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ID: 695176

Title: Valley Affairs

Author: Grace Thompson

Narrator: Deryn Edwards

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:30:48

Language: English

Release date: 06-01-23

Publisher: Bookwire

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Sagas

Summary:

Cockney born Nelly Luke is an essential part of the community. Yet not even Nelly, with her shrewd eye, can predict the surprises in store for her family and friends. A new year brings new faces: Maurice Davies is back from the army, and Sheila Powell, a shopgirl, is eager to help him make up for lost time. But for some there's no escaping the past, and widow Prue Beynon finds herself confronted by a legacy she'd rather forget. . .

Through the seasons, Nelly watches over the valley with a wry chuckle and an ever-helping hand.

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ID: 693543

Title: Letter Reader

Author: Jan Casey

Narrator: Annie Aldington

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:43:39

Language: English

Release date: 06-01-23

Publisher: Bookwire

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction

Summary:

London, 1941. Keen to do her bit in the war, Connie Allinson joins the WRNS and is posted as a letter censor. Her task: to read and alter correspondence to ensure no sensitive information crosses enemy lines. At first, she is not sure she's up to it, but is soon drawn in by the letters she reads, and their secrets. . . Doncaster, 1967. Bored of her domestic life, Connie desperately wants a job, but her controlling husband Arthur won't hear of it. Looking for an escape and plagued by memories of letters she read during the war, she makes a bid for freedom and starts secretly tracking down their authors. Will uncovering their past give Connie the key to her present? And will she be able to find them all before Arthur discovers what she is keeping from him?

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ID: 618132

Title: Witch King

Author: Martha Wells

Narrator: Eric Mok

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13:09:45

Language: English

Release date: 05-30-23

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Epic Fantasy

Summary:

'Narrator Eric Mok makes this wonderfully inventive and diverse fantasy eminently accessible... Mok's Kai is appealing and relatable--he sounds simultaneously young and resigned, weary of death and pain and betrayal and yet still hopeful for something better. Listeners will hope we get more of this fascinating world.'- AudioFile

From the breakout SFF superstar author of Murderbot comes a remarkable story of power and friendship, of trust and betrayal, and of the families we choose.

'I didn't know you were a... demon.'

'You idiot. I'm the demon.'

Kai's having a long day in Martha Wells' WITCH KING....

After being murdered, his consciousness dormant and unaware of the passing of time while confined in an elaborate water trap, Kai wakes to find a lesser mage attempting to harness Kais magic to his own advantage. That was never going to go well.

But why was Kai imprisoned in the first place? What has changed in the world since his assassination? And why does the Rising World Coalition appear to be growing in influence?

Kai will need to pull his allies close and draw on all his pain magic if he is to answer even the least of these questions.

Hes not going to like the answers.

WITCH KING is Martha Wellss first new fantasy in over a decade, drawing together her signature ability to create characters we adore and identify with, alongside breathtaking action and adventure, and the wit and charm weve come to expect from one of the leading writers of her generation.

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor.com.

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ID: 625434

Title: Girls Like Girls

Author: Hayley Kiyoko

Narrator: Brandon Flynn, Hayley Kiyoko, Katie Gavin, Malia Pyles, Natalie Naudus

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:31:26

Language: English

Release date: 05-30-23

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Genres: Fiction, Teen, Romance

Summary:

This program is read by an all-queer cast: the author, Hayley Kiyoko; Natalie Naudus; Malia Pyles; Katie Gavin; and Brandon Flynn.

'This quaint performance by a five-narrator ensemble will tug at the heartstrings.'- AudioFile

Trailblazing pop star, actor and director, Hayley Kiyoko debuts her first novel, a coming-of-age romance based on her breakthrough hit song and viral video, GIRLS LIKE GIRLS.

Its summertime and 17-year-old Coley has found herself alone, again. Forced to move to rural Oregon after just losing her mother, she is in no position to risk her already fragile heart. But when she meets Sonya, the attraction is immediate.

