Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Celestial Omnibus Author: E.M. Forster Narrator: Rebecca Thomas Format: Unabridged Length: 41 mins Language: English Release date: 05-22-14 Publisher: Spoken Realms Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: In a London suburb is a dead-end alley where twice a day a horse-drawn omnibus leaves for the Promised Land. Just make sure you get a return ticket before you leave, or you won't be coming back.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: She Loves Me Not Subtitle: New and Selected Stories Author: Ron Hansen Narrator: Kirby Heyborne Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 11-19-12 Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Ron Hansen has long been a master of the short form. His stories have been called "beautifully crafted" (The New York Times), "unforgettable" (San Francisco Chronicle), and "diverse and expansive" (The Washington Post). Ranging over subjects as diverse as Oscar Wilde, murder, dementia, and romance, this collection shows Ron Hansen at his storytelling best. Most of these pieces are set in the present with the balance set in the historical past. Surprising in its variety, She Loves Me Not shows Hansen at the height of his powers.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Mean Time Author: Karin Slaughter Narrator: Shannon Cochran Format: Unabridged Length: 17 mins Language: English Release date: 12-29-14 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: It's a hot summer's day, and 12-year-old Peanut and her cousins are being driven into town on the back of a trailer drawn by Uncle Toby in his tractor. It's Peanut's "mean time" age, and she's about to do something she'll regret. This short story by New York Times best-selling author Karin Slaughter is taken from the exclusive audiobook collection The Unremarkable Heart, and Other Stories.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Almost Home Subtitle: Whale Island: A Selection from the Almost Home Anthology Author: Cathy Lamb Narrator: Laurel Merlington Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins Language: English Release date: 08-04-09 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Family secrets and imposing friends are making Chalese feel like an outsider in her very own home on beautiful Whale Island. But it's only when a shocking revelation makes her feel truly lost that she opens her heart to the possibilities the past offers - including a chance at love with the last man she expected... ©2009 Cathy Lamb; (P)2009 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Antonio and the Ceiling Fan Subtitle: A New Mexican Christmas Story Author: Dan Otero Narrator: Sabina Zuniga-Varela Format: Unabridged Length: 12 mins Language: English Release date: 12-13-17 Publisher: New Mexico Digital Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Antonio and the Ceiling Fan: A New Mexican Christmas Story is a short story set in rural northern New Mexico. It is a holiday story of magical realism, focusing on a teenager coming to realize the power of his family, his mother, and the mortality that we all face. He also has a talking ceiling fan. Disclaimer: This short story contains a fair amount of Spanish dialog, most of which is described in context.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Small Plates Subtitle: Short Fiction Author: Katherine Hall Page Narrator: Tanya Eby Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins Language: English Release date: 06-10-14 Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: In "The Body in the Dunes", Faith's vacation offers more excitement than she and her husband bargained for when a terrified woman knocks on their hotel room door looking to hide from her husband. In "The Proof Is Always in the Pudding", Faith investigates a generations-old superstition that has been passed down in her husband's family. Faith and her sister, Hope, counsel a bride-to-be suffering a number of alarming accidents before the big day in Across the Pond. In "Sliced", Faith switches from contestant to detective when a cooking competition turns deadly. Also included is the Agatha Award-winning "The Would-Be Widower", about a husband who longs to be rid of his wife, and "Hiding Places", in which a young wife's new husband may not be all that he appears.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Refund: Stories Author: Karen E. Bender Narrator: Meredith Orlow, Carine Montbertrand, Eliza Foss, Susan Bennett Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 12-30-15 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: We think about it every day, sometimes every hour: money. Who has it. Who doesn't. How you get it. How you don't. Bender uses this very powerful force to pull together a unified collection of stories that deeply explore the ways in which money and the subsequent estimation of value affect the lives of her characters. The stories in Refund reflect our contemporary world - swindlers, reality show creators, desperate artists, siblings, parents - who struggle to figure out how to obtain money, how to give it, earn it, lose it, all the while trying to answer the question: What is the real definition of worth? Critic Reviews: "Bender's short stories were shortlisted for the National Book Award and brilliantly weave money, economics, education, emotion, and fear into each distinct tale." (Washington Review of Books) "The author's sharp observations and fine, crisp writing keep these stories crackling with energy and wit, while they excavate the buried secrets of 21st century America." (Miami Herald) "Refund meets the challenge of the short-story writer to create a vivid, believable world in which compelling characters pull the reader up and over a taut narrative arc, all within the space of a few pages. Taken separately, each of the Refund stories is an impeccably constructed miniature, a ship in a bottle that makes the reader wonder how the author got all that detail, all that craft, into such a small container. Taken as a whole, the collection is a 13-stop journey into some richly imagined worlds." (LA Times)

