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The Last Lion by Nicholas Sansbury Smith
Narrated by Mark Boyett, Khristine Hvam
Galaxy in Flames #3
Audible Studios
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The flames of war are spreading across the expanse …
After a brazen rescue mission to the Citadel, the crew of the Trash Squid have rescued Captain Axel Finn. During their escape, a dying Admiral Jessup tells Axel he must lead the resistance, and that he must start it where his father made his last stand, on the mining world of Furia.
On the planet Runi, Sergeant Jax Brito returns to her family farm to find her father on his deathbed. After dealing with the thugs that put him there, her trip is cut short when a Clipper arrives with a message—the Citadel has been attacked and forces are gathering to take it back. With the threat of the Wrath burning closer, Jax heads out on a new mission. Unknown to her, the journey will take her somewhere no human has set foot.
Having survived capture on Dari, bounty hunter Rangnar Soki faces a new mission. The former galactic king of Wrath artifacts is tasked with locating alien technology that has killed everyone who went searching for it. If he can manage to survive, he might have a chance of helping defeat the enemy. But it will take more than ancient technology and weapons to destroy the Wrath. All species will have to unite to win this war, and only one warrior can rally them—the last Steward.
The Time Door by Shannon McDermott
Narrated by Adam Verner
The Eternities Series #1
Oasis Audio
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A reckless last mission on Mars, a crusade for justice on Earth . . .
Reuben Jackson is the only one who still cares about Mars. In the shambles of the Great Collapse, Earth has abandoned the Mars explorers to their fate. But Reuben will make a stand for the Mars team—even against the powerfully united politicians and scientists. In too deep, he discovers hidden conspiracies and unexpected allies.
As the conflict mounts on Earth, time runs down on Mars. Left to face Mars alone, Commander Donegan Moynihan and his team have no hope of surviving after their supplies are gone. Willing to accept a quicker death than starvation, the explorers strike out on a dangerous mission. They venture deep inside the ancient volcano of Arsia Mons, into perils and secrets long buried. What they discover would move mountains on Earth—but will it be enough to save themselves?
An Island Called Moreau by Brian W. Aldiss
Narrated by Andrew Joseph Perez
Tantor Audio
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War is hell, and the conflict tearing the world apart may be humankind’s last. Set adrift on a makeshift raft in the middle of the South Pacific, the sole survivor of a sabotaged space-shuttle flight, undersecretary of state Calvert Roberts is certain his life is coming to an end. But fate intervenes, depositing him dehydrated and half starved on the beach of an uncharted island with a giant M etched into a cliff wall. At first it appears to be paradise, but Eden has a dark side: Here, Dr. Mortimer Dart is playing God. A genius geneticist who is certifiably mad, he is called Master by the unspeakable creations of his predecessor—monstrous creatures, neither human nor animal but some nightmarish hybrid. Yet as horrible as the stranded government official finds these abominations, it is the truth behind Dart’s experiments that chill Roberts’s blood—for it will open wide a window onto an inescapable future of emptiness, ashes, and death.
One of twentieth-century science fiction’s brightest luminaries, Brian W. Aldiss pays homage to one of the genre’s most beloved progenitors, H. G. Wells, author of The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, and other classics. An Island Called Moreau is a gripping near-future tale of inhuman experimentation, dystopia, morality, war, and mad science that honors and updates Wells’s masterwork, The Island of Doctor Moreau.
When Worlds Collide by Erin Zak
Narrated by Lula Larkin
Fierce Femm Media
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In the glittering world of Broadway, where dreams take center stage and the city that never sleeps pulses with life, Heather McCarthy, a dazzling Broadway actress at the zenith of her career, meets Grace Elliott, a celebrated romance novelist poised to see her latest masterpiece leap from the pages to the silver screen.
As the two women from different worlds collide, their connection is electric, their passion undeniable, and a love story unfolds. But fate, of course, has other plans. Heather and Grace confront a heartbreaking ultimatum when Grace’s movie adaptation demands Heather as its leading lady. The catch? The studio forbids any off-screen romance between the two.
With hearts torn asunder, their relationship takes an unexpected twist. Through late-night texts, phone calls, and voicemails, the flame of their connection refuses to be extinguished as they grapple with the tantalizing prospect of a love that could either defy all odds or shatter beneath the weight of industry expectations.
In the heart-stirring third act, Heather and Grace must confront the ghosts of their choices and decide if their love is worth the sacrifices demanded by fame and fortune. Will they rewrite the script of their lives, or will their careers that seemingly brought them together become the very thing that tears them apart?
Hot Honey Love by Nan Campbell
Narrated by Lula Larkin
Bold Strokes Books Inc
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Chef Stef’s passion for cooking is being severely tested. After a disastrous appearance on a cooking competition show, she is now known to the entire Internet as the Kitchen Bawler. Her ascent through the fine dining kitchens of New York City has been thoroughly derailed, but she’s come up with a plan to get her career back on track. She’ll make cooking videos on YouTube to foil the algorithm and overhaul her search engine results. One problem: she knows nothing about creating video content.
