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Blake Taylor isn't the queen of horror, but she's certainly a member of the royal court. Blake has made a career out of writing novels that make her readers want to leave the lights on at night. What Blake's fans and very few people realize is that Blake Taylor is scared of her own shadow and just about everything else. After a family intervention, a case of writer's block, and the desire to be free of the confines of fear, she leaves New York and rents a house in Cypress Glade, Louisiana.

Joining us in the Audible studios to talk about his latest book No Spin: My Autobiography is Australian former international cricketer Shane Warne. Widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of cricket, Shane Warne has had an astonishing career in the game, playing his first Test match in 1992 and retiring in 2013. The lead wicket taker in Test cricket until 2007 and named twice as a Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World, Warne has now published his biography, No Spin. Shane Warne talks to us about how he fell into cricket by accident, the lack of cricket superstars today and his relationship with Elizabeth Hurley.

Brought to you by Puffin. Discover the ‘spooktacular’ new collection of real-life ghost stories for readers aged 9-12 from the award-winning writer, creator and host of the hit BBC podcast and TV series Uncanny. Have you ever wondered if ghosts really exist? What is it like to live in a...

It's the summer holidays and eleven-year-old loner, Seymour, lodged with a fussy guardian in an inner-city suburb, is bored and unhappy in his confined world. By chance he meets Angie, beautiful, charismatic Angie. He is bewitched, and his world is opened as she takes him on unexpected holiday outings and shopping sprees. Angie, however, is not what she seems.

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Antonio Aakeel, star of Eaten by Lions. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by Robin Waterfield. First published in the 1920s, The Prophet became the bible of 1960s culture and was credited with founding the New Age...

Comedians Elis James and John Robins have captured the hearts and minds of a generation, and it's time those hearts and minds had a book. Elis and John met in 2005 performing stand-up comedy in a pub called The Yellow Kangaroo in Cardiff. They eyed each other suspiciously before Robins offered the limpest handshake in the history of the world. 'It was a power play,' says Robins. 'I may even have raised it for him to kiss.'

Following the success of her debut crime thriller The Dry, Jane Harper talks to Audible about the path that lead her to become a celebrated novelist and her approach to writing a best-selling debut. We explore the socio-political issues raised within the novel and discuss the much anticipated film adaptation, now in development. Tune in for this and a taste of what is to come from Jane and her protagonist, Aaron Falk.

In this truly one-of-a-kind audio program, legendary personal growth master Robin Sharma shares his a proven process to help you reconnect with your greatest self while materializing the life of your highest wishes. Listen to The Astonishing Power of Spiritual Success today to awaken your brightest gifts and experience life at the most beautiful level.

When Hayden Simmons walks into small-town prosecutor Mara Brent’s office carrying a box of gruesome souvenirs, she delivers a shocking revelation: Her father, Jamie Simmons, murdered her aunt twenty-two years ago—and got away with it. The case, long grown cold, has haunted Hayden’s family, but she’s the only one who believes her father is guilty. The rest of her family insists she’s unstable and chasing ghosts.

Art evaluator Miles Tate is finally about to start living his dream . . . that is if he can get the funding in place to open his own art gallery in New York. But when an unexpected turn of events finds every one of Miles's perfectly-planned dreams turned upside-down, it's time to escape Manhattan and reluctantly take up a well-paid job in the tiny seaside town of Hope's Bluff, Georgia. For Miles, it's his only chance to make some money, claw back what little dignity he has left, and figure out what the hell to do with his life.

Lexi Brewer and Skye Metcalf used to walk home from school side by side, sharing secrets and dreams. But those days are long gone. The friendship has crumbled, just like the bond between their families. When the girls fail to return home one evening, panic grips their small Idaho town. A frantic search begins, and as law enforcement closes in, the focus shifts to the people who should know them best—their parents.

Without superior levels of energy it's impossible to get to personal and professional greatness. Yet most of us go through our days only half awake. Take your energy, and your life, to the next level with The Energy Explosion. This Five Element program will dramatically improve your energy and productivity in as little as 14 days.

The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari is an inspiring tale that provides a step-by-step approach to expressing your inner genius while you live with greater courage, abundance and joy. A beautifully crafted fable that has become a worldwide classic, this very special audiobook tells the extraordinary story of Julian Mantle, a successful lawyer forced to confront the spiritual crisis of his out-of-balance life.

If life with your teen has become a battleground, it's time to take action. This empathic book shows how. Trusted psychologists who have worked with thousands of families give you the tools you need to overcome defiance and get teen behavior back on track. Vivid stories and answers to frequently asked questions help you put the techniques into action. The updated second edition incorporates new scientific research on why some teens have more problems with self-control than others.

Stephen Fry joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to discuss his recording of Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection. From his childhood days as a member of the Sherlock Holmes Society to his performance as Mycroft Holmes, Stephen shares anecdotes relating to his lifelong passion for Sherlock Holmes. He also discusses his experience recording the Harry Potter audiobooks, his own penchant for audiobooks, and his plans for the future.

Authors Robin Moore and Michael Lennon team up in this exciting new novel to tell the "fictionalized" stories of the men who have risked it all for the U.S.A.: the Green Berets. They take us from firefights on the Cambodian border during the Vietnam War to the streets and alleyways of Iraq today. They teach us what it was really like to patrol the streets of Mogadishu in the days of Black Hawk Down. They show the horror that was Saddam's Iraq during the first Gulf War. They take us to the moonscape that is Afghanistan in search of the Taliban. The Wars of the Green Berets continues the saga of Moore's classic The Green Berets, revealing more than a few tantalizing secrets and anecdotes for the first time.

Alaria Hartwood vanquishes a legendary kraken, becoming a Tentacle Mage. Her newfound talents and wealth bring hope of a quiet retirement but fate has far different plans. While Alaria wants to turn her retirement dream location into a place where she can focus on enchanting, potion making, and spell crafting it won't be easy. She quickly finds herself having to vanquish orcs and demons with a vibrant assistant. Mia is a great student, and a gifted soul, but even with her help, it seems like Alaria's shop on Brighthill will have to wait for the brewing storm to calm.

Queen Mother Osunnike shares Tapestry of My Soul as a perfectly imperfect mosaic that retraces the fragmented blueprint of her soul’s spiritual journey. It mirrors her raw, vulnerable, tender sacred feminine power, brilliance, and resilience intertwined with other-worldly imagery and flashbacks of her past and present lifetime soul journeys. Tapestry of My Soul magically weaves her soul’s fragmented remnants back into her original greatness, spiritual perfection, and ultimately wholeness/the perfect sacred union from the inside out.

Celebrating the wonders of the universe since 2009, The Infinite Monkey Cage combines wit and wisdom to explore scientific concepts in an entertaining, accessible way. In these four series, physicist Brian Cox and comedian Robin Ince are back to 'put a smile on the face of science' (The Independent). They're joined by a wealth of boffins, brainiacs and celebrity science enthusiasts, all keen to share their hard facts, soft theories and bold comic deviations.

This book is written for you if you are a woman with fibromyalgia, ages fifty and better, who still has a lot of living to do. In Living Your BEST Life with Fibromyalgia, Dr. Robin Pfaff is your guide on the side, helping you to create your unique holistic game plan so you can love your life again. Throughout the book, you will learn skills and strategies to revitalize not only your physical well-being but also your emotional and mental wellness, your social well-being, and your experience of self-transcendence or spirituality.