Aven Shore has narrated 18 audiobooks on Listento.it by 14 authors, with an average listener rating of 4.5★ across 5 ratings. The most-rated is Freedom.
Freedom
Summary
Jani freaks when her parents tell her they are moving to the country, away from the home she loves, the friends she’s had since kindergarten, and all the horses at the riding stable. Her only consolation is that she can bring Keeta, her beautiful pinto mare, with her. But adventures await. While cleaning out the barn on their new property, Jani sees a swirl of movement beside the black, twisted stone in the corner. The barn is haunted! With the help of a new friend, Jani sets out to solve the mystery behind the wild, angry spirit and set it free.
©2011 Angela Dorsey (P)2019 Angela Dorsey
Echo
Summary
A stand-alone story that continues the Freedom series! Alice's best friend has become horse-crazy - just as Alice realizes she's afraid of horses. Terrified of losing her friend, Alice is relieved to meet Freedom, Jani's young horse. She hopes that being around a foal will help her be around big horses. That night, Alice is in a terrible accident. Half the town goes out searching for her, and Jani and Penny join the horseback hunt. But how can they find Alice when Freedom runs off on wild goose chases? The young filly's strange history might mean she knows more than the average horse. Maybe she's on Alice's trail. But she might also be reacting to echoes from her past. Then Jani finds out about Alice's illness - and knows she has to take a chance.
©2020 Angela Dorsey (P)2021 Angela Dorsey
The Secret Adversary
Summary
A multi-cast performance of the first book in Agatha Christie's best-selling Tommy and Tuppence mystery series introducing this charming and oh-so-British detective duo as they are drawn into a dangerous political plot. Set in 1920s London, Tommy and Tuppence are young, daring, and in serious need of money. After impulsively forming the Young Adventurers Ltd, they suddenly find themselves embroiled in a complex plot with the political future of England at stake! Now a movie on both Acorn TV and PBS.
Public Domain (P)2020 Jennifer Annis
Backyard Farming
Summary
Grow, raise, and store your own food with this simple and easy guide to creating a self-sustaining farm right in your backyard! These days we are all looking for ways to become more self-sufficient. Now with Backyard Farming you can create your very own micro farm right in your backyard - no matter where you live! Now you can discover ways to grow, raise, and store your own food year round whether you live in an urban environment, in the suburbs, or out in the country. From raising chickens and beekeeping to growing vegetables and planting fruit trees, this guide to homesteading will help you become more self-reliant in no time!
©2021 Adams Media (P)2021 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.
Child of Nature
Summary
Mira Storm Weather often wondered why people thought she was strange. She always thought she lived an ordinary life. However, events at Halloween would prove to Mira just how extraordinary her life could be. She had inherited magical powers. Now, Mira must gain knowledge and courage to fight the evil one in her village and find her true destiny as a witch.
©2007 Cara L. Bingham (P)2020 Cara L. Bingham
Ella Maud
Summary
A beautiful girl of 19 disappears from her home after bidding a fateful goodnight to her sweetheart. She is found dead in the Pasquotank River, 36 days later. He is convicted twice for her murder - but is innocent. So what really happened? Ella Maud Cropsey, known to her friends and family as Nell, was born in July 1882 in Brooklyn, New York. She is the second of nine children, and especially close to her older sister Olive, nicknamed Ollie. In 1898, the family moves from New York to Elizabeth City in North Carolina. They live in a large, rambling house called Seven Pines, and her father grows potatoes. Nell starts seeing Jim Wilcox, son of the local sheriff. They are an odd couple: Nell is beautiful, independent, and eager for new experiences; Jim is short, stolid, and five years older than Nell, but content with his lot. Nell is restless, ambitious, and willful, outgrowing parochial confines. On the night of November 20, 1901, Jim and other guests are there, calling on Nell and Ollie. Around 11 p.m., Jim rises and bids the group good-bye. Then asks Nell to accompany him to the porch. She is never seen alive again. In Ella Maud, Nicholas Nicastro revisits a haunting mystery that still fascinates a nation a century later. His masterly re-imagining of these tragic events sees beyond the prejudices that destroys families and taints small communities but corrodes civilization itself. Nicastro’s simple storytelling style with its kaleidoscopic perspectives is moving, beautiful, and profound. "This is a splendid novel, meticulously researched and beautifully written....The ending is a tour-de-force." (Joy Martin, author of A Wrong to Sweeten and Seeking Clemency) "There is a great sense of time and place, fascinating historical details of dress, manners, and American family life... An excellent read." (A. V. Denham, author of The Czar's Man)
©2018 Nicholas Nicastro (P)2018 Nicholas Nicastro
The Wide Awake Loons
Summary
