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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/506612 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tough Crowd Author: Andi Osho Narrator: Andi Osho Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 20 minutes Release date: July 20, 2023 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Don’t miss the new laugh-out-loud novel from Andi Osho, the bestselling author of Asking for a Friend! ‘Andi Osho brings lots of laughs to this heartfelt romcom.’ Woman’s Weekly ‘Another wildly entertaining novel from the much-loved British comedian.’ I News * * * A NEW MAN ON THE SCENE. Aspiring comedian Abi has always been told that she’s too much, but never felt like enough. Until she meets Will, who changes everything she’s been made to believe by men, the media and her mum. He loves her just the way she is. HIS KIDS. But Will is a package deal and comes with two daughters from a previous relationship. Suddenly Abi finds herself thrown into the spotlight, and not just on the stage… CAN SHE WIN OVER THIS TOUGH CROWD? Abi is used to playing to difficult audiences, but step-parenting, and winning over the girls, is going to be her toughest challenge yet. Can she finally prove her critics wrong and triumph at her biggest gig to date? A fun and feel-good romantic comedy about love, friendship and family for anyone who’s struggled to feel like enough and find their place. Fans of Beth O’Leary and Ruth Jones will love this warm and witty page-turner. –- Praise for Andi Osho: ‘A mistressclass in combining humour and lovely characters’ Jo Brand ‘Witty, pacy and joyful’ Beth O’Leary ‘A fresh, funny, relatable page-turner’ Deborah Frances-White ‘Written with so much heart’ Daisy Buchanan

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/499072 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lonely Orphan Series: #4 of Button Street Orphans Author: Cathy Sharp Narrator: Antonia Beamish Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 20 minutes Release date: March 17, 2022 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The emotional, heartrending story from the bestselling author of The Orphans of Halfpenny Street and An Orphan’s Dream Can he find a new family? Schoolboy Luke runs away to London, far from the abusive orphanage where he grew up. Desperate not to end up as a petty criminal, forced to beg for scraps on the street. Luke wanders the East End docks searching for honest employment and a morsel of food. Longing to be a part of the close-knit community, Luke volunteers to work with the local doctor and his wife. Their welcoming home is all he’s ever wished for. But not everyone wants the best for Luke and his new friends. A dangerous man is looking for revenge, and Luke risks being pulled into the dark criminal underworld of the docks. Will he be forced to sacrifice the life he’s built for himself in order to protect those he’s grown to love? Reader’s love Cathy Sharp ‘A brilliant book!’ 5* Amazon reviewer ‘Enjoyed every page’ 5* Goodreads reviewer

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/502357 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A We’ll Meet Again on Coronation Street Series: #5 of Coronation Street Author: Maggie Sullivan Narrator: Gabrielle Glaister Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 17, 2022 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A charming and nostalgic read, perfect for fans of Coronation Street and readers who love stories set in wartime. They’ve waited a long time to be together After years of war, the residents of Coronation Street are looking forward to saying goodbye to rations books, blackouts and bombs. However, life is slow to change and they are still waiting for the good times to return. Ida Barlow thought she was happy to have her husband back from the war. Frank can’t understand that his wife has no intention of giving up her new independence to wait on him hand and foot. Wendy Collins, a new arrival to the street, wants a fresh start, but struggles to fit in to her teaching job at the local school. Elsie Tanner’s latest fella has put a spring in her step. She thinks the rest of the street need a pick-me-up too, and they are soon planning a trip to Blackpool. The folk of Coronation Street have waited a long time to let their hair down ― will sticks of rock and kiss-me-quick hats be enough to bring them all together again?

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/506616 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Em & Me Author: Beth Morrey Narrator: Pearl Mackie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 1 minute Release date: February 3, 2022 Genres: Coming of Age Publisher's Summary: Beth Morrey's brand new, joyful and uplifting novel, LUCKY DAY, is available to pre-order now From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Saving Missy A mother. A daughter. A secret waiting to be uncovered. For too long – since the sudden death of her mother as a teenager, since the birth of her daughter, Em, when she was just seventeen – Delphine has been unable to let go of the past, obsessed with protecting Em and clinging to a secret that could ruin everything. She’s been living life in safe shades of grey. The day that Delphine finally stands up for herself is the day that changes everything. Delphine begins to remember what it’s like to want more: rediscovering her singing voice, opening herself to friendship, and reviving not only her mother’s roots, but her mother’s memories. As her life begins to fill with colour, can she be brave for herself and for Em? And what would happen if she finally told the truth? A big-hearted, hopeful novel about finding second chances – and taking them. ‘Glorious!’ CLARE POOLEY ‘Compelling’ SUNDAY EXPRESS ‘Beautiful, uplifting and deeply moving’ FREYA SAMPSON

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/509301 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Antoinette's Sister Author: Diana Giovinazzo Narrator: Marisa Calin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 43 minutes Release date: January 11, 2022 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: As Marie Antoinette took her last breath as Queen of France in Paris, another formidable monarch—Antoinette’s dearly beloved sister, Charlotte—was hundreds of miles away, in Naples, fighting desperately to secure her release from the revolutionaries who would take her life. Little did Charlotte know, however, that her sister’s execution would change the course of history—and bring about the end of her own empire.   “You are the queen. You are the queen that Antoinette wanted to be.”   Austria 1767: Maria Carolina Charlotte—tenth daughter and one of sixteen children of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria—knows her position as a Habsburg archduchess will inevitably force her to leave her home, her family, and her cherished sister, Antoinette, whose companionship she values over all else. But not yet. The Habsburg family is celebrating a great triumph: Charlotte’s older sister, Josepha, has been promised to King Ferdinand IV of Naples and will soon take her place as queen. Before she can journey to her new home, however, tragedy strikes. After visiting the family crypt, Josepha contracts smallpox and dies. Shocked, Charlotte is forced to face an unthinkable new reality: she must now marry Ferdinand in her sister’s stead.   Bereft and alone, Charlotte finds that her life in Naples is more complicated than she could ever have imagined. Ferdinand is weak and feckless, and a disastrous wedding night plunges her into despair. Her husband’s regent, Tanucci, a controlling and power-hungry man, has pushed the country to the brink of ruin. Overwhelmed, she asks her brother Leopold, now the Holy Roman Emperor, to send help—which he does in the form of John Acton, a handsome military man twenty years Charlotte’s senior who is tasked with overseeing the Navy. Now, Charlotte must gather the strength to do what her mother did before her: take control of a country.   In a time of political uprisings and royal executions and with the increasingly desperate crisis her favorite sister, Queen Marie Antoinette, is facing in France, how is a young monarch to keep hold of everything—and everyone—she loves? Find out in this sweeping, luxurious tale of family, court intrigue, and power.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/509274 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Anthem Author: Noah Hawley Narrator: Shiromi Arserio, Noah Hawley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 24 minutes Release date: January 4, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: What does it take to change the world? The “epic adventure” (Booklist) of a band of unlikely heroes on a quest to save one innocent life who may end up saving us all. For decades, Judge Margot Burr-Nadir has worked tirelessly, case by case, to administer justice from the federal bench of the Eastern District of the United States. Her position already seems like the highest possible honor. So she is surprised when a call comes from the President of the United States inviting her to accept his nomination to the Supreme Court—not least because in choosing her, in an unprecedented attempt to heal a divided nation, the President has reached across party lines. For Margot, this should be among the brightest spots of an already charmed existence. But the call comes on a family trip to visit their oldest daughter, Story, who has, without warning, vanished as if spirited away in the middle of the night by forces unseen. Margot soon finds herself thrust onto the national stage in the middle of every parent’s worst nightmare. The desperate search for Story’s whereabouts soon intersects with the mission of teenagers Simon Oliver, Louise Conklin, and a young man known only as the Prophet. Together, they have escaped from the Float Anxiety Abatement Center in Chicago on the trail of man known as The Wizard: an unimaginably wealthy, almost mythical figure of unspeakable evil who has for years been taking whatever he wants without reaping the consequences. Stopping him, this band of young people hopes to accomplish what their elders can’t or won’t do: fix a broken world. Noah Hawley’s new novel is an adventure that finds unquenchable lights in dark corners. Unforgettably vivid characters and a plot as fast and bright as pop cinema blend in a Vonnegutian story that is as timeless as a Grimm’s fairy tale. It is a leap into the idiosyncratic pulse of the American heart, written with the bravado, literary power, and feverish foresight that have made Hawley one of our most essential writers.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/506605 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Farringdon’s Fate Author: Linda Finlay Narrator: Emma Powell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 13 minutes Release date: December 9, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A house. A dynasty. A gypsy’s curse. Another gorgeous escapist read from the Queen of West Country Saga, Linda Finlay. One noble family. Five eligible daughters. A sealed fate. Nettlecombe Manor, nestled in the rolling hills of Devon, is home to the Lord Farringdon and his second wife, Lady Charlotte. As if running the vast estate wasn’t enough, Lord Farringdon has five daughters to keep him busy. Lady Charlotte is determined that the betrothal of the eldest, Louisa, should be celebrated with a ball which is the envy of Devon society and summons a corsetière from Exeter to measure them up for new corsets. Apprentice Jane Haydon arrives at Nettlecombe to do the fittings. Having never set foot in such a grand home, Jane is disturbed to hear tell of a gypsy’s curse which has haunted the family for generations, and a local wise woman’s vision that there will never be a wedding at Nettlecombe… Linda Finlay returns with this glorious tale set in the West Country. Praise for Linda Finlay: ‘Sure to delight her ever-growing legion of fans’ Dilly Court 'Warm and atmospheric, you can practically taste the sea breeze' The Express ‘Rich with carefully drawn characters who really come to life in the hands of this skilled writer’ NorthernReader ‘Evocative’ Frost Magazine ‘A treasure of a read with romance, rural history and a happy ending’ Devon Life

