29 Best books to read on vacation
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Vampire Kisses 2: Kissing Coffins
- By: Ellen Schreiber
- Narrator: Devon Sorvari
- Length: 4 hours 6 minutes
- Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
- Publish date: April 20, 2010
- Language: English
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3.88(24823 ratings)
3.88(24823 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0018.99 USDThe sequel to Ellen Schreiber’s popular Vampire Kisses follows goth teenager Raven as she searches for her true love Alexander, whom she’s discovered is a vampire. -
A Taste of Home
- By: Heidi Swain
- Narrator: Karen Cass
- Length: 10 hours 8 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
- Publish date: January 01, 2021
- Language: English
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4.28(747 ratings)
4.28(747 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.99 USDA delicious novel from Sunday Times bestseller Heidi Swain: ‘Heidi’s known for her feel-good factor and this story is a delight’ New! Magazine ‘A charming, summery read’ The People’s Friend ‘A summer tripA delicious novel from Sunday Times bestseller Heidi Swain:
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‘Heidi’s known for her feel-good factor and this story is a delight’ New! Magazine
‘A charming, summery read’ The People’s Friend
‘A summer trip to Wynbridge will never disappoint. Swain’s writing as always is so delicious you could eat it all up’ My Weekly
Fliss Brown has grown up living with her mother on the Rossi family’s Italian fruit farm. But when her mother dies, Fliss finds out she has a family of her own, and heads back to England with Nonna Rossi’s recipe for cherry and almond tart and a piece of advice: connect with your family before it is too late…
Fliss discovers that her estranged grandfather owns a fruit farm himself, on the outskirts of Wynbridge, and she arrives to find a farm that has fallen into disrepair. Using her knowledge gleaned from working on the Rossi farm and her desire to find out more about her past, Fliss rolls her sleeves up and gets stuck in. But what will she discover, and can she resurrect the farm’s glory days and find a taste of home…?
Your favourite authors love Heidi Swain’s books:
A summer delight!’ SARAH MORGAN
‘I loved this gorgeous story of family secrets and second chances‘ RACHAEL LUCAS, author of The Telephone Box Library
‘A delightfully sunny read with added intrigue and secrets’ BELLA OSBORNE
‘I so enjoyed my seaside escape at Wynmouth. With heart-warming characters, a gorgeous summer setting, and a great story with secrets aplenty to keep you turning the pages, it’s the perfect read to relax and curl up at home with’ CAROLINE ROBERTS
‘A ray of reading sunshine!’ Laura Kemp, author of A Year of Surprising Acts of Kindness
‘A lovely, sweet, summery read’ Milly Johnson
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All I Want for Christmas is a Cowboy
- By: Jennifer Ryan
- Narrator: Coleen Marlo
- Length: 5 hours 29 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: September 08, 2015
- Language: English
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3.89(642 ratings)
3.89(642 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.004.99 USDFrom Emma Cane, Jennifer Ryan, and Katie Lane come three wildly romantic holiday stories featuring snowstorms, proposals, a sleigh ride … and, yes, cowboys. The Christmas Cabin by Emma Cane Sandy and her young son, Nate, are ChristmasFrom Emma Cane, Jennifer Ryan, and Katie Lane come three wildly romantic holiday stories featuring snowstorms, proposals, a sleigh ride … and, yes, cowboys.
The Christmas Cabin by Emma Cane
Sandy and her young son, Nate, are Christmas tree-hunting when a snowstorm strikes and an old ranch hand points them to an abandoned cabin. Little does Sandy know he sent cowboy Doug Thalberg to the same place. It’s a Christmas all of Valentine Valley will remember.
Can’t Wait by Jennifer Ryan
Before The Hunted Series began …
Though she is the woman of his dreams, Caleb Bowden knows his best friend’s sister, Summer Turner, is off limits. He won’t cross that line, which means Summer will just have to take the reins if she wants her cowboy for Christmas.
Baby It’s Cold Outside by Katie Lane
Alana Hale hits the internet dating jackpot when she finds Clint McCormick. He’s sensitive and responsible–not to mention wealthy. When he invites her to spend the holidays on his family’s ranch, she readily accepts. But on the way there, a blizzard strands her with a womanizing rodeo cowboy who could change everything …
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A Beach Wish
- By: Shelley Noble
- Narrator: Vanessa Johannsson
- Length: 10 hours 16 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: June 25, 2019
- Language: English
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3.83(400 ratings)
3.83(400 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.005.99 USDNew York Times bestselling author Shelley Noble returns to the beach in her latest summer read about the family we create and the wishes we make that can shape us. Zoe Bascombe has never said no to her family. When she blew her Juilliard audition,New York Times bestselling author Shelley Noble returns to the beach in her latest summer read about the family we create and the wishes we make that can shape us.
Zoe Bascombe has never said no to her family. When she blew her Juilliard audition, she caved to their wishes and went to business school. But when her mother dies and leaves instructions for Zoe to spread her ashes at a place called Wind Chime Beach, she defies her brothers and starts out for a New England town none of them has ever heard of and discovers a side of her garden club mother that her wildest dreams hadn’t imagined.
Zoe has another family.
Her first instinct is to run home. Instead she is caught in the middle of her feuding new relatives. With one family fighting among themselves and the other not speaking to her, Zoe must somehow find a way to bridge her new life with her old.
