Audiobooks narrated by Rachel L. Jacobs

"A HAUNTING, WINTERY TALE OF ART, OBSESSION, AND THE PRICE OF LOVE. Eighteen-year-old Thorelea Winyard has been a prisoner her entire life, forced to paint dead animals pushed into her cell. She dreams of the world outside her tower and everything she’s been denied. When one of her subjects comes back to life, Thorelea is thrust into a royal court where she can have anything she desires—aside from her freedom. Here, she learns that the king and queen have ruled for centuries; their immortality is gifted through the power of their court painter, who dutifully updates their magical portraits. It is also here that she meets the sole other mortal of the court: Prince Kelter. Desperate to become immortal so he can join the ranks of the battalion waging war against a neighboring kingdom, he offers her a deal. Thorelea will paint the portrait Prince Kelter has been denied by his parents, and he will help her escape from the ruthless royal court. They meet each night in secret. As they grow closer, they must face the monstrous realities of Thorelea’s powers. Will she be forced to choose between her heart and her freedom?"

Astrid Scholte (Author), Chase Brown, Rachel L. Jacobs (Narrator)

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The Crone Zone: How to Get Older with Style, Nerve, and a Little Bit of Magic

"It's time to embrace your inner crone! Tap into the wisdom of age and learn how to take up space, do as you please, shake off expectations, and live life on your own terms. If you've been looking for permission and encouragement to stop clinging to youth and propriety, The Crone Zone is here to help you step into your full bog witch power. Following in the footsteps of role models from Strega Nona to Baba Yaga, you'll learn to access your innate crone energy through rituals, meditations, inspiration, and relatable advice from your crone guide. Learn to: pick the perfect caftan for every occasion; embrace your gray hair—or dye it blue; cultivate all-black houseplants; make friends with a murder of crows; and more! Put on your best black cloak, prepare a cauldron of your favorite beverage, and indulge in a hearty cackle, because life in the Crone Zone is good—and about to get better."

Nina Bargiel (Author), Rachel L. Jacobs (Narrator)

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When We Were Brilliant

"'AN HOMAGE TO FEMALE FRIENDSHIP AND AMBITION.' -LA TIMES They were an unlikely pair-a blond bombshell and a photographer determined to be taken seriously-but Marilyn Monroe and Eve Arnold would make a deal that would change their lives in this dazzling new novel from the national bestselling author of Mrs. Poe and The Woman with the Cure. In 1952, Norma Jeane Baker follows documentary photographer Eve Arnold into a powder room on the night they first meet. She has a proposition for her. Norma Jeane created Marilyn Monroe to be photographed, and she wants Eve to do it. Eve is better than anyone she's seen at revealing a person's inner truth. Together they can help each other. Together, she says, they can make something brilliant. Skeptical of this cipher of a young woman, Eve demurs. She's looking for more serious subjects than this ambitious starlet. But she keeps getting drawn back into Marilyn's orbit, and the women come to recognize something in each other-something fundamental. Nothing will get in the way of what they want, and when Marilyn's star takes off to teetering heights, neither will ever be the same. A lavish and transporting novel, When We Were Brilliant captures the halcyon days of an icon and the grit of women determining their own futures as it explores the exceptional and complicated friendship between Marilyn Monroe and Eve Arnold."

Lynn Cullen (Author), Rachel L. Jacobs (Narrator)

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Never Give A Baby A Library Card

"From creative team Erin Sandberg and Tom Booth comes Never Give a Baby a Library Card, a rhyming, rollicking book read-aloud about the power of books and the perfect introduction to the library for little readers—for fans of If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don’t! “Never give a baby a library card. They could learn to do anything! Just think, and think hard! Ideas come from books, and too many of those can lead to big problems, as everyone knows!” Babies could learn how to cook; they could learn how to sew; they could learn to drive baby cars to and fro! From running barber shops to styling everyone in the latest diaper fashion, just think of all the chaos babies could cause if we let them loose in the library! Books can teach us anything we want to know. Can we really trust babies with that power? From wife-and-husband team Erin Sandberg and Tom Booth comes a laugh-out-loud love letter to libraries and a celebration of the joy of reading that will have you rushing to get a library card of your very own."