Coley worries she isn't worthy of love. Up until now, everyone she's loved has left her. And Sonya's never been with a girl before. What if she's too afraid to show up for Coley? What if by opening her heart, Coley's risking it all?

They both realize that when things are pushed down, and feelings are forced to shrivel away, Coley and Sonya will be the ones to shrink. Its not until they accept the love they fear and deserve most, that suddenly the song makes sense.

Based on the billboard-charting smash hit song and viral music video GIRLS LIKE GIRLS, Hayley Kiyoko's debut novel is about embracing your truth and realizing we are all worthy of being loved back.

A Macmillan Audio production from Wednesday Books.

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ID: 694403

Title: Little Museum of Hope

Author: Sally Jenkins

Narrator: Jilly Bond

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:29:43

Language: English

Release date: 05-30-23

Publisher: Bookwire

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

Summary:

A jar of festival mud, a photo album of family memories, a child's teddy bear, a book of bell ringing methods, an old cassette tape, a pair of slippers . . . These are the items that fill the exhibit shelves in Vanessa Jones' museum. At first glance, they appear to have nothing in common, but that's before you find out the stories behind them . . . Because Vanessa's Little Museum of Hope is no ordinary museum - its aim is to help people heal by donating items associated with shattered lives and failed relationships, and in doing so, find a way to move on, perhaps even start again. The museum soon becomes a sanctuary for the broken hearts in Vanessa's city, and she's always on hand to offer a cup of tea, a slice of cake and a listening ear. But could the bringer of Hope need a little help moving on herself?

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ID: 625393

Title: Earth Called: Tales of a New World

Author: P. C. Cast

Narrator: Caitlin Davies

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15:32:00

Language: English

Release date: 05-30-23

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Genres: Fiction, Teen

Summary:

Mari, Nik, their newly formed Pack and the Wind Riders are in danger as the God of Death and his terrifying army march ever closer in Death's quest to rule the Wind Rider Plains - and to kill or enslave anyone who stands in their way.

The Pack and the Wind Riders must find a way to stop the God of Death before he poisons their world and all is lost.

There is one hope: Ralina, Deaths Storyteller. The woman Death has forced to travel at side, recording every atrocity he commits. But Ralina heeds the call of the Goddess of Life, the only being who can defeat Death, and escapes to warn the Pack and the Wind Riders with the knowledge she has accumulated during her harrowing journey. But will it be enough? Is there any way to truly stop the God of Death?

In this last installment of the Tales of a New World series, love and goodness are put to the ultimate test as gods, humans, and animals come together to save everything they hold dear.

A Macmillan Audio production from Wednesday Books.

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ID: 625390

Title: Tom Clancy's Op-Center: Fallout: A Novel

Author: Jeff Rovin

Narrator: Roger Wayne

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:09:08

Language: English

Release date: 05-30-23

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Political Thriller

Summary:

As fears of a dangerous nuclear confrontation between China and the US escalate, China targets individual members of the Black Wasp team in this heart-pounding entry in the bestselling series.

After successfully extricating one of Beijings top scientists from captivity and escorting him to America, the Black Wasp commandos find themselves targeted by Chinese assassins. The killers are not only highly trained but invisible, launching tactical strikes from multiple embassies in Washington, D.C. The Chinese squad has also infiltrated American intelligence and is aware of every move Black Wasp makes. Complicating matters, the new president of the United States seems willing to let Op Center take the fall for the mission that precipitated the crisis.

The shocking murder of one of their own forces the surviving team members to seek both a safe haven and an ally in the fight for survival -- an unexpected partner who might, in fact, be part of the problem.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martins Press.

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ID: 618122

Title: Laid and Confused: Why We Tolerate Bad Sex and How to Stop

Author: Maria Yagoda

Narrator: Maria Yagoda

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:16:20

Language: English

Release date: 05-30-23

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellness, Intimacy & Sex, Social Science

Summary:

This program is read by the author.

