Contemporary Women Audiobooks | Fiction

"Secrets. Shame. Desire. Four women dare to explore their deepest sexual truths in a controversial university course that will change their lives forever. A sex columnist wants to have sex with her husband ... but there's the tiny problem of having zero interest. A high-powered lawyer fakes her pleasure. A confident professor carries the scars of a failed marriage. And a religious housewife questions everything she believes about intimacy. When Isabella, Claire, Amy, and Jeanette sign up for an unconventional sex ed course, they expect answers. Instead, they find themselves confronting their darkest fears, deepest shame, and most hidden desires. As their carefully constructed worlds begin to unravel, each woman must decide: Will she retreat to the safety of her old life, or risk everything to discover her authentic sexual self? If they dare to embrace their true desires, they might just find the intimacy they've been searching for – but at what cost? The Sex Course is a daring contemporary women's fiction debut from Dr. Trina E. Read. With complex female characters, intimate soul-searching, and fearless exploration of modern sexuality, you'll be mesmerized by this bold and intimate story. If you enjoyed the raw honesty and humor of Bridget Jones's Diary and the bold exploration of female sexuality in The Vagina Monologues, then you'll love The Sex Course. Unlock your own journey of self-discovery – grab your copy now!"

Trina E. Read (Author), Squeaky Cheese Productions (Narrator)

Audiobook

The Beacon Singer - Volume 3

"This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Jane Lake, disillusioned with her career as a jazz singer and frustrated in love, returned home from London to a small town in the English Lake District. Reacquainting herself with her circle of women-friends (Ruth, Sarah and Margaret), it became apparent that their lives of rural isolation were not as tranquil as they first appeared: Sarah's long-term partner, Philip, was embroiled in a romantic relationship with Margaret's daughter, Stella. Jane's rehabilitation has become protracted. With the realisations that those about her are active in the small town's romantic bohemian scene and that most of the men she's interested in prefer her brother, David, Jane's sense of dejection has intensified. Increasingly, she has become reliant upon the bottle in order to maintain a rational view of things. Long-standing friendships cannot be maintained without rivalry and resentment playing their part. As the muddle involving the key-players in Jane's life begins to resolve, she herself teeters between personal jeopardy and a burgeoning self-knowledge that might permit the prospect of love…"

Catherine E. Chapman (Author), Digital Voice Madison G (Narrator)

Audiobook

[Spanish] - La veterinaria. Tiempo de coraje (La veterinaria 3)

"El cautivador broche final de una gran saga familiar. Atravesando décadas y continentes, una maravillosa historia de amor, de amistad y de mujeres que rompen barreras. Australia, 1955. Daphne ha terminado sus estudios de veterinaria y podría comenzar a trabajar en el zoológico de Perth con sus padres, Maria y Bernhard. Sin embargo, decide aceptar un puesto de investigación que la acabará llevando al Congo. Pero la colonia belga está en un momento de agitación y pronto Daphne ya no estará segura allí... París. El padre de Grit muere de forma inesperada durante un ensayo. Ella logra acabar la gira en su memoria, pero, cuando descubre que está embarazada, toma el siguiente barco hacia Nueva Zelanda para visitar a su madre, Nellie. Allí, la famosa pianista tendrá que aceptar su pasado antes de poder pensar en el futuro. Nueva Zelanda. Helena ve frustrados sus sueños de hacerse cargo de la yeguada al descubrir que su abuelo parece apostar por un heredero varón. Y cuando su madre, con la que apenas ha tenido contacto, llegue allí, el mundo de Helena sufrirá una sacudida"

Sarah Lark (Author), Nuria Samsó (Narrator)

