Contemporary Women Audiobooks | Fiction

"A story of desire within marriage from the stars of the hit feminist erotic podcast, Dirty Diana 'Deliciously entertaining, funny, tantalizing' Demi Moore The satisfying conclusion to the sizzling Dirty Diana series, in which Diana says yes to what she truly wants and sees just how hard she’ll have to fight for it – based on the #1 fiction podcast. Diana Wood’s escape to Paris has ended. She’s dedicated to rekindling the lost spark with her husband, Oliver, through therapy. They are determined to follow the advice, even when they’re told, 'absolutely no sex.' So Diana begins dating the man who was once her husband. Much to her surprise, the therapist’s advice seems to be working: the emotional connection between Diana and Oliver deepens and their physical attraction becomes all-consuming. But Diana’s marriage isn’t the only thing in her life entering a new phase. Dirty Diana – the website she built in secret to celebrate women’s fantasies – has begun to attract celebrity attention. Soon enough, Hollywood is calling … and so is Diana's past. Diana finally seems to have everything she’s always wanted. But can she keep it all together when she returns home? Will her old life, that’s always wanted her to be just one thing, ever embrace the multi-dimensional woman she really is?"

Jen Besser (Author), Beth Hicks, Dawn Harvey, Gabra Zackman, Hillary Huber, Olivia Mackenzie-Smith, Quinn Riley, Simone Rothschild (Narrator)

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Joy Moody Is Out of Time: A Novel

"From the author of the beloved novel Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder comes another quirky and irresistible crime novel '[Narrator Annie] Maynard injects humor and pathos as she brings this quirky, troubled character to life.' —AudioFile on Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder Strange things are happening behind the bright pink facade of Bayside’s premier laundromat, Joyful Suds, home to Joy Moody and her twin daughters. For much of their lives, Joy has been lying to Cassie and Andie. What started as a colorful tale to explain how the twins came to live with her grew over the years and was always something she meant to set straight. Joy really did think she had more time. Worse still, Joy is struggling to define the truth from the lies. The girls have long believed they are vital to the future and must stay hidden to stay safe. Joy has told them that their impending twenty-first birthday is significant; they will step into their roles as leaders of a revolution and life as they know it will change. Joy was right—everything will change, just not in the way they expected. On Andie and Cassie’s birthday, Joy Moody is found dead and her girls face a world they are not prepared for without their mother. Joy Moody is out of time … in more ways than one. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press"

Kerryn Mayne (Author), Annie Maynard (Narrator)

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Aphrodite

"'With its sharply witty prose, Aphrodite perfectly captures the charm and chaos of the Greek gods' Rosie Hewlett From the author of Herc, a Waterstones Best Book of the Year 'A joyful exploration of one woman's quest for home, power, identity and ultimately, freedom from fate. A genuine pleasure to read!' Clare North, author of Ithaca 'With sharp dialogue and dynamic scenes, it plays like a divine reality show' Woman&home 'This is a stunningly witty tale' Daily Express 'Welcome the Real Housewives of Olympus. Stunning, brilliant, witty, so delicious it could only be divine' Reader review ***** *************************************************** 'I’m a liar, to begin with.' I wasn’t always a goddess, you see. My only real power was my beauty – you’ll have heard. It’s legendary. But that was never going to be enough for me. It took a web of lies to convince the gods of Olympus I was one of them. But I did. I was that good. Zeus gave me a title and riches and loved me. And all he wanted in return was for me to love him back. But of course, Zeus was a tyrant. (Not entirely surprising when you’re ninety per cent insecurities and ten per cent raw power.) I couldn’t live at someone’s mercy. Really, I had no choice. I had to take on the mightiest Olympian of all. And this bit’s not a lie… I intended to win. *************************************************** Authors and readers LOVE Aphrodite: 'Expect multiple POV's, humour (duh), strong female energy, love, action, war, all packaged in a beautifully crafted, comprehensive story' Reader review ***** 'Sparkles with wicked humour and boundless imagination' Kate Heartfield, Sunday Times bestselling author 'I can't emphasise enough how much I adored this version of Aphrodite – wickedly funny, caustic, fierce, playful and cheeky yet with a soft centre' Reader review ***** 'Wit and verve, contrasting laugh-out-loud humour with moments of surprising tenderness' Luna McNamara, author of Pysche and Eros 'The humour, character, and revitalised plot made this one of my favourite reads this year' Reader review ***** 'Aphrodite gives a human voice to the inhuman goddess that you can’t help but love' Lizzy Tiffin, author of Bad Girls of Ancient Greece 'Aphrodite is truly a masterpiece' Reader review ***** 'If you’ve ever wondered what Tina Fey retelling your favorite myths would be like, Phoenicia Rogerson has the answer' Ian Doescher, author of the William Shakespeare's Star Wars series 'Brilliant book' Reader review ***** 'Will excite, anger and sadden you through its cinematic cast of characters, some of whom you want to win just as much as you want them to fail' Akeem Balogun, author of The Storm 'I had a smile on my face for the majority of the book, and devoured it in two reading sessions…Greek Mythology has never been so engaging, witty and clever as now!' Reader review ***** 'Razor sharp, funny, grippingly honest' Jenny Williamson, author of Enemy of My Dreams"