For the first time in her life, Zoe must make a stand for her family–both of them. If only she can only figure out how.
Her answer lies at Wind Chime Beach where for generations people have come to add their chimes to the ones already left among the trees. And when the wind blows and the air fills with music, their secrets, dreams, and hopes are sent into the world. There’s a message for Zoe here–if she has the courage to open her heart.
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Bulls Island
- By: Dorothea Benton Frank
- Narrator: Julia Gibson
- Length: 11 hours 27 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: April 08, 2008
- Language: English
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3.93(5481 ratings)
3.93(5481 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USD“Dottie Frank’s books are sexy and hilarious. She has staked out the lowcountry of South Carolina as her personal literary property.” –Pat Conroy, author of The Prince of Tides Bulls Island is a supremely satisfying tale of“Dottie Frank’s books are sexy and hilarious. She has staked out the lowcountry of South Carolina as her personal literary property.”
–Pat Conroy, author of The Prince of TidesBulls Island is a supremely satisfying tale of honor, chance, and star-crossed love, infused with Southern wit, grace, and charm, from the phenomenal New York Times bestseller Dorothea Benton Frank. The much beloved author of Plantation, Return to Sullivan’s Island, Land of Mango Sunsets, and a host of other winning novels of the North Carolina lowcountry, Frank stands tall alongside Anne Rivers Siddons, Sue Monk Kidd, Rebecca Wells and the other masters of contemporary southern women’s fiction. Devoted Dottie Frank fans and newcomers alike will adore this sun-drenched story of the uncomfortable homecoming of a former Bulls Islander who plans to transform the unspoiled paradise for profit…and her inevitable reencounter with the scion of a wealthy family whom she once was scheduled to marry until cruel innuendo destroyed their engagement.
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If Wishes Were Horses
- By: Robert Barclay
- Narrator: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 11 hours 4 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: February 15, 2011
- Language: English
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3.67(869 ratings)
3.67(869 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USDIn the spirit of Nicholas Sparks comes If Wishes Were Horses. Author Robert Barclay has crafted a deeply moving story of love, hope, and forgiveness, as two damaged souls torn apart by a common tragedy slowly find a way to heal. Destined to be aIn the spirit of Nicholas Sparks comes If Wishes Were Horses. Author Robert Barclay has crafted a deeply moving story of love, hope, and forgiveness, as two damaged souls torn apart by a common tragedy slowly find a way to heal. Destined to be a much-beloved classic on a par with Robert James Waller’s The Bridges of Madison County, Barclay’s If Wishes Were Horses is a story rich in emotion that will touch the heart of every reader who fervently believes in second chances at love.
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Imagine Summer
- By: Shelley Noble
- Narrator: Marni Penning
- Length: 11 hours 26 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: May 11, 2021
- Language: English
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3.54(338 ratings)
3.54(338 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0026.99 USDThe New York Times bestselling author of Whisper Beach delights with her latest beach read about two estranged sisters who must decide to face the past or risk history repeating itself. As a child, Skylar Mackenzie’s imagination always got herThe New York Times bestselling author of Whisper Beach delights with her latest beach read about two estranged sisters who must decide to face the past or risk history repeating itself.
As a child, Skylar Mackenzie’s imagination always got her in trouble. Now it’s making her a fortune. She owns Imagine That, a toy and bookstore and creativity center in a small Rhode Island beach town where children, and adults, can use their imagination free from judgment.
Skye is about to embark on her biggest venture yet, a weekend retreat of family exploration. But it begins to unravel when she finds her estranged half-sister Amy on the doorstep. And Amy’s not alone.
She’s brought Skye’s first love, Connor Reid–the boy who broke her heart; the man who could break it again.
Amy claims she wants to make amends–but how can Skye trust her? It was Amy’s lies that drove her from home fifteen years before. Suddenly, Skye’s perfectly imagined summer is in jeopardy. Not to mention her perfectly ordered life. Or her beloved town’s financial future.
With Amy back to her old trouble-making ways, and Connor making Skye wonder what might have been, Skye makes a decision that may cost her everything.
Imagine Summer is a story of discovery, trust, and the courage to dream.
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It Happens in the Hamptons
- By: Holly Peterson
- Narrator: Em Eldridge
- Length: 10 hours 37 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: July 25, 2017
- Language: English
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2.99(1423 ratings)
2.99(1423 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USDIn the Hamptons, the everyday people are as complicated and fascinating as the millionaires… When Katie Doyle moves across the country to the Hamptons, she is hoping for summer employment, new friends for her young son, and a chance to exploreIn the Hamptons, the everyday people are as complicated and fascinating as the millionaires…
When Katie Doyle moves across the country to the Hamptons, she is hoping for summer employment, new friends for her young son, and a chance to explore a new love affair with a dazzling investor. What she finds is a strange cocktail of classes, where society’s one-percenters vacation alongside local, hard-working people who’ve lived in the Hamptons for generations. Though she’s looking forward to their move, Katie is wary about mingling with her boyfriends’ East Coast elite circles. She soon discovers Southampton isn’t all that it seems to be on the surface–and neither are the people who live there.