Audiobook

[Spanish] - Todas las flores que olvidamos

"¿Qué ocurre cuando el destino se empeña en devolverte al pasado? Me llamo Isabel, aunque siempre he querido que me llamen Bella. Mi vida se parecía mucho a la de cualquier chica hasta que un día recibí una carta desde el pueblo soriano en el que veraneaba de niña. Una tormenta emocional puso todo patas arriba y me llevó a descubrir sentimientos que nunca había experimentado. El regreso a un pasado que me había empeñado en olvidar y que me haría recordar el olor y los colores de las flores que cultivaban mis abuelos y, también, un reencuentro inesperado con la persona que lo cambiaría todo. Una novela en la que descubrirás que lo más bonito siempre está por llegar. «Vivir con ilusión es totalmente necesario para sentirnos vivos. Lo ideal es que ese estímulo no tenga que ver con el amor, sino con nuestros logros u objetivos. Sacar una buena nota para poder cursar aquello que nos gusta, encontrar un trabajo de nuestro agrado, montar un negocio o conseguir peonías para tu jardín de flores. Sea cual sea nuestro propósito en la vida, hay que vivirlo con ilusión. Levantarte por las mañanas y sentirte esperanzado por algo. Y así había vivido yo toda mi vida. Buscando logros u objetivos que mantuvieran mi ilusión por vivir. […] Tener un objetivo e ilusionarme por conseguirlo habían hecho que toda mi vida tuviera sentido. Lo había logrado manteniéndome fiel a una premisa: que esa ilusión nunca dependiera de otras personas. Solamente de mí. Porque así nadie podría quitarme las ganas de vivir»."

Clara Sanz (Author), Benita Estela (Narrator)

Audiobook

Live Through This: A Novel

"As narrated by nationally bestselling author Jennifer Pastiloff, Live Through This by Kristen McGuiness is a modern-day western about love and heartbreak, and how, in the end, that destiny which controls us, is also up to us to control. Set in 2016 at the edge of our modern times, Jane Ambrose is a woman trying to reconcile the joyous mediocrity of middle-aged life until one night out ends in the ultimate tragedy. Formerly a producer for Blake Edwards, one of television’s biggest broadcasters, Jane felt destined for an extraordinary life. But when her romance and career with Blake unceremoniously ended, she found herself picking up the pieces with another dreamer gone astray, Theo Karras, a former LA Dodger whose career was also derailed. Both recovering addicts, they begin a new life of day jobs, car seats, meaningful tattoos, and the micro-aggressions of marriage. When violence strikes, disrupting everything they’ve built, Jane is forced to face her complicated past but also her complicated marriage in order to find her voice in the gun control debate. Negotiating between advocacy and exploitation, Jane must decide if she is willing to fight for the dream she left behind, and against the systems that destroyed it."

Kristen McGuiness (Author), Jennifer Pastiloff (Narrator)

Audiobook

There's No Turning Back

"The young women studying at the Grimaldi yearn for new kinds of life. Monitored by the nuns who run the college, eight of them form a close group, sharing confidences and hopes for the future. But each, too, has her private secrets - a child from an early love affair, frustrated artistic ambitions, burning desires and petty jealousies. With the passing months, their paths begin to diverge, as each woman struggles towards her own idea of freedom. A virtuosic group portrait, There's No Turning Back broke radical new ground in representing modern women's lives when it first appeared in 1938, facing immediate censorship by the Fascist authorities. Published in a new translation by the acclaimed Ann Goldstein, it is a powerfully moving story of women coming of age in a turbulent world."

Alba de Céspedes (Author), Aida Reluzco (Narrator)

Audiobook

Rain's Agenda

"The artificial uterus liberates women from pregnancy, but terrorists want to destroy it. The Third World has collapsed, and is dominated by gangsters and pirates. A twenty-year-old tabloid princess, nude sunbathing pictures all over the net and who once ordered a sex bot to her hotel room on a royal embassy, is all that prevents a nuclear war with Russia. In South America, terrorists are torching the Amazon, and decades-old tension between the Americans and the French prevent cooperation to hunt them down. And the Chinese are on top of the world. Enter John Galveston, a suave, debonair, and vulgar grey marketeer. In a cashless society, he exclusively uses paper yuan, and bounces around the world selling anything and everything. He’ll come face to face with these fanatical terrorists, and in the process, find himself in an anarchic black hole – two thirds of South America is rumoured to be either an anarchist wasteland, or paradise. Yet that is only one mystery surrounding the enigmatic nation of Andea...."

Jason Shannon (Author), Jason Shannon (Narrator)

Audiobook

Destined to Be Yours

"A talented and beautiful woman, who once watched her true love slip away on what should’ve been her happiest day, decides to leave the past behind and start over. But life throws her a curveball, crossing her path with a tough, powerful guy who runs a massive business empire. What starts as random run-ins soon pulls them closer, making them a big part of each other’s worlds. Is this her surprise second chance at love, or just a new twist packed with drama and secrets? A romantic journey mixed with laughs and heartfelt moments that’ll keep you hooked!"