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Perceptio Author: Tim James Simpson Narrator: 5395 MEDIA LLC Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 03-14-16 Publisher: Tim Simpson Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: From the author of the series The Book of M and The Sons of Thunder come two more stories that will put your imagination to the test. The first is a story about an entertainer who lived in a time when the best shows were on stage. Follow his life up to its very end. But is it really his life or someone else's? You will have to listen to find out. Next is the story of the first manned space exploration. However, it is not by choice. The world as everyone knows it has been shut down. The military cannot operate without their equipment, which is all run by computers. Cell phones are of no use, neither are laptops, nor even the new automobiles of the day. Someone has completely wiped out our way of life. So what can be done? The Future project was a spacecraft designed for one purpose: to live and explore the furthest reaches of space. However, recent events have completely changed the mission. Now, time is running out and an army of unknown origin has invaded America. They wear no known uniforms. They do not speak - or even communicate. They simply destroy any- and everything they come in contact with. The Future spacecraft is held up, waiting on the president of the United States to board and try to preserve some of our nation's government until something can be done about the intruders. On their way to The Future spacecraft, the president of the United States is rescued from certain death by a team of soldiers training in the desert and led by Sargent Richard Kind, a tough, no-nonsense marine. His life was turned upside down when the first invasion took place, so now he trains men and woman to fight this unknown threat. Aboard The Future, those heading for space, including the president and Sargent Kind, discover there is more to the attack than anyone was willing to believe. Now the war continues thousands of miles from where it first began, just beyond our own atmosphere.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Gaza Writes Back Subtitle: Short Stories from Young Writers in Gaza, Palestine Author: Refaat Alareer Narrator: Amin El Gamal, Lameece Issaq Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 10-20-15 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Gaza Writes Back: Short Stories from Young Writers in Gaza, Palestine, edited by Refaat Alareer, is a compelling collection of short stories from 15 young writers in Gaza, members of a generation that has suffered immensely under Israel's siege and blockade. Their experiences, especially during and following Israel's 2008-2009 offensive known as Operation Cast Lead, have fundamentally impacted their lives and their writing. Indeed, many of these writers saw the war as a catalyst for their writing, as they sought an outlet and a voice in its aftermath. They view the book as a means of preserving Palestinian memories and presenting their own narratives to the world without filters. Their words take us into the homes and hearts of moms, dads, students, children, and elders striving to live lives of dignity, compassion, and meaning in one of the world's most embattled communities. (Some of the stories also take us with courage and empathy into the imagined world of Israelis living just on the other side of the great barriers Israel has built in and around Gaza and the West Bank to wall the Palestinians in.) These stories are acts of resistance and defiance, proclaiming the endurance of Palestinians and the continuing resilience and creativity of their culture in the face of ongoing obstacles and attempts to silence them. Whether tackling the tragedy that surrounds missile strikes and home raids or the everyday indignities encountered by Palestinian refugees, Gaza Writes Back brings to life the real issues that the people of Gaza face. One prominent theme in many of the stories is the value placed on the wisdom of parents and grandparents. A sense of longing pervades the book, as the characters in the stories reveal desires ranging from the mundane to the complex - including, in several of the stories, a strong yearning to return to the characters' long-cherished family homes and properties after many decades in exile from them. Social differences within Gaza are also sensitively explored. A few stories are especially difficult - but critical - to digest due to the vividness with which they depict the experiences of victims of Israeli military strikes and confront the legacy of violence and occupation, particularly on young people.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Jeremy Goldblatt Is So Not Moses (Unabridged) Author: James Howe Narrator: James Howe Format: Abridged Length: 40 mins Language: English Release date: 08-24-06 Publisher: Full Cast Audio Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Both funny and moving, this story of a most unusual Bar Mitzvah beautifully captures the spirit of one of the most important days in a young man's life. Featuring a special guest appearance by author James Howe himself as the rabbi! ©2003 James Howe; (P)2006 Full Cast Audio

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Spot of Folly Subtitle: Ten and a Quarter New Tales of Murder and Mayhem Author: Ruth Rendell Narrator: Jonathan Keeble, Toby Longworth, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Gemma Whelan, Hattie Morahan Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 10-11-17 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Previously uncollected and unpublished: new short stories from a master of psychological suspense. New and uncollected tales of murder, mischief, magic and madness. Ruth Rendell was an acknowledged master of psychological suspense: these are 10 (and a quarter) of her most chillingly compelling short stories, collected here together for the first time. In these tales, a businessman boasts about cheating on his wife, only to find the tables turned. A beautiful country rectory reverberates to the echo of a historical murder. A compulsive liar acts on impulse, only to be lead inexorably to disaster. And a wealthy man finds there is more to his wife's kidnapping than meets the eye. Atmospheric, gripping and never predictable, this is Ruth Rendell at her inimitable best. The stories are: 'Never Sleep in a Bed Facing a Mirror'; 'A Spot of Folly'; 'The Price of Joy'; 'The Irony of Hate'; 'Digby's Wives'; 'The Haunting of Shawley Rectory'; 'A Drop Too Much'; 'The Thief'; 'The Long Corridor of Time'; 'In the Time of his Prosperity'; and 'Trebuchet'.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Mutual Climax Subtitle: A Billionaire Romance, Book 5 Author: Jennifer King Narrator: Kate Holiday Format: Unabridged Length: 51 mins Language: English Release date: 02-26-16 Publisher: Natalie Disque, llc Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Reilly St. Clair and Linda Sterling may have managed to bury the hatchet. But their meeting unexpectedly opened up complicated feelings within Linda about her partnership and relationship with John Callan. When we last saw Linda, she demanded to John that she be released from the contract. Whether John will accept her request remains to be seen.... Meanwhile, Reilly still has his crosshairs set on launching his very own gossip website. Linda has offered to invest in the new company on behalf of Callan Enterprises. Will Reilly decide to embark on his own path without Linda, or will he enter into a brand-new working relationship with his former business partner and lover?

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Billionaire Romance: Stiff Competition, Book 3 Author: Jennifer King Narrator: Kate Holiday Format: Unabridged Length: 51 mins Language: English Release date: 02-04-16 Publisher: Natalie Disque, llc Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Two steamy workplace relationships where wealthy billionaire power-couples play with fire at competitive firms! Book three of Billionaire Romance short listens. "After walking away from his long-term business partner and lover, Reilly St. Clair has decided to stake his own claim in the cutthroat world of gossip. He decided to take matters into his own hands and engage in a little friendly competition with his first major media rivals: Linda Sterling and John Callan. Meanwhile, Reilly has moved onto a brand new lover. Anna Faith, John's personal secretary, is head over heels for Reilly. But she worries that a relationship could threaten her job security as well as her reputation. But it's hard for Anna to remain concerned for long when she is currently experiencing the best sex of her entire life. Can you blame her?"