As George takes Katie on a whirlwind tour of country clubs, haute couture, and lavish events, she is amazed to witness sudden whims become dire needs, extra-marital affairs blossoming right and left, and people purchase friends and loyalties like a pair of shoes. Even the middle-class townspeople maintain a determined facade while maneuvering like sharks among the wealthy summer invaders.
The more Katie becomes immersed, the more she learns the secrets of both the upstairs and downstairs, the upper crust and middle of the road. The combustion between the classes becomes explosive as the summer tears on. Betrayals, a sexual predator, and a missing person lost in murky waves drive the listener on a racing Learjet ride through impossible twists and turns until landing at the shocking conclusion. When she meets Luke, a local surfer and middle school teacher, he makes her question what it is she really wants as she understands the life she’s begun for herself is built on shifting Hamptons’ dunes.
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Lighthouse Beach
- By: Shelley Noble
- Narrator: Suzanne Elise Freeman
- Length: 12 hours 46 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: May 29, 2018
- Language: English
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3.77(477 ratings)
3.77(477 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.004.99 USDFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Shelley Noble comes a heartrending and uplifting novel about friendship, love, and what we’re willing to sacrifice for our dreams. What was supposed to be an idyllic wedding leads to anFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Shelley Noble comes a heartrending and uplifting novel about friendship, love, and what we’re willing to sacrifice for our dreams.
What was supposed to be an idyllic wedding leads to an unexpected journey of self-discovery…
When Lillo Gray pulls up to Kennebunkport’s most exclusive hotel wearing a borrowed dress and driving a borrowed VW van, she knows she’s made a big mistake. She’s not even sure why Jessica Parker invited her to her posh wedding. They haven’t seen each other since they were unhappy fourteen-year-old girls at fat camp. And now they’re from two completely different worlds. There’s no way Lillo fits in the rarefied circles Jessica travels in.
Jess isn’t sure she’s ready to go through with this wedding, but she’s been too busy making everyone else happy to think about what she wants. But when she and her two closest friends, Allie and Diana, along with Lillo, discover her fiance with his pants down in the hotel parking lot, she’s humiliated…and slightly relieved. In a rush to escape her crumbling life, Jess, Allie, and Diana pile into Lillo’s beat-up old van and head up the coast to Lighthouse Island. Once there, she hopes to figure out the next chapter in her life.
Nursing broken hearts and broken dreams, four lost women embark on a journey to find their way back into happiness with new love, friendship, and the healing power of Lighthouse Beach.
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No Judgments
- By: Meg Cabot
- Narrator: Piper Goodeve
- Length: 9 hours 14 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: September 24, 2019
- Language: English
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3.37(9141 ratings)
3.37(9141 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0023.99 USDThe storm of the century is about to hit Little Bridge Island, Florida–and it’s sending waves crashing through Sabrina “Bree” Beckham’s love life… When a massive hurricane severs all power and cell service toThe storm of the century is about to hit Little Bridge Island, Florida–and it’s sending waves crashing through Sabrina “Bree” Beckham’s love life…
When a massive hurricane severs all power and cell service to Little Bridge Island–as well as its connection to the mainland–twenty-five-year-old Bree Beckham isn’t worried . . . at first. She’s already escaped one storm–her emotionally abusive ex–so a hurricane seems like it will be a piece of cake.
But animal-loving Bree does become alarmed when she realizes how many islanders have been cut off from their beloved pets. Now it’s up to her to save as many of Little Bridge’s cats and dogs as she can . . . but to do so, she’s going to need help–help she has no choice but to accept from her boss’s sexy nephew, Drew Hartwell, the Mermaid Cafe’s most notorious heartbreaker.
But when Bree starts falling for Drew, just as Little Bridge’s power is restored and her penitent ex shows up, she has to ask herself if her island fling was only a result of the stormy weather, or if it could last during clear skies too.
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365 Frozen Stories
- By: Disney Book Group
- Narrator: Andrew Eiden
- Length: 16 hours 58 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2020
- Language: English
Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.95 USDExperience the magic of Arendelle and beyond with Anna, Elsa, and all your other favorite Frozen and Frozen 2 characters. In this audiobook, Olaf and Kristoff complete a daring rescue mission; Sven hides around the castle to avoid bath time; ElsaExperience the magic of Arendelle and beyond with Anna, Elsa, and all your other favorite Frozen and Frozen 2 characters. In this audiobook, Olaf and Kristoff complete a daring rescue mission; Sven hides around the castle to avoid bath time; Elsa and Anna travel to a faraway desert kingdom; and all the friends have many, many more adventures. With one story for every day of the year, this book is perfect for bedtime, story time, or any time!
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Amari and the Great Game
- By: B. B. Alston
- Narrator: Imani Parks
- Length: 11 hours 55 minutes
- Publisher: Balzer + Bray
- Publish date: August 30, 2022
- Language: English
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4.41(3562 ratings)
4.41(3562 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USDSequel to the New York Times bestseller Amari and the Night Brothers! Artemis Fowl meets Men in Black in this magical second book in the New York Times and Indie bestselling Supernatural Investigations trilogy–perfect for fans of TristanSequel to the New York Times bestseller Amari and the Night Brothers!
Artemis Fowl meets Men in Black in this magical second book in the New York Times and Indie bestselling Supernatural Investigations trilogy–perfect for fans of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, the Percy Jackson series, and Nevermoor.
After finding her brother and saving the entire supernatural world, Amari Peters is convinced her first full summer as a Junior Agent will be a breeze.