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/508381 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hidden Treasures: A Novel of First Love, Second Chances, and the Hidden Stories of the Heart Author: Michelle Adams Narrator: Ell Potter, Paul Fox Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 38 minutes Release date: December 7, 2021 Genres: Modern Publisher's Summary: A reunited couple search for a valuable treasure, a precious jewelry box, stolen from the Nazis and hidden away since World War II, in this powerfully emotional and romantic novel of rekindled love—perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult, Josie Silver, and Jill Santopolo. Then… Once upon a time, in a small village in southern France, a pretty, willful English girl is falling in love. Frances Langley has fallen under Benoit’s romantic spell, so sure is she that he is everything she’s ever wanted—a self-assured, sexy man, experienced and just a little bit mysterious. But Frances is hiding a secret—one that would surely separate them if he ever knew the truth. And to hold on to his love, she is willing to do anything for him, even put herself at risk by hiding a precious object, stolen by the Nazis decades before. Now… Years later, Frances’s son, Harry, opens the door of his late mother’s home, never expecting to see Tabitha—the lost love of his life—on the other side. Their angry parting had broken his heart, but now she holds a letter, sent by his mother just before her death, begging the pair to search—together—for a priceless jewelry box, hidden somewhere in her little Cotswold cottage. Harry quickly dismisses the search, but as an art historian, Tabitha cannot risk the chance to recover something so valuable that was long thought to be lost. And so they embark on a journey of discovery, but soon find themselves searching for much more than a missing piece of art. Together they learn that the true riches are not those buried in the clutter of Francis’s cottage, but are instead the treasures they each hold, buried deep inside their hearts.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/501968 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Christmas Promise Author: Richard Paul Evans Narrator: Helene Maksoud Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 55 minutes Release date: November 23, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: This holiday season, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Noel Collection returns with another heartwarming story of secrets, heartbreak, forgiveness, and the true meaning of Christmas. On the night of her high school graduation, Richelle Bach’s father gives her and her identical twin sister, Michelle, matching opal necklaces. “These opals look identical,” he tells them, “but the fire inside each is completely unique—just like the two of you.” Indeed, the two sisters couldn’t be more different, and their paths diverge as they embark on adulthood. Years pass, until—at their father’s behest—they both come home for Christmas. What happens then forever damages their relationship, and Richelle vows never to see or speak to her sister again. In their father’s last days, he asks Richelle to forgive Michelle, a deathbed promise she never fulfills as her twin is killed in an accident. Now, painfully alone and broken, caring for the sickest of children in a hospital PICU, Richelle has one last dream: to be an author. The plot of her book, The Prodigal Daughter, is a story based on her sister’s life. It’s not until she meets Justin Ek, a man who harbors his own loss, that a secret promise is revealed, and Richelle learns that the story she’s writing is not about her sister, but about herself.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/505650 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Singles Table Author: Sara Desai Narrator: Soneela Nankani Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 44 minutes Release date: November 16, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Opposites attract in this laugh-out-loud romantic comedy about a free-spirited lawyer who is determined to find the perfect match for the grumpy bachelor at her cousin's wedding.   After a devastating break-up, celebrity-obsessed lawyer Zara Patel is determined never to open her heart again. She puts her energy into building her career and helping her friends find their happily-ever-afters. She's never faced a guest at the singles table she couldn’t match, until she crosses paths with the sinfully sexy Jay Dayal.   Former military security specialist Jay has no time for love. His life is about working hard, staying focused, and winning at all costs. When charismatic Zara crashes into his life, he's thrown into close contact with exactly the kind of chaos he wants to avoid. Worse, they're stuck together for the entire wedding season.   So they make a deal. She'll find his special someone if he introduces her to his celebrity clients. But when their arrangement brings them together in ways they never expected, they realize that the perfect match might just be their own.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/504986 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Return Author: Anita Frank Narrator: Katy Sobey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 6 minutes Release date: November 11, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Gwen’s war is over, but her greatest battle is about to begin. ‘An engaging story of secrets, sacrifice and the persistence of love’ Sunday Times ‘A truly wonderful novel’ Jill Mansell ‘An enticing slant on wartime life’ Mandy Robotham ‘A beautiful and poignant love story’ Jenny Quintana From the author of The Lost Ones, a mesmerising gothic novel which was shortlisted for the Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award and the Historical Writers’ Association Debut Crown Award… May, 1945. When bells ring out for Victory in Europe, young wife and mother Gwen wonders if her world is about to change. Six years ago, on their wedding night, her husband Jack promised he would leave for the war and never return. But Jack is coming home, unable to keep the promise he so faithfully made, and full of hope that he may at last win a place in Gwen’s life and her heart. As events of the past return to haunt them, threatening all they hold dear, Jack and Gwen find themselves facing their greatest battle yet. To win, they will have to stand together and fight as one. In this sweeping historical story with huge heart, Anita Frank weaves a glorious tale of love and loss, secrets and promises. Praise for The Return: ‘An engaging story of secrets, sacrifice and the persistence of love’ Sunday Times ‘A truly wonderful novel, so beautifully written and with an engrossing plot’ Jill Mansell ‘Draws you in with a deeply held secret so that just when you think it should all be over, it’s really just beginning – an enticing slant on wartime life’ Mandy Robotham ‘Set during WWII, Anita Frank weaves a beautiful and poignant love story that tugged at my heartstrings’ Jenny Quintana ‘An engrossing story of loss, betrayal and love on the farming home front’ Carolyn Kirby ‘Beautiful, atmospheric writing and masterful storytelling’ Jenny Ashcroft ‘A more modern take on Far from the Madding Crowd’ Historical Novel Society, Editors' Choice ‘Utterly gripping’ Iona Grey ‘A love poem to a lost agricultural way of life’ Caroline Scott ‘A beautiful tale of love, loss and survival’ Fíona Scarlett ‘A triumph of pacing and emotional power’ Lancashire Post

