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ID: 714232

Title: Mountain Rampage: A National Park Mystery

Author: Scott Graham

Narrator: Joel Richards

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:27:04

Language: English

Release date: 12-26-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Detective Stories

Summary:

In the riveting second installment of the National Park Mystery Series, archaeologist Chuck Bender finds himself and his young wife and stepdaughters in the crosshairs of an unknown killer when he defends his brother-in-law from false accusations of murder in the brutal slaying of a resort worker in Rocky Mountain National Park.

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ID: 722652

Title: Fire in the Canyon: A Novel

Author: Daniel Gumbiner

Narrator: Kent Klineman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:35:26

Language: English

Release date: 12-26-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, General, Family Life

Summary:

A new novel from National Book Award nominee Daniel Gumbiner about a California grape-grower, his family, and the climate disaster that upends their quiet lives.

Since his release from prison after serving an eighteen-month sentence for growing cannabis, Ben Hecht's life has settled into a familiar routine. On his farm in the foothills of California, he stays busy cultivating a dozen acres of grapes and tending to a flock of mistrustful sheep. Meanwhile, from her desk in their old redwood barn, his novelist wife, Ada, continues to work on what may be her most important book yet. When their only son, Yoel, comes home from Los Angeles for a rare visit, Ben is forced to confront their troubled relationship, which has continued to degrade in recent years. But before the two of them can truly address their past, a wildfire sweeps through the region, forcing the Hecht family to flee to the coast, and setting into motion a chain of events that will transform them all.

This is a story about grape growing and wine, financial and familial struggles, and the peculiar characters and unlikely heroes one will always find in small-town California. Through the experiences of the Hechts and the escalating challenges that face their community, Fire in the Canyon is an intimate look at the lives of those already living through the climate crisis.

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ID: 720201

Title: Lingering Echoes

Author: Angie Smibert

Narrator: Amanda Ronconi

Format: Unabridged

Length: 04:01:59

Language: English

Release date: 12-26-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Kids, Historical, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Mystery & Fantasy

Summary:

Twelve-year-old Bone uses her Gift, which allows her to see the stories in everyday objects, to try to figure out why her best friend, Will Kincaid, suddenly lost his voice at age five. This supernatural historical mystery is the second title in the acclaimed and emotionally resonant Ghosts of Ordinary Objects series.

In a southern Virginia coal-mining town in October 1942, Bone Phillips is learning to control her Gift: Bone can see the history of a significant object when she touches it. When her best friend, Will Kincaid, asks Bone to 'read' the history of his daddy's jelly jar-the jelly jar that was buried alongside his father during the mine cave-in that killed him-Bone is afraid. Even before Bone touches it, she can feel that the jar has its own strange power. With her mother dead, her father gone to war, and Aunt Mattie's assault looming over Bone, she can't bear the idea of losing Will too. As Will's obsession with the jelly jar becomes dangerous, Bone struggles to understand the truth behind the jar and save him Featuring a beautiful, compelling voice, this novel weaves a story of mystery, family, and ultimately, love.

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ID: 717134

Title: Gone Tomorrow

Author: Gary Indiana

Narrator: Lee Osorio

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:57:55

Language: English

Release date: 12-26-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Literary Fiction, Psychological, LGBTQ+

Summary:

Footloose and broke, the unnamed narrator of Gone Tomorrow hops on a plane without asking questions when his director friend offers him a role in a film set in Colombia. But from the moment he arrives at the airport in Bogotá, only to witness a policeman beat a beggar half to death, it becomes clear that this will not be the story of gritty bohemians triumphing against the odds. The director, Paul Grosvenor, seems more interested in manipulating his cast than in shooting film. The cult star, Irma Irma, is a vamp too bored and boring to draw blood. And the beautiful, nymph-like Michael Simard doesn't seem to be putting out. Meanwhile, the film's shady financier is sleeping with his mother, while a serial killer skulks about the area killing tourists. Everything comes to a head when the carnaval celebration begins. But once the fiesta is over, all that's left are ghostly memories and the narrator's insistence on telling the tale. 'Unlike the majority of pointedly AIDS-era novels,' writes Dennis Cooper, 'Gone Tomorrow is neither an amoral nostalgia fest nor a thinly veiled wake-up call hyping the religion of sobriety. It's a philosophical work devised by a writer who's both too intelligent to buy into the notion that a successful future requires the compromise of collective decision and too moral to accept bitterness as the consequence of an adventurous life.'

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ID: 695319

Title: Deviant Dark Dryads

Author: R.E. Carr, Rick Gualtieri

Narrator: Andrea Emmes

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:59:26

Language: English

Release date: 12-26-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction & Literature, Action & Adventure, Fairy Tales & Folklore

Summary:

A MOTHER'S WRATH KNOWS NO BOUNDS

Watching my friends die was hard. Getting blown up right after was even worse. But that's nothing compared to waking up to the mother I never knew and finding out she's a monster far worse than anything I've faced so far.

Now, not only is she trying to set me up with every eligible demon between here and Hades, but she's busy plotting the demise of my best friend Gary-setting us up on a collision course for a battle to the death.

All I want is to escape her clutches and get back to my life, but with a supernatural war brewing that might not be possible. To make matters worse, it looks like my dad has turned into a bomb-wielding madman. With everything going to hell, all I can do is keep fighting the good fight . . . and hope this is one case where the apple falls far from the tree.

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ID: 700768

Title: Pixie Squad

Author: Martha Carr, Michael Anderle

Narrator: Devon Sorvari

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:21:14

Language: English

Release date: 12-26-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Contemporary Fantasy

Summary:

Z Thornbrook and her pixie cousins thought things would be more exciting since they were now Pixie MPs. Not so far.

