Urban Audiobooks | Romance

Here for the Drama: New sizzling romance from the author of laugh-out-loud Talk Bookish to Me

She came for a job. What she'll get is the performance of a lifetime. Aspiring playwright Winnie D'Angelo has spent the past seven years waiting in the wings, working as a personal assistant to celebrated, feminist playwright, Juliette Brassard. But when an experimental theatre company in London, England decides to stage Juliette's most renowned play, accompanying her mentor across the pond could finally be Winnie's moment in the spotlight-assuming everything goes smoothly. And with Juliette's very charming and very off-limits British (hello, hot accent!) nephew suddenly in Winnie's flustered orbit, what could possibly go wrong? Smart, handsome, and sweet, Liam is everything Winnie didn't expect from what's turning out to be an increasingly hectic work trip, but his family ties to Winnie's boss pose a serious problem. Still, Winnie is falling for him. Hard. How could she not when the guy's kisses are worthy of a thousand encores? But with Juliette stubbornly butting heads with the play's director, Winnie knows that more than anything, the show must go on, even if it comes at the expense of her own work-and her burgeoning relationship with a guy she suspects might always hold her heart, even from half a world away.

Kate Bromley (Author), Norma Butikofer (Narrator)

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Take a Chance on Me

Dorian Phillips and Madison Shaye grew up in the same town, but their paths never crossed…until now. Madison is leary of love. After witnessing her parents’ tumultuous relationship, she thinks avoiding men will help her avoid heartbreak. No matter how her friends encourage her, she’s determined to focus on school and leave dating to everyone else. Dorian is trying to juggle a life filled with changes. While dealing with a break up and quitting his job, his life is further complicated by his parents’ checkered pasts. A chance meeting with a beautiful redhead was a curveball he didn’t expect. When their two worlds collide at a mutual friend’s wedding, will they find strength in each other or continue dealing with their problems alone?

Dawnlyn Holman (Author), Jeffrey Laguerre, Skye Alley (Narrator)

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Be mine: Mein Herz gehört dir - Secret Luv Affair-Reihe, Band 1 (Ungekürzt)

Wenn ein K-Pop Star sein Herz verliert ... Die herzerwärmende Liebesgeschichte für alle K-Pop Fans! Als der attraktive Tae-sung ausgerechnet im Abschlussjahr die Schule wechselt, ist er schnell das Gesprächsthema Nummer eins unter seinen Klassenkameradinnen. Auch Olivias Herz schlägt in der Nähe ihres neuen Mitschülers immer schneller. Nachdem Tae-sung sie zufällig vor ihrem Ex-Freund rettet, spürt Olivia eine Verbindung zu ihm und ist sich sicher, dass er genauso empfindet. Aber aus irgendeinem Grund hält der Neue sie auf Abstand. Denn niemand darf erfahren, dass Tae-sung Leadsänger der erfolgreichen K-Pop Band Luv Affair ist. Eine romantische Beziehung würde nicht nur für ihn Konsequenzen bedeuten, sondern seine ganze Band in Gefahr bringen. Dennoch verliebt er sich in Olivia, die er wegen des strikten Datingverbots eigentlich nicht treffen darf. Wird er sich am Ende für sein Herz entscheiden oder alles verlieren, wofür er bisher gekämpft hat?

J. Gerhardt (Author), Lisa Müller, Robert Braun (Narrator)

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American Royalty: A Novel

In this dangerously sexy rom-com that evokes the real-life romance between Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan Markle, a prince who wants to live out of the spotlight falls for a daring American rapper who turns his life, and the palace, upside down. Sexy, driven rapper Danielle “Duchess” Nelson is on the verge of signing a deal that’ll make her one of the richest women in hip hop. More importantly, it’ll grant her control over her life, something she’s craved for years. But an incident with a rising pop star has gone viral, unfairly putting her deal in jeopardy. Concerned about her image, she’s instructed to work on generating some positive publicity… or else. A brilliant professor and reclusive royal, Prince Jameson prefers life out of the spotlight, only leaving his ivory tower to attend weddings or funerals. But with the Queen’s children involved in one scandal after another, and Parliament questioning the viability of the monarchy, the Queen is desperate. In a quest for good press, she puts Jameson in charge of a tribute concert in her late husband’s honor. Out of his depth, and resentful of being called to service, he takes the advice of a student. After all, what’s more appropriate for a royal concert than a performer named “Duchess”? Too late, Jameson discovers the American rapper is popular, sexy, raunchy and not what the Queen wanted, although he’s having an entirely different reaction. Dani knows this is the good exposure she needs to cement her deal and it doesn't hurt that the royal running things is fine as hell. Thrown together, they give in to the explosive attraction flaring between them. But as the glare of the limelight intensifies and outside forces try to interfere, will the Prince and Duchess be a fairy tale romance for the ages or a disaster of palatial proportions?

