The Anthologies & Short Stories category has 2,670 audiobooks on Listento.it, with an average listener rating of 4.3★ across 5,389 ratings. The most-rated is A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.
Edgar Allan Poe - The Complete Short Stories
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Here are all of Edgar Allan Poe’s great short stories in one 16-hour collection. Also includes "The Raven". Stories included are: "The Angel of The Odd" "Berenice" "The Black Cat" "The Cask of Amontillado" "The Maelstrom" "Eleanora" "The Facts in the Case Of M. Valdemar" "The House of Usher" "Hop Frog" "Imp of the Perverse" "Island of the Fay" "Ligiea" "Man of the Crowd" "Message in a Bottle" "The Masque of the Red Death" "Mesmeric Revelation" "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" "Never Be the Devil Your Head" "The Oval Portrait" "The Pit and the Pendulum" "The Premature Burial" "The Purloined Letter" "Silence - A Fable" "Some Words with a Mummy" "The Spectacles" "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Feather" "The Tell Tale Heart" "William Wilson" "The Raven" PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.
Public Domain (P)2011 Trout Lake Media
Playboy in Paradise: The Complete Set
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I came to Hawaii to get away from life, but the moment I meet Evan Ashford, I think I landed right where I was always meant to be. Despite vowing never to fall for the cocky playboy, he makes me weak in the knees, so I throw caution to the wind. Our chemistry is unquestionable, our emotions irrational, and our love undeniable. He gives me his heart and his hard truths, and in return, I give him everything. When family interferes and loyalty is questioned, life tears us apart. Can our love bring us back together? Hold on to your heart, because Evan Ashford is about to steal it. Escape to paradise with this alpha playboy in the Playboy in Paradise Trilogy, an emotional, contemporary and new adult romance.
©2019 S. L. Scott (P)2019 S. L. Scott
Heads of the Colored People
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A stunning new talent in literary fiction, Nafissa Thompson-Spires grapples with black identity and the contemporary middle class in these compelling, boundary-pushing vignettes. Each captivating story plunges headfirst into the lives of new, utterly original characters. Some are darkly humorous - from two mothers exchanging snide remarks through notes in their kids' backpacks to the young girl contemplating how best to notify her Facebook friends of her impending suicide - while others are devastatingly poignant - a new mother and funeral singer who is driven to madness with grief for the young black boys who have fallen victim to gun violence, or the teen who struggles between her upper-middle-class upbringing and her desire to fully connect with black culture. Thompson-Spires fearlessly shines a light on the simmering tensions and precariousness of black citizenship. Her stories are exquisitely rendered, satirical, and captivating in turn, engaging in the ongoing conversations about race and identity politics, as well as the vulnerability of the black body. Boldly resisting categorization and easy answers, Nafissa Thompson-Spires is an original and necessary voice in contemporary fiction.
©2018 Nafissa Thompson-Spires (P)2018 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books
Must Love Hellhounds
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These four novellas by today's hottest paranormal authors will have hellhound lovers everywhere howling. Follow paranormal bodyguards Clovache and Batanya into Lucifer's realm, where they encounter his fearsome four-legged pets, in Charlaine Harris' The Britlingens Go to Hell. Seek out a traitor in the midst of a guild of non-lethal vampire trackers, one that intends to eradicate the entire species of bloodsuckers, in Nalini Singh's Angels' Judgment. Find out why the giant three-headed dog that guards the gates of Hades has left the underworld for the real world - and whose scent he's following - in Ilona Andrews' Magic Mourns. Embark on a perilous search for the kidnapped niece of a powerful vampire alongside her blind - and damn sexy - companion and a hellhound in Meljean Brook's Blind Spot.
©2009 Penguin Group (USA), Inc. (P)2013 Tantor
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The Machine Stops [Classic Tales Edition]
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The earth's surface is no longer habitable. All humanity is sequestered beneath the ground, couched in isolation and contentment. The Machine provides the needs of humanity. Mankind becomes subservient drones to the life-supporting Machine. But what happens when the Machine stops?
Public Domain (P)2018 B.J. Harrison
Chestnut Street
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Just round the corner from St Jarlath's Crescent (featured in Minding Frankie) is Chestnut Street. Here, the lives of the residents are revealed in Maeve Binchy's wonderfully compelling tales: Bucket Maguire, the window cleaner, who must do more than he bargained for to protect his son. Nessa Byrne, who's aunt comes to visit from America for six weeks every summer and turns the house - and Nessa's world - upside down. Lilian, the generous girl with a big heart, and the fiancé not everyone approves of. And Melly, whose gossip about the neighbours leads to trouble in the form of a fortune teller, 'Madame Magic'... No one rivals Maeve Binchy for stories of warmth, kindness, love, loss - and life not always turning out as expected.