Ten-year-old Ginny and her mother are opening the cabin. On an otherwise quiet day, Ginny hears a male loon, Yudel, sparring with a younger bird over territory. Canoeing with her friend Wes, Ginny discovers a loon nest on an island. They quickly find themselves protecting the defenseless eggs against predators. During the summer, the loons raise three loonlings. Now faced with many dangers, Yudel and his mate, Owala, will put their courage to the test. Follow the journey of Ginny and the loons as their stories unite.... The Wide Awake Loons placed as finalist in the children's/juvenile fiction category of the 2014 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. Reviews: "Holmes, who lives in Duluth, tells a story that will resonate with every youngster who has been startled by a loon's 'song.' And she does it in the kind of lovely prose kids should be exposed to from the day they are born." (Mary Ann Grossman, St. Paul Pioneer Press) "Incredible authentic details about life and survival habits and skills of the loons are woven into this engrossing nature story.... Prize winning author Holmes paints a Northern setting with vast skill and delicacy for the reading and educational pleasure and appreciation of middle grade and older readers." (The Midwest Review, Children's Bookwatch) "When I began reading Wide Awake Loons, I immediately recalled my own childhood in northern Minnesota. The loons have a call like no other, and Ms. Holmes did a wonderful job of capturing their ethereal beauty and charm.... Ms. Holmes writes beautifully; her prose was both stunning and clever, and she shared the loons' story very convincingly." (Bobbie Grob for Readers' Favorite)
©2013 Katherine L. Holmes (P)2018 Katherine L. Holmes
Ms. Never
Summary
What do we give away when we click “I Agree” to the terms of service in our phones? Why are the billionaires squirreling away all that money? Why do old photographs and songs refer to a history we can’t remember? Why do professional sports teams need new stadiums so often? And why is everyone so depressed? These are just a few mysteries that Ms. Never - a new science fiction novel by Colin Dodds - takes on (and possibly solves) in startling fashion. Farya Navurian seems like an ordinary young woman trying to get ahead in the city while struggling with depression. But her depression is anything but ordinary - it has the power to destroy time and space. Growing up the moody daughter of a space-faring hero of The Greater Anointed Imperial Ohioan Commonwealth, Farya annihilated most of that world and its history, leaving behind the husk-like Buckeye State. One day, at a record swap, she meets Bryan, a divorced telecom CEO. More than record collecting, what they share is that they each carry a howling secret. Bryan’s business is a cover for a bigger operation that buys human souls and sells luxury afterlives using shady terms of service in mobile-phone contracts. The two of them fall in love, and as they start a life together, their secrets back them into a corner where they have to come clean - and take drastic steps - to save themselves, and possibly reality itself. Ms. Never is a distinctly 21st-century vision of consent, memory, and the ways we create and destroy the world every day.
©2017 Colin Dodds (P)2019 Colin Dodds
Ms. Never
Summary
What do we give away when we click "I Agree" to the terms of service on our phones? Why are the billionaires desperately squirreling away all that money? Why do old photographs and songs hint at a history we can’t remember? Why do professional sports teams need new stadiums so often? And why is everyone so depressed? These are just a few mysteries that Ms. Never - a new novel by Colin Dodds - takes on (and possibly answers) in startling fashion. Farya Navurian seems like an ordinary young woman trying to get ahead in the city while struggling with depression. But her depression is anything but ordinary - it has the power to destroy time and space. Growing up the moody daughter of a space-faring hero of the Greater Anointed Imperial Ohioan Commonwealth, Farya annihilated most of that world and its history, leaving behind the husk-like Buckeye State. One day at a record swap, she meets Bryan, a divorced telecom CEO. More than record collecting, what they share is that they each carry a howling secret. Bryan’s business is a cover for a bigger operation that buys human souls and sells luxury afterlives using shady terms of service in mobile-phone contracts. The two of them fall in love, and as they start a life together, their secrets back them into a corner where they have to come clean - and take drastic steps - to save themselves, and possibly reality itself.
©2017 Colin Dodds (P)2019 Colin Dodds
Hell's Half-Acre
Summary
Welcome to the bloody end of bleeding Kansas.... Based on true events, this unforgettable novel tells the story of the Bloody Benders, a family of grifters and thieves running an isolated feed store on the Kansas plains, boarding travelers along the Great Osage Trail. Beautiful Kate Bender was mysterious and well-versed in the dark arts; Ma and Pa were quiet and foreboding, speaking in guttural tones; and young John Bender was thought to be insane. On land soaked with the blood of conflict, the Benders made their home. And one by one, prairie travelers began to disappear.... Rooted in history, this is a vivid tale of the Benders's origins and how they became some of the most horrific figures in early post-Civil War America.
©2015 Nicholas Nicastro (P)2017 Nicholas Nicastro
Legally Dead
Summary
Attorney Seth Bader and his wife, Vicki, moved to New Hampshire in 1992. Three tumultuous years later, their marriage ended and left Vicki a broken woman, driven to the edge as Seth seduced their teenage son, Joey, into a violent plot to kill her in cold blood. What followed was one of the most bizarre and harrowing crime stories in New Hampshire history.