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/506111 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Out of the Rain Series: #2 of The Umbrella series Author: V.C. Andrews Narrator: Emily Lawrence Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 47 minutes Release date: November 2, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Following the events of The Umbrella Lady, young Saffron Faith Anders searches for family and love in this spine-tingling gothic fairy tale from the New York Times bestselling author of the Flowers in the Attic series and Landry series—now popular Lifetime movies. After escaping the trauma of the Umbrella Lady’s home, thirteen-year-old Saffron Faith Anders is determined to find the father who abandoned her all those years ago. But when she finds him in a nearby town, Saffron is shocked to discover that he has married a woman he clearly had been involved with before her mother’s death. Worse, her father insists Saffron pretend to be his niece so he can continue to con his new wife’s family. Desperate for her father’s love, she goes along with the farce, but it soon becomes clear that perhaps it is better to face the world alone than trapped in a toxic and potentially dangerous family.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/503649 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Still Life: A GMA Book Club Pick: A Novel Author: Sarah Winman Narrator: Sarah Winman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 54 minutes Release date: November 2, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.87 of Total 15 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A Good Morning America Book Club Pick   A Veranda Magazine Book Club Pick A captivating, bighearted, richly tapestried story of people brought together by love, war, art, flood, and the ghost of E. M. Forster, by the celebrated author of Tin Man. Tuscany, 1944: As Allied troops advance and bombs fall around deserted villages, a young English soldier, Ulysses Temper, finds himself in the wine cellar of a deserted villa. There, he has a chance encounter with Evelyn Skinner, a middle-aged art historian who has come to Italy to salvage paintings from the ruins and recall long-forgotten memories of her own youth. In each other, Ulysses and Evelyn find a kindred spirit amidst the rubble of war-torn Italy, and set off on a course of events that will shape Ulysses's life for the next four decades.   As Ulysses returns home to London, reimmersing himself in his crew at The Stoat and Parot—a motley mix of pub crawlers and eccentrics—he carries his time in Italy with him. And when an unexpected inheritance brings him back to where it all began, Ulysses knows better than to tempt fate, and returns to the Tuscan hills. With beautiful prose, extraordinary tenderness, and bursts of humor and light, Still Life is a sweeping portrait of unforgettable individuals who come together to make a family, and a deeply drawn celebration of beauty and love in all its forms.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/503176 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Simple Wish: A heartwarming and uplifiting saga from bestselling author Rosie Goodwin Author: Rosie Goodwin Narrator: Charlie Sanderson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 5 minutes Release date: October 28, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: LGBTQ+ Publisher's Summary: The perfect Christmas gift from Britain's best-loved saga author. 1885. Ruby Carter works hard in her parents' bakery. Whilst life isn't easy, she's happy enough - her gentle mother protects young Ruby from her cruel father and loves her unconditionally. So, when her mother falls seriously ill, Ruby is heartbroken. Then, from her deathbed, her mother reveals that Ruby was adopted. Stricken by grief and alone with the violent man she called her father, Ruby feels she has no choice but to flee. At just fifteen, homeless and alone she is relieved when a kindly stranger named Mrs Bamber takes pity on poor Ruby and welcomes her into her home. But soon, Ruby learns Mrs Bamber is not as generous as she first seemed - she forces Ruby into a life of crime as a jewel thief in Birmingham's jewellery quarter. With nothing to her name and nowhere to go Ruby has no choice but to go along with it, despite the guilt and shame she feels. But Ruby is determined that she will atone for what she's done, and be reunited with her birth parents. Ruby's only wish is to find her family.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/511894 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blood of the Chosen Author: Django Wexler Narrator: Imogen Church Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 21 minutes Release date: October 5, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In the second book of Django Wexler's epic fantasy trilogy about two siblings divided by magic and revolution, Gyre must travel across the Splinter Kingdoms to rally the rebels to his side, while his sister Maya uncovers the secrets of a powerful artifact that could change everything. Gyre finally sees a way to overthrow the all-powerful Twilight Order. But he'll have to gain the alliance of both the ghouls and the human rebels to the south in order to even stand have a chance. And uniting them won't be so simple. His sister Maya is still a soldier of the Order. But after clashing with her brother, she isn't so certain where her loyalties lie. Chasing the origins of a mysterious artifact to a long-lost library, she just might find the answers she's looking for. Burning Blade & Silver Eye Ashes of the Sun Blood of the Chosen "Fantasy at its finest." —Nicholas Eames, on Ashes of the Sun

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/501831 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Black Girls Must Die Exhausted: A Novel Series: #1 of Black Girls Must Die Exhausted Author: Jayne Allen Narrator: Marcella Cox Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 52 minutes Release date: September 28, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.68 of Total 25 Ratings of Narrator: 4.83 of Total 12 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: “It’s a good thing that this is only the first book of a trilogy, because after getting to know Tabitha, you won’t want to leave her at the end. . . . Written intimately as if you’re peering into the mind of a close friend, this book is a true testament to the stresses on women today and how great girlfriends (and grandmothers) are often the key to our sanity.”  — Good Morning America The first novel in a captivating three-book series about modern womanhood, in which a young Black woman must rely on courage, laughter, and love—and the support of her two longtime friends—to overcome an unexpected setback that threatens the most precious thing she’s ever wanted. Tabitha Walker is a black woman with a plan to “have it all.” At 33 years old, the checklist for the life of her dreams is well underway. Education? Check. Good job? Check. Down payment for a nice house? Check. Dating marriage material? Check, check, and check. With a coveted position as a local news reporter, a ''paper-perfect'' boyfriend, and even a standing Saturday morning appointment with a reliable hairstylist, everything seems to be falling into place. Then Tabby receives an unexpected diagnosis that brings her picture-perfect life crashing down, jeopardizing the keystone she took for granted: having children. With her dreams at risk of falling through the cracks of her checklist, suddenly she is faced with an impossible choice between her career, her dream home, and a family of her own.  With the help of her best friends, the irreverent and headstrong Laila and Alexis, the mom jeans-wearing former ''Sexy Lexi,'' and the generational wisdom of her grandmother and the nonagenarian firebrand Ms. Gretchen, Tabby explores the reaches of modern medicine and tests the limits of her relationships, hoping to salvage the future she always dreamed of. But the fight is all consuming, demanding a steep price that forces an honest reckoning for nearly everyone in her life. As Tabby soon learns, her grandmother's age-old adage just might still be true: Black girls must die exhausted.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/509090 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love and Other Thought Experiments Author: Sophie Ward Narrator: Sophie Ward Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 44 minutes Release date: September 28, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: This impressive debut novel, longlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize, takes its premise and inspiration from ten of the best-known thought experiments in philosophy—the what-ifs of philosophical investigation—and uses them to talk about love in a wholly unique way. Married couple Rachel and Eliza are considering having a child. Rachel wants one desperately, and Eliza thinks she does, too, but she can't quite seem to wrap her head around the idea. When Rachel wakes up screaming one night and tells Eliza that an ant has crawled into her eye and is stuck there, Eliza initially sees it as a cry for attention. But Rachel is adamant. She knows it sounds crazy—but she also knows it's true. As a scientist, Eliza is skeptical. Suddenly their entire relationship is called into question. What follows is a uniquely imaginative sequence of ten interconnecting episodes—each from a different character's perspective—inspired by some of the best-known thought experiments in philosophy. Together they form a sparkling philosophical tale of love lost and found across the universe.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/509088 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kissing the Wind Author: A.E. Hotchner Narrator: Robert Petkoff Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 42 minutes Release date: September 21, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the author of the international bestseller Papa Hemingway, based on his own experiences: the story of a man struggling to overcome a rare syndrome that causes terrifying hallucinations, who eventually, despite the odds, finds love. Chet Tremaine is living his best life. A successful lawyer with a loyal best friend, the arts and culture of New York City at his doorstep, and a peaceful retreat in Connecticut, Chet has it figured out. Even when a freak tennis accident leaves him blind in one eye, Chet is confident he'll be able to bounce back. But then he starts hallucinating: unknown children playing in his living room, pine needles seasoning his salad, wire grids barring access to his bathroom. His doctor allays his worst fears, only to deliver an even more shocking diagnosis: Chet's eye injury has left him with Charles Bonnet syndrome, and this rare disease is incurable. Chet is going to be plagued by these hallucinations for the rest of his life. His social life impaired, his job in jeopardy, Chet is close to becoming a recluse when he helps a woman who's collapsed on a Manhattan street corner. She turns out to be Emma Vicky, a warm and witty British actress who suffers from Ménière's disease, a condition that causes severe vertigo. Like Chet, she feels restrained by her chronic illness and terribly isolated--until their meeting renews her desire to open up, let another person in. But Chet can't make the same leap. Instead, he decides to make a final Hail Mary attempt to find a cure, embarking on a spiritual quest that will take him all the way to the mountains of Nepal. By turns funny, harrowing, and inspirational, Kissing the Wind is A. E. Hotchner's final, and finest, achievement.   AN ANCHOR ORIGINAL.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/504918 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Snow Line Author: Tessa Mcwatt Narrator: Roger Dunn, Laara Sadiq Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 57 minutes Release date: August 24, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Tessa McWatt's breathtaking new novel explores love and endurance in the face of change and violence, and how people find wholeness and belonging when their own identities feel shattered. Northern India, 2009. Four travellers disembark from the Dhauladhar Express at the Pathankot train station, having arrived in Punjab to attend a wedding. Yosh, 30, a yoga teacher from Vancouver; Monica, 30, the bride's cousin from Toronto; Reema, 26, the bride's childhood friend, a mixed-heritage Londoner in search of her Indianness; and Jackson, 86, who is returning to India after a long hiatus in Boston, and who carries with him a small tea canister in which he has placed his wife Amelia's ashes.      As they gather with other guests at the traditional Indian wedding, Jackson and Reema develop a reluctant, unlikely friendship that grows through mutual need and a slowly developing trust, and together with Yosh and Monica, they embark on a post-wedding journey to the Himalayas, seeking the perfect place to scatter Amelia's ashes. As they travel together, secrets are revealed, and each of them is opened up to more questions than answers.     These intergenerational and intercultural relationships are a meeting of the past and the future, a reconciliation of past wrongs and a possibility that the future might be less violent, less selfish, less segregated. But can it be?

