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Title: MUB: Monster Under the Bed

Author: Erik Schubach

Narrator: Hollie Jackson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-16-17

Publisher: Erik Schubach

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

This short story follows two new mothers and their struggles between new and old traditions. Hilarity ensues as a slightly used MUB (Monster Under the Bed) helps their daughter in a rite of passage. Parenting will never be the same.

Members Reviews:

An Excellent Read

This short is a fun read. My only complaint is it's too short. The "monster" is adorable. The characters are compelling, which is hard to do in such a short story.

Mr. Schubach's writing style has greatly improved over the years, which I am pleased to see. I have always enjoyed his books and his ability to tell a great story with compelling characters.

MUB is another feather in the cap for Mr. Schubach.

Plus, Frank the Platypus is mentioned and that's always cool.

Cute!

This was a cute story. Very short but definitely worth the smiles it brought. I like shorts like this, they're fun and just the thing to give a break between longer ones.

Very cute

Sweet little story that would actually be a good bedtime story. Puts a new spin on old scares. Loved it.

I want a 'Kitty' now!

Another fun read by Erik.

New parents trying to give their daughter a 'Monster Under The Bed' passed down the family line. Hilarity ensues! (When she called him "Kitty" I got Monsterd Inc vibes!)

Cute

This was a really cute little story about monsters under the bed. I wish I had one to snuggle too.

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Title: Trickery

Author: Roald Dahl

Narrator: Cillian Murphy, Derek Jacobi, Richard E. Grant, Stephanie Beacham, Jessica Hynes, Tom Felton, Stephen Mangan, Andrew Scott

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-10-17

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Trickery by Roald Dahl, read by Kevin Eldon, Stephen Mangan, Cillian Murphy, Derek Jacobi, Richard E. Grant, Stephanie Beacham, Jessica Hynes, Andrew Scott and Tom Felton. There's a whole world of Dahl still to discover in a newly collected audiobook of his deliciously dark tales for adults....

How underhand could you be to get what you want? In these 10 tales of dark and twisted trickery Roald Dahl reveals that we are at our smartest and most cunning when we set out to deceive others - and, sometimes, even ourselves.

Here, among others, you'll hear of the married couple and the parting gift which rocks their marriage, the light-fingered hitch-hiker and the grateful motorist, and discover why the serious poacher keeps a few sleeping pills in his arsenal.

Roald Dahl reveals even more about the darker side of human nature in seven other centenary editions: Lust, Madness, Cruelty, Deception, War, Innocence and Fear.

Members Reviews:

A great bag of Tricks

This was a fun set of stories to listen to; all were slightly different but all involved a twist in the tale of one kind or another. A great cast of narrators made the experience even more enjoyable. This is definitely one I will be dipping into again.

Good collection

Good collection of stories. Only the last story has an issue and that is that my copy repeated it for some reason. Otherwise very good and worth a listen.

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Title: Thirty Tiny Tales

Author: H. G. Wells, O. Henry, M. R. James, Kate Chopin, E. F. Benson, John Galsworthy, Virginia Woolf

Narrator: Cathy Dobson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-19-17

Publisher: Red Door Audiobooks

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

Thirty little gems by some of the world's great classic short story writers, including:

Plus 10 more engaging classic short stories.

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Title: Knots

Subtitle: Stories

Author: Gunnhild Oyehaug, Kari Dickson - translator

Narrator: Heather Wilds

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-11-17

Publisher: HighBridge, a Division of Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

In both precise short-shorts and ruminative longer tales, Gunnhild yehaug meanders through the tangled, jinxed, and unavoidable conflicts of love and desire. From young Rimbaud's thwarted passions to the scandalous disappearance of an entire family, these stories do the chilling work of tracing the outlines of what could have been in both the quietly morbid and the delightfully comical.

A young man is born with an uncuttable umbilical cord and spends his life physically tethered to his mother; a tipsy uncle makes an uncomfortable toast with unforeseeable repercussions; and a dissatisfied deer yearns to be seen. As one character reflects, "You never know how things might turn out, you never know how anything will turn out, tomorrow the walls might fall down, the room disappear."

Cleverly balancing the sensuous, the surreal, and the comical, yehaug achieves a playful familiarity with the absurd that never overreaches the needs of her stories. Full of characters who can't help tying knots in themselves and each other, these tales make the world just a little more strange and introduce a major international voice of searing vision, grace, and humor.

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Title: Gems of Gratitude

Subtitle: Gems of Sisterhood, Book 2

Author: Alana Madden, Elizabeth Horton-Newton, LG Surgeson, Lily Luchesi

Narrator: Siobhan Waring

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-10-17

Publisher: Metamorph Publishing

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

The weaker sex? There's no such thing! Another jewel from the Gems of Sisterhood series, Gems of Gratitude is full of short stories about strong female characters who have something to be grateful for. In Unpunished, meet Cara Solino, a young woman who followed in her father's footsteps and joined the police force. Can she solve the crime that haunted him to the end of his days? Listen about Ms. Webb, a mother faced with the worst possible decision, and find out how she keeps Chloe's Dream alive!

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Title: Shades

Author: Arthur Slade

Narrator: Amber Dawn, Edgar Lloyd

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 28 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-10-17

Publisher: Arthur Slade

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

An eclectic collection of spine-tingling, gut-churning, irreverent, dark, fantastical, and sometimes downright hilarious short stories by the Edgar-nominated author of Dust and Amber Fang. Produced and narrated by Edgar Lloyd with a special appearance by Amber Dawn. Slade's writing style has shades of Ray Bradbury, Stephen King, William Gibson, and Ry Cooder. And he has an eye for odd details and macabre situations that are all his own.

