29 Best books to read in winter
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- By: C. S. Lewis
- Narrator: Michael York
- Length: 4 hours 23 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: May 24, 2005
- Language: English
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4.23(2476136 ratings)
4.23(2476136 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0018.99 USDDon’t miss one of America’s top 100 most-loved novels, selected by PBS’s The Great American Read. Four adventurous siblings–Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie–step through a wardrobe door and into the land ofDon’t miss one of America’s top 100 most-loved novels, selected by PBS’s The Great American Read.
Four adventurous siblings–Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie–step through a wardrobe door and into the land of Narnia, a land frozen in eternal winter and enslaved by the power of the White Witch. But when almost all hope is lost, the return of the Great Lion, Aslan, signals a great change . . . and a great sacrifice.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is the second book in C. S. Lewis’s classic fantasy series, which has been drawing readers of all ages into a magical land with unforgettable characters for over sixty years. This is a stand-alone read, but if you would like to explore more of the Narnian realm, follow up with The Horse and His Boy, the third book in The Chronicles of Narnia.
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Bear Snores On
- By: Karma Wilson
- Narrator: Karma Wilson
- Length: 7 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: January 25, 2013
- Language: English
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4.26(31199 ratings)
4.26(31199 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.007.99 USDAcclaimed author Karma Wilson tells a festive story about friendship and helping others when they are sad in this Children’s Book-of-the-Month Club Featured Selection. Bear is snuggled in his cave for the winter. He sleeps all day and allAcclaimed author Karma Wilson tells a festive story about friendship and helping others when they are sad in this Children’s Book-of-the-Month Club Featured Selection. Bear is snuggled in his cave for the winter. He sleeps all day and all night. The cold wind can’t even wake him up. He just snores on. Then, one day, something unexpected happens, and he is woken up. John McDonough’s playful narration helps listeners become involved in these woodland creatures’ activities.
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A Christmas Carol
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrator: Simon Prebble
- Length: 3 hours 9 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2007
- Language: English
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4.07(649371 ratings)
4.07(649371 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0011.95 USD“Every idiot who goes about with ‘Merry Christmas’ on his lips should be boiled with his own pudding,” says Scrooge. Mean old Scrooge despises Christmas, until Christmas Eve, when a haunted voice from the past changes his“Every idiot who goes about with ‘Merry Christmas’ on his lips should be boiled with his own pudding,” says Scrooge. Mean old Scrooge despises Christmas, until Christmas Eve, when a haunted voice from the past changes his life–overnight!
Many know the story, but few have experienced the marvel of the book. If you are one who has never read this family classic, this is the time to do so. Listen to our unabridged recording and make this a truly Charles Dickens Christmas. And, “God bless us, everyone!”
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Snowflake Bentley
- By: Jacqueline Briggs Martin
- Narrator: Jacqueline Briggs Martin
- Length: 19 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: March 08, 2013
- Language: English
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4.12(15557 ratings)
4.12(15557 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.007.99 USDJacqueline Briggs Martin’s Snowflake Bentley won a Caldecott Medal, a Parents’ Choice Award, and was picked as an ALA Notable Book for Children. Listeners of all ages will cherish this beautiful story about a real man whose discoveriesJacqueline Briggs Martin’s Snowflake Bentley won a Caldecott Medal, a Parents’ Choice Award, and was picked as an ALA Notable Book for Children. Listeners of all ages will cherish this beautiful story about a real man whose discoveries changed the way the world saw snow. “There will be so many uses for this book-not the least of which is simply handing it to children and letting their imaginations soar like Bentley’s.”-Booklist
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Little Women
- By: Louisa May Alcott
- Narrator: C. M. Hebert
- Length: 18 hours 59 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2006
- Language: English
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4.13(1912212 ratings)
4.13(1912212 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0031.95 USDThis favorite book for children, based on the author’s own youthful experiences, describes the life of the March family in a small New England community in the 1800s. Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March are raised in genteel poverty by their lovingThis favorite book for children, based on the author’s own youthful experiences, describes the life of the March family in a small New England community in the 1800s.
Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March are raised in genteel poverty by their loving mother while their father serves as chaplain during the American Civil War. Jo at fifteen is ungainly, unconventional, and enterprising, with an ambition to be an author. Meg, a year older, is pretty and wishes to be a lady. Beth is a delicate child of thirteen with a taste for music. Amy is a blonde beauty of twelve.
