Audiobooks narrated by Alexander Cendese

An irresistible baseball star and a resistant hometown girl stumble into love in a flirty romance by New York Times bestselling author Lauren Layne. Pro baseball shortstop Carter Ramsey is about to be Citizen magazine’s Man of the Year, but the only title that matters to him is out of reach: World Series MVP. Benched by a recent injury, Carter retreats to his hometown to recover. His ten-year class reunion and a potential reconciliation with the sweetheart he left behind could be perfect distractions. Until another old acquaintance throws Carter a curveball. Olive Dunn admits that her former high school science partner is still a handsome charmer. But she wasn’t swayed then, and she won’t be swayed now. Because Olive remembers Carter’s little shortcoming: he tends to bail the moment it suits him, without a backward glance. Best to keep her feelings strictly platonic while he’s in town. Except the entitled boy she knew is a changed man: solid, reflective, and generous. As they ease back in to their familiar friendship, things take a surprising turn, and Carter and Olive must decide if what they have is a passing flirtation or a real shot at love.

Lauren Layne (Author), Alexander Cendese, Samantha Martin (Narrator)

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You're Better Than Me: A Memoir

In the spirit of Mindy Kaling, Kelly Oxford, and Sarah Silverman, a compulsively readable and outrageously funny memoir of growing up as a fish out of water, finding your voice, and embracing your inner crazy-person, from popular actress, writer, and comedian Bonnie McFarlane. It took Bonnie McFarlane a lot of time, effort, and tequila to get to where she is today. Before she starred on Last Comic Standing and directed her own films, she was an inappropriately loud tomboy growing up on her parents' farm in Cold Lake, Canada, wetting her pants during standardized tests and killing chickens. Desperate to find "her people"-like-minded souls who wouldn't judge her because she was honest, ruthless, and okay, sometimes really rude-Bonnie turned to comedy. In her explosively funny and no-holds-barred memoir, Bonnie tells it like it is, and lays bare all of her smart (and her not-so-smart) decisions along her way to finding her friends and her comedic voice. From fistfights in elementary school to riding motorcycles to the World Famous Comic Strip, to Late Night with David Letterman, and through to her infamous "c" word bit on Last Comic Standing, You're Better Than Me is her funny and outrageous trip through the good, bad, and ugly of her life in comedy. McFarlane doesn't always keep her mouth shut when she should, but at least she makes people laugh. And that's all that matters, right?

Bonnie McFarlane (Author), Alexander Cendese, Bonnie McFarlane (Narrator)

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Wrapped Up in Christmas Joy

When Sophie Davis sorts through a box of donated books to her church, she's surprised to find a soldier's journal. As the daughter of a veteran who watched her father struggle over the years, she feels a deep connection to the man who wrote the emotional entries.Former Marine Cole Aaron battled to find peace after returning to civilian life. He's always needed to protect others. Now, fighting fires helps him put out the demons within him. He's embracing his life in Pine Hill, Kentucky, and strives to call a truce with his past. When Sophie shows up at the fire hall with his journal from when he first returned stateside, Cole can't believe it was in the box he'd donated. The book is old news, and he tells her to trash it.Sophie and Cole are drawn together as they both volunteer for their community, but it's hard for Cole to let down his guard, and he doesn't need anyone's pity. After all he's been through in the past, can he find faith in a more hopeful future...one touched by joy? This heartwarming romance includes an original Hallmark recipe for Dilly Duchess Potatoes.

Hallmark Publishing, Janice Lynn (Author), Alexander Cendese, Rachel L. Jacobs (Narrator)