Phoenicia Rogerson (Author), Charlie Keable, Cornelia Colman, David Ellis, Hamish Ings, James Murfitt, Jay Lafayette Valentine, Julia Bird, Kristin Atherton, Louise Lee, Maryam Grace, Rebecca Fortuin, Richard Hughes, Saul Marron, Stacey Norris (Narrator)

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The Carsons of Lone Rock Books 1-4

"Rancher's Forgotten Rival Will amnesia turn these enemies into lovers? Welcome to Lone Rock, Oregon's Wild West. Chance Carson is the one man in Lone Rock who gets Juniper Sohappy all riled up. His family is ranching royalty. He's arrogant, insufferable and obnoxiously charming-she'll keep her distance, thanks. But when Juniper finds him on her property, injured and without his memory, she saves his life…and sort of lets him believe he's her ranch hand. Making the entitled rancher work a little is one thing…but actually liking the man is another. Falling for him? No way. And yet the passion between them is as undeniable as it is unexpected. Will it survive the truth? Best Man Rancher When best man meets bridesmaid, will one night be enough? Being his brother's best man is a privilege for Kit Carson. The rancher likes his future sister-in-law…and he really likes her sister, Shelby Sohappy. Now that he and Shelby are thrown together for wedding preparations, Kit can finally make his move. Shelby is still grieving her husband, so his offer is just one night with no-strings-he knows her heart can't handle more. Kit is certain he's fine with that…until he isn't. And now Shelby's expecting. Can the best man prove he's the man for Shelby? One Night Rancher When best friends spend the night together, will a forbidden kiss change everything? It started with one simple favor. Now one night together has the promise of more… No one knows tough-as-nails bar owner Cara Summers better than her best friend, rancher Jace Carson. And when Cara needs someone to stay with her at Lone Rock's most historic, and possibly haunted, hotel to purchase it, Jace is the man for the job-even when the only furnished room has just one bed. One night shouldn't be enough to change years of friendship, but a single kiss melts away years of restraint. As the sun rises, Cara might have secured her hotel, but has she ruined her friendship with Jace forever? Rancher's Snowed-In Reunion Bull rider Flint Carson has a heart of stone, and no one has ever come close to breaking through except Tansey Martin, the country music darling whose breakout hit is…about him. What starts as a confrontation ends up a reunion hot enough to melt the snow. She turned their breakup into her breakout song. And now they're snowed in… Bull rider Flint Carson has only ever opened his heart to one person…and she turned his heartbreak into a hit song! As if that wasn't torture enough, now country music star Tansey Martin is at his hotel-and when a blizzard hits, they're stranded-together. What starts as a confrontation may just end up a reunion hot enough to melt the snow! But will this time together mean repeating old mistakes, or will they take a chance on a new love song? "

Maisey Yates (Author), Samantha Cook (Narrator)

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Things We Keep Hidden

"A threatening note. Long-buried secrets. Their friendship tested. The last time lifelong friends Payton, Isley and Clara were together, Clara broke their unwritten rule and brought up the one thing they never talk about. And now, more than twenty years after their friend Cece took her life, they must confront that night as the three women and their husbands-plus one unexpected guest-gather at Isley's Breckenridge vacation home. With tension already simmering just below the surface of their relationship, they're each left shaken when a cryptic note arrives: Tell the truth or I will. Who is the message for and what does it refer to? The women fear it could be linked to the truth they've kept hidden since the night Cece died…or maybe it has something to do with one of the problems they've each brought with them. Isley's son is in rehab after narrowly avoiding jail time, spurring her to a reckless act of her own. Clara, usually so careful to follow rules, is haunted by the one night that she didn't. And Payton has been in denial regarding her husband's so-called plan for their marriage. As the weekend unfolds, all three will revisit the bonds they share and the challenges that have shaped their lives. And by the trip's end, a truth that shocks them all will be revealed."

