Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 745466 Title: Deepest Kill Author: Lisa Black Narrator: Mia Barron Format: Unabridged Length: 09:39:07 Language: English Release date: 04-02-24 Publisher: Recorded Books Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense, Detective Stories Summary: New York Times bestselling author Lisa Blacks Locard Institute thriller series continues in this explosive page-turner as forensic experts Ellie Carr and Rachael Davies are enlisted to assist a powerful and wealthy Florida family pulled into the dangerous waters of conspiracy, deception, and murder. For software pioneer Martin Post, the third richest man in America, his private compound on the Florida coast is a sunny no-mans-land separating his family from the rest of the world. Now, expert forensic analysts Ellie Carr and Rachael Davies of the renowned Locard Institute have been summoned to its dark side. Martins pregnant daughter, Ashley, had ventured on a day trip in her motorboat into the Gulf, only to wash up dead on a nearby shore. Although the local coroner determined her death was an accident, Ellie and Rachael soon confirm Martins gravest fear: His daughter was murdered. Was it a kidnapping gone wrong? Or something even more brutal? Ashley and her husband, Greg, had been working with Martin on a revolutionary new defense initiative for the US militarycould espionage have played a part in her death? Martin believes Greg is behind the murder, and the spoiled charmer does set off Rachaels deception radar. If the widower didnt kill Ashley himself, why isnt he more upset that shes dead? Drawn into the Posts increasingly dangerous family dynamic, Ellie and Rachael must work hard and fast to discover what secrets are buried at the heart of the crime. Because the churning waters of the Gulf are getting rougher. And soon, Ellie and Rachael themselves will be in danger of getting crushed in their depths. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 745469 Title: HBCU: The Power of Historically Black Colleges and Universities Author: Levon T. Esters, Marybeth Gasman Narrator: Karen Chilton Format: Unabridged Length: 11:00:36 Language: English Release date: 06-11-24 Publisher: Recorded Books Genres: Non-Fiction, Social Science, Education Summary: Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) play a pivotal role in promoting social and economic mobility for African Americans and in mentoring the next generation of Black leaders. In HBCU, Marybeth Gasman and Levon T. Esters explore the remarkable impact and contributions of these significant institutions. Through inspiring personal stories and extensive research, Gasman and Esters showcase how HBCUs have mentored generations of leaders and scholars, fostering a collaborative culture of success and empowerment. These schools shape and propel Black students into leadership and intellectual roles where they have a major influence on medicine, literature, law, higher education, art, sports, and business. HBCUs also have a profound effect on local communities and economic development that extends far beyond the classroom. This book sheds light on the unique cultures and identities nurtured within HBCUs while emphasizing the importance of philanthropic support and alumni engagement in maintaining these important institutions. Despite their positive contributions to society, HBCUs face specific challenges like securing adequate funding and support, small endowments, and accreditation. Gasman and Esters sound a compelling call to action and outline practical steps for sustaining HBCUs invaluable legacy. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 755907 Title: I Disappeared Them: A Novel Author: Preston L. Allen Narrator: Michael Braun Format: Unabridged Length: 07:11:00 Language: English Release date: 04-23-24 Publisher: Recorded Books Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction Summary: Bullied as a child for being overweight and an orphan, the serial killer in I Disappeared Them hides in plain sight. By day, he is an affable family man with a disarming smile, surrounded by his children and loving wife. At night, he punches the clock as a hardworking pizza man. After work, he roams Miamis nighttime streets as the Periwinkle Killer, a sociopath passing judgment on the wicked according to a twisted moral code. He believes himself to be a defender of women and children. The Everglades is filling up with the corpses of his victims. He must be stopped, but there are no clues except the periwinkles he leaves at every crime scene. I Disappeared Them is a brutal boy-meets-girl love story that delves into the Periwinkle Killers childhood to confront the age-old question: is a serial killer designed or destined? Like Bret Easton Elliss American Psycho and Joyce Carol Oatess Zombie, Preston L. Allens immersive narrative hauntingly occupies the peculiar psychological landscape of a murderer. What if youre a good personkind, sensitive, funnybut evil wont let you be? I Disappeared Them is the story of a good man tormented, fervently wrestling right and wrong, life and murder. His battle against the demons of a secret mental chaos is a contest he cant win, and yet we cant help but enjoy the fight, every round, blood seeping out like love to its masterful end. What I mean is that Preston L. Allen kills so good, youve never seen such desperate beauty in the grisly, lovely,fleshy pages of murder that is as groundbreaking as it is gloriously literary.Anjanette Delgado, author of The Heartbreak Pill Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 760717 Title: Bitter Truth Author: Shanora Williams Narrator: Roderick Ross, Sable Lyn Format: Unabridged Length: 09:25:33 Language: English Release date: 06-25-24 Publisher: Recorded Books Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense Summary: An upstanding political candidate. A determined stalker. A shattering lost weekend. Now, when his worst secret comes calling, how far will one mans elegant, all-too-devoted wife go to uncover the truth or bury it? For Jolene Jo Baker, the least she can do for her adoring husband, Dominic, is give unwavering support for his North Carolina gubernatorial run. He is not only the love of her life, hes also helping her prove that shes far more than just a pampered trophy wife. With huge crowds showing up at