, meeting Fenno McLeod, now in his late fifties, and Fenno’s longtime companion, the gregarious Walter Kinderman.   And the Dark Sacred Night is an exquisitely memorable tale about the youthful choices that steer our destinies, the necessity of forgiveness, and the risks we take when we face down the shadows from our past.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210023Tue, 01 Apr 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210023 to listen full audiobooks. Title: And the Dark Sacred Night: A Novel Author: Julia Glass Narrator: Mark Deakins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 23 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210023 to listen full audiobooks. Title: And the Dark Sacred Night: A Novel Author: Julia Glass Narrator: Mark Deakins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 23 minutes Release date: April 1, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In this richly detailed novel about the quest for an unknown father, Julia Glass brings new characters together with familiar figures from her first two novels, immersing readers in a panorama that stretches from suburban New Jersey to rural Vermont and ultimately to the tip of Cape Cod.   Kit Noonan is an unemployed art historian with twins to help support and a mortgage to pay—and a wife frustrated by his inertia. Raised by a strong-willed, secretive single mother, Kit has never known the identity of his father—a mystery that his wife insists he must solve to move forward with his life. Out of desperation, Kit goes to the mountain retreat of his mother’s former husband, Jasper, a take-no-prisoners outdoorsman. There, in the midst of a fierce blizzard, Kit and Jasper confront memories of the bittersweet decade when their families were joined. Reluctantly breaking a long-ago promise, Jasper connects Kit with Lucinda and Zeke Burns, who know the answer he’s looking for. Readers of Glass’s first novel, Three Junes, will recognize Lucinda as the mother of Malachy, the music critic who died of AIDS. In fact, to fully understand the secrets surrounding his paternity, Kit will travel farther still, meeting Fenno McLeod, now in his late fifties, and Fenno’s longtime companion, the gregarious Walter Kinderman.   And the Dark Sacred Night is an exquisitely memorable tale about the youthful choices that steer our destinies, the necessity of forgiveness, and the risks we take when we face down the shadows from our past.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/frog-music-a-novel-by-emma-donoghue--65311130https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208461 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Frog Music: A Novel Author: Emma Donoghue Narrator: Khristine Hvam Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 1, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of Room, a young French burlesque dancer living in San Francisco is ready to risk anything in order to solve her friend’s murder—but only if the killer doesn’t get her first. Summer of 1876: San Francisco is in the fierce grip of a record-breaking heat wave and a smallpox epidemic. Through the window of a railroad saloon, a young woman named Jenny Bonnet is shot dead. The survivor, her friend Blanche Beunon, is a French burlesque dancer. Over the next three days, she will risk everything to bring Jenny's murderer to justice—if he doesn't track her down first. The story Blanche struggles to piece together is one of free-love bohemians, desperate paupers, and arrogant millionaires; of jealous men, icy women, and damaged children. It's the secret life of Jenny herself, a notorious character who breaks the law every morning by getting dressed: a charmer as slippery as the frogs she hunts. In thrilling, cinematic style, Frog Music digs up a long-forgotten, never-solved crime. Full of songs that migrated across the world, Emma Donoghue's lyrical tale of love and bloodshed among lowlifes captures the pulse of a boomtown like no other. "Her greatest achievement yet . . . Emma Donoghue shows more than range with Frog Music—she shows genius." —Darin Strauss, author of Half a Life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208461Tue, 01 Apr 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208461 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Frog Music: A Novel Author: Emma Donoghue Narrator: Khristine Hvam Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 1, 2014...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208461 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Frog Music: A Novel Author: Emma Donoghue Narrator: Khristine Hvam Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 1, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of Room, a young French burlesque dancer living in San Francisco is ready to risk anything in order to solve her friend’s murder—but only if the killer doesn’t get her first. Summer of 1876: San Francisco is in the fierce grip of a record-breaking heat wave and a smallpox epidemic. Through the window of a railroad saloon, a young woman named Jenny Bonnet is shot dead. The survivor, her friend Blanche Beunon, is a French burlesque dancer. Over the next three days, she will risk everything to bring Jenny's murderer to justice—if he doesn't track her down first. The story Blanche struggles to piece together is one of free-love bohemians, desperate paupers, and arrogant millionaires; of jealous men, icy women, and damaged children. It's the secret life of Jenny herself, a notorious character who breaks the law every morning by getting dressed: a charmer as slippery as the frogs she hunts. In thrilling, cinematic style, Frog Music digs up a long-forgotten, never-solved crime. Full of songs that migrated across the world, Emma Donoghue's lyrical tale of love and bloodshed among lowlifes captures the pulse of a boomtown like no other. "Her greatest achievement yet . . . Emma Donoghue shows more than range with Frog Music—she shows genius." —Darin Strauss, author of Half a Life.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/love-and-treasure-by-ayelet-waldman--65311101https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210436 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love and Treasure Author: Ayelet Waldman Narrator: Paul Hecht, Jonathan Davis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 17 minutes Release date: April 1, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The Hungarian Gold Train, loaded with Jewish treasure. A dazzling jewelled pendant in the form of a stylized peacock. And three men who find their carefully-wrought lives turned upside-down by three amazing and fierce women,each locked in a struggle against her own history and the history or our times... Maine, 2012. An old man id dying with the weight of a plundered necklace on his conscience. As an US Army Captain in 1946 Salburg, guarding the 'Hungarian Gold Train' full of looted Jewish treasure, he fell in love with camp survivor and helped her escape to Israel. Now, as his granddaughter sets out to repatriate the necklace, secrets buried in the past are uncoverd,stories of love and deceit linked to that beautiful, peacock-shaped pendant and to a priceless,long-lost painting. spanning a century of European and Jewish history, from 1913 Budapest to comtemporary Israel, and filled with a vivid supporting cast of art dealers,freedom fighters,psychoanalysts and suffragette dwarfs, LOVE AND TREASURE is a thrilling, moving and haunting novel, one that bears an ever elusive question at its core, nested like a photograph hidden in a locket: where does the worth of a people and its treasure truly lie?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210436Tue, 01 Apr 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210436 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love and Treasure Author: Ayelet Waldman Narrator: Paul Hecht, Jonathan Davis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 17 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210436 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love and Treasure Author: Ayelet Waldman Narrator: Paul Hecht, Jonathan Davis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 17 minutes Release date: April 1, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The Hungarian Gold Train, loaded with Jewish treasure. A dazzling jewelled pendant in the form of a stylized peacock. And three men who find their carefully-wrought lives turned upside-down by three amazing and fierce women,each locked in a struggle against her own history and the history or our times... Maine, 2012. An old man id dying with the weight of a plundered necklace on his conscience. As an US Army Captain in 1946 Salburg, guarding the 'Hungarian Gold Train' full of looted Jewish treasure, he fell in love with camp survivor and helped her escape to Israel. Now, as his granddaughter sets out to repatriate the necklace, secrets buried in the past are uncoverd,stories of love and deceit linked to that beautiful, peacock-shaped pendant and to a priceless,long-lost painting. spanning a century of European and Jewish history, from 1913 Budapest to comtemporary Israel, and filled with a vivid supporting cast of art dealers,freedom fighters,psychoanalysts and suffragette dwarfs, LOVE AND TREASURE is a thrilling, moving and haunting novel, one that bears an ever elusive question at its core, nested like a photograph hidden in a locket: where does the worth of a people and its treasure truly lie?]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-wish-list-a-novel-by-gregoire-delacourt--65311166https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210018 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Wish List: A Novel Author: Gregoire Delacourt Narrator: Jilly Bond Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 36 minutes Release date: March 25, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The #1 bestselling international phenomenon that asks, If you won the lottery, would you trade your life for the life of your dreams? Jocelyne lives in a small town in France where she runs a fabric shop, has been married to the same man for twenty-one years, and has raised two children. She is beginning to wonder what happened to all those dreams she had when she was seventeen. Could her life have been different? Then she wins the lottery—and suddenly finds the world at her fingertips. But she chooses not to tell anyone, not even her husband—not just yet. Without cashing the check, she begins to make a list of all the things she could do with the money. But does Jocelyne really want her life to change?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210018Tue, 25 Mar 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210018 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Wish List: A Novel Author: Gregoire Delacourt Narrator: Jilly Bond Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 36 minutes Release date: March 25,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210018 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Wish List: A Novel Author: Gregoire Delacourt Narrator: Jilly Bond Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 36 minutes Release date: March 25, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The #1 bestselling international phenomenon that asks, If you won the lottery, would you trade your life for the life of your dreams? Jocelyne lives in a small town in France where she runs a fabric shop, has been married to the same man for twenty-one years, and has raised two children. She is beginning to wonder what happened to all those dreams she had when she was seventeen. Could her life have been different? Then she wins the lottery—and suddenly finds the world at her fingertips. But she chooses not to tell anyone, not even her husband—not just yet. Without cashing the check, she begins to make a list of all the things she could do with the money. But does Jocelyne really want her life to change?]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-land-of-steady-habits-a-novel-by-ted-thompson--65311165https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208735 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Land of Steady Habits: A Novel Author: Ted Thompson Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 25, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Ted Thompson's shrewdly funny and finely observed novel about a man who must reckon with the high cost of the good life. A major motion picture streaming on Netflix, directed by Nicole Holofcener, and starring Ben Mendelsohn, Edie Falco, and Connie Britton. For Anders Hill, long ensconced in the affluent, insular villages of suburban Connecticut that some call 'the land of steady habits,' it's finally time to reap the rewards of his sensibly-lived life. Newly retired after decades of doing everything right, Anders finds that the contentment he's been promised is still just out of reach. So he decides he's had enough of stability: he leaves his wife, buys a condo, and waits for freedom to transform him. But as the cheery charade of Christmas approaches, Anders starts to wonder if parachuting out of his old life was the most prudent choice. Stripped of the comforts of his previous identity, Anders turns up at a holiday party full of his ex-wife's friends and is surprised to find that the very world he rejected may be the one he needs the most. Thus Anders embarks on a clumsy, hilarious, and heartbreaking journey to reconcile his past with his present. Reminiscent of the early work of Updike and Cheever, Ted Thompson writes with a striking compassion for his characters and fresh insight into the American tradition of the suburban narrative.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208735Tue, 25 Mar 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208735 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Land of Steady Habits: A Novel Author: Ted Thompson Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208735 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Land of Steady Habits: A Novel Author: Ted Thompson Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 25, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Ted Thompson's shrewdly funny and finely observed novel about a man who must reckon with the high cost of the good life. A major motion picture streaming on Netflix, directed by Nicole Holofcener, and starring Ben Mendelsohn, Edie Falco, and Connie Britton. For Anders Hill, long ensconced in the affluent, insular villages of suburban Connecticut that some call 'the land of steady habits,' it's finally time to reap the rewards of his sensibly-lived life. Newly retired after decades of doing everything right, Anders finds that the contentment he's been promised is still just out of reach. So he decides he's had enough of stability: he leaves his wife, buys a condo, and waits for freedom to transform him. But as the cheery charade of Christmas approaches, Anders starts to wonder if parachuting out of his old life was the most prudent choice. Stripped of the comforts of his previous identity, Anders turns up at a holiday party full of his ex-wife's friends and is surprised to find that the very world he rejected may be the one he needs the most. Thus Anders embarks on a clumsy, hilarious, and heartbreaking journey to reconcile his past with his present. Reminiscent of the early work of Updike and Cheever, Ted Thompson writes with a striking compassion for his characters and fresh insight into the American tradition of the suburban narrative.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/blossom-street-brides-a-blossom-street-novel-by-debbie-macomber--65311126https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208471 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blossom Street Brides: A Blossom Street Novel Series: #11 of Blossom Street Author: Debbie Macomber Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 25, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Debbie Macomber has won the hearts of millions of readers with her moving and inspiring stories. Now wedding bells are ringing in the tight-knit community that gathers around A Good Yarn, a store in a pretty Seattle neighborhood. Knitters come to the store to buy yarn and patterns but somehow they leave richer in friendship and love. Lauren Elliott has waited years for her long-term boyfriend, Todd, to propose, yet he seems more focused on his career than their relationship. When Lauren learns that her younger sister is pregnant before she herself even has an engagement ring, she feels overjoyed yet disheartened. Knowing she can’t put her future on hold, Lauren prepares to make a bold choice—one that leads her to a man she never dreamed she’d meet. Newly married to her second husband, Max, Bethanne Scranton is blissfully in love. But with Max’s job in California and Bethanne’s in Seattle, their long-distance marriage is becoming difficult to maintain. To complicate matters, Bethanne’s cunning ex will do anything to win her back. Lydia Goetz, too, is wonderfully happy with her husband, Brad, though lately she worries about the future of A Good Yarn. As she considers how to bring in business, she discovers that someone has beaten her to the punch. Baskets of yarn are mysteriously popping up all over town, with instructions to knit a scarf for charity and bring it into Lydia’s store. Never before has her shop received so much attention, but who hatched this brilliant plan? As three women’s lives intersect in unexpected ways, Lydia, Lauren, and Bethanne realize that love heals every heart, and the best surprises still lay ahead. Praise for Blossom Street Brides “[An] enjoyable read that pulls you right in from page one.”—Fresh Fiction “A master at writing stories that embrace both romance and friendship, [Debbie] Macomber can always be counted on for an enjoyable page-turner, and this Blossom Street installment is no exception.”—RT Book Reviews “A wonderful, love-affirming novel . . . an engaging, emotionally fulfilling story that clearly shows why she is a peerless storyteller.”—Examiner “Rewarding . . . Macomber amply delivers her signature engrossing relationship tales, wrapping her readers in warmth as fuzzy and soft as a hand-knitted creation from everyone’s favorite yarn shop.”—Bookreporter]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208471Tue, 25 Mar 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208471 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blossom Street Brides: A Blossom Street Novel Series: #11 of Blossom Street Author: Debbie Macomber Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208471 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blossom Street Brides: A Blossom Street Novel Series: #11 of Blossom Street Author: Debbie Macomber Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 25, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Debbie Macomber has won the hearts of millions of readers with her moving and inspiring stories. Now wedding bells are ringing in the tight-knit community that gathers around A Good Yarn, a store in a pretty Seattle neighborhood. Knitters come to the store to buy yarn and patterns but somehow they leave richer in friendship and love. Lauren Elliott has waited years for her long-term boyfriend, Todd, to propose, yet he seems more focused on his career than their relationship. When Lauren learns that her younger sister is pregnant before she herself even has an engagement ring, she feels overjoyed yet disheartened. Knowing she can’t put her future on hold, Lauren prepares to make a bold choice—one that leads her to a man she never dreamed she’d meet. Newly married to her second husband, Max, Bethanne Scranton is blissfully in love. But with Max’s job in California and Bethanne’s in Seattle, their long-distance marriage is becoming difficult to maintain. To complicate matters, Bethanne’s cunning ex will do anything to win her back. Lydia Goetz, too, is wonderfully happy with her husband, Brad, though lately she worries about the future of A Good Yarn. As she considers how to bring in business, she discovers that someone has beaten her to the punch. Baskets of yarn are mysteriously popping up all over town, with instructions to knit a scarf for charity and bring it into Lydia’s store. Never before has her shop received so much attention, but who hatched this brilliant plan? As three women’s lives intersect in unexpected ways, Lydia, Lauren, and Bethanne realize that love heals every heart, and the best surprises still lay ahead. Praise for Blossom Street Brides “[An] enjoyable read that pulls you right in from page one.”—Fresh Fiction “A master at writing stories that embrace both romance and friendship, [Debbie] Macomber can always be counted on for an enjoyable page-turner, and this Blossom Street installment is no exception.”—RT Book Reviews “A wonderful, love-affirming novel . . . an engaging, emotionally fulfilling story that clearly shows why she is a peerless storyteller.”—Examiner “Rewarding . . . Macomber amply delivers her signature engrossing relationship tales, wrapping her readers in warmth as fuzzy and soft as a hand-knitted creation from everyone’s favorite yarn shop.”—Bookreporter]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vintage-a-novel-by-susan-gloss--65311123https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208601 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Vintage: A Novel Author: Susan Gloss Narrator: Karen White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 6 minutes Release date: March 25, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Vintage is Susan Gloss’s sparkling debut novel in the Vein of The Friday Night Knitting Club, centered around a Midwestern vintage clothing shop and a group of women who eventually transform the store and each others’ lives. At Hourglass Vintage in Madison, Wisconsin, every item in the boutique has a story to tell . . . and so do the women who are drawn there. Violet Turner has always dreamed of owning a shop like Hourglass Vintage. When she is faced with the possibility of losing it, she realizes that, as much as she wants to, she cannot save it alone. Eighteen-year-old April Morgan is nearly five months along in an unplanned pregnancy when her hasty engagement is broken. When she returns the perfect 1950s wedding dress, she discovers unexpected possibilities and friends who won’t let her give up on her dreams. Betrayed by her husband, Amithi Singh begins selling off her old clothes, remnants of her past life. After decades of housekeeping and parenting a daughter who rejects her traditional ways, she fears she has nothing more ahead for her. An engaging story that beautifully captures the essence of women’s friendship and love, Vintage is a charming tale of possibility, of finding renewal and hope when we least expect it.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208601Tue, 25 Mar 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208601 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Vintage: A Novel Author: Susan Gloss Narrator: Karen White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 6 minutes Release date: March 25, 2014...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208601 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Vintage: A Novel Author: Susan Gloss Narrator: Karen White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 6 minutes Release date: March 25, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Vintage is Susan Gloss’s sparkling debut novel in the Vein of The Friday Night Knitting Club, centered around a Midwestern vintage clothing shop and a group of women who eventually transform the store and each others’ lives. At Hourglass Vintage in Madison, Wisconsin, every item in the boutique has a story to tell . . . and so do the women who are drawn there. Violet Turner has always dreamed of owning a shop like Hourglass Vintage. When she is faced with the possibility of losing it, she realizes that, as much as she wants to, she cannot save it alone. Eighteen-year-old April Morgan is nearly five months along in an unplanned pregnancy when her hasty engagement is broken. When she returns the perfect 1950s wedding dress, she discovers unexpected possibilities and friends who won’t let her give up on her dreams. Betrayed by her husband, Amithi Singh begins selling off her old clothes, remnants of her past life. After decades of housekeeping and parenting a daughter who rejects her traditional ways, she fears she has nothing more ahead for her. An engaging story that beautifully captures the essence of women’s friendship and love, Vintage is a charming tale of possibility, of finding renewal and hope when we least expect it.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fire-inside-a-chaos-novel-by-kristen-ashley--65311121https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208459 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fire Inside: A Chaos Novel Series: #2 of Chaos Author: Kristen Ashley Narrator: Kate Russell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 25, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.36 of Total 25 Ratings of Narrator: 4.55 of Total 11 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Meet the intense and sexy bad boy bikers of the Chaos Motorcycle Club in Lanie and Hop's story from Kristen Ashley's New York Times bestselling series. 'I adore Kristen Ashley's books. Her stories grab you by the throat from page one and . . . continue to dwell in your mind days after you've finished the story.' -- Maya Banks, New York Times bestselling author Lanie Heron isn't looking for love-no surprise, considering her last serious relationship nearly got her killed. So when Lanie propositions Hop Kincaid, all she wants is one wild night with the hot-as-hell biker who patrols with the Chaos Motorcycle Club . . . For Hop, Lanie has always been untouchable. She's too polished and too classy for his taste. But when she gives Hop the once-over with her bedroom eyes and offers him a night in paradise, he can't say no. And he doesn't regret it when he finds that Lanie is the best thing that's ever happened to him-in or out of bed. Now the trick will be to convince her of that.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208459Tue, 25 Mar 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208459 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fire Inside: A Chaos Novel Series: #2 of Chaos Author: Kristen Ashley Narrator: Kate Russell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 30 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208459 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fire Inside: A Chaos Novel Series: #2 of Chaos Author: Kristen Ashley Narrator: Kate Russell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 25, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.36 of Total 25 Ratings of Narrator: 4.55 of Total 11 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Meet the intense and sexy bad boy bikers of the Chaos Motorcycle Club in Lanie and Hop's story from Kristen Ashley's New York Times bestselling series. 'I adore Kristen Ashley's books. Her stories grab you by the throat from page one and . . . continue to dwell in your mind days after you've finished the story.' -- Maya Banks, New York Times bestselling author Lanie Heron isn't looking for love-no surprise, considering her last serious relationship nearly got her killed. So when Lanie propositions Hop Kincaid, all she wants is one wild night with the hot-as-hell biker who patrols with the Chaos Motorcycle Club . . . For Hop, Lanie has always been untouchable. She's too polished and too classy for his taste. But when she gives Hop the once-over with her bedroom eyes and offers him a night in paradise, he can't say no. And he doesn't regret it when he finds that Lanie is the best thing that's ever happened to him-in or out of bed. Now the trick will be to convince her of that.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/memnoch-the-devil-by-anne-rice--65311244https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210020 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Memnoch the Devil Series: #5 of Vampire Chronicles Author: Anne Rice Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 32 minutes Release date: March 18, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.27 of Total 56 Ratings of Narrator: 4.19 of Total 16 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: "STARTLING. . . FIENDISH. . . MEMNOCH'S TALE IS COMPELLING." --New York Daily News Like Interview With the Vampire, Memnoch has a half-maddened, fever-pitch intensity. . . Narrated by Rice's most cherished character, the vampire Lestat, Memnoch tells a tale as old as Scripture's legends and as modern as today's religious strife. --Rolling Stone "SHOCKING. . . A BRILLIANT BOOK." --St. Louis Post Dispatch "Rice has penned an ambitious close to this long-running series, as well as a classy exit for a classic horror character. . Fans will no doubt devour this last visit with Lestat." --The Washington Post Book World "MEMNOCH THE DEVIL OFFERS PASSAGES OF POETIC BRILLIANCE." --Playboy "[Memnoch] is one of Rice's most intriguing and sympathetic characters to date. . . Rice ups the ante, taking Lestat where few writers have ventured: into heaven and hell itself. She carries it off in top form." --The Seattle Times "RICHLY DESCRIPTIVE. . . A HORRIFIC TOUR OF HELL." --Kirkus Reviews (starred) A MAIN SELECTION OF THE BOOK-OF-THE-MONTH CLUB AND THE QUALITY PAPERBACK BOOK CLUB]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210020Tue, 18 Mar 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210020 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Memnoch the Devil Series: #5 of Vampire Chronicles Author: Anne Rice Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 32 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210020 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Memnoch the Devil Series: #5 of Vampire Chronicles Author: Anne Rice Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 32 minutes Release date: March 18, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.27 of Total 56 Ratings of Narrator: 4.19 of Total 16 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: "STARTLING. . . FIENDISH. . . MEMNOCH'S TALE IS COMPELLING." --New York Daily News Like Interview With the Vampire, Memnoch has a half-maddened, fever-pitch intensity. . . Narrated by Rice's most cherished character, the vampire Lestat, Memnoch tells a tale as old as Scripture's legends and as modern as today's religious strife. --Rolling Stone "SHOCKING. . . A BRILLIANT BOOK." --St. Louis Post Dispatch "Rice has penned an ambitious close to this long-running series, as well as a classy exit for a classic horror character. . Fans will no doubt devour this last visit with Lestat." --The Washington Post Book World "MEMNOCH THE DEVIL OFFERS PASSAGES OF POETIC BRILLIANCE." --Playboy "[Memnoch] is one of Rice's most intriguing and sympathetic characters to date. . . Rice ups the ante, taking Lestat where few writers have ventured: into heaven and hell itself. She carries it off in top form." --The Seattle Times "RICHLY DESCRIPTIVE. . . A HORRIFIC TOUR OF HELL." --Kirkus Reviews (starred) A MAIN SELECTION OF THE BOOK-OF-THE-MONTH CLUB AND THE QUALITY PAPERBACK BOOK CLUB]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-should-have-known-by-jean-hanff-korelitz--65311160https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206902 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Should Have Known Author: Jean Hanff Korelitz Narrator: Christina Delaine Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 18, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.88 of Total 25 Ratings of Narrator: 3.8 of Total 10 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In this "smart and devious" New York Times bestselling thriller, a marriage counselor's relationship begins to unravel when the mother of her son's classmate is murdered (The New York Times). The inspiration for the HBO series The Undoing, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant. Grace Reinhart Sachs is living her best life. Devoted to her husband, a pediatric oncologist at a major cancer hospital, their young son Henry, and the patients she sees in her therapy practice, her days are full of familiar things. Grace is also the author of a book You Should Have Known, in which she cautions women to really hear what men are trying to tell them. But weeks before the book is published a chasm opens in her own life: a violent death, a missing husband, and, in the place of a man Grace thought she knew, only an ongoing chain of terrible revelations, leading her to dismantle her life in order to create a new one, lest she allow these disasters to destroy her.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206902Tue, 18 Mar 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206902 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Should Have Known Author: Jean Hanff Korelitz Narrator: Christina Delaine Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 30 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206902 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Should Have Known Author: Jean Hanff Korelitz Narrator: Christina Delaine Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 18, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.88 of Total 25 Ratings of Narrator: 3.8 of Total 10 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In this "smart and devious" New York Times bestselling thriller, a marriage counselor's relationship begins to unravel when the mother of her son's classmate is murdered (The New York Times). The inspiration for the HBO series The Undoing, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant. Grace Reinhart Sachs is living her best life. Devoted to her husband, a pediatric oncologist at a major cancer hospital, their young son Henry, and the patients she sees in her therapy practice, her days are full of familiar things. Grace is also the author of a book You Should Have Known, in which she cautions women to really hear what men are trying to tell them. But weeks before the book is published a chasm opens in her own life: a violent death, a missing husband, and, in the place of a man Grace thought she knew, only an ongoing chain of terrible revelations, leading her to dismantle her life in order to create a new one, lest she allow these disasters to destroy her.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rules-for-becoming-a-legend-a-novel-by-timothy-s-lane--65311151https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208609 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rules for Becoming a Legend: A Novel Author: Timothy S. Lane Narrator: Bryan Langlitz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 57 minutes Release date: March 13, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A spirited debut of a rising basketball star wrestling with his town’s outsized expectations and his family’s complicated legacy Everyone seems to know Jimmy “Kamikaze” Kirkus, the half-white, half-Asian basketball sensation from small town Oregon. College coaches flood his mailbox with recruiting letters, Sports Illustrated has already profiled him, and everyone in town hangs on his every shot. But nobody can possibly fathom the weight of all this upon Jimmy’s shoulders, or the looming legacy that casts a wide shadow. Todd “Freight Train” Kirkus seemed destined for the NBA until he impregnates Genny Mori, the tough yet fragile daughter of the only Japanese family in town. Dreams of stardom and riches are traded in for a hasty marriage and parenthood until tragedy slams the Kirkus family. Jimmy and his wisecracking little brother Dex are born into a broken family, one haunted by wasted talent, alcoholism, and death. Like Chad Harbach’s The Art of Fielding and Friday Night Lights (the book and cult television show), Timothy Lane’s debut novel uses sports as a lens to understand family, community, catastrophe, passion, and hope. Populated with complex characters, Rules for Becoming a Legend is deftly written by an author who understands basketball as well as he understands the human condition.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208609Thu, 13 Mar 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208609 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rules for Becoming a Legend: A Novel Author: Timothy S. Lane Narrator: Bryan Langlitz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 57 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208609 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rules for Becoming a Legend: A Novel Author: Timothy S. Lane Narrator: Bryan Langlitz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 57 minutes Release date: March 13, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A spirited debut of a rising basketball star wrestling with his town’s outsized expectations and his family’s complicated legacy Everyone seems to know Jimmy “Kamikaze” Kirkus, the half-white, half-Asian basketball sensation from small town Oregon. College coaches flood his mailbox with recruiting letters, Sports Illustrated has already profiled him, and everyone in town hangs on his every shot. But nobody can possibly fathom the weight of all this upon Jimmy’s shoulders, or the looming legacy that casts a wide shadow. Todd “Freight Train” Kirkus seemed destined for the NBA until he impregnates Genny Mori, the tough yet fragile daughter of the only Japanese family in town. Dreams of stardom and riches are traded in for a hasty marriage and parenthood until tragedy slams the Kirkus family. Jimmy and his wisecracking little brother Dex are born into a broken family, one haunted by wasted talent, alcoholism, and death. Like Chad Harbach’s The Art of Fielding and Friday Night Lights (the book and cult television show), Timothy Lane’s debut novel uses sports as a lens to understand family, community, catastrophe, passion, and hope. Populated with complex characters, Rules for Becoming a Legend is deftly written by an author who understands basketball as well as he understands the human condition.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/power-play-a-novel-by-danielle-steel--65311114https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210118 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Power Play: A Novel Author: Danielle Steel Narrator: Dan John Miller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 51 minutes Release date: March 11, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.47 of Total 17 Ratings of Narrator: 3.8 of Total 5 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In Northern California two successful CEOs are both indispensable to their growing companies’ futures. Both are brilliant at the power game. But the difference between them is huge. One is a man, the other a woman. In this riveting novel, Danielle Steel explores what that means as she takes readers into the rarefied world of those at the pinnacle of international business and reveals the irrevocable choices they make, what drives them, and how others perceive them. The heady drug of power impacts everything they do. Power PlayEven though Harvard-educated Fiona Carson has proven herself under fire as CEO of National Technology Advancement, a multibillion-dollar high-tech company based in Palo Alto, California, she still has to meet the challenges of her world every day. Devoted single mother, world-class strategist, and tough negotiator, Fiona weighs every move she makes, and reserves any personal time for her children. Isolation and constant pressure are givens for her as a woman in a man’s world. Miles away in Marin County, Marshall Weston basks in the fruits of his achievements. At his side is his wife, Liz, the perfect corporate spouse, who has gladly sacrificed her own law career to raise their three children and support Marshall at every step. Smooth, shrewd, and irreproachable, Marshall is a model chief executive, and the power he wields only enhances his charisma and is his drug of choice. And to maintain his position, he harbors secrets that could destroy his life at any moment. His world is one of high risks. Like many women in her position, Fiona has sacrificed her personal life for her career, while Marshall dances dangerously close to the edge and flirts with scandal every day. Both must face their own demons, and fight off those who are jealous of their success. Their lives as CEOs of major companies come at a high price. And just how high a price are they willing to pay? Who are they willing to sacrifice to stay on top? Those they love, or themselves? Danielle Steel’s gripping, emotionally layered novel explores the seductive and damaging nature of power. Success and greed, trust and deception, love and loss—all come to a head in this compelling drama of family, careers, infidelity, and the sacrifices some people make to hold on to power…or to let it go.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210118Tue, 11 Mar 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210118 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Power Play: A Novel Author: Danielle Steel Narrator: Dan John Miller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 51 minutes Release date: March 11,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210118 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Power Play: A Novel Author: Danielle Steel Narrator: Dan John Miller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 51 minutes Release date: March 11, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.47 of Total 17 Ratings of Narrator: 3.8 of Total 5 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In Northern California two successful CEOs are both indispensable to their growing companies’ futures. Both are brilliant at the power game. But the difference between them is huge. One is a man, the other a woman. In this riveting novel, Danielle Steel explores what that means as she takes readers into the rarefied world of those at the pinnacle of international business and reveals the irrevocable choices they make, what drives them, and how others perceive them. The heady drug of power impacts everything they do. Power PlayEven though Harvard-educated Fiona Carson has proven herself under fire as CEO of National Technology Advancement, a multibillion-dollar high-tech company based in Palo Alto, California, she still has to meet the challenges of her world every day. Devoted single mother, world-class strategist, and tough negotiator, Fiona weighs every move she makes, and reserves any personal time for her children. Isolation and constant pressure are givens for her as a woman in a man’s world. Miles away in Marin County, Marshall Weston basks in the fruits of his achievements. At his side is his wife, Liz, the perfect corporate spouse, who has gladly sacrificed her own law career to raise their three children and support Marshall at every step. Smooth, shrewd, and irreproachable, Marshall is a model chief executive, and the power he wields only enhances his charisma and is his drug of choice. And to maintain his position, he harbors secrets that could destroy his life at any moment. His world is one of high risks. Like many women in her position, Fiona has sacrificed her personal life for her career, while Marshall dances dangerously close to the edge and flirts with scandal every day. Both must face their own demons, and fight off those who are jealous of their success. Their lives as CEOs of major companies come at a high price. And just how high a price are they willing to pay? Who are they willing to sacrifice to stay on top? Those they love, or themselves? Danielle Steel’s gripping, emotionally layered novel explores the seductive and damaging nature of power. Success and greed, trust and deception, love and loss—all come to a head in this compelling drama of family, careers, infidelity, and the sacrifices some people make to hold on to power…or to let it go.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/watching-you-by-michael-robotham--65311105https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208234 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Watching You Series: #7 of Joseph O'Loughlin Author: Michael Robotham Narrator: Sean Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 11, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.43 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: New York Times bestselling author Michael Robotham brings us face-to-face with a manipulative psychopath who has destroyed countless lives and is about to claim one final victim. Marnie Logan often feels like she's being watched: a warm breath on the back of her neck, or a shadow in the corner of her eye that vanishes when she turns her head. She has reason to be frightened. Her husband Daniel has inexplicably vanished, and the police have no leads in the case. Without proof of death or evidence of foul play, she can't access his bank accounts or his life insurance. Depressed and increasingly desperate, she seeks the help of clinical psychologist Joe O'Loughlin. O'Loughlin is concerned by Marnie's reluctance to talk about the past and anxious to uncover what Marnie is withholding that could help with her treatment. The breakthrough in Marnie's therapy and Daniel's disappearance arrives when Marnie shares with O'Loughlin her discovery of the Big Red Book, a collage of pictures, interviews, and anecdotes from Marnie's friends and relatives that Daniel had been compiling as part of a surprise birthday gift. Daniel's explorations into Marnie's past led him to a shocking revelation on the eve of his disappearance: Anyone who has ever gotten close to Marnie has paid an exacting price. A cold-blooded killer is eliminating the people in Marnie's life, and now that O'Laughlin is a part of it, he is next in line.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208234Tue, 11 Mar 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208234 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Watching You Series: #7 of Joseph O'Loughlin Author: Michael Robotham Narrator: Sean Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 0 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208234 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Watching You Series: #7 of Joseph O'Loughlin Author: Michael Robotham Narrator: Sean Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 11, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.43 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: New York Times bestselling author Michael Robotham brings us face-to-face with a manipulative psychopath who has destroyed countless lives and is about to claim one final victim. Marnie Logan often feels like she's being watched: a warm breath on the back of her neck, or a shadow in the corner of her eye that vanishes when she turns her head. She has reason to be frightened. Her husband Daniel has inexplicably vanished, and the police have no leads in the case. Without proof of death or evidence of foul play, she can't access his bank accounts or his life insurance. Depressed and increasingly desperate, she seeks the help of clinical psychologist Joe O'Loughlin. O'Loughlin is concerned by Marnie's reluctance to talk about the past and anxious to uncover what Marnie is withholding that could help with her treatment. The breakthrough in Marnie's therapy and Daniel's disappearance arrives when Marnie shares with O'Loughlin her discovery of the Big Red Book, a collage of pictures, interviews, and anecdotes from Marnie's friends and relatives that Daniel had been compiling as part of a surprise birthday gift. Daniel's explorations into Marnie's past led him to a shocking revelation on the eve of his disappearance: Anyone who has ever gotten close to Marnie has paid an exacting price. A cold-blooded killer is eliminating the people in Marnie's life, and now that O'Laughlin is a part of it, he is next in line.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/safe-with-me-a-novel-by-amy-hatvany--65311164https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208281 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Safe with Me: A Novel Author: Amy Hatvany Narrator: Rebekkah Ross, Joy Osmanski, Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 20 minutes Release date: March 4, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A 'compelling and thought-provoking' (Kristin Hannah) novel about two mothers and one daughter who are linked by tragedy and bound by secrets, from the acclaimed author of Heart Like Mine. The screech of tires brought Hannah Scott’s world as she knew it to a devastating end. A year after she signed the papers to donate her daughter’s organs, Hannah is still reeling with grief when she unexpectedly stumbles into the life of the Bell family, whose fifteen-year-old daughter, Maddie, survived only because Hannah’s daughter had died. Mesmerized by this fragile connection to her own daughter and afraid to reveal who she actually is, Hannah develops a surprising friendship with Maddie’s mother, Olivia. The Bells, however, have problems of their own. Once on the verge of leaving her wealthy but abusive husband, Olivia now finds herself bound to him in the wake of the transplant that saved their daughter’s life. Meanwhile, Maddie, tired of the limits her poor health puts upon her and fearful of her father’s increasing rage, regularly escapes into the one place where she can be anyone she wants: the Internet. But when she is finally healthy enough to return to school, the real world proves to be just as complicated as the isolated bubble she had been so eager to escape. A masterful narrative shaped by nuanced characters whose delicate bonds are on a collision course with the truth, Safe with Me is a riveting triumph.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208281Tue, 04 Mar 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208281 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Safe with Me: A Novel Author: Amy Hatvany Narrator: Rebekkah Ross, Joy Osmanski, Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 20...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208281 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Safe with Me: A Novel Author: Amy Hatvany Narrator: Rebekkah Ross, Joy Osmanski, Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 20 minutes Release date: March 4, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A 'compelling and thought-provoking' (Kristin Hannah) novel about two mothers and one daughter who are linked by tragedy and bound by secrets, from the acclaimed author of Heart Like Mine. The screech of tires brought Hannah Scott’s world as she knew it to a devastating end. A year after she signed the papers to donate her daughter’s organs, Hannah is still reeling with grief when she unexpectedly stumbles into the life of the Bell family, whose fifteen-year-old daughter, Maddie, survived only because Hannah’s daughter had died. Mesmerized by this fragile connection to her own daughter and afraid to reveal who she actually is, Hannah develops a surprising friendship with Maddie’s mother, Olivia. The Bells, however, have problems of their own. Once on the verge of leaving her wealthy but abusive husband, Olivia now finds herself bound to him in the wake of the transplant that saved their daughter’s life. Meanwhile, Maddie, tired of the limits her poor health puts upon her and fearful of her father’s increasing rage, regularly escapes into the one place where she can be anyone she wants: the Internet. But when she is finally healthy enough to return to school, the real world proves to be just as complicated as the isolated bubble she had been so eager to escape. A masterful narrative shaped by nuanced characters whose delicate bonds are on a collision course with the truth, Safe with Me is a riveting triumph.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-all-you-can-dream-buffet-a-novel-by-barbara-o-neal--65311141https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208542 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The All You Can Dream Buffet: A Novel Author: Barbara O'Neal Narrator: Joyce Bean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 56 minutes Release date: March 4, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Barbara O’Neal’s novel of food, friendship, and the freedom to grow your dreams brings together four very different women longing to savor the true taste of happiness.Popular blogger and foodie queen Lavender Wills reigns over Lavender Honey Farms, a serene slice of organic heaven nestled in Oregon wine country. Lavender is determined to keep her legacy from falling into the profit-driven hands of uncaring relatives, and she wants an heir to sustain her life’s work after she’s gone. So she invites her three closest online friends—fellow food bloggers, women of varied ages and backgrounds—out to her farm. She hopes to choose one of them to inherit it—but who?There’s Ginny, the freckle-faced Kansas cake baker whose online writing is about to lead her out of a broken marriage and into a world of sensual delights. And Ruby, young, pregnant, devoted to the organic movement, who’s looking for roots—and the perfect recipe to heal a shattered heart. Finally, Val, smart and sophisticated, a wine enthusiast who needs a fresh start for her teenage daughter after tragedy has rocked their lives. Coming together will change the Foodie Four in ways they could never have imagined, uniting them in love and a common purpose. As they realize that life doesn’t always offer a perfect recipe for happiness, they also discover that the moments worth savoring are flavored with some tears, a few surprises, and generous helpings of joy.Praise for the novels of Barbara O’Neal“[A] warm…romance about the healing powers of nature, love and community.” —Kirkus Reviews, on The Garden of Happy Endings“Absorbing…[with] lovingly sketched characters and real emotion.” —Publishers Weekly, on How to Bake a Perfect Lif]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208542Tue, 04 Mar 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208542 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The All You Can Dream Buffet: A Novel Author: Barbara O'Neal Narrator: Joyce Bean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 56 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/208542 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The All You Can Dream Buffet: A Novel Author: Barbara O'Neal Narrator: Joyce Bean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 56 minutes Release date: March 4, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Barbara O’Neal’s novel of food, friendship, and the freedom to grow your dreams brings together four very different women longing to savor the true taste of happiness.Popular blogger and foodie queen Lavender Wills reigns over Lavender Honey Farms, a serene slice of organic heaven nestled in Oregon wine country. Lavender is determined to keep her legacy from falling into the profit-driven hands of uncaring relatives, and she wants an heir to sustain her life’s work after she’s gone. So she invites her three closest online friends—fellow food bloggers, women of varied ages and backgrounds—out to her farm. She hopes to choose one of them to inherit it—but who?There’s Ginny, the freckle-faced Kansas cake baker whose online writing is about to lead her out of a broken marriage and into a world of sensual delights. And Ruby, young, pregnant, devoted to the organic movement, who’s looking for roots—and the perfect recipe to heal a shattered heart. Finally, Val, smart and sophisticated, a wine enthusiast who needs a fresh start for her teenage daughter after tragedy has rocked their lives. Coming together will change the Foodie Four in ways they could never have imagined, uniting them in love and a common purpose. As they realize that life doesn’t always offer a perfect recipe for happiness, they also discover that the moments worth savoring are flavored with some tears, a few surprises, and generous helpings of joy.Praise for the novels of Barbara O’Neal“[A] warm…romance about the healing powers of nature, love and community.” —Kirkus Reviews, on The Garden of Happy Endings“Absorbing…[with] lovingly sketched characters and real emotion.” —Publishers Weekly, on How to Bake a Perfect Lif]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/real-happy-family-a-novel-by-caeli-wolfson-widger--65311113https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210165 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Real Happy Family: A Novel Author: Caeli Wolfson Widger Narrator: Amy McFadden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 46 minutes Release date: March 4, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Part-time actress, full-time party girl Lorelei Branch isn’t famous yet, but she’s perfected a Hollywood lifestyle full of clubbing, fashion, and the latest juice cleanse. When Robin, her sister-in-law and agent, throws a plum job her way, Lorelei jumps at the chance and auditions to be the new girl on television’s hottest reality show, Flo’s Studio. Enter Colleen, Lorelei’s pill-popping mother, who wants nothing more than to see her daughter win the fame and glory she never had a chance to pursue herself. But Lorelei’s dream of becoming the next reality star is dashed when she loses the spot on Flo’s Studio to a stunning African woman. In an attempt to defend her daughter against what she calls a rigged contest, Colleen goes ballistic and delivers a racist rant on live television, sparking a national media frenzy. Lorelei flees the limelight, humiliated and broke, with her slacker boyfriend Don and heads for Reno where she begins to self-destruct. Meanwhile, the rest of the Branch family starts to come apart at the seams. Colleen and her husband, Carl, are quietly drifting apart. Darren, Lorelei’s older half-brother, is stuck in Florida working on a contentious film set while his wife, Robin, continues the tedious regimen of fertility drugs meant to help them conceive a child. Desperate to bring the family together again and make things right, Colleen hatches a plan to stage an intervention for Lorelei on the reality show Real Happy Family. Soon the entire Branch family is entangled in a mission to bring the prodigal daughter back into the fold. Will Lorelei ever forgive Colleen? Will Real Happy Family air their most sensational intervention yet? All roads lead to a seedy Reno hotel room, where a reality TV crew is waiting.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210165Tue, 04 Mar 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210165 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Real Happy Family: A Novel Author: Caeli Wolfson Widger Narrator: Amy McFadden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 46 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210165 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Real Happy Family: A Novel Author: Caeli Wolfson Widger Narrator: Amy McFadden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 46 minutes Release date: March 4, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Part-time actress, full-time party girl Lorelei Branch isn’t famous yet, but she’s perfected a Hollywood lifestyle full of clubbing, fashion, and the latest juice cleanse. When Robin, her sister-in-law and agent, throws a plum job her way, Lorelei jumps at the chance and auditions to be the new girl on television’s hottest reality show, Flo’s Studio. Enter Colleen, Lorelei’s pill-popping mother, who wants nothing more than to see her daughter win the fame and glory she never had a chance to pursue herself. But Lorelei’s dream of becoming the next reality star is dashed when she loses the spot on Flo’s Studio to a stunning African woman. In an attempt to defend her daughter against what she calls a rigged contest, Colleen goes ballistic and delivers a racist rant on live television, sparking a national media frenzy. Lorelei flees the limelight, humiliated and broke, with her slacker boyfriend Don and heads for Reno where she begins to self-destruct. Meanwhile, the rest of the Branch family starts to come apart at the seams. Colleen and her husband, Carl, are quietly drifting apart. Darren, Lorelei’s older half-brother, is stuck in Florida working on a contentious film set while his wife, Robin, continues the tedious regimen of fertility drugs meant to help them conceive a child. Desperate to bring the family together again and make things right, Colleen hatches a plan to stage an intervention for Lorelei on the reality show Real Happy Family. Soon the entire Branch family is entangled in a mission to bring the prodigal daughter back into the fold. Will Lorelei ever forgive Colleen? Will Real Happy Family air their most sensational intervention yet? All roads lead to a seedy Reno hotel room, where a reality TV crew is waiting.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-man-to-hold-on-to-by-marilyn-pappano--65311118https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206905 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Man to Hold on To Series: #2 of A Tallgrass Novel Author: Marilyn Pappano Narrator: Loretta Rawlins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 12 minutes Release date: February 25, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A Man to Hold On to Therese Matheson doesn't know if she'll ever get over losing her husband in Afghanistan. Surviving Paul's death has been hard, but raising his sullen son and his thirteen-going-on-thirty daughter alone has been even harder. All they need is a fresh start, and Tallgrass, Oklahoma, could be the perfect new beginning . . . especially when Therese meets Sergeant Keegan Logan. The sexy combat medic and single dad soon awakens a desire she'd thought long buried. Keegan always wanted to be a father . . . someday. So when his ex-girlfriend disappears, leaving her daughter in his care, Keegan's hands are tied. He has to find the girl's father. His search leads him to Tallgrass and to a beautiful brunette widow who has no idea her husband was ever unfaithful. What begins as a friendship soon ignites into something far more and gives him the courage to be the kind of man-and father-he always dreamt he could be. But his secret still stands between them. Can Keegan reveal the truth and convince Therese they share something too special to lose-a love that can bring two families together?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206905Tue, 25 Feb 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206905 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Man to Hold on To Series: #2 of A Tallgrass Novel Author: Marilyn Pappano Narrator: Loretta Rawlins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 12...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206905 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Man to Hold on To Series: #2 of A Tallgrass Novel Author: Marilyn Pappano Narrator: Loretta Rawlins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 12 minutes Release date: February 25, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A Man to Hold On to Therese Matheson doesn't know if she'll ever get over losing her husband in Afghanistan. Surviving Paul's death has been hard, but raising his sullen son and his thirteen-going-on-thirty daughter alone has been even harder. All they need is a fresh start, and Tallgrass, Oklahoma, could be the perfect new beginning . . . especially when Therese meets Sergeant Keegan Logan. The sexy combat medic and single dad soon awakens a desire she'd thought long buried. Keegan always wanted to be a father . . . someday. So when his ex-girlfriend disappears, leaving her daughter in his care, Keegan's hands are tied. He has to find the girl's father. His search leads him to Tallgrass and to a beautiful brunette widow who has no idea her husband was ever unfaithful. What begins as a friendship soon ignites into something far more and gives him the courage to be the kind of man-and father-he always dreamt he could be. But his secret still stands between them. Can Keegan reveal the truth and convince Therese they share something too special to lose-a love that can bring two families together?]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/all-grown-up-by-janice-maynard--65311154https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207817 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All Grown Up Series: #5 of Men of Wolff Mountain Author: Janice Maynard Narrator: Jack Garrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 28 minutes Release date: February 21, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Believing Sam Ely was the only one for her, young Annalise Wolff threw herself at him. But he claimed he was too old for her and that she was too forward. Seven years later, she's still reeling from his words, vowing never to forgive. Then she's offered a job she can't refuse. Although it means working closely with Sam, Annalise is determined to ignore age-old feelings. But then a snowstorm strands them together...without power without family interference without inhibitions. And Annalise has to decide if falling for Sam again is worth the risk of a second broken heart.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207817Fri, 21 Feb 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207817 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All Grown Up Series: #5 of Men of Wolff Mountain Author: Janice Maynard Narrator: Jack Garrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 28 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207817 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All Grown Up Series: #5 of Men of Wolff Mountain Author: Janice Maynard Narrator: Jack Garrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 28 minutes Release date: February 21, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Believing Sam Ely was the only one for her, young Annalise Wolff threw herself at him. But he claimed he was too old for her and that she was too forward. Seven years later, she's still reeling from his words, vowing never to forgive. Then she's offered a job she can't refuse. Although it means working closely with Sam, Annalise is determined to ignore age-old feelings. But then a snowstorm strands them together...without power without family interference without inhibitions. And Annalise has to decide if falling for Sam again is worth the risk of a second broken heart.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bombproof-by-michael-robotham--65311186https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206904 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bombproof Author: Michael Robotham Narrator: Sean Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: February 11, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A kinetic standalone from 'first class storyteller' Michael Robotham (San Francisco Chronicle). Sami Macbeth is not a master criminal. He's not even a minor one. He's not a jewel thief. He's not a safe-cracker. He's not an expert in explosives. Sami plays guitar and wants to be a rock god but keeps getting sidetracked by unforeseen circumstances. Fifty-four hours ago Sami was released from prison. Thirty-six hours ago he slept with the woman of his dreams at the Savoy. An hour ago his train blew up. Now he's carrying a rucksack through London's West End and has turned himself into the most wanted terrorist in the country. Fast, funny, hip and violent, Bombproof is a non-stop adventure full of unforgettable characters and a heartwarming hero -- Sami Macbeth -- a man with the uncanny ability to turn a desperate situation into a hopeless one.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206904Tue, 11 Feb 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206904 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bombproof Author: Michael Robotham Narrator: Sean Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: February 11, 2014...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206904 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bombproof Author: Michael Robotham Narrator: Sean Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: February 11, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A kinetic standalone from 'first class storyteller' Michael Robotham (San Francisco Chronicle). Sami Macbeth is not a master criminal. He's not even a minor one. He's not a jewel thief. He's not a safe-cracker. He's not an expert in explosives. Sami plays guitar and wants to be a rock god but keeps getting sidetracked by unforeseen circumstances. Fifty-four hours ago Sami was released from prison. Thirty-six hours ago he slept with the woman of his dreams at the Savoy. An hour ago his train blew up. Now he's carrying a rucksack through London's West End and has turned himself into the most wanted terrorist in the country. Fast, funny, hip and violent, Bombproof is a non-stop adventure full of unforgettable characters and a heartwarming hero -- Sami Macbeth -- a man with the uncanny ability to turn a desperate situation into a hopeless one.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/she-has-your-eyes-by-elisa-lorello--65311120https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207009 to listen full audiobooks. Title: She Has Your Eyes Author: Elisa Lorello Narrator: Cynthia Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 6 minutes Release date: February 11, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: International Book Awards Finalist in Fiction: General The heartfelt sequel to Kindle bestsellers Faking It and Ordinary World will have readers in stitches and in tears, all over again. Andi and David have settled happily into Andi’s Northampton home, but David wants more. He wants them to get married. Their discussion is put on hold when Wylie, a fifteen-year-old girl, shows up in their backyard, bearing news that takes David’s mind off the future and sends it spiraling into the past. Reeling from David’s news, Andi receives a startling announcement of her own, one that leads to a relationship with her estranged mother. As Andi and her mother get closer and Wylie weaves her way into their lives, Andi finds solace in an old comfort: her ex-fiancé. With the past threatening to eclipse their future, the timing for a wedding is all wrong. But if Andi knows anything about timing, it’s that there’s no time to waste.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207009Tue, 11 Feb 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207009 to listen full audiobooks. Title: She Has Your Eyes Author: Elisa Lorello Narrator: Cynthia Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 6 minutes Release date: February 11,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/207009 to listen full audiobooks. Title: She Has Your Eyes Author: Elisa Lorello Narrator: Cynthia Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 6 minutes Release date: February 11, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: International Book Awards Finalist in Fiction: General The heartfelt sequel to Kindle bestsellers Faking It and Ordinary World will have readers in stitches and in tears, all over again. Andi and David have settled happily into Andi’s Northampton home, but David wants more. He wants them to get married. Their discussion is put on hold when Wylie, a fifteen-year-old girl, shows up in their backyard, bearing news that takes David’s mind off the future and sends it spiraling into the past. Reeling from David’s news, Andi receives a startling announcement of her own, one that leads to a relationship with her estranged mother. As Andi and her mother get closer and Wylie weaves her way into their lives, Andi finds solace in an old comfort: her ex-fiancé. With the past threatening to eclipse their future, the timing for a wedding is all wrong. But if Andi knows anything about timing, it’s that there’s no time to waste.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/queen-sugar-a-novel-by-natalie-baszile--65311157https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206805 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Queen Sugar: A Novel Author: Natalie Baszile Narrator: Miriam Hyman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 42 minutes Release date: February 6, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.36 of Total 33 Ratings of Narrator: 4.4 of Total 10 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A mother-daughter story of reinvention—about an African American woman who unexpectedly inherits a sugarcane farm in Louisiana Why exactly Charley Bordelon’s late father left her eight hundred sprawling acres of sugarcane land in rural Louisiana is as mysterious as it was generous. Recognizing this as a chance to start over, Charley and her eleven-year-old daughter, Micah, say good-bye to Los Angeles. They arrive just in time for growing season but no amount of planning can prepare Charley for a Louisiana that’s mired in the past: as her judgmental but big-hearted grandmother tells her, cane farming is always going to be a white man’s business. As the sweltering summer unfolds, Charley must balance the overwhelming challenges of her farm with the demands of a homesick daughter, a bitter and troubled brother, and the startling desires of her own heart. Penguin has a rich tradition of publishing strong Southern debut fiction—from Sue Monk Kidd to Kathryn Stockett to Beth Hoffman. In Queen Sugar, we now have a debut from the African American point of view. Stirring in its storytelling of one woman against the odds and initimate in its exploration of the complexities of contemporary southern life, Queen Sugar is an unforgettable tale of endurance and hope.