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Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 801301 Title: Rival Author: Emma Lord Narrator: Jesse Vilinsky Format: Unabridged Length: 10:00:00 Language: English Release date: 02-27-25 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genres: Teen, Romance Summary: The Rival is an irresistible enemies-to-lovers romcom from New York Times bestselling author of Tweet Cute, Emma Lord. Sadie has finally bested her lifelong academic rival, Seb, by getting the coveted, only spot to her dream college. He's irritatingly charming, whip smart and happens to be her next door neighbour. She's ready to leave their rivalry behind when Seb is unexpectedly pulled off the college waitlist. Now, Sadie has to compete with him all over again. This time, to get a spot on the college's famous zine. She'll have to deal with the mayhem of her loveably chaotic family, her own insecurities, as well as some less-than-resentful feelings for Seb that are popping up along the way. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 764345 Title: Beasts We Bury Author: D. L. Taylor Narrator: Brenda Scott Wlazlo, Jake Chronister Format: Unabridged Length: 10:00:00 Language: English Release date: 02-06-25 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genres: Fiction, Teen, Romance Summary: Discover your next romantasy obsession with The Beasts We Bury by D. L. Taylor. In a world where dark magic hovers on the horizon, two teens must decide how far they will go to break the system that has them trapped. Mancella, heir to the throne, emerged from the mysterious Broken Citadel with a strange and violent magic: she can summon an army of animals, but only by killing them first. Silver is a charming thief who plans to manipulate Mancella in order to pull off a once-in-a-lifetime heist. When her father decides that Mance should kill a human in order to create an unbeatable spirit army, Mance realizes how much of a pawn she is in his world. As the deception and bloodshed continue to mount, Mance and Silver find themselves forced to make choices that will change the realm forever. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 758417 Title: Romantic Tragedies of a Drama King Author: Harry Trevaldwyn Narrator: Harry Trevaldwyn Format: Unabridged Length: 8:00:00 Language: English Release date: 01-30-25 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genres: Fiction, Teen, Romance, LGBTQ+ Summary: First there was Bridget Jones. Then there was Georgia Nicolson. Now get ready to meet Patch Simmons . . . The Romantic Tragedies of a Drama King is the hilarious YA rom-com debut from actor and comedian Harry Trevaldwyn, perfect for fans of Heartstopper. Patch has decided that this is the year he will get a boyfriend, so it's goodbye to his French pen-pal and hello to the world! Unfortunately, the only other "out" boys in his school year are dating each other, so finding a boyfriend isn't going to be easy . . . Until fate finally intervenes and two new mysterious boys join drama club: Peter, who’s just moved from New York (very chic) and his best friend, Sam. Patch is confident that one of them will be his first boyfriend. So, armed with his over-supportive best friend Jean and an alarming level of self-confidence, Patch sets out to make his mission a success. Whether or not they actually like boys or him is a problem for later. The Romantic Tragedies of a Drama King is a heartfelt, laugh-out-loud comedy about boldly being yourself and never losing sight of who truly has your back. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 754941 Title: Beautiful Ugly Author: Alice Feeney Narrator: Richard Armitage Format: Unabridged Length: 10:00:00 Language: English Release date: 01-30-25 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense, Psychological Summary: 'I was consumed by this book, it's her best ever, a work of genius' – Lisa JewellThe million-copy bestselling Queen of Twists, Alice Feeney, returns with a gripping and deliciously dark thriller about marriage . . . and revenge.* * * Author Grady Green is having the worst best day of his life. Grady calls his wife as she’s driving home to share some exciting news. He hears Abby slam on the brakes, get out of the car, then nothing. When he eventually finds her car by a cliff edge, the headlights are on, the driver door is open, her phone is still there . . . but his wife has disappeared. A year later, Grady is still overcome with grief and desperate to know what happened to Abby. He can’t sleep, and he can’t write, so he travels to a tiny Scottish island to try to get his life back on track. Then he sees the impossible: a woman who looks exactly like his missing wife. Wives think their husbands will change, but they don’t. Husbands think their wives won’t change, but they do. * * * ‘Her best book yet’ – Harlan Coben, author of Fool Me Once ‘Magnetic and jaw-dropping’ – Mary Kubica, bestselling author of Local Woman Missing ‘Unforgettable’ – Chris Whitaker, bestselling author of We Begin at the End Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 758415 Title: Outrage: Why The Fight for LGBTQ+ Equality Is Not Yet Won And What We Can Do About It Author: Ellen Jones Narrator: Ellen Jones Format: Unabridged Length: 9:00:00 Language: English Release date: 01-30-25 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genres: Non-Fiction, Social Science Summary: Despite being more visible in mainstream culture than ever before, LGBTQ+ people are facing unacceptable levels of prejudice and danger - from a marked increase in homophobic and transphobic violence, to the rollback of rights around the world. In this groundbreaking, compelling and essential book, author and activist Ellen Jones sets out exactly how LGBTQ+ people continue to face discrimination, looking at education, sports, religion, marriage, mental health and much more. In searing prose, punctuated with personal accounts from LGBTQ+ people from across the globe, Jones sets out not only the issues but also practical actions, both big and small, that all of us can take to help create a more equal society. What's more, she shines a spotlight on the amazing individuals already working hard to change things. Whether you are a member of the LGBTQ+ community, an ally, or simply care about human rights and equality, Outrage is essential, and illuminating, reading. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 745785 Title: Scorpion Queen Author: Mina Fears Narrator: Sandra Okuboyejo Format: Unabridged Length: 10:00:00 Language: English Release date: 01-23-25 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genres: Teen, Sci-Fi & Fantasy Summary: Inspired by a Malian fairy tale, The Scorpion Queen is an epic fantasy perfect for fans of Girl, Goddess, Queen and The Gilded Ones. At first glance, Princess Mariama lives a charmed life at the imperial palace in Timbuktu with servants catering for her every need. But deep within the palace walls, a terrible trial takes place for the princesss hand in marriage. Ninety-nine suitors have died and the princess is determined to end the carnage before another life is lost. Framed for a crime she didnt commit, Amie has lost everything. Her family, her status, her love. Forced into service for the emperors daughter she dreams of nothing but escape and a chance to be reunited with her childhood sweetheart. But all is not as it seems at court, and the more Amie learns about the princess's circumstances, the closer the girls become. Increasingly drawn to the princess in ways she doesnt understand, Amie must make a choice between running away with the boy she loves or helping the princess to end the trials forever. . . Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 778585 Title: Iron Hope: Lessons Learned from Conquering the Impossible Author: James Lawrence Narrator: James Lawrence Format: Unabridged Length: 10:00:00 Language: English Release date: 01-23-25 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genres: Sports & Recreation, Biography & Memoir, Other Summary: Read by the author, James Lawrence. The ultimate guide to mental toughness by James 'Iron Cowboy' Lawrence – the greatest endurance athlete in human history. Lawrence’s accomplishments are nearly impossible to comprehend. In 2015, he set his third Guinness World Record by completing fifty full-distance triathlons in fifty states in fifty consecutive days – a 2.4-mile swim, 112 miles on a bike, then a 26.2-mile run, all in under seventeen hours each day. Pushing himself further, in 2021 he set out to complete 100 triathlons in 100 days - a challenge so difficult that he wondered if he would survive it. By persevering, he hoped to inspire people to do the same for whatever difficulties they may be going through. Lawrence has subjected his body to exhaustive physical testing, to every genetic analysis known to science. The stunning discovery is that, physically, he is unspecial in every way. The secret to his bulletproof body is his bulletproof mentality. How does a person develop the mental strength necessary to overcome immense exhaustion, suffering and pain in order to achieve impossible goals? With Iron Hope, that’s exactly what James reveals, with lessons that apply to all our lives. He explains how readers can forge an iron will by making and keeping small promises to themselves again and again, amassing experience and building momentum until giving up becomes what's impossible. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 760886 Title: Shadow Path: A Journey to Uncovering Your Depths and Illuminating Your Full Potential Author: Chelsey Pippin Mizzi Narrator: Chelsey Pippin Mizzi Format: Unabridged Length: 8:20:00 Language: English Release date: 01-02-25 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genres: Self Development, Health & Wellness Summary: Do you want to cultivate a deeper understanding of yourself and realize your full potential? Then it's time to meet your Shadow in this audiobook, read for you by the author. This beginner-friendly 10-week journey guides you along a path of self-discovery through Shadow Work - a process of exploring and claiming unconscious desires, hidden impulses, hopes and fears. While popularized by Jungian Psychology, Shadow Work draws on a rich tradition of spiritual practices that span centuries, from tarot and astrology, and spellcraft to meditation, all of which acknowledge that the more willing we are to look into our depths and uncover what is concealed, the more at peace we’ll be with ourselves and our world. Each week, Shadow expert Chelsey Pippin Mizzi guides you through short lessons, journaling prompts, visualizations, field trips and creative exercises designed to help you safely explore and engage with your Shadow, including: -Meeting and naming your Shadow -Dream journaling to study your Shadow -Holding a candlelight vigil to illuminate your Shadow -Uncovering your Shadow’s desires through automatic writing -365 journal prompts, one for every day of the year In this gentle and positive introduction to your Shadow side, learn to embrace every part of yourself for ultimate personal and spiritual growth. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 793736 Title: Glass Room Author: Ann Cleeves Narrator: Janine Birkett Format: Unabridged Length: 10:35:12 Language: English Release date: 01-02-25 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Detective Stories, Police Stories Summary: The Glass Room is the fifth book in Ann Cleeves’s Vera Stanhope series – which is now a major ITV detective drama starring Brenda Blethyn as Vera. Sometimes crime strikes too close to home . . . DI Vera Stanhope is not one to make friends easily, but her neighbours keep her well-supplied in homebrew and conversation. But when one of them goes missing, her path leads her to more than a missing friend . . . Vera tracks the young woman down to the Writer’s House, a country retreat for aspiring authors. Things get complicated when a body is discovered and Vera’s neighbour is found with a knife in her hand. Calling in the team, Vera knows that she should hand the case over. She’s too close to the main suspect. But the investigation is too tempting and she’s never been one to follow the rules. Vera must find a killer who has taken murder off the page and is making it real . . . Enjoy more of Vera Stanhope’s investigations with Harbour Street, The Moth Catcher, The Seagull and The Darkest Evening. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 797042 Title: In the Hour of Crows Author: Dana Elmendorf Narrator: Adam Gold, Brittany Pressley Format: Unabridged Length: 8:44:00 Language: English Release date: 01-01-25 Publisher: HarperAudio Genres: Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Fairy Tales & Folklore, General, Historical Summary: In a small town in Appalachia, people paint their doorways blue to keep spirits away. Black ferns grow where death will follow. And Weatherly Opal Wilder is a Death Talker. When called upon, she can talk the death out of the dying and save their lives; only once, never twice. But this truly unique gift comes at a price, rooting Weatherly to people who only want her around when they need her and resent her backwater ways when they dont. Weatherlys cousin, Adaire, also has a gift: shes a Scryer and can see the future reflected back in dark surfaces. Right before shes killed in an accident, Adaire saw something unnerving, and thats why Weatherly believes she was murdered never thinking for a moment that it was an accident. But when Weatherly, for the first time, is unable to talk the death out of the mayors son, the whole town suspects she was out for revenge, that she wouldnt save him. With the help of clues Adaire left behind and her familys Granny Witch recipe box, Weatherly sets out to find the truth behind her cousins death, whatever it takes. Imbued with magic, witchery, and suspense Dana Elmendorfs In the Hour of Crows is a thrilling tale of friendship, identity, and love. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 736823 Title: Guernsey Girls Find Peace Author: Mary Wood Narrator: Emma Vane Format: Unabridged Length: 12:01:00 Language: English Release date: 12-05-24 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Sagas Summary: The final heartbreaking instalment of The Guernsey Girls wartime trilogy by Mary Wood, bestselling author of The Orphanage Girls series. Their dreams are worth fighting for . . . Winter, 1941. Olivia’s life in Guernsey is uprooted by the Nazi occupation. Forced to flee in the dead of night, she escapes to London’s East End. As she steps foot in Bethnal Green, Olivia’s former life is there to greet her, and she’s ordered to spy for the British. To find her son’s father, she agrees to undertake this dangerous mission. Will she make it home to hold her little boy again? Meanwhile, Annie’s husband is missing in action, and with each passing day, hope of him returning fades. It’s left for Annie to carry on – there are mouths to feed, and more with each nightly bombing campaign. Will she have to give up on true love? The Guernsey Girls may be separated, but their friendship remains strong. Through tragedy and strife, can they hold on to dreams of peace? Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 767147 Title: Banned Books Club Author: Brenda Novak Narrator: Amy McFadden Format: Unabridged Length: 11:00:08 Language: English Release date: 12-04-24 Publisher: HarperAudio Genres: Romance, Fiction & Literature, Contemporary Women Summary: She left her hometown following a scandal but family loyalty is dragging her back... Despite their strained relationship, when Gia Rossis sister Margot begs her to come home to Wakefield, Iowa, to help with their ailing mother, Gia knows she has no choice. After her rebellious and at-times tumultuous teen years, Gia left town with little reason to look back. But she knows Margots borne the brunt of their mothers care and now its Gias turn to help, even if it means opening old wounds. As expected, Gias homecoming is far from welcome. Theres the Banned Books Club she started after the PTA overzealously slashed the high school reading list, which is right where she left it. But there is also Mr Hart, her former favorite teacher. The one who was fired after Gia publicly and painfully accused him of sexual misconduct. The one who prompted Gia to leave behind a very conflicted town the minute she turned eighteen. The one person she hoped never to see again. When Margot leaves town without explanation, Gia sees the cracks in her sisters ‘perfect’ life for the first time and plans to offer support. But as the town, including members of the book club, takes sides between Gia and Mr Hart, everything gets harder. Fortunately, she learns that there are people she can depend on. And by standing up for the truth, she finds love and a future in the town she thought had rejected her. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 790603 Title: Red Bones Author: Ann Cleeves Narrator: Kenny Blyth Format: Unabridged Length: 11:22:00 Language: English Release date: 12-01-24 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police Stories Summary: When a woman's death finds Inspector Jimmy Perez out of his depth, he must dig up long-buried secrets to uncover the truth in Red Bones, the third Shetland mystery from Ann Cleeves. Now a major BBC One drama, Shetland, starring Douglas Henshall. After a young archaeologist uncovers a set of human remains, the island settlers are intrigued. Is it an ancient find – or a more contemporary mystery? Then, in the middle of the night, an elderly woman is shot dead. It appears to be a tragic accident, but Jimmy Perez is called to investigate. The sparse landscape and the emptiness of the sea have bred a fierce and secretive people. As Jimmy looks to the islanders for answers, he finds instead two feuding families whose envy, greed and bitterness have lasted generations. To solve the crime – and prevent further bloodshed – Perez must ask questions that some on the island do not want to be asked . . . Continue the atmospheric crime series with Blue Lightning. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 806315 Title: Season Author: Helen Garner Narrator: Helen Garner Format: Unabridged Length: 5:02:00 Language: English Release date: 11-26-24 Publisher: Wavesound Audiobooks Genres: Biography & Memoir Summary: I pull up at the kerb. I love this park they train in. I must have walked the figure-of-eight around its ovals hundreds of times, at dawn, winter and summer, to throw the ball for Dozer, our red heeler, but he's buried now, in the backyard, under the crepe myrtle near the chook pen. The boy jumps out with his footy and trots away, bouncing it. Boy? Look at him. He's five foot eleven. The last of my three grandkids. This year he's in the Under 16s. It's footy season in Melbourne, and Helen Garner is following her grandson's suburban team. She turns up not only at every game (give or take), but at every training session, shivering on the sidelines in the dark, fascinated by the spectacle. She's a passionate Western Bulldogs supporter (with a rather shaky grasp of the rules) and a great admirer of the players and the epic theatre of the game. But this is something more than that. It is a chance to connect with her youngest grandchild, to be close to him in his last moments as a child and in his headlong rush into manhood. To witness his triumphs and defeats, to fear for his safety in battle, to gasp and to cheer for the team as it fights its way towards the finals. Garner's sharp eye, wit and warm humour bring the team and the season to life, as she documents this pivotal moment, both as part of the story and as silent witness. It's a reflection on masculinity, on the nobility, grace and grit of team spirit and the game's power to enthral. There are very few writers that I admire more than Helen Garner.' DAVID NICHOLLS A voice of great honesty and energy.' ANNE ENRIGHT One of Australia's foremost authors, admired by writers as different as Raymond Carver and Elizabeth Jolley.' INDEPENDENT Not long ago I read Helen Garner for the first time and was so stunned that I wanted to run around the block; how strange, how wonderful, that a book can still make me feel that way.' RUMAAN ALAM Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 713531 Title: Our Deadly Designs Author: Kalyn Josephson Narrator: Alex Wingfield, Laurel Lefkow, Rebecca Norfolk Format: Unabridged Length: 10:00:00 Language: English Release date: 11-21-24 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genres: Fiction, Teen, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Romance Summary: A cut-throat race to the throne, deadly magic and swoonworthy romances. Return to the corrupt world of Veradell in Our Deadly Designs by Kayln Josephson, the spellbinding fantasy follow up to This Dark Descent. The Illinir may be over, but the race for Enderlain’s future has just begun. The hunt for the old king’s lost heir is on, and the first to find them will win the throne. Mikira has allied herself with the rebels in pursuit of the lost heir, but the deeper her search takes her, the closer she gets to the royal family's wicked past. Ari is struggling to control her own growing power as she grapples with a dark secret that may be her undoing. Damien joins the race to find the heir and secure the crown, but as his influence at court grows, so does his paranoia and hunger for power. Reid is trying his best to stay true to the friend who's always had his loyalty — and the flame who has his heart — while trapped in a web of chaos and lies. But a darker force is festering in Enderlain’s underbelly, and Mikira, Ari, Damien, and Reid will need to find a way back to each other — and themselves — before the kingdom is torn apart. Hearts will be broken and new bonds will be forged in this explosive finale to This Dark Descent, where spellbinding fantasy meets Jewish mythology in a cut-throat race for the throne — and Enderlain’s survival. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 733588 Title: Ice Retreat Author: Ruth Kelly Narrator: Alex Wingfield, Daphne Kouma, Polly Edsell Format: Unabridged Length: 13:00:00 Language: English Release date: 11-21-24 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genres: Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense, Holidays Summary: 'Queen of the chiller thriller' - Veronica Henry, author of The Secret Beach From bestselling author Ruth Kelly, The Ice Retreat is a spine-tingling thriller set in the world of controversial wellness treatments. Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell and Sarah Pearse. HEALER? Meet Hollie Jenson, presenter of the smash-hit docu-series Bad Medicine, which exposes the perils of extreme therapies. Her next target: a new retreat run by wellness guru Ariel Rose, who claims to have discovered the secret to healing pain through her three-day ice rebirth treatment. LIAR? Acting on a mother's plea to find her son, who vanished soon after his stay, Hollie ventures into the Swiss mountains where the retreat occupies a former observatory. There she will search for the boy, and hopes to expose Ariel as the charlatan she believes her to be. KILLER? As the isolation of the valley sets in, Hollie finds herself in an increasingly dangerous situation. There is much more to the retreat than meets the eye, and she must confront explosive secrets from her own past if she is to ever make it out alive . . . 'A breathtaking thriller with an evocative setting and some excellent twists - Ruth Kelly at her best.' - Catherine Cooper, author of The Chalet Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 798466 Title: Bonfire of the Vanities Author: Tom Wolfe Narrator: Todd Boyce Format: Unabridged Length: 28:28:00 Language: English Release date: 11-14-24 Publisher: W.F. Howes Genres: Fiction & Literature, Satire Summary: An exhilarating satire of Eighties excess that captures the effervescent spirit of New York, from one of the greatest writers of modern American prose Sherman McCoy is a WASP, bond trader and self-appointed 'Master of the Universe'. He has a fashionable wife, a Park Avenue apartment and a Southern mistress. His spectacular fall begins the moment he is involved in a hit-and-run accident in the Bronx. Prosecutors, newspaper hacks, politicians and clergy close in on him, determined to bring him down. Exuberant, scandalous and exceptionally discerning, The Bonfire of the Vanities was Tom Wolfe's first venture into fiction and cemented his reputation as the foremost chronicler of his age. The air of New York crackles with an energy that causes the adrenalin to pump The feeling is perfectly reproduced in Wolfe's novel Electric' Sunday Times The quintessential novel of The Eighties' The Guardian Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 720059 Title: Let's Make Things Better: A Holocaust Survivor's message of hope and celebration of life Author: Gidon Lev, Julie Gray Narrator: Yuval Dor Format: Unabridged Length: 10:00:00 Language: English Release date: 11-14-24 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genres: Biography & Memoir, World, History & Culture Summary: “To me, hard times are like hide-and-seek: where is the solution, where is the hope? We can never give up looking for these things because they are just waiting to be found.” Gidon Lev, an 89-year-old Holocaust survivor, has lived an extraordinary life. At the age of six, he was imprisoned in the concentration camp of Theresienstadt. Liberated when he was ten, he lost at least 26 members of his family, including his father and grandfather. But Gidon’s life is extraordinary not only because he is one of the few living survivors remaining but because of his lessons learned over nearly a century. His enduring message is of hope and opportunity – to make things better. By sharing his timeless simple belief and truths, Gidon reminds us that we have the power to incrementally improve what is in front of us and leave something better behind us. His life is a lesson of how to do it, even in the face of astonishing adversity, and Let’s Make Things Better is the calling card of an indomitable spirit. 