The story explores their domestic adventures, their attempts to increase the family’s small income, their friendship with the neighboring Laurence family, and their later love affairs and destinies as women.
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City of a Thousand Dolls
- By: Miriam Forster
- Narrator: Shannon McManus
- Length: 8 hours 54 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: February 05, 2013
- Language: English
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3.73(4921 ratings)
3.73(4921 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USDThe girl with no past, and no future, may be the only one who can save their lives. Nisha was abandoned at the gates of the City of a Thousand Dolls when she was just a little girl. Now sixteen, she lives on the grounds of the isolated estate, whereThe girl with no past, and no future, may be the only one who can save their lives.
Nisha was abandoned at the gates of the City of a Thousand Dolls when she was just a little girl. Now sixteen, she lives on the grounds of the isolated estate, where orphan girls apprentice as musicians, healers, courtesans, and, if the rumors are true, assassins. She makes her way as Matron’s errand girl, her closest companions the mysterious cats that trail her shadow. Only when she begins a forbidden flirtation with the city’s handsome young courier does she let herself imagine a life outside the walls. Until one by one, girls around her start to die.
Before she becomes the next victim, Nisha decides to uncover the secrets that surround the girls’ deaths. But by getting involved, Nisha jeopardizes not only her own future in the City of a Thousand Dolls–but also her life.
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Eternal
- By: C. C. Hunter
- Narrator: Katie Schorr
- Length: 10 hours 47 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: October 28, 2014
- Language: English
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4.39(5259 ratings)
4.39(5259 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0026.99 USD“Spectacular! I love Della’s sarcastic and yet deeply sensitive perspective and can’t wait to see how things unfold for her.”–Fresh Fiction Just when Della feels like she’s starting to figure out her life, she“Spectacular! I love Della’s sarcastic and yet deeply sensitive perspective and can’t wait to see how things unfold for her.”–Fresh Fiction
Just when Della feels like she’s starting to figure out her life, she finds herself reborn…and her new existence comes with a whole different rulebook.Della’s secret powers always made her feel like an outsider in the human world. Now, just when she’s starting to feel like she belongs–at Shadow Falls, a camp for teens with paranormal powers–her life is turned upside down all over again. Attacked by a deadly virus, she must make the difficult choice to be reborn. It’s her only chance at survival, but it comes with a price: It irreparably bonds her to Chase, a tall, dark and mesmerizing vampire who makes her laugh one minute and infuriates her the next.Chase already knows too many of Della’s secrets, and being eternally bonded to him is the last thing she wants. Even worse, she doesn’t fully understand what their bond means. Is the attraction she’s started feeling for Chase real–or does fate have something else in store? And what does that mean for Steve, the hot shapeshifter whose kisses make her weak in the knees? Now Della’s battered heart is about to take another hit. While investigating her latest case, she discovers shocking evidence about her father’s dark past, making her question everything she believes to be true…and her place in the world she loves.
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Hideous Love
- By: Stephanie Hemphill
- Narrator: Michelle Ford
- Length: 2 hours 54 minutes
- Publisher: Balzer + Bray
- Publish date: October 01, 2013
- Language: English
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3.36(495 ratings)
3.36(495 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.99 USDFrom Stephanie Hemphill, author of the Printz Honor winner Your Own, Sylvia and the acclaimed novel Wicked Girls: A Novel of the Salem Witch Trials, comes the fascinating story of gothic novelist Mary Shelley, most famous for the classicFrom Stephanie Hemphill, author of the Printz Honor winner Your Own, Sylvia and the acclaimed novel Wicked Girls: A Novel of the Salem Witch Trials, comes the fascinating story of gothic novelist Mary Shelley, most famous for the classic Frankenstein.
An all-consuming love affair with famed poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, a family torn apart by scandal, a young author on the brink of greatness: Hideous Love is the story of the mastermind behind one of the most iconic figures in all of literature, a monster constructed out of dead bodies and brought to life by the tragic Dr. Frankenstein.
This luminous verse novel reveals how Mary Shelley became one of the most celebrated authors in history.
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Incarnate
- By: Jodi Meadows
- Narrator: Katherine Taub
- Length: 9 hours 14 minutes
- Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
- Publish date: January 31, 2012
- Language: English
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3.73(20538 ratings)
3.73(20538 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USDNew soul Ana is new. For thousands of years in Range, a million souls have been reincarnated over and over, keeping their memories and experiences from previous lifetimes. When Ana was born, another soul vanished, and no one knows why. No soul EvenNew soul
Ana is new. For thousands of years in Range, a million souls have been reincarnated over and over, keeping their memories and experiences from previous lifetimes. When Ana was born, another soul vanished, and no one knows why.