Jill Lynn (Author), Tanya Eby (Narrator)

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Love, Coffee, and Revolution: A Novel

"Deftly weaving romance, action, and humor with a quest for integrity in an unjust world, Love, Coffee, and Revolution is a timely and relatable coming-of-age novel. Dee Blum has a plan. Or rather, her parents do. Graduate college. Go to law school. Become a divorce attorney. Be “successful.” But Dee wants more—more purpose, more passion, more than checking off someone else’s boxes. A surprise gig leading eco-tours of ethical coffee farms in Costa Rica offers a fresh start. At first, she’s intoxicated by the thrill of navigating a new culture and the attention of two very different men: one, the charming scion of a wealthy family; the other, a magnetic change-maker. But she soon finds herself torn between conflicting desires and mounting evidence that these “ethical” coffee farms aren’t all they promise to be. Dee knows she didn’t come all this way to join a corrupt system that hides behind phony environmentalism. So how far will she go for justice? For love? And for the life she actually wants?"

Stefanie Leder (Author), Inés del Castillo (Narrator)

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High Season

"Brought to you by Penguin. In the heat of summer, the past can become hazy. . . For twenty years, Nina Drayton has told herself that she must have seen her sister, Tamara, being murdered by the family babysitter – Josie Jackson. That she doesn’t remember it because she was five, and amnesia is a normal trauma response. But now, with the anniversary of Tamara’s death approaching and true crime investigators revisiting the case, Nina finds it harder to suppress her doubts. Returning to her family’s sparkling villa on the Cote d’Azur for the first time since the murder, she wants to uncover more about the summer that changed so many lives. Because if she was wrong, then she sent an innocent woman to jail – and the real killer is still walking free. Lyrical, suspenseful and sultry, this dark examination of the fragile nature of memory is vivid and thought provoking, with all the tension and heat of a moody summer evening. Praise for Katie Bishop and High Season 'A beautiful, intricate mystery that tests the strength of memory and time . . . Complete with an exotic setting, flawed and complex characters, and spellbinding prose, High Season is an absolute masterpiece.' - Sara Ochs, author of The Resort 'I found myself devouring this tale of privilege, loss, and the slippery nature of memory. The setting is so perfectly rendered that you can almost taste the saltwater' - Ella Berman, author of Reese Witherspoon Book Club-pick Before We Were Innocent 'Beautifully written, transportive, and thought-provoking...sizzles with suspense.' - Lucy Clarke, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Castaways, on The Girls of Summer 'Startling...packs an incredible punch.' - The Times 'Lures you in then shakes you up.' - Nikki May, author of This Motherless Land © Katie Bishop 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025"

Katie Bishop (Author), Alix Dunmore (Narrator)

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Everything Is Probably Fine: A Novel

"'Julia London's writing is heartwarming and true.' --Lia Louis, international bestselling author New York Times bestselling author Julia London returns with a story about forgiveness and second chances. After forty-two years, Lorna Lott is ready to learn where she's going with her life--even if it means revisiting all the places she wishes she hadn't been. It'll be fine. Probably. Maybe. Lorna Lott has been leaning into the awkward side of things most of her life. Her intensity and drive haven't earned her any friends, but at least her sales team is meeting their quotas. Why should she care that they call her King Kong when her promotion to senior vice president is within reach? Or it was--until she made a mistake that even apology donuts couldn't fix. Now she's been mandated to attend a thirty-day wellness program, and everything is on the line. If she can't get her low-key rage thing under control, stop her eyes from leaking, and figure out how to be more likeable, she won't get a promotion or raise. Which means she won't be able to buy back her grandmother's house and reclaim the happiness she hasn't felt since childhood. Cooperating with the program means coming to terms with her past. Mainly, how her older sister's substance abuse ruined Lorna's life--and her many regrets about the way she handled things. With the help of her oddly endearing eight-year-old neighbor and his equally charming father, she throws herself into the process of making amends. But as she begins to accept that there is nothing she could have done to change the course of her sister's life, Lorna faces her most challenging task yet: changing the course of her own. 'Funny and heartwarming, [for] readers who enjoy fish-out-of-water stories about people who learn how to connect with others to enrich their lives, like Gail Honeyman's Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine and Abbi Waxman's The Bookish Life of Nina Hill.' --Booklist With the included discussion questions, it's the perfect book club book!"