Tracey Livesay (Author), Antony Ferguson, Wesleigh Siobhan (Narrator)

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The Sizzle Paradox: A Novel

The Kiss Quotient meets Love Potion No. 9 in the next sparkling romantic comedy by Lily Menon, The Sizzle Paradox. Lyric Bishop feels like a fraud—she’s studying sexual chemistry in romantic partners and what makes for a successful long-term relationship, only she can’t seem to figure it out in her own dating life. The science is sound, but how can she give her expert opinion with no real-world experience? In order to complete her doctoral thesis, she must crack the Sizzle Paradox—it seems the more sexually attractive she finds a guy, the less likely it is to come with an emotional connection; but why?—and to do that she must get the help she desperately needs. Kian Montgomery, her best friend, roommate, and fellow grad student, has no trouble bringing both romance and sizzle to his own relationships. When he offers to tutor Lyric on dating tactics to find a good match, she’s certain it will solve her problems, and in exchange she agrees to set long-term-commitment-averse Kian up with someone different to give his romantic life a much-needed shakeup. But once the two progress with their 'tutoring sessions,' they start to feel less like the academic exercise they were supposed to be as real feelings develop. Which is a problem, because Lyric and Kian are best friends and absolutely, irrefutably nothing else... Right? A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Griffin

Lily Menon (Author), Abhay Ahluwalia, Brittany Pressley (Narrator)

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Summer on Blackberry Beach

A faux summer fling seemed like the perfect solution . . . until they start falling in love for real. Teacher Stella Marshall's summer break has just began, but the gossip is already sizzling: Luke Keegan's back in town! Stella's high school crush is all grown up and smolderingly sexy. She might even consider a fling with the former Navy SEAL, if she hadn't already sworn off all romantic entanglements. But there isn't a single thing she can do to stop the rumor mill whispering about her and Luke being together-unless . . . A showmance! Luke never thought he'd propose a fake relationship, but it's the only way to stop the runaway speculation about their love lives. Pretending to date a woman as stunning as Stella is easy. Not actually falling for her is the hard part. Luke isn't sure he deserves a hometown happy ending, when members of his SEAL team never made it back at all. But there's real attraction buzzing between him and Stella . . . and he knows she feels it too. Could their faux summer romance lead to true love?

Belle Calhoune (Author), Mela Lee, Tre Hall (Narrator)

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The Greek's Stowaway Bride

Rania Ghalli is desperate to free her political prisoner uncle before it's too late. Hoping to make it to North Africa, she stows away on the yacht of Greek millionaire Demetri Christodoulou. But when Egyptian agents board the boat, she can either jump overboard . . . or claim she's Demetri's new bride. Tired of being no more than the bastard disgrace to the Christodoulou name, Demetri intends to build a luxury resort below his grandfather's house so the old man has no choice but to acknowledge that Demetri has made something of himself. First, though, he needs a wife to complete the land purchase. With Rania now at his mercy, a plan comes together. He'll play along, protecting her and helping to free her uncle, but in exchange, he demands a real marriage. But keeping the vivacious woman out of his heart will be a lot harder than keeping her on his ship . . . Contains mature themes.

Alexia Adams (Author), Nikki Zakocs (Narrator)

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The Dawnhounds

Gideon the Ninth meets Black Sun in this queer, Māori-inspired debut fantasy about a police officer who is murdered, brought back to life with a mysterious new power, and tasked with protecting her city from an insidious evil threatening to destroy it. The port city of Hainak is alive: its buildings, its fashion, even its weapons. But, after a devastating war and a sweeping biotech revolution, all its inhabitants want is peace, no one more so than Yat Jyn-Hok a reformed-thief-turned-cop who patrols the streets at night. Yat has recently been demoted on the force due to "lifestyle choices" after being caught at a gay club. She's barely holding it together, haunted by memories of a lover who vanished and voices that float in and out of her head like radio signals. When she stumbles across a dead body on her patrol, two fellow officers gruesomely murder her and dump her into the harbor. Unfortunately for them, she wakes up. Resurrected by an ancient power, she finds herself with the new ability to manipulate life force. Quickly falling in with the pirate crew who has found her, she must race against time to stop a plague from being unleashed by the evil that has taken root in Hainak.

Sascha Stronach (Author), Anna Coddington (Narrator)

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The Hatak Witches

After a security guard is found dead and another wounded at the Children's Museum of Science and History in Norman, Oklahoma, Detective Monique Blue Hawk and her partner Chris Pierson are summoned to investigate. They find no fingerprints, no footprints, and no obvious means to enter the locked building. Monique discovers that a portion of an ancient and deformed skeleton had also been stolen from the neglected museum archives. Her uncle, the spiritual leader Leroy Bear Red Ears, concludes that the stolen remains are those of Hatak haksi, a witch and the matriarch of the Crow family, a group of shape-shifting Choctaws who plan to reestablish themselves as the powerful creatures they were when the tribe lived in Mississippi. Monique, Leroy, and Chris must stop the Crows, but to their dread, the entities have retreated to the dark and treacherous hollow in the center of Chalakwa Ranch. But what no one counts on is the unexpected appearance and power of the Old Ones who guard the lands of the Choctaw afterlife. Blending tribal beliefs and myths into a modern context, The Hatak Witches continues the storyline of Choctaw cosmology and cultural survival that are prominent in Devon A. Mihesuah's award-winning novel, The Roads of My Relations.

Devon A. Mihesuah (Author), Kyla García (Narrator)

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The Peacekeeper: A Novel

A Michigan Notable Books selection. Against the backdrop of a never-colonized North America, a broken Ojibwe detective embarks on an emotional and twisting journey toward solving two murders, rediscovering family, and finding himself. North America was never colonized. The United States and Canada don’t exist. The Great Lakes are surrounded by an independent Ojibwe nation. And in the village of Baawitigong, a Peacekeeper confronts his devastating past. Twenty years ago to the day, Chibenashi’s mother was murdered and his father confessed. Ever since, caring for his still-traumatized younger sister has been Chibenashi’s privilege and penance. Now, on the same night of the Manoomin harvest, another woman is slain. His mother’s best friend. This leads to a seemingly impossible connection that takes Chibenashi far from the only world he’s ever known. The major city of Shikaakwa is home to the victim’s cruelly estranged family—and to two people Chibenashi never wanted to see again: his imprisoned father and the lover who broke his heart. As the questions mount, the answers will change his and his sister’s lives forever. Because Chibenashi is about to discover that everything about their lives has been a lie.

B.L. Blanchard (Author), Darrell Dennis (Narrator)

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When We Fell Apart: 'Truly unforgettable' Abi Daré

'For me the true heart of the book was Min, and his search for a sense of belonging that neither America nor Korea is quite able offer him. His story is truly unforgettable' Abi Daré, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl with the Louding Voice * Yu-jin is gifted. Yu-jin is loved. Yu-jin is flourishing. Yu-jin is dead. When the Seoul police inform Min that his girlfriend Yu-jin has taken her own life, he's sure it can't be true. She was successful, happy, just on the cusp of graduating and claiming the future she'd always dreamed of. After growing up in California, where he always felt 'too Korean' to fit in, Min has never felt quite the same certainty as Yu-jin about his life's path. Unable to accept that she could have done this, Min throws himself into finding out what really happened to her. But the more Min discovers, the more lost he feels. With a controlling and powerful government official father, and a fraught friendship with her alluring and destructive roommate So-ra, Yu-jin's life was much more complex than she chose to reveal to Min. And the more he learns about her, the more he begins to doubt he ever really knew her at all. For fans of Celeste Ng, this is a profoundly moving and suspenseful drama that untangles the complicated ties that bind families together - or break them apart. Praise for When We Fell Apart 'A lyrical exposition on what it's like to be biracial, with one foot firmly planted in two distinct worlds, never completely fitting in, but capable of seeing what others do not' Jamie Ford, New York Times bestselling author 'Moving and suspenseful, a reminder that the greatest mysteries are those of being and belonging' Jess Walter, #1 New York Times bestselling author 'The most compelling debut novel I've read in years . . . Unforgettable' Alexander Chee, bestselling author 'Heart-stopping and exquisitely plotted, this is a novel to get lost in' Patricia Engel, bestselling author 'Melancholic, atmospheric, and consistently surprising' Susie Yang, New York Times bestselling author 'When We Fell Apart will stay with me for a long time' Angie Kim, bestselling author 'A magical debut' Amy Gentry, bestselling author

Soon Wiley (Author), Daniel K Isaac, Shannon Tyo (Narrator)

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Never Been Kissed

Dear (never-been-quite-over-you) Crush, It's been a few years since we were together, but I can't stop thinking about the time we almost... Wren Roland has never been kissed, but he wants that movie-perfect ending more than anything. Feeling nostalgic on the eve of his birthday, he sends emails to all the boys he (ahem) loved before he came out. Morning brings the inevitable Oh God What Did I Do?, but he brushes that panic aside. Why stress about it? None of his could-have-beens are actually going to read the emails, much less respond. Right? Enter Derick Haverford, Wren's #1 pre-coming-out-crush and his drive-in theater's new social-media intern. Everyone claims he's coasting on cinematic good looks and his father's connections, but Wren has always known there's much more to Derick than meets the eye. Too bad he doesn't feel the same way about the infamous almost-kiss that once rocked Wren's world. Whatever. Wren's no longer a closeted teenager; he can survive this. But as their hazy summer becomes consumed with a special project that may just save the struggling drive-in for good, Wren and Derick are drawn ever-closer...and maybe, finally, Wren's dream of a perfect-kiss-before-the-credits is within reach.

Timothy Janovsky (Author), Mark Sanderlin (Narrator)

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