Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/812305 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Prey Tell: Why We Silence Women Who Tell the Truth and How Everyone Can Speak Up Author: Tiffany Bluhm Narrator: Tiffany Bluhm Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 29 minutes Release date: December 17, 2024 Genres: Christianity Publisher's Summary: 'A welcome book offering an important wake-up call to the Christian community and beyond.' —Gail Eubanks, Library Journal Tiffany Bluhm wishes this wasn't her story to tell. Yet like many women today who are taking action against sexual harassment and sexual assault, it is. Bluhm explores the complex dynamics of power and abuse in systems we all find ourselves in. With honesty and strength, she tells stories of how women have overcome silence to expose the truth about their ministry and professional leaders—and the backlash they so often face. In so doing, she empowers others to speak up against abuses of power. Addressing men and women in all work settings—within the church and beyond—popular author and podcast host Tiffany Bluhm sets out to understand the cultural and spiritual narratives that silence women and to illuminate the devastating emotional, financial, and social impact of silence in the face of injustice. As listeners journey with Bluhm, they will be moved to find their own way, their own voice, and their own conviction for standing with women. They'll emerge more ready than ever to advocate for justice, healing, and resurrection.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/820853 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Prophecy Series: #1 of Bakkian Chronicles Author: Jeffrey Poole Narrator: Kyle Snyder Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 34 minutes Release date: November 26, 2024 Genres: Epic Fantasy Publisher's Summary: After learning they've inherited property from reclusive grandparents he hardly knew, Steve and Sarah Miller decide to take a few days off to investigate their newfound fortune in the quiet Idaho resort town of Coeur d'Alene. The inheritance turns out to be beyond their wildest dreams, a vast mansion with gardens. While exploring, they discover a unique set of carved doors on the top floor of their new home. Disguised as a simple door, a portal is accidentally activated and Steve and Sarah find themselves staring at the sight of a lush forest beyond. It's a tantalizing decision: to check it out or to run. Curiosity getting the better of them, they step through, the portal disappears, and they are on a one-way journey to a land where people have strange powers and where mythical creatures abound. Too late, they discover that they are confronted by dragons, griffins, and bugs of nightmarish proportions. To get home they decide to enlist the aid of the local king and queen. Oddly, they are expected at the castle, and it is revealed their arrival had been foretold by an ancient prophecy which bestows upon them the status of Royal Bodyguards to the young crown prince. Now, they are stuck on a foreign world where danger lurks everywhere, and the newly appointed bodyguards must find a way to return home and to keep the young prince safe.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/767119 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Your Brightest Life: Tips for Navigating Relationships, Health, Faith, Mindset, and More Author: Jessie Minassian Narrator: Jessie Minassian Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 33 minutes Release date: November 19, 2024 Genres: Tough Topics Publisher's Summary: Add an extra dose of optimism to your day in this short devotional-style read for young women that features a Christian perspective about the challenges you face. Tackle tough topics that are relevant in your life whether you're trying to tell that boy you like him or trying to figure out how to present yourself in college applications. In Your Brightest Life, Jessie Minassian compiles questions, tips, and feedback to 70 topics teen and college-age girls face in today's society. In the middle of life's struggles? Grab a quick 5 minutes and reset your mind with intent. Maybe you've heard it all—God loves you, made you perfectly, and has wonderful plans for your life. But when it comes to nervousness about your future, wondering whether that guy likes you, or dealing with the mean girl in your head, sometimes what you?know?gets lost. The good news is, you don't have to tackle everything alone.?Your Brightest Life?pairs humorous yet wise stories with practical tips to help you navigate the most important questions and challenges you face. And with short, easy-to-read chapters made to fit into your busy schedule, it's the perfect way to start a journey toward a brighter future, filled with deeper wonder, faith, confidence, and a sense of purpose. Your Brightest Life?helps you take control of your life and make the most of every opportunity with: - inspiration to live life with courage and determination - real-world advice about everything from relationships to personal growth, time management, exercise, and staying healthy mentally and physically - tips that address the challenges you face—like loneliness and uncertainty about what comes next—in new and relatable ways The 70 quick, devotional-style stories in the book are organized by categories that include: - boys - friends and family - health and beauty - faith - mindset - life skills With a set of discussion or journal questions after each entry, Your Brightest Life?is a guidebook for Christian young women offering resources and tools to handle life every day.