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206805Thu, 06 Feb 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206805 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Queen Sugar: A Novel Author: Natalie Baszile Narrator: Miriam Hyman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 42 minutes Release date: February 6,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206805 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Queen Sugar: A Novel Author: Natalie Baszile Narrator: Miriam Hyman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 42 minutes Release date: February 6, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.36 of Total 33 Ratings of Narrator: 4.4 of Total 10 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A mother-daughter story of reinvention—about an African American woman who unexpectedly inherits a sugarcane farm in Louisiana Why exactly Charley Bordelon’s late father left her eight hundred sprawling acres of sugarcane land in rural Louisiana is as mysterious as it was generous. Recognizing this as a chance to start over, Charley and her eleven-year-old daughter, Micah, say good-bye to Los Angeles. They arrive just in time for growing season but no amount of planning can prepare Charley for a Louisiana that’s mired in the past: as her judgmental but big-hearted grandmother tells her, cane farming is always going to be a white man’s business. As the sweltering summer unfolds, Charley must balance the overwhelming challenges of her farm with the demands of a homesick daughter, a bitter and troubled brother, and the startling desires of her own heart. Penguin has a rich tradition of publishing strong Southern debut fiction—from Sue Monk Kidd to Kathryn Stockett to Beth Hoffman. In Queen Sugar, we now have a debut from the African American point of view. Stirring in its storytelling of one woman against the odds and initimate in its exploration of the complexities of contemporary southern life, Queen Sugar is an unforgettable tale of endurance and hope.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/that-part-was-true-by-deborah-mckinlay--65311195https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204962 to listen full audiobooks. Title: That Part Was True Author: Deborah McKinlay Narrator: Katherine Kellgren, L.J. Ganser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 4, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In this affecting and 'rewarding' epistolary novel, two unlikely divorcés -- a romantic pessimist and a newfound bachelor -- get a second chance at love (New York Times Book Review). When Eve Petworth writes to Jackson Cooper to praise a scene in one of his books, they discover a mutual love of cookery and food. Their friendship blossoms against the backdrop of Jackson's colorful, but ultimately unsatisfying, love life and Eve's tense relationship with her soon-to-be married daughter. As each of them offers, from behind the veils of semi-anonymity and distance, wise and increasingly affectionate counsel to the other, they both begin to confront their problems and plan a celebratory meeting in Paris -- a meeting that Eve fears can never happen.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204962Tue, 04 Feb 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204962 to listen full audiobooks. Title: That Part Was True Author: Deborah McKinlay Narrator: Katherine Kellgren, L.J. Ganser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204962 to listen full audiobooks. Title: That Part Was True Author: Deborah McKinlay Narrator: Katherine Kellgren, L.J. Ganser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 4, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In this affecting and 'rewarding' epistolary novel, two unlikely divorcés -- a romantic pessimist and a newfound bachelor -- get a second chance at love (New York Times Book Review). When Eve Petworth writes to Jackson Cooper to praise a scene in one of his books, they discover a mutual love of cookery and food. Their friendship blossoms against the backdrop of Jackson's colorful, but ultimately unsatisfying, love life and Eve's tense relationship with her soon-to-be married daughter. As each of them offers, from behind the veils of semi-anonymity and distance, wise and increasingly affectionate counsel to the other, they both begin to confront their problems and plan a celebratory meeting in Paris -- a meeting that Eve fears can never happen.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/somerset-by-leila-meacham--65311144https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204960 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Somerset Author: Leila Meacham Narrator: Teresa DeBerry Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 9 minutes Release date: February 4, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.43 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 3.2 of Total 5 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A headstrong woman goes against her wealthy family’s wishes in this stunning prequel to Roses, perfect for fans of Gone with the Wind. Born into the most influential family in 1830s South Carolina, Jessica Wyndham is expected to look appealing, act with decorum, and marry well. However, her abolitionist opinions and unflagging sense of justice clash with her slave-owning father. Jessica's testing of her powerful father's love is only the beginning of the pain, passion, and triumph she will experience on a journey with the son of a plantation owner and his best friend to a wild new land called Texas. PRAISE FOR LEILA MEACHAM "Discovering Leila Meacham and her spectacular talent is akin to discovering gold. With this novel she has become a national treasure." – Huffington Post "Rich with American history and pitch-perfect storytelling, fans and new readers alike will find themselves absorbed in the family saga that Meacham has proven-once again-talented in telling." – Publishers Weekly (starred review)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204960Tue, 04 Feb 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204960 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Somerset Author: Leila Meacham Narrator: Teresa DeBerry Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 9 minutes Release date: February 4, 2014...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204960 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Somerset Author: Leila Meacham Narrator: Teresa DeBerry Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 9 minutes Release date: February 4, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.43 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 3.2 of Total 5 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A headstrong woman goes against her wealthy family’s wishes in this stunning prequel to Roses, perfect for fans of Gone with the Wind. Born into the most influential family in 1830s South Carolina, Jessica Wyndham is expected to look appealing, act with decorum, and marry well. However, her abolitionist opinions and unflagging sense of justice clash with her slave-owning father. Jessica's testing of her powerful father's love is only the beginning of the pain, passion, and triumph she will experience on a journey with the son of a plantation owner and his best friend to a wild new land called Texas. PRAISE FOR LEILA MEACHAM "Discovering Leila Meacham and her spectacular talent is akin to discovering gold. With this novel she has become a national treasure." – Huffington Post "Rich with American history and pitch-perfect storytelling, fans and new readers alike will find themselves absorbed in the family saga that Meacham has proven-once again-talented in telling." – Publishers Weekly (starred review)]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/twisted-sisters-by-jen-lancaster--65311142https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206253 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Twisted Sisters Author: Jen Lancaster Narrator: Jen Lancaster Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 35 minutes Release date: February 4, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: New York Times bestselling author Jen Lancaster is “as adept at fiction as she is at telling her own stories” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). And now in her new novel, reality gets an unreal makeover… Reagan Bishop is a pusher. A licensed psychologist who stars on the Wendy Winsberg cable breakout show I Need a Push, Reagan helps participants become their best selves by urging them to overcome obstacles and change behaviors. An overachiever, Reagan is used to delivering results. Despite her overwhelming professional success, Reagan never seems to earn her family’s respect. Her younger sister, Geri, is and always will be the Bishop family favorite. When a national network buys Reagan’s show, the pressures for unreasonably quick results and higher ratings mount. But Reagan’s a clinician, not a magician, and fears witnessing her own personal failings in prime time. (And seriously? Her family will never let her hear the end of it.) Desperate to make the show work and keep her family at bay, Reagan actually listens when the show’s New Age healer offers an unconventional solution… Record Nielsen ratings follow. But when Reagan decides to use her newfound power to teach everyone a lesson about sibling rivalry, she’s the one who will be schooled…]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206253Tue, 04 Feb 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206253 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Twisted Sisters Author: Jen Lancaster Narrator: Jen Lancaster Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 35 minutes Release date: February 4, 2014...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206253 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Twisted Sisters Author: Jen Lancaster Narrator: Jen Lancaster Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 35 minutes Release date: February 4, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: New York Times bestselling author Jen Lancaster is “as adept at fiction as she is at telling her own stories” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). And now in her new novel, reality gets an unreal makeover… Reagan Bishop is a pusher. A licensed psychologist who stars on the Wendy Winsberg cable breakout show I Need a Push, Reagan helps participants become their best selves by urging them to overcome obstacles and change behaviors. An overachiever, Reagan is used to delivering results. Despite her overwhelming professional success, Reagan never seems to earn her family’s respect. Her younger sister, Geri, is and always will be the Bishop family favorite. When a national network buys Reagan’s show, the pressures for unreasonably quick results and higher ratings mount. But Reagan’s a clinician, not a magician, and fears witnessing her own personal failings in prime time. (And seriously? Her family will never let her hear the end of it.) Desperate to make the show work and keep her family at bay, Reagan actually listens when the show’s New Age healer offers an unconventional solution… Record Nielsen ratings follow. But when Reagan decides to use her newfound power to teach everyone a lesson about sibling rivalry, she’s the one who will be schooled…]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-deepest-secret-a-novel-by-carla-buckley--65311137https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205204 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Deepest Secret: A Novel Author: Carla Buckley Narrator: Kirsten Potter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 6 minutes Release date: February 4, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: What if you did something unforgivable—and had to live with it? This intimate, page-turning family drama for readers of Jodi Picoult explores the profound power of the truths we’re scared to face . . . about our marriages, our children, and ourselves.   Eve Lattimore is barely keeping things together. Her husband works fifteen hundred miles away, leaving Eve to juggle singlehandedly the demands of their teenaged daughter and fragile son. Tyler was born with XP—the so-called vampire disease: even one moment of sun exposure can have fatal consequences. So Eve does what any mother might do: she turns their home into a fortress. Every day, she watches the sun rise and fall, and keeps a close eye on her child. Friendships fall away. Her marriage is on the rocks. Her daughter’s going through something but won’t talk about it. Still, Eve believes that it’s all a matter of time before a cure is found, and everything can resume its normal course.   Until the night she makes a terrible decision, and it’s not only the sun she has to hide from.  Praise for The Deepest Secret   “A taut family drama . . . smart and thrilling.”—People   “Elegant, poignant, and utterly riveting . . . a suspenseful tale of love, forgiveness, and sacrifice that will leave you asking how far a mother really should go to protect her family and wondering about the cost of the secrets we all keep, even from ourselves.”—Kimberly McCreight, New York Times bestselling author of Reconstructing Amelia   “Exceptionally moving and unrelentingly suspenseful . . . everything a great novel, and thriller, should be.”—Providence Journal   “Superb . . . The story offers the intricate suspense and surprise of a thriller, along with rich characterizations and nuanced writing. . . . A gripping read and a memorable reflection on the conflicting imperatives of love.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)   “Carla Buckley masterfully portrays an ordinary family trapped in a heart-wrenching crisis.”—William Landay, New York Times bestselling author of Defending Jacob   “Fans of Jodi Picoult will enjoy this compelling blend of ripped-from-the-headlines suspense and close-to-your-heart characters.”—Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fear Nothing]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205204Tue, 04 Feb 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205204 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Deepest Secret: A Novel Author: Carla Buckley Narrator: Kirsten Potter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 6 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205204 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Deepest Secret: A Novel Author: Carla Buckley Narrator: Kirsten Potter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 6 minutes Release date: February 4, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: What if you did something unforgivable—and had to live with it? This intimate, page-turning family drama for readers of Jodi Picoult explores the profound power of the truths we’re scared to face . . . about our marriages, our children, and ourselves.   Eve Lattimore is barely keeping things together. Her husband works fifteen hundred miles away, leaving Eve to juggle singlehandedly the demands of their teenaged daughter and fragile son. Tyler was born with XP—the so-called vampire disease: even one moment of sun exposure can have fatal consequences. So Eve does what any mother might do: she turns their home into a fortress. Every day, she watches the sun rise and fall, and keeps a close eye on her child. Friendships fall away. Her marriage is on the rocks. Her daughter’s going through something but won’t talk about it. Still, Eve believes that it’s all a matter of time before a cure is found, and everything can resume its normal course.   Until the night she makes a terrible decision, and it’s not only the sun she has to hide from.  Praise for The Deepest Secret   “A taut family drama . . . smart and thrilling.”—People   “Elegant, poignant, and utterly riveting . . . a suspenseful tale of love, forgiveness, and sacrifice that will leave you asking how far a mother really should go to protect her family and wondering about the cost of the secrets we all keep, even from ourselves.”—Kimberly McCreight, New York Times bestselling author of Reconstructing Amelia   “Exceptionally moving and unrelentingly suspenseful . . . everything a great novel, and thriller, should be.”—Providence Journal   “Superb . . . The story offers the intricate suspense and surprise of a thriller, along with rich characterizations and nuanced writing. . . . A gripping read and a memorable reflection on the conflicting imperatives of love.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)   “Carla Buckley masterfully portrays an ordinary family trapped in a heart-wrenching crisis.”—William Landay, New York Times bestselling author of Defending Jacob   “Fans of Jodi Picoult will enjoy this compelling blend of ripped-from-the-headlines suspense and close-to-your-heart characters.”—Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fear Nothing]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/golden-state-a-novel-by-michelle-richmond--65311128https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206969 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Golden State: A Novel Author: Michelle Richmond Narrator: Kathe Mazur Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 23 minutes Release date: February 4, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Dr. Julie Walker wakes on a summer morning in San Francisco to find a city in chaos. Today Californians are voting on a controversial ballot initiative that will change history. With the future of the state and the nation uncertain, the streets have erupted into violence. Injured, Julie must make her way across the city by foot to the Veterans Administration Hospital, where her sister, recently returned from Afghanistan, is in labor. At the hospital a brutal scene is unfolding as a man who shares an intimate past with Julie begins to take his revenge. Throughout the ordeal Julie's estranged husband, desperate for reconciliation, sends out coded messages from the radio station where he is the well-known Voice of Midnight. Five years in the making, Golden State is both a political thriller and a meditation on marriage, love, and loyalty. Like The Year of Fog, it is a page-turner with a philosophical bent.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206969Tue, 04 Feb 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206969 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Golden State: A Novel Author: Michelle Richmond Narrator: Kathe Mazur Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 23 minutes Release date: February...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206969 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Golden State: A Novel Author: Michelle Richmond Narrator: Kathe Mazur Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 23 minutes Release date: February 4, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Dr. Julie Walker wakes on a summer morning in San Francisco to find a city in chaos. Today Californians are voting on a controversial ballot initiative that will change history. With the future of the state and the nation uncertain, the streets have erupted into violence. Injured, Julie must make her way across the city by foot to the Veterans Administration Hospital, where her sister, recently returned from Afghanistan, is in labor. At the hospital a brutal scene is unfolding as a man who shares an intimate past with Julie begins to take his revenge. Throughout the ordeal Julie's estranged husband, desperate for reconciliation, sends out coded messages from the radio station where he is the well-known Voice of Midnight. Five years in the making, Golden State is both a political thriller and a meditation on marriage, love, and loyalty. Like The Year of Fog, it is a page-turner with a philosophical bent.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-free-a-novel-by-willy-vlautin--65311124https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205224 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Free: A Novel Author: Willy Vlautin Narrator: Willy Vlautin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 46 minutes Release date: February 4, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In his heartbreaking yet hopeful fourth novel, award-winning author Willy Vlautin demonstrates his extraordinary talent for illuminating the disquiet of modern American life, captured in the experiences of three memorable characters looking for meaning in distressing times. Severely wounded in the Iraq war, Leroy Kervin has lived in a group home for eight years. Frustrated by the simplest daily routines, he finds his existence has become unbearable. An act of desperation helps him disappear deep into his mind, into a world of romance and science fiction, danger and adventure where he is whole once again. Freddie McCall, the night man at Leroy's group home, works two jobs yet still can't make ends meet. He's lost his wife and kids, and the house is next. Medical bills have buried him in debt, a situation that propels him to consider a lucrative—and dangerous—proposition. Pauline Hawkins, a nurse, cares for the sick and wounded, including Leroy. She also looks after her mentally ill elderly father. Yet she remains emotionally removed, until she meets a young runaway who touches something deep and unexpected inside her. In crystalline prose, both beautiful and devastating, this "major realist talent" (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) considers the issues transforming ordinary people's lives—the cost of health care, the lack of economic opportunity, the devastating scars of war—creating an extraordinary contemporary portrait that is also a testament to the resiliency of the human heart.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205224Tue, 04 Feb 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205224 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Free: A Novel Author: Willy Vlautin Narrator: Willy Vlautin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 46 minutes Release date: February 4, 2014...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205224 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Free: A Novel Author: Willy Vlautin Narrator: Willy Vlautin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 46 minutes Release date: February 4, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In his heartbreaking yet hopeful fourth novel, award-winning author Willy Vlautin demonstrates his extraordinary talent for illuminating the disquiet of modern American life, captured in the experiences of three memorable characters looking for meaning in distressing times. Severely wounded in the Iraq war, Leroy Kervin has lived in a group home for eight years. Frustrated by the simplest daily routines, he finds his existence has become unbearable. An act of desperation helps him disappear deep into his mind, into a world of romance and science fiction, danger and adventure where he is whole once again. Freddie McCall, the night man at Leroy's group home, works two jobs yet still can't make ends meet. He's lost his wife and kids, and the house is next. Medical bills have buried him in debt, a situation that propels him to consider a lucrative—and dangerous—proposition. Pauline Hawkins, a nurse, cares for the sick and wounded, including Leroy. She also looks after her mentally ill elderly father. Yet she remains emotionally removed, until she meets a young runaway who touches something deep and unexpected inside her. In crystalline prose, both beautiful and devastating, this "major realist talent" (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) considers the issues transforming ordinary people's lives—the cost of health care, the lack of economic opportunity, the devastating scars of war—creating an extraordinary contemporary portrait that is also a testament to the resiliency of the human heart.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/still-life-with-bread-crumbs-a-novel-by-anna-quindlen--65311122https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206922 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Still Life with Bread Crumbs: A Novel Author: Anna Quindlen Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 52 minutes Release date: January 28, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A superb love story from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Anna QuindlenStill Life with Bread Crumbs begins with an imagined gunshot and ends with a new tin roof. Between the two is a wry and knowing portrait of Rebecca Winter, a photographer whose work made her an unlikely heroine for many women. Her career is now descendent, her bank balance shaky, and she has fled the city for the middle of nowhere. There she discovers, in a tree stand with a roofer named Jim Bates, that what she sees through a camera lens is not all there is to life.Brilliantly written, powerfully observed, Still Life with Bread Crumbs is a deeply moving and often very funny story of unexpected love, and a stunningly crafted journey into the life of a woman, her heart, her mind, her days, as she discovers that life is a story with many levels, a story that is longer and more exciting than she ever imagined.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206922Tue, 28 Jan 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206922 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Still Life with Bread Crumbs: A Novel Author: Anna Quindlen Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 52 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206922 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Still Life with Bread Crumbs: A Novel Author: Anna Quindlen Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 52 minutes Release date: January 28, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A superb love story from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Anna QuindlenStill Life with Bread Crumbs begins with an imagined gunshot and ends with a new tin roof. Between the two is a wry and knowing portrait of Rebecca Winter, a photographer whose work made her an unlikely heroine for many women. Her career is now descendent, her bank balance shaky, and she has fled the city for the middle of nowhere. There she discovers, in a tree stand with a roofer named Jim Bates, that what she sees through a camera lens is not all there is to life.Brilliantly written, powerfully observed, Still Life with Bread Crumbs is a deeply moving and often very funny story of unexpected love, and a stunningly crafted journey into the life of a woman, her heart, her mind, her days, as she discovers that life is a story with many levels, a story that is longer and more exciting than she ever imagined.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-guts-a-novel-by-roddy-doyle--65311149https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206255 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Guts: A Novel Author: Roddy Doyle Narrator: Laurence Kinlan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 12 minutes Release date: January 23, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Jimmy Rabbitte of The Commitments returns in the triumphant new novel from the Booker Prize–winning author The distinct wit and lively, authentic dialogue that are the hallmarks of Roddy Doyle’s fiction are on a full display as he reintroduces Jimmy Rabbitte in this follow-up to his beloved debut novel The Commitments. In the 1980s Jimmy Rabbitte formed the Commitments, a ragtag, blue-collar collective of Irish youths determined to bring the soul music stylings of James Brown and Percy Sledge to Dublin. Time proves a great equalizer for Jimmy as he’s now approaching fifty with a loving wife, four kids, and a recent cancer diagnosis that leaves him feeling shattered and frightened. Jimmy still loves his music, and he still loves to hustle—his new thing is finding old bands and then finding the people who loved them enough to pay for their resurrected albums. As he battles his illness on his path through Dublin, Jimmy manages to reconnect with his own past, most notably Commitments guitarist Liam “Outspan” Foster and the still beautiful backup vocalist Imelda Quirk. Jimmy also learns the trumpet, reunites with his long-lost brother, and rediscovers the joys of fatherhood. An immensely funny and poignant novel, The Guts captures friendship, family, the power of music, the specter of death, and the zeal for life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206255Thu, 23 Jan 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206255 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Guts: A Novel Author: Roddy Doyle Narrator: Laurence Kinlan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 12 minutes Release date: January 23, 2014...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/206255 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Guts: A Novel Author: Roddy Doyle Narrator: Laurence Kinlan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 12 minutes Release date: January 23, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Jimmy Rabbitte of The Commitments returns in the triumphant new novel from the Booker Prize–winning author The distinct wit and lively, authentic dialogue that are the hallmarks of Roddy Doyle’s fiction are on a full display as he reintroduces Jimmy Rabbitte in this follow-up to his beloved debut novel The Commitments. In the 1980s Jimmy Rabbitte formed the Commitments, a ragtag, blue-collar collective of Irish youths determined to bring the soul music stylings of James Brown and Percy Sledge to Dublin. Time proves a great equalizer for Jimmy as he’s now approaching fifty with a loving wife, four kids, and a recent cancer diagnosis that leaves him feeling shattered and frightened. Jimmy still loves his music, and he still loves to hustle—his new thing is finding old bands and then finding the people who loved them enough to pay for their resurrected albums. As he battles his illness on his path through Dublin, Jimmy manages to reconnect with his own past, most notably Commitments guitarist Liam “Outspan” Foster and the still beautiful backup vocalist Imelda Quirk. Jimmy also learns the trumpet, reunites with his long-lost brother, and rediscovers the joys of fatherhood. An immensely funny and poignant novel, The Guts captures friendship, family, the power of music, the specter of death, and the zeal for life.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-man-confessed-by-jodi-ellen-malpas--65311127https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205296 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Man Confessed Series: #3 of This Man Author: Jodi Ellen Malpas Narrator: Edita Brychta Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 21, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.72 of Total 57 Ratings of Narrator: 4.78 of Total 27 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The Manor, the very place where their passionate love affair began, fills with guests on what should be the happiest day of Ava and Jesse's lives. She has accepted that she'll never tame the fierceness in Jesse-and she doesn't want to. Their love is profound, their connection powerful, but just when she thinks that she's finally gotten beneath his guarded exterior, more questions arise, leading Ava to believe that Jesse Ward may not be the man she thinks he is. He knows too well how to take her to a place beyond ecstasy . . . but will he also drive her to the brink of despair? It's time for this man to confess.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205296Tue, 21 Jan 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205296 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Man Confessed Series: #3 of This Man Author: Jodi Ellen Malpas Narrator: Edita Brychta Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 0 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205296 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Man Confessed Series: #3 of This Man Author: Jodi Ellen Malpas Narrator: Edita Brychta Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 21, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.72 of Total 57 Ratings of Narrator: 4.78 of Total 27 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The Manor, the very place where their passionate love affair began, fills with guests on what should be the happiest day of Ava and Jesse's lives. She has accepted that she'll never tame the fierceness in Jesse-and she doesn't want to. Their love is profound, their connection powerful, but just when she thinks that she's finally gotten beneath his guarded exterior, more questions arise, leading Ava to believe that Jesse Ward may not be the man she thinks he is. He knows too well how to take her to a place beyond ecstasy . . . but will he also drive her to the brink of despair? It's time for this man to confess.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/love-on-mimosa-lane-by-anna-destefano--65311116https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205053 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love on Mimosa Lane Series: #3 of A Seasons of the Heart Novel Author: Anna DeStefano Narrator: Janet Metzger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 34 minutes Release date: January 21, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Book Three of the #1 Amazon bestselling Seasons of the Heart Series. Recurring characters appear in the #1 Amazon short story Here in My Heart, and in Let Me Love You Again, the heartwarming second book in the Echoes of the Heart series. Law Beaumont and Kristen Hemmings have watched each other from a distance for years. But Law, a bartender with a bad-boy past, and Kristen, an assistant principal devoted to helping her community, couldn’t seem more different. When they unite to mentor a young foster child and to help Law’s troubled daughter through the aftermath of her parents’ ugly divorce, their attraction deepens. They face the undeniable connection between them, and a whirlwind of challenges they can only conquer together. A stirring love story and a candid look at the complexities of divorce, substance abuse, and our country’s foster care system, Love on Mimosa Lane is a love song to an entire community, and a novel about the power of family—the family you’ve been given, the one you’ve chosen, and the one that can lift you up, even when the world is tearing you down.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205053Tue, 21 Jan 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205053 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love on Mimosa Lane Series: #3 of A Seasons of the Heart Novel Author: Anna DeStefano Narrator: Janet Metzger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205053 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love on Mimosa Lane Series: #3 of A Seasons of the Heart Novel Author: Anna DeStefano Narrator: Janet Metzger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 34 minutes Release date: January 21, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Book Three of the #1 Amazon bestselling Seasons of the Heart Series. Recurring characters appear in the #1 Amazon short story Here in My Heart, and in Let Me Love You Again, the heartwarming second book in the Echoes of the Heart series. Law Beaumont and Kristen Hemmings have watched each other from a distance for years. But Law, a bartender with a bad-boy past, and Kristen, an assistant principal devoted to helping her community, couldn’t seem more different. When they unite to mentor a young foster child and to help Law’s troubled daughter through the aftermath of her parents’ ugly divorce, their attraction deepens. They face the undeniable connection between them, and a whirlwind of challenges they can only conquer together. A stirring love story and a candid look at the complexities of divorce, substance abuse, and our country’s foster care system, Love on Mimosa Lane is a love song to an entire community, and a novel about the power of family—the family you’ve been given, the one you’ve chosen, and the one that can lift you up, even when the world is tearing you down.]]>5cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/perfect-a-novel-by-rachel-joyce--65311184https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204439 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Perfect: A Novel Author: Rachel Joyce Narrator: Paul Rhys Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 19 minutes Release date: January 14, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.6 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 3.75 of Total 4 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry comes “a poignant, searing tale” (O: The Oprah Magazine) about a young boy who is thrown into the murky, difficult realities of the adult world.   “A powerful book, rich with empathy and charged with beautiful, atmospheric writing.”—Tana French A nice house in a tony neighborhood. A hardworking husband. A private school for the children. From the outside, Diana has a perfect life. But her sensitive and observant young son notices that the other kids’ mothers are not like his own. They dress differently. Byron’s father prefers that his wife dress formally, in slim skirts and pointy heels. He gives Diana a Jaguar so neighbors will sit up and take notice. And they do.   Then, one morning, during a shortcut to school through a poor neighborhood, something happens that Byron cannot shake and his mother refuses to acknowledge. Until she has no choice. In the weeks that follow, the façade of a happy family shows signs of distress. Diana makes a questionable friend, and an increasingly tense dance begins—between guilt and resentment, envy and regret—all leading to a tragedy and a shattering revelation.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204439Tue, 14 Jan 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204439 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Perfect: A Novel Author: Rachel Joyce Narrator: Paul Rhys Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 19 minutes Release date: January 14, 2014...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204439 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Perfect: A Novel Author: Rachel Joyce Narrator: Paul Rhys Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 19 minutes Release date: January 14, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.6 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 3.75 of Total 4 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry comes “a poignant, searing tale” (O: The Oprah Magazine) about a young boy who is thrown into the murky, difficult realities of the adult world.   “A powerful book, rich with empathy and charged with beautiful, atmospheric writing.”—Tana French A nice house in a tony neighborhood. A hardworking husband. A private school for the children. From the outside, Diana has a perfect life. But her sensitive and observant young son notices that the other kids’ mothers are not like his own. They dress differently. Byron’s father prefers that his wife dress formally, in slim skirts and pointy heels. He gives Diana a Jaguar so neighbors will sit up and take notice. And they do.   Then, one morning, during a shortcut to school through a poor neighborhood, something happens that Byron cannot shake and his mother refuses to acknowledge. Until she has no choice. In the weeks that follow, the façade of a happy family shows signs of distress. Diana makes a questionable friend, and an increasingly tense dance begins—between guilt and resentment, envy and regret—all leading to a tragedy and a shattering revelation.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mercy-snow-a-novel-by-tiffany-baker--65311140https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205024 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mercy Snow: A Novel Author: Tiffany Baker Narrator: Christine Lakin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 25 minutes Release date: January 14, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In the tiny town of Titan Falls, New Hampshire, the paper mill dictates a quiet, steady rhythm of life. But one day a tragic bus accident sets two families on a course toward destruction, irrevocably altering the lives of everyone in their wake. June McAllister is the wife of the local mill owner and undisputed first lady in town. But the Snow family, a group of itinerant ne'er-do-wells who live on a decrepit and cursed property, have brought her--and the town--nothing but grief. June will do anything to cover up a dark secret she discovers after the crash, one that threatens to upend her picture-perfect life, even if it means driving the Snow family out of town. But she has never gone up against a force as fierce as the young Mercy Snow. Mercy is determined to protect her rebellious brother, whom the town blames for the accident, despite his innocence. And she has a secret of her own. When an old skeleton is discovered not far from the crash, it beckons Mercy to solve a mystery buried deep within the town's past.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205024Tue, 14 Jan 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205024 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mercy Snow: A Novel Author: Tiffany Baker Narrator: Christine Lakin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 25 minutes Release date: January 14,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/205024 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mercy Snow: A Novel Author: Tiffany Baker Narrator: Christine Lakin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 25 minutes Release date: January 14, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In the tiny town of Titan Falls, New Hampshire, the paper mill dictates a quiet, steady rhythm of life. But one day a tragic bus accident sets two families on a course toward destruction, irrevocably altering the lives of everyone in their wake. June McAllister is the wife of the local mill owner and undisputed first lady in town. But the Snow family, a group of itinerant ne'er-do-wells who live on a decrepit and cursed property, have brought her--and the town--nothing but grief. June will do anything to cover up a dark secret she discovers after the crash, one that threatens to upend her picture-perfect life, even if it means driving the Snow family out of town. But she has never gone up against a force as fierce as the young Mercy Snow. Mercy is determined to protect her rebellious brother, whom the town blames for the accident, despite his innocence. And she has a secret of her own. When an old skeleton is discovered not far from the crash, it beckons Mercy to solve a mystery buried deep within the town's past.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/durable-goods-a-novel-by-elizabeth-berg--65311226https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200208 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Durable Goods: A Novel Series: #1 of Katie Nash Author: Elizabeth Berg Narrator: Natalie Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 16 minutes Release date: January 7, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: “Radiant...startling and delicate.” —The Boston Globe On the hot Texas army base she calls home, Katie spends the lazy days of her summer waiting: waiting to grow up; waiting for Dickie Mack to fall in love with her; waiting for her breasts to blossom; waiting for the beatings to stop. Since their mother died, Katie and her older sister, Diane, have struggled to understand their increasingly distant, often violent father. While Diane escapes into the arms of her boyfriend, Katie hides in her room or escapes to her best friend’s house—until Katie’s admiration for her strong-willed sister leads her on an adventure that transforms her life. Written with an unerring ability to capture the sadness of growth, the pain of change, the nearly visible vibrations that connect people, this beautiful novel by the bestselling author of Open House reminds us how wonderful—and wounding—a deeper understanding of life can be. “Elizabeth Berg writes with humor and a big heart about resilience, loneliness, love, and hope. And the transcendence that redeems.' —Andre Dubus “This quietly told tale will find a place in your soul, and will stay there.' —Christopher Tilghman]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200208Tue, 07 Jan 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200208 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Durable Goods: A Novel Series: #1 of Katie Nash Author: Elizabeth Berg Narrator: Natalie Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 16 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200208 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Durable Goods: A Novel Series: #1 of Katie Nash Author: Elizabeth Berg Narrator: Natalie Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 16 minutes Release date: January 7, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: “Radiant...startling and delicate.” —The Boston Globe On the hot Texas army base she calls home, Katie spends the lazy days of her summer waiting: waiting to grow up; waiting for Dickie Mack to fall in love with her; waiting for her breasts to blossom; waiting for the beatings to stop. Since their mother died, Katie and her older sister, Diane, have struggled to understand their increasingly distant, often violent father. While Diane escapes into the arms of her boyfriend, Katie hides in her room or escapes to her best friend’s house—until Katie’s admiration for her strong-willed sister leads her on an adventure that transforms her life. Written with an unerring ability to capture the sadness of growth, the pain of change, the nearly visible vibrations that connect people, this beautiful novel by the bestselling author of Open House reminds us how wonderful—and wounding—a deeper understanding of life can be. “Elizabeth Berg writes with humor and a big heart about resilience, loneliness, love, and hope. And the transcendence that redeems.' —Andre Dubus “This quietly told tale will find a place in your soul, and will stay there.' —Christopher Tilghman]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-i-had-before-i-had-you-a-novel-by-sarah-cornwell--65311183https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204516 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What I Had Before I Had You: A Novel Author: Sarah Cornwell Narrator: Karen White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 18 minutes Release date: January 7, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Written in radiant prose and with stunning psychological acuity, award-winning author Sarah Cornwell's What I Had Before I Had You is a deeply poignant story that captures the joys and sorrows of growing up and learning to let go. Olivia Reed was fifteen when she left her hometown of Ocean Vista on the Jersey Shore. Two decades later, divorced and unstrung, she returns with her teenage daughter, Carrie, and nine-year-old son, Daniel, recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Distracted by thoughts of the past, Olivia fails to notice when Daniel disappears from her side. Her frantic search for him sparks memories of the summer of 1987, when she exploded out of the cocoon of her mother's fierce, smothering love and into a sudden, full-throttle adolescence, complete with dangerous new friends, first love, and a rebellion so intense that it utterly recharted the course of her life. Olivia's mother, Myla, was a practicing psychic whose powers waxed and waned along with her mercurial moods. Myla raised Olivia to be a guarded child, and also to believe in the ever-present infant ghosts of her twin sisters, whom Myla took care of as if they were alive—diapers, baby food, an empty nursery kept like a shrine. At fifteen, Olivia saw her sisters for the first time, not as ghostly infants but as teenagers on the beach. But when Myla denied her vision, Olivia set out to learn the truth—a journey that led to shattering discoveries about herself and her family. Sarah Cornwell seamlessly weaves together the past and the present in this riveting debut novel, as she examines the relationships between mothers and daughters, and the powerful forces of loss, family history, and magical thinking.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204516Tue, 07 Jan 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204516 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What I Had Before I Had You: A Novel Author: Sarah Cornwell Narrator: Karen White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 18 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204516 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What I Had Before I Had You: A Novel Author: Sarah Cornwell Narrator: Karen White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 18 minutes Release date: January 7, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Written in radiant prose and with stunning psychological acuity, award-winning author Sarah Cornwell's What I Had Before I Had You is a deeply poignant story that captures the joys and sorrows of growing up and learning to let go. Olivia Reed was fifteen when she left her hometown of Ocean Vista on the Jersey Shore. Two decades later, divorced and unstrung, she returns with her teenage daughter, Carrie, and nine-year-old son, Daniel, recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Distracted by thoughts of the past, Olivia fails to notice when Daniel disappears from her side. Her frantic search for him sparks memories of the summer of 1987, when she exploded out of the cocoon of her mother's fierce, smothering love and into a sudden, full-throttle adolescence, complete with dangerous new friends, first love, and a rebellion so intense that it utterly recharted the course of her life. Olivia's mother, Myla, was a practicing psychic whose powers waxed and waned along with her mercurial moods. Myla raised Olivia to be a guarded child, and also to believe in the ever-present infant ghosts of her twin sisters, whom Myla took care of as if they were alive—diapers, baby food, an empty nursery kept like a shrine. At fifteen, Olivia saw her sisters for the first time, not as ghostly infants but as teenagers on the beach. But when Myla denied her vision, Olivia set out to learn the truth—a journey that led to shattering discoveries about herself and her family. Sarah Cornwell seamlessly weaves together the past and the present in this riveting debut novel, as she examines the relationships between mothers and daughters, and the powerful forces of loss, family history, and magical thinking.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-watershed-year-by-susan-schoenberger--65311139https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204554 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Watershed Year Author: Susan Schoenberger Narrator: Amy McFadden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 45 minutes Release date: January 7, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: What it means to be a mother, what it takes to save a life. Lucy never confessed her love to her best friend, Harlan, before he passed away. Two months after his funeral, she is haunted by the power of things left unsaid. But then she receives the first of his e-mails arranged to be sent after his death. So begins the year that everything changes—Lucy’s watershed year. In an e-mail, Harlan says something that consumes her: he’s certain Lucy is destined for motherhood. In her grief, Lucy suddenly rediscovers hope, journeying to Russia to adopt a four-year-old boy. When she meets her son, Mat, for the first time, she realizes he is also mending a wounded heart and is just as lost as she is. Together, they learn to trust, each helping the other to heal. But just as they’re welcoming their new normal, Mat’s father comes to America to reclaim his son, revealing the truth about Mat’s past that might shatter Lucy’s fragile little family forever. Susan Schoenberger’s breathtaking and powerful story of love, loss, redemption, and what it means to be a mother will leave you in awe as Lucy, in the depths of her greatest despair, somehow finds her greatest joy and embraces the beauty of second chances.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204554Tue, 07 Jan 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204554 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Watershed Year Author: Susan Schoenberger Narrator: Amy McFadden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 45 minutes Release date: January 7,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204554 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Watershed Year Author: Susan Schoenberger Narrator: Amy McFadden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 45 minutes Release date: January 7, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: What it means to be a mother, what it takes to save a life. Lucy never confessed her love to her best friend, Harlan, before he passed away. Two months after his funeral, she is haunted by the power of things left unsaid. But then she receives the first of his e-mails arranged to be sent after his death. So begins the year that everything changes—Lucy’s watershed year. In an e-mail, Harlan says something that consumes her: he’s certain Lucy is destined for motherhood. In her grief, Lucy suddenly rediscovers hope, journeying to Russia to adopt a four-year-old boy. When she meets her son, Mat, for the first time, she realizes he is also mending a wounded heart and is just as lost as she is. Together, they learn to trust, each helping the other to heal. But just as they’re welcoming their new normal, Mat’s father comes to America to reclaim his son, revealing the truth about Mat’s past that might shatter Lucy’s fragile little family forever. Susan Schoenberger’s breathtaking and powerful story of love, loss, redemption, and what it means to be a mother will leave you in awe as Lucy, in the depths of her greatest despair, somehow finds her greatest joy and embraces the beauty of second chances.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/soy-sauce-for-beginners-a-novel-by-kirstin-chen--65311117https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203358 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Soy Sauce for Beginners: A Novel Author: Kirstin Chen Narrator: Nancy Wu Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 41 minutes Release date: January 7, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Gretchen Lin, adrift at the age of thirty, leaves her floundering marriage in San Francisco to move back to her childhood home in Singapore and immediately finds herself face-to-face with the twin headaches she’s avoided her entire adult life: her mother’s drinking problem and the machinations of her father’s artisanal soy sauce business. Surrounded by family, Gretchen struggles with the tension between personal ambition and filial duty, but still finds time to explore a new romance with the son of a client, an attractive man of few words. When an old American friend comes to town, the two of them are pulled into the controversy surrounding Gretchen’s cousin, the only male grandchild and the heir apparent to Lin’s Soy Sauce. In the midst of increasing pressure from her father to remain permanently in Singapore—and pressure from her mother to do just the opposite—Gretchen must decide whether she will return to her marriage and her graduate studies at the San Francisco Conservatory, or sacrifice everything and join her family’s crusade to spread artisanal soy sauce to the world. Soy Sauce for Beginners reveals the triumphs and sacrifices that shape one woman’s search for a place to call home, and the unexpected art and tradition behind the brewing of a much-used but unsung condiment. The result is a foodie love story that will give readers a hearty appreciation for family loyalty and fresh starts.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203358Tue, 07 Jan 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203358 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Soy Sauce for Beginners: A Novel Author: Kirstin Chen Narrator: Nancy Wu Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 41 minutes Release date: January...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203358 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Soy Sauce for Beginners: A Novel Author: Kirstin Chen Narrator: Nancy Wu Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 41 minutes Release date: January 7, 2014 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Gretchen Lin, adrift at the age of thirty, leaves her floundering marriage in San Francisco to move back to her childhood home in Singapore and immediately finds herself face-to-face with the twin headaches she’s avoided her entire adult life: her mother’s drinking problem and the machinations of her father’s artisanal soy sauce business. Surrounded by family, Gretchen struggles with the tension between personal ambition and filial duty, but still finds time to explore a new romance with the son of a client, an attractive man of few words. When an old American friend comes to town, the two of them are pulled into the controversy surrounding Gretchen’s cousin, the only male grandchild and the heir apparent to Lin’s Soy Sauce. In the midst of increasing pressure from her father to remain permanently in Singapore—and pressure from her mother to do just the opposite—Gretchen must decide whether she will return to her marriage and her graduate studies at the San Francisco Conservatory, or sacrifice everything and join her family’s crusade to spread artisanal soy sauce to the world. Soy Sauce for Beginners reveals the triumphs and sacrifices that shape one woman’s search for a place to call home, and the unexpected art and tradition behind the brewing of a much-used but unsung condiment. The result is a foodie love story that will give readers a hearty appreciation for family loyalty and fresh starts.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sweet-nothings-by-kim-law--65311150https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203357 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sweet Nothings Series: #2 of A Sugar Springs Novel Author: Kim Law Narrator: Natalie Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 29 minutes Release date: January 1, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Joanie Bigbee, cupcake baker extraordinaire, likes to keep her options open—and she’s good at it. She’s started and sold some 30 businesses in her postage stamp-sized Tennessee town, and at the moment she can be found in a short skirt and go-go boots, selling cupcakes out of the back of a converted Volkswagen van. What she moves on to next is anybody’s guess. She knows better than to be tied down. In any way. She’s watched every woman in her family fall head-over-heels, only to find themselves wondering how to pick up the pieces when love is lost. When Nick Dalton shows up at the groovy cupcakery, all Joanie wants is a taste; a fling with no strings suits her just fine. But for Nick, a bite is not enough; he wants the whole cake: a big house, a family, true love. But love only makes you stupid, right? Joanie has to decide whether to follow where her free-spirit leads… or hold on to the sweetest thing she’s ever known.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203357Wed, 01 Jan 2014 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203357 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sweet Nothings Series: #2 of A Sugar Springs Novel Author: Kim Law Narrator: Natalie Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 29 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203357 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sweet Nothings Series: #2 of A Sugar Springs Novel Author: Kim Law Narrator: Natalie Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 29 minutes Release date: January 1, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Joanie Bigbee, cupcake baker extraordinaire, likes to keep her options open—and she’s good at it. She’s started and sold some 30 businesses in her postage stamp-sized Tennessee town, and at the moment she can be found in a short skirt and go-go boots, selling cupcakes out of the back of a converted Volkswagen van. What she moves on to next is anybody’s guess. She knows better than to be tied down. In any way. She’s watched every woman in her family fall head-over-heels, only to find themselves wondering how to pick up the pieces when love is lost. When Nick Dalton shows up at the groovy cupcakery, all Joanie wants is a taste; a fling with no strings suits her just fine. But for Nick, a bite is not enough; he wants the whole cake: a big house, a family, true love. But love only makes you stupid, right? Joanie has to decide whether to follow where her free-spirit leads… or hold on to the sweetest thing she’s ever known.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-change-of-heart-by-barbara-longley--65311175https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203337 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Change of Heart Series: #3 of Perfect, Indiana Author: Barbara Longley Narrator: Kate Rudd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 17 minutes Release date: December 31, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Emotionally shattered, a soldier slowly repairs her life in the picturesque town of Perfect, Indiana… Cory Marcel worked tirelessly over eight grueling years to develop a successful military career. After her commanding officer violently assaulted her, she lost everything—especially her trust in people. Despite the emotional damage threatening to sink her, Cory agrees to accept a new job at a furniture store in Perfect—a job that could offer the fragile brunette the chance to start over. Ted Lovejoy cofounded Langford & Lovejoy Heritage Furniture, but lately he feels like an outsider in his own business. When he meets Cory, Ted realizes his company can do more than just build furniture—it can also help rebuild lives. He longs to help Cory recover from her pain, yet every time he gets too close to her heart, she pushes him away. While Cory can’t resist her attraction to Ted, she fears the demons haunting her will drag down both of them. Could this kind, soft-spoken man help her finally bury the past…and unlock a future full of hope and happiness?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203337Tue, 31 Dec 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203337 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Change of Heart Series: #3 of Perfect, Indiana Author: Barbara Longley Narrator: Kate Rudd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 17 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203337 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Change of Heart Series: #3 of Perfect, Indiana Author: Barbara Longley Narrator: Kate Rudd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 17 minutes Release date: December 31, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Emotionally shattered, a soldier slowly repairs her life in the picturesque town of Perfect, Indiana… Cory Marcel worked tirelessly over eight grueling years to develop a successful military career. After her commanding officer violently assaulted her, she lost everything—especially her trust in people. Despite the emotional damage threatening to sink her, Cory agrees to accept a new job at a furniture store in Perfect—a job that could offer the fragile brunette the chance to start over. Ted Lovejoy cofounded Langford & Lovejoy Heritage Furniture, but lately he feels like an outsider in his own business. When he meets Cory, Ted realizes his company can do more than just build furniture—it can also help rebuild lives. He longs to help Cory recover from her pain, yet every time he gets too close to her heart, she pushes him away. While Cory can’t resist her attraction to Ted, she fears the demons haunting her will drag down both of them. Could this kind, soft-spoken man help her finally bury the past…and unlock a future full of hope and happiness?]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/starter-house-a-novel-by-sonja-condit--65311159https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204366 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Starter House: A Novel Author: Sonja Condit Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 50 minutes Release date: December 31, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Her dream home is about to become a house of nightmares... From the moment Lacey glimpses the dusty-rose colonial cottage with its angled dormer windows and quaint wooden shutters, she knows she's found her dream house. Walking through its cozy rooms, the expectant mother can see her future children sitting on the round bottom step of the house's beautifully carved staircase, and she imagines them playing beneath the giant maple tree in the warm South Carolina sun. It doesn't matter to Lacey and her husband, Eric, that people had died there years before. But soon their warm and welcoming house turns cold. There is something malevolent within the walls—a disturbing presence that only Lacey can sense. And there is Drew, a demanding and jealous little boy who mysteriously appears when Lacey is alone. Protective of this enigmatic child who reminds her of the troubled students she used to teach, Lacey bakes cookies and plays games to amuse him. Yet, as she quickly discovers, Drew is unpredictable—and dangerous. Fearing for her baby's safety, Lacey sets out to uncover the truth about Drew and her dream house—a search for answers that takes her into the past, into the lives of a long-dead family whose tragic secrets could destroy her. To save her loved ones, Lacey must find a way to lay a terrifying evil to rest...before she, Eric, and their child become its next victims.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204366Tue, 31 Dec 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204366 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Starter House: A Novel Author: Sonja Condit Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 50 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204366 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Starter House: A Novel Author: Sonja Condit Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 50 minutes Release date: December 31, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Her dream home is about to become a house of nightmares... From the moment Lacey glimpses the dusty-rose colonial cottage with its angled dormer windows and quaint wooden shutters, she knows she's found her dream house. Walking through its cozy rooms, the expectant mother can see her future children sitting on the round bottom step of the house's beautifully carved staircase, and she imagines them playing beneath the giant maple tree in the warm South Carolina sun. It doesn't matter to Lacey and her husband, Eric, that people had died there years before. But soon their warm and welcoming house turns cold. There is something malevolent within the walls—a disturbing presence that only Lacey can sense. And there is Drew, a demanding and jealous little boy who mysteriously appears when Lacey is alone. Protective of this enigmatic child who reminds her of the troubled students she used to teach, Lacey bakes cookies and plays games to amuse him. Yet, as she quickly discovers, Drew is unpredictable—and dangerous. Fearing for her baby's safety, Lacey sets out to uncover the truth about Drew and her dream house—a search for answers that takes her into the past, into the lives of a long-dead family whose tragic secrets could destroy her. To save her loved ones, Lacey must find a way to lay a terrifying evil to rest...before she, Eric, and their child become its next victims.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-orphans-promise-by-pierre-grimbert--65311190https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204392 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Orphans' Promise Series: #2 of Secret of Ji Author: Pierre Grimbert Narrator: Michael Page Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 36 minutes Release date: December 17, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The second installment in the internationally bestselling and prize-winning Secret of Ji fantasy series The Known World’s greatest secret has proven a heavy burden for the last heirs of the Ji emissaries: a death sentence from the goddess Zuïa and her band of implacable Judges and a fleeting glimpse of another world that could devastate the Upper and Lower Kingdoms. Now, after barely eluding a band of Züu assassins, these unlikely heroes find themselves hunted once more. A dark, armor-clad figure brought Zuïa’s judgment upon them, but he remains inescapable and nameless. They call him simply the Accuser. Yet there is still hope for the accused. A century-old journal promises to unravel the secret of Ji, and priestess Maz Lana can show them the way. With the Accuser drawing ever closer and the fate of the Known World hanging in the balance, the heirs must harness new abilities—and enlist the help of the gods—before the Known World’s greatest secret is lost forever.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204392Tue, 17 Dec 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204392 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Orphans' Promise Series: #2 of Secret of Ji Author: Pierre Grimbert Narrator: Michael Page Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 36 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204392 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Orphans' Promise Series: #2 of Secret of Ji Author: Pierre Grimbert Narrator: Michael Page Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 36 minutes Release date: December 17, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The second installment in the internationally bestselling and prize-winning Secret of Ji fantasy series The Known World’s greatest secret has proven a heavy burden for the last heirs of the Ji emissaries: a death sentence from the goddess Zuïa and her band of implacable Judges and a fleeting glimpse of another world that could devastate the Upper and Lower Kingdoms. Now, after barely eluding a band of Züu assassins, these unlikely heroes find themselves hunted once more. A dark, armor-clad figure brought Zuïa’s judgment upon them, but he remains inescapable and nameless. They call him simply the Accuser. Yet there is still hope for the accused. A century-old journal promises to unravel the secret of Ji, and priestess Maz Lana can show them the way. With the Accuser drawing ever closer and the fate of the Known World hanging in the balance, the heirs must harness new abilities—and enlist the help of the gods—before the Known World’s greatest secret is lost forever.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/skipping-a-beat-a-novel-by-sarah-pekkanen--65311162https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203735 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Skipping a Beat: A Novel Author: Sarah Pekkanen Narrator: Madeleine Maby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 36 minutes Release date: December 17, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.43 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the author of the acclaimed The Opposite of Me, a poignant, witty novel about marriage, forgiveness, and the choices that give shape—and limits—to our lives. From the outside, Julia and Michael seem to have it all. Both products of difficult childhoods in rural West Virginia—where they were simply Julie and Mike—they become high school sweethearts and fall in love. Shortly after graduation, they flee their small town to start afresh. Now thirty-somethings, they are living a rarified life in their multi-million-dollar, Washington D.C. home. Julia is a highly sought-after party planner, while Michael has just sold his wildly successful flavored water company for $70 million. But one day, Michael collapses in his office. Four minutes and eight seconds after his cardiac arrest, a portable defibrillator jump-starts his heart. But in those lost minutes he becomes a different man. Money is meaningless to him—and he wants to give it all away. Julia, who sees bits of her life reflected in scenes from the world’s great operas, is now facing with a choice she never anticipated. Should she should walk away from the man she once adored—but who truthfully became a stranger to her long before this pronouncement—or give in to her husband's pleas for a second chance and a promise of a poorer but happier life? As wry and engaging as her debut, but with quiet depth and newfound maturity, Skipping a Beat is an unforgettable portrait of a marriage whose glamorous surface belies the complications and betrayals beneath.