©2014 Gordon Snell (P)2014 Orion Publishing Group
Molloy
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Written initially in French, later translated by the author into English, Molloy is the first book in Dublin-born Samuel Beckett's trilogy. It was published shortly after WWII and marked a new, mature writing style, which was to dominate the remainder of his working life. Molloy is less a novel than a set of two monologues narrated by Molloy and his pursuer, Moran. In the first section, while consumed with the search of his mother, Molloy lost everything. Moran takes over in the second half, describing his hunt for Molloy. Within this simple outline, spoken in the first person, is a remarkable story, raising the questions of being and aloneness that marks so much of Beckett's work, but is richly comic as well. Beautifully written, it is one of the masterpieces of Irish literature.
©2003 NAXOS AudioBooks Ltd. (P)2003 NAXOS AudioBooks Ltd.
The Prince and the Troll
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A charming everyman and a mysterious something-under-the-bridge cross paths in a short fairy tale by the number one New York Times bestselling author of Eleanor & Park and the Simon Snow series. It’s fate when a man accidentally drops his phone off the bridge. It’s fortune when it’s retrieved by a friendly shape sloshing in the muck underneath. From that day forward, as they share a coffee every morning, an unlikely friendship blooms. Considering the reality for the man above, where life seems perfect, and that of the sharp-witted creature below, how forever after can a happy ending be? The Prince and the Troll is part of Faraway, a collection of retold fairy tales that take the happily-ever-after in daring new directions. Whether read or listened to in one sitting, prepare to be charmed, moved, enlightened, and frightened all over again.
©2020 Rainbow Rowell (P)2020 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved
Rook and Ronin Omnibus : Tragic~Manic~Panic - The Complete Trilogy
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Rook and Ronin Omnibus contains the books Tragic, Manic, and Panic and features a runaway girl who falls into a million-dollar dream of cherry trees and rooftop swings. A bad boy with a sketchy history of breaking pretty girls. And a job called Tragic that might ruin everything. Tragic She’s on the run from a horrible past. He’s got an offer of a lifetime. Ronin Rook Walsh appeared out of nowhere like a dark angel sent to steal my soul. And I could just tell that she was broken, and beaten, and scared. So I made her an offer of a lifetime. She needed a job and I needed a certain "type" of girl for a modeling contract worth millions of dollars called Tragic. I was warned to keep my hands to myself. I was warned not to get involved. I was warned not to ruin her. (The way I ruined the last one.) But I don’t take orders - I give them. Rook Ronin Flynn appeared out of nowhere like a bright light in my heavy darkness. And when he offered me a job, and money, and a fantasy rooftop apartment, I wanted to believe that he was good, and fair, and honest. But I’d been tricked by a pretty face before. I’d fallen for the knight once - and lost everything. This was my chance to start over. This was my chance to escape and be free. And this was my chance to do it all by myself. I don’t need a knight. I don’t want to be saved. But sometimes you find yourself trapped inside the fairy tale, and no matter how hard you try, nothing you do can stop the train wreck coming.
©2014 JA Huss (P)2020 JA Huss
Hades' Spawn MC Complete Series
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From best-selling author Lexy Timms comes a motorcycle club romance that'll make you want to buy a Harley and fall in love all over again. Book 1 Emily Rose Dougherty is a good Catholic girl who managed to get herself into a heap of trouble with the law because an ex-boyfriend decided to make things difficult. Luke "Spade" Wade owns a motorcycle repair shop and is the road captain for Hades' Spawn MC. He's shocked when he reads in the paper that his high school flame has been arrested. She's always been the one he couldn't forget. Will destiny let them find each other again? Or is what happens in the past best left for the history books? Book 2 Emily fell in love only once, in high school, with a boy her parents didn't approve of. She saw through the tough-guy façade, his leather jacket and motorcycle. She gave her heart to him. An accident on Luke's motorcycle brought things to a screeching halt when her parents forbade her to see him again. Neither forgot about the other. Fast forward 10 years.... When Luke reconnects with his high school love, things seem to be falling into place. When dirty dealings within Hades' Spawn, problems created by Emily's ex-boyfriend, and secrets from Luke's past threaten to blow Luke's life and his relationship with Emily apart, it feels like everything is spiraling out of control. Can Luke and Emily find a way to conquer the obstacles to their love, or will they be each other's one that got away? Book 3 Luke and Hades' Spawn are hip deep in problems between the vicious Rojos one percenter motorcycle club and their associated street gang, the Hombres. When Luke's employee and best friend, Gibs, is slain in a brutal shootout, dark secrets from Luke's past claim him. He finds he has to make a deal with the devil just to keep Emily and his club safe. However, to keep Emily out of danger he must also to turn his back on her. Emily has lost her car and her job and had to seek an order of protection against her ex. In the face of her family's disapproval, she's determined not to lose Luke, too. But will Luke's heartless rejection drive her away? Or will she keep the faith and hope Luke finds his way back to her before her own secret causes her to do the unthinkable? Book 4 Events take a dangerous turn when Luke's uncle, Mexican drug lord Raymondo Icherra, shows up and stirs up trouble. Emily's pregancy turns high risk, with her fainting and having continuous high blood pressure. While Luke deals with a problem with Hades' Spawn, Emily is kidnapped by persons unknown. As Luke searches frantically for Emily, he learns the truth about his past and his parents' murder.
