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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/679210 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Retribution Series: #2 of Deer Killer Author: Wendy Whitman Narrator: Libby Mcknight Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 6 minutes Release date: July 25, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Revenge can take a lifetime.After the shattering conclusion of Cary’s quest for justice for the victims of a suspected serial killer in Premonition, Retribution picks up with her cohorts continuing their own investigation to hunt down the person responsible for the heinous murders. The man the media has dubbed the “Deer Killer” continues to haunt bucolic Connecticut—but now, his true agenda has been revealed. As more innocents fall victim to his prey, Detective Hank Nowak’s father enters the picture, only to become entangled in the murderer’s diabolical plot. The past informs the present as Hank, private detective Vito Loggia, and Sergeant Joseph O’Malley race against the clock to stop the killings. Who will be next? More importantly, who will come out on top in this deadly game of vengeance?“Retribution is a brilliant, thrill-a-minute roller coaster ride through the mind of a serial killer...Well done!” –Brian Cuban, Author of The Ambulance Chaser“...a fast-paced cat and mouse game between a cop and a serial killer...sit back and enjoy the ride as Retribution cleverly takes you right up to the brink where you can’t wait until Ms. Whitman delivers her next scintillating thriller.” –Deborah Goodrich Royce, Award-Winning Author of Reef Road, Ruby Falls, and Finding Mrs. Ford'...a serial killer thriller extraordinaire, a pulse-pounding exercise in suburban terror. A neo-noir of the highest level.' –Jon Land, USA Today and New York Times Bestselling Author

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676967 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Her Forgotten Promise Author: Corin Burnside Narrator: Peta Cornish Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 9 minutes Release date: July 21, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: ‘A story of love, loss, sacrifice and bravery. After this stunning debut, I can't wait to see what Corin writes next!’ Kathleen McGurl, author of The Girl from Bletchley Park A wartime secret. A journey to uncover the truth. Claire has always had a special bond with her aunt Margaret, but she’s astonished when Margaret suddenly begins talking about a friend called Agnes, who Margaret met working as a WAAF in World War 2 – a past Claire had no idea about. Margaret and Agnes were best friends until Agnes started acting strangely, becoming secretive and distant. Then one morning, Agnes vanished and never returned home, leaving Margaret distraught. Claire promises to delve back into the past and help discover what happened to Agnes. But Margaret’s memory is rapidly deteriorating, and apart from an old photograph of the two women, Agnes seems to have disappeared into thin air. Can Claire uncover Agnes’ story before it’s too late? An utterly heart-wrenching and unputdownable novel about love, loss and sacrifice, perfect for fans of Fiona Valpy, Lorna Cook and Kathryn Hughes. Readers LOVE Her Forgotten Promise! ‘Five stars for this very accomplished debut, with characters that will pull your heartstrings and an intriguing mystery that made me rush through the chapters.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A beautiful romance… Loved it!’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I was completely swept up in this epic story of love, loss and adventure… I hugely recommend this debut!’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘So well written and meticulously researched… The characters were really believable and I found it easy to picture the story in my head.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I feel like I have lost a group of friends after finishing this book… a great storyline to devour.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A well written and captivating story.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/668025 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Snow Place Like LA: A Christmas Notch in July Novella Series: Part of A Christmas Notch Author: Julie Murphy, Sierra Simone Narrator: Max Meyers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 42 minutes Release date: July 11, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Cowritten by #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Murphy and USA Today bestselling author Sierra Simone—a steamy second chance Christmas in July rom-com.  After Angel and Luca connected on the set of Duke the Halls and had a whirlwind romance in the literal snow globe of Christmas Notch, Vermont, Luca found himself falling in love. Hard. He’d never been one to believe in fate or true love, but one thing was certain: Angel was his person. He knew it as well as he knew the history of American figure skating. But when Angel left for an art school semester abroad without a word, Luca’s already brittle heart was broken. No one ghosted Luca. Unless he was in a haunted house. But with the spring semester long over, Angel is back home in Los Angeles for the summer, and unfortunately for Luca, this big town is turning out to be smaller than either of them ever expected.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676693 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Excavations: A Novel Author: Hannah Michell Narrator: Intae Kim, Sue Jean Kim Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 48 minutes Release date: July 11, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: A former journalist turned stay-at-home mother must find her missing husband and protect her children in Excavations, a “sharp, impressive debut about corruption among South Korea’s elite” (The Boston Globe). A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY AND CRIMEREADS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Sae is waiting with two clingy toddlers for her husband to come home from work when she learns of a horrific disaster, the collapse of a massive skyscraper where Jae is an engineer. Minutes, then hours, and then days pass. Speculations of North Korean terrorism and structural instability circulate as possible causes of the Tower’s collapse. No one has seen Jae, but things aren’t adding up. Jae had told Sae he was working on a swimming pool on the top floor, but reports showed he was in the basement, on a different project. The government was involved, but the contractors were missing. Sae—who met Jae when they were students at an anti-government protest and has relied on him as her guiding and steadying hand—is troubled and suspicious. Leaving the children with her estranged mother, Sae sets out to uncover the truth of what happened to her husband. Her investigation takes her to an upscale club where the proprietor, Myonghee, is not merely supplying booze and girls but also seeking information, for her own purposes, from every drunken businessman who lets corporate secrets slip. As Sae begins to find what she sought, she must ask herself: How well can you truly know the one you love and how is truth shaped by power?