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203735Tue, 17 Dec 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203735 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Skipping a Beat: A Novel Author: Sarah Pekkanen Narrator: Madeleine Maby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 36 minutes Release date: December...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203735 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Skipping a Beat: A Novel Author: Sarah Pekkanen Narrator: Madeleine Maby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 36 minutes Release date: December 17, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.43 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the author of the acclaimed The Opposite of Me, a poignant, witty novel about marriage, forgiveness, and the choices that give shape—and limits—to our lives. From the outside, Julia and Michael seem to have it all. Both products of difficult childhoods in rural West Virginia—where they were simply Julie and Mike—they become high school sweethearts and fall in love. Shortly after graduation, they flee their small town to start afresh. Now thirty-somethings, they are living a rarified life in their multi-million-dollar, Washington D.C. home. Julia is a highly sought-after party planner, while Michael has just sold his wildly successful flavored water company for $70 million. But one day, Michael collapses in his office. Four minutes and eight seconds after his cardiac arrest, a portable defibrillator jump-starts his heart. But in those lost minutes he becomes a different man. Money is meaningless to him—and he wants to give it all away. Julia, who sees bits of her life reflected in scenes from the world’s great operas, is now facing with a choice she never anticipated. Should she should walk away from the man she once adored—but who truthfully became a stranger to her long before this pronouncement—or give in to her husband's pleas for a second chance and a promise of a poorer but happier life? As wry and engaging as her debut, but with quiet depth and newfound maturity, Skipping a Beat is an unforgettable portrait of a marriage whose glamorous surface belies the complications and betrayals beneath.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-book-of-daniel-a-novel-by-e-l-doctorow--65311156https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203673 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Book of Daniel: A Novel Author: E.L. Doctorow Narrator: Mark Deakins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 48 minutes Release date: December 17, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The central figure of this novel is a young man whose parents were executed for conspiring to steal atomic secrets for Russia. His name is Daniel Isaacson, and as the story opens, his parents have been dead for many years. He has had a long time to adjust to their deaths. He has not adjusted. Out of the shambles of his childhood, he has constructed a new life—marriage to an adoring girl who gives him a son of his own, and a career in scholarship. It is a life that enrages him. In the silence of the library at Columbia University, where he is supposedly writing a Ph.D. dissertation, Daniel composes something quite different. It is a confession of his most intimate relationships—with his wife, his foster parents, and his kid sister Susan, whose own radicalism so reproaches him. It is a book of memories: riding a bus with his parents to the ill-fated Paul Robeson concert in Peekskill; watching the FBI take his father away; appearing with Susan at rallies protesting their parents’ innocence; visiting his mother and father in the Death House. It is a book of investigation: transcribing Daniel’s interviews with people who knew his parents, or who knew about them; and logging his strange researches and discoveries in the library stacks. It is a book of judgments of everyone involved in the case—lawyers, police, informers, friends, and the Isaacson family itself. It is a book rich in characters, from elderly grand- mothers of immigrant culture, to covert radicals of the McCarthy era, to hippie marchers on the Pen-tagon. It is a book that spans the quarter-century of American life since World War II. It is a book about the nature of Left politics in this country—its sacrificial rites, its peculiar cruelties, its humility, its bitterness. It is a book about some of the beautiful and terrible feelings of childhood. It is about the nature of guilt and innocence, and about the relations of people to nations. It is The Book of Daniel. Cover art: Jasper Johns, Flag, 1954-55. Art ( c ) Jasper Johns/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203673Tue, 17 Dec 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203673 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Book of Daniel: A Novel Author: E.L. Doctorow Narrator: Mark Deakins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 48 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203673 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Book of Daniel: A Novel Author: E.L. Doctorow Narrator: Mark Deakins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 48 minutes Release date: December 17, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The central figure of this novel is a young man whose parents were executed for conspiring to steal atomic secrets for Russia. His name is Daniel Isaacson, and as the story opens, his parents have been dead for many years. He has had a long time to adjust to their deaths. He has not adjusted. Out of the shambles of his childhood, he has constructed a new life—marriage to an adoring girl who gives him a son of his own, and a career in scholarship. It is a life that enrages him. In the silence of the library at Columbia University, where he is supposedly writing a Ph.D. dissertation, Daniel composes something quite different. It is a confession of his most intimate relationships—with his wife, his foster parents, and his kid sister Susan, whose own radicalism so reproaches him. It is a book of memories: riding a bus with his parents to the ill-fated Paul Robeson concert in Peekskill; watching the FBI take his father away; appearing with Susan at rallies protesting their parents’ innocence; visiting his mother and father in the Death House. It is a book of investigation: transcribing Daniel’s interviews with people who knew his parents, or who knew about them; and logging his strange researches and discoveries in the library stacks. It is a book of judgments of everyone involved in the case—lawyers, police, informers, friends, and the Isaacson family itself. It is a book rich in characters, from elderly grand- mothers of immigrant culture, to covert radicals of the McCarthy era, to hippie marchers on the Pen-tagon. It is a book that spans the quarter-century of American life since World War II. It is a book about the nature of Left politics in this country—its sacrificial rites, its peculiar cruelties, its humility, its bitterness. It is a book about some of the beautiful and terrible feelings of childhood. It is about the nature of guilt and innocence, and about the relations of people to nations. It is The Book of Daniel. Cover art: Jasper Johns, Flag, 1954-55. Art ( c ) Jasper Johns/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/country-roads-by-nancy-herkness--65311174https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202675 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Country Roads Series: #2 of A Whisper Horse Novel Author: Nancy Herkness Narrator: Shannon McManus Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 39 minutes Release date: December 10, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: National Excellence in Romance Fiction for Contemporary Single Title, First Coast Romance Writers RITA® Nominee for Contemporary Romance, Romance Writers of America Nancy Herkness welcomes readers back to Sanctuary, West Virginia, where family loyalty leads to sparkling love, with the help of a whisper horse. When sheltered artist Julia Castillo flees her hometown, she has just one goal: to prove to her overbearing family once and for all that she can make it on her own. After she moves to Sanctuary, West Virginia, her horse paintings take the art world by storm. Yet Julia finds her courage tested as never before—by her love for a handsome country lawyer, by her bond with a dangerous black stallion, and by the secret she is so desperate to keep… Paul Taggart abandoned his high-powered legal career to return to Sanctuary, giving up his own dreams to care for his troubled brother. But the day he rescues Julia Castillo from the side of the highway, his staid, responsible life changes forever. Irresistibly drawn to the fiery but unsophisticated beauty, Paul will do anything to protect her—even sacrifice his own happiness to guarantee hers. Dramatic and emotional, Country Roads is a heartwarming tale of two people trying to balance the bonds of family with a passionate love of their own. Maggie Award for Contemporary Single Title Romance, Georgia Romance Writers Desert Rose RWA® Golden Quill Award Winner, Contemporary Romance]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202675Tue, 10 Dec 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202675 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Country Roads Series: #2 of A Whisper Horse Novel Author: Nancy Herkness Narrator: Shannon McManus Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 39...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202675 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Country Roads Series: #2 of A Whisper Horse Novel Author: Nancy Herkness Narrator: Shannon McManus Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 39 minutes Release date: December 10, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: National Excellence in Romance Fiction for Contemporary Single Title, First Coast Romance Writers RITA® Nominee for Contemporary Romance, Romance Writers of America Nancy Herkness welcomes readers back to Sanctuary, West Virginia, where family loyalty leads to sparkling love, with the help of a whisper horse. When sheltered artist Julia Castillo flees her hometown, she has just one goal: to prove to her overbearing family once and for all that she can make it on her own. After she moves to Sanctuary, West Virginia, her horse paintings take the art world by storm. Yet Julia finds her courage tested as never before—by her love for a handsome country lawyer, by her bond with a dangerous black stallion, and by the secret she is so desperate to keep… Paul Taggart abandoned his high-powered legal career to return to Sanctuary, giving up his own dreams to care for his troubled brother. But the day he rescues Julia Castillo from the side of the highway, his staid, responsible life changes forever. Irresistibly drawn to the fiery but unsophisticated beauty, Paul will do anything to protect her—even sacrifice his own happiness to guarantee hers. Dramatic and emotional, Country Roads is a heartwarming tale of two people trying to balance the bonds of family with a passionate love of their own. Maggie Award for Contemporary Single Title Romance, Georgia Romance Writers Desert Rose RWA® Golden Quill Award Winner, Contemporary Romance]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/outside-the-lines-a-novel-by-amy-hatvany--65311135https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203514 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Outside the Lines: A Novel Author: Amy Hatvany Narrator: Corey Brill, Candace Thaxton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 0 minutes Release date: December 10, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A gripping novel about a woman who sets out to find the father who left her years ago, and ends up discovering herself. When Eden was ten years old she found her father, David, bleeding on the bathroom floor. The suicide attempt led to her parents’ divorce, and David all but vanished from Eden’s life.  Twenty years later, Eden runs a successful catering company and dreams of opening a restaurant. Since childhood, she has heard from her father only rarely, just enough to know that he’s been living on the streets and struggling with mental illness. But lately there has been no word at all. After a series of failed romantic relationships and a health scare from her mother, Eden decides it’s time to find her father, to forgive him at last, and move forward with her own life. Her search takes her to a downtown Seattle homeless shelter, and to Jack Baker, its handsome and charming director. Jack convinces Eden to volunteer her skills as a professional chef with the shelter. In return, he helps her in her quest.  As the connection between Eden and Jack grows stronger, and their investigation brings them closer to David, Eden must come to terms with her true emotions, the secrets her mother has kept from her, and the painful question of whether her father, after all these years, even wants to be found. The result is an emotionally rich and honest novel about making peace with the past—and embracing the future.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203514Tue, 10 Dec 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203514 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Outside the Lines: A Novel Author: Amy Hatvany Narrator: Corey Brill, Candace Thaxton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 0 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203514 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Outside the Lines: A Novel Author: Amy Hatvany Narrator: Corey Brill, Candace Thaxton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 0 minutes Release date: December 10, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A gripping novel about a woman who sets out to find the father who left her years ago, and ends up discovering herself. When Eden was ten years old she found her father, David, bleeding on the bathroom floor. The suicide attempt led to her parents’ divorce, and David all but vanished from Eden’s life.  Twenty years later, Eden runs a successful catering company and dreams of opening a restaurant. Since childhood, she has heard from her father only rarely, just enough to know that he’s been living on the streets and struggling with mental illness. But lately there has been no word at all. After a series of failed romantic relationships and a health scare from her mother, Eden decides it’s time to find her father, to forgive him at last, and move forward with her own life. Her search takes her to a downtown Seattle homeless shelter, and to Jack Baker, its handsome and charming director. Jack convinces Eden to volunteer her skills as a professional chef with the shelter. In return, he helps her in her quest.  As the connection between Eden and Jack grows stronger, and their investigation brings them closer to David, Eden must come to terms with her true emotions, the secrets her mother has kept from her, and the painful question of whether her father, after all these years, even wants to be found. The result is an emotionally rich and honest novel about making peace with the past—and embracing the future.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/things-we-set-on-fire-by-deborah-reed--65311229https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200200 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Things We Set on Fire Author: Deborah Reed Narrator: Tanya Eby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 53 minutes Release date: December 1, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A series of tragedies brings Vivvie's young grandchildren into her custody, and her two estranged daughters back under one roof. Jackson, Vivvie’s husband, was shot and killed thirty years ago, and the ramifications have splintered the family into their own isolated remembrances and recriminations. Sisters Elin and Kate fought mercilessly in childhood and have avoided each other for years. Elin seems like the last person to watch her sister convalesce after an attempted suicide. But Elin has her own reasons for coming to Kate's side and will soon discover Kate’s own staggering needs. This deeply personal, hauntingly melancholy look at the damages families inflict on each other—and the healing that only they can provide—is filled with flinty, flawed, and complex people stumbling toward some kind of peace. Like Elizabeth Strout and Kazuo Ishiguro, Deborah Reed understands a story, and its inhabitants reveal themselves in the subtleties: the space between the thoughts, the sigh behind the smile, and the unreliable lies people tell themselves that ultimately reveal the deepest truths.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200200Sun, 01 Dec 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200200 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Things We Set on Fire Author: Deborah Reed Narrator: Tanya Eby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 53 minutes Release date: December 1, 2013...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200200 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Things We Set on Fire Author: Deborah Reed Narrator: Tanya Eby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 53 minutes Release date: December 1, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A series of tragedies brings Vivvie's young grandchildren into her custody, and her two estranged daughters back under one roof. Jackson, Vivvie’s husband, was shot and killed thirty years ago, and the ramifications have splintered the family into their own isolated remembrances and recriminations. Sisters Elin and Kate fought mercilessly in childhood and have avoided each other for years. Elin seems like the last person to watch her sister convalesce after an attempted suicide. But Elin has her own reasons for coming to Kate's side and will soon discover Kate’s own staggering needs. This deeply personal, hauntingly melancholy look at the damages families inflict on each other—and the healing that only they can provide—is filled with flinty, flawed, and complex people stumbling toward some kind of peace. Like Elizabeth Strout and Kazuo Ishiguro, Deborah Reed understands a story, and its inhabitants reveal themselves in the subtleties: the space between the thoughts, the sigh behind the smile, and the unreliable lies people tell themselves that ultimately reveal the deepest truths.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-supreme-macaroni-company-a-novel-by-adriana-trigiani--65311271https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201144 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Supreme Macaroni Company: A Novel Series: #3 of Valentine Author: Adriana Trigiani Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 55 minutes Release date: November 26, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: New York Times Bestseller • Publishers Weekly Bestseller   In The Supreme Macaroni Company, bestselling author Adriana Trigiani weaves a heartbreaking story that begins on the eve of a wedding in New York's Greenwich Village and culminates in beautiful Tuscany. Family, work, romance, and the unexpected twists of life and fate all come together in an unforgettable narrative that Trigiani fans will adore. For over a hundred years, the Angelini Shoe Company in Greenwich Village has relied on the leather produced by Vechiarelli & Son in Tuscany. This ancient business partnership provides the twist of fate for Valentine Roncalli, the schoolteacher turned shoemaker, to fall in love with Gianluca Vechiarelli, a tanner with a complex past . . . and a secret. But after the wedding celebrations are over, Valentine wakes up to the hard reality of juggling the demands of a new business and the needs of her new family. Confronted with painful choices, Valentine remembers the wise words that inspired her in the early days of her beloved Angelini Shoe Company: ''A person who can build a pair of shoes can do just about anything.'' Now the proud, passionate Valentine is going to fight for everything she wants and savor all she deserves—the bitter and the sweet of life itself.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201144Tue, 26 Nov 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201144 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Supreme Macaroni Company: A Novel Series: #3 of Valentine Author: Adriana Trigiani Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201144 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Supreme Macaroni Company: A Novel Series: #3 of Valentine Author: Adriana Trigiani Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 55 minutes Release date: November 26, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: New York Times Bestseller • Publishers Weekly Bestseller   In The Supreme Macaroni Company, bestselling author Adriana Trigiani weaves a heartbreaking story that begins on the eve of a wedding in New York's Greenwich Village and culminates in beautiful Tuscany. Family, work, romance, and the unexpected twists of life and fate all come together in an unforgettable narrative that Trigiani fans will adore. For over a hundred years, the Angelini Shoe Company in Greenwich Village has relied on the leather produced by Vechiarelli & Son in Tuscany. This ancient business partnership provides the twist of fate for Valentine Roncalli, the schoolteacher turned shoemaker, to fall in love with Gianluca Vechiarelli, a tanner with a complex past . . . and a secret. But after the wedding celebrations are over, Valentine wakes up to the hard reality of juggling the demands of a new business and the needs of her new family. Confronted with painful choices, Valentine remembers the wise words that inspired her in the early days of her beloved Angelini Shoe Company: ''A person who can build a pair of shoes can do just about anything.'' Now the proud, passionate Valentine is going to fight for everything she wants and savor all she deserves—the bitter and the sweet of life itself.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/beneath-this-man-by-jodi-ellen-malpas--65311194https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202855 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beneath This Man Series: #2 of This Man Author: Jodi Ellen Malpas Narrator: Edita Brychta Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 26, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.62 of Total 50 Ratings of Narrator: 4.47 of Total 17 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Book 2 of the #1 New York Times bestselling This Man trilogy. Jesse Ward drowned her with his intensity and blindsided her with his passion, but he kept her away from his dark secrets and broken soul. Leaving him was the only way Ava O'Shea could survive. She should have known that Jesse Ward is impossible to escape--and now he's back in her life, determined to remind her of the sensual pleasures they had shared. Ava is equally determined to get at the truth beneath this man's steely exterior. That means letting herself get close to the Lord of the Manor once more. And it's exactly where Jesse wants her--within touching distance...]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202855Tue, 26 Nov 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202855 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beneath This Man Series: #2 of This Man Author: Jodi Ellen Malpas Narrator: Edita Brychta Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 0 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202855 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beneath This Man Series: #2 of This Man Author: Jodi Ellen Malpas Narrator: Edita Brychta Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 26, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.62 of Total 50 Ratings of Narrator: 4.47 of Total 17 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Book 2 of the #1 New York Times bestselling This Man trilogy. Jesse Ward drowned her with his intensity and blindsided her with his passion, but he kept her away from his dark secrets and broken soul. Leaving him was the only way Ava O'Shea could survive. She should have known that Jesse Ward is impossible to escape--and now he's back in her life, determined to remind her of the sensual pleasures they had shared. Ava is equally determined to get at the truth beneath this man's steely exterior. That means letting herself get close to the Lord of the Manor once more. And it's exactly where Jesse wants her--within touching distance...]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/seasons-end-by-will-north--65311253https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201539 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Seasons’ End Author: Will North Narrator: Tom Taylorson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 13 minutes Release date: November 15, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Building upon the success of his critically acclaimed bestseller, The Long Walk Home, Will North returns with a much-anticipated new title, Seasons' End. On his way to work, Colin Ryan finds the woman whom he has loved for thirty years—his best friend's wife—lying motionless on a dangerous bend in the road, unconscious and near death from alcohol poisoning. Believing she's tried to kill herself, Colin does what he's done since the beginning of their turbulent friendship: he nurtures and comforts her, this time with an eye toward solving the mystery that's left her half dead on the foggy roadside. In signature North style, at once lyrical and gripping, Seasons' End gathers a brilliant cast of characters—richly rendered and beautifully grounded—against the sumptuous backdrop of Washington State's Puget Sound. This deftly written and at times deeply romantic and suspenseful novel will surely satisfy Will North fans, and more than likely create legions more.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201539Fri, 15 Nov 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201539 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Seasons’ End Author: Will North Narrator: Tom Taylorson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 13 minutes Release date: November 15, 2013 Genres:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201539 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Seasons’ End Author: Will North Narrator: Tom Taylorson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 13 minutes Release date: November 15, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Building upon the success of his critically acclaimed bestseller, The Long Walk Home, Will North returns with a much-anticipated new title, Seasons' End. On his way to work, Colin Ryan finds the woman whom he has loved for thirty years—his best friend's wife—lying motionless on a dangerous bend in the road, unconscious and near death from alcohol poisoning. Believing she's tried to kill herself, Colin does what he's done since the beginning of their turbulent friendship: he nurtures and comforts her, this time with an eye toward solving the mystery that's left her half dead on the foggy roadside. In signature North style, at once lyrical and gripping, Seasons' End gathers a brilliant cast of characters—richly rendered and beautifully grounded—against the sumptuous backdrop of Washington State's Puget Sound. This deftly written and at times deeply romantic and suspenseful novel will surely satisfy Will North fans, and more than likely create legions more.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/amy-and-isabelle-a-novel-by-elizabeth-strout--65311221https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199047 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Amy and Isabelle: A novel Author: Elizabeth Strout Narrator: Stephanie Roberts Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 28 minutes Release date: November 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The debut novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Olive Kitteridge evokes a teenager's alienation from her distant mother, and a parent's rage at the discovery of her daughter's secrets. “One of those rare, invigorating books that take an apparently familiar world and peer into it with ruthless intimacy, revealing a strange and startling place.”—The New York Times Book Review Before there was Olive Kitteridge, there was Amy and Isabelle… In most ways, Isabelle and Amy are like any mother and her 16-year-old daughter, a fierce mix of love and loathing exchanged in their every glance. That they eat, sleep, and work side by side in the gossip-ridden mill town of Shirley Falls—a location fans of Strout will recognize from her critically acclaimed novel, The Burgess Boys—only increases the tension. And just when it appears things can't get any worse, Amy's sexuality begins to unfold, causing a vast and icy rift between mother and daughter that will remain unbridgeable unless Isabelle examines her own secretive and shameful past.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199047Tue, 12 Nov 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199047 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Amy and Isabelle: A novel Author: Elizabeth Strout Narrator: Stephanie Roberts Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 28 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199047 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Amy and Isabelle: A novel Author: Elizabeth Strout Narrator: Stephanie Roberts Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 28 minutes Release date: November 12, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The debut novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Olive Kitteridge evokes a teenager's alienation from her distant mother, and a parent's rage at the discovery of her daughter's secrets. “One of those rare, invigorating books that take an apparently familiar world and peer into it with ruthless intimacy, revealing a strange and startling place.”—The New York Times Book Review Before there was Olive Kitteridge, there was Amy and Isabelle… In most ways, Isabelle and Amy are like any mother and her 16-year-old daughter, a fierce mix of love and loathing exchanged in their every glance. That they eat, sleep, and work side by side in the gossip-ridden mill town of Shirley Falls—a location fans of Strout will recognize from her critically acclaimed novel, The Burgess Boys—only increases the tension. And just when it appears things can't get any worse, Amy's sexuality begins to unfold, causing a vast and icy rift between mother and daughter that will remain unbridgeable unless Isabelle examines her own secretive and shameful past.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-prodigal-a-ragamuffin-story-by-greg-garrett-brennan-manning--65311212https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200925 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Prodigal: A Ragamuffin Story Author: Greg Garrett, Brennan Manning Narrator: Daniel Butler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 16 minutes Release date: November 5, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the inspirational author of The Ragamuffin Gospel comes a powerful contemporary retelling of the Parable of the Prodigal Son. Jack Chisholm is “the people’s pastor.” He leads a devoted and growing megachurch, has several best-selling books, and a memorable slogan, “We have got to do better.” Jack knows how to preach, and he understands how to chastise people into performing. What he doesn’t know is anything about grace. This year, when it comes time for the Christmas sermon, the congregation at Grace Cathedral will look to the pulpit, and Jack will not be there. Of course, they will have seen plenty of him already—on the news. After an evening of debauchery that leads to an affair with his beautiful assistant, Jack Chisholm finds himself deserted with chilling swiftness. The church elders remove him from his own pulpit. His publisher withholds the royalties from his books. Worst of all, his wife disappears with their eight-year-old daughter. But just as Jack is hitting bottom, hopeless and penniless, drinking his way to oblivion, who should appear but his long-estranged father, imploring his prodigal son: “Come home.” A true companion piece to The Ragamuffin Gospel, The Prodigal illustrates the power of grace through the story of a broken man who finally saw Jesus not because he preached his greatest sermon or wrote his most powerful book, but because he failed miserably. Jack Chisholm lost everything—his church, his family, his respect, and his old way of believing—but he found grace. It’s the same grace that Brennan Manning devoted his life to sharing: profound in nature and coming from a God who loves us just as we are, and not as we should be. “A wonderfully written story that is as entertaining as it is thought provoking.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review “. . . the consummate final tale. What they have created is the Ragamuffin at his best, full of hope, full of love, and finally, full of belief in the goodness of God.” —Phyllis Tickle, founding editor, Religion Department, Publishers Weekly “Brennan Manning’s last work continues the powerful message of grace and forgiveness that has transformed so many lives. The Prodigal will transform you too.” —Mark Batterson, New York Times best-selling author of The Circle Maker]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200925Tue, 05 Nov 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200925 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Prodigal: A Ragamuffin Story Author: Greg Garrett, Brennan Manning Narrator: Daniel Butler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 16 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200925 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Prodigal: A Ragamuffin Story Author: Greg Garrett, Brennan Manning Narrator: Daniel Butler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 16 minutes Release date: November 5, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the inspirational author of The Ragamuffin Gospel comes a powerful contemporary retelling of the Parable of the Prodigal Son. Jack Chisholm is “the people’s pastor.” He leads a devoted and growing megachurch, has several best-selling books, and a memorable slogan, “We have got to do better.” Jack knows how to preach, and he understands how to chastise people into performing. What he doesn’t know is anything about grace. This year, when it comes time for the Christmas sermon, the congregation at Grace Cathedral will look to the pulpit, and Jack will not be there. Of course, they will have seen plenty of him already—on the news. After an evening of debauchery that leads to an affair with his beautiful assistant, Jack Chisholm finds himself deserted with chilling swiftness. The church elders remove him from his own pulpit. His publisher withholds the royalties from his books. Worst of all, his wife disappears with their eight-year-old daughter. But just as Jack is hitting bottom, hopeless and penniless, drinking his way to oblivion, who should appear but his long-estranged father, imploring his prodigal son: “Come home.” A true companion piece to The Ragamuffin Gospel, The Prodigal illustrates the power of grace through the story of a broken man who finally saw Jesus not because he preached his greatest sermon or wrote his most powerful book, but because he failed miserably. Jack Chisholm lost everything—his church, his family, his respect, and his old way of believing—but he found grace. It’s the same grace that Brennan Manning devoted his life to sharing: profound in nature and coming from a God who loves us just as we are, and not as we should be. “A wonderfully written story that is as entertaining as it is thought provoking.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review “. . . the consummate final tale. What they have created is the Ragamuffin at his best, full of hope, full of love, and finally, full of belief in the goodness of God.” —Phyllis Tickle, founding editor, Religion Department, Publishers Weekly “Brennan Manning’s last work continues the powerful message of grace and forgiveness that has transformed so many lives. The Prodigal will transform you too.” —Mark Batterson, New York Times best-selling author of The Circle Maker]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hold-on-my-heart-by-tracy-brogan--65311161https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200362 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hold on My Heart Author: Tracy Brogan Narrator: Angela Dawe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 43 minutes Release date: November 5, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: To build a future, sometimes you have to tear down the past… Chicago event planner Libby Hamilton can turn any bland setting into a dramatic venue—but when she abruptly loses her job, and her fair-weather boyfriend moves to another state, Libby suddenly finds herself back in the tiny town she grew up in. Worse than that, her father wants help transforming an old schoolhouse into a vintage ice cream parlor and Libby must trade in her power suits for power tools. Widowed restoration specialist Tom Murphy can rebuild just about anything—except the shattered relationship he shares with his teenaged daughter. Hired by Libby’s father, Tom isn’t interested in sharing the details of his personal life with beautiful, spunky Libby. He just wants to get the job done. But she is tenacious—and sexy—and it doesn’t take long before she breaks down his walls, builds up his hope, and gets a hold on his heart that won’t let go.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200362Tue, 05 Nov 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200362 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hold on My Heart Author: Tracy Brogan Narrator: Angela Dawe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 43 minutes Release date: November 5, 2013...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200362 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hold on My Heart Author: Tracy Brogan Narrator: Angela Dawe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 43 minutes Release date: November 5, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: To build a future, sometimes you have to tear down the past… Chicago event planner Libby Hamilton can turn any bland setting into a dramatic venue—but when she abruptly loses her job, and her fair-weather boyfriend moves to another state, Libby suddenly finds herself back in the tiny town she grew up in. Worse than that, her father wants help transforming an old schoolhouse into a vintage ice cream parlor and Libby must trade in her power suits for power tools. Widowed restoration specialist Tom Murphy can rebuild just about anything—except the shattered relationship he shares with his teenaged daughter. Hired by Libby’s father, Tom isn’t interested in sharing the details of his personal life with beautiful, spunky Libby. He just wants to get the job done. But she is tenacious—and sexy—and it doesn’t take long before she breaks down his walls, builds up his hope, and gets a hold on his heart that won’t let go.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/emma-s-secret-a-novel-by-steena-holmes--65311245https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200198 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Emma's Secret: A Novel Series: #4 of Harte Family Saga Author: Steena Holmes Narrator: Kate Rudd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 39 minutes Release date: October 29, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: For two years, Megan, Peter, and their two older daughters, Alexis and Hannah, dream of nothing but being reunited with the family’s youngest child, Emma, who was kidnapped just before her third birthday. When Emma is miraculously found living with an elderly couple just miles from the family’s home, they are hopeful that her return will heal the wounds her disappearance created. But Emma is vastly different from the sunny toddler they remember. She barely remembers her parents or her older sisters. She is quiet and withdrawn, and, worst of all, longs for the very people who kidnapped her. Megan is consumed with bitterness, while Peter works later and later nights in the company of his gorgeous business partner. And in the middle of everything, Megan’s best friend has become suddenly distant and secretive. Then a chance encounter in town leads to a secret that changes everything again for Emma. And Peter must decide between the happiness of his youngest daughter and the trust of his family.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200198Tue, 29 Oct 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200198 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Emma's Secret: A Novel Series: #4 of Harte Family Saga Author: Steena Holmes Narrator: Kate Rudd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 39...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200198 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Emma's Secret: A Novel Series: #4 of Harte Family Saga Author: Steena Holmes Narrator: Kate Rudd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 39 minutes Release date: October 29, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: For two years, Megan, Peter, and their two older daughters, Alexis and Hannah, dream of nothing but being reunited with the family’s youngest child, Emma, who was kidnapped just before her third birthday. When Emma is miraculously found living with an elderly couple just miles from the family’s home, they are hopeful that her return will heal the wounds her disappearance created. But Emma is vastly different from the sunny toddler they remember. She barely remembers her parents or her older sisters. She is quiet and withdrawn, and, worst of all, longs for the very people who kidnapped her. Megan is consumed with bitterness, while Peter works later and later nights in the company of his gorgeous business partner. And in the middle of everything, Megan’s best friend has become suddenly distant and secretive. Then a chance encounter in town leads to a secret that changes everything again for Emma. And Peter must decide between the happiness of his youngest daughter and the trust of his family.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/time-for-me-to-come-home-by-travis-thrasher-dorothy-shackleford--65311237https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200851 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Time For Me to Come Home Author: Travis Thrasher, Dorothy Shackleford Narrator: Macleod Andrews Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 9 minutes Release date: October 29, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: “It’s funny how going back can get you back to where you belong. It’s the difference between just a melody and my favorite Christmas song.” The fireplace is lit, the snow is falling, and sleigh bells echo in the distance—it’s Christmas, and it’s time to come home. Thirty-five-year-old Heath Sawyer has finally made it to the big-time as a country music star. After a year full of the kind of success he could only dream of, it’s December 23, and he’s headlining a sold-out show at Madison Square Garden. It’s only as the lights on the stage go down and the Christmas lights outside come on that Heath realizes there’s just one place he wants to be for the holidays: back home in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. But journeying anywhere on Christmas Eve is never easy, and with flight delays, inclement weather, and the unexpected company of a feisty young woman who’s about to become his traveling companion, Heath will need a Christmas miracle to make his way home in time to open presents. Filled with touching anecdotes inspired by the real holiday memories of Blake Shelton and Dorothy Shackelford, Time for Me to Come Home is a sweet and funny story that celebrates the spirit of Christmas and the true meaning of finding your way back home. Sometimes the best gift on Christmas is sharing it with the ones you love.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200851Tue, 29 Oct 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200851 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Time For Me to Come Home Author: Travis Thrasher, Dorothy Shackleford Narrator: Macleod Andrews Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 9 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200851 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Time For Me to Come Home Author: Travis Thrasher, Dorothy Shackleford Narrator: Macleod Andrews Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 9 minutes Release date: October 29, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: “It’s funny how going back can get you back to where you belong. It’s the difference between just a melody and my favorite Christmas song.” The fireplace is lit, the snow is falling, and sleigh bells echo in the distance—it’s Christmas, and it’s time to come home. Thirty-five-year-old Heath Sawyer has finally made it to the big-time as a country music star. After a year full of the kind of success he could only dream of, it’s December 23, and he’s headlining a sold-out show at Madison Square Garden. It’s only as the lights on the stage go down and the Christmas lights outside come on that Heath realizes there’s just one place he wants to be for the holidays: back home in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. But journeying anywhere on Christmas Eve is never easy, and with flight delays, inclement weather, and the unexpected company of a feisty young woman who’s about to become his traveling companion, Heath will need a Christmas miracle to make his way home in time to open presents. Filled with touching anecdotes inspired by the real holiday memories of Blake Shelton and Dorothy Shackelford, Time for Me to Come Home is a sweet and funny story that celebrates the spirit of Christmas and the true meaning of finding your way back home. Sometimes the best gift on Christmas is sharing it with the ones you love.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/winners-a-novel-by-danielle-steel--65311148https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200976 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Winners: A Novel Author: Danielle Steel Narrator: Dan John Miller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 6 minutes Release date: October 29, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.28 of Total 18 Ratings of Narrator: 3.8 of Total 5 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Even the most perfect lives can be shattered in an instant. In this moving, emotionally charged novel, Danielle Steel introduces listeners to an unforgettable cast of characters striving to overcome tragedy and discover the inner resources and resilience to win at life—once again.WinnersLily Thomas is an aspiring ski champion training for the Olympics, a young woman with her heart set on winning the gold. But in one moment, Lily’s future is changed forever, her hopes for the Olympics swept away in a tragic accident.Dr. Jessie Matthews, the neurosurgeon who operates on her that night, endures a tragedy of her own, and instantly becomes the sole support of her four young children, while her own future hangs in the balance.Bill, Lily’s father, has pinned all his hopes on his only daughter, his dreams now shattered.Other lives will entwine themselves with theirs: Joe, a financial manager, faces a ruined career at the hand of a dishonest partner. Carole, a psychologist at Mass General, is a breast cancer survivor, her body and heart scarred by what she’s been through. Teddy, with a spinal cord injury worse than Lily’s, dreams of college and becoming an artist.From the ashes of their lives, six people fight to alter the course of destiny and refuse to be defeated. When Bill builds a remarkable rehab facility for his daughter, countless lives are forever altered, and each becomes a winner.Winners is about refusing to be beaten, no matter how insurmountable the challenge. And when Lily gets on skis again and enters the Paralympics, the battle to brave life again is won.Winners is about more than surviving, it is about courage, victory, and triumph. When all appears to be lost, the battle has just begun.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200976Tue, 29 Oct 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200976 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Winners: A Novel Author: Danielle Steel Narrator: Dan John Miller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 6 minutes Release date: October 29, 2013...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200976 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Winners: A Novel Author: Danielle Steel Narrator: Dan John Miller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 6 minutes Release date: October 29, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.28 of Total 18 Ratings of Narrator: 3.8 of Total 5 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Even the most perfect lives can be shattered in an instant. In this moving, emotionally charged novel, Danielle Steel introduces listeners to an unforgettable cast of characters striving to overcome tragedy and discover the inner resources and resilience to win at life—once again.WinnersLily Thomas is an aspiring ski champion training for the Olympics, a young woman with her heart set on winning the gold. But in one moment, Lily’s future is changed forever, her hopes for the Olympics swept away in a tragic accident.Dr. Jessie Matthews, the neurosurgeon who operates on her that night, endures a tragedy of her own, and instantly becomes the sole support of her four young children, while her own future hangs in the balance.Bill, Lily’s father, has pinned all his hopes on his only daughter, his dreams now shattered.Other lives will entwine themselves with theirs: Joe, a financial manager, faces a ruined career at the hand of a dishonest partner. Carole, a psychologist at Mass General, is a breast cancer survivor, her body and heart scarred by what she’s been through. Teddy, with a spinal cord injury worse than Lily’s, dreams of college and becoming an artist.From the ashes of their lives, six people fight to alter the course of destiny and refuse to be defeated. When Bill builds a remarkable rehab facility for his daughter, countless lives are forever altered, and each becomes a winner.Winners is about refusing to be beaten, no matter how insurmountable the challenge. And when Lily gets on skis again and enters the Paralympics, the battle to brave life again is won.Winners is about more than surviving, it is about courage, victory, and triumph. When all appears to be lost, the battle has just begun.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ex-on-the-beach-by-kim-law--65311230https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199313 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ex on the Beach Author: Kim Law Narrator: Natalie Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 32 minutes Release date: October 22, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: She vowed to protect her heart… Andie Shayne believes in forever…for everyone else. She has an up-and-coming wedding planning business, and her own failed engagement, to prove it. Now, all Andie wants is to save the date for Seaglass Celebrations becoming a premier destination wedding resort. And making sure the wedding of the summer goes off without a hitch will get her there—despite the arrival of one unexpected guest. The sexy-as-sin best man…who’s also the ex who broke Andie’s heart. Mark Kavanaugh wants to make amends with Andie. He knows breaking off their engagement—at the altar!—was unforgivable. But he’s a wiser man now, vowing to make peace with his past. But with desire reigniting on Turtle Island, Mark realizes he never stopped loving Andie. He wants her; and this time, he’s determined to do it right.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199313Tue, 22 Oct 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199313 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ex on the Beach Author: Kim Law Narrator: Natalie Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 32 minutes Release date: October 22, 2013 Genres:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199313 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ex on the Beach Author: Kim Law Narrator: Natalie Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 32 minutes Release date: October 22, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: She vowed to protect her heart… Andie Shayne believes in forever…for everyone else. She has an up-and-coming wedding planning business, and her own failed engagement, to prove it. Now, all Andie wants is to save the date for Seaglass Celebrations becoming a premier destination wedding resort. And making sure the wedding of the summer goes off without a hitch will get her there—despite the arrival of one unexpected guest. The sexy-as-sin best man…who’s also the ex who broke Andie’s heart. Mark Kavanaugh wants to make amends with Andie. He knows breaking off their engagement—at the altar!—was unforgivable. But he’s a wiser man now, vowing to make peace with his past. But with desire reigniting on Turtle Island, Mark realizes he never stopped loving Andie. He wants her; and this time, he’s determined to do it right.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/up-to-the-challenge-by-terri-osburn--65311219https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200367 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Up to the Challenge Series: #2 of An Anchor Island Novel Author: Terri Osburn Narrator: Amy Rubinate Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 17 minutes Release date: October 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Opposites attract in a sexy tale of unexpected love When the Dempsey patriarch suffers a heart attack, Lucas Dempsey steps up to keep the doors of the family restaurant open. The proverbial prodigal son returns home to Anchor Island—putting family first and his quest to make partner at his high-powered law firm on hold. Sporting a bruised ego after losing his fiancée to his older brother, Lucas would rather walk on glass than spend six weeks within spitting distance of the happy couple. But family duty calls. And that duty includes working side-by-side with a tantalizing spitfire intent on driving him mad. Tough-as-nails boat mechanic Sid Navarro is happy to trade her tools for an apron to help the Dempseys in their time of need. That is, until she realizes she’ll be working alongside Lucas, the man she’s loved from afar since she first laid eyes on him in high school. Lucas could charm the paint off a schooner, but Sid knows she doesn’t fit his girl-next-door type. To show her true feelings would mean certain heartbreak, but the temptation of Lucas in her bed might be more than she can resist. After a rocky start punctuated by verbal barbs and exasperating arguments, things heat up between them—big-time—but their steamy affair turns more than casual in a matter of weeks. Sid’s life has become the dream she’s always wanted, and Lucas has fallen hard for the last woman he ever expected to love. But this affair has an end-date, as Lucas must return to his life and career in the big city, a place where Sid would never fit in. When the end comes earlier than expected, walking away turns out to be a challenge neither of them wants to win. Up to the Challenge is a sexy, fast-paced, romantic story of family, island life, and finding love in unexpected places.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200367Tue, 22 Oct 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200367 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Up to the Challenge Series: #2 of An Anchor Island Novel Author: Terri Osburn Narrator: Amy Rubinate Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 17...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200367 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Up to the Challenge Series: #2 of An Anchor Island Novel Author: Terri Osburn Narrator: Amy Rubinate Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 17 minutes Release date: October 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Opposites attract in a sexy tale of unexpected love When the Dempsey patriarch suffers a heart attack, Lucas Dempsey steps up to keep the doors of the family restaurant open. The proverbial prodigal son returns home to Anchor Island—putting family first and his quest to make partner at his high-powered law firm on hold. Sporting a bruised ego after losing his fiancée to his older brother, Lucas would rather walk on glass than spend six weeks within spitting distance of the happy couple. But family duty calls. And that duty includes working side-by-side with a tantalizing spitfire intent on driving him mad. Tough-as-nails boat mechanic Sid Navarro is happy to trade her tools for an apron to help the Dempseys in their time of need. That is, until she realizes she’ll be working alongside Lucas, the man she’s loved from afar since she first laid eyes on him in high school. Lucas could charm the paint off a schooner, but Sid knows she doesn’t fit his girl-next-door type. To show her true feelings would mean certain heartbreak, but the temptation of Lucas in her bed might be more than she can resist. After a rocky start punctuated by verbal barbs and exasperating arguments, things heat up between them—big-time—but their steamy affair turns more than casual in a matter of weeks. Sid’s life has become the dream she’s always wanted, and Lucas has fallen hard for the last woman he ever expected to love. But this affair has an end-date, as Lucas must return to his life and career in the big city, a place where Sid would never fit in. When the end comes earlier than expected, walking away turns out to be a challenge neither of them wants to win. Up to the Challenge is a sexy, fast-paced, romantic story of family, island life, and finding love in unexpected places.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-goldfinch-a-novel-pulitzer-prize-for-fiction-by-donna-tartt--65311216https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/197043 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Goldfinch: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction) Author: Donna Tartt Narrator: David Pittu Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 32 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 702 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 202 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A young New Yorker grieving his mother's death is pulled into a gritty underworld of art and wealth in this "extraordinary" and beloved Pulitzer Prize winner from the author of The Secret History that "connects with the heart as well as the mind" (Stephen King, New York Times Book Review). Theo Decker, a 13-year-old New Yorker, miraculously survives an accident that kills his mother. Abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. Bewildered by his strange new home on Park Avenue, disturbed by schoolmates who don't know how to talk to him, and tormented above all by a longing for his mother, he clings to the one thing that reminds him of her: a small, mysteriously captivating painting that ultimately draws Theo into a wealthy and insular art community. As an adult, Theo moves silkily between the drawing rooms of the rich and the dusty labyrinth of an antiques store where he works. He is alienated and in love — and at the center of a narrowing, ever more dangerous circle. The Goldfinch is a mesmerizing, stay-up-all-night and tell-all-your-friends triumph, an old-fashioned story of loss and obsession, survival and self-invention. From the streets of New York to the dark corners of the art underworld, this "soaring masterpiece" examines the devastating impact of grief and the ruthless machinations of fate (Ron Charles, Washington Post).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/197043Tue, 22 Oct 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/197043 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Goldfinch: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction) Author: Donna Tartt Narrator: David Pittu Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 32 hours 30 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/197043 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Goldfinch: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction) Author: Donna Tartt Narrator: David Pittu Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 32 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 22, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 702 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 202 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A young New Yorker grieving his mother's death is pulled into a gritty underworld of art and wealth in this "extraordinary" and beloved Pulitzer Prize winner from the author of The Secret History that "connects with the heart as well as the mind" (Stephen King, New York Times Book Review). Theo Decker, a 13-year-old New Yorker, miraculously survives an accident that kills his mother. Abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. Bewildered by his strange new home on Park Avenue, disturbed by schoolmates who don't know how to talk to him, and tormented above all by a longing for his mother, he clings to the one thing that reminds him of her: a small, mysteriously captivating painting that ultimately draws Theo into a wealthy and insular art community. As an adult, Theo moves silkily between the drawing rooms of the rich and the dusty labyrinth of an antiques store where he works. He is alienated and in love — and at the center of a narrowing, ever more dangerous circle. The Goldfinch is a mesmerizing, stay-up-all-night and tell-all-your-friends triumph, an old-fashioned story of loss and obsession, survival and self-invention. From the streets of New York to the dark corners of the art underworld, this "soaring masterpiece" examines the devastating impact of grief and the ruthless machinations of fate (Ron Charles, Washington Post).]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/not-quite-enough-by-catherine-bybee--65311243https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199053 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Not Quite Enough Series: #3 of Not Quite Author: Catherine Bybee Narrator: Amy McFadden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 45 minutes Release date: October 8, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From New York Times, USA Today, and WSJ bestselling author Catherine Bybee comes the third novel in the delicious Not Quite series. Monica Mann has made it her life’s work to save lives. After an earthquake and tsunami hit the shores of Jamaica, she volunteers her trauma skills with Borderless Nurses. Calculating and methodical, Monica creates order out of whatever chaos she finds. Until she finds the perpetually barefoot, impossibly masculine Trent Fairchild. No one can pin him down. No, really. He’s a pilot and manages a small fleet of choppers on his adopted island home. Hopelessly drawn to one another, they manage to slip away from the wreckage to get a little closer. And they get a lot closer than expected when aftershocks from the earthquake trap them in their own life-or-death scenario. Paradise has brought them together. Now will it tear them apart?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199053Tue, 08 Oct 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199053 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Not Quite Enough Series: #3 of Not Quite Author: Catherine Bybee Narrator: Amy McFadden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 45 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199053 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Not Quite Enough Series: #3 of Not Quite Author: Catherine Bybee Narrator: Amy McFadden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 45 minutes Release date: October 8, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From New York Times, USA Today, and WSJ bestselling author Catherine Bybee comes the third novel in the delicious Not Quite series. Monica Mann has made it her life’s work to save lives. After an earthquake and tsunami hit the shores of Jamaica, she volunteers her trauma skills with Borderless Nurses. Calculating and methodical, Monica creates order out of whatever chaos she finds. Until she finds the perpetually barefoot, impossibly masculine Trent Fairchild. No one can pin him down. No, really. He’s a pilot and manages a small fleet of choppers on his adopted island home. Hopelessly drawn to one another, they manage to slip away from the wreckage to get a little closer. And they get a lot closer than expected when aftershocks from the earthquake trap them in their own life-or-death scenario. Paradise has brought them together. Now will it tear them apart?]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-signature-of-all-things-a-novel-by-elizabeth-gilbert--65311281https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198418 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Signature of All Things: A Novel Author: Elizabeth Gilbert Narrator: Juliet Stevenson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 45 minutes Release date: October 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.59 of Total 86 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 39 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A glorious, sweeping novel of desire, ambition, and the thirst for knowledge, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love and Committed. In The Signature of All Things, Elizabeth Gilbert returns to fiction, inserting her inimitable voice into an enthralling story of love, adventure, and discovery. Spanning much of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the novel follows the fortunes of the extraordinary Whittaker family as led by the enterprising Henry Whittaker—a poor-born Englishman who makes a great fortune in the South American quinine trade, eventually becoming the richest man in Philadelphia. Born in 1800, Henry’s brilliant daughter, Alma (who inherits both her father’s money and his mind), ultimately becomes a botanist of considerable gifts herself. As Alma’s research takes her deeper into the mysteries of evolution, she falls in love with a man named Ambrose Pike who makes incomparable paintings of orchids and who draws her in the exact opposite direction—into the realm of the spiritual, the divine, and the magical. Alma is a clear-minded scientist; Ambrose a utopian artist—but what unites this unlikely couple is a desperate need to understand the workings of this world and the mechanisms behind all life. Exquisitely researched and told at a galloping pace, The Signature of All Things soars across the globe—from London to Peru to Philadelphia to Tahiti to Amsterdam, and beyond. Along the way, the story is peopled with unforgettable characters: missionaries, abolitionists, adventurers, astronomers, sea captains, geniuses, and the quite mad. But most memorable of all, it is the story of Alma Whittaker, who—born in the Age of Enlightenment, but living well into the Industrial Revolution—bears witness to that extraordinary moment in human history when all the old assumptions about science, religion, commerce, and class were exploding into dangerous new ideas. Written in the bold, questing spirit of that singular time, Gilbert’s wise, deep, and spellbinding tale is certain to capture the hearts and minds of readers.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198418Tue, 01 Oct 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198418 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Signature of All Things: A Novel Author: Elizabeth Gilbert Narrator: Juliet Stevenson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 45 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198418 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Signature of All Things: A Novel Author: Elizabeth Gilbert Narrator: Juliet Stevenson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 45 minutes Release date: October 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.59 of Total 86 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 39 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A glorious, sweeping novel of desire, ambition, and the thirst for knowledge, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love and Committed. In The Signature of All Things, Elizabeth Gilbert returns to fiction, inserting her inimitable voice into an enthralling story of love, adventure, and discovery. Spanning much of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the novel follows the fortunes of the extraordinary Whittaker family as led by the enterprising Henry Whittaker—a poor-born Englishman who makes a great fortune in the South American quinine trade, eventually becoming the richest man in Philadelphia. Born in 1800, Henry’s brilliant daughter, Alma (who inherits both her father’s money and his mind), ultimately becomes a botanist of considerable gifts herself. As Alma’s research takes her deeper into the mysteries of evolution, she falls in love with a man named Ambrose Pike who makes incomparable paintings of orchids and who draws her in the exact opposite direction—into the realm of the spiritual, the divine, and the magical. Alma is a clear-minded scientist; Ambrose a utopian artist—but what unites this unlikely couple is a desperate need to understand the workings of this world and the mechanisms behind all life. Exquisitely researched and told at a galloping pace, The Signature of All Things soars across the globe—from London to Peru to Philadelphia to Tahiti to Amsterdam, and beyond. Along the way, the story is peopled with unforgettable characters: missionaries, abolitionists, adventurers, astronomers, sea captains, geniuses, and the quite mad. But most memorable of all, it is the story of Alma Whittaker, who—born in the Age of Enlightenment, but living well into the Industrial Revolution—bears witness to that extraordinary moment in human history when all the old assumptions about science, religion, commerce, and class were exploding into dangerous new ideas. Written in the bold, questing spirit of that singular time, Gilbert’s wise, deep, and spellbinding tale is certain to capture the hearts and minds of readers.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/loss-of-innocence-by-richard-north-patterson--65311217https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198051 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Loss of Innocence Series: #2 of The Blaine Trilogy Author: Richard North Patterson Narrator: Julia Whelan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 23 minutes Release date: October 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From acclaimed author Richard North Patterson comes a sweeping family drama of dark secrets and individual awakenings, set against the backdrop of the tumultuous summer of 1968. America is in a state of turbulence, engulfed in civil unrest and uncertainty. Yet for Whitney Dane—spending the summer of her twenty-second year on Martha's Vineyard—life could not be safer nor the future more certain. Educated at Wheaton, soon to be married, and the youngest daughter of the all-American Dane family, Whitney has everything she has ever wanted and is everything her all-powerful and doting father, Charles Dane, wants her to be. But the Vineyard's still waters are disturbed by the appearance of Benjamin Blaine. An underprivileged yet fiercely ambitious and charismatic figure, he is a force of nature neither Whitney nor her family could have prepared for. As Ben's presence begins to awaken independence within Whitney, it also brings deep-rooted family tensions to a dangerous head. And soon Whitney's set-in-stone future becomes far from satisfactory and her picture-perfect family far from pretty.