Dominics speeches and the polls consistently in his favor, shes never been happier to stand proudly by his side Until she and Dominic start seeing the same, strangely ominous woman turning up all along the campaign trail. Until their tour starts becoming a nightmare of botched events, crucial missed information, and increasingly dangerous accidents. Suddenly Jo cant get any answers from Dominicor understand why he is acting so paranoid and terrified What Jo can do is start digging into his pastone shes never really questioned beyond his perfect image and dazzling accomplishments. What results is an alarming series of events that leaves her baffled: Good friends turn into enemies, truths are revealed to be lies, and all clues lead back to one secret, shattering weekend that changes Jos entire life. With her world splintering into pieces, can Jo risk trying to set things right? Or will hiding the bitter truth by any means necessary destroy her as well? Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 202770 Title: Old Times on the Mississippi Author: Mark Twain Narrator: John Greenman Format: Unabridged Length: 03:39:00 Language: English Release date: 01-01-11 Publisher: LibriVox Genres: Essays & Travelogues Summary: Book is a non-fiction work published in 1876. Originally published in serial form in the Atlantic Monthly, in 1875, this same work was published as chapters 4 through 17 in Twain's later work, Life on the Mississippi (1883). Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 203014 Title: Pollyanna Author: Eleanor H. Porter Narrator: Phil Chenevert Format: Unabridged Length: 06:08:00 Language: English Release date: 01-01-11 Publisher: LibriVox Genres: Teen, General Summary: In a small town far out West, 11 year old Pollyanna loses her mother then her dad to disease. This book describes how the orphan is sent to be raised by her aunt who loves far away in the East of the country. Unfortunately her aunt does not want her but accepts her very reluctantly only out of 'duty' and sticks her into a tiny hot attic room so she will be 'out of the way'. What Aunt Polly does not know is that Pollyanna is bringing the game of being 'glad' that her father taught her and that her irrepressible happy attitude will transform not only that dull and miserable house, but an entire village before she is through. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 203144 Title: Voyage to Arcturus Author: David Lindsay Narrator: Mark Nelson Format: Unabridged Length: 11:18:00 Language: English Release date: 01-01-11 Publisher: LibriVox Genres: Fiction & Literature, Classics Summary: A Voyage to Arcturus is a novel by Scottish writer David Lindsay, first published in 1920. It combines fantasy, philosophy, and science fiction in an exploration of the nature of good and evil and their relationship with existence. It has been described by critic and philosopher Colin Wilson as the "greatest novel of the twentieth century" and was a central influence on C. S. Lewis's Space Trilogy. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 203537 Title: Jewish State Author: Theodor Herzl Narrator: Adrian Praetzellis Format: Unabridged Length: 03:32:00 Language: English Release date: 01-01-11 Publisher: Books Should Be Free Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Judaism Summary: Read in English, this is a pivotal document in the history of Zionism and the State of Israel. Herzl designed this work to elevate the discussion of "the Jewish Question" so it would "no longer take the form of violent abuse or sentimental vindication but of a debate, practical, large, earnest, and political." While few of Herzl's proposals were actually carried out, the importance of A JEWISH STATE was in the groundswell of support for a Jewish homeland engendered by its solutions to the practical problems of establishing a new state. In the words of a contemporary, "[Herzl] made it seem possible." Benjamin Zeev Herzl (1860-1904) was a Hungarian writer, political economist, and Jewish activist. (Summary by Adrian Praetzellis) Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 368441 Title: Shipwrecked Souls Author: Jonathan Bradford, William Cuomo Narrator: David Fiddler Format: Unabridged Length: 02:32:38 Language: English Release date: 01-22-19 Publisher: Lucas Down Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction & Literature, Action & Adventure Summary: A tale of two unlikely lovers; an incredible pirate adventure all set in rhyme with music and 12 songs. A story of unfathomable passion, murder, deception, even hidden treasure and delight. Rozene, the beautiful but secretive red headed heroine who dedicates her life to helping the needy. An independent woman, fearless and strong and definitely far ahead of her time. Alexander, the aristocratic gentleman seeking purpose and redemption and unexpectedly finding love at first sight. A fool hardy English Royal Navy sea captain named Peck, hardly worthy of the rank, yet determined to win Rozene. A ruthless pirate known as Jacinto; willing to kill anyone in his way in order to possess her. A colorful cast of characters including some that actually roamed the seas over 300 years ago. The likes of Captain Kidd, Scottish privateer turned pirate, and Edward Teach, an Englishman known as Blackbeard the pirate and feared by many Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 396186 Title: Path: A Journey Through the Bible Author: David Creech, Melody Wilson Shobe Narrator: Anne Twomey, Michael Boatman Format: Unabridged Length: 13:00:53 Language: English Release date: 09-20-16 Publisher: Forward Movement Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Biblical Studies Summary: Walk in the footsteps of faithful men and women who have done their best to follow God's call. The Path is the story of the Bible, excerpted from the New Revised Standard Version so that it is clear and easy to read. Follow the path of God's love all the way from the beginning to the end, from Adam's creation to John's revelation. With informative trail signs to help you see how each piece of the narrative fits together, The Path is an experience unlike any other: an amazing 360-degree overview of the vast, sweeping story of God's extraordinary love for ordinary people. Join us on this epic adventure, a journey through the Bible to grow closer to God. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 257077 Title: Bunner Sisters Author: Edith Wharton Narrator: Margaret Espaillat Format: Unabridged Length: 03:24:29 Language: English Release date: 01-01-16 Publisher: LibriVox Genres: Fiction & Literature, General Summary: "Bunner Sisters," like "The Age of Innocence" is set in 1870s New York, however the lives of Ann Eliza and Evelina Bunner reflect impoverished New York. The sisters run a "very small shop, in a shabby basement, in a sidestreet already doomed to decline." Shabby as it is, the sisters are happy in their small orderly community of supportive women. The story tells of the destruction of this life, and how the once content sisters are thrown into the realistic world outside of their little shop. (Summary by Margaret) Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 257263 Title: Sir Dominick Ferrand Author: Henry James Narrator: Nicholas Clifford Format: Unabridged Length: 02:21:01 Language: English Release date: 01-01-16 Publisher: LibriVox Genres: Fiction & Literature, General Summary: "Levity" is not a word often applied to Henry James, but this story has about it an attractively lighthearted quality. It tells of Peter Baron, a poor, young struggling writer of adequate, if not transcendent, talent, who lives in a dreary London boarding house inhabited also by a mysteriously clairvoyant and beautiful young widow, with her small boy. When Baron buys himself a second-hand writing desk to stimulate the creative juices, he finds carefully hidden within it a cache of letters that appear to compromise a recently deceased statesman. The discovery and his struggle to handle the questions they pose ultimately change his life. Along the way he also discovers, as a fringe benefit, a talent for what Americans (though probably not Jamesians) call Tin Pan Alley. (Summary by Nicholas Clifford) Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 258755 Title: Adventures of Johnny Chuck Author: Thornton W. Burgess Narrator: John Lieder Format: Unabridged Length: 01:39:00 Language: English Release date: 01-01-16 Publisher: LibriVox Genres: Kids, Animals & Nature Summary: The Adventures of Johnny Chuck is another in the long list of children's books by conservationist Thornton W. Burgess. In this story, it is spring time and a young chuck's fancy turns to thoughts of ... traveling, protecting one's turf, finding a new home, and yes, love. Along the way, we learn little lessons about life such as there are good and bad kinds of pride, the importance of keeping secrets and that, even in the animal world, the three most important factors in determining the desirability of property are "location, location, location." (Summary by John Lieder) Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 257384 Title: Jolly Corner Author: Henry James Narrator: Nicholas Clifford Format: Unabridged Length: 01:35:55 Language: English Release date: 01-01-16 Publisher: LibriVox Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror Summary: "The Jolly Corner," published in 1908, is considered by many to be a ghost story ranking second only to "The Turn of the Screw." James's protagonist, Spencer Brydon, is an American of 56, returned to New York after 33 years in Europe, where he has apparently accomplished little while living off his New York rentals. His friendship with Alice Staverton, and his engagement in the development of a property awaken him to the possibilities that might have been his, had he chosen a different course of life. The "ghost," if that's what it is, is that other self that might have been, and his confrontation with that self and its possibilities leads to a deeply unsettling, yet ambiguous, conclusion. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 794434 Title: Love on the Rebound Author: Aries Skye Narrator: Ace Bentley, Aries Skye, Geneva Mitchell Format: Unabridged Length: 09:45:00 Language: English Release date: 11-26-24 Publisher: Recorded Books Genres: Fiction & Literature, Black Literature, Own Voices Summary: A romantic chase in which a fitness guru falls for a full-figured paralegal, however, her self-esteem and past relationship struggles leaves her doubting if Mr. Fitness is Mr. Too-Good-To-Be-True. After Angela Richards fiancé abandons her for another woman, she is left with the lingering aftershocks that keep her heart sealed off from love. To the outside world, she is the same fiery and sassy spitfire woman with a larger-than-life attitude of the norm, but personally, she immerses herself in a contented existence while living vicariously through her sisters, Nissi and Aquila. Besides, its easier to mind their business than deal with the devastation of her own. Enter Kinston Jordan. Hes quiet, handsome, rugged, and a renowned fitness instructor. Hes also the older brother of her sister Nissis soon-to-be husband, and he has his sights set on Angela. The only problemAngela refuses to travel down heartbreak lane again, especially with a man like Kinston. How could a fitness guru have eyes for a full-figured woman? Unbeknownst to Angela, Kinston has his own pitfalls with love and just as many reasons to protect his heart as she does. Can these two wounded souls rebound from their past to find love in their future? Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 259065 Title: Parenticide Club Author: Ambrose Bierce Narrator: Peter Yearsley Format: Unabridged Length: 00:48:56 Language: English Release date: 01-01-16 Publisher: LibriVox Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror Summary: Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914?), best known as journalist, satirist and short story writer. Cynical in outlook, economical in style; Bierce vanished while an observer with Pancho Villa's army. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 257194 Title: Laddie Author: Gene Stratton-Porter Narrator: Bridget Gaige Format: Unabridged Length: 13:53:43 Language: English Release date: 01-01-16 Publisher: LibriVox Genres: Fiction & Literature, Classics Summary: Based on the author's own life, this book tells the story of "little sister". The youngest of eleven, she is unwanted in the beginning. The brother who loved her most, and whom she loved most in the world, is Laddie. She is almost lonely, and it's hard for her to study, so her comfort is nature. In an unforgettable way, which is funny and sad, little sister tells us her story. (Summary by Stav Nisser) Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 257050 Title: Garland for Girls Author: Louisa May Alcott Narrator: Lorelle Anderson Format: Unabridged Length: 06:10:00 Language: English Release date: 01-01-16 Publisher: LibriVox Genres: Fiction & Literature, Kids, Classics Summary: "These stories were written for my own amusement during a period of enforced seclusion. The flowers which were my solace and pleasure suggested titles for the tales and gave an interest to the work. If my girls find a little beauty or sunshine in these common blossoms, their old friend will not have made her Garland in vain." - L.M. Alcott, September, 1887 Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 257213 Title: Mother West Wind's Children Author: Thornton W. Burgess Narrator: Laurie Anne Walden Format: Unabridged Length: 02:59:00 Language: English Release date: 01-01-16 Publisher: LibriVox Genres: Fiction & Literature, Kids, Action & Adventure, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Classics Summary: "You can't fool old Mother Nature. No, Sir, you can't fool old Mother Nature, and it's of no use to try." The animals of the Green Meadows and Green Forest have little adventures while Grandfather Frog tells stories to Mother West Wind's children, the Merry Little Breezes. (Summary by Laurie Anne Walden) Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 258428 Title: Queen Lucia Author: E. F. Benson Narrator: Martin Clifton Format: Unabridged Length: 08:46:17 Language: English Release date: 01-01-16 Publisher: LibriVox Genres: Fiction & Literature, Classics Summary: E. F. Benson was born at Wellington College in Berkshire, where his father, who later went on to become the Archbishop of Canterbury, was the first Headmaster. He wrote 105 books in all. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 257277 Title: Age of Innocence Author: Edith Wharton Narrator: Brenda Dayne Format: Unabridged Length: 12:34:13 Language: English Release date: 01-01-16 Publisher: LibriVox Genres: Historical Romance Summary: In an era before the advent of electric lights, telephones or motor vehicles, there exists a small cluster of aristocratic "old revolutionary stock" families that rule New York's social life. Under the rules of this society, "being things" is better than "doing things" and reputation and outward appearances come at the exclusion of everything else. In this Gilded Age, when America's expansion and increased industrialism produce a group of newly wealthy robber barons and financiers, the patient, time-honored values of the old ruling class, and century, are giving way to the expediencies of the new. Caught at this cusp, a triangle of lovers, who must choose between the expectations of family and society, and the deepest yearnings of the heart. Newly engaged couple, Newland Archer, a young lawyer, and May Welland, a society debutante, are part of the old world, where the "right people" follow the "correct rules" and marry into "acceptable families." The arrival from Europe of May's cousin, the Countess Ellen Olenska, complicates their union, as Ellen's mysterious past threatens to cast a shadow of scandal over the newly betrothed couple. Newland Archer, at first critical of Ellen's bohemian lifestyle, and her seemingly wilful ignorance of the rules and customs of his Old New York, is soon captivated by Ellen's warmth, spirit, and her generous and loving heart. Will he cast off the life for which he's been groomed, or sacrifice happiness for duty and the greater good of the social order? (Summary by Brenda Dayne) Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Écoutez ce livre audio dans son intégralité gratuitement sur https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 257852 Titre: Candide ou L'optimisme Auteur: Voltaire Narrateur: Bernard Format: Unabridged Durée: 03:53:30 Langue: Français Date de publication: 01-01-16 Éditeur: LibriVox Genres: Fiction & Literature, Foreign Language Titles, Classics, Other Résumé: Candide vivait paisible et innocent chez le baron de Thunder-ten-tronckh, en Westphalie. Dans son château, le précepteur Pangloss ( qui discourt de tout en grec), représentation de Gottfried Leibniz, professait un optimisme béat. Candide partageait cette plénitude d'autant plus qu'il était amoureux de Cunégonde, fille du baron. Un jour, ce même baron surprend leurs amours et chasse Candide à coups de pied dans le derrière . (Résumé par Wikipédia) Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 258763 Title: American Claimant Author: Mark Twain Narrator: John Greenman Format: Unabridged Length: 06:43:25 Language: English Release date: 01-01-16 Publisher: LibriVox Genres: Fiction & Literature, General Summary: Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Though almost nothing is known of Aesop himself, and some scholars question whether he existed at all, these stories stand as timeless classics known in almost every culture in the world. This is volume 12 of 12. (Summary by Chip) Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 257673 Title: Anthony Trent, Master Criminal Author: Wyndham Martyn Narrator: Anna Simon Format: Unabridged Length: 08:22:52 Language: English Release date: 01-01-16 Publisher: LibriVox Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense Summary: Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Though almost nothing is known of Aesop himself, and some scholars question whether he existed at all, these stories stand as timeless classics known in almost every culture in the world. This is volume 12 of 12. (Summary by Chip) Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Ascolta questo libro audio completo gratuitamente su https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 258174 Titolo: Il fu Mattia Pascal Autore: Luigi Pirandello Narratore: Riccardo Fasol Formato: Unabridged Durata: 08:53:28 Lingua: Italiano Data di pubblicazione: 01-01-16 Editore: LibriVox Categoria: Fiction & Literature, Foreign Language Titles, Classics, Other Riepilogo: Il fu Mattia Pascal è un celebre romanzo di Luigi Pirandello che apparve dapprima a puntate sulla rivista "Nuova Antologia" nel 1904 e pubblicato, nello stesso anno, in volume. Fu il primo grande successo di Pirandello, scritto in un momento difficile