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Audiobooks Narrated by Jensen Olaya
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"A new queen reigns. A rebellion stirs. Will she risk it all to rule?
Newly crowned queen Laya Gatdula is determined to prove her worth to her subjects, her family, her rivals—and herself. When whispers of rebellion and rumored sightings of a giant raptor in the mountainous Skylands reach the capital, Laya must face the terrifying realization that her ex-lover and rival, Luntok, might still be alive and coming for the throne. Though she already wields power over wind and rain, to quell the threat from the north, Laya seeks the ultimate weapon: lightning.
Torn between the counsel of two men—her beloved confidant and her ruthless uncle—Laya must trust herself to cement her legacy and hold the throne. Is it better to earn her nation's loyalty through benevolent rule, or risk everything to become an all-powerful god? And with Luntok rapidly gathering his army, will she live long enough to make the choice?
From Samantha Bansil, a brilliant, fresh voice in AAPI fiction, Bird King Rising returns to the world of Black Salt Queen with the gripping conclusion to an epic story of duty and strength, passion and betrayal, and the devastating cost of war."
"Jaya’s a rich kid. Rasa’s broke and without guidance. On the edge of adulthood and on the opposite sides of the tracks. Romeo and Juliet, on fair Oahu.
Seventeen-year-old Jaya Mehta detests wealth, secrets, and privilege, though he has them all. His family is Indian, originally from Gujarat. Rasa Santos, like many in Hawaii, is of mixed ethnicity. All she has are siblings, three of them, plus a mother who controls men like a black widow spider and leaves her children whenever she wants to. Neither Jaya nor Rasa have ever known real love or close family—not until their chance meeting one sunny day on a mountain in Hau’ula.
The unlikely love that blooms between them must survive the stranglehold their respective pasts have on them. Each of their present identities has been shaped by years of extreme family struggles. By the time they cross paths, Jaya is a transgender outsider with depressive tendencies and the stunningly beautiful Rasa thinks sex is her only power until a violent pimp takes over her life. Will their love transcend and pull them forward, or will they remain stuck and separate in the chaos of their pasts?
'Patel's captivating prose and memorable characters immerse readers in a tense situation. … A moving story of the healing powers of unconditional love.'—Booklist"
"She survived the dragonfire that destroyed her village and vowed to avenge her loved ones.
He survived countless wars except one . . . the war of the heart.
The night the dragon came, Sera became the sole survivor of a village reduced to ash. On the same night, her powers were awakened . . . powers she vows to use for revenge.
Lord Asher Stormhaven is a fugitive from the army . . . hunted by his own soldiers for doing what is right instead of following orders.
As Sera and Asher are swept together by fate, an unbreakable bond develops between them. She discovers she is the Accursed One of ancient legend and Asher is fated to be her eternal Protector.
Together, they will walk a path fraught with danger but also the promise of revenge and true love. Neither of them will come through this unchanged.
Accursed One is a romantasy book set in a world of dragons, magic, fated love, and passionate romance."
"From the author of The Portrait of a Mirror, a modern tragicomedy transforms the myth of Icarus into a blazing romp through bureaucracy, B-list fame, and college basketball . . .
Phil is ordinary. A mid-level Washington lobbyist for a decidedly unsexy organization, unhappy in the way all mildly successful, minimally influential men are. That is until the spring of 2019, when Phil's picks for the NCAA March Madness Tournament start panning out, and heads begin to turn his way. He really may do it: predict a perfect bracket, for a billion-dollar prize.
At first, Cassandra is just along for Phil's soaring rise—she had foreseen it happening, after all. Despite moving in different circles since their shared university days and Cassandra never much liking him, she recognizes in Phil the making of a legend worthy of the highest art. What Cassandra fails to predict, though, is just how much she'd grow to care about Phil's wife, Raleigh—and that the grandest narrative arcs sometimes unfold at the steepest of personal costs.
Dazzling in its absurd comedy, Medium Rare is not only a gambol through the upper echelon, but also a shrewd examination of madness, desire, and credibility—why don't we listen when prophetic women speak? A. Natasha Joukovsky delivers a story as layered and incisive as it is high-flying fun."