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198051Tue, 01 Oct 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198051 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Loss of Innocence Series: #2 of The Blaine Trilogy Author: Richard North Patterson Narrator: Julia Whelan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198051 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Loss of Innocence Series: #2 of The Blaine Trilogy Author: Richard North Patterson Narrator: Julia Whelan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 23 minutes Release date: October 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From acclaimed author Richard North Patterson comes a sweeping family drama of dark secrets and individual awakenings, set against the backdrop of the tumultuous summer of 1968. America is in a state of turbulence, engulfed in civil unrest and uncertainty. Yet for Whitney Dane—spending the summer of her twenty-second year on Martha's Vineyard—life could not be safer nor the future more certain. Educated at Wheaton, soon to be married, and the youngest daughter of the all-American Dane family, Whitney has everything she has ever wanted and is everything her all-powerful and doting father, Charles Dane, wants her to be. But the Vineyard's still waters are disturbed by the appearance of Benjamin Blaine. An underprivileged yet fiercely ambitious and charismatic figure, he is a force of nature neither Whitney nor her family could have prepared for. As Ben's presence begins to awaken independence within Whitney, it also brings deep-rooted family tensions to a dangerous head. And soon Whitney's set-in-stone future becomes far from satisfactory and her picture-perfect family far from pretty.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-pilot-s-wife-a-novel-by-anita-shreve--65311203https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196796 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Pilot's Wife: A Novel Author: Anita Shreve Narrator: Melanie Griffith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Anita Shreve's hauntingly beautiful #1 bestseller and Oprah's Book Club selection about tragedy, grief, betrayal, and the 'impossibility of knowing another person.' As a pilot's wife, Kathryn has learned to expect both intense exhilaration and long periods alone, but nothing has prepared her for a late-night knock that lets her know her husband has died in a crash. Until now, Kathryn Lyons's life has been peaceful if unextraordinary: a satisfying job teaching high school in the New England mill town of her childhood; a picture-perfect home by the ocean; a precocious, independent-minded fifteen-year-old daughter; and a happy marriage whose occasional dull passages she attributes to the unavoidable deadening of time. As Kathryn struggles with her grief, she descends into a maelstrom of publicity stirred up by the modern hunger for the details of tragedy. Even before the plane is located in waters off the Irish coast, the relentless scrutiny of her husband's life begins to bring a bizarre personal mystery into focus. Could there be any truth to the increasingly disturbing rumors that he had a secret life?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196796Tue, 01 Oct 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196796 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Pilot's Wife: A Novel Author: Anita Shreve Narrator: Melanie Griffith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: October...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196796 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Pilot's Wife: A Novel Author: Anita Shreve Narrator: Melanie Griffith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Anita Shreve's hauntingly beautiful #1 bestseller and Oprah's Book Club selection about tragedy, grief, betrayal, and the 'impossibility of knowing another person.' As a pilot's wife, Kathryn has learned to expect both intense exhilaration and long periods alone, but nothing has prepared her for a late-night knock that lets her know her husband has died in a crash. Until now, Kathryn Lyons's life has been peaceful if unextraordinary: a satisfying job teaching high school in the New England mill town of her childhood; a picture-perfect home by the ocean; a precocious, independent-minded fifteen-year-old daughter; and a happy marriage whose occasional dull passages she attributes to the unavoidable deadening of time. As Kathryn struggles with her grief, she descends into a maelstrom of publicity stirred up by the modern hunger for the details of tragedy. Even before the plane is located in waters off the Irish coast, the relentless scrutiny of her husband's life begins to bring a bizarre personal mystery into focus. Could there be any truth to the increasingly disturbing rumors that he had a secret life?]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lowland-national-book-award-finalist-man-booker-prize-finalist-by-jhumpa-lahiri--65311265https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196600 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lowland: National Book Award Finalist; Man Booker Prize Finalist Author: Jhumpa Lahiri Narrator: Sunil Malhotra Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 3 minutes Release date: September 24, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.6 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: National Book Award Finalist Shortlisted for the 2013 Man Booker Prize From the Pulitzer Prize-winning, best-selling author of The Namesake comes an extraordinary new novel, set in both India and America, that expands the scope and range of one of our most dazzling storytellers: a tale of two brothers bound by tragedy, a fiercely brilliant woman haunted by her past, a country torn by revolution, and a love that lasts long past death.   Born just fifteen months apart, Subhash and Udayan Mitra are inseparable brothers, one often mistaken for the other in the Calcutta neighborhood where they grow up.  But they are also opposites, with gravely different futures ahead. It is the 1960s, and Udayan—charismatic and impulsive—finds himself drawn to the Naxalite movement, a rebellion waged to eradicate inequity and poverty; he will give everything, risk all, for what he believes. Subhash, the dutiful son, does not share his brother’s political passion; he leaves home to pursue a life of scientific research in a quiet, coastal corner of America. But when Subhash learns what happened to his brother in the lowland outside their family’s home, he goes back to India, hoping to pick up the pieces of a shattered family, and to heal the wounds Udayan left behind—including those seared in the heart of his brother’s wife. Masterly suspenseful, sweeping, piercingly intimate, The Lowland is a work of great beauty and complex emotion; an engrossing family saga and a story steeped in history that spans generations and geographies with seamless authenticity. It is Jhumpa Lahiri at the height of her considerable powers.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196600Tue, 24 Sep 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196600 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lowland: National Book Award Finalist; Man Booker Prize Finalist Author: Jhumpa Lahiri Narrator: Sunil Malhotra Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196600 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lowland: National Book Award Finalist; Man Booker Prize Finalist Author: Jhumpa Lahiri Narrator: Sunil Malhotra Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 3 minutes Release date: September 24, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.6 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: National Book Award Finalist Shortlisted for the 2013 Man Booker Prize From the Pulitzer Prize-winning, best-selling author of The Namesake comes an extraordinary new novel, set in both India and America, that expands the scope and range of one of our most dazzling storytellers: a tale of two brothers bound by tragedy, a fiercely brilliant woman haunted by her past, a country torn by revolution, and a love that lasts long past death.   Born just fifteen months apart, Subhash and Udayan Mitra are inseparable brothers, one often mistaken for the other in the Calcutta neighborhood where they grow up.  But they are also opposites, with gravely different futures ahead. It is the 1960s, and Udayan—charismatic and impulsive—finds himself drawn to the Naxalite movement, a rebellion waged to eradicate inequity and poverty; he will give everything, risk all, for what he believes. Subhash, the dutiful son, does not share his brother’s political passion; he leaves home to pursue a life of scientific research in a quiet, coastal corner of America. But when Subhash learns what happened to his brother in the lowland outside their family’s home, he goes back to India, hoping to pick up the pieces of a shattered family, and to heal the wounds Udayan left behind—including those seared in the heart of his brother’s wife. Masterly suspenseful, sweeping, piercingly intimate, The Lowland is a work of great beauty and complex emotion; an engrossing family saga and a story steeped in history that spans generations and geographies with seamless authenticity. It is Jhumpa Lahiri at the height of her considerable powers.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-longest-ride-by-nicholas-sparks--65311251https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194470 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Longest Ride Author: Nicholas Sparks Narrator: January LaVoy, Ron McLarty Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 17, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.42 of Total 106 Ratings of Narrator: 4.38 of Total 34 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the dark days of WWII to present-day North Carolina, this New York Times bestseller shares the lives of two couples overcoming destructive secrets -- and finding joy together. Ira Levinson is in trouble. Ninety-one years old and stranded and injured after a car crash, he struggles to retain consciousness until a blurry image materializes beside him: his beloved wife Ruth, who passed away nine years ago. Urging him to hang on, she forces him to remain alert by recounting the stories of their lifetime together - how they met, the precious paintings they collected together, the dark days of WWII and its effect on them and their families. Ira knows that Ruth can't possibly be in the car with him, but he clings to her words and his memories, reliving the sorrows and everyday joys that defined their marriage. A few miles away, at a local bull-riding event, a Wake Forest College senior's life is about to change. Recovering from a recent break-up, Sophia Danko meets a young cowboy named Luke, who bears little resemblance to the privileged frat boys she has encountered at school. Through Luke, Sophia is introduced to a world in which the stakes of survival and success, ruin and reward -- even life and death - loom large in everyday life. As she and Luke fall in love, Sophia finds herself imagining a future far removed from her plans -- a future that Luke has the power to rewrite . . . if the secret he's keeping doesn't destroy it first. Ira and Ruth. Sophia and Luke. Two couples who have little in common, and who are separated by years and experience. Yet their lives will converge with unexpected poignancy, reminding us all that even the most difficult decisions can yield extraordinary journeys: beyond despair, beyond death, to the farthest reaches of the human heart.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194470Tue, 17 Sep 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194470 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Longest Ride Author: Nicholas Sparks Narrator: January LaVoy, Ron McLarty Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 0 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194470 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Longest Ride Author: Nicholas Sparks Narrator: January LaVoy, Ron McLarty Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 17, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.42 of Total 106 Ratings of Narrator: 4.38 of Total 34 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the dark days of WWII to present-day North Carolina, this New York Times bestseller shares the lives of two couples overcoming destructive secrets -- and finding joy together. Ira Levinson is in trouble. Ninety-one years old and stranded and injured after a car crash, he struggles to retain consciousness until a blurry image materializes beside him: his beloved wife Ruth, who passed away nine years ago. Urging him to hang on, she forces him to remain alert by recounting the stories of their lifetime together - how they met, the precious paintings they collected together, the dark days of WWII and its effect on them and their families. Ira knows that Ruth can't possibly be in the car with him, but he clings to her words and his memories, reliving the sorrows and everyday joys that defined their marriage. A few miles away, at a local bull-riding event, a Wake Forest College senior's life is about to change. Recovering from a recent break-up, Sophia Danko meets a young cowboy named Luke, who bears little resemblance to the privileged frat boys she has encountered at school. Through Luke, Sophia is introduced to a world in which the stakes of survival and success, ruin and reward -- even life and death - loom large in everyday life. As she and Luke fall in love, Sophia finds herself imagining a future far removed from her plans -- a future that Luke has the power to rewrite . . . if the secret he's keeping doesn't destroy it first. Ira and Ruth. Sophia and Luke. Two couples who have little in common, and who are separated by years and experience. Yet their lives will converge with unexpected poignancy, reminding us all that even the most difficult decisions can yield extraordinary journeys: beyond despair, beyond death, to the farthest reaches of the human heart.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pecan-pie-and-deadly-lies-by-nancy-naigle--65311247https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/195099 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pecan Pie and Deadly Lies Series: #4 of An Adams Grove Novel Author: Nancy Naigle Narrator: Shannon McManus Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 25 minutes Release date: September 17, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Welcome to Adams Grove…where the pies are delicious but the lies are to die for. America’s beloved country superstar Cody Tuggle never expected to be one of America’s most wanted. At least that’s how he feels since he’s been accused of murdering his scheming agent. Desperate to prove he’s innocent, he turns to his only alibi, award-winning photographer Kasey Phillips, who recently toured with him and his band. After an exciting life on the road, Kasey has settled down in small-town Adams Grove with her five-year-old son. Unexpectedly reunited with Cody, she finds herself open to love again. But just when she’s ready to fall, everything she ever believed about him is called in to question. Cody has waited a long time for genuine love, and he can’t let this chance with Kasey slip away. But as the evidence stacks up, the accusations against him put a damper on the sparks flying between them. Can he convince Kasey he’s innocent, and will she clear his name in time? Or will their dreams of the future be the victim of a deadly lie? Pecan Pie and Deadly Lies is a sweet, down-home story of love overcoming all obstacles—from the crossroads of small town and suspense.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/195099Tue, 17 Sep 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/195099 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pecan Pie and Deadly Lies Series: #4 of An Adams Grove Novel Author: Nancy Naigle Narrator: Shannon McManus Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/195099 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pecan Pie and Deadly Lies Series: #4 of An Adams Grove Novel Author: Nancy Naigle Narrator: Shannon McManus Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 25 minutes Release date: September 17, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Welcome to Adams Grove…where the pies are delicious but the lies are to die for. America’s beloved country superstar Cody Tuggle never expected to be one of America’s most wanted. At least that’s how he feels since he’s been accused of murdering his scheming agent. Desperate to prove he’s innocent, he turns to his only alibi, award-winning photographer Kasey Phillips, who recently toured with him and his band. After an exciting life on the road, Kasey has settled down in small-town Adams Grove with her five-year-old son. Unexpectedly reunited with Cody, she finds herself open to love again. But just when she’s ready to fall, everything she ever believed about him is called in to question. Cody has waited a long time for genuine love, and he can’t let this chance with Kasey slip away. But as the evidence stacks up, the accusations against him put a damper on the sparks flying between them. Can he convince Kasey he’s innocent, and will she clear his name in time? Or will their dreams of the future be the victim of a deadly lie? Pecan Pie and Deadly Lies is a sweet, down-home story of love overcoming all obstacles—from the crossroads of small town and suspense.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/who-asked-you-by-terry-mcmillan--65311215https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196723 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Who Asked You? Author: Terry McMillan Narrator: Phylicia Rashad, Terry McMillan, Michael Boatman, Carole Desanti Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 2 minutes Release date: September 17, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.35 of Total 46 Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 15 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the #1 New York Times bestselling author…“Remember Getting to Happy, Waiting to Exhale, and How Stella Got Her Groove Back? Well, you won’t likely forget Terry McMillan’s Who Asked You? either” (Raleigh News & Observer). Betty Jean already has her hands full when her grown daughter leaves her two young sons in her care. In between dealing with her other adult children, two opinionated sisters, an ill husband, and her own postponed dreams—BJ still manages to hold down a job delivering room service at a hotel. Her son Dexter is about to be paroled from prison; Quentin, the family success, can’t be bothered to lend a hand; and taking care of two lively grandsons is the last thing BJ thinks she needs. But who asked her?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196723Tue, 17 Sep 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196723 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Who Asked You? Author: Terry McMillan Narrator: Phylicia Rashad, Terry McMillan, Michael Boatman, Carole Desanti Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196723 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Who Asked You? Author: Terry McMillan Narrator: Phylicia Rashad, Terry McMillan, Michael Boatman, Carole Desanti Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 2 minutes Release date: September 17, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.35 of Total 46 Ratings of Narrator: 4.6 of Total 15 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the #1 New York Times bestselling author…“Remember Getting to Happy, Waiting to Exhale, and How Stella Got Her Groove Back? Well, you won’t likely forget Terry McMillan’s Who Asked You? either” (Raleigh News & Observer). Betty Jean already has her hands full when her grown daughter leaves her two young sons in her care. In between dealing with her other adult children, two opinionated sisters, an ill husband, and her own postponed dreams—BJ still manages to hold down a job delivering room service at a hotel. Her son Dexter is about to be paroled from prison; Quentin, the family success, can’t be bothered to lend a hand; and taking care of two lively grandsons is the last thing BJ thinks she needs. But who asked her?]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/disgraced-a-play-by-ayad-akhtar--65311259https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196798 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Disgraced: A Play Author: Ayad Akhtar Narrator: January LaVoy, Kevin T. Collins, Aasif Mandvi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 30 minutes Release date: September 10, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.6 of Total 5 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the Pulitzer Prize winner for Drama and author of Homeland Elegies, a "sparkling and combustible" play about identity in America after September 11 (Bloomberg). "In dialogue that bristles with wit and intelligence, Akhtar puts contemporary attitudes toward religion under a microscope, revealing how tenuous self-image can be for people born into one way of being who have embraced another.... Everyone has been told that politics and religion are two subjects that should be off-limits at social gatherings. But watching these characters rip into these forbidden topics, there's no arguing that they make for ear-tickling good theater" (New York Times). "Add a liberal flow of alcohol and a couple of major secrets suddenly revealed, and you've got yourself one dangerous dinner party" (Associated Press).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196798Tue, 10 Sep 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196798 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Disgraced: A Play Author: Ayad Akhtar Narrator: January LaVoy, Kevin T. Collins, Aasif Mandvi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 30 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196798 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Disgraced: A Play Author: Ayad Akhtar Narrator: January LaVoy, Kevin T. Collins, Aasif Mandvi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 30 minutes Release date: September 10, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.6 of Total 5 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the Pulitzer Prize winner for Drama and author of Homeland Elegies, a "sparkling and combustible" play about identity in America after September 11 (Bloomberg). "In dialogue that bristles with wit and intelligence, Akhtar puts contemporary attitudes toward religion under a microscope, revealing how tenuous self-image can be for people born into one way of being who have embraced another.... Everyone has been told that politics and religion are two subjects that should be off-limits at social gatherings. But watching these characters rip into these forbidden topics, there's no arguing that they make for ear-tickling good theater" (New York Times). "Add a liberal flow of alcohol and a couple of major secrets suddenly revealed, and you've got yourself one dangerous dinner party" (Associated Press).]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/songs-of-willow-frost-a-novel-by-jamie-ford--65311258https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/195359 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Songs of Willow Frost: A Novel Author: Jamie Ford Narrator: Ryan Gesell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 42 minutes Release date: September 10, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 3.25 of Total 4 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From Jamie Ford, author of the beloved Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, comes a much-anticipated second novel. Set against the backdrop of Depression-era Seattle, Songs of Willow Frost is a powerful tale of two souls—a boy with dreams for his future and a woman escaping her haunted past—both seeking love, hope, and forgiveness.   Twelve-year-old William Eng, a Chinese American boy, has lived at Seattle’s Sacred Heart Orphanage ever since his mother’s listless body was carried away from their small apartment five years ago. On his birthday—or rather, the day the nuns designate as his birthday—William and the other orphans are taken to the historical Moore Theatre, where William glimpses an actress on the silver screen who goes by the name of Willow Frost. Struck by her features, William is convinced that the movie star is his mother, Liu Song.   Determined to find Willow and prove that his mother is still alive, William escapes from Sacred Heart with his friend Charlotte. The pair navigate the streets of Seattle, where they must not only survive but confront the mysteries of William’s past and his connection to the exotic film star. The story of Willow Frost, however, is far more complicated than the Hollywood fantasy William sees onscreen.   Shifting between the Great Depression and the 1920s, Songs of Willow Frost takes readers on an emotional journey of discovery. Jamie Ford’s sweeping novel will resonate with anyone who has ever longed for the comforts of family and a place to call home. Praise for Songs of Willow Frost   “If you liked Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, you’re going to love Songs of Willow Frost. . . . tender, powerful, and deeply satisfying.”—Lisa Genova   “[A] poignant tale of lost and found love.”—Tampa Bay Times   “Arresting . . . [with] the kind of ending readers always hope for, but seldom get.”—The Dallas Morning News   “[An] achingly tender story . . . a tale of nuance and emotion.”—The Providence Journal   “Ford crafts [a] beautiful, tender tale of love transcending the sins people perpetrate on one another and shows how the strength of our primal relationships is the best part of our human nature.”—Great Falls Tribune   “Remarkable . . . likely to appeal to readers who enjoy the multi-generational novels of Amy Tan.”—Bookreporter   “Jamie Ford is a first-rate novelist, and with Songs of Willow Frost he takes a great leap forward and demonstrates the uncanny ability to move me to tears.”—Pat Conroy   “With vivid detail, Jamie Ford brings to life Seattle’s Chinatown during the Depression and chronicles the high price those desperate times exacted from an orphaned boy and the woman he believes is his mother. Songs of Willow Frost is about innocence and the loss of it, about longing, about the power of remembered love.”—Nancy Horan, author of Loving Frank   “Ford’s boundless compassion for the human spirit, in all its strengths and weaknesses, makes him one of our most unique and compelling storytellers.”—Helen Simonson, author of Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand   “A beautiful novel . . . William’s journey is one you’ll savor, and then think about long after the book is closed.”—Susan Wiggs, author of The Apple Orchard]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/195359Tue, 10 Sep 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/195359 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Songs of Willow Frost: A Novel Author: Jamie Ford Narrator: Ryan Gesell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 42 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/195359 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Songs of Willow Frost: A Novel Author: Jamie Ford Narrator: Ryan Gesell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 42 minutes Release date: September 10, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 3.25 of Total 4 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From Jamie Ford, author of the beloved Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, comes a much-anticipated second novel. Set against the backdrop of Depression-era Seattle, Songs of Willow Frost is a powerful tale of two souls—a boy with dreams for his future and a woman escaping her haunted past—both seeking love, hope, and forgiveness.   Twelve-year-old William Eng, a Chinese American boy, has lived at Seattle’s Sacred Heart Orphanage ever since his mother’s listless body was carried away from their small apartment five years ago. On his birthday—or rather, the day the nuns designate as his birthday—William and the other orphans are taken to the historical Moore Theatre, where William glimpses an actress on the silver screen who goes by the name of Willow Frost. Struck by her features, William is convinced that the movie star is his mother, Liu Song.   Determined to find Willow and prove that his mother is still alive, William escapes from Sacred Heart with his friend Charlotte. The pair navigate the streets of Seattle, where they must not only survive but confront the mysteries of William’s past and his connection to the exotic film star. The story of Willow Frost, however, is far more complicated than the Hollywood fantasy William sees onscreen.   Shifting between the Great Depression and the 1920s, Songs of Willow Frost takes readers on an emotional journey of discovery. Jamie Ford’s sweeping novel will resonate with anyone who has ever longed for the comforts of family and a place to call home. Praise for Songs of Willow Frost   “If you liked Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, you’re going to love Songs of Willow Frost. . . . tender, powerful, and deeply satisfying.”—Lisa Genova   “[A] poignant tale of lost and found love.”—Tampa Bay Times   “Arresting . . . [with] the kind of ending readers always hope for, but seldom get.”—The Dallas Morning News   “[An] achingly tender story . . . a tale of nuance and emotion.”—The Providence Journal   “Ford crafts [a] beautiful, tender tale of love transcending the sins people perpetrate on one another and shows how the strength of our primal relationships is the best part of our human nature.”—Great Falls Tribune   “Remarkable . . . likely to appeal to readers who enjoy the multi-generational novels of Amy Tan.”—Bookreporter   “Jamie Ford is a first-rate novelist, and with Songs of Willow Frost he takes a great leap forward and demonstrates the uncanny ability to move me to tears.”—Pat Conroy   “With vivid detail, Jamie Ford brings to life Seattle’s Chinatown during the Depression and chronicles the high price those desperate times exacted from an orphaned boy and the woman he believes is his mother. Songs of Willow Frost is about innocence and the loss of it, about longing, about the power of remembered love.”—Nancy Horan, author of Loving Frank   “Ford’s boundless compassion for the human spirit, in all its strengths and weaknesses, makes him one of our most unique and compelling storytellers.”—Helen Simonson, author of Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand   “A beautiful novel . . . William’s journey is one you’ll savor, and then think about long after the book is closed.”—Susan Wiggs, author of The Apple Orchard]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dissident-gardens-a-novel-by-jonathan-lethem--65311254https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196694 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dissident Gardens: A Novel Author: Jonathan Lethem Narrator: Mark Bramhall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 28 minutes Release date: September 10, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A dazzling novel from one of our finest writers—an epic yet intimate family saga about three generations of all-American radicals At the center of Jonathan Lethem’s superb new novel stand two extraordinary women: Rose Zimmer, the aptly nicknamed Red Queen of Sunnyside, Queens, is an unreconstructed Communist who savages neighbors, family, and political comrades with the ferocity of her personality and the absolutism of her beliefs. Her precocious and willful daughter, Miriam, equally passionate in her activism, flees Rose’s influence to embrace the dawning counterculture of Greenwich Village.      These women cast spells over the men in their lives: Rose’s aristocratic German Jewish husband, Albert; her cousin, the feckless chess hustler Lenny Angrush; Cicero Lookins, the brilliant son of her black cop lover; Miriam’s (slightly fraudulent) Irish folksinging husband, Tommy Gogan; their bewildered son, Sergius. Flawed and idealistic, Lethem’s characters struggle to inhabit the utopian dream in an America where radicalism is viewed with bemusement, hostility, or indifference.      As the decades pass—from the parlor communism of the ’30s, McCarthyism, the civil rights movement, ragged ’70s communes, the romanticization of the Sandinistas, up to the Occupy movement of the moment—we come to understand through Lethem’s extraordinarily vivid storytelling that the personal may be political, but the political, even more so, is personal.      Lethem’s characters may pursue their fates within History with a capital H, but his novel is—at its mesmerizing, beating heart—about love.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196694Tue, 10 Sep 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196694 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dissident Gardens: A Novel Author: Jonathan Lethem Narrator: Mark Bramhall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 28 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196694 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dissident Gardens: A Novel Author: Jonathan Lethem Narrator: Mark Bramhall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 28 minutes Release date: September 10, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A dazzling novel from one of our finest writers—an epic yet intimate family saga about three generations of all-American radicals At the center of Jonathan Lethem’s superb new novel stand two extraordinary women: Rose Zimmer, the aptly nicknamed Red Queen of Sunnyside, Queens, is an unreconstructed Communist who savages neighbors, family, and political comrades with the ferocity of her personality and the absolutism of her beliefs. Her precocious and willful daughter, Miriam, equally passionate in her activism, flees Rose’s influence to embrace the dawning counterculture of Greenwich Village.      These women cast spells over the men in their lives: Rose’s aristocratic German Jewish husband, Albert; her cousin, the feckless chess hustler Lenny Angrush; Cicero Lookins, the brilliant son of her black cop lover; Miriam’s (slightly fraudulent) Irish folksinging husband, Tommy Gogan; their bewildered son, Sergius. Flawed and idealistic, Lethem’s characters struggle to inhabit the utopian dream in an America where radicalism is viewed with bemusement, hostility, or indifference.      As the decades pass—from the parlor communism of the ’30s, McCarthyism, the civil rights movement, ragged ’70s communes, the romanticization of the Sandinistas, up to the Occupy movement of the moment—we come to understand through Lethem’s extraordinarily vivid storytelling that the personal may be political, but the political, even more so, is personal.      Lethem’s characters may pursue their fates within History with a capital H, but his novel is—at its mesmerizing, beating heart—about love.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-hive-a-novel-by-gill-hornby--65311222https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196496 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hive: A Novel Author: Gill Hornby Narrator: Karen Cass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30 minutes Release date: September 10, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: There's only room for one Queen Bee: A hilarious and touching novel about the social world of school mothers. It's the start of another school year at St. Ambrose. While the children are busy in the classroom, their mothers are learning sharper lessons. Lessons in friendship. Lessons in betrayal. Lessons in the laws of community, the transience of power...and how to get invited to lunch. Beatrice -- undisputed queen bee. Ruler, by Divine Right, of all school fundraising, this year, last year, and, surely, for many to come. Heather -- desperate to volunteer, desperate to be noticed, desperate to belong. Georgie -- desperate for a cigarette. And Rachel -- watching them all, keeping her distance. But soon to discover taht the line between amused observer and miserable outcast is a thin one. The Hive is a wickedly funny and brilliantly observed story about female friendship, power plays, and the joys and perils (well, mainly perils) of trying to do one's part.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196496Tue, 10 Sep 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196496 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hive: A Novel Author: Gill Hornby Narrator: Karen Cass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30 minutes Release date: September 10, 2013...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196496 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hive: A Novel Author: Gill Hornby Narrator: Karen Cass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30 minutes Release date: September 10, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: There's only room for one Queen Bee: A hilarious and touching novel about the social world of school mothers. It's the start of another school year at St. Ambrose. While the children are busy in the classroom, their mothers are learning sharper lessons. Lessons in friendship. Lessons in betrayal. Lessons in the laws of community, the transience of power...and how to get invited to lunch. Beatrice -- undisputed queen bee. Ruler, by Divine Right, of all school fundraising, this year, last year, and, surely, for many to come. Heather -- desperate to volunteer, desperate to be noticed, desperate to belong. Georgie -- desperate for a cigarette. And Rachel -- watching them all, keeping her distance. But soon to discover taht the line between amused observer and miserable outcast is a thin one. The Hive is a wickedly funny and brilliantly observed story about female friendship, power plays, and the joys and perils (well, mainly perils) of trying to do one's part.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/at-the-bottom-of-everything-by-ben-dolnick--65311225https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/197039 to listen full audiobooks. Title: At the Bottom of Everything Author: Ben Dolnick Narrator: Chris Patton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 42 minutes Release date: September 3, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: This stunning novel of friendship, guilt, and madness tells the story of two friends torn apart by a terrible secret—and the dark adventure that neither of them ever meant to embark upon. It's been ten years since the 'incident,' and Adam has long decided he's better off without his former best friend, Thomas. Adam is working as a tutor, sleeping with the mother of a student, spending lonely nights looking up his ex-girlfriend on Facebook, and pretending that he has some more meaningful plan for an adult life. But when he receives an email from Thomas' mother begging for his help, he finds himself drawn back into his old friend's world and to the past he's tried so desperately to forget. As Adam embarks upon a magnificently strange and unlikely journey, Ben Dolnick spins a tale of spiritual reckoning, of search and escape, of longing, and of reaching for redemption—a tale of near hallucinatory power.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/197039Tue, 03 Sep 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/197039 to listen full audiobooks. Title: At the Bottom of Everything Author: Ben Dolnick Narrator: Chris Patton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 42 minutes Release date: September...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/197039 to listen full audiobooks. Title: At the Bottom of Everything Author: Ben Dolnick Narrator: Chris Patton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 42 minutes Release date: September 3, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: This stunning novel of friendship, guilt, and madness tells the story of two friends torn apart by a terrible secret—and the dark adventure that neither of them ever meant to embark upon. It's been ten years since the 'incident,' and Adam has long decided he's better off without his former best friend, Thomas. Adam is working as a tutor, sleeping with the mother of a student, spending lonely nights looking up his ex-girlfriend on Facebook, and pretending that he has some more meaningful plan for an adult life. But when he receives an email from Thomas' mother begging for his help, he finds himself drawn back into his old friend's world and to the past he's tried so desperately to forget. As Adam embarks upon a magnificently strange and unlikely journey, Ben Dolnick spins a tale of spiritual reckoning, of search and escape, of longing, and of reaching for redemption—a tale of near hallucinatory power.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-creed-of-violence-by-boston-teran--65311252https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/195201 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Creed of Violence Author: Boston Teran Narrator: Armando Durán Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 35 minutes Release date: September 1, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Mexico, 1910. The landscape pulses with the force of the upcoming revolution, an atmosphere rich in opportunity for a criminal such as Rawbone. His fortune arrives across the haze of the Sierra Blanca in the form of a truck loaded with weapons. But Rawbone's plan spins against him, and he soon finds himself at the Mexican-American border and in the hands of the Bureau of Investigation. He is offered a chance for immunity, but only if he agrees to proceed with his scheme to deliver the truck and its goods to the Mexican oil fields while under the command of Agent John Lourdes. Rawbone sees no other option and agrees to the deal—but he fails to recognize the true identity of Agent Lourdes, a man from deep within his past. Set against a backdrop of intrigue and corruption, The Creed of Violence is a saga about the scars of abandonment, the greed of war, and America's history of foreign intervention for the sake of oil.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/195201Sun, 01 Sep 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/195201 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Creed of Violence Author: Boston Teran Narrator: Armando Durán Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 35 minutes Release date: September 1,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/195201 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Creed of Violence Author: Boston Teran Narrator: Armando Durán Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 35 minutes Release date: September 1, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Mexico, 1910. The landscape pulses with the force of the upcoming revolution, an atmosphere rich in opportunity for a criminal such as Rawbone. His fortune arrives across the haze of the Sierra Blanca in the form of a truck loaded with weapons. But Rawbone's plan spins against him, and he soon finds himself at the Mexican-American border and in the hands of the Bureau of Investigation. He is offered a chance for immunity, but only if he agrees to proceed with his scheme to deliver the truck and its goods to the Mexican oil fields while under the command of Agent John Lourdes. Rawbone sees no other option and agrees to the deal—but he fails to recognize the true identity of Agent Lourdes, a man from deep within his past. Set against a backdrop of intrigue and corruption, The Creed of Violence is a saga about the scars of abandonment, the greed of war, and America's history of foreign intervention for the sake of oil.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ostrich-a-novel-by-matt-greene--65311262https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194481 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ostrich: A Novel Author: Matt Greene Narrator: Matthew Frow, Suzan Crowley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 7 minutes Release date: August 27, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A brilliant and moving coming-of-age story in the tradition of Wonder by R. J. Palacio and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon—this debut novel is written with tremendous humor and charm.   This is Alex’s story. But he doesn’t know exactly what it’s about yet, so you probably shouldn’t either.   Instead, here are some things that it’s sort of about (but not really):   It’s sort of (but not really) about brain surgery.   It’s sort of (but not really) about a hamster named Jaws 2 (after the original Jaws (who died), not the movie Jaws 2).   It’s sort of (but actually quite a lot) about Alex’s parents.   It’s sort of (but not really) about feeling ostrichized (which is a better word for excluded (because ostriches can’t fly so they often feel left out)).   It’s sort of (but not really (but actually, the more you think about it, kind of a lot)) about empathy (which is like sympathy only better), and also love and trust and fate and time and quantum mechanics and friendship and exams and growing up.   And it’s also sort of about courage. Because sometimes it actually takes quite a lot of it to bury your head in the sand. Praise for Ostrich   “Irresistible! Ostrich is loaded with wit, charm, and wisdom. Alex is one of the sweetest and most inspiring narrators I’ve ever encountered. I dare you not to laugh, cry, and fall utterly in love.”—Maria Semple, New York Times bestselling author of Where’d You Go, Bernadette? “A coming-of-age story of some brilliance . . . I laughed heartily, sobbed unexpectedly, and significantly improved my grammar.”—Nathan Filer, author of the Costa Book Award winner The Shock of the Fall “One of the bravest novels I’ve read in a very long time. Matt Greene lets the reader become detective, and clue by clue we uncover not only the truth of Alex’s world, but the deepest truths of what it means to love and lose.”—Carol Rifka Brunt, author of Tell the Wolves I’m Home   “Ostrich has given me the most enjoyable reading experience I’ve had all year and has one of the funniest and most engaging young narrators I’ve had the pleasure of reading. Matt Greene is seriously funny and in Ostrich proves comedy can be the finest of arts.”—Matt Haig, author of The Humans]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194481Tue, 27 Aug 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194481 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ostrich: A Novel Author: Matt Greene Narrator: Matthew Frow, Suzan Crowley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 7 minutes Release date: August...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194481 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ostrich: A Novel Author: Matt Greene Narrator: Matthew Frow, Suzan Crowley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 7 minutes Release date: August 27, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A brilliant and moving coming-of-age story in the tradition of Wonder by R. J. Palacio and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon—this debut novel is written with tremendous humor and charm.   This is Alex’s story. But he doesn’t know exactly what it’s about yet, so you probably shouldn’t either.   Instead, here are some things that it’s sort of about (but not really):   It’s sort of (but not really) about brain surgery.   It’s sort of (but not really) about a hamster named Jaws 2 (after the original Jaws (who died), not the movie Jaws 2).   It’s sort of (but actually quite a lot) about Alex’s parents.   It’s sort of (but not really) about feeling ostrichized (which is a better word for excluded (because ostriches can’t fly so they often feel left out)).   It’s sort of (but not really (but actually, the more you think about it, kind of a lot)) about empathy (which is like sympathy only better), and also love and trust and fate and time and quantum mechanics and friendship and exams and growing up.   And it’s also sort of about courage. Because sometimes it actually takes quite a lot of it to bury your head in the sand. Praise for Ostrich   “Irresistible! Ostrich is loaded with wit, charm, and wisdom. Alex is one of the sweetest and most inspiring narrators I’ve ever encountered. I dare you not to laugh, cry, and fall utterly in love.”—Maria Semple, New York Times bestselling author of Where’d You Go, Bernadette? “A coming-of-age story of some brilliance . . . I laughed heartily, sobbed unexpectedly, and significantly improved my grammar.”—Nathan Filer, author of the Costa Book Award winner The Shock of the Fall “One of the bravest novels I’ve read in a very long time. Matt Greene lets the reader become detective, and clue by clue we uncover not only the truth of Alex’s world, but the deepest truths of what it means to love and lose.”—Carol Rifka Brunt, author of Tell the Wolves I’m Home   “Ostrich has given me the most enjoyable reading experience I’ve had all year and has one of the funniest and most engaging young narrators I’ve had the pleasure of reading. Matt Greene is seriously funny and in Ostrich proves comedy can be the finest of arts.”—Matt Haig, author of The Humans]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/early-decision-based-on-a-true-frenzy-by-lacy-crawford--65311232https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/195082 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Early Decision: Based on a True Frenzy Author: Lacy Crawford Narrator: Erin Moon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 52 minutes Release date: August 27, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A delightful and salacious debut novel about the frightful world of high school, SATs, the college essay, and the Common Application—and how getting in is getting in the way of growing up. Tiger mothers, eat your hearts out. Anne the ''application whisperer'' is the golden ticket to success. Working one-on-one with burned-out, helicopter-parented kids, she can make Harvard a reality. Her phone number is a national secret. Her students end up at the best of the best. But sometimes acceptance comes at an enormous cost. In a world of cheating scandals, huge alumni donations, and lots of inside pull, some parents know no bounds when it comes to ensuring that their children get in. It's Anne's job to guide students to their own destinies, beginning with their essays. Early Decision follows five students—four privileged, one without a penny to her name—as they make their applications and wrestle with fate. To write the perfect personal statement, they must tell the truth. And the stories they tell are of greed, excess, jealousy, deceit, money, ego, and pressure, as well as of endurance, tenacity, victory, and the hope of surviving their parents' wildest dreams so they can begin to live their own lives. Early Decision captures the most ferocious season in a modern family's life. Parents only want the best for their children, and students are fighting for college seats that will give them a head start into work and adulthood. Is it possible to face the fall semester of senior year without losing your mind? Told in part through the students' essays, unsparingly revealing the secrets of college advisors at the highest levels, Early Decision is an explosive insider's guide to college admissions in our day. It's also a sharp commentary on modern parenting. The truth is, the kids are all right. Their essays are fabulous. But the system is broken. With humor and hard-earned wisdom, Early Decision illuminates the madness of the college race.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/195082Tue, 27 Aug 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/195082 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Early Decision: Based on a True Frenzy Author: Lacy Crawford Narrator: Erin Moon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 52 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/195082 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Early Decision: Based on a True Frenzy Author: Lacy Crawford Narrator: Erin Moon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 52 minutes Release date: August 27, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A delightful and salacious debut novel about the frightful world of high school, SATs, the college essay, and the Common Application—and how getting in is getting in the way of growing up. Tiger mothers, eat your hearts out. Anne the ''application whisperer'' is the golden ticket to success. Working one-on-one with burned-out, helicopter-parented kids, she can make Harvard a reality. Her phone number is a national secret. Her students end up at the best of the best. But sometimes acceptance comes at an enormous cost. In a world of cheating scandals, huge alumni donations, and lots of inside pull, some parents know no bounds when it comes to ensuring that their children get in. It's Anne's job to guide students to their own destinies, beginning with their essays. Early Decision follows five students—four privileged, one without a penny to her name—as they make their applications and wrestle with fate. To write the perfect personal statement, they must tell the truth. And the stories they tell are of greed, excess, jealousy, deceit, money, ego, and pressure, as well as of endurance, tenacity, victory, and the hope of surviving their parents' wildest dreams so they can begin to live their own lives. Early Decision captures the most ferocious season in a modern family's life. Parents only want the best for their children, and students are fighting for college seats that will give them a head start into work and adulthood. Is it possible to face the fall semester of senior year without losing your mind? Told in part through the students' essays, unsparingly revealing the secrets of college advisors at the highest levels, Early Decision is an explosive insider's guide to college admissions in our day. It's also a sharp commentary on modern parenting. The truth is, the kids are all right. Their essays are fabulous. But the system is broken. With humor and hard-earned wisdom, Early Decision illuminates the madness of the college race.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-twins-by-saskia-sarginson--65311201https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196388 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Twins Author: Saskia Sarginson Narrator: Candida Gubbins, Clare Wille Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 30 minutes Release date: August 27, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: They were inseparable until an innocent mistake tore them apart. Growing up, Viola and Issy clung to each other in the wake of their mother's eccentricity, as she dragged them from a commune to a tiny Welsh village. They thought the three of them would be together forever. But an innocent mistake one summer set them on drastically different paths. Now in their twenties, Issy is trying to hold together a life as a magazine art director, while Viola is slowly destroying herself, consumed with guilt over the events they unknowingly set into motion as children. When it seems that Viola might never recover, Issy returns to the town they haven't seen in a decade, to face her own demons and see what answers, if any, she can find. A deeply moving, gripping debut, this is a novel about the secrets we carry, and the bonds between twins.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196388Tue, 27 Aug 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196388 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Twins Author: Saskia Sarginson Narrator: Candida Gubbins, Clare Wille Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 30 minutes Release date: August...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196388 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Twins Author: Saskia Sarginson Narrator: Candida Gubbins, Clare Wille Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 30 minutes Release date: August 27, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: They were inseparable until an innocent mistake tore them apart. Growing up, Viola and Issy clung to each other in the wake of their mother's eccentricity, as she dragged them from a commune to a tiny Welsh village. They thought the three of them would be together forever. But an innocent mistake one summer set them on drastically different paths. Now in their twenties, Issy is trying to hold together a life as a magazine art director, while Viola is slowly destroying herself, consumed with guilt over the events they unknowingly set into motion as children. When it seems that Viola might never recover, Issy returns to the town they haven't seen in a decade, to face her own demons and see what answers, if any, she can find. A deeply moving, gripping debut, this is a novel about the secrets we carry, and the bonds between twins.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/song-of-the-spirits-by-sarah-lark--65311264https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194435 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Song of the Spirits Series: #2 of In the Land of the Long White Cloud Saga Author: Sarah Lark Narrator: Anne Flosnik Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 32 minutes Release date: August 20, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Volume 2 in the internationally bestselling In the Land of the Long White Cloud saga Song of the Spirits continues the soaring saga begun with In the Land of the Long White Cloud, as the founding families of colonial New Zealand experience trials and triumphs of friendship, romance, and unforgettable adventure. Elaine O’Keefe is the radiant grand-daughter of Gwyneira McKenzie, who made her way to New Zealand to take a wealthy sheep baron’s hand in marriage in In the Land of the Long White Cloud. Elaine inherited not only her grandmother’s red hair but also her feisty spirit, big heart, and love of the land. When William Martyn, a handsome young Irishman of questionable integrity, walks into her life, she succumbs rapidly to his charms. Only to have her heart broken when her sensual half-Maori cousin Kura Warden arrives for a visit and draws William away. Though both young women must endure hardships and disappointments as they learn to live with the choices they make, each of them also discovers an inner resilience—and eventually finds love and happiness in new, unexpected places. Tested by the harsh realities of colonial life, both girls mature into spirited young women with a greater understanding of the challenges—and joys—of love, friendship, and family.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194435Tue, 20 Aug 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194435 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Song of the Spirits Series: #2 of In the Land of the Long White Cloud Saga Author: Sarah Lark Narrator: Anne Flosnik Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194435 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Song of the Spirits Series: #2 of In the Land of the Long White Cloud Saga Author: Sarah Lark Narrator: Anne Flosnik Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 32 minutes Release date: August 20, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Volume 2 in the internationally bestselling In the Land of the Long White Cloud saga Song of the Spirits continues the soaring saga begun with In the Land of the Long White Cloud, as the founding families of colonial New Zealand experience trials and triumphs of friendship, romance, and unforgettable adventure. Elaine O’Keefe is the radiant grand-daughter of Gwyneira McKenzie, who made her way to New Zealand to take a wealthy sheep baron’s hand in marriage in In the Land of the Long White Cloud. Elaine inherited not only her grandmother’s red hair but also her feisty spirit, big heart, and love of the land. When William Martyn, a handsome young Irishman of questionable integrity, walks into her life, she succumbs rapidly to his charms. Only to have her heart broken when her sensual half-Maori cousin Kura Warden arrives for a visit and draws William away. Though both young women must endure hardships and disappointments as they learn to live with the choices they make, each of them also discovers an inner resilience—and eventually finds love and happiness in new, unexpected places. Tested by the harsh realities of colonial life, both girls mature into spirited young women with a greater understanding of the challenges—and joys—of love, friendship, and family.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ham-on-rye-a-novel-by-charles-bukowski--65311279https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194291 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ham On Rye: A Novel Author: Charles Bukowski Narrator: Christian Baskous Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 39 minutes Release date: August 13, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.09 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In what is widely hailed as the best of his many novels, Charles Bukowski details the long, lonely years of his own hardscrabble youth in the raw voice of alter ego Henry Chinaski. From a harrowingly cheerless childhood in Germany through acne-riddled high school years and his adolescent discoveries of alcohol, women, and the Los Angeles Public Library's collection of D. H. Lawrence, Ham on Rye offers a crude, brutal, and savagely funny portrait of an outcast's coming-of-age during the desperate days of the Great Depression.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194291Tue, 13 Aug 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194291 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ham On Rye: A Novel Author: Charles Bukowski Narrator: Christian Baskous Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 39 minutes Release date: August...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194291 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ham On Rye: A Novel Author: Charles Bukowski Narrator: Christian Baskous Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 39 minutes Release date: August 13, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.09 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In what is widely hailed as the best of his many novels, Charles Bukowski details the long, lonely years of his own hardscrabble youth in the raw voice of alter ego Henry Chinaski. From a harrowingly cheerless childhood in Germany through acne-riddled high school years and his adolescent discoveries of alcohol, women, and the Los Angeles Public Library's collection of D. H. Lawrence, Ham on Rye offers a crude, brutal, and savagely funny portrait of an outcast's coming-of-age during the desperate days of the Great Depression.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rose-harbor-in-bloom-a-novel-by-debbie-macomber--65311255https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194096 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rose Harbor in Bloom: A Novel Series: #2 of Rose Harbor Author: Debbie Macomber Narrator: Lorelei King Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 7 minutes Release date: August 13, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.56 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 6 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Debbie Macomber returns to the charming Rose Harbor Inn, where each guest finds a second chance and every room comes with an inspiring new view. “Macomber uses warmth, humor and superb storytelling skills to deliver a tale that charms and entertains.”—BookPage Since moving to Cedar Cove, Jo Marie Rose has truly started to feel at home, and her neighbors have become her closest friends. Now it’s springtime, and Jo Marie is eager to finish the most recent addition to her inn. In memory of her late husband, Paul, she has designed a beautiful rose garden for the property and enlisted handyman Mark Taylor to help realize it. She and Mark don’t always see eye-to-eye—and at times he seems far removed—yet deep down, Jo Marie finds great comfort in his company. And while she still seeks a sense of closure, she welcomes her latest guests, who are on their own healing journeys. Annie Newton arrives in town to orchestrate her grandparents’ fiftieth wedding anniversary celebration. While Annie is excited for the festivities, she’s struggling to move on from her broken engagement, and her grandparents themselves seem to be having trouble getting along. Worse, Annie is forced to see Oliver Sutton, with whom she grew up and who has always mercilessly teased her. But the best parties end with a surprise, and Annie is in for the biggest one of all. High-powered businesswoman Mary Smith, another Rose Harbor Inn guest, has achieved incredible success in her field, yet serious illness has led her to face her sole, lingering regret. Almost nineteen years ago, she ended her relationship with her true love, George Hudson, and now she’s returned to Cedar Cove to make amends. Compassion and joy await Jo Marie, Annie, and Mary as they make peace with their pasts and look boldly toward their futures. Rose Harbor in Bloom is Debbie Macomber at her heartwarming best.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194096Tue, 13 Aug 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194096 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rose Harbor in Bloom: A Novel Series: #2 of Rose Harbor Author: Debbie Macomber Narrator: Lorelei King Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 7...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194096 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rose Harbor in Bloom: A Novel Series: #2 of Rose Harbor Author: Debbie Macomber Narrator: Lorelei King Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 7 minutes Release date: August 13, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.56 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 6 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Debbie Macomber returns to the charming Rose Harbor Inn, where each guest finds a second chance and every room comes with an inspiring new view. “Macomber uses warmth, humor and superb storytelling skills to deliver a tale that charms and entertains.”—BookPage Since moving to Cedar Cove, Jo Marie Rose has truly started to feel at home, and her neighbors have become her closest friends. Now it’s springtime, and Jo Marie is eager to finish the most recent addition to her inn. In memory of her late husband, Paul, she has designed a beautiful rose garden for the property and enlisted handyman Mark Taylor to help realize it. She and Mark don’t always see eye-to-eye—and at times he seems far removed—yet deep down, Jo Marie finds great comfort in his company. And while she still seeks a sense of closure, she welcomes her latest guests, who are on their own healing journeys. Annie Newton arrives in town to orchestrate her grandparents’ fiftieth wedding anniversary celebration. While Annie is excited for the festivities, she’s struggling to move on from her broken engagement, and her grandparents themselves seem to be having trouble getting along. Worse, Annie is forced to see Oliver Sutton, with whom she grew up and who has always mercilessly teased her. But the best parties end with a surprise, and Annie is in for the biggest one of all. High-powered businesswoman Mary Smith, another Rose Harbor Inn guest, has achieved incredible success in her field, yet serious illness has led her to face her sole, lingering regret. Almost nineteen years ago, she ended her relationship with her true love, George Hudson, and now she’s returned to Cedar Cove to make amends. Compassion and joy await Jo Marie, Annie, and Mary as they make peace with their pasts and look boldly toward their futures. Rose Harbor in Bloom is Debbie Macomber at her heartwarming best.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-rathbones-by-janice-clark--65311285https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/192467 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Rathbones Author: Janice Clark Narrator: Malcolm Campbell, Erin Spencer, Gabrielle De Cuir, Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 14 minutes Release date: August 6, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A gothic, literary adventure set in New England, Janice Clark's haunting debut chronicles one hundred years of a once prosperous and now crumbling whaling family, told by its last surviving member. Mercy Rathbone, fifteen years old, is the diminutive scion of the Rathbone clan. Her father, the last in the beleaguered dynasty, has been lost at sea for seven years - ever since the last whale was seen off the coast of Naiwayonk, Connecticut. Mercy's memories of her father grow dimmer each day, and she spends most of her time in the attic hideaway of her reclusive uncle Mordecai, who teaches her the secrets of Greek history and nautical navigation through his collection of specimens and moldering books. But when a strange, violent visitor turns up one night, Mercy and Mordecai are forced to flee the crumbling mansion and set sail on a journey that will bring them deep into the haunted history of the Rathbone family, and the reasons for its undoing. As Mercy and Mordecai sail from island to island off the Connecticut coast, encountering dangers and mysteries, friends and foes, they untangle the knots of the Rathbone story, discovering secrets long encased in memory.  They learn the history of the family’s founder and patriarch, Moses Rathbone, and the legendary empire he built of ships staffed with the sons of his many, many wives. Sons who stumbled in their father’s shadow, distracted by the arrival of the Stark sisters, a trio of “golden” girls, whose mesmerizing beauty may have sparked the Rathbone’s decline. From the depths of the sea to the lonely heights of the widow’s walk; from the wisdom of the worn Rathbone wives to the mysterious origins of a sinking island, Mercy and Mordecai’s journey will bring them to places they never thought possible.  But will they piece together a possible future from the mistakes of the past, or is the once great  family’s fate doomed to match that of the whales themselves? Inspired by The Odyssey by way of Edgar Allan Poe and Moby Dick, The Rathbones is an ambitious, mythic, and courageous tour de force that marks the debut of a dazzling new literary voice.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/192467Tue, 06 Aug 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/192467 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Rathbones Author: Janice Clark Narrator: Malcolm Campbell, Erin Spencer, Gabrielle De Cuir, Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/192467 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Rathbones Author: Janice Clark Narrator: Malcolm Campbell, Erin Spencer, Gabrielle De Cuir, Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 14 minutes Release date: August 6, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A gothic, literary adventure set in New England, Janice Clark's haunting debut chronicles one hundred years of a once prosperous and now crumbling whaling family, told by its last surviving member. Mercy Rathbone, fifteen years old, is the diminutive scion of the Rathbone clan. Her father, the last in the beleaguered dynasty, has been lost at sea for seven years - ever since the last whale was seen off the coast of Naiwayonk, Connecticut. Mercy's memories of her father grow dimmer each day, and she spends most of her time in the attic hideaway of her reclusive uncle Mordecai, who teaches her the secrets of Greek history and nautical navigation through his collection of specimens and moldering books. But when a strange, violent visitor turns up one night, Mercy and Mordecai are forced to flee the crumbling mansion and set sail on a journey that will bring them deep into the haunted history of the Rathbone family, and the reasons for its undoing. As Mercy and Mordecai sail from island to island off the Connecticut coast, encountering dangers and mysteries, friends and foes, they untangle the knots of the Rathbone story, discovering secrets long encased in memory.  They learn the history of the family’s founder and patriarch, Moses Rathbone, and the legendary empire he built of ships staffed with the sons of his many, many wives. Sons who stumbled in their father’s shadow, distracted by the arrival of the Stark sisters, a trio of “golden” girls, whose mesmerizing beauty may have sparked the Rathbone’s decline. From the depths of the sea to the lonely heights of the widow’s walk; from the wisdom of the worn Rathbone wives to the mysterious origins of a sinking island, Mercy and Mordecai’s journey will bring them to places they never thought possible.  But will they piece together a possible future from the mistakes of the past, or is the once great  family’s fate doomed to match that of the whales themselves? Inspired by The Odyssey by way of Edgar Allan Poe and Moby Dick, The Rathbones is an ambitious, mythic, and courageous tour de force that marks the debut of a dazzling new literary voice.