Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 765234 Title: Saved by her Bodyguard Author: Emily Hayes Narrator: Abby Craden Format: Unabridged Length: 02:50:46 Language: English Release date: 08-13-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Romance, LGBTQ, Contemporary, New Adult Summary: When the politician disagrees with her bodyguard, she can't control the sparks that are flying between them Elizabeth Myers is a politician passionate about LGBT rights. When her personal safety is threatened she knows she needs a bodyguard. She immediately disagrees with her new ex military bodyguard Alex Jameson who is just trying to ensure her safety. The chemistry between them is heated. When lines become crossed between them, Elizabeth knows that it needs to be kept secret for the sake of her career—she isn't ready to come out yet. But will their secret fling ever really be enough for either of them? And will secrets ever really stay secret? Contains mature themes. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 717887 Title: Leadership Skills for Successful Managers: Proven Strategies for Motivating Teams and Achieving your Goals Author: Ron Lagrone Narrator: Ian Schettler Format: Unabridged Length: 05:05:51 Language: English Release date: 07-20-23 Publisher: Findaway Voices Genres: Business & Economics, Career Development, Management & Leadership Summary: Leadership Skills for Successful Managers Proven Strategies for Motivating Teams and Achieving Success Ron Lagrone As a manager, you know it takes more than just delegating tasks to your team to succeed. It takes building trust, having open communication, and offering complete transparency. That's where this book comes in. Offering innovative concepts and practical tips, it will help you build strong relationships with your team, communicate effectively, and empower them through coaching and delegation. This practical guide focuses on helping leaders and managers like you overcome common challenges such as high turnover rates and low employee engagement through practical strategies and techniques developed from decades of experience. Discover everything you need to know to help your team succeed. Inside, you'll discover: - How to unleash your leadership potential - The secrets to building strong relationships with your team - How to develop high-performance teams - How to master the art of communication - How to empower your team through coaching and delegation - Ways to handle conflict and crises with confidence and ease - All about becoming a change agent and leading your team And much more. Your time is valuable, but investing in your leadership skills is invaluable for achieving success in your career. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 745335 Title: Belonging Through a Culture of Dignity: The Keys to Successful Equity Implementation Author: Floyd Cobb, John Krownapple Narrator: Mike Lenz Format: Unabridged Length: 05:00:24 Language: English Release date: 03-26-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Business & Economics, Non-Fiction, HR & Office Administration, Education Summary: While efforts to achieve equity in education are prominent in school districts across this country, the effective implementation that results in meaningful change remains elusive. Even with access to compelling theories and approaches such as multicultural education, culturally responsive teaching, culturally relevant instruction, culturally sustaining pedagogy, schools still struggle to implement equitable change that reshapes the academic experiences of students marginalized by the prevailing history, culture, and traditions in public education. In Belonging through a Culture of Dignity, Cobb and Krownapple argue that the cause of these struggles are largely based on the failure of educators to consider the foundational elements upon which educational equity is based, belonging and dignity. Once these fundamental human needs are understood, educators can gain clarity of the barriers to meaningful student relationships, especially across dimensions of difference such as race, class, and culture. Cobb and Krownapple challenge that normalization and offer three concepts as keys to successful equity initiatives: inclusion, belonging, and dignity. Through their work, the authors aim to equip educators with the tools necessary to deliver the promise of democracy through schools by breaking the cycle of equity dysfunction once and for all. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 769038 Title: Of Blood Descended Author: Steven Veerapen Narrator: Peter Noble Format: Unabridged Length: 11:54:11 Language: English Release date: 06-18-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Historical Fiction Summary: 'Beautifully written . . . a unique tale told in a unique voice' —S. G. Maclean Summer, 1522. In a wave of pomp, Henry VIII's court welcomes the Imperial emperor, Charles V. Anthony Blanke, the son of the king's late 'black trumpet', John Blanke, is called to Hampton Court by his former employer, Cardinal Wolsey. The cardinal is preparing a gift for King Henry: a masque of King Arthur and the Black Knight. Anthony is to take center stage. The festive mood, however, quickly sours. Wolsey's historian, charged with proving the king's descent from King Arthur, is found murdered, his body posed in a gruesome tableau. A reluctant Anthony is charged with investigating the affair. His mission takes him on the path trod by the historian, through ancient monastic libraries and the back streets of London. On a journey that takes him from Hampton Court to Windsor and Winchester, and which sees him lock horns with secretive monks, historian Polydore Vergil, and a new face at court, Anne Boleyn, he must discover the murderer, secure the great masque, and avoid King Henry's wrath. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 761347 Title: Whistling Dixie: Ronald Reagan, the White South, and the Transformation of the Republican Party Author: Jonathan Bartho Narrator: Frank Block Format: Unabridged Length: 10:53:49 Language: English Release date: 04-30-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Politics, Public Policy, Political Ideologies Summary: Jonathan Bartho's Whistling Dixie explores the interdependent political relationship between Ronald Reagan and the white conservative South-a relationship that had a profound impact on Reagan's own career, on the political landscape of the South and the entire United States, and on the identity of the modern Republican Party. Millions of southerners were attracted to the GOP by Reagan's anti-statist ideology and their affection for the man himself-an affection that had been built over decades of appearances in the region. The support of these white southern conservatives was crucial to Reagan's political success, ultimately propelling him to the White House in 1980. Conversely, by supporting Reagan's presidential campaigns, southern conservatives were able to influence the direction of the Republican Party and begin restoring their region to a position of power in Washington. Bartho deftly provides a new perspective on Reagan's political career and the Republican Party of the Reagan era while detailing the often-rancorous philosophical differences between Reaganism and southern conservatism and the resulting political conflicts. Whistling Dixie highlights a divide in the Republican Party and in American conservatism that has often been overlooked-a divide that laid the foundations for the GOP's southernization and ultimately led to the rise of Donald Trump. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 771467 Title: Barely Even Friends: A Novel Author: Mae Bennett Narrator: Victoria Connolly Format: Unabridged Length: 09:30:00 Language: English Release date: 10-22-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Romance, Rom-Com, Contemporary, New Adult Summary: Bellamy Price has been offered the job of a lifetime: lead contractor on the restoration of the mysterious and sprawling Killington Estate. If she meets the owner's ridiculous timeline, she'll finally make a name for herself in this male-dominated industry. But when she rolls up her sleeves, slips on her suspenders, and shows up at the crumbling mansion, Bellamy finds the estate very much occupied. After a traumatic car accident that left his parents dead and himself injured, Oliver Killington, heir to the Killington empire, took up residence as the grumpy caretaker of his grandfather's mansion. None too pleased by the presence of the hammer-wielding woman who's moved into his house, Oliver tries to block her at every turn. But when Bellamy discovers Oliver's facing his own ultimatum from his grandfather, the two form a truce, which leads to flying sparks that are definitely not from faulty wiring. As Bellamy restores the gleam to the Killington Estate, she'll have to decide if the walls she's built around herself are worth knocking down to make space for someone else. Perfect for fans of Tessa Bailey, this debut novel will have listeners rooting for this Beauty and her Beast. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 757799 Title: Commander in Chief: Partisanship, Nationalism, and the Reconstruction of Congressional War Powers Author: Casey B. K. Dominguez Narrator: Nancy Peterson Format: Unabridged Length: 08:24:35 Language: English Release date: 05-24-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: American Politics Summary: The constitutional balance of war powers has shifted from Congress to the president over time. Today, presidents broadly define their constitutional authority as commander in chief. In the nineteenth century, however, Congress was the institution that claimed and defended expansive war powers authority. This discrepancy raises important questions: How, specifically, did Congress define the boundaries between presidential and congressional war powers in the early republic? Did that definition change? Casey Dominguez's Commander in Chief systematically analyzes the authority that members of Congress ascribe to the president as commander in chief and the boundaries they put around that authority. Dominguez shows that for more than a century members of Congress defined the commander in chief's authority narrowly. But in a wave of nationalism during the Spanish-American War, members of Congress began to argue that Congress owed deference to the commander in chief. They also tended to argue that a president of their own party should have broad war powers, while the powers of a president in the other party should be defined narrowly. Together, these two dynamics suggest that the conditions for presidentially dominated modern constitutional war powers were set at the turn of the twentieth century, far earlier than is often acknowledged. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 812293 Title: Sour Candy Spells Author: Sara Bourgeois Narrator: Michelle Price Format: Unabridged Length: 04:24:39 Language: English Release date: 09-17-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Thriller & Horror, Cozy Mystery, Paranormal Summary: Beneath the charming exterior of Hemlock Hollow lurks darkness and deception. When wealthy recluse Clara Thompson is murdered and her valuable antiques stolen, amateur sleuth and budding white witch Blue Bell suspects foul play. She teams up with handsome P.I. Ethan Moore to crack the case, using her investigative prowess and discreet witchcraft to uncover clues the police miss. But Clara had no shortage of enemies, from shady businessmen to feuding neighbors all eyeing her fortune. As Blue and Ethan unravel a tangled web of lies, break-ins, threats, and rising romantic tensions threaten to fracture their partnership. Impatient for justice, Blue walks a tightrope between careful sleuthing and reckless magic in a race to stop the killer before more lives are claimed. Can she and Ethan expose the evil that haunts Hemlock Hollow? Find out in this bewitching cozy mystery brimming with twists, spells, and murder most mystical! Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 760454 Title: Grape Sugar Sorcery Author: Sara Bourgeois Narrator: Michelle Price Format: Unabridged Length: 04:32:44 Language: English Release date: 05-21-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Thriller & Horror, Cozy Mystery, Paranormal Summary: Darkness descends when a teenage girl vanishes in the bewitching town of Hemlock Hollow. Candy shop owner and undercover witch Blue Bell springs into action as occult symbols surround the puzzling disappearance. With help from her sister Pepper, handsome P.I. Ethan Moore, and her sassy cat familiar, Tiffany, Blue follows a trail of chilling clues leading deep into the forest. Her uncanny abilities give her an edge in the baffling case that stumps the police. But when their investigation gets too close for comfort, a dangerous cult targets the sisters. In a heart-pounding confrontation, Blue must tap into her full magical powers to survive and take down the sinister forces threatening her town, sister, and snarky feline friend. She risks exposing her long-hidden gifts to confront the dark side of magic in her beloved haven. Will she prevail and unlock the secrets behind the teen's alarming vanishing? Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 795892 Title: Family Business Management Author: Rodrigo Basco Narrator: Mike Chamberlain Format: Unabridged Length: 15:34:58 Language: English Release date: 09-24-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Business & Economics, Management & Leadership, Business Development Summary: Family Business Management provides an accessible overview of the core aspects of family business, with an international, practice-based perspective. Structured in four parts, the book covers key topics such as family firm goals, conflict management, human resources, strategy, financial management, family and business governance, and succession planning. A wide variety of cases and examples are used throughout the book to highlight cultural and institutional differences between family businesses in contrasting contexts. Each chapter offers a detailed case study and boxed examples, illustrating real-life family business situations and stimulating students' critical thinking and decision-making. Listeners are further supported by learning objectives, discussion questions, and further reading suggestions. This textbook is an ideal companion for family business courses, catering to both undergraduate and postgraduate students. It offers valuable insights and practical guidance for business families, as well as professionals working in family businesses. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 760442 Title: Jelly Bean Jiggery-Pokery Author: Sara Bourgeois Narrator: Michelle Price Format: Unabridged Length: 05:22:46 Language: English Release date: 04-30-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Thriller & Horror, Cozy Mystery, Paranormal Summary: Welcome to Hemlock Hollow, where witchcraft bubbles beneath the surface. Blue Bell has spent years hiding her mystical talents while running her candy shop, Sucre Bleu. But when a dead body appears outside new neighbor Ethan Moore's office, she finds herself drawn into a baffling murder. With help from her sarcastic talking cat Tiffany, quirky sister Pepper, and Ethan's slick investigating skills, Blue follows the clues. Her supernatural gifts give her an edge, but she risks exposing her secret witchy abilities. Suspicion brews when the police suspect Blue could be the killer. Then it shifts to the victim's wife, his lover, and a shady ex-partner as illicit affairs and dark secrets emerge. But when the investigation stirs up danger, Blue must tap into her full powers or end up in hot water. Can she catch the killer and clear her name without bringing her magic to a boil? Or will her hidden bewitching talents finally bubble over? Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 745616 Title: Rumor of Kings Author: Victor Gischler Narrator: John Lee Format: Unabridged Length: 13:31:37 Language: English Release date: 01-30-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Epic Fantasy Summary: He's a gambler, womanizer, opportunist, and inebriate . . . and the kingdom's only chance. Greymond, the Scattered Kingdom has been without a king for hundreds of years, a place ruled by squabbling barons and dukes. Occasionally, rumors arise: a king of the old blood has returned to claim his throne. These days, such claims are met with groans and eye-rolls. Pretenders abound . . . and are generally ignored. But scheming powers are plotting, machinations that have been in the works for years, and this time . . . Enter Merrik Niles. A thief hired by dangerous people to steal a map, he instead keeps it for himself, hoping to follow it to some mysterious prize. The treasure turns out to be an ancient artifact connected to Greymond's last king, and when Merrik touches it, he triggers long-dormant magic. Now, three ghosts have taken up permanent residence inside his mind: A cunning, smart-mouthed jester. A master swordsman. And a powerful wizard. At first, Merrik believes he's going mad, but at times, these troublesome ghosts lend him their powers . . . for good or for bad. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 775415 Title: Just Friends Author: Madison Wright Narrator: Charli Burrow, Eleanor Mccormick Format: Unabridged Length: 10:09:11 Language: English Release date: 08-27-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Romance, Rom-Com, Contemporary Summary: Hazel Lane is ready to date again. After finding her boyfriend cheating on her a year ago and thus severing her last ties to LA, she moved across the country to be closer to friends and family. While she pieced her life back together, dating was the furthest thing from her mind. But now she's ready to jump back into the shark-infested dating world again. And to avoid bad dates with men who think Crocs are acceptable footwear or guys who like to talk about their exes a little too much, she has a plan. She's going to ask her best friend, Alex, to set her up on blind dates, and she will return the favor. Alex Bates is in love with his best friend. When Hazel moved to Nashville last year, he was more than happy to wait on her while she worked through her breakup. He just thought that when she was ready to date again, she'd see who was right in front of her. And yes, she did see him—as the solution to finding her soulmate. Hazel may have a plan, but Alex does too. His goal isn't to find his one true love during this experiment, it's to convince Hazel that hers has always been there waiting. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 813860 Title: Double Exposure: Resurveying the West with Timothy O'Sullivan, America's Most Mysterious War Photographer Author: Robert Sullivan Narrator: Colm O'Leary Format: Unabridged Length: 17:05:42 Language: English Release date: 08-27-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: History, Biography & Memoir, North America, Arts & Entertainment Summary: Timothy O'Sullivan is America's most famous war photographer. You know his work even if you don't know his name: A Harvest of Death, taken at Gettysburg, is an icon of the Civil War. He was also among the first photographers to elevate what was then a trade to the status of fine art. The images of the American West he made after the war, while traveling with the surveys led by Clarence King and George Wheeler, display a prescient awareness of what photography would become; years later, Ansel Adams would declare his work 'surrealistic and disturbing.' At the same time, we know very little about O'Sullivan. Nor do we know—really know—much more about the landscapes he captured. Robert Sullivan's Double Exposure sets off in pursuit of these two enigmas. This book documents the author's own road trip across the West in search of the places, many long forgotten or paved over, that O'Sullivan pictured. It also stages a reckoning with how the changes wrought on the land were already under way in the 1860s and '70s, and how these changes were a continuation of the Civil War by other means. Sullivan, known for his probing investigations of place in the pages of the New Yorker and books like Rats and My American Revolution, has produced a work that, like O'Sullivan's magisterial photos of geysers and hot springs, exposes a fissure in the American landscape itself. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 720299 Title: Son of the Old West: The Odyssey of Charlie Siringo: Cowboy, Detective, Writer of the Wild Frontier Author: Nathan Ward Narrator: J. Rodney Turner Format: Unabridged Length: 09:24:24 Language: English Release date: 12-26-23 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Biography & Memoir, North America, History & Culture Summary: Born in Matagorda, Texas, in 1855, Charlie Siringo went on his first cattle drive at age twelve and spent two decades living his boyhood dream as a cowboy. As the dangerous, lucrative 'beeves' business boomed, Siringo drove longhorn steers north to the burgeoning Midwest Plains states' cattle and railroad towns, crossing paths with such legendary figures as Billy the Kid and Bat Masterson. In his early thirties he joined the Pinkerton Detective Agency's Denver office, using a variety of aliases to investigate violent labor disputes and infiltrate outlaw gangs. Siringo's landmark 1885 autobiography, A Texas Cowboy, helped make the lowly cowboy a heroic symbol of the American West. His later memoir, A Cowboy Detective, influenced early hard-boiled crime novelists for whom the detective story was really the cowboy story in an urban setting. Sadly sued into debt by the Pinkertons, who were determined to prevent their sources and methods from being revealed, Siringo eventually sold his beloved New Mexico ranch and moved to Los Angeles, where he advised Hollywood filmmakers, and especially actor William S. Hart, on their early 1920s Westerns. In old age, Charlie Siringo was called 'Ulysses of the Wild West' for the long journey he took across the western frontier. Son of the Old West brings him and his legendary world vividly to life. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 771433 Title: Blink: A Paragon Society Novella Author: David Delaney Narrator: Matt Godfrey Format: Unabridged Length: 02:48:00 Language: English Release date: 06-25-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Paranormal, Contemporary Fantasy Summary: A thrilling prequel to the unputdownable Paragon Society series Fireball blasting battle-mages, shapeshifting soccer moms, and a best friend who is more than happy to throw punches now and ask questions later—Wyatt Murphy is in for a supernatural thrill ride of reality-bending proportions. If he can just avoid the school bully, survive the big dance, and outrun blood-magic wielding bad guys, his night may turn out great. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 745720 Title: Sawyer and Royce: Matrimony and Mayhem: The Complete Collection Author: Aimee Nicole Walker Narrator: Tristan James Format: Unabridged Length: 25:08:20 Language: English Release date: 02-27-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Romance, Fiction & Literature, LGBTQ+ Summary: Royce and Sawyer are back and better than ever in Matrimony and Mayhem! The bestselling trilogy is now available in a collection. The Magnolia Murders: Work together, live together, and play together is the name of the game for Royce and Sawyer. But a surprise visitor and an unexpected phone call force them to face their painful pasts. The future they dream of is within their grasp, but first, they'll need to uproot the seeds of discontent they've buried. Marriage is Murder: Newly engaged, Royce and Sawyer are ready to set a date, but homicides and unresolved conflicts keep getting in their way. And if that weren't enough, a random encounter with a stranger will trigger a series of events that could either make or break the couple. Killer Honeymoon: Newlyweds Royce and Sawyer embark on a honeymoon road trip where their biggest threat should be dodging drunk tourists on golf carts. But minding their own business becomes impossible when a homicide wrecks their vacation and puts them in the path of a twisted killer. Contains mature themes. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 766962 Title: Fired Up Author: Jayne Ann Krentz Narrator: Islay Jacobs Format: Unabridged Length: 09:53:52 Language: English Release date: 08-27-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Romance, Mystery Summary: More than three centuries ago, Nicholas Winters irrevocably altered his genetic makeup in an obsession fueled competition with alchemist and Arcane Society founder Sylvester Jones. Driven to control their psychic abilities, each man's decision has reverberated throughout the family line, rewarding some with powers beyond their wildest dreams, and cursing others to a life filled with madness and hallucinations. Jack Winters, descendant of Nicholas, has been experiencing nightmares and blackouts—just the beginning, he believes, of the manifestation of the Winters family curse. The legend says that he must find the Burning Lamp or risk turning into a monster. But he can't do it alone; he needs the help of a woman with the gift to read the lamp's dreamlight. Jack is convinced that private investigator Chloe Harper is that woman. Her talents for finding objects and accessing dream energy are what will save him, but their sudden and powerful sexual pull threatens to overwhelm them both. Danger surrounds them, and it doesn't take long for Chloe to pick up the trail of the missing lamp. And as they draw closer to the lamp, the raw power that dwells within it threatens to sweep them into a hurricane of psychic force. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 757800 Title: Mathematica: A Secret World of Intuition and Curiosity Author: David Bessis Narrator: Mike Lenz Format: Unabridged Length: 09:12:09 Language: English Release date: 05-28-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Science & Technology, Mathematics Summary: Math has a reputation for being inaccessible. People think that it requires a special gift or that comprehension is a matter of genes. Yet the greatest mathematicians throughout history, from René Descartes to Alexander Grothendieck, have insisted that this is not the case. Like Albert Einstein, who famously claimed to have 'no special talent,' they said that they had accomplished what they did using ordinary human doubts, weaknesses, curiosity, and imagination. David Bessis guides us on an illuminating path toward deeper mathematical comprehension, reconnecting us with the mental plasticity we experienced as children. With simple, concrete examples, Bessis shows how mathematical comprehension is integral to the great learning milestones of life, such as learning to see, to speak, to walk, and to eat with a spoon. Focusing on the deeply human roots of mathematics, Bessis dispels the myths of mathematical genius. He offers an engaging initiation into the experience of math not as a series of discouragingly incomprehensible logic problems but as a physical activity akin to yoga, meditation, or a martial art. This perspective will change the way you think not only about math but also about intelligence, intuition, and everything that goes on inside your head. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 761350 Title: Faulty Bloodline Author: Gary Gerlacher Narrator: Patrick Lawlor Format: Unabridged Length: 08:30:47 Language: English Release date: 05-21-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense Summary: AJ Docker (Doc) and his guard dog, Banshee, move to a small town in the mountains for a slower-paced lifestyle. Doc settles into the idyllic setting with a rewarding job and enriching colleagues, as well as with a romantic interest who leads him to contemplate marriage. His new life seems perfect until he begins to uncover the town's dirty secrets. A serial killer hunts in the woods, and dirty money flows throughout the town. Doc and Banshee win allies in their search for truth, but they also make powerful enemies. These sophisticated figures who control the town's economy will stop at nothing to end Doc's threat to expose them. Doc must fight for his freedom, and even for his life to escape. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 766941 Title: Ghost Hunter Author: Jayne Castle Narrator: Laural Merlington Format: Unabridged Length: 09:06:10 Language: English Release date: 05-28-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Romance, Mystery Summary: Local Guild boss and powerful ghost hunter Cooper Boone is everything botanist Elly St. Clair could ask for—the handsome, strong, and silent type. Maybe too silent. For when Guild secrets threaten her career at the college, Elly has to call off their marriage—and leave small-town life behind . . . But starting over in the thriving metropolis of Cadence City isn't easy, especially when one of Elly's new friends disappears in the eerie catacombs beneath the streets. Cooper turns up just in time to help Elly investigate. And as the mystery deepens and dangerous ghost myths and legends come to light, Cooper makes it clear he intends to stick around—and this time he's holding nothing back . . . Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 761349 Title: Deadly Game Author: Gayle Brown Narrator: Marnye Young Format: Unabridged Length: 09:49:45 Language: English Release date: 04-23-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense Summary: When local college student, Jaden Pierce, disappears one night playing 'Manhunt in the Woods' with his fraternity brothers, Nicole, an empathetic stay-at-home mom living a blissful life, joins the search party. Combing through the wooded area, Nicole unearths her son Kyle's license and withholds this potential piece of evidence. She trusts him, but a sliver of doubt festers below the surface, thanks to one unresolved incident from middle school and his shady pastime. After he is officially named a person of interest, she must decide what to do next. Unsettled but determined to protect him, Nicole searches for the answers on her own. While probing deeper, surprised by her unethical actions interfering with the investigation, Nicole realizes she's being followed. As the situation deteriorates, she is blindsided by the truth, suddenly shattering her trust in people as well as her entire belief system. Now, unsure who to believe and running out of time, Nicole faces her most challenging moral dilemma: With someone's fate resting in her hands, will she reveal what she's learned or keep it to herself? Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 761352 Title: Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America Author: Harvey Klehr, John Earl Haynes Narrator: Rich Miller Format: Unabridged Length: 15:27:30 Language: English Release date: 07-16-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: History, Non-Fiction, True Crime, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Military, Russia Summary: Only in 1995 did the United States government officially reveal the existence of the super-secret Venona Project. For nearly fifty years American intelligence agents had been decoding thousands of Soviet messages, uncovering an enormous range of espionage activities carried out against the United States during World War II by its own allies. This extraordinary book is the first to examine the Venona messages. Venona Project cryptanalysts, linguists, and mathematicians attempted to decode thousands of intercepted Soviet intelligence telegrams. Analysts uncovered information of powerful significance: the first indication of Julius Rosenberg's espionage efforts; references to the espionage activities of Alger Hiss; proof of Soviet infiltration of the Manhattan Project; evidence that spies had reached the highest levels of the U.S. State and Treasury Departments; indications that more than three hundred Americans had assisted in the Soviet theft of American secrets; and confirmation that the Communist party of the United States was consciously and willingly involved in Soviet espionage against America. Drawing not only on the Venona papers but also on newly opened Russian and U. S. archives, John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr provide the most rigorously documented analysis ever written on Soviet espionage in the early Cold War years. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 812628 Title: Why Psychosis Is Not So Crazy: A Road Map to Hope and Recovery for Families and Caregivers Author: Stijn Vanheule Narrator: Shawn K. Jain Format: Unabridged Length: 04:46:22 Language: English Release date: 09-24-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Non-Fiction, Psychology Summary: An expert's guide to humanizing psychosis through communication offers key insights for family and friends to support loved ones during mental health crises. Are we all a little crazy? Roughly fifteen percent of the population will have a psychotic experience, in which they lose contact with reality. Yet we often struggle to understand and talk about psychosis. Interactions between people build on the stories they tell each other—stories about the past, about who they are or what they want. In psychosis we can no longer rely on these stories, this shared language. So how should we communicate with someone experiencing reality in a radically different way than we are? Drawing on his work in psychoanalysis, Stijn Vanheule seeks to answer this question, which carries significant implications for mental health as a whole. With a combination of theory from Freud to Lacan, present-day research, and compelling examples from his own patients and well-known figures such as director David Lynch and artist Yayoi Kusama, he explores psychosis in an engaging way that can benefit those suffering from it as well as the people who care for and interact with them. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 753910 Title: Magus: The Art of Magic from Faustus to Agrippa Author: Anthony Grafton Narrator: Nick Pearse Format: Unabridged Length: 08:55:50 Language: English Release date: 04-02-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: History, World, Europe Summary: In literary legend, Faustus is the quintessential occult personality of early modern Europe. The historical Faustus, however, was something quite different: a magus-a learned magician fully embedded in the scholarly currents and public life of the Renaissance. And he was hardly the only one. Anthony Grafton argues that the magus in sixteenth-century Europe was a distinctive intellectual type, both different from and indebted to medieval counterparts as well as contemporaries like the engineer, the artist, the Christian humanist, and the religious reformer. Alongside these better-known figures, the magus had a transformative impact on his social world. Magus details the arts and experiences of several learned magicians. Grafton explores their methods, the knowledge they produced, the services they provided, and the overlapping political and social milieus to which they aspired-often, the circles of kings and princes. During the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, these erudite men anchored debates about licit and illicit magic, the divine and the diabolical, and the nature of 'good' and 'bad' magicians. Over time, they turned magic into a complex art, which drew on contemporary engineering as well as classical astrology, probed the limits of what was acceptable in a changing society, and promised new ways to explore the self and exploit the cosmos. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 769052 Title: Of Judgement Fallen Author: Steven Veerapen Narrator: Peter Noble Format: Unabridged Length: 12:24:46 Language: English Release date: 07-30-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Historical Fiction Summary: Spring, 1523. Henry VIII readies England for war with France. The King's chief minister, Cardinal Wolsey, prepares to open Parliament at Blackfriars. The eyes of the country turn towards London. But all is not well in Wolsey's household. A visiting critic of the Cardinal is found brutally slain whilst awaiting an audience at Richmond Palace. He will not be the last to die. Anthony Blanke, trumpeter and groom, is once again called upon to unmask a murderer. Joining forces with Sir Thomas More, he is forced to confront the unpopularity of his master's rule. As the bodies of the Cardinal's enemies mount up around him, Anthony finds himself under suspicion. Journeying through the opulence of More's home, the magnificence of Wolsey's York Place, and the dank dungeons of London's gaols, he must discover whether the murderer of the Cardinal's critics is friend or foe. With time running out before Parliament sits, Anthony must clear his name and catch the killer before the King's justice falls blindly upon him. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 753816 Title: Revenge for Now Author: Bob Howard Narrator: Graham Halstead Format: Unabridged Length: 13:00:51 Language: English Release date: 07-30-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Apocalyptic & Dystopian Summary: The zombie apocalypse has taken lives, but it has also taken away the freedom of the living to make choices for themselves. To stay alive, people are forced to follow corrupt leaders who would use the innocent to obtain power and material riches they would not have earned before the infected dead seized the world. Revenge for Now is Book 10 in the saga of the close-knit Mud Island family of survivors and their quest to do more than just survive. This is their story of personal struggle to aid all survivors while dispensing justice upon those people who have capitalized by the apocalypse. Upon their return from England, they have unfinished business with the corrupt force that attacked and killed US Army soldiers near Atlanta. Along the way they make startling discoveries that will ensure that more people will survive. The Chief has a burning, personal desire to seek revenge against the leader of those forces, and he won't be able to rest until he rids the world of their evil. Somehow he must achieve that revenge while maintaining the capacity to be the same man he was before the apocalypse. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 812668 Title: Quilt City Murders: A Hadley Carroll Mystery Author: Bruce Leonard Narrator: Biz Lyon Format: Unabridged Length: 07:52:19 Language: English Release date: 10-08-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Thriller & Horror, Detective Stories, Cozy Mystery Summary: Quilter Hadley Carroll thinks her life can't get any worse after being demoted from reporter to newspaper courier and having her fiancé, Matt Ackerman, dump her without explanation. But then, while chucking a sack of newspapers into the Ohio River in Paducah, Kentucky—known as Quilt City—she finds Matt's body snagged under the transient dock. She knows she'll never find peace if she doesn't figure out why he left her and who killed him, so she gets to work. As QuiltWeek Paducah, the largest quilting event in the world, approaches, then fills the small town with 30,000 textile connoisseurs, quilters turn up dead. Paducah's mayor tries to instill calm as citizens panic, protests flare up, and visiting quilters flee by the thousands. Despite grieving the loss of Matt, Hadley perseveres, strengthened by her troubled upbringing and aided by her weekly quilting group. She uses her investigative skills and impressive intellect to solve the murders, to bring peace back to her hometown, and to get a good night's sleep—finally. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 753815 Title: Safe for Now Author: Bob Howard Narrator: Graham Halstead Format: Unabridged Length: 12:55:19 Language: English Release date: 06-25-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Apocalyptic & Dystopian Summary: Safe for Now is Book 9 in the continuing struggle of the Mud Island Family against the Infected Dead. This is a story of individual determination as well as group efforts to bring mankind back from the brink of extinction. There had been setbacks to the plans of opening the shelters to more survivors, but the discovery of the shelter in Huntsville and the return of the astronauts from the International Space Station had given the Mud Island family a reason to keep fighting to do more than just survive. They still believe that the infected dead are not going to be the end of mankind if they continue to find ways to help each other. The Chief, Kathy, and the other veterans of the zombie apocalypse embark on a quest to help the astronaut from England to get home to his wife and children, and in doing so they discover that they aren't the only ones fighting back. The world still faces a long road to recovery, and in some places disasters are yet to come, but they find through their journey that they are not alone. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 753817 Title: Burn for Now Author: Bob Howard Narrator: Graham Halstead Format: Unabridged Length: 14:00:00 Language: English Release date: 10-01-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Apocalyptic & Dystopian Summary: The survivors of the apocalypse, known as the Mud Island Family, embark on a journey across the United States in search of a network of supply silos left behind by the Air Force. What begins as a simple mission, becomes an adventure of discovery when they locate yet another super-shelter built by the Titus Rush Survival group. They are forced to place their lives in danger repeatedly as they encounter survivors who have either turned to each other for help or resorted to evil at the expense of others. Their journey takes them to the vast missile fields of Wyoming, where the United States Air Force has left behind more than what they expected to find. The Chief, Kathy, Cassandra, and Captain Miller make friends and enemies as they confront new horrors in the world of the infected dead. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 813882 Title: Vertical Motion Author: Can Xue Narrator: Eunice Wong, Tim Lounibos Format: Unabridged Length: 06:41:35 Language: English Release date: 09-24-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Fiction & Literature, Short Stories Summary: 'There's a new world master among us, and her name is Can Xue.' —Robert Coover Two young girls sneak onto the grounds of a hospital, where they find a disturbing moment of silence in a rose garden. A couple grows a plant that blooms underground, invisibly, to their long-time neighbor's consternation. A cat worries about its sleepwalking owner, who receives a mysterious visitor while he's asleep. After a ten-year absence, a young man visits his uncle, on the twenty-fourth floor of a high-rise that is floating in the air, while his ugly cousin hesitates on the stairs . . . Can Xue is a master of the dreamscape, crafting stories that inhabit the space where fantasy and reality, time and timelessness, the quotidian and the extraordinary, meet. The stories in this striking and lyrical new collection—populated by old married couples, children, cats, and nosy neighbors, the entire menagerie of the everyday—reaffirm Can Xue's reputation as one of the most innovative Chinese writers in a generation. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 753911 Title: Infected Dead Series Boxed Set: Books 4-6 Author: Bob Howard Narrator: Graham Halstead Format: Unabridged Length: 35:46:02 Language: English Release date: 03-26-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Apocalyptic & Dystopian Summary: Set on the coast of South Carolina, an unknown infection has caused people to die and come back to life as reanimated corpses, attacking any living person. This is the story of the survival of one man who was the benefactor of a shelter that helped him to live through the onslaught of the infected dead. Beginning with the initial days of the apocalypse, Ed Jackson watches the world die from the safety of his shelter, but there are others who are also trying to stay alive as they seek refuge. He must decide who he will take into his shelter and who he will reject, and those decisions will help him to form the bonds he did not have even before the end of the world. He and his new friends are faced with the dangers of the dead world as they are forced to leave the safest shelter anyone could possibly have in order to do more than simply exist in a zombie infested world. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 767023 Title: Growth: A History and a Reckoning Author: Daniel Susskind Narrator: Daniel Susskind Format: Unabridged Length: 10:27:45 Language: English Release date: 05-14-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Business & Economics Summary: Economic growth has freed billions from the struggle for subsistence. Yet prosperity has come at a price: environmental destruction, desolation of local cultures, the rise of vast inequalities, and destabilizing technologies. Faced with such damage, many now claim that the only way forward is through 'degrowth,' deliberately shrinking our economic footprint. Instead, Daniel Susskind argues, we must keep growth but redirect it, making it better reflect what we truly value. Susskind shows how policymaking came to revolve around a single-minded quest for greater GDP. This is a recent development: economic growth was barely discussed until the second half of the twentieth century. And our understanding of what drives it is more recent still. Only lately have we come to see how humankind emerged from its millennia of stagnation: through the sustained discovery of powerful and productive new ideas. This insight undermines the mantra that 'we cannot have infinite growth on a finite planet,' for the world of ideas is infinitely vast. Yet we can no longer focus on its upsides alone. We must confront the tradeoffs, Susskind contends: sometimes, societies will have to deliberately pursue less growth for the sake of other goals. These will be moral decisions, not simply economic ones, demanding the engagement not just of politicians and experts but of all citizens. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 771468 Title: We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For Author: Eddie S. Glaude Jr. Narrator: Eddie S. Glaude Jr. Format: Unabridged Length: 04:20:41 Language: English Release date: 06-18-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Non-Fiction, Politics, Social Science, Political Advocacy Summary: In We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For, one of the nation's preeminent scholars and a New York Times bestselling author, Eddie S. Glaude Jr., makes the case that the hard work of becoming a better person should be a critical feature of Black politics. Through virtuoso interpretations of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and Ella Baker, Glaude shows how we have the power to be the heroes that our democracy so desperately requires. Based on the Du Bois Lectures delivered at Harvard University, the book begins with Glaude's unease with the Obama years. He felt then, and does even more urgently now, that the excitement around the Obama presidency constrained our politics as we turned to yet another prophet-like figure. He examines his personal history and the traditions that both shape and overwhelm his own voice. Glaude weaves anecdotes about his evolving views on Black politics together with the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, John Dewey, Toni Morrison, James Baldwin, and Ralph Ellison, encouraging us to reflect on the lessons of these great thinkers. Narrated with passion and philosophical intensity, this book is a powerful reminder that if American democracy is to survive, we must step out from under the shadows of past giants to build a better society—one that derives its strength from the pew, not the pulpit. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 771470 Title: Zero at the Bone: Fifty Entries Against Despair Author: Christian Wiman Narrator: George Newbern Format: Unabridged Length: 07:23:31 Language: English Release date: 06-11-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Fiction & Literature, Essays & Anthologies Summary: Few contemporary writers ask the questions about faith, morality, and God that Christian Wiman does, and even fewer—perhaps none—do so with his urgency and eloquence. Wiman, an award-winning poet and the author of My Bright Abyss, lays the motion of his mind on the page in this genre-defying work, an indivisible blend of poetry, criticism, theology, and searing memoir. As Marilynne Robinson wrote, '[Wiman's] poetry and his scholarship have a purifying urgency that is rare in this world . . . [It] enables him to say new things in timeless language, so that the reader's surprise and assent are one and the same.' Zero at the Bone begins with Wiman's preoccupation with despair, and through fifty brief pieces, he unravels its seductive appeal. The book is studded with the poetry and prose of writers who inhabit Wiman's thoughts, and the voices of Wallace Stevens, Lucille Clifton, Emily Dickinson, and others join his own. At its heart and Wiman's, however, are his family—his young children (who ask their own invaluable questions, like 'Why are you a poet? I mean why?'), his wife, and those he grew up with in West Texas. Wiman is the rare thinker who takes on the mantle of our greatest mystics and does so with an honest, profound, and contemporary sensibility. Zero at the Bone is a revelation. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 777195 Title: Not Even the Dead Author: Juan Gomez Barcena Narrator: Andre Bellido Format: Unabridged Length: 13:11:26 Language: English Release date: 07-16-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction Summary: The conquest of Mexico is over, and Juan de Toñanes is one of so many soldiers without glory who roam like beggars for the land they helped subdue. When he receives one last mission, to hunt down a renegade Indian who's called the Father and who preaches a dangerous heresy, he understands that this may be his last chance to carve himself the future he's always dreamed of. But as he goes deep into the unexplored lands of the north following the Father's trace, he will discover the footprints of a man who seems not only a man, but a prophet destined to transform his time and even the times to come. Not Even the Dead is the story of a persecution that transcends territories and centuries; a path pointing northward, always northward, that is to say, always toward the future, on a hallucinated journey from the sixteenth century New Spain to today's Trump wall. Old conquerors on horseback and migrants riding the roofs of the Beast, rebellious Indians and peasants waiting patiently for a better world, Mexican revolutionaries who take their rifles and women murdered in the desert of Ciudad Juárez, all pass by it. All of them share the same landscape and the same hope, the arrival of the Father who will bring justice to the oppressed. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 730518 Title: Living a Jewish Life: Jewish Traditions, Customs, and Values for Today's Families, Updated and Revised Edition Author: Anita Diamant Narrator: Dina Pearlman Format: Unabridged Length: 07:54:57 Language: English Release date: 02-06-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Judaism Summary: The classic guide to the cultural and spiritual treasures of Judaism is now updated for the first time in fifteen years to reflect changes in the modern Jewish community. Living a Jewish Life describes Judaism as not just a contemplative or abstract system of thought but as a blueprint for living fully and honorably. This new edition builds on the classic guide, which has been a favorite among Jewish educators and students for years. Enriched with additional resources, including online resources, this updated guide also references recent changes in the modern Jewish community. Addressing the choices posed by the modern world, Living a Jewish Life explains the traditions and beliefs of Judaism in the context of real life. It explores the spectrum of liberal Jewish thought, from Conservative to Reconstructionist to Reform, as well as unaffiliated, new age, and secular. Celebrating the diversity of Jewish beliefs, this guide provides a wealth of information that allows listeners to make informed choices about how to incorporate Judaism into their lives. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 803888 Title: Frontier Author: Can Xue Narrator: Rebecca Lam Format: Unabridged Length: 13:00:29 Language: English Release date: 10-08-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Fiction & Literature, Fairy Tales & Folklore Summary: New Novel from the Winner of the 2015 Best Translated Book Award Frontier opens with the story of Liujin, a young woman heading out on her own to create her own life in Pebble Town, a somewhat surreal place at the base of Snow Mountain where wolves roam the streets and certain enlightened individuals can see and enter a paradisaical garden. Exploring life in this city (or in the frontier) through the viewpoint of a dozen different characters, some simple, some profound, Can Xue's latest novel attempts to unify the grand opposites of life—barbarism and civilization, the spiritual and the material, the mundane and the sublime, beauty and death, Eastern and Western cultures. A layered, multifaceted masterpiece from the 2015 winner of the Best Translated Book Award, Frontier exemplifies John Darnielle's statement that Can Xue's books are 'as if dreams had invaded the physical world.' Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 800997 Title: Behind the Dress: One Woman's Life in a Religious Cult, and the Healing That Came After Author: Christine Faour Narrator: Alex Picard Format: Unabridged Length: 05:15:18 Language: English Release date: 07-30-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Biography & Memoir, Health & Wellness, Marriage & Family, World Religions Summary: Have you known someone who was in a cult? Do you think you know your neighbors pretty well? You really don't know what's going on behind the smile, the dress, and the doors of the house down the street. This is the story of a Canadian woman who was in the Advanced Training Institute, run by Bill Gothard, for fourteen years. The amazing thing is that she never knew she was in a cult until several years after she was out. That's what happened to Christine in 2014. She has spent the past nine years trying to deprogram and change the way she sees the world. The Advanced Training Institute had all the hallmarks of a cult, it even fit Bill Gothard's definition of a cult, but Christine and her family believed they were God's cream of the crop. Join her as she navigates the cult, goes through a divorce, finds out she was in a cult and subsequently has to unlearn all she believed to be true. Interestingly, this is the same cult the Duggar family of 19 Kids and Counting is a part of. Written with humor and candor, her story is both heart wrenching and humorous at the same time. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 777196 Title: Why They Kill: The Discoveries of a Maverick Criminologist Author: Richard Rhodes Narrator: Charles Constant Format: Unabridged Length: 13:18:26 Language: English Release date: 07-16-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Non-Fiction, True Crime, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Social Science Summary: Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb, brings his inimitable vision, exhaustive research, and mesmerizing prose to this timely book that dissects violence and offers new solutions to the age-old problem of why people kill. Lonnie Athens was raised by a brutally domineering father. Defying all odds, Athens became a groundbreaking criminologist who turned his scholar's eye to the problem of why people become violent. After a decade of interviewing several hundred violent convicts—men and women of varied background and ethnicity, he discovered 'violentization,' the four-stage process by which almost any human being can evolve into someone who will assault, rape, or murder another human being. Why They Kill is a riveting biography of Athens and a judicious critique of his seminal work, as well as an unflinching investigation into the history of violence. Contains mature themes. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 753912 Title: Winter Flight Author: Linda J. White Narrator: Vanessa Daniels Format: Unabridged Length: 08:18:28 Language: English Release date: 04-16-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Detective Stories, Religious Fiction Summary: After two years of pandemic people are touchy. Violence is everywhere. Fear and anxiety run wild. Jess has a scary encounter with a man in the woods and then a blow-up that threatens her closest friendships. Her husband, FBI Agent Scott Cooper, investigates a school shooting he thinks might be the start of a bigger terrorism campaign. A lead in that case takes Scott and Jess to the mountains of western Virginia as a snowstorm moves in. While there, a school bus disappears. The driver is found dead by the road, but where is the bus and, more importantly, the kids? Jess and Scott, along with Jess's dog Luke, join the sheriff in the hunt. The elderly Miss Etta provides a clue but is she reliable? Scott's intelligence, Jess's grit, and Nate's wisdom all must come into play to save the kids. In the end, Nate's comment that 'People ain't always what they seem,' proves dead accurate. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 773474 Title: Doctor's Truth Author: Adora Crooks Narrator: Chris Chambers, Penelope Ann Rose Format: Unabridged Length: 09:50:30 Language: English Release date: 08-13-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Romance, Contemporary Summary: My son is in trouble. And the only men who can save him . . . don't even know he exists. At eighteen, I lost my v-card to my two best friends. And then came the fall out. I ran from Hannsett Island. It's been me and my son against the world ever since. I told myself I'd never go back, but my son is sick. And the two doctors who could save his life . . . ? Jason and Donovan. The same two men I shared one hot, steamy night with over ten years ago. Can I keep my secret safe . . . even though it threatens to slip out every time their lips touch mine? Contains mature themes. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 778487 Title: Then Things Went Dark: A Novel Author: Bea Fitzgerald Narrator: Zura Johnson Format: Unabridged Length: 11:52:53 Language: English Release date: 08-27-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense Summary: For fans of Rachel Hawkins with a salacious reality show edge, Then Things Went Dark follows a cast of hot-headed contestants competing to prove themselves to an audience of millions . . . but with eyes following you everywhere, how can you hide your motive to kill? The first episode is waiting . . . are you ready to watch? No murder has ever had more witnesses . . . Six people land on a desert island ready to make their reality show debut. The contestants are suitably glamorous and dramatic—and they're also hungry to prove themselves. The stakes are high and with millions of viewers watching, losing is not an option. But three weeks and eighteen episodes later, five of the six contestants sit in a Portuguese police station, and none of them are winners. Because twelve million people were watching when Rhys Sutton died on camera, and someone must pay for the crime. The best friend, the rival, the girlfriend, the lover, and the sworn enemy are left standing. And of course, no-one is talking. But how do you keep secrets when the world has been watching? Especially when, just a day before his murder, Rhys was the most hated man on television. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 765285 Title: Daughters of Olympus: A Novel Author: Hannah Lynn Narrator: Zura Johnson Format: Unabridged Length: 14:36:37 Language: English Release date: 07-09-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Fairy Tales & Folklore Summary: A daughter pulled between two worlds and a mother willing destroy both to protect her . . . Demeter: a goddess of life, living half of one. Demeter did not always live in fear. Once, she loved the world and the humans who inhabited it. After an act of devastating violence, though, she hides herself away among the grasses and wildflowers. Her only solace is her daughter . . . Before she was Persephone, she was Core. Core is as bright as summer and devoted to her mother, even during their millennia in exile from Olympus. But she craves freedom. Naïve and determined, she secretly builds a life of her own—and as she does so, she catches the eye of a powerful god . . . The daughters of Olympus will have the last word . . . Then Hades kidnaps Core and renames her as Queen of the Underworld. In the land without sun, she realizes she may have a chance to gain back what she thought she'd lost forever. But Demeter will destroy anything—even the humans she holds so dear—to bring her daughter back. A mother who has lost everything and a daughter with more to gain than she ever realized, they will irrevocably shape the world: all in the name of something as human as love. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 804744 Title: Family of Killers Author: Bryce Moore Narrator: Caleb Summers Format: Unabridged Length: 08:58:28 Language: English Release date: 08-06-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Teen, Mystery & Thriller Summary: Warren Bullock always thought he was a decent person. But lately he's been haunted by a sinister voice in his head urging him to commit unspeakable acts of violence against the people around him. And then the rumors start . . . There have been a string of disappearances in southeastern Kansas, and his father's friend is one of the missing travelers. When Warren's father leaves to investigate and doesn't return, Warren knows this is his chance to prove that he is stronger than his darkest impulses. As he makes his way through Kansas, he finds himself at a suspicious inn run by the Benders, a family with deeply unsettling mannerisms. They watch every move he makes, stand over him in his sleep, and the daughter seems to be able to see into both the past and future. As he delves further into the disappearances, he realizes one or all of the Benders may be responsible for all the missing people—and might be the reason his father never came home. It's up to Warren to set things right, even if that means giving into the voice he has been working so hard to ignore. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 803839 Title: All I Want for Christmas Is Them Author: Adora Crooks Narrator: Chris Chambers, Penelope Ann Rose Format: Unabridged Length: 05:26:53 Language: English Release date: 09-24-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Romance, Contemporary Summary: Dear Santa, I want them both for Christmas. All I want for Christmas is one perfect night with my best friend and my girlfriend. Naomi is stunning, vibrant, and as wild as she is beautiful. Diego is my rock, my loyal companion, and my best friend for life. We'll celebrate, and I'm going to savor every minute. Because this Christmas might be my last. Contains mature themes. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 771413 Title: Nemesis Rising Author: Timothy Ellis Narrator: Amy Gorelow Format: Unabridged Length: 06:46:13 Language: English Release date: 07-30-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Space Opera Summary: Liza Pound is feeling the bullseye on her back. But does she really know how big it actually is? The foxes have put a serious bounty on her head. And they want it, literally, in someone's freezer. Even a routine League mission now can set off a chain of events. And once begun, the Killer Bunny will have to become something more. Now she's Nemesis Rising. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 769108 Title: Hex Author: Jenni Fagan Narrator: Lianne Walker Format: Unabridged Length: 02:46:00 Language: English Release date: 05-28-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense, Historical Fiction Summary: A powerfully poignant tale of one of the most turbulent moments in Scotland's history: the North Berwick Witch Trials. It's the 4th of December 1591. On this, the last night of her life, in a prison cell several floors below Edinburgh's High Street, convicted witch Geillis Duncan receives a mysterious visitor—Iris, who says she comes from a future where women are still persecuted for who they are and what they believe. As the hours pass and dawn approaches, Geillis recounts the circumstances of her arrest, brutal torture, confession and trial, while Iris offers support, solace—and the tantalizing prospect of escape. Hex is a visceral depiction of what happens when a society is consumed by fear and superstition, exploring how the terrible force of a king's violent crusade against ordinary women can still be felt, right up to the present day. Contains mature themes. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 761353 Title: Saving Ourselves: From Climate Shocks to Climate Action Author: Dana R. Fisher Narrator: Ann Sprinkle Format: Unabridged Length: 04:29:22 Language: English Release date: 04-16-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Politics, Science & Technology, Animals & Nature, Public Policy Summary: We've known for decades that climate change is an existential crisis. For just as long, we've seen the complete failure of our institutions to rise to the challenge. Fossil fuel interests maintain a stranglehold on political and economic power. Even though we have seen growing concern from everyday people, civil society has succeeded only in pressuring decision makers to adopt watered-down policies. Is there any hope of achieving the systemic change we need? Dana R. Fisher argues that there is a realistic path forward for climate action-but only through mass mobilization that responds to the growing severity and frequency of disastrous events. She assesses the current state of affairs and shows why public policy and private-sector efforts have been ineffective. Spurred by this lack of progress, climate activism has become increasingly confrontational. Fisher examines the radical flank of the climate movement: its emergence and growth, its use of direct action, and how it might evolve as the climate crisis worsens. She considers when and how activism is most successful, identifying the importance of creating community, capitalizing on shocking moments, and cultivating resilience. Clear-eyed yet optimistic, Saving Ourselves offers timely insights on how social movements can take power back and open windows of opportunity for transformative climate action. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 773460 Title: Bully's Dare Author: Adora Crooks Narrator: Chris Chambers, Penelope Ann Rose Format: Unabridged Length: 03:52:54 Language: English Release date: 06-25-24 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Romance, Contemporary Summary: 'Go on a date with me or I'll beat up your best friend.' A line that shouldn't have worked, but did. When your BFF is in peril, what's a girl to do? Jason King is used to getting what he wants. And he wants me. No clue why. I'm a geeky introvert. I must have that just-turned-eighteen, new-girl-on-the-block smell. Jason is popular. Cocky. His dad is richer than God. He has his crew have dedicated their summer to tormenting my best friend, Donovan. Donovan fights back with quick tongue and a sense of humor as dark as his clothes. But hes tasted enough of Jason's knuckle-sandwiches to last a lifetime. Which is where I step in. One date with Jason and the bullying stops. It's a no-brainer. So I let Jason take me out for ice cream. What's the worst that can happen. Right? Except Jason's piercing blue eyes send a delicious shiver through me that has nothing to do with my mint chocolate-chip. Donovan is going to hate me for this. Contains mature themes. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com