But between the fearsome new Head Minister’s strict anti-magician agenda, fierce Junior Agent rivalries, and her brother Quinton’s curse steadily worsening, Amari’s plate is full. So when the secretive League of Magicians offers her a chance to stand up for magiciankind as its new leader, she declines. She’s got enough to worry about!
But her refusal allows someone else to step forward, a magician with dangerous plans for the League. This challenge sparks the start of the Great Game, a competition to decide who will become the Night Brothers’ successor and determine the future of magiciankind.
The Great Game is both mysterious and deadly, but among the winner’s magical rewards is Quinton’s last hope–so how can Amari refuse?
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Bamboo Kingdom #1: Creatures of the Flood
- By: Erin Hunter
- Narrator: Lillie Ricciardi
- Length: 6 hours 55 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: September 28, 2021
- Language: English
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4.01(195 ratings)
4.01(195 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.004.99 USDOne kingdom. Three worlds. An all-new series packed with high-stakes adventures from bestselling Warriors author Erin Hunter, perfect for fans of Wings of Fire and Endling. The pandas of the Bamboo Kingdom have never forgotten the great flood thatOne kingdom. Three worlds. An all-new series packed with high-stakes adventures from bestselling Warriors author Erin Hunter, perfect for fans of Wings of Fire and Endling.
The pandas of the Bamboo Kingdom have never forgotten the great flood that ended the peaceful life they’d always known. But for three young creatures born that day, the flood marks not an end, but a beginning–the beginning of their struggles to find a place in very different worlds.
Leaf, raised in the sparse Northern Forest, works tirelessly to help her family find bamboo to eat; Rain, hot-tempered, refuses to accept a suspicious new leader in her Southern Forest community; and Ghost, clumsy and uncoordinated, worries he’ll never fit in with his hunter family in the mountains.
None of them know that the others are out there, but thanks to a mysterious tiger that’s been threatening the Kingdom, they will soon find each other–and fulfill a prophecy that had been made long before they were born.
This first book of a thrilling new animal adventure series from Erin Hunter is sure to enthrall readers of her other bestselling series. Fans will love having a new universe to immerse themselves in!
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Bamboo Kingdom #2: River of Secrets
- By: Erin Hunter
- Narrator: James Fouhey
- Length: 6 hours 11 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: June 07, 2022
- Language: English
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4.17(81 ratings)
4.17(81 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDOne kingdom. Three worlds. Explore the secrets of the Bamboo Kingdom in the second installment of this thrilling new series from bestselling Warriors author Erin Hunter, perfect for fans of Wings of Fire and Endling. For three pandas in the BambooOne kingdom. Three worlds. Explore the secrets of the Bamboo Kingdom in the second installment of this thrilling new series from bestselling Warriors author Erin Hunter, perfect for fans of Wings of Fire and Endling.
For three pandas in the Bamboo Kingdom, secrets have changed everything. Rain, Ghost, and Leaf have only just discovered the truth about their families–but they don’t have all the facts. And while they attempt to piece together the puzzle of their pasts, a threat is growing ever stronger in their homeland–a liar masquerading as a leader.
Sunset, the so-called Dragon Speaker, has his own agenda, and the discovery of the triplets from an ancient prophecy will only get in his way. While Rain and Leaf struggle to agree on the next right moves, Ghost, struggling to adapt to panda life, falls under Sunset’s spell.
Separated, the three panda siblings are left without the information they need to take the traitorous Dragon Speaker down. But if they can find each other–and trust each other–they may be able to rally the pandas of the Bamboo Kingdom to their side.
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Queen Of Broken Hearts
- By: Cassandra King
- Narrator: Cassandra King
- Length: 5 hours 51 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: March 06, 2007
- Language: English
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3.73(1806 ratings)
3.73(1806 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0014.99 USDThe national bestselling author of The Same Sweet Girls and The Sunday Wife returns with another compulsively readable novel It’s not easy being the Queen of Broken Hearts. Just ask Clare, who has willingly assumed the mantle while her careerThe national bestselling author of The Same Sweet Girls and The Sunday Wife returns with another compulsively readable novel
It’s not easy being the Queen of Broken Hearts. Just ask Clare, who has willingly assumed the mantle while her career as a divorce coach thrives. Now she’s preparing to open a permanent home for the retreats she leads, on a slice of breathtaking property on the Alabama coast owned by her mother-in-law. Make that former mother-in-law, a colorful eccentric who teaches Clare much about love and sacrifice and living freely. When Clare’s marriage ends in tragedy, her work becomes the sole focus of her life. While Clare has no problem helping the hundreds of men and women who seek her advice to mend their broken hearts, healing her own is another matter entirely. Falling in love again is the last thing she wants.
So when Lex — a charismatic, charming, burly sea captain — moves to town to run the marina, Clare insists they remain friends and nothing more. But even though she fights it, she begins to fall for him — and then finds she has a rival, his estranged wife Annalee.
A story infused with all the flavors, textures, and intrigues of a small Southern town, with a rich, resonant center, Queen of Broken Hearts is a bold step forward for Cassandra King.
