FREE/BARGAIN - Audiobooks - 2016

[badgoodDeb]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Nook Daily Find -- exp 15 Jul

$9.99 -- Real Murders -- Charlaine Harris/ Therese Plummer --> 6.2 hrs/ R-3.7 --> mystery

The book was fun, though I only got to 3 or 4 in the series before I set them aside. A while ago.

[tubemonkey]

Audible Daily Deal -- exp 16 Jul

$5.95 -- The Anubis Gates -- Tim Powers/ Bronson Pinchot --> 15.7 hrs/ R-4.3 --> fantasy

Whispersync: no deals at this time

When Brendan Doyle is flown from America to London to give a lecture on Samuel Taylor Coleridge, little does he expect that he will soon be traveling through time and meeting the poet himself. But Brendan could do without being stranded penniless in the teeming, thieving London of 1810.

Only the dazzling imagination of Tim Powers could have assembled such an insane cast of characters: an ancient Egyptian sorcerer; a modern millionaire; a body-switching werewolf; a hideously deformed clown; a young woman disguised as a boy; a brainwashed Lord Byron; and our hero, Brendan Doyle. The Anubis Gates took the fantasy world by storm a decade ago, and now fans can savor this Philip K. Dick Award winner all over again.

[GtrsRGr8]

I notice that one of today's Amazon's daily deals is the 4-star ebook How the States Got Their Shapes. It's $1.99.

I also noticed that the Whispersync narration is only $3.99. So the entire Whispersync deal is only $5.98--a respectable price, even for a hyper-frugal person like me.

There was a series from PBS or National Geographic or some other company of that type two or three years ago called "How the States Got Their States." I don't know if this ebook is by one of the people who had a part in that series, but the series was fascinating to me. But, to be honest, I'm a person who loves geography and maps (I don't own one of those GPS thingies for my automobile and don't plan to buy one--I love reading the maps!).

With the Whispersync deal you get the ebook along with the audio and automatic syncing thereof. For this particular audio, I think that having the ebook companion is almost essential--what with the subject being about geography. And it's hard to see how anyone ever could get both of those for a price lower than $5.98.

https://www.amazon.com/How-States-Go...1I0#nav-subnav.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

I notice that one of today's Amazon's daily deals is the 4-star ebook How the States Got Their Shapes. It's $1.99.

I also noticed that the Whispersync narration is only $3.99. So the entire Whispersync deal is only $5.98--a respectable price, even for a hyper-frugal person like me.

There was a series from PBS or National Geographic or some other company of that type two or three years ago called "How the States Got Their States." I don't know if this ebook is by one of the people who had a part in that series, but the series was fascinating to me. But, to be honest, I'm a person who loves geography and maps (I don't own one of those GPS thingies for my automobile and don't plan to buy one--I love reading the maps!).

It was the History Channel and I loved watching it. Very informative; and it was based on this book.

How the States Got Their Shapes is a television series that aired on the History Channel. It is hosted by Brian Unger and is based on Mark Stein's book, How the States Got Their Shapes. The show deals with how the various states of the United States established their borders but also delves into other aspects of U.S. history, including failed states, proposed new states, and the local culture and character of various US states. It thus tackles the "shapes" of the states in a metaphorical sense as well as a literal sense.

[tubemonkey]

Nook Daily Find -- exp 16 Jul

$3.99 -- Another Thing to Fall -- Laura Lippman/ Linda Emond --> 9.1 hrs/ R-3.7 --> mystery

Another Thing to Fall --> Tess Monaghan Novel (book 10 of 12)

Whispersync: Audible ($12.99) | Kindle ($8.99)

The California dream weavers have invaded Charm City with their cameras, their stars, and their controversy.