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/672519 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ladies of the Lake Author: Cathy Gohlke Narrator: Stephanie Richardson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 27 minutes Release date: July 11, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: When she is forced to leave her beloved Prince Edward Island to attend Lakeside Ladies Academy after the death of her parents, the last thing Adelaide Rose MacNeill expects to find is three kindred spirits. The “Ladies of the Lake,” as the four girls call themselves, quickly bond like sisters, vowing that wherever life takes them, they will always be there for each other. But that is before: Before love and jealousy come between Adelaide and Dorothy, the closest of the friends. Before the dawn of World War I upends their world and casts baseless suspicion onto the German American man they both love. Before a terrible explosion in Halifax Harbor rips the sisterhood irrevocably apart. Seventeen years later, Rosaline Murray receives an unsuspecting telephone call from Dorothy, now headmistress of Lakeside, inviting her to attend the graduation of a new generation of girls, including Rosaline’s beloved daughter. With that call, Rosaline is drawn into a past she’d determined to put behind her. To memories of a man she once loved...of a sisterhood she abandoned...and of the day she stopped being Adelaide MacNeill.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/679212 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Counterfeit Faith Series: #3 of Hidden Hearts of the Gilded Age Author: Crystal Caudill Narrator: Stephanie Cozart Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 15 minutes Release date: July 7, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: As matron of Final Chance House of Refuge, Gwendolyn Ellison has dedicated her life to serving the children deemed delinquents by society. She’ll protect them with everything she has. So when she suspects someone is using Final Chance for criminal deeds, she’s determined to investigate and put a stop to it. But villains don’t like to be crossed—and they’re willing to kill to get their way.Gwendolyn knows she can’t quit fighting. More than her own life is on the line if counterfeiters go free. She must find someone she can trust to help her expose the criminals and protect the children under her care.Charming and chivalrous Secret Service operative Josiah Isaacs has never been able to turn his back on a woman in trouble—and capturing counterfeiters is his job, after all. The danger he’s truly worried about is his growing attraction to Gwendolyn when his heart wants to remain faithful to his deceased wife.As both peril and interest grow, he begins to consider whether a second love may be possible—if they can live through this case. At the same time, he’s put off by her faith in a God he no longer trusts. How can a future together even be possible when their beliefs are at odds?

