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ID: 717115

Title: Hemlock Hollow

Author: Culley Holderfield

Narrator: Elisabeth Ashby

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:39:25

Language: English

Release date: 12-26-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, General, Paranormal, Historical

Summary:

'Past and present, love and loss intertwine in a magical mountain hollow. Holderfield's love of place shines in his sensitive descriptions while his storytelling enthralls the reader.' -Vicki Lane, author of And the Crows Took Their Eyes

Caroline McAlister, college professor and lifelong skeptic, is reeling from the loss of her father and her marriage. Her once promising career has come to a standstill. When her father bequeaths the family cabin to her, it comes with a ghost who haunted her childhood. When she discovers a century-old journal in the attic, she awakens the voice of Carson Quinn. The journal reveals Carson's love for the same hollow that enthralled Caroline growing up. A little sleuthing uncovers rumors that the kind, curious boy in the journal grew up to murder his brother. Caroline plunges into the project of exonerating Carson, only to find herself in the throes of a personal past she's spent her life trying to avoid. Hemlock Hollow is about how we forever haunt the places we love and how they haunt us in return.

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ID: 710599

Title: Veil of Dusk and Deceit

Author: Analeigh Ford

Narrator: Caitlin Davies, Edward Black

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:57:37

Language: English

Release date: 12-26-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Romance, Romantica, Paranormal, New Adult

Summary:

The glamour is back . . . and with it, so is the High King of Avarath.

The fae prince, Nyx, has finally achieved what he and the others set out to do so long ago, but this time, it was not Delphine whose life ended on the High King's altar. It was her brother's.

With the High King awoken, all of Avarath and the human realm sits on the brink of war, with only one hope to save them. There's a loophole in the deal the high king once made with the humans, but in order to fulfill it, they're going to risk the wrath of yet another faerie court.

For there are three high courts of faerie: The Court of Avarath. The Court of Elysia. And the Court of the Afterworld.

Avarath was lucky that the final king of faerie turned a blind eye to the first war, but Avarath's luck has run out. One by one, the princes of Avarath fall to the glamour, to duty, to fate-until even a king crumbles, too. By the time that war is truly upon them, Delphine has finally come to understand what it is to now be fae, too.

If only she'd been cursed, instead. That would have been simpler. Then, at least, the whole of fate wouldn't rest on her shoulders, and hers alone.

Contains mature themes.

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ID: 714421

Title: Gambling on Development: Why Some Countries Win and Others Lose

Author: Stefan Dercon

Narrator: Michael Langan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12:10:13

Language: English

Release date: 12-26-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Business & Economics, Business Development

Summary:

In the last thirty years, the developing world has undergone tremendous changes. Overall, poverty has fallen, people live longer and healthier lives, and economies have been transformed. And yet many countries have simply missed the boat. Why have some countries prospered, while others have failed? Stefan Dercon argues that the answer lies not in a specific set of policies, but rather in a key 'development bargain,' whereby a country's elites shift from protecting their own positions to gambling on a growth-based future. Despite the imperfections of such bargains, China is among the most striking recent success stories, along with Indonesia, and more unlikely places, such as Bangladesh, Ghana, and Ethiopia. Gambling on Development is about these winning efforts, in contrast to countries stuck in elite bargains leading nowhere. Building on three decades' experience across forty-odd countries, Dercon winds his narrative through Ebola in Sierra Leone, scandals in Malawi, beer factories in the DRC, mobile phone licenses in Mozambique, and relief programs behind enemy lines in South Sudan. Weaving together conversations with prime ministers, civil servants, and ordinary people, this is a probing look at how development has been achieved across the world, and how to assist such successes.

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ID: 705684

Title: Dragon Imperative

Author: Timothy Ellis

Narrator: Kevin T. Collins

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:35:12

Language: English

Release date: 12-26-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Space Opera

Summary:

The new Dragon Host goes operational with a mission for the Terrans.

But as their numbers and skills rise, so do the questions.

Why did the last Host end? Why are dragon kind so scattered? Are there any more to be found?

And most importantly, where did the dragons come from originally?

But what gets Bud started on all of these is an even deeper mystery. Why do the Keerah fear the dragons and no-one else?

The Host must quest for its own past.

But for Bud, it's become the Dragon Imperative.

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ID: 717128

Title: Brothers of Blood

Author: J.T. Patten

Narrator: Eric Smies

Format: Unabridged

Length: 03:42:34

Language: English

Release date: 12-26-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Paranormal

Summary:

As the sun sets over New Orleans, two brothers, John and Wayne Carter, find themselves standing in a French Quarter alleyway, their clothes stained with blood, and their minds foggy. They have no memory of how they got there or what they have done. All they can recall is a new friend, Jacques St. Germain offered them a deal-work for him, and he will give them a home, purpose, and power.

While the brothers sink deeper into compelled crimes, they are plagued by nightmares and memories they can't explain. Through a romantic interest of John, the Carters seek the help of her aunt, a voodoo queen, who recognizes their plight and a danger to her own family. With guidance, they unlock memories of their past and learn about the dark deeds they were forced to participate in.

The brothers race against time to break Jacques' hold before they are turned and forced to serve him for eternity. But the old vampire is not so easily defeated.

Enter the origin story legend and the hidden world of the Big Easy where paths intertwine with serial killers, witchcraft, and a bloodline of the dead that existed well before Prohibition in the Crescent City.

Contains mature themes.