©2016 Wanita May (P)2016 Wanita May
The Sound and the Furry
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When Chet and Bernie happen upon a prison work crew that includes Frenchie Boutette, an old criminal pal they sent up the river, getting a new case is the last thing they expect. But Frenchie, who comes from an old Louisiana family full of black sheep, needs help finding his one law-abiding relative, his brother Ralph, a reclusive inventor who has gone missing with his houseboat. Though he's tempted to take another job (with a big payday) in Alaska, Bernie decides to set course for the bayous of Louisiana, a trip that will introduce Chet to a world of sights, smells, and tastes that are like nothing he's ever encountered. Out in bayou country, Chet and Bernie meet the no-good Boutette family and their ancient enemies, the maybe-even-worse Robideaus, and at first it seems as if Ralph's disappearance is connected to a dispute over a load of stolen shrimp. But when Chet uncovers a buried clue, the investigation heads in a dangerous new direction involving the oil business and an impending environmental catastrophe. The more Chet and Bernie discover about Ralph, the more treacherous the job becomes, and soon they're fighting not only Big Oil, but also shadowy black ops figures, a violent biker gang from back home, and Iko- a legendary bayou gator with a seemingly insatiable appetite. Meanwhile, deep under the Gulf, the pressure just keeps building. With top-notch suspense, humor, and genuine insight into the ways our canine companions think and behave-all set against a rollicking new Louisiana backdrop. The Sound and the Furry will make you howl in delight.
©2013 Spencer Quinn (P)2013 Recorded Books
The Only One
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From New York Times best-selling author Lauren Blakely. Let's say there was this guy. And he gave you the most mind-blowing night of sex in your life. And you never saw him again. Until 10 years later. Now, it turns out he's the only one in all of Manhattan whose restaurant is available for my charity's event. The trouble is, he doesn't recognize me. This woman I'm working with is so damn alluring. The first time I set eyes on her, I'm captivated and I can't get her out of my mind. Even if it's risky to tango with someone I'm working with, she's a risk I'm willing to take. The trouble is, she won't give me the time of day. But I'm determined to change that.
©2016 Lauren Blakely (P)2017 Audible, Inc.
The Nick Adams Stories
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These classic stories feature one of Hemingway's most famous characters. "Of the place where he had been a boy he had written well enough. As well as he could then." So thought a dying writer in an early version of The Snows of Kilimanjaro. The writer was, of course, Ernest Hemingway. The place was the Michigan of his boyhood summers, where he remembered himself as Nick Adams. The now-famous "Nick Adams" stories show a memorable character growing from child to adolescent to soldier, veteran, writer, and parent - a sequence closely paralleling the events of Hemingway's life. In this arrangement, Nick Adams emerges clearly as the first in a long line of Hemingway's fictional selves. Later versions were all to have behind them part of Nick's history and, correspondingly, part of Hemingway's. This is a must-have for fans of the iconic author.
©2007 Ernest Hemingway (P)2005 Simon and Schuster Inc. All rights reserved.
Holy Frigging Matrimony
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What does Drew Evans have to say next? Find out in this short story, filled with his sexy charm, unique advice, and hilarious one-liners. Marriage: The final frontier. Steven went first. He was kind of our test subject. Like those monkeys that NASA sent off into space in the '50s, all the while knowing they’d never make it back. And now another poor rocket is ready to launch. But this isn't just any posh New York wedding. You've seen my friends, you've met our families, you know you're in for a treat. Everyone wants their wedding to be memorable. This one's going to be un-frigging-forgettable.
©2014 Emma Chase (P)2014 Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Make Something Up
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For years Chuck Palahniuk has reserved his best storytelling for his readings, often choosing to read a new short story instead of whatever novel he is supposed to be promoting. Make Something Up compiles these previously unpublished tales for the very first time, plus the Byliner social media insta-classic "Phoenix" and Palahniuk's most notable pieces from Playboy.
