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Contemporary Audiobooks

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    The House in the Cerulean Sea

    by TJ Klune ...
    Narrated by Daniel Henning ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 12 min

    "Daniel Henning is a great narrator for this quirky and theatrical audiobook...Henning revels in a cornucopia of characters, diving into nuanced voices and colorful moments with accents and growls, tone shifts and whispers...This is definitely a title for those who enjoy fantasy stories replete with gnomes and witches and all in between" -- AudioFile MagazineLambda Literary Award-winning author TJ ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

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    Stygian

    A Dark-Hunter Novel

    by Sherrilyn Kenyon ...
    Narrated by Holter Graham ...
    Series Audiobook 22 - Dark-Hunter Novels

    Unabridged

    26 hours 5 min

    #1 New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon brings us back to the astonishing world of the Dark-Hunters in Stygian, with a hero misunderstood by many…but most of all by himself.Born before man recorded time, I lived for thousands of years believing myself to be something I'm not.Someone I'm not.Lied to and betrayed by gods, Daimons, and Dark-Hunters, I've struggled to find my way in a ... Read more

    $46.99 USD

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    Dragonsworn

    by Sherrilyn Kenyon ...
    Narrated by Holter Graham ...
    Series Audiobook 21 - Dark-Hunter Novels

    Unabridged

    9 hours 19 min

    There is nothing in the universe the cursed dragon, Falcyn, hates more than humanity . . . except Greek humans. In a war he wanted no part of, they systematically destroyed everything he'd ever cared for. Now he waits for the day when evolution will finally rid him of the human vermin.Medea was born the granddaughter of the Greek god Apollo, and among the first of his people that he cursed to die. ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

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    Kaikeyi

    A Novel

    by Vaishnavi Patel ...
    Narrated by Soneela Nankani ...

    Unabridged

    17 hours 22 min

    “With a graceful, measured elegance” (The New York Times), this lyrical novel reimagines the life of the infamous queen from the ancient epic the Ramayana, giving voice to an extraordinary woman determined to leave her mark in a world where gods and men dictate the shape of things to come.I was born on the full moon under an auspicious constellation, the holiest of positions—much good it did me.So ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

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    The Chosen and the Beautiful

    by Nghi Vo ...
    Narrated by Natalie Naudus ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 52 min

    A Most Anticipated in 2021 Pick for Oprah Magazine | USA Today | Buzzfeed | Greatist | BookPage | PopSugar | The Nerd Daily | Goodreads | Literary Hub | Ms. Magazine | Library Journal"Gatsby the way it should have been written—dark, dazzling, fantastical."—R. F. Kuang"Luxurious, thrilling, and sexy."—Adrienne CeltImmigrant. Socialite. Magician.Jor... ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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    Siren Queen

    by Nghi Vo ...
    Narrated by Natalie Naudus ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 43 min

    FROM AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR NGHI VO COMES A DAZZLING NEW NOVEL WHERE IMMORTALITY IS JUST A CASTING CALL AWAY"Natalie Naudus's skilled narration adds to the luminous and otherworldly qualities of Vo's historical fantasy." -AudioFile on Siren QueenIt was magic. In every world, it was a kind of magic."No maids, no funny talking, no fainting flowers." Luli Wei is beautiful, talented, and desperate to be ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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    Deadlocked

    by Charlaine Harris ...
    Narrated by Johanna Parker ...
    Series Audiobook 12 - Southern Vampire Mysteries

    Unabridged

    9 hours 29 min

    Felipe de Castro, the vampire King of Louisiana (and Arkansas and Nevada), is in town. It's the worst possible time for a human body to show up in Eric Northman's front yard-especially the body of a woman whose blood he just drank. Now it's up to Sookie and Bill, the official Area Five investigator, to solve the murder. Sookie thinks that, at least this time, the dead girl's fate has nothing to do ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

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    Before the Coffee Gets Cold

    A Novel

    by Toshikazu Kawaguchi ...
    Narrated by Arina Ii ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 52 min

    ***NOW AN LA TIMES BESTSELLER**OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD**AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER***If you could go back in time, who would you want to meet?In a small back alley of Tokyo, there is a café that has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. Local legend says that this shop offers something else besides coffee—the chance to travel back in time.Over the course of ... Read more

    $21.99 USD $6.99 USD

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    Zoey Is Too Drunk for This Dystopia

    by Jason Pargin ...
    Narrated by Elizabeth Evans ...
    Series Audiobook 3 - Zoey Ashe