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676710 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Door-to-Door Bookstore: The heartwarming and uplifting book about the power of reading Author: Carsten Henn Narrator: Raphael Corkhill Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 2 minutes Release date: July 4, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: FROM THE PUBLISHER OF DAYS AT THE MORISAKI BOOKSHOP 'Such a heart-warming, wonderful little read that'll appeal to anyone who understands what it means to fall in love with stories' - 5***** Reader Review There's a book written for every one of us... Carl may be 72 years old, but he's young at heart. Every night he goes door-to-door delivering books by hand to his loyal customers. He knows their every desire and preference, carefully selecting the perfect story for each person. One evening as he makes his rounds, nine-year-old Schascha appears. Loud and precocious, she insists on accompanying him - and even tries to teach him a thing or two about books. When Carl's job at the bookstore is threatened, will the old man and the girl in the yellow raincoat be able to restore Carl's way of life, and return the joy of reading to his little European town? THE DOOR-TO-DOOR BOOKSTORE is a heart-warming tale of the value of friendship, the magic of reading, and the power of books to unite us all. Translated by Melody Shaw 'Moving, poignant and life affirming' - 5***** Reader Review 'Poignant and uplifting, it's truly a book for book lovers everywhere' - 5***** Reader Review 'A balm for the soul' - 5***** Reader Review

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/668962 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life You Left Author: Carmel Harrington Narrator: Breffni Holahan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 30 minutes Release date: June 30, 2023 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: The life you lived. The life you loved. The life you left… For fans of Jojo Moyes and Cecelia Ahern. Meet Sarah… It started out like any other day for Sarah Lawler; getting the kids ready for school, making the pack lunches and juggling baby Ella’s feeds. There was no way of knowing that her husband, Paul, would leave for work that morning and simply not come home. Now the questions are piling up quicker than the unpaid bills and, unable to answer her children’s questions about where their Daddy is, Sarah is getting desperate. But it turns out she isn’t quite as alone as she thought she was. When her beloved childhood friend, Edward, comes back into her life, Sarah thinks she’s finally been thrown a life line. There’s just one problem with Edward: Sarah is the only person who can see him. “Carmel Harrington has done it again! Brilliantly written… it surpasses all expectations.” ChickLitClub

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/660966 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This is Where it Ends Author: Cindy K. Sproles Narrator: Barbara Mcculloh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 2 minutes Release date: June 27, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: How long is a body expected to keep a secret?When Minerva Jane Jenkins was just fourteen years old, she married a man who moved her to the mountains. He carried with him a small box, which he told her held gold. And when he died fifty years later, he made her promise to tell no one about the box or the treasure it contained.Now at ninety-four, Minerva is nearing the end of what has sometimes been a lonely life. But she’s kept her promise. Even so, rumors of hidden gold have a way of spreading, and Minerva is visited by a reporter, Del Rankin, who wants to know more of her story.As an unlikely friendship develops, Minerva is tempted to reveal her secret to Del. But the truth of what’s really buried in the box may be hidden even from her.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/660893 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Best Summer of Our Lives Author: Rachel Hauck Narrator: Suzy Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 15 minutes Release date: June 27, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Twenty years ago, the summer of ’77 was supposed to be the best summer of Summer Wilde’s life. She and her best friends, Spring, Autumn, and Snow—the Four Seasons—had big plans. But those plans never had a chance. After a teenage prank gone awry, the Seasons found themselves on a bus to Tumbleweed, “Nowhere,” Oklahoma, to spend eight weeks as camp counselors. All four of them arrived with hidden secrets and buried fears, and the events that unfolded in those two months forever altered their friendships, their lives, and their futures.Now, thirtysomething Summer is at a crossroads. When her latest girl band leaves her in a motel outside Tulsa, she is forced to face the shadows of her past. Returning to the place where everything changed, she soon learns Tumbleweed is more than a town she never wanted to see again. It’s a place for healing, for reconciling the past with the present, and for finally listening to love’s voice.