'By sharing his inspiring life story, Holocaust survivor Gidon Lev reminds us that the human spirit is larger than even the most severe and unjust trauma. Through one of history’s darkest nights, he preserved his brightness and warmth' – David Von Drehl, author of the New York Times bestseller The Book of Charlie Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 800362 Title: Axeman's Carnival Author: Catherine Chidgey Narrator: Nic Sampson Format: Unabridged Length: 9:38:00 Language: English Release date: 11-07-24 Publisher: W.F. Howes Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction Summary: WINNER OF THE JANN MEDLICOTT ACORN PRIZE FOR FICTION AT THE 2023 OCKHAM NEW ZEALAND BOOK AWARDS A dazzling portrayal of humanity and the natural world that perfectly balances violence and humor Tama is just a helpless chick when he is rescued by Marnie, and this is where his story might have ended. If it keeps me awake, says Marnie's husband Rob, a farmer, I'll have to wring its neck. But with Tama come new possibilities for the couple's future. Tama can speak, and his fame is growing. Outside, in the pines, his father warns him of the wickedness wrought by humans. Indoors, Marnie confides in him about her violent marriage. The more Tama sees, the more the animal and the human worldsand all the precarity, darkness and hope within thembleed into one another. Like a stock truck filled with live cargo, the story moves inexorably towards its dramatic conclusion: the annual Axeman's Carnival. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 736820 Title: Father of the Rain Author: Lily King Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Length: 12:30:00 Language: English Release date: 11-07-24 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, Coming of Age, Family Life Summary: Winner of the New England Book Award for Fiction From Lily King, beloved author of Writers and Lovers, Father of the Rain is a mesmerising novel about the complexity and power of familial love. Gardiner Amory’s life is reeling – Nixon is being impeached, his wife is leaving him and his worldview is rapidly becoming outdated. His daughter, Daley, has spent her life negotiating her parents’ conflicting worlds: the liberal realm of her mother and the conservative, liquor-soaked life of her father. But when the pair divorces, Gardiner’s basest impulses are unleashed in a deluge, and the chasm between all of them widens. As she reaches adulthood, Daley rejects her father’s prejudices and embarks on her own life – until Gardiner hits rock bottom. Returning home to help her father get sober, Daley risks everything, including a chance at love, in an attempt to repair a trust that was broken long ago . . . 'A gripping epic about a father and daughter that plumbs the dark side of a family riven by addiction and mental illness' - Entertainment Weekly Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 777410 Title: Stronger Together Author: Andy Reti, Ibolya Grossman Narrator: Andy Reti, Helen Kas, Marlene Kadar, Naomi Azrieli Format: Unabridged Length: 7:46:00 Language: English Release date: 11-05-24 Publisher: Knopf Canada Genres: Biography & Memoir, World, History & Culture Summary: “Don’t cry darling. We need this baby. You will see.” With these words from her husband, Zoltán, Ibolya Rechnitzer’s fear of being pregnant during the uncertainty of wartime is somewhat eased. But in November 1942, four months after their baby, Andy, is born, Zoltán is drafted into the forced labour service of the Hungarian army and Ibolya must cope, alone, as a single mother and a Jew facing persecution in Budapest. Her son gives her a reason to fight, and Ibolya protects him fiercely during the war and after, when she must make a crucial decision that will forever alter their lives. As Andy grows up in the shadow of the Holocaust and his mother’s memories, he finds the remarkable courage to tell his own story and carry on his mother’s legacy. Two memoirs in one, Stronger Together gives voice to both mother and son as they each reflect on their past, their losses and, above all, their optimism. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 783565 Title: Dark Heart Author: James Phelan Narrator: Rob Shapiro Format: Unabridged Length: 10:30:00 Language: English Release date: 11-05-24 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Espionage Summary: From bestselling and award-winning author James Phelan, Jed Walker is back in another heart-stopping thrillerDark Heart. In war-torn Syria, the lone survivor of a massacre is pulled from beneath a pile of bodies. She is given one instruction: Find Jed Walker. Ex-CIA, Walker is a man who thought he was long out of the game. Discovering a terror outfit is smuggling people from the Middle East into the United States, he is drawn back in. At first Walker thinks these human traffickers are driven purely by profit and greed, but soon learns their motives are much worseand they have ties to the highest levels of power. As the body count rises and deadly enemies stalk from the shadows, Walker uncovers the shocking truth behind an operation intended to bring America to its knees. He must work against time, and powerful adversaries, to uncover the truth behind the operation and prevent a global catastrophe from being unleashed. If he lives, Jed Walker will learn the true cost of life and the knowledge will change him forever. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 778650 Title: Berlin Apartment Author: Bryn Turnbull Narrator: Mary Jane Wells Format: Unabridged Length: 9:04:45 Language: English Release date: 11-01-24 Publisher: HarperAudio Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Historical Romance, Family Life Summary: For fans of Kate Quinn and Kristin Hannah, this sweeping love story follows a young couple whose lives are irrevocably changed when theyre separated overnight by the construction of the Berlin Wall. Berlin, 1961: When Uli Neumann proposes to Lise Bauer, she has every reason to accept. He offers her love, respect and a life beyond the strict bounds of the East German society in which she was raised which she longs to leave more than anything. But only two short days after their engagement, Lise and Uli are torn violently apart when barbed wire is rolled across Berlin, splitting the city into two hostile halves: capitalist West Berlin, an island of western influence isolated far beyond the iron curtain, and the socialist East, a country determined to control its citizens by any means necessary. Soon, Uli and his friends in West Berlin hatch a plan to get Lise and her unborn child out of East Germany, but as distance and suspicion bleed into their lives and as weeks turn to months, how long can true love survive in the divided city? Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 770346 Title: Going to the Wars Author: Max Hastings Narrator: Charles Armstrong Format: Unabridged Length: 15:00:00 Language: English Release date: 10-31-24 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genres: Biography & Memoir, Literary, Military, Language Instruction, Language Arts Summary: 'A superb account of journalists, soldiers and the experience of modern battle, written by one of the greatest war reporters of our time' – Robert Harris, author of An Officer and a Spy ‘Gripping and compulsively readable’ – Saul David, Sunday Telegraph Max Hastings grew up with romantic dreams of a life amongst warriors. But after a painful false start with the Parachute Regiment, he became a journalist instead. Going to the Wars is his vivid, insightful account of his years as a foreign correspondent. His first taste of danger came at the start of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, followed by the Biafra and Vietnam Wars. He left Saigon by helicopter from the American Embassy as the city fell to the Khmer Rouge, masqueraded as a game hunter to seek out the secrets of the Rhodesian civil war and was almost shot by marauding Turkish soldiers during the invasion of Cyprus. His greatest moment came at the end of the Falklands War, when he walked alone into Port Stanley, ahead of the British landing force, in determined pursuit of a scoop. 