"Under martial law during World War II, Hawai'i was located at the intersection of home front and war front. In Settler Militarism, Juliet Nebolon shows how settler colonialism and militarization simultaneously perpetuated, legitimated, and concealed one another in wartime Hawai'i for the purposes of empire building in Asia and the Pacific Islands. She demonstrates how settler militarism operated through a regime of racial liberal biopolitics that purported to protect all people in Hawai'i, even as it intensified the racial and colonial differentiation of Kanaka Maoli, Asian settlers, and white settlers. Nebolon identifies settler militarism's inherent contradiction: It depends on life, labor, and land to reproduce itself, yet it avariciously consumes, via violent and extractive projects, those same lives and natural resources that it needs to subsist. From vaccination and blood bank programs to the administration of internment and prisoner-of-war camps, Nebolon reveals how settler militarism and racial liberal biopolitics operated together in the service of capitalism. Collectively, the social reproduction of these regimes created the conditions for the late-twentieth-century expansion of United States military empire."
"For the first printing only! This paperback features sprayed edges while the special edition supply lasts.
A girl who doesn't know she's in witness protection accidentally reveals her identity and puts her life in danger in this twisty upper middle grade thriller.
For as long as Lydia can remember, it's been her and her dad against the world. But while she loves him, her dad is so overprotective. Well-versed in the dangers of the internet from his job in cybersecurity, he refuses to let Lydia be online without heavy parental controls, and social media is out of the question.
One day, when all Lydia's friends are invited to a movie night at her crush's house—except her because she's not in the group chat—Lydia gets fed up with her dad's rules and makes a social media account. Then an armed intruder shows up at her home. Clearly, there's more to her family's past than she knows.
On the run and separated from her dad, Lydia will need to uncover the secrets her dad has been keeping if she wants to reunite with him. But how can Lydia know who to trust along the way when she doesn't even know who she is?"
"A dark history is unearthed amid crumbling façades in Lambda Literary fellow Victor Manibo’s new gothic tale of family, homecoming, and postcolonial vengeance …
SOME LEGACIES ARE BEST LEFT BURIED …
Villa Sepulveda is a storied relic of the Philippines’ past: a Spanish colonial manor, its moldering stonework filled with centuries-old heirlooms, nestled in a remote coconut plantation. When their patriarch dies mysteriously, his far-flung family returns to their ancestral home. Filipino-American student Adrian Sepulveda invites his college girlfriend, Sophie, a transracial adoptee who knows little about her own Filipino heritage, to the funeral of a man who was entwined with the history of the country itself.
Sophie soon learns that there is more to the Sepulvedas than a grand tradition of political and entrepreneurial success. Adrian’s relatives clash viciously amid grief, confusion, and questions about the family curse that their matriarch refuses to answer. When a landslide traps them all in the villa, secrets begin to emerge, revealing sins both intimately personal and unthinkably public.
Sifting through fact, folklore, and fiction, Sophie finds herself at the center of a reckoning. Did a mythical demon really kill Adrian’s grandfather? How complicit are the Sepulvedas in the country’s oppressive history? As a series of ill omens befall the villa, Sophie must decide whom to trust—and whom to flee—before the family’s true legacy comes to take its revenge …"
"A tyrannical queen. A rising rebellion. A choice that will change everything.
All Anna wants is to grieve her sister in peace. But peace is the last thing she'll get. After the tragic accident shatters her world, her life takes an even darker turn when her father is imprisoned in the castle and her mother is summoned by the ruthless queen. Terrified of losing what's left of her family, Anna demands to go with them, despite the dangerous path ahead. As a shapeshifter who can't transform, she's already a target under the queen's brutal laws—and the castle is the last place she wants to be.
Enter Redford, her sister's former fiancé, with an offer she can't ignore—join the Rising, a rebel force determined to tear down the queen's rule. Redford promises refuge, but when a ghost from Anna's past shows up with a twisted opportunity to serve the queen, the lines between right and wrong begin to blur.
Anna faces an impossible choice—join the Rising as their poison maker or stay at the castle and create a weapon so monstrous, it could change the kingdom forever."
"A woman realizes she's been secretly romancing her boss in an online game in this charming, geeky romcom that's perfect for fans of Olivia Dade.