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Captain Marvel
- By: Tess Sharpe
- Narrator: Frankie Corzo
- Length: 9 hours 23 minutes
- Publisher: Marvel
- Publish date: October 26, 2020
- Language: English
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3.95(199 ratings)
3.95(199 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDWhen a mysterious spacecraft comes hurtling toward Earth, Carol Danvers–the hero known as Captain Marvel–narrowly prevents it from crashing and killing its pilot. The young woman, Rhi, is an Inhuman, part of a group who rejected thatWhen a mysterious spacecraft comes hurtling toward Earth, Carol Danvers–the hero known as Captain Marvel–narrowly prevents it from crashing and killing its pilot. The young woman, Rhi, is an Inhuman, part of a group who rejected that society’s caste system and left for the stars in search of a new life. What they found, however, was imprisonment on a planet ruled by a cruel patriarchy. There, Inhumans are treated like currency, and possession of an Inhuman girl brings a master great power and influence. To refuse means death, and Rhi has risked everything to seek help. Horrified by the picture the young woman paints, Carol pledges to accompany her back to the planet and pulls together a team of heroes to help. Joined by Ant-Man, Mantis, and Amadeus Cho (Brawn), Carol and Rhi set out to free her family, her people, and an entire planet.
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Darkmouth #1: The Legends Begin
- By: Shane Hegarty
- Narrator: Andrew Scott
- Length: 6 hours 49 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: April 21, 2015
- Language: English
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3.83(475 ratings)
3.83(475 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.004.99 USDDarkmouth: The Legends Begin is the first book in a spirited tween fantasy series that Kirkus Reviews called “Ghostbusters meets Percy Jackson as written by Terry Pratchett.” For generations, Finn’s family has protected DarkmouthDarkmouth: The Legends Begin is the first book in a spirited tween fantasy series that Kirkus Reviews called “Ghostbusters meets Percy Jackson as written by Terry Pratchett.”
For generations, Finn’s family has protected Darkmouth from the fierce magical creatures known as Legends. Now the Legends are plotting a major attack, and it’s Finn’s turn to defend his hometown. So it’s too bad he’s the worst Legend Hunter in history.
The world’s unlikeliest hero is also its only hope in this middle grade series full of madcap adventure and mythological creatures–perfect for fans of How to Train Your Dragon and The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom.
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Diary of a Christmas Elf
- By: Ben Miller
- Narrator: Ben Miller
- Length: 1 hours 33 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
- Publish date: January 01, 2021
- Language: English
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4(264 ratings)
4(264 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0013.99 USDThe top-ten bestseller and must-have gift, discover the joy of gift-giving in this hilarious caper from bestselling author, Ben Miller. All Tog wants to do is work in Santa’s workshop and one wonderful day, the letter from Santa arrives: TogThe top-ten bestseller and must-have gift, discover the joy of gift-giving in this hilarious caper from bestselling author, Ben Miller.
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All Tog wants to do is work in Santa’s workshop and one wonderful day, the letter from Santa arrives: Tog has been selected as an apprentice elf! Making toys is a lot more technical and a lot less fun than Tog had imagined, and even though his new friend Holly tries to help him, he’s quickly relegated to cleaning out the reindeer stables. But someone has been stealing the presents from the workshop and a case of mistaken identity finds Tog accused of being the culprit! Can Tog use his special Christmas magic to discover the real thief and save all the presents before Christmas Eve is over?
A funny and heartwarming story from the King of Christmas, Ben Miller – the perfectly sized stocking filler for all the family! Discover more festive magic from Hollie and Tog in Secrets of a Christmas Elf.
Praise for Ben Miller:
‘A magical adventure’ Sunday Express on The Day I Fell Into a Fairytale
‘Great for reading aloud’ The Week Junior on The Day I Fell Into a Fairytale
‘A fire-side gem of a story’ Abi Elphinstone on The Night I Met Father Christmas
‘Fabulous’ Sunday Express on The Boy Who Made the World Disappear
‘Enchanting, funny and intriguing in equal measure’ Philip Ardagh on The Night I Met Father Christmas
‘Each of [Ben’s] five books is joyous and thoughtful’ Red Magazine
‘A sheer delight for all kids both big AND small’ Ruth Jones on The Night I Met Father Christmas
‘Bubbles with warmth and mischievous humour . . . irresistible’ Alexander Armstrong on The Night I Met Father Christmas
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Regrets Only
- By: Erin Duffy
- Narrator: Nan McNamara
- Length: 11 hours 19 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: May 08, 2018
- Language: English
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3.37(171 ratings)
3.37(171 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USDFrom the author of Bond Girl and Lost Along the Way, comes a fiercely funny, insightful story of marriage, family, and the crooked path to figuring out who we really are. Claire thought she had everything a woman was supposed to want–a lovingFrom the author of Bond Girl and Lost Along the Way, comes a fiercely funny, insightful story of marriage, family, and the crooked path to figuring out who we really are.
Claire thought she had everything a woman was supposed to want–a loving husband, a newborn son, a beautiful home in the suburbs. Then she walks in on her husband canoodling with their realtor in their newly renovated kitchen, and in an instant, her perfect life comes crashing down.
