Foxglove Fiction's Recommended Reads!

Chilling Effect

A Novel

Chilling Effect: Book #1

By: Valerie Valdes
Narrated by: Almarie Guerra
Length: 14 hours 14 minutes

A hilarious, offbeat debut space opera that skewers everything from pop culture to video games and features an irresistible foul-mouthed captain and her motley crew, strange life forms, exciting twists, and a galaxy full of fun and adventure.Captain Eva Innocente and the crew of La Sirena Negra cruise the galaxy delivering small cargo for even... Read more

The Last Tale of the Flower Bride

A Novel

By: Roshani Chokshi
Narrated by: Steve West & Sura Siu
Length: 9 hours 16 minutes

“The chills that I got finishing this book! At once a dream and a slow building nightmare, the story is rich and lush as any fairytale. Chokshi’s playful language pulls you into a present whose edges blur into myth and bittersweet yearning. Read more

Dragon Pearl

By: Yoon Ha Lee
Narrated by: Kim Mai Guest
Length: 10 hours 18 minutes

“Adventure, Shape shifting, forbidden space travel, mythical magic, and a girl willing to cross the galaxy in search of her missing brother - putting her own safety second. Excellent book! So much fun and I learned a lot about Korean Mythology! I listened to this on Libro.FM and it was fantastically produced! Read more

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches

By: Sangu Mandanna
Narrated by: Samara MacLaren
Length: 9 hours 59 minutes

“This book is such a cozy, comforting read. If you're looking for a good book to curl up with, this will whisk you away to a safe, magical place filled with characters that will feel like family from start to finish. Read more

Deal with the Devil

A Mercenary Librarians Novel

Mercenary Librarians: Book #1

By: Kit Rocha
Narrated by: Lidia Dornet
Length: 12 hours 36 minutes

Deal with the Devil is Orphan Black meets the post-apocalyptic Avengers by USA Today and New York Times bestselling author duo Kit Rocha.

Nina is an information broker with a mission—she and her team of mercenary librarians use their knowledge to save the hopeless in a crumbling America.

Knox is the bitter, battle-weary captain of the Silver... Read more

A Sorceress Comes to Call

By: T. Kingfisher
Narrated by: Eliza Foss & Jennifer Pickens
Length: 11 hours 7 minutes

“One of the most striking things about this book is just how every chapter is captivating. Not bogged down in overly described scenes, it is focused on the characters to the point you feel everything the characters are feeling. While there isn't much traveling and sometimes not much action, you are still on the edge of your seat for what comes... Read more

Murder by Memory

Dorothy Gentleman: Book #1

By: Olivia Waite
Narrated by: Blair Baker
Length: 2 hours 21 minutes

“Detective in space - check; Dead body - check; Cozy novella - check; First in series - check; Must read - check; Loved it - oh yes Read more

Light From Uncommon Stars

By: Ryka Aoki
Narrated by: Cindy Kay
Length: 13 hours 13 minutes

“Beautiful book by a wonderful author! Check the content warnings though x Read more

Ninefox Gambit

Machineries of Empire: Book #1

By: Yoon Ha Lee
Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
Length: 10 hours 51 minutes

“This is an intricate, unique, action-packed military sci-fi with a touch of space opera. Space battles line up next to political intrigue, while characters both living and dead wrestle with conscience and ideals. Yoon Ha Lee has created something that is familiar but at the same time unlike anything else I’ve ever read, which lingers long after... Read more

The Girl Who Drank the Moon

By: Kelly Barnhill
Narrated by: Christina Moore
Length: 9 hours 31 minutes

“While I loved reading this book, the voices of the narrator brought the story to life in a whole new way. Since listening to this audio version, I have only recommended the audiobook for experiencing this story. If you love sweet and deep fairy tales for young and old alike this is the perfect read. Read more

All Systems Red

Murderbot Diaries: Book #1

By: Martha Wells
Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
Length: 3 hours 17 minutes

“Honestly, narrator Kevin R. Free is the only thing that could make this gem of a novella even better. Read more

