Welcome to Brian’s Book Blog’s Weekly Showcase of New and Notable Audiobooks for October 27th!
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Lifers by Keith G. McWalter
Narrated by DH Callahan
SparkPress
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There came a day when the boomers stopped dying. Early warnings went unheeded. Long-term care facilities filled to overflowing. Funeral homes and cemeteries began to close. Social Security imploded. Now, in 2049, the “longevity plague” has engulfed the world. There are half a billion super-centenarians worldwide who should be dead but live on. They’re called Lingerers, or the Undead, or Lifers.
Amid the tumult, three extraordinary women—an ex-CIA microbiologist, a Washington lobbyist turned advocate for gray rights, and a philosopher of death and dying—navigate violent ageism, the politics of scarcity, love rivalries, and dreams of a super-centenarian utopia in a transgenerational struggle to redefine what it means to be mortal.
Electric with compelling action and trenchant social commentary and perfect for fans of Nikki Erlick’s The Measure, this genre-straddling work of speculative fiction examines ageism from a new and haunting perspective.
Space Academy Miscreants by C.T. Phipps, Michael Suttkus
Narrated by Jeffrey Kafer
Space Academy #4
Podium Audio
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“Captain’s log… we’re doomed.”
Captain Vance Turbo of the E.S.S Ares has managed to save the entire universe and gotten himself a big fat promotion for it. However, that doesn’t mean much as he’s just received a message that his daughter is in peril! His daughter that he didn’t know about because she was cooked up in a lab by his ex-girlfriend. Knowing he can’t take his ship on a personal vendetta, Vance decides to charter a pirate ship to head to the distant tyranny of Crius. Unfortunately, his journey isn’t exactly a secret and he finds himself ambushed. Ambushed by someone Vance never thought he’d see again.
Space Academy is an all-new series from the hilarious duo of C.T. Phipps (Supervillainy Saga, Agent G) and Michael Suttkus (I Was a Teenage Weredeer, Lucifer’s Star) that lampoons the space opera as well as military science fiction genres.
Remember You Will Die by Eden Robins
Narrated by Henriette Zoutomou
Tantor Audio
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“Can the absence of words tell a story? Like a pattern in lace, the holes as important as the threads?”
A search. A puzzle. Sixty protagonists-all of whom are dead.
Told entirely through obituaries and ricocheting through time, Remember You Will Die is an innovative, genre-bending epic about the messy tapestry of human history and the threads that connect us, told through the eyes of Peregrine, an AI mother grappling with the unexpected death of her human daughter, Poppy.
And from the newspaper clippings of individual lives emerges something else unexpected: generations entwined through blood and art and the consequences of their actions, betrayals and redemptions that traverse our dying world and beyond.
Spanning continents, centuries, planets, and genres, and centering a diverse mix of human experiences, Remember You Will Die is a provocative exploration of who we are and what we could be.
Don’t Let It Break Your Heart by Maggie Horne
Narrated by Sophie Amoss
Recorded Books
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You only get one soulmate, and I’m not throwing mine away.
Alana and Gray have been the perfect couple ever since they got together before high school—and neither of them think that should have to change just because Alana came out as a lesbian.
Sure, things are a little different now: Their romantic relationship is over, but their best-friends-since-forever relationship is stronger than ever. And yeah, Alana sees the way her other friends now exclude her in tiny, almost unnoticeable ways, but she still has Gray, and that’s all that’s ever mattered to her. Really, the only difference is that instead of kissing Gray herself, Alana sets him up with other girls to do that.
But when new girl Tal arrives, she stops Alana and Gray in their tracks.
Suddenly, Gray’s all in on his plan to get Tal to fall in love with him, and for the first time, Alana’s reluctant to help. As Alana and Tal grow closer, and Alana begins to think Tal might share her feelings, she has to decide whether to embrace her queerness and risk losing the life she thought she was building, or continue to hide parts of herself and maintain the status quo.
Don’t Let It Break Your Heart is a tender and romantic exploration of identity, love, and friendship that turns the friends-to-lovers romance trope on its head.