Julia London (Author), Marni Penning (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - Divorce, The / El divorcio (Spanish edition)

"Tres décadas de matrimonio parecen irse a pique en medio del sofocante verano de Estocolmo. ¿Qué fantasmas revivió la discusión que lo desencadenó todo? ¿Quién está diciendo la verdad? Moa Herngren debuta en español con el fenómeno literario que sacudió Suecia: una novela intrigante y adictiva que no podrás soltar hasta que decidas de qué lado estás. Toda historia tiene dos caras. . . Bea no podría estar más emocionada por sus próximas vacaciones en la isla de Gotland. Está desesperada por escapar del agobiante calor de Estocolmo y recuperarse del estrés de la vida cotidiana en compañía de su amado Niklas, con quien lleva casada treinta y dos años, sus dos malhumoradas hijas adolescentes y su querida familia política. Una noche, poco antes de su partida, Bea y Niklas discuten por un asunto trivial. Niklas sale con un amigo para desahogarse, pero no vuelve a casa, y la irritación de Bea pronto da paso al pánico al imaginar qué tipo de desastre podría haber ocurrido para retrasar su regreso. Lo que Bea descubre cambiará su vida para siempre: su marido está bien, pero su matrimonio, no. Él quiere dejarla, y aunque a Bea esto le parezca una locura repentina, para Niklas es cualquier cosa menos eso... Escrita con la calidez y la empatía que han hecho de sus perspicaces y apasionantes novelas familiares un éxito de ventas en su Suecia natal, Moa Herngren plantea preguntas juiciosas sobre por qué se rompen las relaciones: ¿La persona que se va es siempre la mala? ¿Qué surge cuando se empieza a rascar la superficie de lo que parece una situación clara? Contada desde las perspectivas de ambos, El divorcio es un apasionante drama doméstico que explora hábilmente las complejidades del matrimonio moderno. A decades-long, seemingly rock-solid marriage suddenly falls apart during one hot Stockholm summer in this addictive domestic drama that marks the American debut of #1 Swedish bestselling author Moa Herngren. There are two sides to every story . . . Bea couldn't be more excited to trade the stifling Stockholm summer heat for vacation on Gotland Island. She’s looking forward to spending quality time with her beloved husband of thirty-two years, Niklas, and their two moody teenage daughters, and recuperating from the stress of daily life in the company of her beloved in-laws. One night shortly before their departure, Bea and Niklas have a seemingly mundane argument over a trivial issue, and Niklas goes out with a friend to blow off steam. As the hours pass, Niklas doesn’t come home, and Bea’s irritation soon gives way to panic as she imagines what kind of disaster might have happened to delay his return. What she soon learns will change her life forever: while her husband is fine, their marriage is not. Her kind, gentle pediatrician husband wants to leave her. But while this might seem like sudden insanity to Bea, for Niklas, it’s anything but… Written with the warmth and empathy that have made her insightful, page-turning family novels bestsellers in her native Sweden, Moa Herngren raises thoughtful questions about why relationships fall apart: Is the person who leaves always the bad guy? What emerges once you begin scratching the surface of what seems like a clear-cut situation? Told from dual perspectives, The Divorce is a gripping domestic drama that deftly explores the complexities of modern marriage. Translated from the Swedish by Alice Menzies"

Moa Herngren (Author), Adriana Galindo, Antonio Raluy (Narrator)

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Tantrum

"In this electric horror novel from the author of The Insatiable Volt Sisters, an exhausted mother thinks her newborn might be a monster. She's right. Thea's third pregnancy was her easiest. She wasn't consumed with anxiety about the baby. She wasn't convinced it was going to be born green, or have a third eye, or have tentacles sprouting from its torso. Thea was fine. Her baby would be fine. But when the nurses handed Lucia to her, Thea just knew. Her baby girl was a monster. Not only was Lucia born with a full set of teeth and a devilish glint in her eye, but she's always hungry. Indiscriminately so. One day Lucia pointed at her baby brother, looked Thea dead in the eye and said, "I eat." Thea doesn't know whether to be terrified or proud of her rapacious baby girl. And as Lucia starts growing faster and talking more, dark memories bubble to the surface--flashes from Thea's childhood that won't release their hooks from her heart. Lucia wants to eat the world. Thea might just let her. Crackling with originality and dark humor, Rachel Eve Moulton's Tantrum is a provocative exploration of familial debt, duty, and the darker side of motherhood."

