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My Sister, the Serial Killer
By: Oyinkan Braithwaite
Narrated by: Adepero Oduye
Length: 4 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
"Pulpy, peppery and sinister, served up in a comic deadpan...This scorpion-tailed little thriller leaves a response, and a sting, you will remember."--NEW YORK TIMES
"The wittiest and most fun murder party you've ever been invited to."--MARIE CLAIRE
WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FOR MYSTERY/THRILLER
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 WOMEN'S... Read more
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
By: Iain Reid
Narrated by: Candace Thaxton
Length: 5 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
Now a Netflix original movie, this deeply scary and intensely unnerving novel follows a couple in the midst of a twisted unraveling of the darkest unease. You will be scared. But you won’t know why…
I’m thinking of ending things. Once this thought arrives, it stays. It sticks. It lingers. It’s always there. Always.
Jake once said, “Sometimes a... Read more
Sourdough
By: Robin Sloan
Narrated by: Thérèse Plummer
Length: 6 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
From Robin Sloan, the New York Times bestselling author of Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, comes Sourdough, "a perfect parable for our times" (San Francisco Magazine): a delicious and funny novel about an overworked and under-socialized software engineer discovering a calling and a community as a baker.
Named One of the Best Books of the Year... Read more
Written in the Stars
By: Alexandria Bellefleur
Narrated by: Lauren Sweet
Length: 11 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
""I was hooked from the very first page!” – Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author of In a Holidaze""This book is a delight."" – New York Times Book ReviewA National Bestseller and winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Best Lesbian Romance! Featured on Shondaland, Oprah Mag, Bustle, The New York Times Book Review, Buzzfeed,... Read more
View audiobookSpoiler Alert
By: Olivia Dade
Narrated by: Isabelle Ruther
Length: 12 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
National BestsellerOlivia Dade bursts onto the scene in this delightfully fun romantic comedy set in the world of fanfiction, in which a devoted fan goes on an unexpected date with her celebrity crush, who’s secretly posting fanfiction of his own. Marcus Caster-Rupp has a secret. The world may know him as Aeneas, star of the biggest show on... Read more
View audiobookHome Before Dark
By: Riley Sager
Narrated by: Cady McClain & Jon Lindstrom
Length: 11 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • One of USA Today's Best Books of 2020
“A haunted house story—with a twist….[Sager] does not hold back”(Rolling Stone) in this chilling thriller from the author of Final Girls and Survive the Night.
Every house has a story to tell and a secret to share.
Twenty-five years ago, Maggie Holt and her parents... Read more
As You Wish
By: Cary Elwes & Joe Layden
Narrated by: Cary Elwes, Carol Kane, Norman Lear, Rob Reiner...
Length: 7 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
From actor Cary Elwes, who played the iconic role of Westley in The Princess Bride, comes the New York Times bestselling account of the making of the cult classic film filled with never-before-told stories, exclusive photographs, and interviews with costars Robin Wright, Wallace Shawn, Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest, and Mandy Patinkin, as... Read more
View audiobookWe Were Dreamers
By: Simu Liu
Narrated by: Simu Liu
Length: 8 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
The star of Marvel’s first Asian superhero film, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, tells his own origin story of being a Chinese immigrant, his battles with cultural stereotypes and his own identity, becoming a TV star, and landing the role of a lifetime.In this honest, inspiring and relatable memoir, newly-minted superhero Simu Liu... Read more
View audiobookThe Bromance Book Club
By: Lyssa Kay Adams
Narrated by: Andrew Eiden & Maxwell Caulfield
Length: 9 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
The first rule of book club: You don't talk about book club.
Nashville Legends second baseman Gavin Scott's marriage is in major league trouble. He’s recently discovered a humiliating secret: his wife Thea has always faked the Big O. When he loses his cool at the revelation, it’s the final straw on their already strained relationship. Thea asks... Read more
Eat a Peach
By: David Chang & Gabe Ulla
Narrated by: David Chang
Length: 9 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the chef behind Momofuku and star of Netflix’s Ugly Delicious—an intimate account of the making of a chef, the story of the modern restaurant world that he helped shape, and how he discovered that success can be much harder to understand than failure.
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: NPR, Fortune, Parade, The... Read more
Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake
By: Alexis Hall
Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham
Length: 11 hours 23 minutes
Abridged: No
Fans of Casey McQuiston, Christina Lauren, and Abby Jimenez will love this scrumptious and sweet romantic comedy from the "dizzyingly talented writer" of Boyfriend Material (Entertainment Weekly)
LGBTQ Reads: Most Anticipated Adult LGBTQAP Fiction 2021
We Are Bookish: Spring Releases to Have on Your Radar
Following the recipe is the key to a... Read more
Bringing Down the Duke
By: Evie Dunmore
Narrated by: Elizabeth Jasicki
Length: 12 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
“Dunmore is my new find in historical romance. Her A League of Extraordinary Women series is extraordinary.”—Julia Quinn, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“This series balances friendship, politics, history, and romance in just the right mix.”—U.S. Representative Katie Porter
A stunning debut for author Evie Dunmore and her Oxford suffragists... Read more
Hunt on Dark Waters
By: Katee Robert
Narrated by: Simone Lewis & Will Watt
Length: 9 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
A USA TODAY BESTSELLER!