A refreshingly honest, deeply researched, and frequently hilarious deep-dive into the cultural crisis of bad sex, as one brave sex columnist recruits the counsel of coaches, psychologists, pro-dommes, and peers in the pursuit of pleasure.

Far more alarming than the millennial sex recession'the phenomenon of young people having less sex than previous generationsis that were in the middle of a bad sex epidemic that all generations are suffering from. Despite major advances in sex education, positivity, and technology, we havent moved the needle on better. Were still quietly enduring unsatisfying sex, whether thats resigning ourselves to the same three positions we secretly hate, or lying when our Bumble date asks if were close after fifteen seconds of oral. Weve been trained to optimize everything, except our own pleasure.

For journalist Maria Yagoda, bad sex was her villain origin story. After going viral for a column calling out bad sex on her college campus, she launched a career as a sex columnist, earning a global following for her wit, vulnerability, and expertise in her popular VICE series, Sex Machina. But even as a professional sex writer, most of the sex she was having landed somewhere between passable and huh. In search of understanding, she consulted sex therapists, psychologists, dominatrixes and sex toy creators, as well as young people of all genders and sexualities, putting her own sex life on the linefrom hiring a sex coach to attending a masturbation meditation Zoom seminarin order to pave a new path forward.

In the vein of Come as You Are for the Trick Mirror audience, Laid and Confused presents a fresh, funny, and compassionate analysis of our current sexual moment, and offers research-based tools that will empower listeners to craft the deeply pleasurable sex lives they deserve.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martins Press.

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ID: 640245

Title: In the Mind of Stalin

Author: James Greensmith

Narrator: John Applemore

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:50:21

Language: English

Release date: 05-30-23

Publisher: Findaway Voices

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Non-Fiction, Law & Politics, Psychology, Military

Summary:

On 1 October 1939, Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty and soon to be the UKs wartime leader, described Russia as a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. The same can certainly be said of Stalin. How can this paradox of a man, who on the one hand had once exhibited great tenderness and kindness to his daughter Svetlana, and on the other sent millions including members of his own family - to their deaths, be explained?

It is impossible to quantify the total number of deaths attributable to the policies of Stalin, but the Excess Mortality (i.e., deaths over and above what would normally have been expected during the period in question) gives an approximate figure in excess of 40 million.

However, this is only part of the story of the amount of misery inflicted by the Stalin regime through torture, deliberate starvation, neglect, separation from loved ones, cold and hypothermia (e.g. in the prisons of Siberia), which is unquantifiable and unimaginable.

Svetlana confessed that she would never undertake to explain what motivated all my fathers actions, simply because I do not possess the psychological genius of [Russian novelist] Dostoevsky, who knew how to penetrate into another mans soul and examine it from within.

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ID: 616822

Title: Big Gay Wedding: A Novel

Author: Byron Lane

Narrator: Noah Galvin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:30:33

Language: English

Release date: 05-30-23

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Family Life, LGBTQ+

Summary:

This program is read by Noah Galvin, who starred in The Good Doctor, Dear Evan Hansen, The Real O'Neals, and Booksmart.

An unashamedly proud, loud, and hilarious novel about a small town thats forever changed by a big gay wedding, perfect for fans of Red, White & Royal Blue and The Guncle

Two grooms. One mother of a problem.

Barnett Durang has a secret. No, not THAT secret. His widowed mother has long known hes gay. The secret is Barnett is getting married. At his mothers farm. In their small Louisiana town. She just doesnt know it yet.

Itll be an intimate affair. Just two hundred or so of the most fabulous folks Barnett is shipping in from the heathen coasts, as Mom likes to call them, turning her quiet rescue farm for misfit animals into a most unlikely wedding venue.

But there are forces, both within this modern new family and in the town itself, that really dont want to see this handsome couple march down the aisle. Itll be the biggest, gayest event in the towns history if they can pull it off, and after a glitter-filled week, nothing will ever be the same. Big Gay Wedding is an uplifting audiobook about the power of family and the unconditional love of a mother for her son.

A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt & Company.

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