"Delightfully nerdy, hugely charming, and a definite must-read." ―Hannah Bonam-Young, New York Times bestselling author of Next of Kin
Elizabeth Gordon-Bettencourt is rebuilding her life on her own terms, starting with a new internship, a shot at her dream job as a civil engineer, and a whole lot of distance from her family's drama. With her life full of change, the one constant is @theanswerisno, a charming gamer who seems to just … get her. Even if he has no interest in meeting her in real life.
Elizabeth would feel a lot more confident about her job if her new boss wasn't so hard to read. Lincoln Carden is quiet, demanding, and adamant about avoiding small talk-especially in the office. What she doesn't know is that online, he's someone else entirely: quick, confident, and a little bit flirty. And his favorite player to team up with is @pancakesareelite, the one person who never makes him feel like he has to try too hard.
As their two worlds start to collide, Elizabeth and Lincoln start to wonder: with their careers on the line and their online friendship at risk, is a romance IRL worth it?
"Fresh and funny and filled with incredible chemistry. An inventive twist on a workplace romance, with hidden identities and a perfect slow-burn. I absolutely loved this read!" ―Naina Kumar, USA Today bestselling author of Flirting with Disaster"
"A sweeping and magical story collection showcasing the mythical creatures of Southeast Asia, including work by two-time Newbery medalist Erin Entrada Kelly and National Book Award finalist Shing Yin Khor
A turtle the size of an island. A cricket that can possess you if swallowed. A giant who turns enemies to stone. The legends of Southeast Asia—or 'the lands below the winds,' as explorers used to call it—are populated with a whole menagerie of colorful beasts that inspire awe and fear in equal measure.
Yet, passed on as they are through story and song, so many of these stories remain rooted in some long-forgotten past and bound by the borders of the region, creatures of myth and memory and nothing more. Until now.
Welcome to The Beasts Beneath the Winds, a collection of Southeast Asia's most elusive cryptids by a team of bestselling and award-winning authors. Listeners will find the stories of seventeen regular kids who encounter these mythical creatures in the here and now, and—fortunately or unfortunately—live to tell the tale."
"Frankie Locke
'...I was a fighter. And my marriage was something I wanted to fight for.'
I've loved Drew since I was twenty years old—and after twelve years of marriage, that love has only grown stronger.
But lately, the man I married has become someone I no longer recognize. He's moody, short-tempered, and secretive.
And then there's her.
The woman whose name has cropped up too often for my liking. The woman he swore was just a work colleague.
Yes, I was a fighter. But what if I were the only one willing to fight?
Drew Locke
'...I could feel the shift in our relationship. Things had changed. We weren't the same us anymore...'
I've loved Frankie since the moment I first saw her twelve years ago on our college campus.
But lately, the pressures of the real world have started to choke me. Promises I'd made to my wife were now becoming too much to handle.
Instead of confiding in Frankie, I chose to spend my time away from her. Away from the nagging and the cloud of disappointment in her gaze.
But when a line is crossed, and a knee-jerk decision is made, I end up losing everything.
And I'm faced with the consequences of my actions.
Frayed Images is a marriage-in-trouble romance with an HEA."
"Bloomsbury presents The Firefly Crown by Yxavel Magno Diño read by Jensen Olaya
An unlucky sorcerer must learn to wield her insect magic in this charming middle grade fantasy that’s perfect for fans of Impossible Creatures and Witchlings.
In the empire, magic determines your fate. But Yumi is tired of being a failed Cricket. Their magic is lousy and boring. She dreams instead of the sparkling magic of Fireflies, whose powers rival the sun. If only she could harness her talents like other magicians. . . For now, Yumi is ignored by even the crickets who are supposed to follow her spells.
Then, Yumi gets a chance to prove herself sooner than expected when all sorcerers are summoned for the princess’s coronation. But everything falls apart when the Firefly Crown is stolen, leaving the empire defenseless against the Ghost Swarm, a horde of undead bugs. Worse, Yumi is blamed. Suddenly this lowly Cricket is the empire’s most wanted. To clear her name and protect her loved ones, Yumi must find the real thief. But can a Cricket really save the day? C 2025 Yxavel Magno Diño P 2025 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC"
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