Madam: A memoir - Antonia Murphy

Best, First and Last - Amy T Matthews

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free [https://hotaudiobook.com/free] Title: Best, First and Last Author: Amy T Matthews Narrator: Charlotte North Format: Unabridged Length: 10:27:02 Language: English Release date: 03-04-2025 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia Genres: Romance, Fiction & Literature, General, Contemporary Women, Family Life Summary: A young woman stuck in a rut is dragged by her grieving grandmother to hike the Inca Trail – but can a holiday heal heartbreak, or will longtime secrets tear them apart? A heartwarming novel from the acclaimed author of Someone Else’s Bucket List.   Twenty-five-year-old Heather Russo is miserable – work is non-stop, her love life is in tatters and she’s in a total rut. But Heather’s not the only struggling woman in her family. Her mother, Sandy, is finally separating from Heather’s womanising father, while her grandmother, Bonnie, is grieving her third husband by carrying his urn everywhere she goes… even the supermarket. She’s had enough of wallowing, though, and plans a surprise girls’ trip: they’re going to hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu!   Heather is a reluctant hiker – until she meets charming Owen on the trail and things start to get interesting. But, of course, that’s when Bonnie decides to share some long-held secrets that just might send Heather and Sandy over the edge. Will they even make it to the summit?   With every twist in the trail, Heather learns more about her family – and herself – than she anticipated. And as her time with Owen becomes precious, she’s forced to reconsider what she really wants for her future.

Prophecy: Fractured Kingdom, Book 1 - M.L. Fergus Fergus

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free [https://hotaudiobook.com/free] Title: Prophecy: Fractured Kingdom, Book 1 Author: M.L. Fergus Fergus Narrator: TBD Format: Unabridged Length: 0:00:00 Language: English Release date: 01-14-2025 Publisher: Tundra Books Genres: Fiction, Teen, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Romance Summary: A girl who yearns for freedom, a handsome thief . . . and the start of an epic romantic adventure that will change the course of history, combining the romance and adventure of The Princess Bride with the political intrigue of Game of Thrones. For fans of Stephanie Garber, Leigh Bardugo, Shelby Mahurin and Jennifer L. Armentrout. The only life Persephone has ever known has been one of servitude, and she dreams of freedom, buoyed by a spirit and sense of humor that have never wavered. When a chance encounter with a handsome thief offers her a chance to leave, she grabs it with both hands . . . and the thief, Azriel, will just have to keep up. But Azriel is not everything he seems, and he believes Persephone holds the key to a greater freedom for himself and his people, who have been hunted for years by the king's regent, an evil and sadistic man who will stop at nothing in his quest for power. Azriel has a plan to defeat him, and he needs Persephone — but does Persephone need him? As her journey brings her deeper and deeper into a cruel and dangerous world, Persephone must quickly learn who to trust . . . and whether an impossibly broad-shouldered thief holds the key to her future, or her ruin. Once Upon a Broken Heart meets The Queen's Thief in Prophecy, the first book in The Fractured Kingdom trilogy — filled with heart-pounding romance and epic adventure.

Madam: A memoir - Antonia Murphy

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free [https://hotaudiobook.com/free] Title: Madam: A memoir Author: Antonia Murphy Narrator: TBD Format: Unabridged Length: 7:50:00 Language: English Release date: 10-29-2024 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia Genres: Biography & Memoir, Non-Fiction, Social Science, Women Summary: What would you do if your husband suddenly left you with two kids to support? Go back to school? Go into real estate? Or start a new career as a pimp? Upon discovering that sex work is decriminalised in New Zealand, Antonia Murphy decides to build her own business: an ethical escort agency. It seems like a good idea, but she isn’t sure how it’s done, so she connects with the online sex worker community. MadamAntonia: Hi! I’m new to all this, and I was wondering if you could tell me a little bit about being a sex worker? phryne: Well. There’s sex and there’s sex. What do you plan to offer? These smart, sassy women teach her more than she could have dreamed of – the importance of pineapple juice, how to remove chilli oil from, ahem, sensitive places, and what ‘Greek’ means (hint: there are no togas). Clueless but hopeful, Antonia launches The Bach: a healthy, safe place where women can earn great money and provide compassionate, shame-free pleasure for clients. At least, that’s the idea . . . A poignant and darkly comedic memoir from a mother who opened an ethical escort agency in small town New Zealand – and dared to make a difference. Now a major international TV series starring Rachel Griffiths and Martin Henderson.

Chairman's Lounge: The inside story of how Qantas sold us out - Joe Aston

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free [https://hotaudiobook.com/free] Title: Chairman's Lounge: The inside story of how Qantas sold us out Author: Joe Aston Narrator: TBD Format: Unabridged Length: 9:30:00 Language: English Release date: 10-29-2024 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia Genres: Business & Economics, Biography & Memoir, Business Development Summary: From the must-read journalist on how power, money and influence work in this country, the full story of how one of the nation’s favourite brands brought itself to ground. Before Covid, both Qantas and its CEO Alan Joyce were flying high, the darlings of customers, staff and investors. After Covid hit, only money mattered – in particular, the company’s share price and extraordinary executive bonuses. Illegally redundant workers, unethical flight credits, abysmal customer service, antique aircraft: these became Qantas’ new brand. How did things go so badly wrong? Why were customers at the end of the queue? And how did an increasingly autocratic Joyce constantly get his own way, with the Qantas board and with both Liberal and Labor governments, which handed over billions in subsidies and protected lucrative flight routes from foreign competition? For the first time, The Chairman’s Lounge tells the full story of how one company banked the nation’s loyalty and then cashed in on it. In his celebrated column Rear Window for the Australian Financial Review, Joe Aston’s reporting of the ethical failings of Qantas spurred the early retirement of its CEO and the resignation of its chairman. With fresh interviews and revelations, written in Aston’s trademark swashbuckling style, The Chairman’s Lounge is the definitive account of how Qantas was brought to ground and who did it. It is a parable of our times. ‘A masterclass in investigative journalism … A scathing, unflinching takedown of greed, delusion and a shameless abuse of power, both jaw-dropping and brilliantly incisive’ Adele Ferguson

Reasons to Look at the Night Sky - Danielle Daniel

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free [https://hotaudiobook.com/free] Title: Reasons to Look at the Night Sky Author: Danielle Daniel Narrator: TBD Format: Unabridged Length: 0:00:00 Language: English Release date: 10-29-2024 Publisher: Tundra Books Genres: Kids, General, Action & Adventure, Health & Family Summary: A sensitive middle grade novel in verse about a space-obsessed girl who dreams of becoming an astronaut — and begins to see the world differently when a substitute teacher enters her orbit. Luna has always loved the night sky. She's an eleven-year-old who knows everything there is to know about space, and dreams of one day becoming an astronaut. The first step in her plan to get there is to ace the space unit in her science class and secure a spot in NASA's summer space camp. But when Luna's teacher is unexpectedly replaced with a substitute, Ms. Manitowabi, who is looking to shake up science class by bringing in art, Luna's carefully laid plans are crushed. And that's not all that's shifting in Luna's life — changes at home and in her friendships have her feeling topsy-turvy. What on Planet Earth is happening?  Reasons to Look at the Night Sky is an endearing, poetic look at the inner world of a middle schooler grappling with change from acclaimed author and illustrator Danielle Daniel.