Big Bad Beast
Pride: Book #6
- By: Shelly Laurenston
- Narrated by: Charlotte Kane
- Length: 9 hours 20 minutes
Description
Ric Van Holtz is more than he seems, nothing you expect—and everything you want . . . When it comes to following her instincts, former Marine Dee-Ann Smith never holds back. And this deadly member of a shifter protection group will do anything to prove one of her own kind is having hybrids captured for dogfights. Trouble is, her too-cute, rich-boy boss Ric Van Holtz is making it real hard for Dee to keep her heart safe. He's wanted the fiercely independent she-wolf from day one, but he never expected their teamwork to be so explosive. Now is his last chance to show Dee what she needs isn't some in-your-face Alpha male—but a wily, resourceful wolf who'll always have her back in a fight . . . and between the sheets.
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Pride Series

The Mane Event
By: Shelly Laurenston
Narrated by: Charlotte Kane
Length: 12 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
Shelly Laurenston turns up the heat with two sizzling novellas.
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When He's Dark
By: Suzanne Wright
Narrated by: Samantha Cook
Length: 12 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
Cat shifter Bree Dwyer doesn't fear much. Ironically, what she fears most is the person who was put on the Earth just for her. Your true mate wasn't supposed to be cruel and twisted; wasn't supposed to be someone who'd never love or want to claim you. The rumors that her true mate is dead bring her only relief. Bree's intent on moving forward... Read more »
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The Spinner Prince
By: Matt Laney
Narrated by: John Kroft
Length: 8 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
The first book in a new series, The Spinner Prince weaves mystery, magic, betrayal, and high adventure into an unforgettable debut tale. In this animal fantasy series, twelve-year-old Leo is next in line for the throne of Singara. But before he can become king, he must prove his worth in a fight to the death with a slaycon, a scorpion-like... Read more »
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When He's Alpha
By: Suzanne Wright
Narrated by: Samantha Cook
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
The golden rule of shallow flings is not to get attached, right? Well, Havana Ramos broke it. Big time. There's just something about Tate Devereaux that pulls at her. Assertive, compelling, and self-assured, the Alpha cat shifter pushes every one of her best buttons. Like really, really hard. Having overheard an enlightening conversation, she... Read more »
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The Four Guardians
By: Matt Laney
Narrated by: John Kroft
Length: 8 hours 55 minutes
Abridged: No
The first book in a new series, The Spinner Prince weaves mystery, magic, betrayal, and high adventure into an unforgettable debut tale. In this animal fantasy series, twelve-year-old Leo is next in line for the throne of Singara. But before he can become king, he must prove his worth in a fight to the death with a slaycon, a scorpion-like... Read more »
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The Beast in Him
By: Shelly Laurenston
Narrated by: Charlotte Kane
Length: 9 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
Some things are so worth waiting for. Like the moment when Jessica Ward "accidentally" bumps into Bobby Ray Smith and shows him just how far she's come since high school. Back then, Jess's gangly limbs and bruised heart turned to jelly any time Smitty's "all the better to ravish you with" body came near her. So, some things haven't changed.... Read more »
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The Mane Attraction
By: Shelly Laurenston
Narrated by: Charlotte Kane
Length: 10 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
Weddings have the strangest effect on people. How else to explain the fact that Sissy Mae Smith woke up in Mitch Shaw's bed the morning after her brother Bobby Ray tied the knot? Or that gunmen are trying to kill Mitch, and Sissy Mae now has to escort a bleeding, stubborn, yet still incredibly sexy lion shifter to her Tennessee Pack's turf to... Read more »
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The Mane Squeeze
By: Shelly Laurenston
Narrated by: Charlotte Kane
Length: 11 hours 45 minutes
Abridged: No
Growing up on the tough Philly streets, Gwen O'Neill has learned how to fend for herself. But what is she supposed to do with a nice, suburban Jersey boy in the form of a massive Grizzly shifter? Especially one with a rather unhealthy fetish for honey, moose, and . . . uh . . . well, her. Yet despite his menacing ursine growl and four-inch... Read more »
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Beast Behaving Badly
By: Shelly Laurenston
Narrated by: Charlotte Kane
Length: 11 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
Ten years after Blayne Thorpe first encountered Bo Novikov, she still can't get the smooth-talking shifter out of her head. Now he's shadowing her in New York—all seven-plus feet of him—determined to protect her from stalkers who want to use her in shifter dogfights. Even if he has to drag her off to an isolated Maine town where the only... Read more »