della sua vita... (Wikipedia) Contatto: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 760715 Title: One Cursed Rose Author: Rebecca Zanetti Narrator: Felicity Munroe, James Mcadams Format: Unabridged Length: 11:42:12 Language: English Release date: 06-25-24 Publisher: Recorded Books Genres: Romance, Mystery, Contemporary Summary: Information is power, and those who control it live like gods. In my world, billionaires play deadly games of insult and influence, where magic is the dirtiest weapon of all. Here, even a powerful princess can be swallowed by the darkest of shadows They christened me Alanaand while the name means beauty, beneath that surface is a depth I allow very few to see. Im sole heir to Aquarius Social, a media giant about to succumb to an unseen enemy. My fathers solution is to marry me off to the son of a competing family. My reaction? Not a chance. Now I have just a week before the wedding to change my fate. Who knew the unforeseen twist would be an assassination attempt on me and an unwanted rescue by Thorn Beathach, the head of the rival social media empire driving Aquarius under? The richest, most ruthless of them all, the Beast protects his realm with an iron rule: no one sees his face. When he shows himself to me, I know hell never let me go. Thorn may think he can lock me in his castle forever, but Im not the docile Beauty he expects. If the Beast wants to tie me up, Im going to take pleasure from every minute of it and well just see who ends up shackled. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 257534 Title: Daughter of the Snows Author: Jack London Narrator: Don W. Jenkins Format: Unabridged Length: 08:35:38 Language: English Release date: 01-01-16 Publisher: LibriVox Genres: Fiction & Literature, Action & Adventure Summary: In Jack London's first novel, he tells the story of Frona Welse, a strong and interesting heroine, "a Stanford graduate and physical Valkyrie," who heads to the Yukon gold fields after creating a stir in her hometown by being strong and forthright and by befriending the town's prostitute. In the course of her adventures, she finds herself at the distaff point of a love triangle. This novel contains very overt racial and gender stereotypes and as such reflects the attitudes growing in society at the time it was written. It is the practice at Librivox to record works as they stand, without judgment. - Summary by Don W. Jenkins Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 259066 Title: People of the Abyss Author: Jack London Narrator: Peter Yearsley Format: Unabridged Length: 06:28:59 Language: English Release date: 01-01-16 Publisher: LibriVox Genres: Non-Fiction, Science & Technology, Social Science Summary: Jack London lived for a time within the grim and grimy world of the East End of London, where half a million people scraped together hardly enough on which to survive. Even if they were able to work, they were paid only enough to allow them a pitiful existence. He grew to know and empathise with these forgotten (or ignored) people as he spoke with them and tasted the workhouse, life on the streets, ... and the food, which was cheap, barely nutritious, and foul. He writes about his experiences in a fluid and narrative style, making it very clear what he thinks of the social structures which created the Abyss, and of the millionaires who live high on the labours of a people forced to live in squalor. "... The food this managing class eats, the wine it drinks, ... the fine clothes it wears, are challenged by eight million mouths which have never had enough to fill them, and by twice eight million bodies which have never been sufficiently clothed and housed." (Summary by Peter Yearsley) Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 257567 Title: Modest Proposal Author: Jonathan Swift Narrator: John Gonzalez Format: Unabridged Length: 00:24:59 Language: English Release date: 01-01-16 Publisher: LibriVox Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Summary: Jonathan Swift almost defines satire in this biting and brutal pamphlet in which he suggests that poor (Catholic) Irish families should fatten up their children and sell them to the rich (Protestant) land owners, thus solving the twin problems of starving children and poverty in one blow. When the "Proposal" was published in 1729, Swift was quickly attacked, and even accused of barbarity - the exact state the "Proposal" was written to expose. (Summary by Hugh) Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 257175 Title: Lady Audley's Secret Author: Mary Elizabeth Braddon Narrator: Elizabeth Klett Format: Unabridged Length: 14:18:39 Language: English Release date: 01-01-16 Publisher: LibriVox Genres: Fiction & Literature, Classics Summary: Mary Elizabeth Braddon's first novel, Lady Audley's Secret, was one of the most popular English novels of its day. Published serially in 1862, it tells the story of the lovely Lucy Graham, who becomes Lady Audley at the beginning of the novel, and who conceals a scandalous secret from her new husband and his family. The plot, which includes madness, bigamy, attempted murder, and seduction, made this a shocking but highly successful story for Victorian audiences. It remains one of the best examples of 19th century sensational fiction, and is a wonderfully absorbing book. (Summary written by gloriana). Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 257279 Title: Great God Pan Author: Arthur Machen Narrator: Ethan Rampton Format: Unabridged Length: 14:01:00 Language: English Release date: 01-01-16 Publisher: LibriVox Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror Summary: "The Great God Pan" is a novella written by Arthur Machen. A Version of the story was published in the magazine Whirlwind in 1890, and Machen revised and extended it for its book publication (together with another story, "The Inmost Light") in 1894. On publication it was widely denounced by the press as degenerate and horrific because of its decadent style and sexual content, although it has since garnered a reputation as a classic of horror. Machens story was only one of many at the time to focus on Pan as a useful symbol for the power of nature and paganism. The title was taken from the poem "A Musical Instrument" published in 1862 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, in which the first