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/500877 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Home in the Sun Author: Sue Moorcroft Narrator: Alex Hogg Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 26 minutes Release date: August 19, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A gorgeous summer read about new beginnings from the Sunday Times bestseller. Home is where the heart is…but what if your heart is broken? When Judith loses her partner, she loses her life in Malta too – including the beautiful view from her sun-warmed balcony of the sparkling blue waters of Sliema Creek. Back in England, Judith finds a spare room in her sister’s house where she grew up – but with it comes a whole host of family dramas. Nursing a broken heart, Judith knows she must find happiness again – and rebuild her life on her own terms. Could an island in the sun be the answer she is looking for? A wonderfully escapist summer read, perfect for fans of Katie Fforde and Carole Matthews. **Previously published as Uphill All the Way** ‘I love all of Sue Moorcroft’s books!’ Katie Fforde ‘Effortlessly engaging!’ Heat ‘Must read!’ Daily Express

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/504919 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Winter Wives Author: Linden Macintyre Narrator: Greg Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 10 minutes Release date: August 10, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER   A thrilling new psychological drama from Scotiabank Giller Prize winner Linden MacIntrye, weaving threads of crime, disability and dementia together into a tale of unrequited love and delusion. Two old friends, who first met in university, get together for a weekend of golfing: Allan, a football hero, worldly and financially successful, and his quieter friend, nicknamed Byron, lame from a childhood injury, a smart fellow who became a lawyer but who has never left home, staying put so he could care for a mother with Alzheimer's. During a long night of drinking, the fault lines between them start to show. One of the biggest: the two men married sisters, though Allan was the one who walked down the aisle with Peggy, the sister both of them loved, and Byron had to settle for Annie. Out on the course the next morning, Allan suffers a stroke. In one traumatic moment, he loses control of his life, his wife and his business empire, which turns out to have been built on lies and the illegal drug trade. And Byron has to suddenly confront his own weaknesses and strengths, his tangled relationship with Allan and the Winter sisters—both the one he married and the one he thought was the love of his life. No one will anticipate the lengths to which Byron will go to make sense of his life.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/509139 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Edge Case: A Novel Author: Yz Chin Narrator: Samantha Tan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 42 minutes Release date: August 10, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A Recommended Read from: Entertainment Weekly * Buzzfeed * Good Morning America * USA Today * Harper's Bazaar * Fortune * A.V. Club * The Millions * Lit Hub * International Examiner * Publishers Weekly When her husband suddenly disappears, a young woman must uncover where he went—and who she might be without him—in this striking debut of immigration, identity, and marriage. After another taxing day as the sole female employee at her New York City tech startup, Edwina comes home to find that her husband, Marlin, has packed up a suitcase and left. The only question now is why. Did he give up on their increasingly hopeless quest to secure their green cards and decide to return to Malaysia? Was it the death of his father that sent him into a tailspin? Or has his strange, sudden change in personality finally made Marlin and Edwina strangers to each other? As Edwina searches the city for traces of her husband, she simultaneously sifts through memories of their relationship, hoping to discover the moment when something went wrong. All the while, a coworker is making increasingly uncomfortable advances toward her. And she can’t hide the truth about Marlin’s disappearance from her overbearing, eccentric mother for much longer. Soon Edwina will have to decide how much she is willing to sacrifice in order to stay in her marriage and in America. Poignant and darkly funny, Edge Case is a searing meditation on intimacy, estrangement, and the fractured nature of identity. In this moving debut, YZ Chin explores the imperfect yet enduring relationships we hold to country and family. “Chin’s specificity and wonderfully drawn minor characters add depth and richness…. Not only a subtly provocative depiction of the tech industry, and this country, as tilting ever more off-kilter; but also a realistic portrayal of a woman in crisis.”  —Lauren Oyler, The New York Times Book Review

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/506626 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Breathe Author: Joyce Carol Oates Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 45 minutes Release date: August 3, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: ‘America’s preeminent fiction writer’ New Yorker ‘A raw, propulsive tale of love and grief’ Mail on Sunday A novel of love and loss from the bestselling and prizewinning author of Blonde. Michaela and her husband have moved to the starkly beautiful but uncanny landscape of New Mexico, to take up an academic residency. But when Gerard is struck by a fatal illness, their life begins to resemble a nightmare. At thirty-seven, Michaela must first face the terrifying prospect of widowhood, then the chaos of the days when Gerard is gone. Haunting and utterly heart-wrenching, Breathe explores the intense madness of grief and what happens when a love cannot be surrendered. ‘A fever dream of a novel’ New York Times ‘Simply the most consistently inventive, brilliant, curious and creative writer going, as far as I’m concerned’ Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/499088 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Art of Loving You Author: Amelia Henley Narrator: Sarah Ovens Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 57 minutes Release date: July 22, 2021 Genres: Modern Publisher's Summary: The brand-new emotional and heart-breaking novel from Amelia Henley ‘An ode to finding the meaning in grief, in our life’s purpose, and in deciding to live and love fully, The Art of Loving You broke my heart and then rebuilt it again. Just gorgeous’ Laura Jane Williams, bestselling author of Our Stop ‘A heart achingly beautiful story of love, grief and hope that reflects on the power of love, family and friendship’ Jules Wake, bestselling author of The Spark 'Wistfully uplifting, with a sprinkling of the extraordinary – Libby and Jack’s story is a testament to the power of love and the comfort of hope. I loved it!' Holly Hepburn, author of Coming Home to Brightwater Bay * * * They were so in love . . . And then life changed forever . . . Will they find happiness again? Libby and Jack are the happiest they’ve ever been. Thanks to their dear friend, eighty-year-old Sid, they’ve just bought their first house together, and it's the beginning of the life they've always dreamed of. But the universe has other plans for Libby and Jack and a devastating twist of fate shatters their world. All of a sudden life is looking very different, and unlikely though it seems, might Sid be the one person who can help Libby and Jack move forward when what they loved the most has been lost? The Art of Loving You is a beautiful love story for our times. Romantic and uplifting, it will break your heart and then put it back together again. Perfect for fans of Rebecca Serle,Josie Silver and Sophie Cousens. * * * Readers have fallen in love with The Art of Loving You ‘Wow this book is amazing and 5 stars in my eyes, I absolutely loved this book and would recommend everyone reads this’ NetGalley reviewer, 5* ‘The Art of Loving You is a love story but not as you know it! A story that packs an emotional punch and will leave you breathless’ NetGalley reviewer, 5* ‘A heartbreaking and emotional read. This book will stay with me for a long time’ NetGalley reviewer, 5* ‘A five-star read that will break you, but I promise it will put you back together again. This one blew me away … [and] should come with a packet or two of tissues’ NetGalley reviewer, 5*