“A COMPLICATED AND MODERN LOOK AT FIRST QUEER LOVE, FINDING YOUR PEOPLE, AND THE EXHILARATING RISK OF LETTING GO IN ORDER TO FIND YOURSELF.”—Gabriel Shane Dunn, New York Times–bestselling co-author of I Hate Everyone But You
Love & Lattes by Beth Reekles
Narrated by Katy Sobey
Listening Library
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From the author of the bestselling phenomenon The Kissing Booth comes another sizzling storyabout an overachieving girl who unknowingly kisses the one guy she shouldn’t the night before her new internship begins.
One summer internship. Two complete opposites. And a connection neither expected…
Annalise Sherwood has worked herself to the bone to get a place on a prestigious internship program and nothing is going to stop her now. Work hard, play later, that’s her motto. She figures one night letting her guard down won’t hurt, though—especially when it ends with the best kiss of her life.
But to Anna’s horror, she discovers that the mystery guy she kissed that night is none other than Lloyd, the company CEO’s son. Born with a silver spoon in his mouth, he’s everyone’s favorite guy and a total charmer, swanning around like he owns the place. And from the moment they meet again, he rubs Anna up the wrong way.
As the summer and the internship wane on, Lloyd seems to be finding any excuse to annoy Anna, and she’s not afraid to give it right back to him. But when a lot of late night working brings them unexpectedly closer, she begins to wonder if there’s more to him than she originally thought..
Wild Fire by Radclyffe, Julie Cannon
Narrated by Paige McKinney
A Red Sky Ranch Romance #2
Bold Strokes Books Inc
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A brief detour to a ranch in the middle of nowhere doesn’t lead to forever, does it?
Olivia Martinez, forced to leave her high-power Manhattan job with no prospects, is at a crossroad. Not only is she a city girl down to the tips of her Jimmy Choos, she wants to stay close to her parents, who depend on her more than they’d like to. Generally not a risk taker, Olivia steps out of her comfort zone when her best friend, Elizabeth Sutton, asks her to temporarily lend a hand at the Red Sky Ranch. After all, what can a few months change, and New York City is just a plane ride—or three—away, right?
Haunted by an hour that changed her life, Riley Mitchell escapes the memories and the guilt by riding motorcycles way too fast, skydiving, and running into burning buildings. She is good-looking, charming, and never wants for female company, as long as no commitment is expected. When Olivia returns to the Red Sky Ranch, Riley’s carefully crafted safe world goes up in flames.
Can they take a risk and cross the fire line to find love?
Make Her Wish Come True by A.L. Brooks
Narrated by Anastasia Watley
Tantor Audio
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A lesbian romance where the realest thing about a fake relationship is all the possibilities.
Abby Baxter’s burning ambition to be a reporter gets a boost when her journalist friend offers her a deal: Fake-date a woman for a story she’s writing on finding love, and she’ll swing Abby a cowriting credit. It’s a dream come true after so long looking for her big break. For years, life and raising her half-sister have gotten in the way.
Erica Goode works two jobs while all her spare energies are focused on her eight-year-old daughter. She would love a social life, but who has time? A deal to be wined and dined if she fakes a relationship sounds fun. Although, it’d help if she wasn’t attracted to her date quite so much. Oh, and if the woman wasn’t averse to children. Really, there’s no way anything can come of it. Right?
Is it possible to get what you wish for, if you’re willing to give it a try?
Boarded Hearts by Ruth Stilling
Narrated by Sadie Lake, Jarman Day
Seattle Scorpions Series #1
Podium Audio
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My whole life I’ve come out on top.
One of the finest players ever to grace the NHL? Check.
Most prolific playboy with an enviable reputation between the sheets? Check.
Award for the cockiest athlete in America? Also check, and well deserved I’d say.
So why does my life feel anything but the perfect image I project?
And why won’t the one woman who came crashing into my life and knocked me on my six-foot-four ass take me seriously?
She doesn’t even recognize me, let alone worship the ground I walk on.
I’m in uncharted territory, tearing up my rule book and unearthing buried demons in my pursuit of her affection.
I always get what I want in life, but apparently, Felicity Thompson didn’t get the memo. I want her in my bed, but all she offers me is her witty British tongue and no-nonsense attitude.
It isn’t supposed to be this way. She’s supposed to unravel for me. Yet the harder I pursue her, the more my own layers peel away.
Felicity Thompson is fast becoming not just what I want but the very woman I need in my life, and I’m terrified to admit that when it truly matters, I might not be coming out on top after all.
Chopping Mall: The Novelization by Brian G Berry
Narrated by Joe Hempel
Encyclopocalypse Movie Tie-In Series
Encyclopocalypse Publications
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Some people will kill for a bargain…and at the Park Plaza Mall they do! Here, you can shop till you drop…dead!
High tech robots equipped with state-of-the-art security devices have been recruited as the new mechanical “night watchmen” for Park Plaza Mall. When a jolting bolt of lightning short circuits the main computer control, the robots turn into “killbots”…on the loose after unsuspecting shoppers! Four couples are trying to make it after hours in a mattress store. They make it alright—in the morgue!
At Park Plaza, you can save on everything but your life! Encyclopocalypse Publications has joined forces with Shout Factory to novelize the cult classic 1986 film Chopping Mall. Produced by the legendary Roger Corman, Chopping Mall has been a mainstay of the horror genre, Chopping Mall: The Novelization promises to deliver all the laughs and thrills that have made it a beloved fixture in horror cinema.
How to Fall in Love in a Time of Unnameable Disaster by Muriel Leung
Narrated by Natalie Naudus
Audible Studios
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A dark and tender debut set against a writhing backdrop of postapocalyptic New York City.
Acid rainstorms have transformed New York City into a toxic wasteland, cutting its remaining citizens off from one another. In one apartment building, an unlikely family of humans and ghosts survives. Mira reels from a devastating breakup with her partner, Mal, whose whereabouts are unknown, while her mother is plagued by furious dreams and her grandfather, Grandpa Why, stakes his claims as a rambunctious ghost. Across the hall, the cockroach Shin, also a ghost. As the world around them worsens, each character must learn to redefine what it means to live, die, and love at the end of the world.
Olympus by Ivan Kal
Narrated by Jonathan Sleep
Rise of the Empire #1
Tantor Audio
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The year is 2081. Earth is recovering from a devastating nuclear war.
An age of technological advancement. A find at the bottom of the Ocean. A man driven by a dream.
The time for humanity to reach to the stars is now.
A find provides Tomas Klein with the tools to speed up his timetable and execute his plans.
He will reach for the stars, the only question is will humanity follow?
Adrian Farkas an orphan boy, is given opportunity to change his bleak future. To go to space, and shape the future of all mankind.
Will he rise up to the challenge?
If I Were a Boy by Erin O’Reilly
Narrated by Juniper London
Affinity Rainbow Publications
Katie McGuire appears to have it all. A devoted husband, a job she loved, and a comfortable lifestyle.
Helen Swenson is a successful financial director of a prominent investment firm, with an unfaithful husband, and few friends.
Their husbands’ annual trip to Padre Island National Seashore to reunite with their air force pilot squad becomes a pivotal point for the two women. Their lives take on a completely new meaning when an undeniable magnetism between them draws them together.
Passion and secrecy becomes the norm, as they have no choice but to surrender to their attraction. Can the vacation love affair continue? When they leave for their respective homes, will they regret what happened?
Life is not that easy to change and the people around them are the hardest to convince. There is no more powerful motivation than love. Except hate and there are plenty of people who want to see their relationship destroyed. Will Katie and Helen be able to make a life together work or succumb to doubts and the pressures of family?
This story will fill you with the thrill of passion and the tenderness of love.
I’ve loved reading since I was little when my dad would read me Dr. Suess books. Fast-forward a little and I noticed that he was always reading on his lunch breaks at work, and I wondered why.Then, I found a book that took me to another place and time, to another feeling,another sense of “being”.It was the first book that I ever fell in love with, and I’ve been chasing that feeling ever since.
