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New Audiobooks August 2021 |
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It's better this way : a novel
by Debbie Macomber
Embracing her new life after a messy divorce, former interior designer Julia Jones moves to a condominium complex where she finds unexpected friendship and then love with another new resident and fellow divorcé until a dramatic revelation threatens their happiness.
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Nine lives : a novel
by Danielle Steel
On her own and feeling a sense of adventure for the first time, Maggie Kelly, facing her fears, embarks on a whirlwind trip around the globe that brings her face-to-face with the very same irresistible, thrill-seeking man she’s spent 30 years trying to forget. Simultaneous.
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The Inheritance of Lion Hall
by Corina Bomann
Having petitioned the court for independence from her aristocratic family, the young and vibrant Agneta Lejongård takes control of her destiny. In Stockholm, she explores her bohemian passions in art and free love, joins the suffragette movement with her best friend, and defiantly resists the expectations of women in high society. Then comes news of a tragic accident and an urgent summons to return to the family's manor house in the country. As for Agneta's forward path in life, she must now follow it back home. Though the grand horse-breeding estate of Lion Hall stirs some warm memories, what lies ahead tests Agneta's independent spirit: a disapproving mother locked in the traditions of a womann's proper place, two men vying for Agneta's heart, and atwist of fate that upends her life once again. Torn between a daughter's duty and the freedom she pines for, Agneta struggles not only to rebuild her future, but also to protect the future of Lion Hall itself.
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Island Queen : Library Edition
by Vanessa Riley
A former slave rises above the harsh realities of being owned and colonialism on Montserrat working hard to buy freedom for herself her mother and her sister and becoming an entrepreneur, merchant, hotelier and planter.
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The Words We Whisper
by Mary Ellen Taylor
While caring for her ailing grandmother, hospice nurse Zara Mitchel immerses herself in stories of heroism and loss set against the backdrop of war-torn Italy in 1943 that change everything she thinks she knows about love, regret and seizing the day.
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Sleeping Bear
by Connor Sullivan
Regaining consciousness in a Russian prison, Army veteran Cassie Gale finds herself trapped in a system designed to ensure that no one ever escapes alive, while her father races to rescue her as ties to his past life, one full of secrets, threaten to surface.
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Malibu rising : a novel
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Four famous siblings throw an epic end-of-summer party that goes dangerously out of control as secrets and loves that shaped this family’s generations come to light, changing their lives forever.
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Not a happy family : a novel
by Shari Lapeña
When their parents are brutally murdered the night after Easter dinner, three siblings, who stand to inherit millions, are devastated but also wonder if one of them is capable of murder or if a stranger was responsible for tearing this not-so-happy family apart
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The stranger in the mirror : a novel
by Liv Constantine
Hiding the fact that she has no memory of her past from her fiancé, Addison, a survivor of a tragic accident, cannot shake the notion that she may have done something very, very bad
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The Girl from the Channel Islands
by Jenny Lecoat
Based on an incredible true story about a Jewish woman trapped on the German-occupied British Channel islands during World War II, this novel follows Hedy Bercu as she hides in plain sight by working as a translator for the Germans.
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All Our Shimmering Skies
by Trent Dalton
A recently orphaned girl carrying a stone heart and a map sets off with a sharp-tongued actress and an AWOL Japanese fighter pilot to find Longcoat Bob, a sorcerer who she believes has cursed her family.
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Falling
by T. J. Newman
hirty minutes before a flight to New York, the family of the pilot is kidnapped and in order for them to live, the pilot must crash the plane and all 143 passengers onboard must die.
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Chasing the Boogeyman
by Richard Chizmar
A recent college graduate writes a personal account of the terrifying events occurring in his small town where a serial killer has set up shop, unaware that it will continue to haunt him for years.
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Class act
by Stuart Woods
Returning to New York from Maine, Stone Barrington helps out a former client who mistakenly thought an old feud would remain in the past, in the latest addition to the long-running series following Double Jeopardy.
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Choose Me
by Tess Gerritsen
Detective Frankie Loomis uncovers a cache of sordid secrets while investigating the death of a brilliant, young woman who plunged off her apartment’s balcony while having a secret affair with an English professor who seems to be hiding information.
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Cajun Justice
by James Patterson
Cain Lemaire, an ex-Secret Service agent from New Orleans, had the dream job he had always wanted, protecting the President, until a single night resulted in a scandal that lost him his post. Needing a new direction for his life and with help from his sister who works in Japan, Cain takes a job in Tokyo as head of security detail for a very successful and important CEO. What he thought was a simple security post unravels a tangled web of corruption, greed, and extortion, but now Cain is on his own and without the wealth of resources he had with the Secret Service. Book Annotation
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The Temple House Vanishing : Library Edition
by Rachel Donohue
Attending the Temple House School, Louisa, a brilliant new student, forms a fierce bond with an outlier and student provocateur, but their relationship is soon torn apart by a charismatic art teacher that leads to the unthinkable.
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An Ugly Truth : Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination
by Sheera Frenkel
Two award-winning New York Times reporters detail how Facebook has become a conduit for disinformation, hate speech, and political propaganda while still pursuing a strategy of aggressive growth that reinforces this trend.
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Putin’s Playbook : Russia’s Secret Plan to Defeat America
by Rebekah Koffle
A Russian-English bilingual U.S. intelligence expert on Russian doctrine and strategy shows us that Russia’s subversive activity in America is increasing , revealing a highly coordinated strategy to defeat the United States without firing a shot.
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The Reckoning : Our Nation's Trauma and Finding a Way to Heal by Mary L. Trump
The #1 bestselling author of Too Much and Never Enough examines America’s national trauma, rooted in our history but dramatically exacerbated by the impact of current events and the Trump administration’s corrupt and immoral policies, and reveals what must be done to rebuild our faith in leadership.
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Hollywood Eden brings the lost humanity of the record business vividly back to life … [Selvin’s] style is blunt, unpretentious and brisk; he knows how to move things along entertainingly … Songs about surfboards and convertibles had turned quaint, but in this book, their coolness is restored.” — New York Times
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