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/513992 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Birds of Opulence Author: Crystal Wilkinson Narrator: Allyson Johnson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 50 minutes Release date: July 13, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: From the critically acclaimed, award-winning author of Blackberries, Blackberries and Water Street comes an astonishing new novel. A lyrical exploration of love and loss, The Birds of Opulence centers on several generations of women in a bucolic southern black township as they live with and sometimes surrender to madness. The Goode-Brown family, led by matriarch and pillar of the community Minnie Mae, is plagued by old secrets and embarrassment over mental illness and illegitimacy. Meanwhile, single mother Francine Clark is haunted by her dead, lightning-struck husband and forced to fight against both the moral judgment of the community and her own rebellious daughter, Mona. The residents of Opulence struggle with vexing relationships to the land, to one another, and to their own sexuality. As the members of the youngest generation watch their mothers and grandmothers pass away, they live with the fear of going mad themselves and must fight to survive. Crystal Wilkinson offers up Opulence and its people in lush, poetic detail. It is a world of magic, conjuring, signs, and spells, but also of harsh realities that only love—and love that's handed down—can conquer. At once tragic and hopeful, this captivating novel is a story about another time, rendered for our own.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514345 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Comfort of Monsters: A Novel Author: Willa C. Richards Narrator: Stacey Glemboski Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 22 minutes Release date: July 13, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: ''A riveting page-turner that begs to be read quickly, compulsively. But page by page, this electrifying debut by Willa Richards weaves an increasingly complicated and dark tale of guilt, fury, and the danger of building stories on that shakiest of foundations, memory.'' —Elizabeth Wetmore, New York Times bestselling author of Valentine Set in Milwaukee during the “Dahmer summer” of 1991, a remarkable debut novel for fans of Mary Gaitskill and Gillian Flynn about two sisters—one who disappears, and one who is left to pick up the pieces in the aftermath. In the summer of 1991, a teenage girl named Dee McBride vanished in the city of Milwaukee. Nearly thirty years later, her sister, Peg, is still haunted by her sister's disappearance. Their mother, on her deathbed, is desperate to find out what happened to Dee so the family hires a psychic to help find Dee’s body and bring them some semblance of peace.  The appearance of the psychic plunges Peg back to the past, to those final carefree months when she last saw Dee—the summer the Journal Sentinel called “the deadliest . . . in the history of Milwaukee.” Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer’s heinous crimes dominated the headlines and overwhelmed local law enforcement. The disappearance of one girl was easily overlooked. Peg’s hazy recollections are far from easy for her to interpret, assess, or even keep clear in her mind. And now digging deep into her memory raises doubts and difficult—even terrifying—questions. Was there anything Peg could have done to prevent Dee’s disappearance? Who was really to blame for the family's loss? How often are our memories altered by the very act of voicing them? And what does it mean to bear witness in a world where even our own stories are inherently suspect? A heartbreaking page-turner, Willa C. Richards’s novel is the story of a broken family looking for answers in the face of the unknown, and asks us to reconsider the power and truth of memory.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/504191 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Would I Lie To You? Author: Aliya Ali-Afzal Narrator: Aysha Kala Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 32 minutes Release date: July 8, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Faiza has always wanted to fit in. With her banker husband, three beautiful children and gorgeous house in a sought-after corner of London, but behind the expensive clothes, make-up and furniture lies a big secret. Faiza has been dipping into the family savings account in her attempt to belong, promising herself that one day she'll put the money back. Now Faiza has six weeks to put it all back before her husband or her friends notice she is penniless. And as the clock ticks down, a different Faiza emerges: one who will learn things about her family, her identity, her hopes and desires that she never knew before. A warm-hearted and funny debut novel. 2021 Head of Zeus

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/513391 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lights out in Lincolnwood: A Novel Author: Geoff Rodkey Narrator: Mark Sanderlin, Jesse Vilinsky, Allyson Ryan, Fred Berman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 52 minutes Release date: July 6, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A mordantly funny, all-too-real novel in the vein of Tom Perotta and Emma Straub about a suburban American family who have to figure out how to survive themselves and their neighbors in the wake of a global calamity that upends all of modern life. It’s Tuesday morning in Lincolnwood, New Jersey, and all four members of the Altman family are busy ignoring each other en route to work and school. Dan, a lawyer turned screenwriter, is preoccupied with satisfying his imperious TV producer boss’s creative demands. Seventeen-year-old daughter Chloe obsesses over her college application essay and the state tennis semifinals. Her vape-addicted little brother, Max, silently plots revenge against a thuggish freshman classmate. And their MBA-educated mom Jen, who gave up a successful business career to raise the kids, is counting the minutes until the others vacate the kitchen and she can pour her first vodka of the day.   Then, as the kids begin their school day and Dan rides a commuter train into Manhattan, the world comes to a sudden, inexplicable stop. Lights, phones, laptops, cars, trains…the entire technological infrastructure of 21st-century society quits working. Normal life, as the Altmans and everyone else knew it, is over.  Or is it?   Over four transformative, chaotic days, this privileged but clueless American family will struggle to hold it together in the face of water shortages, paramilitary neighbors, and the well-mannered looting of the local Whole Foods as they try to figure out just what the hell is going on.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/513371 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cast in Conflict Series: #17 of The Chronicles of Elantra Author: Michelle Sagara Narrator: Khristine Hvam Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 38 minutes Release date: June 29, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: KEEP YOUR FRIENDS CLOSE, AND YOUR ENEMIES CLOSER A Dragon and ten Barrani wouldn’t be anyone’s ideal roommates if a person wants peace and tranquility at home. The residue of three Draco-Barrani wars can make things pretty awkward—on a good day. Kaylin Neya has run out of good days. In the upheaval surrounding the Academia, the Tower in the fief of Candallar is now without its lord. The Towers were created to protect Elantra against Shadow. Dragon Bellusdeo wants to captain the Tower and continue a war she’ll never be able to abandon. But Sedarias, leader of the Barrani cohort, wants the Tower for the cohort. And Barrani and Dragons don’t negotiate, even when they’re living under the same roof. If there were ever a time for Shadow to strike, it’s now, when alliances are fractured and the Tower is vulnerable for the first time in centuries. More than ever, Kaylin needs her friends to work together if they’re going to be able to stop the threat to Elantra.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/508563 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Gypsy's Daughter: An emotional gritty family saga Author: Katie Hutton Narrator: Charlie Sanderson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 1 minute Release date: June 24, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A gripping, heartwrenching saga for fans of Dilly Court and Kitty Neale. Harmony 'Harry' Loveridge is growing up on a farm in post-war Kent. With a Gypsy for a father, she has had a somewhat unconventional, yet happy life. But Harry has always hoped for more. And with ambitions to go to university, and a scholarship in sight, it looks as though she is about to get what she wants. That is until one fateful night, during the yearly hopping, when something happens to Harry. Refusing to give up on her dreams Harry must draw on all her strength and courage as she embarks on her new life in Nottingham. Will she be able to escape the tragedies of her past, or is history doomed to repeat itself? Don't miss the latest spellbinding story from Katie Hutton - author of The Gypsy Bride. This audiobook is brought to you by Memory Lane, a community for lovers of heart-warming and moving stories about women's lives, featuring wartime, family and romance, and home to the very best saga writing. Join us today at memorylane.club.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/508372 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Summer of No Attachments Author: Lori Foster Narrator: Marni Penning Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 7 minutes Release date: June 22, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Modern Publisher's Summary: “[A] satisfying page-turner, complete with adorable animals and an idyllic summer setting.”—Publishers Weekly on The Summer of No Attachments Summer flings with no strings mean nobody gets hurt. At least, that was the plan… After putting the brakes on her dead-end relationship, local veterinarian Ivey Anders is ready to soak up this summer on her own terms. The way she sees it, no dating means no disappointment. Why complicate life with anything long-term? But when she meets Corbin Meyer—and his troubled young son, Justin—Ivey’s no-strings strategy threatens to unravel before she can put it into practice. Trust doesn’t come easy for Ivey’s best friend, Hope Mage, a veterinary-clinic assistant who’s affected by an incident that’s colored every relationship she’s had. Though Hope’s happy for Ivey, she can’t quite open her own heart to the possibility of love. Not just yet… Maybe not ever. Soon, however, she’s faced with a dilemma—Corbin’s older brother, Lang. He’s charming, he’s kind…and he may just be the reason Hope needs to finally tear down her walls. And as the sweet summer months unspool, the two friends discover love won’t give up on them so easily. Don't miss The Love Shack, an all-new heart-stirring romance from New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster about Berkley Carr, who, while running her animal haven, must confront her past and the undeniable chemistry she shares with her neighbor in a small town determined to play matchmaker.   More charming contemporaries from Lori Foster: - The Little Flower Shop - The Honeymoon Cottage - The Somerset Girls - The Summer of No Attachments - Sisters of Summer's End