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/759722 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The War Memoirs Author: Charles De Gaulle Narrator: Raphael Corkhill Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 41 hours 58 minutes Release date: November 19, 2024 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The complete war memoirs of the resistance leader Charles de Gaulle, who led France out of its darkest hour during the Nazi occupation during World War II. “Faced with the political disaster, I had to become France.” This was how Charles de Gaulle answered the call of history. One of the few French battlefield leaders to have distinguished himself in May 1940, he had become the undersecretary of state for national defense. But when the government rejected his calls to fight on and prepared to capitulate to Hitler, he escaped to London. There he instigated a resistance calling on “all the French who want to remain free to listen to me and follow me” in the legendary radio address of June 22. He was sentenced to death in absentia as his country made a disgraceful peace, but his Free France movement rallied people around the world to resist German occupation and fight for the liberation of Europe. Originally published in three volumes, The War Memoirs of Charles de Gaulle is the story of the resurrection of France from its darkest hour collaborating with Hitler and the Nazi empire. The first section, “The Call,” examines the years leading up to France’s defeat and the confusion and despair triggered by Hitler’s blitzkrieg. The second section, “Unity,” describes de Gaulle’s struggles to rally the French in both Africa and underground movements throughout Europe, and often bitter conflicts with the Allied leaders as he sought legitimacy and resources. “Salvation,” the final installment, chronicles the turning of the tide of war against Nazi Germany, de Gaulle’s triumphant return to France, and the reincarnation of the French Republic as a major international presence. De Gaulle’s great prophecy of 1940 had been fulfilled: France had lost a battle, but she did not lose the war.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/774894 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Murder at the Christmas Emporium: The brand new festive whodunnit to gift this Christmas Author: Andreina Cordani Narrator: Katherine Press Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 3 minutes Release date: October 24, 2024 Genres: Christianity Publisher's Summary: Christmas shopping can be murder. It's Christmas Eve at the Emporium, a bespoke gift shop hidden in the depths of London's winding streets, where a select few shoppers are browsing its handcrafted delights. But when they go to leave, they find the doors are locked and it isn't long before they realise this is no innocent mix-up. The shoppers have been trapped here by someone who knows their darkest secrets, who will stop at nothing until they have all been unwrapped - and there is a gruesome gift waiting in Santa's grotto . . . For those that survive the night, it will be a Christmas to remember.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/765641 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wreck My Plans: A Novel Author: Jillian Meadows Narrator: Patrick Zeller, Samantha Brentmoor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 37 minutes Release date: October 8, 2024 Genres: Rom-Com Publisher's Summary: A sweet and spicy holiday romance between a spirited artist who returns to her small town for Christmas and her older brother’s best friend, a serious architect who pushes all her buttons—but whom she can’t seem to stay away from. Now with exclusive bonus content! Lena’s plans are simple. Surprise her family for Christmas, don’t tell them she lost her job, and most importantly, spend the week relaxing with the people she cares about. But when she arrives in Juniper, she discovers she’s not the only unexpected guest this year. Her older brother’s best friend, Gavin, is back after disappearing three years ago without a word. He has the kind of charm Lena has always been drawn to. But she knows he’s also the kind of temptation she needs to stay far away from. Gavin has built his architecture career out of planning strategies for dealing with the unexpected—but he didn’t have a strategy for the possibility of seeing Lena again. Though he’s been dreaming of her since the day he left, he can’t risk giving in to his feelings when they could upend the only family and home he has ever known. New plan: try to be friends again. Just friends. But as the pieces fall into place about why Gavin left, staying friends is the last thing on his mind…and on Lena’s. All the plans they’ve made might end up completely wrecked. And for once, maybe they want it that way.