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/paris-was-the-place-by-susan-conley--65311276https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194465 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Paris Was the Place Author: Susan Conley Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 36 minutes Release date: August 6, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From acclaimed author Susan Conley comes a novel that gives us a luminous emotional portrait of a young woman living abroad in Paris in the 1980s and trying to make sense of the chaotic world around her as she learns the true meaning of family. When Willie Pears agrees to teach at a Parisian center for immigrant girls who have requested French asylum, she has no idea it will utterly change her life. She has lived in Paris for six months, surrounded by the most important people in her life: her beloved brother, Luke; her funny and wise college roommate, Sara; and Sara's do-gooder husband, Rajiv. And now there is Macon Ventri, a passionate, dedicated attorney for the detained girls. Theirs is a meeting of both hearts and minds—but not without its problems. As Willie becomes more involved with the immigrant girls who touch her soul, the lines between teaching and mothering are blurred. She is especially drawn to Gita, a young Indian girl who is determined to be free. Ultimately, Willie will make a decision with potentially dire consequences to both her relationship with Macon and the future of the center. Meanwhile, Luke is taken with a serious, as-yet-unnamed illness, and Willie will come to understand the power of unconditional love while facing the dark days of his death. Conley has written a piercing, deeply humane novel that explores the connections between family and friends and reaffirms the strength of the ties that bind.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194465Tue, 06 Aug 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194465 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Paris Was the Place Author: Susan Conley Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 36 minutes Release date: August 6,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194465 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Paris Was the Place Author: Susan Conley Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 36 minutes Release date: August 6, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From acclaimed author Susan Conley comes a novel that gives us a luminous emotional portrait of a young woman living abroad in Paris in the 1980s and trying to make sense of the chaotic world around her as she learns the true meaning of family. When Willie Pears agrees to teach at a Parisian center for immigrant girls who have requested French asylum, she has no idea it will utterly change her life. She has lived in Paris for six months, surrounded by the most important people in her life: her beloved brother, Luke; her funny and wise college roommate, Sara; and Sara's do-gooder husband, Rajiv. And now there is Macon Ventri, a passionate, dedicated attorney for the detained girls. Theirs is a meeting of both hearts and minds—but not without its problems. As Willie becomes more involved with the immigrant girls who touch her soul, the lines between teaching and mothering are blurred. She is especially drawn to Gita, a young Indian girl who is determined to be free. Ultimately, Willie will make a decision with potentially dire consequences to both her relationship with Macon and the future of the center. Meanwhile, Luke is taken with a serious, as-yet-unnamed illness, and Willie will come to understand the power of unconditional love while facing the dark days of his death. Conley has written a piercing, deeply humane novel that explores the connections between family and friends and reaffirms the strength of the ties that bind.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/save-yourself-a-novel-by-kelly-braffet--65311273https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194483 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Save Yourself: A Novel Author: Kelly Braffet Narrator: Michael Goldstrom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 41 minutes Release date: August 6, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A gripping novel full of suspense and pathos that Dennis Lehane calls an 'electrifying, tomahawk missile of a thriller.' Patrick Cusimano’s life can’t get much worse. His father is in jail, he works the midnight shift at a grubby convenience store, and his brother’s girlfriend, Caro, has pushed their friendship to an uncomfortable new level.  On top of all that, he can’t shake the attentions of Layla Elshere, a goth teenager who befriends Patrick for reasons he doesn’t understand, and doesn’t fully trust. The temptations these two women offer are pushing Patrick to his breaking point. Meanwhile, Layla’s little sister, Verna, is suffering through her first year of high school.  She’s become a prime target for her cruel classmates, and not just because of her strange name and her fundamentalist parents. Layla’s bad-girl rep casts a shadow too heavy for Verna to bear alone, so she falls in with her sister’s tribe of outcasts. But their world is far darker than she ever imagined… Unless Patrick, Layla, Caro, and Verna can forge their own twisted paths to peace—with themselves, with each other—then they’re stuck on a dangerous collision course where the stakes couldn’t be higher. Kelly Braffet has written a novel of unnerving power—darkly compelling, compulsively addictive, and shockingly honest.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194483Tue, 06 Aug 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194483 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Save Yourself: A Novel Author: Kelly Braffet Narrator: Michael Goldstrom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 41 minutes Release date: August...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194483 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Save Yourself: A Novel Author: Kelly Braffet Narrator: Michael Goldstrom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 41 minutes Release date: August 6, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A gripping novel full of suspense and pathos that Dennis Lehane calls an 'electrifying, tomahawk missile of a thriller.' Patrick Cusimano’s life can’t get much worse. His father is in jail, he works the midnight shift at a grubby convenience store, and his brother’s girlfriend, Caro, has pushed their friendship to an uncomfortable new level.  On top of all that, he can’t shake the attentions of Layla Elshere, a goth teenager who befriends Patrick for reasons he doesn’t understand, and doesn’t fully trust. The temptations these two women offer are pushing Patrick to his breaking point. Meanwhile, Layla’s little sister, Verna, is suffering through her first year of high school.  She’s become a prime target for her cruel classmates, and not just because of her strange name and her fundamentalist parents. Layla’s bad-girl rep casts a shadow too heavy for Verna to bear alone, so she falls in with her sister’s tribe of outcasts. But their world is far darker than she ever imagined… Unless Patrick, Layla, Caro, and Verna can forge their own twisted paths to peace—with themselves, with each other—then they’re stuck on a dangerous collision course where the stakes couldn’t be higher. Kelly Braffet has written a novel of unnerving power—darkly compelling, compulsively addictive, and shockingly honest.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fall-into-me-by-julia-london--65311272https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180177 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fall into Me Series: #3 of An Over the Edge Novel Author: Julia London Narrator: Renee Raudman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 12 minutes Release date: August 6, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Previously available as American Diva (Thrillseekers Anonymous series). While guarding a beautiful, high-maintenance pop star, a stuntman wrestles with frustration—and intense desire. Jack Price remembers when Thrillseekers Anonymous specialized in adventures rather than posh parties for super-rich clients. But the pay for coordinating those kinds of shindigs is hard to resist—and so is one of the pop stars. At an extravagant event, Jack’s argument with gorgeous singer Audrey LaRue dissolves into sultry dancing. His rule has always been to keep his work professional and not fall for a client, but the steamy encounter has him experiencing a change of heart… Audrey LaRue can’t leave the house without landing in the tabloids, and the stress has turned the blonde beauty into a demanding diva. Terrified by an anonymous stalker’s threatening letters, she hires raven-haired, blue-eyed Jack as a bodyguard for her national tour. She hasn’t forgotten their delicious kiss, and her body aches for more. The singer’s spoiled attitude quickly drives Jack to regret taking the job. But her long legs and gorgeous voice keep his mind off her bratty behavior. Now they just have to get through the tour without falling victim to the stalker…or succumbing to their passion.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180177Tue, 06 Aug 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180177 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fall into Me Series: #3 of An Over the Edge Novel Author: Julia London Narrator: Renee Raudman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 12 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180177 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fall into Me Series: #3 of An Over the Edge Novel Author: Julia London Narrator: Renee Raudman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 12 minutes Release date: August 6, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Previously available as American Diva (Thrillseekers Anonymous series). While guarding a beautiful, high-maintenance pop star, a stuntman wrestles with frustration—and intense desire. Jack Price remembers when Thrillseekers Anonymous specialized in adventures rather than posh parties for super-rich clients. But the pay for coordinating those kinds of shindigs is hard to resist—and so is one of the pop stars. At an extravagant event, Jack’s argument with gorgeous singer Audrey LaRue dissolves into sultry dancing. His rule has always been to keep his work professional and not fall for a client, but the steamy encounter has him experiencing a change of heart… Audrey LaRue can’t leave the house without landing in the tabloids, and the stress has turned the blonde beauty into a demanding diva. Terrified by an anonymous stalker’s threatening letters, she hires raven-haired, blue-eyed Jack as a bodyguard for her national tour. She hasn’t forgotten their delicious kiss, and her body aches for more. The singer’s spoiled attitude quickly drives Jack to regret taking the job. But her long legs and gorgeous voice keep his mind off her bratty behavior. Now they just have to get through the tour without falling victim to the stalker…or succumbing to their passion.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-purchase-by-linda-spalding--65311250https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/195224 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Purchase Author: Linda Spalding Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 57 minutes Release date: August 6, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In this provocative and starkly beautiful historical novel, a Quaker family moves from Pennsylvania to the Virginia frontier, where slaves are the only available workers and where the family' s values and beliefs are sorely tested. In 1798, Daniel Dickinson, recently widowed and shunned by his fellow Quakers when he marries his young servant girl to help with his five small children, moves his shaken family down the Wilderness Road to the Virginia/Kentucky border. Although determined to hold on to his Quaker ways, and despite his most dearly held belief that slavery is a sin, Daniel becomes the owner of a young boy named Onesimus, setting in motion a twisted chain of events that will lead to tragedy and murder, forever changing his children' s lives and driving the book to an unexpected conclusion. A powerful novel of sacrifice and redemption set in a tiny community on the edge of the frontier, this spellbinding narrative unfolds around Daniel' s struggle to maintain his faith; his young wife, Ruth, who must find her own way; and Mary, the eldest child, who is bound to a runaway slave by a terrible secret. Darkly evocative, The Purchase is as hard-edged as the realities of pioneer life. Its memorable characters, drawn with compassion and depth, are compellingly human, with lives that bring light to matters of loyalty and conscience.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/195224Tue, 06 Aug 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/195224 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Purchase Author: Linda Spalding Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 57 minutes Release date: August 6, 2013...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/195224 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Purchase Author: Linda Spalding Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 57 minutes Release date: August 6, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In this provocative and starkly beautiful historical novel, a Quaker family moves from Pennsylvania to the Virginia frontier, where slaves are the only available workers and where the family' s values and beliefs are sorely tested. In 1798, Daniel Dickinson, recently widowed and shunned by his fellow Quakers when he marries his young servant girl to help with his five small children, moves his shaken family down the Wilderness Road to the Virginia/Kentucky border. Although determined to hold on to his Quaker ways, and despite his most dearly held belief that slavery is a sin, Daniel becomes the owner of a young boy named Onesimus, setting in motion a twisted chain of events that will lead to tragedy and murder, forever changing his children' s lives and driving the book to an unexpected conclusion. A powerful novel of sacrifice and redemption set in a tiny community on the edge of the frontier, this spellbinding narrative unfolds around Daniel' s struggle to maintain his faith; his young wife, Ruth, who must find her own way; and Mary, the eldest child, who is bound to a runaway slave by a terrible secret. Darkly evocative, The Purchase is as hard-edged as the realities of pioneer life. Its memorable characters, drawn with compassion and depth, are compellingly human, with lives that bring light to matters of loyalty and conscience.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sea-creatures-a-novel-by-susanna-daniel--65311270https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/192946 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sea Creatures: A Novel Author: Susanna Daniel Narrator: Karen White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 51 minutes Release date: July 30, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: When Georgia Quillian returns to her hometown of Miami, her husband, Graham, and their young son in tow, she is hoping for a fresh start. The family has fled Illinois trailing scandal and disappointment, the fallout from Graham's severe sleep disorder and Georgia's failed business. To make matters worse, their charming three-year-old son, Frankie, has for months refused to speak a word. Although Georgia is still grieving her mother's death from five years earlier, her father and stepmother offer warm welcome—and a slip for the dilapidated houseboat Georgia and Graham have chosen to call home. On a lark, Georgia takes a job as an errand runner for a reclusive artist who lives in the middle of the bay, and she soon finds that time spent with the intense hermit might help Frankie find the courage to speak, and might also help her reconcile the woman she was with the woman she has become. But when Graham leaves to work on a research vessel in Hurricane Alley, and the truth behind Frankie's mutism is revealed, the family's challenges return, more complicated than before. As a hurricane bears down on South Florida later that summer, Georgia must face the fact that her choices have put her only child in grave danger. Sea Creatures is a mesmerizing exploration of the high stakes of marriage and parenthood, the story of a woman forced to choose between her husband, her child, and the possibility of new love.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/192946Tue, 30 Jul 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/192946 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sea Creatures: A Novel Author: Susanna Daniel Narrator: Karen White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 51 minutes Release date: July 30,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/192946 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sea Creatures: A Novel Author: Susanna Daniel Narrator: Karen White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 51 minutes Release date: July 30, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: When Georgia Quillian returns to her hometown of Miami, her husband, Graham, and their young son in tow, she is hoping for a fresh start. The family has fled Illinois trailing scandal and disappointment, the fallout from Graham's severe sleep disorder and Georgia's failed business. To make matters worse, their charming three-year-old son, Frankie, has for months refused to speak a word. Although Georgia is still grieving her mother's death from five years earlier, her father and stepmother offer warm welcome—and a slip for the dilapidated houseboat Georgia and Graham have chosen to call home. On a lark, Georgia takes a job as an errand runner for a reclusive artist who lives in the middle of the bay, and she soon finds that time spent with the intense hermit might help Frankie find the courage to speak, and might also help her reconcile the woman she was with the woman she has become. But when Graham leaves to work on a research vessel in Hurricane Alley, and the truth behind Frankie's mutism is revealed, the family's challenges return, more complicated than before. As a hurricane bears down on South Florida later that summer, Georgia must face the fact that her choices have put her only child in grave danger. Sea Creatures is a mesmerizing exploration of the high stakes of marriage and parenthood, the story of a woman forced to choose between her husband, her child, and the possibility of new love.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-husband-s-secret-by-liane-moriarty--65311180https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198627 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Husband's Secret Author: Liane Moriarty Narrator: Caroline Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 54 minutes Release date: July 30, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.29 of Total 1027 Ratings of Narrator: 4.65 of Total 129 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the author of the critically acclaimed What Alice Forgot comes a breakout new novel about the secrets husbands and wives keep from each other.Three women. One secret. And a letter that will change everything—forever. Tess. Rachel. Cecilia. Three women living three very different lives. But when Cecilia opens up a Pandora’s box, their lives will intersect in ways none of them could foresee. Cecilia is the woman who seems to have it all: a successful career, a gorgeous husband, and three wonderful daughters. One day she finds an old tattered letter in the attic that’s addressed to her, to be opened only in the event of her husband’s death. But he’s still very much alive. When Cecilia casually mentions it to him on the phone, he laughs it off, telling her to put the letter away. Yet when he flies home early from an overseas business trip, and then frantically searches for the letter, Cecilia realizes there’s something important in it, something she needs to know. Yet even Pandora herself could not prepare Cecilia for what the letter reveals.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198627Tue, 30 Jul 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198627 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Husband's Secret Author: Liane Moriarty Narrator: Caroline Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 54 minutes Release date: July 30, 2013...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198627 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Husband's Secret Author: Liane Moriarty Narrator: Caroline Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 54 minutes Release date: July 30, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.29 of Total 1027 Ratings of Narrator: 4.65 of Total 129 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the author of the critically acclaimed What Alice Forgot comes a breakout new novel about the secrets husbands and wives keep from each other.Three women. One secret. And a letter that will change everything—forever. Tess. Rachel. Cecilia. Three women living three very different lives. But when Cecilia opens up a Pandora’s box, their lives will intersect in ways none of them could foresee. Cecilia is the woman who seems to have it all: a successful career, a gorgeous husband, and three wonderful daughters. One day she finds an old tattered letter in the attic that’s addressed to her, to be opened only in the event of her husband’s death. But he’s still very much alive. When Cecilia casually mentions it to him on the phone, he laughs it off, telling her to put the letter away. Yet when he flies home early from an overseas business trip, and then frantically searches for the letter, Cecilia realizes there’s something important in it, something she needs to know. Yet even Pandora herself could not prepare Cecilia for what the letter reveals.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/and-sons-a-novel-by-david-gilbert--65311268https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/193936 to listen full audiobooks. Title: And Sons: A Novel Author: David Gilbert Narrator: George Newbern Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 12 minutes Release date: July 23, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post • The New Yorker • Esquire • The Austin Chronicle • Kansas City Star • The Guardian (UK) • BookPage • Flavorwire • Bookish “[A] big, brilliant novel.”—The New York Times Book Review Who is A. N. Dyer? & Sons is a literary masterwork for readers of The Art of Fielding, The Emperor’s Children, and Wonder Boys—the panoramic, deeply affecting story of an iconic novelist, two interconnected families, and the heartbreaking truths that fiction can hide.   The funeral of Charles Henry Topping on Manhattan’s Upper East Side would have been a minor affair (his two-hundred-word obit in The New York Times notwithstanding) but for the presence of one particular mourner: the notoriously reclusive author A. N. Dyer, whose novel Ampersand stands as a classic of American teenage angst. But as Andrew Newbold Dyer delivers the eulogy for his oldest friend, he suffers a breakdown over the life he’s led and the people he’s hurt and the novel that will forever endure as his legacy. He must gather his three sons for the first time in many years—before it’s too late.   So begins a wild, transformative, heartbreaking week, as witnessed by Philip Topping, who, like his late father, finds himself caught up in the swirl of the Dyer family. First there’s son Richard, a struggling screenwriter and father, returning from self-imposed exile in California. In the middle lingers Jamie, settled in Brooklyn after his twenty-year mission of making documentaries about human suffering. And last is Andy, the half brother whose mysterious birth tore the Dyers apart seventeen years ago, now in New York on spring break, determined to lose his virginity before returning to the prestigious New England boarding school that inspired Ampersand. But only when the real purpose of this reunion comes to light do these sons realize just how much is at stake, not only for their father but for themselves and three generations of their family.   In this daring feat of fiction, David Gilbert establishes himself as one of our most original, entertaining, and insightful authors. & Sons is that rarest of treasures: a startlingly imaginative novel about families and how they define us, and the choices we make when faced with our own mortality. NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE    “Big, brilliant, and terrifically funny.”—Jess Walter, author of Beautiful Ruins   “Extraordinary.”—Time   “Smart and savage . . . Seductive and ripe with both comedy and heartbreak, [& Sons] made me reconsider my stance on . . . the term ‘instant classic.’”—NPR   “A big, ambitious book about fathers and sons, Oedipal envy and sibling rivalry, and the dynamics between art and life . . . [& Sons] does a wonderful job of conjuring up its characters’ memories . . . in layered, almost Proustian detail.”—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times   “[A] smart, engrossing saga . . . Perfect for fans of Jonathan Franzen or Claire Messud.”—Entertainment Weekly   “This great big novel is . . . infused with warmth and wisdom about what it means to be a family.”—The Boston Globe   “Audacious . . . [one of the year’s] most dazzlingly smart, fully realized works of fiction.”—The Washington Post]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/193936Tue, 23 Jul 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/193936 to listen full audiobooks. Title: And Sons: A Novel Author: David Gilbert Narrator: George Newbern Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 12 minutes Release date: July 23, 2013...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/193936 to listen full audiobooks. Title: And Sons: A Novel Author: David Gilbert Narrator: George Newbern Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 12 minutes Release date: July 23, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post • The New Yorker • Esquire • The Austin Chronicle • Kansas City Star • The Guardian (UK) • BookPage • Flavorwire • Bookish “[A] big, brilliant novel.”—The New York Times Book Review Who is A. N. Dyer? & Sons is a literary masterwork for readers of The Art of Fielding, The Emperor’s Children, and Wonder Boys—the panoramic, deeply affecting story of an iconic novelist, two interconnected families, and the heartbreaking truths that fiction can hide.   The funeral of Charles Henry Topping on Manhattan’s Upper East Side would have been a minor affair (his two-hundred-word obit in The New York Times notwithstanding) but for the presence of one particular mourner: the notoriously reclusive author A. N. Dyer, whose novel Ampersand stands as a classic of American teenage angst. But as Andrew Newbold Dyer delivers the eulogy for his oldest friend, he suffers a breakdown over the life he’s led and the people he’s hurt and the novel that will forever endure as his legacy. He must gather his three sons for the first time in many years—before it’s too late.   So begins a wild, transformative, heartbreaking week, as witnessed by Philip Topping, who, like his late father, finds himself caught up in the swirl of the Dyer family. First there’s son Richard, a struggling screenwriter and father, returning from self-imposed exile in California. In the middle lingers Jamie, settled in Brooklyn after his twenty-year mission of making documentaries about human suffering. And last is Andy, the half brother whose mysterious birth tore the Dyers apart seventeen years ago, now in New York on spring break, determined to lose his virginity before returning to the prestigious New England boarding school that inspired Ampersand. But only when the real purpose of this reunion comes to light do these sons realize just how much is at stake, not only for their father but for themselves and three generations of their family.   In this daring feat of fiction, David Gilbert establishes himself as one of our most original, entertaining, and insightful authors. & Sons is that rarest of treasures: a startlingly imaginative novel about families and how they define us, and the choices we make when faced with our own mortality. NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE    “Big, brilliant, and terrifically funny.”—Jess Walter, author of Beautiful Ruins   “Extraordinary.”—Time   “Smart and savage . . . Seductive and ripe with both comedy and heartbreak, [& Sons] made me reconsider my stance on . . . the term ‘instant classic.’”—NPR   “A big, ambitious book about fathers and sons, Oedipal envy and sibling rivalry, and the dynamics between art and life . . . [& Sons] does a wonderful job of conjuring up its characters’ memories . . . in layered, almost Proustian detail.”—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times   “[A] smart, engrossing saga . . . Perfect for fans of Jonathan Franzen or Claire Messud.”—Entertainment Weekly   “This great big novel is . . . infused with warmth and wisdom about what it means to be a family.”—The Boston Globe   “Audacious . . . [one of the year’s] most dazzlingly smart, fully realized works of fiction.”—The Washington Post]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-white-princess-by-philippa-gregory--65311223https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180111 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The White Princess Series: #5 of The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels Author: Philippa Gregory Narrator: Bianca Amato Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 1 minute Release date: July 23, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.36 of Total 94 Ratings of Narrator: 4.81 of Total 16 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From “queen of royal fiction” (USA TODAY) Philippa Gregory comes this instant New York Times bestseller that tells the story of the remarkable Elizabeth of York, daughter of the White Queen, and mother to the House of Tudor. When Henry Tudor picks up the crown of England from the mud of Bosworth field, he knows he must marry the princess of the enemy house—Elizabeth of York—to unify a country divided by war for nearly two decades. But his bride is still in love with his slain enemy, Richard III—and her mother and half of England dream of a missing heir, sent into the unknown by the White Queen. While the new monarchy can win power, it cannot win hearts in an England that plots for the triumphant return of the House of York. Henry’s greatest fear is that somewhere a prince is waiting to invade and reclaim the throne. When a young man who would be king leads his army and invades England, Elizabeth has to choose between the new husband she is coming to love and the boy who claims to be her beloved lost brother: the rose of York come home at last.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180111Tue, 23 Jul 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180111 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The White Princess Series: #5 of The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels Author: Philippa Gregory Narrator: Bianca Amato Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180111 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The White Princess Series: #5 of The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels Author: Philippa Gregory Narrator: Bianca Amato Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 1 minute Release date: July 23, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.36 of Total 94 Ratings of Narrator: 4.81 of Total 16 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From “queen of royal fiction” (USA TODAY) Philippa Gregory comes this instant New York Times bestseller that tells the story of the remarkable Elizabeth of York, daughter of the White Queen, and mother to the House of Tudor. When Henry Tudor picks up the crown of England from the mud of Bosworth field, he knows he must marry the princess of the enemy house—Elizabeth of York—to unify a country divided by war for nearly two decades. But his bride is still in love with his slain enemy, Richard III—and her mother and half of England dream of a missing heir, sent into the unknown by the White Queen. While the new monarchy can win power, it cannot win hearts in an England that plots for the triumphant return of the House of York. Henry’s greatest fear is that somewhere a prince is waiting to invade and reclaim the throne. When a young man who would be king leads his army and invades England, Elizabeth has to choose between the new husband she is coming to love and the boy who claims to be her beloved lost brother: the rose of York come home at last.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/first-sight-a-novel-by-danielle-steel--65311249https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194411 to listen full audiobooks. Title: First Sight: A Novel Author: Danielle Steel Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 6 minutes Release date: July 16, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.3 of Total 30 Ratings of Narrator: 4.36 of Total 11 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Paris, L.A., and the world of ready to wear fashion provide rich backdrops for Danielle Steel's deeply involving story of a gifted designer whose talent and drive have brought her everything—except the ability to erase her past and trust relationships. FIRST SIGHT New York. London. Milan. Paris. Fashion Week in all four cities. A month of endless interviews, parties, and unflagging work and attention to detail at the semiannual ready to wear fashion shows—the famous prêt-à-porter. At the center of the storm and avalanche of work is American Timmie O'Neill, whose renowned line, Timmie O, is the embodiment of casual chic, in fashion and for the home. She has created a business that inspires, fills, and consumes her life. With an unerring instinct for what the next trend will be, an innate genius for business, tireless labor, and sheer fearlessness, starting from nothing, over two decades Timmie has built an international empire that has brought her enormous satisfaction and success. In a world where humility and compassion are all too rare, her humor, kindness, integrity, and creativity are inspirational. Yet as blessed as she feels by her success, Timmie harbors the private wounds of a devastating childhood and past tragedy. She is too smart, too experienced, and too hurt to want much in her personal life beyond a succession of convenient, very limited relationships. Always willing to take risks in business, she never risks her heart. But despite her well-ordered and highly controlled world, it turns out that Timmie O'Neill is not immune to magic when it strikes. And it strikes in Paris during Paris Fashion Week, when an intriguing Frenchman comes into her life when she gets sick. At first, Timmie and Jean-Charles Vernier are only patient and physician. They become confidants and friends, corresponding at a safe distance between Paris and Los Angeles once she goes home. There is every reason why they must remain apart. But neither can deny their growing friendship and the electricity that sparks whenever they meet. First Sight is as complex and compelling as modern life itself. Careers, families, histories, losses, duty, obligation, and fear of losing control and getting hurt. It is a tale of daring to take risks, and losing control just enough to have a life, when the opportunity presents itself. When two very different worlds and strong-willed people collide, everything changes in an instant, as they confront the age-old question of whether to lay oneself bare and risk intimacy—or not. Are they brave enough to face what comes next? And will they do it together or apart? Praise for First Sight 'A novel about love, in all its heartbreaking and splendid forms.'—Kirkus Reviews 'Steel is one of the world's most popular authors, and this poignant romance is sure to thrill her many loyal fans and reach many new readers, too.'—Booklist 'Steel deftly stages heartstring-tugging moments.'—Publishers Weekly]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194411Tue, 16 Jul 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194411 to listen full audiobooks. Title: First Sight: A Novel Author: Danielle Steel Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 6 minutes Release date: July 16, 2013...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194411 to listen full audiobooks. Title: First Sight: A Novel Author: Danielle Steel Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 6 minutes Release date: July 16, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.3 of Total 30 Ratings of Narrator: 4.36 of Total 11 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Paris, L.A., and the world of ready to wear fashion provide rich backdrops for Danielle Steel's deeply involving story of a gifted designer whose talent and drive have brought her everything—except the ability to erase her past and trust relationships. FIRST SIGHT New York. London. Milan. Paris. Fashion Week in all four cities. A month of endless interviews, parties, and unflagging work and attention to detail at the semiannual ready to wear fashion shows—the famous prêt-à-porter. At the center of the storm and avalanche of work is American Timmie O'Neill, whose renowned line, Timmie O, is the embodiment of casual chic, in fashion and for the home. She has created a business that inspires, fills, and consumes her life. With an unerring instinct for what the next trend will be, an innate genius for business, tireless labor, and sheer fearlessness, starting from nothing, over two decades Timmie has built an international empire that has brought her enormous satisfaction and success. In a world where humility and compassion are all too rare, her humor, kindness, integrity, and creativity are inspirational. Yet as blessed as she feels by her success, Timmie harbors the private wounds of a devastating childhood and past tragedy. She is too smart, too experienced, and too hurt to want much in her personal life beyond a succession of convenient, very limited relationships. Always willing to take risks in business, she never risks her heart. But despite her well-ordered and highly controlled world, it turns out that Timmie O'Neill is not immune to magic when it strikes. And it strikes in Paris during Paris Fashion Week, when an intriguing Frenchman comes into her life when she gets sick. At first, Timmie and Jean-Charles Vernier are only patient and physician. They become confidants and friends, corresponding at a safe distance between Paris and Los Angeles once she goes home. There is every reason why they must remain apart. But neither can deny their growing friendship and the electricity that sparks whenever they meet. First Sight is as complex and compelling as modern life itself. Careers, families, histories, losses, duty, obligation, and fear of losing control and getting hurt. It is a tale of daring to take risks, and losing control just enough to have a life, when the opportunity presents itself. When two very different worlds and strong-willed people collide, everything changes in an instant, as they confront the age-old question of whether to lay oneself bare and risk intimacy—or not. Are they brave enough to face what comes next? And will they do it together or apart? Praise for First Sight 'A novel about love, in all its heartbreaking and splendid forms.'—Kirkus Reviews 'Steel is one of the world's most popular authors, and this poignant romance is sure to thrill her many loyal fans and reach many new readers, too.'—Booklist 'Steel deftly stages heartstring-tugging moments.'—Publishers Weekly]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/miss-fortune-by-julia-london--65311238https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191215 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Miss Fortune Series: #3 of The Fancy Lives of the Lear Sisters Author: Julia London Narrator: Natalie Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 10 minutes Release date: July 16, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In the third book of The Fancy Lives of the Lear Sisters trilogy, a dreamy, sheltered heiress finds herself thrust into the real world, never imagining a cold dose of reality holds the key to her happily ever after. Rachel Lear is a dreamer, content to spend her days curled up with a romantic novel or dabbling at the dissertation she can’t seem to finish. But then her overbearing father, fed up with Rachel’s aimlessness, decides to shock her back to reality by cutting her off from the family fortune. Suddenly Rachel needs a plan—and, more importantly, a job. Fortunately her best friend (who dabbles in magic) has an idea: cast a spell to bring prosperity and love into Rachel’s life. Something so crazy can’t possibly work…can it? Handsome, charming, and with an English accent to boot, Flynn Oliver is like a real-life Prince Charming. A man that sexy could have any woman he wants. But when fate places him in Rachel Lear’s path, it doesn’t take long for Flynn to realize she’s the only woman for him. There’s just one catch: Flynn isn’t like the characters in her romance novels. He’s a real man, with real shortcomings and secrets. Secrets that could dash Rachel’s dreams—or give her the perfect ending after all.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191215Tue, 16 Jul 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191215 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Miss Fortune Series: #3 of The Fancy Lives of the Lear Sisters Author: Julia London Narrator: Natalie Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191215 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Miss Fortune Series: #3 of The Fancy Lives of the Lear Sisters Author: Julia London Narrator: Natalie Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 10 minutes Release date: July 16, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In the third book of The Fancy Lives of the Lear Sisters trilogy, a dreamy, sheltered heiress finds herself thrust into the real world, never imagining a cold dose of reality holds the key to her happily ever after. Rachel Lear is a dreamer, content to spend her days curled up with a romantic novel or dabbling at the dissertation she can’t seem to finish. But then her overbearing father, fed up with Rachel’s aimlessness, decides to shock her back to reality by cutting her off from the family fortune. Suddenly Rachel needs a plan—and, more importantly, a job. Fortunately her best friend (who dabbles in magic) has an idea: cast a spell to bring prosperity and love into Rachel’s life. Something so crazy can’t possibly work…can it? Handsome, charming, and with an English accent to boot, Flynn Oliver is like a real-life Prince Charming. A man that sexy could have any woman he wants. But when fate places him in Rachel Lear’s path, it doesn’t take long for Flynn to realize she’s the only woman for him. There’s just one catch: Flynn isn’t like the characters in her romance novels. He’s a real man, with real shortcomings and secrets. Secrets that could dash Rachel’s dreams—or give her the perfect ending after all.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lost-and-found-in-cedar-cove-short-story-by-debbie-macomber--65311274https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194174 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lost and Found in Cedar Cove (Short Story) Series: #1.5 of Rose Harbor Author: Debbie Macomber Narrator: Lorelei King Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 8 minutes Release date: July 15, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Debbie Macomber’s heartwarming new series, set at the Rose Harbor Inn in  picturesque Cedar Cove, displays the author’s signature talent for creating characters who feel like friends, and small towns that feel like home. In this original short story, Jo Marie Rose readies her inn for spring, turning to her new friends Grace and Olivia when she needs them most.   Jo Marie has big plans for her bed-and-breakfast. With the help of handyman Mark Taylor, she intends to plant a beautiful rose garden in time for her upcoming open house. Jo Marie and Mark rarely see eye to eye—especially on matters of home improvement—but she knows he has her best interests at heart. After the two walk the grounds, Jo Marie realizes that her beloved rescue dog, Rover, is missing, and at a time when she most needs a friend, Mark abruptly leaves. Confused by Mark’s behavior and worried for Rover’s safety, Jo Marie searches for her precious pup all over Cedar Cove. Rover is on an adventure of his own—one that will lead to a delightful surprise for two unlikely people.     Watch the original series Debbie Macomber’s Cedar Cove on Hallmark Channel.   Praise for The Inn at Rose Harbor   “Charming . . . warm and serene . . . a wonderful novel.”—Bookreporter   “[An] emotionally charged romance.”—Kirkus Reviews]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194174Mon, 15 Jul 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194174 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lost and Found in Cedar Cove (Short Story) Series: #1.5 of Rose Harbor Author: Debbie Macomber Narrator: Lorelei King Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194174 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lost and Found in Cedar Cove (Short Story) Series: #1.5 of Rose Harbor Author: Debbie Macomber Narrator: Lorelei King Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 8 minutes Release date: July 15, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Debbie Macomber’s heartwarming new series, set at the Rose Harbor Inn in  picturesque Cedar Cove, displays the author’s signature talent for creating characters who feel like friends, and small towns that feel like home. In this original short story, Jo Marie Rose readies her inn for spring, turning to her new friends Grace and Olivia when she needs them most.   Jo Marie has big plans for her bed-and-breakfast. With the help of handyman Mark Taylor, she intends to plant a beautiful rose garden in time for her upcoming open house. Jo Marie and Mark rarely see eye to eye—especially on matters of home improvement—but she knows he has her best interests at heart. After the two walk the grounds, Jo Marie realizes that her beloved rescue dog, Rover, is missing, and at a time when she most needs a friend, Mark abruptly leaves. Confused by Mark’s behavior and worried for Rover’s safety, Jo Marie searches for her precious pup all over Cedar Cove. Rover is on an adventure of his own—one that will lead to a delightful surprise for two unlikely people.     Watch the original series Debbie Macomber’s Cedar Cove on Hallmark Channel.   Praise for The Inn at Rose Harbor   “Charming . . . warm and serene . . . a wonderful novel.”—Bookreporter   “[An] emotionally charged romance.”—Kirkus Reviews]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-more-night-by-julia-london--65311242https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191219 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One More Night Series: #2 of An Over the Edge Novel Author: Julia London Narrator: Renee Raudman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 16 minutes Release date: July 9, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Previously available as Extreme Bachelor (Thrillseekers Anonymous series). Five years after a serial dater (and former CIA agent) breaks up with his actress girlfriend, they both end up working on the same movie set—and their bickering quickly rekindles their fiery passion. Michael Raney, a former CIA agent and one of the men behind the extreme sports club Thrillseekers Anonymous, can’t believe his luck. A film studio has just hired his club to oversee their movie stunts. Leading a bevy of beautiful actresses through boot camp sounds like paradise…until he sees Leah, the only ex-girlfriend he can’t forget. Leah Klein left a bright Broadway career to become a Hollywood star. But her heartbreak over Michael ruined her confidence. Five years after he left, she finally lands her first movie role. This small part could turn into her big break. Then Michael shows up on set as a stunt coordinator, throwing Leah for a loop just as she was getting back on her feet. The more time they spend together, the more they find each other irresistible. Can the man who broke Leah’s heart mend it…despite all the scandalous secrets in his past?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191219Tue, 09 Jul 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191219 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One More Night Series: #2 of An Over the Edge Novel Author: Julia London Narrator: Renee Raudman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 16...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191219 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One More Night Series: #2 of An Over the Edge Novel Author: Julia London Narrator: Renee Raudman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 16 minutes Release date: July 9, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Previously available as Extreme Bachelor (Thrillseekers Anonymous series). Five years after a serial dater (and former CIA agent) breaks up with his actress girlfriend, they both end up working on the same movie set—and their bickering quickly rekindles their fiery passion. Michael Raney, a former CIA agent and one of the men behind the extreme sports club Thrillseekers Anonymous, can’t believe his luck. A film studio has just hired his club to oversee their movie stunts. Leading a bevy of beautiful actresses through boot camp sounds like paradise…until he sees Leah, the only ex-girlfriend he can’t forget. Leah Klein left a bright Broadway career to become a Hollywood star. But her heartbreak over Michael ruined her confidence. Five years after he left, she finally lands her first movie role. This small part could turn into her big break. Then Michael shows up on set as a stunt coordinator, throwing Leah for a loop just as she was getting back on her feet. The more time they spend together, the more they find each other irresistible. Can the man who broke Leah’s heart mend it…despite all the scandalous secrets in his past?]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rutherford-park-a-novel-by-elizabeth-cooke--65311278https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200399 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rutherford Park: A Novel Author: Elizabeth Cooke Narrator: Elizabeth Sastre Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 7 minutes Release date: July 2, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Snow had fallen in the night, and now the great house, standing at the head of the valley, seemed like a five-hundred-year old ship sailing in a white ocean… For the Cavendish family, Rutherford Park is much more than a place to call home. It is a way of life marked by rigid rules and lavish rewards, governed by unspoken desires…   Lady of the house Octavia Cavendish lives like a bird in a gilded cage. With her family’s fortune, her husband, William, has made significant additions to the estate, but he too feels bound—by the obligations of his title as well as his vows. Their son, Harry, is expected to follow in his footsteps, but the boy has dreams of his own, like pursuing the new adventure of aerial flight. Meanwhile, below stairs, a housemaid named Emily holds a secret that could undo the Cavendish name.   On Christmas Eve 1913, Octavia catches a glimpse of her husband in an intimate moment with his beautiful and scandalous distant cousin. She then spies the housemaid Emily out in the snow, walking toward the river, about to make her own secret known to the world. As the clouds of war gather on the horizon, an epic tale of longing and betrayal is about to unfold at Rutherford Park…]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200399Tue, 02 Jul 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200399 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rutherford Park: A Novel Author: Elizabeth Cooke Narrator: Elizabeth Sastre Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 7 minutes Release date: July...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200399 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rutherford Park: A Novel Author: Elizabeth Cooke Narrator: Elizabeth Sastre Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 7 minutes Release date: July 2, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Snow had fallen in the night, and now the great house, standing at the head of the valley, seemed like a five-hundred-year old ship sailing in a white ocean… For the Cavendish family, Rutherford Park is much more than a place to call home. It is a way of life marked by rigid rules and lavish rewards, governed by unspoken desires…   Lady of the house Octavia Cavendish lives like a bird in a gilded cage. With her family’s fortune, her husband, William, has made significant additions to the estate, but he too feels bound—by the obligations of his title as well as his vows. Their son, Harry, is expected to follow in his footsteps, but the boy has dreams of his own, like pursuing the new adventure of aerial flight. Meanwhile, below stairs, a housemaid named Emily holds a secret that could undo the Cavendish name.   On Christmas Eve 1913, Octavia catches a glimpse of her husband in an intimate moment with his beautiful and scandalous distant cousin. She then spies the housemaid Emily out in the snow, walking toward the river, about to make her own secret known to the world. As the clouds of war gather on the horizon, an epic tale of longing and betrayal is about to unfold at Rutherford Park…]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/loteria-a-novel-by-mario-alberto-zambrano--65311269https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180121 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Loteria: A Novel Author: Mario Alberto Zambrano Narrator: Maria Cabezas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 25 minutes Release date: July 2, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Prepare to be enthralled by this lyrical, achingly human debut novel about a young girl's remarkable resilience in the face of loss. Struggling to cope as her family falls apart, eleven-year-old Luz María Castillo retreats into her beloved set of Lotería cards—a Mexican game featuring riddles and vibrant images. Each card represents a different memory, and as Luz shuffles through the deck, she weaves her recollections into a compelling story of love, loyalty, tragedy, and hope. By turns affecting and inspiring, Lotería is a powerful novel that heralds the arrival of an outstanding new writer, one who reminds us of the importance of remembering, even when we are trying to forget.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180121Tue, 02 Jul 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180121 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Loteria: A Novel Author: Mario Alberto Zambrano Narrator: Maria Cabezas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 25 minutes Release date: July 2,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180121 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Loteria: A Novel Author: Mario Alberto Zambrano Narrator: Maria Cabezas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 25 minutes Release date: July 2, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Prepare to be enthralled by this lyrical, achingly human debut novel about a young girl's remarkable resilience in the face of loss. Struggling to cope as her family falls apart, eleven-year-old Luz María Castillo retreats into her beloved set of Lotería cards—a Mexican game featuring riddles and vibrant images. Each card represents a different memory, and as Luz shuffles through the deck, she weaves her recollections into a compelling story of love, loyalty, tragedy, and hope. By turns affecting and inspiring, Lotería is a powerful novel that heralds the arrival of an outstanding new writer, one who reminds us of the importance of remembering, even when we are trying to forget.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-humans-a-novel-by-matt-haig--65311261https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180102 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Humans: A Novel Author: Matt Haig Narrator: Mark Meadows Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 11 minutes Release date: July 2, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 27 Ratings of Narrator: 4.17 of Total 6 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The bestselling, award-winning author of The Midnight Library offers his funniest, most devastating dark comedy yet, a “silly, sad, suspenseful, and soulful” (Philadelphia Inquirer) novel that’s “full of heart” (Entertainment Weekly). When an extra-terrestrial visitor arrives on Earth, his first impressions of the human species are less than positive. Taking the form of Professor Andrew Martin, a prominent mathematician at Cambridge University, the visitor is eager to complete the gruesome task assigned him and hurry home to his own utopian planet, where everyone is omniscient and immortal. He is disgusted by the way humans look, what they eat, their capacity for murder and war, and is equally baffled by the concepts of love and family. But as time goes on, he starts to realize there may be more to this strange species than he had thought. Disguised as Martin, he drinks wine, reads poetry, develops an ear for rock music, and a taste for peanut butter. Slowly, unexpectedly, he forges bonds with Martin’s family. He begins to see hope and beauty in the humans’ imperfection, and begins to question the very mission that brought him there. Praised by The New York Times as a “novelist of great seriousness and talent,” author Matt Haig delivers an unlikely story about human nature and the joy found in the messiness of life on Earth. The Humans is a funny, compulsively readable tale that playfully and movingly explores the ultimate subject—ourselves.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180102Tue, 02 Jul 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180102 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Humans: A Novel Author: Matt Haig Narrator: Mark Meadows Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 11 minutes Release date: July 2, 2013...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180102 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Humans: A Novel Author: Matt Haig Narrator: Mark Meadows Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 11 minutes Release date: July 2, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 27 Ratings of Narrator: 4.17 of Total 6 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The bestselling, award-winning author of The Midnight Library offers his funniest, most devastating dark comedy yet, a “silly, sad, suspenseful, and soulful” (Philadelphia Inquirer) novel that’s “full of heart” (Entertainment Weekly). When an extra-terrestrial visitor arrives on Earth, his first impressions of the human species are less than positive. Taking the form of Professor Andrew Martin, a prominent mathematician at Cambridge University, the visitor is eager to complete the gruesome task assigned him and hurry home to his own utopian planet, where everyone is omniscient and immortal. He is disgusted by the way humans look, what they eat, their capacity for murder and war, and is equally baffled by the concepts of love and family. But as time goes on, he starts to realize there may be more to this strange species than he had thought. Disguised as Martin, he drinks wine, reads poetry, develops an ear for rock music, and a taste for peanut butter. Slowly, unexpectedly, he forges bonds with Martin’s family. He begins to see hope and beauty in the humans’ imperfection, and begins to question the very mission that brought him there. Praised by The New York Times as a “novelist of great seriousness and talent,” author Matt Haig delivers an unlikely story about human nature and the joy found in the messiness of life on Earth. The Humans is a funny, compulsively readable tale that playfully and movingly explores the ultimate subject—ourselves.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-summer-girls-by-mary-alice-monroe--65311266https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180209 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Summer Girls Series: #1 of The Lowcountry Summer Series Author: Mary Alice Monroe Narrator: Mary Alice Monroe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 41 minutes Release date: June 25, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.95 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 4.17 of Total 6 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Three sisters reunite on Sullivan's Island off the coast of South Carolina after years of separation in this heartwarming first novel in a new trilogy from a beloved author. Eighty-year-old Marietta Muir is a dowager of Charleston society who has retired to her historic summer home on Sullivan's Island. At the onset of summer, Marietta, 'Mamaw,' seeks to gather her three granddaughters—Carson, Eudora, and Harper—with the intent to reunite them after years apart. Monroe explores the depths and complexities of sisterhood, friendship, and the power of forgiveness. The Summer Girls is a perfect beach read and anyone who 'enjoys such fine Southern voices as Pat Conroy will add the talented Monroe to their list of favorites' (Booklist).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180209Tue, 25 Jun 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180209 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Summer Girls Series: #1 of The Lowcountry Summer Series Author: Mary Alice Monroe Narrator: Mary Alice Monroe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180209 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Summer Girls Series: #1 of The Lowcountry Summer Series Author: Mary Alice Monroe Narrator: Mary Alice Monroe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 41 minutes Release date: June 25, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.95 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 4.17 of Total 6 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Three sisters reunite on Sullivan's Island off the coast of South Carolina after years of separation in this heartwarming first novel in a new trilogy from a beloved author. Eighty-year-old Marietta Muir is a dowager of Charleston society who has retired to her historic summer home on Sullivan's Island. At the onset of summer, Marietta, 'Mamaw,' seeks to gather her three granddaughters—Carson, Eudora, and Harper—with the intent to reunite them after years apart. Monroe explores the depths and complexities of sisterhood, friendship, and the power of forgiveness. The Summer Girls is a perfect beach read and anyone who 'enjoys such fine Southern voices as Pat Conroy will add the talented Monroe to their list of favorites' (Booklist).]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/until-fountain-bridge-by-samantha-young--65311152https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200804 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Until Fountain Bridge Author: Samantha Young Narrator: Ruth Hopkins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 4 minutes Release date: June 18, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of On Dublin Street and Down London Road comes a new novella about finding love in familiar places… Ellie has been in love with Adam Sutherland for as long as she can remember. What started as a childhood crush on her older brother’s best friend soon bloomed into full-blown infatuation. Unfortunately, it also meant full-blown heartache, as Adam refused to fall for Braden’s little sister. But it took a crisis to make Adam realize he’s wasted too much time denying his feelings for her. Unwilling to waste a second more, he decided to make Ellie his, no matter the consequences. Now happily settled with the woman he’s pined after for years, he’s about to find out what their ten year courtship was like for her, through the journals she kept during their ups and many downs. And though Adam may have Ellie now, he has no idea how close he came to losing her… Includes a preview of Down London Road!]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200804Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200804 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Until Fountain Bridge Author: Samantha Young Narrator: Ruth Hopkins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 4 minutes Release date: June 18, 2013...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200804 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Until Fountain Bridge Author: Samantha Young Narrator: Ruth Hopkins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 4 minutes Release date: June 18, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of On Dublin Street and Down London Road comes a new novella about finding love in familiar places… Ellie has been in love with Adam Sutherland for as long as she can remember. What started as a childhood crush on her older brother’s best friend soon bloomed into full-blown infatuation. Unfortunately, it also meant full-blown heartache, as Adam refused to fall for Braden’s little sister. But it took a crisis to make Adam realize he’s wasted too much time denying his feelings for her. Unwilling to waste a second more, he decided to make Ellie his, no matter the consequences. Now happily settled with the woman he’s pined after for years, he’s about to find out what their ten year courtship was like for her, through the journals she kept during their ups and many downs. And though Adam may have Ellie now, he has no idea how close he came to losing her… Includes a preview of Down London Road!]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/no-one-could-have-guessed-the-weather-by-anne-marie-casey--65311210https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200394 to listen full audiobooks. Title: No One Could Have Guessed the Weather Author: Anne-Marie Casey Narrator: Elizabeth Sastre Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 6 minutes Release date: June 13, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: “If you loved The Girls’ Guide to Hunting and Fishing, this book is right up your alley.” —Isabel Gillies, New York Times–bestselling author of Happens Every Day    Sometimes what you want in your twenties isn’t what you want or need in your forties. . . .   When Lucy Lovett’s husband loses his job, she is forced to give up her posh life in London and move their family to a tiny apartment in Manhattan, where her husband has managed to secure a lowly position. Lucy finds herself living in the center of cool and hip. Across from their apartment is a trendy bar called PDT—whenever Lucy passes by, she thinks, Please Don’t Tell anyone I’m a middle-aged woman.   Homesick and resentful at first, Lucy soon embarks on the love affair of her life—no, not with her husband (though they’re both immensely relieved to discover they do love each other for richer or poorer), but with New York City and the three women who befriend her.   There’s Julia, who is basically branded with a Scarlet A when she leaves her husband and kids for a mini nervous breakdown and a room of her own; Christy, a much older man’s trophy wife, who is a bit adrift as only those who live high up in penthouses can be; and disheveled and harried Robyn, constantly compensating for her husband, who can’t seem to make the transition from wunderkind to adult.   Spot-on observant, laugh-out-loud funny, yet laced with kindness through and through, No One Could Have Guessed the Weather is a story of what happens when you grow up and realize the middle part of your story might just be your beginning.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200394Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200394 to listen full audiobooks. Title: No One Could Have Guessed the Weather Author: Anne-Marie Casey Narrator: Elizabeth Sastre Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 6 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200394 to listen full audiobooks. Title: No One Could Have Guessed the Weather Author: Anne-Marie Casey Narrator: Elizabeth Sastre Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 6 minutes Release date: June 13, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: “If you loved The Girls’ Guide to Hunting and Fishing, this book is right up your alley.” —Isabel Gillies, New York Times–bestselling author of Happens Every Day    Sometimes what you want in your twenties isn’t what you want or need in your forties. . . .   When Lucy Lovett’s husband loses his job, she is forced to give up her posh life in London and move their family to a tiny apartment in Manhattan, where her husband has managed to secure a lowly position. Lucy finds herself living in the center of cool and hip. Across from their apartment is a trendy bar called PDT—whenever Lucy passes by, she thinks, Please Don’t Tell anyone I’m a middle-aged woman.   Homesick and resentful at first, Lucy soon embarks on the love affair of her life—no, not with her husband (though they’re both immensely relieved to discover they do love each other for richer or poorer), but with New York City and the three women who befriend her.   There’s Julia, who is basically branded with a Scarlet A when she leaves her husband and kids for a mini nervous breakdown and a room of her own; Christy, a much older man’s trophy wife, who is a bit adrift as only those who live high up in penthouses can be; and disheveled and harried Robyn, constantly compensating for her husband, who can’t seem to make the transition from wunderkind to adult.   Spot-on observant, laugh-out-loud funny, yet laced with kindness through and through, No One Could Have Guessed the Weather is a story of what happens when you grow up and realize the middle part of your story might just be your beginning.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-are-all-completely-beside-ourselves-by-karen-joy-fowler--65311241https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196552 to listen full audiobooks. Title: We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves Author: Karen Joy Fowler Narrator: Orlagh Cassidy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 57 minutes Release date: May 30, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.43 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 4.83 of Total 6 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestselling author of The Jane Austen Book Club introduces a middle-class American family that is ordinary in every way but one in this novel that won the PEN/Faulkner Award and was a finalist for the Man Booker Prize.   Meet the Cooke family: Mother and Dad, brother Lowell, sister Fern, and Rosemary, who begins her story in the middle. She has her reasons. “I was raised with a chimpanzee,” she explains. “I tell you Fern was a chimp and already you aren’t thinking of her as my sister. But until Fern’s expulsion...she was my twin, my funhouse mirror, my whirlwind other half and I loved her as a sister.” As a child, Rosemary never stopped talking. Then, something happened, and Rosemary wrapped herself in silence. In We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, Karen Joy Fowler weaves her most accomplished work to date—a tale of loving but fallible people whose well-intentioned actions lead to heartbreaking consequences. “A gripping, big-hearted book...through the tender voice of her protagonist, Fowler has a lot to say about family, memory, language, science, and indeed the question of what constitutes a human being.”—Khaled Hosseini]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196552Thu, 30 May 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196552 to listen full audiobooks. Title: We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves Author: Karen Joy Fowler Narrator: Orlagh Cassidy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 57 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196552 to listen full audiobooks. Title: We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves Author: Karen Joy Fowler Narrator: Orlagh Cassidy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 57 minutes Release date: May 30, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.43 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 4.83 of Total 6 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The New York Times bestselling author of The Jane Austen Book Club introduces a middle-class American family that is ordinary in every way but one in this novel that won the PEN/Faulkner Award and was a finalist for the Man Booker Prize.   Meet the Cooke family: Mother and Dad, brother Lowell, sister Fern, and Rosemary, who begins her story in the middle. She has her reasons. “I was raised with a chimpanzee,” she explains. “I tell you Fern was a chimp and already you aren’t thinking of her as my sister. But until Fern’s expulsion...she was my twin, my funhouse mirror, my whirlwind other half and I loved her as a sister.” As a child, Rosemary never stopped talking. Then, something happened, and Rosemary wrapped herself in silence. In We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, Karen Joy Fowler weaves her most accomplished work to date—a tale of loving but fallible people whose well-intentioned actions lead to heartbreaking consequences. “A gripping, big-hearted book...through the tender voice of her protagonist, Fowler has a lot to say about family, memory, language, science, and indeed the question of what constitutes a human being.”