'His memoirs have . . . honesty, pace and readability' – Jeremy Paxman Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 798485 Title: Out in Nowhere Author: Fleur McDonald Narrator: Anna Hruby Format: Unabridged Length: 7:24:04 Language: English Release date: 10-29-24 Publisher: Wavesound Audiobooks Genres: Fiction & Literature, General Summary: A powerful and poignant tale of rural suspense told by the acclaimed Fleur McDonald, bestselling author of Voices in the Dark and Shock Waves. Hallie, a young and successful fashion blogger, recently married to a station owner, is having trouble adjusting to the flies, dust, snakes and isolation in the Flinders Ranges. Left alone with her baby while her husband, Alex is often out on long bore runs during the day, she also has to contend with her father-in-law, Rod, who insists on making himself at home in their house. Alex is out on a bore run, and as Hallie and their daughter, Ruby, watch him in real time on the camera from the homestead, Alex suddenly disappears from view. He is found later, dead at the bottom of a windmill. A tragic accident, falling from the top windmills are death traps if they're not treated with respect. At the funeral, Alex's four close friends from agricultural college reunite. Months later, one of the other friends is found dead in another tragic rural accident. When Hallie's investigation into Alex and his friends uncovers alarming information, it's up to Detective Dave Burrows and his partner, Constable Mia Worth to discover the truth of these accidents. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 720054 Title: Christmas Wish at Woolworths Author: Elaine Everest Narrator: Annie Aldington Format: Unabridged Length: 10:00:00 Language: English Release date: 10-24-24 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Historical Romance, Sagas Summary: Kent, 1953. The Woolworths Erith store, a beloved cornerstone of the community, faces closure if the December turnover fails to increase. And, as if store manager Betty Billington doesn't have enough on her plate, personnel shortages and a troublesome new employee add to the strife. With Christmas on the horizon, Betty and her staff must strive to find solutions to improve business and keep the store running – from special events for late-night customers to a festive group trip into central London. The Erith Players pantomime also promises to draw a crowd, injecting excitement into the local community. With the store festooned with decorations, lifting the spirits of customers and Betty, can a Christmas miracle save their beloved store? A Christmas Wish at Woolworths is the next instalment in Elaine Everest’s much-loved Woolworths series – a heartfelt tale of resilience, community and an unwavering spirit during hard times. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 806319 Title: Warlord's War Author: Griff Hosker Narrator: Malk Williams Format: Unabridged Length: 9:01:00 Language: English Release date: 10-24-24 Publisher: Whole Story QUEST Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction Summary: King Stephen is captured and the Civil War seems over until disaster strikes while the Earl of Cleveland is in Normandy. The Empress' forces are routed and the Earl of Gloucester is captured. Forced to return to rescue the Empress the Earl of Cleveland has to fight King Stephen's army and the English winter to rescue his Empress. With the future King Henry II as his squire the Earl has to wage a war against an increasing number of enemies and a diminishing number of allies. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 723260 Title: Macmillan Collection of Norse Myths Author: Macmillan Children's Books Narrator: Sofia Engstrand Format: Unabridged Length: 7:00:00 Language: English Release date: 10-24-24 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genres: Kids, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Classics Summary: A brilliant collection of stories based on the heroes and villains of Norse Mythology, hand-picked and collected together in this compelling audiobook. Delve into the world of gods, giants and monsters, as you sit atop Air Throne and survey the kingdom of Asgard. With a foreword from award-winning author Michael Morpurgo, this special audiobook is perfect for fans of Norse Mythology, new and old. Inspired by over 175 years of publishing history it also contains accounts of the authors and artists behind Macmillan's original story collections, first published in the 1800s and early 1900s. The companion audiobook to The Macmillan Fairy Tales Collection and The Macmillan Collection of Greek Myths. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 713529 Title: How to Winter: Harnessing Your Mindset to Thrive In Cold, Dark or Difficult Times Author: Kari Leibowitz Narrator: Kari Leibowitz, Nick Griffiths Format: Unabridged Length: 8:23:58 Language: English Release date: 10-24-24 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genres: Self Development, Health & Wellness, Mindfulness & Meditation Summary: Read by the author, Kari Leibowitz Do you struggle to stay positive in winter? Do you dread the long nights and dark skies that come with autumn's clock change? Do you find endless grey skies, drizzle and cold difficult to deal with? Nobody can change the weather, but Dr. Kari Leibowitz's groundbreaking How to Winter will help you dramatically shift how you feel about the darkest and coldest of the seasons. Leibowitz is the world's foremost winter psychology mindset expert, and in How to Winter she sets out evidence-based strategies to help you learn not only to accept the chillier months, but even to embrace them. Drawing on her extensive PhD research, and insight from cultures around the world, Leibowitz offers practical, easy-to-follow advice for transforming your experience of wintertime. What's more, she sets out how techniques used for shifting our mindsets around winter can also be used to cope with times of emotional difficulty. Whether you suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder, or simply find yourself in an annual slump, How to Winter will help you learn to thrive in cold, dark or difficult times. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 798472 Title: Placeholders Author: James Roseman Narrator: Jennifer Fitzgerald Format: Unabridged Length: 7:44:38 Language: English Release date: 10-24-24 Publisher: W.F. Howes Genres: Fiction & Literature, General Summary: An unflinching and emotionally insightful debut about cultural identity, homesickness, love and loss. In the five years following his brother's death, Aaron has built himself a life of solitary routines. After moving from Dublin to Boston, and illegally overstaying her visa, Róisín has done the same. When the two meet on a night out, they each find in the other something missing in their lives. A semblance of home. Their relationship is complicated by their disparate religious backgrounds - Aaron is Jewish; Roísín is atheist - and by the harsh realities of everyday life. Just as they're pushed to their breaking point, Roísín realises she is pregnant. Placeholders is a poignant story of loneliness corrected and the transformative power of love. The next fix for fans of Sally Rooney, Nick Hornby, David Nicholls, Louise Kennedy and Coco Mellors. 'Humane, heartfelt and beautifully observed. Roseman raises huge questions about identity, belonging and family, excelling in his depiction of the small, everyday exchanges which make or break a relationship. A writer I'm keen to keep my eye on' - JAN CARSON, author of Quickly, While They Still Have Horses This audiobook contains a depiction of sexual assault. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 806312 Title: Last Days of Johnny Nunn Author: Nick Triplow Narrator: Frazer Blaxland Format: Unabridged Length: 9:58:00 Language: English Release date: 10-24-24 Publisher: W.F. Howes Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police Stories Summary: Career campaigner Fraser Neal continually clashed with local businessmen, most recently over the council's selling publicly-owned social housing in the Docklands to private developers and displacing vulnerable residents. Until he's found dead in an alley behind Tennessee Fried Chicken's wheelie bins. Neal was also a police informant or so he said. DS Max Lomax of Special Operations says he wasn't. No one believes him. Max's reluctant inquiries into Fraser's murder take him through the rundown estates, church soup kitchens and graffitied shopfronts of southeast London. He's unaware that his investigation is linked to Johnny Nunn, a former boxer living on the streets, who has given everything to the search for his missing daughter. For five years Johnny has been consumed by a vision of finding his girl and bringing her home, but now he allows himself to be drawn into another family's tragedy. Johnny knows the only beaten man is the one who's stopped fighting. The killers may not. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 723255 Title: Most Wonderful Crime of the Year Author: Ally Carter Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld, Zachary Webber Format: Unabridged Length: 8:20:56 Language: English Release date: 10-24-24 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genres: Romance, Contemporary Summary: The bridge is shut. The phones are down. And the most famous mystery writer in the world just disappeared out of a locked room three days before Christmas . . . Meet Maggie Chase and Ethan Wyatt: She’s the new Queen of the Cosy Mystery. He’s Mr. Big-time Thriller Guy. She hates his guts. He thinks her name is Marcie (no matter how many times she’s told him otherwise). But when they both accept a cryptic invitation to attend a Christmas house party at the English estate of a reclusive fan, neither is expecting their host to be the most powerful author in the world: Eleanor Ashley, the Duchess of Death herself. That night, the weather turns, and the next morning Eleanor is gone. She vanished from a locked room, and Maggie has to wonder: Is Eleanor in danger? Or is it all some kind of test? Is Ethan the competition? Or is he the only person in that snowbound mansion she can trust? As the snow gets deeper and the stakes get higher, every clue will bring Maggie and Ethan closer to the truth—and each other. Because, this Christmas, rivals will have to become allies (and maybe more) if they have any hope of saving Eleanor. Assuming they don’t kill each other first . . . Knives Out gets a rom-com twist in The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year a rivals-to-lovers Christmas mystery-romance from New York Times bestselling author Ally Carter. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 802996 Title: Chastity: The Shackleford Sisters Book 7 Author: Beverley Watts Narrator: Alan Medcroft, Eilidh Beaton, Mark Elstob, Nicky Griffiths Format: Unabridged Length: 6:09:00 Language: English Release date: 10-24-24 Publisher: Whole Story QUEST Genres: Historical Romance Summary: In this funny Regency romance series, the Shackleford sisters descend on a Regency society that doesn't know what's hit it In the eyes of her family, Chastity Shackleford was impulsive, flighty, overly emotional and inclined to sentimental overtures. All in all, a disaster waiting to happen should she accept the Duke of Blackmore's offer of a Season in London. But what else was she to do since her twin sister and best friend had abandoned her for the wilds of Cornwall? Naturally she might have hoped that disaster had waited a little longer before striking, but at least she faced the possibility of marriage with someone who had all his own teeth. The fact that the gentleman was also wanted for murder was a little off-putting, but then one couldn't have everything. When Christian Stanhope was forced to jump ship after being accused of a crime he didn't commit, he'd never expected to return to England. But then he'd never expected to become the next Earl of Cottesmore either. However, if he was to survive the merciless world of England's aristocracy, clearing his name was essential. And for that he needed the help of his former First Lieutenant Nicholas Sinclair, now the Duke of Blackmore. But first he had to convince the Duke that he was not guilty of a heinous murder committed seventeen years earlier. A task easier said than done. But just when he despaired of ever finding the real culprit and bringing him to justice, help, or possibly hindrance, arrived from an unexpected quarter Perfect for fans of Regency Romances with wit and humour and a little bit of steam... Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 765421 Title: Laugh More: Stories from an Unexpected Life Author: Debbie Travis Narrator: Debbie Travis Format: Unabridged Length: 7:23:07 Language: English Release date: 10-22-24 Publisher: Random House Canada Genres: Biography & Memoir, Arts & Entertainment, General Comedy Summary: Lifestyle pioneer and bestselling author Debbie Travis is back with a book of ridiculously funny, touching and true stories drawn from her own life and dedicated to everyone in desperate need of a good laugh. A decade ago, Debbie Travis gave up her hectic life as the producer and star of several hit TV shows to move to a 13th-century crumbling farmhouse and vast olive orchard in Tuscany, which she and her husband then turned into the boutique hotel and wellness retreat. That was a big change in direction—and Debbie’s shared the best of what she learned on that journey in two bestselling books full of humane, heartfelt and sensible advice on pursuing your true passion (Design Your Next Chapter) and making room for happiness, health and connection (Joy: Life Lessons from a Tuscan Villa). Now, in Laugh More, Debbie digs down to what really keeps her going, especially when the going gets tough: her talent for telling a good story and sharing a good laugh. Organizing them around the passing of the seasons at the Villa Reniella, Debbie gathers up a brilliant mix of stories from her daily life and from her past—growing up headstrong in a struggling family in northern England (her mum perfected dog-food shepherd’s pie), travelling the world as a model (not so glamorous), becoming one of the first home renovation TV stars (by the seat of her overalls) and encountering the famous and the delightful (especially her wicked and wonderful grandmother, Joyce). Snortingly funny, poignant, inspirational and full of the human foibles Debbie loves so much, Laugh More is a warm and cozy book to curl up with, and even better to read aloud. And since memories are so often ignited by great eating, Debbie has added a bonus: fifteen of her favourite, seasonal recipes. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 792020 Title: Anti-Social Season Author: Adele Buck Narrator: Moniqua Plante Format: Unabridged Length: 7:55:08 Language: English Release date: 10-22-24 Publisher: HarperAudio Genres: Romance, General, Holiday, New Adult Summary: The Anti-Social Season has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 792017 Title: True Blue Author: Diana Palmer Narrator: Todd McLaren Format: Unabridged Length: 5:00:00 Language: English Release date: 10-22-24 Publisher: HarperAudio Genres: Historical Romance, Contemporary, Clean & Wholesome Summary: True Blue has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 792032 Title: Sniffing Out Justice Author: Carol J. Post Narrator: Emma Lysy Format: Unabridged Length: 6:27:59 Language: English Release date: 10-22-24 Publisher: HarperAudio Genres: Romance, Religion & Spirituality, Mystery, Religious Fiction, Clean & Wholesome Summary: Sniffing Out Justice has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 806318 Title: Gaslit Author: R.R. Haywood Narrator: Gethin Anthony Format: Unabridged Length: 7:36:15 Language: English Release date: 10-17-24 Publisher: Whole Story QUEST Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense Summary: Disgraced former detective Mike Humber gets off a train in the bleak autumn countryside, his mind haunted by a dark past. A new job awaits. Huntington House needs a live-in security guard to prevent access during an inheritance dispute. This is exactly what Mike needs: a new start in a new place and a chance to turn things around. It all seems perfect, especially when he meets Tessa. But Huntington House holds dark secrets. Bumps in the night. Flickering lights. Music playing from somewhere. Mike's mind starts to unravel as he questions his sanity in the dark, claustrophobic corridors and rooms. Something isn't right. There is someone else in the house. The pressure grows as the people around Mike get pulled into a web of lies and manipulation, forcing him to take action before it's too late. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 752062 Title: High Wages Author: Dorothy Whipple Narrator: Sara Poyzer Format: Unabridged Length: 9:42:06 Language: English Release date: 10-17-24 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Romance, Classics Summary: In Dorothy Whipple's High Wages, a determined young woman makes her way in the world against the looming backdrop of World War I. High Wages is more than a tale of savvy entrepreneurship: Jane’s thoughts, feelings, adventures and disappointments in love and friendship are all laid bare. Jane Carter sees an advertisement for a live-in shop assistant and jumps at the chance to leave her old life behind. After Chadwick the draper takes her on, Jane learns all there is to know about fabrics and dressmaking. She proves a talented saleswoman and befriends Maggie and Lily, the other employees. The girls struggle under exploitative conditions: meagre pay; tiny portions of food; the boss cheating them out of commissions. When the young man Maggie is seeing falls in love with Jane, a bitter falling-out results in Maggie threatening to leave Chadwick’s. Armed with initiative and ideas, Jane decides to set up her very own clothing shop, but it’s not all plain sailing – far from it. High Wages is part of the Persephone Audiobook Collection, a series of forgotten classics including neglected fiction and non-fiction by women writers. First published in 1930, this edition includes a new preface by author Jane Brocket. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 755200 Title: Juice: A page-turning epic about survival and resilience from the twice Booker-shortlisted author Author: Tim Winton Narrator: David Field Format: Unabridged Length: 14:11:51 Language: English Release date: 10-17-24 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, Apocalyptic & Dystopian Summary: 'A hold-your-breath adventure set in an utterly plausible, sun-hammered future, Juice will stab your conscience and break your heart’ - Emma Donoghue 'A blistering cli-fi epic' - The Guardian, Best Books of the Autumn Survival is only the beginning. Two fugitives, a man and a child, drive across a stony desert. As dawn breaks, they roll into an abandoned mine site. They’re exhausted, traumatized, desperate now, and this is a forsaken place, but as a refuge it’s the most promising they’ve seen. The child peers at the field of desolation. The man thinks to himself, this could work. Problem is, they’re not alone . . . So begins a searing, epic journey through a life where the challenge is not only to survive; it’s keeping your humanity if you do. Juice is a stunning novel for fans of Station Eleven and The Road, from twice Booker-shortlisted author Tim Winton. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 723258 Title: Cat Who Cracked a Cold Case Author: L T Shearer Narrator: Imogen Church Format: Unabridged Length: 10:00:00 Language: English Release date: 10-17-24 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genres: Thriller & Horror, Detective Stories, Cozy Mystery Summary: The Cat Who Cracked a Cold Case by L T Shearer is a charming cosy crime listen for fans of Richard Osman and S. J. Bennett. A crime gone unsolved for five years . . . The life of Lulu Lewis, a retired police detective, took an unforgettable turn when Conrad first introduced himself to her. Unforgettable because: a) Conrad is a special cat. b) Special because he told her so. Yes, that’s right, he can talk. (For obvious reasons, this ability remains a closely guarded secret while they live together on her canal boat, The Lark.) Visiting an old friend in Manchester, the pair stumble across a chilling news report about a trail of bodies found across the city that echo a string of cold case murders from Lulu’s past in London. Joining forces with the local police, the pair must use every ounce of their intuition in order to find a connection between the seemingly random killings – and track down a ruthless murderer . . . Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 800363 Title: List Author: Michael Leese Narrator: Jennifer Ness Format: Unabridged Length: 8:28:42 Language: English Release date: 10-17-24 Publisher: W.F. Howes Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense Summary: It was just an ordinary Wednesday lunchtime when Detective Martha Munro's life changed forever. Her sergeant is speaking, but she barely hears what he's telling her. Your mother has been shot dead. Your four-year-old daughter has been taken. There are no leads. Who would want to hurt her family? Martha realizes it's time to ask herself some hard questions about her late father. He led the anti-corruption squad at Scotland Yard. It's rumoured he kept a list of everyone who worked for him, from coppers to criminals. And just being on the list was a sure-fire way to lower your life expectancy. Her mother was killed by someone trying to get their hands on the list. Now time is running out for Martha to get her daughter back alive. Family is EVERYTHING. And she will do ANYTHING to keep them safe. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 800367 Title: Oh What a Knight Author: Maz Evans Narrator: Maz Evans Format: Unabridged Length: 5:35:00 Language: English Release date: 10-17-24 Publisher: W.F. Howes Genres: Kids, Action & Adventure Summary: Join the Gods Squad in the third and final hilarious new installment of the Oh Maya Gods series! Vesper and Aster need Excalibur to save the world. At the top of Glastonbury Tor, they find an elevator down to the enchanted realm of Camelot, where Arthur has been waiting for this day. The elderly King and his loyal knights snap to attention at last they have a quest! But Excalibur will only serve its chosen master. What would anyone do with such power? The third and final instalment in the laugh-out-loud bestselling series. Over half a million copies of Maz's books sold. Ties in neatly with KS2 curriculum as readers learn about mythology and Arthurian legend. Full of epic adventure and big laughs! PRAISE FOR THE SERIES: Proves again that Maz is one of the very finest storytellers we have.' PHIL EARLE Maz Evans reigns supreme as queen of godly comedy. Oh Maya Gods! is hilarious, whip-smart and full of heart.' AISLING FOWLER Hilarious with a bolt of genius her best yet' M. G. LEONARD Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 798478 Title: Soldier's Don't Go Mad: A Story of Brotherhood, Poetry and Mental Illness During the First World War Author: Charles Glass Narrator: Mark Elstob Format: Unabridged Length: 9:57:12 Language: English Release date: 10-17-24 Publisher: W.F. Howes Genres: History, Military Summary: Second Lieutenant Wilfred Owen was twenty-four years old when he was admitted to the newly established Craiglockhart War Hospital for treatment of shell shock. A nascent poet, trying to make sense of the terror he had witnessed, he read a collection of poems from a fellow officer, Siegfried Sassoon, and was impressed by his portrayal of the soldier's plight. One month later, Sassoon himself arrived at Craiglockhart, having refused to return to the front after being wounded during battle. Over their months at Craiglockhart, each encouraged the other in their work, their personal reckonings with the morality of war, and their treatment. Therapy provided Owen, Sassoon, and their wardmates with insights that allowed them to express themselves better, and for the 28 months that Craiglockhart was in operation, it notably incubated the era's most significant developments in both psychiatry and poetry. Soldiers Don't Go Mad tells for the first time the story of the soldiers and doctors who struggled with the effects of industrial warfare on the psyche. As he investigates the roots of what we now know as PTSD, Glass brings historical bearing to how we must consider war's ravaging effects on mental health, and the ways in which creative work helps us come to terms with even the darkest of times. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 745786 Title: Little Boy Lost Author: Marghanita Laski Narrator: Justin Avoth Format: Unabridged Length: 6:14:13 Language: English Release date: 10-17-24 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genres: History, Fiction & Literature, Europe, Essays & Anthologies, Classics Summary: Marghanita Laski’s novel Little Boy Lost is as enthralling as it is heart-wrenching. A man grapples with questions of emotional responsibility, fatherhood, and memory. Laski describes a much-changed France, struggling to rebuild its morale after the ruin caused by wartime bombing and occupation. English writer Hilary Wainwright lost all trace of his young son when Lisa, his wife, was killed by the Gestapo in Paris. Several years later, an acquaintance travels to England with news that Hilary’s son may be alive in France. Doubting whether five-year-old Jean is indeed his, and determined not to feel vulnerable to love and tenderness again, Hilary travels to France to find the boy. Amidst a war-torn Northern French town, he gets to know young Jean, as well as the town’s inhabitants. In a matter of days Hilary must decide if this charming and intelligent child could be his own . . . and if he is prepared to take Jean home. Little Boy Lost is part of the Persephone Audiobook Collection, a series of forgotten classics including neglected fiction and non-fiction by women writers. First published in 1949, this edition includes a new afterword by Anne Sebba. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 722110 Title: Januaries: Stories of Love, Magic & Betrayal Author: Olivie Blake Narrator: Alexandra Palting, Daniel Henning, David Monteith, Ferdelle Capistrano, Olivie Blake, Stephanie Németh-Parker, Steve West Format: Unabridged Length: 15:03:51 Language: English Release date: 10-17-24 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genres: Romance, Fiction & Literature, General, Fairy Tales & Folklore Summary: Read by a diverse cast of performers, including the author Olivie Blake Dazzling stories of love, magic and betrayal . . . A sensational collection from internationally bestselling author Olivie Blake. Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, the spirit tethered to a magical bridge rapidly approaches burnout – and craves her freedom. Elsewhere, Congress enacts a complex auditing system designed to un-waste your youth. We also follow a banished fairy, as she answers a Craigslist ad. And we meet a Victorian orphan, who gains literacy for her occult situationship. In another time and place, a multiverse assassin contemplates the one who got away. Escape the slow trudge of mortality with these magical ruminations on life, death and the love (or revenge) that outlasts both. This collection also features modified fairy tales, contemporary heists, absurdist poetry and at least one set of actual wedding vows. Januaries is collection of new and existing short stories from the internationally bestselling author Olivie Blake. ‘Olivie Blake is a mind-blowing talent’ – Chloe Gong, author of These Violent Delights ‘Sign me up for anything she writes’ – Cosmopolitan Also by Olivie Blake: The Atlas Six The Atlas Paradox The Atlas Complex Alone with You in the Ether One For My Enemy Masters of Death Olivie Blake is a multiple Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller - reaching No. 1 for The Atlas Complex in January 2024. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 788121 Title: Billy the Kid: The War for Lincoln County Author: Ryan C. Coleman Narrator: Roger Clark Format: Unabridged Length: 10:00:00 Language: English Release date: 10-15-24 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Genres: Fiction & Literature, Western, Historical Fiction Summary: Age 14: Orphan Age 15: Inmate Age 16: Outlaw Age 17: Killer In 1870s New Mexico, the territory is at a crossroads. The indigenous population is being driven outand driven downby the white settlers migrating west after the Civil War. The center of power isnt the governor but rather the Santa Fe Ring, a group of wealthy politicians, businessman, and landowners who exercise power through organized crime, theft, graft, and murder. Their main source of income is a mercantile store in Lincoln known as the House. After escaping jail, William Bonneya.k.a. Billy the Kidis a seventeen-year-old orphan whos been on the run for the better part of two years. All he wants is to belongto find a place he can call home and people he can call family. Hed have been better off alone. Billy falls in with a gang of ruthless rustlers and murderers who work as muscle for the House. But when Billy crosses one of the members, the gang sets out to kill him. Billy narrowly escapes, finding refuge under the tutelage of John Tunstall, an English immigrant new to the territory who has his sights set on opening a business in Lincolnand hes intent on competing directly with the House. But when Tunstall is murdered, any positive effect the mentor had on Billy is eradicated, leaving the Kid with only one thing on his mind Revenge. From orphan to outlaw to killer, this is the untold story behind the legend of Billy the Kid. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 721165 Title: Precipice Author: Robert Harris Narrator: Samuel West Format: Unabridged Length: 12:25:11 Language: English Release date: 10-15-24 Publisher: Random House Canada Genres: Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Historical Fiction, Political Thriller Summary: A WORLD ON THE BRINK OF WAR. AN AFFAIR ON THE EDGE OF SCANDAL. A spellbinding novel of passion, intrigue and betrayal set in England in the weeks leading to the Great War. From the bestselling author of Conclave, Act of Oblivion, Fatherland and Munich. Summer 1914. In London, 26-year-old Venetia Stanley – aristocratic, intelligent, bored, reckless – is having a love affair with the Prime Minister, H. H. Asquith, a man more than twice her age. He writes to her obsessively, sharing the most sensitive matters of state. As Asquith reluctantly leads the country into war with Germany, a young intelligence officer is assigned to investigate a leak of top-secret documents. Suddenly what was a sexual intrigue becomes a matter of national security that could topple the British government – and will alter the course of political history. Seamlessly weaving fact and fiction in a way that no writer does better, Precipice is the thrilling new novel from Robert Harris. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 792008 Title: Tough Justice: Countdown (Part 4 of 8) Author: Emmy Curtis Narrator: Annalee Scott Format: Unabridged Length: 2:57:46 Language: English Release date: 10-15-24 Publisher: HarperAudio Genres: Romance, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police Stories Summary: Tough Justice has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 774154 Title: Five Manifestos for the Beautiful World: The Alchemy Lecture 2023 Author: Cristina Rivera Garza, Janaína Oliveira, Joseph M. Pierce, Phoebe Boswell, Saidiya Hartman Narrator: Angelique Lazarus, Christina Sharpe Format: Unabridged Length: 0:00:00 Language: English Release date: 10-15-24 Publisher: Knopf Canada Genres: Non-Fiction, Politics, History, Social Science Summary: Five Alchemists. One book. A constellation of ideas. The second annual Alchemy Lecture was presented in November 2023 at York University to a sold out in-person audience and nearly one thousand live online viewers. Moderated by Dr. Christina Sharpe, the Alchemists—agile thinkers and practitioners working across a range of disciplines and geographies—convened to discuss their radical visions of the beautiful world, and the manifestos that may help to guide us there. Their treatises have been captured and luminously expanded in the pages of this book. Cherokee Nation citizen and professor Joseph M. Pierce asserts that “[f]or this decolonial future to become possible, the guiding force must no longer be capital but relations.” Informed by her practice of “curation as care,” Brazilian film curator Janaína Oliveira evokes music and movement as a means toward this relationality: “it's almost by falling that you live. . . . The beautiful world dances the stumbles. The beautiful world dances dancing.” Kenyan-British visual artist Phoebe Boswell uses the space of a virtual gallery to ask, “If we burn down the institution, what happens next? Do we trust ourselves to know?” and gestures toward the possibility of this “as yet unlived, unexperienced thing.” Professor and MacArthur fellow Saidiya Hartman asks us to consider our capacity to burn, stating that “[P]ragmatism yields a profound tolerance of the unlivable.” And Mexican-American author Cristina Rivera Garza gives us the language of the future in the subjunctive, which “lays the groundwork for the irruption. . . . The subjunctive is the smuggler who crosses the border of the future bearing unknown cargo.” Each Alchemist is intimately concerned with the shape of this cargo and our ability to bear its weight, together. Through these expansive, transformative essays, new ways of being are threaded and proposed, illuminating our path towards this possible beautiful world. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com