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/803914 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Restoring the Pitchfork Ranch: How Healing a Southwest Oasis Holds Promise for Our Endangered Land Author: A. Thomas Cole Narrator: Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 19 minutes Release date: September 24, 2024 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: The Pitchfork Ranch is more than another dusty homestead tucked away in a corner of the Southwest. It is a place with a story to tell about the most pressing crisis to confront humankind. It is a place where one couple is working every day to right decades of wrongs. It is a place of inspiration and promise. It is an invitation to join the struggle for a better planet. Restoring the Pitchfork Ranch tells the story of a decades-long habitat restoration project in southwestern New Mexico. Rancher-owner A. Thomas Cole explains what inspired him and his wife, Lucinda, to turn their retirement into years dedicated to hard work and renewal. The book shares the past and present history of a very special ranch south of Silver City, which is home to a rare type of regional wetland, a fragile desert grassland ecosystem, archaeological sites, and a critical wildlife corridor in a drought-stricken landscape. Today the 11,300 acres that make up the Pitchfork Ranch provide an important setting for carbon sequestration, wildlife habitats, and space for the reintroduction of endangered or threatened species. Restoring the Pitchfork Ranch weaves together stories of mine strikers, cattle ranching, and the climate crisis into an important and inspiring call to action. For anyone who has wondered how they can help, the Pitchfork Ranch provides an inspiring way forward.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/752126 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Evil in Me Author: Brom Narrator: Stephanie Németh-Parker, Shahjehan Khan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 38 minutes Release date: September 17, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Horror Publisher's Summary: This program contains original music. The title track, 'Evil in Me,' is performed by The Maxines and written by Brom and AJ Grey of The Maxines. Evil in Me is bestselling author Brom's newest novel of possession, damnation, and rock 'n' roll, where one woman must get the world singing in order to save her soul. Aspiring musician Ruby Tucker has had enough of her small rural town and dysfunctional family. But a falling out with her best friend and bandmate has killed her dreams of escaping and making it big in the Atlanta punk scene. While helping her eccentric neighbor organize his religious artifacts, an ancient ring clamps down on her finger—possessing her with the spirit of a blood-thirsty demon. There’s no exorcizing it unless hundreds of people chant a spell to set Ruby free. And what’s worse, the ring is a beacon for evil, drawing an unimaginably wicked mob straight to Ruby, hungry for her flesh. If Ruby can get her band back together, she has a shot at salvation. It's time for her to face the music and put her whole soul into a song—one powerful enough to raise some Hell. A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Nightfire.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/709477 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Karaoke Queen Author: Dominic Lim Narrator: Manila Luzon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: September 17, 2024 Genres: Rom-Com Publisher's Summary: Booklist: Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Romances of 2024 A legal assistant by day becomes a karaoke queen by night to grab a second chance at love in this joyfully queer rom-com, perfect for fans of Casey McQuiston and Alexis Hall.   For Rex Araneta, his college sweetheart Aaron Berry was always the one who got away. So when he finds out that Aaron is now living in the same town and needs help saving his karaoke bar, it’s Rex to the rescue. Or more like Regina Moon Dee, Rex’s internet-famous drag queen alter ego. Even if no one can know the identity of the man behind the makeup.   As Regina’s popularity grows, Rex’s ruse becomes more difficult to keep under wraps. It even becomes a family affair with his mom and sister helping to keep his secret. It’s dawning on Rex that he’s hidden this side of himself away for far too long . . . and perhaps his real shot at love is to reveal his true self. And be loved for all that he is.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/813075 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Frühwarnsystem Author: Sophie Krause Narrator: Sophie Krause Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 17 minutes Release date: September 13, 2024 Genres: Romance Publisher's Summary: Julia pendelt täglich von Brandenburg nach Berlin. Auf einer ihrer Bahnfahrten lernt sie Tom kennen - und es knallt gewaltig. Erst in ihrem Herzen, dann in der Beziehung und schließlich in ihrem kompletten Leben. Das wilde Abenteuer, die große Liebe und die perfekte Karriere - Julia will alles, aber zu welchem Preis? Zwischen Partys, Video-Drehs und totaler Erschöpfung muss sie sich fragen, was wirklich wichtig ist.