Enter Mallory Radowski. She’s a talented filmmaker currently earning a living as a wedding videographer, with complicated reasons of her own for her reluctance to help Stef. And Mallory is the pickiest eater alive. Food—Stef’s love language—is untranslatable to her. How can she make Stef’s food look delicious if she won’t eat any of it?
Stef has to trust that Mallory’s videos can get her cooking food she’s proud of again, but it’s out of the frying pan and into the fire when she starts to fall for her.
Forgetting with You by Robin Clairvaux
Narrated by Lori Prince
Tantor Audio
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A simple night of forgetting. A connection that’s simply unforgettable.
Camryn Durant plays it safe. Since losing her heart to the wrong woman ten years ago, the shy graphic designer focuses on work and never takes risks. But when a chance meeting in a bar with a beautiful stranger turns into a night of reckless passion, Cam struggles to go back to her cautious habits, even though falling for a straight woman is bound to lead to emotional disaster.
Jackie Webster has no business questioning her sexuality. So why can’t the poised and predictable politician’s daughter stop thinking about the warm, adorable butch woman she hooked up with in an ill-advised moment of heartache? Getting closer to Cam means discovering herself in ways she never thought possible, but it can also mean losing her reputation, her relationship with her family, and the future she’s always wanted.
Each moment they spend together pushes them closer to an agonizing choice. Will they cling to security or reach for love?
Forgetting with You is a charming one-night-to-forever, toaster oven sapphic romance you’ll be sure to remember long after the story ends.
Contains mature themes.
The Fire by Nicole Pyland
Narrated by Blair Baker
Fire Universe #1
Pyland Publishing LLC
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Twenty years ago, Ripley Fox’s entire family was killed in a fire. After years in the foster care system and trying to rebuild her life, she’s once again confronted not only with the horror of what happened that night, but also with the truth about who was responsible.
Kenna Crawford is the very definition of a hard-nosed reporter. She always gets her story, never takes no for an answer and never lets go once she’s got something or someone in her sights. When she comes across the story of Ripley Fox, she’s not only intrigued by it but also by Ripley herself.
As the two women attempt to discover if there’s something between them, they’re forced to deal with the realities of what happened to Ripley and how Kenna’s career doesn’t make it easy for Ripley to let go of what she’s tried to forget for the past twenty years.
The Holiday Games by Lili Valente
Narrated by Sebastian York, Lili Valente
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My life could have been ripped straight from a Hallmark movie.
My name is Caroline “Candy” Cane, I own a country inn, date a man who runs a Christmas tree farm, and my mom’s peppermint fudge wins first place at the Reindeer Corners’ festival every year. Basically, I’m living every romance-loving girlie’s small town dream.
Until a last minute trip to New York City leads to catching my boyfriend banging a Rockette (in full elf costume).
So, when I’m offered a chance to star in a hospitality-themed reality show, I jump at the chance to serve hot cocoa in roller skates on national television.
The only problem? The smoking hot, broody, perfectly bossy producer, Leo…
He’s everything I’ve ever wanted in a man, but he’s also my new boss and completely off-limits.
And that’s before we realize our lives–and our pasts–are more intimately intertwined than we could have imagined.
Do I dare make holiday magic with the one man I now know I should never kiss under the mistletoe?
Goodbye California by Alistair MacLean
Narrated by Jeff Harding
HarperCollins
Reissue of the classic tale of terrorism, where a criminal fanatic is hell-bent on blasting San Francisco into the ocean, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense.
‘Earthquake country,’ said the Professor. ‘San Francisco is geologically and seismologically a city that waits to die. Los Angeles is ringed by earthquake centres – seven massive quakes so far. We have no idea where the next, the monster, will hit…’
…until a criminal fanatic kidnaps a nuclear scientist and builds his own atomic bombs. If exploded on California’s fault lines they could trigger off the mightiest earthquake of them all – killing half its population and dumping the entire city of San Francisco into the sea.
Goodbye California…
Midnight by FX Holden
Narrated by Gary Bennett
The Aggressor Series #4
Tantor Audio
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The night is always darkest before the dawn. For the surviving Aggressor Inc. pilots, dawn can’t come fast enough.
The Taiwan government is on the brink of collapse. From their hiding place on Xiuguluan Mountain, a United States-Taiwanese special ops team prepares to wage guerilla warfare. Their mission may demand the ultimate sacrifice, but could change the course of the war.
The fog of war has become a pea soup.
And from the fog, a massive Sino-Russian fleet emerges. China launches strikes on United States bases in Japan and the Philippines, but also across the IndoPacific: on Guam, Wake Island, Midway . . . and Hawaii. The Battle for Taiwan is not yet over. But the Battle for Hawaii is about to begin.
United States President, Carmen Carliotti, faces crises on multiple fronts-in the Pacific, and at home, as rioting and unrest force her to implement extreme measures.
But who is behind the suspiciously well-organized and funded civil uprising?
NATO and the Shanghai Pact nations face off as the battle-for global supremacy and for the very soul of America-rages.
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