Audiobooks narrated by Alex Picard

In a Word, Yes: A Contemporary Christian Romance in a Small Town with a Single Mom and Mother-Daughter Relationship

"Lucy hides behind boundaries. Her mother hides behind busyness. But love and grace have a way of finding us wherever we hide. Lucy Montgomery excels at drawing boundaries and avoiding risk. Her favorite word is no, and she's not afraid to use it. It's been five years since she picked up the leftovers from a crumbled marriage and started over with her brilliantly unique autistic son in Charity Falls, Oregon. As a single mom, she now works behind the scenes at a local newspaper. Enter Wyatt Hayes—an affable local police officer with the soul of a poet and the kindness she's always craved. A man who's more than eager to help her break free from her security blanket of an adventure-free life. Lucy's celebrity mother, Carly Montgomery—a vivacious and beloved women's Bible study leader—can't deny a sense of weariness. But if she doesn't remain in perpetual motion, her regrets are bound to catch up with her. Despite the outward appearance of a perfect empty-nester life, she's kept her daughter at arm's length and has already missed so much of her young grandson's life. Is it too late to turn that around? For Lucy and Carly to restore their relationship, and for Lucy and Wyatt to embrace the risk of loving, it will take a big step of faith to reconcile the past together. A small-town friends-to-more romance, and a multigenerational mother-daughter story. This read is perfect for book clubs and readers who love second chances, strong female characters, family, and faith."

Kit Tosello (Author), Alex Picard, Jess Moran (Narrator)

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Paintings, Puppies & Murder

"A delightful vacation. An astonishing dispatchment. Will she uncover why the victim was fatally retired? Leta Parker has rest and relaxation on her social agenda. Arriving at a luxurious Cotswold estate with her friends for a winter retreat, the recently engaged fifty-something is happily scouting for a wedding venue. But her peaceful trip takes a shocking turn when a viscount's brother winds up dead. Stepping in to assist the lead inspector on site, Leta and the Little Old Ladies Detective Agency discreetly follow clues, track down family tensions, and draft an alarming list of suspects. And as a snowstorm rages outside, she hopes to swiftly snare the killer hiding in the household. Can she steer through a blizzard of suspicion and solve the blue-blood's demise? Paintings, Puppies & Murder is the clever twelfth book in the Dickens & Christie cozy mystery series. If you like endearing friendships, vibrant settings, and charming pets, then you'll love Kathy Manos Penn's wintry whodunit. Listen to Paintings, Puppies & Murder for a twist of a jeweled dagger today!"

Kathy Manos Penn (Author), Alex Picard (Narrator)

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Eva in the Spotlight: A Branches Book (Owl Diaries #13)

"This adorable New York Times bestselling series is now availbable in audio format! Perfect for young girls who love friendship stories starring animal characters! Treetop Owlementary is putting on a play! Eva and her friends can't wait to try out for parts, learn their lines, and build the sets! But when Sue gets cast in the starring role, Eva worries she won't have a chance to shine. Will Eva have her moment in the spotlight, too?"

Rebecca Elliott (Author), Alex Picard, Emily Eiden, Tara Sands (Narrator)

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Manuscripts, Meows & Murder

"She thought she'd turned the page on murder. But after an author takes a lethal leap, is she back at Chapter One? Leta Parker would rather not solve another crime. Hoping to turn her gift for sleuthing into a successful fiction career, the retired American expat attends a writers retreat in Cornwall with her fiancé. But when a sardonic wordsmith lands facedown in a fatal cliff fall, the newbie novelist is horrified that the man of her dreams is the prime suspect. Rallying the Little Old Ladies Detective Agency into action, Leta tries to resist doing the snooping herself. But with her beau's freedom on the line and a feline informant offering key clues, the feisty fifty-five-year-old is not about to leave solving the homicide to chance. Can Leta pen a killer's last words? Manuscripts, Meows & Murder is the eleventh book in the delightful Dickens & Christie cozy mystery series. If you like talking animals, golden years adventures, and clever conundrums, then you'll love Kathy Manos Penn's publishing puzzler. Dive into Manuscripts, Meows & Murder to scratch out a happy ending today!"