No soul
Even Ana’s own mother thinks she’s a nosoul, an omen of worse things to come, and has kept her away from society. To escape her seclusion and learn whether she’ll be reincarnated, Ana travels to the city of Heart, but its citizens are afraid of what her presence means. When dragons and sylph attack the city, is Ana to blame?
Heart
Sam believes Ana’s new soul is good and worthwhile. When he stands up for her, their relationship blooms. But can he love someone who may live only once, and will Ana’s enemies–human and creature alike–let them be together? Ana needs to uncover the mistake that gave her someone else’s life, but will her quest threaten the peace of Heart and destroy the promise of reincarnation for all?
Jodi Meadows expertly weaves soul-deep romance, fantasy, and danger into an extraordinary tale of new life.
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Blizzard!
- By: Jim Murphy
- Narrator: Taylor Mali
- Length: 2 hours 38 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2011
- Language: English
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3.8(1135 ratings)
3.8(1135 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0014.95 USDOn March 12, 1888, hurricane-force winds and unrelenting snow began to bring the region of Virginia to Maine to its knees. During the next three days, the Great Blizzard raged out of control, devastating every community in its path. Through the eyesOn March 12, 1888, hurricane-force winds and unrelenting snow began to bring the region of Virginia to Maine to its knees. During the next three days, the Great Blizzard raged out of control, devastating every community in its path. Through the eyes and words of survivors and victims alike, as well as the careful research for which Newbery Honor Award author Jim Murphy is known, listeners will experience one of the most devastating natural disasters in US history and understand why, from that day on, life in the United States was forever changed.
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Infamous
- By: Alyson Noel
- Narrator: Kyla Garcia
- Length: 9 hours 37 minutes
- Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
- Publish date: April 03, 2018
- Language: English
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3.74(392 ratings)
3.74(392 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USDFans of One of Us Is Lying and Genuine Fraud will love this explosive and satisfying finale to the provocative and suspenseful Beautiful Idols series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Alyson Noel. Club promoters Layla, Aster, and Tommy neverFans of One of Us Is Lying and Genuine Fraud will love this explosive and satisfying finale to the provocative and suspenseful Beautiful Idols series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Alyson Noel.
Club promoters Layla, Aster, and Tommy never imagined that entering the Unrivaled competition would land them in the middle of a celebrity murder investigation, but sometimes fate can be as nasty as the anonymous comments on a Hollywood gossip blog.
But Madison Brooks isn’t dead. Layla, Aster, and Tommy have been set up, and as Madison’s dirty little secrets creep closer to the light, they discover Madison will do anything to keep her past hidden–no matter who gets caught in the crossfire.
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Mind Games
- By: Shana Silver
- Narrator: Rachel L. Jacobs
- Length: 11 hours 50 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: August 27, 2019
- Language: English
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3.65(680 ratings)
3.65(680 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0026.99 USDA teen programmer at a school for geniuses must join forces with a boy she can’t remember to stop a hacker from deleting their memories in Shana Silver’s action-packed YA debut, Mind Games. Arden sells memories. Whether it’sA teen programmer at a school for geniuses must join forces with a boy she can’t remember to stop a hacker from deleting their memories in Shana Silver’s action-packed YA debut, Mind Games.
Arden sells memories. Whether it’s becoming homecoming queen or studying for that all important test, Arden can hack into a classmate’s memories and upload the experience for you just as if you’d lived it yourself. Business is great, right up until the day Arden whites out, losing fifteen minutes of her life and all her memories of the boy across the school yard. The boy her friends assure her she’s had a crush on for years.
Arden realizes that her own memories have been hacked, but they haven’t just been stolen and shared… they’ve been removed. And she’s not the only one: her mysterious crush, Sebastian, has lost ALL of his memories. But how can they find someone who has the power to make them forget everything they’ve learned?