They're stationed in a cramped little office in a military police station on post doing mundane, boring tasks. Answering phones, directing calls, and taking care of paperwork.

There's a method to the badness. They have to prove they can be responsible when they're not battling magical threats alongside Alpha Team.

Can they convince their captain they can roll with his command?

Let's find out. Their Captain just gave the tiny but fierce soldiers new orders for low-priority policing calls around the post. It's a start.

Our favorite pint-sized military with wings seizes the chance to hit the streets and enforce the law.

Will they stay on the straight and narrow, or will they risk their newfound trust to pursue their own secret mission? What if they have a good reason?

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ID: 714219

Title: Wicked Rush

Author: Kym Grosso

Narrator: Ryan West

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:23:57

Language: English

Release date: 12-26-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

Summary:

Technology capitalist, Lars Elliott, lives on the edge, savoring the adventure of flirting with death. After rescuing a stranger from a hail of bullets, he resists attraction to the dangerous beauty. Determined to learn her secrets, he draws her into his seductive world of risk taking, pushing her sexual limits. As he unravels the mystery surrounding the doctor, he questions the integrity of those close to him.

Caught in a web of lies, marine biologist, Dr. Braelynn Rollins never expected to face off with the tempting CEO who's haunted her dreams. Deep undercover, she's committed to revealing clandestine adversaries of the nation and recovering stolen research. Exposed, she's forced to trust the man who has the power to both destroy and save her. Within his arms, she surrenders control to Lars, submitting to desire and exploring her forbidden cravings.

Lars and Braelynn heat up southern California as they discover who is friend and who is foe. Spiraling down a journey of lust and revenge, their carnal hunger escalates. As danger and corporate espionage surround them at every turn, Lars must decide if she is as innocent as she claims and if she is worth the rush.

Contains mature themes.

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ID: 716021

Title: How Coppola Became Cage

Author: Zach Schonfeld

Narrator: Matt Godfrey

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13:46:30

Language: English

Release date: 12-26-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Arts & Entertainment

Summary:

In 1982, a gangly teenager named Nicolas Coppola made his film debut and changed his name to Nicolas Cage. Once he achieved stardom as the rebel hunk of 1983's Valley Girl, Cage began a career defined by unorthodox risks and left turns. How Coppola Became Cage takes listeners behind the scenes of the beloved cult movies that transformed this unknown actor into an eccentric and uncompromising screen icon with a wild-eyed gift for portraying weirdos, outsiders, criminals-and even a romantic capable of seducing Cher.

Author Zach Schonfeld traces Cage's rise through the world of independent cinema and chronicles the stories behind his career-making early performances. Drawing on more than 100 new interviews with Cage's key collaborators, How Coppola Became Cage offers a revealing portrait of Cage's wildly intense devotion to his performances behind the scenes and his creative self-discovery as he drew on influences as far-flung as silent cinema and German Expressionism.

Brimming with previously untold stories and insights, How Coppola Became Cage both revels in and demystifies Cage's onscreen eccentricities. No other modern actor has explored such profound creative extremes while bending the boundaries of good taste. Here is the origin story of an actor who truly is wild at heart and weird on top.

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ID: 702818

Title: Into Enemy Territory

Author: Michael Anderle

Narrator: Rachel Leblang

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:23:07

Language: English

Release date: 12-26-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Summary:

The treacherous blade cuts deep, no matter its size.

Claire learns that the hard way when she finds herself in the midst of a brutal street-to-street conflict in the city above the clouds.

Bitter rivalries make for cruel enemies, and Summerland is about to discover that the biggest threat was never vampires or Weres.

Claire will need all of her skill and luck to keep the city above the earth where it belongs.

If they can survive the onslaught, their next task will be staging a counterattack. But even the will to survive might not be enough to pull off the alliance needed to assure victory.

In the midst of all this chaos, Claire might finally find the answer to where she came from.

Being adopted by a Were was a blessing she's grateful for, but she can't be blamed for wondering why she needed to be adopted in the first place.

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ID: 714425

Title: Becoming Ella Fitzgerald: The Jazz Singer Who Transformed American Song

Author: Judith Tick

Narrator: Carmen Jewel Jones

Format: Unabridged

Length: 19:55:15

Language: English

Release date: 12-26-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: History, Biography & Memoir, North America, Arts & Entertainment

Summary:

Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996) possessed one of the twentieth century's most astonishing voices. Historian Judith Tick offers a sublime portrait of this ambitious risk-taker whose exceptional musical spontaneity made her a transformational artist.

Becoming Ella Fitzgerald clears up long-enduring mysteries. Archival research and in-depth family interviews shed new light on the singer's difficult childhood, the tragic death of her mother, and the year she spent in a girls' reformatory school-where she sang in its renowned choir and dreamed of being a dancer. Rarely seen profiles from the Black press offer precious glimpses of Fitzgerald's tense experiences of racial discrimination and her struggles with constricting models of Black and white femininity.

Breaking ground as a female bandleader, Fitzgerald refuted expectations of musical Blackness, deftly balancing artistic ambition and market expectations. Her legendary exploration of the Great American Songbook in the 1950s fused a Black vocal aesthetic and jazz improvisation to revolutionize the popular repertoire. This hybridity often confounded critics, yet Ella reached audiences around the world, electrifying concert halls, and sold millions of records. This book describes a powerful woman who set a standard for American excellence nearly unmatched in the twentieth century.

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