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Winning the Brain Game

Mindful thinking is the new competitive edge Science confirms the distinction between the biological brain and the conscious mind. Each day, a game of mind versus matter plays out on a field defined by the problems we must solve. Most are routine, and don't demand a more mindful approach. It's when we're faced with more difficult challenges that our thinking becomes vulnerable to brain patterns that can lead us astray. We leap to solutions that simply don't work. We fixate on old mindsets that keep us stuck in neutral. We overthink problems and make them worse. We kill the ideas of others, as well as our own. Worse, we keep doing these things, over and over again, naturally and instinctively. But it doesn't have to be that way. In Winning the Brain Game, author and creative strategist Matthew E. May explains these and other "fatal flaws" of thinking, catalogued over the course of ten years and hundreds of interactive creative sessions in which he gave more than 100,000 professionals a thought challenge based on a real case far less complex than their everyday problems. Not only did less than 5% arrive at the best and most elegant solution, but the solutions given were remarkably similar, revealing seven observable problem-solving patterns that can block our best thinking. Calling on modern neuroscience and psychology to help explain the seven fatal flaws, May draws insights from some of the world's most innovative thinkers. He then blends in a super-curated, field-tested set of "fixes" proven through hundreds of creative sessions to raise our thinking game to a more mindful level. Regardless of playing field, mindful thinking is the new competitive advantage, and the seven fixes are a magic set of tools for achieving it. Winning the Brain Game will lead you to better decision-making, higher levels of creativity, clearer strategies, and overall success in business, work and life.

Matthew E. May (Author), Alexander Cendese (Narrator)

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Win Big

Everly Wynn As the only daughter in the Wynn family of hockey heroes, I never shared the ice with my brothers-or the approval they got from my father. And that was before the scandal that ruined my life at sixteen. Now that I've put all that behind me and built a successful career, the last thing I need is another hockey player in my life. Especially one like Wyatt Bell. He's an arrogant, fast-living party boy. I hate how he gets by on his good looks and charm. So why can't I get him out of my mind? Wyatt Bell Life is short, and you've got to live it to the fullest. I learned that the hard way. So on the ice, I always play to win, and on the town, fun and flirting are my game. Because it's better to laugh your way through the pain than to let them see you're hurting-but I'll never stop wishing I could find someone to share the real me with. Something about Everly Wynn makes me think she could be the one. But all she sees is a hockey jock hooked on good times. If she didn't take herself so seriously, maybe she would take a chance on being happy.

Kelly Jamieson (Author), Alexander Cendese, Kasha Kensington (Narrator)

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Wild Hunt

Dragons, demons, gods . . . How much worse can one man's fight to save his family, his people, and his planet get? When Hank Jensen began his journey to save his family, he learned his enemies possessed godlike power. Undaunted, he fought on, saved his family, and won the battle for control of the Rooms of Ruin, but both Hel and Luka escaped. Hot on Luka's trail, Hank learns the true stakes of his struggle-stakes that go beyond the fate of his family, of Mithgarthr and Osgarthr. Hank continues his quest, expanding his own abilities and knowledge, making new friends and allies . . . but also making new, even more powerful enemies. Can he hope to win this battle against ancient beings who hold the fate of the entire universe in their hands?

Erik Henry Vick (Author), Alexander Cendese (Narrator)

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Wild Card

Rough, raw, and rugged. As the man in charge at Ravenswood Ranch, Shane Nelson has never been afraid to get his hands dirty. His sculpted physique isn't the product of a gym, but of years of hard labor under a relentless sun. His straightforward, alpha tendencies come from a man who knows what he wants and goes after it-and what he wants is Rachel Waters. He's never stopped wanting her. They were childhood best friends, then teenage lovers who evolved into soulmates. But on one fateful night, Shane made a grave mistake, breaking both their hearts in the process. Now, after six years, Rachel is back in the small, wild mountain town of North Ridge, British Columbia. Ready to face her past. Ready to face Shane. Ready to face his dark secret. But is a second-chance at a one true love in the cards? Or will their wild hearts be broken once again?

Karina Halle (Author), Alexander Cendese, Alexandra Shawnee (Narrator)

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Wild Blood

Dommik was a monster, a Monster Hunter, and an alpha. Part of an elite group that dealt with the horrors of the universe. At least that was what everyone at the spaceport was whispering as he walked by. A Cyborg, a hunter, a beast with eyes as dark as the pits of Hell and the stride of a predator. Katalina was a nobody who was intimate with death. It clung to her like a shroud, It followed her like the plague, and infected her like a parasite. When she overheard that the Monster Hunter needed an assistant, she took the job. And when the Cyborg's eyes caught hers, she knew getting closer to death might just bring her back to life. The Cyborg didn't scare her. So she followed him and left fate up to chance. Contains mature themes.

Naomi Lucas (Author), Alexander Cendese, Hollie Jackson (Narrator)

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Wicked Love

All Tyler Mercer wanted was to make music-until he met Avery Jenson. The beautiful new girl in town turned his head and struck a chord in his heart. But when their one night of passion results in devastating tragedy, Tyler hits the road, leaving behind his dead-end hometown and the girl he knows he'll never forget. After her father was caught embezzling, Avery's comfortable life in the city was blown to bits. But meeting Tyler helped to pick up the pieces and eased her into country living. She just never expected the handsome musician would add to her heartbreak by walking away without a backward glance. Now, three years later, rock star Tyler's come back, hat in hand. He's found fame and fortune as a member of Wicked White, but it's all worth nothing without Avery's love. Can she forgive him for leaving when she needed him most? Or will the ghost of their past keep them apart?

Michelle A. Valentine (Author), Alexander Cendese, Carly Robins (Narrator)

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When Frankie Meets Johnny

Scottish ex-pat Frankie Llewellyn lives and breathes music. Working late nights at WKMP, a radio station in suburban Philadelphia, he can play what he wants, sleep in every morning, and no one gives him any grief. No one but his most recent ex-boyfriend. Frankie is a serial monogamist, but after this latest break-up, he’s worried he’ll end up alone with nothing but his records to keep him warm at night. When the station hires someone to do some much-needed renovations, Frankie is horrified to find out the work will be done during his overnight shift. But it makes the most sense, so he’s resolved to take one for the team. After he meets the mysterious contractor, a gorgeous, lumberjack of a man named John Burton, Frankie decides it may not be such a hardship after all. John is reserved, and a bit mysterious. Quite the contrast to Frankie’s drama-filled life. But, as their friendship grows, John’s quiet presence has Frankie singing a new song.

Xio Axelrod (Author), Alexander Cendese (Narrator)

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Wedding in the Pines: A perfect feel-good romance from Hallmark Publishing

Life took them in very different directions...but a wedding in the pines brings them together. Slater's job has never been busier at Cabins in the Pines, the recently expanded resort. On top of everything else, he's the best man for his boss's upcoming wedding, and he's trying to make sure everything goes perfectly. But there was one detail he didn't plan on: the arrival of his ex-girlfriend, Hope.Years ago, when Hope dated Slater, she dreamed of a musical career. Now, she's working at her father's financial firm, and he expects her to take over someday. Hope's determined to make their conference at Cabins in the Pines a success...while ignoring her misgivings about her own future.When Slater and Hope meet again, all their memories come rushing back-including the pain of their breakup. Could this unexpected interlude lead to a new beginning?This charming second chance romance includes a free Hallmark original recipe.

Cassidy Carter, Hallmark Publishing (Author), Alexander Cendese, Melie Williams (Narrator)

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Wasted: A Single Daddy Rockstar Romance

For fans of A Star is Born, this single daddy rock-star romance will tug at your heart with more surprises in store. NO MEMORY OF A ONE-NIGHT STAND RESULTS IN A SURPRISE PREGNANCY. His looks, his sex appeal, and enough groupies to totally notch-out his bedpost is Emmett Jackson’s current problem. But it’s about to get worse. Poor choices and toxic decisions have splintered his dreams for the future just as his band, Wasted, is gaining fame. Emmett has no memory of sleeping with his band mate's younger sister. And now, he’s about to become a father. Everything the band has worked for is now at risk. Rules have been drawn between Emmett and the mother of his baby. Life on the road is tough, especially when you’re committed to being a good father. But what will happen when a new lead female singer joins the band, and she’s everything Emmett ever wanted? Olivia is sexy, has the voice of Stevie Nicks, and a body that rocks his world. When a duet puts these two together on stage with no more than a whisper between them, the chemistry is palpable. Purchase WASTED, and find out how these two will ever find the love they deserve, and what shocking revelations surface that will rock Emmett's world! ADULT CONTENT.

Andrea Smith, Gina A. Jones (Author), Alexander Cendese, Gina A. Jones (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Alexander Cendese