Praise from the Swoon Reads community:
“An absolute roller coaster ride…. I loved it. I absolutely loved it!” –Pamela Delupio
“An awesome concept and a gripping mystery… a wild ride from beginning to end.” –T. K. Yeager
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Winter Garden
- By: Adele Ashworth
- Narrator: Heather Wilds
- Length: 10 hours 53 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: May 29, 2012
- Language: English
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3.8(1026 ratings)
3.8(1026 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USD“Exquisitely written and brimming with emotion.”–Julia Quinn “Adele Ashworth is certain to become one of romance’s most beloved writers.”–Lisa Kleypas Adele Ashworth’s Winter Garden is a stunning“Exquisitely written and brimming with emotion.”
–Julia Quinn“Adele Ashworth is certain to become one of romance’s most beloved writers.”
–Lisa KleypasAdele Ashworth’s Winter Garden is a stunning historical romance classic reborn. The story of a beautiful French woman, a spy for the British government, partnered with a breathtaking, intensely passionate man of mystery on perilous assignment in the south of England, Winter Garden is an early gem from RITA(r) Award winner Ashworth. A wonderfully creative love story filled with unforgettable characters and brimming with palpable sexual tension, Winter Garden is the romantic destination where true romance lovers–especially Ashworth’s many fans and admirers of the novels of Cathy Maxwell, Christina Dodd, and Lisa Kleypas–are going to want to spend quality time.
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Reboot
- By: Jerry Colonna
- Narrator: Jerry Colonna
- Length: 7 hours 34 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: June 18, 2019
- Language: English
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3.92(1064 ratings)
3.92(1064 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.006.99 USDOne of the start-up world’s most in-demand executive coaches–hailed as the “CEO Whisperer” (Gimlet Media)–reveals why radical self-inquiry is critical to professional success and healthy relationships in all realms ofOne of the start-up world’s most in-demand executive coaches–hailed as the “CEO Whisperer” (Gimlet Media)–reveals why radical self-inquiry is critical to professional success and healthy relationships in all realms of life.
Jerry Colonna helps start-up CEOs make peace with their demons, the psychological habits and behavioral patterns that have helped them to succeed–molding them into highly accomplished individuals–yet have been detrimental to their relationships and ultimate well-being. Now, this venture capitalist turned executive coach shares his unusual yet highly effective blend of Buddhism, Jungian therapy, and entrepreneurial straight talk to help leaders overcome their own psychological traumas. Reboot is a journey of radical self-inquiry, helping you to reset your life by sorting through the emotional baggage that is holding you back professionally, and even more important, in your relationships.
Jerry has taught CEOs and their top teams to realize their potential by using the raw material of their lives to find meaning, to build healthy interpersonal bonds, and to become more compassionate and bold leaders. In Reboot, he inspires everyone to hold themselves responsible for their choices and for the possibility of truly achieving their dreams.
Work does not have to destroy us. Work can be the way in which we achieve our fullest self, Jerry firmly believes. What we need, sometimes, is a chance to reset our goals and to reconnect with our deepest selves and with each other. Reboot moves and empowers us to begin this journey.
Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.
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Spellcaster
- By: Claudia Gray
- Narrator: Khristine Hvam
- Length: 11 hours 8 minutes
- Publisher: HarperTeen
- Publish date: March 05, 2013
- Language: English
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3.62(6108 ratings)
3.62(6108 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0025.99 USDA darkly enchanting series from New York Times bestselling author Claudia Gray about a teenage witch who battles dark forces in her small town, perfect for fans of the Beautiful Creatures and Hex Hall series. A boy cursed with visions that lead toA darkly enchanting series from New York Times bestselling author Claudia Gray about a teenage witch who battles dark forces in her small town, perfect for fans of the Beautiful Creatures and Hex Hall series.
A boy cursed with visions that lead to madness. A girl granted the powers to save him.
As soon as Nadia arrives in Captive’s Sound, she knows something is seriously wrong. The town is shrouded in dark magic, more powerful and complex than she has ever seen. Mateo has lived in Captive’s Sound his entire life, trying to dodge the local legend that his family is “cursed” with insanity. When the mysterious girl he has been dreaming of every night appears (Nadia), he fears the curse may be true. But danger is coming, and Nadia and Mateo must work together to stop this unknown force before it destroys everything in its path.
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Starstruck
- By: Falguni Kothari
- Narrator: Soneela Nankani
- Length: 2 hours 52 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2021
- Language: English
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3.46(25 ratings)
3.46(25 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0014.95 USDNothing is as it seems in the movie business, including the love lives of the stars. Tania Coehlo, an A-list celebrity manager in Mumbai’s Tinseltown–also known as the Piranha of Publicity–certainly has her work cut out for her asNothing is as it seems in the movie business, including the love lives of the stars.