With her marriage heading for divorce, Claire knows it’s time to stop feeling sorry for herself. But how can she move on when she’s still stuck in the orbit of her husband’s world? For starters, she can get rid of her soon-to-be ex’s possessions–including his prized, gigantic foosball table–by dumping them onto the curb…until complaints from the neighbors get the police involved. Now Claire is busy dodging the mean mommies at story hour and hiding from her ex-husband’s girlfriend in the grocery store. But as Claire soon learns, suburbia still has a few surprises in store for her–surprises that will make her question her choices from the past, send her down an unexpected road to self-discovery, and maybe even lead to new love.
Desperate for a positive outlet to channel her frustrations, she turns to girlfriends Lissy and Antonia for help. Together they join forces to rebrand Lissy’s local stationery store and turn it into a thriving business. But as Claire soon learns, suburbia still has a few surprises in store for her–surprises that will make her question her choices from the past, send her down an unexpected road to self-discovery, and maybe even new love.
Featuring a second coming-of-age story, Regrets Only deftly explores the subtle nuances of marriage, family, friendship, and what it means to be a woman today, while delighting readers as its unforgettable heroine acts on impulses we’ve all been guilty of having.
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The Land of Mango Sunsets
- By: Dorothea Benton Frank
- Narrator: Nicole Poole
- Length: 12 hours 13 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: June 14, 2016
- Language: English
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3.94(5707 ratings)
3.94(5707 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.004.99 USDDorothea Benton Frank is one of America’s most insightful writers weaving highly addictive tales of the conundrums of life with hilarity and heat. Now, in The Land of Mango Sunsets, Frank gives us one woman’s journey toward a hard-wonDorothea Benton Frank is one of America’s most insightful writers weaving highly addictive tales of the conundrums of life with hilarity and heat. Now, in The Land of Mango Sunsets, Frank gives us one woman’s journey toward a hard-won truth–life isn’t always what it appears to be, and the sooner you realize that pride won’t keep you warm at night, the happier you will be. Oh, and one other thing–a truly joyous life comes with a generous heart.
Meet Miriam Elizabeth Swanson, in a full-blown snit, buoyed by a fabulous cast who run the gamut from insufferable to wonderful. First is the arrival of Liz Harper, Miriam’s tenant from Birmingham, who sets a new cycle in motion. Then her other tenant, Kevin, stalwart companion with more style than Cary Grant, shakes Miriam out of her fog to see which battles are worth the fight. Next, her estranged son announces he’s marrying a Jamaican woman. And what about her ex-husband, Charles, and that sordid lingerie model of his? Well, Harry, her African Gray parrot, has plenty of opinions. Finally, you’ll laugh and cry when she meets a man named Harrison who changes her into a gal named Mellie.
Miriam spins out from the revolving door of her postured life as a Manhattan quasi-socialite while she thirsts, no, starves for recognition. How did she become what she hates the most, and what does she endure to realize it? And where are the answers? It takes a few spins, dips, and one spectacular fall until Miriam gets her head on straight. Then in a whoosh she’s off to the enchanted and mysterious land of Sullivans Island, deep in the Lowcountry of South Carolina.
Told straight from the heart in Frank’s vivid, highly entertaining style, The Land of Mango Sunsets just might be her finest work to date. If you decide to read this book, don’t make plans to do anything else for a while.
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The Same Sweet Girls
- By: Cassandra King
- Narrator: Cassandra King
- Length: 6 hours 4 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: February 01, 2006
- Language: English
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3.79(5512 ratings)
3.79(5512 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0014.99 USDThe new novel by the celebrated author of The Sunday Wife chronicles the lives of a tight-knit group of lifelong friends. None of the Same Sweet Girls are really girls anymore, and none of them have actually ever been that sweet. But this spiritedThe new novel by the celebrated author of The Sunday Wife chronicles the lives of a tight-knit group of lifelong friends. None of the Same Sweet Girls are really girls anymore, and none of them have actually ever been that sweet. But this spirited group of Southern women, who have been holding biannual reunions ever since they were together in college, are nothing short of compelling. There’s Julia Stovall, the First Lady of Alabama, who, despite her public veneer, is a down-to-earth gal who only wants to know who her husband is sneaking out with late at night. There’s Lanier Sanders, whose husband won custody of their children after he found out about her fling with a colleague. Then there’s Astor Deveaux, a former Broadway showgirl who simply can’t keep her flirtations in check. And Corinne Cooper, whose incredible story comes to light as the novel unfolds.
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Disney Before the Story: Mulan, Pocohontas & Snow White
- By: Tessa Roehl
- Narrator: Erin Bennett
- Length: 3 hours 41 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2021
- Language: English
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4.67(7 ratings)
4.67(7 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0014.95 USDThese three exciting chapter books feature some of your favorite Disney heroines on fun adventures as young girls! Mulan’s Secret Plan Mulan can’t wait to start school. She’s excited to learn! But when class starts, she realizesThese three exciting chapter books feature some of your favorite Disney heroines on fun adventures as young girls!
Mulan’s Secret Plan
Mulan can’t wait to start school. She’s excited to learn! But when class starts, she realizes that it’s not quite what she was expecting. And if she and her friends really want to learn something, they’re going to have to do it their own way.
Pocahontas Leads the Way
Pocahontas is always looking for an adventure. When Nakoma’s younger brother falls ill and the tribe’s healer needs a special herb to treat him, Pocahontas recruits Nakoma to come with her on a harrowing journey. Will the two girls retrieve the plant in time? Or will their differences cost them the mission and their friendship?