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Big Bad Beast
By: Shelly Laurenston
Narrated by: Charlotte Kane
Length: 9 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
Ric Van Holtz is more than he seems, nothing you expect—and everything you want . . . When it comes to following her instincts, former Marine Dee-Ann Smith never holds back. And this deadly member of a shifter protection group will do anything to prove one of her own kind is having hybrids captured for dogfights. Trouble is, her too-cute,... Read more »
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Bear Meets Girl
By: Shelly Laurenston
Narrated by: Charlotte Kane
Length: 11 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
He's big, burly, and way smarter than your average shapeshifting bear. He's also about to get trapped by his own game... Lou Crushek is a reasonable, mellow, easygoing kind of guy. But when someone starts killing the scumbags he works so hard to bust, that really gets under his fur. Especially when that someone is a curvy she-tiger with a skill... Read more »
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Wolf With Benefits
By: Shelly Laurenston
Narrated by: Charlotte Kane
Length: 13 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
There's nothing like a good-ol'-boy wolf. And ace security expert Ricky Lee Reed serves, protects, and seduces with all the right moves . . . Sure, Toni Jean-Louis Parker has to be the responsible oldest sister to a crazy-brilliant clan of jackal siblings. But now she's cutting loose for some hot, sweaty, no-commitments fun—and the sexy,... Read more »
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Bite Me
By: Shelly Laurenston
Narrated by: Charlotte Kane
Length: 11 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
Livy Kowalski has no time for idiots. When you shapeshift into a honey badger, getting through life's irritants is a finely honed skill. Until she gets stuck housing her nutso cousin and dealing with her dad's untimely and unexplained demise. That's where Vic Barinov comes in—or his house does. Vic can't step outside without coming back to find... Read more »
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Statue of Liberty
By: Julie Murray
Narrated by: Ken Marlow
Length: 6 minutes
Abridged: No
Discusses the construction, history, and current status of the New York monument to freedom that was originally called "Liberty Enlightening the World." Read more »
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Veterans Day
By: Julie Murray
Narrated by: Ken Marlow
Length: 6 minutes
Abridged: No
Easy-to-read text paired with colorful photos and informative captions introduces readers to a meaningful US holiday, Veterans Day. Readers will learn about the 1918 armistice and the holiday’s evolution from Armistice Day to Veterans Day to honor veterans of all wars. Associated symbols such as red poppies and the US flag are explained, as well... Read more »
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Our Nation's Pride
By: Darlene R. Stille, M.C. Hall & Amanda Doering Tourville
Narrated by: Ken Marlow
Length: 37 minutes
Abridged: No
Our Nation's Pride explores the buildings, celebrations, holidays, symbols, and icons that shape our national identity. A must-have for the PreK-3 social studies curriculum. Read more »
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A Chase Christmas
By: Layla Nash
Narrated by: Beth Roeg
Length: 2 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
Natalia Chase just wants the first family Christmas with her husband and his pride of unruly lion shifter brothers to be perfect. But a simple trip to pick out a Christmas tree turns into a rescue mission when they discover three shifter wolf cubs abandoned in the forest. Between finding the cubs' parents, a surprise Christmas Eve visit from... Read more »
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Finding Pride (Pride Series Romance Novels Book 1)
By: Jill Sanders
Narrated by: Tanya Eby
Length: 5 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No
Megan Kimble has finally freed herself from years of abuse at the hands of her ex. Now she can finally start a new life and figure out just who she really is. When her brother Matt dies suddenly, she takes a big risk and moves cross country to live in his house and take over his new business. This could be the chance she’s needed. There’s only... Read more »
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Serving Pride
By: Jill Sanders
Narrated by: Tanya Eby
Length: 1 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
Robert Brogan was destined to be sheriff in the small town of Pride, Oregon. He moved to Pride when he was eight, after his mother’s mysterious disappearance. Always following the rules and sticking up for the weak, he had only one thing in mind after graduation, tracking down his mother. But, after almost ten years of looking, with no luck, he... Read more »
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When a Lioness Hunts
By: Eve Langlais
Narrated by: Marie Smith
Length: 5 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
What happens when a lioness with dubious accounting practices gets involved with an auditor for the Internal Revenue Service?
How was Melly supposed to know she shouldn’t claim illegal ammo on her taxes? So what if she took a few liberties with the term “allowable expenses”? Her creative accounting is why the IRS ends up on her doorstep. Lucky... Read more »
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Capitol Building
By: Darlene R. Stille
Narrated by: Ken Marlow
Length: 6 minutes
Abridged: No
Children are taught to respect the symbols of America from their first day of school. The Capitol Building provides teachers an easy-to-read picture book explaining the creation, history, and meaning of the building that represent our nation’s laws. Read more »
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United States Flag
By: Amanda Doering Tourville
Narrated by: Ken Marlow
Length: 5 minutes
Abridged: No
Children are taught to respect the symbols of America from their first day of school. The United States Flag provides teachers an easy-to-read picture book explaining the creation, history, and meaning of the symbol that represents our nation's bravery and freedom. Read more »
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Discovering Pride
By: Jill Sanders
Narrated by: Tanya Eby
Length: 5 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
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Aaron is running away from a tough breakup where... Read more »
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To Tempt a Sheikh
By: Olivia Gates
Narrated by: Suzanne Cypress
Length: 5 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
USA Today best-selling author Olivia Gates transports listeners to exotic lands where the only things hotter than the desert sun are the romances beneath it. After Prince Harres Aal Shalaan rescues Talia Burke from his family's bitter rivals, he soon realizes the brave beauty holds secrets that could save his kingdom. Talia doesn't trust the... Read more »
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When a Liger Mates
By: Eve Langlais
Narrated by: Troy Duran
Length: 4 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: No
""My aunts are going to kill me."
Lawrence is in trouble. That's nothing new. What is unexpected is how he accidentally ends up mated to a human.
Oops.
To make matters worse for this tomcat, Charlotte has no idea what he is, and when he finally shows her his majestic liger shape? She is less than impressed and dares to ask if he's up to date on his... Read more »
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When a Tigon Weds
By: Eve Langlais
Narrated by: Troy Duran
Length: 3 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
‘Til death do us part. That’s what Dean, her accidental husband is insisting on and if he doesn’t change his mind, Natasha might grant his wish.
A mob princess doesn’t have the luxury of saying no to family, but when someone decides she’s taking too long to get a divorce, she decides she’s not quite ready.
Dean always knew his not-so-innocent wife... Read more »
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Chasing the Dream
By: Layla Nash
Narrated by: Beth Roeg
Length: 6 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
Ivy Peterson is close to finishing off the men responsible for experimenting on her and dozens of other shifter kids when a rogue pack puts her in the Auction. She's resigned to a very short run as someone's unwilling wife, until she sees Edgar Chase in the crowd. The werelion looks as adrift as she feels after losing her mate.
Edgar knows he'll... Read more »
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Storm Chaser
By: Layla Nash
Narrated by: Beth Roeg
Length: 5 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
Sophia Frazier only fights for money. With her life before age twelve a complete blank, the search for her identity and family carries a hefty price tag. She'll even take on a big bruiser like Atticus Chase for a couple of rounds if it means getting closer to figuring out who she is.
Atticus falls for Sophia -- literally and figuratively -- the... Read more »
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To Tame a Sheikh
By: Olivia Gates
Narrated by: Jennifer Woodward
Length: 5 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
He'd noticed her across a crowded room, and in that instant Sheikh Shaheen Aal Shalaan wanted her. With just a few words, Shaheen had his mystery woman in his bed, where she awakened passions he'd long denied. Then the sheikh discovered his lover's true identity. She was Johara, his childhood friend, now fully blossomed into a vision he could... Read more »
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Return To Me
By: Jill Sanders
Narrated by: Roy Samuelson
Length: 4 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
Becca and Nick were destined to be together. He was the love of her life, or so she thought. Then tragedy strikes and Becca is left heartbroken and devastated. The road to recovery seems almost hopeless at times, but with love and support from the good people of Pride, she's looking forward to putting the past behind her. When Nick's best... Read more »
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Talon
By: Theresa Hissong
Narrated by: Roberto Scarlato
Length: 5 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
My name is Talon Shaw and I am the alpha of a pride of black panthers. My cat finds his mate in a human female and she wants a date! Panthers don’t date…we mate.