Tania Coehlo, an A-list celebrity manager in Mumbai’s Tinseltown–also known as the Piranha of Publicity–certainly has her work cut out for her as she walks into the set of the next Bollywood blockbuster, starring her client Ariana Kapoor.
Ariana is the Indian film industry’s upcoming reigning queen, and her costar and fiance is Veer Rana, a smooth-talking bad boy … and the man Tania happened to have an affair with last Christmas.
A man Tania just can’t seem to banish from her mind.
This year, Tania swears she won’t fall for Veer’s charming ways again. After all, he is still unavailable. Still forbidden. Still out of her league, just like the stars glittering in Rajasthan’s night sky.
But, surrounded by the provocative magic of an active film set and Veer’s wicked determination to win her back, Tania finds herself star struck all over again, risking not only her heart for a second time but her career as well.
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Sweet Peril
- By: Wendy Higgins
- Narrator: Erin Mallon
- Length: 9 hours 31 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: April 30, 2013
- Language: English
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4.24(44844 ratings)
4.24(44844 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0025.99 USDFans of Cassandra Clare’s Mortal Instruments series will be drawn to Wendy Higgins’s sexy, thrilling Sweet Evil series. Sweet Peril focuses on the battle between light and dark, good and evil, within Anna Whitt, the child of a guardianFans of Cassandra Clare’s Mortal Instruments series will be drawn to Wendy Higgins’s sexy, thrilling Sweet Evil series.
Sweet Peril focuses on the battle between light and dark, good and evil, within Anna Whitt, the child of a guardian angel mother and a demon father. Anna promised herself she’d never do the work of her father–polluting souls. She’d been naive to make such a claim. Haunted by demon whisperers, Anna does whatever she can to survive, even if it means earning an unwanted reputation as her school’s party girl. And all the while there’s gorgeous bad-boy Kaidan Rowe, the son of the Duke of Lust, plaguing her heart and mind.
Anna discovers it is her fate to banish demons from the earth, and save the other Nephilim from their dark destiny. Until then, Anna and Kaidan must put aside the issues between them, overcome the steamiest of temptations yet, and face the ultimate question: is loving someone worth risking their life?
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Froggy Gets Dressed
- By: Jonathan London
- Narrator: Jonathan London
- Length: 8 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: June 28, 2013
- Language: English
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4.06(9899 ratings)
4.06(9899 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.007.99 USDFroggy jumps out of bed as soon as he wakes up. Snow is falling against his window, and outside, his friends are building snowmen. He can hardly wait to join them. But winter winds and fluffy white snow are cold. Froggy has to remember to put onFroggy jumps out of bed as soon as he wakes up. Snow is falling against his window, and outside, his friends are
building snowmen. He can hardly wait to join them.But winter winds and fluffy white snow are cold. Froggy has to remember to put on his boots, mittens, pants, and
lots of chilly weather clothes before he flops outside into the snow. Will he ever be able to pull together all of those
warm layers?Young readers who struggle with buttons, zippers, and multiple pieces of clothing will enjoy hearing anyone can
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have trouble getting dressed–even frogs! John McDonough will have youngsters laughing out loud as he narrates
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The Thirteenth Princess
- By: Diane Zahler
- Narrator: Jenna Lamia
- Length: 5 hours 54 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: February 02, 2010
- Language: English
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3.95(5811 ratings)
3.95(5811 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.004.99 USDZita is not an ordinary servant girl–she’s the thirteenth daughter of a king who wanted only sons. When she was born, Zita’s father banished her to the servants’ quarters to work in the kitchens, where she can onlyZita is not an ordinary servant girl–she’s the thirteenth daughter of a king who wanted only sons. When she was born, Zita’s father banished her to the servants’ quarters to work in the kitchens, where she can only communicate with her royal sisters in secret.
Then, after Zita’s twelfth birthday, the princesses all fall mysteriously ill. The only clue is their strangely worn and tattered shoes. With the help of her friends–Breckin the stable boy, Babette the witch, and Milek the soldier–Zita follows her bewitched sisters into a magical world of endless dancing and dreams. But something more sinister is afoot–and unless Zita and her friends can break the curse, the twelve princesses will surely dance to their deaths.
A classic fairy tale with a bold twist, The Thirteenth Princess tells the unforgettable story of a magical castle, true love, spellbound princesses–and the young girl determined to save them all.