Snow White’s Birthday Wish
The king tells Snow White that she can have any horse she wants for her birthday, but the only one she wants is the hurt stallion she found in the woods. Where did he come from? Does he belong to someone else? Snow White’s special bond with nature guides her as she tries to do what’s best for the horse … and make her own birthday wish come true.
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Ember and the Ice Dragons
- By: Heather Fawcett
- Narrator: Fiona Hardingham
- Length: 8 hours 47 minutes
- Publisher: Balzer + Bray
- Publish date: October 01, 2019
- Language: English
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4.1(396 ratings)
4.1(396 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USDA stunning middle grade fantasy about a girl who used to be a dragon and her adventure to save her new home–from Even the Darkest Stars author Heather Fawcett. Perfect for fans of the Nevermoor and His Dark Materials series. Ember St. GeorgeA stunning middle grade fantasy about a girl who used to be a dragon and her adventure to save her new home–from Even the Darkest Stars author Heather Fawcett. Perfect for fans of the Nevermoor and His Dark Materials series.
Ember St. George is a dragon. At least she was before her adoptive father–a powerful but accident-prone Magician–turned her into a human girl to save her life.
Unfortunately, Ember’s growing tendency to burst into flames at certain temperatures–not to mention her invisible wings–is making it too dangerous for her to stay in London. The solution: ship Ember off to her aunt’s research station in frigid Antarctica.
Though eccentric Aunt Myra takes getting used to, Ember quickly feels at home in a land of ice storms, mischievous penguins, and twenty-four-hour nights. She even finds herself making friends with a girl genius called Nisha and a mysterious orphan named Moss.
Then she discovers that Antarctica is home to the Winterglass Hunt, a yearly tradition in which rare ice dragons are hunted for their jeweled scales. Furious, Ember decides to join the hunt to sabotage it from the inside.
But being an undercover dragon isn’t easy–especially among dragon hunters. Can a twelve-year-old fire dragon survive the dangers that come her way in the Antarctic wilderness and protect the ice dragons from extinction?
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The Sisters Hemingway
- By: Annie England Noblin
- Narrator: Madeleine Maby
- Length: 9 hours 46 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: February 12, 2019
- Language: English
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3.78(918 ratings)
3.78(918 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0026.99 USDFrom the author of Sit! Stay! Speak! comes the heartwarming story of three sisters who reunite after their beloved aunt’s death to repair their fractured relationships. The Sisters Hemingway: they couldn’t be more different…or moreFrom the author of Sit! Stay! Speak! comes the heartwarming story of three sisters who reunite after their beloved aunt’s death to repair their fractured relationships.
The Sisters Hemingway: they couldn’t be more different…or more alike.
The Sisters Hemingway were coming back to Cold River…
Hadley, the poised, polished wife of a Senator
Pfeiffer, the successful New York book editor
Martha, who skyrocketed to Nashville stardom
They each have a secret…a marriage on the rocks, a job lost, a stint in rehab…and they haven’t been together in years.
Returning for the funeral of the aunt who raised them, the sisters must stay together in their childhood home, faced with a puzzle that may affect all their futures. As they learn the truth of what happened to their mother and youngest sister, and rekindle the bonds they had as children, bonds that had once seemed broken. With the help of neighbors, friends, love interests old and new–and one endearing and determined basset hound, the Sisters Hemingway learn that the happiness that has appeared so elusive may be right here at home, just waiting to be claimed.
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Whisper Beach
- By: Shelley Noble
- Narrator: Marni Penning
- Length: 12 hours 28 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: November 24, 2020
- Language: English
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3.61(1838 ratings)
3.61(1838 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USDFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Beach Colors and Breakwater Bay comes this unforgettable story–reminiscent of Kristin Hannah’s beloved novels–of friends, loyalty, and love as three women who are reunited in theFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Beach Colors and Breakwater Bay comes this unforgettable story–reminiscent of Kristin Hannah’s beloved novels–of friends, loyalty, and love as three women who are reunited in the idyllic beach town where they grew up are forced to re-evaluate their bonds.
Fifteen years ago, seventeen-year-old Vanessa Moran fell in love and lost her virginity but not to the same boy. Pregnant, desperate, and humiliated, she fled friends and family and Whisper Beach, New Jersey, never breathing a word about her secret to anyone. She hasn’t been back since. Now a professional Manhattan organizer, she returns to the funeral of her best friend’s husband. She intends on just paying her respects and leaving–though she can’t deny she also wants the town to see how far she’s come as a successful business woman. But her plans to make this a short visit fall by the wayside when her girlfriends have other ideas.
Dorie, the owner of the pier’s Blue Crab Restaurant where Van and her friends worked as teenagers, needs help. Dorie’s roving husband spends every penny they make and now their restaurant is failing.
Joe, the boy Van left behind without an explanation, has never stopped loving her. While he’s wary of getting hurt again, he also can’t help wondering what would happen if they took up where they left off.
As the summer progresses and the restaurant takes on a new look, trouble comes from unexpected sources. For Van, this summer will test the meaning of friendship and trust–and how far love can bend before it breaks.