©2015 Chuck Palahniuk (P)2015 Recorded Books
Everything My Mother Taught Me
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In this haunting short story of loyalty and betrayal, a young woman in early 1900s Massachusetts discovers that in navigating her treacherous coming-of-age, she must find her voice first. For fatefully observant Adeline, growing up carries an ominous warning from her adulterous mother: don’t say a word. Adeline vows to never speak again. But that’s not her only secret. After her mother takes a housekeeping job at a lighthouse off the tip of Cape Ann, a local woman vanishes. The key to the mystery lies with Adeline, the silent witness. New York Times bestselling author of The Rules of Magic Alice Hoffman crafts a beautiful, heart-wrenching short story. Alice Hoffman’s Everything My Mother Taught Me is part of Inheritance, a collection of five stories about secrets, unspoken desires, and dangerous revelations between loved ones. Each piece can be read or listened to in a single setting. By yourself, behind closed doors, or shared with someone you trust.
©2019 by Alice Hoffman. (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol. 2-B
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Eleven essential classics in one volume This last volume in the definitive collection of the best science fiction novellas published between 1929 and 1964 contains 11 great classics. No anthology better captures the birth of science fiction as a literary field. Published in 1973 to honor stories that had appeared before the institution of the Nebula Awards, The Science Fiction Hall of Fame introduced thousands of young listeners to the wonders of science fiction and was a favorite of libraries across the country. This volume contains the following: Introduction by Ben Bova The Martian Way by Isaac Asimov Earthman, Come Home by James Blish Rogue Moon by Algis Budrys The Spectre General by Theodore Cogswell The Machine Stops by E. M. Forster The Midas Plague by Frederik Pohl The Witches of Karres by James H. Schmitz E for Effort by T. L. Sherred In Hiding by Wilmar H. Shiras The Big Front Yard by Clifford D. Simak The Moon Moth by Jack Vance
©2008 Ben Bova (P)2018 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
After the Quake
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The six stories in Haruki Murakami’s mesmerizing collection are set at the time of the catastrophic 1995 Kobe earthquake, when Japan became brutally aware of the fragility of its daily existence. But the upheavals that afflict Murakami’s characters are even deeper and more mysterious, emanating from a place where the human meets the inhuman. An electronics salesman who has been abruptly deserted by his wife agrees to deliver an enigmatic package - and is rewarded with a glimpse of his true nature. A man who has been raised to view himself as the son of God pursues a stranger who may or may not be his human father. A mild-mannered collection agent receives a visit from a giant talking frog who enlists his help in saving Tokyo from destruction. As haunting as dreams, as potent as oracles, the stories in After the Quake are further proof that Murakami is one of the most visionary writers at work today.
©2007 Haruki Murakami (P)2014 Random House Audio
Alpha Collection: 11 Book Box Set (Billionaire and Bad Boy Romance)
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Alpha Collection contains 11 steamy stand-alone stories featuring billionaires and bad boys! This collection contains 11 audiobooks for the price of one. Enjoy the complete Alpha Collection by best-selling author Simone Carter. The audiobooks have romance, lust, suspense, uncensored scenes, and no cliffhangers! This audiobooks in this collection are: Hawk's Call, Book 1 Soul Songs, Book 2 Risky Business, Book 3 Forbidden Lust, Book 4 Fleeting Love, Book 5 Mine, Always, Book 6 Bobbie and the Billionaire, Book 7 The Billionaire and the Babysitter, Book 8 Good Things Come in Threes, Book 9 Three Dollar Bill, Book 10 Clandestine, Book 11 Download your copy now! WARNING - These stories contain steamy scenes and are not suitable for all ages. 18+
©2018 Simone Carter (P)2018 Simone Carter
Summer Days and Summer Nights
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Maybe it's the long, lazy days, or maybe it's the heat making everyone a little bit crazy. Whatever the reason, summer is the perfect time for love to bloom. Summer Days and Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories, written by 12 best-selling young adult writers and edited by international best-selling author Stephanie Perkins, will have you dreaming of sunset strolls by the lake. So set out your beach chair, and grab your sunglasses. You have 12 reasons this summer to soak up the sun and fall in love. Full list of authors includes: Tim Federle, Veronica Roth, Jon Skovron, Brady Colbert, Cassandra E. Clare, Jennifer Smith, and Lev Grossman.
©2016 Stephanie Perkins, "Head, Scales,Tongue, Tail." ©2016 Leigh Bardugo. "The End of Love." ©2016 Nina LaCour. "Last Stand at the Cinegore." ©2016 Libba Bray. "Sick Pleasure." ©2016 Francesca Lia Block. "In Ninety Minutes, Turn North." ©2016 Stephanie Perkins. "Sourvenirs." ©2016 Tim Federle. "Inertia." ©2016 Veronica Roth. "Love is the Last Resort." ©2016 Jon Skovron. "Good Luck and Farewell." ©2016 Brandy Colbert. "Brand New Attraction." ©2016 Cassandra Clare, LLC. "A Thousand Ways This Could (P)2016 Recorded Books