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/811194 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Ein Reich aus Silber und Magie - Everlasting Fate, Band 1 (Ungekürzt) Author: Amelia Cadan Narrator: Katja Sallay Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 59 minutes Release date: September 11, 2024 Genres: Romantasy Publisher's Summary: Ein unschuldiges Mädchen mit der Macht, die Toten anzurufen, und ein charmanter Meisterdieb - vereint im Kampf gegen den Tyrannen des Kaiserreiches Als der im ganzen Land berühmte Dieb Ilya von Kopfgeldjägern geschnappt wird, teilt er sein Los mit einer jungen Gefangenen, vor der die grobschlächtigen Häscher aus unerfindlichen Gründen zittern. Ilya findet das zarte Mädchen eher bemitleidenswert, und als er entkommen will, befreit er auch sie. Bei der Flucht riskiert sie ihr Leben, um ihn zu schützen und Ilya nimmt das schwer verletzte Mädchen mit sich. Die Umstände und ihre Verfolger zwingen die beiden ungleichen jungen Helden, das von Dämonenkriegen und einem unbarmherzigen Herrscher gebeutelte Land gemeinsam zu durchqueren. Doch erst als die Gefahr am größten ist, wird seine Schicksalsgefährtin Leianna nicht nur ihren Namen enthüllen, sondern auch ihr größtes Geheimnis ... Und in Ilya, der schon lange nach einem Weg sinnt, sein unterdrücktes Volk zu retten, wächst ein verwegener Plan heran. Der sensationelle Auftakt der abenteuerlich-orientalischen High-Fantasy-Dilogie.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/828635 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Women Poets of the Early 20th Century Author: Katharine Tynan Narrator: Laurel Lefkow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 11 minutes Release date: September 9, 2024 Genres: Poetry Publisher's Summary: As the 1900’s begin women are in a difficult situation. Whatever the pretence of society the reality for almost all women is that they are second class and the property of men.There may be minor exceptions for royalty, nobility or vast wealth but in the main a woman’s life is expected to be in the service of her betters. That stance has existed for millennia.What is slowly beginning to bring change are two forces. Education and War. Education is beginning to inform both genders that learning is the birth right of all and to the benefit of all. And this education can be gained at school or the workplace, and through liberal parents but at them all it can be stifled and muzzled into dissent. War is being fought on a worldwide scale consuming vast resources of young male muscle and the need for workers to manufacture arms and armaments so that enemies can be overcome and the promise of a ‘better society’ made.Society is now beginning to grant the vote as it inches forward on allowing women to be fully endowed with other rights of equality. Of course, this is mainly for white women in the west, those under the rules of Empire have even further to go in obtaining basic human rights.Whilst women have created enduring works of literature and poetry for centuries, much has remained hidden and voiceless. But technology and the mass distribution of printed materials has allowed new ideas and thoughts to circulate, to demand a voice. In this volume their talents and voices speak with determination, wisdom, courage and love on many subjects through their extraordinary verse.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/814178 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Russian] - Зона интересов Author: Мартин Эмис Narrator: Александр Гаврилин, Григорий Перель, Кирилл Радциг Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 20 minutes Release date: September 2, 2024 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: Экстраординарный роман от классика современной английской литературы Мартина Эмиса. «Кафкианская комедия про Холокост», как определил один из британских критиков, абсурдистский и ошеломительный портрет жизни и любви в концлагере. В книге три главных героя: гротескный и даже комичный комендант Освенцима Пауль Долль, офицер из того же концлагеря Гело Томсен и еврей-заключенный Захариас Шмуль. Томсен влюбляется в Ханну, жену коменданта, а Шмуль готов на убийство или самоубийство ради спасения своей жены, попавшей в лапы нацистов. Концлагерный быт переплетается с великосветскими вечеринками, а офицерские интриги и мелодрама — с кромешным ужасом Второй мировой. «Зона интересов» — многогранная книга. Это и история любви в крайне неромантической обстановке, и трагедия миллионов убитых людей, и антивоенная сатира, и повесть о противоречивой человеческой душе и банальности зла. Роман был признан лучшей книгой года по версии Time, NPR, The Village Voice, The Miami Herald, Financial Times, Minneapolis Star Tribune, BookRiot. Экранизация романа Мартина Эмиса получила сразу две премии «Оскар», а автор по страшной иронии судьбы умер в день премьеры фильма. Аудиоверсию «Зоны интересов» исполнили три ярких характерных актера: Кирилл Радциг, Александр Гаврилин и Григорий Перель. Внимание! Фонограмма содержит нецензурную брань.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/806170 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mr. Pottermack's Oversight Author: R. Austin Freeman Narrator: John Telfer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 2 minutes Release date: September 1, 2024 Genres: Suspense Publisher's Summary: On a sultry afternoon in July, a man stumbles through thick foliage, making for the coast. He wears prisoner's garb and guards are hot on his heels. Happening upon a bather's clothes, the escapee leaves the scene looking the part of the average beachcomber. But it can be hard to stay hidden forever. When a blackmailer intrudes upon the promising life of the man who now calls himself Mr. Pottermack, a violent fate befalls him, and the stakes are set: Pottermack must avoid discovery at all costs to escape the hangman's noose. When Pottermack's attempts to tamper with the evidence arouse the suspicions of the fiercely forensic Dr. Thorndyke, the cat and mouse game is afoot as we follow both detective and suspect in their battle to root out - or bury - the damning truth in this inverted-mystery classic first published in 1930.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/806367 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - What a Scot wants - Die Liebe und der Highlander, Band 3 (Ungekürzt) Author: Amalie Howard, Angie Morgan Narrator: Anna Theke, Mike Langhans Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 5 minutes Release date: August 30, 2024 Genres: Modern Publisher's Summary: Highlander Ronan Maclaren muss heiraten und für einen Erben sorgen. Besonders eilig hat er es damit aber nicht. Er ist glücklicher Gutsherr seines Clans, der die Maclaren-Whisky-Destillerie leitet. Die richtige Frau hat er zudem auch noch nicht gefunden. Lady Imogen Kinley hat sich seit Jahren raffiniert vor der Ehe gedrückt. Sie hat aus schmerzlicher Erfahrung gelernt, dass man Männern nicht trauen kann und ist fest entschlossen, unabhängig zu bleiben. Dabei hat sie diebische Freude daran, sich für potenzielle Verehrer so unattraktiv wie möglich zu machen. Ihre Eltern greifen schließlich zu einer verzweifelten Maßnahme und unterzeichnen einen Verlobungsvertrag für Ronan und Imogen. Als sich die beiden das erste Mal gegenüberstehen, ist es Abscheu auf den ersten Blick. Beide schwören, den anderen in den Wahnsinn zu treiben - mit allen Mitteln ...

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/741466 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Scandal Between The Sheets Author: Brenda Jackson Narrator: Leon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 44 minutes Release date: August 15, 2024 Genres: Rom-Com Publisher's Summary: New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson, now on audio… When reporter Jasmine Carmody began hanging around Savannah’s most respected family looking for a story, protective Wesley Brooks warned her off. Day and night, she sensed him shadowing her every move, felt his every breath and wanted his touch…Wesley would do anything to stop Jasmine's expose on his adopted family – even seduce her. But her unexpected virginity surprised him, and so did their overwhelming passion. Soon he'd have to make a choice – trust her with all his secrets, or risk losing her forever.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/799344 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Covert: The Psychology of War and Peace Author: Neil K. Aggarwal, Asad Durrani, A.S. Dulat Narrator: Jonathan Rego, Shubhankar, Rajiv Dadia Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 42 minutes Release date: August 14, 2024 Genres: Mental Health & Psychology Publisher's Summary: After the tremendous success of The Spy Chronicles, A.S. Dulat and Asad Durrani participated in a series of conversations on the psychology of war and peace; these have evolved into this fascinating book, written with psychiatrist Neil K. Aggarwal. Covert takes the reader right into the head of the two spymasters. Delving into their personal and professional trajectories that moulded them in the early years, the conversation traces the extent to which their Indian and Pakistani identities have defined them. Masterfully moderated by Aggarwal, the discussion then turns to the domain of international relations, exploring why the governments of India and Pakistan collaborate in certain areas, but not in others. What emerges is a remarkably forthright, provocatively honest appraisal of the peacebuilding process between the two nations that appear inherently hostile to each other but share so much in terms of history and cultural identity. The dialogues in Covert reveal a deep camaraderie between Dulat and Durrani, who have headed the intelligence operations for their respective countries. But more importantly perhaps, it provides deep insights into the shadowy world of negotiation and subterfuge. It is an eye-opener and a must-read for anyone invested in peace and amity in South Asia.