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/507624 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Summer of '79: A Summer of '69 Story Author: Elin Hilderbrand Narrator: Erin Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 2 minutes Release date: June 15, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 39 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 7 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Elin Hilderbrand's brief, irresistible postscript to her #1 New York Times bestselling novel Summer of '69. Catch up with Blair, Jessie, and Kirby Levin ten years after the summer everything changed. This "Summer of '69 story" by Elin Hilderbrand—which appeared in the New York Times bestseller Reunion Beach, an anthology in tribute to the beloved novelist Dorothea Benton Frank—is now available as a standalone audiobook.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/499043 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Death Of The Heart Author: Elizabeth Bowen Narrator: Shannon Tarbet Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 50 minutes Release date: June 10, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. An immaculate portrait of adolescent love from one of our most beloved novelists. When sixteen-year-old Portia is orphaned, she is plunged into the sophisticated and politely treacherous world of her wealthy half-brother's home. There she encounters the attractive cad Eddie. To him, Portia is at once child and woman, and he fears her gushing love. To her, Eddie is the only reason to be alive. But when Eddie follows Portia to a sea-side resort, the flash of a cigarette lighter in a darkened cinema illuminates a stunning romantic betrayal - and sets in motion one of the most moving and desperate flights of the heart in modern literature. 'One of the last century's greatest woman writers' Guardian © Elizabeth Bowen 1938 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/512835 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Paperback Hell: Series 1-3: A BBC Radio Spoof comedy Author: Danny Robins, Dan Tetsall Narrator: Dan Tetsall, Melanie Hudson, Rebecca Front, Michael Fenton Stevens, Alex Lowe, Michael Brandon, Full Cast Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 47 minutes Release date: June 10, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: All three series of the literary spoof series Paperback Hell takes a wry look at well-known genres riding high in the publishing charts, and mercilessly lampoons them to hilarious effect. Featuring choice chapters culled from titles that bear a striking resemblance to something you've read before, it's the book show that seems determined to destroy the good name of literature. These 16 episodes showcase a selection of inexplicably popular bestsellers by imaginary authors, including Romany Cleff's debut chick-lit novel Shopping for Mr Wrong; Edith Plunger's medieval monastic murder mystery A Posset Full of Death; radical filmaker Chuck Morris's account of his trip to the Hay and Wye literary festival, You Suck Bush; and Jack 'Sunglasses' Ramsey's not-entirely-true memoir of life in the 1960s criminal underworld, Stop the Dodgems, I Want to Throw Up. Plus, the Napoleonic Wars invade the airwaves as suspiciously fictional author Alexander Cromwell narrates his military adventure, Thrust's Eagle; celebrity lifestyle gurus Gilly Haberdasher and Dr Graham Golden share excerpts from their tie-in book to the hit TV programme, How Not To Live; and there's a chance to experience a young woman's erotic awakening as 'Anonymous' reads from a specially adapted version of Forbidden Fire (which contains sex scenes that some listeners may find strangely disappointing). Written by Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell (The Museum of Everything, Young Dracula), this witty, entertaining send-up stars Michael Fenton Stevens, Rebecca Front, Mel Hudson, Alex Lowe and Dan Tetsell. Production credits Ghostwritten by Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell Produced by Lucy Armitage Original music by Ben Walker Starring Michael Fenton Stevens, Rebecca Front, Mel Hudson, Alex Lowe and Dan Tetsell With Michael Brandon (Series 3, Episodes 1 and 2) First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 16 January-6 February 2003 (Series 1), 7 July-11 August 2004 (Series 2), 5 October-9 November 2005 (Series 3) ©2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/502917 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Should We Stay or Should We Go: A Novel Author: Lionel Shriver Narrator: Hannah Curtis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 12 minutes Release date: June 8, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: When her father dies, Kay Wilkinson can’t cry. Over ten years, Alzheimer’s had steadily eroded this erudite man into a paranoid lunatic. Surely one’s own father passing should never come as such a relief. Both medical professionals, Kay and her husband Cyril have seen too many elderly patients in similar states of decay. Although healthy and vital in their early fifties, the couple fears what may lie ahead. Determined to die with dignity, Cyril makes a modest proposal. To spare themselves and their loved ones such a humiliating and protracted decline, they should agree to commit suicide together once they’ve both turned eighty. When their deal is sealed, the spouses are blithely looking forward to another three decades together. But then they turn eighty. By turns hilarious and touching, playful and grave, Should We Stay or Should We Go portrays twelve parallel universes, each exploring a possible future for Kay and Cyril. Were they to cut life artificially short, what would they miss out on? Something terrific? Or something terrible? Might they end up in a home? A fabulous luxury retirement village, or a Cuckoo’s Nest sort of home? Might being demented end up being rather fun? What future for humanity awaits—the end of civilization, or a Valhalla of peace and prosperity? What if cryogenics were really to work? What if scientists finally cure aging? Both timely and timeless, Lionel Shriver addresses serious themes—the compromises of longevity, the challenge of living a long life and still going out in style—with an uncannily light touch. Weaving in a host of contemporary issues, from Brexit and mass migration to the coronavirus, Shriver has pulled off a rollicking page-turner in which we never have to mourn perished characters, because they’ll be alive and kicking in the very next chapter.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/506552 to listen full audiobooks. Title: BBC Classics: Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre & Cranford Author: Charlotte Brontë, Elizabeth Gaskell, Jane Austen Narrator: Katherine Press, Carolyn Pickles, Clare Corbett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 38 hours 24 minutes Release date: June 3, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Unabridged readings of three of the greatest novels of all time This timeless collection brings together three of the finest works in the literary canon, read in full by some of the very best audiobook narrators. With over 38 hours of unmissable storytelling, tracked by chapter so you can easily find your place, this is the ideal way to enjoy these classic masterpieces. Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen's universally acknowledged romance charts the love story between pretty, witty Elizabeth Bennett and handsome, arrogant Fitzwilliam Darcy. Read by Clare Corbett. Jane Eyre Orphan Jane falls head over heels in love with the brooding, mysterious Mr Rochester in Charlotte Brontë's coming-of-age classic about secrets and lies. Read by Katherine Press. Cranford Elizabeth Gaskell's much-loved portrait of life in a Cheshire town and its female inhabitants, as they cope with the impact of change on their small world. Read by Carolyn Pickles. Credits: Pride and Prejudice Read by Clare Corbett Produced by Justine Willett First broadcast on BBC Sounds, 24 August 2019 Jane Eyre Read by Katherine Press Produced by Anne Bunting First broadcast on BBC Sounds, 24 August 2019 Cranford Read by Carolyn Pickles Produced by Julian Wilkinson First broadcast on BBC Sounds, 1 November 2019 (p) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd © 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/507171 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Miracles: The Listener and The Gifted 2-in-1 Author: Terri Blackstock Narrator: Sarah Zimmerman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 38 minutes Release date: June 1, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: In a world of doubt, disillusionment, and disbelief--it's time for miracles! For all who believe in the unseen comes this gift of Miracles--two stand-alone stories now together for the first time. You'll savor these stories from award-winning, best-selling author Terri Blackstock that reveal how thin the wall really is between heaven and earth . . . and how God remains a God of miracles even today. The Listener--Something strange happened to Sam Bennett this morning. He is hearing the thoughts of other people. The waitress at the coffee shop. The elevator operator in Sam's office building. His wife, his secretary, even his pastor. Simply by looking at them, Sam can hear their hearts' deepest needs. Is he going crazy . . . or about to experience a miracle beyond his wildest dreams? The Gifted--Three friends rescued from the rubble of an earthquake are just glad to be alive. They soon realize, however, that something much more miraculous happened during the earthquake . . . something supernatural. Understanding their newly acquired powers is difficult enough. But when the gifts suddenly vanish, even greater questions arise about the origin and obligations of these miraculous gifts from above.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/509201 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Together Under the Stars Author: Beryl Matthews Narrator: Charlotte Worthing Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 51 minutes Release date: May 20, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: October 1943. Nancy Dalton, working at the RAF base at Scampton in Lincolnshire, has been holding vigil for the Lancaster bomber pilots whose missions seem endless. But her watchfulness has not prevented her own pilot brother from failing to return. In the midst of mourning him, fresh recruits arrive to continue the war effort, among them charismatic Canadian Steve Allard. The months ahead will be long and hard, with danger a constant companion, and although both Steve and Nancy never intend to complicate wartime life with romance, their attraction becomes impossible to ignore.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/510113 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Slum Angel Author: Annemarie Brear Narrator: Sarah Cullum Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: May 13, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A brand new saga from bestselling author AnneMarie Brear! Perfect for the fans of Anna Jacobs and Dilly Court. Orphan, Victoria Carlton is brought up by her uncle to be a lady and make a good marriage. Yet, she is drawn to help the poor families in the slums, much to her family's disgust. When her uncle dies suddenly, her cousins blame Victoria, and she is thrown out of the house with nothing. Victoria flees to the poor side of York to start again in a world that is full of perils. To combat the heartache of being without her family, she befriends the destitute women and children in the slums, but such friendships come with the danger of disease, and increasing poverty, and the threat of a brutal man could cost her everything. Can Victoria find the security she has lost?