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Ferals
- By: Jacob Grey
- Narrator: Josh Hurley
- Length: 7 hours 52 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: April 28, 2015
- Language: English
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3.76(1226 ratings)
3.76(1226 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDFerals is the first book in a dark, action-packed trilogy that’s part The Graveyard Book, part Batman, and all high-octane adventure. Blackstone was once a thriving metropolis. But that was before the Dark Summer–a wave of violence andFerals is the first book in a dark, action-packed trilogy that’s part The Graveyard Book, part Batman, and all high-octane adventure.
Blackstone was once a thriving metropolis. But that was before the Dark Summer–a wave of violence and crime that swept through the city eight years ago, orchestrated by the fearsome Spinning Man. Now the Spinning Man is on the move again, and a boy named Caw is about to be caught in his web.
Caw has never questioned his ability to communicate with crows. But as the threat of a new Dark Summer looms, Caw discovers the underground world of Blackstone’s ferals–those with the power to control animals. Caw is one of them. And to save his city, he must quickly master abilities he never knew he had . . . and prepare to defeat a darkness he never could have imagined.
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Ferals #2: The Swarm Descends
- By: Jacob Grey
- Narrator: Josh Hurley
- Length: 7 hours 49 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: April 26, 2016
- Language: English
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3.97(363 ratings)
3.97(363 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USDFerals #2: The Swarm Descends is the second book in a dark middle grade fantasy series that’s part Batman, part The Graveyard Book, and all page-turning adventure. The sinister Spinning Man has been defeated–but a powerful new villainFerals #2: The Swarm Descends is the second book in a dark middle grade fantasy series that’s part Batman, part The Graveyard Book, and all page-turning adventure.
The sinister Spinning Man has been defeated–but a powerful new villain has risen from the shadows. The Mother of Flies has eyes everywhere, and she is searching for Caw. As the last survivor of a long line of crow ferals, Caw holds a crucial piece of Blackstone’s legacy–one the Mother of Flies will stop at nothing to find.
With his friend Lydia and his loyal crows by his side, Caw believes he can protect his city. But it will take more than crows to defeat this darkness….
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Glimmer Girls Audio Collection
- By: Natalie Grant
- Narrator: Natalie Grant
- Length: 16 hours 45 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: July 05, 2022
- Language: English
Regular Price:Try for $0.0038.99 USDFun, relatable, and inspirational, The Glimmer Girls Audio Collection, written by Grammy-award winning Natalie Grant, will bring hours of enjoyment for tween girls. This 4-in-1 audio collection is a great value for these popular realistic fictionFun, relatable, and inspirational, The Glimmer Girls Audio Collection, written by Grammy-award winning Natalie Grant, will bring hours of enjoyment for tween girls. This 4-in-1 audio collection is a great value for these popular realistic fiction books, which take girls on adventures with a little bit of mystery across the world and back.
Follow twin sisters Mia and Maddie and their little sister LuLu as they travel with their mother and dad and super-fun nanny, having adventures and solving mysteries along the way. With true-to-life stories about tween girls and their everyday struggles and joys, this collection is sure to become favorites for girls ages 8-12.
The Glimmer Girls Audio Collection is:
- Ideal for birthday or Christmas gift giving
- Great for summer listening
- Perfect for girls 8-12 who enjoy relatable stories and realistic fiction
- A trusted read with inspirational themes for young girls, and part of the Faithgirlz brand
The Glimmer Girls Audio Collection includes Dolphin Wish, London Art Chase, Miracle in Music City, and Light Up New York. Each book addresses a different sister and her unique talents, feelings, and role in the family:
- Dolphin Wish focuses on Mia and her love of animals when the family travels to San Diego and Watery World–a fun park complete with water rides and mysteriously disappearing animals.
- London Art Chase focuses on Maddie and her love of art. When the family travels to London to watch Gloria perform they take a side trip to the National Gallery and witness what appears to be an art theft!
- Miracle in Music City focuses on the sisters and their desire to help others and make a difference in their community–one person at a time.
- Light Up New York focuses on sibling rivalry, random acts of kindness, and a little mystery all with the backdrop of some of the most famous sights in New York City.
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House of Secrets: Battle of the Beasts
- By: Chris Columbus
- Narrator: Daniel Vincent Gordh
- Length: 11 hours 2 minutes
- Publisher: Balzer + Bray
- Publish date: March 25, 2014
- Language: English
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4.02(2357 ratings)
4.02(2357 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USDThe sequel to the New York Times bestselling House of Secrets–hailed by J. K. Rowling as “a breakneck, jam-packed roller coaster of an adventure”–this second installment by Hollywood director Chris Columbus (of Harry PotterThe sequel to the New York Times bestselling House of Secrets–hailed by J. K. Rowling as “a breakneck, jam-packed roller coaster of an adventure”–this second installment by Hollywood director Chris Columbus (of Harry Potter fame) and bestselling author Ned Vizzini (It’s Kind of a Funny Story) is full of even more explosive twists and turns.
Since the siblings’ last adventure, life in the Walker household is much improved–the family is rich and the Wind Witch is banished. But no Walker will be safe until she is found. Summoning her to San Francisco brings all the danger that comes with her, and puts the Walkers in the crosshairs of a mysterious journey through Denver Kristoff’s books. As the Walkers travel from ancient Rome to World War II to Tibet, they are tested in ways that cut deeper than before–by Denver Kristoff, the Wind Witch, and one another.
Fantasy fiction fans who enjoy Rick Riordan will find much to love in this thrilling and action-packed novel.
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