When private investigator Tess Monaghan literally runs into the crew of the fledgling TV series Mann of Steel while sculling, she expects sharp words and evil looks, not an assignment. But the company has been plagued by a series of disturbing incidents since its arrival on location in Baltimore: bad press, union threats, and small, costly on-set "accidents" that have wreaked havoc with its shooting schedule. As a result, Mann's creator, Flip Tumulty, the son of a Hollywood legend, is worried for the safety of his young female lead, Selene Waites, and asks Tess to serve as her bodyguard/babysitter. Tumulty's concern may be well founded. Not long ago, a Baltimore man was discovered dead in his own home, surrounded by photos of the beautiful, difficult superstar-in-the-making.

In the past, Tess has had enough trouble guarding her own body. Keeping a spoiled movie princess under wraps may be more than she can handle - even with the help of Tess' icily unflappable friend Whitney - since Selene is not as naive as everyone seems to think and is far more devious than she initially appears to be.

This is not Tess' world. And these are not her kind of people, with their vanities, their self-serving agendas and invented personas, and their remarkably skewed visions of reality - from the series' aging, shallow, former pretty-boy leading man to its resentful, always-on-the-make co-writer, to the officious young assistant who may be too hungry for her own good.

But the fish-out-of-water P.I. is abruptly pulled back in by an occurrence she's all too familiar with: murder. Suddenly, the wall of secrets around Mann of Steel is in danger of toppling, leaving shattered dreams, careers, and lives scattered among the ruins - a catastrophe that threatens the people Tess cares about...and the city she loves.

[skinmaan]

Our good friends over at PRH have again updated their TryAudioBooks.com site with a new book. If you are interested in "Nova" by Margaret Fortune, you can get it for free (or at least for the price of your e-mail address - or should I say an e-mail address) here.

*36:00:00*

The clock activates so suddenly in my mind, my head involuntarily jerks a bit to the side. The fog vanishes, dissipated in an instant as though it never was. Memories come slotting into place, their edges sharp enough to leave furrows, and suddenly I know. I know exactly who I am.

My name is Lia Johansen, and I was named for a prisoner of war. She lived in the Tiersten Internment Colony for two years, and when they negotiated the return of the prisoners, I was given her memories and sent back in her place.

And I am a genetically engineered human bomb.

Lia Johansen was created for only one purpose: to slip onto the strategically placed New Sol Space Station and explode. But her mission goes to hell when her clock malfunctions, freezing her countdown with just two minutes to go. With no Plan B, no memories of her past, and no identity besides a name stolen from a dead POW, Lia has no idea what to do next. Her life gets even more complicated when she meets Michael Sorenson, the real Lia's childhood best friend.

Drawn to Michael and his family against her better judgment, Lia starts learning what it means to live and love and to be human. It is only when her countdown clock begins sporadically losing time that she realizes even duds can still blow up. If she wants any chance at a future, she must find a way to unlock the secrets of her past and stop her clock. But as Lia digs into her origins, she begins to suspect there's far more to her mission and to this war than meets the eye. With the fate of not just a space station but an entire empire hanging in the balance, Lia races to find the truth before her time - literally - runs out.

Enjoy!
skinmaan
Your audiobook bloodhound

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by skinmaan

Our good friends over at PRH have again updated their TryAudioBooks.com site with a new book. If you are interested in "Nova" by Margaret Fortune, you can get it for free (or at least for the price of your e-mail address - or should I say an e-mail address) here.



Enjoy!
skinmaan
Your audiobook bloodhound

Thanks for keeping us apprised of the TryAudioBooks.com offers.

[skinmaan]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

Thanks for keeping us apprised of the TryAudioBooks.com offers.

Always glad to oblige. To be honest it's been a week or so since I last checked so who knows how long it's been up.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by skinmaan

Our good friends over at PRH have again updated their TryAudioBooks.com site with a new book. If you are interested in "Nova" by Margaret Fortune, you can get it for free (or at least for the price of your e-mail address - or should I say an e-mail address) here.