A stern captain meets his witchy match in this captivating first fantasy romance novel in the Crimson Sails series from Katee Robert, the New York Times bestselling author of the TikTok smash-hit Neon Gods.
Evelyn is a witch with a perfect storm of impulses: terrible taste in bed partners, sticky fingers, and a lust for... Read more
Wicked Beauty
By: Katee Robert
Narrated by: Alex Moorcock & Zara Hampton-Brown
Length: 10 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
In Olympus, you either have the power to rule...or you are ruled. Achilles Kallis may have been born with nothing, but as a child he vowed he would claw his way into the poisonous city's inner circle. Now that a coveted role has opened to anyone with the strength to claim it, he and his partner, Patroclus Fotos, plan to compete and double their... Read more
View audiobookThe Travelling Cat Chronicles
By: Hiro Arikawa
Narrated by: George Blagden
Length: 5 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
A book that “speak[s] volumes about our need for connection—human, feline or otherwise” (The San Francisco Chronicle), The Travelling Cat Chronicles is a life-affirming anthem to kindness and self-sacrifice that shows how the smallest things can provide the greatest joy—the perfect gift for cat lovers and travellers!
We take journeys to explore... Read more
The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle
By: Matt Cain
Narrated by: Simon Vance
Length: 10 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
In a wonderfully life-affirming and surprising story of human connection and second chances, a shy sixty-something postman opens his heart to love again, transforming the lives of those around him.Every day, Albert Entwistle makes his way through the streets of his small English town, delivering letters and parcels and returning greetings with a... Read more
View audiobookA Lover's Discourse
By: Xiaolu Guo
Narrated by: Cindy Kay
Length: 5 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
"I don't believe in love at first sight."
I was taken aback. I thought we were definitely in love at first sight.
"What do you mean? Wasn't it clear the moment you picked the elderflowers by the park and we looked at each other? Or was it in that book club?"
You gave me a damp smile, as if my confusion proved that you were right.
A Chinese woman... Read more
Wreck My Plans
By: Jillian Meadows
Narrated by: Samantha Brentmoor & Patrick Zeller
Length: 7 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
A sweet and spicy holiday romance between a spirited artist who returns to her small town for Christmas and her older brother’s best friend, a serious architect who pushes all her buttons—but whom she can’t seem to stay away from. Now with exclusive bonus content!Lena’s plans are simple. Surprise her family for Christmas, don’t tell them she... Read more
View audiobookPumpkin Spice & Poltergeist
By: Ali K Mulford & K. Elle Morrison
Narrated by: Bridget Bordeaux, Nikki Grey & Jake Bordeaux
Length: 5 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
Get ready for a bewitching tale of love, laughter, and supernatural shenanigans in the heart of Maple Hollow!The last thing apothecary witch, Jordyn, had on her mind was romance, but when she got witchy-wasted, she cracked open the coffin of her love life and conjured the ghost of her ex-girlfriend. Jordyn is in for a spell of trouble now that... Read more
View audiobookOut of My Dreams
By: Sharon M. Draper
Narrated by: Sisi Aisha Johnson
Length: 6 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
Melody flies to London to speak at a convention about differently abled kids in this stunning sequel to the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling middle grade novels Out of My Mind and Out of My Heart.
When Melody saves an elderly back-in-the-day actress’s life, the woman is so grateful—and impressed by Melody—that she nominates Melody to be a US... Read more
Under Your Spell
By: Laura Wood
Narrated by: Ellie Heydon
Length: 10 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
The daughter of an aging rock star finds herself working for the hottest musician on the planet and is shocked when sparks start to fly—especially since she swore she’d never, ever date a celebrity—in this unputdownable romance that is perfect for fans of Christina Lauren and Emily Henry.
She wants three things. He isn’t one of them...
Dumped by... Read more
The Curse of Sins
By: Kate Dramis
Narrated by: Devon Sorvari
Length: 20 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
After discovering she is the Second Saint fated to save her realm, Aya’s duty should be clear: return to her home kingdom to serve her Queen, Gianna, in the coming war against the kingdom of Kakos, whose pursuit of dark magic could bring the realm to its knees. But with Aya unsure of how her power is to defeat dark magic and suspicious of just... Read more
View audiobookEmmett
By: L. C. Rosen
Narrated by: Drew Caiden
Length: 7 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
A modern-day gay Emma, with the spikey social critique of Austen plus the lush over-the-top romance of Bridgerton.
Emmett Woodhouse, handsome, clever and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence and had lived nearly eighteen years in the world with very little to distress or vex... Read more
The Curse of Saints
By: Kate Dramis
Narrated by: Devon Sorvari
Length: 14 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
As an elite spy and the Queen's Third-in-Command, Aya has dedicated herself to a life of discipline and duty, using her gods-given abilities to keep dark magic from ever returning to the realm. Her oath ensures she will always act to protect those she fights alongside?including Will, the Queen's Enforcer and Aya's bitter rival. Forced by... Read more
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