    Unabridged

    15 hours 4 min

    Zoey is Too Drunk for This Dystopia is the latest installment in New York Times bestselling author Jason Pargin's thrilling Zoey Ashe sci-fi series.Zoey Ashe wakes up every day feeling like she’s trying to steer a battleship while tied to the propeller. The twenty-three-year-old heiress to a criminal empire is navigating a futuristic world of high-tech liars and cutthroats, forced to learn the ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

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    Sweet Murder

    Witches of Keyhole Lake Book 1

    by Tegan Maher ...
    Narrated by Meritt North ...
    Series Audiobook 1 - Witches of Keyhole Lake Mysteries

    Unabridged

    7 hours 32 min

    What's a witch to do when the meanest man in the county drops dead in his coleslaw during her shift at the local barbecue joint? Noelle does what any good Southern witch would do: she flicks a wrist to clean up the mess, then thanks the stars for doing the world a favor. Until she becomes a suspect.A skydiving best friend, an unruly teenager with wonky powers, and a bossy, living-impaired aunt ... Read more

    $10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Gwendy's Magic Feather

    by Richard Chizmar ...
    Narrated by Maggie Siff ...
    Series Audiobook 2 - Gwendy's Button Box Trilogy

    Unabridged

    4 hours 37 min

    A FOREWORD BY STEPHEN KING IS INCLUDED ON PDF!A USA TODAY BESTSELLERIn this thrilling sequel to the New York Times bestselling novella by Stephen King andaward-winning author Richard Chizmar, an adult Gwendy is summoned back to Castle Rock after the mysterious reappearance of the button box.Something evil has swept into the small Maine town of Castle Rock on the heels of the latest winter storm. ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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    Starling House

    by Alix E. Harrow ...
    Narrated by Natalie Naudus ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 26 min

    "This book has everything you could possibly want this fall...a cursed town, a haunted house, a vivid & eerie setting—plus, characters willing to risk everything." —Reese Witherspoon (Reese’s Book Club October ’23 Pick)Starling House is a gorgeous, modern gothic fantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of The Ten Thousand Doors of January.I dream sometimes about a house I’ve ... ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

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    The Night Hunting

    by Juliana Haygert ...
    Narrated by Candace Joice, Maxx Pinkins ...
    Series Audiobook 3 - Rite World: Night Wolves

    Unabridged

    7 hours 39 min

    **Spoilers of the ending of book 2 below!**I don’t have my memories, but I know in my heart, I seek revenge.I awoke in a demon’s house with no recollection of who I am. I’m certain I belong to someone… although who, I’m unsure.While waiting to remember my past, I train in demon magic, preparing for a fight I’m not sure I should be involved in.I’m sent on a mission to steal the magic of the most ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic

    by Meghan Ciana Doidge ...
    Narrated by Erin Moon ...
    Series Audiobook 1 - Dowser

    Unabridged

    7 hours 44 min

    If you’d asked me a week ago, I would have told you that the best cupcakes were dark chocolate with chocolate cream cheese icing, that dancing in a crowd of magic wielders — the Adept — was better than sex, and that my life was peaceful and uneventful. Just the way I liked it. That’s what twenty-three years in the magical backwater of Vancouver will get you — a completely skewed sense of reality. ... Read more

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    Cast in Deception

    by Michelle Sagara ...
    Narrated by Khristine Hvam ...
    Series Audiobook 13 - The Chronicles of Elantra

    Unabridged

    16 hours 9 min

    WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE, WHO NEEDS ENEMIES?Private Kaylin Neya thought her home couldn’t possibly get more crowded. But when one of her housemates, Annarion, decides to undertake the Barrani Test of Name, his friends refuse to let him face his task alone—and Kaylin’s sentient home, Helen, is the only structure capable of shielding the rest of Elantra from the magnitude of their power.Annarion and ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Cry Wolf

    by Patricia Briggs ...
    Narrated by Holter Graham ...
    Series Audiobook 1 - Alpha and Omega

    Unabridged

    10 hours 3 min

    **Now Briggs begins an extraordinary new series set in Mercy Thompson’s world—but with rules of its own.INTRODUCING THE ALPHA AND OMEGA NOVELS...**Anna never knew werewolves existed until the night she survived a violent attack…and became one herself. After three years at the bottom of the pack, she’d learned to keep her head down and never, ever trust dominant males. But Anna is that rarest kind ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