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/757617 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hitler's People: The Faces of the Third Reich Author: Richard J. Evans Narrator: Leighton Pugh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 21 hours 27 minutes Release date: August 13, 2024 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Why did so many Germans take part in the crimes of Nazi Germany? How did they come to support Hitler and follow him almost to the very end? For too long, the Nazis have been presented as little more than psychopaths or criminals. In his major new work, renowned historian Richard J. Evans makes use of a mass of recently unearthed new evidence to strip away the veneer of myth and legend from the faces of the Third Reich and present a more realistic view of Nazi perpetrators as human beings who were disturbingly like us. Evans offers rounded, fresh and often startling new portraits of the men and women who created and served Nazi Germany, beginning with Hitler himself and going on to encompass leading figures like Göring, Goebbels and Himmler, enforcers of Hitler’s orders such as Eichmann and Heydrich, propagandists like Leni Riefenstahl, low-level perpetrators such as the notorious Irma Grese and unknown sympathizers and fellow-travellers who helped the regime in myriad ways. Hitler’s People is a chilling, brilliantly written work which allows the reader to understand the texture and values of the Third Reich and just how far individuals will go when so many normal moral constraints have disappeared. ©2024 Richard J. Evans (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/783734 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Dark We Know Author: Wen-Yi Lee Narrator: Natalie Naudus Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 44 minutes Release date: August 13, 2024 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: From Gillian Flynn Books, a lyrical young adult horror by debut author Wen-yi Lee that’s perfect for fans of She Is a Haunting, Stephen King’s IT, and The Haunting of Hill House.   Wen-yi Lee has crafted a dark and compelling supernatural mystery buoyed by earnestly written, queer-centric characters. I am enthralled! —Gillian Flynn   Growing up in Slater, Isadora Chang never felt at ease in the repressive small town, even before she realized she was bisexual—but after the deaths of two childhood friends, Slater went from feeling claustrophobic to suffocating. So, Isa took off before the town could swallow her, too. Even though it meant leaving everything she knew behind, including her last surviving friend, Mason.   When Isa’s abusive father dies, however, she agrees to come back from art school just long enough to collect the inheritance. But then Mason turns up at the cemetery with a revelation and a plea: their friends were murdered by an evil that haunts the town, and he needs Isa to help stop it—before it takes anyone else.   When Isa begins to hear strange songs on the wind, and eerie artwork fills her sketchbook that she can’t recall drawing, she’s forced to stop running and confront her past. Because something is waiting in the shadows of Slater’s valleys, something that feeds on the pain and heartbreak of its children. Whatever it is, it knows Isa’s back . . . and it won’t let her escape again.   Wen-yi Lee’s young adult debut is an intimate and gripping exploration of trauma, healing, and the lasting power of friendship, as a runaway teen must finally face the sinister forces that defined her childhood, and in doing so, demand her right to survive.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/795979 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Dog Who Came to Stay: A Memoir Author: Hal Borland Narrator: Patrick Lawlor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 47 minutes Release date: August 13, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: One dark and stormy winter night, outside his remote New England farmhouse, Hal Borland heard howling. At the door were a half-starved black-and-white mutt and his puppy companion. While reluctant to welcome these uninvited guests into their home, Hal and his wife gave them refuge, finally naming them Pat and Mike. When a local boy lost his dog, and the Borland's gave Mike to him, Pat's strong personality blossomed, and he becomes a treasured companion and member of the family. Accompanying Hal on hunts (and himself proving a formidable threat to local wildlife), Pat is the ideal touchstone for insights into the natural world. The Borlands learn valuable lessons from Pat—trust, relationships, and harmony with nature—the same values that led their move from city to country. Through this process, they develop a deeper appreciation for the place they call home. The Dog Who Came to Stay is a first-rate memoir detailing the immeasurable bond between humans and their beloved companions. With touching insight and wry humor free from sentimentality, it's a compelling tale for all ages!