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ID: 715911

Title: Kiss of Death

Author: Alice Wilde

Narrator: Benjamin Crow, Hannah Martin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:45:20

Language: English

Release date: 12-26-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Romance, Romantasy

Summary:

Life was far from perfect after my mother's sudden death, but it was one I'd grown to love. And now, it's a life I'll never know again. Not after she and her two cruel sons entered our lives.

My father swore he'd never love again, but just as suddenly as Merelda arrived, she became the very center of his world . . . and just as quickly, I was all but forgotten.

Still, I did not complain . . . if only for my father's sake. Not even when cruel words turned into even crueler punishments at my new step family's hands.

It isn't until I suddenly find my father on his deathbed and myself sold off to a sadistic lord that I finally decide to take matters into my own hands.

I have to save my father, and, in order to do that, I'll have to make a deal with The Bargainer. If I fail, I'll be found, beaten, and married off to undoubtedly die at my husband's hand. If I succeed, my father will live, though at what cost to my own life I do not know.

Either way, my life as I know it is forfeit . . . but at least this way, I'll be able to choose my own fate. Or, so I thought.

Contains mature themes.

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ID: 714432

Title: Candelaria: A Novel

Author: Melissa Lozada-Oliva

Narrator: Melissa Lozada-Oliva

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:33:41

Language: English

Release date: 12-19-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, General, Contemporary Women

Summary:

Your granddaughters are lost, Candelaria. Bianca, the brainy archaeologist, had to forfeit her life's work in Guatemala after her advisor seduced and deserted her. Paola, missing for over a decade, resurfaces in Boston as a brainwashed wellness cultist named Zoe. And Candy, the youngest, is a recovering addict who finds herself pregnant by a man she's not even sure ever existed. None of this concerns you of course, until a cataclysmic earthquake hits Boston. Now you must traverse the crumbling city to reach the Watertown Mall Old Country Buffet-for a reason you still cannot disclose-battling strange entities and your own strange past to save your granddaughters and possibly the world.

Author of Dreaming of You Melissa Lozada-Oliva delivers an unsettling, raucous debut novel written with tongue-in-cheek humor and sharp cultural criticism that unearths one troubled family's legacy, feasting on diasporic identity politics and examining the limits of bodily autonomy and the dangers of wanting to belong at any cost.

A sweeping, mystical novel following three generations of women as they grapple with muddled pasts and predetermined futures, Candelaria is a story of love that eats us alive.

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ID: 720191

Title: Lost in London

Author: Cindy Callaghan

Narrator: Melissa Redmond

Format: Unabridged

Length: 04:34:46

Language: English

Release date: 12-19-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Kids, General, Health & Family

Summary:

A tween's foreign exchange experience lands her in London luxury-and some hot water as well!

Twelve-year-old Jordan isn't unhappy, but she's definitely bored. So when she gets the chance to take part in a London exchange program, she's thrilled to ditch her small town in Delaware and see the world across the pond.

Unfortunately, Jordan's host sister in London, Caroline, isn't exactly enthusiastic about entertaining an American girl. Despite the chilly welcome, Jordan finds herself loving the city and Caroline's group of friends, who are much nicer than Caroline herself.

And then a major misstep leaves Jordan and Caroline trapped together overnight-inside Daphne's, the world's largest department store. Given they have complete access to all the fancy shoes, designer dresses, and coolest makeup around, there are worse places to be stuck. But when the girls' fun has not-so-fun consequences, Jordan's wish for excitement abroad turns into a lot more than she ever bargained for . . .

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ID: 710637

Title: American Hero: The Life and Death of Audie Murphy

Author: Charles Whiting

Narrator: Dallas Britt

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12:19:00

Language: English

Release date: 12-19-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: History, Europe, Military

Summary:

As a teenager Audie Murphy left his home in Texas to join in the fight against the Nazis. By the end of the war, he had fought in the bloody battle of Anzio, helped liberate Rome, marched his way across France, repelled German counterattacks in Alsace, before finishing in Germany. He was wounded three times, killed over two hundred enemies, and won every medal for valor that the United States had to offer.

Charles Whiting charts Murphy's journey through World War Two, shedding light on his courageous actions.

Yet what price did young Audie Murphy pay for becoming America's most decorated soldier of the Second World War?

Rather than simply focusing on Murphy's achievements in combat, Whiting also explores his life after the war when he struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder, addiction problems, and even twenty years after the war slept with the lights on and a loaded Walther pistol beneath his pillow.

American Hero draws upon numerous contemporary sources and a wealth of information drawn from interviews with Murphy's friends and comrades to provide insight into the rise and fall of Audie Murphy.

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ID: 719831

Title: Truth or Consequences: Improbable Adventures, a Near-Death Experience, and Unexpected Redemption in the New Mexico Desert

Author: Daniel Asa Rose

Narrator: Brandon Pollock

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:04:50

Language: English

Release date: 12-19-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Biography & Memoir

Summary:

Daniel Asa Rose was a successful novelist, memoirist, book critic, and columnist for the New York Times magazine, Esquire, and others, when the top blew off his domestic life. His wife of sixteen years wanted out. Before he could slip into depression, doubt, and self-loathing, Dan's lifelong friend Tony made an irresistible proposition: go back to the place where, forty years earlier, their college road trip had come to a crashing halt, T-boned by a woman in the decidedly oddball little town of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico.

Dan and Tony return to the scene of the crash in an effort to make sense of that fateful moment. He's certain that if he can locate the woman in whose arms he almost died, he will find the self he lost and make peace with his life choices since. Dan moves into a single-wide trailer four blocks from the crash. Over the next eight months, inexplicable encounters make him fall in love with the New Mexico desert and the wiggy place that embraces him.

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