Kathy Manos Penn (Author), Alex Picard (Narrator)

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Patient, Female: Stories

"“Shrewd, sage, and so darkly funny.”—Claire Lombardo, author of The Most Fun We Ever Had From the New York Times bestselling author of Dear Committee Members, a collection of wryly funny stories about ordinary women—in all their complexity, fallibility, and humanity. An unsuspecting couple is treated to a luxury vacation by their deceased neighbor. After begrudgingly agreeing to volunteer at a nursing home, a middle school girl gambles over games of bridge with elderly residents. A single mother struggles to understand the unique bond between her autistic son and his dying grandmother. Four friends experience decades of highs and lows as pawns in The Game of Life. A professional gynecology patient runs into a high school flame while at work, undressed, on the job. In this irreverent collection, celebrated novelist Julie Schumacher balances sorrow against laughter. Here, we experience story not only as narrative, but as syllabus and as board game. Each protagonist—ranging from girlhood to senescence—receives her own indelible voice as she navigates social blunders, generational misunderstandings, and the absurdity of the human experience. Exquisitely honest and expertly crafted, Patient, Female renders—with dark humor and wit—the foibles of human behavior and our endearing imperfections."

Julie Schumacher (Author), Alex Picard, Anne Marie Lewis, Hillary Huber, Jenn Lee, Jess Moran, Lisa Flanagan (Narrator)

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Eva's Campfire Adventure: A Branches Book (Owl Diaries #12)

"This adorable New York Times bestselling series is now available in audio format! Perfect for young girls who love friendship stories starring animal characters! Eva can't wait to go camping with her classmates! They pitch tents, eat yummy campfire treats, and build useful inventions. Best of all, they go on a treasure hunt through the forest. Join Eva and her friends as they work together to find the treasure!"

Rebecca Elliott (Author), Alex Picard, André Santana, Delanie Nicole Gill, Emily Eiden (Narrator)

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The Neighbors Are Watching: A Novel

"From the 'master of suburban scandal' (Samantha M. Bailey) comes a scandalous twisty thriller about obsession, betrayal, and the price of perfection Just outside Washington, DC, sits Eastbrook, Bethesda—a leafy suburb with top schools, pristine landscapes, and perfect neighbors. It’s not the kind of place where nannies are killed during robberies gone wrong. And in this picture-perfect neighborhood, someone is desperate to plaster over the cracks in that façade. A year after the unsolved neighborhood murder, Caren, nearing fifty and staring down an empty nest, has one too many drinks at a graduation party and blacks out on her way home. At least, that’s what everyone says happened. Caren suspects she was drugged by someone. But who? When Caren teams up with a new neighbor who is obsessed with figuring out who murdered his best friend, they start to uncover what Eastbrook has tried to forget. But in a place where appearances are everything, their search for the truth means not only shattering carefully curated perfection — but putting themselves squarely in the crosshairs of a killer. A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books"

Aggie Blum Thompson (Author), Alex Picard (Narrator)

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A Dark and Wild Wood

"'[Lemon] is a poet with knives for teeth' —Roshani Chokshi 'Reads like a grimoire for overcoming' —Hannah Whitten 'A gorgeously gothic fairy tale' —Ava Reid I must warn you first: This tale is not a romance. Ever since she was a child, Salomé has been plagued by visions of spirits and dangerous powers she can’t control. After watching her foster mother burn as a witch, she and her beloved sister Rochelle are raised together in a convent, a grim and dreary existence. Until one day, Rochelle vanishes. Determined to find a way to save her, Salomé runs: first to a brothel, and then, after a terrible accident, away from the village and into the woods. Deep amongst the trees of the wild Black Forest, she comes face-to-face with Lord Death. Rather than taking her life, he brings her to his home at the heart of the woods, a strange manor full of locked rooms and mysterious corridors, crumbling one moment, magnificent the next. He promises to make her his apprentice and teach her how to harness her mind and magic. His words are as seductive as his presence – but should one trust Death? A swirling mirage of dark fairy tale, gothic romance, and historical fantasy, A Dark and Wild Wood is a novel best devoured all at once. But proceed with caution, as everything is not what it seems… Inspired by the tale of Bluebeard, A Dark and Wild Wood is the lush and atmospheric story of a maiden with dark magic who becomes the apprentice to Lord Death – for a price. Perfect for fans of Juniper and Thorn and The Year of the Witching."

Sarah Nicole Lemon (Author), Alex Picard (Narrator)

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Your Behavior Will Be Monitored: A Novel

"This compulsive novel wrestles with vital questions of our time: sentience, purpose, life, death, and how to make a really good commercial. Told entirely through questionably obtained company emails, chat transcripts, TED Talks, training sessions, and more, this all-too-probable future pits emotionally intelligent AI against emotionally stunted humans. Megacorporation UniView is poised to cement their reputation as “the most trusted name in AI.” After pioneering the world’s first widely adopted AI bots, they are barreling toward an audacious new launch. That is, if they can pull it off in time. Enter Noah. A down-and-out copywriter reeling from a midlife crisis, he isn’t the typical hire for a groundbreaking tech company full of brilliant engineers and run by a cutthroat CEO. But Lex, UniView’s Head of HR and one of their greatest successes, makes no mistakes—her algorithm ensures it. UniView’s latest venture—a bot named Quinn that creates revolutionary personalized advertising—needs expert training. Noah needs to teach Quinn—which is a much better student than he ever could have hoped for—the finer points of consumer motivation and the art of writing a catchy tagline. But when corporate competitors force UniView to accelerate its timeline to market, guardrails around the AI loosen just as Quinn seems to be learning a bit too much. Addictive and ridiculously entertaining, Your Behavior Will Be Monitored is a hilarious romp through the promise and perils of an AI-driven future that we probably deserve."

Justin Feinstein (Author), Alex Boyles, Alex Picard, Christian Leatherman, Feodor Chin, GM Hakim, Joel Simler, Kelli Tager, Kim Churchill, Maria McCann, Meghan Kelly, Michael Kirby, Moniqua Plante, Robert Fass, Shakira Shute, Zura Johnson (Narrator)

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Puzzles, Purrs & Murder

"When an innocent knock turns up a body, can she step into the dead man's shoes and put the cuffs on a scheming murderer? Leta Parker needs a distraction. With her boyfriend temporarily staying in Connecticut, the confident retiree is ready to dive into the design and team-building conference being hosted by her adopted Cotswolds village. But when one of the lead consultants is late to a meeting and she goes next door to wake him up, she’s shocked to stumble across his strangled corpse. Shut out of the case by the stuffy detective inspector, Leta agrees to lend her well-honed mind to keep the teamwork sessions on track. But with the beloved members of the Little Old Ladies Detective Agency champing at the bit to chase down clues, she can't resist using her insider position to spy out possible motives. Can she piece together the puzzle before anyone else draws their last breath? Puzzles, Purrs & Murder is the charming tenth book in the Dickens & Christie cozy mystery series. If you like well-grounded heroines, original characters, and richly plotted whodunits, then you'll love Kathy Manos Penn's bespoke investigation."

Kathy Manos Penn (Author), Alex Picard (Narrator)

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Pawprints, Prose & Murder

"It's time to celebrate. But a corpse just crashed the party. Leta Parker is starting to feel comfortably at home. With life in the charming Cotswolds hills settling down and her boyfriend's book about to launch, the fifty-something American ex-pat loves seeing everything come together. But her man's publicity event ends disastrously when one of the guests is discovered dead. With a trail of clues that don't line up and bitter rivalries causing tension, Leta and the Little Old Ladies Detective Agency struggle to find a clear path to the truth. And after a confession reveals yet more inconsistencies, the persistent woman's drive to uncover the facts could see her take a fatal fall. Can Leta and her team discover the real reason a body was found at the bottom of the stairs? Pawprints, Prose & Murder is the intriguing ninth volume in the Dickens & Christie cozy mystery series. If you like sharp-as-a-tack heroines, good-humored puzzles, and talking pets, then you'll adore Kathy Manos Penn's clever conundrum."

Kathy Manos Penn (Author), Alex Picard (Narrator)

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Wildwood Bakery: A Branches Book (Owl Diaries #7)

"This adorable New York Times bestselling series is now available in audio format! Perfect for young girls who love friendship stories starring animal characters! Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow! Eva's friend Macy has a little sister who can't fly on her own. So Eva's class decides to raise money to buy her a super-cool flying chair! Half of the class opens a bakery to raise the money. The other half opens a candy store. Soon the owls are competing to see whose shop can make the most money. But they will all need to work together to raise enough money for the special chair. Can Eva get everyone to work as a team? Continue this book series with 'Eva the Owlet,' an Apple TV+ original series!"

Rebecca Elliott (Author), Alex Picard, Delanie Nicole Gill, Emily Eiden (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Alex Picard

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