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Adventure of the Sinister Stranger Subtitle: A Tommy & Tuppence Short Story Author: Agatha Christie Narrator: Hugh Fraser Format: Unabridged Length: 30 mins Language: English Release date: 12-11-12 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 24 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Tommy and Tuppence Beresford wait anxiously for a letter from Russia that may contain information of international importance hidden beneath the stamp. The letter is anticipated by more than just the Beresfords, and they must fight to keep the information from getting into the wrong hands.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Jet-Setting Escort Subtitle: A Curvy Girl Erotic Romance, Boxed Set Books 1-4 Author: Monique DuBois Narrator: Sabrina V. Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins Language: English Release date: 10-27-14 Publisher: Riley Ford LLC Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: For as long as I can remember, I've had a boring, predictable life. I work at a low-paying job and have ho-hum missionary sex with my long-term boyfriend, who calls me "pear-shaped" (and not in a good way). I've never been with more than one man or explored myself sexually. That's for sexy, skinny girls. Girls with exciting lives. Girls I'm not. When a series of events send my life into a tailspin, I find myself at a mansion in the Hollywood Hills, locking eyes with a gorgeous, sexy stranger who sends my heart racing. Our first night together is one I'll never forget. Or the next. Shockingly, he wants to pay me lots of money just to have me as his personal sex goddess. Best of all, he's not the only one. Soon, I'm discovering my sexuality for the first time, caught up in the exciting, glamorous world of high-class escorting. I'm also discovering myself: the independent, sexy, confident woman I was meant to be. Trouble is, I can't give my body without giving my heart. I'm falling in love with more than one man, and they with me. I can't choose just one . . . Or can I? Set includes the following books:

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: First Death Subtitle: A Seventeen Series Short Story #1 Author: AD Starrling Narrator: Michael Bower Format: Unabridged Length: 44 mins Language: English Release date: 12-14-17 Publisher: AD STARRLING Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Discover where it all started... Carpathian Mountains, Moldavia, 1570. Ten-year-old Lucas' life is a simple but happy one. All that changes when the Hunters finally track down his whereabouts. Forced to bear witness to horrific scenes that forever shatter his innocence, he discovers the shocking secret behind his less than ordinary existence. What follows is a fight for survival that will define the nature of a boy bound to an incredible destiny whose origins have been lost to the tides of time. First Death is a short story set in AD Starrling's best-selling supernatural thriller series Seventeen. If you like high-octane adventures that combine science and fantasy, then you'll love the world of Seventeen. Grab this riveting short story and start the epic series today!

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Billionaire Romance: Reignited Passions, Book 4 Author: Jennifer King Narrator: Kate Holiday Format: Unabridged Length: 54 mins Language: English Release date: 02-22-16 Publisher: Natalie Disque, llc Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Steamy workplace where wealthy woman CEO and old flame may reignite their passions! Linda Sterling managed to survive Reilly St. Clair's departure, not to mention his betrayal over the Senator Cleary story. But it's about time the two former lovers and business partners decided to bury the hatchet. Thus, Linda has arranged a meeting with Reilly in a last ditch effort to establish some much needed closure. Whether Reilly is prepared to put their tempestuous past behind them remains to be seen. One thing's for sure, though: The perfect storm of reignited passions is the top story for Linda's Friday afternoon forecast. Will she manage to withstand her insatiable desires?

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Toss the Bouquet Subtitle: Three Spring Love Stories Author: Amy Matayo, Janice Thompson, Ruth Herne Narrator: Amber Quick, Julie Carr, Windy Lanzl Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 03-29-16 Publisher: Zondervan Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 9 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: They've helped orchestrate the perfect day for countless couples. Now 12 new couples will find themselves in the wedding spotlight in the second Year of Weddings novella collection. All Dressed Up in Love Tara walks into Elena's Bridal and finds her dream job - and a handsome man to match. Greg Elizondo is working at the shop, trying to keep it afloat after his mother's passing. But can their growing attraction take root while they're juggling Bridezillas, wedding dress orders, and an upcoming gala for the shop? Can God orchestrate their desires and goals into one happy ending? In Tune with Love April knows her job as maid of honor is to fulfill her sister's every wish - whatever the bride wants, she will have. Unless it involves Jack Vaughn. April Quinn loves her sister and wants to make sure the week of her wedding is the happiest of her life, even if it means putting up with Kristin's every crazy whim. But when Kristin hires Jack Vaughn as the wedding singer, all sisterly devotion flies out the window. As April and Jack keep appearances for the sake of Kristen's happiness, they rediscover a chemistry that never quite fizzled out. But will they be able to rewrite two solos into a timeless duet? Never a Bridesmaid Mari wants her sister Crystal's wedding to be perfect. But a poorly chosen maid of honor may turn it into a disaster. Mari Hays' older sister, Crystal, is getting married, and Mari is ecstatic to be part of the wedding. But she soon finds her expected role as maid of honor has been delegated to the worst possible choice: Sienna Jameson. With the wedding day looming, an emotional and sensitive sister, and a selfish maid of honor, can Mari keep the waters calm until the bride and groom jet off for their honeymoon? And will she allow herself to be caught by Houston's most eligible bachelor?