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    Catching Echoes

    by Meghan Ciana Doidge ...
    Narrated by Whitney Dykhouse ...
    Series Audiobook 1 - Reconstructionist

    Unabridged

    8 hours 19 min

    I preferred it when life came in tidy packages. When it didn’t — when something went awry — I was exceedingly skilled at packaging it back up. It was my job to do so, after all.I was a reconstructionist.I collected the puzzle pieces, then I gave those pieces to an investigative team to sort out. I didn’t ask questions. I didn’t offer answers. I saw, I recorded, and I moved on.I didn’t dwell or ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Salt & the Sovereign

    A Contemporary Mermaid Fantasy

    by A.L. Knorr ...
    Narrated by Marni Penning ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 21 min

    Deep in the ocean, a rivalry rages. Can one siren’s song turn the tides of hatred?After witnessing senseless murder, Bel vows to end her mother’s tyrannical reign. But as a young mermaid, she has no choice but to spend multiple mating cycles on dry land before she can qualify for the crown. As she strives to capture a man's heart, the underwater realm flows with the blood of the queen's enemies ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    The Night Rising

    by Juliana Haygert ...
    Narrated by Candace Joice, Maxx Pinkins ...
    Series Audiobook 4 - Rite World: Night Wolves

    Unabridged

    6 hours 59 min

    **Spoilers of the ending of book 3 below!**I’ve gained the magic of a dragon… and soon, it’ll end my existence.My abilities have grown beyond imagining, and a dragon’s fire burns inside of me. Unfortunately, that same fire is burning me alive.The only way to save the people I love is to unite my dragon’s power with its missing half, which exists inside my evil father. If we can defeat Paimon, the ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Dark Obsession

    A Vampire Romance

    by Sarah Piper ...
    Narrated by Shane East, Mackenzie Cartwright ...
    Series Audiobook 3 - Vampire Royals of New York

    Unabridged

    9 hours 3 min

    A vicious demonic plot. A curse decades in the making. An epic love that burns hotter than the very fires of hell…Charlotte...All Charley’s nightmares are real.Demons. Dark witches. Her murderous uncle.With her soul bound to an ancient demon lord and her sister taken captive by a monster, hope is in short supply.But Charley will not go down without a fight. Not when it comes to her sister, and not ... Read more

    $17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

    by J.K. Rowling ...
    Narrated by Jim Dale ...
    Series Audiobook 3 - Harry Potter

    Unabridged

    11 hours 49 min

    'Welcome to the Knight Bus, emergency transport for the stranded witch or wizard. Just stick out your wand hand, step on board and we can take you anywhere you want to go.'When the Knight Bus crashes through the darkness and screeches to a halt in front of him, it's the start of another far from ordinary year at Hogwarts for Harry Potter. Sirius Black, escaped mass-murderer and follower of Lord ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Fairy-Struck

    by Amy Sumida ...
    Narrated by Stephanie Németh-Parker ...
    Series Audiobook 1 - The Twilight Court

    Unabridged

    11 hours 24 min

    I met him at the end of my sword.Not exactly romantic but attraction arced between us like lightning. A rare and beautiful connection. Too bad he's a fairy—a hunter, no less. Nothing can happen between us, it's forbidden. Besides, I have bigger issues to deal with. Like a bioweapon that can destroy the entire human race. We have to work together, but I'm a professional. I can ignore the way he ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

    by J.K. Rowling ...
    Narrated by Jim Dale ...
    Series Audiobook 7 - Harry Potter

    Unabridged

    21 hours 36 min

    'Give me Harry Potter,' said Voldemort's voice, 'and none shall be harmed. Give me Harry Potter, and I shall leave the school untouched. Give me Harry Potter, and you will be rewarded.'As he climbs into the sidecar of Hagrid's motorbike and takes to the skies, leaving Privet Drive for the last time, Harry Potter knows that Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters are not far behind. The protective ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

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    Final Fury

    by Annabel Chase ...
    Narrated by Jill Smith ...
    Series Audiobook 14 - Federal Bureau of Magic

    Unabridged

    5 hours 32 min

    Welcome to Chipping Cheddar where supernaturals are hidden in plain sight.I foolishly believed this day would never come, that life in charming Chipping Cheddar would always be pleasant and somewhat predictable—but all good things must come to an end.And it seems the dormant portal is no exception.Find out how it ends for Agent Eden Fury and her loved ones in Final Fury, the 14th and final book in ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus