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Laertes

A Hamlet Retelling

by Carly Stevens ...

Narrated by Jake Ruddle ...

Unabridged

7 hours 6 min

Set in 1920s Europe, this poignant dark academia novel sheds new light on Shakespeare’s masterpiece, finally allowing Laertes to tell his side of the story.Laertes Belleforest lives two lives: a wild, passionate one with his best friends studying Classics in Paris, and a stifling existence in the Danish court where the mercurial prince Hamlet constantly overshadows him.Now in his last year at ... Read more

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Set in 1920s Europe, this poignant dark academia novel sheds new light on Shakespeare’s masterpiece, finally allowing Laertes to tell his side of the story.Laertes Belleforest lives two lives: a wild, passionate one with his best friends studying Classics in Paris, and a stifling existence in the Danish court where the mercurial prince Hamlet constantly overshadows him.Now in his last year at
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Tanyuin Academy, The: The Complete Series (Books 1-3)

by Carly Stevens ...

Narrated by Jake Ruddle ...

Series Audiobook box set - The Tanyuin Academy Series
Unabridged

46 hours 58 min

The Tanyuin Academy is legendary.Against all odds, Firian Kess is accepted into the Academy, where he discovers the power of the Unreal—a waking dreamscape where Tanyu meet to fight. Right away, Firian sets his sights on becoming the best Tanyuin warrior in history.When Kiria, royal heir to the throne, gets injured in an attack, the Academy sends Firian to be her protector. Her earnest spirit and ... Read more

$24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Tanyuin Academy is legendary.Against all odds, Firian Kess is accepted into the Academy, where he discovers the power of the Unreal—a waking dreamscape where Tanyu meet to fight. Right away, Firian sets his sights on becoming the best Tanyuin warrior in history.When Kiria, royal heir to the throne, gets injured in an attack, the Academy sends Firian to be her protector. Her earnest spirit and
... Read more
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Kingdoms on Fire

by Carly Stevens ...

Narrated by Jake Ruddle ...

Unabridged

17 hours 58 min

Brace yourself for the jaw-dropping finale of the Tanyuin Academy series, full of twists, action, and a heart-wrenching last stand.Kiria Arioc and Firian Kess are enemies.At least as far as Kiria's concerned. Ever since Firian's Tanyuin troops ravaged the beautiful city of Brithnem, she's been on the run, struggling with her new role as leader of a ragtag band, and tumultuous emotions over her ... Read more

$22.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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Brace yourself for the jaw-dropping finale of the Tanyuin Academy series, full of twists, action, and a heart-wrenching last stand.Kiria Arioc and Firian Kess are enemies.At least as far as Kiria's concerned. Ever since Firian's Tanyuin troops ravaged the beautiful city of Brithnem, she's been on the run, struggling with her new role as leader of a ragtag band, and tumultuous emotions over her
... Read more

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To Have Had So Much Blood

A Gothic Horror Story

by Carly Stevens ...

Narrated by Jake Ruddle ...

Unabridged

1 hour 2 min

I do not think Forres Manor is haunted. The ancestral Scottish home my ailing aunt manages is dark, solitary, and falling into ruin, but as a man of science I cannot support her notions that a ghostly woman dwells upstairs. My only aim is to give medical assistance to my aunt. But here, the vicious past melds into the present. Perhaps I'm running from ghosts too.Read this Macbeth-inspired story if ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

I do not think Forres Manor is haunted. The ancestral Scottish home my ailing aunt manages is dark, solitary, and falling into ruin, but as a man of science I cannot support her notions that a ghostly woman dwells upstairs. My only aim is to give medical assistance to my aunt. But here, the vicious past melds into the present. Perhaps I'm running from ghosts too.Read this Macbeth-inspired story if
... Read more
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Smoke and Rain

by V. S. Holmes ...

Narrated by Jake Ruddle ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Blood of Titans:Reforged
Unabridged

11 hours 23 min

What happens when heroes are as broken as the world they must reforge?A mad king’s genocide destroyed Alea's home and left her sanity in tatters. Wracked with grief, she now faces a lonely life in a strange city. The war has other plans. Caught in the crossfire between the gods and their creators, Alea’s new friend Arman abandons his idyllic jeweler’s life—and his humanity—to protect them both ... Read more

$21.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

What happens when heroes are as broken as the world they must reforge?A mad king’s genocide destroyed Alea's home and left her sanity in tatters. Wracked with grief, she now faces a lonely life in a strange city. The war has other plans. Caught in the crossfire between the gods and their creators, Alea’s new friend Arman abandons his idyllic jeweler’s life—and his humanity—to protect them both
... Read more
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Into the Unreal

by Carly Stevens ...

Narrated by Jake Ruddle ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The Tanyuin Academy Series
Unabridged

15 hours 15 min

Dark and surprising, this sequel asks how far you can go before you become the very monster you’re fighting.Firian Kess, now Head of the Tanyuin Academy, sets his sights on winning over the girl he once took hostage: Kiria Arioc, Keeper of the Western Kingdom. But power always takes its toll. Firian’s better impulses wage a losing war against his desire for control. Longing for more power, he ... Read more

$22.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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Dark and surprising, this sequel asks how far you can go before you become the very monster you’re fighting.Firian Kess, now Head of the Tanyuin Academy, sets his sights on winning over the girl he once took hostage: Kiria Arioc, Keeper of the Western Kingdom. But power always takes its toll. Firian’s better impulses wage a losing war against his desire for control. Longing for more power, he
... Read more

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Spun Web

by S.L. Van ...

Narrated by Jeannie Sheneman, Jake Ruddle ...

Unabridged

9 hours 33 min

Spun Web is a fresh take on the old classic Jane Eyre, in a world where everyone is part-Victim and part-VILLAIN.In this Classic meets CONTEMPORARY tale, Jillian Randall, a live-in teacher to a 5-year-old named Jacob, discovers her charge hiding in the trunk of her car. Chaos ensues back at the Van Buren mansion with Jacob presumed kidnapped.For the first time, Jillian will come face-to-face with ... Read more

$10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Spun Web is a fresh take on the old classic Jane Eyre, in a world where everyone is part-Victim and part-VILLAIN.In this Classic meets CONTEMPORARY tale, Jillian Randall, a live-in teacher to a 5-year-old named Jacob, discovers her charge hiding in the trunk of her car. Chaos ensues back at the Van Buren mansion with Jacob presumed kidnapped.For the first time, Jillian will come face-to-face with
... Read more
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A Taste for Treason

The Letter That Smashed a Nazi Spy Ring

by Andrew Jeffrey ...

Narrated by Jake Ruddle ...

Unabridged

9 hours 35 min

A gripping true story of wartime espionage.Dundee, 1937. When housewife Mary Curran became suspicious of hairdresser Jessie Jordan's frequent trips to Nazi Germany, she had no idea that she was about to be drawn into an international web of espionage. Thanks to a tip off from Mary, MI5 and the FBI launched major spy hunts on both sides of the Atlantic.This is the true story of a decade-long series ... Read more

$19.99 USD

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A gripping true story of wartime espionage.Dundee, 1937. When housewife Mary Curran became suspicious of hairdresser Jessie Jordan's frequent trips to Nazi Germany, she had no idea that she was about to be drawn into an international web of espionage. Thanks to a tip off from Mary, MI5 and the FBI launched major spy hunts on both sides of the Atlantic.This is the true story of a decade-long series
... Read more

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The Sorcerer and the Assassin

by Stephen O'Shea ...

Narrated by Jake Ruddle ...

Unabridged

7 hours 32 min

A breathtaking new, medieval thriller in the tradition of The Name of the Rose and Game of Thrones by acclaimed historian Stephen O'Shea.The year is 1242. Dominican inquisitors are traveling in France, persecuting and torturing suspected heretics. But then someone starts killing the Inquisitors . . . and whoever it is must be stopped before the fanatical Dominicans wreak their brutal revenge, ... Read more

$19.99 USD

A breathtaking new, medieval thriller in the tradition of The Name of the Rose and Game of Thrones by acclaimed historian Stephen O'Shea.The year is 1242. Dominican inquisitors are traveling in France, persecuting and torturing suspected heretics. But then someone starts killing the Inquisitors . . . and whoever it is must be stopped before the fanatical Dominicans wreak their brutal revenge,
... Read more
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Death and the Conjuror

A Locked Room Mystery

by Tom Mead ...

Narrated by Jake Ruddle ...

Series series Joseph Spector
Unabridged

6 hours 40 min

A magician-turned-sleuth in pre-war London solves three impossible crimesIn 1930s London, celebrity psychiatrist Anselm Rees is discovered dead in his locked study, and there seems to be no way that a killer could have escaped unseen. There are no clues, no witnesses, and no evidence of the murder weapon. Stumped by the confounding scene, the Scotland Yard detective on the case calls on retired ... Read more

$15.99 USD

A magician-turned-sleuth in pre-war London solves three impossible crimesIn 1930s London, celebrity psychiatrist Anselm Rees is discovered dead in his locked study, and there seems to be no way that a killer could have escaped unseen. There are no clues, no witnesses, and no evidence of the murder weapon. Stumped by the confounding scene, the Scotland Yard detective on the case calls on retired
... Read more
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Forever After

A Dark Comedy

by David Jester ...

Narrated by Jake Ruddle ...

Unabridged

8 hours 41 min

Michael Holland is a grim reaper working the worst beat in the worst town. Michael’s best friend is a pot-smoking tooth fairy, his boss is the angel of death, his psychiatrist can read his mind, and he counts bogeymen, demons, and clones as his acquaintances.His nine-to-five is a succession of stupidity, clearing up the remains of the latest Darwin Award winner or dealing with the detritus of some ... Read more

$22.99 USD

Michael Holland is a grim reaper working the worst beat in the worst town. Michael’s best friend is a pot-smoking tooth fairy, his boss is the angel of death, his psychiatrist can read his mind, and he counts bogeymen, demons, and clones as his acquaintances.His nine-to-five is a succession of stupidity, clearing up the remains of the latest Darwin Award winner or dealing with the detritus of some
... Read more
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Other Woman, The

A Gripping Romantic Psychological

by Patricia Dixon ...

Narrated by Bronwen Price, Jake Ruddle, Claire Calverley ...

Unabridged

10 hours 10 min

The man she trusted has been keeping a secret . . . A novel of psychological suspense spanning from England to coastal France by the author of Blame.Rowan’s days of being the other woman and waiting patiently for Alex are almost over. He’s left his wife, and Rowan is finally within touching distance of her happy ever after.When Alex is involved in a terrible accident, she rushes to him, fearing ... Read more

$28.99 USD

The man she trusted has been keeping a secret . . . A novel of psychological suspense spanning from England to coastal France by the author of Blame.Rowan’s days of being the other woman and waiting patiently for Alex are almost over. He’s left his wife, and Rowan is finally within touching distance of her happy ever after.When Alex is involved in a terrible accident, she rushes to him, fearing
... Read more