Sofia Caley (Author), Evelyn Blake (Narrator)

Audiobook

What We Give Away: A Delicious Standalone Novel

"**A delicious standalone novel** Food, lies and second-chance love make for a delicious dish. So why can’t Leslie take a bite? When NYC investigative journalist Leslie Molina-Allen leaves town to care for her beloved Aunt Dot, she never expects to be tossed into the orbit of her first—and only—love, Chef Risto. Or end up working at his restaurant. For as long as Leslie can remember, food has been the enemy. Something to be mastered, not enjoyed—or so her mother says. And Risto’s unapologetic appetite for life is everything Leslie has spent years trying to forget. With a booming restaurant and a skyrocketing reputation, Chef Risto has everything he’s ever wanted. Except Leslie. She lost interest in him long ago—but still manages to haunt his dreams every night. So when she turns up to fill in for Dot, days become unbearable too. Amidst the rich aromas of Puerto Rican cuisine, Risto and Leslie must balance the pressures of love and ambition. But a well-fed woman is a revolutionary force, and some appetites can no longer be ignored… Steamy, emotional, and deeply resonant, What We Give Away is a slow-burn love story about breaking free, reclaiming joy, and finding the courage to live on your own terms."

Paulette Stout (Author), AM Elizabeth Kay (Narrator)

Audiobook

Shattered Ascent

"This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. A man who once conquered the world with his stride loses it all in a shattering crash—his legs, his love, his very self. Left to rot in a crumbling refuge, he’s joined by a scruffy, abandoned pup, a stubborn spark of life he can’t ignore. Together, they spiral through rage and ruin, the man haunted by a perfection he’ll never reclaim, the dog a loyal shadow in his darkest hours. When a bold stranger challenges him to rise, their bond becomes his lifeline, pulling him from despair to forge a new strength—not just in his broken body, but in the unshakable trust of a four-legged friend. Through guilt, grit, and the healing power of paws, he learns to run again, side by side, toward a freedom they both deserve."

Elias Thorn (Author), Digital Voice Martin G (Narrator)

Audiobook

Relics of Romance

"This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. In a charming Brooklyn apartment overflowing with quirky collections—stamps, lipsticks, even a bacon-flavored condom—a young art curator with a knack for falling hard and fast turns heartbreak into her masterpiece. After a public betrayal shatters her latest romance, she transforms her breakup relics into an unconventional museum, inviting others to shed their own emotional baggage. What begins as a cathartic whim spirals into a cultural sensation, drawing crowds, press, and a chance at redemption. Amid vintage dresses, ping-pong bars, and a bonfire under the Brooklyn Bridge, she navigates love’s messy ruins—only to discover that letting go might just mend her heart. A witty, tender tale of art, loss, and the unexpected beauty of moving on, this is a love letter to New York City and the broken things that make us whole."

Tessa Wilde (Author), Digital Voice Melissa G (Narrator)

Audiobook

Surviving White People: A Journey of Resilience and Hope

"In the modest apartment complex at the edge of Vancouver, Washington, young Ayotunde 'Ayo' Baraka's journey of resilience and hope begins. Raised by her determined single mother, Imani, Ayo faces the harsh realities of racism and exclusion in a predominantly white community. But within the walls of their small apartment and the cozy confines of their local library, Ayo's dreams take flight, fueled by a love of reading and an unyielding spirit. 'Surviving White People: A Journey of Resilience and Hope' is a poignant and powerful narrative that traces Ayo's life from childhood through adulthood, navigating the complexities of identity, love, and ambition. From the cherished memories of her mother's Atlanta upbringing to the stark challenges of their new life in the Pacific Northwest, Ayo's story is a testament to the enduring strength of family and the transformative power of education and self-belief. As Ayo matures, she confronts systemic biases, battles depression, and finds her voice as an advocate for change. Her journey is a beacon of hope, illuminating the path for anyone who has ever felt marginalized or misunderstood. With a blend of heartfelt moments, vivid memories, and inspiring resilience, this book offers a compelling look at the triumphs and trials of growing up Black in America. Join Ayo on her transformative journey, and discover a story of unwavering hope, boundless love, and the relentless pursuit of a brighter future. 'Surviving White People: A Journey of Resilience and Hope' is more than a memoir; it’s a powerful call to recognize and celebrate the strength within us all."

Lewa Ubunifu, Ruby Lewis (Author), Kristin McGriff (Narrator)

Audiobook

Contemporary Women Audiobooks in Fiction