line of every stanza ends "... the great god Pan." (via Wikipedia) Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 259202 Title: Wolf-Leader Author: Alexandre Dumas Narrator: John Van Stan Format: Unabridged Length: 08:23:06 Language: English Release date: 01-01-16 Publisher: LibriVox Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror Summary: Part local legend of a dark and dangerous Wolf-Leader, part childhood memories of his home near Villers-Cotterets, in Aisne, Dumas here penned a chilling supernaturlal encounter between man and the devil. Our hero, Thibault the shoemaker, is beaten on the orders of the Lord of Vez for hunting in the lord's forest. With Thibault's resentment at his treatment by the world at its height, the devil sees his chance and, in the guise of a wolf, proposes a deal which Thibault accepts; the ever available trade of one's soul for evil power. With a pack of demon possessed wolves at his command, Thibault begins to explore his new power tentatively, hesitant to do evil, but unable to help himself, the momentum of the tale grown in surprising and horrifying ways until the unexpected climax. (Summary by TimoleonWash) Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 257907 Title: Contending Forces Author: Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins Narrator: Margaret Espaillat Format: Unabridged Length: 09:02:32 Language: English Release date: 01-01-16 Publisher: LibriVox Genres: Fiction & Literature, General Summary: Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins, despite an impressive record of productivity and creativity as a novelist, playwright, short fiction writer, editor, actress, and singer, is an African-American woman writer who has essentially been consigned to the dustbins of American literary history. Though contemporary with Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Charles W. Chesnutt, and Paul Laurence Dunbar, Hopkins is only now beginning to receive the kind of critical attention that Harper has enjoyed for a slightly longer period and that Chesnutt and Dunbar have always had. Hopkins had work published in several genres, but her reputation today rests primarily upon Contending Forces: A Romance Illustrative of Negro Life North and South, the novel she published in 1900. (Introduction by Margaret) Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 259073 Title: Pupil Author: Henry James Narrator: Nicholas Clifford Format: Unabridged Length: 01:52:39 Language: English Release date: 01-01-16 Publisher: LibriVox Genres: Fiction & Literature, General Summary: Pemberton, a young American with an Oxford education and out of money, takes a job tutoring Morgan Moreen, the 12-year old son of an American couple living in Europe in a style not quite matched by their income. Mr. and Mrs. Moreen's main purpose in life, it appears, is to win acceptance in the higher circles of French and Italian society, partly in the hope that Morgan's two elder sisters will be taken off their hands. Morgan, who is highly intelligent, is also precocious and perceptive enough to come to understand his parents' ambitious aimlessness. Something of a crisis develops when the Moreens fail to make good on the salary they've promised Pemberton, and he leaves, needing a steady income. By then, however, the tutor has become sufficiently interested in and attached to his charge to be unwilling to leave Morgan for long, and comes back to join the family when when Morgan's mother tells him the boy has fallen ill. There, however, he finds the family shipwreck that he has feared is now taking place, and he is in time to witness it.(Summary by Nicholas Clifford) Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 257052 Title: Old-Fashioned Girl Author: Louisa May Alcott Narrator: Jennette Selig Format: Unabridged Length: 10:15:12 Language: English Release date: 01-01-16 Publisher: LibriVox Genres: Fiction & Literature, General Summary: Polly Milton, a 14-year-old country girl, visits her friend Fanny Shaw and her wealthy family in the city for the first time. Poor Polly is overwhelmed by the splendor at the Shaws' and their urbanized, fashionable lifestyles, fancy clothes and some other habits she considers weird and, mostly, unlikable. However, Polly's warmth, support and kindness eventually win her the hearts of all the family members. Six years later, Polly comes back to the city to become a music teacher. (Summary from wikipedia) Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 257468 Title: Price of Love Author: Arnold Bennett Narrator: Christine Blachford Format: Unabridged Length: 09:13:52 Language: English Release date: 01-01-16 Publisher: LibriVox Genres: Fiction & Literature, General Summary: Rachel Louise Fleckring works for the elderly Mrs Maldon, and although with the woman for only a short time, she is taken into the heart of the family. She falls in love with one of Mrs Maldon's descendents, but along the way, she has to come to terms with the fact that he isn't, perhaps, the perfectly honest man she thought he was. (Summary by Christine) Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 760602 Title: Charlotte Illes Is Not a Teacher Author: Katie Siegel Narrator: Katie Siegel Format: Unabridged Length: 07:54:06 Language: English Release date: 07-23-24 Publisher: Recorded Books Genres: Fiction & Literature, Coming of Age, LGBTQ+ Summary: Former child detective Charlotte Lottie Illes is all grown up and going back to school in this fresh, delightfully modern mystery in the Not a Detective series, based on the much-loved TikTok web series. Mention returning to the scene of a crime, and people dont usually picture a middle school. But thats where kid detective Lottie Illes enjoyed some of her greatest successes, solving mysteries and winning acclaimbefore the world of adult responsibilities came crashing in Twentysomething Charlotte is now back in the classroom, this time as a substitute teacher. However, as much as shes tried to escape the shadow of her younger self, others havent forgotten about Lottie. In fact, a fellow teacher is hoping for help discovering the culprit behind anonymous threats being sent to her and her aunt, whos running for reelection to the Board of Education. At first, Charlotte assumes the messages are a harmless prank. But maybe its a good thing she left a detective kit