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Australia Day Author: Melanie Cheng Narrator: Katherine Tonkin Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 09-18-17 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Australia Day is a collection of stories by debut author Melanie Cheng. The people she writes about are young, old, rich, poor, married, widowed, Chinese, Lebanese, Christian, Muslim. What they have in common - no matter where they come from - is the desire we all share to feel that we belong. The stories explore universal themes of love, loss, family and identity while at the same time asking crucial questions about the possibility of human connection in a globalised world. Melanie Cheng is an important new voice, offering a fresh perspective on contemporary Australia. Her effortless, unpretentious realism balances an insider's sensitivity and understanding with an outsider's clear-eyed objectivity, showing us a version of ourselves richer and more multifaceted than anything we've seen before.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Guide to Being Born Author: Ramona Ausubel Narrator: Cassandra Campbell, Kirby Heyborne Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs Language: English Release date: 05-22-13 Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: A Guide to Being Born is organized around the stages of life - love, conception, gestation, birth - and the transformations that happen as people experience deeply altering life events, falling in love, becoming parents, looking toward the end of life. In each of these eleven stories Ausubel's stunning imagination and humor are moving, entertaining, and provocative, leading readers to see the familiar world in a new way. In "Atria" a pregnant teenager believes she will give birth to any number of strange animals rather than a human baby; in "Catch and Release" a girl discovers the ghost of a Civil War hero living in the woods behind her house; and in "Tributaries" people grow a new arm each time they fall in love. Critic Reviews: "Lyrical stories arranged around themes of birth, gestation, conception and love... Ausubel has a gift of language so rich that even the most mundane events are invested with poetry, and many of her characters are in need of all the poetry they can muster." (Kirkus Reviews) "...a charming, at times precious collection of stories..." (Publishers Weekly)

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Devils Half Acre Subtitle: The Mysteries of Winterthurn, Part Two Author: Joyce Carol Oates Narrator: John McDonough Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 10-05-10 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Joyce Carol Oates uses her award-winning talents to spin a masterful tale of Gothic horror for the second part of her mesmerizing trilogy. In The Devils Half Acre, an eerie, supernatural setting and a host of eccentric characters combine to fill this spellbinding novel with tantalizing suspense. After more than a decade, the handsome amateur detective Xavier Kilgarvan has returned to Winterthurn just in time to see the fifth young womans body carried from Devils Half Acre. A brutal fiend has left her mutilated body in this desolate plot of land filled with hulking boulders, quicksand, and twisted trees. Can detective Kilgarvan discover the forces motivating the mysterious Gentleman Suitor who has lured five innocent women to their deaths? To do so, he must confront demons from the past and the superstitions that surround the Devils Half Acre.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Million Dollar Bond Robbery Subtitle: A Hercule Poirot Short Story Author: Agatha Christie Narrator: Hugh Fraser Format: Unabridged Length: 22 mins Language: English Release date: 12-18-12 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: A young banker is suspected of stealing one million dollars in Liberty Bonds on a transatlantic journey to New York, and appeals to Hercule Poirot to clear his name. Poirot learns the identities of the three people who hold keys to the locked trunk, but it won't be as easy to identify the true thief.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Destination Christmas Subtitle: A Cup of Cozy 3 - Short Holiday Mysteries and Recipes Author: Linda Kozar, Cynthia Hickey, Nancy Jill Thames, Janice Thompson Narrator: Tia Sorensen Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 12-08-15 Publisher: Linda Kozar Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 10 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: From the authors of Cozy Mystery Magazine - a collection of cozy Christmas-themed travel mysteries and scrumptious holiday recipes for our mystery fans. A short and sweet treat.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Scary Halloween Stories Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Charles Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson, Honor de Balzac, Jerome K. Jerome Narrator: Nelson Olmsted, Laurence Olivier, Basil Rathbone Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 06-29-10 Publisher: Saland Publishing Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 26 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Nine spine-chilling stories from Charles Dickens, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Jerome K. Jerome, read by Laurence Olivier, Nelson Olmsted, and Basil Rathbone. Includes:

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Witch Hunt Subtitle: The Gryphonpike Chronicles, Book 1 Author: Annie Bellet Narrator: Christine Padovan Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 05-14-12 Publisher: Doomed Muse Press Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 29 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: A mute elven archer known only as Killer. Azyrin, a half Winter-orc shaman and his human swordswoman bride, Makha. Drake, the charming, swashbuckling rogue. The fireball-slinging pixie-goblin, Rahiel, and her mini-unicorn, Bill. These are the Gryphonpike Companions. Arriving in Strongwater Barrow, the Companions find the town riddled with plague and death. Ending the curse and saving the survivors means going into the swamps where monsters lurk and witches wait. Sounds like exactly their kind of day. Witch Hunt is an adventure fantasy novella.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Law of the Desert Born (Dramatization) Author: Louis L'Amour Narrator: uncredited Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 09-05-08 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Meet men like Shad Marone, the gunfighter who killed in self-defense, but who is forced to run because he killed the wrong man - the sheriff's brother; Matt Sabre, as tough as the Texas trail he rides, on a mission of mercy to the wife of the man he gunned down; and Kim Sartain, a reckless young drifter who refuses to back down from a showdown with a vicious outlaw killer. Every story in this collection bears Louis L'Amour's distinctive brand of unbridled action and unembellished authenticity - taking us into the white-hot deserts, stone-cold canyons, and rough-and-tumble towns of the world only he knows so well.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Out of a Job, Not Earning a Dime Subtitle: A Short Story Author: Dusty Richards Narrator: John Tambascio Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 56 mins Language: English Release date: 11-28-17 Publisher: Oghma Creative Media Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Unemployed ranch hand Jim Dailey only wants some matches when he rides up to a store in Willow Grove, Kansas, on a dusty, fateful summer day. What he gets when he steps inside, though, is anything but. Faced with two bloodthirsty outlaws and no other choice, Dailey pulls his six-shooter... and sets himself on a long and twisted path of triumph and tragedy. Join legendary author Dusty Richards as he spins a classic western tale of love, revenge, and redemption in Out of a Job, Not Earning a Dime.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Cattle Brands Subtitle: A Collection of Western Camp-Fire Stories, Volume 1 Author: Andy Adams Narrator: John Burlinson Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 10-11-16 Publisher: Spoken Realms Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Andy Adams is one of the few writers of the American West who had knowledge based on experience that enabled him to record cowboy life authentically. In the early 1880s, at the age of 20, Adams traveled to Texas and remained there for 10 years, eight of which he spent trail driving, becoming a foreman before he left the trail in 1890. Because he knew the real West, he was able to write with remarkable legitimacy - a quality he maintained without compromise, making him an honest interpreter of Western culture. Cattle Brands is a collection of 14 entertaining tales filled with action, adventure, and the sometimes raw humor characteristic of cowboy life. Volume one consists of two of the best: "Drifting North", a collection of anecdotes about frontier justice and injustice; and "A Question of Possession", in which a Texas sheriff learns the hard way about how not to enforce a court order.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Bedtime Stories for Children Author: Charles Perrault, The Brothers Grimm, Joseph Jacobs Narrator: Bart Wolffe Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 06-03-13 Publisher: Saland Publishing Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: A magical collection of short stories to entertain children and ease the bedtime routine including Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault, Hansel and Gretel by The Brothers Grimm and Jack and the Beanstalk and Dick Whittington by Joseph Jacobs.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Stagecoach Author: Ernest Haycox Narrator: Rick Rohan Format: Unabridged Length: 38 mins Language: English Release date: 06-23-09 Publisher: Audio Holdings, LLC Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: This is the story the led to the classic John Ford and John Wayne 1939 movie of the same name. Listen as a small group of travelers ride their way to their destination, trying to avoid the dangers of the trail, including the famous Geronimo! ©1965 Jill Marie Haycox; (P)2009 Audio Holdings, LLC Editorial Reviews: "Stagecoach" (originally called "Stage to Lordsburg") is a 1937 short story by the prolific pulp writer Ernest Haycox, of whom Ernest Hemingway once said, "I read The Saturday Evening Post whenever it has a serial by Ernest Haycox". "Stagecoach" famously inspired the 1939 movie of the same title, effectively launching John Wayne's career. Though the story is short, its characterizations are deep, and 2003 Audie Award winner Rick Rohan further distinguishes each western traveler in the narrative with his varied and resonant performance. Haycox's story stands out amongst its contemporaries in not resorting to caricature to make an impact. Rohan seems to understand the author's intent, and he delivers the dialogue smoothly and distinctly without a lot of bells and whistles.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Sherlock Holmes Subtitle: A Case of Identity Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Narrator: Edward Raleigh Format: Unabridged Length: 42 mins Language: English Release date: 06-05-09 Publisher: Audio Holdings, LLC Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Set in 1888, the story revolves around this case of Miss Mary Sutherland, a woman with a substantial income from the interest on a fund set up for her. She is engaged to a quiet Londoner who has recently disappeared. Listen as the great detective unravels a web of assumed identities and intrigue. (P)2009 Audio Holdings, LLC Editorial Reviews: "A Case of Identity" was first published in 1892 as part of Arthur Conan Doyle's first short story collection, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The case is rather "elementary" even by the standards of the esteemed Baker Street detective: a wealthy woman's quiet fiancé goes missing and the bride-to-be hires Holmes to help track him down. Track him down Holmes does, but in a way that mystifies his colleague Watson until the keenly observant detective consents to share his solution. As for the delivery of this mystery, performers don't get better than the late Edward Raleigh, whom AudioFile magazine named a Golden Voice for being "one of the industry's most sought-after narrators".

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Token Series, Volumes 1-3 Author: Marata Eros Narrator: Lacy Laurel Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 09-23-16 Publisher: Tamara Rose Blodgett Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 20 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times best-selling author of A Terrible Love comes a story of raw tragedy and dark romance. TT1: Twenty-two year old Faren Mitchell hears the two words that change her abbreviated life forever. They're so final Faren decides she has nothing to lose by seizing every remaining moment of what life has to offer. Until Faren collides with a motorcycle ridden by billionaire Jared McKenna. Even the dark secret of her past and catharsis as a physical therapist can't save Faren from the sexual spiral that waits for her in the arms of a man who commits to no one. When circumstances force her to get a second job as an exotic dancer, Faren never imagines how close that choice will bring her to the brink of a new reality she is unequipped to handle. TT2: Faren Mitchell keeps the secret of her second job from the one man who could see her through some of the darkest moments of her life. She doesn't want Jared "Mick" McKenna for the billions he's amassed, but for the one thing she's never given any man: her innocence. Mick's guilt over the injury he inflicted fuels the beginnings of something more; a sexual consumption of each other that neither were anticipating. When Faren's actions don't match her words, Mick suspicions are raised. His feelings turn to ones of protection after Faren is mugged and he can't reconcile his desire for her with the reality they now find themselves in. As Faren's bucket list grows, so does the danger that surrounds the choices she's made. Can she take what she needs from Mick and also secure her mother's life? Or will the truth she has weaved between the lies doom them both? TT3: Faren collapses, narrowly escaping discovery upon hearing traumatic news delivered by Thorn. When Thorn becomes her uneasy accomplice in the deception of Mick, Faren decides she needs to come clean with the truth. Shelving her pride might be the last thing she wants to do, but as facts and actions continue to contradict one another, her hands become tied in the lies she creates to survive. Faren only needs one last lap dance to erase the final debt that hangs over her mother's head like a cloud of doom. But when Ronnie Bunce circles closer to Faren and threatens the last sanctuary she possesses, circumstances unravel to reveal lies that run deeper than she knew. Can Faren and Mick consummate their passion before her deceit is discovered? Or will the last dance be the ultimate loss?