Erin Sandberg (Author), Rachel L. Jacobs (Narrator)

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Squished: A Graphic Novel

"From the Eisner-nominated duo behind the instant bestseller Allergic comes a fun new audiobook, adapted from the graphic novel about finding your own space... especially when you're in a family of nine! Eleven-year-old Avery Lee loves living in Hickory Valley, Maryland. She loves her neighborhood, school, and the end-of-summer fair she always goes to with her two best friends. But she's tired of feeling squished by her six siblings! They're noisy and chaotic and the younger kids love her a little too much. All Avery wants is her own room -- her own space to be alone and make art. So she's furious when Theo, her grumpy older brother, gets his own room instead, and her wild baby brother, Max, moves into the room she already shares with her clinging sister Pearl! Avery hatches a plan to finally get her own room, all while trying to get Max to sleep at night, navigating changes in her friendships, and working on an art entry for the fair. And when Avery finds out that her family might move across the country, things get even more complicated. Megan Wagner Lloyd and Michelle Mee Nutter have once again teamed up to tell a funny, heartfelt, and charming story of family, friendship, and growing up."

Megan Wagner Lloyd (Author), Amanda Carling, Austin Ku, Dana Wing Lau, Eric Yang, Felisha Wong, Genesis Oliver, Jo Yuan, Joana Chin, Katharine Chin, Morgan Chin, Patryce Williams, Quincy Surasmith, Rachel L. Jacobs (Narrator)

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The Photo Thief

"If photos could speak. Still grieving his toddler’s death, Detective Dan Brennan of the Philadelphia P.D. returns to the force and is assigned to investigate a socialite’s fatal fall down her mansion’s staircase. But the open-and-shut case is turned on its head when the victim’s daughter alleges her mother was murdered. Her evidence? The dead. The vintage photographs of past murder victims displayed on the mansion’s walls have told her so. Compelled to listen to the reclusive teen’s pleas, Brennan begins to investigate her mother’s death and the disturbing secrets hidden in that house. Each vintage photograph is tied to a quartet of cold cases with a disturbing commonality. As the wealthy family’s long, sordid history threatens to bury Brennan, he realizes he has to make a choice: save his career, or risk it all for the chance to hear his daughter’s voice again."

J. L. Delozier (Author), Jeffrey Kafer, Rachel L. Jacobs (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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Haven

"What if revenge ripples and echoes through time? You can’t choose your family or your destiny or your legacy. But once upon a time, a woman named Ava St. James had tried to build happiness upon the remains of her broken heart. For better or worse. Decades later, the Bakers are headed for a perfect family vacation. A full month at a house by the lake; the house passed down from a mysterious aunt no one ever talks about. Love and good intentions aside, what begins like a relaxing vacation turns into a nightmare as each of the Bakers’ nerves slowly but steadily begin to wear away at the edges. Is it their fraught family dynamics or is something more sinister at work? The house has welcomed them, but will it ever let them leave? For readers who enjoy The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson, Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, The Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno, and Devil House by John Darnielle."

Mia Dalia (Author), Jane Oppenheimer, Rachel L. Jacobs, René Ruiz (Narrator)

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The Darkness Surrounds Us

"A Ghostly Window Into The Past Nurse Nellie Lester thinks she can escape death. Fleeing Chicago at the height of the 1918 Spanish flu, she takes a nursing job at a decrepit manor on a desolate Michigan island. She’s convinced the island holds the secret to her family’s murky past. Soon after her arrival, the frozen body of the prior nurse is unearthed. Haunted nightly by a ghostly presence, Nellie is convinced the nurse’s murder and her father’s fate are connected and dives into the mystery. As winter closes in, the past and present seem to converge as a vengeful killer emerges. Will Nellie survive the killer’s final act of revenge against her family?"