hidden in the band room storage closet all those years agojust in case. Because the threats are escalating, and its clear that untangling mysteries isnt childs play anymore Charlotte Illes may not be a detective, or a teacher, but she is an absolute delight.Kemper Donovan, author of The Busy Body Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Ascolta questo libro audio completo gratuitamente su https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 257994 Titolo: Dialogo delle lingue Autore: Sperone Speroni Narratore: Riccardo Fasol Formato: Unabridged Durata: 01:29:20 Lingua: Italiano Data di pubblicazione: 01-01-16 Editore: LibriVox Categoria: Foreign Language Titles, Language Instruction, Italian, Other Riepilogo: Pubblicato nel 1542, questo dialogo espone le teorie sulla lingua italiana che, già dal secolo precedente, presero forma, cercando di trasformare il volgare italiano, ancora instabile grammaticalmente, in una vera e propria lingua regolata da norme. I protagonisti del dialogo sono: Bembo (Pietro Bembo), sostenitore del volgare colto e che prende come modelli il Decameron del Boccaccio e il Canzoniere del Petrarca; Lazaro (Lazzaro Bonamico), cultore del latino e spregiatore dell'uso colto del volgare; un Cortegiano, portavoce della teoria di Baldassarre Castiglione, che propone di aprire il volgare di base toscana alle influenze di altre regioni e lingue; uno Scolare che riporta un dialogo tra Lascari (Giano Lascaris), professore di greco, sostenitore dell'indissolubilità tra concetto e parola, e Peretto (Pietro Pomponazzi - detto Peretto per la bassa statura), filosofo aristotelico, che auspica l'utilizzo del dialetto nell'esercizio dell'attività speculativa, per non perdere tempo inutile nello studio delle parole a scapito delle "cose".(Summary by Riccardo Fasol) Contatto: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 259280 Title: What Katy Did at School Author: Susan Coolidge Narrator: Karen Savage Format: Unabridged Length: 04:20:00 Language: English Release date: 01-01-16 Publisher: LibriVox Genres: Kids, Action & Adventure, Classics Summary: The continuing story of Katy Carr, recounting the time she spent at boarding school with her sister Clover. (Summary by Karen Savage) Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 258333 Title: My First Summer in the Sierra Author: John Muir Narrator: Adrian Praetzellis Format: Unabridged Length: 07:14:21 Language: English Release date: 01-01-16 Publisher: LibriVox Genres: Biography & Memoir, History & Culture Summary: The journal of nature-lover John Muir who spent the summer of 1869 walking California's Sierra Nevada range. From French Bar to Mono Lake and the Yosemite Valley, Muir was awestruck by everything he saw. The antics of the smallest "insect people" amazed him as much as stunted thousand-year old Juniper trees growing with inconceivable tenacity from tiny cracks in the stone. Muir spent the rest of his life working to preserve the high Sierra, believing that "the clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness." John Muir (1838-1914) was born in Dunbar, Scotland and grew up in Wisconsin, USA. This recording commemorates the 140th anniversary of that first summer. (Summary by Adrian Praetzellis) Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 257997 Titel: Der Horla Autor: Guy De Maupassant Erzähler: Hokuspokus Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 01:22:11 Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 01-01-16 Herausgeber: LibriVox Kategorien: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Foreign Language Titles, Other Zusammenfassung: Seltsame Dinge geschehen um den Ich-Erzähler, der seine Gedanken und Gefühle seinem Tagebuch anvertraut. Woher kommen die schrecklichen Albträume und wer trinkt nachts seine Wasserflasche leer? Ist er ein Schlafwandler, wird er langsam wahnsinnig oder ist es der Horla? Horla von franz. "hors de la" = "außerhalb". (Summary by Hokuspokus) Kontakt: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 258753 Title: Adventures of Buster Bear Author: Thornton W. Burgess Narrator: John Lieder Format: Unabridged Length: 01:46:25 Language: English Release date: 01-01-16 Publisher: LibriVox Genres: Non-Fiction, Science & Technology, Animals & Nature Summary: The Adventures of Buster Bear is another set of children's stories by the conservationist, Thornton W. Burgess. Buster Bear has many adventures and misadventures as he meets the different characters in the Green Forest near the Laughing Brook. Along the way, we learn about the habits of Buster and his friends and we learn little lessons about life such as the importance of sharing, not stealing, making friends and not sticking one's head into tin pails. (Summary by John Lieder) Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 258757 Title: Adventures of Paddy Beaver Author: Thornton W. Burgess Narrator: John Lieder Format: Unabridged Length: 01:39:00 Language: English Release date: 01-01-16 Publisher: LibriVox Genres: Kids, Animals & Nature Summary: The Adventures of Paddy Beaver is another in the long list of children's books by the conservationist, Thornton W. Burgess. In this book, the industrious and clever Paddy Beaver, a newcomer to the Green Forest, has encounters with Sammy Jay, Jerry Muskrat, Ol' Man Coyote and other inhabitants of the Green Forest. Along the way, we learn how Paddy builds his dam and his house, and how he stores his food. We also learn little lessons about life, such as the importance of planning before doing, caring for Nature, trusting others, the benefits of working together and how wonderful it is to have a job one can sink one's teeth into. (Summary by John Lieder.) Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 259053 Title: Man Who Would Be King Author: Rudyard Kipling Narrator: Philippa Format: Unabridged Length: 01:30:42 Language: English Release date: 01-01-16 Publisher: LibriVox Genres: Fiction & Literature, General Summary: The Man Who Would Be King tells the story of two British adventurers in British India who become kings of Kafiristan, a remote part of Afghanistan. It was inspired by the exploits of James Brooke, an Englishman who became the "white Raja" of Sarawak in Borneo, and by the travels of American adventurer Josiah Harlan, who claimed the title Prince of Ghor. The story was first published in The Phantom Rickshaw and other Tales (Volume Five of the Indian Railway Library, published by A H Wheeler & Co of Allahabad in 1888). It also appeared in Wee Willie Winkie and Other Stories in 1895, and in numerous later editions of that collection. It is the basis for John Huston's 1975 film of the same name, starring Sean Connery and Michael Caine as the "kings", and Christopher Plummer as Kipling. (Interim summary by Wikipedia adapted by Philippa) Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 257227 Title: Michael O'Halloran Author: Gene Stratton-Porter Narrator: Mary Anderson Format: Unabridged Length: 14:29:58 Language: English Release date: 01-01-16 Publisher: LibriVox Genres: Fiction & Literature, Classics Summary: The story of a plucky, optimistic newsboy, Michael O'Halloran, who has been orphaned from a young age and asks nothing of the world but to "Be Square!" This is a warm and joyous story of how Michael makes life sunnier for those around him, bringing joy to all who know him. (Summary by Mary A.) Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 257051 Title: Pair of Blue Eyes Author: Thomas Hardy Narrator: Tadhg Format: Unabridged Length: 13:31:35 Language: English Release date: 01-01-16 Publisher: LibriVox Genres: Fiction & Literature, General Summary: The book describes the love triangle between a young woman, Elfride Swancourt, and her two suitors from very different backgrounds. Stephen Smith is a socially inferior but ambitious young man who adores her and with whom she shares a country background. Henry Knight is the respectable, established, older man who represents London society. (Summary by Wikipedia) Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 258793 Title: Adventures of Gerard Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Narrator: Phil Griffiths Format: Unabridged Length: 06:44:41 Language: English Release date: 01-01-16 Publisher: LibriVox Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction Summary: These lesser known stories were penned by Conan Doyle during the period between killing off Sherlock Holmes in 1893 and reluctantly resurrecting him some ten years later. The swashbuckling, eponymous hero, Etienne Gerard, is one of Napoleon's gallant French Hussars, who considers himself the finest of them all. Through these "Boys Own Adventures", Conan Doyle pokes gentle fun at both the French and the English. This is the second volume containing eight adventures. (Summary by Phil) Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 760713 Title: Tits Up: What Sex Workers, Milk Bankers, Plastic Surgeons, Bra Designers, and Witches Tell Us about Breasts Author: Sarah Thornton Narrator: Sarah Thornton Format: Unabridged Length: 08:45:00 Language: English Release date: 05-07-24 Publisher: Recorded Books Genres: Non-Fiction, Social Science Summary: AN INNOVATIVE INVESTIGATION OF THE FIVE STRANGE WORLDS THAT WORSHIP WOMENS CHESTS. After years of biopsies, best-selling author Sarah Thornton made the difficult decision to have a double mastectomy. But, after her reconstructive surgery, she was perplexed: What had she lost? And gained? An experienced sleuth, she resolved to venture behind the scenes to uncover the social and cultural significance of breasts. Riotous and galvanizing, Tits Up excavates the diverse truths of mammary glands from the strip club to the operating room, from the nations oldest human milk bank to the fit rooms of bra designers. Thornton draws insights from plastic surgeons, lactation consultants, body-positive witches, lingerie models, and free the nipple activists to explore the status of breasts as emblems of femininity. She examines how womens chests have become a billion-dollar business, as well as a stage for debates about race, class, gender, and desire. Everywhere she turns, Thornton encounters chauvinistic myths about this elemental body part that quietly justify deficits in womens bodily autonomy and endorse shortfalls in their political status. Blending sociology, reportage, and personal narrative with refreshing optimism and wit, Thornton has one overriding ambitionto liberate breasts from centuries of patriarchal prejudice. With a sociologists eye, a reporters nose, and a double-D brain, Sarah Thornton explores the contradictions, power, and fundamental formidability of breasts. Exquisitely written and consistently illuminating.Mary Roach, New York Times best-selling author Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 259014 Title: Lifted Veil Author: George Eliot Narrator: Bruce Pirie Format: Unabridged Length: 01:59:09 Language: English Release date: 01-01-16 Publisher: LibriVox Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror Summary: The Lifted Veil is a novella by George Eliot, first published in 1859. Quite unlike the realistic fiction for which Eliot is best known, The Lifted Veil explores themes of extrasensory perception, the essence of physical life, possible life after death, and the power of fate. The novella is a significant part of the Victorian tradition of horror fiction. (Summary from Wikipedia) Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 259072 Title: Prince and the Pauper Author: Mark Twain Narrator: John Greenman Format: Unabridged Length: 06:56:00 Language: English Release date: 01-01-16 Publisher: LibriVox Genres: Kids, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Classics Summary: The Prince and the Pauper (1882) represents Mark Twain's first attempt at historical fiction. The book, set in 1547, tells the story of two young boys who are identical in appearance: Tom Canty, a pauper who lives with his abusive father in Offal Court, London, and Prince Edward son of Henry VIII of England. Due to a series of circumstances, the boys accidentally replace each other, and much of the humor in the book originates in the two boys' inability to function in the world that is so familiar to the other (although Tom soon displays considerable wisdom in his decisions). In many ways, the book is a social satire, particularly compelling in its condemnation of the inequality that existed between the classes in Tudor England. In that sense, Twain abandoned the wry Midwestern style for which he was best known and adopts a style reminiscent of Charles Dickens. (Summary from Wikipedia.org) Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com