Rachel Eve Moulton (Author), Rachel L. Jacobs (Narrator)

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Full Bloom: A Novel

"The power to be seen. The power to be heard. The power to be adored. . . NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A woman's life is forever changed by a mysterious perfume in this stunning novel about ambition and untapped desire from the New York Times bestselling author of Ghosts of Harvard. "An absolutely gorgeous read-the perfect combination of romance, mystery, and magical realism, with a vibrant cast of characters."-Sarah MacLean, author of These Summer Storms Reeling from a breakup and overlooked at her job as a lighting designer, Iris Sunnegren finds herself stuck, disconnected, and lonely in crowded New York City. Her wealthy friends are married and having babies, while she's trying to pay for freezing her eggs. And the future she longs for feels out of reach. Then, a mysterious neighbor, an older Frenchwoman, makes her a gift: a bespoke perfume. One spritz, a dab behind the ears, and Iris feels like a different woman. Suddenly, she is the object of every man's desire, and she can satisfy her own hungers for sex, love, and ambition. She can cast off her inhibitions and use her newfound allure to dazzle the high-profile client, attract a man who excites her like no other, and access all the rarified spaces that once excluded her. Invigorated by the perfume, Iris embodies her maximum power-a flower fully bloomed. But there is danger in connecting to our primal emotions. Scent awakens buried memories, and nightmares of the childhood house fire she barely survived return to haunt her. As Iris ventures deeper into the glamorous and male-dominated worlds of New York real estate, dimly-lit steakhouses, and beachfront mansions in the Hamptons, she finds herself getting closer to unspeakable truths-about the people she trusted, about the people she loved, and about the new circle of power-players that invited her in. A sensual and seductive novel set among the upper echelons of New York City, Full Bloom is at once a poignant story of becoming and a riveting mystery that asks: Who are you without your inhibitions? Does being wanted get you what you want, or will you be devoured by desire?"

Francesca Serritella (Author), Saskia Maarleveld (Narrator)

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Fonseca: A Novel

"Named a Must-Read Book for Summer by the LA Times and a Most-Anticipated Book of 2025 by Lit Hub • Library Journal Title to Watch The story acclaimed English author Penelope Fitzgerald never wrote, of her real-life journey to Mexico with her son in search of a much-needed inheritance, by Jessica Francis Kane, bestselling author of Rules for Visiting Winter 1952. Penelope Fitzgerald's husband is a struggling alcoholic, their literary journal is on the brink, and she is pregnant with their third child. When she receives a letter from two elderly sisters named Delaney, distant relations with a silver mine, who dangle the possibility of an inheritance, she recognizes it as a creative and practical lifeline. Jessica Francis Kane's brilliantly imagined Fonseca fictionalizes Penelope's real and momentous trip to northern Mexico in pursuit of this legacy. She leaves her two-year-old, Tina, with relatives and sails for New York with her six-year-old, Valpy, in tow. From there, mother and son take a bus all the way to . . . Fonseca. But when they arrive, nothing goes to plan. There are others vying for the Delaney money, and for three months, from Day of the Dead to Candlemas, Penelope must navigate a quixotic household and guide her impressionable son. More and more people frequent the house: an ambitious American couple, various local entrepreneurs and artists (including Edward Hopper and his wife, Jo), and finally a handsome stranger who claims he is a Delaney. With heart, humor, and a deep understanding of her subject that has characterized the range of her work her whole career, Kane (whose work "could have been written by Jane Austen's great great-great-granddaughter" -Oprah Daily) has written much more than an homage: Fonseca is an enthralling world of its own as well as a stunning fictionalization of a season in Fitzgerald's life. © 2025 Heirs of Josephine N. Hopper / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY"

Jessica Francis Kane (Author), Cerris Morgan-Moyer, Christine Rendel, Jessica Francis Kane, Nicholas Guy Smith (Narrator)

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Contemporary Women Audiobooks in Fiction