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Transparent
- By: Natalie Whipple
- Narrator: Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 7 hours 0 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: May 21, 2013
- Language: English
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3.78(2966 ratings)
3.78(2966 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDPlenty of teenagers feel invisible.Fiona McClean actually is. An invisible girl is a priceless weapon. Fiona’s own father has been forcing her to do his dirty work for years–everything from spying on people to stealing cars to breakingPlenty of teenagers feel invisible.
Fiona McClean actually is.An invisible girl is a priceless weapon. Fiona’s own father has been forcing her to do his dirty work for years–everything from spying on people to stealing cars to breaking into bank vaults.
After sixteen years, Fiona’s had enough. She and her mother flee to a small town, and for the first time in her life, Fiona feels like a normal life is within reach. But Fiona’s father isn’t giving up that easily.
Of course, he should know better than anyone: never underestimate an invisible girl.
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Brave Irene
- By: William Steig
- Narrator: Meryl Streep
- Length: 26 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: November 22, 2011
- Language: English
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4.18(3806 ratings)
4.18(3806 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.001.99 USDThis audio edition includes narration by Meryl Streep. This winning heroine will inspire every child to cheer her on as she ventures through a bitter cold snowstorm in William Steig’s classic Brave Irene.Brave Irene is Irene Bobbin, theThis audio edition includes narration by Meryl Streep.
This winning heroine will inspire every child to cheer her on as she ventures through a bitter cold snowstorm in William Steig’s classic Brave Irene.
Brave Irene is Irene Bobbin, the dressmaker’s daughter. Her mother, Mrs. Bobbin, isn’t feeling so well and can’t possibly deliver the beautiful ball gown she’s made for the duchess to wear that very evening. So plucky Irene volunteers to get the gown to the palace on time, in spite of the fierce snowstorm that’s brewing– quite an errand for a little girl.But where there’s a will, there’s a way, as Irene proves in the danger-fraught adventure that follows. She must defy the wiles of the wicked wind, her most formidable opponent, and overcome many obstacles before she completes her mission.
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Untamed City: Carnival of Secrets
- By: Melissa Marr
- Narrator: James Marsters
- Length: 8 hours 4 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: September 04, 2012
- Language: English
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3.66(1614 ratings)
3.66(1614 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0022.99 USDWarriors Kaleb and Aya will stop at nothing to destroy their competition. But when Kaleb finds his fate entwined with that of Mallory, a seventeen-year-old human girl, he can’t seem to separate the vicious Carnival contest he’s enteredWarriors Kaleb and Aya will stop at nothing to destroy their competition. But when Kaleb finds his fate entwined with that of Mallory, a seventeen-year-old human girl, he can’t seem to separate the vicious Carnival contest he’s entered from his sudden devotion to her. He and Aya may be prizefighters from the otherworldly Untamed City, but his strange, obsessive connection makes staying away from the witch-ruled human world, and Mallory, harder every day.
All Mallory knows of the Untamed City is what her elders have told her–that it’s full of debauchery and daimons looking to destroy her. But she knows she’s being pulled toward Kaleb with an emotion so fierce that it’s utterly foreign.
The two are forced apart by Mallory’s overprotective witch father, stranded by necessity between warring populations that can’t coexist. But when The City’s ruler raises the stakes of the Carnival’s prize, there’s nothing Mallory, Kaleb, or Aya can do to stop the two worlds colliding. Mallory’s about to discover her true identity–and stumble into a fate she’d die to avoid.
Fans of The Hunger Games will devour this tale of lush secrets, dark love, and the struggle to forge one’s own destiny from the bestselling author of Wicked Lovely, Melissa Marr.
(Formerly published as Carnival of Souls)
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Jane Eyre
- By: Charlotte Bronte
- Narrator: Juliet Mills
- Length: 19 hours 26 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2014
- Language: English
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4.14(1784377 ratings)
4.14(1784377 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0029.95 USDJane Eyre, the plain yet spirited governess, introduced a new kind of heroine in literature–one whose virtuous integrity, sharp intellect, and tireless perseverance broke through class barriers to win equal stature with the man sheJane Eyre, the plain yet spirited governess, introduced a new kind of heroine in literature–one whose virtuous integrity, sharp intellect, and tireless perseverance broke through class barriers to win equal stature with the man she loved.
Orphaned and subjected to cruelty at Lowood charity school, Jane nonetheless emerges unbroken in spirit and integrity. The story of how Jane becomes governess at Thornfield Hall, meets and loves Mr. Rochester, and discovers the impediment to their lawful marriage transcends melodrama to portray a woman’s passionate search for a wider and richer life than that traditionally accorded to her by Victorian society.
Hailed by William Makepeace Thackeray as “the masterwork of a great genius,” this impassioned love story is still regarded, more than a century later, as one of the finest novels in literature.
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Amber Beach
- By: Elizabeth Lowell
- Narrator: Robin Rowan
- Length: 11 hours 45 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: September 08, 2009
- Language: English
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3.98(5579 ratings)
3.98(5579 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USDDeadly secrets are buried on Amber Beach … Donovan International is a power to be reckoned with in the dazzling and cutthroat worldwide gem trade — and is therefore a target for the murderous greed of unscrupulous competitors. Though aDeadly secrets are buried on Amber Beach …
Donovan International is a power to be reckoned with in the dazzling and cutthroat worldwide gem trade — and is therefore a target for the murderous greed of unscrupulous competitors. Though a shrewd businesswoman, Honor Donovan has been effectively shut out of the dangerous family enterprise by the Donovan males — until her favorite brother, Kyle, mysteriously vanishes along with a fortune in stolen amber.
Now, linking up with “fishing guide” Jake Mallory — whose previous association with the Donovans has bred mistrust and suspicion — Honor sets out for the Pacific Northwest in search of answers. But old wars and new politics have lured ruthless, high-stakes players from around the globe into a deadly game. And suddenly, elusive trust can be the only salvation — and death the penalty for deceit — if Honor and Jake hope to survive the perilous intrigues surrounding a breathtaking lost Czarist treasure known as the Amber Room …
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Breaking Danger
- By: Lisa Marie Rice
- Narrator: Kaleo Griffith
- Length: 9 hours 23 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: July 15, 2014
- Language: English
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3.74(629 ratings)
3.74(629 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USDOnly one man and one woman can stop the world from burning in this thrilling final volume in Lisa Marie Rice’s sexy Ghost Ops series, in which an elite super-secret military team must face down doomsday and protect the gifted women theyOnly one man and one woman can stop the world from burning in this thrilling final volume in Lisa Marie Rice’s sexy Ghost Ops series, in which an elite super-secret military team must face down doomsday and protect the gifted women they love.
Haven, a community of misfits and geniuses, is one of the few safe places remaining in a world on fire. Run by the Ghost Ops team, three dangerous, fearless, soldiers who were once betrayed and disgraced will fiercely protect their country and the women they adore from a deadly plague that has turned people into violent monsters.
Beautiful brilliant Dr. Sophie Daniels is trapped in her home with the only antidote to the plague. Former Ghost Ops elite operative Jon Ryan is sent on a suicide rescue mission, brutally fighting his way to her side. Together they must cross treacherous terrain before they can return to Haven. But for them to succeed, Sophie must trust this tormented soul and place her life, and her heart, in his hands.
Years of combat training has prepared Jon for this moment. Unafraid, nothing is too dangerous now that he’s found Sophie. He will risk everything, fight anyone, for her and a future filled with hope and love.
The Ghost Ops Series
Book 1: Heart of Danger
Book 2: I Dream of Danger
Author’s Note: BREAKING DANGER is the thrilling conclusion to the Ghost Ops trilogy. Each book can be read as a standalone.
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Dark Tide
- By: Elizabeth Haynes
- Narrator: Justine Eyre
- Length: 10 hours 21 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: March 12, 2013
- Language: English
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3.48(3358 ratings)
3.48(3358 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.004.99 USD“Chilling.” — Associated Press “An intense psychological thriller.” — Publishers Weekly From Elizabeth Haynes, author of the bestselling debut Into the Darkest Corner, comes a tense, gripping thriller about a“Chilling.” — Associated Press
“An intense psychological thriller.” — Publishers Weekly
From Elizabeth Haynes, author of the bestselling debut Into the Darkest Corner, comes a tense, gripping thriller about a woman caught in an underworld of corruption and murder.
Genevieve has finally achieved her dream: to leave the stress of London behind and start a new life aboard a houseboat in Kent. She’s found the perfect vessel: Revenge of the Tide. She already feels less lonely; as if the boat is looking after her.