Thanks - added to OP --> below is the current list of free titles from PRH

Penguin Random House Free Offers -- Jul 2016

• FREE -- Short Stories (7 titles) -- various/ various --> sci-fi, literary, humor
  
• FREE -- LA Dead -- Stuart Woods/ Tony Roberts --> 10.8 hrs/ R-4.3 --> suspense
  
• FREE -- Project Alpha -- DJ MacHale/ R Daymond --> 5.5 hrs/ R-4.8 --> sci-fi
  
• FREE -- Insanely Simple -- Ken Segall/ Ken Segall --> 7.1 hrs/ R-4.3 --> business
  
• FREE -- Nova -- Margaret Fortune/ Jorjeana Marie --> 9.2 hrs/ R-3.6 --> sci-fi
  
• FREE -- Blue Monday -- Nicci French/ Beth Chalmers --> 11.2 hrs/ R-4.0 --> detective
  
• FREE -- Templar Legacy -- Steve Berry/ Brian Corrigan --> 7.0 hrs/ R-3.3 --> thriller

Note: these free offers are subject to change without warning

[bathos]

Many thanks. I managed to pick this up in the UK using a UK email address. Nice not to have geo restrictions like a lot of offers.

Originally Posted by skinmaan

Our good friends over at PRH have again updated their TryAudioBooks.com site with a new book. If you are interested in "Nova" by Margaret Fortune, you can get it for free (or at least for the price of your e-mail address - or should I say an e-mail address) here.



Enjoy!
skinmaan
Your audiobook bloodhound

[Catlady]

Sale on selected Scott Brick titles at Audible for $4.95, through July 21.

My least favorite popular narrator ...

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Catlady

Sale on selected Scott Brick titles at Audible for $4.95, through July 21.

My least favorite popular narrator ...

Thanks - will add to OP

[tubemonkey]

Audible Daily Deal -- exp 17 Jul

$3.95 -- Sense and Sensibility -- Jane Austen/ Wanda McCaddon --> 11.2 hrs/ R-4.4 --> classics

Whispersync: too many combinations, start here

Jane Austen's first published novel, Sense and Sensibility, is a wonderfully entertaining tale of flirtation and folly that revolves around two starkly different sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood. While Elinor is thoughtful, considerate, and calm, her younger sister is emotional and wildly romantic. Both are looking for a husband, but neither Elinor's reason nor Marianne's passion can lead them to perfect happiness - as Marianne falls for an unscrupulous rascal and Elinor becomes attached to a man who's already engaged.

Startling secrets, unexpected twists, and heartless betrayals interrupt the marriage games that follow. Filled with satiric wit and subtle characterizations, Sense and Sensibility teaches that true love requires a balance of reason and emotion.

[tubemonkey]

Nook Daily Find -- exp 17 Jul

$4.99 -- No Safe Secret -- Fern Michaels/ Teri Schnaubelt --> 7.6 hrs/ R-4.4 --> contemporary

Whispersync: Audible ($3.99) | Kindle ($9.99)

In her powerful new novel, #1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels weaves a story of betrayal, courage, and starting over....

From her silver Mercedes to her designer kitchen, Molly's life is gleaming and beautiful - at least on the surface. Married to Tanner, a top cosmetic dentist, she has a wonderful daughter finishing high school and twin stepsons from Tanner's first marriage. No one in her exclusive neighborhood in Goldenhills, Massachusetts, knows what living with the demanding Tanner is really like. They know even less about the life she left behind in Florida almost two decades ago.

Back then, Molly was Maddy Carmichael, living with her twin brother and neglectful mother in a run-down trailer park amid the orange groves of Florida. After the terrible events of her high school prom night - and the act of vengeance that followed - she fled north and reinvented herself. But the veneer of Molly's polished existence is finally cracking.

As secrets old and new are revealed, Molly must face painful truths and the choices she made in their wake - and find the strength to become the woman she once hoped to be.

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by Catlady

Sale on selected Scott Brick titles at Audible for $4.95, through July 21.

My least favorite popular narrator ...

Opinions are like noses--we've all got one.

For those who have no opinion on the narrator yet, I checked the "performance" ratings of most of the audiobooks and they were all high to very high. Authors and/or publishers must really like Brick because there are 30 or so audiobooks at Audible (in the sale, at least) narrated by him.

We've all got our favorites and un-favorites.