—Khaled Hosseini]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/looking-for-me-by-beth-hoffman--65311256https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196377 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Looking for Me Author: Beth Hoffman Narrator: Jenna Lamia Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 12 minutes Release date: May 28, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.11 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Winner of the 2014 Ohioana Book Award for fiction.  The latest New York Times bestseller by the beloved author of Saving CeeCee Honeycutt Beth Hoffman’s bestselling debut, Saving CeeCee Honeycutt, won admirers and acclaim with its heartwarming story and cast of unforgettably quirky characters. Now her flair for evocative settings and richly drawn Southern personalities shines again in her compelling second novel, Looking for Me. Teddi Overman found her life’s passion in turning other people’s castoffs into beautifully restored antiques. Leaving her hardscrabble Kentucky childhood behind, Teddi opens her own store in Charleston. She builds a life as unexpected and quirky as her many customers, but nothing alleviates the haunting uncertainty she’s felt since her brother Josh mysteriously disappeared. When signs emerge that Josh might still be alive, Teddi returns to Kentucky, embarking on a journey that could help her come to terms with her shattered family—and find herself.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196377Tue, 28 May 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196377 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Looking for Me Author: Beth Hoffman Narrator: Jenna Lamia Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 12 minutes Release date: May 28, 2013 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196377 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Looking for Me Author: Beth Hoffman Narrator: Jenna Lamia Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 12 minutes Release date: May 28, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.11 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Winner of the 2014 Ohioana Book Award for fiction.  The latest New York Times bestseller by the beloved author of Saving CeeCee Honeycutt Beth Hoffman’s bestselling debut, Saving CeeCee Honeycutt, won admirers and acclaim with its heartwarming story and cast of unforgettably quirky characters. Now her flair for evocative settings and richly drawn Southern personalities shines again in her compelling second novel, Looking for Me. Teddi Overman found her life’s passion in turning other people’s castoffs into beautifully restored antiques. Leaving her hardscrabble Kentucky childhood behind, Teddi opens her own store in Charleston. She builds a life as unexpected and quirky as her many customers, but nothing alleviates the haunting uncertainty she’s felt since her brother Josh mysteriously disappeared. When signs emerge that Josh might still be alive, Teddi returns to Kentucky, embarking on a journey that could help her come to terms with her shattered family—and find herself.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/and-the-mountains-echoed-a-novel-by-the-bestselling-author-of-the-kite-runner-and-a-thousand-splendid-sun-s-by-khaled-hosseini--65311282https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194690 to listen full audiobooks. Title: And the Mountains Echoed: a novel by the bestselling author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Sun s Author: Khaled Hosseini Narrator: Navid Negahban, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Khaled Hosseini Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 2 minutes Release date: May 21, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 70 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 15 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: An unforgettable novel about finding a lost piece of yourself in someone else. Khaled Hosseini, the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, has written a new novel about how we love, how we take care of one another, and how the choices we make resonate through generations. In this tale revolving around not just parents and children but brothers and sisters, cousins and caretakers, Hosseini explores the many ways in which families nurture, wound, betray, honor, and sacrifice for one another; and how often we are surprised by the actions of those closest to us, at the times that matter most. Following its characters and the ramifications of their lives and choices and loves around the globe—from Kabul to Paris to San Francisco to the Greek island of Tinos—the story expands gradually outward, becoming more emotionally complex and powerful with each turning page.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194690Tue, 21 May 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194690 to listen full audiobooks. Title: And the Mountains Echoed: a novel by the bestselling author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Sun s Author: Khaled Hosseini Narrator: Navid...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194690 to listen full audiobooks. Title: And the Mountains Echoed: a novel by the bestselling author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Sun s Author: Khaled Hosseini Narrator: Navid Negahban, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Khaled Hosseini Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 2 minutes Release date: May 21, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 70 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 15 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: An unforgettable novel about finding a lost piece of yourself in someone else. Khaled Hosseini, the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, has written a new novel about how we love, how we take care of one another, and how the choices we make resonate through generations. In this tale revolving around not just parents and children but brothers and sisters, cousins and caretakers, Hosseini explores the many ways in which families nurture, wound, betray, honor, and sacrifice for one another; and how often we are surprised by the actions of those closest to us, at the times that matter most. Following its characters and the ramifications of their lives and choices and loves around the globe—from Kabul to Paris to San Francisco to the Greek island of Tinos—the story expands gradually outward, becoming more emotionally complex and powerful with each turning page.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hunts-in-dreams-by-tom-drury--65311202https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198353 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hunts in Dreams Author: Tom Drury Narrator: Lloyd James Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 55 minutes Release date: May 21, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In his follow up to The End of Vandalism, Drury depicts a quiet, Midwestern October weekend in the lives of the Darling family, whose members all want something without knowing how to get it: for Charles, an heirloom shotgun; for his wife, Joan, the imaginative life she once knew; for their young son, Micah, a knowledge of the scope of his world, aided by prowling the empty town at night; and for Joan's daughter, Lyris, a stable home where she can begin to grow up. Sometimes together, other times crucially apart, the Darlings move through a series of vivid encounters that demonstrate how even the most provisional family can endure in its own particular way.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198353Tue, 21 May 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198353 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hunts in Dreams Author: Tom Drury Narrator: Lloyd James Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 55 minutes Release date: May 21, 2013 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198353 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hunts in Dreams Author: Tom Drury Narrator: Lloyd James Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 55 minutes Release date: May 21, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In his follow up to The End of Vandalism, Drury depicts a quiet, Midwestern October weekend in the lives of the Darling family, whose members all want something without knowing how to get it: for Charles, an heirloom shotgun; for his wife, Joan, the imaginative life she once knew; for their young son, Micah, a knowledge of the scope of his world, aided by prowling the empty town at night; and for Joan's daughter, Lyris, a stable home where she can begin to grow up. Sometimes together, other times crucially apart, the Darlings move through a series of vivid encounters that demonstrate how even the most provisional family can endure in its own particular way.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/down-london-road-by-samantha-young--65311211https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196381 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Down London Road Series: #2 of On Dublin Street Series Author: Samantha Young Narrator: Elle Newlands Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 28 minutes Release date: May 7, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 6 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A woman used to taking charge is about to meet a man who'll make her lose control in this novel from the New York Times bestselling author of On Dublin Street. It has always been up to Johanna to care for her family, particularly her younger brother, Cole. With an absent father and a useless mother, she’s been making decisions based on what’s best for Cole for as long as she can remember. She even determines what men to date by how much they can provide for her brother and her, not on whatever sparks may—or may not—fly. But with Cameron MacCabe, the attraction is undeniable. The sexy new bartender at work gives her butterflies every time she looks at him. And for once, Jo is tempted to put her needs first. Cam is just as obsessed with getting to know Jo, but her walls are too solid to let him get close enough to even try. Then Cam moves into the flat below Jo’s, and their blistering connection becomes impossible to ignore. Especially since Cam is determined to uncover all of Jo’s secrets...even if it means taking apart her defenses piece by piece.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196381Tue, 07 May 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196381 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Down London Road Series: #2 of On Dublin Street Series Author: Samantha Young Narrator: Elle Newlands Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 28...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196381 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Down London Road Series: #2 of On Dublin Street Series Author: Samantha Young Narrator: Elle Newlands Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 28 minutes Release date: May 7, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 6 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A woman used to taking charge is about to meet a man who'll make her lose control in this novel from the New York Times bestselling author of On Dublin Street. It has always been up to Johanna to care for her family, particularly her younger brother, Cole. With an absent father and a useless mother, she’s been making decisions based on what’s best for Cole for as long as she can remember. She even determines what men to date by how much they can provide for her brother and her, not on whatever sparks may—or may not—fly. But with Cameron MacCabe, the attraction is undeniable. The sexy new bartender at work gives her butterflies every time she looks at him. And for once, Jo is tempted to put her needs first. Cam is just as obsessed with getting to know Jo, but her walls are too solid to let him get close enough to even try. Then Cam moves into the flat below Jo’s, and their blistering connection becomes impossible to ignore. Especially since Cam is determined to uncover all of Jo’s secrets...even if it means taking apart her defenses piece by piece.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-interestings-a-novel-by-meg-wolitzer--65311239https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194915 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Interestings: A Novel Author: Meg Wolitzer Narrator: Jen Tullock Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 45 minutes Release date: April 9, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 4.78 of Total 9 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: “Remarkable . . . With this book [Wolitzer] has surpassed herself.”—The New York Times Book Review 'A victory . . . The Interestings secures Wolitzer's place among the best novelists of her generation. . . . She's every bit as literary as Franzen or Eugenides. But the very human moments in her work hit you harder than the big ideas. This isn't women's fiction. It's everyone's.'—Entertainment Weekly (A) The New York Times–bestselling novel by Meg Wolitzer that has been called 'genius' (The Chicago Tribune), “wonderful” (Vanity Fair), 'ambitious' (San Francisco Chronicle), and a “page-turner” (Cosmopolitan), which The New York Times Book Review says is 'among the ranks of books like Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom and Jeffrey Eugenides The Marriage Plot.' The summer that Nixon resigns, six teenagers at a summer camp for the arts become inseparable. Decades later the bond remains powerful, but so much else has changed. In The Interestings, Wolitzer follows these characters from the height of youth through middle age, as their talents, fortunes, and degrees of satisfaction diverge. The kind of creativity that is rewarded at age fifteen is not always enough to propel someone through life at age thirty; not everyone can sustain, in adulthood, what seemed so special in adolescence. Jules Jacobson, an aspiring comic actress, eventually resigns herself to a more practical occupation and lifestyle. Her friend Jonah, a gifted musician, stops playing the guitar and becomes an engineer. But Ethan and Ash, Jules’s now-married best friends, become shockingly successful—true to their initial artistic dreams, with the wealth and access that allow those dreams to keep expanding. The friendships endure and even prosper, but also underscore the differences in their fates, in what their talents have become and the shapes their lives have taken. Wide in scope, ambitious, and populated by complex characters who come together and apart in a changing New York City, The Interestings explores the meaning of talent; the nature of envy; the roles of class, art, money, and power; and how all of it can shift and tilt precipitously over the course of a friendship and a life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194915Tue, 09 Apr 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194915 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Interestings: A Novel Author: Meg Wolitzer Narrator: Jen Tullock Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 45 minutes Release date: April 9,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194915 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Interestings: A Novel Author: Meg Wolitzer Narrator: Jen Tullock Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 45 minutes Release date: April 9, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 4.78 of Total 9 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: “Remarkable . . . With this book [Wolitzer] has surpassed herself.”—The New York Times Book Review 'A victory . . . The Interestings secures Wolitzer's place among the best novelists of her generation. . . . She's every bit as literary as Franzen or Eugenides. But the very human moments in her work hit you harder than the big ideas. This isn't women's fiction. It's everyone's.'—Entertainment Weekly (A) The New York Times–bestselling novel by Meg Wolitzer that has been called 'genius' (The Chicago Tribune), “wonderful” (Vanity Fair), 'ambitious' (San Francisco Chronicle), and a “page-turner” (Cosmopolitan), which The New York Times Book Review says is 'among the ranks of books like Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom and Jeffrey Eugenides The Marriage Plot.' The summer that Nixon resigns, six teenagers at a summer camp for the arts become inseparable. Decades later the bond remains powerful, but so much else has changed. In The Interestings, Wolitzer follows these characters from the height of youth through middle age, as their talents, fortunes, and degrees of satisfaction diverge. The kind of creativity that is rewarded at age fifteen is not always enough to propel someone through life at age thirty; not everyone can sustain, in adulthood, what seemed so special in adolescence. Jules Jacobson, an aspiring comic actress, eventually resigns herself to a more practical occupation and lifestyle. Her friend Jonah, a gifted musician, stops playing the guitar and becomes an engineer. But Ethan and Ash, Jules’s now-married best friends, become shockingly successful—true to their initial artistic dreams, with the wealth and access that allow those dreams to keep expanding. The friendships endure and even prosper, but also underscore the differences in their fates, in what their talents have become and the shapes their lives have taken. Wide in scope, ambitious, and populated by complex characters who come together and apart in a changing New York City, The Interestings explores the meaning of talent; the nature of envy; the roles of class, art, money, and power; and how all of it can shift and tilt precipitously over the course of a friendship and a life.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ghana-must-go-by-taiye-selasi--65311213https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200709 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ghana Must Go Author: Taiye Selasi Narrator: Adjoa Andoh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 20 minutes Release date: March 5, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Introducing a powerful new novelist whose evocation of an unforgettable African family is testament to the transformative power of unconditional love Kwaku Sai is dead. A renowned surgeon and failed husband, he succumbs suddenly at dawn outside the home he shares in Ghana with his second wife. The news of Kwaku’s death sends a ripple around the world, bringing together the family he abandoned years before. Ghana Must Go is their story. Electric, exhilarating, beautifully crafted, Ghana Must Go follows the Sais’ journey, moving with great elegance through time and place to share the truths hidden and lies told; the crimes committed in the name of love. In the wake of Kwaku’s death, the family gathers in Ghana, at their mother, Fola’s, new home. The eldest son and his new wife; the mysterious, beautiful twins; their baby sister, now a young woman—all come together for the first time in years, each carrying secrets of his own. What is revealed in their coming together is the story of how they came apart. But the horrible fragility of the world they have built soon becomes clear, and Kwaku’s leaving begets a series of betrayals that none of them could have imagined. Splintered, alone, each navigates his pain, believing that what has been lost can never be recovered—until, in Ghana, a new way forward, a new family, begins to emerge. Ghana Must Go is at once a portrait of a family and an exploration of the importance of where we come from and our obligations to one another. In a sweeping narrative that takes us from West Africa to New England to London, Ghana Must Go teaches that the stories we share with one another can build a new future.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200709Tue, 05 Mar 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200709 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ghana Must Go Author: Taiye Selasi Narrator: Adjoa Andoh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 20 minutes Release date: March 5, 2013 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200709 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ghana Must Go Author: Taiye Selasi Narrator: Adjoa Andoh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 20 minutes Release date: March 5, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Introducing a powerful new novelist whose evocation of an unforgettable African family is testament to the transformative power of unconditional love Kwaku Sai is dead. A renowned surgeon and failed husband, he succumbs suddenly at dawn outside the home he shares in Ghana with his second wife. The news of Kwaku’s death sends a ripple around the world, bringing together the family he abandoned years before. Ghana Must Go is their story. Electric, exhilarating, beautifully crafted, Ghana Must Go follows the Sais’ journey, moving with great elegance through time and place to share the truths hidden and lies told; the crimes committed in the name of love. In the wake of Kwaku’s death, the family gathers in Ghana, at their mother, Fola’s, new home. The eldest son and his new wife; the mysterious, beautiful twins; their baby sister, now a young woman—all come together for the first time in years, each carrying secrets of his own. What is revealed in their coming together is the story of how they came apart. But the horrible fragility of the world they have built soon becomes clear, and Kwaku’s leaving begets a series of betrayals that none of them could have imagined. Splintered, alone, each navigates his pain, believing that what has been lost can never be recovered—until, in Ghana, a new way forward, a new family, begins to emerge. Ghana Must Go is at once a portrait of a family and an exploration of the importance of where we come from and our obligations to one another. In a sweeping narrative that takes us from West Africa to New England to London, Ghana Must Go teaches that the stories we share with one another can build a new future.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/toni-the-little-woodcarver-by-johanna-spyri--65311231https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180246 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Toni the Little Woodcarver Author: Johanna Spyri Narrator: Kate Reading Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 13 minutes Release date: February 5, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Toni loses his father at a young age, and his mother, Elsbeth, is tasked with trying to provide for her son in the country all by herself. Toni discovers a passion for wood-carving, but circumstances do not allow him to pursue this line of work, and he instead finds himself as a herdsman up in the mountains. This life doesn't agree well with little Toni, and he falls ill and winds up in a sanitarium. He does not get better until he is reunited with his mother and all at once life for Toni and Elsbeth takes a positive turn thanks to the help of another patient in the sanitarium. Johanna Spyri (1827-1901) was a Swiss children's author, best known for her novel 'Heidi.' Her stories are heavily influenced by her own life and the area of Switzerland in which she grew up.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180246Tue, 05 Feb 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180246 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Toni the Little Woodcarver Author: Johanna Spyri Narrator: Kate Reading Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 13 minutes Release date: February...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180246 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Toni the Little Woodcarver Author: Johanna Spyri Narrator: Kate Reading Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 13 minutes Release date: February 5, 2013 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Toni loses his father at a young age, and his mother, Elsbeth, is tasked with trying to provide for her son in the country all by herself. Toni discovers a passion for wood-carving, but circumstances do not allow him to pursue this line of work, and he instead finds himself as a herdsman up in the mountains. This life doesn't agree well with little Toni, and he falls ill and winds up in a sanitarium. He does not get better until he is reunited with his mother and all at once life for Toni and Elsbeth takes a positive turn thanks to the help of another patient in the sanitarium. Johanna Spyri (1827-1901) was a Swiss children's author, best known for her novel 'Heidi.' Her stories are heavily influenced by her own life and the area of Switzerland in which she grew up.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/reunion-at-red-paint-bay-by-george-harrar--65311197https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200215 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reunion at Red Paint Bay Author: George Harrar Narrator: Richard Waterhouse Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 19 minutes Release date: January 29, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Nothing much happens in the small town of Red Paint, the 'Friendliest Town in Maine.' It's the kind of place where everyone knows your name, a romantic night out might include meatloaf, and carnivals still hold a kind of magical wonder. Simon Howe, once a promising reporter in Portland, Maine, is the last person anyone would have expected to move back to his childhood home to raise a family. He's owner and editor of the local paper, husband to a hard wife who can't help but play therapist to the family's problems, and father to a son who seems to be growing up far too quickly. Yet, Simon's quiet existence dramatically changes when he starts receiving threatening messages from an anonymous sender. As Simon tries to identify his stalker, he must also struggle to keep his life and family together as secrets from his past threaten to destroy everything he has built.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200215Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200215 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reunion at Red Paint Bay Author: George Harrar Narrator: Richard Waterhouse Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 19 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200215 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Reunion at Red Paint Bay Author: George Harrar Narrator: Richard Waterhouse Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 19 minutes Release date: January 29, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Nothing much happens in the small town of Red Paint, the 'Friendliest Town in Maine.' It's the kind of place where everyone knows your name, a romantic night out might include meatloaf, and carnivals still hold a kind of magical wonder. Simon Howe, once a promising reporter in Portland, Maine, is the last person anyone would have expected to move back to his childhood home to raise a family. He's owner and editor of the local paper, husband to a hard wife who can't help but play therapist to the family's problems, and father to a son who seems to be growing up far too quickly. Yet, Simon's quiet existence dramatically changes when he starts receiving threatening messages from an anonymous sender. As Simon tries to identify his stalker, he must also struggle to keep his life and family together as secrets from his past threaten to destroy everything he has built.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/me-before-you-a-novel-by-jojo-moyes--65311218https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/195248 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Me Before You: A Novel Series: #1 of Me Before You Trilogy Author: Jojo Moyes Narrator: Owen Lindsay, Alex Tregear, Andrew Wincott, Susan Lyons, Anna Bentinck, Steven Crossley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 41 minutes Release date: December 31, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.56 of Total 740 Ratings of Narrator: 4.62 of Total 211 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars and the forthcoming Someone Else's Shoes, discover the love story that captured over 20 million hearts in Me Before You, After You, and Still Me. They had nothing in common until love gave them everything to lose . . . Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl living an exceedingly ordinary life—steady boyfriend, close family—who has barely been farther afield than their tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for ex–Master of the Universe Will Traynor, who is wheelchair bound after an accident. Will has always lived a huge life—big deals, extreme sports, worldwide travel—and now he’s pretty sure he cannot live the way he is. Will is acerbic, moody, bossy—but Lou refuses to treat him with kid gloves, and soon his happiness means more to her than she expected. When she learns that Will has shocking plans of his own, she sets out to show him that life is still worth living. A Love Story for this generation and perfect for fans of John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars, Me Before You brings to life two people who couldn’t have less in common—a heartbreakingly romantic novel that asks, What do you do when making the person you love happy also means breaking your own heart?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/195248Mon, 31 Dec 2012 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/195248 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Me Before You: A Novel Series: #1 of Me Before You Trilogy Author: Jojo Moyes Narrator: Owen Lindsay, Alex Tregear, Andrew Wincott, Susan Lyons, Anna...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/195248 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Me Before You: A Novel Series: #1 of Me Before You Trilogy Author: Jojo Moyes Narrator: Owen Lindsay, Alex Tregear, Andrew Wincott, Susan Lyons, Anna Bentinck, Steven Crossley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 41 minutes Release date: December 31, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.56 of Total 740 Ratings of Narrator: 4.62 of Total 211 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars and the forthcoming Someone Else's Shoes, discover the love story that captured over 20 million hearts in Me Before You, After You, and Still Me. They had nothing in common until love gave them everything to lose . . . Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl living an exceedingly ordinary life—steady boyfriend, close family—who has barely been farther afield than their tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for ex–Master of the Universe Will Traynor, who is wheelchair bound after an accident. Will has always lived a huge life—big deals, extreme sports, worldwide travel—and now he’s pretty sure he cannot live the way he is. Will is acerbic, moody, bossy—but Lou refuses to treat him with kid gloves, and soon his happiness means more to her than she expected. When she learns that Will has shocking plans of his own, she sets out to show him that life is still worth living. A Love Story for this generation and perfect for fans of John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars, Me Before You brings to life two people who couldn’t have less in common—a heartbreakingly romantic novel that asks, What do you do when making the person you love happy also means breaking your own heart?]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/little-women-penguin-classics-deluxe-edition-by-louisa-may-alcott--65311214https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200340 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Little Women: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) Author: Louisa May Alcott Narrator: Christina Ricci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 3 minutes Release date: October 23, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.35 of Total 17 Ratings of Narrator: 2.33 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: This timeless classic is now an easy-to-read chapter book! The four March sisters--Meg, Amy, Beth, and feisty Jo--share the joys and sorrows of growing up while their father is away at war. The family is poor in worldly goods, but rich in love and character.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200340Tue, 23 Oct 2012 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200340 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Little Women: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) Author: Louisa May Alcott Narrator: Christina Ricci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 3...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200340 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Little Women: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) Author: Louisa May Alcott Narrator: Christina Ricci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 3 minutes Release date: October 23, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.35 of Total 17 Ratings of Narrator: 2.33 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: This timeless classic is now an easy-to-read chapter book! The four March sisters--Meg, Amy, Beth, and feisty Jo--share the joys and sorrows of growing up while their father is away at war. The family is poor in worldly goods, but rich in love and character.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/winter-of-the-world-book-two-of-the-century-trilogy-by-ken-follett--65311192https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194910 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Winter of the World: Book Two of the Century Trilogy Series: #2 of The Century Trilogy Author: Ken Follett Narrator: John Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 31 hours 45 minutes Release date: September 18, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.51 of Total 135 Ratings of Narrator: 4.46 of Total 26 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Picking up where Fall of Giants, the first novel in the extraordinary Century Trilogy, left off, Winter of the World follows its five interrelated families—American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh—through a time of enormous social, political, and economic turmoil, beginning with the rise of the Third Reich, through the great dramas of World War II, and into the beginning of the long Cold War. Carla von Ulrich, born of German and English parents, finds her life engulfed by the Nazi tide until daring to commit a deed of great courage and heartbreak . . . . American brothers Woody and Chuck Dewar, each with a secret, take separate paths to momentous events, one in Washington, the other in the bloody jungles of the Pacific . . . . English student Lloyd Williams discovers in the crucible of the Spanish Civil War that he must fight Communism just as hard as Fascism . . . . Daisy Peshkov, a driven social climber, cares only for popularity and the fast set until war transforms her life, while her cousin Volodya carves out a position in Soviet intelligence that will affect not only this war but also the war to come.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194910Tue, 18 Sep 2012 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194910 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Winter of the World: Book Two of the Century Trilogy Series: #2 of The Century Trilogy Author: Ken Follett Narrator: John Lee Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194910 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Winter of the World: Book Two of the Century Trilogy Series: #2 of The Century Trilogy Author: Ken Follett Narrator: John Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 31 hours 45 minutes Release date: September 18, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.51 of Total 135 Ratings of Narrator: 4.46 of Total 26 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Picking up where Fall of Giants, the first novel in the extraordinary Century Trilogy, left off, Winter of the World follows its five interrelated families—American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh—through a time of enormous social, political, and economic turmoil, beginning with the rise of the Third Reich, through the great dramas of World War II, and into the beginning of the long Cold War. Carla von Ulrich, born of German and English parents, finds her life engulfed by the Nazi tide until daring to commit a deed of great courage and heartbreak . . . . American brothers Woody and Chuck Dewar, each with a secret, take separate paths to momentous events, one in Washington, the other in the bloody jungles of the Pacific . . . . English student Lloyd Williams discovers in the crucible of the Spanish Civil War that he must fight Communism just as hard as Fascism . . . . Daisy Peshkov, a driven social climber, cares only for popularity and the fast set until war transforms her life, while her cousin Volodya carves out a position in Soviet intelligence that will affect not only this war but also the war to come.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nw-a-novel-by-zadie-smith--65311187https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203095 to listen full audiobooks. Title: NW: A Novel Author: Zadie Smith Narrator: Don Gilet, Karen Bryson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 56 minutes Release date: September 4, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A new novel from Zadie Smith, set in Northwest London  Somewhere in Northwest London stands Caldwell housing estate, relic of 70s urban planning. Five identical blocks, deliberately named: Hobbes, Smith, Bentham, Locke, and Russell. If you grew up here, the plan was to get out and get on, to something bigger, better. Thirty years later ex-Caldwell kids Leah, Natalie, Felix, and Nathan have all made it out, with varying degrees of succes—whatever that means. Living only streets apart, they occupy separate worlds and navigate an atomized city where few wish to be their neighbor’s keeper. Then one April afternoon a stranger comes to Leah’s door seeking help, disturbing the peace, and forcing Leah out of her isolation. . . .   From private houses to public parks, at work and at play, in this delicate, devastating novel of encounters, the main streets hide the back alleys, and taking the high road can sometimes lead to a dead end. Zadie Smith’s NW brilliantly depicts the modern urban zone—familiar to city dwellers everywhere—in a tragicomic novel as mercurial as the city itself.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203095Tue, 04 Sep 2012 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203095 to listen full audiobooks. Title: NW: A Novel Author: Zadie Smith Narrator: Don Gilet, Karen Bryson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 56 minutes Release date: September 4,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203095 to listen full audiobooks. Title: NW: A Novel Author: Zadie Smith Narrator: Don Gilet, Karen Bryson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 56 minutes Release date: September 4, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A new novel from Zadie Smith, set in Northwest London  Somewhere in Northwest London stands Caldwell housing estate, relic of 70s urban planning. Five identical blocks, deliberately named: Hobbes, Smith, Bentham, Locke, and Russell. If you grew up here, the plan was to get out and get on, to something bigger, better. Thirty years later ex-Caldwell kids Leah, Natalie, Felix, and Nathan have all made it out, with varying degrees of succes—whatever that means. Living only streets apart, they occupy separate worlds and navigate an atomized city where few wish to be their neighbor’s keeper. Then one April afternoon a stranger comes to Leah’s door seeking help, disturbing the peace, and forcing Leah out of her isolation. . . .   From private houses to public parks, at work and at play, in this delicate, devastating novel of encounters, the main streets hide the back alleys, and taking the high road can sometimes lead to a dead end. Zadie Smith’s NW brilliantly depicts the modern urban zone—familiar to city dwellers everywhere—in a tragicomic novel as mercurial as the city itself.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/laura-lamont-s-life-in-pictures-by-emma-straub--65311171https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203383 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures Author: Emma Straub Narrator: Molly Ringwald Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 34 minutes Release date: September 4, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The enchanting story of a midwestern girl who escapes a family tragedy and is remade as a movie star during Hollywood’s golden age. In 1920, Elsa Emerson, the youngest and blondest of three sisters, is born in idyllic Door County, Wisconsin. Her family owns the Cherry County Playhouse, and more than anything, Elsa relishes appearing onstage, where she soaks up the approval of her father and the embrace of the audience. But when tragedy strikes her family, her acting becomes more than a child¹s game of pretend. While still in her teens, Elsa marries and flees to Los Angeles. There she is discovered by Irving Green, one of the most powerful executives in Hollywood, who refashions her as a serious, exotic brunette and renames her Laura Lamont. Irving becomes Laura’s great love; she becomes an Academy Award­-winning actress—and a genuine movie star. Laura experiences all the glamour and extravagance of the heady pinnacle of stardom in the studio-system era, but ultimately her story is a timeless one of a woman trying to balance career, family, and personal happiness, all while remaining true to herself. Ambitious and richly imagined, Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures is as intimate—and as bigger-than-life—as the great films of the golden age of Hollywood. Written with warmth and verve, it confirms Emma Straub’s reputation as one of the most exciting new talents in fiction.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203383Tue, 04 Sep 2012 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203383 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures Author: Emma Straub Narrator: Molly Ringwald Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 34 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203383 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures Author: Emma Straub Narrator: Molly Ringwald Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 34 minutes Release date: September 4, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The enchanting story of a midwestern girl who escapes a family tragedy and is remade as a movie star during Hollywood’s golden age. In 1920, Elsa Emerson, the youngest and blondest of three sisters, is born in idyllic Door County, Wisconsin. Her family owns the Cherry County Playhouse, and more than anything, Elsa relishes appearing onstage, where she soaks up the approval of her father and the embrace of the audience. But when tragedy strikes her family, her acting becomes more than a child¹s game of pretend. While still in her teens, Elsa marries and flees to Los Angeles. There she is discovered by Irving Green, one of the most powerful executives in Hollywood, who refashions her as a serious, exotic brunette and renames her Laura Lamont. Irving becomes Laura’s great love; she becomes an Academy Award­-winning actress—and a genuine movie star. Laura experiences all the glamour and extravagance of the heady pinnacle of stardom in the studio-system era, but ultimately her story is a timeless one of a woman trying to balance career, family, and personal happiness, all while remaining true to herself. Ambitious and richly imagined, Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures is as intimate—and as bigger-than-life—as the great films of the golden age of Hollywood. Written with warmth and verve, it confirms Emma Straub’s reputation as one of the most exciting new talents in fiction.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nauti-temptress-by-lora-leigh--65311163https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202636 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nauti Temptress Series: #1 of Nauti Girls Author: Lora Leigh Narrator: Manxie Hardy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: September 4, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The Mackay cousins—Natches, Rowdy, and Dawg—would do anything for family, so when former DHS agent Timothy Cranston drops off four sisters that Dawg never knew he had, there is no question: The cousins will protect and care for the girls, and their mother, because they’re family. Five years later, Eve Mackay, the eldest sister, has graduated from college and settled in to life as a Mackay in Pulaski County, Kentucky. She works hard as a cocktail waitress and helps out at the bed-and-breakfast that Dawg bought for her mother. If she keeps herself busy enough, maybe she’ll be able to stay away from the man she promised Dawg she wouldn’t date, the man who has awakened her most ravenous fantasies… He’s Brogan Campbell, a biker rumored to be a traitor and a thief. But he’s just playing a part; he came to Kentucky for a DHS mission that no one, except Cranston, is supposed to know about. Eve is the key to the whole operation, and his orders are to get her participation. But his need for Eve has nothing to do with stolen secrets and the safety of the country… When Dawg took in Eve and her sisters, he warned them that if they ever lied, cheated, or betrayed the family, they risked losing everything. But desire and danger are locked in an inescapable embrace, and Eve has to make her choice between family or Brogan, for better or worse…]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202636Tue, 04 Sep 2012 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202636 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nauti Temptress Series: #1 of Nauti Girls Author: Lora Leigh Narrator: Manxie Hardy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202636 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nauti Temptress Series: #1 of Nauti Girls Author: Lora Leigh Narrator: Manxie Hardy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: September 4, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The Mackay cousins—Natches, Rowdy, and Dawg—would do anything for family, so when former DHS agent Timothy Cranston drops off four sisters that Dawg never knew he had, there is no question: The cousins will protect and care for the girls, and their mother, because they’re family. Five years later, Eve Mackay, the eldest sister, has graduated from college and settled in to life as a Mackay in Pulaski County, Kentucky. She works hard as a cocktail waitress and helps out at the bed-and-breakfast that Dawg bought for her mother. If she keeps herself busy enough, maybe she’ll be able to stay away from the man she promised Dawg she wouldn’t date, the man who has awakened her most ravenous fantasies… He’s Brogan Campbell, a biker rumored to be a traitor and a thief. But he’s just playing a part; he came to Kentucky for a DHS mission that no one, except Cranston, is supposed to know about. Eve is the key to the whole operation, and his orders are to get her participation. But his need for Eve has nothing to do with stolen secrets and the safety of the country… When Dawg took in Eve and her sisters, he warned them that if they ever lied, cheated, or betrayed the family, they risked losing everything. But desire and danger are locked in an inescapable embrace, and Eve has to make her choice between family or Brogan, for better or worse…]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-last-thing-before-i-go-by-jonathan-tropper--65311143https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203395 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Last Thing Before I Go Author: Jonathan Tropper Narrator: John Shea Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 19 minutes Release date: August 21, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Following the New York Times bestseller This Is Where I Leave You, Jonathan Tropper’s latest novel is a moving, funny look at one broken family’s attempt to reconnect—without destroying each other in the process. Silver has begun to accept that life isn’t going to turn out as he expected. His ex-wife is about to marry a terrific guy Silver can’t quite bring himself to hate. And his Princeton-bound teenage daughter Casey has just confided in him that she’s pregnant—because he’s the one she cares least about letting down. With the wedding looming and Casey in crisis, this broken family struggles, bonds, and comes together only to risk damaging each other even more. Lives begin anew, change radically, or in Silver’s case—as he discovers that he could die at any moment without an operation he refuses to have—may be about to end in an instant. One Last Thing Before I Go demonstrates yet again Tropper’s deft touch with the darkest of materials and his ability to make readers laugh out loud in one paragraph and move them to tears in the next.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203395Tue, 21 Aug 2012 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203395 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Last Thing Before I Go Author: Jonathan Tropper Narrator: John Shea Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 19 minutes Release date: August...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203395 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Last Thing Before I Go Author: Jonathan Tropper Narrator: John Shea Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 19 minutes Release date: August 21, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Following the New York Times bestseller This Is Where I Leave You, Jonathan Tropper’s latest novel is a moving, funny look at one broken family’s attempt to reconnect—without destroying each other in the process. Silver has begun to accept that life isn’t going to turn out as he expected. His ex-wife is about to marry a terrific guy Silver can’t quite bring himself to hate. And his Princeton-bound teenage daughter Casey has just confided in him that she’s pregnant—because he’s the one she cares least about letting down. With the wedding looming and Casey in crisis, this broken family struggles, bonds, and comes together only to risk damaging each other even more. Lives begin anew, change radically, or in Silver’s case—as he discovers that he could die at any moment without an operation he refuses to have—may be about to end in an instant. One Last Thing Before I Go demonstrates yet again Tropper’s deft touch with the darkest of materials and his ability to make readers laugh out loud in one paragraph and move them to tears in the next.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/song-of-the-brokenhearted-by-cindy-martinusen-coloma-sheila-walsh--65311235https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210569 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Song of the Brokenhearted Author: Cindy Martinusen Coloma, Sheila Walsh Narrator: Ann Harrison Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 43 minutes Release date: August 20, 2012 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Ava has a loving family, a beautiful house, and a solid faith. Suddenly, her ideal life will be completely broken . . . in the best of ways. Ava’s life is full of great things. Her daughter is getting married to just the right guy, her husband’s company has kept them financially successful for years, her son is thriving as a high-school football player, and the ministry she started is keeping her busy as she reaches out to those with “broken hearts.” Then it all falls apart. Ava’s safe world becomes unanchored, and she is forced to face the childhood she’s run away from her entire life. Just as she’s trying to sift through the pieces, the doorbell rings and Ava is confronted with the surprise of her life. Ava must set out on a journey that takes her back home. Along the way, she encounters God in new and unexpected ways. She sees she's been hiding her brokenness behind good deeds and the comforts of a safe life. Learning what it means to lose it all is just the start of Ava’s journey—as is the new song God is writing on her heart.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210569Mon, 20 Aug 2012 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210569 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Song of the Brokenhearted Author: Cindy Martinusen Coloma, Sheila Walsh Narrator: Ann Harrison Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 43 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/210569 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Song of the Brokenhearted Author: Cindy Martinusen Coloma, Sheila Walsh Narrator: Ann Harrison Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 43 minutes Release date: August 20, 2012 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Ava has a loving family, a beautiful house, and a solid faith. Suddenly, her ideal life will be completely broken . . . in the best of ways. Ava’s life is full of great things. Her daughter is getting married to just the right guy, her husband’s company has kept them financially successful for years, her son is thriving as a high-school football player, and the ministry she started is keeping her busy as she reaches out to those with “broken hearts.” Then it all falls apart. Ava’s safe world becomes unanchored, and she is forced to face the childhood she’s run away from her entire life. Just as she’s trying to sift through the pieces, the doorbell rings and Ava is confronted with the surprise of her life. Ava must set out on a journey that takes her back home. Along the way, she encounters God in new and unexpected ways. She sees she's been hiding her brokenness behind good deeds and the comforts of a safe life. Learning what it means to lose it all is just the start of Ava’s journey—as is the new song God is writing on her heart.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/city-of-women-by-david-r-gillham--65311167https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201467 to listen full audiobooks. Title: City of Women Author: David R. Gillham Narrator: Suzanne Bertish Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 11 minutes Release date: August 7, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.76 of Total 25 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 12 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND ONE OF KIRKUS REVIEWS' BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR It is 1943—the height of the Second World War. With the men away at the front, Berlin has become a city of women. On the surface, Sigrid Schröder is the model German soldier’s wife: She goes to work every day, does as much with her rations as she can, and dutifully cares for her meddling mother-in-law, all the while ignoring the horrific immoralities of the regime. But behind this façade is an entirely different Sigrid, a woman of passion who dreams of her former Jewish lover, now lost in the chaos of the war. But Sigrid is not the only one with secrets—she soon finds herself caught between what is right and what is wrong, and what falls somewhere in the shadows between the two . . . READERS GUIDE INSIDE]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201467Tue, 07 Aug 2012 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201467 to listen full audiobooks. Title: City of Women Author: David R. Gillham Narrator: Suzanne Bertish Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 11 minutes Release date: August 7, 2012...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201467 to listen full audiobooks. Title: City of Women Author: David R. Gillham Narrator: Suzanne Bertish Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 11 minutes Release date: August 7, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.76 of Total 25 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 12 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND ONE OF KIRKUS REVIEWS' BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR It is 1943—the height of the Second World War. With the men away at the front, Berlin has become a city of women. On the surface, Sigrid Schröder is the model German soldier’s wife: She goes to work every day, does as much with her rations as she can, and dutifully cares for her meddling mother-in-law, all the while ignoring the horrific immoralities of the regime. But behind this façade is an entirely different Sigrid, a woman of passion who dreams of her former Jewish lover, now lost in the chaos of the war. But Sigrid is not the only one with secrets—she soon finds herself caught between what is right and what is wrong, and what falls somewhere in the shadows between the two . . . READERS GUIDE INSIDE]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-choice-by-robert-whitlow--65311115https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211200 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Choice Author: Robert Whitlow Narrator: Heath McClure Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 58 minutes Release date: August 6, 2012 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: One young woman. Two very different roads. The choice will change everything. Even as a pregnant, unwed teen in 1974, Sandy Lincoln wanted to do the right thing. But when an ageless woman approached her in a convenience store with a mysterious prophecy and a warning, doing the right thing became even more unclear. She made the best choice she could . . . and has lived with the consequences. More than thirty years later, a pregnant teen has come into her life, and Sandy’s long-ago decision has come back to haunt her. The stakes rise quickly, leaving Sandy with split seconds to choose once more. But will her choice decision bring life . . . or death? 'The Choice shows the struggles of unplanned pregnancy and the courageous act of adoption in a way that I haven't read before . . .' —Abby Brannam-Johnson, former Planned Parenthood Director and author of Unplanned 'Whitlow captures the struggle of many women trapped in the battle over abortion in a truly sympathetic and affecting way.' —Booklist]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211200Mon, 06 Aug 2012 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211200 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Choice Author: Robert Whitlow Narrator: Heath McClure Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 58 minutes Release date: August 6, 2012...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211200 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Choice Author: Robert Whitlow Narrator: Heath McClure Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 58 minutes Release date: August 6, 2012 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: One young woman. Two very different roads. The choice will change everything. Even as a pregnant, unwed teen in 1974, Sandy Lincoln wanted to do the right thing. But when an ageless woman approached her in a convenience store with a mysterious prophecy and a warning, doing the right thing became even more unclear. She made the best choice she could . . . and has lived with the consequences. More than thirty years later, a pregnant teen has come into her life, and Sandy’s long-ago decision has come back to haunt her. The stakes rise quickly, leaving Sandy with split seconds to choose once more. But will her choice decision bring life . . . or death? 'The Choice shows the struggles of unplanned pregnancy and the courageous act of adoption in a way that I haven't read before . . .' —Abby Brannam-Johnson, former Planned Parenthood Director and author of Unplanned 'Whitlow captures the struggle of many women trapped in the battle over abortion in a truly sympathetic and affecting way.' —Booklist]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-hypnotist-s-love-story-by-liane-moriarty--65311185https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202919 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hypnotist's Love Story Author: Liane Moriarty Narrator: Tamara Lovatt Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 5 minutes Release date: June 14, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.27 of Total 147 Ratings of Narrator: 4.73 of Total 40 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BIG LITTLE LIES AND HERE ONE MOMENT A “sharp and funny romantic tale.”—O, the Oprah Magazine Ellen O’Farrell is a professional hypnotherapist who works out of the eccentric beachfront home she inherited from her grandparents. It’s a nice life, except for her tumultuous relationship history. She’s stoic about it, but at this point, Ellen wouldn’t mind a lasting one. When she meets Patrick, she’s optimistic. He’s attractive, single, employed, and best of all, he seems to like her back. Then comes that dreaded moment: He thinks they should have a talk. Braced for the worst, Ellen is pleasantly surprised. It turns out that Patrick’s ex-girlfriend is stalking him. Ellen thinks, Actually, that’s kind of interesting. She’s dating someone worth stalking. She’s intrigued by the woman’s motives. In fact, she’d even love to meet her. Ellen doesn’t know it, but she already has.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202919Thu, 14 Jun 2012 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202919 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hypnotist's Love Story Author: Liane Moriarty Narrator: Tamara Lovatt Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 5 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202919 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hypnotist's Love Story Author: Liane Moriarty Narrator: Tamara Lovatt Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 5 minutes Release date: June 14, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.27 of Total 147 Ratings of Narrator: 4.73 of Total 40 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BIG LITTLE LIES AND HERE ONE MOMENT A “sharp and funny romantic tale.”—O, the Oprah Magazine Ellen O’Farrell is a professional hypnotherapist who works out of the eccentric beachfront home she inherited from her grandparents. It’s a nice life, except for her tumultuous relationship history. She’s stoic about it, but at this point, Ellen wouldn’t mind a lasting one. When she meets Patrick, she’s optimistic. He’s attractive, single, employed, and best of all, he seems to like her back. Then comes that dreaded moment: He thinks they should have a talk. Braced for the worst, Ellen is pleasantly surprised. It turns out that Patrick’s ex-girlfriend is stalking him. Ellen thinks, Actually, that’s kind of interesting. She’s dating someone worth stalking. She’s intrigued by the woman’s motives. In fact, she’d even love to meet her. Ellen doesn’t know it, but she already has.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lion-is-in-by-delia-ephron--65311206https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201388 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lion is In Author: Delia Ephron Narrator: Natasha Lyonne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 9 minutes Release date: March 29, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: “‘There are no miracles,” says Rita …. ‘Miracles are simply misunderstandings. Or worse, cons.’” –The Lion Is In Tracee is a runaway bride and kleptomaniac. Lana’s an audacious beauty, a recovering alcoholic. Rita is a holy-roller minister’s wife, desperate to escape her marriage. One warm summer’s night, these three women go on the lam together. Their car breaks down on a rural highway in North Carolina and they’re forced to seek shelter in a seemingly abandoned nightclub. Which is where they meet Marcel. And soon everything changes. Marcel, you see, is a lion. Written with the deftness, humor, and sparkling wit that mark her books, plays, and movies, Delia Ephron’s The Lion Is In is an unforgettable story of friendship, courage, love—and learning to salsa with the king of the jungle.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201388Thu, 29 Mar 2012 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201388 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lion is In Author: Delia Ephron Narrator: Natasha Lyonne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 9 minutes Release date: March 29, 2012...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201388 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lion is In Author: Delia Ephron Narrator: Natasha Lyonne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 9 minutes Release date: March 29, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: “‘There are no miracles,” says Rita …. ‘Miracles are simply misunderstandings. Or worse, cons.’” –The Lion Is In Tracee is a runaway bride and kleptomaniac. Lana’s an audacious beauty, a recovering alcoholic. Rita is a holy-roller minister’s wife, desperate to escape her marriage. One warm summer’s night, these three women go on the lam together. Their car breaks down on a rural highway in North Carolina and they’re forced to seek shelter in a seemingly abandoned nightclub. Which is where they meet Marcel. And soon everything changes. Marcel, you see, is a lion. Written with the deftness, humor, and sparkling wit that mark her books, plays, and movies, Delia Ephron’s The Lion Is In is an unforgettable story of friendship, courage, love—and learning to salsa with the king of the jungle.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-darlings-a-novel-by-cristina-alger--65311200https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200812 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Darlings: A Novel Author: Cristina Alger Narrator: Jonathan Fried Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 21 minutes Release date: February 16, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A sophisticated page-turner about a wealthy New York family embroiled in a financial scandal with cataclysmic consequences. Now that he's married to Merrill Darling, daughter of billionaire financier Carter Darling, attorney Paul Ross has grown accustomed to New York society and all of its luxuries: a Park Avenue apartment, weekends in the Hamptons, bespoke suits. When Paul loses his job, Carter offers him the chance to head the legal team at his hedge fund. Thrilled with his good fortune in the midst of the worst financial downturn since the Great Depression, Paul accepts the position. But Paul's luck is about to shift: a tragic event catapults the Darling family into the media spotlight, a regulatory investigation, and a red-hot scandal with enormous implications for everyone involved. Suddenly, Paul must decide where his loyalties lie-will he save himself while betraying his wife and in-laws or protect the family business at all costs? Cristina Alger's glittering debut novel interweaves the narratives of the Darling family, two eager SEC attorneys, and a team of journalists all racing to uncover-or cover up-the truth. With echoes of a fictional Too Big to Fail and the novels of Dominick Dunne, The Darlings offers an irresistible glimpse into the highest echelons of New York society-a world seldom seen by outsiders-and a fast-paced thriller of epic proportions.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200812Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200812 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Darlings: A Novel Author: Cristina Alger Narrator: Jonathan Fried Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 21 minutes Release date: February...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200812 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Darlings: A Novel Author: Cristina Alger Narrator: Jonathan Fried Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 21 minutes Release date: February 16, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A sophisticated page-turner about a wealthy New York family embroiled in a financial scandal with cataclysmic consequences. Now that he's married to Merrill Darling, daughter of billionaire financier Carter Darling, attorney Paul Ross has grown accustomed to New York society and all of its luxuries: a Park Avenue apartment, weekends in the Hamptons, bespoke suits. When Paul loses his job, Carter offers him the chance to head the legal team at his hedge fund. Thrilled with his good fortune in the midst of the worst financial downturn since the Great Depression, Paul accepts the position. But Paul's luck is about to shift: a tragic event catapults the Darling family into the media spotlight, a regulatory investigation, and a red-hot scandal with enormous implications for everyone involved. Suddenly, Paul must decide where his loyalties lie-will he save himself while betraying his wife and in-laws or protect the family business at all costs? Cristina Alger's glittering debut novel interweaves the narratives of the Darling family, two eager SEC attorneys, and a team of journalists all racing to uncover-or cover up-the truth. With echoes of a fictional Too Big to Fail and the novels of Dominick Dunne, The Darlings offers an irresistible glimpse into the highest echelons of New York society-a world seldom seen by outsiders-and a fast-paced thriller of epic proportions.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-good-american-by-alex-george--65311246https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201461 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Good American Author: Alex George Narrator: Gibson Frazier Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 23 minutes Release date: February 7, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: “A beautifully written novel, laced with history and music.” —Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven An uplifting novel about the families we create and the places we call home.It is 1904. When Frederick and Jette must flee her disapproving mother, where better to go than America, the land of the new? Originally set to board a boat to New York, at the last minute, they take one destined for New Orleans instead ('What's the difference? They're both new'), and later find themselves, more by chance than by design, in the small town of Beatrice, Missouri. Not speaking a word of English, they embark on their new life together. Beatrice is populated with unforgettable characters: a jazz trumpeter from the Big Easy who cooks a mean gumbo, a teenage boy trapped in the body of a giant, a pretty schoolteacher who helps the young men in town learn about a lot more than just music, a minister who believes he has witnessed the Second Coming of Christ, and a malevolent, bicycle-riding dwarf. A Good American is narrated by Frederick and Jette's grandson, James, who, in telling his ancestors' story, comes to realize he doesn't know his own story at all. From bare-knuckle prizefighting and Prohibition to sweet barbershop harmonies, the Kennedy assassination, and beyond, James's family is caught up in the sweep of history. Each new generation discovers afresh what it means to be an American. And, in the process, Frederick and Jette's progeny sometimes discover more about themselves than they had bargained for. Poignant, funny, and heartbreaking, A Good American is a novel about being an outsider-in your country, in your hometown, and sometimes even in your own family. It is a universal story about our search for home.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201461Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201461 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Good American Author: Alex George Narrator: Gibson Frazier Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 23 minutes Release date: February 7, 2012...