Gail Lukasik (Author), Rachel L. Jacobs (Narrator)

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Fox

"‘Chilling’ FINANCIAL TIMES ‘Tom Ripley, eat your heart out’ NPR ‘Eerie, shocking, provoking’ GILLIAN FLYNN A chilling, captivating novel about the dark secrets that surface after the shocking disappearance of a charming, mercurial teacher at an elite boarding school. Who is Francis Fox? A charismatic, young English teacher joins an elite New Jersey boarding school. Francis Fox quickly beguiles many of his students, their parents and his colleagues, while leaving others in the small town wondering where he came from and why his biography is so enigmatic. When Fox disappears and parts of an unidentified body are discovered in nearby woods, the community begins to ask disturbing questions about the charming, mercurial teacher, and who he might really be. A hypnotic tale of crime, complicity and revenge, Fox is an unsettling portrait of a cunning predator, which illuminates the darkest corners of the human psyche. ‘Breathless and febrile … an utterly mesmeric account of how one man’s crimes can affect an entire community’ GUARDIAN ‘Impressive and unsettling’ NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW ‘Rich in suspense, diabolical secrets and psychological insight’ ECONOMIST ‘Mesmerising … another masterclass from one of America's greatest writers’ MICHAEL CONNELLY, author of The Lincoln Lawyer"

Joyce Carol Oates (Author), Chris Andrew Ciulla, Eunice Wong, Fred Berman, Gail Shalan, Ina Barron, Kirsten Potter, Matt Godfrey, Max Meyers, Rachel L. Jacobs, Rebecca Lowman (Narrator)

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Falling for Autumn Again: Cinnamon Rolls and Pumpkin Spice, Book 2

"Ezra Bennett is like a drug. Autumn Green has been clean for ten long years. But that doesn't stop the cravings. Autumn I got over Ezra a long time ago. It was easy with us living two thousand miles apart. I sent him away the day I learned of Dad's illness. I wouldn't let my family issues stop him from getting out of this town and away from his father. Out of the blue, he's back, hired by my traitor friend and boss to design the bistro on our Christmas tree farm. The bistro I've been waiting ten long years to run. Yep, irony has decided to punch me in the gut and laugh. Again. My epic plan—ignore the man. I'm trying. However, his new muscles and facial hair are stirring up feelings and making my ignoring efforts problematic. I have to figure out how to sweep those feelings under the rug. Because we have the same problem today that we had ten years ago. Ezra can't stay, and I can't leave. Ezra Ten years ago, I held the gold medal for kissing Autumn Green. But that was another life. One that included an absent mother and an alcoholic father. And of course, Autumn. The thing is, back then, I'd take all the bad if it meant I got Autumn. I'd give up all my other dreams because she was the ultimate dream. Until the day she tossed my heart into a food processor, chopping it into a million tiny pieces, and leaving it on her doorstep for the birds to peck at. I'm only back in Wyoming, back in our hometown, because if I want to eat, I need a job. And I like eating. So, I'll help Autumn design her bistro for the Christmas Tree farm but that's it. Because I am not here for the girl. At least that's what I keep telling myself. Falling for Autumn Again is a closed-door, dual POV, laugh-out-loud romcom filled with witty banter, steamy chemistry, and heart-warming moments. It deals with matters of alcohol abuse, cancer, and the loss of a parent while still being light, funny, and uplifting. And of course, it is a happily-ever-after listen!"

Jen Atkinson (Author), Rachel L. Jacobs, Tyler Donne (Narrator)

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The Fae King's Labyrinth

"Someone stole Azulin's true name. Cursed to ride with the Wild Hunt during each full moon, he is helpless against the Unseelie king's will. Over the years, the curse's grip has strengthened, making Azulin's magic difficult to control. Fighting the curse has exhausted his spirit to the point that he despairs of breaking its hold on him. Then one full moon, the curse places him in a labyrinth, not a hunt. Perhaps this is his chance, or maybe just a new form of torture. Calypso is a shapeshifter who can't change form. Living as an unpaid caregiver and laborer in her sister's household, her presence is barely tolerated in their insular community. When a strange fae threatens her pregnant sister, Calypso sacrifices herself. Perhaps an honorable death would give her life purpose. Instead, she ended up fighting for her life in a pitch-black labyrinth. The Fae King's Labyrinth is a light, fantasy romance novella about a relationship between a Seelie fae and a mortal woman. It features fae, found family, fated mates, and a romance between a noble and a commoner, played out in a perilous maze and an equally dangerous fae court."

Elisa Rae (Author), Derek Dysart, Rachel L. Jacobs (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Rachel L. Jacobs

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