©2011 Kevin Flynn and Rebecca Lavoie (P)2020 Vibrance Press
Jelly Jars
Summary
A girl in the one place she never wanted to be. Meeting the one person she never expected But what Peggy Nieman doesn't realize is that her life is about to change, as two broken souls fatefully collide. The only question is: Will they heal one another...or destroy one another? Because, one thing is certain: They can't quit one another.
©2020 S.J. Varengo (P)2021 S.J. Varengo
Our Little Secret
Summary
The true story of a teenage killer and the silence of a small New England town. For 20 years Daniel Paquette's murder in New Hampshire went unsolved. It remained a secret between two high school friends until Eric Windhurst's arrest in 2005. What was revealed was a crime born of adolescent passion between Eric and Daniel's stepdaughter, Melanie - redefining the meaning of loyalty, justice, and revenge.
©2010 Kevin Flynn, Rebecca Lavoie (P)2021 Vibrance Press
Notes on a Killing
Summary
Their friendship would kill her.... Weaver and fiber artist Edith “Pen” Meyer knew her friend Sandy Merritt’s relationship with a married man was wrong. She had even urged Sandy to take out a restraining order against Kenneth Carpenter. Which was why her call to Sandy on February 23, 2005, seemed to come from out of the blue. During it, she told Sandy to drop the restraining order and get back together with Ken. Pen was never seen again. One man stood to gain from Pen’s disappearance: Ken Carpenter. But evidence was bleak: no blood, no DNA, no body. Until detectives found notes hidden beneath a leather chair that turned out to be a playbook for murder....
©2013 Kevin Flynn and Rebecca Lavoie (P)2020 Vibrance Press
One Size Fits None
Summary
“Sustainable” has long been the rallying cry of agricultural progressives; given that much of our nation’s farm and ranch land is already degraded, however, sustainable agriculture often means maintaining a less-than-ideal status quo. Industrial agriculture has also co-opted the term for marketing purposes without implementing better practices. Stephanie Anderson argues that in order to provide nutrient-rich food and fight climate change, we need to move beyond sustainable to regenerative agriculture, a practice that is highly tailored to local environments and renews resources. In One Size Fits None, Anderson follows diverse farmers across the United States: A South Dakota bison rancher who provides an alternative to the industrial feedlot; an organic vegetable farmer in Florida who harvests microgreens; a New Mexico super-small farmer who revitalizes communities; and a North Dakota midsize farmer who combines livestock and grain farming to convert expensive farmland back to native prairie. The use of these nontraditional agricultural techniques show how varied operations can give back to the earth rather than degrade it. The book is published by University of Nebraska Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks. "An invaluable resource, a step in the right direction of imagining alternative way of doing and organizing life around the soil and farming." (Grist: A Journal of the Literary Arts) “A brave and clear-eyed book by a farmer’s daughter about the problems in our agriculture and the factors that keep farmers from making it better.” (Kristin Ohlson, author of The Soil Will Save Us) “Should be required listening for anyone who yearns for a clear-headed and informed account of our dysfunctional corporate food system.” (Andrew Furman, author of Bitten: My Unexpected Love Affair with Florida)
©2019 Stephanie Anderson (P)2019 Redwood Audiobooks
Quest for Freedom
Summary
Anthony and Mira are summoned to the side of a dying dragon. Glycinda's last deed on Earth was to hand over a book she had been protecting for years. A book that would lead them to a castle that had been lost for centuries. Anthony, Mira, and their friends set off on an adventure to find the kingdom, where they encounter a ghostly couple who need help to confront their murderer. Whilst trying to solve the mystery, Mira and Anthony discover shocking information and their parents' past that could put the mission in jeopardy. Will they succeed in this dangerous quest? A quest for freedom.
©2017 Cara L. Bingham (P)2020 Cara L. Bingham
Roughing It in the Bush
Summary
Originally published in 1852, Roughing It in the Bush by Susanna Moodie, with contributions from her husband John Wedderburn Dunbar Moodie, is a vibrant, humorous, and wry description of their arrival and life in the young country of Canada after their immigration in 1832 and settlement in the rugged backwoods of what is now Ontario - unimaginably difficult, but also breathtakingly beautiful by turns. It is filled with hope and passion for the future that Canada may grow to fulfill, a song of hope for what may be built out of multicultural immigration. This edition is the complete text of the original publication, including poems by Susanna, her brother, and her husband (J.W.D.M); and four chapters contributed by John W.D. Moodie.
©1852 Richard Bentley (P)2020 Aven Shore
Guardian of Magic
Summary
On her 15th birthday, Mira Storm Weather made a wish to not be sent on any more dangerous missions; but destiny, it seemed, had other ideas. Dark Wizard Damien Charmer has escaped from prison and is somehow more powerful than ever. With the fate of the world in their hands, it's up to Mira and her friends to discover Damien's plan and stop him by any means possible, even if it means breaking a few witch rules along the way. During this time, astonishing secrets about Mira's father and her own identity are revealed to her. Is she a witch? A human? Or something else entirely? This is the third book in the Mira Storm Weather Trilogy.
©2020 Cara L. Bingham (P)2020 Cara L. Bingham