Season of Love

By: Helena Greer
Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik & Emily Lawrence
Length: 9 hours 43 minutes

Buzzfeed’s Most Anticipated LGBTQ Romances of 2022
 
Miriam Blum has no choice but to face the past she thought she’d left behind when she inherits her great-aunt’s Christmas tree farm in this witty, glittering, heart-filled romcom with “all of the warm, queer, Jewish holiday vibes you could possibly want” (Jen DeLuca, USA Today bestselling... Read more

For Never & Always

By: Helena Greer
Narrated by: Mara Wilson & Emil Benjamin
Length: 9 hours 45 minutes

One surprise inheritance, two best friends (now bitter exes), and three months to prove he loves her, forever and always, in this swoony second-chance romance for fans of Alexandria Bellefleur and Ashley Herring Blake.
 
Hannah Rosenstein should be happy: after a lonely childhood of traipsing all over the world, she finally has a home as the... Read more

Hers for the Weekend

By: Helena Greer
Narrated by: Austenne Grey & Arielle DeLisle
Length: 9 hours 54 minutes

Readers of Mia Sosa and Alexandria Bellefleur will love this swoony, sexy opposites-attract romcom from USA Today bestselling author Helena Greer, where the relationship may be fake, but the feelings are very real! 

No-nonsense Tara Sloane Chadwick is practically perfect. An impeccably mannered Southern belle, she’s the youngest to make partner... Read more

Letters to Half Moon Street

A Queer Historical Romance

Meddle & Mend: Regency Fantasy

By: Sarah Wallace
Narrated by: Gregory Maupin & Abigail Bailey Maupin
Length: 6 hours 8 minutes

I must have been drunker than I realized because all I remember is how well he tied his cravat and how perfectly his coat fit him…London, 1815: where magic can be purchased at convenience, and the fashionable and wealthy descend for the start of the social Season. But 25-year-old Gavin Hartford finds the city intimidating when he arrives, alone,... Read more

The Empress of Salt and Fortune

Singing Hills Cycle

By: Nghi Vo
Narrated by: Cindy Kay
Length: 2 hours 25 minutes

“This intersection between stories, their tellers, and how we create memory is a must listen for anyone who loves complex, interwoven tales centered on female and other overlooked voices. Read more

Witchmark

Kingston Cycle: Book #1

By: C.L. Polk
Narrated by: Samuel Roukin
Length: 8 hours 53 minutes

“Magic, mystery, queer romance, and criticism of class privilege suffuse this atmospheric Edwardian-inspired fantasy! In a world at war, a doctor with a hidden past and secret magical abilities allies with an alluring gentleman to investigate the murder of a patient and a pattern of inexplicable killings by the very veterans he heals, only to... Read more

Phoenix Extravagant

By: Yoon Ha Lee
Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
Length: 10 hours 6 minutes

“I don’t often think of calligraphy and traditional art as the basis for a fun, beautifully rendered fantasy, but Phoenix Extravagant is all of that. Automata and fox spirits roam the streets while subjugated people fight for their freedom, and dragons turn out to be far less monstrous to face than is contending with humanity’s greed. I... Read more

Manners and Monsters

Manners and Monsters

By: Tilly Wallace
Narrated by: Marian Hussey
Length: 7 hours 31 minutes

A lady never reveals the true extent of her decay...Hannah Miles lives a quiet existence, helping her parents conduct research into a most terrible affliction - until a gruesome murder during her best friend's engagement party pulls her from the shadows. With her specialist's knowledge and demure disposition, Hannah is requested to aid the... Read more

Illuminations

By: T. Kingfisher
Narrated by: Raquel Beattie
Length: 8 hours 3 minutes

From the author of the award-winning book A Wizard's Guide To Defensive Baking . . .



Rosa Mandolini knows in her heart that her family are the greatest painters of magical illuminations in the city. But the eccentric Studio Mandolini has fallen on hard times and the future is no longer certain. While trying to help her family, Rosa discovers a... Read more