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/508564 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Canal Boat Girl: A heartwarming novel from the Queen of family saga Author: Sheila Everett, Sheila Newberry Narrator: Janine Cooper-Marshall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 2 minutes Release date: May 13, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Previously published as The Summer Season. For fans of Katie Flynn and Dilly Court, The Canal Girl is a heartwarming novel from the Queen of family saga, and author of The Nursemaid's Secret Wales, 1883. Young Ruth Owen, a talented musician with a scholarship to a prestigious music school, has a sparkling career ahead of her. But after a run-in with her mysterious tutor she flees to London, leaving everything and everyone behind. London, 1897. Fourteen years later, Ruth, now married with two children, finds herself struggling for money and a place to live. Left with no other option, they decide to return to Wales and live on a canal boat. Life on the canals may seem idyllic, but what troubles await her return? And can the past ever truly be forgotten? This audiobook is brought to you by Memory Lane, a community for lovers of heart-warming and moving stories about women's lives, featuring wartime, family and romance, and home to the very best saga writing. Join us today at memorylane.club. 'Like having dinner with your mother in her warm and cosy kitchen.' Diane Allen, bestselling author of For the Sake of Her Family

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/502250 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All Sorrows Can Be Borne Author: Loren Stephens Narrator: Cindy Kay Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 20 minutes Release date: May 11, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.88 of Total 33 Ratings of Narrator: 4.86 of Total 7 Genres: LGBTQ+ Publisher's Summary: Inspired by true events, All Sorrows Can Be Borne is the story of Noriko Ito, a Japanese woman faced with unimaginable circumstances that force her to give up her son to save her husband. Set in Hiroshima, Osaka, and the badlands of eastern Montana and spanning the start of World War II to 1982, this breathtaking novel is told primarily in the voice of Noriko, a feisty aspiring actress who fails her audition to enter the Takarazuka Theater Academy. Instead, she takes the 'part' of a waitress at a European-style tearoom in Osaka where she meets the mysterious and handsome manager, Ichiro Uchida. They fall in love over music and marry. Soon after Noriko becomes pregnant during their seaside honeymoon, Ichiro is diagnosed with tuberculosis. Noriko gives birth to a healthy baby boy, but to give the child a better life, Ichiro convinces her to give the toddler to his older sister and her Japanese-American husband, who live in Montana. Noriko holds on to the belief that this inconceivable sacrifice will lead to her husband's recovery. What happens next is unexpected and shocking and will affect Noriko for the rest of her life. Eighteen years later, her son enlists in the US Navy and is sent to Japan. Finally, he is set to meet his birth mother, but their reunion cracks open the pain and suffering Noriko has endured.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/506904 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Girl in the Walls: A Novel Author: A. J. Gnuse Narrator: Jill Winternitz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 44 minutes Release date: May 11, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: “A riveting, astonishing, and flat-out gorgeous debut.”-- Nina de Gramont, author of The Christie Affair A mesmerizing and suspenseful coming-of-age novel about an orphan hiding within the walls of her former family home—and about what it means to be truly seen after becoming lost in life Eventually, every hidden thing is found. Elise knows every inch of the house. She knows which boards will creak. She knows where the gaps are in the walls. She knows which parts can take her in, hide her away. It’s home, after all. The home her parents made for her, before they were taken from her in a car crash. And home is where you stay, no matter what. Eddie is a teenager trying to forget about the girl he sometimes sees out of the corner of his eye. But when his hotheaded older brother senses her, too, they are faced with the question of how to get rid of someone they aren’t sure even exists. And as they try to cast her out, they unwittingly bring an unexpected and far more real threat to their doorstep.  Written with grace and enormous heart, Girl in the Walls is a novel about carrying on through grief, forging unconventional friendships, and realizing, little by little, that we don’t need to fear what we do not understand.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/499042 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Starry, Starry Night Author: Marcia Willett Narrator: Emma Powell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 10 minutes Release date: April 29, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. 'We'll always be together, won't we?' Childhood friends and cousins Leo and Alice had imagined their whole lives playing out on their beloved Devon beach. But one night when they are teens, sitting on the sand beneath the stars, Alice tells Leo a secret that must never be shared with anybody else . . . then packs her bag and flees. Leo is left to build his own life - without Alice. He surrounds himself with other family and friends and on the whole is content and fulfilled. But he is left with a sense of what - or who - is missing. So decades later, when he receives a note from Alice asking if she can come home, he doesn't hesitate to agree. But as the stars align and their reunion draws near, Leo is left to consider their separation and what so many years apart means for a relationship solidified in youth and a secret which could affect the whole family. Praise for Marcia Willett: 'A warm and engaging read.' Trisha Ashley 'A beautifully woven tale of families and their secrets...' Liz Fenwick, bestselling author of The Cornish House 'Riveting, moving and utterly feel-good.' Daily Mail 'Sweeping powers of description transport her readers to another time and place.' Rosanna Ley © Marcia Willett 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/509840 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Let It Be Series: #6 of Butler, Vermont Author: Marie Force Narrator: Stella Hunter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 15 minutes Release date: April 20, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Modern Publisher's Summary: Fresh out of college with a psychology degree, Molly Stillman was searching for the meaning of life by taking a summer volunteer gig building houses. The meaning in Molly’s life became apparent when her path crossed Lincoln Abbott’s. With his brand-new Yale MBA in hand, Linc was Mississippi bound, ready to spend the summer rebuilding houses after a devastating hurricane. He had a plan, lots of them, actually. But after meeting Molly, he realized plans have a way of showing you who’s boss. One look from the intelligent beauty working by his side on the house project, and Linc knew everything had changed. His long-time goal of studying at Oxford before joining his family’s finance business was abandoned. Unhappy with the change of plans, Linc’s father forced him to make a choice, and Linc chose Molly and never looked back. But decades later a phone call forces him to confront the choices he made and the consequences of saying goodbye, including telling his ten grown children why they’ve never met his family—a subject that’s always been off-limits until now. When Linc decides to go to Philadelphia to clear his conscience and see his father one last time, his wife and children insist on going along. Let them see what came of this choice you made, his eldest son says. As they wander down memory lane, Linc and Molly revisit the unforgettable summer that changed both their lives and look back on forty years of happily ever after.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/507564 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Orphan of Ironbridge Series: #3 of Ironbridge Saga Author: Mollie Walton Narrator: Lu Corfield Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 4 minutes Release date: April 15, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A dramatic and heartwarming Victorian saga, perfect for fans of Maggie Hope and Anne Bennett. Shropshire, 1875. Hettie Jones has grown up in Ironbridge. She has never known her father and, since her mother's death, has been brought up by the Malone family, who treat her as one of their own. She works as a pit girl at the local coal mine, alongside her childhood playfellow, Evan - although lately, their friendship seems to be blossoming into something more. But when Queenie King takes a fancy to her, Hettie's life is transformed. Trained first as a lady's maid, and then hurtled into a world of luxury and gentility, she finds her new position difficult to reconcile with her past life. And with Queenie's daughter-in-law scheming against her, Hettie's situation becomes dire. Can Hettie really use her new position for good, and will she find a way to bridge the divide between rich and poor?