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201461 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Good American Author: Alex George Narrator: Gibson Frazier Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 23 minutes Release date: February 7, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: “A beautifully written novel, laced with history and music.” —Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven An uplifting novel about the families we create and the places we call home.It is 1904. When Frederick and Jette must flee her disapproving mother, where better to go than America, the land of the new? Originally set to board a boat to New York, at the last minute, they take one destined for New Orleans instead ('What's the difference? They're both new'), and later find themselves, more by chance than by design, in the small town of Beatrice, Missouri. Not speaking a word of English, they embark on their new life together. Beatrice is populated with unforgettable characters: a jazz trumpeter from the Big Easy who cooks a mean gumbo, a teenage boy trapped in the body of a giant, a pretty schoolteacher who helps the young men in town learn about a lot more than just music, a minister who believes he has witnessed the Second Coming of Christ, and a malevolent, bicycle-riding dwarf. A Good American is narrated by Frederick and Jette's grandson, James, who, in telling his ancestors' story, comes to realize he doesn't know his own story at all. From bare-knuckle prizefighting and Prohibition to sweet barbershop harmonies, the Kennedy assassination, and beyond, James's family is caught up in the sweep of history. Each new generation discovers afresh what it means to be an American. And, in the process, Frederick and Jette's progeny sometimes discover more about themselves than they had bargained for. Poignant, funny, and heartbreaking, A Good American is a novel about being an outsider-in your country, in your hometown, and sometimes even in your own family. It is a universal story about our search for home.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-underside-of-joy-by-sere-prince-halverson--65311179https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201525 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Underside of Joy Author: Sere Prince Halverson Narrator: Geneva Carr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 12, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Set against the backdrop of Redwood forests and shimmering vineyards, Seré Prince Halverson's compelling debut tells the story of two women, bound by an unspeakable loss, who each claims to be the mother of the same two children. To Ella Beene, happiness means living in the northern California river town of Elbow with her husband, Joe, and his two young children. Yet one summer day Joe breaks his own rule-never turn your back on the ocean-and a sleeper wave strikes him down, drowning not only the man but his many secrets. For three years, Ella has been the only mother the kids have known and has believed that their biological mother, Paige, abandoned them. But when Paige shows up at the funeral, intent on reclaiming the children, Ella soon realizes there may be more to Paige and Joe's story. 'Ella's the best thing that's happened to this family,' say her close-knit Italian-American in-laws, for generations the proprietors of a local market. But their devotion quickly falters when the custody fight between mother and stepmother urgently and powerfully collides with Ella's quest for truth. The Underside of Joy is not a fairy-tale version of stepmotherhood pitting good Ella against evil Paige, but an exploration of the complex relationship of two mothers. Their conflict uncovers a map of scars-both physical and emotional-to the families' deeply buried tragedies, including Italian internment camps during World War II and postpartum psychosis. Weaving a rich fictional tapestry abundantly alive with the glorious natural beauty of the novel's setting, Halverson is a captivating guide through the flora and fauna of human emotion-grief and anger, shame and forgiveness, happiness and its shadow complement . . . the underside of joy.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201525Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201525 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Underside of Joy Author: Sere Prince Halverson Narrator: Geneva Carr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: January...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201525 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Underside of Joy Author: Sere Prince Halverson Narrator: Geneva Carr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 12, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Set against the backdrop of Redwood forests and shimmering vineyards, Seré Prince Halverson's compelling debut tells the story of two women, bound by an unspeakable loss, who each claims to be the mother of the same two children. To Ella Beene, happiness means living in the northern California river town of Elbow with her husband, Joe, and his two young children. Yet one summer day Joe breaks his own rule-never turn your back on the ocean-and a sleeper wave strikes him down, drowning not only the man but his many secrets. For three years, Ella has been the only mother the kids have known and has believed that their biological mother, Paige, abandoned them. But when Paige shows up at the funeral, intent on reclaiming the children, Ella soon realizes there may be more to Paige and Joe's story. 'Ella's the best thing that's happened to this family,' say her close-knit Italian-American in-laws, for generations the proprietors of a local market. But their devotion quickly falters when the custody fight between mother and stepmother urgently and powerfully collides with Ella's quest for truth. The Underside of Joy is not a fairy-tale version of stepmotherhood pitting good Ella against evil Paige, but an exploration of the complex relationship of two mothers. Their conflict uncovers a map of scars-both physical and emotional-to the families' deeply buried tragedies, including Italian internment camps during World War II and postpartum psychosis. Weaving a rich fictional tapestry abundantly alive with the glorious natural beauty of the novel's setting, Halverson is a captivating guide through the flora and fauna of human emotion-grief and anger, shame and forgiveness, happiness and its shadow complement . . . the underside of joy.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-alice-forgot-by-liane-moriarty--65311132https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202920 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What Alice Forgot Author: Liane Moriarty Narrator: Tamara Lovatt Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 32 minutes Release date: September 20, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.42 of Total 647 Ratings of Narrator: 4.55 of Total 156 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE HUSBAND'S SECRET AND BIG LITTLE LIES. A “cheerfully engaging”(Kirkus Reviews) novel for anyone who’s ever asked herself, “How did I get here?” Alice Love is twenty-nine, crazy about her husband, and pregnant with her first child. So imagine Alice’s surprise when she comes to on the floor of a gym (a gym! She HATES the gym) and is whisked off to the hospital where she discovers the honeymoon is truly over—she’s getting divorced, she has three kids, and she’s actually 39 years old. Alice must reconstruct the events of a lost decade, and find out whether it’s possible to reconstruct her life at the same time. She has to figure out why her sister hardly talks to her, and how is it that she’s become one of those super skinny moms with really expensive clothes. Ultimately, Alice must discover whether forgetting is a blessing or a curse, and whether it’s possible to start over...]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202920Tue, 20 Sep 2011 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202920 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What Alice Forgot Author: Liane Moriarty Narrator: Tamara Lovatt Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 32 minutes Release date: September...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202920 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What Alice Forgot Author: Liane Moriarty Narrator: Tamara Lovatt Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 32 minutes Release date: September 20, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.42 of Total 647 Ratings of Narrator: 4.55 of Total 156 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE HUSBAND'S SECRET AND BIG LITTLE LIES. A “cheerfully engaging”(Kirkus Reviews) novel for anyone who’s ever asked herself, “How did I get here?” Alice Love is twenty-nine, crazy about her husband, and pregnant with her first child. So imagine Alice’s surprise when she comes to on the floor of a gym (a gym! She HATES the gym) and is whisked off to the hospital where she discovers the honeymoon is truly over—she’s getting divorced, she has three kids, and she’s actually 39 years old. Alice must reconstruct the events of a lost decade, and find out whether it’s possible to reconstruct her life at the same time. She has to figure out why her sister hardly talks to her, and how is it that she’s become one of those super skinny moms with really expensive clothes. Ultimately, Alice must discover whether forgetting is a blessing or a curse, and whether it’s possible to start over...]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/joy-for-beginners-by-erica-bauermeister--65311191https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201006 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Joy For Beginners Author: Erica Bauermeister Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 54 minutes Release date: June 9, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: 'Moving, touching, wonderfully written, inspiring to read.' -Garth Stein, author of The Art of Racing in the RainAt an intimate, festive dinner party in Seattle, six women gather to celebrate their friend Kate's recovery from cancer. Wineglass in hand, Kate strikes a bargain with them. To celebrate her new lease on life, she'll do the one thing that's always terrified her: white-water rafting. But if she goes, all of them will also do something they always swore they'd never do-and Kate is going to choose their adventures.Shimmering with warmth, wit, and insight, Joy for Beginners is a celebration of life: unexpected, lyrical, and deeply satisfying.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201006Thu, 09 Jun 2011 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201006 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Joy For Beginners Author: Erica Bauermeister Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 54 minutes Release date: June...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201006 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Joy For Beginners Author: Erica Bauermeister Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 54 minutes Release date: June 9, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: 'Moving, touching, wonderfully written, inspiring to read.' -Garth Stein, author of The Art of Racing in the RainAt an intimate, festive dinner party in Seattle, six women gather to celebrate their friend Kate's recovery from cancer. Wineglass in hand, Kate strikes a bargain with them. To celebrate her new lease on life, she'll do the one thing that's always terrified her: white-water rafting. But if she goes, all of them will also do something they always swore they'd never do-and Kate is going to choose their adventures.Shimmering with warmth, wit, and insight, Joy for Beginners is a celebration of life: unexpected, lyrical, and deeply satisfying.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/if-you-were-here-a-novel-by-jen-lancaster--65311134https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202622 to listen full audiobooks. Title: If You Were Here: A Novel Author: Jen Lancaster Narrator: Jamie Heinlein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 29 minutes Release date: May 3, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The fiction debut of the New York Times bestselling author of My Fair Lazy.Told in the uproariously entertaining voice readers have come to expect from Jen Lancaster, If You Were Here follows Amish-zombie-teen- romance author Mia and her husband Mac (and their pets) through the alternately frustrating, exciting, terrifying-but always funny-process of buying and renovating their first home in the Chicago suburbs that John hughes's movies made famous. Along their harrowing renovation journey, Mia and Mac get caught up in various wars with the homeowners' association, meet some less-than-friendly neighbors, and are joined by a hilarious cast of supporting characters, including a celebutard ex- landlady. As they struggle to adapt to their new surroundings- with Mac taking on the renovations himself- Mia and Mac will discover if their marriage is strong enough to survive months of DIY renovations.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202622Tue, 03 May 2011 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202622 to listen full audiobooks. Title: If You Were Here: A Novel Author: Jen Lancaster Narrator: Jamie Heinlein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 29 minutes Release date: May 3,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202622 to listen full audiobooks. Title: If You Were Here: A Novel Author: Jen Lancaster Narrator: Jamie Heinlein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 29 minutes Release date: May 3, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The fiction debut of the New York Times bestselling author of My Fair Lazy.Told in the uproariously entertaining voice readers have come to expect from Jen Lancaster, If You Were Here follows Amish-zombie-teen- romance author Mia and her husband Mac (and their pets) through the alternately frustrating, exciting, terrifying-but always funny-process of buying and renovating their first home in the Chicago suburbs that John hughes's movies made famous. Along their harrowing renovation journey, Mia and Mac get caught up in various wars with the homeowners' association, meet some less-than-friendly neighbors, and are joined by a hilarious cast of supporting characters, including a celebutard ex- landlady. As they struggle to adapt to their new surroundings- with Mac taking on the renovations himself- Mia and Mac will discover if their marriage is strong enough to survive months of DIY renovations.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-britannia-road-a-novel-by-amanda-hodgkinson--65311189https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201557 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 22 Britannia Road: A Novel Author: Amanda Hodgkinson Narrator: Robin Sachs Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 15 minutes Release date: April 28, 2011 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A tour de force that echoes modern classics like Suite Francaise and The Postmistress. 'Housekeeper or housewife?' the soldier asks Silvana as she and eight- year-old Aurek board the ship that will take them from Poland to England at the end of World War II. There her husband, Janusz, is already waiting for them at the little house at 22 Britannia Road. But the war has changed them all so utterly that they'll barely recognize one another when they are reunited. 'Survivor,' she answers. Silvana and Aurek spent the war hiding in the forests of Poland. Wild, almost feral Aurek doesn't know how to tie his own shoes or sleep in a bed. Janusz is an Englishman now-determined to forget Poland, forget his own ghosts from the way, and begin a new life as a proper English family. But for Silvana, who cannot escape the painful memory of a shattering wartime act, forgetting is not a possibility. One of the most searing debuts to come along in years, 22 Britannia Road. is the wrenching chronicle of how these damaged people try to become, once again, a true family. An unforgettable novel that cries out for discussion, it is a powerful story of primal maternal love, overcoming hardship, and, ultimately, acceptance-one that will pierce your heart.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201557Thu, 28 Apr 2011 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201557 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 22 Britannia Road: A Novel Author: Amanda Hodgkinson Narrator: Robin Sachs Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 15 minutes Release date: April...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201557 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 22 Britannia Road: A Novel Author: Amanda Hodgkinson Narrator: Robin Sachs Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 15 minutes Release date: April 28, 2011 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A tour de force that echoes modern classics like Suite Francaise and The Postmistress. 'Housekeeper or housewife?' the soldier asks Silvana as she and eight- year-old Aurek board the ship that will take them from Poland to England at the end of World War II. There her husband, Janusz, is already waiting for them at the little house at 22 Britannia Road. But the war has changed them all so utterly that they'll barely recognize one another when they are reunited. 'Survivor,' she answers. Silvana and Aurek spent the war hiding in the forests of Poland. Wild, almost feral Aurek doesn't know how to tie his own shoes or sleep in a bed. Janusz is an Englishman now-determined to forget Poland, forget his own ghosts from the way, and begin a new life as a proper English family. But for Silvana, who cannot escape the painful memory of a shattering wartime act, forgetting is not a possibility. One of the most searing debuts to come along in years, 22 Britannia Road. is the wrenching chronicle of how these damaged people try to become, once again, a true family. An unforgettable novel that cries out for discussion, it is a powerful story of primal maternal love, overcoming hardship, and, ultimately, acceptance-one that will pierce your heart.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/heads-you-lose-by-lisa-lutz-david-hayward--65311220https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202870 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heads You Lose Author: Lisa Lutz, David Hayward Narrator: Abby Craden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 8 minutes Release date: April 5, 2011 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: New York Times-bestselling author Lisa Lutz conspires with-or should we say against?-coauthor David Hayward to write an original and hilarious tag-team crime novel. Meet Paul and Lacey Hansen: orphaned, pot-growing twentysomething siblings eking out a living in rural Northern California. When a headless corpse appears on their property, they can't exactly dial 911, so they move the body and wait for the police to find it. Instead, the corpse reappears, a few days riper . . . and an amateur sleuth is born. Make that two. When collaborators Lutz and Hayward (former romantic partners) start to disagree about how the story should unfold, the body count rises, victims and suspects alike develop surprising characteristics (meet Brandy Chester, the stripper with the Mensa IQ), and sibling rivalry reaches homicidal intensity. Think Adaptation crossed with Weeds. Will the authors solve the mystery without killing each other first? Watch Videos]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202870Tue, 05 Apr 2011 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202870 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heads You Lose Author: Lisa Lutz, David Hayward Narrator: Abby Craden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 8 minutes Release date: April 5,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202870 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Heads You Lose Author: Lisa Lutz, David Hayward Narrator: Abby Craden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 8 minutes Release date: April 5, 2011 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: New York Times-bestselling author Lisa Lutz conspires with-or should we say against?-coauthor David Hayward to write an original and hilarious tag-team crime novel. Meet Paul and Lacey Hansen: orphaned, pot-growing twentysomething siblings eking out a living in rural Northern California. When a headless corpse appears on their property, they can't exactly dial 911, so they move the body and wait for the police to find it. Instead, the corpse reappears, a few days riper . . . and an amateur sleuth is born. Make that two. When collaborators Lutz and Hayward (former romantic partners) start to disagree about how the story should unfold, the body count rises, victims and suspects alike develop surprising characteristics (meet Brandy Chester, the stripper with the Mensa IQ), and sibling rivalry reaches homicidal intensity. Think Adaptation crossed with Weeds. Will the authors solve the mystery without killing each other first? Watch Videos]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-weird-sisters-by-eleanor-brown--65311205https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198692 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Weird Sisters Author: Eleanor Brown Narrator: Kirsten Potter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 26 minutes Release date: January 20, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.69 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 9 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The beloved New York Times bestseller from acclaimed author Eleanor Brown about three sisters who love each other, but just don't happen to like each other very much. Three sisters have returned to their childhood home, reuniting the eccentric Andreas family. Here, books are a passion (there is no problem a library card can't solve) and TV is something other people watch. Their father—a professor of Shakespeare who speaks almost exclusively in verse—named them after the Bard's heroines. It's a lot to live up to. The sisters each have a hard time communicating with their parents and their lovers, but especially with one another. What can the shy homebody eldest sister, the fast-living middle child, and the bohemian youngest sibling have in common? Only that none has found life to be what was expected; and now, faced with their parents' frailty and their own personal disappointments, not even a book can solve what ails them...]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198692Thu, 20 Jan 2011 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198692 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Weird Sisters Author: Eleanor Brown Narrator: Kirsten Potter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 26 minutes Release date: January 20,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198692 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Weird Sisters Author: Eleanor Brown Narrator: Kirsten Potter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 26 minutes Release date: January 20, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.69 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 9 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The beloved New York Times bestseller from acclaimed author Eleanor Brown about three sisters who love each other, but just don't happen to like each other very much. Three sisters have returned to their childhood home, reuniting the eccentric Andreas family. Here, books are a passion (there is no problem a library card can't solve) and TV is something other people watch. Their father—a professor of Shakespeare who speaks almost exclusively in verse—named them after the Bard's heroines. It's a lot to live up to. The sisters each have a hard time communicating with their parents and their lovers, but especially with one another. What can the shy homebody eldest sister, the fast-living middle child, and the bohemian youngest sibling have in common? Only that none has found life to be what was expected; and now, faced with their parents' frailty and their own personal disappointments, not even a book can solve what ails them...]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lake-of-dreams-a-novel-by-kim-edwards--65311204https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201383 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lake of Dreams: A Novel Author: Kim Edwards Narrator: Ann Marie Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 44 minutes Release date: January 4, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From Kim Edwards, the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Memory Keeper's Daughter, an arresting novel of one family's secret history Imbued with all the lyricism, compassion, and suspense of her bestselling novel, The Memory Keeper's Daughter, Kim Edwards’s The Lake of Dreams is a powerful family drama and an unforgettable story of love lost and found. Lucy Jarrett is at a crossroads in her life, still haunted by her father's unresolved death a decade earlier. She returns to her hometown in Upstate New York, The Lake of Dreams, and, late one night, she cracks the lock of a window seat and discovers a collection of objects. They appear to be idle curiosities, but soon Lucy realizes that she has stumbled across a dark secret from her family's past, one that will radically change her—and the future of her family—forever. The Lake of Dreams will delight those who loved The Memory Keeper’s Daughter, as well as fans of Anna Quindlen and Sue Miller.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201383Tue, 04 Jan 2011 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201383 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lake of Dreams: A Novel Author: Kim Edwards Narrator: Ann Marie Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 44 minutes Release date: January...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201383 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lake of Dreams: A Novel Author: Kim Edwards Narrator: Ann Marie Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 44 minutes Release date: January 4, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From Kim Edwards, the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Memory Keeper's Daughter, an arresting novel of one family's secret history Imbued with all the lyricism, compassion, and suspense of her bestselling novel, The Memory Keeper's Daughter, Kim Edwards’s The Lake of Dreams is a powerful family drama and an unforgettable story of love lost and found. Lucy Jarrett is at a crossroads in her life, still haunted by her father's unresolved death a decade earlier. She returns to her hometown in Upstate New York, The Lake of Dreams, and, late one night, she cracks the lock of a window seat and discovers a collection of objects. They appear to be idle curiosities, but soon Lucy realizes that she has stumbled across a dark secret from her family's past, one that will radically change her—and the future of her family—forever. The Lake of Dreams will delight those who loved The Memory Keeper’s Daughter, as well as fans of Anna Quindlen and Sue Miller.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-the-company-of-others-a-father-tim-novel-by-jan-karon--65311193https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201809 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In the Company of Others: A Father Tim Novel Series: #11 of A Mitford Novel Author: Jan Karon Narrator: Erik Singer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 20 minutes Release date: October 19, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.18 of Total 22 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Follow Father Tim and Cynthia on their journey to research his Kavanagh ancestry in the Irish countryside.   Vacation—the very word has been foreign to Episcopal priest Tim Kavanagh. Now retired from tending his flock in the village of Mitford, he is making good on a promise to show his wife, Cynthia, the charming land of his Irish ancestors. But after arriving at a Lough Arrow fishing lodge in the midst of a torrential downpour, the charm disappears. They find their holiday upended by an intruder, a treasured painting is stolen from the lodge, and a family conflict dating back nearly a century turns even more bitter. As three generations struggle to find deliverance from the crucifying power of secrets, Tim and Cynthia stumble upon a faded journal that might just explain the crime—and offer a chance at redemption.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201809Tue, 19 Oct 2010 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201809 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In the Company of Others: A Father Tim Novel Series: #11 of A Mitford Novel Author: Jan Karon Narrator: Erik Singer Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201809 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In the Company of Others: A Father Tim Novel Series: #11 of A Mitford Novel Author: Jan Karon Narrator: Erik Singer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 20 minutes Release date: October 19, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.18 of Total 22 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Follow Father Tim and Cynthia on their journey to research his Kavanagh ancestry in the Irish countryside.   Vacation—the very word has been foreign to Episcopal priest Tim Kavanagh. Now retired from tending his flock in the village of Mitford, he is making good on a promise to show his wife, Cynthia, the charming land of his Irish ancestors. But after arriving at a Lough Arrow fishing lodge in the midst of a torrential downpour, the charm disappears. They find their holiday upended by an intruder, a treasured painting is stolen from the lodge, and a family conflict dating back nearly a century turns even more bitter. As three generations struggle to find deliverance from the crucifying power of secrets, Tim and Cynthia stumble upon a faded journal that might just explain the crime—and offer a chance at redemption.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fall-of-giants-book-one-of-the-century-trilogy-by-ken-follett--65311208https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223839 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fall of Giants: Book One of the Century Trilogy Series: #1 of The Century Trilogy Author: Ken Follett Narrator: John Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 30 hours 41 minutes Release date: September 28, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.37 of Total 273 Ratings of Narrator: 4.66 of Total 44 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Ken Follett’s magnificent new historical epic begins as five interrelated families move through the momentous dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for women’s suffrage.  A thirteen-year-old Welsh boy enters a man’s world in the mining pits. . . . An American law student rejected in love finds a surprising new career in Woodrow Wilson’s White House. . . . A housekeeper for the aristocratic Fitzherberts takes a fateful step above her station, while Lady Maud Fitzherbert herself crosses deep into forbidden territory when she falls in love with a German spy. . . . And two orphaned Russian brothers embark on radically different paths when their plan to emigrate to America falls afoul of war, conscription, and revolution.  From the dirt and danger of a coal mine to the glittering chandeliers of a palace, from the corridors of power to the bedrooms of the mighty, Fall of Giants takes us into the inextricably entangled fates of five families—and into a century that we thought we knew, but that now will never seem the same again. . . .]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223839Tue, 28 Sep 2010 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223839 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fall of Giants: Book One of the Century Trilogy Series: #1 of The Century Trilogy Author: Ken Follett Narrator: John Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/223839 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fall of Giants: Book One of the Century Trilogy Series: #1 of The Century Trilogy Author: Ken Follett Narrator: John Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 30 hours 41 minutes Release date: September 28, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.37 of Total 273 Ratings of Narrator: 4.66 of Total 44 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Ken Follett’s magnificent new historical epic begins as five interrelated families move through the momentous dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for women’s suffrage.  A thirteen-year-old Welsh boy enters a man’s world in the mining pits. . . . An American law student rejected in love finds a surprising new career in Woodrow Wilson’s White House. . . . A housekeeper for the aristocratic Fitzherberts takes a fateful step above her station, while Lady Maud Fitzherbert herself crosses deep into forbidden territory when she falls in love with a German spy. . . . And two orphaned Russian brothers embark on radically different paths when their plan to emigrate to America falls afoul of war, conscription, and revolution.  From the dirt and danger of a coal mine to the glittering chandeliers of a palace, from the corridors of power to the bedrooms of the mighty, Fall of Giants takes us into the inextricably entangled fates of five families—and into a century that we thought we knew, but that now will never seem the same again. . . .]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/getting-to-happy-by-terry-mcmillan--65311182https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202904 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Getting to Happy Series: #2 of A Waiting to Exhale Novel Author: Terry McMillan Narrator: Gloria Reuben, S. Epatha Merkerson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 29 minutes Release date: September 7, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 32 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 8 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: An exuberant return to the four unforgettable heroines of Waiting to Exhale—the novel that changed African American fiction forever. Terry McMillan's Waiting to Exhale was more than just a bestselling novel—its publication was a watershed moment in literary history. McMillan's sassy and vibrant story about four African American women struggling to find love and their place in the world touched a cultural nerve, inspired a blockbuster film, and generated a devoted audience. Now, McMillan revisits Savannah, Gloria, Bernadine, and Robin fifteen years later. Each is at her own midlife crossroads: Savannah has awakened to the fact that she's made too many concessions in her marriage, and decides to face life single again—at fifty-one. Bernadine has watched her megadivorce settlement dwindle, been swindled by her husband number two, and conned herself into thinking that a few pills will help distract her from her pain. Robin has an all-American case of shopaholism, while the big dream of her life—to wear a wedding dress—has gone unrealized. And for years, Gloria has taken happiness and security for granted. But being at the wrong place at the wrong time can change everything. All four are learning to heal past hurts and to reclaim their joy and their dreams; but they return to us full of spirit, sass, and faith in one another. They've exhaled: now they are learning to breathe.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202904Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202904 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Getting to Happy Series: #2 of A Waiting to Exhale Novel Author: Terry McMillan Narrator: Gloria Reuben, S. Epatha Merkerson Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202904 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Getting to Happy Series: #2 of A Waiting to Exhale Novel Author: Terry McMillan Narrator: Gloria Reuben, S. Epatha Merkerson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 29 minutes Release date: September 7, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 32 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 8 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: An exuberant return to the four unforgettable heroines of Waiting to Exhale—the novel that changed African American fiction forever. Terry McMillan's Waiting to Exhale was more than just a bestselling novel—its publication was a watershed moment in literary history. McMillan's sassy and vibrant story about four African American women struggling to find love and their place in the world touched a cultural nerve, inspired a blockbuster film, and generated a devoted audience. Now, McMillan revisits Savannah, Gloria, Bernadine, and Robin fifteen years later. Each is at her own midlife crossroads: Savannah has awakened to the fact that she's made too many concessions in her marriage, and decides to face life single again—at fifty-one. Bernadine has watched her megadivorce settlement dwindle, been swindled by her husband number two, and conned herself into thinking that a few pills will help distract her from her pain. Robin has an all-American case of shopaholism, while the big dream of her life—to wear a wedding dress—has gone unrealized. And for years, Gloria has taken happiness and security for granted. But being at the wrong place at the wrong time can change everything. All four are learning to heal past hurts and to reclaim their joy and their dreams; but they return to us full of spirit, sass, and faith in one another. They've exhaled: now they are learning to breathe.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/another-chance-to-dream-by-lynn-kurland--65311136https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201996 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Another Chance to Dream Series: #4 of de Piaget Family Author: Lynn Kurland Narrator: Ilyana Kadushin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 14 minutes Release date: September 7, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From Lynn Kurland, the New York Times bestselling author of the Nine Kingdom series. With neither title nor land, Rhys could not win the hand of Gwennelyn of Segrave. But he would always have her heart. The two are kindred souls...Rhys, a knight with far too many notions of chivalry for his own good. And Gwen, a lover of minstral tales, waiting to be swept away. But Gwen is betrothed to another man, and Rhys fears he will lose her forever. Until a suprise offer comes his way—bringing Rhys and Gwen a second chance at love...]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201996Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201996 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Another Chance to Dream Series: #4 of de Piaget Family Author: Lynn Kurland Narrator: Ilyana Kadushin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 14...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201996 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Another Chance to Dream Series: #4 of de Piaget Family Author: Lynn Kurland Narrator: Ilyana Kadushin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 14 minutes Release date: September 7, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From Lynn Kurland, the New York Times bestselling author of the Nine Kingdom series. With neither title nor land, Rhys could not win the hand of Gwennelyn of Segrave. But he would always have her heart. The two are kindred souls...Rhys, a knight with far too many notions of chivalry for his own good. And Gwen, a lover of minstral tales, waiting to be swept away. But Gwen is betrothed to another man, and Rhys fears he will lose her forever. Until a suprise offer comes his way—bringing Rhys and Gwen a second chance at love...]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-man-in-the-gray-flannel-suit-by-sloan-wilson--65311284https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196885 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit Author: Sloan Wilson Narrator: Patrick Lawlor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 2 minutes Release date: August 17, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.33 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Universally acclaimed when first published in 1955, The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit captured the mood of a generation. It was a national bestseller that was made into an award-winning film, it was translated into twenty-six languages, and its title has become a permanent part of our cultural vocabulary. Today, it is more relevant than ever. Here is the story of Tom and Betsy Rath, a young couple with everything going for them: three healthy children, a nice home, a steady income. They have every reason to be happy, but for some reason they are not. Like so many young men of the day, Tom finds himself caught up in the corporate rat race—what he encounters there propels him on a voyage of self-discovery that will turn his world inside out. At once a searing indictment of corporate culture, a story of a young man confronting his past and future with honesty, and a testament to the enduring power of family, The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit is a deeply rewarding novel about the importance of taking responsibility for one's own life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196885Tue, 17 Aug 2010 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196885 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit Author: Sloan Wilson Narrator: Patrick Lawlor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 2 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196885 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit Author: Sloan Wilson Narrator: Patrick Lawlor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 2 minutes Release date: August 17, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.33 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Universally acclaimed when first published in 1955, The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit captured the mood of a generation. It was a national bestseller that was made into an award-winning film, it was translated into twenty-six languages, and its title has become a permanent part of our cultural vocabulary. Today, it is more relevant than ever. Here is the story of Tom and Betsy Rath, a young couple with everything going for them: three healthy children, a nice home, a steady income. They have every reason to be happy, but for some reason they are not. Like so many young men of the day, Tom finds himself caught up in the corporate rat race—what he encounters there propels him on a voyage of self-discovery that will turn his world inside out. At once a searing indictment of corporate culture, a story of a young man confronting his past and future with honesty, and a testament to the enduring power of family, The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit is a deeply rewarding novel about the importance of taking responsibility for one's own life.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/year-of-wonders-a-novel-by-geraldine-brooks--65311263https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201203 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Year of Wonders: A Novel Author: Geraldine Brooks Narrator: Geraldine Brooks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 6 minutes Release date: August 5, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.76 of Total 51 Ratings of Narrator: 3.22 of Total 23 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: “Plague stories remind us that we cannot manage without community . . . Year of Wonders is a testament to that very notion.” – The Washington Post An unforgettable tale, set in 17th century England, of a village that quarantines itself to arrest the spread of the plague, from the author The Secret Chord and of March, winner of the Pulitzer Prize  When an infected bolt of cloth carries plague from London to an isolated village, a housemaid named Anna Frith emerges as an unlikely heroine and healer. Through Anna's eyes we follow the story of the fateful year of 1666, as she and her fellow villagers confront the spread of disease and superstition. As death reaches into every household and villagers turn from prayers to murderous witch-hunting, Anna must find the strength to confront the disintegration of her community and the lure of illicit love. As she struggles to survive and grow, a year of catastrophe becomes instead annus mirabilis, a 'year of wonders.' Inspired by the true story of Eyam, a village in the rugged hill country of England, Year of Wonders is a richly detailed evocation of a singular moment in history. Written with stunning emotional intelligence and introducing 'an inspiring heroine' (The Wall Street Journal), Brooks blends love and learning, loss and renewal into a spellbinding and unforgettable read.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201203Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201203 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Year of Wonders: A Novel Author: Geraldine Brooks Narrator: Geraldine Brooks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 6 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201203 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Year of Wonders: A Novel Author: Geraldine Brooks Narrator: Geraldine Brooks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 6 minutes Release date: August 5, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.76 of Total 51 Ratings of Narrator: 3.22 of Total 23 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: “Plague stories remind us that we cannot manage without community . . . Year of Wonders is a testament to that very notion.” – The Washington Post An unforgettable tale, set in 17th century England, of a village that quarantines itself to arrest the spread of the plague, from the author The Secret Chord and of March, winner of the Pulitzer Prize  When an infected bolt of cloth carries plague from London to an isolated village, a housemaid named Anna Frith emerges as an unlikely heroine and healer. Through Anna's eyes we follow the story of the fateful year of 1666, as she and her fellow villagers confront the spread of disease and superstition. As death reaches into every household and villagers turn from prayers to murderous witch-hunting, Anna must find the strength to confront the disintegration of her community and the lure of illicit love. As she struggles to survive and grow, a year of catastrophe becomes instead annus mirabilis, a 'year of wonders.' Inspired by the true story of Eyam, a village in the rugged hill country of England, Year of Wonders is a richly detailed evocation of a singular moment in history. Written with stunning emotional intelligence and introducing 'an inspiring heroine' (The Wall Street Journal), Brooks blends love and learning, loss and renewal into a spellbinding and unforgettable read.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/who-do-i-lean-on-by-neta-jackson--65311129https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211210 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Who Do I Lean On? Series: #3 of A Yada Yada House of Hope Novel Author: Neta Jackson Narrator: Martha Manning Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 35 minutes Release date: July 5, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: You can only walk forward when you learn how to lean. Just months after her husband threw her out of their penthouse and sent their two sons away, Gabrielle Fairbanks is finally getting back on her feet. She has a job she loves at the homeless shelter, an apartment for her and the boys, caring friends, and even a new love interest. Best of all, an unexpected windfall has given her a brand-new dream--a House of Hope for homeless mothers and their children. Piece by piece, Gabby's new life is coming together--but the old one keeps dragging her back. First her husband Philip hints at a reconciliation...then hits her up for a loan to pay his gambling debts. And when Gabby tells him no, he makes a desperate move that puts them all in harm's way. How can she even think of embarking on a new venture when so much is up in the air? Gabby is realizing that she needs something far greater than her own strength or even that of her friends. That to move forward, she must first lean on the only One who knows what the future holds.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211210Mon, 05 Jul 2010 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211210 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Who Do I Lean On? Series: #3 of A Yada Yada House of Hope Novel Author: Neta Jackson Narrator: Martha Manning Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211210 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Who Do I Lean On? Series: #3 of A Yada Yada House of Hope Novel Author: Neta Jackson Narrator: Martha Manning Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 35 minutes Release date: July 5, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: You can only walk forward when you learn how to lean. Just months after her husband threw her out of their penthouse and sent their two sons away, Gabrielle Fairbanks is finally getting back on her feet. She has a job she loves at the homeless shelter, an apartment for her and the boys, caring friends, and even a new love interest. Best of all, an unexpected windfall has given her a brand-new dream--a House of Hope for homeless mothers and their children. Piece by piece, Gabby's new life is coming together--but the old one keeps dragging her back. First her husband Philip hints at a reconciliation...then hits her up for a loan to pay his gambling debts. And when Gabby tells him no, he makes a desperate move that puts them all in harm's way. How can she even think of embarking on a new venture when so much is up in the air? Gabby is realizing that she needs something far greater than her own strength or even that of her friends. That to move forward, she must first lean on the only One who knows what the future holds.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/promises-to-keep-a-novel-by-jane-green--65311224https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198900 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Promises to Keep: A Novel Author: Jane Green Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 15, 2010 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author-a momentous new novel about a family suddenly thrown together Callie Perry is a successful family photographer living in upstate New York. She adores her two daughters, has great friends, and actually doesn't mind that her workaholic husband gets home at 9 p.m. every night-that is, when he's not traveling six months out of the year. Callie's younger sister, Steff, on the other hand, has never grown up. She's a free spirit, living in downtown Manhattan and bouncing between jobs and boyfriends. Lately, she's been working as a vegan chef, even though she can't cook. Lila Grossman is Callie's best friend and has finally met the man of her dreams. Eddie has two wonderful children, but also a drama queen ex-wife who hates Lila. And then there are Callie and Steff's parents, Walter Cutler and Honor Pitman. Divorced for thirty years, they rarely speak to each other. The lives of these colorful characters intersect when they each receive a shocking note that summons them together for one extraordinary summer in Maine and changes their lives forever. This novel is about the hard choices we have to face, about having to be your parents' child long after you've grown up, and about the enduring nature of love.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198900Tue, 15 Jun 2010 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198900 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Promises to Keep: A Novel Author: Jane Green Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 0 minutes Release date: June...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198900 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Promises to Keep: A Novel Author: Jane Green Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 15, 2010 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author-a momentous new novel about a family suddenly thrown together Callie Perry is a successful family photographer living in upstate New York. She adores her two daughters, has great friends, and actually doesn't mind that her workaholic husband gets home at 9 p.m. every night-that is, when he's not traveling six months out of the year. Callie's younger sister, Steff, on the other hand, has never grown up. She's a free spirit, living in downtown Manhattan and bouncing between jobs and boyfriends. Lately, she's been working as a vegan chef, even though she can't cook. Lila Grossman is Callie's best friend and has finally met the man of her dreams. Eddie has two wonderful children, but also a drama queen ex-wife who hates Lila. And then there are Callie and Steff's parents, Walter Cutler and Honor Pitman. Divorced for thirty years, they rarely speak to each other. The lives of these colorful characters intersect when they each receive a shocking note that summons them together for one extraordinary summer in Maine and changes their lives forever. This novel is about the hard choices we have to face, about having to be your parents' child long after you've grown up, and about the enduring nature of love.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-cross-gardener-by-jason-f-wright--65311199https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203482 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Cross Gardener Author: Jason F. Wright Narrator: Lincoln Hoppe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 42 minutes Release date: March 18, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: John Bevan finally found the loving family he lacked as an orphaned child. Then a fatal car accident steals away all he loves most. John erects two small crosses at the scene of the accident. One day, he meets a young man who is touching up the crosses with white paint-a man he knows only as The Cross Gardener. Their conversations and travels transform John's life, because The Cross Gardener's knowledge is heaven-sent...]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203482Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203482 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Cross Gardener Author: Jason F. Wright Narrator: Lincoln Hoppe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 42 minutes Release date: March 18, 2010...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203482 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Cross Gardener Author: Jason F. Wright Narrator: Lincoln Hoppe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 42 minutes Release date: March 18, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: John Bevan finally found the loving family he lacked as an orphaned child. Then a fatal car accident steals away all he loves most. John erects two small crosses at the scene of the accident. One day, he meets a young man who is touching up the crosses with white paint-a man he knows only as The Cross Gardener. Their conversations and travels transform John's life, because The Cross Gardener's knowledge is heaven-sent...]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-heights-by-peter-hedges--65311207https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201534 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Heights Author: Peter Hedges Narrator: Allison Pill, Amy Ryan, Peter Hedges Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 4, 2010 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Tim Welch is a popular history teacher at the Montague Academy, an exclusive private school in Brooklyn Heights. As he says, 'I was an odd-looking, gawky kid but I like to think my rocky start forced me to develop empathy, kindness, and a tendency to be enthusiastic. All of this, I'm now convinced, helped in my quest to be worthy of Kate Oliver.' Now, Kate is not inherently ordinary. But she aspires to be. She stays home with their two young sons in a modest apartment trying desperately to become the parent she never had. They are seemingly the last middle-class family in the Heights, whose world is turned upside down by Anna Brody, the new neighbor who moves into the most expensive brownstone in Brooklyn, sending the local society into a tailspin. Anna is not only beautiful and wealthy; she's also mysterious. And for reasons Kate doesn't quite understand, even as all the Range Rover- driving moms jockey for invitations into Anna's circle, Anna sets her sights on Kate and Tim and brings them into her world. Like Tom Perrotta, Peter Hedges has a keen eye for the surprising truths of daily life. The Heights is at once light of touch and packed with emotion and depth of character. Watch a Video]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201534Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201534 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Heights Author: Peter Hedges Narrator: Allison Pill, Amy Ryan, Peter Hedges Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201534 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Heights Author: Peter Hedges Narrator: Allison Pill, Amy Ryan, Peter Hedges Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 4, 2010 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Tim Welch is a popular history teacher at the Montague Academy, an exclusive private school in Brooklyn Heights. As he says, 'I was an odd-looking, gawky kid but I like to think my rocky start forced me to develop empathy, kindness, and a tendency to be enthusiastic. All of this, I'm now convinced, helped in my quest to be worthy of Kate Oliver.' Now, Kate is not inherently ordinary. But she aspires to be. She stays home with their two young sons in a modest apartment trying desperately to become the parent she never had. They are seemingly the last middle-class family in the Heights, whose world is turned upside down by Anna Brody, the new neighbor who moves into the most expensive brownstone in Brooklyn, sending the local society into a tailspin. Anna is not only beautiful and wealthy; she's also mysterious. And for reasons Kate doesn't quite understand, even as all the Range Rover- driving moms jockey for invitations into Anna's circle, Anna sets her sights on Kate and Tim and brings them into her world. Like Tom Perrotta, Peter Hedges has a keen eye for the surprising truths of daily life. The Heights is at once light of touch and packed with emotion and depth of character. Watch a Video]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-good-dog-a-novel-by-susan-wilson--65311283https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191241 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Good Dog: A Novel Author: Susan Wilson Narrator: Christina Delaine, Fred Berman, Rick Adamson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 23 minutes Release date: March 2, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 8 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: 'One Good Dog is a wonderful novel: a moving, tender, and brilliantly crafted story about two fighters—one a man, one a dog— hoping to leave the fight behind, who ultimately find their salvation in each other. Susan Wilson's clear and unflinching style is perfectly suited for her story that strips away the trappings and toys we all hide behind, and exposes our essential need to give and accept love in order to thrive.'—Garth Stein, New York Times bestselling author of The Art of Racing in the Rain Adam March is a self-made 'Master of the Universe.' He has it all: the beautiful wife, the high-powered job, the glittering circle of friends. But there is a price to be paid for all these trappings, and the pressure is mounting—until the day Adam makes a fatal mistake. His assistant leaves him a message with three words:your sister called. What no one knows is that Adam's sister has been missing for decades. That she represents the excruciatingly painful past he has left behind. And that her absence has secretly tormented him all these years. When his assistant brushes off his request for an explanation in favor of her more pressing personal call, Adam loses it. And all hell breaks loose. Adam is escorted from the building. He loses his job. He loses his wife. He loses the life he's worked so hard to achieve. He doesn't believe it is possible to sink any lower when he is assigned to work in a soup kitchen as a form of community service. But unbeknownst to Adam, this is where his life will intersect with Chance. Chance is a mixed breed Pit Bull. He's been born and raised to fight and seldom leaves the dirty basement where he is kept between fights. But Chance is not a victim or a monster. It is Chance's unique spirit that helps him escape and puts him in the path of Adam. What transpires is the story of one man, one dog, and how they save each other—in ways they never could have expected.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191241Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191241 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Good Dog: A Novel Author: Susan Wilson Narrator: Christina Delaine, Fred Berman, Rick Adamson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 23...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191241 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Good Dog: A Novel Author: Susan Wilson Narrator: Christina Delaine, Fred Berman, Rick Adamson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 23 minutes Release date: March 2, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 8 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: 'One Good Dog is a wonderful novel: a moving, tender, and brilliantly crafted story about two fighters—one a man, one a dog— hoping to leave the fight behind, who ultimately find their salvation in each other. Susan Wilson's clear and unflinching style is perfectly suited for her story that strips away the trappings and toys we all hide behind, and exposes our essential need to give and accept love in order to thrive.'—Garth Stein, New York Times bestselling author of The Art of Racing in the Rain Adam March is a self-made 'Master of the Universe.' He has it all: the beautiful wife, the high-powered job, the glittering circle of friends. But there is a price to be paid for all these trappings, and the pressure is mounting—until the day Adam makes a fatal mistake. His assistant leaves him a message with three words:your sister called. What no one knows is that Adam's sister has been missing for decades. That she represents the excruciatingly painful past he has left behind. And that her absence has secretly tormented him all these years. When his assistant brushes off his request for an explanation in favor of her more pressing personal call, Adam loses it. And all hell breaks loose. Adam is escorted from the building. He loses his job. He loses his wife. He loses the life he's worked so hard to achieve. He doesn't believe it is possible to sink any lower when he is assigned to work in a soup kitchen as a form of community service. But unbeknownst to Adam, this is where his life will intersect with Chance. Chance is a mixed breed Pit Bull. He's been born and raised to fight and seldom leaves the dirty basement where he is kept between fights. But Chance is not a victim or a monster. It is Chance's unique spirit that helps him escape and puts him in the path of Adam. What transpires is the story of one man, one dog, and how they save each other—in ways they never could have expected.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/saving-ceecee-honeycutt-a-novel-by-beth-hoffman--65311172https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201576 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Saving Ceecee Honeycutt: A Novel Author: Beth Hoffman Narrator: Jenna Lamia Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 12, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 28 Ratings of Narrator: 4.88 of Total 16 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Steel Magnolias meets The Help in this Southern debut novel sparkling with humor, heart, and feminine wisdom. Twelve-year-old CeeCee Honeycutt is in trouble. For years, she has been the caretaker of her psychotic mother, Camille-the tiara-toting, lipstick-smeared laughingstock of an entire town—a woman trapped in her long-ago moment of glory as the 1951 Vidalia Onion Queen. But when Camille is hit by a truck and killed, CeeCee is left to fend for herself. To the rescue comes her previously unknown great-aunt, Tootie Caldwell. In her vintage Packard convertible, Tootie whisks CeeCee away to Savannah's perfumed world of prosperity and Southern eccentricity, a world that seems to be run entirely by women. From the exotic Miz Thelma Rae Goodpepper, who bathes in her backyard bathtub and uses garden slugs as her secret weapons, to Tootie's all-knowing housekeeper, Oletta Jones, to Violene Hobbs, who entertains a local police officer in her canary-yellow peignoir, the women of Gaston Street keep CeeCee entertained and enthralled for an entire summer. Laugh-out-loud funny and deeply touching, Beth Hoffman's sparkling debut is, as Kristin Hannah says, 'packed full of Southern charm, strong women, wacky humor, and good old-fashioned heart.' It is a novel that explores the indomitable strengths of female friendship and gives us the story of a young girl who loses one mother and finds many others.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201576Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201576 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Saving Ceecee Honeycutt: A Novel Author: Beth Hoffman Narrator: Jenna Lamia Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201576 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Saving Ceecee Honeycutt: A Novel Author: Beth Hoffman Narrator: Jenna Lamia Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 12, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 28 Ratings of Narrator: 4.88 of Total 16 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Steel Magnolias meets The Help in this Southern debut novel sparkling with humor, heart, and feminine wisdom. Twelve-year-old CeeCee Honeycutt is in trouble. For years, she has been the caretaker of her psychotic mother, Camille-the tiara-toting, lipstick-smeared laughingstock of an entire town—a woman trapped in her long-ago moment of glory as the 1951 Vidalia Onion Queen. But when Camille is hit by a truck and killed, CeeCee is left to fend for herself. To the rescue comes her previously unknown great-aunt, Tootie Caldwell. In her vintage Packard convertible, Tootie whisks CeeCee away to Savannah's perfumed world of prosperity and Southern eccentricity, a world that seems to be run entirely by women. From the exotic Miz Thelma Rae Goodpepper, who bathes in her backyard bathtub and uses garden slugs as her secret weapons, to Tootie's all-knowing housekeeper, Oletta Jones, to Violene Hobbs, who entertains a local police officer in her canary-yellow peignoir, the women of Gaston Street keep CeeCee entertained and enthralled for an entire summer. Laugh-out-loud funny and deeply touching, Beth Hoffman's sparkling debut is, as Kristin Hannah says, 'packed full of Southern charm, strong women, wacky humor, and good old-fashioned heart.' It is a novel that explores the indomitable strengths of female friendship and gives us the story of a young girl who loses one mother and finds many others.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/knit-the-season-a-friday-night-knitting-club-novel-by-kate-jacobs--65311277https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199340 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Knit the Season: A Friday Night Knitting Club Novel Series: #3 of The Friday Night Knitting Club Novels Author: Kate Jacobs Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 18 minutes Release date: November 3, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A new heartwarming novel from the #1 New York Times- bestselling author. Knit the Season is a loving, moving, laugh-out-loud celebration of special times with friends and family. The story begins a year after the end of Knit Two, with Dakota Walker's trip to spend the Christmas holidays with her Gran in Scotland-accompanied by her father, her grandparents, and her mother's best friend, Catherine. Together, they share a trove of happy memories about Christmases past with Dakota's mom, Georgia Walker-from Georgia's childhood to her blissful time as a doting new mom. From Thanksgiving through Hanuk­kah and Christmas to New Year's, Knit the Season is a novel about the richness of family bonds and the joys of friendship.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199340Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199340 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Knit the Season: A Friday Night Knitting Club Novel Series: #3 of The Friday Night Knitting Club Novels Author: Kate Jacobs Narrator: Carrington...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199340 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Knit the Season: A Friday Night Knitting Club Novel Series: #3 of The Friday Night Knitting Club Novels Author: Kate Jacobs Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 18 minutes Release date: November 3, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A new heartwarming novel from the #1 New York Times- bestselling author. Knit the Season is a loving, moving, laugh-out-loud celebration of special times with friends and family. The story begins a year after the end of Knit Two, with Dakota Walker's trip to spend the Christmas holidays with her Gran in Scotland-accompanied by her father, her grandparents, and her mother's best friend, Catherine. Together, they share a trove of happy memories about Christmases past with Dakota's mom, Georgia Walker-from Georgia's childhood to her blissful time as a doting new mom. From Thanksgiving through Hanuk­kah and Christmas to New Year's, Knit the Season is a novel about the richness of family bonds and the joys of friendship.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/everything-matters-a-novel-by-ron-currie--65311196https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201304 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Everything Matters!: A Novel Author: Ron Currie Narrator: Abby Craden, Mark Deakins, Lincoln Hoppe, Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 25, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In infancy, Junior Thibodeaux is encoded with a prophesy: a comet will obliterate life on Earth in thirty-six years. Alone in this knowledge, he comes of age in rural Maine grappling with the question: Does anything I do matter? While the voice that has accompanied him since conception appraises his choices, Junior's loved ones emerge with parallel stories-his anxious mother; his brother, a cocaine addict turned pro-baseball phenomenon; his exalted father, whose own mortality summons Junior's best and worst instincts; and Amy, the love of Junior's life and a North Star to his journey through romance and heartbreak, drug-addled despair, and superheroic feats that could save humanity. While our recognizable world is transformed into a bizarre nation at endgame, where government agents conspire in subterranean bunkers, preparing citizens for emigration from a doomed planet, Junior's final triumph confounds all expectation, building to an astonishing and deeply moving resolution. Ron Currie, Jr., gets to the heart of character, and the voices who narrate this uniquely American tour de force leave an indelible, exhilarating impression.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201304Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201304 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Everything Matters!: A Novel Author: Ron Currie Narrator: Abby Craden, Mark Deakins, Lincoln Hoppe, Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201304 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Everything Matters!: A Novel Author: Ron Currie Narrator: Abby Craden, Mark Deakins, Lincoln Hoppe, Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 25, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In infancy, Junior Thibodeaux is encoded with a prophesy: a comet will obliterate life on Earth in thirty-six years. Alone in this knowledge, he comes of age in rural Maine grappling with the question: Does anything I do matter? While the voice that has accompanied him since conception appraises his choices, Junior's loved ones emerge with parallel stories-his anxious mother; his brother, a cocaine addict turned pro-baseball phenomenon; his exalted father, whose own mortality summons Junior's best and worst instincts; and Amy, the love of Junior's life and a North Star to his journey through romance and heartbreak, drug-addled despair, and superheroic feats that could save humanity. While our recognizable world is transformed into a bizarre nation at endgame, where government agents conspire in subterranean bunkers, preparing citizens for emigration from a doomed planet, Junior's final triumph confounds all expectation, building to an astonishing and deeply moving resolution. Ron Currie, Jr., gets to the heart of character, and the voices who narrate this uniquely American tour de force leave an indelible, exhilarating impression.