Before my plans fall into place to court the woman who is destined to be my mate, one of my pride is taken and held for ransom.
That ransom is me.
I will do anything for my pride, but my... Read more »
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Red Hot Christmas
By: Jill Sanders
Narrated by: Tanya Eby
Length: 4 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
Just in time for the holidays, take another wonderful trip to Oregon. Enjoy this sweet story about some new small-town people and learn about the lives and loves of a hot young couple. Don’t miss this opportunity to catch up on some of your favorite book people and the enchanting town of Pride.
Amber is new to Pride. As the new manager of the... Read more »
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National Anthem
By: M.C. Hall
Narrated by: Ken Marlow
Length: 5 minutes
Abridged: No
Children are taught to respect the symbols of America from their first day of school. The National Anthem provides teachers an easy-to-read picture book explaining the creation, history, and meaning of the song that represents our nation. Read more »
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Winter (Rise of the Pride, Book 2)
By: Theresa Hissong
Narrated by: Roberto Scarlato
Length: 5 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
Winter
Rise of the Pride, Book 2
Winter Blue, Guardian of the Shaw Pride, has sworn to protect the beautiful and stubborn Nova Raines. His panther knows that she is his mate, but Winter’s refusal to touch her causes him to almost destroy their fragile relationship when she is attacked by a human male and left for dead behind the bar that she... Read more »
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Pledge of Allegiance
By: Amanda Doering Tourville
Narrated by: Ken Marlow
Length: 6 minutes
Abridged: No
Children are taught to respect the symbols of America from their first day of school. The Pledge of Allegiance provides teachers an easy-to-read picture book explaining the creation, history, and meaning of the oath that represents loyalty to our nation. Read more »
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Thrill of the Chase
By: Layla Nash
Narrated by: Beth Roeg
Length: 4 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
Up-and-coming chef Natalia Spencer has enough on her plate dealing with a struggling restaurant and a corrupt manager selling her out of pantry and kitchen. She doesn't have time for arrogant customers, even a gorgeous corporate raider in a bespoke suit with muscles that just don't stop. Until, of course, he buys her restaurant and saves her... Read more »
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Chasing Trouble
By: Layla Nash
Narrated by: Beth Roeg
Length: 5 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
Eloise Deacon has a deadline: deliver a hyena princess and ten grand in ransom money in less than two days, or Eloise will pay with her life. The only problem is, she can't find the princess and barely has two nickels to rub together. She'll need more than her mother's Medusa powers to stay alive -- until handsome Benedict Chase walks into her... Read more »
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Cut to the Chase
By: Layla Nash
Narrated by: Beth Roeg
Length: 5 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
Ruby O'Shea gives the orders in her pack. And when a rival alpha propositions her with a marriage of convenience at the cost of her power, she rejects him. Happily ever after might not be in her cards, but she refuses to give up her power, her pack, and everything else she's worked for. Unfortunately, the other alpha doesn't take rejection well,... Read more »
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Lasting Pride
By: Jill Sanders
Narrated by: Tanya Eby
Length: 4 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: No
Roberta Stanton had grown up a thief on the streets of Portland. Breaking into the old building had been easy, and she’d gotten away with it. Or so she thought. It had only cost her the lives of seven close friends.
Years later, now Rob found herself on the other side of the law. Tracking down a thief of millions of dollars worth of art was the... Read more »
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City Shifters: the Pride Complete Series
By: Layla Nash
Narrated by: Beth Roeg
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
Complete 5 book series! Follow the five lion shifter Chase brothers on the hunt for true love, as they discover five independent, feisty heroines, evil villains, mysterious pasts, underground fights, family, friends, and happily ever after (times five)!
Thrill of the Chase -- Feisty chef Natalia holds her own against corrupt restaurant managers... Read more »
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Returning Pride
By: Jill Sanders
Narrated by: Tanya Eby
Length: 5 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
Everything seems to be going Iian’s way, he has a successful restaurant, a beautiful home, family, and friends. He’s even overcome the loss of his hearing, but why does he still feel like something is missing?
Allison has worked hard to make a name for herself in the art world; now all she wants is peace and quiet to work on her passion. But,... Read more »
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