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/502515 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Souvenir Museum: Stories Author: Elizabeth Mccracken Narrator: Kate Reading Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 39 minutes Release date: April 13, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A Most Anticipated Book From: OprahMag.com * Refinery 29 * Seattle Times * LitHub * Houston Chronicle * The Millions * Buzzfeed Award-winning author Elizabeth McCracken is an undisputed virtuoso of the short story, and this new collection features her most vibrant and heartrending work to date In these stories, the mysterious bonds of family are tested, transformed, fractured, and fortified. A recent widower and his adult son ferry to a craggy Scottish island in search of puffins. An actress who plays a children’s game-show villainess ushers in the New Year with her deadbeat half brother. A mother, pining for her children, feasts on loaves of challah to fill the void. A new couple navigates a tightrope walk toward love. And on a trip to a Texas water park with their son, two fathers each confront a personal fear.  With sentences that crackle and spark and showcase her trademark wit, McCracken traces how our closely held desires—for intimacy, atonement, comfort—bloom and wither against the indifferent passing of time. Her characters embark on journeys that leave them indelibly changed—and so do her readers. The Souvenir Museum showcases the talents of one of our finest contemporary writers as she tenderly takes the pulse of our collective and individual lives.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/509770 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What Sammy Knew: A Novel Author: David Laskin Narrator: Ari Fliakos Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 48 minutes Release date: April 13, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: 'Laskin's narrative captures it all--the fervor, the drugs, the sex, the politics, the magic, the tragedy of the 60s and 70s and most of all the angst of that wonderful, terrible time. A fun, transporting, and evocative read.' --Daniel James Brown, New York Times bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat A turbulent coming-of-age novel about a young man who loses his innocence and finds his soul in the ferment of New York City in 1970 On the brink of a new decade, as the radical 1960s turns to the 1970s, seventeen-year-old Sam Stein is about to grow up in a hurry. Raised in a cushy Long Island suburb where his parents consign him to the care of Tutu Carter, their live-in housekeeper, Sam is learning uncomfortable truths about his place and privilege in his relationship with Tutu and in the world. When he stumbles into a New Year's party and meets firebrand Kim Goodman, his life is changed forever. In short order, he falls in love and flees with her to the drug-soaked East Village of Manhattan, and gets swept up in the revolutionary political movements of the time. An aspiring writer, Sam bears witness to the seismic upheavals of the day while remaining utterly blind to a high-stakes plot that Kim and her comrades are executing right under his nose. As seemingly unrelated events click into place, what Sammy knew and what Sammy didn't know become matters of life and death - not only for himself and Kim, but for Tutu and her grandson Leon in Harlem, and for the radical protest movement teetering between disillusion and revolution. Compulsively readable, peopled by unforgettable characters, crackling with wit and suspense, What Sammy Knew brilliantly evokes a chaotic, dangerously polarized, and historically important moment in America.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/507138 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Christmas at the Restaurant Series: #2 of The Nantucket Restaurant Series Author: Pamela M. Kelley Narrator: Leslie Howard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 43 minutes Release date: April 1, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Nantucket's famous Christmas Stroll is always the first week of December, and this year, sisters Mandy and Emma and executive chef Paul want to do something extra special for Mimi's Place, the restaurant they co-own. It will be Emma and Paul's first Christmas together as a couple, and Mandy's first holiday as a newly single and divorced mother of two—although she does have a promising new relationship, even if she wants to take things slow. Their sister Jen and her new husband, Billy, are planning to spend the whole month of December on Nantucket too, juggling working remotely for the executive search firm they own together in Manhattan, relaxing and spending time with family, and helping out at the restaurant. And Gina, their awesome bartender, is spending her first winter on Nantucket, and it's a bit of an adjustment—winters on Nantucket are so much quieter than the city life she was used to. She's even more confused when someone she had a major crush on back in the city moves to Nantucket. Suddenly, her boring winter is starting to look a lot more interesting.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/502341 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Skeletons in the Cupboard: The Complete Series 1 and 2: A BBC Radio 4 black comedy Author: Sue Limb Narrator: Morwenna Banks, Alison Steadman, Nigel Planer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 43 minutes Release date: April 1, 2021 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Alison Steadman, Morwenna Banks and Nigel Planer star in this tale of two sisters - and a mysterious stranger. Not long after their mother's death, sisters Maureen and Lesley are packing up their family home. It's a painful duty, with Maureen trying to control the worst of Lesley's projectile lamenting. Then a strange man knocks at the door and introduces himself as David Johnson, a friend of Maureen's neighbour. He'd like to view the house if they are thinking of selling - which Maureen definitely is. But Lesley has other ideas and, behind Maureen's back, offers David their mother's old bedroom as a pied-a-terre. Gradually, he forces his way into the sisters' lives, turning up at inopportune moments and constantly getting in their hair. As they both become increasingly fed up with him, Maureen and Lesley put aside their differences and unite to try and find out exactly who this David Johnson is, and what he is hiding. But when his secret is finally revealed, the sisters are in for a shock. The situation is about to get really out of hand... Created by acclaimed writer and broadcaster Sue Limb, of Gloomsbury fame, this blackly comic sitcom stars Alison Steadman as Maureen, Morwenna Banks as Lesley and Nigel Planer as David. Cast Maureen........................Alison Steadman Lesley........................Morwenna Banks David........................Nigel Planer Written by Sue Limb Produced and Directed by Jamie Rix Production Coordinator: Frances Tott Studio Manager: Simon Couzens Executive Producer: Clive Brill A Little Brother production for BBC Radio 4 First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 18 October-8 November 2019 (Series 1) and 15 January-5 February 2021 (Series 2) ©2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514225 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Jasminblütengarten - Jasminblüten-Saga, Teil 1 (Gekürzt) Author: Elena Conrad Narrator: Irina Scholz Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 46 minutes Release date: March 26, 2021 Genres: Modern Publisher's Summary: Giulia Zeidler und ihre Mutter erhalten die überraschende Nachricht von einer Erbschaft in Italien. Der Großvater vermacht ihnen sein Haus und sein Olivengut in Ligurien. Also reist Giulia von Frankfurt an die ligurische Küste - und ist gleich verzaubert von der unglaublichen Schönheit der Gegend. Doch die Nachbarn begegnen der deutschen Erbin mit Argwohn. Der einzige Lichtblick ist Marco, der sie freundlich empfängt. Doch ist das Olivengut seiner Familie nicht der ärgste Konkurrent des Großvaters gewesen? Die Situation in der Villa über dem Meer ist kompliziert, vor allem weil die Mutter Giulia einiges verschwiegen hat ... Eine mitreißende Geschichte um eine Erbschaft, eine Liebe und einen Jasminblütengarten in Ligurien Erster Teil der Jasminblüten-Saga