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dune-road-a-novel-by-jane-green--65311209https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198899 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dune Road: A Novel Author: Jane Green Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 16, 2009 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A sparkling new novel from the New York Times– bestselling author of The Beach House.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198899Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198899 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dune Road: A Novel Author: Jane Green Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 16, 2009...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198899 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dune Road: A Novel Author: Jane Green Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 16, 2009 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A sparkling new novel from the New York Times– bestselling author of The Beach House.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rapture-of-canaan-by-sheri-reynolds--65311176https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202992 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rapture of Canaan Author: Sheri Reynolds Narrator: Melissa Hayden Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 16, 2009 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: At the Church of Fire and Brimstone and Gods Almighty Baptizing Wind, Grandpa Herman makes the rules for everyone, and everyone obeys, or else. Try as she might, Ninah hasn't succeeded in resisting temptation her prayer partner, James and finds herself pregnant. She fears the wrath of Grandpa Herman, the congregation and of God Himself. But the events that follow show Ninah that Gods ways are more mysterious than even Grandpa Herman understands.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202992Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202992 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rapture of Canaan Author: Sheri Reynolds Narrator: Melissa Hayden Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 16, 2009...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202992 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rapture of Canaan Author: Sheri Reynolds Narrator: Melissa Hayden Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 16, 2009 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: At the Church of Fire and Brimstone and Gods Almighty Baptizing Wind, Grandpa Herman makes the rules for everyone, and everyone obeys, or else. Try as she might, Ninah hasn't succeeded in resisting temptation her prayer partner, James and finds herself pregnant. She fears the wrath of Grandpa Herman, the congregation and of God Himself. But the events that follow show Ninah that Gods ways are more mysterious than even Grandpa Herman understands.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-for-stone-a-novel-by-abraham-verghese--65311257https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201910 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cutting for Stone: A Novel Author: Abraham Verghese Narrator: Sunil Malhotra Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 3, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.56 of Total 191 Ratings of Narrator: 4.87 of Total 62 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of The Covenant of Water: A beautifully written, page-turning family saga of Ethiopia and America, doctors and patients, exile and home. • “Filled with mystical scenes and deeply felt characters.... Verghese is something of a magician as a novelist.” —USA Today Marion and Shiva Stone are twin brothers born of a secret union between a beautiful Indian nun and a brash British surgeon. Orphaned by their mother’s death and their father’s disappearance, bound together by a preternatural connection and a shared fascination with medicine, the twins come of age as Ethiopia hovers on the brink of revolution. Moving from Addis Ababa to New York City and back again, Cutting for Stone is an unforgettable story of love and betrayal, medicine and ordinary miracles—and two brothers whose fates are forever intertwined.   This sweeping, emotionally riveting novel that 'shows how history and landscape and accidents of birth conspire to create the story of a single life' (Los Angeles Times).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201910Tue, 03 Feb 2009 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201910 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cutting for Stone: A Novel Author: Abraham Verghese Narrator: Sunil Malhotra Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 0 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201910 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cutting for Stone: A Novel Author: Abraham Verghese Narrator: Sunil Malhotra Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 3, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.56 of Total 191 Ratings of Narrator: 4.87 of Total 62 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of The Covenant of Water: A beautifully written, page-turning family saga of Ethiopia and America, doctors and patients, exile and home. • “Filled with mystical scenes and deeply felt characters.... Verghese is something of a magician as a novelist.” —USA Today Marion and Shiva Stone are twin brothers born of a secret union between a beautiful Indian nun and a brash British surgeon. Orphaned by their mother’s death and their father’s disappearance, bound together by a preternatural connection and a shared fascination with medicine, the twins come of age as Ethiopia hovers on the brink of revolution. Moving from Addis Ababa to New York City and back again, Cutting for Stone is an unforgettable story of love and betrayal, medicine and ordinary miracles—and two brothers whose fates are forever intertwined.   This sweeping, emotionally riveting novel that 'shows how history and landscape and accidents of birth conspire to create the story of a single life' (Los Angeles Times).]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-school-of-essential-ingredients-by-erica-bauermeister--65311240https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201007 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The School of Essential Ingredients Author: Erica Bauermeister Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 22, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.29 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the author of Reese Witherspoon's Book Club pick The Scent Keeper comes a “heartbreakingly delicious” national bestseller about a chef, her students, and the evocative lessons that food teaches about life.  Once a month on a Monday night, eight students gather in Lillian's restaurant for a cooking class. Among them is Claire, a young woman coming to terms with her new identity as a mother; Tom, a lawyer whose life has been overturned by loss; Antonia, an Italian kitchen designer adapting to life in America; and Carl and Helen, a long-married couple whose union contains surprises the rest of the class would never suspect. The students have come to learn the art behind Lillian's soulful dishes, but it soon becomes clear that each seeks a recipe for something beyond the kitchen. And soon they are transformed by the aromas, flavors, and textures of what they create....]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201007Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201007 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The School of Essential Ingredients Author: Erica Bauermeister Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201007 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The School of Essential Ingredients Author: Erica Bauermeister Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 22, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.29 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the author of Reese Witherspoon's Book Club pick The Scent Keeper comes a “heartbreakingly delicious” national bestseller about a chef, her students, and the evocative lessons that food teaches about life.  Once a month on a Monday night, eight students gather in Lillian's restaurant for a cooking class. Among them is Claire, a young woman coming to terms with her new identity as a mother; Tom, a lawyer whose life has been overturned by loss; Antonia, an Italian kitchen designer adapting to life in America; and Carl and Helen, a long-married couple whose union contains surprises the rest of the class would never suspect. The students have come to learn the art behind Lillian's soulful dishes, but it soon becomes clear that each seeks a recipe for something beyond the kitchen. And soon they are transformed by the aromas, flavors, and textures of what they create....]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/knit-two-by-kate-jacobs--65311177https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199336 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Knit Two Series: #2 of The Friday Night Knitting Club Novels Author: Kate Jacobs Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 44 minutes Release date: November 25, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.85 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Following the beloved #1 New York Times bestseller The Friday Night Knitting Club is this charming story of sisterhood. At the Manhattan knitting store founded by Georgia Walker, the members of the Friday Night Knitting Club—including Georgia’s college-age daughter, Dakota—rely on each other for help, even as they struggle with new challenges: for Catherine, finding love after divorce; for Darwin, the hope for a family; for Lucie, being both a single mom and a caregiver for her elderly mother; and for seventy-something Anita, a proposal of marriage from her sweetheart, Marty, that provokes the objections of her grown children. As the club’s projects—an afghan, baby booties, a wedding coat—are pieced together, so is their understanding of the patterns underlying the stresses and joys of being a mother, wife, daughter, and friend. Because it isn’t the difficulty of the garment that makes you a great knitter: it’s the care and attention you bring to the craft, as well as how you adapt to surprises...]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199336Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199336 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Knit Two Series: #2 of The Friday Night Knitting Club Novels Author: Kate Jacobs Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199336 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Knit Two Series: #2 of The Friday Night Knitting Club Novels Author: Kate Jacobs Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 44 minutes Release date: November 25, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.85 of Total 13 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Following the beloved #1 New York Times bestseller The Friday Night Knitting Club is this charming story of sisterhood. At the Manhattan knitting store founded by Georgia Walker, the members of the Friday Night Knitting Club—including Georgia’s college-age daughter, Dakota—rely on each other for help, even as they struggle with new challenges: for Catherine, finding love after divorce; for Darwin, the hope for a family; for Lucie, being both a single mom and a caregiver for her elderly mother; and for seventy-something Anita, a proposal of marriage from her sweetheart, Marty, that provokes the objections of her grown children. As the club’s projects—an afghan, baby booties, a wedding coat—are pieced together, so is their understanding of the patterns underlying the stresses and joys of being a mother, wife, daughter, and friend. Because it isn’t the difficulty of the garment that makes you a great knitter: it’s the care and attention you bring to the craft, as well as how you adapt to surprises...]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/songs-for-the-missing-a-novel-by-stewart-o-nan--65311133https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202946 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Songs for the Missing: A Novel Author: Stewart O'Nan Narrator: Emily Janice Card Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 30, 2008 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: An enthralling portrait of one family in the aftermath of a daughter’s disappearance.It was the summer of her Chevette, of J.P. and letting her hair grow. It was also the summer when, without warning, popular high school student Kim Larsen disappeared from her small midwestern town. Her loving parents, her introverted sister, her friends and boyfriend must now do everything they can to find her. As desperate search parties give way to pleading television appearances, and private investigations yield to personal revelations, we see one town’s intimate struggle to maintain hope and, finally, to live with the unknown.Stewart O’Nan’s new novel begins with the suspense and pacing of a thriller and soon deepens into an affecting family drama of loss. On the heels of his critically acclaimed and nationally bestselling Last Night at the Lobster, Songs for the Missing is an honest, heartfelt account of one family’s attempt to find their child. With a soulful empathy for these ordinary heroes, O’Nan draws us into the world of this small American town and allows us to feel a part of this family.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202946Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202946 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Songs for the Missing: A Novel Author: Stewart O'Nan Narrator: Emily Janice Card Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202946 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Songs for the Missing: A Novel Author: Stewart O'Nan Narrator: Emily Janice Card Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 30, 2008 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: An enthralling portrait of one family in the aftermath of a daughter’s disappearance.It was the summer of her Chevette, of J.P. and letting her hair grow. It was also the summer when, without warning, popular high school student Kim Larsen disappeared from her small midwestern town. Her loving parents, her introverted sister, her friends and boyfriend must now do everything they can to find her. As desperate search parties give way to pleading television appearances, and private investigations yield to personal revelations, we see one town’s intimate struggle to maintain hope and, finally, to live with the unknown.Stewart O’Nan’s new novel begins with the suspense and pacing of a thriller and soon deepens into an affecting family drama of loss. On the heels of his critically acclaimed and nationally bestselling Last Night at the Lobster, Songs for the Missing is an honest, heartfelt account of one family’s attempt to find their child. With a soulful empathy for these ordinary heroes, O’Nan draws us into the world of this small American town and allows us to feel a part of this family.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/off-season-by-anne-rivers-siddons--65311110https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211106 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Off Season Author: Anne Rivers Siddons Narrator: Jane Alexander Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: August 13, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Acclaimed novelist Anne Rivers Siddons's new novel is a stunning tale of love and loss. For as long as she can remember, they were Cam and Lilly--happily married, totally in love with each other, parents of a beautiful family, and partners in life. Then, after decades of marriage, it ended as every great love story does...in loss. After Cam's death, Lilly takes a lone road trip to her and Cam's favorite spot on the remote coast of Maine, the place where they fell in love over and over again, where their ghosts still dance. There, she looks hard to her past--to a first love that ended in tragedy; to falling in love with Cam; to a marriage filled with exuberance, sheer life, and safety-- to try to figure out her future. It is a journey begun with tender memories and culminating in a revelation that will make Lilly re-evaluate everything she thought was true about her husband and her marriage.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211106Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211106 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Off Season Author: Anne Rivers Siddons Narrator: Jane Alexander Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: August 13, 2008...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/211106 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Off Season Author: Anne Rivers Siddons Narrator: Jane Alexander Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: August 13, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Acclaimed novelist Anne Rivers Siddons's new novel is a stunning tale of love and loss. For as long as she can remember, they were Cam and Lilly--happily married, totally in love with each other, parents of a beautiful family, and partners in life. Then, after decades of marriage, it ended as every great love story does...in loss. After Cam's death, Lilly takes a lone road trip to her and Cam's favorite spot on the remote coast of Maine, the place where they fell in love over and over again, where their ghosts still dance. There, she looks hard to her past--to a first love that ended in tragedy; to falling in love with Cam; to a marriage filled with exuberance, sheer life, and safety-- to try to figure out her future. It is a journey begun with tender memories and culminating in a revelation that will make Lilly re-evaluate everything she thought was true about her husband and her marriage.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-beach-house-by-jane-green--65311233https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198898 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Beach House Author: Jane Green Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 16 minutes Release date: June 17, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the author of Falling and Sister Stardust comes the New York Times bestseller about finding your place in the place you call home. Ever since her life took an unexpected turn, Nan Powell has enjoyed living alone on the sun-drenched shores of Nantucket. At sixty-five, she’s just as likely to be found at Windermere, her beach front home, as she is skinny dipping in her neighbor’s pool.  But when the money she thought would last forever starts to dwindle, Nan decides to do something drastic to keep hold of her free-spirited life: open up Windermere to strangers.  After placing an ad for summer rentals touting water views, direct access to the beach, and a sexagenarian roommate, Nan’s once quiet house is soon full of noise, laughter, and the occasional bout of tears. Between her eclectic new tenants and the sudden return of her son, Nan gets a taste of what life is like when you have someone to care for besides yourself. But just as she starts to happily settle in to her new existence, the arrival of a visitor from her past threatens to turn everyone’s lives upside down...]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198898Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198898 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Beach House Author: Jane Green Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 16 minutes Release date: June 17, 2008...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198898 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Beach House Author: Jane Green Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 16 minutes Release date: June 17, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the author of Falling and Sister Stardust comes the New York Times bestseller about finding your place in the place you call home. Ever since her life took an unexpected turn, Nan Powell has enjoyed living alone on the sun-drenched shores of Nantucket. At sixty-five, she’s just as likely to be found at Windermere, her beach front home, as she is skinny dipping in her neighbor’s pool.  But when the money she thought would last forever starts to dwindle, Nan decides to do something drastic to keep hold of her free-spirited life: open up Windermere to strangers.  After placing an ad for summer rentals touting water views, direct access to the beach, and a sexagenarian roommate, Nan’s once quiet house is soon full of noise, laughter, and the occasional bout of tears. Between her eclectic new tenants and the sudden return of her son, Nan gets a taste of what life is like when you have someone to care for besides yourself. But just as she starts to happily settle in to her new existence, the arrival of a visitor from her past threatens to turn everyone’s lives upside down...]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/harvesting-the-heart-a-novel-by-jodi-picoult--65311173https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202969 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Harvesting the Heart: A Novel Author: Jodi Picoult Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 1, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.34 of Total 35 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Jodi Picoult’s Captivating Second Novel From the New York Times bestselling author of My Sister’s Keeper, Lone Wolf, and the forthcoming The Storyteller, Harvesting the Heart is written with astonishing clarity and evocative detail, convincing in its depiction of emotional pain, love, and vulnerability, and recalls the writing of Alice Hoffman and Kristin Hannah. Paige has only a few vivid memories of her mother, who left when she was five. Now, having left her father behind in Chicago for dreams of art school and marriage to an ambitious young doctor, she finds herself with a child of her own. But her mother's absence, and shameful memories of her past, make her doubt both her maternal ability and her sense of self worth. Out of Paige's struggle to find wholeness, Jodi Picoult crafts an absorbing novel peopled by richly drawn characters and explores issues and emotions readers can relate to. “A brilliant, moving examination of motherhood, brimming with detail and emotion.” —Richmond Times-Dispatch “Jodi Picoult explores the fragile ground of ambivalent motherhood in her lush second novel. This story belongs to… the lucky reader.” —The New York Times Book Review]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202969Thu, 01 May 2008 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202969 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Harvesting the Heart: A Novel Author: Jodi Picoult Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 30 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202969 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Harvesting the Heart: A Novel Author: Jodi Picoult Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 1, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.34 of Total 35 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Jodi Picoult’s Captivating Second Novel From the New York Times bestselling author of My Sister’s Keeper, Lone Wolf, and the forthcoming The Storyteller, Harvesting the Heart is written with astonishing clarity and evocative detail, convincing in its depiction of emotional pain, love, and vulnerability, and recalls the writing of Alice Hoffman and Kristin Hannah. Paige has only a few vivid memories of her mother, who left when she was five. Now, having left her father behind in Chicago for dreams of art school and marriage to an ambitious young doctor, she finds herself with a child of her own. But her mother's absence, and shameful memories of her past, make her doubt both her maternal ability and her sense of self worth. Out of Paige's struggle to find wholeness, Jodi Picoult crafts an absorbing novel peopled by richly drawn characters and explores issues and emotions readers can relate to. “A brilliant, moving examination of motherhood, brimming with detail and emotion.” —Richmond Times-Dispatch “Jodi Picoult explores the fragile ground of ambivalent motherhood in her lush second novel. This story belongs to… the lucky reader.” —The New York Times Book Review]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/home-to-holly-springs-the-first-of-the-father-tim-novels-by-jan-karon--65311158https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201811 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Home to Holly Springs: The First of the Father Tim Novels Series: #10 of A Mitford Novel Author: Jan Karon Narrator: Scott Sowers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 46 minutes Release date: October 30, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.63 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Join Father Tim on a profoundly personal journey back to his childhood home in this charming novel in #1 New York Times bestselling author Jan Karon's Mitford series.   Thirty-eight years have passed since Father Tim Kavanagh left his Mississippi hometown, determined not to return. Then he receives a handwritten note postmarked Holly Springs. Cryptic and unsigned, it says only Come home. These two words compel him to make the most challenging journey of his life. Traveling to his boyhood home doesn’t merely take Father Tim across hundreds of miles. Thanks to a thousand sights and smells, he also travels back through memories—some fond and some he’s tried for nearly forty years to forget, from his quick-to-anger father and his lovingly tender mother to the picturesque small town he’d tried desperately to leave behind. And once Father Tim discovers who was behind the mysterious note, a truth is revealed that will change his life—forever.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201811Tue, 30 Oct 2007 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201811 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Home to Holly Springs: The First of the Father Tim Novels Series: #10 of A Mitford Novel Author: Jan Karon Narrator: Scott Sowers Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201811 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Home to Holly Springs: The First of the Father Tim Novels Series: #10 of A Mitford Novel Author: Jan Karon Narrator: Scott Sowers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 46 minutes Release date: October 30, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.63 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Join Father Tim on a profoundly personal journey back to his childhood home in this charming novel in #1 New York Times bestselling author Jan Karon's Mitford series.   Thirty-eight years have passed since Father Tim Kavanagh left his Mississippi hometown, determined not to return. Then he receives a handwritten note postmarked Holly Springs. Cryptic and unsigned, it says only Come home. These two words compel him to make the most challenging journey of his life. Traveling to his boyhood home doesn’t merely take Father Tim across hundreds of miles. Thanks to a thousand sights and smells, he also travels back through memories—some fond and some he’s tried for nearly forty years to forget, from his quick-to-anger father and his lovingly tender mother to the picturesque small town he’d tried desperately to leave behind. And once Father Tim discovers who was behind the mysterious note, a truth is revealed that will change his life—forever.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/world-without-end-by-ken-follett--65311227https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289623 to listen full audiobooks. Title: World Without End Series: #2 of Kingsbridge Author: Ken Follett Narrator: John Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 45 hours 37 minutes Release date: October 9, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 179 Ratings of Narrator: 4.89 of Total 35 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In 1989 Ken Follett astonished the literary world with The Pillars of the Earth, a sweeping epic novel set in twelfth-century England centered on the building of a cathedral and many of the hundreds of lives it affected. Critics were overwhelmed—“it will hold you, fascinate you, surround you” (Chicago Tribune)—and readers everywhere hoped for a sequel.  World Without End takes place in the same town of Kingsbridge, two centuries after the townspeople finished building the exquisite Gothic cathedral that was at the heart of The Pillars of the Earth. The cathedral and the priory are again at the center of a web of love and hate, greed and pride, ambition and revenge, but this sequel stands on its own. This time the men and women of an extraordinary cast of characters find themselves at a crossroad of new ideas— about medicine, commerce, architecture, and justice. In a world where proponents of the old ways fiercely battle those with progressive minds, the intrigue and tension quickly reach a boiling point against the devastating backdrop of the greatest natural disaster ever to strike the human race—the Black Death.  Three years in the writing, and nearly eighteen years since its predecessor, World Without End breathes new life into the epic historical novel and once again shows that Ken Follett is a masterful author writing at the top of his craft.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289623Tue, 09 Oct 2007 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289623 to listen full audiobooks. Title: World Without End Series: #2 of Kingsbridge Author: Ken Follett Narrator: John Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 45 hours 37 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289623 to listen full audiobooks. Title: World Without End Series: #2 of Kingsbridge Author: Ken Follett Narrator: John Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 45 hours 37 minutes Release date: October 9, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 179 Ratings of Narrator: 4.89 of Total 35 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In 1989 Ken Follett astonished the literary world with The Pillars of the Earth, a sweeping epic novel set in twelfth-century England centered on the building of a cathedral and many of the hundreds of lives it affected. Critics were overwhelmed—“it will hold you, fascinate you, surround you” (Chicago Tribune)—and readers everywhere hoped for a sequel.  World Without End takes place in the same town of Kingsbridge, two centuries after the townspeople finished building the exquisite Gothic cathedral that was at the heart of The Pillars of the Earth. The cathedral and the priory are again at the center of a web of love and hate, greed and pride, ambition and revenge, but this sequel stands on its own. This time the men and women of an extraordinary cast of characters find themselves at a crossroad of new ideas— about medicine, commerce, architecture, and justice. In a world where proponents of the old ways fiercely battle those with progressive minds, the intrigue and tension quickly reach a boiling point against the devastating backdrop of the greatest natural disaster ever to strike the human race—the Black Death.  Three years in the writing, and nearly eighteen years since its predecessor, World Without End breathes new life into the epic historical novel and once again shows that Ken Follett is a masterful author writing at the top of his craft.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lottery-by-patricia-wood--65311198https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203478 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lottery Author: Patricia Wood Narrator: Paul Michael Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 49 minutes Release date: August 2, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Money isn?t the same as treasure, and IQ isn?t the same as smarts?An uplifting and joyous new novel hailed by Jacqueline Mitchard as ?solid gold.? Perry L. Crandall knows what it?s like to be an outsider. With an IQ of 76, he?s an easy mark. Before his grandmother died, she armed Perry well with what he?d need to know: the importance of words and writing things down, and how to play the lottery. Most important, she taught him whom to trust?a crucial lesson for Perry when he wins the multimillion-dollar jackpot. As his family descends, moving in on his fortune, his fate, and his few true friends, he has a lesson for them: never, ever underestimate Perry Crandall.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203478Thu, 02 Aug 2007 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203478 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lottery Author: Patricia Wood Narrator: Paul Michael Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 49 minutes Release date: August 2, 2007 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203478 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lottery Author: Patricia Wood Narrator: Paul Michael Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 49 minutes Release date: August 2, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Money isn?t the same as treasure, and IQ isn?t the same as smarts?An uplifting and joyous new novel hailed by Jacqueline Mitchard as ?solid gold.? Perry L. Crandall knows what it?s like to be an outsider. With an IQ of 76, he?s an easy mark. Before his grandmother died, she armed Perry well with what he?d need to know: the importance of words and writing things down, and how to play the lottery. Most important, she taught him whom to trust?a crucial lesson for Perry when he wins the multimillion-dollar jackpot. As his family descends, moving in on his fortune, his fate, and his few true friends, he has a lesson for them: never, ever underestimate Perry Crandall.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/second-chance-by-jane-green--65311275https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199281 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Second Chance Author: Jane Green Narrator: Rosalyn Landor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 41 minutes Release date: June 19, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: When tragedy strikes, four friends reunite in this life-affirming tale from the New York Times bestselling author of Falling and Sister Stardust. In school, Tom, Holly, Saffron, Paul, and Olivia were the best of friends. Twenty years later, they’re barely more than strangers. But when Tom dies in a heartbreaking instance of being in the wrong place at the wrong time, the four that remain are thrust back into each other’s lives.   Quickly falling back into the intimacy of their youth, Holly, Saffron, Paul, and Olivia are forced to reexamine the choices they’ve made. As their secrets rise to the surface, Tom’s death becomes the catalyst that changes them all, giving four estranged friends the chance to find a new beginning...]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199281Tue, 19 Jun 2007 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199281 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Second Chance Author: Jane Green Narrator: Rosalyn Landor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 41 minutes Release date: June 19, 2007 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199281 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Second Chance Author: Jane Green Narrator: Rosalyn Landor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 41 minutes Release date: June 19, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: When tragedy strikes, four friends reunite in this life-affirming tale from the New York Times bestselling author of Falling and Sister Stardust. In school, Tom, Holly, Saffron, Paul, and Olivia were the best of friends. Twenty years later, they’re barely more than strangers. But when Tom dies in a heartbreaking instance of being in the wrong place at the wrong time, the four that remain are thrust back into each other’s lives.   Quickly falling back into the intimacy of their youth, Holly, Saffron, Paul, and Olivia are forced to reexamine the choices they’ve made. As their secrets rise to the surface, Tom’s death becomes the catalyst that changes them all, giving four estranged friends the chance to find a new beginning...]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-saffron-kitchen-by-yasmin-crowther--65311248https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201301 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Saffron Kitchen Author: Yasmin Crowther Narrator: Ariana Fraval, Mehr Mansuri Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: December 28, 2006 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Unabridged CDs - 8 CDs, 9 hours A passionate and timely debut novel about mothers and daughters, roots and exile, from the remote mountains and riotous streets of Iran to the rain-soaked suburbs of London.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201301Thu, 28 Dec 2006 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201301 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Saffron Kitchen Author: Yasmin Crowther Narrator: Ariana Fraval, Mehr Mansuri Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201301 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Saffron Kitchen Author: Yasmin Crowther Narrator: Ariana Fraval, Mehr Mansuri Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: December 28, 2006 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Unabridged CDs - 8 CDs, 9 hours A passionate and timely debut novel about mothers and daughters, roots and exile, from the remote mountains and riotous streets of Iran to the rain-soaked suburbs of London.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/john-s-story-the-last-eyewitness-by-tim-lahaye-jerry-b-jenkins--65311267https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201792 to listen full audiobooks. Title: John's Story: The Last Eyewitness Series: #1 of The Jesus Chronicles Author: Tim Lahaye, Jerry B. Jenkins Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 14 minutes Release date: November 21, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.2 of Total 5 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The bestselling series from the authors of the phenomenal multimillion-selling Left Behind books. Here is the first in the Biblically inspired series, The Jesus Chronicles, which brings to life the story of Jesus, told in the voices of those who knew and loved him best—the Gospel writers John, Mark, Matthew, and Luke.  In this volume, readers will discover John's story, a thrilling account of the life of the man who came to fulfill the prophecies of the Old Testament and to save all of humankind—and the disciple who was the last eyewitness to Jesus's glory. Readers will experience firsthand the creation of the Gospel of John as well as the Book of Revelation—Scripture that still has profound meaning for the world 2,000 years later.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201792Tue, 21 Nov 2006 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201792 to listen full audiobooks. Title: John's Story: The Last Eyewitness Series: #1 of The Jesus Chronicles Author: Tim Lahaye, Jerry B. Jenkins Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201792 to listen full audiobooks. Title: John's Story: The Last Eyewitness Series: #1 of The Jesus Chronicles Author: Tim Lahaye, Jerry B. Jenkins Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 14 minutes Release date: November 21, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.2 of Total 5 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The bestselling series from the authors of the phenomenal multimillion-selling Left Behind books. Here is the first in the Biblically inspired series, The Jesus Chronicles, which brings to life the story of Jesus, told in the voices of those who knew and loved him best—the Gospel writers John, Mark, Matthew, and Luke.  In this volume, readers will discover John's story, a thrilling account of the life of the man who came to fulfill the prophecies of the Old Testament and to save all of humankind—and the disciple who was the last eyewitness to Jesus's glory. Readers will experience firsthand the creation of the Gospel of John as well as the Book of Revelation—Scripture that still has profound meaning for the world 2,000 years later.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-shepherd-the-angel-and-walter-the-christmas-miracle-dog-by-dave-barry--65311236https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201005 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog Author: Dave Barry Narrator: Dave Barry Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 0 minutes Release date: November 7, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.56 of Total 9 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist comes one of the funniest, warmest, most delightful Christmas stories ever.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201005Tue, 07 Nov 2006 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201005 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog Author: Dave Barry Narrator: Dave Barry Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 0...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201005 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog Author: Dave Barry Narrator: Dave Barry Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 0 minutes Release date: November 7, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.56 of Total 9 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist comes one of the funniest, warmest, most delightful Christmas stories ever.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-godfather-s-revenge-by-mark-winegardner--65311168https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203461 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Godfather's Revenge Series: #2 of The Godfather Returns Author: Mark Winegardner Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 50 minutes Release date: November 7, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.93 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The third installment in Mario Puzo's epic chronicle of the Corleone crime family-one of the most enduring lineages in American literature and cinema-achieves a stunning crescendo with a story that imagines the role of the Mafia in the assassination of a young, charismatic president. Unabridged CDs - 10 CDs, 12 hours]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203461Tue, 07 Nov 2006 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203461 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Godfather's Revenge Series: #2 of The Godfather Returns Author: Mark Winegardner Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203461 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Godfather's Revenge Series: #2 of The Godfather Returns Author: Mark Winegardner Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 50 minutes Release date: November 7, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.93 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The third installment in Mario Puzo's epic chronicle of the Corleone crime family-one of the most enduring lineages in American literature and cinema-achieves a stunning crescendo with a story that imagines the role of the Mafia in the assassination of a young, charismatic president. Unabridged CDs - 10 CDs, 12 hours]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wives-behaving-badly-by-elizabeth-buchan--65311181https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201218 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wives Behaving Badly Series: #2 of The Two Mrs. Lloyds Author: Elizabeth Buchan Narrator: Justine Eyre Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 51 minutes Release date: July 6, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: What could be sweeter than Revenge? The sequel. American readers fell in love with Elizabeth Buchan?s Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman. Now, with the delicious sequel to that beloved New York Times bestseller, Elizabeth Buchan answers the intriguing question: What happens when the mistress becomes the wife? Minty Lloyd has what she always wanted, her prized Nathan and twin boys, but she is haunted by the glamorous new life of her predecessor, Rose. Then an unforeseen event forces the rivals to renegotiate their relationship. With Buchan?s signature talents, Wives Behaving Badly is a delightful novel that reaffirms its author as our wisest and warmest revealer of women?s intimate lives.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201218Thu, 06 Jul 2006 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201218 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wives Behaving Badly Series: #2 of The Two Mrs. Lloyds Author: Elizabeth Buchan Narrator: Justine Eyre Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 51...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201218 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wives Behaving Badly Series: #2 of The Two Mrs. Lloyds Author: Elizabeth Buchan Narrator: Justine Eyre Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 51 minutes Release date: July 6, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: What could be sweeter than Revenge? The sequel. American readers fell in love with Elizabeth Buchan?s Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman. Now, with the delicious sequel to that beloved New York Times bestseller, Elizabeth Buchan answers the intriguing question: What happens when the mistress becomes the wife? Minty Lloyd has what she always wanted, her prized Nathan and twin boys, but she is haunted by the glamorous new life of her predecessor, Rose. Then an unforeseen event forces the rivals to renegotiate their relationship. With Buchan?s signature talents, Wives Behaving Badly is a delightful novel that reaffirms its author as our wisest and warmest revealer of women?s intimate lives.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/love-and-other-impossible-pursuits-by-ayelet-waldman--65311138https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204650 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love and Other Impossible Pursuits Author: Ayelet Waldman Narrator: Susan Denaker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 28 minutes Release date: January 24, 2006 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In this moving, wry, and candid novel, widely acclaimed novelist Ayelet Waldman takes us through one woman’s passage through love, loss, and the strange absurdities of modern life.Emilia Greenleaf believed that she had found her soulmate, the man she was meant to spend her life with. But life seems a lot less rosy when Emilia has to deal with the most neurotic and sheltered five-year-old in New York City: her new stepson William. Now Emilia finds herself trying to flag down taxis with a giant, industrial-strength car seat, looking for perfect, strawberry-flavored, lactose-free cupcakes, receiving corrections on her French pronunciation from her supercilious stepson – and attempting to find balance in a new family that’s both larger, and smaller, than she bargained for. In Love and Other Impossible Pursuits Ayelet Waldman has created a novel rich with humor and truth, perfectly characterizing one woman’s search for answers in a crazily uncertain world.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204650Tue, 24 Jan 2006 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204650 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love and Other Impossible Pursuits Author: Ayelet Waldman Narrator: Susan Denaker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 28 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/204650 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love and Other Impossible Pursuits Author: Ayelet Waldman Narrator: Susan Denaker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 28 minutes Release date: January 24, 2006 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In this moving, wry, and candid novel, widely acclaimed novelist Ayelet Waldman takes us through one woman’s passage through love, loss, and the strange absurdities of modern life.Emilia Greenleaf believed that she had found her soulmate, the man she was meant to spend her life with. But life seems a lot less rosy when Emilia has to deal with the most neurotic and sheltered five-year-old in New York City: her new stepson William. Now Emilia finds herself trying to flag down taxis with a giant, industrial-strength car seat, looking for perfect, strawberry-flavored, lactose-free cupcakes, receiving corrections on her French pronunciation from her supercilious stepson – and attempting to find balance in a new family that’s both larger, and smaller, than she bargained for. In Love and Other Impossible Pursuits Ayelet Waldman has created a novel rich with humor and truth, perfectly characterizing one woman’s search for answers in a crazily uncertain world.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/light-from-heaven-by-jan-karon--65311228https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201813 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Light from Heaven Series: #9 of A Mitford Novel Author: Jan Karon Narrator: John McDonough Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 19 minutes Release date: November 3, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.53 of Total 40 Ratings of Narrator: 4.83 of Total 6 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: All good things—even laughter and orange marmalade cake—must come to an end  And in Light from Heaven, the long-anticipated final volume in the phenomenally successful Mitford Years series, Karon deftly ties up all the loose ends of Father Timothy Kavanagh’s deeply affecting life. On a century-old valley farm where Father Tim and Cynthia are housesitting, there’s plenty to say grace over, from the havoc of a windstorm to a surprising new addition to the household and a mystery in the chicken house. It’s life on the mountaintop, however, that promises to give Father Tim the definitive challenge of his long priesthood. Can he step up to the plate and revive a remote, long-empty mountain church, asap? Or has he been called to accomplish the impossible? Fortunately, he’s been given an angel—in the flesh, of course. Light from Heaven is filled with characters old and new and with answers to all the questions that Karon fans have asked since the series began nearly a decade ago. To put it simply—it’s her best. And we believe millions will agree.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201813Thu, 03 Nov 2005 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201813 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Light from Heaven Series: #9 of A Mitford Novel Author: Jan Karon Narrator: John McDonough Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 19 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201813 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Light from Heaven Series: #9 of A Mitford Novel Author: Jan Karon Narrator: John McDonough Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 19 minutes Release date: November 3, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.53 of Total 40 Ratings of Narrator: 4.83 of Total 6 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: All good things—even laughter and orange marmalade cake—must come to an end  And in Light from Heaven, the long-anticipated final volume in the phenomenally successful Mitford Years series, Karon deftly ties up all the loose ends of Father Timothy Kavanagh’s deeply affecting life. On a century-old valley farm where Father Tim and Cynthia are housesitting, there’s plenty to say grace over, from the havoc of a windstorm to a surprising new addition to the household and a mystery in the chicken house. It’s life on the mountaintop, however, that promises to give Father Tim the definitive challenge of his long priesthood. Can he step up to the plate and revive a remote, long-empty mountain church, asap? Or has he been called to accomplish the impossible? Fortunately, he’s been given an angel—in the flesh, of course. Light from Heaven is filled with characters old and new and with answers to all the questions that Karon fans have asked since the series began nearly a decade ago. To put it simply—it’s her best. And we believe millions will agree.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-divide-by-nicholas-evans--65311280https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201389 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Divide Author: Nicholas Evans Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 10 minutes Release date: September 22, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 42 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE HORSE WHISPERER... returns with an epic new novel of the human heart.On a Montana morning, two skiers find the body of a woman embedded in the ice of a mountain creek. She's identified as Abbie Cooper, a brilliant college student who was on the run from charges of murder. But what was the chain of events that led this golden child astray? The answers are in the secrets of an American family fractured by lies and reunited in a tragedy.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201389Thu, 22 Sep 2005 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201389 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Divide Author: Nicholas Evans Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 10 minutes Release date: September 22, 2005...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201389 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Divide Author: Nicholas Evans Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 10 minutes Release date: September 22, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 42 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE HORSE WHISPERER... returns with an epic new novel of the human heart.On a Montana morning, two skiers find the body of a woman embedded in the ice of a mountain creek. She's identified as Abbie Cooper, a brilliant college student who was on the run from charges of murder. But what was the chain of events that led this golden child astray? The answers are in the secrets of an American family fractured by lies and reunited in a tragedy.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/if-i-had-you-by-lynn-kurland--65311155https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201998 to listen full audiobooks. Title: If I Had You Series: #6 of de Piaget Family Author: Lynn Kurland Narrator: Ilyana Kadushin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 48 minutes Release date: May 3, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 4 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In her captivating new novel, bestselling author Lynn Kurland paints a magnificent portrait of 13th-century England--with the passionate tale of a woman crippled by the past and a man destined to future greatness....]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201998Tue, 03 May 2005 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201998 to listen full audiobooks. Title: If I Had You Series: #6 of de Piaget Family Author: Lynn Kurland Narrator: Ilyana Kadushin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 48 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201998 to listen full audiobooks. Title: If I Had You Series: #6 of de Piaget Family Author: Lynn Kurland Narrator: Ilyana Kadushin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 48 minutes Release date: May 3, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 4 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In her captivating new novel, bestselling author Lynn Kurland paints a magnificent portrait of 13th-century England--with the passionate tale of a woman crippled by the past and a man destined to future greatness....]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-mermaid-chair-by-sue-monk-kidd--65311234https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199374 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Mermaid Chair Author: Sue Monk Kidd Narrator: Eliza Foss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 20 minutes Release date: October 10, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.15 of Total 126 Ratings of Narrator: 4.3 of Total 10 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A transcendent tale of a woman's self-discovery—the New York Times–bestselling second work of fiction by the author of The Secret Life of Bees and The Book of Longings Inside the church of a Benedictine monastery on Egret Island, just off the coast of South Carolina, resides a beautiful and mysterious chair ornately carved with mermaids and dedicated to a saint who, legend claims, was a mermaid before her conversion. When Jessie Sullivan is summoned home to the island to cope with her eccentric mother’s seemingly inexplicable behavior, she is living a conventional life with her husband, Hugh, a life “molded to the smallest space possible.” Jessie loves Hugh, but once on the island, she finds herself drawn to Brother Thomas, a monk about to take his final vows. Amid a rich community of unforgettable island women and the exotic beauty of marshlands, tidal creeks, and majestic egrets, Jessie grapples with the tension of desire and the struggle to deny it, with a freedom that feels overwhelmingly right, and with the immutable force of home and marriage. Is the power of the mermaid chair only a myth? Or will it alter the course of Jessie’s life? What happens will unlock the roots of her mother’s tormented past, but most of all, it will allow Jessie to discover selfhood and a place of belonging as she explores the thin line between the spiritual and the erotic.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199374Sun, 10 Oct 2004 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199374 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Mermaid Chair Author: Sue Monk Kidd Narrator: Eliza Foss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 20 minutes Release date: October 10, 2004...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199374 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Mermaid Chair Author: Sue Monk Kidd Narrator: Eliza Foss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 20 minutes Release date: October 10, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.15 of Total 126 Ratings of Narrator: 4.3 of Total 10 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A transcendent tale of a woman's self-discovery—the New York Times–bestselling second work of fiction by the author of The Secret Life of Bees and The Book of Longings Inside the church of a Benedictine monastery on Egret Island, just off the coast of South Carolina, resides a beautiful and mysterious chair ornately carved with mermaids and dedicated to a saint who, legend claims, was a mermaid before her conversion. When Jessie Sullivan is summoned home to the island to cope with her eccentric mother’s seemingly inexplicable behavior, she is living a conventional life with her husband, Hugh, a life “molded to the smallest space possible.” Jessie loves Hugh, but once on the island, she finds herself drawn to Brother Thomas, a monk about to take his final vows. Amid a rich community of unforgettable island women and the exotic beauty of marshlands, tidal creeks, and majestic egrets, Jessie grapples with the tension of desire and the struggle to deny it, with a freedom that feels overwhelmingly right, and with the immutable force of home and marriage. Is the power of the mermaid chair only a myth? Or will it alter the course of Jessie’s life? What happens will unlock the roots of her mother’s tormented past, but most of all, it will allow Jessie to discover selfhood and a place of belonging as she explores the thin line between the spiritual and the erotic.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/coal-run-by-tawni-o-dell--65311178https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202941 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Coal Run Author: Tawni O'Dell Narrator: Daniel Passer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 48 minutes Release date: June 17, 2004 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: With her eagerly awaited second novel, Tawni O'Dell takes readers back to the coal-mining country of western Pennsylvania. Set in a town ravaged and haunted by a mine explosion that took the lives of 96 men, Coal Run explores the life of local deputy and erstwhile football legend, 'The Great Ivan Z.,' as he prepares for a former teammate's imminent release from prison. As the week unfolds and Ivan struggles to confront his demons, he reveals himself to be a man whose conscience is burdened by a long-held and shocking secret.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202941Thu, 17 Jun 2004 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202941 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Coal Run Author: Tawni O'Dell Narrator: Daniel Passer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 48 minutes Release date: June 17, 2004 Genres:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/202941 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Coal Run Author: Tawni O'Dell Narrator: Daniel Passer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 48 minutes Release date: June 17, 2004 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: With her eagerly awaited second novel, Tawni O'Dell takes readers back to the coal-mining country of western Pennsylvania. Set in a town ravaged and haunted by a mine explosion that took the lives of 96 men, Coal Run explores the life of local deputy and erstwhile football legend, 'The Great Ivan Z.,' as he prepares for a former teammate's imminent release from prison. As the week unfolds and Ivan struggles to confront his demons, he reveals himself to be a man whose conscience is burdened by a long-held and shocking secret.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-secret-life-of-bees-by-sue-monk-kidd--65311260https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199358 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Secret Life of Bees Author: Sue Monk Kidd Narrator: Jenna Lamia Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 28, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 324 Ratings of Narrator: 4.76 of Total 45 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: An intoxicating debut novel of 'one motherless daughter's discovery of...the strange and wonderful places we find love' —The Washington PostSue Monk Kidd's ravishing debut novel has stolen the hearts of reviewers and readers alike with its strong, assured voice. Set in South Carolina in 1964, The Secret Life of Bees tells the story of Lily Owens, whose life has been shaped around the blurred memory of the afternoon her mother was killed. When Lily's fierce-hearted 'stand-in mother,' Rosaleen, insults three of the town's fiercest racists, Lily decides they should both escape to Tiburon, South Carolina—a town that holds the secret to her mother's past. There they are taken in by an eccentric trio of black beekeeping sisters who introduce Lily to a mesmerizing world of bees, honey, and the Black Madonna who presides over their household. This is a remarkable story about divine female power and the transforming power of love—a story that women will share and pass on to their daughters for years to come.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199358Tue, 28 Jan 2003 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199358 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Secret Life of Bees Author: Sue Monk Kidd Narrator: Jenna Lamia Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 28,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199358 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Secret Life of Bees Author: Sue Monk Kidd Narrator: Jenna Lamia Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 28, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 324 Ratings of Narrator: 4.76 of Total 45 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: An intoxicating debut novel of 'one motherless daughter's discovery of...the strange and wonderful places we find love' —The Washington PostSue Monk Kidd's ravishing debut novel has stolen the hearts of reviewers and readers alike with its strong, assured voice. Set in South Carolina in 1964, The Secret Life of Bees tells the story of Lily Owens, whose life has been shaped around the blurred memory of the afternoon her mother was killed. When Lily's fierce-hearted 'stand-in mother,' Rosaleen, insults three of the town's fiercest racists, Lily decides they should both escape to Tiburon, South Carolina—a town that holds the secret to her mother's past. There they are taken in by an eccentric trio of black beekeeping sisters who introduce Lily to a mesmerizing world of bees, honey, and the Black Madonna who presides over their household. This is a remarkable story about divine female power and the transforming power of love—a story that women will share and pass on to their daughters for years to come.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-light-in-the-window-by-jan-karon--65311153https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201818 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Light in the Window Series: #2 of A Mitford Novel Author: Jan Karon Narrator: John Mcdonough Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 45 minutes Release date: January 1, 2001 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 54 Ratings of Narrator: 4.8 of Total 5 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The second book in Jan Karon’s bestselling Mitford series confirms that a trip to Mitford is good for the soul His attractive neighbor is tugging at his heartstrings. A wealthy widow is pursuing him with hot casseroles. And his red-haired Cousin Meg has moved into the rectory, uninvited. As you can see, Mitford's rector and lifelong bachelor, Father Tim, is in need of divine intervention. In this beautifully crafted second novel in the Mitford series, Jan Karon delivers a love story that's both heartwarming and hilarious. Only time will tell if the village parson can practice what he preaches. Like At Home in Mitford, this book is filled with the miracles and mysteries of everyday life. And the affirmation of what some of us already know: Life in a small town is rarely quiet and it is absolutely never boring.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201818Mon, 01 Jan 2001 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201818 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Light in the Window Series: #2 of A Mitford Novel Author: Jan Karon Narrator: John Mcdonough Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 45 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/201818 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Light in the Window Series: #2 of A Mitford Novel Author: Jan Karon Narrator: John Mcdonough Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 45 minutes Release date: January 1, 2001 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 54 Ratings of Narrator: 4.8 of Total 5 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The second book in Jan Karon’s bestselling Mitford series confirms that a trip to Mitford is good for the soul His attractive neighbor is tugging at his heartstrings. A wealthy widow is pursuing him with hot casseroles. And his red-haired Cousin Meg has moved into the rectory, uninvited. As you can see, Mitford's rector and lifelong bachelor, Father Tim, is in need of divine intervention. In this beautifully crafted second novel in the Mitford series, Jan Karon delivers a love story that's both heartwarming and hilarious. Only time will tell if the village parson can practice what he preaches. Like At Home in Mitford, this book is filled with the miracles and mysteries of everyday life. And the affirmation of what some of us already know: Life in a small town is rarely quiet and it is absolutely never boring.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-horse-whisperer-a-novel-by-nicholas-evans--65311188https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203360 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Horse Whisperer: A Novel Author: Nicholas Evans Narrator: Frank Muller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 41 minutes Release date: July 5, 2000 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.26 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 6 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A forty-ton truck hurtles out of control on a snowy country road, a teenage girl on horseback in its path.  In a few terrible seconds the life of a family is shattered.  And a mother's quest begins -- to save her maimed daughter and a horse driven mad by pain.  It is an odyssey that will bring her to... The Horse Whisperer He is the stuff of legend.  His voice can calm wild horses and his touch heal broken spirits.  For secrets uttered softly into pricked and troubled ears, such men were once called Whisperers.  Now Tom Booker, the inheritor of this ancient gift, is to meet his greatest challenge. Annie Graves has traveled across a continent with her daughter, Grace, and their wounded horse, Pilgrim, to the Booker ranch in Montana.  Annie has risked everything -- her career, her marriage, her comfortable life -- in her desperate belief that the Whisperer can help them.  The accident has turned Pilgrim savage.  He is now so demented and dangerous that everyone says he should be destroyed.  But Annie won't give up on him, for she feels his fate is inextricably entwined with that of her daughter, who has retreated into a heartrending, hostile silence.  Annie knows that if the horse dies, something in Grace will die too. In the weeks to come, under the massive sky of the Rocky Mountain Front, all their lives -- including Tom Booker's -- will be transformed forever in a way none could have foretold.  At once an epic love story and a gripping adventure, The Horse Whisperer weaves an extraordinary tale of healing and redemption -- a magnificent emotional journey that explores our ancient bonds with earth and sky and hearts untamed.  It is a stirring elegy to the power of belief and self-discovery, to hopes lost and found again.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203360Wed, 05 Jul 2000 07:11:35 +0000Cassandra DuBuquePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203360 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Horse Whisperer: A Novel Author: Nicholas Evans Narrator: Frank Muller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 41 minutes Release date: July...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/203360 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Horse Whisperer: A Novel Author: Nicholas Evans Narrator: Frank Muller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 41 minutes Release date: July 5, 2000 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.26 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 6 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A forty-ton truck hurtles out of control on a snowy country road, a teenage girl on horseback in its path.  In a few terrible seconds the life of a family is shattered.  And a mother's quest begins -- to save her maimed daughter and a horse driven mad by pain.  It is an odyssey that will bring her to... The Horse Whisperer He is the stuff of legend.  His voice can calm wild horses and his touch heal broken spirits.  For secrets uttered softly into pricked and troubled ears, such men were once called Whisperers.  Now Tom Booker, the inheritor of this ancient gift, is to meet his greatest challenge. Annie Graves has traveled across a continent with her daughter, Grace, and their wounded horse, Pilgrim, to the Booker ranch in Montana.  Annie has risked everything -- her career, her marriage, her comfortable life -- in her desperate belief that the Whisperer can help them.  The accident has turned Pilgrim savage.  He is now so demented and dangerous that everyone says he should be destroyed.  But Annie won't give up on him, for she feels his fate is inextricably entwined with that of her daughter, who has retreated into a heartrending, hostile silence.  Annie knows that if the horse dies, something in Grace will die too. In the weeks to come, under the massive sky of the Rocky Mountain Front, all their lives -- including Tom Booker's -- will be transformed forever in a way none could have foretold.  At once an epic love story and a gripping adventure, The Horse Whisperer weaves an extraordinary tale of healing and redemption -- a magnificent emotional journey that explores our ancient bonds with earth and sky and hearts untamed.  It is a stirring elegy to the power of belief and self-discovery, to hopes lost and found again.]]>605cleanfull