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Ghost Stories Author: M.R. James Narrator: Emma Topping Format: Abridged Length: 1 hr and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 07-19-11 Publisher: Saland Publishing Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: M.R. James redefined the classic ghost stories and this collection of short stories of widely regarded as among the finest in English literature. Three stories from the collection are read here by Emma Topping including "Lost Hearts", "The Mezzotint" and "The Ash-Tree".

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Christmas Stories Author: Charles Dickens Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 12-10-04 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 26 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: No writer is more identified with the modern idea of Christmas than Charles Dickens. In some ways, Dickens helped define the holiday that we now celebrate by immortalizing it as a time of warmth and sharing, with an emphasis on family and friends. Dickens wrote all the stories presented here during the 1850s as contributions to the special Christmas issues of Household Words, the weekly magazine he founded and edited. Included are fictional sketches verging on the autobiographical, recollections of childhood, reflections on past holidays and old friends, as well as tales of misunderstandings and lost opportunities. They reaffirm the virtue of nurturing our traditions, and offer a master storyteller's vision of the real meaning of Christmas. The stories on this audiobook are: Critic Reviews: "Robert Whitfield superbly performs this exciting spy novel....Whitfield's subtle shadings of tone, cadence, and inflection artistically reveal the rich subtleties that Gerald Seymour has woven into this fine book." (AudioFile)

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Catch and Release Author: Lawrence Block Narrator: Lawrence Block, Lynne Block Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 11-07-13 Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: One of the most highly acclaimed novelists in the crime genre, Lawrence Block is also a master of the short story. The sixteen stories (and one stage play!) collected here feature appearances by some of Block's most famous characters, including burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr and private detective Matt Scudder, as well as glimpses into the minds of a rogue's gallery of killers, sociopaths, and crooked cops. You'll meet a compulsive hoarder whose towering piles of trash and treasures hide disturbing secretsa beautiful young tennis star with a possessive secret admirera dealer in stolen art who is unwilling to part with his most prized possessionpoker players with agendas that have nothing to do with the cards in their handsand a catch-and-release fisherman whose preferred catch walks on two legs. Critic Reviews: "Block's short stories are intelligent and respectful of the listener yet often take an unexpected turn. He plays fair. If you listen to the story, you'll find that he left you little clues about the final destination but didn't connect the dots. Block is a master of the long-form mystery, and this collection proves he's got the short form locked down as well." (Booklist)

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Early Ayn Rand Subtitle: A Selection from Her Unpublished Fiction (Revised Edition) Author: Ayn Rand Narrator: Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged Length: 19 hrs and 35 mins Language: English Release date: 09-29-09 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 29 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: This remarkable, newly revised collection of Ayn Rand's early fiction - now including the previously unpublished short story, "The Night King" - ranges from beginner's exercises to excerpts from early versions of We the Living and The Fountainhead. Arranged chronologically, from 1926 through 1940, these works allow readers to follow the extraordinary trajectory of Rand's literary and intellectual growth, from a 21-year-old Russian immigrant struggling to master English to the brilliant prose stylist and sophisticated philosopher she was to become in her mature work. ©1984 Leonard Peikoff, Paul Gitlin, Eugene Winick, Executors of the Estate of Ayn Rand; (P)2009 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Crawlspace Author: Evans Light Narrator: Commodore James Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 08-13-13 Publisher: Evans Light, Corpus Press Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Cheating is a dangerous game. Ask Tom, a man with a lot to juggle: a frustrated wife, a secret new girlfriend, and the unpleasant task of trying to keep his deteriorating farmhouse from falling down around him. With his wife out of town for the week, Tom is eager to get busy under the covers with his lover; but first there's something he has to finish up...in the crawlspace. (This story is a selection from the Screamscapes: Tales of Terror collection.)

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Land at the End of the Working Day Author: Peter Crowther Narrator: Robert Keiper Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 07-27-12 Publisher: Iambik Audio Inc. Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: A collection of four stories by Peter Crowther. On a windswept corner of Manhattan, just a stone's throw from the weathered facade of the legendary Chelsea Hotel, there's a small two-flight walkdown bar called The Land at the End of the Working Day. Stop in and rest awhile.... You'll meet the most fascinating people. There's Jack Fedogan, widowed these past few years and still carrying a torch for his beloved Phyllis while he plays smooth jazz on the barroom's battered PA system. And the wonderful triptych of regular imbibers: Edgar Nornhoevan, Jim Leafman, and McCoy Brewer, meeting up to escape the world outside or to have a drink with like-minded souls or maybe just to share a few jokes. And meet one-off visitors, folks like Gandalph Cohen, the magical caretaker of the City's welfare; Front-Page McGuffin, who, it has to be said, has been in better health; Bernard Boyce Bennington, who carries a torch for a woman who loved him and left him (with a bizzarely magical memento); and Horatio Fortesque and Meredith Lidenbrook Greenblat, scholars of the works of the great Jules Verne and hot on the trail to a doorway to another world... a doorway that could just be situated in a backroom of one of Manhattan's strangest watering holes.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Boys and Girls Like You and Me Subtitle: Stories Author: Aryn Kyle Narrator: Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 04-23-10 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: In moments electric with sudden harmony or ruthless indifference, the girls and women in this collection provoke, beguile, entertain, and reveal a poignant and searingly accurate portrait of the female heart. With her keen eye for character, her humor, and her uncanny grasp of the loneliness, selfishness, and longing that permeates the female experience, Kyle has secured her reputation as a major young talent.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Children of the Frost Author: Jack London Narrator: Walter Zimmerman Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins Language: English Release date: 04-19-10 Publisher: Jimcin Recordings Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Jack London was an American author who wrote The Call of the Wild, White Fang, The Sea Wolf and many other wonderful stories. The Children of the Frost is unique among his works in that it features the tragedies, travails and triumphs of the native Indians of the frozen Northland. Stories included are "In the Forests of the North", "The Law of Life", "Nam-Bok the Unveracious", "The Master of Mystery", "The Sunlanders", "The Sickness of Lone Chief", "Keesh, Son of Keesh", "The Death of Ligoun", "Li-Wan, the Fair", and "The League of Old Men."