Stories include:

"Virtual Dragon" - in the future, Kung Fu movies will rule the box office and wars will be fought over the proceeds.

"Jesus Busts a Bronc" - a special appearance by Jesus at a small town rodeo. A miracle? And what is Judas doing there?

"Snow White and the Seven Elves" - how to win the kingdom and look good while doing it.

"Garbage Day" - One never knows what's really in the garbage.

About the Author:

Arthur Slade was raised on a cattle ranch in the Cypress Hills of southwest Saskatchewan and he caught the writing bug at an early age. He started with poems, moved on to short stories, then graduated to novels. He is the author of 19 best-selling books, including Modo: Mission Clockwork, Dust, and Amber Fang. He lives in Saskatoon, Canada.

Visit him on the web at http://www.arthurslade.com.

Members Reviews:

Shades

This book was an interesting group of short stories. With its' unusual endings that keep you guessing.

A TRUE MASTER OF HIS CRAFT!

This was a great listen, it has a bit of everything; from creepy, unsettling and downright strange to almost heartwarming in a twisted sort of way. I loved every second of it! Arthur Slade keeps me at full attention with this story and I love the familiar Narrators! It's a bit like Alfred Hitchcock but with a nice twist of of Slade Flair and what I've come most to look forward to in his stories...His sometimes subtle and other times not so subtle wit and well placed humor. This collection of stories will leave you feeling.....well, I guess you'll have to find out on your own. :-)

DUMB

I wasn't impressed with any of it, so much so that I turned it off around the 5th chapter. Sorry author...

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Title: The Ghost Marriage

Subtitle: A China Novella

Author: Peter May

Narrator: Peter Forbes

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 9 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-31-17

Publisher: riverrun

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

Li Yan and Margaret Campbell return in a new story, years after the dramatic conclusion of Chinese Whispers.

'I saw your missing girl at a ghost wedding last week. She was the bride.'

It has been a whirlwind few years for Li Yan and Margaret Campbell. Nowadays, both are busy juggling their huge professional workloads - Li as the newly promoted chief of Beijing's serious crime squad and Campbell as lecturer at the University of Public Security - with the day-to-day raising of their young son, Li Jon.

When a desperate mother appeals to Campbell's own maternal instincts, Li agrees to look into the disappearance of a 17-year-old Beijing girl, Jiang Meilin. Yet Li's investigation soon turns from a favour into a full-scale murder enquiry. And when he receives an anonymous note, he learns Jiang Meilin's death is tied to a dangerous underground trade and a dark marital rite from China's past.

Members Reviews:

Too short

Pity so short and no further development of key characters. Really enjoyed the background info on Chinese history, culture and belief systems in the series.

Ghost marriage

I loved this book as I did with this whole series, now waiting for a longer one to come out.

more if a short story

good story line and well read but more of a short story than a full novel

Too short

Good little story, but not worth a credit or 22. Way over priced. Performance good as always though.

1hour 9mins - feels like I've been cheated!

Have enjoyed listening to others in the series, but couldn't believe it when this one ended. Thought there must have been a mistake, but no, it really is that short!

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Title: Dear Santa

Subtitle: A Mulholland / Strand Magazine Short

Author: Ray Bradbury

Narrator: Joe Barrett

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-06-16

Publisher: Hachette Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

Ray Bradbury's strange, magical, and unsettling story of a grown boy bent on understanding the man behind the beard, red coat, and hat at his local department store.

An adolescent boy stands patiently in the back of the long line of children waiting to sit on the lap of their local Santa Claus. Why is he there? What does he intend? What mysterious hopes does he hold for this holiday season? The answer arrives following a cryptic interaction between the two, when the reality of the boy's awareness and the goals of the man in the red suit become clear.

"Dear Santa" by Ray Bradbury is one of 20 short stories within Mulholland Books's Strand Originals series, featuring thrilling stories by the biggest names in mystery from the Strand Magazine archives. View the full series list at mulhollandbooks.com and listen to them all!

Members Reviews:

A Small Finale To Decades Of Art

Obviously this is not Ray's best work. This was his last story and considering he was in his 90's when he wrote it, I'd say he did just fine. Just like some of his work, this one seems almost autobiographical in nature. A boy too old to believe in Santa and suffers humiliation due to it, but he is stubborn in his optimism. Our dear friend, Mr. Bradbury, took a tiny few pages and wrote a touching snippet of scene. A man with his caliber has the ability to take one human interaction and turn it into poetry with his prose. Merry Christmas, Mr. Bradbury, and thank you for one last tug at the heart strings.

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Title: "Free" and More Stories by Theodore Dreiser

Author: Theodore Dreiser

Narrator: Flo Gibson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-22-16

Publisher: Audio Book Contractors, LLC

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

Besides the title story, this collection also includes "The Second Choice", "The Lost Phoebe", and "Marriage". These stories delve into the ups and downs of relationships, love, and death. They once again prove Dreiser to be one of America's finest writers.

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Title: A Mile High Engagement

Subtitle: A Mile High Romance, Book 6

Author: Cassidy Coal

Narrator: Julia Emlen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-02-16

Publisher: Cassidy Coal

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

Sarah Baxter is engaged! And she couldn't be happier. One teensy, tiny problem - she forgot to tell her family. And they may not be as thrilled as she is.