But the night of her boat-warming party, a body washes up, and to Genevieve’s horror, she recognizes the victim. She isn’t about to tell the police, though; hardly anyone knows about her past as a dancer at a private members’ club, The Barclay. The death can’t have anything to do with her. Or so she thinks…
Soon, the lull of the waves against Revenge feels anything but soothing, as Genevieve begins to receive strange calls and can’t reach the one person who links the present danger with her history at the club. Fearing for her safety, Genevieve recalls the moment when it all started to go wrong: the night she saw her daytime boss in the crowd at The Barclay…
Dark, sexy, and exquisitely chilling, Dark Tide is another superb mystery from acclaimed rising star Elizabeth Haynes.
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Easy Target
- By: Kay Thomas
- Narrator: P.J. Ochlan
- Length: 10 hours 1 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: April 19, 2016
- Language: English
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3.95(87 ratings)
3.95(87 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USDAEGIS: an elite team of ex-military men who will do anything for their country…and their women Fighting to clear her brother of murder, freelance reporter Sassy Smith is suddenly kidnapped and thrown into a truck with other women who are aboutAEGIS: an elite team of ex-military men who will do anything for their country…and their women
Fighting to clear her brother of murder, freelance reporter Sassy Smith is suddenly kidnapped and thrown into a truck with other women who are about to be sold…or worse. When she sees an opportunity for escape Sassy takes it, but she may have just jumped from the frying pan into the fire.
Former Marine Bryan Fisher (aka Hollywood) is no stranger to dangerous situations, or to his best friend’s little sister. When he rescues Sassy, Bryan is determined to keep her safe…if he can keep his hands off of her. Because Sassy is all grown up and not at all like the girl he used to know. But he’s got bigger problems. And with enemies coming at them from every corner, Bryan and Sassy will need to work together if they’re going to survive.
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Night Hush
- By: Leslie Jones
- Narrator: P.J. Ochlan
- Length: 12 hours 21 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: December 13, 2016
- Language: English
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4.01(285 ratings)
4.01(285 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.004.99 USDIn this gripping and action-packed debut, an Army Intelligence officer and a Delta Force soldier must race against the clock to stop a catastrophic terrorist attack … When Army Intelligence officer Heather Langstrom’s military convoy isIn this gripping and action-packed debut, an Army Intelligence officer and a Delta Force soldier must race against the clock to stop a catastrophic terrorist attack …
When Army Intelligence officer Heather Langstrom’s military convoy is ambushed and she’s taken prisoner, she knows she’ll need all her strength and courage to survive, escape her captors, and report the whispers of unrest brewing in the Middle East.
Delta Force Captain Jace Reed isn’t one to throw caution to the wind, but when his team stumbles upon beaten and weak Heather fleeing the terrorist training camp they’ve been dispatched to destroy, he’ll risk everything to get her to safety.
Once back on base, they learn her convoy’s ambush was no accident … she’d been targeted. As the evidence of an impending attack mounts, Jace and Heather uncover a deadly terrorist plot that could kill hundreds of civilians.
But Jace’s protective instincts and Heather’s fierce independence put them at constant odds. And as they close in on the extremists, they must learn to trust one another in order to save innocent lives … even if it means sacrificing their own.
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The Reluctant Suitor
- By: Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
- Narrator: Lynn Redgrave
- Length: 6 hours 25 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: September 20, 2005
- Language: English
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3.69(2431 ratings)
3.69(2431 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDLady Adriana Sutton has long adored Colton Wyndham, to whom she has been promised by an agreement of courtship and betrothal since childhood. As a young girl, she was wounded by Colton’s stubborn refusal to comply with his father’sLady Adriana Sutton has long adored Colton Wyndham, to whom she has been promised by an agreement of courtship and betrothal since childhood. As a young girl, she was wounded by Colton’s stubborn refusal to comply with his father’s wishes and by his angry departure for a life of adventure and danger in the British army.
No longer the plain tomboy Colton had spurned, Lady Adriana has blossomed into a much desired beauty. Yet the only man she desires is the decorated hero who has finally come home to his rightful title. Arrogant and seductive as ever, he remains averse to the idea of their betrothal, in spite of his growing desire for her.
Forced into a courtship with this spirited woman, Colton’s heroic heart is moved by her charm, grace and sensuality. But a secret from his past may doom their burgeoning love … even as the treacherous schemes of a sinister rival threaten to steal the remarkable lady from his arms forever.
Performed by Lynn Redgrave.
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