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Noel Coward Audio Collection (Unabridged Selections) Author: Noel Coward Narrator: Simon Jones Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 04-15-05 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: The collection includes two short stories, "Cheap Excursion" and "The Kindness of Mrs. Radcliffe", and various poems. And from the Caedmon Treasury Sir Noel Coward himself and Margaret Leighton perform Coward's adaptation of his "Brief Encounter", scenes from "Blithe Spirit" and "Present Laughter", the interlude from Bernard Shaw's "The Apple Cart", concluding with the duo reading more from Coward's Collected Verse. Critic Reviews: 2005 Audie Award Nominee, Classic and Short Stories/Collections

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Dressing Up for the Carnival Subtitle: A Collection of Stories Author: Carol Shields Narrator: Gabrielle deCuir, Jean Smart, Stephanie Beacham, Janet Fontaine, Judith Cummings, Amanda Karr, Karessa McElheny, Stefan Rudnicki Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 09-08-17 Publisher: Phoenix Books Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Carol Shields has a knack for turning the ordinary into the extraordinary and nowhere more than in this luminous collection, which distills all her elegance, wisdom, and humor into short stories that are more like concise novels. Throughout these stories runs Shields' preoccupation with identity - as in the title story, a compacted day in the life of the world, in which a procession of characters try on new selves. Yet these stories and their quiet epiphanies reflect all the contrasts of human existence...from the bittersweet sexuality of "Eros" to the wicked skewering of pompous academic conversation in "The Next Best Kiss". Playful, graceful, acute yet tender, Dressing Up for the Carnival is Carol Shields at her most accomplished and appealing.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Lucky Alan Subtitle: And Other Stories Author: Jonathan Lethem Narrator: Mark Deakins, David Wain, Amy Landecker, Isaac Butler, Bruce Wagner Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 02-24-15 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 10 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: The incomparable Jonathan Lethem returns with nine brilliant stories that prove he is a master of the short form as well as the novel. Jonathan Lethem stretches new literary muscles in this scintillating new collection of stories. Some of these tales - such as "Pending Vegan", which wonderfully captures a parental ache and anguish during a family visit to an aquatic theme park - are, in Lethem's words, "obedient (at least outwardly) to realism." Others, like "The Dreaming Jaw, The Salivating Ear", which deftly and hilariously captures the solipsism of blog culture, feature "the uncanny and surreal elements that still sometimes erupt in my short stories." The tension between these two approaches, and the way they inform each other, increase the reader's surprise and delight as one realizes how cleverly Lethem is playing with form. Devoted fans of Lethem will recognize familiar themes and tropes - the anxiety of influence pushed to reduction ad absurdum in "The King of Sentences"; a hapless outsider trying to summon up bravado in "The Porn Critic"; characters from the comics stranded on a desert island; the necessity and the impossibility of action against authority in "Procedure in Plain Air". As always, Lethem's work, humor, and poignancy work in harmony; people strive desperately for connection through words and often misdirect deeds; and the sentences are glorious. Read by a Full Cast: "Lucky Alan" read by Mark Deakins "The King of Sentences" read by David Wain "Traveler Home" read by Mark Deakins "Procedure in Plain Air" read by Amy Landecker "Their Back Pages" read by Isaac Butler "The Porn Critic" read by Bruce Wagner "The Empty Room" read by Michael Goldstrom "The Dreaming Jaw, The Salivating Ear" read by Jonathan Lethem "Pending Vegan" read by Mark Deakins

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Blueprints for Building Better Girls Author: Elissa Schappell Narrator: Julia Whelan Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 09-06-11 Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 23 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Elissa Schappell's book delves into the lives of an eclectic cast of archetypal female characters including the high school slut, the party girl, the reluctant mother, and the anorexic daughter, twisting our pre-conceived notions of who these women are, offering surprising revelations into the nature of female identity, and how it evolves. How the adolescent girl labeled the school slut in 'Monsters of the Deep' will 20 years later become a mother in 'I'm Only Going to Tell You This Once' and, faced with daunting reality of raising a teenage son, be forced to revisit her past. Whether connected by blood, friendship, or necessity, whether living in the same city or in the imagination of others, these women will create a deep and lasting impression. Critic Reviews: "...raw and engaging...more textured and complicated world than is usually found in collections. This, combined with the energy of the writing and the dark wit of these characters, will endear the book to Schappell's audience and fans of Lorrie Moore and Maile Meloy." (Publishers Weekly)

Ascolta questo libro audio completo gratuitamente su https://hotaudiobook.com Titolo: La Giara [The Jar] Autore: Luigi Pirandello Narratore: Anna Paola Carrino Formato: Unabridged Durata: 24 mins Lingua: Italiano Data di pubblicazione: 02-17-10 Editore: e-Soft s.r.l. Valutazioni: 5 su 5 su 1 voti Categoria: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Riepilogo Editore: Racconto, commedia , in italiano, in siciliano, La giara rappresenta una delle vette creative di Luigi Pirandello. Il racconto si snoda in una progressione di colpi di scena godibilissimi fino allo scioglimento finale, allapoteosi. Vicino ai canoni del verismo, La giara sa essere completo racconto, felice rappresentazione di caratteri e di paesaggi. Da un punto di vista narrativo, non ideologico, è quanto di meglio Pirandello abbia scritto. Please note: This audiobook is in Italian.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Warrior Monk Subtitle: A Seventeen Series Short Story #4 Author: AD Starrling Narrator: Michael Bower Format: Unabridged Length: 46 mins Language: English Release date: 12-14-17 Publisher: AD STARRLING Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: The Order of the Three Spears. Founded at the turn of the ninth century by the Lotus-Born Second Buddha and inspired by the most powerful immortal warrior who ever lived, this secret Buddhist society has kept the existence of immortals hidden from ordinary humans and maintained peace between the races for 1,200 years. When news of an ancient enemy reaches them from the West, the Order sends its best and most unorthodox field agent to investigate. In the course of his mission, Brother Yonten crosses paths with an immortal operative also tasked with hunting the Order's deadly opponent. The astounding truths he uncovers will determine not just his own fate but that of the immortal societies and the entire human race. The Warrior Monk is a short story set in AD Starrling's best-selling supernatural thriller series Seventeen. If you like high-octane adventures that combine science and fantasy, then you'll love the world of Seventeen. Grab this fascinating short story and continue the epic series today!

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Lost Hearts Subtitle: The Complete Ghost Stories of M. R. James Author: Montague Rhodes James Narrator: David Collings Format: Unabridged Length: 26 mins Language: English Release date: 12-14-09 Publisher: Andrews UK Limited Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: This is the unabridged audio recording of M R James' excellent ghost story "Lost Hearts". Read by David Collings, this is sure to scare and delight in equal measure. Public Domain(P)2009 Andrews UK Ltd under exclusive license from Craftsman Audio Critic Reviews: "David Collings reads wonderfully well." (The Observer)

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Sing Me Your Scars Subtitle: Apex Voices, Volume 3 Author: Damien Angelica Walters Narrator: William Turbett Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 07-24-17 Publisher: Beacon Audiobooks Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: In her first collection of short fiction, Damien Angelica Walters weaves her lyrical voice through suffering and sorrow, teasing out the truth and discovering hope. Sometimes, a thread pulled through the flesh is all that holds you together. Sometimes, the blade of a knife or the point of a nail is the only way you know you're real. When pain becomes art and a quarter is buried deep within you, all you want is to be seen, to have value, to be loved. But love can be fragile, folded into an origami elephant while you disappear, carried on the musical notes that build a bridge, or woven into an illusion so real, so perfect that you can fool yourself for a little while. Paper crumples, bridges fall, and illusions come to an end. Then you must pick up the pieces, stitch yourself back together, and shed your fear, because that is when you find out what you are truly made of and lift your voice; that is when you Sing Me Your Scars.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Kansas City Noir Author: Steve Paul Narrator: Lauren Fortgang, Kevin T. Collins, John McLain, Suzanne Toren, Scott Aiello, R.C. Bray, Johnny Heller Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 11-25-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 10 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Brand-new stories by: Daniel Woodrell, Matthew Eck, Catherine Browder, Nancy Pickard, John Lutz, J. Malcolm Garcia, Kevin Prufer, Linda Rodriguez, Nadia Pflaum, Phong Nguyen, Andres Rodriguez, and others. Kansas City: where East and West collide, where naked ambition meets broken dreams, where blues and the night go together like rye whiskey, vermouth, and bitters. Yes, Kansas City is a surprising place of grit, gore, and betrayal, at least in the imaginations of our diverse lineup of contributors. Kansas City Noir, another in Akashic's series of geographically specific anthologies, peels back the aura of civility and captures the raw truths of the human condition as lived in this heartland, third-coast city. Among the collection's contributors are Daniel Woodrell, author of the modern classic Winter's Bone and the recent, much lauded story collection, The Outlaw Album; Matthew Eck, author of the noted war novel The Farther Shore; veteran short-fiction writer Catherine Browder; Edgar Award-winning mystery novelists Nancy Pickard and John Lutz; and J. Malcolm Garcia, whose reporting from the war in Afghanistan informs a disturbing tale of restless angst and dislocation. Kansas City Noir takes a compelling tour of the streets of a vibrant American city, complete with accents of jazz, barbecue, and the deeply rooted blues.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Stories for Haiti Author: Nick Harkaway Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 04-27-10 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Featuring 20 unabridged selections from the charitable anthology 100 Stories for Haiti, this special audio download will benefit the Red Cross, with all proceeds being donated to help those in need following the destruction and devastation caused by the recent earthquakes in Haiti. Best-selling author Nick Harkaway (The Gone Away World) pens a moving introduction and joins a host of up-and-coming literary talents for this unique collection. This exclusive audio edition was recorded through the generous donations of time and energy by Deyan Audio Services and an impressive cast of narrators including Simon Vance, Gerard Doyle, Sarah Drew, Rosalyn Landor, and more.